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Conference f ocuses on app ealing to all, involving community Securi ty assessm ent By KATIE HAMM "He's very renowned amongst just community involved as possible. We pus about creating workshops. have the Digest of Civil Discourse, continues; students FEATURES EDITOR about everyone, so we figured he want everyone to put their hand in the "Everyone is invited, to attend, and which is a feigned attempt. There's would be a big draw." pot, so everyone has something invest- also to facilitate a workshop," Tates said. never really dialogue; no one ever maintain caution After a November Student The keynote address is currently ed in this conference," Tates said. "We will talk about the nitty-gritty." tries to have an actual discussion. This Government Association decision to scheduled to take place on Saturday Friday's activities conclude at mid- The conference will close with the conference can act as a hub for stu- hold the CBB Diversity Conference March 6 at 8 p.m. in Page Commons night in the Coffeehouse with Poets Ultimate Chaos Party, which will fol- dents to engage in discussion," By KATE RUSSO exclusively at Colby, this year's fourth Room. Rest at Dawn, hosted by Mallard. low the keynote address, tentatively Mallard said. NEWS EDITOR annual conference, entitled "MOSAIC Besides the keynote, the conference Students may read and listen to poetry, scheduled for March 6 from 11 p.m. to The conference is sponsored by What do you see? A Conference will provide many more opportunities "anything that is the nature of the 4 a.m. in the Spa. numerous organizations and depart- The evaluation of Colby's security Addressing Multiculturalism" will for students and staff to explore multi- artist," Tates said. "It: will be the party of Colby's ments on campus, including SGA, is ongoing through the next semester take place on March 5 and 6, featuring culturalism. A one-woman show by The Diversity Conference tradition semester, the perfect end to a good which established a Diversity as consultants Kroll and Associates Dr. Cornel West from Princeton Vanessa Hidary is tentatively sched- of workshops carries into this year, but conference," Tates said. Conference Task Force in November have issued a comprehensive draft University as the keynote speaker. uled for the evening of Friday March 5 with a slightly different format. This Although the conference was origi- 2003 and assisted with the funding of concerning all components of securi- West, a professor of religion and as an opening event for the conference. year's conference will include four nally designed in 2000 as the Colby- the event. Other sponsors include the ty and safety on campus, according to author of numerous articles and books, Hidary's show "focuses on being workshop series, held throughout the Bates-Bowdoin Diversity Conference, Pugh Community Board, the Office of Director of Security Pete Chenevert. received his degree in philosophy and. Jewish and Latina, a person of color and campus. The first and last series will this year's event is "not as much CBB Multicultural Affairs, SOBHU, other Chenevert said that the College has done major work in cultural criti- also a person of religion, living in New be an hour and fifteen minutes long, anymore, but Colby College present- Pugh Center organizations, the athletics received the first draft recently and "[is] cism and critique, - leading the York," Tates said. "It's really amazing." while the middle two series will last ing something," Tates said.' department, the education department, waiting on the report to be finalized." Diversity Conference Task Force to Following Hidary's performance for one hour each. The topic for each Tates hopes that Bates and the International Studies department, "After the final draft , we will be select him as the keynote speaker, will be the first annual cultural arts series, and the workshops within Bowdoin students will attend the con- other, academic departments, Project looking at the information, then start Donte Tates '05, co-director of the expo, described by Tates as an them, has yet to be decided. Tates ference, and he has made posters to Ally and the Presidents' Office. forming committees and making rec- task force, said. "expression of any type of culture." hopes that students not yet involved in ensure they are aware of the event. He Tates declined to state any type of ommendations," said Chenevert. "He addresses quite often notions Students of any identity and any cul- the planning of the conference will also plans to personally go to the cost for the conference, but said that Some security changes, however, of diversity and how communities ture are invited to express themselves generate workshop ideas, and Mallard schools and talk about the conference. the keynote speaker cost "a pretty are already underway, most notably relate to one another," co-director of through any art form. noted that there has been interest from "We want to create more dialogue penny, but is worth it." the keypads outside both Miller the task force Shapel Mallard '06 said. "We want to get as much of the political and religious groups on cam- on campus. One of the problems is we Library and Lovejoy. According to Chenevert, both buildings will be open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. without the use of a student Kerry proves victorious in Maine, Dean wins in Waterville ID card, but after 10 p.m. the doors will be locked so that they are only Maine voters on Monday Kerry said: accessible by card. The purpose of By STEVEN WEINBERG "Today, the voters of Maine have the system is to give students 24-hour OPINIONS EDITOR sent a message that George Bush's access to academic buildings and still days are numbered and change is feel safe . Howard Dean might have wanted to coming to America." In the same "Security offi cers are still getting speak at every Maine Democratic statement, the Senator looked for used to the new locking schedule," Caucus site last Sunday. The former future election battles, "when the Chenevert said. "Not all of the kinks Vermont governor spoke at the American people are faced with a have been worked out yet." Waterville Caucus, representing himself choice between the extreme direction Chenevert said security will "go and winning the site with 44 percent of the Bush Administration has taken us ahead and provide card access in the the vote. He lost in Maine overall, and the mainstream values I will science [buildings] as well." This though, to Senator John Kerry by near- fi ght for, we will win that fi ght." project is currently in the works. ly a 20-perceritage point margin. Before the Caucus finished, He also noted that students con- ;^ According "to SCTpefceftt reporting, Kerry's campaign seemed nervous tinue-to remain more aware :6f their Kerry won the Maine Democratic about Dean's Waterville attendance. own safety after the murder of Caucus with 45 percent of the vote, "It feels pretty big Dean," said Emily senior Dawn Rossignol this fall. receiving 1,304 delegates. Dean Boyle '06, a Kerry staffer caucusing "Both escorts and reported suspi- received 26 percent and acquired 729 in Waterville. "I think, for the entire cious persons are at an increase delegates. Ohio Representative Dennis state of Maine, though, Kerry feels from last year still-" Kucinich also showed well among very confident." "We are still doing a lot of escorts Maine voters, finding himself with 16 The Dean campaign was initially on and off campus and the Jitney is percent of the vote and 381 delegates. excited when the Waterville numbers busy," said Chenvert, although he Maine is the ninth state for Kerry T NOAH BftLAZS/.HECOLBY ECHO advised, "we are not here for party to win this far into <he nomination Presidential candidate Howard Dean speaks to Waterville voters during Sunday s' Caucus. progress. In a statement released to Continued on Page 2 Continued on Page 2 Letter deemed fraudulent SGA makes national newspapers accessible to students By LIZ BOMZE fold. In an Official Notice to All Colby MANAGING EDITOR Students on December 12, Adams By KATIE HAMM briefly outlined the proceeding investi- FEATURES EDITOR Arriving late last semester on gation and the various possible conse- President William D. Adams' desk was quences to both the accused and the Colby students can now easily an anonymous letter, its author claim- author, if, in fact, the author wrote a choose the source . of their news by ing that he or she had overheard some fraudulent letter. taking advantage of the USA Today College staff members making homo- "If true, the allegations contained in Collegiate Readership Program, phobic comments and using racial and the letter would result in immediate and which will run in the Pilot Program ethnic slurs. After what Adams deemed serious disciplinary action against the stage until the beginning of March, a "very careful and intense staff inves- employees involved," Adams wrote. "A Four newspapers—the New York tigation," however, the allegations confidential investigation began imme- Times, the Financial Times, USA were concluded false, the letter a pre- diately after my receipt of tlie letter and Today and the Waterville Morning sumed attempt to cause harm to the included interviews with members of Sentinel—arc available during the accused. The case is now considered the staff identified in the letter." trial period. They can be found in closed, according to Adnms. , Averill, Foss, Dana, Grossman and Ramifications of this letter, howev- Continued on Page 3 Mary Low, er, arc, and have potential to be, multi- The program began on Wednesday February 4, and has already been greeted enthusiastically, said Student Government Association President INSIDE Derek Tnff'04.

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