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Vol. CXXVII,THE No. 8 LAWRENTIANLawrence University's student newspaper since 1884 www.Lawrentian.com McGlynn honored with award in fiction Carolyn Tomecek comprised of librarians, writers and adversity. The collection has autobiograph- Staff Writer academics. One story, called "Landslide," is ical elements, as well. According to McGlynn, the about an evangelist whose career "All my innermost secrets are in Assistant Professor of English other writers had multiple books launches from a miraculous event, the book, some in disguise and some David McGlynn won the Utah Book published and had already received though he fails to notice the mental in plain view," McGlynn said. "If you Award in fiction from the Utah more attention than he had. decline of his college roommate. want the dish, it's easy to find." Center for the Book at the Salt Lake Because of this, McGlynn was The five latter stories of the novel Advising aspiring writers, City Public Library. He was honored surprised to hear that his collection connect to show a woman blinded McGlynn said, "Write every day. No for his 2008 book of short sto- of short stories had been chosen. while giving birth, an event which excuses and no exceptions. ... The ries, "The End of the Straight and "I never expected it in a million ultimately leads to destruction. best writers know how to put all Narrow," Oct. 21. years. ... When I got the call I thought McGlynn said he also explores their distractions away and focus for The Utah Book Award is it was a mistake. I was speechless," how "stories of religious life are a few hours at a time." bestowed upon authors who exem- he said. highly connected to larger and more McGlynn, who has been a profes- plify outstanding achievement in "Then I chest-bumped my wife, pressing questions about America," sor at Lawrence since 2006, is cur- writing, particularly for works with a like a football player after a touch- such as the role of money and how rently working on a memoir titled Utah setting or theme. McGlynn, who down. I've promised not to try that technology can distract from the "Rough Water," which employs a received the Award for Excellence again, no matter how good the news." beauty of nature. swimming motif to shed light on in Creative Activity from Lawrence "The End of the Straight and In explaining why he wrote about topics such as religion, his family earlier this year, is one such author. Narrow" is a collection of nine short the zealous, McGlynn said, "My inter- and growing up in the suburbanized McGlynn was selected as winner stories about the role religion plays est in evangelicals is motivated in American West. from a group of qualified candidates in the passions and desires of the part by my own life and in part by Photo by Naveed Islam zealous, especially in the face of politics and American culture." Assistant Professor of English David McGlynn in the fiction category by a panel won the Utah Book Award in fiction. Attack on student fits federal hate-crime definition Cuong D. Nguyen Street and College Avenue because "At first I thought they were just However, if an incident were to crime to include gender, sexual ori- Staff Writer he lives in Colman. At the time, he being d-bags, but then they hit me," occur on campus or were to be insti- entation, gender identity and disabil- was still in his costume dress and he said. gated by a Lawrence student, the ity and gives the federal government A Lawrence student was attacked holding props and dolls. The attack happened just off campus policy for harassment would authority to prosecute violent anti- between Avenue Jewelers and In between Avenue Jewelers and campus, and Lawrence Security was also apply, in addition to federal gay crimes when local authorities Colman on his way back to cam- Colman, the student was attacked not contacted. The student reported and local policies on hate crimes. do not. pus from downtown Appleton in the by a group of four middle-aged men the incident to the police Monday, She pointed out that students are The Fox River Valley lies on early morning Sunday, Nov. 1. The who were drunk and wearing masks. and it is pending investigation. encouraged to ask security for an the border between Wisconsin openly gay student, who was wear- The group of men at first gig- The student had a conversation escort whenever they feel unsafe. Congressional Districts 6 and 8, with ing a dress and carrying baby dolls gled among themselves. The men with Amy Uecke, associate dean of By law, such behavior is con- Appleton just falling into District for Halloween, was possibly targeted then started to shove the student students for Campus Life, about the sidered a hate crime. According to 8. The representatives from these for the implications of his outfit. around, asking, "Why are you wear- incident and was directed to con- Wisconsin law, the maximum pun- districts were split on the bill, which According to the student, he and ing a dress?" and "Are you a fag?" tact the Appleton Police Department. ishment for a hate crime misde- passed 281 for and 146 against. a group of friends left the Halloween The student got hit in the back Lawrence Security was also notified. meanor is a $10,000 fine and one Democrat Steve Kagen from District party at the co-op house to go to and in the face. When the student Uecke explained that if the inci- year in the county jail. 8 voted for the bill, while Tom Petri, Topper's Pizza at around 2:30 a.m. started yelling for help, the men ran dent involved people from off cam- The attack occurred following a Republican from District 6, encom- On their way back to campus, the away laughing. pus and did not occur on campus signing of the Mathew Shepard Act passing the rest of the Fox River val- assaulted student separated from The student did not realize how property, the police are responsible by President Obama Oct. 28. This ley, voted against the bill. the others on the corner of Durkee quickly the incident would escalate. for dealing with the incident. bill expands the definition of a hate

involved in the American practice Obama nominates Scott Quehl '88 for of rendition, in which terrorism In other news... suspects are captured in one coun- try and taken for questioning in APPLETON — The new College another, often one more open to Department of Commerce position Avenue bridge, a project seven coercive interrogation techniques. years and $17.85 million in the Maija Anstine dent said that he "look[s] forward to problems," said Professor Emeritus —www.nytimes.com making, reopened Friday after Staff Writer working with [the new appointees] in of Government Chong-Do Hah. being closed since August of 2008. the months and years ahead." Quehl was also "liked very much WASHINGTON — Plans for a meet- Cake, marching bands and a draw- If confirmed, Quehl will work and also highly respected by other ing between Japanese Foreign Scott Quehl '88 was nominated ing to see who would be the first under the Secretary of Commerce, students," said Hah. Quehl's inter- Minister Katsuya Okada and U.S. for the position of "Chief Financial motorist across the bridge marked Gary Locke. Locke is on Obama's ests at Lawrence included compara- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Officer and Assistant Secretary of the new bridge's opening. cabinet and is eighth in the line of tive politics, Russian history and have been dropped due to an Commerce for Administration" Oct. —www.postcrescent.com 15 in a press release from The White the succession to the presidency. American foreign policy. inability to coordinate schedules. Quehl was a government and Hah noted that Quehl was The meeting was scheduled to House Office of the Press Secretary. MILAN — Wednesday, an Italian history major at Lawrence, and was "strongly interested in public service, precede President Obama's visit to The appointment is subject to a hear- judge convicted 23 CIA operatives "an excellent student, hard working, domestic and international," perhaps Tokyo. BBC News states that Japan ing and confirmation by the Senate. of kidnapping a Muslim cleric from conscientious and bright ... articu- why he ended up in the Peace Corps "has no time" to meet the U.S. In addition to Quehl, President the streets of Milan in 2003. Hailed late in expressing himself and quite in Honduras after his graduation —news.bbc.co.uk Obama nominated four others for as a symbolic victory, this case good in bringing in relevant data or positions in defense, education, agri- was the first to convict officials culture and international relations. examples to throw light on differ- In the same press release, the presi- ent theoretical and methodological See Quehl on page 2

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human resources and facilities, Quehl as well as creates and imple- ments administrative policies SWAHP Indiscriminate Hunger awareness continued from page 1 and procedures for the depart- from Lawrence. ment and its operating units. Quehl's other internation- According to the U.S. campaign features hunger banquet al experience includes serving Department of Commerce's Web as the country officer for the site, the CFO/ASA also "coordi- Natasha Pugh poverty stricken. Herb Kohl, State Assemblyman Dominican Republic for the nates implementation of gov- Staff Writer The banquet offered a unique Penny Bernard Schaber, 57th district, World Bank, and co-managing ernment-wide and Departmental education experience, allowing and Representative Steve Kagen, 8th the creation of the Secondary management initiatives." Lawrence students to assimilate the district. Education Project in the same Quehl's other profession- Students' War Against Hunger challenges of hunger and poverty. SWAHP hosted the Sierra Leone country. He has also consulted al experience includes serv- and Poverty facilitated an Oxfam SWAHP's Co-president Chelsey Sand Concert, which included student the Colombian and Bolivian gov- ing as chief financial officer hunger banquet to promote aware- expressed her opinion of the effec- performers and a 50-50 raffle. Half ernments on financial and man- of the Metropolitan Police ness of the global issue of hun- tiveness and purpose of the banquet. of the proceeds of the raffle went agement decentralization. Department, managing director ger and poverty Thursday, Oct. 29. "Lawrence students live in a bub- to SWAHP to aid in funds for their Serving the federal govern- for tax-exempt capital markets Information and materials for the ble, [and] the hunger banquet gives travel to Sierra Leone over the win- ment will not be new to Quehl, at JP Morgan, and as manag- banquet were provided by Oxfam, students exposure by assimilating a ter break, and the other half went who worked in the Office of ing director at Public Financial a nongovernmental organization real world hunger experience," she to Momodu Maligi, the speaker of Management and Budget, Management, Inc., advising sev- that looks for long-term solutions to said. the evening's event. Maligi was ran- Office of Federal Financial eral state and local authorities injustice and poverty globally. The banquet also featured domly selected as a winner, and he Management during the Clinton on management and budget Entering banquet guests random- speaker Jill Mitchler, the Emergency generously donated his winnings to administration. issues. He currently works as ly selected a card, which stated his Shelter of the Fox Valley's SWAHP. Other activities of the week If he is appointed, Quehl president of Quehl Advisors, or her socioeconomic status for the Coordinator of Funds Development included three Lawrence professors will be headquartered in LLC and as senior managing evening. The high-income guests sat and Volunteering. Mitchler was very holding signs with statistics pertain- Washington. The CFO/ASA director at the Public Resources at a table with a place setting and supportive of what SWAHP has done ing to hunger awareness issues. controls the Commerce Advisory Group. had lasagna as their main course, on campus and discussed what the A reoccurring message of the Department's financial and the middle-income guests were given eating utensils, a chair, and a bowl emergency shelter has done what banquet and other featured events of of rice and beans to eat, and the low- can students can do to volunteer the week hosted by SWAHP was that income groups were given floor seat- with them to be involved in the it is never too late to get involved. ing, a bowl of rice and no utensils. Appleton Community. Poverty and hunger are issues that The proportions of wealth in The banquet was one of many exist globally and within our own Icecream the banquet were divided unevenly themed events of the week to promote communities. Good luck ladies. with the wealthy being the minor- the Indiscriminate Homelessness SWAHP will be hosting an alter- machine, ity and the poor being the majority. Awareness Campaign. SWAHP kicked native giving fair Nov. 19, and stu- glad you This division expressed the unfair off its campaign by writing letters to dents can use this opportunity to —Elvis distribution of wealth globally. Over activists and leaders that have sup- become a part of the cause and to heard us. a billion people live in poverty glob- ported the awareness of the issues of get some holiday shopping out of the ally, while 37 million Americans are hunger and poverty such as Senator way at the same time.

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Editors' Picks: Nov. 6 - Nov. 12

LI Ethnic Dinner — Saturday, Nov. 7, 6 p.m., Lucinda's Dinner featuring cuisine from the Silk Road sponsored by Lawrence International. Tickets are for sale outside of Andrew Commons.

Main Hall Forum: "Fall of the Berlin Wall" — Monday, Nov. 9, 4:30- 6:30 p.m., Main Hall 201 Annah Krieg, art history instructor and Brent Peterson, German pro- fessor, remember the 20th anniversary of the Berlin wall's fall, Nov. 9, 1989. The fall of the wall, which was constructed in 1961, began the German reunification.

Archeological Institute of America Lecture: "Eat, Drink, and Be Roman: How to Survive a Roman Banquet" — Monday, Nov 9, 7:30 p.m., Wriston auditorium Nicholas Hudson, assistant professor of art and art history at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, will be exploring the Roman banquet through art of the period.

Identity Forum Series: "Religion: Faith and the Choice to Believe" — Thursday, Nov. 12, 8-9 p.m., Wriston auditorium Unusual for Lawrence's fairly secular campus climate, a panel of stu- dents, faculty and staff will discuss their decisions about spirituality and faith. THE LAWRENTIAN

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4 FEATURES FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 The secret lives of our profs Alice G. Chapman Professor Emeritus of Physics John Brandenberger

Rachel Young tunities for her here. She teaches my colleagues who are interested new processes, or new ven- Staff Writer violin down in the arts academy. in other things would have more tures, that are often based on trouble with. [Currently] we have antecedents, all for the good Rachel Young: Tell me a little bit Young: As you mentioned a bit, a plan that I'll be here for three of society." That definition about how you got interested in in a liberal arts setting, you get to years, and I'm supposed to help applies in many fields. You physics and teaching. have lots of different types of stu- students keep some of the equip- may or may not be aware dents in your classes, and maybe ment going. But then, I also became that the economists here John Brandenberger: All right, so physics isn't always their strength. interested in innovation, and so are offering other courses I grew up in Illinois, but I went to How do you deal with students I approached Adam Galambos in besides Galambos' and my Carleton College. I thought I would who aren't very excited about phys- the economics department. We course. Other courses on eventually be an engineer and do ics, and make the subject relatable decided to launch a team-taught innovation are trying to one of those 3-2 programs with to everyone? course, and we call it "In Pursuit of attract art students, music either MIT or Columbia, and in the Innovation." To highly exaggerate students, language students, third year, which is supposed to Brandenberger: Right, so, one's our objective [with that course], arguing and believing that be the last year before you go to approach depends on the audi- we're going to save the country. innovation in the way you, the other institution for two years, ence. For example, when I've taught We're sort of working on saving [for example] teach Chinese, I found I liked it so much that I freshman studies and we've had the country because many experts in the way artists, maybe, wanted to spend my senior year "Relativity," or when I have non- believe that the United States is paint or something, the way there. I was majoring in physics, majors in my introductory physics becoming less and less competi- musicians approach their art, and I was going to go on to be an courses, I tend to stress conceptual tive globally, and as a result, we could benefit if within this engineer. Physics is a pretty good physics, and hold the amount of need to do a number of things. We institution we were to raise background for most kinds of engi- mathematical content at a mod- need to support research, substan- visibility and make the case neering, but then after finishing in est level. I instead try to reinforce tially improve education, K-12, or for students striving to be physics, I decided I wanted to stay the physical, the physical thinking, maybe K through the University, more innovative, more curi- in physics, so I went to graduate physical argument, waving one's but many experts who research ous. The question is will your school. I met a guy in graduate hands as I'm doing right now, to these problems worry and think family, your children enjoy Photo by Lauren Mimms school at Brown University who better understand motion, or light, that more innovation in the U.S., a the same standard of living poor atoms with light, and through taught at Lawrence, and we used or other things. I think that works workforce that is more innovative, that I did, or even you did? And some fairly ingenious stuff, not our to play tennis together. He was pretty well for me, to stress the a larger number of people who if we don't get this thing turned thinking, we're just copying other always telling me about how great conceptual things. When I teach, have a knee-jerk reaction to want- around, they could very well not, people, we slow those atoms down Lawrence was. There was an open- I call on students quite a bit, and ing to innovate, to change things, and that's why it is so important so that they're almost stationary. ing [at Lawrence to teach] when I initially, that puts them off, puts produce new ideas, that will pro- that this physics department has When they're stationary, they're was finishing in 1968, and I came them on edge, but after awhile duce new products, new processes. taken on as a common theme the exceedingly cold. If you think win- up, and joined the place. During they get used to it, and I think they That will lead to new companies, process in figuring out how to ter in Wisconsin is cold, those the summer between my junior realize that by my calling on them new companies lead to the creation teach innovation. atoms are at one thousandth of one and senior year at Carleton, I spent I figure out what they have learned of jobs, and right now with 10-per- degree absolute. Once you've gone a lot of time doing research, and I and what they understand. When cent unemployment, the situation Young: What do you like to do through the trouble to cool them had wondered then what a career they can't answer ... I realize I need is even worse than when Galambos when you aren't at Lawrence? and trap them, now they're sit- in a small liberal arts college would to go over it again, so through and I started thinking about this, Do you have free time? ting ducks to be manipulated and be like. To do physics there and to my questioning, we achieve a cer- so we like to think that if we can further interrogated, so that's what teach mainly physics, and try to do tain amount of drill that I think figure out how to teach students Brandenberger: Not much free we're doing right now. It's a means some research, to the degree that sometimes helps, especially the how to be innovative, and really time, I'm quite a workaholic. I have towards an end, we have yet to cap- it would be possible, and it looked non-physics student, assimilate the learn how to do it, we can teach electric trains at home. I was sup- italize on the system you see here, pretty good to me. In that sense, material. other people to teach students how posed to be able to retire because but we will continue to badger the I think from early on, since I was to be innovative, and that maybe I have a pretty big set of electric poor things [atoms], to pummel a junior in college, really, I was Young: What are you teaching cur- we could, in a modest way, have an trains — I reverted back to a child- them, so that we can study their thinking an academic career in a rently? impact on improving and sustain- hood hobby — but that just wasn't reaction. A lot of the lasers you liberal arts college had a number ing the competitiveness of the U.S. adequate. So, since retirement a see here I've built myself, because of advantages. I realize that at this Brandenberger: So I am retired, student and I have built a physics they're much simpler to fix if I college I would get to have lunch well, I was supposed to have Young: When you say "innovative," machine, and are working on some understand them. You're much bet- with historians and mathemati- retired two years ago, but the what do you mean by that? research that will go into a publica- ter if you're control of your own cians and Russian professors, and agreement is that I would have tion. All of that is just too much destiny [when it comes to building it's a nice broad thing. I married this very small office, and keep my Brandenberger: There are lots of fun, so I probably spend too much equipment], and the students will a woman who is a musician, so it laboratory, because there's quite ways you can define innovative, time in here [in the lab]. [What I'm help, and they will better under- was natural to come to Lawrence a bit of equipment around here but the definition I like is "to apply doing currently is] in the center stand the experiment, because they [as well] because there were oppor- that I developed, that I can ser- new ideas and new approaches to of the table, we have atoms in a vice and keep running, and that the development of new products, container, and we bombard those helped build it themselves.

named in honor of Carl Waterman, a Lawrence history through the archives: Conservatory professor for over 40 years and dean from 1920 through the 1930s. As announcements began Anniversaries of Peabody Hall of being made of the dedication of the Music-Drama Center that was to take place June 5, 1959, it was noted that Music and the Music-Drama Center Waterman would be the only living the growth of the Conservatory and Julia Stringfellow person to have a part of the building Archivist Theatre Arts programs, the Music- named in his honor. Waterman died Drama Center was constructed in on the eve of the dedication, and 1959. Peabody Hall was razed that This year marks the centennial while the next day was a joyful occa- same year. Photo courtesy of Lawrence Archives of the building of the Peabody Hall sion for Lawrence in having a new The total cost of the construc- Stansbury wrote his obituary for ing actors and playwrights during of Music, the home of the Lawrence building, people mourned the loss of tion of the Music-Drama Center The Appleton Post-Crescent. Peabody, his time at Lawrence. Cloak also Conservatory of Music from 1909 a long-time Lawrence professor. was over $1,400,000. The building Harper and Stansbury are all buried founded Attic Theatre in 1950, a to 1959. The building stood where The Peabody wing of the build- was designed by Frank C. Shattuck at Riverside Cemetery. local community theater group that the downtown YMCA is today and ing was named in honor of George Associates of Neenah and built by When the Music-Drama Center initially met in the attic of his home cost about $15,000 to build. It was Peabody, and Stansbury Theatre was Oscar Boldt Construction Company opened, it also contained an experi- and continues to be active to this named in honor of George Peabody, named in honor of Mary Stansbury. of Appleton. mental, black-box theater. This the- day. The photograph included in a Lawrence trustee who died in 1909 Stansbury was an 1859 gradu- Five parts of the building were ater was dedicated as the F. Theodore this article shows Cloak directing a and left in his will the funding to cre- ate of Lawrence who was one of named in honor of Conservatory Cloak Experimental Theatre in group of students while construction ate the building. Lawrence's first female graduates deans, a Lawrence alumna, a trustee, 1973. Cloak taught Theatre Arts at on the Music-Drama Center is taking Prior to Peabody Hall, and went on to become one of its and a former professor of Theatre Lawrence from 1929 to 1969 and place in the background. Conservatory classes were held in first female trustees in 1874. She Arts. went on to serve as director of both Thousands of musicians and Main Hall since the Conservatory's wrote for The Appleton Post-Crescent Harper Hall was named in honor the Freshman Studies program and actors have practiced, taught or founding in 1874. The new building and wrote poetry and short stories, of William Harper, Conservatory the London Centre in the 1970s. attended class in the Music-Drama contained offices, classrooms and including the book "A Path of Years." dean from 1908 to 1913. During his Cloak is the founding father Center in its past 50 years. The practice rooms, and its principal She was also a faculty member at tenure as dean, Harper created the of the Lawrence Theatre Arts building is well on its way to provid- feature was a recital hall that could Lawrence and died in 1928. Artist Series in 1908. Department; he directed over 80 ing a rich history to celebrate when it seat about 400 people. Because of When Peabody died in 1909, The Waterman Music Library was plays and taught thousands of aspir- reaches its centennial in 2059. THE LAWRENTIAN

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 FEATURES 5 What's new at the Warch? The cinema David Rubin residence halls that have projectors, for several weekly film series, among The rest of the cinema's sched- Staff Writer that is — Trever, I'm looking at you. other special events. The indepen- ule is filled with special events, like It meant watching a 30-second clip dent film series, for example, runs films sponsored by various student If you are like me, then you of "Brazil" in Freshman Studies, but Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. There groups, or even a show by a visit- were a bit skeptical when you first only after wrestling with projector is also a cult-classic screening, every ing comedian. The space is fully walked into that mystery of a room settings for 20 minutes. Friday night at midnight. equipped for concerts, with theatri- lurking just beyond the proud, silver But now the sign is completed, Marianne Griffin, campus cal lighting, a quality sound system "cinema" sign. In fact, upon my first and I know that Lawrence has resist- life programs coordinator and and a Yamaha grand piano. investigative romp through the cam- ed the temptation to make it read, Student Organization for University As such, it was already used pus center, I remember thinking two "Cinema!!!!! Look, prospies! We have Programming advisor, described the by the Lawrence faculty for an eve- things to myself as the workmen put a cinema!!" And by now, I also know series as consisting of "the movies ning of jazz, and it's booked this the finishing touches on that epic that the cinema has not cannibal- you've seen 20 times, but the 21st Saturday, Nov. 7 for The Chairs' sign. One: "This can't possibly be ized the other types of Lawrence time is even better." album-release show. legit." Two: "How many exclamation film-viewing, such as the ones listed In addition, SOUP will continue What is there to look forward points are they going to add after above, which have become near and throughout the year to bring pre- to in the cinema's future? Plenty, it the A?" dear to my heart. release — i.e. not yet available on turns out. The LU Film Club was just Allow me to explain my skepti- Now that I know those two things, DVD — movies to campus, by way granted funding by LUCC, meaning cism. and now that I have talked to the of Lawrence's contract with a film that that group will have the funds Photo by Alexander Kohnstamm brains behind the cinematic opera- licensing company. to start showing student-chosen I always thought that film-going proven itself even to my judgmental tion, I am fully convinced that the Also good to know: The cinema films on Thursday nights. at Lawrence meant keeping your self. Yes, the popcorn is free inside cinema actually is legit. Apparently, is stocked with a region-free DVD In addition, Green Roots will be poor RLA company in the final min- the Lawrence bubble, and there's a everyone else thinks so too, because player in addition to a regular DVD sponsoring the independent film utes of desk duty, sniffling at the more-than-competent techie running according to Greg Griffin, director player, which means that it has the series throughout February and will final moments of "The Notebook" the show at all times, so it might of the campus center, it has been flexibility to show smaller indepen- be screening works that shed light and picking at the remains of the seem too good to be true — but it is booked virtually every night since dent releases and foreign films that on the current campus sustainability food that he or she purchased for true, and it is in use all the time. Go the beginning of classes. might be formatted differently from project. the night's "program." In any of the watch something! Right now, the cinema is used their big-studio counterparts. It turns out that this cinema has Across the pond Domestic gourmands: Blueberry Hill Lauren Mimms noon. Blueberry Hill is only open brought out the pancakes. Their pre- Staff Writer from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., unlike many sentation was great; four pancakes pancake houses. This is not a prime topped high with deliciously cinna- Backpacking across Europe If breakfast is your most impor- time for college students, which is mon-baked apples and fresh syrup. I tant meal of the day, try Blueberry perhaps the reason that I was the took a bite and understood what the Aisha Eiger grating yourself with your surround- Hill Pancake House for its food youngest customer there. fuss was about. The perfect amount for The Lawrentian ings, even though there now may and ambiance. From the outside, My waitress took me to a booth of spices and variety of textures hit be a language barrier. Popular des- Blueberry Hill looks out of place. and gave me a menu. A group of my mouth. tinations are Paris, Venice, Brussels, It's a cozy cottage situated between older women that entered after me Then I noticed it: a long black I am a bit miffed that I took the were asked to order first. I wasn't hair in between my pancakes. It defi- responsibility of writing a column Berlin and Athens to name a few. commercial buildings off the busy After our 10-day break, we will section of College Avenue. given the best service. Looking at nitely put a damper on my experi- during what is currently our midterm the menu, there are a large variety ence. Despite this questionable find, week in London. So along with the all find ourselves again in London. As you enter, the same senti- It is not all bad coming back though; ments come to mind. Inside, old- of choices. Everything was within the the food was delicious, and I could sudden — and, frankly, uncharac- $7 range, which is a great deal when not complain about the prices. The teristic — workload I am willingly, we come back to generally the same fashioned wood walls and an over- language and the familiar sight of sized gumball machine accompany considering the huge servings given. view left something to be desired, yet grudgingly, writing a column for Breakfast is the specialty, but the unless watching trucks fly by is your an unknown number of readers and McDonald's that can be found just the waiting area. Small booths line about any corner. the sides of the restaurant, with restaurant also offers lunch courses, cup of tea. Workers were full of still more unknown number of genu- such as sandwiches. I had heard local charm, and I felt welcomed. inely interested individuals. Yes, I am The live music, plays, sights and older-looking tables in the center. special interest groups, which meet Everything appears aged and classic. about their famous Cinnamon Apple Older folks may feel more at home, complaining; but I do have a report, Pancakes, so I knew I had to try them. but I would not deny returning for however generally, of the goings on at any time of the night and day are Faded paintings decorate the all probably a tube stop away. We walls. "My Girl" played on the radio Once I was finally asked to order, my another pancake or two. of the city across the sea. meal arrived relatively quickly. As I Just a hint: Share with a friend! Along with the frantic, and usu- will be coming to continue our quest as I came in, adding to the impres- for the best pub in the city. And, of sion that this was a family-owned, waited, I noticed the prevalence of I am a ravenous eater, yet I could ally last-minute, completion of mid- local groups. Most customers were barely finish half of my plate. Also, term papers there is also the added course, alcoholic beverages can be small-town diner. It was a while partaken even at the tender age of before the manager noticed I was older couples, and many were obvi- though the restaurant advertises free pressure of getting plane tickets to ous regulars. The manager knew all Wi-Fi, I had trouble getting it to work. and from the country at preferably 19. There is even almost too much to there, but he made up for it with do, so it is hard to escape the feeling Midwestern hospitality. of their favorite spots and entrees. Blueberry Hill did not give me the concession prices with presumably It was then that I knew I had thrown best experience when I was there, but no advantage seating, no checked of guilt if you decide to take a lazy There were a surprising number day and nap an afternoon away. of people around, since I came at myself into a local hotspot. the restaurant's breakfast plates will luggage, and no flight insurance to After a few minutes, my waitress not leave you unsatisfied. speak of; in other words, nothing Even with so much to do, I can- what I thought would be an off-time, better go wrong, and I had better not help but feel nostalgia for you observe carefully the limits of 10 Lawrentians. You who might be kilos assigned to my one carry-on — one of our friends can be sure that however much that might be. you are being faithfully stalked on There are advantages to these Facebook, even if we might not come From our kitchen to yours: economical, if not hassle-free, thrifty around to message you how much we miss you. Once all the city's charms Ingredients: flight bookings: the foreign lands we Main dish seek are conveniently situated on the are worn thin, it will be nice to come Paneer Makhani continent and not across the Atlantic back to the town of Appleton and 15 cubed pieces of tofu Ocean. Book a ticket and in less than finally take a look at the new cam- Syed Komail Abbas 1 onion two hours you have landed once pus center and yet again experience Chef 2 tomatoes, chopped again a stranger in a strange land. something new. 1-inch piece finely chopped You can restart the processes of inte- This famous vegetarian dish Ginger or Garlic from the Indian subcontinent 2 teaspoons chili powder is usually made with paneer, 2 teaspoons coriander powder a type of cheese that is com- 1 teaspoon garam masala pow- monly used in South Asian der cuisine. However, in the event 1/2 teaspoon sugar that you are not able to find 1 tablespoon butter paneer at Woodman's or at Cilantro leaves, garnish Photo by Naveed Islam the Indian Grocery store on masala powders into a paste. Northland Avenue, some tofu White Sauce Heat the pan with butter and will do just fine. The powders 1 teaspoon flour add tomatoes before starting make the gravy thick, while 2 tablespoons butter to cook. the vegetables and spices add 1 cup milk Mix in the paste and cook till that extra aroma that will keep the butter floats on top. your room smelling like Sai Method: Add the white sauce and con- Ram days after you and your First thaw and cube the tofu; tinue cooking for five to six friends are done feasting. If frying it is optional. minutes. you love Indian food, that is not Grind onion, ginger, garlic and Finally, add the tofu and cilan- a bad thing. the chili, coriander and garam tro leaves before serving.

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6 OPINIONS & EDITORIALS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009

STAFF EDITORIAL Rising tuition costs Zach Davis are terribly reliable as a steady Columnist stream of income. As revenue decreases, private Part II of II colleges won't be able to hire new professors and build new buildings; Why no Wi-Fi? Last week, I wrote about an alarm- in fact, they'll need to start increas- ing trend: college tuition is increasing ing tuition just to maintain the cam- pus and pay everyone. Prospective Upon returning to Lawrence this year, students were overwhelmed by changes and new much faster than median household students will have fewer and fewer improvements across campus. The Warch Campus Center looms large over the mighty Fox income. Public colleges, with their traditionally affordable rates, needn't reasons to enroll, especially given the River, a perfect place to study, equipped with everything from computers, to comfortable thriving public universities offering lounges, to art supplies. Students are also able to connect to the internet wirelessly from be too concerned, but private colleges run a serious risk of pricing out many much cheaper education right down almost anywhere within the building, which is open to students all night long, allowing potential students. This week I'll look the street. Money trouble forced students flexibility in when and where they study. With the swift embrace of Wi-Fi that took at what might happen if this trend Antioch College to close a few years place in the campus center in mind, the staff of The Lawrentian thinks that Lawrence should continues. ago, and if tuition trends continue, make wireless Internet accessible across campus. The trouble is that private colleg- Antioch won't be alone. It has become a truism to say that the Internet is a necessity in an academic setting. Not es offer students many of the same How might private colleges avoid this grisly end? Harvard and UPenn only does the Internet allow access to information from all over the world, the Lawrence opportunities that public colleges do. made themselves more attractive community has access to many journals and databases that could be utilized to their full I could have gone to the University of Maryland and studied exactly what I to students by drastically overhaul- potential if all students could view them anywhere. ing their tuition scheme, funding The Internet used to tether individuals to at least a wall, if not a desktop computer. Now, have here for about $12,000 a year; I chose to come to Lawrence and pay huge percentages of low-income stu- technology has enabled us to access this information anywhere with the proper infrastruc- about $28,000 more. dents' tuitions. However, few private ture. It is important to keep in mind that books, magazines and recordings are successful As private college tuition creeps schools outside of the well-endowed media because of their accessibility and portability. higher, more students are going to Ivy League could afford such a reduc- The new campus center is the only additional place this year where students can access start deciding the other way. It's tion in tuition revenue. The rest have wireless Internet. Wireless hotspots are still limited to the library, academic necklace, and not so much a reflection on private to work on maximizing profits. Companies are experimenting dormitory lounges. There is no need for this access to be so limited; because almost every schools, but merely of economic real- with for-profit private schools run as building on campus has Ethernet jacks scattered along the walls, there is no reason why ities — no one would choose to be financially crippled when a perfectly businesses. Schools such as DeVry wireless could not be more prevalent. We at The Lawrentian think that it is important for University and the University of everyone to have access to wireless network resources. adequate, much cheaper alternative exists. Phoenix offer online courses to reach Though not the most pressing issue facing Lawrence as a whole, the current model of If and when that migration a wider audience and eschew the allowing students to provide their own wireless routers privileges more affluent students starts happening, private colleges traditional single campus for many who can afford the extra expense of a wireless router and gives them an advantage as they will really be stuck. With decreased smaller non-residential campuses, complete their work in residential buildings. enrollment, two revenue sources will both to reduce expenditures on stu- The task of providing wireless network access more broadly should not be insurmount- also decrease: tuition and concession dent safety and comfort and to be more convenient to more students. able, as ITS obviously already knows how to implement a wireless network. The University money. To pay employees, main- I think there will always be pri- should finish the job and make the World Wide Web accessible to everyone across campus, tain and improve facilities, ensure the safety and comfort of students, vate colleges — perhaps not quite with or without a cord. like the ones we're used to see- Wireless access has been a topic of conversation at Lawrence for years, and the University's advertise, fund projects — keep the place running — colleges will ing — because there will always be dawdling on this issue seems silly, especially in light of the much grander projects the admin- find themselves dependent on their people willing to pay money for a istration has completed over the past few years. endowments, private donations and government grants. None of those See Tuition on page 8

lubricant only works in modera- each other so much for acting like tion; in higher quantities, it's just an mature adults that we won't be able expensive vomit-inducer. Personally, to help but become fast friends. Of Ask a fifth-year: Polite partying I'd rather remember having a good course, parties can be loud, and not people, making the prospects of get- they've been gracious enough to time than forget hours spent with everyone is interested in meeting Drew Baumgartner my head in the toilet. Staying in new people at parties, or even being Columnist ting to know anyone rather undesir- share with you for a night. The least able. I'll offer you a few simple tips you can do in return is be grateful, control will also help you remain nice, so I might recommend explor- for party conduct that will hopefully courteous and understanding. I've respectful of your host and fellow ing other social venues. Dear Drew, double as reminders for the rest of seen partiers go so far as to clean guests, so everybody wins. Fortunately, most other places I've always been a bit shy, but campus. up a spilled drink, but I've also seen Remember that, ultimately, par- to meet people on campus require I'm trying my hardest to get out and Remember that you're not the guests insult hosts who are simply ties happen at the discretion of even more shared interest than sim- meet people. Any tips for how to best only one at the party. I know, it trying to comply with security, who, Security. Complying with Security's ply beer and dancing. Every campus conduct myself at a party? seems impossible to forget that more often than not, is right there wishes is the best way to ensure organization is filled with people —Wallflower in Wisconsin there are 200 people trying to dance behind you. I would love to see more the continuation of the party. This passionate about their respective on top of you, but a lot of partygo- of the first kind of guest, and no could mean stepping outside for a hobbies, from college radio to stu- Dear Wallflower, ers act as though the party is just more of the second. It would be a moment, handing over your drink dent government to environmental- That's a pretty timely question for them and their friends. Aside shame if the negatives of hosting a or helping quiet the crowd. Security ism. I would recommend finding a there, Wallflower. Your interest in from the very occasional birthday party began to outweigh the posi- doesn't want to be the bad guy, so campus organization that interests pushing outside of your comfort party, this is almost never the case. tives. they'll only shut down a party if you, heading to a meeting, and see zone is commendable, and parties Everybody is there to have a good Don't drink more than you know they're really unhappy with the way if you don't hit it off with your like- can be a great place to meet people, time, and getting in the way of that you can handle — that is, handle things are going, but that just means minded peers. provided that both you and the peo- is just plain rude. with grace. Free booze can be hard to we all have to do our part to keep ple you meet are putting your best Remember that you're some- pass up, but don't make the party a them happy. Have a question? Send it to Drew feet forward. Unfortunately, conduct body's guest. Most parties on cam- social experiment in how belligerent If everyone keeps these tips in at [email protected] at parties as of late has offered ter- pus take place in somebody's room you can get before somebody throws mind, we'll all have a great time at rible first impressions for a lot of or house — their own home that you out. Alcohol's role as social parties. Additionally, we'll admire

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Jami Lin —Nik Ross What did your parents tell you when you asked them where babies “A man and a woman put their pri- “My mom said they came out of your belly button, and I got freaked out POLL vates together.” come from? because I thought you got them out —Amy Sandquist with a spoon." PHOTO —Grace Rothstein THE LAWRENTIAN

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 OPINIONS & EDITORIALS 7 Letters to the Editor

Friday, Oct. 30, seven Lawrence Coal River Valley, a mountain range Massey's antidemocratic, inhumane shoes on and waking up with a brings up, but he probably would University students participated in in West Virginia. Many residents exploitation. headache; one might assume that be better off expressing his opinion a national day of protest to end of Coal River Valley have protest- —Chris Conrad sleeping with shoes on causes at Yale, which still has an active mountaintop removal coal mining. ed Massey's blasting permits for headaches. However, a third factor Greek system and has produced Along with concerned citizens at months, with hundreds arrested is usually the reason: heavy alcohol many Presidents and Supreme more than 200 demonstrations during acts of nonviolent civil dis- Why the hate? In last week's consumption. Court Justices. Lawrence is provin- around the country, the students obedience. Lawrentian, Steve Schnorr wrote Fraternities in the same way are cial, and without fraternities here demanded an end to the explosion Instead of mountaintop remov- about what scares him: the high self-selective. People who join them no one would be worse off for con- and leveling of mountains. al, residents support the construc- correlation between federal-level are overwhelmingly adventurous gressional electoral chances. This popular resistance to tion of a proposed 328 MW wind politicians and fraternity member- and outgoing — you have to be for I served as president of SigEp mountaintop removal stems from farm. A 2007 study found that ship. To Schnorr, "frat boys rule the level of commitment. The fact for a year, and I would like to the fact that, in addition to destroy- such a project would provide per- the United States." Mr. Schnorr is that many members of congress assuage the Lawrence community ing valuable ecosystems, mountain- manent jobs and $1.7 million in correct with statistics, but it needs are also members of fraternities in case it's actually worried. I can't top removal contaminates ground- tax revenue to Raleigh County each explaining. should be of no surprise. To run in speak for the other fraternities, water and threatens the welfare of year. For Schnorr, correlation implies a political race one must have the but sans the legendary F.T.B., no people living in nearby communi- Distressingly, as Massey lev- causation. He assumes because same characteristics. And though it Lawrence SigEp is likely to ever ties. els the mountains for short-term politicians were overwhelmingly makes for a nice conspiracy theory get near the hallowed halls of The students gathered at the profit, the company also destroys in fraternities — which are over- to assume that fraternities hold a Congress, the Supreme Court or College Avenue Chase Bank to edu- the contours responsible for the whelmingly white — that white tight network, it's the voters who the Presidency. The best I see for cate customers about mountaintop region's unique wind resources. "frat boys rule the United States" elect officials, not other fraternity SigEps is unemployment or, worse removal and Chase's leading role in Worse yet, Coal River Mountain and that being in a fraternity will members. yet, grad school. financing the practice. At the doors Watch warns that blasting may lead to this supremacy. False — Fraternity alumni also put great There are better conspiracies of the bank, one student played destabilize the Brushy Fork sludge white men for better or worse have emphasis on the corporate world. to entertain: at least three of the Appalachian folksongs in celebra- dam, spilling its toxic contents ruled this country for over 225 Like it or not, it is there that the last five presidents have been left- tion of the unique culture of moun- onto nearby communities. years. The advent of fraternities money is, and money still makes handed — as is the writer of this tain communities. Meanwhile, the So, Raleigh County stands at did not suddenly put them into for clout in politics. However, this letter. Soon we shall rule the United other students rinsed the bank's a crossroads. One road leads to power. Factors greater than "frats" is hardly applicable to Lawrence, a States. walls to draw attention to Chase's contamination and unemployment, put white men in power. liberal arts school with a conserva- I eagerly await the h8te. dirty investments. while the other leads to security Mixing up correlation and cau- tory of music. The day of protest took place and prosperity. We must support sation is an easy mistake to make. Schnorr's basic goal is to get a five days after Massey Energy deto- the people of Coal River Valley to For example, there exists a strong rise out of Lawrence fraternities. nated its first set of explosives in ensure its potential and to forestall correlation between sleeping with It's good to discuss the issues he Some more lessons on breaking people's hearts J.B. Sivanich little ridiculous — clunky is what my sion over. Even after the heartbreaking is poking your target and then sending Op/Ed Editor fellow pros call it — but I can't even The application of affection over, don't be afraid to take a few an overly gracious apology Facebook tell you how much success those is one of the most discussed and victory laps. Deion Sanders may not message explaining to your tar- During last week's class, we took seven words have brought me. debated areas of heartbreaking. have been the greatest athlete ever get that your roommate was really a little stroll down memory lane, The second statement is almost Originally there were two schools — he probably has, though, earned drunk and trying to play a prank, reliving my own professional tri- as easy to achieve as the first: just of thought about this: There were his spot below Mia Hamm and above and I'm really sorry you had to get umphs so that you guys may get a talk about kids a lot, and how much those in the so-called "Italian school" Tony Parker in the grand scheme involved in this, and hey, I know it's taste of what this field is all about. you love and want them and all the who advocated for full-on, non-stop of things — but his style rightfully probably not the time or the place Toward the end of class I asked you things you are "willing" to sacrifice affection everywhere at every time earned him the sweetest nickname to say it, but it's always nice seeing guys to come up with things that for them: "I love getting drunk on and then there were those in the in all of sports. you in the halls and I want to say you want your mark to say after the holidays, but opening presents with "British school" who unsurprisingly After achieving victory, I like to that I remember our time together "pull" — i.e., when he or she is lying little kids will be worth not risking forwent any notion of warmth in ask myself "What would Prime Time with a smile and a laugh … anyway, in a heap on some unsanitary floor. another eggnog hangover." molding the model of their piercing do right now?" Though I haven't got- I hope that that Vorenkamp paper The two things I always want my I personally like to take my mark cold heartbreaker. ten to the level where I can bankroll turned out all right and your little mark to say are "He noticed things on walks that go to playgrounds As an American, I prefer the mid- an overnight trip to Disney World sister enjoys having her braces off. in me that no one else ever has" and where kids are running around and dle road in which affection is used after every catch — that is, however, … Although, I've personally gotten "He would have been the perfect talk about how I could watch kids sparingly depending on the situation a goal I'm closely approaching — I do bored with this one from overuse. father." If you can get your mark to at parks for hours at a time; some- — I use affection in the same way have some pretty slick ways to say "I Swallow this advice with the say these two comments, then you times I "accidentally" let it slip that I that a fine chef uses vinegar or in won" without actually saying it. awareness that you are not cut out have sufficiently separated yourself subscribe to the Gap Kids catalogue. the way that a college student uses Continuing being really good for this line of work. To the three from the rest of your target's ex- If my mark is particularly quick — ranch dressing. friend's with your target's room- of you out there reading this who lovers, achieving an immortal status. read: hard to crack — I like to engage Let your target think that they mate — i.e., studying with them and are actually are, take faith in the As a rule, people are really self- her in debates over different parent- are frequently in control of the affec- posting funny videos on his or her knowledge that if you work hard involved, so coming up with some- ing techniques: "Winnie the Pooh" tion — both the amount and its Facebook wall — is a no-brainer. enough, you may one day become thing flattering to compliment your the storybook or "Winnie the Pooh" initiation — without that ever being Being abnormally loud in the caf- immortalized in the pantheon with target is fairly simple. You rarely run the Disney movie? true. Creating confusion within your eteria so as to draw attention to Carla Bruni, Don Johnson, Chuck the risk of it sounding absurd. For This exercise will provide you target will in time become your best you — or just being drunk in public Bass, Winona Ryder, Henry Kissinger instance, outside the lens of self-love with most of the direction you will friend, as it creates a sense of uncer- places during the day — is another and, oh yeah, little ol' me. a compliment such as "you have an ever need in heartbreaking, but there tainty and disorientation that will standard one. exquisite taste in belts" may seem a is another issue that I personally give you the opportunities for bold, One of my personal favorites, would like to clear up some confu- grandiose gestures that you need. however, is accidentally Facebook

I never asked them. I already knew “Babies come from prayer.” because I watched cartoons. The opinions expressed in these editorials are those —Jismy Raju —Alice Baker of the students, faculty and community members who submitted them. All facts are as provided by the authors. The Lawrentian does not endorse any opinions piece except for the staff editorial, which represents a majority of the editorial board. The Lawrentian wel- comes everyone to submit “Babies came from the stork and “You take medication and go to the their own opinions using the then the mommy poops them out.” doctor and then you get pregnant. “ parameters outlined in the —Evan Bravos and Taylor Jacobsen masthead. —Tashfique Mirza THE LAWRENTIAN

8 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 Wriston exhibit takes viewers into abstract worlds Olivia Hendricks Davidson, who has returned to to give the lecture in the gallery flower that no human has ever had a flower's innermost depths. "There" Staff Writer Milwaukee after 15 years of "too among his works, but as doing so chance to witness. It was in this way was a trip to the ethereal realms. much expense and too many distrac- was not permitted, he instead settled that flat canvases covered in oil and "Clown Car" induced a sense of being "My paintings are landscapes, tions" in New York City, gave his for strolling through the exhibit with acrylic suddenly became landscapes. inside of something resembling, per- but they're not of landscapes, they lecture at 6 p.m., before most people audience members after the lecture. Davidson's more recent works, haps, a birthday cake. are landscapes." I was tempted to present had even seen his work. It was there that aspiring artists like his 2008-09 pieces "Lake," Although each viewer may have roll my eyes when abstract painter From the beginning, he acknowl- could be heard seeking his advice, "Mosquetero" and "Nature of Nature" had an individual sense of where Michael Davidson made that remark edged his hesitancy to describe his initiating real conversations; it was were especially hypnotizing. All of the paintings were taking them, no in his lecture during the opening own work, given the problems that there that the few words Davidson them used dark colors and layering doubt the majority of the paint- night of his exhibit "Territories" in arise when "two forms of language, had spoken earlier began to make to give the sense one might step into ings sucked them in, and took them the Wriston Art Center Galleries verbal and visual, collide." sense. the painting and explore. somewhere. After all, Davidson's are Friday, Oct. 30. Again, this seemed like some- Perhaps those words made sense Though these three paintings did not paintings of landscapes. They Yet, before this review moves what of an excuse or exaggeration, because the paintings themselves the grunt work in convincing the are landscapes. one sentence further, please note: especially given the unexpected brev- made sense. Although they were viewer that these abstract worlds Davidson's work will be on Davidson's paintings are landscapes, ity of the lecture, but only because abstract, each painting was plausi- in fact existed, paintings such as exhibit in the Kohler Gallery of the but they're not of landscapes — they many audience members had not yet ble, seeming as if it were something "Heat," "There" and "Clown Car" took Wriston Art Center now through are landscapes. They are worlds unto seen the paintings, which did, in fact, that nature itself could have created, advantage of the newfound trust the Nov. 25. Further details are available themselves and an entire sensory speak for themselves. and very well might have created, in viewer had in the painting. at http://www.lawrence.edu/dept/ experience in two-dimensional form. Davidson had originally wanted some deep, dark cavern or inside a "Heat" felt like sitting inside a wriston/exhibits.html.

new band by Pitchfork many times — I appreciate this. There is no other Web site out there right now Sound choices: Let's talk about Pitchfork that is doing what Pitchfork is doing: Alex Schaaf this wealth of information — and Often, as was the case with cific score on a scale from 0.0-10.0, offering long-form reviews, in-depth Arts & Entertainment Editor MP3s — at your fingertips is and Arcade Fire, the Web site does a thus assigning a very specific "grade" interviews, insightful columns, and, how frustrating it can sometimes be great job at recognizing the potential to each album, something that many uh, hosting its own music festival to see music judged too harshly just of a young band and helps give the people feel is ridiculous. that brings many of my favorite Music blogs. I think many peo- because it does not fit into a specific new band a bigger audience. Most of these people are also bands to one place every summer. ple don't even know that these genre or scene. However, sometimes the blog's reading Pitchfork every day, if for no The Web site has played a large exist. I know my mom has heard of There are thousands of music power is used to give undue credit other reason than to find something role in creating the "indie" scene that Pitchfork, through me obviously, but blogs out there, from corporate- to a band that ends up with way egregious to point out to other peo- brings hundreds of unique bands I'm not sure if she could name any sponsored Web sites to blogs run too much attention and has actual ple: "See, this is why I hate Pitchfork." and artists under one umbrella, thus similar sites. by college students and single moth- meltdowns on stage due to the spot- I can easily understand why peo- helping listeners discover new favor- Most people, "normal" people, ers. But one site tends to stand out light — see Wavves for the perfect ple dislike the style of Pitchfork, ite artists. get their music from iTunes; their among the rest. example of this. and I can recognize the smugness If there were another Web site recommendations from friends, Let's talk about Pitchfork. Along with such visible power that comes along with each 10th that did exactly what Pitchfork does, family and Rolling Stone; and their Pitchfork is the "king of music comes a great deal of scrutiny. Many of a point. But I also recognize that but with a little less arrogance and snarky, ironic arguments about the blogs," as many of their reviews other bloggers, listeners and musi- Pitchfork plays a vital role in the smugness, would I stop relying on newest flash-in-the-pan indie band have played a large part in spur- cians decry the Web site and its music culture today, especially the Pitchfork so much? Probably, but from, well, I'm not sure where they ring previously unknown bands to writers for having too much power "indie" subculture. the fact is, this is what we have for get those from. greater fame — the biggest examples and using this power in a snarky, The fact is, I agree with the writ- now, and we should appreciate the On the other hand, those people of this phenomenon involve Arcade condescending manner. After all, the ers 90 percent of the time, and I've ways in which this Web site brings who are aware of the world of music Fire and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. site gives each piece of music a spe- experienced being turned on to a together "indie" culture in one place. blogs know both how helpful having

"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" "Law Abiding Citizen": Underrated Alexander Kohnstamm This plot turn makes this action and kill everyone on screen — espe- Staff Writer thriller quite a pleasant surprise. It cially Jamie Foxx — to avenge his presented Halloween weekend was nice to see F. Gary Gray, direc- dead daughter and wife. tor of "The Italian Job," teaming up Another downside to this film October and November are usu- with Butler; this teaming really gave is its lackluster ending. It's a real ally slow months for new films. the film an extra kick. Although the shame to leave the film on such This usual slowness has caused "Law writing was a bit sour at times, it a sour and melancholy note after Abiding Citizen" to fly completely was rather refreshing to see a bit of investing so much time into the tra- under the radar at the moment. brutality back on screen again, and jectory of a brilliantly planned and But, ignoring its seemingly unorigi- wrapped in a rather clever package seemingly justified revenge plot. nal plot and massive pile of negative nonetheless. "Law Abiding Citizen" has the reviews, this is a film that is actually After his fantastic role in the elaborate jigsaw puzzle scheming of highly entertaining, and it is one that film "Gamer," Butler delivers again "Inside Man" with the scorned parent is dangerously close to being a clas- in the lead role. His character, Clyde mayhem of "Taken," all of which add sic revenge flick. Shelton, is a masterfully complex up to a very nice package, which is A man's home is invaded and character. You feel the pain of his only spoiled by some stale icing on robbed, and his wife and daughter loss when his family is murdered, the cake. are murdered in front of him. But and you are reborn with him in his But the bad ending does not when the pair of killers is arrested, newfound quest for vengeance. mean the majority of the movie is one makes a deal with the prosecu- The main problem this film faces not worthwhile, as it is far more tor to get off easy, while the other is that it does not seem to real- entertaining than many other films goes to death row. This does not ize that it has inadvertently painted are that are out now in theaters. sit well with the father, played by Shelton as the hero, rather than the If you want to take anything away Gerard Butler, and he spends the villain. The film assumes we will from this review, it should be that next 10 years plotting the world's identify with Jamie Foxx's character critics these days are not the people most elaborate revenge scheme as he tries to stop this "madman" you should be listening to — just against the criminals, the prosecu- from killing "innocent" people. But use common sense. If it seems like tor, played by Jamie Foxx, and all the no, you want Butler's character to a movie that you'd be interested in, other court officials and government see his plan to fruition; you want give it a shot, and I guarantee you'll appointees involved. him to destroy the establishment have a good time.

else does. They can offer students Change is always hard. Tuition smaller class sizes and more con- Changing a private college, which tact with professors. They can spe- is little more than a huge collection continued from page 6 cialize in certain subject areas — of entrenched interests and archi- niche product. Private schools just by having a conservatory of music, tecture, seems close to impossible. need to focus on offering students for example. They can affiliate with However, if tuition prices keep education, opportunities and expe- a religion. They can offer a liberal rising faster than Americans earn riences that are unique or better arts experience deep enough to the money to pay them, something Photo by Minh Nguyen than public colleges. blow public liberal arts schools is going to have to give. Hopefully, Trying to compete with public out of the water. Only in niche before that day comes, we'll have Members of Artistic Masturbation Theatre presented schools for the same students is markets, where the demand is low worked out a system that preserves three performances of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" a sure recipe for disaster. Rather, but the supply is even lower, will the wealth of options our universi- last weekend in the Warch Campus Center Cinema. private colleges need to figure out private colleges be able to justify ties currently offer students. what they can offer that no one charging as much as they do. THE LAWRENTIAN

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 9 Coming to "Romeo and Juliet" receives a makeover your senses Laura Streyle before performances took place, Staff Writer Troy explained that updating the Music setting of the play was in part moti- "Romeo and Juliet," in a newly cut vated by the historical and cultural Tuesday, November 10 version written by Professor Timothy context of the '80s Jersey Shore, as X. Troy and Lawrence University it was in the midst of a transition alumnus John Maclay, sold out every from a tourist dreamland to a tacky Bon Jovi performance in the Cloak Theatre second-rate destination. Thursday, Oct. 29 to Sunday, Nov. 1. However, while the interfamily "The Circle" The sold-out show was the Lawrence clash was obvious during the play, Department of Theatre Arts' fall stu- the influence of the historic Jersey Tori Amos dent production. upheaval on the families was not Shakespeare's contemporary conveyed to the audience as clearly. "Midwinter Graces" audiences knew the city of Verona In contrast, music rather unam- biguously held the production Dashboard Confessional as the setting for "Romeo and Juliet." This was the place where an "ancient together with a common theme of "Alter the Ending" grudge break[s] to new mutiny/ '80s tunes. The music of the '80s where civil blood makes civil hands R & B band Earth, Wind & Fire and R. Kelly unclean." the boss of heartland rock, Bruce Walking into Cloak Theatre last Springsteen, helped set the mood "Untitled" weekend, audiences were presented for Troy's version of the play. Early with a newer Verona: the setting in the performance, the whole cast Photo by Austin Federa moved forward a few years and gathers to get its Shakespeare groove The understudy cast of "Romeo and Juliet" gave three matinee performances to students from area highschools. across an ocean to the 1980s Jersey on to EWF's catchy hit "September" at the Capulet's party. Shore. Instead of cobblestone streets the weight of the story's crash had a "Romeo and Juliet" in the form of the The production was a roller- and immaculate balconies, there softer impact because the relation- crowbars, bats and knives that were coaster of scenes, zipping by quickly were remnants of abandoned carni- ship between Romeo and Juliet was used to kill in the same breath that a and breathlessly. Many scenes that val games and flimsy fire escapes. not given its full time to develop. character expressed his deepest love were not central to the romantic The leather jackets, golden Troy said that his view of the and attachment. plot were cut, and language from the chains, clashing colors and bright play, whether set in Verona or the All in all, the new "Romeo and First Folio edition of Shakespeare's lipstick were just a few aspects of '80s Jersey Shore, is that the city is Juliet" was perhaps a bit ambiguous texts was upheld. the costuming that brought flash- governed by Mercury, with uncon- in places because of the new 1980s Though the brutal timeframe of backs of the '80s, which college-aged trollable twists in emotion that format, but overall was successful 80 minutes accentuated the rapid- viewers could appreciate while fol- usurp the mind and make for vio- due to the great work of the cast and ity and volatility of the plot and left lowing the classic tale. lent interactions. Viewers saw the crew involved. little time for rationalizing the series In lectures given to classes volatility of Troy's conception of Movies of the two lovers' dizzying decisions,

Friday, November 6 and right. I'm not sure what it is, food unseen in primetime television. but the humor sometimes falls flat So, this season is still enjoyable. TV is the answer: "30 Rock" for me. It still makes me laugh on occasion. "The Box" Oh, sure, I still chuckle at lines Not the full belly laughs that could Beth Carpenter especially lackluster for me. It's dif- such as "Don't look at me like I'm a make me think I was getting exer- "The Men Who Stare at Staff Writer ficult to admit this because I rou- football game" and Jimmy Fallon's cise, but a guffaw sneaks out here tinely go around saying things like willingness to mock himself, or Betty and there. Goats" "Blammo!" and "Is that a thing?" This is a difficult column to White threatening to outlive Tracy This season did give us a world- I often tell people that I am Liz write. The time has come to talk Jordan, but I think the show is rest- view based on sandwiches. This "The Fourth Kind" Lemon, just the college version. I've about one of my favorite shows, ing on its laurels. season is giving us some more of missed dentist appointments. I've "A Christmas Carol" one of the shows I anticipated most Last season, even with excessive Will Arnett as gay network execu- thought about taping my bra instead highly for the fall TV season: "30 guest stars, "30 Rock" managed to tive Devon Banks, which is always of buying a new one. So it pains me "Turning Green" Rock." And what I want to talk about find its stride and deliver laugh after appreciated. to talk about the failures of what is how disappointed I've been with laugh. This season has been return- So there are problems, yes, but used to be my favorite show. this season thus far. ing to its roots, focusing on the fake "30 Rock" is still giving us some Perhaps I prefer it when my Maybe it's not fair to expect the sketch show "TGS with Tracy Jordan" of the little things that helped to Thursday night sitcoms are underap- show to maintain the admittedly more than on the crazy high jinks make the show great to begin with. preciated by the general population, high standard it set for itself with that guest stars bring with them, but Hopefully there will be a resurgence and maybe it feels like the show is last season's "Just Give a Kidney" in four seasons, maybe the writers of the more important things that too aware of itself, too smug, now and the Jackie Jormp-Jomp storyline, forgot about the roots of the show — made the show one of my favorites. that it's become this incredible hit or season two's "Midnight Train to smart, witty one-liners, unexpected But for now, "30 Rock" still airs TV show, winning Emmy awards left Georgia," but this season has been slapstick and a level of devotion to Thursday nights on NBC at 8:30 p.m.

DVD Artist spotlight: Carl Kennedy Tuesday, November 10 Molly Wilson "I'd only ever played jazz on Staff Writer trumpet and I knew I wanted to "Up" play jazz, so I stuck with trum- If you've been around the pet," said Kennedy. "Last year "The Ugly Truth" campus center café for Monday I started studying composition nights, you've probably noticed with Fred Sturm and piano with "Spread" the weekly jazz sessions fea- Lee Tomboulian. At that point turing Carl Kennedy on piano. I wasn't even thinking about "Pray the Devil Back to Kennedy, a senior music theory switching — and then all of a sud- and composition major with a den I had options." Hell" jazz emphasis, got his start in Clearly, the switch has paid jazz in his hometown of Kenosha, off for Kennedy; this weekend Wis., with some help from his is Jazz Weekend at Lawrence, middle-school band director, Ken and Kennedy will be quite busy. Wiele. Said Kennedy, "He was the Tonight, the Hybrid Ensemble will one who really encouraged me be premiering Kennedy's arrange- to improvise and taught me the ment of "There Will Never Be Another You." basics of jazz ... I guess it just Photo by Nhi Nguyen kind of bit me." Kennedy explained that he'd Since then, Kennedy has only "never done anything for voices performance at 1:30 p.m. and make it this weekend, Kennedy continued to explore his musical before, so I decided to try it. I with his jazz combo at 3 p.m. in can often be found in Appleton capabilities. Though he'd played e-mailed it to Phillip Swan just for Harper. venues playing with friends. piano all through high school, feedback ... I guess he liked it!" The performances this Kennedy came into Lawrence as a Saturday, Kennedy will also weekend are sure to showcase trumpet player. be playing with the Jazz Band's Kennedy's talents. If you can't THE LAWRENTIAN

10 SPORTS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 Women's soccer to compete in playoffs Lawrence University Andrew King on goal, both of which were saved Staff Writer by senior goalkeeper Lindsey Ahlen. Ripon was forced to play defense for almost the entire match, allow- The women's soccer team has ing three goals despite goalkeeper earned the fourth spot in the Midwest Angelica Cooper's 11 saves. Conference Tournament despite a Junior Sarah Ehlinger had a great heartbreaking non-conference loss performance to finish her season, against UW-Oshkosh in the second netting a Mallory Koula-assisted goal overtime period. in the 40th minute and a 77th-min- Lawrence and the Titans were ute strike on a Celesta Kirk assist. stuck at a stalemate for 104 minutes Koula added another goal for good until UW-Oshkosh freshman Becca Standings measure only two minutes later, Blue deflected a Kelsey Spaith corner while Annie Kaiser added her third kick into the net, ending the match Football assist of the season. instantaneously. Despite the loss, MWC O'All Ehlinger earned MWC Offensive the Vikings took a positive attitude Player of the Week after her brace Monmouth 8-0 9-0 away from their effort, carrying their as she moved into fifth place on St. Norbert 7-1 8-1 energy into a must-win game at Lawrence's career list with 28 goals Ripon. Ripon 6-2 6-3 as a Viking. For Lawrence to qualify for the Illinois College 5-3 5-4 In addition, Ehlinger was named MWC Tournament, the Vikings need- to ESPN The Magazine's Academic Beloit 4-4 5-4 ed to defeat seventh-place Ripon All-District 5 second team based Photo courtesy of Facebook Carroll 4-4 4-5 on Saturday while the Monmouth on strong performance in the class- Fighting Scots beat Beloit and lost to Tournament this weekend as they this year. Grinnell 2-6 2-7 room and on the pitch. Ehlinger Lake Forest in their weekend games. look to upset Carroll University. If Lawrence can get past Carroll Lake Forest 2-6 2-7 was the only Midwest Conference The Viking took care of their end of Despite the strong finish to their sea- in their 7 p.m. game, they will face Lawrence 1-7 1-7 player chosen from District 5, which things by thrashing Ripon 3-0. The son, the Vikings are heavy underdogs the winner of Lake Forest vs. St. encompasses all schools in the states Knox 1-7 1-8 rest was up to Monmouth and fate, against the Pioneers, who have won Norbert on Saturday, with the winner of Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and and both played in Lawrence's favor. the past three MWC Tournaments, earning a berth in the 2009 NCAA Indiana. With their season on the line, possess a 9-0-0 conference record Division 3 Tournament, which begins Men's soccer The Vikings will hope to earn Lawrence played shutdown defense, and home-field advantage, and beat Nov. 12. MWC O'All a berth into the NCAA Division 3 holding Ripon to just two shots Lawrence 9-2 in Appleton earlier Carroll 8-0-1 14-1-3 Grinnell 6-1-2 9-7-2 St. Norbert 6-2-1 11-5-1 Beloit 5-2-2 10-3-4 Football's offense sputters in loss to Carroll Illinois Colg. 5-4-0 7-10-1 Ripon 4-5-0 5-12-1 Erik Borresen Casper connected with receivers on the "0" from their side of the score- the Viking defense only allowed Staff Writer two 40-plus-yard touchdown passes board by kicking a 29-yard field goal Carroll to convert two of their 10 Lake Forest 3-5-1 6-11-1 and the Pioneers also converted a with just under five minutes to go, third-down opportunities. Lawrence 1-4-4 3-9-5 The Carroll University Pioneers 35-yard field goal to make the score but the 26-3 score would hold up Team manager Salem Barahmeh Monmouth 1-7-1 2-13-1 traveled to Lawrence to face the 17-0 at halftime. as the Viking offense was kept out commented after the game, "[Carroll] Knox 0-9-0 3-15-0 Vikings in the eighth game of their Just 27 seconds into the sec- of the end zone for the fourth game took control of the game early, and ond half, Carroll scored again on a this season. we just could not seem to fight our season Saturday, Oct. 31 in the Banta Women's soccer Bowl. 76-yard pass from Casper to fresh- Senior quarterback Nick Maxam way back into it." Both teams looked fairly unim- man wide receiver Tim Nass. Eleven threw for 193 yards in the losing The Vikings look to improve MWC O'All pressive throughout the first quarter, minutes later, Carroll forced a safety effort, while freshman wide receiver their 1-7 record as they travel to face Carroll 9-0-0 15-1-1 but shortly after the second quarter off of a blocked punt, bringing the Nate Nelson caught nine balls for 75 the 6-3 Ripon College Red Hawks St. Norbert 7-2-0 10-8-0 began, the Pioneers took control of score to 26-0 at the end of the third yards. Seniors Matt Frelich, Kevin this Saturday at 1 p.m. quarter. Penza and Mike Gostisha all record- Lake Forest 7-2-0 12-6-0 the game and never looked back. Lawrence 5-4-0 11-5-0 Carroll junior quarterback Chris The Vikings managed to erase ed sacks against the Pioneers, while Grinnell 4-4-1 7-10-1 Monmouth 4-4-1 6-11-1 Beloit 4-5-0 7-8-0 Congratulations LU Football Team and students engaged in Global Aid! Ripon 3-6-0 3-15-0 Knox 1-8-0 2-15-0 Illinois Colg. 0-9-0 3-13-1

Volleyball MWC O'All St. Norbert 9-0 22-9 Beloit 8-1 23-5 Grinnell 5-4 14-18 Ripon 5-4 11-18 Lake Forest 5-4 9-18 Monmouth 4-5 13-17 Carroll 3-6 14-17 Illinois College 3-6 9-18 Lawrence 3-6 14-18 Knox 0-9 4-25

Service Council voted to recognize outstanding volunteerism on campus and chose the LU Football Team for their Statistics are courtesy of heart-felt dedication to and support of a young Appleton-area boy with health concerns and to SEGA for their out- www.lawrence.edu and www.midwestconference. standing fundraising and monetary contributions to provide loans for KIVA to help alleviate poverty. Please help the org and are current as of VCSC congratulate these organizations for their outstanding commitment to helping those in need! Nov. 4, 2009 THE LAWRENTIAN

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 SPORTS 11 Volleyball drops final matches Athlete of the week Jon Mays performance by Laura Toth. The sec- The friendly confines of Alexander Staff Writer ond game's 25-10 score was the Gymnasium helped the Vikings keep by Stephen Exarhos worst for the season for the Vikings. the conference tournament within The Lawrence University volley- Clare Bohrer led the team with reach, as Lawrence was 5-2 at home ball team still had hopes of advanc- ten kills and Emma Kane added a this season. Margaret Rhatican: ing to the Midwest Conference team-high three aces in the losing With only three seniors on this Tournament heading into their final effort. year's roster, Lawrence is poised two regular-season games, but the In what proved to be their final for a strong 2010 season, but the Women's volleyball Vikings' chances vanished after two game of the season, the Vikings still Vikings will have to replace senior losses last week. nursed an outside chance of making setter Laura Aerts, who notched one Lawrence first faced Beloit the conference tournament, but they Midwest Conference Player of the College, who entered the match with fell short as they dropped their four- Week award this year to go with her an undefeated MWC record. Beloit game match against fifth-place Lake sixth-best-in-conference 8.31 assists quickly proved that their record was Forest 25-19, 22-25, 25-20, 25-14. per game. Aerts will graduate with justified as they swept the Vikings The Vikings finished the sea- 1190 career assists, good for seventh 25-21, 25-10, 25-19 behind an 11-kill son with a 14-18 record (3-6 MWC). on Lawrence's career list. Men's soccer ends season with a loss Jon Mays said, "It was definitely disappoint- The Vikings finish the season at Staff Writer ing. We have so much talent that we 1-4-4 in conference play despite only didn't put to good use. Our record being outscored by their opponents The Lawrence University men's easily could have been over .500 if 15-12. soccer team has had their fair share we had just a couple breaks go our Only two Vikings will graduate of close games this season, but way." this year: defenders Nico Walker and unfortunately for the Vikings, they Lawrence outshot UW-Superior T.J. Frett. Both were part of a defen- did not come out on top in many of 6-5, but only three of those shots sive core that allowed only 1.5 goals those games. were on goal and none got past per game this season. Frett was also Photo courtesy of Margaret Rhatican Yellowjacket goalkeeper Tom Fitzer. named to the ESPN The Magazine's Their last game of the season 1. How has the team dynamic been in this roller-coaster ride of a season? UW-Superior's goal came in Academic All-District second team ended in a 1-0 defeat at the hands This was a tough, emotional year. We are a very competitive team, we the 36th minute when Thomas for his strong performance in both of UW-Superior last Saturday. The are very driven, and we pushed each other every step of the way, even Shuldheisz threaded a ball inside the academics and athletics. Vikings once again played well in the hard matches and tough times. We communicated well as a team, box to Ben Mooney, who put it past The Vikings finished with an enough to keep the game close, but we stuck together, and every single girl contributed to the success we Viking goalkeeper Andrew Finley. overall record of 3-9-5 and look to they simply could not find a way achieved. Our team dynamic was admirable, given the struggles we faced The Vikings had four shots in the improve next year with a strong core to win as they fell to 1-3 in games after an incredible beginning. When we stick together, we are unstoppable. second half to the Yellowjackets' of young players returning. decided by one goal. 2. What are the most memorable moments from your time playing vol- one, but they were unable to mount Junior forward Bennett Pang leyball at Lawrence? a comeback. First, beating Eau Claire in three straight sets. We played to our poten- tial that game, which was such an incredible feeling — as was shocking everyone who heard about how thoroughly we dominated them. Had we played every game with the same execution and attitude, we'd be first in Ramble on the roof: Working on the weekend our conference right now. Second, senior bonding at Björklunden. There are no words. Torrin Thatcher use "professional debut" in that last defending national champs from 3. Do you plan to keep playing volleyball after you graduate? Staff Writer sentence because Jennings actually Columbus. Reynolds grabbed Sorgi's I'm excited to go back to playing all the other sports I'm crazy about went to Europe to play professional throat while on the ground and after graduation — volleyball is definitely one of them — specifically sand I would love to say that my feet ball for a year after graduating from injured Sorgi's trachea so badly that volleyball — but I'm excited to play basketball and soccer again too, on began to root themselves in their high school. he was unable to return. Fortunately whatever club team I can find. spot while enjoying college foot- Being one of the top high school for us, Lee Evans decided to be on 4. How did it feel having such a great home-court advantage at ball followed by the World Series recruits, Jennings made a bunch of the receiving end of one of the big- Alexander Gym this year? on Saturday and then pro football noise when he decided to play over- gest plays in Badger history to get us It was fabulous. Our fans are absolutely amazing, and we love you all followed by the World Series on seas, earn some money, and not go the victory. so much. Thank you, everyone, for coming out every single game. A special Sunday, but this sadly did not hap- to school. His thought was that play- Duke knows how to play with shout-out goes to our boys and girls wearing the pink tees and supporting pen. Because this watching did not ing with older men would be more round balls on the hardwood, but breast cancer awareness. I hope the fan base keeps growing as our team happen, I would like to extend a advantageous than playing against they're now showing that putting will be back stronger than ever next fall. belated "thank you" to my fellow college-aged players. It looks like he on pads for something other than 5. What sport are you best at besides volleyball? employees for refusing to work may have made the right choice in lacrosse can lead to victories. With There are so many I couldn't narrow it down, so I took a poll of a Halloween weekend. I worked all preparing himself for the league. their victory over Virginia, they have group of 100 random people from the LU and Appleton area/hood, and 98 three days last weekend and I missed Back in football news, the now posted three straight wins for percent said street fighting is what I'm best at. I mean, when you have the a good amount of succulent sports. Gators of Florida played well against the first time in 20 years. Although street cred, you have the street cred. What did I miss? Oh, let's see. Georgia, even if one player was a they do have to face Georgia Tech With the Trojans making a fool. Herschel Walker ran for a lot and Miami in the next three weeks, valiant trip to battle the Ducks in of scores in his Bulldog days, but they're definitely showing the ability Eugene, this game would not only Tim Tebow has now run for more. to post some wins and earn at least have a big impact on the Pac-10, With yet another display of his com- some respect in the ACC. but also possibly on the national petitiveness, Mr. Tebow set the SEC I didn't have a brother growing LU Acting Director of Athletics Mike Szkodzinski title as well. Since I was at work, I record for career rushing touch- up, but if I did, it would be safe to had to wait and just check the final downs of any position player while say we couldn't hold a half-lit match would like to draw your attention score at the end of the night. After trouncing the Bulldogs from Athens. next to the Rodgers brothers out to the two new features on the Lawrence University work, I saw that the Ducks that had Tebow had four touchdowns on the in Corvallis, Oregon. In their seven- blown the Trojans out of the water day — two passing — so how does point victory over UCLA, the young- Athletics Web page: and handed them a 47-20 loss, their that make him a fool? er brother, 5-foot-7 running back worst of the "Carroll Era." It doesn't — that role was filled Jacquizz, not only had 24 carries for The Trojans have now basically by his teammate, Brandon Spikes. 112 yards and 7 catches for 92 yards, "Ask the Coach" takes you to a page where you dropped out of the national title Spikes, a senior and a so-called "lead- but also a 14-yard touchdown pass. can ask questions to any coach in the department. picture, and Ducks are making noise er" on the team, decided to dig his The older brother, 5-foot-7 — quacking, if you will. It is interest- hands into a Georgia player's eyes wide receiver James, not only had Coaches are required to reply within a week, so after he hit the turf. The Gators were ten catches for 106 yards, but also ing to think where the Ducks would you're guaranteed to get their responses. be if they would have won their first up by 21 with seven minutes left in four punt returns for 90 yards and game of the year versus Boise State the third quarter, but even with the five rushes for 28 yards - the final University — a for-sure national title game pressure off, Spikes showed one being a 17-yard jaunt with 44 lock? The Ducks are flying strongly, his true personality. seconds left to put them ahead. There is also an "Athletics Blog" in which Szkodzinski and it should be interesting to see With Vanderbilt coming up on Combined, the Rodgers duo com- will update athletic news — not just the scores — if they survive the season with their the schedule, Florida coach Urban bined for 442 all-purpose yards. Not wings unclipped. Meyer suspended him for the first a bad way to spend Saturday evening regularly. When it comes to basketball, I half. Yes, that's right, just the first with your brother, right? am a big fan of Brandon Jennings. In half for intentionally trying to gouge That's all for this week. Until the Bucks' season premiere against out someone's eyes. next time, I'm preparing my highlight Check it out at: the 76ers Friday, our starting point On a side note, this incident video so I can play offensive line for http://www.lawrence.edu/athletics/ guard was an assist and a rebound brought me back to when Jim Sorgi the Packers. shy of posting a triple-double in was choked by Robert Reynolds dur- his NBA debut. Notice I failed to ing the Badgers' victory over the