College Voice Vol. 24 No. 18

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First Class THE COLLEGE U.S. Postage PAID Permit #35 New London, cr PUOL/SIIED WEEKLY BY tue STUDENTS OF CONNEC/ICUT COU..EGE OleE VOLUMEXXlV· NUMBER 18 FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2001 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE, NEW LONDON, cr Controversy Surrounds Lieberman Awarded Honorary Doctorate Peer Advising of the event. Incident Between Conn After brief introduction speeches by President Lewis Position To and Provost Regan, Lieberman accepted his honorary degree from Duncan Dayton. Lieberman then began Students and Outsiders reading from prepared remarks, addr~ssmg the Mc.C3l~- Be Created Feingold campaign finance reform bill now pending In the House. Bv TIM STEVENS struck him with a bottle and knocked After praising the recent passage of the Mc~ain- Bv KATE WOODSOMF his legs out from underneath him. In NEWS EDITOR Feingold bill in the senate, Lieberman defended hl~ pro his fall, he broke the sunroof of his STAFP WRI rER During the pre-dawn hours of reform stance by saying that "We asked ourselves If we truck. In response to heightened vandal _Sunday April 8, an altercation wanted a government in which power derives f~om the Helfer raised his voice following ism, increased levels of emotional :6ecurred that began at Cro and people, and where those privileged to exercise that Wallach's fall, demanding someone crises, and the proposed reduction of ended at Larrabee Green. The inci- power are ultimately accountable to the people. We pay for the damage to the truck. He health services' evening hours, the _ dent culminated in the injurying of asked ourselves whether the passion and force with was struck in the head by one of the recent creation of 37 Peer Advisors - several Conn students, some requir- which the citizenry articulates its views - through the off campus individuals at this point seeks to relieve Connecticut College liospitalization, and the arrival of right to vote - are the means by which the government ing and a scuffle broke out. This minor housefellows from becoming over- troo:New London Police Department should be influenced?" scuffle quickly escalated to some- burdened by support-staff responsi- ~(m4Q Connecticut College's campus. Lieberman defended his position by arguing that thing more violent, something that bilities. Facing criticism from the :Il~ond these basic facts, little is only wealthy Americans can afford to fund politicians. Tollefsen equated with a "hockey Student Government Association for ... Known for sure about the incident. "Sometimes the price of admission exceeds what most fight where you just grab someone its hasty and ambiguous develop- -"':According to William Tollefsen's Americans could ever dream of giving a candidate or a and hope that they are as sane as ment of the new paraprofessionals, - "(02- written statement to Student political party. For $100, $1,000, or $10,000, wealthy you." His statement goes on to the Office of Student Life asserts -Lite; the situation began with Jason individuals or interest groups can buy the time of candi- describe the brutality of the incident they are fundamental to the upkeep - \¥allach '01 dancing on his 4- dates and elected officials, gaining access ... that is far and includes a medical report on one of student welfare amidst a sea of Rlmner naked. At this point, "a beyond the grasp of those who have only their voice and of the Conn students injured who social and institutional challenges. group of individuals (to-IS) black their votes to offer ..... suffered from a cut above his left Coordination between Student Life, males and I black female, who had While opponents of the McCain-Feingold bill have eye, closed airway, a minor abrasion Dean Theresa Ammirati, and current never seen before and assumed to be argued that limiting contributions will unfairly limit free on his cheek as well as injuries to the housefellows expanded the long- from New London began to throw speecb and violate the first amendment, Lieberman face, stomach, back, and chest with a established role of Student Advisor garbage and pebbles at Wallach." steel toed boot. believes that donations limit free speecb. "Under the current system, the voice of monied interests drowns out to offer an alternative, less intimidat- Pete Helfer '01, Wallach's roommate Dean of Student Life Catherine the voice of average Americans, often preventing them ing liaison between students and sup· and friend, approached the group WoodBrooks would not speak Lieberman addresses assembly at Palmer Auditorium (Thomson) from being truly heard in our public policy debates." port staff. Student Advisors current- and urged them in a "calm quiet directly to Tollefsen'S statement, but After delivering his speech, Lieberman devoted a ly counsel approximately seven voice" to cease throwing objects at did state that several of the state- Bv BRADLEYKREll" freshmen. Peer Advisors confiden- Wallach. bali-hour to fielding questions from audience members. ments she had read displayed fairly EDITOR-IN-CHIEF tially will deal with an entire floor of One member of the group took While most questions centered around campaign consistent accounts of the events United States Senator and former Democratic vice students. offense to Helfer speaking to them finance reform and an education bill that Leiberman is leading up to, and including, the presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman came to "The real goal is that no one falls and look a half hearted swing that fight. currently sponsoring, he responded to questions on top- Connecticut College Wednesday April 11 to receive an through the cracks," says Dean of TOllefsen suspects was "an attempt ics from the spy plane situation in China to Anti- In reference to the perpetrators, honorary law degree and deliver a speech on the recent Student Life Kristine Cyr Goodwin. to scare Pete." After the exchange of Semitism in Austria. After finishing with the question- WoodBrooks concurred with developments in campaign finance reform. Lieberman's She is baffled by rumors suggesting a few more words, the groups began answer session, Leiberman spoke to local television Tollefsen, saying, "it certainly speech brought out enough students, Coast Guard the Peer Advisors will serve as "tat ~ to migrate towards Larabee Green. report. appears that the people were from Academy members, and New London residents to pack tletale" agents. ''They don't carry As they passed by Wallach, they Palmer Auditorium, despite the awkward midday timing any judicatory rights and aren't continued on page 6 continued on page 2 Connecticut College Tennis Program to Continue Through 2001-2002 Broader Task Force To Make Alternative Recommendations on Possible Athletic Cutbacks Tim Reynolds to Bv MATTHEW B. KEsSLER AND MATT PRESTON a larger task force which was in the original recommendations meets. I personally agree with that and PPBC Headline Floralia EDiTOR-iN-CHIEF AND STAFF WRJTER agrees with that. I took that recommendation to Acting The single statement by men's tennis co-captain President David K. Lewis by phone Tuesday night, and Dan Greenblatt '03, "It's good to be back", sums up so we've agreed to do that before forming any decision the feeling of the entire student body, especially aboUltennis or any particular program into a larger con- SAC Offers Events for Entire those involved with the Connecticut College Tennis versation which will take place over a period of months Program. During last Tuesday's Priority Planning and will eventually result in some decisions next year." Floralia Weekend Budget Committee (PPBC) meeting the board Said Montermerlo, who also serves the students as announced that the tennis program would not be President of SGA: "SGA discussed the possible suspen- suspended following the conclusion of the current sion/cut of an athletic team. It was the opinion of the Bv JESSIE VANGROFSKY spring 2001 season. Once the student PPBC mem- assembly that the suspension/cut of an athletic program MANAGING EDITOR bers [Scott Montermerlo '01, Kurt Brown '03, and would be one of the most detrimental things that the The most anticipated weekend of the spring Jeff Perkins '01] expressed their vehement opposi- institution could do. Jeff, Kurt and I expressed this opin- semester known as Floralia is fast approaching. With tion to the suspension of any athletic program due ion strongly to PPBC by reiterating the fact that athletics a mixture of both MOBROC as well as main stage to mandatory athletic department cutbacks, the are a key part of this institution. We also presented to bands, this Student Activities Counsel (SAC) spon- decision was made to create an additional, broader them the possible repercussions that could occur if an sored event is sure to arouse every students mind. task force to review all recommended cutbacks. athletic team or program was suspended or cut. It would The main stage will be featuring Tim Reynolds, 2 Initially, an athletic board task force had recom- result in an angry student body, as well as frustration Skinny J's, Ton O'Honey, Little Horse, an unspecified mended the suspension of the tennis program in amongst alumni, staff and faculty. Financial and media OJ due to a cancellation, and COIJO'Sown Guns n order to cut $200,000 in the athletic department backlash could result.

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