SPORts FEATURES OP/ED A&E Brett Favre: Getting to know Professor Iraq: Should we stay or Jen Fitzgerald Memorial In Memoriam Judith Sarnecki should we go? Concert. >> page 11 >> page 3 >> page 5 >> page 8 FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2008 VOL. CXXTHEV, NO. 17 LAWRENLAWRENCE UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1884 TIANWWW.LAWRENTIAN.COM LU Alumnus selected as new Dean of the Conservatory Katy Hillbo ic achievement,” helped him bring Pertl thinks that life experiences — simply put, the study of music Fred Sturm, Pertl’s first trombone Staff Writer a similar approach to the Encarta outside of the practice room are an and culture in different countries professor and jazz director when he Encyclopedia. important part of this. — play a bigger role in the curricu- arrived at Lawrence, who nominated Brian Pertl is not your typical aca- After working at Microsoft, Pertl Although Pertl places the utmost lum. Pertl for the position. demic. The Lawrence alumnus joked, lectured for 14 years as part of the importance on technique, he also Pertl also acknowledges the “If it wouldn’t have been for “When I played in the Alumni Jazz Humanities Washington Inquiring believes that “a good musician [can importance of quality faculty mem- Fred, I never would have applied,” Showcase and unveiled my illumi- Mind Lecture Series. In this job, he be trained] in a practice room, but bers. He said that he “once read that said Pertl. nated eye-ball didgeridoos, I feared gave “over 300 lectures on a variety they will never be great unless they if a person is lucky, he will have Pertl is very excited to return that I would never be asked back to of topics in the biggest cities and the have deep personal experiences” to three to five teachers who will have to Lawrence, and reflected on his Lawrence again.” Not only was he smallest towns; the largest universi- color their music. a profound impact on his life.” journey as the “prototypical liberal asked back, he was recently named ties and the humblest elementary As part of this experiential train- He continued by saying, “In my arts journey.” the new Dean of the Conservatory. schools.” ing, Pertl advocates travel abroad, life, I have had seven: one from the As Pertl makes his way back to Although Pertl said that he has Pertl feels that his speaking expe- community involvement, the use of University of Washington, one from where he first started, he hopes to not “pursued any of the routes riences and his work at Microsoft technology and interdepartmental Wesleyan University, and five from “do what I can to make the lives of normally taken to prepare for this have given him skills that he can collaboration. Of course, he also Lawrence!” other [Lawrence] students better.” position,” it was actually the uncon- apply to his job at Lawrence. would like to see ethnomusicology In fact, it was Professor of Music ventionality of his background that Once he is at Lawrence, Pertl made him such a strong candidate wants to listen to the students and for the job. staff to determine what issues need After graduating from Lawrence to be addressed in the Conservatory, Lawrence Vikings win MWC with a Bachelor of Music degree although he has some idea of the in trombone performance and a direction that he wants to take. Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Pertl recognizes that today’s Pertl received the Thomas Watson musician faces a changing environ- Fellowship, which allowed him to ment, so he wants to encourage basketball championship travel to Australia, Tibet, Nepal and programs that will help students India to study the use of harmonics become more adaptive. in Aboriginal didgeridoo playing and “Here we sit in this climate of Tibetan sacred chanting. uncertainty, watching one of the He went on to earn a master’s most monumental shifts in the degree in ethnomusicology from music industry since the invention Wesleyan University, but before of the phonograph,” said Pertl in a completing his doctorate in the same recent convocation. area of study at the University of He acknowledged that “uncer- Washington, he was offered a job at tainty will remain the norm for some a rather unmusical company. time,” but said that “when Lawrence Pertl, along with another ethno- Conservatory graduates leave these musicologist, was hired by Microsoft halls, they should go forth not with to select and caption 337 pieces fear or dread, but with passion and of music from 192 different coun- excitement, knowing that they have tries for the Encarta World Atlas all the tools they need to take advan- Project. This project, what Pertl tage of the many artistic opportuni- calls his “most important academ- ties that await them.” Gilge’s video selected for exhibit Alicia Bones Shimon’s digital processes classes. Staff Writer Photo by Ted Greeley Gilge submitted the video as an The Lawrence men's basketball team captured the conference title with two close victories against St. Norbert and Carroll. assignment for the class. The Walker The white picket fence may posted a YouTube video, asking for Douglas McEneaney Lawrence’s Alexander Gym host- Lawrence and St. Norbert during Staff Writer be part of the American suburban video submissions under five min- ed the entire Midwest Conference the regular season. dream, but what is a fence’s real pur- utes detailing suburban life. Tournament, which definitely gave Friday night’s game, much like pose? Sophomore Lynn Gilge asks if Gilge’s video, called “Continuous Lawrence men’s basketball an edge to our Vikings during both most of the Vikings games of late, a fence should keep us in or block Fence,” is nearly four minutes of became the conference champions playoff games. was dramatic and stressful for all us out in her video selected for a close-ups on rolling fences, shot this past weekend with victories During the first round of the of the 1050 die-hard fans. screening at the Minneapolis Walker from the perspective of someone over St. Norbert College and Carroll playoffs, Carroll College defeated Prior to the game, the Vikings Art Center’s new exhibit, "Worlds walking by. Each fence segment is College. However, these victories Grinnell College 124-122, the usual men’s team, along with leader Away: New Suburban Landscapes." tightly edited to come immediately did not come easy for our Vikings, high scoring game when Grinnell Coach Joel DePagter, was recog- Getting a video into this exhibit after the previous fence, giving the as both games were decided in the is on the court. Carroll College’s nized as conference champions by was not part of the plan for Gilge. A video a sense of endlessness. A clip final seconds. victory allowed them to advance the sports information director for studio art and English major, Gilge’s of an Imogen Heap song put through Our Vikings were ranked first in to the championship, where they the Midwest Conference. A touch- focus is painting. An interest in a filter and repeated throughout conference going into this weekend’s would face the winner of Friday advertising as a possible career led playoffs and 16th in the nation. night’s game between Lawrence and Gilge to Julie Lindemann and John Because of the first-place seeding, St. Norbert College. See Basketball on page 11 See Art on page 3 Carroll was 1-1 against both A rummage sale put on by ances, among other things. $250 for this year’s event. will help subsidize the Frisbee play- the Lawrence University Ultimate All the items were donated by According to Chris Hooper, a ers’ spring break trip to Savannah, Ultimate Frisbee team took place this week Lawrence students, and were very senior member of the men’s team, a Ga. There, Lawrence’s men’s and in Riverview Lounge Tuesday, reasonably priced and in good con- large chunk of the money raised in women’s teams will gather with Wednesday and Thursday after- dition. The team also held this fund- the sale will go toward the entry fees teams from around the nation for Rummage Sale noons. Students casually stopping raiser last year, and raised about for the Ultimate Players Association several days of Ultimate fun on Dylan Reed-Maxfield by had a chance to browse through $500. As of Tuesday, they were on sectional tournament, to be held the for The Lawrentian a diverse assortment of old clothes, pace to surpass that total, with an weekend of April 12 in Whitewater. decorations, toys and small appli- opening day that brought in over The remainder of the proceeds See Sale on page 3 WEEKEND Mostly Sunny Few Snow Showers High 21 High 25 URDAY Low 12 Low 14 T WEATHER UNDAY A Wind: NW at 8 mph S Source: weather.com S Wind: W at 6 mph The LAWRENTIAN 2 FEATURES FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2008 Iraq veteran speaks against the war The Atrium’s Focus On Students Daniel Fulton the malignant purpose of blinding April West shooting but in reality killing some- to wage war and cause destruction. poor students and adding insult to Staff Writer Gennady Malyshev one is nothing like a video game.” When you are trying to win their injury, as if the four flights of stairs, Under the No Child Left Behind hearts and minds, military action Emily Peck bitter cold, and tuition weren’t Wednesday, Feb. 27 the Act recruiters can look up any stu- just doesn’t work. Giving people Corey Zehfus enough. Multicultural Affairs Committee dent’s information, including their $5000 for every son you kill does for The Lawrentian Of course, now that this phe- (MCAC) brought Iraq War veteran extra-curricular activities, Knox said.