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College Voice Vol.14 No.16 Connecticut College Digital Commons @ Connecticut College 1990-1991 Student Newspapers 2-5-1991 College Voice Vol.14 No.16 Connecticut College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1990_1991 Recommended Citation Connecticut College, "College Voice Vol.14 No.16" (1991). 1990-1991. 9. https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1990_1991/9 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1990-1991 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. February 5, 1991 Volume XIV,Number 16 Ad Fontes Yellow Ribbons Signify Hope tum quickly and safely. We hope by Melissa Caswell that the war does not expand into a The College Voice larger war, We hope the world does In contrast to the stark dusting of not turn into an environmental dis- snow, yellow ribbons encircling aster area ... Finally, we hope that trees on campus struck observers. the peace we achieve is longlasting The ribbons were tied Thursday to so that we don't have to have an- recognize troops in the Gulf. other yellow ribbon tying cere- Larry Block, '91, house senator mony." of Marshall, Bryce Breen, junior O'Connor appealed to the crowd class president, Jamie O'Connor, of approximately 75 people to real- .2 '91, house senator of Harkness and ize that the soldiers "could be any- ::l Shannon Range, '91, house senator one of us over there." She said the ] ofJaneAddams,proposed the cere- ribbons should symbolize life. ~ ~===============~ Range ex- .s pressed remorse j that childhood ~ '.•. [WJhether we support the innocence was ~ war or we oppose it, what is gone. He said that '" childish threats to ~ . important is that we all come have "my father Cl,';,--,..--,-;,--,_• beat up your fa- Robert Hampton, dean ofthe college, helps Marlsa Farfna, sophomore class president, tie a yellow ribbon together and realize that men and women, no different from . ther,' were now many should not be interpreted as a realities. The <lif- political statemenL Co\\e%e Examin.e~ you or I, are stationed in Saudi terence, said Marisa Parina, '93, sophomore Arabia today. ' Range. is that now class president. shared a letter that citizens must say, she received from a soldier in the Financial Policies "'I'm going to get Gulf. Aftertheceremony,awoman the five year Strategic Plan. my friend and my from thelocalareawithason on the • Bryce Breen, '91, by Cbrls McDaniel Currently, Connecticut College junior class president brothertokillyour front lines, approached Farina and Associate News Editor maintains a policy of need-blind friend and your said, "she was touched" that the. admissions in which the school brother." college community was recogniz- The Planning, Priorities and Budget Committee (pPBC) has provides an accepted student with many at last week's Assembly Breen urged people to honor the ing the troops. the financial support it deems nec- troops, despite divided opinions Steven Spalding, '93, who has a established a subcommittee to ex- meeting. amine the college's financial aid- essary. Decisions about Admis- about the war. "We all have erno- brother in the armed forces sta- At the event, Block described the policies, and possibly recommend sions are made regardless of finan- tions in regard to this war, and re- tioned in the Gulf, read a poem ceremony as "an outlet for students . changes to the Board of Trustees. cial status. gardless of whether we support the which his brother received from a in the college community to ex- The committee, officially en- Connecticut College's five year war or we oppose it, what is impor - high school senior. The poem was press their hope for the quick and titled the college Need Blind Finan- Strategic Plan states that the top tant is that we all come together and included in Spalding's brother's be- safe return of our soldiers and to cial Aid Committee will be assisted priorities of the college are to realize that men and women, nodif- longings, which were sent home at reflect upon the loss of human lives by an ad-hoc Need Blind Financial strengthen its academic resources; ferent from you or I, are stationed in the start of the war. in the Persian Gulf." Aid Committee (NBFAC) created 10enrich the diversity of its student Saudi Arabia today," he said. Robert Hampton, dean of the He also said, "Confusion is our by the Student Government Asso- body, and to increase financial The Assembly took great pains college and reservist, also spoke. natural reaction to the war, so we ciation, which will examine the col- strength. last week to assert that the cere- See Rlbbons p.9 hope. We hope that the soldiers re- lege's financial policies, work with Considering the fact that the the college Need Blind Financial United States's economy is cur- Students React to Confidentiality Issue Aid Committee, and mike recom- rently in a recession, it is possible mendations to the Student Assem- that Connecticut College will not be able to continue its need-blind on," "I don't know anything about it," "I'm not bly. by Jon Flnnlmore familiar with it." The college Need Blind Finan- admission policy, while at the same Associate News Editor Said Kirsten Bilodeau, '93. "I don't know who to cial Committee's chief objectives time adhering to the goals of the A small survey of Connecticut College students agree with. 1 don't know enough about the case to will be to determine whether the Strategic Plan. Claire Matthews, dean of admis- suggests that the majority remains uninformed as to say who's right and who's wrong." college's current financial aid poli- One female sophomore, who asked to remain See Aid p.10 the circumstances surrounding the Judiciary Board cies are consistent with the goals of anonymous, agreed with the J-Board's stand in the case involving The College Voice Publishing Group. case. She said that The College Voice had no right to A group of eighteen students, split among men and print the story "becauseof the restraints of the Honor women and the four classes, were asked what they Features p. 4 CT View p. 7 thoughtaboutThe College Voice's righttoprintastory Code." The Judiciary Board is responsible for enforcing involving a Judiciary Board case. Astronaut Speaks the Honor Code at Connecticut College. Given that Jay Levin, '73, In the December4, 1990 issue of The College Voice, X obligation, it has been maintained that, the board at Coast Guard an article was printed in which both the accuser and the addresses Student cannot ignore alleged breaches of confidentiality. Academy defendentin acase provided details about thecase, and Assembly Theother five students who were questioned sided . N raised allegations about the J-Board's handling of the with The College Voice, citing the rights of freedom case. Because of that article, four members of The Col- of the press. D Sports pp.14-16 Said Donald Stowe, '92, "I think it's ridiculous. A & E pp.12-13 lege Voice Publishing Group, Jeffrey Berman, '93, The Voice just did their job." publisher, Alice Maggin, '91, editor in chief, Sarah Hockey Pummels This was echoed by Louis Montalvo, '94, who JE "The Meeting" Huntley, '93, news editor, and Rebecca Flynn, '94, said, "It's a newspaper, and things like this happen in Wesleyan .news reporter, have been summoned by the J-Board Comes to Campus the real world. We can't change the rules just on charges of a breach of confidentiality. X because we're on campus." Twelve of the students questioned admitted that Lars Merk, '92, said he believed the issue was Comics pp. 5-6 .rf1j they did not know much about the case. Many com- See J·Board p. 11 mon responses included "I don't know what's going " VIEWPOINT Enough, Already Securing Conn like an actual newspaper (a request The very idea of "Free Press" in funds its own media has no "obliga- tion to "Free Press," and by the I, for one, will never grant.) it Last week, Connectkut College announced lts declsion to install a Dew a community of about 1600 stu- same token, people who perceive should act like one. Instead of security system based on the use of Personal Identlflcatlon Numbers dents seems somewhat of an exag- Connecticut College as a democ- printing every semi-foul word that (pINs). Given the various options, the decision is sound, but the College gerated issue in the whole Judiciary racy or some sort of microcosm of comes out of Tom Neffs mouth mast be wary or a few factors before it nDalius plans for installation. Board v. The College Voice circus. (vastly more interesting than the IdeaUy, both for reasons of safety and convenience, the Dew doors I understand the paper's commit- the United States are kidding them- articles though they are), perhaps a would be accessed with the same J.D. cards used In the dining halls. Such ment to accurate, complete, repon- selves. All the idealism and banter- more tactful approach to the J- systems are In effect at a number of schools and are considered both ing (or at least the theory behind it), ing of free press you can spew out is Board side of this case could be effective and unobtrusive. Unfortunately, therost ~ exorbitant com pared but I do not see why the Voice in- nol going to make the Voice a real- to tbat of tbe PIN safety system for which the software alone will run presented to add a fresh twist of sists on putting this responsibility life newspaper.
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