St. John's College Independent Bi-Weekly • Volume 2, Issue 9 • Friday, February 20,1998

A letter from the Dean...... 2 Fasching Ball Superstars...... 5 Inside Reichman blurs the lines...... 3 Movie Reviews...... 6 A Letter from the Assistant Reality update...... 4 J. Bielagus on Darwin...... 7 Dean...... 2 2 The Moon • February 20, 1998 • Volume 2, Issue 9 A Letter to the Community from Assistant Dean Basia Miller To the College Community, views of the two individuals and moved on or even fear in the college community. The Dean and I want to let you all know to include a number of other people from The Dean and I have been particularly about an event that has required our investi- each side whom we called upon or who aware of our responsibility to let you know gation over the past few days and how it came forward on their own. promptly as many of the details as possible was concluded. Writing an open letter to However, before the college concluded in order to squelch any rumors and allay any the campus community seems the quickest its investigation, the male student decided to anxieties you may have had. and most complete way to do this. withdraw, in part for financial reasons. His It disturbs the whole community to hear As you may or may not have known, one voluntary withdrawal from the college rumors and to be caught up in puzzling over of our female students allegedly suffered a meant that our investigation was terminated how this could happen on our campus. It is sexual assault by one of our male students. at that point. No finding was concluded always painful to catch a glimpse of our- The President, Dean and Assistant Dean against the student and his transcript indi- selves as vulnerable in our generally peace- were apprized of the allegation. cates simply that he withdrew. able surroundings. In these circumstances, This kind of situation, that is, a possible In choosing to make our own investiga- some of you may find it helpful to raise your felony, must first of all be reported to the tion, while the Santa Fe Police make theirs, concerns with your friends, and some may Santa Fe Police Department for their investi- we were taking the measures that we needed want to draw on the resources of our coun- gation. (However, in this case, the female to take to assure the safety of everyone on selors. The Dean and I will be glad to meet student made the report herself and the city campus as much as possible. We are aware with you by appointment to discuss specific investigation is continuing as I write this.) that, because our investigation must go on concerns you may have. Then the allegation must be subjected to behind closed doors to protect the privacy of an investigation by the officers of the the individuals involved, there may well be Basia Miller College. Our investigation began with inter- at the same time a sense of tension, unease. Assistant Dean A Letter to the Community from Dean James Carey To the College Community, tage of such specification would be maxi- In sum, use or possession of any illegal In a meeting with senior residents shortly mum clarity among students as to the conse- drugs will remain an expellable offense. before winter break, it emerged that there quences of illegal drug use on College prop- This does not mean that expulsion is the were several misconceptions current in the erty. But the application of these penalties only penalty we could impose. We are free student body regarding the College’s recent would have to be strict to preserve that clari- to expel if we think expulsion is warranted, disciplinary action pertaining to illegal drug ty and to avoid even the appearance of and to impose a lesser penalty if we think a use on campus. The residents thought it inconsistency, high handedness, and so lesser penalty is warranted. We shall exer- would be of interest for the community to forth. And yet sometimes leniency is called cise our best judgment as to the course of hear from me that the students who were for, and we are reluctant to adopt procedures action we should take in a specific case. asked to leave were not expelled. Instead, that would virtually preclude it. This may make some people nervous, but they were permitted to withdraw, and the Ms. Miller and I discussed this issue with we are convinced that, on balance, students effective date of their withdrawal was the the Student Review Board. Their advice, are better served by the present policy than end of the fall semester. There is no indica- which we think is sound and which accords they would be by one mandating specific tion on their transcript of the reasons for with our own judgment, is that we maintain penalties. withdrawal. a flexible policy which allows due consider- Ms. Miller and I are happy to talk indi- The president, assistant dean, and I have ation of the circumstances of each case and vidually with students who think there is a been deliberating over possible changes in preserves the freedom to match offenses more reasonable way to enforce a drug poli- the College’s policy concerning illegal with appropriate penalties. Instead of cy that we are legally obliged both to adopt drugs. There is indeed a distinction between changing the policy itself, their recommen- and to enforce. marijuana at one end of the spectrum and dation was to include, to the extent possible, heroin at the other, and there is a distinction a student voice in the deliberative process. James Carey between use and dealing. The question we At present we are exploring ways of doing Dean were considering was whether we should this consistent with maintaining a confiden- specify a graduated set of penalties reflect- tiality that would not be compromised in the ing these differences. The seeming advan- event of subsequent legal proceedings. The Moon • February 20, 1998 • Volume 2, Issue 9

By Chris Reichm an , '98 The mantra chants through your head: follow pretty quickly behind those first erally do not enjoy the company of revelers “Follow the lines. Follow the lines. Don’t times. in their cups. So, you have to feel all bad weave. Follow the lines.” You watch the Don’t get me wrong, most drinkers drive about asking them to watch out for you, and, lines on the road split into two or four blurry safely most of the time, it’s just those off- all to often, you forget their role and offer yellow streaks. The mind wallows, and you kilter nights you have to worry about. This them a drink, which is just bad form. Good shake your head to clear the growing numb- will not comfort the sober night owls, as designated drivers are a rare breed, and not ness. Two steps into the door at home the sheer numbers indicate that there is at least often found—hence, this option is usually drunkenness you have been fighting one person out there every evening having not an option. descends like a lead belch. an off kilter night. For those of you who are The only real option to playing chicken Sound familiar? God (and a few of you) frightened, I apologize. I have to claim with the semi of fate on the blacktop is to knows it does to me. Considering the num- credit for a few of those nights. remain wherever you partied. This means bers, drunk driving is by far the most popu- Unfortunately, it must be said that having a sleeping in uncomfortable places and wak- lar automotive sport. For although we dis- good party evening often involves at least a ing up hungover and disoriented. But, hey, dain dangerous, deadly drunk driving, most misdemeanor, if not a felony. You can talk a scum-grimed floor is better than the daily everyone who has chugged a whiskey or about the beauty and grandeur of a slow sleeping arrangements of most men only a sipped a beer has played "stay within the moving adult party, but most of the barf few hundred years back. If you make sure lines" on the way home. Many people try to mats in attendance have little more to talk to pass out early on, you have the best shot scare a drunk driver with horror stories, and about than what they wore at the last party. of a couch or carpeted floor space. It may ask why he or she would do such a thing. Plus, it’s hard to get any real thrill out of even happen (unlikely, but possible) that a First of all, the horror stories are not dancing when done at the regulation dis- beer or two survives the party to magically scary to the usual six-pack driver. It is high- tance. A real party must have some element turn into a makeshift hangover cure in the ly unlikely for an inebriated driver to run of the Bachannal to produce the kind excite- morning. into a busload of children at 2:00 am when ment that really lets you forget your life and I know that this is out of the usual bom- the bars close down. Besides, most drunk your pain. bastic mean of my articles: however, I feel drivers are not going to swerve into the walk Even with this definition of a party, some the need to speak out. Believe me, I know space behind the convenience store where people can’t understand why a designated what you're thinking: Reichman, you've the school children are smoking pot. driver cannot be found. First of all, going done it again; once again your persistently Second, all horror stories are only poten- out with a designated driver is just too much disgusting writing, which agrees with your tial problems, which have only a low chance like carpooling, which reminds a person of appearance, has made me ashamed we go to of happening to you. These cannot compare work. Forgetting work and the horrible seri- the same school. This is not a Bom-Again with the very real problems of being without ousness of life is one of the primary reasons speech, and I accept that I’ll play the double a car the next morning, especially if it’s a for partying. Secondly, having a designated yellow tango again sometime. Frankly, work day. Sure, one could take a cab, but driver requires that one person of your party though, there are better games in town, even why would you want to spend twenty dol- group doesn’t drink. I have httle experience at three a.m. I will not deny the fun of dri- lars to spend the ride home smelling the last with this, but, I cannot imagine that hanging ving like a maniac, and will support any occupant’s vomit. The money would be out with a bunch of sloppy drunks with liver drive to open the racecar tracks or demoli- much better spent on a few more quick ones unblemished could be much fun. Oh, sure, tion derbies for “Blotto Night”. There’s just for the road. they are probably worth laugh value, but too much danger in terms of law, if nothing Finally, drunk drivers rarely frighten eas- they are probably laughing harder than the else, to continue this habit. Take it from ily for they have done it a few times before designated driver. Finally, designated dri- your author who cares (I love everybody with no evil side-effects. Usually, it starts vers are usually non-drinkers. A non- after enough drinks), stay there or let some- with getting just a wee bit tipsy, and making drinker generally has good reasons to stay body else drive. And, make sure to buckle it home anyway. Blurring yellow lines, and off the sauce, and I’ve always supported up in case they are worse off than you; at a head that doesn’t want to stay up straight anyone’s decision not to drink, but they gen- least they’ll get the DWI charge. The Moon • February 20, 1998 • Volume 2, Issue 9

By Aaron Mehlh aff , '01 Archer (‘01, and in her absolutely stunning their turn in solo land, and not a one disap- If you had the fortune to attend the Fasching red dress belted out the favorites. pointed. Ball last Saturday (Valentine’s Day), you If these names mean nothing to you, be A great deal is owed to Mr. Esaki, were privileged to hear the newest musical wary, because they ought to. There is an through whose hard work this band was put sensation on campus, the St. John’s incredible amount of talent oirthisxampus, together. He brought this menagerie of tal- Swingers. If you didn’t hear them, then you as is obvious to anyone who ever leaves his ent together, organized their practices, and may wish to stop reading now, as knowl- dorm room, and this band is a beautiful dis- fought the good fight for music stands. edge of what you missed may lead to mental play of this. Ms. Trice’s bass playing was If you’re truly interested in a recording, trauma. surpassed only by her astounding and the rumor mill says that one might be avail- It is a swing band composed of Johnnies intense vocals. And Mr. Fram has a similar able, so give Mr. Esaki a call if you’re inter- (that part is obvious). Founded on the story, his vocal stylings bringing the Great ested. As for the future of this band, they dreams of Brett Esaki (‘01), they have been Hall to a frenzy, and his guitar work beauti- continue to practice on Saturdays, and will practicing together since December. The fully setting the audience a-dancin’. Mr. hopefull be blowing us away with their lineup runs like this: Brett Esaki and Clewell tore it up with his incredible trum- sound as often as possible. Giovana Vecchitto (‘01) on trombones, pet playing, and graced us with his vocal On a campus whose social life is partially Andrew Burgard on tenor sax, Dan Fram impressions of the great Louis Armstrong, characterized by swing dances, with such a ('01) on vocals along with Liz Trice (‘98) on along with Ms. Kasten as a perfect Ella vast array of talent, there’s some sort of both vocals and bass. The piano belonged Fitzgerald in their duet of “Let’s Call the Aristotelian causation that demands that to James Hedberg (‘00) who also crooned. Whole Thing Off’. These are just a few of something as great as the St. John’s Jeremiah Dixon (‘99) man-handled the the highlights, but not by any means the Swingers be created. All I have left to say is drums, and Emily Kasten (‘01) and Larissa only virtues of the band. Everyone took “Hot Damn!!’’ Herr feddersen to Hike Rates, Encourage Killers, Hold Bake Sale By Rene Feddersen, '00 Citing fact that he too loves swine This is just a brief reminder of upcoming assume their victim’s target. Sign up is before Reality Weekend. This event will Reality fundraising events, and to tell you $3.00, payable at the Reality table at lunch. include a formal wine tasting currently that Reality dues will increase to $16 this Copies of the rules will be available at the being organized by Dean Paetzold and coming Monday, Feb 23rd and keep increas- Reality table, but if you have any questions Alexis Brown. We are working hard to ing in dollar increments until Reality feel free to call Jeffrey Reed at x4295. attract local and other artists to this event, as Weekend. So far only 98 students have paid, The Reality Thrift and Bake Sale will be well as participants from all around town. If about 1/3 of the freshman, sophomore, and held on Saturday, Feb 28th. The location you have any ideas to contribute, please talk junior classes. Seniors, of course, do not (somewhere on campus) will be announced. to Alexis or me. This will be the largest pre- need to pay. If you have old stuff to contribute (especial- reality fundraising event. Killer is traditional fundraising event for ly clothes and books), or if you can bake Reality. So far under 30 people have signed- something, please contact Rachel Pitkin or Sophomores: So far only 15 students are up. If you’re a freshman and don’t under- Alexis Brown. We also hope to see you working hard towards making Reality hap- stand what this game is all about, please ask there. This event is being advertised pen. We need more of you to participate, somebody. Here is a brief sununary: the in town and is open to everyone, so if you especially as Reahty Weekend draws nearer. game starts at 6:00 PM on Friday the 20th. know anyone thrifty or ready to give up Our target is $10,000, of which we have so All participants will be given a target at that their old stuff, please invite them along. far painstakingly raised $3,000. Let's help time. When a participant kills their target The First Annual Reality Arts and one another to make this a reality where we (using any non-harmful projectile) they then Crafts Show will be held about 2 weeks can all be swine (I too, love swine).

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By Ian Sto ner , '99 and Gabriel The Replacement Killers Gryffyn , 'OO Once again Villa Linda is insane. You This is perhaps Woo’s most widely Communism returned to , know how the ‘good movies,’ first runs, known movie from his days in Hong and rather than running into its warm and blockbusters, and just plain good flicks Kong. Chow Yun-Fat plays a cop mothering arms, droves of Chinese and show at the North side of the mall, and (named Tequila) who is hot on the trail of others fled the city in order to come to they stick the ‘other’ stuff (like Good an arms smuggler kingpin. Alliances the capitalist paradise, nay, the land of Burger and Deep Rising) on the South become eonfusing, and the body count dreams, nay, the utopia that is America. side? United Artists has made the rises as he zeroes in on the heart of the Among these droves were seemingly biggest mistake ever by banishing smuggling ring. This one movie contains scores of Hong Kong directors and action Replacement Killers to the South side of three of the most intense action stars, most notably, the unforgettable the mall. This movie is incredible, pro- sequences ever shot, as well as superb and the astonishingly cool duced by John Woo and directed by performances from Chow Yun-Fat and Chow Yun-Fat. Now, everyone knows Antoine Fuqua, it’s the best action movie Tony Leong (another one of my favorite director John Woo (mostly from this since Face/Off. Chow Yun-Fat plays Hong Kong action stars.) I have seen summer’s blockbuster Face/Off) but actor hired killer John Lee, who is unwillingly this movie seven times, and it never fails Chow Yun-Fat might be new to some of under the thumb of a Chinese mafia-type to entertain. you. For those of you who are in the named Mr. Wei. When, on his last job, dark, imagine this: a tall, shadowy his conscience keeps him from killing his The Killer Chinese man, calm and collected, a touch mark, he becomes Mr. Wei’s new target. If Hardboiled is not Woo’s most famous evil looking but mostly a good guy (like He and forgery specialist Mira Sorvino Hong Kong film, then The Killer is. Jack Palance in the old westerns), wear- are hunted by the replacement killers, Chow Yun-Fat plays a hitman who acci- ing a trenchcoat and carrying the most professional assassins sent to do the orig- dentally blinds an innocent woman dur- impressive collection of handguns the inal job as well as take care of Lee. ing the course of a hit. He feels it is his world has ever seen. No kidding. He Chow Yun-Fat is as cool as he has ever duty two take care of her, and he =ooks the most comfortable with a gun in been, and Mira Sorvino is great as his befriends her without disclosing his iden- each hand, and a toothpick in the comer sidekick. The cinematography is beauti- tity. Hunted by cops and criminals alike, of his mouth, slaughtering nasties by the ful, the soundtrack excellent. We have he desperately tries to take care of the gross. Whenever he runs out of ammo, nothing bad to say about this movie. woman while preserving his own life. he always has another gun stashed in his Rating: This is a wonderful example of The action and cinematography are stun- waist band, or, failing that, he is so quick the work of John Woo and Chow Yun- ning, but The Killer perhaps errs on the on his feet that before the bad guys can Fat. See it. side of being excessively moral. The end move, he has stripped six corpses of their borders on didactic, as well as being firearms, and taken up still more may- unbelievably depressing. hem. This guy is superultramegacool. A general rule when renting Chinese Our offerings for this week feature Chow videos: look for subtitled versions. We Bullet in the Head Yun-Fat in movies by John Woo. made the mistake of renting the Hastings This may well be John Woo’s best film, We feel that we should first give copy, and it was only because we could although it is so realistic and terrible that you a general idea of what you get when tune out the really really bad soundtrack it can be difficult to watch. This is not a you go to see a John Woo style movie. (we suspect that they lifted it from a 70’s Friday night fun flick. Three friends go There will be no skydiving. No puns. porn flick) and pseudo-ignore the poorly to Vietnam to take advantage of the No scuba diving. No rocket launchers. dubbed dialogue that this movie still chaos brought about by the war. They No superfluous love interest. No rock rated high on our list. Chow Yun-Fat manage to seize a box full of gold, of climbing. What you will see are the most plays the best friend of a counterfeiter which they are unwilling to let go no intricately choreographed gun battles, whose brother is a cop. The cop, who matter what the cost. Bullet in the Head between the coolest characters, in the idolizes his older brother, is ignorant of is a very moral movie, but unlike The most beautifully photographed action the fact that he is a criminal. The main Killer, it has the complexity of plot, and movies imaginable. John Woo's movies tension in the plot comes from the revela- the depth of character, to entirely pull it tend not to focus on graphic violence, tion of the older brother's lifestyle to the off. It also has the advantage of being although the body counts are invariably cop. A Better Tomorrow has a good available only in subtitled form. While huge. His movies are often very moral. story, and some good action, but, primar- Bullet in the Head may not leave you We whole-heartedly recommend anything ily due to the soundtrack, this should not feeling exhilarated, it will probably by John Woo, and merely intend this be the first John Woo movie that you improve your soul. week’s reviews to provide some sugges- watch. tions. The Moon • February 20, 1998 • Volume 2, Issue 9

By Jacob Blak esl y , '00 The Knitter The painter drew her. She wore a beauti- had knit. With love, her knitting took on a incapable of this. Love was so physical, it ful grey sweater, knitted by someone, some- new form, since the knitted clothes were, for passed into the ethereal. An embrace with a where, who had loved, whose divine over- her and her patrons a giving. Money was lover stirred the heart, forcing the brain to flow had transpired into this sweater; inani- nothing, but love that she exchanged with imprint this physicality for later recollective mate, perhaps, but beloved, the means with each: this was the divine emanation. use. And when this memory occurred, it a separate end. This knitter was indeed a So she sat and knit. Her dogs barked at prompted the body to feel the same signs, lover, but her husband had died, and left her marauding pigeons, her cats chased hoary the same emotions with the same ardor. but a small cottage, near a serene lake, filled white mice away. She almost supplicated to Just as a noun is a consequent from a with youthful memories that brought her Olympus, but modesty held her back. The verb, so a lover is a consequent of the act of closer to the unreachable, her white hair not nearby sylvan hills whistled with glee as the loving. And in the memory, the consequent even a vestige of her red-haired days, her graceful cougar retreated, the deer afraid of recalls the cause; the brain recalls the heart; sunken breasts no longer sensually full of nothing, free to fearlessly roam. Thunder and the rather than an insignificant physical milk, her arthritic hips lacked the litheness distantly rambled, beginning to emerge from sensation with this memory, the physical of old (wild pussycat, her husband had said slumber. The rain hid behind clouds. sensations come back in full force, even of her, many times previously). All in all, Lightning caught a tree and smoke flew greater than the ethereal; as the verb over- she was disappointed to see herself everyday through the air. The sky stormed around powers the noun. in the mirror. God had not shined upon her her. Her one-story house pleaded with the Her various manifestations of love, the moistness of pleasure and motherhood as gods for mercy. And she finished knitting a through knitting, enabled her to love her with Sarah. sweater. Nature calmed itself down and the husband all over again. She saw his face in She was alone, physically, though she sun rose from god knows where. Spring sweaters, his gentle hands in mittens, his still had the capacity for love. Her memo- was here and her excitement at completing confident gait of hats, and his possessing ries that she drew upon were immediate this love made her cheeks redden, her wrin- eyes that licked the inside of her soul in enough, but there was something lacking. kled countenance vaguely glow. Her love shirts. She did not mope, not weep for his And this lacking turned into loving each had gone beyond the sensual into the insen- loss: for he was with her, inside her. sweater or had, shirt or mitten, which she sate; discerning love, the insensate were Darwin's Magical Variance By Jason Bielagus , '98 Natural selection seems to work only by KIO to be killed, because their common If there is evolution, then we have not subtraction, and never addition. A hostile ancestors were killed when exposed to always been around. We and our “smart” environment can kill off certain kinds of Strep. And yet, a few colonies of the KIO quality that defines us were once a mutation, animals which are unfit for it, but it seems will survive on the Strep plates. How can a variation of some other form of life. Long doubtful that an environment could create this be? The ancestors did not survive expo- ago, there must have been some primordial some new species. Such a pattern leads us sure to Strep, and yet their progeny can sur- lemming which changed gradually with to imagine a time long ago, the earth teem- vive. What happened? How can the proge- each birth until we clever humans stood up. ing with every kind of animal that lives ny be different from their ancestors? Perhaps the line between the lemming today, and every kind of creature that has Darwin would say that with each genera- from which we arose and ourselves is ever lived and since become extinct. What tion there is mutation and variation, so that obscure. Perhaps we cannot define exactly we see today is only some of the life that each generation is a bit different from those where the rat ended and we began. We may has survived since that original populating. that begat them. But from what does the not be much different from the rat. All of But Darwin does not write as if that were variation come? I thought I remembered our nobility may be just a reliable pattern of the case. He seems to think that kinds of Aristotle saying that like begets like, and a survival. “Justice” could be just a name life are not only eliminated, but invented. chicken can’t come from a cow, and such. we’ve invented to clothe our bestial domina- If we believe Darwin’s theory that natur- But now, it seems, over thousands of thou- tion over others, allowing us to call our al selection determines adaptation, then we sands of years, chickens can come from atrocities “brave,” and thereby dominating have the case of some progeny bearing no cows. still more by impressing them, succeeding resemblance to their ancestors. I take a part An example more poignant to us than the according to the timid morality we tricked of a colony of KIO bacteria, and expose it to KIO is us. We humans tend to see ourselves them into believing. Strep, which kills the KIO. Now, I take this as different from the rest of creation because But if we are different from the beasts, same colony of KIO and allow it to grow of a certain quality of “smart.” Whether it then this primordial lemming, father to a into countless other colonies in a petri dish. be a quality, or just a rare degree of “smart,” world and uncle to some, must have had I then imprint several petri dishes covered we humans have languages, laws, technolo- more potential than it actualized. The whole with Strep from the dish of KIO. gy, and apperception unparralled in the ani- race of man and the perfection of our arts We would expect all of the colonies of mal world. -continued on the nex t page. 8 The Moon • February 20, 1998 • Volume 2, Issue 9 Darwin -continued from page 7. potential we have, what our future descen- dants will be like. Although I sometimes was in this rat’s seed, and yet it alone have strong doubts, I do think we have accomplished no more in its life than a Credits accomplished more than the rat who was our proper diet, lucky escapes from larger rats, father. If such a boring rat begat us, I shud- and a few, quick romantic encounters. der and am awed to imagine what we, who If such was the life of this primor- may have done so much more than our lem- Editors Carisa Armendariz dial lemming, and yet it had within it the ming-father, will beget. I potential for all you see, I wonder what Evan Skladany To the Editors Lavout Adrian Lucia Cover Photoeranh Ian Stoner To the Editor, breathing marks were neglected, thereby I am very grateful to The Moon for publish- rendering them meaningless. ing my review of John Searle's The Mystery Copy Editors Anna Christenbury of Consciousness. However, there are a Leonard Kahn Geoff Petrie her of discrepancies between what I Rachel Vedaa I jie and what was printed, two of which -We apologize for the mistakes, but still are imp' ?rtant enough to mention. First, the can't figure out how to get the computer to i title of my article was "Raising make accents and breathing marks. We Logo Design Jonathan Orbeton Consciousness — as a Question," not hope to remedy this situation soon in case of "Raising Consciousness: A Question." future Greek transliteration. The Moon serves St. John’s College in Santa Second, two passages were improperly -The Editors. transliterated into Greek. The accents and Fe, New Mexico as an independent bi-weekly student newspaper. Opinions expressed here represent the views of their authors rather Word Art than those of the College. Issues are distrib- uted at no charge to students, faculty and staff By Jacob Keller , '98 on the Santa Fe campus, and yearly suhscrip- di tions can he obtained for $35. 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