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The College of Wooster Open Works The oV ice: 2001-2011 "The oV ice" Student Newspaper Collection 10-31-2003 The oW oster Voice (Wooster, OH), 2003-10-31 Wooster Voice Editors Follow this and additional works at: https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice2001-2011 Recommended Citation Editors, Wooster Voice, "The oosW ter Voice (Wooster, OH), 2003-10-31" (2003). The Voice: 2001-2011. 73. https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice2001-2011/73 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the "The oV ice" Student Newspaper Collection at Open Works, a service of The oC llege of Wooster Libraries. It has been accepted for inclusion in The oV ice: 2001-2011 by an authorized administrator of Open Works. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Established in 1883 The French invented sex. - Michael Moore, speaking at the VvboSTER VOICE College Wednesday evening October 31, 2003 On the Web: www.wooster.eduVoice Vol. CXX, No. 9 Moore forum draws crowd Security office may Eliza S. Cramer Moore believes that most like you do and saying what a Editor in Chief Americans come down on the lib- shithole America is." eral side of virtually every politi- In response, Moore said, "The become precinct cal issue. He said that we, as message we are giving is not that At 6:50 p.m. on Wed. Oct. 29, Americans, "live in a liberal, pro- America is a shithole here. We are 4,000 Wooster students, faculty, Danny George have on-si- te police stations to see gressive country." He attributes . actually a good country... we administrators, community mem- the public's lack of recognition of think that we can strive to be bet- Chief Staff Writer where we as a department need to bers, along with visitors from this assertion to a disconnection ter than what we are." go in the future," said Director of several states filed into the between the American public and Moore said that he "loves this College security officials are Security, Joe Kirk. come in Armington Physical Education the so-call-ed "liberal leaders." country and is trying to do things considering the implementation "Will the changes Center to hear one of the most Moore focused much of his to make it better." of a two to three year restructur- two or three years or will the controversial figures He focused much ing plan that could eventually College even go for this idea at ever to speak on the of his speech on transform the department into a all, I don't know. But we are Wooster campus. the problems of self-sufficie-nt police precinct. seriously entertaining the Michael Moore's the underprivi- The proposed changes would thought," he said. speech "Bowling for leged in America. allow College security to make The impetus for change has Columbine" He believes that on-si- te arrests, and would equip come largely because of a steady America's Culture America picks on campus officers with firearm's outflow of the College's security of Fear and Its the weakest and handcuffs. Currently, offi- officers. Most . Safety and Consequences" was members of its cers are armed only with pepper Security employees are police the final lecture in society people spray and radios. officers under other jurisdictions Wooster's forum who are trying to "We are currently in the and have been trained through series, "Think get back on their research stages, looking at our " About This: Ethics feet, but are con- sister schools in the region who See "Security, page 3. and the Human stantly pushed Dilemma." Richard down because of Figge, professor of governmental Advocates named German, introduced policy. Moore Moore's works and compared Handbook of Selected College accomplishments to America's situa- Elizabeth Miller Policies, an Advocate is "an indi- date stating that tion to that of Staff Writer vidual to whom a complaint may Moore's controver- where Canada's, College of Wooster has be brought." sial character was "even the conser- The announced the Advocates for the "Advocates are appointed by defined by his vative party in 2003-200- 4 school year. the President of the College fol- "anger, compassion Canada support Advocates are part of three cate- lowing consultation with the and a fierce wit. f- - f I universal health faculty, staff and Secretary of the College, who Moore was intro- - Michael Moore spoke at the 2003 College of Wooster Forum at 7:30 gories: care." Life and Housing. solicits volunteers and nomina- duced formally by p.m. in Timkin Gymnasium (Photo by Pamela Miller). Residential America's The 2003-200- 4 Advocates are tions from faculty and staff," card board cut-ou- ts with social reform stem problems faculty members Professor of said Jackson. of Osama bin Laden and Saddam speech on the differences between from its individualistic mentality, Geology Lori Bettison-Varg- a, Those appointed can stay on as Hussein," "They'll never find us liberal and conservative thought to Moore "our according - Professor of English Peter long as they wish, but can also give in Wooster!" To his claim that even con- ethic every man for prove American is Havholm, Professor of up their positions in order to make Out of the 39 cities Moore will in liberal stand- its servatives believe himself.. .me me me me me, all Communication Michelle room for new Advocate appointees. be speaking at on his current tour, points, he asked the audience if about me." Whereas, in Canada, " Johnson; staff members Manager According to Breitenbucher, Wooster is number 36. To anyone was a registered is collectively their philosophy to of User Services Kathy Advocates "give people a safe, Wooster's standing ovation, as Moore worry Republican, or said protect all people first, and Breitenbucher, Manager of Fleet comfortable place to discuss a dif- Moore said he was "very honored R.I.N.O.'s - 'Republican In the individual second. about and Materials Dana Jackson, ficult situation and help work by this turn out" Name Only. To point out the many differ- Campus Minister Linda Morgan-Clemen- t; through the process to resolve it." Moore began his talk by asserting volunteered and and Joe Cortez '06 ences between America and Central Area The training is provided by his opinion that the country's answered Moore's questions as to Canada, Moore invited five audi- Coordinator Robin Bacon, East College Secretary Anne Gates and dynamic has shifted in the past cou- his personal beliefs on equal the stage to ence members onto Area Coordinator Megan Horn, by the College's lawyers. "Last ple of months. Whether liberal or wages, gay rights and other issues. West Area Coordinator Carly year we had approximately four conservative, Moore said that "we asked by Moore why he See "Moore," page 2. When Kovelan and Scott Gray '06, of hours of training initially, and then have a country full of angry was a Republican, Cortez said, "I en ? "oore's Speech Residential Life and Housing. Americans who are upset at what is can make a difference think I According to the College's See "Faculty," page 2. happening in this country right now." without getting up there on stage News 2 Editors: Christopher Beck Justin L. Hart Moore Faculty serve as Board rules in cases Justin L. Hart meet with Maurer regularly. gives talk Heshe will also be on Recorded News Editor Continued from page 1 studenfS advocates Disciplinary Probation for that System semester, which forbids the stu- play a quiz-lik- e game, "Stump the Continued from page 1. according to the Sexual The College Judicial Yank." Participating Wooster stu- Harassment Policy, the Advocate recently released its summary of dent from alcohol or drug use at dents, Claire Long 05 and this year we had a two hour refresh- "discusses the formal and infor- third-lev- el cases for the spring the College and requires himher Alexander Balloon '07, along with er course," said Kovelan, who is in mal options for complaint resolu- semester of the 2002-200- 3 school to "arrange for placement in an Ohio Wesleyan student, her second year as an Advocate. tions." Sexual Harassment com- year. The names of the students Chemical Free Housing." answered questions about Canada, Gates was unavailable to com- plaints then go to either Secretary involved in the cases were not The third student had hisher while a Canadian citizen from ment on the nature of the training. of" the College or to Dean of given. ongoing Recorded Disciplinary Ottawa answered questions about Advocates are a part of the Sexual Students Kurt Holmes if they are In the first case, the student in Probation extended until the end 3-- second this the U.S. Canada won the game 2. Harassment Policy, which can be made against students. question was suspended from the of the semester of Another problem Moore point- found in the Handbook of To reach an Advocate, com- College for the first semester of school year, mandating Chemical ed out was that the American pub- Selected College Policies, j plainants should consult the this school year. Heshe was made Free Housing and a prohibition on lic lacks a sense of self and is The policy defines sexual Handbook of Selected College to take part in a program to treat alcohol or non-prescripti- on drugs. essentially disoriented. He illus- harassment as "a wide range of Policies, available online at "involvement with alcohol andor The student was accused of two trated this with a reference to last behavior which includes, but is http:www.wooster.edupolicies. other substances." The student violations and pled guilty to both.