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College Voice Vol. 11 No. 13
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Volume XI, Number 13 Ad Fontes February 9, 1988 Union vote date is set security. " Ploof mentioned also the issues of by Thorn Pozen favoritism and job safery as priorities for the Editor-in-ehief union. After the January 26th hearing before the Na- Treasurer of the College, Richard Eaton, said tional Labor Relations Board (N.L.R.B.) in Han- that the College is committed to "doing what we ford, the Connecticut College Physical Plant and can to see to it that the employees make an Dining Services union election date has been set enlightened decision" at the union vote. l:e said for March 3rd, in Crozier-Williams. that between now and the election "the College The election will take place between 6:00 will be presenting the facts to the employees," A.M.-1:30 P.M. and 3:30-6:00 P.M. in Conn. citing the over-abundance of rumors on campus. Cave. Like Quinn, Eaton feels communication would be According to Co-Presidents of the union hindered with the formation of a union. He said College health service organization, Bob Ploof and Linda Cotugno, 76 percent of the blue collar workers at the College switches Pap smear lab signed the cards of intent, issued last month, signaling their initial approval of the union. The "Their quality control was ex- union organizers need 51 percent of the Physical by L~sa Broujos cellent according to their Plant and Dining Services employees to gain of- The College Voice literature. I never had a problem ficial recognition from both the College and the For the women of Connecticut in dealing with this lab, but I had N.L.R.B. Ploof said he "feels confident" about College who received Pap no idea of their hiring the upcoming vote. smears for the past semester practices," Stanislawski said. Julie Quinn, the College's director of public from the College's Health One student who received a relations, said that she did not see a union as in- Center, a slight chance exists Pap smear last semester and evitable, and that the College remains opposed to that the results of the test could wishes to withhold her name one's formation. She said that the administration be faulty. The Pap smear is a said, "It's scary to think that and the employees could better communicate test to detect cervical cancer. you can't trust a lab. We're put- without the interference of a union. The He~lth Center discovered ting our health into someone Ploof said that a union "could only help com- in an article in The Wall Street else's hands. munication. It'll bring us all around the table Journal that Cancer Screening The Health Center has now together as equals." Cotugno continues to say that Nell' Acting Oirecmr of Facitues Operations. Donald Services in California, the lab switched over to the Cytology the number one concern of the union organization Sa.uosejano of F.R.M .. replaces AI Popaii, which the Health Center uses as Department at Lawrence and is not compensation, but "job respect and job final examiners of the Pap smear Memorial Hospital in New Lon- slides, was noted to have "lax don which is almost three times practices" as stated in a letter more expensive than the lab in Presidential search update sent to the female college com- California, according to of the esecceve searcn ru-m munity by Robert Hampton, the Stanislawski. Yet the ex- by Shannon Stelly Heidrick and Struggles to aid in dean of the college. aminers at Lawrence and The College Voice their search. Consultant 'William Gay Stanislawski, the nurse Memorial are well-qualified and The Presidential Search Com- Bowan is working with the com- practitioner for obstetrics and only analyze approximately 40 mittee, formed at Connecticut mittee, aided by William gynecology at the College slides per day, said Dr. Louis College last September to find a Davies. Bowan has assisted Health Center, said that some of Buckley, the Medical Director 10 \ 985-86 and 1986-87 there successor for President Oakes Dartmouth in presidential sear- the technicians at the Cancer of the Health Center. were record increases in Ames, hopes to have completed ches, while Davies has worked Screening Services lab were According to the January 25 Conn. 's undergraduate minority its work in time to make an an- with Adelphi University. the underqualified and overworked. issue of Newsweek magazine enrollment. The 1987-88 school nouncement following the University of Bridgeport. and Stanislawski added that the this amount is within the limits year has broken this trend as the February trustee meeting. Quinnipiac College. Both are Health Center decided to use suggested by the American growth in minority percentage In a January 21 statement,_ senior partners in the firm. Cancer Screening Services for Society of Cytology which slowed down. . Barry Bloom, Chair of the The members of the commit- its Pap analyzations because of recommends that an examiner Presidential Search Committee, tee include trustees, faculty, and the low cost that they charge and test no more than 50 slides per See next week's story stated, "We are well into the in- students. Trustees on the com- their alleged efficiency. See Pap smears, page 9 terview process and the search is mittee are Bloom, Ellen moving along on schedule. Con- Hofmeimer Bettrnan , '66, Fran- Despite increases Endowment remains .small fidentiality continues to be im- cine J. Bovich, '73, Jean M. campaign that ended on June 30, planations for this. "We are a portant for the candidates and Handley, '48, Britta Schein by Anjuli Basu 1986. The campaign was spark- relatively young college," she the College and we ask for your McNemar ,'67, and Richard F. The College Voice ed by the recognition of the lack said. According to Carleson, a understanding and patience." Schnellar. The four faculty Despite dramatic increases of income from sources outside great portion of money is given Bloom hopes, by naming the members on the committee are over the last few years, Connec- the immediate college communi- to an institution in the form of new president in February, to Janet Gezari, professor of ticut College's endowment is ty. President Oakes Ames' term bequest gifts. Conn. is only 75 avoid having to call a special English, David Smalley, pro- still a fraction of the en- has been partially characterized years old and therefore, bequest meeting of the trustees later in fessor of art, Bridget Baird, dowments of peer schools. Over by Conn. 's growing focus on the gifts are not frequent occur- the year. An early announce- associate professor of the last three years, Conn. 's en- endowment. Lois Carleson of rences. Conn. has also not had ment will also allow the new mathematics, and Ed Brodkin, dowment has sharply increased. the Development Office stated the chance to establish its name president some time to become professor of history. Thorn On May 31,1985, the evaluated that "Oakes Ames' presidency as well as other institutions familiar with the College before Pozen, '88, and Sheila annual endowment was publish- has absolutely had a positive ef- have. assuming official duties, Bloom Gallagher. '88, are the commit- ed as reaching $24,876.663. On fect upon the endowment. ,. Carleson also claims that said.. . tee's two student represen- May 31, 1987, the endowment However, the size of the en- "there has not been a focus on The Presidential Search Com- . tatives. was published at $32,534,823, dowment seems small when it is the endowment until the last ten mittee. is employing the services years." She believes that Endowment grows Conn.'s fundraising campaign N.L. Focus: was a much needed effort. Page 5 Rayanne Chambers of the 1985 College's Treasurer's Office of- $24,876,663 fered another explanation. "Conn. had been a women's 1986 $31,413,382 college for a long time. - Husbands are generally more in- ~ clined to give to their own N ~ 1988Source: Development Office $:32,534,823 school. " Arts. & Ent.: Sports: Briggs Payer, '90, stated that compared to the endowments of an increase of $7,658,160. The he believes that the administra- Pages 7-8 PageslI0-12 largest increase in the endow- similar institutions. For example, tion has "pursued [the further- Wesleyan University, in Mid- ment occured between 1985 and ing of the endowment] as best dletown, CT I had an annual en- 1986, a period during which they can." But he says that it is dowment of $230,000,000 for there was a $6,536,619 in- apparent that "now is the time to crease. 1987. That is seven times concentrate on the endowment. " The increase in the endow- greater than Conn. 'so ment was the result of a six-year Carleson gave a number of ex- See Endowment, page 9 q VIEWPOINT Presidential election reminds us of need to be involved in College Community
Monday, the 8th of February, and the Caucuses in Iowa, marked the official start of the 1988 Presiden- ~: tial campaign. The president, along with the ~r§. ~ senators, congressmen and state and local officials who will be elected at the same time, will obviously COr-- roll-'t-l profoundly affect the lives of each and everyone of us. However, if past trends hold true, more than ~ GD~ half of us will not take the time to be part of their ~ 1'~\ selection. On this campus too, we are often content to sit Letter from Publisher back and allow decisions to be made for us. The To our readers: of antiquity. very word community implies working together. Three years ago the Voice had a com- The idea of those scholars was simple, The issues that affect this college community like plete face-lift. Along with many changes yet significant. By returning to the the issues that affect this country, whether they be in editorial content and graphic design, original manuscripts they were able to get the questions of total divestment, of raising the en- the editors adopted the motto Ad Fontes as a precise undertanding of ancient thought. dowment, of providing for a more diverse student the guiding principle of the newspaper. Moreover this new comprehension was body or switching from Coca-Cola to Pepsi, are our Today you see those two Latin words not filtered through centuries of faulty issues, and they will reach alJ of us. beneath the masthead on page one. The translations and cultural biases. As important as the classes we take are, our words mean "back to the sources." The The Voice also seeks to obtain the un- education cannot he said to be truly complete if we phrase was originally adopted by filtered truth. By always going back to the have not in some way worked outside the clasSroom Renaissance scholars who, in their recrea- sources of information we aspire to repre- to make this community better. We all have ~ stake tion of Classical culture and tradition sent an objective reality. I hope that as we in the development of this collegl'l,"and we must all abandoned the use of Medieval commen- enter our twelfth year of operations we work towards its improvement. taries of original Greek and Roman have succeeded in going back to the So, as our state and natioll:!l elections approilch, literature. They instead went back to the sources and provided our readers with the we cannot .forget tbe impo.rtance of participat;ing .in sources, that is, back to the original best possible newspaper. the process. At the same time, as issues such· as manuscripts which were then being Sincerely yours, divestment, switching to a 3:2 factilty course load, rediscovered in old libraries and the ruins Fernando Espuelas-Asenjo and support staff discontent reach a critical level for our community, we cannot forget our role in Concern expressed over Unity's future bu~ ...better"Connecticut College, in making the To the Editor: issues our own; in making a difference. ••Move Unity House to old ad- I would like to clarify some the article about "Unity House's points in your recent article missions building," although future discussed" are that I am a "Unity House's future discuss- welcome. did not consider the sophomore and not a senior, and THE COLLEGE VOICE renamed "Desperate Need ed. .. The consensus of the that Iam secretary of La Unidad caucus favored the renovation of Plan" that Umoja, La Unidad, and not the vice-president. ASIA, SOAR, the Minority Stu- an existing building or the con- I do appreciate the Voice's struction of a new building on dent Steering Committee and the coverage of Unity House's Minority Affairs Committee put campus so that it could meet pro- future and hope it will continue. grams that promote diversity on together last year because the the whole campus. admissions building would not Sincerely, The recent attention given to serve the needs of the plan Unity House and minority con- unless the building underwent major structural renovations. Michelle de la Uz, '90 cerns by the Voice in the article Some minor clarifications of Co-Chair MSSC Publication benefits faculty
To the Editor: organizing them, and presenting rests in my bottom desk drawer the finished product to an in- Such experiences are not In relation to recent discus- formed and critical audience for necessarily bad. They can help a sions of faculty scholarship I judgment. In this matter I speak faculty member let go of the think that the administration from experience. dogma of professorial infallibili- should require at least some Ever since June, 1931 when I ty and present himself (to quote scholarly publication from the came running home from my A.N. Whitehead) "in his true faculty. It would help faculty last class in the second grade character--that is as ignorant members identify with the pro- with a very good report card to man thinking, actively utilizing blems of students, especially present to my mum; I've had a his small store of knowledge .." those students who have labored distinct tendency to intellectual (Features); Liza R long and hard on a term paper arrogance. But this attitude has (Copy). only to corne up with a grade of suffered occasional humanizing Darkroom Staff: Michael Sandner, Caroline Pool. Kurt Perchke, Chuck Meyer .. C-. Thus faculty would be setbacks. My last article was re- Sincerely, Production Staff: Anne Lott, Jon Severn, Jennifer Ball. Diana Bernsee. engaged in work much like that jected by the editorial boards of of students: gathering materials, six scholarly journals; it now R. Birdsall William F. Walter Editor-in+Chie! Emeritus
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presentation given by Am- 2), and the return of American taught in the classroom nor College Voice; those expressed elsev.here in the paper lin': the opinions of the wriler and do not necessarily bassador Armando Valladares Pictures (April 19). This year, learned from textbooks. retlect Ihe views nftliis newspaper. on December 4, 1987. The Stu- both SAC and SGA have made a dent Activities Council was concerted effort to heighten Sincerely, honored to have a man of his cultural and political awareness ©1988 by The College Voice Publishing Group. All rights reserved. cal iber • inaugurate the on campus. By having world Quentin Nason, '88 1987-1988 SAC Human Rights figures speak at Connecticut SAC Chairman CONNTHOUGHT Racism: A personal encounter though they should since there by David Steele Ewing are so few of us, they should not On December 15, I was walk- treat me or any of our brothers ing through the first floor of and sisters like strangers or as Branford dormitory and was being a threat to the College stopped by a Campus Safety of- because we do not look like ficer who asked me if he could ninety-five percent of the help me find someone. If I had students here. told him who I was looking for, Is Campus Safety really doing he would have said, "Oh, she its job anyway? All it seems lives right down the hall here," to be good at doing is breaking being the wise, intelligent peo- up parties at 1:00, unlocking Food waste WHAT CAN BE DONE? ple Campus Safety are. But this doors, writing parking tickets and tooling around campus in The problem of a shortage of was not the case; I was stopped by John Maggklre this daily waste problem, by Campus Safety for the crime the Jeeps. 1 have yet in the two students would begin to make a workers, as well as a few other Last semester, one of the most of being black at a predominately and a half years since I've been conscious effort not to waste minor problems with adjusting talked about campus issues was white institution. here seen them apprehend an food. to a new system could be over- the food wastage problem, After the initial confrontation, outsider in the act of endanger- This is, in fact, what happened come in the face of enthusiastic brought to the attention of I asked the officer what business ing the students or stealing col- at first, according to Matt Fay, student support of such a students by a series of posters in it was of his to ask who I was lege property. the director of food services. change. Since switching to a dining halls, and articles in The looking for. The officer replied Where was Campus Safety The effects, however, were far portion system is not on the Voice. While the issue initially that he had not seen me around when outsiders entered students' from long term, as food waste is agenda of the Connecticut Col- generated considerable interest, here before and began to ask me rooms in Larrabee and Branford back up to its old levels. Accor- lege Food Service, though it has it eventually died down. Several several questions to see jf I real- this year? Where were they ding to Ferguson, bringing the been considered, a movement questions were raised, however, ly did go here. First of all, I am when someone went through issue up once a year might be a would probably have to be and they still remain: Why was a junior and, secondly, have not every wallet and took all the good idea, but to bring it up started by students in order for a the problem brought to the atten- been locked in my room for the money of the members of the every semester would be change to ever come about. tion of the students in the first last two and a half years. men's crew last spring during "beating the issue." A more Once again, the burden of place? What can be done to While in disbelief that all this crew camp? Where were they permanent solution is needed. responsibility falls upon us, the reduce food waste? What has was happening, I questioned the during the numerous break-ins Perhaps the most logical thing students. This is completely ap- happened since the issue first officer about how long he had of the dorms over vacation? I 10 do is as other schools do, and propriate, since it is the student came up? There are answers, been here. He said he had work- think that instead of Campus go on a portion system, where body that is wasting the food. however, the ultimate solution ed for Campus Safety for ten Safety asking me what I'm doing students would be served a This issue is a prime opportunity to the problem of food waste years. By this time he felt that here, we should be asking them specific amount of food, and be for us at Conn. to help our com- boils down to student respon- he had made a major mistake in what they are doing. I'd sure required to re-enter line to get munity by making a small sibility. stopping me. The officer then at· like to know. more. In the estimates of Fay, sacrifice. The choice is ours-- to Wenley Ferguson, '88, who tempted to cover up by acting Finally, the main purpose of this would not only reduce food work for reform, or to let the has been involved with the Great like he was interested in what I this letter might be seen as an at- waste, but hasten the line speed issue fade into oblivion by conti- Hunger Clean Up at Conn. for did at Connecticut College. The tack on our incompetent Campus by taking some of the indecision nuing to allow the needless the past three years, initiated the Safety staff or just more com- '{lway from students. The two waste of food that will go on un- next question was "You're on investigation of food waste at the the basketball team, right?" plaints about the small number prob\ems. with my proposed POT- t\.\ s.ometh\.n%\.s. done. of minority students here, but it school with the intent of making non system would be a need for While I am tall and black, ] was students aware of how much is not. The Connecticut College more workers, and more impor- John Maggiore writes angered by this type of food they waste every day. The generalization, especially from community must learn that tantly, student dissatisfaction. regularly /or the College Voice. minorities here already have hope was that, upon learning of the racist who stopped me, ..;-....,...,--:--,----,------:-=:-:-:---;-;-~~ who assumed I actually did go many different needs and issues here but the only reason being to to deal with attending a school play basketball. I guess he like this. To treat us like" out- , , shares Jimmy the Greek's siders furthers the overall un- " ,- philosophy that black people's friendly and unreceptive en- " main purpose in America is to vironment here. My case is play on sports teams. hardly an isolated incident, as This was not the most alarm- many other students have similar ing part of the confrontation. I stories about racism here with hardly looked like an outsider students, professors, the ad- when I was stopped. That even- ministration, coaches, and, yes, ing, I looked like the typical Campus Safety. We observe disgustingly preppy Connecticut 'Bf ac k Hisro ry Month in College student. 1 was wearing February as a time to see how slacks, loafers, a turtleneck, ten- far we have come and also, un- nis sweater and a topcoat. The fortunately once again, how only reason I looked like "an much farther we must go to end outsider" to the Campus Safety racism on college campuses and officer was because I'm black. in America. While I feel Campus Safety does not have to know every black David Ewing is a junior at Reports ask professors which Actually, the following is the student that goes here, even Connecticut College. by Matt Sisson students aren't working to their school's policy towards class at- A small group of my friends potential. Besides, as Assistant tendance. According to the "C" and I were going to drive to the Professor of Government Book, "Regular attendance at Crystal Mall to eat lunch at the herself, Brown assures, "We classes and other scheduled Food Court. On the way to the are good at spot-checking." academic appointments is ex- car I rememberd that ] had a Yet I find it difficult to believe pected [not required] of I :30 Spanish class. When I in- that teachers don't get students .... No instructor is ex- formed my friends that I'd never discouraged or even hurt when pected to give extra help or to make it back in time for my their students don't bother to grant extensions to a student class, they offered me these show up for class. The day it who has missed classes volun- f words of wisdom: "BLOW IT snowed last semester, less than tarily. " OFF." Thefact is, I know plen- half my economics class Does this mean that an ex- ty of students who wouldn't bothered to show up. Our tremely talented student who think twice about cutting a class teacher, Carla Dickstein, walk- was able to complete all the to go out to lunch or to sleep in. I ed into the room right as class work that the professor expected spoke to the Dean of Freshmen, was about to begin and apologiz- without having attended any of Louise S. Brown, to ask if she ed that she could not have been the classes is entitled to receive considered class-cutting a there sooner but that traffic on the same grade as a student who serious problem at Conn. her daily commute from Boston did just as well but went to every "I wouldn't describe it as a was backed up for two hours. I class? Possibly; it all depends on major problem,' said Brown. asked how she felt after struggl- the professor, but one thing is According to her, students are ing so long to be on time only to certain: the student who cut class responsible for going to classes, find that less than half the class unquestionably got less out of .-?,._~ - and the ones who don't are miss- cared enough to go. Dickstein the course. •--"~ < ...... ing out. Brown is content with said, "It doesn't make me hap- ,. - -" " ""- . the measures already taken by py, but I assume that the ones Matt Sisson is a regular .. ,.c_~.<.;~.~ ..;;"_ ;- . .~,. the College to prevent class- who aren't coming to class are College Voice contributor "-~'~ ' ..... - .-,.. cutting. Mid-semester Progress still gelling their work done."
\ FEAT s Focus: Racial integration at Conn. --Has there been any improvement? and minority issues on Fazzarri said that she thinks it rible misconception made that minorities get here, there's campus," said Williams. is up to the individual to develop the only way to get minority nothing to keep them here. " by AIoxandn Stoddard that awareness. "It is up to them students is to lower standards. It Johnson, who is black, said Senior EditorlEdbriaJ ,. Editor According to Williams, awareness of minority concerns to pick themselves up and go to is bad to have minority students that there should be mora these meetings, and become question themselves, because courses in Afro- Americ "When issues are being talked is the most crucial element in ." an aware. No matter how many they are average Connecticut stud res, In addition to more about, progress is truly being developing better integration black faculty hired. "There are made. Now we're at a stan. we between minority and majority parties S.A.C. will throw, no College students who are at the matter how many cultural pro- same academic level as everyone only three black teachers here are talking. We still haven't con- students. "Creating an two of them are Deans, o.k., bu~ v inced everyone that what was awareness, of the differences grams there are, it is the in- else." the other one is only a part-time done {Fanning Takeover. May between us, and enjoying and dividual's responsibility." "Minority students have a dif- teacher. The only Hispanic facul- 1986] was right, but at least celebrating those differences." "Improving awareness ferent situation to face here, .here isn't the deathly silence Cynthia Faz z ar r i,'88, doesn't mean spending a lot of there is an added burden, which ty work for the Hispanic Studies department. " that existed before between ma- Housefellow of Larrabee dor- money to have huge events. It is majority students don't see. This According to Johnson, the co . jority and minority students," mitory, said she has seen "a lot by incorporating more minority- is a school with a specific said Les Williams, '88, of development" since she came type events into everything, said reputation and it's not even a lege must enroll qualified Housefellow of Smith dor- to Conn. freshman year. "One Williams. "There· are some correct one. We are viewed as minorities' 'to prove that we got . mitory. thing that comes up forum after English professors who now wealthier, suburban, pre-school in for our G.P.A.'s and not for Williams, who is black, said forum, and discussion after teach' black authors. It doesn't kids. I think it's difficult not fit- the color of our skin. People tell that he believes that the state of discussion is why minority cost anything. It's just improv- ting into an obvious norm." me the only reason that I got interaction between minority students always sit together. ing the curriculum to reflect Giselle Johnson, '88, Housefellow is because I'm and majority students on campus That question is always asked by what America is supposed to Housefellow of Morrisson, said black. There's an attitude, I has not improved substantially a majority student. It is a ques- be." that she believes that integration hope it will change. Maybe peo- since he came to Conn. in 1984. tion that I myself would have •'The majority of people have between minority and majority ple on this campus will grow up "It's a little better, I don't been asking four years ago, and lost interest. We used to get 250 students has not improved since and stop seeing the color of skin, think there's an overwhelming now it is a question that. know people at a meeting, she first came here.". don't but what's on the inside difference. I think the situation how to answer. This comes from [S.O.A.R.)" said Ken think the situation has gotten instead. " has improved because of more having minority students as my Jockers, '88, Housefellow of better. There are more of an awareness of minorities classmates and as my friends." J .A. dormitory. "There is a ter- ...-.:m:;;;.in';.o;:.r:.:i~t::ie::s~:.:h:.;e~re~,:...~b~u~t....:o~n~c;:e~_....._..."...., __ W"l_... _- __ Conn. students campaign S.6.A. Brief: for '88 candidates lIousegovernance,r(;)ee~to registered voters in the state are bv William C. Nelson Offl.RHRpJ?1A; Democrats, doubly outweighing Associate Features Editor ,:On J!1~j).20, ardi Gras is be· Republicans: I Cllstro:'s sistllf A banner year of epic televi- Following this trend, several Human RigbtS' y me sion coverage is upon us with studenfs on campus are cam- ruary 16 and I both the Olympics and the paigning for Democratic can- aRTS .. vernanee Proposal: S.G.A. suspended presidential elections promising didates. Paul Austin, who is Will Meye $t»K,;onbebalfo~the Board parliamentary procedure for 45. minutes to discuss to be among the most important campaigning for Michael of Advis
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blishing ~ITfnorated. Arts & Entertainment and dwarfs in this production ------were all worthy of the sets they inhabited. Franz Mazura as the dwarf Alberich was every inch his character vocally and Rheingold conjures dramatically. Highly repulsive physically, Mazura's portrayal of the villainous dwarf was ap- propriately loathsome. Matched magical world with Mazura's solidly ar- ticulated bass, his Alberich was a tour de force. Valhalla loomed majestically in Equally impressive was the by Austin Wrubel the background, inviting the Loge of Siegfried Jerusalem. The College Voice gods to enter their new home. In The tenor's sprightly, blithe AssOCiate A & E Editor the final scene a rainbow characterization was both vivid Review - Das Rheingold, magically materialized before and winning almost immediate- Richard Wagner, The the viewer's eyes, just one of the ly. Jerusalem's vocal agility Metropolitan Opera, New York many moments of special effects enabled the tenor to sing his City this production affords. demanding role with assured The Metropolitan opera The most effective scene of all premiered a new production of took place in the Nibelheim. brilliance. Hans Sotin's Wotan was Richard Wagner's "Das Rhe- This production ably created the stalwartly sung if lacking ingold" this season, as part of its descent into the darker world of somewhat in dramatic convic- new "Ring Cycle" which will Nibelheirn , even showing the tion. Helga Demesch's Fricka be completed next season with Nibelungs at their forges for a at times was vocally taxing, the installment of "Gotterdam- brief moment. Alberich carried though the sporano was overall a merung". "Das Rheingold" is off his transformations into a winning presence. The Erda of the first segment of Wagner's snake and toad with realistic ef- Anne Gjevang was yet another ~ immense tetralogy, and the fect, never disappointing the winning moment in this produc- Met's new production would viewer. Another stroke of tion with the soprano's creamy please even the most hard-core genius was the delivery of the toned mezzo. The e.e. Rep. dancers: Holly Darr, gold by the Nibelungs in the Wagnerite. Rhinemaidens of Mi Hae Park, Julianne O'Brien, Eiin Clark The team of Otto Schenk, pro- final scene of the opera. The Diane Kesling, and Meredith ducer, .Gunther" Shneider- Nibelungs popped up through Parson, plus the Freia of Mari- Siemssen, set designer, and Gil the stage floor with their goods, Anne Haggander all added to the Weschler, lighting designer, as if they were waterbugs c.c. Rep. on the road performance something worth created ~ fairy-tale world of pushing forth from the ground. remembering as did the magic and brilliant stage effects Such a moment was appropriate- blumbering, pitiable Mime of which kept the audience at the ly grotesque and highly effec- by Jackie Whiting Graham Clark. edge of , their seats throughout tive. In the pit James Levine's The College Voice the two]. and half hour work. Of course no production of reading of the score was January 30 the Connecticut College Repertory dancers performed The fish bowl set of the first "Rheingold" succeeds, no mas- meticulous, evocative and for the Dance Services "Collaboratl0ns" Gala in Hanford in the scene which takes place at the - ter how magjcal the staging, if highly impressive. Sur,e\y the first of three engagements which high\\g\\\ 'iio\uden\~nd tacu\t)' bottom f the Rhine River was the people who fill the sets are conductor's grasp of the in- choreography. . appropriately aquatic. In the se- inadequate. But the gods, god- tricate score has become more 10 addition they participated in the American College Dance cond scene on the mountaintop, desses. giants. Rhinemaidens and more impressive with- each Festival at Bates College on February 6 and will complete their passing performance. travels on February 18 in Philadelphia for the Easter District The next installment of the Association for the American Alliance for Physical Education,
Met's new "Ring" is the Recreation and Dance 1988 Convention. I premiere of "Siegfried" on "We submitted our videotapes of three works and all were chosen February l2. The cast includes . for the Gala," said Anne-Alex Packard. Assistant Professor of -an.:! oldovers from "Rhe- Dance. Of five Connnecticut College artists, three were chosen for ingeld '1.-pllis-n)l;T uc-unnhilde of the showcase: Peter Bramante (MFA candidate). Clifford Shulman Hildegard Behrins. One can Ok (.:~lIest artist and MFA candidate), and Packard. Iy hope that the vocal and stage At Bares \In.i..versity both Packard and Jennifer Keller. '88. magic of the "Rheingold" will presented pieces Ior~~Jdjcation. "One of our alums, Lynn also be transported into creating Lesniak, who is a guest arti5irhl~ semester. was 'discovered' at the an equally thrilling "Siegfried". festival a few short years 'agQ. ,. said Packard. J., SOLOMON, INC. Carrying a complete line of Office Supplies & Stationery Acclaim 27 Bank St. for
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Endowment .~ Pap smear lab switched ~ examined s• continued from page 1 continued from page 1 sexually active receive a Pap lest a "It's wrong for a school of day. Newsweek reported that every year. BuckJey said that in ~ this caliber not to have funds many labs require their lab the past doctors suggested that similar to Wesleyan's," stated technicians to examine women who had two con- Justin Cohane,'91. The reputa- sometimes 200 or 300 slides per secutive tests with normal tion of Conn. is viewed as a ma- day which can cause flaws in the results only return for a test jor barrier in the raising of results since the analyses are every three years. Buckley, Treasurer of the College. Richard Eaton money. "It's a good college rushed. however. said that a change in without a name," said Mark Concerning the switch of labs, the nature of cervical cancer has Howes, '89. BuckJey said. "There is no occurred and that regardless of Union vote set- March 3 The Board of Trustees is sense in taking a chance." repeated normal results, sexual- however, that the custodians are scheduled to vote on the issue of Students who received the "'Pap ly active women should receive continued from page 1 still under-staffed, as are other divestment in South Africa soon. test last semester are only sug- a Pap test once a year. that "a union would take the areas in the department of The policy of divestment is seen gested and not required to return employee out of the direct loop" Physical Plant. by many students as a factor that for a retest since the chance that of communication with the ad- Walton said "it did not seem will affect the endowment. "If the previous tests were faulty is Students gearing ministration. to [him] that the College was and when we do divest, we very low. Stanislawski said that Eaton is pleased at how both committed to maintaining its should see where we should put the Pap test results from up for campaign sides in the union debate have buildings .:: the money," said Cohane. Lawrence and Memorial of the The Physical Plant employees Some students believe that few women who came back for acted during the negotiations. continued from page 4 "Both sides," said Eaton, first started to vocalize dissent divestment will only hurt the retests were the same as the and managing clerical WOI .... school. "Divestment is morally results from the California lab. "have been fair and totally last spring after the administra- the campaign. ,. tion had brought in an outside right. But, looking at the Col- Buckley said, "At this age above board. " Burke said he and others on consulting finn, The Facilities lege's small endowment, we group the incidence of cervical Hobbie Walton, chairman of campus campaigning for Simon Resources Management Com- can't afford to do it right now, " cancer is low. The students the employee committee, form- also plan to attend the pany (F,R.M.), to help manage said Payer. "We must wait should come back every year for ed two months ago to iron out Democratic State Convention. the College's physical plant. for favorable market a test anyway." Due to disagreements between the ad- The National Democratic Con- The Director of Facilities conditions," he said. budgetary concerns and the lack ministration and the Physical vention is planned for July in Operations, F.R,M.'s According to Chambers, a of an emergency situation, the Plant workers, said that his com- Atlanta, while the Republican managerial representative to the certain amount of the endow- Health Center has decided not to mittee "has made some progress National Convention is planned College, Peter Tveskov, stepped ment is in unrestricted funds. offer free retests for those [on issues sparking employee for August in New Orleans, in down in November, to be This means that the money can women who could possibly have .discontent], but we could have which the two presidential can- replaced with Acting Director, be used as Conn. sees fit. It is false results from the lab in made more." He said that the didates from each party will be generally used to supplement the California. If a student can not administration has been' 'dragg- AI Popoli, region vice-president chosen. operating costs. The other por- afford to pay for another test dn ing its feet" on some issues, ofF.R.M. When asked why he supports tion of the money is in the form her own, then the Health Center such as the policy of keeping Last month Popoli was replac- Simon, Burke said, "Paul of restricted funds which the will take care of the cost. employees on--eall in case of ed by Acting Director, Donald Simon is a man of integrity and emergencies on campus after Santostefano. Santostefano, who donor gave .with a specific Buckley and Stanislawski both purpose intended". . has a great deal of character." hours. has only recently joined recommend that women w.ho are Walton pointed to progress in F.R.M., feels he was chosen for The Development Office is the issues of eliminating the his current position because of optimistic about its fund raising third shift custodians, getting his strong technical background. efforts for the future and assures that increasing the annual en- shift premium pay for certain He said that he could not com- missed days, and the hiring of a ment on the current union situa- dowment will be a continuing in- few more custodians. He said, tion. terest of Conn. Full menu, fast friendly service Right to your door. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 467 Williams 5t. 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~... -,. .. ~"' ',I. ". ,. .:: :g ~ , 0; e SPORTS ~ ~-. ~, , Intramural Update ".~ • ~ 6 Wmter intrarnlJrals continued this week. with the stan of A-league • Basketball. "" Commissioner Burke LaClair ('88) is pleased with the number of teams participating (eight), and the level of <:ompetltion. LaClair does see one squad as •'!be team 10 beat, .. -MFC, led by Jim Burah ('88). "They have the advantage because of their balanced offense, LaClair said. In the MFC's 59-29 victory over the Rhinos, three MFC players scored in double figures [Borah, 14; Billy Dwyer ('88), II; Tim Killenberg ('88), 10). "The key 10 winning the league is not only the production of lbe top IWo scorers. but also the play of the other three men on the court," LaClair said. Two other blowouts on the opening night of play featured Public Enemy Number I over the Alumtti 92-42, and the Squids over the Chamberlain's 62-35. Hockey team continues to roll Leading Public Enemy Number t 10 victory were Terrice Powell ('88) and Leo Bellamy ('89), scoring 32 and 31 points respectively. minutes remaining in the game. t44. However, Roberts does not The Squids were 11"1bysenior Kevin Wolfe who netted 17 points. by Julius Ciembroniewicz The Camels rolled over its think that the pressure to eclipse In a close game, the Barking Tree Spiders edged the Larry's and Rich Komarow next opponent, Quinnlpiac, 6-0, the mark will affect his star 53-48. John Bums ('88) scored 19 points for BTS. The College Voice as junior goalie Lou Schwing player. A-league games are played on Sundays (1:00 and 2:00) and The Connecticut College recorded his second career "I don't think it will cause Wednesday nights (8:00 and 9:(0) at the atbletic center. Men's Hockey Team skated to a shutout. Mike to get tight," Roberts said. The season runs until spring break, with all eight teams qualifying 3-3 tie against St. Anselm's on "Lou Schwing was real "He's been a leader for the past for the playoffs. January 16. It was the Camels strong," Roberts said. couple of years, and has the ex- ••• first game in a month, and the Schwing's effort earned him perience. " Floor hockey resumes this week. Details in next issue. team suffered because of the North/South Player of the Week Roberts Jr. had a goal and long layoff, but Coach Doug honors. three assists for the Camels, Roberts was pleased with his CONN had a balanced scoring good enough to earn him Nor- squad's efforts. attack, getting goals from th/South Rookie of the Week Women's squash drops 2 "Getting over that game with Buono, sophomore right wing honors. the tie got us back to where we Joe Cantone, freshman right. Freshman defenseman Ken by Beth McKiernan slightly better, losing 8-1. were before break," Roberts wing Rand Pecknold, junior Smaltz was also cited as Defen- The College Voice .. At Smith. we were. said. center John Hutchinson; and a sive Player of the Week for his The new year has not brought outplayed," Yeary said, "but With no goals scored in the pair of goals from freshman left play against Quinnipiac and good tidings to the Connecticut we were comparable in skill in first period, St. Anselm's open- wing Doug Roberts Jr. Fairfield. College Women's Squash Team. most positions." ed the scoring in the second The Camels met Fairfield on "Smaltz is a very strong Thus far in 1988, the squadhas This match was a much closer period. CONN struck back 'as Saturday, January 23, and guy," Roberts said.' "He can suffered two sound losses to the one than the Amherst one. There senior winger Tim Buono scored CONN blew them off the ice stand people up on the blue more experienced teams of were four extended matches. the first of his two goals to knot with a 12'{) win. line. " Amherst and Smith. Lynn Tapper ('88), playing at the game at I-I. It was the Camels' second CONN's next victim was On January 30, in CONN's the number seven spot, had CONN came back to tie the consecutive shutout, with junior Assumption, as the Camels roll- first home match of the season, CONN's lone win. game again at 2-2 when John goalkeeper Marc Mestanas ed to a 10-3 victory, bringing the Camels faced the top-notch I "Yeary explained that with Burke ('89) scored. The Camels registering the victory. their season record to 8-2-2. Lady Jeffs of Amherst. CONN more court experience, this took the lead on a power play in The Camels leading scorer, CONN jumped out to a quick came out of the contest without match is "one that we'll win in the third period when Buono junior Mike Moccia, continued lead in the first period and never winning a game, dropping the the future." . took a feed from Mike Moccia his hot pace, scoring four "goals looked back. match 8-0. Yeary is pleased with the pro- ('89), and fired home his eighth and adding four assists. Buono led the attack with a "We were outmatched by a gress her first-year team has of the season. Moccia now has 127 career pair of goals and a pair of much more experienced team," made, but emphasizes that "in However, CONN failed to points, and is rapidly closing in assists, while freshman Mark Coach Sheryl Yeary said. terms of match experience. hold tlie lead as St. Anselm on Connecticut College's all- Chase also tallied twice for the However, Yeary was quite CONN is still the 'new kid on scored with less than three time career scoring record of Camels. pleased with the performance of the block." CONN's top seed, captain Betsy This past weekend, the squad Rider ('88). had a chance to compete against Women's swim team sets records "This is the best I've seen a number. of teams in the Howe Betsy play," Yeary said. "She Cup at Yale. Hoping to gain a ('90). great deal of court experience in by Kelly Bernier Van Order ('90), and Anne moved well and moved the ball Jennings, who before this year this tournament, Yeary looks to The College Voice Traer (' 91) .. pretty very well also." had no previous competitive ex- Last Wednesday, CONN the rest of the schedule with The Connecticut College outstanding." All three .have perience, swam the 50 yard traveled to Smith to fare only "optimism and confidence." Women's Swim Team has not won at least two events apiece in every meet. freestyle in the January 30th fared well in their last three meet against Colby. According meets, posting losses against "Louise has rewritten the breaststroke record list," Lar- to Larrabee, it is the second best Southern Connecticut, Colby, time for any swimmer on the and Mount Holyoke. rabee said. -. In fact, Van Order, now holds team. However, Coach Cliff Lar- "Only Sheila [Leniart] has rabee was excited with the all CONN's breaststroke records, after breaking the 100 done better, " Larrabee said. ••I team's performances and con- think that's a pretty good ac- fessed that the squad has "not yard (I: 14.45) and 200 yard (2:41.22) marks against complishment for a beginner." had a disappointing meet yet." Larrabee is extremely pleased Larrabee's optimism rests on Southern Connecticut on January 27. with Rosenblatt. the fact that the Camels have Traer has also had her share of "Sarah did the impossible the been putting forth outstanding other night," Larrabee said, .. performances, cutting down record breaking performances. She presently holds three referring to CONN's meet school records, and qualifying against Mount Holyoke. people for the upcoming New backstroke marks (50 yards, 100 yards, 200 yards), and sits on Rosenblatt swam the 1000 England Championships. two record-holding relays (200 yard freestyle and placed third CONN lost 66-56 to Mount (13: 30.41). She then came back Holyoke last Tuesday. Co- yards, 200 meters). ••Anne is going crazy ;103 a and won the 200 yard butterfly captain Sheila Leniart ('89) backstroker," Larrabee sai.: of (2:48.33), and then volunteered clocked a 55.29 in the 100 yard the freshman. "She has also to swim the 500 yard freestyle. freestyle, and a 2:06.39 in the been swimming with very sore "That is I,700 yards of com- 200 yard freestyle to place first shoulders, but she consistently petitive swimming in one .. in both events, breaking two of puts forth her best effort." night," Larrabee said. "Almost her own school records. Larrabee commented on two no one would agree to do that. " Leniart captured these same swimmers that he feels have pro- CONN will swim at Westfield events in the meets against State this Wednesday night, Southern Connecticut and Col-' ven themselves to be exceptional--Sarah Jennings before hosting Wesleyan on by. Saturday night. Larrabee calls Leniart, Louise ('91) and Sarah Rosenblatt Women's swimming: Louise Van Order ('90) • iSPORTS ~ f Men's basketball team knocks off Coast Guard, Trinity
by Gregory Long sophomore guard Derric Small The College Voice (14 points). and a tough pressure Sawyer defense led by guards Frank The Connecticut College Lombardo ('89) and Dave Men's Basketball Team is cer- Schner ('88). scores tainly of one mind these days. A The next game, however, winning feeling, a sense of con- would not be an easy one either fidence, and a deep gratitude to as CONN readied a home match -the Coast Guard Academy have lOOOth with the ever-tough Bantams of seemingly swept the team. Trinity. CONN had not beaten That's right. The Camels are Trinity in four years. Until last/ extremely grateful for the 83-79 - Saturday (1/30). that is. "I llpeild my whole life on the 'overtime win (1/25) against the CONN won the game 70-69 foul line." senior· Scott Sawyer Cadets. Not that the game was on the foul line. hitting 22 of 24. said after CONN's 84-82 home handed to the Camels, but the while Trinity only converted 13 victory over Williams College win has done wonders for the of 22. OD Saturday. 7-5 squad. Hoffman had 11 points and What bener I place then for "The Coast Guard game got seven boards, and Schner Sawyer to score his JOOOth us going," forward Ed Hoffman garnered five steals in another career point. The same place ('89) said. "The fact that we fine defensive display. where he would score the winn- fought back to win in overtime Yet, in the big game, the big ing point in the final second of gave us momentum. " gun definitely was Scott Sawyer the game. Reserve center Marty Joyce ('88). who nerted 26 points, hit- Just 2:58 into the contest, with ('88) agreed. ting three of five from three- Williams leading 4-2, Sawyer "That game gave us con- point territory. walked up to the foul stripe, and fidence. It proved that we can calmly sank two free throws; the Sawyer, who, on Saturday win close games.-blg games. " Camels third and fourth points (2/6), will become only the sixth Center Dave Blair ('89), who Camel to hit the 1000 point of the game" but more impor- led all scorers with 18 points that tantly, Sawyer's 999th and mark, has been the basketball game, stated it simply. 10000h of his career, earning backbone for CONN. not only "The Coast Guard win halted him the game ball and causing a this season, but for the past three our three game losing streak. shower of toilet paper to emerge years. The win was important in that it from the stands. "You know, it's easy to take got us back on track. " Sawyer would go on to nail e SCOl! for granted." Schoepfer Blair is referring to the 1-3 three more free throws on the said. "If he doesn't score 30 stretch the Camels suffered over dav, before finding himself at points a game, Scott's perfor- the January break. These winter 'the line, this time with the game mance doesn't stand out. Yet for games have always proved a on the line and one second left to the past three years, Scott has tough obstacle during the play. been our top scorer and one of season, but as Coach Martin Again, Sawyer cooly hit them our top rebounders. " Schoepfer pointed out, these both. Points number 20 and 21 Entering this past Saturday's four contests were particularly ,_ the geme {or Sawyer. contest against Williams, "problematic" for the Camels. numbers 1,016 and 1.017 of his Men '5 basketball; Scott Sawyer ('88) Sawyer led CONN in scoring "The four teams we played career. But more importantly with 18.2 points per game, and "Different sports have dif- shooting ability would secure the were all New England ranked," here. points 83 and 84 for the ranked second behind Blair with ferent milestones, and in basket- victory for the Camels. Schoepfer said. "Wesleyan was Camels, good enough for the six rebounds a game. ball, scoring 1000 points is a big "I had all the confidence in ranked fifth in Division III when team's fourth straight victory. Last Monday, CONN crushed thing. ScOIl'S played very well the world that SCOIlwould hit we played them [the Camels "11's super 10 get the lOOOth Anna Maria 83-62 behind offensively for us for four those two shots in the end ...• split two games withWesleyan]. point," Sawyer saidY'It's nice Blair's 18 points and Sawyer's .year's, Scoring number 1000 is Schoepfer said. "I would have "Amherst was second and to get it on the line too, because I 17 points. Schner handed out a great tribute to an offensive bet my house on it." Eastern Connecticut, who we spend so much time there." eight assists, as CONN shot 57 player. ,. And dealing with a player like lost to in the Liberty Bank Tour- Sawyer becomes CONN's percent from the floor. Though Sawyer confessed that Sawyer. who was seven for nament finals, was ranked as sixth male to reach the 1000 As the Camels head toward the two shots at the end of the -seven from the line in the game, high as fifth, as well. That's not point plateau. an honor Coach the second half of their season, game "were a little tougher" and who is an 86 percent foul a shabby schedule." Martin Schopefer feels that Assistant Coach Jerry Paul looks than the earlier ones. Schoepfer shooter. Schoepfer would have Despite the 1-3 record, it Sawyer lruly deserves. . to the seniors to take CONN to had no doubt that Sawyer's foul been making a pretty sure bet .. would seem the losses prepared ECAC post-season play. the Camels for what was ahead. "This is their [the seniors] The Coast Guard game time, Their leadership has' got to Men's swim team holding its own featured a dominating Blair at come to the fore and set the ex- records In the process. Mahoney followed in Ander- center (11 rebounds, three by Jean Whalen ample." The College Yoke "What can 1 say? Mahoney is son's wake, winning the 200 blocks), inspired play' by a tremendous swimmer," Lar- yard freestyle (I :54.59), as well The Connecticut College rabee said. "He has .wready as the 100 yard backstroke Men's Swim Team's record of qualified for the New England (1:03.64). 1-4 does not sound impressive, Championships)n the 200 in- Dunnder placed first in the but Coach Cliff Larrabee is dividual medley. and the 100 100 yard butterfly (1:00.51), pleased with the improvement and 200 freestyles. He has a while Lowney won the 500 yard that this first-year squad con- great future ahead of him. freestyle (5:32.92). tinues to show with every meet. Larrabee was especially pleas- "The men are doing a great Another excellent perfor- mance was turned in by ed with Anderson's perfor- job for being a first-year varsity Coughlan. who won the 200 mance. by Marc LaPlace team," Larrabee said. "We're yard breaststroke with a record "I expect a lot from him Sports Editor competing against excellent time of 2:43.02. [Anderson] in the future." Lar- teams that represent the high After suffering a three-game losing streak over break, the Connec- Last Wednesday night, the rabee said. "I've had him swim quality of swimming found in ticut College Women's Basketball Team got back on track with a Camels hosted Brandeis, and in races that he does not New England, and we're 5'7-53 win over W.P.I. in the Subway Classic consolation game, lost a close, exciting meet by a paticularly like. but he has done holding our own." followed by two solid victories against Coast Guard (65-53) and score of 55-40. so willingly for the sake of the Trinity (60-50). On January 30. a tough Colby Larrabee was disappointed team, team topped CONN by a score CONN's three-game win streak came to a halt as CONN dropped with his team's loss, but points "He won two races against of 52-29. But. while the Camels its February 2nd contest with Clark. 67-54. to the fact that everyone swam Brandeis, and they were very suffered a hard loss, they also Going into Saturday's game at Williams, the Camels record stands extremely well and gave all that good times." at 5-7. shattered four Connecticut Col- they had in their effort to win. The Camels last two regular lege records. Junior co-captain WENDY MERK has been a rebounding sensa- "I am very proud of their per- season meets are against Trinity Rob Lowney ('89). Devon tion for CONN, pulling down 16.7 boards per game. ranking her formance," ;).;t.rrabee said. and Wesleyan, and Larrabee is Coughlan ('90), Paul Dunnder number one nationally in Division Ill. "They swam Is hard as they confident that Lowney, Ander- ('89), and Mike Mahoney ('91) See next week's issue for complete women's hoops coverage, could right to the end." son, Dunnder, Paul Clauss captured second place in the 400 • •• Four CONN swimmers cap- ('89), and Andrew Bechgaard yard medley relay with a time of ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Senior tri-captain SCOTT tured first place in their in- ('89) all have a good chance of 4:08.25, establishing a new SAWYER became CONN's sixth male 1000 point scorer on Satur- dividual events. qualifying for the New England CONN mark. day, leading CONN to a 84-82 win over Williams. lain Anderson ('90) swept Championships at one of these Mahoney won the 200 yard in- Sawyer's 21 point effort gives him l,OJ'7 for his career. and he both . the 50 yard freestyle meets. dividual medley (2: 12.93) and joins WAYNE MALINOWSKI ('81), PETER DORFMAN ('84), (:24.79) and the 100 yard The Camels host Wesleyan placed second in the 100 yard TOM FLEMING ('84). JOHN BARTOLOMEI ('85), and JEFF freestyle (:54.07). this Saturday at 7:00 p.m. freestyle (:54.16), breaking two WIENER ('85) in the 1000 point scoring club.