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Connecticut College Digital Commons @ Connecticut College 2010-2011 Student Newspapers 3-7-2011 College Voice Vol. 95 No. 15 Connecticut College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_2010_2011 Recommended Citation Connecticut College, "College Voice Vol. 95 No. 15" (2011). 2010-2011. 5. https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_2010_2011/5 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. It has been accepted for inclusion in 2010-2011 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. MONDAY, MARCH 7 2011 VOLUME)(0I' ISSUE 15 The Threepenny Opera Conn tackles this Brechtian tale of greed, murder and lots of white face make-up / SAM NORCROSS the only cheery upbeat song in the the decline of charity (one of the JULIA CRISTOFANO I was so uncomfortable." He then STAFF WRITER whole play (despite its lyrics about many satirical prods at morality STAFF WRITER wrote his full name on another murder and crime), that being masking greed in the play). He piece of paper, saying "it was so I decided to go in cold. I went "The Ballad of Maek the Knife." runs the shop along with his wife On February 20 a group of Con- nice to meet you, friend me on to the preview show of The The song, commonly known as (Izzy Brown' 12), and when they necticut College students chose a Facebook. " Threepenny Opera, presented "Mack the Knife," was made both realize exactly who their secluded spot in the library to do Shaken by the experience, the by the Connecticut College The- popular by Louis Armstrong and daughter has been involved with, some homework. The only other girl went back to doing her work. atre Department, last Wednesday Bobby Darin. On the seedier side they're distraught. person near them was a thin, "I guess I'm a trusting person," night knowing nothing but the of London, during some indeter- Meanwhile, the slap-dash wed- blonde college-aged man read- she said. "1 never expected some- title, and what I could glean from minate time period, there lives a ding, stitched together with stolen ing what looked like a dictionary. one like that to show up in our the incredibly creepy posters clever criminal named Macheath, goods, is already taking place in Two hours later, all the members library." around campus. It was a musical. aka Mack the Knife (Julian Gor- what seems to be Macheath's den of the group had left except for All girls who encountered this something I had assumed from don '14). He is known by all in of thieves. Polly Peachurn (Julie a single freshman girl. Shortly man asked to remain anonymous the title, but much different from town, and when Mr. Peachum Bergstein ' 12) is a young, inno- thereafter, the man got up from out of concern for their safety. the bright, campy shows I usually (Ryan Cameron' 12), the eharac- cent girl, and so absolutely enam- the chair and handed her a note She was not the only one. A associate with musical theatre. It ter on which the play opens, finds ored with Macheath that she can from across the table. Confused, week earlier, another female was a comedy with a serious set out that his daughter plans to wed see no wrong in him. Macheath she picked up the note that began freshman was working with two of themes and a show that I found this criminal, he is enraged. is slimly, but slick and cunning. with "I've beeo looking at you." of her friends on the second floor mostly enjoyable due to the great Peachurn is a hard, angry man Although it seems he really does He then asked her for her name of Shain at the secluded tables be- production. who runs a business hiring beg- have feelings for Polly, it quickly and where she was from. "My hind the stacks. The play began with a street gars, dressing them up to elicit becomes evident that his loyalty heart was racing," she said after. singer (played by Kadie Green- pity from the people and taking to anyone but himself wavers CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 _-'--illl!!.!!!dedthenote back to him; field ' 11) introducing the setting a cut of their earnings, all while with even the slightest breeze. and the main character in perhaps quoting the" Bible and lamenting CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 OPINION Best Offices on Campus Do You Stand With Planned Parenthood? SOKKHAHAK CONTRIBUTOR On February 18, 20ll, the newly elected leaders in the House of Representatives voted 240-185 in favor of the Pence Amendment, which bans Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funding. This launched the most crippling legislative assault on women's health care in American history. The House leadership wants to eliminate the national family program called Title X, which has provided millions of women with preventa- tive eare since 1970. In addition, they want to stop all federal funds from supporting care through Planned Parenthood's more than eight hundred health centers across the country, whieh provide lifesaving Professor Manuel Lizarralde of the Anthropology Department shows ojfhis various collections. services every day of the week. To some individuals, Planned Parent- See Page 3for more professors' offices. hood is their only source of preventative healthcare. Simply put, their legislative attack will cut off health care access to millions of women who need it the most. _} CONTINUED ON PAGE 6/ j Unified Women's Lacrosse Team Prepared for NESCACCompetition JOHN KELLY With tryouts just wrapping up, "The hope is that they take that Captains Grace McGaffin ' 12 "The upperclassmen work just STAFF WRITER the battle is already in full swing as a challenge, that it encourages and Kaitlyn Driscoll ' 12 cited as hard as they did coming in as among team members. No places them to work' really hard in the Coach McClelland's philosophy freshmen to make sure they're With the lights up and the turf on the squad were guaranteed, so offseason and fight for it," said on tryouts as an effective motiva- going to make an impact on the cleared of snow, the women's la- both freshmen and returning ath- head coach Heather McClelland. tor when the relentless Connecti- first day of tryouts," said McGaf- crosse team is on the field, eager letes had to work hard to earn a "It's a battle everyday and it's cut winters relegate them to the fin. "It keeps everyone working to kick off the 2011 season. jersey. fun." Athletic Center. hard and in the right rnindset." CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 IN THIS ISSUE NEWS OPINIONS-- ARTS SPORTS Preconceptions'" of East and West· page 4 Alternatives to Democracy' page 6 The Low Anthem Review. page 10 Women's Lacrosse' page 12 2 THECOLLEGEVOla EDITORIALS / / / LETTERS MARCH 7, 2011 THE COLLEGE VOICE Editorials "The views and opinions expressed in The College Voice are strictly those of studera authors. and not of Connecticut Col- lege. All content and editorial decisions remain in the hands of the students; neither the College's administration nor its This will be the last time I will refer to our are misused. faculty exercise control over the content." campus as a "bubble" until we are engulfed The alternative to our current secunty sys- tem is to live in a pseudo-police state found Lilah Raptopoulos Editor-in-Chief in soapy solution or until SAC throws a at other, notably larger colleges and uruver- John Shennan Managing Editor foam party. I'll use this final hurrah as best sities, with campus safety officers at every Julie McMahon Creeuve Director Ican. On almost every tour Ilead, one parent comer and security measures at every door. will guaranteed ask the question: "Why do .Inhigh school, Istood nutside for at least New. Editors Jazmine Hughes you have co-ed bathrooms?" But later on, twenty minutes a day to enter the building, Meredith Boyle another will doubtless ask: "Do students waiting in a line of students to pass through OplnioDI Editor John Dodig generally feel safe on this campus?" We a metal detector and get my bag searched. In An. &: Entertalnmcnt Editors Racine Oxtoby always say that we do, that our school is "up a recent visit to NYU, I bad to leave 'proper' Kris Fleming on a hill," and that the nnly thing we worry identification with the security guard-my Sports OOton Nick Woolf about is meeting a confused deer on our way faded Conn ill didn't make the cut-and I Mike Flint to the athletic center. We point out the blue couldn't reenter the building without a resi- Photo Editors Karam Sethi light system, Camel Cards, and the active dent coming down to fetch me, show her ill, Tenaha Simon Campus Safety officers, and we keep walk- and sign me into the log. To get onto Conn's Head Copy Editors Rebecca !teel ing. At Conn, we're always safe, until we're campus after dark, I flash my ill and I'm Anna Membrino told that we're not. waved through. We are not embedded in an Advertising Manager Rebecca Heupel In the spring of 2007, an unidentified man urban city, nor do we have 40,000 students PR Director Rachel Blitzer was caught by several students looking into like NYU-another tour guide adage is "At Webma.ter Ayana Elson shower stalls on the fourth floor ofLarrabee. Conn, you don't know everyone's name, but Web Content Editor Ellie Benner In fall 2008, Thomas Lee Walden, a contrac- you know everyone's face"- but we have tor hired by the College and listed on the safety issues to worry about, too.