First Amendment advocate Education class holds campus forum delivers Lovejoy address BY EENEE LAJEUNESSE Arminger mentioned the fear which they desired . After much prodding News Editor appears to exist at Colby of "saying by the professor , the student ex- the wrong thing" and not being plained her intent to write the pa- The students of ED 235, politically correct. per on the superiority of whites and Multicultural Education and the Instructor of Education and Hu- the inferiority of blacks. She also Difference of Politics, sponsored man Development Sandy Grande, confessed her ultimate desire was Campus Forum '96, held Monday in who teaches ED 235, spoke to the to become certified as a teacher so the Pugh Center. All students, fac- audience of a situation she encoun- she could get a job at an urban Cin- ulty and staff were invited to the tered in graduate school. The class cinnati school and "teach the little open forum to discuss issues of im- assignment, and the grade for the niggers their place." portance to campus life such as race, course, involved researching and Grande's professor then faced a class and gender. Ben Arminger '99 began the evening by introducing a video pre- sentation that he and other students in the class put together which, while showing the "basic community life at Colby," was filled with anony- Echo photo by Jennifer Atwood mous audio interviews of Colby stu- Lovejoy Award recipient J ohn Seigenthaler dents speaking on issues pertaining to both the Colby community and BY MELISSA GERB I though Lovejoy's death gave it the world. Topics included wh Staff Writer meaning. y white students sit together at meals, Seigenthaler stressed that the how effective the rally last month Dressed in full academic rega- mission of journalists is "to en- was, how students as individuals fit lia, President William Cotter con- lighten and inform themselves, so into their definition of the Colby ferred an honorary that they in turn may enlighten degree upon community,; how they view ' and inform society.?, and the John. Seigenthaler,- this year s re- multicultural education both in gen- cipient of the Elijah Parish Lovejoy change in the culture of news and eral and at Colby, how well they award. Last Thursday ht in the nature of society presents jour- Echo photo by Tanya Semels nig know their professors, if they had Lorimer , nalists with the challenge of how Students gathered in the Pugh Center for the Campus Chapel Seigenthaler pre- ever experienced racism, discrimi- sented the annual Lovejoy convo- to inform society." Forum. nation or sexism at Colby and what writing a paper on any possible topic dilemma. After reading her paper cation address, focusing on free- According to Seigenthaler, the the role of faculty is in socially edu- and arguing both sides of the story. and not grading on content, as prom- dom af the press. changing roles of women, the eld- cating students. The professor, said Grande, had ised, he found it to be a B paper. This The Lovejoy Award is given erly, Afr ican Americans, the After the video Arminger raised stressed that content was of less was the grade needed to pass the every year to an individual who underclass and the young mean the issue of students feeling that importance than format, and the course and enable this student to has worked towards ensuring the growing information needs, they individually are not the prob- goal was to defend both sides receive her certification. The pro- right of free which deserve lem. "A lot of students didn't have a equally. A discussion eventually fessor questioned whether the right press in the attention. real answer and hadn't really ensued during class between the thing to do was give her the B, or spirit of Elijah Speaking of the Speaking of thought about it," he said in speak- professor and a female student who mark the paper as a C and stop the Parish Lovejoy, the younger younger generatio n, ing of the questions students were challenged with the idea that stu- process of this student's certification. an 1826 gradu- gen era t ion, Seigenthaler said the asked to comment on for the video. dents could write on any subject See FOR UM on page 6 ate of Colby Seigenthaler who became "news media report said the "news the first Ameri- about this generation , media report Body piercing: Rin gs on fingers - can martyr of but they rarely report about this the f ree press to them. " genera tion , when he died but they and everywhere else while protect- ' ttmmmmmummmmm rarely report BY MEGHANN FOYE ing his aboli- to them." Staff Writer tionist newspaper. Of concern to Seigenthaler is Seigenthaler, the founder and the changing role of news organi- Kyle Vogt 99 had been thinking current chair of the Freedom Fo- zations now that rhajny of the ma- about getting his body pierced for a rum First Amendment Center at jor ones are owned by the very few months. The body piercing stu- Vanderbilt University, began his companies which they regularly dio he chose was "the typical tattoo career as a reporter for, and later criticize. All of the major televi- parlor, with big fat biker guys com- was editor oi,Jhe Tennessean . He sion networks are owned by cor- pletely tattooed all over their bod- was the editorial director for USA porations,andthencwspapers are ies." The fact that Vogt could not Today, and now appears as a First indanger as well.Seigen thaler also describe this place without using Amendment analyst on a public expressed concern about civic jour- the word "sketchy" did not stop affairs television, program "Free- nalism, the current trend of hav- him. After making his way past all dom Speaks." He has received ing reporters involved in civic or- the scary men, Vogt neared the many personal awards, and has ganizations, as well as unofficially piercer, who informed him that he worked to promote journalism pro- polling the community to "see was the first licensed body piercing grams throughout the country. what the community wants to read professional in Maine. With a sigh and follow those Seigenthaler began his address graph lines." of relief Vogt proceeded to get his Edio photo by Nathan Curtis on Thursday evening by saying, "I In closing, Seigenthaler ex- tongue pierced, much to the disap- The nose is just one body part that can be pierced. am truly touched by this honor.,, pressed disdain at being thought proval of his parents. and have bald and unabashed of as a cranky old editor and that Why has body piercing become larity with many tribes in Africa piercing every place from eyebrows pride at having my name linked indeed, amongst all of the gloom, such a popular trend? Actually, it's and Australia. In fact, most women to nipples has sky-rocketed in popu- with Lovejoy's," The current slate he sees a wealth of talen t in ^ history is extensive, and goes far today have at least one hole in each larity. While many people still can't of ihe press, Seigenthaler said, in America's news rooms. His last beyond 'alterna-teens' and Harley earlobe. In western society, earrings see the reasoning behind poking its electronic wondcrworld, is far words of the speech were Thomas dudes. have become just as acceptable as large holes in sensitive areas, Vogt di fferent f rom the world that Jefferson's famous quotation, "If Thousands of years ago, the an- wearing rings, bracelets or neck- said "it's no big deal." Lovejoy knew, and the protection the nation expects to be ignorant cient Egyptians liked to sport large laces, while other form s of body Why do people choose this type guaranteed und er the First and free, il expects never what and ornate earrings. This tradition piercing have not been as common. of seemingly painful self-decora Amendment is a hollow word, was and never what will be." ? of bod y piercing continued in popu- In the past few years, however, See O UCH! on page 10 Brown Bag Luncheon discusses international student myths and realities BY ROBYNN FORTNER "Whaf s Up?" It was composed of how they feel more at home when a Staff Writer several students asking just that, student greets them in his/her lan- "what's up?" International students guage. "Ifs fun and warm to hear Have you ever wondered how at Colby had a hard time adjusting to my language and knowing my many international students attend the greetings Americans use with friends want to use it with me, until Illness affects many Colby Colby? Do you have any idea which each other. As Ulrike Gruhn, a Lan- it is in mockery [and disrespect]," country is best represented? The No- guage Assistant from Germany, said Kim Cheah '99, of Malaysia. For students vember 13 Brown Bag Luncheon Se- pointed out, "Half the time when the most part, international students The Garrison-Foster Health Center has been bombarded with ries "International Student Life: Myths [American students] say 'what's up' find it courteous when American stu- approximately thirty students per day over the last week. According and Realities" answered these ques- they are walking by you, and by the dents try to use their language with to Dr. H. Alan Hume, M.D., "It is clearly a viral illness" that has struck tions and more. time they finish saying it, they have them. Colby. Symptoms of the virus include nausea, aches and pains, Assistant Dean of Students Martha completely passed you." This leads Communication differences also vomiting and a high fever. Hume pointed out that the illness is not the Denney began the discussion by pre- to the confusion-of what the term appeared as a problem for Hristina common flu, which is "a respiratory illness." The virus, which is senting the numbers of international really means. Dantcheva '97, of Bulgaria, when she affecting Waterville as well, has caused the Health Center to send students on campus. Denney defined The second skit was about ste- started school. In Bulgaria, shaking some students back to their rooms and house others on couches in the international as "needing a visa to lobby of the Health Center, due to lack of available beds.(RL) come and attend college." There are about fifty international students at- Student s give to homeless tending Colby. Canada is best repre- The dining halls will be a little quieter this evening and a local sented with about fifteen students, homeless shelter a little better off thanks to the 470 students who signed followed by Bulgaria and Japan, each :, ~ r,: J ,; r-¦; away their meal credit last week. The altruism comes as part of the with three. - ' '"' ' "' - - ' - - - annual campus-wide fast, sponsored this year by the Newman Coun- Denney gave a little bit of back- cil, Hillel and the Colby Christian Fellowship. These campus organiza- ground on international students, tions convinced students to give up tonight's dinner and the proceeds speaking of the legal restrictions benefit the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter in Waterville. Sodexho, the placed on students studying in the corporation which manages Colby's dining halls, will donate the raw United States. International stu- food cost of each meal signed away to the shelter. dents cannot hold off-campus jobs. According to Father John Marquis, Colby's Catholic Chaplain and They are restricted to staying on- Echo photo by Kate Dunlop a member of the Board of Directors of the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter, campus and if they are caught be- Students discuss the role of international students. the shelter served approximately 300 people last year with its 10 beds, ing paid for any type of off-campus reotypes and "dumb questions" that your head means "yes" and nodding which are filled most nights, dining facilities and a food bank. The employment (including baby-sit- are commonly asked. Penjani it up and down means "no." She has shelter also has a case worker who helps people find jobs, homes and ting) they can be deported by the Mphepo '99 spoke about his country finally become accustomed to this keep up to date in their bills. Marquis said the goal is "to prevent Immigration and Naturalization and the statements he has received. switch. homelessness," which is done, in part, through a rotating loan fund to Service (INS). A student once asked him where he Canadian students also had a lot help out families in need. The shelter is currently undergoing an After college, international stu- was from and he replied, "Zimba- to say. Even though they are rarely expansion to better serve the needs of families, as well as individuals. dents need to make quick decisions bwe." When the student asked if that thought of as international students, Approximately 40 Colby students regularly volunteer time at on where the rest of their life will be, was in Africa, Mphepo just laughed they are. Raji Gupta '99 said that be- the shelter. This October, as part of Homeless Awareness Week, a said Denney. They are entitled to to himself and answered 'yes.' He cause of the relationship between coffee social and Alumni basketball game were held to raise funds for twelve months in the States before thought most people knew __imba- Canada and the U.S., "It is very com- the shelter. they have to either go back home, bwe was in Africa, but that did not mon for me to come to the U.S. for Marquis said that the shelter is "really grateful to Sodexho... receive another visa for an extended compare to the question one student shopping or something without even and the students. The students were really enthusiastic to help out." He stay or hope that the skills they ac- posed of "How many minutes is that thinking about the fact that I'm in a added that the shelter is currently seeking winter coats and cleaning quired in their schooling are valuable from Boston?" different country." Due to this easy materials, including basic bar soap, as well as food. (KH) enough for an employer to be willing Often American students see in- access, Gupta said he does not often to pay the required fee for interna- ternational students as a collective pay attention to the idea of being an Student Opinion Poll shows tional personnel.Even then, themaxi- group. International students have international student. mum stay is only three years. an opportunity to meet at orientation The Brown Bag Luncheon Series students favor cable Before showing a video from last before school starts and they form concluded with the general consen- sus thatinternational students wished The results of the cable TV Student Opinion Poll, which occurred year's International Extravaganza, bonds at this point. from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the Student Center last Thursday are in. Denney wanted to halt some major "Andbecause of this, international there was a way to end all the and According to Student Association (Stu-A) Vice-President Graham assumptions made by American stu- students are seen as international stu- ideas that they are "weird" because Nelson '98,1,055 students voted. Question #1 asked, "Do you favor or dents. She said many believe most dents first, and then as an economics they are from another country. oppose making cable television available to students in their dorm international students have lots of classmate, or a soccer player..." said Though this may seem impossible, rooms?" 730 students voted in favor of this measure, while 325 were money, and this is not true. "In real- Denney. they feel that a little education is all opposed to it. The Class of 1997 voted 153-110 in favor of the addition, ity, over half [of the international stu- International students said they that is needed. As a result, they wel- the Class of '98 voted 129-63, the vote of the Class of '99 was 256-100, dents] receive financial aid," said feel because they are "different ," they come questions about their countries while the Class of '00 voted 192-52. Question #2, which asked if Denney. are perceived as "weird." One stu- and general curiosities. One student students would be willing to pay a flat rate of up to fifteen dollars per Another assumption is that be- dent pointed out that "weird" could said it was more scary not having the semester for cable on campus, was also approved by a campus-wide cause a student is from another coun- have two meanings: weird as in "stay questions asked, just because they are majority of 675 "yes" votes to 380 "no" votes. The senior class voted try, he or she is automatically ac- away" and weird as in "that's cool." the "unknown." against this fee by a close margin of 126-137. All the other classes cepted to Colby. "This is not true Stephen Smith '00 from Jamaica and To get to know the students on a agreed to it, though, by votes of 118-74 for the Class of '98, 243-113 for either. International students go Peter Angwenyi '00 from Kenya went more personal basis, eveiyone is in- the Class of '99 and 188-56 for the first-year class. through the same processes as every- intoa shareddialogueabout students vited to attend the "International one else," Denney said. thinking they're "weird" in ( a cool Cof feeHour" in the Mary Low Coffee According to Nelson, most of the campus, excluding East and West n Quad, is already wired for cable. If it is instituted, it will most likely be The first skit from last year s In- way. House every Friday from 4:30 to 6 done in every room. Reasons for this include the difficulty of regulat- ternational Extravaganza was Some students commented on p.mJ__ ing cable on an individual room basis, the hope of avoiding any splicing or pirating of the cable and the fact that the local cable company that Colby works with, State Cable, has offered Colby a jg 4/ ¥resh-&mked Breads discounted rate which will be lost if cable is instituted in a way other than in individual rooms. Ken Gagnon, the director of Administrative A-A Hot HomemadeSoups Services, was scheduled to attend the Presidents' Council meeting last j night to field any questions. (RL) Tickets available for Carols Riverside Farm Market Bic y Cf "_s ¦H ^^ Maine ' s Best Delil & Lights 'ty The 27th annual Service of Carols & Lights will be held in Lorimer lfflSfflB_H__fe^__W Mtirket ou I.S milesfrom campusl FREE 1 Chapel on December 12,13 and 14. Free tickets are required for admission C ^r W^S^^^^SS^10% off with a Colby ID during November and can be obtained for those with a Colby ID in the lobby of Roberts Union on Thursday and Friday, November 21 & 22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. DELIVERY There is a limit of two tickets per student and four per facu Ily and staff .(RL) Al Corey Music Center 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. lit- (H aiku f tlto call jk "Everything in Music " ¦ ¦ Iff KIW I x3349 ¦ hit-WS-illV| m___ \ ¦ jH fl* 11 ¦ 11 UM The Mule is loose B_M-__B__HM -ifi-h-Ks] for more ¦H ft 99 Main Street, Waterville on campus. Keep Wff Telephone 872-5622 your ey s open - ¦ ¦ ' ' ¦ { !! > • ' e..,. » » * ¦ ¦ >:. , * . i * \ ¦ , , ¦ ¦ ¦ ,. ' ¦ information i \ . ii .V (,. It i, ¦. '„. - . .. ' . ' • Innovative leadership workshop - deemed successful wfwrid NewsA with the task of constructing a town groups had so many advantages." j c^y BY REBECCA POLLARD within a given amount of time. Each Jorgensen explained the produc- ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Staff Writer group differed in their success, tivity of the exercise, for it addressed though, as some faced challenges "issues of race, class and ethnicity Refugees overwhelm Student leaders from the Colby such as harassment by law enforce- without the guilt and stereotyping" community examined societal rela- ment, overcrowding and inadequate that often results from some pro- unequipped aid workers tions in Colby and beyond on Satur- access to supplies. The privileged grams. It was effective because "it Waves of fatigued refugees flowed from Zaire into Rwanda this , day, November 2 when they con- built a town rapidly and efficientl y, doesn't place any blame... it's rather past week. Emergency relief workers hurried to change their plans to gregated at a leadership workshop while in-between groups existed as an eye-opener that can be seen as a aid Rwandan s, who overflowed the checkpoints scattered on the long organized by the Student Associa- representations of the middle-class. metaphor for life." road home. Unfortunately, aid workers were unequipped to distribute tion (Stu-A) and initiated by Stu-A The end result expressed by the Woodfork also deemed the event food and relief to the tide of refugees as they passed. In their haste, the President Joshua Woodfork '97. a "success," and due to its popular- workers have opted to deliver food to villages on the interior of Between 80 and 100 individuals, ity,he and Jorgensen both expressed Rwanda, where tens of thousands of exiled Rwandans are arriving. including Commons' leaders, hall So many different a desire to bring Community Build The United Nations estimated that 250,000 refugees had crossed the presidents and vice-presidents, ath- back to Colby in the years to come. border as of Sunday morning, and as many as 400,000 more could be , things are going on letic team captains faculty leaders Jorgensen contended that it is a on their way. and dorm cultural chairs, gathered that we don 't even worthwhile experience precisely at the Heights in two one-and-a- know about... because it "opens the doors to dis- Russian probe of Mars burns half hour sessions, to seek insight cussion" among Colby's leaders. on societal relations in a new and - Travis Keeling '00 They, in turn, will integrate the ex- up pivotal way. perience into their lives . on cam- A Russian space probe launched in the early morning of November The program, called Community pus and in their futures. 17 ran into problems directly after liftoff. The Mars probe later re- Build and facilitated by the Assis- participants was that of being un- The program's innovative means entered the Earth's atmosphere and burned up. According to Vladimir tant Dean of Students from Boston conscious to the other groups of learning transcended the mo- Ananyev, a spokesman for the Russian Space Agency, "We've got a University Kenn Elmore, used an around them. Rather than observ- notony of "usual" workshops not problem. The probe had been due to leave the Earth's orbit ..., but it is assimilation experience through ing the different obstacles placed only because of its enlightening still there." Before the probe burned up he commented, "The special- which individuals can understand before them and help each other, message, but because of its creative ists are still working... but if s probably too late." The probe could how society makes distinctions be- those who succeeded were quick to method. spend a maximum of 30 days orbiting Earth before re-entering the tween privileged members and coin less fortunate groups as fail- West Quad President Cindy atmosphere. those who face discrimination on a ures. Lohmann '98 summarized it best daily basis. Vice-President of Pepper Travis when she said, "It was a very Cheetahs in a race from Director of Student Activities Keeling '00 touted this assimilation valuable and worthwhile work- and Assistant Dean of Students Ben experience. "It helped me to realize shop. For nearly an hour we were extinction Jorgensen '92 said that the partici- that so many different things are all involved in what seemed to be The fastest animal on Earth is in a race to save its own life. Laurie pants initially divided into groups going on that we don't even know an amazing game; but suddenly it Marker-Kraus, director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund, recently based on their favorite ice cream about... Some people didn't have dawned on us that this was, in said, "Between 1975 and 1995, 20 years, the population [of cheetahs] in Q flavors and were then confronted anything built because all the other fact, reality/' the world is half from about 30,000 animals down to about 12,000 animals." According to Marker-Kraus, "The biggest problem is loss of Starving at Colby: eating disorders habitat — that people have taken up so much of the land." Cheetahs BY LAUREN HOISINGTON require huge tracts of land and plenty of prey for ideal mating condi- Staff Writer tions. Humans aren't the only problem facing the majestic eat, hyenas and lions often overtake the cheetah. The gene pool of the cheetah Eating disorders have long been continues to dwindle as the number of these animals living decreases. a problem f6r many people, includ- The species' lack of genetic diversity makes breeding more difficult, ing college students, and it is safe to and captive breeding programs have not had much success over the say Colby is no different. In ad- years. dressing this problem, Patty Hopperstead, director of Counsel- Pope, Castro prepare for ing Services, gave a question and answer session to the Sociology of first meeting Gender class on November 12. At press time, Pope John Paul II and Cuban President Fidel Castro According to Hopperstead, were planning to meet on the 19th in a historic encounter that could many eating disorders begin with a pave the way for the pontiff's first visit to the Communist island of successful diet. The praise a dieter Cuba. Joaquin Navarro-Vails, Vatican spokesman, made the announce- receives as a result of this success ment shortly after Castro arrived in Rome for the World Food Summit begins the cycle of an eating disor- sponsored by the United Nations. Castro is one of the summit's vice d er. The majority of Hopperstead's chairmen. The meeting's agenda is set to focus around the trade discussion centered around anor- embargo imposed on Cuba by the United States that has helped cripple exia, or self-starvation, as opposed Cuba's economy. The Vatican has made several recent gestures to ease to other eating disorders. The lack relations, including its first public attack on the U.S. Helms-Burton Act, of eating displayed in anorexia is a Echo file photo signed by President Clinton in March, which was designed to discour- symptom of a larger problem. She Excessive excercise is often a part of an eating disorder. age international companies from doing business with Cuba. explained that eating disorders are directly connected to a person's self- disordered eating. While there are vidually, we have to try.to appreci- Compiled by Jennifer-]o Multcirifrom the November 17 New York Times. esteem and to just focus on a person's medical definitions of anorexia, ate and accept our own bodies. She weight is "missing the mark." Hopperstead explained that basi- ended with an invitation for any- Hopperstead said that trying to get cally if you see that your eating is one to make an appointment at the 9 an anorexic person to eat more is obstructing your normal way of life, Health Center if they felt that they JOKAS SPECIAL S extremely difficult and likely to you likely have an eating disorder. or someone they cared for may have backfire because, to an anorexic per- Hopperstead ended the session an eating disorder. son, the fear of being fat is too strong. with some suggestions on what to An information session was held Pete's Winter Sampler 9 Hopperstead relayed the comment do about eating disorders. She said last night for friends, lovers and now $12 V of an anorexic woman who said, 'I'd that society needs to slop engaging roommates of people with eating ra ther die than be fat.' in "fatism," prejudice against over- disorders. Hopperstead and several Currently if we were to draw a weight people. We need to learn to people in recovery from eating dis- 12-packs bell curve of eating habits, the prob- appreciate people's differences, in- orders were scheduled to share their lem of eating disorders is so grea t stead of picking an extremely rare thoughts on how to know if a friend Saranac Christmas Beers now $ll"«. that the majority of the population body type as ideal and expecting has a problem and how to encour- would fall under the category of all others to conform to that. Indi- age a friend to get help.Q SECRETS AND LIES Have a safe and happy holiday R Nightly al 4:20.7, 9:35 Also Snl/Sun nl 1:30 Q FLY AWAY HOME Sun .-Wed. until 9 p.m., Thurs. until Pig C's Slam Friday—Nlghily al 5:15, 7:13 , 9:15 Also Sol/Sun nl 1:15. 3:15 ~ Maine' s Best Deli! 10 p.m., Fri. & Sat. until midnight 1TO " Epen We now have the largest selection of domestic and . Delivery Special Only: import beers in Central Maine _ _ FREE SODA & CHIPS @lr_ tiUtni f giro 873-6228-r- a-a«- -k ~- --- -_- -~ wit he urc iase P^ EWT*YiTBl_l ^ * P ' °* a sandwich , JOKAS'DKCOUNTBEVERAGES ftjjJ HBfckidl expires December 31, 1996 \ 52 Front St.. Waterville, ME Colby's newest club breezes in Quit now - and forever BY KATE E. DUNLOP "What I'd-really like for people was shown last week and received Staff Writer to know is that this is not a club just what Larios called an "excellent" for Native Americans," said Larios. turnout. hold your peace of mind When Jose Larios '98 transferred "There are five or six very commit- "I was very pleased with the to Colby last fall he noticed a lack of ted-members and none are Native turnout," said Larios. "People asked BY ALEX HOWARD made thedecision, takea littletime awareness for NativeAmerican con- American, actually. I think that's some great questions after it, too." Contributing Writer to plan it out. For most people, temporary issues. A year later, Four even better—it shows that students The Four Winds has already smoking cigarettes is a habit which Winds, Colby's new Native Ameri- are willing to find out about a cul- joine d forces with theNativeAmeri- Most Colby students probably is as hard to kick as the chemical can organization, moved into the ture that's been present on this land can groups at Unity College and realize that there are a lot of ciga- addiction to nicotine. There is a Pugh Center. for centuries." Bates. Larios hopes to utilize the rette smokers here. The habit is great deal of literature available at With the help of Associate.Dean According to Roseboro, there are Penobscot nation, only an hour certainly not isolated to Colby. the Health Center describing strat- and Director of Intercultural Affairs eight self-identified Native Ameri- north of Colby, as a resource. Recent surveys suggest that our egies to help you stop smoking. Jeri Roseboro, Larios wrote the cans at Colby. "Just because the "The relation between us and generation, those who are now Most of the information available club's constitution, proposed a bud- numbers may be small doesn't mean the Penobscot nation will grow quite between 16 and 25 years old, may there is not judgmental or moral- get and applied for office space. there's no support," said Roseboro. close, I would think," said Larios. represent the greatest number of istic, but simply gives the facts Larios credits Roseboro with the "We are inclusive and supportive of "They're the nearest native culture smokers than ever before. How- about smoking and some genu- name. students identified as Native Ameri- we have." ever, even as we are smoking more, inely helpful and reasonable ways "Four is a very significant num- can and who can educate all of us as At the Pugh Center dedication we also are learning more about to quit. Some of the most useful: ber to Native Americans, referring to what that means." this past September, Lt. Governor the effects that cigarettes can have • When you get the urge, stop to the directions," said Larios. "Dif- Four Winds is dedicated to pro- and Spiritual Leader Arnold Nep- upon our and think ferent nations within the United moting contemporary issues such tune of the Penobscot nation used health. i_s__-_B_g_-B_i__-_B about it. Even States can identify with it." as sovereignty and the archaeologi- sweet grass to bless the Pugh Center U.S. News [^ if you have a As is usual with first year clubs, cal desecration of burial grounds. and the Four Winds' room. Larios & World report A Look at cigarette, the attendance at meetings has been As a part of a series of movie also presented a piece of beadwork recently pub- process of de- small but steady. nights, the movie Incident at Ogala and sacred herbs to be placed in the lished a story I Our ciding can be- building's corner stone. which de- come a habit it- "I'd like to bring in more speak- scribed the I Health self and many ers, have singers and drummers discovery of a times you may come," said Larios. "There will be link between decide not to more movie nights and hopefully smoking cigarettes and cancer, a light up. next semester an -arts and crafts fact that has been theorized for • Keep your cigarettes, but put workshop with beading and such. many years but never substanti- them somewhere different than Ultimately, I'd like to bring a pow- ated until now. The study outlined normal, so that you have to make wow to Colby, maybe in the spring in the article "found that the body a conscious decision and effort to of next year." turns a chemical in cigarette smoke smoke. "I expect for Jose and all the stu- into a carcinogen thatbinds to p53s • If you are a coffee or tea dents involved to contribute to hot spots." P53 is gene which was drinker, kick one habit at a time. Colby and provide opportunities," found to he mutated in 70 percent Get rid of the nicotine addiction said Roseboro. "People just need to of lung cancers. It is projected that first, then worry about caffeine. reach out a little more and enjoy our lung cancer will kill 94,400 men There's no need to give yourself diverse community." and 64,300 women in the U.S. this extra withdrawal symptoms! Four Winds is having an open year. • Keep yourself happy by any house tonight at their office in the Smoking cigarettes can be means possible (except smoking!) Pugh Center from 7-10 p.m. All are pleasant to many people, for rea- for the first 3 days. Don't put a Echo photo by Kristina Smith invited and refreshments will be sons ranging from the stimulation different habit in place of ciga- (l-r) Grande , Native American musician Hawk, Larios '98 , provided.Q of nicotine to the action of smok- rettes, but do get as much food or ing itself. However, consider these sleep as you want. Always on call: benefits of quitting, according to • Don't drink alcohol for 3 the American Lung Association: weeks. This isn't absolutely neces- A look at Colby ' s emergency response • Within 20 minutes, your sary, but drinking often lowers pressure, pulse rate and the inhibitions- and decision- BY MOLLY FRAZIER When working a shift, the vol- are doing," said Rescue 1 volunteer blood your temperature of your hands and making ability, making you more Staff Writer unteer is on call for 24 hours, must J.M. Vore '98, "once you have seen feet return to normal. likel cigarette without be drug and alcohol free for at least everything that happens." y to smoke a • Within 8 hours, oxygen lev- thinking about it. The Colby Emergency Response 12 hours prior to duty and cannot Rescue 1 volunteer John els in the blood return to normal. • Drink a lot of fruit juice, or (CER) team is a group of almost leave campus. On the weekends Maddox '98 added that participa- • In 24 hours, your risk of heart another provider of energy, to forty students who devote their time there are more people on call and tion in CER is an undoubtedly al- attack starts dropping. make up for the lost stimulation of to aiding other students and faculty always a Rescue 1 on duty, since truistic effort, since it is purely vol- • In 2 days, your nerve endings nicotine. who are injured or in need of help. this is when a majority of calls take unteer work on campus. "[Callers] start to regrow and your senses of • Drink a lot of water to flush All volunteers of CER are registered place. are in an out-of-control situation smell and taste improve. the nicotine out of your system. Emergency Medical Technicians According to Laycock, CER nor- and we have to go in and regain the • In 3 days, breathing gets easier Get a lot of sleep so that you (EMTs) and have undergone exten- mally receives about 200 calls a year control," said Maddox. • and lung capacity increases. give your system as easy a time as sive training.Colb y offers a Jan Plan and has already been called 75 times Laycock urged students not to Within 2 weeks to 3 months, possible. course that trains students to be this fall. They answer any calls, rang- be afraid to call for help if there • circulation gets better; lung func- • Hot showers help relieve ten- EMTs, which includes instruction ing from alcohol-related problems ever is a problem and he empha- tion improves up to 30 percent; sion. in professional sizes that confi- walking gets easier. • Stay focused — it is you, after CPR,deliveryof dentiality is • Within 1-9 months, lung cilia all, who is going to have to make oxygen, immo- very important. regrow; coughing, sinus problems the commitment to stop. bilization of a "We want stu- and shortness of breath decrease. Sources: U.S. News & World Re- patient, ban- dents not to feel Quitting when you are still port, 10/28/96; The American daging and ba- embarrassed or young will shorten the length of Lung Association; The American sic stabilization fear discipline," time it will take for your body to Cancer Society; The National In- of a patient un- said Laycock. recover. However, once you have stitute of Health.Q til further assis- "We only send tance— the fun- students to the I write a weekly column in the written upon it that attacked me as an damental re- em e rgen c y individual. My intention was ' not, sponsibilities of room when it is Echo under the auspices of the Health d d and is not, to tell anyone what to do or CER. absolutely nec- Center, an inten it to serve as a resource for Colby students concern- to pass judgment upon someone else' s According essary and life activities. We all make choices in our to CER director threatening. But ing issues relevant to our health and to our community. I try to keep my persona l lives and have the right to Heath Laycock the campus face the consequences of those actions. needs to know personal opinions and biases clear of '97, the team It is your right to hurt yourself if you further trains that we are here the articles, but that is not always Echo file photo possible. If you have an issue with an choose,as long as you do not endanger prospective vol- to help them — others! My job is to inform people the Training for CER includes scenarios like the one pictured. we don't work article,p lease resp ond constructively unteers by prac- consequences Of their choices,and my ticing with mock emergency calls for security." an d reasonably. I am writing this in response loan anonymous clipping of hope is that they may benefitfrom that and mock physical and medical to altered levels of consciousness to Maddox, Vore and Laycock all information, emergencies. There are two divi- chest pains to motor vehicle acci- agree lha t their activity with CER is my alcohol article from two weeks ago sions of the CER —y Rescue 1 and dents on the roads that cut through worth all of the training and hard that was placed in my mailbox. The had insults and sta tements Alex Howard '98 Rescue 2, Laycock added. Rescue 1 campus. work. Heath said that he has clipping includes the more experienced vol- The CER team has seen and ex- learned a lot about himself, how to unteers and those who are on call perienced it all—Laycock said that be in control and how "to respond with more frequency, usually one some volun teers have been to trying situations." or two shifts a week. Rescue 1 duties punched, called names and vom- "ICER1 is a heavy responsibil- also include training rookie mem- ited upon. ity," said Vore. "It is up to us to bers of CER. "You have to like the job you save and help the people."Q x3349 [email protected] J -_-_n_-----_--_------H-K9 ^

The Echo is now accepting applica- tions for second- im «/ /* *^&r /j& \i \1 f^f^ 1/ semester editorial

J ^3 Vw J Applications for

.__0 ¦ ¦¦ HB HHHHn __H__j_9a______A j_BBB^_i____. ^^^ ^ _-H-_-KH9-HBBP «^ IH_i_W' ^ ^^^ j OBB/BB^Jfl ^ ESw ^ H-V ^^^ H_____f HBH Br ^^^^^^ ^ QiHB jB ^BW

[jH_Bh_6h_---I_^bI_^_____B ^B^^L^-I-HHiBH

Roberts Union. At Managing Editor least two wmmg samples are re- Features Editor ^uired for most editorial positions.

Arts & Entertainment Editor Applications are on Mo SportJl s Editor TDecember , "72 by 5 pm Asst. News Editor _. Editorial positions a o .-. _A_SSl. OpOrt S Jt iCl ltOr are paid. Previous newspaper experi- Layout Assistants ._._.-»-.-- not necessary. Photographers For more informa- Online Assistants tion - contact Erin or Kol at the Echo, x3349 (872 3349 Ad Representitives¦*- off-campus)" or send At ipv • ' e-mail to /\Q UCS lglierS [email protected]. Staff Writers „„ __*__»:. proud tradition since 1877 Did you ever wonder,,.? How many chicken cut lets does WHOP deliver to campus each weekend?

Between 360 and 400 chicken cutlet subs make their way to Colby every weekend, and comprise more than 80 percent of the 450 weekend orders which WHOP receives. According to WHOP delivery driver Diane, chicken cutlets are by far the most popular Colby order, but "anything with chicken is usually pretty big."Q

Bowdoin College Spotlight examines media, elections programs as voter registration and Brunswick, Maine of the press to act as the go-between BY BROOKE FRAPPIER voter turnout. Security at Bowdoin is once again battling an unusual problem. and report on this neglect to the Staff Writer According to Seigenthaler, at the According to The Bowdoin Orient, officers have reported two inci- public. "The press has the obliga- end of 1995 each party's goal was to dences of "peeping Toms" within three weeks. One culprit was caught tion to go beyond what the candi- Top journalist John Seigenthaler, raise over $120 million dollars in in the act b his victim's roommate, who noticed him standing near a dates view as issues," he said. y Founder of the Freedom Forum First soft money. stall in which the student was showering. In a similar incident, the Kovach said thatin the final eight Amendment Center at Vanderbilt "Neither party needs $120 million offender fled the scene once his peep show was interrupted. Last year, weeks of the election, rather super- University andColby'sl996Lovejoy dollarsforvoterregistration/'hesaid. Bowdoin fought an ongoing battle with a roaming "masturbator" who ficial topics were covered by the Fellow, was the first speaker of a He cited the problem of not inform- caught students off guard an exposed himself, according to the Amherst news media. These ranged from panel presenting the November 13 ing the American public of exactly Student. Dole falling off the stage at a rally in Spotlight Lecture. The panel con- where these soft money funds are Kansas to the public being bored sisted of Seigenthaler, Bill Kovach, going and how they are being used. Wellesley College with the. election. According to top journalist and curator of the Seigenthaler said that both Wellesley,Massachusetts Kovach, this lack of interest by Neiman Foundation at Harvard Clinton and Dole were involved in Women residing in Wellesley's Bates Hall have been taking special America is evident in the lowest University, and Sandy Maisel, pro- the funneling of funds through a care recentl to lock their doors and hide their valuables — or at least voter turnout since 1924. If the press y fessor and chair of the Government "soft-money loophole" in order to their shower supplies. According to the Wellesley News, mysterious reports the issues as they should, Department at Colby. Dan Harris use the thefts have been occurring in Bates Hall — items reported missing n^xM^av^^r^J^^^Jhepublic. will have strong opinions '93, who is currently working at a poses. The public was never alerted them in the have included razors, shower cloths and Listerine. Bates Hall Resident arid.'^ltrsouhd voting Maine NBC affiliate television sta- to this practice. Advisor Sarah Kim told the News, "... a full bottle of Dove liquid soap booths. tion, served as moderator. Instead of inquiring into this was taken, and when the person posted a sign asking for its return, it Professor Maisel's topic of dis- The topic of the lecture was "The suspicious spending, Seigenthaler was returned empty." cussion focused on the lack of dis- 1996 Presidential Election: Issues said, reporters tended to focus oh cussion on foreign policy during Avoided, Questions Not Asked." which candidates were in the lead Boston College the months preceding the election. Each panelist had ten minutes to at all times in the ever-changing Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts Maisel suggested that a possible rea- discuss an issue which he felt was polls and who would have enough In response to recent investigations of illegal betting by Boston son for this lack of coverage was inadequately covered by the news money to continue campaigning. College football players, the college has suspended 13 students, after that it was one of the few topics that media this fall concerning the elec- According to Seigenthaler, the vot- finding definitive evidence that they had participated in collegiate the two candidates were moderately tion. ers need to be made aware of all gambling. According to the BC Heights, three of the 13.also face close in agreement on. Seigenthaler centered his discus- aspects of the system, including fi- expulsion. Middlesex County District Attorney Tom Reilly announced Questions still remain, though, sion around the money spent in nancial business, to enable them to last week that the players have been suspended as a result of placing as to what is going to be the role of politics. There are two types of cash have more of an honest stake in the bets against BC prior to the game against Syracuse. No evidence has the United States in world affairs . donations that can be contributed to presidential race. been uncovered, however, which indicates that any point-shaving Recently, the U.S. was dropped from a campaign: hard money, which According to Bill Kovach, the occurred, according to the Heights.Q one of the United Nation's commit- goes to a specific candidate to use at candidates simply ignored key is- tees (for the first timeever) due to its his her disposal, and soft money, sues that needed to be discussed in Comp iled by Alyssa Giacobbe / debt to the organization. given to a party to be used for such their campaigns, and it was the job Maisel raised the questions of whether the U.S. will take a leader- FORUM, continued from page 1 ship role in the world and if the foreign policy practices of the U.S. AttheforumonMondayevening, served passing grade of B, then mak- people in positions of power going to posters they had hung up around will continue to run on reactions to Grande threw this dilemma out to ing sure that the student's attitude was take a stand in doing whaf s morally campus throughout the past week events rather than active stances in the audience for discussion. Many well documented. right and fighting institutionalized which posed questions concerning preventing negative occurrences. audience members struggled with VisitingAssistantProfessor ofHis- racism... When are people going to put racism, segregation and white privi- These questions were overlooked this difficulty, questioning whether tory Marc Stein, though, felt that he themselves on the line?" lege. They shared the responses they as a whole during the campaign, failing the student would be a viola- would grade the paper as a C, for "I Kyle Potter '99 followed this com- received with the audience. said Maisel. tion of the criteria that had initially wouldn't see that paper as a B paper." ment by questioning, "But is it our job In conclusion, the audience split All of the members of the panel been set for the class, or whether the Kim Parker '97 spoke of her belief to pass or fail morality?" up into smaller groups of students spoke intelligently and candidl professor had an obligation to pre- that this world does not need more Brendan Bloom '99 expressed his and faculty to discuss in depth these y about flaws they found in the 1996 vent this student from passing and racist teachers and finished her argu- view that education at the starting problems that are of such great con- election coverage. Discussions like receiving her certification. ment by saying, "I wouldn' t want that leveliskeytoriddingpeopleofracism. cern to the Colb community and the y these will help to make this genera- Some Colby professors in the au- teacher teaching my kid." "We can't keep teaching racism in world.Q dience expressed their beliefs in the Another student, who wished to school... the only way to change that is tion more aware of the key issues necessity of sticking to the guidelines remain anonymous, said, "Ifs frus- through education," said Bloom. that affect them and also encourage set and giving the student the de- trating because I wonder when are Students in theclassthendisplayed the press to cover important topics and answer America's questions.Q CLASSIFI ED ADVERTISING

***FREE TRIPS & CASH*** Word Perfect Secretarial Service , 3 China Find out how hundreds of student representitives Road, Winslow, ME offers typing/word pro- Ihunan . are already earning FREE TRIPS and LOTS OF cessing on laser quality printing at reason- f CASH with America 's #1 Spring Break company ! able rates. Will do term papers, theses, etc. 4 LEGENDS Sell only 15 trips and travel free! Cancun, Baha- Call Gloria Veilleux at 872-5031 any time. mas, Mazatlan, Jamaica or Florida! CAMPUS ^^^ P MANAGER POSITIONS ALSO AVAILABLE. Call Now! TAKE A BREAK STUDENT TRAVEL (800) 95-BREAK! SPRING BREAK '97 FROM A LEADER TO A LEADER! If you' re thinking Chinese , WORK WITH SST AND TRAVEL FREE!! think Hunan ' s. THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE ENDLESS! Chance of a Lifetime CASH! TRAVEL! PRIZES! If you ' re not thinkin g Chinese , Billion-dollar NYSE company offerin g JAMAICA, CANCUN, BAHAMAS, FLORIDA, own business think again ! opportunity to develop you r PADRE in the telecommunications industry while FREEE INFO: SUNSPLASH 1-800-426-7710 AUTHENTIC HUNAN & SZECHUAN CUISINE still in college. Huge money -making OR VISIT WWW.SUNSPLASHTOURS.COM FREE DELIVERY * potential. Call 842-6665 DINE-IN SUN-THURS - 10% STUDENT DISCOUNT ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS! Over $6 Bil- P 1L CRUISE SHIPS HIRING - Travel the world | MON-THURS-ll-9 pm | CALL " ^ ° while earning an excellent income in the Cruise lion in public and private sector grants & FRI & SAT - 11 - 10 pm Ship & Land-Tour Industry. Seasonal & full- schorarships Is now available. All students m/ ( (pg) , SUN - 12-8 pm °077^44 ' ' *> '* * ^<-J> r time employment available. No exp neces- are eligible. Let us help. For more info call: j __J_ I NO ADDED SALT sary. For info call 1-206-971-3550 ext. C50694 • 1-800-263-6495 ext. F50693 * 10.00 minimum w/ last delivery 15 minutes until closing "' ' \a \ A :: " ¦ ' ' > ' >' . ; ' . \Ka¦ ;, y \sW:\^ ' A^V]AA' Al ' y ' • • . C> :>-.'* ': ". - - • l !;^;vi!^Vv5 v' ; /f i; : 't ^V' - ^ * , ; ' - .: " ' t ¦-^'" 'fcto ^ ^ ' * * " ,, ¦ * l^tnib^» . • . ¦ • 0 , I^m . ¦ ^v " ^i " jVV'T.r ,; S* v " "* * ?: %* j \ : *-^ * * " . - ' . * ' ¦¦ - •>XaIJ S> - ^> - , ;m * ; * ^ -= : . * :: .v, * * * " - * * v*' * * * ^- * ir ' '-, i' t . i,i „ i i ' . i , ", '< * , ' < \ , . ' v ' > i ' , > ' ' i , i> , ' , >' ' ' - * , ¦ i . «> • ,..> ?'- ,;¦ . 7 . < \,, . , .o. i, .,.." * ' ' * ' ' , ' ' , ' * . ' ' * ' ' „ • ' i ' \\ . * 7 " " ' > ' 7 '!' '' , 7' ' ' . ' ' , '

0 » '. ' , H " ¦ * r " i - \> y ' < i ' , * i ' ' ' ¦ ' ' ' * * * ' i i ' i , > , ', , ' > "! ' ' '' , ' ' '

' 'U} : i !A ' "* A * ' r :A K* ** Larimer* * * * * * ChapeS* ' ^ * * * * * * v * ¦ ¦ -* $A. i _ , i i ' , , t , , ^ \i

' ' ' ' ' ' '' ' 1 ' / , i * . ... * ' ¦ , * > . * , •

1 ' '" - ' ' ¦ ', is *'' - ' i ' -" 7 " ' *' , 7 ;, * , !. > ' . ** ' ' ' . > i ¦' ' * ' l ' J -•'.- • ,7 , \ ' , , , l ' , * * . '|. , "!*• ' " " " ' ''* "' ,. ' ' ' ' • ' - ' ' ' '' »' ' ' f t , • 'V' -- * < " i. - 'i * '•¦ * > * M* ' * ' ' . '' ' ' ' ' ' ' _ " . ' "; '' ' •- i .-.m , :-' ' •. ' ,'^' j f . J i "' „ •*! ' . . ' v '" . - ' ¦/ , , ,•• ' ; *: ! ; , ' ." , * , " ", " -• ,;. ' - • .; " * ¦ '"'; ' ;* "' .-• ' A\.'\a1 * -7¦ '! -• " - C"- • ' ' . \ > '*' "A' ?- , * . 1 ! - .A' ^ j •v;* - ,* <* ** * *• !PJ ||^ ^ |^fj| i^ - ¦V- ! / :i' j ;f ; "' . '' '' ' " ' ' ' ' ' ~ ' ' - ' " ' - ¦ • , ' ' ' , ." *' ¦ ' ; "j ' , '? . * , A 'A* ' i * .„, . " . , , ' ', - * . ' ¦;- - * " - > - * \v ' ' ¦ 'A -> * ' '" . . \ • . *; - , ,\ »- , . *, . * *! , . ' , - ' .' h\«.- ' '. ' , J -i . ^ , , ¦' " '• - ' 'V: - -v . ' ;*;o; ..' , * .' < * , *\ . 1 ' " J ' r " 7 * ' ¦ ' ' ' -- ; ' ' ¦ ' "' ' ' ' ' ' ' .. , ,' \ A/i<;.' ' • ' •7- i »' _ A < ' .- ' '- , . , 7 y

¦ ¦ ~ ' ' " ' ' ' ' * ¦ * > • , s , 7 ! . • - ^

l ' * ' * * i * ' 1 " * y . * ' \ - > > ' '* , !. v

\ i t , * v 7 > i Waterville, Maine

' 1 11 ' ' i i l * " l ' t 1 ' ' ' \i v « ' i - ' ' V . ' ' ' I* \ V ^ '

l ' ' , V" ' ^ ' -. ' i v » ' l ' ' *s ** '

Author of Amazing Grace and Savage Inequalities, Jonathan Kozol has combined a career in teaching lilQlSS and social activism with three decades of about the needs writing ' | » \ " ' . ' 'Ay A \ \ of America^ poorest children. , , \ s x • WSi " \ ' - ^M ':A)0: l , : A \ - A< a

Pu h Center A||ianco SpO^pW by"&t6X - ft^|J^^^I^S?l; H \ \ . il:^^i*!'^it:\'^tt>;*|it^g3^^ \ \ \ \ Social and Cultural , : ! ?¦' \wWPari .D^rtmArtT m^ni rtfOT ^OCIOIOgy;Colby College on things off. It was the only chance I ing I couldn't touch bottom and lift weights between the hours of Thursday of each week the College is in session. would have to work out that day, breathe at the same time. five and seven, don't be intimi- The Echo encourages letters from its readers, especially those within the immediate community. Letters should not exceed -400 words and must pertain to a current issue or and in the cold morning air, the So, what s my point in all of dated. Remember that lots of us topic at Colby. Letters are due by Sunday at midnight for publication thc same week. warm water was inviting. this? Well, I know that practice is have been there. Stick with it, and Letters should be typed and must be signed and include an address or phone number. If Needless to say, when I got necessary and good, and I have the sooner or later, a coach will have to possible, please also submit letters on a 3,5 inch Macintosh disk in Microsoft Word format. poolside at eight o'clock, I was a utmost respect for people who have respect you for at least having dedi- You may also submit letters via e-mail to "[email protected]". The Echo reserves the right to edit all submissions. little disappointed to find all of the the dedication and ability to play a cation, if not ability. And don't let The Editorials, above, are the official opinion of thc paper. Opinions expressed in lanes full. In my groggy state, I sport. But, there is no reason to them get you down. This might be individual columns, advertising and features are those of the author, not the Echo, neglected to realize that these swim- make those of us who are just out the only time you can try what you The Echo will make every effort possible to prevent inaccuracy, but will not be held responsible for errors in advertisements or articles. mers were just a tad bit better than for the fun of it suffer. If I had want without having to pay a for- For information on advertising rates, publication dates, or to contact us about your ordinary Colby student. So, I known it was a practice morning, I tune for it, so take advantage. See submitting nn article, please call (207) 872-3349 (x3349 on campus), figured on sharing a lane in a clock- would have - kept my distance, ya Thursday at 8 a.m.IQ wise rotation, and jumped in. AND worked out in the weight room _»!_ j- p-v^ ^v»>- *m-*anw-._ w!»!mm---ii>K»^ivB-ii'- M ii start building your bridge. whole structure. Prove them wrong. job of steering America clear of the Forget about moderation, go for " Take back that ill-conceived wel- potential disasters that will greet ¦ ' ¦ ' the gusto. You want a balanced bud- fare plan that you deftly signed for her as she enters the new millen- VM3kA^M$M *^^ . - - . ^te ^i-S. .cm.?:- , . -, • get, balance it this year! The mem- political maneuvering but can't hon- nium. This is your final term of ser- bers across the aisle are more than estly believe is good for the country. vice and you will never have this willing to prove their budget slash- Please, taking away entitlements for chance again. Do what you know is ^ l^^^^^^ s^ i^^ ^ ^ i^f" :• ing capabilities, work with them to legal immigrants? Whatever hap- right, and damn the short-term con- make the right incisions. We all know pened to no taxation without repre- sequences. It is not always neces- it will have to be balanced at some sentation?Legal immigrants can pay sary to be liked by everybody, all point; the sooner the better. So why taxes, but they can't vote, so who the time. Make the tough, punish- wait until 2003? Make 1997 the year. needs to defend their interests? You ing calls now, and some day history The sooner the budget is in sync, the do Mr. President, if no one else will. will look back on you as the.great sooner we can attack the monolith And while you fight to get their man I know you can be.Q Colby's new breed of dictators sued against government is the Big rooms. time Netscape junkiesspend hooked If a student would rather watch BY ERIN M. DUGGAN Brother" role it plays in our per- Putting issues of cost aside, it is mainlining... oops, onlining. Surfing re-runs of HappyDays or Singled Out Editor-in-Chief sonal lives, controlling what we do incredible how many students have the Net is just as "unproductive" as than go to a Student Center party, it with our bodies and minds through become experts on "quality" ways channel surfing, it's just more so- says something about either the per- The presence of national, state issues like abortion and censorship. to spend time, with cable-watching cially (and academically) acceptable. son or the event, neither of which will and local government in our lives is But what gives the people on Capi- obviously not one of them. A typi- Cable or no cable, the real ques- be very affected by the presence of mind-boggling - laws are estab- tol Hill (who should worry more cal conversation last week: "No way tion is what gives any student the cable. Quiet time is very hard to come lished on everything from speed about running the country than the should we have cable. People are right to decide what leisure activities by in college, especially living in a limits to employee wages. Govern- household) the right to decide what just gonna sit in their rooms and are "appropriate" for anyone else? dorm. Out in the real world, or even ments set limits on acceptable ages individuals should hear and see and watchFr/ettds, re-runs of Seinfeld and Perhaps we should establish a five- livingoff-campus/peoplearenot con- for driving, voting, smoking, drink- read? It seems the people who are (God forbid) MTV." "What about hour-a-day limit on studying or make stantly expected to interact with oth- ing; some even go so far as to dictate hell-bent on preserving the moral CNN or Headline News?" "Well, socializing a new diversity require- ers. The student who would rather sit when citizens are old enough to have fiber of America by burning books that's OK." ment, to prevent any recluse from in her room on a Friday night and sex. Enough already, right? At least and banning music are cut from the Excuse me, Stalin. What about finding a little solace, f orcing her to relax by watching Crossfireinstead of no one is trying to tell us what to do same cloth as a few of our Colby the stupid internet? There were no join the throngs of yappy students drinking or watching a movie at Rail- with our free time on Mayflower peers, who blame the imminent complaints when the entire campus fighting over the one dorm televi- road Square should be allowed to do Hill. Or are they? ..,, • ( -,f r ,,; , „ dpwnfap of Jhe Cofoy community got wired — a perfect term, wired, sion (Monday Night Footballv. Melrose just that. Maybe she's sick of hanging One of the chief complaints is- on the introduction of cab.e to dorm considering the crazy amount of Place, the true scholar's quandary). out with you.Q Which professor are you thankful for and why?

' : . . - __ . — -¦ >«

"Bikandi, because he has a cool "David Findlay for punishing accent." me last semester - it's made me a Andy Weinstein '98 tougher person." Bob Doak '97

"Professor Denoeux for an in- "Frank Fekele, because we can share home-brewed beers with him." vigora ting and enlightening Marie Polichronopoulos '97 and Gail Hofman '98 JanPlan." David Stern '98 Echo photos by J ennifer Atwood 0___BII^-----_-«____»^____---_-___«--rai--_^_-_------_-_____Q____, ---^ Beware of the soap opera.,. U ^fA/pJ ^l ?1j T *f' ^ ^>NP©RP ^ 1^Us|^ ^ dent will be lost to the world. He BY MATT APUZZO will undoubtedly be seen from time Staff Writer to time making his way to class, but otherwise will lock himself in his . Last week's cable student opin- room and be void of human contact ion poll marks a monumental vic- for the remainder of his Colby years. tory for the pro-cablers. However, if That's his choice, but it should be cable in the dorm rooms eventually understood that these are the people, causes the adverse affects preached fifteen years from now, who will b the anti-cablers, then the day will end up on the top of a building with y as b^ long remembered the day a high powered rifle, drooling and Colby fell to the couch potatoes. I screaming "I tawt I taw a puddy personally voted for the wiring of tat. Herein we see a major draw- the rooms. However, I write this back to cable. article in hopes that when we inevi- Also, I wish to present a warning -O UCH! , continued from page 1 tably are cable ready, people may to all: "Beware of the soap opera." tion? One student with a belly but- Vogt. Vogt said that he hasn't yet shouldn't, people do judge you," have some recollection of this col- These seemingly harmless dramas ton ring believes the trend began faced any discrimination because said Mason. umn floating around in between are sources of mockery at first, but among the rave crowd and has be- generally, "people can't really see As for the pain factor, Vogt said brain cells that are otherwise occu- soon overwhelm you and will over- come mainstream in the past few it" unless Vogt shows them. Actu- that the actual procedure wasn't too pied with the absorption of Seinfeld take your lives. For instance, if you years. With the models and actors ally, he likes to ask people's opinion horrible, but afterwards, he was and M*A*S*H re-runs. happen to have some time at 12:30 sporting eyebrow rings in such vis- of tongue rings while hiding his own. "hating life" for about two weeks I am torn between my desire for in the afternoon and you turn on ible ads as the Gap and Calvin Klein, He waits for their answers and if because of the swelling. Luckily, he coverage of the 4 p.m. football game one of the many soap operas on the body piercings are just as popular they say something bad about body said, the body piercer was a profes- every Sunday and the knowledge tube, expect to reserve this 12:30 as new clothing or hair styles. Vogt piercing he quickly sticks out his sional who used new needles With that TV is as addictive as many time slot for television for the rest of said he believes it is just "a trend" tongue and shows them his tongue each customer. Everything was sani- drugs. Aresidentof one of the dorms your life. and said in five years he probably ring. "I like to shock people," he tized and the piercer wore two pairs I have frequented in my Colby trav- That being said, cable could add won't still have his tongue ring. said. of gloves for protection. els (although every dorm has one) is a lot to the Colby campus. As far as Another big factor in the deci- Jenn Mason '97 said she found Piercing in non-sterilized condi- a couch potato. He is literally glued I'm concerned, the 4 p.m. game is sion to pierce certain parts of the many different reactions to her body tions can be very dangerous, how- to the TV in his lounge. Saturday reason enough to pass the idea. But body is to see other people's reac- piercing. Mason got her nose pierced ever. To minimize the risk of infec- nights, Sunday mornings, Thursday we must wield this weapon with tions. But people with piercings while studying abroad in Germany tion or the spread of disease, it is afternoons - you name it, he's great care and respect. For it has the might not be taken seriously When last year. very important to choose a body watched it. With the establishment power to destroy us all.Q applying for jobs because of the "A lady in the train station asked piercing salon that employs certi- of cable-ready dorm rooms, this stu- image that piercings portray, said me why I had something so ugly in fied artists and uses new needles my nose," said Mason. She added with, each procedure. It is also im- that people make certain judgments portant to make sure all equipment about people with body piercings such as clamps are washed with Let it snow, let it and she plans to get rid of hers as surgical soap and that artists use snow, let it snow! soon as she has her first job inter- hospital sterilization techniques to The second view. "Regardless if they should or ensure safety.? snowfall of the season blanketed the campus on , r Tuesday. Sugarloaf is open, Thanksgiving w ha e upon us - Let the , ? 7 H I H AIR *w- winter begin! tanning beds ^ U Hair IS IOOK- Hair Ren-n-Cll-ns,lec„ons is look Hgw< REFLECTIONSowned and ovtra udbu JodiSouvineu,' formerly of Attitudes ing for a new name, and ' - ~ — we want your suggestions. A ST C* '"J Q A Q If we use yours, you will win T"OZ ) "~ / OHr O 6 months of free hair cuts. Kennedy Memorial Drive, next to Video Tyme Why pay more and hassle with downtown traffic?

Echo photo by Kristina Smith 215A College Ave . Waterville , ME 04901 y T,sixsr _¦» Tedd Bear Palace w *We welcome returnables I MKP *^ * . Maine 's LARGEST retail candy outlet * ~ _^i Ao/f af &[ *»** *We 're closer than you think * SaraMC CflOCO - I Featuring: , t/% 99 • Gift Items Z • Sour Patc h Cantonese , Sxechuan & American Cuisine 873-4837 JateAmber " • Swedish Fish 6-Pack bott s er you Exotic Brinks • Cocktails • Gift Certificates We have the ^ and every ot^ candy could want 49 Bridge Street , Benton lowest prices Natural Light *38 » 453-2239 | ..... OPEN 7 DAYS - YEAR ROUND ..... 1 in the area 1 half-barrels * OPEN SEVEN DAYS Mon-Thurc 11-8:45 ? fri & Sat 11-9:45 * Sun 11:30-8:45 i i |IBMB gBy**f'TW*l-rff^^ Specializing in Collision Repairs of All |fl mS'A GE LWnWIfi & ANTIQUES ' ^--______-______ri_iP|fW_i«lM*__L. 9 Antiques Make Treasured Gifts Vehicles, Forei gn and Domestic |Kj 10% Colby Student Discount f G C 1 dint• infood only not valid with any other offer | LADRA, 635-2698S U Main Street M. Anson • l Open Wed. tlmiSat. l0 AM-4:30 PM . L& i Mon-Thurs LUNCH BUFFET 11:30-1:30 g"°£ Mon-Sat LUNCHEON SPECIALS 11-4 " £Wlj P_P w »<1 QQp €n % r f -rtttr y^-a_**__*»* " "'* ''*^^ I W All Foods Cooked In Chol« *te rol Free OH '"imRKiwmmmwMBmimH BSH «*__£_* mm. mm ' ——e*al— Reservation® xm_# & Take Out The Echo is now accepting ¦ Mm-*^ DAVID MATHIEU CO. g app lications for many sec- j "«.w._»*\ AUTO BODY ond-smester positions. ( 873-718-1 Established Allen St. , Waterville Behind Eim city \W\H£s Application deadline Dec. 2 SKra tt. 104, Pin* Rldgd Gall Court *, W. River Rd., Wtlervlll * (§35^ 1.*!-.«Q9H #%•*-_•#% _ >•<• »*•_- #* Discount Beverage _w__\W\ I 872-5518 WM Arts & Entertain ment Formicans about to be found at Colby BY DENNIS D'ANGELO Ado About Murder"). Here we see the break- ber each other, who they were, Staff Writer down of communication on all levels as the lives they've tried to live to the Cathy's father slowly slips into Alzheimer's best of their ability and the very Coming this weekend to Strider Theater is while her mother and her son together en- physical deterioration that Jerry Constance Cogdon's "Tales of the Lost gage in three generations of misunderstand- endures alludes to a larger dete- ing. rioration that everybody in the Formicans." Directed by Professor Joylynn Wing with assistant direction from Dan Adding to the social scene is Cathy's friend play is enduring. "Formicans" is a Maccarone '98 and stage managed by Doug Judy, played by Sasha Brown '99 ("Columbus funny and at the same time pain- Hickman '99, "Formicans" promises to be "). Judy is also recently divorced and mostly ful play, laughing at itself almost one of the most unique theater experiences unhappy with her life. After a tender lullaby to contain the rage. It is this mix , this fall. A slightly surrealist take on the alien- scene with her two small children, she screams that makes the play so watchable ated nature of the modern suburban life, this at them to finally fall asleep. It is this kind of despite its surrealist tendencies. of f amilial play examines with poignant wit and biting brutal portrayal life that Because the show goes up in sarcasm the failure of the family and of the "Formicans" engages in, and it does so in an arena theater built onto the marriage in American society. ways that cannot be anything but funny and stage, space is very limited and tragic at the same time. lighting has to play an integral The play centers around the premise that the audience has been brought into an alien Cathy's neighbor Jerry, played by Paul part of the technical effect. Luck- "), laboratory, led by Actor # 7, played by Oliver Coffey '98 ("Hamlet the only person on ily, "Formicans" has Morgan (li , Griswold '99 ("Into the Woods") and the stage who knows what the aliens are up to^ is PeceUi 97 ghting design "The Heart") audience watches as the.;,aliens.presentaliens present us an exaggerated'portrayal of the classic para- Normal and Christopher , (set , case studies of the people they studied 6n noid neighbor to those around him although Anderson '99 design "Much "). planet earth. The aliens struggle to under- to audience members it becomes clear that the Ado... Also well done is the stand the dynamics of a family wrecked by individual who appears most insane is actu- blocking and the use of sound infighting and divorce, led by a newly single ally the one who perceives most clearly what is throughout the play. mother Cathy, played by Mackenzie Dawon happening in the world around him. "Formicans" is a modern Ameri- "99 ("Columbus") and her disaffected adoles- "Tales of the Lost Formicans" utilizes its can traga-comedy with shades of position as a surrealist fantasy to employ lay- Kurshner and Durang blended cent son, Eric, played by John Tsuchiya '00. Photo courtesy of Communications Cathy is forced by the divorce to move back ers of metaphor and symbolism through the into a unique creation from lay, while at other times making its meaning Cogdon. It's a different theater home with her father Jim, played by Steve p ' The cast of "Tales of the Lost Formicans. " Kidd '97 (''Hamlet"), and her mother Evelyn, acutely clear. Jim's Alzheimer s acts as a meta- experience and not one to be ' missed.Q played by Erin McConaughey '99 ("Much phor for every character s inability to remem- Prom Canada, with answers BMR energetic, entertaining BY CHRISTOPHER DACUS in Canada due to inclement weather of things because we worked to- themselvesup to the challenge.They Staff Writer conditions. Another team decided gether so well as a group." were funny when required to be to get the speeding ticket the hard BY DEAN HENRY Broadway musical revues tend and passionate when necessary. Last Thursday night, 24 student way, by being cited for going twice Staff Writer to be the kind of productions which The acting cast included Chrissy teams of approximately ten mem- the legal limit. One team had to go either go oyerverywell , ornotatall. Barne-t'99,GhadCard'97,Stephanie bers each were dispatched from the to almost Mission Impossible-like Great singing and dancing com- The audience does not have a story Crawford ''99, Zoe Damplo '99, Brad Student Center on a scavenger hunt extremes to fill their list. The whole bined with talented acting made or background information about that would have been a challenge to story was not divulged, but they the "Broadway Musical Revue" a even the most talented vulture. Each were detained by UMO security for smashing success this past week- team was given a list of 96 items, a brief time after being caught exit- end. Performed in the Page Com- including such items as a photo- ing a building that was supposed to mons Room to a packed house graph taken with a Canadian be closed down at the time. One nearly every night, talent, organi- mounty, a speeding ticket and a team's dog ate a burrito that be- zation and quality directing made receipt from a New Hampshire State longed on the list of the second place this production both energetic and Liquor Store. Over half of the 96- team; the pup returned it later by entertaining. item list was made up of things that regurgitating it onto the floor of the After months of hard work the could only be found outside of Pugh Center. "Broadway Musical Revue" per- Waterville. The teams had to report back by formed acts ranging from "Little What prize could make other- five o'clock on Saturday afternoon, Shop of Horrors" to "Fiddler on wise rational students go to these and the winner was announced that the Roof." Directed by Sean Foley lengths? The winning team in the night at Champions. After all of the '99, Jennifer Stephens '98 and Me- contest won a night in a condo at items were turned in by the twenty lissa Trachtenberg '99, the final Sugarloaf—undoubtedly worth the teams that completed at least part of product which these students help effort, however the runner-up prizes the list, the organizers had an inter- shape was very impressive. were not quite as exciting. Second esting assortment on their hands. "I think that the BMR was some- Echo photo by Michelle W_l»_» prize was a team dinner at Big G's Chris Sullivan '97, Student Associa- what cursed. Our piano player got BMR is a perennial favorite of Colby students. deli, and third prize was pizza in tion Social Chair,, said, that he now the chicken pox the night before the Spa for the team. Clearly, only has a number of bowling shoes, a we opened, and I sprained both of each of the acls,and therefore actors Hoar '99, Leanna Hush '99, Dave the most valiant effort was to be Bowdoin jersey and an unpleasant my ankles," said Trachtenberg. are required to introduce and win Jones '99, Ben Liston '00,Nate Jue '99, rewarded, and the winning team picture of one team with their pants "Everyone was covering for ev- over a crowd in seconds. Good act- Erik Neumann, Hope Rowan '98, did have a large task ahead of them. lowered for tlie camera. The whole eryone else. With three new direc- ing, singing and organization are Martha Stewart '00, Emily Taxon '98, , paramount to the success or failure Barbara Thomas '99, Robin Torbek To retrieve items from this mas- thing will be remembered by the tors we asked a lot of our cast and ] sive list, students had to cover a vast participants assomething that could everyone worked great together, of each song. The actors in Colby's '99 and the directors. ' amount of territory. The winning only happen in college, especially at We could cover ourselves for a lot "Broadway Musical Revue" proved Theatmosphereof thePageCom- team at one point became stranded Colby.Q mons Room added to the event. The audience watched from white table- cloth covered tables and at intermis- Random Scavenger Hunt Answers- ¦ sion thecast even served baked goods • The "R" in William R. Cotter is for Reckling. totheaudience.Everythingfromlight- • Marilyn Bean is Larry Pugh's Secretary, Chairman of the board of ing and music, to intermission re- Trustees. freshments were impeccably orga- • Colby has 88 acres of lawn. nized. • There are 158,640 gallons of water in the water lank on top of The revue began with the number Runnals hill. "Let Me Entertain You," from the • Speaking of Runnals, it's altitude is 392,5 feet above see level. play "Gypsy," and ended the first half • There are 275,000 gallons of water in the Colby pool. with a well sung and well choreo- • The oldest building on campus is the Hill house, the guest house graphed rendition of "Skid Row" from behind the tennis courts. "Little Shop of Horrors." The second • It is estimated that 300 - 350 lbs. of coffee was consumed in the Eustis half was kicked off by "Magic to Do" coffee room last year. from "Pippin," and ended with 'Tele- phone Hour" from "Bye Bye Birdie." First Pl ace Team: Hookers and Pimps Every act was impressive and well Liz Hooker '00, Erin Roberts '00, Jenny O'Donnell '00, Missy Fiebelkorh practiced. Overall it was a great re- 'QQ, Jessica Porter '00, Pete Hirschfeld '00, Dave Schoetz '00, Travis vue which was well directed and ¦ Reeling '00, Tom Reynolds '00 and Tate Isgrig '98 Echo photo by Michelle Weber The cast of BMR supported by a talented cast.Q Jazzy night in Lorimer Professor of Psychology William Klein of- BY DAVID FENTON fered up an excellent solo. Perhaps the most Staff Writer inspired jam session of the night occurred on Maine micros: good beer from small brewer ies the tune "It Seems to Me I've Heard That Last Saturday evening, Lorimer Chapel Tune Before... Blues" by Will Schaefer. Sobel ERIN DUGGAN & way from the docks of Portland, the Shipyard grooved to the beat of the Colby Jazz En- and Klein exchanged riffs at a blistering pace, JEN ATWOOD brewery is home to some of this state's most semble and Jazz Combo. The Chapel proved each time challenging the other to top the last well known vessels. With a clear, biting taste, to be a somewhat inappropriate atmosphere one. The energy built to a crescendo and Let's set the ringside tone: quietly hum the a sip of Goat Island Light Ale transforms you for the Ensemble, as the crowd at times needed brought the performance to another level. "Rocky" theme and picture six brown sweaty into a salty old sailor just tying up after a long applause assistance. None the less, a clean Also, Sarah Banner '99 delivered an inspired bottles of ale lined up and ready to fight for haul across the bay. crisp performance was given to all in atten- solo in "intermission Riff." the Case Studies "Best Maine Microbrewed GEARY'S PALE ALE: Another Portland dance. In the only questionable performance of Ale" title. The brews came from the far cor- native (like Jen), Geary's has a less rugged Highlights of the show included a num- the evening, the transition between piano ners of the state, each weighing in at a hefty 12 taste, probably geared toward tourists (the ber of solo' s spread out among most mem- and ensemble seemed strained on a rendition ounces. The entrance requirernents werestrict: enormous lobster on the label is a dead give- "^Tbers of the band. Alex Sobel '98 on saxo- of "Send In The Clowns." The band was far each contender needed to be a microbrew, an away). This bitter beer with a smooth after- phone, Andrew Barton on trombone and Jon more comfortable in a steady upbeat tempo. ale and an inbrewed NARD. taste would be the perfect companion to a Bolton '98 on guitar dazzled the crowd on Overall, the performance was a complete Maine has more microbreweries than bucket o' steamers. A'Yuh! Henry Mancini's "A Cool Shade of Blue." success. By the end of the show, the crowd there are Rocky sequels, each one producing KATAHDIN PALE ALE: Portland domi- Britt Lundgren '99 added variety to the en- was raring for more. The Colby Jazz En- its own distinct flavor and nates the fight with yet an- semble with her masterful jazz violin and semble gave a truly groove-inspired perfor- style, and all worth checking I other contender, this time excelled in her solo in "Samba De Haps" by mance and left all who heard them feeling out. 1 sending in the armor. One of Mark Taylor. On the same song Assistant copacetic.Q Microbrewed beers are the few drawbacks to drink- generally more expensive ing micros is the increased than their mass-produced potential for off-flavors , as A&E Briefs counterparts. However, the we noted with the hints of perfo s this Saturda y finer ingredients, small metallic flavor in the Collegium rm batches and personal TLC I Katahdin. The metallic taste , Collegium Musicum, Colby's ensemble that specializes in music from the Middle Ages throughout the brewing pro- wBHBBHmfasx I diminished as the beer Renaissance and early Baroque periods, will perform a concert this Saturday, Nov. 23. The cess are worth the hefty price tag. A six-pack warmed up a bit (metal is a conductor, you 8 p.m. performance in Lorimer Chapel is part of the Music at Colby 1996-97 Concert Series. will set you back about seven bucks, and this know), and the traditional ale taste made The program will feature several 13th-century love songs, Guillaume de Machaut's 14th- weeks selections are all available at Joka's itself known. century chansons and the Kyrie, from Machaut's polyphonic mass. Countertenor Michael Discount Beverages. SEA DOG BLONDE ALE: In the tradi- , Albert and tenor Bruce Fithian will join in the performance of music by Johannes Ciconia Since the premiere of Case Studies, many tion of Maine irony, the Sea Dog beer we a Franco-Remish composer. wondering students have asked us, "What bought in Waterville was brewed in Bangor, Collegium Musicum, under the direction of Associate Professor of Music Eva Linfield, exactly is a microbrew ?" To our loyal readers no where near the ocean (then again, neither is comprised of students, faculty, staff and a few musicians from the community. (and our parents who question the academic is Waterville). There is, however, also a Sea Other upcoming performances in theMusicat Colby Concert Series include a concert by the validity of this column) please, allow us to Dog Brewery in Camden. About the beer — Colby Symphony Orchestra and the Colby College Chorale on Sunday, Dec. 8. impart our knowledge... if s not that special, bottled and had Katahdin's The difference between mass-produced cavity-filler taste. help fight hunger and microbrewed beer can be likened to Chips ALLAGASH DOUBLE ALE: Whoa there Colby writers Ahoy vs. Mrs. Field's chocolate chip cookies tiger, don't hit so hard — it's only a game! A Associate Professor of English James Boylan and Professor of English Peter Harris will — in freshness and flavor the latter far sur- swig from a bottle of this Portland brew is like read from their works at 11 a.m. today in the Page Commons Room. The readings are part passes the former. Mass-produced beers, like a munch from a pine tree... a difficult analogy, of the Share Our Strength National Reading Benefit to raise money for hunger relief. Bud, are brewed in large stainless steel tanks, but work with us. This wasn't a pleasant beer Boylan is the author of The Planets (1992), cited by the Times of London as one of the best in a continuous stream. Micros, on the other to drink without food , and kicked our taste books of the year, and The Constellations (1994), listed by The New Yorker as "recommended hand, and are brewed as distinct batches in buds in the allagash. reading." He recently was hailed by the New York Observer as one of America's "20 best copper kettles. This slower process is costlier AND THE WINNER IS... Hands down, novelists under 40." due to the extra labor, equipment and ingre- the discovery of Carrabassett will cause us to Harris won the 1996 Maine Chapbook for Poetry award for his manuscript Blue dients. Micros are definitely brewed for qual- cut ski trips a few runs short so we can hang , Hallelujahs. Harris, who has been writing poetry since 1979 has been published in Beloit ity, not quantity. out in the pub at the bottom of the mountain. Poetry journal,Hiram Poetry Review,C u t Bank, West Wind Review,Pin e Madness and Potato Eyes. All that said, meet our Maine contenders: In fairness to the others, ales are not the , , Harris and Boylan will be introduced by Debra Spark associate professor of English CARRABASSETT PALE ALE: Hailing easiest beers to drink by themselves (they're (1994) stories, author of Coconuts for the Saint and editor of a 1986 anthology of short from the base of Sugarloaf , this fine ale is much better with food), and micros vary sig- The Writers Harvest is a national program run by the organization Share Our Strength brewed in Carrabassett Valley. The nificantly in taste. Their differences are what to raise money for hunger relief. It encompasses readings at about 200bookstores and college brewhouse in open for tours and meals — a make them special, so we encourage you to campuses each fall. All of funds raised go directly to national and local hunger relief groups. great place for a little apres-ski imbibing. This try them all and pick a favorite. Maine Donations may be forwarded to James Boylan in care of the English Department. Checks is a richly flavored beer which was less bitter Microbrews — The Way Life Should Be.Q ( raised only) should be made out to Share Our Strength or Writers Harvest. All money than it's competitors and had a delicious, Next week: Case Studies leaves Waterville as locally will be contributed to the Good Shepherd Food Bank for distribution to food pantries sweet aftertaste. we take our circus on the road with special guest throughout central Maine SHIPYARD GOAT ISLAND LIGHT reviewers. The town, Camden; the pub, Sea Dog Compiled by Dan. Maccarone ALE: This beer is a lover not a fighter. All the Brewery. Sea ya there!

;^M_l___B^_^_^_i--.-_S--!BslS--_M------g---W-M-^^ - KffTO ^MW ^yf^^ ¦ • - '» ¦¦- - ^r. • 1 .. ¦ ,. : ., - .,; ,,, CM ,i rr .„-i: ,.vwi . : -» * '<-- ' •"'« *'• > ' . . .: :' ' ,, .,-. . . . ^" J --Ay^A Here at home...... and down the road. Cinema j __^OlVaTm^AB ^ig/toV If ¥ 1/^* ^9 ,*-*. j • Spotlight Lecture: Professors -»Play: Uncommon.Women and • Stu-A Film: National <_/S\ \\4=^^ I James Boylan and Peter Harris Others Lampoon' s Animal House \ I Page Commons Room Bowdoin College Lovejoy 100 -j I November 21, 11 a.m. November 23, 2 p.m. November 21 - 23, 7 p.m. & 9 I I „ . rr, „. ,. November 24, 8 rp.m. 1p.m. | I "Concert: Tom Pirozzoh . I i v!__)7? ^^^ ¦^^ __#**^i v'S&*^^™ c _f __Nii_^ Coffeehouse ¦ m ^ft-fta w&'-Sw-v-^E*-^ % w!%. •Ply Away Home • 1 November 21, 8 p.m. -Concert: The Occasional Railroad Square Cinema Railroad Square * Waterville • Play: Tales of the Lost November22-28at5:15p.m., St Mark' Formicans bt. Mark s EoiscoDalEpiscopal Church 7:15 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. 872-9135 November 2, 3 p.m. Fresh Garden Salads Strider Theater Weekend Matineeatl:15p.m. j November 21-23, 8 p.m. 1 French Onion Soup I November 24, 2 p.m. •Secrets and Lies I Serious Deserts Railroad Square Cinema | Microbrews •Dance: Greese Lightning November22-28at4:20p.m„ Page Commons Room 7 p.m. and 9:35 p.m. I Open Every Day j November 23, 10 p.m. Weekend Matinees at 1:30 1 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. 1 10% off for students every Monday and Wednesday | •Concert: Collegium Grand Cent ral Cafd Question of the Week: | Musicum I Make 4 equilateral triangles with 6 sticks of equal \ Lormier Chapel 1 \ November 23, 8 p.m. I ¦ i ' length, without altering the sticks in any way, \ mm! The first stiicnttocome by with the correct answer will be rewarded with afrce brick ov«i pkw. , I Last week's question: What is another name for Jewish Dixieland music? I Answer: Klcziiicr music - .... and you thought there was nothing to do this weekend I From SKA to the Beatles Swimming hopes to repeat last year's success story BY CHRISTOPHER DACUS Staff Writer The Rutles The concept of musical humor has been around almost as long as music — even Calif. Skaquake II Mozart wrote a few pieces to be humorous. Ska music originated in Jamaica in the Weird Alls probably thebest knownparodist 1950's and was taken up by music greats like of pop music, and P.D.Q. Bach has been Bob Marley. Ska's popularity has waxed and spoofing classical music for decades. The waned, reaching its apex in the late '70s Rutles, while not as famous, have been around currently making a comeback. More impor- since the 1970's when the eponymous movie tantly, its Caribbean sound and blaring brass was played in place of Saturday Night Live, accompaniment have influenced a number which starred several famous actors and mu- of genres from alternative to rap. Essen- sicians, including Paul Simon. The movie tially, it has been abstracted and transported was a spoof on the Beatles filmsthat had been beyond what it was. The album California popular in the previous decade. The Rutles Skaquake 27is a Ska compilation that includes movie has not played for some time, but the a variety of bands, which, while not entirely group that was spawned from it, and their purist, generally embrace a more traditional Beatle-puiming sound, have reemerged with sound reminiscent of an the new album, "The older era of Caribbean Rutles: Archeology," an Echo photo by Michelle Weber dance music, with a pal- obvious send up of the pable California patina. new Beatles Anthology The swim team' s season took off this weekend with an alumni meet. The vocalists are obvi- collection. ously Californianinrnost The album begins BY ERIKA AYERS vides." cases, but the big band with the song, "Major Staff Writer The women's team welcomes back top brass sound is a depar- Happy's Up And Com- swimmer and co-captain Morgan Filler '97 ture from the more grat- ing Once Upon A Good Coming off a successful 1995-96 season, who was away last semester. ing rock sound of other Time Band," which is a with few swimmers lost to graduation, the "This should be an exciting year [for the ska bands, such as Bim hilarious take off of the men's and women's swim teams are looking women]," said DuBow. "Having Morgan, Skala Bim, which visited Beatles legendary, "Ser- forward to a strong season. Both teams are who qualified for nationals last year, back Colby at the beginning geant Peppers," concept. hoping to build on their solid foundations means that great things should be in store. of November. The song, of course, does and improve on last year's performances, Morgan along with the other upperclassmen While it would be Cal if. Skaquake II not directly use the melo- especially at New Englands. will provide a strong foundation which is hard to pinpoint a con- dies but uses the same Last year's men's team broke thirteen exactly what is needed for a successful swim- sistent sound for the album, there are a few musical techniques to the degree that it is Colby records in addition to yielding several ming program." salient tracks that rise above the rest. Seespot unrnistakable. Other tracks are much less strong individual performances. The addi- Co-captains Filler and Jenny Higgins '97 , and their song, is the second group featured obvious and simply borrow from a more tion of Jeff McCloskey '00 along with Eric will provide veteran leadership while top "Last Dance," is an enjoyable, conspicuously general Beatles sound. The song, "I Love Hadler '99 and Matt Burgener '97, all f irst first-years Mary Snyder '00, Carolyn Massa sentimental, brassy ska dance song. The lead You" is a self-consciously sappy piece and time swimmers at Colby, will add to the '00 and Kamini Bhargava '00 hope to contrib- yocal seems to almost parody the crooning sounds as though it could have come from prospects of bettering last season's perfor- ute immediately. singers of the '50s, and the humor of this the Beatles earlier years of love songs that mance. "We finished 18th out of 32 teams last year adds to the song. The Southern California were, to say the least, much lighter than their Geoff Herrick, last year's men' sMVP, will at New Englands," said DuBow. "This year musical tradition is only thinly veiled with a later work. The most clever track on the return in January from a semester abroad in we are aiming to be in the top 12." number of the tra'cks. Los Hooligans' contri- album is "Back in 64," a spoof of the Beatles hopes of leading the team to another success- "I am really excited for the upcoming bution to the album. "I Won't Go/' has the song "When I'm 64." It effectively mimics the ful season. season," said Filler. "We havegreatleadersin rhythm section of a big senseof whimsicalitythat "We. are definitely looking to a strong all areas. Everyone is training hard, espe- band, but the lyrics and the Beatles mastered. showing by the men's team this year," said cially in their specialty strokes. The attitude is the vocal style have the Perhaps most impor- Head Coach Sura DuBow. "Last year's team, also positive. Everyone is looking forward to youthful disenchant- tant part of developing in addition to breaking records, finished the season and wanting to work hard and ment of a Santa Monica an effective parody is the twelfth at New Englands; this year we should have a good time. Our team spirit really came Boulevard club band. ability to actually sound do even better with the experience combined through at the Alumnimeet and should carry Other bands are dis- like the group being lam- with the youth this freshman class now pro- us through the season." ? tinctly separated from the pooned. The Rutles do a traditional Ska sound. fairly effective job of imi- LoneRaspberry leaves the tating the guitar work of listener wondering if No the Beatles, and most im- Doubt has heard the CD, pressiveistheMcCartney and whether they are go- impression. Trying to ing to sue for intellectual sound like John Lennon, property violations. There however, is a more com- are also shades of Rancid The Rutles plicated endeavor and the present in other bands Rutles come ur> short. suchasCrawdaddy.Theproblemmaybewith The Rutles' new album loses its novelty Ska music itself, because after a few tracks it after a listening or two, and is not something becomes hard to hear much difference be- to turn on for simple musical pleasure but, tween some of the bands. A number of Colby like most recordings of its ilk, it makes for students expressed the same sentiment after great party listening, when everyone is in the hearing Bim Skala Bim perform in the Student mood to admire a little musical joke. The Center, saying that they liked the music, but it Rutles are clever, and for Beatles fans, or all sounded the same. anyone who enjoys an amusing album, it is a California Skaquake II is a good choice for a worthwhile inveslment.Q ' listener who wishes to get a sampling of Ska Maine s Best Deli! music, but does not really wish to be a de- voted fan in, any sense of the word. Like so TheseCDscan noip beneardonWMHB v many albums, this one would be excellent for 90.5 FM, a background beat at a party, but little else.

1 —i ; Highlander is now served until Music Center Laundromat Al Corey 70 Elm St, Waterville **% in Musi c i 1 :00 p.m. daily "E ver ythin g " coin-op self serve or drop off wash-dry-fo ld service (H «_i f ht> aibv%-* * EdtaL. > -r OO/l n III 99 Mai n Street , Waterville open 7:30 - 9:00 Mon.-Frl. OUT Telephone 872-5622 7:30 - 7:00 Sat.-Sun. kunmunm 872-6787 *-^ Smile, it s hockey season BY GALEN CARR ing third in the final Division III Despite the hush-hush manner Sports Editor national poll. and the relatively low profile kept Tomorrow night is the night that by the team during the preseason The first signs of winter are upon all of us have been waiting for. Ever thus far, I don't think it's a secret us. The leaves have fallen, the tem- since the Mules returned home from that their goal is to win this year's perature has dropped and half the Middlebury last spring, unable to NCAA Division III National Cham- campus is on some sort of antibi- conquer the powerful Panthers on pionship. otic. What a wonderful season. their home ice, we have waited for A lofty goal, certainly, but the Funny then, isn't it, that with the another chance. Tomorrow night is players on this year's squad know coming of the cold weather this the night that the Mules begin their that if they are ever going to be part year we can all finally breathe a quest to make a repeat appearance of the best team in the nation, this is sigh of relief? in the national tournament, to come the year to make it happen. The With the exception of our back from Middlebury this spring team's slogan for this season is a women's soccer and cross country with smiles on their faces and to bold, unrelenting "Here and Now." teams, the only Colby squads to wreak havoc wherever they may be Need I say more? Echo photos by Jennifer Atwood participate in any type of postseason once the regular season ends. Last week I spoke with Head AmyMon.tp,m,p.rlo '99 nnd Fn.rrp .ll Rurn.fi '9R nrp . two members of this fall, this semester on Mayflower Yet let us not sell these guys too Tortorella, who expressed Coach Jim the women' s cross country team . The team had a solid race at Hill was downri ht depressing from short. Having only lost three play- g his concern to me about the exist- the NCAADivision III Nationals last weekend.. an athletic standpoint. ers to graduation, our men's hockey ence of such high expectations for a Isn' t it wonderful then, to look at team may be more powerful than team that was mediocre at best just Women's cross country Colby's winter sports schedule and many people think. I don't know four years ago. The women's cross country team, after qualifying for the NCAA actuall have something to be ex- about you, but there seems to be 's Mules will y I think/that this year Division III National Championships held at Augustana College in cited about? Out of the two major something that these guys are think- thrive off the attention. A team that Illinois this past weekend, finished 14th overall after entering the event winter sports (basketball and ing about, something that they won't revolves around its incredibly tal- as its 21 st and last seed. Led by Kara Patterson '97, Farrell Burns '98, and hockey), we had three out of four tell anybody, something that they ented core of seniors, a group that Kathleen Thompson ' ?7,who finished 30th, 48th and 49th respectively, teams compete in the postseason won't even discuss amongst each began the about-face of Colb y the Mules turned some heads as they did what the) had done all season last year, a postseason that was hi h- other, but something they all know ' g hockey during the 1993-94 season long: exceed expectations. Corey Dwyer '00 finish _d 106th while Amy lighted by the NCAA tournament is for real. There is something stir- under former Head Coach Scott Montemerlo '99 placed 110th and Christine Kennedy '98 ended in 154th bid landed by the men's hockey team ring inside these guys, something Borek, the seniors have watched place in a field that saw runners from 34 different colleges compete. and the advancement of the men's that we won't be able to see until their team improve since day one. basketball team to the ECAC finals. they hit the ice for their first game. These guys have reached the pin- Let's face it. Fall semester has This something is very important. nacle of their playing days and are been a drag and all of Mayflower Maybe, just maybe, this year these determined to put this year into Hill is itching for something and guys are striving for something long-term memory on Mayflower somebody to cheer for, something to more than, just making it back to the Hill. Dan Lavergne '97, Nick Lamia be happy about, students, parents, NCAA's. Maybe, just maybe, this '97, Darren Blauert '97, Jody Eidt '97 administration and presidents in- year they might be thinking about and co-captains Todd McGovern '97 6 cluded. We want a team with whom going a little bit further. and Bob Doak '97 are the heart and Barb Gordon 97, Meaghan we can invest our pent-up spirit, a We have a very good hockey soul of a squad that has what many ^8j team to watch who will rekindle our team, (two, as a matter of fact, with consider the most vital asset of a Sittler e^^ interest in our school's athletic teams, all due respect to the women's squad) championship caliber team: experi- a team to watch that will captivate us as reflected by the Mules' preseason ence. Policl^on^Gtilos *97 from the first whistle of their open- ranking of second in New England Though they may not admit it, Gordon, Sittleran d Po& hockey team to ing contest to the final buzzer of their behind top-seeded Middlebury and these guys are driving to be the best nd last game. a national ranking of seventh over- in the nation, something that no two impreSsive Victoid^.thi&pastwee3ke ove^r Cornell and St. Lawrence Well, beginning tomorrow night all. I say anyone who thinks that all other Colby team has had a realistic to boost the Mules to a 2-0 start. With'fpur;ininutesremaining in the game at Alfond Arena, we can stop wait- our boys are hoping to do is make it opportunity to do, ever. against Cornell and the score tied $-5,SiftIer;a'£oward wholed the ECAC ing. The team to watch is once again back to the Big Dance is absolutely As fellow students and fans, in scoring last year, scored her third goal of the game to lead Colby to the men's hockey. nuts, especially after they've already these guys deserve our whole- 6-5 win. Polichronopoulos, the Mules' netmirider, saved 38 of 43 shots en It has been eight months since been labeled as one of the best teams hearted support as they embark on route to her first victory of the year. Sunday was Gordon*'s tu rn to shine as the men's hockey team ended their in the nation before even playing the imposing task at hand. Tomor- the senior forward notched her first hat trick of the year , Cplby blew past glorious season by losing to two- their first game. Hey, it's okay to row at 7 p.m., the Mules begin their St. Lawrence, 7-2,„&liMl|)lMllSilosposted 24 saves, giving'her an impres- time NCAA Division III National admit it. The time has come to accept quest against Williams. Don't miss sive save per ^^^-^Pew^id.Qy^the two game set, Sittler Champion Middlebury College in the fact that right now we expect the it. Morty the Mule might even be tallied five goals and five assists for a' .dlfcal of 10 points whileGordon scored last year's NCAA tournament. A men's hockey team to return to the thereO four goals while dishing out seven assists for a total of 11. season which brought the entire NCAA's this year. Yes, we even ex- campus and much of Waterville to pect them to improve on last season's its fee t, Colby proved themselves finish. These may be tall orders to worthy of national recognition by fill, but when you're building a win- MTYROUA p *£) y ^y, posting one of the best records, 19- ning tradition, expectations become p/ 6-0, in school history while finish- the norm. _y-5COTTg#^/_| ^J& ^« HOCKEY continued from page 16 SalomonaORNGl»_ « ¦ oatsnn ,JE Mwuj pjfi j-^ jr?'b£> to be the best goalie in the country, Saturday, respectively. A year not just the best goalie in the ago, the Mules fell to Williams by ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ : A&SM&U01 IVTiWfll league," * . • v:-\ '' 77 . - :' a 1-0 score despite dominating 7 Even though^ they have yet to Ihe game. Former All-American Ski $1495 play a game, the Mules have al- goalie Marc Siegel, who has since 2_____2_iS55 [ Tune-ups ready defeated their first opponent graduated, turned in a tremen- ^ of the season: the flu. The bug af- dous effort. Thc Mules then re- fected approximately three quar- bounded to defeat Hamilton 4-3 _a_ Downhill from ters of the squa d, and as a resul t, in what proved to be the first win -RnffilBn rM^ MS!! ---L->. I 95 three practices had to be canceled. of an 11 game win streak. ^ BJM lfHift- l r | Packages $249 | Despite the bug, which by now "Since I've been here, we've -- most of the players ha ve overcome, never swept Williams and Create your own package Colby had a solid preseason. Hamilton," said McGovern. "It's a [cross-Co ii Umntr y <^~] "I'd say we had a great pre- grea t weekend lo open up with wth any ski-boot-brndrng °g L~° 95 season, and the practices leading and lo come up with a sweep pa $1 Q9 up to this week have been a t an would definitely set the tone for combo and save big! I ** +"***&*" | accelera ted pace," said McGovern. the rest of the year." y¦wiwiiMii* Main "We missed three practices last "I think that any time you '^K ** St, Fairfield, Me. week, but il was a blessing* in a sweep in our league it's a tremen- !!!™!^ Mon.-Wed. & Sat. 9-5, sense because it allowed the guys I O mC^ WUl * ffl ^MT I &_J dous accomplishment," said Thur' 9~5:30 to get a rest," said forlprella. ! Tortorella. "Both learns are very Mm P|l B j ¦ ¦¦ l ^ 1) > Fri - 9"s Colby will kick off the 1996-97 much changed from last year. This ^ ^ ^ campaign this Veekehd wlienrit is going lo be a great weekend of welcpmeayvilliairisand Hami-tim hockey."Q J CLOTHING & SPORTING GOODS 453-9756 to Alfohcl Arena on Friday arid Always a 10% discount on non-sale items with a Colby ID Men's basketball shoots for return to dominance BY PAT MCBRIDE juries. He scored in double figures "We had a lot of talent, but didn't three times, including a season-high Asst. Sports Editor play as a team last season," said co- 17 versus Trinity, and figures to captain Andrew Black '97. "Wedidn't improve on his 78 total rebounds. A trip to the ECAC Finals would work hard enough. We didn't have On the perimeter, there are few play- send most teams jumping for joy. the attitude and weren't as team- ers in New England who rival But for the 1995-96 men's basketball oriented as we could have been." Hebert's shooting ability. Hebert , team their 66-64 loss to Amherst in "We were dealing with a tradi- connected on 106of 219 three-point- the 1996 ECAC Finals capped off a tion of excellence and expectations ers and single-handedly kept Colby season of disappointment. In a pro- and we have to achieve at that level," in many games with his outside gram where 20-win seasons are the said Whitmore. touch. Hebert was second on the , 's 16-11 mark was norm last year This season, the Mules will rely team in scoring last season with 15.5 way off the pace. on a balanced attack that will focus points per game and ranked as high However, the 1996-97 campaign on ball control and movement. as third in the nation in three-point is a new season that brings with it Colby has many capable outside field goal percentage. , renewed enthusiasm. The Mules shooters, led by co-captain John Rounding out the starting under the tutelage of Head Coach Hebert '97, who broke the school lineup will be power forward Dave Dick Whitmore, in his 27th season, record for three-pointers in a season McLaughlin 97, who returns to his are ready to return to the NCAA last year as he connected for 106 original position after playing point Tournament after a one year hic- treys. guard last season. McLaughlin av- cup. "We have the potential for great eraged 4.3 points and 4.3 rebounds This year's squad will have a balance," said Whitmore. "Our bal- per game last season, which in- much different look from that of last ance will not only be.scoring, it will cluded a season-high 24 points ver- season. Gone is All-American David cross over into defense and rebound- sus Tufts University. Running the '96 who graduated as Stephens , ing as well." point this year will be Lucas Penney 's sixth all-time leading scorer. Colby Leading Colby this year will be '97, who has impressed in the pre- forwards Also gone are starting Ja- the inside/outside punch of Black season. Penney saw spot time last '96 and Crai Murray '96, son Jabar g and Hebert. Black, an intimidating season, but has elevated his game ler as well as backup point guard Ty 6'8" center, blossomed last season to the point where he is ready to Walker '96. while other players sat out with in- run the offense. The other starting spot will depend upon health, ac- cordingto Whitmore. Paul Conway '98 and Andy McCullough '98 have Echo file photo Women s squash sports Caption Andrew Black '97 sinks one for Colhy. both been injured during the pre- season. mas College in the opening round This year, the Mules have one of new look for 1996-97 "I think our shooting is our of the Colby Invitational at 7:30 p.m. their toughest schedules in recent BY JOEL GROSSBARD strong point," said Black. "We have In the tournament's other bracket, memory, which includes a trip to Daytona Beach, Horida, where they Staff Writer a lot of guys who can come off the Middlebury College will face the bench and shoot." University of Maine at Farmington. will face perennial Division II pow- [Thomas erhouse Presbyterian, as well as The Colby women's squash Two of those guns are James "We need to stop 'J [to be successful] " said 1996 NCAA Division III Tourna- team comes into this season with a Spidle '99 and Chad Higgins '97, po int guard Black. "They have a great point ment participant Williams College new look, as they will be without who will both see valuable minutes guard who can reall handle the and ECAC Champion Amherst the services of five solid players on the perimeter. Spidle and Higgins y^ ball. If we play the way we are ca- College. that graduated last year, includ- both saw limited duty last season. pable of laying, we will be all right." "I think a return to the NCAA ing their two captains. However, Bill Hinton '99, a strong frontcourt p "The team has a common work Tournament is a realistic goal," said the Mules do return the bulk of player, will fill in for Black and ethic that has been the best in recent Black. "People are playing really their starting line-up while add- McLaughlin. memory," said Whitmore. unselfishly. The team is a lot more ing six newcomers as well, all of "We need to take care of the After the Colb Invitational, the willing to do what it takes to get the whom hope to make an impact. ball," said Whitmore. "We need to y Mules will compete in the third an- job done." Another change from last year's Echo photo by Kristina Smith keep the ball out of difficult situa- nual State of Maine Tournament, "Postseason is a definite goal," team comes at the head coaching Sarah Molly '97 will lead tions and in the hands of people during which Colby lost in the final said Whitmore. "WeTI take them as position as women's tennis Head the women' s squash team. who can take care of the ball." round last year to St. Joseph's Col- they come, and we've got some Coach Erica Silbersher takes over this year. Six fresh faces will appear The Mules begin their season lege. tough ones."Q for the departed John Illig. in uniform this season, including tomorrow, facing off against Tho- The Mules finished last season LeahBernstein '98, Alice Zecher '98, ranked 12th in the nation after com- Abby Manock '99 and Laura Pitarys Women's hoop hopes to improve peting in the Howe Cup, also '00. Two additional freshmen will known as the NCAA Division III be joining the team in January as National Championships. Return- Nikki Monchik '00 and Emily Young with mix of youth and experience ing from last year's squad is co- '00 are both studying abroad this captain Sarah Molly '97, who re- semester. BY DOUGLAS HEFFER cently won the consolation round Silbersher is excited about the Staff Writer of the Dartmouth Individual prospects for this year's cam- Championships in New Hamp- paign. Coming off a disappointing 7- shire. Co-captain Sonia Totten '98, "Sarah Mqlly ran weekly 17 season, the women's basketball who is spending her first semester captain's practices in October, so tearri has high expectations for the in Spain, will rejoin the team in we have a nice base...both of fit- 1996-97 campaign. The Mules will January. Totten held the number ness, play and player familiarity. field a squad including six seniors one spot last year for the Mules. We are all psyched for the opening and eight freshmen, giving them a Other returnees includeMontine of the season." good mix of youth and experience. Bowen '98, Heather Fine '99 and The Mules' season begins De "We obviously have a very Lindsay Hayes '99, all of whom will cember 4, when they travel to Mas young team this season," said Head play prominent roles on the team sachusetts to face Tufts.Q Coach Patricia O'Brien. "We're probably going to have three or four freshman starters." The Mules lone returning 'k,; J_Z|i,are starter this season is senior co-cap- " Metric Motore tain Lynn Kenoyer. Kenoyer will Echo photo by Amy Rzeznikiewitz | | start at point guard while senior Lynn Kenoyer '97 and Joy Pellitier '97 captain the women' s co-captain Joy Pelletier will play a basketball team. ™ 1 n mi supporting role. The Mules will Honda M^S^SS^mm they return to Colby for second season Saturday versus Wellesley at certainly miss the presence of jun- , Maine semester. Waterville 's ior standout Emily Larsen, who home. They will then travel to Anna "We are a very guard-heavy averaged 15.5 points and 7.2 re- Maria College in Worcester, Mass. team," said O'Brien. "We have an Mem-ik^Benz fStiestk t Audi Saafc bounds per game last season. for a game on Sunday. extreme height disadvantage. Our Larsen is spending the entire year "Wellesley is traditionally a good tallest starter is 5'10" and we have stud ing in Australia. team and Anna Maria beat us by y one six-footer coming off the Foreisn Car Service Also in Australia this semester three points last season, but if the ' bench." O'Brien said the team's W^SL^JlM^^ Mazda Gee are Kathleen Pigeon '98 and Darren freshmen play with the confidence ^^ "main goal for this season is to Perry '98. Pigeon averaged 7.8 they've shown in practice recently, 04901 i mprove on last year's record. I we have a very good chance of do- . points per game last season while would like to see the team finish jHHMKHMf™ a *^ Perry posted 16.5 points and 6.5 ing well this weekend," said around .500 or better." rebounds per game. Both Pigeon O'Brien.? TheMulesare slated toopen their and Perry will rejoin the team when •Men's basketball to kidk off season of new hopes tomorrow

• Women's hoop looks to blend old

• Steak out the pucks, if s lime to

play_L rf hockcv•¦ I

Women's cross country Women's hockey kicks off strong at Nationals new season with two wins BY LARRY BENESH was a downhill all-out sprint> ; Staff Writer which is what bothered her the Mules nip Cornell 6-5, blast St. Lawrence 7-2 most." Perhaps it was the energetic at- Patterson was worried about BY DAVE SCHOETZ mosphere and excitement of com- how the injury would hold up dur- ,.n Staff Write? peting in the Division III NCAA ing the race. National Championships that mo- "It bothered mebeforehand,but Last Saturday, the Colby tivated the women's cross country itwasthelastrace," she said. "What women's ice hockey team opened team to their 14th place finish last are you going to do? It made it up their Division I schedule on Saturday at Augustana College in through okay." Mayflower Hill with a dramatic vic- Illinois. Farrell Burns '98 and Thomp- tory over Ivy League foe Cornell "The whole experience was so son were the next two runners to University. incredible," said senior runner finish for Colby. In team scoring, The game was a see-saw battle, Kathleen Thompson. "The specta- Burns was 48 th and Thompson was with many scoring opportunities for tors lined the course, and we were 49th. both teams on each end of the ice. constantly surrounded by people. "They both had the best races The third period began with Cornell It was overwhelming,but we didn't of their career," said Aitken. holding a 5-4 lead, a margin that let it get to us, we fed off it." "Farrell just really came through." would soon be erased as U.S. Olym- The Mules were seeded 21st out Corey Dwyer '00 finished 106th pic Team hopeful Meaghan Sittler of 21 complete teams entering the overall while Amy Montemerlo '99 '98, last year's ECAC Co-Player of race. An additional 34 universities was close behind at 110th. Chris- the Year, knotted the game at 5-5. Echo photo by Mary Schwal m qualified individual runners but tine Kennedy '98 finished 154th. With four minutes remaining, Sittler Meaghan Sittler '98 carries the puck during the game were not included in team scoring. Kennedy ran in the place of co- scored again, giving herself a hat against Cornell. Williams finished 5th overall while captain Liz Fagan '97 who did not trick and Colby its first victory of Bowdoin placed 10th. Colby's score compete because of a hip injury. the year, 6-5. dominating each period for a con- practicing until November 1. All of putthem ahead of Middlebury who Senior goalie Marie vincing 7-2 win. Senior Barb Gor- the other schools in the league have Sarah Czok '00l. IT traveled to the meet was seeded 11th but placed 17th. but became ill on the plane and did Polichronopoulos minded the net don, last year's second leading been practicing since the 15th of "There was only one direction not race, leaving the team one per- well as she posted an impressive 38 scorer in the ECAC, notched her October." to go from last, so we gave it our son short of the usual seven run- saves against Cornell's high-pow- first hat trick of the season while The Mules are captained by Se- best shot," said Thompson. ners. ered offense. First-year Head Coach Polichronopoulos turned in a solid niors Heather McVicar, Stacy Joslin Kara Patterson '971ed theMules "She couldn't run and there was Jen Holsten was excited about the performance with 24 saves. and Gary Charlebois. With a solid and finished 30th overall. Her per- no point in trying to make her," win. "We were a bit fatigued from the core of veterans as well as some new formance was good enough to earn said Aitken. "Cornell is one of the strongest day before," said Holsten, "but we young talent and an explosive of- her All-American honors despite Overall, Aitken was pleased teams out there and I'd say we rotated three lines and it worked fensive punch provided by Olym- suffering from a hamstring injury with the team's performance. "We turned some heads by beating well." pic hopefuls Gordon and Sittler, the theweekbefore.Patterson received probably ran as well as I could them." The 22 game regular season will Mules look to be at the top of the treatment for her injury up until an expect us to run," she said. "It was After only one night of rest, be a tiresome one for the Mules who Division I ECAC with the likes of hour and a half before the race, a really tight race. There were three Colby hosted St. Lawrence Univer- will playgames every Saturday and Providence, Brown and the Univer- according to Head Coach Deb people with the same time as Kara, sity on Sunday, the only other Divi- Sunday until March. sity of New Hampshire, the defend- Aitken. that's how tight it was. It was a sion III school with a Division I According to Holsten, the Mules ing national champions. "It definitely affected her in the great end to the season, and hope- women's ice hockey program. start at a disadvantage compared to This weekend the Mules travel second half and in the home fully we can be back there again Colby's offense exploded for 68 other teams in the league: "Because to Princeton and Yale in hopes of stretch," said Aitken. "The finish next year."Q shots against St. Lawrence's goalie, of NESCAC rules, we can't start extending their undefeated start.Q Men's hocke y aims to defen d powerf ul re puta tion BY RYAN MAYHUGH sive 19-6 overall record. Do the Returning up front for the Mules while Lamia netted 18 goals and look at our roster, we have the lines Staff Writer Mules feel as though there is added is the high-powered line of Mick assisted on 20 to give him a total of that are the most mature and... the pressure on them to succeed this Lamia '97, Dan Lavergne '97 and 38 points. most dangerous," said Tortorella. Three years ago, an article was year? Lavergne en- The defense will be anchored by run in this paper that highlighted "Not really," ters the season co-captain Bob Doak '97, with help the freshmen members of the Colby said co-captain with a total of 124 from Kevin Soja '98, Dennis Collum men's hockey team. This class of Todd McGovern career points, '98, Rob Koh '99 and Masood "Youngbloods," as the article was '97. "I think last while Lamia has Dehnavifar '99. titled, came to Mayflower Hill with year was a great 90, and Blauert, "Defensively, we probably have high expectations and were looked year, but it's just despite missing five of the best defensemen in the upon to turn an annually dismal something to almost half of league," said Tortorella. hockey program around. build on. Right last season, has "We definitely have a solid core Over the last three years they now, we're 0-0 70. of defensemen," said McGovern. didn't just turn itaround, they made and nobody's Colby's sec- "It's probably our strongest point it do a complete 180°. talking Nation- ond line features right now." The blowouts and disappoint- als. We're taking McGovern, who After a spectacular rookie sea- ments of years past were erased from it day to day." finished last year son, Jason Cherella '99 returns as memory last March when the Mules Colby will with six goals the Mules' starting goalkeeper. earned a bid to the 1996 NCAA Di- begin the year and 12 assists for Cherella complied an 18-6 record vision III Tournament, the first spot ranked second Echo photo by Tanya Semels 18 points, Jody between the pipes last season, sav- landed by a Colby hockey team in in the ECAC, Captains Dan Lavergne '97 and Bob Doak '97 lead stretching. Eidt '97 and ing 90 percent of the shots he faced the national tournament in school behind Chad Pimentel while finishing, with a 2.46 goals history. However, the Mules fell in Middlebury, and seventh in the na- Darren Blauert '97. Lavergne and '98. The third unit includes Terry against average. He was named the the first round to top-seeded tion. Considering the fact that the Lamia played most of las,t season Flynn '98 (13 goals, 10 assists, 23 ECAC Rookie of the Year for the Middlebury, the learn that went on Mules graduated only three players with Brian Cronin '96 filling in for points), Ryan Waller '99 and fresh- 1995-96 season. to win the national championship. from last year's squad and are solid Blauert, who was forced to sit out man Bobby Caron. Depth and expe- "I think the big thing for Jason is The "Youngbloods" are now in all three areas of the game: of- with a broken arm. It didn't hurt rience are just a couple of Colby's to compete like he competed last experienced seniors, looking to im- fense, defenseand goallending, their their offensive numbers. Lavergne strong points, according to Head year," said Tortorella, "My point to prove upon last year's season, dur- pre-season rankings would appea r led the team in scoring, racking up Coach Jim Tortorella. Jason all year is to stay focused and ing which they posted an impres- to do them justice. 14 goals and 30 assists for 44 points, "I think by far and away, if you see HOCKEY on page 14