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First Class THE COLLEGE U.S. Postage PAID Permit #35 New London, CT - PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OF CONNECT/CUT COLLEGE OleE VOLUMEXXIV-NUMBER 14 FRiDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2001 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE, NEW LONDON, 7' Amnesty Calls Retiring Professor for end to Discusses Conn's Evolution

Death Penalty Jumping forward ten to fifteen By KATIE !iANOWERCER years, Winter noticed an evolution of By LARA M,ZRACK BUSINESS MANAGER the college laking place. It was the STAHW,UTER mid-eighties and changes were turning In 2002, after 32 years of dutiful In an effort to convince SGA Connecticut College into what Winter service to Connecticut College, to pass a resolution of support for a refers to as the "University of Lucretia L. Allyn Profes r of moratorium on or abolition of the Connecticut College International Sociology, J. Alan Winter will retire. death penalty, Jennifer Platt '01, School of Social Work." Winter, who joined the Connecticut Amnesty International's Death Winter broke down the new title: College staff in 1970, received his Penalty Abolition Coordinator for The term "university" dealt with the B.A. from New York University in the State of Connecticut made a issue that the college started leaning 1958, and his M.A. and Ph.D. at the presentation on the subject during towards a stronger focus on scholarly University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in the February 8 SGA meeting. activities, publications, etc. A lack of the early 1960's. His specialties The ball got rolling when Platt concern for the undergraduates slowly include sociology of religion, socio- sent a letter to each member of SGA developed. Winter explained that while logical analysis of American Jewry, that explained Platt's purpose in "the college aspect was still there, but and social psychology. pursuing such a meeting with the it was losing pre-eminence." Most of Winter's research has The word "International" SGA and the positions of both dealt with the sociological and cultural referred to the numerous study abroad Amnesty International and the forces affecting the behavior and Connecticut Network to Abolish the programs being developed that were organization of Jewry. He has written Death Penalty (CNADP), to which seemingly becoming a central foc~s of and co-written over 30 articles, essays, the college. This change left WInter Platt also belongs, on the death and book cbapters during his time at essentially nonplussed as the transition penalty. The letter also outlined the Conn, most recently the book, "Jewish was "fine, just different." options the SGA could chose in Choices: American Jewish The "social work" part of the hearing such a proposal. • President Lewis lives the Zamboni dream Denominationalism" which was co- college's new identity took on a more Platt began the presentation authored With colleagues in the U.S. Acting President David K Lewis ttzkes the ham of the Dayton Arena zamboni Friday, February 9th. Driving the zamboni is was negative connotation. Although the by asking all of the SGA members and Israel. rtporudly one of the president's lift/ong dreams. Hopefully our interim president will be adept as smoothing over the recent challenges lean towards volunteer work was seen to keep an open mind on the issue, During his time at Conn, Winter that have confronted Conn as he was at preparing a smooth skating surface for the hockey game that evening. U70mens hockry lost to as positive, Winter felt that this was a has taught such classes as introduction continued on page 6 Colby 3 - O. good thing pushed too far, becoming a to sociology, sociology of religion, weakness of the school, rather than a sociological analysis of Jewry, organi- strength. The college became too eco- zational dynamics, a course called nomically involved downtown, most Our New Playpen: Good, Clean,Wholesome Fun! "human nature and the social order" specifically with the NLDC. Although which is a seminar in sociological By BANKS MACDOUGAL it was called "civic improvement," by " I social psychology, and foundations many, Winter believes that the college STAFF WRJTER "'-- and development of sociological theo- became too caught up in corporate The Lambdin game room ended its jour- ry. America, pushing people out of homes ney from "near-victim of lack of funds" to com- Although Winter has set the date instead of helping them. of his retirement as 2002, he has not pletion on Thursday February 8 with a ribbon "Incorporated" stood for the yet planned for life after Conn, adopt- bureaucratic style of governance which cutting ceremony. The room features a pool ing the stance of "I've never planned table, a ping pong table, two foosball tables, Winter said gave "more lip service aoything in my life, why should I than service" to shared governance. several couches, and multiple televisions. now?" One thing he does acknowledge There was a progression away from Manager of Capital Projects Steven George, for as a possibility would be a move clos- shared governance that Winter consid- whom the game room was named, was on hand er to his family. His departure is not a ers to be at least one of the possible for the celebration, and found it "fabulous." product of long term premeditation, explanations for the mistakes that have The game room was one of three items Winter explains, but rather a decision been made at the college in the recent that were Jeft incomplete following the Plex based on the fact that he is satisfied past. renovations. During parents' weekend two with where he is in his life at this point. Wir.ter points to 1990 as the trustees decided to donate funds to complete the His opinion was that .it would be height of the college's happiness, game room as well as provide furniture for one preferable to leave on a good note "This was a nice place where people of the multi-purpose rooms above Harris. rather than been one of those profes- were doing good work:' The people sionals who only leave after a long The one item from the original list that had limited resources, but "got more period of being bored or unhappy with remains incomplete is the addition of couches, out of less." As the 90's progressed the their jobs. people at Conn remained "reasonably chairs, and tables to the Harris Refractory. When Over the past 31 years, Winter happy, content to the point of compla- Lyn Silfen '67 decided to donate the 38,000 dol- has seen more happen at Connecticut cency," but this status quo ended with-- lars necessary to complete the task, she did so College than most. He arrived at the in five years. The cause, Winter feels, with the stipulation that the room would be college when the college had just made Dean Hoffman looks on as Hamilton sophomores enjoy the foosball table at Conn's new game room. The game room is most likely a dissatisfaction with: a named for George because he demonstrated the transition to a co-educational insti- includes a pool table, ping pong table, numerous television sets and two foosball tables. {Bouet) worsening financial situation that tution. The process that incorporated "such passion and such love for the college." could no longer be rejected out 1ll' men into Connecticut College he According to George, the request came, "quite out to raise the money." there." hand. described as "smooth", at least from to my surprise," adding that he hoped, "that she Oslec Villegas '03 found the game room The game room is open Monday through Winter's current non-financially the perspective of the faculty. The col- felt good about giving it." George modestly to be something of a learning experience. Thursday from 6 p.m.-12 p.m.; Friday from 6 related gripes about the school deal lege was, in Winter's mind, a place warned that the dedication does not mean he "Well, I found out that I was really bad at foos- p.m.-2 a.tn.; Saturday from 1 p.m.-2 a.rn.; and with the faculty's enthusiasm. As the "where the students and faculty alike ball." Despite this disappointing revelation, Sunday from I p.m.- 10 p.m. and is free for all school stands now, faculty are was responsible for raising the money. "Other did good work," when he began his continued on page 6 than my working relationship with ...! didn't go Villegas admitted that he was "glad it was Conn students. time at Conn.

Connecticut College Raises $3200 to Support The Indian Earthquake Relief Fund_-_~CI-. -- Effort proclaimed a successas Conn students contribute ten times the original donation goal

By DAN JARCHO but the response from students and faculty The organizers of the Relief Fund was incredible." recently sent the money raised to the STAFF WRITER TIlE SEVen EARTHQUAKE THAT 1111' The, fundraising efforts began as a Association for India's Development '. INl)IAN SUJK;ONTINl!.NT ON After a massive earthquake and hun- door-to-door process. Soon after, (AID). AID is a volunteer organization ...v...... " N 2.TII 2QCll with branches in both the United States and ...... (M... It. "' .. Ill., ... IIIl'" dreds of aftershocks left the state of announcements of the relief effort were , N Gujarat India in a state of ruin, Connecticut made at house meetings two weeks ago, India. The organization supports projects College students and professors collective- where approximately $300 was collected fighting poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, PAKUITAJI ly raised over $3200 to support the Indian immediately. At the faculty meeting the dependency, disease, social inequalities, --- ...... ,...... f Earthquake relief fund, organized by same week, approximately $200 was col- corruption, and the dwindling of India's Professor Sunil Bhatia and a group of ten lected. In addition, several professors had natural resources. So far, AID has raised CC students. previously donated online to the relief $185,000 for this project, with help from On January 26, a devastating earth- funds in India. donations from corporations, colleges and quake, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, Further publicity was raised for the universities, and many other sources in struck the Indian state of Gujarat. The fund with help from SAC, who arranged countries around the world. quake sent tremors as far as China and for the daily announcements in the A representative from AID wrote, Nepal. Since then, Gujarat has suffered CONNtact, and the posters around campus. "Our fundraising campaign has convinced over 280 aftershocks, 15 of which have The majority of the tota! money raised us that people do care for others and that measured 5.0 or higher. The earthquake came from collection boxes at the conven- caring is not confined to the narrow bound- left over 12,000 dead, more than 25,000 ience store in the Crozier-Williams College aries of nationality, religion, ethnicity or injured, and thousands homeless. Center, and in Fanning Hall. Significant race. We wanted to share our hope with all .A't O'''NOAI, In response to this catastrophe, additions to the fund also came from the our well-wishers and friends and to thank Professor Bhatia and a group of around ten N20 comedy night, and tbe MOB ROC ben- all those who contributed their time, effort, efit concert. Varon Swamy '01 says, "We and of course, money." §~... students began an effort to raise money for • the relief of those effected by the earth- would like to express your heartfelt thanks Additional information concerning ~ j '-C'CtAA l,u..NIli. quake. Mirdula Swamy '03, one of the stu- to the entire college community for con- the relief effort or ways to help can be dent organizers, says. "We started out with tributing so spontaneously and generously found at the AID homepage aidindia.org, a goal of only two or three hundred dollars, to the cause." or timesofindia.com. • In This Issue: A&E A&E SPORTS

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The campus's Amnesty International chapter naity of one political perspective, and choose to attend a Student Representatives Encourage Campus Input has recently taken up a campaign to convince the SGA campus where all political beliefs are respected. to come out against the United States' continued use of Beyond the potential to alienate the communi- To the students of Connecticut ues of shared governance that we approach us in person, please feel the death penalty as a sentencing option. While Amnesty ty, the survey to gauge student opinion is poorly College: have so laboriously worked on, but free to;rnail or call us whenever it is _clearly has undertaken this mission the best intentions, designed. The three question survey omitted the one also guide all of us through this ten- convenient for you. important question that they needed to ask: Do you sup- the fact remains that it is an ill advised campaign. The state of the college der period. Remember ... The SGA's purpose in our college system is to port a formal declaration from the SGA condemning the address is over and so is the signing We, the student members of "What affects everyone can 'represent the opinions of the students on campus issues, use of the death penalty? People who disagree with the of the covenant, a student-authored the presidential search committee best be solved by everyone." -anony- not political issues. Taking an official stance on any death penalty do not necessarily believe the SGA should political issue, much less one as divisive as the death condemn it. The numbers gained by the survey have a document that ensures that shared were chosen to actually, not virtual- mous penalty, has the potential to alienate students, faculty, high probability of being naisleadiog. governance is a reality on campus. ly, represent you. In that spirit then, staff, and alumni. Above all else though, Amnesty International is Whi Ie these events were momentous we are reaching out for your opin- -- Anna Hitchner '02 This potential to alienate the college communi- wasting the time of the SGA by asking them to take a and "firsts" here at CONN, we still ions regarding the criteria for the -- Stan Tartaglia '03 ty threatens Conn on multiple fronts. stand on an issue beyond their jurisdiction. Just because need to select a president who will next president. We are extremely Alumni who donate to Connecticut College the SGA can pass a shared governance covenant does not only continue to uphold the val- accessible, but if you prefer not to hold a variety of personal and political beliefs. Alumni not mean that they can influence national political poli- with strong moral objections to the SGA's stance, what- cy, or negotiate peace in the Middle East. The SGA GREEN ENERGY ever that may be.cnight be discouraged from donating to should not waste its time on something that it cannot Connecticut College. After all, no one wants to donate possibly be able to influence. KATE GUTHRIE· EARTH HOUSE money to political causes that he doesn't support. The Voice calls upon the SGA to do the respon- . When I first arrived in January, it seemed to me the important, and the best way to do that is to support the In addition to alumni, an official stance on the sible thing, recognize that they are a student government good people at Earth House has night vision, and I was campaign for renewable energy that is looking to reduce death penalty has the potential to alienate prospective and not a political organization, and vote against any for- left in the dark. I tiptoed around the stairway like a kid such emissions at Conn by 99.99%. You may have Conn applicants. Some students may simply disagree mal statement on the death penalty issue. at 5a.m. Chtistmas morning, and bumped into the attic bought some organic goodies at the bake sale a few with the stance, while others may object to the unifor- ceiling so much I grew padding. Within days, sur- weeks ago - the Renewable Energy Club made $318! To prised and a bit bruised, I found out that walk- join the Connecticut Energy Cooperative costs ing in the dark is as easy as pie. There are ,/" ~, another thousand dollars. but Sara Zisa and Pulling the Plug on Napster will give com- nightlights hanging around crucial I ..." Kassie Rohrbach, founders of the R.E.C. are places, like the bathroom, and there are ( \ positive about the outlook. Alumni, par- sixteen stairs down to the second I I ents, local companies and celebrities arc merce a chance to ditch up with technology floor. \, being i.nformed, and more fundraisers are

Arriving in darkness is one " I ~ I to the works. On February 28, there win Napster is illegal. Or, to be more precise, it is a behind. way Earth House educes its energy ._" / , be a panel diSCUSSIOn that Sarah says will technology that enables theft. Theft is wrong and Hopefully Bertelsman A.G., the German con- use. We also enter empty rooms in ~ ~~ "serve to educate the students of the eco- regardless of how nice it is to download music for "free", glomerate that controls BMI Music and bought out silence that lack the whir of left-on O··"'~~ L11 .+ notruc, environmental, and SOCialeffects the process cheats others out of profits they've earned. Napster last year, will be able to develop ways fer con- stereos, televisions (there's one in stor- ~";'l~17 \~ ..,.'f; of renewable energy." A petition campaign Downloading music without paying for it, be it with sumers to use Napster to download music without steal- age for movie nights and Simpsons ~OrlCIJ'I ;$O~ is scheduled to begin shortly thereafter, to Napster or Gnutella, or any other service, is tantamount ing it. While most pay-to-play sites have not been suc- Sundays), computers and the extraneous but ascertain student support and enthusiasm about 10 going to the music store at the Crystal Mall, grabbing cessful due to the competition posed by Napster and like common beer fridge. Everyone bundles up a bit converting the college. a stack of CD's and walking off without paying for them. applications, the technology is now backed by some more - tank tops don't make it - and the temp is a few Earth House is excited because once Conn's in the The argument that those CD's, or the songs on those heavy industry players like BMI who are committed to degrees lower. Seems like a small change, but the most co-op, we have the ability to convert the house source 'CD's are "free" would not hold water, even with the finding a way to make downloadable music a viable immediate way to preserve those sunny days under an entirely to renewable energy, so long as we raise the cops. commercial venture. elm tree and deep breaths of fresh air lies in the every- extra money. That means every time a light was on, or Recording artists and companies spend a This new system will most probably represent a day. What you do during 24 hours matters, especially Jerry sang sweet songs, it would be done with recovered tremendous amount of time and money to produce and compronaise between the free-for-all of Napster and the when warm rooms and unheard music accounts for methane, wind, and low-impact hydroelectric energy. market their products, and deserve to reap the benefits of old-fashioned method of buying music. Consumers will 6,700 tons of pollution per year at Conn. That's the every day taken to another level by students. their labor, just like people in any other industry. Simply be able to download the music they want, and just the Stepping back ad altering for the big pictures also because the technology exists does not make its unregu- music they want, and not have to pay for packaging or lated use a right, nor does it make music free for the tak- music that they don't need. Jng. While closing Napster marks the end of an era, This is not to say that the concept of download- it also heralds a more equitable, market-based approach able music is a bad one, nor should it be abandoned. A to downloadable music. Artists will be duly compensat- ed for their work, and everyone will still be able to get distinction must be made between the Napster technolo- TI1C George Washington University gy itself and the theft of intellectual property that it all of the music they want with a clear conscience as enables. As MP3 applications have developed, copy- well. right law and modes for compensation have been left

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[ . t OPINION THE COLLEGE VOICE· FEBRUARY16, 2001 .3 :LUffi A MONGREL, I MARK My TERRITORY Go AND DISCONNECT ME, I'LL BE BRAD KREIT· LEFT OF MARX LAUGHING WHILE YOUR MUSIC SUCKS I've never liked being will be a collection of people who can claim that Statistically speaking, about a third of my friends called white. Growing up, some of their relatives were Jewish, and a collec- from Oakland will be dead, in jail, or on parole by IAN C. ABRAMS· DELUSIONS OF CANDOR I liked to call myself tion of empty synagogues. the time my brother finishes law school. Just By the song 'The Real Slim Shady'. Jewish (drawing on my . ***** slightly different legal tracks. time you Through no fault of my own, I WIlS Dad's heritage) rather than The first time J visited Connecticut ***** read this, exposed to it, and can't get it out of white because "white" College, I left struck with this observation more I think that the issues we face with race Nap s t e r my head. I don't give a rat's ass ~lways seemed very nega- than any other: it's really white here. Two years relations today revolve around balancing this might be about his current hype party in the tive to me, very absent of later, I don't think that has really changed - issue: how do we eliminate white privilege with- history, and media; I just find the chorus annoy- any culture. I've never Conn is still very white for me. I'm from a place out eliminating yet another American culture? with it the ing in a 'Hey Mickey You're So done anything to celebrate where you're more likely to find a token white Some people have argued that, to be successful, opportunity Fine' kind of way, Wayne's World my . mother's heritage, person than a token minority. these movements must exclude whites. At best, to freeload plagiarism duly noted. So let's say I Danish. But for that mat- Coming here from Oakland, California this is historically ignorant. After all, where are ter, I've never really done anything to celebrate on songs download it. I think Haley wilt.still has been a strange experience. In elementary the wobblies now? Worse though, is that exdu-' that don't be able to afford new clothes, and my father's Jewishness, other than to claim it as my own. school, I was comparatively rich because I was sionary thinking can only breed exclusionist cul- deserve your I'm Sure Em will buy them for her conventionally middle class; here, I'm on the poor ture. Separating whites from civil rights move- dollar. That's right, uptight con- when he gets back custody. And if White is a term I've often heard side of things because my mom is a teacher. In ments won't push more politically powerful sumers: certain artists - I'll leave this he can't, he can just write 'a song described as "European mutt," by my friends _ Oakland, I could be spotted in class because I'm whites toward reforming anything except upper up to you - are wbat the industry about me calling me 'faggot' anOthe some English, Finnish, Scottish, French, etc. white; here, I can hide very easily for the exact income tax codes. calls 'one-hit wonders.' Or maybe photo shoots alone will pay for her come together to make one sort of mongrel com- same reason. How then, do various minority groups you like the wbole Dexy's Midnight new wardrobe. I'll downJoad that bination called "American." Not that American ***** struggle for equal acceptance, without losing their Runners album, not just 'Come On, one too, if Ican. culture is solely a mixture of white culture, we Losing my Jewish culture, or my Danish cultural identities? How do whites keep them- Eileen'. It's pretty simple, really.As just haven't accepted that white and American are culture, for that matter, has had two effects: a loss selves from trying to bring minorities to adapt to Or find it worthwhile to a musician, I feel it is the obligation different things. of culture, and a socioeconomic gain. My grand- them? spend seventeen dollars on a whole of myself, and any other musician Historically, of course, whiteness and parents, Some of the immigrants, all belonged to I'm not going to pretend to be able to album of Vitamin C's late- 90s blis- who wishes to contribute to recorded Jewishness weren't always the same thing. Jews, the working class. My parents, Americans, each answer any of these questions. I do know that spop. Well, go ahead. Meanwhile, music, to put out an album where the like many European ethnic groups, intermarried are somewhere in the middle class. My older there has to be some type of human solidarity in my Tl line is on fire trying to sal- majority of songs are good. That's with British and other European-Americans, and brother was recently accepted to into Penn law civil rights movements, so that movements are vage what I can from pop's dispos- all, fair and square. I'm not asking past European regional associations became school. Yes, the Kreits are moving up - and all it never about one group overpowering another, but able archives before the whole thing for much, People get famous and. set inconvenient. It was much easier for a Jew to cost was centuries of religious, cultural, and lin- each person being able to find a more equitable collapses and I'm left humming for life on one song these da~" and change his last name to Smith and be accepted guistic tradition - and its made us something place in American culture. And if they're done songs that in all likelihood I can't that's nothing new: back in the into the American ethnic fold. called "white." correctly, no one will even have to change his even stand. J950s, you could write a hit _si~gle Practicing Jews don't really exist in Yet there's something very unsatisfying name to Smith. Let's establish a couple of and be set for life, provided you did- America any more. If the trend continues, there about our changing socioeconomic position. things. Iam a musician, and Iwould n't get screwed out of royalties by like to make music my living, or at the Colonel. THE BLAME GAME least a secondary source of income. I'm not advocating com- .SARA KELLY-MUDlE· DEJA-VUING Moreover, every cent that has, by the plete anarchy in the realm of con- goodwill and love of my parents, sumerisrn any more than 1,a11;1sup- There's been a lot of Unfortunately, it's rarely that simple. accountability is rarely discussed. What hap- fallen into my hands to pay for my porting a system that would surely talk about accountability Sometimes it is-s-we can hold President Bush pened? Are we so busy blaming everyone else education is the direct fruit of the sink all of my career aspirations, I'm lately. It's everywhere. accountable for signing an executive order that that we no longer notice when we screw up? music business. My father, Lee simply saying that a covenant Teachers need to be held cut funding for international family planning Nowadays, when someone makes a mis- Abrams, has made a name for him- already exists between artist, and accountable for students' agencies. He did it, he's the one to blame, end of take they are more likely to blame their child- self in the music industry as a pro- consumer that needs to be honored: learning. The President story. But to blame Hallmark for feelings of lone- hood, an uncomfortable mattress, or too many ducer, managing consultant, and one of quality production of goods. (Clinton or Bush) needs to liness or the latest celebrity marriage for the Britney Spears songs on the radio rather than radio programmer. If it weren't for If an artist is successful in impress- be held accountable for decline of the traditional family (which, inciden- actually standing up and saying, "Oops, that was artists being compensated for what ing me with an album 0\ quality his actions. The adminis- tally, I don't think is a bad thing) is a bit simple- dumb. Sorry." We've lowered the bar for our own they do, I wouldn't be able to afford material, rather than simply annoy- tration needs to be held minded. Most things are caused by an amalgam performance. We're cheating ourselves and college. So far be it from me to sug- ing me with an overexploited sing- accountable for our finan- of factors; it's not that easy to determine the cause everyone around us by not even trying to meet gest that music is a completely free along. then they deserve my money, cial situation. Some groundhog in Pennsylvania of anything, let alone decide who is responsible. any sort of personal standards. Instead, we inflict commodity to be pilfered recklessly. and I'll buy the poster and the duffel needs to be held accountable for our weather. The If we determined accountability like that we'd standards on everyone around us and insist that I know I'd be angry if I poured six bag to boot, Until then, it's back to list goes on ad nauseum. have to go back to the beginning and blame they be held accountable. Then we shake our months of hlood and sweat into an Napster to make sure that 'Spinning Since when did we all become watch- whomever or whatever created the universe. and heads in disappointment when they don't meet album and didn't see a cent. Wheel' was the only good thing dogs? Why do we feel the need to make sure that something tells me that a conglomeration of dust the standards that we won't hold ourselves to. It's Of course, that's not what's Blood, Sweat & Tears ever did.. everyone else is doing a job they probably under- particles isn't going to care too much about the really quite hypocritical and more than a little happening. Take Eminem, and his stand better than we do? The most irritating decline of modern society as reflected in Survivor stupid. aspect of this trend, however, is the persistent use 2. I think it's time that we all hold our- FEMINIST MAJORITY BELITTLES J of the word accountability when we really mean But as long as we're trying to get to the selves accountable. We need to stop spending our 'blame. bottom of things, I think it's time I brought up a time finding someone to blame for our problems WOMEN'S RIGHTS We are looking for some way to assign responsi- nastier, more pernicious facet of this accountabil- and start fixing them. No more bitching and bility and place blame so we can mete out the ity craze. Even while we spend so much time moaning. No more finger wagging. No more TED CONNOLLY· VIEWPOINT appropriate punishments and be done with the yakking about holding random people and astro- lofty proclamations about anything. Just sit Recently I was walking Constitution or by a decision of the whole thing. logical phenomena accountable, personal down, shut up, and do something about it. through a dormitory when a flyer Supreme Court. The Supreme C;o':\fl caught my attention and spurred me has, on numerous occasions,. reaf- A TRIBUTE TO THEWEASEL to write this article. The flyer was firmed its previous decision. TIM STEVENS· COMPLAINT OF THE WEEK posted by the Connecticut CoUege Likewise, John Ashcroft has made Feminist Majority group. Their mes- his position dear when he said, '"'1 Let me tell you a story period most of us remember Shore from. Pauly Shore plays the everyman. Through come- sage was clear concerning the newly should enforce the law as it is writ- of man who has come to However, did you know however, that his career dy the film analyzes the complex problem of elected president and his appointees, ten. I think one of the elements of define our time and yet, I has covered the '80s, '90s, and today? It is true! whether or not all of us are still treating equal by mainly John Ashcroft, and J quote, conservatism is to take the law~a&'it fear will never got the Many would describe actors like Kevin America's court system, regardless of our riches "It is possible that George W. Bush is and to work to enforce it, nt>l,to respect he deserves for it. Spacey, Robert Deniro, and Jack Nicholson as or place in society. In essence, if the system fails is preparing for an all out war on supersede the law with your :0'IVn On the February I, some of best of the past twenty years, but I beg to Shore, the system fails us as well. women's rights." Where is the evi- judgment or your own idea of what I 1968 one of the most differ. The cinema of Shore, much like many of Future generations will lift the pall off of dence to support this outrageous should be." I important actors of our Hitchcock's works, will be seeu differently by the Shore's work, of this I am convinced. Until then, accusation? Abortion is by no Sf1lall time was born in years to come. What the snobs of the film com- all of us most do our part. Spread the word, give To think that George Bush stretch a controversial issue ,now Hollywood, California. munity now call sophomoric wilJ be exalted as Shore movies and albums as gifts, petition pro- and John Ashcroft are going to wage more so than ever. I believe, howev- In the thirty-three years genius in mere years. duction companies to offer him roles once more. a "war" against women's rights is a er, that Bush, Ashcroft, and \Ull,Oy since his birth he has For example, take the 1995 film Jury We, as members of the human race, cannot allow complete falsehood. When I think of other people who oppose abortion redefined the genres of television and film for our Duty. "America's favorite critic" Leonard Maltin this grave injustice to stand, women's rights I think of the right to do so not to suppress women's rights generation and, undoubtedly, generations to referred to it in the follow terms, " 'BOMB' may *************************************** vote, equal pay and opportunities, but rather they treasure humarr life come. This actor, as it must be obvious to any true be too high a rating for this inane, insulting 'com- In today's world, a little ridiculousness is and other rights of all Americans and believe it to be sacred. Theugh film connoisseur by this point, is Paul edy' featuring Shore as a jerk who would much a welcome change of pace. I hope everyone (that protected under our Constitution. Bnsh and Ashcroft are morally Montgomery Shore, better known as Pauly Shore. rather face duty on a sequestered jury (and get a is right, all of my fans, including that guy who six The Feminist Majority has decided opposed to abortion it is outrageous free hotel room) than find h.imself a job." In his The impressive body of work Shore has was stunned that I could write with a sense of to take the words "women's rights" to believe either would infringe en a rush to pass judgment, Maltin has clearly missed put together includes guest appearances on sever- humor since I "seem so stiff all the time") enjoyed and equate them with the right of a woman's right to vote, equal pay and the underlying message of the movie. In a time reading this little break from re~lity as much as I al popular television shows, his own show on woman to abort a baby. That is clear- opportnnities, and the right to eq~al when many were doubting our justice system MTV, and starring roles in such films as Bio enjoyed writing it. Start those letters rolling to me ly misleading. There is no doubt that protection under the Consutution, In because 'of the results of the 0.1. Simpson trial, at [email protected] if you can find it in your Dome and Encino Man, as well as several come- both Bush and Ashcroft take the fact, Bush is helping to advance Jury Duty spoke to the disenfranchised. It is an heart to make a cynic smile. dy albums. During the early '90s, he was one of unpopular side of the abortion issue women by appointing six women to unsympathetic look at our justice system in which Hollywood most watched talents. This is the time but that is no reason to smear a man high positions in the administratien like John Ashcroft as numerous con- such as Condoleezza Rice is My NEW LEAF gressmen and the predominantly lib- National Security Advisor and Gale NATE AVORN • CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING eral media have chosen to do. Here Norton as Secretary of the Interior: is a man who, because of his reli- Senator Phil Gramm fro))1 My friend Mike lin~, directly into the pits. And ~ll th~ other cars Just like I do every semester. gion, believes that it is immoral to Texas was insightful when he sam, recently rescued his Super whiz by me as I top off my brunnung full gas And just like I do about three weeks into allow a mother to choose to end her HI sometimes wonder if tbere.s an Nintendo from the attic tank. every semester, the New Leaf begins to expire. baby's life. effort to make the love of tradition6I and brought it to school. I hate that. Maybe I'll just gloss over a reading, instead of Bush has appointed values a hate crime in America," So I've been playing a lot I hate that feeling. It's like, "Oh well, going at it with a highlighter. Perhaps I can do Ashcroft to the post of Attorney Like the Senator, I myself notice that reserve reading after the class, instead of an of the game "Top Gear;' despite my best efforts, here I am again in the General. The office of the Attorney escalating attack on conservative where you drive a race same stupid, useless, unproductive situation." before. Soon, I'm weeks behind, totally stressed General does not make the laws in views in this country. In conversa- car. But I'm not very good That sinking feeling of recognition, that's the pits. out, and just wishing the semester would end so I this country: It enforces them. The tion I notice that conservatives are at it. I always end up 10 This all is especially excruciating, given could have a fresh start at a new leaf. And it's only laws are made by our elected attacked personally rather than on ~ a little more than three weeks into the semester. the pits. . the time of the year. No, I don't mean Valentine's Congress and Our laws and the issue based approach. But I enc0L!r- Let me explam about Day. This time of the year is three weeks into the Clearly, I need to tum over a New Leaf Constitution are interpreted by the age you to seek the truth on issues the pits. After you com- new semester. And every semester, at about this every three weeks. Like an oak in the autumn, I'm Snpreme Court. Therefore if Roe v. and not to let the media or die ith b . ht and take time, my New Leaf starts expiring. going to start turning over New Leaves regularly. plete each lap you can ert er ear ng , . Wade were to be overturned it would Feminist Majority make up your , d zo i th pits for a I wonder if you, my readers, are familiar I'm going to mark my calendar, every three another lap or bear left, an go IOtO e be done by an amendment to the , I" times neces- with the coucept of the New Leaf. Do you, like weeks, so I remember to turn over a new New mind. refueling pit stop. Refue 109 is some . d I' b hile you're refueling, me, en every semester saying" m sure gonna Leaf. That way, I'll stay ahead of myself. sary once per race, ut w I do things next semester. I'm going to stay ahead So here's my new New Leaf: I'm going everyonel~:~:s ~~~'probJem: I accidentally end of my schoolwork, do all the readings, and eat a to turn over a New Leaf every three weeks, and Montreal Weekend Specials . 1 Ip I can't seem to more balanced breakfast. 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The New London Art Stndents applies the sky colour STAFFWRITER card based on its symbol, number, League takes over the Granite Street haphazardly, saying, and position on the table. For me, it Gallery every Thursday night. Each "The place yon can get "Anastasia," as the tarot reader calls is the rods that dominate my current of their three terms includes an art away with everything is herself, is seated behind a large situation, representing a spiritual demonstration night, usually given in the sky." screen of wooden panels and white journey. The fact that a majority of by Bonamarte. This evening he To show the terrycloth. She's private and timid, the cards are inverted, or upside worked from a photograph, sketch- snow in the foreground, not wanting to sit out in open view down from her perspective shows ing a picture of an Old Saybrook he leaves a lot of the of the coffee shop customers, and that I am encountering difficulty on house on a large piece of paper. white paper uncoloured, refusing to disclose her real name the spiritual path I follow. ;With two hours to finish it, He warns that white even for the sake of journalism. I was skeptical that this blank piece paint can always be She's not what you would proba- Most of what she tells me of paper wonld turn into anything. added, but dark paint bly imagine. She doesn't seems accurate - that I am searching for answers regard- But it is truly fascinating to watch cannot be corrected. look like the stereo- ~.,;(.JCI:'1 him paint. He talks as he mixes his The sky is now a dark typical fortune ing my religious beliefs, that I seek knowledge and wisdom colours I together, cracking jokes blue with a yellowish tel Ie r : """"""'" she's not on a regular basis, that 1 with the small group of students. He haze around the house, LOll Bonamarte demonstrates his artistic methods at the Granite Street Gallery (Freeman). is able to change the intensity of his warming it. A snow- much older face temptations in my colours by adding water and the laden road leads up to the house. short of adding too much. I cringe painting. The final piece is amazing. than the typi- life which often hinder cal Conn stu- my attempts at self- effect 'is 'extremely realistic. Other details like trees and buses are as he washes the foreground with Bonamarte sizes it up, probably see- "The house soon begins to included, but do not have the detail blue. It takes a second to realize that ing something that could be fixed. dent, revealing improvement. Sure, that she had start- in many ways that take shape as he steadily paints in of the house, helping to bring atten- this last addition has helped. My He has reached a point in his career ed reading tarot CUf- the tiny windows. The medium is so tion to the focal point. eyes rush through the foreground where the mechanics are second describes my cards a few years hard to control that a mistake can Bonamarte credits John right to the crisp house in the middle nature; he can now focus on captur- rent state, but ago, when she was doesn't it also wreck ~ the entire composition. Singer Sargent as a major inspira- ground, just as Bonamarte intended. ing new scenes. He acknowledges Bonarnarte believes in letting things tion. Sargent's influence can be I got the feeling that he saved this that he is always "trying to discover eighteen. A small girl describe just with her brown hair happen by chance. Referring to an seen in his warm colours. Shortly for the end to scare us; there is no something new and is never satis- about any col- pulled back in a pony- area that conld be changed he says, before nine, the painting is almost doubt that he knew that it wnuld fied." If it takes him twn hours to lege student? "You don't want to try to control it, finished. While hesitant to stop, work. make a masterpiece. Iwould love to tail, wearing blue jeans it wasn't a there is some great stuff happening Bonamaret knows how to end just A matte is pnt around the see what he could do with a lifetime. and a black cardigan scam because it sweater, she looks surprising- ~~orv was not dishonest, but ly normal for someone who "': at the same time it wasn't Pat McGee: A Changed Band with a New Sound makes a living telling fortunes. particnlarly useful or enlightening. First, she had me shuffle So, if yon want to spend fifteen dol- By JESSEERDHEIM tar and jumped enthusiastically around the stage. ers. the cards while thinking about some lars to fight out what you probably Jonathan Williams began the show's However, only a small crowd turned out of my current concerns or problem- already know, then head down to AsSOCIATEA&EEDITOR encore with a solo performance of Billy Joel's to see Pat McGee at Lupos. I was able to stand atic situations. As she laid out the Greene's Books and Beans at 140 The Pat Mcgee Band underwent a dra- "Piano Man." After this crowd-pleasing rendi- close to the stage, and while my ears suffered cards she explained that she was Bank Street. Anastasia will be there matic change this past January when Al Walsh tion, the band joined their keyboardist and cov- because of this proximity, I thoroughly enjoyed forming a traditional Celtic spread every Saturday. Or, you could take (vocals, rhythm guitar) decided to leave the group ered the Rolling Stones songs, "Hanky Tonk my concert experience. Notable songs performed known as a Celtic cross, Each of the that fifteen dollars and purchase one to pursue a solo career. Last year, this talented Blues" and "Sympathy For the Devil." The throughout the evening inclnded "Girl from cards that she laid down related to a and a half movie tickets at any local vocalist released his debnt Athens," which I had not particular aspect of my life: the past, theatre. album, Son of Chime, and soon heard the previous night, and he expects to tour in support of an extended version of it. "Rebecca" in which Pat Garde Says "ILove lOu, However, when I jour- incorporated Bob Marley's neyed to see the Pat McGee "No Woman No Cry." Band at Toad's Place on Guitarist Brian Fechino, who lOtlre Perfect, Now Change February 6 and Lupos on appeared with the band on February 7, I did not know Craig Kilborn's Late Show By MAUREENMIESMER and his ex-girlfriend for breaking up about Walsh's departure. Still, I and on Shine, played electric found the Toad's Place show instead of getting married. Bonanno guitar throughout the show HEAD COpy EDITOR and Roberts are musically superb in intriguing as the group drastical- and enabled the band to jam And so, it has come and this piece, spitting out lines that ade- ly cbanged its music to accom- even more than they had the gone for another year: Valentine's quately reflect everyone's worst modate for the loss of one of previous night. Day, a day of love, companionship, fears about their parents' reactions to their key vocalists. As expected, The only disappoint- candlelight dinners, and enough such news, the band began their perform- ing parts of both concerts chocolate to kill a pack of huskies, The second act moves ance with "Who Stole Her From were due to the absence of Many people spend Valentine's Day beyond dating to address issues of Heaven" but then launched into Al Walsh. Crowd favorites rejoicing, gallivanting with cartoon babies, marriage, families, and a cover of Pink Floyd's such as "Passion" and blue-birds ala "Song of the Sonth," growing old. Althongh Willinger "Another Brick in the Wall." "Pride" were not performed, or perhaps as I celebrated, by over- starts the act off strong with "Always With the loss of Walsh, as these songs depend heavi- dosing on Thai food and laughing at a Bridesmaid," a song that discusses the band played mostly new lyon Walsh's vocal talents. the desperation of those immersed in hideous bridesmaid dresses and material from their album, The Pat McGee Band turns over a new leaf with an energized perfonnance style (Courtesy), In addition, I have always the rituals of love. failed marriages, many of the pieces Shine, rather than older songs enjoyed listening to Al playa This week, coinciding with in Act Two lack the biting humor of which rely more on vocal har- band's spirit-filled performance only increased James Taylor cover or one of his originals during the cherished holiday, the Garde Arts the first act, and discuss less comical mony. After playing their hit single, "Rebecca," my anticipation for the next night's show at the band's first interlnde. While I enjoyed Pat Center in New London sponsored a and more personal topics such as the. group took its intermission and Pat McGee Lupos. McGee's version of "Runaway," this song is more production of "I Love You, You're widowhood and divorce. played a solo version of "Runaway." Once back The Lupos concert proved even more effectively performed with the backing of the Perfect, Now Change", a musical This is not to say that the on stage the band played extended versions of fun than the previous night's show. At Toad's band rather than as a solo. As a result of these two romp throngh stereotypes of dating, second Act is without humor. songs such as "Can't Miss What You Never Had" Place an irritating net separated those over 21 concerts, Ihave developed an even greater appre- love, marriage, and families. Bonanno, Sutton, and Willinger per- and "On Your Way Out of Here." The grnup's from those under 21, giving those with drinks ciation for the Pat McGee Band's talent for live Produced by John Freedson and star- form "Waiting Trio," a vignette second set concluded with energetic versions of easy contact with the band, while forcing under- performance. ring Charma Ward Bonanno, revolving three aspects of waiting: "What Ya Got" and "Hero," in which percussion- age fans to strnggle to connect with the perform- ist Chardy McEwan strapped on an acoustic gui- Christopher Sutton, Lance Roberts, Bonanno waiting for "32 football and Kate Willinger, I Love You, seconds" to end, Sutton waiting for You're Perfect, Now Change is a his wife in a department store, and series of musical vignettes that sati- Willinger frantically waiting in line Ridley Scott's Hannibal: It Really Bites rize everything from first date nerves at a woman's bathroom. to hitting on someone at a funeral, Based on the book and The production opens on a lyrics by Joe DiPietro, and with Hannibal relatively empty stage with a single music by Jimmy Roberts, "I Love blne backdrop, ontn which scene You, You're Perfect, Now Change" titles are projected prior to each offers a hnmorous perspective on -QOOO~ sketch. For the first piece, "Cantata many aspects of love and relation- for a First Date," all four actors ships. Bonanno, Sulton, Roberts and Rated: R emerge in white bathrobes and begin Willinger are fantastic vocally and in Length: Too long to musically recount the ridiculous portraying many characters to the Starring: Sir Anthony Hopkins, Julianne preparations, physically and mental- audience. With "I Love You, You're Moore ' ly, required for a first date. Perfect, Now Change", the Garde Directed by: Ridley Scott Bonanno, Sutton, Roberts, and has once again offered a wonderful- Summary: Hannibal Lecter retursn, hungry Willinger expertly portray a variety ly entertaining production, simulta- of characters thronghout the first as ever, for human flesh. neously biting and sensitive.' Act, which focuses mainly on issues Upcoming events at the Garde By IAN ABRAMS related to dating and early stages of include "The Male Intellect: An AsSOCIATEA&EEDITOR love. Oxymoron?", running from March 6 Being a critic of anything entails a com- One highlight of the first to II, and Cab Calloway's "Legacy prehensive knowledge of the components that Act is "Hey There, Single Gny/Gal," of SWing", on March 13. come together to form a medium, as well as the a song in which two stereotypical, most brilliant and lowliest exponents of that over -bearing parents berate their son medium. Critics are licensed snobs, and have to face acerbic jabs like "well, why don't you direct .,. a movie?"You won't even get that past you before I'm out the door, on the way to my next feast of broad're_am blissfully harsh judgment. See, the fact is, I'm just .li£.....,-"""._ like you. I like A Clockwork Orange, but I also like Wayne's World. I enjoy raw octopus, bnt University of Helwal". agree along with everyone else that no one does Hopkins and Liotta dine at home in the bloody awful sequel to Silence of the Lambs (Courtesy) french fries like McDonalds. at Manoa What's my point? A true critic (which, bloodbath that did nothing to change my initial his own severed frontal lobe can't bring back the A 'Ol~ "'" ...... ,"""tI....""ll""' ..L~ by the way, I'm not) wonld never lay judgment on impression, and half the blame for that is the fact magic of the first movie. • 1J1OlF'1 ail W\1:UlfIl41~d~fit'(If t:1H.i~mCft~i • a film before its plot was allowed to fully unfold, $1".....>11, ~ 'lh" _"tl<: "",Id" ~lIIng m" vibr_ I that its predecessor, The Silence of The Lambs, Which brings up a point. Throngh all the two\d~a' ~rmmi1)~ I before the individual aesthetic elements were in was so excellent. eye candy, gore, and admittedly decent acting on full flower, before the opening credits fade away. Original director Jonathan Demme Hopkins part, we find ourselves staring into a But Monday night at Hannibal, upon passed on the sequel, as did Jodie Foster. Only Sir hnge void where the plot and intellect of the orig- first hearing the mellifluous voice of one of my Anthony Hopkins remains as the title character, ina! movie is missing. Absolutely nothing in this N"" t sem""t"l:l~•• t"diy .. b~"'1d favorite actresses, Julianne Moore, copping a the man-eating psychchiatrist Dr. Hannibal movie is compelling; as a sequel, it has more in '1#, ttH'W't 1'!l"",in!l1 t"'l1I WWrttry piss-poor rendition of Jodie Foster as, Special Lecter. As this movie has little to do with Clarice common with Police Academy 6: Mission to Agent Clarice Starling, I was shaken. 'This IS Starling, Julianne Moore's formidable talents are Moscow than Terminator 2. Shameful. Hannibal going to suuuuuuuuuuuuuck." largely ignored. What we get instead is Lecter's ,is nothing more than a massive disappojntment, Okay, I'll jns'Qfy that; makes for good cannibalistic grandstanding for way, way. too possibly the worst movie this year, and 11's only copy, eh? Hannibal was an excruciating two-hour long, and eVen the sight of him feedmg Ray LIOtta February. But I'm no critic. niiiiiliiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiciiiiiiiiiiiiiii_iiiiiiilii __ iiii_iiiiii_iiiiii_iiiiiiiiiii• .--~~ii~::~~~~~~~=~~ . .,

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT THE COLLEGE VOICE' FEBRUARY16, 2001 • 5 • Bangkok City Thai: Great Curry, Buddha Bellies Death by Lobster less attentive, but we were seated and given . entrees at Bangkok City, the Pad-pak and Pa- menus promptly, and our order for drinks and By ANDY JARVIS for each other. But who will get nang came with servings of white rice that was Lena in the end? Well, that's for food taken within fifteen minutes. -----=.:...:.::...::~=-=----- BANGKOK CITY neither clumpy nor heavy, but perfectly comple- STAFFWRITER you to decide. OUfjoy with the decor of the restaurant mented the excellent sauces on our meals. [ Sitting in a theater that's The acting in the play is was not limited to the Buddha seated just above believe the true value of Bangkok City lies in smaller than a housefellow suite quite good. The actors are very my friend's left shoulder, but extended to the their chef's ability to make really tasty sauces can be quite claustrophobic, but it convincing in their roles as a $e~ pointed arches over the doorways, the prints of that bring out the flavours of the vegetables and can also be very amusing. Imagine moron (Jack), a worrisome sister Thailand, the many potted plants, and especially meats they top without diminishing the flavors that you have suddenly been shrink (Barbara), and the lusty she-devil 123 State St., New London the little picket fence that divided the area where of the foods themselves. wrapped and eaten whole by a (Lena). The writer and director, we sat from the entrance area. My partner in din- There were only two aspects of our playhouse. All it took for me to be Kato McNickle, has done a great ing excellence remarked, "I'm sitting in a back- Entrees: $8.95 and up meal that Iwould rate below average: the service, eaten was two girls, a guy, a gun, job directing the actors to act in a yard BBQ over here". Over the top? Perhaps. which was unusually slow due to the Valentine's and a broken boule of Corona realistic world that we cann all Hours: M-F: 11 :00 AM - 3:00, Still fun and comfortable? Definitely. Day crowd; and our dessert, which was Thai spilling all over the playhouse. relate to. Just picture a gun, a gui- The food at Bangkok City (which 4:00 - 9:00 PM (F:10:30 PM) Pumpkin Custard. Granted, I vebemently dislike To Die For Want Of tar and an urn full of ashes and then would be the real reason to go there, despite the Sat: 4:00-10:30 PM custard, and my companion finds anything more Lobster has all of the above and it feel what it's like To Die For Wallf attraction of the carved pine elephants) can only pumpkin oriented than a jack-o-Iatern fairly even comes with a hint of twisted Of Lobster. be described as exceptional. Ihave eaten there repugnant, so this may have been a poor choice humor. The story is about a random Although this play has on a number of occasions and consider it to be (it is, in fact, the only choice, so I wouldn't rec- By DEVONMCHUGH summer in the lives of Jack (Mark already left New London, I highly one of the best restaurants in the area. Soups and ommend hitting up Bangkok City when you get R. McGuire) and Barbara (Jill recommend seeing it in the future appetizers run from between $3 to $8, vegetarian HEAD COpy EDITOR a hankering for some exotic sweets). The custard Gates) at their home. What unfolds or pursuing other Kato McNickle options are all under $7, and other entrees begin didn't taste bad (not much like like pumpkin, but next is a tale of sexual impulse, plays. The theater itself provides When entering Bangkok City Thai at $8.95. fairly like vanilla), but the texture may have been incest and lusty goodness. an excellent performance space for Restaurant, one cannot help but be struck by the We ordered Pad-pak (A choice of enough even to make the greatest lover of tapio- During this sexual- this little play. The space is very enormous amount of Thai and south-east Asian chicken, beef or pork with ntixed oriental veg- ca pudding come over to the winning team. The charged summer, Jack and Barbara personal and covered with little inspired kitsch. Leaving the pretty marvelous etables in a light brown sauce) and Pa-nang only way Ican describe it is as being like (who happen to be bother and sis- chairs that encircle the stage caus- food aside, it is almost worth coming here just to (Chicken, beef or pork in a light curry sauce) for insanely dense flan, topped by what Iassume ter) become exposed to the evil ing the actors to be swallowed on see what I believe is the largest collection of our entrees, and were intrigued to find what we were shavings of pumpkin. My friend described temptress Lena (Kate Downie). all sides by the audience. The wooden Buddha statutes that New London coun- think is Clear Coke on the menu. The trip back it as "triggering [her] gag-reaction". Lena waltzes into their lives and space provides for a very personal ty has to offer. to seventh grade was tempting, but I resisted and So, on the evenings when the ever deli- has sexual flings with both of them level with the actors-dike you are When my companion and I arrived at ordered hot tea instead, which proved a better cous 'asian-food' section of Harris just isn't the restaurant it was shortly hefore 6, and there causing Jack and Barbara to in the show acting along with complement to my meal than the clear cola going to cut it, give Bankok City Thai become devoured in a pit of envy them. were no more than half-a-dozen people seated at option would have been. Restaurant a try. The vegetables are guaranteed the small tables, which are spread throughout the Both meals were presented beautifully to be better cooked than the Sunshine Carrots two room restaurant. As the evening progressed and fairly quickly despite the growing crowds of you would eat here are ... the service became more harried and therefore families and couples in the restaurant. Like all

Emily Dickinson Brought to Life at CC Downtown Friday, February 16th

By DAWNHOPKlNS not to find a woman, who reportedly dressed Opening Reception for an Exhibition of Photographs in all white and communicated intermittent- STAFFWRITER of the Faculty Dance Concert 2000, 5:30p.m. 3rd floor ly with society via cryptic messages, inter- Who knew that a supposed recluse could esting. As she states, "it is hard to believe Crozier Williams. be so amusing? In two performances for Play that I had a normal childhood." With Your Food, Ruth Crocker realistically por- In the condensed play, Dickinson trayed Emily Dickinson in "A Visit with Miss gives overviews of her relationships with Entily," showing the clever thoughts of the her family and the people of Amherst. She Wednesday, February 21st renowned poet. Connecticut College also gives intriguing tidbits about different Downtownsponsored both performances on experiences throughout her life, including Art Smart. Lunchtime lecture with Priscilla Sample, February 7 and 14 to full audiences. The humor- her fleeting time at Mount Holyoke Female Hygienic Artist. 12 noon. Lyman Allyn Museum. ous adaptation by Crocker is based on William Seminary and her suitors, whom, apparently Luce's The Belle of Amherst, which is about the were really after her sister. Clearly, as a life of Emily Dickinson. poet, words are her life, and she kindly Garth Fagan dancers, 7:30p.m. Garde Arts Center. The thirty-minute play. which was origi- points out that people do not appreciate the nally two hours, covers a variety of topics in a pronunciation of certain words enough. clever manner, from death, to education, to love. These exciting utterances include circum- Music Master Class in Flute with Dr. Mary Karen Luce captures the spirited nature of Dickinson, ference, phosphorescence, and, of course, who was once described by a correspondent as Massachusetts - "a word fit to lift your hat Clardy, 4p.m. Evans Hall. being an exhausting woman. Much more engag- to!" ing than exhausting, Crocker's enthusiasm and Both adapted and performed by obvious personal interest in Dickinson made the Ruth Crocker and co-produced by Linda performance thoroughly enjoyable. CroCker even MacCluggage, "A isit with MiSSEmily" Friday, Friday 23rd took time after the performance to answer ques- was directed by Alfred Guffey with Frederic tions about Dickinson from the audience. Walperswyler as the creative director and Ruth Crocker vividly portrays the famous poet (Thompson) Post-Traumatic Hygienic Art Show, opening reception .. , With the audience playing one of Ann Ahmed as costume designer. The per- 7-10p.m. Hygienic Galleries. Dickinson's infrequent guests, they were treated formance was sponsored by the Washington Trust Library in Rhode Island. It is a wonderful play for to a lively monologue. The highly amusing mono- Company in association with the Garde Arts any fan of poetry, especially those who are fond logue included one-sided conversations, various Center and will be performed again on of Entily Dickinson. Camelot, performed by Coast Guard cadets. 8p.m., stories, and snippets of her poetry. But it is hard Wednesday, February 21 at the Westerly Public Leamy Hall, Coast Guard Academy.

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X. 2812 , II Writing Center ,.r- " . : ...... ~------~------_ ...... - ~- 6 - FEBRUARY 16, 2001- THE COllEGE VOICE Winter Discusses Conn's Evolution SGA Responds to Amnesty Proposal Connecticut State laws. If we don't continued from page 1 By LARA MIZRACK have an opinion on it. 1 plan to do morale terms, Winter has a fairly positive outlook. He pass a resolution ~e~ it makes us does not believe that the college is any serious crisis. research and listen to the debate." encouaged to apply tbemselves in the fields of teaching, STAFF WRITER Vice President Brendan Meehan '02 look like an orgamzatlOn that does- There is no "chronic defect," as he puts it. There are scholarly activity, and service. In actuality, Winter Amnesty International's anti- echoed Benzing's dedication to n't support Amnesty Internatic:flllll. believes that many faculty members pick and choose some acute problems, due mostly to budgetary con- death penalty proposal, presented to placing the opinion of students" Eitber way this is a bad situation. which of tbose fields they want to put effort into. In his cerns, but it looks as if the faculty is taking great stndes SGA on Thursday, February 8 above his own, but in his case, he Fourth, whetber or not we support a opinion, it is crazy that there are faculty at Conn that do forward. Despite some of the damage of the prevJOus quickly found supporters and detrac: advocates the death penalty. "I sup- resolution, it opens us up to every j not even want to teach. administration possibly proving corrosive, he does not tors within the student government. port the death penalty but I'll base campus organization that wantsvto be heard." tern Although Winter seems to lay a great deal of see any short-term damage and believes that a concen- Adam Benzing '03, my decision on the debate of the blame on the previous administration, he admits that the Knowlton's senator, is clearly in the Goncalves also cited theJt:livi- trated effort can undo the damage caused. Still he does assembly and the subsequent pres- problems cannot be completely laid on their backs. He anti-deatb penalty corner of tbe entation of Amnesty siveness of the issue as why30A point to time as a hindrance on making the necessary believes that the faculty and trustees played a large role debate. Beyond his personal opin- InternationaL.as a student represen- should steer clear. Any srarernennon as well in the downfall. In his mind, they were "unwise- progress to avoid greater future problems. According to ion, however, Benzing's main moti- tative, I feel I have to represent the the matter wilJ ostracize a significant ly passive, and allowed things to happen." Some trustees Winter, a great help in steering the school clear of any vation is to educate the college com- students and not my personal portion of the campus, a move that argued that they had been conned, and faculty members future danger lies with the Presidential Search murnty on the issue. "I'm interested views." would be unacceptable because ,~11 said they were unable to do anything about the situation Committee. If they make "the right efforts to find a solu- ~n t~e is~ue which is why I'm help- "I don't like this [voting on an student opinions matter and it ig~t due to having been "infantilized." Winter does not buy tion to the problem" within the next six months it would mg It WIth SGA. I'd like to see it anti-death penalty resolution). I fair to make blanket opinions alMut discussed on campus. I'd like to see students," ~~}~ this excuse as "adults are not able become infantilized," be incredibly beneficial to Conn. If they fail to make a think this was the wrong thing for In his mind, the faculty was an "enabler" for not asking people made aware of the issue." Amnesty to do," Freeman Senator Meehan disagreed, "SG~s choice in six months Winter fears that the trustees will enough questions, for not being cynical. ''The price of Because be favors the education of Paul Goncalves '03 said, discussing heard political issues in the past and freedom is eternal vigilance," he quotes as something become too involved and their corporate style could the campus over the forwarding of why he is against the resolution, has offered formal opinion on issues that the faculty should have remembered. He admits that make things worse, rather than better, for the college. his own agenda he plans to bow to "My first reason is SGA is there to before on things such as t~e no one likes to be aggressive, yet "the opposite of On a more hopeful note, Winter has found him- the will of his dorm, "I'd vote for my deal with issues directly affecting Matthew Shepherd murder, ,,~a~e aggressiveness is not passiveness, its assertiveness." The self impressed by Interim President David Lewis thus donn, whatever the prevalent opin- student life at the College and the crimes, etc. and because SGA h~s faculty were not as assertive as they ougbt to have been. far. He described Lewis's speech at the State of tbe ion was." He does admit that despite direction of the College. The death done so in the past J voted that' 'Te Winter saw the Mariner's Square issue as "a College Address as a "fine speech ...excellent even" and his commitment to his donn he will penalty, while an important issue, is should hear this proposal. Basen 'In attempt to influence SGA due to his out of the scope of SGA. My second this precedent and the need to knr spark, the straw that broke the camel's back. In a way, it "the best piece of rhetoric." He does acknowledge that was good that it happened. It signaled a need for "very strong opinion for voting in reason is that in light of the budget the voice of our fellow students, f : the speech lacked a thorough analysis of the current sit- change." Without this incident it was unknown how long favor of it [the resolution]." concerns, SGA has a lot more press- Benzing concurred, "I thiJk uation, but felt that it succeeded in showing that "it is the destruction could have continued. Winter thinks that Although President of SGA ing concerns that directly affect the SGA is the voice of the students dn such hypothetical damage would have been extensive, possible on a human level to move out of this bole." Scott Montemerlo '01 was a key fig- campus. Third, if we pass a resolu- this campus. Whatever the iBRub, "Not doing anything was like leaving cancer unattended Despite a list of several significant complaints, ure in keeping the death penalty res- tion supporting a moratorium or whatever the voice, SGA is &Ur- olution on the table, he claims neu- abolition, we look like an organiza- posed to hear them out." t., ... j to. It just gets harder to fix as time goes on." Winter deems that his time at the college is best summed -I trality on the issue, saying, "I don't tion that does not support r-r- I As to where the college is now in financial and up in simple, positive terms: "I've had a nice ride." I ,I ""I ",I,,' Amnesty International Calls Upon SGA to Support an Anti-Death Penalty Proposal I I I )1,1 I continued from page 1 executions can be humane, it is cheaper jaw and neck reacted spasmodically." Platt group "if you don't receive the death penal- 150 years ago. Slavery was legal, it hud., I than life imprisonment, it prevents repeat informed SGA that this execution consti- ty, you are going to receive life in prison always existed, it was the way things \'i~f~. "For the next twenty eight minutes just try offenders, and it acts as a deterrent. tutes "cruel, inhuman, or degrading punish- with out the possibility of parole. It's not I would imagine that similar argument§,<\ to put aside whatever you think your own I After acknowledging these points and ment" under international law. tbat you're going to be free to walk the were made to those who were working r&~ opinions may be and just here our argu- their respectability, she addressed each of Platt asked the members to "ask streets." women's suffrage, 100 year ago. That ~~~ ments out. You may not agree but we just them. Platt asked the members to "think yourselves for whom is tbeir justice in this "Amnesty International is made up of illegal, it had always been illegal, it wan~e ask for your ears." about what human rights are." She defined country?" She believes that America still individuals just like you guys. And just like way things were. I would imagine si~~: Platt also made an effort to address them as "the rights every person has simply sees things in black and white. "African all of you, we are concerned about the safe- arguments were made to those working'tol an issue that has been raised since the pro- because he or she is a human being." She Americans receive the death penalty at a ty of our families and our communities, We end racial segregation just 40 years agoJ\; I posal was placed on the SGA: why bring stressed that rights are not to be confused 38% higber rate" according to Platt, "98% don't want violent people walking on the Segregation was legal, it had always e~illd this issue to the SGA? "Most of you are with privileges. "They cannot be taken of people on death row cannot afford their meets, but we also think that people should ed, it was just the way things were," sh~ probably wondering why did we bring this away," she told SGA. The most basic own attorneys." states lawyers are as a rule be treated humanly;' Platt explained. continued:' are we really arrogant enou h to SGA. You guys have a lot of other human right Platt explained "is the right to incompetent. "There have been lawyers Platt stated "a lot of Americans to think that our lives are infallible? things on your plate ...the reason we are life." who haven't called any witnesses, who thing the death penalty is kind of the Luckily the founding fathers were not at asking SGA to discuss this issue is because Platt reminded the members that the haven't presented all the evidence, have norm." Yet 73 countries have abolished the arrogant... what is unique about the cons i- we think it is very important for students to concept of an eye for an eye is inconsistent shown up to the trial after having ingested death penalty for all crime, 13 for all but tution is that it can always be changed, 'So engage in discussions about societal issues, with the rest of the justice system. "We drugs or alcohol. And my favorite case is crime such war time crimes, and 22 are just because something always has bee Because we like to think: we're living in don't steal from a thief. We don't rape a the case of tbe lawyer who slept through abolitionist in practice (the death penalty is doesn't mean it should be. " this little bubble up on the hill. The fact is rapist" she told them," can you imagine the trial." She told SGA, "It gets better retained in their laws, yet they have not Platt concluded her presentati to Connecticut College is as much a part of what would happen if a judge climbed because in the appeal the court ruled that it executed anyone in more than ten years). SGA, ''The Connecticut College memb IS society as any other institution is. And what down from the bench and raped a rapist?" had been a fair trail. So not only are we "So while executions have been speeding of Amnesty International appeal to the SGA has to say actually matters. Not «When an execution occurs, that is having inaccurate counsel at the initial up in the U.S., the world wide trend is actu- Student Government Association to be because Connecticut College can actually essentially the State killing someone in our stages but the appeals process which is sup- ally towards abolition," Platt explained. 3 leaders on this issue and take a stand change the laws and the death penalty but name because the government is of the posed to catch the problem is basically say- countries every year for the past ten years against the death penalty." because when organizations come together people;' Platt informed SGA. Another ing that's okay. And his client is still sitting have abolished the death penalty. In an interview Platt explained and issue resolutions on the death penal- problem with this system, she claimed is it on death row." "Many religious groups from "Amnesty works against the death peua ty ty...we get the opportunity to educate and is a form of revenge, While the justice sys- 93 people have been released from every faith you can imagine have issued aU the time, so we are always writing let- get our message out to local communities tem is supposed to be devoid of such emo- death row and 700 have been executed, statements calling for abolition," Platt ters to our representatives and sponsoring because this will receive local media atten- tions, "has it ever actually solved the prob- according to Platt. "Considering this is a informed SGA. Tbe Pope has called for events. This is just one project in the I er tion. And it gets the message out to the lem?" Platt asked. Revenge allows the system that is dealing with people's lives, abolition. scbeme of things that we work on. There State legislatures because, as of now, there problem to continue instead of finding that's just an enormous amount of error Many Americans complain that have been about 1,200 organizations acsoss are ten resolutions in Connecticut opposing solutions, she explained. "Instead of solv- going on. Some people say that this just they do not want to pay to keep killers the nation that have made official stat the death penalty. " ing the problem of violent crimes, it just shows that the system is working that these alive. The death penalty is three times as ments in opposition to the death penalt In addition to having company in continues the cycle of violence." people weren't executed;' sbe stated" But it expensive as life in prison. "The reason is," Most bave them have called for a moral ri- Connecticut, if Conn decided to come out Platt explained that executions can be the system was working then they wouldn't Platt explained, "that capital cases require urn, not abolition but very few have b 1 against the death penalty they would find performed humanly. "There are five meth- have been found guilty in the first place." far more steps than regular criminal cases. colleges and universities. There is deba national allies such as the New York Times, ods of execution which are legal in differ- People spend ten years of their lives in So there are separate phases for convicting within the abolitionist community about .the cities of Philadelphia, Baltimore, ent parts of the United States," she prison for crimes for which they are not and sanctioning. These are usually proceed- what is the best approach to take to reach Detroit, San Francisco. Additionally, many explained. "The most common are lethal guilty. "If the system was 100% accurate it ed by special motions, there's extra jury the ultimate goal, which is to have the laws religious, legal, health, and human rights injection and electrocution. But executions would catcb its own mistakes," Platt told selection, there's more investigative costs, changed and these resolutions, some people organizations have condemned the death by gassing, hanging, and firing squads have them. Yet she reminded the members that and the cases go on for much longer. believe are a way to make people more penalty on countless occasions. been carried out since the death penalty has often outsiders, such as college students Usually it's at least five years but closer to aware of the issue. It is not that SGA mak- Although Platt stressed that Conn been reinstated." Platt posed "is there ever can help in the process. ten. During all this time you're paying not ing a statement is going shake the founda- would not be unique in the national stage a human way to kill someone or is there Platt discussed the argument in a vio- only for the prosecution but also for the tions of the world, but it keeps the issue in for taking this stand, she also wanted to something inherently violent in the act of lent society such as ours, isn't the death defense because as I mentioned most of the the public discourse. It makes people think make it clear that such a stand would be a killing, regardless of how you carry it out?" penalty necessary to deter criminals? She people on death row, 95%, cannot afford about it and talk about it. That's what we trailblazing move for a college. "This "Prisoners under paralysis of their claimed "the fact is that tbe death penalty their own attorneys. So the total sub cost of really try to do. If you really want to build movement is coming from a cross section organs and burning of their flesh during has no deterrent. " According to the New legal fees out ways the cost of keeping change you have to build it from the bot- of society and we believe that as students electrocutions:' Platt explained, "or respira- York Times, states with the death penalty someone in prison," concluded Platt. tom up. This then lays the foundation for we have a very important role to tory paralysis during lethal injections. " have a higher rate of homicide. Platt continued by comparing the policy to be changed at tbe state and feder- play ...None of them [resolutions] have She emphasized that these mechanisms Another argument "isn't it necessary death penalty to slavery. "The last point I al levels." come from the schools we compete with," often malfunction, "The chair in Florida to keep this criminal from killing again?" want to address is the notion that we've SGA will debate this issue at its next From there, Platt moved on quickly caused flames to leap sixes inches above Platt answered" maybe this argument always had the death penalty so it's kind of meeting, Thursday February 22, in which it to address the reasons why someone would one individuals head ...One prisoner in would work in biblical times and we didn't the way things are. Why does it even mat- will either pass one of the resolutions or support the death penalty including it is a illinois gasped and gagged for eleven min- have the technology to separate wrong ter? I imagine that similar arguments were vote to do nothing. sanction befitting of the crime committed, utes while all the muscles in his abdomen, doers from society." She reminded the made to those working to abolish slavery every defendant receives a fair trial, the

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'~ ~ 11'-] THE COLLEGE VOICE· FEBRUARY 16, 2001 .7 Successful Women's Swimming Looks Toward Post-Season · , By BONNIE PROKESCH liCll' 50 free. In addition, Lisa Bartels '04 is expect- that the team will not suffer an irreversible Crushed Spirits for Men's Hockey " ' STAFF WRITER ed to Score points in the middle-distance loss next season, He eagerly professed, · ;,' While the men of the Conn swim team freestyle events, while Heidi Freeman '03 "Recruiting is going well for the women for continued hom page 8 'oontinue to prepare for their NESCAC (New should SCOre points for the team in both the next year including seven women accepted hat trick and assist, to seal the playoff the Camels, netting one more goal in the ·England Small College Athletic Conference) One and three meter diving events. ED," These seven early decision athletes wiU door shut, winning 4¥O. third period, to make the final Score 8-1. meet next week, the women are excited and Moreover. Conn has eight women prove instrumental in the improvement of the New England and Saint Anselm The Camels' hopes were fading both made short work of the men's hock- ready for their championship this weekend at entered in the 500 free and eleven entered in swimming program in general at Conn, and fast as the door to the playoffs began to "Wesleyan. Nineteen women, eighteen swim- the 200 free, proving the stamina of the Ralph looks forward to a successful season ey team this weekend, killing lhe~r close, with them standing on the outside. momentum and shattering the team s mers and one diver will be traveling to the Camels. With this many women entered in next year. Three straight victories would be neces- playoff hopes. The team faces a tougb meet to represent Connecticut College in the these two distance events, points are virtually Finishing the season with a winning guaranteed. sary, beginning with a game versus Saint task this weekend as it prepares to baute NESCAC championship meet. This large record (5-4) puts the camels in a good place Anselm College on Saturday, February #3 in the nation Middlebury and #10 IlPumber of qualifiers reveals the amazing tal- The championship meet marks the final for next year. While their season was relative- 10. The Hawks of Saint Anselm, 7-13-2 Norwich at nome, Friday and Saturday. .ent.this year's women's team possesses. collegiate competition for seniors Jade ly good this year, there is still much room for Dalton, Jordana Gustafson, Sarah Hartman, and soaring with a two-game winning With broken spirits, the team must pre- liJ Top seeds for the meet include Ann improvement. With talented recruits and cur- streak, staved off an onslaught of shots pare to enter the toughest wee~end o,n Kratzinger '01, 2nd in the 50 and 100 breast- Carrie Henry, Ann Kratzinger, Sarah rent team members. next season is bound to be Reisman. and Ann Sweeney. The leadership to steal the win from the desperate their schedule wishing to reg.am their stroke and 5th in the 200 breaststroke; Nora one of the best in Conn women's swimming and talent of these eight seniors wilJ be great- Camels. Despite being out shot 38-20, pride and dignity, while also trying to lay "Ml.rick '04, I9\h in 50 breaststroke and 17th in history. ly missed next year. the Hawks beat Conn goaltender Brett the foundation for a stronger effort next 100 breaststroke; and Jade Dalton '01, 17th in However, Coach Ken Ralph is confident Rotb '03 four times, led by a Jeff Jarvis season. 1M Floor Hockey Rep..!!!! ...---_ ...... __:...... _------, , The intramural floor hockey season kicked off with four teams vying fbr the coveted gray championship tee-shirt. The early preseason favorite CoINolloClf Coll9 Undmnfr.li* StWtIIlCI f,ww •• ' r,,"would have to be two time defending champions, Who is Playing for Second Place (WPSP). It has been over two years since having suffered a .defeat, and with the off season acquisitions of hockey standouts Cristina, ~ U Helfer and Sides, WPSP is poised for another run at the cup. Not to be I everlooked is the defensive minded Sloppy Sticks. Looking like the

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Poetic Sports Women's Basketball Bounces Back Back to Back Losses Over Thinking about the recent events making headlines in the world Defeats rival Coast Guard after struggling in NESCAC play Weekend Crushes Spirit of sports, specifically of Men's Ice Hockey the acquittal Bv ERtKA SENNESETH of former Bv RVAN WOODWARD Green Bay STAFF WRITER S'IAFF WRITER Packers tight After disappointing NESCAC (New England Small end Mark College Athletic Confereoce) losses to Middlebury, Williams, Coming off three of their best performances in the Chmura on Amherst, and Trinity, the women's basketball team picked up the second half of this season, the men's ice hockey team sexual assu- pace and beat the neighboring Coasties at the Academy 68-60 headed up north to New Hampshire for games against alt charges, last Tuesday night. Celene Menschel '04 felt that the match Saint Anselm College and New England College. Needing ------and the against Coast Guard was "a great game." "We played hard, and It to win at least three of their final four games to have a Matthew Kessler 0 n g 0 i n g was 40 minutes of good basketball. We stayed in the game, and chance at fulfilling their playoff dreams, the Camels first feu d kept fighting to maintain our lead throughout the game." Enn squared-off with the New England College Pilgrims between L.A. Lakers strars Shaquille Shields '04 agrees, "We played pretty well against the Coast Friday, February 9. 0' Neal and Kobe Bryant, I thought 1 Guard. We really wanted to win that game because they are the lt appeared as though the paying crowd of 450 who would take the opportunity to share across-the-street rivals. We pulled out a close game, which is turned out to see the game in Henniker, N.H. were in for a my thoughts on these two topics, and always good, and made our free throws down the stretch." The treat as both teams were coming into the game on hot what better way to illustrate my Camels had a lead of 38-36 at the half, and maintained that lead streaks; N.E.C. had won four of its last five, including two points than through several poems. A for the win. impressive victories over NESCAC (New England Small poem about how much r hate Duke is Recent NESCAC games haven't been as successful. College Athletic Conference) squads Williams and also included, because I can't help Menschel states, "We had some tight games against NESCAC Bowdoin College, while Conn had won back to back hut to share my disdain for the opponents. We were hoping for at least one win, but it didn't games of their own. Unfortunately, much to the dismay of Dukies as often as possible. So here work out for us. The positive side to those games was that they the Camels, the Pilgrim faithful got the treat they were it goes. Enjoy. were close." Amherst is seated number one in the NESCAC, but waiting for. Shields felt that Trinity should have been within their reach. Accnrding to Conn netrninder Rob Houston '03, If Stupidity Were a Crime "The NESCAC games were a big disappointment. We "[the two teams] played pretty even for the first fifteen or played welJ against Amherst but they were just too strong for us. so minutes, but they were able to get on the board first A thirty-year-old man We were hoping to beat Trinity, but it just didn't happen for us." when we had a few defensive lapses." Fifteen minutes into With a wife and two young children With a record of 6-15, and without a NESCAC win, it is the game, the Pilgrims began their feast. New England rat. Drunk at a post-prom party sometimes hard to stay positive. Still, many good things are still tled off six goals in a row, three in the first period and Jumps into a hot tub happening out on the court. Senior forward Jessica Nowlin aver- three in the second, before the Camels netted their only wearing nothing more than under- aged 20 points and 5 rebounds in losses to Trinity and Amherst. goal of the weekend. pants and a smile She has a .722 free throw percentage, making 52 out of 72 Conn's goal came when Craig Sliva '02 slid a pass Little did he know attempted shots and earning her a spot as the fourth leading free through the legs of a defender, sending Mall Heath '02 in He would end up on trial throw shooter in the NESCAC. Sara Frazier '03 has made 33 out alone with the goalie. Heath offered this of his perform- A seventeen-year-old girl cries rape of 101 three pointers in her last 18 games, making her the fourth Sophomore forward Margaret Gnemsey goes up for a layup during the Camels ance: "Sliva slid a nice pass through some guy's legs when She followed me into the bathroom leading three-point shooter in the NESCAC. Margaret Guernsey 68-60 win over the Coast Guard. (Brown) I was coming across the blue line, and [just went in and he claims '02 had a career high of20 points, shooting 51.8% from the field deeked the goalie, beating him low far-side." Heath's sev- I'm no pedophile against Middlebury. She's also had an average of 13.6 points and Shields says, "but we would love to get a NESCAC win and end enth goal of the season came thirteen and a half minutes I did nothing illegal 8.3 rebounds in recent games. the season on a positive note. We've been trying to get a into the second period and was matched quickly when 1 used to play for the Packers The Camels have their two last games of the season this NESCAC victory all season. It is a little frustrating that the N.E.C.'s Matt Stack scored his only goal for the game a I'm a good person Friday and Saturday, away, versus NESCAC opponents Bates NESCAC conference is so tough, and to work really hard and get minute and a half later. The Pilgrims continued to devour If being stupid was a crime and Tufts. "We know we're not going to get past this weekend", no wins, but we are always hopeful for next season." I should be in jail An explanation is in order some day r guess hell will have to suffice But that will have to wait Women's Ice Hockey Playing for Pride After Elimination from A new million-dollar contract offer is just too damn nice ECAC Post-Season Contention Following Three Shutout Losses Duke RIP By ADAM ROGOWIN "We have two games Down in Durham, N.C. left and both of them are Is Duke University, RIP STAFF WRITER going to be tough," Forward Horne of the Blue Devils The old saying "you can't win games if Lindsey Sundberg 03' said. '''We are so great" they chant you can't score goals" has been ringing loudly "Our goal is no lortger post You can all kiss my a#@ I rant in the Dayton Arena. season play, right now we They claim the gifted, the talented Things seemed to be fine for the can only play for our pride. Reside on Tobacco Road women's hockey team, who took to the road Everyone knows that and I claim the rich, the spoiled two weekends ago, winning at both Amherst hopefully we can end the Invade that bumbling abode and Trinity. The road suddenly got rocky. season on a winning streak." Their beloved Men's basketball In the last three games, all at home, the One of the most team Camels have been outscored 13-0. The losses, important aspects of this sea- Previously ranked number one all league games, officially knocked the team son has been the constant Wcre tripped up by Stanford, out of playoff contention. For the third time in improvement of the Camel Carolina and Virginia the team's three-year existence, there will be play. A lot of this success -Now they are all but done no hockey played in late February. can be attributed to a very The Cameron crazies roar every Making the playoffs was going to be a skilled coaching staff. uight tough task. The Camels needed to win their Many of the players ;['00 bad their team has lost the fight last five games, and the top eight teams also also see it this way. o their neighbors at UNC needed to basically lose all of theirs. With "We have proven Who far surpass those Duke SOB's three games left, improvement will be a key throughout the season to be Coach K and his staff, once so opti- factor. overachievers, and that is mistic "Right now we just need to start focus- due to the coaches," Boyd New are forced to be realistic ing on scoring goals, " forward Caley Boyd stated. "The fact that we are Ifnot for all of the ACC patsies 03' said. "Too many tirnes this year we have able to stay competitive Their record would look awfully come up short offensively. Sometimes it against teams that have nasty seemed when we most needed goals, we were much more talent and expe- Williams, Battier, James and not getting them." rience than we have and Dnnleavy That could easily be said for the game handily beat teams that are Believed this was the year against Colby. The Camels outshot their oppo- evenly matched up is just To bring the title back to Duke nents 26-14, but were unable to find the back junior goaltender Anna Trafton makes a save during a recent game. Despite her stellar play, the lack of any offensive support doomed the confirmation that we have a Never once did they consider of the net. Colby seemed to capitalize on Camels. Trafton will be looked upon to anchor the team's defense going into next season. (Brown) better coaching staff." Their winning streak to begin the every opportunity given to them. The Camel tant than the score, how hard you work." the tilt. Head Coach Bernie Cassell's impact has season was merely a fluke power play units suffered, not scoring once in After the dismal weekend, the team was The Camel offensive woes continued in been very noticeable this season. His up- Come NCAA tournament time the six man-up situations they were given. poised and ready for the Tuesday night show the 1-0 loss. Collectively, the team did not tempo, intense practices have allowed the An early exit seems likely Colby, who scored three minutes into the down with in-state rival Wesleyan. convert on their breakaway opportunities, and Camels to be better prepared for their upcom- Perhaps those whiny Dukies game, shut out the Camels 3-0. The was once again held scoreless ing games. Will get the point after all: The team looked to rebound against gam e" Too many times this on the power play. "The coaching staff has stressed a Once adversity strikes Bowdoin the following afternoon. rem a 1 ned The loss dropped their "defense first" mentality throughout the sea- You have to be strong Unfortunately, they took on a team that was a scoreless after year we have come up season record to 8·12. son," Cassell noted. "Our game plan is to take Not cry to the refs bit more skilled than them. the first two ." "It has been a frustrating care of our end and win the battles all over the To prove you belong Bowdoin scored early and often, includ- per i 0 d s. short offensively. - coupleofgamesbothotfensive- ice. Our team works best from the goalie out." Down in Durham, N.C. ing a thirteen shot, four-goal outburst in the Defensively, , ly and defensively, but the most Cassell has been a major reason for the Is Duke University, RIP opening frame. The Camels never seemed to the Camels Forward Caley Boyd 03 frustrating loss was to program's status of being only a few steps rebound, losing the game 9-0. would endure Wesleyan," Boyd said. "That away from a top ECAC D. III competitor. Two Teammates? ''They seemed to have outplayed us right only one lapse. It came at the wrong time. should have been our game. We should be able "He is a great teacher," Boyd added from the start," forward Liz Hall '01 said. Fourteen seconds into the closing period to beat them nine out of ten times. The hard "We not only want to win games for ourselves. If someone could explain ''They were a very good hockey team but I feel a Wesleyan forward broke loose and beat work was there; we just didn't capitalize on but frankly we really want to win for Bernie -The meaning of team that we could've challenged them much more. Camel net minder Anna Trafton '02 with a our scoring chances." and Bill (assistant coach Bill Yuhas). To be Maybe Kobe and Shaq It's hard to come back once you are down by hard wrist shot. Besides that breakdown, The Camels have now shifted gears for honest, they both deserve a better record than Could let off some steam so much, but we played hard until the final Trafton was a brick wall, holding her team in their focus, with home games against William we gave them." And stop all the foolishness now Whistle. Sometimes that is almost more impor- the contest; making nineteen saves overall in and Holy Cross rounding out the season. s Before games are lost Jly overpaid players Not worth their cost If ever the reason To save the season Camel Scoreboard Was simply for pride -Neither Kobe nor Shaq would hide Men's Basketball (15-6) 2/10 Saint Anselm 4, Conn 0 Too much is at stake 2/9 Conn 83, Trinity 64 Next Game 2//6 vs. Middlebury, 7:30pm A few Benzes, a house by the lake Women's Squash (11-8) S6 can't they just be friends 2110 Amherst 86, Conn 68 2/8 Wellesley 5, Conn 4 Wnmen's Ice Hockey (8-12) And buck the trend Next Game 2/16 vs. Bates, 7pm 2/10 Conn 8, Smith I 2/9 Colby 3, Conn 0 That players have nowadays and Next Match 2/16-18 Howe Cup at Yale instead preach Women's Basketball (6-15) 2/10 Bowdoin 9, Conn 0 There is no "I" in team, unless of 2/9 Trinity 74, Conn 57 2/13 Wesleyan I, Conn 0 course you're Kobe and Shaq Next Game 2/17 vs. Williams, 7pm Men's Swimming (2-7) 2/10 Amherst 71, Conn 56 2/10 Conn 156, Wheatou 1IJ Who both shall one day realize its 2/13 Conn 68, Coast Guard 60 Next Meet 2/23-25 New England D. 111Champs at Wesleyan humility they lack Next Game 2/16 vs. Bates, 7:30pm Men's Squash (7-6) 2/1J Conn 7, Fordham 2 Men's Ice Hockey (7-11-1) Conn 7, Columbia 2 N Women's Swimming (5-4) Matthew B. Kessler i the Sports ext Meet 2/16-18 New England D. 111Champs at Wesleyan 2/9 New England Col ge 8, Conn I " Next Match 2/23-25 N1RSA Team Chamfs at Yale Editor for The Collen , Voice. His column appears weekly. 'I