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Friday · January 18, 2008 he awrentian Vol. CXXV, No. 10 T Lawrence L University's student newspaper since 1884 www.Lawrentian.com Lawrence mourns the loss of Jennifer Fitzgerald Grace Christiansen attention toward her pain cello, and piano, and “2 in one thing that sticks out for me about Staff Writer or suffering …her courage the Corner” for two electric Jen Fitzgerald was the courage and and spirit will inspire all guitars. strength of character she displayed Lawrence University lost a valu- of us who were privileged She also founded pulsop- in her fight with cancer. Since she able member of its community to know her.” tional, a music ensemble and was maintaining a full-time teaching on December 23, 2007. Jennifer Fitzgerald was born composers’ collective. The load for the term, I assumed that the Fitzgerald, an instructor of music July 8, 1975 in New York pulsoptional group remem- cancer was in remission. Little did I composition in the Conservatory, City. She received her bers that, “in her too-short know that her disease was advancing died after a long battle with cancer. BA in music from Tufts but well-lived life, Jen touched to the point of taking her life. Jen Fitzgerald was continually University and her mas- many; she was fiercely dedi- displayed unusual dedication to her exploring new forms of composi- ter’s degree and doctor- cated to her musical, intellec- work at Lawrence, and most of all, tion and was particularly attracted ate in music composition tual, and moral ideals, as well devotion to her students. She will to “unusual instrumental combina- from Duke University. as to her friends and fellow be sadly missed. I feel fortunate to tions,” according to her personal According to the artists.” have had the opportunity to work Web site. Lawrence University Web Jennifer remained unwav- with her.” She taught with great passion and site, she produced several ering in her commitment to Fitzgerald is survived by her energy throughout her entire battle original works including her work and her students partner, Charles Jester, her mother, with cancer. According to music pro- “Sometimes the Sun” for throughout her entire battle stepfather, and sister, and her father fessor Fred Sturm, Fitzgerald’s col- soprano and cello, “A with cancer. and stepmother. league and friend, Fitzgerald “was Wedding Toast” for solo Said her colleague, music never complaining, never drawing piano, “Ice” for violin, Photos courtesy of MySpace.com instructor John Benson, “The Land bridge finally underway Hiett Drug Controversy Katie Buchanan “the bridge will be partially complete venient than going around Wriston, Alicia Bones dent wrote confidentially that the Staff Writer once the sections are lowered into across the lawn, then up the quad,” Staff Writer students living in the room with place, however, much work remains said Watson. the illegal substance have been sus- With the recent comings and before the students will be allowed Other students aren’t as pleased Over winter break, Nancy pended, as he said, “without trial” goings of construction vehicles and to use it.” with the progress on the land bridge. Truesdell, vice president for student until charges have been filed. personnel around the campus cen- The work remaining on the land Senior Sarah Mohrmann said, “I was affairs and dean of students, sent a The student also wrote that the ter site, students have been curious bridge includes “welding, railings, initially excited about the land bridge mass e-mail to the Lawrence com- suspension “seems to violate the about the progress being made on and the building of walkways and but I’m disappointed that it hasn’t munity informing students about innocent until proven guilty mantra the Lawe Street land bridge. contours must all be finished before been completed yet.” the discovery of “potentially harm- of our legal system.” In particular, many students the landscaping can be installed.” She added, “It feels like campus ful chemicals in a student room in The student encourages wonder whether they will have a Lawrence projects that the land has been split in two because of the Hiett Hall.” Lawrentians to write e-mails to bridge to use in the next few months. bridge will be open for pedestrian construction. I was told the land She went on to say that the Nancy Truesdell and to President According to the December 13 entry use in October 2008. bridge was going be finished before alleged drugs were found during a Beck on behalf of the suspended from Lynn Hagee’s campus center Many students are looking for- the beginning of the year; I’m really routine check of student rooms and students and the affront to “due blog, the cement abutments have ward to the opening of the new disappointed that it won’t be done that the police had been contacted. process.” The student is disappon- been poured and concrete precast land bridge. Junior Heather Watson until after I graduate.” At the time of the e-mail, stu- ted by Lawrence’s handling of the sections have been ordered for the said, “It could improve the look of For more information about the dents involved were potentially fac- situation. land bridge. campus,” though she also felt that progress of the land bridge and the ing “criminal, drug-related charges” Lawrence may or may not be Hagee, Director of Conferences the current absence of a bridge over campus center, visit: http://blogs.law- as well as “disciplinary action by within the boundaries that govern and Summer Programs, wrote, “18 Lawe Street is inconvenient. rence.edu/campuscenter/2007/12/ the college,” according to Truesdell. the campus if the student’s informa- bridge sections weighing a total of “Last year I used the bridge more a_bridge_many_meters_of_condui. The Appleton Post-Crescent reports: tion is accurate. Lawrence’s Drug- 1,023,800 pounds will be put into often, which was much more con- html “State and federal drug agents are Free Campus Policy states that “the place in early January,” meaning assisting Appleton police with the university is not a sanctuary protect- investigation into a drug lab that ing those who violate laws regulat- was found in a Lawrence University ing the use of drugs or alcohol, and dormitory. Sgt. Pat DeWall of the university officials will cooperate Appleton Police Department said no with legal authorities whenever nec- arrests have been made...He said essary.” investigators are waiting for results The student handbook, however, from evidence that was sent to the states that “a student placed on sus- state Crime Lab, and expects those pension will be given timely notice results soon.” At this point, The of the reasons for the action and the Lawrentian can do little to shed light opportunity for a hearing.” on the incident because it is part of More questions about school a police investigation, which may be policy have arisen since Truesdell’s compromised by the leaking of addi- e-mail. tional information. Only time will tell who is at fault Currently Truesdell cannot give in this situation. The sole conclu- any additional information. Her only sion that can be drawn now is that comment was, “There is an ongoing necessary indefiniteness and a police police investigation regarding illegal investigation make it impossible to activity, and the college does not know the truth about this troubling comment on such matters.” situation. The alleged possessors also seem to know very little about their fate. In an e-mail, one of the students Comments? Questions? involved said that the university is Concerns? “telling us [the students involved] very little about our situation now.” Visit our website at A student involved with the inci- Photo by Dorothy Wickens and Emily Passey www.lawrentian.com.

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2 news Friday, January 18, 2008 Taking the A-Train to A-Town: Posse-tive Changes for Lawrence Emily Passey is “huge.” urban life. from the high schools they come Posse members, as it is for most Opinions/Editorials Editor “The Posse Foundation’s vision “[The Posse Foundation] really from,” Stoneking said. “[Posse has] freshmen. As Smith put it, “[There is to enhance access for urban wants places where there’s going found a way to select the highest are] all of these different cultures potential kids, the ones who are coming together dealing with fresh- Last September, 10 students Americans to the education pro- to be very good education that’s going to succeed.” man studies papers,” which creates from New York City’s five boroughs vided by top colleges, preparing going to be very individualized,” Posse’s Dynamic Assessment a bond that extends out of the posse found themselves at Lawrence them to take on leadership roles said Burrows, an education directive Process, an intense process quite dif- circle. University. In December, a posse in America’s future,” said Posse unlike the anonymity of urban living. ferent from most college admissions, Coming to the Midwest seems from Lawrence which included One mentor, Associate Professor of Burrows said this is why Lawrence targets students with outgoing per- not to have been too difficult for the Vice President for Enrollment Steve Physics Matt Stoneking. was invited to apply by the Posse sonalities who shine in challenging Posse members, in part because they Syverson, Director of Admissions Stoneking believes that Posse Foundation. situations and who are so used to multiple perspectives. Ken Anselment, Associate Dean of benefits non- will become cam- However, Smith pointed out that she Students for Multicultural Affairs urban campuses pus, community lives “in New York and we’re com- Erik Farley, and Professors Michael like Lawrence by and even national pletely bubble-minded.” Kim and Eilene Hoft-March — future bringing the “per- leaders through For her, she has been challenged mentor for Posse Two — traveled to spectives that are their privileged to see the culture of the Midwest. New York to choose Posse Two, due informed by the college experience. Posse is about “dealing with those to arrive on campus in September ethnic, racial, and The DAP looks at differences, taking us from our point 2008. If you have not yet noticed, economic diver- each student “as of view and throwing us into a situa- New York City is here to stay. sity that you see an entire person, tion where we have to think about all “They’re awesome,” said Posse of urban America, not just [how they points of view,” Smith said. One member Isake Smith of Posse but that are not look] on paper,” as All of the Posse members are Two. “They seem very dynamic.” currently well-rep- Smith put it. thankful for their group experience. Provost and Dean of the Faculty resented at liberal Photo courtesy of Posse Foundation Posse One For most, it is a blessing to be so Dave Burrows spoke warmly of the arts colleges.” (from left): Viktoriya Sionov, Raymond Verceles, Jismy Raju, Jake Hartman, Mei Xian Gong, Silvio Marquez, Driftnery Martinez, Dorcas Montes, Jasmine Peters-McClashie, Isake Smith members spoke close to nine other people from their second group, and of the entire Posse Isake Smith highly and can- hometown, especially when that experience. A native New Yorker can speak to this didly of Posse’s DAP. Jismy Raju hometown is far away. himself, Burrows applauds the Posse notion. “I’ve had to deal with things “There’s a city, there’s people remembered her experience with Thus far, posse has been a Foundation’s work to merge urban that other people haven’t. I grew up here from all over everywhere, so humor: “They told me to ‘go chase positive experience for all involved, and non-urban through the medium in Bed-Stuy, which is a bad neighbor- that was really exciting,” said Smith a chicken,’ and I was really excited and that means the entire campus. of the Posse scholars. hood, depending on who you ask. of her reaction to Appleton. about it, I just went for it.” In April, the Posse Plus Retreat at In 2006, Lawrence chose New But it’s New York — that’s the way “I was told that for a lot of the “Our admissions staff has a simi- Björklunden will involve up to 100 York because “the nature of diver- I grew up.” other schools, the different majors lar philosophy,” said Stoneking of of Lawrence’s faculty, staff, and stu- sity in New York City is so rich and As Smith put it, “I’ve always had are very separate, but Lawrence has Posse’s DAP. Burrows agreed with dents in a weekend-long discussion so interesting.” to deal with people who are radically a community where everybody does Stoneking, saying that Lawrence of social responsibility. “We wanted to increase our gen- different from me. I speak Spanish everything,” said Smith, a psychol- seeks out students based not on Burrows looks ahead to when eral presence in New York City,” said and I learned to speak Spanish ogy major and music minor who standardized test scores, but on there will be 40 Posse scholars on Burrows. The relationship is ben- because I had to.” thought she would go to school in a individual personality. According to campus, which he thinks will mean eficial for Lawrence because Posse The urban experience is vastly cosmopolitan area. Burrows, “We don’t want to think of 40 students with strong leadership schools are known about amongst different from anything else. Posse Posse students don’t come to the person as a set of test scores.” abilities. “Ultimately we do it because high school faculty and other people. helps to translate that to non-urban Lawrence unprepared. “They’ve gone Lawrence’s environment has it helps Lawrence become a stronger The visibility increase for Lawrence students, while simultaneously help- through a highly selective process ing urban students experience non- and are among the best students been comfortable so far for the university.” Predictions for Nevada Caucus nearly impossible to make Ryan Day are spending little to no effort on Romney and Ron Paul. Romney is by Romney. Ron Paul is behind the Senator Hillary Clinton is lead- for The Lawrentian Nevada. likely playing to the Mormon vote, front-runners, placing fifth behind ing polls in Nevada, but the union Huckabee and McCain are as Nevada has the fourth highest Huckabee, Thompson and McCain, support for Obama may put a dent In August of 2007 it was decided focused on South Carolina, where Mormon population in the nation. respectively. in her lead. However, Clinton has that Nevada would be the fifth state the Republican primary is the same Ron Paul defeated Romney in Democratic candidate Barack gained a recent endorsement from to vote in the 2008 presidential race. day as the Nevada caucus and where the Nevada Republican Assembly Obama has found recent support in Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, The move was an attempt to make voters tend to be more representa- Straw Poll, but the numbers from Nevada from the Culinary Workers who represents the Las Vegas area. Western issues an earlier focus in tive of the Bible Belt states that were the Iowa Republican straw poll and Union, a large union boasting around Both the Democratic and presidential campaigns, but other so important to the Republican can- the New Hampshire primary shows 60,000 members. The Nevada Republican parties expect low voter changes in primary dates have taken didates in 2004. that, though Ron Paul’s supporters chapter of the Service Employees turnout in Nevada. In the past, some of the power away from the Giuliani continues his unortho- are passionate, the libertarian-lean- International Union has also given Nevada has had typically bad voter Silver State, making it nearly impos- dox campaign in Florida, paying lit- ing Republican just does not have support to Obama. This came as turnout. In the 2004 presidential sible to predict the outcome of the tle attention to other primaries and the numbers to compete with the a blow to John Edwards, who has election Nevada had 47.78 percent Nevada caucus. caucuses in the month of January. Republican frontrunners. focused much of his campaign on voter turnout, ranking them 47th Most Republican candidates The Republicans spending Public polls speak a different promoting himself as the “labor can- compared to other states. the most time in Nevada are Mitt story, with Giuliani leading, followed didate.” Mark Johnson returns with Late nights …Early mornings 5-Minute Speeches Ben Levine inspire you or challenge you where Staff Writer you need it,” said Johnson. He continued, “Get some recom- These days at Lawrence, learning mendations from friends and sit something new from your classmates in on as many classes as you can doesn’t take more than five minutes during first two weeks of the term of your time. This term Lawrence to figure out which of your friends senior Mark Johnson is spearheading know what they’re talking about. the comeback of small discussions Things will work themselves out about any topic that he likes to call after that.” “five-minute speeches.” Speeches can be just simple Johnson started doing these advice or sometimes they can be speeches for a simple reason: to more controversial. learn what other people think is For example, Wednesday, January important and to tell other people 16 there will be a speech endors- what he thinks is important. It is ing a political candidate. Johnson with this basic idea that Johnson encourages these types of contro- decided to start a small, informal versial speeches because he wants forum for voicing the issues of all to provoke thought and discussion Lawrence students. on campus. The topics of the speeches cover The five-minute speeches occur anything that the speakers want to every Monday and Wednesday at talk about. Johnson recently gave 12:25 p.m. by the clock outside of a speech for freshmen with some Main Hall. Anyone is welcome to give advice about picking classes during a speech — just e-mail Johnson at a term. [email protected] to “The best piece of advice for sign up. freshmen is to ignore class descrip- So, if you love Sonic Youth, wor- tions and whatever subject you think ship Krishna, campaign for Rudy, or you’re destined for and take courses Photo by Jen Cox hated “Spider-Man 3,” come and tell Taken from Plantz Hall, the sun rises over the South Side of campus after an evening of snowfall. based on how well the professors everyone why. The Lawrentian

Friday, January 18, 2008 opinions & Editorials 3 VIEWPOINT Lawrence’s role in Our Election Decisions share many opinions on the nature ents in-depth articles on the issues Part 1 of 2 and importance of the withdrawal and reveals where each individual J. B. Sivanich of troops from Iraq and both voted candidate stands, while contain- Roe v. Wade, 35 years later Columnist against Bush’s “surge,” but their ing links to up-to-date articles and stances on the larger issue of Iraq YouTube videos. Steve Swedberg They’re a drain on society, so In the lead-up to the 2008 presi- and on the Middle East in general It’s difficult to understand why Columnist why shouldn’t we? Fortunately, I dential election, Lawrence University differ drastically. Lawrence would feel a need to com- believe in the sanctity of life and President Jill Beck is leading an Clinton voted for the war in pete in this marketplace or even This upcoming Tuesday is the would never sincerely offer that as effort to encourage Lawrentians to Congress while Obama opposed try. 35th anniversary of the Supreme a remedy to poverty. This is why I participate in the electoral process. it from the beginning. Obama has The forums in conjunction with Court’s legalization of abortion on am even more worried when those The main and most visible focus of called for the opening of diplo- President Beck’s new class will demand. The fact that this anniver- who are pro-abortion dehumanize this endeavor is MyElectionDecision. matic relations with Iran, especially achieve the goal of creating more sary approaches causes me to stop, the child by using the scientific term Org, an Internet site created by in regard to Iraq, while Clinton voted political dialogue on campus, which, think about this hot-button issue, fetus. Fetus, as a matter of fact, is Lawrence and the University of for a resolution to condemn the as President Beck points out in her and ask myself: What have been the Latin for “young child.” California-Irvine. Iranian Revolutionary Guards — a Winter 2007 Lawrence Today cover ramifications of this ruling? The fetus has a beating heart The site functions as a quiz of large division of Iran’s military — as article, promotes a higher voter Constitutionally speaking, the three weeks after conception, has sorts; you read statements — usual- a terrorist organization. turnout. Supreme Court trampled the 10th measurable brain waves after six ly one extensive paragraph — from These nuances reveal two very Also, and maybe more impor- Amendment and managed to invent weeks, and by 10 weeks, every organ anonymous candidates before rating different approaches in how, as tantly, her class and the forums the notion of “a right to priva- system is in place. Those who por- them on a scale from “strongly dis- future President, Clinton or Obama promote intracampus dialogue. But cy,” which, if you actually read the tray the fetus as nothing more than agree” to “strongly agree.” would approach military confron- why do the forums have to stop at Constitution, is not mentioned. The a “blob of tissue” would have made At the end of each section tations and how they would han- presidential elections? I think an abortion issue can also be thought Hitler verklempt. — there are five-- MED reveals dle America’s involvement in Iraq. assortment of forums on a range of from an economic standpoint. Finally, there is the “right to which candidate’s statement you Uunfortunately, one would not gath- of issues, including community The 50 million that have been choose” mentality that is so preva- agreed with most. By the end of the er this from logging onto the MED focused ones — like applying anti- aborted since 1973 could have lent in society. This one-liner has quiz, using a system that takes into Web site. trust laws to Conkey’s — would be increased the American labor force. become the carte blanche to ignore account which issues you care about Obviously, MED is not designed very worthwhile. That would have meant that we the concept of ethics, which helps most, the site calculates with which to be all-encompassing. There are many other ways to wouldn’t need to rely on illegal us figure out whether we should do candidate your views align. The inherent weakness of a stimulate political discussion on immigrants for cheap labor, and something, not simply if we can. There are some links to Wikipedia medium like MED that presents campus. A few suggestions spring it would also mean that those 50 This erosion has not only caused pages giving background on the information in written blurbs is that to mind. million could have put more money people to justify the taking of inno- issues and at the end you have to there is no sense of the leadership, I know we all studied the into the Social Security funds as the cent life, but has made it difficult ability to post on forums about indi- integrity or other personal charac- Constitution in high school govern- baby boomers retire and demand to treat people better in general vidual candidates and issues. teristics of the candidates, which ment classes, but students could their Social Security checks. because you can choose the “right With all of these features, the have big influences on electability. benefit from gaining a deeper These are all valid concerns, but to act like an idiot” or the “right to Web site is well-planned but con- In addition, all of the quotes understanding of the true nature there is something more profoundly burn someone’s house down.” tains many flaws. are mere platforms without any ref- and implications of the Constitution wrong with this ruling. A professor There are other alternatives to The statements that you have to erence to prior job experience or through studying it in Freshman of mine recently reminded me, with having an abortion. How about actu- measure are filled with stereotypical voting record. They are also very Studies. a quote from Communist dictator ally having the child, or giving the political promises, such as, “I prom- susceptible to — well, almost guar- Setting up televisions in Joseph Stalin, that “one death is a child up for adoption? Those are ise to make America energy self- anteed to — change. Remember Riverview for communal debate- tragedy; a million is a statistic.” not only viable options, but make sufficient by the end of my second Bush’s pre-2000 anti-interventionist watching, maybe even inviting pro- Although Communism is some- us better human beings. So as this term,” but are short on explanations philosophizing and the claim that he fessors to answer questions about thing that works only in theory, the anniversary comes near, let’s ask on how the anonymous candidates was a “uniter and not a divider”? the issues after the debate, would tyrant had a point. If the death of ourselves whether or not “the right will implement the policies they are Evidence of the site’s flaws is also be a good idea, especially if a million people can desensitize to choose” is the right thing to proposing. provided by the fact that the can- snacks were at hand. people that greatly, one can only choose. Plus, many of the clips are too didate I will be voting for in the Bringing a major candidate to imagine how desensitized we are If you would like to get involved short to generate any strong feel- coming primary was ranked as my come to speak at Lawrence should, after the 50 million deaths brought with the pro-life movement, please ings and, since the details of the third choice. and hopefully will, be a major prior- on by abortion. join Wisconsin Right to Life Sun., Jan. issues are not discussed, many of The biggest problem with MED ity for Lawrence in the coming year Desensitization is evident when 20 at 1 p.m. for their pro-life rally, the quotes seem very similar when, is that it is one of many in a mar- and will probably be the best way one mentions the phrase “unwanted which will be held at St. Joseph’s in truth, the positions of the can- ketplace where its competitors have to engage Lawrence students in the children.” I want to follow that moral Middle School at 2626 N. Oneida St. didates on those issues are quite more money and resources. upcoming election. relativism to its “logical” conclusion. All students are welcome! different. The Web site of The Washington I would like to see Lawrence take If people are able to determine who NOTE: There was no way that I A good example of this false Post recently revealed “Choose Your more steps to engage its students is “wanted” and who is “unwanted,” could have conveyed all I wanted to similarity can be seen by comparing Candidate,” a more in-depth and politically, and there are many good we should be able declare Hunting in this column. Even if there were, Hillary Clinton’s and Barack Obama’s interactive quiz similar to MED. options, but I do not believe MED is Season on bums and hobos because I still ask that you send your com- stances on Iraq. Clinton and Obama The site VoteGopher.com pres- a very effective one. all they do is urinate in public places ments or thoughts to swedbers@ and beg for money so they can con- lawrence.edu, because I honestly tinue their drinking habits. believe that without discussion, there is no intellectual growth. 3 4 9 7 6 2 7 4 5 1 2 4 5 6 4 8 3 2 8 5 9 8 7 2 2 3 6 1 6 3 The Lawrentian

4 Features Friday, January 18, 2008 The secret lives of Lawrence profs A bigger pot for our SOUP April West When asked about other alterna- Gustavo Fares: an Argentinian in Appleton Staff Writer tives, she replied, “LUCC gives SOUP about $13,000 for the small acts Kayla Wilson worst because it had the most snow. time as I need because of the flexibil- throughout the year, like the come- Associate News Editor “I like it now. I like to play in the ity of teaching,” he said of his paint- Lawrence’s Student Organization dians and lesser-known bands, while snow with the boys,” he said, refer- ing. “If I have an idea or a showing, I for University Programming (SOUP) acts like last year’s Stephen Kellogg Originally from Argentina, teach- ring to his two sons, aged 9 and 11. can work if I need to.” is known to host concerts and other and the Sixers cost at least $20,000, ing Spanish seems quite natural for Fares does escape the land of Outside of painting, Fares enjoys events throughout the school year, so saving the $13,000 and cutting Professor Gustavo Fares, Chair of ice and snow from time to time, reading, currently with a focus on as well as the annual Big Event. all the small acts would not actually the Spanish department. Teaching traveling back to Argentina every literature from India and Japan. Some of the past Big Events save that much.” in such a cold climate, however, is few years, both to visit family and He recommends novels by Haruki have brought performances by As for this year’s seniors who another story. to teach. In 2004 he received a Murakami and V.S. Naipaul. Guster (2005), Ben Kweller (2006), are missing out on their last Big Fares spent the first 27 years of Fulbright Grant to teach a Hispanic Despite being the father of two and Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers Event, Vatch explained that the his life in Argentina, where he still identities class in Mendoza and was children, Fares does not have cable, (2007) to the Lawrence campus. Class of 2008 will be able to come has family. He studied law at the subsequently asked to return as part citing the sometimes all-consuming This time of year, Lawrentians Universidad de Buenos Aires. After of an ongoing appointment. power of television. “It gives me often speculate he earned his law degree, he worked He teaches mostly English litera- more control over my choices,” he as to what the as a lawyer for two years. “Before I ture in these courses. “It is a good said. “I only miss it when there is a next Big Event realized it was boring,” he said. opportunity to explore new areas Packer game.” will be. According He then studied art at the Escuela and to combine my interests,” he He does, however, sometimes to SOUP co-chair Superior de Bellas Artes Ernesto de la said. watch television on the Internet, cit- Hayley Vatch, Carcova. He came to the U.S. in 1985, In addition to his teaching ing ABC and Argentinean TV pro- however, the taking up a post as a teaching assis- duties, Fares is a talented paint- grams as personal favorites. Movie organization’s tant at West Virginia University. er (Interested parties should go to watching at the Fares home is mostly plans have With an interest in the emerg- www.lawrence.edu/fast/faresg/art). dictated by his sons, who he and his changed for this ing field of critical theory, he stud- His most recent gallery showing was wife home-school, and what they are year. ied Fine Arts and Literature. After during the summer of 2007 at Fine studying at the moment. Fares did There will completing his master’s degree, he Line Designs in Door County. manage to work the film “300” into be no Big Event went to University of Pittsburgh, He has another showing slat- the curriculum, but he has recently this year but where he earned his doctorate in ed for next October, again in Door been focusing on films about the rather an even Latin American literature and cul- County. “I’m able to spend as much polar regions. bigger event next tural studies. year. SOUP’s pro- Before coming to Lawrence, posed plan to the Fares taught at a liberal arts college LUCC Financial in Virginia. “It was the same size C o m m i t t e e , as Lawrence, but not as good,” he which is still joked. In 1999 he received a letter pending, entails from Professor Eilene Hoft-March, saving this year’s asking if he would be interested Big Event money. in the Chair of Spanish position at This money Lawrence. could be used Photo courtesy of Christine Beaderstadt Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers rock Stansbury Theatre for 2007's Big Event. That January he made the trek next year in com- to Wisconsin for his interview, dur- bination with to next year’s Big Event for the LU ing one of the bitterest winters of the Big Event money allocated for student fare. the last 10 years. “I liked the quality the 2008-2009 Big Event. This way, As a student organization, SOUP of the school, the town, the restau- SOUP could spend double the regu- is open to every student on campus. rants, the mall…everything but the lar amount on their Big Event. All are welcome to attend meetings snow,” said Fares. If this plan is approved, it might and help select next year’s Big Event He accepted the position and also be in effect for years to come. guests, as well as the smaller acts. bought a house without anyone in “Instead of having a medium-sized SOUP meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in his family having seen Appleton. event, we will now be able to have a the Hiett lounge on first floor. “They came on faith,” Fares said, Photo courtesy of Gustavo Fares true Big Event,” Vatch explained. adding that their first winter was the Professor Fares, though now accustomed to Appleton's weather, grew up in Argentina. From the Editor’s Desk After the Bubble bursts ... Meghan McCallum about the Lawrentian staff, such as, Features Editor “We’re like one big family!” Robert “Mouse” Braun reflects on his post-graduate life We really are, though. Seriously. This is the beginning of the end. Being a bunch of book-readers and can meet their financial goals. For Robert Braun It’s funny — I still remember gossip-listeners, we actually enjoy for The Lawrentian instance, many of my middle-aged writing my first Lawrentian article. sitting around with each other for clients want to know if they will It was the fall of 2004, and Reid hours and just… talking. Over the be able to retire with their current "After the Bubble bursts" is a Stratton had asked me to write about past few years, there have been investment strategy. Many of my weekly feature devoted to profiling Ellis, a singer/songwriter who was nights when I’ve made Wednesday- young clients want to save for their recent Lawrence graduates in an performing in the Underground night plans with someone, despite child’s education along with retire- effort to provide current Lawrentian Coffeehouse. So I went, wrote a short my Lawrentian meeting. “I’ll just ment planning. swith some ideas of post-collegiate synopsis of her show, and eagerly meet up with them after I’m done at Lawrence really set me up with opportunities. This week, Robert awaited Friday afternoon — the day the Lawrentian office,” I tell myself. the skills in order to be success- Braun ('06) tells us about his transi- I’d see my name in print. Hours later, sitting around eating ful. From day one, I asked myself, tion from being a Lawrence econom- Friday eventually rolled around, pizza and writing columns to fill “What can I do to set myself apart?” ics student to working as a financial and I got my little freshman hands space in the features section, I real- I noted right away was that I am the adviser in the Twin Cities. on a copy of The Lawrentian. I ize that it’s pretty fun spending ‘computer expert’ at my office, not I traded. I traded Viking Hour at opened the pages and there it was. Wednesday night here. (Peter and because I know a lot about comput- the VR for appointments with busy My article on Ellis … which start- Prika: sorry if I can’t come to the ers, but because I am the youngest professionals at night. I traded ‘80s ed with a paragraph about Mental Nickel tonight.) one in the office. night on Wednesdays for calling cli- Health Awareness Week. So here I am in the office, with Well, I took my role as an ‘expert’ ents and prospects. I traded staying Come to think of it, I was proba- 120 more pages of The Education and ran with it. Waddell & Reed up until 2 a.m. for a bedtime right bly too intimidated by the Lawrentian of Henry Adams to read for class is constantly coming out with new after the 10 o’clock news. I traded staff to actually complain about them tomorrow. It could be an all right computer programs to make the LU Baseball sweatpants for pleated Photo courtesy of Robert Braun messing up my first article. Now Wednesday night, I guess. I just have adviser’s job easier. Well-seasoned slacks. knowledge, and sales. Graduating though, after working here for sev- to keep in mind that there are only advisers have to either learn the new Two years ago, I headed back with an economics degree from eral years … let’s just say that I feel a few left. system or find someone (like myself) to Minneapolis for Christmas know- Lawrence challenged me in every quite at home in Mursell House. Like P.S. We need photo editors and to help them conduct their business. ing full well I would be working for one of these areas. many other campus organizations, I photographers. e-mail Jen Cox if I get to make some money and the Waddell & Reed as a financial adviser Not only was studying in a small could make some cliché statements you’re interested. beginning the next fall. other adviser doesn’t have to learn a classroom setting beneficial, where I had an internship where they new method of business. participation, intelligence, and com- friends through our local alumni I still get the opportunity to be offered me a job before I went back It is difficult to name exact piec- pelling arguments were required, chapter, something I hope everyone around athletics, albeit in a different for my senior year. Even though I had es of knowledge Lawrence gave me but also creating the same setting seeks out when the relocate out- form. Lawrence’s emphasis on com- a job, there was still much apprehen- that I can say directly contribute to with an intelligent undergraduate side the “Lawrence Bubble.” Every munity involvement compelled me sion and anxiety about heading into my daily activities. I can, however, population outside the classroom. time we get together, we know our to give back even after graduation. the working world. Especially for me, say a liberal arts education left me Perhaps the most important conversations can be intellectually I’m a volunteer baseball coach at a I took a job without a salary; I get with a well-rounded base in order to aspect of my Lawrence education is stimulating, recreating the environ- local high school. paid only in commissions. adapt to many different situations. the relationships I developed — not ment we grew so accustomed to at I guess all the trades I made I am a financial adviser. I help For instance, my job requires only in Appleton, but also here in the Lawrence. aren’t too bad. Especially since I trad- people implement strategies so they marketing, developing and maintain- Twin Cities. I have made many good I still like to have fun and go out. ed being poor for making money. ing relationships, strong financial The Lawrentian

Friday, January 18, 2008 Features 5 Fuji: A Trip to Appleton’s Sushi Buffet Scientist of the Week: Nicole Capozziello the other diners, or shall I say, There were about 15 different Staff Writer feasters. There was a middle-aged choices, such as the California roll, a Catherine Marinac couple, a couple of fellow Lawrence few vegetarian options, and several After spending the last few students, and a family with three kinds of seafood with cream cheese. months in Italy, achieving satisfac- sushi-loving children. The sushi, though not the best I’ve tion at most American restaurants We had a couple of minutes ever had, was good and — best of to take in Fuji’s strange ambience all — endless. has become more of a challenge by Caitlin Williamson than ever before. I decided instead before being unleashed on the buf- For those people who do not Senior Catherine that my first restaurant review upon fet. We noted the interesting framed like sushi, there was General Tso’s Marinac’s passion for ana- returning to Appleton should revolve puzzles adorning the tepid peach chicken, fried rice, crab rangoon, lytical thinking has both around the experience of the restau- wall, depicting magical creatures, and several mysterious deep-fried led her to a biology major rant, rather than the quality. marine life, as well as Japan’s great- options. with an interdisciplinary This experience surfaced in the est landmark, the Eiffel Tower. The buffet line also offered miso emphasis in chemistry and form of Fuji Sushi, the only all- On the two TVs in the back cor- soup, an extensive salad bar, fresh given her the opportunity you-can-eat sushi buffet in Appleton ners of the dining room was a sort fruit, and several desserts, including for research in the field of — possibly in all of Wisconsin. of Japanese music special. We were ice cream. Most interesting of Fuji’s neuroimmunology. Located at 1003 W. Northland captivated by it for the entirety of many buffet choices were gummy Marinac is still involved Ave., Fuji Sushi is yet another one our meal but were unable to draw bears and gummy raspberries. with a project she worked of Appleton’s well-kept secrets, not any conclusions as to what exactly “I don’t know which was more on the summer of her soph- unlike the giant tether ball near the it was. distracting: the Asian woman in a omore year for a research Fox River and the premier dog bak- We ordered ice water and then yellow pantsuit on the television or fellowship at the prestigious ery, Two Paws Up. headed up to the buffet. Like most the gummy bears in the salad bar,” Photo courtesy of Facebook Mayo Clinic in Rochester, I knew that my view of the res- buffet experiences, Fuji walks a thin said junior Jamie Gajewski, between Minn. The fellowship was her first taste of biochemistry and molecular taurant would be jaded, if only by line between repulsion and wonder- awkward bites of gummy bears with biology. my pure enthusiasm that such a ment. chopsticks. “At Mayo I studied Pneumoycystis carinii pneumonia, an infection thing exists in Appleton. However, I have had the displeasure of Unfortunately, unlike other that occurs in immunosuppressed populations and is most widely it became significantly more skewed experiencing a variety of buffet lines Appleton sushi experiences I have known for infecting patients with advanced human immunodeficiency after trying to push my friend’s in my life, primarily at ill-fated fam- had, the options, though plentiful, virus infection (HIV),” Marinac said. car out of the snowy East John ily gatherings in rural Wisconsin. were not especially exciting. Still, for “I have been working to identify a new polysaccharide, a new constit- Street parking lot for nearly an hour. The Fuji experience rose above those those who enjoy sushi, it is an excel- uent of the P. carinii cell wall,” she explained. “Understanding and char- Accompanied by a group of eight — both because of its sheer novelty lent deal and probably the healthiest acterizing these polysaccharides may provide us with some additional friends, I arrived at Fuji Sushi a mere and the fairness of the pricing. At buffet in existence. For those in insight into possible alpha-glucan inflammatory reactions occurring in 78 minutes later than intended, with $10 per person, Fuji’s is definitely search of a new culinary experience, Pneumocystis infection.” numb limbs and fierce hunger. reasonable, especially considering it is unlike anything else you will Marinac is putting together a poster on her work that she will pres- We slammed the doors of the how much you would normally pay find in the area. ent in Toronto in the spring, for the International Conference of the damned vehicle and for a filling meal of sushi. American Thoracic Society (ATS). trudged through the Currently, Marinac is doing an independent study in the field of parking lot past the neuroimmunology with David Hall, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Pizza King, which and Bethany Kondiles ‘07. shares a building “We are examining direct communication between players in the with Fuji. Huddled immune system and players in the nervous system,” Marinac said. “This inside the door, we line of research is really interesting because it explores how the immune didn’t have to look system affects our mood, health, and behavior.” far to see the buf- Marinac is specifically examining the effect of rhinovirus, the cause fet line — it was of the common cold, on cytokines, which are a part of the immune presented front and system. center, before the “It’s just another taste of research,” Marinac said. “I’m kind of seeing dining room itself. what my drive for research is, and seeing how much research I’d like to The sight of the have in my future.” sushi buffet, which After Marinac graduates this year, she is planning on taking a year I could not fully off before she heads to medical school. comprehend until She became interested in biology and chemistry in high school. seeing it, was a She started as a chemistry major, until she had a biology class with justification of our Beth DeStasio, Associate Professor of Biology and Raymond H. Herzog labors; the bright, Professor of Science. It was then that she realized she wanted to combine fluorescent light at the two interests. the end of the tun- “I’ve always liked math and the analytical way of thinking, so I’ve nel. always naturally liked chemistry,” Marinac said. “It’s not a subject that In a daze, we comes naturally or easily; it’s something you have to work at, and I like were led to our the challenges of chemistry and biology.” table in the back of Photo courtesy of google.com the restaurant, past Fuji Sushi, as a buffet, allows its customers to try a variety of sushi.

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6 opinions & Editorials Friday, January 18, 2008 potential and be a hurricane of a you an expert in love. Rather, you Drunk in pimp this year.” need to think of ways to make your- Youth for Obama The common thread between self more of an object of desire: Ryan Day ized that she had underestimated these two statements is their what features of yourself are your for The Lawrentian the power of the youth vote. Love extremity: both are absolute in their strengths? In New Hampshire, she recali- goal. We all need to understand an What are your weaknesses? Say what you will about Barack brated her campaign to garner sup- automatic transformation of behav- In order to change your previous Obama. Perhaps you feel that he is port from the working class youth ior may be ideal, but goals such as behavior you have to do some intro- too young and inexperienced to be — those voters who are out of these are unrealistic. spection and examine what sorts of a successful President of the United the college environment, but still People’s romantic tenden- things prevent you from attaining States or that his particular brand of not into their thirties. Apparently cies and behavior are conditioned your stud/hottie or serious boy/ “change” is business as usual. These this campaign worked to her advan- by past relationships and behav- girlfriend potential. are pretty common opinions, and I tage because Clinton took New with Zach Patrick-Riley ior itself. Drastic change, such as For instance, spending all day am not here to debate them. Instead, Hampshire by three percent. Since deciding, “I want to be in a serious playing video games or watching I would like to talk about a different the youth vote made up the largest Let’s start a relationship this year,” is flawed in downright horrible dating shows kind of change brought about by proportion of Democrat voters in and of itself because you cannot surprisingly does not aid in your Senator Obama. New Hampshire, it is pretty clear Revolution...I just make yourself more of a stable goal of being the créme de la créme Voter turnout for people under that Clinton’s victory came from her boy/girlfriend person. of the dating world. the age of 30 is typically abysmal. new focus on young voters. mean Resolution! You need to realize that just Instead, try other things that Iowa is a perfect example, where So what does this all have to because 2007 was a bad year for might enhance your dating prowess youth turnout was at four percent do with Obama and change? In my It’s 2008. With the dawning of love does not necessarily mean that — like reading books, or perhaps in 2004 and three percent in 2000. opinion, Obama has broken a cycle a new year, many people have the 2008 will be that much better or checking into some of the classier Now fast forward to 2008, and the that has been perpetuated for years. desire to change their behavior for worse. romantic movies. youth vote spiked to 13 percent. Young people simply do not vote, the better and tell themselves, “This For the resolution “I want to The point is — it’s a new year, Where did those votes go? Fifty- and so politicians simply do not year is going to be different and I be more of a playa this year” to and yes, it’s nice to change things for seven percent of Obama’s voter base focus on young people. Things are am going to do this and change that happen, one has to be patient and the better, but be patient and logi- in Iowa came from young voters. Of different now, and even if young and this,” etcetera. embark on a challenging process cal when considering taking Natalie the 60 percent of people who were people aren’t all voting for Obama This idealistic change of behav- in which one watches more chick Portman or Brad Pitt out for dinner first time caucusers, 39 percent any longer youth are going to play ior is known as a “Resolution.” We flicks and listens to someone like and a movie: don’t do McDonald’s voted for Obama. In Iowa, Obama an important role in American poli- all tend to have them — or at least John Mayer. followed by “Waterworld” on your had a lock on the youth vote. tics in the future, if Clinton’s cam- try to. Changing your behavior is dif- laptop. In New Hampshire, the youth paign in New Hampshire is any evi- Here are some common ficult but possible. You can be less If you happen to have any vote didn’t go to one candidate. dence. Even if you don’t agree with romance related resolutions some- or more of a catch but you have to romantic comments or inquiries Voters between the ages of 18 and Senator Obama’s politics, I think one may have: attack the problem and its roots you would like to see discussed in 24 came out in force for Obama, he can still be credited with start- “I am going to really settle and build new ones. this advice column anonymously while voters from 25-29 supported ing a revolutionary change in voter down this year and be in a seri- Watching shows like “Tila — feel free to e-mail me at pat- Hillary Clinton. So why this differ- turnout and campaign focus. Only ous relationship,” or “I am finally Tequila” or “America’s Next Top [email protected]. ence? After seeing Obama’s success time will tell. going to start being true to my stud Model” are sadly not going to make with the youth in Iowa, Clinton real-

Bunke’s Blurb Letter to the Editor Thank you, LUCC, for compiling a book list for Winter Term 2007. It was very useful and relaxing to peruse the titles of books I had to read last year. Who wants a current, up-to-date book list? Please. Give me something outdated and I am set. And to add butter to this already Learning the news of Kaitlin straightforward about her depres- delicious bread, the Winter Term 2007 book list is still not entirely complete. (Doubtful readers Mahr’s death moved me to write. sion, and hope that by being should visit http://www.lawrence.edu/sorg/lucc/ for the ocular proof.) I could not resist print- Somehow I stopped receiving The open, she may have inspired ing it out and taking it to Conkey’s in order to play amusing prank on the staff! If you only Lawrentian through my e-mail, other students to seek treatment. could have heard the laughter that resulted from attempting to buy books with last year’s so this is the first I have heard Depression is a common illness in incomplete book list. Sublime. of the tragedy. I, too, struggled the stressful environment of col- with depression when I was at lege. Alex Bunke Lawrence. Through medi- At Lawrence and in cation management Appleton, there are and invaluable exceptional treat- psychological treat- ment options avail- Is Obama really an agent of change? ment from Dr. Gerry able for students, Steven X. Flynn cal lobbies. Lastly, Obama pays lip service Metalsky, I was able and extremely Columnist For example, he was rated zero to the anti-war crowd by saying he to get through my understanding percent by the National Right to Life wants to end the war, but his record four years at Lawrence, and caring professors. Whenever I ask somebody here Committee, rated 100 percent by in the Senate shows otherwise. In not as successfully I absolutely loved my time at at Lawrence who they are support- Citizens for Tax Justice (they want 2005 and 2006, Obama voted to fund as I would have liked, but I got Lawrence, even through the pain- ing in the primaries, the answer is to repeal the Bush tax cuts), eight the war, along with every Republican. through. I was not too up-front ful times, and hope that all stu- almost always Barack Obama. percent by the U.S. Border Control He never delivered a speech to the with classmates and professors dents know that it is not a sign of “I like the way he talks.” and 100 percent by the NAACP for Senate floor about the war until it about what I was dealing with, weakness or failure to seek treat- “He will bring change to his affirmative action stance. was politically expedient to do so partly out of fear of being judged, ment; on the contrary, it shows Washington.” Can we honestly believe that with in 2006. Obama reportedly said in partly out of feeling that people self-awareness and strength. “He’s a uniter.” such a polarizing record he could 2004, “There’s not that much dif- “didn’t need to hear about my I think most of Obama’s sup- compromise with the Republicans? ference between my position and problems.” Jill Waycie ‘01 porters know little about his record When Obama talks about change, George Bush’s position at this stage.” I applaud Kaitlin for having been as Senator and are swayed primarily does he mean ending the highly And his position hasn’t even changed by his rhetorical skills. Is he really destructive war on drugs? Obama since then. the candidate of “Change”? hasn’t said anything about reclas- He says he wants to bring the If you define change as having a sifying marijuana from Schedule I, troops home, but his plan calls for Dear... Strangers who ask ques- “D” next to your name instead of an a category that defines the popular leaving many of them behind to pro- tions in the computer “R” then Obama will bring change to college drug as more dangerous and tect the recently built U.S. embassy Mr. Singing in Public, lab: Don't. the White House, but Obama’s elec- less medically useful than crystal — which is larger than the Vatican, tion is unlikely to be a meaningful meth. by the way — and to engage in “coun- all the world is not a departure from the last 20 years of When asked at a campaign stop ter-terrorism” operations. He doesn’t stage. For your own Soda drinkers, if you Bush and Clinton. about medical marijuana, he said even use the word “withdrawal” he safety, stop treating it are drinking two (or One thing you hear very often nothing of allowing states to legal- says “redeploy.” When Obama is pres- like one. more) before 11 am, from the Obama campaign is that he ize it, just that he wouldn’t pros- ident will the troops come home, or will “bring the country together” and you have a problem, ecute. On the campaign trail back in will they go to Kuwait like Obama has even if they are diet. “break out of the old arguments.” November he said he didn’t like the stated in many interviews? Miss EDP, nice job being During George W. Bush’s 2000 cam- idea of people growing marijuana in You may be reading this and really cute. paign, however, the former governor their own homes, a position held by agreeing with the Senator, but please The drunkards of Sage touted his record of bipartisan coop- every other major candidate. admit that this is only a slight change eration with the Democrats in the Sir and Lady Late- Hall, hallways are not During a September 26 in policy from the current admin- racetracks, despite Texas Legislature. “I want to change Democratic debate, Tim Russert istration. Bush has already said he for- class, if you are the tone of Washington to one of asked each of the candidates if they will begin withdrawing the troops. more than five minutes what you may have civility and respect,” he said at his would try to lower the 21 drinking If Obama was serious about ending behind, just stay home. heard to the contrary. Republican nomination speech, and age, a policy which for more than 20 the war he would have voted against yet partisan divide in our nation’s years has elicited international ridi- its funding. If he was serious about capital remains as divisive as it was Sweatpants-wearers, Downer Coffee Lady, I cule. Along with John Edwards and ending the war, he could at least have love you. Where do you during the election of 1800. Hillary Clinton, Obama said “no” promised to have all the troops home a button and a zip- The truth is that Obama’s record without further explanation. by the end of his first term, which per are not that much hide the good stuff? in the Senate is that of a rank and Of course he was pandering to Edwards and Clinton have similarly file Democrat because he always work. I wouldn't lie to the concerned-parents voter bloc, an not done. If Obama takes the oath of you. votes down the party line. He gets uninspiring application of the word office, only time will judge the sincer- either highly favorable or highly “Change.” ity of his words. unfavorable ratings from ideologi- The Lawrentian

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Staff Editorial verdict has been made. The ideal college would not And yet, if you want to see a turn its back on its students. It Hippo City similar anxious uncertainty, you would not let the investigators don’t have to look any further throw around phrases like “meth Trouble with the than four fellow Lawrentians. You lab” when the four themselves might have been wondering about deny these informal accusations that “campus safety notification” that their peers find laughably disclosure policy email sent by Nancy Truesdell just ludicrous. The administration before the term started, wonder- could have found hundreds of We at The Lawrentian feel that there is a serious issue with disclo- ing if that issue is resolved and students to testify to the char- sure amongst Lawrence staff and students. if not, when. The four students acter of these four, but instead When we are notified of an issue on campus, it is often without a barred from returning to school over-reacted at the sound of the full account of the details, or it is perhaps premature. Lawrence is a are wondering the same thing. world “chemical.” The adminis- small school, with a penchant for gossip. Gossip is easy to hear, easy to They were told over break that tration might claim that they are pass on, and equally easy to mistake and misconstrue. potentially dangerous chemicals acting to preserve the safety of Unfortunately, in our opinion at The Lawrentian, gossip and all the were discovered in their room. other students, but this notion is falsehood that goes along with it is only further fueled by the somewhat James Eric Prichard They were then told upon their ridiculous. Does Lawrence expect misleading mass emails from senior staff members. Columnist return that the university has them to build an explosives lab on However, this issue is not to be solved easily. There are serious legal decided to put their lives on hold their return? Anyone who knows ramifications for the disclosure of false information, thus Lawrence until the police investigation is the students will attest to their University does not divulge details that are in any way speculative. Trouble on the complete. Left in limbo, they are harmlessness. The only things However, it is often the lack of details which further spurs the being treated by the administra- endangered are their academic Lawrence gossip networks. Until we know anything concrete (we usu- Home Front tion as, for all intents and pur- careers. The administration’s de ally learn concrete details from Facebook or from “firsthand” sources), poses, guilty, despite the fact that facto suspension of the four is speculation can mount to ridiculous levels. Since the early days of the War they have not been charged. punitive even though nothing has For an example by which to prove the danger of speculation, we on Terror, the detention camp The administration’s attitude been proved. turn to an incident that took place on campus three years ago. There at Guantanamo Bay has been a toward these students troubles Our administration ought to were reports of a stalker, or attacker, on the Newberry Trail, a trail feature of American justice. The me. I would like to think that after apologize to the students for not that runs quite close to campus and is typically used by students for institution is a black eye for the three and a half years and tens telling them until they came back exercise. U.S. and, like the Jim Crow laws, of thousands of dollars Lawrence to Lawrence that they would be on We as a student body were not given all the information to make will have stained its reputation would at least be in my corner, but “administrative leave.” It should informed choices regarding this “stalker”; we were, however, given a permanently. Even those in favor the school is choosing an antag- not illegally (Student Handbook, warning not to use the trail. We were also bombarded by police render- of Gitmo must find it distasteful onistic stance toward my peers p. 12) suspend them and hide the ings of him. We at The Lawrentian think that this caused undue stress that we are “forced” to protect that suggests otherwise. Students suspension as an administrative to many students, especially female students. ourselves in such a way. The worst invest substantial time, money, leave. It should view them not as While it is possible that anyone could have accessed more informa- part of Guantanamo is not the and energy into their relationship legal opponents, but as the mem- tion from the Appleton Police or Post-Crescent, these choices may not abuse of prisoners, but elimina- with the school and LU’s quick- bers of this community that they be immediately obvious to many students, and we should not have to tion of habeas corpus. Many com- ness to distance itself from stu- are. This school needs to change look outside of our university for information regarding safety on our mentators have taken the Bush dents and refusal to support them its attitude toward its students. campus. administration to task for holding at the first sign of trouble sug- If in the future a student makes a Is there a middle ground to be reached between appropriate disclo- prisoners without charging them, gests that this relationship is dys- mistake and runs into legal trou- sure in legal terms, and appropriate disclosure in terms of Lawrence even when the pretense that they functional. This attitude toward ble, the school should consider the campus dynamics? are enemy combatants has been the four looks even harsher when well-being of all parties involved. falsified. Even though the admin- you consider that the school has The Lawrence Difference should istration has announced its inten- touted the accomplishments of not be a hastiness to sacrifice stu- tions to release most of the cap- the students in Lawrence Today dents to assuage fabricated secu- The opinions expressed in these editorials are those of the students, tives, many remain imprisoned. and on the LU website. They were rity concerns. Let the police do faculty, and community members who submitted them. All facts are as One can imagine the uncertainty good enough to garner Lawrence the police work while the admin- provided by the authors. The Lawrentian does not endorse any opinions and anxiety felt by the prisoners, national publicity, but not good istration cares for the students, its who are left in limbo and cannot piece except for the staff editorial, which represents a majority of the enough to deserve the benefit of raison d’être. appeal the decision as no official the doubt. editorial board. The Lawrentian welcomes everyone to submit their own opinions using the parameters outlined in the masthead.

feeling generated by knowing that are workout attire, although I could are kind of a status symbol (as to around in a skirt and flip-flops when you’re totally stylish. do without being greeted by your why, I have no idea), but apparently it is 20 degrees — or colder — out- Kayla: Something that I often see butt when I walk into the gym, it the Australians laugh at us for wear- side. Frostbite, anyone? around campus which really troubles is the fact that the temperature is ing them like winter boots. First On a side note, I am a really me is leggings worn with only a practically below zero, the ground of all — they aren’t original and big fan of distinctive jewelry pieces, T-shirt. Leggings are not pants and is covered in snow and it is only despite popular opinion, they do especially semi-outrageous earrings Style, more coverage is really a necessity. going to be colder when the sun goes not make an outfit. It is ludicrous or big stone rings. Now, there is a On a better note, let’s talk about down after a workout. It just does to believe that you can just slop fine line between unique and gaudy, headbands, which I see on many not make sense — what is wrong on some sweats and a tee shirt and but I’ve seen some truly creative cute girls. I am a huge fan of them with throwing on a pair of pants for then think that your Uggs will make ensembles around campus. The more style! because even if you just put your you look okay, because it is most random, elaborate earrings can hair in a ponytail, adding a head- untrue. That’s not to say that often jazz up an otherwise blah or band makes it seem like you made some folks can’t pull off Uggs simple outfit. an effort to look nice. Plus they keep — I believe there are about two Dorothy: I agree with Emily on Ugg (Ugh) hair out of your face in the crazy or three students on campus this. Accessories really do make an Appleton wind. Mind you that these who can do it. Still, chances outfit. I personally admire how many Lawrentians are a bit insulated. are not the skinny elastic headbands are good that it’s not you. So Lawrentians manage to look so put The phrase “The Lawrence Bubble” worn by athletes 24/7 and by people — why not wear some fabu- together by simply throwing on ear- is almost as prevalent in conversa- who are working out. Those do not lous and unique boots? I’ve rings, necklaces, bracelets or scarves tion as the phrase “The Lawrence count. Finally, it would not be a dis- seen some great ones around before heading out to class. Difference.” While this might excuse cussion of the Lawrence fashion bub- — cowboy boots, rain boots Jen: I agree with many of the some gross fashion miscalculations, ble without mention of ugly boots. with sweet designs on them, or boot comments, but please wear a it also fosters some great fashion In particular, Uggs should be retired, even just plain old-fashioned coat that somewhat resembles the conglomerations. We all arrive burned, or buried — anything to get snow boots. Hot. style of your boots. Ski boots and yearly from various places, across them off of your feet. Furry boots Christie: I’m not going to pea coat? Might not be the best the country and world, and bring that resemble Chewbacca’s feet are deny the fact that I own a pair option; if anyone can make it work along various styles. Here are several similarly unacceptable. the walk? Layering is a good thing. of furry boots — however, they were though, it’s Lawrentians. Fur, though Lawrentian editors on “Styles Around Emily P: Word to the ugly boot Adding volume and shape to style five dollars, and I bought them only often useful for protection of the the Green”: comment. There are so many great is not the only benefit of wearing because I found them so hilarious. I face, doesn’t make as much sense boots out there: flat and heeled, ones layers — it also adds color to the don’t wear them, mostly because I on the boots. I don’t know if I ever Emily P: No matter what anyone that resemble horsey people boots, dreary winter landscape and draws have the deep desire to take a razor thought of protecting my ankles says, I like the look of tights and ones that have a sort of dominatrix away from the fact that no one has to them. You can still own furry from the wind. Also, sometimes fake boots in mid-winter. It’s warm, but look going on with many straps and seen sun in the past two months. But boots and be fashionable — just fur is as bad as real fur. Beware — if allows you to show off legs that buckles, ones that zip, ones that let’s not fool ourselves — it is cold tone it down. you remind someone of their golden are otherwise sadly neglected from stretch. Other bad boots that could outside. Combine tops with various Emily G: While I could talk about retriever at home, you might want October to April. Scarves anyone? go in the fire along with the many necklines, button-up or zipping tops boots all day, I’d like to go off of to rethink your choice. I disagree Yes, please. The more the merrier. Uggs: sweater boots. You know who or sweaters with pants or leggings, if Christie’s rant about dressing appro- with Christie on the matter of pat- I have recently seen some nice com- you are. Those are not real shoes, you can pull it off properly. Layers priately for the weather. Listen, I tern. Wisconsin’s grey skies get to binations wherein the scarf did not only glorified socks. are cute, fun, and practical in winter love flip-flops as much as the next everyone in the winter, and with match the outfit, but simultaneously Christie: One look that I do not weather. Keep it simple by avoid- person — but when it is winter a season designed specifically for made the outfit. And, they’re total- think anyone should be allowed to ing too many colors or patterns in in Wisconsin, please take the time layering, why not get creative? After ly okay for both sexes. More guys attempt for their own personal safe- an ensemble and this is a look that to put some proper shoes on, and all, if only your friends are going to should do scarves. Warmth is one ty is wearing short (short!) shorts to anyone can pull off. perhaps a coat, as well. It seriously see you, why not go crazy instead benefit. Not to mention the warm the gym. It is not the fact that they Anne: Listen. I realize that Uggs pains me to see someone walking of wearing that Lawrence sweatshirt The Lawrentian

8 Arts & Entertainment Friday, January 18, 2008 Top Music of 2007 - Lawrentian critics weigh in Coming to J.B. Sivanich Matt Pflaum Corey Lehnert Alex Schaaf Staff Writer Staff Writer Editor-in-Chief A&E Editor your senses Movies Friday, January 18

“Cloverfield”

“27 Dresses”

“Mad Money”

“Day Zero” 1. Caribou, "Andorra" 1. Radiohead, "In Rainbows" 1.) The National, "Boxer" 1. Radiohead, “In Rainbows” A beautifully-constructed album It’s not a masterpiece like Listening to “Boxer,” one gets the There really was no competition “Still Life” of electronica, indie, psychedelia OK Computer or Kid A are, but it impression that during its composi- for the top spot this year. Radiohead blended into irresistible energetic affirmed my belief that they are the tion the members of the National proves themselves to be one of the pop. best band making music today. The were undergoing some great exis- most consistent bands out there songwriting, arrangements, produc- tential loss of innocence. The album today by releasing yet another incred- 2. Radiohead, "In Rainbows" tion, vocals, and musicianship are all takes itself very seriously—using ibly cohesive album, with songs like So maybe the lyrics lacked depth, top notch. It also contains my favor- sarcasm and irony to tear down the the deliciously rhythmic “15 Step”, the tempos were missing youth and ite song of the year, “All I Need”, youthful shield of, well, sarcasm and the hauntingly beautiful “Nude”. there were too many songs with whose ending gives me chills every and irony to get at the beauty of the No question, people. arpeggiated guitar intros making it a time I hear it. mundane. Words, however, really do clear step down from their last four nothing in describing the depth and 2. LCD Soundsystem, “Sound of albums. But by the end, it’s apparent 2. The National, "Boxer" breadth of this album, just listen Silver” why Radiohead is the biggest/best Far more restrained and moody to it. Put simply, it’s a fun album, full band in the world. than 2005’s Alligator, Boxer basi- of hypnotic dance beats and ironic, cally defines the term “grower”. If 2.) Fujiya & Miyagi, "Transparent reflecting lyrics. James Murphy puts 3. Animal Collective, "Strawberry you give this album time to sink in, Things" a fresh face on the “dance punk” DVD Jam" you will be rewarded in spectacular This British trio combines funk genre that I had chosen to ignore If there was a list of the quote fashion. and techno, man and machine, before hearing this. Songs like "All Tuesday, January 22 unquote “most important” albums organic and inorganic for one of the My Friends" and "North American of 2007 this would be no. 1. Animal 3. LCD Soundsystem, "Sound of most danceable and fresh albums Scum" are instant classics that are “Saw IV” Collective is creating some of the Silver" since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Every shoe-ins for the year-end best song most beautiful, experimental and 2007 was the year I finally time I listen I can’t help but feel as lists. dense music out there right now. developed an interest in electronic if I’m experiencing the future of “Sydney White” Pushing the envelope hasn’t sound- and dance-oriented music, and this Euro-cool in a crisp jewel case, and 3. Spoon, “Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga” ed this good since Kid A. album deserves a lot of credit for maybe I have. I don’t care what J.B. says, this “The Hunting Party” that. The beats are fantastic, as are is a solid album. Spoon has yet to 4. Liars, "Liars" the guitar and synth grooves. Above 3.) Caribou, "Andorra" release something that I don’t love, Dropping the concept-album all, the songs are often spectacular- Caribou’s new album is a psyche- and this was no exception. Fantastic “The Game Plan” trend of their past two albums, Liars particularly “All My Friends”, which delic experience of epic proportions producing underneath Britt Daniel’s instead decide to focus on the indi- already sounds like a classic. in under an hour without the risk one-of-a-kind vocals creates a winner vidual song. While the consistency of a bad trip. I think my colleagues in my book. “Sex and Breakfast” is something to be missed, it works 4. Sunset Rubdown, "Random Spirit agree. It will inevitably prove to be wonderfully: songs like “Protection” Lover" another choice album for the stoner 4. Bon Iver - “For Emma, Forever and “Sailing to Byzantium” are The best thing I’ve heard yet crowd. Ago” timeless. Liars is a great band that from Spencer Krug, and that’s saying Recorded in an isolated cabin deserves recognition. a lot given his role as the co-leader of 4.) Art Brut, "It’s a Bit Complicated" in northwestern Wisconsin (which Wolf Parade. Random Spirit Lover is Because the lines, “I know I is isolated enough as it is), this is a 5. Interpol, "Our Love to Admire" a challenging but ultimately reward- shouldn’t/Is it so wrong/To break beautiful mix of delicate, mournful Many charlatans, like James Eric ing listen, full of epic songs and from your kiss/To turn up a pop vocals over a sparse, dry acoustic Prichard, listened to this album and enough memorable guitar and key- song?” from “Pump Up The Volume” guitar mix. Bon Iver, also known dismissed this as too similar to board hooks to fill several albums. are quite possibly the best things as Justin Vernon, is in the midst their past two albums. But the songs to come out of Western civilization of a much-deserved publicity rush were fuller, more detailed and more 5.Okkervil River- "The Stage Names" this year. Because Art Brut makes following the release of this stellar complex than their past two albums, 2005’s Black Sheep Boy is one of me realize that the library is not the record. which have also been incredible. my favorite albums of the decade, place I should be spending all of my "Our Love to Admire" is the work of and this is a worthy follow-up. Will time. 5. Andrew Bird, “Armchair an experienced band who are push- Sheff is among the most clever lyri- Apocrypha” ing their sound to the extremes. cists around-check out the numerous 5.) Samamidon, "But This Chicken While not quite living up to his Music pop culture and literary references Proved Falsehearted" previous release, Bird still manag- Tuesday, January 22 6. The Arcade Fire, "Neon Bible" littered throughout. The rockers on Samamidon borrows from celtic es to impress. Anyone that can fit The Arcade Fire's new album's the album are propulsive and exhila- folk and delta blues to make a haunt- the lyrics “When I was just a little Cat Power “Jukebox” main purpose seemed to be to rating, and Sheff throws in a few gor- ing neo-folk album that does much boy/I threw away all of my action remind listeners how great their geous ballads for good measure. in its lyrics and experimental com- toys/When I became obsessed with debut, "Funeral," really was. "Neon position to relate the myths of the Operation” into a song without mak- Natasha Bedingfield Bible" was the work of a cozy cham- 6. Spoon, "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga" American frontier to the stresses of ing it sound ridiculous earns an A “Pocket Full of Sunshine” ber pop band who once wrote about Few bands can write a concise, modern day. from me. rendezvous’ in a snowy neighbor- to-the-point rock & roll song as well hood but then decided to be rock as Spoon, and this album is no excep- 6.) Clientele, "God Save the 6. White Stripes, “Icky Thump” Whigs, “Mission Control” stars on par with Springsteen and tion. When they do use additional Clientele" A dirty, abrasive rock album for Bono. They pull it off on some songs, instrumentation-such as the horns I listen to the Clientele and I feel all of us. They manage to keep the Damemas, “Let Your Tape but the disparity between the songs on “You Got Yr Cherry Bomb” and like I’m floating in some gorgeous song structures and arrangements (the title suggests a religious-con- “The Underdog”-it works brilliantly. bohemian womb along with T.S. Eliot pretty simple and sparse, while Rock” cept album but this theme is not While never reaching the highs of and a string section. Thoughtful knocking us back with in-your-face present on of the songs) gives this other albums I heard in 2007, few and well-read as always, with a lyrics and unabashed enthusiasm Hello, Blue Roses, “Hello, album major flaws. However the can match its consistency. sound reminiscent of David Bowie about their chosen profession - rock- strong moments are enough to put or the Velvet Underground’s softer and-roll. Blue Roses” this song at no. 6. 7. Animal Collective, "Strawberry moments, the Clientele’s new album Jam" is not to be missed. 7. Stars, “In Our Bedroom After the 7. Deerhunter, "Cryptograms" This always bizarre group (check War” This album of is literally drip- out their video for “Peacebone” for 7.) Black Moth Super Rainbow, While the first half heavily out- ping with great melody, delivered proof) somehow channeled their "Dandelion Gum" shines the second, this is still a by Bradford Cox, who has the marks experimental leanings into an album BMSR’s candied tracks of psyche- very solid album. Clever pop songs of becoming a great frontman. awash with catchy melodies-and for delic electronica are not only some and mournful ballads interweave in "Cryptograms" marks the introduc- the first time, you can actually sort- of the most original and vibrant this, perhaps the “catchiest” album tion of a incredibly promising young of make out what Avey Tare and tunes I’ve heard all year, but they of the list. Singer Amy Millan will band and a promising career for Mr. Panda Bear are saying. Another solid inevitably induce visions of a rain- knock you down wherever you stand Cox, who is releasing a solo album effort from one of the most consis- bow wonderland corrupted by its with her amazing vocal work on this under the moniker “Atlas Sound” in tently exciting bands of the decade. own sweet tooth. Think Fraggle album. early ‘08. Rock in a post nuclear fallout world. The Lawrentian

Friday, January 18, 2008 Arts & Entertainment 9 Wild Space Dance Company brings “Balancing Forces” Kirsten Rusinak In effect, the strengths of the Warren-Crow (‘98) “composed sev- explores the expressive body, and to remind students that “there is no for The Lawrentian Lawrence Conservatory and the- eral new selections for the project an audience member can engage ‘wrong’ observation -- dance invites ater department collaborate to and provides a blend of sampled through an appreciation of the its audience to take in and enjoy!” Lawrence is commended for its produce an inspiring dance perfor- music and text from various artists movement, through the combination The performance begins at 8 impressive performing arts programs, mance. Theater professor Richmond with live accompaniment during the of sound and movement, through a p.m. and will take place in Stansbury but the lack of a dance department Frielund called the production “a performance.” possible story.” Theatre. Tickets are $10 for adults can sometimes put a slight damper unique admixture of the physical Current theater students will For those who feel intimidated by and $5 for seniors and students. on this claim. However, Lawrence and dramatic, yielding a rich perfor- also benefit from Wild Space’s visit. a dance performance so off-the-wall Lawrence faculty, staff, and students students have a wonderful, if fleet- mance event for all.” Movement classes, which typically as “Balancing Forces,” Privatt wished are free of charge. ing opportunity this weekend to take Anyone who saw last year’s per- teach different move- in modern dance. formance can tell you that any pre- ments of different Wild Space Dance Company conceived notions with which they forms of dance and the will present a performance entitled approached the performance were history behind them, are “Balancing Forces,” quite appropri- easily dismantled upon seeing the enhanced by Loewen’s ately titled for busy college students dancers behave as actors. presence in the class- Friday, Jan. 18 in Stansbury Theatre. By communicating with their room as she “adds to Wild Space is a Milwaukee-based bodies in relation to one another, the physical vocabulary modern dance company, which has moving according to the tonality of the actors and helps been in residence with Lawrence of voice recordings and exploring the directors work with since 2000. The company’s mission is obscure topics, it is impossible to patterns of movement,” “to expand the audience for contem- know just how to react. says theater professor porary dance through performances Wild Space’s artistic director Kathy Privatt. and outreach programs throughout Debra Loewen incorporates all these Privatt said, southeastern Wisconsin.” different elements but still main- “Lawrence students “Balancing Forces” incorporates tains the aesthetic quality of the should attend the per- dance, text, movement, theatre, live moving human form. formance because it’s music, contemporary pop songs, and Loewen expressed the desire a unique chance to improvisation in order to “explore to use company dancers as chore- see professional mod- the wildly dynamic convergence of ographers, but still maintains an ern dance FREE right balance and the forces that hold or ensemble approach for an evening on their own campus. release us from that state.” long performance. According to Rick That means an evening Photo courtesy of Wild Space Dance Company Peterson, Lawrence graduate Seth of performance that Members of the Wild Space Dance Company will be performing at Lawrence on Jan. 18. Johnagin leaves crowd chuckling Artist Spotlight: Amelia Perron commercial, I’d be like, ‘Drink Pepsi. mouth. He deliberately avoided any Staff Writer Or whatever. I don’t care.’” profanity, using instead such classic by Alex Schaaf He avoided politics, current stand-ins as “fudge.” Melanie Heindl events, celebrities, and almost every- Even in a college crowd, the Tommy Johnagin, the first SOUP- thing outside his experience, but he choice was appreciated. “He wasn’t sponsored comedian of winter term, was willing to bring any aspect of vulgar but he got the point across. entertained a receptive coffeehouse his personal life to the light of his It does take something away when crowd last Thursday night in a per- merciless humor. a comedian is excessively profane,” formance that kept the audience His fiancée, 10-year-old niece, commented Colman RHD Dawn laughing even after he left the stage. infant nephew, and grandmother Schlund. “Which actually was really Johnagin, a Comedy Central vet- were all victims of his vicious life- effective in [getting a laugh when he eran, received a more-than-warm view. Of his upcoming wedding, he did use profane language],” senior response from the moderately full remarked, “I’ll go because I have Brendan Cornwell said. venue, earning laughs for nearly all to.” Despite Johnagin’s lack of reserve his jokes. He seemed to want success Do you ever feel like your His observations on his grand- in mocking his family, he was suffi- toilet is just too bland? Too for every line he’d written, so after mother’s lack of sex appeal were ciently polite to the audience. “He a flopped line, he would rework his plain? Surely, all of us dream not universally well received, but the didn’t heckle,” Schlund said. “And of painting our toilets, but material until he’d coaxed his audi- audience was otherwise willing to he didn’t make fun of Lawrence too ence to laughter. senior Melanie Heindl is the laugh at the world with him. much,” added Gannon. only one putting her dream Dressed casually in jeans and As personal as he was, no one In short, the audience was fully into action. Photo courtesy of Melanie Heindl rectangular glasses, Johnagin seemed was terribly concerned if, for exam- prepared to just enjoy his comedy, detached and almost careless, an In the upcoming midterm ple, his relationship with his fiancée largely agreed to be witty, funny, Studio Art Salon for students participating in independent studies in effective match with his cynical, dry was quite like he portrayed it. “He and even hilarious. approach to humor. February, Heindl will premiere her piece, The Painted Toilet, which will said that he could find plenty of At a relatively young age — 23, be exhibited in Wriston. “I decided to take Duchamp’s urinal a step His humor lay almost entirely people who are prettier than she is,” according to his website, and 24 in his lines, and not in any physical farther and do a painted toilet,” she said. noted Claire Gannon. “But I bet he according to him — and not far away Hailing from Kaukauna, Wis., Heindl is an art history and English comedy. He pointed self-deprecat- thinks she’s the prettiest.” from his college days, Johnagin was ingly to his dry style by mocking his double major with a studio art minor. She is currently partaking in an While Johnagin was unreserved able to connect with his audience, independent study of painting. “I’ve known I wanted to be in art since lack of enthusiasm for promoting his in his subject matter, he had a qual- earning the sentiment summed up newly-released CD: “If I were doing a I was a kid,” she said. “One of the biggest steps in my life was when ity unique among comedians: a clean by Gannon: “He should come back.” I realized that I could be an artist, that it doesn’t matter what other people say.” Heindl cites artists Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns as major Paris: City of love, film, and vam- influences, describing the way they use “mixed media” as having an Sonia Emmons This is the second year that as the hill setting of “Amélie”), to the effect on the way she perceives art. Among other things, she produced Staff Writer Lawrence has hosted the month- Père Lachaise cemetery, to the Latin a Curious George lunchbox her sophomore year. long Tournées Film Festival. Like Quarter. The Eiffel Tower makes “The painted toilet, like Duchamp’s work, it is all about questioning If you’re anything like I am, last year, five films (all with English an appearance, but thankfully does and broadening the definition of art,” she said. Heindl will also be par- the words “French” and “film” in subtitles) will be shown throughout not overshadow the less glamorous ticipating in the art minors exhibition in the Mudd Gallery in May. conjunction summon either one of January, each three times that week. locations. After Lawrence, Heindl plans on being a residence hall director on a two images: first, the bright reds The national film festival began The film presents interesting for- campus, and eventually getting her master’s in art therapy. and sweet accordion melodies of in 1995 with the goal of giving col- eign perspectives of a legendary city, “Amélie,” or, following the univer- lege students access to new French seen through the relationships of its If the steady stream of nervous sity in places other than the United sal image of French film, the dark, films that are normally only shown inhabitants, plus a few visitors. laughter in the audience was any States.” smoky eyes of Juliet Binoche loung- in major cities. This is fortunate, The characters are as different as indicator, the vampire segment He noticed the different French ing in a room that is also dark and because Appleton doesn’t make that those who inhabit real life. There’s was the unanimous winner of Most accents and thought that while “the smoky. cut. the man who falls in love with his Bizarre Short. stories didn’t all fit with their sur- (Note: to view that scene, check It is also fortunate that Lawrence terminally ill wife; the mother (Juliet People didn’t know quite what roundings,” the film “revealed the out any film in which Ms. Binoche was awarded a grant to host the fes- Binoche, also known as the defini- to make of the shiny blood that infinite interactions between people stars — with the exception of “Dan tival through the Cultural Services of tion of ageless) who grieves for her poured from Frodo’s — I mean the in Paris.” in Real Life.”) the French Embassy and the French dead son; the two mimes who fall in nameless American tourist’s — neck The second installment While there are plenty of French Ministry of Culture. Yes, there is love; the American actress (Natalie when he offered it up to the pretty of the Tournées Film Series, “La films that don’t fit either of these such a thing as a ministry of culture Portman, still so gosh darn adorable) lady vampire. The short ended with Moustache,” will be shown at 7 p.m. molds, I still expect nudity and psy- — a fine idea for an institution, I’d who finds herself a blind Parisian the new lovers feasting on each in the Wriston Auditorium January chological complexity every time I say. fellow; and so on in a similar, uncon- other’s necks in what appeared to 17, 19, and 20 (note: no showing sit down to watch one. “Paris, je t’aime” (“Paris, I Love nected fashion. be a passionate vampire embrace. on Friday, Jan. 18). Admission is After viewing the first install- You”) portrays Paris through 18 The stories are strikingly dif- Quite strange. free for students, so bring your ID. ment of the Tournées Film Festival short films by different directors, ferent and at times uncomfort- Marc Deheeger, a freshman who And as always, beware of French last Friday evening, I can happily each less than five minutes long. ably short, so that the viewer must was born in that French city we love, vampires. report that “Paris, je t’aime” con- The shorts take place in famous (and rebound quickly and be ready for was in the audience on Friday night. tained neither but was full of lovely some not-so-famous) places ranging anything — like, say, Elijah Wood He liked that the film “showed diver- surprises. from Montmartres (known by some turning into a vampire. Huuuh? The Lawrentian

10 Sports Friday, January 18, 2008

Sports in the Men’s hockey splits against Finlandia Lawrence University Ted Greeley into the second. for the next night. Goalkeeper Jimmy Staff Writer Nick Jennette (‘09) added another Ryan (‘11) played spectacularly for scoreboard real world power play tally at 5:00 into the sec- the Vikings, turning away 32 shots Viking hockey returned to the ice ond period off a rebound. Finlandia throughout the game. Kyle Nodarse this past weekend to take on confer- Staff Writer was not content to sit back and let Finlandia’s keeper Ryan Donovan Men’s Basketball ence opponent Finlandia University. the Vikings roll and did not wait long got the loss for the Lions turning Lawrence 80 Lawrence was looking to bounce Ripon 64 The college football national to retaliate. away 6 on 9 shots. Lukas Alberer back after dropping two non-confer- champion was crowned over the The Vikings went into the box came in to relieve Donovan letting in ence road games to UW-Eau Claire Lawrence 85 winter break, and congratulations and Finlandia’s Ryan Sullivan scored 2 goals on 17 shots. Beloit 64 and St. Mary’s January 4th and 5th. to LSU for defeating Ohio State to at 7:02. The Vikings did not learn Saturday night the Vikings looked Finlandia was no easy opponent win the title. For those of you who from their mistake and ended up flat. The hitting that had so defined Women’s Basketball having won the MCHA playoffs last Lawrence 54 are college football fans, everyone giving up two more power play goals the game the night before was miss- year. On Friday night, the Vikings Ripon 52 knows there are basically two opin- before the end of the second, making ing. Finlandia opened the scoring at won a thrill- ions. Stick with the BCS or go to a 4:24 of the first, Lawrence 72 er 5-3. The playoff system. Almost everyone fits and followed with Beloit 60 Vikes set the into one of these two categories and three goals in the pace early Hockey I feel very strongly for moving to a second to make by finishing Lawrence (5-3) playoff system. the score 4-0. their checks Finlandia (7-2) The BCS is flawed and at this Scott Minarcik and making point everyone should know it. If you (‘11) was injured q u i c k are trying to determine the national during the second passes to get champion, if you are trying to deter- period and despite the puck out mine the best team in the nation, athletic trainer standings of their zone how is it possible to have co-cham- Lisa Krantz’s best and into pions? In 2003, USC got overlooked efforts, Minercik Finlandia’s by the computer formula, won their did not to return Mens Basketball end. The Team MWC O’All bowl game, and was still the number to the ice. Vikings were Lawrence 3-0 7-1 1 team in the AP poll. This year, LSU The third peri- shorthanded Grinnell 3-1 8-3 became the first two-loss team to od saw Finlandia Illinois College 3-1 7-4 early in the ever play in the national champion- scoring three more Carroll 2-1 6-3 game but was ship game since the BCS has been goals. Jennette Knox 2-1 3-7 able to score Lake Forest 2-2 6-5 used. Another team, Kansas, plays in took the Lawrence anyway. Neil St. Norbert 2-2 6-5 the Big 12 and only had one loss, yet zero off the board Wallace (‘09) Monmouth 2-3 2-9 did not receive a single vote to play at 12:46 into the Ripon 0-4 5-6 crossed the for the national title game. LSU lost third with a shot Beloit 0-4 2-9 blue line and to number 17 — Kentucky — and from the right dropped the Womens Basketball then lost to unranked Arkansas. How sideboard glove puck back to Team MWC O’All does a team like that play in the Photo byTed Greeley side high. Corey Garrett Mike Ackley (3) watches as teammate Nick Jennette (10) faces off against Finlandia on Friday night. Lake Forest 4-0 10-1 national championship game? Marc Howe St. Norbert 4-0 7-3 (‘11). Garrett A playoff system, like the ones (‘10) scored Illinois College 3-1 7-4 took a slap shot that found the back used in every other college sport, the score 4-3 going into the third. Lawrence’s second goal on a shot Carroll 2-1 8-2 of the net at 7:20 into the first. Beloit 2-2 5-5 including Division 1-AA football The third period was a back and between the goalies blocker and The play continued to be physi- Monmouth 2-3 6-6 would work much better, resulting forth battle with both teams look- chest at 16:03 of the third. Alberer cal, which led to a Finlandia penalty. Knox 1-2 3-7 with the team that wins the play- ing to make the big hit and score. got the win for Finlandia with 20 Ripon 1-3 4-7 Masa Takahashi (‘10) took advantage offs is crowned the champion. That Defenseman Pat Brenner (‘11) found saves. Lawrence 0-3 3-7 on the power play with a goal at occurs in pro football, baseball, bas- himself on a break away with all five Ryan turned away 32 goals and Grinnell 0-4 2-9 16:22 into the first. ketball and soccer. Why is it so hard Finlandia players trying to catch up. let in six. Riley Stank (‘11) caught a The second period continued to do what works? To be fair, this Brenner took a shot from the few minutes at the end of the second with strong play on the man advan- Statistics are courtesy of comes down to politics. The confer- right side to put the Vikings up 5-3. period letting in one goal on four tage for the Vikings. Josh DeSmit www.lawrence.edu and ences that play for a spot in the BCS The game ended as physical as it shots. (‘11) finished some nice passing www.midwestconference. want those bowl games to remain began, leaving the spectators ready scoring a power play goal at 0:21 org and are current as of popular and a playoff would reduce Nov. 28, 2007 the amount of money they stand to make each year during the bowl sea- son. My opinion is that this game at this level should be about the play- Why we love to hate the Patriots Swimming ers, not the money. Let the college athletes play a playoff to determine a Dylan Fogel unfair advantage from their recon- and the opposing team could retain Staff Writer real champion, as opposed to letting naissance missions. Any advantage some athletic dignity. gained from the scouting was not This is an example of an unwrit- defeated at a computer decide for everyone who For some reason, teams that the “champion” is. the difference between the Patriots ten rule in sports that says, in order experience tremendous success are losing and winning. And I can under- to preserve competitive relation- There are a lot of positives to the not popular among sports fans. In BCS. It’s an extremely complicated stand winning because you have ships and in the case of professional Whitewater our culture, it is cool to root for the superior talent. But what upsets me sports business relationships, that system that takes into account a underdog. I don’t know if there is Kyle Nodarse lot of different things. It takes into is the manner with which the Patriots when your team has obviously won Staff Writer some innate tendency in Americans use the power prescribed to them and generally is winning by a large account the AP poll and the coaches’ to root for the underdog because poll; it takes into account things when they margin, then the coach takes the The men’s and women’s swim- we once win or are foot off the gas and tells his team ming and diving programs went like strength of schedule, strength were one of win and worst loss, among other w i n n i n g . to hold back or puts in the scrubs. to the University of Wisconsin at a g a i n s t Beating a There is no reason to embarrass a Whitewater for a duel meet this past factors. The system is so compli- the British cated that the only people who can team by team, especially a team of profes- Saturday. The men were defeated by w h i l e four touch- sional athletes who are extremely a score of 146-79 and the women really explain it are the people who f i g h t i n g created it. Many media members d o w n s proud and may hold a grudge. By lost 145-93. d e s p e r - instead of creating this us-against-the-world The men were led by individual have acknowledged that they don’t ately for understand the system at all and two just attitude, the Patriots are showing up victories by Kyle Griffin (‘09) in the our inde- b e c a u s e the rest of the league, and sending 1650 freestyle, Taylor Brengel (‘09) many coaches have agreed. Why do pendence. we continue to use a system that you can the message that they are bet- in the 50 freestyle, and a strong 1-2 Maybe our ter than finish by Nick Johnson (‘11) and Matt has failed to anoint an individual love of the champion? Why do we use a system e v e r y - Yauch (‘09) in the 200 yard breast- Cinderella one and stroke. Kevin Gabrielsen (‘11) and no one understands? It doesn’t make team was sense to continue using the BCS until or you want t h e y Bryan Rosen (‘09) finished second passed on down the generations to increase d o n ’ t and fourth in the diving competition it gets fixed. If the BCS was perfect, by those people that emigrated to every BCS game would be evenly your stats for n e e d to help the men’s program finish America looking for a better life and the game is a n y o n e strongly. matched but that didn’t happen this had to scrap to survive. In today’s year. Look at USC and Georgia’s unsportsman- else. On the women’s side, Hayley sports realm, a team that is too good like and lacks It is Vatch (‘09) and Kelsey Gray (‘11) dominating games over Illinois and and wins too much is bad. They Hawaii. This is another issue with class. this arro- took first and second in the 1650 are perceived as arrogant, pomp- When I g a n c e freestyle, Rebecca Hamlyn (‘11) and the BCS. The games aren’t much fun ous, and self-righteous. We love to to watch past halftime. was in middle school our basketball displayed by head coach Bill Mandy Schlais (‘09) took first and hate the Goliaths like the Yankees team played Ask Fork middle school. Belichick that has provided the fuel second in the 200 butterfly. Vatch I just don’t see why college foot- and the Dukes, while rooting for the ball doesn’t do what works. The The school had probably 50 kids for this football fan to want to see and Gray picked up victories in the Davids — such as Villanova of ‘85 from fifth-eighth grade and could the Patriots lose their perfect sea- 500-yard free and the 200 yard back- playoff system works for everyone and the Packers of ‘08. else, because everyone else wants barely field a team. Needless to say son. That is why, despite not being stroke. What is it about a team that wins we blew them out, but after we got a Packers fan and being a fan of The men’s and women’s pro- to determine a single championship that we dislike? Let’s look at the team. Let’s stick with what works, up by about 25 late in the first half, happy endings, I would like to see grams travel to the University of Patriots and their perfect season. our coach told us to make a mini- Favre and his baby Packers defeat Chicago this weekend to compete instead of continuing to attempt to Obviously, one could argue that the fix a flawed system. mum of five passes before we were the Evil Empire of the NFL in Super in the Universities Invitational. They Patriots are cheaters with the spy allowed to shoot, thus ensuring that Bowl XLII. are then home for the Lawrence gate scandal and had received an the score did not get too out of hand Invitational on January 26. The Lawrentian

Friday, January 18, 2008 Sports and more 11 Men’s basketball adds two more conference wins Featured Athlete: Chris Carlson Ben Webster the bench seemed to drill a three of the locker room to score a lay-up Tara Carmody Staff Writer pointer right away. Dylan Fogel (‘08), in the opening seconds of the second Staff Writer who had back-to-back threes, John half. Lawrence’s lead never dropped SOCCER It was all Lawrence (7-1, 3-0) this Mays (‘11) and Chris Page each had below 11 and they were up by as past Saturday against Midwest con- What will be your biggest challenge two three-pointers and contributed much as 19 at some points during next year? ference rival Ripon College (5-6, 0-4). points to the win. the game. Dominating with stellar three-point Chris: We lost four great seniors. Jayce Apelgren (‘09) made use Lawrence has defeated Ripon in We will need everyone to step it up shooting, the Vikings secured the vic- of his time, scoring 10 points in six out of their last seven meetings. tory 80-64 at Alexander Gymnasium and we will expect a lot out of our 19 minutes. Jamie DeMatthew (‘10), Tuesday night, the Vikes trav- younger players. in front of a rowdy Lawrence student one of the 13 Vikings off the bench, eled to Beloit College and picked up section. made a lay-up to cap a 13-0 run. another win in Midwest Conference Ryan Kroeger (‘09) was five for What are your expectations for next Eighteen Vikings saw action. play. They beat the Buccaneers 84- year? five from three-point range with 24 Kroeger sank a three before half- 65. The Vikes lead the conference points, and everyone who came off Chris: We always expect to make the time and Andy Hurley (‘08) came out at 4-0. postseason. Anything short of that would be considered a failure. The Women’s basketball suffers two losses from Ripon, Beloit last couple of years we have fallen off that track, we need to get back on it. Ted Greeley Reiland (‘10) gave the Vikings the With 4:17 left the Vikings were down Staff Writer lead 24-22 before the end of the by eight. The team scored 10 of the Would you rather have sand in your half. In the second half, the Vikes next 12 points to tie the game 52-52 shorts or water in your ear? The Vikings women’s basketball relinquished the lead early and had with 0:14 seconds left. A foul by the Chris: What kind of question is that? team returned to their court for to play catch up the rest of the game. Vikings put Ripon on the free throw Ugh… I guess water in the ear… the first time since the line with 0:04 seconds term break to take on remaining. DeHamer hit What is your favorite sport memory? Ripon College this past both shots, clinching Chris: Watching the Packers win the Saturday. The game was Ripon’s win. The Vikings ‘96 Super Bowl, a tape that my dad a back and forth battle lost a heartbreaker 54- and I rewatch religiously. with the Vikings taking 52. Carrie Van Groll (‘08) the lead at 15:57 of the had 20 points and 10 Would you rather be able to hear any first half on a three- rebounds to completing conversation or take anything back you said? pointer by Erin Henzi her double-double and Chris: Hear any conversation. (‘09). The Vikings would leading the Vikings in Photo courtesy of Tara Carmody keep the lead until both categories for the Ripon’s Jessica DeHamer game. Reiland added led the team with 4 assists each.On double-double with 26 points and put in a lay-up with 1:27 18 points and Henzi, Tuesday, the Lady Vikes traveled to 10 points. left in the first half to tie Margaret Rhatican (‘10) Beloit and lost 72-60. Reiland had a the score at 22. Carisse Photo courtesy of Facebook and Annie Kaiser (‘11) What can I do with this degree? Christie McCowen will (hopefully) satisfy some sort of in physics; however, I do have the — below is some just some of the e***s, mock interviews and contact- Associate Layout Editor Major/Minor/GER requirement or is deepest respect for those willing to information available to you. ing alumni about career networking interesting enough to risk loosing attempt such a thing. I have even And, remember! Career Center opportunities. Why did the chicken cross the GPA points. I find it frustrating, more respect for those who manage staff are available to assist students Students are also strongly road? however, that it is usually the case to graduate with a degree in physics with a variety of needs including: encouraged to attend an Internship Perhaps the better question is if that the classes I find interesting or any combination therein. Having self-assessment and career/major Information Hour Tuesdays at 10 the chicken really crossed the road, and want to take that also ful- never considered a path through exploration, graduate/professional a.m. or Thursdays at 3 p.m. in the or did the road move beneath the fill requirements overlap with the physics, I have never stopped to school information, job search strat- Career Center to learn more about chicken? classes that I have to take (or fall consider what paths lie beyond the egies, internship information and all internships, including those list- A new term — a new oppor- behind a term). degree. So, if anyone else is wonder- support, preparation of cover letters ed on the internship database on tunity to load up on classes that I have never had a keen interest ing — or considering this very path and re****accent e ***sume*accent the Career Center Web page.

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