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"Peer Gynt" to appear in Palmer. seepage 4 A College Tradition Since 1976 Volume XI • Number 4 Connecticut College, New London, CT Friday, October 10, 1997 Special Fall Break Mini-Issue Conn College is awarded funds for long awaited black box theater Courtesy of to share the Arts Initiative with the Box Theater at Hillyer Hall. The College Relations New London community and the 1917 wood frame structure has area's arts institutions," Gaudiani served as gymnasium, chapel, lec- The Kresge Foundation, one of added. "We look forward to work- ture hall, post office, concert stage, the nation's leading philanthropic ing together on campus with lead- bookstore, and today is only par- institutions, has awarded Connecti- ers in the arts in our community and tially in use as a printshop and cut College a $1 million challenge with the citizens of New London in mailroom. In its time, the building grant toward the renovation of building appreciation for the arts served as a venue for appearances Hillyer Hall into a Black Box The- and. through the arts, each other." by poets William Butler Yeats and ater Multiform Performance Space In order to obtain the challenge Robert Frost and aviatrix Amelia and other support for the college's grant, the college must raise an ad- Earhart. Arts Initiative. ditional $3.4 million by January I, The Black Box Theater will in- "We are most grateful to the 1999. To date, the college has raised clude 2570 square feet of theater Kresge Foundation for this extraor- $2.8 million toward the challenge support space including a lobby, dinary challenge grant which in- grant. Total fund-raising associ- offices, and dressing' and green vigorates fund-raising for the entire ated with the challenge is $6.2 mil- rooms. Flexible seating will Arts Initiative," said Claire lion, with the Kresge grant bringing accomodate 126 to 200 people in Gaudiani, president of the college. the total for Arts Initiative projects the audience, with variable stages 'The arts provide a perfect op- to $7.2 million. possible. A groundbreaking for the portunity to connect people of all Funds from the Kresge grant will theater is scheduled for October 18, different backgrounds and experi- be used mainly toward the renova- with completion slated for January ences. The Kresge challenge grant tion of Hillyer Hall into The Black 1999. will support the college's intention J.Board welcomes its two newest members by Edward Zeltser representing the college's judicial tions." Photo by Eric Lovecchio THE COLLEGE VOICE board. "The honor code is a major The two new J-Board reps ex- Leader of the Pack part of this community. and com- hibit two separate and distinct per- A week ago the vast majority of munity is probably the biggest part sonalities and interests. Samet did Matt Santo blazes to the line in a spectacular finish Saturday. For the class of 2001 showed up to the for me on this campus." story, see page 7. ballot box in Cro to elect a new Having recently partaken in a J- see J-Board, page 6 batch of freshman representatives Board tradition of sitting in on the to SGA. Amid this influx of fresh first trial as observers, Samet and New SAC representatives burst with ideas frosh to Conn's political ranks, two Gervais have an increased aware- young arbitrators, Amber Gervais ness ofthe unique benefits ofConn' s by Adam Halterman with student government in high on October 18. Clem gave a little bonor code as compared to other and Matt Samet, stand apart as the THE COLLEGE VOJCE school which caused them to get preview of the event: "Dorms and newest members of perhaps the most judicial systems. Reflecting cap- involved here at Conn. "We made groups are setting up tables aod sell- tiously on her old high scbool in distinguished institution on cam- It isn't easy being a freshman.. a lot of changes for the school aod ing things, each one having their Augusta, Maine, Gervais remem- pus. what with all the adjustments. It it was really great knowing that own ideas. Some are bringing in bers, "the consequences didn't par- "It's a power trip!" said Samet, certainly doesn't help tbat this you had gotten something done," outside vendors and others are just allel the actions at all, tbe students referring to his reason for running school likes to speak in its own says Clem. Elworthyagrees: "The making things to sell." for f-Board. although speaking weren't even learning from them. secret language. Arbo, Cro, SGA - best part was seeing people's re- Though they've only been SAC mostly in jest. Samet, who hails Here it makes sense - when you do what does it all mean? And what, sponse." reps for a couple of weeks. students something wrong, your punishment from Massapequa. long Island, is pray tell, is a SAC rep? Well, re- And so what does this dynamic are already expressing interest in quick to point out the true appeal of is. going to correlate with your ac- gardless ofthe factthat many fresh- duo have in store for us? "A lot is campus activities. "Even while we men may have thought they were sketchy right now,'.' Elworthy ex- were running people were asking us voting for students to represent their plains. "It takes a little while to get about our ideas," says Elworthy. baggage, they've managed to elect involved, hut we have plenty of SAC doesn't make everything hap- some darn bright SAC reps: Katie ideas." pen here on campus, they need your Elworthy and Bachman Clem. Some of these ideas include a ideas too. Clem strongly encour- In case you don't know, SAC is Sunday morning clean-up and cam- ages people to speak with him about the Student Activities Committee. pus mail day. Clem seems espe- their ideas. "I'm not going to give It is theirjob to coordinate acti vities cially excited about this. "Every- them any fuony looks, unless they on campus in which everyone will one on campus would get mail on catch me right after! wake up. Don't want to take part. Elworthy and that day," he says, "and not just talk to merightafter I've woken up." Clem have rumed down the more dumb campus mail, but an actual But have no fear. For those mo- glamorous positions, such as presi- Jetter from someone else on cam- ments of morning inspiration, there dent, in order to get some cool stuff pus." Sounds pretty close to is always Elworthy, "They can talk happening. heaven, doesn't it? to me when 1 wake up. I'm okay Both Elworthy and Clem say that At the moment SAC is working with that." it was their positive experiences hard organizing Harvestfest, held Amber Gervais Matt Samet
d 2 THE COlLEGE VOICP""FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, /997 I======~N~E~~-===S======-I
At least 109 dead as BEYOND THE HILL aircraft, to protect our interests. And resort oflxtapa-Zihuatanejo travel- the DNA tests were valid. we will be able to do that in the hurricane pounds ing at about 15 mph towards the "Now that a court of law has zones future," the spokesman said when tourist port of Manzanillo, where it reviewed and admitted the new pressed by reporters. Mexico was expected to hi, Thursday night. DNA evidence, I intend to pardon WASHINGTON - The United Meanwhile, the State Department Despite being downgraded from Kevin Byrd as soon as the paper- States Thursday refused to rule out said that Washington planned to ACAPULCO, Mexico - At least a category four hurricane to a cat- work reaches my office," he said in cruise missile orother strikes against press for the "strongest possible 109 people were killed and dozens egory two, Pauline was still pack- a speech in Austin, Texas. Iraq if Iraqi warplanes continued to action" by the United Nations to more were missing Thursday after ing gusts of up to 120 mph and Byrd was elated at the governor's violate no-fly zones over that coun- make Iraq complywitha U.N. com- the strongest hurricane to hit sustained winds of 90 mph. Fore- decision and told reporters: "I feel try. mission charged with scrapping Mexico's Pacific coast in recent casters said it could pick up extra great. It will all be over with shortly. "We have a powerful military Iraq's weapons of mass destruc- memory devastated this tourist re- strength when it moved back out to I won't have to worry about the force in the Gulf ready to protect tion. sort. sea. justice system anymore." our interests there," Defense De- «I don't want to be in a position to Hurricane Pauline, which flooded Foreign tourists in Acapulco were Bush turned down arequest from partment spokesman Ken Bacon discuss all the options, except to say dozens of other small towns and stranded as phone lines went down, Byrd, who is black, for a pardon last told reporters in response to ques- that we of course would want the villages, blasted its way thrnugh power was cut and all flights were month even though it was backed tions. Hedeclinedtoruleanyaction strongest possible action by the (Se- Acapulco Wednesday night, whip- canceled but there were no reports by Shaver, Harris County District in or out, or to say whether U.S. curity) Council to back up the im- ping the streets with gusts of up to that they were among the victims. Attorney Johnny Holmes and the forces might go beyond trying to portant work of the U.N. special 150 mph and pouring so much rain Texas state board of pardons and shoot down Iraqijets. commission," State Department • on the city thar streets turned to paroles. He said at the time he fell "We have in the past used a vari- spokesman James Rubin told re- raging rivers. the case should be decided by the ety of military assets, including porters. "Bodies are appearing on all Texas Governor couns, but was criticized from all Tomahawk (cruise) missiles and sides," reported a correspondent for Bush pardons sides. the Televisa news network from the "I don't believe it's a proper role normallybalmycity. "Rescue work- convicted rapist for the. governor of Texas to be a ers are only just starting to clear judge. The governor should be gov- them away." HOUSTON - TexasGov. George ernor," Bush said Wednesday. News Witnesses said at least nine W. Bush reversed himselfWednes- reports said Bush had issued 14 corpses had been spotted floating in day and said he would pardon a man pardons since taking office in 1994, the floodwaters covering who served 12 years in prison for a none of them to blacks, but he has bY Katie 5tephelison both on campus and in the sur- Acapulco's main Avenida Costera rape that new DNA tests showed he rejected any accusations of racism. THE COLLEGE VOICE rounding community." beach front drag or lying on side- did not commit. Melaugb, who is originally walks. Bush said his decision to pardon Inthe past few weeks you have from the bay area of California, The Mexican National Meteoro- Kevin Byrd, 35, followed a Hous- u.s. warns Iraq not probably noticed the brightly col- wasn't only drawn to Conn be- logical Service said that at I p.m. ton hearing by state district judge ored campaign posters and voting cause of our nice cold winters. She 10caJtime the hurricane had moved Doug Shaver in which Shaverruled to violate no-fly table for class of 2001 executive was looking for Progressions art exhibit New freshman VP is ready to work National Theater of the Deaf The Forum for New Thinking by Adam Halterman president happened to be assassi- Music review THE COLLEGE VOICE nated, Cook would indeed take over. But even more importantly, "I take Jeff Cook, a student council vet- care of the class' money, allocating eran, really wanted to get involved it for different activities. J also with student government here at assist the president in her decision Conn. He didn't just want to get making. I'm the behind-the-scenes involved in a little way, he wanted guy." National Theater or the Deal, see page 4 to go for the big one: class presi- Having been so recently elected, dent. "I went to sign up and saw that Cook isn't quite in the swing of ------THE CAMEL PAGE there were quite a few people run- things yet. "They haven't told me ning for president. I really wanted Page 6 much yet," he says. "But there is a togetinvolvedandI figured I would Class Council meeting every week SPORTS------have a better chance if I ran for vice and one with SAC, the president, J- president." And so Cook, out of Board, and myself to discuss the Page 8 love and duty for his class, sacri- goals of the class, input from stu- ficed the glory of the presidency on dents, fund raisers, and other is- Women's Cross Country order to ensure that his voice would sues." This group has already met Women's Volleyball be heard on campus. It is just this to set the agenda for the class. "We Men's Cross Country kind of nobility and honor which decided to basically have a good Intramural Update got him elected vice president. year with good activities and to It is a common myth that vice make money for the class." presidents don't do a whole lot, that So far, Cook gets along well Women's Volleyball, see page 8 they just stand behind the president with the president, which is very and smile. This couldn't be further fortunate. "She's a nice girl," he from the truth. lfthe freshman class says. Let's wish them luck. THE COlLEGE VOICE """FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1997 3 =====~M~EE~T~J~-B~O~~~R~D~======-==I Dan Tompkins 199 Amy Palmer 100 Favorite Honor Code Violation: Harrassment Favorite Honor Code Violation: Walking on the . of campus skunks left hand side of the halls Favorite Illicit Substance: Claire's bot pink Favorite Illicit Substance: Mentes dress. Favorite Color: Grey Favorite Color: blue Dream Sanction: Hours @ Millstone Dream Sanction: Putting someone on patrol Goal: Survival to enforce quiet hours in Freeman. Goal: To dispel the myth that all J-Board reps are on continual power trips. ....~...... •...... • ...... •. • • I Craig Dershowitz 199 • Matt Samet '01 • Chair of the Board Favorite Honor Code Violation: I love 'em all Favorite Hooor Code Violation: Robbin' tbe rich, Favorite lllicit Substance: I need my heroin at all and givin' to the poor. times Favorite Illicit Substance: Idealism Color: Neon pink (just kidding) Favorite Color: The brightest truth & navy blue Dream Sanction: Tar + feathering Dream Sanction: Sew your butt cheeks up and keep Goal: The HooorCode must be upheld to keep Conn feedin' ya and feedin' ya as unique ~ the Honor Code (sound familiar? -my Goal: To make the J-Board as powerful as a guilty silly slogan) man's conscience and as just as King Solomon . ...... ••...... ~ . Danny Liu '00 Josh Fasano 198 Favorite Honor Code Violation: Illegal use of campus facilities for sexual escapades Favorite 11licitSubstance: Crack, use it and Favorite Honor Code Violation: Fire Code you can still be mayor Favorite Illicit Substance: Stealth kegs Color: Black - because that's how I feel on Favorite Color: Black and blue the inside. Dream Sanction: Spending a night with Craig Dream Sanction: Full Nelson after beans and rice • Goal: To interpret, educate about, and enforce • Goal: To make them all understand. the Honor Code. • • • ...... ,• . • • Keara Depenbrock 100 • Jamie Chisholm '98 • • Favorite Honor Code Violation: What would I Favorite Honor Code Violation: There are too many • know about Honor Code violations? to choose from. • Favorite 11licitSubstance: All of them Favorite lllicit Substance: Strawberry flavored natu- Color: I only wear my gang colors. ral glow lip treats Dream Sanction: Come to Freeman 22] - I'm all Color: "Badd" about hands on learning. Dream Sanction: Just give me one hour, a whip, and Goal: To get the rest of the student body to realize some salt. that what we do isn't a whole lot offun and that we Goal: To educatef'remind" people that they are re- have a tough job - which allows you to have the sponsible for their own actions especially when it freedom to do all the stuff you get away with all the affects other people. time. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • Nic Levy'00 • • Chris Garrett 199 • • • Favorite Honor Code Violation: Man- • slaughter • Information not available • Favorite Illicit Substance: Any house- • hold inhalant • • Dream Sanction: Drawn & quartered • Goal: Graduate • • • • • • • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • Amber Gervais '01 • • • • New 1997-1998 College Voice playing Information not available cards!!! Series two available now. See upcoming issues for new batches of trading excitement! THE COLLEGE VO/CP""FRiDAY, OaOBER /0, /997 ====-=.9l~rts~&~E;;;;..;V~EN~T~S====='c ==1 Cummings Exhibit presents 2-D sculpture by Greg Levin horizantal one. The placement is ASSOCIATE A&E EDITOR such that shapes seem to take form, such as squares, triangles, penta- Three-dimensionial artwork ren- gons. These tie tbe work back to the dered on two-dimensional paper? central theme of progressions seen At Connecticut College, like any- wi thin a geometric format. There is thing else, it can be done. not a lot of substance to the pastels Progressions, anexhibit currently themselves, but tbey do provide an being held at the Cummings Art interesting glimpse Oil how to look Center, displays the work of sculp- at art and its mathematical cousin, tors who have put their three-di- genmetry. mensional accomplishments onto Anish Kapoor's style in sculp- two-dimensional paper. The artists ture has always been centered include internationally acclaimed around having richly pigmented, names such as Mel Bochner, Tony deep surfaces. A few of his works, Cragg, Anish Kapoor, Sol LeWitt "Door," "Racine," and "Untitled," and Mario Merz. Each artist has have translated this dimensionality given a different aspect on how to using simple colors with varying bridge two-dimensional and three- amounts oflight and darkness within dimensional art together. each work. "Door" contains a com- The title plays a big role in the plex system of tentacles that sur- exhibit, for each artist has designed round a glowing white door at the their work to illustrate the building far end of the system. His "Racine" . . Photo courtesy of A. Vincent Scarano and dynamic characteristics of also contains a large amount of National Theater of the Deaf actors Michael J. Stark and Camille L. Jeter create "poetry in the air." By mathematical progressions. While depth, but this one resembles more combining Sign Language and spoken words, audiences can see and hear every word. some of the works illustrate this of a side-shot of a worm hole, as a theme more obviously than others, single tube leads down into more National Theatre of the Deaf's "Peer all are worked within a certain set of complex patterns of pathways. trend paradigms that made tbe en- However, "Untitled:' created with tire exhibit interesting to cover. varnish and gold leaf, is by far his The pieces done by Mel Bochner most interesting piece, with the dark Gynt" To Showcase Visual Arts are entitled "5-4-3 (points)" and "4- purple and brown mixture of colors 5-3 (Points)," and fitting titles they arrayed into elaborate textures ful- by ChristoplleT Moje Their challenge is to vividly convey tors from the National Theatre of are, for both contain an array of fill the background and make the THE COLLEGE VOICE a story witbout uttering a word. In the Deaf and Pilobolus-trained danc- large dots connected by bark brown foreground's gold, speckled paper this, their thirtieth anniversary sea- ers will form an ensemble that is pastel lines placed over an assort- seem even more brilliant. The Concert and Artist series al- son, one can expect nothing less energetic and acrobatic, with jug- ment of grey and white smudges. The masterpiece of Tony Craig's ways strives to present an array of than an evening of pure enjoyment. glers to boot. There will be signing The difference between the two is work is based on his simplicitistic artists for the campus community to This epic tale, directed by Na- puppets created by Rolande Duprey, the geometric placement of the dots, style used in etching within his enjoy. They represent different tional Theatre of the Deaf Artistic since while one has a more vertical branches of the artistic community director Will Rhys and Pilobolus see "Peer Gynt". page 5 theme, the other has a more see Progressions. page 6 and are unique in what they bring to Dance Theatre Artistic Director the stage in Palmer. Opening this Robby Barnett, tells tbe story of year's series entitled "Mapping the Peer Gynt as be makes his often Rolling stones build exciting "Bri"ll''''''-''- Arts," will be a presentation of comic and bewildering journey to Henrik Ibsen's "Peer Gym" by the find himselfand his true place in the All of the new sonnds and tech- Natinnal Theatre of the Deaf, in world. The story dramatizes the niques !he Stones incorjior.ate int,,. C partnership with the Pilobolus struggle in life between man's true Bridges to Babylon neve, obScute Dance Theatre. self, which he is forever trying to The Rolling Stones, Jlriilges to the fact that ibis is a RoIliug :stones This performance, scheduled for discover and express, and his ani- Babylon: 41/2 stars album, and it rocks, Wednesday, October 15, should be mal-troll self. This new production The Stones trace thepath ofti' one of great interest to members of bas been translated and adapted by r had a friend over to my room, tionships over some of the soul's the community. The National The- J Ranelli, a visiting professnr of and I put the new Stones disc 00 Bridgesto Babylon. "AJlyOOi:ly atre of the Deafs performances, theater at Connecticut College who withouttelling him who it was, He My Baby?"!he frrst single from the after all, are well known for their bas done prior direction for tbe said, "I kind of like this. Who is album, is tbe hopeless call of some:> magical presentations of timeless National Theatre of the Deaf. it?" 1told him it was the new 000 who has lost. love. The SOng tales through visual images only. Signing and speaking ac- Rolling Stones disc. "Geez, there begins as Mick sets the,sceae in a must be something wrong," be re- husbedgrowloveraslinlrybassline. plied, "because Icould find myself The production by tbe Dust Broth- Adelson discusses the Iistening to it on my own," ers (Beck, the Beast1l}l3oys)is lav~ C Who wnuld ever have thought isb,aS theciloruses have about fOw ,JII'l,p thatpeopIeour age listen to- GASP voicesbackllgMkk.upasbepIeadS ' will - a band my mother listened to? "Has anybody seen my bitby?lHast CoP.lIO]" intricacies of "I" Well, I thirtk it's all right. In fact, anybody seen ber around?" The by Saber by Peter Gross ness?" it's a great thing because over the Brotbersalso addtheirltip-hopsel;l- solo by, past 30t years, they've put out sibilities asthey loop Cbarlie Watts' of the $I THE COLLEGE VOICE This notion that there is no indi- vidual "I," and that humans are con- consistently better music than any- ever-reliable drums and add a Nrght': The Forum for New Thinking scious just because they are trying body in the business. Why is it so sample of rapper Biz Marlde in the. theepetij,Ct wa good? Because they take risks and solo. ItmightsoundalientoStones: TbeysIow . kicked off its October lecture series to do too many things at once and last Thursday with a discussion on not because of some higher pur- experiment. fans, but it works, and the song is lntlskall ' In the 60' s, they look the blues, Daniel Dennet's book, Conscious- pose, seems a tough one to accept. great. theD adapted it for rock and roll audi- ness Explained. Although there were Nonetheless, the audience was quite The best song on !he disc is the Th¢y are s ences and did it betterthan anyone. plenty of seats, the room was filled receptive. Dennett made his points Dust Brothers-produced "Saint of ballads, In the 70's, they brought in coun- with people eager to listen to clearly in the book, and Adelson did Me," which is slated to be the next OIl vocaIs. try, gospel, and even a little disco Michael Adelson's lecture on the an excellent job bringing those single. I consider it a nec-gospel It's very emononal;c book, which was tben followed by a points across in his lecture. At the and punk and made better music song. because of the heavy use of sings "I knovlJ;-here y discussion. Adelson's lecture was end of his talk, attendees questioned than anyone around. In the SO's religious sounding organs and a Audit's not with ' and 90' s, they seemed content to engaging, his manner of speaking Adelson on some of the more di ffi- choirtobackMkk'svocalsup. The believe him,;:. was energetic and he did a thorough cult aspects of Dennet's theories, mine tbesame blues-rock territory. song feels uplifting thanks to the TheRolJiugStones job of explaining the book so that but he answered them all with ease. On their new disc, Bridges to combination of !he organ, a very on a wild !our to SUp people who had not read it still had The Forum for new thinking has Ba1JyWn, they tap into tbe current Itgbtandpleasantbassline(proVided 10 B ,1Ind mey'r enough information to ~e part in scheduled two more lectures for r&b, hip-hop and rock veins, and by Me'SheIl Ndegeocello) and to play 0 the discussion. The topic of the produce an amazingly diverse and lightly looped dmms. What's most 20 and 21. ' evening was "What is Conscious- see ForunJ,page 6 risk-takingalbumthalsoundsgreat remarkable here, tbough, are the THE COlLEGE VOICE "'FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1997 5 THE COLLEGE VOICE Uitors' !!{pte "Peer Gynt", ctd. EXECUTIVE BOARD conusued from page 4 physical language style since the play, originally written as a dra- Rebecca Libert The College Voice would like to extend its Northern Lights-evoking lighting Publisher hy Blu and visual music created hy matic poem, has an abundance of congratulations and encouragement to the new the company of actors and dancers. rhythmical language, movement Cynthia Pizzuto Freshman class officers and .l-Board represen- The music and sound, designed hy and music. In this actor-driven pro- Editor in Chief tatives. These students have entered a demand- Genji Ito, will allow the audience to duction, the play will be both liter- ing realm of campus involvement. Their deci- literally look at sound in the same ally and figuratively in the hands of Eden Savino way that the National Theatre of the the actors and dancers. Actor-oper- News Director sions can and will have an effect on the entire Deaf allows the audience to look, ated conventions such as wearable, through sign language, at the beauty signing puppets, light trees and Alexander Todd Connecticut College community; their actions of Ibsen's words and writings. Baschet sculptures for sound will VMG Business Manager and initiatives will become part of each student's The magic of the National The- be responsible for the creation of experience of college life. The Voice has every atre of the Deaf's production lies in the sets, lights, puppets and music. 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The subject of other. volves an interesting connection DOt participate much in the activi- indicative of the sort of camarade- his work is a set of buhbling test SolLeWittthoughtuptwoshapes between art, nature and mathemat- ties of his high school. he is an avid rie which exists among members of tubes often containing nothing more for his piece and decided to show ics, The Fibonacci progression, a bass player and sees himself as a J-Board. It seems rather fitting that .than a mysterious liquid. But the the progession from the trans for- formula in mathematics where ev- future lawyer. Gervais, on the otber in a college which prides itself on placement of the test tubes on the mation of one into another. He uses ery number is the sum of the two hand, was quite involved in her the ability of students with differing paper and the perspective on which bright, gaudy colors to fill in intri- preceding ones, is used to illustrate higb school. She is fond of working viewpoints to work collaboratively he chooses to draw them give an cately designed shapes put upon on how a leaf-lithograph series con- with cbildren and hopes to hecome toward some end, the Judiciary appearance that seems to create life. all four walls of a side gallery. He taining fourteen works can be a a teacher someday. Yet somehow, Board exists as an embodiment of Hardly any color is used, but the works from the geometric system marvelous method for showing in- their personalities seem to comple- that ideal. action the pictures are rendered with of a triangle transforming into the tricate change, growth and the pro- ment each other. This, they say, is make this workoneofthe bestwithin system oflines that create a star. A gressive nature of the creative pro- the exhibit. His other work, "Sub- fine example of a progression, per- cess. urbs" (of a spirebite series and of a haps, but nothing new as a piece of The creative process itself is dis- softground series), uses a similar art. played quite well at Cummings hy Interested in wriling for the theme of playfulness, where shapes Mario Merz's work, "Da Un many an artist, so take a look. The that seem to resemble pawn pieces Erbario Raccollo Nel" is the most exhibition will be open until Octo- Voice? For more within a cbess set topple over each noticeable of all the pieces. It in- ber 30. information, call Cynthia Forum, ctd.-----~co"'inuedf'ompage4 @ x4289. October, "Why Ethics," on October say, "I think, therefore I am," but After a while, a new creature 16, and "The Intelligence Contro- then the question would be asked, evolved which had two functions: versy" on October 30. "Who is the 'I' in that sentence?" to reproduce, but to eat as well. 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'.r points, trailing Woods by one point on the sch -time sco ",~~ That being said, one gaudy gold watch to He d a lou FzahJ" to the rest of PORT the Camels! Women harriers stride into third place tie by MiclUiei Muller College, Mercy College, and John THE COLLECE VOICE Jay College. But no matter who is at the event, Conn is always among 100 biggest running event of the the favorites to finish among the top fall took place October 4 at Dawley three. Field. On lap for the droves of This year, the tearn was trying to students, faculty and parents joined erase the memory of last season's together to cheer on the Camel disappointing sixth-place finish with women runners in their only home the help of freshmen Jordana meet of the season was a meet chock Gustafson, Nicole Wilson and full of exciting running, donuts and Katrina Pollack. The task seemed apple cider. The 13th running oftbe easy with the former two being con- Connecticut College Invitational sistently among the top three, and pulled in powerhouse teams the latter in the top seven, but the Amherst and Smith, as well as the team had to do battle without an ill not-so-powerhouse Massachusetts Gustafson, and would struggle as Wilson ran with an ailing ankle and UPCOMING SPORTS Pollack ran despite being slightly SAT. lOI11-SAT. 10118 under the weather. Even with these MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY problems, the team managed to Photo by Adam lArkeyffhe College Voice TIIU. 101ll-SAT. 1&IS @ bring home a third-place tie with The women's cross country team lead pack fights to stay in command. Dic:lcinson College Invitational New York University. Coach Ned FRI. lOin @ All New England Bishop, bappy witb the results of Emily ThornasOuwas Conn'snurn- 1:01 fasterthan she ran last year in I could see the effort and the con- CbampiQnship, FmnIdin Park, the meet, said "it was a very suc- bet-one runner, finishing seventh better conditions. Richards was centration in their eyes. That shows MA cessful day with all of the adversity with a time of 21 :01, one second followed by captain Latoya Marslt thatthe they are outthere to win and that we had going into it. With slower than her career best on the '98, who came in third, and 18th compensate for the injuries." Of WOMEN'S CROSS COUN- Jordana sick all week, Nicole com- TRY course. Thomas, Conn's number- overall, with a time of21 :53, also a course, it was also nice that the ing back with from a sprained ankle, one for the majority of the past personal record and 1:20 faster than home crowd was able to see the TIIU. 1&1 I-SAT. lOllS @ Dic:lcinson eolle&" Invitatirinal and Katrina coming off of being seasoo-and-a-half, said that "not last years time. Eight out of 10 upperclassmen come through in a FRI. U.VI7@ 4ll ~w England sick, we did well." only did the home field advantage runners had personal bests on the big meet. Championship, Franklin Pad<, Amherst finished first, with their help our team this weekend,but the course, showing the effort put for- The team will be taking their 25- MA top six runners all among the top 15 spirit within the team was outstand- ward by all. 12-/ overall record to Carlisle, Penn- in the 80-plus field, and a final score ing." Second fnr Cnnn was Liza Bishop said that the team is ca- sylvania over fall break to battle in MEN'S SOCCER of36 points. Smith came in second Richards, who missed the coveted pable of beating Smith when every- the Dickinson College Invitational, SI,J'N. 1&12 @ Bowdoin, 12l!M with 6Opoints, with Pam Maryanski green shirt (given to the top 15) by one is healthy, and that they defi- and hopes that tbe return nf WED. 10115 VS. SALVE won the race with a time of 20:02. a toe as she was beaten at the line by nitely had their minds in the right Gustafson and Wilson totheirusual REGINA.,4PM Without the freshmen running at SAT. 10118 VB. BA'l'BS, Arianne Sperry of Amherst with a place at Saturday's meet. He stated form will lead to success as the 1:30PM I()()percent, Bishop looked to the time of 21:42. Richards' time was "the most impressive thing about team heads toward tbe champion- more experienced runners for help. not only a personal record, but also the meet was that out on the course ship stretch. WOMEN'S SOCCER SUN. IlY12.. Bowdoin. llAM Women's volleyball struggling to get results 11W.IlYJ(iYS;~ 4PM SAT. 10011V$.BA~, collective toothy grin. heavily on the play of Shan a Davis." leads the team in percentage of kills. 1:30PM The team is led by its two cap- Marchick appropriately describes Marchick, at or near the top in tains, outside hitters Courtney Dia- defensive specialist Becca Lysaght almost all statistical categories, is I'lllU> Jl(lCXP.Y Often in college sports, winning mond '98 and Jenny Marchick '99, as "one of the best players we have one of the most versatile players 00 $UN.IM2€tBowdoill,. teamsdonotenjoythemselves. The but gets contributions from allover on defense." the rebuilding tearn, and says, "Iam ll:9QAM question is raised, "Is the goal of the roster. Sbana Davis '99 is the The squad is bolstered by the happy to play this season because 'l'fIU,llY16 Vs. ~ athletics to win or to have fun?" tearns' starting setter, volleyball's contributions of two freshmen, out- there's a nice balance, in that any- HOLYOKl'l, 4PM Obviously,underperfectconditions answer to football's quarterback. side hitters/middle blockers Olga one on the team can step up at any SAT. IlYltl VS_BA'l'BS, HAM winning results and enjoyment Davis bas already accumulated 21 0 Moroz and Lisa Berry. Moroz given moment. Unlike other teams, wouldgobandinhand. This year's assists, and shares the team lead in shows uncanny maturity, sharing everyone on the tearn plays an im- WOMEN'S TBNNlS women's volleyball tearn, despite service aces with Marchick, who the team lead with Diamond in digs. portant role." 1BU. 10116 VS. CLARK, 3PM its lowly 4-10 record, still wears a said "the success of the team relies Barry, the first player off the pine, However, the team suffered a major setback at the Amherst invi- MEN'S AND WOMl\N'S tational on October 4, finishing in a ROWING winless fourth place amnng a tough SAT. 1&/1 @Headof1lle four tearn field. Amherst won the Housatonic, Shelron, cr, SAM event with an unblemished 3-0 SAT. UlI1S-SUN. 10119 @ Head of 1IIe Charles, Boston, MJ'., record, followed by 2-1 Middlebury, SAM and 1-2 Westfield State. Ifanyone led the team, it was Moroz, who WOMEN'S VOLLEYBAll tallied 26 kills in the Carnels' 10 SAT. 1&11 @ Williams Fall games. Marchick chipped in with Classic. lOAM 13 digs and 15 kills, while Davis WIlD. 10I15VS. WESLEYAN, notched 38 assists. 3l!M Things don't get any easier for SAT. lOllS @ Bowdoin wI the Camels, who play in the bighly Amherst and Bates,9AM competitive Williams Fall Classic SAJl.JNG on October I L "We have a lot of SAT. I&II·SUN. 1&12 @ talent, but we are still a young team, New England Singlehanded and are still finding our chemistry," Championship, 9:30 AM said Diamond. Hopefully for the SAT. lOllS-SUN. 10118 @ team, all of the elements will come New England Sloop together and make this more than Cbampioship, Tufts Olga Moroz slams the ball over the net during practice. just a rebuilding year.