"T" Party in Boston. Reflections of the Charles by Bill Detwiler mile rowing course. By mid-after- Contributing Editor noon there was barely room to sit on the banks of the river. The crowd was mostly students from To most people the Head of the colleges around New England, al- Charles has become more of a so- lowing many people to connect cial event than a crew regatta. In with old friends and aquaintances fact the Sunday races are the cul- from other schools. Although boats mination of a continuous weekend could be seen racing down the blowout. About 300 Trinity stu- Charles at all times, few people dents and alumni traveled to Bos- showed much interest in the row- ton two weekends ago to party in ing events. The riverside festivi- the name of the regatta. The re- ties seemed to be the main gatta is recognized as the largest attraction for most people. Some single-day rowing event in the had cookouts while others formed world, and evidently is one of the social circles around kegs and cool- largest single-day parties as well. ers. Although police were prohib- Students spent the night in ho- iting people from bringing kegs tels while others stayed with near the river, the suds were un- friends around the Boston area. On doubtedly flowing freely. Many Saturday night Trinity students colleges hosted parties in large partied at the Jacob Wirth House, tents set up on the banks of the 60,000 spectators converged on the Charles Rivers in Boston during Open Period to watch the annual a large bar and restaurant in Bos- Charles. Although there was no Regatta. Above are the remains of the Trinity contigency. (below) Trinity's Heavyweight eights stroke power ton. Fine beverage and a live band tent to mark Trinity's base, the fully toward the finish. were enjoyed by the Trinity mob. size of the Trinity crowd spoke for Although the bar seated about 300 . itself. people, police closed it for a while The outcome of the races seemed around midnight because of over- to be of little importance to most crowding. No one but Trinity stu- people. Everyone had fun, even if dents were to be seen at Jacob they couldn't see the river. The Wirth's. festivities wrapped up late Sunday On Sunday an estimated 60,000 afternoon as people inundated the people gathered on the banks of eateries of Harvard Square and theCharles River along the three found their rides home. On Friday, Saturday and Sun- keynote address will be delivered day, the Trinity College World Af- Friday night at 7:30, by Spencer fairs Association will conduct a Warren, a State Department at- simulated U.N. Security Council torney, and special advisor to Sec- which shall be attended by both retary of State George Shultz. This Trinity students and delegates will be conducted in the Boyer Au- from other schools. The three-day ditorium, and is open to all stu- conference, an annual tradition at dents and faculty. Trinity, is designed to enable the On Saturday, Peter Fogh, a for- participants to examine major mer Trinity student currently global and regional problems in an working with the United Nations intensified, non-classroom ap- Developement Program (UNDP), proach. will speak to the delegates in Ham- The unique setting challenges lin Hall at 7:00 pm. the individual to partake in crisis The planning for this year's con- management while at the same ference commenced in April of last Field Hockey Wins NIAC Title time securing the interests of the year by Phil Wellman and Jerry nation he or she represents. This Bunting, and represents^ a major by Marc Esterman ity with 13 tallies during the reg- hung on for the shutout. type of program has been very suc- achievement on the part of all Sports Editor ular season. "Pam played superbly," said cessful in the past, and this year's members of the Association. The Tufts knocked off Middlebury 2- Scribner. "The team defended her organizers hope that this one will three-day conference will take 1 in a surprisingly close affair, set- as well as she defended the team." be even more so. place on the second floor of For the second consecutive year, ting up the tense final between "We were scared though at half- In addition to the regular ses- Mather, and any students who are the Trinity women's field hockey Tufts and Trinity on Saturday time because we only had a one sions, the delegates will be able to interested in this conference, or team has won the NIAC title. And afternoon. goal lead," added Brewster. "We hear from two speakers invited to would like to work on next year's, this season, the team earned a lit- Tufts had beaten the Lady Bants played fairly loose though because the campus for the conference. The should stop by. tle sweet revenge in the process. 5-4 earlier in the year and so Trin we were just glad that we made The Lady Bants, who compiled had revenge on its mind. the tournament anyway." an impressive 9-2 record this sea- "We had lost to them earlier and A rather humble assessment son, despite losing six of ten start- we wanted to make sure we didn't considering that the team went 9- ers to graduation from last year's let that happen again this time," 2 on the season, coach Robin Shep- championship team, defeated Mid- said Brewster. pard's tenth straight winning cam- dlebury and Tufts to win the title Vogel put Trin up 1-0 in the first paign. But then again, the and avenge their two season losses half and goalie Pam Ingersoll made Champions can afford to be hum- to those teams. .tjiat slim lead stand up as Trin ble. Trin came on strong over the stretch run of the season, winning games over Wesleyan, Williams, SGA Discusses Minority Affairs Westfield State, and Keene State of peer support. Dean Tolliver also to earn the second seed in the by Gina Letellier felt the problem may be in recruit- NIAC tourney, which was played ment. An increase in minority en- at Tufts. The Jumbos copped the rollment may be needed, but not top seed, while Bowdoin and Mid- at the expense of a student's abil- dlebury took the third and fourth On Tuesday, Oct. 15, the SGA ity to succeed here. positions respectively. held a brief meeting in Hamlin One answer to this question may In the tournament opener, Trin Hall. The topic discussed was the be counseling. This counseling took on Bowdoin and destroyed it, newly-formed Minority Enroll- would be open to all freshmen. The 4-1. ment Committee. rationale behind this would be to "We made them look like they Dean Tolliver addressed the SGA keep freshmen out of academic by didn't even deserve to be in the on some findings of the Presi- trouble, in essence, stop the prob- tournament," noted an elated dent's Committee for Minority En- lem before it starts. Anne Scribner after the game. rollment. In the past two years, Dean Tolliver also stated that Earlier in the year, Bowdoin had 70% of black freshmen were on ac- Trinity has 7.8% minority enroll- defeated Trinity 3-2 on opening ademic probation as were 35% of ment, Yale has 20% and Middle- day. hispanics and 15% of Asians. This bury and Bowdoin have 4%. | Trinity delivered its rebuttle is in comparison with 15% of all Minority enrollment is a subject £|^ when it counted most, in the play- other freshmen. of concern not only to the SGA but offs, and received goals from Ginny Many of the students are unpre- also to the Progressive Student Al- Vogel, Ginny Biggar, and a pair pared, there may be a lack of in- liance and the administration and from Jen Brewster, who led Trin- terest, and there is a definite lack faculty. THE TRINITY TRIPOD, Page 2 Announcements- Tuesday, October 29_ The Women's Center, TCB, TCBWO, the English Department, and Minority Affairs will present Gloria Naylor, award winning author of The Women of Brewster Place, speaking on "Black Woman as Image and Image Maker in American Litera- ture" in McCook Auditorium at 8:00 pm. Approved Bartenders: There will be a training seminar on tending a hard bar on: October 29, at 3:00 pm in Mather Dining Hall October 30, at 3:00 pm in Mather Dining Hall October 31, at 2:00 pm in Mather Dining Hall If you have already been approved as a bartender, and would like to work at parties where there is a hard bar, you must attend one of these sessions. Space ij3 limited. Other seminars may be offered at a later date. Sign up outside the Dean of Students office soon! Wednesday, October 3>0 Gloria Naylor will lead a writing workshop/discussion at 9:45 am in the Alumni Lounge. Thursday, October _31_ Dr. Peter Hepler of the Department of Botany of University of Massachusetts will deliver a Biology Seminar on "Calcium and Mitosis" Thursday at 4:00 pm in room 134, Life Sciences Center. Children from the child care center will be showing off their costumes in the Cave between 10:30 and 11:30. This will be the children's first visit to Mather. Everyone is invited to come and watch the parade. The Women's Center Lunch Series continues at 12:30 in the Women's Center with a special Halloween talk on "New Witches: English Midwives from the 16th to 18th Centuries," presented by Erika Laquer, Visiting Assistant Professor of History.