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Editor's Desk Table of Con.tents SPORTS PITZER NEWS PoETRY Well, for the first time I don't have anything really to say here about The Other Side itseU; something that we did, or something that we will do, or Sports Shorts 10 Pitzer Perusing 23 The Mystic whatever. People suggested writing about current issues, like Somalia, 4 by David Stoiber by Peter Nardi by Seth Bricklin and/or how George Bush is trying to do everything in the last month of his presidency that he should have been doing for the past four years. But with Viva Las Ve~as Been Searching 4 TheVoid Managing Editors: Dauid Stoiber and by Jason Au denberg by Seth Winnick by Seth Bricklin things around here being the way they've been, all I've had time to really Seth Winnick 5 11 2 keep up with in the paper has been Calvin and Hobbes and Washington, and Mark Taylor Executive Editor: John Bracken 6 Master Plan Dingo Dan D.C. sports teams. The Skins beating the Cowboys made my week. by Andrew Starbin by David Sperry Anyway, I thought I would talk about some Residential Life issues and Production Editor: Heidi Schuman 1 25 some of the absurd rumors that have circulated this semester. Like for Sports Editor: Andrew Starbin example, that the RAs are keying into rooms and looking for drug parapher­ Senior Photographer: Whit Preston nalia. Or, that RAs want people to squeal on their friends. First off, RAs Artist: Jay Martin don't care or have the time to look for problems. The Residence Life Staff Writers: Alfie Alschuler would rather not know about it. If they don't know about it, then that means Jason Aufdemberg anyone behaving not in accordance to Res. Life policies, is doing it in a way Seth Bricklin that is hopefully not infringing on the rights or health of other students or Juan DeLara themselves. Therefore, the Res. Life Staff doesn't have to do anything about Joanna Garfein If it. they know about and are confronted with it, then they have to do BiUKramer something about it. Dauid Sperry No one wants to prevent people from doing what they want-no one is that self-righteous. It is however illegal, and while a lot of people ignore or Colin Swenson simply don't care about this fact, and that may be fine for some people, it is Mark Taylor not something the school can ignore. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the WesWu Res. Life Staff to discourage illegal and unhealthy activity. Most staff Faculty Advisor: Jackie Leuering· members find it hard to care about people who don't seem to care about Sulliuan themselves in relation to these realities. But they do care, and that's why they're there in the first place. The Other Side Magazine is a Equally outrageous is the idea that some people think that the Res. Life publication of the students of Staff cares if anyone drinks. I should clarify that if you are 21 it is illegal and Pitzer College. The editors you should not drink. But realistically, you can do what you want here as reserve the right to edit or long as you're not hurting yourself, someone else, or property. In other refuse any material submitted, words, as long as you're not being obnoxious and creating problems. As although it doesn't happen long as it's not excessive, you don't have to hide the fact that you drink or often. Address any inquiries have been drinking. Once again, thepointisthatitisillegal for people under or letters to: 21 to drink and if the Res. Life Staff is confronted by yom drinking then they are required to do something about it. The Other Side Box'857 The policies that Pitzer has outlined, and that everyone agreed to abide c/o Pitzer College REviEws CONTRIBUTIONS by when they came here, are designed to encourage responsibility and Claremont,CA 91711. consideration, as well as health and safety. Therulesarealsodictated by the Henry Kaiser 50D... Don't Leave Home Without It Federal Regulations that have always governed the whole country. There The opinions expressed in this 20 by jim Bogen 6 by Bill Kramer are policies out there a lot more strict than Pitzer's, believe me. Basically, the magazine do not necessarily Ice Cube The Radical Is Alive point is not to say what we can get away with, but rather, to point out that reflect the opinions of the 21 by john Bracken 7 byWesWu Cover Photo as long as we behave intelligently, everyone can get along. editorial staff, or even in some by Whit Preston cases, the writers. The Bodyguard Freedom of Spirit 26 by joanna Garfein 9 by Alfie Alschuler House of Love Sticks, Stones, and Broken Bones Mter reading The Other Side 27 by Juan De Lara 18 by juan De lara please recycle Ufe After the Pitzer Womb 28 by jessica Hurley

DECEMBER I 7, 1992 THE OTHER SIDE 3 THE OTHER SIDE s.-«»ItTS Viva Las Vega$ by Dav i d St oiber A Gambler•s Guide by jason Aufdemberg and Mark Taylor Prediction: Joe Montana, perhaps snagin their chance to repeat as champs the greatest one of all, will once again during the winter meetings last week Today, we are going to discuss the can lose big and fast. In order for this wield his golden arm, but it certainly when they lost David Cone, Jimmy Key write more about this method, how­ will not be with theSanFrandsco49ers. and KellyGruber(they are, apparently, d ifferent techniques and stories of ob­ method to, work you need a lot of ever it would not be fair to the casinos. Did someone say ... Silver and Black? going to lose Dave Winfield also). The sessive/compulsive gamblers. In our money and lady luck has to be on your If you are really interested in this Where the heck did the Pittsburgh Jays replaced this impressive bunch four years of experience with Las Ve­ side. If you still are not convinced that method, and believe me you should be, Steelersdig up Barry Foster? This little with an old, overworked Dave Stewart gas, we have accumulated a vast array this method is not profitable, maybe send $4.95 to known running back, at least prior to and a fragile, yet productive, Paul of poker betting methods, mostof which this story will persuade you. Pitzer College, Box 422 this year, has a legitimate shotatreach­ Molitor, who is also in his middle 30's. have not worked. We have tried these In November, we decided to try 1050 North Mills Ave ing the two thousand yard plateau in At least the Jay are not the Milwaukee methods with black-jack, craps, Pai this new method, and in a matter of 2 Claremont, CA, 91711. rushing. Brewers. The Brewers, who did not Cow, and sports betting. days we were able to lose about $990. After watching the Denver Bron­ have much going in the winter meet­ The first method that we would No matter how long we played, no Helpful Hints on taking a trip to cos play four quarters of mindless foot­ ings, lost their best hitter (Molitor) and like to recommend to no one is the "bet matter what tables or casinos we vis­ Las Vegas: ball against the Seattle Seahawks, two their best pitcher (Chris Bosio). Appar­ big to win big'' method. In my first visit ited, wewereonlyabletoget upby$25. 1) Always remember to take your weeks ago, on Monday night, I began ently, the demonic winter meetings to Vegas, inexperienced as a gambler, I We ended up losing more than 3 or 4 in ready teller card because, as I said~ to realize exactly how crucial John show no pity. decided to take all of my summer earn­ a row and thus never really got on a fore, it can come in handy. When all Elway is to the spirit and confidence of Hands down, the "Bonehead" ings with me because I was sure my winning track. However, this story seems lost just go to your ready teller move of the year award goes to the method could not fail. I left on a Friday does have a happy ending. Thinking machine and proceed to make a de­ back hopeless California Angeles. They Jordan on top. afternoon, planning on spending the we had lost everything we decided to posit. It does not matter if you have no gambled, and lost Brian Harvey, the son and are currently in the cellar of the whole weekend in Vegas, but ended up take the long walk back to our rooms. money because the bank machines second best stopper in baseball (behind Central Division. As "The Boss" ex­ corning back a bit brokeSaturdaymorn­ Realizing on our walk back that we had work on the honesty principle. Just Eck of course) to the Florida Marlins in plained, "Glory days .... they'll pass ing. My method took approximately 5 $1 Odollars left over, we quickly headed place the empty deposit envelope into the expansion draft. Frugality is one you by." hours to strip me of all my earnings towards the room to change into our the machine and enter any amount you thing (the Angeles had nearly $11 mil­ Hats off to Hakeem Olajuwon, who (somewhere around $550) and my lucky clothes. Once back at the casino, feel is sufficient, and then make a quick lion erased from its payroll with the has managed to put his off-season dis­ pride. I ended up having to beg for a we decided against black-jack and withdrawal. This should only be used loss of Harvey), but a team's responsi­ putes with the Houston Rockets front $1.95 breakfast and $10 for gas so that I headed for the Draw Poker machines. in desperatesitua tions because the bank bility, to the city and its fans, to put the office behind him, and is currently hav­ could return to Pitzer. This experience Realizing that the only way we could tends to frown on this sort of behavior best possible product on the field is ing his best season to date. has enabled me to grow as a gambler get back even would be to increase the and you may end up getting your card another. Perhaps the biggest surprise in all and to learn the basic lessons about odds by placing 5 quarters in the rna­ privileges suspended for a while. The Dodgers' signing of Eric Davis of sports this year is Barry Melrose and takinga trip to Vegas. First,saveenough chine, we proceeded to take on the 2) Another option for those des­ reaffirms the fact the.. t some teams never his courageous and scrappy Los Ange­ money for food and gas. Second, do machine that seemed to be calling our perate situations is to bring a check learn from their mistakes. les Kings, who are minus their "Great not bring credit cards unless you have names. Just when all seemed hopeless, book. Not far from Las Vegas is a Who would have thought a team One" and still leading the Smythe Divi­ a strong will and can evade the fever. we got a reprieve. With only 10 quar­ unique all-night deli known as the Mad that sports such big names as Avant, sion. Third, take your bank card because in ters left in our possession, we placed 5 Greek. With a little coaxing, the man­ Edwards, Brickowski, Murdock and News Flash: I guess the rumored most cases it can help you out in tight into the machine. As we proceeded to agercan be persuaded to accept a check Robertson in its starting line-up would demise of Juri Kurri was premature. situations, as you shall see later on. play the game, a quarter dropped onto written out for more than the amount be leading "his Aimess" in the Central Remember when the Rose Bowl Another method that has been un­ the floor and with only have 5 left, we of food purchased. Thus without any Division last week. Though short lived, used to mean something? The Wash­ successful is the "doubling method." fell to our knees and scrambled around money, you can write a bogus check the fleeting vision of Mr. Jordan look­ ington Huskies, who come stumbling This method entails doubling your bet looking desperately for the lost quar­ allowing you to enjoy a good meal and each time you lose a black-jack. hand ter. Then, like an angel falling from to buy enough gas for the ride home. John Elway leads the Broncos. ing up at his competition was still a into college football's most prestigious disturbing observation. event with a two game losing streak, until you lose about 3 or 4 in a row and heaven, a woman tapped us on the 3) Try, and I know it is not easy, to the Broncos. Have you ever seen a team sink will battle the Wolverines from Michi­ then you return to the base beL Each shoulder and screamed, "way to go set a limit of how much you are willing Is it me, or is Steve Young having farther or faster into oblivion than the gan on New Years' Day (Michigan has time you win a black-jack hand you boys." Looking up at the screen, as if to spend and stick to it. the kind ofseason Randall Cunningham once mighty Detroit Pistons? These three unimpressive ties this year). Talk stay at the base bet. This seems like a from God himself, a royal flush ap­ 4) Do not bring credit cards, espe­ threatened to have? Bad Boys are a measly three years re­ about your Oash of the Titans . . . NOT! good method, but our experience has peared,payingus4000quarters($1000 cially if they are connected to your par­ taught us otherwise. Although it was big ones). The Toronto Blue Jays hit a major moved from their championship sea- (continued on page 30) ents account. This may lead to sticky initially successful, we found that the The only method that has worked situations in the household and possi­ benefits do not out way the costs. The successfully is the simple card count­ bly being kicked out of the house for problem with this method is that you ing method. We would really like to Thanksgiving. SII«»ItTS (continued on page 30)

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SCID ... DoN'T LEAVE HoME WITHOUT Ir! by Bill Kramer The Is Alive

There has been a lot of talk this Claremont Colleges ID. proof, since, at a large party, it is diffi­ semester about the decline in Pitzer's A server cannot accept a driver's cult to remember everyone. "social life." This is a pleasant euphe­ license/ill from any state, even with a 4. A server may refuse to serve byWes Wu mism for "parties with a keg." I cer­ hologram. We require SCID since it is, you after a certain number of drinks. In response to the article published and Indian Hill to show our support for cultures. There has been lots more: the tainly agree that Pitzer is much quieter generally speaking, more difficult to Part of reducing liability is pre­ in the November 19th issue ofthis maga­ the Black community. Unfortunately, Clothesline Project, speakers, forums, on weekend evenings than it was a few falsify a school ID than to obtain a fake, ventingexcessconsumption. Although zine titled ''The Radical is Dead," I some of the "moderates" (those who I etc .. years ago, but I would say there are state ID. Only those students who the amount of alcohol it takes to intoxi­ must admit to a fair amount of anger am sure have political views but were Now that I've given you some his­ more reasons for this than the relative present a red SOD will be served any cate a persondependson the individual, and frustration on my part. The article never politically active otherwise) had tory to work with, let me get to some absence of kegs. The point of this ar­ alcohol. most servers will stop serving a person argues that radicalism at Pitzer is no ideas contradictory to the peaceful in­ other concerns. Basically, my complaint ticle isn't to discuss all the reasons for 2. You must present your ID every after six drinks. The server may refuse longer in existence and I find this in­ tentions of the organizers (the radicals) with what was said in the previously the decline in Pitzer's "social life," but time you are served. to serve a person for the rest of the sulting, especially when put into a his­ and decided to block the flow of traffic. mentioned article comes down to three to explain a few new pro­ evening, or they may torical context. In the past years, Thus, we (the radicals) had tostop what things: the radicals being constantly cedures and the reason­ refuse to serve for a certain radicals on campus have been called we had planned to be a peaceful dem­ attacked about their tactics, the defini­ ing behind them. time period. (Nod rinks for reactionary and were thus disadvanta­ onstration because the moderates were tion of radicalism, and what the article Ever since 1990, an hour, for example.) geously seen. Now, in an attempt to be implies about political awareness on Pitzer has been re-exam­ Since drinks will be lim­ more proactive, we are accused by that campus. This article, "The Radical Is ining its alcohol policy ited, it doesn't help giving same community that we are no longer " ... we were only do­ Dead" angered me so much because because of recent federal them away to friends who radicalized. Before I continue, please we were only doing what the commu­ regulations concerning didn'tbringproperiD.(As understand that this is not directed ing what the commu­ nity thought would be more advanta­ funding of colleges. Part always, a servercan refuse specifically to the author of that article geous in terms of tactics. That is, to be of this examination was to serve anyone who is al­ but to all of you out there who have nity thought would be more proactive rather than reactive. lookingatliabilityissues. ready intoxicated prior to subscribed to these views and also to Now that we are proactive, we are ac­ New procedures were coming to an event.) all those who have no desire to be po­ more advantageous in cused of no longer being radicals. You instituted in order to re­ liticized. say that "If there were some radicals duce Pitzer's liability. It Hopefully, these brief Let me put this into context. If you terms of tactics ... out there we could all gain the perspec­ is remarkable the explanations of proce­ were here last year, I am sure that you tive we need." Maybe you didn't gain amount of liability that dures will help in under­ remember the series of "We Demand" Now that we are the perspective you need because you is present at any func­ standing the "hard ass" fliers that were given out concerning didn't go to see the Oothesline Project tion in which alcohol is tactics thathave been taken the Pitzer Presidential Search. At that proactive, we are ac­ or because you didn't bother to go to served. For example, if in the last few years to re­ time we were accused of being annoy­ the Columbus Day "SOOYearsofGeno­ someone uses a fake ID to get beer, Previously, wristbands were given duce liability. Please keep in mind that ing "radicals" who had nothing better cused of no longer cide" presentations. The radical is not becomes fair1y intoxicated, and then, out to everyone who was 21. This was many servers are fellow students. They to do than finding worthless causes to dead. We're just trying to be proactive. while walking home to their room, trips usually done at the door of the party, are in a sometimes difficult position fight for. Asstated in the article, radical being radicals." Would we have been noticed if we put on the stairs, hits their head, and suf­ not near the keg. Since wristbands can when they have to turn away a friend tactics were seen as "confrontational" a bomb in Scottorgraffitied McConnell? fers some sort of permanent damage, easily be transferred from one person or suite mate. Please show them the and "counterproductive." Although, Which brings me to my second gripe. they can sue several people. Besides to another, some people who are not 21 respect they deserve. Remeber, they after the whole thing was over, we doing everything possible to disobey You also say that "One of the reasons suing the party organizers, they can will have access to the keg. By showing are not acting as agents of the "evil were thanked by the Deans for bring­ the Ia w (we had to get your butts out of for Martin Luther King Jr.'s success is sue the server, the server's employer, your SOD each time you are served, Administration," even though 'They're ing and encouraging awareness within there because the cops were starting to because Malcolm X and the Black Pan­ and Pitzer itself. There area lotofpeople underageconsumptionwillbereduced. just doing their job," isn't what you the community, we were also encour­ move in with their riot gear). In an thers were on the scene." Frrst of all, I involved in an event who would be 3. You must bring back your cup want to hear in that situation. They are aged to be more proactive. So that's effort to be more proactive, we were think this is bullshit. Second of all, it held liable. A talented lawyer could if you want additional drinks. employed by the school and agree to what we did. This past Spring semes­ infiltrated by thosemoderatesand were seems that you have defined radical­ produce a lawsuit that could severely Basically, this means "I lost my work in a professional manner. ter, we helped put on an international thus unable to continue what could ismas militancy, since before, you also hurt Pitzer as well an many individual cup" won't work. Whether one legiti­ While Pitzer's "social life" is defi­ conference on "Counting Women's havebeenaveryproductiveeffort. This talked about Earth First! blowing up employees and students. In an effort to mately loses a cup, or more realisti­ nitely changing, don't forget that there Work" and also put together the huge year, we have organized an American whaling boats. Believe me, if you want reduce this liability, many new proce­ ca1Iy, has gotten a beer for someone are plenty of activities for students to forum on Rodney King and the LA. Indian "Day of Resistance" around radicals and you define these people as dures have been established. Next time who does not have the proper lD, a take advantage of that do not rely on Rebellions (remember the thing out­ ColumbusDaydesignedtoraiseaware­ militant, there are many of us who you go to an event with alcohol, here server will not give you a new cup if alcohol. 0 side of Honnold Library?). After this ness concerning what the American would be glad to blow up the Grove are some things to expect: they remember you've been to the keg forum, we had planned a peaceful Indians have been put through in the House to prove a point. Do you really 1. You must show your red before. (This system is not yet fool- march down to the comer of Arrow last 500 years of genocide against their want that? Third point: why are you (continued on page 30)

DECEMBER 17, 1992 6 THE OTHER SIDE 7 Freedom of Spirit by Alfie Alschuler

1n the Russian Republic there is a my heart and soul. Much of the value power and beauty of unblemished na­ vast area that has been untouched by of wilderness is simply knowing that it ture serves this inspiring purpose. mankind. It contains the world's most is there. People in New York City have Bill Mci- the concept of sected by the . - -- wilderness or pipeline and .., nature a s has had oil something spilled on distinct from many of its humans is a shores. Even notion of the Antarctica has past. I feel that a bowlingalley he is overstat- and a movie ~ ing the situa­ theater for the tion, but not people who by much. I conduct re­ don't believe search there. thatthe Amur The Russian river and for­ forest is so un­ est in Siberia touched that has been im­ few even know pacted signifi­ of it. cantly by acid As you 0 ,._..,._ rain or ozone might have ex­ r::::::3-ol depletion. ~ i~(nt..,__t-.1 pected, this Si­ C r~J<--mL Perhaps this is berian wonder ...... -...... $ ...... (.-._, > just a vain ...... &.t&..~ M OH G- O~ I A 1 is in jeopardy. ~e. ~ • hope and the With the dis­ w o r 1 d mal state of the McKibbens economy in the describes is Russian Republic, the government is fighting on ideological foundations. already upon us. This world must be beginning to explore the forest. It is The wilderness around the world has a prevented. If it is already upon us then expected to contain large amounts of personal impact on them. Untouched we can utilize the rejuvenating abilities oil,goldandotherminerals.ltisknown land frees the human spirit. It justifies of nature to take us away from a tame to possess huge amounts of timber and fantasy and awe. If human persever­ and domesticated existence. The free­ hydro-power potential. The resources ance and technology conquer all of na­ dom of the human spirit depends on a this area offers are immense and espe­ ture then much of the human spirit wiJI world that still offers surprises. cially tempting to a country recovering be squashed. I still dream of walking Thisbattlebetweenspiritual health from a revolution. where no one has walked before. I take and economics is being waged in Rus­ I recently learned of this magnifi­ comfort in knowing there are un­ sia. It is symbolic of the predicament cent, untouched partofourplanet,only touched comers of the earth. Humans that the entire human race is facing. to hear that it is about to be pillaged and are inspired by witnessing things This battle is one that we should ob­ raped. This news weighs heavily on greaterthanthernselves. Theawesome serve \vith great interest. 0

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One sunny afternoon about a month ago, I ran into Allen Greenberger, or almost. While bitching together, he let me in on the developments, at least the ones that I Pitzer Perusing: would understand, of the History Search Committee. It was a short conversation, JB we were both in a hurry to get back to what we were doing. But it stayed in my mind. A faculty perspective on hiring by Peter Nardi Not only was I interested in who would be replacing Pieter Judson, but I realized that while I've been a student here, since 1988, I still didn't know how the search Central to Pitzer's philosophy and must come from the candidates: They cational goals. So, in hiring people to E committee process worked. This led me to more questions. Who was doing the educational objectives is the commit­ have to sell themselves to teach here. teach, we look for a commitment to our ment to teaching; hence, one of the Now, we have to start selling Pitzer to philosophy.lt'snotenoughjusttohave looking?Whatweretheylookingfor?Whatkindofqualificationsmustanincomming most important tasks that Pitzer stu­ them. a diverse ethnic and racial facuJty; it's professor have? And what affect does our changing curriculum and small History dents and faculty share is the hiring of In order to attract a more diverse also important to have people who can E Field Group have on a search? I figured I'd go back and start at the beginning with excellent teachers. But the process of faculty, Pitzer has to invest time and make central contributions to an inter­ Allen. finding the best professors involves energy in communicating why candi­ disciplinary, multicultural, and socially many important factors and requires a dates should come teach here. Most responsibile curriculum. Finding the serious consideration of many com­ minority candidates are in heavy de­ right match is not a simple task. ~ I've known Allen a long time, at least as long up with [our present system]." plex issues. mand around the country; we can no Unfortunately,manygraduatepro­ as I've known anyone here, and I've always had a But back to the search committee. I knew The process begins when a field gramshavenotprepared their students lot of respect for his views on Pitzer subjects. We the committeee was at the stage where they group's request for a position has been to teach in this kind of environment. If started with Allen's opinions on earlier days of were evaluating applicant folders. But what recommended by the Curriculum Com­ we cannot find potential candidates Pitzer when he first arrived. When Allen got here happens after that? mittee, perhaps the Academic Planning who have these skills, we look for there was only the occassional history major, and '1t's all very, in the end, personalized. It Committee, and approved by College people who have the ability to develop § the field group moved slowly before they worried looks mechanical, kind of scientific but it's not," Council. Members of the field group themoncetheyareatPitzer.Sincethese about History seminars and requirements forma­ he said of the process. Any faculty member, and a representative from the Faculty are not tangible and quantifiable at­ jors, not trying to build a large field group with a according to the rules, can read the folders. Executive Committee meet to develop tributes, the job of screening applica­ large number of concentrators. They then give advice. "Of course everyone a job description that captures both the tions and interviewing candidates E "The school was founded with a curricular reads them with a different perspective." The needs of the field group and the objec­ becomes more difficult. But it is a job emphasis... in the social and behavioral sciences... next stage involves inviting people from the tives of the Co1lege. Finding a balance we must all become involved in. History was not considered one of the social and other colleges to read folders as well. Then the between the goals of the discipline and At Pitzer, all students and faculty behavioral sciences, which is appropriate, it three of them will determine who will be inter­ those of the College can sometimes re­ are invited to participate in the hiring ~ shouldn't have been. So that immediately put viewed at a convention in Washington, D.C. sult in important philosophical and ofour teachers. Candidates are required History into the world of, to use the phrase that is that part, or all, of the search committee will be pedagogical discussions. to make a presentation to which every­ most often used, a service course, i.e. a field that attending. The convention will be held over At a minimum, potential faculty one is welcome to attend. Student reJr R would service students who are majoring in other winter break. 'They will then recommend to members need a PhD or the highest resentatives on the search committee fields... Over the years that has been true in the the Faculty Executive Committee a short list of terminal degree in their field (such as shou1d solicit other students' comments sense that psychology, particularly, is the largest 3, 4, or 5 to be invited for campus interviews." an MFA in art). One of the problems in longer just sit back and assume people and observations. Technically, Pitzer major,sociology,politicalstudies,economicssome­ The field grpup, at that stage, makes a recom­ finding excellent teachers is that many will come to us. Therefore, this past faculty are hired by the College, not by c what less... but those would be considered the... mendation to the executive and the executive PhD programs emphasize research and year, those of us involved in the hiring a field group. Therefore, we are all re­ central disciplines. then has to approve that list. They will then be rarely prepare their graduate students of faculty have tried a variety of aJr sponsible for seeking the best persons "Intellectually, I think History is the best field invited out to meet with the Pitzer community. to teach. So, Pitzer often looks for can­ proaches to outreach to minority and to fit our College's educational objec­ H in education. But of course, I'm a historian, so "We change from search committee to field didates who have had some teaching women candidates. We have brought tives, teaching commitment, and that's hardly shocking." Greenberger feels that group at that stage." This is the stage where experience. potential facultytocampusand invited unique ethos. the college does not look at History ascentral to the students will be able to meet and interview the But there is something more im­ them to meet students and colleagues Teaching at Pitzer is not for every­ curriculum, but that the college is justified in this candidates. The field group, then, will make a portant than just a degree in order to before their official interviews. We have one. Finding the right match with can­ JI view. '1 mean, if Pitzer is going to work it's got to recommendation, probably a ranking of the teach well at Pitzer. For the past several had members of thevariousethnicstud­ didates who come from graduate be distinctive. Now, the new definition of the candidates. A job offer can then be made by the years, we have been searching for can­ ies centers call them and answer ques­ schools that prepare their students in college, the seemingly emerging one of this inter­ Faculty Executive Committee, which is totally didates who also meet Several other tionsaboutTheClarernontColleges.In ways often not compatible with Pitzer's N national, intercultural, multi-disciplinary stuff... independent and can choose who ever they important criteria. One is in the area of short, we are trying to sell ourselves to goals and orientation makes the pro­ was coming up even before the requirements were want at that stage. affirmative action, the other is in cur­ them, and not just requiring that they cess even more difficult than at many put in ... two years ago, three years ago, partly That was about all that related to the riculardiversity. To achieve these goals sell themselves to us. other colleges and universities. But the because the Dean ... AI Bloom ... was interested in searches. But I had a bunch more questions, so in our curriculum and our faculty, we In addition to seeking qualified time and effort is worth it, because G that... In fact, of course, the college had always I decided to see if I could talk to Pieter Judson. have been making a serious effort to minority and women candidates, Pitzer whenwerecruitfacultyforwhomPitzer been committed to international things ... What Peiter had already writen a piece for The Other seek out the most qualified minority has been emphasizing our curricular is the ideal place, we all benefit. Having happened, was under the pressure to set up re­ Side earlier this year, and this piece and an and female candidates. For some time, objectives in recruiting faculty. We are the right teacher and the ideal colleague by quirements, which was externally generated, and earlier interview by Jenny Murphy led to the faculty recruiting has been a passive committed to implementingourmulti­ are goals we must all work together to Seth then seized on by faculty, and then an effort to following questions. What was the attraction process in which we assume the energy cultural and social responsibility edu- achieve. O Winnick make it destinctive, another key word, they came for his coming to Pitzer five years ago?

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never that dear cut when you've gone tory as something one would take... I "1 think Pitzer's done a good job of for who we hire." there's a good professional reason for want to be in a place where everyone diversifying the catalog, of diversify­ What'syourinfluenceon the search through a process like this. However doing that. If you hire someone who will take History and where they'll be ing the curriculum at the upper level ... committee? the students also had a meeting today, isn't very far along in their PhD, they ' encouraged to do that. Also our field but what Pitzer hasn't faced is the hard­ 'The people on the search commit­ at noon in McConnell, with Stu and come here and they have no time here group is way too small, and it's really est part of the multicultural education, tee have asked for my input all along Allen actually, and they were encour­ to work on their PhD, you can't, and so hard to be just three people. they have not diversified the introduc­ but I don't have a vote. On the other aged at this meeting, I hope, to say what happens is they fall further and '1 think students really need to see tory level courses yet. And the reason hand, I'm the only European Historian what they wanted to see in the person further behind, and then whenitcomes that History is something that's incred­ they haven't is, those are the courses here. So, they've all asked me what do whose hired. The students don't actu­ time to give them a three year review or ibly relevant to their social postition, to where we introduce students to the you think of this person... Urn... One ally read the files at this point, the files ten year review, they're in big trouble. their class, to their personal identity, to tools of the discipline. All of us are still shouldn' t be part of a search to hire are confidential. I hope that when they So it's a pretty standard professional everything about them. And once bound to the tools of the original disci­ one's replacement, in an ideal world. I bring people to the campus that the thing... And then the teaching experi­ you'veshown them that, I think Histroy plines. We have to change our disci­ should just leave and I should be out of students will be encouraged to, for ex­ ence is, we want people where they would be an important thing for them plines, and it's easy to add a course at it. I won' t have any say after next week. ample, read stuff that the candidates have some experience so we can judge to want to study." the top. .. it's much harder to say, okay, They will interview 15 people in Wash­ have written and really get knowledge how good a teacher they'll be, because ington, and from that they'll decide to about each of the candidates. Now we Why is it, you feel, that History is you're walkinginto this intra course in teaching is critical for Pitzer. We don't the basis for a muticultural education? history and you're going to learn that bring three people here, then all of you havesomefirstratehistorymajorswho want someone who has a great disser­ "Why? Multiculturalism can't ex­ sexuality, gender, race all of these wilJ get a shot at these people, but I I think will do that. I'm pretty sure that tation topic and is a brilliant person ist without History. The whole idea of things, are historical constructs, and won't have any more influence." will happpen." and wiU do wonderful research but this notion of different cultures inter­ you have to throw out.all your ideas What do you feel is the actual de­ What is the process for coming up can't teach. And if we didn't say that acting with each other and existing sort about everything you ever learned. gree of student participation? with the job ad? about teaching, then we would get a lot of in the same place and the whole idea That's hard to do, that requires re-tool­ '1 think the students could have a 'Thejobadhastofirstbeapproved of those people. The people we' ve of people belonging to multiple cul­ ingand re-educatingyourself. It's also great deal of say. My suspicion is the by the field group, then by APC, and gotten, in their recomendations, their "I think students really tures and having multiple identities politically hard to do. three people that will be brought will then by College Council... The school, teaching has to be mentioned or we're be three really good people, and the as a whole, felt that it would hope that not interested." need to see that History is because that's the world we live in... That's why the 1492 class is so es­ can only be understood through un­ sential? students will be able to say, These are the World Since 1492 or some such How come you decided to go to three really good people, I liked this similar course could be continued and Swarthmore next year? something that's incred­ derstanding History, because all the 'The 1492 course is an example of about this person, I didn't like this about cultural interaction that occurs right what can be done to a discipline and encouraged and that that was viewed "History has a bigger place in its that person.' But I doubt very much ibly relevant to their social now has a history. It has a history of until we start doing foundational as an important part of the existing curriculum. There's a bigger History that anyone would say this person is different power imbalances, for ex­ courses... If we teach students what curriculum. So, we wanted to signal to department. And Swarthmore can postilion, to their class, to horrible don't hire this person. It's applicants that even if they hadn't ample if you identify yourself as Jew­ Intra History was thirty years ago, and probably learn a lot from Pitzer, and I their personal identity, to ish American or African American... we keep doing it, they're going to walk trained in colonial history or world will probably take a lot of the stuff I've 'Tm not leaving pessimis­ history... this is something were inter- gotten here and throw it at them... I'm everything about them." your position in America today is de­ in and get aU the wrong ideas and termined by the history, the histories I they're going to take those \Wong ideas tic about Pitzer, I feel like I ested in... we want people who are not leaving pessimistic about Pitzer, I should say, of the various groups that up to their upper level courses and interested in thinking about these is­ feel like I learned a lot here and there's 'The attraction was a small liberal you identify yourself with. So you we'll never get rid of them." learned a lot here and sues and in teaching and not necessar­ other challenges that I want to pursue." arts college with good contact between can't really understand your particular What do you see as the future of ilyin theirreasearch. Now, there was a Next I wanted to talk with Tom students and faculty, small classes. I identities and do anything about them this field, especially in relation to your there's other challenges question about whether or not doing llgcn, Dean of Faculty. I'd never met didn't understand when I first came without having an understanding of leaving? that I want to pursue." that was privileging the World Since Tom before and to be honest I didn't here the extent to which this was a how you got there... The other thing 'The field group seems to be pretty 1492 too much. That is, did we want really know exactly what he did. Dean college devoted to the social and be­ about multiculturalism is that there is popular, it seems to have more concen­ someone who was definitely going to of Faculty just sounded like a good havioral sciences, although nobody sort of a Mickey Mouse trators than it's had for awhile, and in teach that course or did we want sim­ place to go. As Tom explained it to me, misled me. Every college I' ve ever Multiculturalism that a lot of people looking for a replacement for me, I ply bring in anybody and sort of say 'The job of the Dean of Faculty is to this is one of a range of courses you been at, every university I've ever been are going for these days because its know, I've been through the files, and facilitate the work of committees [Aca­ could teach but you don't have to teach. at, History was important and every­ easy. They assume all it means is ev­ because the job market is so bad right demic Planning and Curriculum being one took History. And then I came here erybody belongs to a particular group now, we have some of the best people Now, that question has never been an­ among the group we discussed]... I swered but I have a feeling, having and discovered that nobody took His­ and we all learn about our own culture in the country applying for my job. generally go to five different commit­ tory unless you twisted their arm. Or and somebodyelse'sculture. But that's And it's very exciting what could hap­ looked at the files, that whoever we get tees a week. .. And my job is to help the they took the intro level classes and not what multiculturalism is. pen. Butialsothinkthatwhenyoulose will probably be interested in continu­ committee do its job. .. They are faculty thendidn'tgoon. Ithinkthat'schanged Multiculturalism is understanding that one third of your faculty, that has an ing it and I think that will be a good and student run committees." I fig­ a lot since I've first came. I think that there aren't actually these separate affect on the curriculum. And I can't thing." ured he would be able to answer a lot of Stuart and Allen and I have worked groups and these separate boundaries. predict which direction the new person What'sthedealwithhavingaPhD? my questions, having a better under­ very hard. We now have a lot more That there are connections among will want to go. I hope that the new Do we have a requirement for appli­ standing of those committees than I majors than some field groups that are people. And those connections come person will want to teach The World cants? did. While I know that our curriculum much bigger than we are. But I still feel from historical development." Since 1492 and want to continue devel­ 'What that basically suggests is we has been beaten to death as a subject, that when people advise students to Do you feel Pitzer provides a good oping that class with Dan Segal. That, want people who will have completed it's kind of hard to avoid. take courses, they don't think of his- multicultural education? for me, would be a very important goal their PhD by that next summer. And Wherehaveourcurricularchanges

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first talking about it, what we tried to not going very far on that... That's tug-of-war at the end of the process." within the first year of their appoint­ her about some of these issues, starting do was to define what we thought con­ taking us some time. What do you think is the level of ment. And sometimes that drags out a off with the curriculum. stituted a Pitzer education and then to "I should also say... it's also differ­ student involvement? little bit beyond the first year. Some­ Was Pitzer's curriculum an attrac­ develop a series of guidelines that ent to accept them, it's another thing to '1 think students have been Jess times the part that is not completed is tion in your decision to come to Pitzer? would help students achieve that edu­ implement them, or to sort of realize affective than they might be as I sort of the dissertation which is the last stage ''Definitely, it was an attraction to cation. .. Some of those objectives were the implications of a more intercu1tural look back historically. And it varies. In in the PhD process... Normally our ex­ me in a number of senses. First of all, I quite typical of any small liberal arts kind of education and what that might some cases, students have been very pectations have been highest degree in really liked and feel at home with the college; you ought to be broadly edu­ mean; what that might mean in terms active, and some have been involved a field and near completion of that de­ educational objectives, especially the cated, you ought to have a concentra­ of the faculty we hire and how intro­ more than other cases. In some cases, gree." oneoneducationforsocialresponsibil­ tion or a major, you ought to have some ductory courses are taught at the col­ the student role has been very minimal. Where does that stack us up? ity. I think that's unique and terribly training in kind of formal logic, formal lege. And that's generated some real I think one thing that's important to "That's pretty standard. We like to important. The other one that is very reasoning, critical thinking skills, writ­ controversy as we've begun the pro­ have, one thing that the History search think of ourselves as a selective small attractive and importantis the intercu1- ing ability... And then we went further cess of implementation... This kind of is trying to do this year, is to bring liberal arts college. tural other. And the third thing is cur­ and we said what's distinctive? And change doesn't come without some re­ concentrators together and to have a '1 should justadd a couple ofthings. riculum today, and throughout its we came up with these three objectives sistance, and without some controversy. discussion with themaboutthesortsof One of the things, it's really important history, has been marked by much more that you often hear. One is we want And I think we've got a fair amount of things that they're interested in... I when you say what other kind of crite­ interdisciniplary study than any other students to make connections among that going on right now. And it begins think it's real important to have stu­ ria that you use. This college, both for college I've seen, from almost the be­ disciplines... A second was that we to surface in things Hke searches." dents hear candidates. Frrst to give hiring but also for promotion... has four ginning, and that's wonderful. It's ex­ think that a lot of what we do here is Having been told by Allen to look their views about what sorts of things criteria that it judges faculty on. The traordinarily attractive to me because directed towards fostering intercultural for documentation on search commit­ they'd like to see taught, what they first and the most important is teach­ my own intellectual work is interdisci­ understanding. Multicultrualism is a tee procedures, I asked about how they think their needs are, where they think ing. That is, how effective is the indi­ plinary. Whetherit'sperformingupto kind of fashionable word for it today, were defined. Tom said that the search the holes are in the curriculum, what vidual as a teacher. And that also its goals is something I'm really too but actually it goes back seven or eight committees are described in the faculty courses that aren't being offered they'd includes advising. Is the facu1ty mem­ new to say. And also, I think maybe it's years when we talked about trying to handbook but aren't really docu­ like to have offered. And that, fairly ber an effective advisor? The other too early to say because the college develop programs that would help stu­ mented. They change in certain situa­ early in the process, could be quite things that we look at are: contribu­ itself hasn't given a total definition to "The faculty may think dents learn about othercultures. It lead tions and when other important issues useful. And then I think it's real impor­ tions to the college as an intellectual what it means to obtain the goals. Be- this is wonderful, exciting to our expansion oftheextemal studies arise. tant whenacandidatecomesandmakes community- what kind of colleague (continued on page 31) program... And also we've tried to think "We've been very concerned in a formal presentation because students are they? What kind of resources do research, cutting edge stuff about ways, within the curricu1um it­ can give a good sense of is this guy or they bring to other facu1ty members? searches in recent years that we be "First of all, I really liked and students may say, yeah self, that we could help students un­ proactiveinouraffirmativeactiongoals woman a good teacher or am I put to How much do they interact with other derstand other cultures. We received a at the college. That we seek out faculty sleep? The faculty may think this is faculty members, discuss ideas, teach and feel at home with the that may be so, but this is grant from the Ford Foundation sev­ of color, seek out women candidates, wonderful, exciting research, cutting courses with other faculty members, eral years ago which lead to a series of and so forth. And so there has been edge stuff and students may say, yeah and so forth? A third is scholarship. educational objectives, espe­ the most boring presenta­ faculty seminars about how to intro­ added to the search process, a whole that may be so, but this is the most That is, what are they doing in their cially the one on education tion I've ever heard." duce new perspectives into our set of affirmative action procedures to boring presentation I've ever heard. I own professional work, in their own courses... That has lead to some re­ help us be proactive in that kind of don't think I could relate to this per­ discipline that frequently results in for social responsibilitt;." thinking of the way we structure our way. We have not had formal search son ... " pubHshed works, books, articles and so come from? existing courses, some of the new committtees and it is the job of the '1t's also good for selling the insti­ forth? Do they have an active research '1t began in a process that was courses we've developed, and so forth. Faculty Executive Committee, essen­ tution to the candidate ... It's a two-way agenda? Nowpublication,scholarship actually stimulated by an outside re­ 1 think all of that is tied to this notion of tially, to recomend to the president, street. Some candidates may have two criterion, is weighted less heavily here view of the college, by the Western encouraging understandings of differ­ one candidate or another. And the FEC or three different offers and students than it would be at a big research uni­ Association of Schools and Colleges, ent cultures. The third objective had to is made up of people from all different have always been very good sales folks versity. And the last criterion is contri­ which is called, the acronym is W ASC, do with an education that's sensitive to fields ... And so you have two groups, for this institution." butionsof the governance of the college. and they accredit colleges and univer­ the links between what we learn in the the field group and the FEC who are, What qualifications do our profes­ Service on committees, we pride our­ sities and public high schools and so classroom and what's happening out together, kind of conducting this search. sors have to have? selves on being kind of a self-run place, forth, up and down the West Coast. We in the real world. This has often been Plus we invite all sorts of other people '1 think it's fair to say that our past and that means that faculty members were under some pressure because we referred to as the social responsibility to put in their two cents.. . One of the practice has genera11y been that we have have expectations." were a college with no requirements. objective. How do we get students to things we've done this year is actually hired people with the highest degree in Well, I figured that was probably it And in a general trend in American make connections with what they're have a member of the FEC work with their field. So generally, that means for the History Search Committee. higher education to implement more learning in the classroom to larger ex­ the field group in each of the searches PhD, but for example, in art the highest However, I was interested to see what general education requirements, we felt periences in the community? I think that were doing to prevent misunder­ degree is the Master of Fine Arts, an ournewpresidentrnighthavetosayon some pressure from the outside to re­ we've done least well on this particular standings that might emerge behveen MFA. And we sometimes will hire some of the issues. After all, she may spond in that way. So we tried to objective. To develope internship pro­ the field group and the FEC later down people who are near to the completion have the greatest exposure to outside devise a strategy of, we don't call them grams, to do more things to connect the line... The hope is to bring the two of their degree but not have it fully opinion on some of Pitzer's more dis­ requirements, we weren't comfortable internship experiences to classes. And groups into some sense of agreement completed. But generally, we expect tinct aspects, and she's new herself. at all with that word when we were that's beginning to happen but we're and consensus so we don't have a real that their degreee would be completed Jenny Murphy went in to speak with

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the trustees. We students also had a major say in this, as Of the $10. 3 million accumulated, $6 million is bonowed. illustrated by the 174 returned surveys which detennined This fact becomes somewhat more digestible when you Life According to the the needs of the student center. One must also remember consider the interest rates (ours is about 4'1,), and for that that the entire process took place under certain constraints. matter, building costs are considerably lower due to the The •meaper building'" idea was voted down, largely failing economy. If confidence in Bill Clinton re-charges MASTER PLAN because a major donor wanted a first-class architect. I find the economy, thou~ our costs are going to go up. Mem­ this to be a fair request of any donor, especially where the bers of the committee and President Massey seemed to by Andrew Starbin donation is upwards of a million dollars. The fum of agree that we are operating within a ..window. " Hope­ Gwathmg/S~ from New York was finally chosen, b ut fully, construction will begin on all three buildings this As we continue to plod through our national Reces­ complete with pool, and Academic I, which will round out both they and the committee were pressured from the summer with a 3 month time lag, atmos~ separating their sion/Depression, many people at holiday time (as has been the quad of academic buildings and, in so doing, displace beginning to make the buildings both functional and completion. But there are other concerns besides paying the case for the 90s in general) will be guided by the axiom, the Yurt 0 know many of you are salivating uncontrollably ardiitecturally Interesting. From my conversations, off ourloans. Maintenance will have to bepaid on all three '"'tis the Season to be Frugal." Every news article and right now). It was hoped that a second building, Academic Gwathmey/Segal has been responsive to the needs of of these buildings. And there is the constant fear of: what manicured anchorperson I encounter tells me that no one II, would be completed and replace the trailers next to every group involved, and they are proceeding with an eye if the real costs exceed their estimates? can afford large expenditures. Imagine my surprise, if you McConnel1. As we shall see later, this would have made the towards placing things within a workable space. Here is where the true skepticism lies. Though we would, when I read the recent issue of the Participant and plan too expensive and, as a result, Academic II has been Another factor which must be considered is that this have a price tag, no one can be sure how binding it is. We discovered that Pitzer is about to embark on an 11.2 million pushed off into the distant future. construction money does not compete with funds for the can't continue to borrow money, and we don't have the dollar shopping spree. Actually, we have all known about Obviously, the college has developed needs over other areas. We bouow ed from banks and against endow­ endowment or gift income to pay for increased costs. The this "purchase," euphemistically titled The Master Plan, for the last twenty years. When I spoke with members of the ment specifically for building; an edict handed down by only other place to go, then, would be the students. I was years. When the Board of Trustees met on September 14th, Ad-Hoc Committee, and asked them to reflect on the entire the Board ofTrustees. This money would never have been toldrepeatedly thatthecostsofconstructionarenotopera­ the orders were passed, the floodgates wereopened, and the process, they felt confident that "the broad concerns are a¥ailable for financial aid or the other concerns. And in tional costs; therefore payment of the buildings is not balloons were set free- depending on your point of view. being met." Professor Leah Light explained to me that a addition to this, I found President Massey to be wzy coming out of student fees. Don't be fooled, though. Ground will be broken (possibly in the Spring) and con­ Pitzer Project invariably includes discussions with as many sensitive to the other interests of the school. ""'Right now Pitzer has made this commibnent partly because we have struction wi II begin by this Summer. Itgoes without saying, different constituents as possible, covering as many condi­ wehneaboutfortypercentof ourstudentsreceivingaid,• been over-enrolled for the past few years. This has gener­ then, that many parties will be tracking the course and tions as possible. As a result, classrooms, faculty and President Massey told me. '1 want to see aid going to at ated a surplus which, if it wasn't directed toward the loans, tallying the costs of this endeavor for some time to come. administrative office space, and research facilities will all be least seventy-five percen~ and our goal is to increase was certainly used to take care of operational costs or other This article is not meant to be an attack on our beloved expanded. Academic I will include a language lab and will endowment and do things in order to increase scholar­ concerns. Thisyear'sclass-sizemissed our target. Only90 Plan, primarilybecausedoingsowouldconstituteacolossal also house audicrvisual equipment. The Broad building, in ships and aid packages.• Therefore, the results of the of the 190 new slots were filled by true freshman- those waste of time. The college, trustees and donors have each addition to offices and classrooms, will feature a gallery MasterPlan will generate endowment which will address who will stay for four years, compared to new resource, contributed great amounts of time, money, and effort. The area, a performance area, and a multicultural center. The those concerns which many feel are being neglected. transfers, and other special students. Last year our FrE prevailing attitude now seems to be iliat "the project is student center, and surrounding fields, will provide space To this poin~ the Master Plan debate seems to revolve (Full Time Enrol lment) was 713; today's is 714. So, there is already far enough down the road; it would be senseless to for everything from ultimate Frisbee to simulated rock­ around the question of "will the means justify th~ ends?n cause for concern. We may have to increase our FfE, ifno t oppose it at this point." However, there is a portion of the climbing. The center will have a 3,000 foot workout room, What we must also ask, and what is now being discussed for construction, then simply to keep pace with normal Pitzer community that would still like to see this enterprise and will also include areas for different clubs, a cafe, and a as heatedly, is, "How are we going to pay for all this?n I expenses. And, students will be hit for the extra mainte­ shelved, or at the very least re-vamped. And, several "party room." fint became interested in this issue when I interviewed nance once the build ings are completed, now estimated at important questions loom ahead. Are we over-extending No one can dispute that these will all be wonderful Professor Stu McConnell earlier this year. I d idn't think $250,000 a year. ourselves? Are we building to satisfy the needs of the improvements, once they are finished. There are many, anyofthisMasterPlanstuffwould ever get off the ground, -ro Master Plan or not to Master Plan.. ; certainly a college? Who has determined those needs, and assigned though, who feel that these "broad concerns" are overshad­ and discovered quite the opposite. But then I wondered question which affects all of us. President Massey and the dollar values to them? The Master Plan has been, and will owing other, more pressing necessities, namely: financial where all these funds were coming from, and whether or various committee members are optimistic: about the fu­ continue to be, the most controversial issue at our school. I aid, salaries, and more positions. The sentiment here is that notPitzerwould have to increase its enrollment. President ture. From the little I have seen, the costs seem to have don't know who's right and who's wrong. Financial reali­ Pitzer could have borrowed the money (in addition to Massey and I went over the numbers. The original plan been weighed, and the committees have been attuned to ties are going to make some groups the winners and some existing funds) and put it into something like financial aid, would have cost $17 million, and would have included the the needs and concerns of the different groups involved. groups the losers. Regardless of the outcome of this project, where you don't get a direct return on your investment. iforementioned Academic ll. This is the plan that she Perhaps President Massey touched on the most important I hope that the questions keep coming. For now, I will try to Instead, we opted to expand, much too extravagantly, to inherited from ourprevious administratio~ and the Presi­ point where there was controversy, she feels that a solid answer a few. satisfy donors, trustees, and others who era ve the "glamour dent was quite displeased with it. We had accumulated consensus now exists which believes that this is a good Pitzer has been mulling over the question of develop­ and exposure" of this project. Another view, falling some­ Only $10.3 millio~ and were told that amount would net plan. This will be crucial. A project of this scope, daring ment for the last twenty years. About a decade ago, the where in the middle, is that we should have built cheaper two buildings only. Massey told all groups involved tore­ and beneficial as it may be, is bound to increase every mulling evolved into serious discussion, and a ''Master buildings and invested the "Master-Plan-dividend" in other, J work their ideas, wit:l\ the fruits of their l abors being a conceivable type of cost. If we never built another struc­ Plan" concept was created. Beginning in the Spring semes­ more vital areas. •phased plan" whereby we get our three buildings for a ture on this campus, the students' bill would go up any­ ter of 1991, the Ad-Hoc Facilities Committee worked to Obviously this debate is going to continue. What is total cost of $1L2 million. We are not borrowing the way. Regardless of the price that this plan brings, we must complete its task of squeezing the Master Plan into specific, dear, though, is that this project is not a reckless endeavor difference between what we have raised and what our new all keep in mind that there is an ever-shrinking portion of feasible completion goals. This last process continued this and those who are seeing it through are not ignoring the total is. The gap is being dosed through fund-raising, and the US population that can afford a private education. If past summer, experienced further changes, and was "final­ college's other concerns. The Ad-Hoc Committee worked President Massey told me that we are already half-way this project will make us more competitive for those ized" at the meeting on September 14th. So, what are we with and was responsible to the Faculty Executive Commit­ there. increasingly fewer candidates and we can't afford to k~ getting? The Eli and Edythe Broad building, which is being tee, the Academic Standards Committee, the Treasurer, and So, the $17 million project was clearly an impossibil­ increasing the po~ then may be we should ante-up now. U hailed as the college's new front door; a student center, the Dean of Faculty, not to mention President Massey and ity. But the question still remains: are we over-extended?

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Dark and smelly corner, huddled: mistaken dareyouspitonmybrain. .. whichisanger.. .and by time and time for trash ... cold. Question: tell me that this is my reality. NO. I shall not be Pitzer's Scott (!oad (thought asked many days before by a straight peaceful to a world that deprives me of woman) "Would a jury be harder on a gay man humantiy; to a heterosexual society that strips Colin (as opposed to het.) in the case of murder, even me of dignity, and then askes me to "perk-up if it were in defense of his own life?" I bit my and be happy" in order to make them feel Free with scm bottom lip... dry, I felt the bristled whiskers more comfortable and at ease with the mur­ O'Kelly crunch between my teeth-I let it role back. "Yes. ders they'vecommitted;either by fist, weapon, In their eyes, I have no life to defend." Anger. or word. What's the difference? Why so an­ with McClenon­ Subjects like this... for me, I would go under. gry? I shall not lie to accomodate their Swenson 'Why do you carry a gun in needs... or yours (lest they are the back seat of your car?'' you). Deal. What do I ac­ She asked it like a thousand complish by feeling anger, MISSING HONEY RABBIT CHOIR like her, I recalled. I didn't "Socially, I live " rage, resentment like a black blame her. Bullshit. Yes I did. in a reality pit-trash whirling inside of from LA Just like a Het to insist that me: making my chest humm, & from SF you explain your hot, and sweaty? Why not motives ... deny your life, where I am de- purge? Release? Forgive? threaten it, beat it. Hot iron The harsh reality of the First I 00 people lfet free t-shirts under the seat.. .never used, nied privileges white, hetero-liberal move­ justmoltenin the heat. Couple granted heteros ment is the notion of of weeks past, I was told by a Meditation... not liberation. I straight man to take self-de­ on a day to day refuse to "hang-out'' with my fense courses. He couldn't "brethren/' theorectically understand that they basis." mentally masturbating in a Quality Bob Carson's Meats wouldn't help me... consider­ \.. ~ smoke-filled room, making ing gay bashers generally idlechatter about liberation, Prepared travel in clusters... bacteria breeding like the while anesthetizing myself with marijuana or ~ ~ ~ ''-\ disease of heterosexuality itself. Perhaps it's LSD. Purging, releasing, and forgiving are not a disease in and of itself... but all that it valuable steps in a society that values change, Meats and Bob Carson Meats entails... in this society, is a disease. What they and is open to new ideals. This is not our 963 West Foothill Blvd. take for granted... walking hand in hand, kiss­ reality. My reality is not about Ghiardelli Sandwich~ ing in public, are things I would do under fear chocolates, flowers, and glasses of wine; fam­ Claremont, Ca 91711 for my life. .. my person; threats thrown from ily picnics, and photo-booth proofs to show packs of THEM with baseball bats. What good Ma. Socially, I live in a reality where I am Friendly 714-621-1410 would I derive from throwng a fist into an iron denied privileges granted heteros on a day to bat?, ten iron bats. Why me. .. so angry? So burst­ day basis. My reality is that I live constantly in Service and ing with fury I cannot sit nextto a slobberinghet a diseased society that has no place for me, yet couple in the theatre seats? Why not study the pirates my peoples' fashion, music, art, and Monday to Saturday ways of Christ? Take self defense. Ghandi? claims it for its own vanities, without Inexpensive Why so pissed? Martin Luther King? Be proud. acknowledgement of origin. No room for ex­ 9am to 6pm I'm told by "sympathetic" hets that I'm ''better planations. There is no place for many in the Pric~ than the throng of voices rising in army to present state structure... though I am not a combat my existence." So I should "raise (my) woman. My skin is white, and my features head to the sky and be proud." Heterosexual, aquiline. At first glance, I could appear the heterosexist,and trivializingamateurtheorists: fraternity. The institutionalized fraternity who .&' Localed in the same What do YOU know of my experience? How repeatedly victimizes, traumatizes, and ig- Di shopping center as $3 Sandwich Specials! (conlinued on page 30) - F=-oo- 1-:-hJ:-:--:1B::-:-1> --:-·d.--'- Baskin & Robbins.

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Bogen's Pick for After Break ICE CUBE THE PREDATOR An Music Review by John Bracken Oakland. Walking to the door I could Lindley, and heroic Madagascar musi­ Vacation is over but hear what sounded like several techni­ cians including Rokoto Frah, a flute lee Cube's new album, The Preda­ describe how "my dick runs deep." porates this be-bop jazz rhythm with cally formidable piano players impro­ player who is so wonderful that the tor, is a vital album that cements Tee While the sweetest, most peaceful Bomb-Squad style sonic warfare, in­ At Least there's a vising some kind of unusually complex government of Madagascar put his face Cube as one of hip-hop's best, and one groove of his career is winding down, cluding sirens and of the high decibel and cheerful ragtime. In fact, it was just on its currency, and Rossy, a Madagas­ of the most important artists in North Cubereturns to reality. ''Wait a minute, ringings. In addition, the fuzziness of Henry Kaiser-Tom one piano player, but he was a formi­ car version of a rock and roll star. For America today. stop this shit, what the fuck I'm think­ old sampled vinylgivesaR&Bfeel. The dable one. It was Tom Constanten more familiar material, HeJJrt's Desire The historical events to which Ice ing about?" he asks before a sample of instruments carry the last 45 seconds of Constanten concert playing the "licentious Bicentennial includes performances of "Dark Star," Cube and his primary producer, OJ a white southern sheriff promising that the songs, along with the voice of a Rag," a Lude from his wonderful piano "Anyone Who Had a Heart," "Are you Pooh, reflect upon and respond to­ "peace, quiet and good order will be broadcasterannouncing the verdict; the you can go to, and it's suite, The Syntax Collector. (A Lude, as Experienced," and "Fishing Hole." thevideo taped beatingofRodney King, maintained in our city." Samples of voice is altered to sound horrific, remi­ Tom is always happy to explain, is a That's the theme song of Andy of the Simi Valley verdict and the resu1t­ news reports on the "not guilty" ver­ niscent of the sounds of the monster in free besides. part which comes after a prelude and Mayberry as it might have been sung ant uprisings- were presaged by dicts and the first out-breaks of the the movie "Predator." before a post-lude). From what I heard by inmates of a lunatic asylum for tal­ Cube's previous albums, including uprising follow, accompanied by the The variance of Cube's vocal styles that night, I wasn't surprised to find ented and gleeful psychotics located in 'gangsta' rap's seminal work, N.W.A's whirring of a TV news helicopter's is impressive and shows growth by an by Jim Bogen out that he had played concerts all over a major metropolitan area. (These are Straight Outta Compton. To know about blades. Slowly, a smooth be-bop bass interest who has, in the past, stuck pri­ the world. I wasn't surprised that he available at Rhino Records). The musi­ the causes of the riots, "all you had to and drum sample emerges, taken form marily to a straight ahead O.G. style. studied composition with Berio and cianship on all of them is dazzling, and do was go to the lee Cube library and a Duke Jordan record. Thus, Cube be­ Hegoes from rag-a-muffin to soul, from Whenlcan'tfindanythingnew Stockhausen- two major composers the music is as imaginative and invigo­ pick a record," he says in a sampled gins 'We Had to Tear This Mutha hard-core to free-form. Ice Cube influ­ on the radio except Sinead O'Conner whose work is admired by Frank Zappa rating as anything you'll hear for some interview. Through raps and samples, Fucker Up," a meditation on the ver­ enced groups such as Del the Funkee singing worn out old love songs after as much as by theorists in conservato­ time. Cube and Pooh subsume and re-inter­ dicts and the subsequent uprising. Homsapeon, House of Pain, Das Efex, the manner of Jaqueline Kennedy ries. However, I was surprised to find ''What is Henry Kaiser like?" pret the images of the rebellion as por­ "Make it rough," says a sample. "Not and Cypress Hill. These groups have Onassis on Quaaludes, I tum to Don out he had played keyboards for the you ask. For a day job he is the Senior trayed in the dominant media; thus guilty, thefilthydevilstried to kill me." all jumped off in 1992. On The Predator, Brenneis and Steve Goldstine for help. Grateful Dead. Among other things, Underwater Research Diving Instruc­ creating their own interpretations. For Ice Cube is no angrier than before: if Cube shows he's still there by taking The location of my office near Don he played the unforgettable organ fig­ tor at UCBerkeley. I speculate that one instance, the two take a racist comment anything he has been justified by the those artists' works a step further, all Brenneis and his tape and CD collec­ ureon theAoxomoxoa versionof"China attraction of that job is that its schedule made on police radio during the King failure of the justice system, no sup­ while maintaining his essence. tion is one of the great unsung Pitzer Cat Sunflower." allows him to roam the planet seeking beating and transform its meaning : pose to him. Six months after the larg­ The Predator incorporates many perks. Steve Goldstine is one of my Henry Kaiser and Tom out and playing with musical heroes "gorillas in the mist'' becomes "guerril­ est domestic uprising since working pop-culture references, often subsum­ oldest friends; if my uncle Emil hadn't Constanten will play together in a free on other continents. My first conversa­ las" in the streets armed with AK's. class Irish rioted in Manhattan in 1863 ing them and giving them new mean­ jilted his mother before Steve was in­ concert at Little Bridges (on 4th St., tion with him occurred when Icalled to '1t Was a Good Day" could shows (and the nation's largest mu1ti-ethnic ings-far different from those intended vented, he would havebeenmycousin. Pomona College) on Saturday,Jan. 23..~, ask if he would be willing to perform in a different side of lee Cube that could riots in history: 51% of those arrested by their original authors. For instance, Last year Don played me a CD at8PM. Playing with them will be Mari Claremont- provided I could get a almost be described as romantic The were Latino), unemployment for mi­ advertising references are made, both called Hope You Like Our New Direc­ Kimura, an internationally known vio­ grant to pay for him. "Certainly not!" basis for the song is a smooth soulful nority youth remains between 40 and in raps and in samples. In the first cut, tion-a rich stew of Korean, Vietnam­ linist and composer of acoustic, com­ hesaid,and delivered a stirring oration Isley Brother's groove (its use is an 50 percent, while the ''Rebuild LA" hesamplesacerealcommercial in which ese, Japanese, Hawaiian, and US puter, and electronic music. Having on the evils of public funding for the example of the power of the sample, program remains in the hands of rich, Michael jordan councils, "you better musical bits bound together by an un­ received degrees from the Toho School arts which he thinks is one of the rea­ wherein the sample's new text sounds white business leaders who showed eatyour Wheaties," changing it into an forgettable, driving guitar. Theguitar­ of Music in Japan, and Boston Univer­ sons this country is going to Hell in a better than the original text). For Cube, little interest in the people until after ominous warning. Or, '1 got the fever ist and arranger is Henry Kaiser. He sity,sheiscurrentlystudyingcomposi­ hand basket. I asked if it would make it almost shows a sensitive side, one the uprising. fortheflavorof a cracker, nota Pringle," plays like a musically gifted extra-ter­ tion at Columbia and performance at the offer any more attractive if I could which he exposed in his impressive Meanwhile, the most liberal of the he says as he describes his plans to kill restrial who first heard Earthling mu­ Juilliard. The concert is sponsored by promise that the grant would consist performance in Singleton's ''Boyz N candidates for mayor, Councilman white racists. sic at a Grateful Dead Concert when the Frederick J. Sa lathe Jr. Fund for the exclusively of money donated to a very the Hood." He describes a mellow day, Michael Woo(thefirston thecitycoun­ The album includes a plethora of Jerry Garcia was playing remarkable Performing Arts. I hope you'll go; it expensive private college by a very free of naked violence, in which he cil to speak out against Gates and the film references. In addition to frequent well. will take the curse off the first week of wealthy man who left an endowment hoops, rolls dice, and makes a date. LAPD), has proposed a 5%, across the samples from Al Pacino's "Scarface," The keyboard player turned classes. Ifyou'd like to hear a sample of to pay for artistic events. ''lllat would ''Plus, nobody I know got killed in board cut for all city services, with the the disc opens with a lengthy sample out to be someone Steve Goldstine had the music, John Harrelson will be play­ be fine!" Henry Kaiser replied. South-Central LA-today was a good savings going to add more troops for from Olmos' "American Me." But the told me about. 'There's kid who lives ing Henry Kaiser on his Saturday after­ So he's coming to Claremont. day," he says. However,after his intro­ the LAPD. Meanwhile, federal pros­ most obvious example of this is in the about two miles from here who writes noon show on KSPC. Or you can try his Besides the concert, he will give an spection, he goes back to some favorite ecutors leaked their strategy papers to album's title and the track of the same piano music you might like," he said, COs. A good one to start with is A informal talk on his music on Friday, topics: he tells is about the "the big fat lawyers for the defense. Cube responds name: Ice Cube takes the "Predator," a late one night when I was visiting him World Out of Time. This is a collection of Jan. 22"", at 1:30PM, Avery 201 . I hope fanny'' on his date, then proceeds to to all of this. Structurally, Pooh incor- monster in a Schwarzenagger movie up orth. Wedroveovertoa duplex in performances by Henry Kaiser, David you'lllike his new direction. 0

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from the late 80s, and re-constructs it as O'Neal. Or, he refers to the two-time of this society as a whole, and, with The Mystic a metaphor on current urban condi­ Super Bowl losers, as he says '1 won't that, a specific condemnation of those by Seth Bricklin tions. Just as the predator can self-de­ choke like the Buffalo Bills." He prom­ in positions of privilege, such as Bob struct and destroy "enough rain forest ises suckers that '1 gotta do ya like Packwood and Daniel Inouye (just to He awakes to the din of war. to cover 300 city blocks/' (reads the Glass Joe/' the decrepit first opponent pick two senators with histories of re­ The stench of death saturates the air. movie's sample) Cube appropriates it in the Punch Out video game. ported sexual abuse and harassment), His minuscule sheet is covered in blood as a metaphor for Los Angeles; as the Unlike Ice-T, Ice Cube, has shown or Marge Schott (the owner of the Cin­ That he doesn't know for his own. inner-cities explode so will the rest of no remorse for the hate he expresses cinnati Reds baseball team, of whom it America, Cube argues. towards gays, women, and Korean and has only recently been disclosed pub­ He opens his eyes and can only see Ice Cube includes new LA police Jewish Americans.1 Homophobia and licly that she has been making anti­ The face of the enemy. chief Willie Williams in his warnings If misogyny remain in full effect on the Semitic and racist statements in public His scream is loud, penetrating. Williams should prove to be "down new album (more on the later tracks and with the knowledge of her fellow own­ A nurse is by his side. ers). who harbor similar feelings of hate. 2 Attacks of homophobia, hetero­ Her words drip off her tongue sexism and misogyny cannot merely And beckon their way to his ears. be laid at the footsteps of artists such as He hears but does not listen. Ice-Cube, who are advocating an oth­ He uses aU his strength and cries. erwise subversive agenda, or any marginalized group in general; but The pain becomes sharper must include a condemnation of the Dust behind his eyes. dominant class (gender/race) and the His brain constricts unjust value system(s) that they perpe­ As his heart does with each beat. trate. If Cube is criticized, so must Packwood and Schott, so must Holly­ He is asleep again. wood films that portray lesbians and His subconscious occupied with a dream. gays in awful stereotypes, so must any His face contorts with confusion, of us be who make homophobic or His muscles tense with frustration. misogynistic statements, or who ac­ cept them without repudiation. Mi­ In his minds eye he is running. sogyny and homophobia cannot be But not making any ground. excepted under any circumstances;but, Over his shoulder he like racism, can ultimately, only effec· Sees the Mystic coming for him. tively be attacked with a all-encom­ passing view of the repression and He pushes harder on the exploitation of the society in which we Earth with his swollen feet. find ourselves. Nothing. He merely sinks 1 Ice-T has apologized for some of his Deeper into the mud. past insensitivity's, specifically for his A tear runs do"vn his cheek. homophobia. For instance, this past sum­ Now the Mystic is upon him. He lifts his arm to wipe it mer, he MCed an AIDS benefit in New Nowhere to turn. No Escape. But his arm is held captive York at which apologized for his ignorance The formidable foe plummets By a sturdy leather strap. that contributed to the homophobia on His arrn down on his head. many of his records, and expressed sup­ He tries his other arm. port for gay rights. One could see the be­ The pain all at once It too will not move. ginnings of his enlightenment on the track Rushes to his arm. His exhausted legs share with the Pilgrirns.. ..we'll have to break like "Dirty Mack" and "Don't Trust The Tower', in which he descnbes the He arouses as a three inch The same maniacal fate. his ass up like Super Dave/' the famed 'Em" than earlier social commentary murder of a fellow inmate for being 'made Needle is being pulled from his vein. 1V stunt man/comic. This same cut is tracks like "Wicked" or "We Had to me feel sick inside. His confusion is overwhelming. uncanny in its ability to combine a jan­ Tear This Mutha Fucker Up"). These 2 Schott is popular with her fellow Masked faces surround him, Why are his own holding him captive. gling soul guitar cut with a sample of aspects of his work are deplorable and ownen; for her frugal ways, such as reduc­ Contemplating his chance for survival. His eyes open wide with fear Queen's famous "We Will Rock You" deserve criticism on a broad scope. ing medical care for players; or not calling He screams to them. They do not hear. As he realizes his horrendous fate. thunderous rhythm line, a beat heard However,criticismofhisattitudescan­ star player Eric Davis as he laid ina hospital His efforts are futile. inNBAarenasacrossthecountry.Cube not be isolated; any attacks must in­ with a lacerated kidney after making a div­ As the white masks come off offers the first official hip-hop refer­ dude within them the knowledge of ing catch during a victory that won the His fainthearted thoughts are confirmed. ence to new NBA super-star Shaquille the anti-woman and anti-gay aspects team the World Series. 0 The last thing he sees is The Mystic.. .laughing.

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Void Dingo Dan Poetry Poetry Long in the saddle he rode across the plain, I know from where the nothingness comes. This poor lonesome cowboy, Dingo Dan. From that foreboding place behind the sun. by But he knew down the trail lay his main by Squeeze a waitin' and a wanin' for his big hungry hand The image is burned neatly in my head. Seth The fires are dandng and the doors are red. David Beside him trod his trusty pooch, Clyde, Sperry Always offering a friendly howl or growl Bricklin The towers are tall and the baulements steadfast. But he ate a little too much and got a little too wide, The bridge is drawn and few shall pass. So Dan had to eat him, 'though his stench was pretty foul.

The keeper of this void is old arid wise; Dan was tough; Dan was mean; Dan didn't like the law, One can see a lifetime in his eyes. And at the rich of life he let out a loud guffaw. The trail was his home and the gun his buddy. He sits isolated on his throne He never went in for any fuddy-duddy. And contemplates the world alone. He was on the ride to Everytown along the Everyway. His will is weak but his body is strong. The day went quick, and the meals were awful hasty, He curses the heavens. He's lived too long. So whenever vile vermin in his path managed to sway, Dan chopped 'em up and ate 'em, 'cause they were pretty tasty. Since the dawn of time he's been alive And all his life he's on our side. When he finally found his woman, she was holding another guy. And Dan sighed and cried and got all upset But then he remembered that his horse was mighty high, VISitors - he sees almost none, So he shot them both, and didn't fit a fret But by his good grace, I have been one. Dan was tough; Dan was mean; Dan didn't like the law, He spoke with me of life and death And at the rich of life he let out a loud guffaw. And all the time I did my best Into the endless sun he rides, imo the deep, deep night So if you hear him gallop, you know you can sleep tight To earn the trust of this good master. "Come," he said "and I'll tell you the answer:

And he spoke of joy and warmth arid laughter, Sam of the Suburb Feelings that could last forever after. In the dim light of the new moon, And when I questioned further he simply said, Sam gave a lick to his brand new spoon. "The answer my boy is not in your head. •Tastes good, • Sam thought, as he Savored the metal He favored tea "Search your soul and you'll find it there With his silverware, but there was none to be found But I warn you to be always aware. .. Looking out into the night, he cried "That the answer is different for everyone To the dog in the next yard -why'd And they may find it, behind the sun. a I have to be here with you and my Spoon and my hopeful tongue~ Very shy 1be dog must have been, though, because he didn't barlc

Sam looked at his feet and pondered Their size. His socks had to be laundered Too often for their worth. His shoes Illustration Illustration Were also big. He needed to lose Them all the time so he could go to the store again. by by He stepped out the door with his jay Big feet, big socks and big shoes. •Jsn't jay It wonderfully dar~ he thought aloud. Martin Martin •Not a soul in sight God should be proud. • Opening the door, he lumbered out of the garage and onto the street

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A warm, fuzzy Costner film House of Love by Joanna Garfein A Music and Concert Review by Juan De Lara

Welcome back to my world of Bodyguard" where she was being all that doesn't mean that he can't look Times often seem todegenerateinto singer I songwriterI guitarist, Guy after a Peter Blake painting that's hung movie reviews and uncensored jour­ sentimental and cheesy about what a damn good while doing it. Costner's vast spaces of bloody physical embodi­ Chad\.vick. Yet, the whole of the facade in the studios where their first album nalistic freedom. But I must warn you, swell guy Costner is to work with. diverse film career has changed ments. It approaches reality when I say is only then blown down by the vicious was recorded. "Feel" is a song that as an avid Costner fan, you may find I know everyone has their doubts throughout the years. He started out in that certain types of music nurture a and spiteful lyrics; it's absolutely bril­ screams out for help. It yells at you in this to be a biased review of 'The Body­ about Whitney Houston. The arna teur films like "Sizzle Beach, U.S.A, catalyst which, at a given point, starts a liant! the face and pleads with you to get guard." After all, the man graduated soundtrack to 'The Bodyguard" was Stacey'sKnights,andTheGunrunner," maniacal streak of exertion. Whatso­ The remainder of the group iscom­ help. The whole of the album is sur­ from my high school the year I was number one on the charts before the all of which are worthy of late night ever possesses a man to kill or to be posed of bassist Chris Goothuizen, rounded by chantings of madness, de­ born, and my senior class a warded me movie even premiered. I have to admit cable time slots. Kevin went on to play killed is well beyond the sorrows of drummer Peter Evans and recent addi­ lusion, drugs, and out-of-body the trophy for "Most Likely To Be The that even I own a few LP singles of hers a variety of roles in more notable films wondering.It is, however, a heady tune tion Simon Mawby. Since the forma­ experiences. GuyCh adwick (the singer) Next Kevin Costner." But hey, they from the mid-eighties. Doesn't every­ such as "Fandango, American Flyers, that castrates the actions of body and tion of the band six years ago, it has says of the LP, '1 just went as far over also said I was "Most Likely To Have A body own a copyof 'The Greatest Love Silverado, and The Untouchables." triggers the fertility of an ever e.xpand­ the top as I could." Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Costner did not start to receive ingmind. The live experience is something Fame." favorable recognition until "No What more can be aroused when which gives this band the raw, sadistic, Having recently earned the Way Out," which was followed lyrics such as: and twisted character it so skillfully nickname "Dances with Walls" by the box office hits "Field of For that cry you hear shroudsupwithcatchypop tunes. The (okay, so I was dancing at a party Dreams, Bull Durham, Dances the wisdom on the cusp House of love recently played a show here and I smashed my hand into With Wolves, Robin Hood: within the soul at the Palace in Hollywood. They were a wall),andnotbeingabletowrite Prince of Thieves, and JFK." In when I grow cold in the middle of a bill that contained my papers, I went to see "The between several of these mov­ stray across the curvy hills of a Ocean Colour Scene and Catherine Bodyguard" on Turkey Day. I ies, Costner only rnade one box mind that shouts for understanding. It Wheel. Ocean Colour Scene proved to discovered a new theater in Anaheim ofAll?' ' Houston really wasn' tthat bad office failure with the much-rented is no wonder then, that The House of be quite different from what I had lis­ Hills (yes, I live in Orange County, but in the movie. There will always be thriller, "Revenge." I wouldn't say that Love's new LP Babe Rainbow embel­ tened to on their new LP. I regretfully I am far from Republican, sodon'thold criticism about musicians who make Costner's role in "The Bodyguard" was lishes a sense of soothing music with have to inform you that I was not able it against me). As I inhaled the exhila­ the transition to acting, but this is her challenging or impressive, but he gave words full of hidden rage. The new LP to experience the aura that is Catherine rating scent, much like that of my new first movie and she shares the billing a typical performance and delivered represents the living creature that House of Love Wheel. It seems that on this darkened car interior, I sat back in my cozy seat with the well-established Costner. The the normal Costner multi-million dol­ bleeds up into heaven and sucks the night, traces of a bastardly creature and prepared for Kevin's appearance. two actors work okay together, but if lar guarantee. The highlight of the mindless ravings of Nirvana into the been hailed as one of the pre-eminent commonly known as the Head Cold Ofcourse, nothing compares to "Dances they weresupposed to spark some type movie for me was the discovery that stupid trendy abyss where it belongs. guitar bands in the U.K. House of Love converged upon my weakened head. With Wolves," especially considering of chemistry, it didn't happen. Hous­ Kevin wore the exact pair of RayBan "Burn down the world" is a sar­ has been compared to: U2, Echo & the All the night, they sang bitter songs of in that movie, he had hair. Before see­ ton sings throughout the film. I'd be sunglasses in the film which I wear donic cry that whispers "you've got to Bunnymen, My Bloody Valentine, and hatred as my blood squirmed under- ing this movie, I read several negative curious to see her in a movie where she everyday! bum down the whole of the world." Jesus & Mary Chain. On their previous (conlinued on page 30) newspaper reviews, all of which had doesn' t play a rock star. The press Basically, don't go to this movie or The song itself is a web of interwoven self-titled album, the band included a no purpose except to make a joke about coverage of Houston's marriage to fel­ rent it if you are looking for an action­ guitars and percussion tha tprepareyou song called "Beatles and the Stones." Kevin's latest hairstyle. If you gave me low musician Bobby Brown sure didn't packed drama. It has a decent storyline to be feasted upon by the vocals of lead Apparently some have also compared millions of dollars to chop my locks harm the chances for extra publicity and the plot isn't too predictable, al­ them to these groups. and act as a bodyguard in a film for about 'The Bodyguard." Although, though you know that Costner and The contrast between the live and someone like Madonna, I wouldn't Hollywood appeared skeptical from Houston are bound to be together from theCDversionofHouseofLoveisa bit hesitate. the start because of the Costner/Hous­ the start. It is a nice little holiday film distorted. On CD, the band has some I'm sure that everyone has heard ton combination. designed to evoke those warm, fuzzy sort of guitar-rock sound. However, in the basic plot and story for this film. And now... the man, the myth, the feelings by the end of the movie-typi­ concert, the guitars and the distortion For those without a clue, look at the legend. Kevin. Okay, so he still main­ cal of Costner entertainment. come to the fore. They opened up with title. I won't bother laying out the tains that emotionless expression and Until nexttime. ..ifyoufeel the urge the before mentioned "Beatles and the details, because this is the type of movie rarely acts how his characters are sup­ to go wild, try running naked through Stones," and proceeded through "Shine which is better left a surprise. I was posed to be feeling. His character in a forest yelling,"' Am A Cheetah!" But On," "Christine," "Feel," "You Don't sure surprised. I liked it. I went in "The Bodyguard" is similar to the sol­ I won't remind you to eat your veggies, Understand," and '1 Don' t Know Why expecting the worst because I watched emn Jim Garrison he played in "JFK." because I don't. Happy Hanukkah, I Love You." a Whitney Houston special on 1V sev­ He is Mr.Serious/Get The Job Done/ Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, The new LPBabeRainbow,isnamed eral months prior to the release of "The No Time For Pleasure, once again. But and Happy Birthday to me. 0 Catherine Wheel Ocean Colour Scene

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get the picture. not real life. I know only a few people side world. It teaches you to be cre­ When I graduated, I didn't have a in my building. I always lived in the ati ve, to think for yourself, and to grow job ora place to live. Iwasluckytohave dorms, and I grew up on a hippie com­ accustomed to variety. In entry level a room mate and a destination, LA. I mune, so it was strange for me to live positions, they often want you to do went home for a little while to visit my only with one other person. Luckily, tedious tasks and simply follow or­ family and friends. When I returned, I my friends from Pitzer spend a Jot of ders. li eA er t ePitzer Worn spent my days running errands and nights here to get away from school As far as the social life goes, it's looking for jobs (half-assed because I and to go to clubs, so its kind of like cornpletelydifferent. Atleastatcollege The Other Side staff expressed a my family to watch me graduate, but was fortunate enough to have a slight, living in the dorms. when you meet someone of the oppo­ desire to have articles written by Pitzer they couldn't possibly come at a worse temporary, economic cushion), and Wehavebeenprofessionalstudents sitesexit is likely you have some things Alumni. Then I realized thatl was one. time. I was driving around all different nights I spent staying out at clubs. I for most of our lives. Its very hard to in common (such as education). In the by While attending Pitzer, I had always sets of relatives, coordinating who wished I could have done the gradua­ de-pro- g r a m real world, for all you know you could imagined alumni to be old, but now its didn't get along with who, and figur­ tion traveling thing, but none of my o u r - selves. be talking to someone whose highest me. One day an issue of The Other Side, ing out how to entertain them, when I friends could afford it, so I postponed aspirationistoworkasabus-boy. There Jessica Hurley magically appeared in my LA apart­ really needed to pack up four years of it. I'm not going to kid you, looking for isn't a screening system like there is at ment, and Tim Ahem's article on fears memorabilia. All I really felt like doing a job during the economic recession school. I know I've become an educa­ ofgraduating inspired this piece. Since was spending time with the friends I was hell. Your identity is already frag­ tion snob, even though some people at I have gone through it, I hope that I can was about to be separated from. The ile, and you make a career of getting "I felt Pitzer are living proof that college and give seniors an idea of what it is really ceremony seemed surreal. In the pro­ rejected- from a career itself. Your brains don't always go together. like to leave the Pitzer womb and fi­ cession, my friends and l realized that self-confidence gets so low that you trapped by my Some people may have seen me nally, encounter the "real world." Of therewasnowayout, wecouldn'ttum really have an unrealistic fear that you visiting Pitzer. I see that "don't you course, this is only one person's ac­ back. People passed around alcohol will, literally, never get a job. Family have a life yet'' look in their eyes. But I count, but other graduates have said and thespeakers sounded like the teach­ and friends make it easier on you by freedom. For the still want to visit my friends, and there they had very similar experiences. The ers in the Charlie Brown cartoons. I asking if you've got a job every time is a strong sense ofsecurity there. When following may make you feel worse kept having to tell myself "This is the they see you. Answer "Yes, I have a job first time in my I go to a party, I've known most of the "I know I've about graduating, but at least you'll be moment, it is real, pay attention." It scraping road kill off highways. The people there for years. We have a sense somewhat prepared for it. seemed like four years of hype ended pay and the hours are great so I am life, I couldn't of history, and I know if they can be become an edu­ Ifyou areanything like I was at this in such a haze. happy. Thanks for asking." Luckily, I trusted or not. Also, I haven't grown time last year, you are beginning to Aftercollege,youhaveacleanslate, have a father who says it would be see my future. A jaded from the people or the parties, worry slightly about what to do after except for some outrageous student okay if I wanted to be a homeless per­ because I don't live there. I do know cation snob, even you graduate. Actually, it's probably a loans. I felt trapped by my freedom. son, as long as that was what made me clean slate can be that this may be my last semester doing great fear, you are just pushing it into For the first time in my life, I couldn' t happy, and he wasn't kidding. After a that because my friends there dwindle though, some the back of your mind because that see my future. A clean slate can be a while, not having a job began to drive a good thing with each semester. seems easier than slaying the demons good thing or a bad thing, depending me insane. I would invent errands to The last thing I'd like to address you have imagined in your future-fear­ on how much you valued your life at run just to have a goal for the day. about graduation is friendship. With people at Pitzer ing mind that block the door to the Pitzer. I was one who loved my fresh­ I got a couple of job offers, but it or a bad graduation, you find out who your true career resource center. If this strikes a man and senior years and felt Pitzer became the "prom~ate" syndrome. If friends really were, because they will nerve, then probably nothing drives waslackingduringmysophomoreand I took one offer, then I might miss the thing ... " still be there for you no matter where are living proof you crazier than talking to someone junior years (due to the "sophomore job of my dreams. In September, my you are located. The peoplewith whom who already knows what they want to slump" and having friends go abroad). scholastic clock was still ticking, it told Some- times I I took my senior trip have a newsletter that college and do. This is a sensitive issue because it I compare my graduation experi­ me summer was over, and coinciden­ won- der how and reunions. You also realize who taps into your distorted fear that you ence with one of those etch-a-sketch tally, I got my job. People who still go long I'll be able to work 9am-6pm ev­ have merely been superficial fixtures are absolutely the only person who toys we had as kids. Imagine spending to Pitzer say they are envious because I eryday. I keep waiting for fall break in your college career. You find out brains don't al- doesn't have a clue, and you might end four years drawing your perfect pic­ live an ideal life-style, but its some­ and a month off for Christmas. ..dream who are fair-weathered friends, and up spending $90,000 on college only to ture on it; it was your entire life, and thing I'm still getting used to. I feel like on. When you're working during the who l-vill follow you to the ends of the workatMcDonald's. Thebiggestques­ you putaH yourtimeandenergyintoit. I'm living someone else's life. I'm em­ summers in college, you may not feel it, earth. This may seem like a sad thing, ways go to­ tions you are probably asking yourself Then one day, a younger sibling comes barrassed to say, I actually live on but you are aware that it is only for a but isn't it nice to know who you can are: what kind of job should I get, along and shakes it up. You have no Melrose Place, I am an executive assis­ couple months. This girl is still trying really count on? I know I won' t live in gether." where should llive, and who will I live control over it at all. It can take more tant to the head of a film company, and to get use to waking up at 8:00 a.m. LA too long, because it's just a place to with? energy than you have to start drawing I am active in the club scenes. every morning. 11 :00 a.m. was my bewhenl'myoung. I wouldn' t want to ow I am going to fast-forward a new picture, especially when you The1V show "Melrose Place" says norm at Pitzer. What I am trying to say raise a family here. I'm not sure where you to the actual graduation day. It is liked the old one. You can try to draw itsabouttherealworld. Thecharacters is that college is great because you get I'll be, because now my heart and cen­ literally a blur. You come back from a similar picture, but it will never be the on the show are only friends with the to learn and grow a Jot, but it prepares ter is spread out because my center will your completely relaxing, bonding ex­ same. You have to learn to accept and other (all coincidentally young) people you for the work world at a very sub­ alwaysbewheremy friends and family perience of your senior trip and end up treasure the memory of the old one. in their building. and they don't even conscious level. In some ways, it makes are. in a night-mare. Of course, I wanted Okay,enoughofthelonganalogy. Yo u have other friends. That's dorm life, it harder for you to survive in the out- (continued on page 31)

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two weeksagowhere Pitzer Trustee Eli see that your diseased ways die... And continued from page 15 Broad says Pitzer is the college of the continued fron1 page 4 continued fron1 page 9 continued from page 18 you shall no longer be self-sanctified. future.) And to the ones who for their own fun How would you create more stu­ and amusement wished me dead... and causeit'sexpandingeveryday,ithasn't dent involvement? Could March Madness be already always depending on us to educate nores my existence: dark, lumpy, like a took steps to make it so; I hope you come up with any criteria that says this '1've tried to have the open office affecting the Sagehens? Probably not, you and give you the "perspectives pile of trash in a corner; thrown away. have learned, and your deaths have is what it would take to meet those hours, held a couple meetings with the but the best bet in town maybe the you need?" Quite frankly, I'm sick of Would it be so easy? I've thought about helped others learn this valuable les­ goals." students, sat in on student senate, but I Pomona-Pitzer Men's Basketball team. having to educate you. The article it. Before I (yes D pulled the molten-by­ son: DON'T FUCK WITH ANGRY What do you feel is the current want more." She also sees the students Individually, new floor general Phil showsquiteclearlythatyoudependon heat, obscured-under-the-seat trigger QUEERS! level of student participation? talk more frankly when one on one, Kelley walked away with tournament us way too much and that you really on the frat-boys who, for the last time, P.S. "Fight the power." 0 1 have to say right now, since I'm especially if its over a cup of coffee, as MVP honors in the Bud Presley Oassic, aren'tthatopen to educating yourselves negated my worth to humor their so new, I can't define every way in I suggested. while as a team, the Sagehens are cur­ on these issues. I'm sure you are pretty own. .. before I wiped them with their which students are. Probably, the most Well, that was the end of the inves­ rently sporting a 5-1 record (as of 12/ pissed by this point but before you say own deadly venom from my reality, I important and vital way is the feed­ tigation. More like an opinion finding 14). u anything, read the side panel next to thought of my future. I thought of do­ back students give professors in class­ mission really. History isn't the only the article a couple times and see what ing the same to myself. It was some­ rooms. That interaction between faculty field group that is involved in a search it says. This is supposed to be a com­ thing I had often considered while and student is the point at which stu­ right now, it'sjust the group we are munity where we are all "self-ener­ growing up under the grip of enslave­ continued fron1 page 29 dents can be and should be affecting most familar with. Hopefully, you have gized" to learn. It's time to get off your ment, to what I have become today. the curricul urn." a better understanding of the search asses and help yourselves for once. The truth is, it's too easy. Why would I? What do you think Pitzer needs to process as well as the concerns and continued fron1 page 5 It's not that I don't want to go out To give the diseased, fraternized soci­ In conclusion, I hope I haven't do along the lines ofimproving student hopes of the faculty and administra­ and blow up a few buildings. I RE­ ety exactly what it wants? My oblitera­ scared you to death about graduating. participation? tion. ALLY DO!! But I can't really do this, tion? No way! I willlive... yes LIVE! I It isn't a matter of better or worse, but "One thing is I don't hear enough I ran into Stu McConnell the other 5) Do not gamble more than you can I? You will just tum around and will rest me testimony in the blaming different. It's a matter of getting used to from students. I wish the students day, he was sitting behind his desk can lose or else Top Ramen may be­ accusemeofbeingradical (with a nega­ ears of the true killers... vermin as they the change. Everyday I am happier, voices were heard more frequently." zoning on a stack of legal pads. Yeah, come a way of life. tiveconnotation). Oh well,maybesince are. .. to sentence me as they will. But I because I'm adjusting to my new About what specific issues? it was search committee stuff. Any­ 6) Get as many free drinks as you you keep contradicting yourselves will NOT disappear. They will look at lifestyle. However, somewhere in the "Any issue that's on the table. I way, he had good news. The number can and remember to tip the waitress about what we should be doing, I'll ME ... with strong head, and hot chest; back of my mind I know I still think I'm think its vital that students speak on had been narrowed down to 30. From because she may end up never visiting stop listening for a while until you sort not the objectified mascot of hetero­ on summer vacation and will be back to equal terms to issues and I'm not sure 171. Stu's also on another committee your table again. it out. For now, since we can't make sexual womens' amusement; a 'cute' school soon. Of course, none of this we're doing as well as we could be in and the total between the two was well 7) Remember, gambling is FUN so you happy by either being proactive or gay boy... FUN! How cute a couple he article applies to you ifyou hated Pitzer, that. I think the dynamics have to over 300. To Stu, Allen, Betty, everyone try not to take it to seriously even if you reactive, we'll just have to make our­ and his 'cute' boyfriend make. I do not had no friends, or prefer working 9am- change so that listening to students who answered my questions, and any­ wind up losing everything!! 0 selves happy. You can figure out what need the acceptance of the diseased; 6pm instead of having homework. My becomes a real priority. Students are one who is reading this, have a good that means... 0 nor do I desire the objectification, last words of advice are... enjoy Camp going to bring a different perspective." vacation. 0 rninimalization,and trivializationofthe Pitzer while you can. IfPitzer is a river What do you see as the most perti­ 1iberal' straight women I have called then real life is the sea. Good luck. 0 nent issues at the moment? my friends. I speak only to my sisters "Being so new, it seems like every­ and brothers, who, sometimes in our thing. We have the facilities project, I'm continued fron1 page 27 own disease (which we have sadly in­ trying to raise the rest of the money for gested) have neglected the existence of that, we're searching for a dean of stu­ others,buthavenevernegatedourown: dents, and all those aspects crucial to neath thesufferingofbrightgreenstuff. we are not piles of trash in corners dark student life, the alcohol policy, the is­ All in all the night was splendid. Once and moist with apathy.. .ringed with sue around sexual harrassment, the more I would like to thank Polygram years of imprisonment imposed by the treatment of gay and lesbian students, representative Tom Comet for allow­ diseased society at large. Blood is on and thecurricularissuesarerelevantto ing me access to the show. Due to other YOUR hands, not ours: thus we do not all of those, and they are all burning at unforseeable problems, I have also apologize for our existence. We do not once." failed to include the in-depth analysis need your pitiful acceptance to vali­ What is your impression of the of The Soup Dragons and James. How­ date our experiences. It is not up to you outsider's view of Pitzer? ever,ldoencourageyou to get a hold of to impose questions of morality upon '1seethatotherpeopledon'tknow their new albums. As of for the House lives which you have never lived, and us, or if they do know us, we do stand of Love, they have three sources of as such, have never known. We are not out very positively. The reputation for listening pleasure; the self-titled House disappearing. We will fight, and fight Pitzer is very high, not only for aca­ of Love, a collection of B-sides called A the shackles of enslavement. We will demic quality, but for being very dif­ Spy m the House of Love, and of course ferent." (See article in L.A.Timesabout Babe Rainbow. 0

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