Senator George Mitchell to speak on Saturday. See page 5.

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BY JONATHAN CANNON News Editor U.S. News top 25 The top 25 among 169 national lib-* Colby College slipped six places in the U. S. Mews & World Refwrt eral a rts col leges, as ran ked by U.S. News ranking, dropping from 17 to 23 in their annual America' s Best and World Report' s 1994 college guide: Colleges issue. 1. Amherst College (MA) "The good news is that Colby is still thought of in the top 25," 2. Williams College (MA) said President William Cotter. 'The basic ingredients of the school 3. Swarthmore College (PA) Echo photo by Rob T. Cold and the quality of the students has not changed .'We're doing about 4. Wellesley College (MA) The college plans to sell the Brown Camp, one of Colby' s the same, which is good." 5. Pomona College (CA) lahefron t properties. Earl Smith, dean ofthe college, agrees. "We're proud to be listed 6. Bowdoi n College (ME)* among the top 25," he said. 6. Haverford College (PA)* "It's good when we have a good rating," said Student Associa- 8. Davidson College (NO Colby sells out tion President Bryan Raffetto '95. "And it doesn't matter when it's 9. Wesleyan University (CT) low." 10. Carelton College (MN) Forty seven acres on Great Pondup forsale Our apparent decline is due to a change in how the magazine 11. Middlebury College (VT) "The numbers are pretty The money from the sale of the calculates its data, according to Cotter. 12. Claremont McKenna College (CA) suspect to begin with," he said. "Nobod 's an expert on other 13>. Smith College (MA) BY JONATHAN CANNON land will go to support the endow- y schools." News Editor ment. The Brown camp has not yet 14. Bryn Mawr College (PA) been priced . Dr. Hill's property is In previous years, "Faculty Resources" was calculated by aver- 15. Washington and Lee University (VA) aging the income of all full professors. However this year Colby is planning on selling two listed at $285,000, according to , , the 16. Vassar College (NY) separate real estate properties on Rizzo-Matson Realtors of Augusta. category was calculated for the entire faculty. Since Colby has so 17. Grinnell College (IA) with corresponding lower salaries Great Pond in Rome, Maine, total- "This is pretty precious stuff," many newer faculty members, , 18. Colgate University (NY) salary is lower. Thus, the college from ing 56 acres. said Smith. "It's valuable property, the overall average dropped 19. Obeflin College (OH) The holdings include the Brown and it's hard to justify simply hold- 18 to 46 in this category. 20. Colorado College (CO) However, across the board, Colb 's faculty salaries are higher camp, a 12 acre faculty and staff ing on to property around the lake." y 21. Bates College (ME) "particularly hi h for full ( retreat, and a 35 acre parcel donated Other popular school-owned than the national average, and they are g 22. Trinity College CT) professors," said Cotter in a memo to trustees. 23. Colb (ME) by Dr. Howard Hill. The Brown parcels on the lake, including the y College for the college, though " said Cotter. camp also has 1200 feet of lakefront Outing Club Cabin and the Colby- "This is a great advantage , 24. College of the Holy Cross (MA) " acreage. Marston kettle hole bog, will not be "It's a plus to have young faculty, but we get penalized for it. 25. Bucknell University (PA) *He From now on, the school plans sold. see RANK on page 5 on utilizing the property donated Smith stated that it is common by Dr. H. Alan Hume for its water- for institutions to sell donated prop- front needs, such as lobster bakes erty and use the funds raised more Depression at Colby: How to and picnics. wisely. "Because the Hume Center is so "If we don't sell it, it is lost op- close, it made more sense to use portunity money," he said. eope with the college blues that," said Dean of the College Earl The sale need s the approval of Smith. "It seemed reasonable not to the Board of Trustees, according to BY E. M. DUGGAN hold on to two pieces of lakefront Smith.Q Features Editor property." Life on the hill can be far from perfect, especially for a student su f- Vendaplus, alcohol dominate fering from depression. More than nine million Ameri- second Presidents' Council cans suffer from depression in any added several amendments. After six-month period, according to the BY STEPHANIE PENNIX the meeting Student Association American Psychiatric Association Contributing Writer (Stu-A) President Bryan Raffctto '95 (APA), and students are not im- said he "wanted to make a firm mune. Presidents' Council tackled al- statement on ACE" and the propos- "We sec students primarily for cohol deliveries, multicultural hous- als were "nothing to belabor on." issues around being a young adult, ing, campus parking and dorm Ken Gagnon, director of admin- adjusting to the college campus," damage fines at their Sept. 21 meet- istrative services, reported on a said Dan Hughes, one of four coun- ing. "vcndaplus" system that would al- selors at the Garrison-Foster Health Before these topics were dis- low vendacards, similnr to those Center. "Therearc issuesabout start- cussed , Dean of Students Janice used in the library's copy machines, ing a lifo apart from family, around Echo photo by Merrill Duff Knssman made a statement concern- to be more versatile. A committee around peer academic pressures, There are a number of ways thai Colby students can cope will be established to lore possi- ing the administration 's actions on exp relationships nnd intimate relation- with depression. the ACE proposals. bility of using these card s in the ships." "I want to begin this year with a bookstore, Spa and as a method to "Sometimes there are more acute (secinsert)and advises seeking help also said depression isa majorcause spirit of cooperation and under- collect money at parties. psychological issues, like anxiety or for someone who is experiencing of eating disorders. According to standing," said Knssman. She also In other developments, the depression," noted Hughes. four or moro of the symptoms, Inst year's survey by the Female said "Presidents' Council hns au- Council established that thelleights Depression as nn illness may be Hughes said the most common Experience in America class, thirty thority and ability to pass a resolu- Community Room hns changed ils difficult to recognize because symp- symptoms at Colby arc sleep dis- percent , of women at Colby suffer tion not accepting nny proposals." status from a "lounge" to theequivn- toms are ofleniovcrlookcd or attrib- turbance (too much or too little ), fro m an eating disorder. The Council reviewed the first lent of the Page Commons Room in uted to other problems, according low energy and concentration nnd "Depression may bo so severe five ACE recommendations and see COUNCIL on page A to the APA .The APA hasa checklist being overly sel f-criticnl. Hughes sec DEPRESSION on page 4 «va*i^HniH----___ -__-_-_---_-_-__-B--______-fl-_^ Norden braves gunfire Eleven up for tenure this fall to meet coup leaders The Office of the Dean of Faculty has announced the tenure candi- dates for 1994-95. interview with this air force gen- This fall, the following faculty members are under consideration, BY E. M. DUGGAN "It was like riding eral who had been in Peru, the according to a memo' from the Dean of Faculty: Assistant Professor of Features Editor leader of the second coup. Then I Economics Debra Barbezat, Associate Professor of Philosophy Cheshire around with Elvis had dinner with one of the leaders Calhoun, Associate Professor of Music Eva Linfield, Assistant Profes- Awaking to the sound of gun- Presley*" of the last coup." sor of German and Russian Ursula Reidel, Assistant Professor of fire is not typical on a summer va- - Deborah Norden, on Norden said the the ou tcome of History James WebbandAssistantProfessors of English LaurieOsborne ca tion, as government professor time spent with a the coup was minimal jail terms f or and David Suchoff. Deborah Norden found out. While the leaders, but the new president Candidates in the sciences include James Fleming, assistant profes- studying the role of the military in coup leader in who took office this year has par- sor and director of Science and Technology Studies, Assistant Professor Venezuela this summer, Norden Venezuela. doned them. One of her contacts is of Mathematics and Computer Science Dexter Whittinghill, Whitney found herself observing the tail end now trying to mobilize people for King, assistant professor of Chemistry and Assistant Professor of of the turmoil surounding the elec- gators proved to be one of the most another political movement, al- Biology Herbert Wilson. tion of a president in the beginning difficult aspects of her research. though Norden said she is unsure Terry Arendell, associate professor of sociology and anthropology, of this year. The election was pre- "You can't just look them up in the of what he is going to do. and Jane Curry, associate professor of government will be reviewed for ceded by two violent coup attempts. phone book and call and say Hi, I "With this new election, [the tenure in the spring.(C.S.) "My first morning in Caracas, I want to talk to you,'" said Norden. coup leaders] are more satisfied, awoke to the sound of gunfire," However, once she made contact but there's a range of reactions," How often do you do it? Norden said. "Some people sup- with these people, Norden had little explained Norden. "One of the "Which term best describes your own personal sexual activity at posedly looked like they were go- trouble gathering the informati on leaders of the first two coups is Colby?" asked the Student Opinion Poll last week. ing to rob a bank closeby, and there she needed. working for the government... he . Of the 757 responses, 48 percent (365) answered "rarely, if ever," 31 was a chase, and they shot it out "The people involved in the accepted a post in administration percent (258) answered "occasionally," and 18 percent (134) answered under my window." coup were surprisingly open and — in the program for mother/in- "frequently." This particular shoot-ou t left six surprisingly receptive to meeting fant nutri tion!" Student Association (Stu-A) President Bryan Raffctto '95 and Vice people dead, but it is only a small me. I talked to two key people from The other leader of the latest President Josh Woodfork '97 will use this information to represent the part of the violence thathas plagued each of the coups, and all of them coup "wants to get a huge move- student bod y at committee meetings such as ACE, the Personal Harass- the country. Since 1992, Venezuela spent a lot of time with me. They ment going and a march to de- ment Committee and the Personal Sa fety Committee. has been rocked by coups in an were very kind." mand the constitutional assembly." "The issues that we bring up in the polls are eye-openers," said attempt to change the government. 1 ended up riding around in a said Norden. Woodfork. "If the numbers had been unusually high for 'frequently/ "I didn't know what was going car with one of them all day," said Norden said she is surprised we would know sexual activity was a large concern and it would be onand whethcra third coupwould Norden. "He went back to the that she was the first America n to sending a message to the Health Center." start," continued Nord en. "I was military fort to pick, up a military- go down and speak with the lead- "Instead, this shows us that the social scene at Colby is not totally really upset that they would start a issued gun, which I though was ers. She also said that because she is based on hooking-up," said Raffetto. "We will use the results to initiate third coup before I had a chance to kind of bizarre—they haven'tbcen a woman, the leaders, who are all discussion. We want to know the truth so we can destroy the do any interviews!" controlled very well." male, tended to assume that she myths."(A.B.) With an academic focus on mili- One of the leader's errands took did not know much. But Norden ta ry issues and specifically coups, them to the courthouse. Norden said she sometimes found this ben- Grad school fair to visit Colby Norden styled her research in Ven- said television cameras were ev- eficial, because the leaders ex- ezuela after her dissertation work erywhere, as he is seen as a na- plained their views and feelings Admission representatives from approximately 60 graduate and in Argentina. While in Argentina, tional celebrity in Venezuela. more thoroughly, although tended professional schools will be on campus Oct. 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 Norden talked to a wide range of "It's like riding around with to give her informa tion she already p.m. for an informational fair on graduate school opportunities. people, including leaders of mili- Elvis Presley," she said. knew. Representatives of institutions offering programs in arts and sci- tary rebellions to attempt to ex- "There was one day that made "I' m sure I'll go back at some ences, business, medicine, social services, la wand public policy will be plain why people rebel. Norden is the whole trip worth it," said point," said Norden. "Once you present to distribute literature, answer questions and provide informa- planning to eventually wri te a book Norden. "I had lunch with the per- get involved in the topic, it's not tion to individuals interested in continuing their education. about coups. son who had been the head of the easy to let it go. Caracas is a hard Among more than 50 institutions planning to partici pate are Ameri- Norden found in Venezuela, set- army and led the coups. In the place to get used to. I could do can University, Boston College, Dartmouth Collegeand Medical School, ting up interviews with coup insti- middle of the afternoon. I had an without the gun fi re,"Q Duke University, Harvard University, the University of Maine and Yale University. The fair will be in the Page Commons Room in the Student Center. (J.C.) jo ?i T.J. 's Classic Billiards St. Mark 's Episcopal w & Church Bixler, Dana Scholars named Family Entertainment Center, Inc. 60 Eustis Parkway The Julius Scclye Bixler and Charles A. Dana Scholars for 1994-95 I 1 Waterville, ME 04901 director of finan- have been announced, according to Lucia Whittelsey, ____l______ii-_____--__-_^ (across from Thayer Hospital) cial aid. o The newly named scholars are invited to attend a convocation on "! Holy Eucharist-.Sunday 8 A.M. Friday, Sept. 30 in Roberts Union. The guest speaker is Pugh Family 1^ _-_£_ i Monday night 7pm beginners tournament Choral Eucharist.-Sunduy 10:15 A.M Professor of Economics, Henry A. Gem cry. His lecture is titled "Defin- II I (Cash prizes) $7 entry fee _j ing the Macroeconomy: Presidents, Politics, and Macroeconomic C. Perrin Radley Office Phone Theory." 14.1 Airport Rd„ Waterville, ME 04901 207-877-7665 Rector 872-7869 The. scholarships are awarded to members of the sophomore, junior a nd senior classes. Bixler scholars are the eight students with the highest cumulative grade point averages. Dana scholars are the next ten stu- dents with the best G.P.A. Dana scholars are recognized for leadership Why pay more and hassle with down town traffic? potential as well. The scholarship reci pients receive a small monetary reward. The scholars are listed on page 14.(C.G.)

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This produced a savings of ————— ¦* ¦ more than 60 percent off the average price of The Colby Bookstore has not had a mo- new textbooks which would have otherwise nopoly on selling textbooks since 1989, but been required. regained i ts s tatus as sole booksell er when its A surv ey compiled by Administrative Waterville competitor, the Iron Horse Book- Services of other university publishing store, stopped selling textbooks last spring. showed Colby to be a primary user of One way the Bookstore works to keep the coursepacks. At UMass Amherst, with 23,000 cost of textbooks down is selling more used students, there were 100 coursepaks; Bates books and creating Custom Publishing College used ten, and Bowdoin College used cours epaks. between five and eight. Coursepaks are comp ilations of original "Coursepaks are the best teaching tool," and copywritten work that are put together said Barb Shutt, Bookstore Division Man- by professors and bound by Colby Custom ager. "It's not a compromise because you pay publishing, according to Bruce Barnard, man- for wha t you're actually using. They provide ager of the Colby Bookstore. Barnard also the cutting ed ge of new material. It's said all copywritten work is reproduced with conviencnt for students to bring to class in- permission, so that it is completely legal. stead of separate, flying sheets of paper." Colby Custom Publishing is an Adminis- "Last year the coursepaks were more of a trative Service project, bringing together ser- service, whereas this year there is quality vices from the Eustis Service Center and the academically," said Ken Gagnon, director of Colby Books tore. administrative services. "Faculty and students Ech Phol hV Crelchen Rice "Coursepaks help students by cutting both win with content and price. The college Kirst en Rohrer '96 selects books at the Colby Bookstore. ° ° down cost of books by consolidating material wins too by lowering the cost, because if we textbooks were sold at an average of $16.58 this fall. into one," said David Findlay, associate pro- can save you $20 on textbooks and you buy a per book. Used books are priced at 75 percent The Bookstore is one of the only depart- fessor of economics. "It's a nice innovation. t-shirt, we will profit." of the original cost and not according to con- ments asked to generate revenue above ex- The reason I use them is because they benefit "I likecoursepaksbecause they're cheaper dition. Bernard said that the Bookstore tries penses, according to Gagnon. students. It's in their best interest." and less hassle. You don't have to deal with to find as many used books as possible. "If we didn't have that $100,000 we might According to an analysis by Administra- going to a department's secretary to pick Since Barnard has been at Colby, "we have two fewer faculty members or have 50 tive Services of the textbooks sold this fall, them up — they're right at the Bookstore," have jumped over 800 percent in used book more students crowded somewhere," said Custom Publishing was used in 53 courses by said Sarah Bohlingcr, '95. sales — that hasbcen my mission. We want to Gagnon. 41 faculty members in 20 percent of classes at Generally the textbook department does do everything we can to lower cost." In the past "every sale at the Iron Horse Colby. not generate a profit for the college. The other New textbooks are priced at a 23 percent caused the Colby Bookstore to sell less," said "Custom Publishing is here to stay. It's departments of the bookstore profit approxi- margin from their original cost, which is 2 Yasinski. This is no longer true, and the Colby not going to get smaller nor is it going to ma tely $100,000, according to Gagnon. percent below the national average. Bookstore continues to work to try to keep plateau," said Barnard . "It is expected to "The money is not gravy to the college," "This is necessary to cover the cost of costs down and "do what is best for the grow." said Gagnon . "It is anticipated in the budget." running the Bookstore," said Arnold Yasinski, students," said Gagnon.Q Last fall the Bookstore produced 20 The number of used textbooks sold is on administrative vice president. The Bookstore coursepaks, compared with this year's 53. A the increase. This semester over 6,600 used has already sold over 10,200 new textbooks

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BY MARIANA UPMEYER tackles diversity, campus housing Contributing Writer freshmen and find out why they are has been highly d ebated in previ- BY JODI BEZNOSKA here — what they dike and don't ous years, Stu-A President Brian University of Massachusetts at Amherst Contributing Writer like." Raffetto '95 offered an idea to help Amherst, Mass. Baker will be forming a task force explain the purpose of the cross. Religious diversity and minor- to examine the fairness with which "I remember reading the history The University of Massachusetts Dual Enrollment Progra m allows ity issues were discussed at the first Colby portrays minorities in differ- of Colby, and the first thing I read high school juniors and seniors to take college level courses free of Campus Community Committee ent publications. was about the Baptist roots of the charge, according to The Massachusetts Daily Collegian. (CCC) meeting on Sept. 21. Protestant Chaplain Ron Morrell college," he said. Raffetto suggested The program is state-funded and is available for Massachusetts Students, faculty and adminis- gave a brief update on the progress the college should put up a histori- public high students only. "[The program] is designed to make sure that trators present debated the nega- of the religious calendar and ex- cal plaque to explain the history advanced courses are available to [high school studen ts], regard less of tive effects alcohol has on the inter- pressed the need for students to behind the cross. their current socio-economic level," reports the Collegian. national diversity of the campus. give in formation about various reli- Committee members also dis- Students need a grade point average of 3.0 or better to participate. "Some minorities are put off by gious holidays. Students of faiths cussed Colby' s retention rate, espe- The dual enrollment program stems from former President George a social scene dominated by alco- that.might not be included in the cially among minorities. Bush's "Goals 2000" plan, which promises to offer high school students hol," said President William Cotter, calendar should contact Morrell . "The retention ra te at Colby is the knowledge and skills they need to progress after graduation. chair' of CCC. "Chem-frce dorms "At least ten Japanese students lower than nationwide but among are helpful to provide a place for and some others might be involved minorities the rate is high," said Bates College those who want to have a different in Shintoism," said Associate Pro- Janice Kassman, dea n of students. " Lewiston, Maine lifestyle." fessor of Sociology Cheryl Gilkes. It is still lower than the national Sally Baker, director of commu- "It is often hard for students of dif- norm." nications nex t d c e Two presentations on privilege and diversity were given this year at , expresse onc rn ferent religions to find each other." "Issues of race are the overlying the New Student Orientation program at Bates College, according to the over minority portrayal in college Jud y Carl-Hendrick, assistant thing," said Stu-A Vice President Sept. 16 issue of The Bates Student. One presentation dealt with publications and communications. dean of international students pro- Josh Woodfork '97. "There are a "Students homophobia and was given by Karen Harbeck, Ph.D. open a viewbook and posed a solution to the problem. whole series of factors." "According to Harbeck, as many as 30 percent of teen suicides are see pictures of minorities," said "A card in the application or at "Retention can be an indicator related to sexual orientation distress," said the paper. The Student also Baker. "Is this a reflection of diver- registra tion indicating reli gious of failures in atmosphere and sup- reported that anonymous student comments "revealed a prevailing sity or are minorities overly pro- preference could create opportuni- port," said Cotter. "We need to study negative attitude toward s the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered moted in publications?" ties for fellowship with other stu- the retention rate. Wc want to trace community." However, "the transformation of consensus op inion to- In response to this issue, dents and information about the where these failures are." ward the latter part of the presentation appea red to be a sign that the Sherman Rosser, associate dean of local community," said Carl- CCC is devoted to discussing spe- program was having the desired effect," said the Student. admissions, stated that theonly way Hendrick. cific issues on ca mpus such as ra ce and The second presentation addressed the issue of white privilege and to accura tely determine if publica- Another issue concerned reli- gender. The monthly meetings are f o- was presented by Bates student Kobi Hatcher. The alternative perspec- tions and communications have an gious symbolism on campus, par- rums where interested students, fac- tive of this race relations presentation, was "designed ... to make white impact on thcchoicc to attend Colby ticularly thecrossin Lorimer Chapel. ulty and administration can raise ques- students a ware that improving campus race relations is a responsibility College is to "get out and talk to the Although the existence of the cross tions about the health ofthe Colby com- in which they all have a role to pl ay," said the Student. A video munity, according to CotterH accompanied the presentation and was made to "put the dilemma of privilege in a Bates context in an effort to make the point that no student COUNCIL, continued from page 1 is immune from the situation." the Student Center. This shift in- question of why the Iron Horse ment freeze on hiring professors Brigham Young University cludes a ban on spontaneous par- Bookstore no longer carries text- and its effect on curricula, such as ties. books, thus giving the Colby Book- phasing out Ihe Italian language Provo, Utah Heights President Dan Peltz store a monopoly. program'. '97, however, has worked out a "Colby has made it very diffi- Raffetto's closing remarks re- The Dail U niverse recentl The Brigham Young student newspaper, y , y compromise with security to al- cult for the Iron Horse to sell text- iterated his appreciation of all for a catalogue insert included in the paper, according issued an apology low "Heights only" events. books [with, lawsuits and investi- the good ideas and work mem- her Education. to The Chronicle of Hig "Security has been more than gations/' said Benesh. bers have been doing. "I thought catalogue insert advertised posters, including one that ictured The p helpful coming to this resolu- Upcoming social events include that the meeting went really others that showed scantil dressed women. a condom and y tion," he said. the Samples, who are coming to well," he said. "I welcome sug- "While tha t stuff is common on most campuses, it isn' t here," said In other issues, Dana Presi- Colby on Oct. 28. Upcoming aca- gestions on how we can improve Universi ty President Rex E. Lee. dent Larry Benesh '97 raised the demic issues include the depart- ourseIves."Q DEPRESSION, continued from page 1 that the person cannot study, can- Depression is one of the more not sleep and is very withdrawn," common psychological problems said Hughes. "Finding the cause of and has a successful treat ment rate, COLLEGE SEASON PASS the depression is the best way to according to Hughes. beat it." The more severe the depression, Treatment for a mild depression the greater the chance of suicide. migh t involve between one an d five Suicide is the third leading cause counseling sessions, according to among people aged 15 to 24, an d 15 Hughes. More severe depression people i n tha t age group commit would call for medication and coun- suicide each day, according to the seling. APA. FOR FULL TIME UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY Between 80 and 90 percen t of all The best prevention of suicide is $299 DISCOUNT PRICE GOOD THROUGH NOVEMBER 24, 1994 d epressed people respond to treat- the early recognition and treatment ment, according to the APA. There of depression/according to the APA. ONLY IF PURCHASED FROM YOUR CAMPUS REPRESENTATIVE are different types of medications "We have to take depression se- ¦ tha t can be prescribed by a doctor at riously," said Hughes.Q NEW AT SUNDAY RIVER FOR THE the Health Center if needed. /^yUyX 1994/95 SEASON... Are you depressed? 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Please make sure that you partici- pate in hall discussions about the . _ _ _ ¦, _ _ _ _ _ . _ ¦ _ _ ... NextT week• s Student. Opinion- • Poll- .. : Multicultural** u- u it Truste • * e Commission-^ r and let your hall President know your viewpoints. SEXUAL ASSAULT Th spot light lecture on October 13th will be an open-mic forum to In conjunction with SHOCs Sexual Assault discuss multicultral housing/cenetr Awareness Week, October 3rd - 7th at Colby Artsand Enterta inment American Buffa lo heats up controversies Cole, Daisey and Felkner compose cast

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Jpylynn Wing's theater produc- tion class will perform David Photo courtesy of Communications Mamet's American Buffalo in the The Turtle Island String Quartet will perform at Colby on Cellar Thea ter in Runnals Union Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. Sept. 30 - Oct. 2 and Oct. 6 - 8. The play is Colby's entry in the Ameri- can College Theater Festival, and will be judged during the Colby Turtle Island kicks performance to determine whether it will advance to the New England regional competition.The off concert series winners of the competition will perform their pieces at the John F. Summer (cello). Kennedy Center for the Perform- BY ERIKA TROSETH Professor of music Paul Machlin ing Arts in Washington, D.C. next Photo courtesy of Communications A & E Editor played an keyrole in bringing Tw^/-* spring. Michael Daisey '95, Bren t Felkner '96 and Scott Cole '95 in Island to Colby. He first attended a Scott Cole '95, Michael Daisey David Mamet' s American Buffalo. Con- The Music at Colby 1994-95 performance by them last spring at '95 and Brent Felkner '96 compose cert Series will begin Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. the American Music Conference in the cast of the play. It is typical of both writing and production. to the males — they don't even in Lorimer Chapel with a perfor- Worchester, Massachusetts. Mamet to write plays for an all- Despite the all-male cast, and have the vocabulary to talk to each Turtle Island String mance by the Machlin says they often use their male cast, according to. Hclainc Wing's depiction of thechiaractcrs other." Wing said she is hoping Quartet. The quartet was a 1988 instruments for percussion and "do Schuck '95. She is the production's as "men who are basically macho the performance will start a "cam- Grammy nominee for best arrange- wild things. They make their instru- dramaturg, a research and educa- assholes, the last people anyone pus-wide dialogue." produced fiverecord- mentand has ments sound ways you didn't think tional position. She researched would consider feminists," Ameri- A discussion will be held after ings with Windham Hill. a string instrument could sound." Mamet and American Buffalo and can Buffalo has recently been un- the opening night performance, The jazz band performs with He describes their music as "always facilitated discussions so the class derstood within a feminist con- and refreshments will be served. electric string instruments and cre- interesting and challenging." could better understand and ex- text. Wing believes the play pre- Several performances arc already ates highly energetic music. The Future performances in the Mu- plore the ideas behind his work. sents "the decay of the patriarchal sell-out shows, according to quartet members include Darol sical Colby series include the Nordica She also studied his other works, system," and how it negatively Schuck. Tickets are $2 for Colby Anger (violin, baritone violin), Tracy Trio on Oct. 22 and the Colby Sym- including Glengarry Glen Ross, to affects the males within that sys- students and $3 for the general Silverman (violin), Danny phony Orchestra on Oct. 29. ? gain a more complete picture of tem. She notes that "we should public and are available in Runnals Seidenberg (violin, viola) and Mark Mamet's philosophies concerning look what these ethics have done Union.Q Maine artist captures Danish Resistance Andre exposed as BY KATE WESTHAVER Contributing Writer murderous villian guy opts to stay on shore. The girl On Sunday Oct. 2, the Colby College Museum of paddles off despite her companion' Art will present Resistance and Rescue: Denmarkand the BY CHARLES FOLEY AND s reluctance and then whamo! Out of Holocaust , an exhibit of photographs by Maine ho- JOSH RADOFF p Contributing Writers nowhere comes Andre — a rogue tographer Judy Ellis Glickman. The exhibit is funded seal who "don't want no more mack- by Thanks to Scandinavia In c., , an organization Andre the Seal is sheer terror. We erel!" founded in 1963 to express gratitude for the heroic haven't been this shaken since see- Here's the major plot twist: acts of many Scandinavians toward the Jewish com- ing the Enigma video where every- Andre is not a seal. Andre is a vi- munity during the Holocaust. thing goes in reverse "FFO PARC cious, maniacal, eating machine Eight thousand Jews inhabited German-occupied SIHT NRUT!" traveling incognito, under theguise Denmark in 1943> when Hitler demanded the arrest Andre the Seal is a whole new of a harmless harbor seal. In fact he and deportation of Denmark's Jews to concentration brand of horror. In fact, Josh was so is really a sea lion. And Andre camps. However, days before the Germans were to 's thoroughly disturbed he left the pissed. His insatiablcappetitc sends collect the members of the Jewish community, the movie looking him on a Danish Resistance Movement was organized to pro- grim kill- like a candidate ing spree, terror- tect the Jews. Danes from diverse social and geo- for "Depends" izing tho Maine graphical backgrounds, clergymen to fishermen, doc- undergarments. coastline. He de: tors to farmers successfully protected 7500 jews from Those of you vours children , capture by the Germans. The king even wore a star of who have seen fisherman, Aleu- David to protest German anti-scmitism. the advertisements for Andre the tians, carp, the Farallon Islands and Almost all of the remaining 500 Jews survived the Seal might be under the impression the cast from the Poseid on Adven- perils of the concentration camps. Thanks To tha t this is a famil y-oriented story ture. Scandinaviaasked Glickman "tocrcatea hotographic p ab6ut a little girl and the seal who But otherwise you've heard this narrative to convey the historical drama, power, and loves her. Not true! This is a dark story before: seal/sea lion escapes meaning of the Danish rescue," according to Judith S. movie. from Sea World eats everything Goldstein , executive director of Thanks To Pholo by judy hllis Glickman , in It begins with a bonfire scene on his path, befriends and then cats Scandinavia. "Darkwavc " is one of the photograp hs in the a beach, somewhere near Bar Har- lovable sturgeon named Frank and The result is a poignant collection of emotional Resistance and Rescue exhibit. bor, Maine. A young couple grows doesn 't meet his end until Roy portraits which, subtly captured by Glickman's lens, tired of the guita r strumming, Scheidorand Richard Dre fus tea m relates a story of great courage and drama amidst a at 35 sites in five countries, will be displayed with y hackey sacking and Guatcmala- up again in a reprisal of former roles time of turmoil and horror. Glickman 's Holocaust: The Presence of the Past collec- sweatcr-wearing gang incessantly to put a stop to Andre's reign of "The Danish people have become a source of hope tion. These hotos graphically display the artist's p dribbling about their independent terror. for me, a force of good ncss in a world that went mad," impressions of Gorman concentration camps. art projects. Having bathed recently, All in all, Andre isn' t that bad a said Glickman. The exhibit will be introd uced on Oct. 2 with a . the two felt out of sorts with their movie. Our crackerjack correspon- Her depictions of resistance leaders, rescuers and lecture at 2:30 by Glickman and Goldstein. It will bo "earthier" friends and decided to dent on the scene, Vincent Cordero survivors in their native environment convey a mes- shown through Nov. 27 at the Colby Col lege Museum venture out for a midnight swim — '95 reported, "actually, 1 never saw sage of extraordinary valor. For the first time, the of Art, which is open 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday sans swimming trunks. But finding the movie." And hey, neither did Resistance and Rescue exhibit, which has been shown thro ugh Saturday and 2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Sunday .Q , the frigid Maine water painful, the wc. ? Frank lyrics remain Phair's strength Sugar s Easy Listening lover's physical features as well as BY STEVE SANCHEZ his sexual prowess. Lyrics such as isn't for elevators Contributing Writer "Your kisses are as wicked as anM- BY CHRIS GRIFFITH 16, and you fuck like a volcano and Layout Assistant Last year Liz Phair stunned the you're everything to me" attest to rock world with her 18-track musi- her candid approach to song writ- It s almost criminal that a name cal tour-de-force Exile in Guyville. ing. She is never guilty of being like Bob Mould's is not better Her debut album made an enor- afraid to sing what she truly feels. known. A superbly talented musi- mous splash, selling 200,000 cop- Perhaps the most intriguing cian who has written over 1000 ies. Critics hailed her and over- song on the album is the title track songs, Mould led the highly-influ- whelmed her with compliments "Whip-smart," which explores the ential alternative band Hiisker Dii and accolades. She was dubbed a subjectof gender reversal. Through- until its demise in 1987. "savior," and thrust into the role of out the song Phair lists the things Bands like Nirvana later fol- spokeswoman for the female race. she would make her son do, which lowed the musical trail blazed by Her unabashed honesty and sonal experience, Phair's lyrics happen to be things that society Hiisker Dii to stardom. Meanwhile, frank sexuality in her lyrics a ppeals relect this disappointment. would normally assign to girls. Mould embarked on a short solo ones. to her listeners. Songs such as "Fuck One such song that subscribes Phair, obviously disturbed by all career and then formed Sugar with Mould's lyrics tend to be very and Run" deal with relationships to the "men are dogs" mentality is these restrictions, swears, "I'm bassist David Barbe and drummer emotional. "Panama City Motel" in such a way as to allow one to "X-ray Man" which is about a man gonna lock my son up in a tower Malcolm Travis powerfully conjures up the loneli- empathize directly with her, and with x-ray eyes that allow him to until he learns to let his hair down File Under: Easy Listening is the ness of being lost in a foreign city. her fans certainly did. The track gawk at women as if he were trying far enough to climb outside." This title of their third record and is a But his favorite topic is love, espe- "Rower" contains lyrics that would to stare right through them, or at statement, as well as the song, en- witty misnomer. From the opening cially the power struggles involved make Madonna blush, and her fans least through their clothes. But in courages us all to discard the pre- blast of "Gift," it's clear this band and the damage or joy with which appreciated her candid charm. essence it is Phair who has the x-ray conceived notions relegated to us has no interest in being easy on your it leaves you. "I receive this gift Fortunately, none of that has vision as she is able to see right by society. ears or your from you/pleas- changed on Phair's second release, In terms of the music itself, this mind. The first antly surprised I Whip -smart. She offers up another album is a step forward for Phair. single, "Your Fa- never thought strong album worthy of praise, un- The album gives off a more pol- vorite Thing," you'd realize affected by the storm of success ished air. The guitar is more lay- contains the kind that maybe 1/ that surrounds her. Phair starts off , ered than the previous album, and of stick-in-your- Have taken this the album with a somewhat som- it is a lot easier to feel the band brain hook you'd expect from Ace from you," he confesses in "Gift." ber track, "Chops ticks," that deals through this low-life and his secret behind Phair than on the first al- of Base (or other vacuous Top 40 Mould repeats the title of "I Can't with the aloof and impersonal rela- agenda. bum. Casey Rice, Phair's guitarist, acts) but is coupled with ferocious Believe What You're Saying" over merel tionships that are driven y by Despite Phair's ability to humili- says the album is "more rocking. It guitars and piledriver drumming. and over in the song, mirroring the sex and ultimately go nowhere. De- ate men in general, she does not sounds more like a band record Unlike many of the loud disbelief of a man suddenly spite the underlying melancholy of hesitate to assert her attraction and than a studio record ." Phair's bass "grunge" bands he influenced, dumped by his lover. the song, Phair manages to throw need for them despite their short- player says "the new album is bet- Mould never forgets a central part The sound of the record is im- in the silly phrases she is known comings. Even though she has come ter than the first." of good songwriting: good melo- peccable, thanks to Mould's taste- reminding us not to be too seri- for, across many male losers in her time, It would be a monumental task dies. "Can't Help You Anymore" ful guitar playing and production ous. She mentions to her "fling" it does not warrant the complete to match the originality and power starts with Mould crooning sunny work, Barbe's solid bass and espe- how she knew Julia Roberts when removal of men from her life. of Exile in Guyville. But Phair's fans "doot doot doots/'and then singing cially Travis' powerful but prop- she was twelve. He doe not seem to In "Support System," for ex- definitely will not be disappointed lyrics like "I can't help you any- erly restrained drurnming.File Un- care, but Phair has succeeded in she laments that p by her latest release. Once again ample, hysical more/You can't hurt me anymore." der: Easy Listening is strong over- inserting humor when it is needed. passion has exceeded the love in a she has given her listeners a feast The record's closing track, "Ex- all, but not quite up to the high' The majority of songs on this particular relationship, but she re- for the ears and music that many of plode and Make Up," features folksy staridard s of 1993's cathartic Beaster album, as was the case with her fuses to back out because she ad- us can relate to. And that is prob- strumming overlaid with Mould's or the heavenly pop-rock of 1992's debu t album, concern the woman- mits there is a connection between ably Phair's greatest attribute — tortured howl, ending in a soul- Copper Blue. Still, it's a highly en- man/love-hate relationship. And them not worth breaking. Perhaps her ability to know what we are wrenching guitar solo. Throughout gaging and passionate record that once again men are made out to be her most noticeable salu te to men is feeling and sing about them in a File Under: Easy Listening, Mould plays to your heart instead of ine insensitive buffoons motivated by "Super Nova," a bouncy and hu- way we could not even imag croonsand yells, playingboth gentle merely bleeding your ears with their smaller heads. Songs of per- morous tune tha t celebrates her expressing!!) acoustic guitars and noisy electric mindless grunge.Q fWM^^ §e ^ttrV» : §mr c, «t j ltt n ti a. i ^kshpl <_> Van ¦ * r^ *!$#£**•«•*_ «) ^» for a Trnval nlai-ft j ***? Jr*%&s9& • ^ . fe ^ r ^ ^^ ^i0 ^0 ^ ^ *U^) $

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We walked along Main Street until we sos, cappuccinos and Italian sodas with fla- Though the event wasofficially dubbed came upon Jorgensen's! We liked what we vored syrups. These range in price from $2.50 a reading, the night also included works saw through the window: cozy booths, tables - $3, but with your student discount card you by artist David Berner '95. A fiction read- with old fashioned wire chairs and a long line can get$l off . Make sure you take it along. An ing was given by Erica Fertig '95, and a of thermoses lined up against one wall. We especially good specialty drink to try is the poetry selection by Tim Andreae '94. Pro- entered and the smell of coffee greeted us like mocha Irish cream. fessor of English James Boylan also read a long lost friend. Glen Miller's In The Mood Jorgensen's not only serves a fabulous excerpts from his latest novel Constella- rang through the air, and at that moment we variety of coffees (flavors change weekly) but tions . knew we were in for a good cup of coffee. also offers a wide selection of teas and cocoas. Approximately fifty people attended The long line of coffees included such Some tea flavors include wild cherry, banana the event, according to Managing Editor exo tic flavors as butterscotch, chocola te rasp- cinnamon, mango apple and wild raspberry. Eryn Paini '95. Paini said this was "the berry, hazelnut, French vanilla, pralines 'n Cocoa comes in such flavors as chocolate largest turnou t that the Pequod had re- cream and breakfast blend . Hazelnut and cappuccino, chocolate butter rum and sugar ceived in some time," and said she was French vanilla were also available in free Irish creme. quite happy with it. Poetry Editor Katie Echo p- hoto by Jennifer Atwood decaffeinated. We were so impressed we tried If you re hungry and coffee isn't enough Bolick '95 also commented on the turnout Mark Mirizzi '95 contemplates them all. to satisfy your appetite, Jorgensen's also of- and said she hopes more people will get "Fear Project" by David Berner '95 First we sampled butterscotch. This coffee fers a wide variety of breakfast and lunch involved in the literary magazine and be- at last Wednesday ' s Pequod had. a rich, sweet aroma, but not much of a items. Youcan sample muffins, Danish, cook- come part of Colby's writing communi ty. reading. butterscotch flavor. On a five sta r (****) ies and other baked goods or order a sand- In addition to the literary works pre- rating system, we gave Butterscotch ***. wich from the impressive deli menu. We rec- sented at the reading, Berner's sculptures volumes. The editors of the Pequod would Next we tried the chocolate raspberry which ommend thesmoked turkey oncroissant with were out for students to study and even like to put out two volumes this year, but had a pleasing smell, but disappointing taste. Provolonecheese. Jorgensen's also offers daily touch in some cases. Paini said that she their budget only allows enough money It was rich and mildly chocolatcy but had no pasta specials, with fresh pastas made by would like to continue this in the future. for one issue. They are in the process of raspberry flavor and received * *. John Jorgensen, owner and founder of the She said she hopes to encourage more negotiating with the Colby Allocations The next three coffees - hazelnut, French establishment. professors to attend the readings and get Committee for more funds. vanilla and pralines 'n cream — had great After graduating from Colby in 1988, involved in the studen t productions. 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- i * Letters Return our playground Robert's Row has seen a lot of changes in the past years., not the least Former radio hosts twist fadts being its name. What was once a traditional spot for frisbee, football, hackey sack and stickball has become'dead space in the rush to land- scape the campus. I'm amazed you gave print space lost by a large margin. I suggest he go look in a mirror. I In an effort to make our beautiful campus even more beautiful, the to a topic as worthless as Paul He is also quoted as saying that believe his and Fowler's immature college has altered one of our favorite playgrounds. Planting trees Fontanaand Ezra Fowler complain- after the election, "the general senti- conduct and obvious lackof respon- should be supported, but there are other spots on campus that could use ing that they didn't get a show on ment with the executive board was sibility are thereal reasons why they the trees. WMHB. I agree that they deserved a that we weren't going to have a were turned down. At a school that loves the outdoors, the Row historically has been a good explanation for the denial of show." I'd like to know where Paul When Powder and Wig denies place to hold all-campus outdoor parties. But these outdoor parties have their application. What bothers me gets his psychic powers. I've been someone a place in a student play, I been banned in fear that partygocrs would damage a newly installed is that Paul Fontana is lying about Training Director since that elec- don't hear of those rejected persons sprinkler system. Although Maine's harsh climate makes dry grass a thestation to justify hisand Fowler's tion, and I have yet to see him show raising a ruckus, nor do I see the problem, doing away with yet another Colby tradition seems counter- actions. up to a single executive board meet- Echo publicizing it. Fowler and productive in maintaining Colby's status as the happiest college cam- Fontana claims an "obvious ing. How does he know what they Fontana are engaging in a self-serv- pus. abuseof power" by Jonathan Howe, are all thinking? ing vendetta against WMHB, and The Row also has been a greatplace for a pick-up stickball game. But who opposed him for General Man- Fontana keeps insinuating that the Echo is once again succumbing the installation of handicap access ramps has divided the de facto ager in the station elections. The Jonathan Howe had something to to "yellow journalism" by printing stickball field. While Colby should be applauded for their effort to Echo article said it was "a heated do with his not getting a show. If such sensationalist gossip. comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the ramps are just not race," but the fact is that Fontana he's trying to find someone to blame, practical. Even if a wheelchair takes the ramp down towards Roberts Chris Griffith '97 Union, it will still encounter stairs further down. Perhaps ramps could have been constructed in such a way that they would not divide the whole lawn. The last landscape change on the Row is certainly not theleast; a rock Get used to first-year" garden outside Piper now covers what was once a grassy area . The "garden" was created in order to cover a steam pit where grass would I was impressed with Brian That's correct, but they sfill aren' t freshmen, so natura l ly using another not grow. It was intended to be an aesthetically pleasing area for Miller's ability to write an entire first-year college students. Brian term seems awkward, but eventu- students to sit, but would n't benches accomplish the same thing? article about his qualms with the should stick to one definition; the ally it won't be. • Colby should take pride in its appearance as one of the most beautiful term "first-yea r student." However, term is not as complicated as he In his article Mr. Miller has the campuses in New England. But it is disappointing that recreation has to the arguments in Miller's so very would like to think it is. Obviously gall to state, "Save your breath for be sacrificed for a marginal increase in beauty. deep article in which he expresses a junior transfer student does not something more important." He in the need to retain the word "fresh- consider him/herself a first-year no position to deem something un- Dining Services makes man" at Colby are not very convinc- student. important just because as a white, ing and show little concern and re- Brian should not get so caught heterosexual male he hasn't been spect to those who are not fresh- up with the terminology of "first- excluded or negatively a ffected by the grade men. year student." And if the term 'first- history's legal and social construc- Dining Services has provided Colby with food services that outshine Brian makes ridiculous argu- year student' is too "verbose and tion, which includes language. Our the unsavory meals at many other colleges. The addition of the new ments by trying to dissect the term awkward" for him to say, there arc language should reflect society to- pasta night at Roberts and the overall high quality of the food this year first-year student and prove that it alternative word choices that serve day, not society three hundred years ire further proof of its commitment to cooking their best up for Colby. cannot work in place of the word the same purpose as first-year stu- ago. As our society changes so should Thcdining hallsall havcanindividual character that exemplifies the freshman. He contradicts himself dent. Fresh-person or fresh-student our language to accurately repre- dedication of the chefs. They are always eager to go out of their way to by making the argument that the are quite acceptable phrases if first- sent people around us. Miller ends prepare special meals, including last night's International Extra vaganza Class of'98 is actuall y fi rst-year col- year is to hard to say. Or one can his article saying that "Being a fresh- ind Chef's Night Out. The experimentation with new dishes and the lege students, not just first-year stu- also use the term freshmen when man at Colby is a unique, rewarding, array of special lunches and dinners are rare for any college and is dents, and then in the next para- referring to men and fresh-women and wonderful experience." That's something that we should appreciate. graph he says that a transfer stu- when referring to women. Like nice. But what about the other 59 While Dining Services has provided excellent service in many re- dent can be a "first-year" at Colby Brian, most people have been con- percent of Colby's Class of '98? spects, a few areas still leave something to be desired . On Sunday nights, as a sophomore, junior, or senior. ditioned for years to use the term Abe Rogers '95 lungry students must still wait in long lines for their three chicken "ingers or circle the grill line multiple times to get more than one tcriyaki Deef skewer. Colby students are old enough to know how much they can 2at. By allowing us larger portions if request them, the lines could be shortened and the number of dishes to be washed reduced. Releasin g tenure files is jus tified The new Roberts set-up consistently confu ses students. Who knows /-/here the milk or toaster oven will be, much less which side to enter on? Rebecca Gerber is in Italy and at is not a decision that threatens stu- matterhas already been decided for Keep up the innovative work, Dining Services, but please hear us out Oxford Un i versity presenting pa- dents' right to privacy, as some us by the U.S. Supreme Court. In /vhen we try to make sense of your confusing policies. pers. In her absence, I am respond- would have them believe. EEOC v. The University of Pennsylva- ing to the recent article in the Echo. Moreover, if all of the letters nia (1990), the U.S. Supreme Court The release of previously confi- that students write contain true allowed discovery of tenure files in dential material in Colby's tenure information, they have nothing to discrimination cases. The Supreme ( files should be heralded as a great fear. Court based its decision in part on ©f£ -Mirjr |t rifir step forward for the cause of educa- Regardless of how I feel about the high degree of discrimination It confidentiality in tenure cases, the see FILES on page 13 founded in 1877 tion at Colby as well as for equity. ELIZABETH HERBERT, Editor-in-Chief HANNAH BEECH, Manag ing Editor

JONATHAN CANNON, News Editor ALISON BORNSTEIN, Assi. News Editor Opinions KATE CHARBONNIER, Sports Editor RYAN M AYHUGH, Asst. Sports Editor JONATHAN KAYE, Opinions Editor JENNI FER MERRICK , Asst.Photo Editor E.M. DUGGAN, Features Editor MATT MCGUINNESS, Business Manager ERIKA TROSETH, A & E Editor BRIAN GOLDEN, Assi. layout Editor YUI ICO YAMAGUCHI, Photo Editor CHRIS GRIFFITH, Uiyoul Assistant Call for German-Jewish dialo gue , DAVID MACLEAY, Layout Editor ' JEN SPIESS Layout Assistant end of the Second World War arc ing jews and may be just as embar- ANDY VERNON, Staff Cartoonist J ESSICA BOHN, hnjoul Assistant VAUGHN CHAU, Ad Manager AIMMEE FLORES, Subscriptions Manager BY RAFPAEL SCHECK friendl y, many unspoken questions rassed as Jews when addressing the Contributing Writer and feelings often make encounters horribleperiod that linksand haunts between. Germans and Jews deli- both groups in such different ways. In the first Spotlight lecture, Julie cate. Some Germans may feel angry at The Colby Echo is a weekly newspaper published by Ihe students of Colby College on Goschalkdescribed her experiences Jews — with ma ny of their rela- seeing their people primarily iden- Thursday of each week (he College is in session. tives murdered b Germans—may tified with the twelve most The Echo encoura ges letters from its readers, especially those within the immediate with two German-Jewish dialogue y horrify- community. Letters should nol exceed 400 words and must pertain to a topic pertaining groups: one between "common " feel intensely angry and doubt thai- ing years of a very diverse history to cu rrent issues at Colby. Letters are due by 8 p.m. Monday for publication the same Germans and Jews and anotheronc anybody can ever understand what that has lasted for over a millen- week. Letters should be typed and must be signed and include an address or phone between children of Jewish survi- happened to their ancestors. They nium. number. If possible, please also submit letters on a 3.5 inch Macintosh disk in Microsoft Word format. You may also submit letters via e-mail lo "[email protected] ". vors and children of hi gh-ranking may wonder how the Germans Ihcy I consider a group that discusses The Echo reserves the right lo edil all submissions. Nazis. I partici pated in the fi rst kind meet feel about the Third Reich and these questions and concerns a pre- The Editorials , above, are the official opinion of Ihe paper. Opinions expressed in of group and found our monthly whether their ancestors occupied cious thing. The group should meet individual columns, advertising and features are those of the author, not Ihe Echo. h ranks in the Nazi state. Jews regularl The Echo will make every effort possible to prevent inaccuracy, but wil l not be held meetings an invaluable experience. hig y (perhaps once a month) responsible for errors in advertisements or articles. These encounters included both con- may feel particularly offended by and be open to students, faculty, For information on advertising rales, publication dates, or t o contact us abou t frontation and the celebration of an the recent resurgence of right-wing staff nnd to people not associated submitting an article, please call (207) 872-3349 (x3349 on campus). inter-cultura l relationshi p. A l- violence in Germany. with Colby College. All Germans though 1 believe German-Jewish Germans, in turn , may experi- and Jews should have access to it, relations nearl y fi fty years after the ence deep guilt feelings while meet- see DIALOGUE on page 12 Op inions

folstical Inferno ^^ ¦ vernon Hallstaff deserves S I a n ___ ^0m^^^ *••• v increase in pay is on duty twenty-four hours a day. BY HANNAH BEECH The combination of a huge time Managing Editor commitment and a job that really doesn't gain you much campus More than most members of the popularity has led to recruitment Colby community, hallstaff is and morale problems within caught between two worlds. While hallstaff. they are students first and foremost, While a few years ago long wait- they also are the eyes and ears of the ing lists existed for the job, there administration. Janice and Jan may were not enough hallstaff to fill all not be watching you, but your HR the dorms at the beginning of this is. year. Last year, almost every appli- With a new dean of residential cation for hallstaff was accepted, life who has more backbone than and hallstaff members received a her predecessor, hallstaff's respon- letter from the Dean of Students sibilities have increased markedly over the summer asking them to this year. While students reported recommend students who might be by hallstaff to the Dean of Students able to fill a few missing spots. Cur- Office mav have rently, Woodman still is missing an only received a -i RA. token hand slap Job dissatisfac- in the past, Jan tion -has led to Arminio is more fewer returning willing to disci- hallstaff as well. pline students. This year,, several Combined with HRs on the Row do the institution of ~~ — not have any the party form a few years back and hallstaff experience. Dana, one of "Moderate" means reason stricter modifications in the alcohol the toughest dorms to control, has policy, hallstaff isevolvinginto more only one returning hallstaff mem- natic? No. Quite simply, it is reason- place. of a police force than ever. ber, and the two HRs are completely BY FRED WEBSTER AND able. By supporting the ideals of While ostensibly the leftist view Yet the increase in responsibility new to hallstaff. While experience BRENDAN CAVANAUGH gender and ethnic quotas in hiring is beneficial, the issue is clouded. has not been matched by a com- doesn't necessarily measure a Contributing Writers policy and supporting special legis- Either way — left or right—people mensurate increase in pay. At other hallstaff member's competence, it lation to give exclusive rights for are not being judged on their mer- schools like the University of Ver- helps to build on a base of returning Moderate. The word is almost this year's most put-upon minority its, but rather their significance is mont, hallstaff receives free room hallstaff who know the ropes. soothing. It defines fairness and group, peopleareunwittingly fight- attributed to gender and ethnicity. and board for its services. Currently, The combination of fewer inter- impartiality. It connotes a calm, rea- ing against moderate, reasonable We all would probably agree this is Colby RAs receive $1,477.35 and ested applicants and fewer return- sonable outlook. However, the ideas. wrong. The aforementioned mod- HRs $2,350 per year, which may ing hallstaff means a loss of many Colby community seems to ignore Extremism — leftist or rightist erate view, supporting fairness and seem like a lot until you realize what potentially capable hallstaff mem- the existence of such a state of being. — is counter-productive because equal opportunity for all, seems to hallstaff's time commitment is. bers. This loss means increased re- In fact, the thought of being both sides go full circle and meet up be appropriate in this case. Contrary to what many people sponsibility for the current hallstaff moderate isalmost chilling to some. with each other. In pulling away The world view seems to be think, hallstaff's responsibilities are who needs to work extra hard to It symbolizes stagnation and com- from each other, the left and the creeping toward the same end. not just limited toopeningyourdoor monitor the campus. placency, rigidity and hatred. Cer- right ultimately achieve the same Moderates are reasonable and real- when you're locked out. In fact, lock- In order to attract the best quali- tainly there is something wrong goal. istic, and as the fall of right-wing up and duty nights are only a small fied candidates, the college need s to here. An example comes to mind with extremist regimes such as the junta part of hallstaff's responsibilities. increase hallstaff's salary. An in- One may ask, "How can I be hiring policy of many businesses in Haiti and left-wing extremist re- RAs and HRs sit through an aver- crease in pay would not only re- moderate? I have very strong be- and universities. The leftist quota gimes such as the former Soviet age of five hours of meetings per ward thecurrent hallstaff that works liefs from which I cannot waiver. I system discriminates between eth- Union prove, a move toward the week, ranging from hall council hard at its job, but it would also believe women deserve the same nic and gender groups and does not moderate views seems to be the meetings to seats on various com- encourage more people to apply, pay as men for equal work. I believe hire on the basis of qualification. trend. mittees. They are ultimately respon- making the overall quality of the color of one's skin, or one's eth- People are therefore segregated The most important thing to re- sible for everything that happens hallstaff higher. nic background or one's sexual ori- from the masses based on skin color, alizeis moderates need to be viewed within their dorms, and their voice- Hallstaff's job is already diffi- entation does not determine one's ethnic background and gender. The in a realm away from Colby, and are mails are full of messages from dorm cult and unpopular as it is. Not re- abilities. I have very strong beliefs, rightist counterpart achieves the therefore not really right-wing, even members about everything from warding HRs and RAs with ad- so how can I be moderate?" same outcome. Women are singled though their views are right of the boot in the bathrooms to loud neigh- equate monetaty compensation is a Believe it or not folks, what you out as incapable as are the ethnic more leftist views held by many at bors. They are counselors and cops slap in the face to hallstaff's consid- have just read is a moderate view- minorities and are segrega ted fro m Colby. Moderates may be different, rolled into one. In essence, hallstaff erable time commitment rj point. Is it stagnant? No. Is it fa- the masses away from the work- but they are not wrong.Q What would you do if your hallstaff went on strike?

Katherine Campbell '96 Peter Neils '97 "Nothing. I'm pretty self- "Have a lot more fun." sufficient."

Sarah Gclman '96 Chris Lohman '95 Gerry Perez '96 "Get really loud and crazy "I'd have no one to tease "I'd have about ten kegs on the weekends. Something and make fun of. She takes in my room." tcally different." the place of my sister." Echo photos by Yuhgo Yamaguchi DIALOGUE , continued Who's to blame for freshman alcoholism? fr ompage 10 ing a trend for incoming students. dents glamorized drinking, or that lot of drinking. I did not, however, not only children and grandchil- BY BRIAN A. MILLER They suggested holding training leaders are some sort of Utopian make them feel that "they may not dren of Nazi perpetrators or de- Contributing Writer sessions for COOT leaders and hall chem-free elite. I realize some ofthe fit in with Colby's social scene" if scendants of holocaust victims. presidents about alcohol abuse. freshmen were exposed to an undue they didn't drink: A good number It will function neither as a Freshman experimentation with Their frustration was and is le- amount of talk about beer die and of my friends have never had an therapy group nor as a history alcohol is an issue facing Colby and gitimate. The targets for this frus- keg parties. alcoholic drink in their lives, and I course. The group needs sincere practically every other higher edu- tration, however, are not. They pro- But the letter stated that "a sig- went out of my way to point out people willing to engage in a some- cation institution in the nation. It is ceeded to heap all of the blame on nificant number of first-years are several such examples while on times unsettling, sometimes enrich- nothing new. Whether it's right or this year's COOT leaders and hall being made to feel uncomfortable COOT. ing dialogue with the potential to wrong is a personal opinion; it still presidents, insinuating the reckless and, frankly, scared, about the so- The COOTleaders and hall presi- defuse prejudice. happens. What is interesting is how behavior was a direct result of their cial scene at Colby even before they dents are not responsible for any I invite everybody who is inter- the Colby community deals with failure to be competent role models have a chance to experience it for widespread corruption of the fresh- ested in joining the group to meet the issue. for the freshmen class. I find this not themselves." In order for that to man class. The men and women of with me on Thursday, Oct. 6, at 7:30 Last week a letter written and only personally hurtful (I was one happen, nearly all ofthe COOT lead- the Class of '98 came to Colby and p.m. in Miller 14. We should use this signed by 42 hallstaff members was of this year's COOT leaders) but ers and hall presidents would have went through one of the best oriental first meeting to discuss the future sent to the Student Activities Office also uncharacteristically hasty and had to have been talking a blue tion programs anywhere. The deci- format of the group. Whoever is un- i regarding alcohol use among the gnorant. streak about the sheer joy of being sions they have made since return- able to attend this meeting should Class of '98. The hallstaff wrote It's just too easy to point fingers intoxicated. This was not the case. ing from COOT have been theirs. contact me directly (Campus phone: they were fed up with the outra- and yell "they did it!" in a mad dash When my COOTers asked about While making COOT leaders and 872-3265; e-mail: geous behavior of some freshmen to pin the blame on someone. It drinking, I didn't lie. I told them hall presidents aware of the situa- [email protected]). in their dorms and wanted action would be foolish to think that none ' about some of the parties on the tion can only help, blaming leaders Scheck is an assistant professor of taken to prevent this from becom- of the COOT leaders or hall presi- weekends, and said yes, there was a for it only made the issue worse.Q history at Colby.,Q ¦- , " - ¦ ¦--_----- ¦------__¦_-____¦»_,»

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He hit a railroad how many miles the group cov- track, went off the road into a ditch ered, as his odometer broke on the and ran into Krakower from be- second day of the trip. They tried hind. to cover 100 miles each day, but a "I never hurt myself badly, or lot of time was spent repairing the brokeanything," said Fontana. "Af- bikes, according to Fontana. ter I went into the ditch, we had to The group would stay with hitchhike into town to get a new people they knew along the way tire." whenever possible, yet mostnights Fontana was the only one of the were spent on campgrounds or at three with any real biking experi- roadsides. They would only sleep ence, as he had gone on a tour a few in the tent when it was buggy out, years back. Fontana and Krakower mainly because the tent smelled so traveled on road bikes, while Pugh bad, said Fontana. chosea mountainbike. Fontana said To start the trip, each member that he would have rather had a had about 60 pounds of gear. After mountainbike,as Pugh experienced the second day, they decided to fewer problems on his sturdier send home enough stuff to cut the frame. weight down to 40 pounds. While Fontana said he absolutely "We found out that weight was hated the trip, he though t that it did indeed a factor," said Fontana. have a bright side. "It certainl y They sent home a lot of clothing, wasn't fun, but it was a good expe- and all their soap and deodorant. rience," he said. E cho photo by Yuhgo Yamaguchi Fontana was left with two sets of "I gained friends for life and a Volleyball team, members (Clockwise from top left) Lindsay Bennigson '95 , Caroline riding.gear, a set of polypropylene sore butt," said Kra kower.Q ( long underwear and a jacket. Ketcham '96 , Jackie Bates '98 and Anna Thompson 97 received three votes ap iece for the Bowdoin Invitational All-Tournament team last weekend. Even though the fours ome failed to meet the four-vote requirement for the All-Tournament team, they lead Colby to ' its third stra ight victory at the Invitational. Look for these women to be a force in the U.S. News releases ' futu re. W™ 8388M rWrWTTwTrWM "The American Best College Issue" BY KEVIN LEAHY received the same honors in the Contributing Writer fields of business and engineering. Susquehanna University received U.S Newsand World Report 's col- the number one ranking among re- lege issue ranked Amherst, Will- gional liberal arts institutions. iams, Swathmore, Wellesley and In order to rank the colleges and Pomona College among thebest lib- universities, schools were placed in eral arts colleges in the country. several categories. 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BY KATE CHARBONNIER Chad Sisson '95, co-captain, BY RYAN MAYHUGH Bates and Bowdoin. Borek. Especially considering that Sports Editor finished in fourth place, and first Asst. Sports Editor "We'll have a great CBB," said this was our first match." year sensation Pat Fournier Head Coach Scott Borek. The team will have a busy week- The steep incline of Runnals placed fifth overall. In their first competition of the Five players from each team end, as they compete in the State of Hill is a challenge for any athlete, "It is nice to see a new student season, the Colby men's golf team competed, and the best four scores Maine Invitational Friday the 30th. but when rain and mud are added jump right in and be successful,"' placed fourth out of a nine-team were figured in the scoring. The Mules will then travel down to it becomes almost impossible to said Wescott of Fournier. field at the Bowdoin Invitational E.J. Anderson '97 shot very well Middlebury to battle for the reach the top unscathed* The In addition to the top three last weekend. over the weekend, according to NESCAC Championships the fol- men's cross countryteam was able Colby finishers, Wescott said he University of Southern Maine Borek. He was one of only four lowing two days. to beat both Runnals Hill and was also very pleased with the won the meet with a score of 642, people to shoot in the seventies on "Thecourseis pretty good," said Bowdoin College by a cl ose score performance of Adam Potter '96 while the University of Maine at Sunday, as the rainy weather was a Borek. "Hamilton and Amherstboth of 28-29 last Saturday during the who placed ninth overall. Farmington was close behind com- factor in the play. qualif y players for nationals regu- annual Colby-Bowdoin Classic. Despite their win, Rogers said ing in at 643. M.I.T. finished at 658, The other four golfers that par- larly." "I was very pleased with it as he feels the team still has room to and Colby had a score of 670. Bates ticipated in the tournament for Borek said he expected Colby to a first meet," said Head Coach improve. came in just behind Colby with a Colby were Eben Dorros '96 , Todd be in close competition with Will- Jim Wescott. "Such a close and "We need to concentrate on score of 674 and Bowdoin finished Guilfoyle '96, Ad am Norman '96 iams, Middlebury and Bates. "I hope low score is very unusual in cross sticking together as a tea m like sixth, four points behind Bates. Only and Mark Roark '95. that we'll finish in the top four in country. we do in prac- eight points separated rivals Colby, "We played really well," said that tournament." said Borek.Q A cco rding tice/'said Rogers. to Wescott, "We have to run sleek condi- together." FOOTBALL, continued frompage 20 tions on the Rogers and course caused his teammates well. M i kulski passed for 322 have been decided by two points or They have a very good front seven, his runners to willhaveachance yards, arid McDatfitt caught 10 less four out of the last six years. according to Austin. run more on to work on their passes for 139 yards. Colby edged Middlebury last year The Pan thers area running, op- their toes to craft this week- Colby will face the Middlebury in Vermont, 8-7. tion-type team on offense, mixing compensate for end when they Panthers in their home opener Sat- "They are a well-coached team, in play action passes. the slippage. This can often cause partici pateinthe first-everColby urday at 1:30. The Panthers, who and we'll certainly havo to play very "They don't have the emphasis cramping of the over-worked calf Invitational. Colby's athletic were 5-3 last year, beat Wesleyan well again/' said Austin. on passing that Trinity has. 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BY PATRICK MCBRIDE flower Hilland the locals who loy- Barbers of Colby football, were recent road trip Staff Writer ally support the White Mules were left to find their own accommo- SoniaTotten '98 and Anderson were , ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ ' (- ¦¦¦ -M«*«*«« "" - '^^" » '"""' «««««- " - _ , *-- ¦ I , ___¦• »'*' left Wondering what happened dations the night before thegame, BY EMILY GREENSTEIN the only singles victors, winning 6- 'The kick is up *.. it's good! down in Hartford. Everyone knows so they decided to drive down the Contributing Writer 4, 7-6 and 6-3, 6-3 respectively. Colby has suffered agut-wrench- that you can't get the Colby high- morning of the matchup. Vet, for LaVigne and Anderson have not ing defeat at the hands of a highly lights oa ESPN's Sports Center, so some reason, the partying duo had Last weekend, the Colby lost a set yet this year in doubles favored Trinity College, 17-15, on those who care about the team a little trouble getting up in the women's tennis team left Massa- matches. Anderson, a first-year from a last-second field goal..." coynt on WMHB to provide the morning. chusetts after winning one of the Norwell, Mass, is 10-0 in singles What's the matter? You didn't listening public with the game, lhopethatWMHBpIans to do two matches they played. The Mules matches as well. Illig foresees she hear about the game? That's ok, Andrew Greenberg '95, Sports the rest of the football games. trounced M.I.T. by an 8-1 margin, will soon be a contender for the becauseyou canj oin alargegroup Director at WMHB, fumbled on WMHB is a campus radio station, and though they were defeated by number one spot. of boosters who fell victim to the the goal line on this one. Through and I would assume that a cam- Tufts, the 4-2 loss was hard ly insult- "This is Jessie's first year play- power outage of WMHB radio poor planning and ill decision pus radio station is the logical ing, according to ing in college, but she is a very expe- coverage of the Colby-Trinity making,Greenberg pulled theplug place to broadcast a college game. head coach John rienced tournament football game. on all the potential listeners. The alternative-minded radio Illig. "It' s not going to get player. Jessie really Colby entered Trinity as the Greenberg's folly cost the people station is not the most popular "Tufts, who knows how to handle underdog in a David vs. Goliath of the greater Waterville area to source of music in the area and is 22 in the na- easier for us playing any situation," said matchup. Colby hung tough and miss out on what Trinity fans will one would think that something tion, is a strong three nationally Illig. was leading with :04 left before be talking about for weeks, a great like a football game could draw team, but you ranked teams. " The Mules com- Trinity kicked Colby's victory game. much needed listeners. It's a could see in the peted in theCBB tour- away with a 26-yard boot at the For whatever the reasons, sta- shame that they decided to nix nament at Bates on match that we -John Illig, head coach end of regulation. tion manager Jonathan Howe '96 the football game in favor of a had a chance to Sept.< 27 and 28. Colby N ever mind that Mat t accepted this decision. Maybe I'm Green Day-type band. win," said Illig. will go up against Mannering '95 rallied the troops in a small group when I say that I I know WMHB manager He said he is very excited and opti- Amherst at home on in the fourth quarter after being like to relax on a Saturday after- Jonathan Howe is a big advocate mistic about this fall's season. the fi rst of October. The Lord Jeffs shut down for the first three quar- noon (especially a rainy one like of th e alternative scene, but I per- "We've never been ranked in the will be a challenge, as they are ters of play. Forget that Head this past weekend) and do some sonally hope that he isn't plan- East before, and suddenly we have ranked second in the East and eighth Coach Tom Austin made a risky homework while I listen to the ning on replacing Saturday foot- a winning team," said Illig. "We've in the nation. Illig said he feels it is call by going for the win with a game. It's as close as you can get to ball broadcasts with ultimate already beat Middlebury, who is important for Colby to be playing successful two-point conversion being there. The 4,957 people who frisbee wars. It's time for Howe, ranked 26 in the nation, and M.I.T. these prestigious teams. pass, instead of settling for a tie. witnessed the game saw a gem. Greenberg and Co. to get on the is 10 in the East." "It's not going to get easier for us Great game. Possibly the greatest WMHB could have let Colby stu- ball and get the broadcasts roll- The-indoor match against Tufts playing three nationally ranked Colby game that no one knew dents in on the action. ing. We havea great football team lasted six hours, as Kate LaVigne teams. It wouldbereallygreatifwe about. Greenberg decidedlast minute here at Colby. Why doesn 't '95 and Jessie Anderson '98 were could take them, but they'll d efi- For the first time in a while, not to make the trip. Mike Keller WMHB let the Waterville area the only winners in the doubles nitely help us get ready for New Colby students trapped on May- '95 and Justin Van Til '95, the Red know about it?Q matches, beating the Jumbos 8-5. Englands," said Illig.Q

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Woodsmen's events "celebrate According to Assistant Profes- the lumber jacking tradition and sor of Athletics Gerry McDowel l, their trade," according to club presi- who is responsible for overseeing dent. Scott Galson '95. A the club sport system; anyone can Woodsman's Group has existed at start a club sport: Colby since the 1920s, though its "You just need to show that you popularity has been sporadic. have an organized group interested Twenty-four Colby students, in an activity," said McDowell. with equal numbers of men and In addition to showing an inter- women, participate in thcax throw- est in an activity, a group seeking ing, cross-cut sawing, chainsawing club status must also show a com- and pulp-pit thro wing competitions mitment toorganizing practiccsand held at Woodsmen's meets. Other other events before the Athletic events using axes and saws arc also Department can provide funding run at the team's events. that comes with official club status. Colby is the first liberal arts in- Most club sports arc student-run stitution to develop a Woodsmen's and "popularity ebbs and flows," program. Accord ing to Galson most according to McDowell. of the other teams they face in com- "The success of a club depends petition represent forestry schools. ' Echo photo by Merritt Duff The ultimate frisbee tea rh practices for their upcoming weekend tournament. greatly upon having great leader- The team's largest event is the ship," McDowell said. annual Spring Meet, the North fellow wood smen will travel 20 McBridc. ure at Colby. McDowell points to watcrpolo American Championship meet for minutes to Unity College for their McBridcis entering his first year McBridc feels that rugby offers a and rugby as examples of clubs that woodsmen. Thirty-seven schools first meet. It will begin at 9:30 a.m., as club president with a roster of 30 balanced alternative to varsity ath - have shown a successful record of compete in this meet, including and the competitions will continue men who are dedicated to their letics. consistency in their leadersh ip and Dartmouth College, the University all day. weekly games and four-times-a- "Most of us play because it is a membership. of New Hampshire and Pennsylva- weck practice schedule. He is look- fun sport; it is perfect for people "Their commitment is very nia State University. Women ' s Rug by ing to fellow teammates Pete Gates who do not have time to do a varsity strong," said McDowell. However, To prepa re for meets, the team '95 and Jason Mahoney '95 to help sport," said McBride. aside from rugby and waterpolo, practices dail y. Yet, Galson sees the A new tone to the women's bring success to the fall season. McBride and company will be many other clubs also have very frequency of practice as being up to rugby club is-noticeable to many Last weekend the club contin- able to strut their stuff on Parents active fall schedules. members, according to captain Me- ued its 'losing strea k against Weekend this Saturday at the lissa Smith '95. Following last Bowdoin College, falling to the Po- swamp against the University of season's controversy over men's and lar Bears by a score of 18-3. The Maine at Orono.Q women's rugby behavior during Mules have been unable to beat parties, the behavior of the team has Bowdoin throughout McBride's ten- "taken quite a serious turn" accord- ing to Smith. This season the club has attracted sixty members and is able to put together three teams for each match. The group has games every Satur- day and practices under the tute- lage of economics Professor Saranna Thornton. Thornton serves as the faculty advisor to the group and is not officially a coach, yet she is quite active within the club, according to Smith. The women's rugby team tasted success in the past by winning the Division IlChampionship two years ago. They were not as successfu l last weekend when they faced Echo photo by J ennifer Merrick Bowdoin College at the swamp, Saranna Thornton instructs the women's rugby team. where the Polar Bears beat the Mules by a score of 7-5 in the A-lcvel game. Ultimate Frisbee the participant. Despite past problems wi th the "The time commitment is up to traditional parties following their Erin Mansur '95, the captain of the member. It depends on how matches, the team continued this the ultimate frisbee team, is looking good they want to be, and wc send practice on Saturday. Smith said forwa rd to his first season of club the best people on travel teams," that it is mostly upperclassmen who status. The tea m attained club sta- said Galson. "Our membership arc feclingthe stricter turn that their tus at the end of last spring, and ranges from people who just like to social behavior is taking, but she is Mansursnid hoislooking to expand thro w axes to international champi- quick to say, "We still have a posi- the ultimate program this fall. ons." tive outlook for a fun .season." "If you take soccer, basketball The tea m finds the wood for most Smil h , along with forwa rd'scap- nnd football and throw them all to- of their moots by clearing people's tain Ca rie Farber '95, Club Presi- gether you got ultimate frisbee," said land who have given them permis- dent Carley Warren '96, and the rest Mansur. sion to takeaway undesircd wood . ofthe team will take on Keene State The game is played on a 70' by Galson prefers this method of ob- this Saturday nt home. 40' field with seven players on the taining wood than the more costly field for each team at any one timo. and less environmentall y respon- Men 's Rug by The play is fast-moving, according sible practice of ordering wood . to Mansur. Each team tries to ad- In keeping with the spirit of pre- "We' re in it for the game," said vance their disc by passing down venting environmental waste, the Men 's Rugby President Sea n the field. Unlike football , it is illega l groupsellsthechoppcd wood at the McBridc '95, in response to ques- Ecxho photo b Cretchen Rice to run with the disc and once a pass end of a meet to the Waterville com- tions about the social behaviors of y Scott Galson '95 practices the h orizontal chop for the brings the frisbee to the end zone a munity. his team. "Social stuff is fun to a Woodsmen ' s team. point is scored in a manner similar This Saturday, Galson and his point, but it is a sport first," said P-__-»—»*—*i*M*»-"--^^- *^'^ -^— ¦——^—m _____¦____-__-__-_-______« ¦¦ m« _>--___-M------_---_-_------n_-_--___i_____-____i -_-_>___---_----«__-p_---_M_------_-----i mi ¦-- -_-. ¦¦ ¦—_ -«------_-----______----___---_-___-___-_-w____---_-H-i i i ii i ii for men's soccer Middlebury game this year, these guys had not lost a game by more than one goal in the last three years." Colby's lone goal was scored by Josh Radoff '95, and at least three scoring chances eluded the Mules' grasp during the extra session, according to Pompeo. How will this loss affect a team that was one of the top-ranked clubs in New England a year ago? "We're not concerned about the rankings. Echo pnOi?' by J ennifer Merria You can't base your season on those," said Pompeo. "We have to look at ourselves, not at Co-coptain Cindy Kelley '96. other teams and make sure we focus on each game, one at a time." . After last week's lackluster 3-1 victory Field hockey over the University of New England, Pompeo is sure of one thing: "We have to elevate our drops one o game right now." t Serdjenian agrees. "We need a win on Wednesday." the Jumbos That chance will come when the Mules square off against the Huskies of the Univer- BY KATE CHARBONNIER sity of Southern Maine Wednesday in Port- Sports Editor land, a game Pompeo hopes will give the Ec/io pnoto fey Jennifer Merrick team momentum and a game Russell pro- Colby's field hockey team had a dis- Chris Russell '95 , left , makes a move against a UNE defender. claims, "We will win." appointing weekend when they fell to Whatever the outcome, the next upcom- the Tufts Jumbos in Medford, Mass on this season," said co-captain Chris Russell ing marquee matchup for the Mules will be Saturday. BY GALEN CARR '95. "It was a really frustrating loss. We had a on Oct. 1 when Wheaton College arrives in Second-year Coach Heidi Satin sai d Staff Writer lot of chances to win the game." Waterville, a rematch of last year's ECAC that a poor first hal f made it very diffi- As the minutes ticked away in the extra playoff game in which the Mules emerged cult for the Mules to come back to win. Men's soccer sloshed to a 1-1 tie at the frame, Tuft's lead snowballed into a 4-1 score, victorious after play was extended into two "We played very poorly defensively in end of regulation on rain-soaked fields at a result of Colby's desperate last-chance of- days due to several overtimes. the fi rst half," Salin said. "Tli e ball barely Tufts University Saturday. fensive attack. . "We need to beat a good team right now," left the defensive end and we were scored Heading into overtime, the team was "Even a one goal deficit is tough to over- Russell said. on twice within a minute." confident and spirits were high. However, a come in overtime," said co-captain Brian With a victory on Wednesday and an- Following the first half that Salin free kick that rebounded off three heads and Pompeo '95. "The final score was in no way other on Saturday, the Mules could put them- called "pretty hideous/'Colb y came back skidded into Colby's net gave the Jumbos a indicative of how the game was played." selves back in the thick ofthe playoff race and to challenge the Jumbos with a highei 2-1 lead that they would not relinquish. . "The score doesn't bother me at all," said dismiss any questions concerning their abil- level of play. "It was by far the best game we played Head Coach Mark Serdjenian. "Until the ity to compete with the best.Q "We all played really well during the second half , but we just couldn't get the ball in the net/' said co-captain Cindy Kelley J 96. Women's soccer falls to Tuft s after a Sahn sees her team smability to score as a serious problem for her squad. "We have only scored twice duri ng strong victory over U-Maine the season thus far/' she said. "The team has trouble rushing the goal and taking BY CAROLINE M. GUY advantage of the shots that are madein to Staff Writer the circle." Co-captain Rachel Simpson "% also Colby women's soccer had mixed results sees the lack of scoring as a problem. last week in their two games, beating Uni- "Our team is in general really good — versity of Maineat Farmington 5-0, but drop- it is almost as if the odds are against us ping a game to Tufts 2-1. scoring," said Simpson. Colby won a decisive victory over UMF On a more optimistic note Salin Sept. 21 at Loebs Fiold. Fivediffcrcnt players praised the play of Susie DeLay '97 and registered goals against the noticeably Katie Taylor '98. "Katie was definitel y weaker UMF team, after a slow first half of the best player oul there this weekend," play. Salin said. "In the second half we got it together arid With a record of 1-2-1 the Mules will pounded out a convincing victory," said head into Parents Weekend to face two Becky Briber, '97, who was one of the Mules tough New England opponents. Wh eaton to score. Co/lcgc, who will mcel the Mules on Last Saturday Colby traveled to Tufts Saturday, is currentl y ranked third in only to suffer a disappointing 2-1 loss, the New England and is undefeated through team 's first of the season. Dori Dcsaulel five games this season. drove home Colby's only goal of the game, "If we work hard and concentrate on propelling the, team to a 1-0 lead at the half. our goals I think that we can bea t them," Colby could not hold onto the advantage said Salin. and dropped the game 2-1. Amherst College, who Salin said is According to Coach Jen Moisten, Colby "having a bad year," will arrive on May- dominated the play against the Jumbos. flower Mill lo face Colby on Sunday. i — ' "Wc outplayed them for 75 minutes of a Echo photo by Yuhgo Yamaguchi The Lord Jeffs are yet to win a contest 90 minute game. We gave them a 15 minute Karen Hoppe '97, left, evades a UNE defender. this season and Salin does nol expect window, and they capitalized on it," she them to be as difficult (o bea t as she said. Moisten said she is confident in her team. "With the spirit of this team and the feel- thinks that Wheaton will be. The next two games should prove to be "We're going to refocus on the two big ing of unity, it 's enough to get us mentally Despitea disappointing slarl, Salin is tough competition for the Mules. This week- games this weekend/' she said. prepared to nail them," said sweeper Lauren still optimistic. , end they meet Wheaton College on Satur- The players are likewise confident in their Innotli '96. "We have an excellent distribu- "I' m pretly happy will, what is going day and Amherst College on Sunday. ability and tea m unity. tion of talent on the field and on the bcnch.Q on richl now," said Salin.Q Parents 9 Weekend id3i^______tt -» guide to sporting events, page 15 v ^" v fSl

Women s cross country wins UMAS.S tournament placed second overall. Patterson fi n- their junior varsity squad as a sepa- BY KAREN BLAISDELL . ished only two seconds behind the rate team. In their pool, the J.V. Staff Writer first place runner from the Coast squad finished third overall, and Guard . they placed three runners in the top The women's cross country team "Kara just had an amazing race four spots. Kate Driscoll '98 was the had an impressive showing last and will only get better," said overall winner, finishing the course weekend at the University of Mas- Aitken. in 19:52. Kerry Ackerm an '96 came sachusetts-Dartmouth Invitational , The next Colby runner to place in second, and Christine Kenned y placing first out of 21 teams. was Liz Fagan '97, who came in 7th '98 finished fourth. Had the J.V. Colby ended wi th a final score of with a time of 18.46. According to times been eligible for the varsity 54. The next closest competitor, the Coach Aitken , Pagan's time "shows pool, all three women would have U.S. Coast Guard Academy, man- considerable improvement," espe- finished in the top 52. aged a score of T31 while Bates was cially when the wet and humid con- "[I was] most pleasantly sur- close behind with 132. M.I.T. and ditions of the day are taken into prised with the J.V. performance," Photo courtesy of Paul l-ontana Tu ft s came in fourth and fi ft h, re- consideration. said Aitken^ Paul Fontana '96 rode his bike across the country this spectively. Robin Art '97 finished 11 th, Lcnia "[This] shows that we have a summer, starting on the west coast and heading east. Colby won the meet for the sec- Asccnso '95 came in at 15th and good future," said Ascenso. . ond year in a row, and this year Beth Timm '95 came in close be- The Mules will host the Colby their scores were good enough to hind, finishing 19th. Invitational this weekend. They Tour d America move the tea m up in the rankings. "We far surpassed our goal and have invited Bates College and the Head Coach Deb Aitken said this ran up to our ability," said Aitken. University of New Brunswick to race pushed them "a little further "[Everyone] worked well to- compete. "Wc will certainly give Paul Fontana '96 rides his away from the competition." gether and everyone pulled each them a run for their money," said Colby placed five runners in the other along," said Timm. "[We arc] Aitken. bike coast to coast top 20, in a field of 161. This in- confident for a good season." Colby is also looking forward to cluded a very impressive showing Due to thelargc number of teams facing Bowdoin College in the BY RYAN MAYHUGH tains, but we werestill pretty fresh." by sophomore Kara Patterson , who competing, Colby was able to enter MAI AW meet at Bates on Oct. 7.Q Asst. Sports Edi tor The group then biked through Wyoming and entered South Da- Many Colby students tra veled kota for the highli ght of the trip, Volleyball takes Invitational the United States over the summer, according to Fontana. " via plane, bus or car. Paul Fontana "We nearly got beat up, said '96 rode his bike. Fontana. "Some of the local boys " The con- without dropping a game Fontana and two friends, Doug didn't like our spandcx . Krakower and Bill Pugh, both jun- frontation never escalated beyond 15-5 and 15-6. 'It's really a tribute to our team iors at Princeton University, went words, however. BY LARRY BENESH The University of Maine at that so many players received so coast to coast in six weeks on their They went on to sec Mt. Contributing Writer Fa rmington was the Mules' oppo- many votes. The tea m is obviously bikes this summer. Rushmore, the halfway point ofthe nent in the semi-finals, and Colby showing a lot of balance to have "I hated every living second of tri p. The Colby women's volleyball prevailed with scores of 15-6 and four players be right on the edge of it, except for the last two days when "We didn't see any sights except tea m continued their winning per- 15-12.Cain said "solid defense" was being on the All-Tournament team," we were in New York ," said Mt. Rushmore," said Fontana. "Wc formance at the Bowdoin Polar Bear a key to their victories. said Cain. "It is also frustrating that Fontana. "I wouldn't wish the tri p didn 't havo time." Invitational , as they won last week- Colby fa ced UNE once again in no one in particular got the recogni- upon my worst enemy." The trio left South Dakota and end for the third stra ight year. The the finals of the tournament, win- ti on." "It sucked," said Kra kower. "I began a long haul through Iowa. Mules won all five of their matches ning the match 15-6 and 15-12. The This Sunday the Mules have a was out of my mind [to do it]. Tem- "Iowa was the absolute worst," and improved their record to 8-3. Mules were the only team not to chance to show their strength at porary insanity." said Fontana. "They fertilize their Their instate record now stands at give up a single game in the entire home as they host the fi rst ever The trip began as the three flew corn fields with pig manure. " 7-1. tournament. Colby Invi tational. Middlebury out to Aistoria, Oregon. The next After leaving Iowa and going "We played very well," said "Our offense is coming along," College, Thomas and the Univer- morning, on Mernorial day, they through Illinois and Indiana , the Head Coach Sheila Cain. "Wc had a said Cain. sity of New Hampshirea reallschcd- began to bike along the Columbia group broke down in the middle of balanced attack." Despite the fact that Colby won uled to play. Colby has already de- river, reaching Washington on the Ohio. Their bikes had fallen apart, The Mules faced the University the tournament, not a single Mule feated Thomas twice this season, next day or two. as they sustained two blown-out of New England , St. Joseph and was a member of tho All-Tourna- and Middlebury is in its first year of "That was a nice part ofthe trip," tires and a broken spoke. In order to Thomas College in their pool. They ment team. A player had to receive varsity play. said Fontana. "It was flat and sce- stay on schedule, they decided to defeated St. Joseph with wins of 15- four votes in order to bo added to UNM's team is a club team, but nic. (There was al nice tail wind ." call their friend in Pittsburg h to pick 3 and 16-14. Thomas was the next to the team, and four Colby players they should not be discounted, ac- The trio then proceeded through them up. fall , as Colby marched to victory received three votes. They were cording to Cain. "They are a Divi- Idaho and into Montana. "Montana The breakdown occurred on a winning 15-5 and 15-6. The Mules Lindsay Bonnigson '95, Caroline sion I club team. They should prove stores did not was physically the hardest," said Sunday, and the bike moved onto the semi-finals with Kctchnm '96, Anna Thomson '97, to be a challenge," she saidD Fontana. "There were big moun- see FONTANAon page 14 decisive play over UNE, winning and Jackie Bates '98. Football opener lost: Mules fall to Trinity in final seconds BY RYAN MAYHUGH put Trinity up early, 14-0. Kirby, who was the Morrissey '95 got the score for Colby on a 14 with Tom McDavitt four times for a total of 51 Asst. Sports Edi tor third leading rusher in NESCAC a year ago, yard strike fro m quarterback Mall Manncring ya rdson the final d rive. Robert Rondi ni kicked ended up with only 11 yards gained on 11 '95. the winning field goal from 26 yard s out with Another season opener, another loss. carries. I hedofense managed to stop the Bantams only four seconds remaining to give the Ban- For the '19th consecutive year, the Colby Colby strugg led in the first-half offen- on their ensuing drive, and it wnsColby's baJ l tams the victory, 1 7-15. football team lost their season opener, this sively, as they managed only two first downs once again with approximately six minutes "ll was a great defensive effort that kept time in a hearlbreaker to the Trinity Bantams, in the session, according lo Austin. rcmaining.Thcoffc n.se went another 80 yards, us in the game until the offense got groov- 17-15. The last lime Colby won their season "[At half-time] wc focused in on what we ending thedriveon a two yard run by Lawaun ing," said Austin. "The game was 1 :04 too opener was in 1972. had lo do against their eight man front , and Curry '97. After a key reception on the two long." "We played a very good football team," the kids responded very well," said Austin. point conversion by Tyler Rhiney '95, the The Mules missed fullback Brad Smith'96 said Head Coach Tom Austin. "We had vic- Colby's first score was set up by the de- Mules found themselves with a 15-14 advan- who sat out the game with a knee injury, as tory al hand , but we couldn ' t quite cinch it fense, as Mark Jackson '95 came up with a key tage with only 1 :04 remaining in the contest. they managed only 28 yards rushing against up." interception on the Mules' own 12 yard line. After Ihe, Bantams look, the ball over after the Trinity defense. The Mikulski-McDnvitl The Banlams cameout hoI, a s Shaun l