Study abroad fee implemented Class of 1999 will p ay the price

will be subject to the fee. "This BY ALISON BORNSTEIN only has an effect on people who News Editor start Colby this year ," said Champ lin. Beginnin g this fall, any stu- There are two types of off- dent enrolling at Colby for the campus stud y programs avail- first time who wishes to transfer able at Colb y: approved , non- credit to Colby from ah approved Colb y off-campus stud y and international or domestic non- Colby off-campus programs. Colb y program will pay an addi- According to the catalogue , tional fee of $1,000 per semester students who are involved in ap- to Colby, according to the Colby proved , non-Colby off-campus foreign or do- Echop hoto by Merritt Duff College cata- Tony Callander '99 (left) relaxes with Big Sib Chuck Costanzo '98 on the steps of Lovejoy. logue. mestic stu dy 'This extra programs pay fee is only for all fees directl y Big Sibs ease first year transition students par- to the host insti- tici pating in tuti on. For During the summer, upperclass one of four informational training non-Colb y Colbyprograms BY ALYSSA GIACOBBE volunteers received information in sessions which focus mainly upon programs ," abroad and do- Asst. News Editor the mail outlining the details of the academic advising, but also include said Professor mestic ex- program, according to Kruppa. In- general advice to relay to students of Biosciences changes , a com- The transition between high cluded were the names and ad- away from home for the first time. Arthur Champ lin, acting direc- prehensive fee including tuition , school and college has been made a dresses of first-years to whom each "It's just one more person to pro- tor of academic affairs and off room , board and travel app lies. little easier for this year's freshmen Big Sib was asked to send a welcom- vide a caring link to new students," campus stud y. "The money will Financial aid is available to stu- by the introduction of the Big Sibs ing postcard. Once on campus, Big said Arminio. "Many upperclass cover the additional processing dents enrolled in the approved program. Sibs were asked to help ease their students have said to me, 'I wish I services that are needed to trans - off-campus programs as well as More than 300 Big Brothers and Little Sibs into college life through had had a Big Sib when I was a first- fer credits. " to those enrolled in the Colby Sisters inaugurated the program this activities such as dinner trips to Big year.'" Champ lin said that while the abroad programs. All Colb y fall by guiding, counseling and be- G's deli, nachos at the Spa or just a Incoming students are not the Off-Campus Stud y Office will abroad programs require a $500 friending over 500 first-year stu- walk around campus. only ones who benefit. "Big Sibs feel not gain any additional re- attendance deposit dents, according to Andy Kruppa "My Big Sister was very friendl y good about [the program]," said sources from the fee, it will be The cost of the Colb y pro- '97. and made me feel more comfort- Arminio. "It's another way for them able to do a better job of help- grams range from $9,000 for one Begun last year in Averill by able," said Kelly Bregou '99. "It was to get involved with and help other ing students. "We spend a lot of semester in Washington , to former hall president Kruppa, Big also really nice to get a letter in the students." time counseling students ," said $13,320 for one semester in Dijon, Sibs expanded this fall to include all mail from her." "It's a good idea for kids to have Champ lin. "We want to do it to $24,000 for one year in Oxford , freshmen, transfers and interna- After receiving a postcard from a kid to talk to rather than an adult," well to support this kind of ac- according to the catalogue. tional students. Kruppa and Asso- her Big Sister, Cam McDonough '99 said Big Sib volunteer Heather tivity. At least for now, things "We have been thinking about ciate Dean for Residential Life Jan said she "felt comfortable" about Golding '98. "As kids we're basi- are going to stay pre tty much this for several years, and the Arminio worked together with Colby and knew she had a resource cally all going through the same the same." $1,000 fee seemed to be the fairest Presidents' Council to coordinate to use if needed. experience and it helps to have Onl y newincoming students solution ," said Champlin. Q the program. Big Sibs are required to attend someone there for you."Q New withdrawal policy enacted for freshmen Fac ulty p asses prop osal aimed at f ighting grade inflation

BY JENNIFER O'NEILL satisfactory/unsatisfactory. prised of four students and five '96, the faculty is not properly ad- committee system should be the Staff Writer While the new policy currently faculty members, voted against the dressing the problem of grade in- arena for Colby's faculty, admin- only affects first-year students, change, the faculty chose to over- flation with this decision. istrators, staff and students to pro- pose solutions to problems. It is Members of the Class of 1999 McArthur said that it will apply to "Th is is the easiest "This is the easiest way to go are the firs t Colby studen ts plan- all incoming classes in following about combatting grade inflation, not a place to decide issues defini- ning their schedules under the years. This change in policy was way to go about but not necessarily the most effec- tively, as the faculty showed in rules of a new withdrawal policy. voted on and passed by the faculty combatting grade tive," said Ryan. "There are many their decision...We should work According to Dean of Faculty at the end of last semester. The more faces to it, such as teacher together to realize that the prob- Robert McArthur, the new policy Academic Affairs Committee had inflation , but evaluations and tenure track which lem has not been resolved and to makes it impossible for students to previously looked at the issue as a not...the most should also be examined with re- find a definitive plan to overcome withdraw from classes after the potential means of addressing effective. " spect to grade inflation." this trend." midpoint of the semester. Previ- grade inflation. -Tom Ryan , Stu-A In a memo to the faculty, Ryan McArthur said that the new ously, all students have been al- According to McArthur, course- also expressed his discontent with policy does address "the overrid- lowed to withdraw from a class at dropping as a means of G.P.A. pro- President the manner in which the issue was ing concern of grade inflation," and any point up un til the final day of tection is one of the major prob- ride that decision and instead put handled. also serves as a means of "confir- classes. The midpoint will also be lems the faculty hopes this policy the new policy into effect. "I hoped that the faculty would mation" to both faculty and stu- the date by which students must will guard against. Although the According to Student Associa- pursue the topic within the com- dents that they are taking their declare if they are to be graded Academic Affairs Committee, com- tion (Stu-A) President Tom Ryan mittee structure," R yan said. "The classes seriously.Q Colby Econ. ranks third in 17. S. News ranking Colby was ranked third among 120 of the nation's top liberal arts colleges for the quality of the Economics Department in a recent study BY ALISON BORNSTEIN Top 25 national liberal arts colleges: conducted at Mount Hdlyoke College. Former studies had only ranked News Editor Last economics departments at institutions granting graduate degrees. The Year study included all of the schools listed in the US Newsand World Report Colby moved up four places, to 19th, in the 1995 1. Amherst College (Mass.) (1) U.S. Newsand World Report ranking of the top 40 liberal 2. Swarthmore College (Pa.) (3) College Guide. Williams College was number one, followed by Wellesley. 3. Williams College (Mass.) (2) Other rankings included Trinity (4), Wesleyan (5), Middlebury (6), arts colleges in the nation. " 4. Bowdoin College (Maine) (6) Hamilton (8), Bowdoin (10), Amherst (17), Bates (37) and Connecticut "It's wonderful to move up in the ratings, said 5. Haverford College (Pa.) (6) College (58). (AB) Dean of the College Earl Smith. 6. Wellesley College (Mass.) (4) This year U.S. News conducted two new surveys, 7. Middlebury College (Vt.) (11) one of which asked college and university presidents, 8. Pomona College (Calif.) (5) Colby hosts IPSA meeting provosts, and deans of admissions to select ten schools 9. Bryn Mawr College (Pa.) (14) Former Associate Professor of Government Jane Curry and the in their respective categories that have "an unusually 10. Smith College (Mass.) (13) Colby Government Department played host to the annual International strong commitment to undergraduate teaching." 11. Carleton College (Minn.) (10) Political Science Association conference last weekend. Five sessions On the issue of affirmative action, U.S. News polled 12. Wesleyan College (Conn.) (9) 13: Vassar College (N.Y.) (16) were held between Friday and Saturday, September 8 and9 in the Millet college presidents and student editors and found that 14. Grinnell College (Iowa) (17) Alumni House, during which 18 scholars from around the world student editors were far less supportive of affirmative 15. Washington & Lee Univ. (Va.) (15) presented papers addressing issues such as ethnicity, multiculturalism action than college presidents. 16. Claremont McKenna College (Calif.) (12) and socio-political pluralism. Research was conducted through indi- "It's Very important to be on the list," said Smith. 1.7. Colgate Univ. (N.Y.) (18) vidual case studies and cited national as well as international view- "No matter what the criteria is that decides the ranking, 18. Bates College (Maine) (21) points, according to Karen Bourassa, administrative assistant to the these are the best colleges in the country." 19(t) . Colby College (Maine) (23) dean of the college. (AG) According to the U.S. News methodology, the Mount Holyoke College (Mass.) (nr) rankings were established by tallying the results of 21. Davidson College (N.C.) (8) , , deans and admis- 22. Oberlin College (Ohio) (19) Walk-a-tbon for cancer 2 700 surveys of college presidents 23. Hamilton College (N.Y.) (nr) sions directors who were asked to rank all the schools 24. Trinity College (Conn.) (22) The annual 10K walk to raise money for the Maine Children's in the same category as their own institutions. They 25. Connecticut College (Conn.) (nr) Cancer Program will be held on Saturday, September 23 at 10:00 a.m. were asked to place each school into one of four quartiles Registration begins at 9.00 a.m. The Maine Children's Cancer Program based upon its reputation. Each time a school was The resulting ranks were then combined with edu- was developed in 1981 to provide a childhood cancer treatment center placed in the top quartile, it received four points; in the cational data provided by the colleges themselves that within the state. The healthcare team provides medical care and sup- second quartile, three points. A school's total points dealt with the following measures of academic quality: port services to children from birth to age 21. If you are interested in were then divided by the number of survey partici- student selectivity, faculty resources, financial re- walking and want a sponsor sheet, contact Amy Cote '96 at extension pants. sources, retention rate and alumni satisfaction-^ 4907. If you do not want to walk but would like to make a donation, you can make a check out to the Maine Children's Cancer Program and address it to campus mailbox 6191. (AB) Safety and Security encourages increase in student involvement BY ALYSSA GIACOBBE Asst. News Editor

The return of bike patrols and a new look for campus security officers are among the changes planned un- der new leadership in the Depart-

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____-—! _ 1 ¦ - ___ __— ¦ ¦ -. ¦-¦¦-. ¦ || | ll, - ning the return of the rogram. In , p addition,thetraditionalpoliceofficer- type uniforms currently worn by se- curity officers may be discarded in favor of khaki pants and a casual shirt. This change, according to "¦ Benner, is designed to present a more relaxed appearance. Echo Photo by Stephanie Crawford Ihunan Assistant Director of Security Dan Benner and Assistant » IT "[Security] is not a police force," said Director of Personnel DougTerp. Director of Personnel Richard Nale. "The new uniforms provide a less with Stu-A on a regular basis, said regularly as well. aggressive approach." Nale. Overall, "more students will be Other changes in the department "The officers who work here do so involved in increasing safety and the include the resigna tion of seven-year because they like it," saidTerp. "They level of awareness," said Terp. veteran officer Leon Richard. Rich- like the school and the students." Any student interested in becom- ard has been accepted into the physi- "I think that [the change in uni- ing involved with the Security De- cal therapy master's degree program form] will create a more comfortable partment is encouraged to contact the at Husson College. An All Non-Smoking Restaurant a tmosphere where students and se- department about the Student Secu- "It wasn't like there was anything curity will be better able to relate to rity Patrol. AccordingtoBenner,these wrong with my job at Colby," Rich- BREAK THE PIZZA HABIT each other" said Student Association student officers will not be crashing ard said. "It's just that I had an oppor- Vice President Tina Goudreau '98. parties, but rather locking doors or tunity to pursue my education." Ri- AUTHENTIC HUNAN & SZECHUAN CUISINE "Safety and Security is here to serve working at concerts and providing chard recently completed a farewell the students and is not trying to push "additional presence." Security has COOT trip as a leader and hopes to FREE DELIVERY* authority." also acquired a new van, which will return to Colby to help out at special DINE-IN SUN-THUR - 10% STUDENT DISCOUNT More interaction with students is be used for security patrol purposes events. key for the Security Department and as well as for transporting equipment, The process of finding a replace- . OIL f 1 PURE VEG all student comments are welcomed according to Benner. mentwillinvolveatleastonestudent, pm and appreciated, according to Nale. The department offers additional according to Terp. MON ~ TOUR ~-l 1-9 CALL /^^ rN FRI & SAT - 11-10 pm { MSGJ Security has already met with hall services, including bicycle and car Richard's parting advice to his 5g7 ~ ?644/0 Ns staff, whose suggestion of a phone registration, safety advisories and department: "Get to know the stu- SUN - 12-8 pm ^* > * messaging system to alert HRs and theft-deterrent engraving of valu- dents and form relationships with I I ' ' NO APDEDSALT RAs of safety emergencies was en- ables. Courses in fire safety and de- them. Set the tone of respect for the 10.00 minimum w/last delivery 15 minutes til closing acted within 48 hours of the meeting. fense, such as Rape Aggression De- students and then [the students] will * The department also plans to meet fense Systems (RADS) are offered respect you back."Q Physical Plant f ights to keep Colby campus green

BY CASSIE DONN fight dry weather, the grounds crew we re in a serious situation," said Features Editor has stopped mowing all areas except Stockford, who also said that safety for those with built-in irrigation be- issues were the driving force in imple- Where has the rain been all sum- cause the grass is not growing. menting the system. This process is mer? How is the grass still so green? "We are fortunate to have some done on the football, soccer and field pry, hot weather and lack of rain irrigated areas," said Stockford. The hockey game fields. have forced the Physical Plant De- in-ground irrigated areas are in Rob- Droug ht affects more than grass partment grounds crew to make ad- erts Row, in the quad behind library, The effects of the lack of rain can justments and to work extra hard the lawn between Lovejoy and be seen in more places than just the this summer. Averill and in front of the art mu- fields. "The trees are going into a "I've been here for 13 years and seum. Each area is watered f Or a half- tremendous stress period," said this is the worst I've seen anywhere," hour every night. Stockford. "The birch trees have said Keith Stockford, grounds and According to Stockford , the cost started to drop their leaves three moving supervisor. "I've never seen of in-ground, automatic irrigation is weeks early. Something is up be- it this bad. I can hardly remember $10,000 a year. The crew uses a mile cause the squirrels are gatheringtheir when it did rain during the sum- and a half of garden hose and 30 to nuts early." mer." forty sprinklers which are moved "[The trees] have started to "The temperature was in the high every half-hour, seven days a week weaken and are now susceptible to 90s for three weeks at a time with no and water into the night. disease and insects," said Stockford. rain. In order to maintain a lawn Irri gation on the athletic fields "Some of the first trees on this cam- Echo photo by Merritt Duff roperly you should have at least Measures have been taken to pus are dying and the dry weather p PPD waters around the clock. an inch of rain a week," said soften the ground on playing fields finishes them off." Stockford. We re over nine inches which have become hard and dry "We've spent a great deal of time According to President William for plants to do when they're under below norma, for this time of year. without rain. and money pruning. We've done Cotter, "there is a tree plan." Van stress," said Stockford. Last winter and spring were fairly "We concentrateon keeping them whatever we could to extend their Valkenburgh, who designed the tree Insects have also been affected by dry as well." watered," said Stockford. A deep lives," Stockford said. "There'saplan plan for Harvard Yard, will design the summer's dry weather. By Johnson Pond, the shores have time aerator is used, drilling a three- toremovetreesand replantnextsum- the new plan for the quad in front of "There are a lot more bees and become beaches due to the low wa- quarter inchholeand sending a spike mer." Two trees near Eustis and Miller Library. The sugar maples are hornets because when it's dry they ter level. "I've never seen those be- 18 inches into ground. "This kicks Lovejoy have been removed in the all dying at the same time because reproduce at astronomical speeds," fore," said Stockford. the ground, lifting and softening it, past two years. they were all planted together in the said Don Gurney, a general contrac- "We usually make up lists for allowing water to penetrate at a bet- "We've replaced all the trees 1940's. The plan is to avoid monocul- tor working for Colby. what to do with the crew on rainy ter rate. The game soccer field is like we've taken down," said Stockford. ture and to "put in a replacement of When will the campus be relieved days, but we haven't looked at them walking on a carpet." The new trees are watered daily, but a variety of trees," said Cotter. of the dry, rainless weather? "You're all summer. We've lost no time," Ordinarily the aerator only goes the ground is so dry that the water The leaves on some surviving going to get those nine inches of rain said Stockford. four or five inches into the ground, dissipates. "It's like talcum powder trees have also slowed their transpi- back in one form or another," said In order to preserve the grass and rather than 18. "We did that because and it will blow away," he said. ration of water. "It's a natural thing Stockford.Q

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pmmmmammm *mmmmm*mmmmmm*mmmemmmmi*mmm*mmmmim^mm*m^mm*mmmmmmmMmmimmmmmmmmmmmMmmmmmmm*mm Leaders outline plans BY CHARLES COSTANZO discussed Colby's apparent difficulty Medical school dumps waste Contributing Writer in attracting minority students, the construction of the Pugh Center and Oregon Health and Sciences University was fined for dumping The State of the College address recent Supreme Court rulings on af- blood, afterbirth and other waste into Portland's landfill. Last month, on Monday night featured speeches firmative actios and their potential the University was caught dumping illegally five times, according to by President William Cotter and Stu- effects on Colby. an offical of the garbage company which discovered the waste. Al- dent Association (Stu-A) President Ryan also expressed his wishes though the waste was contained in garbage bags, it was not innocuous. Tom Ryan '96. Ryan and Cotter out- forthecreationofaDiversity Steering One container of blood burst and contaminated eight tons of garbage, lined their plans for the upcoming Committee, a 16-member student/ according to the official. University spokespepple said that measures year and both stressed diversity and faculty panel which "would discuss are being taken to insure proper disposal of waste. The university was championed the arrival of the Pugh all aspects of diversity at Colby [and] still fined $18,288. Center as the campus forcal point for would harness the momentum of the multicultural issues. board'sCoi-tmt-SsiononMulticultural Endangered species preserved Ryan began by introducing the and Special Interest Housing as it Stu-A cabinet and executivecommit- continues the dialogue on the topic of Where have all the addax gone? While it is on the brink of extinction, tee, highlighting the addition of pub- diversity and multiculturalism." this African antelope is just one of the many animals Texas A & M licity chairs PaulFontana '96 and Julia Last year the proposal for the cre- Echo Photo by Jennifer Atwood University and Project Noah's Ark hope to preserve and reintroduce to Kovacs '98. "This position should in- ation of a Diversity Steering Commit- Stu-A President Tom Ryan'96. nature once suitable habitats are available. The process of saving crease the reliability of strong com- tee was turned downby the Board of Princeton Review once again as the endangered species, such as the addax, from extinction involves col- munication with the student body," Trustees, and this year Ryan hopes to highest in the NESCAC. Cotter also lecting eggs and semen of the animals, freezing them and implanting said Ryan. He also praised the work have that decision reversed. touched on the architectural devel- a scientist working on the project, said "host" animals. Duane Kraemer, of Social Chair Alex Chin '96, noting President Cotter voiced his agree- opments on campus, the highly ad- its intent is to provide "a safety net where habitat preservation doesn't that the First Day oi Loudness "was ment with Ryan on the issue of diver- vanced computer services ol the col- work." Kraemer said he beleives that, many of the several thousand extremely successful in all regards." sity. "We must continue our efforts in lege and the "remarkable success" of species which have less than 100 years left before they become extinct Ryan went on to discuss the Big affirmative action until we level the theCampaignforColby,announcing are critical to mamtaining fragile ecosystems. Sibs program initiated by Andy playing field and have a sex-blind, that it could make up to 100 more full Kruppa '97. Ryan explained that the color-blind community," said Cotter. scholarships available. Congress cuts funding (again) isolation of Colby can sometimes He also noted that the percentage The sheer size of the Class of '99 shock students and that Kruppa's of Colby students from Massachu- could very well make admissions for Thfe Congress of the United States has, for the second year in a row, program might facilitate this impor- setts hasdropped by 10 percent in the the Class of 2000 the most competi- made cuts in funding for projects involving specific universities. For the tant transition. past four years. tive in Colby history, according to fiscal year 1995, cuts amounted to $51 million, or eight percent. Since The remainder of Ryan's speech According toCotter , the quality of CotterO 1993, funding has decreased 15 percent, or $163 million, from an all- dealt with the issue of diversity. He life at Colby was recognized by the time high of $763 million.

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Student Travel Services is now hiring H ^KiS ^ Si 52 Front St. Wate rville, ME campu s represen tat ives. Lowest rales to Jama icfy Cancuri , bayiona and Panama City. Bqaclv Call ;1-800*648- . f Start your future at Career Services HILARY PETERSON Starting as one cubical in Miller Li- fields. Contributing Writer brary with one counselor, Career According to Yasinski, the ma- Services now has five staff mem- jority of Colby students wait until While a career may seem eons bers, three peer counselors, an ex- senior year before seriously consid- away for many college students, tensive library and computer re- ering the future. If students choose Cynthia Yasinski, director of career sources. to wait until senior year, Yasinski services, says career planning Last May, 25 percent of the "stronglyrecommendsthatstudents should ideally begin in a student's graduating Class of 1995 had full should have an internship during first year of college. time careerswaiting for them.Thirty their senior Jan-Plan" in order to Where does Yasinski recom- percent had summer jobs lined up, prepare themselves for a career af- mend beginning? At Colby's own and 13 percent were going directly ter graduation. Without this Janu- Career Services Office. to graduate school, according to a ary internship, students will not The staff at Career Services says poll taken by Career Services. have the experience necessary to their mission is "to assist current Popular careers last year in- start a career in the summer follow- and former students in preparing cluded consulting, financial ser- ing graduation. for the potential necessity of life- vices, teaching and the Peace Corps. "The sooner one can focus and long career exploration by "Colby sends more people per capita pinpoint what type of career one aquainting them with the skills, re- to the Peace Corps than any other wants, the earlier one will be suc- sources, and personal attributes that school in the Northeast," said cessful finding a job," said Yasinski. will [aid in] the evaluation and pur- Yasinski. By senior year, she expects that suit of new career options on a con- Colby s career success rate for students know how to write re- tinuing basis." graduates is comparable to those of sumes and cover letters and under- On a liberal arts campus, the other liberal arts schools like stand how to research career op- Office of Career Services is neces- Middlebury College and Bowdoin tions. Most importantly, according sary in helping students find focus College, according to Yasinski. to Yasinski, students should begin in their studies and in preparing Yasinski recommends that stu- "networking" and making as many them to find jobs after graduation, dents begin talking to Career Ser- contacts as possible to facilitate the according to.Yasinski. vices staff members early in their job search. The office offers work- I 1 Echo photo by Merritt Duff The Career Services Office has college careers, so they may begin shops to ensure that all students grown since its establishment 25 taking specific courses and intern- know these basic but necessary Jeff Brown '98 consults with Gate Talbot Ashton, associate years ago, according to Yasinski. ships to gain experience in specific skills.G director of career services. StuAds still going strong

BY CASSIE DONN selling ads. "They did the work," spend their money at businesses that Features Editor said Blau. support StuAds. "We want to help "I want to urgestudents to utilize those who help the students," said If so have the perfect job for you. The Colby administration the ads," said Jancovic. "They are Blau. "It should be a mutual rela- , we may founded the StuAds program in businesses helping students and stu- tionship where everyone can ben- 1990 with the student body's inter- dents should continue to pay atten- efit." The Colby Echo is looking for motivated ests in mind and in order to central- Over the summer, portfolios of students to sell and design advertising. For ize advertising on campus. The "It' s a two-wa y products were developed to target , call the Echo at x3349. StuAds program encourages stu- students. This year's student direc- more information dents to patronize Colby support- street. Both the tories will have a 'yellow pages' ers, and in doing so brings deals to students and section in the back and StuAds wall students. companies can posters havebeen distributed to stu- "Only the Student Association, dents. There will also be campus Acuta \~Z . flaru the Echo and the athletic association benefit from posterings and mailbox ads. 1 Metric Motors Inc. | are approved to do advertising/' StuAds. * Rather than always using stu- said Jon Blau '94, manager of dent mailboxes, StuAds is going to Honda i^^ Nissan StuAds. tion to the opportunities." deliver the ads door to door to save er ^M ^#s This year 150 businesses partici- Spanky's Pizza in Waterville paper and to encourage students pated in the StuAds program, bring- opened last year and is one of not to throw the valuable coupons ing $40,000 in gross revenue. Their StuAds' largest participants. Ac- away, according to Blau. Mercedes-Benz SUStki Audi Saab ads are distributed through various cording to Blau, Spanky's has seen "With the ads, you can get 15 channels (coupons, wall directories, sales rise by 15 percent. "Some busi- percent off labor on car service, food Foreign Car Service etc.) by StuAds, and students then nesses are kept alive by Colby stu- discounts, and free giveaways. Just benefit from the discounts the par- dents," said Blau. "It's a two-way show your school I.D.," said Blau. Volkswagff*3, . 7b&oia Mazda C5eo • ticipating businesses offer. Profit street. Both the students and com- "Your I.D. is an important shop- •<& . ' 3? j#& <& 7y>v generated from the ads will go to- panies can benefit from StuAds." ping tool." . ^M^teMatcr*ii €S D dA ward supporting clubs and student According to Blau, the money "Anything you're looking for - r "i TTr _r. activities. from the businesses usually goes downtown, there's a good chance (207) Matthew Jancovic '98 and Zach right back into the economy. 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From government internshi ps in Washington to acting As Chair, and on behalf of the The Committee on Campus tees on intercultural policy issues, programs In London to environmental expeditions in Nepal and Ecua- Committee, I would like to extend Community is an all-College body and ways to strengthen the campus dor, Colby studen ts have sought out new programs beyond the scope of an invitation to interested Colby stu- charged with supporting our inter- community. The leaders of several Colby's offerings. dents, faculty and staff to join the cultural and diversity concerns, in- campus organizations are automati- * TheOff-Campus Study Office recentlyimplemented a$l,OOO feeper Campus Community Committee. cluding matters of race, gender, cally invited to be members of the semester for all students participatin g in non-Colby programs, effective Our first meeting will be held on class, sexual orientation, ethnicity Committee, but each year they have for ihte year's incoming class. Not only will this fee discourage students Wednesday, September 20 (8:00 a.m. and religion. It will also support been augmented by excellent vol- from appl ying to other, more diverseprograms , it will leave Off-Cam- to 9:20 a.m.), and we are also sched- existing groups concerned with unteers. pus Stud y with a surplus of funds it obviously never saw necessary uled to meet on the mornings of community and intercultural rela- Anyone interested in joining the enoug h to ask for in the past October 25, November 8 and De- tions, stimulate discussion, assist in Committee should sent a note tome If this money was going to be used for much-needed improvements cember 13. We meet at breakfast on orientation programs, organize pro- or Bob McArthur, Dean of the Fac- in the Off-Campus Stud y Office, such an astronomical fee might be Wednesday mornings throughout grams of its own, and make recom- ulty, by Friday, September 15. understandable. Givingstudenis more support in findin g the programs the year, because the committee is mendations to the faculty, student which best suit theov regardless of the host institution (most easily large and it is hard to find another leaders, the Trustees, the adminis- William R. Cotter accomplished by hiring additional qualified staff), and making sure time when most members are free. tration and other relevant commit- President of the College students areke ptuptodate on Colby news while they are abroad are two ways in which Off-Cam pus Study could feasibly earn the $1,000. What new method of transferring credits obtained from another institution while abroad costs $1*000 more than transferring AF credits from high school? Is the entire process completely repeated twice Opinions during a full year, so that $2,000 can be justified? Where have the funds to cover this' process come from in the past? If a College official can honestlysaythattheeffort involved in transferringcredits is so farabove and beyond the current capacit y of the Off-Campus Stud y Office, please Foolish France making stepfonvardandex plain the rational Rightnowit seems Colby is taking its students for a ride. Explore Maine while you can enemies all over the world It is mid-September in Maine At most colleges in the United States, BY MIKE TRUMEN So France learns that its weap- hard to believe that any nation summer is still going strong. At Colby, the start of school means the Contributing Writer ons work. What do they lose? A would be so foolish as to use these warmer days ate fading fast great many friends. Australia, New weapons. Therefore the buildup of Fall will be bri sk and beau tiful, winter will be -wld and white, as it It is hard to believe that in 1995 Zealand, the Nordic nations and them, let alone testing, is ludicrous. always is. Before days filled with wool socks and .«. v/eaters arrive , Colby any country could be so foolish, quite a few others have condemned Mostly, this has been a disgrace- students have the oppo rtunit y to explore Maine v/hile tlie ground isn't especially one with precious little France's actions. Japan threatened ful show of hypocrisy. France says covered by two feet of snow. to gain and so much to lose. And it will sign a comprehensive anti- COOT is a wonderful way to introduce newstudents to the outdoor yet France this month resumed nuclear prolif erationtreaty — after opportunities that Maine has to offer. Unfortunatel y, except for COOT nuclear tests in the South Pacific. The nuclear race is a it has completed the tests. This sort leaders, the experience happens only once in a studen t's Colby care er. It should have come as no sur- farce * It is hard to of defeats the general purpose of a Back on campu s, September flies by and when mid-April comes, finals prise, since France announced it ban. The French pledge not to use and end-of-the-year party prospect s tend to cancel any thoug hts of return- would be doing eight such tests believe that any the weapons, but they would like ing to the trails and mountains. after its elections this spring. In nation would be so to see if they work anyway. Althoug h classes have officially begun and the beginnin g of the new the elections, Conservative Jacques foolish as to use Also, if you are going to resume school year may seem overwhelming, exams and term papers are things Chirac defeated Socialist Francois these weapons. tests do it in your own yard, not the of the future. This is the time to see Maine in all its splendor, without Mitterand, and hence the change South Pacific. If Chirac conducted having to worry about storms and sleeping bags rated to zero degrees. in policy. But it always looked like tests over Paris, that 60 percent op- Don't have a car ? Only have a few hours ? Colby boasts the Perkins political posturing, merely a ploy economic sanctions. Australia has position would shoot up to about Arbore tum, located just across the stree t and hundreds of acres of land to get the U.S. to share its technol- already begun sanctions to a de- 100 percent. Whether the French with trails for hiking and mountainbiking.The coast is an hour away and ogy. That theory was wrong—but gree. French troops have had to admit it or not, there will be envi- well worth the trip. Wfiilenatureis always changing, it also stays tihe same why? quell riots in Tahiti. France is effec- ronmental consequences to those —it costs nothing, yet it is priceless. The French have nothing to tively isolating itself from the rest islands and other nearby countries. It is a shame that Colby studen ts can tough out Maine 's long winter gain with these tests. However, of the world. The Conservatives The NIMBY (not in my back yard) months, but we are not here to leap the benefits during the summer Chirac maintains that in order for believe strongly in the doctrine of policy doesn't seem that fair, does months. The greens will soon turn to reds and yellows and brown s, then France to be secure, it must test its France First, but at what cost? it? to white and the hike you have been planning for two year s will have to new nuclear artillery. This is out- Why test at all? What if the France has made a huge mis- wait until next year, again. rageous. France is at war with no weapons don't work? As it stands, take. In exchange for some tests pn one and is not threatened by any nobody else knows that. As long as weapons it Will never use, it has of the other nuclear powers. In other nations believe at least a made itself one of the most un- addition, France's own people are couple are opera tional, it gives popular nations in the world to- against the move. At last count, 60 France all the clout it needs. Be- day. France could potentially suf- ©oIW £cljo percent were against resuming cause that is what it is about, right? fer heavy economic blows from this % nuclear testing. Sixty percent is a France has no real intention of us- as well, since Japanese sanctions founded in 1877 majority, and one of the principal ing those weapons, but it is the would essentially destroy some DAVID MACLEAY , Editor-in-Chief rules of a democracy is that the threat that they could use them businesses. All that and the French E. M. DUGGAN, Manag ing Editor majority rules. Not in France, it that is important. get to fill the air with uranium. seems. The nuclear race is a farce. It is Such a deal.Q ALISON BORNSTEIN, NewsEditor JESSICA BOHN , layout Editor RYAN MAYHUGH, Sports Editor JENNIFER ATWOOD, Photo Editor WHITNEY GLOCKNER, Op inions Editor ALLYSA GIACOBBE, Asst. NewsEditor CASSIE DONN, Features Editor JEN SPIESS , Asst. Layout Editor Maine: the way life should he LARRY BENESH, A&E Editor MERRITT DUFF, Asst. Photo Editor MATT MCGINNESS , Business Manager BRENT RYAN, Ad Manager DANIEL DETf CH , Internet Coordinator KYLIE J. TAPHORN , Subscriptions Manager BY CHRIS FRANGIONE seasons have begun. Take for ex- policy comes in: there is no wrong Contributin g Writ er ample all of the homework that was answer. By making the simple deci- assigned to be discussed on thefirst sion to attend a school in Maine, By now we are well on our way day of classes. If that isn't jumping every decision you make is auto- into another fun-filled year on the right into things, than what is? Most matically the right one. Hill, but before we get too in- of us just wish that things would Think back to when you crossed The Colby Echo is a weekly newspaper published fay the students of Colby College on volved, here is a little bit of inspi- slow down a little so we can catch over the bridge from New Hamp- Thursday of each week the College is in session. The Echo encourages letters from its readers, especially those within the immediate ration, a few words of moral sup- our bearings and have the time to shire to Maine. Just past the bridge community. Letters should not exceed 400 words and must pertain to a current issue or port, a real "feel-good" theory. make decisions. there is that great sign which so topic at Colby. Letters arc due by 8 p.m. Monday for publication the same week. Letters Don' t worry, it has no relation to Think back to the dilemma that boldly states, "Maine: The Way Life , should be typed and mustbc signed and include an address or phone number. If possible any microeconomics theory or plagued you last Thursday night: Should Be." That is our own little please also submit letters on a 3.5 inch Macintosh disk in Microsoft Word format. You may also submit letters via e-mail to "[email protected]". anything you would come across that 8:30 a.m, class was looming on 'get out of jail free' card . See, no mat- The Echo reserves the right to edit all submissions. in physics, government, chemis- the horizon, and yet the inviting ter what you are doing — whether The Editorials, above, are the official opinion of tlie paper. Opinions expressed in try or even math. In short, this arms of the party down the hall you made the decision to stay in and individual columns, advertising and features are those of the author, not the Echo. stud or if you braved the $750 fine The Echo will make every effort possible to prevent inaccuracy, but will not be held theory is simple, and, unlike all were calling and grab bing for you y, responsible tor errors in advertisements or articles. those others, it really makes sense. to join it. What to do, what to do? and ended up skipping class— you For information on advertising rales, publication dates, or to contact us about Everything is happening so fast Some of you probably chose to stay were right simply because that is the submitting an article, please call (207) 872-3349 (x3349 on campus). — classes have all started, the First in while the rest gave in, but who way life should be. Now let's bring Day of Loudness has passed, clubs exactly was r ight? this into a much broader perspec- are meeting and even varsity sports Here is where the feel-good see LIFE on page 9 " ' "~—J pe " ' ' ""' '"" j CZi-- ' • ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ - Op inions Abroad fee too Washington's new ethics governmentofficials' activities—suchastheClintons' BY JOH N DALY involvement in Whitewater, or Gennifer Flowers' discouraging ¦ - StafifWriter charges of sexual harassment — deserve the same investigative attention. ^Y WHITNEY GLOCKNER students their forms and a lot of In the public eye, politicians are often given less At times, such scrutiny of candidates and officials Opinions Editor useless literature, Off-Campus respect than many esteemed and embraced profession- goes beyond the bounds of public interest and into Study does little for the aspiring alssuch as,say,Iawyers.Doprobesinto BobPackwood's areas dealing more with morality and personal affairs It is disgraceful that the admin- traveller. embraces, the Clintons'financial dealings, oranynum- than legal and ethical questions. istration has decided to impose a It is often hard to make the choice ber of other recent D.C investigations do little to Discussions of marital infidelity (of which both fine on students deciding to study to go abroad, because Colby is like restore your faith in our elected officials? If so, perhaps Clinton and George Bush were subjects in 1992), Ted abroad. Of all the fines on campus, an incubator .You walk into a warm, you should consider why these investigations are tak- Kennedy's beach-house dress code and the sexual this is by far the most expensive. safe environment and emerge four ing place. preference questions that have surrounded Congress- Parking in a faculty parking place years later with a B.A. Faced with In most instances, such scrutiny of elected officials man Barney Frank reflect moral beliefs that differ only carries a ten dollar fine, carry- the choice of leaving the incubator should instill voters with a renewed confidence in the from person to person and have no bearing on an ing an open container of alcohol or staying safe and warm, the extra individuals we elect, and the political system in gen- individual's ability to hold office. costs $50, and dorm damage, though $1000 may sway many toward stay- eral It is fitting and appropriate that individualsseek- It can be argued that moral purists in government often expensive, almost never ing on the Hill. ing to represent the public should be held to high would even further reassure votersabout the political reaches a grand to- t here also ethical standards. There is no clause that puts officials process. But it would be wrong to judge candidates tal of $1,000. How does not seem to above the law. based on moral concerns that do not affect their abili- can the College be any great hole The investigation of Senator Packwood's sexual ties to represent voters. It is not applicable to say,"Gee , punishits students in funding for misconduct that ultimately resultedin his resignation I bet Clinton will let us down on welfare reform; after for taking the ini- this fee to patch. and disgrace provides an illustration of the system all, the guy let his wife down." Such topics should be tiative to broaden There is no pre- working as it was designed. The women who stepped tihe focus for an official's family and friends. Voters their horizons? cedent for this forward to accuse Packwood raised charges with seri- should focus instead on substantial issues and ethical The only way to fee, and the ad- ous legal and ethical merit The charges were taken questions. go abroad and avoid the fee is to go ministration has offered no real an- seriously,as they should have been, and investigated. The increasingmedia and public scrutiny endured on a Colby program, which se- swers to its origin. In short, there is While the investigation washeld behind closed doors, by candidates and elected offictalsis, for the most part, verely limits students' choices. Lon- no reason for the fee to exist. casting some doubt on the legitimacy of the proceed- a healthy change. Attention to ethical misconduct don, Cork, Dijon , Cuemavaca and What does the administration ings, the Senate Ethics Committee ended ifs hearings charges will help to clean up (or out) the bad seeds in Salamanca are hardly broad choices plan to do with the extra $300,000 a with a recommendation f orPackwood' s expulsion. Washington how, and will set appropriate expecta- when you consider that some stu- year it will rake in from students it is Other serious legal and ethical questions about tions of candidates seeking office in the future.Q dents in recent years have traveled not even educating? Is this just a to Nepal, Argentina, China, Japan ploy to get students to go on the and other destinations of their Colby sponsored programs, which In defense of political diversity hearts' desires. charge full Colby tuition for a di- It is precisely because their fees minished class selection and facili- BY MARC FAIRBROTHER Colby, in theory, is a place to ex- points, numerousop inions. And yes, are significantly lower than Colby's ties? Staff Writer press views freely, to have open dis- they are all worthy of consideration tuition that makes programs like It is reasonable for students who course, to be introduced to new ideas and respect. Here are couple to pon- Syracuse in Florence and the Inter- pay the abroad fee to expect weekly Welcome to Camp Colby, one of and thoughts. Here we are taught to der: Newt Gingrich is an intelligent national University in Kenya fea- deliveries of the Echo, better infor- the nation's foremost liberal arts in- feel comfortable in voicing our con- man, the welfare program needs to sible. The disparity in tuition covers mation regarding room draw, and stitutions. Here campers will find a cerns, taught to respect and to think be altered, and government spend- travel costs both to and within the Stu-A election ballots to be made plethora of activities to fill their days, about each other's views. We are ex- ing needs to be reduced. country, any gear needed to adapt available to them by the adminis- ranging from rigid academics to, I- posed tomany differentcultures , lan- All too often we f eel overwhelmed to the new setting and any memen- tration. More importantly, the Off- PLAY, Stu-A parties to Colby Friends. guages and lifestyles in an effort to by a seemingly united voice of liberal tos of a student's new-found second Campus Studies office ought to Camp participants will also discover break down the barriers of prejudice. - conscience. Don't be intimidated; home. make itself more useful to students a bountiful array of resources at their In a word, we are taught to be toler- speak your mind. While you are be- How then can Colby think to who are paying this new and dear disposal, such as Miller Library and ant. Is this what really happens? ing inundated with all the liberal discourage this life-changing ex- price for its services After all, 20 the Colby Art Museum. In return for All too often what we find is not clamor that Colby frequently seems perience by imposing such a high mailings could not possibly come to the use of these and other resources diversity of thought or opinion, but to promote, remember this: there is price for credits the College is not $1,000, even if you were in Outer and the opportunity to take part in conformity and uniformity. What we more than one side of every story. investing its time and effort into? Mongolia. such activities, Colby campers are discover is that after spending time Before you can save the whales you Perhaps there is reason for a $100 Speaking from experience, I asked to observe one simple rule: at Colby we are all the same and not have to save yourself. Free yourself fee to cover the paper trail between would have left Colby long ago had maintain a liberal bias. really different at all. Our environ- of the pressure that makes you feel the Hill and a student's destina- it not been for my experiences in Granted, Colby is a liberal arts ment has altered us radically. Per- almost obligated to think liberally. If tion. However, the help that the Florence and Edinburgh. I knew I institution. However, that should be haps consciously, but mostly sub- you have a conservative view you Off-Campus Study Off ice provides was going to have a hiatus from all the more reason for students to consciously, we have learned from should not feel compelled to keep it is not worth nearly $1,000. campus life, and it was all there for harbor very different, rather than all- our environment that only a liberal to yourself. Is there anything wrong It is up to the student to fill in the me to reach and grab. Members of too-of ten similar, viewpoints. As col- political party is a party worth sup- with actually believing in the left- color-coded forms, get the applica- the class of 1999 should not allow lege students, we are in general ex- porting, that only liberals are caring, wing ideology? Of course not. But tion, pay the fees to the other college these economic sanctions to deter pected to be of the liberal persuasion. giving and thoughtful of others. the key is in genuinely believing, and arrange for transcripts to be them from what would undoubt- As Colby students, it is almost re- Welcome to reality. In the world not feeling coerced into harboring sent to Colby. Other than handing edl be the experience of a lifetime.Q < j of reality, there are numerous view- such views.Q ___¦¦ __. y quired, What is your favorite way to procr astinate?

Rachel Palmer '99 Jonathan Parker '97 "Cutting toenails, eating my "I guess just booze." Fig Newtons and talking on the phone, all at the same time."

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Cary Page '96 Pete Manning '98 Judy Ring '99 "I reorganize my economics "Surfing the Internet and mak- "I don't have time to pro- notebook." ing Easter eggs." crastinate."

Echo photos by Jennifer Atxvood I Arts and Entertainment Of Weimara ners and men "Baittce Me Outside " "Ma inely Wegman," on display at art museum treats serious subject BY ANNA GOLD SMITH "with comical realism Staff Writer BY KATYE THATCHER play applies to this film. Not even Dogs have been the subject of Contributing Writer in the most startling of scenes, many photographs throughout his- and there are quite a few, is the tory. Usually, puppies are posed "Dance Me Outside," directed pure shock of reality subdued. with small children or flower pots, by Bruce McDonald, is an insight- The acting itself is very down- accompanied by phrases as moving ful film set on the Kidabansee to-earth. At times you may even as "puppy love" or "miss you al- reservation in northern Ontario. feel as if you are there on the ready." Now there are dog photos Told from the native point of "rez" with Silas Crow and Prank in the Colby Art Museum. Don't view, the film reveals the malig- Fencepost drinking Molsons at groan and roll your eyes; these pho- nant injustice and consequent the Blue Quill Bar while trying tos are not your typical Hallmark sadness and to figure out if display. frustrationfaced "these women William Wegman, in his display by the residents really are "Mainel y Wegman," proves that he of the Kida- t h i n k i n ' is hands down the coolest pet pho- bansee reserva- somethin' ." tographer of our time. The show tion. Silas Crow's nar- consists of a series of wacky and An infusion ration of the film frighteningly human-like Polaroid ofdelectablehu- gives "Dan ceMe photos of Wegman's Weimaraners. mor gives the Outside" the "My sister and I used to dress real and serious drama that is our dogs up in doll clothes when we issues addressed bound to make were little and it's funny seeing a in the film a true it a hit grown man doing it for a living," universality.Af- While the said Stephanie Paul '96. But don't ter all, everyone encounters film is not immediately engag- be fooled . There's much more to it quirky family members, has con- ing, after a few minutes you will Courtesy of Colby Museum of Art them that. Wegman has somehow fusion thoughts about the oppo- f ind that ypu are thoroughly a "Fr amed," 1992 by William Wegman. managedto dress up these silly look- site sex and wonders about the part of theactionandmyktery. Be ing dogs (apologies to all Weima- question and answer session for ber 25. Wegman also has a video foggy meaning of community. prepared to feel/ to think and to raner fans) in human clothes and Colby students and facility today at display playing daily atl0:30,11:30 , The most sinking characteris- laugh during the film's truly hi- give them style, grace and dignity. 3:00 p.m. in the Art Museum. A 1:30, and 2:30. Posters, books, T- tic of thisseri ous yet comical por- larious scenes. You will find The photos are a cross between reception will follow. shirts and cards are all on sale at the trayal of modem day Native "Dance Me Outside" enter tain- Ansel Adams and "Sesame Street." The exhibit will run until Octo- Museum Store.Q American culture is its realness. ing as well as interesting to dis- Though some members of the From the issues addressed/ to the cuss, "Dance Me Ouisidk "vraa an art world may consider his work acting,to the filin's format "fiance award-winner at the American suspect, Wegman's witty creations Wegman bongs dogs to life Me Outside" is reaL None of the Indian Film Festival and it be- have received cross-continental Hollywood glamour that often gins playing at Railroad Square fame, and he is as popular in Europe in video productions distortsthe meaning of a screen- Cinema tomorrow.Q as he is in the United States. He is also known to younger generations In addition to his compelling dog heads and human bodies. The for his outrageous children's books, photography, William Wegman's films were exceptionally funny and starring, of course, his Weimaraner, etchingsof"77ieLei(«sandC/arlcF!sh- if you can figure out how Wegman Fall f aculty music " Fay. Inhisbook "In Fay ' s Fairy Tales," ing Expedition and mixed media managed the dog head/human Wegman creates his own narrative presentation "Field Guide to North body thing, you are a genius. " and uses his camera to magically America and Other Regions are on The third video is equally amus- recita l high lights transform Fay into characters such display. Wegman has also included ing, but in a different way. Basi- as Cinderella and Little Red Riding three of his videos. One is his canine cally, someone with a video camera Hood. rendition of "LittleRed Riding Hood" just follows Wegman around the and another is a creature feature woods of Maine, while he says ran- diverse talents More than just dogs, the exhibit is also about Wegman's special re- called "The Hardly Boys in Ha rdly dom things like, "See all this drift- BY DENNIS D'ANGELO ate, on the clarinet and then obo- lationship with his sister Pam, who Gold" (a play on boys' adventure wood? In the Ice Age this was all Contributing Writer ist Michelle Vigneau, applied is also an artist. "Mainel y Wegmans " stories, except that "They were underwater," or, "We won'tgetlost music associate. After the two is really their show, and whether Hardly Boys. They were girls and because the dogs are with us ... I With a quiet bang, the 1995- woodwinds played separately, "). The third video is titled think we're lost." we are looking at Pam's gorgeous dogs 96 Colby musical season began Mary Jo Carlsen, music associ- some more and quilts or Wegman's photographs, "Mad e in Maine: The Lost Logans, Fl y Then he pauses this past Sunday afternoon with ate, followed with her violin to i , W-O-O-D-S spells Maine. " gives a confused look before telling their deep love of Maine, especially F shing the Colby Music Faculty in Re- play two selections from The first two films star the camera a few more times about the Rangeley Lake area, is the pre- cital concert in Lorimer Chapel. Bartok 's "First Rhapsod y. " Wegman's dogs, although humans how hecan'tbelievethateverything vailing theme. .. c- are involved. The actors are given used to be underwater. Q . . The concert spanned the mu- Tschanz finished her day by a The Wegmans will be hosting a sical spectrum from " Ba llade in F companying flutist Jean Major ," by Frederic Chopin to Rosenblum, music associate, on Walter Donaldson's "Makin ' Chaminade 's "Conc ertino , Op. "Nobody ' s Fool" released on video Woopee." Some nice classical 207." tunes were p layed in fine fash- After the pianist took , her BY LARRY BENESH of them, viewers can not help but have been cut from the film, but for ion as the faculty produced a leave, guitarist Mark Leighton, A&E Ed itor root for Sully,and Newman does an someone who is not familiar with show that lacked only an admis- music associate, played " Preludes excellent job with the role. the book their absence does not cre- sion price. 1&3 " by Villa-Lobos. Following Just released on video, "Nobody's Willis also does surprisinglywe ll ate any problems. Even for a big fan The concert kicked off with this, saxophonist and Director Fool " is well worth renting. One of with the part of Sully's boss, Carl of the book, the film version of an exciting Chopin piano solo of Band Activities Christopher the few films from last year that had "Nobody ' s Fool " does a good job tell- performed by Applied Music As- White and bass guitarist Rick compelling characters, the film trans- ing Sully's story. sociate Cheryl Tschanz, an in- Bishop, l ivened up the aftern oon f a lates irly well to video. On video, the most noticeable ternationally recognized pianist by finishing with " Makin ' "Nobody ' s Fool ,"based on English problem for some viewers is the who holds both teaching duties Woopee " and Charlie Parker's Richard Russo's novel, per- speed. The film at times appears a Professor Roebuck. Better known for his at Colby and a busy performance " Scrapp le for the Apple. " stars Paul Newman, Bruce Willis and formances in "DieHard " and "Moon- little slow on the small screen, al- schedule. Tschanz played the pi- The afternoon went off with- Melanie Griffith. Jessica Tandy, to lighting, " Will is wasn't even billed in though it is generally appropriately ano throughout the concert as out a single noticeable hitch, whom the film was dedicated, also theadvertisementsbecause "Pul pFic- paced. However, anyone who is in- he co i f our of the both musically and acoust icall y. gives a f ine perf orman ces in her last tion" was being released simulta- terested in a high-speed flick should s ac mpan ed appearanoebeforeherdeathlastyear. neously. Still, Willis always does a wait to rent "Nobody' s Fool " on a afternoon's seven performers. Lor imer Chapel pr oved to be a Newman was nomina ted f or the good job playing a jerk. slightly mellower day. It is worth H owever, she never once domi- fine space for the concert, easily Best Actor Oscar Award for his por- The f ilm inevitably loses some of rent ing though, and if you missed it nated the concer t, pl aying ju st accommodating the audience. It traya l of Sully, a 60 year-old with a the f ullness f ound in the novel, but it in the theaters over last year's holi- un der the highlighted perform- was a good way to start the bum leg, problems with the law, his succeeds in captur ing the spirit of days, or even i f you have seen it ers each time. College's musical season, and an f amily and a shortage of luck. In the characters. There are parts of the before, check it out. Sully will make Tschanz f irst accompan ied entertaining showcase of spite of his f laws, or maybe because plot in the novel that should not you laugh aga inO Karen Bea cham , music associ- Colby's music faculty.Q Phish's '^^ transitions into songs and the full jams. The result is a flow BY LARRY BENESH from on song into another, and the album is best listened to A&E Editor in its entirety. The familiar songs sound fine. "Bouncing Around the This summer Phish released a live double CD, entitled "A Room" is fun as always, and the final cut of "The Squirming Live One," which showcases the prime reason for the band's Coil" is appealing. skyrocketing popularity. The first set's biggest strength is the crowd-pleasing There are some bands that sound exceptional in the "Stash. " It is at times quiet and at times fumbling, but there studio, and there are some bands that are just meant to be are many rewarding moments in the 12 minutes it carries on. heard live. Most of today's pop songs remain basically Following "Stash" is "Gumbo," a new song featuring the unchanged in concert. They sound equally good on your CD Giant Country Horns. It picks up on much of the same player, in a dance club or at Foxboro Stadium. Granted, themes of "Stash " and compliments it well. concerts are exciting places to listen to music, and some- "You Enj oy Myself" is over twenty minutes long, and is a times bands will play slightly longer versions of their songs hit and miss jam. Part of the fun is the occasional points or they may add an a cappella refrain, but few bands give where it flirts with success, but mostly it a little too much. entirely different feelings in concert than they do on tape or The end of the song does fit nicely into to "Chalkdust Tor- CD. ture," and the point where the melody kicks in on "Chalkdust " The Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers have always is one of best moments of the album. placed a larger emphasis on their shows, and what is played The second set features two songs that are only played on stage often is remarkably different from the album ver- live. Both "Wilson" and "Harry Hood " are part of lead sions. Phish's shows carry on this tradition, and while the guitarist Trey Anastasio's Gamehenge — the name of his band's studio albums capture catchy songs like "Fee" well senior thesis set to music. diocre, but the result is good listening and as close to the live enough, much of Phish's flavor comes from their experi- "Tweezer " is another jam that got a little lost in its length. experience as you can get from your stereo. mentation and jams. It is 30 minutes long and, like "You Enjoy Myself," it has some Also worth mentioning is thebooklet that comes with the Luckily, "A Live One" satisfies the needs of those who redeeming values but also requires a fair amount of patience. CD. There are excellent photos of the band, the stage and the long for those jams. Although there are only 12 songs on the Although the lyrics to "Simp le" are uncomplicated and audience, and it illustrates drummer Jon Fishman's sense of two discs, they amount to over 120 minutes of music. Re- somewhat boring, the music hits the mark anyhow. "The humor. corded in 1.994 at Clifford Ball, the album plays as if it is a Squirming Coil " is a fitting way to end the album. It is much Even the casual Phish fan will probably enjoy most of this bootleg of the concert. Much like the Grateful Dead's infa- like the rest of the CD since the melodies are engaging, the disc, and it is the best way to hear what this band is about in mous "L ive at Cornell " tapes, this CD gives listeners the (coupons, wall directories, etc.)solos are both good and me- a way that the studio fails to capture.Q

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The $25 million cheesebur ger scholarshi p play, and nothing else. Can pro- If someone had come by one BY RYAN MAYHUGH . fessional athletes say the same? summer day and offered to give Sports Editor Baseball was easy for us that me one cheeseburger if I played summer; Nobody squabbled that day, I would have pounced The summer before entering about contracts after the game, on the opportunity. What could the big bad world of High School our fans (or fan; I think his name be better? I can get paid (substi- was one of the best times of my was Timmy) didn't yell at us when tute $25 million with one cheese- life. A typical day consisted of we struck out to end the game and burger) to play baseball. waking up,grabbing a bite to eat beer companies didn't try to out- But then my mind wouldn't and heading to the elementary bid one another to erect a bill- be on the game itself. Am I hit- school just a block from home. board in center field. ting well enough to deserve the All same kids showed up, day When sports such as baseball, cheeseburger? Will he offer me after day. We would toss the football and.basketball were in- the same tomorrow even if I keep baseball around and then pick vented (most right around the losing fly balls in the sun? Base- teams. Games would go on until turn of the century) the motive ball becomes more complicated; dinner time. There was nothing had nothing to do with money or it is no longer just about fun. better. fame. In the 100 or so years since Division I athletes must fee! Echo photo by Jennifer Atzvood Looking back on my summer then, professional sports have the same pressure, coming from Raf ts Mr _J_.___K.F_ 'SS slides nnt» nastt the SHilpr. of dust and scrapped knees, I try become more about business scholarships instead of $25 mil- portantly now we need to come to- U.C.-Santa Cruz team is on a pre- and relate the game of baseball than competition. lion or a cheeseburger. They are gether as a team." season tour of northeastern colleges that we played and the game that Deion Sanders recentlysi gned receiving compensation for their Asthe Mules enter the season before the start of the western sea- is played currently in the major with the Dallas Cowboys for $25 performance in a certain sport. they prepare to face some tough son. leagues. million over five years. Not too Again, it becomes more than competition from other teams in the Theteam'sfirstrealtestwillcome Are the two games really ail shabby. That is a outrageous sum merely stepping on the field to NESCAC. Middlebury, Tufts, when it travels to face Middlebury, that different? Well, in our game of money, but at the same time have a good time. Amherst and PlymouthState head an NCAA qualifier from last season, a 50 mph fastball was mind-bog- you can't blame Deion for accept- -Fortunately,here at Colby,we the list of strong opponents on the tomorrow. The squad will take on gling and' errors were expected ing it Jerry Jones feels he is worth have the unique opportunity to schedule this season. Norwichon Saturday. and accepted. We didn't wear that amount to the Cowboys, so watch athletes who play for the The White Mules first game was "It is going to be a good tape uniforms, we had to dodge cars Deion can do somersaults on the same reason I played baseball onTuesdayagainsttheBananaSlugs measure to get us started and to see to fetch home runs, the games way to th* bank. that one summer: because they of the University of California at how we stand against other good were commonly interrupted by Ifll be fun for Deion to blow love the game, period. Santa Cruz which it lost 2-1. The teams," said Serdjenian.Q dogs or other furry...fine. The enormous amounts of moneybuy- Division III sports might not games are very different ing gourmet pixie stix and such, be seen night after night on FOOTBALL, continued f romp age12 Of all the differences listed but will football still be fun? Once ESPN, but they are the highest will also remain as the squad's passing attack that has seen very above> the most significant was youstartmaking$25million play- form of athletics in the United place-kicker. Deshaw was eighth little game experience. left out. Why did we play the ing cornerback, it's hard to think States that remains truly in the country in NCAA Division Overall, the Mules are looking same? Eas v:because we loved to of football as iust a same. amateur.C__l III field goal efficiency last year, to uphold the high standards they making all seven of his attempts. have set in years past. He also set a New England record "The key will be our continued ¦>' ' l V: ,1 0 : for consecutive field goals in a sea- maturity and our development of :¦ ? .\v -C,ARIlIVE -O !.t - ' ' . son. some of the younger players/' said J 1^ Deshaw will team up with Tom. Austin. "Good health will be Killilea '97 at receiver to form a key."Q A Shipment of Flanne l Lined FIELD HOCKEY, continued from page 12 the spectacular defensive play of of competition last Saturday dur- Ny lon Sweats hy: RUSSEUTATHLET 1C four-year starting goalie Rachel ing a series of scrimmages hosted Simpson '96, "who has returned in by MIT. Colby's first scrimmage Regular Sweats : awesome shape." was against Babson, who it de- BBH hBRP DeLea said she attributes much feated 1-0. The second and third of the team's potential to the excel- scrimmages were played against lent recruiting job Godomsky has Brid gewater State and WERE $64.95 -NOW $51.95 ¦¦¦ _ done in her three years as head Middlebury, respectively; both HH coach. She also praised assistant were held scoreless. The day ended coach Jen Pelleiti who has "offered with a 1-0 loss to Middlebury, de- Stiped Leg Sweats: GET f QUCSM™ much in terms of knowledge" from cided on a penalty stroke. her own days playing Division I The team played its first game of field hockey, and has been a major the season on Tuesday against WERE $70.00 -NOW $55.95 factor in the overall improvement Bridgewater State. The Mules travel of the team. to take on Middlebury this The Mules received its first taste weekend.Q Availible in purp le, navy, royal, red , black, Dartmouth green TENNIS , continued f rompage 12 man adding depth to the singles routed their opponents. Embroidery availible -«, W9 oowhu,* field. ' "We were ready for Wheaton," Jo sephs*}^ The Mules 9-0 victory over said Illig. "The challenge is to keep 453-9756 I Wheaton was a boost to the squad's our intensity." *> confidence. Last year Wheaton beat The team plays again Friday and Main Street • Fairfield /. Colby 5-4 with the same lineup. Saturday against Middlebury and Mon. - Thurs. , All of the players won in con- Plymouth State. Thebiggest threats & Sat. 9-5 Fri. 9-8 > /i vincing fashion and no singles of the year include Tufts, Amherst, \ / ^ player surrendered a set. Cheah, Bowdoin and Williams, according Anderson, Marum, Kleinman, Tyng, to Illig. While the NESCAC is and Flanigan all captured straight loaded with quality teams, Colby 4 . v set victories. The doubles teams of may have the added firepower and o< &$£\ \S /J Anderson and Tyng, Cheah and depth necessary to make a run for ^fe* \^fc \% I Ummel, and Kleinman and Marum the title.Q t^\™>»*& v / V mmm \ ll> ^^z—^^^g^a^^ LEARN TO tvf \ /I iELfWjff iWV ^^ELFORD AVIATION T03EF_TS Saviationinc. 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In addi- BY BOB ELLINGER tion to these upperclassman, Contributing Writer ^ e feel reatlly Holsten expects Caitlin Skulley '99, confident going info Kim Waldron '99 and Jenna 1995 could be an exciting season DeSimone '98 to be impact players. for the Colby women's soccer team. the season.* Though the team did not make "The team feels that this is the the playoffs last season, they did year to make things happen," said end the season on a positive note by Head Coach Jennifer Holsten. the net-keeping duties from Tyler upsetting rival Bates 2-1 in the final Powered by an experienced and has played well so far, according game of the season. Holsten's goal group of 13 returning players and to Holsten. Garni will anchor a de- for this year's team is to qualify for bolsteredbyaskilledincomingclass, fense that allowed, on average, less postseason play. the team is readying itself to im- than one goal per game last season. Because of the team's experience prove on last year's 7-5-2 record. While the defense remains and talent, Holsten has strength- "We have a strong core of vet- strong, a talented midfield has led ened the schedule to include NCAA eran players, including seven fresh- the team to switch its system of play qualifiers Amherst and Plymouth man who made the varsity squad," in order to take advantage of their Stat.e and ECAC quarterfinalists said Holsten. "We feel really confi- capabilities. Trinity and Bowdoin. dent going into the season." "We have a lot more experience The team will open up the sea- Much of this confidence stems this year," said Holsten. "Because son on Friday when it visits from experience. The starting squad of this we're moving to a 4-4-2 style Middlebury. Though the White from last year is missing only one which will allow our midfielders to Mules won last year's match 2-1, Echo photo by ] ill Huntsberger player: Julie Tyler '98. Tyler's pres- control the level and pace of play. Middlebury returns much of its Colby Volleyball prepares for Bates Invitational ence in goal was impressive last We are just looking for things to starting lineup and should be a good season, earning her the team MVP come together in the front." test, according to Holsten. award before she transferred to the Anchoringthemiddle of the field "We would like to make a strong University of Southern Maine. are senior tri-captains Sarah Eustis, first week statement and set the tone Tough schedule Heather Garni '99 will take over Laurenlannotti and Doris Desautel, for the rest of the season," she said.Q awaits volleyball BY RYAN MAYHUGH Megan Nicholson '96, who Sports Editor plays opposite the setter on the court as an outside hitter, also re- As a relatively new varsity turns for the Mules. sport, one would expect the Colby While Colby finished a disap- volleyball team to look for weak pointing seventh at the NESCAC opponents in only its third year Tournament, the team managed to since leaving the club level. In ac- bring home Championship tro- tuality, the Mules are looking for- phies from a host of other compe- ward to an extremely challenging titions. The squad was victorious schedule for the 1995 season. at the Colby Invitational, Polar Bear New coaches Candy Berger Invitational and the MA1AW State and Mark Parent have inherited a Tournament. squad that is both experienced and The Mules have played scrim- used to facing schools with pow- mages in the past weeks to help erful volleyball programs. prepare for the season ahead. Only Lindsay Bennigson '95 "It's really hard to get a gauge and Julie Lynch '97 (who is study- on how well we've been doing in ing abroad this semester) are miss- the preseason, because we don't ing from last year's lineup, which keep score in the scrimmages/'said played to a 20-13 overall record . Parent. "A lot of the teams [we Included among the returning played] we'll see late in theseason."

players are captains Caroline The squad's first official com- ¦ ¦- — — ¦ Ketcham '96 and Teresa Tiangha petition will be the Bates Invita- Echo photo by Rob Cold '96. Ketchamearned AU-NESCAC tional this weekend. Colby will also Members of the women' s cross country team stretch before a run. and All-State honors for her ex- meet the rival Bobcats at the Bates ceptional play at outside hitter last Round Robin at the end of the challenge younger season. Tiangha returns as the month, and again in a dual match Graduation s squad's setter, one of the key posi- on October 4. The Mules have never tions on the floor. defeated Bates,but a gamebetween members of women's cross country '97 themwentto vematcheslastyear. Anna Thompson ,who was f- '97, who won NESCACs and placed track last spring, but played soccer named In- With such a strong core of lay- to the Maine Athletic p BY RYAN MAYHUGH tenth at nationals, is in Australia in the fall instead of running. ter-Collegiate Association for ers back for another season, Parent Sports Editor this semester. Sarah Nadeau '99 and Amy Women said she is optimistic about the dif- (MA1AW) All-tourna- "There's no question that we're Montemerlo '99 have also im- ment team last year, will lay ficult schedule thie team is facing. p ing from last year's accom- rebuilding this year," said Aitken. pressed Aitken in the early going. middle blocker with freshman "We hope to have a more com- Judg plishments, expectations for this "We have a whole new team." "This is a strong group of fresh- Randi Martin. Jackie Bates '98, a petitive season," said Parent. "Our season's Colby's women's cross Due to the drastic roster men we have," said Aitken. second team AU-NESCAC selec- focus is the NESCAC tournament country team should be high once changes, the team has set more The squad got its first taste of tion a year ago, rounds put a solid at the end of the year, and the again. The team brought home the modest goals than in years past. competition at the Colby relays this starting five for the Mules at out- tough schedule could get us abet- NESCAC Championship, placed The Mules hope to place fifth or past weekend, but it was not an side hitter. ter seed."Q second in New England Division sixth at NESCACs and in the top official meet. The University of ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦ ! ' '"— 1^ "" ¦ ¦'— ¦"" ¦—¦—_¦——___— I I — n -iiiiii.i m zSmSmmmmmT ' " Ills and made the illustrious trip to ten in New England Division Ills, Southern Maine and Bates squads nationals, where they came in tenth according to Aitken. made the trip up to compete against last fall. One bright spot for the Mules so the Mules. ______nv__HBHIhI^iG____E^______i A closer look at the women who far has been Liz Pagan '97. One of Each school breaks its runners flpWnA Co**e A*d tef ui 4f *jte make up the team shows the only only two runners returning in the into relatively equal teams, with real similarity between last fall's top seven, Pagan has stationed her- Colby fielding two teams of five 'ML for 's is the self as the Mules' top runner. and one team of four. The Mules' gj ^ Opur loolu Hit dream team and this year * uniforms. The key runners filling "Liz will be our lead runner blue team, led by Pagan, placed > , r N & VtXHCJtW these uniforms have completely without any question," said Aitken. second to the USM alumni team. * changed, primarily due to gradua- "She is definitely running by her- "Their alumni team was tion. sel f at this point." stacked," said Aitken. "They had M Al> ... J CZ^l^L^^ZIl Beth Timm '95, Lenia Ascenso Other returning runners include several All-Americans." PEE 'SOMALI - TEASE '95 and Jen Hartshorn '95 all gradu- co-captain Heather Hunt '96, Chris The first official meet of the sea- _ ated, leaving Head Coach Deb Kennedy '98 and Kate Driscoll '98. son comes next weekend when the [""Hours: Mon. , Tues. Wed &. I Hai r Styles Aitken with some major holes to "A lot of the returning runners squad travels to compete in the Sat. 8-6 fill in the line-up. Robyn Art '97, look really good," said Aitken. UMass-Dartmouth Invitational. Thur. & Fri. 8-8 QT /) f\4LA1 who was the Mules no. 3 or 4 run- Farrell Burns '98 , who is run- "That will be the fi rst test of L_ Walk-ins Welcomed | o/ _£-UO

Women s tennis routs Wheaton BY DOUG COMEAU Rachel Kleinman '96 with playing Contributing Writer some of their best tennis ever in their final year at Colby. Wendy Colby women's tennis appears Ridder '97 and co-captain Sarah to be set for another run at the Ummel '97 strengthen the veteran NESCAC title. After finishing third returning lineup. at the New England Championships Reigning state singles champion last year, this year's team has added Jessie Anderson '98 returns with youth and veteran firepower to its another year of experience. Ander- arsenal. son and Sonia Totten '98 will also On September 8, the team took look to defend the state doubles the court against Wheaton College championship they took home last in dominating fashion. The Mules' year. 9-0 win over Wheaton extended Illig continues to do well in re- their winning streak in dual matches cruiting, evidenced in this year's to ten. crop of freshman players. Kim Head Coach John Illig said he is Cheah '99, a world-class amateur confident about the upcoming sea- from Malaysia, made the move to son. Waterville. Meghan Flanigan '99, a Echo photo by Amy Rzeznikiewicz "Last year's team was young and top high school player from Kansas, Head Coach Tom Austin prepares the Mules for their upcoming season. strong. This year's team is younger and Heidi Tyng '99 will both be and stronger," he said. singles starters, according to Illig. Illig credits returning starters Sarah Collins '99 is the final fresh- Courtney Marum '96 and co-captian see TENNIS on page 10 Mules make a run f or it Football to feature strong defense , running game All-NESCAC and All-New En- tin, and will jump into a starting BY RYAN MAYHUGH gland last year. position. Derek Scacchi '96 and Jon Sports Editor Captain Kevin Pirani '96 will Barry '98 will battle for the final join John Ginn '97 on the defensive spot. There are almost too many high- line. Jon Parker '97 will start in the "I would think that [the run- lights from the 1994 Colby football linebacker position with Andy ning game] would be our strength, season to mention. Drude '98, who has been nursing a with a formidable offensive line A 7-1 record, the best since 1972. hamstring injury. Ben Johnston '98 and two exceptional backs," said CBB Champions. The only loss is filling in for Drude. Austin. coming in the season opener on a Graduation left a big hole to be Brett Nardini '96, who received field goal with four seconds remain- filled at cornerback. Craig Pochini second team All-New England hon- ing. You could say the Mules were '97 and Mark Sinclair '97 will both ors last year, will start at tight end . four seconds from an undefeated step into starting roles. Ken Wilson He is the sole representative from season. '96 rounds out the secondary at last year's passing attack. The question becomes, how free safety. At quarterback, P.J. Matson '97 d oes a tea m improve on such a On the other side of the ball, the will attempt to fill the shoes of stellar campaign? running game looks to be a real three-year starter Matt Mannering i ; : _ : _ _ i "We're one of only three teams force for the Mules. Captain Brad '95. The squad also lost all four of Echo photo b Stephanie Crawford y in NESCAC to put together four Smith '96, who was the third lead- last year's receivers, leaving its Field hockey members practice for their first game. winning seasons in a row. We've ing rusher in NESCAC last year, passing game as the only ques- come to expect [the best]," said joins Lawaun Curry '97, ranked tionable area. Stron g core returns Head Coach Tom Austin. fifth, to form one of the most dan- Austin said Matson has been Both the offense and defense gerous backfields in New England. impressive in the early going. have several key players return- The offensive line in front of "P.J. is well equipped skill- to field hockey squad ing. Smith and Curry is just as domi- wise," said Austin. "He has a very Godomsky cites depth as being On defense, Tom Beedy '97 and nant. Ken Fowler '96, Lou live arm." BY ELLEN PIGNATELLA one of the team's strongest assets. Jason Jabar '96, will return at strong Dagostine '96 and Gregg Forger '97 Jerrod Deshaw '97 will emerge Contributing Writer With a talented incoming fresh- safety and linebacker, respectively. all return. Sean Handler '97 "has as the Mules no. 1 receiver, and he men class and numerous return- Both Beedy and Jabar were named really emerged," according to Aus- see FOOTBALL on page 10 With a strong blend of experi- ing upperclassmen, there will be a ence, new talen t and an excellent strong group on the bench. coaching staff, the Colby field "All 21 of our players are tal- Men's soccer ado pts wide open style hockey team is eagerly anticipat- ented and capable of being starters Gone from last year s squad in- move from wing to sweeper. Matt inganexcitingand successful 1995 on any given day," said BY BOB ELLINGER clude several 4-year players. The Maleska '96 will take over the job as season. Godomsky. Having graduated no Contributing Writer most notable losses come the defen- stopper and will be joined by John Last year the squad compiled seniors from last year's team, the sive line with the graduation of Ryan '96 and Jason Myler '98 on the a season record of 6-7-1, in which only losses the Mules have suf- In 20 seasons as head coach of goalie Caleb Mason, sweeper Brian wings. five of the seven losses occurred fered are Leah Bernstein '98 and the men's soccer team, Mark Pompeo, stopper Chris Russell and Greg Noblet '98, Brian Dowling during overtime play. This year Joanna Slisz '96, who has been side- Serdjenian has coached plenty of wingback Bill Lanagan. '97 and seniors Tyler Walker and the team hopes to defeat everyone lined due to a back injury. White Mule squads. "We are going to be a new look Simon Dalgleish will play the it bea t last year and to retaliate for The team looks to co-captains In the last three seasons he has team this year and it is going to be midfield positions while Andy some of those close losses. In ad- Suzy DeLea '96 and Cindy Kelley coached some of the best, as the exciting," said Serdjenian. "We are Young '98 and Marc Small '96 will dition, they are striving to be able '96 for positive leadership and per- Mules have made three consecutive very dangerous in theattackingpart take the front line. to participate in postseason play. formance. Godomsky said that as ECAC final fourappea rances. Over of the field but defensively we are Freshman additions to the team Head Coach Heidi Godomsky a midfielder DeLea "does an ex- this run, the team has compiled a trying to come together because we include Mark Melander, R oss has every confidence that these cellent job holding down oppo- stellar 38-8-4 record and a 1993 are replacing our defensive line and McEwen, Ben Waterhouse and goals will be met. nents" and Kelley acts as "an ex- ECAC championship. goalie. They are good players but Andy Wnek. "As a coach, I feel this group is plosive back who is also integral to However, only four starters re- just aren't experienced playing to- "Our goal is to play exciting soc- capable of accomplishing any- offense." main from last year's 11-3-2 team gether." cer and win at the same time," said thing they put their minds to," Godomsky also said she feels and the team must first come to- The defense this season will be Serdjenian. "Our gameisalittle wide she said. "They are capable of hav- the team will benefit greatly from gether before worrying about a win- anchored from the back by sopho- open, but I like to play our style ing a phenomenal season." see FIELD HOCKEYon page 10 ning season, according to more keeper Graham Nelson. Re- because it is exciting. But most im- Serdjenian. turning starter David Hull '97 will see MEN'S SOCCER on page 10