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5-9-1997

College Voice Vol. 20 No. 22

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A College Tradition Since 1976 Friday, May 9,1997 Volume XX • Number 22 Connecticut College, New London, CT Ken McBryde chosen as Hotline will ease vandalism new Athletic Director fines by Dan Tompkins candidate back, more to woo them Criminal mischief on NEWS EDITOR than to gain more information. the rise at Conn Ferrari also defended the pool by Dan Tompkins K01l" McBryde, Umass- enhancement process, saying that NEWS EDITOR Dartmouth's current Athletic Di- the college is very concerned with issues of diversity in hiring. He rector, will officially start at Conn • Doug Barnes, a member of the made clear that he had "done every- on July I.An offer made last.Tburs- Campus Safety staff, bas started a thing by the book, including ag- day was accepted verbally on Fri- new program called Crime Pre- gressive affirmative action." He Photo Evon Coppola/Photography Editor day by Arthur Ferrari, dean of the IJy vention on campus. The initiative feels that the diversity of the faculty Rod Desmarais, owner of Mystic Drawbridsge Ice Cream: one of several college. brings a new hotliae that students and staff can only add to the educa- vendors giving out samples at the Conn College Downtown celebration. Ferrari characterized McBryde as can anonymously call and give an "experienced administrator," tion of students, and that pool en- information in cases of vandalism. hancement is a "normal process" at adding that he is a talented coach Conn College Downtown Students will not have to leave any school that is "interested in and "star athlete" as well. Those their name, as long as the informa- talents will allow McBryde to "bet- diversity." tion leads in. the right direction. McBryde met with a faculty mem- rer understand people be works Barnet was adamant that confi- ber and an area alum at his second with." Ferrari feels that McBryde's opens with celebration dentiality would be kept as much meeting. He also met again with experience is one of the keys to his as po$sible. Ferrari, President Gaudiani, and in- by Dan Tompkins Jazz Band, Floralia performer hiring, and Mcbryde himself Bames says that itt addition to terim A.D. Wayne Swanson. NEWS EDITOR Momma and the Fun Boys, and a wanted to discuss issues of longev- this being a part of his job, he is McBryde's experiences range procession of speakers ranging ity. responding to a large student de- from several A.D. positions to be- The campus of Conn expanded from Conn students to the Chair of Ferrari responded to allegations mand. He feels that if students are ing a team member in the '73 World officially last Friday with the open- the Board of Trustees, Jack Evans. that McBryde had a record of short . able to report infonnation anony- Garnes as a runner. He also partici- ing of Connecticut College Down- The official "ribbon tying cer- tenures and might not be a lasting mously, more mischievous crime pated in the '72 and '76 Olympic town. Ceremonies to open the of- emony" began at 5:30 after a set by influence at Conn. McBryde was at will be reported and the culprits trials. Ferrari feels that McBryde's fice and a branch of Lyman Allyn the jazz band. Whi,le many in the one position in the past for six years, found, downtown lasted 31] afternoon, with crowd continued to wander through and left fWQ others early after being experiences will bri~ more di- the cordoned-off block, approxi- CHing numerous student com- unable to correct bad situations lead- mensions to the position of Athletic a large crowd on hand to witness the mately 150 people gathered around .plahns about tlle excessive fines ing to NCAA violations. Director. event. the stage to hear President they receive for donn damages, In response to allegations that In addition to the administrative Several hundred members of the Gaudiani, New London Mayor Barnes hcpes that the new pro- McBryde was asked back for a sec- duties, McBryde will act as an Ad- New London community, includ- Jane Glover, and a host of other grwn will make students feel more ond interview while other candi- junct Associate Professor of physi- ing a large number of Conn stu- community members, including comfortable taJjdng to bim sO,that dates were not, Ferrari stated that it cal education, in which he has a dents, administrators, and trustees, Conn Professor Stevenson the perpetra\oJts can he found and is common procedure to ask the top degree. gathered to hear the Coast Guard Carl bach, explaio the significance cbjlrged. ..•.. ;, . of the day. The initiative began. with a C9~:. President Gaudiani did her usual versatipn B~Pad witll Cap'; duty of relating the importance of !,us Saf.;~y P!J'eftOl: Jim..¥in~r. iWoffordto speak at CommeJ1~ement ·BameSsUgg~thliprogr8maJl'd community by differentiating this f·· ~~- lvIjntrtfu1ted rigi!t hac!;; l!g(\sQg- ceremony from traditional open- \e:-' ..... 'c/-", '.:-.,:' '.:> ..<;::- unteers i,n.~ j\metiC0X!?S' ~~ , . .• ings. She stressed that it was a VIed~B~l?Utthe!'~~,gram .'·.._---.::by=C::-yn=.:th::.::ia.,;.p.:::iz:.:z:.:U:::;.to'----'" EDITOR IN CHIEF and Servl\'America, ~~;l!io ''on J:!1fol;1ll. "'1\l~~~I~ I ribbon tying that the crowd was togetbef,~;~c_: .:_.'. §' ,,£ Senior Service.Corps agljpeies:k ,... .pr9fessn~rtil(e,'Unf}i!5si!y •. \ witnessing, adding that "we are !Jl~~w.~~to let the $~~dent~ Thekeynorespeakerforthe79th CorporatioQ. providesfJ'~2pr~'JW.win repeiye aQ I. tying our future together." know t{latsomeOoe really does oversight, andevalnatii:Jll ftn:.these,J""fSCience -, ~;als~a : Connecti~ut College Commence-- In addition to the "planning and .eate. He fl9l"'S that the program mentwill beHatris WOfford,c.hlef institntio~. • . . n, ..2r9fes~0~l\l/. Ireceive IIp alloW$f,liim,Jlt. becoOle a liaison I In additlOn, Wofford bas al)onoraryDocM of!fJ:l!pane1.J;t- hopingand building" thatGaudiani I executive officer of the Corpora- been belw~ CamPus Safety and the l1eyfigurei,ntheJ;'eaceCOlpS: Whileters. AIDS health care pioneer saw, she also noted that the offiee I tionforNatiooalService. Wofford, stUdents: working in the Kennedy adn)inis- Catherine ¥:epriedy will alSo re- was breaking down as well. "Conn :. who will rereive imhonorary Doc- i Any time students want to call, tration, Wofford helped Sargent eeive an honorary Doctor ofRu- is not the college on the hill sepa- Itor of Laws degree,. b1ls held such BameS' says he is available, de- Shriver establish the Corps in 1961; mane Lelfers. Art criric and phi- rated from this city," proclaimed I positions as United StareS Sena· .scribing.bis policy as "open-door." he became its associate director itt losopby professor Arthur Danto the President, as she explaioed the ! tor, special assistant to former Students should feel able to ap- 1964. is to receive an honOfllf)' Doctor importance of breaking down I President John 'F. Kennedy, and proachhlm any timeand anywhere Five other individuals will re- of Fine Arts. The College Medal prejudices. ~ president of Bryn Mawr College. if they need to talk with him per- I eeive awards at the CoJ)lllleIlCOlllOnt will bepresented to Ellen S. Viletta Steve Sigel, Executive Director !. The Corporation for National sonally, with Barnes admitting he exercises May 24 in addition to '64, director of the Cancer of the Garde Arts Center, called t Service is an organization which see dowlltown, page 3 see hotltne.. fHJgt 3 ~ involves thousands of service vol- Wofford: Immunobiology Center. Ground is broken at Habitat for Humanity/Conn College house students, faculty, staff and memhers munity for what she termed "a con- come true sooner than expected. by Evan Coppola cut Habitat for Humanity President of the Habitat for Humanity Board tinuing conunitrnent on the part of The construction of the home PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Theresa Broach, as well as College of Directors. This committee must Conn College to get involved in the will not be easy, however, since Chaplain Steve Schmidt anda crowd approve all aspects of the pianning community." The traditional act of the lot is completely unimproved Construction will begin within of volunteers, press, and well-wish- and construction, from selection of breaking ground on the site of the and therefore lacks electrical or the next month on ajoint Habitat for ers. the fami! y to !eceive the house, to soon-to-he-built house was shared sewage systems. The lot was do- Humanityl Conn College house lo- "Property and horne ownership is actual construction plans. 'We are by Gaudiani, Micab Mortali '99, nated by former New Londoo resi- cated in New London. Friday's one of the great American dreams," really very excited that Coon Col- Glover, and Diane Hall, the future deot Vincent Zukowski, who groundbreaking at the site was at- saidGaudiani, wholikenedtheevent lege is getting involved," said David homeowner. Hall stated that sne moved to Sonoma, California, and tended by the Hall family, who will to an old-fashioned New England Good, a loca) Habitat for Humanity never doubted that one day she was unable to sell the site. occupy the house after its construc- bam raising. She added, "We are chair. "I think It will be great for fue would own her own home, but Administration and planning for tion, President of the College Claire sharing muscle, energy and time, to college community." thanked Conn College and Habitat the project have been handled by a Gaudiani, New London Mayor Jane make a dream come true." for Humanity for making the dream steering committee composed of Glover, and Southeastern Connecti- Glover thanked the college com- THE COUEGE VOICE --- FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1997

Renovated Hale Laboratory opens by Joshua Friedlander after a $500,000 contribution from the Pfizer family." Speaking later, ASSOCIATE Pfizer Inc., given in December of Professor Branchini agreed, say- NEWS EDITOR 1996. ing, "The improvements you see The Pfizercontribution built upon here are in large part due to the On May 7, 1997, a ribbon cutting a $676,072 grant from the National longstanding support of Pfizer." ceremony outside of Hale Labora- Science Foundation, in addition to . Chemistry major Fatima DaCruz torycelebrated that science facili {y' s a$IOO,Ooopersonal gift from Barry '97, a published co-author of two recent renovation. Those present M. Bloom, retired executive vice articles with Professor Marc included President Gaudiani and president for research and develop- Zimmer, has worked in Hale be- William C. Steer.Jr., CEO and chair ment at Pfizer. Another $450,000 . fore. during, and after the renova- of the Board of Directors of Pfizer had been raised from other donors. tion, and she has noted the improve- lnc.. along with Chemistry major The Hale improvements consti- ments. Regarding thequalityofthe Fatima Da Cruz and Professor Bruce tute part ofa series of major science college's science department, she Photo by Evan Coppola/Photography Editor . Branchini, chair of the Chemistry laboratory construction, which in- said, "Employers are impressed by College President Claire Gaudiani and Pfizer c.E.O. William C. Steere Jr. Department. The renovations come c1uded the building of the $8 mil- the opportunities Connecticut COl- cut the ribbon on the newly renovated Hale Laboratory building lion FW Olin SCIence Center, and lege students have in this field." a $1.7 million grant from the Despite the cold, windy weather Sherman Fairchild Foundation to outside of the laboratory that day, Conn students find jobs creatively upgrade laboratory equipment and speakers were in high spirits. Short- ening his planned address, Pfizer by Mitchell Polatin job on campus. If students pursue a "You can throw one together in ten endow a professorship in physics. CEO William C. Steere, Jr. none- ASSOCIATE job off campus, then they are faced minutes, or an hour, but an elabo- The renovations includes five new theless managed to express his op- NEWS EDITOR with the problem of transportation. rate site can take weeks." teaching and instrumental labora- timism. "I like to think of us as Thus, students are now begging to An on campus newspaper deliv- tories, for organic and inorganic synthesis, physical chemistry, bio- partners in innovation," he said, Students at Connecticut College take their employment into their ery service, run by Timothy Reuter chemistry and instrumental analy- "Your business, like ours, depends have limited options if they are look- own hands. Many students on the and Daniel Kline, is also very suc- sis. on products of the mind." ing for a job to secure some extra Connecticut College campus have cessful. Reuter and Kline manage Commenting on pfizer's major Following the ribbon cutting, cash. Therearenumerousjobsavail- . begun their own businesses, and the delivery service of the Boston contributions, President Gaudiani speakers and invited guests moved able in Dining Services, yet the most have been successful. Globe and the New York Times on commented, "We thought ofrenam- to the i962 Room in the College thought of making 15 tons of maca- Eric Nevin, a senior, has begun campus. The papers get {1elivered ing the lab "Hale Pfizer," but we Center at Crozier-Williams to en- _ roni and cheese, or cleaning up 15 his own web page business and he to campus around 5:30 AM, and couldn't reconcile how that would joy dinner and hear remarks bykey- tons of macaroni and cheese, is not has been very successful. He is very they are responsible for orchestrat- look in The Wall Street Journal." note speaker Robert Poll ack, author . very appetizing to most. Many stu- experienced with computers, and ing the delivery process. Ideally the She added, seriously; that "26 col- of Signs of Life ." dents, who are not on work study he has been working with them for papers should arrive at students' lege alumni are working as part of find it next-to-impossible to find a many years. rooms by 7:30 a.rn., but as Reuter Nevin explains, "Basically I de- explains, things often go wrong. sign pages for anyone who needs a "Every morning 1wake up, and web page. There are many business hope that the papers have been de- One year changes a and institutions looking for web livered. I have to deal with com- pages." The demand for web pages plaints when something goes wrong. in this is incredible, and thereis a lot of 'Fun' is definitely not the word for • room for people to get involved in this job, it is a pretty high stress freshman's perspective the business. job." by Joshua Friedlander ISSue ••'. "There is abig demand for graphic Last year, Reuter was planning cliche to say that we were hopeful, designs and web sites,' explains on taking the year off to travel, so be ASSOCIATE to remember our moments of con- ~s Nevin, "and people are charging a secured a newspaper delivery job. NEWS EDITOR fusion, to recall how everything was pagel bundle for web pages." He arranged his current position new and fresh and full of promise. 51 tfikfic -tnreaor diosf.T1 For a number of years Nevin has through the representati ves at the It was a sunny August day when- But our common phrases -become Conn Cofkge '1JoWntoWn' we arrived, treading tirelessly over cliches simply becaose they are so Commenament speak.,er been helping people with comput- newspaper. true. We were new.and things were :J{~itlJt for 1fumanity house ers, such as troubleshooting, but it Reuter is responsible for hiring and around the green grass of Conn. VlllUfa[ism fwtfw -was not until he arrived at Conn that delivery people, collecting orders, We had packed our lives into the confusing. Hope was a beautiful Campusjo6s he discovered the Web and the nu- fielding complaints and advertis- trunks and back seat crevices of our and spacious campus. Promise was 1 resnl1W.Jt riffutirms cars. Some bad supplies left to ship, in the laughter we shared with new J(afe LafJUratary open.in!J merous possibilities involved. ing. PofUu{ cnuasm "I now design more than Iteach," It's not a huge time investment,' but most of our stuff was all here; friends. We joked carelessly about 'Top ten summer attivitits admits Nevin: "It's terribly time he explains. "The hardest part is the we brought everything, from our the ridiculous orientation programs 'lJapuf the:Hi!! consuming, but it's a lot of fun. first three weeks of the. semester, yearbooks and tennis sneakers to as we hought our books and ar- 'MJJ.non tk Strut There is always maintenance and then it gets better. I have never the staplers, computers and note- ranged our rooms. Everything was updating involved in web pages, managed anything before, 1 don't books upon which we would come great. Then we ate the food. I- ~JWlJ '£'IIE9QS page 5 you are always adding and improv- know much about businesses, but I torely. We missed our friends, those Next week are our second semes- 1tDraffrJ revieW ing." just muddle through it." distant souls who were just finding ter finals. With papers and projects Senior dana sfww the bookstores and campus hang- due, none of us has much time to Portraits oJ'Women Nevin says that the time involved :Musurtview in creating web pages can vary. outs at their own schools. It is a reflect on this year, but it merits Ltving Composers reflection. Over the next couple of 9iwi.fft raMw days, despite the slings and arrows 'Ternna 'U1LSon Trustees meeting makes big decision of outrageous course work, there OPI?(JO'J{.5I will be moments of silence, and, T!D~ COURTESY OF DI1W1l has served on the Technical Ad-isoIY Committee. " staring at your walls (bare or poster- page 8 • COLLEGE RELATIONS Support committee and the Teach: Queen's scholarship, wbich covered), you will be struck with 'EJlitors' note the enormity of change that ·can 'Ea.rtIi 1fOUSL CofUTM ing Resource Committee and at centers on the interpretation of from tfit Pu6&fu:r The trustees of Connecticut Col- present is on the Faculty Steering Confuciantexts.hasalsowonhigh occur in only one year. Letters lege approved tenure for four fac- and Conference Committee. J'raise She has been extensively We came to refer to our rooms as ~,tfie :Howufs ulty members, elected new trust- Ovaska, who teacbes the year- involved with tbe Toot Cammings home. Ooe of my friends bas been 'l1+iti1J9'CtntnCo[/JJTI/I ees and approved a preliminary long sophomore organic chemistry Center for International Studies known to remark, "I used to live in

'1!JfF. CJ<%U 'P>IfJL coUegebudgetforthe 1997-98aca- course, organized the seminar in and the Liberal Arts, and also a borne witrr many rooms; now my pageLO demic yearat theirMay3 meeting. medicinal chemistry and is com- worked with the Study' Abroad! room is my home." The lack of 'JIorosaJpe The faculty granted tenore and pletiog abook on problems ofteach- TeachAbroadprogram, Women's decent food led us to become accus- CtrJS5won! tomed to the-Domioo'sTM delivery 'lk Cwnd:Hwra promoted from assislJUltto associ- lng organic chemistry. His scholar' Studies, and Sage in Society pro- ate professor upon successful ship on organllithiums is described gram, the Foreign Langnages man. Day or oight, his trusty steed yBOJ'!lI!jJ££Jq completioo of lbe 1997-98 aca- as bel9nging to the best in the field. Across the Curriculum program would arrive, dependahlyan hour page 12 demic year are Dayid Jaffe, of the He has served and continues to serve as will with the Global Civic Vir- late. Coursewise, wediscovered that 91'O'QS department of Theater; Timo V. on college committees induding tue Project and now serves on thee some textbooks, most notably those . pOfJe16 Ovaska, department of Chemis- Academic and Administrative Pro- International Studies Committee. expensive Biology and Chemistry 'JotVl1lln's foaosse try; and Sarah A. Queen, depart- CeduresCommittee, the Educational Granted tenure at tbe rank of texts, were very useful in squashing C"'" ment of History. Policy Committee, loternational associate professor was Candace tbose pesky encephalitis-riddeo !Men's fDaosse 'Women's t:rat:{ Jaffe, wbose directing projects Studies, and Lectores, Conferences Howes, the Barbara Hogate Ferrin mosquitos of the fall months. Camtf 1(ountf-up have included The Resurrectionof and Summer Reading, and is an '43 Professor of Economics_ Professors turned outto be smart .. Lady Lester and Elie Wiesel's active member of the Pre-Health see Trnstees. page 14 . see jrcilmwn. page 3 3 THE COLLEGE VOICE --- FRJDAY, MAY 9, 1997

Pollack criticizes scientific community by Peter Gross either of these theories was the THE COLLEGE VOICE cause, and instead pointed out a .third possibility: a slump in tbe sci- In honor of the newly renovated entific morale. Pollack pointed out Hale Laboratory, professor and au- that he is one ofthe few scientists in thor Robert Pollack spoke in Cro's the field who was present during the 1962 room on Wednesday, May 7. early days of nticrobiology, a time His lecture, entitled "Hard Days on when scientists accepted one an- the Endless Frontier," was on the other as equals, because they all had to work together to accomplisb the scientific community, morespecifi- cally on the state of the microbio- daunting task ofleanting everything logical community that Professor about that which they knew almost Pollack is a part of. He started out nothing. They shared their knowl- "by calling the field of microbiology edge, their fears, and their honest "broken," comparing the science's opinions of each others' work. In infancy, when a small amount of the modern scientific community, money and a little effort would yield people are afraid to share knowl- Photo by Eva" Coppola/PhotoE',phy Editor edge in case it is used for a patent, a major breakthrough, to me present Left to right: Claire Gaudiani, S.E, CT Habitat for Humanity President Theresa Broach, future and afraid to share fears, in case day, where everything left to be homeowner Diane Hall, and New London Mayor Jane Glover attend the groundbreaking, discovered requires expensive they are counted against them when equipment and large government considered for a grant. Honest peer grants. criticism is now impossible because Top ten things to do over the summer Pollack put forward two theories each scientist views his contempo- raries as his rivals. Pollack painted that might explain why his commu- byGreg Levin morning at 4 a.m. or washing the for your hard earned work, no mat- a bleak picture, saying that early nity is in such a state. One of them toilets within your state's capitol ter what. In any case, you're help- friendships among scientists work- ASSOCIATE A&E EDITOR blamed the changing face of biol- building. Pay is somewhat decent, ing out society, so good for you, and ing in different laboratories have while it will not boost your pocket ogy as we know it. Because current 10. Summer school- summer no credit to your resume. science dictates that everything we been replaced.with "emotional iso- weight, it will boost your ego. lation." Scientists have ceased car- plan of champions. It is these folk need to know about life can be found wbo, whether due to some yearly 7. Working at your parent's job, in DNA, there are no more break- ing about which research will most 3. Paying internship. Particu-' bout of course underload or ambi- set up by your parents specifically throughs to make, and all the work benefit mankind, and have instead larly one which gives certain ben- tious pre-med plans, will be spend- for you. The easy way out, so to is just translating animal genes. turned towards research that will efits like free lunches, paid vaca- ing the next few months within a speak, for the job usually involves Because it has been so long since win them a grant, enabling them to tions and a few shares of the classroom at 8:30 a.m., falling asleep an intellect that could hardly chal- continue their work. company s stock. These gems are. the last breakthrough, and since no to an uninte\ij.gi..b\e lecture from lenge a locust (e.g. data entry). new breakthroughs loom on the Pollack concluded by saying that rare and require an intellect to sim- the only way the field-ofmicrobTol- New Zealand describing the chemi- horizon, the scientific community 6. Camp counselor. Nobody ply achieve, let alone perform. ogy would ever improve is if scien- cal compounds of the center of Oreo is in a sort of limbo. seems to be able to escape this one, While living at home ntight be good, tists abandon their striving for grants cookies. There is loss of money The second theory suggested that for w ho wouldn' tenjoy teaching 30 it could be better if you had an ... in favor of teaching, consulting, and involved, and no credit to your re- it was just the "Scientific Economy." six-year aids the concepts of sing- advising, as well as "Fanning them" sume. Graduation plans are made Just as governments and businesses ing, climbing, playing, and all those 2. Abroad Internship. What bet- selves into proper humane commu- brighter. can experience an economic slump, other lovely tasks they were extra- ter way to earn money, learn, and so can a scientific field. A smaller nities." A fter he ended his lecture use new languages than upon for- 9. Sport training camp. If you dited from their homes for? Pay is federal sciencebudget means fewer and answered some questions, Presi- eignsoil? like the sport, then the deal is great. usually decent, and depending upon government grants. With less money dent Gaudiani presented him with a For those of you forced into such the task, quite a resume booster, spent on grants, more and more necktie decorated with camels. Al- 1. Doing nothing. Apparently, though perplexed at first, after tediousness by parents, coaches, or scientists. would be hard pressed to 5. Non-paying internship, how- there are some masses of carbon Gaudiani explained that the camel perhaps powerful friends, woe to continue their work, especially with- ever, one that specifically requires and water that do little more than was our mascot, Pollack was you. out federal aid. a skill tbat you hold. Rarerthan one eat, sleep, and occasionally release However, Pollack doubted that pleased. carbon dioxide splurts. No doubt, 8. Working in a governmental might first believe, the non-paying all those who have finally under- office, municipal area or other ser- internship is often the only way to stood what college has been instill- vice within the vicinity of your home gain a greater status in this top-ten- 'Idown"town'ctd th in gs- to-do-Ii st-d uri n g-the- su m- ing in us are undertaking such ac- I. ii .ii· ••••.~. Ii where your salary is being taken >~. tivities, enhancing little to our earth I cqntinuedfrompag~) .• BtrutNevet '99 stl\ted~\Jh~' from the money you give to the IRS mer in future years. A humbling 'but an assurance of the continuing I the project a "laboratory in re;+, tuW\'ut o~Cpnn ~tudel)f;'w:~rm' annually. These tasks often involve experience, for your "co-workers" of the food chain. [,search in social govem~~," o!\~;:. pres§ive;Severa) othlf":sChO<>\~;: emptying parking meters every will know you do not get jack spit I that wonld "prepar~ our~1-"'dJ'nts;i; ..mjnjstrat?~and~ts,Wlf"!'~ I to meet oballenges m the COJlWlU- pleasantly'surprised to not<\Jlte t nity today and'tomorrow." tumout,/" > ! At exactly 6 p.m., Jack Evans M,""yofthestudents,aswellas freshman, eta. tied the ribbon after the end of the the community members, were i continued from page 2 may have placed fourth in tourna- choice. Honestly, there's not much speeches. The ribbon was then drawn to the food provided by i Most of them, anyway. Some are ment, but they will always place one can say of a college that is I taken by a New London elemen- local eateries sucb as Bangkok excellent teachers. Others are first in drinking. As most honest commonly confused with UConn, '.lary school child to one of the City. merely decent, but highly-respect- rugby players will tell you, "The whose mascot is the Camel, and performers who had been wander- The constant milling of the whose president has published more able, instructors. Overall, we real competition begins when the ing the crowd throughout the af- crowd as they explored tbe spa- than many ofi'ts professors. But we 'quickly realized that these Ph.D~s game ends." ternoon. The stilted walker pro- cious office of Conn College came, and most of us found out that were very different than many of Iam amazed every time Irealize eeeded to begin a childreo's pa- Downtown maintainedalighttone we had made the right decision. our high school teachers; they could how random life can be, as evi- rade up the block witb tbe ribbon. to the day. i answer our questions without refer- denced by my corning here. Junior Despite the less-than-gourmet cui- sine, Conn is a great place. No of- ring to the Teacher's Edition. Or, year in high school I never even fense to UConn, but if anyone you if they did refer back to the book, it entertained thoughts of college. I know makes that familiar gaffe this hotline, ctd. was probably because they wrote it. had career plans, butthe concept of conunued from page l currently start a Beginners Meet- We learned Conn's three Cs: sending out admissions letters, fol- summer, I urge you, as a fellow would rather come in at 2 a.m. ing of Alcoholics Anonymous on Camel, to do your duty; scream Claire, Claire, and Claire. Whether lowing up with phone calls and in- then let students down. campus. The meetings, on Sun- with all your lung power, HI go to you agree with her or not, you get terviews, and finally getting those t The line is in part a response to day mornings at 10 in Hood Din- used to her rhetoric; our illustrious coveted acceptance letters was more Connecticut College. Not Ueonn. I a rise in criminal mischief, in- ing Room, are open to tbe public. President is possibly the most well- than distant: it was unthinkable. not Connecticut College for 1 eluding vandalism, this year. He hopes that in these two new Women." And for those old fogies known thing about Conn. From this limited ken, many of us Ii Barnes said that while the rise w as programs students will see that he Academicsaside, Camels get used branched out to include a variety of who do know of Conn, but haven't not substantial. it was noticed by takes crime prevention on cant- . to another factor in Conn's rather schools in our application processes. been updated regarding our co-ed '. himself and others. pus seriously, and in return the limited prestige: alcohol. For what Of those that accepted us, we chose status, merely rentind them of 1969: The incidents 'of criminal ntis- students will take him seriously. I. it s worth, Conn can out-drink cam- Conn. Why? Reasons abound. It the year Conn changed positions. :.chief are almost always related to Barnes' extension is 5200. puses twice its size. Our rugby team was certainly something of an odd aIcqhol:prompting Barnes to con- THE COUEGE VOICE ... FRJDAY, MAY 9, 1997 4

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Floralia XX is a success with wide- ranging musical performances by Christopher Moje lead and bass guitar riffs of Lee and music, pleasing the crowd for the most part. It was clear, though, that 1HE COLLEGE VOICE Tyler Sargent, respectively, the drumming of Matt Kane, and last people were still recovering from Redman's set, as the' number 'of but not least, the riveting keyboard The highlight of Spring Week-· people on their feet dwindled some- end is, of course, Floralia. Antici- playing of Sam Bigelow. I spoke with Bigelow after their set and he what considerably. In fact, Redman pated hy most of the college com- said tbat the band was "psyched to would prove to be the most engag- munity. this annual event is regarded play Floralia. It was a big deal he- ing act of the day , surpassing even as the hest and biggest party of the causeMeg'sgraduating."Headded . college favorites, Strangefolk. Be- year. 1997 marked the 20th year that the "crowd was fantastic," belp- fore Strangefolkclosed out the day, Floralia would he celebrated, and ing the band to have a good show. though, Eclectic performed their the festive spirit permeating the He closed by saying, "We were brand of rap for the audience. Itwas day's activities ensured that the an- pleased we got to play as Jong as we received well by fans of this cam- niversary would not he dampened did. We thought we'd only get to pus group, but for the most part, in any way, people saw this as an opportuni ty to Speaking of damp, it did rain .. play for an hour but we were able to restu p for the close 0fFloralia. during the early portion of Strangefolk finally ended the day. but this was no rea- Floralia with their brand 'of son for anyone to cry in his or People were up dancing, hippie rock, and did proceed her beer. People were up drinking, and having a good . togeneratequiteacrowd. This dancing, drinking, and hav- was their second year in a row ing a good time in spite of the time in spite of the weather. playing Floralia, and don't be weather. No one was going No one was going to let a surprised to see them here to let a little rain stop them . again in the future. They defi- . After all, what meaning little rain stop them. nitely seem to be a band on would Woodstock have if the rise, if their following here people had gone home he- is' any indication. cause of the rain? SAC, work- I spoke with SAC Music Director play for an bour and a half.'? • ing hard all year to ensure the best Nick Stem, who said of Floralia, Next up were The Slackers, a ska Photo by Josh Friedlander/Associate News Editor Floralia possible, saw their time "With the exception of the weather, band from Brooklyn. As tbe rain Strangefolk bassist Erik Glockler concentrates on his funky baseline. and commitment payoff, as every- I couldn't have asked for anything poured down, they kept the crowd one in attendance seemed to be en- more." He added that there were no joying the spirit of the day. Com- on its feet, which in tum impressed the band. Tbey commented on how major problems. that he knew of, plaints were few and far between, with the music flowing well and the Senior-dance majors great the crowd was in spite of the and the only ones I beard pertained .. weather. The Slackers were thrilled changing times between sets kept to .. 'to" the weather. a minimum. Of the music selection, • The alcobol flowed freely, add- to be playing at Floralia and were .quite impressed by the overall setup he felt tbat "everyone should have ing to tbe festive spiritIf anyone overcome penis envy been happy with at least one of the worried about the ability of college and the hospitality they enjoyed. Third on the bill was Redman, a bands." He said the goal was to Also in store for the evening are students to control their drinking by Shana Grab rap artist whose appearance provide as diverse a musical selec- performances accompanied by spe- and act somewbat rationally, they was A&EEDITOR tion as possible and give everyone cially created music and original need only observe Floralia. No greatly anticipated by many in at- something they could enjoy. Over- poetry. Examples of such preseraa- major accidents occurred and noth- tendance. His powerful set seemed As senior dancers bring their fi- all, he said the bands were very tions include "Cornered in a Round ing got out of band. Tbe crowd, on to impress everyone, fans as well as nal year of college dancing to a newcomers to his music. He had . good and the' crowd was "excep- Room," choreographed by Cline 10 the whole, was well behaved. A close, they ask themselves "has-it almost everyone on their feet and tional and well bebaved." He con- the music of Astor Piazzolla; "Lost small percentage of the campus also started yet?" On May 8, 9, and 10 tinued that, "Everyone seemed to Souls" choreograpned by Evans 10 proved that drinking was not neces- into his set, shouting along and en- their concert entitled Has it Started he happy with most if not all of the the vocal score of George Crumb sary to have a good time. Frowns joying his stage act. From women Yet?-8 Tough Babes Overcoming bands." He said it was a pleasure and Federico Garcia Lorca; and were few and far between whether volunteering to "show some titties" Penis Envy While Trying to Lose working with SAC Chair Cathy "The Flavor Red," by Holt to the people bad heen drinking or not on stage to the crowd shouting in Weight With Joy will be performed unison "Fuck you Redman!" it was Brush and added that she did a great music of the Turtle Island String (although, I must admit, the smile in Palmer Auditorium at 8:00 p.m. job, putting in endless hours of work Quartet. Other performances in- wom by a drinker is considerably clear that one need not be a rap fan Cboreographers include Susan to ensure that Floral iaran smoothly, clude equally original choreogra- larger than that of a non-drinker). to enjoy Redman. Redman was Cline, Amy Verebay, Julie Evans, Heclosed by also commending Tom pby, with Boxall's "A Word in Pri- Momma and the Fun Boys, one mobbed by-people after his set who Theresa Boxall: Donna hoped for the chance to get his auto- Thorpe, who worked the. tecbnical vate," and Verebay's "When irGoes oftbe more popular campus bands, I Klimkiewicz, Christine Louise Holt, aspects of Floralia for SAC. He Like ...," accompanied by the P> opened up the day with a fun set. graph or even an opportunity to tell Katie McNamara, and Sarah Jane him how much they enjoyed his' praised Thorpe for the endless hours etry of Drew Ravin. They were able to get the crowd Bitter, The dancers will he joined show. I was' unable to get a com- he put in on Saturday and Sunday To bighlight the evening, JDy into the show despite the weather by guest artist Joy Kellman. ment from Redman, as had to making sure all the equipment was Kellman will present her own piece conditions of the morning. Lead be Kellman, a choreographer whose rush to catch a train out of town. functional, so the bands would entitled "Shift," aperformancecoin- singer Meg Sturiano told the crowd work is based primarily in New After Redman, Belizheba, agroup sound good. missioned by New York City's to "let the sun shine and face it with York, is a widely known and suc- from Vermont, took the stage. They In addition to the bands, there Dance Theatre Workshop First a grin," and sure enough they did, cessful performer. played several different styles of were several different food vendors Light Program. Itpromises to bean dancing to Sturiano's vocals, the The senior performances prom- on hand such as Subway excellent addition to the already ise to he full of individuality as and Domino's, providing admirable work of the senior danc- dances range from Klimkiewicz' treats for everyone to in- ers. Having earned several ~wards "A Place Pitch Dark", which repre- dulge in. In case you didn't of their own and with many years of sents insect life, to McNamara's feel like paying for that dancing experience behind them, "Kucheza," a dance to Tanzanian sandwich to go with your and West African folk music, to the seniors' final concert of the year , beer. Dining Services had . will no doubt be an evening full of Bitter's "Family V alues- A Musi- grinders set up inside the perfected talent and unique style. cal Revue," which represents a 1962 Room, as well as free Vaudeville act. - soda. Also inside the '62 Room was a moonbounce, in case you wanted to drunkenly re live your childhood pleasures. Over- all, Floralia XX was a big success and I think the words of Coertney Martin summed it up ~Sl when he said, "Floralia kicked my P to jcs Frie n r iate News E itor ass!" Strangelolk guitarist R~jdGenauer (left) and bassist Erik Glockler ended Floralia festivities on a funky note. "Portraits" presents accomplished women of many backgrounds

by Greg Levin figure of the next movement. Varo, piece, saying that the importance of ASSalbum. There's a nice inter- shouting "Stella!," "The Amend- one of the most powerful pieces of fully choreographed piece with laxed, fun, funky, hippie jam that play between the electric and acous- ment Song," a stinging parody of t,e evening. splendor and emotion. Jill Becker allowed everyone to slow down, tic guitars, a funky bass line, a beau- Schoolhouse Rock and a mock on Remedios Varo was the focus later replied to a question about this chill out and have a good time. tiful, hushed refrain, and a searing, its newfound fans, Robert Goulet However, if you were looking for wah-wah guitar solo, the only good singing the "Batman smells" ver- really well crafted songs and im- one on the album. "Shift My Step" sion of "Jingle Bells," "Flaming pressive musicianship. you should features the most interesting acous- Moe's," a parody of the "Cheers" have looked elsewhere. As a band tic work on the album, pretty back- theme, Homer's reminiscing about of musicians, Strangefolk are com- ing vocal harmonies and a relaxed buying booze with a fake LD. in "11 petent, but certainly not dazzling. tempo. The pleasant "Rather Go Was a Very Good Beer," the Mono- The rhythm section did a good job. Fishin" features a great, quick rail Song (yes!), and my favorite, Erik Gleckler laid down funky bass Ph ish-like groove and nice vocal Me. Bums' "See My Vest," a parody lines and sang sweet sounding har- harmonies in the bridge. of Beauty and the Beast's ''Be My mony vocals, and Luke Smith's Strangefolk's more electric Guest" in which he ruminates about drumming provided each song with numbers are bad experiments. On making a suit out of skinned grey- a funky, fun uptempoenergy. Reid "Woman Child," they try 10 rock hound puppies. Genauer did a good job of maintain- hard, but it doesn't work. It sounds Oh, and as a real bonus, it fea- ing rhythm with his acoustic guitar. out of place next to the quiet acous- tures about 15 different versions of and his vocals had a pleasant sound, tic numbers, and because they are the Simpsons theme, including the However, the person who should essentially an acoustic band, the Tito Puente "Afro-Cuban" version, have been an important component louder material isn't very good and a "HiU Street Blues" homage, a and showpiece, lead guitarist Jon winds up sounding funny. "Specu- "Dragnet" homage, and two differ- Trafton, wasverydisappointing and lator" and "Poland" suffer the same ent versions from the Halloween ultimately uninspiring. problem. specials. Most of Strange folk's numbers At their best, Strangefolk are Songs in the Key of Springfield devolved into long, meandering fun, relaxing folk rockers. Unfortu- is twisted, beautiful and fun as heck. guitar solos, which is exactly when nately, on disc and on stage they It's a definite must have for rabid a lead guitarist needs to step up and don't reach any new musical Simpson fans. shine. Trafton stepped up, butshone heights, and sound like a lot of Strangefolk's LORE, 2 stars as brighlly as the sun did that day. average jam bands out there. Their

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Living. composers take the stage with innovative, beautiful music sounding piece that utilized the great sounds. The final piece was perhans sound of each instrument There by [ami DeSantis the greatest of the evening. Entitled was an intensity in the middle of the THE COLLEGE VOICE Coming Together, it was different piece that brought the orchestra to than anything that Iaaveeverheard. When the Connecticut Col- life. A narration was added overthe music, which. complemented the The audience was forewarned of its lege Orchestra presented their No intense volume. Starting off fairly piece's mysterious tone. Krieger Dead Compose rs Concert on Tues- slow, tbe piece used percussion day, April 22, a small crowd of should be commended for compos- ing such an intricate piece, involv- sounds to contrast with the rest of people gathered in Dana Hall, curi- ing crescendos and decrescendos the instruments. With many vary- ous to hear the selections. For an ing beats, the audience mem- bourand a balf, we were treated bers were literally bouncing to four modem pieces. The Suddenly, the mysterious in their seats. What made concert began with a piece en- this piece so unique was the titled So She Shines, performed beat turned loud, shocking strange narration that went by the Talujon Percussion the audience and plunging it on over the music. Spoken Quartet. Iwasarnazedbythese by Bert Ifill, Damon Krieger, musicians, who were special into a world of drumming and Liza Tal usan , the words guests of the Music depart- added a confusing, mysteri- ment. They had an eerie.echo- madness. ous aura. Their repetition ing sound that filled the silent made a definite statement Photo courtesy of J. Henry Fair hall. Suddenly, the mysteri- that really engaged the audience in Terrence Wilson returns to Conn in an eagerly awaited performance. that accompanied the narration and ous beat turned loud, shocking the the piece, making us ponder its . enthralled the listeners. The abrupt audience and plunging itinto a world meaning. In the end, the audience ending was met with generous ap- of drumming madness. The audi- members were enchanted, wanting Velez opens for ence was mesmerized as the group plause as Krieger and his musicians it to continue. took a well deserved bow. performed this piece on a variety of Michael Adelson, the students . The second half of the show percussion instruments. At the end, in the orchestra, and their guests the consisted of two very different lackluster Shwiffs the room was totally silent before Talujon Percussion Quartet should pieces. The first was a trumpet cluster and out of the spotlight as breaking into great applause. all be praised for a unique night of by Evan Coppola solo, performed by David Ruete. fast as she could. "You Gotta Be" The following piece was quite music that rivaled that composed Ruete did a great job with this diffi- PHOTOGRAPHYEDUOR was impassioned and soulful, but it unique, composed and conducted cult piece, showing that the trumpet by the "dead" composers. was, again, very soft, and the snap- by Damon Krieger '97. A low Josue Velez was a pleas antsur- r string chord set the tone for this fare can be made to produce beautiful prise for a full 1941 Room crowd ping and swaying in the background who had come to see the Shwiffs appeared forced and rehearsed. In perform with t all al general, most songs lacked energy. Wl a mys ery -rn e a cappella group. "Why would we This was compounded by we fact want an all-male a cappella group that most of the group's repertoire Pianist Terrence Wilson plays Palmer when wecanhaveJosue?" was listed is made up of quieter, slower num- bers. Itis possible that the acoustics among the top ten reasons why there was no guest group, and nothing in the 1941 Room dampened some could have been more true. Velez of the votume.but this would not again to a receptive audience sang his heart out for an enthusias- account for the clarity of those solos . Energy," to "Still Faster." At times which were solid. dation Competition. From there, he lulled the audience to a calm tic audience, mixing English and The duet on "Chains of Love" by Peter Gross he went on to the preparatory divi- Spanish lyrics and playing a broad sion of the Manhattan School of. with a slower, softer segment, and variety of musical styles-ranging ~ f~edbett~rfTomavolumeperspec- THE COLLEGE VOICE Music, and the Professi.onal then electrified them with the thun- from "Cheesy 80' s." as he put it, to nve, and to general, the group ap- dering chords of the next move- peared morerelaxed, but the "Walk- Children's School. Currently, the With three pieces and an encore ment. passionate love songs. His humble ing on Broken Glass" duet suffered 21 year aId Bronx native is a schol- last Thursday night, pianist Terrence After a brief intermission, Wil- dialogue with the audience and in- a problem with the two singers' arship student at theJuilliard School Wilson brought Palmer Auditorium son ended his piece with Franz tense playing captivated listeners' voices blending poorly. It.wasn't in .New York City. Although his to life. Wilson's performance, a part Liszt's piece. Sonata in B Minor. hearts. He left the stage amid a that either of the-m was off musi- performance was a little late in be- of the Concert and Artist series, was His performance was energetic, his flurry of applause and energy that cally, more that there was a prob- ginning, Wilson got straight to busi- preceded by Professor John fingers sweeping across the keys, at was quickly dissipated by the lem with the sounds of their voices ness, beginning the music after a Anthony's lecture on the pieces times seeming not to touch them at Shwiffs. not mixing well. quick bow. His music began to fill Wilson was to perform. Anthony's all. Sometimes, when playing a par- There was a noticeable lack of Nicole Mallen, pitch for the the hall, entrancing everyone lecture, while not necessary to the ticularly moving piece, he was lit- energy in theShwiffs' performance Shwiffs, thought that the show went present. enjoyment of tbe piece, still pro- erally bouncing off his bench. The and even tbose in the front row of well overall and thought the group Wilson's performance started videdsome interesting background. audience loved his performance, the relatively small room had to relaxed despite getting to rehearse with Franz Joseph Haydn's varia- Wilson started playing the pi- giving him a standing ovation. Af- strain 10 bear lyrics at times. Either in the 1941 Room only once before tions on a theme in F Minor. Al- ano at the age of eight, where he ter his first encore, "Autumn in background vocals were too loud the show. "It w3;5 hard to gauge the though composers have been ex- mimicked programs heard on the Warsaw," the audence demanded a for most of the soloists or soloists acoustics," said Mallen, who agreed perimenting with variations on radio. Three years later, he won a second, but he modestly-dropped were too quiet, with the notable that the soloists were a bit quiet and themes for several years, usually Brooklyn Arts and Culture Appre- , the cover on the piano with a ner- exception of Nicole Mallen singing the background was too loud. the themes they toy with "I Can't Make You Love Me" and are popular pieces of the vous smile. It was the second time Becky Brown on "Crazy Little era. Reworking atherne can that Wilson had performed at Con- Thing Called Love." The former expose techniques and uti- necticut College, and he was very proved to be quite possibly the best lize scales and octaves, es- well recieved. piece of the Shwiffs' performance. peciallyon the piano, where The solo was clear and solid and one hand can play notes in had an almost hypnotic effect that a set pattern, while the other was totall y appropriate forthe song. explores variations and har- Another high spot in the show monics. would have to be "Oh L'amour" His second piece, featuring Katherine King as the so- Humoreske in B-Flat Ma- loist. This is a classic Shwiffs song jor, was in a number of and the refrain really carries it de- movements, each one get- spite the drowning outofthe verses. ting its title from the man- For an all-female group, there is ner in which it was to be surprisingly strong bass support played. Wilson's ability as which is carried almost completely well as his versatility was by Vanessa Campos who also so- amply demonstrated in the loed on "Respect" though she ap- movements, which ranged peared almost bored while singing P to from "Slowly," to 'With and hurried to get back into the Josue Velez opens for the Shwiffs in the 1941 Room. , , FRiDAY, MAY 9, 1997 OPINIONS/ EDITORIALS

was pointed out two months ago, itcan quite easily THE COLLEGE VOICE be taken away. Do not be fooled. The progressive, no matter bow friendly, will only help you out EXEC!JIrvE BOARD until you start making them look bad. The Earth House sbould never have been a gift. It should Rebecca Libert At the close of another academic year we would like to thank everyone have been a hard won victory of struggle and, if it Publisher who has offered their advice and support to the Voice this year. It's not easy, had been, the students would control what it says Cynthia Pizzuto sometimes, writing for the same people you have classes with, especially and what it does. Right now the students do oat. Editor in Chief when the story is not what they might wantto hear. Itis our goal to accurately The Earth House is controlled by the administra- report on events and activities on campus, and we like to think that our tion (student life), kepi on a leash, and its radical . Eden Savino ideas are kept silent. ews Director publication adds to your college experience in some dimension. Well you know what? No mailer how many If the Voice has done anything this year, we hope it has been to improve recycling bins we have, capitalism is going to H. Christopher North our role as a source of information on campus. There is more going on than grind up the planet and Ihe happy environmental Coordinating EditorNoice Magazine most students think. It's easy to expect nothing. It is harder, however, to dig movement is going to die of cancer in their suits, a little deeper, ask a few more people, and give the campus community a ties and nice skirts. We need to understand that sexism, racism and environmentalism are all con- Alexander Todd sense of a life beyond, and including, the classroom. Managing Editor nected, linked by the ideology of hierarchical

r , exploitation perpetuated by capitalism, and until EDITORIAL BOARD that changes, the modem industrial structure is going to continue to tum the planet and its people Josh Crawford into profits for the already wealthy, while the poor Associate Editor in Chief Notes from the Publisher's Desk get the fall-out and pollution. the performer as well as the prospective audi- Dan Tompkins *** The point here is that we at the Earth House are News Editor In defense of Mr. Evan Coppola ence. gagged by the single-issue, band-aid conscious- If Evan Coppola was a sensitive, 90's type Once again, Coppola should be congratulated ness which refuses 10 realize Ihe real roots of the Mitchell Polatin guy, the condemnation of his article by Anne for not only his excellent reporting and writing problem. Further, since the house was not won by tell Associate News Editor Stameshkin '00 might have caused serious abilities, but his ability to the truth in a fair struggle, we simply say OK and smile, happy 10 be damage to his ego and prevented him from and honest manner, without being the least bit a friendly green spot thai can be peddled in the Josh Friedlander ever reviewing a musical event again. How- biting. Ms. Stameshkin should learn to accepl admissions building. Ifreal progress is ever to be Associate News Editor ever, the campus is in luck (well, sort 00 compliments for what they are: "overall, the made here. the students need to organize and because Evan i3 a stand-up guy who is kind of Conn Artists are making tremendous strides," Kate Loughlin demand a true voice, like we proudly see in the sounds like a pretty positive review, so consider Business Manager a throw- back to the 80's. So, in the fashion of Fanning Takeover. Like Aldous Huxley so wisely Luke, Han, and the guys from Top Gun, yourselves lucky to have recieved it. said, "Liberties are never given. They are taken.". Evan Coppola Coppola will continue to make the world safe Photography Editor for a capella reviews. However, as a 90's *** John Hirsch '97 woman in cbarge of the campus media organi- Huge congrats 10 SAC and Cathy Brush, as Shana Grab zation, Imust rise up in defense of man who is well as the student body for making "the new, A & E Editor slowly becoming one of the best writers on our improved Floralia" a complete success, even in More than a loss staff. the pouring rain. Greg Levin Coppola's article about the Conn ArtiSIS Associate A & E Editor • spring performance with the Williams College -** Ifind myself wondering what it means that my dean is leaving. Receiving aletter praising Roberto Garrett Scheck Ephlats was not just the usual college newspa- Do your professors seem aggravated or un- ]fill and his accomplishments while sending him Sports Editor per 'pal on the back.' He managed 10 critically happy in these final weeks of school? Ifso, (and review a performance, pointing out the bad as you care about them, as many students do), ask on his way saddened me. I mel with Dean Ifill Sophie Appel well as the good. The end result was a well- them why, and while you're at it, ask them how several times this year and greeted him informally Head Copy Editor written, fair article which emphasized how far they feel the administration has been treating in the halls of Fanning throughout the year. the Artists have come in a short amount of them lately. According to one faculty member, Silting in the.bike room of JA last fall during Shana Davis time. staff/administrator relations have "reached a orientation, Ifirst put a name to a face when Dean Layout Editor Performers on campus are amazed when boiling point." Ifill carne to facilitate the same portion of the The Voice gives a less than comprehensive intimate encounters workshop that I. had been The College Voice is a non-profit review of the event in question, even if they *** assigned as a Student Advisor. Iwas immediately student-produced newspaper. have neglected to send us a press release; and And finally, applause, hoots and whistles to impressed by Ifill's ability to direct a conversation Editorial offices are located in the Crozier-Williams Student Center. agitated when reviewers even hint at a less Res. Life for successfully housiog all of us for while allowing the new students to express what Advertising schedules arc available than perfect performance. In order for our next year. The new system of placing people in they wanted. The discussion we had ranged across upon request. Letters to thevcrce newspaper's art section to flourish, we need 'the "dorms formerlylmown as Plex" first and by the spectrum of arguments in the media today, will be published on subjects of both cooperation and acceptance of honest preference was sheer genius. You never fail to with many of the students expressing their sur- interest (0 the community. The deadline for all lcuers is Thursday reviews. ~ amaze. prise at the depth of the conversation. at 5 p.m. for the following week's In the past, Voice reviews have been either Later io the fall I had to meet with Dean Hill issue. Because of the volume of a simple recount' of the entire concert, or an Camels: have a great summer; Seniors: concerning my academic future here at Conn. I mail and other considerations, we overtly too-positive review ofa mediocre per- congrats and eojoy Senior Week. had lots of ideas and no answers. Well, I thought cannot guarantee the publication of any submission. We reserve the formance .. If artists (and Artists) on campus I had all of the answers. Dean mil patiently right to edit for clarity and length. learn to accept honest reviews, a compliment Rebecca Libert, Publisher explained what my best options were and how I All submissions must be typed, from a Voice reporter will mean more, both to could accomplish my goals with the least amount double-spaced, signed, and include of bureacracy to cut through. It was refreshing to a telephone number for verifica- be helped in my decision making process, treated tion. Opinions expressed in the against this racist, capitalist, sexist society. So Editorial arc those of the College' like the adult the College contioues to tell me I am. Earth often we hear the cry for "progress" while we Voice Publishing Group; those While my career here will go on for three more expressed elsewhere inthe paper compromise our movement. Greenpeace died semesters, it will be without Roberto Ifill 10 call if are the opinions of the writers and House because of compromise. Their militancy was I have missed three classes in a row due to sick- do not necessarily reflect the views lost in lobbying and trying to meet with the or this paper. Column ness. I will not be able to count 00 a smiling face Office (860) 439+2812 middle of the country, rather than dragging the walking out of Fanning 306 as I walk in to my last Fax (860) 439-2843 middle out of their houses getting Ihem off their class on a hectic Thursday. Founded 1976 "Power concedes nothing without struggle." sofas to march in the street. The loss of such a fine member of the adminis- David Stewart (founder) -saying from the Latin Kings and Queens The Earth House can very easily become the Fernando Juan Bspuetas-Asen]o, tration and faculty is something that all of us (Publisher 1986-1988 & Nation friendly environmental house. That is what the should at least ponder for a moment. I know that President, Fund) I want to offer my reflections before I leave administration and housing people want; ahappy Brian Field (Publisher Emeritus) I will look up from my pile of reference material Jeffery S. Berman (Publisher this institution. It is my wish t:?Yass on some green place with some fuzzy cute animaJ stuff. in Shain sometime next week and realize that Emeritus) wisdom and some hard lessons learned. I have Recycling is nice, too. These things are fine, Sarah Huntley (Publisher Emeritus) when I come back in the fall I will have a new Jon Finnimore (Publisher two insights that are intrinsically linked and even helpful, but if we are not attacking the dean. When I get my next official document Emeritus) that I want to share: I) everything must be problem at the roots, we are simple placing India Hopper (Publisher Emeritus) telling me to get off my generation-whatever April Ondis (Publisher Emeritus) fought for and won through struggle; and 2) band-aids over the wounds of the country that Jen LeVan (Editor in Chief slack-ass and fill some sort of requirement it will a long-term radical endpoint (revolution) are dripping nuclear waste, and causing tears of Emeritus) not reassure me by allowing me to melt into the . Aly McKnight (Managing Editor must be the driving force behind all struggle. acid rain to come from the eyes of our children. Emeritus) comfort of having instant faith in my advisors and It is too easy for the moderate, middle-of-the- It is too easy 10 listen and do what you are lold. Copyright 0 1996, The College my dean. Voice Publishing Group. All road approach to win out. So often we stop to Be bold. Defy the status quo agenda. Resist the Dean Ifill, I will miss your guidance. I have Rights Reserved consider where the "normal" people are at. temptation of moderation. email: [email protected] appreciated your help, your smile, and your pro- That should never be of concern. We need to The Earth House was not won through struggle. fessionalism . . have them wonder where WE are at, and make It was asked for and was given to us by the them question why tho- are !!Q! marching generosity of the school. It was given, and as Dan Tompkins '99 THE COlLEGE VOICE FRiDAY, MAY9, 1997

Release the Hounds by Dan Clem End of the year. Time for a cbeap wrap-up- he was either making fun of us (being a style editorial of good things and bad things, predominantly white, affluent crowd) or be is andsilly ideas. It's Sunday evening as Ibegin just pretty silly. Obviously all the groups . this so let me first give some praise to Emily were hetter than John Cafferty and the Poo Luce's "Waltz Around the Green" which was Brown Band though, so I shouldn't complain refreshing in its originality. I was on my way too much. Three cheers for Momma and the to Blaustein when the waltz music (was it Funboys, who performed twice - and very "The Blue Danube?") lured me towards weU - within a l6-hour span. Knowlton Green. There I sat on the new I'd like to ask all students to not cheat on benches that form a semicircle around the your exams. "All students: please don't cheat new fountain! sundial. I enjoyed the music on your exams." There. I also urge all of you and the spring twilight for a few minutes, and .to tattle on anyone you see cheating. and then Aaron Guckian happened to walk by and more importantly, to write a letter to the told me tbat the sundial had been broken off. cheater's mom and dad about it. Blackmail is It was not two days old when some assbole(s) always a good idea while you're at it. decided to kick or perhaps cbew it off the I think that next year we should have some fountain. Anyways, the contrast between more interesting weekend activities orga- Ms. Luce's creativity and the vandal's sense- nized to get us off campus. One trip could be less act of destruction was obvious and really on a deep-sea fishing boat. Anyone who disturbing. So, to whoever broke that thing wants to fish can get on the boat and then all (even though itwasa bit garish) Isay SCREW the people opposed to it (SAV.E., P.E.TA YOU and I curse your family forever. ?) can cbarter another boat and harass those -mATS Floralia didn't go very well, thanks to the who want to fish, It would be nice to get some DI~GUSl1NG. rain. However, I don't blame the freshman salty air in our lungs, and a little weekend class. I am too busy blaming them for failing conflict would he good for the spirits. ("A to raise our U.S.News & World Report rank- little of the old Ultraviolence.") ing back to #25 or higher. Is it just me or was Together we can work to make this a civil Redman totally making fun of us? It seems global community of globalness, diversity, like he was having a lot of fun getting us to community, Gaudianity, and most ofall, com- grab our nuts andjump up and down and yell .munity. "fuck that biotch" or whatever it was, I think Goodbye. Conn College writlng Center

ASK MS. WRITE ("Whicbmnst never happeu again" is addi- tional information that sure is interesting, .bear M$. }Vote, I have been reading your but could be left out without affecting the column religiously and have learned every- fundamental meaning oflbe sentence.) thingl need to know about, well.just.about The little encounter that took place last everything. Bud haye a couple questions I night never tookplace, as far as I'm con- WElLfMaAD washoping'you could answer before-the end cerned. ("That" specifies whicb "little en- TO SEE YoWE ofthe.school year sol couldleavesaying I do counter" the author isreferring to and there- WELL mJrrrrtg know everything' about everything, once fore constitutes an ilriportant part of the and for all: Wben do. I u.se "who" and sentence.) MAYCi< BARRY! "whom"? When dol use "which" and "that?" Any time you use "which,' you should be When do r use "affect" and "effect?" When able to set it off with either commas or do I use "he/she' or JUSt "he" or "she': or 'parentheses. "That" clauses are not set off maybe "their?" Signed, Seeking Enlighten- from the rest of the sentence in any way. ment Next: Both "affect" and "effect" can be used as a noun and as a verb. Here are their Dear Seeking, Now that you mention it, definitions: reading my columns is probably equivalent NOUNS affect = emotion (This "affect" to Spending centuries in lotus position under is pronounced with stress on the "a") a banyan tree. And my personal experience effect = a resnlt bas been thatdiscussions of grammar almost VERBS affect = to influence. invariably induce bliss. So you're definitely effect = to bring about on therigbt path, as your incisive questions Now for a series of examples: imply. My negative affect had a negative effect The answer to your first question is fairly on my friends. Since I want to affect my Simple: ."wbo" is a subject (it precedes a friends favorably, I will effect a change in verb) and "whom" is an object (it fol/ows my personality. 't\tLCOlllt 10 ll\cOO~~~, prepositions and precedes verbs it is the One's affect can affect others in unfore- object of). Examples are called for: seeable.ways: I'm sorry about the negative t1I~\TAK'C. ~OUR My philosophy teacher, wbo is a genius, effects my bad moods bave had. gave me a big compliment ('1s" is a verb, The key to keeping the differences among ORD't.R? and "who"preoedes it.) My best friend, with these words straight is to come up with a whom I haven't spoken in several weeks, is belpful mnemonic. The way I remember is moving to Michigan. ("With" is a preposi- by starting with the noun "effect" Because tion, and "whom" follows it) Her room- of the prevalance of the term "cause and mate, whom she accused of cheating on a effect," Iknow what the correct noun fonn test, was expelled. ("Accused" is the verb of is. My natural inclination, then, istoassume which "whom" 1Sthe object. That is. "she" that the verb form is the same: "to effect" is the person who did the accusing, bul But it's not. The verb that means "to cause "whom" is the placeholder for the person (an effect)" or "to influence" is "to affect." who was the butt or object of the accusa- It's counterintuitive and therefore memo- tion.) Ready to move on? ''Whicb'' and tabl$. The noun "affect" is fairly special- "that": Use "which" wben you're offering ized; it's used primarily in the social sci- information that could just as easily be left eoces,psycbologyinparticular, wbenpeople out of a sentence. That" introduces informa- want to give "attitude" or''emouon" afancy tion that specifies a particular noun and name. And the verb "to effect" is rarely therefore adds significantly to a sentence: used and usually in the context of "to effect

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The Board recommended to give : $150 fine for tampering with a fire CASE I SUMMARY Safety to focus their attention on the ATIENDANCE: Student A a letter of censure and extinguisher and an approximate car; the repon indicated surety of All were present. three hours of unpaid work ib Har- charge to refill it. ACCUSED: Student A the identity of Student A's'car as the one which was revving its engine ris Refectory. ACCUSER: Campus Safety For: 7, Against: 0, Abstain: 0 CASE 5 SUMMARY and spinning its tires; Student A's CHARGE: Reckless Driving ACCUSED: Student A Endangerment inattention which caused him to For: 6, Against: 0, Abstain: ° . REASON: ACCUSER: Campus Safety Disrespect of swerve when Campus Safety The Board felt that the estimated' CHARGE: Violation of Col- Cnllege Officials • stopped him; and the fact that the REASON: fine of $300 was .more than suffi- lege Policy Failure to Fnllnw distances involved would have been The Board felt that three hours of cient to deter Student A from violat- Possession of 11- enough for reckless driving. unpaid work was appropriate, as C-Book legal Kegs-.2 counts Student A did no harm to any other ing fire codes again. EVIDENCE: Written State- members of the community, and EVIDE CE: Written State- RECOMMENDATION: admitted guilt. A letter of censure ATIENDANCE: ments menls and three hours is typical procedure All were present. DISCUSSION: DISCUSSION: The Board recommended that for this type of incident. Student A was parked outside of A Housefellow called Campus Student A recei ve a letter of censure Josh Fasano '98 abstained due to CASE 4 SUMMARY Crozier-Williams. After starting his Safety on tl)e night ef the incident car, he traveled south toward and work 6 hours in theOVCS soup bias. ACCUSED: Student A reporting that a party in the living Blaustein, and noticed a small light kitchen. ACCUSER: Campus Safety room seemed to be getting out of outside of a donn. This was a flash- For: 4, Against.O, Abstain: 2 ATIENDANCE: CHARGE: Theft control. Campus Safety hadcbecked light belonging to a Campus Safety Stacie French '98 was absent. Deception and found no indications of any REASON: officer, whom he swerved to avoid problems. When they checked again CASE 3 SUMMARY EVIDENCE:WrittenStatemenls and nearly hit. Due lO snow earlier from Campus Safety and two wit- later, after 1 am, the keg which was in the day, be also skidded slightly The Board felt that a letter of Student A nesses, Student B and Student C there was still" tapped, music was as he swerved. censure and the hours at the soup ACCUSED: (not present at trial) blaring, and the living room was The Campus Safety officers.said kitchen were appropriate for the ACCUSER: Office of Student overcrowded. that they had heard an engine rev- endangerment and failure to follow Life DISCUSSION: A car w!1s there which contained ving. and then tires squealing, from C-Book regulations concerning CHARGE: Violation of Fire Campus. Safety was called to a two additional empty kegs. It was their location. It was these noises lO's. Codes donn with a report that a male was . assumed by Campus Safety that they which caused them to look outside, Craig Dershowitz '99 abstained Damage to Col- carrying piece of barricade into the had come from the party, but Stu- and they then identified Student A's because he felt that he was biased lege Property dorm. From statements made by dent A denied this claim. The car car as the vehicle which produced against the -situation. Tim Hanson PRESENT A T TRIAL: Student B and Student C, Student A belonged to Student B, and Student these noises. Student A stated that '00 abstained because he had given Student A was belligerent and rude, and at- A said that the kegs belonged to he neither revved his engine nor a vote of "nat guilty" on the charge tempted to begin a fight with Stu- Student B. Campus Safety reported deliberately caused his tires to of endangerment. Housefellow dent B. According to Student B," not being able to find Student A, the squeal, although the tires could have EVIDENCE:Written· state- Student A was unknown to him, sponsot of the party, in the vicinity squealed due to the wet road sur- ATIENDANCE: ments, witness although Student A later claimed- immediately. Student A noted that face. Stacie French '98 was absent. that the two knew each other and the crowd was large, which made it The Campus Safety officers asked DISCUSSION: had altercations in the past. difficult for Campus Safety to find Student A for his rD, which he did CASE 2 SUMMARY On the date of the incident tbe him, but that he was there. not have with him. Housefellow was walking the floors When the Campus Safety offic- ers arrived, Student A at first claimed Student A was questioned as to ACCUSED: Student A due to the fact that quiet hours were that he did not know where the DECISION: whether he had been drinking, and ACCUSER: Campus Safety in effect. He spoke to a resident of barricade had come from or why it Guilty- of Violation of College said that he had not. Campus Safety CHARGE: Underage Drink- the ·btlfJding who tald him that a was in his room. When he was sent Policy also claimed that he was belliger- ing student was discharging a fire ex- downstairs to replace it, he admit- ent, and gave the officers difficulty. Possession of 11- tinguisher, and showed him where ted to the second Campus Safety For: 6, Against: 0, Abstain: when they asked for his !D. legal Substances Student A was.' . °. EVIDENCE: Written Statements It was determined that Student A officer that he had taken it, but only after the officer radioed the Not Guilty of Possession of ille- DECISION: was discharging the extinguisher in DISCUSSION: the hallway alone, and that it was a gatehouse to locate Student B to gal Kegs- 2 Counts identify Student A as the one who Guilty of Failureto Follow C- Campus Safety was responding water-filled, instead of a chemi- was taking the barricade. Student A For: 6, Against: 0, Abstain: Book Regulations to a call of a water leak, and walked cally-filled, extinguisher. Nothing ° For: 6, Against: 0, Abstain: 0 by Student A's room with the was done by Student A or his friends then said he was planning on return- bouse fellow and reportedly smelled to clean up the mess after the inci- ing the barricade to its original po- REASON: . sition by that afternoon, as it barely Due to the fact that the party did Not Guill)! of Disrespect to Col- marijuana. When Campus Safety dent. No one present had been drink- iege Officials ~ knocked, Student A opened the door .: ing that evening. fit into his room anyway. run past 1 am, and Student A admit- Student A admitted that he had ted that fact, the violation of college For: 6, Against: 0, Abstain: ° When questioned by Campus Safety, Student A said that the odor DECISION: no idea why he took the barricade, policy was clear. The illegal kegs and had no reason for doing so. He were not in contact with Student Guilty of Endangerment was from incense, but then told the Guilty of Violation of Fire Codes also admitted to drinking, and was A's party, and be had no knowledge For: 5, Against: I, Abstain: ° officer that it was marijuana. The For: 7, Against: 0, Abstain: ° Campus -Safety officer entered the fairly intoxicated at the time of this of them, Not Guilty of Reckless Driving room and confiscated object related Not Guill)! of Damage to College incident. He said that he lied to RECOMMENDATION: For: 3, Against: 3, Abstain: 0 to the marijuana (a bong and the Property Campus Safety at first to avoid get- remainder of the marijuana), as well For: 5, Against: 2, Abstain: ° ling· into trouble. The Board recommends that Stu- dent A receives a letter censure. REASON: as some bottles of alcohol which of Student A was found guilty of were still capped. Whenqueslioned REASON: DECISION: failure to follow C-Book regula- by the officer, Student A admitted The Board voted to fiod Student Guilty of Theft For: 6, Against: 0, Abstain: ° tions by his own admission. He did to smoking marijuana, but said that A guilty of violation of fire codes For: 7, Against: 0, Abstain: 0 not have his!D card with him. the bottles were not hi s and had due to the fact that he was discharg- REASON: The Board found Student A not been left there by a friend from a ing a fire extinguisher illegally. Stu- Guilty of Deception While Student A'did violate col- guilty of disrespect to College offi- party the night before. dent A admitted to committing this For: 7, Against: 0, Ahstain: 0 -lege policy, there was no damage cials, because he reacted out offear. violation. caused by the violation, and it was Student A was found guilty of DECISION: Student A was found notguilty of REASON, only by ten minutes. . endangerment because he came Guilty of Use and Possession of damage to college property due to The Board voted to find Student extremely close to hitting at least Illegal Substances the fact that the extinguisher was A guilty on both charges by his own ATIENDANCE: one of the Campus Safety officers For: 6 Against: 0, Abstain: ° filled with water and not chemicals, admission, and the sound statements Tim Hanson '00 was absent. with his car. Tim Hanson '00 voted and there was nd physical damage of Student B and Student C on the not guilty because he felt that it was Not GuiltyofUnderage Drinking to the extinguisher or the hallway charge of theft. CASE 6 SUMMARY reckless of the Campus Safety of- For: 6, Against: 0, Abstain: ° other than some water. Elizabeth ficers to attempt to stop the car by Wohl '99 and Tim Hanson '00 voted RECOMMENDATION: ACCUSED: Student A standing in the middle of a dark REASON: to find Student A guilty of damage The Board recommended giving Student B road at night with slippery condi- By Student A 's admission ofpos- to college property due to the facts Student A 6 hours of unpaid labor Student C tions, and therefore they endangered session and use, the Board voted to that there was water on the floor and with Physical Plant. Student D themselves. find him guilty of this charge. Due he hadn't made any effort to clean The Bnard found Student A not to his testimony that the bottles of up the mess, regardless of the fact For: 7, Against: 0, Abstain: ° ACCUSER: Campus Safety guilty of reckless driving, due to a alcohol did not belong to him, and that he was remorseful about it. CHARGE: Failure to Com- split decision. Racbel Gains '97, the testimony also of Campus Safety REASON: . ply - 2 counts Josh Fasano '98, Craig Dershowitz that the bottles were not open, the RECQMMENDATION: The Board felt that this was an Nuisance to Community for Dis- '99 felt that he was guilty because Board voted to find him not guilty The Board reconamended that appropriate punishment, as Student turbing the Peace of Campus Safety's report. They of underage drinking. Student A pay an estimated (by A did not harm anyone directly, and EVIDENCE: Written State- felt that the sound of a car spinning Housefellow) fine of $300. This did not inadvertently harm anyone ments its tires would have caused Campus RECOMMENDATION: charge results from the automatic by his actions. DISCUSSION: THE COLLEGE VOICE ... FRiDAY, MAY 9,1997 13 -

Campus Safety responded to a to compl y by Student C because He had planned to take his paper to Student A was deemed guilty All were present noise complaint from Student E on they felt that the charge implies the Writing Center and get belp because he did 'not complete any a Tuesday. The officer reponed intent. with it, but could not get an appoint- hours. CASE II SUMMARY noise issuing from 2 windows 00 ment before the paper was due. He the floor, and could bear the noise RECOMMENDATION: brought a computer disk with a RECOMMENDATION: ACCUSED: Student A fromadistance fromthe dorm. Upon The Board recommends that Stu- backup copy oflbe paperon it home, The Board recommends that Stu- ACCUSER: Campus Safety arriving on the floor, Student B, dent A, Student C, and Student D and worked on it there'. When it was dent A recei ve 12 more hours, for a CHARGE: Possession of an saw the Campus Safety officer and each recei ve a letter of censure. time to hand in the paper, Student A total of 15. Illegal Substance ran from the stairwell into the room accidentally grahbed the wrong disk Use of an Illegal belonging to Student C, and For: 6, Against: I, Abstain: 0 (the one with the rougb draft) and For: 7, Against: 0, Abstain: 0 Substance slammed the door. printed it up to band in. This is the EVIDENCE: Written State- The officer knocked on the door The Board recommends that Stu- copy whicb Professor A turned in to REASON: ments to Student C's room and told the dent D meet with Kristine Cyr- the J-Board. The Board felt that Student A DISCUSSION: ocCupants to quiet down. After Goodwin about community living. Student A had brought his com- should receive more hours as a pen- Officer A wasdispatebed forcom- leaving, the noise returned to its puter disks witb him, and the Board alty for those he did not complete. plaints of marijuana smoke from original level, and the officer re- For: 7, Against: 0, Abstain: 0 checked the dates. on them to deter- the housefellow. Upon arrival, he turned to the room again, and re- mine when the papers were last A ITENDANCE: knocked on the door and entered peated the instructions to he quiet. The Board recommends that Stu- revised. All were present with the housefellow wben be did There was another noise com- dent C complete 4 hours of custo- Student A's account is supponed not receive an answer. The window plaint, called in by Student F. The dial work. . by the dates on the disks, but the was open and tbere was a fan blow- officer returned for the third time revised copy of the paper also had CASE 10SUMMARY ing, and on a sbelf in plain view was and this time requested ID from the For: 4, Against: 2, Abstain: I problems with it. There were also a bong. The smell of marijuana was occupants of the room. Upon leav- passages which were not cited, and ACCUSED: Student A also much stronger in the room than ing, the noise returned to a bigb REASON: incorrect citations. Technicall YI the ACCUSER: Campus Safety in the hallway. Officer A confis- level yet again. The Board felt that these sanc- revised copy as well as the original CHARGE: Failure to Com- cated the bong and placed it in the According to the accused, the only tions were appropriate for the .of- had plagiarized passages. ply with College Policy evidence locker. He also noted that Disrespect to time they were aware ofthe officer fenses the bong had residue in it. knocking was tbe third time, wben Wobl voted against the letters of DECISION: College Official Student A wasunaware of these ID was requested. There were many censure because she wanted to give Guilty of Plagiarism PRESENT AT TRIAL: events until he was called by Cam- people in the ballway, and people Students A, B, and D hours of Student B pus Safety the next day, and was going in and out of the room: Tbey unpaid work. Dershowitz and For: 7, Against: 0, Abstain: 0 EVIDENCE: Written State- informed of smell complaints from apparently had a movie on, and Hanson voted against the sanctions ments his room by the houscfellow at this were roughhousing, but stated tbat because they had voted not guilty ~ASON: D,ISCUSSION: time as well. He stated that be had they personally could not have been for the charges against Student C. The Board found Student A guilty At a Senior party, Student B no- been off campus all day, and re- generating enough noise for a com- Depenbrock abstained because she of plagiarism because there were ticed that Student A entered to "se- turned for a meeting. The meeting niors-onl y" party, and asked him to only lasted about 15 minutes, at plaint, and were unaware of the belatedly changed her mind about passages that were clearly plagia- leave. Tbis was repeated several which time he returned to his room. dorm quiet hours. the sanctions. rized, even in the revised copy. The Board also felt that Student A was times, and then Student B requested Student A stated that he was only in t • honestabouthis work with the Board that Officer A deal with him. his room for about minutes, DECISION: A ITENDANCE: 10 and Officer A told Student A to leave, Gnilty of Nuisance to Commii- , All were piesent. and the Professor. then left for the rest of the evening at which time Student A responded until lOAM the next morning. nity- Student A CASE 7 SUMMARY . RECOMMENDATION: with obscenities and said he was The door is frequently left UQ- The Board recommends that Stu-: not going to leave because the rules .locked, and Student A stated that he Student B ACCUSED: Student A dent A rewrite the paper, on a dif- were "stupid." He then cnntiuued bas several friends who migbtcome ferent topic, for potentially full by saying that all Campus Safety in and smoke marijuana while he Student C ACCUSER: Judiciary Board CHARGE: Failure to Com- credit, to be graded on merit. He officers hated him, and that he also was not there. He did indicate that also must consult with Betsy Burris _ bated Officer A. he was aware of the fact that he is Student D' ply with Judiciary Board Sanctions. EVIDENCE: Uncompleted oftbe Writing Center for every pa- Student A would return to the responsible for what happens in his per he writes throughout the rest of party throughout the nigbt, and then room, regardless of his presence or For: 7, Against: 0, Abstain: 0 Hours DISCUSSION: this semester and fall of 1997. The - run outside whenever he saw Or- lack thereof. first meeting with Burris should be • ficer A approaching him. Not Gnilty of Failure to Com- Student A did not complete any about the logistics of paper writing, DECISION: ply- 2 counts Student A hours. Furthermore, hedid notsbow up for his appearance before the from research to citations. DECISION: Guilty of Possession of an Illegal Guilty -of Violation of College Substance Student B Board. DECISION: For: 7, Against: 0, Abstain: 0 Policy Guilty of Failure to Comply For: 7, Against: 0, Abstain: 0 Student D Guilty of Failure to Comply with REASON: Guilty of Disrespect t~ a College While Student A was found guilty Official . Guilty of Use of an lIIegal Sub- For: 7, Against: 0, Abstain: 0 Judiciary Board Sanctions of plagiarism, the Board felt that he stance was not clear about the rules of . For; 7, Against: 0, Abstain: 0 Not Guilty of Failure to Com- For: 7, Against: 0, Abstain: 0 citation. Instead of punishing him, For: 7, Against: 0, Abstain: 0 ply- I count Student C REASON: the Board wanted to help him. by REASON: educating bim about the correct Student A was found guilty auto- REASON: For: 7, Against: 0, Abstain: 0 . By not showing up forhis trial,he . was deemed guilty. methnds of writing papers, by send- matically because he did not sbow Student A was found guilty of ing him to the Writing Center. up for the trial. possession because of the residue in Guilty of Failure to Comply- I the bong, and guilty of use due to count Student C For: '7, Against: 0, Abstain: 0 AITENDANCE: RECOMMENDATION: the stronger smell of marijuana in All were present- The Board recommends that Stu- his room as compared with the ball- For: 5, Against: 2, Abstain: 0 REASON: Student A did not complete bis dent A receive 15 hours in Harris, way. It was also decided that he was CASE 9 SUMMARY be placedon social probation until guilty due to the time of the com- REASON: original hours, so they were added Commencement of 1998, and not plaints making it likely that be was The Board felt that the four ac- to. ACCUSED: Student A be allowed to remain on campus in the room at the time. cused were guilty of nuisance to the during Senior Week of 1997. community because they were con- A ITENDANCE: .ACCUSER: Judiciary Board CHARGE: Failure to Com- RECOMMENDATION: tributing to or generating the noise All were present ply with Judiciary Board Sanctions For: 6, Against: I, Abstain: 0 The Board recommended tbat that resulted in the complaints be- CASE 8 SUMMARY EVIDENCE: Uncompleted Student A complete 6 hours of un- ing called in to Caropus Safety. Hours . REASON: paid labor in Harris. The charge of failure to comply ACCUSED: Student A DISCUSSION: The Board felt that these sane- (2 counts) was not guilty for StU- ACCUSER: Professor A Student A was given 6 hours with tions were necessary because Stu- For: 7, Against: 0, Abstain: 0 dent A, Studeot B and Student D CHARGE: Plagiarism Dining Service's to be completed dent A had a history of social in- because they had no knowledge of EVIDENCE: Written State- before Spring Break for a previous fractions which when combined REASON: the arrival of the Campus .Safety rnents appearance before the Board. He indicated a disrespect for College The Board felt that a moderate officer tbe first two times, before DISCUSSION: never contacted Dining Services, regulations, and a lack of control. sanction for the offense, in light of their ID was requested. They were Professor 11. brought A's paper to and did not complete any hours. Dershowitz voted against the the fact that S udent A denied all not in the room at therime. Student the Judiciary Board due to the du- DECISION: sanctions because he fell that the charges. C was found guilty of one charge plication of many passages from a Guilty of Failure to Comply with hours and the sodal probation were and not guil ty of the second because book. Student A said that this OC-' Judiciary Board Sanctions too lenient, and did not like the A ITENDANCE: he admi tted that he had spoken to curred because of a confusion be- barring from campus during Senior All were present, as well as Danny the officer once before CD was re- tween computer disks, and the print- For: 7, Against: 0, Abstain: 0 Week. Liu '99, representative-elect for quested, but not a second time. ing of the wrong draft of his paper. 1997/8. Dershowitz and Hanson voted not Student A wrote the paper, and REASON: AITENDANCE: guilty for the one charge of failure then revised it to include citations. ( ,- THE COlLEGE VO/(:E --- FRJDAY, MAY 9, /997

has served in various capacities on Trustees, ctd. the Alumni Association Executive CQnlUtULd from page 2 Association of Attorneys Geoeral. Board since 1990, including vice Howes has published widely and Virginia Berman Slaughter. president, treasurer, secretary, di- has been called a leading exponent Loeb '48, a resident of ew York rector and nominating committee of the pro-industrial viewpoiot in City, was prepared at the Fieldston chair. the United States. She has brought School and attended Carleton Col- The board ratified the election of important speakers to campus, and lege for one and a half years before Young Alumni Trustee Rebecca A. has worked with her department to transferring to Connecticut College. Watt '97 of San Francisco, who complete funding for computer fa- She received her M.S. in education wil1 graduate in May with a degree cilities. from the University of Bridgeport. in govemment and psychology and The board elected the followiog She has worked at both the Ameri- a minor in religious studies. Sbe has new trustees for five-year terms can Association for the U.N. and for been active in student government, beginning July I of this year: the Foreign Studenl Departmeot of serving as chair of the Judiciary Jerrold B. Carrington '79, a resi- the Institute for International Edu- Board, and as a member of the Stu- dent of Chicago, is a principal with cation. In 1990, she was named dent Government Association ex- Inroads Capital Partners, L.P., a presideot of the board of Inwood ecutive board and the AJcohol Policy Chicago-based venture capitallLBO House. a social service agency in and Recommendations Committee. firm he formed in 1993. Before his New York City which helps unmar- She interned with UnitedStatesRep. current position, he wasa vicepresi- ried mothers and their children. Duncan Hunter. dent in tbe investment banking di- Stephen A. Van Dyck, father of The following trustees were re- vision of the Chicago office of Stephen Van Dyck '98, has been elected for a second five-year term ' Westpac Banking Corp, Australia's chairman of the board and chief beginning July I, 1997: Sue B. largest bank, and an investment executive officer of Maritrans Inc. Mercy '63, of New York City; Lyn manager in the Pri vale PI acement since 1987. Maritrans, the largest Gordon Silfen '67, of New York Division of the Traveler's Insur- independent oil carrier in the United City; Frederick P. Stratton Jr., a ance Co. He majored in govern- States, provides water transporta- parent of two Connecticut College ment at Connecticut College, gradu- tion, service and storage to large oil graduates, of Mequon, Wisconsin; ating cum laude with distinction, companies. petroleum distributors Dhuanne Schmitz Tansill '64 of received his J.D. from the Univer- and large petroleum consumers. In New York City. sity of California-Los Angeles in 1995, he was appointed a member Voted a trustee emeritus was taxation and real estate, and received of the Pennsylvania Intergovern- Francine 1. Bovich '73, of New his M.B.A. from the University of meotal Cooperation Authority, and York City. Chicago in finance. has served on tbe board of the Curtis June Macklin, retiring after 41 Photo by Josh Friedlo.nderlAssociate News Editor Andrew Ketterer '71, an at- Institute of Music, the Philadelphia years of teaching, was voted Rose- Shawanna has provided the Chapel Green with constant motion this year. torney general for the state of Maine Orchestra Association and the mary Park Professor Emeritus of where he was elected to the state's Seaman's Church Institute of Phil a- Anthropology. highest legal office in 1994, previ- delphia. Patricia Harper was promoted ousl y served two terms in the Maine The board also elected trustee from adjunct associate professor to House of Representatives while Duncan Nelson Dayton '81 as vice adjunct professor in the Department maintaining his legal practice with chair of the board effective July 1 of Music. the law finn Ketterer and Alsop. He and chair -elect, This means that he James McNeish was promoted was a public defender following his will become chair of the board on from adjunct instructor to adjunct graduation from Suffolk Law July I, 1998. assistant professor. School in Boston, Mass. Long ac- The board ratified the election of New appointments for 1997-98 tive in the college's alumni organi- alumni trustee, ex officio, Samuel were approved for Anita Gonzales, zation, he received the College E. Bottum '89, of Minneapolis, instructor in dance, a two-year ap- Medal in 1996 the college's highest pending the vote of the Alumni pointment; Christopher B. Steiner, " S"tneli honor for its graduates. In 1996, he Association for him as president. Lucy C. McDannel '22 Associate Such wti$ t was elected vice chairof the Con- He is an assistant marketing man- Professor of Art History, a two-, . racing g~oup ofth ference of Eastern Attorneys Gen- ager at General Mills Inc. and for- year appointment; and Douglas M. which. not onlyC mi Floralia, c: eral, a subgroup of the National merly worked as, a fund-raiser for Thompson, instructor in physics, a but also finished a *agppinting' an educational non-profit in Wash- two-year appointment. fifth place at the. New England. ington, D.C. He received his B.A. The board also approved a bal- Team Racing ChanlpionS)lips at i < .:. _."'-'-"-"'-"".~:.,.:,.',__' ,. " ,,'-I in Asian history from Connecticut anced, preliminary budget of$66.9 .'Dartmouth. Only thiHop two fin- I College in 1989 and his M.B.A. million for 1997-98. The budget ishers qualifi~, precluding the' from Northwestern University, He was developed and recommended opportunity to join the women's'! to the presideot by the college's team on a dream vaccation to Port- : Priorities, Planning and Budget Committee, which consists of fac- , ulty, administrators and students. This compares to last year's bal- • anced, preliminary budget of $62.8 million.

I. r. THE COLLEGE VOICE --- _FRiDAY, MAY 9,1997 15 -

Camels rip Colby, gain ECAC bid

by Garrett Scheck assist topace the Camels. assists, had a single-season record SPORTS EDITOR With the win, the Camels were in takeaways with 89, and is an AlI- off to a day of drunken dehauchery American candidate. The men' s lacrosse team turned it and a weekend of waiting, ECAC A four-headed scoring monster, on down the home stretch, winning seedings being announced on Mon- led by All-American Capone, who its last four games to pull its record day, May 5. Unexpectedly, power- set a record for scoring by a to 9-4, good enough to gamer a fifth house Middlebury was denied an midfielder this year with 24 goals seed and a chance to repeat last NCAA hid, leaving them as the top and 27 assists, makes the Camels a year's title-winning effort. Notch- seed in the ECACs. This factor tough team to put the reins on. A ing three wins in the final week, the pushed Conn down to fifth instead trio of juniors, including attackmen Camels will faceoffwith rival fourth of an expected fourth, forcing them Abplanalp (33-13-46) and DePeter seed Amherst on the road on to take the bus to Amherst for the (22-14-36) along with midfielder Wednesday May7 in its eighth con- second time this year. The game is Matt McCreedy (20-20-40) gives secutive ECAC tournament. a rematch of last year's ECAC fi- the team a lot of offensive venom. Two days after ripping listless nal, which the Camels won 7-6 on As it stands, the parody in the Roger Williams 25-6, the team vis- their home soil. Suffering a tight 7- playoff field is impressive. If the ited then seventh-ranked Spring- 6 road loss to the Lord Jeffs earlier team does manage to beat Amherst, field, and was able to salvage a the year, the Camels are sure to be they'll have to contend with hard-fought 9-8 win. Two days fueled by bad blood. Middlebury, who they lost to at later, the team had to contend with The team has the lookofa playoff home 20-12 on March 29. The a young Colby side, which it contender, starting in thegoal, where ECAC semifinal is on May 9, and trounced 18-4. During the home stingy Chris Bailey has tuned up his the final is two days later at the win in the gloaming, the Camels game, with a .706 save percentage home field of'the highest remaining outdid the White Mules in every and-a 5.50 GAA over his last four seed. Coach Fran Shields is opti- facetofthe game, outs hooting them games. His bodyguards include mistic about his team's odds. "With 52-22, getting 20 more groundballs, seniors Gerry Rinn and Dave Middlebury not getting an NCAA beating them 19-7 on draws, and Kessler, who spearhead adefensive bid, our six team tournament fea- capitalizing on both extra-man situ- unitallowingjust7 .76 goals against, tures five nationally-ranked teams. ations. Chris Capone '97 had a goal per game, on the season. Rinn, who We lost to three of them by a com- and five helpers, Dylan Del'eter scored two goals against Colby, is bined eight goals. We like second threw home five goals, and Chris now Conn's top scoring defenseman chances! Abplanalp had a hat trick and an of all time with four goals and three Plwto /:Jy Evan Coppola/Photography Editor Men's lacrosse is shooting for another ECAC title but must Men's track is still running strong > first defeat several tough oponents. by Katie Carpenter mores, and five freshmen com- coach. women's lax, ctd. A lot more people have qualified THE COLLEGE YOKE pletely the lineup, who all add to the cominuedfrom page /2 cesses are done by a number of depth and experience of the team. for New Englands this year than performance that was shown, as players ...they are all big group ef- 1996 marks William Wuyke's last, and Ted Svehlik' qualified for "The season is going. very well. they managed to restrain Doherty, forts." seventh season as head coach of the Nationals in the Hammer throw The team's hard work is paying Stancioff, and Doughty very well The team may have a lot of team. He has coached since 1991. which adds an impressive accom- off.. .." said sophomore steeplechase during the entire half. This constant depth, but they will be bringing and the following year he coached plishment for the Camels. In his runner Matt Santo of Connecticut blocking out of those key offensive NESCAC player of the week for the team to their best-ever showing Freshman year Svehlik qualified to College's men's track team. Santo horses allowed Conn's depth to last week, Anna Stancioff, who in the New England Championships. N.E. Division 111, and tbe All New is right, the team is doing very well show its true colors, as Welch scored 16 goals and had one assist In 1993 he took them to the NCAA's England Championships. LastSea- this spring. With senior· captain stepped up for an early two goals last week, to Williams this week- son he qualified for New Englands ' Ted Sveblik leading the way the for the first time ever. Freshman and added one late one for the hat end for a very tough ECAC match- and almost. NCAA's. Making men's track team has been tearing Aaron Kleinman say that the coach trick. The offensive presence of up. They also will be bringing one NCAA's this year is a "spectacular up the tracks in many invitationals is someone to look up to, "Every- Kim-An Hernandez '99 and Jessica of the flashiest lacrosse players to one is so encouraging on the team accomplishment" said Santo of his across New England. Bell'98 also was noticed in the first be seen on a college lacrosse field, Captain. Others that qualified for Though the team bas no official and Coach Wuyke is an excellent half. Goaltender Kristen Brooks Siobhan "the Charlestown rocket" role model for everyone," This New England Div.lIl's were in the record because they run in all '98 had a great performance in the Doherty, who can .find her way may due in part to Coacb Wuyke's .four by four ream consisting of Doug invitationals, this has not stopped crease with a total of nine saves through any defensi ve match-up and Ratay '98, Jobn Delmore '97, Jus- the runners from setting their own impressive running career, high- despite a peppering of shots, espe- can tum any game around with her lights include competing in both the tin Daniel '96, and Jeff Hudson '98. person records wbich shows that cially in the first half. Brooks also speed and agility. Stancioff leads 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games. Matt Santo '98, qualified for New the team is improving with every mentioned tbat the Camels' game the team with 44 goals and 58 pts, With the Olympics, and being ~England Div. Ills and All New new race. There are three seniors, was a little bit off in the beginning, . Doughty is second with 41 pts, and named Venezuelan Athlete of the England's in the steeplechase event, Ted Svehlik in the hammer throw, but they pulled it together for the Doherty has 32 goals and 36 pts to Year in Track and Field in 1982,83, many others qualified also, making Ben Sams in the high jump event, win. Brooks said "we had a tough finish out the top three. With the team's season that much more Justin Daniel in the longjumpevent 84, 85, and 1986, the team is in- first half, but we pulled it together Stancioff's two goals she moved spired by the experience of their successful. and Rick Stratton who runs the 800. and played how we know how to into sixth place on the all-time goals There are five juniors, five sopho- play lacrosse," and added, "they list, and Doherty's four points makes marked Siobhan, Anna, and Alicia, her the 9th player to score IOOpoints but we were prepared-and came at Conn. This weekend these two together for a great team effort." will hopefully lead the way past Brooks also had a lot to say about Williams, who they will faceforthe the tearn effort that Conn has. "We first time this year, and with a win do not have one or two players that they will move on to the ECAC are real superstars, ail of our sue- championship game 00 Sunday at Williams College. -crew, ctd. continued from page /2 eight. Next year however, both season. Ricci's returning varsity tearns will still hold four experi- four and eight include Alfred enced varsity eight rowers and their Goodrich '98, cox, Tomas Burcaw coxswain. Those returning varsity '00, Chris Hering '99, Nat Cram women are cox Johanna Gordon '00, Nick Ziebarth '99, Terence '99, Maya Dworkis '99, Kelly Kiernan '00. cox Laura Benedict Chapman '99, Susan MacWiliiam '99, ClifSittinger '99, Alexi Yulish '00, and Mimi Crume '99. There '97 and Erik Gammell '00. These are also many JV and novice female athletes together hope to end the rowers who will add to the boats in season satisfied, rowing success- File Photo by Evan CoppowPhotography Editor the near future and the following fully in the Georgia sun! 16 . THE COUEGE VOICE --- FRJDAY, MAY 9, 1997 ~~~~~~==~Team of the Season CAMEL Earning Team~. ScaSon bol)CDicrt I;I\lg 1997 are the women's lacrosse and ~ •• ~ ~ams. :Women's ~sse, led b~ a fis.tful or scoring stars metudi6g Aaoi Sll8cioff "98. AlicllH;lougbty 99, Stobban Doherty '97, Jess Bell '97, aDd 8 stlngydefensc ~eaded by Kristen Brooks '99 has, 10 dat¢t advanced to... • Its of the ECACs. Underapprecialed men's teUDisone-up¢(I th e.baIanCed lineup to becomeonlytllethird leamiqtc;bQol history 10 J"iCAAs. Congratu- lations to both teams, and! ~tbf luck 10 no's athletes, from P RT intramura!s on up! Camels survive the blue surge in early ECAC tournament

by Michael Muller standoff for the next ten minutes The goal scoring explosion was led THE COLLEGE VOICE until Wellesley stole back the lead, by Doherty, who seemed to levitate beating Kristen Brooks '99 for the down the field with lightning speed, How many defenders does it third gnal and the lead. With just weaving in and out of the shooting take to stop Siobhan Doherty? over three minutes left, junior ar- lane like a deer pouncing through a Wellesley tried to stick half of their tacker AnnaStancioffput one home flower-filled meadow in spring. team on Doherty '97 during the to tie the score at 3-3, which would Stancioff started the offensive push opening game of the ECAC cham- hold until halftime. At the half with a scrappy goal right in front of ~. pionships, and she still was able to Conn was tied with a team that they the net, her 44th goal of the season muster up three goals and one assist had slaughtered only one week be- at the 9:48 mark. Then, only 36 on 10 shots. This season has turned fore, and in overall gameplay the seconds later, Alicia Doughty '99 into a keeper for the women's la- blueshirts from Wellesley appeared put home a rebound from a Doherty crosse team, as they ended the regu- to be everywhere and in complete attempt to make it 6-4. Doherty lar season with a 10-4 record on control. Backup goaltender/super- scored two goals and Welch scored Saturday, with a 12-2 blasting of star scorer Welch, who was the main one in a three minute span starting NESCAC rival Bates. The team offensive power keeping Conn in at the 5:38 mark, finishing up the started the ECAC tournament look- the game in the first half, said that goal scoring brigade and shattering ing for blood over fifth seeded the team was a little caught off any hopes for a comeback by the Wellesley, wbom the Camels had guard at the beginning of the game Wellesley team. Wellesley was able defeated 17-6 only one week ago. but knew that Wellesley would be to toss in one more after most of the The Wellesley team came down there to play a real game. "We standing room only crowd had left wearing war paint and all, ready for knew that they would be hungry to make the final score 9-5. The battle, Coach Sue Landau had pre- and knew that it would be a high Camels move on to face first seeded pared her troops well for what would pressure game. We knew that our Williams, who is 9-1 this yearand is bea very good rematch of these two game had to be on," Welch said. ranked 11th in jhe Brine Lacrosse tough teams. In a defensive style "We got a bit of a shocker but we Division III polls. that resembled that of the New Jer- responded well." The success of Wellesley in the sey Devils Stanley Cup playoff run The second half would be much first half could be attributed for the of 1995, the Wellesley defense al- of the same until the 10 minute most part to the strong defensive lowed an early goal by Megban mark, when the score was tied 4-4 see women's lacrosse, page J J File Photo by E~n Coppola Welcb '00, and then put up a brick . with an early goal by Siobhan Jessica Bell '98 tears down the field, eluding her opponent. wall around midfield for the major- Doherty, which was answered ity of the rest of the first half. nearly 10 minutes later at the 19:51 Wellesley grabbed aquick two goals mark by Wellesley. With 10 min- around the midpoint of the first half utes left someone in the crowd Crew goes to Georgia with high hopes to take a surprising 2-1 lead. A tiny shouted, "Will the real Connecticut that may have hindered the younger \ lapse in Wellesley's defense was Camels please stand?" and they by Lauren LaPaglia ing things on an even keel." Phil boat. "Overall, I felt that we taken advantage of again by Welch stood- boy did they stand. In a THE COLLEGE VOICE Bowen, Phil Crane, and Keith shortly after the second goal by matter of seven minutes Conn had could've done a lot better in the McGahan are also senior team lead- 'final race. We have an inexperi- Wellesley to ntake it 2-2. Both completely washed away any fears lfIast Saturday's Floralia wasn't ers according to their head coach. enced boat, lots of tension and ner- teams led what appeared to be a ofaclose finish by taking a 9-4 lead. enough celebration of Spring, men's The women will also lose their and women's rowing have a chance vousness," captain Scott Williams stroke, Meg Barry '97, along with to celebrate the season in sunny '97 replies. Their varsity four and captain Cutonilli, Jamie Kleiman Georgia. This weekend, the varsity eight each finished sixth, behind and Sara Shields, all of the varsity larger teams. Men's rowing at Conn and IV members of Conn's crew see crew, page I J team will complete their season at is comprised of 12 dedicated team- the Olympic Course in Gainesville, mates. Williams feels thati!' S harder Genrgia. Their trip South will not to win with a smaller team, even be a vacation but a championship with their great program. Their loss J both teams deserve after their per- may reflect a lack of depth, not ;1 formance at New Englands on May discipline. .j 3. Last Saturday's championships Conn's thirty-two women row- ers fulfill more than the mens' two included competition against top WOMl'N'SLACROOSE boats. Additionally they have a rowing teams like Boston College SAT,5/10TBA, NOON women's IV eight and a novice and the University of New Hamp- SUN, 5/J1 Tl3A, 1 1 shire. eight boat and four boat. I The women's boats each finished However, both teams are eager to SAILING j race in Georgia. Williams believes with personal bests, results which MON. 5/26-28 Women'" captain Doreen Cutonilli '97 classi- that they can redeem themsel ves. Nationals @JPortiand State. I fies as a "successful day." They "We have nothing to lose," he added. University were disappointed that they didn't "Hopefully we can show people come away with more medals, but how good we are!" Coach Ricci MEN'S TENNIS the IV bronze was a pleasant re- acknowledges a need to race more SU N. 5/11 DivislOCl 11£a;;t ward to bring back to New London. like they practice, Their overall l'eglonal Tennis FInals, I I, The varsity eight boat finished one progress is apparent. The women placeshortofa medal withatimeof anticipate rowing well in Georgia; MEN'S TRACK & FIELD ,I 7:27.53, 0.6 seconds behind Cutonilf desires "having a great SAT. 5/10 New England Champi- j Wesleyan. The team overall had end to a good season ... I've been- OClshlpp;@ Toft<; . I their best races of the season; they really pleased!" She believes that were focused and ready. such a team of wonderful women WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD I The male Camels were not as deserves a great championship. SAT. MO-I! ECAC CI,amrlon- pleased with the results from the Four women and four men will I shi!," @: W""Ie~n New England Rowing Champion- graduate from their boats after Gear - ::::i"<-: ·_,c ships. Coach Rick Ricci explained, gia. Coaches and players alike have it ~.MEN'S AND wbMEN'~,RQWlNG "I think they rowed very well in the admired the leadership and talent of SUN. 6/11J'.CAC Champfc)1"hlp"d File Photo I7y EvanCoppolalPhotography Editor morning and later clutched ... we these seniors and captains. Ricci - '!'pal";'<;.\1I1e, GA ~ The men's crew team came up short of their expectations in could have been second or third." described their caplrtin and stroke the New England Championships in Worcester, Mass. The all-day event yielded pressures of the varsityeightasaleader, "keep-