THE FLY The St. John's College Student Week{y Annapolis, Maryland Volume XXIV, Issue 5 October 1, 2002

Look Alikes Gadfly Mail ox In Defense of J.t\.mericau.

In a quite sophomoric letter to the editor, slaves. But he fails to mention that in the origi­ Editor-in-Chief Response to the Best Government Money Can Buy: . .lVIr. Nick Colten, of tl1e class of 2005, asked My saying tllat the inlmigrants who come nal draft of the docU111ent, Jefferson harshly Cooper N. Gallimore In hi . 1 'Th Best Government Money the state coffers in any way, the re_sult is es sen­ me to clarify some alleged contradictions in a to this country do so because t11ey seek refuge s art1c e, e . th b · s ent 1n these pro­ condemned King George III for promoting Can Buy,' l\1ichael Bridge supported a position ually that" e money ,,emg P column that I published two weeks ago. Being slave trade: from places ruled by mobs also seemed to con­ Production Managers f: ul tion and mislead- grams ts ta,"X money. a freshman, and following Mr. Cohen's ex­ fuse Mr. Colten, so I'll try to briefly clear that Ervin Romero . that rests on a a ty assump tl in Indeed if this money zj ta,"X money, it opens "He has waged cruel war against hU111an . ing information. He cons1sten y _assumes ' . Wh should some- ample, I may be expected to respond by writ­ up. By "mobs" I mean groups of privileged Cathy Keene nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of . his article that the interest of busmesses and up a great moral difficulty y ing something fresh, but I'm afraid that this people governing in the absence of a rule of life and liberty in tlle persons of a distant . "special . mterests . " 1s. con t ra dictory to that of one have to pay for a candidate· whose platformt ·th? rime I'll have to resort to writings t11at are over law, regardless of what form of government Section Editors people who never offended him, captivating . "th ple ,, In so doing, he disregards the eco- they have strong moral disagreemen s wi_ . two centmies old. Neivs: Adam Garber they use to disguise themselves. I don't think . e_peo_ .· 1 tha ft times what's good for What if the Nazi candidate meets the reqmre- and carrying them into slavery in another hemi­ Ideas & Images: Anderson Tallent ]\fr Colten accuses me of failing to under­ further explanation is necessary, but to avoid nomic pnnap e t o en , ords if ment for matching funds? Or, using a more sphere, or to incur miserable death in their trans­ Spotts: Michael Malone stand U.S. history, and disagrees with my asser­ future misundersta11dings I will stress the im­ . the goose1s good for ~:~der. ~ao!e~~ they likely example, why should citizens who are pro- portation hither ... Determined to keep open tion that America was founded in the values portance of a minimal, yet clear and solid, legal a market where men should be bought and Business Manager : ~ :~~;rc~:i:::elyto ge7Ze_d orreceive a cut life for moral reasons have to su~port ~e candi- of a society of free and responsible individu­ framework in order for a free society to pros­ 0 sold, he has prostituted his negative for sup­ Elizabeth Laughlin . . ' · · Iflb com an dacies of those who support a ort1on. als. It seems odd, though, that he seeks to di­ per. . in pay. Im1ghtevenrecetvearaise i;[ f: P~ If Mr. Bridge wants true "freely'' collected pressing every legislative attempt to prohibit minish the principles stated in tlle founding To conclude, I would simply advise l\1r. Contributing to this Issue : X's products, I stand to save money by 1e act I blic fundin I would suggest to him that a or to restrain this execrable commerce." theynowdon'thavetochargeasmuchforthem. pu g, " handleit Whatwould documents by pointing out that some of the Colten to refrain from uttering banal comments Nick Colten It is indeed a pity that Congress chose to . would suggest, therefore, that people vote money in a Founding Fathers failed to live up to said prin­ about Latin America until after he has at least Christopher B. Utter fo~'can- prtva~:on;~o~~~u!stributing strike out those words, but the fact remains . didates that benefit corporations and so-called spe- stop gr P · · 1r Brid e's e es to all ciples. learned the correct spelling of our countries' Hayden Brockett that tl1e final docU111ent is a compelling decla­ . cialinterests"becausetheyseethesepoliciesasalso waythatwaseqmtableml\ ," 1 ftg .tlY th r He brings up the case of the author of the names; Columbia, you see, is a university in Sarah Wilson ration of the inalienable and individual rights . . candidates? Othe!Wlse, we re e W1 1 a ra e Declaration of Independence, Thomas New York City, and I'm not aware of people Anyone \X!ho Let Hayden Take Your Picture . beneficial to them: . in his a er that ironic argument: om government is corrupt; of all humans. Whether or not Jefferson was Jefferson, who like many in his rime, owned fleeing from it. . "publicSecondly, funding B11dge [for claims campaigns . ] P1s Pno t tax therefore .make it the chief contributor to polii1- weak in principle, or even hypocritical, is irrel­ evant. money; it is money freely contributed to the cal campaigns. Constantino Diaz-Duran, '06 . : state to pay for clean elections." While some Founded in 1980, the Gadfly is the . mone in these programs comes from contri- stude~t Sincerely, weekly distributed free to over s_oo student,' . b ti y in ddition to one's own tax burden, f l nd staff of the Annapolis campus as . u ons a . John Dixon, '03 SCI Minutes acu ty, a , . . b f the Board . the bulk of it comes from either fines or so- well as tutors emeriti, mem ers 0 · ,, G. cut in the cost f ". ·t nd Governors and the offices at . called "tax check offs. 1ven no Last Wednesday, September 2St11, the Stu­ o , 1s1 ors a ' . . . · fine income Omission Notice the St. John's Santa Fe campus Oprn10ns ex- . of government services, removmg . In last week's Gadfly Anderson Tallent dent Committee on Instruction held its first pressed within are the the sole responsibility : from a state's budget would evidentl!, result 1n wrote a review of a lecture given by Leon Kass meeting of the year. In attendance were the Of tl1e author(s). The Gadfly reserves the_ nght · a tax increase. In a "tax check off, one can . SCI co-chairs Maya Alap.in and Mark Ingham, to accept, rei·ect, and edit submissions rn any : cl1oose to donate a portion of their already a number of years ago. Due to spacecl issuesd we secretary TI1omas Juskevich, senior representa­ wa y necessary to publish the most t h oug h t f ul _' . present tax burden and put it into a fund fo_r were unable to print the entire arti e ank prom-'\. tive Sonia Wisniewski, junior representatives COFFEE SHOP informative, and thongh t-provo ng n ' . · in political campaigns. The result of this ki ewspa 1·sed to print the other half this wee · " gam_ , Meredith Licari and Anderson Tallent, and per which circumstances at St · J0 hn · . Ii · th . without an increase in over- 's permit . use - . due to lack of space, the article has been orm_ t- sophomore representatives Eric Gleysteen and Basement of McDowell Hall po cy 1s e same, ted and will be put in next week. My apologies Jillian Sico. Senior representative l'viary L 0 f 200 words or fewer have a better : all taxation, those who pay less in ta,'l:es because to ]\.fr. Tallent who worked so hard on the etters d " 1 lections" will Townsend was unable to attend. chance of being published than those longer : they wish to onate to c ebandge t N edless review; and my apologies to the polity at large. 263-2371 x2179 th~n this limit. Letters submitted will be ed- . cause a decrease in the state u e · e -Ed. T'ne meeting focused priniarily on the SCI's goals for Lh.is acaderrijc year Corru:n.ittee mem­ 0 F EROOM • , Hsa if thveseero ramsntakeOmonep,0 ::::::.~~:::~;;',~~~~~;,~::,:~,~~~~" i~i n? bers offered several topics for discussion Esh all submiss10ns and will not p11nt anony . 0 0 0 mous submissions except under special circum- : throughout the year, including how we make DELIVERY AT NIGHT stances. use of Zuckerkandl in the sophomore music tutorial, whether we should read Hegel's Logic H RS Yearly subscriptions are available for $30.00 .. in senior seminar, and why it is that we study Mon.. Tax-deductible contributions are greatly appre- . Make yourself heard ... French instead of German for junior and se­ Sam MID. ciated. Please make checks payable to the Gad- . nior language. The committee also discussed Tue .. fly. For display advertisement prices and rnfor- : Submit to the some of the SCI's regular events such as the Sam 4pm/8:30 mation, call 410-263-2371, x2212. · MID. alkollege seminar and the community potluck. Wed .. Sam This Wednesday, October 2nd, the SCI will 4pm/8:30 MID .. Deadline: Saturday at 3p.m., unless permission : Gadfly Thu .. for a delay is granted in advance. Sub_m1ss10ns . a siudent to represent St. John's College Sam MID" will be accepted as long as they are legibly wnt- : Student Advisory Council of the Maiy­ Frt ten, but typed copies, diskettes, and e-mail sub- . Higher Education Commission. Also, if Sam 3:30pm/9pm-MID missions are greatly preferred. Please e-mail sub- . '°'' 0 ·~,~~ permits, we will review the SCI budget Sat. missions to [email protected]. Tuesdays @4:30pm o,.:·rearnf"

Tim Pomarole, Class of '98: Ahh, the Andrew needs a new Environmental Club archon. Chris: He likes to laugh, and he loves trees! Memories

Good news gents: Laura Mangum's clone has no handsome Middie

The one on the left can actually sing!

Owen Ready-Mclain and Malone

Two flavors of Aidan O'Flynn: Original and Hot 'n' Spicy TexMex Chester Mannheim, or freshman Cameron Healy?

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Some men are one-of-a-kind.

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Bright Eyes Tour Lifted D .. C .. The Parallel Lives of George W and Caesar Beck

By Cathy Keene, '06 By Sarah Wilson, '06 Production Manager By Nick Colten '05 Staff Writer Staff Writer patron being Crassus, George Emotional punk/ folk musician Bright "I guess I'm doing fine," Beck croons, wiili While reading Plutarch's W's being Kenneth "Kenny­ Eyes paid a visit to the 9:30 Club in Washing­ uncharacteristic sincerity on the tllird song from biography of Caesar, I could Boy" Lay. ton D.C., September 22. Although he currently his new album "Sea Change." Yes, l\1r. Hansen, not help but be struck by the . Each won elections by per- might not be a household name, Rolling Stone you are more than fine. You are actually rather ahnost eerie similarity be­ suading the poor that he was magazine has labeled Bright Eyes the best new fantastic. This is Beck's seventh album and he tween his life and the life of working on their behalf. The ac­ artist to look for in the future. Given this re­ hasn't made a bad or even a so-so one yet. George W Bush. It got me tions taken by both, once in of­ cent notoriety, and the fact that my roommate This new album may not deliver what a casual wondering if there was a fice, however, tended to favor is somewhat obsessed with him and would be fan would expect from a Beck record, but that time in the late 1980s when the wealthy. going to D.C. anyway, I decided to give the doesn't detract from how brilliant it is. l\1r. Bush heard about Julius · Both were strong believers concert a try. "Sea Change" is music for the hung over Caesar. I picture him weep­ in tl1 e death penalty, though Three of us Johnnies drove down to the Bright Eyes' latest release: Lifted or The Story is in morning following ilie hilarious and ridicu­ ing bitterly and saying to tl1ey differed in method. Caesar show early that Sunday evening. Everyone was the Soil; Keep Your Ear to the Ground. lously ironic party that was "Midnight Vul­ himself, ''At age 42, Caesar favored crucifixion; George \YI. psyched to be off campus and going to a con­ tures." It's as if Beck woke up to discover that was busy showing them prefers lefual injection. TI1ey also cert. We had no trouble finding the Club, but prepared to play' Toting Rolling Rock and more all ilie guests and his girlfriend were gone and Europeans who was boss. George w. and Caesar: Can you tell which is which? differ on the subject of par­ because it's in the slum-section of the city, we instruments than one could imagine, the band all that was left was a hun10ngous mess to All I've done is ruin a couple dons. Caesar granted them and decided to hang out inside until fue show announced it was finally ti.me for the show. clean up and a weary broken heart. of oil companies." I can eas- _ George W opposes t11em. started. Luckily, the inside of the Club was a Starting with, "Spring on the West Coast" . Both served in the military when their coun­ Way back in the day, we saw Beck play reluc­ ily imagine him seeing a little of himself ID . Both had problems trying to keep the lot cleaner and more modem than the outside. from the Letting off the Happiness album, Bright tries were fighting foreign wars -Caesar as a tant spokesperson to a generation he never iden­ Caesar. And the rest, as they say, is history. French and the Germans in line. There was a decent-sized stage at the far end of Eyes kicked off the concert in rare form. The general during the Gallic Wars, George W as a tified with in the first place with ilie tongue in Here's a brief list of things that the two . Both had unfriendly relations with their the floor and a wrap-around bar along the other audience was entranced, hanging on every word second lieutenant in the Air National Guard cheek slacker anthem "Loser." Now we see men have in common: Senates, however, both were frequently able to furee walls. The second floor overlooked the as Conor inlmersed himself in the music, bit­ during the Vietnam War. _ _ _ him playing spokesperson to a generation force t11e senators to go along wifu fueir plans. pit and provided seats for those who didn't ing ilie microphone. Many of the songs were . Both partly owe their success m politics to . Both were disappointments for their teach- When tl1e senators refused to cooperate, fuey want to be down near the stage. Overall, it was off the new album Lifted or The Story is in the jostled out of its complacency and cahn, its wealthy patrons who gave them large sums of were generally ignored or circumventedo a nice place for a show. Soil,· Keep Your Ear to the Ground, which was just peace and prosperity. All the shtick is gone as ers. _ money in the hopes that once in office their -Both are known for being in excellent physi- . Lastly, both men rose to a position_ of The first opening band, the Bruces, started released last month. However, he did refer back well as all the irony and humor. It's hard to proteges could in turn reward them. cal condition, yet also having fainting prob­ supreme executive authority by unconstitu­ at around 8. By this time, my friends and I to some old favorites from Fevers and Mirrors believe this is the sanle guy who has said that . Once in power, both men could not keep Leonard Cohen can be "hilarious." It's hard to lems -Caesar's caused by epilepsy, George W's tional means. were pressed up against ilie stage, so we had like "Something Vague." their wealthiest patron out of trouble-Caesar's believe that this is the same guy at all. brought on by pretzels. no problems seeing the show The band con­ When singing "Lover I Don't Have to • o e e • @ • ® • Q • * e G * • ~ • • • • • 8 a ® e * e • G e @ e • • e e sisted of three men playing lead, bass, and Love," Bright Eyes became so emotional that For one thing, his voice sounds different. e e ® o ® e ® e ® e e e ® e s • o • s e e 9 e s @ e e • e • ~ drums, and one woman playing anything she he nearly collapsed onto the keyboard. Barely This is no longer the voice of a sleepy, wise could find on the stage. The music was mostly able to recover, he moved into "Don't Know cracking, California teenager, but the voice of a Freshman Tutors, Continued: Welcome, Mr. Tipton _ . saddened 32 year old roan. l d W t fu Gadflv would like to thank Mr. gentle, very emotional and backed up by her When, but a Day's Gonna Come," changing cal Studies in Athens. From there he trave e ea e i J -H- N b playing violin, keyboard, or vibraphone. It the lyrics to fit the present situation in Iraq. For anotl1er thing, the lyrics are different. By Nick Colten '05 k T ton and the other new tutors: ivu. am iar, to the isle ofLesbos to re-evaluate some wor 1P ' _ _ kin _ - sounded ratl1er pretty for a semi-punk band. TI1e crowd was deeply moved by his poignant Beck introduced such phrases as "Devi.ls Hair­ Staff Write1· done b , Aristotle. In a lagoon tl1.at tradition ]\;fr Petrich and Ms. Tobm, for ma g ;iroe: About halfway into tl1e set, it dawned on act and just stood in silence, slowly swaying to cut'' into the national lexicon, and made a name holds ~as tl1e location where Aristotle studied t11eir b~sy sched~e~'to-'~-~~~ :~... u:~:::~ w:s~t penning such lyrics as "get crazy with the cheese As an u__ndergraduate at the University of 0 my :friend that il1e bass player for the Bruces is fuemusic. the Black Goby, ]\fr. Tipton observed the same them rne best of mc.n. ulil.ui5 '--'•~~ ~ • J e~~- whiz," "we drive lobotomy beats, evaporated California in San Diego, ]\fr. Jason Tipton be­ . fue College and the many years we hope at actually Conor Oberst, the one and only Bright After leaving and then returning for a size­ meats and high tech streets," and got a sto­ gan his inquiry in the intersection of Biology spec1es of fish. _ _ _ Eyes. That started to make a lot more sense able encore, Bright Eyes ended the show with "I The scientific work of Aristotle and 1ts 1n- will follow len wife and a rhine-stone life with some good and Philosophy. There he studied cogrutive when ilie second opening act, Matt \'Yard, be­ "Kailiy with a K's Song" from tl1e Oh Ho!J fluence isn't the only pait of Greek thinking old boys, I'm writing my will on a three dollar science and neuroscience. [We would also like to apologize for not having gan to play his acoustic witl1 Bright Eyes doing Fools, the Music of Son, Ambulance and Bright that ]\fr. Tipton believes can further our un­ bill in the evening time." Now he's singing For graduate school, Mr. Tipton went to printed a'!)' pictures of the new tutors. We attempte_d back up guitar and vocals. Apparently all the Eyes album. As he sung, "Love is real .. jt is derstanding of modern biology. He argues, "Put your hands on tl1e wheel, let the golden Tulane University. He received two masters to take a picture of the three of them to be printed zn opening musicians were a part of Conor's not just in novels or the movies," the mes­ for instance, that Greek notions ofBeauty have age begin, let the window down, feel ilie moon­ degrees, one in ecology and evolutionary biol­ this issue. But due to the fickle nature of electronics humongous band that would play collectively merized audience began to believe this was truly relevance in Darwin's theory of sexual selec- light on your skin, let the desert vr.. nd cool yow: ogy, and the other in philosophy. He went on (the camera:r batteries dies) we were unsuccessfuhn latero This turned out to be a serious asset to a fact and loved llinl tl1at much more for sing­ - Tl . b )_. elf ro""h.~Prl frait non. nat eauty can ue as ' -.__ ··'""'"'~~ ·- · aching head .. " The "smiling eyes ripping out to earn a PhD 1n Philosophy, also at 'I'ulane. It our attempt. We hope that the tutors wtfl be wtf!tng the show when the audience realized how tal­ ing it. TI1e emotion in the room was astound­ and one that confers an evolutionary advan- of their sockets," that we encountered on was again at Tulane that he studied under to taoke a break from their bu!)I schedules so that u1e ented the entire band was on an individual ing. Just seeing ilie effect his music had on the "Odelay" have been replaced with "sorry eyes" Ronna Burger, whose mentor Seth Benardete tage to its possessor. mqy again attempt to have their pictures immortal­ basis. It somehow made the final act much audience made me glad I was there. It was a As is the case with all the new tutors, ]\'.lr. that "cut through ilie bone," and "catch the taught at the College for a few years in the mid i~ed in the pages of the Gadf!J. We apologize for tnore appealing. powerful experience, a wonderful show, and I Tipton is teaching freshmen this year. He en­ still haven't been able to get his music out of '50s. t~is oversight and the inconvenience it has caused. As the last lights dimmed, a dozen or more joys t11e opportunities as well as the challenges l\1r. Tipton has a great interest in Aristotle, -The Gadf!J Editorial Staff] ,,,.__,,,u.___,o took the stage with Bright Eyes, my head. particularly his biological treatises. As a of being a tutor, and likes the nature of the continued on page 8 Fulbright Scholar, he took the opport-uruty to questions that arise from tlle unique learn1ng do research at The American School of Class1- environment that exists at the college.

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There was a big upset this past weekend in the men's soccer league when the Druids slipped by the Guardians, 1-0. Mr. Bannon scored the games only goal, and methinks this You Make timely shot was Mr. Bannon's fust goal of his career. the Call Kudos to Jvir. Thomas for his great defen- N0 t es sive play. J\1r. Thomas helped hold the potent Last weeks pizza was won ry the con­ Guardian duo of King and Goldsm1th score­ spiratorial pair of Misses Thrall and less, which is no mean feat. Dokter. It is indeed a goal if the goalie Athlete of the \Veek honors for the men throws the ball into his opponents goal. goes to the fleet footed, wily-headed, swivel­ hipped, and sweet-handed J\1r. Ossorgin. l\1r. And now for this weeks puzzler: A Ossorgin is the go to guy in the Waves foot­ direct free kick strikes the official, who is "Fitness improves the quality of life 0; making ball attack, and is a large part of why the Waves on the plqying field, and goes into the life more enjqyable. Fitness gives us the elements are undefeated and on top of the football opponents goal. Is this a legal goal? First necessary to lead a good life. We acquire the zest and standings. The combo of Rinn and Ossorgin one to me with the nght call goes to Pizza vitality to face the dqy and its tasks with confidence kinda reminds me of other great gridiron com­ Express on me. Feel free to leave your call and enthusiasm. We also produce the creative energy bos: Unitas and Berry, Griese and Warfield, on my answen.ng machine at x2558. to solve prob/ems easi!J and spontaneous!J. Fitness Montana and Rice, are you with me? opens up the circuits in the amazing storage and re­ tn.eval system that is our brain. And it gives us an­ other form of energy--the willpower that comes with "Beck" continued from page 7 sad than "Sea Change." This is an artist who's discipline and the ascetic life. always had his finger on the pulse of the time. From George Sheehan s 'On Running to Win" Rather than the humorous pop-culture col­ Just as "Mellow Gold" provided a send up of lages that skewered the entertainment world the slacker ethos, "Odelay" charmed a channel The St. John's Rowing Club had a big day as much as tlJ.ey borrowed from it, the lyrics are surfing world, and "Midnight Vultures" took this past weekend at the Ariel Head of the like the journal entries of a heavy hearted sleep stealthy shots at the giddy sex and sleaze of the Patapsco Regatta. Leading the way was Miss walker. late 90's, this album highlights a new weari..ness Celeste Raver who won three fust place med­ ,AJso, this album relies less on hip-hop, R and depression beneath the glitter. Beck's prob­ als. First Miss Raver teamed up with Mary] o and B, and soul, and turns its bleary eyes back ably got another rollicking, prankster party up Dokter to win the women's open double; then towards Beck's folk and country roots. It's his sleeve, but for now he's providing beauti­ l\iiss Raver and Miss Dokter went mano a lovely, warm, acoustic pop given an ominous ful, intensely poignant music for an interna­ mano over three miles in a hard fought duel in undertone by Nigel Godrich's (Radiohead, tional come down. which ~\fiss H... ayer n-a:rro--;.vly 'von; -and then fi­ T:cavis) eerie, electro prod~_1ction- Jl9ther th3u nally, conjuring up images of rappers and self dep­ Miss Raver teamed up with Mr. l\falone to recating white brealc dancing, this album con­ win the mL'Ced open double event. Mr. Malone jures images of listening to the Allman Broth­ The Library has decided to also won the men's open singles event, post­ ers Band or Lynard Skynard while driving across extend its loan period for videos. ing the fastest time of all scullers at the event. the desert in an attempt to escape your past or Bryson Finklea won the men's novice single Now, you can check out a listening to early Joni Mitchel or pastoral Brit­ event. And Mssrs. Harrison, Knoll, Closs and maximum of 3 videos for up to ish folk on Sunday morning while attempting MacKinlaywon the m='s (mostly) novice four one week. Please remember to to escape the headache you have from the pre­ event. vious night's escapades. return videos on th'ne. Overdue Athlete of the \Veek honors for the worn= The party's over boys and girls, for the time charges will still remain $1 /day. goes to Miss Sherman of the Blazin Toma­ being anyway, but who knows what to expect toes. Miss Sherman, through her determined next from a chameleon like Beck. After "]\fel­ hustle and deft passing, is demonstrating how If you have any questions or low Gold" he released the lo-fi albums "One to play 'the beautiful game' beautifully. Great concerns, please speak with Cara Foot in the Grave" and "Stereopathic Soul Ma­ play in the women's soccer league has also been nure." After "Odelay" he released the quiet, Sabolcik, Reader Services shown by the goalies Misses Franklin, folksy "Mutations," which was less sincerely Librarian. Henriksen, and Wilcox.

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