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College Voice Vol. 13 No. 7

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Volume XIII, Number 7 Ad Fontes October 17, 1989 Technicality May Give RTC House Governor Students Assembly Vote Impeached by SGA in "No one has expressed by Jacqueline Soteropoulos interest in the off-campus seat Associate News Editor anyway," she said. Unprecedented Move Fisfis justified the move by After extended debate on the referring to the Assembly's president of SGA, said the leader motion presented by Jamie Fisfis, decision to send a letter on the by Jac:quelJneSoteropoulos '91, house senator of Lambdin, the abortion rights result, although that Assoclilk News Editor "committed such a serious offense Student Government Assembly issue also failed to reach quorum. of the honor code" as to require granted Return To College students "I felt that if we acted regard- After closing doors to press impeachment, she said that the temporary representation on the less of quorum on one issue, we and students at large, the Student student's actions, in her opinion, did not harm the dorm's constitu- Assembly. should do so on another," said Fis- Government Association. in a Fisfis, reacting to the failed fis. He explained that the Assembly confidential executive session, ency. ~======-===:JJamie FIsfts, '91 Munroe said, 'The actions of campus-wide referendum to amend should not "make judgement of the voted to impeach an elected stu- the SGA constitution granting RTC importance of one over the other" students," he said. dent official the student were reviewed through the appropriate channels ...when students their own assembly seat, by failing to act on both. Several senators expressed In an unprecedented proce- students elected us...we were motioned to allow RTC students to Nahcy Downing, a Connecti- concern that the RTC represents- dure, a house governor was elected to uphold the Honor Code. run and vote for the currently va- cut College RTC student, said tive would be voting on issues such brought before the assembly after It's our job to make sure that's cant position of off-campus repre- "RTC's have been trying to get on as dorm life, which do not effect the Judiciary Boardrecommended that the student be impeached due done:' sentative for this academic year this board for twelve years." Ac- RTC students. All minutes and attendance only. The original referendum, cording to Downing, there are 300 "We're justreally interested in to honor code violations. _ Specific charges against the records of the SGA executive ses: although obtaining a majority of RTC students total, 100 of whom the issues that involve us person- individual were not revealed be- sion are confidential. students in favor of the constitu- are matriculated and considered ally," Downing said. "Not all cause they "involved confidential According to Nicole Breck, jional amendment, failed to reach full-time. things pertain to us...but many do, and personal issues," said Joseph '90, public relations director, a quorum. "This is an issue of representa- and we would like to have a say," Tolliver, dean of student life. dormitory election, conducted by "We 're trying to get through a tion and we've been talking about she said. However, Tolli ver said, "You the housefellow, will be held in technicality for this year until this representation all year," said John Munroe stated that an RTC approximately two weeks to fill spring when we can hold [another Maggiore, house senator ofLazrus .. representative could abstain from must deduce that it involved his position" as a student leader. the vacated position. referendum]," explained Carla "We should be more concerned· particular votes, yet Huao Hwang, Although Carla Munroe, '90, Munroe, '90, president-of SGA. with this body ignoring the RTC See RTCp.S nlIDcdl~% Second FJaDer's Otber::hdrJt4a-S Features p.4 Identity Discovere Name Revealed Thursday Night Theater Group (TNT) b, CnII TlIIlberll The c..... Voke loving their work

Campus safety has appiehended a man wbo The mystery lbat started in rnid-seprember, News p.6 has admitted to flashing a group students and wbenlWoinIrudersofsimilardesc:riptionsappeared making phone caJJs to a feoWe studenlfor several wilbin a week of each other, has been partially Oakes Ames and Dean weeks. resolved with !be identifICation of the second of Frank Johnson receive Although the college refused to release the those men. man'sname,theyhaverevealeddlathehasahistory According 10 Joseph Tolliver, dean of studenl emertius honors of non-violent sell offense sandisan outpatient ala life, Campus Safety has idenlified bim as Dean mental hospillil in HartfOllL Reels. age 39. JulieQlrlnn,directorofcoBegereIations, said _ _, ean There is no indication thaI !be identified man A&E p.l Campus Safety has identified him as a chunky.~~--~--~~_""-'-~""-'-""-'-"" had any role whalsoever in !be incidenla few days somewhaI muscular sill-foot IIIIl wffiremale. H Reels was arrested in earlier. . had blue eyes andwascleallslllven. . April, 1988 for robbing However, in a bizan'e lwisl 10 !be story. Reels According 10 the Seetlrily AIen, he was first does have a hislDry at the college. He was arrested noticed in Shain Library atllJll!O'imalcly 7 p.m. student rooms in Morri- in April. 1988 for robbing stodeal roomsin when he verbally harasseda.Nlia1e studenL son dormitory. ~ Morrison dormitory. Next, he followed I; temaJe studenl Allbat time be was deseribed as five feel. leD seea-p. see...... -p.! Miklos Vamos, Hun- Underground garian playwright, is Policy Jeopardizes directing two plays at Asbestos Connecticut College. Students'Rights In a meeting with Hoffman on Discovered - b, Craig Tlmb

.~ Letter to the Voice: ~ highly-publicized vote on which more emphasis was j This week Campus Safety's efforts finally began to This letter concerns the Abortion Referendum and the RTC Referendum. I have two complaints put. SGA President Carla Munroe said that the voters 8 payoff. Two of the repeat intruders who have been about the proceedings of these votes. First, Idon't didn't know what they were voting about in this in- • plaguing the campus were identified. The Knowlton think that the abortion letter should have been sent stance. Why? Not because it was overshadowed by the ~ fl asher and obscene phone caller was caught in the when we were asked to vote under false pretenses. abortion issue; instead, because there was not publicity Arboretum on Wednesday, October 4. When the vote was advertised, we (the students) were for it. I, personally, didn't vote on the RTC issue informed that everyone should have xpted. because because I had no clue as to what the issue was. I would The second "intruder was, although not appre- the letter would not have been sent unless quorum like to have a chance to vote, now that I know what the hended, identified as a man charged with theft on campus was reached. issue is, but I won't get that chance because, as Munroe on campus back in 1988. However, in the Voice's words ...... eleventh- put it, the SGA is "just too busy." I feel that this issue hour maneuverings salvaged the plan:' I would like shouldn't even have been put up for vote because It is comforting to see that the efforts ofthe Campus to know what "eleventh-hour maneuverings" allow ", even [SGA Assembly] didn't know too much about Safety Department are meeting with some progress. In theSGA to mislead the students of this college. SGA it," as Steven MOntjane said. both incidents, students were responsible for alerting should have stuck to its promise to the students, as Clearly, the SGA 's procedures are suspect. I hope that things are much more organized the next time they safety officers and clearly facilitating the identification of well as to the rules that it had set, no matter what the results of the vote. decide to have a referendum. the intruders. The campus safety security alerts have My second problem is with the RTC vote. This, increased student awareness and responsibility for these to me, seems to be a much more important issue for Sincerely, issues, and are so available for perusal that the flasher this campus, and yet the abortion-rights vote was the Jeff Reynolds, '93 himself had the opportunity to'become better informed.

While we clearly have made progress, it should be of We Are All Racists concern to the Connecticut College community, particu- Letter to the Voice: larly the flasher's targets, victims oftheft in 1988, and the Recently published Voice articles, incidents surrounding the infamous "campus intruder," and Social current residents of Park, that one intruder (the mental Awareness Week have managed to spark significant campus debate over the issue of racism. I feel compelled hospital patient) has only given his assurances that he to respond to a consistent theme expressed in this debate. would "do his best to stay away from campus," and that During race-oriented discussions, white students frequently state with conviction, "I am not a racist." As the other intruder has not been successfully dissuaded if to back this up, some people might further retort, "I have several black friends:' Every time I hear such from appearing on college grounds. statements, one word comes to my mind, and that is denial. . The United States is fundamentally a racist society. Racism is a pervasive part of our history which has Campus Safety has clearly made progress and de- helped shape our identity as a national. Indeed, the promises of our Cons.titution remain a vulgar hypocrisy as serves recognition for its accomplishments It is now racism conunues to permeate our msutuuons, Yet, racist Ideology ISin many ways, so endemic to our culture imperative that the d t t i . d' tai h that we are often unable to identify it in its purestfonns. (Well, if it ain't a cross burning, then it sure as hell ain't . epar men rmprove m e mmgt e racism!!) o~enders and havmg them charged with their respective, r That any white person can be socialized in such a racist culture and still claim total immunity In racism is crimes. difficult for me In swallow. Furthermore, statements like "Some of my best friends are black," do not render .I one exempt from racism. I understand that students only say these comments with good intentions, but by doing so, they are refusing In acknowledge the extent of the problem Racism is an ugly word and it is an even uglier THE COL LEGE V0 ICE reality that cannot be denied. Denial merely allows racism Inbe tolerated and therefore perpetuated. I don't think 11------1 it's possible for even the best of persons to have avoided internalizing this plague, at least to some degree. That 11 is why such people as Jeffrey Berman have called for "re-education and attitudinal rehabilitation" of American James H. Gellert citizens. this is by no means empty rhetoric, as has been implied by several letters In the Voice. Such calls for Publisher change are both valid and necessary if we hope In one day proclaim ourselves free of racism. . Sincerely, Lisa M. Allegretto Timothy O. Ziegler Editor-in-Chief(Newspaper) Editor-in-Chief(Magazine) Sue Howson, '90 SOAR President Reyna Mastrosimone Jeanette McCulloch Associate Publisher Managing Editor No Sixth Amendment for the Camels Brian T. Field Executive Director, Fund Letter to the Voice: .Someone who plagiarizes on a After reading Lars M.S. members of J-Board are concerned. with eradicating. paper, for example, need not be N Merk's CONNThought article en- titled "Conn Courtroom Should Be If all J-Board trials were made subjected to a public spectacle, for it is my impression that part of our Open 10 the Public," I feel com- open to any-and every member of pelled to respond to what I consider the college community, the number honor system's purpose is to reha- to be his hastily and ill-conceived of student-reported Honor Code bilitate those who fail to uphold the proposals for our honor system's violations would drop signifi- system. I see little hope for reha- judicial process. cantly. Informing the Board of a bilitation once his/her case has In the article, Mr. Merk pro- possible violation and testifying in become public knowledge. Finally, I would like to point poses that "all trials be open In the a trial is intimidating In many and entire public," using as his reason- viewed by some as an awkward out to Mr. Merk the J-Board Log ing the fact that the U.S. situation to be avoided. If we were and the Mock Trials. Both of these Constitution guarantees all accused to subject every witness to theexpe- practices are done with the intent of parties ..the right to a public trial." rience of testifying before a crowd allowing college In know what First of all, analogies between the of people, more than likely contain- cases J-Board has been handling, judicial system of a private ,liberal ing intimidating friends of the ac- the decisions it has rendered, and arts college and the judicial system' cused, we would undoubtedly be how the procedure for each case of a nation of 350 million people doing them a disfavor. works. With these practices in should be avoided. Our honor sys- Unlike Mr. Merk, I do not be- mind, I hope J-Board will notbe tem is not a microcosm of our na- lieve that the accused's accounta- viewed as conducting "secret ritu- tional judicial process, nor does it bility should include a public trial. als." need to be in my opinion. The effects of a public trial would Sincerely, Tbe CoIlcF V.-u iI.DCZIpu& ~ -"P'P"" ~ otlluo"_Ia<.IIC .... a...;..WiJliloa:-:!hIIda::t e-a_ only be to permanently taint the Too J. Preston AcftildJo~_ .. ~oIdz---oioo_ tion, given that our college is so -"rrl:fta ...... oIl11lo~ system that requires individuals In Letters to the Voice must be sub- small. Although it would be sure In / take responsibility for the actions mitted no later than 5:00 on Founded 1976 guarantee front-page headline in David Sruart(founder) of hisl her peer, as does ours, will Wednsdays. Because of the vol- always generate the belief that turn- the Voice, we are not dealing with wne of mail recieved, we regret William F.Walter (Editor-in-ChiefEmeritus) ing in another person is "squeal- the college campus counterparts of that we are not always able to FernandoJuan Espuelas-Asenjc (Publisher 1986-t988 & President, Fund) ing:' We experience this here at an Ivan Boesky, Leona Helmsley or print all letters. Copyright t989. The College Voice Publishin8Group. All Rights Reserved Conn and it is a notion that the Jim Bakker. " ======!!!!!!!!!!'t ~ '5 CONNTHOUGHT f ======( t ~ deliberation, it would seem that what is going ~ by Brian T. Fleld to bring the brightest students bere, and shall ;: Executive Director, Connecticut College: increase the value of Conn, is retaining and ~ Fund attaining the best faculty possible. This is not ~ possible when we can hardly meet faculty salaries at comparable institutions. Currently A few days ago the president ofSGA, 1 the minds that shape and guide students must ~ Carla Munroe, ran up to me in the hall of the Never a Contender, have good reasons to stay here, although their second floor of Cro and said something like: salaries are most likely not one of them. We "Brian, you have to check this out!" In- seem to lose faculty every year, and I don't trigued, I followed her into Dean Tolliver's think it's because of an ugly campus, but office whereupon she pulled the latest issue But Why? rather a $4,000 to $5,000 salary disparity be- of U.S. News and World Report off his desk tween Conn and our peer schools. and, with a knowing smirk, showed me the Ifyou ask random people what their cover of the "America's Best Collegeslssue" first impressions are of Harvard or Yale, I quickly rifled through it and could taste the they're likely to respond: "Yea, that's where venom in my mouth; it appeared that good 01' presidents, academic deans and admissions through my mind. you go if your real sman."The impression is Conn College was nowhere to be found in this officers at 1,294 colleges and universities. My fast emotional outburst was of that school there is tough, and that it is an illustrious issue. I at once thought of all the Of the 25 top .:;mall liberal arts col- shame; "I've got friends at most of the col- achievement in itself if you gain admission. embarrassing fun I could poke at the college. leges in the nation Swarthmore pulled in the leges on that top list," I thought aloud, "Is The impression is that the faculty are the It further delighted me to read that the highest rating. Among same of our "peer" in- Conn sopoorly thought of amongst the presi- brightest in the nation. Conversely, a few survey was based upon both statistics and the stitutions were Wesleyan (8), Bowdoin (13), dents of our peer institutions?" 1imagined us weeks ago I was walking to the post office responses of college presidents; the rankings Mount Holyoke (17), Trinity College (20) being the runt, always picked last in a ball and overheard a conversation between two were based upon five factors: I) student and bringing up the rear was Barnard Col- game, scoffed at and bullied by our class- Conn students: selectivity based on SAT/ACT scores and lege, ranked twenty-fifth. mates. "Hey stinky, what'reyoudoin' here? upon incoming freshmen's class rankings in Out of sheer curiosity, I decided to After this phase passed I felt outrage: I thought you transferred to Wez r:wesleyan high school; 2) instructional quality based look back to past years' surveys to Sl;C if we blind outrage at the survey itself and then per- University, ranked eighth) !" upon full time student-faculty ratios, the had ever been mentioned within the folds of sonalizedanger at Claire Gaudiani. !thought "Yeeaaa .. .I did, but I came back; number of Ph.D.s and per-student instruc- this special issue of U.S. News and World she was supposed to lead us out of Egypt. they made you work over there!" tional budgets reflecting the 1987-88 aca- Report. Pouring over the years, I searched for Where is that promised land? I thought we Perhaps if the college would spend a demic salaries; 3) financial resources, some mention of Conn College as far back as were supposed to be building Ierusalem and little more time focusing upon education meaning the school's per-student endow- 1983. No dice, not even a passing comment; shining forth upon our clouded hills. I re- (keeping our brightest, most energetic fac- ment income during fiscal '88, its per-student the same peer schools mentioned above, called with sorry recollection the statement ulty members and seeking out bright new library budget and total per-student funding however, kept sneaking onto those surveys. she made to us last year about how Conn was faculty) and less time squashing around in from the state where applicable; 4) student My initial joy at ribbing the College turned going to be comparable to the likes of Har- building renovation plans, funnelling mil- retention based upon the average percentage into a shadowy despair as I continued to vard and Yale in a few spare years to come. lions of dollars into Physical Plant and wal- of freshmen in the classes of 1985-87 who search farther back in time to a year when And yet we couldn't even muster up twenty- lowing in comrniuees designed to debate became sophomores at that insti tution and Conn was considered to be "up and coming" fifth place in the second draft pick. semantics we just might gain the respect we the average percentage of freshmen in the if anything else. Finally this feeling also passed as I could deserve. entering classes of 1981, 1982 and J 983 who 1rose from this evening in front of the pondered areas in which Conn would have to Either that, or perhaps what we need graduated with bachelor's degrees within microfilm machine, perspiration on my improve in order to claw its way into the re- is a football team; most of the other colleges five years; and 5) academic reputation as brow, and disbanded the idea of ridiculing the spect of other colleges, which is (after all) what the stark statistics represent. After some listed on the top twenty-five have one. determined by a survey of 3,879 college college; many various feelings rushed •

A Bush Campaign Promise Is Neglected

Manuel Noriega's toppling aprime nally arrived, he got cold feet, sud- when you had the chance?" they press and the tendency for secret information to leak its way into the by Jeffrey Berman goal during the campaign and after denly resituating himself and chastised. Clearly they should have Associate Managing Editor his election stated that the return of adopting a prudent policy of "wait- been denouncing his flip-flopping public realm. The saying goes that Panama to democratic control was and-see." fast and his blown opportunity (if loose lips sink ships and had the In the wake of Pana"ma's at the top of his foreign affairs If President Bush had advo- they truly believe that Noriega journalists, who were so busy criti- failed coup attempt, journalists agenda. Regardless of where I, or cated prudence from the start, 1 should have been forcibl y removed cizing prudence, been keen enough and politicians both raised many any other editorialist, stand on this would have been ecstatic, not only with U.S. assistance) second. to see the blatant lies rotting under important questions about the issue, one must congratulate Presi- with his original policy, but with The other important area of their noses, they might have United States' involvement. Presi- dent Bush for successfully creating his handling of the scenario. Unfor- criticism is Bush's immediate and touched upon a more relevant con- dent Bush, supported by his White an atmosphere ripe for coup and tunately, for all concerned, he ad- staunch denial of any U.S. involve- cern. Does President Bush truly House cast of"yes" men, immedi- having enough troops in place to vocated militancy and then aban- ment. Was he "out of the loop" and believe that he can decrease his ately denied any participation. As move effectively in support of such doned it. Many of the journalists really did not know what American level of cover-up any time a new more information entered the pub- an effort. The problem is, when the who originally criticized his mili- troops had done? Probably not. tidbit of information is released? lic realm, President Bush was hour for which President Bush had tant stance criticized him for his Bush was trying to cover himself. Apparently so. At least for the short forced to retract his original state- prayed to his anti-choice God fi- prudence. "Why not take him out He underestimated the powerof the term, he has walked away from the attempted cover-up portion of this ments and the public now has a scandal unscathed. Itremains to be fairly clear picture of what hap- seen, however, how the "Panama pened and how American troops affair" will affect Bush's further responded. campaigns and his current aston- Responsible analytical jour- ishing approval rating. nalists - from McGlauchlin Group Hypocrisy may be so imbued and David Brinkley commentators in our social structure that it is to nationally syndicated editorial- expected and tolerated to great ex- ists - have rightfully responded tents. Journalists, especially, have a with disgust. Unfortunately, their responsibility to point out hypoc- disgust has been misdirected. risy when they see it in government While these interpreters of officials. The press serves as one of politics and society have been' the most effective checks of power highly critical of President Bush's against our government. Policies policy of "prudence" and calling should be critically examined to for Bush to act and act soon, they whatever extent, but blatant disre- have been ignoring two issues gard of self-imposed restraints or much worthier of discussion and, sworn promises should not be toler- possibly, their condemnation. ated, The hypocrisy and lies, not the During the 1988Presidential prudence must be the focus of our election, George Bush scored weJl condemnation. with his "tough" policies: He made ~ ~-======:=~~==FEATURES !TNT:'It'sYeara. Bunch of People Haln~~!,~~o~~.~!~:~ ~ performed. Kate Churchill, '90, and ~ by_ Feu... Events are held on Thursday Church would like one TNT 10 be tember 28, stage combat contin- shop. They learned the importance The ColIqo Voice nights, from 7:00 p.m. 10 about two hours of improv performances. ued. Carlebach led the event once of eye contact when staging a fake 9:00p.m. inPaImer202.Everyone Churchill plans on leading a vocal again. Ten people showed up, fight, and they learned that the ~ is welcome, from students 10staff workshop in December, as part of which heconsidered a good size for "victims" of the fight are actually l;, Karen Church, '90, recently got ~ to know Dorothy James, dean of to faculty. It is a year long activity her honors thesis. It will be a work- a workshop of this kind. For more the ones who are in control of the

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iSouth,.; African Parliament Member lSuzman Speaks Against Aparthied .g outvoted; nonetheless, she served strength of the current unjust sys- :;; b1Sanb HIIDlIe1 as a constant examiner of the con- tern. 5> TheCal,.. Voice sciences of conservative members. Some such examples include ~ When told by a fellow law- the law mandating that all skilled .:! Helen Suzman's strong maker that her "questions ernbar- workers be white, the act banning ... commitment to fight apartheid rass South Africa." she replied "no, interracial marriages and sexual coupled with her desire to work it is your answers that embarrass relations across color lines, the within the South African political South Africa." The courage and prohibition of black trade unions framework were evideiu in her conviction exemplified by this and Pass Laws, which restrict free _ lecture in Dana Hall Thursday statement earned Suzman much movement of blacks. night, Suzman cited the "The saving of d gradual demise of South Africa, rather 'As long as land acts...an these injustices as a than the ruining of voting restrictions...remain goal for which she South Africa, is well had strived since their on th e b00 ks, apart hid' e IS worth the effort," she conception. How- said. alive and well and living in ever, she cautioned Suzman isconsid- South Africa. ' the audience to real- ered one of the most i)'C that the repeal of renowned antagonists _ Helen Suzman these statutes was of the apartheid struc- basically a result of- ture in South Africa. L.__ --. .. the inability to imple- As a member of the rnent theni in light of South African Parliament for 36 resistance, but also much respect. South Africa's changing urban en- years, Suzman represented the Suzman began by briefly vironment, rather than an attack goals of the Progressive Party and describing the situation in South upon the fundamentals of apart- Helen Suzman, anU-aparthled actiylst was unremitting in her opposition Africa as a result of the "ugly jig- heid. "My halo has dimmed somewhatas to laws enforcing and strengthen- saw puzzle of apartheid." She then She credited the rise of urbani- some of the strongest influences in ing apartheid. • gave several examples of recently zation, the recent influx of blacks South Africa. "Economic factors a result of my attitudes on divest- Frequently Suzman was the repealed orno longer enforced laws into the skilled labor fields and are stronger than political [argu- ment, disinvestment and sanc- only such opposition and was which she feels will weaken the other economic considerations as ments]." tions." Suzman acknowledged the Concerning di vestment, importance of world opinion Suzman contended that this is basi- against apartheid as another sig- cally a non-issue. "If it [divest- The October 5 meeting of the Student Government Assembly was marked by the nificant pressure to provoke ment] will make you feel morally presence of seven substituleS and Ihree absences. • changes and added, "1do not resent cleansed, then by all means do it." NICOle Bree:k. '90, direclOr of public relatioils, announced dtat a press release United States intervention; the She pointed out, however. that the COIIIaining the results of the campus wide abortion rights referendum bad been sent to most powerful democracy should stocks will always be purchased by 60 0Jll8IIizali0ns. In addition, leuers to the President of the United States and safeguard human rights." someone else. iCjllesentatives Levin, Cibes and Powm bad been mailed on October 4. She urged the community to As for disinvestment and sanc- Breck announced that Tuesday, October 17 was speech night for freshman class realize that the fight against apart- tions, on the other hand, Suzman candida .... , and elections win be held ThlllSday and Friday, October 19 and 20. heid is an ongoing struggle. "As had strong objections because of Tom Neff, '91, substituting for the judiciary board chair ,announced that resu1ts of long as land acts ...and· voting the "unintended consequences" of dorm VOleS of confidence were not finalized yet because it has not been determined if restrictions ...remain on the books, such measures. badbeen in aU dorms. She said that the disinvestment quorwn reached apartheid is~ alive and well and liv- Betsy OmIier, '91, vice president ofSGA, announced that the budget vOlebadnot ing in South Africa." She also of 167 United States Iirms, who been fiDalized yet. . refuted the idea that a quick solu- "could not resist the hassles at 0mIier announced the reJease of an official stalelIlent to the organization Students tion is imminent. board meeting ...could not risk Otganized Against Racism. In the origina1 budget by the Finance Comntiuee had Suzman has received criti- boycotts ...and could not' afford included negative remarks about S.O.A.R.'s purpose and everyday commiunenL A cism, such as pickets at Wesleyan double taxation," has seriously hurt Jl8ilIBIlIPb of justification had been gtlIIIted by the P"1JlIIiICCCommiuee, however, this University last week, for her opin- the fight against apartheid. Marty was_ made public 10 students-at-large. ions concerning the international such firms apparently had positive "They [S.O.A.R.I feel like they've been slighled," Grenier said. explaining the economic battle against apartheid. See Suzman p. s _ for the olT1cialstalelIlenl. Car1a Munroe, '90, president of SOA, announoed that she would he meeting with members of the school adminislration to discuss csmpus safety issues. An informational meeting on the Munroe also announced that the Student Response to Strategic Planning had finisbed and delivered its work. Munroe noted that the Strategic Plan win be voted 011 Teacher Certification Programs will be November 9. JlmMOIliII, '92,pn:sldentoCthesophomoreclass,announcedthecompletiooofthe held by theEducation Department on studeDt~boot. TraceyVailiina, '90. pn:sldentoCtheseniorclass,announcedthatthealcoho1policy October 26th, 4:30 p.m. in Stanwood commIaeewasreviewingaproposa1fromabousefeUowconcemingtheconfiscationof Harris College House. Refreshments mep1tegs. A«onIiDg IOVaUana,thepoposa1 wouldallow dorms to keep the money from kegs. Currendy, Val1arla said, the money goes 10 campus safety. will be served. "This is one more incentive for students to report illegal kegs." VaiJana said. JamieP"JSfis, '91, house senator of Lambdin, opened discussion 011 his proposa1lO aUowRetumToCoUegestudentstorunforthepositionofoff-eampusstudentrepresen- Sarah Lawrence College 181i'" for Ibis academic year only. The off-eampus representative is a voting member oCSGA. Academic Year in This move was prompted by an aU-eampus referendum to grantRTC students their • own Assembly seat. However, qUOi1llD was not reached, and the motion failed. Cwrendy. the seat fortheoff-campus representative is empty. "We're trying to get through a technicality for this year until next spring when we can hold [another referendum]," said Munroe, emphasizing that this was a change for uns the cunent academic year only. a sem~ster or year of academic study for juniors A motion 10 table discussion fai1ed, and afterfurtherdiscussion, the motion passed and s;c=mo~.Students study in small seminars and 28 to I, wilb only the senator from Morrison dissenting. However,·several represenla- ~t~nal.s WIth French faculty, and in such Parisian lives asked ifthey voted wilb the majority could they reopen diSCllSSionat a 1aIa" dale, Instltuttons ~s the Sorbonne, the Ecole du Louvre implying that the subject of RTC iCjllesentation is not necessarily closed. an~ the Insntut d'Etudes Politiques. .• The assembly ended wilb a brief discussion on the possibility of running tickets for For infonnaoon and an application, contact: the student posilions of president and vice president. No VOlewas taken on Ibis issue. Sarah Lawrence College Academic Year in Paris BoxCCP Bronxville, New York 10708 NEWS Ames and Johnson Receive Emeritus Honors by College

AmespresidedoverlhccoaveuloaofPalmer Library inID lbe BIausteiD Hgmapjries ceo- ta". Thec:olJcge'S .... fuDd..IaiIiDI drive 0($33.7 millioo wasorpnizedduriDcAmes' The &.\tot 'l'ruslees atCcuec1icUl tam of office. College -aly WlIIIlllllcoaferlbe tide of "Iam very pleased III receive dIis bonor emeriIus on l1I9 BH:lllbas of lbe I:OIIep and will always remain an ardent IlIIof lbe eommllDity, OabsAmes,formecpresideII c;oIIege," said Ames. • of lbe coJIeae ... It I'raDciI JoImson, JoImson was VC*d dean emeriIus oflbe fonnei" dean of lbe faculty, _ lbe l1I9 III faculty and professor emeritus of religious receive Ihe djstlgI"tive title. SIudies. JoImsoo retired last year as dean of Ames served- ruwltJeii years at C0n- faculty after twenty years at Connecticut necticut Co1Iege as president. reIhing in College. During his time at lbe college, 1988; he was gtaDlI:d lbe title of presideDl JohDson was also a professor of religious emeritus. SlUdies and chairman of the reUgious studies As presideIlt, Ames promoted lbe depar1menL renovation ofbuildinlis 01\ campus such as JohDson could not be reached for New LondonHall and science laboratories. comment. Asbestos Covered Pipes

.~ ~ Discovered Near Dorms • ::' Conunuedfrom p.l 8 for heat to Winthrop and Winthrop ground at all for anybody." • Annex. While the asbestos was being Steve George, assistant direc- removed, it was' kept covened so ~ tor of operations of Physical Plant, dust could not escape into the air. i[ explained that the discovery was "There wasn't a danger for i ~~gJl normal. "Whenever there's older anyone ....unless they vioIated the ( Knowlton Donnltory - piping in the ground, it's covered barriers and entered the trenches," with asbestos to protect it from the he added. lental heat in the ground," George said. Physical Plant attempts to Menta Hospital Outpatient Asbestos is a material com- "ensure that there's not a lot of monlyusedasinsulation. When it asbestos to ingest into [smdents'L: Harasses Female Students is exposed to air, asbestos dust lungs," said George. escapes. This dust can cause lung George admitted that other cancer when ingested. underground pipelines are covered Continued fromp.I knees. George said thateveryprecau- with asbestos, and that it is also Knowlton dormitory. Then he After being approached by a tion was taken to "manage the used as insulation for many 6wiiJ: flashed a group offemale students male librarian and asked if he material." He explained that Con- ings on campus. in front of Harkness dormitory. needed assistance, the man left. He necticut College has "a person on Asbestos in Connecticut CoI- Security alerts were posted on read the security alert posted on the campus who is certified by the state lege buildings is kept well-covered, campus later that night. library door before leaving, Tim- of Connecticut as an asbestos tech- said George. Various materials are The next day, a female student merman said. nician," who handles all situations used to contain the dust, including working in the library noticed a Quinn said that the man was concerning asbestos on campus. "canvas, tape-paint sometimes is man acting strangely in the refer- next reponed in the parking lot of "We have a very special proce- an adequate encapsulator," accord- ence area, near the atIases. She Crozier-Williams Student Center. dure for handling .... asbestos," in- ing to George. alerted B.J. Timmerman, reserve Campus Safety also spotted him eluding having a lab analyze the The hole containing asbestos supervisor at the .library, of the near Windham, and he was caught , material to assess its danger. was repaired last Friday, and the man's unusual behavior. just inside the Arboretum . . The asbestos discovered near site "will be re-established to its Timmerman said that- the stu- At that point, he was "ex- Smith-Burdickdidnotposeamajor original condition" early this week, dent working at the main desk saw tremely cooperative," said.Quinn, threat to students. According to said George. the man walk down an aisle on his He admitted to making the phone calls and flashing the students near Geor e "It i,u;YC8¥" 8M Harkness.- ",t The man identified himself as THE an outpatient at a mental hospital, and after Campus Safety verified "TC8'1."FROnN YQ9URf, that with police, he was released. with a twist of your favonte treats.' "He said that he would do his ..A. Say goodbye to ice cream with a delicious-rCBY."Shiver., best to stay away from campus," ...C'TC8Y:'), made with world famouslC8Y." Frozen Yogurt blended with said Quinn. iZJ your favorite tre~,ts,such,~~a vanety of naturally • L'~II. 1MIII> ....lj sweetened fruits, M&M s, Chocolate Candles, .,;~ . .if SNICKERS. 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"" _1'------.... ,,~~~~~~~~~~======e!l, :-~~~~~~~~~==:--~~~~~~NEWS j College Viewbook Awarded Gold Medal ~ According to Charles Luce, are interested in sharing their expe- : associate directorof publications. riences. •::s by Chris LouisSardella the category of Visual Design andO' ne senous probl em enco un- The College Voice Print deals with the effectiveness of tered by the Publication Office was the viewbook from a standpoint of a limited budget. Luce explained "II you have no culture but design and content. Its effect took that the office attempted to produce your own, no vocabulary but the one year of background research the most convincing portrait of slang of contemporaries, no history and an enormous effort from copy Connecticut College whilekeeping but your autobiography, you will be editors, photographers, graphic the design cost effective. This is held hostage at your own front designers, and many others who why only one part of the viewbook ~ door. Connecticut College is a deserve credit. is in full color. • place to liberate yourself and ex- Luce believes "this particular However, this apparently did ~ plore." r------~-----, not limit the viewbook's effec- "wk.TI''''n''S''u=zm''"a=n---...:''''~:''-----~~~~~~~~~oJ tiveness. The expansive text· This quote from the allows for a more specific pres- "Connecticut College • entation of programs available Suzman Speaks Against Yiewbook'' may have been influential to the new fresh- at the college. South Africa's Apartheid men Class of 1993 in deciding Luce also clarified the im- to come to Connecticut Col- portance of the viewbook in in- fluencing prospecti ve students' ConJimudlromp.6 Suzman is adamant in her call lege. social policies for all employees. for the release of Nelson Mandela This very effect was the thoughts. about the college. She feels particularly sad- and predicted that "in the near fu- plan of the Department of ..It G "Unfortunately, some people dened by the withdrawal of the ture, it is possible he will be re- College Relations and what '9 draw inferences from a college Mobil Corporation. "Mobil had leased." Because of his moderate helped place the "Connecticut view book." He believes that a one of the best social responsibility stance, Suzman says that "negotia- College Yiewbook" as first good quality viewbook will programs for employees." Accord- tions for a non-racialdemocracy in among literature produced by give the college a good image; ing to Suzman, the selling of these South Africa must include Nelson colleges and universities however, he is also quick to businesses at fireside prices re- Mandela." across the nation. note that the book cannot say duced these policies and encour- During a question and answer This award, granted by . everything about Connecticut aged "the creation of more South session. one student. who wished to The Council for the Advance- College, Award Winning vlewbook C'l' M tth s director of African millionaires." remain anonymous, said that al- ment and Support of Educa- aire a ews, She contended that sanctions though he appreciates Suzrnan' s tion, was a gold medal for its visual format is unique. No other college college admissions, maintains that cause unemployment which far role in the ami-apartheid move- design and print. Regardingthisac- in America-is presenting their the viewbook is an excellent tool outweighs their intended influence, ment, "as a South African, I lack the complishment, Julie Quinn, direc- school in this way." The format is for recruiting students. "We were "Unemployment is a dire conse- enthusiasm [shown by Suzman] for tor of college relations, commented distinctive because of three impor- very clear about our goals. We quence. South Africa, is a country changes when [South Africa] is not "the Publication Office has come a tant elements cited by Luce. wanted to make a clear statement without a Social Securitv safetv chan~in~ fundamentally." He long way in past years due to the First and foremost is the about academic quality." net." 1£ added that persistemdedication [ofthestaff].' viewbook's emphasis on the aca> Evidently, the judges felt this markets, when com- This dedication seems to have demic rigorof school as conveyed goal was accomplished. The staff such as coal Wegotiations for a non- paring gi yen the college an edge overolher through thetext. Second is its pres- who worked on it hope this and fu- and fruit are racial democracy in South DeKlerk to schools' publications. Chosen entation of life at Connecticut Col- ture viewbooks will draw the best forced to Botha, "the from 620 entries in its category, the lege in six striking color photo- and the brightest to Connecticut fold, the Africa must include Nelson devil is still viewbook is considered a leader in graphs. Third is its candid student College. income of Mandela:' the devil." its field. profiles of diverse individuals, who many will be Suzman destroyed, responded and inequi- . Helen Suzman that she L----, .shares in his table and low poverty frustration. levels will only sustain apartheid. Her party supports fundamental In summary, Suzman said "it changes; however, they only re- will be more difficult to create a ceived 20% of the wbite vote in the non-racial society in a flagging past election. She said that com- economy, than in an expanding paratively, the changes are uplift- economy." She asserted thatdiplo- ing. "Some devils are less than malic channels are imperative in others." the struggle against apartheid. When asked to comment on She expressed hope that grad- racism in the United States, ual changes will occur under the Suzman, surprised, answered more flexible leadership of "Who me? Well, yes it exists; but DeKierk. Suzman discussed signs laws educate one's thinking. Slat- of DeKlerk's realization that utes making it legal cause more change is necessary. The lack of racial discrimination than laws that police at recent mass demonstra- make it illegal. Thank your lucky tions in Johannesburg, the desegre- stars for your Bill of Rights!" gation of public facilities and the President Gaudiani opened the release of some major political dis- lecture by describing Suzrnan as "a sidents were some positive changes woman who has illuminatedadark discussed. and difficult problem."-----, I CAMPUS SPIRIT SHOPPE We keep your spirits alive Domestic & Imported Beers Fine Wines & Liquors Daily Numbers

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Now, in the past several months, ways obvious and that subtlety ac- noticing a melody or beat that, even This excerpt from "She Fades ~ by John Yearout though it played a big role in the Away" highlights how, when taken :: The College Voice the band has released its third studio tually contributes to the band's ef- , "The BrealhJaking Blue." fectiveness. Whereas other pop mood of the music, you never no- as a whole, the lyrics mean very ~ Perhaps the most striking thing often has a simple melody sur- ticed before. little but how when simply appreci- Formed in their native in about the album is the way that the rounding a drum machine beat, AI· One criticism of the band and a ated for the aImost surreal, trance- ." reason given for their lack of accep- 1983, AlphaviUe has spent the past band manages to keep its sound phaville uses a layered approach like quality they bring to each ~ tance in the U.S. is the lyrical con- six years and three creating intact while, at the same time, add- that adds a marvelous depth to the track, they become very effective ... tent of the songs which ranges from a unique sound based on the power- ing some vastly different influ- music. On "For a Million Years," For this most recent project, the . the vague to the frustratingly ran- fu~voice of singer and ences. When you consider that the for example, there are certain ele- band obviously felt so strongly dom. When you listen to them consistently strong melodies. At a album features two jazz-influenced rnents, like the drumbeat, hassline, about the rich imagery of its music enough, however, it becomes obvi- that it decided to add literal images time when popular radio seems songs, a and primary ous that the ambiguity is hardly un- in the form of an accompanying saturated with stale ballads that "neo-orien- talist" in- Whereas other pop of- melodies (in- intentional. In fact, unlike artists video project. Entitled "Song sound like rejects from the "Dirty like Tracy Chapman (whose lyrics Lines," the project featured the in- Dancing" soundtrack, Alphaville's strumental, ten has a simple melody eluding vo- and a cals) which are the show), Alphaville seems de- terpretations of nine of the worlds rich, textured songs provide a satis- di d come to the termined not 10 do anything lyri- top avant garde movie directors, fying alternative. Ironically, de- screeching surroun ing a rum forefront. In cally that will force the listener into one for each song on the album. spite phenomenal success through- . guitar intro beat, Alphaville uses a the back- a certain reaction--instead, they Although originally intended out Europe, the blind has thus far to the single "," ground, how- want the vocals to provide simply for release in the U.S., the project been unable to get much airplay in layered approach that it seems all ever, the band another set of images from which has, typically, been put on hold the U.S. In fact, when the title track the more re- adds a marvelous depth throws in the listener can derive whatever he outside of Europe. In my opinion, of their first album, "Forever markable h " subtle, almost wants, Make no mistake, the lyrics however, it is just as well since the Young," finished first and third in a to t err mUSIC. indeteclable are not mindless ramblings, they band bas worked so hard, as I have bi-coastal call-in survey of what how cohe- "whispers't-> just tend to be a series of vivid mentioned, to keep from interpret- was the eighties equivalent of the siveamood sometimes descriptions rather than a concrete ing their music for the audience. In Led Zeppelin classic "Stairway to "The """'- Breathtak- very light story. "My senses are cruising fact, if you want an intense, visual Heaven", it marked an extraordi- L__-, ~background through a void! As pale reflections experience, my advise is to put nary word-of- mouth success story ins: B.lue" ". mamtams, In fact, only MIddle of vocals but most often other key- play on the deserted roads! [ hear aside an hour some night, recline for a song that never made it to the the Riddle," an ambitious but badly -board melodies that intertwine with the humming of machines a distant on a comfortable couch, put the U.S. Top Forty. A 1986 follow-up out of place track, really fails. the more noticeable music. AI- sound like thunder crawling disc in, hook up the best set of album, "," Considering that its music falls though the effect is obviously diffi- through the cold/ ...I run around in stereo headphones you can find also went widely unnoticed in the into a category (POp) that is re- cuillodescribe, one interesting re- circles without end! And the more and follow Alphaville on a guided U.S. despite continued success garded as fairly homogeneous, suit is that you can be listening to a the memory grows! Dissolving tour of "The Breathtaking Blue." throughout Europe for both the what sets Alphaville's sound apart? song that you have heard countless from reality! With the silent tide." album and the first single "Dance Interestingly, the answer isn't al- times and suddenly find yourself With Me." Art Shorts

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THAMES RIVER A&ETRIVIA GREENERY 1. Who won the Best Actor Oscar in 1939? What was the name of the film? FUU SERVICE FWRlST 70 CAPTAIN'S WA1.K. NEW LONDON, CT 06320 2. On what book is "Apocalypse Now" based? (203) 443-6817 3. What is the highest grossing film in history? 4. What director said that all actors are cattle? For the month of Conn College ID. October, receive 10% one block from the -Answers next week- off any purchase with a train station c 1- ARTS and ~ ENTERTAINMENT -..:-======-=-=-=-=== strippers get the biggest laughs of by Christen Tassin. Squeaking, ~Tyne Daly Stars in a"Gypsy" Revival squealing, and all-around obnox- the evening. Jana Robbins is won- derfully brassy as Mazeppa, the girl ious, one begins to wish that a set that blows a hom while she strips. would fall on her head. While it She even manages to surpass Deb- ~------finest book ever written for a musi- seduced by her television persona, may be necessary to set apart June bie Shapiro's fantastic perform- .§ cal. "Gypsy"" is the story of a domi- and thus make it hard to not like her, from her introverted sister Louise, ance in Jerome, a feat in itself. ~------neering stage mother who forces one mustgivehercredit fora strong it is rather overdone. The sets are bold, with an 5> While the 1988-89 Broadway her kids into the spotlight, hoping performance Crista Moore's Louise suffers almost fairy tale quality about ~ Season seemed to lack great new they get the stardom that she could Daly's Marna Rose is driven, in Act One. If Baby June is over- them. The show employs an inter- .:! musicals, it did have at least one only dream about, The fact that the ambitious, and obsessed, the way done, young adult Louise is under- ~ unqualified critical and box office book isn't ridiculous is rather re- she should be. Daly is so convinc- done. Her rendition of "Little esting concept of setting the scene, by two marquee-like signs on either success: "Jerome Robbins' Broad- freshing when __ ======:=1 Lamb" is boring and way" at the Imperial Theatre. The you think back dragging. Things imme- side of the stage that tell where the nearly three hour show features on last year's diately.mick up in Act scene takes place. These then roll numbers from all of the shows that musical books Two, however, when upwards, like credits at the end of a Robbins either choreographed or that dealt with Moore is allowed to cut movie. This, however, did pose a directed during his twenty years on such subjects as loose and let Lousie take problem because the size was rather Broadway. a girl living in control. When Louise small, limiting the length of the ex- Unsurprisingly, it seems that her favorite becomes Gypsy Rose planantion. It was often difficult to everyone is out to mount revival comic book, and Lee, she is self-assured deduce what they were trying to productions of the shows show- people locked and wonderfully arro- say, self-defeatlngly forcing the au- cased in "Jerome." Why not take away in alimony gam, It is then that dience to look at its programs any- advantage of a good thing, espe- jail. Moore takes chances way. cially when Robbins' name has It seem s and succeeds. Ultimately, the show does en- become synonymous with profit? rather unfottu- The rest of the cast tertain, and is often times a lot of There are currently four such re- nate that they 'mnges from the exciting fun. Whether the cast is toasting vivals touring the country (and in have to sell the (Robert Lambert's Baby June with egg rolls, or making one case, the world): "Fiddler on show with a star Tulsa, whose"A/lINeed merry on the back of a pick up truck, the Roof," twodifferentcompanies name, "or the Is The Girl" is fresh and one has fun watching. of "The Kingandl," and the much- show does stand dynamic ...are all of you Since "Gypsy" was never a publicized revival of "Gypsy" star- on its own. Daly casting directors listen- huge box-office success during its ring "Cagney & Lacey" queen is, however, sur- ing?) to the passable previous two Broadway produc- TyneDaly. prisingly good. (Jonathan Hadary' s tions, it will be interesting to see The acclaimed Broadway Logically, the Herbie fits in but what will become of Daly's turn as classic musical starring Daly Emmy Award- doesn't stand out). Mama. She just might be able to kicked off a national tour back in winning actress Ironically.the high- pull it off and get "the whole world April, and will finally open on makes a fantas- lightoftheeveningisthe on a plate." Or at least the country. Broadway, November 16 auhe SI. tic actress; she Tyne DalyasMama in "Gypsy." show's rendition of James Theatre. If out-of-town au- seems extremely comfortable on ing as Mama that the audience ini- "You Goua Have a Gimmick;' dience reactions determine the stsge. tially sides with her, forgetting thai which is also performed nightly in success,then it seems destined, The most intriguing part of her what she's doing is wrong. "Jerome Robbins' Broadway." judging from the unanimous ova- performance is that she actually can The only flaw with Daly's This number, which has three aging tions it received during its week- sing, which answers the biggest performance is her constant and strippers advising Louise on how to In April, "Gypsy" kicked off its long engagement in June at the question surrounding the produc- distracting pointing and hand-clap- be successful, is even better than 30th anniversary celebration with Wang Center in Boston. tion. Granted, she doesn't have the ping. One wonders if she feels that the one currently in "Jerome." Far a six month, 14 city lour. After pre- The show, based on the mem- vocal dynamics of Bernadette Pe- she must do sonli.thing with her more energetic, it uses the entire views beginning October 27, its oirs of stripper Gypsy Rose Lee, ters or the raw, sheer power of Betty hands while on stage. stage, rather than the small portion Broadway openning will be No- does provide an entertaining eve- Buckley, but she's good. While it Mama's first child, Baby June, currently alloted at the Imperial. vember 16m the St.James'Iheatre. ning. Many consider it to have the would be easy for the masses to be the child star, is played annoyingly The fine performances by the three Hungarian Playwright To Direct Two Plays

Else" and scripts, the latest of which, "Love, Mother," "Once, a Hollywood producer had a sign that "Mixed won the 1987 award for the best Hungarian read: 'It's not enough to be Hungarian. You Doubles," each film of the year and will open in the United also have to have some talents.' My title will have three char- States this year. be: 'It's Enough 10 Be Hungarian. '" acters that are Karen Church, who acts in "Mixed This is the first time that Vamos has faced with situ- Doubles," found that the fact that Vamos is directed these plays. He says of this experi- ations where not a native American did not affect the re- ence, "1had seen other directors coping with they are not in hearsal process. "We, as actors, have no my text, so Iknew the problems. Irewrote the control. How- problem communicating with him as he has text a little bit for this performance. I hoped ever. Vamos an excellent grasp of the English language. that I could avoid the mistakes other directors likes to stress The aspect that strikes me as most diverse in could not. If Ihave succeeded, I have only that even in the this experience is that Miklos wrote the plays my own mistakes to face. Usually directors worst of times, himself so he says things like, 'This is what I lend to blame the playwright and vice- versa people can al- had in mind when I wrote this particular - as director and playwright of this show I ways find love to sentence.' .. can't pass the buck." w" help them Besides speaking Hungarian and Eng- Vamos' plays are the first to be pro- • through. The lish, Vamos is also fluent in French and Ger- duced under this year's theme of revolution. one-act "Some- man. Communicating his ideas on the dif- The Connecticut College Theater Depart- 1..===:=:;==~==-=::::;:=:''''''';=-:7.'".uougias Stuart ('90) and Daniele O'Loughhn--:::=:-:==:;:=:;=;~:;;,,""" ('90) In "Somebody Else body Else" has also been produced auhe Yale ferences between his homeland and the men land Theater One are proud to present his bySuzanne Delle Cabaret in New Haven this summer. United States isimportanttohim. He has lec- production of "Double Takes." TbeCollegeVoke Vamos comes to Connecticut College tured on many after spending the 1988/1989 academic year topics related to The College Voice is looking for On October 19,20, and 21 at8 p.m. in as Fulbright Scholar at the Yale School of that subject at Palmer Auditorium Connecticut College will Drama. He is teaching two evening courses places as varied qualified individuals interested in be treated to the work of Hungarian play- here. One is an introduction to drama and its as the Hungarian wright Miklos Vamos. Vamos both wrote history; the other a film course that involves Consulate in becoming A&E Editor or Adver- and directed the two one-act plays that star writing a script and shooting it using a New York City Daniele O'Loughlin ,'90, Douglas Stuart camcorder. He is also teaching a course at to Stanford Uni- tising Director. '90, Victoria Lavington ,'92, Tom Lenoci, Southern Connecticut State University this versity. In addi- '90, Eleanor Deredita ,'92, and Karen semester. This is only his second time in the tion, he is plan- The application deadline is Tues- Church,'9O. United States. His first was in 1986 when the ning on writing a day, October 24. This pair of one-acts premiered in New Source Theater in Washington, D.C. pro- - book about his York at the Actor's Outlet Theater Off duced his full-length play "Skyfall," In addi- experiences here Applications are available in the Broadway in April of this year under the title tion to three other plays, Vamos has written and he already "Double Takes." The two plays, "Somebody fifteen books, threeradioplaysand three film has a title. . Voice office, Cr.o=--=2-=12=.:..-_--I SPORTS -

New Englands. In FJ's Kraemer, by Andy Vietor and Fravel, sailed A Division and The College Voice Ziegler, and Page, sailed B Divi- sion. In the Laser division il was The Conn Sailing Team has Palm, with a fine performance. been very busy the past two weeks. The women sailed an intersec- The Lane Trophy ,a team racing tional regatta at Navy this -past trophy, was sailed by Dave Fried- weeekend and finished seventh. man, '92, Leslie Goodwin, '90, The women's team should have Justin Palm, '92, Rick Miller, '92, done better but the conditions were Karl Ziegler, '92, and Atlantic very difficult. Coolidge, and Edge, Page, '93. Conn beat some very sailed A Division. In B Division good teams at this regatta and gave Ulander, Cressy, and Van Order the team its third victory of the sea- sailed anchoring the team witfi a son. Also that same weekend, solid performance. Ziegler, and Page sailed Adivision All in all it has been a good two and Ben Marden,'93, and Nara Ka- weeks for the Conn sailors. The posts, '93, sailed B Division at the future should bring good things as Protest Trophy. The Camels took the team tries to finish the fall sea- first at this regatta making for a fine son in four weeks on very high note. display of Connecticut's depth of talent These were the team's first back to back victories this season. The Conn sailors also got sixth place at the Danmark Trophy sailed at the Coast Guard Academy in FJ' s. This was a very competitve re- gatta with seventeen teams from around the country. Tony Rey, '90, and Margret Beul, '92, sailed A Division and Charlie Pendleton, '90, and Wendy Osgood, '90, sailed B Division. The team had hoped to do better than sixth, but it was still a very good showing. The other varsity regatta that weekend was the Cary-Price Trophy sailed at the UnversityofMichiganin470's. Keith -Kraemer, '90, and Behan Fravel, '92, sailed A Division and finished fourth. Andy Vietor, '91, and Heather Cressy, '93, sailed B Division and finished third, giving the team third overall for the re- gatta. The women had a fine showing; placing second at the Captain's Cup two weeks ago. Jen Coolidge, '91, • and Elizabeth Edge, '90, sailed A Division. Carolyn Ulander, '92, and Louise VanOrder ,'90, finished first in B Division. A fine showing for the women. This past weekend the big boat team went to Navy for the McMil- lan Cup. The team had hopes for this weekend, but unfortunately they did not do as well as they would have liked. The Conn team finished a disappointing sixth, but hopes that it will be invited to the Kennedy Cup in the spring. The conditions were very difficult and Liam Russel, '90, .was injured in practice, - sidelining a valuable member of the crew. The rest of the big boat team, Brian Comfort, '92, Vietor, Brad Lohr, '92, John Nesbett, '90, George Newcomb, '92, Mike Rey, '93, and Jon Wales, '93 sailed well and in the future looks promising. The Hap Moore Trophy was spenC~i? sailed at Coast Guard this past weekend, but there was no wind on AMERICA'S HALLOWEEN HEADQUARTERS Sunday SOit turned into a one day event. The Conn sailors finished Crystal Mall (203) 442-8059 second. In J{22' s Rey, Pendleton, and Devon Coughlin,'90, finished second preparing for the upcom~ll Visa • Mastercard' Discover' American Express ~ ,., , J , . •...... • y • ~ •••••• .. .. ,. a , , . SPORTS j~~~=====fiiiiii~~~~Men's Soccer: i Camels Fall to ~ Amherst and Clark ~------which meant that any shots made an amazing goal by Carbe. Sal j b, Day Post _ The College Voke on goal were often not of scoring Blangiardo, '90, was awarded a (l------=----- potential nor very threatening. At free-kick after an Amherst player ~ The Amherst Lord Jeffs are the end of regulation time the score punched the ball away from him. defmilely one of Conn's greatest was level at 0-0. Blangiardo took the kick from five rivals in Division IT! soccer. That is The game went into overtime, yards inside his own balf and sailed one reason why it was essential for consisting of two ten minute peri- a high deep ball into the Amherst the Camels to beat Amherst if they ods. Conn carne out looking more box. Carbe chested the ball on the wanted any chance of going to the in control of the two teams, but penalty spot and, letting it drop, ECACchampionshipplay-offs. As after five minutes found them- volleyed the ball with incredible luck would have it though, the selves 1-0 down after a disastrous speed and force into the back of the Camels were struck with an incred- officiating mistake - equivalent to net. The score was now tied I-I ible blow when, in overtime, one of the call allowing Diego with six minutes remaining in the Amherst's goals was allowed after Maradona's first goal against Eng- game. a blatant handball. This in itself land in the semifinals of the 1986 A minute later the referee could cost the Camels a playoff World Cup, in which he had obvi- made his second costly error spot. Nevertheless this game ousl y punched the ball into the back against Conn. !XolaniZungu, '93, proved to be exciting as both teams of the net. was brought down just outside the went into overtime scoreless in Amherst was awarded a free- six yard box as he attempted to play what could prove to be Conn's kick from the top of the box after a ball headed to him by Farzim greatest defensive game this sea- one of their players was brought Azarm, '92. It was a clear foul de- son. down to the turf. Conn set up a five serving of a penalty, but somehow In the opening minutes man wall. The kick curved outside the referee was blind to this fact. Amherst had posession of the ball. of the wall bouncing high just out- The final humiliating blow They had chances on goal with a side the six yard box to the left of came two minutes later when header and several shots, but the Lou Cutillo, '92. The ball was Amherstscored to take the lead 2-1. Camels soon had the best opportu- picked up by an Amherst player Although the Camels put up a nity. After 3 minutes, Tri-captain who volleyed it in towards the strong offensive front they were JoeCarbe, '90, looped the ball over middle of the box. The ball unable toscoreagain thus losing the the defense to Richard Caner, '92. bounced off one of his teammates game and moving their record to 4- Carter picked up the ball on his hands into the path of a third' 3. Among the players who played right foot and shot on goal. The Amherst player. All of the Conn well for Conn were Randy Kline, Amherst goalkeeper stretched high players stopped, appealing for a '90, Blangiardo, and Carter. Cu- 1989 Men's Soccer Action and managed to get his hands to the hand-ball, but the whistle was not ullo had 14 saves and the Camels ball, tipping it up to himself and blown. By this time the third had 11 shots on goal in what was luckily catching it. Both teams Amherst player had nailed the ball undoubtedly the most disapointing '90. Carbe got the second goal sixth goal unassisted. The Camels played on the same par in the first into the back of the net. The Camels and costly match of the season for assisted by Zungu. Smith scored had 20 shots on goal. Cutillo made and second half. The Camels con- were stunned. They were now a Conn. the third goal assisted by Tri-cap- 9 saves and Chris McLaughlin trolled the second half with twice goal down after an obvious viola- The Camels won th'eir next tain Ken Langevin, '90. made I. as many shots on goal as Amherst, tion. Even though Coach Lessig game against Salve Regina from Blangiardo, scored the fourth goal Conn then lost their next yet Conn was unable to capitalize made an appeal, the call stood. Newport, Rhode Island 6-0. Jon unassisted. Smith scored the fifth game at Clark University 2-0. The on these chances. Both teams In the second half of over- McBride, '92, scored the first goal goal assisted by Chuck Haywood, Camels had 10 shots on goal to played extremely well on defense time, Conn leveled the score with assisted by Tri-captain Tim Smith, '91. AI Wiggins, -----~._--~'90, scored the Clark's 13 andCutiIlo had 9 saves. Camel Fall Sports Action This Week: "y KeYln CUddlhrl Volleyball: 1'IIeC<>ll

10/18 vs Rhode Island College 3:30 p.m. 10 score 70 goals in a season. 10/21 at Trinity College 11 a.m. y, the NFL Rookie of the Year Field Hockey: 10/17 vs Western State 3:30 p.m. cr a footbaIJ game? Women's Soccer: 10/17 vs Williams College 4 p.m. Jackson andDoug F1utie

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J Athlete of the Week This week's award goes to CARTER WOOD, '93, of the field hockey team. WOOD led the Camels with two goals and an assist inSaturday's 4-1 victory I, over arch-rival-Trinity,