Connecticut College Digital Commons @ Connecticut College 2005-2006 Student Newspapers 9-30-2005 College Voice Vol. 30 No. 4 Connecticut College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_2005_2006 Recommended Citation Connecticut College, "College Voice Vol. 30 No. 4" (2005). 2005-2006. 15. https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_2005_2006/15 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. It has been accepted for inclusion in 2005-2006 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. , First Class Ll.S.Postage PAlO Permit 1135 New London, cr PUBUSHED WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OF CONNECTICUT COUEGE VOLUME XXX • NUMBER 4 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 ~GAConsiders Cameras For Main Street , .. ..." BY THOMAS McEvoy alone. regarding dorm damages and pre- dents objected to both options. I NEWS BorTOR Members of the Office of vention ideas. The survey posed four Members of the Student Student Life (OSL), including options to address the issue: beauti- Government Association (SGA) "p .ln an effort to reduce the dorm Shelly Metivier and Dean Millstone, fy Main Street with murals, install reviewed the results of the survey daJ$ages that continue to plague the in addition to Whitney Longworth, surveillance cameras, employ both before the entire Assembly took an ,: Ii cahpus, the College is considering Student Government Assocation options, or "other."Out of the 163 informal vote on whether the installing a surveillance camera sys- Chair of Residential Life, released a students who responded to the sur- College should install surveillance t Ii tem in Main Street. Last year, dorm survey on September 15 to students vey, 78 said they would favor both cameras. There was disagreement mages topped $40,000 in the living in the new Plex. The survey creating murals and installing sur- between house senators and mem- ain Street portion of the Plex asked for residents' feedback veillance cameras. Only two stu- bers of the Executive Board about whether the College should heed the opinions of the majority of students. Lambdin Senator Anne Bider questioned the aesthetics of display- ing murals on the walls of Main Street. Other Assembly members noted how Main Street currently looks too sterile. SGA Vice President Craig McCarrick noted that the SGA sbould not balk at the survey results. At the same time, Shayna Crowell, The new turf field ts used for vsrsity sports such as field hockey Mid soccer (MUcheJJ). Senator of Marshall, stated that the entire schonl should be issued the survey before the SGA took a formal Turf Field Dedicated vote on the two options. In a preliminary vote, eighteen BY B.J. MORSE 500,000 pounds of rubber and sand. The field was tested over the sum- members of the SGA voted in favor STAFF WRITER of installing surveillance cameras, mer when it served as the venue for while eight dissented and five On September 24th, at 10 a.m., the Cerebral Palsy World abstained. Many issues remain open students, faculty and alumni gath- Championships. regarding the installation of the ered below the Athletic Center to The construction of a turf field cameras. Before a formal vote is dedicate the newly constructed turf puts Connecticut College's athletic recorded, a proposal by the SGA field. The new field, which over- facilities on par with the majority of will be presented to members of looks the scenic Thames River, sits other NESCAC colleges. It will alle- Physical Plant, the Cnllege Judicial beside the Lyn and David Silfen viate scheduling problems and allow Board, Director of Campus Safety track. Its construction was made for practices to be held year round. Jim Miner, and ultimately the stu- possible by generous funding from Furthermore, it is aesthetically dent body. donors and the Office of College pleasing, as it adjoins the Thames The Voice attempted to contact Advancement. In the end, the proj- River. the President of the Student ect cost the college about $1.4 mil- Many students and student ath Government Association, but he was lion. letes are especially excited about the unable for conunent at the time the Structurally, the field is com- !:fJ.6flsive dorm damage, such as in Larrabee (above), and especially in Main Street in the p}ex,r ha;'prompted the SGA to consider the instal- posed of synthetic carpet. It sits on continued on page 6 1iti3n of new security cameras, in hopes that the cameras will help cut down on the damage, which has cost thousands of dollars (Wilson). Voice went to press. Scores of Camels Attend Pe ally "'.~ _'1 BY CHRISTIAN CLANSKY will be the first of many the nigbt. Music blasted included the sailing team seasonal pep rallies. The from the balcony outside arriving to Crozier- _.,.. STAFF WRITER ... event was spearheaded by Crozier-Williams in hope Williams wearing wet- ."...Conn sports are often Pat Heffernan '06 and sev- of raising the energy level suits, and the women's not thought of as a large eral of his fellow members of those in attendance. As soccer team's dance in focal point of our college who are on the Variety excitement continued to front of the fans, complete ~munity,• though not Events Committee on build, emcee Russ Chase with a chant and a choreo- ~use they don't Student Activities '07 made his way to the graphed display mocking A.,serve to be. The inter- Council. The pep rally was front of the crowd to rival Bates College. e;[lIlg thing about Conn designed by the group to address the crowd and Aside from the team athletics is that the athletes jump start a lively sense of start the show. cheers, fans were treated blend right into the student Camel pride and support Chase and two ftiends to an amusing game of body. They don't general- for the many campus ath- kicked' the night off by provocative balloon pop- I exhibit the same sort of letic teams as the fall introducing the various ping. In the game, pairs of i ..usivity and elitism sports season kicks into teams one by one. All athletes would race to pop tIla occurs with other ath- high gear . groups in attendance were balloons in various awk- ..., letes and teams at bigger By ten-thirty, when the required to deliver a vari- ward positions. The losing olfools. pep rally began, there ety of skits or inspirational teams were punished .. )lecause of this, Camel were more people stand- speeches to the enthusias- accordingly and were made to choose between tea.Jns often go largely ing in front of Crozier- tic crowd. Unlike other u~noticed and unrecog- Williams than there nor- school pep rallies, Camels either having cream pies n~ed• around campus, mally are on any major found ways to express slammed into their face or having water dumped on even though they are put- Thursday or Saturday their school spirit in some them from high above. To ~g just as much effort night of the year. Camel truly unique ways. Each of the delight of the crowd, ""t~their sports as athletes fans Were screaming at the the teams had prepared many chose cream pies. In The Oasis snack shop has recently suffered 11 round of thefts from the drink coolers that contain expensive juices such as Odwalla (Wilson) . ~9the schools. top of their lungs and wav- some sort of skit, chant, or addition, participants .L~st Thursday night, ing the "Camel Pride" cheer ready for the eager could also make a dona- e Student Activities sports towels that were fans. Snack Shop Aims to Prevent Theft tion to the Hurricane uncil held what it hop~s thrown to them throughout Favorites of the night Katrina Relief Fund. BY JOANNA GILill thirsty camels, was removed by the supplier. As a result, • after 8 p.m., it is nearly impossible to quench your thirst. The pep rally was one AssocIATE NEWS BoIlOR of many ways in which One junior commented that tort's not healthy or prac- Student Activities Council Recently, the snack shop management has not only tical to have soda as the only available beverage. Also, is trying to bring the cam- revamped its appearance, but its policies as well. The why bother selling cereal if you can't even buy milk to pus community together cases have been relocated, the registers have been put in it?" socially. The tremendous moved, and the ordering process has changed, all in an Allie, a junior, offered a solution: "I think they attendance at the event attempt to become more efficient and convenient. sbould lock it if they are worried about students stealing, was encouraging for the However, along with these changes in structure come and open it up individually when people want drinks. sports teams and for the some noticeable changes in procedure as well. That's what they used to do and it was fair." Student Activities Perhaps most disturbing to the student body is the In defense of the snack shop, its employees, and its Council, and will likely be recent policy regarding the drink coolers. The coolers management, the locked cooler policy is not one that the catalyst for similar have always been locked at some point during the night they like enforcing. According to an employee, who events in the near future. to ensure none nf the drinks just "walked away." wished not to be named, the amnunt of money that the Until the next pep rally, Gregory Hopkins, Director of Dining Services, asserts snack shop was loosing on stolen drinks was ridiculous and exorbitant.