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Volume XIV, Number 21 Ad Fontes March 12, 1991 Faculty Task Force Neglects Student Input on Evaluations

question on the draft questionnaire. The question read by Michelle Moon The College Voice "How has this course contributed to your knowledge of gender and other traditionally underrepresented ~ Reg Edmonds, '92, chair of academic affairs, told the groups?" Student Government Association Assembly this week ~ According to Claire Gaudiani, '66, president of the e that a second draft of the new standardized faculty college, the faculty believed that question interfered evaluation form "bears no resemblance" to a draft with academic freedoms. "To create a political, philo- ~. which was collaborated on by a comrniuee of students sophical test for a course is, on principle, a bad idea," from the Board of Advisory Chairs (BAC) and mem- she said. J bers of an administrative Task Force on Faculty "I was not infonned of any other serious problems Evaluation. with the questionnaire," said Edmonds. I "I was stunned when I received the latest draft on 4 When Edmonds received the second draft of the 31 March and noted the dramatic differences between the questionnaire, "I was stunned," he said. "This form [the two versions," Edmonds stated in a memo distributed second draft] came out of the blue. I was under the l'---~~--======--==-=----' to SGA. The new draft "reflects no student input impression that the first draft was still intact. We did Freedom of the press has been a divisive issue on whatsoever," he said. not want [the second draft] presented to the faculty." campuses lately. The Connecticut ColIege Philosophy The Task Force, which was formed by the Board of The BAC cornrniucc was most concerned with the Club hosted a debate on Tuesday entitled "Voice v, J. Trustees and consists of faculty members, began de- omission of questions asking whether textbooks, e~- Board," In addition, at Brown University on Wednes- veloping a standardized course evaluation fonn last ams and papers, and lectures and critiques, were heir- day a panel, which included , dis- October, while BAC worked on a student draft. ful. According to Edmonds, "In mid October the BAC The student committee also believes that questions cussed free press and ethics in America. (Seepp.l0·ll). committee and the Task Force agreed to work together like "How challenging was this course?" and "Would to develop a questionnaire ... that reflected the con- you recommend this course to anol.hcr student?" were eerns of both students and faculty." too vague and offered no basis for evaluation. Tax Forms Reveal In January members of the BAC committee and the Edmonds arranged to meet with members of the Task Force met to "reconcile the BAC commiuee's Task Force before the second draft was presented tothe questionnaire and the Task Force's questionnaire," faculty March 5 \0 outline these concerns. Presidential Pay Hike Edmonds said. "In \hat meeting we discussed OUI diS{J\easUTew,\b, Members of the Iwo groups agreed on a question- !he process by which the questionnaire was allCeed ... mance and pay," he said. naire that was presented JD Ihe faculty in their February II became clear thaI the Task Force realized the ncces- by Sarah Huntley The Board has the sole decision- 6 meeting and discussed February 13 in an infonna- sity of continued student input and support of Ihe News Editor making prerogative and access to tiona! session. questionnaire," Edmonds said. The salary of Claire Gaudiani, information in this area. After the meetings, Edmonds said he was "led to The Task Force agreed to present the students' con- '66, president of the college, in- According to John Maggiore, believe" the faculty had difficulties with only one See Evaluations p. 9 creased by 19 percent after her first '9I,presidentofSGAandmember -----~------year in office, according to tax of the Priorities, Planning and forms flied with the Internal Rev- Budget Committee (pPBC), the enue Service. committee which develops the Hampton Confirms Existence of a Gaudiani's salary, set at budget does not know individual $100,834 in 1988- I989, rose- by salaries. Primary Suspect in Hamilton Case $19,249. In her second year, PPBC members receive figures Gaudiani earned $120,083. pooled by each department to set This information was made aside for salaries, but the alloca- Officials Adopt Conservative, Cautious Timetable public by the Congressional law, tions are not itemized. Budget Reconciliation Act, 26 Larry Friedman, '89, Young whether the administration plans to the detective will make sure there is U.S.c. Sections 6104, 6652, 6685; Alumni Trusteeand memberof the by Chris McDaniel mediate the mailer on campus. "sufficient information to press Associate News Editor 1987. All 990 documents, the tax Board's Finance Committee, re- While the dean said the original charges" exists before any fonnal forms for non-profit organizations fused to answer questions about Despite unforcasted delays in the list of a half dozen suspects has accusations are made. and accompanying schedules, are the president's salary. investigation, Robert Hampton, been narrowed, Hampton was un- "The New London Police have available to anyone interested. In addition, Friedman, a mem- dean of the college, confirmed this able to speculate when the case been here almost daily," said When questioned about the in- ber of the Board's Finance Com- week that there is a primary suspect might be closed. He said the in- Hampton. The police have been in crease, Gaudiani said, ''I'm not in a mittee, said he could not answer in the Hamilton arsonist case. vestigation could take weeks or Hamilton and have conducted inter- position to discuss my personal sal- questions on guidelines and proce- Hampton refused to divulge the months. views with students and Campus ary issues." dures for approval of administra- name of the primary suspect, how- Hampton called Gerard Jynor, Safety officers. According to Because of the president's refusal tive raises because he does not ever, saying that the student has New London Police detective and Hampton, a Campus Safely officer to comment, it is not clear whether know them. retained the services of an allorney. head of the arson investigation, "a still remains on duty 24 hours a day the increase was a raiseorpart of an According to Jane Bredeson, No arrest has been made yet, seasoned veteran," and he believes in Hamilton. agreement made at the time of secretary of the college and despite initial administrative opti- Gaudiani's hiring. spokesperson for the Board of mism and a February 23 estimation CT View pp, 6-7 Her first-year salary was $644 Trustees, the trustees meet in ex- by Joseph Tolliver, dean of Student Features pp. 4-5 greater than that of Oakes Ames, ecutivesession toreview presiden- Life, that someone would be ap- ][ former president of the college, at tial performance and pay. prehended in three to five days. RAM receives Lecture explores the time of his departure. Bredeson said there are no by- When asked why the investiga- award for newspaper Lynn Brooks, acting vice presi- law provisions stipulating the tion has taken so long, Hampton N community service publication dent of finance, said the president policy or vote requirements, said, "It is a little more complex does not have a long-term contract, In 1989-1990, the year of than we had assumed." He added, D and it is unlikely, in his opinion, Gaudiani's pay increase, the cost "The more we knew. the more we A & E pp.16-17 Sports pp. 18-20 that the increase was automatic. of education rose by $1 ,700, a ten discovered we needed to know." Justifying the administration's Brooks said, however, that he did percent hike. E Swimmers excel at not know specifics. According to The Chronicle of ardent stand against revealing Student Spotlight: According to Brooks, the Board Higher Education, the median names of suspects, Hampton said, Carl Bernard championships fIIl-r X .' .- .:: ofTrustees oversees administrative presidential salaries at comparable "It might make it impossible to salaries. Trustees are responsible institutions range from $69,700 to handle [the situation] internally if! (~5 for monitoring the "accountability $115,000 in 1989. mentioned names of suspects." Comics pp. 8 & 14 of the president, both in perfor- Hampton gave no indication as to ~"r c

VIEWPOINT :: Arabic Studies Needed- Not Just to Get a Job ler II -.,.. 1M AI'I iMJ e. III .... Id...... Leiter to the Voice: Middle East, such as prejudice seventh century the Arabian penin- ...... ~ r' ...... ~ A few weeks ago, an article ap- against Arab-Americans, would sula gave the world Islam. one of cGiIIIllljpiOwe". 1IFpo: I&iit respcet: aD ,...Jr__ peared in the Voice addressing the have been alleviated or avoided the three great monotheisms and .. ,...... · eor'l.'ed. need for an Arabic Studies depart- entirely if Americans in general the fastest growing religion in the SClIlIpt .. ""._eat and self'-IfOW!I'IUIII(e are lJIgbIy prized ment here at Connecticut College knew more about Arabs and their world. Undcrstanding Islam is ...... ofIII'e .. ONire lie ut College. ThecollegeJDakeJaC81mit. ("Curriculum Lacks Arabic Stud- world. Here at home. acts of vio- critical 10 understanding not only JDeFtIo""""JIrdeut Ietders hip leveIJ oIiDput,aDd in many ies." February 19. 1991). In it, lence or hatred against them are the Arab world. but also the ways in _ tile ...... to maIIe dedoiionJ outright, or aU matrers 01 Robert Freeman cited the current often the result of the ignorant idea which that culture interacts with IrIpoi IaDce10tile COiIIiIllIDity.ltiJ only when IIDdenls do nor run crisis in the Middle East and the that all Arabs are terrorists seeking others. In a myriad ways - reli- lor poSItions dIut this authorily, and how it is wielded, is dial· continuing search for a 'global per- revenge against America. For giously, politically, economically. Ieqed. spective' as reasons for adding many, the word "Palestinian" has and culturally - the Middle East is WIler the higlHst eIeettd student poJilions iD the school are such a program 10 the College. He become intimately associated with rich and vital. Yet despite all this. a rirtuaIIy ItaDded over 10 ote Sludent, we eodaDger the Iystem. also tried 10 deal with the question concepts like terrorism, Islamic supposedly 'liberal' College like WIteR a eancfidale ruDI and wins unopposed, we are effectively of what 10 do with a degree in fundamentalism, and anti-Ameri- ours offers us next to nothing on the unoondlliOll8lly aranllag one luterested student, qualified or not, Arabic Studies.' Jobs with the canism. One frequently hears off- subject. an entire branclt 01 SGA. CIA. State Department, oil com- hand comments referring to 'those Over the last few decades. Our CulTelldy, evwy position up lor eIediou has at least one panies, and the military were all . dirty Arabs' and 'barbarian hordes.' news has been filled such topics as studenI'. _ uext 10 it. Jfowever,lItree candidates, those run. given as incentives to study the Even an article in this paper last the bombing of Libya, the Palestin- Ding lor Chair 01AcaiIemk Mairs, Judleiary Board Chair and Arabs. their culture and language. semester glibly attacked Israel's ian-Israeli conllict, the growth of Publk.e1 It .Dfjecto:.arellt,,'arunop~ An article such as Mr. supposedly "pugnacious and em- Islamic fundamentalism. the Leba- Alllrlrinllltese,1118 • togo undIaDenpd year aflel'yeariJto Freeman's should have been writ- bittered" Arab neighbors. ("Israel, nese civil war, war with Iraq. etc, ~ve~~ ~ae/rol(!elUldloden1itlltecfJauQllV ten long ago; indeed, there should . Iraq and War," October 30, 1990) And when we try to come to grips ,);,thl!"" have been a department of Arabic This convoluted mess of images, with these most critical problems of = =~ or Middle East studies here long aided by a sensationalist media, the modem world, it becomes pain- .-e ago as well. Itisencouraging 10 see creates prejudices which are simply fully clear how little we know of the that other students here are realiz- the result of ignorance. In order 10 . history, culture, religionvand lan- ing how little we all know about be able to see different people in an guage behind it all. that vital and fascinating pan of the unbiased light. we need an educa- Granted. we are largely respon- world. But while the recent situa- tional system that itself is unbiased sible for educating ourselves, for tion in Iraq and Kuwait may under- in its attempts to.expose students 10 reading widely, for opening our standab~y rivet our attention and as much of the world as possible. eyes, and for questioning biases concern, we should not learn about Butthe fattofthe matter is that in wherever we find them. But a the Middle East merely inresponse many ways. oureducational system college also has a responsibility 10 to vast media coverage. is completely biased. In elemen- provide the essential courses on Furthermore, although Mr. tary, grade. and secondary school history, politics, and religion nec- Freeman addresses a valid concern most of us are only taught European essary for understanding the place THE COLLEGE VOICE among college students, the rea- and American history, The world is of the Middle East in the modem sons for studying the Middle usually presented in such a way as age. Above all, instruction in the Eastern languages and cultures Jeffrey S. Berman to explain the rise of 'western' civi- Arabic language is the key to cre- should not be to make money. We Publisher lization. While such a self-centered ating a link with a culture so inte- need not justify the study of inter- Alice W. Maggin Karen A. Christofano approach may have a great deal 10 gral to our conception of a •global esting. important subjects by con- Editorin Chief(Newspaper) do with understanding the direct society.': While this school does a Associate Publisher vincing ourselves that it will some- influences on our society. it does fairly good job at offering a wide Katy P. Jennings day help us get jobs. It isn't Con- little for opening our eyes 10 the range of course options, the one necticut College's place toprovide Managing Editor vastly more important problem of glaring gap is the absence of a solid its students with viable career op- coming to grips with the rest of the program in Middle East or Arabic portunities. As in studying any planet. The Middle East iscrucial in other subject - especially in a lib- Studies. We don't mid such a that respect - even on a base po- program in order 10 get jobs with oil eral arts context - our motivation liticallevel as seen by our latest war for leaming about a different cul- companies or the 5 tale Department. and our hang-up with Gulf oil. We need it 10 be able 10 justify our ture should come from a desire 10 In many ways, the Middle East is understand the world more clearly, claim of being truly international, central 10Ourown perspective. The liberal, glohal, and responsible. rather than simply being driven by birthplace of all civilization was the hope that you can get paid for it, there - mankind originally devel- Some of the most disturbing as- oped in the fertile Mesopotamian pects of the recent crisis in the Sincerely, crescent and Nile valley. In the Simon O'Rourke, '92 lti11the king's smart bombs ~ I· and all the kings men

Kate Bisltot>Prollrici" Chris McDaBiel News DaDiel Seligson Photography . AnderSOD-Arts& Entertainment CJ JOel KraJ<:~g t o PRODUCTION AND SUPPORT: o Abigail R. Atkins o Operations Director 1Jw ColJI!P Voke •• IICID-proru .mded-prodiIaId Dl: .. lIfI-pcr. EditDrial offi<:q at': JocaJr:d ia tho: Cnnier- WiIL.ioa:m St:1lo:lel:ll r::cz... Ad¥I::niI:q ~ -. 8Vai4ble upoD ftlCIuea. Lcut:n to !be Voia .ill be pabliahc:d on~ O(~IOIb:'OIDIJlImity. ThccZa4inc laralllcal::n: ill WO CONNTHOUGHT Democracy Backfiring

The United States is a perfect what itall boils down to. Bush is not example of democracy at work. brave, he is opportunistic. He Our elected officials have given us deftly evaluated the crisis and real- exactly what we want more en- ized he could gain much by initiat- titlement programs, strong national ing an unIosable war. In the process defense and no tax increases. We he killed 100,000 Iraqi people. have gotten what we want for a Brave does not describe Mr. Bush's number of years, but soon we will domestic agenda either. He sort of have to pay for the luxury. takes a stand on an issue, finds out An excellent example of someone is unhappy with him and American's selfishness isour belief then changes his mind. A few days about the role of the president. later someone else is displeased, so Americans do not want a strong, he rethinks his position yei again. dynamic president who takes the He also has a habit of ignoring initiative; we want a figurehead, growing domestic problems that who espouses rhetoric that we want effect those with little or no politi- to hear. cal power. 29.2 percent of black Prior to the waf in the Gulf, families live below the poverty '. l~ President Bush's approval rating line. The prison population has was spiraling downward mostly more than doubled in nine years. because of an impending The federal government spent eight recession.Then Bush got lucky. He times more on defense contracts in \ I,. graphic l7y Kalhy BlUtku~ got a war. A war against a nation 1987 than it did on education. which had been devastated by an If the problems are so vast how eight year conflict with its neigh- can Bush gamer such an incredible Victory For The Free World bor. A war against a nation the size approval rating? Because we wanta ofKentocky. A waragainsta nation leader wbo stands up to evil dicta- with limited knowledge of strate- tors, not one who aggressively On February 22, the members of Babies being thrown from incuba- most.even the hawkish Sam Nunn, gies and tactics of modem warfare. pursues a plan to improve primary Students For Peace rolled over and tors; women being raped and mur- chose instead to take advantage of A war he could not lose. education, even if tbe evil dic\alQrS played dead in order to protest the dered; men getting their limbs the crisis by practicing partisan Thankfully, we won quickly and will have no effeet on \he read\n!, Gulf War. Unbeknownst to these cbopped off; eyes being poked out by politics. How this ever backfrred with few casualties. Only 129 sol- .abilities of our children. individuals, their feigned deaths fiery cigarettes; electric-shock tor- on the senator and his co- diers died, less than the number of Bush or any presidenlial hopeful symbolized the dying gasps of a ture. I even read a story in which an horts! children who die every day of win never stand up and say to the '60's mentality so scornful of our Iraqi soldier had shot the children of Perhaps Saddam Hussein was malnutrition and child abuse in this American people: "Bear with me military and our nation. a man, and then savagely demanded slightly victorious in the war, in a country. for a little while, we have to cut The Gulf War, orchestrated bril- that the bereaved father pay for the sense, for he destroyed whatever George Bush is a hero. He saved programs you like, and raise taxes. liantly from start to finish by Presi- bullets, which were lodged in his credibility the American demo- the world from ... from what? 9 I B Ul, don't worry we can get dent Bush, has effectively buried bleeding, fallen children. crats once possessed. Now they percent of Americans approve of through this crisis as long as every- the last remnants of our previously And what of his Scud assault on frantically huddle together, des- him, of what he did in the Persian one is willing to sacrifice a little." defeatist military attitude, perme- Israel? A short time before perate to portray themselves as the Gulf. Conventional wisdom says No, Bush or the presidential hope- ated throughout our society by our Saddarn's invasion of Kuwait, he sole party which cares for domestic Bush is untouchable in '92. He ful will say: "Don't worry, we are irresolution and failure in the threatened to "scorch" half the Jew- issues, and Republicans as war- handled the Gulf crisis effectively having minor difficulties, please be Vietoam war. ish state with chemical weapons. mad incompetents. How pathetic. and expediently. I will give him patient and everything will be Still there are whinings from During the War, he proceeded to .. ButAmericansareexhaustedby that. But, someone needs to inform fine." left-wing zealots, denouncing the bomb unprotected civilian areas, their tax-and-spend policies any- the 9 I percent of Americans that When will the American people war, branding it as an unjustified with Jews strapping on gas masks as way. And hopes for a Democratic there is more to life than killing bad put reducing illiteracy, building slaughter, a flagrant imperialistic fast as possible. The Hitler analogy president any time soon have been guys. decent housing for the homeless or move by the U.S. Instead of ap- has all too much credence here. dashed. American citizens will So, we have an untouchable in- Eroding a cure for AIDS abead of plauding PresidentBush, they cast But the appeasers, throughout the never desire a president who is cumbent, a worsening recession, comfort and patriorism? When will aspersions upon his heroic accom- crisis, espoused non-intervention by pulled around like a puppet by innumerable domestic problems, we stop praising a man who has plishments. claiming that Kuwaitis were all rich petty, arrogant dictators. Imagine increasing power handed to the ignored the needs of those who And what achievements they brats anyway. "Why should we go Michael Dukakis handling the staleS because the federal govern- have no voice? were. fight for some oil-rich snobs?" This Gulf crisis (didn't he look ridicu- ment cannot handle the responsi- Alice W. Maggi. In unprecedented fashion, Bush warped, leftist rationalization is thor- lous riding in that tank in his bility and no Democrat brave Editor In Chid' aligned numerous nations against oughly repugnant. The sizes of presidential campaign commer- enough to run in 1992. Bravery is the Butcher of Baghdad for over people's pocketbooks should not be cial?). six months, with stamps of ap- considered legitimate indicators of The domestic picture aside, the proval from both the United Na- whether they should be freed from an United States has sent a clear 5~~1I.... rr HI'" tions and the U.S. Congress. Not odious dictator who is torturing and message to all potential Qadaffis, ENJOY ruE MOMlNr only were American troops fight- murdering them. Adrnittingly, I have Noriegas, and Husseins that tbe IT CAN ONLY (,0 ing against the dictator, but En- no overwhelming love for the Ku- free world will never be dominated ONE WAY rROM glish, French, Egyptian, Syrian, waiti people. However, I am dis- by the likes of third-world thugs .. "We. Nigerian, Saudi Arabian, and turbed whenever the freedoms of a . Because of the severity of this thousands of other combat soldiers people, whomever they may be, are war, tyrants, wherever they may from parts allover the world were stripped away by a marauding, bar- be, will pay heed to the embroiled in battie as well. Over barous madman. reinvigorated international order. 30 nations joined together, com- The Democrats and liberals who We have learned from this venture mitted, unwaveringly, to ridding were opposed to the war are now that appeasement, 1930's style, is the world of the '90's version of attempting to salvage whatever re- the worst possible method to stop a Adolf Hitler. mains of their popularity, which was ruthless, ambitious dictator. And And is this Hitler analogy plau- all but swept away after theIOO-hour_ this war has also demonstrated to sible? If one considers Saddarn lightening battle which liberated Americans that our military de- Hussein's total disregard for hu- Kuwait. Reduced to being character- serves acclaim, and a new post- man life, yes. The crimes against ized as indecisive, even cowardly, Vietoam reputation. humanity committed during his stunned congressional Democrats rarnapage into Kuwait are only now face a similar fate to Saddarn by Jed Low currently being revealed in their Hussein's impending demise. CONNT1l ...... EdItor full, unbelievably grotesque light Rather than supporting our leader, T~College Vo~ .March 12,199.1. Page 3 FEATURES Breznitz Lectures on Psychology of Hope

kinds of hope; hope plus denial, which is the by Jennifer Cillen The Cenege Voice same as delusion; and hope that need not be lost despite reality. Those who attended the lecture given by Breznitz commented on what he believes is Professor Shlomo Breznitz in Dana Hall on one of the unfair aspects of North American March 7 were given an articulate insight into culture. He spoke of his belief that North the "Psychology of Hope." America shapes its individuals in a way which A former president of the University of blurs the distinction between "hopelessness Haifa in Israel, Breznitz is internationally and helplessness" by suggesting that our soci- known for writing seven books on stressand for ety holds a person responsible for everything being a member of the National Institute of that happens to him or herself. He used Research and Development in Israel from "mutations" such as cancer to illustrate his 1985-1989. He is now affiliated with the New point "We can choose to smoke or not to School for Social Research in City. smoke, but by simply choosing to avoid sun The lecture focused on the scientific study of exposure we cannot always avoid cancer." To hope, which is in its earliest stages of develop- him, North American culture only allows indi- ment since, according to Breznitz, the study of viduals to cope actively and therefore retain the more negative aspects of science seem to be the guilt that comes with blaming oneself for a prevalent misfortune, while other cultures stress the im- E~ Breznitz began by laying out his "five meta- portance of living with, or simply, coping with, phors for the theoretical aspect of hoping." A the problem. person might see hope as a "protected area," Because of its "cheap automatic resolutions finding one part of him or herself that is still of problems," in American society, Breznitz ( good and putting a wall around it so that it will believes that the process of hope is being cut c not be swallowed by the others; as a "bridge," short. The immediate removal of misfortune, convincing himself or herself that there isa way perhaps even a parent's good-intentioned reas- to get out of a present situation; as an "inten- surance that "everything will be all right," tion," imagining things to be more positive than induces denial. ~ they actually are; as a "performance," actively It is in the midst of this problematic society ~ doing something about an undesirable situa- that the professor looks further into hope j tion; and finally, "hoping in and of itself," the through his research. Today, biochemists at- - addiclivequalit'j hoping acquires because of its tempno study the substances in thebrain while .~ ~\S. " l)OSi\ive a patient is actually involved in hoping. The ~ In coonast with these five metaphors, how- scientists manipulate this hope by offering ... ever. Breznirz warns that some views regard either encouraging or discowaging informa- .: hope as a negative influence. The philosopher tion to the patient 31 Friedrich Nietzsche for example defined hope Breznitz poignantly closed his lecture by ] t as "the worst of all evil, for it can prolong the responding to questions from the audience. Cl torment of man." Breznitz simply replied to "How do you know '.P>::ro:orc..,=so=r"SOOh"'lo=m=o='iiB"'re:c:z=n"'ltz:::::'======------l To distinguish between good hope and so- a false hope from a real hope?" with, "Good called "detrimental hope," he defmed two question." Gulf War Series: Crenshaw Discusses Varied Facets of Terrorism

by Steve Cannon of lerrorism were equally vague. The main reason that the United The College Voice Considering its century-long history States had escaped from the bulk of and the menagerie of extremist po- foreign political violence, was be- On Wednesday March 6, approxi- litical beliefs in the world, a specific mately 20 people gathered in the cause of the country's isolation from set of circumstances that would Unity House Multipurpose Room critical regions. There were more precipitate terrorist organizations risks in the United States because of for an informal discussion with eluded her. She remarked that the Martha Crenshaw, a professor of our smaller international population. organizations were usually fairly government at Wesleyan Univer- While a terrorist might get into the small, like a secret police, and were sity. country she said that gelling out separate from larger, less extreme would be nearly impossible. She An acknowledged expert on Ier- political bodies. rorism, Crenshaw has spent the last also pointed out that there were an When asked why there had been twenty years studying all aspects of abundance of American targets all no major terrorist incidents since the terrorism. Besides working for the over the world. IraqiinvaSion of Kuwait, Crenshaw I United States Congress, she has Crenshaw's final assessment of responded that two things needed for done extensive research into thepsy- terrorism was that it is rarely suc- these political demonsb1ltions are chology, politics, organizations, cessful in achieving its larger, long I time and resources. As a result of the causes and history of terrorism. term goals, and is often counler-pro- United Nations deadline and Iraq's I One of the main problems with ductive. She used examples of coun- tenuous position in world politics, studying terrorism noted by Profes- tries who had become enemies and Saddam Hussein could offer neither sor Crenshaw, was the wide range of gone to war because of terrorist at- of these options to lerrorists. Sanc- definitions. She said that her defini- tacks. While the incidents may gar- tions left the government with little tion of terrorism was as a particular ner world attention for a group or money and deported diplomats left form of political violence, with the political cause, to bring those causes terrorists without foreign connec- use or the threatofthe use of destruc, or beliefs to their fruition, requires Uons, making illegal acts of political tive physical harm for political rea- larger, more legitimate, and usually Violence a risky venture. Crenshaw sons. The targets of terrorists are more moderate political backing. Warned that now that the war has necessarily small, with the intent to Caught in a Catch-22, she noted ended, and air travel increases will have an emotional impact on a large comclde with decreases in sec . that terrorist connections can number of people. unty, quickly erode international support an act of terrorism is more likely to Crenshaw admitted that the causes occur. for these larger groups. In her opin- ion, terrorism could often bring The College Voice March 12, 19r - Page 4 about its own destruction. FEATURES New London Youth Program Receives National Award

Iaboration between Connecticut by Christi Sprunger The College Voice College, which supplies the men- tors; Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Lyndon B. Johnson said, ''There Southeastern Connecticut, wbo pro- are no problems we cannot solve vide expertise and supervision for together, and very few problems we the protege/mentor matches and re- can solve by ourselves." Coopera- cruit community mentors; and Rec- tion is fundamental to the Recre- reational Alternatives to Drugs ational Alternatives and Mentoring (RAD), a new London agency that (RAM) program, which was formed provides recreational activities and scholarship as- sistance for New London youth and is a channel ~ The program is a real education. through which il The kids can reallyteachyou alot: In the youth have ~ access to RAM. ~ helping them you can learn alot about yourself.' Of~co;s~~ j mentor pro- ~ gram, the fifth 0:: - Matthew Bridgeford, and sixth grade "V"lt=-=o=riC::.=o-.'Lo-=pe=s:-,';;;9'1,-:a::n::;d~G"I=ng=e=r::;:S;::w::alO::n:-,=pr::ogr=a::m:-=coo=rd:';:l;::n==at;=o=r=or;:t"=h=e-;;O~V;;C"'S"s:;:ta=;rr~======::.J '94, RAD co-coordinator mentor program and the seventh through eighth-graders from New five hours per week of stable super- The RAM collaborative was se- and eighth grade London's low income housing de- vised interaction between Winthrop lected to receive a Community Ser- mentor pro- velopments such as Winthrop teens and Conn students." vice award in the Community Orga- to "meet the need in New London for gram. Funding for RAM comes Highrise who have been deemed by The RAD mentor program was nization category. Lopes travelled to an educational and social support from Campus Compact, a consor- the school system "at risk" of drop- formed in 1990. TheRADprotegees the annual COOL conference in system to help 9-14 year old youths tium of 270 college presidents who ping out of school, becoming in- are self-referred through participa- New Orleans March 7-10 to receive reject the temptation to become in- are dedicated to community service. volved in crime, drug abuse and lor tion in events sponsored by RAn- the award. Nat Damon, co-president volved in drugs and alcohol." Conn is a founding member of this teen pregnancy. Conn students are New London such as the "Don'tFoul of COOL at Conn, also went. Recently recognized by the Na- organization. Other funding is sup- matched with a protegee. The men- Out" basketball shool-<>U. This pro- 'I'he conference is a meeting o{ tional Campus Outreach Opportu- plied by the Barnes Founadation of tor program "provides one-on-one gram was coordinated by Vitorino I\ipresentalives from the 100 col- nity League (COOL) as an award- Connecticut tutorial services. recreation. and Lopes, '91,andMauhewBridgeford, leges belonging 10 the national winningprogram,RAMisaco~ Thementorprogram matches fIfth group activities, while providing '94, and Ginger Swain, program co- COOL league. The agenda is filled ordinator of the Office of Yolunteer with speakers, workshops, work and Community Service (OYCS), projects, and social events. have recruited, trained and contin- Lopes, whose trip was sponsored ued to supervise fourteen student by Dean Hampton's Office, Dean mentors who participate in the Tolliver's office, Big Brothers/Big program.The Big Brothers{Big Sis- Sisters, avcs, and the Connecticut ters organization also plays a role in Task Force on Drugs, was excited the initial training of the mentors. about the conference. Damon hopes The RAD child has signed a pledge to "connect with the National COOL to stay off drugs and alcohol and league and tie Conn closer to the finish high school. Scholarships are national organization" at the confer- available to these adolescents upon ence. He also hopes to find "new fulfillment of their pledge. TheRAD waystomotivatepeopletodoCooL mentors also spend up to 5 hours events and new ideas for events." with their protegees taking them ice When asked about the future, skating, playing basketball, eating Damon mentioned that COOL "has ice cream or doing homework, for some great events lined up for the example . Spring. It's a one shot deal and a . j .As coordinators of the RAD men- great way to spend a Saturday af- tor program, Bridgeford and Lopes ternoon," he said. Lopes expressed organize the weekly meetings of that leaving would be bittersweet mentors and the monthly group ac- because "we've accomplished so 1 tivities. They also took part in much, but I won't be around for it" screening and matching the mentors Healso said he has "all the faith in the I with their proteges. Bridgefordsaid, world in the avcs office" and he I ''The program is a real education. "would like to urge more college ThekidscanreaUyteachyoualot In students to get involved in these helping them you can learn alot types of programs. They are the about yourself." most helpful if you have the time." Both Anais Troadec, director of Troadec mentioned that she would oves, and Lopes said that being a like to seecommunity service linked mentor is not an easy task. Lopes in the curriculum, for example, a said that rnentoring was dilficult at weekly three hour seminar that first because of the walls that the helps mentors learn how to work protegee erects. He said of his pro- with adolescents. tege, "1 have to be a disciplinarian OVCS, Conn students, Big Broth- sometimes but I want him to know ers /Big Sisters of Southeastern Con- I'm his friend. I hope that now he has necticut, RAD of New London, a better knowledge of what he can COOL, Campus Compact and the do." Troadec mentioned thatdiffi- Barnes Fondation are all working culties arise because most mentors together to help make life more come from white middle class fami- promising for New London youth lies and the proteges grow up in a because they realize that through different environment which is diffi- cooperation so much more can be ~======:::=::!...- cult for the mentors to understand. accomplished. -- CONNECTICUT VIEW Citizen Apathy Leads to Garbage Dumping in Thames River

people see these things but wedon' t by Ranall Lucas enforce litter laws; we don't The College Vofce enforce dumping laws; therefore Spinoza believed that outside of people think it is acceptable civilization human beings are behavior ... they think that it is brutes who exist without choices; okay to dump garbage into the but that life within civilization river." Whiteley said. offers them hoth choices and hope. The Thames also faces a Civilization offers many benefits significant challenge from over . but also development along its banks and offers citizens who oppose these projects Fourth in choices very face an impossible challenge. a Series d ifferen t "They don't have a voice, they are that the ones up against developers with millions Spinoza of dollars and armies of wrote of. biostitutes,' he said. 'Biostitute' is The technology that provides Whiteley's term for scientists who comfort and survival also makes work as consultants for developers. demands on the eco-systems with "I have never met a consultant evidence that these projects are developer resubmits his proposal. reflect the fact that "we have only which we live, such as the Thames who told a developer that he could going to be safe and unharmful to The strategy of these developers is one earth, only one Thames River, River Watershed. Power plants the environment. The citizen to wear you down. and if you want to enjoy it you had take water from the Thames to cool without a specialized degree The choices that society should better take care of it." their systems, and industrial plants "[WJe don't enforce who speaks out against a project make, Whiteley believes, must dump wastes in the Thames. These is virtually ignored. "There may plants do not exist apart from every litter laws; we don't be a few neighbors who don't day life, but are the result of the enforce dumping laws; like what is going on, but they choices we make in every day life. therefore people think it don't count because they are not "It is amazing that we can go and experts," he said. see raw sewage dumped into our is acceptable behavior "If you are on a board, even if rivers and it \s an accepted social ... they think that it is you know in your heart that that behavior:' said Ron Whiteley, a project is going to cause president of the Thames River okay to dump garbage problems but you have no Watershead Association. "We can into the river. " scientific testimony, and you look at a landfill that is being make a decision against it, you bulldozed into the river ... it is are going to be sued by the allowed and it exists. I'll show it to - Ron Whiteley developer. and you are going to you, today," he continued. lose," claimed Whiteley. Whiteley criticized the public's If the developer wins, attitude and choice to look the other not have his project," he said. The Whiteley continued, he has won way while these things happen. developer, he continued, has and you have lost. If by some "Nobody goes and raises the roof. HARVARD scientists, PhD.s and engineers all chance you should win, you have .. they continue to happen because providing the authorities with won only until next year when the SUMMER SCHOOL they are allowed to continue to happen:' he said Discharges are one problem that How do you get the best the river faces. These come from a variety of sources, such as Dow price on car insurance? Chemical, which dumps by- products from its manufacturing process into the Thames, slightly upriver from the college. The DEP It's Easy••• allows all of the plants that discharge into the river to dump a • Low down-payment specific amount each day. The • Easy payment plans problem is, said Whiteley, that no one looks at the cumulative loading • 24-hour countrywide claim service of these materials into the river. • Immediate coverage "The upper part of the Thames • Free no-obligation rate quote gets a lot of nutrient loading from the Shetucket, the Yantic and the Quinnebaeg tribularieson the order Call us today or stop by our local office; of thousands of tons of phosphorous per day," Whiteley said. Along the Thames there are also Mark C.Nickerson 'nuked cars and old tires. "A lot of General Field Representative PLEASE RECYCLE 301 Route 12, Groton, CT 06340 ·~.,SchooIPropm -....B.lilh ... Becondr.quqe Telephone; (203) 445-8200 .-.Jlo". Cmw _m:r..tJlle Sb.uti_ N.... .:....-_ Ad

business editor of The Day, by Carla Cannizzaro Associate Connecticut View Editor Anthony Cronin is a vital member of the New London community The publication of a city newspaper can be because his work influences such a a complicated process, from the time a story wide audience. is received until the paper is seen on the Cronin views the lecture series newsstand. This cycle of producing a as a "way to foster good will" newspaper will be explained and discussed as between the public and the press. part of the East Lyme Public Library Spring This is important because of the Speaker Series. Anthony Cronin, business interaction that occurs between the editor for The Day, will give a lecture entitled two, and by meeting with the "Our Community Newspaper The Day: How public for whom he is writing, the News is Gathered, Edited, and Cronin gets a better idea of what issues arc on the public mind. "Journalism is an ever-changing profession," he was a student at the University of valid. "Although television has the "Journalism is an ever- he states. "This is an ephemeral business Connecticut. While he was still an editor on advantage of being instantaneous and more changing profession. we're in. In the newspaper business, story the student paper at UCONN, Cronin emotional, newspapers w ill still be around interest changes with each decade." Cronin interned at the City Desk of the Hartford because of the depth of their coverage." This is an ephemeral recalls how in the 1980's, the "hot" story was Courant. He eventually ended up working on A large part of Cronin's lecture will focus business we're in. In the creation of the Miracle, but the staff of the Courant for six and a half on demystifying the public conceptions with the onset of the 1990's and thedemiseof years, and for the past four years has worked about how a newspaper is run, which Cronin the newspaper business, the Northeast powerhouse economy, stories at The Day. feels is "a lot less scientific than people story interest changes focus much more on topics such as budgets, Beside the change in focus of many papers, think." One of the best aspects about with each decade. " interest rates, and unemployment statistics. Cronin has noticed the impact that cable journalism, he maintains, is that fact that Another change that Cronin has witnessed television has had on the media. Because of "you arc part of an ever-changing scene. The through working as a journalist is the switch inereased network coverage of all types of boredom factor is very low." However, the - Anthony Cronin from "an emphasis on stories with an news and 24-hour news services such as ephemeral nature of his job is also one of the international aspect back to articles that give CNN, "newspapers have had to target their worst aspects because "you never know a perspective from the local level." Cronin stories at a new audience," he stales. "Today what's next" notes that "There is a big appetite for [local newspapers provide a sort of niche-service. When asked if he had any advice for those Interpreted," on Tuesday, March 12. news] now because of the economy. Many We now strive for the in-depth coverage who were interested in acarccr in journalism, The free lectures are being sponsored by big papers are once again localizing their which they [the networks] can't provide." he added. "Honesty and perseverance are two the East Lyme Library in an effort to views because of public interest," With the rising popularity of stations Ukc major components of this job. U you \ike the introduce members of the local community This observation is one weU taken, for CNN. Cronin docs not teet that the many protcssion, \lClSCVClC. and arc honcst about who serve the public through their jobs. As Cronin has been involved injoumalism since reports on the demise of the newspaper arc what you do. then you wiJJ have succcssar it ..

COMPUTINGANDINFORMATIONSER~CES CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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FaculJy & Staff Phones General Seminar: .wp 5./ Iruro to 10-11 a.m. & 2-3 p.m. Overview o!CIS Services TableslColumnslMalh DOS computer (2) Ernst Commons Room I l-Noon 9-11 a.m. 9-11 e.m. by R. Carroll Ernst Commons Room Winthrop Annex Winthrop Annex by T. Makofske by R. Seeley by C. Penniman

Faculty Seminar: HyperCard al Mystic 10:30 - Noon Haines Room byM. Farmer

Works Database 1-3 p.m. Neff Computer Lab by K. Askins

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Introductlont. DOS HyperCard WordPerfect 5.1 Works-Database Faculty and Staff Phones Overview of CIS Servkes at the Mystic Seaport TablesiColumns.Math This course is an introduction to Computer This session provides an Inthis seminar, Tom Mskofske, This two-session course This seminar looks at Mystic This covers the basics of creating the easy-to use database overview of features of Director of Computing and covers basic operation and Seaport's uses of HyperCard, a and editing text and numbers in management portion of the faculty and staff phones. Information Services. will concepts of using a OOS- versatile software "toolkit" for tables and columns in this Microsoft Works 2.0 program. After the presentation. there present an overview of the based micro-computer. It the Macintosh. It includes an powerful word processing Prerequisite: Introduction to the will be a question and answer offices and activities that includes a brief explanation of introduction to HypetCard and program. It also includes using Macintosh Computer or period. Prerequisite: general comprise CIS at Connecticut how a computer works and possible applications in the the mathematical features of working knowledge. working knowledge of voice College. Areas of discussion covers using OOS commands classroom followed by a WordPerfect 5.1. Prerequisite: will include Academic to perform basic taskes such as mail within the campus phone demonstration of projects in working knowledge of Computing. Administrative displaying a listing of file. system. progress at the Seaport. WordPerfect. Computing. voice services. and copying files. and fonnatting data communications. new disks for usc.

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< NEWS BAC Poses Worries Over Faculty Evaluation Draft

Co1tJiIt~d from p. 1 fmal draft, and that theBAC and the cerns ata March 6 faculty meeting, SGA will vote on the questionnaire Edmonds said. before its implementation. He added that after meeting with The current draft is "by no means the Task Force, he believed stu- a final document," Edmonds said. dent input will be considered more "Dtafts are very fluid. There'll be consistently in the future. questions added to that." "The trouble was that the whole When questioned about the situ· Task Force hadn't reviewed the second draft before it ======went to the faculty," Edmonds said. "There 'Drafts are very fluid. were some problems they There'll be questions had that were not relayed to the HAC committee. There added to that.' were some questions we probably wouldn't have in- eluded had we known - Reg Edmonds, '91, chair about the Task Force's con- of academic affairs cerns." Time constraints also contributed to the presenta- tion of the second draft to the fac- ation, Gaudiani said student input ulty without student input, was an important component in the Edmonds said. process. She said, "Students are the \1 Asian-American Awareness Month One result of the meeting was people whose perception are being that prior agreements between the sought because they are valued as TaskForce and the BACCommit· one important value." April 2 Slaying the Dragon (with POWR) 4 p.m, Bl 210 tee were "reaffumed." Edmonds The l""Sident called the tJtOC"SS \ "iteta\i.~: and stressed \hat \he April 7 Fred Ho & the African-Asian Jazz Ensemble saidinbismemo. BACComm_ stipulations stated that students < consultations were ongoing. -It's April 8 MisS Saigon panel 6 p.m. Unity must lie included in a vaJidslion han1 for any group to have the rmal Aprill0 My Beautiful Launderette (with Alliance) 7:30 p.m. committee that will approve the say, " she said

April 14, Color Schemes & talk by Shu Lea Chang 4 p.m...... :-::.:.:.,> April15 Asian-Americans in CTlligher Education 5:30 p, April17 Asians in Latin America 4 p.m, Ernst April18 Ron Takakj April 20 Asian-American Arts Festival (at Brown) April 22 Who Killed Vincent Chin? 7 p.m, Bl210 April 23 Anti-Asian-American Violence 6:30 p.m, April 26 Talent Show

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c NEWS - - Assembly Maintains Selection Procedure of SAC Exec Board

by Jon Flnnlmore over the last two years and with Associate News Editor continued strong leadership, we can continue to focus on Theselection process for the Stu- strenghtening the organization on dent Activities Council executive campus, and making the changes Board came under scrutiny at this from within that will further so- week'sAssembly meeting. lidify the structure of SAC. We'reat A proposal, sponsored by John a point now where we know where Roesser, '92, house senator of w,:'re going. We can't stop now," Larrabee, Katrina Sanders, '93, said Mass. house senator of Plant, and Russ - Anadri Chisholm, '92, chair of Yankwitt, '92, house senator of Umoja, said that cohesiveness does Windham, would have made the not have to he hand-picked, and SACexecutive board elected by the said, "You make a cohesive board, outgningSAC group, except for the you have to develop a cohesive assistant to the chair and secretary, board." Philosophy Club Hosts Free Press whn would be appointed by the Much of the discussion centered SAC chair. around the issue of diversity. Some Currently, the SAC chair senators argued that the appoint- Versus Confidentiality Debate chooses the executive board, who ment process does not advocate di- rules if we can't even find out what because it wants to be a check" lhenmust be approved by the entire versity on the board, and the new by JOft Alegnnd we are supposed to learn?" Berman said, "I-Board has re- council. Mass explained that Ibis process could increase diversity in 'Ibe College Voice moved a cherished right of any procedure was established in the community activities. Preston began his rebuttal with a newspaper - watchdog capabili- spring of 1989, because the old Jackie Soteropolous, '92, house Closing another chapter in this carefully worded Socratic dialogue. ties. It is a question of relative methodwas too inefficient and un- senator of Blackstone, said that semester's conflict between The Preston went on to ask Berman rhe- values: l.etJ-Boardopemtebebind organized. changing the process "would allow College Voice and the Iudiciary torically, "Isn't Student Govern- a shield or let carry out Under the, current procedure, for more diversity in SAC pro- Board, Tuesday's debate, co-spon- ment, a representative body, doing The Voice Mass said, the board has been al- gramming." sored by the Philosophy Club and its job?" Preston believes the its most important and valued func- tion." lowed to "grow and strengthen." Shannon Range, '91, house the president's office, provided a elected Student Government offi- The most tense spectacle of the She added that the process allows senator of IA, disagreed, and forum for discussion of free press cials should be trusted to serve as night came during the subsequent for cohesiveness on the board, un- questioned, "Does the choice of the versus Honor Code confidentiality. watchdog. He pointed out that The debate featured fuston, Voice editors are not elected. discussion 'Session when 'Berman Too J• .' _ derwhichit can effectively operate. majority-represent diversity?" -{.' ",.. -, " ....,. t, ".. l' ...,.. ,#. • l '.J ',.. '.. '91, former Iudiciary Board chair, Preston added that unlike the rest pc:oouced tapes of lfie newspaper's "Wilb the progress we've made Theproposal failed 9-16-2. and Ieffrey Berman, publisher of of the world in The College Voice. which people show Because the publicity posters and their dissatisfaction table tents touted the event in one with a paper's With accusations of 'censor- bold statement- "Voice v. I- operationby not ship,' 'sensationalist, tabloid Board," itwasclearthatitwouldbe buying it, "The journalism,' '50's era more than an exercise in arguing Voice is delivered to aspects of free speech. With aecu- everyone free of McCarthyism' and arguments sations of "censorship," sensation- charge and you over ownership, those who alist, tabloid journalism," '''SO's era don't have the op- came to see a war of the words McCarthyism" and arguments over tion of not buying it. ownership, those who came to see a We need a confi- were not disappointed. war of the words were not disap- dentiality clause." pointed. - In his prepared re- The question of the debate put marks, Preston said, "The basis of I-Board trial. He stated, "If I were forth by Melkon Khosrovian, '91, all this is the Honor Code. It isof the to play these tapes, I think many president of the Philosophy Club, utmost importance that we have stu- people would see anum ber of was, "Should the school constitu- dent. involvement - otherwise it's flaws in the system. Butlcan'tplay - tion be changed to allow theVoice nothing but a paper tiger." or even talk about them." to print anything it deems news- Preston reminded the group that At this point Berman was inter- worthy even if it violates confiden- the confidentiality clause is de- rupted by current I-Board chair, tiality?" signed to "Protect the accuser from Tom Neff, '91, who said, "We be- Berman opened his argument for a tattletale syndrome and protect the lieve you. Can we deal with facts the affirmative by drawing a para\- reputation of the accused," adding, instead of Ibis McCarthyism from lei between this issue and the cur- "Thatisveryimportantonacampus the 1950's saying you have a list of rent debate over First Amendment this size. " names but you can't reveal them." rights to free speech. "The issues of In closing, Preston suggested that Neff added, "I think it's ridicu- this debate are global. . . While perhaps a more frequent, more de- lous to say that you are being de- they do not relate directly to the 'tailed log should be published to nied freedom of the press when the First Amendment, the underlying show the "inner workings." Student Government funds and ideals of the First Amendment do In rebuttal, Bennan pointed out. owns you." apply." "The Honor Code Jasted cIose to 70 Countered Berman, "That is Berman cited a lack of J-Board years - not as a paper tiger - before fundamentally untrue. The Stu- accountability. He said, "We have the confidentiality adaptation." dent Government does not own created a system which operates According to Berman, the separate us." behind a shield The press bas been confidentiality statement was not a The College Voice receives over barred from proceedings." pan of the Code until the 19708. SO percent of its funding from Berman also briefly brought up Berman said, "Many cases are not Student Government. The re- the newspaper's recent "day in newsworthy, but there are cases mainder is raised through adver- court" in which I-Board found which reveal systematic flaws, at tising aod subscriptions. members of the paper guilty of vio- least two in the past year .. , Stu- This debate was the first in a lating confidentiality for which dents must be able to know about series. The nexllwo will deal with they received letters of censure. these cases." First Amendment rights and 08- Berman condemned this act of Preston criticized the newspaper tionalism aod free expression ver- "censorship" and posed the ques- aod said, "It would be disastrous to sus racial harassment. tion, "What is the purpose of having let theVoice print this information TIu?College Voice March 12, 1991 Page 11 n:z ~ r ) I) r ELECTION NEWS SGA Vice President: The following are SGA Vice President: briefs on candidates Jackie Soteropoulos Vin Candelora who have signed up Soteropoulos is excited about the alumni can donate money to clubs for the SGA Execu- by Melba Caswell progress that the Umbrella Plan has by Melissa Caswell they participated in while they The College Voice tive Board and Young Tbe College Voice made and has plans to continue ex- were students at Connecticut Col- Alumni Trustee race. Jackie Soteropoulos, '92, has panding it so that all clubs will Stressing changes in the system lege. Candelora hopes to create Elections will be held launched her vice presidential benefit. that the Finance Committeeuses to archives of previous members of campaign this week on a platform Because all clubs on campus are review audits and budgets, Vin clubs. on AprilS and 9. Sign- of reform and openness. She ex- affected by theFinance Committee, Candelora, '92, announced his can- Experiences as assistant to the ups will be continued plained, "People who had problems Soteropolous believes that it is one didacy for vice president of the Stu- chair of Judiciary Board, Finance until April. 3, Inter- and questions about the Finance of the most important committees dent Government Association. Committee member, Undergradu- ested students should Committee had some really serious on campus. As the head of this Candelora would like to see the ate Alumni Board as both vice concerns. I want to address those committee, she believes her "expe- Finance Committee process be- president and president, coordina- register their names concerns. I think some serious rience on hoth sides, hoth as a club come less arbitrary. One way he tor of freshman orientation, and in the Office of Stu- changes need to be made." requesting funds and as a Finance hopes to do this is to hold meetings house governor have reinforced dent Life, Cro 210. One of the reforms she would Committee member trying to de- to inform the clubs and organiza- Candelora's decision to run. like to facilitate is the opening of cide how to allocate the money," tions of the proper way to fIll out Candelora said, "I've gathered a the Finance Committee to the pub- would be an asset. audits and make budget requests. lot of experience on how to form a lic. She said, "Every student pays a Soteropoulos is presently the Presently, if a budget or audit is club and how to avoid certain mis- Student Activities fee and we all president of SOAR, house senator done incorrectly, a representative of takes in terms of leadership and YAT: have the right to know where our of Blackstone and a finance com- the group must be brought into the organization. " money is going and how it is being mittee member. meeting and asked to explain it. This Betsy spent." slows down the process of the fi- According to Soteropoulos' nancecommittee. "[This] should aU Grenier ideas, the audience could be present be avoided in the beginning by ex- for hearings, but participation plaining to them how to fill out a would be prohibited. Executive by Jon Flnolmore budget and audit," said Candelora. Assodate News Editor sessions would remain closed. Candelora emphasized the im- In addition, Soteropoulos plans portance of helping new clubs get of Citing her "broad qualifications" to begin instruction sessions to the ground while simultaneously for the position, Betsy Grenier, '91, teach club treasurers and presidents maintaining club continuity. He announced her candidacy for how to most effectively write bud- hopes to accomplish this by involv- Young Alumni Trustee this week. gets. She said, "[This] will help ing alumni more in campus events. everyone in the long run." As a representative on the Share- Through the Umbrella Plan, Vin Candelora, '92 holder Responsibility Committee Jackie Soteropoulos, '92 and a member of the Student- cess of the college. She said this Grenier, she is "getting a look at year with the Board of Trustees. I Trustee Liaison Committee of the experience "gave me a feeling for what goes into developing the bud- YAT: know what students expect from BoaIdofTtUSIeeS last year. Grenier what the Board was like. and it was get that goes into the lap of the YATs and the YAT's role in rela- was invo\'Ied inthedi'leslment ~ inu:resting to see bow \be two inter- Board of Trustees." She believes tion to student government and the ests [student and trustees] came to- "It's crucial for the YATtohave that Michael college community." gether to form a new policy for the experience. " Sandner was a class council rep- college. " Grenier is currently co-chair of Sandner resentative his freshman and Inaddition, Grenier served as the the student development commit- sophomore years, chair of the . vicepresidentofSGAlastyear.She tee and editor of Koine. by Jon Flnnlmore board of house governors last year, Assod.te News Editor said this involvement gave her "a "My experience has given me a the yearbook photo editor, and past perspective on the job of Young lot of input about how Conn oper- Citing his "leadership experi- president of the rugby club. "I've Alumni Trustees and their interac- ates. I've represented them [stu- ence," Michael Sandner, '91, vice been involved with enough diverse tion with the executive board, sena- dents] year after year, and 1think 1 president of SGA, announced his groups to represent how students tors and MSSC." can continue to do so," she said. campaign for Young Alumni feel and present this to the Board of This year, Grenier is a memberof Trustee. Trustees," said Sandner. the Priorities Planning and Budget Said Sandner, "I believe I'm He cites his position as vice Be15y Grenier. '91 Committee. Through this, said YAT: qualified because of my experience president and chair of the fmance with student overnment and this committee as important qualifica- Tod tions for thejobofYAT. "A large YAT: duty is formulating the college budget, and with my experience~ John Preston I'd be beneficial in that area." Sandner hopes to maintain close contact with students and the is- Maggiore by Joa FlnnhRore sues surrounding them. He said, "I ADodate News Editor would make it a point to help the SGA exec board to prioritize their Stressing his "style of leader- goals, and ensure that student sen- ship," Tad Preston, '91, house Culminating active involvement senator of Burdick, announced his timent is adequately represented on the Board of Trustees." in student government, John JahD Maggiore, '91 candidacy for the position of Maggiore, '91, president of the Plan came from and what direction Young Alumni Trustee. Sandner adlled, "Conn has meant a lot to me in my four years Student Government Association, it should take." Preston served as a J-Board rep- Board of Trustees. " this week announced his candidacy here and I'd like to have a role in Also in this role, Maggiore has resentative his freshman and Preston emphasized his leader- for the position of Young Alumni overseeing the direction the col- experience with budget develop- sophomore years, and was the j, ship qualities, saying, "I think I Trustee. lege takes and ensuring it contin- ment He caUed the budget "the Board chair last year. Because of have a style of leadership that can Maggiore was house senator of most important annual function of his executive board position last ues with the policies that make best serve as a liaison ... [and] to Connecticut College Connecticut' Lazrus his sophomore and junior the Board of Trustees, because if year, and his current senator posi- serve on the Board of Trustees." years and said that his experience College." affects every aspect of Conn Col- tion, he believes he can serve as a "My background in student gov- on the Assembly has "helped [him] lege, bar none. " liaison between the Board of ernment, in academics. and in ex- to become extremely familiar with Maggiore stressed the role of Trustees and the executive board. tracurricular activities will enable student concerns, student issues, YAT as a liaison between trustees He cited his membership on the me to serve as both a student liaison and the governance structure of this and students. "It's important for the Priorities Planning and Budget and as a smdent representative." school." YAT to expand beyond student Committee, calling this role "a Preston added that he wanted to As a member of the Priorities government and into other organi- crucial qualification of a YAT." continue with his involvement at Planning and Budget Committee zations that have a role in shaping Because of this involvement, he Connecticut College, and to ensure for two years, Maggiore was in- the philosophy of this coUege. " said he has "a real advantage" in that the college has active leader- volved in establishing the college's . Maggiore said, "I am passion- knowledge, insight, and back- ship in the next three years. "I feel Strategic Plan. ately committed to Connecticut ground of the Board of Trustees, this coUege has given me a lot; 1 He said he could provide "an un- College. It's done a lot for me, and and he can be "a more informed and have a vision of where this college derstanding of where the Strategic I could never repay it" more authoritative addition to the should go." 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ELECTION NEWS - SGA President: Reg Edmonds SGA President: Amy Mass Edmonds emphasized that it is byMel_ Caswell necessary that students concerns The College Voice by Melissa Caswell continue to be important in forming The College Voice Defining the primary role of the college issues and policies. Ac- Emphasizing the importance of Student Government Association cording to Edmonds, the new col- student leadership, Amy Mass, '92, president as "a liaison between stu- lege governing structure places de- unveiled her candidacy for Student dents, faculty members, and trust- cision-making power in academic Government president. She said ees," Reg Edmonds, '92, an- and administrative cabinets. "I that her involvement in college ac- nounced his candidacy this week. would like to see some students be tivities has made her realize how Edmonds believes that his cur- members of those cabinets ... so "vital student leadership is on cam- rent position as chair of academic that students continue 00 be active and import leaders in college is- pus." affairs, participation on the SGA According to Mass, the student executive board, membership on sues," he said. leadership at Connecticut College Amy Mass, '92 education planning committee, and Expressing his concern for the recent problems of the budget pro- strurnental in Assembly efforts for has been able to make a large im- man year. Mass is presently the work with the Task Force for Fac- cess, Edmonds said that he would open Finance Committee meetings. pact and has gained a very re- chair of the Student Activities ulty Evaluation have given him the like 00 see the Assembly play a In addition, Edmonds has been spected opinion of the administra- Council, serving as a member of the experience necessary to fulfill this role. Because of this experience, he greater role in the forming of the very involved with issues concern- tion and the trustees. SGA executive board. believes he can understand the con- budget and increased cooperation ing diversity on campus involving Mass said that it is important to Mass stressed her previous posi- cerns of students, faculty members between the president and the vice the curriculum as well as creating a maintain this precedent in order to tions saying they have given her an and trustees as well as 00convey the president. link between club leaders and SGA. ensure that the students have a insight as to "how things work with concerns 00various constituencies. Edmonds has previously been in- voice in college matters. She has in the school and what kind of out- developed her own experience in side factors are affecting where many different areas and sees the we're going as an institution." importance of maiintaining a strong Mass' plans to keep the interests SAC: Robin Swimmer student goverment. of the students in' mind when mak- Mass believes that she has "the ing policy, to maintain the respect from experience that open discus- by Lee Berendsen sions and being an open-minded experience, ability, and leadership of the student body as well as of the The College Voice to take student govemment where it administration, and to continue individual with a willingness 00lis- needs to go." bringing out ideas and discuss is- Citing her commitment to the ten to others benefit this position. Mass has been involved with sues that will give student leaders organization this year. Robin She maintains, however, "I'm an student government since fresh- respect and credit. Swimmer, '93, is running for Stu- individual with my own ideas." dent Activities Council chair. Swimmer's qualifications in- She said, "I have attended every clude experience as assistant chair SAC event this year and have noted of SAC, the chair oftwo SAC com- SAC: the strong points as well as the mittees, secretary of COOL, and weaknesses. Ithink this will further liaison between SAC and the board nesses of SAC, teeva\uating \he allow me to deliver successful of house governors. SM: alcohol po\ic)', and \>aving Gerard events. " Some of Swimmer's ideas for the other Jive bands pJay at Connecticut Choucroun Swimmer said she has learned future include-addressing the weak- College. by Lee Berendsen The College Voice J-Board: PR Director: Gerard Choucroun, '93, is run- ning for Student Activites Council Molly chair on a platform of increased Gerard Choucroun, '93 Adam Green

communication. He said, "'I think the resources on campus. n said SAC belongs to the students. SAl: Choucroun. Other plans include Embree by Lee Berendsen needs more input from the [col- developing innovative events by Jon Flnnlmore Assod.te News Editor The College Voice lege] community, and I would be rather than being limited to tradi- very open to suggestions." tional activities. Molly Embree, '93, the most se- Adam Green, '93, is running for Since SAC represents over 1600 Qualifications include positions nior representative on the Judiciary the public relations director be- students on the Connecticut Col- as a class representative and a SAC Board, is running a campaign based Molly Embree, '93 cause he "would like a greater hand lege campus, Choucroun main- coodinator as a freshman. Cur- on increased communication. aspects of the job." in shaping student government." tains, "You need to try to please as rently Choucroun serves as house Embree is a two-year member of Embree noted that many people Green wants to create a better many people on campus as you govenor of Blackstone, representa- the board. She has chaired cases are "demanding to know what's image for public relations, make it a can." He intends to appeal to the tive on the residential life and the when Tom Neff, '91,J-Boardchair, happening." She said that this in- more cohesive unit, work towards terest is good for the community. majority of the campus for new Ad Hoc Committee on Student has stepped down. This responsi- solving the problems of referenda, activities and suggestions. Governance and member of the bility, she believes, has been "a "If they want to know, they should and increase the director's input have an idea of how it's working." "I feel that SAC could better tap Publications Board. good experience for knowing the about policies. In general, Green would like 00 HAC: see PR become more efficient. "I SAC: Chad Marlow would like the public relations di- Michael rector and the PR job treated with experience in Washington. more respect ... It is a very im- by Lee Berendsen "The Holiday Ball and Horalia portant aspect of SGA and I want The College Voice are not enough," Marlow said, Leibert people 00 see that." when asked about changes he Green is currently assistant 00 the Chad Marlow,'94, is running for by Lee Benndsell the Student Activities Council would make. Other plans include The CoIk!ge Voice public relations director and house chair in order to create more of a increased student input and spon- senator of Smith. diversity in the SAC Board. He also soring a monthly comedian. Michael Leibert. '92, announced his candidacy for the chair of aca- Wants to allow for new faces with fresh ideas. demic affairs by saying, "I would like to continue [BAC's] work on a Michael Leibert, '92 S "For all the money that SAC gets, to continue the work of the current AC should do some excellent wider scale." chair 00 press the administration 00 - Currently co-chair of the Gov- things . . . They didn't come this re-examine the 3-2 plan." Although Year, and next year with the same ernment Department Advisory Board, Leibert believes thathe pos- he is not opposed 00 the plan, he ~Ple w~'11 get the same thing. would like to see some changes. ith thatm mind, I decided to run sesses good ideas, persuasion, and "Basically I expect to use the for the SAC Chair "'h id an ability 00work well with others. Mar ' esaJ. He also has a feeling of how the position next year 00 continually be" low's qualifications include adminstration functions. remind the administration of the f mg the chair of publicity for the Leibert would like to see more priorities of the students here at ~eshman class, assistant to the professors and plans to prevent Conn College," said Leibert. . eshman president running the Adam Green, '93 Intram ' Cbad MarloW, '94 overcrowded classes. "I would like - urals for KB dorm and work Th£ College Voice March 12, 1991 Page 13

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generaIion. With sensitivity and matches his own - rather: it is laC~ Bernard manages to convey to directed towards all people, audiences agenuine concern for the regardless of race. "I am not," Years ago, before embarking on a future of today's youth. emphasizes Bernard, "a black peace march across Massachusetts, Bernard describes his music as musician playing for black people." Carl Bernard,'93, penned the lyrics: simply "truthful music, honest Music has always been an Some people say the dreamer's music," through which he intensely spiritual experience for dead, addresses issues such as racism, Bernard. Raised as a deeply Others say he's gone 10bed. peace, violence, and youth religious Catholic with designs on B U1in my heart I know they're empowerment, His involvement in the priesthood, he spent much of his wrong Children of War, a national peace boyhood in a church that 'Cause the dreamer is the one who organization composed primarily incorporated a great deal of song wrote this song. of first generation Americans and and music in worship. "I started The lyrics evolved into a song immigrants, fostered much of the actually writing music in high Bernard titled "Summer Rain" - an musician's concern for these school," recalls the musician. "I uplifting expression of hope and issues. "With Children of War, I loved poetry, and I wrote a lot of love that proved so popular, his went out into the community poems. One day, Itook one of them fellow marchers dubbed it their expressing the pain of violence and and set it to music." Not long unofficial theme song. Bernard's cultural predjudice,' he says. "It afterwards, he bought a guitar and audience loved the music he shared, seemed natural, after a while, to taught himself to play by listening and urged him to continue writing express this musically, and to put to the radio. music. The young musician took the message in my songs." He Music quickly became an their encouragement to heart, and credits socially conscious bands addiction for Bernard, who found "Summer Rain" became the first of such as U2 and The Police, which himself overwhelmed with the many songs he would compose. use the musical medium to relay driving need for creative musical Since his arrival at Connecticut messages as a source of inspiration. expression. In the music he College, Bernard has distinguished Bernard hopes to accomplish composed, Bernard discovered an himself as one of the mostlalented morethanjustconveying messages inner peace he had not found songwriters and singers in the with his music. He intends to anywhere else - not even in the most painful decision in my life," his songs, and will be spending this Catholic Church to which he had Bernard recalls. "I had just met my spring break searching for a dedicated much of his life. "I began ideal music partner, Bill Bowman, producer. "Whatever I end up to question my religion," says· and we had just started writing doing - whether it's teaching or Bernard, "And I realized that the music together. We both had this singing or anything else - I know priesthood. was not what 1wanted as wonderful spiritual tie to our music I'll be uplifting and improving the a vocation. I wanted to travel and and I felt like I had found my niche situation of people around me," he perform and write music." ... and along came this incredible says. "I want to be of service to To pursue this ambition, Bernard opportunity.' The opportunity humanity." moved with a cousin to New York proved to be too good for Bernard The lyrics to one of Bernard's City, leaving Boston and all the to pass up. most popular songs, ."Echoing stability of home behind. "We were As time goes by, Bernard fmds Silence," contain these lines: just a couple of dreamers," says himself becoming more and more I heard voices all around me Bernard, "a couple of dreamers on a what he describes as "your typical Who were born before toIaI adventure, taking a big risk." college student" He intends to And whose dreams had long ago In New York, Bernard and his complete college with a major in Died ... they said ... cousin joined the Black Rock history, and become a history Just slay where you belong Coalition, which includes Living teacher in inner city schools; but he Cause it's always been that way. Colour, Fishbone, and 24-7 Spyz. acknowledges that life often lakes Bernard seeks to prove those It seemed as though he might fulfill surprising turns, and one can never voices wrong. And as long as he his childhood dreams of stardom, truly be certain what lies in the continues to sing and write songs, 7 but after three months Bernard says years ahead. Bernard is in the he is living proof that it does not college community. As the lead demonstrate to the white majority he became "frustrated with a lot of process of making a demo tape of always have to be "that way." singer and lyricist of last year's society around him that African- things." He returned to Boston and r------, popular student band, The Americans possess the power of got a steady job, writing songs in his Mumbleweeds, and as a founding artistic expression and the ability, spare time. member of the fledgling student through that expression, to Only the encouragement and Ir------, band Red Fish, Blue Fish, Bernard represent the universal man. "It is insistence of a fellow Children of has earned himself a reputation for automatically assumed," Bernard War member, Connecticut College being a versatile, serious musician. explains, "that when a white man graduate Dan Cohen, caused His occasional performances at the expresses himself artistically, he Bernard 10 consider pursuing a Coffee Grounds Cafe invariably can speak for everyone. And that a college education. He admits that FROM RuSSIA WITH WVE... draw an enthusiastic crowd of fans, black man can only speak for his as a high school student, he was who credit him with the ability to little comer of the world .. .a black "academically unstable," and at "MARVELOUSIr LITERATE write meaningful lyrics to which man can only be expressive for his one point had been expelled from RAVISHINGIr GOOD-LOOKING' everyone can relate, and music own kind.' But the music Bernard school. "I really didn't expect to ...DENSE WITH DETAIL; everyone can enjoy. writes is nordirected solely towards make it to college. Gelling PACKED WITH WIT ... ' As a child, Bernard aspired to be audiences whose skin color accepted forced me to make the - Illrrid.wen,~~m; "a rock-n-roll star with a message." His music reflects this childhood ambition, for the lyrics Bernard The President invites students, faculty and writes are infused with subtle meaning. In his poignant "Echoing staff to submit designs for the College'S 1991 Silence," a young visionary is holiday greeting card. Designs, which should 1 ._l\l;1 warned of the futility of striving to be submitted by April 15, will be judged by a rise above the status quo and told committee of faculty, students and staff in the that efforts to do so will only cause Castle Court Cinema late spring. Successful designs will reflect a pain. The song challenges the ideal Wednesday March 13. holiday spirit and the spirit of Connecticut embodied in the American Dream 7:30 p.m, that any individual can rise up and College. The designer will receive an Palmer Auditorium succeed, and questions the passive honorarium. For further information, contact acceptance and reluctance to initiate Joe Silvestri in the College Relations Office. All seats only $2.501 change exhibited by an older Call %4508 for more Info The College Voice March 12, 1991 Page 16 ARTS&ENTERTMNMENT Theater Review: Characters Revealed Behind a Blue Window

progresses. Griever, played by Scott by Mark Sieber The College Voice James,'94, provides a great deal of the play's humor as the charming conversationalist in The performance of Blue Window, a play love with Libby, played by Victoria written by Craig Lucas and directed by Lavington, '92. Libby is incapable of dealing Suzanne Delle, '91, took place on the main with romantic relationships of any kind. The stage in Palmer Auditorium for three root of her problem is revealed at the end of performances last week. Though the size of the play when the audience discovers that she ihe auditorium often presents a barrier accidentally killed her husband eight years Jl helween the perfomiance and the audience, before. ~ Delle broke down that barrier and created an Delle's handling of the five simultaneous ::; '" ~ intimate atmosphere by seating the audience rmrn-scenes at umes made the performance Q.,. on the stage itself. This intimacy served to seem to be a three-ring circus in which one e enhance what proved to be an already could watch either one or all of the rings at ~ poignant performance. any given time. There were points when one .... The first act occurs in five different New apartment or character became the primary ] York apartments simultaneously. The set, focus of the moment; and other times when ....I:,~~~~~~~~~~~c...=~==~~...;l,ii~ifIIlii\l~~!IIIIiI!IIIIIII!IIIIIII!IIIIIII!IIIIIII!IIIIIII!IIIIIII!IIIIIII!~ designed by Ethan Crenson, '92, and Emma there seemed to be an intentional lack of The cast of Blu. Wind ... Scioli, '93, did an excellent job of presenting focus - a conglomeration of movement and there were also times when the tension fear that Alice does not really love her at all; the various apartments without confusing the speech all blending into a whole. between conflicing characters, such as Tom Tom and Emily have their own revealing audience or cluttering the stage. During the The second scene takes place in Libby's and Alice, added a serious overtone to the scene which, though seemingly unrelated to opening scene, the seven characters apartment, where all the characters meet for production. the others, acts as narrative or commentary; introduce themselves. Tom, played by Ravi a party. As the scene unfolds, various issues The play closes with all of the characters and Griever's pain is manifested as he Maira, '93, is a musician/composer come into play: love, lesbianism, literature, back in their respective apartments, except experiences the reality that Libby is with struggling with his current piece. Emily, work, music, and the ways in which people for Norbert, who stays with Libby. The Nomen. played by Dana Wasserman, '92, is Tom's interact with each other. While there were audience discovers several aspects of the Blue Window was an excellentproduction, pensive wife who is not satisfied with her life. several comic moments (Boo getting characters that tie up loose ends and explain well-directed and well-acted. It captivated, Alice, played by Susan Case, '93, is an progressively drunk, Libby hiding the fact some of the behavior in the previous scenes. entertained, and most of all, left the audience outspoken author, and Boo, played by Sara that she's missing a tooth, and Griever's Libby tells Norbert about the incident with thinking. Schneider, '94, is Alice's lesbian lover. humorous mannerisms and converstion), her husband; Boo confronts Alice with her Norbert, played by Nicene PascaI,'93, is an enigmatic character whose importance in the production becomes more evident as the play

enthusiastic support for the Nazi regime. The frightening inhumanity appears in a by Dan Seligson and Sean Bien star of this film is Adolf Hitler. It costars his humanistic light. De College Voice propaganda minister Goebbels and many DAN •• *** other high ranking Nazi officers. Extras SEAN ***** MO' BEITER BLUES (R) include the Hitler Youth and wildly fanatic THE CHANGLING (R) We both looked forward to Spike Lee's next crowds of supporters, You follow Hitler's We at the R.H. V.c. contend that the greatest joint after Do The Righi Thing. We wondered aerial voyage into the later-devastated city of horror movies ever made were in the late how he could top the unmistakably powerful Nuremberg, as his plane appears as a great 70's-early 80's. The releases in this period and gutsy moviemaking he displayed in his bird over the crowded and include The Exorcist, Halloween (the past movies. The answer was: he couldn't. original), The Omen, The Howling, The From the opening-credits, Mo' Better Blues Amityville Horror, and countless others that can't decide what it wants to be. It could be literally scared the pants off of millions of a romance, it could be a thriller, or it could eleven-year-olds like ourselves if we be a musical drama. Instead, it is a little were fortunate enough to find an of each, resulting in not much of immoral adult willing to buy us ·anything. Spike Lee's direction lulls youngsters tickets. The Changling is you into a sense of mild boredom a member of this elite group of during the first three quaners of the movies, featuring Connecticut's movie, then strikes you with a own George C. Scott. What makes scene of such brutal violence that this movie work is not the acting or it doesn't seem real or affecting. the directing, but the traditional The film has a clear climax, but camp fire ghost story plot line and Lee chooses not to work towards it. resolution. Although the special Spike Lee could have made another effects, lighting and sound editing modem masterpiece, but he tries to may seem primitive to the 90's post- follow too many plot paths at once, Lucas movie viewers, the story of the resulting in a rather weak and unaffecting maddest seven-year-old ghost in upstate piece of moviemaking. New York is scary enough on its own to have DAN··1(2 even the bravest viewer take frequent trips to SEAN··· anticipating s t r e e t s the bathroom or hold a pillow in front of his or her face to escape the overwhelming TRJUMPH OF THE WJLL (NR) below, with the grandiose soundtrack of suspense in front of them. Red Dawn. Top Gun. The Green Berets. Wagner playing. This entire film is DAN"·1(2 What do these three films have to with the beautifully directed, which makes it all the SEAN'·' 1934 German film, Triumph of the wiln more terrifying. Itis also in German, without Well, they are all slick, overwhelming subtitles. This may deter some, but we do not propaganda films, Wha~ makes Triumph of know the language either. You will the Will different? Besides the fact that It understand exactly what is going on, which sponsored by doesn't feature hunky machismo and makes this one of the most horrifying and intelligence-insulting fight scenes, it is disturbing films ever. Don't look for it at any Blockbuster REAL. Itdoes feature roughly an hour and video store, they will probably not have it. a half of the parades, architectural beauty, The library does, however, and anyone who is teChnology, speeches, power, and wildly in the library 'should look it up to see how Video

The College Voice March 12, 1991 Page 17 SPORTS

It was yet another exciting week which would have gone to Feelin' in floor hockey as the Legion of Luckey had Plant won fairly. In Men's Tennis Team Looks Doom continued their domination other Wales Conference action this of the Campbell Conference with week, The Heat II played the 4 an 11-3 win over the Hansens. The Horseman to a 6-6 tie. This game Legion (7-0) offered a balanced was plagued with penalties, and Forward to Banner Season attack as six different members of was stop with two minutes twentieth in the nation for doubles be juniors Jon Krawczyk, Stephen the team talIiedforatleastonegoai. remaining by referee Marc teams. According to coach Ken Reilly, and Brewster Brown. Brown Cannon, '92,led the scoring Freiberger, '92. Ironically, these Kline, even with these important The players themselves feel that with three goals and two assists, two teams will meet again in the The men's tennis team is players gone, the team is still looking this will be a good season for the while John Bermingham, '92, Wales Conference playoffs. If The anticipating another outstanding' good. squad. captain George Newcomb, '92,and Heat II had won this game they spring season. Last year theCamels "We are still a good team, "We have a lot of talent, " Hintz Eric Hamden, '92, each tallied for would have been seeded number finished with a 16-3 record, a reasonably strong," Kline said. "We said. "We have a deep squad, and a one. Rob nurnber two New England ranking, we should win most of our matches strong top six. We should win 75 Stephenson, '93, and a number 18 Division III this season. The matches will be percent of our matches." prevented a Legion National ranking. This season could much closer than they were last This year's toughest opponents of Doom shutout prove to be just as stellar. year, but we should still win them. I should prove to be Amherst, who by tallying for all Intramural TheCamelslosttheirnumberone also feel that we should still be was ranked number one in New three of the and number three singles players to among the top five in New England," England last year ahead of the Hansens' goals. In graduation last year. Their Kline stated. Camels, MIT, and Brandeis other Campbell Update consistent play will undoubtedly be TheCamels still have four of their University. The Camels begin Conference action missed. Tim Smith, '90, was ranked top six singles players returning playing on April 2 at Wesleyan this week, the thirty-first in the nation last season including senior tri-captains Joe University. They will travel to Young Guns III(7- for singles. In addition, Smith and Schaeffer, Eric Hintz, and Brad Florida over spring break to play six 0) easily defeated the Blades 12-5. one, but the tie puts them at the Jon Krane, '90, were ranked Freer. Rounding out the top six will matches under the sun. Charlie Haywood, '91, led the number two seed behind Chud, Young Guns with four goals and whose only loss this season four assists, while Malt Shea, '93, happens to be to the Heat. Chud (#1 Schmoozing with Doband Pops added two goals and six assists. seed) will play Team "X" (#4 seed) Emmet Day, '93, had two goals, in the first conference semifinal, Hoyas. It wasn't just that the his former Little League baseball while Jeff Barber, '94, John Faigle, . while The Heat II (#2 seed) will by Dobby Gibson and Huskies were downed by 19 by the team. He was unceremoniously '93, and Bob Thomas, '94, each had play the 4 Horseman (#3 seed) in DavePapodopoulos one for the Blades. In the only other the other conference semifinal. The College Voice Hoyas, but it was the way it all took sent packing after his thirteenth place. It had to be the most birthday back in '54, and has been Campbell Conference game this In the Avleague basketball Schmoozing On the Road atrociously refereed contest since always considering a comeback of week, Old Time Hockey crushed semifinal matches this week, Mark Waldec, '91, donned the sorts. With the return of Palmer, the Brandford Bruisers by ascore of George Winstons received a forfeit Half of Schmoozing travelled to zebra stripes to ref an intramural etal,hefeelsthatthetimeright. Mr. 11-1. Andy Robb, '92, Theo win over the Dunkin' Donuts and a the Boston Garden last weekend as hoops game last Wednesday ... Papadopoulos was quoted as Yedinsky, '93,andChrisSimo,'93, spot in the fmals when the Donuts Dob, Knute "Rockne"'Gregg. '94, This year's unofficial Christmas saying, "I know there's a need for each had two goals to lead O.T.H. failed to show up for the game. The Bob Thomas, '93, and Mike Lynn, took place this Sunday, March 10, good left-handed pitching in Little Ken Frankel,'94, had the lone goal other semifinal match, however, '93, aU wimessed the nalionany as the NCAA Selection Commil"'" Leaguerighlnow." Theonlythings for the Bruisers. The Legion of was a thriller. This game pitted televised Celtics-Blazers game. announced the field of 64 teains that seperating the old-timer from the Doom, the number one seed in the league rivals O.C.D. against It's no mystery why only half of will take a spot in the national rest of the little ankle-biters is a bad Campbell Conference playoffs, Damage Inc., with Q.C.D. coming Schmoozing attended - Pops tourney. There's absolutely back, had heart, and bad knees. will play the KB Sting (#4 seed) in out on top by a score of 51-43. wouldn't be caught dead at nothing like cracking the paper the first conference semifinal, O.e.D. began the game with only anything having to do with the open Monday and seeing the field Schmoozing Thought while The Young Guns III(#2 seed) five men, which put them at an NBA. The car ride to Boston was spread across the page. This is what ofthe Week will play Old Time Hockey (#3 imediate disadvantage. To make noticably quiet as repercussions March Madness is all about. seed) in the other conference things even more difficult for from the previous night forced Dob It's rather fitting that Jim semifmal. O.C.D., Chad Joseph was injured to go behind the wheel of Thomas , Miscellaneous Boeheim, coach of the Orangemen, Jn Wales Conference Action this with two minutes remaining, car.: allowing Thomas and would blow a fifteen point second week, Chud squeek by Feelin' forcing O.e.D to play with only "Rockne" to slip in and out of The worthless NHL regular halflead to Villanova the day after Luckey by a score of 6-5. Ted four men. Shawn McAllister was consciousness the entire ride. season is about to wrap up again receiving Big East Coach of the Heintz had three goals and an assist stellar for O.C.D. hitting five clutch Mter a square meal at La Beeftek and Dob and Pops could care less. Year honors. Boeheim being coach to lead Chud, while Darren List had free throws down the stretch. Sam Restaurant and a couple Garden As most people know, in the NHL of the year is like George Bush two goals for Feelin' Luckey. This Polakoff, Dan Doran, and Beers, "Rockne" and Thomas were the top four teams in each division being Man of the Year. This is an. was a crucial game for Feelin' McAllister each had 13 points to up and on their feet again. The make the playoffs - a total of 16 absolute joke. Boeheim is a Luckey as they needed the win in lead O.C.D. to victory and the seats for the Schmoozing out of 21 teams in all. This easy recruiter, not a coach. Clearly, the order to make the conference finals. John Flibbert and Fran expedition were top-rate as always playoff format allowed Conn's class in Big East coaching every playoffs, but team Luckey was not Higginshad 12pointsand 10points (third row center conn), putting very own Legion of Doom floor year are the C's: Camesecca, so lucky. More bad luck fell upon respectively for Damage Inc. The them in a perfect vantage point for hockey squad to squeek into the Calhoun, and Carlesimo. team Luckey this week as an illegal fmal between O.e.D. and George a national telivision appearance. Norris Division playoffs ... The player for Plant gave team "X" a Wins tons will be played this That appearance came early in the return of ex-major league baseball HaIS off to John Lawlor, '91, of forfeit win and a playoff spot, coming Wednesday at the A.C. first quarter as Dob waved his hat r players Jim Palmer, Goose the men's hoop team for completing madly over an injured Celtic Gossage, and Steve Howe has his last successful season with the walking down the players ramp. inspired the comeback spirit in Camels ... And to Doug Roberts, After the game "Rockne" received others as Peter Papadopolous, Jr., '91, and Ken Smeltz, '91, of the high fives from Blazers Kevin Pops' pop, has made a firm hockey team for making ECAC Duckworth, Kevin Porter, and comrniument to go out and make North/South All-Stars. Cliff Robinson, along with two 2.Whlit ·distanCi!·ist6~(t cold-stares and a face full of spit i from Celtics Larry Bird, Kevin ..KenfuckyDerbitl McHale, and Dee Brown. The THE 1990-1991 group returned back to campus in record time due mostly to Dob WOMEN'S signalling traffic away from Thomas' car using two Siazenger squash racquets. BASKETBALL TEAM

NCAA Basketball WOULD LIKE TO THANK The other half of Schmoozing, ALL THEIR FANS FOR THEIR Pops, was completely disgusted and livid at the course of events in CONTINUED SUPPORT the firstround Big East tournament THROUGHOUT THEIR SEASON. game between Pops' Huskies of THEY COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT Connecticut and the Georgetown WITHOUT YOU. The College Voice March 12, 1991 Page 18 SPORTS Serum and Ruck: A Guide to Understanding Rugby

Before I played rugby, it looked player, the thrower calls out to by Christian Schulz like a sport with absolutely no rules whom he is going to throw it. For The College Voice combined with an organized game example, a player might say, -Man is a bloodthirsty spectator. of "kill the guy with the ball." "Roses are red, violets arc blue, I In ancient Russia" children were However, it is actually a sport with like Budweiser, and so do you," I05sed into pits with hungry dogs to dozens of complex rules combined The ball is then thrown in, both fight for meat In the days of the with organized game of "kill the teams attack, claw and bile cach RomanEmpire, hanging out at the guy with theball."1 will familiarize other, and the ball winds up on the colliseum watching gladiators you with some rugby vocabulary to ground somewhere bencath the brutalize each other was nearly as make your rugby watching pile. popularas going to an orgy: but not experience more enjoyable. Ruck: When a player is tackled, quite, Dunng the CIvIl War, Try: A try is like a touchdown in his whole team will come and run southern ladies and gentlemen football, though it is only worth over him. This is to ensure that they would stand on hills overlooking four points. It is scored by get to punish their teammate for the battles, sipping mint juleps and advancing the ball into the other gelling tackled before the other cheeringfor their boys to 'win won team's "try zone:' The difference team does. One of the rules of the forold dixie.' Even now our thirst between the rugby try and the ruck is that no one can touch the ball football touchdown is that in rugby with his hands. This rule ensures forviolence remains unquenched. • Professional wrestling draws more you kick the extra point from where that extra pain will be inflicted on '6 spectatorsthan an R.E.M. concert, the try is scored. It is therefore more theplayer with the ball as everyone ':; 'American Gladiators' is as useful to score in the middle of the attempts to knock it away. ~ popular than 'The Cosby Show,' field because it's difficult to banana Maul: When the whole team " and nearly every college in the kick the ball in from the comer. gets in a big pack and runs up the ~ nationhas an organization devoted Serum: Apile of people roughly field, the logic being that the] to pain, violence, and bone- equivalent to linemen in football combined weight of the maul will "- crushingcompetition. hooked together who try to push be more than the weight of the ~ ""':-:-:===-;--;- __ ~,---= _ These organizations are called each other around because there's tacklers, People in the front of the The seemingly lawle", game of roghy Rugby Clubs, and this spring nothing better to do. :::~:e;f~~~liSaiwaYSfOr Connecticut College's brave Line out: When the ball goes out Hocke Runs in the players will take the field once of bounds, the "scrummies" on Lawrence and Memorial: Y again: with' only a rnouthpeice, a both teams line up across from one Rugby Dormitory. R b F -\ - fashionableblue and white shirt, a another where the ball went out. This spring promises to be a great 0 erts amI y pairof shorts, ajockstrap and a pair Then, using the highly season for Conn Rugby, WIthmany ofmetaldeats to protect them from sophisticated code of different experienced veterans teaming up cOPttiluud from p20 types of beer representing each with talented newcomers. cr,a new experience for the young 94 ~mes at Conn, there-,were only t)1eir !>.\'!xments., "-T' • "(J f· ...... - player. "The East Coasl rcally J 8 in which his name was not in the shocked me. II was so uptight. We scoring column. couldn't do anything at school and Roberts, Jr. believes thar his IF YOU'RE 111m DOPE, had no privacy. If we locked our freshman and sophomore teams, doors they thought we were doing with Conn greats, defenseman Jim YOU MIGHT AS WELL SMOKE THIS. something wrong." Brown, '89 and goalieLou Schwig, Not everyone was a hockey fan '89, were the best he has played on and at Westminster, academics at the college. Yct, winning the came first. During his first year at Eastern Collegiate Athletic Westminster, the team made the Conference South Championship playoffs in the New England Prep last year, Conn's first hockey title School league but, because of a in IO years of existence, was a conflict with academic finals, they tremendous thrill. The end of this withdrew from the tournament year and the end of his collegiate All his years at Westminster were career sprang upon Roberts, Jr. filled with competitive hockey. before he realized it. "I was Several of his fellow players went shocked at the end of the last on to Division I hockey schools. game." Yet when the time came for A true team player, evident by Roberts, Jr. to head into the dishing out almost twice as many collegiate ranks the offers did not assists than goals in his career, his pour in. A few schools showed greatest strength may be his interest, but "I didn't feel like Gretsky-like vision. "He sees the busting my butt to play on the third icc very well," Coach Roberts says. or fourth linc [in Division I]." "He can lay' the puck on the Coach Roberts felt that, although doorstep for his teammates before he never used it as a crutch and they even know its there." Roberts, played through it from his early Jr. led the team in assists (25) his days on the ice, his son's allergies senior year, a switch from leading and asthma were what may have the team in goals (18) his freshman field him back from the top ranks of year. He also became only the Division I collegiate hockey. The second Camd skater to reach the lack of exposure at the Division 1II 1

SPORTS

Swimmers Shine at Championships

Last weekend, the men's team sent nine swimmers .yTaddMop.... to Bowdoin College to compete in the n.c_ v.... Championships. The team placed sixteenth overall, Both the men's and women's swim teams ended their and their competition was marked by more record seasons with great accomplishments at the New breaking performances. England championships. Judd BaIrner , '93, broke two records, in both the 100 The women's swim team competed at Williams meter and 200 meter backstroke. College two weeks ago, sending eight members of the Another school record was broken by the team of team to compete. The women placed twelfth out of27 Mike Anderson,'93, Alexi Carayannopolous, '92, teams, and in the process, also improved their personal Barry Margeson, '93, and Al Rosa, '92, in the 400 times, and broke one school record. meter freestyle relay. They placed thirteenth with a The record was broken in the 200 meter freestyle time of 3:20.09. relay, by the team of Laura Ewing, '93, Lara Leipertz, Fillingout the lineup of the men who competed were '93, Jessica Spelke,'93 and Christie Watson, '92. Their Mike Mahoney, '91, Dave Mordy, '93, Greg Rose, '93, time was 1:44.21 and they placed fifth in that event. and Steve Stigall, '91. The men's team swam well as Rounding out the competing women were Anne a whole, where again, personal times were excellent. Carlow, '93, Carol Fishbone, '93, LizOlbrych, '93, and Hagen, along with assistant coach Maureen Fahey, Nuala Thompson, '93. are looking forward to next season, when they hope to "The team swam extremely well," coach Doug Hagen improve the teams status. They are both pleased with said, "and personal bests were abundant, even from this year's performance, although facilities for ~ those swimmers who didn't place." swimming are not comparable with other peer ~ ======---cc====- schools. : Despite the swimming facilites, ~ both the men's and women's swim .l! teams had great seasons and both ~ . will undoubtedly exceed their many] accomplishments next year. ~ "-l- ----'=----_.-J Felicia Guglielmi, '92, pitches the ball Softball Embarks on Season with Varsity Dreams

Terry Perreault at short-stop, Parker, '92, Hennessey and by Lisa Bryan Jeanine Catalano, '92, at second Kimberly Laboy, '94, will give the The College Voice base, and co-captain and club team's offense an added boost After seven seasons as a club the president Tracie Molinaro, '91, at Also new to the squad this year, Connecticut College women's first base. Infield defense will be but promising to give the team softball team is ready to go varsity. powerfully supported by a talented added depth are Tika Martin, '94, ~ This year's team appears to have mix of outfielders, including Karen Spilker, '93, Lauren Ford, the strength needed to achieve this sophomore Jen Stone in her first '92, and Robyn Evans, '91. ! " aspiration. Second year coach Fran season and returning seniors Sue The team's schedule includes 16 l Sweeney and assistant coach Gina Bennett and co-captain Lisa Bryan. games, most against varsity teams, '<> San Juan have high hopes for the The strong returning players plus including Camel rivals Wesleyan, team's success this year. After a a base of talented newcomers Trinity, and Mount Holyoke week of inside practice and a cold presents the team with a defensive College. Also this year Conn will fv scrimmage outside, the team is depth which the tearn had been include a weekend trip to Bowdoin l melding into a formidible lacking in past years. for a double-header later in the ';Do=ugC:-;;RC:-o;Cbe"'r""ts'-,J~r'-.~------' combination of power offense and The team's pitching staff is season. Home games are played in strong defense. talented with returning junior Washington Park in Groton. The The core of the team will be a Kathy Kerr, and newcomers Nicki teams first game is the Wednesday, Roberts Glides solid infield of experienced Hennessey, '93, Jessica Fuller, '94, April 3 against the Coast Guard players: sophomore Priscilla Pizzi and Heather Cressy, '93, on the Academy. Toward His Goal at third base, sophomore co-captain mound. Power-hitters Melissa

and now coach of the Connecticut NHL stars never affected him. to California to Boston, did not tough defenseman who worked in by Shannon Range TIle College Voice College Camels, brought his two "Not much of it rubbed off on me," seem to do his childhood any harm. the comers. Yet the philosophy that sons on the ice at an early age. says Roberts, Jr., as he rattles off "It was really no problem moving he played by worked just as well for Some people would argue that While the younger one, David, stories of skating with the Boston around. It just made my family his speedy sharp-shooting son. ice hockey is not a family game; shines on the nationally-ranked Bruins and Phil Esposito dropping closer." In fact, it gave Roberts, Jr. "It's not me, it's we:' and "Never that the high-flying sticks, leather University of Michigan ice hockey his fur coat on the four-year-old. a chance to play at the highest levels quit" are obviously entrenched in gloves and hard hits, would not team, the older one, Doug, Jr., has Evidentlysorneofitdidruboffas while he was learning the game. As his son's style. seem conducive to creating a just finished his collegiate career as Roberts, Jr. will be graduating near he developed his natural talents on When his father finished his "Father Knows Best" version of an one of the best players to wear a the top of the Conn scoring charts in the ice, Roberts, Sr. would develop career in professional hockey, American family. Yet in the Camel jersey in Dayton Arena. career points (166), goals (64) and his son's understanding and Connecticut became their new Roberts household, father does For Doug Roberts, Jr., carrying assists (102). knowledge of the game during home. This coincided with know best the name of a professional hockey The transient life of a discussions in the car, riding back Roberts, Jr.ts entrance into Doug Roberts, Sr., a former All- player and spending many of his professional hockey family, and forth to the rink. Roberts, Sr. Westminster School in Simsbury, Star in the National Hockey League early days in the locker room with following his father from Michigan was a different player; a large, See Roberts, p.19 7 Athlete of the Week This week's award goes to. CHRISTINE WATSON,'92, of the women's swim team. WATSON made All New England in two events and earned a trip to the Nationals. DIL

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