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MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011 NEW LONDON, mNNEGICUT VOLUME pI" ISSUE 16 ~ College to throw Cro President Higdon Grows Dance-Therned Cro One Inch o INCH 1 Dance this Saturday Anonymous Health Center Representative Confirms Growth

\ Last Tuesday, Assistant to the President Wendy Mahon entered the office of Leo 1. Higdon, Jr. and noticed an immediate differ- ence. Her boss was sitting at his desk in his Herman Miller chair, as usual. His medallion was still sitting safely in its case. The Lich- tenstein print behind his head had not moved, and the photographs of him grinning next to a'camel mas- cot were intact. As sbe put a stack of headshots on his desk to be au- tographed, she looked down and z realized wbat was different: both ~ of his feet were planted firmly on z a: the ground. the President's measurements each inches." w

Over 900 students turned on the basis that they bad knowingly monishing students ringed the themselves in to the violated the nearly century-old Honor perimeter of Fanning. "Dude," ex- Guardhouse this Code that binds social and academic. plained one Sophomore, "I really vio- past Sun- life on campus. "I've never seen any- lated the shOt out of the Honor Code day, thing like it," remarked Campus Safe- last night." His compatriots, some of ty Director Stewart Smith. "It's like them still wearing their clothes from they've all finally realized the error the night before, nodded in agree- of their ways." As the chapel ment. "I drank underage," he contin- bells struck one, snak- ued, "1 had at least fifteen other un- ing lines of bun- derage people in my room, many of gover, self- whom I served alcohol to. When that ad- was done, I disabled my smoke detec- tor, lit incense, and smoked marijuana. It was obscene." J-Board is expect- ed to be in continuous session through the end of the semester .•

t 2 THECOLLEGE VOICE ED TORIALS/LETTERS contact@thecollegevoice,org FEBRUARY 7. 2011 THE COLLEGE VOICE Editorials "The views and opinions expressed in The College Voiceare strictly those of student authors, and not of Connecticut Col- In the fall of2008, I took my first course with a New Media and New Media Studies." There is an interdisciplinary ~edia lege. All content and editorial decisions remain in the hands scbolar named Alison de Fren, wbo bad come to Conn for Studies program at Pomona and at Vassar, and a FIlm an of the students; neither the College's administration nor its her post-doctoral fellowship. De Fren taught courses with Media Culture program at Middlebwy. Skidmore also offers faculty exercise control over the content." themes that didn't fit into conventional department genres. interdisciplinary courses in Communications and Media Stud- Lilah Raptopoulos Edltor·ln-Chief To find them, you had to search deep in the College Courses ~. "ft John Sbcrrnan Managing Editor section of the course catalog for names like "New Media and Our generation is expected to leave college as media- uent Julie McMahon Creative Director Digital Art," "Autobiographical Documentary" and "Remix & young adults. Some of the most abundant post-baccalaureate New, Editors Jazmine Hughes Mashup." job openings are in social media and tec!"'ology. Our gen- Meredith Boyle She taught theory and practice. In ber courses, we read eral education requirements tell us what s important for a Opinions EdUor John Dodig Foucault and McLuhan and Vannevar Bush, and discussed well-rounded graduate to draw from: 1iterarn:e~ sCle~ce, Arts & Entertainment Editors Racine Oxtoby Biocybemetic Reproduction and Audio Graffiti. We talked math, social sciences, art, philosopby and religion, history, Kris Fleming about ways the Intemet blurs previously understood distinc- and language. While Liberal Arts schools like Conn may Sports EdUots NickWoelf tions between public and private, and between real and virtual shy away from majors like journalism, business, and health . Mike Flint life. because they're considered pre-professi?nal, ~edia studies IS Pholo EdUors Karam Sethi I self-designed a New Media Studies major to explore how in fact interdisciplinary and layered. To Ignore It leaves us far Tenaha Simon new technology has changed the way we conswne and interact behind our peers. With de Fren gone, we now have nobody Head Copy Editors Jazminc Hughes with our news. CAT didn't feel relevant because my work who specializes in the history, theory or practice of media - let Anna Mcmbrino wasn't related to computer science, nor to music, theater or alone digital media - on the college faculty. Advernslng MllDager Rebecca Heupel dance. Ihave found relevant courses in the English depart- Connecticut College should hire a full-time faculty member PR Director Rachel Blitzer rnent, in Anthropology, in Psychology, Human Development who teaches courses in Media Studies. Doing so will fulfill Webmasler Ayano Elson and Fihn. But since de Fren left last spring, I've found it quite its promise to prepare its students for the future, and keep the Web Content Editor Ellie Benner hard to frnd people and resources on campus that have the college competitive with its peers intellectually and profes- background and training to teach in Media Studies. sionally. Oberlin, Bates, Swarthinore, Amherst and Grinnell all have Writers David Shanfield David Shanfield a "Film and Media Studies" major. Hamilton has "Cinema - Lilah Raptopoulos Clara Chaisson Amelia Smith Melanie Thibeaull Julia Cristofano Nora Swenson Photographers Cole Delbyck Melanie Thibeault Ipek Bakir move my education info to the bottom of my resume, Ethan Hnrfenist Maggie Brown was the last girl Iever dated. We lIIustrators Hadley Brooks . below internships and extracurriculars, in order to "let Sarah Kosofsky parted ways probably later than we should have in Jeremy Nakamura Cecelia Brown Eli Mangold the summer of2006, she off to college four hundred people see the relevant stufffrrst." Alicia Toldi Nevena Dellglneva Jerell Mays miles away and 1 a rising high school senior with a Crushed though I was, and doubly unmotivated Copy Editors Hoin McAllister MUll Mitchell serious but unacknowledged interest in men. Some to attend my I: 15 class, I saw what she meant-that Brittany Armstrong Hannah Plishtin Sam Norcross things end exactly wben tbey need to. I've gone to college is not as important as what I've Kiefer Roberts Christina Fogarasi Miguel Salcedo Fewer than fifty days from now, college will done in my time here. The cliches of my college Katherine Sertlanc Jerell Mays Amelia Smith end for the class Of 20 l l-e-admittedly with more search carne rushing back: It's not where you study Alex Schwartzberg Annie Mitchell Kim Turnbull ceremony than my inevitable split with Maggie. The but bow you study! College is what you make it! So, senior class will be coaxed across stage, banded a what have I made it? diploma, and shoved into the world with the flip of Yikes-i-too real. Senioritis begs the tough ques- a tassel and a photo op. With just six weeks left until tions. that Sunday morning, our college experience--capi- Even as I sit bere, typing through the distracling tal C, capital E-is dwindling. And we are starling whirr of a senioritic Sunday moming an editorial to freak. about senioritis, turning over in my mind variations In anticipation of this shove-off, certain among us on a theme-s-seniorplegia: total paralysis of the have managed to find employment, or post-graduate senior, seniorectomy: (surgical) removal of the senior, enrollment, or an enviable level of contentment with seniorrhea: what happens when Conn gives us alco- "taking a year off" Still others, myself included, hol-ad nauseam, I begin to come to grips with the remain spinning in place, able neither to look real point and get something resembling a grip. backward nor forward in time with any measure of Time marches at the same speed now that it did certainty. Each passing day is one in which I need to seven semesters ago, and life moves merely forward, look for a job, keep up with my homework, and en- though some mile markers are more alarming than joy college life to the fullest/drunkest extent because others. Commencement marks the passage of time it's ending and it's never coming back! The going is both. precisely and imprecisely, just as a bar mitzvah slow, to say the least. begins manhood, a wedding begins matrimony, and This insanity is conunonly termed "senioritis." my last girlfriend began a lifetime of dating men Symptoms include increased passivity, difficulty exclusively. Certainly the. gears have been in motion THE focusing, and a feeling of exhaustion and/or exas- for some time. 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oun ers Tuesday, April 5,2011

Celebrate the College's lOath birthday!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

1:15-2:15 p.m. "The History of Connecticut College" Linda Eisenmann '75 P'03 '06, professor of history and provost at Wheaton College, will talk about the founding and evolution of the College and its place in the history of higher education. Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center

2:15-2:30 p.m. Ceremonial Bell Ringing The historic Harkness Chapel bell, inscribed "Great is truth and mighty above all things," will ring 100 times in honor of the Centennial and to start people assembling for the Centennial photograph.

2:15-2:45 p.m. Centennial Photograph Come one, come all, for a giant group photograph in the shape of the number 100. ' Tempel Green

3-5 p.m. Founders Day Tea & Birthday Party Featuring brief remarks by President Higdon and Connie Gemmer '80 P'10; a performance by student improv group N20; and the debut performance of the Centennial song by the Chamber Choir. Everyone is invited to this drop-in event; arrive any time and stay as long as you like. 1962 Room, College Center at Crozier- Williams

5-8 p.m. 100th Birthday Dinner Join students for a celebratory dinner with a special menu, festive decorations and birthday cake. (Dinner is included in student meal plan; guests are $11.) , Harris Refectory

8-9:30 p.m. Centennial Concert: Shake the Baron Features guitarist/vocalist Andrew Oedel ' 10, drummer Matt Addison' 10, bassist Max Currier' 10 and guitarist Jon Markson '12. 1962 Room, College Center at Crozier- Williams

All students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and friends are welcome.

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Editors: Jazmine Hughes and Meredith Boyle NEWS / / / FEATURES [email protected] Study Abroad Woes Decisions complicated by rejections and cancelled programs

pealed as a final resort. [ dido't expect it to work. [ think ELLIE BENNER On the Connecticut Away if the program would be in jeopardy if it dido't re- the appeals process was more of a formality to see who WEB CONTENT EDITOR College website, under ceive enough applicants. She was told not to worry about the header of Academ- it. "They made it seem like that was something that never really wanted to go." . ics, there is a section entitled "Global Focus." Above it, happens," While Quinn is now excited to study ~br?ad~nDen- various countries' flags blow in the breeze. The tagline Saunders did not apply to any other study abroad pro- mark in the fall, he acknowledges that hIS situanon was reads: "The world awaits you. We provide the pathways." grams. Now, she must go through the application process an exception. . The links on the right-hand side of the page include once again in order to go abroad during the spring semes- One sophomore female, who has asked to remain ~on- Language Study, Curriculum, International Students, Fac- ter. "It's a struggle now to find a program that works for yrnous, applied to study abroad in the fall and was reject- ulty, and Study Abroad. Clicking on the Study Abroad link me and is in a country that I'm interested in," she said. ed. Her first choice was also a program 10 Copenhagen, brings up a map crowded with pinpoints that represent Jennifer Cunningham ' 13 also applied to SATA India. Denmark. where Connecticut College students can study around the Like Saunders, she did not apply to any other study abroad "It offers a lot of classes which Conn does not, which world. The map makes the world appear small. While Eu- program and was similarly frustrated to learn of its can- would have helped me tremendously with my major," she rope holds more pinpoints than other continents, it seems cellation. "The study away office never mentioned the said. that Connecticut College truly docs provide its students possibility that the program could be cancelled. It seemed She was shocked at her rejection. "I really hadn't heard with the opportunities to study anywhere in the world. foolproof, so 1 dido't look into any other options." of anyone getting denied to go abroad and [ never expect What the map does not include is the proviso that this Cunningham will instead be going to South Africa with myself to be the one it would happen to. [ dido't think [ opportunity is not guaranteed. Like many other liberal arts Prof. Marc Zimmer of the Chemistry Department and a was unqualified to go." colleges, Connecticut College stresses . She met with someone in the Of- studying abroad as an es ential part fice of Study Away to discuss what of our education. The website adver- • she should emphasize in her let- tises that over 55% of students study ter of appeal to the committee, abroad during their four ycars. What and was told to highlight how her about the other 45% of students? education at Conn could benefit Some choose not to tudy abroad be- from her study abroad experience. cause of athletic J a demanding aca- "They said their initial weed-out demic schedule, or financial issues. was on GPA. My current GPA is a What our promotional material fails 3.333 and the recommended GPA to mention is the number of students to study abroad is a 3.4." that apply to study away and are re- This student is now planning on jected. waiting and studying abroad in the Shirley Parsons, the Director of spring. "After [got rejected, [ tried the Office of Study Away, reported looking at it in the most optimis- that about 35 more students applied tic way. Going in the spring made to study away in the fall of20 II. One more sense for me academically." reason for this increase, she contin- Despite the initial shock of her ued, is because the sophomore class rejection, she is looking forward is larger than the classes before. to going through the application Parsons explained that applying to process once again for the spring study away is a bit like applying to semester. "This incident dido't dis- college. "The tudy away commit- courage me from applying again tee always approves more students because at least I know I am ca- pable of getting in." than actually go," she said. "The ap- Map of Connecticut College study abroad locations. PHOTO FROM WEB plication process is almost a holistic Parsons stated that there is no cap review." As with applying to college, applying to study group of her peers. for the number of students that can study away each se- abroad does not guarantee your acceptance by the school. Parsons explained that having a minimum requirement mester, but the school does try to even out the number of While studying away is a lauded part of the college expe- often or more students for SATA programs is essential to a students studying abroad between fall and spring. The in- rience, it is not assured. cohesive program. "We thought that with the low number, creased number of rejections that occurred with this appli- The study away application asks students to submit a it wouldo't be as enriching an experiencing for the stu- cation cycle may have been due to sheer numbers. Despite rationale for studying abroad, a specific program and lo- dents because we wouldn't be able to offer them as many this reality, students have expressed extreme disappoint- cation, and two faculty recommendations. "The rationale classes," she said. ment about their rejections. Parsons says she understands. is the most important factor, because it is the place where Conn has run a SATA India program before with great "Students sometimes think: 'I've been rejected,' and rejec- you connect where you want to go with how that fits in to success. However, Parsons explained that the "focus of tion is a really strong word. It's hard to take." your studies here,' she said. the program has shifted. It is open to all students, but it She encourages any students denied in the fall to reapply Study Away Teach Away, also known as SATA, is a was going to have a much narrower focus than programs again for the spring. She believes that some students excel Conn-sponsored and populated study away option led by we've run in the past," which may explain this year's de- when going abroad-in the spring, because they are "more a Conn professor. Many SATA programs have been sue- cline in interest. She also said that there were no SATA focused on their major and have taken more classes." cessfut and longstanding, including SATA Vietnam, SATA students left on campus to encourage other students to ap- Parsons recommends to students applying to study Oaxaca, and next semester's SATA South Africa. ply to this program in India. abroad in the spring to "be flexible about where you want This semester, the upcoming SATA India program was Quinn Menchetti ' 13 always planned to study abroad to study or what you want to do." cancelled due to lack of enrollment. Milan Saunders ' 13 during college. He chose Copenhagen, Denmark, as his This flexibility is easier said than done. Many students applied to the program, which was to be led by Environ- number one choice for the first semester of his junior year. see studying abroad as an essential part of their college mental Studies Professor Robert Askins. She was devas- After going through the intensive application process, experience, one that is guaranteed upon entrance into the tated when she learned of its cancellation. Menchetti discovered he was denied the opportunity to college. Due to the realities of budgeting, grades, and the "It took me a 'while to get over it," said Saunders. "I study abroad. His first reaction was to take a semester off number of students that apply, studying abroad is never looked forward to it for so long and there was nothing and go abroad anyway. guaranteed. While it's important for the school to continue standing in the way of my going abroad. I would've been "[four school wasn't going to help' me go abroad when to focus on the benefits that come with living and learning able to work on my senior thesis and two other classes that and where [ wanted, then I was going to do it myself," he in another country, it should not be advertised as a defini- wouJd've counted for credit toward my major," she said. said. tive part of the college experience as that will not be the Saunders worked to encourage other students to apply Menchetti decided to appeal the decision by the study case for some students on campus. to the program, going as far as asking the Office of Study away committee and, subsequently, was accepted. "I ap- Life Lessons: An Impromptu Guide for Success

NICK RODRICKS the lessons he leamed running his of President Obama: The Fam- STAFF WRITER own company. ily Man and President Obarna: "Suddenly, you have a number The Basketball Coach, a pleasant Last Friday, April I, Connecticut of employees looking at you, ex- reminder of the humanity of our College hosted Jon McBride '92, pecting you to have the answers," commander in chief. the second speaker in the school's said McBride. "It was more about Although the focus of the talk centennial speaker series. Mc- taking a chance than anything." was clearly meant to be on his Bride, current Deputy Director of His consistent references to tak- current job at the White House, Presidential Personnel to Barack ing chances and seizing opportu- McBride was not stingy with his Obarna, entered to a round of ap- nity became a theme throughout larger life lessons. He described plause from the student body and the night. "You can be the person Connecticut College as the per- took his seat across from Alex standing on the side who says, 'Oh, fect opportunity to prepare oneself Shapiro ' 11, showing a surprising there isa problem,'" he said, " or for the real world. "It allows you connection with the young crowd you can be the one who watks over to take risks when the stakes are and answered all questions witb re- and solves it." low." freshing honesty. In August 2008, McBride ac- He cited Connecticut College as McBride graduated in 1992, af- cepted a job as head of Presidential the foundation of what he called ter majoring in economics, before Personnel, a position intended to his "nonsensical career." moving on to thc University of attract the best and the brightest to "The key," he said, "is to just Pennsylvania's Wharton School, the White House. "Your time with make a decision and start. Your where he earned his MBA. He President Obarna is extremely pre- only responsibility is to dare to be spent a period of time working for cious," said McBride. "You defi- dissatisfied." SGA Chair of Academic'Affairs A/ex Shapiro 'J/ chats investment bank Goldman Sachs, nitely want to get it right with him." arts w;;;; "A liberal education does Jon McBride '92. eventually leaving the bank to start Although he described himself not prepare you for your first job," his own business. as a less than diligent student while he admitted. However, he was sure Through the economic crisis, at Connecticut College, McBride to emphasize just how important he He ended with a few paraphrased salvation. Make sure to hitch your McBride's business was able to cited the President's powerful intel- thought his education had been in words from his boss: "You've got wagon to something bigger." • "stay afloat, although just barely." ligence as motivation to persevere guiding him on his winding jour- to go out and do it for yourself. Still, he was most appreciative of in his own work. He told us stories ney to success. Individual salvation lies in group

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DAVE SHAN FIELD When it comes SAPA's organizer Jeannette Williams, Assistant Di- STAFF WRITER to social events rector of Student Engagement and Leadership. Wil- on campus, many liams joined the staff last fall. after a similar position Introduces Digital students automati- at Jobnson and Wales University. cally credit SA ,the tudeot Activities Council, "They are definitively two different environments. with the organization of the event. While SAC is re- which is a good thing," said Williams. "I'm still ad- Subscriptions sponsible for many of the most memorable events of justing to here, but I'll get used to it. !t's fun because the year - such as the tent dances, winter formal and students bere appreciate more of the artsy things, EMMA WITTENBERG Starting last Monday, the New Floralia -there is another event-planning group that instead of being all about pop culture, !t's fun to STAFF WRITER York Times began charging read- hosts a wide range of events throughout the year: do those kind of events here where students attend ers to access articles online. The APA. the tudent Activities Programming Assis- them, appreciate them and talk about them," newspaper is allowing users to read twenty free articles each month, tants, run by the Office of Student Engagement and Williams feels that having the four SAPA students after which tbey will have to pay for one of a variety of subscription Leadership. around has helped her get a scope of the student options described on the website. Arthur Sulzberger Jr., chairman of "SAC and APA arc pretty similar, honestly," said body at Conn, as well as the fact that she advises all the New York Times Company, defended this change in a letter to A hair Julie Sizer 'II. "Except for we don't get of the clubs and organizations on campus. so she's readers, saying that it will allow for the "continuation of our journal- paid and they do, and we're 100% student run." gotten a chance to meet those students as well. istic mission." . Despite their similarities. Sizer doesn't consider "If someone wants to start a club, they come and Without doubt, these subscription fees have angered many readers APA a threat to AC. According to her, SAPA and meet with me and discuss their ideas," explained and pose an issue for colleges and universities that order print copies A arc mutually beneficial 10 one another. Williams. "If it's something that kind of overlaps of the paper 00 campus, but do not have online accounts for students. "There's no way with our budget and the amount with aoother club, I try to get them to go be part of Several years ago, Connecticut College began purchasing bard of people we have working that we'd be able to plan the other club, which seems to make sense." copies of the New York Times for the campus witb money from a do- events every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. With One student found this highly ironic, as she ex- nation, When this money ran out in the middle of last year, the school them taking over Thursday and some Saturdays, claimed, "Jeannette's whole program is a redundan- was planning on ending the distributioo oftbe papers. SGA, witb the it gives us more money to invest in higher quality cy of SAC!" help of Government Professor Tristan Borer, created a Newspaper events, and more opportunities for students." However, both Sizer and Williams would dis- Task Force and fought to remain a part of the readership program in SAPA has also ben- agree. order to keep students informed. efited from the exis- "The biggest difference is that "We do not want to be the kiod of college that doesn't allow stu- renee of the two simi- one has a lot of money and the dents to have access to world news," said Borer, "We are lucky that lar programs existing other one doesn't," joked Wil- we were able to reinstate the readership program, and we need to on one relatively small Iiams. make sure that we stay on it" campus. In truth, the structure 0f the Professor Borer has been in contact with representatives at the '\We gave them a two organizations is where most New York Times over the past few weeks in order to keep students little bit of financial of the distioctioos lie. Williams informed about the changes that are taking place. Daily access to the support for their first ruos SAPA witb the help of four New York TImes is mandatory in all of her classes, as well as other event," explained students who help arrange the courses in the government department. Sizer, "and we helped programs. The money allotted "I try to get a copy of the paper wbenever I can, but there are only taft' it." to their program by the school so many copies around campus so Iend up relying all the online ver- Sizer admits initial pays for the programs, and the sion pretty often," said Annie Cutler' 14. difficulty discerning It students who work for SAPA are Because Connecticut College receives a certain number of copies, betweenthe two orga- ~ also paid. anyone with an "@conncoll.edu" email account, including faculty, nizations, "It wns an ~ SAC also started of the year will be given a discounted rate of around 50-75% off the normal interesting adjustment ~ with $15,500, solely allocated price for online access to the newspaper. having them, espc- ~ to helping other clubs and orga- However, some students are not convinced by the lower price. cially in making sure 6 nizations on campus fund their Anna Williams' 13 says that she is oot very- likely to pay to read the that we didn't over- ~ own programs. They are able to website. "Honestly, this is just going to make me put more of an ef- lap. There were some 0 donate a maximum of $750 per fort into getting a hard copy of the paper around campus," said Wil- weekends in the fall where both SAPA and SAC had event. liams. "The layout of the website isn't ideal and giviog twenty free event which competed with each other." "With SAC, there's a much more community articles a month doesn't even amount to one article a day." However, since then, the two organizations have feeling, and I think the reps would feel that way," Because many students have family who have the paper delivered, increased communication with one another, and said Sizer. "You're representing your dorm and rep- they can receive unlimited access by using their parents' access code. they've been more succes ful at keeping their sched- resenting your class, you're doing it because it's Claire Brennan' 13, an internatiooal relations major, has decided to ules eparatc, something you love doing, rather than applying for use this approach. "My mom gets the TImes at home every day," she APA is fairly new to Connecticut College, as is a job." • explained, "and I'm planning on using her account to get access. I tbink it's ridiculous to have to pay for something online that is 00- where near the quality of the newspaper itself." Aftershock Hopefully this obstacle will not discourage students from keeping up on the news. "I'm going to wait and see whether this change af- Conn Students Experience the Earthquake in Japan fects the amount of information that Ican easily access. If it starts to seem like I'm limiting myself, maybe then I'll pay for more online not have changed-the Japanese the earthquake, Cheney and Parlin ANDREA AMULIC access," said Ryan Dillon' 13. people are very strong-willed, de- have been inspired by the bumani- CONTRIBUTOR It seems that the faculty and administrators at Connecticut College termined, and are eager to get past tarian efforts they are witnessing. are doing all that they can to ensure studeots full access to such a this unfortunate situation." The two have seen donation col- The official death toll from the highly respected newspaper. "A core part of our school's mission is Cheney and Parlin, who are CW'- lections all around Kyoto, and earthquake that devastated Japan to make students into global citizens," said Borer. This new change in rently studying in Kyoto, were Parlin noted that many celebrities on March II now exceeds 9,000, the fee policy will make this mission a bit more of a struggle, but the much more fortunate and did not have become involved in the effort. according to Reuters. This tragedy New York Times is willing to cooperate with schools that participate personally feel the earthquake, be- Cheney's own host family, like sparked emotional reactions both in their readership program to make this adjustment slightly easier across the world and throughout cause Kyoto is much farther from many other families in safe parts of 00 students. Borer explained that we will know within tbe next few the epicenter than Tokyo. Cheney Japan, is making a personal effort campus, bUI some students from weeks exactly how much money online access will cost for students noted that only people in certain to accommodate people that they Conn were more directly affected and this will determine bow the scbool will approach the issue .• than others. Three students, Naomi hilly towns or very high buildings know who are evacuating from af- Hoffman'12, Becca Cheney' 12 in or around Kyoto could feel the fected areas .• and Kelly Parlin '12 are currently earthquake, and that these people studying abroad in Japan, and reported it to be short and not very Lindsay Woodville '12 was unable strong. She remembered being to participate in her study abroad shocked and curious but was never program as a re ult of the earth- concerned for her own safety. "I quake. was mostly concerned for friends Ho ffman was at work when the living in affected areas, especially earthquake hit in Tokyo and felt those who I could not contact," she its effects directly. Since her of- said. fice was only on the second floor Parlin did not 'even know about ofa building, the earthquake didn't the earthquake until someone in- cau c much destruction. However, formed her. She also did not feel her apartment in Tokyo on the 14 the aftershocks because her neigh- floor suffered much more damage borhood in Kyoto is surrounded by and she felt the aftershocks very small mountains. While some larg- strongly. "It is a very unsettling er programs and universities were feeling!" said Hoffman. "The earth closed or delayed, both Cheney and i moving underneath your feet, Parlin will cootinue study abroad and you feel like you aI'Son a boat." as the Associated Kyoto Program "People were unusually calm remains unchanged. when the earthquake first hit," she Both Cheney and Parlin are very continued. "It wasn't until we heard disappointed by the role of the about the tsunami and the nuclear American media in covering the danger that pe pic started worrying earthquake. Cheney said, "I have and panicking." become even more skeptical of Evacuations were well orches~ American media, that's for sure. I lratcd and institutions in the city witnessed the spreading of entirely made necessary accommodations false information by a number of to assure individuals' safety. For different broadcasting companies." Parlin thinks that the interna- example, as public transportation • 700 undergraduate and graduate courses in over 70 subjects services were brought to a halt, tional news is partially responsible many offices stayed open through for perpetuating a global feeling • Faculty of leading scientists, authors, and scholars the nighl so thal employees could of panic regarding the Fukushima sleep lI,ere will' ut risking a po- plant. "I am absolutely disgusted • 60 courses in 17 foreign languages tentinlly dangerous and long walk by the international news, especial- home. ly the news in America, that make • Summer internships in Boston organizations Hoffman's university delayed it it seem that a nuclear meltdown is starting date, and she returned to imminent this information is not the Uniled late temporarily, after true and ii'S making pcople panic urmeeessarily." She believes lI,at disclissing the situntion with her S"I""""e- 1: May 24-July 1 parents. he intends to return on the experts who are being consulted to discuss the situation are unquali- April 8 for the start of school. S"I""""e_ 2.:July 5-August 12 bu.edu/summer "It is important for me to return, fied to do so, as they are not in Ja- as I am half Japanese and feel a pan and earmot see firsthand what strong connection with the culture. is happening. Both students oote I want to support the country in that U,epresentation of these events its recovery." She expect to ex- by the American media have inter- perience slight inconveniences in fered will, their abilities to assure Boston University Summer Term daily life, such as m re precautions IIlCir parents of their safety, and about produce and food, rolling Woodville has elected to postpone blackouts and infrequent train ser- her trip to Japan until this summer vices, but docsn't Ihink it will af- as a result of worry about the oucle- fect mucl,. "People will be getting ar,llituation. An equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. - back to their lives. Their spirils will 1::>espitethe negative effects of ..- ..

6 ------...... ------THEffiLLEGE VOla ..------:::- APRIL 4, 2011 Editor John Dodig OPINIONS [email protected]

A Bug's Life (in My Digestive Tract)

take a major toII on our earth and its natural resources (cattle are responsible for seventeen percent of carbon emissions in the atmo- sphere today). Not to mention that as more of the world starts to crave the affluent flavors of pork chops wrapped in bacon and KFC double downs and filet mignon, it wiII not be possible for alI of us to eat meat six days a week. Simply put, we should start look- ing for other options now before it becomes a major global issue. That's why I decided to hear what Mr. Gracer had to say about ed- ible insects and stuffed my face with fried crickets, wax worms, self-proclaimed non-expert and a cicadas and a bit of water bug. ETHAN HARFENIST skeptic of his own ideas, his pas- Some were squeamish; oth- STAFF WRITER Derrick Roy '14, about to sample the insect fare in Larrabee common room. sion and knowledge of the field ers were as eager as I to taste was evident and inspiring. the foreign flavors of the insect the world market since they are beeswaxl). Then the cicada and A group of about twenty people As I have become mere aware kingdom, a food group long dis- not fanned in a significant way ant salad was dumped onto the gathered in the Larrabee common of the effects of global warming missed as savage and grotesque. yet. However, Mr. Gracer was pan. I noticed that the ant car- room on March 30 to the smell and the countless other ecologi- Before dining, Mr. Gracer fielded sure that price would dip dra- casses broke up more easily of sweet brown rice cooking in cal crises that are bound to plague our questions about his work with matically once we practiced such whilst being fried than the other a pot A bespectacled, pepper- humanity in the future, altema- insects. "What's your favorite?" farming on a large scale. One bugs. Fact: cicadas are unable haired man sporting a fungi fam- tive methods to daily living in "What are are your eating hab- phrase uttered during the ~ourse to be fanned due to their mating ily t-shirt under a pale yellow the United States seem absolutely its like?" "Are bugs kosher or of the question and answer ses- habits and thus I consider them a button-down was organizing his necessary to experiment with. I halal?" "How do you prepare sion struck me in a bad way: "I delicacy in the insect food realm. materials: various packages of volunteered to write this article them?" wouldn't want to be living in your In terms of taste, ants were spicy bug food products from around because for the past two years His answers were concise and world when you're seventy!" but all together unimpressive, the world, a cooler with some the concept of insect ingestion informative sprinkled with a bit of Once everybody was positive whereas the rare cicada- tasted frozen insects, various books has intrigued me greatly. I love fear mongering. He was a fan of that eating these bugs would ul- like smoked asparagus and had on the subject, a rice cooker meat; in fact, I would consider large water bugs from, I believe, timately save the world and was a wonderful texture. Finally, the and a portable skillet This man myself a carnivore (I tried veg- Thailand. He cats everything but the undeniable wave of the future, bug that was hyped the most was was David Gracer, a professor etarianism briefly my sophomore sushi and fast food (apparently, the taste test began. First, crick- picked apart and readied for con- of composition at a community year less for ethical reasons and much to my dismay, sushi is the ets were simmered on a portable sumption. This was the large Thai college in Rhode Island turned more because Harris cuts aren't least sustainable food to cat). skillet Only the smell of the oil water bug, about the size of two entomophagy enthusiast He has all that savory or satisfying). But Bugs are not kosher or halal, ex- was evident at first. The savages quarters placed edge to edge. Mr. made appearances on Animal if one has the slightest idea about cept for locusts. He prepares his began to circle around the table. Gracer had told us from the start Planet and the Colbert Report any global issues then one knows bug meals in a myriad of different Roughly twenty crickets were that the flavor provided by this advocating that we Americans that pig, cow and chicken prod- ways, though professes to not be scooped onto a platter of brown bug would blow our minds. My strongly reconsider our stance on ucts are costly to produce, cruel a great cook. Also, bugs are cur- rice for three people to share on head exploded. It had the consis- eating insects. Although he is a in every sense of the word and rently expensive commodities on a communal plate. They were tency of crabmeat with flavors very crunchy and didn't have an reminiscent of salty pear Jolly overpowering taste. Insects are Ranchers. I had to alert my Twit- almost entirely protein, which hu- ter followers immediately due to mans cannot taste, so these bugs my overwhelming excitement. arc probably the closest thing I am sold on the idea of eating we can experience to pure pro- bugs as a permanent institution in tein. Exeluding the antennas and world dining. Grasshoppers are legs getting stuck in my teeth, I' already used in Mexican cuisine thoroughly enjoyed eating crick- and something like eighty percent ets. My appetite was sufficiently of Laos' population eats bugs. whet. Next up on the skillet were I believe that as long as we dis- wax worms - little larvae that guise bugs in American cuisine it feast on beeswax in hives. They could work, like making cricket were white and maggot-like and burgers, water bug cakes or ant cooked very quickly. These were nuggets. We already have an eaten without any rice accompa- amazing appetite for crustaceans, niment; we simply popped them and they're bottom-feeding scum in our mouth like little seeds. The that look even more unappealing taste was reminiscent of pine nuts than insects on the surface. Think - I was hooked. If shovels were about it, people. Next time "Taste utensils, I would have used a of Harris" rolls around, wouldn't shovel to feed myself these wax you like to see some bugs in your worms. They, too, had a certain food? • crunch but a delectable softness David Grocer offers his bug delicacies to eager Conn students. in the middle (must've been the Jack of All Trades, Master of, Well, Most Trades

ELI MANGOLD His appearance in Olin 014, tradition, but STAFF WRITER sponsored by a grant from the instead of Ap- Sherman Fairchild Foundation, palachia, Cohen On Tuesday, the campus hosted consisted of a Q & A session be- takes us into the John Cohen, a man who has worn fore and after screenings of two 3,000-year-old many creative hats. In a career of his films, Roscoe Holcomb world of the Qe- spanning over a half a century, (2009) and Shape of Survival ros people. The Cohen has won acclaim as a film- (1976). Qeros live 14,000 maker, musician, photographer Holcomb languidly portrays feet above sea lev- and a musicologist. the small world of Roscoe Hol- el in the Peruvian Cohen, a short, quirky septua- comb. Holcomb, an obscure highlands, where genarian with a snowy beard, is musician from rural eastern Ken- they cultivate fifty a man of eclectic pursuits. In the tucky whom Cohen brought to the varieties of pota- 1950s he gained notoriety as a toes and herd lla- photographer, documenting the He finds the same "raw mas and alpacas. Beats and Abstract Expression- energy" in Abstract They have their ists in New York City. own musical tra- During this time he also earned Expressionism dition, consisting an MFA from Yale for a thesis on that he does in old of pan flutes and the weaving pattems of indig- other woodwinds, I, (1'-/'''; hi fil nd . r-h I Appalachian music. n a ul"on to IS msa mUSIC, vu ell isa ce ebratedphotographer He took this picture of Bob Dylan in 1962. enous Peruvian textiles, while at which the Qeros the same time forming a reviv- play in an arrhythmic, atonal trill. young, emaciated boys hauling for his or her question. alist folk band called the New limelight with his better-known According to Qeros, the llamas coal in Holcomb and in Qeros, a Like Holcomb, Cohen is a man Lost City Ramblers, which is still documentary The High Lone- and alpacas find the music "com- seventeen-year-old girl is buried of few words, and his responses around today. In the 1960s he some Sound (1962), is a simple forting." in a small hole after dying of a rarely extended beyond a couple traveled extensively, studying the man who does not have a whole Both documentaries are im- mysterious fever. of minutes. His an is also un- folk music of Appalachia and the lot to say (which, coupled with pressionistic, offering little in In the midst of these curious derstated, and perhaps there is indigenous Qeros people of Peru. his almost undecipherable drawl, the way of dialogue or narration. stories is the storyteller, John a pattern. In both eases, Cohen His explanation of this diverse makes understanding him very Cohen's suhdued art reflects the Cohen, a strange, affable man lets the art speak for itself. Hol- ceuvrc is that he finds the same difficult, to say the least). But simple, peaceful worlds that both who happened to find success comb's crooning and the Qeros "raw energy" in Abstract Expres- when Holcomb sings, his twangy Holcomb and the Qeros inhabit, in almost every modern artistic flutes carry the momentum of the sionism that he docs in old Ap- tenor and unadorned melodies with sustained wide shots of medium. He has an unassuming film, while Cohen hides behind palachian music. His fascination transform a modest man with landscape and people. and unpretentious style - his the camera and in the editing with "finding the avant-garde in crooked teeth and Buddy Holly Each has a compelling mixture approach to his presentation con- room. Likewise, Cohen's films the old times" is hased on a belief glasses into a veritable manifes- of bucolic nostalgia and harrow- sisted simply of getting up on 'carried the momenium Of his that both art forms have a qual- tation of old time America. ing poverty, common characteris- stage and encouraging questions Tuesday presentation, while Co- ity of "being on the edge ... in my The other film, Qeros, is also tics in two cultures marginalized right off the bat, and making sure hen, the man, merely answered mind, they're not thai different." concerned with folk usic and by their own countries. We}.see to thank each audience mem'A,er questions .• THE COLlEGE vorr- APRIL4, 2011 ------OPNKJNS· 7 Former Harvard Professor Sheds Light on Genocide

ALEX SCHWARTZBURG . two million Cambodians (twenty STAFF WRITER about takiog what he believes to way you live your of life, which is, an impersonal institution created percent of that country's popula- be the proper political action to re- presumably, the best way to live, by a state or a collection of states. tion), Bosnia, Rwanda, Congo and spond to the problem of genocide. On Wednesday, former Har- so that they may return to their Nor does it justify the facilitation Darfur, All told in our time, there What be wants to do, in essence, vard University political science home nations and create the edu- of an institution to make large ex- have been one hundred million professor Daniel Goldhagen gave is to create an international organi- cational, economic and legal (in pcnditures of capital to achieve an victims of genocide, more than zation that would put a bounty on a lecture in Shain Library called that order) foundations for their equivalent goal through monetary all the combat deaths in all the people who are or are suspected of own stand alone systems that will means. Most importantly, it does "Worse Than War: Understanding wars fought during that time in the perpetrating or planning to perpe- work to improve the standard of not justify the very foreseeable Genocide and How to Stop It." For world, Based on the buman toll trate genocides. Tliis would entail living and consensus of ethics for consequences of creating such an putring bounties on people who their civilizations. Feudalism must institution. Make no mistake about are perceived as threats by anony- precede nationalism. One cannot it, he's calling for the creation of mous, and supposedly omniscient, create rule of law for a society that an international cull of death. overseers. Given that the world is does not yet have the educated One ofthc qualities of educated a big place with many languages populace to understand both how Olen is the wisdom to know when and lots of misunderstanding, this a long-evolving system works and inaction is favorable to action. In is very dangerous. I would suggest the reasons why it operates in an light of Goldhagen's idea of res- that the creation of such an institu- ethical way. As Aristotle said, "No sentiment and his "eli please" atti- tion, an international organization action at a distance." tude towards philosophy and psy- that is charged with the task of of- In light of what I have just said, chology, Iwould ask the following fering rewards for the assassina- I would like to urge a very impor- questions: if one assembles the or- tion of individuals whom it does tant point in response to Goldha- ganization Goldhagen proposes, to not like is at its core an INSANE gen. He maintains, 'The status kill potential perpetrators of geno- solution. quo is the worst possible situation cide, would not the members of But that was not the only radi- when it comes to mass murders," I such an organization, themselves, cal and problematic part of Gold- strongly disagree. The worst case be climinationist? Would we rely hagen's lecture. If you are going scenario is mass murder that is al- on sucb an organization to elimi- to create an institution whose job lowed to take place within a super- nate its own members? Can one is to kill people (which was tbe power. This is what happened in group be entrusted to decide such same fimction the SS had, by tlie Nazi Germany, where the fruition critical matters? To use the adage way), you need to ask yoursel f and of genocide was equated with the attributed to Juvenal, who watches the world a very important ques- most persuasive of political tac- the watchmen? tion: is philosophy-s-even before tics, the most irrational belief the Furthermore, can one man ac- policy---.something that needs modem age has developed: a sense crue the necessary life experi- to be rooted in the truth of a real of patriotism. ences to make definitive norma- world situation, or is it something tive claims that dictate the policies that can be universally applied to "All told in our time, of how Ole Western and Eastern all situations? there have been superpowers should police the roughly an hour and a half, Gold- . alone, genocide and mass slaugh-. If the answer is no, then the cen- world? Policing ought to be a local bagen spoke slowly, in a deep nasal ter are worse problems plaguing one hundred million tralized policies tbat the Harvard endeavor, witjJ an authority figure voice, about genocides: how they humanity than war. We need to un- academics like Goldhagen cre- victims of genocide, more serving the honorable function of begin, wby they are perpetrated derstand why." ate and the agencies that enforce than all the combat protecting his or her community. and supposedly-though I think He took long pauses between them will probably be very effec- When you police at a di tance, I must have missed it-why they each of those sentences to really deaths in all the wars tive. If the answer is yes, on the for people you do not know, you end, In short, the 'experience of the let the facts sink into the hearts fought during that time other hand, then one's attempts to engage yourself in an empty and lecture was like watching Sophie s and minds of his audience. He impose a value structure on other in the world. " unrewarding process which fosters Choice for the first time after com- later went on to say that the United people, people who have different the widespread attitude of ressenti- ing borne from a fim and carefree States, by dropping the two atomic ethics, norms, cultures and differ- The belief in the infinite wisdom mew, the phenomenon Ibelieve is day at an amusement park. That's bombs on Hiroshima and Naga- ent fimdamental understandings of and nobility of the state is one of the real source of genocide. not a bad thing. Genocide is a very. saki, committed an act of genocide the world (different not only from the most dangerous things we face If you are not like Goldhagen, serious issue and Goldhagen is against the Japanese in World War us, but from each other) througb today. Belief in the wisdom of "insufficiently educated," and correct; it needs to be discussed. 11 economic and legal means will not an omnipotent faceless God who you, like me, realize that there is As the man said, "Genocides There were mixed reactions to necessarily work insists that he be worshiped in a in fact good reason to respect psy- happen in every comer of the Dr. Goldhagen. I personally liked We are a Western culture that particular way was the very foun- chology and philosophy, and to be world to every type of people. The two things about him, First, he is familiar with enacting policies dation of the Crusades. It is also well-read in these disciplines, then numbers in the past one hundred didn't just spin a theory like a lot and laws to establish a system to the foundation of any jihad, Very take a minute to look up "ressenti- years are staggering. The Turks of professors do. He kept the con- maintain our notion of what is the similarly, the belief in the wisdom ment" on Wikipedia, In the second slaughtered more than a million versation real, thoroughly ground- "proper order." Through violence, of an anonymous and seemingly paragraph, you'll find-a very good Armenians in World War I. In·the ed in historical context. Second, education and their dialectical omnipotent state, government or description of the human source 1930s and 40s, the Japanese killed he did a great deal of thorough product, the social contract, the legal system was the very reason of eliminarionism, the very phe- millions across Asia. the Soviet III research to back his claims. This West built its notions of democ- the Third Reich was so successful. nomenon that Goldhagen claims Union, the estimated number of is a guy who stood among about a racy, personal liberty and freedom The problem is the predisiposition is the cause of genocide, When I deaths in the Gulag camps is be- thousand confessed mass murder- from the ground up. Its leaders of men from Western cultures to the posed some of the issues Ihave yond' eight million. The Germans ers in Rwanda without the pres- .cannot simply do that for others. deal in absolutes, and to entrust to discussed here as a question, his re- slaughtered six million Jews and ence. of any guards. He has done Realistically speaking, the best a faceless system with a leader's sponse was to slyly assert that I did millions jnore in World War II. In a very admirable job of obtaining you can do is to allow others to job. not have an education. No offense the 1950s and 60s the Commu- and presenting the facts of the come to your country, to stay in Goldhagen is overeager. His to several of my family members, nist Chinese killed an estimated Rwandan genocide, and his inten- your homes and allow them to live point, that killing is easy, does but I think a Harvard education thirty million. During the 1970s tion is clearly a noble one. with you. Expose people from dif- not justify the assassination of in- just might be overrated, • the KInner Rouge killed almost However, he's too gung-ho ferent cultures and regions to the dividuals, real human beings, by From Wright House to the White House

IPEK BAKIR of Business at the University of curiosity about Obama's person- them if he 'was a bad dad. backbone in making thc White CONTRIBUTOR Pennsylvania for his MBA. He ality behind the media coverage "Being the President of United House a home more than just a spent a couple months in Smith by telling a few fascinating sto- States is not one man's job," said political entity. She wanted to Alumni Relations was nervous. America to fulfill his dream of nes about him. In the first, Obama McBride. "It is impossible for one highlight thcir value. It was 8:05, and no more than traveling and learning the Span- had went on a trip for some sort person to dcal with everything What is the lesson we should thirty people were scattered about ish language. Upon bis return of presidential duty, and he was that happens in the White House learn from McBride's talk? We Evans Hall, the second largest au- he started working for financial travelling with two of his White and the responsibilities of being are lucky to be students at a liberal ditorium on campus, to see Jona- banking firm's, one of tbem be- House staffers. He seemed stuck the President Barack is able to arts college like Conn. Everything than McBride '92 speak as part ing Goldman Sachs, The nineties in his head throughout the trip, and have the ideal balance between we decide to do in college will of the Great Beginnings series of were a great time to start a new the two staffers were scared to ask family, personal life and presiden- help us in every aspect of life, and alumni talks. They postponed the business and invest in new ideas, him what was going on, since he cy, and, does a great job in doing if we want to, even in the White start until 8:10. Then 8:15. Two sometbing McBride took part in. had constant presidential thoughts the best that any president can do House, We should remember that hours later, I left Cummings after With a friend he started his own on his mind and they did not want by himself." all stages in life provide us with one of tbe best talks I have ever magazine for MBAs called Jungle to distract his thinking process. In another, Michelle Obama, opportunities, and we need to act heard at Connecticut College, Interactive Media Inc., which of- After a solemn couple of hours on upon entering the White House, what those opportunities bring out It is always inspiring to see a fered MBA graduates and stu- the plane, be turned to his staffers made sure that everyone in the in us rather than merely dwell on Conn graduate talk about how they dents a forum for networking in and told them that that morning, White House knew the names of them. McBride is an amazing am- have dealtwith life after college, the MBA world-whicb, as the he asked Sasha to write an essay every permanent staff member- bassador of Calli and the various something that we all are anxious name suggests, is like a jungle, about the White House instead of the cooks, janitors, everyone. Mi- ways our college prepares us for about He started his lecture by Every word that McBride ut- letting her enjoy the snow day she chelle's father was a janitor. She recognizing possibilities the fu- talking about his experimental life tered felt like he was revealing the was so thrilled to have. He asked found that these people were the ture offers .• as a student. "I had no idea what I truth about the world. When cur- wanted to do," be told us (another rent SGA Chair of Academia Af- thing we all love hearing from a faire Alexaodra Shapiro' 11, who succesful alum). As a student, was on stage with Mclsride, asked McBride was a Senior Admis- questions about his career in the sions Fellow, and referred to the White House and his personal in- position as his favorite involve- teraction with President Obama ment at Conn. He was also the and First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President of SGA, a member every .one in the audience froze of the soccer team, founder of a with curiosity. number of clnbs on campus and a "Barack is the smartest per- student worker i'n the President's son I know," said McBride. "He Office. In fact, wben a student and Bill Clinton have a lot in asked him about Thursday and common but they are brilliant in Saturday nigbts twenty years ago, different ways." According to we also learned tbat he was a DJ McBride, Clinton and Obama for campus parties. can both listen to a room full of After college, McBride's plan different ideas and decide upon was to go to Spain for a year, leam the best one after considering all Spanish and play soccer. His plans viewpoints. "Barack is a genius cbanged when he' was offered a at making great decisions and not job in a Senator's office in Wash- wasting time by dwelling on their ington D,C. A few years later he accuracy." f1'Bride satisfied everyone's enrolled in~ the Wharton School While ifgllse staffer Jonathon McBride '92 speaks to students ilJ£vans Hall. SGA Chair of 'Academtc Affaif'$Alex Shapiro 'II moderates, APRIL 4. 2011 • THE COLLEGE VOICE 8, OPNONS ------Baseball: American Pastime, American Fantasy

and too slow to really engage ment, Americans DEVIN COHEN I• STAFF WRITER observers and keep them cap- love baseball. From tivated. The limbo that ensues the onerous ordeal very spring, renewed warmth consists of a monotonous cycle of sitting through the and sun are accompanied by of pitch, catch, pitch, hit, pitch, game to the deified n stalgic aromas and sights that pitch, catch in which the viewer experience of par- many Americans know all too is stuck for an extended period of ticipating, the sport well: thc scent of hotdogs, stale time. Nine innings isn't just an is the truest mani fes- peanuts. overpriced beer and sun- endurance test for the players, tation of the Ameri- screen reemerge for the summer but for the sanity of the crowd. can spirit that you months. As opening day cererno- When watching a game, it can find in athletics, nie kicked off around the coun- doesn't take long to realize that The experience of try last Wednesday, I found it ap- baseball requires the least athlet- baseball most clear- propriate to write a piece (albeit icism out of nearly any popular ly resembles watch- un rthodox) regarding the sport sport. The fact that David Ortiz mg a PG movie that has maintained the most couldn't outrun a pack of shih with the family: it yearly ticket sales in America tzu puppies doesn't instill much is non-threatening, since its inception. Thi fixture confidence in that athletic com- non-violent, and the of American culture has become position of the MLB. If Lebron quantity of action so central to the nation's summer James stepped onto a baseball is enough to keep a activities that is has garnered the field, he would most likely excel child engrossed (for A typical scene from the monotonous pitch, catch, pitch, hit cycle. title of "America's Pastime," a a while) and an adult label engineered exclusively for From the onerous sedated. It can even grossing businesses in America, thc purpose of describing base- ordeal of sitting through be posited that this "positive" at- the baseball viewing experi- ball's rclati nship to America. mosphere for family "bonding" ence. Baseball games are in fact making it a true proponent of It doesn't cern too farfetched, the game to the endorses true American fam- a space where all fans, includ- consumption if there ever was as millions flood stadiums from deified experience of ily values to a far greater extent ing families, can operate under one. Anaheim to Atlanta to catch nine participating, baseball than any Republican candidate the illusion that they are col- In comparing baseball to the innings of pulse pounding action ever has. This is because watch- lectively engaged in something. American lifestyle, it becomes as up to four hundred pitches un- is the truest manifestation ing baseball doesn't even require However, the lack of interesting clear that the sport represents fold over the course of three to of the American spirit viewers to pay close, active at- material or formidable action more of a fantasy tban a real- five hours. that you can find tention to a television screen. forces individuals to occupy ity. This is especially true when Although the game has be- Some read newspapers, oth- themselves on their own terms, we examine the logistics of the come ingrained in our national in athletics. ers read magazines. Children much like passive television sport. A home team spends the psyche and has a plethora of de- lose attention and play with their viewing, and the daily activi- top half of an inning out on voted followers, I will never un- with some time and dedication. toys, adults play with their cell ties of suburban America. Why the field, by and large standing derstand how a sport that com- In contrast. if Tony Gwynne were phones. The point is that every did the originators of baseball around and watching, and ad- bincs the repetition ofNASCAR, put on the ice he would most viewer is at some point absorbed implement the seventh inning justing position when there is thc "hit a ball with 0 piece wood" like turn into a pinata, and if Mo by activities that have nothing to stretch? For fans to make sure action. Players spend almost the theme of cricket, and the veloc- Vaughn stepped onto the court be do with the game, because, like tbe elderly are breathing, the entire bottom half of the inning ity of a glacier can be enthralling would pass out in the first thirty a PG movie, it can only enter- kids aren't missing, to get up sitting on a bench waiting to bat. or enjoyable. There's really no seconds. This is not to say that tain us to a certain degree. Some out of that seat for brief second If a player succeeds three out of point in dancing around it: base- all baseball players are out of viewers take measures to the before the latter segment of the ten times in the batter's box, he ball is inconceivably boring. shape, or that playing baseball point of idiocy: keeping score show commences-nearly iden-, is considered successful. This is Baseball is a sport in which does not take talent. Strength and of the games (balls, strike, and tical to the home viewing expe- tbe only sport, the only profes- a fan can whip out a copy of skill are integral components of all) on a formatted score sheet rience. sion, in which a thirty percent Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, read making it to the big league, but rather than looking at the gigan- It is also my belief that base- success rate is considered ade- throughout the entire course of the players must only meet a tic scoreboard that is present at ball is uniquely positioned, more quate. Can you imagine if Kobe the game and still not miss a sin- minimum requirement of athleti- every stadium, or listening to than any other sport in America, shot thirty percent? Or if Peyton glc thing. The pace of the sport cism to do so. Pitchers are paid the home team commentary via to encourage fan participation in completed thirty percent of his can most accurately be described because one of their limbs can radio to contextualize the game another American pastime: gra- passes? as golf on cocaine or lacrosse on perform a function that separates even though you're watching, it. tuitous consumption. The con- I am not saying that it is easy ambien. However, this tempo them from the rest of the pack. These methods only further nection with over-consumption to swing a bat and hit a ball, i too fast for long-term leisure In spite of its lack of excite- buttress this new conception of can at times be displayed quite but this serves as an example explicitly, as it is with ball- of how something seemingly park cuisine. Certain foods subpar can be conceptualized as have become so deeply wo- superb. And how much do base- ven into the fabric of the ball's athletes get paid for their Resurrecting the Coffee Date baseball scene that they are "outstanding" performances? as relevant as the game it- Ask A-Rod while he's in one of is a commercial for eHarmony self. ] have never attended a his four mansions, K-Rod while or some other online dating ser- hockey or football game he's rejuvenating at his expan- vice, advertising that twenty and felt the sharp urge to sive estate or any other player percent of new marriages start purchase an item simply whose name has been irritat- as online relationsbips. Tbe day because it is integral to the ingly abbreviated by some im- may come when you are single, viewing experience. Pea- becile on ESPN. Or don't ask, twenty-seven and wondering if nuts, Cracker Jack and hot because most of the time the you should open a Match.com dogs are foods so closely answer is higher than Americans tab on yOUTbrowser. The answer linked with baseball that are taught to count to. should probably be no, but the huge numbers of fans feel The attributes associated with habits we form in college will compelled to buy tbem to playing baseball paint a portrait probably be a strong indicator of complete their viewing ex- remarkably similar to the mod- what our dating prospects will be perience. em American dream: little exer- in the future. Another item that seems tion leads to wealth and triumph. We thus must resurrect the like a logical acquisition Who would not want to be a social acceptability of the cof- during a ball game would baseball player? They are exor- fee dare. The basic form of this be alcohol. The mundane bitantly paid for playing a game simple interaction is how dating routine and non-existent outside all summer. And most of has worked for centuries, prior to momentum of the game is the time, they're just sitting or the introduction of technological very much conducive to in- standing around. Additionally, innovations. If it worked then, it dividuals wanting to chemi- baseball is the only sport where can work now. cally shift their perceptions mediocrity (by all conventional This advice is not only appli- to augment amusement. standards) is not only expected, cable to the realm of dating but, Alcohol creates the mirage but also awarded. Most Ameri- as many rising juniors will soon of accelerated time, and has cans would kill for these posi- discover, it is relevant to inter- gotten me through some tions, and I would maintain that viewing techniques. We have borrifically exhausting du- spectators watch these games to grown so accustomed to avoiding els. Baseball befriends al- live vicariously through players' direct interactions with people cohol, and its structure ad- conquests on the field, as well as that we feel uncomfortable go- vocates its use. The fact that covet the lifestyles they perpetu- ing to an interview and having an many Americans are im- ate off the field. While they play, informal discussion; a skill obvi- mune to this subconscious we envy the idea they represent: ously applicable to dating. A date advertising and sit through a notion that effort and skill can is essentially an interview: in games stone cold sober re- We don ~need u rt"urn to county IMe. but a'\'ki,,~ someone on a date with your voice still be rewarded even if the re- instead ofyour thumbs shouidn ~be viewed as abnormal both cases, both parties are look- flects another one of our sult is not astonishing or excep- ing for compatability. There is obvious collective qualities tional. RON BIRNKRANT had a conversation with some- something to lose and something as a people: a satisfaction So why do we love basebali CONTRIBUTOR one you were interested in about to gain while on a date, which is with the static, metamor- as a nation? Because the game something substantive? 1 am not no different from a job interview. phic structures we are ac- is just as American as we are. One of my friends recently told discouraging people from drink- So evidently, there is real world customed to, and a determi- Baseball viewing is the quintes- me that it would be weird for a mg and enjoying themselves, but applicability tied to the revival of nation to enjoy them. sential American affair, a com- guy to go up to a girl in the Ii- we need tc add conversation back social interactions uninhibited by Another form of con- bination of ADD, consumption brary, introduce himself and ask into the equation of attraction; alcohol or technology. sumption is through clotb- and boredom during which one if she would be interested in get- talking has, in large part, died We need to reverse the sta- ing, specifically the base- can daydream about a bounti- ting a cup of coffee. Yct ironical- out with our over-consumption tus quo; technology and alcohol ball cap. Unlike football ful lifestyle achieved by me- ly. it is perceived as less strange of alcohol and graruitous fiddling should no longer be the crux of jerseys, hockey jerseys, and diocre perfonnance. It is an es- to get heavily intoxicated, head with our gadgets. our social exchanges. We come to an extent basketball jer- cape from the cruel realities of to Cro and start grinding with Technology has proven to be to college not only for academic seys (which have taken off ~ur country, a getaway from .the a girl. Though this makes very just as big a crutch as alcohol, advancement, but also to grow in certain social circles), inescapable fact that effort and little sense, It IS reftective of a further hindering our ability to as individuals. We are hindering baseball caps have perme- talent are rarely rewarded ab- negative trend surfacing within socialize with the opposite sex. the maturation process by negat- ated nearly every level of sent of a positive outcome. Even our generation: technological in- Text messaging and online dating ing the importance of sober social the fashion industry. From though I will never comprehend novations and alcohol are inhibit- enable us to avoid face-to-face interactions, free from alcoholic the hip-hop artist to the la- why folks find the sport interest_ ing our ability to interact with the interactions while still halfheart- and technological interference. crosse player, the Nantuck- mg, the subconscious reasons opposite sex. edly attempting to communi- I therefore implore everyone to et vacationer to the surfer, for becoming a spectator are nu- If you take issue with this state- cate, which is only contributing reconsider the social norms by baseball caps are found in merous. Playing baseball is tl rnent, when was the last time that to our social decline as a gen- which we are abiding and reinsti- . 1e every stratum of American Amencan. fantasy, and watching you hooked up with someone so- eration. Now, almost every time note the coffee date as acceptable, society. The game has cul- baseball IS the embodimeej f ber'! When was the last time you you turn on the television, there normal social practice .• tivated one of the 16rgest- American life. • 0 TNHECDLMLEGEVOIaE-N-T ---APRIL-4,2011 Editors Racine Oxtobv & Kris Flemng ARTS III ENTER1A ort.scthecollegevolce,org Mlist She Get Down on Friday? The baffling fame of Rebecca Black attacks Internet, world

JERELL MAYS Tube certainly sped the process STAFF WRITER along. Is the point of all this that cyber bullying is wrong? We do- not live in an age with Of course not, the point is lhal a shortage of bad songs. But are there is a vanity music label in most of those bad songs pop L.A. that can make children fa- songs? Short answer, yes. mous. Lady Gaga called Black I often forget that the only real a genius, referring of course to barrier between the general popu- the fact that she got so famous lace and the recording studio is so quickly, and Simon Cowell money. When cash isn't an issue, finds the whole thing endear- any idiot can sing to their heart's ingly hilarious. Ark is probably content and put it on a CD for as surprised as anybody else that however-many-dollars an hour, Rebecca Black is a star, seeing as with all the accommodations they already had an impressive high-grade sound equipment can collection of bad music videos. provide (by "accommodations," I For some reason "Friday" was mean auto-tune). the one that garnered over sixty Oh, he's calling Rebecca Black million views. Now, we can't an idiot, real original! She s the even watch it unless we buy it on pride of Orange County! She's iTunes or something. just having fun! You're just jeal- WORST VIDEO IN THE WORLD? Come on, Rebecca! I thought ous! THOUSANDS RIDICULE TEEN SINGER the haters weren't going lO get Relax, imaginary heckler. Get -=---.: you down! Seriously, she said this: I don't think Rebecca Black On April Fool's Day, Rebecca Black took over the website Funny or Die, starring in a number of self-depricating that. T think it was on Lena or is an idiot. There, I said it. I think videos about her sudden rise tofame, including One where she revealed the song "Friday" was about Dave Coulter. something. THAT'S RIGHT. She she'll have a few regrets in five or was on Lena. Does it irk me that Oli, he's picking on my girl Sunday comes afterwards." so years, but she probably won't their own (terrible) music videos this random adolescent has made notice them from the balcony of Becca B. again. What, you think I watched "Friday" due to a in a shameless attempt to become more money in less than a month you can do better, buddy? How friend's recommendation, and her MANSION. This girl is get- YouTube stars. than I will probably ever make? many hit singles have you re- after I stopped laughing I imme- ting PAID. It got better when I tried to look To be honest, it is kind of annoy- corded? diately wanted to know more. Unless you're her parents, you up a couple of Ark Music Facto- ing. Listen imaginary heckler, I'm Who is this? More importantly, probably never heard of Rebecca ry's other videos. Literally as my Oh really? Guess what, Rebec- not going to waste time insulting who made this happen? A Google Black until a few weeks ago. For browser was sitting on the page ca donated a bunch of her earn- her singing voice or lyrical capa- search of Black turned up her (re- those of you don't already know, to "Friday," Ark shut down their ings to victims of Japan's earth- bility. cently made and currently up for YouTube's latest sensation is a lo- YouTube account! That's right quake. She's all a philanthropist We don't even know if she's a ft music video for thirteen-year- deletion) Wikipedia page. That's - all of their videos have been and what flot. AND, she s a mem- bad singer because she was auto- how I found out about Ark Music old Rebecca Black's debut single, taken down. ber of a patriotic singing group Factory, a small music label that "Friday." It's a pop song set to tuned the whole song, remember? This is a tragedy. Ark said they called Celebration USA. What do And for Chtist's sake, she's not operates out of Los Angeles and synthesizers with auto-tuned vo- would get rid of the videos at the you say 10 That,jerk? specializes in finding aspiring cals, really dumb lyrics and an the worst songwriter of all time. behest of the parents. The Internet Oh crap, she's a good person? young artists and getting them equally dumb rap verse. You're She didn't even write the song. might be a cesspool of ignorance That's even marc annoying. into the studio. They write songs thinking, so what? Nothing we The song was written by Clar- and hatred, but it's a communal In any case, r wouldn't ex- for the kids and then shoot music can't hear on Hot97, right? Right, ence Jay and Patrice Wilson (the cesspool of ignorance and hatred, pect too much more from Re- videos for them. but the difference is in the details. latter happens to be the creepy, and when people try to erase the becca Black, and if she does stick "Friday" isn't just a bad song overage rapper who shows up If this sounds shady, it's be- past like this ... it hardly matters. around, it's good lO know some- cause it is. After watching a few with a bad music video; it might in the video). They are the ones YouTube's attention span is noto- one OUlthere made it big, right? ... be one of the worst songs, set to responsible for "Fun, fun, think related videos, I realized I had riously low. She was already on Yeah, I'm not happy about it ei- one of the worst music videos. about fun I you know what it is" discovered an entire sub-subcul- her way out, but various threats ther .• and "Tomorrow is Saturday I And ture of young women producing and insults from trolls on You- Wait Wait ...Who is That? When NPR's hit game show came to Connecticut, one writer was there to see what we hear

SAM NORCROSS STAFF WRITER

It's always jarring to see the true faces of radio personalities. My carefully crafted mental im- age of NPR broadcasters and podcast hosts (based solely on their voices) is always shattered once I see the real thing. It was no different when I at- tended a live taping, of "Wait Wait. .. Don't Tell· Me" at the Palace Theatre in Waterbury two weeks ago. But once I got over seeing Peter Sagal as a bald man in his late forties, I enjoyed a hi- larious show, and many insights into the inner workings of radio production. For those who don't know, "Wait Wait. ..Don't Tell Me" is a comedy-news-quiz show that airs every Saturday on NPR. Each week, host Peter Sagal asks a panel of three humorists, as well as call-in contestants, questions about the weird and obscure in that week's news, while poking fun at politics and public figures. A famous guest comes on each episode for a quick interview followed by a multiple choice Peter Sagal, hOSTof "Wait Wait ... Don'T Tell Me." three-question game of bizarre, silly trivia designed to be about ble filled with producers and tech ing it live, I also got to hear all has made him so famous. cashed it, so I didn't have to pay a topic the guest knows nothing people all wearing headsets and of the mistakes, a few stumbled "It's really just the same thing a thing!" about. The show is fun, funny and surrounded by wires, phones and lines and such, which stood out over and over again in every epi- Other random Jerry Springer informative. other complicated devices. only because I've become so sode," Spri.nger said. "The only facts: he released a country mu- I've been listening to the show The show was introduced by used to the seemingly smooth and thing that changes is the amount sic album in the 80s, and was re- on the radio or in podcast form the guy who always says "This is flawless radio broadcast. of furniture that gets thrown cently in a Broadway production for the last few years now, and it NPR" at the end of all the news The most exciting thing about around." of the musical Chicago. It was a was fascinating to finally see how reports (which was pretry excit- being there in person was get- And did you know Springer great interview, and when Spring- it's all done. The stage was sim- ing) and then Sagal, Kassel and ting to see the celebrity guest used to be a politician? He was er stood up to leave from his ply set: two podiums stood to the the panel members took their live, who, this week, happened the former mayor of Cincinnati, cushy red chair he was mel with left, reserved for Sagal and score places. The show proceeded in to be talk show personality Jerry in fact. Since then, he's been a a theater of applause mixed with keeper/announcer Carl Kassel. To the same order as it does on air, Springer. When they announced political contributor on multiple the iconicchanting of his name. the right was a table set for the except that instead of enjoying at the beginning that we would television programs and a radio The show went on, with an- three panel members, and in the Korva Coleman's monotone news be seeing him on stage, I wasn't news anchor. He even had his other guest caller and a round of middle was a comfy armcharr on . reports during the breaks, we got particularly excited. However, own sex scandal when he once "Lightning Fill in the Blank." It a homey-looking rug. Behind all to witness Peter Sagal's hilarious during the interview he turned out .paid a prostitute with a signed was at this point, at the very end of this still visible to the audience impressions of them, as well as to be smart, funny and shockingly check. Stupid, he admitted, but of the show, I realized that we had but virtually unknown to those other intider jokes and gags. See- honest about the trashy show that he was young tJ:1en"and she never been sitting listening at horae, was a long ta- CONTINU'eD ON PAGE 10

R APRIL 4, 2011 10· ARTS ------Tl-E CDLLEGE VOICE ------This is Radio Macbeth The Scottish play hits the airwaves as part of Conn's OnStage series

BAILEY BENNETT of the talented perfonners in this STAFF WRITER show, was fearless with her f~clal expressions and physical ,actIOns It is impossible to say that the and remained fully committed to ITI company's recent production every over-the-top character she of Rudio MllCnf'th was purely a joy played. The way she played with to watch, but it wus certainly an en- vocal registers and emotions, ?f- gnging production that kept the au- ten seeming to teeter on the bnnk: dicncc talking long after the lights of insanity, made her fascinating went out The visiting theater com- to watch as she captured the atten- pany performed an adaptation of tion of the audience throughout the hakcspcnrex Macbeth that high- night. . hghtc-u the darkest und most twisted Other actors, like those playing aspects of the infamous "Scottish Macduff and Lady Macbeth, held piny." It is u production that de- this same commitment through manded dedication and focus from their unabashed emotions, screams the audience us the actors took us of terror and cries of pain. Because through a complicated and surpris- the production focused so heavily ing version of the pIny. on Shakespeare's original dialogue The production. whick took place and the relationships between the in un empty warehouse. strove to actors, the deep characteristics of exhibit u raw. emotional feeling each part showed strongly. One of that would bring the audience back the play's strongest aspects was its to the true importance of Shake- innovative use of simple sound ef- speare's words. The production was fects like banging, whispering or u play within a playas we watched singing that built up and combined. n group of actors perform Macbeth to create the production's most cli- only for themselves, holding scripts mactic moments. lind using makeshift set pieces to bring the production to life. Although the concept was Although the production was flawed in some areas and seemed to slightly miss its in- innovative and intriguing. the execution may have fallen a little below expectations. tent, I left the theater knowing I had seen a good play. I do, however, pity any audience Although it was a complex idea to think that these actors were playing two characters member who had not previously read or seen Macbeth itself. It would be like seeing Ros- simultaneously. it was impossible to discern when they were playing Lady Macbeth or encrantz and Guildenstern are Dead without first understanding what Hamlet is about. Lady Macduff und when the actors were actually playing "themselves." The production While the Scottish play is extremely well-known and celebrated as one of Shakespeare's would have been richer and more successful if the audience was given more of a glimpse best works, the company was foolish to think that the entire audience would be familiar of the actors true personalities and could understand how their real-life emotions and enough with the play to understand the production well. The show was so complex and struggles played into the struggles that Shakespeare writes about. some of the meanings so hidden that anyone without an excellent understanding of Mac- The standout performance of the night was certainly Deborah Wallace, who played beth would have felt that they were missing something .• the characters of the witch, porter, Lady Macduff and gentlewoman. Wallace, like many Different Angles The Strokes' first album in five years is eclectic and erratic

JERELLMAYS as saying something to the effect meat." Oh Julian, I'll just assume THE STROKES ANGLES STAFF WRITER of. "The best way to lose friends it's got something to do with so- is to start a band with them," and The trokes sound different. cial situations as per usual. he's probably right. Couple that Remove Julian Casablancas's What's next? "Under Cover vocals from their new album. with the fact that Hammond Jr. of Darkness" isn't too much of a Angles. and I would be surprised just got out of drug rehab after a departure from their old sound. to heal' anyone guess they were bad break-up just before produc- It's their first single for this al- hearing the same band respon- tion of the album started, and bum, and it's a decent enough pop siblc for 2(J(l1's ts This It. Casablancas was" 't even physi- song. Incidentally, Julian must've Ir's been five years since the cally present during the recording let the leash off Hammond Jr.'s trokes ' hiatus following First (he sent in his vocals via e-mail) and Valenci's guitars, as they're Impressions oj Earth. an album and it's not hard to sec why rifts clearly not content with wailing started forming. that was chewed to pieces by on the same chord for two min- The new sound is a whole lot critics for reasons I never really utes straight anymore. The guitars more new-wave than I was ex- understood. Sure. Is This It was have a lot more breathing room practically perfect and Room on pecting. At the same time, it's also now, and that's not a terrible thing. Fire was certainly cl ser to their more eclectic than their previous The next track is "Two Kinds releases. They seem to be trying initial sound. but I didn't inter- of Happiness:' Wow, the eighties pret First Impressions to be the to discover where they stand in just showed up. This song sounds ultimate failure most people said the current music scene a decade Iike the Cars crashed into the Po- it was. after they became overnight su- lice. I'm not quite sure what audi- perstars. However, I feel like their lat- ence is written for, est release puts the Strokes at a You really get the feeling that Up next is "You're So Right." weird place in their career. Dur- they're giving it their all on An- Okay, what the hell is this? I don't ing their break. most of the mem- gles, but I feel like they should know what this sounds like but it's portion, although by this point in worked was on "Juicebox." bers moved on to other projects. have a firmer grasp on their sound got sloppy, droning vocals and a the album I'm convinced that the Cusablances released a solo al- by now. Most of the songs on really boring guitar line. This is It could be worse, but the last other band members are about as bum that nobody went crazy over, Room on Fire sounded exactly the probably the lowest moment on track "Life is Simple in the Moon- thrilled about Angles as I am. as did rhythm guitarist Albert same, and this is the kind of blind the album. light" is almost worth the wait. It's where that's a good thing. "Gratisfaction" is fun in an up- got the best melody on the album, Hammond, Jr. Angles sounds li.ke "Taken for a Fool" gives us a beat kind of way, and it kind of they're trying out lots of different Garage rock works in such a nice return to form, however. The and the band actually sounds fo- reminds me of "Red Light" from stuff. with a mixed bag of results. way so that it doesn't really mat- Strokes really sound like them- cused in on their new sound here. First Impressions. Once again, it I used to be a pretty big fan of ter if one track sounds similar selves here, with angular verse If every track was like "Machu sounds vaguely like another band, the Strokes. so it pains me to say to the last one; it's all about the riffs met by the standard key- Picchu" and "Life is Simple in the something the Strokes never used thai J wasn't thrilled with this al- energy. Angles is no garage rock board-guitar rhytJun section dur- Moonlight" this would be a fairly album, however, as the Strokes' to do. Sure they had plenty of in- bum. However. J wasn't exactly ing the chorus. triumphant return for the Strokes. fluences, but they filtered them crushed by this discovery. When energy seems depleted. Just as I'm beginning to get into Unfortunately, most of the songs expertly into their own style. Now I heard {he Str kcs were coming The opening track, "Machu the album, "Games" comes on are kind of unimpressive, particu- it seems as if they're just trying on back I figured this might happen. Picchu,' may sound like it should and I'm removed again. It's a re- larly from a band that used to be different sounds for size, and most I mean.they went five years with- be playing at lin island resort run ally forgettable, Casio-heavy song capable of creating an entire al- of them don't really fit. out making an album. and am I by Vampire Weekend, but the that, yet again, sounds like a dif- bums' worth of greatest hits. That Just as I'm getting bored I real- the only one who gets the impres- bouncy chorus is actually pretty ferent, lesser band. being said, two ize the album is nearly over, and sion that the band members sort catchy. Thi is actually One of the "Call Me Back" has a nice mel- good songs "Metabolism" is another oddity. of hate each other'? few songs on the album I really ody throughout, so long as you earn Angles They're trying to sound danger- Cusubluncus was once qu ted enjoy, particularly for the peculiar ignore the creepy "Tell me don't two out of four lyric. "wearing a jacket made of tell melthe hard part is teIling" ous, and the only time that ever camels .• Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me Have a story you want to tell? ' CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 minating in Carl Kassel singing "Happy Birthday" til 'c for two hours. This was surprising consid- to an audience member. Everyone then said good ering that the show is only fifty minutes tops when night. Interested inwriting for it airs, not counting commercial breaks. and it made Just two days later, I listened to the radio broad. theater? me realize how much trimming occurs to create the cast of the show. A lot had been cut, including what hn.a! product I thought were some of the best bits of the Jerry fhe most surreal part arne after the recording Springer interview, but all the hiccups that we heard '\-Wi mcr: SUSHI ilnd the panel members spent about live had been smoothed to create a seamless broad- Wig a Candle is throwing its first ever r II minute mnuomly ~p()utin8 off lines. 1bey re- cast. There were only one or two points in the show ccivt.:d dirc\.-,tionfwm the producers through their where it was clear to me that a cut had been made, head cts. or at Irust I assume so, because their re~ despite the fact that radio broadcast was only half Playwrights Festival tries of lillliS with different inflections or wordings the length of what I saw. on Friday, April ZZ! wasn't I',,""pted by lInything the audience could Comparing the show I heard at home to the show h",'.lr. It WdS sort of amusing at times, like watch- I heard in the PaIace 1beatre gave me a chance to IIlg Sagnl repeat some of the questions he asked see the amount of work that goes into making the Jell) Springer to 'Ill empty chair. Most of the lines, polished show I listen to every week. It was my first II l.: !ncd, wer...'re-recorded because of stwnbled live radio sbow, and it definitely made me want to Email '''''nrds or in~lt.lI1l.:cswherethe clapping or laughing see more. Hopefully one of these days, the people wigandc:[email protected]:om drowned them OUl. whose voices I hear every week wiIllook exactly as BeI"re we eft there was a fun bout of Q&A, cui. l'imagine them .• for nwre information! • THECDllEGE VOICE· APRil 4. 2011 ------:------SPORTS· II Conn SWimming Successful at NCAA Championships

MOLLY BANGS ty-fiflh with 33 points, the sec- STAFF WRITER ond highest place and number of points for the meet in the pro- On March 23-26, six members gram's history. of the women's team and two of Tim Walsh '12 set two school the men's team competed at the records in the 100 and 200-yard NCAA Division III Swimming Final Four Frenzy backstroke and took second and and Diving Championship. third place with times of 48.99 Ueonn, Kentucky, Butler and veu make Following a spectacular 11-1 and I :47.69, earning an AIl- season, the women's team took American for both. fourteenth place at the meet with "Even after winning all of the up improbable quartet: 69 points, the highest place and backstroke events at NESCACs, the highest point total the swim Tim still went 011 to do even better team has ever received. JESSE MOSKOWITZ at nationals," said Murphy. "He painted area with their decent defense and great Sara Murphy 'II made her has really made a name for him- STAFF WRITER rebounding (tenth best in the nation.) Hard-nosed third consecutive appearance at self on the national level." the championship and swam in wins against an all-around quality San Diego State Ryan Dignan '14 swam to Co-workers bragging about their near-perfect team and an offense-heavy Arizona squad prepare the 100 and 200-yard butterfly, twenty-eighth place in the 500- brackets? local bars packed with lifelong, diehard, Jim Calhoun's buncb well for tbeir meeting with placing ninth and third with times yard freestyle, posting a time of season-ticker holding fans, up-to-the-minute Face- the Wildcats. of 55.72 and 2:01.35, respective- 4:42.98. He also competed in the book statuses arguing horrible calls and boasting The other matchup pits the Butler Bulldogs ly, earning an All-American for 100-yard freestyle, taking thirty- the latter. misinformed predictions. Ah yes, Final Four bas- against the Virginia Commonwealth Rams. Last second place with a time of 46.21, ketball is upon us. The 2011 NCAA tournament season, Butler made a stunning tournament run "I'd had the best meet of my and placed twenty-seventh in the has been quite the exciting ride. It quite aptly fits before coming about sixth inches from a national life at the NESCAC champion- 200-yard freestyle with a time of the term "March Madness." For the first time in championship. Lo and behold, they find them- ships this year and really didn't 1:41.45. think that I would be able to im- tournament history we have a Final Four that lacks selves back in the Final Four playing for a bid to Altogether, the men and wom- prove upon my times at all. I was any number one or number two seeds and also the championship game. Butler has won its four en's team broke nine school re- boasts the highest total combined seeding at a sum tournament games by a total of sixteen points, in- just hoping to be near my times so cords and had seven Ail-Ameri- of twenty-six. This year's remaining teams are the cluding a tip in at the buzzer against Old Dominion that I would have a good chance cans. of making it into the top 16 places fourth seeded Kentucky Wildcats, the third seeded and a wacky, foul-filled final four seconds against "J am very proud of our swim- Connecticut Huskies, the eleventh seeded Virginia number one seeded Pittsburgh. At first glance, the that swim in finals at night." said mers for both their NESCAC per- Commonwealth Rams, and the eighth seeded But- Bulldogs could seem like a "boring" team. They Murphy. "Despite trying to keep formances and NCAA Champi- my expectations realistic, I had ler Bulldogs. This foursome is especially interest- play in the below-average Horizon League, they onship performances," said Head set goals for myself for each of ing from a technical standpoint because each squad don't have any big-name highflyers and their of- Coach Marc Benvenuti, named features a unique style of play that has helped them fense isn't designed for outside isolations. None- my individual events and I was NESCAC Coach of the year for happily surprised to achieve them get to where they are today Let's take a look. theless, this is a team ,that consistently wins with the third time in the last six years. all and then some." The Kentucky Wildcats rumbled to an SEC their defense, hustle and smarts. Young coach Brad "We had such a great meet at NE- tournament title with a combination of balanced Stevens has proven himself again and again come Murphy was far from the only SCAC that I thought it might be scoring and solid defense. Coach John Calipari's tournament time, boasting an incredible 9-1 record girl to swim in individual events. tough to do any better than that, squad is led primarily by three highflying fresh- over the past two seasons. Gawky senior Matt Jessica Schanzer ' 13 placed twen- but both the women and the men ty-seventh in 200-yard backstroke men: Brandon Knight, Terrence Jones and Doron Howard leads the team in scoring, rebounding and at ,NCAA beat their NESCAC Lamb. Though inexperienced, these kids have blocked shots, but more importantly, he sets the and broke the school record with performances handily. This is a a time of 2:06.18. Julia Picloek shown maturity and grit when it counts most. tone for his teammates, makes few mistakes and team of racers and competitors. Guard Brandon Knight hit game-winning shots in keeps his cool under pressure. As odd as it sounds, '13 swam the 50-yard freestyle The higgcr the stage, the better an opening round win against Princeton and then a lot of pundits have this David (vs, Goliath) eight and took thirty-second place with we did." a time of 24.10. Erika Fernandes again in the Sweet Sixteen upset over tournament seed as the favorite to win it all. This championship marks the , 12 also swam in the 50-yard free- favorite Ohio State. Cal's Cats probably have the The lowest seeded and possibly most talked end of the 20 I0-20 II season for style, earning twenty-fifth place highest octane offense of any team left in the tour- about team remaining in this group is the VCU Swimming and Diving. with a time of23.93, and seized ney at 76.4 points per game (twenty-sixth best in Rams. The Rams began their journey in the "This has been our best season twenty-fifth place in the 200-yard the country). Often overlooked though is the Wild- NCAA's newly inserted "First Four" game where to date. The women have firmly breast 2:23.01. cats' great defense. They hold opponents to 39% they beat USC to earn their spot in the round of established themselves as the best from the floor (tenth best) and average 6.4 blocks sixty-four. Unexpectedly, Coach Shaka Smart's Three of the four relays broke women's swim team we have ever per game (third best). This combination of great club pounded sixth seeded Georgetown and third school records. Fernandes, had here. On every level they are young guard play and severely underrated defense seeded Purdue by eighteen points apiece before Schanzer, Murphy and Pielock the new benchmark for Connecti- swam the 200-yard freestyle re- has gotten them to this point winning an overtime thriller against Florida State cut College Swimming," said lay capturing seventh place with a Kentucky will face off against the University of and stunning top seeded Kansas. YCU's style of Benvenuti. tiThe men were sup- time of I :35.01 and an All-Amer- Connecticut Huskies. When you talk about UCo- play is fun to watch. The Rams have taken 121 posed to be in one of those 're- ican. Murphy, Schanzer, Caitlin nn, you have to mention Kemba Walker: Walker three pointers this tournament which account for building years' after graduating Munns' II and Pielock swam the willed the Huskies through the beyond-brutal Big about 45% of their total shots. They live and die four AIr-Americans in 2010, but 400-yard freestyle, posting a time East tournament, winning five games in five days by the three and have no intention of steering away they really stepped up and were of3:29.55. Rachel Bohn '14, Ka- including four straight against ranked opponents. from that goal as they've shot twenty-one or more even more competitive than last tie Karlson' 13, Fernandes and Kemba's bid for National Player of the Year has long-balls in each game so far. What they lack on year's team." Pielock swam the 200-yard med- been strengthened this tournament by averaging a the boards, they have made up for with timely de- Although the next season seems ley relay, taking eighteenth place cool twenty-seven points, five rebounds and seven fense, holding their normally high-scoring oppo- far off, with so many strong re- with a time of 1:46.73. assists per contest Walker works best when he nents to an average of61 points per game this tour- turning swimmers, it already moves off of the ball, and even when he's not cre- nament If the threes keep falling and the D keeps Scbanzer, Karlson. Murphy and looks as though the Camels will Munns swam in the 400-medley ating offense, Connecticut can rely on their own pace, look for YCU's improbable run to continue. repeat and improve their perfor- relay, posting a time of 1:46.73 studly freshman, Jeremy Lamb. Lamb is shoot- Butler and YCU squared off at 6:09 PM on Sat- mance next year .• and eleventh place. ing an impressive 59% for the tournament using urday, April 2 followed by Kentucky and UConn The men's team placed twen- an array of Kemba-esque moves and knocking at 8:49 PM. The winners will do battle April 4 in down open threes. The hard-to-pronounce duo of Houston, and I can assure you that my eyes will be Charles Okwandu and Alex Oriakbi hold down the glued to the screen from start to finish .•

7 • ...... ______-:-::=~:_:::.12 ------THE COLLEGE VOICE APRIL 4, 2011

Editors, Mike Flint & Nick Woolf SPORTS [email protected] Men's Lax Struggles After Record Year Loses to Bowdoin to fall to last place in the NESCAC

DAN MOORIN more composure, more heart. We together a consistent performance in a 9-5 loss that could very well man-up opportunities out of a STAFF WRITER got out-coached and their leader- across four quarters during an in have signaled the loss of a season. total of forty, a poor .200 con- ship stepped up for them. Hats off conference game. The Camels After this weekend the Cam- version percentage. Additionally, A season that started off with to them and we have a lot of work have lost by at least four goals els stand alone as the only NES- the team has suffered twenty-five much promise is now halfway to do." in each of their NESCAC garnes, CAC team without a conference turnovers compared to their op- over and the men's lacrosse team After the loss, with their # 10 including very poor decisions to victory. Williams sits just above ponents' thirteen. These will have now finds itself in the exact op- national ranking still intact, the Amherst, 10-3, and Middlebury, Conn at the bottom of the NES- to be two areas to improve upon if posite position that it was in this Camels bounced back with a dom- 12-4. CAC standings. The Ephs have the Camels want to have any shot time last year. The team has post- inating 12-3 win over the Univer- This weekend's contest against an overall record of 1-5, but have at a successful season. ed a weak 2-6 record, but, per- sity of New England. However, the Bowdoin Polar Bears was suffered tough out-of-conference Be sure to come out and see haps more strikingly, has failed in the very next game the Camels a chance for the Camels to turn losses to teams receiving ranking Camel men's lacrosse as the team to win a game against a NESCAC fell again, this time at the hands around their season at the midway votes within the top twenty ofDi- takes on Williams this Wednes- opponent, going 0-4 in confer- of Clarkson University, posting a point. Both teams had yet to win vision III lacrosse. Fittingly, the day at 4 PM on Silfen Field. The ence play thus far. 12-9 loss against a team that has a NESCAC game and had posted Camels next game will put them team will need home field support The team immediately met much less force than Conn's rival losses against out-of-conference up against Williams in a battle to get their first NESCAC win a setback in their home opener NESCAC competitors. opponents. The game was fairly between two teams struggling to and regain some of the swagger when the Camels dropped a 1~-9 Conn posted a nearly perfect close; going into the fourth quar- find ways to win. they found in last years success. decision to in-state rival Trinity NESCAC record last year, los- ter, the Camels found themselves What will become of Conn's College It was a game m which ing only to Colby College. This only down by two. However, men's lacrosse team as they be- Head Coach Dave Cornell de- season, not only have the Camels Conn never held the lead during gin the last half of their season? scribed, "We got our tails kicked, failed to win a NESCAC game, the game and the score gap dou- In the first eight games the Cam- top to bottom. Trinity played with but they have been unable to put bled by the final whistle, ending els have only cashed in on eight Sailing's Strong Spring Season

MOLLY BANGS !i training at Georgetown Univer- vision race, placed seventh with STAFF WRITER ~ sity in Washington, D.C. There, crews of WiIsterm an and Wallace. g the team competed in their first Overall, the team finished fourth, While most of us have no doubt ~ intersectional team regatta, facing which gave the team a lot of con- seen the white sails of our sail- S powerhouses such as Boston Uni- fidence, as intersectional compe- ing team's boats bobbing on the j; versity and Hobart and Williams titions in particular are fairly in- waters of the Thames River, most ~ Smith Colleges. The Camels, with dicative of championship regattas do not know of their progress ~ outstanding performances by Da- at the end of the season. and nationally-ranked success. " vid Rex '14, Ben Bainbridge '12, Once back from break, the The team, which is made up of ~ Harry Yates '13, Kevin Lau-Han- Camels put up strong perfor- both a women's competition team o son' II, Kevin Martland ' 14, lraz mances at the Boston University and a co-ed competition team, " Korezioglu ' II, Marshall, Miller, Invitational, despite freezing tem- competes in the New England and Sam Parish' 13, finished in a peratures, and went on to finish Interseholastic Sailing Associa- solid third place by the end of the eighth at the Merchant Maritime tion. Head Coach Jeff Bresnahan, day. Acadamy at King's Point. Bain- who has been at Conn for nearly The co-ed team sent three boats bridge, Sacco, Bacon, Whipple, twenty years, runs the program to the Coast Guard Acadamy's Lortie, and Katrina Salk '11 all with the support of this season's Veitor Trophy on March 19 and contributed to a tough but solid student leadership. Maggie Shea 20. They battled both winds and showing. '11 and Mike Marshall '11 are adversity as Martland was injured Looking forward, Brugman senior captains, Peter Miller' 12 in a capsize, Bainbridge fell ill concluded our interview by say- and Liz Wilsterman '12 are junior overnight, and a chronic injury ing, "I have a lot of confidence captains, and Atlantic Brugman of Miller's began to act up. How- in the team. I think there is a high , 13 is underclassman captain. ever, by the end of the regatta, the chance of our three teams - team The team has been progress, team felt they had gained invalu- racing, the co-ed team, and the ing extremely well this season. (Left to right) Atlantic Brugman 'J3 and Katie St. George 'J2 sailing out on the able experience, especially for women's team - making it to na- Sometimes bearing through snow Thames River this past fall. larger competitions approaching tionals." Big upcoming regattas on ice-covered boats, the twenty- quickly in the season. Also that include the April 9-10 Women's ished ninth in the A Division. four Conn sailors had a spring gether for scoring purposes. weekend, the women's team trav- Presidential Championship at They kicked off the two-week The coed team competed at tbe break full of training and regattas. eled to the St. Mary's Women's Boston University, which will de- hiatus from classes by traveling Wood Trophy at Salve and fin- For those who are unfamiliar Intersectional about which Brug- tenmine whether the co-ed team to Maryland and competing at the ished fourth all around, thaoks to with scorin~in regattas, Brugman man commented that "the wom- qualifies for semis in California explains that, "Each event is usu- Navy Spring Women's Regatta. Wells Bacon '11 and his crew of en's team performed very well." and nationals in Oregon, as well ally eighteen different schools. If After a slow start, the women's Ian Gordon Schottlaender '14 and Despite winds with gusts in the as the April 16-17 New England team finished fifth in the B Divi- Mae Lortie ' 11, who won the A you place first, you get one point. fifteen knot range, Shea and crew Championships .' Whoever has the least amount of sion with the help of Brugman, Division, as well as Bitsy Whip- of Kapinos finished second place points wins the regatta." She went sailing as skipper, and crews Lucy ple '12, Claire Sacco '12, and in the B division on the first day Steve Sweriduk '12, who carne in on to explain how regattas have Wallace ' 13 and Wilsterman. of eompetition, and Sbea came two divisions, A and B, and that Shea, who sailed with Stephanie fifth place in the B Division. back the second day to place the results of each are factored to- Kapinos '13 and Wits terman, fin- The team as a whole then de- third. Brugman, in her first A di- parted for a week of hardcore IN CASE YOU MISSED ITSCORES SO YOU DON'T MISS ITGAMES Men's Lacrosse: Men's Lacrosse (2·6): Men's Tennis: vs. Williams: Wednesday, April 6 at 4 PM 4/2 Conn 5 - 9 Bowdoin at Trinity: Wednesday, April 6 at 4 PM Men's Tennis (8-5): at Bates: Saturday, April 9 at I PM YS. Colby: Sunday, April 10 at 2 PM 3/29 Conn 11 - 12 Eastern Conn. 3/31 Conn 0 - 9 Tufts 3/26 Conn 4 - 12 Middlebury 3/22 Conn 7 - 2 Grand Canyon Women's Lacrosse: Women's Tennis: I , at Williams: Wednesday.Apnl ti at 4:30 PM at Babson: Tuesday, April 5 at 3:30 PM Women's Lacrosse (3-5): vs. Bates: Saturday, April 9 at 12 PM :I Women's Tennis (5-8): vs. Colby: Sunday, April 10 at 10AM , , 4/2 Conn 9 - 10 Bowdoin 4/2 Conn 0 - 9 Williams 3/29 Conn 20 - 8 Wheaton Women's Water Polo: Co-Ed Sailing:' 3/30 Conn 9 - 0 Springfield College 3/26 Conn 9 - 15 Middlebury vs. Siena College: Saturday, April 9 (at Utica College) Jan FriislLynne Marchiando Team Race: 3/22 Conn 0 - 9 Grand Canyon at Utica College: Saturday, April 9 at 2 PM Saturday-Sunday, April 9-10 in Boston, MA Women's Water Polo (4-9): Men's and Women's Track and Field: Women's Sailing: 4/2 Conn 1 < 18 Marist UMass LO\velllnviiati.onal: Saturday, April 9 President's Trophy: Saturda -Sunday, April 4/2 Conn 2 - 19 Harvard 9-10 at Boston University