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PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OF CONNECTICUT COLLEGE VOLUME XXXII. ISSUE 2 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2007 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE, NEW LONDON, CT Campus' Beauty Impresses Conege ARcionado college througb its architecture. Sbe pointed out, for BY AMY SULLIVAN AND GOZDE ERDENIZ '08 example, tbat tbe original Palmer Library, whicb is now the Blaustein Humanities Center, was strategically college relations and news editor placed at tbe bead oftbe college green. Tbat central posi- Steve Lake thinks Connecticut College bas one of the rion, Van Slyck said, signified that knowledge was at tbe most beautiful campuses be bas ever seen. And be bas very beart of tbe College. seen a lot. Van Slyck also took Lake and bis wife, Caroline, to Lake, a public relations professional and casino pit the Cbarles Chu Asian Art Reading Room in the Sbain boss from Las Vegas, went to college in Canada. Years Library. "My wife and 1 bave seen a lot of Asian art, so later, he visited Harvard University's campus and com- tbe Cbarles Chu room is something tbat both my wife pared it to his own college, Concordia University, which and 1 can really appreciate," Lake said. was "basically a twelve-story office building." He While he bas been on literally hundreds of tours, lamented missing out on a residential college experience Lake said he had uever been personally sbown around a and vowed, more than two decades ago, to see as many campus by an arcbitecture expert. "Professor Van Slyck college campuses as possible. His quest was featured by did a wonderful job of explaining tbe intricacies of tbe many local newspapers as well as Newsweek. He made College," he said. "It was very interesting to see the Steve Lake with his wife and Abby Van Slyck, professor of architec- Connecticut College bis 401 st stop when be toured the tural studies (Amy Sullivan) College from tbis perspective." campus on Sept. 18. While in Connecticut, Lake said he would also visit I've ever seen." "I was very impressed with Connecticut College," .. a number of otber colleges, including Eastern Lake stayed overnight in College House and bad Lake said after the tour, which was led by Abby Van Connecticut State University, tbe University of breakfast in Harris dining ball the next morning. He Slyck, the Dayton Professor of Art History and director Connecticut, Quinnipiac University, the United States added that his one regret was be planned his trip just a of the College's Architectural Studies program. "I have Coast Guard and Mitcbell College. few weeks too early to see tbe arboretum in its full fall never been to a school that was an arboretum - and I color. "Maybe we'll have to come back," be said. always like to fmd something different about a scbool. . On tbe tour, Van Slyck explained tbe history 0"1tbe Aesthetically, this is one of most beautiful campuses Tavis Smiley to ~ive 2008 Commencement Speech

BY SARAH B. LEAVITT'11 Senior class president Amanda Barrett and four otber students sbe cbose from the class of2008 were part of the committee tbat cbose Smiley. Tbe others were staff writer Barb Nagy, Director of Advancement Communications; The campus committee in charge of choosing the Ann Devlin, professor of Psychology; David Greven, 200S Graduation speaker has confirmed that Tavis Assistant Professor of Englisb, and Bonnie Wells. Smiley, the PBS television talk sbow bost, will deliver The College will pay Smiley's travel expenses and the address in May. He was nominated by a committee confer on him an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters of five students and four College officials, and was invit- degree. ed by President Higdon after a poll of tbe senior class Previous Connecticut College Commencement proved favorable. "He will be a fabulous speakers have offered inspirational advice gathered from Commencement speaker," President Higdon told Tbe their 'experiences as the experts in their fields. Robert College Voice. Ballard, a renowned deep sea explorer, sought to inspire Smiley is known as a powerful speaker who inspires the class of2007 to dream big and climb bigh mountains. leaders and advocates cbange. He useshis late nigbt talk In 2006, the environmental activist Wangari Maathai sbow, Tavis Smiley on PBS" and bis radio show, Tbe stressed the need to reach out into the world and "tackle Tavis Smiley Sbow on public radio, as forums to discuss difficulties." Smiley, known for bis ability to inspire the daily issues and ways to serve the community. Bonnie youth in our nation, will choose his own topic for his Wells, Secretary of tbe College, said tbe cboice of Commencement address. Smiley as Commencement speaker was driven by bis Students wbo want a fuller understanding of our extensive work "developing and stewarding the next 2008 Commencement speak may want to visit his Web generation of leaders, and his active participation in our site at bttp:l/www.pbs.orglkcetltavissmiley/ democratic society by being a voice of cbange exempli- Tavis Smiley, Commencement Speaker for elas::.s:of...:2:0::08:-(Wo~e:b)~_..':fi~e~s..':t~be:.£p~ri~n~c~ip:.;le~s;.:0~f;.:t~b::;e:.:c:o::.ll~e~g~e..."""",...., ..,... --r .. :-=_":"' ", .1. News I I A&E Sports Check out our latest Camels Turnto pages 6&7 for some Read up on the latest on Around the World and awesome music reviews. Then. Men and Women's Soccer, learn about what's going check out 14&15 for some Women's Volleyball, and on on in the international more awesome reviews. what's up with the national arena on pages 4&5. It's awesome. sports world. 2 • SEPTEMBER21, 2007 • THE COLlfGE VOICE EDITORIAL show your Camel pridel

Join President Higdon, the fall varsity and dub sports teams and the whole campus community on the College Green to celebrate Camel on Friday, September 28, with music, contests and free stuff. Wear blue and white and come prepared to show your support for the Camels as they prepare to take on Wesleyan at home during Fall Weekend. Show up early to paint your face and find out who's in the dunking boothl An all campus picnic will follow.

Got er'Roun You do not want to take that ride to community is required to adapt to this, the hospital. Sure, we all like to get away, not only freshmen. Sad, but true. but checking-in to L&M is far from our Knowing your limits may be easier idea of a fabulous vacation. Social life at said than done, but every student is per- Conn is structured around the weekend, sonally responsible for tbose limits. We but that doesn't mean life has to be struc- don't want police, fire teams, and ambu- tured around getting black-out drunk. lances on campus every weekend. In Being that Conn is a small campus, order to maintain our-oasis on the hill, rumors get around. Catching wind of bot- excessive behavior, belligerent acts, van- tle fights at the Ridge or of students need- dalism and bias incidents affect the com- ing a liter of alcohol pumped from their munity. This is our community and if we stomachs is not the best way to start off want to affect change, it has to come from the year. With the weekend upon us, within tbe student body. we're acting as the wise seniors and [fwe don't want to be treated as chil- advising and encouraging everyone to dren, we have to act like adults. Campus take it easy, practice moderation, and Safety is not a police force. Be grateful party with a plan. you're getting written up and not arrested. We truly believe in the buddy system; Complying with the reqnests of officers don't leave home without one. A buddy will get you into their good graces. can protect you from overdrinking, pass- There's no need to put up a big stink. ing out, and creepy (potentially horny) . Kegs and private parties are starting strangers .. Not only do you need to be this weekend, so be smart and be safe. concerned about personal safety, but also And have fun ...if you want. about personal belongings. The atmos- Cheers, phere has changed here and the campus Areti & Claire POLICIES

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ArounCfihe.WorlCl: Pressing Issues ofihe Week

Kouchner stuck by his advocacy of further sanctions. conflict if they continue indiscriminate attacks on civil- COMPILED BY DASHA LAYRENNtKOV AND GOZDE ERDENIZ "Contrary to my friend Sergei, I believe that we must ians and do not meet the benchmarks for improving the work on sanctions, on precise sanctions, to show that we human rights situation in Darfur. Furthermore, Human news editors are serious:' Kouchner said, adding: "If there is no third Rights Watch has urged the rapid deployment of UN and National: . resolution in the UN, we will maybe be forced to use AU Peacekeepers to curb the increase in violence in Clinton unveils health care plan them." Darfur. Source: news.bbc.co.uk On Monday, (September 17) Senator Hillary Clinton The exchange illustrated the divisions among the announced her $110 billion plan that would require all major powers over how to respond to Iran's nuclear pro- Americans to have insurance and give them a range of gram. Asia: plan options. Sources: "Russian and French foreign ministers go toe to Buddhist Monks Protest in Burma Under her plan, people could keep their existing cov- toe." By Katrln Bennhold Published: September 18, 2007 in Thousands of Buddhist monks bave been protesting erage or pick new choices, like an expanded version of International Herald Tribune in several Burmese cities in escalating protests against "Iran condemns French statement on war." By Nazila the insurance available to federal employees or a new, the military government They want a government Fathi. Published: September 17, 2007 in The New York l\(ledicare-style public plan that would cost people less. apology for the violent treatment of protesters in a recent Times. Large businesses would be required to help pay for rally, which was triggered as a result of price rises. The "insurance for employees; small businesses and individu- demonstrations were originally responding to the mili- als would receive tax subsidies and credits to help pur- tary junta's decision to double the price of petrol and chase insurance. diesel on 15 August Some monks were beaten and Clinton said she would pay for the plan partially by four were arrested during the Tuesday protests and cur- ending Republican-backed tax cuts for people earning rently monks are calling for their release from prison. $250,000 or more, as well as by netting billions of dol- The monks have urged the thousands of bystanders not lars in savings by reorganizing the health care system. to join in 'to to avoid escalating violence. A new group "Today as we strive for a new beginning to the 21st cen- that draws on militant youth elements among the monks, tury, I believe that everyone - every man, woman and the Alliance of All Burmese Buddhist Monks, asked its child - should have quality, affordable health care in followers to refuse alms and offerings from anyone con- America," Clinton said, "We can no longer tolerate the nected to the military. injustice of a system that shuts out nearly one in six The monks played a key role in mass protests staged Americans. in 1988. These protests were violently put down by the Unlike her earlier attempt during her husband's pres- junta and mark the last time the country's rulers were idency, Clinton is not proposing a new bureaucracy. Nor seriously challenged. This time leaders of the demon- would her new plan strip people of their current health strations hope to stay underground to avoid being put insurance - a fear that helped sink her 1993 and 1994 down by the government. The protests are likely to endeavor. Indeed, even the title of her new proposal - increase international criticism of the government, "the American Health Choices Plan" - underscored that which is already under intense international pressure to this approach would aim to emphasize flexibility and implement democratic change. options, and not government-directed coverage, Source: news.bbc.co-uk Source: "Clinton unveils health care plan". By Patrick .Healy. Published: September 17, 2007 in International Herald Tribune. Latin America: Unidentified Object Causes Sickness in Carancas Africa: Hundreds of people are suffering from headaches, Europe & Middle East Calls for US Sanctions Against Sudan vomiting, eye problems, irritated skin, and nausea after Russia and France clash over Iran According to Human Rights Watch, the situation in inhaling gases from an unidentified object, said to be a France is pushing for EU sanctions against Iran over Darfur has changed from an armed conflict .between meteorite, that hit tile earth and left a deep crater near the its contested nuclear program that would target the cred- rebels and the state into a "violent scramble for power town of Carancas in the Andes of Peru this past week- it, insurance and financial sectors, diplomatic officials and resources." This situation in Darfur has taken a end. Residents from Carancas described seeing a fireball said on Tuesday. negative turn from the past few months, which have coming towards them on Saturday night The object left A few weeks ago, French President Nicolas Sarkozy been filled with hope that a mission of UN and African a 30m (98ft) wide and 6m (20ft) deep crater. The crater said that Iran risked being bombed if it refused to halt its Union peacekeepers, the world's largest ever peacekeep- released what officials described as fetid, noxious gases. nuclear program. This past week, French Foreign ing mission, would gradually bring sustainable peace "Increasingly, we think that people witnessed a fireball, Minister Bernard Kouchner urged negotiations with Iran into the war tom region. Human Rights Watch claims which are not uncommon, went off to investigate and and, stressing that war was not imminent but "We have that the Sudanese government forces, the allied found a lake of sedimentary deposit, which may be full to prepare for the worst, and the worst is war." Janjaweed militias, and rebels have been targeting civil- of smelly, methane rich organic matter," said Dr Russia, however, has a different stance on the issue. ians and humanitarian workers in the region. Yet the Caroline Smith, a meteorite expert at the London-based During Kouchner's visit to Russia, which followed his Sudanese government denies responsibility for the Natural History Museum. Geologists have called on the cautionary statement on Iran, Russian Foreign Minister attacks on civilians. Civilians, now trapped in refugee authorities to stop people f\om coming near the crash. Sergei Lavrov stated that Moscow was "very worried camps, are in danger of being attacked, raped, robbed, or SIght Officials say that there is also a psychological about the growing number of voices considering military beaten if they attempt to return home; their land is being fear that remains within the community, unsure of the action." Russia said on Tuesday that it would oppose taken over by outsiders. contamination in the water, land, and air. toug,ber sanctions on Iran for the time being and accused Human Rights Watch has called on the UN Secutity Source: news.bbc co.uk the United States and the European Union of undermin- Council, the African Union, and the international com- ing efforts to resolve diplomatically the crisis over munity to impose targeted sanctions against the Tehran's nuclear program. Sudanese government and other parties involved in the 4 • SEPT>MBER 21, 2007 • THE CQU£GE VOICE ~EWS Camels ArounCfihe Wol"fd-::--r~iiiiiiiiii-;U;~-~~~"""""'~"'~~ A Guatemalan Summer :..._-.J

BY KATIE CONWAY '08 to go. As long as you have space in the back, you have a service to provide. contributing writer Furthermore,you are going to have let your privacy barriers way down. Embarrassed about the effects all this The town that I lived in all summer debatably sanitary cuisine is having on cannot be found on a map; believe me,. your bowels? You are just going to have before leaving for this mystery location, I to get over it; there are no secrets when tried. My understandably nervous parents you use a communal outhouse. By noon trIed as well, and much to their dismay the entire town will have come over to they couldn't find it eitber. Even the most make sure you are feeling better. Another detailed of Guatemalan maps rarely lists fun effect of the lack of indoor plumbing It, for like all best kept secrets, Pinula is will be showering while standing stark most easily found by those- who already naked in front of the basin of water that know where it is. From the outside, it is occupies the main room of your three- everything you would expect- a collec- room house. Do not be alarmed if on the Trouble in Jena ti.on of inexpensively built and unimpres- first night, your bost mother, who may be However the boys faced up to 20 years in ~IV~ structures, miles beyond even global- BY LAUREN MORROW '09 younger than you, comes in to discuss prison. ization's ubiquitous reach. [spent the what types of food you like, while you staff writer A s 0f now, five of the young men are summer learning to construct wood burn- stand naked dumping buckets of water free on bail and await trial. Mychal Bell ing stoves out of cinderblocks, cement over your head. In this situation, there is remains ill jail, were he has been since Last September, several black stu- and tin cans, not exactly cutting edge nothing to do but press on, as your worst December, with a $90,000 bail. The State technology. Yet beneath the dirty and dents at Jena High School, in the small fear has already been realized. Don't be Appeals Court threw out Bell's charges shabby exterior lives one of the most town o.f Jena, Louisiana, asked if they too upset either- this is just one of many on September 14, stating that he should could SItunder a tree, which an unwritten beautiful and successful communities I moments where all you will be able to do not be tried 'as an adult. He will be tried as have ever had the privilege to be a part of. law reserved for the white students. The is laugh. As a newcomer here, all eyes are a juvenile but still faces jail time. Yet this [ also experienced how intimidating it vice principal of the school, in the town on you because, whether you like it or not is only the action of the State Appeals was to find myself on the outskirts of a where the population is 85% white you are the most interesting thing to hit Court. The LaSalle Parish District small, tight knit, homogenous communi- explained that anyone could sit anywher~ Pinula since last year's hurricane. But do Attorney, Reed Walters, ultimately ty, trying to find my way in. As the they wished. The next day three nooses not shy away from your new role as a chooses whether to accept this request, school year begins and I find myself back were hung from the tree. Despite the cross between the new town celebrity and and he has yet to make a decision. in the Conn community, I wanted to share principal's suggestion to expel the cul- the village idiot due to your undeniably Many national figures agree tbat the some of the lessons Ilearned in a commu- prits, the school district committee decid- American looks and accent. Everyone boys should be punished, but suggesting nity very far from here. ed to ru~ethe hate crime as a "prank," and here just wants to make sure that you are that the punishment should fit the crime. First and foremost, if you are headed the white students were suspended for well cared for and loved, which brings me Barack Obama has called the charges ~orPinula, you're going to want to pack three days. to my last point. "inappropriate," and Jesse Jackson lt~t. Summer is rainy season so every- Over the following months, racial ten- Finally, beyond all the other lessons I believes the case calls for "federal inter- ~lDg you own mayor may not get ruined sions increased in Jena. In one case, three learned that the greatest thing you can do vention"? Reverend AI Sharpton has vis- In your house, where the difference black students (two of which are of the for someone who is a newcomer or differ- ited Jena twice, and both he and Jackson between inside and outside is not as dis- Jena 6) were allegedly held at gunpoint ent from the majority of your community were present at the demonstration for the tinct as one could hope. You should also by a white man at a local convenience IS to be truly interested in them. Sure Jena 6 on September 20 in Louisiana. be ready to share wbat little you have or store. A black student's head was cracked they may butcher their words and contin- While the changes made to the sen- to leave people with "recuerdos" or open at a "white party", when he was hit ually confuse the word for embarrassed tence are a positive advancement in the remembrances of the time you spent with a beer bottle? Yet none oftbe white with the word for pregnant (see above case, many believe that it is only the together. You may find yourself sharing offenders received more than a misde- paragraph for how to deal) but ultimately national attention that the case has your room with the baby chicks, neigh- meanor charge. every person wants someone to care received, that spurred these adjustments. borhood pigs, dogs, and even the occa- After all this, in December, several about how they are feeling, what they are One wonders if officials in Louisiana sional Iguana (who will eat your sou- black boys jumped a white student, Justin thinking or to have just one person who would have reduced the sentences at in venirs by the way) that may wander in Barker, for allegedly using racial slurs asks how their day was. Even. if your the absence of media scrutiny. and out of your house. Ownership is rela- After being knocked unconscious, Barke; words don't quite translate, your interest The large amount of press on the case tive. You may own that stereo, but when was stomped on and kicked. Mycbal in that person will. Maybe some of you has not necessarily had a positive effect. the. school music class needs it, do not Bell, Theo Shaw, Carwin Jones, Robert understood these simple concepts already On September 7, a noose was found hesitate to hand it over. The rules of Bailey, Bryant Purvis arid Jesse Ray and maybe it didn't take you a whole hanging from a tree outside the Pinula dictate that the greater the utility of Beard, were charged with attempted mur- summer in a remote location to realize Nyumburu Cultural Center at the y.o~. possession, the greater your respon- der. Beard and Purvis, 14 and 15 at the them. I just know that on behalf of the University of Maryland. There are dis- sibility to the community. This is espe- tune, were tried as juveniles. The other people who taught me how to be part of agreements over whether it was a prank: cially the case if you happen to own a four, 16-17 at the time, were tried as their community, I wanted to pass those or a protest against the updates to the Jena pick-up truck, the only type of vehicle adults, wi~ p~tential sentences of up to lessons on to mine. 6 trial and controversy continues to be that can. brave the road to Pinula. If you 100 years in pnson. All of their sentences national news. are driving into town and pass someone were reduced to aggravated second walking, stop, ask them where they are degree battery and conspiracy to commit Sources: whileseated.org; chicagotri- going. If they are going your way or if the same. This charge includes the use of bune.com; nytimes.com; The Hilltop you have time, take them where they.need weapons, that being their shoes. (Howard University Newspaper;" 5 • SEPTEMBER21, 2007 • THE COLLEGf VOICE ~EWS c Renovations

Over the summer, almost $10 million worth of renovations Connecticut College ushered in the new academic year with the completion of $9 million of renovations. With just a 75-day window in which to complete work over'the have been done on campus, most notably to the Hamilton summer, crews finished nearly] 00 different projects in anticipation ofthe return of the and Marshall dorms. What do you think about these costly college's 1.880 students. changes? The construction, which included replacing a main campus road, renovating two large residence halls and remodeling four classrooms, is part of the college's larger $53 million, lO-year campus renewal plan. "The work we completed this summer is just the beginning of what we have planned for this campus," said College President Leo I. Higdon, Jr. "Already, the work I spent three days here last year before coming has made a major impact. The students are excited to see what we've accomplished to Conn, and it was pretty crappy: It looks a lot and the alumni and parents I met with over the summer are thrilled with the progress nicer now, and is easier to navigate. we've made." The summer's largest project was the completion of the second phase ofa $5 mil- -Trevor lion renovation of Marshall and Hamilton residence halls, which house approximately 190 students each year. In 2006, both residence halls were upgraded with new win- dows, roofing and siding. Most recently, the work focused on the interiors of both buildings with new bathrooms, elevators and common rooms, in addition to new floor- ing, lighting and air conditioning. Other summer 2007 projects included the installation of several new sidewalks, I wish they had spent the money on heer instead. new campus signage and outdoor lighting, upgrades to storm drainage and electrical systems in various buildings, and infrastructure improvements across campus. Andrew "Everyone on campus will benefit from the extraordinary amount of work complet- ed over the summer," Ulysses B. Hammond, vice president for administration, said. "All of these projects improve the quality of the residential life for students and the work life for faculty and staff." Next summer, Hammond said, campus renewal will continue with another $7 mil- lion in improvement projects. The dorms are nice ... for the people that live in The college's 10-year renewal plan is focused on enhancing technology in leaming them, I guess. environments, revitalizing student life, boosting energy efficiency and updating staff and faculty office spaces. "The campus has never looked better - and it's a beautiful campus to begin with," said sophomore Claire Gould. "Even seemingly minor improvements have made a big difference. " The magnitude of a project of this scope takes on a whole new meaning when it is They spent $10 million bucks? On what? They broken down into specific components. Some of the statistics associated with the col- could've spent that money on a minor league lege's summer 2007 renewal projects include: sports team. 100 projects 75 days 3.75 miles of piping -Mike $125.000/day 30 subcontractors 245 construction drawings 1)7,000work hours 500 people involved 500 tons of asphalt 450 cubic yards of.concrete 400 gallons of paint 42 miles electrical wiring 3.75 miles of piping' 8.000 bottles of CC water r mile of landscape .,rotection fencing

New dorms!? Me smash dorms! -Office of College Relations-

-Sal Up ates on Renewable Energy Club the increase of student action on campus. Past achievements have included a CFL light BY MILES RYAN '08 bulbs exchange, a feasibility study and campus-wide survey for installing a wind tur- contributing writer bine at Conn, and screenings of "An Inconvenient Truth," and "Who Killed The Electric Car", among others. As of2006, REC has succeeded in raising money to pur- chase enough "Green e-certified Renewable Energy Credits" to off-set 100% of Last year, The Renewable Energy Club (REC) saved over $9,000 in its energy con- Conn's energy use. This means that although the energy we receive does not come servation campaign, "Concert From Conservation," which funded better SAC events directly from a renewable energy source, the money that we spend on energy goes to including bringing OK Go to Floralia last year. REC aims to raise awareness on cam- support a renewable energy source. This year, REC plans to re-run the Concert From pus and act as a think tank to promote and undertake practical approaches for energy Conservation. REC reminds you: LESS ENERGY WASTE ~ MORE FLORALIA conservation and efficiency and different types of renewable energy. Through support of its growing membership and campus-wide support, it will continue to function as $$$$. Stay tuned for more cool renewahle energy projects on campus! leader in environmental stewardship through the presentation of innovative ideas and 6 • SEPTIMBER 21,2007· THE COLLE~ VOCEARTS geNTE RTAIN MENT

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A droning orgao and muflled drum ably true to the album, with "Apple machine were already seeping out into Orchard" as the evening's highlight. the audience when I arrived at Though more somber and subdued than Northampton's Pearl Street venue the headliners, Beach House proved to be Wednesday night. Bathed in blue and a great opening band for Grizzly Bear, green stage lights, Beach House, the evoking a similar sense of otherworldli- opening act, looked like a pair of oceanic ness. dream creatures swaying to the rhythm of Hugging a finger harp to his chest, Ed their somber tune. Peering into the crowd Droste opened Grizzly Bear's set with a with sleepy eyes, singer/organist Victoria delicate, unobtrusive melody that paved Legrand extended a humble welcome, the way for a hauntingly beautiful rendi- "Thanks for coming to see Grizzly tion of "Lullabye." With hardly a pause Bear ... and maybe US." . In between, guitarist/singer Daniel Beach House may have been the Rossen took the band into a slowed-down opener, but since the Baltimore two-piece version of "Little Brother", beginning released its 2006 self-titled debut on with a movingly heartfelt refrain rather Photo by Caroline Denham than the quick guitar picking of the Carpark last fall, .they've been drawing ny picks up. By the end of "Knife," all nation live as on their albums, never album's cut. crowds of their own. No one seemed four Brooklyn band mates were smiling losing their meticulous attention to detail After a brief interlude of "Service happier to be listening than Grizzly Bear, along with everyone else in the room. in the energy of the moment. Bell" from the band's first album, Horn oj who sang along while setting up and Following "Knife," Grizzly Bear Closing the sbow with "On a Neck, Plenty, Grizzly Bear took the evening to opened their set with words of praise for played "Showcase" and "Shift" from On a Spit," Grizzly Bear left the crowd new heights with "Knife." A slight grin the duo. Horn oj Plenty, the album created by Ed hopeful for an encore. Only when the spread across Rossen's face as he After playing the dark and ethereal Droste and polished by drummer harsh,fluorescent lights came on over the watched the crowd's energy rise within "Tokyo Witch," Legrand and guitarist Christopher Bear in 2005. The duration stage did fans reluctantly begin making the first. few strums. The song feels surre- Alex Scally moved on to some new mate- of the set came from Yellow House, a their way outside. I headed to the car at a al at first with bassist Christ Taylor's rial. Both their new snags would have fit carefully crafted album uniting electronic leisurely pace, lingering in the afterglow in well on their self-titled, with similar unearthly coos and howls, but almost experimentation with intimate guitar, of Grizzly Bear's performance, already harpsichord effects, slide guitars and tam- seems like a classic when Rossen's vocals banjo and vocal harmonies. Grizzly Bear wondering when I might see them again. bourines. Beach House's set was remark- come in and the Beach Boys-style harmo- conveyed the same poignancy and imagi- ~·w·o·n~dr-e·r·w~h·a~t'i"s·r·ea"I'i"ly-go·i"n·g·o·n·bl"'e~tw-e·e·n"Jr-a·ckl""""a"n":'d":M~eg~.. But we cannot forget that all musicians are perform- We , You're In Your ers. And The Stripes are quintessential performers, down to the color scheme that they adhere to when they are Room "on the job." They have mythologized their relationship Little as brother and sister, and their music is rooted in tradi- BY CLAIRE DOWD '08 tions and folk tales of the blues. Their minimal ism and their songwriting, both an homage to Southern blues, are editor-in-chief deliberate choices; everything about their public image is controlled by their own hands. Although we can It was reported on various news understand The White Sttipes' basic philosophy on the outlets that The White Stripes can- .page, their creation is truly comprehended on stage. celled the fall leg oftheir US tour sup- Before Meg developed acute anxiety, I was able to porting their most recent album /Icky see them perform at Madison Square Garden on July 24, Thump/ (released in June 2007). The 2007. Aesthetic is essential to the White Stripes' identi- official statement is as follows, "The ty, and the instruments and equipment, the floor and the . White Stripes announced today lighting were all in line with the red, white, and black '. (9/11/07) that they are canceling their trinity. Jack wore all red; Meg in red arid white. The box forthcoming tour due to health issues. Meg White is suf- the band built around them was beautiful, organized, and fering from acute anxiety and is unable to travel at this powerful. And they started with an explosion of feed- time." (www.whitestripes.com) back. What does that even mean? If Meg is suffering from Madison Square Garden is enormous, but I caught acute anxiety, it could be from the overwhelming lack of every moment between Jack and Meg. The whole arena support or admiration she receives. Critics and fans was hooked. There is an inconceivable chemistry alike paint her drununing and her contribution to the between them, as if they are cosmically linked through a band as merely "cute", and they give her an A+ for bond that surpasses brother/sister, husband/wife. This effort. Talk about patronizing. I have said it before and . communion is not only seen when Jack sings into th.e I will say it many times again, Meg is a vital member Image by Rob Jones microphone facing Meg on her drums, but through their instruments. Meg can read every start and stop of Jack's (50% at least) of The White Stripes, and the band goes ling. She always seemed like the solid backbone to the guitar,somehow sensing a second before it happens, and beyond simply "The Jack White Show". She is reliable band. Her silent and straight-faced exterior provided a knows when to slow down or speed up. Then you see and consistent. even though her drumming can be some- soothing compliment to Jack's frenetic energy and over- them look at each other, seeming as though they are per- what erratic. The White Stripes have become a model of flowing creativity. She was normal where Jack was fectly at peace in their self-imposed confines, and we a;,e the equal male/female relationship, the yin and yang of bizarre. To think that this strong, empowered, and seem- lucky to have a chance to peek in on their "little room . rock 'n' roll. ingly confident woman is crippled by anxiety makes me This recent inconsistency in her behavior is upset- Maybe all that peeking is what finally got to Meg. 7 • SEPTEMBER 21, 2007 • THE COLLEGE VOICE RTS NTERTAINMENT • IX Up an Pop a Cor Soft Rock is Back BY ALEX ELLISON' 10 able that the group has significantly made especially apparent in the BY BEN FISHER '08 album art, which looks like some- contributed to the development of staff writer the hip-hop aesthetic, significantly tbing you would find in the miscella- staff writer to the use of sophisticated beats, neous 'soul' pile at an alternative If there's one type of I have conflicting feelings complicated looping, and music records store. The smooth, hazy radio station you're likely regarding the Beastie Boys. I am sampling. Their second album, sound is enjoyable enough to listen to tune right past (even sure I'm not .the only one. The Paul s Boutique, is in my opinion to - ideally while reclining in your you "anything but coun- group's aesthetic has baffled critics one of the most adventurous albums smoking jacket with a martini on try" people), it's the one since their 1986 debut License to Ill, in the history of its genre, riddled your water bed as beautiful women ·that plays "soft rock." which was slammed as juvenile, with bizarre sounds and snippets of gently stroke your chest and whisper Maybe you associate the clownish, and bombastic when it songs that paradoxically tie the sweet nothings in your ear - but term with your doctor's was first released but went on to whole thing together. Even if you from one track to the next. it is easi- waiting room or that ly forgettable. There is some creative become the first number one hip-hop can't stand the rhymes (or the insanely annoying co- genre blending and resourceful album in history - selling more Brooklyn accents), there is no deny- worker who always had instrumentaljuxtaposition, but com- copies in the 80s than anything by ing that what's underneath the the Easy Listening station pared to what the group has been Run-DMC, Public Enemy, and other vocals is terrifically imaginative. 1 on at work. And I feel you. But when I describe The able to accomplish in this regard legends of early hip-hope Indeed, have always been drawn to the tbeir Narrator's All That to the Wall as a great soft rock album, with other albums, it is impossible acting juvenile, clownish, and bom- beats, sampling, and turn table acro- I want you to be sure to steer clear of all these bad con- not to wonder wbat the album might bastic is the key to the group's pop- . batics, which has been consistently notations. When you drop the needle in the first groove have sounded if the Boys had pulled ularity over the years. It has enabled experimental, daring, and surprising. . (so to speak), the catchy hook in "Son Of The Son Of them to be both self congratulatory When I first heard about the group's out all the stops. The Kiss Of Death" is sure to catch your attention; by Or maybe that's the whole point. and self deprecating, to have utter latest project, the all instrumental the time you get to the practically anthemic bridge ofthe Rather than dive back into the bom- conviction in perfonnance but album The Mix Up, I was thrilled. It track, you'll forget I even called The Narrator soft rock. bast, The Mix Up showcases a more embrace the fact that they are gate- seemed like a well deserved oppor- The guitar lines are sharp, bordering on tense without reserved side of the group, present crashing an art form originally con- tunity for the group to demonstrate being nervous or edgy. Being nervous and edgy works only once before in their compila- ceived of as a voice for low income, their artistic side with no sarcasm or well for some bands (i.e. Hot Hot Heat on Make Up the tion The In Sound From Way Out, oppressed African Americans. The satire, for their work to be universal- Breakdown), but the contrast between the comfortable comprised of the funky instrumen- Beastie Boys have long made a point ly, fully celebrated. aesthetic of most of the songs on the album with the tals backing Check Your Head and of not belonging through their Not so much. In a phrase, The tight, tense hooks Sam Axelrod lays down proves to be a III Communication. Ifnot a captivat- humor, their irreverence, and their Mix Up is a nice place to visit, but winning one. These savory licks laid over Narrator's ing album, it is certainly excellent hyper-showmanship. They have don't pack a toothbrush. The album propulsive beats give the tracks a feeling of urgency as atmospheric music for studying, never made it clear how seriously borrows beavily from the work of they forge ahead, even when they're just pouring out of snoozing. or to go with your Andre they want to be taken as artists. Bu Booker T. and the MGs and other a drum machine. The production of the album matches late 60s and 70s soul-jazz ensembles or Little Penguin at flossy very well with the content: occasionally fuzzed guitars now that their longevity has earned Connecticut College parties. them the -right to stay, it is some- _ relying on simple guitar riffs, a and drums paired with understated vocals give the hooks Ironically, I will probably listen to times unclear to me whether we smooth bass, and some fancy drum- and percussion lines the spotlight they deserve, with ming. Plop the. occasional organ, this album more than albums I am occasional standouts like "So this is the sang-froid/ of should celebrate or cringe. wild about this year, simply because On the whole, we should be whistle, and synthesizer parts in, and the Nascar generation" in "Breaking the Turtle" (which, I can pleasantly ignore it. When you happy they are still around, even if I all your missing are the silk suits incidentally, also contains thirty of this album's best sec- choose to pay attention, successive onds, the catchy-as-hell, I'm_not_even_going_to_wait_ can't sing along to "No Sleep to (which I hope to God they were wearing during the recording ses- listenings are also more enjoyable, un til- the-sang-ends -to-rewind-and -Iisten -to-that-again Brooklyn" with the same vigor I had especially in the more Lively, genre in Middle School. Whatever you sion). It is unequivocally a back-to- outro). blending tracks like "B For My It wouldn't be fair to call All That a pop album, but it think about their music, it is undeni- basics celebration of a lost genre - Name", "Electric Worm", "Off The wouldn't be fair not to either. It's catchy. accessible. Grid", and "The Kangaroo Rat." even fun at times, but varied and surprising. All That is There is a little spark in these tracks, the album that Shout Out Lauds might have released if some of the freewheeling adventure they were in a really good mood, and got together with that made the group popular in the Phoenix for an afternoon recording session. and maybe first place. while they were recording they decided "Hey, let's use Undoubtedly this album will some more vocal harmony." Axelrod has the same plain- polarize how we feel about the band, tive quality about his voice as Shout Out Lauds' Adam perhaps not as violently as License Olenius - but where Olenius sounds just shy of desper- to III did, but enough to keep the ate, Axelrod just sounds like he means it. So if like Shout debate open. I'm inclined to think Out Lauds' feel and you're in the mood for that but with- that they don't mind one way or the out the dreary lyrics and a more exciting rhythm section, other. They've been producing hip- pop in The Narrator's disk and next time someone asks hop records since '86, before Kanye you what you've been listening to recently, you can try even bought a rhyming dictionary, to explain "There's this really great soft rock band .... " so who says they don't own the genre as much as anyone? I'm not going to fight it. Come see The Narrator play live Now, if you'll excuse me, 1 need to put op my smoking jacket and upstairs in Cro's Nest next week! refill my champagne glass ... FRIDAY NIGHTS LIVE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH @ 8 PM 8 • SEI'TEMBER 21, 2007 • THE COLLEGE VOleE CAMEL SPORTS occer: Sti un Despite Roug tart Recor ,Do ot Re ect To ent

B'TSTfIlnTOO1ffTfO e e wt e mtssea, mg 0 s es pw he "Carefully picked current coach BY MATT FAVA '09 inn the first half. Rick inevitably too much, a staff writer Winnie Edmed to lead the squad. She ha done a great job of recruiting upcomin Pierce' 11 relieved Lane in CC fell 0-2 when the fIna ;taff writer Connecticut College women's soccer players (six of whom are making a hug the second half and posted whistle sounded. 0-3-0) lost a close game to NESCAC irnpactthis season) and has wisely picke The Connecticut an impressive four saves With this loss, th ival Williams College last week. The Dew assistant coach, Erin Kwiatkowski t ollege Men's Soccer in his first collegiate goal Camels' season stands a eam has suffered three straight defeats help us out," Linden says. earn hosted Eastern keeping minutes. It is also 1-2, and both losses wer gainst Middlehury, Clark, and Williams. Edmed, who spent six years a onnecticut State important to note the con- against NESCAC oppo Goalie, Bailey Andrews' 10 played all Kline's assistant from 1997-2003 niversity last Wednesday tinued and persistent suc- nents. There is still plen inety minutes against Williams and returned to the Camels in 2006. Durin fternoon, following a sea- cess of head coach Bill of soccer to be played, an ecorded an impressive 7 saves. Next up, her hiatus, Edrned acted as the hea on opening 0-2 loss to Lessig who claimed his Conn has already prove he team will face Bates on Saturday, women's soccer coach and an administra iddlebury, After getting 262nd victory in his that it can play right along eptemher 22nd on the Harkness green at tor at Mitchell College. The lifelong soc he first game jitters out of Connecticut College side the two best teams i l l a.m, Kylee Yam '10 wants the team to cer player and enthusiast is originall he way, the Camel's career. Given his deter- the NESCAC e fully supported and encourages every- from Old Lyme, Connecticut and gradu oung guns began to shine mined demeanor, it is clear Middlebury and Williams. ne to "Come out and watch the game!" ated from Eastern Connecticut Stat . their home opener. This that Lessig will continue Coming up next for th Although the season has not started as University in 1999. . trastate rivalry has been to push his squad to per- Camels is their cross-high he had planned, captain Claire Linden Kwiarowski is only a year out a ominated by the Camels form at a high level way rival: the Coast Guar '08 is optimistic and expects a major Aurora University where she was captai ho have won the last throughout the rest of the Academy. The neighbor! around from ber squad. "So far, we of her team. Linden believes that wi hree matches against 2007 season. bout will be hosting by th aven't come close to playing at our full "The combination coaching and recruit CSU. Following their first USCGA under the lights a otential. We have a very talented group ing, this year and future years look prom Immersing themselves win of the season, the 7:00 PM on Wednesday ftwenty-four girls, and we are still in the ising." Fto this rivalry early in Camels traveled to September 19. rocess of working out the quirks. But In addition to new coaches, the te ltheir collegiate careers, Williams to face the 9th Following this match itb the .way that our recent practices welcomed six new freshmen to the tea f'\lex Samma ' I 0 and ranked team in the coun- the Camels have a pivotal ave been going, I know we are on our this year. Candace Clark' II and Chelse [Trevor Prophet ' II try. Despite the Ephs' home match against th9 ay to a successful season." Johnson ' 11 "Use their speed an stepped up in a major way impressive National rank- NESCAC opposition fro Despite finishing 3-10-1, many strong strength' in the offensive third," say last Wednesday. In the ing, the game turnedout to Lewiston, Maine in Bate iendships were formed last year. With a Linden. Emily Webb '11, Daniell ~Ist minute of play, the be a tight battle. College. The entir eam that consists of seven seniors, four Plourde' 11; Tori Murphey' II, and Abb amel fans enjoyed this With a shot margin of Connecticut College com .uniors, seven sophomores, and six fresh- Hill' II make up the rest of the freshm ophomore to freshman just 9-7 in favor of munity should he aware 0 en, Linden remarks, "The team has roster. "Danielle consistently make onnection as Prophet tal- Williams, the Camels put the match and be prepare gain come together on and off the field. smart runs and decisions off the ball ied his first collegiate up quite the fight. Lane to support the team 0 e have a great team dynamic, and we while Emily, Abby, and Tori are har oal which proved to be had another excellent Saturday at 2:00 PM 0 re definitely a close-knit group." working and stand strong in the defensiv he game winner. With the game in net and managed Knowlton Green. Let's ge 1-0 victory, the team now This season already greatly differs end of the field." five saves including a save there, make some ~noise om those in the past because a beloved Following Saturday's game agains inds itself at l-Lon the on a penalty kick worthy and cheer the men on t ember of the team is absent. After Bates, the Camels have nine contes eason. of a highlight reel in the their first NESCAC victo Guarding the twine for enty-one years of coaching women's remaining, and six of them are agains 39th minute of play. ry. e Camels was Ted Lane occer at Conn, Ken Kline resigned in the NESCAC opponents. Unfortunately, the fire- 9 • SEPTEMBER21, 2007 • THE COlliGE VOICE CAMEL SPORTS Women's VOlley6Ci11IT:ringing Success to Connecticut BY ABIGAIL MAYER '09 Edmed looks to co-captains Amy Crespi '08 and Caitlin Tomaska '09 to lead in staff writer this effort. The team agrees with Edmed in With the 2007 fall athletic season accrediting a portion of their victories on underway, Connecticut College's the court to their unique dynamic off the

Women's Volleyball Team has displayed court. When asked who stands out...... I the spirit, diligence, and inherent ability strong leader, DeMais immediately offers necessary to accumulate a stellar record. the name of current NESCAC volleyball Undefeated at 8-0, the team's most signif- player of the week, Cailtin Tomaska. icant victories include a three-match "Every time she steps out on the court, sweep at Colby College (defeating she does so to win- whether in practice, . Bowdoin, Bates, and Colby). Those wins warm-ups, or a game. She's an excellent contributed to make an in-match winning player and leader," DeMais says. streak of 21 consecutive games, an Shragge points to Maria McGinness impressive feat. '08 as another crucial leader. "She Led by coach Josb Edmed and assis- inspires the team to work hard, motivat- tant coach Erin Redding, an '06 Wesleyan ing each· player to remember why she graduate, the girls' respect for their plays the sport. She can make me laugh coaches is palpable when Jessie Lasher even at 6:30 in the morning," says ~11 Marissa DeMais '11, and Katie Shragge. Volleyball in action (SchuerhofJ) S~agge '11 talk about them. "They defi- The team currently shares the # I nitely" balance each other out," says NESCAC ranking with Amherst, Lasher, "which is important in practice as Williams, and Wesleyan. The team hopes well as during matches." to maintain this level play by committing In his sixth season involved with the itself to a strategically rigorous routine: volleyball program, Edmed acknowl- meeting at the gym two days a week for edges that this year's squad is ahead of 6:30 AM lifting, followed by a team where they were at this point last season. breakfast, and then a daily practice every He attributes much of their SUCGessto afternoon. strong team dynamic, as well as imple- Facing a tough match-up, the team menting new offensive tactics against will host Mitcbell College Wednesday opponents. He admits that the girls are in night at 7:00 PM in their home opener at good company. "We are in a very compet- Luce Fieldhouse. When asked wh'l!; rhe itive conference. We need to focus on community would be surprised to see at a each maich with this in mind." women's volleyball match, Edmed Edmed also recognizes what lies remarks that " ... people that watch col- ahead for his team. Though the girls are lege-level volleyball are shocked at the adapting well to changes on the court, he level of athleticism. My team is made up is aware that there is still much work of great athletes on the court-competitors. needed to be done before they can reach Every player is also a huge addition to the their full potential. It is vital for the team Connecticut College community off the to increase its consistency and maintain court." focus throughout any given match. CAMEL SCOREBOARD

M.n'. Socc.r Wornen', Soccer 130 1 3 0 Field Hockey 1 3 M.'.Woter Worn.'. '010 Voll~11 o .4 9 0 Field Hock surveys the scene [Mayer] 10 • SEPID!BER 21, 2007 • TH' CDUEGEVa,;' a ee eo eatures eynote speeches by author Karen Levin Coburn and human rights activist LaShawn Jefferson '88

CC's annual Fall Weekend celebration, Sept. 28-30, will feature two separate keynote speeches by Karen Levin Coburn, co-author of "Letting Go: A Parent's Guide to Understanding the College Years," and LaShawn Jefferson '88, the immediate past e~~tive director of the Women's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch. Both talks are free and open to the public. Fall Weekend, the college's annual celebration for alumni, friends of the college and students and their families, will also include an all-campus pep rally and a num- ber of panel discussions, lectures, athletic events, mini-classes, alumni gatherings, campus tours and other events. u ? Coburn's "Letting Go: A Parent's Guide to Understanding the College Years," which she co-authored with Madge Lawrence Treeger, is widely considered to be a must-read for parents of college-bound students. Coburn is the assistant vice chancel- lor for students at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., and is one of the nation's leading experts on the college experience. She will speak at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 28, in the John C. Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center, at Connecticut College. Connect with the Comcast Student Bundle. Jefferson, a 1988 graduate of Connecticut College, began working for Human Rights Watch, the largest U.S.-based human rights organization, in 1993, and became executive director in 2001. As a representative for Human Rights Watch, Jefferson has conducted human rights investigations and undertaken advocacy on such issues as Comcast High-Speed Internetwith PowerBoostfr.l- Leaves dial-up and OSl in the oust. Power-Boostprovides a burst of speed-up 10 12 Mbps-when downloadlng Iwge files fike-music devoting special attention to the rights of women workers, violence against women in .

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1fe' Kind, Rewind Directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) That wacky French filmmaker hehind The Science of Sleep and all those White Stripes music videos has made what promises to be his coolest idea yet: The Classics. Revisted Mas Def plays a video store clerk who Bowie's Ziggy Stardust: A Glam Rock Masterpiece. hangs out all day with his Saxophones upped the campiness, while slacker friend (Jack BY JACOB MEADE '08 string instruments upped the drama. On top of all this rides Bowie's voice, Black, reprising a role similar to his in High Fidelity). When Jack's brain gets magnet- staff writer which takes cuts like the amazing opener ized, he accidentally erases all the VHS tapes by simply walking into the store. In order In summer of 1972, David Bowie "Five Years" to soaring heights. Bowie's to save the business and give people something to watch?the two begin to recreate each became a rock star by essentially trans- vocals on this album show impressive missing film using homemade costumes and props. ' forming into someone else. In a career range and emotion. While always a litt~e I can't really add anything to make this sound cooler. move now legendary for its ambition (and nasally (this is Bowie after all), hIS arrogance), the 25-year-old began to pres- singing often flips from subdued to oper- ent himself as Ziggy Stardust, a brilliant atic to a raw-throated wail within the There Will Be Blood character from space sent here to enlight- same song. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia, Punch Drunk Love) en the human race. Bowie dressed in The music captures both sides of the Loosely based on an absurd clothes, caked his face in makeup, Ziggy persona: humor in the sheer Upton Sinclair novel, the and adopted a bright red mullet to become absurdity of what Bowie was doing, but film stars Daniel Day- as strange and alien as possible. His per- also its transcendence. And it's the tran- Lewis as an oil tycoon sona was an utterly outrageous and sexu- scendent moments on Ziggy Stardust that who struggles with inner ally liberated egomaniac, the ultimate sound utterly timeless and world-class. rock and roll being. He introduced him- "Moonage Daydream," for example, greec "1'" and religious self onstage as Ziggy Stardust, and even - must be one of the most jaw-dropping zealots to tum a profit in spoke in interviews as his new alter ego. achievements in rock history. For the last turn- of-the-c en tury But aside from the showmanship and two minutes, Mick Ronson launches into Texas. Day-Lewis is the attention-grabbing, Bowie also ended a guitar solo that intertwines with phased arguably one of the best up making one of the defining albums of strings for a crescendo that'll take you to actors alive today (go ..... the 1970's. The purported soundtrack to the moon and back. And the album clos- watch In the Name of the Father or My Left Foot), and here he continues in the same the story of his new alien invention, The er "Rock and Roll Suicide," reaches sim- vein as his earlier role in Gangs of New York by exploring a darker historical side to Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the ilarly bombastic heights to end the record the American psyche. - .. Spiders from Mars (more easily known as in a moment of pure exhilaration. Also starring Paul Dana, who many people enjoyed as the teenage son in Little just Ziggy Stardust) is remembered today Is Ziggy Stardust a perfect album? Miss Sunshine. as the arrival of a new kind of rock ideal Nope. While the music is an excellent routed in campy extravagance and.flam- coupling for his Ziggy persona, Bowie's boyant excess: glam rock. And excess of lyrics don't really meet the promise of the The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford all stripes became the premier rock trend concept. The album is supposed to tell the 9irected by Andrew Dominik of the '70s. story of Ziggy Stardust's arrival on Earth, A Western that fol- But enough about context and reputa- his influence and success, and ultimate lows the exploits of leg- tion. How does Ziggy Stardust hold up as downfall. But a quick glance at the lyrics endary bank robber Jesse a bona fide rock "classic" 35 years oo? To show only a loose attempt at real story- James. As you might my ears, brilliantly. Even now, there are telling, with too many songs like "Soul guess from the title, the parts of the album that sound almost Love" being more general. And the album story revolves around impossibly perfect. As producer, Ken dries up a little in the middle, with songs Jesse and an envious Scott gave Bowie's songs clarity and pre- like "Lady Stardust" that, while fun, just ~~!"Jl1l~~···''''young man he takes cision that, appropriately enough, sounds don't match the staggering ambition of otherworldly in its perfection. Bowie's the opening and closing tracks. under his wing who backing band, the so-called Spiders from But don't let that fool you: Ziggy eventually plots the folk Mars, gives the music a propulsive rock Stardust lives up the hype and then some. l<.LD~"'''''''''''hero's downfall. The film edge. Mick Ronson's incisive guitar work David Bowie's finest album is a true has received glowing reviews from advance festival screenings, and the trailer reveals zips through these numbers with red-hot inspiration, no matter what publicity visuals that are absolutely gorgeous. However, the movie's biggest draw at the box energy. stunts he was pulling to get people to hear offic~il1likely be its lead star, Brad Pitt - an actor many often equate with less artsy With apparently state-of-the-art studio it. Whether you're tuning in to its films. Since this seems a far cry from Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the studio is unsure of how technology at his disposal, Bowie also sparkling production with a set of high- to market Assassination and has been rather timid in publicizing it so far. threw in plenty of other sounds and end headphones or just cranking the gui- Also starring Casey Aflleck, Sam Rockwell, Garret.Dillahunt, Zooey Deschanel, instruments to flesh out his tunes with a tars on your stereo, it's an album to return truly theatrical, over-the-top vibe. to over and over. and, (like any good Western), Sam Shepherd. 15 • SEPTEMBER21, 2007 • THE COlliGE VOICE ARTslENTERTAINMENT Upcoming Re~eases Having Been Into It

8Y JACQUES SWARTZ '09 Iy good music that has been long some large amount of money, will ignored, and it takes MTV to make want to ensure maximum ROI The A&E Staff Weighs In On people listen to it. "I've been listen- through mass-taste pandering. "I've staff writer The Upcoming Efforts in Music ing to them-and you weren't. And been into them, and you being into Here's the importantpart, or so it now you're telling me to check it them now signals to me that their and Movies may seem. The fust time T ever out?" I've been here; this is real. untimely demise is on the hori " heard Girl Talk was Jnne of 2006 - Let's not dismiss it outright as petu- As evidenced by the prerty substan- way before Floralia, before he was a lant, either. This is the start of the tial examples mentioned above, this Album Releases Tuesday 9/25 music staple of every party, and dilemma. clearly isn't ridiculous. before the I AM Festival where the The dilemma goes like this: On The problem is that it isn't any Devendra Banhart - Smokey Rolls Down Thunder school at large discovered him. Iwas the one hand, there's the indignation kind of guarantee, either. For every artist who has broken into the main- Mountain "working" my summer internship described above, the slight "how Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace and a co-worker with impeccable dare you?" of it, and, let's admit, the stream only to become disaster zones, there are still more who've Matt Pond, PA - Last Light . taste gave me his first alhum Night· smug coolness. The other hand, if endured and even thrived amidst Iron & Wine - Shepherd S Dog Ripper. I gave it a listen. It was fun, you were proselytizing this particu- Stars - In Our Bedroom After the War it was perfect party music, and I told lar artist, then this should be Mission serious public exposure. As much as this logic of money might seem iron- Joni Mitchell - Shine a heap of people that they had to Accomplished; people aronnd you clad, sometimes creative control can Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters hear it. Some took to it, lots others are listening to someone you think is The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour just tucked it away for never. Flash- really good. You were enjoying it, he wrested from the hands of the record executive and the coolest Will.LAm - Songs About Girls forward to Now: Girl Talk has quit now everyone else is enjoying it too. his day job, fetches serious bank for If you want to put it on at a party, heads can prevail. Film Releases 9/21 appearances, and is on every main- people won't make faces. People So in the end, just consider this: stream radar even tangentially con- will go with you to see this artist 'it's probably justifiable to balk when cerned with up-and-coming popular a longtime recommendation of yours Good Luck Chuck - Dane Cook and -Jessica Alba play. And so on. So when Artist X is taken up by someone only when (Directed by Mark Helfrich) . music. hits it big and all Your Friends are SPIN magazine says they ought to. Sydney White - Amanda Bynes (Directed by Joe So I'm sure you know where I'm playing it regularly, how does one going with this. I know you've heard But if you find yourself in that spot, . Nussbaum) react? With indignation. use it to drive a point home: "You Eastern Promises - Viggo Mortensen and Naomi it, and I'll bet you've even probably The real underlying motivator to said it. Someone comes up to you should've listened to me!" And Watts (Directed by David Cronenberg) this stance, beneath personal indig- and says "Hey, are you into Girl nation or socialite preening, is an old maybe next time people will recog- DVD Releases 9/25 Talk?" The response is clear: "Man, time-honored equation: Mainstream nize that your suggestions carry I've been into that." So now I want success entails becoming a sellout, weight, that your sense of tastes, to try and nntangle this declaration, theirs included, is more acute than Knocked Up - Seth Ragen and Katherine Heigl i.e. their next album will blow. because my belief is that it leads to a That's the fear, the concern and the previously assumed. The truth is that (Directed by Judd Apatow) serious dilemma. First, this state- distaste. Examples abound; contem- anybody who's had the thrill ofhear- ment is often made out of self- . porary ones include Rilo Kiley, ing something truly great com~o Our Opinion: Music releases look rela- aggrandizement, indignation, or Death Cab, Interpol, some might say being can realize that this thrill is in tively decent with some strong releases in both. Many of us feel a motivation to Bloc Party and The Strokes. To no way diminished when others the independent folk genre. reaffmn ourselves as on a kind of name· a very slim selection. The encounter first. No one who heard Film releases this week? They look pret- . cutting edge - the likes of which our logic to this in our minds being that Girl Talk for the first time at Floralia ty dismal. Don't waste your money! But, of peers are not. That's the self-aggran- a quality Indie band, once it's hit it got down any less than someone course, we are all looking forward to dizement part. The indignation part bigger, will be signed to a label who heard it for the first time at I Knocked Up, with its new unrated edition. can come because nobody heeded .whose corporate focus impels a cold AM Festival. So what if it's old It's ahilarlous and heartwarming film. your recommendation, but more logic of math over music and, hav- news? Quoting M.l.A.: More fun for likely it's because this is legitimate- ing paid formerly quality Indie band the people. The Devirwears Chanel: A Few Secrets From A Fashion "Insider" <, extraordinaire since 1983, presented the Once the clapping ended, eight mod- . 8Y ARETI A. SAKELLARIS '08 with the black-and-white theme of the show. This summer marked the tenth Paris-Monte Carlo and autumn/winter els, six assistants, the hairdresser, aAa'our manager crammed into a service elevator editor-in-chief anniversary of the Boston boutique, and collections to show-stopping success last year. The pret-a-porter is truly like the with the rolling racks of clothing. Back in I have a fiercely Bostonians have enthusiastically haute couture, from the painstakingly the boutique, the models presented their guarded industry embraced the Chanel allure. hand-finished seams, embroidered camel- final outfits for guests, who sipped cham- secret. Standing The other girls assisting were in vari- ous stages of entering fashion: one is a lias and folded tulle, all are done by the pagne. Being the most familiar with the backstage at the stylist for photo shoots and worked on the expert craftsmen in Chanel's ateliers. boutique and Chanel as a business enter- Chanel & InStyle lannch of (Fashion Boston); the other Fashion tends to be characterized as a prise, I directed the girls and felt like a fashion luncbeon-r- FB three are seniors at local colleges, and series of catty incidents· and glam run- leader, not an intern. get ready for it-I wanted to score my former internship. way-esque struts to Starbucks. But back- I realized that to make it in fashion, it saw models eat. I stage was the real excitement. I dressed is essential to know the industry from top swear. Talkative, Some secrets I shall keep. I recognized many of the models from and nndressed my model in her four dif- to bottom, how to make a sale, where they admitted that ferent outfits. Though there was nudity, I things are manufactured, what is getting .... ~,...~~"-"='''....Ithey, too, had their model cards, which I had seen earli- er in the summer during my internship took it in stride-staring is rude-and press and what competitors are up to. I homework assignments to pass in. No with Chanel. The internship involved snapped on cuffs, tightened belts and wake up and still want to be in f'Wltion divas in sight. Whew. contacting modeling agencies and screen- scoured shoes. Fortnnately, I felt at ease because it is living history. Coco Chanel The Chanel girls seemed to blur ing conntless model cards before franti- at my first fashion show because I knew once said: "Fashion is not something that together as they scurried in their heels at cally FedExing them to the corporate Boston's Chanel team, and my beloved exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the Tuesday's event in Boston. The cityscape, offices in New York for review by a friend, the visual merchandiser, examined sky, in the street, fashion has to do with stretching out beneath the Taj· Hotel's demanding connoisseur of all things chic. each model before she stepped out ill ideas, the way we live, what is happen- rooftop venue, was bathed in sunshine, Karl Lagerfeld, creative director front of the ladies who lunch, literally. ing." the vibrant colors contrasting sharply 16 • SEPTEMBER21, 2007 • THE COllEGE VOICE

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Saturday, September 22: Sunday, September 23 (continued): I AM Festival, noon - II PM, New London Waterfront Arboretum Afternoon Tour, 2 PM, Olin New York Bus Trip, 8 AM, $25 for students, x2740 Water Polo vs. MIT, 6 PM, Loll Natatorium "Camel Chase Race" to benefit Women's Basketball, 10 AM, $10 for CC students, Connecticut College Republicans, 8 PM, Alice Johnson Room faculty and alumni; $15 pre-registration; $20 race day. x2781 Monday, September 24: Water Polo vs. Queens College, lOAM, Loll Natatorium. "Body Disconnect: Men's and Women's Psychological Separation from the Body Name That Tree workshop with Jim Luce, supervisor of grounds, 10 AM, New Following Appearance and Physical Competence Threats," by Tara L. Broccoli '02, London Hall, room 112, $15 for Arboretum members; $18 for general public. x5060 4:30 PM, Bill 106 Litchfield Hills Harvest Festival 11 AM - 5 PM, at Haight-Brown Vineyard Latino Heritage Month Dinner, 6 - 7 PM, Harris Field Hockey vs. Bates, II AM, Silfen Field Free Kickboxing Class, 6:30 & 7:30 PM, Cro's Nest Women's XC at the Connecticut College Invitational, II AM, Harkness Park Tuesday, September 25: Women's Soccer vs. Bates, 11 AM, Harkness Green Personal Trainer, noon, Athletic Center, $12.50 Men's Cross Country at the Connecticut College Invitational, noon, Harkness Park Women's Soccer vs. Coast Guard, 4 PM, Harkness Green Men's Soccer vs, Bates, 2 PM,J-Iarkness Green Personal Trainer,S PM, Cro's Nest, $12.50 Water Polo vs. Penn State Behrend, 7 PM, Loll Natatorium Community Yoga, open to all levels, 5:30 PM, 1941 Room, Cro, $12 per session or Eclipse's Kick-off Bash IQ PM - 2 AM, 1941 Room $125 for the semester; CC students $6 per session or $60 per semester. x2830 Sunday, September 23: CELS Recruitment: Google Info. Session for seniors, 6 PM, Faculty Lounge Tropfest@Tribeca presented by Target, NYC, World Financial Center Plaza CELS Recruitment: Operation Wallacea Info. Session, 7 PM, Blaustein 205 Litchfield Hills Harvest Festival II AM - 5 PM, at Haight-Brown Vineyard Goodwin-Niering Center Info. Session, 7 PM, Olin Lounge The Colle.ge Voice