Crtnttp VOL. C NO. 3 PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF TRINITY COLLEGE SINCE 1904 OCTOBER 2,2001 Faculty Teach-in Students RaSSy for Peace Proves Interesting beauty still exists. BY JONATHAN Professor Ronald Kiener, of CHESNEY the Religion department, began News Writer the Middle East panel by shar- ing his knowledge and exper- Grief, anger, and fear filled tise on the history of Islam. the days following September Kiener explained that Islam is 11. Prayer services, healing vig- truly a religion of peace, and ils, and discussions began in or- that those who use it as an ex- der to start the healing process cuse to kill are perverting its of such a grievous wound. high ideals. He described how Now, nearly two weeks later, some small groups of Moslems hopefully those emotions have became convinced that the lessoned enough that we as an West was decadent and godless. academic community can be- Most of those who use such RISHIPOPAT gin to try to understand what rhetoric to back violence are The members of VOID solicit signatures for their anti-violence campaign. happened and why. And so a using it for their own purpose. faculty "teach-in" began Sunday History Professor Heather evening, September 11 in Sharkey then gave a brief his- Mather. Two panels of faculty tory of the Middle East and how Students Witness Robbery members discussed aspects of this tied in to the events of Sept. the terrorist attacks, their back- 11. There has been a strong Cocchiaro was not facing the "I'm not an expert on guns, BY ABIGAIL THOMAS door when she heard someone but it definitely looked like a ground and their aftermath. Western presence there since News Editor One focused on the Middle East, the nineteenth century. The come in. She presumed it was gun. Someone pointed a gun at the other on America's response. West sought to make money off the RA with whom she was my face," said Cocchiaro. Thursday September 27 working. She heard someone She didn't move while the Dean of Faculty Miller this rich area and introduce modern ways of life. Nicole Cocchiaro, the Residen- put a hand on her desk, but no boy continued to point the gun Brown, the main organizer of tial Fellow in Area 5 one spoke. at her. He slowly backed up to- Though some benefits were this event, opened by simply (Doonesbury, Highrise, North ward the door, saying "shut the gleaned from interaction with "That's when Hooked up,"she stating the purpose of the pan- Campus) was threatened at f*** up." He put the gun away the Weil, u .v j.b also a situation commented. "1 knew then that els, "There is a need to under- gunpoint, after having a. wa],l£|. as he ran out the door. that lead to frustration. The it was xxoi my Resident Assis- stand the terrorist attacks of stolen off her desk. tant. Someone else was in my While he was running out of September 11. lower and middle class knew of the opportunities in the West, Cocchiaro was in her office office." the building, he passed the RA There was a moment of si- between 11:30 and noon, work- She was right. Standing in and another resident of North. lence, before Acting President but couldn't get jobs they felt qualified for, even with univer- ing with a Residential Assistant her office was an African- "1 saw him dart out of the Ron Thomas took at the po- The RA was coming in and out American male about fifteen building and into the parking dium and began the event. He sity degrees. One thing profiled Middle Eastern terrorists seem of Cocchiaro's office, retrieving years old. As she was looking at lot," explained the RA, who im- praised this panel, saying that paperwork and other informa- him, he pulled something out of mediately went into the office we, as an institution of learning to have in common is that they are fairly well-educated, but are tion from her own room. Be- his pocket and held it in her to check on Cocchiaro. must be determined to learn cause the RA was coming in face. She described this object from what happened. the most alienated of the Together they called Campus middle class. and out, the office door was to the police as the barrel of a Safety, just around noon, to re- "Tonight is an attempt to kept slightly ajar. gun. see ROBBERY on page ten come to terms with these ter- The last speaker for the first rible events," he said. panel, Professor Janet Bauer Dean Brown then took the po- from the Women's Studies De- dium and read a letter from Pill partment talked the impact of Search for New President is Shultz, director of Amnesty In- the event on refugees and immi- ternational. Professor Hugh grants. Many Americans tend Ogden, poet Laureate, and stu- to characterize Islam by the Making Steady Progress dent Molly Roach '02 followed most conservative views gin the interview process. As of ity presidential searches, in- by reading three poems in order known. Americans of Middle BY EAMONN BROWN to show that even in tragedy, see TEACH-IN on page ten yet, we are still receiving appli- cluding that which selected News Writer cations and resumes." most recent former Trinity The Presidential Search President Evan Dobelle, have Despite the cancellation of Committee is comprised of directly included an adminis- the Presidential Search seven trustees, five faculty trator. .According to Reynolds, Committee's last meeting, members, two students, and the change was made as a result members say that the group's one administrator. The addi- of student and faculty senti- work is on schedule. The Sep- tion of an administrator to the ment expressed at an open tember 12 meeting of the com- committee is a new practice meeting this summer that mittee was postponed as a this year. Because it could be showed many members of the result of the September 11 ter- considered a conflict of interest Trinity Community wanted to rorist attacks, and the next to help select the person who see an administrator on the se- meeting was scheduled for will essentially be his or her lection committee, Wednesday, September 26. new boss, none of the past Trin- see SEARCH on page nine According to Trinity College Secretary Scott Reynolds, com- mittee members will be review- ing and discussing the resumes INSIDE THIS WEEK' S of the first group of applicants. "The goal of the committee is If you and your parents A cappella all the time. to elect a new president of Trin- skipped all the weekend Lindsay Schneider of the ity College at the last Trustees' events, see what you missed Trinitones tells all to the meeting on January 19," says Reynolds. this year ...seep. 7 Tripod.... seep. 19 The new president will take office on July 1,2002. Reynolds A familiar face on News page 6 also explains that the commit- Opinion page 2 tee is not yet at the interview Campus finally gets his due. Features. page II stage. The Post Offices' own Arts...... ' .page 17 "We want to narrow the Dennis gets fifteen minutes Announcements.....page 16 MICOLSABBADINl number of applicants down to Sports page 24 Miller Brown introduces the panels and of fame .seep, II about ten finalists before we be- gives a brief PAGE 2 OPINION THE TRINITY TRIPOD - OCTOBER 2,2001 Apathy on Its Way Out Intellectual Atmosphere on Campus trinity Sprouting with the First Year Students as the majority is concerned, Amy E. Buchner '02 Kristin B. Powell BY LISSY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF :';•; : MANAGING EDITOR involve deep philosophical dis- WOODHAMS cussions over dinner in Mather. Opinions Editor NE\VS;]EpiTOll •;••}:•••• ••:.•;:•;':: OPINION EDITORS I am not saying that we are ;' BrianPiNanos-'03 Lissy Woodhams '03 not smart, obviously we are. We Trinity students, I have were all accepted to this presti-

: found, have a fair amount of gious private liberal arts col- FEATyftES:EDiTOR: ••L' ;; ' - ARTSEDITOR discontent. The food is never lege, we work to stay here, and good enough, the previously many of us achieve phenom- elusive T-card has proved to enal accomplishments. But that SPORTSEDITORS ;: • ANNOUNCEMENT EDITOR continue to be elusive, and the does not mean that it's "cool" to Shane Early '03 Patrick Marinaro '03 Marcie Yoselevsky '04 social scene will never be the talk about the Battle of same since the Barn more or Gallipoly after you have left JpHOTOGRAPHyEpiTdR&pRODUCTION MANNER less shut down. Among all your World War I freshmen these disgruntlements that seminar. This is what concerns never seem to vanish (no mat- the faculty, administration, and ter how many times we change a fair proportion of our stu- our food service), I have found dents. .<;•:•. SENIOR- EDIT&RS; Kate fiiifc/imson 'OZ^athanielSilver'OZ :. that there is also a massive I am here to say "have faith." I

COPY EDITORS: Davis ^bohm'02, LindsflpBorrance 'OirMtson Hunt'04,Eamorm Brown '05, / have overheard first-year students arguing Jonathan Chesney'05r^lex^ about capital punishment, gender roles, and the theme of Bosch's "Garden of Delights."

BUSINESS MANAGER fiypGET DIRECTOR push towards uncovering what dreaded living in a first year William Jenkins '03 has been called the "lost intel- residence hall, as most first lectual atmosphere" of Trinity time mentors do. I have, how- College. ever, been pleasantly surprised In April of last year I decided on more than one occasion. I to become a First Year mentor. had forgotten how close first In every orientation project or years halls are (remember Campus Safety: A Campus-Wide Affair 'meeting we have had since when you knew the name of then, the idea of expanding the every single person on your floor, in addition to their home Last week, the safe tranquility of our campus was once again shattered by a academic atmosphere on cam- pus has been discussed at town and their shoe size?), and frightening armed robbery. As usual in such cases, Campus Safety responded with length. It quickly became the think it is wonderful to walk a Quick Post detailing the "incident" and listing safety precautions to help prevent mentor's job to convey the mes- through a hall where doors are similar episodes. The QP ended with Campus Safety's ambiguous promise to "con- sage: "it's cool to be smart." The open and everyone acknowl- tinue to monitor the situation." While.this^answer to last Thursday's-crime looks idea was fo pull discussion edges each other.' good in'theory, there are many flaws with Campus Safety's approach to dealing from the classroom to the resi- What 1 have found most im- with the problem. dence halls and to keep the pressive, however, is that the in- The details of this particular case seem to prove that students are to blame stimulating environment (seri- tellect of these students oozes for compromising dorm safety. This is in part true. If a student had not let the ously, some ingenious thoughts out in a way that I think would unknown perpetrator inside of North Campus or had not propped open a door, this come out during class) promi- surprise them if they thought robbery would most likely not have occurred. However, students continue to be nent, even over the hazy scent about it. negligent in observing safety precautions because many fail to realize just how dan- of beer left behind from the When I leave my room in the gerous this campus can sometimes be. A large percentage of the student body de- weekend before. ' • evening, I usually have to jump letes QPs on sight, never reading the important information contained within. Perhaps it is the crowd with over a crowd of students, whom I have chosen to sur- camped out in the hallway, Other students read the Campus Safety QPs and still ignore safety precau- round myself, although I have chatting about various things. tions. Why? Perhaps the formal tone of many of these reports fails to instill the never really felt as though I was When I return several hours proper amount of fear and caution in students. at a loss for some place to turn later, they are still there, and Not that Campus Safety need sensationalize their reports, but a phrase in- with intellectual thoughts. their discussions have reached cluding words and phrases like "incident" and "may have been armed with a weapon" However, I will admit that it monumental heights. I have convey little meaning to a student. However, hearing that a fellow student may is rare to find a group of stu- meandered my way over First- have been held up at gunpoint sounds scary enough to motivate others to follow dents in the Cave discussing Year students arguing about safety precautions. Students understand the need for formal police reports, but re- the death penalty without be- capital punishment, gender ' ing mandated by an assign- roles in society, and the TRUE, spond better to personal experiences. Perhaps another medium could be used to meaning of Bosch's "Garden of convey these important messages. ment. I will also admit Trinity students are experts on how to Delights." Efforts towards campus safety do not rest solely on the shoulders of the make a weekend worth their Perhaps it is the comfort level students. Everyone on campus is responsible for keeping his community safe, The while, and that does not, as far administration and Campus Safety are responsible for delivering information to us See SMARTS on page three in a manner in which we may fully realize the seriousness of such attacks. They must also endeavor to help issues of safety from their end; not all campus crimes can be prevented by shutting dormitory doors on suspicious characters. However, the student body also needs to be held accountable. If students would actually fol- Pillow Talk would like to apologize for the fact that there was low the safety precautions detailed, we, together with a hard-working administra- no Pillow Talk last week, but the computers at the Tripod office refused to work, so we had a hard time. In other news, Pillow tion, could help keep these frightening episodes to a minimum. Talk hopes that you had a great time this Parents Weekend.

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PAGE 3 OCTOBER 2,2001 - THE TRINITY TRIPOD OPINION Racial Profiling Not the Answer Why Don't the Laundry AII American Citizens are Feeling the Effects of the A ttacks Machines Take Quarters? that we are the home of the free nessman, who was located near Mysterious T-Card Remains Unexplained BY HOPE ROTH and the brave; let's prove it. We my father's business, had all of Opinions Writer ne"ed to work together to pro- the windows at his shop Sure, the confusion that this mote tolerance, compassion smashed. I've heard many sto- BY BRIAN NANOS change is causing may seem Something is wrong with and understanding. ries about Arabs whose stores, Opinions Editor trivial. Yes, the problems caused America right now. Not every- Unfortunately, some Ameri- filling stations and businesses by these new cards are actually are being boycotted by angry where, but parts of it. Some cans seem to be more concerned If we were to believe every- better described as "small an- Americans are using the recent thing that we heard last spring, noyances," than as actual "prob- tragedy as an excuse to harass, These people are not our enemies. These the new T-Card was going to be lems." attack, and even murder other a major improvement to the However, I still think it's Americans, simply for being or people are just as outraged, shocked and lives of many Trinity Students. wrong that someone in admin- appearing to be of Arabic de- saddened as the rest of America. Along with the new cable TV istration didn't try to think of a scent. stations, it was billed as one of way to make this change easier In the weeks following the the first great achievements of for us. Perhaps the college terrorist attacks at the World with keeping Arab Americans Americans. These people are the "Herbst Administration." should find a way to help stu- Trade Center, there have been off of airplanes, than they are not our enemies. These people 1 was one of the students who dents exchange these quarters over three hundred incidences with promoting equality. Over are just as outraged, shocked looked forward to not needing for the five, ten, and twenty-dol- of violence or threats of vio- the weekend, there were eight and saddened as the rest of to scrounge around for quarters lar bills that are now the neces- lence against Arabs or those incidents in which an Arab was America. whenever 1 had to do laundry, sary currency with which to perceived to be Arabs. These in- thrown off of a plane because of Here at Trinity College, we are and I still believe that the T-Card get clean clothes. cidents include at least three complaints by his fellow pas- fortunate to be isolated from system is, in all, a good idea. Either way, students should murders. sengers or even by the pilot. Pas- most of the hatred and bigotry Make no mistake, in the long have at least been told how to We, as a society, can ill afford sengers claimed that flying that is occurring around us. I am run the change to the T-Card use the T-Card system either by to let these attacks continue. We with an Arab made them feel eternally grateful that none of will be an improvement to the members of the Student Gov- cannot let our hatred for the in- unsafe and insisted on having our fellow students have been lives of Trinity students, and ernment, or by administration. dividuals who perpetrated this the Arab passengers removed victimized by hate crimes. At a whoever had a hand bringing Instead we were forced to learn crime be translated into hatred from the planes. This is the logi- time like this, it is important this new payment system to how to do our laundry in much for an entire race of people, sim- cal equivalent of saying that, be- that we work together to ensure Trinity should be commended. the same way we learn what ply because they might look the cause of how Timothy McVeigh that no hate crimes occur on our 1 take issue, however, with the f rats are holding late night on a same. Unfortunately, historical perpetrated the Oklahoma City campus. We have to be careful swift, quiet manner in which given weekend; we just asked about what kind of atmosphere the change to a T-Card operated around to see if anyone knew we create. laundry service was made. The what was going on. And often, We cannot let our hatred for the individuals I wrote last week about how change was made before the the answers we were given lead proud I was of my fellow students were given a good ex- only to more questions. who perpetrated this crime be translated into Americans for reaching out and planation as to how they were Once students realized that hatred for an entire race of people. helping each other. 1 stand by supposed to use their cards. these laundry machines were what I wrote; my opinion has Many of us, myself included, meant to work with the brand not changed. However, I am sad- were in the dark as to how in the new T-Card system, we had to dened by how we have been precedence is not on our side. Bombing, white men should world we were" supposed to do figure out exactly what this T- treating our Arab countrymen. When the Japanese bombed not be allowed to rent Ryder our laundry. It was as if one Card system was, and how it Even in line to give blood, Arabs Pearl Harbor, the United States Trucks. have been harassed and turned rounded up thousands of Japa- The Arab community is hurt- away. Not by Red Cross volun- It was as if one night, someone snuck into nese-Americans and put them ing right now. Over the week- teers, mind you, but by their fel- into internment camps. When end, 1 spoke with Hussein Ibish, the laundry rooms, took out all of the change low potential donors. ' -»edtel«ra*<%ar on Germany the Communications Director machines, and left its to try and figure things In much the'same way that during World War II, German- for the Arab American Anti- out on our, own. Americans were threatened and Discrimination Committee. He we have all banded together to harassed. They say that those told me that there are hundreds deal with the ongoing tragedy, who do not remember history of people from their commu- we need to join together to reach worked. This included finding out to our Arab brothers and sis- night, someone snuck into the are doomed to repeat it. I am nity who are still missing in the laundry rooms, took out all of the card swipes that are, in some afraid that America's memory wake of the World Trade Cen- ters. We need to send the mes- laundry rooms, not all that evi- . sage that hatred, bigotry and the change machines, and left might be a bit fuzzy these days. ter attacks. And, not only are us to try and figure things out dent as well as finding out how How else can you explain recent they grieving for their loss, they racism will not be tolerated. We to put money on our accounts need to stand up for each other, on our own. events? must deal with the fact that, col- The first time that 1 went by use of machines that were lectively, they are being blamed to support each other, to reach "someplace in Mather." We, as Americans, need to out to one another. Racial pro- down to do laundry, all but one stand up and say that violence and stigmatized for these tragic of the laundry machines in my Granted, some day we will events. filing and hatred are not a part against our fellow Americans of the American Dream. dorm had been changed to ac- probably be thankful that we will not be tolerated. We say Just last week, an Arab busi- commodate the T-Card system. have a debit card with which we The three of us who were there can pay for our laundry and our just waited in line until the one snacks, among other things. We machine that took quarters was can be sure that as the T-card available. becomes just another basic tool What else were we supposed of college life, we'll all be grate- todo? Even if any of us had been ful that it's there. sure of how to work the ma- But none of this helps any of chines in which the coin slots the students who earlier this se- had disappeared leaving myste- mester grabbed a bag of laun- rious black boxes in their place, dry and a roll of quarters, made that didn't at all change the fact the walk to where ever the clos- that we had all brought with us est laundry machines might a handful of quarters with have been, and were forced to which to pay for the cleaning of ask, "Where did all the quarter our clothes. slots go?" It's Cool to Be Smar continued from page two students and on fostering an that the students in my hall intellectual environment. The have found with each other, catch to that, though, is that perhaps it is that they are just this environment fostering can so enthralled by their classes not stop once the professor dis- that they have to discuss it, or misses class. Even a two minute perhaps they, as First Years, are "so what did you think about more confident to say what that" with a fellow student af- they think than us upperclass- ter class would prolong the men may be, given that we have teaching, enough that maybe lived through the "it's not cool" the conversation would give to be smart years. you an idea for your paper, or a Whatever the reason, the at- point you had not thought mosphere exists; right now it is about before. in my hall. I do not, however, After all, anything that bal- to La A*> believe that it exists only on the. ances our undeniable talent to i's< i, t$ vw l,v^4v Gutter j second floor of Elton. treat the weekends right can't Trinity prides- itself on its be a bad thing. It's cool to be smart. PAGE 4 OPINION THE TRINITY TRIPOD - OCTOBER 2,2001 Have Fun, but Please Stop Throwing Up in my Sink There is no doubt that Trinity knows how to party, but many need to learn when enough is enough grounds. We pay them to come The last point I have to make By SIMON SAICHEK around and pick up our ciga- is a little bit more significant Opinions Writer rette butts. Honestly, they don't than cigarette butts and TP. get paid enough for that, and Drinking is fun to most people. Saturday nights are a blast on even if they did, their lives are Very few people on this campus the Trinity campus. There are difficult enough without a crack open a beer thinking, "this always two or three officially bunch of college kids (kids who sucks." sponsored parties to head off to can afford to fork out 35 grand a Drinking to get buzzed is on any given Saturday night year for schooling) making their wonderful. I don't drink, but if and there are another half- lives any harder. someone needs a couple to dozen not so officially spon- Cigarette butts are one thing; loosen up before, during, or af- sored parties to end up at, come toilet paper is another. Too fre- ter a party I have no qualms. four AM. The sounds are fresh, quently I have found that people When a ninety pound female the booty is shaking and all in will not pick anything up off who hasn't eaten since lunch all, it's a blast. the bathroom floors, and that's busts out a six pack and has "a The part that always throws probably a smart thing. But couple" before, during and after me though is that when the mi- when you drop a piece of TP, you a party, then I have issues. a band of EMT folks who were three sheets to the wind. gration from the legit parties to knowwhere it has been and you First, there is not a weekend standing by the four.ambu- Ok, but isn't it better to have that goes by when I don't per- lances parked next to Mather. someone swear sobriety for the sonally witness the "fruits" of Another kid is off to get his night and keep an eye on all the Drinking is fun to most people. Very few someone's overdrinking. stomach pumped. drunks, than to have Steve's people on this campus crack open a beer Whether it's when I go to brush I don't mean to be crass or stomach contents replaced for thinking, "this sucks." my teeth before bed or when I cynical, but couldn't this have the third time? go to take my morning shower, been avoided? It's a question of priorities: I always witness the disgusting Doesn't someone notice that safety vs. fun. the illicit parties commences, know that it is probably a much results of when someone's din- the 40 of vodka is missing or The concept of a "sober safety bad things happen. Most of it is easier thing for you to do than ner gets tired of his tummy and that Steve is working on his guide" may be too square for small stuff. I saw a dozen ciga- it is for a B&G person. I some- wants to get some fresh air. eighth? this campus, but it would keep rette butts littering the ground; how doubt that they look for- The tough part for me is that People have told me that the the sinks clean and the EMT the trash can is ten feet away. ward to mornings where they these are the minor cases. difficult part is realizing when folks productively employed Well, most people say that is get the privilege of picking up Saturday night I walked out someone has had too much to saving other people's lives. why we have buildings and soggy TP off the floor. of my dorm and smacked into drink when they are already It's got my support. Chartwells Not an Easy Swallow Stem Cell Research Spawns While many students have been unimpressed so far, there is New Potential in Medicine proof that on-campus dining halls are gradually improving While a Positive Step for Science, BY KATE and had it personally brought sweet, but in general, 1 feel that Hl/TCHINSON out to me in a little dipping cup they are doing a good job. One Ethical Conflicts Not Yet at Rest Opinions Writer by one of the managers. My re- junior girl pointed out that upon reproduction. The use of these learning that there was a de- BY ANDREW DEMPSEY extra embryos is a hot topic for quest for red sweet French Opinions Writer dressing was filled in-abQut-a... mand for alternative milk prod- debate.; .Is the extraction of ; I've been eating Chartwells ucts, they arranged to make food since August, when they day. And I really appreciate the stem cells from these embryos longer hours at the Cave. soymilk and other alternatives Last August, President Bush morally wrong? The extra em- first got here. My first impres- available. "That took about a day sion wasn't a great one; I gen- But I am not completely sat- announced that he would al- bryos will either thaw and die, to correct," she said. She also or they will simply be dis- erally thought of the new isfied with our new food-service low federal funding for re- welcomed the diversity of new search on existing embryonic carded. Why not allow them to people as bossy suits. I was also provider. I was especially both- treats in the Cave, but felt that stem cells. The President's de- be donated for stem cell re- "the service could do with a cision came as a surprise to search? I feel that it is morally The prices in the Cave are too high. It is not little enthusing, like in the Cave, many people, While cam- acceptable for these extra em- possible to get very much for one meal they work really slow and make paigning last year, Bush had • bryos to be used in stem cell re- it very obvious how annoyed opposed the use of aity federal search. The embryos will be they are that you bothered them money for research on stem destroyed one way or another, a little irked that the muffin I ered when, after two weeks of to do their job." Elizabeth bought every morning had allowing me into Mather, my Nethercote (02) said, "I'm shrunk in size and been inflated friend and I were informed that But! believe that if these extra embryos are happy with it. I think that it of- in price by fifty cents. But as the 1 was no longer allowed in on a fers a broad range of op- going to be discarded, they should be put to end of the summer wore tions in terms of price good use. on, they got better, they of- range and options. Most fered Coca-Cola (I'm an ad- of the plans offer flex dict), and a steady.supply cells extracted from destroyed so I dp not see why they can- and access to both the of onion rings. So I had embryos. not be used to further advance Cave and Bistro, without high hopes for the coming While the federal funding the understanding of stem having to pay the top school year and the meal will only be used for a small cells. At this point in time, it is prices for those plans." plan. amount of stem cell lines that legal for private stem cell re- But, Nethercote, like me, have already been removed search to occur in the United But those hopes have not also noticed that "the from destroyed embryos, the States. The topic becomes a been completely fulfilled. prices in the cave are too President's decision represents a little trickier when federal Here I must mention that I high. It is not possible to step forward toward under- funding is taken into consider- am not actually on the get very much for one standing the full potential of ation. Currently, federal fund- meal plan myself. I split a meal." One freshman stem cells. Stem cells are essen- meal plan with a friend on was disappointed in the his card, Marriott had basic meal plan struc- The government must walk a fine line, but if made that awful tough for ture. "I think it's bad that the stem cells already exist, I see nothing me with their meal plan if you don't use a meal changes. But for roughly during the day, it disap- wrong with providing federal money to two weeks, Chartwells allowed friend's meal plan. So, like last pears and you can't use it later further explore the cell's potential. me to eat in Mather on my year, my friend and I must go in the week," she said. down to the Cave for dinner in friend's card, Chartwells has been the re-. tially blank cells, void of any ing for research on stem cells order to share a plan. Now, I have Mather is a different atmo- identity. They have the poten- is legal, so long as the money is sphere with Chartwells. For tial to develop into any kind of not being used to destroy em" some inexplicable reason there Chartwells has been the recipient of many cell within the human body. bryos and collect the cells. appears to be less food, although complaints since the beginning of the year, This fact is especially impor- This means that federally I couldn't tell you what's miss- tant in the struggle to devise a funded research on the cells ing (believe me, I've tried to fig- although they are continually improving. xure for such diseases as can commence as long the ure it out). But the food isn't bad. Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. money is not being used to de- There are copious potatoes, nothing much against the Cave, cipient of many complaints Stem cells gathered from em- stroy embryos. In adhering to which 1 greatly appreciate, po- but I like the all-you-can-eat since the beginning of the year, bryonic tissue appear to be this rule! President Bush was tatoes being one of my favorite perks of Mather and the com- but as far as I see, they are con- most promising. The cells can forced to allow funding for foods. The roast beef is juicy and pany up there. At the Cave, we tinually improving. However, also be gathered from adult stem cells that had already tasty, The salad bar is always have to budget out how much one wonders how far the im- bone marrow, but less is known been extracted from human fresh and we now have a choice we can eat in order to squeeze provements will go, consider- about these cells. The stem cells embryos. Thus, the money of iceberg or romaine lettuce. our food into the two-meal price ing they are only under contract gathered from embryos are ob- will not be used in the destruc- Even, the service is good. I range. My experiences with for one year of service. But for tained from discarded embryos tion of embryos. asked for soy sauce one night Chartwells have been bitter- now, hon appetitl that were to be used in assisted I support the President's de- OCTOBER 2,2001 - THE TRINITY TRIPOD OPINION PAGE 5 Trinity Squelches "Unity" Does Not Mean to Agree Conformity of Ideas Destroys Basis of American Thought felt that the very idea of a pro- people, nor most anyone else, Freedom of Speech BY AMOL MODI test against the war was traitor- would never think to say that Opinions Writer ous, holding signs that said Americans do not have the right AII StudentViewpoints Should Be "Welcome bin Laden Fan Club," to free speech, to dissent from "The price of freedom is eter- "Traitors and Cowards Rally," the actions and attitudes of the Tolerated, not Selectively Chosen nal vigilance." and "Welcome Traitors." Robert government and the majority of rooms (or at least mine) that -Thomas Jefferson Stacy McCain, a columnist for Americans, they would say that BY NATE BAKER there is more than one side to a The last few weeks have the Washington Times went so now is the time to dampen those Opinions Writer story, that there is no right an- found Thomas Jefferson's senti- far as to call the protesters "our voices in favor of American swer to any question. ments echoed in terms of our nation's worst enemies." "unity." For the past couple of weeks, Our government allows national security. Unity, secu- On Trinity's campus, signs Unity, if it means conformity inspired by the catastrophe at preachings of hate: for example, rity, and retaliation are the carrying messages of peace of thought, is the most un- the World Trade Center, several the Klu Klux Klan is allowed to words that are supposed to de- have been torn down and re- American ideal of all, for dis- anti-war messages have been demonstrate, as long as it is fine our patriotism in this time. placed by posters proclaiming senting speech is not just a right, chalked on school buildings non-violent, whenever it The media has portrayed an those who oppose war as "cow- but a civic duty. America was such as Mather and others scat- pleases. Just as anti-hate mes- America that is completely ards" who, if unwilling to fight founded upon the idea that gov- tered throughout the campus. sages are allowed, so are hate united behind the government and whatever actions it may These chalkings have formed messages. Unity, if it means conformity of thought, is Likewise, I believe that Trin- take, and those who dissent are such messages as "War, War, ignored. the most un-American ideal of all, for What Is It Good For?" and "No ity should hold itself to the More Vietnams." They have same standards as the U.S. gov- Furthermore, those dissenters dissenting speech is not just a right, but a now remained on school build- ernment and John Stuart Mill. who have taken their views into the public forum have been ad- civic duty. monished and derided as un- Free speech is meant to allow messages of American, both by those in the for this country should leave it. ernmept and power cannot be all sorts, regardless of their content general public who disagree, Even more disconcerting is trusted. Blind faith in the ideas and by the current administra- the Bush Administration's take and orders of your leaders is the tion, in a startling misconcep- upon voices of dissent. In re- preferred attitude of the very ings, undisturbed, for several It is unjust of the campus (cam- tion of what is American. sponse to controversial remarks terrorists that we attempt.to days. pus being defined as the admin- In response to the several made by Bill Maher, host of the fight. For those of you who at- istration) to permit some thousand protestors who de- late night commentary pro- . While such faith may make tended Trinity last semester, messages and unite against oth- scended upon Washington, DC, gram Politically Incorrect, it easier for us to exterminate you might recall the incident ers. who came to announce their about the courage of the terror- them, it will also provide them when an individual or indi- You can, of course, say that belief in a nonmilitary response ists who perpetrated these hor- with victory, by quieting dis- viduals inappropriately Trinity College is private prop- to these attacks, a group of about rible acts, White House Press senters, we destroy that which scrawled a swastika on the ten- erty and thus has a right to cen- a hundred anti-anti-war pro- Secretary Ari Fleischer said they sought to destroy, that nis courts. sor its graffiti. testors stood in front of the Na- "There are reminders to all which makes us American. This event sent the campus You can also say that graffiti tional Archives. Americans that they need to We must always remember in an uproar; there was a on walls can be interpreted as While it is certainly admi- watch what they say, watch that when Jefferson said to be scramble to remove the sketch representative of what the col- rable to stand in support of your what they do." ever vigilant, he was, in fact, from the courts, various profes- lege believes in. Therefore, if the ideas, these people apparently While I'm sure that these warning us about ourselves. sors took their classes down to college does not believe in swas- view the swastika, and there tikas it must eradicate such was even a candle gathering in messages (especially, say, if pro- \ pipcest agajps^hjite crimes and spective students are visiting the To Protest War Shows Lack of Faith symbols. next day). most common, posters with As of yet, no offensive action While there is little doubt But I thought (and the Ad- •""'- BYBENMINTZ pictures of sm all Arab children, by the United States has been that most people would feel the missions people told me this Opinions Writer grandmothers, and market- taken. So how is it that these places demanding to know why posters bemoan the deaths of If the community chooses to snuff out some This is not Vietnam. The they should have to die. The innocents at our hands? These tragedy, of September 11 is an simple truth is they don't. , posters represent doubt and messages and support others, it is not event that will forever change This is not Vietnam. We are criticism of our government at cultivating its proposed atmosphere. America and the world. not blindly charging into for- a time when America most Since that fateful Tuesday, eign affairs in a vain attempt to needs to stand together. America has stood strong. We stamp out an unpopular form of While this viewpoint may have presented a united front government. Indeed, the Bush seem to dismiss dangers to a swastika was a more offensive many times as a prospective administration has shown a re- chalking than the anti-war ones student) that Trinity was sup- that clearly states, "We will not people very much in need of our of today, I nevertheless believe posed to be a place of learning be terrorized." Further, the en- that it is hypocritical of our and discussion, where every tire government, both Republi- Anti-war posters represent doubt and criticism cans and Democrats have stood community to censor some opinion would be allowed a of our government at a time when we most together in a nearly unprec- messages and not others. place to be expressed—indeed, edented show of solidarity. need to stand together. First of all (and I know this that is the point of this section Blood banks have been over- of the Tripod. will illicit groans), it is against whelmed by donors, volunteers markable amount of restraint help rather than our bullets, in our constitution. Free speech is If the community chooses to have poured into New York and considering half the country actuality, I am a great supporter meant to allow messages of all snuff out some messages and D.C. to aid in the rescue efforts, expected our nukes to be under- in the Afghani people, I believe sorts, regardless of their con- support others, it is not cultivat- and even celebrities have been way before that Wednesday that we should pour at least tent. ing its proposed atmosphere. doing their part, holding a tele- evening. twice as much effort into food, As John Stuart Mill writes in Some might say tennis courts thon to raise money for the re- The President has repeatedly shelter,and medical relief as we On Liberty, "If all mankind mi- and walls are not the place to lief efforts and families of the stressed the need to not commit do the military campaign. 1 be- . nus one were of one opinion, express certain messages. If deceased. By doing this we have crimes of ignorance by assault- lieve in the rights of every single and only one person were of the that is so, then all messages defied terrorism. We have taken ing Arab-Americans or their living human being. If inno- contrary opinion, mankind should be held to the same stan- a shot in the gut and remained places of worship. He has cents were being killed by our would be no more justified in dards, regardless of their con- proudly standing tall. Such is stressed the fact that the people forces in Afghanistan, I would silencing that one person than tent. the mettle of a great generation. of Afghanistan are not our en- be one of the first to make my he, if he had the power, would Personally, I don't believe the And yet, 1 was disturbed by an emy, the Taliban and other sup- voice of protest be heard. outpouring of what seemed to porters of terrorists are. However until that time, I In other words, the majority has no more be anti-government propa- Secretary of Defense Colin will be a fearsome defender of ganda right here on the Trinity Powell has made it clear that our right to pursue violent ac- right to silence the minority than vice-versa. campus. Hardly a day after the precautions are being taken so tion against the.perpetrators of attack, signs began to be posted that no innocents will suffer if this heinous act as opposed to with slogans such as "war is not the Taliban chooses to resist the fanning the fires of discontent swastika was meant to be a real be justified in silencing justice," and "don't become the demands of America and her in a hope that a spark may float mankind...All silencing of. dis- message to the community: I hate that you oppose," and the supporters. my way. cussion is an assumption of in- think it was a drunken (and ill- fallibility." conceived) practical joke. In other words, the majority Thus, by removing it with all Existing Stem Cells Postive influence in Medicine has no more right to silence the speed I don't really believe that Continued from page four the destruction of human em- nothing wrong with providing minority than vice-versa. Like- the campus was'snuffing out bryos. federal money to further ex- wise, to silence some messages anti-Semitic opinions on cam- cision to provide federal fund- pus. ing for research on stem cells. 1 But I believe that if these ex- plore the cell's potential. Stem is to assume, to believe, that tra embryos are going to be dis- cell research is a good thing. yours is the correct one. But in the realm of intellec- think it will allow greater ad- vances to be made in a shorter carded, they should be put to M illions of lives could be saved, I know the common senti- tual discussion (where I hope we are now), I feel, as a principle, period of time. Once more is good use. and many diseases could be- ment in our country is that anti- known about the full potential I can see why the govern- come obsolete. Semitism is wrong. But it is also that it is hypocritical and even unjust to censor some messages of stem cells, then perhaps ment must walk a fine line It will obviously be many a common sentiment in our years before we will know ex- and allow others. more funding will be in order. with regards to funding, but if country, and within our class- I am somewhat bothered by the stem cells already exist, I see actly what stem cells can and cannot do, but the research must start somewhere. PAGE 6 NEWS THE TRINITY TRIPOD - OCTOBER 2,2001 SGA Elections Assign Class On The Beat Officers, Provide Excitement do and more influence as a President and Secretary for the BY LIBBY SUCHER- senator. It turns out that I could Class of 2005. The Senators are We Were Just WrassIIn' | JACOBSEN run for both and I wound up Goldstein, Alexander Gordon, SCA Correspondent getting elected for both." Ryan Harrity, and Allen Campus Safety responded to an injury report about 12:15 Both Alexandra Hicks '05 Lightcap. Goldstein is unsure of AM on September 29. The student, who was sitting in the just because sixty-eight per- and Alexis Schwiezer '05 were his position and what he ex- Elton quad when Campus Safety arrived, was complaining cent of Trinity's student body elected for their respective posi- actly intends to do with the of a neck injury. He told the officer that he and a few friends tried to destroy the system by tions of vice president and sec- First Year Class, but he is confi- had been "horsing around" on Vernon Street shortly before not voting, the Student Govern- retary as write-ins. No one else dent that over time and by dis- he called. One of his friends had put him in a headlock, dur- ment Association did in fact was on the ballot for these posi- cussing issues with his ing which time he sustained a neck injury. TCERT re- hold elections and, believe it or tions. classmates, a direction will be sponded, and recommended that the student go to Hartford not, there are results. Hicks noted, "There were obtained. Hospital for medical treatment. He refused. Each class has five senators, a write-ins for vice-president and The Sophomore Class posi- secretary, a vice president - with secretary so my friends put our tions include Romano as Presi- the exception of the class of names down and won." dent, Max Riffin as Vice Sleeping Beauty 2003- and a president. The role Hicks went on to say that she President, Peter Votto as Secre- that the class officers and class intends to first see what her tary and Elitsa Daneva, Cyriac senators plays has, in the past, classmates want from their of- George, Michael Roberts, Jake A resident of Cook called to ask for medical help for his been relatively small in repre- ficers before flying into action. Schneider, and Elliot Kadar as intoxicated friend. When Campus Safety responded at 11:55 senting the student body. Alexander also explained Senators. PM on September 29, they found him in his bed unrespon- how he came into office, "No Kadar said, "I'm interested in sive. The officer who responded called TCERT. An ambu- 2004 Class President Chi Romano explains, "I ran for one was on the ballot and^there getting more involved with the lance transported the student to Hartford Hospital. His was a write-in. I won by three school and the major issues that friend said that he had been drinking earli.er in the day. • president because last year I was vice president and I found votes. Name recognition prob- plague the student body. I look out that the officers don't really ably played a large.role for my forward to working with the do anything. For example, there election because I ran for both other senators and representing Wake-up Call is money allotted to the officers. president and senator of SGA, the Sophomore Class to Trinity to do something for their class, doing the Joe Lieberman thing, College." A noise complaint was received around 2:51 AM on Sep- but in my experience, no one and it resulted in my election as Kadar went on to mention tember 30. The complaint originated from the second floor has ever gotten around to orga- one of five SGA Senators-At- that parking was an issue he of Hansen where a resident was playing music loud enough nizing anything. I feel that in Large." would like to tackle, as well as to be heard through the door and downstairs. The student the past being a class officer has Not all elections were uncon- the alleged new graduation re- was asked to turn the music down. The incident was also been a title role only with very tested, however. In fact there is quirements. reported to the Office of Residential Life as a Quiet Hours little action. It's going to be nice actually a three-way tie for the. Finally/the positions for the violation. to do something for the class." position of vice president of the Senior Class are divided up The new Class President for class of 2003. Ruchi Sisodia, with Malick Fall as President, 2003, Dave Alexander, agreed Kelly Fay and, Elliot Welburn John Rossi as Vice President, Touchdown... with Romano in saying, "One of all received three votes and as of Ellen Zarchin as Secretary, and my goals as president is that I now are Senators for their class. Adrian Fadrhonc, Kara Klehk, Not all the football action happened to the players this want to legitimize this position. SGA President Tim Herbst '02 Brooke Evans, Sarah Riolo, and weekend. A member of the Williams coaching staff was 1 want it to be known that the proposed two solutions for the Molly Mallick as Senators. transported to Hartford Hospital by ambulance around 2:34 class president has duties and tie. Fall, who participated in SGA PM. He sustained injuries while on the rugby field. They responsibilities, 1 also, wan! The first is that there will be his freshman year, ran "to give •were not serious injuries. " '* • ' '"'"" ' "*** the Senior Cl'ass the best year we sition by working with the SGA to this appointment. The sec- can have. I want to make sure (Student Government Associa- ond, more likely resolution will the Senior Brunch continues to Did Someone Lose Their tion),. It's just going to take some be that each candidate will be a tradition because there organization and time." present a speech to the SGA have been some rumors that Pipe? Small numbers seem to be a Board about why he or she Trinity will be ending it due to theme for this year's SGA elec- wants the vice president posi- the behavior of the Class of A minor traffic accident was reported at 12:45 PM on Sep- • tions. Only thirty-two percent tion and the SGA Board will 2001.1 also want to have a great tember 28. A Buildings and Grounds employee was driving of Trinity's student body came elect the vice president. Senior Week and leave behind a college owned truck along New Britain Avenue with some out to vote and within the elec- Until the decision occurs, the a positive legacy." piping in the pick-up bed. The piping was unsecured, and tion itself, there was a shortage Junior Class positions include Despite the lack of enthusi- as he accelerated he suddenly observed some of the piping of candidates. Isaac Goldstein Alexander as President, Kelly asm shown by the weak voter rolling off the back of the truck. A vehicle driving immedi- '05 is not only his class presi- Kempner as Secretary, and turnout, it seems that the class ately behind the truck swerved, the piping just nicking its dent but a senator as well. Elitsa Daskalova, Ruchi Sisodia, off icers have planned to change side mirrors. The glass in the mirror was cr.acked and the He clarifies what could be Elliot Welburn, Elisha August- some things around this year. vehicle sustained a few scratches. There were no injuries. taken as a large typographical . ine, and Kelly Fay as Senators. No longer will class officers be error on paper by saying, "I ran Alexander has many ideas to only a title with no action. to have a hand in what my class boost class pride, including a These class officers are prepared Words Faii Us does and the class direction. I class dinner and special class to throw themselves headfirst was originally going to run for event during Homecoming. into their elected positions and At 10:16 AM on September 30, Campus Safety responded president but at the informa- Goldstein, Hicks, and make an impact on their respec- to a call from Ogilby dormitory. When the officers arrived, tional meeting it was explained Schweizer claim the respective tive classes and on Trinity Col- they discovered a student lying on top of a glass table. He to me that 1 would have more to positions of President, Vice lege as a whole.. had lacerations on his left arm and fingers. The student was visibly intoxicated. TCERT treated him initially, and then he was transported to Hartford Hospital. 8W& Attack off the Killer WASPS.... There was another call early Sunday morning, around 1:31, from a High Rise quad. The officers discovered a student sitting on a couch, being attended by two friends. She had been drinking. She described her evening, complaining that as she was leaving 156 Allen Place she was attacked by three wasps. She was stung on both feet. TCERT arrived and piaced ice packs on her injuries. Both feet were swollen arid she complained of increasing pain. TCERT suggested that she go to Hartford Hospital, but she refused, returning to her room instead.

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A student, driving a white Explorer, rear ended a A A Shuttle van right outside the entrance to Summit Suites

North and South on Summit Street. There was minimal RISHIPOPAT damage to both vehicles. Fortunately the shuttle was carry- The voting booths were located in Mather hall, just outside of ing nopassengers during the collision. the dining room. Here a student takes a moment to cast his vote before heading in to lunch. OCTOBER 2,2001 - THE TRINITY TRIPOD NEWS PAGE 7 Parents Explore Campus During Weekend

BY ABIGAIL THOMAS to ask questions about life on campus. This provided many an opportunity to night. This might have been a first for Mews Editor Although many students don'r think get a feel for the area surrounding the some students who were glad to stay in so, Friday is still LV weekday, so no spe- campus. Just like the bus tours sched- their dorm rooms rather than escape cial lunches were arranged. Families uled during First-Year Orientation, this into the wide world and more comfort- Fall fell this weekend as families ar- had the opportunity to eat in Mather, tour was designed to give visitors an idea able beds. rived. Dropping temperatures, however, however, giving them a true glimpse into of what resources are available to Trin- Some of the more adventurous fami- did not dampen anyone's spirits, as stu- the life of a Trinity student. Friday af- ity students, including the Wads worth lies stopped by Austin Arts Center at dents joyfully welcomed visits from fa- ternoon also offered a variety of activi- Atheneum and the Bushnell. 8:00 PM to watch the innovative perfor- miliar faces from home. There were ties for parents who arrived early. The At 4:00 PM, when all classes are out mance of Antigona in Spanish. Others activities scheduled throughout the Career Services office hosted a panel, an- for the day, a ribbon-cutting ceremony braved the weather. Despite the chill in weekend, beginning on Friday. swering questions about their role in took place on eampus. Trinity recently the air, there was good attendence at the While students were finishing Friday campus life, particularly as half this seems to have held one of these once or Candlelight Folkfest. The event was classes, there were several opportunities campus creeps closer to graduation and twice a year for the past several years; originally scheduled to be held on the for parents and families to get a feel for employment or graduate school. There this one celebrated, officially, the open- Cave Patio but was relocated to the the campus and to mingle. Classes were was also a panel hosted by vetern Trin ing of the new Admissions and Career Vernon Social Center, more commonly open to parents who wanted a glimpse parents, aptly named "Ask a Fellow Par- Services Center, located behind the known as the Party Barn. Wile the Ice into their offspring's academic lives. ent," where families of first-years could chapel along the Lower Long Walk. It Cream Social probably wasn't the draw, Parents were encouraged to attend with learn what was in store over the next was fairly well-attended, with a repre- since temperatures hovered in the mid- or without students; there was a list of four years. The First Year Program of- sentative from the construction com- 50s, the excellent performances of some open classes posted at the Family Week- fice also hosted a panel, addressing the pany on hand. of Trinity's a cappella groups was. The end Registration in Rittenberg Lounge. purpose of the First Year Program and Impatient students waited for the ad- crowd was entertained by the Pipes, Af- In addition to classes, the various Stu- answering questions nervous parents vent of the evening, when it was finally ter Dark, the Trinitones and Trinity's dent Services offices held open houses, might have about their student's - or time to escape campus for dinner. Hillel Gospel Choir. including Dean of Students Office, Cam- their - adjustment to life at college. sponsored their weekly Shabbat service Dave Porter '04, member of the Pipes pus Safety, Student Activities and Resi- There was also a bus tour of Hartford and dinner for families as well as stu- observed, "The place was packed to the dential Life. This was the first of many departing at 1:00 PM on Friday for par- dents. Most Trinity folk, however, found gills. There wasn't room enough for the opportunities for parents new to Trinity ents who reserved a ticket in advance. themselves frequenting one of the local groups to stand, much less sit, when Hartford restaurants. Anyone who tried they weren't on stage. 1 think everyone In Memorium to get a reservation at Max Downtown enjoyed themselves: it was a nice respon- late last week discovered, much to their sive pick-me-up audience for the veter- Scott M. Johnson dismay, that it was booked. The lucky ans, and a real good trial by fire for the ones had an opportunity to dine at 5:30 . new singers." PM or after 9:30 PM. Other restaurants Saturday morning dawned. The air On Tuesday, September 11,2001, Trinity College lost a recent alumnus were not neglected; families could be was brisk and the clouds couldn't decide in the attack on the World Trade Center in New York City. Scott M.Johnson, found anywhere from the elegant Pastis if they were coming or going. The con- Trinity Class of 1997 worked as a securities analyst for the investment bank- th th to the more comfortable - and local - stant threat of rain didn't put a hamper ing firm Keefe, Bruyette, and Woods, which was located on the 88 and 89 Timothy's. on the day's activities though; Saturday floors of Tower Number Two. Immediately following his years at Trinity, For some the evening drew to a close, was jam-packed with both Trinity spon- Johnson was employed as a private banker for Bank of New York. Johnson is and students watched parents drive sored and student encouraged events. survived by his father Thomas S.Johnson '62, current Chairman of the Trinity back to their hotels before settling them- The official activities commenced Board of Trustees, and his mother Ann. He is also survived by his brother Tho- selves in to enjoy another Friday night around 9:30 AM with a welcome address mas P.Johnson of Washington, DC, and his sister Margaret Johnson of New here at Trin. Unfortunately many par- by Miller Brown, Dean of the Faculty. York City. At Trinity, Johnson was a history major. ents did not have the night they ex- After this, interested parents could A memorial service was held Saturday at St. Cassian Church in Upper pected. Due to a major fire at the spend more time with faculty members Montclair, NJ. Johnson resided on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Hartford Civic Center, many downtown at theFacu\ty Connections Pane\ OT they hotetsf4n&luding the Hilton and the could check out the new Tutorial Col- Crowne Plaza lost electricity for the see FACES on page eight the The Faculty Encourage toughest Informal Conversations She also adds that, "We as faculty have BY REBECCA FOWLER job our own social network to go to, but we News Writer want to know how students feel." There was no set agenda, and topics On Wednesday, September 19 in Jones flowed from reactions on campus to you'll ever Dormitory Common Room, faculty questioning of the government's re- members Sarah Raskin, Associate Profes- sponse to long-term global effects. The sor of Psychology and Dan Blackburn tone also ranged from personal feelings Charles A. Dana Professor of Biology, of vulnerability to a more detached view held the first of a series of open forums of what is in" the nation's best interest. that centers on all aspects of the recent The opinions varied, but everyone terrorist attacks. there shared the common desire to en- People have had time to attempt to gage in an active conversation in a re- absorb and process the extensive amount spectful environment,'because each was ove of information presented. While some impacted in some way by the tragedy. www.peacecorps.gov may be ready to return to normalcy, People can learn from one another. there are those that still seek answers Trude Goodman '03 attended the

information sessions "Faculty available for any random questions and wants thursday, October 4, to provide a chance come together as a group and talk when: 2001 • 700pm - 800pm We're just here to facilitate that." Sara Raskin h Career ServiceSi s OffOffici e teleconference room and comfort from the devastation and meeting "looking for an opportunity to those who want to take action. meet with faculty members who have a interview schedules Television programming has resumed broader understanding of what is going and classes again follow their syllabus; on because they are off campus and in tuesday, november 6, the world moves on. However, the faculty touch with how other people are react- . 2Q01 . 830am. 330pm here at Trinity College recognizes the ing." need for continued discussions for those The discussion was beneficial be- career Services Office who handle grief differently and are not .cause, "with so much information com- ready to forget. ing at us all it once, it is hard to filter," This is an uncertain time for the world, she commented. Log onto Trinity Recruiting at and students may welcome the opportu- The series continued with two other www.trincoll.erecruiting.com. View me nity to share thoughts and feelings with informal discussion sessions. The third calendar event, post your resume online, members of the community on campus. event was held on September 26 in the Raskin wants students to know, that Northam Community Room, sponsored and reserve your time slot for an the faculty is "available for any random by Associate Professor Lise.Waxer and interview NOW! questions," and wants to provide a Professor of English Fred Pfeil, chance to "come together as a group and Students are encouraged to continue talk. We're just here to facilitate that." asking questions of faculty members. PAGE 8 NEWS THE TRINITY TRIPOD - OCTOBER 2,2001 Students Enjoy Chance to See Familiar Faces Everyone lakes Advantage of a Chance to Shop, Dine Out, and to be Reunited with Things Left Home continued from page seven both men's and women's soccer games originally scheduled for the Cave Patio. parents began to return home, prepar- lege, who was also sponsoring a panel. commenced at noon, as did field hockey. The rain that had been threatening all ing for work on Monday. President and Now in its second year, the Tutorial Col- The opponent for the weekend was Wil- day finally began to fall, so the Snappy Dean Thomas hosted a brunch at the lege is encouraging current First Years liams, and many family members Dog Band performance was also moved President's house, giving hungry parents to consider applying. This panel gave skipped lunch in favor of watching the to the Vernon Social Center. The slight and students one last chance to ask ques- parents a chance to see what exactly it games. The women's soccer team fell to rain didn't dampen attendence early in tions and spend some time together on was their students were talking about or the Ephs 3-0; the men had an equally the evening, but most sought the campus. doing. rough game, ending with a Williams warmth of dorms or hotels as the night Farewells had to come, though. Fami- Acting President Ron Thomas visited victory at 5-0. Bantam Field Hockey wore on. lies slowly departed, having had a week' Cinestudio at 11:15 AM to give families saved the noon hour with-a victory, end- The Cinestudio showing of Shrek was end-long opportunity to get familiar an opportunity to ask him questions. ing the game at 2-1. Fortunately for all, a great diversion for those who weren't with the campus for the first time or to The questions ranged from curiosity the football game did not begin until sure what to do with younger siblings, spend their last Family Weekend at about the current construction projects 1:30 PM, allowing anyone at lunch to be and Saturday evening was a perfect time Trinity. Students watched them go, hav- to his expectations for first year students. able to hop over to the game once they to tune into this charming movie. ing in their possession most of the things This was also an opportunity to inquire were finished eating and cheer for the By Sunday the weekend is always they had accidentally left at home, a re- about the progress of the Presidential Bantams. Unfortunately for Trinity, they drawing to a close, and Family Weekend frigerator full of leftovers and fall shop- Search and for veteren parents to con- lost the game 31-10. was no exception. Upper classmen ping under their belts. All in all, a true gratulate President Thomas on his in- For those who are not sports fans, found parking slowly getting easier as success. terim appointment. there was also an opportunity to tour the There was no time for either parents Learning Corridor at 1:30 PM. This was or President Thomas to take a break. a chance for families to get a glimpse of Once their curiosity had been satisfied, a Trinity project not happening on cam- HELP WANTED! they adjourned to the Main Quad for the pus. annual President's Buffet Luncheon. For most, though, Saturday also pro- There were specific tables designated for vided opportunities to stock up on nec- many of the First-Year seminars, as well essary supplies. Besides taking Servers, hosts, and hostesses as the Cities Program, the Guided Stud- advantage of every opportunity to eat ies Program, ISP and the InterArts Pro- off-campus, students also had the Part-time positions gram. Many faculty advisors and chance to drag parents shopping. Many Work around your class schedule. First-Year Mentors for these programs frequented Stop and Shop, purchasing also attended lunch, so that parents had • supplies to fuel all-night study binges or an opportunity to meet their students' to supplement the Mather diet. Others advisors and mentors. It was also an- found time to head to Target or Bed Bath FAENZA'S ON MAIN other of the many opportunities to in- and Beyond to add the finishing touches quire about life at Trinity, this time to the dorm rooms quickly becoming (on the Rockledge Golf Course) focusing on First-Year students aca- home. The mall also saw a good deal of demic adventures. Trinity traffic, as the chilly weather pro- 289 Main Street "Lunch was well attended, despite the vided a good excuse to pick up a few new West Hartford, CT 06107 fact that it was freezing," commented Jen sweaters or that necessary fall coat; Poppel '03, a First Year Mentor. "It was "The barber shop must have been fun to meet some of my mentees parents busy too," commented one junior men- contact: Sharon Andrews (General Manager) though and have a chance to talk to tor. "All my mentees came back with them." haircuts." (860) 313-0460 lAmcYi was diff \cu\t for many,becau.se Saturday ended •with'another etferrt-!; Senior s ! Trinity College Gareer Services announces our off campus recruiting event in New York! More information is available on the Want to Work and Career Services web site, or through Trinity Recruiting. •.•., Have Fun •?:.••••••• www.trinGoll.edu/depts/career

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The Fall Recruiting Consortium, New York what:a job fair, interview program, and alumni reception. when;Friday, November 9, 2001 • 'We are the place to go for: Upscale casual, food. Boat wheresjhe American Management Association,1601 Broadway, Live-Bands-aever a cover NYC and we brew our OWE beeri 94a mm &r*i Hawse* ct ^ Monday, October 8, 2001, by ,j>» 12 noon. Students must submit a paper applications in the Career a Center. OCTOBER 2,2001 - THE TRINITY TRIPOD NEWS PAGE 9 The Search Committee Process Demystified Scott Reynolds Secretary of the College Begins to Explain Trin ity's Search for a New President continued from page one best choice for its future presi- dent would be hired. of emphasis to the Trinity college, as well as for his work The committee then chose dent" Isaacson Miller, in addition to community's desire to carry out in improving Trinity's reputa- Karla Spurlock-Evans, Trinity's • The proceedings of the com- having helped draft the job de- the plans for the college that tion and ranking as a top-notch Dean of Multicultural Student mittee are held behind closed scription and hiring criteria, were implemented by the school. Affairs, to be the administrator doors, but Reynolds and stu- will serve as the administrative popular former president, Evan The document also gives sig- on the committee. dent representatives, Laura body through which all appli- Dobelle. nificant emphasis to such areas "I think [Karla] is a good Rand '03 and Davis Albohm cants will be recruited and will There is a strong push to find as alumni relations, faculty re- choice," commented Reynolds, '02, say that once the doors apply. someone to continue Trinity's lations in developing a coopera- "As the College's affirmative ac- close, all committee members, Reynolds explains that not heavy involvement in urban tive academic strategy, the tion officer, she brings an im- students and trustees alike, are only does Trinity advertise the development and civic involve- development of a strong stu- portant viewpoint to the equal in regards to the impor- position opening, it has also ment through such programs dent body outside of the class- committee. She will make sure tance and frequency of their hired the search firm to recruit as the Southside Institutional room, the timely and efficient that the pool of applicants and opinions and input. potentially qualified applicants Neighborhood Alliance (S1NA) execution of improvements to the selection process is fair and Over the course of two meet- from around the country. and the Learning Corridor. Trinity, a commitment to aca- diverse." ings this summer, the Presiden- The advantage of a search Also, the committee is looking demic excellence and to liberal The details of the search, es- tial Search committee, with the firm is not only that it handles for a president with the desire arts education, and fiscal and pecially involving applicant's hired help of Boston based the majority of the time-con- and ability to fully execute the institutional management information are being kept very search firm Isaacson Miller, dis- surning paper work and organi- final stages of Trinity's Master skills. confidential. According to cussed and eventually drafted zation of an influx of Plan. Both the Learning Corri- With a clear idea of what the Reynolds this is done to protect an eighteen-page document applications and resumes from dor and the Master Plan were Trinity community wants and the privacy of the applicants as which outlines the mission of around the country, but that it brainchildren of former Presi- needs in its new president, the well as to encourage qualified the college as well as the crite- also has a variety of resources dent Dobelle. Presidential Search Committee people to apply for the position ria for Trinity's next president. for recruiting and evaluating Furthermore, the is well on its way to having a without fear of having their "There were nine drafts in all applicants that are not other- committee's criteria empha- new, well-qualified president in current employer find out. before we finally agreed upon wise available to the college. sizes the importance of fund- office on July 1. The 31-mem- "This is done in the best in- everything in the final copy," Isaacson Miller is the same raising and the development ber board of trustees will have terest of the school," states Reynolds recalls. search firm that has helped hire and implementation of an en- the final say in the selection Reynolds, "If potentially quali- Much of the document, ex- both Brown University's and rollment strategy "that will when they meet to vote on fied applicants feared a lack of plaining Trinity to a potential Connecticut College's current make [Trinity] increasingly an January 19. Nonetheless, the confidentiality on Trinity's applicant, was taken verbatim presidents, and are, according institution of first choice for a Search committee, with their part, they might not apply for from the college's overall Mis- to Reynolds and others, highly select, diverse leadership group diverse makeup, will provide the position. This would result sion Statement. Most of what regarded in their field. of high school seniors." Dobelle them with candidates who in the loss of many potentially was discussed and changed in The committee's document received a great deal of praise meet the standards and wants well-qualified applicants and the drafting process was the outlining the desired attributes for, among other things, his of students, faculty, administra- could possibly cost Trinity the criteria on which the new presi- of the next president gives a lot ability to raise money for the tion, trustees and alumni alike. Who They Are: A Look at the Students Serving on this Year's Presidential Search Committee

Laura Rand would like to see in the new tee, Davis Albohm, is ericour- a writer ibrthe Tripod. In the they really care about what we president and I hope to meet aged by how responsive the fall of his junior year he stud- have to say," said Albohm. Laura Rand is a junior eco- with more students to get more other committee members ied in Florence, Italy for a se- "They don't treat us like lowly nomics major. Her background specifics." She also pointed out have been to student concerns. mester. undergrads." This is promising at Trinity includes participa- that because both her mother When asked what attributes Albohm gave several reasons news for all students at Trinity tion in the Guided Studies and attended Trinity, she has been of a new president are most im- for why he applied to be on the in that they know that their Tutorial College programs, and coming here her whole life and portant for the students inter- committee - a process which voice on the committee is being a summer of study in San Fran- she therefore feels a very strong ests which she represents, included a resume, an essay as heard. "The importance of stu- cisco. She has been a Tripod connection to the school and Rand cited the ability to fund- to what qualified him to be on dent representation on the photo editor, and she is a mem- the community. "I have the in- raise as one of the most impor- the committee, and a faculty committee is that Trinity is for ber of Hillel, a campus Jewish terests of Trinity College at tant attributes. "The new recommendation. "I love Trin- the students and it revolves organization. heart." president needs to see, under- ity," says Albohm, "I also think around the students," said Rand's reasons for applying Rand perceives the student stand, and embrace us [stu- that it will be an interesting ex- Albohm in response to being to be on the committee were role on the Presidential Search dents] for all that we are. [The perience. I will get to travel, asked about the importance of simple but sincere. "I applied Committee as one of great im- next president] also needs to meet new people, and see how student representation on the basically because, at the root of portance. "I think we [commit- have an understanding of aca- other colleges work. committee. "We're on the com- it, I really care about Trinity tee members] all have the same demic institutions and the abil- Personally, Albohm feels that mittee to represent the stu- College. I want to do my part goal, each of us is looking for ity to transmit the message of he has a lot of unique things to dents." Albohm continued by to make sure that [Trinity] con- different characteristics in the Trinity College in an enthusias- offer the committee, but most emphasizing that all students tinues on a path of growth," new president because each of tic way," added Rand. of all he feels that his commit- should feel free to contact ei- ther 'him or the other student says Rand." We are on the cusp us represents a different direct Overall, Rand has taken a ment and connection to Trin- representative, Laura Rand, of something wonderful." She interest. It is important to get very personal approach to her ity College is his largest asset. the point of view of the stu- role on the committee. Al- "I have a good relationship with with any input, questions, or then cited Trinity's encourag- concerns they might have. "We ing results in the most recent dents because we will be though she takes her position both the students and the fac- greatly affected by the deci- professionally and seriously, ulty," he explained, "1 feel like have already talked to many U.S. News & World Report's col- students," says Albohm, "but lege rankings. As with many sions of the new president." she is motivated by her deep we have a big responsibility to Rand, like the other student connection with the Trinity follow in Evan Dobelle's foot- we always want to hear more in the community, Rand at- from the students." tributes our recent successes representative on the comrnit- community and her resulting steps." Albohm's sentiments mostly to former president desire to do what is truly regarding the work of Evan Dobelle; but she also best for the students and Trinity's former president claims that some of Trinity's for the future of the Insti- are widely shared among greatest assets are its professors. tution itself. both students and faculty alike. Albohm also ex- Furthermore, Rand at- Davis plained that although he tributes one particular,inci- Albohm won't be around to see the dent to sparking her interest in next President in action, the committee. She tells of co- he still cares a.lot about incidentally having been at the Senior Davis Albohm is one of the two student Trinity and he feels a re- Trustees meeting where Evan sponsibility to help stu- representatives on the Dobelle made his resignation dents who are younger Presidential Search Com- announcement. She was there than him enjoy their col- taking photos for the Tripod mittee. lege experience as much and remarks that she was fas- Albohm, a history ma- as he did. cinated by the inner workings jor with a minor in archi- of the school and how the or- tectural studies, is a Albohm is very enthu- ganization worked. highly involved member siastic about his role on When asked what she could of the Trinity commu- the committee. "What's bring to the committee as an nity. He is the chair of good is that an esteemed committee really looks to individual, Rand cited several Trinity's chapter of Habi- the student representa- personal strengths. "I feel that tat for Humanity as well as a member of the Com- tives for participation. I am insightful and a good They encourage us to give judge of character. I have a good munity Outreach Lead- ership Team (COLT) and input frequently and grasp on what Trinity students RISHIPOPAT Laura Rand Davis Albohm PAGE 10 NEWS THE TRINITY TRIPOD - OCTOBER 2,2001 Summer Human Rights Teach-in Gives Students Fellows Share Activities Tools to Find Answers continued from page one ism now, we cannot let voices of modera- rights concerns with INS detention. Not Eastern origin were as hurt by recent tion and peace be called disloyal. We also BY ANDREW SCHURR only was I given the opportunity to meet News Writer events as anyone. On top of these feel- cannot let the background of the identi- with high level officials at the Immigra- ings, they are also fearful of being stereo- fied terrorists influence our relation- tion and Naturalization Service, I also typed by their culture or religion. ships and interactions with our fellow Most of us spent our summer eating participated in Know-Your-Rights Pre- After these presentations, a few ques- citizens of the same decent. Cheetos and watching TV. Nicole sentations in rural county jails in Vir- tions from the students were taken. A Silk examined the role of media fight- Reichenbach '03 spent it organizing hu- ginia. It was an excellent opportunity to practical policy query received the an- ing scapegoating and persecution of man rights rallies and speaking with tor- get to know immigration in this coun- swer that the US should find a way to sta- Middle Easterners, and whether they ture survivors. try from a macro and micro perspective." bilize rather than try to destabilize might change their views, as they did "I worked for Amnesty International's In a world where solid internships are Afghanistan. against the Japanese in WWII. He was increasingly hard to get, the Human Human Rights Education Program in This concluded the first panel. Perfor- of the opinion that it wouldn't, as there New York," explained Reichenbach. "The Rights Summer Fellowship program is more education and understanding provides unique experience. Students are mances by After Dark, the Trinitones best experience I had was getting to in- and the Pipes, all a capella groups on today. terview a Guatemalan torture survivor given a chance to assume actual posi- campus, served as a break between pan- Finally Fulco discussed our current for AI's Campaign Against Torture Edu- tions within theirassigned organization. els. The brief concert received warm re- civil rights and liberties. Many would cation Module. I met several times with "I've heard back from supervisors that views. be willing to give up some rights to have a remarkable lady named Ileana Fohr, the students have been better than some prevented the attacks. There has been who was ten years old when her mother of their regular staff," observes Maryam The second panel, detailing the legislation proposed for issues like pro- (who was dedicated to the human rights Elahi, director of ihe Human Rights De- American Response, included Director files on people, and electronic surveil- cause) was kidnapped by the oppressive partment at Trinity. of the Leonard Greenberg Center Mark lance. She suggested that we think Guatemalan military, never to be seen or Silk, John R. Reiterneyer Professor Mark Elahi has previously worked for Am- carefully about various measures so that heard from again." Franklin, Associate Professor of History nesty International, and her network of John Chatfield, Charles A. Dana Profes- we understand where to draw the line. associates there has provided ample op- Reichen bach's experience was made sor of Historyjoan Hedrick, and Associ- With the end of the speakers, more portunity for placing Summer Fellows possible by Trinity's Human Rights Sum- ate Professor of Legal Studies Adrienne student questions were asked about is- within the famed organization. Past mer Fellowship program. Provided by Fulco. Franklin began, by explaining sues of declaring war on whom, if our Summer Fellows have done everything the school's Human Rights department, that this attack was an attempt to make leaders were thought capable in this situ- from compiling reports for the Immigra- the program gives several students the the US angry, and in that anger to react ation, and if. this would become another tion and Naturalization Service to orga- chance to gain first-hand experience with a quick trigger finger. A quick re- "War on Drugs." The faculty discussed nizing major human rights rallys and with various high-profile human rights taliation would have unified the Nations their varied opinions and shared as events. organizations. This past summer, stu- of Islam against the US, which is what much information they had at their dis- dents were offered positions in Amnesty The Summer Fellows program has the terrorists wanted. posal with the students. International, the American Bar Asso- been running successfully for the past Chatfield discussed that signs were The audience seemed to appreciate all ciation, and several other special-inter- three years. Competition for the handful good for the US, with Iran supporting us the knowledge given to them. "I came to est groups across the country. The of available spots is fierce: around thirty and many countries denying Bin,Laden get informed," Sarah Woog '05 said. "I Summer Fellowship program matches students applied for this summer's pro- sanctuary if he ran. But also that this haven't really formed an opinion on the up students with positions in each orga- gram. Elahi and the Human Rights de- campaign against global terrorism will whole situation yet, and I wanted infor- nization and provides a stipend to cover partment at Trinity hope to expand the be a massive project and challenge. mation to be able to." each student's transportation, food, and program to encompass more students housing expenses. and more organiza tions across the world. Hedrick warned about the danger of "This was awesome," said senior For this year's Summer Fellows, the confusing the relationship between na- Fatou-Maty Diouf, "its' sad there weren't "I was an intern with the American tionalism and nativism, the latter being more students here to get this back- Bar Association in collaboration with the program has been worth the time and effort they've put in. a fear of immigrants. For exa,mple, dur- ground information; it would help pre- Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coali- i^m^ltSf^kiTtaYictof retaliation without "It's definitely a rewafcflng;' opportu- tion (CATFO" says flute PlnVieT "03, an- the US. In spite of our strong national- knowledge" other student in the 2001 Summer nity for students," noted Reichenbach, Fellows program. "I worked on policy is- "I recommend it to anyone interested in sues surrounding the issue of immigra- making a difference in the world around . tion in the United States and the human them." Robbery was Not Fully Addressed by Admins continued from p age on e intimate familiarity with weapons, she ** Sunday Worship at the port the incident. Both Campus Safety was certain enough to make that state- Chapel** and Hartford Police arrived at the scene ment to the police. within minutes to take statements. The "It kills me that people say 'Well, you're boy had stolen the RA's wallet, which she not sure it it's a REAL gun.' It doesn't This year the Sunday 4:15 PM service in the Chapel will alternate had left on Cocchiaro's desk. make a difference whether or not it was between "Choral Evensong" and "Holy Eucharist." On Sundays "I gave my description of the boy to real. I'm so furious about this," the RA where there is Choral Evensong, Campus Safety over the phone," said continued. the service will be followed by Holy Eucharist (spoken) in the Crypt Cocchiaro. "They were announcing it on Some students wonder if the upcom- Chapel at 5:05PM. the dispatch even before someone got to ing Family Weekend was not a factor in my office." the administration's reluctance to give Schedule for October/November, 2001 When they don't fully tell students what happened, many Sundays at 4:15PM "people don't really understand the significance of the event. Oct. 7 - Holy Eucharist

The Residential Assistant was justifi- all the details about the incident. Oct. 14 - Evensong ably shaken by the event. "When they don't fully tell students 5:05 PM Holy Eucharist (spoken) "I had seen this kid hanging around for what happened, many people don't re- a while," she noted. "1 saw him inside the ally understand the significance of the building for the first time around 11:30 event. The administration gets away Oct. 21 - Evensong AM. I saw him severz.l times as I was go- with using code language," observed the 5:05 PM Holy Eucharist (spoken) ing back and forth to Nicole's office. I feel RA, who has been involved in similar so stupid because I passed this kid so incidents before. "It's happened before, many times." armed men coming inside the dorm. It Oct. 28 - Holy Eucharist However, because he was armed with frightens me to death." a potentially dangerous weapon, both Students are encouraged, by the two Nov. 4 - Holy Eucharist [AH Saints] the RA and Campus Safety advise cau- involved in the robbery and by Campus tion. If a student is concerned by the Safety, to use common sense to ensure the presence of a person who does not be- security of the dorms. Do not open the Nov.11 - Evensong long in a dorm or lurking outside a dorm door for someone who is not a student. 5:05 PM Holy Eucharist (spoken) he or she should immediately call Cam- It is also a good idea to make sure no one pus Safety. follows you into the building. Nov. 18 - Holy Eucharist Many people are also upset by how the "I think everybody has a naive sense campus was initially informed about the of security on campus. I've always felt event. The QP states that "the individual safe inside the dorms, but I don't now." Nov. 25 may have been armed with a weapon." concluded the RA. No services-Thanksgiving Holiday While Cocchiaro stated that she wasn't The suspect is still at large and Cam- entirely sure it was a gun, not having an pus Safety currently has no leads. OCTOBER 2,2001 - THE TRINITY TRIPOD FEA TURES PAGE 11 TrinSpotting: The Man Behind The Package

DIANA POTTER when he finds a package for a student. system of sorting the mall. they'd be sitting there for a long time." Features Writer "A student will come in here with a "We sort all the letters by box number. Dennis can certainly tell you about the sad face saying her friend sent her a The hardest part is when we receive a time when he was most happy. "When package but she didn't get a slip in her letter without a box number and then we my daughter was born in 1990,1 was the Dennis Llewellyn is a Leo. He wears mailbox yet. I look in the computer and don't know if the person is a faculty or happiest person in the whole world," he his astrological sign, a large gold medal- find it and then everybody's happy staff member or a student and we don't says. Dennis has two children, a son lion with a raised lion's head on it, on a again. Yup, that's the most fun part. We know what to do with it and it takes Michael Norfus who is eighteen, and his gold chain around his neck. He insists get to know students by seeing who gets longer for students to receive their mail. daughter, Denysha Llewellyn who is that there is nothing special about this the most packages," he says. "Last year it It would just be easier if everybody wrote now eleven. practice, but perhaps the Lion represents was a freshman named Fiona Parks. Her their box numbers, because there are a He lives in Hartford, but he is origi- the warm and friendly person that Den- and Lauren Whiteside. We got to know lot of people who live at 300 Summit nally from Jamaica. He moved to the nis is. Dennis works the window of the States in 1974 with his parents when he Post Office in the basement of Mather was 10 years old. Before working at Trin- Hall. I have come to know Dennis on ity he worked for the Cellue Tissue Com- those fortunate occasions when some- pany where he was a wrapper. "No, not body sends me a package. I noticed his that kind of rapper," he laughs referring gold medallion necklace, and so I de- to the musical kind. "I was a wrapper cided to find out more about the man with a W." behind the package window. Before the tissue company, he worked "Leos," he tells me when I ask about his in. Bernie's Appliance Company. "That necklace, "Well, we're leaders. And we was a hard job," he says. "A lot of people can be arrogant at times, 'cause we've got just don't know how their refrigerator our pride, but we're very warm, kind and got to the top floor," he says. "It requires a outgoing. They say we have a mean lot of heavy lifting. But I work out at the streak, but I don't think so, no, not me." gym anyway." Warm'and outgoing certainly de- But since coming to Trinity, Dennis scribes Dennis. "Hi, Diana," he says to me doesn't have to lift appliances to get in when I come to chat. "Come on back." shape. He enjoys working out at the Trin- "Students are always very happy to see ity weight room - "It's a big improvement me," he says, as I come around through over last year. They got some new the side door to the back. "Now, 1 don't weights and got rid of the old ones." know if that's just 'cause they got a pack- He says Trinity is a great place to work: R1SHI POPAT "It was hard to get a job at Trinity. I had age that day," he chuckles. For Dennis, Dennis Llewellyn, at the Post Office, enjoys making students happy. making students happy is his number some friends who worked here and they one priority. them real well because they got packages Street," he says with a grin. told me about a temporary position in "Everybody is happy when they get a all the time." Dennis doesn't have any complaints the mail room. 1 had never worked in a package, including you," he says chuck- The hardest part of the day is when all about his job, except to note the obvious: mail room before, and everything is hard ling at me. I am sitting on the floor of the the packages come in at once. On a typi- "It gets so cramped in here, as you can if you don't know how to do it, you know, mail room surrounded by tubs and trays cal day, the post office receives fifteen to see," he says and 1 laugh because I am sit- but I busted my ass and came to work of letters, and boxes each labeled with a twenty tubs and five or six trays of let- ting on the floor wedged between a gi- every day to prove that 1 was qualified to tracking number. Yes, I admit, I am won- ters, each one of which contains two or ant box and a dolly for wheeling bins of do the job. Three months later, they hired dering who got the giant box in the cor- three hundred letters. And on top of the mail. "People should smile more," he says, me full time. Trinity's a great place." ner, which is almost as tall as I am. Or mail, over two hundred packages come " because everybody's got something that I am still staring at the box in the cor- whose mother sent her candy and whose into the post office daily. "We get pack- bothers them, but you just can't let it ner wondering what could be in a box sent him clean underwear. For Dennis, ages from UPS, USPS, FedEx and Air- bother you, because if everybody sat that big. Dennis pushes up his sleeves, the most rewarding part of his day is borne," Dennis says as he explains the down and said what bothered them, see POSTMAN on page fourteen

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Thursday, October 18, 2001 Wednesday evening drop-in hours! Independent Educational Services - Various - 6:00 PM-9:00 PM Education International Rescue Commttee - Administrative Visit Trinity Recruiting Calendar of Events often for updates on important Career Services events Assistant PAGE 12 FEATURES THE TRINITY TRIPOD - OCTOBER 2,2001 Trinity Club Profile: Trinity's AMSA Chapter Off to Productive Start The Trinity College AMSA Pre-Heakh Profes- members. Several alumni in health related fields sionals Chapter was started last year by Trinity also attended a networking dinner sponsored by College alumnus Duarte Machado. Machado, now the club. a first-year student at UCONN medical school, saw This year also promises to be a successful one the group as a way to bring students who are pur- for the club under the leadership of president suing medical, dental, and other health-related Matthew Fishel, vice-presidents Michelle fields together. The chapter serves as a support Rosado and Laura Cecchi, treasurer Julie system where students can discuss ideas, receive McPhee, and secretary Asia Grabska. The chap- advice from others in similar situations, and gain ter has experienced a surge in membership and exposure to their chosen fields through program- is already beginning to arrange to bring speak- ming. ers to the campus. Funds are currently being The AMSA club had a successful first year at raised to send as many members as possible to Trinity attracting many members and gaining the the national conference in Dallas, Texas. respect of faculty and administration. Seven mem- The group also hopes to begin a community bers traveled to Anaheim, California for the na- service project at the Learning Corridor and be- tional AMSA conference to accept a national Trinity's AMSA receives its charter in Anaheim, CA. come involved in campaigns of the National charter for Trinity's club. The four-day conference Seniors Matthew Fishel and Michelle Rosado were AMSA group such as shorter resident work hours and allowed Trinity students to meet medical and premedi- elected to leadership positions at the national level for health care for all. cal students from across the country. Students attend premedical students. Here on campus, speakers in the If you would like more information or wish to join sessions on a variety of topics ranging from debates field of emergency medicine and psychology were in- the Trinity College AMSA Pre-health Professionals concerning abortion to health care reform. vited to share experiences and give advice to AMSA Group please contact Matthew Fishel at x2731.' •Laura Cecchi

WHAT DID YOUR PARENTS DO TO EMBARRASS YOU THIS PAST WEEKEND?

SAMIRA SHAMOON EVAN UHLICK '04 EMILY MCLEAN '02 "Since I was low on '05 "My father got sheets, my father > "They wore their locked out of my and I snuck into the name tags around dorm and had to Goodwin Hotel's A ALL DAY." relieve himself. So linen closet to stock he sought out a up." "bush on Summit Street." Paparazzi: Italian Fare That Proves Multo Bene Whereas a lot of Italian restaurants, KARA KLENK such as Hot Tomatoes, have acoustics that Features Editor heighten the noise level, Paparazzi keeps enough of a buzz going so it doesn't feel This past weekend many Trin Trin eerie, but it never get overbearing. We had campers were seen scurrying all over a reservation for twenty and the restau- Hartford with their families and sam- rant accommodated us wonderfully by pling all the wonderful cuisine the city setting up a large table which was private has to offer. It was nice to go to those enough so that we could all hear and see places you have always wanted to try but one another, but we did not feel secluded then realized that Subway was way from the rest of the world. cheaper. So with Mom and Dad paying, 1 Specials are offered daily at Paparazzi. revisited an old freshman year favorite On this particular evening they included: Paparazzi. sun-dried tomato soup, butternut squash Last Saturday, seven or eight friends ravioli with banana peppers, and a grilled and I allowed our parent's to treat us to snapper entree, the latter which my fa- dinner at this Italian eatery. Located ther ordered and enjoyed. WWW.HARTKORD.COM about 15 minutes from campus, across There is a nice selection of antipasti, of from the West Farms Mall, Paparazzi is which I ordererd bruschetta pomodoro attached to joe's American Bar and and mozzarella that was very good and a Lost Week's Crossword Solution Grille, a casual favorite of Trinity stu- light appetizer to start off the meal. Sev- dents. The dress code isn't too specific, eral people I ate with; mysel f included or- L A B B A S 1 N R A P you can show up in jeans and a sweater dered the agnolotti arragosto, a BO I! or in classier attire and feel at ease either lobster-filled ravioli in a crea m sauce tha t 1 L L E L A T E E. R A way was out of this world. There are also sev- !! S E eral other great pasta dished, most nota- E D A T E D sums F A N bly penne arrabiata and porcini P E S •o R E S Hi mushroom-filled tortellini. §§| E B T There is also a variety of entrees in- || ° T R 1 M C u cluding steak, chicken, fish dishes, all of • • • Ft ii • which are reasonably priced if you want A N D 1 E T G E A R to have a good dinner and are not on too • Sssass 1 E 1Mm tight of a budget. There is a dessert menu R A S T E R E V A as well and pretty good cappucino. ill R mm Paparazzi also has a full bar and a ad- E E F T A L E E M . equate wine list for those of you who SI MM L A G E M 1 T want to out for a drink at a place that il • H • • doesn't reek of stale beer and sweat. P L A T E G G N O S E Located at 1509Britain Avenue in West • • 1—_ Hartford, Paparazzi is a pretty big place E A T ismiHs A G O R A ili P A D so a small party could probably show up without a reservation. For six or more, E K E urn C A R A T 1 N G definitely call ahead, (860) 561-0091. H B L E D Hi E D E M A c E E ; Overall, it was fun to revisit an old fa- ii vorite. I would definitely recommend • Paparazzi as a place to go for a big dinner WVTA HARTf OPD CCM with friends or for a special occasion.. • OCTOBER 2,2001 - THE TRINITY TRIPOD FEATURES PAGE 13 How Does Private Baxter Sound? A Little Scary enlistment process. The visit was for tall, bald, muscular, African-American any criminal charges especially with BY STEPHEN BAXTER myself and for the magazine. I wasn't man with gold-rimmed glasses and scars drugs, are not welcome in the Army. Features Writer planning on signing anything; 1 just around his mouth. He spoke slowly. I ner- There are also two written examinations wanted to see my options. And I was vously explained to him my curiosity in that a recruit must pass. The following piece appeared in last scared as hell. enlistment. Then he looked me right in I took the first academic test that is a Sunday's edition o/Northeast Magazine, I walked past the Navy office, the Ma- the eye and said, "You look scared." precursor to the more thorough ASVAP in association with the Hartford Courant. rines office, the Air Force Office, and fi- "I'm not scared," Isaid unconvincingly. that helps determine job placement in The version that appears here has been nally I came upon the largest one, the "You're scared." the Army. The preliminary test is simi- edited for publication in the Tripod. glass-walled Army office. Five desks I tried to steer the conversation, Sheep- lar in format and content to sections of crowded the single large room, so 1 knew ishly, I asked, "So if .1 wanted to join the the SAT, with math and reading compre- Walking into the red brick building immediately that a private conversation army, how long would it take?" hension sections. It took me about a half on Pearl Street in downtown Hartford was out of the question. "If you pass our tests, we can have you an hour to finish, I had to score at least a last Friday, I passed the recruiting offices As I shook hands with First Class Sgt. in a uniform tomorrow." 35%. To my relief, I scored an 88% and for all four branches of the Armed Kelly Greene I couldn't help but feel that "Tomorrow?" I gasped. Apparently I would be eligible for student loan incen- Forces. Suddenly the last few weeks' talk everyone in the room was judging me by would look appropriate in fatigues, and tives and other benefits, should I choose of war and patriotism came into sharp my pressed dress shirt and loafers. Or sooner than I expected. This exchange to enlist. Greene said that he has actu- focus. The questions I had in my head maybe they were sizing up the shoulders led to Sgt. Greene's slow and deliberate ally had more than one college graduate were no longer hypothetical. How much of the 22-year-old athlete beneath my explanation of the enlistment process, waltz in to the recruiting office and cop do I support this new war? Enough to. shirt. Would I look comfortable in fa- the 90 days that a recruit gets to make an attitude. arrangements before 9 weeks of boot "We don't care if you've got a BA or a camp, and the money and experience PhD, all that matters is how you score on How much do I support this new war? Enough to give one can earn in the Army. The more I our tests," stated Greene. I asked if there blood? Enough to sign up for the Army Reserves? Enough learned about what being in the Army had been a surge in recruits since Presi- to serve in an infantry unit and serve my country in a actually entails, the less afraid I became. dent Bush's call to arms last week. He Gls get skill training, compensation, said he couldn't answer, but he did give war against terrorism? medical benefits, the opportunity to see me the impression that the phone had the world, and a resume builder. But I not been ringing off the hook in the give blood? Enough to sign up for the tigues? couldn't help but be a little skeptical of Hartford office. But he said that in New Army Reserves? Enough to serve in an I knew the other Sergeants would be the whole program, and the distinct pos- York the story is markedly different. sibility of actually being in combat. The infantry unit and serve my country in a listening to our conversation, and I won- Greene thought it interesting that the Army Reserves appeared to be the most war against terrorism? dered if the open nature of the desks in recent surge in patriotism and f lag-wav- My mission was simply to ask a few the room were an Army policy to facili- questions about the Reserves and the tate recruitment. Sergeant Greene was a "Hey, we're all going to diesomeday, it's just a question of when. Freedom isn't free, remember that." -First Class This Week's Crossword Sgt. Kelly Green.

6 attractive option, but now, at the begin- ing did not correlate to more young men 1 2 3 4 mm 6 7 89 10 11 ning of what could be a long and bloody and women signing up for the Army or HI war? Army Reserve. "Freedom isn't free," he re- 12 u mug 13 mm "How long is the commitment for the peated several times, "and I can't tell you 17 15 iBi Reserves?" I asked. whether you will be in combat. If you're mm "Well, it depends on the contract you a cook, you'll be a cook. But you might be 19 120 I sign, but you generally have to complete a cook in Afghanistan. One thing is for P about 8 years of service. One weekend a sure if you have a non-infantry job you 21 22 23 24 I I I iIBi 8 mm month and two weeks in the summer." will not be transferred mio direct com- 25 • • "TftjcSned the Reserves today, would I 'bar." 26 27 2B 29 I I H8» go to boot camp and straight off to war?" I felt a little better, not quite itching to 30 u32 "I can't answer that. But when you sign enlist, but perhaps I would consider join- the contract you have to uphold it." ing the Reserves at some point. The visit "SIT Ml He reiterated several times that not did make me feel a little more patriotic. mm 35 everyone in the Army is in a combat unit. But I didn't feel patriotic in a blind, flag- m$$M 36 I H His The Army needs cooks and payroll clerks waving kind of way, just a simple and a and military polke and French horn humble respect for soldiers who fight for 38 • 41 J • Bmi players in the Army Band too. And they this country. 42 43 44 46 46 47 won't take just anyone. There are physi- "Hey, we're all going to die someday, it's mni49 cal requirements of which I was not just a question of when," the Sergeant re- 48 mm mUm 50 aware. Asthma sufferers, for instance, marked, "Freedom isn't free, remember 53 may not enlist in the Army. Those with that." 51 Hii52 i nnmm!n Community Activist of ACROSS DOWN the Week: . "' • , 1 Fair 1 Fuel 5 Ballet step 2 Altitude (abbr.) Sara Pflantzer'04 8 Fears 3 Meadow 12 Beers 4 On an incline 13 Era 5 Two 14 Tardy 6 Past 15 Horse 7 Sane 17 Small hawk 8 Caustic substance 18 Over (Poetic) 9 Stay 19 Said 10 Female (suf.) 21 Probe 11 Sow 24 Rotatable disk 16 Shelter 25 Anger 20 Lofty 26 Openly 21 Snatch 30 Baba 22 Small stream 31 Husk 23 Stew 32 Fish eggs . - 24 Disputes 33 Vent for release of gas 26 Speech sound 35 Turner 27 Crowd 36 Atilla was their king 28 Sole Pf lantzer '04 and others took place in a RISHIP0PAT 37 Iliad author 29 Leap nation-wide rally last week. 38 Chasm 31 Avoid Over the last two weeks, students have actively come forward to offer their 41 Heat source 34 Complainer •assistance and-their opinions regarding the events of September 11. Sara 42 Ireland 35 Extended time Pflantzer '04 and the members of VOID (Voices Organized in Democracy) are 43 Wire 37 Color •no exception. Last Thursday, VOID took part in a nation-wide rally to advocate 48 Snow at head of glacier 38 Lease a peaceful resolution by pur government to the terrorist attacks on Washington 49 Frost 39 Greek God of War and New York, As a result; over 200 students signed a petition.urging the United 50 Tides 40 Long live (It.) States to thoughtfully examine possible nonviolent responses to the crisis. The 51 Former Russian emporer 41 Winter vehicle ' controversial rally sparkeda range of reaction. . , . , . • ,• , • 52 Food chewed a second time 44 Old coin Yet, regardless of whether or not you agree with VOID'S platform, it is impor- 53 Edges 45 Hitter's average (abbr.). tant that we acknowledge outspoken students like Sara, who/share their* pas- 46 Type of weapon (abbr.) sion and perspective in an.effort to educate others about important current 47 Manuscripts (abbr.) THE TRINITY TRIPOD - OCTOBER 2,2001 PAGE 14 FEATURES

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7. Set him/her up asaDJat the Party Barn for the 80's Now that Family Weekend is over, Congrats on being a really great friend this week. You will do a few party. and your parents brought all that stuff you forgot, you feel much more things in the coming week to let your 6. Keg stand. Don't settle for less than 60 seconds. settled. Time to buckle down and get friends know you really care, and you to work. You have been livin' it up a won't even know you're doing it! The 5. Require he/she appears 10+ times in collages at the lap. little too much and it's going to come great thing about you is you know around to bite you in the ass. Shape when to ask someone if they need 4. Make him/her sing our school song. Then, once he/she up or fail out. help and know when to leave it alone. struggles through it, remind them that no one knows the school song. Check for reaction. ARIE.5 3. Ask him/her to alphabetically list every student AND MAR 2! -APR1? who the last person they made out with. Great memory test It seems you have been feeling guilty Sometimes, it's just time to let go. You 2. Send him/her on a shopping trip. Points gained for clothes and somewhat frustrated with become a little obsessive about some from J. Crew and A bercrombie. Points lost for clothes from Trinity's relations with Hartford. Now thing or another this week and it drives you and those around you crazy. Chicos and L.L. Bean. is as good a time as any to get in- volved. Head down to the Commu- Try to refocus your energy on some- I Choose a fraternity/sorority and make h im/her undergo a nity Service Off ice and lend a helping thing productive or do something re- semester of pledging. If he/she survives, he/she's a keeper. hand. You can't really change things laxing to try and forget about it. If from your couch, so get out there and mom and dad dropped you and do something. People are waiting for money this weekend, try getting a you Libras to get out there and help. massage or a facial. Guys, play

J] The Student Bod if SCORPIO ' TAURUS OCTZ5-NOV2- APR 20-MAY 20 Condoins=Scifetv & Respect Scorpio this is the week for you. De- It's time for you, Taurus, to start living spite the chill in the air, it seems you a little more in the present. You are so are going to have a great week all worried about the future that you are You've heard it before: if you're gonna and neither has any suspicious lumps letting "now" fly right by you. Don't do it use it. Yeah, but how many actu- or bumps on clinical examination, you around. Academics and social life will be running smoothly all week. worry what will happen tomorrow. ally pull out the latex when the tem- are probably fairly safe to discard the The future is important but not worth perature rises? condoms for STI protection (you still But don't get too cozy, it looks like .w Mpng ^present. So, whether, it is a aneterosexuaTrelanonship) with that some unexpected complications. Try job, an encounter, a test, or anything, advent of newer treatments for A IDS, and only that partner. A lot of people to plan ahead to avoid getting try to take it in stride and don't stress there are fewer ghastly images in the do not meet these criteria. So as Michael swamped at the last minute. Trust about tomorrow until you are in it. media of people dying of this illness. Scarce, author of "A Ride on the Wild me, you'll thank me later. The ironic downside of these healthy- Side," asks rhetorically in the limes ar- appearing people infected with HIV is ticle, "What does this mean for safer sex hat "hypervigilance is no longer an to become a permanent part of your 5AGITTARIUS" 1 MAY 21 -JUN2O :asy sell." Some of the fear is gone. But life?" All you can do is look at the facts NOV22-DE.C2) Don't be a sore loser Gemini. You may lecause the threat still exists (HIV is and make your choices, together with w have failed at something today that Lot yet eradicated), safer sex — that is, your partner. Things are going.badly for you, Sag, you will conquer tomorrow. There is genital contact with a condom—is still Err on the side of caution, Use but they aren't particularly exciting no point in wallowing in self-pity, es- dirigueur. condoms and, at your next physical either, Maybe you should make a pecially in college. These are sup- In fact, The American College of Ob- . exam, ask your primary care provider change. It can be something small posed to be the best days of your lives, stetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) for STI testing. like rearranging your room, a physi- or something like that; so get over ne^s release this past July emphasizes cal change like dying your hair or get- those little defeats and put on a ting something pierced, or even just that, contrary to some misleading re- Health Center Hours: happy face. Nobody can call you a ports, condoms, if used properly, are in- joining some new campus group or starting a project. Don't let your time loser besides yourself, so maybe it's deed the best available protection Monday - Thursday time for a little self-affirmation. against most STls, including HIV, for 8:00AM to 7:00PM, in college go by in a haze of beer and TV, Do something to invigorate the You're good enough, you're smart heterosexuals and gay men. Less is . Friday enough, and...ok you 'get the point. known about the effectiveness of the exciting you that is trying to get out. ; 8:00AM to 5:30PM \ rectangular sheets of latex (i.e., dental Saturday and Sunday dams) that heterosexuals and lesbians 12 Noon to 4:00PM often use. Located on the 1st floor of CAPRICORN CANCER Okay, that settled. Here's the crux: Be- Wheaton Dorm DE.C22-JAN \9 ^ cause there is no cure on the horizon for HIV, are condoms forever? If you've "The Student Body" is a weekly Hey sneaky Capricorn, I know what Cancer, the work you have been do- been using condoms 100% during all health-advocacy column from th you are up to, I'm psychic remember? ing lately has finally paid off and it's sexual contact for at least six months, Health Center. Please submit topics or You are stringing two people along at time to reward yourself. You really and are mutually monogamous with questions for future discussion to the same time and they don't know planned your life out and then set your partner of that duration (no cheat- Kathy Groff, Assistant Director of the about each other. Maybe you forgot your plan into motion. Now you are ing!), and have both have tested nega- Trinity College Health Center (email: that this school is made up of 2,100 on the right track for success this se- tively at this six-month point for HIV, [email protected]). All sub people that would like nothing bet- mester. Just don't let this sudden surge syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, missions remain anonymous. ter than to get into your dirty laun- of success go to your head. Stay fo- dry. Bottom line, one or both of them cused and don't get cocky. Use Trin- are going to find out and then the ity Days to do a mid-semester only booty call you will be making check-in to be sure everything is in For an appointment, will be to Campus Pizza. order with your life.

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I -ll * r s . = . " I-"- ' THE TRINITY TRIPOD - OCTOBER 2,2001 PAGE 16 ANNOUNCEMENTS LECTURES ART PERFORMANCES Homosexuality: Right or Wrong? African Films on Campus Auditions!!! Join a panel of faculty and students represent- Ever seen an African film before? Keep your Auditions for Jeanette Bonner's Senior Thesis ing a spectrum of opinions, in debating/discuss- Wednesday nights open! Cinestudio presents two Performance "Only Fools F a IV will be held ing the issues. This cross talk, intended to be a great Senegalese films by two major Senegalese Wednesday, October 3,9:15 to 10:15 PM and Thurs- forum for debate and discussion, will befacilitated directors: day, October 4,5:30 to 7:00 PM in Seabury 19. by Nihal de Lanerolle, College Chaplain & Adjunct Oct 3 Guelwaar by Ousmane Sembene, the No preparation is necessary. Please come and Professor of Neuroscience. The forum will take father of African cinema sign up on the forms available at the door for a five- place Tuesday, October 2, at 7:00 PM in the Chapel. Oct 10 Hyenas by Djibril Diop Mambety to-ten-minute audition reading lines from the play. The film is based on the Swiss play The The actual Thesis Performance dates and times are: Visit of the Old Lady, by Frederich December 6 at 7:00 PM and December 8 at 9:00 PM. Stem Cell Research: Biology, Law Durrenmatt. Everyone welcome. Questions? Call Jeanette and Ethics These films, and more to come in November Bonner x6668. The Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study are brought to campus by Karla Spurlock-Evans, of Religion in Public Life at Trinity College pre- Dean of Multicultural Affairs and the Office of The Laratnie Project sents a panel discussion with: the President. Currently being performed at Theater Works in Adrienne Fulco, Associate Professor of Legal downtown Hartford, this true story of an Ameri- and Policy Studies, Trinity College Nitza Tuf ino: 30 Years in Public Art can town depicts the people of Laramie, Wyoming Donald Galbraith, Professor of Biology, Trinity This prolific artist's work echos ancient Taino following the hate-crime murder of gay college stu- College images as well as the rich Caribbean culture dent Matthew Shepard. The cast of 8 actors takes Frank Kirkpatrick, Professor of Religion, Trin- forged from the "500-year stew" of Amerindian, on the roles of more than 60 Laramie residents ity College African and European experience. Her large built upon information gathered over hte course Nihal de Lanerolle, Chaplain, Trinity College carved linoleum plates are first pressed into huge of more than 200 intervies. The culmination of this and Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience, Trinity clay slabs to make polychrome ceramic bas-re- effort is a performance about hope, hate, fear, and College liefs, then inked with a roller to make prints on courage which the New York Times called Moderator: Mark Silk, Director of the Greenberg delicate rice paper. The exhibit will remain open "Extraordinay and deeply-moving..." The current Center daily until Wednesday, October 24 in Austin run continues at Theater Works, 233 Pearl St. Stay for punch, cookies & conversation after Arts Center, Widener Gallery 1-6 PM. FREE through October 7, Tuesday-Saturday, 8 PM and the discussion. Sundays at 2:30 and 7:30 PM. For information and Tuesday, October 2,2001 at 4:30 PM in McCook Latin American and Iberian Film reservations call 527-7838. Auditorium the Department of History will Festival present its Annual Mead Lecture. Natalie Zemon Wednesday, October 3, the film French Twist Davish, Henry Charles Lea Professor of History, will be shown in the Life Science Center Audito- Emeritus Princeton University, will deliver a talk rium at 7:30 PM as part of the festival. This film entitled "Braided Histories: Jews, Africans, and tells the story of a suburban houswife who dis- Philosophes in Colonial Suriname" Natalie Zemon covers that her husband has been cheating when Davis is one of the foremost historians of early the van of a tough-talking, tenderhearted lesbian modern France. breaks down in front of her house. Wednesday, October 10, the film Johnny 100 Pesos will be shown in the Life Science Center Auditorium at Classifieds

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If please contact Amy •in- at x3335.or Kristin ing Editor at x2713 PAGE 18 ARTS THE TRINITY TRIPOD - OCTOBER 2, 2001 Family Weekend Musical Concert A Success A Good Time Had By AII Those Who A ttended the Musical Extravaganza at the Party Barn ceived a roaring ovation as they left. A n BY JIM SETHNA well-deserved ovation, I might add. Arts Editor The third group to perform on this night was The Accidentals. One good On Friday September 28, the Trinity thing that they did was to introduce musical groups gathered in the Party their new members right away. This was Barn to officially begin Parents Week- a great move as the audience could see end at Trinity. The event had been sched- whom the new members were instead of uled for the cave patio, but due to rain, trying to guess. The group debuted a new the concert was held indoors. Unfortu- song. This is always an exciting moment, nately due to time constraints each as one waits in anticipation about what group was only able to sing 3 or 4 songs. the song will be. Their choice, John This was not just an a cappella event. Lennon's masterpiece, "Let it be". The The gospel choir started the concert and Accidentals received a near deafening

As the Trinity Pipes were performing, a mother started to weep with happiness as she saw her son on the stage. That's what this concert was all about

pretty soon those that didn't know, real- applause. ized that they were in for a treat. This The fourth group to perform was the group sang gospel music very well. I have Trinitones. Trinity's only all female not heard very much Gospel music, but group did a stupendous job. They worked they did an outstanding job. By the time very well together and routinely con- they were into their third song, the audi- gratulated each other between songs. Seth, an Accidental, sings at the Family Weekend Concert JIM SETHNA ence was clapping their hands in time to Even though most groups patted each the music. The gospel choir was greeted other on the back or shook hands, the with a thunderous applause as they left Trinitones exchanged hugs. This was a ous applause as they left the stage. their choice of music. Their "beach pop" the stage. nice thing to see, as it showed me that the The fifth group was After Dark. After songs were the perfect choice to close the The second group to perform was the evening. As the other groups had done fabled Trinity Pipes. This group is the earlier, they introduced their new mem- oldest a cappella group on campus. They While most groups dressed conservatively, After Dark bers to the audience. After Dark com- took the energy built by the chapel sing- came out wearing Hawaiian shirts...Their "beach pop" pleted the show with great music, great ers and ran with it. They did a magnifi- singing, and plenty of energy. cent job and did even better than they songs were the perfect choice to close the evening. Aside from all the things I liked, there did at the Freshman Review show They were some things that I didnt First of all, sang very, very well together. One thing Iwas not happy having to wait for the that I noticed about this group is that group truly, had become a single unit. Dark had the monumental job of ending "performance to start. I realize that some they invoke a true sense of a cappella. One aspect that I liked was seeing the the shovv. While most groups dressed politicians have used this tactic to build Their use of beats to create a background new members doing solos. They all have conservatively, After Dark came,out. suspense, and to rile crowds into fren- • 'gtfeat voices and provided a^good S6t: The •svearirlg Hawaiian shirtstlwastiotsure zies. their set on an AdAccidentall s song and re- Trinitones were greeted with a thunder- this was the right attire, until I heard see BARN on page nineteen

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JIM SETHNA started singing at an earlier age. comes together as a whole and Arts Editor 1 remember some stories about discusses it. We may have a me to shut up! But my earliest leader, Amanda Holden, but it is memory of performing in front a democracy when it comes to This week, I continue my se- of a group dates back to a song selection. Essentially we ries of interviews with one church choir. But I did not solely like to have upbeat songs, love member from each of the 5 a perform in the church choir. I songs, and surprise songs in our cappellagroupsoncampus.This also did musical theatre, acting, repertoire. I especially love the week I interviewed Lindsay directing and even sang in a surprise songs because the au- Schneider, a sophmore, a mem- school choir. I loved performing dience never expects us to sing ber of the all girl a Cappella and still do today. As far as why those songs, and when we do, group, The Trinitones. I joined the Trinitones, it was re- they love it. ally the whole package that Where are you from? they presented. When I started I noticed that the Trinitones I am from Manchester, CT. It with the 'Tones, there were only seem to be the only group who is a little south of Hartford. two groups for me to choose uses choreography. Who from: the Trinity Pipes and then chooses the group's dance How is the group shaping up Trinitones. The fact that the moves and how long do you for the upcoming year? Trinitones incorporated chore- practice it? We are doing well. We have ography into their performance Just like the song selection, added on four new members really impressed me. Therefore we come together as a group and we are very excited about I went with the group which I and decide communally. All what they.bring to the group. thought I would fit into better. ideas that we generate are tried These girls are really, really tal- out. If it doesn't seem to work, ented and they give us more How do you select the type of we try to find a way to make it options when it comes to song music that you present to the work, We are not always able to selection. Now, we can choose audience? do this, but sometimes we can. songs with a wider range in People like different types of Every member gets her say in JIM SETHNA melody. Essentially, they give music, If we were to sing just the choreography. Then as a Lindsay Schneider, a member of the Trinitones us a good balance overall. Pop, some people would be team we see what works best, turned off. The same can be said and then we practice. ing. Some days we may feel that brought the University of Rich- How did you get involved of all other types of music The amount of time we prac- we just need to quit for the night, mond Octaves. They were doing with the Trinitones? genres. That's why we try to in- tice really varies. Some days we but when we do everyone is a North Eastern tour, and we Well, I started out as a dancer corporate different types of may need a lot of time to get a ready to go the next day. were very happy to host them. before I started as a singer. music into our performance. particular move down pat, Also, two years ago, the When I was four years old, I Typically we only sing six or while other times it all comes What are your thoughts on Trinitones went to China and begged my parents for dance seven songs so getting different very quickly. We pretty much the new group, Vobella? sung for Chinese dignitaries. lessons. I started out with tap, kinds of music into the show is practice till everyone feels com- I think it is great to have an- We have also been to Conn and then moved on. not easy. Thankfully the group fortable with what they are do- other group on campus. I espe- College and sang with one of cially applaud Matthew their groups, The Cococbos. I Williams for creating another hope one day that The Co-ed group. This gives girls Trinitones enter or even bring another opportunity to do a an a cappella competition to cappella music. Also it's good for Trinity. With diverse groups CINESTUDIO all of us, because they will from Yale, University of Michigan, Duke, and Univer- GUELWAAR present more R&B music to the *•«> sity of North Carolina, to "•(•Senegal, 1994)Written and directed by Ousmane Sembene. Cast: Omar Seek, Mame Trinity community. I am anx- name a few. Such an event Ndoumbe Diop, Thierno Ndiaye, Ndiawar Diop. ious to see this group perform. I would be an epic event at Trin- The great Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene (Black Girl, Xala) begins his think they have a lot,of poten- seventh film with a bit of a "whodunit?" When a family gathers for the funeral of tial and will be an exciting ity , ; Guelwaar, a daring village leader who spoke out against foreign aid, they discover group to watch. My hope is that that his Body has disappeared. The mystery of his final resting place takes us deep eventually all the groups do a Any final thoughts you into the heart of modern Africa: the conflict between Christians and Muslims, the little R&B music so that all dif- wish to leave our readers? aching loss of tradition, and the pitfalls of depending upon the West for help. In the ferent kinds of music will be Yes, come out to our concert astonishingly beautiful Guelwaar, the personal is not only political, it is a snapshot of heard. and see what we are about. An the future(115) min article in the Tripod can never Do you only sing with Trin- fully explain what we are. I SONGCATCHER ity a Cappella groups, or do you know some people's schedules (2001) Written and directed by Maggie Greenwald. Cast: Janet McTeer, Aidan invite other groups to campus? are busy, but we really won't Quinn, Pat Carroll, Jane Adams, Emmy Rossum. We love to sing with Trinity take much time at all. Also we American roots music, which has been rediscovered in 0 Brother Where Art Thou? groups, but we really, love to provide a great show full of and Down From the Mountain, is at the center of a new*film written and directed by bring other groups on campus. great singing and choreogra- Maggie Greenwald (The Ballad of Little Jo). Janet McTeer stars as a musicologist in They usually have a different phy. We sing different kinds of 1907 who travels deep into the Appalachian mountains to record for posterity the style than the Trinity groups, music for different tastes. We British-influenced traditions of local musicians. What she finds is not only a folk music* and it brings a fresh sound to occasionally perform at the Bis- that is startling in its purity and power, but an emotional connection to a unique the campus. Also we go to other tro and other campus venues. I community and its' people. The music on the soundtrack includes songs by Emmylou schools and sing with some of hope you like what you see and Harris, Taj Mahal, Hazel Dickens, Iris DeMent and more. 109 min. their groups. Recently we keep coming back.

PLANET OF THE APES (2001) Director: Tim Burton. Screenplay by William Broyles Jr., based on the novel by Pierre Boulle. Cinematographer: Philipe Rousselot. Music: Danny Elfman. Cast: Mark A Cappella Music Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Kris Kristofferson, Charlton Heston. It's 2029, and for Capt. Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg), it's just another day hanging out in space. But when he wanders into an electromagnetic storm, Davidson gets in the Party Barn flung onto an unknown planet where evolution's gone haywire: apes rule the world, and the humans do all the dirty work. The "re-imagined" addition to the Planet of the continued from page 18 by the events of September. 11. Apes saga is the brainchild of Tim Burton, whose visual wizardry is always a trip. And However, I am sure the event This was a very classy move and who can resist Charlton Heston, the hero of the original film, this time being one of ^ organizers did not use this as a one that was appreciated by all the simian oppressors? 125 min. tactic, I am positive that these those in attendance.. individuals started the show This show was the first show HIMALAYA late. I was not happy with the for all of the new members of (Nepal, 2001) Directed by Eric Valli. Screenplay by Olivier Dazat, Cast: Thinlen tardiness of the show. Even the groups. Also this was the Lhondup, Karma Wangiel, Gurgon Kyap. though twenty minutes may first show for the groups to The first feature film by photographer Eric Valli, who has lived in the remote Dolpo not seem like a long time, it was show off what they will be per- region of Nepal for 20 years, is a rare accomplishment. It brings the mystical " for me. I noticed that several forming in this academic year. If presence of the Himalayas to those of us who have not (yet) seen them in person. people left because of the late- this show was any measure of Thinlen Lhondup plays an aging Nepalese chieftain who is unhappy with his probable ness of the show. I am glad, how- what's to come, we are all in for successor. In a bid to hold onto his spiritual leadership, he attempts to lead the ever that the vast majority of the a treat. village's annual salt caravan, accompanied by his young grandson. If the awe-inspiring people stayed. As the Trinity Pipes were per- Himalayas draw our attention just as much as the human characters, perhaps that is My favorite moment occured forming, a mother started to part of the point. 104 min. during the Trinitone set. 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Women's Soccer: Field Hockev: Standings NESCAC Overall Standings NESCAC Overall W L T Pet. w L T Pet. w L Pet. W L Pet. Williams 3 0 0 1.000 6 0 0 1.000 Middlebury 5 0 1.000 6 2 .750 Bates 3 1 0 .750 7 1 0 .875 Amherst 3 1 .750 6: 1 .857 Amherst 3 1 1 .700 4 2 1 .643 Colby 3 1 .750 5 2 .714 Colby 2 1 1 .625 4 1 1 .750 Bowdoin 3 2 .750 6 2 .750 Middlebury 3 2 0 .600 6 2 0 .750 Conn. College 2 2 .500 3 3 .500 Tufts 3 2 0 .600 4 3 0 .571 Trinity 1 2 .333 4 4 .500 Bowdoin 1 2 1 .375 3 2 1 .583 Tufts 1 2 .333 1 4 .200 Conn. College 1 3 1 .300 3 3 1 .500 Williams 1 2 .333 3 3 .500 Trinity 1 3 0 -3 . 4 0 .429 Bates 1 4 .200 1 7 .125 Wesleyan _. .000 1 6 1 .188 Wesleyan 0 4 .000 1 6 .143

Vollevball: Standings NESCAC Overall* W L Pet. w L Pet. Women's Cross Country: Amherst 3 1 .750 12 1 .857 Finished 4th at the 34th Annual Codfish Bowl Bates 3 1 •750. 14 4 .778 Tufts 3 1 .750 12 5 .706 Trinity 2. 1 .667 8 7 ,533 Wesleyan 2 1 .667 13 3 .812 Williams 2 1 .667 11 1 .917 Men's Cross Country: Colby 2- 2 .500 8 6 .571 Finished 3rd at the 34th Annual Codfish Bowl. Bowdoin l 2 .333 6 8 .429 Middlebury 1 3 .250 5 6 .455 Conn. College 0 3 .000 0 7 .000 Hamilton 0 3 .000 4 9 .308

Women's Soccer Beats Amherst Football Takes Tough continued from page 24 and co-captain Sarah Bradley '04 scored an unassisted goal. goal. Goalie Sarah Bradley '02 '02 combining to make the one Later in the first half her team- Loss to Williams College made six saves. save. mate Lindsay Dwyer tallied the Moving along with momen- On Saturday the women second goal. Claire Samuel tum from Tuesday's triumph, hosted Williams as part of the wrapped up the win with a continued from page 24 with his teammate, saying, the women went on to defeat festivities of Trinity's Family third goal in the second half. town on Saturday the football "This week in practice we need the Salve Regina Seahawks. team will have to make some to focus on what we will be fac- Forwards Lindsay Aquilina '04 The lady Bantams lost the game 3-0, adjustments and regain their ing both mentally and physi- and Doyle each had three goals, bringing their overall record to 3-4 and focus. cally." leading the team to an 8-0 vic- their NESCAC record to 1-3. tory, "We need to get focused and concentrate Doyle recorded the first hat trick of her career, notching the Weekend. Trinity goalkeeper and co- on being flawkss"-Skip Sullivan '03 first just three minutes into the The Lady Bantams lost the captain Sarah Bradley '02 had game. For Aquilina, this was game 3-0, bringing their overall nine saves. The Bantams had six "Hamilton shouldn't be un- The Trinity Football team her second career hat trick. Kate record to 3-4 and their NESCAC goal attempts while the Ephs derestimated. We need to get will face Hamilton this upcom- Salotollo '04 and Nicole Mauger record to 1-3. The Ephs boosted had 14. focused and concentrate on be- ing Saturday at 1:30. The Ban-. '05 each contributed to the vic- their overall record to 6-0 as a Trinity has three home games ing flawless. As I said before, this tarns will be looking to regain tory by adding a goal and an as- result of the win. this week. The team will take past game is a poor reflection of the momentum lost to Will- sist. The first goal came in the first on Smith on Thursday. Then our potential as a team," iams. This game will give Trin- Trinity outshot the Seahawks half at the 19:00 mark when face off against Colby and Sullivan said regarding the up- ity a chance to prepare for more 25 to 1, with Brenna Sheilds '05 Williams' Kristen Van Woert Bowdoin over the weekend. coming game. Fabrizio agreed fierce NESCAC competition. PAGE 22 SPORTS THE TRINITY TRIPOD - OCTOBER, 2001 Volleyball Splits at Wesleyan Invitational intramural fittftfcer continued from page 24 could play with one of the best teams in some strong net play at her middle New England. blocker position. Charlotte Grassi '05 This feeling diminished slightly when also contributed with three important the Bantams went into weekend play at mid-game kills. Wesleyan. The Bantams tied the match at two The Wesleyan invitational began for games apiece with the 30-24 victory in a weary Trinity team on Friday versus game 4. Wesleyan. The Bantams entered with a In the fifth and deciding game, Will- team better than their 7-5 record and left iams pulled out to an early lead, show- the game frustrated. Wesleyan won the ing that the abuse they had received from match 22-30,20-30,30-25,15-30, behind Trinity in the previous two games had consistent play which capitalized on not slowed them. Trinity's poor passing. During a time-out with Williams The Bantams tried to get back on track leading 8-6 coach Mills advised her team against Smith the following morning, to go out and "play good aggressive vol- but could not get anything going as they leyball." Her message resonated with the fell in three consecutive games 23-30,26- team as they won five straight points 30 and 27-30. SHANE EARLY behind the serving of Hagan. The loss dropped the Trinity record to The game see-sawed back and forth af- .500 overall, for the first time since Sep- ;' The Intramural Insider scours the campus each week to find the true Trinity athletes, the warriors of intramural sports. This week the Intramural Insider ran into Tom Osuch '01 aka During this intense stretch of play spanning from a Tommy Oh. 15-15 tie to Williams eventual victory, there was some incredible play on both sides of the net. Intramural Insider: "Tom we were wondering how you got the nickname Tommy Oh? We ter that, with no team able to pull ahead tember 8 when the Bantams defeated, heard it was because every time you step on the by two and achieve victory. Mt. Holyoke. Oddly enough the Bantams During this intense stretch of play final game of the weekend would come flag football field the other team goes uh-oh." spanning from a 15-15 tie to Williams against that very same team. eventual victory, there was some incred- It'd been three weeks to the day since Tom Osuch '01: (i Man you ain't got a clue. That ible play on both sides of the net. Trinity last faced Mt. Holyoke, but they Landry made a great game-saving dig. picked up right where they left off, win- nickname ain't got nothin' to do with flag foot- Hunter kept the Bantams alive with out- ning in three straight and coming out of ball. A bunch a girlies gave me that name cuzl standing hitting, including a very diffi- a dismal week with an 8-7 record. cult cross court hit saving Trinity from The Bantams next face Amherst in a make the girls go ah ah ah ah OOHH all night elimination. rescheduled match this Wednesday at Hagan got the kills for the Bantams Trinity. ;tt*a»^}im%sovetobea true test the end it wasn r enough for the Bantams because Amherst is de- Williams won when their 23rd point serving of their high rank among New hit the ground after a tough dig attempt England schools. by Trinity. The marathon match was Following that the team heads off to over, leaving the Bantams extremely dis- another important- tournament at appointed. Wesleyan versus three NESCAC oppo- All in all it was a very positive game nents, Hamilton, Middlebury and Will- FORUM ON for the Bantams who proved that they iams. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Field Hockey Beats PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE SCHOOLS Williams in Overtime I Representatives from the following schools will be available to discuss their programs, admissions requirements, financial Lady Bantams Victorious in Key NESCAC Contest aid, joint degree programs, and career opportunities: continued frorn page 24 tough weekend in which the team • The Fletcher School, Tufts University and sisters fall to the tormenters from scored no goals against both Conn. Col- Williamstown, and they rallied with lege and Clark University. • The School of International and Public Affairs, rage. Field hockey out-scored Plymouth Columbia University The first Bantam goal came with ap- State University 2-0 to get the win on I • The School of Advanced International Studies, proximately ten minutes left from fresh- Thursday, September 20. Those who man Beatrice Gratry. The score was tied, scored were Heather Standring and Johns Hopkins University but they still had not yet come close to Beatrice Gratry. • Master of Science in Foreign Service Program, Georgetown University I • The Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University "It is a big NESCAC win because we haven't beaten them since 1998/* - Mary Jacobs '02 Thursday, October 4th, 2001 victory. The team looked towards new "It was great for us to get another vic- coach Anne Parmenter for leadership. tory, and it was on turf which was dif- The team has already shown this season ferent and more of a challenge for us," 3:00 PM that it is capable fighting through adver- said Emily Fleisher '03. "After coming sity. • out of two shutouts, scoring twice was a nd The game went to overtime, further significant accomplishment." 2 Floor Teleconferencing Room testing the resolve of the Lady Bantams. .. The team played at NESCAC rival Then, Gratry scored her second goal of Bates, and came up short in another im- Admissions and the game, giving the team its first portant conference match. This wors- ened their record to 2-3, which is an 1 Career Services Center NESCAC win of the year and a trium- phant victory over a tough opponent. improvement since last year, but not ad- "It is a big NESCAC win because we equate for the expectations of the team. ************************************** haven't beaten them since 1998," com- "Now that we are into the heartof our mented the overjoyed senior captain season, we will be facing seven NESCAC For More Information, please contact Career Services Mary Jacobs. opponents in the next two and a half P at [email protected] or call x. 2080 In more distant field hockey news, weeks," said Jacobs "and will prove cru- team beat Plymouth State and lost to cial to a possible post-season appear- Bates two weeks ago. This came after a ance." OCTOBER 2,2001 - THE TRINITY TRIPOD SPORTS PAGE 23 Men's Soccer Beaten by Top-Ranked Ephs Williams Dominates Bantams in Shutout Victory The Bantams next faced a dif- BY PATRICK were not accustomed to, thus ficult task in Williams at home forcing the Bantams out of their -.^ i MARINARO last Saturday. Williams has game plan. '"-' Sports Editor come to dominate NESCAC "They are a quality side and

The men's soccer team had a week of ups and downs as it The loss drops Trinity's record to 3-3 took on both Salve Regina and and ends their three game winning streak Williams. while the win ups the Ephs record to 6-0. On Wednesday, the Bantams traveled to Salve Regina and de- feated the Seahawks by a score play in recent years as the pro- if we don't play our game of 3-1. The win brought gram has developed into a na- against an opponent like that, Trinity's record to 3-2, with all tional powerhouse with we are going to have trouble ev- three wins coming in their last Division 1 talent playing at the ery time. We need to play our three contests. The loss mean- Division III level. game". while, drops the Seahawks Williams came into the game The loss drops Trinity's record to 2-5 on the year. ranked number 1 in New En- record to 3-3 and ends their Trinity got on the board early gland and number 1 in the three game winning streak, when co-captain forward Mor- country. The Bantams soon while the win ups the Ephs gan Sandell '03 continued his found out why as they were record to 6-0. solid play as he notched an un- blanked 4-0. Williams, led by Alex Blake assisted goal to give the Ban- The Ephs have an extremely '03 and co-captain Ted tams the initial lead. talented team which boasts two Giannacopoulos '02 scored The Seahawks tied the score former National Players of the three goals in the first half. six minutes later on a goal by Year. "They combined senior Blake scored the first two goals Jarrod Anderson. Midfielder leadership with a great deal of of the game and tallied an assist Aaron Birnbaum '04 then individual talent," said on the final goal. scored another unassisted goal defenseman and midfielder Giannacopoulos notched the at 33:01, which would prove to Kevin Alexander '03. Their tal- other two goals. Williams be the game winner. ent and effort effectively neu- outshot Trinity 14-6. John Klaus '04 then scored tralized the Bantams both Eph goal keepers Robert the third goal for the Bantams offensively and defensively all Kirsher and Scott Faley held the late in the game off an assist day. Bantams scoreless with four from defenseman Jonathan "Going up against the top and one save, respectively. Gamble '04 to provide some teajjyn,t3ie nation is always go- Michael Doherty had nine saves peace of mind for Trinitv ing to be a challenge," said in net while Jamie Burns had Alexander. "But we need to take one for the Bantams. advantage of the oppurtunity to Trinity will look to rebound Trinity goaliejamie Burns '05 play against a team of that cali- from the defeat when they had four saves on the day while ber." travel to Johnson and Wales on Salve Regina's Tom Slavin had Williams forced Trinity ^o Wednesday and host Colby in YWW.TRINCOI.LEDU II saves. play at a pace Ifflf style1 rMt ehfey "NfESCafc SKdr Kesvin Alexander '03 Dribbles the Ball

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"After the turnovers the mo- tackles. They soon couldn't BY ALICE ROBINSON mentum of the game changed carry the weight of the Trinity Sports Writer and we weren't able to turn the team; with continuous disap- game around, we just went pointments on the offensive Trinity College Football was downhill," commented captain side, the defense was weaken- handed their first loss of the sea- Brian Fabrizio '03. ing. son this past weekend by Will- One crucial play fell apart af- "We need to start preparing iams College, by a score of 31-10. ter receiver Drew Finkeldey '05 mentally for what we are going This loss sets Trinity back after had a 50-yard pass knocked out to be facing. The unlucky turn- their capitalizing season open- of his hands at the Williams 3.4- . overs set us back, but we can't jjy Trinity had a strong first pounced on the loose ball. full of talent and potential," said quarter keeping Williams Williams was unable to take Sullivan, scoreless, and taking the lead advantage of the fumble, but Williams put the game to bed after a successful field goal at- they soon intercepted a pass by in the third quarter when Colin tempt by place-kicker Skip junior quarterback Greg Ward. Brooks '02 and Ryan Friend '03 Sullivan'03. With Trinity lead- Now at the Bantams 22-yard each caught touchdown passes, ing only 3-0, Williams began to line, the Ephs were able to add making the score 31-10 after a take over the game. three points with a field goal, late touchdown in the fourth The Ephs were able to out- increasing the lead, 10-3. quarter by sophomore running score 31-7 the rest of the game, Trinity's defense tried to con- back Tom Pierandri, keeping the Bantams out of the tain the Williams offense hold- The Ephs ended the game endzone until late in the fourth ing them to 88 yards on the with a total of 334 yards in the quarter. Trinity found them- ground. Greg Tanner '04 had a air. The Bantams were only able selves unable to come back af- career-high 13 tackles from his to gain a mere HI yards. ter a few unlucky turnovers and linebacker spot and captain With Hamilton coming to fumbles. Dave Midura '03 added seven See FOOTBALL on page 21 Field Hockey Celebrates Game-winning Goal R1SH1POPAT Volleyball Strong in Defeat Women's Soccer Falls to Ephs

BY SIMON SAICHEK The Bantams kept close early in Lady Bantams Beat Amherst Fall To Williams Sports Writer the match due to the defensive skills of Whitney Cronk '02 and BY KATHRYN held it tight to the finish behind YOUNGBERG With the Bantams down 0-2 the strong hitting of Kate Sports Writer in their toughest match of the Hunter '05. season, first year head coach Game two started slowly for Angela Mills addressed her Trinity but picked up behind The Lady Bantams started team in a calm, relaxed and the serving of Molly Roach '02. out with a bang on Tuesday by forthright manner. "Let's keep Nevertheless, the Bantams defeating Amherst. our intensity up," she said, and could not hold off the Williams Meghan Roscio '03 scored the the Bantams did. assault and fell 26-30. game-winning goal at the 59:00 They played intense volley- Coming into the third game, mark, giving the Bantams a 2-1 ball until the final disappoint- the Bantams needed to kick win over the Lady Jeffs. ing kill hit home in a five game their game up a notch to finally Amherst, ranked number 3 in loss to Williams. win a game. New England and number 19 in Playing at Williams, coach This kick came, not surpris- the country, lost for the first Mills knew this would be a ingly, from outside hitter time in five games, dropping tough match. Kristin Hagan '02. Hagan their record to 4-1. The Lady Jeffs scored their $ The Williams Ephs, led by served the Bantams to eight former Trinity coach Fran consecutive points, opening up lone goal 2:00 into the game. Vandermeer, had just come off a lead which they would not re- Two minutes later, Nicole a big victory in the Springfield linquish, as they won 30-23. Mauger'05 scored an unassisted tournament and were 10-1 over- Game four also saw an early goal for Trinity, tying the score all. Trinity entered the game boost from Hagan, who ac- at one goal apiece. Roscio with a 7-4 record and a strong, counted for three of Trinity's scored the game-winning goal, desire to beat their ex-coaches first four points with strong hits assisted by Courtney Doyle'04, new team. from the left side. , in the second half, making the The Ephs took the first game Beth Landry '02 would also final score 2-1. 30-28 in a nail-biter, which was make her presence felt with This was Roscio's first career indicative of the games to come. see VOLLEYBALL on page 22 see SOCCER on page 21 Co-captain Sarah Bradley '02 in goal WWW.TRINCQLL.EDU