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ADAM MILLER going on. Said Rachael Hurwitz STAFF WRITER , 11, "J know we usually have one day where we have paper plates It's no picnic when some- and plastic, but I was confused thing essential breaks. Unless as to why it went on for so many that something happens to be a days." dishwasher in Harris, then it is Indeed, it was uncommon that a picnic ... literally. From Friday a maintenance issue that affected evening until Tuesday night last so many students was not fixed weekend, paper plates and plastic for an entire weekend. Director of utensils were substituted for the Dining Services Ingrid Bushwack ceramic plates and silverware, explained the delay: according to but otherwise meals continued to her, the unique circumstances of be served as usual. the incident caused the unusual With the sudden change, some delay in repairs. "The College students were unsure of what was CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
Dance Club performs Caught in the Mo(ve)ment Seniors Ellie Whiteford and Wayne Ong in The Strange Meeting of Slim, Ferdinand and Lady 0 'Neil, choreographed by Kim Lusk ' II. It's Not Easy Being Green Learning How to Play Again (with Flubber) Conn Receives a B+ on the College Sustainability Report Card JULIA CRISTOFANO At first glance, Shauna Merriman'-s work appears-rather grotesque-and un- schools a grade in each of nine STAFF WRITER comfortable, but what else would you expect from a body of work inspired CLARA CHAISSON categories: Administration, Cli- by adipose tissue, skin and cervixes? Her sculpture is reminiscent of Flub- CONTRIBUTOR ber, the organic blob-like substance featured in the Disney movie starring Robin Williams. This heing said, mate Change & Energy, Food and It may still only be the middle her work is nothing if not intriguing and thought-provoking. CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 Recycling, Green Building, Stu- of the semester, but all of us on dent Involvement, Transportation, the Connecticut College campus Endowment Transparency, Invest- have already received a report ment Priorities, and Shareholder card. No, unfortunately it does not Engagement. Each category is Mom, I'm Going to Trapeze School! mean that the semester has been weighted equally, and the overall called off early and we can stop score is determined by taking the A look at the Sherman Fairchild Foundation Grant studying; in fact, this particular average of the nine categories. report card has no correlation to Connecticut College has been MELANIE THIBEAULT Why are these fifty students from Documentary Theory and Pro- our academic efforts at all. It is a included in the evaluation for the STAFF WRITER different classes across differ- duction class is one of the four "Green Report Card", the product past three years, and has shown ent curriculums going to trapeze participating classes. "For some, of an annual evaluation conducted steady improvement with each On November 13, about fifty school? Professor Adele Myers this is a once-in-a-lifetime thing by the Sustainable Endowments new report. This year, Connecticut exhausted Conn students will pile in the dance department says: to do." She added, "My students Institute of various college cam- College received a B+, reflecting into buses at 4:30 in the morn- "[Creativity] is like swinging on have talked to the dancers [in puses' sustainable activities and major strides since 2008-2009's ing to visit New York City. After a trapeze. You let go, and you're Adele Myers' class] about fears initiatives. Although it won't be C, and even last year's B. a few hours of attempting to nap suspended in air. There's a point of flying, so this experience with showing up on our transcripts or Several changes contributed to and/or excessively consuming when you can't tell if you're fall- trapeze will allow the filmmakers affectrag our GPA's, we should the improved grades. The instal- coffee, they will attend trapeze ing or flying. You're not sure of to feel empathy for the dancers." still pay close attention to the lation of water-efficient fixtures, school (not your everyday field what's going to happen next, so In addition to Hamidi's course, grades we received. like those nifty "up for # I, down trip). Along with their professors, you stop and appreciate what's two other classes are participating The College Sustainability for #2" toilets, has significantly these students will have the op- going on around you. That's the in the program this semester: Pro- Report Card gives participating reduced water usage per person. portunity to experience what it fessor Blanche Boyd's Narrative feels like to fly (and hopefully not point of creativity." CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 Nonfiction class (in which 1 am a fall). I'm lucky enough to be one Providing resources in a num- ber of areas, the grant allows student) and psychology Profes- of those students. CATEGORY sor Joseph Schroeder's First Year Now, you may be thinking, "Is workshops for faculty enrich- ment, where the professors learn Seminar on Genius, Creativity this a joke?" or, "Why can't I go A A 8 new skills from each other. It also and the Brain. The cast of Profes- AdmInistration to trapeze school?" Only four offers funds for equipment, guest sor Adele Myers' faculty dance classes at Conn have been given Climate Chan.. and A artists and trips, which allow stu- piece is also involved with the B A the opportunity to take part in fnellY dents and professors to partici- program. this unique experience, thanks to pate in events together. Every year, there will be a Food and Recyclln. B 8 8 a grant by the Sherman Fairchild Following this exhilarating, theme around which the classes Foundation. The grant began last albeit semi-nerve-racking, ex- will study and focus. Chosen with Green Bulldln. CC 8 year with faculty planning and perience, students will have the the idea of particular guest art- will be implemented for the next opportunity to go to MoMA, as ists in mind, this year's theme is Student Involvement B A A three years. well as the Margaret Meade Film documentary and creative inves- The grant allows faculty and Festival, which is being held in tigation - and the abstract idea of Transportation CC 8 students to join forces in a cross- the American Museum of Natural falling and flying. disciplinary program involving History. Each class works with its own Endowment Transparency F 0 C the arts and the humanities. Both "This trip will allow us and the syllabus but unites for these trips professors and students are given students to have a shared experi- and presentations. 10 the past two Investment Priorities C A A the opportunity to see how peo- ence, and will further define what months, Conn has hosted two re- ple in other areas think and cre- it means to collaborate," said nowned artists - writer, director B B+ ate art, something they may not Total C Professor Ariana Hamidi, whose have the chance to do otherwise. CONTINUED ON PAGE 9 IN THIS ISSUE NEWS OPINIONS ARTS SPORTS
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ElectriC Kool-Aid Loko Test » page 3 Don't Do That! • page 6 Renaissance Faire • page 10 Camel Runners Win Accolades' page 12 2 THE COLLEGE VOICE EDITOR ALS/LETTERS [email protected] NOVEMBER 8. 2010 THE COLLEGE VOICE Editorial "The views and opinions expressed in The College Voice, as in all For the supposedly "apathetic" college students Growing on Campus," compares the 4.6 million stu- student publications, are strictly those of the student authors, and not we are, my friends certainly "like" a lot: Facebook dents who have completed an online college course of Connecticut College. All content and editorial decisions remain has recently showed me that about fifteen of them (in addition to taking "face-to-face" courses) to the in the hands of the students; neither the College's administration nor in the Connecticut College network have "liked" a (infinitely?) smaller number of students 10 pnvate . "Very few attend its faculty exercise control over the content." recent report by the Chronicle of Higher Education, colleges that take online courses. .. published by CNNMoney.com. This report lists the private colleges," quoted the article. "[F)amIlles EDITOR·IN·CHIEF United States' "Most Expensive Colleges," with our paying $53,000 a year demand low student-faculty ratios." Our student-faculty ratio IS nme-to~one, a Lilah Raptopoulos school coming in first place, and while I imagine that most of these friends didn't necessarily like the fact not a single prospective student leaves this cam- MANAGING EDITOR report, they certainly found it worth a thumbs up. pus without knowing. This is one of the few things in which we are Num- We can assume that our tuition does pay for these John Sherman ber One. Should we proud? College tuitions across benefits, benefits that offer a broader definition of the country have increased by over 400% since "value" in education: professors know ow: nam~s, 1982, according to various interdis- EDITORIAL BOARD Money Magazine. ciplinary centers and CELS open News Editors Sports Editors The apparent cause of this exorbitant in- their arms to Jazmine Hughes Nick Woolf crease is supply and us - we're get- Meredith Boyle Mike Flint demand. More stu- ting an intimate dents are demand- learning envi- A+E Editors Opinions Editor ing higher education ronment, close Racine Oxtoby John Dodig . (Conn's Office of student quarters Matthew Gentile Admission received and college- 5,301 applications sponsored play- Head Copy Editors for the Class of20 14, time. But it's Arma Membrino a 71% increase from hard to remem- Rebecca Reel 20 years ago), and in ber that when turn have developed Harris serves a mildly irrational primarily mus- VISUAL DEPARTMENT national perception sels for an entire that correlates a higher tuition with a better educa- month and I lose power in KB at least once a week. Photo Editors Creative Director tion. By this logic, we should be the best, and most Every student has handfuls of complaints about their Tanaha Simon Julie McMahon valuable, school around. standard of living or learning, punctuated by our fa- Duncan Spaulding Right? vorite old adage, " ... and I pay $50,000 dollars a year But we're not-we're a confused little liberal arts for this?" schoo!. Are we the artsy college that boasts its close Conn costs, roughly, $53,100 dollars per year- BUSINESS DEPARTMENT proximity and free admission to the Lyman Allyn? this year. The sticker shock wears off after a few Because despite my two complete years here and months, but it leads to bigger questions: is our costly Advertising Manager Public Relations Director my tour guide spiel about how beautiful the art is, education as valuable as we think? What is value? Is Rebecca Heupel Rachel Blitzer I've never been, and will make an educated guess it eELS or the Centers, is it about having a casual that I'm of the majority. Are we the athletic school, email correspondence with your college president, building a gorgeous-although debatably unneces- or joining the SGA Dining Services Committee WEB STAFF sary-new fitness center that set us back eight mil- and telling Harris to stop serving mussels? Or is it lion dollars in donated gifts, money that could've attending a public university like UCONN, well- Web Content Editor Webmaster been reappropriated to SGA club funding or Smith known and well-ranked, costing just over $21000 a Ellie Benner Ayano Elson Dining Friday hours? Are we a science powerhouse, year in-state? Is it that? Graduating after spending with four current science-designated buildings and half of the money-s-and assumedly with half of the plans to build a fifth? Or are we just the College that debt-s-of four years at Conn? Presented with a sce- STAFF can show off its really nice, recently renovated bath- nario like this, you have to wonder if our school is rooms? worth the price. , I know that [ am an inartistic Government major We, as students, need to develop our own answers Writers Copy Editors blessed with a metabolism that doesn't necessitate a this question. The administration----or whomever Clara Chaisson Brittany Armstrong gym routine. Iknow that I don't represent the opin- has this information--eannot sway our opinion, but Julia Cristofano Christina Fogarasi ions of the entire student body. But I am a student they can certainly better inform it. I admit that's a Cole Delbyck Jerell Mays here, and my opinion still counts. complicated one, and it's more than just a financial Sarah Kosofsky Annie Mitchell Our college is constantly cited as a tuition-based issue-value encompasses far more than money. I Eli Mangold David Shanfield school, meaning financially dependent on student don't suggest we pack our bags and go to our local Jerell Mays Melanie Thibeault tuition (the remainder of our school's money comes state school, but rather that we evaluate our percep- Matt Mitchell through the Annual Fund and other alumni dona- tions of worth and value. We need information to Sam Norcross tions), compared to similar institutions that are en- back it up. For a school that advocates transparency Kiefer Roberts Photographers dowment-driven. In his State of the College address, in every outlet of participation, be it going to a pro- Katherine Sartiano Hadley Brooks an email he sent to me, and practically any conversa- fessor's Office Hours to understand a course, attend- Alex Schwartzburg Cecelia Brown tion involving the financial state of the College, our ing SGA's Open Forum or chatting with President David Shan field Nevena Deligineva president Leo Higdon continues to stress our relative Higdon in Harris, it's important that the adminis- economic health. "Connecticut College's conserva- Amelia Smith Hoitt McAllister tration practice it more often. If the College wants tive financial practices have allowed us to maintain Nora Swenson Hannah Plishtin everyone to be as happy as we seem in our glossy our financial strength during one of the worst reces- Melanie Thibeault Miguel Salcedo brochures. the lines of communication need to be Amelia Smith sions in American history. Many of our peer institu- opened wider: why does our school cost so much, Kira Turnbull tions that have larger endowments to draw from still and where is that money going? Illustrators charge a comparable tuition, and they have had to This doesn't have to be hard-there are 525 emails Emily Bernstein institute hiring freezes for faculty, layoff staff, can- from the Office of College Relations in my inbox, Alicia Toldi cel building projects and cut budgets." and ifthey sent one detailing where everything goes, And this is true. Maybe we're being spoiled, pro- it'd be the only one I might read thoroughly. If the Contact Us tected from the realities that other colleges face, fo- information is readily accessible, hold your angry cusing instead on what our college is able to accom- [email protected] Letter to the Editor and ask yourself why we don't plish-the new Harkness hangout, potential digital already know how to find it. Our website's informa- (860) 439-5437 signage, more seating in Harris-and criticizing tion on tuition and fees explains little: "[The com- 270 Mohegan Avenue that. But we're likely to complain if we don't under- prehensive fee] covers tuition and room and board New London, CT 06320 stand-and the question on our mind continues to as well as 'lab fees, studio fees and other course be, "Where is our money going?" expenses." We're liberal arts students-we know a First, a lot of money goes into maintaining a bit about everything, from abnormal psychology to school, and I applaud our school's ability to stay Indian history. We should be trusted to know what Corrections;" ';?' afloat. Things could be much worse-the New York happens with the money we pay to our school. Times recently revealed that some larger universi- ties, such as the University of Florida, struggle with - Jazmine Hughes In "Pour de Frantz," Lorelei Frantz's name is spelled as above and making classes available to those who need them News Editor as the article's title suggests, and not Lorelai, while providing a viable way for every student to leam. In an example cited by the TImes, UFlorida has begun streaming some classes online to combat the issue of having over 1,500 students-practical- ly Conn's entire student body-signing up for the same class. The article, entitled "Online Learning is
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To the Editor: To the Editor: Link. Instead, the office has attempted to fea~ng posters for upcoming events _ is, make its use compulsory. The infrastruc- as MIller remarked, ahnost entirely redun- I would like to comment on Julia Cris- Kudos to Adam Miller 'II's article "Col- ture of CollegiateLink is buggy, confusing, dant. If a club has taken the time to design tofano's piece "Harris: end the early bird legiateLink: The Weakest Link" (Opinions, and unnecessarily restrictive for its users. a flier for an event, then they have surely specia!!" (Opinions, October 25), Dining September 28) for bringing this issue to the Unless you know the URL, it is difficult posted that flier around campus. As Miller Services would like the campus commu- attention ofthe College Voice's readership. to access the site at all: it is not accessible correctly states, the student body has no nity to know that the idea of keeping Har- The implementation of CollegiateLink has from the Login page at conncoll.edu, nor need for a system like CollegiateLink. If ris Dining Hall open later has been under been directly detrimental to the welfare of is it to be found in the Campus Life sec- the goal of the site is to assist and support discussion with the Dining Service Student student organizations at Connecticut Col- tion of the college website. Once you 've the student organizations of Connecticut Advisory Committee. The committee will lege. The Office of Student Life does not managed to log in to CollegiateLink, it is College, it has ~ailed, and shows no signs work to keep everyone informed as discus- have the staff or expertise required to ef- still not immediately usable. Students can- sions continue. Any student is welcome to of Improvmg. It s time to either fix the sys- fectively run such a system. Instead of cre- not join groups without being approved by tem or throw it out. join our meetings. The next meeting will ating a product that is useful and attractive an administrator, so it is impossible to start be on Tuesday November 16,2010 at 4pm for the students who would use it, Student using the site right away. Once you are ap- -Jamison Hermann 'II in Harris Dining Hall. Life has attempted to Coerce the student proved as a member of the group, there is body into registering on CollegiateLink by no next step - joining is all you can do as a Ingrid Bushwack threatenin~to take away SGA funding and member. Club membership on Collegiate- Director Dining Services denying students the right to put up post- Link is f mere formality for the great ma- ers in Cro. No attempt has been made to jority of its users. The only other feature increase the appeal or utility of Collegiate- provided by the site - the bulletin board THEQ)llEGE vocs- NOVEMBER 8, 2010 _ .. 3
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"D.reaming tn, Jewropean: Re-enaetlng Past Jewish LJte Toda " ~IS lec~e Will addr~ss the growing phenomena of 'Diaspore Disneys, Jewface minstrelsy,' and 'Jewfacade display/ in Eastern "Danielle Ate the Sandwich" at the Garde Arts Center Described as "Joni Mitchell Europe and Eurasia, where pre-Holocaust Jewish life is re-enacted meets Sarah Silverman," DanieJle - ~rin~arily by non-Jews, for non-Jews _ 8S well as problems of "Ate the Sandwich", Anderson, thinking about "home" for Jews today. The lecture will be given 23, is a solid, young songwriter by S.I. Salamensky, Assistant and YouThbe phenomenon Professor ofPerfonnance Studies Working Memory Networks in the armed with a ukulele, loads of & Jewish Studies, UCLA. Brain original songs and a wicked 4:30-6:30 PM, Blaustein Faculty Psychology Department Fall sense of humor. Anderson tours Lounge (1st ftoor) Colloquium Series presentation by nationally, has licensed songs to Jennifer K. Roth, Ph.D., Magnetic monday various tv shows and significantly Resonance Research Center, Yale understands and works new media chool of Medicine. on a generational level. Tickets 4:30-5:45 PM, SIIfen Auditorium In $10. Bill HaU 7:30 PM, Garde Arts Center (325 State St)
7 Better As Ignments for All! Smith House's Dessert and Dialogue partners with the Writing Center to host an event that will bring professors Mitchell College Hosts Motivational and students together to discuss effective (and ineffective) Speaker Series writing prompts. Students can suggest assignments I The Mitchell College chapter of The they've received that promote a strong understanding of National Society of Leadership and the material, a well-formed argument and a fun writing Success has landed America's Next Top experience. Professors can explore why certain prompts tuesday Model judge and fashion photographer, don't give them the papers they're looking for, and help Nigel Barker, former pro football students make sense of broad tenus like "analyze" and player and motivational speaker, Shawn "critically examine." Professors, students and Writing Harper, and social networking guru, Tom Center peer tutors will be in attendence. Mystic Market Krieglstein, as part of a national motivational speaker series. desserts will be served. All encouraged to attend. 7 PM-8 PM, MitcheU College Weller Center (437 Pequot Ave) 7:30-9 PM, Ernst Common Room, Blaustein
"Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North" Katrina Browne is producer/director of "Traces of the Trade" Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb a first-person documentary film about her slave-trading The Southeast CT Peace & Justice Network and the Provenance Center co-host ancestors from Rhode Island. This event features a screening a showing of the cold war movie classic "Dr. Strangelove". This is a 1964 black of the film and discussion with the filmmaker, part of a year comedy film long Diversity peakers Series. Dr.Straogelove that satirized the 6-8 PM, Oliva Hall in OUn Science Center .. nuclear scare ,...... and is directed, T. produced, and co- written by Stanley Au Cui Du Loup t Autour \ .;. Kubrick. [0 1989, de Mousson' the US Library of 110 Through the alchemy "" Congress deemed of music, song, dance, / the film "culturally theater and visual art. the Film & Dls FUSION: Asian -- New York Bus Trip -- saturday Clowns Make Babies Cry Cultures Exposed One of 6 bus trips the CCASA Department of Art Artist Sgott Mackenzie displays his latest art work at one of [aticc]'s last art openings is hosting History has arranged in their 18 months of local business. [aticc] its annual to New York City this is a boutique on Green street that offers performance year. $30 for students fashion, design, art, graffiti and accessories. from all and $40 for faculty, Reception 6-8 PM, [attcc] (140 B Green different Asian staff and general St) cultures. After Party, public. To purchase with New-Age Asian and tickets and additional American Pop, Hip-Hop, info contact Debbie at and House beats IlPM·2AM 860-439-2740 with OJ AD. Leaves 7:45 AM, 7·9 PM (doors open at returns to campus 6:30) 1962 room, Cro 10:30 PM sunday "One-Man Star Wan Trilogy" featuring Cbarles Ross A high energy. nons~op b!,a.stthroug.h the original Star Wars trilogy, "One- John Clark '90 and The Wolverine Jazz Band Man Star Wars® Tnlogy IScompnsed of a cast of one Canadian actor The Wolverine Jazz Band will perform selections from the first fifty years of Jazz. Ch~les ~oss. Ros.s plays all the characters, recreates the effects, sings Ote With a mixture of Dixieland, New Orleans, Traditional Jazz and Swing, the Wolverines mUSIC, flies the ShIpSand fights both sides of the light saber battles making present an energetic and entertaining program of the music of Louis Armstrong, Duke -~ for a side-splitting evening. $30 Garde Circle, $20 orchestra. ' 3 PM, Garde Art, Center (325 State St) Ellington and Benny Goodman and more. 8 PM, Evans Hall (Cummings) all week A Sense of Place: Painters of Matunu 4 THE COLLEGE VOICE NEWS news@thecollegevoice,org NOVEMBER 8 2010 Editors: Jozmine Hughes & Meredith Boyle Electric Kool-Aid Loko Test A closer look at caffeinated alcohol the inherent risk of caffeine and alcohol." DAVID SHAN FIELD "If we're promoting smart declslO~s for STAFF WRITER drinking for students of age, I couldn ten,; Two weeks ago I received a short e-mail dorse the [consumption of Four Loko] , from my mother. The message contained a explained Curtiss. .., link to a Ne..v York TImes article paired with Part of Curtiss' reasoning lies m th~~act the warning, "Stay away from this one!" alcohol and caffeine are both addictive After clicking the link, I discovered that substances and energy drinks oontainmg my mother thought it necessary to warn me alcohol are essentially a combination of about a highly-eaffeinated, highly-alcohol- the' two. Curtiss also cited clinical research ic energy drink named Four Loko. tbat shows that mixing alcohol and energy The New York Times briefing stated that drinks leads to a higher blood alcohol con- a 23.5 ounce can of Four Loko is equiva- tent and expounded. "Once you reach a lent in alcohol content to five or six beers. certain blood alcohol content, many people Over the past month, twenty-three students throw out smart decision making skills." from Ramapo College, NJ, were hospital- Conn's Health Peer Educators are tak- ized after consuming Four Loko. In one ing the initiative to put up a series of infor- night alone, nine students from Central mational posters about Four Loko around Washington University, WA, were trans- campus so people understand the risks of ported to the hospital after drinking Four what tbey are drinking. Loco at an off-campus party. "Our main goal as Health Peer Educators The drink has been infamously dubbed Taste the rainbow. (No, don t) is to inform the student body of the risks of these choices and try and help them to "blackout in a can," and "liquid cocaine," will begin to feel fatigued and/or nauseated make the rapid heart beat worse," Moffett and student opinions vary. One Conn make responsible ones," said Bizzy Gart which restricts further ingestion. However, said. ,II. student described her experience with the high dosage of caffeine in Four Loko In comparison to jungle juice, Moffett Despite their efforts, it seems that health drinking Four Loko as feeling as though "removes the limitation of the alcohol," said that Four Loko "appears to be more warnings about Four Loko may have her "heart was about to beat out of [her] said Grahn. This allows individuals to con- toxic." had unintended consequences and actu- chest." One senior said, "I felt really drunk, sume more alcohol without feeling their But one senior disagreed. "I don't think ally caused more students to consume the but that's because we were drinking a lot. bodies' natural resistance to the substance. Four Loko affects you any differently than drink. Melissa Fopiano '13 said, "Before I I wonder if I would have felt that way no The Director of Student Health Services, what we're already drinking, like rum and heard about the health risks of Four Loko, matter what." Catharine Moffett. also called attention to Coke or Jiigerbombs," she said. "It's a pla- Ihad never seen it on campus, but this past According to Ruth Grahn, Associate the fact that some people have disorders cebo affect. Tell us it'll mess us up and weekend Isaw cans everywhere." • Professor of Psychology and Director of like anxiety and tachycardia (rapid heart we'll drink it until it does." the Behavioral Neuroscience Program, the beat). which are made worse with the caf- Choosing to drink Four Loko is, in the Additional reporting by Meredith Boyle. caffeine in the Four Loco counteracts the feine from energy drinks. opinion of CC Curtiss, Director of Student News Editor. sedative effects of the alcohol. Aller con- "Alcohol is a cardiac 'irritant' so it could Wellness, a "high risk de~ision because of suming a certain amount of alcohol, people Domestic Violence Awareness Month: A recap of October's events AMELIA SMITH programs. Conn received a three- cilically because "it is a place that turning 25% of the proceeds from Folsom was excited that not STAFF WRITER year long, $300,000 grant to start students, faculty, and staff can't all of the books he sold on cam- only men were wearing the ties. up the Think SAF.E. Project. really avoid." Folsom was espe- pus back to the Women's Center "1 saw a lot of women wearing October is not only about Ger- Relationship violence is not cially pleased because many pass- of Soutb Eastern Connecticut, the purple, which I was really stoked man beer. painting the world pink only rape, as many people believe. erby asked to take shirts home event's co-sponsor. about!" she said. or going big on "Halloweek- It includes emotional abuse. eco- with them to create new ones to Susan Cunningham '14 said These Hands Don't Hurt, the end." It's also Domestic Violence nomic control, physical violence, add to Conn's collection. the talk was especially interest- last component of Domestic Vio- Awareness Month (DVAM). stalking, harassment and sexual Joy Chiang '14, one student ing and important to her because lence Awareness Month, was an Throughout the month, Darcie abuse. An unhealthy relationship who took the time to browse domestic violence is not a typical ongoing event that gave people Folsom, the coordinator of the is not just one that includes sexual through the shirts in the wet "dinner table conversation." Think SAF.E. Project, along an easy way to get involved. Fol- exploitation; it can also include weather, recalled, "1 remember Purple Tie Tuesday was the with three interns and the peer som and her crew stormed areas verbal put-downs, manipulation thinking, "oh, those are really most recent event as part of education group SafetyNet or- of campus to ask members of and power trips. cool. can Ibuy one?" DVAM, and took place on Tues- ganized four separate events to the community to put their hand- The first DVAM event on cam- "I really liked all the designs day, October 26. It was originally promote awareness of sexual as· prints on felt and sign a pledge pus, held on October 21, was and the display," echoed Sarah a statewide initiative put forth by sault, relationship violence and that stated that the signee "will the Clothesline Project pictured Schnitrnan '14. Other students re- the Connecticut Coalition Against stalking. not use these hands to hurt oth- in last week's issue of The Col- call walking past the display, but Domestic Violence (CCADV) ers." Domestic Violence Awareness lege Voice. It was organized by many could not recollect whether that the Women's Center of Month was funded by the Think Quilts comprised of over 138 a Think S.A.F.E. intern, Emily or not they were strongly affected Southeast Connecticut helped S.A.F.E. (Sexual Assault Free different handprints are now Lake' 1I. Folsom said the project by what they saw. bring to campus. Environment) program, which hanging in era, Lambdin. Mor- was influential because it sparked The second event, a talk by so- Folsom, along with other was created by a grant from the rison, Branford and Hamilton. conversation between students ciologist Allan Johnson, author of members of the Think S.A.F.E. Department of Justice last year. "My wish for this campus is and, "its not something someone Unraveling the Knot of Domestic Project, sold ties and handed out The grant was part of a larger that everyone can feel safe, and had to attend, you just had to see Violence, was very well attended purple ribbons. "Especially for initiative by the Connecticut right now, that's not true," Lake it." and many people stayed for the students who don't usually wear Department of Justice to award said. "We want to really make Lake echoed this idea and ex- resource fair that followed. The ties to class, they made for good money to communities creating sure that this is a topic that we're plained that tbey chose the front night ended well when Johnson conversation," Folsom pointed crime reduction and prevention not afraid to talk about." • of the library for the location spe- announced that he would be re- out. Writing articles gives you clips. Having clips gets you jobs. Write for News. ~t< °ANTiQUEON CENTER Wr;(;vly Wll!r;IS rn0r;t!ncJ's Mondays 10 PM - ero 215 123 Bank Street' or contact newsrwthecollegevoice.org New london, Conneetiqlt BOOKS· RECO • CLOTHES • HOME'~OODS ------~-- Tl-E COLlEGE VOICE· NOVEMBER 8.2010 NEWS' S Talking Art with Art Krieger Profile of an electroacoustics professor JERELLMAYS the League of Composers, the oldest musical organization STAFF WRITER devoted to contemporary music. "It occupies most of my time at this point, frankly," he said. "All of my creative Art Kreiger. ylvia Pasternack Marx Professor of Musi . a fellow in the Ammerman Center for Arts and time, anyway." The piece is called "Sound Merger." It is for a chamber Techn logy and the Cummings Electronic and Digital orchestra and it will feature electronic and classical music ound Studio, is also a prolific composer who specializes played side by side. He launches into an explanation 'of in elcctr nie music. At Connecticut College. he teaches the complex cross-fading process that is important to the Tonal Theory. Elcctroacoustic Music and Music Through Time and Society. piece. "It's been my style to do this kind of thing," he said. "It's "We're n small department:' he said on a rainy Friday about half-done. Gotta hustle, have a deadline in April." afternoon in his office. "They m ve me around a lot." The music is written down on large, rectangular sheets of Kreiger was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He grew yellowed parchment. "I was ttained to write on paper," he up in Milford and attended the University of Connecticut. says. "I've gotta write it down to tell the conductor, so he "I maj red in nglish as an undergraduate. I took music can coordinate the electronic sound with the players." theory courses there c ncurrently," Kreiger said. "I truly He plays the electronic portion of the piece on the like b th areas of study. but when I got out of college, I loudspeakers in his room. It is loud, ctissonant and at times pref~;red writing music to writing. I have no regrets about even startling. As each section ends, he quickly turns that. another page of parchment to keep up. Chords reach the Krieger's musical career started long before graduation. height of their crescendo and cause the desk to vibrate in '" was a drummer in a number of rock bands, but my heart response. This electronic sound, as well as the absence of wasn't in it. and I wanted something more." sound, helps to create a dim, dense void. After graduating from the University of Connecticut, "This is very different from the music world [at he earned his Doctorate of Musical Arts at Columbia Columbia University], but it's all a digital attempt to University. "It was there that J became acquainted with replicate the classical techniques found in an analog electronic composition. I thrived there and loved it," Kreiger said. studio," said Kreiger. It does not appear to be, in any sense of the word, easy. In his spnre time, Kreiger listen mainly to the canon of On the computer screen, multiple tracks lie scattered Western Classi al music. He's never been a big fan of rock throughout the screen in horizontal bars in complex and roll. "My heart isn't with me mass of synthesizers sequences. "The learning curve from analog to digital is heard today:' Kreiger said. "Electronic music is much Professor Art Krieger. ALICIA TOLDII STAFF steep," he says. "I'm glad we have an engineer here, Jim more limbrely diverse-it's interesting to me." McNeish, because most of my questions are, at this point Kreiger started as a part-time teacher at Conn in 1999, in time, technical. That doesn't mean I don't struggle with and be arne a full-time professor in 2004. Occasionally, office, TWO major objects attract the eye: the piano and the aesthetics. I do every step of the way. But that's my own his music can be henrd sweeping through Cummings elaborate sound system that decorates his desk. Currently, thing." • from his office door. which is usually kept ajar. In his he is hard at work on a composition for the Orchestra of Conn Receives B+ on College Sustainability Report Card CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 New, porous pavement manages run- off and reduces pollution to ground- water. Starting next year, freslunen will no longer be permitted to bring their cars to campus. Conn's improvements are reflective of a general trend among colleges and universities around the country starting to take issues of sustainabil- ity very seriously. While it is great to see these changes implemented, II there is still a long road ahead of us. The report highlights some of the areas the school needs to improve. Jan Phillips' 11, SGNs Chair of Environmental Affairs, argues that we have the potential to realize major changes in the Food & Recycling cat- egory. The school has already gotten the ball rolling by making the dining halls tray less, buying fruit and vegetables from local sources, and using cage-free eggs. Conn currently composts about 24% of postconsumer food scraps, but that number should rise. Phillips says the next steps are "meat reduction and sustainable seafood sourcing" which would' be "un- popular changes and not in line with Dining Services usually conciliatory approach to students," but are nonetheless essential actions. Although Student Involvement received an A, thanks to the efforts of groups such 'as Spokespeople, Sprout, Renewable Energy Club, and the House Environmental Reps, environmentally-conscious students find that this represents a minority of the overall student body. Phillips says It rs a small group of dedicated students that work together to run all of the sustai~ability clubs, attend meetings, and work with the college to Harris, Paper or Plastic affect pohcy changes. Lily Fayerweather ' 13, an Environmental Stud- ies major and House Environmental Rep, agrees, and would like to see opportunities to get more students thinking about environmental issues CONTINUED FROM PAGE I lied to eat in Harris despite the wbat happened last weekend: saying "there is unfortunately no factor requiring those students that are circumstances. "1 was gratified by the support keeps a number of replacement not involved to improve their knowledge of sustainability." Unsurprisingly, other students of the students as we worked parts on hand, but this was a The College Sustainability Report acknowledges that Connecticut Col- actually enjoyed the less-formal through the issue. I got the major part we needed to have lege is beginning to take some necessary steps to move towards a more dining ware. Justin Shamash ' 13 sense that students understood shipped from Illinois. We were sustainable future. Without downplaying the positive nature of these im- said, "I thought it was pretty we were doing everything we forced to usc dispo able prod- provements, it is important to recognize that there is still a significant convenient that' didn't have to could to make sure the quality ucts until Tuesday when the ~ount of work left to be done. As students, it is our responsibility to get wait in thc line to put my plates and timing of the meals were not part arrived and the repair was involved, and to keep the forward momentum that has built up over the on a tray, 1could just throw them impacted by our dish machine completed." While no students past few years going .• seemed to know the details of away wherever Iwanted." problem." the situation, many presumed a Not every student shared Bushwack could not specify broken appliance was the cause. Shamash's positive outlook, any numerical figures regarding Because of the environmen- but most understood that this plates and plastic used, saying, tally conscious nature of our stu- was a unique, emergency situ- "We did not specifically track. dent body, many were upset at ation, and was not reflective of the additional waste generated the environmental impact of us- the school's commitment to sus- by this temporary paper usage." ing paper and plastic to serve so tainability. Rachel Jerome ' 14 However, ~e very fact that any many students for several days. stated, "Obviously, it was not to excessi ve waste raised some Dana Silverberg' II said. "J just most environmentally friendly eyebrows and made students un- think' that it looks bad because thing to do, but I don't know comfortable does demonstrate we claim to be so cnvir nmcn- if there was another solution. I the degree to which we've in- tally friendly. Imagine a student mean, what were we supposed corporated conservation and en- coming to look at our school and to do, cat with our hands?" vironmental awareness into our ALUMNI EDUCATORS: CAREERS THAT eeing garbage cans full of trash While Connecticut College lives. students do like to be environ- and wasted food." Ultimately, despite a minor di- ADVANCE TEACHING AND LEARNING However, Bushwack claimed mentally friendly, and a few saster, life in Harris went on as that it was the very fact that so more days of paper and plastic usual: eggs hissed on the grid- Sunday, November 14 may have caused some protests, dle, soups bubbled in the pots, many student eat at Harris each Cro's Nest, 4 p.m. day that made paper and plastic most did seem to understand that and the usual weekend cheer a few days of paper and plastic Refreshments willbe served. Hear from alumni the only solution to the problem. filled our campus' largest dining aboul lheir career paths and get advice about yours. "Based on the amount of meals wa not going to undo all of hall. However, the unfortunate that Harris serves there really the environmental progress our saga of the broken disbwasher Tammie Clayton Reid '01: Education consul...... , ...... t Fo UCluatlallSL' I nCo was no other option for us." school has made over the past did leave the environmentalist several years. in all of us with just a tiny bit of Ultimately, the environmental Mike A~dt:t$on '9~: Professional development specialist Northeast Bushwack appreciated the heartburn .• concerns were overrun by prac- Foundation for Children Inc. . • ticality, as mo t students conrin- reasonable approach toward ~atalie A. Mello '84: Director of global operations and adjunct instructor; Worcester Polytechnic Institute . .Andrew Poole '01, Academic dean, Elm City College Pn:par:tory . School, w Haven, CT. Moumud by lindsay Paiva '12. English mAftJr, Holleran Center studmf and uaeher urtifiattUm canJuim-e. ALSO tN THE 2010-2011 SERIES, February 13 (Research), March 6 (Polrtics), Apnl3 (Languages) Spo"sor«/ by tbe Offiu ofCtJIJq,~Ad,tanumml CONNECTICUT.. COLLEGE 6------_ THECDllEGE VOla OPINIONS opinions@thecollegevoice,org NOVEMBER 8. 2010 Editor John Dodig Learning How to Play Again (with FI~bber) JULIA CRISTOFANO STAFF WRITER riman uses only slabs and coils full bodies riddled with disease personality. of clay to produce a basic clay and injury. Merriman's attrac- She went on to CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 structure, which is then fired. She tion to wax is primarily driven by describe how she This past' Wednesday, I joined builds up the surface using sev- the way it plays with light and its was "pissed off' students and faculty for a talk cral different kinds of wax. She ability to mimic skin in a way that when she tried to Merriman gave about her career describes her process as "an ad- is hard to achieve with other me- order a speculum and her show Peripheries, a se- ditive one," and strives to achieve dia. Some of her first works with (a device used to ries of ceramic sculptures and a surface that looks like an exten- wax were based on adipose tissue examine the cervix) mixed media, which is currently sion of the initial form rather than (body fat) and invite the viewer to from a drug compa- on display in Cummings Art Cen- a static coat nf wax simply lying consider their own body image. ny and they refused ter. Merriman was on campus as on top of the piece. ' Another one of her pieces, to let her buy one part of the Weissman Visiting Art- She began using wax in her entitled The 0 s of Character, without a prescrip- ist Program, which brings artists work after spending three months consists of six different wax tion. Because her to campus for several days to give at an art school in Dresden, Ger- sculptures of cervixes, all differ- work is largely in- workshops, lectures or critiques. many. During this time, she vis- ent sizes, shapes and colors. She fluenced by human First, she explained the process ited the Deutches Hygiene-Muse- based this piece on diagram of anatomy and body of making her art-something 1 um, which was created to educate cervixes she saw in Dresden that image, she was out- was dying to understand, as many the public about health, the hu- was once used to evaluate wheth- raged by not having of her pieces look like the results man body and medicine. The er or not a woman was "normal." control of her own of some sur c one aw . Mer- museum features wax faces and How one is perceived by our so- body, thus being ciety and our tendency to label prevented from us- people are prevalent themes in ing it as a tool in Merriman's work. her work. Despite her rather abstract and Although the fo- static subject matter, Merriman cus of Merriman's talk was about She talked about how she herself was quite a character. She her art and her motivations, her "had to teach [herself] how to explained that her work for Pe- presentation had powerful un- play again," because we lose the ripheries was labor intensive and dertones of encouragement for ability to do that as we get old- tedious so she made sure to spend all the students in the room. The er. Everything becomes one big time on smaller projects. This last slide she showed was a list deadline and one more job to do. way, she could experiment and entitled Some Rules for Students Art student or no, Merriman re- not feel pressured to create a com- ond Teachers by John Cage. She minded everyone to slow down plete work. As part of this "play explained that though a professor and make a little time for them- time" she began inflating pig in- had given it to her a long time ago, selves. Many of us are beginning testines with air, covering them in it still holds significant meaning to get caught up in the craze of a variety of substances and twist- to her today. Among these ten November, but if you've been ing them to create strangely beau- rules, number nine summed up working hard all week it's okay tiful shapes. Perhaps this isn't ex- Merriman's overall message: "Be to put down the pen and hang out actly how most of us would spend happy whenever you can manage with your friends, or catch up on Students at Shauna Merriman's recent Peripheries talk. She uses body fat our free time, but I couldn't help it. Enjoy yourself. It's lighter than that episode of Modern Family and related SIn/ell/res as models for her clay forms and multimedia works. but enjoy Merriman's uninhibited you think." you missed .• Don't Do That! 2, 4, 6, 8, Why Don't Kiefer Roberts' open letters to the campus community We Participate? , JEFF LEE gotten so unbearably bad that, save CONTRIBUTOR for a few consistently participating voices, I am fairly sure that some Perhaps you are like me: clini- of my courses have turned into a cally introverted - unable to speak practice in rhetoric for each of my confidently before a group consist- professors. Perhaps out of pity for ing of more than a few close friends. their frustration, or, more likely, to It could be the case that you are interject some sound byte into the serially uninterested in the course abject quiet pervading the class, I material. Who could blame you? have taken it upon myself to begin That freshman seminar certainly participating in earnest. Now, clear- may not be living np to the stan- ly I do not view myself as some snrt dards so illustriously described in of self-righteous savior, come to that enigmatic packet you received deliver my classes from the throes over the summer. Still, maybe this of silence. Generally speaking, I am morning's post-alcohol induced left with feelings of regret and con- fog has proved itself a more than fusion after opening my mouth to worthy adversary for that delicate espouse what 1 thought was a well- KIEFER ROBERTS the deli and are trying to get some nutrition. academic sensibility. Whatever organized and meaningful point. COLUMNIST Students' cars outside of Cro on a Friday eve- the reason, class participation has In reality, I fumble over words and Ding can prohably be explained by a Friday seemingly reached an all-time low. ideas and forget the main gist of Night Live or an ungodly desire for a breakfast I am in no way suggesting that my thought before it has been de- Dear Campus Safety, sandwich. And giving students tickets because no interesting or engaging class livered. I find that I usually wring they're parked outside of the library on a Sun- discussions take out my thoughts You and Iboth know it was only a matter of day night at I AM makes about as much sense place. Nor am I with all the el- time before our paths crossed. In the interest of as wearing one of those hooded animal towels I amfairly sure that I asserting that any egance and ef- full disclosure, 1 don't drive ODcampus. I find to, well, anywhere. one of us is inca- some of my courses have ficiency of a the rules to be absurd and the parking spaces Oh, and by the way. I know a lot of students pable of provid- turned into a practice in dirty dish-rag. difficult to find. However, something that I've whose mindsets are something along the lines ing insightful and So much for co- witnessed (and that is severely pissing students of Are these motherfuckers crazy"! Didn 1I just rhetoricfor each of my valuable input in gency. oft) is driving (HA) this week's DDT: ticketing gtve you $150 so I could park here in the first all)' of our scho- professors. Despite my on the weekend. place?!? And now you want to ticket me?! Ri- lastic pursuits. In- failings as a I want to say that I son of understand. There diculous parking tickets in the face of doubling stead, I am only remarking upon public speaker, I find that my new- are only so many convenient spaces for faculty the parking fee seems exorbitant. I'm just say- the diminishing frequency with found zeal for class participation and staff to park, so you give them the entire ing, stop trying to squeeze juice from fruit that's which such remarks are made in has its benefits. Not only is class. section in front of Shain and Cro, That's fine already been through a blender. the context of, at the very least, my now bearahle, hut I find myself because it makes sense, and I'm into things And if students are going to get unnecessar- own courses. Some days are bet- more engaged with readings and that make ense. However, one of the brutal ily ticketed on the weekends, I think we should ter than others. The others, how- -assignments than I ever have been consequences of this is that my peers and [ (I have the opportunity to give citizens-arrest type ever, drag nn for a nightmarishly before. Additionally, the length of get driven a lot) are relegated to "gravel" and tickets to those cars that creepily drive behind us extended period of time. The pro- classes has shrunken from the Twi- "din" lots. Really? Why are those even actual on the walking paths. Uh, hi - this is a sidewalk fessor may ask for a basic compre- light Zone-esque etemity to a man- things? Maybe it's understood that in gravel and in cose you've become slightly confused, and I'd hensive overview of a topic. Or, in ageahle hour-and-a-half or so. Sur- dirt lots, students' cars are way more likely to appreciate you not driving behind me. 1 know an attempt to rouse the class from prisingly, despite my inefficiencies, be dinged or scratched by some idiot pretend- it certainly unnerves me, mostly because it's a non-participatory coma, be or I find myself actually looking for- ing they're Mayhem from Allstate, so you don't awkward (am [ supposed to move to the side? she may wave the smelling salt of ward to class, eager for discussion. want faculty to park there. So [ guess I'm actu- There's yellow tape and signs on the grass, so devil's advocacy under our collec- So, I urge you, fight through ally still kind of half there with you. 1 don't want to disrespect someone's work, or tive noses. • heSitatIons, lack of interest, nausea But where you lose many students entirely get skunk stank on my shoes) and I feel like I'm As a measure of last resort, the or Some combination of the three. is ticketing on the weekends in front of Harris, about to be asked if I'd like some candy or if! professor may even drop an atomic We are fortunate enough to attend a ero and Shain. [ know some devoted professors, want to see someone's puppy. bomb of controversy with the in- college with excellent and plentiful lOme of whom come In on the weekends to get Sorry mister, my mom told me I couldn't talk tent to incinerate whatever prevents professors Who are, in my experi- work done, host lectures or help students, but to strangers, especially the ones mowing people productive discussion. (Good luck ence, more than happy to hear any DOlall professors are here. It's not like faculty off of the sidewalk. I'm just asking you, C-Safe, burning through the miasma ofFri- thoughts you may have regarding are driving around campus, desperately looking not to kick someone when they're already down. day morning's hangovers.) The re- co~se rnatenal (despite any simi- for a place to park on a Saturday evening. And We've got other things to worry about besides sulting blast does little to unsettle a larities your thoughts may share It's DOleven like we're parking In President Hig- frivolous parking tickets. Like that unnecessary sea of patently indifferent faces and s spot forbid). With my own garbled commen- don (Ood open container write-up. Thanks. fails to fix any furtive, text-scan- tary). Participate! Ask questions! Chances are, if SlUdent cars are outside of ning eyes. Silence hangs for a few The benefits far outweigh any Manis between the hours of [0 AM and noon, Serving the Community, insufferable moments longer. Re- perceived drawhacks. At the very dtey're excited about the new daily specials at Kiefer signed, the professor answers his or least, 1 ask you to do so as a per- her question with another, equally ineffective atom bomb. sonal favor. Please don't let me go Recently, this phenomenon has on emharrassing mys If, by myself any longer. • ' . --_._------~-..... - . ------ THEffillEGE vocs NOVEMBER 8, 2010 _ OPINONS·7 Musicspeaks Speaks Volumes SAM NORCROSS . STAFF WRITER we did is compose interludes be- build up of many sounds that died nouncer voice. With this interlude Stephanie Fong, the viola playcr, tween each piece." down to the reading names over I finally understood what they stretched her left leg in front of "The electronic portions are a simple piano tune. And then the I was almost entirely uricertain were going for. The historical and her and turned, eyes closed, to- very musical and engaging and playing began, what to expect. I knew that there personal context being presented ward the audience whenever she utilize a wide variety of sound It was a strange prelude. Clever was going to be a classical mu- in such a unique fashion served to had a solo. The music was amaz- sources such as the human voice, in the way it overlapped manu- sic performance and I knew that compliment the classical pieces ing, and Brahms' heavy climac- cannon fire, or heavily processed factured audience sounds with individual pieces would be by with both its modem and abstract tic style wa a perfect end to the electric guitar," added Markson, our own, and definitely interest- Beethoven, Brahms and Copland. musical style and the information show, All of the musicians, in- "Anything goes, really!" ing, but I did not understand bow But In the event description for it conveyed to the audience. cluding Mangold and Markson, Now I was intrigued. I'm actu- it contextualized the Beethoven :'Musicspeaks," which took place The night continued in this received a well-deserved standing ally into classical music, so a live sonata that followed-which, by In Evans Hall this past Friday, way, with the unique electronic ovation. chamber performance would bave the way, was played beautifully. there was a phrase that tripped me interludes enhancing the overall One of the questions I asked been enough to pull me in. 'Also, I have never seen a live perfor- up. It said, "Pianist Patrice New- experience. There were sounds Mangold was whether he thougbt anything by Brahms in instantly mance of chamber music, unless man presents 'Musicspeaks'_ of rain and thunder, gunfire, birds that the melding of modern sounds awesome, and listed in the event you count tbe quartet from my featuring exciting chamber music chirping and notes that sounded and classical music should hap- description was a four movement high school (which you really . performances layered with con- as if they were flying backwards . pen more often. "Classical music Quintet in f minor, so I was sold' shouldn't). It's a much more per- textual electronic soundtrack." There was even a pretty funny performances carry the negative from the start. But this "electronic sonal experience than seeing an interlude after the slowest move- reputation of being boring," he re- "Layered with a contextual elec- soundscape" thing had me want- orchestra. tronic soundtrack?" What is that ment of Brahms Quintet in f mi- sponded. "A lot of young' people, ing to go even more, especially The solo violinist, in an elegant supposed to mean? nor with a murmuring audience me included, don't have the desire after talking to Markson and black and red dress, seemed to Before I went to see the show [ and a woman asking loudly, "Is it to attend these performances very Mangold. I was still uncertain as quiver along with her vibrato as over yet?" contacted the two Conn stude~ts often, and I think having a more to exactly how it would contrib- she swayed with the music, and tasked with creating this "elec- Mixed in were more dates and varied sonic experience could in- ute to the performance, but I had Patrice Newman at the piano had headlines, melodic fragments, tronic soundtrack" and asked terest OUf generation." I com- to see if they could pull off incor- a constant look of intense concen- and excerpts of letters written them about it. Jon Markson ' 12, pletely agree. porating cannon fire and human tration. It all sounded flawless, as to and from the composer that was happy to explain. "[The pro- This idea is something that has speech into complementary musi- far as I could tell; a cascade of helped the audience understand gram] contains three different the potential to revolutionize and cal interludes. notes flowed from the violin to the the processes and motivations be- pieces, which are all intercon- revitalize classical music perfor- I braved a chilly trek to Cum- piano and back again. You could hind each piece. nected by an electronic sound- mance. I already had in interest mings on Friday night and took hear the sharp inhales ofhoth mu- The performances themselves scape that both contextualizes the in classical mu ic before attend- my seat in the center of the au- sicians punctuating the rests dur- continued to be awesome. There pieces in culture and history with ing this show, but the electronic ditoriurn. Patrice Newman, an ing the Adagio, and melodies and was an element of subtle theat- text, as well as breaks the mold of aspect of it added a thick extra award winning concert pianist crescendos were skillfully traded ricality that pervaded the show. layer of interest. Perhaps this is what you expect when you go to a and member of tbe music faculty back and forth during tbe Rondo. 'piano recital. ", During Patrice Newman's solo just thc thing to get young people at Conn, and Krista Buckland The piece ended, and toward performance of Copland's Piano to at least try listening to Mozart, This made me believe that elec- Reisner, an established violinist the tail end of our applause the Variations she seemed as angry Tchaikovsky, Bach and the rest. tronic music' and sound was being and the concertmistress of Opera sound of a type writer started as the music sounded, frequently Experiments with music such played over, or alongside the clas- Boston, silently took the stage. up. A letter written by Copland slamming her fingers down on the as this one can often be overly sical music, which caused me to The audience clapped, the lights about the making of the piece discordant notes and then remov- ambitious, and turn out very ask whether it felt weird altering dimnied and our applause melded we were about to hear was read ing her hands from the keys com- poorly. All I know is tbat later that or adding to the music of some of with that coming from the speak- while piano music intermittently pletely, in apparent frustration. night I found myself wishing for the greatest composers of all time. ers on either side of the stage. bloomed and faded in the back- Holgen Gjoni, who played an electronic soundscape to seam- But Eli Mangold' II, clarified the There was silence, and then the ground. Headlines from the news cello on Brahms' Quintet, was so lessly connect one song in my event further for me: "We didn't sound of footsteps. Brief laughter. were read about Stalin and a new expressive that it looked like he iPod's shuffle io the next. • add any sound to the pieces, what Distorted smatterings of music. A president of NBC in a crackly an- was talking to his sheet music. Riches among Rags Kids Know Best India's richest man has built the world's largest home in Student teachers learn lessons about life, phonetics poverty-stricken downtown Mumbai • RACHEL JACOBSEN him. "YES!" he exclaimed, exasperat- HENRY ROSSOFF he decided to build the most expensive home CONTRIBUTOR ed. 1 told him to go ask Mom. So much CONTRIBUTOR in the world in downtown Murnbai. Sources for that lesson. have listed the value of Antilia to be around If you/ hid yourself needing both your The kids can tell you how to writc Let's talk about moderation and excess for $1 billion, although this is a disputed price. shoelaces double-knotted in less than descriptively using their senses, how to a few minutes, Over the past few days I have Mumbai has a dynamic unlike any city ten seconds, I'm your girl. If you need say "peace" in fifteen languages (Dan- thought about the completion of Mukesh in the world. Recently, the great metropolis to learn geometry in Spanish, give me ish, Russian and Tibetan to name a Ambani's skyscraper-mansion with great dis- transformed into a destination for India's up- a call. If you need a good laugh, come few), and even had the maturity not to tress. For those who haven't been following per class. A good friend of mine, Jeremy Cra- spend a day witb me and I guarantee laugh when we leanned that fiber makes this story, here's a quick synopsis: Mukesh mer-Gibbs, spent this past summer working at you '11 walk: away with some material you poop. However, when I look back Ambani is the fourth richest man in the world, the stock exchange in Mumbai. He described for a standup comedy routine. on these past few months, what's a lot and the richest in India. He, along with his ri- the city as a "massive slum with nice neigh- I am not your typical college senior. I more impressive is what these kids have val brother Anil, inherited Reliance Industries borhoods, but few and far between. When am a student teacher in a bilingual sec- taught me. from their billionaire father. Reliance Indus- you're walking through the city you feel the ond grade class. I have twenty-one little The biggest demonstration of this tries later turned into Reliance Anil Dhirub- dichotomy between the rich and poor. It's un- darlings who demand my undying love, came when we were doing a unit on hai Ambani Group, one of the largest private like any city I've ever seen." He pointed out attention and guidance for seven hours peace. It made me think that we should conglomerates in the world, after a splitting the fact that Ambani's mansion is not the first a day from Monday to Friday. As you just let children solve the world's prob- of the former company by the brothers. or only lavishly designed home in the city. can only imagine, there is never a dull lems, because their solutions are so In 2008, Ambani began construction of a The appearance of mansions and upper moment when you have a class full of much simpler and more logical. For our twenty-seven-story condo tower in down- class displays of wealth in India's metropo- seven-year-olds. culminating project, the kids all wrote town Mumbai. Ambani hired Chicago-based lis is a recent phenomenon that has changed The kids never cease to amaze me about what peace means to them and architects Perkins & Will to design the struc- the dynamic of this terribly confusing city. with what they are capable of. How- how they can make peace in the world. ture called Antilia, named after a legendary I acknowledge that plenty of billionaires in ever, just when I find myself impressed Show and rell people that you love Spanish island of gold. The building soars America and abroad have mansions that are and inspired by their abilities and depth them. Learn new languages. Take care more than 550 feet in the air and resembles worth upwards of $200 million, but this par- of understanding, they will say or do of your environment. Take care of each Lego pieces piled unevenly upon one another, ticular mansion is significant because of its something so completely off-base and other. Help your friends. Share - es- without the variation in color. location and worth. To me, this is like the hilarious that it requires every ounce pecially yaur smiles and laughter Say Of all the questions that could be asked completion of one of the pyramids in ancient of ~elf-control to maintain a straight you're sorry and mean it. If somebody about this structure, the most important and Egypt, a landmark structure that I doubt any face. On multiple occasions, I have apologizes you should forgive and for- obvious is why? Why choose to build a twen- other billionaire will surpass in value or au- been presented with wildly inappropri- get. Hold somebody s hand. Hugs are ty-seven-story mansion in ?owntown Mum- dacity. More importantly, Antilia brings up ate demonstrations of their phonetic really important, too. bai, among the slums and poverty? Since difficult questions about what moral respon- awareness, of which they are actually It's important to note that these ideas Ambani has refused to comment on his per- sibilities the world's elite have, if any. completely unaware. One girl was try- are coming from a very demographi- sonal motives or the building itself, we can I think the fact that Ambani is able to create ing to sound out horse, and kept repeat- cally diverse group of children. Eleven only speculate. this structure is an insult to the impoverished ing the first syllable very loudly, over of my students speak Spanish at home, Ambani wanted to build a home for him- citizens in Mumbai. I believe that this struc- and over again (hor, hor, hor-s). When I while ten speak English with their fami- self his wife and his three children. Like ture will create resentment among citizens of asked wbere you could find a liquid, one lies. One student has Asperger Syn- many rich families in the market for a new Mumbai and possibly establish Ambaai as a boy proudly wrote "hoes" in bold let- drome, one is autistic, and one is highly house, they wanted to create something that tyrant. This is exactly the kind of lavish dis- ters. My all-time favorite, however, was medicated for ADD. We suspect that would be a custom-made utopia. Naturally, play of wealth that the richest man in India when a student was supposed to write one of our students is bipolar. One little should not be displaying. He has a responsi- "I counted pennies." Instead, ] found boy has a serious growth issue which bility as a role model for his people to display myself with a paper that read "I cunted means he will die at a young age. orne moderation and understanding rather than ex- penis." of the students are upper-middle class cessive greed. Do the unthinkably rich have One day, after I read a book thai chal- from nearby suburban towns, while no responsibility to display moderation? Or is lenged the common belief that Colum- others live in housing developments in it all relative? Should we not consider Antilia bus discovered America, students were New London. an insult to the poor since he spent a relatively debating issues of power and question. And yet, everybody is friends. If you small portion of his wealth on the building? ing why the Europeans thought that they watch the children at recess you will not Or is this enormous house, rising high above could show up and take land from the notice any divides among the students. a vast slum city of unthinkable poverty, a po- native people, The thoughtfulness and The students don't group themselves tent symbol of the excesses the rich will in- passion that the students had about the based on socioeconomic status, gender, dulge in when unconstrained by any moral issue was amazing. Afterwards, though, race, or developmental abilities. And code? I felt a tap on my leg and turned to find every Monday morning during our bi- It seems that this example is especially a pensive and thoughtful boy looking lingual sing, I look out into a sea of fac- egregious due to the proximity of the slums. extremely confused. "But Miss Rachel! es singing "queremos paz, y libertad en It's not the same as Bill Gates building a com- Where do people come from in the first este mundo" (we want peace and liberty pound in a wealthy suburb of Washington. place?!" he asked me. Shocked and stut- in this world) and I really do believe Furthermore, If we look at this outrageous tering, I carefully chose my words and it. So even though 1 may come back to display of wealth and tell ourselves that we asked him to clarify what he meant. "I campus at the end of the day completely don't care, what do we care about? If this par- mean, there are little people and they drained physically, mentally and emo- ticular display of wealth does not trouble us, are like kids." he continued, "But then tionally, [ wouldn't trade this experi- then do we agree that the rich deserve to do they grow up into big people and they ence for anything. It recently dawned on whatever is within the means of their bank ac- are grownups. But how do the kids get me that while I have been busy trying to count? Think about it ~d get back to me .• here in the first place?" Still not wanting teach these kids all about life, they bave to say anything wrong, I asked him to been teaching me what life is really all clarify one more time. "Do you mean, about. • where do babies come from?" I asked 8 THECOLlEGE VOICE· NOVEMBER 8. 2010 •• The Merits of Daylight Savings Time CON:Stop Playing God with PRO: I'm DTS (Down to the Space-Time Continuum Save) with DST February. It's 5:00 PM and you're ex- QUINN MENCHETTI Well those excuses just or completely blast your HAILEYFYFE hausted and hungry' after your Thurs- CONTRIBUTOR don't sit easy in this cow- quads. But until we realize CONTRIBUTOR day afternoon government class. boy's saddle. I, for one, the absurdity of this sys- What are you, an old person? You Every year on the first am not about to give up an tem, you will never know While Quinn has made his points can't eat dinner at 5:00. Think again. Sunday in November the hour of raging in return for whether other people com- well, let's just take a moment to ap- It's dark out, and dark out means din- clocks are set hack one an hour of mind-numbing mented on 'your wall post preciate his stupidity and laugh at his nertime. You eat and feel so much hour, returning the world to hangover. and your quads will remain ignorance. Now that that's done, let's better, but you are still so stressed out the comfon and consisten- But those are just the completely unblasted. But talk about Dayligbt Savings Time and want to have fun tonight. Funny cy of Standard Time. But practical problems with things could be different. (DST). you should mention that-you can what were tho e last eight DST. The philosophical We have the power to Originally proposed by Benjamin start having fun sooner: it's darker months of chao? Who stand up and say, "Hey! Franklin, an American forefather, decided that we could just I.for one, am not Quit messin' with my November 7 marks the end of DST- out sooner! The winter may be miser- ably cold, but with the extra nighttime tell time to move an hour about to give up an space-time continuum!" giving us an extra hour of night. Do faster for three quarters of . . The power of Daylight your research, Quinn. The switch on hour you can spend your time making a fire and drinking the year? [ think it's about hour of raging In Savings Time lies in November 8 marks the hot cocoa with your lime thaI we abandon this return for an hour of the hands of the people, end of long days and Do your research, friends (who would archaic system of lime- . db' whether the fat cats in short rugbts. What does , meddling and allow our min -num Ing their ivory towers like it or that mean for us? Short ' Quinn, want to do that in the clocks to tick away freely, hangover. not. This March, I say we days and long nights- daylight?), studying safe from the oppression don't change our clocks. without a "butterfly effect" (source: (if your into that), raging, whatever. of our tinkering hands. dilemmas are much more I say we show up an hour history). It's really as if the govern- The most important aspect of the The history of Daylight immediate. According late because we know it's ment were saying, "Hey kids. We end of DSl', however.. is the extra Savings Time (DST) is to my understanding of truly on time. Will the aris- know you're in school now and don't hour of sleep. As DST falls on a Sun- ..... essentially Ihis: some guy Ashton Kutcher's movie tocrats like it? No. But will need long summer days, so we're go- day this year, the magicians of the t...... decided he could control The Butterfly Effect, we they respect it? ing to give you more nighttime! Party calendar have given students a pres- I:"""'"" the sun, and therefore time. are irreparably changing Ben Franklin once said, on, brothers and sisters!" ent. Sunday is probably the day you As a result, he would Ihen the true destinies of our "The immense. stock of Quinn said that he was, "not about most need an extra hour of sleep. Af- be able to control our lives. lives every time we try to wax and tallow left uncon- to give up an hour of raging in return ter your hangover in the morning and Z Let' think about how DST change how time works. sumed during the summer for an hour of mind-numbing bang- the five-page paper you were saving .... works. During those eight What happens to that "lost will probably make can- over." What he is forgetting, how- for the last minute, you want that ex~ miserable months we all hour" when you set your dies mucb cheaper for the ever, is that night now comes sooner. Ira hour. Your "I hate Mondays" mug go to bed and wake up an clocks ahead? It doesn't ensuing winter. and con- Therefore, you can stan partying might just turn into one that says, "I I . hour earlier than we have just disappear into noth- tinue them cheaper as long .sooner. So, you do get an extra hour usually hate Mondays, but not this O one because I'm well rested." So bask 10. Why? Because the gov- ingness. as the proposed reforma- of raging. Whether or not you have a ernment said so? Because Somewhere in another tion shall be supported." mind-numbing hangover in the morn- in the end of DST. Quit complaining Q. your mom reminded you reality you are using that What a stupid jerk, right? • ing is up to you and your ability (or and love the extra hour of sleep/re- to reset your alarm clock? hour to surf Facebook inability) to party with a plan, Quinn. covery you have been given .• So, imagine it's the beginning of Conn Gets Caught in the Mo(ve)ment JERELL MAYS ing involved, as well STAFF WRITER as a red balloon and some nice music. It Around here, one ccs art ev- g was all well filmed ery day, whether in the form of a fil and very carefully meticulously detailed portrait of o done, but it was also an apple, a flawles Iy executed ~ very abstract and and choreographed dance perfor- 'slightly confusing. mance or that blue twisty thing ~ The performance near Fanning. However, .should § following it, "Last the an of dance not jump out at - of a Dying Breed" you, so to speak, it can be pretty '"0: by Alex Hsu '12, easy to start feeling really uncul- ~ was pretty much the tured really fast. And around here, ~ exact opposite of being uncultured is like wearing Q the one prior to it. a Jersey Shore t-shirt in public: Hsu came out and it says a lot of (mostly negative) tations were readily met. performances began, the dancers proceeded to pop- things about you. Either the turnout was far be- more than earned their keep. And and-lock harder than So, when I went to see Caught yond what they planned for, or thanks to the program I mayor anyone I've ever in the Mo(ve)ment, Conn's Dance all the chairs were on the other may not have filched, I can pro- seen, and I lived in Club's first major performance of side of the veil that cut the room vide a brief description of some Brooklyn for several the year, Ididn't know what to ex- in half; in any case, there weren't of the performances in Show A in years. "Last of a Dy- pect. Being a prospective English enough seats. But that was hardly order and by name. ing Breed," by Lu- major, (sorry, Literatures in Eng- an issue, as 1 could see just fine Caught in the Mo(ve)ment, dacris, blared in the lish) the only impulses to dance from the floor. If anything, it gave aside from having a really clever background, and I'm I ever have usually corne from a more intimate view of the danc- way of spelling itself, also makes happy to say only a finding (and buying) superfluous ers. While we waited for the per- some other clever decisions. For quarter of the piece hardcover reissues of books that I formance to start, a few members example, instead of putting the in- went by before I already own. What I mean to say of the Dance Club came out and, evitable eccentricities that are, in realized that every one of Hsu's ers doing a sort of non-stop relay is that my edentary life, devoid oddly enough, asked us to please my opinion, inherent with almost movements was representative race that didn't end until one of of dance shows, ensured I held no return the programs at the conclu- any fonn of physical performance of the lyrics being rapped. It was the dancers left Ibe stage and told negative or positive bias. 1 only sion of the show. It wasn't too odd at the middle or the end of the pretty damn impressive. . the light board operator to stop expected impressive choreogra- a request considering a sparkling show, it gets the majority of them The nex~ song was a dubstep the performance. If dance has a phy, well-trained dancers and a donation hat was passed through out of the way in the beginning. (told you so) remix of La Roux's fourth wall, it was broken that dubstep remix of a popular radio the audience during intermission. "It's not me," choreographed "In for the Kill," and for once, to night. hit to weave itself somewhere into Whether or not anything made by Jackie Smith, was more of a me anyway, the accompanying "Dangle to Break" took the the perfonnance. I'm glad to say it into that hat that night seems short film than a dance perfor- glow sticks actually felt appropri- cake for me. It was the most out- that all three of these initial expec- unimportant, because when the mance, although there was dane- ate instead of obnoxious. landish performance of the night, "Pockets" is best described as and I mean the good kind of out- personal, at times painfully so. A landish. Uptight, schoolmistress- very nervous (part of the perfor- type dancer? Check. Oppressed mance, mind you) Ana Fiore' 12 women dancers who becomelib- came out and asked the audience crated during Ibe performance? some very strange questions, Check. Cryptic, uneven dia- including, "How long are my logue? Check. legs?" and "Are any of you still My favorite moment of the listening?" It was disorienting at night was during this piece when first, as she performed her dance ~e mistress-type dancer w~s pac- three times, twice in total silence. mg back and forth hehind the Her own nervousness leaked into shirtless dancers, saying, "I will the audience each time when, ~ot ra~se my voice," at exponen. during a particular portion of the tielly Increasing levels of volume performance, she nearly slipped until, finally, she is screaming it out of her dress; in fact, a certain at the top of her lungs. If dance sense of deliberate vulnerability IS about conveying a message I was omnipresent. It all came to- almost think I get it. ' gether somewhat wonderfully in All in all I had a good tiro . · ~ the end, however, and she did in ab etter time than I thought I fact, answer each of the questions would. The highly spirited clo UG ser, she asked, ertrude and the Paper Dolls" "Title Me" was funny. Five put a much-needed spring in;o Philosophy dancers, all wearing bright red our step as we walked out• S orne noses came out as solemnly as \:.-\ pans ran a little long at times,an d I coffin bearers, before the perfor- th I \ ere were SOme squirm -wort hy (in Graphs) I mance turned sassy and hilarious. moments,. but I think thatwe on Iy e, \\ Their impromptu clown-make squirmed when the dancers . want- by Jeff Lee '11 Oe~o up was also pretty imP'il?ssive. ed us to, which is good .• It ended with each of the dane- ll-IE COLLEGE VOla ------Q NOVEMBER 8, 2010 ARTS Editors: Rocine Oxtob & Motthew Gentile ortseibecoleqevcrcecrq Mom, I'm Going to Trapeze School! CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the discussion with her was well- and actor Ain Gordon and dancer attended by Schroeder's class but choreographer and filmmake; very few people from the remain- Yvonne Rainer. Also involved is ing three classes went. an investigative theater group from While it's great that these art- New York called the Civilians, ists are visiting, as a writing stu- While having these esteemed dent I feel slightly neglected, The and highly creative people visit is concentration has thus far been on certainly a privilege, coming to- performers, but a quarter of stu- gether for their events is the only dents involved are writing students time the four classes have collabo- - I can see the benefits of learning rated. Even then, there hasn't been about other forms of art and perfor- too much interaction among the mance, but having an artist from students, our field would be more relevant Gordon worked mostly with the and enriching to our experience in dance students, and as a member the collaboration. of the nonfiction class, I didn't feel From Schroeder's perspective as like I had much of an opportunity a psychology professor, the events to learn from him, Rainer also fo- and guest artists that have graced cused mostly o~ the dancers, and the campus are a "good oppor- tunity to put to use what [the It's clear that students are whether we will ever reach en- students bave] talked about in left slightly confused about ligbtenment on the subject I'm No Cracks In These class," but there's also a down- how these artists create their not alone, side for his students, masterpieces, which may seem David Kelley , II, a mem- Being the only scientist in a counterproductive to the goals ber of Hamidi's class, has been Sidewalks group of artists has proven dif- of the program, Maybe this sim- working on a documentary film ficult Bringing his class to ob- ply proves that art cannot be as a part of this project On his serve artists like Gordon, Rain- explained in an empirical, me- progress, he says, "It's hard to Matt and Kim continue their tried and er and The Civilians, is helpful chanical way. say as of yet, but the initial plan true formula on new album to the class, but it also leaves out While the professors have an was to make a documentary the scientific perspective that is idea of what they want out of that showed the success of the vital to his course. To remedy the program ----<:ollaboration whole project But as the profes- this, Professor Bevil Conway between their classes, a better sors don't have goals, it's prov- from Wellesley College, a dual understanding of what it means en hard to make. The classes neuroscientist and artist who to be creative and how one haven't collaborated that much, studies the visual system, will achieves creativity - no end- and we haven't interviewed any- be visiting Conn soon.The stu- point seems to be in sight. body yet." dents have also noted the futility "We're kind of stumbling Hopefully, the film will come of some aspects of the program. through it, but that's fine, The together during the trip to New "I think the [collaboration] is ef- point of the program is to wake York and he wiII make more fective in that it brings together everyone up creatively," Boyd progress next week. disciplines that might not have said, "It gets people to think out- Another film student, Mat- collided otherwise, but it's inef- side the box." thew Gentile' 12, sums up the fective in that every event isn't The other professors agreed ideal goals of the program, "I guaranteed to be stimulating for that everyone working in the think it's effective for all the each discipline," said Ryanne program was mostly "rolling classes to collaborate. It's nice Davis '14. with the punches," as Myers to be able to fulfill the interdis- According to the chaotic put it. "We're just using our ciplinary agenda that is Conn," plan the professors bave for imaginations and seeing where but he also added, "I wish we the collaboration, interviewing it leads us, When you just roll would collaborate more, If they and conversing with the art- with it, something sparks, We continue with the grant, I think ists should bring about a better have no idea of the outcome, but thatwill happen." understanding of the creative the process is fascinating." Perhaps, once allowed more process and how it works, But As a student of the collabora- time to blossom, this collabora- as Geoff Phaneuf' 14 sums up, tion, I can attest to the fact that tion will run more smoothly. As "The activities, especially in- we are all blindly staggering for now, everyone is just along terviews, have yielded some in- through this search to collabo- for the ride, We will go wher- PHOTO FROM WEB sights into those creative minds, rate and define creativity, Would ever that takes us-whether to but sometimes those people are I say that the collaboration is it- Cro's Nest for a discussion with so nice that they are too modest self falling rather than flying? I a famous dancer or to New York to call themselves creative. Or wouldu't go that far, But while for a thrilling adventure at tra- CAROLINE MILLS Matt & Kim bave sometimes their creative pro- everyone's intentions are honor- peze school.> STAFF WRITER never been shy about cesses are too subconscious to able, and as this is tbe first year where they come from, verbalize." of implementation, I question The title and cover art of their new album Sidewalks as well as 2009's Grand reference Brooklyn, their current place of resi- dence, This is probably a smart move on their part, Brooklyn cur- rently has an immense amount of indie music cred, home to cool kids like The National, Grizzly Bear, and MGMT (as well as in- sufferable wannabe hipsters), With Sidewalks, Matt & Kim seek to cement their place among these trendsetters, and succeed, They stick to their familiar Mates of State-meets-Passion Pit sound, but this isn't a retread, Rather, it's a fresh batch of hugely energetic, danceable songs about where we live and where we've been, The opening track, "Block After Block," provides as good a mission statement as any for the album, with an infectious beat underneath lyrics about living as you move through your neigh- borhood, Like "Don't Slow Down" from Grand, it's an optimistic anthem urging you to "Go too far, live too long," In a similar vein, "Cameras" comments on the way obsessive documentation gets in the way of having actual experiences, The message is made very clear in the chorus: "No time for cameras I We'll use our eyes instead I No time for cameras IWe'll be gone when we're dead," A fat, brassy bass line adds some intrigue to the beat, The next track, "Red Paint" proceeds at Matt & Kim's familiar urgent pace, suggesting "Let's make a mark." "Where You're Coming From" shows up at the midpoint of the album and changes things up a bit While the drum beat con- tinues hard and fast, echoing chords on piano as well as backing horns help reinforce the vocals, During the chorus, this is (al- most) the closest the album comes to a ballad, "Good For Great" uses strings to similar effect, in yet another song about living life without worrying so much, Perhaps the first major misstep on the album is "Northeast," an incredibly spare track that feels unfin- ished, Matt'S voice sounds strained singing so loudly over simple chords on piano and some sleigh bells, Not until the last forty (purely instrumental) seconds does the song feel filled o~l, Luckily, "Wires" picks things back up, WIth more signature cheerleading: "It's burning down I ~t's keep It ~p I Flames they grow strong IThe louder the ~o~g,' ~nthls opll~sm could get tiresome but it's not blind optmusm. SIlver Tiles acknowledg- s that Ide's not all days full of fun and frolic; it's long and tough, ;"e delightfully danceable closing track, "Ice Me,lts," will at least ensures that you have a good time, This overarching sort of carpe diem message is refreshing in its sincerity as well as the uncom- plicated fun it delivers, There are no real love songs to make your ind d iust the overwhelming urge to get up and dance, mm wan er.ju , d liveri lid tt & Kim does a pretty good Job e venng a so Overall , M a 'I 'll ' d Ib If you're a fan of their catchy e ectro-pop, you thir a urn, , all diff enjoy, thiIS, Ifno, t don't expect anything radic y I erent. On a Connecticut College Camel ( Rating Scale, out of a possible four, t t I'm giving Matt & Kim's new album 3 Camels.> • 10·ARTS------THECOLlEGEvoce- NOVEMBER8,2010 A Day at the Faire A trip filled with jousting knights and fair maidens makes for the ultimate medieval experience NORA SWENSON AND the sense of community and out- SARAH WEISS ward appreciation and respect for STAFF WRITERS all kinds of people and denomina- tions was evident. "Corne as you Once upon a time, in a far away are" could readily depict the sense land. a fanciful world was created. among the throngs of crowds. Driving up through the enchanted Kosofsky noted, "Renaissance gate. we entered into a realm Faires are awesome. You can full of knights and fair maidens. wondrous magician , scoundrels wear whatever you want, and no one thinks it's strange, because and wenche galore, Was this the everyone is kind of strange. It's Connecticut Renaissance Faire, the kind of event where if you go or had we actually stepped back in time to a medieval world? there wanting to have a fun time, and if you go with an open mind, The Connecticut Renaissance ready for whatever they throw at Faire at the Lions Fairgrounds in you, you'll leave the faire being Hebron. cr. a fifty-minute drive one of the happiest people in the from Connecticut College. sur- world." passed all expectations we had preconceived. Having recently attended a Lady Gaga concert as well, Iwas Now let me make it clear - I. surprised to note how similar the Nora. am not the kind of person to two events felt. As Gaga sang of frequent medieval e tablishments "being born that way;' the me- on a regular basis. 1might read up dievalists gallivanting about the on my horoscopes on the occa- animal pasrure fields were con- sion. and I did even consider mi- tent with themselves, and able to noring in Medieval Studies at one reenact what was very obviously point in my Connecticut College SARAH WEISS/CONTRIBUTOR an integral part of their identity. career. But to be honest, the idea Renaissance Faires: Creepy? of attending an actual faire had we proceeded to our first show the crowd to pull "free sinning" acter." Awkward? Well, yeah. There's no been slightly fearsome to me, Un- of the day, Zoltan the Adequate, passes out of their blouses, while So, perhaps all those stigmas denying that. But there's a whole aware of what I might encounter. a skilled fire-eater, magician and the bishop and pope told dirty about the creeps lurking about lot more to them, too. And in all But after being coerced by comedian all in one. jokes to the crowd. Then a nun might not be too far off. We cer- honesty, at $15 a ticket, it's an ex- Sarah. and our fellow attending From there, we migrated to the was brought in to be the designat- tainly witnessed far more sagging friends Laura Makl '12 and Sarah jousting arena, caught up in the ed "swearer," while a half-man, cleavage than any person should cursion that should not be passed Kosofsky '12, there was no doubt fervor of the crowd. Two gallant half-dog, and perhaps "Furry" be exposed to over the course of up. So, be sure to check out the Spring Faire, which will be held about it. We had to go. knights competed on horseback, was added to the panel. their short lifetime. And it prob- Thi was the twelfth annual sending blows at one another The eventful day ended with a ably wouldn't be too bold to think next year from April 23 through King Arthur's Fall Harvest faire. with their jousting sticks. After show by The Lost Boys, perform- that a fair number of souls in at- May 22every weekend .• The event's tagline, "Escape to our knight of choice suffered a ing a melange of Renaissance tendance were members of online the Past:' where one could "leave terrible defeat, we moved on to pop music to the overwhelming dating sites like Zoosk.com. But thy cares behind." advertised it- console our woes in New Eng- glee of adolescent girls wrought self as being New England's larg- land's largest Medieval Market- with admiration and excitement. est Medieval Marketplace with place. We regret to mention we were not jousting competitions to boot. While considering whether as esteemed by the kilt-sporting After stepping into the realm, corsets or swords would best males, but enjoyed the perfor- we underwent a transformation complete our outfits, we strolled mance nonetheless. that undoubtedly let us leave the marketplace haggling with the And so we finally made our the present-day worries behind. peasants for the best price. A dis- way back to the gate to leave the Upon entering the Faire, we were pute went too far and a member land, the sun setting and zombies greeted by the mayor and baron of our party was thrown into the stalking our paths. The time had of the land. each asking for our stockade. come to head home, and so we vote in their election against one Upon release, it seemed best bid farewell to the Renaissance, another. The pope and his bishop to settle down for a wholesome but with every intention to return. sat at their pulpit, while another show. The Poprah Show, com- After the outing, MakJ com- mysterious man approached us plete with a raunchy and R-rated mented, "I had never been to panel that included the pope him- with a live rat hidden beneath his a Renaissance Faire and I was • ~':::;;~~~1:: cloak. After the initial surprise. self, was not what we expected. surprised at how everyone, even .. The scantily clad women asked older people, got super into char- NORA SWENSON/CONTRIBUTOR Brains with a Side of Popcorn Welcoming The Walking Dead to my TV schedule RACINE OXTOBY ARTS EDITOR As J write this, an unpredictable horde of bloodthirsty (brainhungry?) zombies are currently running around on campus, feasting on the Ilesh of their brethren and stab- bing unlucky neighbors and roommates in their figurative backs. Humans do whatever they can to survive, traveling in packs to Harris and avoiding Shain Library and its one exit at all costs. So it only seems right that a brand-spank- ing-new zombie adventure show called The Walking Dead has premiered on my fall TV line-up. The Walking Dead tells the delightful tale of a group of good friends as they embark on a wonderful romp across America - who am I kidding? These are zombies we're talking about. Zombies aren't delightful and wonderful and they don't romp. They're bloody disgusting and so is the show. As an AMC production The Walking Dead pushes about as many boundaries as it possibly can. AMC has proved, with past shows like Mad Men and Breaking Bad, that it's as close to premium channels like HBO and Showtime as it can get before leaving the comforts of basic cable. This PHOTO FROM WEB The Walking Dead is based on Robert Kirkman's ongo- is not a safe show. In the first fi ve minutes, the series' hero, what make the story so good; the zombies only add to the Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), shoots a bullet through ing comic series, to which I am currently addicted, Since scenery. the idea of basing a movie adaptation off of an ongoing se- a little zombie girl's head, splattering a funnel of thick, With only one episode to base my opinion on (one more ries is silly - as there would be no guaranteed conclusion ugly blood behind her. If they kicked the gore and vio- will air before this review is published), I can safely say in sight - a television series was definitely the best choice, lence up just one more notch, we viewers would be forced that The Walking Dead is a breath of fresh air. Thank God tilling that much-needed zombiepocalypse genre gap that to fork over $14.99 a month to keep up with Grimes and AMC is w~ing ~o take risks with the show. giving the network television has failed to fill before. his weekly zombie-killing antics. producers (including The Shawshank Redemprion director The ongoing nature of the series - and, hopefully, the Grimes' tale begins like many other familiar zombie Frank Darabont, who wrote and directed the pilot episode) tales. After slipping into a coma following a shooting show - means that characters die off as quickly as new some freedom to display whatever guts and gore they while on the job (he's a police officer), Grimes wakes up to characters arrive. No one, except perhaps Rick, is blessed please. While this ought mean that the show is not for the find that the world has gone to shit. (Sound familiar? Well, with plot armor; anyone can, and probably will, die, squeamish, don't be fooled by the zombie tag - the heart it's a coincidence - 28 Days Later was filmed at the same After the tirst episode ended, Iwas pleasantly surprised of the show is the human survivors, who are, at times, the time that the first comic of The Walking Dead was being to realize that the pilot only covered the first twenty or most dangerous part about living in a zombie apocaJypse. written.) The hospital is deserted. bodies are strewn every- so pages of the comic's first book. This worries me, since What's best, according to Darabont, the show's already where. and an ominous pair of doors have been chained only six episodes will air this first season. At this rate, The been renewed for a second season. This means that un- shut. with the message "Dead Inside! Don't Open!" writ- Walking Dead will be moving at a zombie's pace, and the like personal beloved shows like Arrested Developme~t or ten across them. Returning home, he finds that his house is season finale will probably coincide with the book's cli- Life on Mars: ~ don't have to watch with crossed fingers, empty. with his wife Lori and son Carl missing. max. There are twelve books thus far, with a November 23 praying that It II be back on my television Screen the fol- With the help of a father and son squatting in his former publication date for the thirteenth. As optimistic as Iwant lowing year. neighbor's house. he deduces that his family has headed to be, I doubt AMC is willing to spring for thirteen-plus I give The Walking Dead 3.5 out of 4 camels _ it would towards the city and decides to find them there. Once ar- seasons; it's expensive and risky to make such a decision, be a perfect show if only it wasn't moving at such an un- rived, he finds that the city is the last place anyone should especially for a channel which has only started its reinven- dead pace .• go. as the streets are swarming with the undead leftovers, tion. As they tear apart his horse, he seeks sheller in an aban- However, if the show continues to move at this pace, it doned tank, about to give up hope when a cheerful voice will never catch up with its original source. J want us all is heard ovett the tank's intercom, asking him if he's cozy to meet fan-favorites like Michon e, Tyreese, the prison in there, inmates and, God forbid, the Governor. The characters are THE mLLEGE VOICE· NOVEMBER 8, 2010 --- SPORTS. 11 Dale Robinson-Gervais CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 or freezing cold, and giving up much time with my family." edge, patience, and care. But for Dale, her profession is a two-way street. She is able ,She continues, saying, "I try to do two to list numerous rewards she reaps from ber thmgs m my work: to show every person job every day, great respect, and to teach people how to "That athlete that comes in with a chip deal WIth adversity," Modestly, Dale men- on his shoulder and leaves smiling; or the nons that she is "not always successful and one with a demanding whine that learns to C~thy and John can probably attest t~ my let someone else go first; or the athlete that bemg as cranky as anyone they know, But blows me away with all their dedication and the truth is, it's a great feeling to get your learns to take care of themselves so well own puny egocentric self out of the way that they come to me with a plan for their once m awhile and see what little bit you workout that Icouldn't shoot holes through can do to make life a little easier for some- if I wanted to, And this: that beautiful day one else." POWER RANKINGS on the field when a badly injured, well dis- compiled by the tufto daily Dale certainly does that. She has the un- ciplined patient forgets for the first time to Two title-winning effi:>r1s liom !he Pan1ben _ " 5 TUFTS 8,71 6,86 1.57 2,14 4.46 3 .,j, Cross-Country t- 3.ooj CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 6 TRINITY 2.43 8.57 5,14 3.57 1.43 5.69 6 +-+ the Camels at NESCACs, finished the race and Shawn was able to come on late in the I r::;- with a time of 26:43, He came in thirteenth race for us, Mike's Rookie of the Year finish 7 WESLEYAN.{ 4.57 5,57 6,86 5,57 8,00 6,11 7 +-+ overall, just twenty seconds behind his was just fantastic to watch, as he ran with CONN, 8 9,29 9,29 7,00 5.29 freshman teammate, Wright's All-NES- some of the best guys in the country. We're COllEGE 7,71 8 +-+ CAC selection was not the first of his Conn very pleased to have two All-NESCAC fin- ---;- r- career, In the spring of 2009, he was named ishers in such a tough conference." 9 COLBY 4.43 5,71 9,71 9.43 10,86 8,03 9 +-+ to the All-NESCAC track and field squad in 'The Camels accumulated a total of 179 the 5,000 meters, points, placing them 7" out of II squads, 10 I BATES 8.43 8,86 6,29 9,14 8,14 10 +-+ Adding to the team's accolades, LeDuc's In the ECAC Division III Championship, r: - + j '0 fifth overall finish was not only good for Conn tallied 677 points as a team, placing ~ , HAMILTON .J. 9.43 1 9,86 9,64 II +-+ best on the team, but also good for best 25" out of 44 teams, L out of all competing freshman, As a result, Ross Peterson' 13 ran to a 73"' place fin- The poll was devised as follows: Each voter ranked all NESCAC schools in each sport. LeDuc was named 20 I0 NESCAC Rookie ish with a time of 28:00, Tristan Cole ' 13 and those scores were averaged to create a composite ranking for each sport. The composites of the Year. and Patrick Myers' 13 came in a little while were then averaged to determine each school's overall ranking. Note that Hamilton does not Co-captain Shawn Mulcahy , 11 also after, finishing in 114" and 219", respec- compete in field hockey, men's soccer or women's soccer in the NESCAC, and Conn. College placed well for the Camels at NESCACs, tively. does not compete in football. Mulcahy ran a time of 27:08, good enough Next weekend, the Camels will travel to This week's list was determined by polling Amro El-Adle (Amherst Student), Rob Yee (Colby Echo), Mike Flint and Nick Woolf (Conn, College Voice). Dave Meisel (Hamilton Spectator), for a 30" place finish overalL Williamstown, MA to compete in the New Katie Siegner (Middlebury Campus), Ann Curtis & Emily Giltlcman (Trinity Tripod) and Alex "All three guys ran a heck of a race," England Division III Championships on Prewitt (Tufts Daily). Head Coach Jim Butler said after the game, Saturday .• DESIGNED BY STEVEN SMITHfTUFTS DAILY "Mike and Doug ran a long way-- together Fall 2010 12------_ THE COLLEGE VOICE SPORTS NOVEMBER 8. 2010 Editors: Nick Woolf & Mike Flint [email protected] Tufts Downs Volleyball in NESCACQuarters Camels hope for NCAA bid to extend season MELANIE THIBEAULT Ally Terlizzy '12 and DeMais STAFF WRITER also played well in the loss. Terl- izzy had 5 digs in the match, while After a season of 19 wins and DeMais served up 24 assists with only six losses, women's volley- 11 digs. ball headed to Amherst College The loss does not automatically on Friday to play in the quarter- end the Camels' season, how- finals of the NESCAC tourna- ever. Because of the team '8 wins ment. The Camels went head-to- against Endicott and the Coast head with Tufts, but lost a tough Guard Academy on Octoher 23, 3-0 match. Conn had previously Conn is in the running for the at- lost to Tufts earlier in the season large wildcard hid in the Division as well. III NCAA tournament. Going into the match there was "When I first found out [about a lot of hype. The Camels looked the wildcard bid], my immediate strong aII season long, and hoped reaction was to yell, 'I'm going to send their seniors off with a to Disneyland!' Then it occurred memorable tournament run. to me that we don't play football. "It's going to be a really excit- And then things got awkward," ing game, especially for all the said right-side Sarah Shankel' 14. seniors," said Co-captain Chel- "But in all seriousness, it's going sea Manning '11. "In my four to be stupendous." years, [Tufts] are the only team Nevertheless, teamwork was we haven't beaten, and this will the key for the Camels' success be the only time we have to beat all season, one that they are very them." proud of. "We've done really well as a "Our success is definitely a re- team this year," said co-Captain sult of our hard work. We know Marissa DeMais '11. "We start- what it takes to be the best and we ed out very strong, winning the try every time we step on the court Johnson and Wales Invitational to reach that. We always work as and beating Williams in five at a tearn to better each other and home. We struggled a little bit in MIGUEL SALCEDO I STAFF ourselves, and I think that shows the middle of our season, but now Women's Volleyball plays hard against Salve Regina. when we are playing in our more we are definitely back on track difficult matches," said DeMais. and ready for the NESCAC week- cess we have had already. Winning NES- "We're pumped about this weekend. Ev- Hundreds of Camel fans will be hoping end." CACs would just be an incredible way to eryone's going to bring everything they've for that at-large bid to the NCAA tourna- "It would mean so much for us to win finish out our season." got." ment, but no matter what, it has been a NESCACs," DeMais continued. "We work Having a short period of time to prepare However, the match did not go as well great year for Conn volleyball. Despite the so hard, and we want it so badly. But we for this monumental weekend did not im- as planned. The Camels lost 25-19,25-23, loss this weekend, the team made us proud know that winning will not validate our pact the Camels' confidence. 25-18. The usually powerful Camels only to don blue-and-white and clap thunder- season. We have accomplished so much as "We've worked really hard this week managed 26 kills as a team, with star Amy sticks together this season .• a team this year and are proud of the sue- with some fast-paced, fun practices," said Newman '12 delivering almost half of Manning before heading off to Amherst. them with 12. Why I Love My Job Veteran athletic trainer Dale Robinson-Gervais MOLLY BANGS hockey games my brothers played in and STAFF WRITER thinking I should know how to fix them," To any Connecticut College athlete she says. who frequents the athletic training room Prior to gaining her degree at the Univer- down at the Athletic Center, the hustle and sity of Connecticut, Dale broke racehorses bustle met upon opening the door is to be to make serviceable hunters and jumpers. expected- especiaUy in the weekday rush Working with live animals, "injuries were hour from 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm. Scores of very real and sometimes very bad." different athletes pour in and out of the Dale also spent some time as a children's cozy room, utilizing cold laser and ultra gymnastics coach, but it wasn't the "kind sound machines, heating and icing differ- of chaUenge" she was looking for. Eventu- ent muscles, taping various body parts, aUy, she decided to become a trainer. delving into both hot and cold whirl pools, "Athletic training provided the oppor- and undergoing painful Grasden treatment. tunity to use a little grey matter in help- At the center of all the activity, along with ing other people get back into doing what counterparts John Heck and Cathy Home, It they love," Dale says. "The medical field is beloved trainerDale Robinson-Gervais. is is changing all the time and lends itself to Dale has been working at CC for about iZI constant learning. I love problem solving." seventeen years. When asked why she de- i5 As anyone who knows Dale would attest cided to get into the field of athletic train- ~2"" to, her job is certainly not easy. The hardest ing, Dale responds that many factors "have :!i parts of being a trainer, she says, is "see- made the job 'fit' over the years," even her ~ ing someone in severe or chronic pain and early childhood. -e knowing lean 't fix it; finding it in myself Raised on a farm, Dale learned "all is to wreck yourself when you get faster, that should have kiUed us as kids." to treat the fortieth athlete of the day with about team work and work ethic right stronger, and more daring." Reminiscing "A lot of people in my family were in- the same attention and care as I give the there. 1 learned too, how much fun it is to on her childhood, Dale says she "puUed a volved in medicine and I was always inter- first one; standing in the sleet, rain, wind, become physically skillful and how easy it million crazy capers I won't tell you about ested in that. I remember seeing injuries at CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 MIKE FLINT SPORTS EDITOR I guess you could say men's cross-country had an exciting week. On Tuesday, Doug Wright '12 and Mike LeDuc '14 were named to the All-NESCAC squad. On Thursday, LeDuc was awarded NESCAC Men's Cross-Country Rookie of the Year, and on Sun- day, the Camels competed in the Eastern College Athletic Confer- ence (ECAC) Division ill Men's Cross Country Championship in Bristol, RI, where Hoitt McAllis- ter '12 finished in an impressive 65'" place, with a time of27:54. Wright and LeDuc were named to the All-NESCAC team after their top finishes in NESCACs the previous weekend. LeDuc, this year's stand-out freshman, fin- ished the 8k race in 26:23, placing first on the Camels and fifth over- all out of 127 runners. LeDuc was C1,) one of the strongest runners for - Conn all season long, making him e well-deserved in All-NESCAC se- ~ lection. u Wright, who finished second on CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT SCORES Volleyball (19-7): Women's Cross-Country: Men's Cross-Country: 11/5 Conn 0 - 3 Tufts 1116 17 out of 39 tearns'@>ECAC 11/6 25 out of 44 tearns @ ECAC • Championships Charnpsionships