Racist slurs found scrawled in SOAR office was scrawled in large letters on a dry erase message board in the Department of Security or to speak with a dean. Cotter BY AMY MONTEMERLO AND RENE E the room. described this act as "hurtful and oppressive... [it] is clearly an LAJEUNESSE A member of SOAR discovered the epithet on Sunday. The act against SOAR and particularly those African-American N£ws Editors Dean on Call last weekend, Associate Dean of Students and Direc- and Latino members of that organization." tor of Intercultural Affairs Jeri Roseboro was contacted and met Potter feels that the incident is not a personal attack A racial epithet was discovered in the Pugh Center last with SOAR members Sunday afternoon. Safety and Security was against SOAR, because the organization is "a coalition of weekend. According to Dean of Students Janice Kassman and promptly alerted and began an investigation of the incident. every color... always open to everyone." He explained that he Colby President William Cotter, a perpetrator or group of Monday morning, October 27, ten members of SOAR, was not shocked at all when he saw the epithet and deface- perpetrators entered the Students Organized Against Racism Professor Sandy Grande, Assistant Director of Security Peter ment because Colby really is not a bubble and you can expect (SOAR) organization room in the Pugh Center sometime Chenevert, and four deans, met in the Dean of Students office such things from society. Rather, he and other members of the between 10 p.m. on Saturday, October 25, and noon on to discuss the incident and to recommend further action. group felt more violated than anything. Sunday, October 26. The SOAR office , like most of the Pugh According to Kyle Potter '99, president of SOAR, they dis- It was agreed that this matter would be discussed at the center club rooms, was not locked at the time of the break-in. cussed how to address the issue and present it to the Colby Campus Community Committee meeting, which met yes- The perpetrator(s) defaced a student-constructed collage community. terday morning, Wednesday, October 29. This meeting was which depicted different cultures and racial backgrounds. In President Cotter has urged any student who might have intended to focus on the possibilities of creating harsher addition, a racial epithet, which read "fuck niggers and spies" information pertaining to this issue to contact Chenevert in See RACISM on page 3 Indian ambassador speaks at Spotlight mains prevalent throughput In- BY JILL MORNEAU dia. This attitude existed as early Staff Writer as the Maryan Empire, when Ashoka the Great gave up war On Sunday night, October and decided to become a Bud- 26th, Ambassador Shyamala dhist. Yet, this empire did not last Cowsik, deputy chief of mission without going to war, and 200 in the Embassy of India in Wash- years later it saw its collapse. ington D.C, spoke to a full house, Cowsik wanted to remind the as well as some of her biggest audience that India was not cel- fans, some of which came from as ebrating its 50th anniversary of far as Lewiston, Maine. Cowsik being a democracy. She gave the even joked about the weather in definition of a democracy as "a Maine and how Colby had pro- government with the consent of vided her with • jw j« the governed." sunsnme espe- Cowsik ex- ¦¦ ¦ ¦ cially for her plained that In- .. . ¦ ¦ ' . Echo photo by Mclanie Guryansky visit. What has India dia has been a SHOC skits address alcohol related issues Cowsik's accomplished in its strong democ- speech cen- 50 years of racy for the last tered around 2,300 years. In Alcohol Awareness Week a success independence? India's accom- fact, in the Jaws of Life demonstration was plishments - Shyamala Cowsik Mahabhrata , be- BY BETSY LOYD perfo rmed. Officials removed during its 50 fore the narra- Staff Writer Patrick Upatham '99 from a car years of inde- 55 tive begins , As a whole, I believe after lifting off the roof. Also, a pendence. She there is a pro- Colby recently celebrated Al- that Alcohol local police officer gave a sobriety began by giving a brief overview logue about a mythological king cohol Awareness Week on cam- demonstration , discussing drink- of India . She explained tha t as a tha t chooses an outsider as his pus. Over 200 Colby students suc- Awareness Week ing and driving, and explaining country India is extremel y large; successor. Therefore , democracy cessfully completed the C-SNAP [was] successful. " field procedures , such as the it is one third of the size of the has been in operation since an- Challenge last week, pledging to 'John Sauter *98 brea thalyzer test. United States. In fact, it is as large cient times. give up alcohol ic beverages for an Not many people att ended as Europe without Russia . Fur- Cowsik also explained the ori- entire week. While the C-SNAP the sobr iety event, which led to thermore , India has 14-16 main gins of Gandh i's tactics of non- Challenge was the main focus of — 33 a trend in lack of att endance a t languages. Cowsik described it as violence, explaining that , as a pro- Alcohol Awareness Week , many Coffee House. The week was cho- many even ts t hroughou t the a multi-ethnic / multi-religious , fessional lawyer , he had read a other chem-free events took place sen to coincide with National Al- week. multi-lingual country . She ex- text called "Duties of Civil Dis- as well. cohol Awareness Week. " It was hard ; a lot of people plained this diversity as a resul t obedience" and had been in- An annual event, Alcohol Approximately 300 students had exams. As the week pro- of the absor ption of every kind of spired. Yet, on January 20, 1948, Awareness , Week is a tool used to signed up for the C-SNAP Chal- gressed , though , we tried to in- foreign influence tha t it has been Gandhi was assassinated. Still, he "br ing alcohol awarene ss to the lenge this year , with at least 240 crease publ icity. Some of the events exposed to. Yet, Cowsik stressed did not die in vain. Martin Luther attention of students and to pro- studen ts completing the challenge . have a much bigger draw , and that all these differences exist in King learne d of his tactics and vide chem-free alternatives to stu- Last year , a smaller number , pf Ithey l were at the end of the week. harmon y. visited India to meet Gandhians \ den ts as well," accord ing to John people signed up and approxi- Others were more interest spe- The first foreign influence In- Back in the United Stat es he Sauter '98, pres ident bf Colby Stu- mately 270 finished , accord ing to cific," said Sau ter abou t the low dia exper ienced was during the shaped the Civil Rights Move- dents for Non-Alcoholic Progr am- Sau ter. attendance. 4th century -B;C.E., when ment around Gandhi 's concep ts ming (C-SNAP), and main orga- "The majori ty of the people On Tuesday , October 21, na- Alexand er from Macedonia ex- of non-violence. nizer of the week/The week was who sign up usually complete it..." tionall y-acclaimed speaker , David plored Ind ia. In fact,Q>wsikstated Then Cowsik returned to her planned by Sauter and Alex Chin , said Sau ter. "It connec ts well with Coleman discussed crea tive and that people in some regions in or iginal question of "What has assistant director of student ac- the chem-free commun ity ." heal thy dating options. , Ind ia still have blonde hair and India accomp lished in its 50 years tivities , with the help of other cam- In addi tion to the C-SNAP " I thought it was really infor- blue eyes because of this. of independence ?" First Cowsik pus groups , including SGA, SPB, Challenge , da ily events were mative and I gained insight into Cowsik also (explained the at- began by explain ing the scenario SHOC , Colby Emergency Re- planned to promote alcohol aware- how other people might think of pag e titude of non-violence that re- See SPOTLIGHT on 2 sponse (CER ) and the Mary Low ness. On Monday, October 20, a See ALCOHOL on page 3 Presidents ' Cou iicil clears campus pub , NCAA committee as recommeded by thg pub task have a designated day and time for BY MEGAN ROURKE force." all Spotlight Lectures to take place. Colby Symph ony Orchestra Contributing Writer The results of a recent unsu- After little debate, the motion was pervised student opinion poll approved by the Council. concert this weekend Presidents' Council approved showed that an overwhelming ma- Levin also continued discus- This Saturday, November 1, the Colby Symphony Orchestra will the campus pub and a NCAA ac- jority of the nearly 500 responses sion on her on-going efforts to re- perform in Lorimer Chapel. This concert willfeature collegiate women's tion committee last Thursday, Oc- were in favor of setting up a pub evaluate the role of January gradu- a capella groups, including the Colbyettes. The concert is open to the tober 23. In response to the current on campus. ates at the College. She discussed public, and free of charge. The concert begins at 8 p.m. (AM) debate over the issue of post sea- Newberry explained that the her forthcoming proposal to give son competition participation by Marchese Lounge was chosen as January graduates priority in the Colby College Craft Fair to NESCAC schools, Graham Nelson the only legitimate space available room draw process. Levin's com- '98 proposed, and the council ap- on campus, due to Maine state laws ments initiated discussion about be held this Saturday proved, the formation of an action prohibiting the sale of alcohol in the pros and cons of the issue. academic buildings and residence The annual Colb College Craft Fair will be held this weekend on committee to organize Colby stu- KarenHoch '00 of Piercemoved y halls. Furthermore, if more space Saturday, November 1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The craft fair, which will dent response to this issue. The to change the Colby newsletter's feature various regional and local artisans, willbe held in the fieldhouse. NCAA action committee consists name from Moose Prints to Mule It is open to the public, and is free of charge. (AM) of three Hall Presidents [Ryan [The NCAA action Prints. The motion passed easily. Aldrich '99; Ann Duncan '00; Gra- committee] will... In addition, a representative ham Nelson '981, five athletic team cen rali e he from the Off-Campus Study com- Change of Footwear Policy captains [Wilson Everhart '99; Chris t z t mittee reported on the committee's Kennedy '98; Kathleen Pigeon '98; opinions of athletes & plan to decide on appeals to study to begin at Fieldhouse Kevin Soja '98; Josh Walton '98] student government abroad made after the March 15 As of next Monday, November 10th, a change of footwear will be and SGA President Shannon Baker representatives. deadline on a case-per-case basis. required at the Athletic Center. This policy is due to the beginning of the '98 and Vice-President JillMarshall The deadline for application to all mud and rain season. According to Student Supervisor of Fieldhouse '98. This group will serve to cen- is needed for the pub in the future, study abroad programs is March Security Alison Kelleher '98, athletic department rule states that stu- tralize the opinions of athletes and it could be expanded into the hill- 15, and this date should be fol- dents who frequent the weight room are advised to bring an additional student government representa- side Cotter Union. The task force lowed. (AM) set of shoes down to the fieldhouse. tives on this issue. The committee hopes to have the pub finished Also, Hall Presidents are in will meet and discuss its plan of during second semester. charge of distributing and collect- SPOTLIGHT, continued from page 1 action to influence the vote of Presi- E.J. Levin '98, representing ing student evaluations of hall staff members. Evaluations are due to- India faced when it achieved its to clothes. Yet, it does not have dent William R. Cotter at the Johnson, moved, and the council NESCAC meeting on December 11. morrow. independence. She said, "India sufficient institutions of higher approved, that "all Spotlight Lec- The Council also, passed, b The issue of allowing water was literally torn and bleeding." learning, although it has the sec- y a tures be changed to Sunday evening . , bottles in the library was also dis- Yet, India needed to know how to ond best school of technological margin of 21-6 a proposal made in order to maintain the consis- Warren " Newbury to cussed and will be brought up to divide and rule. Cowsik pointed manpower in the world. by "Skip '00 tency and spirit in which the Spot- the College Affairs Committee at out that unlike the United States, Cowsik explained that India "accept the Marchese lounge as light series was originally created [campus] the beginning of November.Q India was very good at doing this. needs to concentrate on literacy the site for the new pub for." Levin said it was necessary to India had a number of good lead- andnoton trying toachieve higher ers, such as Prime Minister Nehru, education. Less than 60 percent of and Mahatma Gandhi. Everyone the people are literate. This is a SPB plans November activities jo ined together to form a united problem,area, she said, and in- ' ber 23. Taylor is a folksinger and speaker who has entertained at India and buHta nation-state which creasing resources need to be ap- BY RENEE LAJEUNESSE was a society of law, not of men. plied. Colby in the past and drawn a large News Editor The social scene is crowd. Cowsik seemed very proud of India also needs to concentrate expected to he alive India's elections. She explained on making young girls literate. Following the November plan- that women have had the right to Often when a family does not have The Student Programming and kicking, with ning session, SPB selected a ten vote since 1950, when they estab- enough money, it will pull the Board (SPB) is looking to jam-pack events organized for person committee to begin putting lished their first constitution. She young girl out of school and make the calendar with future, events for together a JanPlan full of events. almost every weekend , even gave a couple examples illus- her stay home with the goats. Colby. At the October 20 meeting, night in November. This committee according to trating how much more advanced India also needs to concentrate SPB, which is composed of the lead- Costanzo, will be in charge of "sit- India was in giving women rights on family planning. Parents often ers of the four Commons, elected ting down and deciding what they than France. worry about havinga girl because dorm social programming repre- want for January, and basically Cowsik credited some of these they fear she will not be able to sentatives, class representatives, Lovejoy Commons will sponsor stocking January with activities." rights to Gandhi himself, and de- take care of them when they get the Spa Coordinator and the Cof- their own Colby version of the MTV Following the committee selec- clared him the original feminist. old. feehouse Coordinator, and is co- game show, "SingledOut". Accord- tion and ending the evening's dis- She explained that Gandhi did not Still, in the last five years, In- chaired by the SG A Cultural Chair ing to Lovejoy Commons Leader cussions, three student representa- think of women's problems in a dia has opened up its economy Walter Wang '99 and the SGA So- Amanda Blatz '99, "We're expect- tives from the AIDS/HIV Task condescending fashion. In fact, he and has grown by seven percent. cial Chair Charles Costanzo '98, ing 'Singled Out' to be really well Force brought a proposal to the felt that loving and caring was India is an excellent creditor, and held a planning session for the attended and we're anticipating a SPB requesting $600 to help fund a more important in running a coun- it has done much economic re- month of November. lot of student participation, both as visit of HIV-positive poet and ac- try than the masculine qualities of structuring without throwing The social scene is expected to participants and spectators. It tivist River Houston to. campus, acquisitionand conquest that most people out of work. be alive and kicking, with events should be hilarious and a lot of fun, They are hoping to sponsor Hous- people considered important. In fact, many of the Fortune organized for almost every week- and we definitely have some sur- ton for a three day visit in which Gandhi felt that women had the 500 companies use Indian soft- end night in November. Beginning prises up our sleeve." The next she will speak and entertain in natural flair for the society he ware, and General Motors, Ford, with Friday, November 7, Johnson evening, Saturday, November 15, classes, the Cotter Union and the wanted. and Chrysler all use India as a Commons will sponsor the infa- SPB will sponsor the rap group Run Coffeehouse. SPB agreed to the Still, India never had a suffrage starting place for all of Southeast mous Semi-Naked Party, while the DMC. funding, as have the SGA and the movement. Cowsik explained the Asia. F-16 fighter aircrafts are sup- Spa will host the Gordon Stowe To finish off the month on the Judicial Board. gratitude she feels toward Gandhi plied by India as well as ATMs Trio, a group comprised of a bass social side, everyone is going to have SPB meetings are held every for the right to own property, the and the Nike and Reebok assem- guitarist, an electric guitarist and a to get out their bell bottoms and Monday evening at 8 p.m. in the right for equal pay, and the right bly lines. Pepsi even grows low banjo player. platforms for Saturday, November Page Commons Room. An open to work that she is entitled to as a sugar potatoes there. The well-known band, Percy 22, when SPB sponsorsa Funk party forum occurs at the beginning oi woman. Cowsik ended her speech by Hill, will be playing in the Page in the Page Commons Room, every meeting and members en- Cowsik explained the existence stating that the image people have Commons Room the following On the cultural side, SPB will courage their fellow students to of the different religions in India, now of India differs from the ste- evening, November 8, sponsored sponsor Livingston Taylor, the come and voice their opinions and She explained that all the different reotypical image of the past. She by Mary Low Commons. brother of singer and songwriter give suggestions.!!) religions have rights, responsibili- feels that now people have a much On Friday, November 14, James Taylor, on Sunday, Novem- ties, and opportunities, and their better consciousness of India as a underlying theme is one of tolera- whole. She also said that Indians tion and acceptance. Hindus, Mus- have a much better picture of the lims, Christians, Mormons and United States, rather than an 208 Main St. • Waterville many others all pray side by side image of such American icons 861-8303 to both different and similar gods. as Baywatch, the CIA and the Central Maine's Finest In Furthermore, Cowsik also ex- Mafia. However, younger In- STEVE > S plained the economic situation in dians have a lot to do, and Wednesda ys Modern Tattooing. India. She stated that India is the should take advantage of the All You Can Eat American/Italia n Buffet MikeSpeckrii^inBlackWotk number one provider of fruit, veg- bridge between the United ' etables and milk in the world. In- States and India and should $855 \ ^:x:^.^i; \-, Clean, Sterile, Bright dia is self-sufficient in food and employ what she called "rea- Colors, fine Line TVible, 14 . Silver St, > Waterville 872-9887 Servin g 5>8 p.m. makes everything from software son optimism/'P * New Age,TVaditioiial. \ Clearcuttin g primary issue on Main e votin g ballot cut annually. far enough; Mainers gather to BY REBECCA POLLARD Whether or not this practice Opposing the Compact is the StaffWriter should be iegulated> or even con- group Common Sense For Maine tinue, has Mamers bumping heads. Forests. They challenge the discuss race issues As one of the most crucial public After failing to come to a decision government's involvement, citing In a gathering reminiscent of the race talks of the 1960s, seventy policy debates in Maine history, the on the issue last year, voters elected their property rights, and feel the Mainers met in Portland last Friday to discuss racism and hate crimes issue of clearcutting in Maine's for- to research the topic further; Time is compact is an example of too much inMaine. The meeting, which occurred in response toPresident Clinton's ests that was riot agreed upon in the up, however, and the issue is in the regulation and "Big Brother" inter- call for a ''Conversation in Racism," addressed such issues as increasing 1996 election has now resurfaced. forefront of Maine politics once ference. cultural awareness and minimizing conflict. While Maine has histori- On November 4, Maine voters will again. Also in opposition to the Com- cally been considered a "safe" state for minority populations, many determine the fate of Maine's for- Question #1 will, enact or deny pact is the Vote No on 1 Campaign participants believed that this is a reputation that will be challenged as ests and the forestry industry. the proposed Clearcutting Com- group, who believe the measure its minority populations continue to grow. Kathy Mclnnis-Misenor, an By definition, clearcutting is the pact. Voting "yes" to the Compact does not go far enough in restricting advocate for the disabled, emphasized the role of the individual in forest harvestingpractice of remov- means redefining the term clearcutting procedures. The group, combating racism: "Revolutionary acts can happen any day," she said, ingtrees and other growththatleaves "clearcutting" and creating^overn- comprised mainly of environmen- "and a lot of the time we let those opportunities pass." land and soil stripped. The practice ment programs to audit forestry talists, want to instead severely re- has been in use for years, as 12 per- practices. The main supporter of strict clearcutting or eliminate it cent of the Maine workforce is em- the Compact, Citizens for Sustain- entirely. Journalist thou ght ployed by forestry-based industries able Forests and For Jobs, is a coa- Colby students can register to and nearly 85 percent of the state is lition of paper and wood products vote in Maine at the Waterville City dead is actually alive covered with timberland. groups and some recreational and Hall located between Front St. and Since the "boom time" of environmental groups. Mam St., near the town square dur- A Brunswick writer reported dead last summer is still alive. John clearcutting in the 1970s and 1980s, They maintain the need to ad- ing office hours from 8 a.m. to 4:30 Cole, a 74 year old journalist and co-founder ofthe weekly Maine Times, the widespread practice of chop- dress and revamp legislation aimed p.m. They can also register on elec- recently corrected the error when he told the Massachusetts magazine ping mass quantities of timber in at clearcutting, but also recognize tion day, Nov. 4, from 8 a.m. to 8 responsible for his obituary that he's "not dead yet." Apparently the one area has been reduced. Accord- the impact forestry industries have p.m., the same hours that polls are writers ofthe column had been misled by the death of another John Cole, ing to the Waterville Morning Senti- on Maine's economy. open. The voting venue for Colby and had even attended a memorial service in his honor. "Everybody got nel, clearcutting today accounts for Other groups claim that the students is the Gilman Street up and spoke about how wonderful he was," recalled columnist Bob between 10 and 15 percent of trees Compact either goes too far, or not SchooLQ Pond, "And we said 'geez, thaf s nice. It sounds just like John.'" ALCOHOL, continued from page 1— Got brand y? me. It was funny and I liked how Response, and how CER deals with and waltzes. The program was So much for osteoporosis. According to recent studies on alcohol he included people in the way he alcohol-related emergencies on brought to campus by C-SNAP, consumption, Mainers may get plenty of calcium in the coffee-flavored spoke," said Kate Thompson '01. campus. the Coffee House, the Outing brandy and milk they drink. Liquor experts speculate that residents SHOC performed skits about "I would hesitate [to call CER] Club, and Musicians Alliance. purchase some 90,000 cases of the syrupy 70-proof liquor each month, date rape, drunk driving and re- just because theperson would have "The people who went really placing Maine at the number one spot for brandy consumption in the sponsible drinking on Wednes- to deal with all kinds of counsel- had a good time and enjoyed nation. This predilection comes as no surprise to the state's police day,.October 22. An open discus- ing sessions," said Costanzo. . themselves in a relaxed and fun officers and attorneys, to whom the condlrrence of brandy and crime sion about alcohol on , campus, Maddox said that once CER is format," said Sauter: has become almost commonplace. "Again and again I see people in followed. called, the student spends the night On Saturday, October 26, trouble that have been drinking this stuff," said Portland attorney "I thought the skits were quite in the Health Center and is obli- Skalloween, an annual event, Thomas Connoly.Theapparentfavorite.Allen'sCoffeeHavored Brandy, good" and dealt with the more gated to spend only a one-hour was put on by SPB, with a chem- a liquor sold in plastic gallon jugs and costing just five bucks a pint. powerful issues of drinking on session with Alden Kent, the alco- free pre-party in Drummond. campus. I thought the group that hol counselor. Students raised Skavoovie and the Epitones, a Compiled by Kelly Field from the Sunday edition of the Maine Sentinel. went was very receptive to the questions to the panel about when ska band from Boston, played in panel discussion afterwards," someone is sick enough to call CER. the Page Commons Room. said Sauter. Maddox said that it was better to "The band was really good; After the SHOC skits, the be on the conservative side, but they were great performers. panel (Sauter, SGA President Sh- when the individual is a threat to There were a lot of people there annon Baker '98, SGA Cultural themselves, such as passing out or and it was a good time," said Budget Chair Walter Wang '99, SGA So- vomiting and not being able to roll Galiger. I pp p pP Day,Week Or Longer. cial Chair Charles Costanzo '98, over, CER should be called. The Alcohol Awareness week j l CER Co-Director John Maddox panel also mentioned that hall staff ended with a C-SNAP pizza '99J, student sexual assault edu- can be used to judge the serious- party in the Spa on Sunday night. cators Emily LeBlanc '99 and ness of a situation. Students who completed the ^*^ ^ ^^*^^^^^ *!^Um^S!?? ^^^ mmm\ ^^Bmm\ ^^^^^ mm Miguel Leff '98, Laura D'Afflitti On Thursday, October 24, June challenge were given T-shirts, as , « Coropict, Mid'S»«, Full Sitt. Lwury Cia For LocalRcitaiciom . CilL- '99 and other SHOC members) Groove Garden', a band from Gor- well as free soda and pizza. Over * We alto tent 1 & IS p«sen|Mnn «<© i — i discussed a variety of topics, in- don College in Boston, played at 200 participants picked up their wiu.4«wh«e!drives tt pick-uprock*. OT') "f *fl OO • Oae-wiyiewiUiviilible. r(/A<» l I riri cluding chem-free program- the Mary Low Coffee House. Ad- T-shirts at the Spa event and tWedittttbi»inw«Mewroj»n.ei. *-* • *** «*. «*- v^w ming, Colby Emergency Re- ditionally, there was a mocktail those not able to attend received sponse, and cultural life on-cam- party and a drag show at the S Mrhe DmBncBhiJhomkr pa. tee-shirts later. t^nm-t ^Ut»*m. ;,_;. , • . j >2£WWCTOHC8^ j A UHHU iWIWwII ' i ^^*' ^N +mW*^^^* mWWW ^^ W B^^^ P ^^ W * pus. "I worked backstage at the drag Galiger said, "I was im- ^* - ¦ -———————-— ¦—— ¦ - « —— The discussion brought up the show. It had nothing to do with pressed. I saw a lot of people difficulty of remaining chem-free Alcohol Awareness Week, but it [wearing the bracelets] who do when there are intoxicated people was really fun; It was going to go drink and I thought it was great." Hunan Legends szechuan & at a chem-free event. Wang sug- on anyway and they just made it "As a whole, I believe the C- Hunan Cuisine gested that students should take coincide with Alcohol Awareness SNAP Challenge and Alcohol 41 Tfemple Street the initiative in promoting chem- Week. And they brought in the Awareness Week were success- Waterville • 877-7644 free events by talking to their SPB mocktails to make it more of an ful and important events which , reps. event," said Stacie Galiger '01, an offered a chance for the Colby 10% Student Discount w/IJD Dine-In only Sun-Thurs. "If you haven't talked to your SPB representative. community to examine the in- SPB reps, how are they going to Old Grey Goose, a contra band, fluence that alcohol has on the Help us Fight Flat Food be able to know what you want?" played at the Barn Dance on Fri- social life of the campus, as well said Wang. day, October 25. Included were as prompting . both chem-free Break the Pizza Habit V\ j£ A large portion of the discus- organized group dances, as well events arid responsible drink- sion focused on Colby Emergency as line dancing, two-steps, polkas ing," said Sauter.Q Free DeUver T-tfflK^ RACISM, continued fro mpage 1 ($10.00 Minimum ) "f penalties for hate graffiti crimes on campus. Mr. of color. He said that a campuswide rally which IJ ^T^£J «* Steven Wessler, head of the Hate Crimes Unit of occurred last year after other racial epithets were the Maine Attorney General's off ice was sched- found on campus did not spark an extended dialogue Chin ese Food sjj ^ uled to attend the meeting. Information regard- on racial issues. "It was in the moment, but weeks ^ ¦ I ing the outcome ofthe meeting was not available later, people forgot," he said. With an Attitude * at press time. Although specific plans for addressing the y^^jZ,¦ Potter stressed that the important questions in- issue were not available, at press time, Potter ¦ ¦ ¦<¦ ¦ /¦ ' Mon. -Thu. 11 a.m. -9p.m. ¦/ "«^\ clude "How do we engage the community in a dia- explained that he and other members of SOAR Fri, - Sat. 11 a.ni; 10p.m. : logue of these issues" and "How do we make this felt hopeful that it would spark individuals to . - /' Ta ^4a&_ something that affects all of us," not just students "look at jeach and every one of us, 'Q Sunday 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. .JVrar ySS£ Fecitures Pr epping with your parents ing on the carpet for the last two cappella Concert in the Page Com- BY BROOKE months. If you really get into clean- mons Room, featuring the Colby FITZSIMMONS ing, go as far as to scoop up any Eight, Colbyettes, Blue Lights and Staff Writer stray clothes and stuff them in a Megalomaniacs. And, as always, milk crate or drawer and even take the College has planned a variety As Halloween rapidly ap- a stab at making your bed. And of other activities including cam- proaches, so does Colby's Family while your parents may be liberal, pus tours, lectures, athletic games Weekend. Aside from the pump- they might not find the collection and concerts aimed at depicting a kin carving, candy and usual Hal- of multi-colored alcohol bottles lin- lively campus. loween fun, students are faced ing the windowsill as charming as If your family has attended with the prospect of preparing for you do—especially if you have im- family weekends of the past, try a visit from their parents. While pressionable younger siblings vis- planning some new activities. for some, family visits are frequent, iting^—so it maybe in good taste to Make reservations at a restaurant for others this may bethe first time conceal these. Also be sure to hide you think your family would en- they have seen their parents since any questionable materials that are joy or take them to a new movie in the start of school. In order to make forbidden in parents' eyes, such as town. If your family doesn't mind the experience enjoyable for both anything remotely pornographic, traveling, plan an excursion to students and family, here are a or any items left behind by last Freeport, Portland, or even Bar few suggestions for the upcoming weekend's sleep-over guest. Harbor for the day, where there weekend. Secondly, be excited to do are plenty of great places for shop- First and foremost, take a good, things with your family while they ping, eating and general family Echo photo by Melissa Carpenter critical look at your room. If you are here—remember that they will bonding. If you are stuck for ideas, Going to Jorgensen ' s is an off-campus activity to kick back haven't cleaned it since you ar- only be visiting for a short time, try asking a senior in your dorm (if with the folks. rived, it probably isn't a bad idea and it may be a while before you there are any these days) what they to seek out the dorm vacuum to see them again. Take your younger do with their parents for the week- joyable and stress-free. Remem- introduce them to new people you get rid of the snack crumbs, lint brother or sister to the Children's end. ber that the upcoming weekend have met and allow them a glimpse balls and various unidentifiable Halloween Party at the Pugh Cen- With these tips in mind, hope- isn't only a time for your parents of your life at Colby. Just be care- objects that have been accumulat- ter. Or take the whole f am to the a fully Family Weekend will be en- to see you, but a chance for you to nil how much you show them.Q 3>BK PhiBeta Kappa isanationalhonoi ate Scholarship Awards, held Saturday, Nov. 1 from 10:30- society dedicated to the recognitioni This year's recipients are: 11:30 a.m. in the Smith Lounge in and encouragementof academic ex-• Stephen T. Kajdasz '99, Christina M Runnals Union. All faculty, stu- cellence. Each year, the Colby chap-• Lemieux '99, Jason M. St. Clair '00, dents, families, and friends are in- ter selects outstandingstudents from i Benjamin T. Stockwell '00, Erin E. vited to come join FBK in honoring the sophomore and junior classes as. Wilkes '00, Charles R. Langelier '00. these six students for their outstand- recipients of the

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Dear Colby Community,

We feel that it is necessary to write a letter to detail the role and function of the Student Program- ming Board (SPB) on campus. We are writing this letter in response to an editorial which appeared in The Echo last week. While most Colby students have witnessed the renaissance of on-campus social life, there is still some concern with the development of this crucial representative body The Echo claims that SPB "has moved in the right direction in terms of running events on campus/' We appreci- ate the compliment, but the potential of this board is really quite astounding and for it to be reached, the greater Colby community must be aware of what we are trying to accomplish. With a campus community notorious for its ability to remain uninformed/ consider this as our best chance to let you know what the deal is. The SPB is a big group; we have all eight commons leaders, twenty-three dorm reps, four class representatives, the heads of C-SNAP and the Coffee- house, and the Spa Programmer. The meetings occur in the Page Commons Room on Monday nights at 8:00. They are open to all of the Colby community and includean open f drum wherein only students can present issues and ideas to the SPB. Students will be receiving an all-campus mailing indicating^ the dates of our upcoming meetings. Many students don't know who their SPB is, let alone what their SPB should be doing for them. Your SPB representative should be the facilitator of social and cultural life in your dorm. The rep should be an active participant in dorm and campus life. We look to our SPBs to be helpful organizers and role models. They should be something more than the ones who sell cups at the keg party Your SPB repre- sentative should keep you informed as to the myriad of events happening around campus. Some SPBs have adjusted to their leadership positions better than others. The majority of the SPBs are young, inexperienced and are learning the ropes of SPB. Nor are they the only ones who are struggling with a new system. Although we are both Student Association veterans, we are only now discovering how we can best modify both the SPB and the Commons system and create a cohesive, efficient representa- tive force, dedicated to improving campus programming. As any of our esteemed government majors can attest> it is no easy thing to tinker with a bureaucracy and change can sometimes be slow in coming. We will do our best to assure that the changes will come sooner rather than later. We acknowledged in September that '97-'98 would be a "make or break? year fotf S^^ have sponsored some excellent events and we will sponsor many more. But the year is neither made nor broken. We will continue to work throughout the year to improve SPB on the dorm, Commons and campus^wide level. We will strive to make students more aware of the opportunities available to them. With the help of the community,we hope to bring the SPB through its difficulties. It is a system that we believe in and to which we are committed. Hopefully; by May students will be wondering how th6y ever survived on campus without the SPB.

Sincerely,

Charles Costanzo '98, SGA Social Chair and Co-Chair of the SPB

Walter Wang '99, SGA Cultural Chair and Co-Chair of the SPB j Mis&ErM Colby 8 celebrates 50th anniversar yin "Mood Indi go" Fashion

Next> graduated members of the came the Original 8. We learned BYtfENNY FELDMAN Colby8fiiomthe '70sand'i80scameon that 50 years ago, in 1947, a night S^ stage, opening with the ever popular a when forest fires raged all over cappella tune, "Little Lamb." This col- Maine, eight men gathered to sing On Saturday ^evening of lectionbfmenusedcleversoundefifects in what is now Strider Theater .They Alumni/HOmecoming Weekend, and adept harmonica to spice up their had no name and Colby 8 origi- membersof thecurrentCblby 8 sang repertoire,whichinduded "Goodnight nated that night, spur of the mo- with alumni group members at~a Sweetheart." ment. The six members of the Origi- reunion concert in Lorimer Chapel Perhaps the most energetic per- nal 8 who were here on Saturday emceed by Clifford "Bump" Bean formance of the evening came from then sang the three songs they had '51. the group known as the After 8, originally performed, in what lent a The current Colby 8 opened with graduate members of the Colby 8 very touching note to the show. their well-known favorite, "Sexual who live around Boston and sing At the end of the show the cur- Healing," and were superseded by together every Tuesday night. The rent Colby 8 sang once more, high- Colby 8 men who had graduated in After 8 sang a wonderful version of lighted by soloist Eric Adams '98 the '50s and '60s. This group sang "Semi-Charmed Life" and several and a beautiful version of "In the more old-fashioned classic favor- other fun songs, ending in "Day- Living Years," sung by Spencer ites, beginning with a jazzy rendi- O," which was even delightfully Velott '99, which fittingly touched tion of "I Got Rhythm," and numer- choreographed and got the entire on the theme of generation gap. ous others following including chapel clapping. It/seems that the 50th Reunion "Someone to Watch Over Me," The After 8 was followed by the Concert bridged the sort of genera- which brought tears to some audi- most recent graduates, whose clas- tion gap which the current 8 sings ence members' eyes, "Little Girl sic "In the Still of the Night," sung of, in a night of wonderful music Echo photo Blue," and the seasonally appropri- by Jerry Perez '96, was greatly ap- performed and enjoyed by the old, The Colby 8 reunion concert, in Lorimer Chapel , celebrated ate "September Song." preciated by the audience. Finally, young, and middle-aged alike.Q five decades of a capella music at Colby. Skavoovie skagrooves Skalloween which is when students started to participation of the many students BY DAN MACCARONE slowly straggle into the event: Soon, whodressedup in various costumes. A&E Editor though, the party took off and These getups included one student people were skanking around the in a pink fairy dress, a flasher who This past Saturday, October 25, Page Commons Room, or express- had constructed an oversize penis Skalloween brought a climax and a ing themselves through dance as hanging out of his boxer shorts, a close to Alcohol Awareness week. well as they could, while Skavoovie girl who was dressed as the recur- This chem-free event in the Page brought a range of ska tunes from ring "Saturday Night Live" charac- Commons Room featured Boston- original pieces, such as "Frog ter "Mary Catherine Gallagher," and based ska band Skavoovie and the Spirit," off their albums to covers what was definitely one of the iriost Epitones, as well as numerous di- such as the superhero anthems, creative ventures of the night, there versely dressed Colby students. the"Batman Theme" (from the re- was a guy who had fashioned a Before the event actually began, cent movies, but with the 1960s se- plethora of 'Toy Story" water bottles students were already preparing in ries theme interspersed throughout) to his body in a shawl-like effect. full chem-free array at the official and the "Aquaman Theme," Other costumes included a range pre-party in Drummond and in a throughout their three sets. They from lots of leather and clinging not so chem-free fashion at the cos- also played a request of one of their clothing to draping silk and rayon tume competition in Goddard- more popular songs, at least on the seventies tackiness. Hodgkins. It was probably these Boston Club circuit, about a mon- In order to ensure that the event's pre-parties that inhibited many stu- key, during which many members billed chem free stature was not dents from showing up to the con- of the band make monkey noises disturbed, security officers stood off cert on time if at all. into the microphone. on the side and confiscated several . Echo photo by Jared Lazzari Though billed to begin at 9 p.m., It would not have been cigarettes from students on the Alcohol Awareness Week ends with a Skabang. the band went on closer to 10:30, Skalloween, though, without the see SKALLOWEENon page 17

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At Erase Me," her newest collection of The evening began by the serv- first the track just skipped a few short stories. Ferrell sets most of her ing of virgin mixed drinks at a words, but then the song cut off stories in inner-city America, a small bar. Shortly after 9 p.m. completely and an entirely differ- venue which has proved bountiful red lights began to flash around ent songstarted playing. After the for her writing. the stage area, and the MC in- technical problems were fixed, Ferrell's stories possess a remark- troduced 'Peacox Productions' Valeen restarted "her" perfor- able voice, and a great voice always as the nighf s highly anticipated mance, only this time with a lot indicates a great ear. Though she is entertainment. The show began more enthusiasm. Towards the now earning a doctorate at the City with an introductory number end of the performance "she" Ut- University of New York, FerreU for- in which all of the members of erally jumped up on a guy stand- merly worked as director of a fam- Peacox Production came onto ing in the audience and wrapped ily Uteracy program in the Bronx. In the stage, performed a short her legs around his waist. It was those years, she acquired knowl- piece, and walked throughout truly a sight to see. edge of a rhythm of language and the audience. The most excit- One other performance that is diction which she uses to astound- ing part of the intro was the worthy of mention is Crystal ing effect in her stories. When these costumes. The performers were Rose's rendition of "Somewhere people speak, they speak directly; decked out in lipstick, jewelry, Over the Rainbow." Garbed in a when Carolyn Ferrell takes hold of high heels, and evening long white sequined dress with their language, the results are ex- dresses. gold sequinsdownthemiddleand traordinary. The first performance was gold shoes, Crystal rendered a Many of FeneU's stories incorpo- madeby Stephon (StephonTrask): great performance. "Her" facial rate the themes of struggling for one's the only male impersonatorin the expressions and body language identity in a worldthat would take it group and in the state of Maine. duringthe performance, weredra- fromyouor,perhapsmoreaptlysaidof Echo photo by Melanie Guryansky Stephon was dressed in black matic and realistic. Ferrell's work, beat it out of you. In pants, and a long black tuxedo More interesing than the per- 'Tiger-FiameGIasses/'thestoryFerreU Carolyn Ferrell read from "Don 't Erase Me" in the English coat with gold trim. "He" per- formances themselves were the read to a large audience of Colby stu- Department' s Visiting Writers Series last Wednesday. formed to a song by "Shaggy " people behind the make-up. dents and faculty, she documents the that makes you afraid to sleep at Scholar, and her stories have been with a reggae beat. It was a pretty PeacoxProductions is a non-profit taleofanelementaiy-schoolgirlnamed night, get up in the morning." It is anthologized in the "Best American good performance, however the organization, began eight years Glory and her struggle against cruel this adversity which Ms. FerreU Short Stories" series and "Children long black dred extensions and ago by Bob Peacock and Andy children and indifferent adults. "Your forces her characters to confront. of the Night: The Best Stories by darkened face powder detracted Cox. The group has performed for Body nevergets used to it," Glory says. She sketches individuals in situa- Black Writers." She is an extremely from his act. the Make A Wish Foundation, "Ithurts more each time. I de-test the tions that test the limits of psycho- talented writer whose stunning, The second performance was Maine Children's Cancer Fund. feeling of hands messing me up. I logical endurance, then gives them musical voice is outdone only by made by Cherelle (Shawn American Lung Association, and am a girl made out of brown peel, the strength to transcend these situ- her limitless sympathy. This first Walkner) and Valeen (Stacey Tash several other organizations. Be- not iron and steel. I also de-test the ations. volume of her stories is available in Collins) singing "Bugle Boy." tweennowandSeptember,Peacox eyes. They can mess you in a way Carolyn Ferrell was a Fulbright the Colby bookstore.Q Their outfits consisted of long Productions anticipated some black sequined dresses withblack seven to twelve shows. high heels. Cherelle and Valeen "The goal of our group is to try ventured into the audience to have to make 'drag' performances have a little fun with the males in the a positive appearance," says co- audience by sitting in their laps founder Peacock. "We consider and pressing the guys' heads ourselves not only entertainersbut against their "breasts." educators. It doesn't matter The third performance was whethera person is gay orstraight, made by co-founder Crystal Rose anyone can enjoy our show." (Bob Peacock). Crystal Rose was The members of Peacox Pro- It 's Simple. wearing a black sequin dress with ductions beUeve the word "drag" gold designs and gold shoes and a to be derogatory. "We try to pro- blonde wig. "She" Up synched the mote respect, consideration, and dignity. Thaf s the difference be- song "Chain Letter" and indulged ¦ in many of the same playful acts tween drag and impersonation," ¦ ¦ • ______" with the audience as did Cherelle stated Task. and Valeen. "Impersonation is a true the- Stephon, Cherelle, Valeen and ater artform that goes back before Its Fun . Crystal Rose composed the im- the time of Shakespeare/' added personationportion of Peacox Pro- Dick CoUins. ductions while Andy Cox and All in all, everyone who at- Dick Collins were the MC's. The tended the show, whether they group performed a total of seven- remained until theend of theshow teen songs. Some of the songs they or not, certainly enjoyed them- Up sang included: "If You Asked selves. One student in particular, It , Free. Chris Davis '99 was a favorite of s -Celine Dion, ss ' Me To" "Expre Yourself"-Madonna, and "Be- the performers and received a con- cause You Loved Me"-Celine siderable amount of attention. Dion. 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~ ' ¦ ¦' ' " ' ' ¦' ' ¦ ' ' ¦ ¦ ' ¦ A ¦ ' X "? ' " . ' .' . spending the: morning hours^ polli- . .; . . ' " - ^ Creating ah interesting film nating a field of poppies. which uses; as a main premise, the What makes "Microcosmos'' notion that the lives of insects mir- work and keeps the movie from ror the lives of other animals in- turning into a duU. nature docu- cluding humans, does not sound mentary is not only the exquisite like an easy task. There are risks, imagery, but the episodes that are such as getting ants in the camera chosen as well. "Microcosmos" at- or coming away with a film that tempts to show, at least aestheti- seems nothing more than a glori- cally, that a beetle's day at the fied Nova special. To its credit, the meadow includes a number of ac- makers of "Microcosmos" avoid tivities that mirror our own lives. both these pitfalls, and instead pro- The film has scenes from the duce a film that stimulates visuaUy meadow that include birth, child- arid invigorates imaginatively. "Mi- hood (sort of), battles for domi- crocosmos" is oneof the more indi- nance, misdirection that leads to vidual pieces of cinema currently disaster, the powerful effects of the chculafing, and it is certainly worth weather and of predators, arid of a lookX course sex. Opening with the dawn of a "Microcosmos" includes two new day in a French countryside snails copulating to the tune of meadow, "Microcosmos" records Verdi, and in this context the music Photo courtesy of Railroad Square the Uves of insects as they go about serves to accentuate the drama of Amorous snails in "Microcosmos. " their daily business under a warm the moment. Certainly few of us springsun. Thefilmincludesabrief have ever seriously considered the nil. The heavy bang of a timpani and what they do, but at times the film, the overall experience would introduction, narrated by Kristen sexual life of insects, but in this film while a colony of ants suffers the ignorance of what is taking place be enhanced by more music. Scott Thomas, and then proceeds we see insects slowly joining and assault of a wild pheasant, for ex- distracts iriore than it aids in fully These problems aside, "Micro- to directly engage meadow natives, battling for each other. The music, ample, works to make the audi- concentrating on the events at hand. cosmos" is a well-crafted film that from insects to spiders to amphib- which plays periodically, enhances ence feel slightly uncomfortable at Not everybody in the theater has interests for the entire time. It trav- ians and even the incidental bird. the experience of the film and the whole episode. an entomologist to guide them eled here last year to much critical The cinematography is crisp and would have been even better had it There are certain problems with along, and this can get mildly frus- acclaim, and I encourage you not to exacting, giving clear images and been included more throughoutthe the movie, the most serious being trating, Also, the soundtrack was miss it this time around. "Micro- focused attention to each episode film. In general, the music, almost its lack of information. The intent effective and smart, but was used cosmos" stays interesting without recorded, whether that episode be always operatic or symphonic, to create a purely visual and audio far. too sparsely with the images. begging for the voice of Lome the trials of a Sisyphean beetle push- makes moments feel more urgent, piece is served by the lack of infor- Although there is always a fear of Greene. It's a beautiful piece of cin- ing a smiall clump of dirt across a more threatening, or more beauti- mation about what insects we see creating a music video instead of a ematography and direction-^

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This is the case for "Late of the relationship is strained when they stiU had a sizable chunk of Bloomers," a new movie from the the close-minded community erupts entertainment value. That's not the Texas duo of Gretchen and Julia with condemnation, and Carly is case with "Late Bloomers," whose Dyer, that follows the annoying forced to confront the wrath and script has the feel ' of a tiresome trend set by butchered films such as confusion of her family. Ultimately, sitcom, especiaUy in its portrayalof "Philadelphia," "Natural Born KiU- high school life. The only really ers," and "A Time to KM." One strongperformancecomesfrom Lisa would expect these films to be pow- "Late Peterson, as Carry's daughter Val, erful and meaningful, but they are Bloomers "cheats the who conveys a sense of raw emo- really just manipulative. Because viewer as well as the tion and gritty realism. Connie everything in them is painted either Nelson, as Dinah, manages to elicit black or white, films like "Late subject matter. some sympathy from the viewer, Bloomers" not only cheat the viewer, but otherwise she is abroodingbore. but they cheat the subject matter as the point of the movie is that true Dee Hennigan, as Carly, plays an well. "Late Bloomers" addresses the love wiU overcome aU obstacles. extremely annoying character that issue of female homosexuality and The film fails because it shame- never seems to regard the feelings should be a deep, moving picture. lessly tries to manipulate the viewer of her family. She teUs her kids that Instead, because everything about into rooting for Carly and Dinah by she's in love with another woman Photo courtesy of Strand Releasing the female relationship is sugar- stacking the deck against them. with a girUsh giggle and does not coated, the film is stuck with an Carry's husband is portrayed as the seem to understand why her daugh- Connie Nelson (I) and Dee Henni gan (r)star as Dinah aura oi smug self-righteousness on most boring, self-absorbed man on ter is so mad at her later on. The Groshardt and Carly Lump kin in "Late Bloomers." the part of the filmmakers. Earth, and her daughter is a rebel- downside of such a homosexual re- male leads. its two leads as unfortunate victims "Late Bloomers" is set in the Bible lious, scornful, pain in the rear. lationship would be the trying ef- These days, a wife leaving her who are wiUing to sacrifice every- Belt, and paints a picture of a typical Dinah is ridiculed by her students, fect ori Carly's family,but the movie husband for another woman has thing for love. Why is it that when a American suburb complete with and the film goes to great lengths to does not seem interested in address- become a somewhat common oc- woman steals a man's wife, she is green lawns and cozy homes. The show her moping around her house ing that concern. Instead, after some currencein society. "Late Bloomers" seen as experiencing a deep, grati- plot centers around the relationship with loneliness. AU the members of initial anger, Carly's family gets over should be a significant film that ex- fying love, but when a woman steals that develops between a lonely ge- the community are prejudiced, in- their pain and supports her one plores the entire psyche and effects another woman's husband, she is ometry teacher/basketball coach, tolerant, old-fashioned, and basi- hundred percent. Apparently, the of such an event, but it is only skin seen as a thoughtless homewrecker? Dinah Groshardt (Connie Nelson), cally cruel (except for the two ste- filmmakers only care about the suf- deep. Instead of producing an ob- It is a question that "Late Bloomers" and a married secretary with two reotypical gay men who stick up for fering and hardships of the two fe- jective point of view, the film paints does not bother to answenQ Cummin gs exhibit is Metric Motorsy Inc. |ii thirteen years in th e makin g I'!' , .;jrn____BaVHB___^p__|H______HBHH_____l______^^ $' BY JOANN HARNDEN Waterville , Maine 's Copy Editor ¦§¦& j "8 _ ' 1l m i v£3¦raft •st-aeiiP I 'jfcfvJivn * a ¦% ¦% * n i ifiii*%i !& £Wlii%&i&&icii^s^ii^iM*'% £* &3? <£V&"5 i"8F Mtf i'-iiiCii!%. $*% $ dtim*%. £% $'% lb The art museum's newest exhi- bition, "Evensong," features the large oU paintings and oil pastel Forei gn Car Service y#Mir mi?*i4Mi¥i l irw^vFo. wnW$£*1 il %-^ iM drawings of Daphne Cummings. L | X * .%.%&£.4%M.%& \Im 00^'^ ^^ Si The paintings have evolved from a j**' ^"*" *w 130 Drummond Avenue thirteen year fascination with the ( JJS. Metric MOtOrcar S, ItlC >, Waterville , ME 04901 "fugitive light and changing sea and i \^X foreign service / sky at sunset" oi a barrier island on (207) #HW80t the west coast of Florida. For years, Cummings has fo- cused on capturing these seaside effects in various media: small col- ored pencil drawings, small water- colors, and recently, the more INTERESTED IN A CAREER monumental oil pastels and oil paintings which appear in the ex- IN MEDICAl RESEARCH ? hibit at Colby. These works clearly show Cumming's interest in intense t color and the effect of overlapping Gradua e Program In color. She describes her attempt to capture the "strangeness and beauty of the Gulf Coast barrier Cell and Molecular island" in "F orm and blood-red Photo courtesy of Communications color, dissolving sunl ight and space. " Daphne Cummings "Evenson g" #£ 1997 oil on linen. PHYSIOLOGY Yet some of the most intriguing arch itecture also seems to inform paintings of the Cathedral Pines area momen ts in her work occur in her eloquen t combination of the near Eustis wUl be on display there University of North Carolin a shadow. The subtle modulations of paradox ical elements of struc ture from October 24 to November 22, at Chapal Hlll tone and form within an expanse of and the intangibility of light. Im- 1997. "Evensong " runs from Octo- murky bluish darkness daringly ex- plied cruc iforms also emerge as a ber 19 to December 15, 1997 at the At Carolina, you can study the molecular plore s an underwa ter, shadow motif in this series. Colby College Art Museum . basis of diseases such as cancer, world , as if seen throug h eyes that Cummings received her B.A. The Fall Faculty Exhibition will have been in strong sunlight and from Indiana University and her open at the museum on November cystic fibrosis, schizophrenia, then go inside ; in those first mo- M.F.A. from the University of Penn- 14 and will run until December 31, It muscular dystrophyj mdheart disease ' ' ' ' ' ¦ ' ' ' ' ments of adjus tment, the eyes per- sylvan ia, and she also attended the will feature recent paintin gs, draw- ' , . :¦ : y. , i ' I V. ' ¦! '' .. ¦ ¦ ' ' ' ceive every thing filtered through a Skowhegan School of Pain ting and ings, sculpture , and pr ints by HNi bluish cast. Sculpture. She lives in New York , Colby's studio ar t facul ty: Bevin e#m^f i RaiHNli AultiHltkl ^ in4 Cumm ings also cites her travels bu t works in Florida and Maine. Engma n, Ha rriett Matthews , Abbott MtiHIi l«t«ranu fcr lmy 0fWmti ltii4i M to Morocco and Moorish Spain as Her last solo exhibit at Colby Col- Meader , Garry Mitchell, Scott Reed, influences in her work. Islamic script lege was in 1991 . The Spring Street and Gail Spaien. Museum Hours and mosaics have especially in- Gallery in Belfast, Ma ine displayed are Mondayr-Sa turday: 10 a.m. to Mffltto know more? CM Dr,Sharon Mltaram (919) 966-9792 spired her style of brushwork and an installa tion of 125 of her vibran t 4:30 p.m. and Sunday: 2 p.m. to 4:30 or ^rna ll the d^rtmtnt: mll9tfmed.ur1c.edu

mark mak ing. Her study of Islamic ¦ ¦ ¦ Flor ida watercolors in 1996, and her ¦ ¦ ¦ ' .¦ ' • ' ' ¦ ' free.Q -¦ : p.m. Admission is - . ...I . ' "' "Contact" questions the line between God and aliens

is detected on a far off planet, EUie's the end of the movie. They spend BY MEG BELANGER world is quickly transformed. relatively Uttle time together, and StaffWriter "Contact" traces, the human reac- this is a flaw in the film, though it tion to this discovery and how the does little to undercut the main Howmany ahen and outer space world decides to deal with it. It is a themes, and it certainly does not moviies is it going to take for HoUy- story of human nature... what you cause an overaU dislike of the film. wood to get this fad out of its sys- want to believe up against what One of its best themes is that of tem? Nobody can see them aU, and you can beUeve. Amidst this story- science in contrast to reUgion. Do you certainly won't enjoy them aU. line are a few important subplots. you forego the proof of science for But if you have to choose one, see One of them focuses on the rela- yourbeUef in reUgion?Or viceversa? "Contact." It takes its story beyond tionship between EUie and Drum- EUie represents the science team and the realm of science fiction and lin. These two characters are foils Palmer Joss represents the reUgion makes it a search for the truth, not for each other in every possible team. Throughout the film, these aliens. way.Drumhn is an older man, fuUy concepts are taken on very deUcately CarlSagan's "Contact" stars two- estabUshed in the world of science, and very effectively, making a time Academy Award winning ac- wlule EUie is a young woman, who struggle to find a common ground tress Jodie Foster as EUie Arrpway, is seen as an eccentric in the scien- between the two that everyone can whose passion for science fuels her tific world. Drumlin believes only Uve with. This is a very important search for an explanation of ques- in personal gain and the furthering idea in this world of technology, tions about the universe. Matthew of science, and Ellie beUeves iivthe and often we beUeve that reUgion McConaughey, from "A Time To search for truth and that science has faUen by the wayside; but we KiU" and "Lone Star/' plays Palmer can take you there. This tension is have to remember that 95 percent of Joss, a man whose love for reUgion handled in a very effective jvay the world beUeves in a god, a fact fuels his search for the truth. The throughout the movie, often evok- which may seem surprising. The movie also stars Tom Skerritt as ing frustration in the audience. In film asks its audience to beUeve that David Drumlin,Ellie'searryteacher the end, it is resolved in a , most the union of EUie and Palmer in the Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. and professional competitor. James surprising way. end is representative of a resolution Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster) listens for signals f rom outer Woods and Angela Bassett round There is also the token love story between thebattleofreUgidnagainst space in "Contact. " out this talented cast as the poUtical in the film, whose plot with Uttle to science. CNN to Jay Leno. The idea of the caUy intimidating masterpiece of liaisonsbetween the scientific world be desired. First of aU, there is very Robert Zemeckis directed and complete control of the media over construction. The scene of space and the president and the rest of the Uttle chemistry between Jodie Fos- produced this film, and he handled the minds of the people is over- travel is equaUy ambitious. EUie's world. ter andMatthewMcConaughey.For it in much the way he did as the whelming in this film. It is a very visit with her father borders on Since she was a kid, EUie has such a whirlwind romance, there Academy Award winning director effective way to treat this subject, corny, but it scrapes in under the searched for life on other planets. needs to be some passion between of "Forrest Gump." The use of com- and there is no lack of special effects line. . As an adult, she devotes her life to the actors for it to be beUevable, and puters and TV screens as visual ef- either. Have you ever seen Tom It is a movie that space buff and science and the discovery of this there is very little basis for the love fects permeate the entire film. You Skerritt talking with President movie-goer can equally enjoy, and otherworldly life. When something the characters feel for each other at see scenes from shows ranging from Clinton? The space pod is a physi- ifs worth the time to watch it.U New novel Fran k 's World man gles realit y thelives of mostpeople.Televisionhas pares life to a monster truck raUy. tion of the very junk he mocks. BY JOANN HARNDEN become a friend, a guardian, a tyrant, a The book is chock fuU: of terms" Uke His scathing social commentary :? *\- - : ^Gopy Editor; drug,areligion,andmuchmore,though "techno-substitute," "trans-real often seems without justification, we rarely realize the manipulative matrix," "shopping mauls," and and it is difficult to accept, let alone Frank 's World,George Mangels' power it has over us. Mangels writes "amber waves of situational com- digest, this world of pure negativ- first novel, plunges head first, 'TV entities arePEOPLE,reaUy,points edy." But when one sentence spans ity. Take as representative of this screaming and spewing verbal of consciousness that exist and in- threepagesand merely consistsofend- world view, this description of col- vomit, into the diseased condition fluence thought and hence MAT- lessieiterationsofphraseslike//accepted lege: "a world of rotting decay teem- of post-modern life. ItfoUows,rather TER, as real or as unreal as any sodo-generic corporate-matrix belief ing with worms and bugs and ants loosely, the Ufe of the anti-hero, human that waddles about in a semi- system," most readers wiU probably and sUme and mold and pesticides Frank, the regurgitation of every- functional vehicle of flaccid flesh." wish he had written a concise, and carcasses and lizard shit and thing culturally and physically gro- He makes many other similarly com- straightforward social critique in- dog shit and fleas—who will spend The Immunology Graduate Pro- tesque in our mass-produced, plas- pelling observations, mainly about stead. Things also clutter this text, four drunken years with their dicks gram of the University of Con- tic, sound-bitten, televised, capitalism, the entertainment indus- often appearing in tedious Usts lit- hanging out of their pants forging necticut Health Center at McWorld. In noteworthy ways, the try, the government, and the abuse tering page after page without a future senatorial contacts and busi- Farming ton, , form and style of Mangels' work of the environment. Another high- point in sight. Moments of effective ness arrangements over fifths of Connecticut is a make an extremely loud statement light of the book is the image of humor, Uke the Ust of 67 different Black Label... glued together by training program with a plan of about our society, but shouting at humans sucking the blood out of kinds of Kens and Barbies, are rare vomit over the outstretched backs study leading to a PhD in Bio- the top of your lungs is not neces- the earth's subterranean veins with and are not great enticements to sift of the working class..." and on and medical Science with Immunol- sarily the best way to get a point giant needles. through the muck and mire of the on. ogy as an area or concentration . across. Moreover, Mangels is a master other 200 pages. He also creates what could be Over 125 students at the Univer- Mangels asserts some extremely of metaphor, and hits an occasion- This barrage of things and im- a fascinating dialogue between sity of Connecticut Health Cen- astute criticisms of our culture which ally fabulous turnof phrase. Hecriti- ages seem to assault the reader, so two fictive or media-generated ter pursue PhD degrees. Students shouldn'tbeoverlooked,likethefright- cizes the "planned obsolescence" of that Mangels' book itself takes on images—"Leave it to Beaver" in the Immunology Graduate eningly pivotal roletelevision plays in modern manufactures and com- the form of the chaotic, post-mod- meets "Blue Velvet." The super- ern, sensory, informationflood over- ficial American dream of con- Pro gram seek a PhD, MD/PhD load ofthe age of mass-communica- sumption and propriety clashes or DMD/PhD degree and are tion and mass-production. Mangels head on with Frank, emblem of supported by a Training Grant Corey does this so powerfully that the book the grotesque vices of humanity from the National Institutes of Al Music Center is almost too stifling to read. Like which cannot help but seep out Health , a University Fellowship - { -Evening in Marie TV, the novel distorts reality and from behind the white wash. Yet, or individu al faculty grants . The " takes the imaginary, even the sur- this only results in absurdity researc h interests of our 17 " ¦«/ ¦ Altars, Key boards, Prass lMstrumcHt $,Sheet real and hallucinatory, as real. without any thread of truthful- ness. This tedious fictive waste- member faculty include cellular, Efc Moite Tel^ iloHs, Stereo 8yif8Hi $... The book reads like an endless molecular and tumor/clinical im- haran gue, abusing the reader at full land only highlights the far force all the way through. Mangels munology. Training is designed MJk 99 Main Street , Waterville greater achievement of other to Telephone 872-5622 seems to Uke to hear himself scream. works of social criticism, artistic prep are future scientists , for Wmome aftha Big Band ^ While this would be effective as a and otherwise, like "1984," leaders hip careers in industr y, page-long tirade read in a coffee "Farenheit 451," and Tom Wait's academe , research or medicine. house, perhaps, (if you are feeling "Step Right Up." These works, Inqu iries should be made to Di- ¦ ______!______. 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(860) 679-2619, FAX: • rFIIJ '/V f^Y ' __£_L ' -_^____^______M__^______fll^_L''' - that the only thing the author enjoys beer swilling, couch potato pub- (860) 679-2936; E-Mail is the sound of his own voice. It is lic Mangels derides is most defi- faasen @sun.uchc.edu . Web Site; difficult to give him the credit he is nitely not going to be the crowd http://w ww;uchb.edu due as a social critic when his ideas attempt ing to tru dge throug h this

^mmmmm ^****mm*mm*mm%*mmMm%'mmmWmmm^^ become obscured behind a simula- book.Q ___H ____BHHHH _H___US_n_UHIH _BHHB -___B._HHi_HHB_H Letters We can't let them win Once again thefragileGoJby bubble t\fes puiKtui^ this weeiaerd ly acts of Racial slurs deplorable and unacce pt able l^ottyandrowardio&Raeiaisli^arri Sometime late Saturday or lence some members of the com- A discussion of creating 1heStudentsQrgani2BdAgp^ early Sunday, October 25-26, munity. heightened penalties for those ikaitpagehifctobe dedicated tbtheacte someone entered the office of the Since the disco very of this rac- found guilty of creating hate graf- acceptandiespecthrisfeJ^ Society Organized Against Rac- ist graffiti, some students have fiti was, in fact, already on the a_rai :mind,but we cannot ignore ^^ ism (SOAR) in the Pugh Center said that incidents such as these agenda for the Campus Commu- That scahepeiscMi would take the time fo irivade the private space of an and wrote the words "fuck are to be expected. Although nity Committee which meets caganizatkmded(_catedtoknoddn^ niggers and spies" on a message these sentiments are understand- Wednesday, October 29, at 8 a.m. Bsdh^ifthekxiiy^^ board and defaced a student-con- able, I believe that as a college, in the Pugh Center and is open to onihaeeoiBcew^fh^ structed collage of faces of per- we have committed ourselves to all members of the community. But, / ' '» > .;. • ; , c " ' .. ' * ' .. J ., '' , - '. y . ,, j ; Colby student s should respect their peers Two weeks ago a woman wrote aren't filthy rich. Yet, somehow, she herself to my food as if Spa food is free (Wi abouthercarthathadbeendamaged.ltassumes that I could be that person for all this is just an example of the ©j * g f tip bothered me to read her letter. It is a who hit her car just because I am from disrespect and immaturity I have seen founded in 1877 shame that someone hit her car and Colby. this semester.There are many other drove off , but she has assumed that it At the same time though, I under- incidents I have heard about or ob- ; MIKEL TRUMAN, Editor-in-Chief must be a Colby student because a stand (hat Colb students aire not al- served. ; ALISON BORNSTEIN, h/innaglng Editor y numberofstudentsUveacrossthestreet.ways" angels;" A few weeksago , I was Maybeifweoouldlearn to havefun RENEE M. ._AJEUNESSE> News Editor JESSICA tSQHN, Layout Editor Notoidyhaa she jumpedto conclu- in the Spa cm a Friday night aiid or- and respect our peers and community AMY MONTEMERLO, NewsEditor KRISTINA SMITH, Photo Editor sions, but she has decided to vent her dered some fides. When my hies were at the same time, we could make a MATT APUZZO, Sports Editor NATHAN CURTIS, Photo Editor frustradonbyblflstingthestudentbody. placed on the counter in front of me, an better name for ourselves aind stop be- EZRA DYER, Opinions Editor MPLANIE GURYANSKY, Photo Editor ALYSSA GIACOBBE , Features Editor DANIEL MORRIS , Asst. layout Editor She fails to realize that we are 1,800 intoxicatedstudenthadthegaUtoreaching blamed as a whole for actions for DAN MACCARONE, A & E Editor kOL HARVEY, Ad Manager individuals,notthesamepersoaldon't overandhelpherself to a handfulof my which wehave no responsibility. JENNWER SPIESS , Business Manager LUCY VOHS, Subscriptions Mgr. own a car, my bankaccount is barely in fries. I had neverseen this person in my KEVIN THURSTON, Asst. Sports Editor TIELMAN VAN VLECK, layout Asst. the three digit range, d t life, yet she thought she could just hel JOANN HARNDEN, Copy Editor GARETH OSBORN, layout Asst. an my paren s p Todd Poling'98 JULIA DREES, layout Asst. To the Colby Communit y, The Colby Echois a weekly newspaperpublished by the students ot Colby College on We are a group of women who own. In any form, eating disorders sionate, understanding, and sup- Thursday of each week the College is in session. share struggles with food, body are powerful and life-threatening. portive. The Echo encourages letters from its readers, especially those within the immediate i , and feelings. We have joined community. Letters should not exceed 400 words and must pertain to a current issue or mage They require an enormous amount The group is strictly confidential topic at Colby. Letters are due by Sunday at midnight for publication the same week. together to support one another, to of physical and mental energy to and meets weekly. 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Tlie Echo will make every effort possible to prevent inaccuracy, but will not be held bulimia, i , and compulsive responsible for errors in advertisements or articles, anorex a is struggling and looking for a For information on publication dates, or to contact us about submitting an article, overeating take on a life of their group of friends who are compas- Three women at Colby please call (207) 872-3349 (x*3349 on campus). For questions about advertising, please call (207) 872-3786, email echoadsOcolby.edu, or fax (207) 872-3555, ECHO @COLBY.EDU Mimina tin^ postseason Letters penalizes Colby athletes well as other extracurricular ac- BY A1VIY MONTEMEELO tivities shape a student's whole Barn Dance not just for the unaltere d News Editor identity. They are distinguish- There are many things Wrong ers, feel that there is a large number thing. These organizations pro- ing qualities which should not be with Colby College. In his article, of students w/ho can have a good vide it all of the time. Many stu- On December11 , thepresidents limited. Itismyunderstanding that "C-SNAP and Skalloween don't time withoutalcohol. By nature, C- dents can have - "fun without of aU NESCAC sdiools will dedde Colby CoUege encouragesstudents mix," Dan Maccarone embraces the SNAP, the Coffee House, the Musi- drinking, and do. Just because SPB whether at not to continue a six year to strive* for exceUence in aU pur- view that I have come to hate so cians Alliance and the Outing Club plans mainly alcohol-oriented par- experiment whkh presently allows suits, whether it be in academics, much about this supposedly cul- are student organizations that pro- ties doesn't mean that the need for NESCACalhletestocompeteiriNCAAthearts^studentgovemmentorath- tured, residential community with vide alcohol-free entertainment op- alternative events doesn't go unno- DivisionM pc^-seasonco ^^ letics.Abanonpost-seasonathletic his statement "The Barn Dance in portunities to the student body, be ticed. Tl^deoaonisextremefycontoovetsialcompetition would be contrary to ] the Foss dining haU will definitely it through sponsoring events, trips, In the future, I would recomend in that it may dramatically alter the this ideal. It would exdusivelyimi*' attract those in an unaltered state." speakers, performances, or prac- that you do your research, Mr. st&tu$afaihletfcaxttpeii^^ . pedeathletes from achieving the As one of the organizers of the tices. Maccarone. You should realize that This issue has alsoeffectively divided lit obp&t _alnn <1_nvl. event, I believe that statement made The Barn Dance is not an SPB although you may think C-SNAP theNESCAC conference. Many presi- Post-seasonathleticcompetition, in jest to be completely true. The alternative to Captain Morgan. SPB an easy target, there are many orga- cleitlswishttocojtfimieal^^ >> hasalso been viewed as a potential event has nothing to do with SPB. It does not seem to be an organization nizations and individualswho carry seasonathfc ffc^ **.*^^ participate in post-seasonattUetic evening that happened to be part bf includes two Colby graduates), that and groups will defend C-SNAP f ambb1fiilik&Q&1!mm^^ competitionsate perceivedas not Alcohol Awareness Week so C- will allow the attendees (Colby Stu- when you so ignorantly attack it. for NESCACathletic teams,lam devotingtheir fidl attention to aca- SNAP agreed to help sponsor and dents/ Staff, Waterville Residents) ^<4dtf^___Nfe__tolv ^__M___^__M__^______i__._____('h4tl ______i 5_fS__M_f «h___Cw<.______^^ ___t__ 3f ______demics.Also , itisfeared that if post- ^^j^^^^^^^ 54^^^ ^^ ^.H^j.rih_i______L ^t^^^M__^______k _^J^^^Mi^A£_^ hM^^£a2jni.M_____. runtheevent, It isia chem-freeevent , to have a fun time on a Friday Night. Josh Waldman '99 HtrHt i*irTTl*rTWWll1 tWHIffWiK *yp n wiiPWinnfllB seasonatitiletic competition contin- not because it fell in a chem-free The concept of chem free so- Outing Club Vice President for NESCACteam& Sudt a ban will ues, NESCACschools will lower week, but because we, the organiz- cial programming is not a new Barn Dance Organizer unnecessarilyrestrict and limit an admission standards to meet de- athlete's breadthof experience.It wfll mandsfor nationalcaliber athletes. depriveCdby^hktesof ait opportu- I do not agree with these assump- The Echo' s attack was misdirected nity that many have aspired to and tions. Participatingon an athletic In last week's Echo, an article turning alumni. Maccarone dis- the necessity of such an event or to deservetoenjoy. team has fenced me to become a appeared questioning the decision missed Skalloween as yet another promote the idea that students have I am a member of Colbys vaisfty moieresponsMeandoiganizedstu- on the part of SPB to hold their excuse to get drunk. He should un- to be drunk to have fun is working women'scrossanmtryteam. Last year. dent Althoughthis may not be true irit of the event. annual Skalloween party during Al- derstand that SkaUoween is and al- contrary to the sp Ihadihe uniqueopportunfylo travel forallstudentathletes/itisnonethe- ' cohol Awareness Week. Dan ways has been a chem-free event. It The C-SNAP chaUenge is exactly withmy teamto Rod */ ^ ' > , ' 'V" - Colby athletic teams. ' common is the fact that we all com- they are saying they want to be - One of the arguments for the 't: ' itself on maintaining exceUence in 'JWwedo^ to academics and athletics. This pride pete in Division III. That in itself placed against teams on which half termination of post-season ath- 'ffli Miy twiii^y^lMirtJl BatesC^ . is well-founded, however NESCAC shows that value is placed on aca- the players were recruited and given letic competition is that it is con- Ifgjp to piiiclic&M^^'^w NSSCJiC is living in the dark if it believes that demics; scholarships are not athletic scholarships or against traryto the academic philosophy a Cn|U^)JkMMii|MHoweyfi jtaigxuiitii - ' the twelve schools in our confer- awarded to athletes at any Division schools with 30,000 students. Per- of NESCACinstitutions. I Whole- tills* ixNt^'iiiJHhtt'bev ' ft aiidtiiexiixnb' lo "< aca ence are alone in their values. When III school. haps Colby athletes should be more ' heartedly ag^ee that demics thinkttut,inthefuture,thisnuybe Apuzzo states, "we have little in Apuzzo claims that the Colby See TEAMS on page 14 should be a top priority for all the extent of ' our athleti^ students. However, athletics as tf$M : Silent objections don't cure ignorance t^fam^ r ?' Iomiwtfulh/expreastheragelfeelatthesaax^theAg^Golbyreminded qukkly, and weh^ another batiksthatwecmAndsudden^somemingasvk)^ is notsafe. silence of all toe people^^fcidudi^my^cxtftiiae raBy.Ittv^notlc^heforesilenoeensuedag?un.ItmayazrioffiEnsfoeasihishapp^ Idon'tcare who thatpenmfcldonotdot&t that who toleratediscriminatory ideals , droughts, wotds, be dat the rally nasponseis a tad bitineffective Yes , away at my hearts laflner it is the realization of how most people at Colby will be adversely opposed th£ Theusualvigorofmy heart plunges when something stronger must transpire to the Jgpo- ' Idoiwtdoubt and jokes. ^ tolerantdayb y day this oommuniiyis of disoimina- pereonsadkr^ thattl^saibbkrwill Iwatchdisaiminationfoppento rarwethat breeds these kind of viciousads. tmTl^g^fiMisme^aremii^erofwlwthapp^ultimately sufl&asiesult of hisc* atCb!by.Twoweeksagoa9e>dstremari

Marchese (or smoking) lounge now son, suck in some extra second hand . T .,. - . ¦.; . ¦ ¦¦:¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ l , .. . -^ 7~ . ' .,.,: ' .-T»:v, ., . :; ,. , , '" , :. . . . . , :/. ! : ;:, .. , :;. .. ,... ; . .- . ..;,. . , .., .* ... " ¦ "! ' . " :¦ .< .,....v :,. 7 ^^ RV " >*WMlMMMa >n _ ai| stands next to the Spa. smoke for luck and hurry out of the . . * . ' . . .: 7 Most likely this pub will be a room so that the beer and liquor haven for twenty-one year olds who hungry older students can rush in Plunked by Schmalz are sick of travelling a whole three and drink (and smoke) in a more miles to buy overpriced drinks at relaxed fashion. the Spotted Dog. Now they can do it This is not to say that the Don't call me, I'll call you here. And only they can do it here, pub is an awful thing, it isn't. her time, she was never rude. conception because I received because it looks very possible that Really. Finally there will be a BY EZRA DYER This is in sharp contrast to a mail today from Colby addressed only those who are twenty-one or place that those of us who can Opinions Editor teleperson I had the displeasure to "Ms. Ezra Dyer." Let me set older will be able to hang out in the drink legally can go for a quick of talking to a while back. things straight right now. "Ezra" new pub, which will supposedly beer or whatever with our I get a kick out of telemarketers. Ms. Hebert was her name, and is a name for MALES. I, Ezra , am remain a legal place to smoke, or friends, to talk, laugh, and It's a sport in the Dyer household to debt collection was her game. a male, and have been ever since should I say which better remain a hang out without haying to see who can give the telemarketers Now, I know bill harassment and the operation. So don't call me place to smoke, as there is abso- worry about who will be the the most original incorrect informa- telemarketing are different fields, "Miss" unless your name is lutely no other place on campus, designated driver, taking a tion. Yes, we need to get lives. Any- but they share the common goal Bubba and you're my new other than one's own room, to smoke cab, or anything else (besides way,my brother Graham probably of calling people up and bother- cellmate. a cigarette. Especially in the winter, our sinking bank accounts). won this game a few years ag o ing them. Ms. Hebert's job was to Once I gave Ms. H my birth- < When a little cancercicle just isn't Now, hopefully, the pub will when a telemarketer asked him tell me to pay a medical bill that day as proof of Ip, she felt com- appetizing. Nothing like the smoke be built right, and not in a com- what kind of bottled water he had long since been taken care fortable reaming me out for my actua lly freezing before it hits the pletely cheesy, ugly way. was most familiar with. He inter- of. Because of my high level of offenses. Her main points, re- lungs. Nothing like coughing up But why did they have to rupted her in the list of waters to professionalism, I will refrain pea ted several times to be sure I frozen phlegm cubes. destroy the smoking lounge for inform her that he never bought fr om saying here that I think Ms. understood, were tha t I was of Oh, wait, but only twenty-one this great construction project? water because our father is alier- Hebert is a big fat bitch. legal age and I ha d to pay my .year olds will be able to smoke on It is hard enough for those who gic to it. He went on to tell her Unfor tunately for Ms. Hebert, bills. She did not care that the bill campus, leaving the rest of the smok- choose to smoke to find a re- that the only thing he could drink I pressed "recor d" on the old an- in question had already been paid ers on campus, who hang out in the laxing place to do it on this was the milk of a tiger, which we swering machine once I found long ago. She also did not care Marchese Lounge hours at a time a t campus. As the year goes on it had to have specially imported. out that I was dealing with a about anything I had to say, un- night, to sit on the steps of the Spa, gets too cold outside an d our This particular telemarketer per- credit collection agency. The first less it was "Sorry, I'll pay you f aces pressed aga inst the windows, rooms are-f ine, once in awhile, severed long enough to collect thing she asked was my name. every last dime of that right now longingly gazing at their cozy el- but they are not a lways the best demograph ic informa tion, and "I' m Ezra Dyer," I told her confi- with my credit card." So, I inter- ders in the warm pub. This seems to social gathering place. Picture a f ind that we were a family of dently. rupted her tirade and said be a little unfair, For the longest single in, say, Johnson that is the eighteen African American /Es- "No, you're not," she replied. "Thankyouverymuchbyenow," time smokers have had a place to go size of a fetus, with ten friends kimos living under one roof. Ms. Hebert was apparently un- and hung up. ' whenever they wanted to smoke a squeezed together, scurry ing Now, this woman's job was to der the impression that "Ezra" is A short while later I listened butt with their friends, a social gath- around looking for their WHOP call people up and get informa- a girl's name, thus I could not be to the tape, and at the point where ering place, but no longer. At least menus while accidently burning tion for her company. Although the lad y she was looking for. I I hung up on her Ms. Hebert not at night anyway. See PUB on page 16 Graham was completely wasting guess this is a widespread mis- SeeTEIJMAIU (E7WSonpagel5 powerful to use with out caution Votes are too IPI/BJ. continued frompage 14 arguments that this whole thing was a farce benefitting only , BY MIKE TRUMAN Ismair .hdles in: each other 's corneas due to.their the paper companies. How am I supposed to vote? becoming a relative game of Twister. Not a Editor-in-Chief search I, being the industrious journalist that I am, logged onto the pretty picture. , , Maine Secretary of State's Web page and downloaded tihe entire V WThy not put the pub in the Marston Lounge or The right to vote is a critical componentof a democracy;some compact (all twenty odd pages of it). It was a dry read, but I now the Philson Lounge? } They are used ,far less th an wouldsayffsthehnchpin.rveneverund^ know moreabout mis agreement and reelqualified to vote. 'the Marchese and could be expande d a liffle' to percent of this country, which happens to be the lone world Unfortunately,many (if not most) others are still in the state I become as big if hot bigger. But no; that ^couldn't superrx)wer,doesnotexeKnsethisri^t.Ithasalwaysdisgustedme was a couple of days ago, merely watchingTVand tryingtofi gure be done, because no one cares about the smokers. that people apparently had that little to say about how they are outwho'stellingthetrath.Thisisn^ They are all killing us with their awful cancer and governed. However, now that I've accepted most people are Clearcuts take fifty-plus years to regrow, so decisions made next disgusting , smell. How dare they? Perhaps we generally clueless about their government, I'm advocating that Week wiUaffert Maine foralongtimeto come.If you're clueless on should fust lynch them all.O mostpeop le refrain from votingnext week Allow me to explain. meissue,justletitpass.ThesamegoesforthewideningoftheMaine This is an off-year election, i.e. no national elections for Turnpike. If you haven't left Colby in a month, then you are Congress or President are taking place. Therefore the media piobablyimawareoftheonetollsystemthathasbeenimplemented TELEMARKETERS, ' - has not played November 4th up all that much. In fact, I bet continued frontpa ge 14 many of you reading this right now didn't even know there is an election on the 4th. Don't feel too bad, you're in the called me a loser. I hadn 't heard this when I was majority. I, myself just recently found out the exact date (so I Random votes do sway outcomes, actually talking to net, but.there.it was on the could write this piece). and every outcome has the potential tape > a derisive "Losetl* as I hung up. I decided to So what are we voting on if there is no national stuff on the to send Shockwaves through a state call Ms. Hebert back. She was curio us to know agenda? Mainly bond issues and citizens' referenda, which are why the hell I was calling back. She . must have withouta doubt the toughest things to vote on. Unlikean election or community. thought I was a glutton for punishment. I started between candidates whereyou choose the individual youwant to out by apologizing to her for hanging up. ''I' m representyou,thesequestionsareallyesorno.There 's justorielitde sorry I did that ," I said. "I realize now that I dp catch—^ometimesyesmeansnoandnomeansyes,andif youdon't on the Maine Turnpikethat eliminates a lot of slowdowns.Voting have responsibilities , and I need to pay my bills, know the secret password, yourvote may workagainst you. yesjustbecauseyou waited for twominutesattheYork entrance in But the thing is, I don't have a Job or anything... I While referenda and bond issues may be low profile, they are Augustis notbenefiting anyonewho actually lives in this state. feel like such a LOSER . I guess I am a LOSER , veryimportant to the communities they affect. This year there are I am all for informed voting, and I imploreeveryone to read the when I think about it/' I was getting ready to tell threeciti^ens' referenda on theballot, only one of whichis a cut and local newspapers, visit informative web-sites, and talk to those her about how l am an alcoholi c out-of-work Sep- dry yes or no answer (allowing the mentally ill to vote).The other who are actively engaged in these issues. However,if youdon't tic ta nk cleaner With chronic anal warts , but she two have far greater effects^—the clearcutting referendum and the knowwhatyou'redoing,stay away fromthevotingbooth, particu- hung up on me. turnpikewidening referendum. larly if your legal residence is out of state. This isn't Maine elitism; I realize that these people have a job to do, and While watching television the other day, I saw many this is just a necessary precaution. Nor is thisan excuse to remain I'd probabl y gfet sick of that job pretty fast. But I commericals dealing with Question One (clearcutting). As I uninformed (you do live here nine months a year).Random votes have to think that some of them have a little too was watching,I suddenly realized I had no idea what the hell do sway outcomes, and every outcome has the potential to send much fun belittling strangers. My conversation this issue was really about. I'm a fan of trees and pretty enviro- Shockwaves through a state or community. Vote responsibly, with Ms. Hebert made me long for the good old friendly,so I think cutting them down in swathsis bad. I also trust vote informed. Otherwise, don't vote at all. days, when if you didn't pay your bills a guy GovemorAngusKingandhewastellingmehisagreementwould For complete information on the 1997 referendum, see the named Frankie would come and break your legs. help protect die forests, and other nature groups agree. However, Maine Citizen's Guide to the Referendum Election at She also taught me that in the case of futur e debt other environmental groups were making pretty compelling www.state.me.us/sos/cec/elec/intcon97.htm.Q collectors , Ms. Dyer is definitely not home.Q

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We have worked with and took part in many of the movements which took place in tide AG: I did... at a place called, it to the Guthrie Center their own kids who are recovering from abuse. sixties, and in some instances still ire taking place today. . was called Gerde's Folk City and it sense of service to others in the tra- That happens in every religion, ev- About sixyears ago, he formed the Guthrie Center , named after was in Greenwich Village in New ditions that they come from. So, ery tradition. his father. It is located in Housatonic , Massachusetts ' old Trinity York City. And my dad's (Woody we're an Interfaith Church Founda- ECHO: You have a unique view Church , the church made famous in "Alice 's Restaurant /' and Guthrie) best friend, a guy named tion, that means you can come from of children, that they should be where tihe film of the same title was made. On the phone from the Cisco Huston was playing there. He any tradition you want. You can treated with the respect that any- Guth rieCenter ,heand I settled down to an impromptu chatmainl y was dying, he had cancer and this come from the tradition of standing one, any person should be treated about how things have changed in the world over the course of his was the last show that he ever actu- out there looking at the stars, you with. career and what still needs to be done. ~ ; ally did, and during the middle of it, can come from the tradition of think- AG: Thaf s me. I like having fun he asked me to come up and sing a ing about yourself, or working on with kids. I mean, I've had a won- few songs. I was so scared. I couldn't yourself, or come from the classic derful time with my own kids. I color and we do it with sex and we fun. We were gonna change the don't like the things that treat kids do it with jobs and we do it with world. We knew that if the world much differently than regular nationality and the result of all this was gonna change, it had better people. I'm not one of these persons is bigotry, but all that bigotry change to get away from the danger that wants to divide up everything couldn't exist if it weren't for some- of total destruction, which is what and look at it under a microscope to body somewhere making distinc- we were looking at. the point where you exclude every- tions about what all these differ- You gotta remember my genera- thing else that surrounds it. I'm one ences mean. If we didn't have the tion was the first generation of kids of these people that likes to step sense that our way of doing some- in college that faced the possibility back and include as many things in thing was better than the other guy's of global annihilation. It had never a kid's world as exists in everybody's way, then we wouldn't need to have been a reality before. I mean, the world. I don't think that kids need all these descriptions of the other Greeks were poweful, the Romans to understand every little thing that guys... Those are just the more obvi- were alright, Vikings did good, they're beingtaught... If you cater to ous examples of it. The way that we Ghengis Kahn, they were some kids then what you're really doing do it is by creating classes of people heavy duty guys. Everybody had a is you're catering to your idea of the in education. That we say, "Well, time, but none of those guys ever limitation within your own self, as this guy's smart so we'll put him had a time, in the history of the concerns kids. That doesn't cut it for with the smart guys. That guy's world, when they had it within their me. A lot of kids come to my regular dumb, we'll put himwith the dumb power to destroy life as we know it concerts, I don't do things specifi- guys. That girl's okay, she can do So suddenly, we had that. You gotta cally for them. I mean, I tell them science, but this one can't." And we remember, this was not some theo- that I do and I tell their parents that create all of these, what we're call- retical, philosophical debate. We Ido,but it' salie. And the kids know ing, opportunites for advancement, had already used the technology it' s a lie and the parents know it's a is really opportunites that close off thart could destroy everything. It lie. I love doing that... I think kids our contact with other kihdl ol wasn't like whether we would use it like to pretend that they understand people. or not, we already did! The question things even when they don't. When ECHO: Do you think that's hap- was whether we were going to con- you don't give them an opportunity pened since youbegan playing? Has tinue using it. The question was not to pretend that they understand, it progressed in a worse way ? whether we were going to go down then they never learn to understand AG: Yeah. Much worse. When I that road. We were already on the in real life. Just like kids pretend to was your age, I hate to say this, road. We had to decide what to do. walk before they can walk. Then because I've never said that before, And what we did was we stopped they fall down a couple of times. If but when I was your age, we were going down that road. We made you made it a law so that the only hanging out with people from all other roads and some of those roads time they could walk was when they different backgrounds and all dif- might have been stupid and some actually could, it would set things ferent colors and all different reli- of them were ridiculous, some of Photo courtesy of Rising Son Records back horribl y. I think that's what we gions and all different where-with- them didn't last very long. But what Arlo Guthrie. have begun to do in this society. We alls and we all had one thing in we did was, we made it alrig ht for hardl y walk or breathe or talk or traditional traditions of Judais m, have begun to, like I said, not look at common: we loved music. We loved people to go down their own roads... think or anything. But I managed to Christianity, Buddhism , Hinduism , things in real life, or with an eye getting together. We were having See GUTHR IE on page 17 get th rough a few tunes and that all these kind of things , and we re- towards any sense of reality. We're was the first time 1 ever actuall y ally want to build a community of beginning to lose touch with what' s played in a regular place, aside from people from all over the world , who real. And we've studied everything On October 23 , 1997 , we received notice schools or camps or things like that. come from all of these traditions or to such a minute degree and with ECHO: How's the (Guthrie ) cen- have started a new one. such concern for detail that we over- from Ansell Incorporated , manufacturer of ter doing? What are your goals for The one thin g they have in com- look the simple and the obvious these condoms , that condoms with expi- it? mon is that they 're willing to put things that are right there in what AG: Well, there area lot of things , aside their differ ences, to overlook we used to call common sense. ration dates prior to 10/1997 throu gh 04/ but primaril y wha t I think we're the things that can't be worked on ECHO: In what way s do we over- really here to do is to provide a right now and work on the things anal yze things? Any specific ex- 2000 are being voluntaril y recalled be- place. That place, it doesn't have to that can be. That' s the kind of things amples? cause information recently available to be a physical place, but it includes a that we have been doing. So, we AG: I think the way that we tra- physical place, which is this old work with a lot with people dealin g ditionall y do it is that we do it with Ansell indicates the produ ct " may no chur ch that we made the movie in... It' s named the Guthrie Center after longer comply with the standards set forth my dad because he, aside from be- by the American Society for Testing & ing a songwr iter , a singer , an artist , or an au thor, he was also a wonder- Materials. " ful philosopher. He thoug ht abou t a lot of things and he reall y believed that given the right circumstances, Condoms available at the Health Center people will take care of each other Wmm and do the right things. That it and at the campus Post Office carry date s doesn't have to be a world filled ^ SM**^^ with greed , whether it's individual . jfl MWrf? beyond those cited in the recall . We ask greed, corpora te greed , national that you check dates on any Ansell greed or global greed . You can over- m SwlN0t4# • # I!M1M _^ «4___tf!__lpWl____ ito come greed and all the other prob- ge»mmm&tMt....

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The days when what the look at where we are now and say, of the world has moved beyond would show up for all these differ- It made them feel good. They never pope said we all did,was over. "Hey, let's go back a little bit the him. The reason that guys Uke him ent things, and there might be a tookitas somethingthat wasagainst Those days were over and they are way we came." Just like a river. are still in positions of authority is few different folks, but it was basi- thempersonally. Somewhere in that stillbecomingoverin certain places There's not a river in the world that because to most people in their cally all the same guys, all the same song and some of the other songs of the World, y goes straight. It goes the one way constituency, he still has a value singer/songwriter guys. They're that we used to love back then, there That is the nature of the last and this it bounces off that and beyond who he thinks he is and still showing up. There was a big was a feeling that it wasn't a per- hundred years, this struggle to goes the other way. Thaf s how they what he thinks he knows. He's able something or other about what to sonal attack. It wasn't an affront... overcome the historic tradition of go. to do things for them, stand up for dowithnuclearwastejust lastweek My song didn't spit on anybody. following the leader. And we did ECHO: Does a song that was them, talk for them. They don't and there they were... Imagine a Some songs did. Some people did. it. We did this very successfully by written in the sixties, say for care that he is clueless. If s the same world where the songs were the In those kind of situations, we're the way. We did it to the point Woodstock, though it contains the way with the President of the only place where you could say not hearing many of those songs where we don't any longer hang same meaning, lose or alter its United States, frankly. If he had a that, though. Thaf s what it was anymore, but we're still hearing out with the original guys that we meaning at all? clue, he wouldn't be the president... like thirty years ago, because there "Alice's Restauranf' every Thanks- started down the road with. AG: Well, I think the thing thafs All I'm really saying is that there was nobody in any school talking giving and I think thafs why. ECHO: So, you over did it actu- changed is that wehave found ways are a lot of people, of all ages, who about that stuff. There was nobody ECHO: Does it mean the same ally? to talk about all of these things have not moved forward with his- in any university talking about that thing today? AG: Thaf s right. Thafs what aside from music. Thirty years ago tory. I may be one of them people stuff that wasn't considered radi- AG: I think, obviously it's dif- happened. Although we all started the only way to talk about these myself. I'm not here to judge and cal and crazy. You couldn't go to ferent . but I think it will mean some- down the road together. We all said, things was through music. That was say I'm not on the cutting edge of the library and read. Those books thing. If s almost like going out and "Hey, lefs go different ways to- the only people who were talking things all the time. were banned. You couldn't talk buying a hurricane lamp, and you gether." We all went down them about.it: people who were either ECHO: The great thing about about it in your local town, they'd put it in your house, you keep the physically seperately. White people playing it or the people who were living and feeling nostalgic about kick you out. You couldn't be a oil up, and every once in awhile went down one road, Black people going to hear it. Everybody else back then is that you have the mu- federal worker if you had a mus- you light it up and you just know went down another road, and Asian was out of the loop. The president sic to go with it. tache. It was against the law. Thaf s that it works. Do you need it? No. Is people had to go down another one, was put of the loop, he didn't know AG: Like I said, it was the only a totally different world than one it nice? Yeah, it's all right. Are you Latinos had to go down this one. what was going on. Thaf s what place back years ago. We were sing- you're familiar with. ever gonna need it? Yeah, you Everybody had to have their own Bob Dylan's famous song was, you ing and writing and concerning ECHO: Was "Alice's Restau- might. Someday the power goes TV show and everybody had to have know, "something happening here, ourselves with all different kinds rant" a part of that idea? out, you'll be lucky that you had it their own college courses and ev- and you don't know what it is." of things. Thirty years ago we were AG: I think the nice thing about there and that you've been making erybody had to have their own lan- And we knew. Those guys didn't marching down the streets of Wash- Alice was that because it had a sense sure it worked all those years. I guage when they were going to know what it was. They couldn't ington, D.C. Whether it was for of humor, eveybody was able to think songs like that come back to nuclear listen to it. You could listen to it life and come back to importance school and everybody had to have figurey it out. A lot of them still stopping the building up of this and that and blah blah blah, ad don t know. Jesse Helms still does missies, it was called "Ban the even if you didn't like where I was when you need them. If s really infinaetem. To the point where it not have a clue. I'm sorry, thaf s Bomb" in those days. We used to politically and you could still like nice that they're around so that has cost us incredibly in terms of just the way it is. The fact that he march around doing that with the it... Back in Vietnam, when that song you don't forget them. So that when our ability to hang out with each can live his life and not have a clue same people who were marching came out, there were Alice's Res- the time comes that you do need other like we was when we started. says something great about who and talking about civil rights. The taurants everywhere. Little tents set them, you don't have to go writing ECHO: If you could, then, we are. You don't have to have a same people who were talking up here and there. Shanties set up them all over again.Q

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However, it is even more rare that Factor y store For those of you who enjoy slightl harder music 189 Main Street ivlm 2790 I listen to an al- y \\2 ^ 7 Nowell Road , bum from start there is the first Static 13 release "Eye Won't Fool I." Waterville, ME (g^^ S> Winslow 872-8504 to finish and This band combines some extremely talented musi- across from Peop le 's Heritage Bank Mon. - Fri . JO - 5 p.m. never have the cians into one very artistic band. From the cover of desire to skip a the album through every aspect of their music, the Re-Elect single phrase band turns their album into an experience in multi- or note. The media artistry. VOTE TO Carol A- Olsen new Promise The lead singer Ari David (who happens to be a City Council , Ward 3 Ring album pianist as well) has written lyrics which have mean- "Nothing Feels ing when sim- • Will be accessible and listen to all citizens. Good" has ply listened to, • Wilt evaluate and vote for every issue on a nonpartisan basis. caused both but whose • Will provide a voice for public process in decision making. Will support and work for regionalization of services to save taxpayer dollars these phenom- meaning mul- • ena to occur. ti plies as the © Vote Tues., Nov. 4, 1997-Giiman Street School Gymnasium © As I write this layers are For voter registration forms, please call 873-4959. review I realize there are no words I can form, which will peeled off. The Paid for by the candid ate do this album justice, lt is one of those albums whose rest of the band music takes on an entity all of its own, and who demands provide a drive a permanent slot in your Sony 5 disc changer. From their to those lyrics csron grmnx mi debut album "30 Degrees Everywhere" (and even before rarel y with their involvement in Cap'n Jazz etc.) the Promise matched. The JB Ring has been seen as a leader in the "emo" scene which drummer "ani- > ^mm\WCMTf JBMMF has erupted as punk's replacement in many cities. How- mal" who has Mamfcester ^ L W^^^ f Rt* 202 ? 623-6219 ever, this album establishes a music which defies catego- been high- I^^^ A^^^^^^^^^ HJ^^ M rization. The band has ripped free from the limitations of lighted in Drum magazine and is sponsored by a C^^ al^C^^ unl^^^ ^ emo, while still keeping a firm grasp on the raw emotion drum stick company provides the backbone with which makes emo great. Their music has combined this his intricate mood swinging drum beats. These raw emotion with the intensity of punk and the pure rhythms are turned into melodies by the bass player appeal of pop to create a sound which is enticing to every Tony Low. These two set the stage for the different music listener no matter what they listen to music for. and often complex guitar riffs of the guitarist Jay Sftape Ski PacJtaje *|l I L V Snowboard Oeakrl The album begins with a rather punchy, jumpy "Crunch" Edison. When combined these different tune "Is This Thing On." The song does a great job aspects create a very exciting hard rock sound . The kl msMm of coaxing you from the silence which has preceded album puts forth an energy that will certainly keep * it and building up to its loud overbearing chorus. It you on your toes throughout the entire album. If •1Bindings **0 ** X*MU'^ this feeling of loss while still imparting the proper of the above bands I recommend seeing them live if ^ ' Swix mk* R ,r, /\Amt%mmmmBm7tucx NuiMit Jx eeling of happiness for having had. This joy you ever have the chance as they are both wonder- *& k»»g K H amongst pain is a feeling we have all experienced ful live bands.? . 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Funky Music, White Boy) to spice A&E Editor "It is a museum." up the show. In the middle of the Hard ciders are The first song they played, "Mr. interview they broke into the Doors' Last Friday, New York City No Identity," was off their album "Love Me Two Times" and then based indie rock band Static-13 were and is a philosophical introspective closed with the Rolling Stones' interviewed live on WMHB. Be- piece written by lead singer Ari "Sympathy for the Devil," where a fall tradition sides playing tracks from their re- David, a graduate of Boston's the band went crazy, improvising, you'd really want to drink much cently released debut album, "Eye Berklee School of Music. The song, dancing and jumping around in the BY MIKE TRUMAN of this particular brand at one Won't Fool I," they discussed their although serious and deep, did not cramped 'MHB production room. It Editor-in-Chief time. But that shouldn 't stop you process as a band, gave a sneak alter the band's spunky mood as was at this point, towards the end of from trying. preview for some of their newer they would leap from their somber the interview, where the band re- With the dining halls ' tribute HARDCORE CRANBERRY: songs that don't appear on the al- music to a quick, uplifting conver- ally started to loosen up and just to apples in full effect, including It starts off better than Cider bum, and treated listeners to sev- sation about the fact that while they had a bunch of fun. even a visit from the Apple Queen Jack, but first impressions can eral covers. were performing, one of the station's Atonepointintheinterview, where to Foss on Tuesday night clock, Tripp set up to attempt a against Tufts (1-5). Bates plays host to Bowdoin in the Hill Junior High team didn't want school, so brothers and sisters, tel 19 yard field goal to cUnch the game for Colby. A slow second CBB game of the year. "We just have to focus to play us for fear of their rank drop- ne what we must do to put som< snap failed to draw the defense offsides , and Tripp on Tufts right now, and at the same time cheer like ping in the polls. The men and ife in to this team. They are in som< saw his low kick blocked by a Bates defender. Luckily, hell for Bowdoin," said Austin, who's squad can still women decided to dub the Colby iesperate need of CPR. I don'tmear Colby recovered the ball, giving them one last chance tie for the CBB title if Bates falls to a strong Bowdoin vs. Bates game,thegamethatwould he mouth to mouth that they get a < to seal the game. Again, trip set up 19 yard out. This team, and Colby pulls off a win over the Polar Bears determine the worst team in foot- he parties at night. I mean som< time, the kick was high, but it sailed wide left, and the in two weeks.Q ball. Thank God wegottoplay Bates, serious heartresusritation. Wedon' I mean that is the one team who we iced a doctor to tell us that this MEN S SOCCER, continued from page 24 know we can beat. Even if it took us cam's heart is failing. God needs tc any Bates vs. Colby game," ex- until the final buzzer to win, we still >less these guys with some speed plained Nelson, as he added that got it done. Wait a minute, I left iome spirals, and some points, anc Bates has "the sportsmanship level right before our team made that 15 hen we will be fine. I think that th< of a bitter, old man." yard field goal. Are you telling me earn should spend this week in the Colby and Bates both had ex- that we missed that kick? Twice? :hapel instead of the practice field cellent opportunities in the last You have got to be kidding me? :ause it's broke, and we need to fb seconds of regulation, but neither I can't believe this, our team ob- t. was able to capitalize and the game viously needs a little more air in I tried to get the fans to support went into sudden death overtime. those Nikes. I didn't think that a he team in the beginning of the In the first ten minutes of over- school's mascot had anything to do fear after the Williams game, bul time, Colby was repeatedly in with playing ability, but we may be he fan support didn't produce £ Bates' box, butwithno results. The proving something here at Colby. If /vin. I just don't Uke to be the worsi Colby defense held up well against the school put as much effort in to it anything. When the football teair the quickening Bates attack to- other sports as they do in football, ails, it takes a Uttle piece of each o: wards the end of the first fifteen Cotterwouldn'thaveto worry about is. Even you guys in the Ubrary minuteperiod. The play in the sec- the NCAAs. None of our teams idmit it, you felt that sinking feei- ond overtime, was basically back- would ever make it. ng in the later afternoon last Satur and-forth with the teams trading Now, I can't say that we don't lay. I even saw a few tears shed b) scoring chances. Fittingly, the have talent, because we all know hose Alumni who were sort ol game ended on another thwarted that we do. I also can not say that I .ware what was going on around Colby scoring opportunity; a cor- could play better than those guys, hem. There are some answers oul ner kick that went wide. The Bates OK, maybe a few guys would be here, we just need to go find them fans cheered, as they knew they Echo photo by Nathan Curtis behihd me, but I will never don Does anyone want to go lace uf had gotten away with one.. , Men*s sQccer ended,its 3 game, win streak with a l-l tie, f those pads. However, something is heir old Adidas and bootsome field "This is a game that should not outpassed them, and outskilled ^winning feeling against Thomas definitely wrong. A 15 yard field oals? In the words of Harry Carry have been close," concluded them, but they outworked us." TENNIS, continued from page 24 v loss to Wheatonby easily cruis- lost in the second round to tough Salve Regina 9 games to 7, but He«icage . \ ing past her opponent 6-1,6-1. With opponents: Williams and Amherst, fell to Tufts in the second round. ¦ Hoase momentum in effect, Mark nipped respectively. The team had an up and down f>^^f^M ^AM $72-7322 third seeded Bowdoin 7-5,7-6. Ad- In the doubles arena, Cheah and season, with individual players AmmW^^^^^^mW J mmmm l^ ^ttk flM____ ft ____l JW^^ fluM ^ ^F J^ r Ajy ¦ ¦ Jv tWig^ u^^^^ ^ F 1WWW g^^ y^ vancingto the semi-finals and play- Anderson teamed up to defeat having "individual successes and vWy ' fHWi ^f ^tatircirtt \*W &4*S*lm ing her best tennis of the season, Colby Sawyer in the first round. frustrations," as Coach Erica Students: MJf esfifoods servedin tik Mark was the marvel of the whole From there, they moved on to beat Silbersher said. "The team moti- rormntkdimosplkmofa team. Even after falling to top Smith, 8-6, and third ranked Will- vated each other all season long, $10 Cuts & Style ittmatedlBtf tcentiiiy ranked Amherst in straight sets, iams. The nationally ranked duo as everyone was going through with your Colby I.D. ff tombaked brk h Cajun Mark's performance was nothing lost to Amherst 8 games to 2, but something different at different Mte short of amazing. came off of the court after the Wil- times. We had the chance to build Cfti^n -frm ZinfandeC Also playing well in the singles liams game feeling they had played off each other." \^i^H ^tfi$ ckUi bracket were Jessie Anderson '98 their best game together ever. Not l he team was successful, and • Off Premise Catering » Rehearsal Dinners ; and Kim Cheah '99. 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What do Colby students really do for fliri? $S0/Ia Wmltei ft flop What happens when the lights go out? r 1096 Pry How are Colby teams doing this year? 8 off Cieanws Is your kid sti ll alive ? wroCotBy gniPEwr lP~ ¦¦¦ ¦ ¦ JR4gfl\rng¦ lllrf" . W. iw KiBep Youg ^ C0lBY WP <5tBAN-AgK ^ CaajlSp7j87^S ^ar^ ABOUT OUR SIFT CERTIFICATES. [email protected] Badminton 's popularit y gr ows taking off. Along with the mas- local tournament in Portland. BY MATT APUZZO sive advertisement campaign On November 16, there will Sports Editor came an increase in players. The be a Colby tournament here at team practices Friday evenings, Mayflower Hill for anyone who Our yearly return to May- and Saturday and Sunday after- is interested in playing. Forgot flower Hill means that autumn noons in the main gym. Al- your racquet at home/you say? is upon lis. The trees are beauti- though the practices are infor- Fear not, for racquets and bird- ful colors, the air is brisk but mal, the team has been thinking ies are supplied by the club. fresh, there are birdies flying all globally as of late. It seems as though Colby' s around campus, and the Colby On October 4, the team trav- newest club sport is growing badminton club is doing their elled to Smith College and com- quickly. It's not just a game for best to beat them down with peted in a tournament against the back lawn during family bar- racquets. In the second year as a such Ivy League badminton gi- becues anymore. It's fierce, it's club sport, the club is gaining ants as Yale, Harvard and intense, it's the purest form of both strength and numbers. Dartmouth. In fact, the club is competition. And you get a Headed by Michael Farrell planning a trip to Harvard for wellness credit for it too. Not a '00, the Colby squad is really another tournament, as well as a bad deal.O NCAAs: the chance of a lifetime with academics. They beUeve indi- just a Uttle harder to keep the bal BY JESSIE DAVIS vidual members of sporting teams ance between athletics and academ Staff Writer may feel pressure to participate in ics. the national, tournament if that But this is exactly what a Colby At age eight, my dream was to athlete's specific team qualified for athlete, actor, singer, or musician make the town all-star team. I prac- the NCAA play-offs. will do: work a little harder. The ticed stealing bases and shding into First of aU, I will agree that at reason is simply because we love home plate nightly, ripping every times athletics can conflict with aca- what we do and we feel that every pair of sweat pants I owned. At demics. This has the possibiUty of minute is worth it. I love being part fifteen, my hopes were for a high occurring throughout an athletic of a team and knowing that we aU school state championship. I re- share the same ultimate goal for peated endless lay-ups, cross-over success. We are all committed and ' • ' » dribbles, and pivots. Now, at nine- focused— no person would be out ' • ' Echo photo by Nathan Curtis I teen, my inspiration is the NCAA there everyday if he or she weren't. tournament. My team is on the field I know that every single member of Miguel Gonzale z '01 , my team would be thriUed to have everyday, in all types of weather y kept the Colb footbaU team in the game the chance to participate in the Gonzalez continuaU y pushing each other to keepour sticks , earning a first down every time he touched the baU. NCAA tournament. I believe every Saturday vs. Bates down and our heads up. Piling up 154 total yards, including 119 in the air, Gonzalez; quickly Colby athlete feels the same way. As an athlete, I have always y offensive attack. As well as rushing Going to theNC AAs is a once-in- became the go-to man in the Colb dreamed of big things. No athlete ' first touchdown, Gonzalez hauled in a 37 yard floater a-lifetime opportunity. Rather than for the Mules wishes to settle for anything less. By fourth quarter to keep the Colb drive aUve. He finished ytrav- pass late in the y choosing to attend a small Division feelintiimdatedorfrightenedb an average of 20 yards per reception and 12 yards per carry and eling to a big school where no one with III college, I did not consider riiyself season-not Simply during post-sea- was named NESCAC Rookie of The Week. settling for mediocre athletics son play. Finding the balance be- knows us,T would be excited with against simply average competition. tween one's sport and one's classes the challengeand the chance toprove I chose Colby because here I could is something every Colby athlete ourselves.AttheNCAA tournament , find a combination of exceUent ath- must strive for. This holds true, how- Colby athletes and fans can demon- letics and academics with endless ever, for every Colby student in- strate our school spirit and pride to opportunities in each. I wanted it all volved in extracurricular activities. others. We can ultimately boost and I believed I was getting it. For example, a student involved in Colby's reputation and admission The recent controversy, how- a drama production devotes many standards by gaining this recogni- ever, is that NESCAC athletes may hours to rehearsals throughout the tion. But most importantly, Colby Kim Waldro^^^^ not have the chance to "get it aU" as course of a theater season. When athletes can have the chance to com- Waldron, the leading scorer for the women's soccer team, scored we had hoped. Some people believe opening night draws near, however, pete at a new level. We can experi- Colby's only two goalsSaturday as the Mules upset instate rival Bates, ence a level of competition and ex- 2-0. / there should no longer be an oppor* he or she must be able to commit ' tunity for NESCAC schools to par- even more deeply without losing citement we will never come close to Li^ J«ai^?ai • • ? . *. - ticipate in the NCAA tournament. sight of their academic priorities. again. We can see just how far we can InjheKc^lfryiand Tennis Charhpionships,Saturday. Mark was The majof argument made by these Similarly, in the days before the play- go and never settle for anythingless. impressive to say the least Seede^ #&-Mark handled MIT, Wheaton, people is that the NCAAs conflict offs, the Colby athlete must work AU we need is the chanceO and Bowdoin each in straight sets. Mark Advanced to the semi-finals, where she fell to top seeded Amherst, but pj&y^^eI^* tennis of the yCar ' ^l^% Brian Souza '01 the SPOTTE D DOG TAVERN ; 13 **^8bkl^^^i Souza ran fo|^||||g|p |pcareip against Saturday, 'Welcome Back Colby Students" including ar^^^ffi^l^p^^ r^^^^^pj l^le tQ.se. up Colby's second touchdown. Souza finished^^^^evwth H4 all purpose yards. Tuesday Night Thursday Night Jam* night with Paul College Night!!! Come * SUPPORTER , continued fromp age 22 taining participants would be to plishing everything in our daily Joseph & the House Band Party with DJ E. Rock. give women their own league. This planners. However, if you want to DrinkSpecials: DrinkSpecials: would not only provide a greater take part in intramural athletics and $1.00 16oz. Red Dog Draft gender balance in I-PLAY, but if you want to see I-PLAY flourish, ALL 16oz. Micros & Imports $2.00 would also drastically increase the than it is you that must assume a bit $2.50 Samuel Adams Draft $1.00 16oz. 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' ¦ ¦ ' '" ' ' ¦ ' ' ' ' ; . • '' ' : _ !, . ^ ^ Water polo club take s second place in division nemesis Bowdom. Because Bowdoin had fallen to Bates in season, but Tufts was coming off three impressive wins to BY GEOFF HERRICK round-robin play, Colby could afford to lose by six goals, and qualify for the final. The game was a thrilling defensive Contributing Writer stiU advance to the championship final. Nevertheless, Colby's battle, with jnomentum and the lead see-sawing between winning spirit and longtime rivalry with Bowdoin guaran- the two teams. Tufts opened the scoring on a man-up play, The colby water polo club completed its best season in teed an aggressive performance by the Mule team. In this and added two more goals to go up 3-0. Bixby used a sweet many years this past weekend. After going 7-1 during the game, Bixby showed he deserves his front-runnerstatus for move and his trademark quickness to open the scoring for regular season,. Colby earned the top seed in the North league MVP by finessing seven goals. Colby's focus, how- Colby, and; added another goal with 45 seconds left in the Atlantic Division Championships. On Saturday, Colby faced ever, was to shut down the Bowdoin offense , and their half to cut the deficit to 3-2. With time running out in the half, Bates and Bowdoin in the preliminary round of the tourna- abrasive senior captain, Mason Bragg in particular. Mark Colby pressure earned a man-up advantage, and Bowden ment. Colby's only regular season loss came at the hands of Golub '98 played inspired defense, and also contributed a scored on a rebound from O'Neill. Colby's momentum Bates, when the Mules were missing two key starters. Al- goal on offense. Additional scoring opportunities were cre- carried into the third quarter, as Bowden scored again to though Colby avenged that loss later in the season with a 14- ated by Kevin FontaneUa "98. The Colby squad, fired-up by give Colby its first lead of the game at 4-3. Tufts responded 12 victory over the Bobcats, the team was eager to put Bates co-captain Sara Rigelhaupt '98, thoroughly dominated the with three unanswered goals to take a 6-4 lead. In the fourth in its olace. Polar Bears in an 11-2 triumph. quarter, the defense shut down the Tufts offense, and Colby Colby quickly proved itself the better team, running off Colby's road to the championship final has been an ardu- applied continuous pressure to the Tufts goal. Siegel capital- nine unanswered goals in the first two quarters, and eventu- ous one, taking several years. This year's senior class and ized on another manrup opportunity to cut the score to 6-5. ally annihilating Bates 19-6. Colby reUed on team defense and faculty team member, KeriU O'Neill, joined a moribund club For the last three minutes, Colby attacked relentlessly, and the steUar play of goalie Jeremy Greenfield '00. The depth and four years ago, when victories were few and far between. only the outstanding play of the Tufts goalie denied Colby balance of the Colby squad was demonstrated with six ofthe Division III club water Polo is a co-ed sport, and over the last victory. team scoring goals. Scott Bixby '01 led the team with five few years numerous Colby athletes, male and female, have After the game, the crowd gave both teams a standing goals. Much improved player Kris Skrzycki '99, and veteran contributed to the steady improvement of the team's for- ovation, with many spectators observing it was tne best Alan "Norm" Kennedy '98 also played major roles, contribut- tunes. This year's co-captains, Rigelhaupt and Bowden, ex- match they had ever seen. Although bitterly disappointed to ing four goals each. Colby's scoring was rounded out by two horted and cajoled the team through rigorous practices, and have come so close to a championship victory, Colby's water goals apiece from outside gun Mike Siegel '00, speedy Eric hard-fought tournaments to lead Colby to the upper echelons polo team should take pride in their 9-2 record and extraordi- Neumann '98, and crafty faculty member Kerill O'Neill. of the Division. nary season. The seniors can take pride in the role they played "Crushing Bates was a great start to the weekend," said co- On Sunday, Colby Uned up against Tufts in the Champi- in turning Colby wafer polo around. From now on, the North captain, Peter Bowden '98. onship final. The winner would earn a spot in the champion- Atlantic Division will sit up and take notice whenever Colby Later in the afternoon, Colby matched up against one-time ships. Colby had defeated Tufts in a close game earlier in the takes to the water .Q Bates field hockey beats Colby

BY KEVIN THURSTON Asst. Sports Editor I-play, You play The Colby field hockey team looked destined to turn a recent speU However, the "one league" of poor fortune around when their in- BY KEVIN THURSTON structure is not free from its de- Asst. Sports Editor state rivals the Bates Bobcats arrived tractors. A complaint about the at Mayflower Hill on Saturday. The new league is that it has com- Mules had suffered back-^to-back In talking with I-PLAY co- pletely abandoned the original overtime losses on the road at the chairpersons Paul Conway '98 and purpose of I-PLAY. I-PLAY be- hands of Hamilton and USM, respecr Andy McCullOugh '98, there cer- gan in the mid-1980's as an /at- tively, but looked forward to testing tainly appears to be genuine inter- tempt to promote a greater feel- their resolve goingintolastweekend' s est in the continuing overall im- ing of community at Colby-by tilt. provement of intramural athletics having dorms take part in fun, In what proved to be a typical at Colby. Central to this interest is relaxing and leisurely activities CBB clash laced with emotional de- Conway's and McCuUough's task together. Since then, an open termination oh both sides, Colby and of always innovating ways to cre- league was implemented, which Bates struggled for more than sixty- ate more participation. Judging by marked thebeginning of I-PLAY's three minutes before the Bobcats fi- the steps they have taken to facili- turn from simple fun to Uvely com- naUy cracked through with 6:471eft in tate this directive, it seems that I- petition. Subsequently, after this the second half. The goal was enough PLAY may well be on its way to year's riddance ofthe dorm league to hold off the Mules for the remain- becoming one of the truly great altogether, I-PLAY seems to be der of the contest, as Bates carved out intramural institutions in all the quickly moving away from its a 1-0 hard-earned victory. , land. However many I-PLAY par- roots. Despite the loss, Colby played its ticipants still gripe about short- Some argue that this change best overaU game in recent memory. comings that keep the existing from I-PLAY' s original intent has The Mules attacked the baU consis- Echo photo by Melanie Guryansky program from being a truly user- taken away the fun that should be tently on offense, which friendly service to the students of inherent to the program. In the complimented a steUar defensive ef- Cy couldn 't pull off a win, and dropped to 3-9 on the season . the College. new league, dorm teams must fort. However, Colbysuffered a criti- showed up and played with a lot of failed to create scoring opportunities Some of the measures Conway now play against open teams, cal lapse late in the game at a time heart. Unfortunately, one smaU mis- for themselves. Rarely and McCullough have taken since which in turn creates a conflict of did they at- when they could ill-afford it. AColby take turned the tables and Bates came tempt quality shots on goal. becoming the heads of I-PLAY this interest. Since most dorm teams misdirected pass created a two-on- up with the win." "It was such a hard loss to take fall have included: the merger of play to have fun, and open teams one opportunity for Bates, which the The loss was one of the toughest because we played so weU and de- the old dorm and open leagues generally place greater emphasis Bobcats subsequently capitalized on Colby has had to swallowthis season. served to win," said co-captain Betsy into one all-encompassing intra- on winning, incredibly one-sided by breaking down the Mules' disad- Aside from succumbing to the Bob- Metcalfe '98. "We just couldn mural league; reserving a space in games have been occurring at a 't put vantaged defense to knock home the cats, the Mules also frustrated them- enough pressure on their goalie." the Echo to advertise weekly I- consistent rate. Not only has this game-winner. selvesbynptcomingawaywithgoals The loss drops 's mark to 3- PLAY events; eliminatingthe "fe- had a demoralizingaffecton dorm Colby 'It was a great game which we after missing chances in front of the 9. The Mules will finish up the season male rule" which said at least two teams, but it also has given open dominated for the most part," said circle. Although Colby possessed the at home aga women must be playing for each teams no sense of accomplishment inst Amherst this Satur- co-captain Erika Ayers '98. "We baU for much of the game, the Mules day of Family Weekend.Q teamataUtimes;assemblingteams when they pummel teams that which are made up of individuals don't possess the same feeling that did not originally belong to I- about wanting to win. Hence, r PLAY sponsored teams; schedul- these negative by-products of the I-PIAY Flag football Standin gs n ing games at better times; and new league could inevitably con- publishinga newsletter that is sent vince people that they would Team W L Team W L to every I-PLAY team captain's rather not participate in I-PLAY mailbox. The initiative behind contests at all Averill 3 0 Cahones 1 0 these amendments is in hopes that One I-PLAYer suggested that Gold Band 3 0 they willaid the ever-present prob- incentives should be used to in- Mofos 12 lem that exists for I-PLAY, that crease participation. His ideas Johnson 2 0 Boneyard Dawg 0 1 being lack of participation. ranged rromawardinga cash prize Participation dictates the suc- to a championship team to having BSB 2 0 Ackennan 0 2 cess of I-PLAY. So far this year , kegs on the sidelines at half times. Matadores 2 0 Pierce 0 2 par ticipation has been up, The However, faculty overseer of I- merger of the two leagues into one PLAY, Tom Austin described the Curve 1 1 Cotyirn 1 3 has had a grea t impact on this; allotted funds to intramural ath- Dana 1 1 Blue Team () 3 there has been a clear decrease in letics as "modes t." He explained the amount of forfe ited games this that a more feasible way of enter Nuggets 1 1 America's Team 02 year as a resul t of the merger. See SUPPORTER on page 21 Women 's cross bountr y team Bobcats blanke d competes at Bowdoin Invitati onal by women's soccer continues to state that she was im- '00 who finished just behind The beating administered by BY AMY MONTEMERLO & pressed with the overaU efforts of McCarth y at20:51,butfinishedfour- BY MATTHEW WHITE severe that with MATT APUZZO the team, "It was great to watch (the Colby was so teenth overaU. Seconds behind her Contributing Writer in the sec- News Editor & Sports Editor runners) run their seasonal personal '98 who finished over 20:00 remaining was Jenny Lane coached records at their last meet. It was finishing in the top ond half the Bobcats fifteenth. Also On Saturday afternoon, trulV insuirational. Field'99, Amanda the puUed nineof eleven starters from Despite therain, wind and cold " twentywereKell y Women's Soccer team geared up the game and let the second string , Kennedy, along with the team' Adams '01, and Sarah Czok '00. weather conditions the Colby s for possibly its biggest game of the finish. Co-captain SaUy Heath '98 top twelve runners, did not com- Coach Deb Aitken was pleased Women's Cross Country team season. Entering the contest with marveled, "we were just playing , with the performance of her sub- posted steUar performances at the pete in this meet in order to prepare an even 5-5 record and a #10 rank- really well," whUe goalie Heather for the NESCAC Championships: varsity squad. "Almost everyone Bowdoin Invitational last Saturday, ing in New England, Colby more Garni '99 commented that "we NESCAC's wiU be held this Satur- had their best times, so it was a October 25. This meet marked the than under- definitely domi- end of the cross country season for day, November 1, at Bates CoUege. reaUy good meet for people to end stood the mag- nated play." LaurenMcCarth '00 wasColb 's nn " Colby's sub-varsity team, and, ac- y y In fact, Bates finisher, lacing eleventh over- By their performance Saturday, nitude of this cording to captain Christine top p was fortunate to , with a time of 20:45 and an aver- it looks as if the future of Colb game. It car- Kennedy '98, it "provided (the team) aU y escape Mayflower age time per mile of 6:41. Other top Cross Country is a promising one ried with it far with the opportunity to run their greater impli- Hill surrendering Colby finishers were Laura Gagne indeed.Q best races of the season." Kennedy cations than only 2 goals. If not just another for a couple oi ggers , blood bath between in-state rivals. shots hittingthecrossbar,thescore Women ru trounce Bates 10-0 Bates was coming into the game could have easily resembled 4-0 runs by Michelle Mediros '98 and Mary Thatch '98 with a record of 6-4 and, more im- instead of 2-0. BY LYNDALL SCHUSTER helped move the baU steadily up the field. It was all pressively,as the #6 rated team in Kim Waldron /99,Colby/slead- Staff Writer the Bates women could do to keep the score at 10-0, New England. A victory against ing scorer, provided all the fire- with constant pressure by Colby forwards and backs the Bobcats would solidify Colby's power her team would need on In a weekend of heartbreaking losses to Bates, inside Bates'22 meter territory. position as one of the top teams in this day. Connecting on her first Colby women's rugby was one of the teams to pull In credit to the Colby team, they were missing not New England and give the team a goal late in the opening half, through with a solid 10-0 win over the Bates women. only wing, Katherine Johnson '00, who Alicia Haines chance to control its own post-sea- Waldron sealed the Bobcats' fate Melissa Maclin '98 scored both tries of the game, but '00 filled in for admirably, but also the valuable pres- son destiny. A loss was impossible, with her second goal of the game what stood out was the strength of the entire team. ence of their coach. However, as a team, they spelled unthinkable. And so, With an out- with less than five minutes re- Early on, the referee declared all scrums go unop- out victory. There were no missing links in the great standing,relentless team effort, the maining. At this point, aU Bates posed, afraid that the Bates women would get hurt by rugby performance put on by Colby's women. They Colby women embarrassed Bates could think about was its return the apparent dominance of Colby scrum. have been improving steadUy the entire season, and 2-0. home to rustic Lewiston.O The first half of the game was dominated by kick- have high hopes of making their record 4-1 this Satur- ing battles, but Colby gained control of the ball, with day against U Maine at Farmington , their only loss all ¦ ¦ solid rucking, mauling and tackling. Also, the great season. 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Footb all loses as kick sails wide left Mark is '99 and the Mule offense to see if BY MATT APUZZO they could pull it off again. brilliant , Sports Editor The freshmen constituency of the team certainly wanted to make it so. The last time a Bates football Late in the third quarter, deep in as tennis team bettered the Colby Mules, the their own territory, Bradley hit year was 1987. For the past ten years, Gonzalez for a 26 yard gain. From team rolls the Mules have dominated the Bob- there, Brian Souza '01 took the ball cats in every outing, adding in-state up the middle and into the open BY MATT APUZZO insult to the injury that was Bates field for 28 yards. It was Gonzalez Sports Editor football. Last Saturday afternoon, again after that, this time taking the however, the 0-6 Mules would face pass from Bradley and moving up At the New England Cham- a formidable task as everybody's the right sideline for 20 yards. From pionship tournament last week- favorite safety school traveled to there, Bradley rolled right and found end, the Colby women's tennis Mayflower Hill for a homecoming Thomas Keblin '00 out of the team took the courts for the last extravaganza. This year, however, Echo photo by Nathan Curtis backfield for a Colby touchdown. time this season. This would be it would be Colby that would come Colby went for the two point con- Footballplayed their closestgame ofthe season, losingby onepoint. their final chance to serve up up short, falling to a winless oppo- version and was successful, as Bra- aces, and pound out backhand nent for the second straight week. over, and Colby found themselves down. This ended the Mules streak dley found Pete Hans '00 wide open winners downtheline. For some, From the beginning of the game, in a 15-0 hole. of ten consecutive quarters without in the endzone. including Jessie Anderson /98, the Colby squad was experiencing To start the second quarter, a single point. That is how the Mules On the Mules' next possession, it the tournament at Amherst problems on both sides of the ball. MiguelGonzalez '01 opened up with would enter the locker room, as the was more of the same. Souza ran for would be the last chancetobreak Matt Smith '00 and the Colby of- a 23 yard reverse two teams traded 13 yards and caught a Bradley pass serve or make that clutch return fense couldn't move the ball past around the right punts for the rest for 18 more to set up another Keblin in their Colby careers. This was the line of scrimmage on their first side, using his of the first half. touchdown. With a chance to tie the the situation, and the women possession, and settled for a punt. blockers to move Bates contin- game, Andrew Tripp '01 set up to took advantage of it completely. Bates, however, took the ball at their him into the de- ued to play well in attempt the extra point. Unfortu- Behind a phenomenal perfor- own 21 yard line on their first pos- fensive second- the second half as nately, Tripp's kick sailed wide and mance by Lisa Mark '01; Colby session. The Bobcats then went on ary. Gonzalez P.J. McGrail the score held at 22-21. left Massachusetts with their to move the ball 79 yards down the then went on to rushed for a 26 "That was when the defense truly heads held high. field for a touchdown. draw a pass in- yard touchdown shone through. Holding the Bob- Mark, the third singles The second possession for each terference call on an amazing div- only three and a half minutes into cats on two consecutive drives, the player, opened the tournament team was more of the same, with ing catch in the flats. After three the quarter. It was 22-7, and things Mule defense proceeded to block a against MIT and thrashed her Colby punting after three consecu- short runs, the call went to Gonzalez looked dismal for the Mules. Last short Bates fieldgoal attempt from opponent 6-1, 6-2. From there, tive plays, and Bates driving for again on the same reverse. This time, season, an 0-5 Colby team fell be- the 8 yard line. she avenged an earlier season another touchdown. After a two he leapt over a defender and pushed hind to Bates 21-0 before rallying to With the clock ticking, and Colby See TENNIS on page 20 point conversion, the quarter was his way in for the Mules' first touch- win. It would be up to Nate Bradley See FOOTBALLon page 20 Men's soccer ties Bates 1-1 Men's ru gby thra shes UMaine 35-0 Bates' pinball-style game. The men BY NICK WRIGHT BY BECKY SCHECHTER broug ht the ball down and pro- Staff Writer Staff Writer ceeded to skillfully pass and at- tack. The constant pressure on the Emotions were riding high and weak side led to several scoring For many of us, Saturday after- Bates fans were out in full force chances, but the ball wouldn't go noons this fall have proven again last Saturday for the men's soccer in the net. "Multiple times in the and again to hold nothing but dis- game. The tension in the chilly air first half we could have put the appointment on the Colby sports was nearl y palpable as fans and game away, but we didn't," said front. But, in the unlikeliest of players alike came away dissatis- Nelson. places, hope springs eternal. The fied and frustrated with the 1-1 Bates picked it up a bit towards swamp, as the ruggers affection- final against Bates. The Colby de- the end of the half , but great cov- ately refer to it, has seen the Colby ' fense was stron g once again , but erage by the defense , led by men s rugby team glide to their missed opportunities and incon- sweeper Dakila Clark '99, own little CBB championshi p this sistent play led to a tie with an squelched Bates' few oppor tuni- season and until this weekend the obviousl y inferior Bates team. ties. The defensive play, most no- team had fared just as well on the The fans "with their beverages tably goalkeeper Nelson's save at road amassing 92 points while al- in hand... did their best to get in the end of the half , seemed to keep lowing none in two victories. But , our heads/' mused Co-captain the momentum going for Colby, in allowing their first points Graham Nelson, '98. "They were but the second half was a different against on the road , Colby notched Photo courtesy of the rugby team at the game so early that they had game. Bates played more aggres- their fifth and final regular season Colby rugby clinches their f irstleague championship this decade. run out of innovative things to yell sively/ but it wasn't so much Bates' win with a 30-5 thrashin g of U before the game even started. " play as it was that Colby failed to Ma ine Farmington. The win more tries by J osh Gartland '00 '00 and Normoy le, although some Despite the heckling from the match it. The men seemed to tire clinched their league champion- and Dave "Bamboo" Normoyle '00 might claim that they were just opposing fans, the men came out by the middle of the second, half ship for the firs t time this decade, to put the Mules up 18-5. The sec- padd ing their stats....damned strong early and took advantage and were content to let Bates play. marking their regular season final ond half consisted of forty min- pr ima donnas. of the first of many penalties by The Colby defense suffered a rare record 5-0. utes of complete domination by With the blow of the f inal the Bates defense. On a subsequent collapse on a Bates corner kick The win looked improbable at the Mule pack and a stifling de- whistle, Colby ensured them- throw-in , Matt Williams '99 broke a nd failed to clear. The ball first , with the Farmington boys fense in the backfield, although a selves a trip to the New England through and charged the goalie to bounced around in the Colby box coming up big on their first drive. possible change of momentum Rugby Football Union Tourna- put one in the net five minutes into and Bates scored at about the 33 A quick strike by their forward was, in fact , averted when Keith ment, beginning next weekend at the first half. minute mark. The game was stuck pack resulted in an early f ive "Ha ppy " Pheifer '98 crossed the Keene State, and a chanc e at Na- "Coach [Serdjenian] made in the rnidfield for the rest of the points , and a look of bewilder- field with what only he would call tionals in the spring. Also, two some very effective changes and it half, until the last two minutes ment on the faces of the Mules. blazing speed to make a score stop- victories this coming weekend at showed early/' stated Nelson. when frus tration peaked and the But , the men in blue struck back ping tackle at the try line. He then Keen would resul t in a home "Matty Williams on the outside gamedescended intoaharc hy. The with a powerful jaunt by the "muf- stri pped the ball on the following match theiollowi ng Saturday. So, gave us a brand new dimension play became fast furious and very fin man" himself, Dave Burke '99. line out to regain , possession and if you wan t to see somebody win offensively." physical, "but you will get that in Once was not enough for the again avoid danger. In order to on a Saturday afternoo n at Colby, Mules, , Colby refused to give in to See MENSSOCCER on page 20 so they struck twice again seal the win two more tries were wish a ru gger ¦good luck this¦¦ ¦ before the end of the half with two scored in the half by Geoff Starr weekend. Q •x- . -uou . v, v. :*. -: .