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The Bates Student - volume 135 number 21 - April 4, 2006

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Faculty Sponsors Series of Discussions Addressing Hate Incidents

EMILY RAND CONOR HURLEY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Last Wednesday evening, In response to recent events and members of the Bates communi¬ discussion about racism on campus, ty gathered in the Chapel for an the Brooks Quimby Debate Society open discussion regarding the re¬ convened an emergency debate cent acts of hate and bias on cam¬ pus. The talk was the final portion to discuss a proposal to institute a of a three part community action hate speech code at Bates. A hate hate/bias response college admin¬ speech code is a codified restric¬ istrators organized following the tion on speech that is determined events last week. Part one con¬ to be offensive or hateful. sisted of a giving students targeted Arguing in favor of the code by the hate incidents a forum to were Julie Otton ‘08, Ryan Creigh¬ express their experiences in the ton ‘07, Mike Metzger ‘06 and Bren¬ form of message boards posted dan Jarboe ‘08. Otton gave the first around campus. For the second part of the program, faculty and speech of the night, in which she students made short speeches contended that racism is a “specific opposing the bias indcidents last problem at Bates and... the admin¬ Tuesday afternoon. istration has the burden to address CONOR HURLEY sions Wylie Mitchell explained people calling with questions,” Dean Reese opened the dis¬ it.” The crux of the argument, for ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR the minute drop as a result of he noted of the thousands of cussion by inviting attendees to Otton, was the right of students to “a few more acceptances and a applicants who will be receiv¬ read and consider the messages feel safe, citing that it is illegal “to Concluding another applica¬ few less applications,” though ing the “small letter” this week. posted on the walls of the chapel. shout fire in a movie theatre” as a The messages contained the ac¬ tion season, Bates mailed over he said both changes were mi¬ Of the accepted applicants similar restriction on the notion of counts of hate bias students had 4,000 regular decision letters to nor. Mitchell believes that quality, written on boards posted in the li¬ unlimited free speech. students. Of the 4,481 total ap¬ “I feel like the quality is geography and diversity are brary and Pettengill over the past Michael Neville-O’Neill '07 plications, 225 were admitted very strong, a measure that the well represented, citing that week. opened for the opposition, which early decision and 1,137 were students who weren’t admitted over 45 states and 50 countries “When things happen on our also included Rakhshan Zahid admitted in the regular decision were very strong applicants,” are represented in the accep¬ campus," Dean Reese said, “it is '07, Katie Celeste '06 and Vaibhav pool. he noted. Mitchell said he had tances. Among the acceptances, typical for our campus to come Bajpai '07. Neville-O’Neill argued This year’s acceptance rate already started to receive calls 200 “U.S. multi-cultural applica¬ together and discuss them.” Re- that a speech code does not solve of 30 percent was a slight de¬ several hours after the decision tions” were accepted, while 100 crease from the previous year’s letters had left his office. “I an¬ See CHAPEL DISCUSSION, page 5 See HATE CODE DEBATE, page 6 29 percent. Dean of Admis¬ ticipate that there will be some See CLASS OF 2010, page 6 Middle Eastern Scholar Discusses Bates Senior and Lewiston Resident Honored with Politics of Islamic Fundamentalism CHRISTINE ARSNOW world and Muslim policies, has ad¬ that attempts complete integration Stringfellow Awards STAFF WRITER vised members of Congress as well of Islamic religion and politics. Nasr as senior policy makers and execu¬ noted that declaring complete coex¬ ALEXANDRA KELLY This sense of social justice Last Tuesday, as part of Islam tives in the private sector. istence is a bit of an overstatement; STAFF WRITER was visible as early as Stringfel- awareness week, Islamic scholar Nasr’s lecture addressed Is¬ just as it would be false to assert that low’s junior year at Bates, when Vasi Nasr delivered a lecture titled lamic Fundamentalism, explaining Western government is totally sepa¬ Bates senior Amanda Harrow he organized a sit-in at a local res¬ “Contemporary Issues in the Middle the drive behind the success of this rate from religious influence. In and Lewiston resident Jake Grin- taurant that would not serve peo¬ East and Challenges for US Policy.” movement. Islamic Fundamentalism, Islamic Fundamentalism, however, dle were awarded the Stringfel¬ ple of color. “It was his first foray Nasr, a leading expert on the Islamic Nasr related, is a form of government minimal distinction between these low Awards for Peace and Justice into social activism, and he never two societal regions exists. for their outstanding work in the looked back,” said Rachel Herzig, INSIDE THIS ISSUE Nasr discussed the allure of this community. Following a potluck Acting Director of the Office of the form of government. Islamic Funda¬ dinner and introductions from College Chaplain, in her introduc¬ Darfur Protest Planned Dying to Be Thin mentalism offers a form of cultural those who nominated them, the tion to the awards. A few years liberation to a society that has been recipients gave short speeches re¬ later, he earned a reputation for for Lewiston Kendall Herbst inspects a me¬ oppressed for centuries. Nasr noted garding their work and were fol¬ being “a formidable critic of the that although most Middle Eastern lowed by an address from recently social, military and economic poli¬ Bates students and Lewiston dium she loves, and the eating disorders that it engenders. She countries received political auton¬ retired executive director of the cies of our country and a tireless residents plan a protest against the omy about 50 years ago, they still Maine Council of Churches Thom¬ advocate for racial and social jus¬ Genocide in Darfur for April 30. critiques style and investigates its intersecting social and artistic ob¬ snuggle to obtain recognition as a as Ewell. tice,” she said. “William Stringfel¬ The protest will coincide with the culture distinct from Western influ¬ The award was established low spoke for the need for justice "Rally to Stop Genocide" in Wash¬ ligations. Page 7 ence. Fundamentalism provides an six years ago in honor of William in this world, for compassion.” ington, D.C. “anti-Western model for cultural in¬ Stringfellow ’49 by the Office of the This year, the honorees earned Page 5 dependence.” Chaplain. Each year, it recognizes the Stringfellow Award through a Speech Codes Pair of Track Athletes Fundamentalist governments, one Bates student and one Maine dedication to activism in the com¬ Nasr related, are often a response citizen “whose lives and work munity. Harrow ’06 works with Qualify for Nat'ls to societal frustration. In the Middle have been dedicated to the pro¬ the New World Coalition and Jonathan Browher explores the East, years of war and injustice have motion of peace and justice,” says Women’s Resource Center at Bates greater implications that need to Kathryn Moore '07 and Keelin brought about the degradation of a the Chaplain’s office. “Like String¬ and is a member of the Emergen¬ be considered before Bates imple¬ Godsey '06 put together stellar per- society that once paralleled the West fellow himself, award winners are cy Medical Services board. She ments speech codes. Browher formaces in women's track's first in social, scientific and cultural prog¬ distinguished by their courageous has worked on various campaigns, voices concerns over the threat meet of the outdoor season. ress. The failure of Muslim states to and sustained commitment to re¬ such as Maine Won’t Discriminate, such codes can pose for freedom deliver their citizens from this frus¬ dressing the systemic, root causes and with community groups fight¬ of speech. Page 12 tration led people to seek a more of violence and social injustice, ing for gender equality and against Page 3 inspirational government. While their dedication to engaging and racism. Allison Vander Zanden '06 opposing ‘the powers and princi¬ Forum.2 News.5 Arts.7 Sports.12 See ISLAMIC SCHOLAR, page 5 palities’ of this world.” See STRINGFELLOW, page 6 FORUM TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2006 Cfje patesi g>tubent Letters Alumni Council Speaks on Racism Issues A Note From the Disease that Ravished Bates mate expressions of dissent. Their MIKI SISCO express one concern which in milky pink bottles and dented To the Editor: only purpose is to hurt and to cre¬ STAFF WRITER no way renders my recognition green aluminum cans lined the At an Alumni Council meet¬ ate a climate of fear. unappreciated. Indeed, I would shelves of dorm rooms rather ing on Saturday, April 1, 2006, we We want to take the oppor¬ Distinguished members of the be thoroughly disappointed if than Moxie or Dr. Pepper. Even if learned of the recent incidents of tunity to express our support for academic world, I speak to you you, the students, had welcomed only for a short time, I made Pep¬ racist, ethnic and anti-Semitic graf¬ student leaders, faculty and admin¬ now, the students of Bates College, my arrival, a mere sniffle severe to Bismol and ginger ale the new fiti on the Bates Campus, as well istration working to find an appro¬ in ineffable gratitude. Among the enough to warrant a skipped Coke! The value in this - you’ll as other acts of racial insensitivity. priate and meaningful response to many equally deserving strains class or two (depending on the appreciate the other drinks more This letter is to express our concern these events. Please do not miss of viruses, you have chosen to professor, naturally) but toler¬ when you’re finally able to keep as well as our hopes for an appro¬ the opportunity to turn these hate¬ honor me among my peers with able enough to forget after a few them down. priate and meaningful response to ful acts in to a chance to reaffirm a recognition bestowed on so few rounds of Halo or an episode of 2. ) I am deeply disturbed these unfortunate incidents. and reinvigorate the egalitarian of us, the pioneers in our crusade “The Daily Show.” However, my at the absence of appreciation Like most of you, we chose values that we, as members or the for gastrointestinal torment. In satisfaction from spreading as among the seniors. Upon ob¬ Bates over many other institu¬ Bates community, hold dear. dubbing me with such a presti¬ serving how encumbered you tions not only for its academic gious title as “It,” you have deco¬ seemed with writing last minute excellence, but also for its cli¬ -Members of The Bates rated me with images generally thesis chapters, I gladly took it mate of openness, community College Alumni Council reserved for homicidal clowns upon myself to offer you a much and intellectual integrity. While or terrors lurking in the shadows "I must first and needed break. I can imagine that we wholeheartedly support pas¬ Lois Penney ’50, Alexander too horrifying to name. These you’re now several pages behind, sionate debate and differences of Wood ’66, Jeff Sturgis ’69, Ann prestigious personifications are foremost thank the having spent the past week doing opinion, we are discouraged and Donaghy 74, Bill Sweat 79, Claire awarded to so few of my many bathroom door¬ more barfing than editing, but I outraged when those differences Bousquet Comstock ’80, Neil Ja¬ worthy co-conspirators. Let me assure you, honors are highly are expressed with the words and mieson ’82, Shannon Billings ’85, say most humbly that I could knobs, which have overrated. symbols of hatred. As alumni with Julie Sutherland-Platt ’88, Catherine have never achieved my status as 3. ) I have also noticed an strong ties to the college, we want Burke Rowe ’89, Sally Ehrenfried “the Bates Plague” or “It” without been such accom¬ unforgivable lack of leisure time to encourage open discussion of ’89, Jeff Mutterperl ’92, Jessica Hild the help of many factors to which modating hosts." activity in relation to studying. important, even uncomfortable Collins ’95, Barbara Raths ’96, Lucy I will now offer my most sincere I have gained great pleasure in topics. However, the recent acts Fowler ’97, Heather Chichester thanks. seeing the catacombs of the li¬ cannot be characterized as legiti¬ Pettis ’97, Evan Jarashow ’01 I must first and foremost brary vacant rather than littered thank the bathroom doorknobs, with highlighted text books serv¬ Race Was Not a Factor in the Licklt Incident which have been such accom¬ much dread as nausea around ing as pillows for unconscious, modating hosts. I am similarly campus is slightly dampened overworked students. As with the To the Editor: event, and our observations lead obliged to the hand rails, desks, when I realize how little you un¬ seniors, I most kindly offered you The racially charged events us to believe that race played no toilet seats and every other con¬ derstand the worth of my noble a break, even if it involved staring over the past few weeks have been part in how Security responded to ceivable place that has allowed work. For this, I almost feel my at a dark ceiling for several hours regrettable. Hate crimes have no the situation. me to share my vision of uncon¬ title to be something of a mis¬ afraid of any motion that might place on this campus, and should We are EMTs on campus, and trollable vomiting with you, the nomer. Indeed, I am immensely provoke another bout of illness. not be tolerated or swept under we were on duty that night. Earlier students. But more than anything proud of being the cause of turn¬ 4. ) Business for the Den, the rug. However, one incident in the evening one of us turned the else, I find myself deeply in the ing the majority of Bates students Thai food and pizza soared this in particular has been labeled as radio from the normal EMS chan¬ debt of the inspiration of my in¬ pink from such high doses of past week as paranoid students, racially motivated, and we believe nel to Security’s frequency. Some¬ testinal art - Commons. Were it Pepto Bismol; however, I wish to too nervous to brave my pres¬ there is little evidence for this ac¬ time around 10:30 pm, dispatch not for the communal peanut but¬ publicly justify my actions before ence in Commons, ordered deliv¬ cusation. We are referring to the radioed to the officers on duty that ter knife, the beverage dispensers, taking my final bow. I urge you to ery to avoid me. Although I must Licklt incident, where several stu¬ Bates students reported several or the spoons stuck face first in consider the positive effects of It, say that quarantining the delivery dents accused Security of racial non-Bates individuals making de¬ tubs of apple sauce or Thousand and learn not only to fear me, but boys in the entrance for fifteen profiling when several non-Bates rogatory comments toward Bates Island dressing, my efforts might to regard me with an appropriate minutes was completely unneces¬ students were removed from the See INCIDENT OF HATE page 4 have gone wholly unnoticed. balance of admiration and terror. sary - despite my greatest efforts, dance. We were present during the Before I take my bow and be¬ the supernatural powers of card¬ come little more than a solemn 1.) I have set a new trend in board pizza boxes are impervious memory here at Bates, I must beverage choice. For one week, to me. Wi)t 5. ) Finally, I have emptied Pates! ^>tuJJent A Thesis, an iPod and Me: the health center of its usually in¬ The Newspaper of Bates College Since 1873 finite supply of Gatorade. As we The Solitary Life of a Senior are all aware, 1/5 of the world’s supply of Gatorade comes from MEGAN HAMILTON Bates’ health center, along with Editor-in-Chief: Emily Rand Pressed, I would admit that for STAFF WRITER me, my iPod is a little like a cell 1/4 of the world’s supply of apple Editor-in-Chief: Scott Priest The Student reserves the right not to phone or - better yet - the day old juice. Now that 1/5 of the world’s print any article and to edit for clarity At the end of one scene in newspaper or Bates Daily you pe¬ Gatorade is gone, the economic Managing Forum Editor: Tom Flanagan and length. Adam Macbeth’s recent film Sad ruse intently when alone at a meal; value of the drink will increase Forum Layout Editor: Emily White Robot, the nameless main char¬ “Hmm, figure drawing, this eve¬ tremendously. Because there is Assistant Forum Editor: Rakhshan Zahid Staff editorials represent the majority of acter, played by John Mulligan, ning...really...” Perhaps because only a very limited supply of the views of the editorial board. walks away from a girl and picks of this, my tendency to view it as a beverage and cannot for the sake Managing News Editor: Ali Morris up his headphones, saying “You mixture of companion and defense of my argument be produced in greater quantities, the Gatorade News Layout Editor: Eliza Reed Views expressed in letters to the editor, know I think I’ve had enough of mechanism, I sometimes treat it like the security blanket - blankey, ob¬ people’s profits will soar - at Assistant News Editor: Conor Hurley columns and features in the Forum man vs. woman for today.” The cast girl turns to him, quizzically, viously - of my childhood; I confer least until I make my debut and section are the opinions of the writers “What does that mean?” “Nothing,” feelings upon it, I wonder what it deplete the sources at Bowdoin, Managing Arts Editor: Ben Lebeaux and may or may not reflect the opinions he says. “I just prefer man vs. ma¬ does when I am not around. When a less known supplier of another Arts Layout Editor: Louis Dennig of the staff. chine.” On go the headphones, and I drop it, I apologize; when the 1/5 of the world’s Gatorade. he straddles his bicycle and pedals battery runs out I feel abandoned I now conclude my speech Managing Sports Editor: John McNulty Letters to the editor must be received by away. and hurt; when I put it on shuffle with the hopes that you have at¬ Sports Layout Editor: Kristin Sahagian 6 p.m. on Sunday evening for Tuesday’s His headphones are his I think, “Tristan and Isolde” after tained a kind of reverence for me. Assistant Sports Editor: Jennifer Mclnnis publication. Letters should be under 500 soundtrack; on again, off again, “Gasolina,” you silly thing, what Again, Bates College, I thank you for both your hospitality and rec¬ words. Please email them to tflanaga@ they accompany his confusion as made you do that? ognition. Layout Editor: Patrick Lavender bates.edu he compares life to film, wonders about the nature of life as we live Copy Editor: Megan Fortin See PERMANENT, page 4 it in contrast with what we see at Copy Editor: Emily McGuire Subscriptions: $30 per the academic year, the movies. And though I suppose Photo Editor: Sarah Beck $20 per semester. I should have viewed his Bright- - Correction - Assistant Photo Editor: Megan Kinney Eyes infused bike rides as a retreat In the March 28 issue of The Student, Staff Writer Kate Seward’s Business Manager: Marissa Johnson Staff: (207) 795-7494 from society, I couldn’t help but article “Bates Enters College Competition for Mellon Grant” contained Circulation Manager: Louis Dennig Business: (207) 795-7499 sympathize. Even while watch¬ an error. Due to an editing mistake, the penultimate paragraph that Fax: (207) 786-6035 ing the film, smiling at the sight of stated that a Mellon Grant “would help a more diverse student body The Student is published weekly by the John Mulligan’s big, black, tire-like by offering more financial aid for students in need” was incorrect. students of Bates College when college 309 Bates College, Lewiston, ME, 04240 headphones, I had my iPod in my There has been no statement released that the money will be used purse. Just in case. For company. is in session. http://www.thebatesstudent.com/ toward financial aid to increase diversity. THE BATES STUDENT, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2006 3 Taking the Time to Examine the Issue of Racism necessary show of force on Secu¬ personnel asked the group of lo¬ ence with the officers. these climate issues is very impor¬ RAKHSHAN ZAHID rity’s part. The locals were told to cals to leave. At midnight, an anon¬ In response to questions about tant. We want to talk about these ASSISTANT FORUM leave Page Hall, even though they ymous female called Security once the incident in the fall, Mr. Carey issues constructively.” EDITOR weren’t doing anything wrong, ac¬ again and informed them that there said that the incident was being in¬ But where can minority stu¬ cording to the protesters. These in¬ were “strange people” at Page. At vestigated by the Dean of Students dents go to discuss an uncomfort¬ After three dividuals then decided to head over the time the call was received, Office and therefore he could not able climate? From my conversa¬ years at Bates, I to Licklt. Licklt was an event open some personnel from the Lewiston- comment on it extensively. How¬ tion with the protesters, I have thought I knew to the community and the group of Auburn Police Department (LAPD) ever, according to him, that inci¬ learned that perceptions of racism what to expect locals consisted of young men and were already at Security because dent was not one of racism but aren’t just formed overnight by one from Gala. From years past, I re¬ women of color. They all paid the of an incident at Wilson House. of misunderstanding. When asked incident. Many minority students membered it simply as a night of door charge and entered the dance. The LAPD offered to come along about how students may deal with perceive racist attitudes among sophisticated indulgence. How¬ However, at Licklt, Security once with Security to deal with the mat¬ perceived inappropriate behavior their peers on athletic teams, in ever, this year Gala was not quite again told this group to leave even ter, since the people involved were by Security, Mr. Carey said that stu¬ the classroom and at parties on the like it has been in years past. Out¬ though there presumably had not Lewiston residents. At Page, when dents should inform the Dean of weekends. These attitudes manifest side the event, a group of Bates- been any complaints about their the visitors were confronted, they Students Office, as they are the ju¬ themselves in jokes or off-hand ies were protesting by handing out behavior. According to the protest¬ admitted that they had already dicial authority. comments about a particular group a piece of paper for everyone to ers, this was an act of racism and been asked to leave and that they According to the protesters, but that is simply enough to make read. There was an air of passion racial profiling because this group were not visiting anyone at Bates. here lies the problem of institution¬ the climate for an individual un¬ around the group of protesting stu¬ of locals was targeted and made to Security asked this group of people al racism. When an incident comes comfortable. Students are afraid to dents that made it clear that they leave while there were many white to leave campus. At this time, Mr. down to ‘he says-she says’ with Se¬ report these incidents because they were concerned about a serious locals at the dance who were al¬ Carey reports that one person from curity on one side and students on are afraid of being ostracized from issue, and they meant business. lowed to stay. Finally, when a Bates the group complained of racism, another, there is a lack of response their social groups. As I approached the Gray Cage, student tried to intervene on behalf stating that Bates students were from the DOS office. Also, when There seems to be no simple I spoke to the first student I rec¬ of the visitors of color, Security did too sensitive around people of there are instances of hate crimes, solution to this complex problem. ognized, Jordan Williams. I asked not pay heed to what she was say¬ color. Later in the night, the same the DOS does not follow a stan¬ But Bates has started to take him what was going on. In one ing and the conversation devolved Security personnel were working dard protocol. The DOS convenes some steps toward addressing small sentence, he made a very big into a shouting match. the night shift at Licklt and on see¬ the Hate-Bias Committee but the these issues. Two hundred people statement. He said, “We are pro¬ The protesters say that this ing the same group of people at committee is not obligated to fol¬ wrote out cards to President Han¬ testing the institutional racism at isn’t the only time Security has be¬ Licklt, they asked them to leave low any standard protocol. Also, sen at Gala, sharing their experi¬ Bates College.” As I took the letter haved inappropriately with people campus once again. When asked information about hate-crimes is ence with discrimination at Bates. from Jordan, I remember thinking of color. In the fall, there was an why Security asked this group to not always disseminated to the Around 600 members of the Bates that it was clear after the Pettengili incident where Security harassed leave campus when there were no campus and this creates a danger¬ community attended the rally orga¬ incidents that there was racism at five students of color as they were complaints about their behavior at ous environment for students of nized by Dean Reese last Tuesday. Bates, but could I see institutional walking back to their dorms just Licklt, Mr. Carey said that this was color. Many students attended the events racism? because they overheard one per¬ standard protocol. If someone has President Hansen responded on campus that addressed issues of I would see institutional rac¬ son in the group say to the rest, been asked to leave the vicinity, to these charges in a private inter¬ discrimination. There were some ism, if I knew where to look, Teo “Security sucks.” These incidents, they are expected to comply. This view. She said that the Hate-Bias people who were antagonistic to¬ Barros told me. Teo was one of the according to the protesters, show group was asked to leave campus committee convenes whenever ward the Gala protesters, Teo tells organizers of the Gala protest, and that there are administrative offic¬ twice and as they did not listen, there is a hate-crime on campus. me. However, many more people he told me that just the night be¬ es at Bates that deal with student they had to be escorted out. In re¬ When there is enough evidence, showed support and empathy. We, fore, there was an alleged incident of color inappropriately. The fact sponse to the claim that this was the DOS office takes alleged of¬ as a community, have begun talk¬ of racism at Licklt. When I inquired that they get away with it, shows racial profiling, Mr. Carey said that fenders to the Student Conduct ing about these issues. Let’s make further about this incident from that there is institutional racism at there were many white local visi¬ Committee. Therefore, the school sure we don’t lost momentum. some of the students who were Bates. tors who were asked to leave Lick did not have a protocol for dealing protesting, this is what I heard: In an interview with Tom Car¬ It as well. Mr. Carey stated in his with hate-crimes. President Han¬ On the night of Licklt, there ey, the Director of Security, I heard interview, “I do not have an obli¬ sen also said that she understood was a party at Page Hall. Some his side of the story. He told me gation to people who are not stu¬ that the climate was uncomfortable DIGITZ people of color from town came to that on the night of Licklt at 10:15 dents here. Our job is to respond for some students. That is why she the party. A student at Page called pm, Security received a complaint to complaints by students.” When launched the campus climate proj¬ 4,334 Security to complain about the from a group of five female stu¬ asked about the altercation be¬ ect. That project was launched in visitors and Security showed up dents, some of whom were women tween a Bates student who tried an effort to learn more about the The amount of money, in at Page with the Lewiston-Auburn of color that there was a group of to resist the eviction of the group experiences of minority students dollars, that a couple paid for a police to escort away these people. locals at Page Hall. Security per¬ of locals, Mr. Carey responded that at Bates College. President Hansen meal at Burger King. The actual To the protesters, this was an un- sonnel were sent to Page and these the students were causing interfer- said, “Campus-wide attention to cost of the meal was 4.33 but the cashier made a mistake and ac¬ cidentally charged a four-figure to the couples’ debit card. The In Defense of Our Freedom of Speech couple finally got their money back three days later. JONATHAN BROWHER to forbid the expression of racist, mission (emphasis added). points out, “one cannot shout ‘fire’ STAFF WRITER sexist, homophobic or ethnically Furthermore, on page 11 of in a crowded theater.” Also, one demeaning speech, along with the Bates College Handbook, is a cannot publish “libelous” or false 650 Noam Chomsky, a man with conduct or behavior that harasses. very clear statement on freedom statements about an individual or whom I vehemently disagree on Several reasons are offered in sup¬ of expression, in which it is ar¬ institution. Finally, if language is The weight, in pounds, of most issues, once said that “if we port of banning such expression. ticulated that “The fundamental intended to cause someone undue a bear scheduled to fight a hu¬ don’t believe in freedom of expres¬ Individuals and groups that have right of freedom of speech is one harm, then that language can be man wrestler. Lance Palmer is sion for people we despise, we been victims of such expression that is guaranteed and cannot be deemed harassment. a 140 pounds and a senior in don’t believe in it at all.” I think I feel an understandable outrage. abridged arbitrarily at the whim It is in the final category that high school and he will take on can agree with Dr. Chomsky in this They claim that the academic of either a minority or majority.” we as a community should dedi¬ Ceaser Jr. in a wrestling match. regard. While the proposals for a progress of minority and majority Therefore, should we abridge the cate our efforts if we intend to best PETA is demanding that the U.S. hate speech code at Bates serve a alike may suffer if fears, tensions freedom of speech and designate protect our students. The same Department of Agriculture stop very noble cause, to ensure that in¬ and conflicts spawned by slurs what can and cannot be said, we 1992 AAUP statement recommends this match from happening dividuals are free from unwarrant¬ and insults create an environment in effect hurt ourselves. Our histo¬ that “Institutions should adopt and ed and prejudicial comments, they inimical to learning. These argu¬ ry is fraught with examples of the invoke a range of measures that pe¬ infringe upon and abridge the most ments, grounded in the need to disastrous consequences of limit¬ nalize conduct and behavior, rather 41 basic of human rights, enshrined foster an atmosphere respectful ing free speech. The Sedition Act than speech, such as rules against both in our Constitution and in the of and welcoming to all persons, imprisoned journalists who spoke defacing property, physical intimi¬ The number of hours that Bates College Handbook. Speech strike a deeply responsive chord out against politicians, while in dation or harassment, or disruption a Drake sophomore spent in codes, meant to protect the individ¬ in the academy. But, while we can China the internet is heavily cen¬ of campus activities. All members Wal-Mart. Bartels, 20, an aspir¬ ual, set in motion a slippery slope acknowledge both the weight of sored, and monitored by govern¬ of the campus community should ing writer wandered the aisles that can lead to harmful prescrip¬ these concerns and the thought¬ ment entities careful to limit lan¬ be made aware of such rules, and of a 24-hour Wal-Mart Super, tive measures that in fact infringe fulness of those persuaded of the guage deemed to be politically or administrators should be ready to checked out shoppers, read upon the rights of individuals. need for regulation, rules that ban culturally “dangerous.” Brokeback use them in preference to speech- magazines, watched movies on The American Association of or punish speech based upon its Mountain is still banned in main¬ directed sanctions.” Protecting stu¬ the DVD display and played University Professors, in June 1992, content cannot be justified. An in¬ land China. dents from harassment is not only video games. He survived by released an assertive statement stitution of higher learning fails to Salman Rushdie almost paid for constitutional, but imperative. At¬ buying meals at the in-store against the institution of campus fulfill its mission if it asserts the free expression with his life after a tempting to restrict speech is not. Subway sandwich shop and speech codes. The full text may power to proscribe ideas - and ra¬ cleric issued an order demanding If we intend to best preserve and taking naps in a restroom stall be found online (the third link if cial or ethnic slurs, sexist epithets or his execution. His experience is assert the principles on which this or on lawn chairs in the garden you Google “speech codes”), but a homophobic insults almost always a classic example of why free ex¬ college and on which our nation department. sample is provided here: express ideas, however repugnant. pression, no matter how offensive, was founded, we must ensure that In response to verbal assaults Indeed, by proscribing any ideas, cannot be limited except under we protect one’s most fundamental Sources: ananova.com, cnn. and use of hateful language some a university sets an example that very narrow circumstances. For in¬ right - the freedom of expression. com, yahoo.com campuses have felt it necessary profoundly disserves its academic stance, as Oliver Wendell Holmes 4 THE BATES STUDENT, TUESDAY. APRIL 4, 2006 Permanent Headphones CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 tonight? More often than not, it’s a wonder of embarrassing-to-admit EMTs Dispel Rumors date with George.. .George Ladd... wonders, Natasha Bedingfield’s While “researching” this ar¬ in the library. Glance across the “Unwritten” began to play, coming CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 racial profiling by Security. The ticle, hoping someone shared my football field on a weekend eve¬ into my ears like the theme from individuals removed had been tendency to anthropomorphize an ning and note how the lights, music warned to leave campus, and Rocky. The anthemic but catchy students. Security found the in¬ item smaller than the stack of index and raucous college fun emanate when they refused police were piece of fluff, with the pseudo-wis¬ dividuals in Page, where they cards I had for the Mt. David sum¬ not from Village, but from Smith. called to remove the individuals. dom of lyrics like, “Release your were roaming through the dorm mit, I read a Thomas Beller op-ed When seniors emerge to socialize, In addition, Security was notified inhibitions, / feel the rain on your unaccompanied by a Bates stu¬ piece in the New York Times, “Ipod we’re as defined by our thesis top¬ because Bates students were un¬ skin / no one else can feel it for dent. From our understanding of on the Tracks.” Beller recounted the ics as we once were by our first comfortable. In this specific case, you / only you can let it in / no one the situation, Security asked the morning he dropped his ipod just year residences. “How’s thesis go¬ the individuals were removed else, no one else” really did inspire individuals to leave campus, and before getting on the subway and, ing?” replaces “How are you?” and from campus because they were me to pick up the pace. warned them that if they were after waiting for two more trains to you find that you can’t remember making Bates students feel un¬ Why the obsession with the found on campus later that night pass, decided to take the plunge the last time you ate dinner with safe by their comments and ac¬ technology that plays music for they would be removed from to get it back. A subsequent let¬ your best friend but you’re at least tions, and not because they were us, that enables us to walk around campus by police. ter to the editor called Beller “fool¬ aware she’s “almost to the acknowl¬ black. campus as if we really do have a Soon after hearing much of hardy,” pointing out how lucky he edgements!” The end of second We understand that there soundtrack? Beyond the self-ag¬ this incident transpire over the was that the article was not, in¬ semester senior year seems a bleak may be other incidents where grandizing possibility of creating radio, we were called to Chase stead, “Reporter Run Over by Sub¬ social wasteland, more concerned students of color may not have a soundtrack for your own life, I Hall to attend to several patients way.” Though I knew deep down with “keeping up” than “going out;” been treated fairly by security. think the answer is that there lies, at Licklt. One of those patients I should agree, I instead found my¬ one involving, to tell the truth, a lot However, being present when within all of us, remnants of our was escorted from Licklt at the self envisioning the horror of the of time alone. Thus, the obsession the Licklt incident occurred and little kid selves who watched car¬ same moment the non-Bates scene, the slow motion “nooo” and with the inanimate little friends listening to the radio earlier in toons and yearned for a sidekick, individuals were noticed at the the ensuing desperate leap. Rather who pump out whatever music the night, we are convinced that a perpetual cheerleader to encour¬ dance and escorted from the than adopting the intellectual high keeps you type, type, typing away. race played no role in Security’s age us to go on. Mickey had Pluto, event by security and Lewiston ground and scorning a material¬ I went running this weekend actions. If there are other issues Shaggy had Scooby, Ben Franklin police. After treating the patient, ism that risks life and limb, I patted and, when I was way down on with Security, please focus on had Amos the mouse (at least in we found ourselves in the middle my own iPod, safe in its knit case. Sabbatus Street with not a turn¬ those particular incidents rather “Ben and Me,” that fifth-grade clas¬ of a tense situation, where police I consoled it, really. There, there, around in sight, it started to rain. than the Licklt situation when sic) and so we thesis students have were talking to the non-Bates dear. There aren’t any subways in I had been thinking about my asking for policy change. headphones, attached to walkmen, individuals and several enraged Lewiston, you’re safe. thesis, obsessing over what I still discmen, iPods and radios. When Bates students were yelling out How did it come to this, the needed to take care of before the -Emily Davie, Kyle Dunmire, thesis is over and finals are done, the door of Chase Hall accusing preeminence of man vs. machine ever-impending deadline of April & Mike Palmer I know I will leave the library, go security officers of being racist. in my own existence? I blame a 4. Watching sprinkles turn to rains, to Range Pond, and spend copious It was very uncomfortable for us lot of things - the usual suspects, rains turn to torrents, I was in a The comments made in this amounts of time with my friends at and the paramedics involved. really, from a fragmented modern bad mood that was only getting letter are solely the opinions of lunch - man cannot live by side- We believe that the events society to the mind-numbing bore¬ worse. Perhaps to sympathize with the individuals listed, and are not kick alone, after all. But in the that transpired the night of dom of exercise machines - but the melancholy scene, perhaps to representative of Bates EMS. meantime, I show my love for them Licklt were not an example of most of all, I point my finger at kick me in the face, most likely the only every so often, during those thesis. That whole senior year as result of some memory chip func¬ rare moments the pinnacle of one’s social exis¬ tion I don’t comprehend, my iPod, in which I ac¬ tence at Bates is, I think, a myth on shuffle, queued up Elliot Smith. tually take my that job applications, GRE prepara¬ “Miss Misery” was not, in fact, the headphones tions and, most of all, the Big T, theme song I was going for, but BATES RATES off. dispel with ease. What’s going on there it was. I hit skip. And then, Daylight savings The chances that you will springs clocks forward TT watch a sunrise from Pettengill this week are now doubled.

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ALI MORRIS spiritual emphasis is on com¬ MANAGING NEWS EDITOR mitting to responsibility for pre¬ venting genocide wherever it On Sunday, April 30, at occurs.” Luft finds the spiritual 2:00 p.m., a rally will be held goal to be of crucial importance in protest of the massive geno¬ since the international commu¬ cide taking place in the Darfur nity has yet to develop an effi¬ region of western Sudan. The cient response to the genocide protest has been arranged to that continues to occur in our coincide with the "Rally to Stop world today. Genocide," a much larger rally In addition to Dr. Sokol, that will occur in Washington, organizers are hoping to have D.C. on the same day and time. one or two witnesses of the Several students and clubs are genocide in Rwanda speak at planning the Lewiston rally, the event. The protest will in¬ which is currently scheduled clude either a speaker or read¬ to take place at the Lewiston ings from the Holocaust. Plans Multi-Purpose Center. Various are being drafted to show films speakers will speak at the local relating to Darfur at Bates dur¬ rally including Dr. Stephen So¬ ing the week preceding the pro¬ kol, a Lewiston physician who test. Dr. Sokol has been asked recently returned from spend¬ to speak at Bates about Darfur ing a year in Darfur. before the event takes place. Rabbi Hillel Katzir, the spiri¬ The Darfur conflict began tual leader of Temple Shalom in 2003 between the non-Arab LINCOLN BENEDICT/ THE BATES STUDENT Synagogue-Center in Auburn inhabitants of the region and Harold Brown lectures about the harms of factory farming and his reasons for becoming a vegan. and an Associated Chaplain at the Janjaweed, a government- Bates, is also one of the central backed militia made of Arab organizers of the protest. Ac¬ tribes. In the course of three of meat, and until he was in his to build bonds between people EMMA HALAS-O'CONNER cording to Katzir, the organiz¬ years, over a million people late twenties, he had never heard and animals. And although he STAFF WRITER ers are anticipating a turn-out have been forced from their the word “vegetarian.” But for the has routed out every aspect of of over 500 people. “While homes due to Janjaweed raids. past 16 years, “Farmer Brown” violence towards both animals Harold Brown was raised in some of us can’t get away to Many refer to the events tak¬ has been a vegan and an animal and other people that was once a family of fifth-generation beef be at the rally in Washington,” ing place in Darfur as ethnic rights activist. When he spoke such an integral part of his life¬ farmers in rural Michigan. By age said Katzir, “we still want to be cleansing— a process described to a group of Bates faculty and style, he is now under FBI watch ten he had learned to castrate heard in support of its goals.” by the U.N. Commission of students at the Ronj on Wednes¬ as a potential terrorist because of cows. His childhood pastimes in¬ Aliza Luft ’06, a founder of Experts as “purposeful policy day night, he was representing his outspokenness on the detri¬ cluded picking fights with other the Bates Darfur Action and designed by one ethnic or re¬ the Farm Sanctuary, a non-profit mental effects of the U.S. farming local kids and reckless car racing. Awareness Coalition, is anoth¬ ligious group to remove by vio¬ organization that provides a ref¬ industry. Nearly every meal he ever ate er spokesperson for the event. lent and terror-inspiring means, uge for farm animals and works consisted largely of some type See FARMER BROWN, page 6 The organizers, Luft explained, the civilian population of an¬ are trying to bring educational, other ethnic or religious group political and spiritual aspects from certain geographic areas.” to the final product. “The edu¬ Hundreds of thousands of Suda¬ Islamic Scholar on Fundamentalism cational goal is to raise aware¬ nese have been and continue to ness in the Lewiston community be massacred today. hands of the “unsophisticated and youth will emerge will undoubtedly and at Bates about the atroci¬ Through the sales of t-shirts CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 religiously fanatic.” Saudi Arabia goad an “unstable” generation to¬ ties being committed in Darfur,” alone, the Darfur Action and ward activism. Nasr relates that this remarked Luft. “The political Awareness Coalition has man¬ Muslim states failed, remarked Nasr, became exporters of not only oil, could be a promising development, goal is to motivate members of aged to raise $500 in the Bates insurgents and resistants stood up but Islam. For three decades, Sau¬ leading to the development of de¬ the community to advocate for community. The Million Voices and argued. These revolutionaries dis enthusiastically supported the mocracy in the Middle East. How¬ change and take concrete ac¬ of Darfur Campaign has also offered hope to the poor and op¬ religion’s fanatical spread. Additionally, Isreali success ever, this activism could also mani¬ tion in protesting and helping pressed; this hope was a powerful See DARFUR RALLY, page 6 fest itself in the spread of fanatical to stop the genocide, and the force to support the Fundamental¬ against the Palestinian Arabs sup¬ Islamic Fundamentalism. ists’ success. ported the use of religious govern¬ The West snuggles to under¬ Nasr discussed the various fac¬ ment. Nasr related that Palestinians stand and deal with this rise of Is¬ tors that have helped maintain this had attempted to govern with “pro¬ Chapel Discussion lamic Fundamentalism. Nasr related success. He cited the 1979 Iranian gressive” governments like social¬ how the War on Terror is novel in CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 of Gala, while others defended revolution as a pivotal instance in ism and Marxism. “Secularism was progress,” Nasr related, “but secular¬ its attempt to target a religion, Is¬ the protests. Several main themes the Islamic Fundamentalist move¬ emerged in terms of finding so¬ ism failed.” Arab and Israeli battles lam, rather than a particular state or ese explained that the discussion ment. “Once the revolution oc¬ lutions, including more report¬ government. In waging war on an would be led by 20 separate fa¬ curred,” Nasr stated, “it became a symbolized the struggle between ing on incidents around campus entire religious sector, we make our¬ cilitators, many of them professors force in itself; a domino effect. This secularism and religion. As Yarmul- to reduce rumors, more message selves responsible for understanding at the College. Reese also warned was the first instance in which a ke-clad Israelis continued to domi¬ the attendees that local media out¬ boards to allow students to have this sector. Nasr mentioned the dif¬ Western government had been over¬ nate the Palestinian Arabs in battle, lets had been invited to the event their voices heard and mandatory ficulty Westerners have discerning programming throughout the en¬ thrown by an Eastern power. The the concept of a religious govern¬ “to show how we deal with events between Islam and Islamic Funda¬ tire four years at Bates. Fundamentalists did what the Com¬ ment began to seem more promis¬ like this at Bates” but that students mentalism, especially as Islam grows At the end of the group discus¬ munists couldn’t.” The effects of the ing. Over the following ten years, would not be quoted directly in religious governments gained hold in popularity in the West. The U.S. the discussions without giving sions, the 20 groups reconvened Iranian revolution revealed Islamic and each shared the two most in the Middle East. When the U.S. also struggles to understand differ¬ their consent. After most of the Fundamentalism’s potential to a so¬ important solutions their group ent levels of Fundamentalism. Like approximate 200 audience mem¬ ciety thirsty for a change. Various began planning the war in Iraq, Nasr had come up with. Almost all the Christian Fundamentalists, who bers had examined the messages countries followed Iran’s example; noted, we designed a war against a groups included more anti-hate range from harmless churchgoers to on the walls, the attendees were soon the Middle East was dominat¬ secular middle class. When we en¬ divided into 20 separate discus¬ and bias programming that would fanatical terrorists (such as those in ed by anti-secular governments. tered the war, that middle class had sion groups. continue after freshman year. An¬ Northern Ireland), various categories Nasr launched into a brief dis¬ joined the religious fervor. Within the groups, discussion other theme of almost all the solu¬ of Islamic Fundamentalist cannot be tions was that increased dialogue cussion of the economic history of Nasr discussed the current status ranged from trying to pin down lumped together. Additionally, the throughout the Bates community Islamic Fundamentalism. In ad¬ of Islamic Fundamentalism in the “exactly what had happened” to trying to figure out solutions to would be nessesary to improve the dition to the Iranian revolution, world stage. The Middle East is cur¬ West must understand civil conflicts rently facing a “youth bulge;” a “de¬ within Islam, such as the struggle report back to the main group. campus climate. After each group the 1970s saw a distinct rise in the had shared their ideas, Reese between Sunni and Shiite Muslims. Much discussion concerned the .price of oil. This increase brought mographic time bomb” as Nasr put thanked the attendees for coming it, of young people about to become Nasr concluded that an understand¬ graffiti incident in Pettengill, in financial gain to Middle Eastern oil which racist and anti-Semitic graf¬ and assured them that their ideas independent contributors to society. ing of Islam and its facets is crucial exporting countries, such as Saudi fiti was found on the wall in Petten¬ would be taken into consideration Arabia. Unfortunately, Nasr noted, The struggling job market and aver¬ to an understanding of Middle East¬ gill. Some questioned the useful¬ as the College begins to develop ern politics. most of this wealth ended up in the sive environment into which these ness of the protests held outside concrete solutions. 6 Stringfellow

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 other people; he and his brother ity not to care... It’s only by car¬ mals could be easily wiped out Awards routinely started fights with other ing that you’re going to be in any by a single virus; Farmer Brown Unlike most of his fellow kids. “Violence becomes who you way constructive in this world.” predicts that the avian flu could CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 animal rights activists, Brown’s are, it manifests itself in different He began working full time quickly exterminate the entire choices have come from real ex¬ ways.” for the Farm Sanctuary taking breed of broiler chickens, the and Erin Reed '08 independently periences working in the very Farmer Brown’s change in diet care of previously abused animals most commonly consumed chick¬ nominated Harrow for the String- industries he now opposes. and lifestyle began not for ethical and teaching visitors how to treat en in America. fellow Award “because of the in¬ Throughout his life, he has ex¬ reasons but because his health them appropriately. His prior ex¬ Brown has also observed how credible scope of her volunteer perienced a series of major trans¬ was at stake. When he was in his perience as a farmer has made people are negatively impacted work,” said Vander Zanden. “I am formations, as he gradually left early 20s, he was told he had high him a valuable member of the by farming, and he criticizes extremely proud to see her pas¬ behind the lifestyle and values of cholesterol for his age. Most of his organization; he is known as “the the United States Department of sion recognized with this award.” his upbringing, alienating himself family members had died or be¬ cow whisperer” for his great abil¬ Health for doing so little to regu¬ Harrow, a psychology major from from his entire family. Though come very ill from heart disease; ity to handle animals. In addition late farms. He has documented Hopkinton, Mass., also recently he has now rekindled some rela¬ his father had undergone qua¬ to working at the farm, Brown the stories of several families received a 2006 Thomas J. Watson tionship with his brother, he says druple bypass surgery two times has become a major spokesper¬ who have been driven from their Fellowship. She is one of 50 stu¬ that they still avoid the “v thing” and still had not improved. One son against factory farming. land because contaminated air dents across the country given a (meaning veganism) to reduce cardiologist in Michigan informed The practice of factory farm¬ and water was causing them so $25,000 grant to support a year of the tension surrounding their op¬ him that he simply had a genetic ing arose around the 1930s, just much illness. “Factory farms work independent research abroad. posing viewpoints. Since Farmer predisposition to heart disease after Henry Ford perfected his by being bad neighbors” Brown Harrow “came into the world Brown grew up largely ignorant that could not be helped. It was systematic assembly line process commented. But despite the fact of social justice voluntarily, but of vegetarianism and animal not until much later, when he for car production. The idea was that manure run-off is the num¬ with guidance,” she said. Her fam¬ rights philosophies, his decisions was still suffering from symptoms to reduce unnecessary labor and ber one cause of water pollution ily’s dedicated support of 24 foster have all been formed indepen¬ of high cholesterol, that he vis¬ to systemize all aspects of pro¬ in the United States, none of the children, along with being raised dently. ited an osteopath who informed duction; unfortunately, according US industrial pollution laws apply as a vegetarian, gave her “a sense In his talk, Farmer Brown him that less than 2 percent of to Brown, this efficiency replaced because farming does not count of appreciation for all forms of related in great detail his child¬ people with heart disease have a morality. Confining feedlots keep as an “industry.” The USDH takes life, both human and non-human.” hood and the series of events that genetic predisposition to it; what animals within a 2 by 4.5 foot area 6 years to do a single water test She further explored her interest in led him to unwittingly choose a he needed was a diet without the for their entire life before slaugh¬ on a farm after a formal com¬ child-protection issues through an lifestyle free of animal products, fatty substances in meat and dairy ter. Animals are expected to grow plaint has been made, and the internship with the Massachusetts before he even became familiar products. He and his wife found it at a very precise rate; when a public usually does not acknowl¬ Department of Social Services and with the term 'vegetarian.1 “We so difficult to coexist with the rest pig grows more slowly than it is edge farm pollution because such through her senior thesis, which are all indoctrinated into our re¬ of Brown's family once he could supposed to, it is “slammed,” or a small population of the country examines approaches to interven¬ lationships with [farm animals],” not eat meat that they eventually smashed against a concrete wall, farms. “You’re all downstream of tion in domestic violence through he remarked, explaining how he moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where so that it does not become an these farms,” Brown warned. work at the Abused Women’s Ad¬ learned to be violent toward ani¬ he encountered a group of peo¬ economic burden to the farmer. In his concluding remarks, vocacy Project in Lewiston. Her mals at a very young age. When ple who were conscientious veg¬ Chickens have their beaks cut Farmer Brown reminded his lis¬ Watson fellowship will allow her he was ten years old he was etarians for the first time. A year off without anesthetic so that teners to beware of our cultural to examine these ideas all over the greatly disgusted by cow castra¬ later, he became a vegan, and has they do not peck one another to indoctrination about farm ani¬ world. “Bates wasn’t big enough tion, but his father told him that continued to avoid animal prod¬ death as they are packed tightly mals. He recommends that ev¬ for Amanda,” said Ewell. “She’s if he did not start castrating cows, ucts for 16 years. into crates. Genetic engineering, eryone make an effort to connect going around the world, too.” he would be sent to do the wom¬ Although Brown’s choices perfected in the 1970s and ‘80s with farm animals as he has, and Jake Grindle, who lives in en’s jobs. Eventually he became were originally health-driven, his in the “Green Revolution,” has to support smaller family farms to Lewiston with his wife, received indifferent to all aspects of farm career for the past decade has created bigger animals. How¬ bring back democracy and moral his B.A. in sociology and anthro¬ life that involved suffering for been motivated by his changing ever, since the internal organs of practices to the farming indus¬ pology from the University of animals. “I developed... an emo¬ ethical values. When he and his the animals are not designed to try. To read more about Farmer Maine at Farmington, and works tional armor that allowed me not wife moved to New York, he dis¬ support their doubled size, they Brown, or learn about anything as a Maine People’s Alliance com¬ to feel” he says. Constantly treat¬ covered the Farm Sanctuary pro¬ often suffer from internal compli¬ from starting your own farm to munity organizer for the Andro¬ ing animals with violence led him gram, through which he adopted cations. There is also the possibil¬ vegan cooking, check out ask- scoggin Valley region. His service to become more violent towards a cow. “I had developed a capac¬ ity that these monocultured ani¬ farmerbrown.org. work has included U.S. Senate campaigns, statewide legislation for healthcare and environmen¬ tal concerns, ballot initiative and Darfur Rally Hate Code Debate work for consumer protection and human rights. In the summer of CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 D.C. was organized by the Save CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 posal, Jarboe captured the audience 2004, he supervised one of the Darfur Coalition—a national al¬ by explaining that the speech code largest door-to-door voter registra¬ raised 30 million signed post¬ liance of over 150 faith-based, the problem, but rather forces it is “a question of survival, not com¬ tion campaigns in Maine history, cards in protest of the geno¬ humanitarian and human rights underground. Additionally, Neville- fort... Freedom of speech is not a registering more than 12,000 new cide. The “Safe Darfur: Rally to groups. O’Neill explained, the code would black and white issue.” Concluding, voters in time for the elections that Stop Genocide” in Washington, not address covert racism which is Jarboe concluded by using humor fall. a problem that “requires fellow stu¬ to show that reasoned discussion In his acceptance speech, he dents to step up in common social with racists and anti-Semites is not gave credit to the Bates Center for settings” to solve. possible. Service Learning for its help in his Class of 2010 Supporting the resolution, With the night’s last speech, projects. The Center does “a phe¬ Creighton paralleled the speech Bajpai vehemently opposed the nomenal job of getting students code to codified restrictions against code because it violated the basic to be a part of the larger com¬ Takes Shape sexual assault and theft, noting that principles of the liberal arts educa¬ munity,” he said. Grindle’s most hateful speech lacked such a ban. tion Bates provides. Moreover, he recent work has been leading a A common theme in support of CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 and 25 transfer students. While argued, a speech code would re¬ “Visible Community” campaign to he hopes to hit the target, it is the code was that students have a move the responsibility from the give voice to the concerns of the right to feel safe on campus and if international students were of¬ typically desirable to “come in a students and administration by al¬ residents of downtown Lewiston the administration condemns hate fered admission. bit under the goal,” according to lowing them to hide behind the in response to Lewiston’s Heritage “The quality and composi¬ Mitchell, who uses the wait-list speech, a positive dialogue will code instead of actually confront¬ Initiative, an urban renewal plan tion of the minority students to reach the desired number of develop on campus. Currently, ex¬ ing the problem addressing the that would put a highway through who apply continues to im¬ students, allowing more precise plained Metzger, “it is difficult for College. downtown. “Lets make our own prove,” explained Mitchell. tailoring of the incoming class. victims to call the racists out on Though he could not attend the downtown master plan, defined Pointing to the fact that “U.S. To recruit the remaining 300 stu¬ their actions,” but a speech code debate, Dean Reese sent a letter, by the people,” he said. multicultural” were admitted 17 dents, the Admissions office has would clearly show the faculty and which was read during the debate. Tom Ewell, an activist for percent of the total acceptances, planned several three accepted administrations’ support for the vic¬ Reese explained that he was at the peace and justice, gave a lecture which is up 3 percent from last students receptions on campus tims. New England Deans Conference titled “Nonviolencce: Let the Revo¬ year, he explained that minor¬ during the month of April. Zahid used a childhood an¬ where “everyone is asking about lution Roll On” after the award’s ity acceptances as a whole are Seeking the help of current ecdote, which ended with a pen¬ what is going on with [the racism] recipients spoke. A member of the up from previous years. Inter¬ students, Mitchell is hosting cil box to the face, to show how situation... The deans here state Religious Society of Friends, Ewell national students totaled seven phonathons to make personal “you cannot just make somebody that they admire that so many on has recently resigned his position percent of the acceptances in contact with the accepted stu¬ shut up, you have to tell them why campus are involved in the topic at of 20 years at the Maine Council this year’s pool. dents. “The response from stu¬ they are wrong.” Bates should not Bates.” Though Reese did not take of Churches to more actively pro¬ Mitchell said that the Admis¬ dents has been great. We really stifle the conversation; it “should a position on the debate topic, he mote peacemaking and non-vio¬ sions Office is currently “shift¬ appreciate the help,” he said, be opening up the forum to dis¬ added several questions to the top¬ lence. In his talk, he spoke on the ing gears into recruiting the ad¬ while lamenting that fact- that cussion.” Celeste explained that a ic, including “Do we merely abide importance of non-violent action mits” who have until May 1 to many perspective students will speech code would “put a closed by principles of first amendment in creating major social change. declare if they intend to go to be visiting the campus while sign on the market place of ideas,” rights, and anyone offended be “The concept of kindness, radi¬ Bates. The College is looking to students are on break. “They’ll which would exacerbate the cur¬ damned, or just learn to live with it? cal community, love and empathy, get 525 new students in the fall miss the college feel that the rent situation. Is that the common denominator, is the force solve problems,” he of 2006, 500 first-year students students bring to the campus.” In the final rebuttal for the pro¬ or just the lowest denominator?” said. ARTS TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2006 tCI)t pates! g>tubent Fashion Victims: A Deadly Drive to Be Thin KENDALL HERBST female, it’s inexcusable However, the focus at least nected to the body. Thus, fashion FASHION COLUMNIST to pretend that there is of this article is the over¬ necessitates an implicit and open no connection between whelming link between dialogue between garment and “Even after all of the positive fashion and a cultiva¬ the unrealistic beauty im¬ body which can turn dangerous ii thinking and all the heartfelt pray¬ tion of physical inse¬ age fashion portrays and the clothing is tailored for a body ing, [Camilla] just couldn’t escape curities. In the Bates subsequent struggles type antithetical to the average. In her own worst enemy—herself. gym, US Weekly’s pep¬ young women endure. fashion, there exists a direct, con¬ She died March of 1998 after strug¬ per every other tread¬ Women are drowning in crete connection between art and gling over 20 years with Anorexia. mill with headlines like lives flooded with Splenda, human, cloth and skin. Nudists She was so good at giving all the “Shrinking Celebrities,” Diet Coke, Stairmasters aside, it affects everyone. But, other girls, including myself, affir¬ complemented with and self-doubt. And yes, fashion does not whole-heartedly mations on how beautiful we were images of ultra-thin to a certain extent, fashion attempt to dress everyone’s body. and how courageously we were all women in ultra-fashion- contributes to this bleak Current fashion trends like the facing our own eating disorders, able garments. Fashion and remarkably sugar-free stovepipe (nicknamed skinny) pant but for her own life...it was near to magazines braid adver¬ existence. and legging styles do little to mask impossible. All I hope is that where tisements saturated with But fashion, I would or lay ambiguous fashion’s current ever she now is, she has finally extremely thin women argue, is an art. And as desired human form: thin. There been able to find inner peace”- and articles written about such, it is extended the are other qualities that traditionally Anonymous (somethingfishy.com). what extremely thin fa¬ creative leeway that all ex¬ fashion homogenously upheld as To be perfectly frank, this is the mous women wear. De¬ pression receives. Art can well such as tallness, blondness, article that motivated me to want signers hire lithe models be provocative and de¬ whiteness. And though these traits to write for the Bates Student. But to showcase their gar¬ pressing and frightening. are still present, thinness seems tc as the year progressed, I was dis¬ ments. Models rely on For instance, Calvin Klein’s be the overarching similarity. Fash¬ tracted by elements of fashion that unhealthy lifestyles to 1990’s advertisements per¬ ion is at fault for an implicit priority I truly do love and cherish. The maintain radically low petuated undertones of of thinness and resulting pressures bohemian look died. Marc Jacobs weights. This reality is drug use and gloominess applied to women. premiered a delightfully grungy among fashion’s darker but also still were visually In college, the struggle for the collection cementing how big the qualities, but one that striking and compelling. In desired feminine figure can take an color black was going to be. Kate ought not be ignored, a case such as this, it is not especially drastic turn. No parents Moss catalyzed controversy. And, lest it be perpetuated. that the disturbing photo¬ are around to overlook your eating of course, Bates students provided As a preface, insecu¬ graph ought not to be tak¬ habits. Many friendships are new endless, light-hearted aesthetic rities and pressures im¬ en. After all, freedom of enough that it might be uncom¬ musings. But all of these pale in pact everyone different¬ expression is what keeps fortable to breach the weight-issue comparative importance to the ly. Certainly not all things interesting. None¬ topic. And it’s easy to temporarily topic at hand: the fashion industry women are affected by theless, the creator and withdraw, experiencing moments (in)directly promoting eating disor¬ fashion’s ideals, nor are distributor must take some of profound loneliness or anxiety ders. all men free from such moral responsibility for the College presents a series of difficult It would simply be irrespon¬ bodily pressures. As an consequences of their ar¬ health challenges. It’s a Span of fout sible to overlook or excuse the link example, Dennis Quaid tistic vision. And perhaps years when rushing to finish a term between the fashion industry and just admitted, as report¬ this rings true in fashion paper, cram for an exam, even en¬ female body issues. While editors ed by Entertainment To¬ more so than other art. joy a night of cocktails with friends and designers can skirt the prob¬ night, to previously ob¬ Indeed, the art of fash¬ seems to be of utmost importance. lem with vague philosophies and sessing over exercise ion is somewhat different And health-conscious behavior is emphasis on the exceptions (like habits and an insanely from painting or poetry in ITHACA.EDU/ COURTESY PHOTO See FASHION, page 9 “Beyonce is curvy!”), as a college strict calorie intake. Waif thin model Kate Moss poses for Calvin Klein. that it is immediately con¬ Student Band Jazzes up Chase Hall This Week LAUREN KAWANA ’07, Tom Bowden ’09 and Grif Pe¬ venge,” a Joey Calderazzo song of Director Snow relayed his thanks STAFF WRITER in Twee terson ’09. building crescendos and moments to Atchley, along with trombonists At the halfway mark of the con¬ of smooth discourse between pia¬ Alex Smith '06, Marcia Reinauer '06, ADAM ROUX Last Wednesday night in Chase cert, the audience was treated to nist Lambek and saxophonist Wa¬ and Lambek, who are all graduat¬ MUSIC COLUMNIST Hall lounge, the Bates College Jazz an upbeat performance by the Wa- ters. The night’s program then ing this spring. Although Snow Band presented their winter se¬ ters-Peterson-Williams “Power Trio” came to a close with “Get a Grip,” laments losing a great group of se¬ Great Galloping indie-pop. mester concert which was full of featuring the talents of Waters, Pe¬ a head-mover and foot-tapper ar¬ niors, he hopes that next fall will About two weeks ago, WRBC start¬ Batesie class, funk and downright terson and bassist Joe Williams '08. ranged by Mainer Rob Lussier that continue to be a full and engaging ed recieving some insanely cheery good jazz sounds. For roughly an These three students played “On featured a rousing back and forth year for jazz at Bates. This concert twee, and I’m officially proclaim¬ hour, the performance featured the Green Dolphin Street,” a tune that jam session of meticulous guitar was a great opportunity to see and ing it National Indie-Pop Week in talents of various soloists and the started with a quick, funky bass playing by Nate Witherbee '08 and hear Bates’ very own talented mu¬ my room. So leave your hyper¬ fullest Bates jazz ensemble director line and developed into a melody Marty Laurita '08. Overall, it was sicians perform energetic and soul¬ masculinity at the door, put on Thomas Snow has ever conducted. that melded both speedy, lively and another truly enjoyable evening ful music, and for all you aspiring some headphones, and admit that After exclaiming his joy at the turn sinuous, fluid jazz, truly showcas¬ with the Bates College Jazz Band. jazz musicians and jazz apprecia- you think that Mates of State are a out of student musicians this se¬ ing the versatility and attentiveness Atchley’s parents drove up from tors out there, fall semester is your great band. mester and remarking that working of the musicians. Connecticut to listen to the sounds next chance to get in on the Bates Gee, Adam, what an odd allu¬ with them has been an “absolute The full jazz ensemble then and remarked that the concert was jazz band action that is as always, sion, since the Mates of State just blast,” Snow happily directed the reassembled to play “Caldo’s Re¬ “incredibly good and a lot of fun.” well worth the time. released another album. Huh, band for a concert that left every¬ wow, what luck for my transition. one in a good mood. “Bring it Back" is, in my opinion, In front of a cheerful crowd, the best Mates of State have ever the ensemble played five songs in sounded. Really. I never found all, starting off with “Black Cow” by myself as attached to the band as Steely Dan, featuring a solid solo I have been since I got my hands by alto saxophonist B.J. Atchley ’06, on this album. They retained their among others. The second piece signature guy-girl-and-a-keyboard began with the playful, effortless sound, but somewhere between piano style of Matt Lambek ’06 and this release and Team Boo they later featured the soulful sound of cranked up the Bittersweet. The soloist Greg Waters ‘08, tenor saxo¬ songwriting, mainly, has come a phonist. The third number began long way: they maintain the seem¬ with hand clapping and percussion ingly simple style but the arrange¬ with an African twist. A tune off ments show a level of complexity jazz musician Michael Brecker’s al¬ MoS never attempted before. bum, “Tales from the Hudson,” this It seems like about a third of song was full of dynamic beats kept

alive by the three-man drums and See PLAYLISTS, page 9 percussion team of Pete Strumolo 8 THE BATES STUDENT, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2006_ All They Want To Do is (Modem) Dance EMMA WEISSER action between line and image pro¬ STAFF WRITER vided an interesting view of motion and the continuity of dance; dance The Bates Modem Dance Com¬ is shown as constant movement in¬ pany showcased a semester’s worth stead of stagnant poses. of work this weekend in two per¬ Most interesting about the vid¬ formance sets; “Performance A” eos was their wide variety of form. featured novice choreographers Raynes’ video, though done in out¬ and films from the “Dance Com¬ line, used recognizable human fig¬ position” and “Atelier” classes on ures. Other films, including Marise- Friday and Sunday, while students la Fermin’s ’08 “Ha!,” leaned more in the advanced composition semi¬ toward the hallucinogenic end of nar presented dance pieces Satur¬ the image spectrum. Reminiscent day and Monday. Since the author of a Lego commercial circa 1995, was busy fitting her own semester’s this video features a red-and-yellow worth of work into one weekend, hand against a black backdrop as it she only got a chance to review warps into lines and other images. the Sunday show; however, for a Other videos, such as Eric Aun- Sunday afternoon before finals, the er’s “In the Ante-Chamber,” used joint was way hoppin’ and makes similar “morph-technology” (or so one believe the rest of the show¬ we’ll call it) to connect shape with ings were just as “fantabulous.” movement and enlace the images Delivering a variety of viva¬ of humans with other, less defined ciously vibrant victories of dance images. composition (the author happened of the girls proceeded across stage two girls, both graceful and in the show were “movement videos,” or The show was, overall, very to fit a viewing of “V for Vendetta” through smooth move transitions; mood to get jiggy, coaxed reluctant films that distorted images of dance enjoyable, and the students’ hard into her weekend as well), the aptly the dance included African and La¬ male partners to join in the swing- to capture the essence of the move¬ work was evident throughout. Al¬ named “Performance A” was a sigh tino inspired moves that were held style dance. True to form, the boys ments. The first video, created by though not of professional quality, of relief for those hesitant to see the together by a continually feminine both just off the dock from crew Chloe Raynes ’08, was a moving the performance was an admirable works of mostly first-time choreog¬ undertone. Direct eye contact from practice straightened ties, gri¬ chalk-outline of dancers as they re¬ novice attempt at choreography raphers. One piece choreographed the dancers to the audience added maced, and conceded a few novel hearsed in a studio. Set to Raynes’ and dance production. The videos, by Shaheen Nazerali '06 was partic¬ to the dance’s appeal. somersaults to assuage the girls’ adaptation of a Nixons’ song, the though at times reeking of Photo-' ularly beautiful; the all-female cast Another performance that capi¬ pleas, but were reluctant to pull a video seemed to tell a love story shop, were an interesting experi¬ slinked across the stage to Asian- talized on audience-performer in¬ Patrick Swayze. True to their own between the dancers as their out¬ ment into the freeness of motion. flavored music in front of a rich teraction entitled “Simple Purpose” form, the girls commenced to kick lines flowed from motion to mo¬ Modern Dance Performances at maroon backdrop. The costumes fell near the end. A dance-skit per¬ it up a notch to entice the boys to tion; new, colored outlines emanate Bates should be an event to re¬ - warm in color and flirty - were formed to Dave Brubeck’s “Time dance; the scene ends happily with from the originals and continue the member for the future, especially unique to each of the four dancers. Out,” the first-year students played a few awkward lifts and twirls. motion of the dance. Although a bit when itinerizing your pre-finals The constant dynamic movement out a dance-floor scene in which Interspersed throughout the repetitive toward the end, the inter¬ weekend. The State of the Arts Address Ice Age 2: Love, Laughs

BEN LEBEAUX Fashion: I admit that I embrace Student Music: When I inter¬ and Lots of Water the Tom Flanagan wear-your- viewed Maxwell Butler '06 this fall, MANAGING ARTS EDITOR if his species is going extinct and socks-rotten approach much more the pianist lamented the loss of LOUIS DENNIG how he feels about that, as young often than I follow the Kendall student music groups here. Well, ARTS LAYOUT EDITOR armadillo and turtle children walk As this is a liberal arts school, Herbst layering technique - ap¬ mere months later, the scene is by the mammoth with cries of and as* McNulty’s pages and my parently, I also missed the memo back. Butler’s own The Nancies Ice Age 2: The Meltdown suc¬ “Look Mom, the last Mammoth on own maintain a tense, ongoing regarding Sarong day. Regardless performed alongside other funk/ ceeds in every way that the origi¬ earth!” much to Manny’s chagrin. border dispute, I thought that I’d of my inabilities, this paper loses a rock/blues/jazz ensembles in the nal failed, and is sure to be a de¬ Determined that he is not the borrow from the great one, Peter great eye and an even better voice Silo weeks ago. Along with Jon- light to fans both old and new to last of his species, Manny follows Gammons, and attempt to empty when Herbst graduates: her col¬ son Electric and, of course, The the series. The animation hasn’t any loud noise in hope of finding out all my arts-related thoughts, umns have been a pleasure (and Greg Waters Band, there’s finally improved much since the origi¬ the lost herd of mammoths. Finally, predictions for the future and give a much needed education). Her a reason to go out at night other nal film, but the story, characters he comes across one of his kind... the different media their different piece this week is by far her best: than the keg in Rand (I don’t know and jokes have been stepped up a almost. Ellie (voiced by Queen dues: grappling with issues artistic, social there will be a keg in Rand, but it’s notch in this sequel. The death of Latifah), falls out of a tree, an un¬ Film: Projects by seniors Adam and moral, Herbst boldly examines the same way that I don’t know the most film sequels is the simple re¬ likely place for a wooly mammoth, Macbeth, Mario Furloni, Laura To- a world that she loves. I really sun will rise tomorrow). hashing of every joke in the origi¬ but not an unlikely place for a pos¬ maselli and Marcia Reinauer have hope that some up and coming Diego “The Untz” Cardenas ’07 nal with a slightly new twist on it, sum, which of course Ellie believes demonstrated artistic vision, able columnist, with stars in their Dolce can punctuate our musical land¬ (read Austin Powers) but Ice Age she is. Having grown up with pos¬ control and a degree of profes¬ and Gabbana-covered eyes, picks scape with some much-needed has managed to avoid this prob¬ sums, Ellie is under the impression sionalism I never expected to en¬ up where she leaves off. electronica, Cardenas works as a lem in much the same way Shrek 2 that she, like her two brothers, is counter while in a college without Drama: The theater depart¬ resident DJ in Manhattan and has did, by bringing in a new character a small furry rodent that can only a “legitimate” film program. The ment had two huge hits this year been considering taking up a resi¬ and making the story and the new travel at night and must hide from Bates audience was especially re¬ with “The Taming of the Shrew” dency in Miami - he even plans laughs revolve around it. vultures during the day. With the ceptive to Macbeth’s project, “Sad and “Popcorn.” Underclassmen on becoming an apprentice to a The tale picks up where the large amount of water during the Robot.” The film results from vari¬ seem to dominate the ranks of our professional DJ in The Netherlands original left off, with the unlikely ice age, one would imagine that ous themes that collide within the thespians. Kym Bell '07, though after he graduates. He puts on herd of the Manny the wooly mam¬ she might be able to gaze into the mind of the tortured young film¬ she’s been type-cast as the bitchy shows that last for hours without moth (voiced by Ray Romano), Sid mirror like substance next to her maker. The charmingly self-con¬ brunette, consistently individuates end, braiding complex beats to¬ the sloth (John Leguizamo) and “brother,” and see that she is fifty scious movie “quotes” scenes from her characters. Bell will relish in gether as he anticipates the crowd Diego the saber tooth tiger (Denis times larger than he is, complete other movies, and its characters her first roll that breaks from her and keeps them dancing. Let’s Leary) making their way through with tusks, but we can temporarily immerse themselves in funny, norm, and sparks will fly. The take advantage of him while he’s the ice age with no particular end suspend our disbelief to accept a pointless chatter. sophomore duo of Steve Lattanzi here. in sight. Immediately our heroes wooly mammoth who thinks she’s I make this claim without hav¬ and Sam Leichter will continue to Chalk-drawings: Quite honest¬ are called to adventure when a a possum. ing absolutely any knowledge of charm audiences with their wit, ly, these are some of my favorite very ominous vulture divulges that Manny begins in his attempt Bates’ future academic plans, yet I timing, inflection and punctuated additions to spring in Lewiston. the ice is melting, the end of the to convince Ellie that she is in fact confidently assure you that when outbursts of volume and emotion. There’s too much damn burgundy world is coming and the large walls a mammoth like he is, and that it this prediction comes true, future The Museum: Right now sev¬ around here anyway. I guess we'll of ice protecting them and many may be their responsibility to re¬ Student arts editors will look back en senior art students have their just "chalk" it up to basic Bates other furry creatures from a watery populate the world with their spe¬ on this April issue and shudder at year-long projects arranged in the creaivity (yikes). Well done guys. doom is going to come tumbling cies. Innuendos run amok as Ellie my prognostication: there will be college’s museum. Each artist ex¬ Keep 'em coming. down in three days. Fortunately a shuns Manny for his advances and a film studies program here with¬ plores different themes via differ¬ The arts at Bates are not about boat conspicuously like Noah’s Arc hilarity ensues. in ten years. And the projects by ent media that include sculpture, keeping people out. They’re not sits at the end of the large bowl the Ice Age 2’s theme for the kids these seniors, perhaps as well as pottery, print-making and even stuffy or pompous, and while all herd is in and will provide safety to bring home is the importance of the guidance of new-to-the-medi- confectionary collages. Our mu¬ of our artists care deeply for their for them during the flood. To en¬ being brave and not running away um director Professor Paul Kuritz, seum is woefully underused and work, they want you there to look tertain the audience on the path will push this program into exis¬ underappreciated. Now you have at, dance to and even laugh with to the boat Sid the sloth, with his tence. You mark my words. seven more reasons to go. them. Go see for yourself. usual tactless dialogue, asks Manny See MELTDOWN, page 9 THE BATES STUDENT, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2006 9 The Magnificient 7 Reveal Their Art in Olin MARISSA CORRENTE the space, yet a closer inspection sexuality. In one piece, which Hwa entire exhibit. human relationship to wilderness: STAFF WRITER reveals that Stoddard took pieces of described as the most personal, she Allsop followed Anable and [those sensory organs] are open¬ magazines and put them together. used digital prints to create strik¬ spoke about how she enjoys re¬ ings to Otherness.” Fisken whose This past Friday evening at Another piece, entitled “Maggie on ing shadow-like figures of herself working her pieces. “I break things piece “Openings” is surrounded by the Bates Museum, Lindsay All- Joe’s Rock, Massachusetts” is made and fellow friends. Perhaps one of apart,” she told the crowd, “and five arresting nature photographs, sop, Brooke Anable, Emily Fisken, entirely out of frosting and candy. the most powerful pieces on dis¬ then I put them back together." In outstandingly uses photography to Yi Xing Hwa, Sarah Judice, Molly Each piece shows not only her cre¬ play that night was Hwa’s sculpture the exhibit booklet she writes, “My connect people to “the elements Stoddard and Annie Wachnicki ativity but also her hard work and piece. Situated in the very center work has a slow read - I think this outside of [us].” joined friends, family and faculty dedication as an artist. of the room, her sculpture appears is because I am looking around and Wachnicki spoke last in front of for the opening of the Senior Art Judice spoke next and warmly to be a plain brick wall from the looking through things; exploring her works. A series of prints, her Exhibit. The evening began at six thanked her parents and friends for doorway. However upon viewing not explaining.” A collaboration of largest piece called “City” is a city o’clock with a short introduction all their support. Focusing on ce¬ it from the other side, it becomes painting and printmaking, Allsop’s map in black and white disjoint- by the students’ thesis advisor, ramics, Judice created pots, bowls clear that the wall looks vandalized six pieces all include deep reds, edly connected. She creates move¬ Pamela Johnson, who praised her and tea pots, that as the plaque de¬ and is covered with phrases such browns, purples and greens. From ment throughout the artwork by advisees not only for their ambi¬ scribing her work reads, are “to be as “queer love” and “love doesn’t a distance her three largest works, using dressmaker’s pins to secure a tion but also for the “support and used as daily objects until they have have to make sense.” “Song 1,” “Song 2” and “Song 3” are piece of red string as if marking her kindness [they] showed each other” outlived their function.” Beautifully Next, Anable presented her art defined by these lavish colors, but own personal journey. Wachnicki’s throughout the process. Johnson crafted, Judice’s work mainly incor¬ which focused around graphic de¬ upon closer examination the prints “Red Shoes Series” included nu¬ then turned the night over to the porates tones like turquoise, deep sign and printmaking. Not only did and layers become more visible. merous prints of all different legs seven senior artists, encouraging blues, greens and earthy browns. Anable make interestingly original Her pieces exude elegance, and and feet such as cowboy boots or them to talk about their art. Situated in the middle of the space, prints for the exhibit, but she also show a uniquely talented artist. legs and feet pedaling a bicycle. Standing in front of her colorful viewers can move among her art designed the information booklet. Fisken spoke after Allsop and Mostly black and white, these fun work, Stoddard stressed how won¬ and, as her description says, “These As she writes on her page of the explained that her pieces help con¬ prints have splashes of color, main¬ derful it had been to work with her are all pieces of me, so... get close, booklet, “Synthesizing large quan¬ vey the safety and the risk Bates ly a vibrant red. As a member of fellow artists. She thanked the fac¬ and get cozy.” The only ceramic tities of information into a single has afforded her over the past four a talented group, Wachnicki’s own ulty for allowing her the room to pieces in the exhibit, Judice’s art clear concept is my goal.” Her years. Some may say that photo¬ creativity shines through. experiment and fully express her not only reveals her own individu¬ prints mirror this concept in their graphing people’s facial features The Senior Ai t Exhibit is a pow¬ creativity, which was very present ality, but also her enthusiasm and simplicity. For instance, “Eclipse Se¬ and attaching them to tea bags is erful display of seven of our fellow in her work and highly appreci¬ diligence. ries” is a collection of eight circle risky, and it is, as far as art goes. students’ individuality, dedication ated by the audience. Stoddard’s Hwa addressed the crowd next prints, each one a different color However, Fisken’s piece, entitled and talents, and the opening was work demands attention, especially and talked about all her pieces of the rainbow. A very simple idea, “Openings,” uses roughly one- a wonderful tribute to all their hard her piece, “Woodchuck and Me.” A which included both prints and but it is strikingly beautiful. Such hundred teabags and is brilliantly work. Even if you missed the open¬ large portrait of two people, this sculpture. While her pieces are beauty and precision are also ap¬ refreshing. She writes, “Tagging ing, be sure to stop by Olin Arts piece is done as a collage. The vi¬ unique and different, all explore parent in her booklet which is a teabags with photographs of senso¬ Center, where the exhibit is sched¬ brant colors leap out upon entering the language of gender, sex and well-documented overview of the ry organs is a way to reflect on the uled until May 28. A Fashion Columnist's Word to the Wise A Meltdown CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 peers can sometimes be oblivious or kickboxing classes attended for Still, eating problems are a huge to their role in the unfortunate situ¬ the sake of being healthy, please... issue and a hugely delicate one at with Morals sacrificed. Consequently, often ation. Dorm walls decorated with go...and take your friends. But if, that. And I suppose, in essence, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 college-aged women gain weight. revealing posters of model Adrian- as is often paralleled in fashion, all I’m trying to say is that body is¬ Adding the calories of late night na Lima or Versace-spokeswoman the focus is thinness, then please... sues are rampant, even in girls that when you can stay and help other snacks, Harvest Dinner or abroad Halle Berry don’t help girls accept think...and talk to your friends. you might not expect. Alarmingly, people. The film does an excel¬ semesters spent splurging on crois¬ realistic beauty. After four years at Bates, all I “almost half of American women lent job of blending humor that sants and kebabs, inevitably adds And with skewed standards, can really say is that some of my are on a diet on any given day.” both children and adults can enjoy pounds. And surprise: many girls though perhaps not as extreme most poignant memories have (campusblues.com/body_image2_ while presenting a legitimately in¬ don’t particularly enjoy not fitting as at other colleges, are still very been some of my most careless. 5a.asp) tense climactic sequence. As the into their jeans. much present at Bates. For in¬ Late night Papa John's orders and Fashion, sigh, is not perfect. herd makes its way through the Thus, collegiate girls, like those stance, cheers erupted when Bates the camaraderie of the resulting And unfortunately, neither are ice age it is being tracked by two sitting next to you, are particularly expanded the cardio room, par¬ morning-after nausea. Or casual Bates women (though some of my pre-historic looking sea creatures vulnerable to weight insecurities, tially because this school attracts afternoons spent chatting in the friends come close...aww, cute, with large fangs, big scales, and even eating disorders like body active people and partially because Den snacking on curly fries and right?). So, I close this last column very intimidating eyes sure to leave dimorphic disorder, anorexia ner¬ weight-fixated college women de¬ grilled cheese sandwiches. Count¬ of the semester, not with tips on children and adults a little uneasy vosa, and bulimia. Tables of girls mand their elliptical machines. In less breakfasts at Bagels & Things- where to look for upcoming trends about getting into the ocean. that heatedly discuss how many this point rests a rather blurry dual¬ where meal portions magically but rather with the heartfelt appeal Full of jokes, morals, intense no-bake cookies they’ve consumed ity: a mentality that values health triple. It’s amazing the dialogue to look out for one another. Fo¬ build-up, heart and charm Ice Age or how frequently their work out and a mentality that values thin¬ that opens up when people shift cus, please, not on fashion’s next 2: The Meltdown may well provide affirm the tragic presence of body ness. The two, after all, are not syn¬ their attention from what they are step, but on perhaps fashion’s next for the perfect 90 minute study issues here at Bates. And male onymous. If desserts are skipped eating to what they are saying. victim. break this finals week. Roux's Recommended Playlists For Finals Week CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 ly threatening lyrics and you’ve got an acknowledgement of the love¬ punctuation?). We digress from the just pound away at you in a very Islands. Favorite tracks: “Humans,” ly brashness of the songwriting. indie-pop theme of this week, but relaxing way. Once tracks like “Sta¬ the conversations I’ve have this “Rough Gem” (with a chorus that These guys know exactly when it’s screw it, my ADD just kicked in. tion Approach” or “Forget Myself” week began with “Have you heard would make Architecture in Hel¬ a necessary moment for extreme Anyway, my point is that emo has hit their chorus, you’re damn near the new Islands yet?” This is most¬ sinki proud), and “Where There’s A noise-ness or huggable quiet, shift¬ grown up, added layers, shed those floating. Somehow Elbow man¬ ly because that’s how I opened Will There’s A Whalbone” (psyche- ing between them seemlessly in the stupid bells, and I like what I hear. ages here to be both beat-heavy them as a result of the withdrawal delica plus hip hop? is that legal?) same song. Take “Glue,” for exam¬ Besides a vocalist clearly bred in a and beautiful, but quirky enough to symptons I suffer when away from In a more straightforward vein, ple, where a simple little melody late-90s emo farm, the arrangements keep you interested. this album for too long. I will ac¬ there’s the new release from the is punctuated by a loud, distorted really caught my attention with this Oh, while we’re on dramatic, re¬ knowledge that this album is not, Essex Green. There’s no gimmicks guitar (P.S. it works wonderfully). album. There’s usually about seven¬ laxing bands, Built to Spill releases in any way, on par with Who Will on this album. Dubbed "Cannibal Also, this album finally convinced teen different things going on at any “You in Reverse” on April... some¬ Cut Our Hair When It’s Gone? with Sea," this release is loaded with me that girls with Scandanavian given moment in this album. That thing or other. I forget. Doesn’t the caveat that it’s hard repeat such hooks and plain catchy melodies accents are the most endearing dotesn’t mean the band can’t be dra¬ matter, it’s in the station so it’s on the a near-perfect album. But "Return that you can’t escape from. The things known to mankind (it also matic or poignantly quiet; despite Bates iTunes network by now. I’ve to the Sea" stands very well on its sound borrows heavily from 60's speaks to this band’s emergence all the stimuli, the songwriting never heard some talk as to this album not own. The sweeping, eight-and-a- pop but involves a fair amount of from the world’s greatest folk-pop loses its cohesiveness. Good tracks being especially ground-breaking half minute opening track, “Swans synth-tastic moments; the focus, scene. Thank you, Sweden). Lis¬ include: “Elephant” “Gold Front” for these guys, but I really couldn’t (Life after Death)” will convince however, is on the innocent vocals ten to “Audrey in the Country” and and “Stables and Chairs.” care less. The opening track is one you quickly. Like most of the songs of the two singers (one male, one see if you don’t agree. Other wor¬ I’ve meant to talk about Elbow’s of their epic eight-minute tracks, on this album, it’s decievingly sac- female). The entire album plays off thy tracks: “Isabel and Leonard” or new album for the past couple weeks startlingly cohesive for a Built to chrine-sweet, jam-packed with lay¬ the cheery, youthful sound of these “Sister in Love.” or so, but somehow I kept forgetting Spill song, but full of a driving inten¬ ers. Synths, penny whistles, guitars, two, especially on tracks like “Rue You ever wonder what hap¬ and now feel just awful. Like forget- sity that I love. The rest of the songs drum machines and anything else De Lis” or “Don’t Know Why You pened to emo? Me niether, until I ting-girlfriend’s-birthday or haven’t- are just... more Built to Spill. That’s that humanity has designed with Stay.” heard the new album by Portugal, fed-the-dog-this-week awful. It’s a not a bad thing, but this album just the express purpose of producing Something to a similar effect the Man (How can you not love great album, fitting somewhere on doesn’t strike me the wav releases sound shows up on this album. could be said about Envelope’s a band that is pretentious enough the more agressive end of the lo-fi like “Perfect From Now On” did. Throw in clever, bizzarre, and odd¬ new album, "Demon," yet with the can express snobbery through spectrum. The first couple songs 10 THE BATES STUDENT, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2006 Alexander Finishes Softball Splits Doubleheader 3rd in 400m Hurdles with UMaine-Farmin&toii CHRIS NELSON Team to Host STAFF WRITER Happy to be home after eight Decathlon April 15 straight road games, softball split a doubleheader with the University of Maine at Farmington. Coming CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 have made the two-and-a-half- into the contest at 6-0, the Beavers hour trip worth it. of UMF were dealt their first loss In the pole vault, Both of the season in game one. the 4 x 400m relay during the Shelkey and Laura Gotliko ’08 In a game that only lasted five indoor season. recorded marks of 10-00.00. innings, Bates outscored UMF 9- In the 400m hurdles, Izzy Though there was some wind 1 before the mercy rule was en¬ Alexander ’09 finished 3rd out near the vault pit, their marks forced. Once again, the Bobcats of the 13-woman field. Alex¬ were impressive for season were paced by a strong pitch¬ ander ran 1:06.06 in the event, openers. Meg Kinney ’08 com¬ ing outing from Kristin Masino just missing the 1:04.14 mark, peted in the high jump, finish¬ ,’07 who pitched all five innings. which would have provision¬ ing 19th and jumping 14.89m. Masino only gave up one run on ally qualified her for Nationals Bates ended the meet on a six hits and struck out four in the Lincoln Benedict/ THE BATES STUDENT - not bad at all considering it high note, winning the 4 x 400m process. was her first time ever running Two-sport star Val Beckwith went 2-3 and scored two runs aganst UMF. relay in 4:09- Eleven teams par¬ The Bobcats also played error- the event. ticipated in that relay, and the free baseball and accumulated 11 runs with only one hit as pitcher own in the bottom half of the in¬ “I was really scared be¬ 2nd place team was three sec¬ hits in the contest. Among the of¬ Kate Brown ’08 had some control ning. forehand,” Alexander said. “I onds (nearly an eternity in the fensive leaders were Katie Frank¬ problems, hitting two batters and Senior Lissa Moses keyed the need to find about two sec¬ event) behind the team of Al¬ lin ’07, who went 2-4 at the plate walking three. rally with a two-run single, but onds somewhere, but now that exander, Higgins, Touhey and with a double, two runs scored The Bobcats came back to tie it wasn’t enough as UMF was I know what the race is like, Wentworth. and two RBIs. Stacia Saniuk ’09 the game in the 4th inning when able to hold on for a 7-6 vic¬ I can get more ‘race-technical’ The Bobcats’ dominance had three hits for the Bobcats, in¬ Saniuk belted a solo homerun. tory. Brown suffered the loss for and work on places where I came, largely, from an amazing cluding a double, and fellow first- However, UMF stormed back with the Bobcats allowing six earned can go faster.” 2nd leg performance by Hig¬ year Val Beckwith went 2-3 with four runs in the 5th inning, high¬ runs in six innings of work. Once Danielle Touhey ’06 gins, who simply pulled away two runs scored. lighted by Erin Potter’s two-run The Bobcats are back in action was in her blocks and ready from the field of runners all In game two, UMF jumped out double, to take a 7-3 lead. The next Thursday, April 13 as they to go after the 200m, the rain running at their top speeds. to a 3-1 lead in the second inning. Bobcats had one last gasp re¬ travel to Amherst for another dou¬ came down in full force and “Tara was great today, she The Beavers scored these three sponding with three runs of their bleheader. the temperature dropped a stepped up big for us,” Harts¬ good fifteen degrees - entire¬ horn said. The 4 x 100m relay ly undesirable conditions for team of Touhey, Meredith An¬ sprinters. It did not seem to derson ’07, Becca Westlake ’07 Harris and Raghavan Win for faze Touhey, however, who ran and Julie Shelkey ’07 finished 28.13 and finished 9th out _of 7th in 54.83. 51 other runners. Joining her in “It was a really fun meet Women's Tennis; Mt. Holyoke Due Up th '• 200 was Tara Higgins*’09, overall,” co-captain Kathleen aggressive and attacking style. er with a big game and played a v > posted a time of 29.06, Nugent ’06 said. “We had some CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 She won 6-2 in both of her games very solid match to defeat Cecilia,” <■ od enough for 23rd place. really good performances from against Brandeis’ Reich. Bates’ said Gastonguay. Krueger beat The field events were some of the upperclassmen, spot to fill the void, meaning each number four singles player, Ragha¬ Grissa 6-0 in the first game and 6- dominated by Godsey in the including Keelin and KMoore’s player would face an opponent van, beat her opponent, Helfgott, 2 in the second game. throwing events. Godsey took National qualifying marks. who normally played one singles 6-4 and 6-1. Although the team lost, Gas¬ first place in both the ham¬ We’d like to see a lot more slot higher. Benisch, Harris and “Mallika was impressive with tonguay was pleased with the mer throw and the shot put, people qualify for champion¬ Raghavan stepped it up in Currie’s her relentless attack of the net. She team’s effort. “We were in the throwing 197-11 and 41-00.25, ship meets and we just hope to absence as strong singles competi¬ never let her opponent have time match until the end. I am very respectively. Jen Marino ’09 continue to improve as a team tion. Gastonguay was impressed to regroup,” said Gastonguay. proud we competed. On a differ¬ finished 5th out of 15 in the from last year.” with all of their performances. Bates’s number one singles ent day, things easily could have triple jump with a leap of 33- The Bobcats will next com¬ Benisch had a solid match, player, Grissa, faced Krueger, gone our way,” said Gastonguay. 11.50. Marino was 13l“ in the pete during spring break on filling Currie’s number two slot who knocked her out of the Ne- The team’s next match is away Long Jump recording a mark April 15 at the Bates Decath¬ to defeat opponent Donnelly 6-4 witt Championships this fall in the on April 13 against Mount Holy¬ of 4.58m. Marino’s family dog lon at the Russell St. Track and both rounds. Harris, in the num¬ quarterfinals. oke College at 3:30 p.m. also made an appearance at Field facility. ber three singles slot, played an “[Krueger] is a very smart play- the meet, which alone would Women's Lacrosse Falls to 0-2 Men's Lax Draws in NESCAC with Loss to Tufts Colby Next balls (28-21). Tufts however turned SCOTT PRIEST ued to pepper the net with shots, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 way, netting two more goals on the ball over less, with 17 turn¬ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF outshooting Bates en route to a vic¬ scores from sophomore snip¬ tory. overs versus Bates’ 20, and were ers Mike Medeiros and Brent Wagner led the Bobcats far more proficient on free position game’s first Garnet goal, tying Morin. Unfortunately, Williams Women’s lacrosse fell in with four goals in the game, shots, hitting on four of six while things up at one apiece on a won the quarter netting three its second NESCAC contest while Tully, Meg Coffin ’07 Bates scored just five of their 12. feed from David Pritchard ’06. goals to pull the Ephs within of the season 17-14 to Tufts and Julie Berman ’08 each It was Tufts’ first NESCAC match of Neither club could find the two before entering the game’s in Medford, Mass, on April 1. scored two. Sarah Peters ’08 the season, setting them up with the back of the net for the remain¬ final quarter. Down 11-5 at the half, the Bobcats scored and assisted two Bobcat two other undefeated teams in the der of the first quarter, how¬ Simon got his hat-trick in rallied to score four of the first five goals, while Kat Farmer ’07 also conference, 3-0 Middlebury and 2-0 ever, and things remained stale the fourth period, and with this goals of the second half, including notched a goal and an assist. Bowdoin, at the top of the stand¬ until 14:01 remained in the half. three goal lead the Bobcats re¬ two free position shots by Shannon Rachel Greenwood ’09 and ings. Pritchard led the Garnet scor¬ laxed. The Ephs’ Nick Fersen Tully ’06 within a five minute span. Jeanne Lothrop '08 also provided Bates (0-2) joins Amherst (0-1) ing frenzy, netting an unassist¬ scored with 2:14 left in the With the Tufts lead reduced to Bates with goals on the board. and Connecticut College (0-3) as ed tally and then feeding Bren- game, and then won the face- just three, Bates seemed poised to Wagner extended her team- winless NESCAC teams, though Bates ton Pitt ’06 to put the Bobcats off, allowing Williams the op¬ take the lead, but between the 16:00 lead in goals, with 22 on still holds a 4-2 overall record, with up by three. Unassisted, Amadi portunity to rip a series of close and 10:00 mark of the second half, the year, shooting at a 43 plenty of time to turn around the ear¬ Cisse sniped back netting to in¬ shots on captain Paul Kazarian, three different Jumbos registered percent clip. Katie Nickerson ’08 ly hiccups to their conference play. crease Bates’ lead to four upon who made the necessary saves tallies to extend the lead back to registered 14 saves while pick¬ To turn the tide, Bates will take on entering the half. to help the Bobcats hang on for five, at 15-10. ing up the loss in 41 minutes of rival Colby at home tomorrow at The Purple Cows managed the 8-6 win. Kazarian finished Molly Wagner ’08 put the play. Katie Smarse ’09 spelled her 4:30, before hosting the division¬ to remove the claws from their the bout with 18 saves. Bobcats on her back, scor¬ with five stops in 18 minutes of leading Panthers on April 15, which sore teats, ending the unan¬ The Bobcats travel to Water- ing with under eight minutes play. starts a busy period for the Bobcats, swered Bobcat milking with a ville to face Colby tomorrow at to go, and then tallying the last two Bates statistically defeated Tufts who have four games in eight days goal of their own. As before, the 4 p.m. ’ of the game in an attempt to on both shots (29-27) and ground and seven in fourteen. Garnet men responded in a big urge a Bates rally, but Tufts contin¬ THE BATES STUDENT, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2006 11 Baseball Drops Three to Tufts Men's Track Snatches Second

JEN MCINNIS turned to Leahey Field, this time score 12-3. Ben Thayer ’09 threw ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR to host NESCAC foe, Tufts. The a shutout inning in relief. at Snowflake Invitational Jumbos did quite a bit of damage Engelson, who was 2-for-3 Following a hectic weekend to the Bobcats’ steadily improving in this game, added yet another KRISTIN SAHAGIAN included Matt Biggart ’06, who in Florida, baseball hosted The record by taking home victories in run to the scoreboard with an RBI SPORTS LAYOUT EDITOR finished the long 10,000 meter University of Maine-Farmington all three games this weekend and while classmate Casey McCor¬ with 33:53.41 and Andrew Percy last Tuesday and managed to take leaving the Bobcats with a 4-6 re¬ mack ’08, who’ was 3-for-4, also On April 1, men’s track in the 3000 meter steeplechase. home a 7-3 victory, boosting their cord. scored a run. opened its spring outdoor sea¬ His time was 10:19.11. record to 4-3. On Friday, Tufts banged out In the second game, first-year son with a phenomenal display Third place runners included Due to the combined efforts 17 hits en route to a 12-3 victory. starter Lawrence Hinkle ’09 took of talent at the Snowflake Clas¬ C.J. Murray ’09 in the 5000 with of Bobcat pitchers Benjamin Sean VanderVliet ’08 earned the the loss after allowing three runs sic. Held at Tufts University in 15:55.58. Matt Dunlap ’08 also Schwartz ’09 and Griffin Finan loss after 4 2/3 innings in which in the first inning and six more Medford, Mass., 17 teams com¬ competed in the 10,000 meter, ’07, the Beavers only acquired he allowed six runs, five earned, in the third. Six of the nine runs peted in the day-long event. finishing third with 34:10.11. eight hits over the nine innings. on seven hits. were earned. Both Dan Cook ’09 Bates finished second with 111.5 In field events, Emmanuel Starting through the first five in¬ Malucci helped add to the and Ralph Vitti ’08 came in for re¬ points, placing behind Dart¬ Drabo ’08 placed second in the nings, Schwartz (1-0) allowed one scoreboard with a leadoff double lief. Cook allowed only one run in mouth which finished with 116 triple jump with a distance of run on three hits while striking in the Bobcats’ three-run seventh his 4 1/3 innings pitched, going points. Third place was earned 13.42. The men’s 4x400 relay out four. Finan was successful in inning. Brian Mahoney ’08 fol¬ on to strike out five hitters, while by Tufts, which finished with team, comprised of Colony, Matt relief, earning his first save with lowed his teammate’s lead with Vitti allowed only one hit over his 107.5. Capone, Sam Murphy ’07 and four innings of pitching, allowing a two-run double later in the in¬ two shutout innings. While there were no indi¬ Sam Thomas ’07, also placed only two runs, one earned. ning. Of the 12 Bobcat hits, Buck- Erik Hood ’08, who was 3-for- vidual event winners, Bates did second with 3:27.33. In the sixth inning, the Bob¬ ley, Egelson and Dave Farrell ’09 3, scored the Bobcats’ sole run. manage to garner seven second- On April 14th, the team will cats tallied up the most runs. all claimed two. “We did not rise to the chal¬ place finishes as well as four host the Bates Decathalon at 10 Alex Egelson ’08 began the trend On Saturday, the teams squared lenge with the series against third-places. Big second-place a.m. with his bases-loaded sacrifice off in a doubleheader which was Tufts,” said coach Craig Vander- winners included Joel Colony Noah Gauthier '08 also placed fly, which was followed by Alex marked by Jumbo back-to-back sea. “We hit the ball this weekend ’06, who finished the 100-meters third in the shot put, throwing a Malucci’s ’08 RBI single and final¬ victories, 13-3 and 10-1. but could not get the big hit with with a time of 11.22 seconds. total distance of 14.21 meters. ly Brian Buckley’s ’08 run off one Starting pitcher Finan took the men in scoring position. We did He also placed third in the 200 Thus, while there were no of the Beavers’ six errors in the loss after allowing five runs in the not play defense very well and meters with a time of 22.58 sec¬ individual members, the men's game. first inning. While Bates respond¬ our pitchers had a tough series. onds. track team pulled together in a In the seventh inning, Buckley ed with a run in the second and This experience will make us Dan Johnson ’06 was also im¬ competitive effort and managed brought home another run with a then two more in the third, the work harder the next week to get pressive, placing second in both to place above fifteen other bases-loaded walk while Donovan Jumbos managed two more in the ready for another NESCAC week¬ the 800 and the 1500 meters. teams at the Classic. Driscoll ’06 continued the scoring fourth. First-year reliever, Chuck end.” His times for both were 1:59.45 On April 14, Bates will host by plating Tyler Paul ’06 with a Murphy-Romboletti, who threw Bates will play host to Husson and 4:06.45, respectively. the Bates Decathlon. sacrifice fly in the eighth. five innings of relief, allowed five College today at 3 p.m. Other impressive runners Last weekend, the Bobcats re¬ more runs in the sixth making the First-Years Fuel No. 16 Sailing Benisch Earns 6-4,6-4 Victory in JESSIE SAWYER Charles River. Both days, the 2, placing seventh out of thir¬ ’09 and David Ramagnoli ’09 STAFF WRITER weather was cloudy and shifty. teenth, just behind Brown Uni¬ travelled to the Coast Guard Captain Nate Merrill ’08 and versity. The competition was Academy as a keelboat team for No. 2 Singles for Sailing has returned from Sarah Hoyt ’08 sailed A Divi¬ strong, but the team will face the Sloop Series 1. Keelboat winter hibernation, cruising into sion, and Carolyn Nye ’09 and tougher competitors later in the teams consist of four sailors, Women's Tennis; its spring season with regattas Carolyn McNamara ’08 sailed B season. “We all thought we did sailing on either J22’s or Colgate at Boston University on March Division. Although the A and a good job, seeing as this was 26’s, 22 to 26 foot long boats 25 and 26, and the Coast Guard B divisions sail and score sepa¬ the first time on the water for built larger to accommodate Team Falls 6-3 Academy, and Mass Maritime on rately, the combined scores de¬ the season.” more sailors. April 1. cide the team’s place. March 26, the team had The keelboat team did well JESSIE SAWYER The team’s trip to Boston On March 25, the team a much easier regatta. Bates considering Sloop Series 1 was STAFF WRITER consisted of two regattas on the competed in the Metro Series placed third out of six teams. the first regatta in larger boats The team im¬ for most of the Bates sailors. Saturday, April 1, the Brandeis proved in both Although the team was dis¬ Owls swooped in to secure a 6- divisions and beat appointed with its 7th place fin¬ 3 win over the Bobcats. Brandeis all of the teams ish out of 10 teams, they were dominated in the doubles match¬ that they should pleased to beat Coast Guard, es as their number one, two and have beaten, the host team, which is able three doubles teams emerged vic¬ given their New to practice on the larger boats torious. Bobcat of England ranking much more often. Brandeis’ number one team, of l6th out of 36 “It was a learning experi¬ Jennifer Krueger and Colleen teams. ence and we hope that next Donnelly, won 8-1 over Bates’ Commenting weekend’s Keelboat regattas go number one doubles pair, Cecilia on his personal better with the NE Sloop Quali¬ Grissa ’08 and Laura Harris ’07. performance, fiers on Sunday at Coast Guard,” The Owls’ second doubles team, the Week Merrill said “I said Merrill. captain Shani Reich and Ana Katz, didnt sail my best, While the keelboat team was defeated the Bobcats’ second but it was a good sailing in Connecticut, Bates’s doubles team, captain Liz Currie warm up for the second group of sailors traveled ’06 and Caryn Benisch ’09, 8-4. Kathryn Moore '07 important regattas to Mass Maritime for a Metro Brandeis’s number three doubles coming up over Series 4. Pat Schule ’06 and pair, Jenicka Hornung and Gabri- Kathryn qualified in April Break and Nye sailed A Division, and Em¬ elle Helfgott, championed an 8-6 short term. Dur¬ ily Doble ’09 and Hoyt sailed B victory over Bates’s Mallika Ragha- NCAA Nationals in the ing short term, the Division. Results for the regatta van ’08 arid Liz Fleming ’08. team will com¬ have not yet been posted. Although Bates was missing 3,000-meter steeple¬ pete in the New Commenting on this spring’s Currie, the number two singles England Dinghy sailing team, Merrill said, “We player, due to the campus-wide chase after winning Tournament, and have gotten a lot of great fresh¬ gastroenteritis plague, Bates put the event with a time the New England men this year that sailed ex¬ up a fight, winning three matches. Dinghy Champi¬ traordinarily for the fall and are “It would have been easy to of 11:03, twenty-seven onships for an doing the same this spring. The lose hope after the doubles espe¬ opportunity to older sailors Pat Schule, Nate cially with our number 2 singles seconds faster than the qualify for college Merrill, Sarah Hoy, Carolyn Mc¬ player out of the line-up, but the sailing nationals. Namara, Franz Ritt will be a big team really stepped up and per¬ second place time. This On April T, the pat of this spring season.” formed very well against one of Bobcats divided Bates will compete again the stronger teams in the region,” time broke her personal into two packs, next weekend. The team aspires said coach Paul Gastonguay. best and school record each group com¬ to move up from their 16th rank Gastonguay moved the 3 peting in a differ¬ in New England and expects to through 5 singles players up a which was set last year. ent regatta. Mer¬ continue to grow and improve rill, Jamie Beaty throughout the season. See WOMEN'S TENNIS, page 10 ’08, Forbes Litcoff 12 SPORTS TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2006 Clje pates; i£>tubent Men's Tennis Tops Brandeis, Falls to Amherst Boe-Wiegaard f06 rallies in third set to deny no. 24 Rilla upset bid JOHN MCNULTY Ben Stein ’09 and Patrick Conway Bumped up to the number two MANAGING SPORTS EDITOR ’07. The only match loss for Bates spot, Little fell to Lenny Lepner 6-4, came at the second singles, where 6-2. Sherman, Stein and Conway all Men’s tennis, battling both ele¬ co-captain Tristan Beach ’06 fell to lost in straight sets as well. In six ments and injuries, split a pair of Michael Vulfovich 4-6, 2-6. spot singles, Feinberg challenged Tal home matches this weekend, taking Bates also took all three doubles Avrahami but lost in two close sets down Brandeis with relative ease but matches as well. Beach and Boe- 5-7, 6-7 (2). falling to Amherst, who are ranked Wiegaard beat Jonas and Bieber 8- Boe-Wiegaard had the only sin¬ 19th in the latest Fila Division III Col¬ 4, while Little and Josh Feinberg ’08 gles win. Squaring off against Josh legiate Tennis rankings. prevailed over Vulfovich and Shul¬ Rilla, Will took the first set 6-3, but the On Saturday, the team squared man 8-3, and Conway and Stein won Amherst senior stormed back to take off against Brandeis. The match was easily as well. a tight second match seven games to a homecoming of sorts for Ben La- The next day, the team took on five. Rilla took a 5-2 game lead in the manna, a 2002 Bates graduate who a talented Lord Jeffs squad in what third set, but Boe-Wiegaard mounted played for the Bobcats and was an was expected to be a close match, as a comeback. He took the next four assistant coach for the team last year the two teams have similar rankings, games and then with match point, he before being named Brandeis’ head with Amherst slightly higher. On a smashed a cross-court forehand vol¬ coach over the summer. windy day, the Bobcats came out ley to cap off the rally. But Lamanna left his alma mater strong on doubles, as Boe-Wiegaard With a 6-5 record, the team has with a 6-1 loss at the hands of the and Beach trounced Josh Rilla and time off to recuperate before playing Bobcats. In first singles, co-captain Zach Lepner 8-2 in first doubles. in a number of matches over break. Will Boe-Wiegaard ’06 made quick But the Lord Jeffs dominated in They face a tough slate that includes work of Sam Jonas in straight sets singles matches and left Lewiston Bowdoin, Swarthmore, College of 6-1, 7-5. All the other Bobcat wins with a 5-2 win. “The thing that really New Jersey, Trinity, and Tufts, all of came in a similar fashion. In third hurt us was that Tristan’s ankle pre¬ whom are ranked. The Tufts match, singles, Greg Little ’07 took down vented him from playing in the sin¬ on April 22, will be the last match Jordan Bieber 6-1, 6-2, and Mike gles line-up and so our entire team on the Wallach courts for the season, Sherman ’09 defeated Scott Shulman had to shift up a spot,” said Boe-Wie- and the last career home matches for by a similar score. gaard. “Not the best strategy against seniors Boe-Wiegaard and Beach. Sarah Beck/ THE BATES STUDENT Also picking up match wins were a team as strong as Amherst.” Will Boe-Wiegaard '06 lunges at a passing shot while doubles partner Tristan Beach '06 looks on. Moore, Godsey Qualify for Nationals; Men's Lacrosse n Lead Bobcats to 4th Place at Snowflake Inv'l Beats Williams, ANDY PERCY Snowflake Invitational on Sat¬ Keelin Godsey ’06 and Kath¬ faster than the 2nd place com¬ STAFF WRITER urday it seemed like the me¬ ryn Moore ’07 both qualified petitor. teorologists’ forecast of heavy for NCAA Nationals in their re¬ Aviva Goldstein ’08 finished Gains Top-Ten Women's track and field rain, thunder and sixty degrees spective events. 6th out of 19 in the 5,000m with finished in fourth place out of was a well organized April Coach Jay Hartshorn was a time of 18:54, accomplishing National sixteen teams on Saturday at Fool’s joke. Until the start of very pleased with her team. her goal of breaking 19 min¬ Tufts University’s Snowflake the 200m dash - the third to “Overall it was a great day for utes. Erin Bougie ’07 was be¬ Invitational. Division I power¬ last event - the weather crews us. Two National qualifiers at hind in 13th place with a time Ranking houses Dartmouth and Boston could not have been more any time, but especially at the of 20:41. Krista Stafstrom ’07 University took the first two wrong, with the temperature first meet, is fantastic.” had been entered to race the MAC KING places in the meet with 212 and at 75 degrees, blue skies and Moore got things started off 10,000m, but a last minute con¬ STAFF WRITER 137 points respectively, while no wind for the majority of an well for the distance crew, win¬ traction of the “Bates Plague” host team Tufts took third with overall great day for the pro¬ ning the 3,000m steeplechase prevented her from doing so. Two weeks ago an unde¬ 122. gram. in 11:03, breaking her own The middle distance athletes feated, but perhaps still un¬ Tufts delivered all it prom¬ The Bobcats were well rep¬ school record set last year, and did their job. In the 1500m, proven Bates squad toppled the ised, except the snowflakes. resented in all event areas. provisionally qualifying for Na¬ Molly Balentine ’08 was the top top-ten ranked Wesleyan Cardi¬ For the first six hours of the Most significantly, co-captains tionals. Moore was 27 seconds finisher for the Bobcats, cross¬ nals by a score of 8-4. As if to ing the line in 6th place out of further scramble the NESCAC, 44 runners and running 5:00.88 this past Saturday the Cardinals - a lifetime personal record. dealt Middlebury, a team one Madeline Weber ’08 and Andie might compare to the New York Jumbos Take Three Bisceglia ’09 finished together Yankees, their first home NES¬ in 19th and 20th place, respec¬ CAC loss in eleven years. Such tively, both running 5:24. madness, in combination with a Amy Rosania ’08 had an relatively easy 8-6 Bobcat vic¬ outstanding race in the 800m, tory over Williams, has landed finishing 3rd out of 33 runners the Garnet men a top-ten na¬ with a time of 2:27 - a 2005-06 tional ranking, and some much P.R. Lily Hanstein ’09 won her deserved national press to go heat, which was good enough along with their perfect 8-0 re¬ for an 8th place finish overall cord. and a lifetime P.R. of 2:33.05. After dealing the Cards their Right behind Hanstein in the first loss in four contests, Bates final results was Balentine in took last week off, practicing 9th in 2:33, and Allie Goldstein for seven days without a game ’09, who finished in 2:39. in preparation for their bout Until it came time to race against the Ephs. Early on it the 200m, the sprinters were appeared that such lack of re¬ able to benefit most from the cent competition may have hurt 75 degree weather. In the 400m the Bobcats, as Williams net¬ dash, co-captain Ashley Wen¬ ted the first goal of the game. tworth ’06 was 4th out of 19 The Bobcats responded in a big runners. Wentworth ran 59.76, way, however, milking the Pur¬ one of the fastest times she has ple Cows for five unanswered 7 run all year, which includes goals in a perfect demonstra¬ —1_ Douglas Badrigian/ THE BATES STUDENT her splits in the numerous at¬ tion of the value of practice. tempts and eventual record in Infielder Donovan Driscoll drives a ball against Tufts this weekend. See article on page 11 for a recap Justin Simon ’08 sniped the and statistics. See WOMEN'S TRACK, page 11 See MEN'S LAX, page 10