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"The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them' Stephen King a A, NAACP rallies for the "Jena 6" Alexandra DeGrandchamp permission to sit underneath a nor- Voice Staff mally whites-onl- y tree. The next day, three nooses (in Jena High School col- Last Thursday, a crowd of black-cla- d ors) were hanging from the tree. students listened in silence at a After an investigation, the principal rally concerning the "Jena 6" contro- found three white students responsi- versy. ble and advocated expulsion, but a -- .. The rally, presented by the Black three-da- y suspension was chosen :':": , Students' Association, the college instead. ' ( chapter of the NAACP. and the As racial tensions escalated, a fight ' Wooster-Orvil- le NAACP, featured an broke out in December between a ill!' array of speakers informing students white student and black students he about the incident and protesting the was allegedly taunting. The six "" trial of six Louisiana high school stu- alleged perpetrators, Robert Bailey, ' dents last September. Jr., 17; Theo Shaw, 17; Carwin Jones, Jessica Jones '09, president of the 18; Bryant Purvis, 17; Mychal 'Bell, 16 Black Students' and an Association, unidentified: said, 'The issue "The issue is that the crime minor, were is that the t charged with crime arid and punishments given to attempted punishments the '7ena 6''1 were not just. given to the . J ' mur- "Jena 6" were ana tne punisnment across der. Bell was not just, and a high school the board must be equal for Students listen silently as a BSA representative at 6" rally. ten- the . punish- sophomore at speaks the "Jena Racial ment across all participants according to the time ot sions between black and white students in Jena, La., led fo the police arresting black stu- the board must the incident dents for Dnjust charges of attempted murder (Photo by Karin Johnson). be equal for all the law." and was

ny participants charged as an battery, which requires the-attac- k be the conspiracy charges on Bell, reduc- civil injustices in our society today-Man- according to Jessica Jones '09 adult. Bail committed with a dangerous weapon ing his maximum sentence from 22 Stone, President of the the law." President of Black Student varied from and conspiracy. The prosecutor years to 15 years. Wooster-Orvill- e NAACP, also admon- According to ' for argued the tennis shoes ished in , Association $70,000 boys' were On Thursday, the rally started with discrimination today's society, a pamphlet dis-- Purvis to used as dangerous weapons. President Cornwell's address, fol- saying that prevalent use of "the n-w- ord tributed at the $138,000 for The jury was all white and deliber- lowed by Ashley Blackwell '09, presi- ... strikes deeply, hurts hard pre-ral-ly peaceful protest hosted by Bailey, Jr. ' ated for less than three hours, sentenc- dent of Wooster's chapter of the and cuts deep." the BSA along Beall Avenue, in The District Attorney reduced the ing Bell guilty with the maximum sen- NAACP, reading a history of the inci- As the rally progressed, students September 2006, black students in charge from attempted second-degree tence of 22 years in prison. Earlier dent. Jones addressed the assembled Jena, La., asked school administrators' 'murder to second-degree aggravated this month, the district court dropped crowd, stating, "We will not stand for See "Rally,"page 2 President converses with students WVN holds volunteer

"out an organic connection with an LS.? I felt it was important for me to advise an I.S. and I am loving every week to raise awareness minute of it." Wooster Volunteer Network to hold more service events as year progresses Cornwell's efforts to connect per- sonally with students have recently Hugh Brown years. It was so many more than we'd been concentrated, however, in the expected." The was such a Voice Staff program establishment of several new campus great success that the humane socie- programs, which he is collectively Last week the Wooster Volunteer ty has arranged for more puppy calling "Campus Conversations." Network (WVN) hosted a series of walks in the future. Campus Conversations has two events aptly named "Volunteer Other than dog walking, the next objectives. One is to help the College Week." month will hold a couple events from administration gain a better under- Starting on Monday, Sept. 17 with the WVN. standing of students' concerns and lectures about service opportunities On Oct. 5, they will be hosting a opinions. The second is to strengthen abroad, the events ultimately sought Cornhole competition in the Quad, the relationship between the student to inform students about the ways in where they will offer a wide selection body and their new president. which Wooster students can reach of prizes.

ofT-camp- "I believe that it's important for out uS and extend a helping During Halloween they will be students to know who the president hand to the surrounding community, breaking the tradition of asking peo- is and what he or she thinks about," whether it be local or global, as well ple to dress up, but will instead ask . .. said Cornwell. as to give them an opportunity to students to dress down for the n With this in mind, Cornwell initiat- some volunteer work Nearly Naked Run. This annual experience

ed "At Home with the President," a firsthand. event has been moved from its usual , weekly session held Thursday On Tuesday," Sept. 18, the WVN chilly spring date to a warmer fall evenings in the president's home. invited local volunteer groups to night in hopes of attracting more Different campus groups are invit- Lowry during the lunch hour in runners.

dis-cussion'a- ed each week for pizza, wings and bout order to recruit students for local It will also be held out in the Quad campus issues. causes. in front of Kenarden. Entrance fees President Grant Comwell has his first Campus Conversation "A president's home should be The groups typically had one or for the Nearly Naked Run are $2, but almost a community center, where two representatives, and the guest there are a multitude of prizes from meeting of the year with the resident assistants. His objectives people can meet an4 engage in dia- list included groups for a variety of local restaurants and coffeehouses, for the meetings are to better understand student opinions and logue," he said. activities from Big BrothersBig such as Seattle's. All proceeds will be concerns, and to build a stronger relationship with the students During the first session, held on Sisters to groups focused on aiding donated to local nonprofits, but at (Photo by Danielle Haas). Sept. 13, Cornwell invited a group of local battered youth to Friendtique, a the moment specific charities have resident assistants. Groups in the local nonprofit which sells furniture not been decided. opinions of his Cabinet members, future, he said, might include the to the community and gives all its The WVN will also give students a Molly Lehman administrators', faculty and staff. But Scottish Pipe Band, the Wooster proceeds to local hospitals for chance at off-campus volunteer Voice Staff he's also turning to the largest demo- Cricket Club, the Student patient care. opportunities by hosting alternative Have something to say about the graphic on campus: the students. Government Association and even the "I didn't know there was so much spring break service trips through College? Wooster President Grant "I've been a professor for 20 years, residents of various halls. we could do for the community," said their program Break Away, which Cornwell wants to talk to you. so the way I understand liberal educa- Cornwell is pleased with the results Caitlin O'Brien '10. "It makes me sends' students to areas where help is

Cornwell moved into the newly-renovat- ed tion is by understanding students," of these sessions. "They've gone wonder if there isn't more." needed, such as New Orleans. President's Office in Galpin said Cornwell. great," he said. "I've learned so much." There was. If students have any suggestions

Hall at the beginning of the semester. . The new president is diving head- Issues that have arisen, he said, range On Wednesday, Sept. 19, the WVN or would like to get involved with Now Cornwell, whose term as The first into the student experience, even from the condition of some student teamed up with the humane society the WVN, they can email Nicholas

College of Wooster's 11th President advising a philosophy student in residence . halls to the way the to have students walk dogs. Weida '08 (nweida08wooster.edu) officially began on July 1, is looking to Senior Independent Study this year. Wooster Ethic has been implemented. "It was a huge success," said Claire or attend a meeting. They meet do some renovating of his own. "How can I be the president of this Burgess '10. "We had about 50 to 70 every Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the To do so, Cornwell is gathering the school," Cornwell pointed out, "with- - See "Conversations," page 4 students come out. A lot of first-- Overholt lounge.

1 I wprcraanre i l (mass 1 aae 1 1 gnre News 2 Viewpoints 3 Nathan Comstock calls for Features 4 dramatic change in the Arts 5 ', Wooster meal plan, and r.O M Sports 7 invites you to help make it. MEMBER See page 3 for details. t Joseph McCarthy defends The FYS "People eating The Wayne Center for the Men's Soccer excels with a five-ga- the United States' presence Eating people," taught by Arts (WCA) is displaying me winning streak. in Iraq. Read about it on Thomas Prendergast, dis- Nancy Hellebrand's Nature Read more on page 7. ASSOCIATED page 3. cusses different cultures' Photography Exhibit. Read COLLEGIATE habits. more 5. PRESS eating See on more on page page 4. 2007-0- 8 Section Editors: Jonah Comstock Chandra Asar

1 1 Jeff Stewart speaks on immigration policies

NATIONAL not want to work. He related how Chandra Asar ; many workers he spoke with, who r News Editor Sect leaderfound guilty already work 40 hours per week, are looking for additional part-tim- e jobs In his talk on Sunday in Mackey in order to work up to 60 to 70 hours of rape-relate- d charge Hall at 3:30 p.m., Jeff Stewart, who i per week. Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs works with various immigration proj- "Their key goal is that their families was found guilty Tuesday on charges ects throughout rural Ohio, discussed do better than they do," he said. of providing an accomplice to rape. ways in which changes to the current The second myth he outlined is that Jeffs allegedly used his religious immigration policy would improve people's grandparents who immigrat-

authority to force a 14-year- -old girl conditions for the workers. ed to the United States have come over into a marriage that she did not want. One of the first questions he legally. Stewart explained that prior His charges carry a maximum sen- brought up was why immigrant work- to the late 1920s, the only qualifica- tence of life in prison. ers have come to the United States. In tions for coming to the United States Elissa Wall, able-bodie- the minor who was addition to talking about current were to be d, and to have no ' : placed into the unwanted marriage, political disruption and the need for transmittable disease. Despite this, A has encouraged other young women family reunification, he millions came over with the same plight to similarly come explained, "NAFTA undocumented, putting ,. 4j forward. North American Free them in a similar posi- Students attend one of the Immigrant Workers Project. Jeffs is the leader of the Trade Agreement put tion to that of current English Second Language Classes. IWP has 27 Fundamentalist Church of Jesus out of work, right away Latin American immi- (IWP)'s as Christ of Latter Day Saints, located in in the first four years, 1.3 grants. , ESL sites across rural Ohio, and offers various services for

bordering towns in Utah and Arizona. million small farmers in The third myth is that . immigrant workers such as leadership and educational pro- Approximately 10,000 people are Mexico." immigrant workers are grams and social services (Photo courtesy Jeff Stewart). ' members. He explained that this Jeff Stewart not taxed. Stewart displacement created explained, "If you look Latin America sometimes up to 60 which would allow the workers' chil- Immigrant Worker "economic refugees," who at anyone's paycheck, to 70 hours per week they cannot dren to obtain citizenship in order to Project Coordinator Spector casejudge were for.ced to migrate to they're getting all their find the time to learn until after they attend college, join the military or TM- 1 . ' T I rnoi- - V Jonnsonj. receives online threat large cities, to areas near taxes taken out, and retire. otherwise further their lives after high the borders and then up taxes they won't get So how can we improve' conditions school. They would be able to receive dis- to the United States. . back." He added that since these taxes for them? One idea that Stewart citizenship if they have been in the Los Angeles police are investigating "When we think of NAFTA, a lot of are not accounted for, they get placed cussed is for the U.S. government to United States for five years and if they a MySpace threat received by a judge times we think of ... NAFTA siphon- into a Suspense File, which was last allow portability in their work visas. graduated from high school. in the Phil Spector case, which was ing jobs off ... to Mexico, but when calculated in 2003. That year's total He said, "If you the workers com- Another bill is the Agricultural Jobs deemed a mistrial Wednesday. you look at it from the Mexican per was $2.1 billion. plain, or you make a complaint, you're bill, or AgJobs, which would allow The message included "I love Phil spective, Mexico lost ... 300,000 jobs The last myth is that the immigrant easily dropped off the list, and you can't earned legalization for undocumented

' " ' Spector" and 'The Evil Judge Should in small or medium businesses," workers do not want to learn English. come back." With portability, workers farm workers. Die!!!!" Stewart said. "They understand that they need would have reassurance that they could "I think everybody on all sides of Though the posting has been He also talked about some myths English, not only to just ... economi- continue to work in the states to sup- the debate agree the system's broken," removed, the case has been sent to a ttiat we need to see through in order cally do better ... they need English to port their families, as well as work more he said. 'The question is how do we

special sheriff's department unit that to better understand why the poten- feel like they're part of a community," hours at legal part-tim- e jobs. come to a rational system that has investigates such threats. tial change in immigrant policy is jus- said Stewart. However, since most He also discussed two bills that both justice .. .a sense of human digni- Spector, a record producer, was tified. The first myth he talked about immigrant workers try to work as would help the immigrant workers' ty and value, and at the same time, has charged with second-degree murder is that immigrants who come here do much as possible for their families in conditions. One is the Dream Act, some economic rationality into it." for allegedly shooting actress Lana Clarkson to death in 2003. Alumni showcase Communications careers NYC horse carriage . a problem, and know which other spe- start of her senior year, Griewahn rides may not last cialists to consult about the problem. ended up leaving Wooster with a "It really takes that team working Communications major and little

-- The traditional carriage , ride together with the problem solving to idea what to do with it. ' ' through Ne .ork-,- . City's. Centra) jprpvide the best -- cafe for the patients," She held a variety of jobs from TV JParkis a tqujrjt ..tradition faqpg said Pug' Vbu ilon't need to'haye all news' to classified government extinction. the answers, you have to know where research before eventually going into Recently, a mare named Smoothie to find them." consulting and, finally, starting her was spooked by a sound and took off Pugh also stressed the benefits of own consulting firm. Griewahn said running. After her carriage got Wooster's emphasis on writing, and of she believed her "squiggly" experience

lodged in a tree, she broke her leg Independent Study. was an important one. , and went into shock. Another acci "I think those writing skills are crit- "There's a difference between dent from last summer sent a cab ical," said Pugh, stressing the quality expertise and experience," she" said.

driver to the hospital, and a young of professionalism that good writing "All of these things . . . add together to boy in Michigan was trampled to has added to her work. In addition, the give me credentials that are unique." death after he fell out of a carriage. ability to critically evaluate research Griewahn had a plethora of advice In addition, the New York City methods rather than simply to assume for students from her own story.

Comptroller reported that animals that all peer-review- ed research is "Do an internship," she said. "It's work without enough nourishment valid, was helpful to her in both grad- going to open up your world in ways in the form of water and food. uate school and her career. you never thought of before." Despite the report, however, a city "If you've written an I.S.," Pugh She also stressed the importance of inspector stated that the conditions said, "You can handle just about any- networking and learning as much of the horses are "better today than thing they throw at you." technology as possible. ;

: they've ever been." Pugh also a : In addition, mentioned "You don t need to have all she urged stu- INTERNATIONAL time man- - ' dents to learn Shelley Griewahn 79 speaks on how her Wooster experi- answer y0U have tO agement and ' J a second lan- ence prepared her for work as the owner of a communica- interperson- - know where to find them." guage, as Sotheby's to auction tions consulting firm (Photo by Aung Maw Myo Lwin). al connec- - most students Magna Carta tions as use in the genera- off Jonah Comstock University after earning a Biology ful products Kristen Pugh '02 tion behind of News Editor- - degree and a Communications her time Speech Language Pathologist that of cur- For the first time in history, the Sciences and Disorders minor at at Wooster. rent Wooster Magna Carta will be auctioned off, As part of the 13th annual Wooster, is now working as a speech Griewahn students Sotheby's announced Tuesday. "Communications . Week," the pathologist at Rainbow Babies' and spoke next, and was quick to make the already know two or three. The Magna Carta, or "Great Communications Department played Children's Hospital in Cleveland. distinction between Pugh's rather Like Pugh, Griewahn made clear Charter," mandated the English king host Tuesday to two alumni of the "As all of you know, Wooster likes straightforward course of study and the importance of. learning writing. to provide certain basic rights to citi College, Kristen Pugh '02 and Shelley to work on the development of your her "squiggly" one. "You will be shocked when you leave zens. It was drafted in 1215, but Griewahn '79. At 7:30 p.m., Pugh and critical thinking skills," said Pugh. "If you haven't figured it all out, its Wooster at how bad writing is," English law did not officially adopt it Griewahn came to the Lean Lecture "What does that mean and how does it really not a big deal. It will come Griewahn said. "It can only make you until 1297. Hall in Wishart to speak about their apply to real life? The way it applied together for yau in life," said look good, and it will probably make The auction bouse will open the experiences working in different areas for me was problem solving." Griewahn. "The best thing you can do someone else look good, which will bidding in December, and the docu of communications, and how their Pugh explained that in working right now is test. Test yourself, be cre- help you." ment should fetch at least $20 million Wooster education prepared them for with patients with various speech and ative, dabble in things you find inter- Both speakers were on hand after to $30 million, according to David said experiences. swallowing disorders, she often has to esting." the presentation to answer students' Redden, vice chairman of Sotheby's. Pugh, who attended Northwestern go outside her own discipline to solve After almost transferring at the questions. ;

- Briefs compiled by Justine McCullough Students rally in support which read "There is no thing as un last weens iront page, the pho- Rally peace without justice ... the two are tograph for the top story was attrib inseparable." continued from p. I uted to Karin Johnson. The photo was The rally was well-received by both taken by Danielle Haas. An editor and administrators addressed the students and faculty. "The BSA did a erred. crowd denouncing injustice. JaQuan fantastic job," said Dr. Charles In the same story, the quote from Bryant '08, vice president of the BSA, Peterson, Associate Professor of Susan Lee implied that Damali Ayo' stated, "We cannot stand for this great Africana Studies. performance on Sept. 19 was the first disparity in our justice system ... this "The outreach and coordination public event on campus sponsored by is not a black fight or a white fight ... with the local NAACP are exemplary the Office of Multi-ethnic Student for united we stand." Students also for the possibilities of activism'on our Affairs. It was actually the first event presented a quote from Martin Luther campus. It is my hope that the rally this semester, as the OMSA has been King, Jr., and a poem, "Dream and the organization around it will sponsoring public events since 2002. Deferred," by Langston Hughes. provide an example and spark to other The Survivor Support Ad informa Sahadeo Ramharrack of the Office student groups." Information Meeting tion has, for the past several weeks, of Multi-ethnic Student Affairs (As of press time, it has been contained incorrect information. For (OMSA) praised the student body, announced that a state appeals court Tuesday, October 9, 6:00 PM the correct information, see page 8. stating, "This is an example of The ruling has dismissed Bell's battery and Lowry Center, Room 120 While we strive for excellence every College of Wooster community hold- conspiracy convictions, since he was week, we, too, sometimes fall short. ing fast to our beliefs ..." The rally 16 at the time of the beating, and

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C-318-7, mail at College 263-259- Editorial by V. Hendrickson. Send of Wooster, Wooster, OH 44691 or by phone at (330) 8. cartoon Julia comments to JHendrickson08wooster.edu. E-m- ail can be sent to the editors at voicewooster.edu. Pelosi vs. Environment College meal plan must be reformed We at The College of Wooster are plan may actually be detrimental to stu- eliminate a lot of these problems with- Barack Obama and George W Bush that would accomplish her goals?" you privileged with an excellent dining hall. dent health. Many nutritionists now out costing the school a ridiculous have both endorsed and proposed simi- ask. It comes down to two-party poli- Compared with other cafeteria-styl- e believe that "grazing," eating five or six amount of money. lar eco-frien-dly legislation. OK, get tics. If this legislation passes with Bush dining halls, Lowry has an incredible smaller meals a day, may be more Our short-ter-m goal is to set up a stu- shock. over the This might come as, a in the White House, it will go down as amount of variety. There's Basics, the healthy than eating three larger ones. dent oversight committee for food serv-

shock eco-frien- dly bigger to you: Speaker Nancy an move by him. The new Grill, International, Pasta, Eggs all Students at Wooster who wish to pur- ices, a permanent organization that Pelosi is seeing to it that neither pro bill would one-u-p Pelosi's own toothles- Day, a Deli, a fully- - sue this advice, however, find them- would give students a direct voice in all posal is up for a vote s-bill, which didn't mandate any stocked salad bar selves either smuggling food items from major decisions regarding our meal soon. changes until 2020, at which point the and fruit bar, not to Lowry or spending money on extra plan. This would allow us to push not The bills propose companies could apply for a waiver. The mention soup and meals rather than spending nine dollars only for greater flexibility, .but for all

that CAFE, bill also calls food-relat- the or for a 40 percent increase bread, cereal and on a bowl of cereal anyway. kinds of ed changes, from Corporate Average in MPG by then, a smaller amount than all manner of The hefty price tag on Lowry meals healthier vegetarian options to switch-

Fuel Economy stan- Bush and Obama's would soft-dri- nk bills that be nathancomstock other options. is most apparent, however, when one ing to a more socially conscious nickholt dard, becomes just implemented immediately. And if that isn't tries to bring a guest with them. Lots of vendor.

four percent stricter Pelosi and the House passed an envi- enough, students can always spend students at Wooster have off-cam-pus Students complain to each other per year. Many have criticized this bill ronmental bill in their first 100-hour their swipes at Kittredge of the Java boyfriends and girlfriends who come up about the meal plan all the time. But for being too soft, although it states that agenda, so they can claim that they, as Hut. Furthermore, Hospitality Services for the weekend. the time for complaining is passed. We if a vehicle was mandated to get 1 Democrats, made progress .despite is always looking for ways to improve There are precious few options, how- have a brand new president, a new miles per gallon (MPG), in ten years it Bush. By putting off this legislation, these options even more, like the recent ever, if these students want to eat with administration and a director of hospi- - would get 31.09. That seems like a sub- Democrats can claim in the 2008 that addition of locally-- tality who has stantial increase to me. Others have the Republicans failed to make progress grown fruit to the fruit "Our short-ter- m goal is to set up a student shown himself criticized the bill because it focuses on on mileage and could tack it on to the bar. In short, the food at i , ,, r completely will- - r j yt0 -- Wooster is actually oversight committee for food services, a per-- ing Jpkment "Barack Obama and Bush have both endorsed quite incredible. manent organization that wouldgive students student ideas- - But it is not worth i Tow is the perfect dly similar eco-frien- bills. OK, get over the shock." nine dollars a plate. a direct voice ... regarding our meal plan." time to get out is, The problem the . there and change heavy vehicles that guzzle gas, such as new president's legacy. structure of the meal plan doesn't their significant others while; they're things. But we need your help. If you SUVs. Critics have said that this will When discussing her own energy bill reflect the variety available in the food ' here : '"eat out''for' six mgais'Tvira's'tirjg Want 'to help make 'the decisions about, just lead to smaller cars and that it on Aug. 4, Pelosi asked, "Will we turn itself. One can get anything he or she the money you're already sperkling o what you're going to treating for the would be sacrificing safety. toward the future, for the sake of our wants at Lowry, but one can still only meals at Lowry), make due with split- next couple of years, now is your Their bill would do no such thing but children and our planet? Or will we go there three times a day. ting a $5.50 swipe at Java Hut or pay a chance. Email hmoorelOwooster.edu simply lead to reduced horsepower. remain mired in the disputes and Furthermore, we must go there three whopping $54 to let your guest eat with and let us know you want to be Besides, the SUV-safe-ty connection is a regional differences that have so often times a day, or we find ourselves paying you at Lowry. involved. Wooster deserves an incredi- myth. A recent report by the Insurance prevented the Congress from adopting for a meal we didn't eat. That means if These are some of the main issues ble meal plan. Together, we can make Institute for Highway Safety shows new, innovative approaches to our ener- I want to go out to eat, I'm actually pay- that were discussed by myself and sev- that happen. that midsize cars, as a whole, are safer gy needs?" ing twice, once for the meal I am eating eral other students at the recent sopho- than small and midsize 2WD SUVs as Pelosi claims to be environmental- and once for what I could be eating at more retreat Our long-ter- m goal is to This is Nathans first editorial for the well as small and very large 4WD ly conscious, but her actions give us a Lowry. work with Hospitality Services to cre- Voice. He can be reached at SUVs. Safety is not an issue. clear answer: political games will Additionally, the rigidity of this meal ate a more flexible meal plan that would NComstock 1 0wooster.edu. Pelosi, in fact, refuses to allow a floor always come before doing what is vote on any mileage provision, saying best for the environment and the that new MPG rules can be negotiated American people. We were right to attack Saddam 's Iraq in a conference committee, in private. So Pelosi is not allowing a public vote Nick is a Sports editorfor the Voice. He One reason why the Iraq War faces Not only was there future money to WMDs, they know for a fact that he and shelving the issue. can be reached for comments or com- so much opposition is that it's believed be made, but Baghdad already owed was well on his way to making them. "Why would Pelosi stall legislation plaints at NHolt08wooster.edu. to have been unjustified in the first France and Germany billions of dol- Not all of Saddam's reported purchas- place. "This is a war for oil!" is one lars involving a lot of oil. es turned out to be accurate, but those catchy sentence heard very often. But There is also the question of the bal- inaccuracies were rare exceptions. Culture shock at Woo the invasion of Iraq was, contrary to ance of power. It is very probable that The CIA's report was enough to the claims thrown France, Germany and Russia simply convince not only President Bush, Okay, guys. This might be a bit of a al title. by top Democrats, wanted to feel like they had some sort but also 77 out of 100 senators, shocker. If you have a heart condition, I haven't been surprised by the note a response to the of power. With the United States so including such outspoken critics as are pregnant, plan on being pregnant worthy differences between myself and perceived threat of powerful, does anyone find it surpris- Hillary Clinton, Harry Reid, John or have a weak stomach, you should be my foreign-bor- n peers. Truth be told, chemical, biologi- ing that these other countries would Edwards and John Kerry. It certainly well-advis- ed not to read ahead. that might be because I haven't noticed cal and long-range want to try to control its actions? seems hypocritical of them to demo-niz-e I'm white. Like, really pale 'gets any noteworthy differences. That was josephmccarthy missiles owned by France and Germany were con- President Bush's intentions sunburnt by the the real shocker. Saddam Hussein. cerned for their oil and their power when they themselves authorized the moon on cloudy The international students I've met Now, no one who knows anything grabs; those are the reasons that they invasion. nights' white. But have been surprising through their disagrees with the fact that Hussein opposed the invasion. As for America's There have also been charges of I'm tight with my sheer normalcy. As interesting as these had weapons at some point. He used supposed quest for oil, if we wanted officials being pressured into telling people. individuals have proved to be, they're them repeatedly in the Iran-Ira- q War Iraq's oil so bad, why were we the ones the Bush administration what it want- I guess that's a culturally boring. (which he started) and against the who supported ongoing sanctions that ed to hear; an independent study tedirvin good thing, because I don't mean to offend, so allow me Kurds in the 1980s. The program was forbade trade with Iraq? quickly refuted these claims as inaccu- around 98 percent to clarify. Showing up here, I didn't even universally recognized as signifi- All evidence pointed to remaining rate. Despite cries of a unilateral war, of the kids at my high school were really know what to expect I hoped to cant as late as 1998. weapons. In 2002, the CIA reported unsupported by anyone, the initial white kids, too, and if I couldn't get meet some interesting people, and in President Clinton ordered Operation explicitly that Saddam Hussein had a coalition was comprised of no less along with white people I never that regard I have certainly succeeded, Desert Fox in December of that year, significant amount of chemical and than 48 countries. would've survived ninth grade. But it I knew that there would be a much consisting of airstrikes against biological weapons, and that he was Saddam Hussein had weapons, there made high school dances a joke. more diverse group of people here Saddam's weapons facilities. Just on his way to obtaining nuclear were ulterior motives behind French The truth is, I've never really been than at my high school, but I didn't beforehand, United Nations weapons weapons within five to ten years. and German opposition, there is no exposed to much ethnic diversity. I really know if or how we'd interact. inspectors were withdrawn and would Multiple factors contributed to these evidence that this war was for oil and blame my parents. They're not racist As it turns out, I've been doing a lot not be let back in until there was conclu-- or anything; they just seemed to flock of interacting with the international November 2002. Long jjespite cries 01 a unilateral war, unsupport-- Sive professional middle-class - evidence to predominantly white, kids I've met. They have their individ enough to h,de remain- ed b anyone,, the initial coalition was com- - that neighborhoods and I had to go with ual quirks; my neighbor, for instance, is me-- weations. DernaDsr J J 1 Hussein posed a them. So I had to find my place in a a classic rock fan, particularly fond of. when they did return, prised of no less than 48 countries." threat to the white, middle-class neighborhood. The Eagles' "Hotel California." they did not do a very United States. Those were discouraging times. I have no idea how that happens in good job of inspecting. findings. One was that Saddam was While we now think that he did not All of that aside, I wish I had some Calcutta, but that's just one instance of Khidir Hamza, former director of actually trying to get the Iranians to have significant amounts of chemical ethnic flair. I'm Irish, Scottish and the startling similarities to which I've Hussein's advanced weapons programs believe that he did have WMDs. or biological weapons, the fact Portugese, but none of that contributes been growing accustomed. in' the '70s and '80s, reported in a Wall While he could have come right remains that he was well on his way to to what could be perceived as "an ethnically- I have quite a bit of admiration for Street Journal editorial that U.N. out and actually shown conclusive getting new ones. -induced attitude." Damn, I wish I these students. My transition to life methods of inspection were antiquated evidence of a lack of weapons, he Everyone agrees that he was a dan- had me some of that. If I can't, howev- here has been fairly smooth, but again, and that Saddam Hussein's regime had chose to remain elusive so that the gerous threat. Whether France liles it

er, I suppose the second-best thing is I'm from 70 miles away, not 8,000. It's perfected the hiding of weapons. Iranians would still consider him a or not, we are already in Iraq. The watching ethnic flair in action. difficult to imagine the adjustments He brought up another issue, which significant threat. main question today is what to do That's one of the cooler parts of that foreign students have had to make is the reason for staunch Franco-Germ- an The other factor in the report was about the situation and how to move Wooster. While I'm from a town in in order to function academically and opposition to the war. He advanced satellite data that the CIA forward. But more on that next time. Ohio about an hour away, my neighbor socially in a new environment. mentioned the lucrative multi-billion had gathered, and materials purchases God bless America. is from Calcutta, India. We should film dollar deals that their governments that he had made that were obviously a sitcom. Off the top of my head, Ted is a regular contributor to the Voice. had made with Hussein in the past. for his WMD programs. While the This is Joseph's first editorial for the "Diff'rent Strokes 2: The College He can be reached for comment at France and Germany were not willing CIA believes today that he didn't actu--aR-y Voice. He can be reached for comment at Experience" would be a good function Tlrvinllwooster.edu. to give up those deals. have a significant amount of JMcCarthyllwooster.edu. Friday, SECTION EDITOR: 4 September 28 reatures CHALKEY HORENSTEIN inmnMiBiiai First-yea- r course discusses cannibalism

Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo kills 200 people. FYS class givesfresh perspectives on pressing topics Inflation in Zimbabwe soars to 11,000 percent. Two hundred thousand people "I agree. ing their way quickly through the killed and two million displaced in This is per- ages and will eventually read the Darfur since 2003. These are the head haps more of modern classic "Fast Food Nation." lines that plague a necessity in Students seem to be excited about the media every this class than dealing more specifically with canni- day. For those of in most as the bals, as they have thus far only sum- us who are not subject matter marily dealt with this fascinating cul- immediately can be both tural practice that is rarely discussed affected by these gruesome and and critiqued. events, we may divisive. Diorio'toth said that her class has tamutenda reserve a moment After all, addressed why it is that cannibalism chidawanyika of thought or pity when one is is so rare and so often heavily saturat- for Africa and her people. talking about ed with taboo. She noted that the However, for those of us who share a the moral and class came to the conclusion that it's connection with Africa or refer to Africa political issues the human memory that m6st often as home, being bombarded by such that gnawing prevents one from chowing down on information creates inner turmoil. Do off a relative's his or her fellows. we have an obligation to improve the arm raises, To eat another human, especially a quality of life in Africa? Or is our obli- 1 one needs a person one has known, is almost gation to fulfill our own desires even at Thomas Prendergast, Associate Professor of English, leads a discussion dur- supportive impossible when one considers the the expense of fellow countrymen? ing his FYS class, "People EatingEating People." This semester, first-years group to keep times spent with them and the mem- The necessary movement required enrolled in the course have discussed issues such as the moral effects of can the conversa- ories they associate with who that for change falls to those of us who are tion grounded. person really is. nibalism (Photo by Karin Johnson). privileged with education; It is pur Diorio'toth The FYS experience has always responsibility to guide our fellow coun- specifically been a staple of the Wooster educa- trymen who have been denied a free Cord Briggs and, more specifically, the practice of enjoys the diversity present in the tion. It is encouraging to know that voice. Now we deliberate over which Voice Staff cannibalism. Although the opportu- class, which is comprised of several the open, discussion-base- d environ- first-year , methods should be taken to begin fight- nity to register has long past, you can international students and first years ment is still alive and well in ing the problems of this continent. The Ever wonder about a cannibal's still talk with some of the first-years from all over the United States. classes, as evidenced by issues seem obvious and the solutions. table manners or why Catholics currently enrolled. This well-traveled bunch has been Prendergast's course. cliched, but in my opinion these cliches aren't allowed to eat red meat on Hannah Diorio'toth '11, a student able to become close. Prendergast If you're a first-year reading this, may be the only weapons our genera- Fridays? If so, maybe you should in "People EatingEating People," often breaks them into small groups enjoy your FYS while it lasts. tion can reach for to mobilize a progres- have been inthe First-Ye- ar Seminar confirmed that ideals behind the FYS and lets them ruminate'over the big- Hopefully, the rest of the student

well-uphe- sive ld. their experi- movement for change. (FYS) . "People EatingEating program are truly being ger issues surrounding the often body can look back on Human capital is a solutionMany People," taught by, Thomas She emphasized the discussion-base- d overlooked practice of eating. ence with a smile. people believe that the vast majority of Prendergast, Associate Professor of nature of the course and the ' So far, the class ,has devoted its Those in People EatingEating the problems in Africa can be eradicat- English. easy camaraderie between its stu- energies toward the ancient past, People will at the very least always ed by monetary capital. However, This FYS is well-title- d, as it deals dents, saying "the environment is one reading excerpts from the texts have some interesting conversation Africa's most potent capital is the with both the universal significance where you don't feel there is a right Homer's "Odyssey" and" Ovid's topics to share at any type of dinner untapped potential lying in human cap- of food throughout human history or wrong, and people feel free to dis- - "Metamorphosis," but they are work party. ital. The people of Africa need to realize that the winds of change necessary on this continent are not only political- Groan Af Wnnctor Like what you're reading? ly affiliated. The imperative change is in fSftninnJy iwviiii wivvii ni Join the writing staff for the the mindset of the people. compiled by Chalkey Horenstein I am. often surprised by the almost Features section! surreal degree of optimism shared by Africans in times of hardship. Soaring Contact Chalkey at infant mortality rates and the death Want to help the environment and possibly save a few bucks at the same time? chorenstein10wooster.edu tolls of thousands of people from dis- k Keep checking this weekly column for energy-savin- g tips! eases, wars, food .shortages, political .1 (. sli instability and natural disasters are reported in thousands. The concept of Drive both help dignity and humanity in the face of smart. Get your engine tuned up and keep your tires inflated adversity has become foreign to the fuel efficiency. African people because we feel no hope for our future. We need to realize that If all Americans kept their tires properly inflated (and a government study shows we are the change that we want to see. that many don't), gasoline use nationwide would come down two percent. African heroes such as Nelson Mandela, A tune-u-p 40 a Nkosi Johnson, Kwame Nkrumah, could boost your miles per gallon anywhere from four to percent; Julius Nyerere and Desmond Tutu have new air filter could get you ten percent more miles per gallon.

almost single-handed- ly paved the, way with the notion that a simple act or idea Unplug your chargers when you're not charging. can empower an entire nation. Every house is full of little plastic power supplies to charge cell phones, PDA's, Empowerment of the people through education is another factor. We know digital cameras, cordless tools and other personal gadgets. that there is no cure or biological vac- Keep them unplugged until you need them. cine against HIVAIDS and Ebola, but prevention through the implementation These quotes and more can be found at www.NRDC.com. of educational programs is entirely possible. Education serves as a social vac cine against these debilitating diseases. Since the implementation of education- Cornwell encourages al programs, the prevalence of Wooster bagpipers perform in HIV AIDS in these countries has ' decreased. There is also a need to students evaluation downtown community last week encourage the pursuit of careers in sci-

rd a-reco- and ' ence in Africa. Africa ' ' ' technology I write a memo to the Cabinet as i

self-suffici- can not be ent until it can Conversations of what the students are say- ' develop the technology to develop its ing," he said. i Continued from p.l own natural resources and grasp some While changes may not happen control over the market value of these Another .Campus Conversations immediately, student opinion is inte-

. resources. program recently announced is grated into the planning for both Bury the hatchet. For years, the prob- "Fireside Chats." short- - and long-te.r- m decisions. "By lems faced by Africa have been attrib- These programs do not require an understanding students," said uted to the crippling effects of colonial- - invitation. Instead, they will operate Cornwell, "I can have things on my ism and slavery. Though the scars from as open forums with all campus com- radar." these two facets of African history munity members welcome to attend. For instance, student opinion has remain on the continent, there is a need "I will be there, and so will other affected the future plans for the ren- for Africans to realize that slavery and deans and administrators," said ovation of Babcock Hall. "We the colonialism are part of our history, but Cornwell. administration reached a consensus they should not be the basis for our The first Fireside Chat is sched- that Babcock Hall needs attention," future. The bitter taste that slavery and uled for Thursday, Oct. 25 and the he said. colonialism left on our lips encourages next for Thursday, Nov. 15. Both will Planning has begun for the garner- us to speak negatively about fellow be held at 9 p.m. at Lowry Center pit. ing of resources and funding for the Africans and the fate of our home. The final Campus Conversations renovation. There is a need to regain the sense of program was started in conjunction What needed to be determined, brotherhood that once reigned over with another campus program: Soup however, were the steps that needed many nations in Africa and move onto and Bread. to be taken in order to make the hall common ground as a continent. Every other week, Cornwell will a better place to live. To do so, Finally, it is important to note that attend Soup and Bread during lunch Cornwell and the other administra- these changes within Africa need to be on Thursdays. Students are invited tors turned to the students and implemented by the people of Africa.. to drop by his table and enjoy an the ideas and input they gave, said There is a need to recapture their pride informal chat during the meal. Cornwell, changed the renovation and heritage, and with this pride we can The first of these Soup and Bread plans. restore hope in the weariest of hearts sessions took place last Thursday, The success of these student-centere- d and work towards a positive future. Sept. 20, with great success. programs may see similar ini- There is an African proverb, "It is not In fact, before he'd even gotten tiatives emerge in the future. what you are called, but what you through the line, said Cornwell, he Cornwell hopes to expand them to LV V answer to." It is time for Africa to had been invited to sit with a group include faculty and staff as well. to do depict us as of students. "I loved it," he said. is answer names that not Cornwell confident that these Above, Bobby Fitzgerald '09 plays with children after per- a worthless, disease-ridde- n continent, These aren't idle discussions, programs will be beneficial for the forming with the Pipe Band in downtown Wooster on but to names that speak of the richness either: Cornwell is eager to take stu- entire campus. "We can't meet every 7--8 of African resources such as wildlife, dent opinion into account when mak- student's need," he said, "but we can Friday, Sept. 21, from p.m. (Photo by Sateesh minerals, the earth and most importantl- ing campus-wid- e decisions. "When I aspire to meet their legitimate Venkalesh).

y, the people. i tome back from these conversations, i t, Section Editors: FRIDAY, Gillian Helwig Voice "SEPTEMBER 28 Missie 5 bender Arts & Entertainment Noted artist Alison Saar delivers guest lecture at COW

Justine McCullough introduced an early sculpture of the a method of making mirrors out of physique generally indicates robust body." "Lazarus" has a stoic quality, Managing Editor - human form carved out of wood. ceiling tin which, she said with a strength, with" strong arms and and his open wounds are indicated About 13 inches tall, its block-lik- e laugh, "ruined the market for me!" defined abdominal muscles. Female by shiny gemstones. A and slideshow lecture featuring shape is covered in small shards of Shifting themes of raciafand age curves are particularly apparent, A few years later, Saar accepted a internationally known, award win- broken plates and bottles. identity seem to dominate Saar's even more so in recent works, which residency in Roswell, New Mexico, ning artist Alison Saar was held Shiny objects, like the glass flakes work, and there is an overlying sense have "gotten rounder in the past ten which is where, she said lightly, "I Tuesday at 7 in p.m. the Ebert Art seen in the first sculpture, and dis-- of the connection between the self years," said Saar, alluding to her own got my first chainsaw!" She has been Center, as part of the exhibit cur- working with this tool ever since, rently displayed on campus entitled though she admitted the toll it has - "The I , Harriet and Harmon Kelley taken on her wrists.. Collection of African American Art: Around this time she created Works on Paper and Selections from "Sapphire," a female bust with the AT&T Art Collection." prominent breasts that swing open Saar was born in Los Angeles in like cabinet doors to reveal a concoc- V 1956, and to say that she grew up j tion of decorations, including a red with art is an understatement. Her Christmas light and plastic flowers. mother is the renowned sculptor In similar light-heart- ed fashion, Betye Saar and her late father was an Sapphire's nipples are indicated by artist who received classic art train- red bike reflectors. ing in Cleveland. One of her sisters V Paralleling the theme of decora- is an artist as well. tive scars, several of Saar's pieces According to Saar, growing up involve hair, an indicator of mad- alongside her parents' artistic inno- ness, entrapment and the African vation was "daunting." V American reconciliation of the :; : Nonetheless, she earned her bach- Caucasian ideal of beauty. For elor's degree in art history from instance, "Blonde Dream" shows a Scripps College in 1978 before black woman with bleached hair, .

matriculating to Otis College of Art illustrated by a long gold-le- af mane. and Design for her masters of Many of the coiffeurs in the fine arts. slideshow also contained everyday Saar is represented in the current items "Nappy Head Blues" con- Ebert exhibition by a color litho- tained a hairdo complete with a graph from 1994 entitled "Black comb, keys, a scrub brush and a shoe. Snake Blues." The vivid composition "Hair," Saar said, "is history." consists of a reclining black woman Saar ended her lecture and who, in her restful state, does not lat- ' ' ' ' ' ' slideshow with her ' an image ' of '

- - . - - ,in i .I, n ri i - seem to notice a coiled snake ready est project, a commissioned 13 feet to strike. Apprehension drives the Saar poses by "Black Spake Blues" (1994) at the COW Art Museum (Photo by Dyson Turner). tall and eight feet wide sculpture of image 1 it is unknown whether or Harriet Tubman. Upon completion, not the unsuspecting woman will carded items such as ceiling tiles and and one's own experiences. changing body. the permanent installation will be

detect her precarious situation, or be shoe soles that Saar would retrieve Many of her life-size figure sculp- A quiet strength is also seen in situated at the corner of 122nd doomed with an untimely death. from here and there are seen tures contain patterns, often carved "Lazarus," a work Saar completed Street and Frederick Douglass Place "Black Snake Blues" is a. composi- throughout her body of work. or embossed, that indicate stories. soon after moving (to New York City. in New York City. tion on paper, though Saar is actual- In 1982, Saar moved to New York Saar talked about how scars literally She explained that many of the Saar's "Black Snake Blues" and the ly best known for her sculpture. and was greeted by an abundance of remind of us of experiences this artists she became friends with were rest of the "Works on Paper" collection Interestingly enough, she admitted material. "I was spoiled," she said, happened when I tripped on the mid- HIV positive. will remain in Ebert until Oct. 28. to never taking a course in this artis- adding that she was constantly col-lecti- ng dle school playground and are, Saar described Lazarus as a The museum is open from 10:30 a.m. tic medium until her senior year at wood and other objects from therefore, an integral part of the Biblical figure who suffered from until 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday through Otis, when she borrowed some tools trash receptacles. Ceiling tiles, she human body. plague but returned to health. Saar Friday, and from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday from her father to pursue the unfa- noted, are harder to come by nowa- In this sense, Saar's figures are wanted to portray a healing theme and Sunday. It is free and open to the miliar craft. In her slide show, she days Martha Stewart introduced personal and true, and their through a "strong, but dissipating public. Behind the scenes: A provocative peak COW's fall production ,. jL at However, playing the most tanta- dance produced an anomalous Patterson stressed that although Pelligra and Valentine, may take the Missie Bender lizing character that the Wooster. brochure for the 2007-200- 8 season. she has an incalculable amount of spotlight, the actress assures us that Arts & Entertainment Editor Theatre and Dance Department The pamphlet is all black with just fun rehearsing for "Cabaret," there is this musical showcases everyone and has to offer this semester is no one word in white writing printed on a lot of work that goes into it. that each character brings their own Katy Patterson '09 has a daily rou- cakewalk. the front: "Provocative." She also noted that she is not the flavor to the show. tine. She wakes up at 8:30, a.m., She, along with the rest of the "When I hear the word 'provoca- only one putting in an endless "All the dancers in the Kit Kat walks from her dorm room to Lowry cast, spends 15 hours a week tive,' I think sexy, witty, seductive amount of effort. Club are wonderful; Paul Winchester for a quick breakfast, and then rush- rehearsing for "Cabaret." and suggestive all at the same time. "I have had the supreme pleasure '11 plays Cliff and not only is he es over to the academic quad. An assiduous college student by "To be honest, it's one of my to have Elise Pelligra '08 as a cho- doing a wonderful job, he is also one

Patterson then has two back-to-back day, Patterson reographer for of the nicest and easiest people to classes. transforms each the show. work with." Come lunchtime, you can find night into a "When I hear the word provocative I think sexy, witty, seductive "This is her Patterson said that perhaps it is Patterson sitting at a crowded table character that is and suggestive all at the same time. to be honest, it's one of my senior I.S. and the provocative flavor "Cabaret" has with friends eating lunch, but not for both erotic and she is really that gives this show such an app'ea'l. favorite words. you can stop people in their tracks by shocking too long, because Patterson has to go enchanting. blowing me out "Like many of Wooster's shows, it to work. Rehearsals m them, but they still won't be able to take their eyes off you." of the water is groundbreaking but why 'Cabaret' She works in both the campus cos- the James N. Katy Patterson, '09 with every new is different is the nature in which we tume shop (located in Wishart Hall) Wise Acting and step." present the material, not to mention : and at the admissions office. Dance Studio --er Patterson the material itself. After work, Patterson walks to and Effie Shoolroy Theatre are any- favorite words. You can stop people also, cited the hard work put in by "The best way to understand is to Scheide Hall to rehearse with the thing but boring. in their tracks by shocking them, but Professor of Theatre, Ansley see it for yourself. Come prepared

Wooster Chorus. The cast of "Cabaret" is composed . they still won't be able to take their Valentine. and expect the unexpected!" She begins her homework while of 29 actors who all work very eyes off you." Patterson said. "Valentine is always a joy with "Cabaret" performances will be held grabbing a quick meal. And finally, closely with one another. The stage crew may as well have whom to work. on Oct. 25, 26 and Nov. 1, 2 and 3 at after dinner, comes her favorite part Patterson plays the lead, a young spray painted the word provocative "He pushes his actors to think for 8:15 p.m. of every day: rehearsal for "Cabaret." lady from England named Sally all over Effie Shoolroy Theatre, themselves and, in turn, allows There is also a matinee showing on Patterson has been acting since Bowles. "Sally Bowles is pretty where the cast of "Cabaret" is anx- them to be very creative," she said, Nov. 4 at 3 p.m. Seating is reserved; she was three, dancing before she much into every vice you can think iously awaiting to perform. also noting that Valentine's passion please call the box office to reserve a could walk and singing before she of, and some you can't!" said Nothing about this theatre is for theatre is apparent and ever-present. ticket at (330) 263-224- 1. can even remember. Patterson. prude; it has been transformed into a "Cabaret" is intended for mature The theatre is her life. The department of theatre and nightclub set in Berlin. Although Patterson, along with audiences only. Clouds and Waves photo exhibitputs colorful spin on the skies ing, Her clouds The exhibit's only shortcoming is its Emily Ryan the National Portrait' Gallery in and prints her photographs. yet stirring. appear London, Princeton University and the The effect of her work is immediate alive and as though they are in motion. size. Hellebrand's work is exceptional,

Voice Staff i ' Philadelphia 'iimi iiiiu.w s imwiii ii In one picture, but there are not many photographs Clouds do not usually have a reputa- Museum of Art, bright red clouds' on display. tion for their color and vibrancy. among others. appear to race The exhibit is enough to inspire one In a new photography exhibit at the For the past 10 through an ink black to explore more of the artist's work, Wayne Center for the Arts (WCA) in years her work has skyscape. but it is barely a sampling of downtown Wooster, however, clouds been in color and In another, both Hellebrand's portfolio.

take on a vitality that is not evident to digitally - printed, golden and black Nevertheless, the exhibit is enjoy- the naked eye. which provides for clouds rise up able and worth the trip. Bill The exhibit, a compilation of work its unique effect. towards a light blue Buckingham, executive director at the from photographer Nancy Helle-bran- d, In recent years, skyscape. WCA, encouraged people to come: opened this past Friday,, she has ' pho- The photographs "With the weather still very nice for Sept. 21. tographed only ml are simultaneously people to be outdoors, hosting this The collection arrived in Wooster nature, and over the wild and beautiful. exhibit which features fine photogra- courtesy of a traveling exhibit service past five years, only Other pictures are phy of the sky, ocean and streams that provides for various art centers clouds and water. more subtle, though seems well-time- d. The exhibit reminds and museums across the nation. The theme of the their effect is the visitors of the beauty and inspiration Hellebrand herself is an accom- exhibit is simple. same on the viewer. to be enjoyed from viewing such ele- plished artist. The photographs For example, one ments of the great outdoors," he said. According to information provided all feature clouds contains clouds that The exhibit "Clouds and Waves: The at the exhibit, she studied photogra- and waves, two fea- are little more than Nature Photography of Nancy ' phy in New York and London under tures of nature white tufts set Hellebrand" is on display at the WCA the watchful eyes of very accom- many might consid- against a dark blue until Nov. 30. It is free and open to the public. plished teachers. er unremarkable. Photos from "Clouds and Waves" (Photo by Danielle Haas). ba'k.ground Hellebrand has been awarded both a Hellebrand, how The oceanic waves The Wayne Center for the Arts is open Guggenheim Fellowship and a ever, uses color and captured throughout Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 9 p. m. and National Endowment for the Arts light to reveal the stunning beauty of and leaves a lasting impression on the Hellebrand's shots are done in more Saturday 9 a.m. to 4p.m. Fellowship. both elements of nature. observer. muted colors, like grays, whites and For more information please call Her works are on display in the She employs a process called "Giclee She expertly blends together a vari- blues. Their effect is one of majesty (330) 204-27- 87 or visit Museum of Modern Art in New York, printing," in which she digitally alters ety of colors for a result that is calm- - and grandeur. 6 Friday, September 28, 2007 The Wooster Voice Cleveland Rocks: Holly Golightly, Sum 41 take the stage Voice Editors sound off on the sounds of thefall concert scene Brokeoffs" shirts made for dogs! Katie Foulds woman who had captivated my ears fan that I am, I was only familiar with really fascinates me: "Everything you for the three weeks. songs from her solo career until the touch becomes stoneEveryone At that point, she couldn't have Editor in Chief past Her concert opened with her band two played together that night. around you ends up lonely and forlorn been more perfect in my adoring eyes. My brother's taste in music is far mate and friend who goes by "Law- Their voices harmonized perfectly ... Every word you say I know After the photo shoot I requested

ge CDs, more sophisticated than mine, so I yer Dave." and their on-sta- chemistry was pal you're lying ... Everyone around and the signing of we left, and welcome oppor- pable. you ends up crying." Holly and Dave became memories tunities for him Together they She has a as well as to share his latest enchanted their true talent my new musical finds. audience; they for writing H3JGTTrllSyiIW Facebook The night closed their eyes, and musi- photo. before I came swayed their bod-- cal compo- Holly Go- S ies, lightly and . back to college J I, and sang for an sition. I l i L ip this year, he gave nour ana a nan After the the Broke- me a burned with the most concert, I offs is a CD of Holly intense passion I awkwardly great band Golightly's (yes, have ever wit- approached for those that is her birth nessed. the stage to talk to Holly and Dave. looking for something truly mesmer- name, not a The show didn't The overwhelming feeling of won- izing. Be aware: once you start listen- Truman Capote include crazy dance der inside of me grew as Holly ing to Holly, you won't stop. She reference) Truly leaves you with She Is None an insatiable de- Other" and told sire for more. I me I would be recommend "You accompanying Can't Buy a Gun him to her con- If You're Crying" cert on Sept. 17 for those looking in Cleveland. ; 1 for a great mix- I blue penned male and Hq and Lg f p rQck Qut ,phoQ courtesy Katje FouldS.) ture of (read: high prior-- o female vocals. ity in my life) the For a solo date in my planner immediately. Aside from his devastatingly hand- moves or extreme Holly album, It took me a few days to listen to my some looks, Lawyer Dave's voice, with light effects, as the check out "Truly. new music. In fact, after I hastily its slight Texas twang, hushed the two are not enter- She Is None imported it into my iTunes, I forgot room and his guitar skills paralleled tainers. Other" and don't about it for a week or two. the talent of Glenn Schwartz or Jimi It was simply forget to keep But once I started listening to Holly Hendrix. two brilliant musi- your ears open as her followers call her I Holly, originally from the Medway cians giving their for "Slowly But n't stop. region of England, and Dave, a Texas fans exactly what Surely." Her voice is unpredictable yet calm- native, just returned from a European they were crav- Those are just ing with a folksy twist, and her lyrics tour to promote their newest album ing: music. three of my per- are candid and clever. "You Can't Buy a Gun When You're After opening sonal favorites, By the time her Sept. 17 concert . with "Crow Jane" Crying.". . but Holly's long arrived, I was sold. Holly Golighty is So, after a few of Lawyer Dave's career, which be- SeTfavoHtef Holly and Dave pose Post-co-rt (photo courtesy Katie Foulds.) a musical gem. anti-Ameri- ca jokes and some great my gan in the early

I arrived at a rather dubious-lookin- g tunes, Holly hopped on stage, and the track three on her . . '90s, has pro- bar on the east side of Cleveland duo continued their show. album titled, "Everything You ' reached into her bag and pulled out duced countless albums, all of which

' mini-"Hol- around 10. p.m. excited to see the Being the novice Holly Golightly Touch." Perhaps it's her honesty that ly Golighty and the are worthwhile musical ventures. Editor Katie Foulds digs Holly Golightly's folksy vibe, while Editor Chris Sweeney prefers the energetic anthems of Sum 41. Checkout their reviews of the recent concertsl Chris Sweeney During this song alone it was clear on the stage to watch the remainder audience to take over and sing an and proved to be a very solid live that Sum 41's live shows have evolved of the show, they dived into a variety entire verse under his direction. band. Fueled by their hits Editor in Chief ' immensely since I last saw them' of hits like "The Hell Song," Whibley then slowed the show down "Breathing," "Lights and Sounds,"

. . "We sprigs 7 ..Seeing Sum, ,41, live , two weeks in 2005...... , "Motivation" and Are All To playing.solo qn jh pieces" n fay. AAW"j and. "Ocean: Avenue," Ago, jri, the Huse of Blues at This 'is mainly because of Blame" before introducing the crowd electrified the crowd again with 'ofle Yellowcafa kept the Crowd energized Cleveland made me think I was see Whibley's evolution as a front man. to their newest single "Walking of their newer singles, "March of for Sum 41. ing another super-ban-d: Disaster." the Dogs." t While they are not where Sum 4 1 is Green Day. Sum 41 then transitioned into a The first set closed with "Still by any means, they are still three Sum 41 has taken song from their first ', albums the next step. They album, "Half Hour of "Sum 41 has taken the next step. They have become the closest into what have become the Power" and some lesser-kn- could be- thing generation green day." closest thing this own material this has to come a generation has to before Whibley took a Chris Sweeney '08 promising Green Day. break and asked the future for They are by no audience what song means there yet, but they wanted Sum 41 to play next. Waiting" and left the audience want- Yellowcard. the group's front One audience member' shouted out ing much more. The Sums complied Amber Pacific and Monty Are I man Deryck Whib- - "Fat Lip!" to which Whibley respond- with an encore that included ''My held down the opening slots. ley has evolved into the kind of lead Last time, it took him three songs to ed, "No, that one's later." After multi- Direction" and, as promised earlier, Neither band disappointed for what singer who can take over a show and interact with the audience; this time ple shouts for their hit "In Too Deep," their mega hit "Fat Lip." Drummer they were. connect with the audience on a whole he pulled a Billie Joe Armstrong the band accommodated. Steve Jocz (known as Steveo 32) took I wouldn't go out of my way to see new and higher level. (frontman of Green Day) and inter- As the show drew to a close, Sum over on vocals for the closing num- them, but if they happen to be open- Sum 41 took the stage with their acted during an extended instrumen- 41 pulled out an old hit, "Makes No ber, "Pain For Pleasure," while ing for a favorite band, I would rec- latest hit, "Underclass Hero," the title tal of the first song. Difference," off of their debut album. Whibley relieved him on drums. ommend going early and, checking

track off of their summer release. After the Sums welcomed two fans During this song, Whibley got the Yellowcard co-headli- ned the show them out. Dragon Wars terrorizes with flimsy plot, cheesy effects the storyline. "chosen one" of monster'is involve. Gillian Daniels Unleash- the story, rein- Bruce (Craig Robinson) is, simply, Voice Staff ed on audi- carnated from the black guy who knows everything "Dragon Wars" (2007) isn't appeal- ences on Sept. Haram, a Kor- and ultimately gets none of the cred- ing enough to be liked by the sci-- fi or 14, "Dragon ean warrior. it for it. ' fantasy film crowds and it isn't even Wars" was The proof of It isn't a crime for this film not to interesting enough to be enjoyed by written and his reincarna- bring anything new to the table

ten-year-- an unsuspecting old with an directed by tion is a cheesy, where fantasy conventions are con- obsession for large, scaly monsters. Hyung Rae glowing box he cerned, but the jumps in logic Too ridiculous to be taken serious- Shim. stumbles across through the course of the story are ly, the film's audiences are composed Interesti- as a boy and a amazing. of bored movie-goe- rs who want to ngly, the tacky pendant Among the errors, I'm still see its most infamous and advertised movie's offi- he carries with scratching my head over the purpose scene: computer-animate- d dragons cial Web site him as an and continuous, appearances of the attacking downtown Los Angeles. adult. "dragon army," with soldiers who This semi-climax is reminiscent of has Sarah (Ama- have costumes straight out of "Transformers" (2007) and "King dubbed him nda Brooks) is "Power Rangers" and lead around

horri- un- dam- fake-looking , Kong" (2005), or at least what with the the boring enormous, dinosaur bly edited outtakes of these movies likely title of sel in distress, creatures with guns mounted on would look' like if they had giant the "George love "interest, their backs. ' I lizards hopping around. Lucas of Asia." i f4C, and subject of Perhaps my contempt for this film L ; "D-War- "Dragon Wars," or s," isn't The story is l the aforemen- doesn't mean very much. good enough to be eye candy, and it based on the tioned ominous It's a forgettable movie, and has isn't exciting enough to be summer legend that a " prophecy. gotten very little promotion besides blockbuster brain food. girl is born The chem- some vague trailers and maybe a I was so bored during some parts every 500 f istry between poster or two. that some friends who had dragged years with the r. she and Ethan It's the modern equivalent of those me to the theater stopped me from mark of a ))) is non-exista- nt. awful movies from yesteryear so nodding off. dragon. Actor Robert often seen on late-nig-ht television, If there's anything good to say When she Graphic art by Jennifer Jones. Forster does a like "This Island Earth" (1955) or about the movie, it's that it's maybe a turns 20, a horrible job of "Radar Men from the Moon" (1952). little better than the awful, made-for-T- V creature cal- - playing an Forty years from now, if it's lucky,

movies the Sci-- Fi Channel pro- led the "Yuh Yi Joo" will form inside apparently quintessential "wise old "Dragon Wars" will be known as a duces to torture viewers. her, and in turn be possessed by the man" character named Jack whose terrible cult classic enjoyed by our I almost started to enjoy myself "Imoogi", a giant snake that will then acting is wooden and whose magic is children as they laugh at the hokey during the climax of the film, when have the ability to turn into a dragon. far too important to the plot to be special effects and terrible story con- the cobra-lik- e Imoogi makes its final This premise is already thin and a fully explained. cepts of our era. appearance and the plot points begin little confusing, but the plot becomes appearance, including Ethan (Jason Aimee Garcia plays' "Brandy," Unfortunately, that is the most

"D-Wa- to be resolved, but this was only after less and less coherent from there. Behr) as a Los Angeles television Sarah's best friend who proves to be favorable legacy the creators of rs" I entirely gave up on understanding All sorts of stereotypes make an anchor who is actually the hero or completely disposable where the can hope for. Section Editors: Friday, Nicholas holt Voice September 28 Andrew Vocel sports 7 Men's soccer's win streak at five Cross country comes in After a rough start to tte season, Wooster's team is really begining to come together, despite a rough schedule. i Nick Holt fourth at home meet

Sports Editor i Ryan Radtke their top scorers averaging a time . The men's soccer team continued Voice Staff under 20 minutes. Esther Erb of Case hot-stre- its ak this week, winning two finished first, coming in 20 seconds contests to improve to 5-- 2 on the The Wooster Fighting Scots cross ahead of the second place runner. The season and 1- -0 in conference Dlav. country team braved cloudless skies Scots received fourth place honors out The wins extend Wooster's winning- - P and hot temperatures as they hosted of the 10 teams competing. streak to an impressive five games. r the 24th annual Wooster Invitational The men's 8K race followed the The Scots began the week by host- at L.C. Boles Memorial Golf Course same basic pattern as the women's ing Muskingum College. (4-- 3) on i !m this past Saturday. race. Finishing on top was Ashland Sept. 19. The Scots took an early 1- -0 Their home course winds and loops University, followed closely by Case. when Karl Ruter '10 took advantage through tee boxes, fairways and, of The two teams combined to take eight of a failed clear by Muskingum and course, the dreaded deep rough. Two out of the top 10 spots on their way sent it in from just outside the box hills nicknamed the "Paper Mill" and to first and second places. for the goal with an assist going to the daunting "Kahuna" provide the One of these spots not belonging to Trevor Day '10. Wooster was in con- trickiest sections: both follow slight an Eagle or Spartan was occupied by trol, but Muskingum made a couple , downhill recoveries and devour Wooster's Terry Workman '10. His of late runs and finally got on the unsuspecting runners. The Scots staggering improvement cannot be board with a goal by Paul Lafyatis. took full advantage of their knowl- ignored. On Saturday, Workman The teams went into the break with edge of the terrain' and had several crossed the finish line tenth and the score knotted at 1- -1. outstanding performances. recorded a time of 27:45.10 - over a ' The second half was scoreless Suzanne Capehart 1 1 defended her minute and a half faster and 29 places despite several near goals by Tim spot as the top Scot runner, complet- better than what he did at the Wooster Vandervaart '08 and Ruter. "jjie goal ing the 5K race in 20:24, taking 1 1th Invitational the previous year. drought did not last long, however, place overall. The next three Scots Coming in second for the Scots was as Ruter came through again just down the chute all came "within 15 Rudy Gilman '08. Gilman was not 2:10 into overtime by sending an seconds of one other. The pack of completely 100 percent, coming off indirect kick over the defenders' wall Erin Fortin '08 (21:47), Niki illness. However, his performance did- and inside the left post. The goal was Calderone '08 (21:59) and Chelsea n't show it as he placed 19th overall Ruter's second of the day and gave Fisher 'M (22:00) ended up 30th, with a time of 28:03. Next to finish him a team-leadi-ng five goals on the 32nd and 33rd, respectively. for Wooster was Rik Workman '10, season, A second wave of Scot runners fin- who placed 28th in 28:46. Three Scot The Scots would not need any ished soon after. Casey Henry '11 men finished soon after, with Brian overtime heroics in their next game, turned in a time of 22:07, earning Loy '10 leading the way. His time of as they shut out Wabash College 1- -0 Scott Buckwald '10 recorded the Scots lone goal in their 1- -0 vic- 36th place. Jess Yarmosky 'l 1 (22:17, 29:25 was gcd for 38th overall. in their conference opener. Wooster's tory over Wabash College. The Scots are playing great soccer 39th) and Kitty O'Riordan '10 (22:21, Right behind were Colin Haverkamp lone goal came in the 25th minute came in behind '08 and Jeff Jacobs '10 as they begin conference play (Photo by Sateesh Venkatesh). 41st) right Henry. (29:4i;20) courtesy of Scott Buckwald '10. The The difficulty of the course did not (29:48), finishing 42nd and 44th

goal was Buckwald's third of the Reserve University on Wednesday, their first pair of back-to-back home faze the women of Case Western respectively. The men finished in season and his second game winner. Sept. 26; results were unavailable at games of the season. The games will 'Reserve University. The Spartans fourth place overall. Patryk Tenorio '11 and Jordan press time. feature conference foes as Oberlin dominated the other nine teams, tak- The Scots now have two weeks to O'Boyle '11 combined to shut down Wooster will look to continue its visits' on Oct. 3 and they will face ing every one of the top five posi- train until their next meet on Oct. 5. the Bishops (2-- 7, 0--2 NCAC) offense, winning ways on Saturday as they Kenyon on Oct. 6. The games will tions. They will travel to Delaware, Ohio, recording two saves each. , travel to rival Wittenberg. The road-wea- ry begin at 4:30 and 3:30 p.m., They received the minimum 15 and compete in the All-Oh- io The Scots faced Case Western Scots will then finally host points on their way to victory, with Championships. Women's soccer wins overtime battle

keep the game tied. One heck a comeback After Brown's deflection, Kate Kiley of '08 gained control and went down the There can be times when life creates I did come back on Tuesday, I did very length of the field. Kiley then crossed more turbulence than a jet landing. limited contact. Then it was very grad- to the right side to Clark, who was However, hardly any scenario can com- ual. Originally,, it was all mental. I was able to slide it past the John Carroll pare with what Jeff Geffert '08 has been very timid.when I started hitting again. goalie for the game's only goal. It was through in the past But after a while, everything felt normal the fourth goal for Clark this season two weeks. again," said Geffert ' and the seventh goal of Clark's On Sept. 8, fans Talk about a fast turnaround. Two career. It was Kiley's first career witnessed the more weeks earlier, the fans in Papp Stadium assist. dangerous side of "wondered if this guy would ever walk Offense in this game was hard for

football. In the sec- again. Now, the All-Ameri- can safety is either team to come by. Wooster's back his routine of two chances came on a andrewvogel ond half of the to regular knocking only pair of team's home opener receivers in the mouth. headers by Liz Mott '11 in the 41st against Waynesburg, the Scots were On the one hand, playing a sport and 67th minutes. John Carroll keeper

ahead 28--7. On a goal-line stand in the where there's a possibility of paralysis Michelle Zrebiec netted ten saves on second half, Geffert experienced a on any play seems boneheaded. Then the game, but the one that made it in moment that all athletes fear: he went again, according to Geffert, that's part turned out to make the difference in down and couldn't get back up. Fans fell of football, and the best players are the the game. For the Scots, Brown fin- -

. silent. For a rare moment, the Timken ones who don't think about it. "I never ished with four saves and her first Science Library was noisier than Papp think about the possibility of injury. shutout of the season. Stadium. I don't think you can. If you play scared Clark is now tied for third on the Geffert lay on the ground for more and think you might get hurt, you prob- team in goals with three, along with than 20 minutes as play was halted and ably will. However, you have to have Ashley Owen '11. Laura Ayer leads both teams came down to their knees on confidence in your technique. Freak the team with six goals, while Mott is sidelines. was do happen. That's football. You ('A second on the team with four. the Eventually, Geffert things loaded onto a stretcher and sent to the just can't think about it." The Scots have now won eight of hospital. Waynesburg had, just cut Most fans don't think about the phys- their first ten games. The win against Wooster's lead in half, and suddenly the ical aspect of football. Aches and pains - John Carroll wrapped up their non-conference football score was the last priority. don't show up on fantasy stat sheets the schedule, and now the When the injury happened, Geffert, ways yards and touchdowns do. team will try to continue their success like every other fan, was scared. "I had "It's a lot of fun to watch. I don't F as they begin NCAC play. The team's never experienced not having feeling in think fans do realize the beating players first conference game comes tomor- a limb. My neck hurt so bad and my take after 80 snaps of hitting how row and it should be a very competi- arm was numb. I could only just lay much that hurts even if you don't have tive match. It comes against arch-rival which holds there. Paralysis was something I was a serious injury. But the fans should Laura Ayer '08 and the Scots came up with big wins against Wittenburg University, a thinking about," said Geffert. enjoy the game," he said. 7-- 2 record and is ranked ninth in the and JCU this week (Photo by Sateesh Venkatesh). In addition to being the most popular In what may be the biggest achieve- Case nation. Blue While it is the team's first confer- sport in America, football is also the ment of the season, no matter how the Andrew Vogel the Streaks played very evenly physical around. Injuries rest of the schedule pans out for the on Carl Dale Memorial Field. After 90 ence game of the year, it may be one most sport Sports Editor occur about as frequently in football as football, Geffert didn't miss a game minutes of play, defense had ruled the of the biggest of the season. The two obnoxious arguing occurs on The after the injury. This is due in part to The womens soccer team has start- game and neither side had been able teams are arguably the two best in the O'Reilly Factor." Sprained ankles and the fact that the team had a bye after the ed the season strong. On Wednesday, to put the ball in the back of the net. conference. This early match is knees are commonplace. Torn liga- Waynesburg game, but also is a testa- Letitia Clark '09 helped the Scots con- In the 91st minute, John Carroll important because the winner will " ments can also occur and unfortunately, ment to Geffert's initiative. tinue their winning ways, scoring almost came away with the victory. have a significant leg up in the stand- broken necks and spinal cord injuries Stepping out onto the field against against John Carroll University (4-- 5) The Blue Streaks brought the ball ings to start the season. If the Scots are not unheard of. Case Western Reserve University on in the game's only goal as the Scots into Wooster's box, nearly scoring as can win the game, it will bring the After Geffert was carted off in an Sept. 22 would have been a feat in itself. improved their record to 8-- 2 on the the ball was deflected by Scot keeper team's path to a conference title with- ambulance and taken to the hospital, he Even more remarkable is that Geffert season. Abby Brown '08 at the last minute. in reach, given the way the team has

underwent a slew of X-ra-ys and CAT turned in a career day. Geffert returned In Wednesday's game, the Scots and The Scots were able to recover and played early this season. scans. After two and a half hours, all the a fumble S3 yards for the first touch- tests given by emergency room doctors down of his career. sa amors came back negative and Geffert had "I consider myself extremely fortu- regained all feeling in his neck and nate. It came at a point where we needf The College of Wooster golf team finished fourth in its College and Lorain Community College rounded out the extremities. Geffert's only injury was a' ed to make a big play. The other ten most recent fall tournament. The team conieted in the field. minor cervical strain. Wooster may guys did their job and I did my job and Baldwin-Walla- ce Invitational, which took place last week- For the Scots, Patrick Lynch '08 finished with a 1 5 1 over- have ended up losing to Waynesburg I just came up with the ball. end on Sept. 2 1 and 22. all, with an 80 on Friday and a 7 1 on Saturday. Lynch's 1 5 1

tenth-place 45-3- 5, but Geffert's positive bill of "The game "earlier I came up with a The invitational was held at two different courses. On was good enough for a tie in overall in the tour- health was by far the best thing that fumble but was taken down by the Friday, the event was held at Pine Hills Golf Club in nament. John Carroll's Paul Schroder fired a tournament could have happened to the team all day. quarterback, and this week I said there Hinckley, Ohio, and on Saturday it was held at Shale Creek best score of two-under par 141. ' The most amazing aspect of was no way I'm letting that happen. I Golf Club in Medina, Ohio. Jim Ipi'ma '08 placed 14th overall, finished with a 155 Geffert's story is that a little over a outraced the quarterback to the end Allegheny College fmishefl with a score of 590 strokes overall. Sean Glasser '09 shot a 157 and placed 19th. week later, Geffert was back on the field. zone. It was a special moment," said to win the tournament. John Carroll University finished Tim Sullivan '10 finished fourth for the Scots with a Team doctors had Geffert pass an Geffert. second with a score of 60S, with the host Baldwin-Walla- ce score of 163 and placed 27th overall. impact test to ensure that he had full For a variety of reasons. College finishing with 613 strokes. The golf team's next match is today and tomorrow at range of motion and was fit to play, but ' Wooster's 626 strokes were good enough for fourth, edg- the Griffin Motors Classic, The event is hosted by after that, Geffert was set to go. Andrew is a Sports editor for the Voice. ing out Mount Union College by six strokes. Notre Dame Allegheny and is held at the Meadville Country Club. "I missed a full week, and then when E-m- ail him AVoeellOf&.woostrr.edu. i 8 Friday, September 28, 2007 The Wooster Voice Wooster gives up Baird trophy to Case unable to capitalize Nick Holt The Scots were as Case rhVis Sweenev. Nick Holt and Andrew ' momentum though on the pro! Sports Editor fJnmA hick the bieeest collece and field on the next posses- r- drove down the V - . . . " J tames ot the weeK. reel iree ip contact After a bye week, the Scots were hop- sion and nailed another field goal to , pern at voicesportsigivooster.eM lead to 30-1-7. Wooster ing to turn their season around as they improve the - Case territory but failed to visited Case Western Reserve drove into C Chris, N Nick, A Andrew and University (4--0) for the traditional score on their next possession All Everyone rivalry game and the rights to the Baird Holter was picked off on Wooster's Brothers Trophy. Unfortunately the final drive to end the game. Season Standings

51-- 30 Scots were unable to come through, los- The Scot offense was solid but unre- . Andrew (.630) 19-- 30 , Nick 50-3- 1 (.617) 30-1- dis- markable. Holter finished the day ing 7 to bring their record to a ' garbage Chris 45-3- 6 (.556) appointing 0--3. with one touchdown and the The game marked the end of a peri- time interception. However, his comple- Last Week od of dominance in the rivalry game for tion percentage was boosted by the Andrew 17--11 which had 10 Scots' reliance on short passes into the Wooster won straight Nick 17-1- 1 i flats and Holter only finished with 118 match ups versus Case. The game also Chris 13-- 15 marked a notable departure from recent yards. Dustin Sheppard '09 led the team

Scot teams as the team finished its non-conference with 44 yards rushing on. 12 carries.' College favorite 1 season winless after going Will Miska '08 was Holter's (All) USC at Washington , WVA 18 S. nce 5 Florida unbeaten in non-confere- play for the target with five catches for 46 yards. (All) at California 11 Oregon previous five seasons. In addition to the fumble recovery (All) 6 at Kansas State at 7 Texas (All) The game started well for the Scots. touchdown, Geffert led the Scots with (C, N) 13 Clemson at Ga. Tech (An Case got the ball first and the Scots 6 12 tackles. Greg Shermbeck '08 and Miss. State at 16 S. Carolina (All) defense looked impressive as Trey Matt DeGrand '10 were right behind UNCat17 Va. Tech (All) "08 ofT him with nine tackles each. - Simmerman picked a pass on Iowa State at 85 Nebraska (All) third and long, returning it 20 yards The Scots will look to turn around Notre Dame at Purdue (All) before he was finally pushed out of U n their season this weeken . It will be no Pittsburgh at Virginia (All) bounds at the Case 14. The Scots took .easy task, however, as the Scots open ' NCAC-pow- advantage, as Austin Holter '10 found against perennial er . NFL

Ben Schrock '08 on third-and-goal for Wittenberg University (2-- 1) on the Week 4 ' (All) Baltimore at Cleveland. an eight-yar- d touchdown. Andy Bryan Albani '10 and the Scots are off to a rough start. They will road tomorrow. Things do look bleak Chicago at Detroit (C, N) Milligan '08 put the extra point for the Scots, but they can actually learn (A) try to turn it around at Wittenberg (Photo courtesy OPI). (All) Green Bay at Minnesota through and the Scots took a 7-- 0 lead. something from- - the Tigers; the non-conference (All) Houston at Atlanta teams traded field goals touchdown the first an ambulance. However Geffert used games are meaningless. The then two yard run on' C, (C, A) N.Y. Jets at Buffalo (N) winless of confer- (-(- before Case scored 24 unanswered play of the second half to bring the the bye week and his toughness to Wittenberg went out N) Oakland at Miami (A) points. Spartans found the end-zone score to 27-1- 0. return for the Scots next game. ence last season and still took home a St. Louis at Dallas (All) for down 27-1- 0 in share the NCAC title. Now the Scots with 8:40 remaining in the second quar- The highlight of the day the With the Scots the , of (C, N) Seattle at San Francisco (A)

ter to tie the score at 10.. The Spartans Scots was the successful return of cor-nerba- ck fourth it seemed like the Scots were will look to mirror the Tigers' accom- (C) Tampa Bay at Carolina (N, A)

then took a lead on a field goal. Jeff Geffert '08. The pre-sea-s-on' done but Luke Drake '1 1 forced a fum- plishment. A win tomorrow would not Denver at Indianapolis (All)

Ail-Ameri- San (All) The second half was more of the can had suffered a neck ble and that Geffert scooped up and only put the Scots back on the right Kansas City at Diego " (All) Pittsburgh at Arizona same, as Case's Shaun Nicely hauled in injury in the- - Scots previous game , raced 33-yards into the endzone. The track but would also provide a huge (All) Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants a 51-yard touchdown pass in the third against Waynesburg and had been put score brought the score to 27--17 and emotional lift for the team that might (All) New England at Cincinnati and Corey Checkan recorded his second on a stretcher and taken off the field in , put the Scots in striking range. even save the Scots' season. Rookies contribute asfield Volleyball runs into stiff competition

victories over the Scots. hockey breaks through In the third game, Wooster jumped 4 ft. A Lynch '11 scored an amazing hat trick, out on top and played even with their Johann Weber arch-riva- connecting with the goal two seconds ls until the very end. Wooster

Writer 4-- Senior Sports before the end of the first half, and then went ahead 1, only to see Wittenberg When a large group of young play- finding two more points in the second then convert 19 of the next 28 points ers joins a seasoned group of veterans, half. Barrer contributed the fourth point to claim a 2013 lead. Wooster it's challenging for the team to find its in the team's victory. answered with a run of its own and groove and maximize its play. It took a "I'm really impressed with how much tied the game at 22-2- 2. The two teams few weeks, but the field hockey team has the Tirst-years have stepped up. We then played evenly for the rest of the finally found its groove, taking down ' lost a lot of seniors in key roles last game until Wittenberg finally won the two straight conference opponents with year, and the first-yea-rs have stepped last two consecutive points to win 3 1-- 29

two high-scoring games. into a lot of those positions and are and sweep the Scots at home.

Wooster beat Oberlin College 3-- 2 making a huge contribution," said In the second match of the day for

and Earlham College 4-- 2 in two power- Artman. the Scots against Mt. Union, the Scots ful displays of offensive might, bringing The team also sees these wins as the ,7 again were able to play competitively their record up to 3-- 4 overall and 2-- 3 in combination of strong forwards such as with the. talented Purple Raiders. The NCAC play. Barrer and a defense that has never let first two games were played very even- "It's a very young team, so it takes a down. "Eileen Barrer contributed a lot ly, although Mt. Union was able to while to learn where everyone's going in both games. Our defense as a whole come up with the crucial go-ahe-ad to be on the field, and what everyone's has been solid and has really kept us in points late in the games. Mt. Union 30-2-5 role is, but it's definitely starting to all of our games so far," said Artman. won the first game by a score of , come together," said Amanda Artman Now the team's attention turns to and the second by a score of 30-2- 7, ' 10, last year's leading scorer. upcoming matches with Denison and They put the Scots away in the third "I think a lot of the girls got more Wittenberg, where the team will hope game by a score of 30-1- 7.

All-NC- comfortable with their game play and to continue the trend of first-yea-rs On the day, AC libera Ali were able to take that next step. They making their mark on the scoreboards. Drushal '09 finished with 51 digs in the were big confidence boosters for us," The team shares a strong sense of team's two matches. The team's setter, added Katrina Wojciec.howski '10. anticipation for the game against Abbie Casey '09, finished the day with Against Oberlin the women tri- Denison, which will see Wooster face 47 assists. Carolyn Ciriegio '08 led the umphed with a slew of goals, the first of off against an opponent who they team with nine kills in the opening which came courtesy of Brittany almost toppled earlier this season. match against Wittenberg. ; Montgomery '10 at the end of the first think we're ready for some revenge," Overall, the team fell to 6-- 11 after half. second goal came four seconds said "Last time we (l the two losses on Saturday. However, in The Wojciechowski. before the end of the first half, launched played them we outplayed them every I conference play, the team is right in the by Taylor Lamborn '11. Immediately second of the game, we just had a hard thick of the NCAC race with a 2-- 2 after the start of the second half, Eileen time finishing our shots. We're a differ record. While the team has started Barrer '11 tallied goal number three ent team than when we played them the .slowly, the team's most important KateLynn Riley '10 12 kills in the Scots victory over and goalkeeper Izzy Maffetone '10 held first time, we're better, stronger, and recorded games are the ones that are played Oberlin to two points while collecting know how to score." Oberlin on Saturday. Wooster will host Ohio Wesleyan within the conference. The team is four saves. Wooster deteated Denison 4--0 on University on Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. (Photo by Sateesh Venkatesh). holding its own on that front, with its Earlham was also an amazing game Sept. 26, bringing the team's record to .500 record standing a solid fourth out for Wooster offensively Briana 4-- 4 overall in 3-- 3 in conference play. Andrew Vogel After a rough start to begin the season, of nine teams. the team looked like it had begun to The team traveled to Oberlin (3-1- 0, Sports Editor CorrectionApology turn the corner in head coach Sarah 04 NCAC) on Wednesday, prevailing The Wooster volleyball team has Davis's first season. However, the in four games (30-1- 8, 30-1-7, 23-3- 0, 30-21- ). endured some ups and downs this sea- schedule worked against the Scots the The Scots dominated the first two System ad in week's had sev The Survivor Support last issue son. The team lost seven of its first following clay, as the team hosted two games, winning by more than ten eral errors, most notably listing the wrong extension for two of nine before winning four of ifs next six formidable opponents in Wittenberg points in each game. After losing the the contacts. An editor erred. to come into last weekend at 6-- 9 over- and Mt. Union in the TimVen, third set, Wooster refocused to get the 3-- all and 2-- 1 in the NCAC. While facing Gymnasium. win. They are now 2 in the NCAC. ; We realize the serious nature and importance of correct two tough teams in archrival Wittenberg came into the game on Drushal led the Scots with 38 digs; Information in this box above all and apologize to the members Wittenberg and Mt. Union this past quite a run. The rival Tigers hadn't lost Casey recorded 47 assists, while of the system. We are terribly sorry if it inconvenienced any- Saturday, there were a few more downs a match all season. In the first two Ciriegio and Erin Wright '08 led between the Scots and the with 15 kills each. one who needed to call the number. than ups. games Wooster After defeating Earlham College in Tigers, it showed. Wittenburg sprinted The team's next game will be on four games on Friday, Sept. 22, the vol- to early leads in both of the first two Tuesday, Oct. 2, at home in the Timken week, we, too fall While we try strive for excellence every sometimes leyball team had won two consecutive games and never looked back. Gymnasium at 7 p.m. against Ohio short. send your corrections to Please voicewooster.edu matches against conference opponents. Wittenberg coasted to 30-1-4 and 30-2-5 ' Wesleyan,

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