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Atom Courtesy of Pitzer Development Office ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• The Other Side Lt;JJ'EBS To The Seniors .iLUrnatlw l?tMJdmgfor Alu.natJw Pecpk Editor universities. Instead of comparing our­ particular field becomes truly focused. J. Patrick Henry Student Reaches selves to USC, a more appropriate For undergraduates, the emphasis in Associate Editor comparison m ight be schools like class should be on the objective: criti­ his is about finding a job after you graduate--a time which, David Glickman Out From Swarthmore, Haverford or Occidental. cal thinking, formal analysis and effec­ In schools like those, we might find a tive expression. This would benefit all Managing Editors for some of us, may be just around the corner. There's a Correctional Facility standard of comparison. It might students, regardless of their post-col­ Tcommon misconception around college campuses. Maybe Jennifer Hoffman. Sara Shepperd prove fruitful to look at their curricu­ lege intentions. you know it-leave college without a job "lined up" and you're Production Manager Dear Editor- lum and teaching methods to judges l would contend that a more de­ screwed. Brett Speer l'm a college student in a correction­ whether Pitzer is truly a Utopia. manding curriculum enhances a al facility and I'd like to establish con­ The difference one might discover is .. Pitzer education," not destroys it. It This is wrong. Advertisin~ Manager tact with the outside world. I'd like to may be Lime for Pitzer as a commumty • Mike ()(bin in the area of expectations. Both stu­ Of course, it would be nice to have some ideal form of employ­ correspond with other college stu­ dent and faculty expectations of what to re-evaluate its education goals. As Photographlc Editor dents. I'd like to place a letter in your can be done might be seen as too low. the administration consciously makes ment ready for you right after the celebration of graduation. But Pauline ao school paper in hopes of gaining that The inherent idea throughout Mr. an attempt to attract more "tradiuon­ counting on that will really screw you. Art Edi,or correspondence. Henry's article is that classes are not al" students, it may be necessary to We as seniors are at the unique point of our lives. We can shoot for Seth Winnick I hope that I haven't offended any­ very demanding, but that this leads to adapt the expectauons of both faculty anything in life we choose. The invaluable liberal arts education ac­ News Editor one or asked you to violate any school academic freedom and an opportunity and students to reflect this Lrend. The Kristin Kasper quired here at Pitzer gives us the power to open whatever doors we rules by my request. If l have, I sin­ to pursue a specific field of interest. addition of general requirements is a S~rts Editor cerely apologize. Thank you for your His point is that a heavy load of home­ start, which also supplements the Jdeas choose, no matter if the field lies within our concentration or not. v1d Stoiber time, patience and consideration. work ·and classes will stine that free­ of interdisciplinary perspective and di­ Freshfolks arrive at college without knowing what they want to I'm a lonely incarcerated college stu­ dom. I would argue differently. versity. do, and that's fine. Seniors have even been known to approach their Review Editor dent who seeks correspondence. I'm a The primary purpose of an under­ Without a doubt, for the student Jenny Spitz departure time without that knowledge, and that's fine, too. Too 29-year-old business major whose in­ graduate education should be the de­ who is more motivated and sure of his Calendar Editor terests are reading and writing poetry, velopment of critical thinking and field of interest, Pitzer can provide a many people approach the idea of post-graduate employment from a Melody Bolen playing the bass guitar and listening to writing skills. A well-developed abiHty nurtunng atmosphere. But the P!lzcr mind-set which says your work in college determines your job after Fiction Contributor music. 1 also enjoy good movies and to analyze information and effectively community (including administration, college. lisa Taplin intelligent conversation. express that analysis can only come faculty and students) has an obligation I'd like to hear from people of all Perhaps your "concentration" provides exactly what you're inter­ Facult,t Advisor from a challenging course curriculum. to provide the best education possible AI adltel shades and interests. If you like meet­ These skills don't develop in a struc­ to all of the students. Pitzer is not a ested in. Although the temptation is great, don't let the little fact that ing new people and sharing your ideas ture that consists of, as Mr. Henry puts Utopia, but it does have the potential you've spent close to $100,000 on your education determine your and thoughts, feel free to reply. it, "a little reading this week, a five­ to provide a challenging, thought-pro­ Writers career. Thank you. pager later in the month." voking education to all of its students. Tim Ahearn. Bill Ramsey, The importance of these skills be­ -Deryck O'Brien Thomas Mills. Katie Marble. Bill If you're not sure what you want to do and college hasn't given you Christopher Burkett 89A8728 Foreman. Ardi Eggleston, Arnie comes even more significant when one Sophomore all the answers, shoot for the stars! If there is something you like, go Greenberg, Alfie Alsdluler. Hon()( Marcy Correctional Facility considers that many people don't pur­ for it. Find out what it takes to be a private investigator, look into Prouty, Eric Elliott. Francesca Tussing, Marcy, New York 13403 sue careers in the field of their majors. CORRECTIONS working on your favorite television show, or set your sights on open­ Travis Wright. liz Knox. Therefore, for many people what they Amanda Widdoes learn is secondary to how they learn. The cover photo from lhc October 2 issue w<~.s ing your own business ... but whatever you do, understand this: it Additionally, the .. ample opportuni­ taken by DaVid Hyde. The photo was of lhc Photographers Matchupechu mountains io Peru. will take a lot of work-more than you've ever known. If you can Mark Evans, John M:Ciellan. Redefining Utopia ty to explore" as Mr. Henry speaks of get past that, it won't be so hard to tum a deaf ear to friends and Joli Williams. Bill Ramsey has the net effect of putting many stu­ The author of the SPORTS SHORTS rCilW~d Artists Dear Editor- dents at a disadvantage. According to unidentified lo lhe October 2. He is IJ2Vid family so quick to discourage with sentiments like "It won't be his commentary, a challenging educa­ Stoiber, Spons Editor. easy!" Christopher Michna. Freya Prowe. In response to Mr. Henrys "Utopia" Patrick Gehlen, Laure Holloway, piece in the last issue of The Other tion is to be had by those who are "re­ ally interested in their particular field ln "What I Did On My Summer Vacation," io Sure, we're all going to have to work sooner or later but if you take Christina Crooker Side, I think there are a couple of lhe October 2 issue, uura Gattume:il's name only the job that is given to you, you can be sure that it will be a points that need to be made. A more of study." I would agree with this, but was misspdkd. Columnist this excludes those students who don't Seth leibsohn realistic look needs to be taken at small one, even if it does feature "opportunity for advancement.., have a clear picture of their interests. ln the Special Repon m the October 2 ISSUe Pitzer College, because describing •For Extenu1 Use Only: Stories From Where there are great rewards, there are courageous men and The Ocher Side is a publication of the Certainly, most students don't arrive students of PilUJ College. The edi- Pitzer as a Utopia implies that it is per­ Abroad," the .inUoductory passage "W3S unin· women. You have to work for the good things in life, the important tors reserve lhe right to edit all materi- fect, and in no need of improvement. at college with a concrete idea of their tcntionally cut off. The last sentence should als submiued to this publication. major, so why do they have to look have read: "Whether it was exotiC food, ruaked Surely, that is not the case. exursions in a Nepali village or~us dc­ things. Find out what's important to you. You might be surprised at Please address inquiries or letters lO Perhaps when you compare Pitzer to elsewhere, outside of the class curricu­ phant rides in the A£rian jungks, we would your discovery, but you' Ll be more surprised at yourself when you set The Other Side, c/o Pitzer College, lum, to find a challenge? Doesn't regis­ apu~cncr.• Box 452, Claremont, CA. 91711. USC, as Mr. Henry has, Pitzer begins your sights on that goal, go out and get it. to look like a Utopia. However we tration in a course imply enough inter­ 'JlK apinicmo exp-eu<>d m!his IXW'SI%1&pzille do DOC The Other Side welcomes letters from the should be comparing our education to est in the subject material? It would DtlCOSUrily rdl«:t 1he opiDioao ol tbe edil.orial staff. community. Please address correspondence w: those that can be received at other seem to me that graduate school is the The Other S1de. Pitzer College. Claremont C 1990TI>eOdlerSide. All RiJII!s Rauved small, liberal arts colleges, not large place where a student's interest in a California. 91711.

4 The Ott-er s·de: April19, 1990 The Other Side: October 30, 1990 5 LLI .J Someone to Watch Over Us An Informal Rap Session with - one of the Claremont Colleges' Finest Security Guards the effect of "Guard sees pervert fall Tim Ahearn .Do~s anything go on here at going to the students. . mght. from building•. or "Take this job inda Painschab likes "being the best," but "We, the community, need to solve the problem," Sta ff Wnter .. No, not really," she said. She and Shove it 'Cause l hate this fuck­ she's been hearing rumors around the Pitzer Minda says. She has begun attending dorm council just watches the cars come and go. ing parking lot", or "Security guards M campus that have her worried about her rat­ meetings and asking students if there is a specific defi­ t was nearly midnight as I On this night there was some real and their relationship with a pint of ings. stood on my Holden balcony. I excitement, though. A car swerved Painschab, Food Service Director at Pitzer for the nition of the problem with McConnell food as well as J.D.". But none were to be found any solutions for bettering it. I peered across the desolate to miss a poor little doggie on Clare­ this night. The only story l came up past five years, believes that at one point in the not­ mound of rubble, the "wasteland," mont Blvd. and instead caused an so-distant past, McConnell had a reputation for offer­ Minda believes the students need to be educated as with is that we pay a really nice lady to what the dining services can provide. The goal is which was once our beloved out­ accident with two other cars. Fido's to spend her nights in a parking lot ing the best food on the five campuses. back. Through the rising dust I well-being was unknown. Nothing Things have obviously changed. The compliments prime food with at least four new entrees at each drinking coffee and reading a dull meal, in addition to any possible left-overs. What could see a lone figure perched, like a good accident and possible ve­ manual. have turned into complaints. Painschab understands watchfully, on the stone wall at the hicular dog-slaughter to juice you many students do not know is if food is not prepared If you ever drive by at night and that students think poorly of the food at McConnell, far end of our new parking lot. to your liking, you can bring whatever food back to see a woman with but at this point she's come to the end of her rope I went back into my messy the kitchen. If a change is possible, it will gladly be blondish, curly hair when it comes to guessing what students wanL Now, room, grabbed my handy "Steno she's opening up for our ideas. made. Note Pad" and went on my way perched watchfully on that Painschab imagines that many students regard her wall, I ask you to wave "One of the most enjoyable aspects of my job is in­ to that parking lot for a few teracting with the students," Minda said. Her doors as the "bad guy" because of rules she must enforce. words with this lone figure. and send greetings. If you Rules such as the "no take-out" rule are necessary be­ are in one of those philan­ are always open, not on!)' to constructive criticisms As I walked down the eerie ser­ and suggestions, but also to those students curious as cause "people abuse the present system," Minda says. thropic moods, then I vice road, cars screamed by. I to what goes on in the kitchen or who might have She says if the students would agree to the conditions turned left and proceeded to would urge you to go talk questions about the food and its preparation. necessary, the rules could be changed. But students cross the "wasteland." Dust rose to any one of these officers Although Minda has always been receptive to stu­ have to speak out in order for any changes to take from each calculated step. just to break up their dent suggestions, response has been minimal of late. place. I'll be honest with you. monotony. They surely Now, she's decided to go directly to the source herself. I was nervous about interview­ need iL Because students have not been coming to her, she is --By Ardi Eggleston ing a security guard. I had an im­ ~ P r Y We finished talking and 111 age of some overbearing wad of up for an evening of parking ~ • •• ., said our good-byes and 1 muscle with a nightstick and flash­ lot watching. went on my merry way. l looked light ready for use at a moment's no­ Sharleen's shift as parking lot at- back over my shoulder and one of lice. tendant this evening was from 7 Sharleen's co-workers had brought I'm not Mr. Big Dude, and I was p.m. to l a.m. Someone else watch- her that much-needed coffee so all only armed with my pen, a pad and ~ fr~m 1 a.m. t~ 6:30 a.m. Look at seemed to be welL ' Don't go through agony every time a few lousy questions. Not exactly It thiS ·way: At PitzerII you. gethtl a greatk If our secunty· guard er·1 en d s d"d1 the ideal situation. But, as a true e d ucauon as we as a mg y par - k • ch soldier of the Press Corps, I trudged ing attendant. I'd say that's worth ~t eep w~~ ov~bthe ~rking lot onward. 20,000 smackers a year. en some. mg tern le m1ght co~e you need something copied. I had a real nice chat with this to pass. Its ~ sorry state of affairs My fears subsided as I reached the Just go to your phone. Call Copies Now. We can make it easy. lot. As I approached the security dedicated security officer and was w~cn our_ ~Icty ~as c_o"?e_doWJ_lto guard I realized that it was not an taken aback at how friendly she was. tht_S. All_JOking astde, tt ts JUSt sJck­ ominous figure, but rather a friend­ Our conversation ranged from the emng. l JUSt want to throw up green ly, approachable person. rigors of policing a dead parking lot chunks all over the place. =:::e.....,.--...... ~-.,;~~-,u, ....._... ,...... Sharleen jordan was her name. to her other duties as guardian of When I got back to my room, and A fr>A..IIH o/ S.r ~ ln.. unnameable, drunk coeds at 5-CID once again peered out f:om my hal­ Sharleen was out there doing a 140 N. Indian Hill Blvd. wretched job (and doing it well I parties. I also learned a little about cony over the "wasteland" and might add) dressed for the weather, our security guard system and exact- through the dust, I spotted my new Claremont, CA 91711 gloves, jacket and slacks. ly how one becomes a guard. friend. I felt enlightened. (714) 621-COPY /2679 What do you do on your shift?, I It was encouraging to hear that As I stood there, I pondered the FAX (714) 621-1482 asked. Sharleen really likes her job. She events of the past half-hour or so. I "Watch the parking lot", she said. likes the people she works with a guess somewhere somebody some­ Gee, what fun. lot. She is al~ very knowledgeable how came up with some outstanding The next logical question came to about her duues and the system as a reason for the placement of the lot. my mind: Do you drink much cof­ whole. This person was probably from the fee? I was kind of hoping to create same gene pool as that guy in back Tonight, as it turned out, was a some Pulitzer Prize winning article in Reagan's administration-the one bad night for Sharleen. She had for­ and story for journalistic brilliance who designed public school lunches gotten her coffee. "No food, no cof­ and awesome investigative reporting and thought that catsup was a veg­ fee. Shit!" from this assignment. Something to etable. 6 The Ottler Side: October 30, 1990 I I I I I '90 I I I I I

I itzer held ll's 1Oth Annual Film benefit this month (OcL 15) at Universal Studios. Alumni, Board of Trustee members, faculty, students and friends of the Pitzer commu­ I Pnity were treated to cocktails, dinner and a screening of the new movie, "White I Palace.• Over the years the Pitzer F1lm Benefit has hosted an wide array of different films. Some­ I times ll is fortunate enough to schedule viewing of the film before it has been released to the I general public. ln this years case, "we got the film before it was released, and it was really nice to have a pre-view. It makes it special,~ said Suzanne Zetterberg, a senior in the develop­ I ment office. Suzanne has been in charge of organizing the benefit for the last three years. She I says she's "learned a lot about the movie industry because when we are talking about 1t (the benefit) the movie isn't even finished yet. And it's always interesting to see what we get." I This year was particularly captivating. "Very interesting," as one alum was overheard say­ I ing after the screening. The benefit films have included such movies as, •Four Seasons• in the first year, "Fletch" in 1985, "Gorillas in the Mist• in 1988, and "Dad" for the last year's I benefit. I This year's mm, subtitled •The story of a younger man and a bolder woman: stirred some surprise from the more conservative audience members due to its explict sex scenes. Mem­ I bers of the more liberal crowd felt otherwise. President Frank Ellsworth said, "I enjoyed the human mteraction of the lovers. The quality of acting was unusually high for an American I film.• I When asked which Film Benefit movie m the past decade has most1mpressed him, howev­ er, Frank claims, "I would have to say 'Gorillas in the Mist,' largely because of the education­ I al value of the narrative." The benefit has been fortunate to have both S1dney Sheinberg of MCA Inc., a trustee who I has provided the film and screening rooms as a gift from his company, and Constance A. I Austm, also a trustee who has continued to serve as Chairperson of the event for the last 10 years. Both have children who were graduates of Pitzer. I This year over $100,000 was raised and then matched "dollar for dollar" by the Weingart I Foundation in support of Pitzer's interest-free student loan fund. Allhough this is quite im­ pressive, Frank, reminds us "it is also important to remember that although the bottom line I is monetary, the event allows for participation which strengthens the relationship between I people and the college." Both President Ellsworth and Suzanne pointed to the increased number of people supporting the benefit as the major change and success over the years. I They also agreed it was nice to see so many alums there. One o£ the trustees even brought I three of her friends, who are grandmothers of current Pitzer students. Suzanne commented that the "big family tdea" is great I I BYKRI STN KASPER -8- I Our Environment Our Environment What is ir Pollution? WHAT'S A zone is the primary compo­ THE FACTS p nent of smog, a gas formed 0 In 1986, 6.5 million tons of hydrocarbons and when nitrogen oxide and 8.5 million tons of nitrogen oxides were emiued 0 by motor vehicles. p hydrocarbons combine in sunlight. • Utilities, oil and chemical plants are a large part of Ozone occurs naturally in the atmo­ the problem and account for approximately half of E sphere as a thin layer that protects the hydrocarbon emissions in the U.S. N us from the sun's ultraviolet rays. e Lung damage from ozone-polluted air is a risk But when it is formed at ground lev­ faced by roughly three out of five Americans. 0 Smog harms other forms of life as well as people. I el, as it is today, it's deadly. The Ozone smog is responsible for extensive damage N chief source of ozone is air pollu­ to pines in California and in the eastern U.S. and Sarah Shlkt~~ophomort tion from cars, trucks, and buses. is also to blame for crop losses in many agricultur­ "Air pollution sucks. And I al states. don't like it wh~n I can't seen Dave Buller-Senior the mountain; ... and I don't G •It's chemie2ls, pesticides, waste­ like it when I can't breathe being expelled into the air. It's when I'm exercising." YESTERDAY'S carbon dioxide. It's Ouoroe2rbons.. Compiled by Kristin Kasper It's all that kind of crap." AIR QUALITY Por11oos 13telllrorD ·~Sur~ Tht~ You Call Do ToSa'ielheE3rlll" and impaiiS breathing POMONA br Eanh Worts Group and Sonll C!8ll ~ ()Jality Managerrenl Dtsanct N~ - NJI.ro~n Oioxick: brown, impairs brulhing 03 .. _ ... 115 .... unhealthful CO -Carbon Monoxide: N02 ....70 .... -moduate mVisibk. reduces blood's co...... l75 .... unhealthful oxygrn PM1 o · invades PM10···70 ..•...moduate reduces 0ucAN no '~'o /"'~~ Next S ~V time you go to fill up your ~ ~ ..... ~~ car with gas remember these helpful ~ L' Y' hints because everyone's effort h~lps. ~ When you fill your gas tank, the escapmg vapors Relko Gome%-juruor <' ,J/1(. Growing up in LA., I've drastically seen the air L1- ~ pollute the atmosphere and create smog. So if there is a va- .... ~ pollution worsen over especially the past four ...... _y por catcher, don't pull it if it's back, and don't pull out the gas \...,' I worry about me, later on in life. I saw a st'.:~y done that showed the lungs of a 10-year-old child L""'\ ~ nozzle to top off the tank, because: ~ raised in L.A. and a 10-year-old child raised in ~ 0 Buta_ne is a component of gasoline, and helps create ozone smog 7... Wasbington.. .and there were black spots on this ~ when It evaporates. ~ child's lungs, just from the air pollution. I worry Sarah s~anbtr • junior about my brother, and I would never raise ~ t;f 8 Leaded gas is an environmental hazard and, when emitted from a vehi- ·~ "I'm from Seattle, where the air is clean and so being here it here, because of that-in a society where theu body definitely effects me. And I play soccer and my lungs, it de exhaust, causes liver, kidney and brain damage. l"'1"' is contaminated over something they have no seems like I've had a cough for ever because of the air. And it ~ e If your car was made to use leaded premium, try a mix of half-regular and ~ control over. • just seems people here aren't really conscience of the fact that half-unleaded premium with a 92+ octane rating. Remember, it's the octane they should try to buy a car that produces less toxic rating that's important, not the lead . chemicals or that people here drive to classes. They shouldn't • • do that... and the freeways are always packed,... life revolves around the car and that's why there is the air pollution. .. • Photos by Artby Pauline Yao l ~ The Other Side: October 30, 1990 11 T SetH Winnick n celebration of October as Na­ way cool," said Tad what's-his/her-name) in the harsh tional AIDS Awareness Month, "Gross," replied Kristen, another light of dawn. In case you're the type The Other Side decided to ask a student standing nearby. "Who would of person who often finds themselves random sample of Pitzer stu­ want to see a glow-in-the-dark ---­ in compromising positions, you may dents what they thought about coming at them?" Good question. feel a little relieved to wake up, look at Iman 's (and woman's) best fr iend of The overwhelming response to con­ your new friend and then smile thank­ the 90's. Although the responses were doms seems to be that even if they're fully at the tom tinfoil package on the mixed, almost everyone seemed to kinda gross, the choice between a) Door by the bed. agree on one point: no one is wild gross b) baby and c) STD is obvi­ Certainly most people are willing about using condoms. We found, ous. and happy to talk about our little rub­ however, that most people are willing "Using condoms is kind of like ber friends in ways that they certainly to put up with them anyway. swimming with your socks on," said To protect their identities, we use another male respondent. In other only first names. If you think you rec­ words, one can still stay afloat in ·a Using R condom indicRtes ognize any of the respondents, please swimsuit, but it still takes some get­ assure them that their input is well­ ting used to if you happen to be accus­ a certain lerlel of thought­ taken. tomed to skinny dipping. The question: "What about con­ Yet another male student shared this fulness and concern, not just doms?" view with a similar sentiment, "Wear­ "Irrelevant , ~ said one freshman, ing a rubber is like ordering lobster who opted to remain anonymous. but asking for a shot of Novacane for your own health and Brst." Not too deep, but promising. "While some of the intimate sen­ well being, but for sations are lacking due to the uti­ lization of prophylactics, the bene­ others' as well. In an age where sexual Bcial factors of birth control and disease prevention greatly out­ weigh the aforementioned draw­ relations are plenty and backs," explains David. Weak at- wouldn't have just a few years ago. tempt at being deep. .. but true. There are as many condom dispensers , "Most guys say that they cut sen­ in Sanborn and Holden as there are so­ social diseases run rampant, sation, but that just means that da and candy machines. The fear for they (the guy, not the condom) some students may be: which ma­ last longer," said a nameless art chines are checked and re-filled more how do college students major. Now there's a point to con­ often? Most people would rather have sider. a stale Snickers bar than an expired Robert adds, "If you're not gonna condom. After all , the short-term ef­ sack it, go home and whack it." fects of a bad candy bar beat embar­ view the latex lifesavers that We like this. We like it more that a rassing Baxter visits and searching for guy said it. the perfect Kindergarten. Using a condom could enhance "Some people may be unaware that not only control unwanted your reputation-but not just as a condoms actually expire. It's good that performer. It indicates a certain the administration recognized the level of thoughtfulness and con­ need for condom machines but they births but protect the lives cern, not just for your own health should also be responsible for making and well being, but for others' as sure the machines are checked on a •-• .. _, . ..._ well. Now what could be a better regular basis. What good is the ma­ .... y c ...ma• troo-r boost for your rep than that? chine if the condoms are dysfunction­ Contemplating thataireadyexist? Sure- they probably are- to priests Other obvious good points include a al? People probably won't check the and old married couples and college decreased risk of social d iseases­ expiration date in a moment of heated freshmen who aren't getting busy... chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and passion," states BretL Other students had positive com- AIDS. Chances are that with a con­ One thing is sure: people demand ments about condoms, even though dom and maybe a dash of nonoxyl-9 their condoms. Mead Suite YlOO we're not quite sure they know what you won't become a mommy or a dad- asked, "Why isn't there a condom ma­ they're used for: dy, either. chine in Mead? People here bone, "They're great," said Will, "They Furthermore, using a condom can too!" Good question YlOO. In the stretch." often result in a certain amount of ver- meantime why don't you try that ol' "1 like to blow them up and use bal communication between the par­ 100-yard dash to Holden ... them as surprise party decorations," tid pants. This. could add a humanistic A thought we might all want to Dirk said. Surprise party decora- element to the standard, primitive consider: as Dylan (king of the tions.. . would those be lubricated or grope-and-fumble-in-the-dark ses­ rollerblades) puts it, "Condoms are ribbed? sions. It might even improve the way my worst enemies and my best "The glow-in-the-dark condoms are you feel about yourself (as well as friends." BY KATIE MARBLE & SARA SHEPPERD The Other Side: October 30, 1990 13 You wouldn't believe some of the mail we get The Postal Tragicomedy .here... One girl gets mail addressed to "The Bitch" The m ystery ofthe mailroom has long been puzzling Pitzer students.

\Vhat acrun1ly happens to ourpostcards and JXl'*ages>bills and birtlulay cards? misplaced. plains, "If something is delivered that that I have no control over , ~ Kath) The answer surprise you. "Kathy was very n ice abo ut the ends up not belonging to someone at says. whole thing," Laura said. "Although Pitzer, then we deal With it later. We There are, however. things that you she personally hadn't signed for the never refuse mail. There's no way we have control over that can keep your Sara Shepperd also been known to take sacks of mail What happens when a package is de­ package, she apologized on behalf of would have sent Dave's package back mail from being delayed. First of all , as Staff Writer home for sorting on her unpaid, free livered promptly, but is not received by the whole mailroom, and assured me it to J.Crew." Still, the problem in it has been reiterated Lime and again , time, simply because the Claremont the student? The cases are, in fact, very would not happen again." Kathy's mind is the constant assump­ Use a box number! Yes...-.it is true­ Post Office was late in their delivery. rare, but Kathy will be the first to ad­ "Because of the mistake tha t was tion that the mailroom is to blame. mail without box numbers may sit the ''Through rain and wind and sleet mit when a mistake has been made. made with uura's package we are in "Students seem to think we are irre­ extra day in order to be re-sorted. and hail" nothing stops the U.S. She is also just as fed up and frustrat­ Senior uura Gauermeir recently had the process of making special claim sponsible and negligent,M she says. "Why don't they know our names by Postal Service from delivering our ed with angry students as you probably a problem concerning the mailroom. tickets exclusively for Federal Express, "They don't know what goes on down now?" you may ask. They do know mail, right? Somehow, though, if are with current mailroom services. "Students seem to assume that 'the She had been sent a Federal Express Next-Day Air, etc," Kathy said, resolv­ here- how difficult it actually is to our names, however, they don't know you're a Pttzer student, you probably Mailroom' is this or that, and that envelope on a Wednesday morning, ing not to let anything like that hap­ work here." our nicknames and mtddle names and don't suppon this philosophy much. presumably to be delivered Thursday pen in the future. Kathy agrees there are no excuses parents' names and private-joke names You've probably complained at some they' re automatically a number one morning. The extra money was paid to Contrary to popular belief, the mail­ for poor mail service. The.re are rea­ from boyfriends or girlfriends or high­ point about how your allowance check priority." According to Kathy, this just ensure that uura would receive this roam is not always to blame for mis­ sons why, however, that this year in school buddies. is silting under a Diet Coke can in the isn't the case. A lot of problems in the package overnight. But when she placed packages. Students are notori­ par ticular the service has been some­ · vou wouldn't believe some of the back corner of the mailroom ... never to mailroom are due to extenuating ctr­ cumstan~ituations out of her con­ checked with the mailroom on Thurs­ ous for their repeated complaints. what disorganized. "Uist month we got mail we get here," says Kathy. "O ne be inserted into your box. Or about day and even Friday, there was no sign "Where is my package? My mom sent a new mailperson," she says. This girl gets mail addressed to 'The Bitch'" how your Victoria's Secret package was trol. .. The Pitzer mailroom is not a U.S. of any such envelope. it three weeks ago from San Diego seemed to cause immediate inconve­ When an addressee like that has the opened b)• a mailroom work-study stu­ post office and is not subject to the " I was mad because the envelope First-Class!. .. " when in reality Mom niences for everyone. "Our old mail­ wrong box number, there's no way to dent, who IS most likely wearing your contained my allowance check, and I actualJy forgot and left it in the trunk man delivered the mail between 10:30 figure out who the letter belongs to. new lace bra and underpants nght rules and regulations of such offices," was stuck for four extra days with no of her car. "Students get mail addressed with now. You probably make jokes to your Kathy says. In fact, it is this miscon­ ception which occasionally causes money," uura said. "I was also mad Those quick to complain are usually just initials or nicknames and no box friends about how .. The Mailroom because my parents had paid that extra slow to apologize to Kathy or any oth­ The Pitzer mailroom number at all. A lot of students' Mas­ ChickMdoes bizarre things with our packages not only to be lost, but to money so I could get the check right er mailroom attendants for the misdi­ tercard and Visa b11ls come to their leuers and reads our postcards to her never be delivered in the first place. away. When you pay for a service like rected bitching. When a problem is is not a U.S. post office parents' names." You might guess husband and cashes our Claremont "Many places- warehouses, cata­ logue stores-won't deliver to a post that you expect it to be carried out ef­ solved and the mailroom is not to where that leaves you if your parents Colleges paychecks. fectively." blame, the case should be recognized. and is not subject to t!Je have a different last name than you. A lot of Pitzer students agree that oiTice box,"' Kathy says. "I continually In this case, the mailroom was to Pitzer Senior Dave Butler ordered a When asked what can be done to there is something wrong with the tell students and faculty that a box number is insufficienL If you request blame. When uura spoke to Kathy on package from J. Crew around mid­ manage the mailroom situauon more Pitzer mail service. Complaints range rules and regulations Monday morning. the package was dis­ September, presumably to be delivered from the assumption that mail sits in that something be sent to 'P.O. box effectively, Kathy's answer is simple: whatever,' then you are at risk of it not covered in the other room. It had been at the beginning of October. After cooperation. "If there's a problem then the room for days before distribution ofsuch offices. signed for on Thursday and was then spending the first two weeks of Octo­ I want to know about it, bu t l don't to the constant worry that Fed-Ex en­ being delivered." ber checking the mailroom for the want to be insulted behind my back." velopes, packages and infamous "al­ package, he was finally allowed to go a.m. and 12 noon. Now the maJ! can "When someone approaches m e lowance checks" are somehow lost in into the mailroom and look around for be delivered anytime between 11:30 the mail altogether. calmly and nicely then that is how I himself. The other maiJ room was also p.m. and 5 p.m., with the average time The question remains-are these respond," Kathy says. "I don't like to checked in case the package had been being between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m" complaints unfounded? Is the mail­ be patronized by faculty or students." misplaced. Unfortunately, the package This explains the change in maiJroom roam yet another Pitzer misorganiza­ She explains that working in the mail­ was never found. hours; they are simply closed {rom 11- tion that needs re-structuring? Or is it roam is often stressful with lots of Dave continually telepho ned J. 12 p.m. so lunch can be finished be­ that students simply complain because work and little pay. "I'll give anyone Crew, who insisted that the package fore the mail is delivered. there's nothing else to say after walking who is eligible work-study for o ne had been sent in the middle of Septem­ "People don't seem to realize that 1f all the way to the Pit only to discover week, then see if they complain about ber. EventuaUy it was discovered that the mail is delivered at 3 in the after­ an empty box. The answers are not eas­ the system. It's not as easy as people J. Crew had indeed sent the package­ noon, that there is only two hours to ily found, but there are some specific seem to believe," she says. to the wrong address, and it was re­ sort mail for 900-plus people," Kathy mailroom-related cases and facts that turned to them a month later. says. "Our mail, unlike the mail for the lf you've had a problem- if you get may surprise you. "l didn' t immediately blame any­ oilier colleges (whose dorms have sep­ the wrong mail or your box number First of all, "the Mailroom Chick" one," Dave says. "I was just pissed be­ arate addresses) is not pre-sorted." has changed- it could be due to a has a name: it's Kathy Kile, and she's cause my package had obviously been Sorting that mail can take two hours leave of absence or even a misprint on been at Pitzer since 1987. She doesn't lost by someone." Dave claims Kathy in itself, not to mention that when the the student roster. It will only take one play Ulumate Fr isbee with our was • very helpful." She thoroughly mail is ready for distribution many fac­ minute to tell the mailroom your nick­ Overnight Leuers, and she doesn't read searched the mailroom and kept an ulty members have arranged to have name or new box number, and it may our mail to her husband. She has been eye out specifically for Dave's package. their mail a distribution priority. "This ensure better service for you in the fu­ known. however, to call and notify stu­ "We sign for everything," Kathy ex- is an option they get from the school ture. dents desperately awaiting the arrival of certain letters or packages. She has Art by Sella Wiaai.ck The Other Side: October 30, 1990 15 14 Tre Qj)er Siae October 30, 1990 I . ~ ~ iN Thomas Mills stresses that a student's grade point av­ i 11 Staff Writer erage is not necessarily a deciding fac­ tor in the process. "The college be­ Revisited lieves that an external studies experi­ at better time is there to f~ ravel to another country ence would be good for everyone. We don't set up criteria or obstacles for W:nd explore the world than As all ofus know by now, progress on Pitzer's r during your college career? If this the students," Manley says. .6 sounds appealing to you, you're not Once the applications are reviewed Master Plan has been significant since last spring. _" -K . ~ "a list of students is created." One the only one. Because of the great de­ Last year, results from the Plan were only . mand for the invigorating experience, problem occurs when there are more g,l ....; . the Pitzer External Studies Program students than the budget can handle. Jootp~nts" ofthe major structures to be built. .r&sY' -:,~ ""' currently provides Pitzer students with Manley says that when there is a sur­ Now, wuh most ofthe Outback a vacant lot, the - ~-.·..r ;C , ~ro~OiS-~At.. many opportunities to study abroad. plus of students wanting to go abroad, individual priorities have to be While . - - Today, External Studies is made up the External Studies Committee must decided. ~ lrf/. ~ of almost 150 programs in 45 coun­ "seek approval" from the Pitzer Col­ everyone is eager to make headway. decisions tries on six different continents. h al­ lege Budgetary Committee. so uses exchange programs to other In the past, Manley says that "it must be weighed heavily to ensure optimal results. colleges in the United States and hasn't happened at all," but this year "I am excited,, says President Frank Fl.lsworth, abroad, a Washington semester in con­ ·oecause we are finally going to do something. n junction with Claremont McKenna College, internships abroad, and three The college be/i.e-Pes that an di£ferent summer programs in Eng­ he installation of the new wh~le cam~us . Campus lighting is also land, France and Japan. external studies experience parking lot is part of Phase 1 an tssue bemg addressed. This will in­ How do you get accepted to an Ex­ ~hich should be near comple­ ~olve_ rq~airing and upgrading the exist­ ternal Studies program? According to would be good for weryone. We tiOn by the end of first mg hghung system in addition to new External Studies Director Tom Man­ T semester. It is estimated to cost $1.5 mil­ lights installed in the walkways in front ley, the first step for interested stu­ lion. Included in this was the the grading of Mead and Holden, and eventually San­ dents is to submit their applications don-'t set up criteria or obsta- of the Outback, construction of that 164- born_ Optimal locations for new lighting prior to the deadline of a particular space parking lot on the corner of Clare­ are being researched. program. cles for the students. mont Blvd. and Ninth St., all of the ex­ Phase 2 of the Master Plan is the Each application is reviewed by at panded parking along Pitzer Service Recr~ti_on Park, estimated to cost nearly least one student, faculty and staff Road, som_e minimal landscaping and fu­ $3 mtlhon. Sl million is in hand with member on the External Studies Com­ they went over budget. Eight more ture secunty measures including fencing proposals pending for an additional one­ mittee. Consideration is taken con­ spaces were approved by the Bud­ and additional light installation. half million dollars. The administration cerning the country to which the stu­ getary Committee to accommodate for The security measures of this phase re­ has its collective fingers crossed. Internal sult from recommendations by a security priorities of this phase are being looked dent is applying and the year of that the surplus. consultant from Security Design Con­ at by a staff-faculty-student committee student. If there are no questions "This year we are sending the most cepts, a company familiar with college heading by J im Lehman. By mid-Novem­ about the application, then the appli­ people away: says Manley. In order to replace the absent students, the col­ campuses as well as the city of Clare­ ber, their recommendations should be cation is approved. mont. Additional lighting is set to be in­ complete. lege is forced to admit more students. In the case that a question occurs, stalled by the end of the month. The Another strategy incorporated into the Manley is unaware of the impact it has the application is brought in front of fe~ce surrounding the new parking lot Master Plan is to reduce the number of the whole committee for discussion. on the school (especially the Housing wtll be somewhere between six and eight students at Pitzer College from 790 stu­ Manley says questions often arise over Office) because, "frankly, we are just feet. Look ~or a booth with emergency dents to 715. The increase is due to the transfer students or sophomores want­ getting to that point now. • and extenston phones allowing you to l~rger numbers of students staying at mg to go abroad. "Then we might ad­ Because of the surplus this year, call for an escort right from the lot or Pitzer each successive year. vise a student to wait," Manly says. Manley expects the process to be ev~n call for help if you really need it. Phase 3 is an academic building. The An application may also be denied "more restrictive" next year. But he Thts should be installed by the end of n~eds o~ thi~ facility are currently under fall semester, possibly sooner. tn » by the committee if there is "incom- also emphasizes that, "in the case of dtscussJOn the Academic Facilities external studies, the college feels ev­ _until t?ese measures are in place, you Committee. il~~~;§~~~~~,~~gJ~~~~a;- patibility between a student and a pro- wtll contmue seeing that campus securi­ li gram," Manley says. "A student might eryone should go. It's not the oppo­ by These committees are designed to rec­ site," Manley says. "We are not look­ ty is on guard from 7:30 p.m. until 6:30 ommend the wants and needs of the col­ not be making progress toward his or a.m. her degree. In every case, they are ing for reasons to say 'no'. The com­ lege. If anyone has information or an Amanda . As far as campus-wide security goes, mittee doesn't anticipate telling any­ opinion on these matter they should very individual problems. • Pttzer has decided to incorporate a per­ Contrary to popular belief, Manley one he or she can't go. • conta~t the members of the appropriate Widdoes manent security guard to patrol the commHtee.

16 The Other Side· October 30 1990 I The Other Side: October 30, 1990 17 PITZER A TASTY ALTERNATIVE TO AS THE NEWLY-FORMED PITZER STUDENT SENATE CAFETERIA FOOD IS ONLY A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AWAY. STUDENT BRING IN COUPON AND SAVE! GETS UNDER WAY, THE OTHER SIDE INVESTIGATES SENATE THIS YEAR ' S ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GOALS

By jennifer Hoffman

primarily conducted through student interviews. The initial he student Senate is Pit~er'~ main st~dent voting plans for the Pit will supposedly be completed by the end bod)'. the all new orgamzauon estabh~hed to _en­ hance student communication. ll conststs of moe- of the semester. T Other concerns of the Senate include an inquiry into the teen voting students, two faculty representatives and Dean mysterious McConndl fee that appe~ on all of our bUling of Students Jack Ling. statements. The Senate is invesugaung what exactly that Da ..;d Glickman, the student convenor, explains why the fee is why it is there and where the money is going. Senate was created: ·we wanted to provide a more stream­ Mdre ideas proposed by the committee are cable T.V. for lined government structure so that student concerns could the dorms and possibly wiring the rooms to mak_e them be addressed more readily.w . networked for computers. Angela Ragusa, Academtc Stan­ tv1EDIUM PIZZA $1 .00 OFF The Senate works on various concerns directly affect~ng dards Committee representative to the Senate, also says the students, focusmg on academic, livmg and_housm~ aff~rs. Senate is toying with the idea of posti~g general flyers Its btggest goal for the year is what to do wllh the P~t. We LARGE PIZZA $2.00 OFF rather than having them clutter up the ma1lroom. . . have a substantial amount of money to make the pH a stu­ The most considerable emphasis is on commumcauon. dent umon that will be temporary unul the recreation cen­ EXTRA LARGE PIZZA $3.00 OFF Ragusa stresses that the Senate is "trying to make better ter is completed,w David says. communication lines between students.• The Senate meets Ideas mclude a every Tuesday at big screen T.V. , a 7 p.m., in the gov­ ONE CO UPON PER PIZZA snack bar. sofas ernance office in and table~ssen­ Mead. The first tially, an environ­ - ~~ - . ,. · ~ ~C'; 15 minutes are ment conducive to considered Open ··1111 group study and !!111111 11'11111 f; - -Sill=:__ Forum, during soctalizing. The which all students Senate is currently are encouraged to in the process of come and voice an researching various opinion or sug­ options. They've gestion. If a stu­ estabhshed a com­ dent wants to mittee to look at place a proposal the student unions on the agenda, of the other Clare­ different than the mont Colleges in open forum, order to get a better please contact IN THE VILLAGE understanding of David Glickman 273 W. 2nd STREET, CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA • 624-7214 or 624-5431 how they work. ....,__,...... , at 626-8328 or This is going to be box 247.

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• 0., I( A.~· 11 sunday 12monday ~fill. '\.0. '!\;'}, QJ' QJV '\'' ~ ~IJ' '\1/J.. 1/J~ ; o( o-"" o-" ~~ ~,\)1 QJ~ QJ \;0 ~ \.QJ HARVEST .-J~Sl'JVAI. J•:nRY GAHCIA CJ ~0 • ~QJ ~ t'Q ·,'\'~ ,o "~ Wiltc•rn Theatre AnTS ANn CRAn·s ~ ~\' ~,~ ~ \;0 0. Wilshire & Western MARKJo:T ~ "~ c..~~ ~\ ~~ 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. ~\([; QJt( I) \~ ,o Los Angeles Convention Center ~ ~\J ~~c..~" ~~ c..ol( QJf\J([;. '~) I(QJo: ) '~ ~ ('\'~ '\.·~ e;\~ ~ .\)1 c..o: ~0 ~ \,~) ~~ ~0 surprising. that use Pitzer's P.A. system. One of the crucial things to But what about Mark's music? understand about any musician To witness this diverse spectacle, is his method. How does Mark one will have to see many bands go about his creative endeavors? (if one accepts • bandw in the - To Mark, music arises "out of the loosest sense of the word). He is situation, out of the vi be." He playing with the aforementioned then plays back the tape and lis- Jonah, and this configuration, tens for things he likes. with the help of Uef Frederick Due to this approach, Mark is (bass god of the Universe), bas constantly on the lookout for his already played their first gig. A fellow musicians. His goal is to name had not been absolutely de­ stuff his life cided upon at with music ----~------press time. So (supporting my MARK MOORE far, the focus has hypothesis that been on Jonah's he is a musical tunes, but it can glutton), using DEVELOPED A NEW be assumed that the people and Mark contributes environments his own sound, as around him as MFTHOD OF COMPOSITION well as some musical stimuli. tunes in the fu- This is a radical- p ture. And speak- ly different ap- CAllED EPPERTRONICS. ing of Leif, Mark preach from is also to be seen many great mu- THIS INVOLVES THE with FreeFred, ·. ... sicians, who which features have a tendency PActman Chris to •woodshed: INGESTION OF MASSNE Freeberg on gee- or shun others tar and baritone, to work on their and Leif on bass AMOUNTS OF PEPPERS Making the Big Splash craft in solitude. and tenor. Needless to say. What seems to both approaches FOLLOWED BY be the most f course, the name make a sound for it to be have their mer- "Mark• of his Mark Moore maybe music. He need only blow its. projects consists 0 familiar to all resi- into a saxophone (which he Where will lliE PLAYING OF GUITAR of Joby Pritzker, dents of Pitzer College as has no real clue how to play) Mark Moore be Alan Cutler, well as many others who in­ and he will make music­ visible to the Scarth Locke and habit the myriad colleges of not ckspite his technical lim­ public as a OR KEYBOARDS ASSISTED Mar k . Last year the Claremont Consortium. itations, but, in a way, bt­ whole? they were called But who among us really cavse of them. Needless to Firstly, at any BY VARIOUS Aquarium, but knows the true nature of this say, this man appreciates the meeting of the with the addition elusive musical genius? Freeway Daisies on their Pitzer Music Re- of Leif, the band Well, after a lengthy inter­ own terms. source Coalition ELECTRONIC DEVICES. will be re-chris- view (as well as secondary Of course, it must be not­ ( p.M. R. C.) . tened Fish tank. and tertiary rap sessions) I ed that Mark is an excellent This group-----..••L ___ _This organization believe that I have gained guitarist. He also has devel­ meets Mondays is sure to perpe­ substantial insight into the oped a new method of com­ at the Grove House, and was trate a great deal of cosmic sound essential creative essence of position called Peppertron­ founded to promote musical ac- on all who listen. this most mercurial figure. ics (I kid you not). This in­ tivity of all kinds at our fair col- Mark Moore: a man of many Mark Moore is a musical volves the ingestion of mas­ lege. Headed by Mark along with sounds. I strongly recommend glutton. sive amounts of peppers fol­ Jonah Matranga, ex- of Falling checking this guy out. He also I asked Mark what instru­ lowed by the playing of gui­ Rock (which had such a great searches for anyone wanting to ments he played. •Any• tar or keyboards assisted by drummer-what ever happened get involved in student political thing," he told me, then various electronic devices. to him?)~ all interested are wei- activism. Talk to the man, he'll added, •Nothing proficient­ Mark is rumored to be the corned to help make Pitzer a listen. I'll close with his advice ly." Like Socrates before most MIDified musician at more musical place to be. Mark to young musicians: "Be mindful By him, this man knows his Pitzer, but as it is impossible can also be found at the sound of your consciousness, and say limits. Mark is the type of to attach an acoustic guitar board at most- if not all-gigs no to history." Bill Foreman musician who needs only to to a computer, this is hardly The Other Side: Octooer 30, 1990 23 22 The Other Side: October 30, 1990 • CLAREMONT HARDBODIES D e c e p t I on s n- Fitness ho011z hits Pitzer with negative and positive effects The Other Side is proud to present Part II of a new short story by Lisa Taplin -1 by Amie Greenberg he scariest thing, now that I look back on least lying on the couch she wouldn't get herself - the summer, is how the appalling, the in trouble or say the wrong thing to a stranger. 0 Despite her decline in attitude and good-na­ USIC blasting with a fast­ women to take exercise and diet be­ Fashion models today sell a phys­ T unfair, and the obviously wrong became turedness, she remained a fixed constant. paced beat. Hearts pump­ yond the limiiS of what is good for ical look that urges many women to everyday, ordinary, and almost mundane. like z an ugly building you pass everyday, it blends Nichola arrived home several hours later. M. ing wuh speed. Sweat drip­ their bodies. go to unhealthy lengths to ach1eve into the background and no longer conjures any Raymond had left. because he had to work early pmg all over our bodies. The exer------=::;;;;jj~::------, their unrealisuc goal. Pitzer sopho­ cise craze has hn the country. 1 emotion from inside of you. It makes me so an­ the next morning. I had thrown up several times more Leslie Singer feels that society in the sand, wanting the comfort of my bed. Our superstars and heroes are in gry, now that it has become OJ(. The first time plays a large pan in the emphasis Nichola seemed really happy when she and shape. One look at most magazine I saw it, I had brought home a friend from work. people put on exercismg. She says Adam opened the door for me. I knew she had covers and television adver•ise• We had plans to go to a beach bonfire. Nichola some people workout heavily be­ been to the city because she was weanng her meniS will tell you all you need to had met him before, earlier in the week, and had cause a people are so judgmental." said that she found him pretentious and a waste flashy clothing. know about our culture's atutude Society puts too much emphasis on I tried to sleep, but found my sickness intoler­ toward physical appearance. The of time. ·how they (people) look in front of "He thinks he's still in high school: she had able after a while. I went downstairs and saw 80s ushered us into the look of the others," says Singer. Nichola and Adam were still awake in the 90s-the need for hard bodies. said, lying on the couch with Adam. To ach1eve these goals set by soci­ •He's such a college boy, the way he finds kitchen. I sat at the table and lay my face in my Today, more and more people are etal standards, one has to engage in himself so worthy of everything," Adam added, folded arms, enjoying the human presence. pushing themselves to a limit of physical activlty on a full-time basis. picking up the remote control to change the Nichola slapped my head. personal fitness never before Mr. LA. 1985, Robert Ru1z stated television channel. ·watch out... " reached. Why have the gyms, heallh "If you want to be a top cont~nder it "You're obviously not going to fuck him, so I looked up and realized she was heating up spas and running tracks become so takC:S twenty-four hours a day, per­ why do you keep hanging out with him? Be­ the bottom of a silver spoon with her lighter. 1 crowded The reasons are plenty. fecuon and nothing less." sides, you're four years older than he is," she •Nichola... " I didn't know what to say. I One cause hes in the number of . To auain these bodies, Ruiz says said. wanted her to take over like she always did. I reports-often cited by advenis­ ll takes more than dedication-it "He is entertaining," I had said, mad, want­ wanted her to hold my face in her cold hands ers-conflrmmg exerc1se and a ends up as ·a job and a business ing to tell her to fuck off and leave me alone, and tell me to relax and to lay down and she'd healthy diet as wars to increase you have to marry. This is an addic­ but realizing that she was doing that already. make me something to eaL your life span. Most people who ex­ Adam sat across from me, glancing from my ti~n that takes precedence over any­ Why did she have to bring up the sex thing with face to the table nervously. I followed his stare. ercise on a regular basis feel u's a thmg else in your life." Adam? Why did he have to know everything The needle. Nichola showed Adam the contents good method of stress release. The exercise rage is seen in all age about me? I had wanted to tell her that I liked of the spoon and said, without looking at me, Take a look at the chemical make­ groups. Certainly college students him because he got me out of the house, got me up of our bodies and you can see away from her. I wanted to tell her that he lis­ "Kim, I think you need therapy or something. I seem to be becoming more con­ was thinking about you today, and you do a lot wh>• physical movement is such an cerned about the1r phys1ques. The tened to my rambling stories and ideas instead of just saying they were stupid. of fucked up things. Or should I say you don't excellent release. Dunng periods of recreational eveniS at the Claremont Raymond and I had driven to the cottage after do a lot of fucked up things." She laughed VIgorOUS exerCISC, the body pro­ Colleges are vast. Pre-dmner and duces copmg hormones known as work so that I could change. I had invited Adam shortly and glanced over at me. ·aut you do early morning jogs are popular ex­ need therapy, I think." endo~phins. These endogenous opi­ ercise modes. and Nichola to the party, but they decided to ate-ltke substances are natural st2re at those weeping beams in the living room I looked at her, then at the needle. The fuck­ . A ~rowing cardiOvascular sport, ing needle. I couldn't believe she was domg this painkillers, giving that natural high instead. She hadn't been to work in two weeks. joggmg can help individuals lose We ended up walking a mile to the party on the to me. I sat dumbly and stared as she handed that makes many people virtually weight and increase their energy add1cted to exerCise. edge of the crumbling island road. the needle to Adam. Then she looked back at levels. However, those participatmg me. At one point in our h1story, being I drank too much that night and ended up los­ ~h_ould note that joggmg has a h1gh ·ooes this bother you? Sorry you had to see overweight was respected and ad­ ing my house keys in the endless expanse of Injury rate. A fitness study conduct­ sand dune. When Raymond and I returned to this. but I thought you were out for the night. mired. Today's status-conscious so­ ed by the Canadian Government We usually smoke it, but Adam found a rig cial arena dictates that, for women the cottage, the windows were dark, and I real­ stated that ~one of the best predic­ ized that Nichola's car, which had been sinking tonight. • She brushed the hair from her eyes, especially, being thm 1s important tors of dropping out of an exercise into the sand driveway for the past week, was her bright eyes, and added, "Kim, this is what I to one's social well-being. But watch program IS the occurrence of m­ gone. I tried every door and window. but they was telling you about before. This is my fun." out-those publici!) and marketing juries.• were all locked. Raymond looked around ner­ She found a rig tonight, I thought wildly. schemes you see promotmg exercise According to Aerobic Walking by vously and offered to wait with me until Nichola She's been doing this before tonight? I felt ex­ are very deceiving. c:asey Meyers, exercise physiolo­ returned. We sat on the front porch and stared, tremely silly, sitting there staring. or course, being fit and trim is gists feel that agravity slams you chilled, at the ocean. "I'm going back to bed. I feel better.• I stood ~cry healthy. However, many adver­ back down to earth with an impact I lay my head on the greying porch railing, up and walked to the stairs. usements today promote an obses­ force of about three and a half times feeling sick, staring up at the immovable stars so ·vou O.K?" Nichola, turning to look at me. sive level thmness, forcing some your body we1ght with each jogging I wouldn't vomit. She worried me when she Are you? I asked myself, I willed to her. Be­ cause I'm not 0.1(., and I don't think you are ei­ See Hard Bodies, page 35 went ouL At least she was safe in the house. At See DECEPTIONS, page 26 24 The Other Side October 30. 1990 The Other Side: October 30, 1990 2.5 • z • t I ons - ...0 D ec e p t I ons D ece p 1- continued continued ... their vast knowledge of the underground way of my mind, nothing in my brain. I inhaled ther. read the price of Mueslix while she cowered u life. Raymond and I whispered harshly in the sharply and said, "Yes. It really does." I braced 0 .. Yeah. Sure," I said, turning my back. next to me and laughed lightly. myself, hardened, crawled away . .. O.K., sweet dreams then," she said, turning "No, I just think I'm doing too much. I comer. He told me that he found both of them - rather amusing because they took themselves Adam turned toward me. " It does?" he said, z away, back to her work on the table. mean, I only smoke it now. It's not bad that too seriously. staring at me for a moment with his dark eyes. ------.•• .------way, but my tolerance is Back at the car, I was tired and anxious. (His eyes were kind, I had never noticed.) He blown to shit. I took too While we drove through the back streets of the turned to Nichola and said, "Maybe we should It's strange sometimes much last night and I didn't city, I saw Nichola looking at me through the wait i£ she's not cool about it, you know. If when 1 look back at the past Atfirst it Was the drug get as fucked up as I should rear-view mirror. "Do you mind if we take a she's not into it then we should wait. • because I wonder what parts have been. Maybe it was bad quick detour before going home?" she asked. Nichola glared at him. "Jesus. She's not going of my memory are real and shit, I don't know." to freak I looked what parts are illusions made that bothered me. It "So is that so bad?" I Hked out and into her up by my moods, or by my to act ignorant to her at these get us eyes and expectations. That summer, · d times, to make her see that I k iII e d. realized as horrible as it appears to tna de mefi e el d Jrty an didn't care what she did. She's just her pupils me now, might actually have Maybe one day I thought scared. were mere been innuenced greatly in she'd realize that I hated her She's nev­ cheap, even Ji-ving in the b I a c k my memory of my frantic and she'd stop. er gone need for Nichola's complete "No, I guess it's not too d 0 t s • on a run pinned. attention. same house with it. But bad. But I'm going to quit for before. " F o r At first it was the drug that a while so I can maintain a Kim, why what?" bothered me. It made me low tolerance,· she said. are you Ray - feel dirty and cheap, even liv­ then I realized that it "That's a good idea," I said freaked m o n d ing in the same house with it. loudly, "That way you can out?• She looked at But then I realized that it was stretched was Nichola that I was save money. too. Kill two me. I Nichola that I was disgusted birds with one stone. Smart her arm s h u d - by. I woke to a filthy house, thinking.• Dumb girl, I out be­ dered. I glasses half fiUed with cran­ thought. That way you can tween the disgusted by. I woke to a couldn't berry juice on the table and die slower. two front believe chairs, charred spoons in the "Yeah, that way I can buy seats and she was sink. Tin foil, folded for filthy house, glasses half you an awesome birthday touched asking if it smoking, littered the couch present.• She smiled at me, my knee. was al­ and chairs. pale and thin, her freckles Her hand right if we She would come back from filled with cranberry fully faded into her face. burned, stopped to the city and say, "Kim, you I smiled back, wanting to violating should have seen the fucking • • h able d slap her. find some drugs for m e junkie we got rigs from JUICe on t e t an taunting her. tonight. She was trying to me. "Well, I get five dollars for them! Can chairs, charred spoons in Adam got four tickets yes- just have " I ' d you believe it? Junkies are so terday to a private club in to stop re- rather not desperate." Boston. I had seen Raymond al quick talk about Adam would light a the sink at work and asked him if he'd and get it right cigarette and add, "What a like to come with us. He ac- s o m e now." I waste of a life." ______I•• L ______cepted and we all drove in stuff. I'm s a i d . Their hypocrasy was so ob- Nichola's car, dressed up, sorry you N i c hoI a vious that it was almost embarrassing. l found pretending to be adults, pretending to be our guys it powerful to know they were making asses of parents. haveL-~------~------.~=r~~~stopped to deal with this, but we're so close. Does it the car themselves and they didn't even know it. It was At the club we danced and drank and talked bother you Raymond?" and Adam spoke to a man through the window. also comforting that I hated Nichola while she pretentiously to underground writers and film­ He looked at me, but I answered for him, I shut my eyes tightly, not wanting to witrtess found comfort in me as her only friend. makers, enjoying our night of fake glamour. It "No. It's O.K.• He questioned me with his eyes anything. The car moved again and I sat silent­ One day in late August, she told me she was had been over two months since Raymond and I and l looked away, out the window at passing ly, my eyes closed, until I felt the familiar sand scared and wanted to quit. We were in the su- had done anything together. and we found our­ cars. Nichola turned around to me at a stop sigh beneath the tires. permarket and she whispered to me in the selves at a comer table drinking wine while I ex­ light. In my room, I stared at the black and white aisles, so the housewives wouldn't hear her. plained the summer to him. Nichola and Adam " Kim, does this freak you out?" photographs, shivering in the cold October "Why?" I had said. "Has your desire to be would whisk by occasionally, balancing a glass I looked at my hands. There was nothing in room. I stared at the old, safe pictures of pea­ bad worn off already? That was pretty quick. • I of champagne, trying to impress the artists with See DECEPTIONS, page 28 See DECEPTIONS, page 27 The Other Side: October 30, 1990 27 26 The Other Side: October 30, 1990 z • STUDENT ATHLETE PROFILE: SPORTS 0 D ece p t I on s SHORTS The Martial Artist By David Stoiber - continued Rumor has it lhaL a certain David Jones and Taekwondoe Strawbary will be growing In pie I hadn't seen in over ten years. They were so The needle in my band made me nauseous. It right field for the Dodgtrs nat perfect, smiling in the candid stills. I lay in the had ruined it all. Everything was perfect. ytar. Tht rumor goes on to dark feeling unreal. Then... real quick. I loomed above her. She slept class. "It's really fun and rm always glad to - What is my reality? I listened for my breath­ with her mouth open. I had never known that. Alfie Alschuler see people get involved." statt that iJ Mr. Strawberry ing. ln a foggy haze, I felt myself slip from un­ Her hair was flat against her head and her arm Staff Writer Taekwondoe is a Korean martial art. does' decide to takr hiS show to der the sheets and stand up to walk to Nichola's lay, bruised on her stomach. I wanted to stab This style di££ers from other styles of mar­ Hollywood the Dodgtrs wiU door, an almost routine action. I knew they her. Stab like crazy and make it go away. Make Pitzer Senior David Jones is a really nice tial arts in its emphasis on kicking. Other­ ship Ka1 Daniels to (possibly) were sleeping bec2use I they bad stopped La!k­ her realize that she had ruined everything. guy. In fact, he's one of our friendly RA.'s. wise it is very similar to karate. A typical ing hours before. I held the needle in my hand, plastic and sur­ David is a gentle and kind person. class will practice basics firsl. Then they tht Nno~ York Yanktts. What The house was very dark and still. The ocean gical steel. It would be so easy. Nobody would If this is true, which it is, what is he do­ practice forms, a series of moves put to­ could tht Dodgers be thinking? hissed eerily, pulsing. I opened the door and ing here? He's wearing a black robe with ever know. There was so much air inside. So gether somewhat like a dance. Then they saw them as l knew they would be. The light black pants and a black belt over it all. To The whok point of picking up much, we could all stop it. She jerked, half­ practice sparring. from her stereo cast a yellow light over the two, tell you the truth, he looks pretty mean. Mr. Strawbtrry is to enhance rolled onto her stomach and reached blindly for Throughout the class David walks sleeping on separate sides of the large mattress. Wait a minute, what's he doing? He's loos­ around helping people improve their tech­ the Dodgtr ttam.. A Dodgtr Nichola's breathing was loud and strained and I Adam's body. Her legs writhed trying to kick ening that pillar with his foot-by kicking nique as well as lightening the atmosphere. wlfadd that consisted of Hubit heard it then. A siren. A beacon. I moved to the off the sheets. Her hand rested on his back and it! He seems to be enjoying it, too. "The comraderie in the class is really im­ bathroom and the needle is there. I willed it her body finally lay still. Finally, I set the rig David Jones is a black belt in the martial Brooks, .Kal Da.niels-and Dar­ there. down on her bedside table, and found myself art of Taekwondoe, and has been studying portant to me--the group is a social organi­ ryl Strawberry would bt "The one thing you really had to watch out zation," David says. back in my room, under the crisp white sheets. the art since his freshman year. How did for," she said the flrSt time that she had told me Although the students do make contact Jrightntingty produclive: Why The sun was beginning to rise. I sat up to draw he become interested in the sport? about doing drugs in college, "is for air. If you when they spar, the attitude in the class is would anyont want to break the shades and suddenly realized that we had "I watched Bruce Lee movies when I was get any air in your veins... " She shook her head not a violent one. Class philosophy, ac­ up that cut:fldd?. .. The Oncin­ and looked at the floor, "Real quick. )'ou really forgotten about the windows. I reminded myself younger." The class offered to the Claremont Col­ cording to David, is that "you should al­ nati Reds took a page out of have to know what you're doing. That's what to replace the screens and lay back into the bed. ways be aware of your surroundings-the scares me the most." lege students was his chance to get in­ the Rocky III script and used volved, and involvement is just what he's best defense is not to put yourself in a situ­ done. At the Taekwondoe class, held every ation where you will need to use it. • i1 as a motivaLtonal tooT rn Monday and Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m., David embodies the credo well. He has route to thtir rouk of the Oak­ David is the assistant teacher. not been in a fight since he started taking land A's in the World Series. Taekwondoe. At the same time, he says He is also helps in teaching a self-defense Throughout tht entiu Senes class held in the Pit on Saturdays at 12:30 that he has enough confidence in his abili­ 1HE BENEFITS OF BEING A PART p.m.. ln addition to all of this he is con­ ties to take care of himself and the people the Reds wtrt: the tt:am that stantly recruiting people to start taking the he's with in most situations. was hlL11gry .arul had the •eye OF THE OTHER SIDE STAFF : of the tigUO while the mighty A's lost thar alge and swned EDGAR ALLAN PoE MARATHON completely bortd with bast­ IMPROVING YOUR WRITING STYLE 6 p.m. - Midnight ball's biJ:gtst prizt. .. Tht MVP INTERACTING WITH SOME PRETTY AMAZING PEOPLE Halloween Night refreshments of tht Smt:s wrnt to tht Red's GAINING EXPERIENCE FOR POST-GRADUATE WORK Wednesday will be served jose Rijo, who compiled a LEARNING THE CHAOTIC PROCESS OF PUBLISHL'G October 31, 1990 sparking 2-0 record with an TESTING YOU ENDURANCE IN PULLING ALL-NIGHTERS Faculty and students will gather for an equal9' impressive 59 earned run average. I take nothing LEARNING TO TOLERATE DIFFERENCES IN PERSONALITIES evening devoted to the prose and poetry of away from Mr. Rljo, who was SEEING YOUR ACCO:MPLISIDIENTS IN PRTh! Edgar Allan Poe. Come join us to listen or read. dtseTVedry honored, but my vote for MVP would go to The event launches lF YOU'VE BEE.~ SOLD 0~ THIS THRILLIXG DESCRIPTIO OF THE the "Best 'Worst' Imitation of Poe Contest" dtris Sabo. Saba played flaw­ JOURNALISTIC PROCESS, CONTACT PATRICK HE\~Y AT EXT. 3659 OR lessly at third bast and had DAVID GLICIOIAN AT 626-8328, SPO:'IISOilED BY "during the whole two ht:11U runs and five RBI's OR TRY THE 0TIIER SIDE ROOM AT EXT. 4177).JUST DO IT••• 11IE MODERN I..A."''GUAGES, ln'ERAnillE A."''D CulTIJRE I>EPAR'IMENI' ofadarkand along with an amazmg .563 AT PrrzEil Cof.uGE FoJl MORE INFoR..~nON, CAll EXT. 3766 OR 4321 soundless day" 5« SPORTS SHORTS. page 30

The Other Side: October 30, 1990 29 U The Other Side: October 30, 1990 nam~ some basic diff~rmces between those ally worries me about rollerblading? veryday I see more of them on two sports and ronablading? Drive-by shootings--and muggings. too. SPORTS SPORTS By Eric Elliott the streets and sidewalks of Dylan: Well, to begin with, one basic Do you remember those kids who were Ecampus. They're beginning to difference is in the form of movement. killed over their Reebock Pumps? Can SHORTS crop up in the halls of the dorms. I SHORTS Rollerblading is like parallel skiing in that you imagine what they would do for a According to statisllcs, Jay even saw a pair on the feet of a guy your movement is mostly side to side. batting average. My vote goes I ~~ brand new pair of rollerblades? The SiJrrCH!d.er was the. number one sitting next to me in class the other This is a stressor on the ankles, so as a re­ thought becomes so frightening some­ to Sabo not tttcessari~ because l If, day. Seizing the opportunity, I leaned rated quarterback in the AFC r sult the boots attached to tne blades are I tum times when rm out rolling that just he hod a ~ttu Sems that Ri­ over and said, "Hey buddy, what's very much like ski boots or, in other after wuk St\'en... As of Occo­ with the rollerblades?" To this, he an- around and come home. jo, but ~ he tS an t:very­ words, extremely uncomfortable. b~r 23rd, the Kansas City ~~ swered simply, "Best form of trans­ EE: I can sa your concan. Dylan, I was day player. who contributed EE: Is it possible to do hockey stops on portation ever invented by man. • wondaing if you could giv~ our r~aders a Ch1efs Nigerian Nightmare two the. Reds domination of the () Now, every once in a while this guy rollerblades lik~ it is on icr. skates or skis? general statement describing your feelings (Otnstum Okoye) has run 1M Dylan: Oh no, you would definitely A's every inning and evr.ry makes a fairly intelligent comment in towards rollerbladts? ball at an avaage 3.6 yards not want to do that! That would mean of game . Thr. mighty Bash Broth­ 1- class, so I was not about to take his Dylan: Sure. Well, first of all, they are taking a fall, and let me tell you, falling in ~r carry. This sta!istfc is not statement lightly. I did decide, how­ not practical at all. As a runner, I would ers of Oakland (C~co and public sucks. too impressive for a runner ever, that I could not just take his like to eliminate a popular myth right MeGwire ). who always sam word for granted-I needed to do EE: Why do you thmk that is? who is supposed to ~ llliSf.op­ now and say that rollerblading is really toJail dtdr Lr.am and fans dur­ some personal investigating. Dylan: Well~ l don't think I really want not that great of an aerobic workout. pable... I was wondenng if the I began to look around, observing to go into that right now. Its too complex ing the post season, went i-26 Also, rollerblades are built with the Minn~ota Vikings could get the bladers I passed on my daily a question. in the Senes. Less flashy but brakes in the back versus the front which their money back along with jaunts. One of the frrst associations I EE: Yes, I gu~ it is. Dylan, did the po­ considr.rably more productive makes it much more difficult to stop; this made was between rollerblades and tmtial trendin~ of rollabl.ading worry you th~ pl~thora cf players Lhey ncnms (Hatcher and Larkin) also impedes the rapid ascent or descent Day-Glo. The first thing that popped whm jou first~ your purchase] lost to the. Dallas Cowlwys bt into my mind was TREND. In capital went 15-29 fn thr. Seri~ for Dylan: I was hesitant to buy them for of a flight of stairs which might get in the Herschel Walker deal. .. The thr. Giant Killr.rs of Ctncin­ letters, just like that. I don't know that very reason. I didn't want to be your way. why, but whenever I see or think I see Rams have sumingly found thought of as just another rollerblading In addition, if you want to ride your na1L The Oakland A's may go Day-Glo, TREND just pops into my thr.ir runningback (Qeveland jerk. You see, I tended to put rollerblades blades to class or something, you always down in history as the most head. Gary) but in the process have into the same category as Oakley Blades, need to have an extra pair of shoes with ovr.rratr.d so called Dynasfks l This was very disturbing to me, as I remember those? you because nobody can bear to wear lost their dejr.nse ... The New t'.'tr... If the mtr.rnal turmoil of am not a follower of trends. Yet, just a few days before I was told by an ex­ EE: No, but it was obviously somdhing those boots through an entire lecture, in York Jets have blown three the Oakland A's during the tremely reliable source that that wonir.d you or you wouldn't have men­ other words; a minor hassle. fourth quarter leads. scoring World Serf~ IS a Stgn of thutgs rollerblades were the wave of the fu- tiomdiL My overall feelings though? They're no touchdowns and twelve fun and I'm glad I got them. to comr., that 1M future for 1M ture. Dylan: Do you want to know what re- pomts. For lM Jds to kup r I was at a loss. A's appears bleak and full of Lucky for me, my neighbor, Dylan moving forward m their im­ qur.:shons. •. Fa!her ltmr. may ft­ Smith (who I don't see as a trend-fol­ provemmt they must learn to nally be catchmg up to thr. lower either}, came back from Santa play four quarters of quality Barbara one weekend with a brand powerful A's pildung staff footbali.. .. Can somr.one tell mt One should remember that new pair of these rollerblades. At first, my heart sunk because I pre­ why Micrngan went for a two thra kr.y ingredients to the. A~ sumed he had also brought back the poin! conversion l.e.admg 20-10 staff (Dave St~art, Bob latest in Day-Glo sportswear as well. against Iowa in the lh1rd quar­ Welch, and Dennis Edtmlt:y) l Well, he didn't and, my hope revived ter of last Saturdays game? are 33, 33, 36 years old re­ again, I thought about asking him a few questions. I did, and this is what ""fhe Wolverines wound up los­ spectively. I am not saying we came up with: ing 2i-23... Evander Holyfidd that the A's staff, which has Dylan: Well Eric, it's been quite will defeat Busta Douglas in dominated the compr.tidon for awhile since I was last on anything of the kn!h round of thttr Odo­ three year will be m~rable this sort. I believe it was at the height ~ of the Saturday Night Fever era. You ~r 25 Championshizr bout m nat year because they are get­ see, I actually owned a pair of rain­ Las Vegas. The fight should br. Ling older, but what l am say­ bow socks and went to the roller-skat­ grueling and intensr., bul Hobr­ btg tS that Lhttr b~t years are ( ) ~ ing rink; the whole deal. Jir.lds conchtwmng will propd EE: So, this isn't th~ first tim~ you'v~ ckfimtely bdrind them ... Why him to a Lenth round TKO b~m on whuls I tak~ it? would the Raiders show any V'\1\ Dylan: No, I began with roller­ aver a fighter too wnc~rned interest tn New Orleans skates and then moved right on into about his weight and Iris legal quaterback Bobby Herbert? skateboards from there. baLt.les outside tU ring. EE: If there ar~ any, could you pleasr. See Sl'ORTS SHORTS, 31 ~~ page r The Other Side: October 30, 1990 31 30 The Other Side: Octcber 30, 1990 MUSIC FILM•• •• them for what seems an eternity Reiner has lost any and all her years by not attempting to re­ album. The tunes are perfect, eter­ while people in the theater clear the comic timing which used to claim these son~ as her own. This nally beautiful. And the fact that their throats. make his movies stand out as hilari­ album was intended from the start to Carmen and the band do the tunes The only actor who manages to ous icons of American pop culture. Put the record be a tribute. As Carmen says in the justice is impressive. If you're curi­ come through "Sibling Rivalry• un­ Until he gets his timing back, he notes, •Thelonious was a dear ous about jazz but are intimidated by scathed is Jami Gertz, who gives an should let his son Rob be the Reiner on the turntable, friend, and I wanted to be connected the thought of totally instrumental ~­ excellent performance as Kirstie Al­ in the director's chair. to him in any way possible." music-don't fed bad. .. you're not ig­ ley's free spirit sister. The support­ -By jenny Spitz put on the On to the music. This is straight norant, just a product of your time-­ - ing cast, with Carrie Fisher, Scott HeadRhones, ahead jazz of the highest order. On check it out. all tracks, McRae is backed up by the Jazz is a beautiful way of life that - Backula and Ed O'Neil, give basically > , standard Be-bop quartet. The great you should learn a bit about. But if > good performances. dig. ana AI Foster on drums, George Mraz on you already own "Kind of Blue" and Ill But Bill Pullman ("Ruthless Peo­ Ill The Hot Spot --THELONIUS MONK bass, Eric Gunnison on piano, and want to hear some more great jazz, 1 ple," "Spaceballs•) is awful as Nick, a ~ Cliff Jordan on sax-though on two would honestly recommend getting ~ ~'>SeT drapery salesman. He makes live tracks Jordan and Gunnison are one o[ Monk's own albums, like The new Dennis Hopper Sibling Rivalry his role into a gross caricature. Pull­ replaced by Charlie Rouse and urry "Brilliant Comers," or •Monk's Mu­ man overacts every reaction so film, •The Hot Spot," is steamy, Willis, respectively. sic. • Monk's tunes are best when ln the 60s and 70s, Carl Reiner much, it looks more like a cocaine down-right erotic film at its best. A Rouse, who is considered by many played by the composer. Of course, was famous for his offbeat and re­ addict going through withdrawal sexy drama about a drifter (played Carmen McRae to be the most underrated tenor l'm a complete Monk addict, so this vealing glimpses into American life. than merely a neurotic human. by-yes-Don Johnson) and his re­ player in jazz history, is an added at­ album i.s an excellent broadening of The man behind films like "The Rus-­ Kirstie Alley's acting is alright, but lationship with two women (Virginia "Carmen Sings Monk" traction on this album, as he was in my Monk experience. sians Are Corning" as well as televi­ she tries too hard to be cute and it Madsen, Jennifer Connelly). Monk's band longer than any other To quote Thelonious: "Put the sion shows like "All in the Family• becomes rather grating to watch her Although the plot sounds rather Carmen McRae is one of the last musician, save Monk himsdf. These record on the turntable, put on the great jazz singers, along with Betty was great at uncovering the irrever­ after she begins simpering for the basic, the film is filled with enough tracks were recorded only a few headphones, and dig. • ence that occurs in daily life. twists to fuel a dozen other movies Carter and Ella Fitzgerald. It's a months before his death and the al­ upteenth time. shame that no one has come along For the last few years however, and then explode. bum is dedicated in part to his mem­ --By Bill Foreman The plot is a mediocre formula who can touch any of these people's Carl Reiner bas stayed on the pro­ comedy that's been done too many Dennis Hopper has directed and ory. The whole band serves as ex­ achievements, but at least these peo­ cellent accompaniment for Carmen duction end of his projects with the times. It runs along the lines of: starred in a lot of movies, but none ple are still around in an age where throughout the album, and also fea­ exception of his very disappointing good little wife has repressive rela­ sexier, or steamier, than this one. great jazz musicians are dropping film "Summer School"), allowing his Unlike the explicit nature of recent tures some great solos of its own. The Heart Throbs tionship with husband. Both wife like flies. All of Monk's most famous tunes son Rob Reiner ("When Harry Met films such as •Henry and June," sex­ and husband envy their comparative­ Carmen's latest album is a collec­ are present and accounted for on "Cleopatra Grip" Sally," "The Princess Bride") to gain ly wild siblings. The wife has affair uality in "The Hot Spot" is suggested tion of Thelonious Monk composi­ this disc {it clocks in at over 60 min­ fame for his own directing skills. with man she doesn't know. The but not seen, making its sexual sug­ tions, entitled "Carmen Sings utes), as well as some lesser-known But he has now returned to the di­ man has heart attack. The wife pan­ gestiveness so much more difficult to Monk." I don't listen to nearly as gems like "Ugly Beauty," one of my If you're not careful, you might rector's chair for his new film, "Sib­ ics and leaves, dropping her wallet quantify. much vocal jazz as I do instrumen­ personal favorites. Highlights are, of miss the deeper meanings and ling Rivalry. • Bad idea. on the way. The dead lover turns Although Mr. Hopper, who is him­ tal, but Carmen is such a master that course, "Round Midnight," "Blue sounds in the "Cleopatra Grip," the lt's not just that the direction in out to be her husband's brother that self a walking example of X-iness she achieves with her voice an ex­ Monk," "Straight, No Chaser," and lavish debut album by the Heart pressiveness worthy of the greatest "Sibling Rivalry" is bad. The problem she has never meL just through his general attitude, has ''Well, You Needn't." Throbs. Or you could just enjoy horn players. Hearing her sing is that the film lacks direction com­ Too madcap and zany for words, mostly avoided X-worthy language These tunes are listed under differ­ their simple, straight-forward plt.ttly. The movie runs like some­ and frontal nudity, he is obviously a Monk's tunes-for my money the ent titles, and the justification for melodies. huh? greatest compositions in jazz (ri­ one programmed the camera on au­ great believer in the power of sugges- this is that the lyrics have themselves But any way you look at it. this al­ The storyline is incredibly similar valled only by Duke Ellington)-is a topilot. lt's really [righting to watch to a bad T.V. sitcom. The kind that acquired a life of their own. BullshiL bum is a bit. "Cleopatra Grip" is al­ See FILM REVlEW, page 34 true joy. These are Monk's tunes. I could ready in the top ten of the college al­ the screen and realize that the cam­ get canceled. Monk's tunes are pure personality, sing the phone book to these bum charts. This might have some­ era ntvtr moves. lt really doesn't. and Carmen's great achievement There isn't one shot melodies, and they would be just as thing to do with its first single, with this album is not to make them beautiful. But this error in judge­ "Dream time." Getting a great deal of in the entire film that her own, but to give them a reading ment in no way lessens the pleasure airplay on alternative radio stations, is at all interesting. worthy of Monk's mind-bending ge­ of the album. And hey, maybe there "Dreamtime" is a good example of Of course, this nius. Let it be said that I have only was some catch with a copyright or The Heart Throbs' style. They re­ makes it hard for a beard one cover version of a Monk something, I don't know. peatedly use breathy, echoing har­ potentially great cast tune that reflected the player more This brings us to the lyrics. Dy­ monies alongside an unreal quality to do any serious act­ than Monk, and that was Miles lan-it ain't. I don' t even notice backed by strong guitar and drums. ing. There is nothing Davis' 1956 version of "Round Mid­ what she's saying, really. Actually, Often this London band-three more pitiful than night." many of the lyrics (none of which men and sister singers--add quirky watching an actor de­ That's the problem with Monk's are by Monk, by the way) are by Jon bits of sounds throughout their al­ liver a comic line-­ music--every time one of his tunes Hendricks, who always struck me as bum, usually tacking them onto the and then just stand is played, it features the composer a first rate jazz lyricist. Most of the beginning and end of songs. Notes and not the player. His personality there, waiting, the lyrics are much better than average. recorded backwards, drops of water, pervades every inch of his music. In the end, however, it is the ge­ camera frozen on Carmen shows a wisdom worthy of nius of Monk that makes this a great See MUSIC REVIEW, page 34

32 The Other Side: October 30, 1990 The Other Side: October 30, 1990 33 popular activities, in addition to the whole life improves. • To Zeth, CLAREMONT HARDBODIES team-sponsored sports around Clare­ lacrosse is •a discipline.." He feels that MUSIC Continued from page 24 FILM mont. With the addition of the Rains "having some kind of physical disci­ R E v I E w R E v E w step you take.." Evolutionarily, "run­ Center at Pomona, housing exercise pline not only helps you physically but contin.udfrom pii!Je 32 CMJtin.ed from PII!Je 33 ning is a survival gate" and when your equipment and a helpful staff, more mentally." knees are "subjected to the constant students are seriously taking up weight Pitzer Junior Jamie Lowy gets his ex­ pounding of jogging.. is it any wonder lifting. For students as well as staff and 1950s." violins and strange synthe­ range, the clear highs and ercise from wrestling. "I enjoy the lion. they break down so frequently. • faculty, pumping iron works to relieve The beauty of the film sizer noises are individually lows of "Slip and Slide" physical challenge of matching up As with his own famous Speed-walking is one up and coming the stress and tension that builds up bathrobe scene with isabella comes through not only in discernible. sounds almost Sintad strength against The lead singer has a O'Conner-ish. Another form of exercise that Rossellini in "Blue Velvet; its undiluted (but under­ many individuals re- someone," Jamie "The Hot Spot" gives its played) sex drama quality, high, sweet voice may re­ standout is the funky "She's says. In order to mind some of Kim Deal of in a Trance." It has a good port increases their star, Don Johnson, a scene but also in the strength of accomplish this The Pixies and frequently beat and you can dance to metabolic rates as that generates its raunchi­ the ploL The movie goes far goal, ~you have to repeats choruses, almost to iL well as toning and ness mostly through the beyond the relationship be­ the point of monotony. This But seriously. one can't firming the body. ... having some kind ofphysical train both aerobi­ look on the actor's face. tween a drifter and two detracts from the album, ignore the thread of femi­ However, many run­ cally and anaero­ Trying to resist the seduc- women. giving some of their songs a ninity that runs through the ners will argue that bically.• lion of an extremely persis- This is a movie about poppish dullness. Heart Throbs' work. Even walking is not as discipline not only helps you Contrary to tent (and attractive!) worn- grabbing whatever in hell But when if you can get the name of the album, gratifying nor does it popular opinion, an (Virginia Madsen), Mr. you want in life regardless "Cleopatra Grip," is an ex­ past the similar-sounding tone as well as run­ lowy says "there Johnson generates more of the consequences, and catchiness of "Big Commo­ pression for the hold a fe­ ning. physically but mentally is a lot of acrobat- beat by just trying not to thinking of devilishly clever tion" and "Here I Hide; un­ male's genitals can impose Many advocates of ic skill and muscle look at her than the camera ways of doing so. derlying tensions and emo­ on a male's. aerobic-walking en- ever could by merely film- Ultimately, if you liked tions are waiting to be dis­ Also, the tape's insert is joy the sport be- involved in ing nudity ______. ___ "Wild at covered. The angry, hard­ predominantly red with cause of the low in- wrestling. If you Throug h out Heart," "Easy driving opener, "Tossed witch-like heads drawn on jury risk. Meyers over the day. are looking at it Away," is a far cry from giant roses. Recurring the entire film, Rider" or feels that "by walking aerobically, you Pitzer Junior Zeth Ajemian plays from an exercise point of view, these their last song, "White themes of flowers-espe­ this effect "Blue Vel- burn more calories and get a complete are some of the strongest people in the "The Hof Snnt" laughter," a melancholy cially roses-and blood (im­ Lacrosse and tries to do some form of makes the r" vet,• you'll head-to-toe workout at the same exercise on a regular basis. Zeth says world. I get a lot of personal satisfac­ defi nitely tune reminiscent of the In­ ages used to allude to fe­ movie very, time.• working out •makes you feel a lot bet­ tion out of wrestling and have found it like "The Hot digo Girls' close harmonies males) sprinkle their lyrics very intense. will brush up as well. Swimming, cycling, and aerobics are is a release for a lot of energy." Spot.." It's an and acoustic guitar. Other ter in terms of everything you do. Your But before I songs are sarcastic and jad­ At first, I felt that the adult drama get carried ed or in------,--.------songs on against your with sex, away by the nocently the album passion of the steam, and a pretty. sounded smile. It will 665 Foothill Blvd. #B film, I have to face I almost T h i s They repeatedly use too much comment on brush up tension is alike and Claremont, CA 91711 located just north against your the great act­ also un- breathy, echoing bar- were too (714) 621-2999 of HMC behind ing in this kiss you I then face, almost covered slow for the Exxon station kiss you, film, as well as through monies alonaside an un- my taste, at the comer of then turn the setting and turn away. the sen- v· but after Claremont Blvd. cinematogra- away. sua!, tac- l . b k db listening and Foothill The whole tile im- rea qua1 1-ty ac e 1 to the 12 phy. "The Hot film is one agery of songs, I Spot" could be:_____ ...I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!L _ __big tease of t h e i r strongguitars and drums. wanted to set in just twists and twangs and Don lyrics, of- h e a r \VE TAKE TIME TO PREPARE EACH DISH INDIVIDUALLY about any small Texas town Johnson plays his most ten inde- t h e m any time in this century. memorable performance. .. ev- cipher------_j••1L-----again. I r------, r------, ln fact, when something er. So if you want some able upon a first listening. needed to understand the WE DELIVER ALL ! $2.00 off any XL Pizza ! modem pops up in the film, cheap action film with no In "Tossed Away; the lead meanings of the lyrics and ~ like when Mr. Johnson depth go see Stephen Seagal sings, "Silken under- catch the sounds I had over­ MENU ITEMS m ! with two or more toppings l walks into a strip bar and in "Marked for Death; but clothes/crash down on met- looked. I I Billy Squire's •stroke me, if you want a visually excit- Order one dish, get second I I ing film with depth, charac­ al toes/and eyes as big as Also I liked the second a L------~ Stroke me• comes blaring ter, and sexuality, jump into jars/tum hunger into gold." side more than the first, for 1/2 price: m r------, across the screen, it creates a big, expensive, gas-guz­ The words turn bizarre at which contains melodies $4.00 off PARTY PIZZA a very surreal quality to the zling pink convertible times, as in "White laugh- that are a little more upbeat •lasagna • Tortelini ... film. Cadillac and go see "The ter:" ". .. and children out of and complex. The album re­ •Rnioli • Linguini 24" Round - 32 Slices • Manicotli The entire movie I kept Hot SpoL • their heads/ and children ally grew on me. Like a • Eggplant Parmesan - •Caneloni < giving head/ and children good book, "Cleopatra • Chic:ken Parmesan with two or more toppings slipping into this mind-set • Spagehetli • Veal Cutlet Parmesan m like, "Oh, wait, this had to lying dead." Grip" left me wanting more. ::a have happened in the --By Wright Although the lead singer - By Francesca Tussing L------~ L------~ Travis usually stays in a narrow

34 The Other Side: October 30, 1990 The Other Side: October 2, 1990 35 THE.IVv...... r.... ,.. •• ·"""'····· ,..-;. - .":· YOUR Uncovering Appealing to Cloak and Dagger Justice TURN s of this writing, four Is­ knew was that the fragile coalition pulsive to standards of civil and re­ raeli, Jewish civilians are between Arab and American armed ligious tolerance. This is the fraud A dead, stabbed to death by forces requires support for "anti­ committed against human rights. Benefits of the Arab terrorists. There has been no Israeli agitators," a term that The fraud against democratic Chris Davis United Nations Security Council cloaks the more definitive word: process lies in the aftermath of the resolution submitted to denounce "terrorisL" U.N. Security Council resolution Class of 1991 such terror. The dead terrorists are, however, condemning Israel. The Security Pitzer Experience On October 8, hundreds of victims--victims of their own peo­ Council, a body Israel has never Arabs premeditatedly attacked the ple who would discount life to been permitted to join as a mem­ Temple Mount in Jerusalem, the raise the value of death which, ber, immediately condemned Israel Well, it's here again- that time of have had the chance to compare our from all over the country, it became holiest of all Jewish sites, on one of through the media, plays to West­ for abusive force and then decided year when U.S. News and World Re- style of education to that of other evident that concepts like racism and the holiest of aU Jewish holidays. em audiences in hope of revitaliz­ to dispatch a U.N. team of investi­ port puts out its annual ranking of schools, some important realizations sexism are not as readily attacked as The intended victims of the attack ing their criminal, terrorist cam­ gators toJerusalem. U.S. colleges and universities. For come to light. Recently, Dartmouth they are here. It was strange for me to were not able bodied soldiers, but paign against Israel. The charge There is not one democratic ju­ those of us in Claremont, it means po- made the news with an overtly-racist, hear arguments, voiced in class discus­ religious citizens of all ages-many that Israel used excessive force is dicial system that would condemn lite shoulder-patting and the occasion- sexist, off-campus publication which sion from students of prestigious col­ over 70-years-of-age. The United groundless in that Israel responded an alleged criminal, with haste, a! mutual congratulations. Conse- has become increasingly offensive leges, reflecting vague prejudices--and Nations Security Council issued a in the exact same manner that it and then deploy investigators to quently, it is also when Pitzer buzzes since it was founded six years ago. suggesting they'd not been challenged formal censure against the State of always has in the face of surprise examine the evidence. This works with talk of that detested phrase, the When comparable slander to question society's assumptions Israel for killing 21 of these terror­ attack. The canard that Israel has well for the Queen of Hearts in "coat-tail effect". showed up on flyers posted in Hon- about minorities and women. ists in defense of the holy site and failed to protect Moslem holy sites lewis Carroll's Wonderland where I recognize I risk discussing a nold two years ago, the reaction was Certainly these are broad ide- the lives of the unsuspecting wor­ is an obnoxious distortion of reali­ the sentence comes before the ver­ bartal and over-worked topic by con- swift and dramatic. Protest marches ological concepts, and I do not imply shipers. Israel was again de­ ty. dict, but judicial procedure should sidering Pitzer's image vis-a-vis our and a candle-light vigil-in which that racism and sexism are at alJ ab­ nounced for not permitting an Between 1948 and 1967, Jordan rely upon more than just a pack of neighbors. Yet after three full years hundreds of people participated-left sent at the Claremont campuses. How­ United Nations investigation team illegally occupied the West Bank cards. Unfortunately, however, the here, I finally feel qualified to speak on little doubt as to the feelings of Clare- ever, incidents like these imply that access to J e.rusalem to inspect the and East Jerusalem (the site of the entire condemnation of Israel has what can only be called the institu- mont students. our education here comes with a situation. Temple Mount). During this time relied upon such joker and wild tiona! inferiority complex entrenched Recently I was at an athletic unique set of parameters, which we as Israel has been used, not only by Jews were not allowed to enter, cards. That democratic criminal within Pitzer students. event at a neighboring college. When students should recognize as invalu- the U.N., but by the United States visit or pray at the Western Wall, justice guarantees a jury of one's Usually it------.--.------able aspects of our educa- Department of State as a pawn to again the holiest of all Jewish land­ peers should be noted. The inter­ comes with a complaint lion. marks, not to mention the temple keep together a tenuous U.SJArab national representatives of butch­ like "Why must I always Our education here COmeS with a Unique We should also rec- coalition against Iraq. The case where Jesus once prayed. During er regimes like Cuba, Iran, Ubya, offer extensive biogra- ognize the many opportu- against Israel is a fraud, dictated this time the ancient Jewish grave­ Iraq and the P.LO. have no right phy when I explain nities available for the ex- solely by the need to preserve that stones on the Mount of Olives in pushing sanctions against Israel, where I go to school? Set ofparameters, which we as students pression of these con- fragile coalition. Democratic pro­ were used by the Arabs to line a state committed to democratic Why is Pitzer so poorly cepts. Study-Abroad pro- cesses and human rights have tak­ their latrines. principles. The free and equal na­ known?" grams, internship experi- en a back seat to what former U.N. "Never• describes the number of tions of the world have nothing to But before we should recognize as invaluable aspects of ences and national Co- Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick has times the United Nations, no less learn from such murderous crimi­ castigate ourselves or rums, like the Model Unit- referred to as "collective de-legit­ the world community, expressed nals. our school, consider ed Nations, all offer the imization•. concern over violations of religious Israel was convicted without evi­ some facts. According OUr education chance for Pitzer students That Israel was attacked by ter­ access to the Jerusalem holy sites. dence and with prejudice. In such to the criteria used by to represent their school rorists on one of the holiest days of Ever since Israel liberated East an atmosphere, no fair deduction the year is nothing new. Seven­ U.S. News and World ------...... J•••------on a level beyond Clare­ Jerusalem in 1967, in a defensive as to malefic intent or action can Report, we rank quite mont. These give us the teen years ago, Israel lost 3,000 response to an incipient attack by be made. In light of the foregoing, closely to our highest competition- a Pomona-Pitzer athlete was danger- chance to do for the school and for Jews in an all out attack by her Jordan and others, access to all Israel has refused to allow the U.N. "quatrile one." In fact, we score high- ously fouled and took a few moments ourselves what Pitzer so desperately Arab neighbors on the holiest day holy sites--Moslem, Christian and investigative team to inspect the er in a number of categories, namely to recover, an individual from the needs: Build a worthy reputation. of the year: Yom Kippur. What is Jewish-has been maintained at a scene of action in Jerusalem. "faculty with doctorate" and, surpris- neighboring college vocally compared While I don't suggest U.S. News and new is that the international com­ level hitherto unknown. That By resisting criminal prosecuto­ ingly, "spending per student.,. the player's display of apparent weak- World Report should attempt to take munity-led by the United Moslems have used their Dome of rial partiality and demanding a fair Our selectivity rating is excel- ness to "what a woman would do." these concepts into account, I think States-is charging Israel with the Rock as a sanctuary to plan ter­ standard of judgement it would ap­ lent and comparable to higher rank- Surprisingly, he received much Pitzer students will find themselves abuse of force and failure to pro­ rorist attacks and subsequently se­ pear that Israel, and only Israel, is ings. Ultimately, we fare well on com- laughing encouragement from even less discouraged by recognizing what tect religious sites, i.e, the Temple cret such terrorists, who hide be­ safeguarding the rights restricting parison to more established Colleges the women around him. I could be this education accomplishes and the Mount, for Moslems, when in fact hind the protection and sanctity of unreasonable searches, a concomi­ like Kenyon, Bucknell, and Scripps- wrong, but I doubt the same comment many forums through which it can be Israel reacted to a provoked attack. the religious site, is just one more tant to due processes of law. all of which scored slightly higher would have met such strong support expressed. This school has its own Terrorists that have used force example of the abuse shown by the These are the foundations upon against Israeli civilians throughout Moslem fundamentalists who seek which jurisprudence and democra­ than Pitzer. here. unique qualities and their afftrmation the Intifadah knew well the force to destroy Israel through means re- cy depend. Meanwhile, for people who Finally, while spending a semester and expression will eventually lift us of Israeli response. What they also have been here awhile or perhaps who abroad on a program with students off the "coat-tails" of our neighbors.

36 The Other Side: October 30, 1990 TPe Other Side: October 30, 1990 37 A Slice of FEAST YOUR Jennifer American EYES ON Hoffman Class of 1991 Pie THESE SAVINGS.

My plane chugged down the pollut- came in (in uniform, of course). They goL Sure, team spirit is nice but every­ ed runway of Ontario Airport and took had ponytails with matching blue thing has its limits and she exceeded fr: ~~~-~; ;;~~~~~-- -~- FA~;~;;~~~ -;I:;; -- flight. At last I was on my way to bows and clean white Keds. I thought hers somewhere in the first quarter. cleaner skies, even if it was for just the it was cute. Kind of juvenile, but cute. FLC had a beautiful fidd and the ~ ~RDER ANY SINGLE PIZZA 2 LARGE PIZZAS weekend-Durango, Colorado was They were anxious for the high school Rocky Mountains lent an appealing I WITII ANY TOPPINGS FOR WITJ I CJ JEESE /\ND 2 TOPPINGS calling me. The thought of escaping parade that was to begin down Main backdrop but the cheerleaders were 1 JUST 10.%! OFFER GOOD I the smog-infested Inland Empire was street. from Hdl. There were six men and six 1 9-90THROUGH 1-91 1 FOR JUST $13.99! most appealing. At 2:30, the festivities commenced. women in matching blue and yellow After the routine complications as- "Trounce the Tigers• was the theme. uniforms. They performed all sorts of sociated with air travel, the tiny pro- People crowded the streets, coming : ~~ : A acrobatic acts with constant smiles. ~- I ~ win­ I '.w .. ,...... ,.~ ... .,,.-...::.., ...... ~ cOrT .rrcr rnu.. r pdler plane (with an obvious connec- out of stores and hanging out of At one point, this FLC dance troupe •\crtll('9'fUI't~~~:UW.,. '-'"td " ~~Dtf•UJ -.ooc•r-r'~'"" 'V~oe..,x"•"l'.-.u.,.,...,._.,...,.,..,....,_.,,.,vr.tc-...-,.-IUJC"...,•• ,..,.....-, lu. 0 I lion in Denver) touched down 3 hours dows to watch the processional. skipped throughout the stands, hand­ I ~~'"'-"",."""'~::;1, 11 :-c.. •tt• ,.....,..., 0.4"'""'.,.,.~ *'-ll'IQ)fM .,.PI.,..,.C~k: lh..._r,u.a.•I.-·._~.,MII•~tult..,._, OW4...,.cnc""J\al.a..SM• 0. later in La Plata County Airport in Du- There were floats and bands-parents ing out pom-pom flowers with bows UOUILES PIZZA..,' 946-7270 I i)ount£si;izz't"'' 946-7270 rango. and kids alikt marched, carrying ban- tied around the stem to all the moth­ The first thing I did as I stepped off ners and streamers. There were nu­ ers of players. When FLC would score the airplane was sneeze. My lungs merous brightly decorated convert­ a touchdown, the cheerleaders would -~T:::G:; ::C:•••••.,.-· ;;~~~;;;;••••••: were going through culture shock. ibles with girls smiling and waving. throw plastic footballs into the crowd The notion of clean air circulating I felt like I was at the Macy's (with Dominos logo on the side) and a LARGE CHEESE PIZZA ,.. ANY SIZE PIZZA 1 through my body was foreign. The . Thanksgiving Day parade with all the 1 1 cannon would be shoL I ONLY! $5.99+ TAX 1 WITH 2 OR MORE ITEMS airport was located atop a mesa sur- excitement. There was a tremendous The National Anthem was sung by I I rounded by lush green mountains. I sense of unity-I fdt like I was taking no other than Ms. Western Slope-l'm 1 ~ I Offer good 9-90 thru 11-90 1 remember thinking how I once saw a trip through the Twilight Zone or at not sure i£ it was a punishment or the mountains around Pitzer-or least watching an episode of it, where privilege to wear this banner draped maybe I dreamt it. In any case, it was in the end we find out that they are re- across your chest, you be the judge. : ~ : A : breathtaking. ally Martians from outer space. 1 , S 7.00:\11 't:\IUl\1 ON DELIVERY ORUERS I - ~ I Needless to say, there was a plethora "". ,...... e, .... _,. ,..,. .. IW., ...... ,...a.n.,.,~ rr.c.co-.,-·VJ c-.....,p.p ..d"•lu I \olhlc"""'f"····....,~ "'"'•-'...... ,•• ...,.t[d ""-to ••,.-., c----rrr·dr·•- I ~~1c ~,._.,,,.... •~Uc.,_.._, O..M.-cnc..wrylrc:u._SliDO Ow ~ .....: .N.: , ,._,.,. ·~~I_..QI.,.c.....-•..tc...._, O..d••mc..,...,\u» ... JMQt 0. I It is important for me to set the RegretfuiJy, never did find out of action. I was getting nauseous from 1 ·-Cfll-.... ,...lllb•flllll•l•c: ...... ~· .....,. .. 1:~,.....: ,,.,,.... t::~-.n scene, otherwise you won't really get a whether the Demons "trounced" the all the activity going on around me. It I IJOUIILF-~ PIZZA 946-7270 I UOL"IlLF• .'i I'JZ7.A 946-7270 I feel for what I'm talking about. The Tigers. At this point, I guess I was just made it most distracting to watch the actual town of Durango is similar in amazed at the amount of spirit that en­ game. As a joke, my father would ask size to Claremont, it's only about two compassed this community. I suppose me questions like: "This is what games ------~------'liff!l)!i ~i I\'lfl! :tt ~tl ~ \11 11 or three blocks large. That is, however, it might not be unusual, but it just are like at Pitzer, right?" and •What's the only similarity they possess. struck me odd that an entire town 1 · !\led 1 - Large the band at Pitzer like?" All I could riNEAl'PJ.E Durango is over 150-years-old and it would come together over a high do was laugh. rErrr:nno:'\CJ:NJ Cheese 7.G5 9.28 is obvious that the townsfolk want to school football game. Perhaps I am bitter or not very sen­ CASIIEWS Extrallems lOt per lopping S1.00 por topptng preserve its authenticity. It's very It got worse... or better, depending timental towards these types of com­ cnr.F~ ouvrs quaint. The stores have mostly wood- on how you look at iL TCRIYAKI OIICKfli • I I•l•J :I !=f--. ~,l=h'Il • munity activities or maybe I'm just CRAD TOPPING en fronts and sell a lot of traditional My brother, a student at Fort Lewis used to the way Pitzer handles these Indian goods. It looks like your typi- College, thought it might be a good SPINA OJ 2 -1\IEDIUM 2 · LAitCE same activities--in a much lamer fash­ ZUCOIINI cal rustic western town (sort of like idea to watch his Homecoming game. ion. Clwcsc 9.95 12.70 "Uttle House on the Prairie" with con- The FLC Raiders were playing the Regardless, Durango showed me a Extr.ollo,.,. S I 25 por lopping $1 .50 per lopping crete). From a mountain overlooking Colorado School of Mines (nickname: the town, with its church steeple and the orediggers). The stands were dec­ part of America that I honestly didn't bdl tower, it looked like a movie seL orated in streamers and almost every- know still existed. In a way, it was l 2 F OR 1 - FREE D EliVERY-~ As luck would have it, the weekend one in attendance was sporting blue or kind of refreshing. In another, it was I was there was homecoming, both for ydlow (FLC colors). depressing. Durango demonstrated to the high school (the Durango A woman whose son was on the me a slice of America. I recommend . CALL PIZZfl HOTLIHE Demons) and for the college (the Fort team thought it most appropriate to everyone af one point in your life visit Lewis Raiders). While eating lunch in stand the entire game screaming to the a similar place. Certainly bring your a 1950s style ice cream fountain, sev- crowd and screaming to the players. I camera... and maybe even some Pep­ era! cheerleaders at different intervals can't put into words how annoying she to-Bismol. 946-7270

38 The Other Side October 30, 1990