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VOLUME XXII· NUMBER 4 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE, NEW LONDON, CT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1998 President Claire Gaudiani '66 celebrates 10th anniversary By KAREN O'DONNELL for her ten years of presidential ad- ments and honors are numerous, College has risen in national rank- associate news editor ministration, teaching, lecturing, she attributes her success to others ing from number forty-one to writing, and work with international in the college community. twenty-four as well as become the It is not likely that many col- education and civic service. "Nothing happens without fourteenth most selective college in lege students who walk across the Gaudiani has given more than fif- teamwork," Gaudiani stated. the nation. Gaudiani feels that "be- graduation platform plan on ever teen commencement and honorary "[Success] is about teamwork, dedi- ing A part of A team that has moved returning and standing on the giv- society addresses, consulted at over cation, and momentum. It's about Connecticut ColJege from the best ing end of the diplomas. However, two hundred colleges, universities, being open to innovation, trying kept secret to an academic power- 1966Connecticut College graduate and foundations, and written eight new things, and reshaping them house" is, by far, her greatest ac- Claire Gaudiani is now celebrating books, thirty-one articles, and five according to student needs." complishment. her tenth anniversary as President reviews on French literature, for- The teamwork has definitely Not all of Gaudiani's activities of the College. eign language, higher education, paid off. According to U.S. News SEE GAUDIANl This Friday, October 2, Con- and international business. and World Report, since Gaudiani necticut College honors Gaudiani Though Gaudiani 's accomplish- has taken the helm, Connecticut continued on page 9 PICA program links • • community service Posters removed and academic studies Removal offilm society posters sparks campus debate By TIFFANY TABER By KATIE STEPHENSON ing the citizenship skills that are the foundation of democracy. The New staff writer news editor London Vista Walkway is the first Last week the film society ~§ This semester, Connecticut Col- focus project for students taking plastered the campus with post- lege students will have the chance part in the PICA program. ers announcing the admission to to help build A bridge between the President Claire L. Gaudiani their showing of Sanjuro as college and downtown New Lon- commented, "We are extremely "Cheap as frosh ass." The 1~(Stcrfl~ don as part of an innovative pro- grateful to the SURDNA Founda- administration's reaction to what .gram linking community service tion for this grant which will pro- they considered inappropriate has and academic study. Students will vide our students with opportuni- prompted many students to ask if help to create A bike path and walk- ties to reflect on the content and the administration is attempting to way which was made possible meaning of community service, to censor student publications and SANJl~1, through A $100,000 grant from the learn to work on an equitable basis flyers. SANJURO' SURDNA Foundation, Inc. to be .with diverse constituencies, and to The society's posters have distributed over two years. This view themselves as responsible caused controversies in the past, grant was given as part of A Time civic leaders in A global society." but this particular incident both- to Lead: The Campaign for Con- Students will take A course that ered the administration, which felt necticut College. will help them to get involved with that the advertisement was taste- Students will take part in A the bike/walkway project, which less and objectified women. Both I unique program that brings the has been in the planning stages for Jason Ihle, president of the Film I classroom directly into the conunu- two years, and gives them opportu- Society, and Carina Lentz, the nity. The grant will help fund nities to work with all of the in- slogan's author, were shocked by PICA-the Program in Community volved groups. The bike and walk- the accusation. Action-an academic certificate way project wilJ also help to foster Lentz stated, 'The whole situ- ation has been blown out of pro- I program for students under the di- A greater sense of cooperation and rection of the Connecticut College connection between the College portion. It's just been taken to A Center for Community Challenges. and the City of New London, ac- whole new level." The PICA program offers an cording to Gaudiani. Lentz related in an interview opportunity for students to combine The students wilJ join with col- that she spoke to A number of any major with course work in com- laborating organizations including: freshman to see if they were of- munity collaboration and obtain A the Connecticut Sierra Club TRAC fended by the slogan. After re- certificate in Community Action in (Trail and Rail Action Coalition), ceiving no negative responses. addition to the B.A. "upon gradua- Lentz printed and distributed the SEE WALKWAY tion. The goal is for students to en- flyers. She stated, "!thought [the hance their majors while develop- continued on page 8 statement] was funny and basi- cally very broad and general.. the INBRIEF word frosh, I thought, tied into all freshman and didn't single out A The controversial film society poster. EI 'n' Gee rocks the vote with Conn particular group." WoodBrooks declared that the post- ing student publications. The administration did not ers' statement "flew in the face of WoodBrooks asserted that the re- The EI 'n' Gee club will host A free concert on Thursday, October agree with this sentiment. Ac- human respect." Despite this com- action was in response to issues l5 open to the New London community. The concert, featuring lo- cording to Dean of Student Life ment, she said that she did not want brought to her by disgruntled stu- cal rockers Gridlock and New York's The Flashcubes, will have voter Catherine WoodBrooks, the se- people to think that she was over- registration tables set up in an effort to increase participation in New SEE FILM SOCIETY nior administration was "boiling reacting or that the administration's London elections. page 11 mad at the situation." concern signaled A trend of censor- continued Oil page 9 NEWS WALLY LAMB: Former summer reading Black and blue fun at the Though the woods to author spoke in Mystic. Conn Carnival. Grandma's house, X- country finishes strong. page 4 page 7 page 15 I.I Friday, Octo~er 2, 1998 2 tu« COUf:G£ VOICE OPINION Film Society: First Amendment must come first When the Film Society agreed to take down violence. It is also posters for the. econd time in two years at the re- not acceptable to quest of administrators. the question of First define the language Amendment right on campus was again brought as hate speech be- L.~~ __ ~~~~~ to the fore. The po ters in question were clearly cause it targets no racial or ethnic group. offensive; even the President of the Film Society We are not denying that the posters were offen- admitted to their poor taste. We will not argue here sive. It is, however, our responsibility to defend that their slogan was appropriate. But we will ar- the Film Society's right to advertise their films as gue that no power on this campus has the right to they please. Limiting free speech is a slippery remove the Film Society's posters. The posters slope. should not be taken down simply because they were Voltaire, extolling the virtues of the Enlighten- offensive to some students and administrators. No ment, quipped "I disapprove of what you say, but I matter how insensitive a view may be, the First will defend to the death your right to say it." The Amendment protects every citizens' right to ex- College has the responsibility and right to state its press it. displeasure with a particular poster. What the Col- Only two principles should limit free speech: lege does not have the right to do is intimidate the speech that incites to violence and hate speech. We Film Society or instruct it to remove its advertis- cannot accept that" Cheap as fresh ass," offensive mg. as it is, can be defined as a phrase that incites to Give students a quiet place to write papers, but also a place to meet During the summer, the Department of Infor- harming the excel- ~ mation Services installed thirty-four new worksta- lent group-oriented' • tions on the main floor of the library. These new atmosphere of the e d ito ria l~ workstations were intended to replace Winthrop library's main floor. L._~~~~ Annex (yVAX) Lab and are the latest step in the Options for a better workspace include moving Department's ongoing efforts to modernize the the machines to a quieter location in the library) campus and increase the involvement of technol- and enlarging the deskspace for ergonomics and ogy in our education. While the technology has comfort.