FRIDAY · OCTOBER 13, 2006 The LawrenTian VOL. CXXIV, NO. 5 LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1884 WWW.LAWRENTIAN.COM Smoking ban referendum again LU Fellows Inside Radhika Garland more precise term “stand-alone” bar, said Shawn Boogaard, Clear Air Works for The Lawrentian or tavern. spokesman. However, the term will not be “They are putting smoking back settle in included in the upcoming referendum on the menu.” Persistent and unyielding efforts Brianna Stapleton A&E because city officials recently voted Some of the establishments to lift the ban on public smoking in for The Lawrentian Appleton bars have succeeded in forc- against it, largely in response to pro- referred to include the Clubhouse Bar LSO gears up for an test from a local group called Clear within the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel ing another public referendum on the It’s hard to pick up your life, Air Works. and the Wooden Nickel Sports Bar & impressive season! issue this Nov. 7. move to a new place, and start a Stevie Schmidt, chairman of the Grill, both large businesses located on >> see page 6 The third attempt in the past two new job – especially when that job Clean Air Works board, criticized the College Ave. years, the effort is masterminded by is at a liberal arts university in a stand-alone reference as “inaccurate Proponents of the ban use these a coalition of 56 bar owners under mid-sized metropolitan area in the and misleading.” examples to show that the ban is not the political action group Appleton middle of Wisconsin. Clean Air Works was one of the only aimed at small businesses. Coalition for Business Owners’ Rights. The new Lawrence Fellows key groups that first initiated discus- This point has caused opponents Opponents of the ban see it as a have done exactly that: moved OP/ED sion of the public smoking issue and of the ban to backlash against sup- severe disadvantage to business, while to Appleton and jumped into the circulated petitions to put the ban in porters for portraying licensed bars as Our two trial columns con- supporters point to the ban’s health experience by teaching classes this operation. restaurants. tinue this week. benefits for the general community. term. “[Bar owners] are asking to bring Rob Meyer, spokesperson for The issue was first brought to a Last spring, the Fellows were >> see page 4 smoking back into 42 establishments the Appleton Coalition for Business head in April of 2005 when voters carefully selected from a large pool that are also licensed to serve food,” Owners’ Rights, has noted that all 56 approved a far-reaching smoking ban of applicants. The applicants usu- businesses are licensed as in the workplace, including ally have graduate-level degrees taverns, despite what other bars, restaurants and any and are looking for teaching expe- products they may serve. FEATURES other business with a license rience. Meyer admits that voter to sell liquor. Lawrence takes several Fellows turnout will be key in this Many bar owners felt each year and places them in a referendum, hopefully bring- and still feel themselves to department for a two-year stay. ing all those who had initially be at a disadvantage with This year you can find five new complained to bar owners neighboring bars that do not Fellows teaching classes in econom- out of the woodwork. have similar restrictions. ics, psychology, religious studies, City Clerk Cindi Hesse One year later, Class B- anthropology, studio art and art rejected the first petition licensed bar owners tried history. because it was over 400 sig- and failed to exempt them- Valerie Zimany is a Fellow in natures short of the desired selves from those restric- the art department with extensive 3,370. Eventually she certi- tions. Under law, a person experience in Asian ceramic tech- fied 3,497 signatures, mak- with a Class B license may niques. Leah Pillsbury is taking ing the petition valid. simply sell “intoxicating Zimany’s ceramics class this fall Appleton district alder- liquor to consumers by the and feels confident that the class person Walter Kalata told A Lawrentian in Itrusk. glass for on-premises con- will teach her many new skills. The Lawrentian that he sumption.” “In other ceramics classes I >> see page 2 doubted the referendum Recently, bar owners have taken we just make projects, would change. “At this point, tried to capitalize on this glaze them, and it’s over. Professor everybody has their heels definition in order to equate Photo courtesy of Google Images Zimany has taught us how to make down in it; the public knows their businesses with the The smoking ban on Appleton bars will appear as a referendum once again slip, how to make our own clay, and this November. what it wants.” how the firing process works,” said SPORTS the sophomore. A year devoted to what Lawrence does best When asked if she noticed a difference between having a Fellow Beck’s goals focus on defining individualized learning teach a class versus a professor who has been here longer, Pillsbury “We need to realize that [indi- An individualized learning envi- Emily Passey remarked, “You know, if you hadn’t vidualized learning] is an extremely ronment creates autonomous learn- for The Lawrentian told me that she was a Fellow I powerful part of the Lawrence expe- ers who can go out into the world would never have known!” rience,” says Beck. A major goal of armed with the knowledge of how At her Matriculation Convocation Sophomore Aneesh Chauhan is the exploration is to determine just to work and learn on their own. given Sept. 21, President Jill Beck taking Microeconomic Theory with what many and varied forms individ- For DeStasio, individualized learning made the announcement that this Fellow Adam Galambos. Chauhan ualized learning take across campus. also means that “students are taking school year would hold something found that “there is a sense of curi- This, Beck stresses, will “provide a responsibility for what they do.” a little different. This year will be a osity among the student population real sense of unity.” Both Beck and Burrows were theme year: Lawrence faculty, staff – ‘Who is this new guy?’” Men's soccer enjoys a two- Provost David Burrows, the immediately struck with Lawrence’s and students will explore individual- He said that the class is an designer of this year’s theme, points tight academic and artistic commu- game winning streak. ized learning and its practice across enriching experience, although out that the theme will allow every- nity upon their respective arrivals. >> see page 8 departments, from college to con- Chauhan felt that the new Fellows one in the Lawrence community to Beck looks at Lawrence with servatory. might feel that they need to prove focus on something that is an inte- what she calls an outsider’s per- Lawrence students are engaged themselves in their new environ- gral and distinctive part of the uni- spective. Having worked at three constantly in tutorials, independent ment, and as a result may give versity. universities prior to coming here, studies, small group laboratories or more homework than the average wEATHER studios, individual lessons, intimate He wants to “get everybody she believes that she has found professor. thinking” about this important issue. something special. discussion-based classes, collabora- Josh Hart, a Fellow in the psy- Associate Professor of Biology Beth “None of them were like this at tion with professors and honors chology department, is hopeful DeStasio offers that in the past, all,” she says. The faculty introduced projects -- all of these forms of indi- about the progress of his fall term there have been too many varying Beck to the Lawrence community vidualized learning. class. “This is my first time teach- ideas and goals for a given school by defining it for her: There is little Lawrence’s emphasis on the ing [Personality Psychology] so it’s year and believes that instituting a coercion to conform in Lawrence’s development of the individual is, as a challenge, but it’s a great topic theme will provide a sense of drive. collaborative environment and there Beck puts it, “unique and precious.” and I’m impressed with the stu- Burrows emphasizes a sense of exists a distinctive respect for the However, President Beck stress- dents’ level of engagement,” said the unknown when speaking of indi- individual. es, of the utmost importance, and Hart. vidualized learning, echoing Beck’s As a university dually strong in really, the engine driving the theme Hart was also pleasantly concern with generating real proof academics and fine arts, it is espe- Rain / Snow on Saturday for the year, is to define just what surprised by the self-sense of of Lawrence’s work within Mill’s phi- cially imperative that all faculty and Partly cloudy Sunday individualized learning is and how Lawrentians. “Many of the students losophy. students develop a deeper under- we at Lawrence University practice seem to have more of a grasp on There seems to be no way of standing of how learning is done Saturday (Last Quarter Moon) it. who they are and what they want in knowing just what individualized and thus work within a community Beck expounded John Stuart comparison to what I remember of High 46 learning means without exploring of mutual respect. Mill’s philosophy of personal liberty my peers in college, not to mention it deeply and with vigor through Burrows is optimistic that this Low 34 in her convocation and believes that my recent students at UC-Davis.” plenary discussions, focus groups investigation into the nature of Wind: WNW at 15 mph at Lawrence, we truly engage in and Hart is also enjoying his new and panels.