King of Clu bs The Pugh Center has become the source of deba te on club f unding, privileges By DREW BUSH low as four students. STAFF WRITER One club, for example, that has come under question is the Four Winds, which is Over the years since its construction, the devoted to expanding understanding on Pugh Center has become known as the Eitz campus about Native American cultural Carleton of club offices. Clubs that receive diversity, history, and contemporary issues. looms in the Pugh Center find themselves The club has been criticized because some in well-furnished offices that come with a students feel that last year it was relatively phone and computer. inactive. This year, the dub is not even According to Student Government funded by SGA. Yet, no other dubs were Treasurer Rob Painter '01, many other clubs ever moved into its office space. have to pay a monthly fee to have a phone However, Jeffrey Anderson, Assistant in their office and do not have computers Professor of Anthropology and advisor to provided for them. In addition, Pugh Four Winds reports that this year there are Center clubs are located squarely in the 10 students involved with the dub and they center of campus while most other offices have "already helped to sponsor two major are located in dorms. Many student leaders ECHO FILE PHOTO ECHO FILE PHOTO REBECCA SOLOMON speakers, Charlene Teters and L.J. Foley." question this inequity between how clubs "The myth about Four Winds inactivity in the Pugh Center are treated compared to from last year was based only on the fact other clubs. that the officers were remiss in reporting "I think it is a problem," said Painter. their activities as required at the end of the "By default of being a club in the Pugh year," he said. Center you get all this great stuff while In addition, Anderson continued that he dubs located in other places have a hard supposes "the counter-argument would be time getting the proper resources." that more students would be served by Clubs are funded in accordance with reallocating the Pugh Center office current- how many activities or programs they ly assigned to Four Winds." sponsored in the preceding year. However, "On the basis of the prindpal of utility, this equality of funding doesn't change the or what serves the good of the greatest fact that clubs located within the Pugh number, American Indian lands were Center have an inherent advantage in terms taken, Africans were enslaved, and other of resources and location. minorities have had their humanity set aside," he said. For example, according to Painter, per- "provide a hub and a common ground for "We don't delibera tely intend to give our office because this is only our second "It is really a bad prindpal forming arts dub Powder and Wig has had activities that promote understanding in an more support to certain clubs," said SGA year," said Mark Paustenbach '01, editor of when it services only to numbers." trouble attaining the computer it requested. inc reasingly diverse community." President Benjamin Humphreys '00. the Political Affairs Reader. " So it 's difficult According to Humphreys, the fact "If some clubs have the ability to have In addition, the Pugh Center was While Painter added that he doesn't feel to pay just the costs of printing and running remains that there are clubs that are still rel- free access to a phone and computer, I think designed to hold spaces specifically for the that other clubs should be simply moved our magazine." ativ ely inactive. Naturally, this criticism all clubs should," said Powder and Wig Asian American Student Association, Asian into the Pugh Center, because it would take Recently, the Pugh Center has also come begs the question of whether these inactive Vice President Jordan Raphael '02. "We Cultural Soriety, Hillel, The Bridge, Colby tlie center a step away from its goals, he under criticism because some of the clubs clubs should have their placement in the h Center reconsidered, never really had an office and I'm glad that Christian Fellowhip, Colby International feels other clubs have the right to phones have not been very active. According to Pug The situation we got one this year." Club, Muslim. Group, Newman Council, and computers paid for by the college. In Humphreys, many of the clubs located in becomes even more complicated when it is Part of the explanation for this inequali- Students Organized Against Racism, addition , he has tried to make sure that all the Pugh Center do a good job organizing also taken into consideration that there are ty has to do with the mission of the Pugh SOBHU, the Woman's Group, and Student clubs wanting an office space have one this activities related to multicultural under- many,more active dubs. Center since its inception. Lisa Plume Government Association. Two additional year. standing; however, there are some clubs "My main point is that I want the CVC Hallen, Director of Student Activities, vacant offices were filled by Amnesty "If s hard for us to afford the hone in that don't do such a good job. He cited, for p See CLUBS, continued on page-4 explained that the Pugh Center was built to International and Four Winds. example, clubs that have a membership as Journalists to lead panel Friday COLBY GETS SCREWED SATURDAY By JON SILBERSTEIN-LOEB p.m., William. Raspberry, a Pulitzer sion who continues the Lovejoy her- ASST. NEWS EDITOR Prize winning columnist will be itage of fearlessness and freedom. awarded the 47th Lovejoy award for The recipient of the award is to As part of the daylong activities journalism. The convocation will be be a member of the journalism com- leading up to Colby's annual held in Lorimer Chapel. munity who has, in the opinion of Lovejoy Convocation, leading The Lovejoy award is named the judges, contributed to the newspaper editors from around the after Elijah Parish Lovejoy, who nation's journalistic achievement. country will convene Friday after- graduated from Colby in 1826. The selection committee reviews the noon to discuss "The Fourth Estate Lovejoy, an abolitionist, was the edi- integrity, craftsmanship, character, in the Third Millennium: Politics tor of several publications who used intelligence and courage of the and the Future of the News Media." his paper to criticize the institution nominees to make a decision. Last The panel includes distinguished of slavery. year, the award was given to Ellen members of the Lovejoy selection Despite constant attacks from Goodman, columnist and associate committee—William Hilliard, for- slave owners, Lovejoy continued to editor of The Boston Globe. mer executive editor of The publish anti-slavery editorials. Tlie award serves to honor the Oregonian; Ann Marie Lipinski of "I cannot surrender my princi- memory of Elijah Parish Lovejoy, to the Chicago Tribune; Rena Pederson ples, though the whole world would reinforce the values Lovejoy prac- of the Dallas Morning News; and vote them down," the abolitionist ticed and "to promote a sense of Matthew V. Storin, of The Boston wrote in a famous editorial. "I can mutual responsibility and coopera- Globe. make no compromise between truth tion between a journalistic world "It's a wonderful tradition that and error, even though my life be devoted to freedom of the press and enables us to bring some of the real the alternative." a liberal arts college devoted to aca- leaders in the press to Colby and get On the night of Nov. 7, 1837, a demic freedom." a marvelous address at the same mob attacked his newspaper office, Missing from this year's convo- time," said Colby President William set fire to the building, and killed cation will be Bill Kovach, chair of R, Cotter, a former officio member Lovejoy. He was buried America's the Nieman Foundation at Harvard of the committee. first martyr to freedom of the press. University and a member of the mvilt 1 |iU IM\/ 1JM Tlie event will be held at 1:15 The Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award selection committee for eight year lllb VL^ UUl JW p.m. in the Robins Room in Roberts of Colby, established in 1952, honors and Jane Healy, managing editor of Dancers at the annual Screw 'Hour Roommate gala cut a ntg in their semi-formal finery. Union. Later in the evening, at 8 a member of the newspaper profes- the Orlando Sentinel. ¦_^__^__^._KOTiT irB5lTiETf tT5^i_^i_^BHumphreys discusses stance on multicultural committees ¦ ¦ Humphreys, In an effort to remind students said Humphreys. I KEG-A-RATO R: Hy ^ ~] SGA President gives In the on-nir interview with that other multicultural issues were Humphreys' main message radio in terviewto "Nocturnal Emissions" DJs Daniel being overlooked, Humphreys pro- addressed tlie need to take proactive Read the story*/ of the ¦__^__ ^^^T^__HP ¦ t< , _^_^_Hir v_H__^__^l Morris '00, and Bil Snnford '00, posed a plan for the MAC with an i^- measures on multiculturalism rather Senior Apartments' _^H __¦ explain veto and new Humphreys explained the origins of interlocking committee component H__ the debate over the committees. structure of six additional commit- than reactive ones. _^__H'#'^ H!' __H ' ' newest resident. __^_a_^__^_kH' proposal According to Humphreys, tees, SGA, he said, needs to find See page 2. President William R, Cotter gave a In his interview Humphreys "proactive ways in which we can' _^H_^_^_H_H_^^< recommendation in a memo in the posited the benefits of such a struc- -^-^-^ ¦_i^-^-^-^-^-^--B_^-^-^-i_lnr_^-^ ' ' > V^' make students of every background ; ' ' ture, He claimed that the current pro- By MEGHANN FOYE spring of 1999 to form a standing feel comfortable" • NEWS EDITOR committee on multicultural issues, posol overlooks other Issues of mul- but no such committee was formed. ticulturalism on campus and needed Sanford found the interview to be: ' In a proposal presented in This year, the recommendation to to be changed to include these other useful In clarifying the problem. Presidents' Council Tuesday,Student form a Multicultural Affa irs issues, However, he found Humphreys rep-; The Coffeehouse __ \______\\\\wSH__\\ Government Association President Committee (MAC) came from a Aug, ;-> He also clarified that the counter resentatlve of puppet leadership of hosts entertaining Benjamin Humphreys ou tlined a 27 memo written to Preside^ proposal in no way'tindermlnes the the administration. , ____ \\\\\\\_ \_\_\\\\\\\\__ \ Council by President Cotter, Dean of work of the first proposal, In fact, ' plan for the Multicultural Affairs "The administration Implement-. one-act f estival. __R__^__^_H__^__^H Committee Structure and Students Janice Armo Kassman, said Humphreys, It only ad,tfs to it, ' Component Committees. Dean of Faculty Edward H, Yeterlan, ^'1 didn't want the college and «d Presidents' Council to replace tm-. NH ^^^^^^^^ H . to, ,, ternities and sororities. I have no' j ¦ ¦ Humphreys proposed the plan ns and Humphreys, This passed in community be stamping race and v . ' . _^_^_WbP-1--^B-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-B an alternative to the Presid ents' Council and in tlie racism as the most important issue!' ' ' proposal passed ¦ ' ' interest in a governing body Jni ' ' ' ple-; ¦/ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ < ¦ ' ' / , . ' . -. in the Oct. 27 meeting of Presidents' College Affairs Committee (CAC), on campus/' said Humphreys, "My mented by the administration/' J\e; CC-lliO.ri.Ctll? MtfltfflMHMfttMMM 9f •MIM«IMt»tttlM Mt t # If I IM t IM t ' Council creating but was amended by the Academic structure ih ft'o' yfoy' takes away from PR* ^* a multicultural said. Wciro. s v\orcis •»(?» i*itt«itt **M»Mit M
'GO tive roles From Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, Cusack take ac the Health By JACQUELINE OGUIH A Center will be offering free HIV testing STAFF WRITER to all students. This free test is just one -thing Colby is doing to promote HIV Scott Sivo '03, and David Cusack awareness. But will students listen? '00 have rubbed shoulders with On Nov. 15-16, Michael DeStefano presidential candidates and are will be living at Colby College. directly involved in the 2000 presi- Diagnosed in 1988, DeStefano has a dential campaigns, form of nonsymptamatic HIV. In 1995 Sivo was recently in New he lost his wife to AIDS. DeStefano Hampshire where he met every will be coming here to share his expe- presidential candidate except riences with the disease. On Monday George W. Bush, who was not pre- November 15th, he will be attending sent. As the Colby College represen- classes, eating with students, and , tative for Senator McCain . . ECHO FILE PHOTO John 's attending a showing of Philadelphia. Michael DeStefano at,a lecture campaign, Sivo has not only met the On Tuesday Nov. 16, he will, again be last year. Senator, but has even dined with meeting with students and he will pre- him. sent a Wellness Lecture entitled "HIV from alcohol poisoning than AIDS," "I got a picture taken with the Positive Thinking.'' At the lecture he says one senior. "They will be con- Senator," said Sivo, "and I talked to will share how HTV has affected his cerned for about two weeks, but then him one on one." life. For example, he will discuss how they will just forget about it." This Cusack is involved in Vice contracting HTV changed his views same student believes that few will President Al Gore's campaign and concerning homosexuals. Before his take advantage of the HTV testing was at Dartmouth College a few illness, DeStefano was homophobic. because most believe "it can't happen weeks ago for a town hall meeting at But upon contracting the dreaded ill- to me." One sophomore continues, which "about 400 college students ness, the gay community was the only "this is such a small campus; most stu- were dancing and screaming '"four community who would open up and dents would be afraid to be tested more for Gore'." treat him like a human being. because everyone would find out." He noted that the Vice President Although Colby is trying to make All inall we will not be able to see "makes a point to personally thank MOLLY BINGHAM/GORE 2000 whether the campus is receptive to f students aware of HIV, many believe anyone who helps out with the cam- Vice President Al Gore greets David Cusack 00 at a campa ign stop at Dartmouth College. that the student body at Colby is Colby's attempt at getting AIDS paign" and described him as "laid would be more than willing to help has not actively tried to rally sup- naive. awareness out in the open until after back." out in the 2000 campaign," he said. port on campus, but he has every "Students are more afraid of dying the all the activities. "I've watched Monday night According to Sivo, Senator intention of doing so in the near , football with him " said Cusack. McCain is rallying for campaign future. Sivo heard about Senator McCain finance reforms because "if money "People our age are disenfran- from his high school hysics teacher p runs the elections, it takes the people chised and disengaged with the SHAKE A LEG who was the Senator's classmate. out of it, and puts some candidates [political] system and how it works," "My physics teacher told me sto- at a disadvantage." he said. "But I intend to get ries about their days in the Naval people , , Al Gore' , Academy and about their experi- For Cusack s vision for together to get a support group ences in Vietnam," he said, adding the 21st century drew him to sup- here." that he got involved in the campaign port his campaign. When asked how McCain was because he supports the Senator's "The Vice President realizes that doing overall, Sivo said the senator platform. According to Sivo there are students are the future of America," was starring to "creep in," He has approximately 30 other college rep- he said. "And I was simply captivat- "narrowed the gap from 30 percent resentatives involved in Senator ed by his ability to reach out to the to 8 percent in New Hampshire" and McCain's campaign throughout youth of America." is appearing on the news and shows New England. Cusack, whose work involves such as Larry King Live more often, Cusack, who worked as an intern organizing events such as town hall said Sivo. can." Although he has a passion for in the Vice President's office during meetings and rallies, said that he According to Cusack, national politics, he is uncertain whether his the summer of 1998, says he "had no had recently talked to a member of polls prove "America is impressed future will steer him in a political taste for politics" prior to his intern- the campaign from Portland and with Al Gore's platform." He direction. ship.! ' there were plans to "try to get Al believes that the Vice President will "I don't know, only time will tell," "After three weeks of working Gore to the Waterville Area." "win in 2000 and again in 2004." he said. "Right now I'm more inter- with .the Vice President, Mrs. Gore The primaries will not take place A government major, Sivo con ested in passing Government 111 and their staff, I realized that I until February of next year, so Sivo siders himself a "modern republi than aspiring to the presidency." Conkliii takes overseas experience to heart By ELYSSA FORD Conklin did not spend his whole STAFFWRITER summer studying Bartonellosis through a microscope, however. He Some people study abroad to spent a large amount of his time meet- learn about another culture. Others, ing and interviewing people who like Jake Conklin '00, let the culture lived in conditions in which the dis- change them forever. ease is likely to occur, In the summer of 1998, Conklin "In this work, I received an unpar- worked in Peru studying a disease alleled chance to truly see poverty called Bjartonellosis and saw first- that many of the people of Peru lived in." Conklin said. hand the miserable conditions that AMITY BURR / THE COLBY ECHO By interacting .with the people and Peruvians endure. Seeing these con- Par ty goers enjoy the tunes as Saturday' s annual "Screw Your seeing their harsh living conditions, ditions (motivated him'to form a Roommate " dance in the Page Commons Room. fundraising project and a non-profit Conklin's desire to be a physician was organization to better the situations strengthened. He wants to help those in Peru.' who are in need. Following his sum- The bacterium Bartonella bacilli- mer in Peru, Conklin worked with the Off the Hill formis invades the heart and red Pan American Health Organization UMaine fined for in damages. blood cells and eventually leads to under Dr. David Brandling-Bennett. Lasaga has previously been • anemia and a high fever. Without Through this organization, Conklin abestos exposure indicted on state charges of sexually researched the social and political fac- hospitalization and blood transfu- University of Maine at Orono assualting the boy and on federal sions, nearly 30 percent of inflicted tors of health care in various South charges of downloading child American countries. Orono, ME people die. One of the hospitals in JENNY O'DONNE LUTHE COLBY ECHO pornography from the Internet and PAHO focuses on advising gov- which Conklin worked served SGA Cultural Chair J ake Conklin '00 UMaine was fined $5,000 for storing it. He is awaiting charges on ; 800,000 people, but had only 10 beds, ernments on what they should do and tion, , exposing six employees to asbestos all accounts, , what actions they should take, but it his dream to be approved, and Cotter. Noticing this shortag e he decided to last summer during a renovation. The civil lawsuit alleges that the : does not provide or participate in any then it must be incorporatedi The Linda K. Cotter Internship take on much more than scientific The Maine department of Labor boy suffered psychological injury research. hands-on projects. Conklin believes However, Conklin is not alone in Fund allows students to receive alleged that UMaine did not provide and trauma as a result of Lasaga's "I thought it would be a good pro- that while FAHO is a good organiza- working on ONE. Dr. Brandling- grants to do an internship either adequate supervision so employees reported actions. "There are photos ject to rebuild the hospital," Conklin tion and has helped countries in Bennett and various Colby trustees domestically or internationally, were exposed to asbestos. In addi- of my young client floating around said. many ways, there still needs to be an are interested in the project as well, ','There is now an endowed fund to tion, UMaine did not post universal cyberspace, and you'll never get He began Project Callejon organization that works from the bot- After returning from Peru, provide help..,that existed in a small r,y- warning signs or give proper those back," said Frederick J. Trotta : Huaylas, tom by starting with the people, Conklin has since become the Student way until this year," said Cotte which works to raise money asbestos training to its employees. Sr„ the attorney for the boy and hie : to build hospitals, to transport chil- Conklin has been working on Government Association Cultural Tlie endowment could be used by The department of labor also said mother, who were identified in the dren to school, forming a non-profit organization Chair. He has used his position to try students who want to get an intern- and to create a health- the University allowed employees to suit as Jone and Jane Doe, ier community in Currently, called ONEi One World, One Chance. to form a program called Colby ship in another area of the world general. increase their exposure by shoveling The lawsuits also charge ' that'" 1 the program is limited to the Peru This group would work to eliminate Abroad, which would fund non-edu- through the Colby Abroad program, and sweeping materials which may some of the assaults occurred on Yale i , the differences between first and third cational study abroad experiences for "In our first world countries, we ; reg on but Conklin hopes to see it have contained asbestos. (The property and that the images of the spread to Paragauy as well. world health clinics, When he was in students. That way others might bo live each day with imaginary heeds ' Maine Campus) assault were transmitted and stored • "Whenever you try to attack one , Conklin was shocked by the able to have similar experiences to and pretend there is nothing worse in Peru using University computer equip- • hospitals, Conklin's in Peru. the world," said Conklin, issue, it stems in many ways," he poor conditions of tlie the ment. said. shortages of facilities and medica- "No matter how many experiences Colby Abroad will allow students y of Rape Victim Famil Trotta said that the University ¦ His experienc es in South America tions, and the scarcity of qualified mold one into self," Conklin said, to see first-hand that there is something else out there and that the outside to sue Yale University had the capability to monitor are drast ically different than " any doctors, He feels that these people "there ia always more to learn/' , world is not always as pleasant as the Lasaga's use of Yale facilities and ! other moments in his life, For the first deserve the same opportunity to Hopefully, this summer or next Yale University one in which they are used to living.' equ ipment an d was negligent in not ! time, he saw the tragedies of the third decent health care as other citizens summer students will be able to par- New Hav en, CT Then perhaps many more students alerting.?Authorities to Lasaga' ; world. around the world. ticipate in Colby Abroa d thanks to : ,* can exper ience a summer like action^ earlier. . „•••; V." "It completely changed everything "We live in a world of perception Conkl in and the suppor t of Linda . The family of the 13-year-old boy ., ; Conklin's that "opened [his] eyes to a I 'Ti'T 't sult charges thai 'the ' about what I think and who I am," limited by national borders," said Cotter and college trustees. whom former geology professor j^e . ] world of differenceand to the infinite i Lasaga has been charged University should have known that < Conklin said, "I learned more that Conklin, "My dream is to live In a "I certainly think that any pro- Anton o possibilities a worl d of open hearts , with sexually, assaulting sued Lasaga mlsidentlfied in the com- ! summer than I have learned in my world limited only by dreams ," gram that encourages stu dents to eyes, and rnlnds can achieve." , Vale University and the city plaint as "Victor ' Lasaga; had , 1,ft ! entiie life," He is still waiting for the organiza- study abroad is a good idea,"! said Lasaga " Board of Education last month. propen sity towar d pedophilia and' | l tt ' ,, In court papers, the family's tbat h^,ugeH' hi^p6s^tlW\ 'as ;(J 1Wii^• j^- Qualit Viwon ' ' ^^ R«i»onabJ©Rates . ^gjjMfc Tim • y AND Caiui attorney alleged.that the University tpr»f6 cultivate His peryewipn.'' &k,& 24 Hours TWUTMllNT ' yet; . ¦ ' ' ' 8««lor RitM y/rfi^K^L • MANAOBMBNT knew ior Should 'have known the The University has not -flWd ,'fit * __^Tmr< geology legal response to the suit although • ¦;$ p^fesjo^ ^ ; sity arid profile of a pedophile." , one should be forthcomjhglj ' < * 1 ¦ ¦ * ii ' . ¦^•aBBa **'^ y! ¦' ' • ' *. 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¦ ¦ ¦¦ ' ¦ ¦ ' —''¦' ¦< ' ' ' '' unfair to the minority, groups theie I \ , . , that more people of bther groups J " f don't come into the Pugh CenbeY ] ¦::.::: L £wcaf es&/ often. It would help everyone on | 1 PEOPLE 'S } g Su ^tjB^/ ¦*- ¦ • ¦¦ ¦ "^ ^ specializing * campus';"'"" :¦" '• • . .''- ' yy ' ]. Salon & Spa | in: al l PHASES °/HAIR CARe| ^ ^^ v If ^u See . _ j Th According to Painter, when the' : /•k Wide Selection of Salon Products Plus: best selection Four Winds Qub was thought to be i ™ Therapeutic Massage •Complete Nail Care •Pedicures f mt A^mf in e [ (7*7/ a Puffi n inactive, an attempt Was made to ] .. Personalized Skin Treatments, Facials & Body Wraps Central Maine move the CVC, the second largest - Aromatherapy •Make-Up Application & Instruction &S |r |^zfa V^/\L-x , \ ; Permanent & Temporary,HairRemoval -Sun Bed -Steam Room ff l^ second f loor on theRoad club on campus, into, the vacant ] OPEN: Tues. ^Sat. and Tues. & Wod. Evenings ^Ts^ All on the at C^^ ^K space. For reasons relating to the ] _aK Stojp! charter of the Pugh Center's goals, i 873-5939 l-M_----^-Kf- _i_-^P^-^-K-^MH-^-^-^-L. this move didn't take place. \ =====-spdrner of Front & Temple Street ==mm* "You just can't do it," ,said E< ¦—- WATERVILLE Ct? j \ , _^_B > * V!_^_l_^_lB^_S*ra_9__iBI_i9ki Painter. , Y According to Hallen, in order for clubs to maintain spaces in the Q The Leader in Pugh Center they, must attend Imagine a place, where you canlrelax and unwind, where J 4-color Technology monthly Pugh Center . Alliance meetings, sponsor one. program wholly there are no worldly pressures and you can focus Hwy~ 1 new high tech Captain Puff in , offic ial mascot of Downcast Energy each semester around.set themes on re-energizing yourself, both mentally and physically. 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¦¦ ^foYYYVrf'v rfv ,Y ', ' YY It's not y BUZZE0¦¦¦ ¦ ¦ Hump^ ¦:. „::. Yv '" . by ftK —Pl\ faiilt, this is just a mes! According SOMEWHE RE AL ONG, to Puzzo THE LINE, SOMEBODY Matt Apuzzo WILL REALIZE THIS IS RIDSCULOUS. THEN WE'LL HOPEFULLY Colby's student government has a Committee on Committees. GET BACK TO ONE m dead serious. If you don't I' COMMITTEE AND THE believe me, you can check the SGA Web site. It is fitting, I suppose, that DISCUSSION WILL BE the actual purpose of this overseeing body is not described on the site, and OVER. several dorm presidents weren't aware that it even existed. very angry last spring, but it didn't ge That seems to be the trend here at specific about all the other groups or Colby. When something goes wrong, this campus. form a committee to fix it. A task force Student Government Assodatiof works just as well, but when you think Ben Humphreys '00 offered a solution committee, you think diplomacy,com- He vetoed the bill and suggested mow promise, and all the things that make interlocking committees to address our system so great. these other issues. Humphreys did th< Well, somewhere along the road, right thing when he vetoed that bill the system has gone horribly awry. but his new proposal is equall) Nothing is better proof of this fact than flawed. the debacle that has become the debate In response to his veto, a group o: over the Multicultural Affairs students printed an anonymous lettei Committee. What started as a genuine and delivered it to every student or attempt to form an overseeing body to campus. They accused the SGA presi help strengthen Colby's cultural dent of taking away Colby's democra awareness has become one of the most °y- confusing and utterly frustrating I can't help but wonder wb.3 issues in recentmemory. nobody was accusing Presiden Sign me up in support of one com- Clinton of stealing our democracy mittee on multicultural issues. It is a when he vetoed various tax cuts, par good idea, as far as bureaucratic bod- Hal-birth abortion bans, and foreigr Ben Hu mphrey s in the lions' den ies go. But, after four hours of debate policy bills. Just because a presiden at Presidents' Council, the presidents exercises his veto power doesn't meat By JEFFREY CALARESO medicinal validity of pot. tremendous difference between tive. I sat in a room with half a decided we needed an interlocking he is wielding a sword against th< STAFF WRITER For those who didn't hear the large, college-sponsored parties and dozen "armchair quarterbacks," as committee to go along with the com- democratic process. Besides, neithej program, let me try to encapsulate smaller parties among close friends you termed them, all critical of each mittee. Colby nor the United States , is i SGA President Ben Humphreys the general feeling conveyed, as I in regards to community. bit of Clinton-esque political jargon Now, I must admit, the term "inter- democracy. Both are republics. If yoi is a good sport. That's my positive heard it: Ben is a conservative. Bil In many ways, fraternities you said. Yes, as constitutionally lockingcommittee " sounds really cool, don't believe me, say the Pledge o: statement on the young man. and Daniel are anti-big government. embody this. I have never been an defined, you are the liason between so I can't blame the presidents—who Allegiance and count the number o: On Sunday night, Humphreys Ben, despite campaign statements to advocate of fraternities, but certain- the administration, the faculty, the admirably sat through four hours of times you say "democracy" anc partidpated in an hour-long inter- the contrary, is in fact a tool of the ly they foster a kinship and a sense trustees, and tihe student body. debate on a school night before com- "republic." view/discussion on Colby's radio administration fully willing to bog of bonding utterly absent on this Perhaps, however, you could under- ing to this dedsion—for passing the But Humphreys' veto was flawed station, WMHB 89.7 FM. The show down any hope of progress in a campus. When I graduate from stand that Bil and Daniel are mem- bill. Put this interlocking committee is without a doubt. He didn't veto i was "Nocturnal Emissions," with bureaucratic quagmire. Bil, Daniel, a Colby, I expect to remain in contact bers of that student body, and the only going to look at issues of race and because he thought our school wai Bil Sanf ord and Daniel Morris, who couple of callers, and the group I lis- with my dose friends, perhaps e- complaints they expressed are the racism. already overrun by bureaucracy. If h< provide a weekly discourse ranging tened to the show with, are disgust- mail for a while with other acquain- complaints of the student body. On the surface, this sounds like a did, he should have said so. He vetoec from the mundane to the Simpsons. ed with this. That same group, tances. Thaf s it. I don't hold any I think it is a good thing if you great idea. After last year's sit-in, it is this bill because he saw the flaw in ife Previous guests have included though, doesn't really have any bet- sense of Colby spirit in my heart. can defend the beliefs and actions of obvious that we as a sotiety are not in structure and dedded that if we had tc Satan, myself, and Jason Tom. ter ideas. Maybe in 10 or 20 years, when the students to the adrninistration. I touch with radal issues, and I think have more than one committee, w< Needless to say, when the hosts And herein lies the problem: we the endowment curiously drops, the don't think you should be President everyone would agree it was disap- might as well have a whole bund commented that Mr. Humphreys have a passionate SGA President administration will start to care Cotter's translator. This campus is pointing that members of our commu- more. was the most esteemed guest they'd who has shown his devotion to the about this. Why would I give my oddly falling into line with what nity felt they had to go to such drastic You are not going to find 36 new yet had, I was a little hurt. job, but not to the student body. The hard-earned money to an institution makes good business sense (no big measures to be heard. Unfortunately, faces to fill these committees, but I sup But Humphreys, it turned out, students are apathetic, Ben. Please thaf s more interested in being a parties, no big-cost concerts), instead when it comes to multiculruralisnvit is pose it doesn't matter, because there h was in for some surprises. For one don't deny reality. Granted, in some profitable business than its future of righting to preserve what makes wrong to assume that issues of race are no way this new proposal is going t< hour the normally soft-ball-only regards, students have been apa- supporters? Perhaps if you admitted good human sense. the only issues facing this campus. get past Presidents' Council and the fac hosts were deeply critical of the cur- thetic for quite a lorig time. But the a better sense of this student apathy Mr. Humphreys, you are in a After the swastika inddent, i t is ulty. Somewhere along the line, some rent status of political affairs at absolute last thing students need, and resentment towards the admin- position to fight for the irrationality obvious we have to deal with issues of body will realize this is ridiculous. Ther Colby. They critiqued his veto of the the last thing the Colby student istration, Ben, then you'd encounter and general dumbness that makes anti-Semitism. If we were blind to the we'll hopefully get back to one commit multicultural committee with the body needs, is more bureaucracy. less critique. college great. Please stop wasting radal issues preceding the sit-in, how tee and the discussion will be over, race appendage in favor of Ben's Bureaucracy is where this all gets I give you credit for appearing on everyone's time on these commit- do we know we are not blind to the Until then, get me an applicatior for the Interlocking "uber-committee" plan. They messed up in the first place. Bil and "Nocturnal Emissions," but it tees and hear our cries for help (and issues facing gay and lesbian groups, Task Force on th< bemoaned the lack of free and/or Daniel were entirely correct when seemed to me that you jumped to good concerts, keg parties, and anti- women, Muslims or Native Committee to Regulate Committees alcoholic events at Colby. And Bil, they refuted your point about there the defense of the bureaucracy administration old fashioned fun). Americans? We probably are. That is who clearly is a major marijuana being no connection between the rather quickly.At no time during the We have the rest of our lives to be why the interlocking committee was a proponent, was sharply critical of dead and bloated sodal life and this program did I truly feel you were boring bureaucratic tools, help us poor idea. Because it set up a spedal Matt Apuzzo is the Editor in Ben's admittedly naive stance on the political apathy. There in fact is a my leader, my elected representa- live while we're young. committee to appease a group that got Chief of the Colby Echo
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VV. -p. .,, i»' i^te ^ ^ft r Arts and Entertainment Editor: Ryan Davis Arfc ^^ ^^ fMm^f November 10, 1999 ^ Three hilarious one-acts kick off Coffeehouse theater series By RYAN DAVIS on a Wednesday night should easily A&E EDITOR be able to fit it into their schedules. In addition to being a way to put "Momma says I'm retarded." on more performances, "Playtime" So states Lawrence, a pathological- also aims to get more students Thursday,November 11 , arts. Without ly shy, swizzle-stick obsessed involved in performing * Social Sciences and Humanities ! hypochondriac played by Jory requiring intense memorization or Colloquium Series: 'Positive and I Raphael '02 in Christopher Durang's performances before a packed Strider Negative Health Implications of offers an ideal I play "For Whom the Southern Belle Theater, the series Optimism " with Bill We/a Department would like to try i Tolls." venue for those who of Psychology. Noon - 1 pm. Phllson ! out acting, but are wary of the pres- Lawrence was only one of a num- Lounge, Cotter Union. \ ber of hilarious characters featured at sure it often entails. ' Women' s Studies Colloqula: "Women Lambie Bickford '01, one 's \ the debut of "Playtime," a series of Indeed, Hair, Women's Power, and the Nature in the inaugural ! staged dramatic readings held in the of the performers of Resistance." Talk will be presented ," had never acted at Colby, \ Coffeehouse. The readings will take "Playtime by Rose Welti. Professor of Sociology | , or anywhere else prior place every other Wednesday begin- in high school at Arizona State University. 4:30 p.m. ] to last Wednesday.Like the other three ning next semester after being held Whitney Room, Roberts Union. | cast members, Raphael, Eric Strome again for one night in December.Last * Colby Film Society presents "Say '02, and Maribeth Saleem '02, she did \ week, the readings centered on three Anything," introduced by Film Society | an outstanding job turning Durang's of Durang's one-act plays and were President Noah Charney V2 ] deadpan dialogue into a very funny directed,by Kristin Elder '02. "Mystery Men," a great | performance. * SGA Film: Lawrence was joined onstage by a casr (Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofolo, j beleaguered DMV customer, a partial- The first play, "Canker Sores and Other Distractions," featured Bickford William H. Macy, Pee-Wee Herman ] ly deaf lesbian warehouse employee, and more) In a mediocre movie. and Raphael as Prunella ("sounds like \ and a divorced couple whose plans to ' Bob Dylan at the Augusta CMc j remarry are thwarted by a canker prunes and vanilla") and Martin, a divorced couple who, when not lob- Center ] sore, all of whom had the sizable ' Type O Negative at the Asylum In J bing savagely funny insults at each crowd roaring with laughter. Portland 'Tlaytime" is the brainchild of Liz other, attempt to make up over dinner. AMITY BURR/THE COLBY -ECHO Frankel '01, who was inspired by her Their evening is mined by a ridicu- Friday.November 12 participation last year in & staged lously incompetent waitress (Saleem). Maribeth Saleem ' 02 and Eric Strome ' 02 onstage in "Playtime." ' Top Newspaper Editors at Colby: Coffeehouse reading of sophomore Next came -"DMV Tyrant,"" again of last week's plays. "Kristin picked He added, "it was surprising to see "I think it's so cool that Liz started Entitled, "The Fourth Estate In The Ihrld' Noah Charney's "The Play's the featuring Saleem as an aggravating some very funny plays and it was so many people there" and discussed it," she said, adding that she is "really Millennium: Politics and the Future of Thing." member of the service sector, in this great to see so many people here. I had his idea that the intimate setting of extited" about her directorial debut. the News Media", leading edttiors from * "We all had a good time and I real- case a rude motor vehide derk. Her a really great time," she said. "Playtime" makes it ideal for comedy. Anyone at all who is interested in around the nation will discuss this fun and low-pressure it exasperated customer (Strome) sim- "I think it went really,reall y well," "I think dramatic stuff would be more acting in or directing future topic In a panel discussion. On the ized how easy, panel will be William Milliard , former was to put on a reading," she said. ply wants to figure out a snafu with said Elder, who had directed' only difficult," he said. "Playtime" readings is welcome to his license, but she is no help whatso- executive editor of The Oregonlan; Readings require very little once before in high school. "I thought The next "Playtime, and the final sign up on the Powder arid Wig bul- Ann Marie Uplnskl, managing editor of i rehearsal time and practically no set. ever, ultimately suggesting that solu- it would be difficult, but it definitely one of the semester, will be held Dec. letin board in Runnals, or to contad the Chicago Tribune; Rena Pederson, . This year, in trying to think of ways to tion to his problem is for him to wasn't." 1, at 9 p.m. Directed by Anna Berke Frankel br Stacy Erickson '01, who editorial page editor of the Dallas make theater more of a presence at "move away from New York." Elder espedally appredated how '02, it will be a reading of a play by will be running the program when Morning News; and Matthew V, Storln, ^ Colby,she hit on the idea of biweekly Finally, the aforementioned laid-back the entire process was and Charney called "Darkness " after Frankel is abroad next semester. editor of The Boston Globe, 1:15 pm dramatic readings as "a great way [for "Southern Belle" wrapped up the said that she too had "a really great Dawn." The play chronides several Those who want to be directors get Robins Room, Roberts Union. Colby] to be exposed to more theater." evening with the tale of a young man time. I'd definitely love to do it again young people as they "sit in a cof- to select which plays will be per- ' Fall Faculty Exhibition Reception: The plays presented will come who brings a girl home from the ware- later in the year." feeshop and talk about relationships," formed and who will be in thern, and Come and Join the art department for from a wide variety of sources, from house to introduce her to his brother "I had a lot of fun," said Strome, Berke said, making it a perfect play to then hold rehearsals, usually for two the opening of the Fall Faculty Exhibition. This exhibit will show until ¦! professionally-written one acts like Lawrence, only to begin an evening who first acted on the Colby stage in perform at "Playtime." weeks. where one disaster follows another. December 13th. 3 p.m. - 5 pm Colby ' Durang's to excerpts from full-length last month's "The Skin of Our Teeth." While Berke was involved in the- '"'Playtime' is just a relaxing way ' The first edition of "Playtime" College Museum of Art Lobby. plays to student-written works. And "If s a great opportunity for people ater in high school, she had not gotten to sit in the coffeehouse in comfy * Science. Technology, and Soclely Fall'. went fabulously," said Frankel, who 'Tlaytime" will never last more than " like myself who really enjoy theater, involved in any Colby productions chairs and listen to a play," Frankel Colloquium Series: "Lobster Traps and \ an hour, so even those who don't have apart from coordinating the event was but don't have the time to be in facul- until she heard about the play-reading said. "I hope it becomes a lasting tra- Lobster Laws: Technology and Change- time to attend a full-scale production not involved in the actual production ty-directed productions." series with its low time commitment. dition." on the Maine Coast" with James Acheson, Anthropology Department. ¦ University of Maine. Presented jointly ' with the Environmental Studies Beer Review Program. 4 pm. Lovejoy 215. ' ' SGA Film; "Mystery Men" 7 pm. and - 9 pm. Lovejoy 100. "i * Lovejoy Convocation honoring ~. England & Ireland: at it again William Raspberry. 8 p.m. Lorlmer y Chapel.
Our intrepid reviewers Saturday, November 13 * SGA Film: "Mystery Men" 7 pm. and , tackle two sixers of 9 pm. Lovejoy 100. ' ' Music at Colby Concert Series - " pretty good beer " Colby Jazz Ensemble. 8 pm. Lorlmer Chapel, ! By DAVE KIRTLEY & Sunday,Novem ber 14 MEGHANN FOYE * Protestant Chapel Service, 1 p.m. •, EDITORIAL STAFF Lorlmer Chapel. * Catholic Mass, 4:30 pm. Larmier This week we review beers Chapel from the British Isles. Remember ' Pequod Submissions Deadline: kids, tlie drinking age in this coun- KELLY MARTIN/THE COLBY ECHO Midnight, Mlller/Blxler Libraries. The try is 21, so stay away from these Costume designer Pam Scofield is working with the performing deadline Is Sunday, November 14th. beers unless you actually travel to arts department on "Macbeth. " The Pequod, Colby's student the British Isles, where the drink- literary/arts magazine Is now accept- ing age is also "twenty-one," ing submissions for Its Autumn Issue, except for the "twenty" part. Scofield brings professional Submissions of short fiction or poetry should go to the box behind the GEORGE KILLIAN ' S IRISH reserve desk In Miller Library, Art sub- RED theater experience to Colby missions to the main desk In Bixler our job to break new ground Library, No names on submissions Ifs Scofield believes Colby to be a and explore new territory, Colorado, under the auspices of BASS & COMPANY'S PALE By ASH HEKMAT please.Just box and extension num- beautiful place with enthusiastic unafra id to exper iment w ith the sinister and monolithic-sound- ALE STAFF WRITER bers, e a li vs': students, She says that this is evi- llco at the Asylum In Portland any strang or unusual lcoho c ing UNIBEV corporation (we're , ' W concoction. We decided to review his brew screams "Look Theater-going Colby students dent in their exemplary theatrical NOT making this up). And why mother! I' m authentically ' this beer because Meghann had will soon have the opportunity to performances, Colby students, she Monday, November 15 doesn 't this so-called "Killian" guy T English!" So much so that had it before and really liked it. experience tlie quintessential tale of s ays , are excellent actors because Philosophy Colloquium Series; Larry just use his real name, "G eorge we were afraid this Bass and the ' treachery and the onset of insanity, they share a wide range of experi- Simon, Professor and Chair of verything about the packag- Lett"? Doesn't sound stereotypi- Killian's Red were going to get This play, Shakespeare's "'Macbeth," ences or the campus. Philosophy at Bowdoin College will ing of th is beer screams cally Irish enough for the corpo- into a brawl. This is the real thing, "Lopk will be performed by Colby students "The job that you do is only as speak on "The Value of Nature " A p,m E ma! I'm authent ically rate world ? though , imported from Burton-on- in the coming Weeks, One of the full as tlie life that you're leading," Lovejoy 205, Irish!" The bottle is inscribed with Anyway,despite its dubious Trent. It 's so English , that many individuals behind this pro- said, "Theater is a real prism for the s ignature of George K ill ian ped igree , th is is actu all y Meghann could tell it was an she Lett whose great-great duction is costume designer Pam ience, Tuesday,. November 16 grandfa- some pretty good beer. It's English beer just by tasting it. "It's exper " , according to , Scofield, a guest artist working with Chemistry Seminar: Dick Friary torn ther legend or at got a full , rich flavor. It's hard to jus t got that Engl ish beer tast e," She finds that there have been ' , the performing arts department. Schering-Plou gh ylll talk on Jobafin tern- least the bottle f irst brewed this pin down, but it really does taste she said. I wasn't quite sure what more extracurricular activities in the i recipe in 1864. The bottle has a par- Scof iel d ha s perform ed her ship In the pharmaceutical Industry , "red" in a way. Meghann descr ibes e t h, since th is HAD theater th is semester at Col by than ticularly Irish she m ant houg d i , in New York's 5:30 p,m, Roberts Union, picture of a horse on it as, "the perfect, easy-drinking been refrigerated. uties on televis on during previous years. Despite th is, it, and even says "slainte," wh ich off-Broadway venues, and in several • Coffee .House Event: 7 pm • 9>,30 Irish beer," But then, as we've bottle is emblazoned however, Scofield is still wailing to means "cheers " in Irish. alrea dy ment ioned , it isn't really The regional productions for the past 30 see more participation , ,in : the per- pm, Cottpe House, Bill Berllnghoft and ; with the royal aest of the , Dept, , if you look carefully, that Irish. But if.s still very good, years She has worked with such forming arts. In particular, she feels Tom Berger of the Math will host But United Kingdom arid claims well-known actors as Scott Bakula, an Inter nal gathering for those who you 'll notice the bottle also proving Colorado can hold its own that Bass Brewers Limited got there oug ht to be more interdepart- JoAnn Woodward, and Diane Weist [y fo h lo sin g, play, or Just listen to folk ' says "PRODUCT OF USA." with the beat of them. their position through ''appoint- mental activities such as a Chekov That's (who played , inona Ryder 's moth- tj 9fl$ fpacte for sharing , Bring your right folks, This Irish ment to her majesty the Queen." W play that is currently in pro duct ion ¦ wannabe is actually er in "Edward Scissorhands"), She w/o8 , instrument and/or your earn, All brewed in U.S.A.! U.S.AI Now, we don't mean to sound cyn- within the Russian department, f also designed clothes for the are .welco me, ical or anything, but does Queen During her time at Colby, she has Grammy Awards on three occasions, ' Wellness Lecture: 'Power ot H/V , ' , ' Elizabeth really have >yery been involved in teaching, working exten- working with 'singers like Whitney Positive Thinking " Michael DeStafano, ' i !:Do\ B^(jb ;& with one student on an independent s ve beer needs? v Hbustph. HIV-posltlvo writer and stand-up comic , Company come running every ' ^ , and is currently Despite her wide range of experi- study program focuses on the Issuo ot overcoming . time she shouts, "Hey, beer man!"? on "Macbeth," which'she . ence in professional theater, Scofield working challenges , 8 p,m, Page Commons ' a lot of techni- nyway, this beer, estab- prefers regional theater, where she describes as having " Room, Cotter Union, lished 1777, is practically " The play will be shown feels she is "actually able to practice, cal issues. A as old as our entire coun- on Nov.19-21. Wednesday, Novem ber 17 ' the art in a purer form than you can : try, and it's also pretty good. It's with commercial theater," Her plans for the future include • Economics Department Presentation got a l ight , sharp fla vor, with solid Combined with a love for Maine, work oh the student dance concert Professor Kathl een Sogerson of tfrm texture and an interesting (good) this sentiment was one of her prima- "Dreamwalk," the "Millennium University of Connecticut will talk ' , let' aftertaste So, s review. In the ry reasons for coming to Colby five1 Project/' (a performance of eight about her research Into how HablHty , Bass has con- last hundred years years ago and again this year. She one-act plays spanning the history aftd. penally structures relate to the tinued to brew a fine ale, but also came hoping that "students of comedy), and a workshop on overall task of ffndln oi poitoy regimes . 'a become the most powerful Jrho who meet into will have a positive whatever costume-wise'' topic that etin aocommdatt ) itfoieoi ' r '' ti * atIon on E«ttK? reaction to me," She feels that an might be of Interest, all the while tdnat ?le outcomes , 2:30 p,m, - 3:48 overall sense of camaraderie is finding time to work occasionally in pm ' U.S.A.! U.S.A.! Mmm important to the theater, New York theater, 9 Kevin Smith and eonipany ihate WogrmI § < By RYAN DAVIS Wri tten and Dir ected by A&E EDITOR Kevin Smith i Starrin g Ben Affleck, Matt Buried in the end credits for writer- Damon, Linda Fiorentino , Smith ' director Kevin s 1994 opus and Chris Rock "Clerks" was a brief, declara tive state- Rated R ment that made little sense at the time: Runnin g time: 130 minutes "J ay and Silent Bob will return in TJogma.'" Openin g November 12 . Now, five years later /Smith's long- Review Grade: A- rumored, often discussed, extremely funny and disarrningl intelli gent lat- y youfh of today with such innovations " est chapter in the "J ersey Series as replacing the crucifix with the less arrives in theaters. It was well worth grim, but hilariousl y inappropria te the wait. ."Buddy Chris t." In addition, Glid e " Devotees of "Clerks and i ts sister offers indul gences, or passages into " films, the markedl y inferior "Mallra ts Heaven, to all those who enter his and die markedl y superior "Chasin g church. Amy" know J ay 0ason Mewes) and Hearing of this, Bartleby and Loki Silent Bob (Smith) as two potheads are off to J ersey. who seem to have little better to do . Meanwhile , when God' s angels besides hang around Red Bank, N.J., realize that Bartleb y and Loki's return causin g tro uble and making lewd will mean the end of all existence, remarks to women. Well, that describes abortion clinic worker Bethany J ay. Silent Bob usually keeps his mouth (Linda Flor entine) is called upon, for shut unless he has something incredi- reasons that are not made clear to her, bly wise to say ("You know, there' s a to halt the apocalypse. She is aide d in million fine looking women in the her somewhat reluctant quest by the world, dud e. But they, don't all brin g long-forgo tten 13th apostle , Rufus you lasagna at work. Most of 'em just (Chris Rock), the muse turned strip- cheat on you.") per Seren dipity (Salma Hayek), and In "Dogma," the two -"hereto life two of God 's prophe ts... Jay and partners ," as J ay describes their rela- Silent Bob. tionship, are raised from their status as ; Unlike Smith 's other films, heral charac ters to stars , and both LION GATE FILISJ B perip "Dogma" is not really a straight come- ¦ *¦ " < Mewes and Smith handle the transition Matt Damon and Ben Affleck as Loki and Barteby in Kevin Smith' s "Dogma. ,-¦!: dy. With its ra ther deep philosophical c admirably. discussions abou t the nature of God two fallen angels make board members weary, modern-d ay Noah. "G6d is The stars of "Clerks ," Brian CHalloran pretty long-winded and, entertainiiig "Dogma " has the modest goal of and fai th, interspersed with high- of a children 's entertainment empire dead ," she says affecting ly at one point and Jeff Anderson , have bit parts and as they are, tihe bits about "M ooby" telling the story of the end of the world intensity , action and very funny dia- centering on a Mickey Mouse-lik e befor e bein g asked to save the world in there are references tp.the "Quik-Sto p " don't seem to have much of a point in and making i t funny, while in many logue, i t is really something completely chara cter called "Moob y the Golden His name. and other Red Bank landmarks. J ust the overall scheme of tihe film. StA ways adhering to Catholic doctrine. original. Most of all, thoug h, if s a lot of Calf' pay for their sins. And it was simply a stroke of don't get so caught up in trying to these are minor quibbles , mentioned ' Bartleby (Ben Affleck) and Loki (Matt fun. Though the film has a running A lot of the film's more serious dis- genius to turn Jay and Silent Bob into draw connections between the other only to explain why the film receive an Damon) are two fallen angels banished time of over two hours, it feels much cussions come, surprisingly, from prop hets after all the decidedl y non- three films that you miss the thought- A- and not an A. ? to earth for giving God the finger. They shor ter than that , and I Mt palpable Chris Rock as Rufus. Discarding the prophet-like behavior we've seen them prov oking messages in this one. Like "Clerks ," "Mallrats " ended by spend their time hanging around air- disappointment when it became clear over-the-top, off-the-wall persona he engage in during the course of their Smith is clearly very conscious stating that J ay and Bob would rettufi 4 ports in Wisconsin, tricking people into the film was approaching its finale. uses in his uproariousl y funny stand- previous three adventures. about the intense criticism the film has in "Ch asing Amy" which in turn turn ing against their faith , until they Affleck and Damon manage to be up routines , Rock is very subdued and The film, in fac t, plays like a virtual received from fundamentalist Catholic mentioned their return in "Dogma " discover a "loophole" tha t seems to both amusing ly smar t-aleck y and chill- thoug ht provokin g in the role, even who's who of Kevin Smith cinema. In groups , and fires back at them in the ("we promise "). Sadl y, the end credi t allow them to return to Heaven. ingly sinister by turns. As in "Good when making hot-button comments addition to Mewes, Affleck and savagel y funny disdaimer that opens its for this latest film do not contai n, Cardinal Click (George Carlin), a Will Hunting," their real-life friendship abou t J esus' race and Mary's virgin ity. Damon, all of whom have worked with tihe film. Don't be late. a preview Smith 's next project. churchman in Red Bank , has begun makes their movie friendshi p that Floren tine endows the character of Smith before, J ason Lee (Brodie in All of Smith' s films have some spots While we wait, thoug h, the great cin- mounting a campaign to make much more authentic. And Smith's Bethany with a lot of weight and reso- "Mallrats" and Banky in "Chasin g where they sag, and "Dogma " is no ematic ride that is "Dogma" should ^ Catholicism more appealing to the satiric wit is sharp in scenes where the nance, making her a kind of world- Amy") appears as an agent of Satan. exception. A lot of the characters are be more than enough to tide us oveJs. 'S * " ™ P^gsSBS ^ i^1 4 Wind Ensemble performs well in chapel __ZHZ1—u j lA^^CAW^SE^Jr ! ' -^j -—-v :
By JUvIMCGRATH Sousa for once. ensemble sounded fine. Following "Th e Official West After a short intermission , THE PIECE FEATURED STAFF WRITER fBaE&M §"™PB Hen's A Sampling Frtm Our Menu MMm il S^ H j Point March ," the Wind Ensemble Verdi ' " " began the sec- i s Dies Irae RANDY HELM OF THE went into "S ymphonic Varia tions ond half. "Dies Irae " is an excerpt The Colb y Wind Ensemble, DEVELOPMENT OFFICE , though inexplicably not a part of on a Theme by Purcell for Concert from Guiseppe Verdi's Requiem Shrim p Cocktail . Lobster Roll " Din. on o«r d.ck oveno0ic.ng Dine ln w lnihg Rooffl r : y the "Music At Colby" concer t series, Band, a ra ther murk y piece that Mass for Alessandro Manzoni , an DEAN OF STUDENTS FfieflClamS & Scallops ^ • was difficult to follow because—as Italian author whom Verdi admired. the Kennebec River w\wn ^ is one of the major musical groups pe l" < the program notes admitted—the The term "dies irae" is Latin for JANICE KASSMAN, TMn*'i*mmmi*m ,,, !? . i!? ~. Fry- on campus, and last Saturday 's per- on. . Tateni ^i Baby Back Ribs • Stir TAKE OUT AVAIUBlfc "theme " was only heard in its "d ay of wrath" and is the opening M*n ***- formance easily demons tr ated its AVRUM VINICK OF iWwtheBrfcJaaWEf«OM RtCt*tT Seafood AlfretfO «_k*9M 4%B.4%C£ right to be included on the same list entirety in the third and final move- line from a chan t that has been part winsww Scampi Prime Rib tJ7Z -OoZSl, men t. THE MAJOR GIFTS • as the Colby Symphony Orchestra , of the funeral mass since the four- I I can' t say I recommend this teenth century. The concept was fre- J azz Ensemble , Collegium OFFICE AND DEAN OF technique as a compositional t t t Musician , and Chorale. quen l y incorpora ed in o music device, as withou t any theme to t " " The Wind Ensemble performed a and in fac a famous dies irae FACULTY ED Grand Central ] start from the audience is unable to theme appears in numerous works , wide variety of music, including YETERIAN AS appreciate the variations. Here , the from Rachmaninoff 's "Rha psody on Here's What's Playing Friday, Nov. 12 pieces written specifically for band Cafe ;$< intonation problems, thoug h less a Theme of Paganini" to the open- through Thursday, Nov, 18 >ii and orchestral arrangements , in a SOLOISTS ON THREE noticeable, still hur t the qua lity of ing music of Stanley Kubrick' s film ¦ concert tha t ranged from weighty VACUUM CLEANERS Q __» tfMMH -k y^ r* _^-d E_S i* the performance , particularl y at the "The Shinin g." BEINIt NiJOHNghtly m S;flOMALKOVICH. 7:10 mid 9,_0 ' _^ L-9_aK-9^-^-^- k- classics like "Pictur es at an end of the second movement when Verdi's Mass was often accused Mat inee Siit.utdny & Sunday «« 12:40 wild 2:50 Exhibition " to popular show tunes AND A LEAF BL OWER. * a major chord emerges from the of sounding too much like his like "Selections from Les complex sonorities preceding it. operas (i.e. not sufficientl y " and everything in the leaf blower subs tituted DOGMA9:4() Miserables restrained and religious). Listening R Ni BlUly »l7: 20 and between , For those who found the for the floor polisher and Mfltineoj .S«t,& Sun. at 2:40 to the Wind Ensemble 's perfor- admirably "Dies Irae too mmbbb ^^ grim, director Eric IT WAS NICE TO mance, it was easy to see where the show went off without a hitch. wL ^^ Thomas even included "A Grand MUSIC OF THE HEART those accusations came from ; rarel y Followin g a humorous introduction PG NipWIy atSM Grand Overture. " The piece fea- HEAR A MARCH THAT Mall«es S»umtoy & Sunday nl 12:20 Maine' s #1 Pizzeria! V does one hear music so violentl y of the instruments by Mike Farrell brick oven pizzas and rustic sandwiches > tured Rand y Helm of the develop- , ^ WASN'T SOUSA FOR emotional in church. '00, the overture was performed Mon & Wed. Nights- Featuring lowfat healthful specialties i ment office, Dean of Students Janice "Dies Ir ae" was followed by with the soloists in sung lasses and SOUPS ' S/LADS - FLATBREADS '"* Kassman, Avrum Vinick of the ONCE. "Selections from Les Miserables ," a form. $1.00 Off DESSERTS • MICROBREWS '! the band in top 1.1). major gifts office and Dean of One or two slightl y out-of-tune poorly written but well-played With A Student Railroad S4 • Waterville • 872- ' Musically, "A Grand Grand IIMIIHHBHMHHMMMaBMi ^ 11.. , , Faculty Ed Yeterian as soloists on pitches altered the character of the „ ?T7Z! ^ 77Z77T!T7!TZZ?7TZ?7777i J!7!T_7TTT!T. _..l -_,.? '* *• suite of songs from the famous Overt ure " sounds like a cross .. "L three vacuum cleaners and a leaf chord sufficientl y, to disrupt the musical . The transitions between between Leonard Bernstein and _ blower. All in all, the concert cov- effect. tunes were almost non-existent , ^^_^_^__^_^_^__^^^^^^_^_^^^^^^^^^_^^^^_^^_^^_^_^^^^_^__H_B_H-M-M_HB_B__M-HH-H_H_B--H-H-IB_fl-Hi_i-HM --iH_I^P_ll Williams, with an absurdl y i/j ered an impressive array of musical By the time "Pictures at an leadin g one to wonder how much J ohn styles and moods. Exhibition " rolled around, however , composition was actually involved overblown ending worth y of the I Of course , no band performance the musicians had settled down, in the suite, but the ensemble cer- overblown title. The soloists were ¦ would be complete without a and just in time, too; "Pictures " has tainl y sounded excellent playing unfortunately somewhat inhibited T? * * march, and the Wind Ensemble always been one of my favorite them. And the stylistic shift provid- by the cramp ed space available in TH 0 took care of the formalities immedi- pieces. The Wind Ensemble played ed a nice set-up for the final piece, Lorimer Chapel ; one had the ately by opening with "The Official an arrangement of "The Great Gate "A Grand Grand Overture, Opus impression that the vacuuming and § ' West Point March. " The musician- of Kiev" section, , bombastic, MU a loud 57, for Three Vacuum Cleaners , One SIC I polishing (or in this case, leaf-blow- ship was spirited but a little rough fanfare-like piece as only th e Floor Polisher and Symphonic ing) were meant to be acted out ; around the edges, as often happen s Russians can compose them. I was Band. " before the audience , rather than GA reliably informed member of UERY at the beginning of a concert. by a The instrumentation of "A simply switched on and off at the Intonation was occasionall y weak the music faculty sitting next to me Grand Grand Overture" had to be and triplet figures unsteady. The that the trumpet parts were poorl y appro priate moments. But tlie gim- * slightly altered in order to insure 18-1/* SILVER ST W/VTH.IWILU! B >3 music itself quoted from various arranged from the orchestral score, that the lights did not go out during mick was good for a laugh, and sent smile, Army songs, the most familiar of being placed in a range difficult to the performance - three vacuum the audience home with a & CASSETTES which were Reveille and Taps. It control, but the players made the cleaners and a floor polisher con- And that's as good as any perfor- CDS ^' was nice to hear a match that wasn't best of a difficult situation and the sume a great deal of electricit y. 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. Facing one of NESCAC's strongest -teams in its final game of the season, the Colby men's soccer team staked itself to an earl 1-0 lead but was unable to ft, y JENNY O'DONNELL / THE COLBY ECHO v hold on at the end and fell to y cheers Colby sports? These women are making an enthusiastic effort to bring cheefleading to Colby. The cheeringy .Amherst by a finaJ score of 2-1. Who says nobod for * which justfell short in a heartbreaking 27-26 loss to the Tufts Jutnbos on Saturday. Y Colby wrapped up its season with nearly paid off for the White Mule football team, a record of 6-8-1. '¦; Amherst came into the game tVith a record of 10-3-1 and boast- ed NESCAC's second leading start. In the 47th minute an scorer, forward Andy Kay. Right Amherst forward beat sweeper from the outset, however, Colby 's, rugby Bill Getty '01 and rushed'in one- Women 1^* ' t&umwii^i v;,v, A &~ - V \-y*, • CALL U$i , ». appeared confident. The game on-one with Friedman but rolled ' • SjMBH&WJ^^lk W*: ** AWf \ -____ me. _W tyas even -throughout the first half, the ball wide of the net. Amherst edges Bates - * ' -r-^ - --. r- With both teams playing strong SUN-THUR.11AM-1 OTTO Al brought all of its defenders further By SUZANNE SKINNER
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75 David Normoyle '00 and the Colby rugby team have developed quite a recipe for success Number of over the past few years. points b "A little bit of leadership and a good number y of athletes who are intelligent and who can pick which the game up quickly," said Normoyle. Add rugby. Stir. Repeat. LaMoyne The White Mules continued their run lost to Saturday, dominating Le Moyne College in the New England championships, 78-3. The win pro- Colby pelled the squad into regional competition: this Saturday the Mules (8-0) will take on two teams Rugby in Amherst, Mass. for the right to compete in nationals for the second consecutive year. "The thing was, we were just on a different .694 level," said Normoyle. "If we're able to take that intensity down to the finals, I don't think that Men's bas- there's any team in the region that can beat us, maybe even in the country.'' ketball win- Colby came out strong from the beginning, ing percent- outmatching LeMoyne with superior speed, AMITY BURR / THE COLBY ECHO | agility, and teamwork, to score two trys in the La Moyne proved no match for the scrappy . * age during first 10 minutes. The Mules never let up, and and tenacious play of the Mule ruggers. *¦
soon the Dolphins were looking demoralized by ft Dick. the rout the game was becoming. comes down to it and you're in a game situation, %L Whitmore's Nick LaRusso '00, Brian Heister, '00, John whichever team wants it more and is willing toYV Brownell, '02, Ben Heneveld '00 and Arman do what it takes is going to win." . '¦*- tenure Gogkol-Kline '00 all had fantastic games to help In fact, the Dolphins said they had never Y. carry the Mules to victory. seen a team as fa st as the Mules or a squad that 7,I Last season, the White Mules split their two utilized such strong support from its backs. Y games at New Englands, but received a surprise The White Mules have strong senior leader-C', ? 27-26 berth in national competition when Yale ship, a fact that has contributed greatly to their ^ Score of University unexpectedly dropped out. It was a success, but one that also leaves the team's ;i pleasant surprise, but not one the squad wants to future up in the air following heavy gradua- '2 football depend on this season. tion losses in May. ?: team's loss "Yeah, we went to nationals last season but it As the most successful fall sport for the sec- Y basically was just blind luck," said prop Sean ond consecutive year, however, rugby contin- Y Scott '00. "If s very important to us this year to ues to draw large numbers of freshmen « to Tufts on fmiti^^s«simssi^ixm^^Mms!mm^sis>i>sm^smis!:m *, .are ^^^ M; - ::i-mfa,fii HI III till n ~~ ~..i. 1 -.,: - :i .l~:~U4. " * -—--— KJat - I il III— go ou and wm at outright. . AMIIY BURR THE COLBY ECHO recruits each season. Saturday. We re very confident into this week- / The winning legacy the seniors leave behind, gomg. B Hmeveld >00 is med into the air to snag the baU back for his team. Colby dominated ^ end," said Normoyle. "I don^ 't think it s a situa- . # i A , . *.i 3 _ • i xm- ,- j they say, should encourage even more under- *' « tts match a8amst La Mo*. Vne «*™n™8 ™&0™1 competition Saturday.^ tion where we're going to underestimate our ' *° classmen to sign up for the team in the fall. ¦ 4 opponents, but we' re riding a wave of confi- also be competing, lost to Central Connecticut match. His actions, he says, mirror the attitude of "I think it's great that some of the teams that dence." during the regular season. the entire team, which boasts an incredible desire are doing well at Colby are sort of the non-tra- Combined Heading undefeated into regional competi- Last season, when the Mules got word they to win. ditional sports like crew and rugby," said »"^• tion, the Mules have reason to be confident. They were headed for nationals, Normoyle had to "I think we're just a really scrappy team," said Normoyle. "The fact that we were able to fin- '^ number of topped Central Connecticut, which will be in the temporarily withdraw from his studies "in Normoyle. "We stress fundamentals and we try ish fourth in the country, corning from »¦ points by regional tournament. Middlebury, which will Madrid, Spain, to fly home in order to attend the to be as fundamental as possible., but when it Waterville, Maine, says a lot." team has ' ' • ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦:¦ • ¦ 's basketball alumni Men.;¦ •; . . . , I lost its last .; :. . :> two games. game continues tradition J By BEN STICKNEY 38-7 CONTRIBUTING WRITER Score in the Saturday at the Wadsworth Gymnasium, Bates two games were played in the spirit of fun and family — the Colby basketball family. Past football graduates were back on campus to mix it iip on team the court in the annual alumni game. 's win First, the old-timers faced off against each over other. Coach Dick Whitmore introduced the players, some of whom graduated nearly 30 the court for loose balls. Passes were crisp and) Bowdoin, years ago, without the aid of the microphone, shots were dropping, A continuous and lively) Saturday. quipping that Colby had a $35,000 speaker sys- banter could be heard as both benches gave tem and nobody knew how to use it. their approval (and disapproval) of the action.!* Among the returning athletes was John On the court, the players took part . in ' some' .4 "The Rock" Kvernland, who has been coming old-fashioned trash-talking. Toward the end on* 1986 to the alumni game for years and who still the game, there were a number of uneven fas. 1 JENNY O'DONNELL / THE COLBY ECH O lays in a men s league in southern Maine, Bccca Bruce ' 02 prepares to knock the ball upfield p ' breaks as huffing and puffing old-timers hung) Before "There's no program like the Colby pro- back instead of playing defense, I Saturday, gram," said Kvernland. "Everyone has such When the final buzzer sounded, Team! fond memories of qui playing days here. Still, Geriatrics had beaten Team RheumatoEii the last time Field Hockey advances to record I aih absolutely amazed at the turnout every Arthritis by a count of 84-62. ' . - ¦ :. . {# year." In the next game, the younger guys got thelK the Bobcats Forty-eight alumni were present, which shot. A squad, of recent graduates played the! won the second round in ECAC before loss Whitmore believed to be a record, and he current White Mules team. The alumni held' 4 should know, having coached every Colby bas- come from near and far. Bill Hiiiton '99 matte] CBB title. , By DAVE KIRTLEY Melanie Estrella '00 scored nn pared, I just feel like the whole ketball game for the last 28 years. During the trip from Texas. Matt Hancock '90, wlflq ; SPORTS EDITOR unassisted goal to give the game tournament was wide open and Whitmore's tenure,, the White Mules have wos named National Player of the Year in 19J0! , to Colby. it just didn't go our way." compiled a 459-200 overall record ( a .694 win- and who was one of seven players in attefl-j "It was definitely a strong 1996 Colby field hockey, ranked The entire tournament was ning percentage, dance to have his number retired, led trjjej " game for us," said captain Jessie very evenly matched with Tufts, Play was choppy at the beginning of the alumni. But his strong play was to no avail] sixth, defeated No, 3 Wellesley, Davis '00, "since we had never When the 3-2 Wednesday to advance to ranked eighth going in, taking old-timers game, As the players started to The White Mules team won 69-61. ,, £' made it past the first round of finals. scrape the rust off , the game became more The alumni should rest assured that the_yj the second round of the ECAC the playoffs before. So that was on Wesleyan in the 4 football Division III New land Field "I think everyone on the fluid and fast-paced. Players were diving on have another year to hone their game. ' '> i Eng a r y positive experience for ¦ ' ' ¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ • ¦ ¦ • ¦ ¦ - ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ,: 1, 1 w eall . , -Y . . ¦;. , . ' . ' . ' '' ' ' ' .' ' , ' . «;' } i team last Hockey Championship. It is the all of us, it was very exciting," teom got In, which shows the ¦ first time ever that the team has ;i It was a hard-fought semi- confidence in our bench. I think y: beat advanced past the first round, it bodes well for the future of the final game against Wesleyan. HB-HHH HH_HH_H_BH_HBI BH__iHB-B_BB_BpBB_H_B_B_B-B-BB-_BH_H_B___HH-i-_HHHB< _B Bowdoin, The squad lost a close 2-1 match Both' teams had fourteen shots team, for a lot of the young peer in the second round on Saturday on goal, but Wesleyan managed pie to get quality time late in the which it against Wesleyan, ranked sec- to come but ahead 2-1, Wesleyan season really shows how strong . ¦• " ' . Women 's Rugby is Men's Soccer loses ond. ' , ,,. ; v,. . ' scored their first goal late in the they'll be in tbe future/', said kys , Wellesley YP got off to an early first half, and again near the Davis, . .; ' y ' unstoppable In sea- close match against phe poinjt; lend;' : but y §aittirday. ^ Jaime start pf tho second, Lizzy Brandt the Mules finished uj) the 1 ' ' ¦ ' ; : son finale with Bates Amherst to conclude '^ ' VY ' " . ¦; ' ' ' Crtsi% '00 .lime baqk to tlo the ( :'\QiYs^ored, Colby's only goal, ' ' ' ' ' ' ¦ rf' . • ' record. , . ' season with a ; gaifle:,: before ' haifrHme. \ In; the / ' late in the'game, off a penalty 9-7 : ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ' * ¦ Colle ge. season , ¦'¦ ''¦' • ' < ' " .'.' .' Y¦ ' i" ¦ ' "' , • /^accomplished iiaowi #»an , , y- y. ' ", ... 'second half, .aptainfRobyiine > 'mr y^ y^' . ,D«ftpr iip fed a ball '( any Cplby flqld hockey team to ( ?PQ to Becca ;, . 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