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Mr Holland's Opus is a must see, Swimming team breaking records, rem page 11 page 15 . , / •.'"'..J ....... pag~,1' -, -:> / / ~ < '/ ( I A Connecticut College Tradition since 19761 HE COLLEG 01 Volume XIX, Number 14 Ad Fontes January 30,1996 .......... ---..~-~ Racist graffiti reported, new /,,, Evaporation (10% 130%) Photo Oxidation protocol not followed so far "The protocol is really for what you might call major ones," said Ferrari. He BY MICHELLE RONAYNE Acting PublisllerlCo-Editor in Chief added that it was small and in an out of the way place. Ferrari said that there are Last semester, the Dean's Task Force to typically multiple graffitis on campus Improve Intercultural Understanding during any given semester. developed a protocol for handling inci- According to Tamara Michel, director dents of graffiti. There are six steps to be of Unity House, the grafitli was akin to followed, five of which must be followed something one might see on a bathroom within 24 hours of the report of the waH and it was 00 sma\l that physica\ grafHttL p\ant cou\d not hnd \.t when \b.e:ywent 'to Last Wednesday, a studentdiscovered look for it therefore they did not want to racist graffiti in Cummings Art Center make a big deal of it. The student agreed and called physical plant to remove the and in calling physical plant merely graffiti. When the graffiti was still there wanted the matter to be resolved and the the next day, the student reported it to a graffiti painted over. Courtesy of NOAA Scientific Support Team staff official. "All the people who were supposed to The above graphic details the weathering processes affecting the North Cape oil spill. But according to Arthur Ferrari, dean be informed were informed of the situa- The first number indicates % estimated loss for the initial release of 700,000 gallons. The of the college, the approved protocol has tion," said Michel. second indicates the % loss for an addition release of approximately 125,000 gallons. not been followed so far. To date the The five steps to be followed within 24 following has occured: the student re- hours are as follows: ported the grafitti as soon as they saw it 1) Any person who sees hate gralitti Local oil spill threatens should call Campus Safety immediately and then did call a staff member, who called the Dean of the College. When last to come and take a picture of it and examined Sunday evening by The College collect evidence. If the person does not wildlife and fishing industry Voice, the graffitti, which should have feel comfortable calling Campus Safety,' been painted over in accordance with the he or she can call the house fellow (if the At this point, both short term and long protocol, still remained. graffiti is in a dorm) or another available BY JENNY BARRON term environmental damage are still be- The last two steps of the protocol in- official (if the graffiti is in another build- Co-Editor in Cllief ing assessed. Officials say it is difficult to chide notification of the campus comm u- ing) and have him/her do it. However, determine what the long term damage to The wind is whipping across the sand nity through a bulletin broadcast mes- Campus Safety must be called immedi- the area will be. Much of the oil has as the waves crash determinedly against sage as soon as possible and by written ately. If the student is upset, he/she dissipated into the water column. the vacant Rhode Island beach. The fog notice sent to everyone. see Racist graffiti page 2 is rolling in as the bells that warn ships The local lobster population has been •T away from shallow waters clang in the severely affected. An environmental \. distance. This would be your typical management official estimates that tens • • • of thousands of lobsters have died as a • • coastal scene. .. -. • 'II But last week an accident interrupted result of the spill. There is currently a ,. ,. .. ,. .. .. #> t- the calm. The 340-foot barge North Cape fishing ban in the area. .. .. .. .. Fatalities caused by the spill include at . ~ . ran aground 150yardsoffMalunuckState · ~ ~" ,. .. '" . least 316 birds, a seal, and a small sea , • r • . .. .. .. Beach in Rhode Island when the tug that t ~ t I(, .. .. Ii" ... ". turtle. At least 55 birds are currently be- • • ~ ... » '" .. was towing it blazed out of control. Close • . ... .. to one million gallons of heating fuel ing treated by local volunteers and biolo- • • .. spilled into the surrounding water. gists. Wildlife rescue operations are be- · .• The Unified Command, whig, is com- ing supervised by Tri-State Bird Rescue • • ·• .• prised of officials from the US Coast and Research. The Rhode Island Depart- • Guard, federal, state, and local agencies, ment of Environmental Management • civilian clean-up contractors, and the says the response from the general pub- owners of the tug-and barge, spent last lic has been overwhelming; hundreds of week attempting to deal with what has citizens have offered their services and ,. been called a "major" oil spill. donated mO'ney. After days of bad weather, the Coast To date, volunteers have cared for al- Guard was finally able to float the barge most one hundred oiled animals. Each loose early friday morning. The North animal is given intense medical care fol- Cape will be-transported to Newport, Rl lowinga physical examination. The oiled for repairs before being sent back to its animal's eyes are flushed to remove oil, company in- New York. Coast Guard and the birds are given intravenous fluid pJwto by Yung Kim/Features Editor officials say that they are conlident that to counteract dehydration. All of the This is a sample of the graffiti reported by a student to be by the phone in Cummings. the remaining oil aboard the barge will . affected birds are diving birds, such as Graffiti was also found written in small letters on the wall next to the phone. The remain intact. .• • ';; see Oil spill page 3 graffiti was however too light to be photographed but still remains today. Jamu:lTY 30, 1996 Page 2 Winter hardships: (onIinudfrom p.1 . should then call another admin- istrator, peer or faculty mem- ber. Storm causes flooding 2) After collecting evidence, Campus Safety must ensure that the graffiti is painted over or washed off. 3) Campus Safety must call the Dean of the College as soon in student rooms as possible. 4) The Dean of the College "Plaster was falling of the walls, going to come out yet." notifies the President and the the paint was bubbling, and Currently, Physical Plant is BY I<RIsnN HElZ Dean's staff immediately, giv- Thewlt.gt Voia water stains covered the walls working on repairing the dam- ing them all the details (what and ceiling all the way to the aged rooms. According to Norton, they hope to have the the graffiti said, what it looked This harsh winter has taken door." Grover estimates the second-floor room ready to like, where it was, who found it, its toll on the entire East coast damage done .to her personal move into early next week. how it has been handled so far, and Conn College is no excep- belongings as being between Norton adds that, "we had a etc.) tion the rule. Several students, $400 and $500. "A lot of it was roofing contractor come in last 5) The Dean of the College or in particular, have been directly irreplaceable stuff with senti- week." When asked what fur- the President notifies the com- affected by the adverse weather. mental value," said Grover. The ther steps will be taken to pre- munity by roadcast bulletin as Overwinterbreak.thesnowand resident of the third-floor room, vent a similar incident in the soon as possible and by written ice that had accumulated from where the leak began in thecloset future, Norton replied, "In the notice sent to everyone in the the Blizzard of '96 began to melt, and where the damage was long term, [our plans are] some- community putting the incident causing water to leak through probably most severe declined where shy of replacing the roof. in the context of the other simi- the roof of Branford into a to comment on the extent of the We can't afford to do that this . student's closet on the third damage to both the room and lar incidents of that is relevant floor, flood the room and con- personal belonging's. summer though. The patching and reminding people of differ- tinue down through rooms on According to Grover, she will with roofing cement should get the second and first floors and, be required to pay for the dam- us by for another six months." support. ultimately, to the basement. The agedonetoherpersonalbelong- - damage that ensued devastated ings through her homeowners the homes of several Conn stu- policy. "Unfortunately, my dents. homeowner's policy has a $500 This is not the first time tha t deductible and, therefore, won't the residents of these particular cover the damages/'· said rooms in Branford have experi- Grover.