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FeatureS Op/ed a & e SpOrtS You’ll bawl at Scientific dilemma raised Jeremy Pelt Quintet Swimming takes these Yule Ball photos by H5N1 virus blows through campus 4th at conference >> page 5 >> page 6 >> page 8 >> page 10 Friday, February 24, 2012 THE LAWRENTIAN Vol. CXXIX, No. 16 Lawrence University's student newspaper since 1884 www.Lawrentian.com Ambassador Chris Murray ‘75 discusses Obama’s foreign policy Fanny Lau we admire in college students from Staff Writer day one.” ____________________________________ After graduating from U.S. Ambassador to the Lawrence with a Bachelor of Arts Republic of Congo and dis- in Government, Murray earned his tinguished Lawrence alumni J.D. from Cornell University Law Christopher Murray ‘75 returned School. He went on to work for to his alma mater to deliver a the Department of State in posi- speech Tuesday, Feb. 21 titled “The tions around the world, including Obama Foreign Policy: Challenges Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Past, Present and Future.” Embassy in Algeria and Deputy In his talk, Murray addressed Chief of Mission and Chargé the Obama Administration’s for- d’Affaires at the U.S. Mission to eign policy issues, including the European Union in Brussels. America’s declining popularity, As Deputy Chief of Mission at the the Chinese model of development U.S. Embassy in Lebanon, Murray and state organization and ter- directed the evacuation of 15,000 rorism. American citizens from the coun- Professor of Government and try during the 2006 Lebanon war. Edwin and Ruth West Professor Murray’s résumé also included of Economics and Social Science diplomatic assignments in Syria, Claudena Skran introduced Murray Belgium, Jamaica and Tunisia. to a standing-room-only lecture Through these extensive travels, hall. She noted that, while at Murray was able to achieve flu- Lawrence, Murray was an active ency in Arabic, French and Dutch. participant in sports, residence life Additionally, he has published sev- and student government as a soc- eral articles and book chapters on relations between the United Ambassador Chris Murray visited Lawrence to speak with faculty and students on foreign policy. cer athlete, dorm counselor and Photo by Tara Atkinson States and Europe. member of the Parking Appeals To get a relatable perspective was from Middle East politics to diplo- discussed international human Board. After Murray’s talk, attendee and freshman Ryan Kottman com- both edifying and fascinating.” macy in international politics. In rights with students from globally However, his excellence was In addition to the lecture, stu- an information session sponsored focused organizations, including not confined to extracurricular mented, “The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the most violent dents had multiple opportuni- by the Career Center, he used GlobeMed, Amnesty International activities. In former professors’ ties to talk with Murray. He vis- his extensive diplomatic work to and SWAHP. recommendations, Murray was and alien regions on the face of the Earth to the average American. ited anthropology and government answer students’ questions about described as “an exemplar of all classes to address topics ranging international relations. Finally, he Remembering Mari Taniguchi, Professor Emerita of Music Maisha Rahman Originally from San Diego, She taught aspiring sing- them!” high level of success. Artist-in- Staff Writer Calif., Taniguchi graduated from ers at Lawrence with an Italian Taniguchi never married and Residence Dale Duesing ’67 won a ____________________________________ the Eastman School of Music with a approach based on open throat. had no children of her own, but Grammy award, William Sharp ’73 Professor Emerita of Music B.M. in voice and piano and an M.A. She is remembered for holding she retained a compassionate won the American Song Contest Mari Taniguchi passed away Feb. in music literature. Before coming high expectations of her students instinct for her students. “Mari was and Mark Uhlemann ’96 won the 13 in her Appleton, Wisc. home. to Lawrence, she spent a few years and for maintaining a close rela- very spare with her compliments Metropolitan Opera Audition. She was 92 years old. accompanying in the studio of an tionship with them to help them but when you got one, you knew Said Pertl, “Mari was much Taniguchi joined the Lawrence Italian voice teacher in Italy, where develop. it meant something,” noted Frank loved by all who knew her. It is faculty in 1961 at the age of 39 she learned the Italian approach Dean of the Conservatory C. Shattuck Professor of Music and always hard to see such a vibrant, and continued teaching voice until to singing. Brian Pertl commented, “During Teacher of Voice Ken Bozeman. musical spirit leave this Earth.” her retirement in 2000. Following Taniguchi specialized in stu- her 39 years as a professor at the Bozeman continued, “She was A memorial service celebrat- her retirement, she remained dio voice, vocal literature, song Conservatory she was the heart very friendly [and] loved to laugh ing Taniguchi’s life will be held in Appleton and often visited interpretation and musical theater and soul of the voice department. and eat good food.” this spring in the Warch Campus Lawrence. and served as the conductor of the She expected great things from Many of the students who stud- Center. Downer Chorus for Women. all her students and usually got ied under Taniguchi have achieved Student organizations finalize Environmental Sustainability Fund legislation Cassidy Wilson Assuming the legislation is projected payback time period. and draft proposals. On the other funds at small colleges across the Staff Writer passed, students will pay a small The fund will therefore replen- hand, it will benefit Lawrence by country and decided that Lawrence ____________________________________ fee — around $15 per year — ish itself over time, ultimately saving money and making the uni- should implement something sim- LUCC is currently collaborat- towards the fund, which will then passing savings on to the rest of versity a leader among sustainable ilar. Since then, the legislation ing with environmental student be used to finance ambitious, Lawrence’s budget. college campuses in the United has undergone a long process of groups to finalize legislation con- long-term infrastructural chang- The benefits of this new fund, States. approving and refining its more cerning a new Environmental es. These projects will come from according to Lorraine Skuta ’13, The idea for the Environmental specific details. Sustainability Fund. Students at student proposals and must fill Chair of LUCC’s Environmental Sustainability Fund came from LUCC is currently in the pro- Lawrence can expect to see some two main requirements: They must Sustainability Committee, will be Will Meadows ’13 and the Green cess of establishing a specific com- new environmental initiatives take decrease Lawrence’s greenhouse twofold. On one hand, it will pro- Roots committee in the spring of mittee that will oversee the use of effect on campus in the next sev- gas emissions, either directly or vide a learning opportunity to stu- last year. Students researched the indirectly, and they must have a dents who come up with ideas existence and success of similar eral years. See SORG on page 2 Saturday Sunday Monday tueSday WedneSday Hi: 31°F Hi: 37°F Lo: 21°F Lo: 29°F 5-DAY 5-DAY Source: weatherbug.com WEATHER Partly Cloudy Snow Showers FORECAST Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny THE LAWRENTIAN 2 NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012 VCSC sponsors grant writing workshops for students Maija Anstine their ability to facilitate positive heartening to see students take it She continued, “For me, grant already know where to find grants Staff Writer change.” very seriously.” writing serves as a perfect vehi- and where to point people to find ____________________________________ Nine of these students, Demler Students at the workshop cle for merging a love of writing more. By partnering with local non- The Volunteer and Community noted, “were so motivated that they worked on proposals for a vari- with passion for an organization's profits, students can gain valuable Service Center held two grant wrote mock proposals that were ety of grants, and Demler noted mission: What one writes literally experience and knowledge about writing workshops in the Warch read by grant reviewers at three that grants are valuable for areas helps an agency the grant writer grant sources and writing.” Campus Center on Feb. 15 and 22 local foundations.” Those propos- like public policy, education, non- believes in achieve its goals. For The workshops sought to equip to help students learn more about als received feedback at the second profits and private sector contract- me, that means a two-page propos- students with the initial skills to how to write successful grant pro- session from Mary Harp-Jirschele ing. The workshops also made an al — or a 30-page proposal — will begin paths as grant writers. posals. of the J. J. Keller Foundation, Jenni effort to steer grant writers toward help provide crisis care to a victim Stone explained, “There are Director of Corporate, Eickelberg of Thrivent Financial for helping local non-profit organiza- of sexual assault, prevention edu- two deceptively simple keys to Foundation and Sponsored Lutherans and Todd Sutton of the tions, like Community Outreach cation programming for children good grant writing: follow the Research Support Jenna Stone ’00 Community Foundation for the Fox Temporary Services, Housing or support groups for at-risk girls, instructions exactly and write for and Service-Learning Coordinator Valley Region. Partnership of the Fox Cities, to name just a few of our services.” the reviewer rather than for your- Chuck Demler '11 were instrumen- “Receiving this feedback from Sexual Assault Crisis Center, St. But Demler noted challeng- self. These are simple ideas, but it tal in orchestrating the workshops.