Vol. XCVI. NO. 7 The Why Hitler? Ask Professor ou’wester Hat eld. SNovember 11, 2009 e Weekly Student Newspaper of Rhodes College See Page 4 Rhodes Career Services Bill barely passes By Jasmine Gilstrap 103 and a new seminar titled Making It Counts “Ulti- Staff Writer mate Money Skills: College.” and sparks debate  e question of what a one wants to be when “ e seminar was created to educate and empower they grow up is asked at an early age and is repeated college students to develop smart money management By Nene Baff ord was voted against 258-176. throughout years of education. Rhodes’ Career Services skills.  is program prepares students with an under- News Editor Will Obama agree with the fi rst aids those who know the answer to the question as well standing of appropriate credit card use, student bank-  e health care reform bill, amendment? Obama suggests that he as those in need of guidance. ing options, how to develop and follow a budget, and known as  e Aff ordable Health Care is not comfortable with the abortion Career Services assists students with the career the importance of saving and emphasizes the impor- for America Act, was recently passed restrictions because they are chang- development process through self-assessment, career tance of how the choices students make about money in the House of Representatives, but ing the “status quo” on abortion and exploration, and career decision making. By providing while in college can have a direct impact on their future not without some minor issues.  e limiting women’s insurance choices. counseling, career information programs, internships, fi nancial success,” said Oakes. “With undergraduates act provides quality aff ordable health Obama says, “ is is a health care bill, and employment opportunities, Career Services helps busier than ever with academics, internships, and ex- care for all Americans and controls not an abortion bill.” Pro-choice activ- students develop a plan and identify a course of action tra-curricular activities, this seminar was developed as health care cost growth.  e act nar- ist are outraged by the amendment as for the next few years that will help students explore and a succinct, yet informative, way to help students make rowly passed by a vote of 220-215, and well, reopening the national abortion prepare for careers that fi t their interests and values. smart fi nancial decisions.” already contains one out of the two debate. “Our goals are for students to have increased aware- Although students know it exists, many do not use possible amendments proposed. While there are issues with the ness of interests, values, skills, and personality style as it the resource and are unaware of its benefi ts. Career Ser-  e fi rst amendment was intro- amendment, nothing will become of- relates to career options in addition to developing career vices is not just for seniors looking for jobs after gradu- duced by anti-abortion Democrats, and fi cial until the Senate passes the bill, knowledge and experience through experiential learn- ation, but also for freshmen who may not know the bans federal funds for abortion services if they do indeed pass the bill.  ere ing opportunities and programs and gaining informa- path they would like to take after college. Regardless of in the public option insurance, as well has been a supposed stall in the Sen- tion on tools that will prepare them for the graduate where one falls on answering the question of what one as in the exchange that the bill would ate, with Sen. Lindsey Graham saying, school/job search process have access to employment wants to be, Brittany Signorelli, class of 2010 and Ca- create, except in cases of rape, incest, “ e House bill is dead on arrival in opportunities.,” said Amy Oakes, Associate Director of reer Services RSA, encourages students to visit Career and a life threatening pregnancy. If the Senate.”  e Senate wants a plan Career Services. Services for help in addressing the question through a in need of an abortion policy, women that allows the public option to be- Career Services also off ers students multiple ways variety of ways. will be able to purchase separate poli- come available only in the event that to discover resources that will help them in their hunt “Working as an intern for Career Services has cies known as “riders,” with their own the private markets do not show any for success. Career Lynx, an on-line job and internship opened my eyes to the many programs and services the money.  e amendment passed easily reform. In this case, the public option tool, is run by Career Services in addition to the various offi ce provides to students. Career Services is extremely by 240-194, winning strong Republi- is a fallback plan. Sen. Mary Landrieu programs focused on careers such as the Career Fair, the resourceful, and it’s my job to help make known to the can support.  e second amendment says, “[ e plan] should be triggered Graduate School Expo, Career Panels, Career Informa- students the multitude of services the staff provides,” however did not receive the same fa- by choice and aff ordability, not by tion Sessions, and Career Preparation Seminars. Two said Signorelli. “Whether you want to have your resume vor.  e amendment was proposed by political whim.” Only time will tell if upcoming events hosted by Career Services are  e Ca- looked over, want to obtain an internship, or simply Minority Leader John Boehner, and this bill becomes a law. Will the Sen- reer Power Half-Hour, being held  ursday, November want to acquire better interview and networking skills, would have substituted a few sections Bill 12 and Monday, November 16 at 4:30 pm in Burrow Career Services is the go-to place.” of the bill dealing with insurance. It , continued on Page 5 Swine fl u diffi cult to detect in campus setting By Anna Meyerrose to determine whether or not patients do in fact have swine sumed to have swine fl u, since it is still too early in the year Opinion Editor fl u, therefore making it diffi cult to conclusively diagnose. for the circulation of regular fl u to be very likely. One particularly prevalent topic on American college Due to this problem, all college campuses are enforcing self- Despite the fact that swine fl u is not, in most cases, campuses this year has been the spread and attempted isolation of any students who show signs of fl u-like symp- fatal, it is still a fate that most would prefer to avoid. Like containment of various forms of infl uenza, the swine fl u toms in an attempt to contain the spread of the disease. the seasonal fl u, there is a live-virus vaccine that the CDC (H1N1) virus in particular.  is health scare fi rst gained Cases of swine fl u have become so widespread at select hopes will help to control the spread of the H1N1 virus. force this past April, when the World Health Organiza- universities that school offi cials have been forced to close However, one major problem is the shortage of vaccines tion (WHO) declared it a pandemic; soon thereafter, the down their institutions for varying periods of time. As of available to the general public. Earlier this fall, the Rho- United States government announced that the swine fl u October 28, 351 schools in 19 diff erent states had closed des Moore Moore clinic received 210 doses of the seasonal had become a public health emergency. Ever since these due to staggering amounts of students infected with H1N1. fl u shot, but those were all administered within two days’ events, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  us far, the swine fl u has not been so extreme at Rhodes; time. “Hopefully, additional seasonal fl u shots will arrive (CDC) have been working toward containing the spread of nevertheless, it is a problem that the Rhodes community before the end of the semester.  e normal fl u season is the H1N1 virus. Before this year, the last outbreak of the has been forced to face, at least to some extent. January to March,” says Sterba. swine fl u was in 1976, amongst a group of military recruits “It is impossible to determine how many cases of H1N1 As for the arguably more pressing issue of H1N1 vac- at Ft. Dix, New Jersey; however, this outbreak never spread fl u there have been on campus,” says Patricia Sterba, Direc- cines, supplies around the country and also at Rhodes are and soon thereafter disappeared of its own accord. tor of the Moore Moore Health Center at Rhodes. “ e particularly limited. Several weeks ago, Rhodes received a Since this past spring, the swine fl u virus has continued student health center only treats students. Faculty and staff small amount of H1N1 fl u mists, but those had all been to spread with somewhat alarming speed. As of October are seen off campus. Many students also go to local minor administered soon thereafter. A second, small shipment 21, 47,000 cases of swine fl u had been reported for this centers or are treated by family members that are physi- was received on November; these vaccines “will be given to academic year alone on all college campuses in the United cians. And fi nally, some may not see anyone because they students with chronic health conditions. When additional States, but no student deaths resulting from this virus have did not realize that they had the fl u”. In addition, specifi c doses arrive they will be available to the other students, yet been confi rmed. statistics on the extent of H1N1 infections at Rhodes are faculty and staff ,” says Sterba. One somewhat relevant problem concerning the swine limited by the problem with diagnosing swine fl u. “H1N1 Up to this point, cases of swine fl u have been relatively fl u is its diagnosis.  e symptoms of the H1N1 virus, in- testing is performed in laboratories and results take around moderate at Rhodes. However, whether or not this trend is cluding fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, aches, chills, 7 days. Patients need to be treated as soon as possible, indicative of events to come in the next few months is yet and excessive fatigue, are also indicative of the regular, sea- therefore physicians do not order this test,” explains Sterba. to be seen. sonal fl u. Since this is the case, special lab tests are require Many students who have displayed fl u symptoms are as- Page 2 Opinion Wednesday, November 11, 2009

The Cross-dressing student feels oppressed Sou’wester By John Ayers or university put up with the student’s tastes? Af- in favor of the greater good of the school, even Staff Writer ter all, the student is the one paying to be there. when no one is directly affected. It is the slip- Editor-In-Chief Oppression! Discrimination! These famil- However, it appears that the courts have been pery slope argument: allow cross dressers to wear Ralph MacDonald iar accusations have been hurling this week in a pretty smart about deciding these cases, usually what they please in schools and then next must relatively obscure case in which a cross-dressing we allow nudists to come to school naked? That Co-Editor student showed up to his high school in an ex- would make for an interesting lecture, but I have Lee Bryant posing outfit more appropriate for a member of a feeling it would be difficult to take notes or keep Layout Editor the opposite sex. The student was promptly sent my eyes averted from part of the room the entire Monica Gehrig home and asked to change and come back with period. appropriate clothing and hair that did not exceed Yes, there is some value to what this stu- Opinion Editor the school dress code. Instead, the student sought dent said when he noted that schools should not Anna Meyrrose legal aid. The school is sticking to the legal route control the looks of their students just like they and trying to avoid the many issues that accom- should not have any control over their speech. News Editor pany cross-dressing by stating that the student No one would wish to be told that Rhodes will NeNe Bafford was not conforming to the school dress codes be implementing a new shaved head policy or A&E Editor based on hair length (he was wearing a female segregation of classrooms by sex. However, both Cristina Iskander wig). The student most likely does not have much have their limits. I cannot get up in the middle of a case due to the rules of the school and Su- of a lecture and start shouting and I can’t go to Sports Editor preme Court rulings that often allow schools to class wearing my Dallas Cowboy flag like a robe. Andrew Mullins-Williams control dress codes and hair length in the interest Ultimately we, and that student, are at teaching Copy Editor of not disrupting other students’ education. institutions for our educational benefit, not to ex- Allison Woods To say that the student would not be dis- press ourselves through the latest fashions and de- tracting would be a blatant lie; however, his case signs, sorry girls. We must remind ourselves that Editorial Assistant does bring to mind possible future problems at during learning periods we should not distract Amaryllis Lyle other schools and possibly even at Rhodes. At others from their educational experience whether Business Manager what point can the professor simply refuse to we want to act out or not, just like we would not Effie Du teach a student whose very appearance disrupts Photo Courtesy of imbd.com want them doing so to us. That is simply not the the classroom? To what extent should any school “To Wong Foo” in your high school? purpose of universities and schools. How to Reach Our 20 years after fall of the Berlin Wall Authors and Us By Jake Groves November 1989, press members inquired an under-informed Schabowski As the official newspaper of Rho- Staff Writer about the state of emigration in the GDR, to which Schabowski erroneously des College, The Sou’wester is produced November 9 marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. replied that East Berliners were allowed to legally cross the border to West entirely by students on staff. It functions The act signified a major shift in the Cold War’s East-West enmity, which Berlin. Confused border guards almost opened fire on the massive crowds independently of faculty and administra- eventually became early evidence of Communism’s collapse; the event also that flocked to border gates until higher-ups confirmed Schabowski’s state- tion. The newspaper is published weekly reunited many families separated by the wall’s construction. Remembering ment and permitted all passage. Soon after, deconstruction of the wall be- throughout the fall and spring semesters, such a momentous occurrence is important as we move towards a brighter gan and East and West Germany reunited the following year. except during exam periods and breaks. future. It is funny how a single spokes- The Sou’wester is a member of the After the carnage of World person’s misinformation can lead to Student Media Board, a consortium that War II, the Allied powers (i.e. Brit- such a critical development. How- includes the editors of all student media ain, France, the United States and ever, the pain endured by many outlets, class representatives, and at-large the USSR) deliberated at length Berliners is not. Countless stories representatives from the student body. about how to deal with the recal- exist of families being separated All staff editorials published in The citrant Germany, eventually allot- without communication, relatives Sou’wester represent the majority opin- ting regions of occupancy to each dying without contact with their ion of the Editorial Board composed of the Allies. The Allies divided loved ones, etc. These traumatic of section editors and executive editors. Berlin in the same fashion, with experiences arose due to interstate Opinions expressed in opinion columns each of the four Allies occupying opposition that was mostly out of and letters-to-the-editor do not necessar- a sector. the citizens’ control. The people ily reflect the opinions of The Sou’wester Soviet leader Josef Sta lin, how- coped best they could, but this does Editorial Board. Letters-to-the-editor ever, began taking measures that nothing to lessen the severity of the are encouraged, but cannot exceed 350 conflicted with the Western vision atrocities resulting from such inter- words; all letters must be signed and will for Berlin and Germany. Stalin’s state competition. be edited for clarity. Berlin Blockade, a move intended Wrapped up in self-interest, to prevent supplies from reaching the USA and USSR acted to pro- West Berlin, prompted the US-led mote their security and thus en- Reaching The Sou’wester Berlin Airlift and solidified the gendered their mutual hostility. Phone: (901) 843-3402 growing East-West tensions. Later, However, this also alienated much Fax: (901) 843-3409 the German Democratic Republic of their populations from their re- photo courtesy of gulaghistory.org E-mail: [email protected] (GDR; East Germany’s govern- spective governments and also from Address: Rhodes Box 3010 ment) fortified the border with an East Germans gather to witness the dismantling of the Berlin each other. For example, this is the Wall on November 9, 1989. The Sou’wester impassable wall intended to elimi- cause of the anti-Russian sentiment 2000 North Parkway nate travel between East and West harbored by many Americans to- Memphis, TN 38112-1690 Berlin and dissuade Western aggression. day. Such beliefs are a fallacy and unfortunate side effects of intense state- The fall of the Berlin Wall came about when the future of the Cold War state competition. was uncertain. However, in months leading up to it, citizens in Eastern Bloc Looking back to the fall of the Berlin Wall reminds us of all the losses states grew increasingly dissatisfied with their economic situation and began suffered and pain endured while states vied for political supremacy. Al- protesting against the austere measures adopted by their governments. though halting such a deleterious trend in global politics is virtually impos- The fall of the Wall, although indirectly spurred by the citizens’ unrest, sible given the current system, we as individuals must take opportunities like was brought about directly by politburo spokesman Gunter Schabowski’s this anniversary to remind ourselves of the mistakes of our past. Only in this mistaking a note at a press conference. At a routine press conference in way may we hope to avert future indiscretion.

The Sou’wester Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Opinion Page 3 In Maine, thirty-first time is not the charm By Patrick Harris in California, the national trendsetter for left-liberalism, lating marriage and divorce have traditionally been the Staff Writer a majority of voters were unwilling to concede that the provinces of the state governments, but same-sex marriage Election Day 2009 was an unhappy one for liberals, demands of equality included redefining marriage. supporters are reaching the outer limits of this strategy, with the loss of two major governorships, but perhaps the Conventional wisdom holds that the eventual tri- whether by legislatures or voters. For the foreseeable fu- most stinging reverse came in Maine, where voters over- umph of gay marriage is inevitable, given the evident ture, they will therefore seek to have same-sex marriage turned the state legislature’s adoption of same-sex mar- generational shift towards more permissive attitudes. Gay enshrined as a constitutional right, at both the state and riage. The balance of polite opinion had expected a win rights groups place their ultimate hope in demographic national level. It’s a logical step, provided one adheres to for gay marriage, but when the ballots were counted, a change, which will render their views mainstream, even the prevailing progressive view of jurisprudence, accord- solid 53 percent of Mainers voted to jettison the redefini- unexceptionable. They may well be right to do so, but ing to which whatever ought to be in the Constitution is tion of a basic social institution. Gay rights groups took the aftermath of their unexpected defeat in Maine found in the Constitution. it hard; after a year of seemingly inexorable progress for same sex marriage’s boosters suddenly less sanguine about Gay marriage advocates have every right to make their cause, same-sex marriage advocates were defeated, the character of their fellow citizens. The typical self- their case in the nation’s courts. But as they do so, argu- despite outspending their opponents 3-1 in one of the righteous vitriol was directed against those self-righteous ing that marriage to someone of the same sex is a right so most secular states in the nation. Nor could they blame and vitriolic Americans who dared to throw a monkey inalienable as to be beyond the will of the electorate or the Mormons this time. wrench in the machinery of social progress. Throughout their duly elected legislators, they ought to drop the pre- Gay marriage proponents should not have been so the traditional media and online, progressive voices la- tense that they have any regard whatsoever for the will of surprised. Marriage has been put to the polls in thirty- mented the small-minded bigotry of the American people. their fellow citizens. It is a noxious and disingenuous af- one states, and in every case the voters have chosen to And since, according to this line of thinking, the voting fectation, and the public’s growing sensibility of this fact preserve its traditional definition. Admittedly there are public cannot be counted on to assent to the fundamental may be one explanation for the outcome of the vote in states such as Massachusetts and Connecticut that could right to homosexual marriage, progressives should turn Maine. One must admire the interminable persistence of probably enact gay marriage by plebiscite, but same-sex again to their time-honored means of advancing their the friends of gay marriage, but after thirty-one opportu- marriage has already been legalized there by the courts agenda: the courts. nities to redefine marriage at the ballot box, the nation’s or legislature. Outside these reliably progressive enclaves, Such was the method, after all, by which gay mar- collective patience is wearing thin. gay activists are hitting a brick wall of an obstacle; name- riage was introduced into Iowa this year, a place where ly, that a majority of Americans disagree with them. Even voter approval would be scarcely conceivable. Laws regu- Reading a luxury unlikely Everything from internet to make a comeback access to golf carts

By Anna Meyerrose All of this is to say that any hopes of catching up By John Ayers room. It seems a waste of college money Opinion Editor on the lives of my favorite glittering vampires or Staff Writer that could otherwise go toward scholar- “During the school year, I never get to read the ongoing battle between Harry Potter and The Rhodes College wireless network ships, building projects, programs, clubs, anything”. Counterintuitive and oxymoronic as Voldemort are dashed yet again. has had its share of troubles, to phrase it and so on. Furthermore, it encourages a this statement may at first appear, upon further Once upon a time, I had some semblance of kindly. Many reports of randomly losing reflection I am sure many of you can relate to control over what I read. Each night (way back the Internet in locations ranging anywhere this disheartening sentiment. More and more in the days of high school), I would curl up with from dorm rooms to outside the Barrett often recently, I have had conversations about my favorite novel for a little while before going Library, limited connectivity, and other schoolwork that ultimately end with at least one to bed at a reasonable hour. Now, Dumas’ mus- technical errors have plagued the network “It seems a waste individual, in a slightly whiny, high-pitched tone, keteers and the various escapades of Catherine for most of my stint here at Rhodes. Since complaining, “I wish I could just lie in my bed and Heathcliff out on the Yorkshire moors have then, many of these difficulties have been of college money and read a book tonight”. all been relegated to the dark, dusty corner of my fixed, but it is now the very policies of the that could otherwise It is often argued by various experts that, in bookshelf, right along with tales about Robert Rhodes network that plague it. order to be successful in college, students should Langdon’s race through the Vatican and Huck Apparently, the constant complaints go toward schol- expect to spend, on average, two hours on work Finn’s adventures down the mighty Mississippi, that the Computer Depot has been getting outside of class for each hour spent in class. For all to be replaced by textbooks of various size, about these issues for the past few years arships, building most students at Rhodes, who spend anywhere weight, interest, and material density. has done nothing to sway them. Therefore, from twelve to sixteen hours per week in classes While it is understandable, and really ex- I ask our student representatives to do projects, programs, or labs, this means a minimum of twenty-four to pected, that homework in college will be more whatever they can within their power to clubs, and so on. thirty-six hours should be spent on school work grueling than that of passed years of study, is it suggest that this policy be modified. Sim- outside of the classroom per week. When you fac- too much to ask to be able to read for fun just ply put, the Rhodes College network has Furthermore, it en- tor in other important activities, including basic every once in a while? It is this problem that then many holes that could be used and abused essentials such as eating and sleeping, this leaves raises the question, “Is this a preview of years, simply because every day hackers come up courages a physical- minimal time for leisurely reading, amongst nay, decades, to come?” After college, which is in with new and inventive ways to get pass other pursuits. What is more, even if there was and of itself often considered to be a full time job, security. It happens on many major cam- ly unhealthy habit ample time to read a chapter or two of your favor- we will all go on to get real jobs, have families, puses despite their far superior security of not walking to ite novel, do you really even have the energy to do and pursue any number of other time consum- programs. so at that point? I would argue that the answer, at ing activities. Will we ever be able to go back to Another issue with the campus is the class.” least for the vast majority of us, is no. the good old days of being able to read and, more recent addition of a golf cart taxi service. This inability to pursue reading purely for the importantly, being able to control and enjoy the While I understand the benefits of such sake of reading arises from problems of both time material with which we occupy ourselves? a system for people who are injured and and energy. By the time I have finished reading Though this perspective may seem some- need easy access across campus, I can see physically unhealthy habit of not walk- about Stalin and his mad dictatorship, trying to what exaggerated and fatalistic, there is at least far more negatives than anything else. ing to class. Overall, the program seems decipher indifference curves, and closely analyz- some validity to this thought process. As we age First of all, it costs the school a lot extremely wasteful, especially when it’s ing Apuleius’ account of poor Lucius accidentally and become increasingly occupied by various more money to buy these new carts, pay primarily meant to help give students jobs, turning himself into an ass, yet again, my brain is pursuits, there is infinitely less time and less en- the student drivers, fuel the gas-powered whereas, without it, all that extra money simply spent; but, too bad, because next I need to ergy to pursue some of the more simple pleasures golf carts, and maintain them, than to spent on the carts could be spent better start on that paper that is due in a mere six hours. in life. simply pay a student to watch the weight elsewhere.

The Sou’wester Page 4 News Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Current Interview Corner This week the team met with retired History it some more: “How do I defend this?” and “How Press Releases Professor Douglas Hatfield. Professor Hatfield re- do I push this further?” and so forth. Sort of just flected on his time as Director of the Search pro- getting it out and exposing yourself is an impor- Sou’wester to have double issue gram and living in Memphis during Martin Luther tant experience. Which is really different from By Ralph MacDonald King, Jr.’s assassination. the way things were when I was in school. Stu- Editor in Chief Well, I’m Douglas Hatfield. I’m seventy years dents back then were all just essentially sponges. Due to problems with our printer, The Sou’wester will be having two old. I’m a retired professor from Rhodes. I teach We sat there and absorbed whatever it was that issues in our newsstands this week. We will be catching you up on all the one class each semester (Why Hitler?). I live in was thrown at us. We hoped we were absorbing events of the past few weeks, plus you can enjoy a few articles that would East Memphis, Cordova. What was my child- it, and the only expression we had would be in now appear retro. We are sorry for the delay, but we would very much like hood like? Well, I would guess ordinary. My our writing and tests and so forth. There was no to emphasize that this is the printer’s fault. childhood was in the period right after the Sec- way of give and take in the classroom, exchang- ond World War. I grew up in West Texas where ing of ideas, or anything else. The professor I graduated from high school, and it was just sort was more of a fount of wisdom and the students WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 of ordinary. Went to school and played baseball were drenched by the overflow so to speak… PRNewswire-USNewswire and tennis. I was engaged in church activities. In a concrete step to become a more diverse organization, Environmen- That’s about it. My father worked for the Shell I guess my greatest achievement in professional tal Defense Fund has announced the creation of two paid, permanent di- Oil Company. He was in charge of the leasing of terms would be the time that I was director of the versity fellowships, lasting one year for each fellow. The first fellows started land in that area, down in West Texas; there was a Search course here from 1985 to the year 2000. in October. big oil production boom during that time, so the Now, Search started in 1945, and Life didn’t start The fellows will come from diverse backgrounds, and EDF will recruit whole area grew very rapidly. This was during until the early 80s. What happened was that outstanding candidates who are recent college graduates, or recent gradu- the Cold War. Sputnik came the year I graduated when Search came in—it was called the Man ates with advanced degrees. The fellows will have a demonstrated interest from high school… Course back then, Man in the Light of History— and training in environmental sciences or issues. Historically black col- I came to Memphis in 1965. Martin Luther it was six hours a semester freshman year. And leges and universities, colleges with strong environmental programs, and King, Jr. was assassinated in 1968, so I was here you either took that or you could take separately law schools will be among the targets for recruitment. when that happened. Woo, that was a frighten- freshman history, which was western civ, and “As an organization, we have recognized that we must do much more ing time. We lived down in Woodmont Towers, freshman Bible, which was Old Testament first to provide opportunities for people of diverse backgrounds,” said David which is an apartment building down on North semester and New Testament second semester. Yarnold, executive director of EDF. “This is not just a matter of fairness, Parkway. We were on the backside of the build- They had some real strange requirements when although that was an important factor in our thinking. It’s also a matter ing on our balcony—we were on the eighth floor, I first came here: for instance, besides taking of making our programs stronger so we can reach our strategic goals. A I guess. Two things I remember. One was sit- either Man or Bible and history, you had to take diverse staff and workplace will help us reach new constituencies, and bring ting up there and watching the National Guard psychology, philosophy, or mathematics. Those valuable new perspectives to our work.” tanks rolling down Jackson Avenue, coming into were your options. And then, in the beginning “Our ambition is to become the leader within the environmental com- town and “maintaining order.” Also, one of our of the 1980s, the faculty reformed the curriculum munity on diversity issues,” Yarnold said. neighbors decided to grill out on his balcony, and again and among other things, made the Man The new fellows will work on discrete projects, and during their year at it started up a fire. All of a sudden the place was course universal, everybody had to take it. But to EDF, staff will help them develop skills they will find useful in their careers surrounded by fire trucks and all kinds of people; make that doable, it was divided into two years. going forward, including writing, media, and public presentation. they thought somebody was burning down the After the first couple of years, there was a lot of building. But at Rhodes, we were on an academic opposition to such a lock step sort of a thing. So system where we had two long terms and then that was when Life was created as an alternative. PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 5 a short term. There was a term that went from That was probably around 1982 or ’83. Not long PRNewswire-USNewswire August to December, then a term that went from after that I became the director of what was still The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced December to April, and then we had a short term called Man. One of the first things that happened more than $1.85 million in grants for research that will offer unprecedent- of six weeks. The school actually closed during after I took over was the change in the name. I ed insight into how digital games can improve players’ health behaviors and the third term. The assassination had taken place put together a committee of people, and we went outcomes. With funding from RWJF’s Health Games Research national during the break between those two terms, and through a lot of discussion and debate and finally program, nine research teams across the country will conduct extensive the college had decided not to reopen it because came up with Search for Values… studies to discover, for example, how the popular dance pad video game the situation here in Memphis was so tense. Par- My favorite subject to teach is the period of Dance Dance Revolution might help Parkinson’s patients reduce the risk ents weren’t going to send their kids back anyway. my own greatest interest, which is the second half of falling, how Wii Active might be most effectively implemented in high One of the interesting things was that two weeks of the nineteenth century in Europe, the period schools to help overweight students lose weight, how a mobile phone game before the assassination took place, Dr. King was of the German unification and stuff like that. So with a breath interface might help smokers quit or reduce their tobacco scheduled to be here at Rhodes. We had a snow- I’ve wound up being married to the Why Hitler? use, or how facial recognition games might be designed to help people with storm, this was in March, that had about seven- course. I guess I like the debate over the develop- autism learn to identify others’ emotions. teen inches of snow and the city virtually shut ment of society as a kind of closed or determined down. So his appearance was postponed. Then thing, that there’s a certain progression through he came two weeks later, and that was when the which society has moved, or the idea that it in- TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 5 assassination took place. So if it hadn’t been for volves so many different factors of things in dif- PRNewswire-USNewswire that snowstorm, probably he would have gotten ferent places at different times that you can’t re- Earlier this year the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill went into effect, changing and in and out before anything happened… ally say that this is the way it must happen. I expanding the education benefits available to veterans who have served since What I discovered when I started to teach col- guess it’s that whole sort of thing: the extent to September 10, 2001. As Veteran’s Day approaches, U.S. News University lege classes, in the first two years that I taught, I which humans are locked into development which Directory encourages those who qualify to take advantage of this program - learned more from teaching than I had learned in is determined by forces larger than themselves, to none are more worthy of an opportunity to achieve the American dream. undergraduate and graduate school combined. It what extent humans are able, as individuals, to led me to this realization that in lots of ways you decide for themselves what they’re going to do… learn more and better from teaching to the extent I guess I’d like to be remembered as a con- HERNDON, Va., Nov. 5 that you are in the position to speak your mind— ciliator. Somebody who helped bring different PRNewswire-USNewswire to give something as opposed to just receiving it. points of view together to create a kind of work- This Monday, November 9, marks 20 years to the day that the Berlin You can claim it more for yourself. I’ve always ing relationship in a situation where people see Wall came crashing down -- a historic moment that crystallized the failures thought over the years that in a class, if we have things very differently. of socialist governments everywhere. In remembrance, students around the class discussion and things, students are much Isaiah: Well, it is actually because of your country will ensure that this momentous occasion is not forgotten. It’s all more likely to remember what they’ve said in class class that Jerica and I are now best friends. part of “Freedom Week,” an initiative started by Young America’s Founda- than anything that they’ve heard. I think once Professor Hatfield: Good. Good, good, good. tion (YAF) to recognize freedom’s victory over tyranny. they’ve said it, then afterwards they think about See? Bringing people together.

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Calendar of Events November 11-17 CampusSafety November 11 Lecture by Dr. Susan Schantz: “Do November 14 November 01-07, 2009 Contaminants in Fish Contribute to The Elephant Man ADHD?” Location: McCoy Theatre 11/09 Location: Barret 051 Time: 7:30pm-10:00pm 10:30 am: Call from a concerned parent regarding the whereabouts of his son; student Time: 4:30pm -5:30pm located and advised to call parents. Alumni Cajun Fest November 12 Location: General Outdoor 11/02 The Lilllian and Morrie Moss Endow- Time: 11:00am-3:00pm 3:50 pm: Report of a suspicious person on campus going in and out of buildings asking ment for the Visual Arts presents for the HR Department; subject not located. 5:01 pm: Report of a suspicious person attempting to enter Bailey Lane gate on foot; sculptor John Bisbee. The Big Diehl: Free Laser Tag subject turned away. Location: Blount/Buckman Lobby Location: O Campus 6:22 pm: Individual observed jumping the east campus gate by a student jogger. Time: 7:00pm-8:15pm Time:11:00pm-2:00am

11/09 Rhodes Student Jazz Ensemble Fall November 15 7:51 pm: Minister from local church passing out fl yers in front of the refectory without Concert The Elephant Man authorization. Location: Hardy Auditorium Location: McCoy Theatre Time: 7:30pm-9pm Time: 7:30pm-10:00pm 11/04 12:22 pm: Individual observed jumping Stewart fence; subject confronted and con- The Elephant Man November 17 fi rmed to be a student. Location: McCoy Theatre Lillian and Morrie Moss Endowment 1:07 pm: Larceny from a building; report fi led. Time: 7:30pm-10:00pm for the Visual Arts Presents Randall 11/05 Gri n Nothing unusual to report. November 13 Location: Blount/Buckman Lobby The Elephant Man Time: 7:00pm-8:00pm 11/06 Location: McCoy Theatre 7:05 am: Call from residents complaining about debris strewn around the street on Time: 7:30pm-10:00pm Tutwiler; resident stated that his house was up for sale and that the real estate company had been called for clean up. 11/07 November Career Event Calendar 8:10 pm: Report of a stolen purse from the BCLC weight room; report fi led. November 12 November 19 Career Power Half Hour Money Management Seminar Location: Burrow 103 Location: Orgill Author, Rhodes alumna Time: 4:30pm to 5:00pm Time: 11:00am-12:00pm November 16 Peace Corps Information Session pays visit to alma mater Career Power Half Hour Location: Burrow 103 Location: Burrow 103 Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm Time: 4:30pm to 5:00pm

Bill, continued from Page 1 for abortions out of pocket, unless in certain cases as presented in the act.” Freshman Johanna Hen- ate eventually pass this bill, or propose a bill of dley says, “I think we need healthcare reform- their of their own? Regardless of what the Senate badly; however, the bill is about healthcare, not will or will not do, the current topic of debate is abortion, and the issue of abortion should not the amendment dealing with abortion, which has have even been raised in relation to this bill.” potential to stall the passage of the bill for an even Sophomore Cori Frazier comments, “I don’t think greater length of time. the health-care bill should include such a specifi c Freshman Annika Wuerfel says, “I believe amendment, since the issue of abortion isn’t at all this bill should be passed. Hopefully it will en- what the bill is about.” For more information on Charlaine Harris, courage people to be more responsible and think the specifi cs of  e Aff ordable Health Care for author of the famous before they act now that women will have to pay America Act, visit www.whitehouse.gov. True Blood series of books, is an alumna of Rhodes. Ms. Harris re- th turned Monday to talk 13 Annual W.C. Handy Heritage Awards to Rhodes students Legendary Jazz Musician, Dr. Herman Green will receive the Lifetime Music Achieve- about her experiences ment Award at the 13th Annual W.C. Handy Heritage Awards honoring “Authentic Beale Street as the writer behind Musicians,” to be held on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at the Holiday Inn – Select Airport the incredibly popular – 2240 Democrat Rd at 6:00 p.m.  e awards is in observance of W.C. Handy’s 136th Birth- series. The books have day. inspired the hit HBO e Music Legacy Award will be given to Music educator, Emerson Able, Jr. and Stax television series of the music producer, Novella Smith Arnold will receive the Music Business Award. same name. Other honorees include, Soul blues singer Toni Green, Blues artists Otis Clay, Earl “ e Pearl” Banks, Spencer Wiggins and Sun recording artists the Climates. For ticket information photo courtesy of Meagan Keller contact Heritage Tours at (901)527-3427.

The Sou’wester Page 6 Arts & Entertainment Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Hewitt’s Riffs at Rhodes By Lizz Glaus “real space” created by the layered still-life Vagina Monologue Staff Writer motif is essentially a stack of windows look- Photographer Leslie Hewitt’s work chal- ing into different sections of memory, com- lenges the human capacities of memory and menting on the way we categorize different Auditions time, questing power structures, challeng- parts of our world. For example, the dif- ing ways of viewing an image, race, sex, and ference between a family picnic and Ebony societal relationships. magazine is very clear to us, even though By layering different types of images they share the same space and time in He- November 15th on top of one another to produce a new witt’s photographs. piece, Hewitt creates an opportunity for both dialogue and social commentary. The A lot of Hewitt’s work is dedicated to re- photographs in Riffs on Real Time consist of vealing several perspectives all at once, along 4:00 - 6:00 what Hewitt calls an informal “snapshot,” a with the associative power of the images personal image like a family gathering po- when viewed by different people. Hewitt sitioned on top of an image that circulates is also influenced by Third Cinema, various in the public realm, like a magazine page collaborative projects, and civil rights issues. November 17th or a book. These are then placed simply on Many of her images relate to the 1960s and a hardwood floor (occasionally on carpet), 70s, a period personally important to her creating an image with three concentric because her parents were strong activists in 7:00-9:00 frames. According to Hewitt, the project is the Civil Rights Movement. not so much about the images as it is about I think our Clough-Hanson Gallery di- who is viewing them. rector Hamlett Dobbins might have said it In the artist’s lecture last Thursday best when he introduced Hewitt on Thurs- November 19th night, Hewitt discussed Alberti’s window day night and remarked that her photo- and the concept of extended space beyond graphs cause the viewer to “completely lose the frame of an image. The goal of many of track of time.” Leslie Hewitt’s photographic 7:00 - 9:00 Hewitt’s works is to bring her two-dimen- series Riffs on Real Time will be on display in sional image into the space of the viewer by the Clough-Hanson Gallery here at Rhodes installing images in such a way that they ex- until December 7. 2nd Floor Briggs in the Chaplain’s Office ist in “real space.” In Riffs on Real Time, the Email questions to [email protected] Step in the McCoy and see The Elephant Man Television as new radio By Jake Groves By Jasmine Gilstrap bassist Shingai Shoniwa, guitarist Dan Staff Writer Staff Writer Smith, and drummer Jaime Morrison. The McCoy Theater debuted its latest production, “The Elephant Man,” last Friday. The cast and crew When radio stations play the same band achieved UK success with their single put together a pleasing production suitable for any viewer. song four times within one hour, discov- “Don’t Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go),” “The Elephant Man” recounts the life of John Merrick and deals with themes of self-worth vs. social ering new music becomes quite a task. In one of the songs performed on the show. worth with some religious overtones. The play begins with Frederick Treves (Pieter Smith) accepting a the past few years, television viewers have Their second album, Wild Young Hearts job at a hospital run by the stringent Carr Gomm (Alicia Queen). Sir Treves, a doctor in the late 1800s, used the small screen as a way of discover- which is available on iTunes, contains the struggles to find meaning beyond his endless but superficial accolades. John Merrick (Ed Porter), aka the ing new music. The same networks whose single and the other song performed on the Elephant Man, is born with a debilitating and consumptive condition that ostracizes him from society shows helped the career of various music show, “Sometimes.” and relegates him to life as a side-show freak. Their meeting prompts Treves to provide asylum for the artists such as The Fray, Kate Voegele, and Although is it a show known for it’s ailing Merrick at Gomm’s hospital. Treves makes it his duty to assimilate Merrick into English high soci- the White Tie Affair, have introduced some drama and footage of 8 strangers living in ety, and this leads to encounters with royalty and other London bigwigs. As Merrick gains knowledge he new musical acts to mainstream America a house together, the latest season of the begins asking questions that challenge the intellectual superiority of Treves. The questions Merrick asks during the new season of shows. Real World gave many Americans a first often criticize the Victorian mores that bind many of the play’s characters and cause a self-examination Fans of “Grey’s Anatomy” are probably look at a band whose name comes from by Treves. Thus, we follow the reciprocal learning experience of Merrick and Treves until Merrick’s death more concerned with the relationships of an instant message abbreviation. LMFAO, at the end of the play. the various doctors at Seattle Grace Hos- comprised of DJ/rappers Redfoo and Sky Director Leigh Ann Evans teamed up with assistant director and theater major Mallory Primm to pital than the music that acts as the sound- Blu, performed during an episode of the produce this Bernard Pomerance play. As Pomerance’s most enduring work, “The Elephant Man” enjoys track to the actions. However, during the “Real World: Cancun” and featured two a dignified reputation in the canon of English drama. Troupes around the world, including Broadway ending montage of the new seasons sixth of the housemates in the video for their and Britain’s National Theatre, produce the play often, lending to its widespread esteem. episode, British synthpop/ indie musician single, “La La La.” The electro house duo Evans and Primm utilized a gray, tiered set adorned only with a small staircase and some four foot Bat for Lashes’ song “Moon and Moon” also lent their music to another prime- walls. A screen lit from behind with a blue light provided an interesting backdrop that served little artistic accompanied the heated events that ended time reality series, “Kourtney and Khloe purpose; its only role was as a projector screen during two scenes. The play used only a few props, too. the episode. The British performer’s sec- Take Miami”, a show following the two Such sparseness, however, testifies to the success of the cast and crew, who were able to produce a captivat- ond album Two Suns, released in April, Kardasian sisters and their adventures in ing play without many accessories. contains the track in addition to the two Miami. LMFAO’s “I’m in Miami Trick” is Ed Porter’s nuanced portrayal of John Merrick enhanced the performance of his fellow actors and singles released in the UK, “Daniel” and the show’s theme song and peaked at num- actresses. From the first time he hobbled onto the stage to his poignant death scene, Porter maintained “Pearl’s Dream.” Bat for Lashes also per- ber 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 list. Both the kinked posture of the Elephant Man without sacrificing any of Merrick’s compassion and dignity. formed on another show on the ABC net- songs can be found on the band’s debut Also, Alicia Queen commanded the audience with her portrayal of the draconian hospital director, Carr work, Jimmy Kimmel Live, back in June. album, Party Rock. Gomm. Pieter Smith and Madison Hannahs (Mrs. Kendal) had commendable performances as well. One Tree Hill, now in its seventh sea- Television has become one more way Keeping the fact that it was opening night in mind, the supporting cast did well. Their stock-roles son, is known for the array of performers for new bands to showcase their talents. added both humor and action to the play. However, blunders with the props distracted both the actors who have appeared on the show. During By featuring their songs on popular shows, and the audience. It was the debut, though, and the cast will undoubtedly overcome these jitters in up- the fourth episode of the season, the Lon- they have guaranteed exposure to millions coming performances. don based alternative band Noisettes joined of viewers and the opportunity to break “The Elephant Man” performances continue through this weekend, concluding with a matinee on the lists of bands that have played for a into the competition of the music indus- Sunday, November 15. Tickets are three dollars for students. Don’t miss a chance to enjoy a talented Mc- crowd at the infamous Tric bar. Formed try. Coy retinue as they conclude their production of Pomerance’s “The Elephant Man” this weekend. in 2003, Noisettes consists of singer and

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Reasons why I hate Tucker Max THIS WEEK IN By Ralph MacDonald one: it is simply not true. Mr. Max might be an alcohol-soaked ENTERTAINMENT Editor in Chief skirt chaser, but he is not the sociopath God that he tries to paint Forgive me this article if the second half of Tucker Max’s book, himself as. There are several points in the book that he seems to I Hope they Serve Beer in Hell features witty and funny stories. I apologize for his behavior, claiming “I had no regard for the feel- New Movie Releases: only read the first half, and even now am shaking my fingers and ings of others, I was narcissistic and self-absorbed to the point of 11/13/09 playing loud music to exorcise Mr. Max’s hackneyed writing style psychotic delusion” and “I honestly was NOT trying to fuck with Fantastic Mr. Fox and self-indulgent these girls or hurt 2012 sense of humor from them, I was just too Pirate Radio my subconscious young to understand so it will infect my what I was doing, Television Highlights own writing. too stupid to figure (11/4-11/10): There are it out, and too fucked Glee, many angles from up myself to stop.” If Wednesday, 8 pm, FOX. which to attack I Tucker Max was real- Hope they Serve Beer ly what he claimed to in Hell and its per- be, then he would be FlashForward petually adolescent at very least a zealot Thursday, 7 pm, ABC. author. After all, for the gross, unapol- Tucker Max is a ogetic excess of the Grey’s Anatomy philandering men- playboy lifestyle. Thursday, 8 pm, ABC. Kim Raver, ace, a misogynist of But Tucker Joel Grey, and Loretta Devine the highest order. Max is no zealot. guest star. Izzie returns. Most of the stories Tucker Max is a lone- in his book follow ly, spoiled douche Supernatural a formula that in- bag with a shit-eating Thursday, 8:00 pm, The CW. cludes at least either grin and a cheese dick excessive drinking haircut. His stories or horrid treatment are not those of a Project Runway of women, but usu- true believer, but of Thursday 8 pm. Carol Hannah, ally derive ample in- a lonely guy in a bar Irina, and Althea present collec- spiration from both. who desperately wants tions at Bryant Park in the two Yes sir, Tucker Max you to like him. He’s hour finale. will take twelve a paralyzed socialite, shots of Vodka and barely gimping along Smallville your daughter’s vir- with alcohol and Photos courtesy of google.com Friday, 7 pm, The CW. ginity on his tamer Tucker Max enjoys a meal between incessant philandering and excessive money as crutches. nights, and you His stories are occa- drinking. Sunday Night Football can bet he and his sionally amusing, but 7:15 pm, NBC. New England Patri- cronies will still be anyone who sees him laughing about it while she cries on stained sheets. as the idol that some of his readers have cast him as needs to look ots vs. Indianapolis Colts. And so much for cheap rhetoric, it is the lynchpin of elsewhere for inspiration. Mr. Max would like you to think he is unjust causes and I need no more of it to continue my assault some kind of righteous rebel who lives his life by his own rules. Desperate Housewives on the now-famous author. Intellectually, the book is a piece The grim reality of the situation is that he’s a child crying out for Sunday, 8 pm, ABC. of shit. I know that is not the central issue in a book about get- help, a cruel caricature of his carefully-crafted image. ting drunk in bars and taking home loose women, but someone House, Monday, 7 pm, FOX. should take it upon themselves to remind the young author that brevity is the soul of wit. The stories are constantly drawn out How I Met Your Mother, Monday, 7 by meaningless interactions amongst Tucker and his friends that pm, CBS. Following his break up contribute nothing to the story. These interruptions in the story with Robin, Barney jumps back are interesting only to Mr. Max and a handful of adolescents with into the dating scene. hair-trigger laugh mechanisms that make them howl like jack- als when he writes out full accounts of his friend doing Sling- Blade impressions. Alcohol consumption is a permanent crutch Gossip Girl, Monday, 8 pm, The CW. throughout the half of the book that I read and his one-liners are Lady Gaga guest stars. pretty sub-par, such as describing a charity event for: “Our Sisters of the Festering Rectum orphanage.” But being a poor writer is Lie to Me, Monday, 8 pm, FOX. not a crime, hell it’s not even immoral. To this point I have only listed what annoys me about The Big Bang Theory, Monday, 8:30 Tucker Max, they are serious problems for such a renowned au- pm, CBS. thor or, at very least, serious problems for the people who handed him his fame. But what truly makes Tucker Max a sincere object Castle, Monday, 9 pm, ABC. of my contempt is that he’s a chicken-shit coward and full-on hypocrite. On the back of his book, he prints a mission statement of sorts, claiming: NCIS, Tuesday, 7 pm, CBS. “My name is Tucker Max, and I am an asshole. I get excessively drunk at inappropriate times, disregard social norms, NCIS: Los Angeles, Tuesday, 8 pm, indulge every whim, ignore the consequences of my actions, CBS. mock idiots and posers, sleep with more women than is safe or reasonable, and just generally act like a raging dickhead. But I So You Think You Can Dance, do contribute to humanity in one very important way: I share my Tuesday, 7 pm, FOX. Top 14 danc- adventures with the world.” ers perform. Personally, I could not give a shit about the contents of any Tucker Max proclamation. I have seen and done things that Sons of Anarchy, Tuesday, 9 pm, FX. would make priests shudder and mothers lock their daughter’s windows. I object to his statement on no moral grounds except

The Sou’wester Page 8 Sports Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Looking ahead to the MLB free agent market By Gordon Chadwick splash this offseason is the Boston Red Sox. Though they maining under contract with Vicente Padilla, Randy Wolf The World Series is over and the Yankees will soon only made it to the ALDS this season, they seem to be and Jon Garland becoming free agents. Aside from return- mark the anniversary of the beginning of their rise to only one or two additions away from seriously challenging ing any of these three pitchers, their options will include dominance this past year. In other words, Yankees fans the Yankees again next year. Their catching problem has Rich Harden, John Lackey and Erik Bedard. celebrated their most recent championship team with been solved but they still need to find a decent shortstop Although they won the World Series, the Yankees ticker tape parades in New York. I wonder if they will cel- and figure out whether or not they need to bring Jason have a few big decisions to make this off-season. They ebrate the anniversary of their team’s rise to dominance, Bay back or try to replace him with Matt Holliday. Per- have to decide what to do with aging players such as John- the free agency period, in the same way. While I’m sure a haps they could look for someone like Nick Johnson to ny Damon, Hideki Matsui and Andy Pettite. They are few Yankees fans might not want to agree with me, this replace David Ortiz at DH. rumored to be interested in bringing Jason Bay in to play was a team that was put over the top through the big free Obviously, the Phillies are also a team that has to be left field and potentially returning either Damon or Mat- agent signings of Mark Teixeira, C.C. Sabathia and A.J. thinking one or two additions might net them the 2010 sui. Pettite will likely return for a year but the Yankees are Burnett. This team is an example of how influential a World Series championship. After letting 3B Pedro Feliz also considering adding John Lackey to their star studded productive free agency period can be for a team. go, they will likely try to find an upgrade such as Chone rotation. The Yankees could actually wind up benefitting Teams, at least teams with enough cash to reel in an Figgins or Mark DeRosa. Adding a good reliever such as the most from this free agent market. important player, will be looking to make their own ad- Jose Valverde or Rafael Soriano will also probably be on Though it is obviously very early in the offseason and ditions this off-season. Unfortunately, unlike last year’s their winter checklist. there are plenty of things that could render this article bumper crop of star free agents, there are only a few play- After failing to beat the Phillies again, despite hav- obsolete, it doesn’t seem like this year’s free agent class is ers who are actually capable of elevating a team from ing the best overall record in the NL, the Dodgers will going to be as influential as last year’s. merely very good to elite. be looking for starting pitchers to put them over the top. One team that you have to imagine will try to make a Currently, they only have three of last year’s starters re- Allen Iverson: The wrong answer Field

By Andrew Mullins Williams team’s efforts. Yet, when a question hockey Do you know that feeling af- surrounding his recent ‘player of ter receiving a test you thought the month’ award came up, he was you aced, only to get it back and quick to answer, “‘I’ll comment on claims two see a failing grade? that.” Another time he was being Well, the Memphis Grizzlies booed by fans and instead of walk- do. ing away like most athletes would, big titles Less than two months after he felt the need to respond, “Go signing celebrated point guard Al- home faggot.” By Chelsea McLeod len Iverson to a 3.5 million dol- In recent years Iverson has in- The #1 seed Lynx field hockey lar deal, the Memphis Grizzlies deed grown up and has left his off team brought home the 2009 SCAC are feeling sick to their stomachs. court antics to be taken care of by Championship—the first time since Much like Taco Bell sounds like his body guards and entourage. In winning the tournament in 2004— a great idea at three in the morn- 2005, one of his guards assaulted a this weekend after defeating both #5 ing, signing Allen Iverson seemed man after he would not leave a VIP seed Sewanee and #3 DePauw. On to make perfect sense. He was a 10 section that was clearly big enough Saturday, the Lynx beat Sewanee in time All-Star, an NBA MVP, he to hold Iverson’s entourage and the overtime. Sewanee scored first with a had a career average of 27.1 points man. In Memphis, at the River Tow- goal within two minutes of play, with a game, and was 16th all time in er condominium complex (where he the Lynx f ighting to tie the game with total career points. He was sup- lives), he reportedly requested for a a goal from Libby Feaster. Charlie posed to have made amends with private elevator and a personal key. Wagner, who assisted the first goal, his off-the-bench role and become He also demanded that everyone, scored one of her own in overtime a role model for the young Griz- including work personnel, call his play on a well-placed penalty stroke. zlies. personal agent to request to use the The Lynx proceeded to the champi- Too bad he is a whining-in- elevator. He consistently calls out onship game with momentum and a considerate-hard-head. coaches, and when things go poorly 12-4 record. This realization has only been it is because he didn’t get the ball On Sunday, the Lynx defeat- reinforced by his recent antics in enough. ed DePauw for the Championship ti- which he told the Grizzlies that He sounds like a real sweet- tle in another overtime competition. he was leaving indefinitely to deal heart. The Lynx dominated for a majority of with “personal matters”. For the On the court, Iverson has not the game, with forward Libby Jones record, I am not saying that his changed since his infamous “prac- scoring the Lynx’s only goal during leaving is not warranted. First, I tice” outburst. He is consistently regulation on a wide penalty cor- do not spend my Thursday nights late, doesn’t give excuses or rea- ner shot. DePauw rallied at the end chatting on the phone with him, sons, and seems to report to no of the second half, however, scoring and second it is very difficult to one. Even with the Grizzles he has their only goal after regulation af- get a grasp on the words and ac- complained since day one about his ter a series of four penalty corners. tions of Allen Iverson. just the victim of a media frenzy that ste- limited minutes. Iverson used to be The Lynx fought back and claimed While it is hard to argue that Allen reotypes him because of his tattoos and a great player with a lot of baggage. Now the victory just 51 seconds into the Iverson has not grown up (at least a little swagger. It is also true that winning can he is just the baggage. The latest incident first overtime period, with Lindsey bit) since he first came into the league overshadow a person’s personality and if revolving around Iverson is just another Gurkovich netting the winning goal in 1996, the person to whom the “new” Memphis was 6-1 instead of 1-6, the re- problem to hang in his closet. Sooner or on a penalty corner shot from Char- Iverson has grown into can be difficult to action to Iverson might be different. later the Grizzles are going to realize that lie Wagner. The Lynx finished their understand. Looking beyond the brawl However, it is hard to argue that he they are better without him. Perhaps not best season in Rhodes Field Hockey outside of a bowling alley in Virginia, the is not one of the most self absorbed play- this year, or even next, but sooner or later history with a 13-4 record and their weapon charges, and marijuana posses- ers in the history of the NBA. In 2001, the young talent will develop. When that fifth regular season title. sion, Iverson is just not a very nice guy. when he won his MVP award, there were happens, they will be glad to spew the Some people will argue that he is times when he would not comment on his Iverson trade out of their system.

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