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dieOLUME 135, NO. 1 Slates!TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2005tufcent LEWISTON, MAINE Bates Offers Gomes, Hansen Address Firstyears Admission to 17 Students Affected by Katrina

ALI MORRIS ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

The devastating effects of a Category 5 natural disaster produce numerous unfore¬ seen crises. The once historically cultural city of New Orleans is now an impenetrable maze of massive ruin. Yet, one of the big¬ gest repercussions of the Hurricane Katrina tragedy that many do not realize is that it not only displaced countless homes and families, but thousands of college students. Tulane University, Loyola University, and the University of New Orleans are merely a few of the many universities that were hit during the Aug. 29 tragedy. Striking right before the fall semester be¬ gan, Hurricane Katrina was not the welcom¬ ing force students were expecting to find once back on campus. Most of the schools were finishing their freshmen orientations Sarah Beck / The Bates Student President Hansen began by addressing accusations of a liberal bias at American colleges. "There is none at Bates," she said. when they were disrupted by the news of the hurricane and asked to evacuate the premises. Now, due to Katrina’s devastation, KIRSTEN TERRY the class of 2009, Nabulsi asked for a mo¬ yet. He noted that in his observations as a all of the universities in the affected areas MANAGING NEWS EDITOR ment of silence in recognition of the victims participant in the student government, mem¬ have announced that they will not be able to of Hurricane Katrina. He proceeded to reflect bers of the Bates community can successfully hold classes during the fall semester. Bates held its traditional convocation on Bates graduate Benjamin Mays’ thoughts unite to “change any policy at the College.” Many colleges, including Bates, have of¬ ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 6, highlighted regarding his experience at the College, and Jill N. Reich, Dean of the Faculty, also fered students attending these schools a free by a speech from the Rev. Peter Gomes ’65, how they can represent any student’s time at offered advice to new students before in¬ fall semester. Colby has also offered to ac¬ a professor and minister at Harvard Univer¬ the school. Mays believed that at Bates one troducing Gomes. She described the Bates cept students, but unlike Bates, they are not sity, and a Bates trustee. The event was held can “acquire the tools to emancipate your¬ experience as one of self-discovery. “You are limiting their enrollment to only Maine state on the historic Quad, as it is at the begin¬ self,” and Nabulsi echoed this sentiment. on the threshold of your academic careers,” residents. Although Bowdoin will not be ning of each school year. Ryan Nabulsi ’06, “This institution will be the most forma¬ Reich said; she stressed that firstyears, “still accepting any new students, it has offered President of the Bates College Student Gov¬ tive force in the next four years of your life,” have choices.” visiting professorships to those interested ernment, President Elaine Tuttle Hansen and he said, mentioning the value of both aca¬ This message was also the focus of the during the winter semester and has donat¬ Rachel C. Herzig, Acting Director of the Of¬ demics and “beyond the classroom educa¬ speech delivered by Gomes. Alhough he ed $10,000 to each of the three historically fice of the College Chaplain, also addressed tion.” Nabulsi encouraged incoming students humbly expressed that he was “pulled out black universities in New Orleans. the audience. to follow their interests and create new clubs With seventeen new Maine students After a processional by the faculty and and activities that do not exist at the school See Convocation, page 5

See Mainers, page 6 Students, Staff and Faculty Begin Philosopher Speaks to a Packed Chase Lounge, Page 5 Fundraising for Hurricane Victims

KIRSTEN TERRY tions through friendly competition between MANAGING NEWS EDITOR the students and staff. At the meeting, organizers Chris Petrel- The Katrina Relief Initiative held its first la ’06 and Hannah Johnson-Breimeier ’06 public meeting Thursday, Sept. 8 to begin stressed the importance of raising money for making plans for the fundraising efforts that people who will feel the effects of the hur¬ started the next day. The KRI has set a goal ricane locally. of raising $15,000 from students and $15,000 “We’re afraid that some families might from the College’s staff and faculty to aid literally freeze this winter,” said Johnson- victims of the recent hurricane. During the Breimeir. “People don’t realize what the far- meeting, members voted to designate 70% reaching implications of this are.” of the money collected to be donated to the The Rural Community Action Ministry American Red Cross and 30% to go to the is a non-profit organization that has been Rural Community Action Ministry of Leeds, working to help Maine families since 1970. ME. The money collected at Bates will be used The KRI formed Friday, Sept. 2, when within the organization’s Homelessness Pre¬ a number of concerned students and staff vention Services Program, which helps to members, including State Rep. Peggy Ro- provide heating fuel, among other resources, tundo, met on campus at the Harward Cen¬ to low-income homes in the state. ter for Community Partnerships with the Contention arose during the meeting, as Center’s Director, David Scobey. They chose Sarah Beck / The Bates Student those in attendance voiced their opinions their goal to be $15,000 as a tribute to the about how the $30,000 should eventually be Peter Singer defends controversial medical practices such as abortion and euthana¬ College’s 150th anniversary, and hoped that distributed. Students with personal connec- sia. the dual collections would encourage dona¬ See Katrina Relief Initiative, page 5 FORUM NEWS ARTS SPORTS Summer just doesn't BCSG holds first meeting. Staff and faculty recom¬ Men's soccer loses sea¬ measure up anymore. mended reads son opener to Bowdoin

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As conscientious and compas¬ devastated by hurricane Katrina ties for students to act locally to sionate members of the global will be welcome to take courses ensure that similar disasters do community, Bates students don’t for credit without charge this se¬ not befall low-income families in Pates! need to be told mester. neighboring communities. ff Yet a8ain that At press time, 17 students for¬ As part of KRI efforts on cam¬ the hurricane Ka- merly enrolled in Loyola and Tu- pus, students plan to donate a Editorial trina disaster in lane Universities accepted the portion of money collected to the tubent New Orleans is a President’s offer. “The tuition of¬ Rural Community Action Ministry horrific tragedy. fer,” Hansen said, “is consistent based in Leeds, Maine. This mon¬ The Newspaper of Bates College Since What students may not realize, with Bates’ mission of academic ey will help low-income families 1873 however, is how the disaster di¬ achievement and social responsi¬ deal with the increasing oil prices rectly affects our own community, bility.” during the cold winter months. and there are things they can do But even during this criti¬ During October break, stu¬ Editor-in-Chief, Niraj Chokshi to help on a local scale. cal time, some students have re¬ dents also plan to work with the Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Scott Priest Over the past few weeks, mained inactive. This passivity is RCAM and donate their time to Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Emily Rand groups of students and faculty not out of apathy, but because people in need. These two efforts Managing Forum Editor, Tom Flanagan have spearheaded relief efforts they simply don’t know how to are demonstrative of students ac¬ Forum Layout Editor, Emily White in response to the New Orleans help. tively thinking and acting locally Assistant Forum Editor, Rakhshan Zahid disater. Recently, students, facul¬ Many students, feeling useless to improve the lives of families ' < „ • . ; . 1 t : 1 ■ ; - , : : 1 ty and staff launched the Katrina and lacking money to donate to right here in Maine. Managing News Editor, Kirsten Terry News Layout Editor, Eliza Reed Relief Initiative (KRI), a fund-rais¬ the relief efforts its victims have As students delve back into Assistant News Editor, Allison Marshall ing effort supported by the Office simply opted for inaction. college life, it is not likely the vic¬ Assistant News Editor, Ali Morris of the Chaplain and the Harward At its core, the travesty of the tims of hurricane Katrina will be Center for Community Partner¬ Katrina disaster was that the city’s soon forgotten. The sharp contrast Managing Arts Editor, Mari Wright ships. The group aims to collect poor were unable to access the between the scene of students Arts Layout Editor, Patrick Lavender $15,000 to donate to the Red Cross help they needed at a time when reading on library quad and the Managing Sports Editor, John McNulty relief fund, roughly $10 from ev¬ they needed it most. While it is images of New Orleans on our Sports Layout Editor, Kristin Sahagian ery member of the student body. not feasible for the Bates student television and internet screens is a Assistant Sports Editor, Jennifer Mclnnis President Hansen announced body to go down to Louisiana and patent enough reminder for most Sept. 1 that any Maine under¬ abandon their responsibilities students. It is equally important, Copy Editor, Megan Fortin Photo Editor, Sarah Beck graduates enrolled at colleges or here at the College, it is possible though, not to forget these global Assistant Photo Editor, Megan Kinney universities in the New Orleans to take action here in Maine. issue impact our communtiy lo¬ Business Manager, Marissa Johnson and Mississippi Gulf Coast area There are many opportuni¬ cally. And we can help. Assistant Business Manager, Kahn Kim

JOSH ZUCKERMAN, STEVE PUS- for Aliza L.’s birthday at 6:30 p.m., burgers hand, beer in the other, short-order chef Ja¬ CHEL, and pasta salad failed to draw the masses. It mie N. took control of the griddle, quickly The Student is published weekly by the DAN ZOHN, JOSH STEUBEN was not until the kegs were tapped at 8:00 scrambling ten dozen eggs. Johnny R. lent students of Bates College when college is CONTRIBUTING WRITERS p.m. that crowds arrived. Approximately his culinary expertise and innovation by in session. 6.5% of party revelers came dressed for the creating the Breakfast-Sandwich-Omelet. THE O.C. PARTY & OASIS: Saved by the Bell theme. Best Costume: The crowd grew quickly as Batesies drank TREY WAKES UP TO 50 CENT DRAFTS Caitlin O.. Once people realized that there away their hangovers. Although sidelined The Student reserves the right not to Thursday night marked the return of two were kegs elsewhere, the crowds relocated by a knee injury sustained while summering print any article and to edit for clarity and Bates staples: The O.C. and 50 cent drafts to 218. Freshmen swarmed the party like on Nantucket, former Bates Soccer super- length. at Oasis. Batesies celebrated this occasion locusts on a new crop. Frightened by the star Evan K. was seen in rare form prowl¬ true to form, beginning the night at Oak herd of nameless faces, the kegs “disap¬ ing the perimeter with Dan Z. The duo, Staff editorials represent the majority of and Elm’s O.C. Premiere Party. Early peared.” Residents of the house promised shouting expletives until they were ejected views of the editorial board. bird Sean C. was overheard that the kegs would be in minute three of the game. At the risk of saying “The O.C. is really re-tapped in a matter of distracting the team and Bowdoin Moth¬ Views expressed in letters to the editor, all I have to live for these minutes, but two hours ers, Andrew S. enjoyed the game topless. columns and features in the Forum days,’’ as he gleefully sipped later they remained unac¬ his Summer Breeze cocktail. Bobcat counted for. As tensions CHRIS P. PRETTY (IN PINK) section are the opinions of the writers anc Little did he know that only ran high Eamonn R-M. Saturday night, Small House was filled may or may not reflect the opinions of the moments before, Jon K. had was spotted forcibly re¬ with more pink than Megan M.’s wardrobe staff. snuck up to the already po¬ moving an unidentified as the Pretty in Pink Party drew crowds tent punch with a full bottle partygoer. After being from both on and off campus. Chris P. daz¬ Letters to the editor must be received by of Everclear and a smile. thrown down the stairs it zled the crowd with his pink bathrobe and 6 p.m. on Sunday evening for Tuesday’s When the episode was over seemed only appropriate sultry good looks while Sean M. cruised publication. Letters should be under 500 and the drinks were gone, that the unwelcome guest through the halls on his pink bicycle. Un¬ words. Please email them to nchokshi@ partygoers turned their at¬ be tossed head over heels fortunately for colorblind Erik B., standards bates.edu tention to the Oasis. Upon over the front porch rail¬ were high and jeers of “No pink, no drink!” arrival, senior girls rushed ing. Some spectators al¬ accompanied the boos that followed him the dancefloor while their lege that he did a double out the door. The beer ran out in just under male counterparts drank “We remember parties backflip and landed on two hours, and although rumors of sleeper Subscriptions: $30 per the academic year, up their courage. Drink in so you don’t have to.” his feet. JZ M. comment¬ kegs abounded, the party ended early. $20 per semester. hand, Kathleen N. danced ed, “I stand by my house¬ solo on the bar, moving her mate.” Fellow resident PAWPRINTS Staff: (207) 795-7494 body like Ron Jeremy in his most recent and teammate Ryan O. had no comment. Jamie W. found sleeping next to Un¬ Business: (207) 795-7499 film. However, not all dancers were so silky The two kegs are still MIA; if anyone has identified Man... Village yet to throw good Fax: (207) 786-6035 smooth. Stephen P. was escorted off the any information regarding the whereabouts party... Pub 33 runs out of draft beer... dance floor by his friends as blood streamed of said kegs please contact The Bobcat Shapiro buys keg, forgets to tell people... from his nose after receiving a vicious but Crawl Staff. Connor B. spotted wearing shirt with 309 Bates College, Lewiston, ME, 04240 unintentional headbutt from a Batesie co¬ sleeves... Lewiston Police not summoned ed. KEGS AND EGGS to parties: Weekend successful? An 8:30 a.m. call time brought out the Have your own funny stories? 218 WELCOMES CLASS OF ’09 dedicated soccer hooligans as Kegs and Eggs E-mail: [email protected] Although festivities kicked off at Turner commenced at 77 Nichols. Spatula in one 1 • 1 M * 1 r * i f « *• TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13.2005, FORUM, 3 Poolside It's Fun to Stay at Cruel, Cruel Pains the YMCA Summer ERIN REED JOHN MILEY you a lot of insight about eight-year-olds. I TOM FLANAGAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER CONTRIBUTING WRITER realized a tried-and-true law of children is MANAGING FORUM EDITOR that the hotter it gets, the more they like to Everyone knows that summertime brings climb and hang on your shoulders. There I fear for the future of this country. I was more than ready to beaches, pools and lots of skinny dipping. is nothing like an insufferably humid eight- I spent my summer lifeguarding deep in pack up and head for home All right, the last thing is usually reserved for hour day of eight-year-olds jumping on your suburbia, a world where a tragedy is when by the time spring break those named Tom or Huck. Unfortunately, it back, stretching your tee shirt to the break¬ the cleaning lady is late, poverty is having rolled around last year. As a also brings the necessary evil that is a sum¬ ing point. To make up for this pain and suf¬ to settle for a Suburban instead of a Hum¬ firstyear I had dropped twelve mer job. Summer somehow ends up being fering, I usually stole money from their back¬ mer, and hunger is when the snack bar at pounds from a body that really doesn’t have the perfect time to do manual labor, mind- packs. OK, maybe I didn’t really do that. We the pool is closed. It was my second summer twelve pounds to give, mostly thanks to a numbing retail work, or hair-pulling child were all friends so I can joke. at this upscale gym, observing the leaders of bankroll that tapped out early - totally inca¬ care. All of this with the hopes of making Much of the day was spent trying to tomorrow, the kids rich enough to go to nice pable of keeping pace with my Papa John’s some sweet coin so you can afford the new get the boys to stop throwing things. “How prep schools and the college of their choice, addiction. My malnourishment went hand Hootie & the Blowfish album. many sticks should I let them throw before the kids with mansions, stay-at-home par¬ in hand with my grotesque lack of sleep, For me, summer meant being a camp I tell them to stop,” I wondered. “I’m twenty, ents, and every lucky break. The kids who an ailment that was fueled by the ruthless counselor at the local YMCA. I was in a and even I think it’s fun to throw sticks,” are probably already starting SAT tutoring by combination of a substantial academic work¬ group called the Rangers. Do not let the cool I reasoned, as sticks flew into the woods. age five, yet still like to try to maim each load and an unwavering determination to name fool you; this job was not all fun times. other with kickboards. Sooner or later, I would have to tell them to procrastinate. Throw in the fact that I hadn’t Being outdoors all day made me realize that stop, for their safety of course. “Save it for For those of you who have never life- seen the sun in six months and I was prob¬ summer is very hot. By midsummer, the ex¬ when you get home,” I told them. Hopefully, guarded, it would be as if you showed up for ably the most sickly looking pale kid on this treme heat made me give up showering al¬ they forgot about that statement by the end work one day, and your boss made you go campus and very much in need of a summer together. “What’s the point of the day. I was always sit in a plastic chair in the burning hot park¬ vacation. if I’m just going to sweat weary of being too strict ing lot and stare at the pavement. For five I took short term off to get home as through my shirt tomor¬ with them, as I knew hours. Without moving. And do something quickly as possible, anxious to get out in row?” I said to myself. And they outnumbered us that requires your complete attention, yet is the sun and revive my withering body. It to top this off, there were “I’m twenty, and counselors five to one. unimaginably boring, like squishing every was just about that time, the beginning of children at this camp—lots Strange thoughts can ant that walked by your chair, because if even I think it’s fun my “summer,” that it proceeded to rain for of children. Again, this is go through your head just one got by, someone would die. Throw approximately six straight weeks. Rain is obvious, but something to throw sticks.” as you string together in some slightly dysfunctional rich families, always pretty lousy, but when you work that hit me at the beginning and several babies that like to run toward a bracelet at arts and 40 hours a week on a forklift in an open of camp. Hit me much like crafts. “Well, they are the pool when no one’s looking, and you’d lumberyard it’s downright depressing. And the blow that fell on the strong for their size,” I have my job. this was no tropical misting, either. This was brim of my hat whenever thought, as I added blue The people-watching, however, is great. relentless, driving rain in 50-degree tem¬ I sat down to the campers and red thread to the There was the time a little girl finished her peratures. There were days when, without level. But school was out, days were getting swim lesson and discovered that her mother unfinished bracelet. hesitation, I would have sold my soul for the warmer, and I had to start a summer job like After everything was said and done, had vanished. Ten minutes later, when she afternoon off. Actually, if you had even just everyone else. camp turned out to be more than a place finally arrived, her daughter was in tears. offered me an extra half-hour at lunch or a “Hellooo... Pickle Head!!” exclaimed Ste¬ And what comforting words did she have to see my fellow counselors get hit in the dry sweatshirt, you probably could’ve come phen every morning when I greeted him. I face with dodge balls. On the final week, for her poor sniffling kid? “Oh, honey, don’t away with my first bom. was not entirely sure what he meant, nor did we were surprised by a helicopter landing touch me, you’ll get my clothes all wet.” I continued to work full-time long after I think I was a pickle head. It seemed to me There was also the time that I came on the field. Later on in the day, one of the the rains had passed, right up through August there might be some negative connotations across two little boys, sitting on the edge of campers was amazed by hawks he saw cir¬ as a matter of fact. It was somewhere in the there. The camp totaled about 500 campers. cling around. I reminded him that he had the pool and dropping handfuls of peanuts middle of this incredibly long summer that I There were also around 50 counselors (or, seen a helicopter in the same day. into the pool and seeing whose would hit realized how stupid I had been to flee Bates as Stephen would call them, “lots of pickle “Hawks and a helicopter!! This is the best the bottom first. And the time I jumped in the very day I was allowed to leave in April. heads.”) Each camper, aged three to thirteen, day of my life!!!,” Eric exclaimed. Maybe it to retrieve a sinking three-year-old whose Somehow, a year of college had pushed my swam twice a day. Even with limited math¬ is the simple things in life. Things such as mother had thought nothing of leaving him dread of work (this was my fourth summer ematical aptitude, I realized the odds of at camaraderie and torture that a summer job to play in the pool alone. And the parents in the lumberyard, so I should’ve known bet¬ least someone peeing in the pool were very creates. It was kind of exciting that on that who were too caught up in their gossip to ter) to the back of my mind and allowed me high. Heck, even with fifty counselors, may¬ summer day I got to witness the best day of care that one of their children was quite vi¬ to produce a mental image of my upcoming be some of my co-workers were using free ciously beating another kid with a noodle, Eric’s life. Summer jobs do not seem so bad summer that was about as realistic as your swim to relieve themselves. Unfortunately, after all. Especially at the YMCA. Where else the other had taken off her swimsuit and chances of not punching a wall while selling I had to get in this pool everyday to teach can you shoot bows and arrows all day with was running around completely naked, and your books back to the college store. What I swimming lessons. Needless to say, I prayed kids that will look up to you forever? Or at the toddler was strolling around by the deep pictured was a healthy blend of “MTV Spring for inclement weather. end. least until they get tall enough not to. Dodge Break" and "American Pie 2," and what I got Once I got over the pool situation, I ball, anyone? was more along the lines of "Office Space" _See LIFEGUARDING, page 4 found that being a camp counselor gives Digitz Firstyears Look FamiliarSee ITS GREATT0 BE BACK, page 4 3 ~ Length, in inches, of Frank Ames’ Guiness World Record setting RAKHSHAN ZAHID men year is that wonderful, unique time vited, but eager, guest was physically evicted ASSISTANT FORUM EDITOR from an off-campus party. I think the first- eyebrow hair. when anyone you meet instantly becomes your best friend. Of course, you couldn’t years have a right to be confused. Don’t we Meeting the class of 2009 remember your new best friends’ names or always say that everything at Bates has to be 2 ~ Slices of pizza left over from a reminded me that two years probably don’t say them correcdy, but that’s open to everyone? company party that computer engineer of my Bates education were not the point. A name is just a petty detail This is the year that Bates egalitarianism/ Jim Garrison ate, which resulted in his over. It was a bittersweet feel¬ when you have such a deep bond. left-wing socialism went out of the window. being fired. ing. The feeling was bitter be¬ Since everyone seems to be getting Off-campus parties are being carded. The cause this means that I am only two years along so well, it is assumed that everyone entire firstyear class isn’t allowed to party in 8 ~ Number of human beings on away from leaving the comfortable world of is invited to every party. It’s too bad that the the basement of Smith. We also didn’t show display in the London Zoo’s new “Hu¬ Bates and entering the real world where you powers-that-be don’t approve of this warm, much sympathy for the workers when we egalitarian sentiment. The first Saturday be¬ started classes on Labor Day. I couldn’t help man Zoo” display. have to cook, clean and earn a living. The feeling was sweet because two years is long fore classes began, there were 300 firstyears but notice the irony when, on Labor Day, I enough to forget how I had behaved as a partying in the basement of Smith Hall. In handed over money to the wonderful Book¬ 18,201 ~ Days it took a postcard to firstyear. an unprecedented move, four deans of the store lady to pay for my copy of the ‘Com¬ reach its destination in Vancouver, Brit¬ The class of 2009 is great. They are as college plus security personnel descended munist Manifesto’. If we really took social¬ ish Columbia. "Bates" as they come. Over the past week, upon the gathering and ended the festivities. ist/communist seriously, the Bookstore lady they have displayed all the appropriate "Bates This attitude continued this weekend when would have had the day off. 1 ~ Fingers Australian footballer firstyear" symptoms. For instance, they never all the off-campus parties were carded. The Another year begins and another class of Brett Blackwell is having surgically re¬ go anywhere alone. You can identify a group ‘streets’ (Wood, College, Frye, Nichols, etc,) Batesies does the "Bates firstyear" thing. I can moved to aid his play. of firstyears from miles away because they were not a happy place to be. Angry seniors look at them and scoff, “Oh God, firstyears.” travel in packs of twenty people or more. If strongly enforced their policy of letting in But as I do that, a low voice in my mind re¬ invited guests only to their precious off- minds me that I have been there before and 14 ~ Times that Stephen Gough was you don’t go to dinner with your entire floor/ house, you are clearly getting it wrong. All campus parties. There were scenes of angry done all of the same things. arrested while walking the length of of this happens because our firstyears can’t firstyears and seniors yelling at one another. Welcome Class of 2009. Britain in the nude. stand to be apart from one another. Fresh¬ There was also an incident where an unin¬ 4, FORUM. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 13.2005 BATES RATES Lifeguarding CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 boss, who would slap you on the back and asked if you’re “pumped!!" even at 7 am, and Tropical theme replaces Attendance was down, but so There was an interesting variety of peo¬ happily serenade the grumpy maintenance TT was creepiness. ple at the pool, as interesting as a parking guy. He also coached the swim team, which the Foam Dance lot full of SUVs with W ’04 stickers can get. meant that every so often we were the vic¬ There were a large number of trophy chil¬ tim of a swim meet, an event that involved dren, the only children of rich parents who hoards and hoards of people, a lot of fran¬ seemed to regard raising a child as kind of tic screaming, a megaphone, and kids doing a novelty, something fun to dress up that, flailing bellyflops off of the starting blocks, Class of 2009 Throwing a party that drags unfortunately, kept annoyingly asking for and then half swimming/half drowning their four Deans out of bed definitely food and attention. There was the lady with way down the lanes, doing what was cer¬ the leather-y tan and the frizzy blond hair deserves some recognition. tainly not any stroke I had ever seen be¬ that strongly resembled a Chow-Chow, and fore, while soccer moms lined the pool and a whole boatload of MENSA candidates who screamed bloody murder. every day walked up to me, the ecstatic- It was a bit different from last year. This looking person sitting next to the pool with year, in a sea of W ’04 stickers, I spotted one Beautiful weather Get out there and enjoy it a shirt that says “GUARD” in giant letters, “More Trees, Less Bush” sticker, on an SUV before the eternal winter sets and inquired if I was perhaps the lifeguard. nonetheless, and this year none of the camp in. There were the kids of overzealous parents kids puked in the pool. Gone this year was who could barely move because they were the little boy who gleefully got my chair soak¬ wearing so many swimmies, the kids who ing wet whenever I got up, but new this year liked to play chicken with the lap swimmers, was the little boy who liked to hurl around and one little kid who introduced himself to a large rock as a throw-and-dive-for toy, and Commons opens second The faster we can get our food another kid by asking “Do you live in a man¬ another boy who liked to stretch out at my card-swipe line the faster we can run to the sion? Because we live in a mansion. Are you feet and sun himself on the cement. My per¬ bathroom. rich? No? Well, we’re rich.” sonal favorite was Morgan, who, when one And there was my super-enthusiastic afternoon the boys yelled “Splash Morgan cuz she’s a girl!” grabbed a noodle and beat them all over the head. Don’t get me Wrong, not everyone was a filthy-rich family with a bratty kid - there J i 1 11 I s :: u J r were lots of perfectly nice parents with per¬ fectly normal kids, who will hopefully grow up to keep the next generation alive and at least semi-sane, as long as I can keep them from drowning before then. No matter how amusingly dysfunctional these people were, though, the words “Guys! You have five more minutes!” were my favorite sound all sum¬ mer, second only to the sound of thunder.

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(pre-hypnosis and sans dating Jennifer An¬ The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies niston, let’s not kid ourselves here) and "Groundhog Day," with even a spattering of Johns Hopkins University "The Day After Tomorrow." The saying goes, “you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone,” but I say you don’t The Woodrow Wilson School know how sweet college life really is until of Public and International Affairs you go home for the summer. Don’t get me wrong; there are great things about being Princeton University home. Some delicious home cooking and a sub shop that knows what an Italian is (yeah, I’m talking to you, Russell St.) gave me back The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy my twelve pounds in my first week there. I Tufts University loved walking to and from the shower with¬ out flip-flops and my painfully nerdy shower tote. Maybe best of all was falling asleep on a bed that is large enough for me to fit on and doesn’t come with a tossing and turning roommate approximately 42 inches above my face. Please join us for an Admissions Forum: I now know how insignificant these things are, though. Who cares how com¬ fortable your bed is when you can sleep w until 2 P.M.? Why complain about carting your paraphernalia to and from the shower when once you get there you can take a 46- minute scorcher without someone trying to WEDNESDAY kick down the door to calmly and courte¬ ously remind you how expensive it is? (Side- September 21, 2005 note: Having just sold building supplies all 1:00 p.m. summer, I know how expensive an interior wood door is to replace. Have your, folks look into that the next time they Daniel-San your bathroom door in a fit of rage over the Office of Career Services water bill.) We’re back in a world where 9:30 A.M. is excruciatingly early, reading a book Conference Room is work and everyone you know is within walking distance. I am grateful for the sum¬ Bates College mer I had, though, and not just because it makes me appreciate life on campus. Thanks to that never-ending, four-month summer and that rain-swept lumberyard, my bankroll & m will never, ever, come between me and my Papa’s again. NEWS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2005, NEWS, 5 College Bio-Ethics Expert Lectures on Life Republicans Repay CONOR HURLEY as an organism, as a person she had per¬ ceived by the audience; however, he was CONTRIBUTING WRITER ished. Later, elaborating on his position on not without critics during the question and Misused Funds providing life-support for the brain dead, answer session. One audience member Peter Singer, a leading philosopher and Singer claimed that society is entitled, and in questioned whether Singer’s position on life NATHAN PLACE bio-ethics expert, told students, professors some instances, required to terminate care and death violates “the principal foundation CONTRIBUTING WRITER and inquisitive locals that “the definition of for these patients to preserve resources for of law, that is the law of nature.” The ques¬ life and death has changed.” Half an hour other patients with “greater potential.” tioner continued to postulate that Singer’s Under the leadership of the club’s presi¬ before Singer was introduced, Chase Hall Abortion, Singer believes, is easily jus¬ position was on “a slippery slope toward dent, Nate Walton ’08, the Bates College Re¬ Lounge was limited to standing room only tifiable using the same logic. Singer assert¬ gulags” similar to the ones created by Stalin publicans returned $2,329.41 of improperly for his lecture, “The Changing Ethics of Life ed that the lack of a brain in the fetus is a and Hitler. Singer, unfazed by the question¬ used club funds on July 1. and Death.” clear indication that the fetus is not mentally er’s anger, explained that just because his The College Republicans had used the Singer is as controversial as he is fa¬ alive. Without such mental life, the fetus is position conflicted with current law does recalled funds in the summer of 2004 to fi¬ mous, with much of his notoriety derived not technically alive and, therefore, not “en¬ not mean that we are heading toward a rep¬ nance a trip to New York City for the Re¬ from his positions on the issues of life and titled to the kind of protections... or rights etition of historical horrors. publican National Convention, an expense death. Life, Singer believes, is more than to life as normal human beings.” Concluding, Singer explained that the that would have been perfectly legal, says simply a “heartbeat... there has to be some Similarly, Singer contends newborns public stigma that surrounds the issues of Walton, if the entire student body had been mental life.” With brain death, the person with tremendous brain damage can, and infanticide, abortion and euthanasia would informed of the event by e-mail. That sum¬ dies, he argued. The person’s personality, should, be allowed to die. In this instance, have to be addressed before progress could mer, however, acting presidents Oliver Wolf hopes, dreams and thoughts perish along as well as for euthanasia, “it makes no sig¬ be made in the public support for such ’06 and Brandon Shields ’07 had sent no with the brain. nificant moral difference whether you end practices. Singer vowed to do his best to such e-mails, and the Budget Committee at Using this reasoning, Singer finds it the [patient’s] life by turning off the respira¬ raise public awareness, but cautioned that Bates—the committee in charge of account¬ simple to justify a vast array of controver¬ tor or giving it lethal injection,” according it will be difficult because the topics do not ing for club expenses—discovered this in sial practices including abortion, euthanasia to Singer. “lend themselves well to sound bytes for March of the next school year. and infanticide' In the case of Terri Schiavo, Singer’s lecture, sponsored by the Bates the news.” Though Wolf claimed the e-mails were Singer explained, while she was still alive College Lecture Committee, was well re- sent, no evidence of them existed, and the committee demanded that the money spent on the trip be returned in full. Since then, current president Walton has seen to it that A Look at the Class of 2009 the committee’s instructions were fully car¬ kimal r. McCarthy Bates has taken pride in its welcoming at¬ stressful,” commented Shawn-Rose Linchan- ried out, and remarked, “I said last year that CONTRIBUTING WRITER mosphere and closeness of the community tin ’09, “only because of the tendency to I’d make sure every penny was put back, since the College's inception in 1855. place more pressure on yourself.” and I did.” This fall, 490 students from across the About 300 members of the class of 2009 Being treated as an adult might also be a When asked whether he thought United States and 23 from around the world took part in the Annual Entering Student new experience for a lot of this year’s first- the scandal had hurt the College Republi¬ will start a new chapter of their lives as Outdoor Program (AESOP). Of the several year. When asked how classes at Bates are cans’ reputation, Walton replied, “I hope not. members of the class of 2009- As a special different trips that were offered, firstyear compared to high school, Geoff Shaughnessy I think the way we responded showed we year not only for the new students but the Erin Bliss was part of the group called “Got ’09 responded: “It is very different. Buying had the right priorities.” college itself, 2005 marks the College’s 150th Service.” Her reaction to the program was the books for classes and having the profes¬ This was not the first time the Col¬ anniversary. positive as well as insightful. “In spite of the sors not be there as much as high school lege Republicans’ funds were misused. Long On Sept. 1, 2005, Bates welcomed the bad weather, I truly enjoyed my AESOP trip,” teachers are new concepts to grasp.” before the 2004 trip to New York, the club class of 2009 on the first day of orientation. stated Bliss. “My trip was a great way to meet However, classes are not the only new fell under criticism when then-President Firstyear Erin Bonney’s thoughts when she new people.” experience for the class of 2009 that is dif¬ Alan Jenkins’ spent club funds on golfing first arrived on campus were, “Everyone One thing college life brings is a new ferent from high school. Sports like cross- equipment, which had not been approved seemed friendly but it was overwhelm¬ responsibility to the majority of college first- See Republicans, page 6 ing to meet so many new people at once.” years is a sense of independence. “It is more See Class of 2009, page 6 Hopeful Beginning Katrina Relief Initative for Student Government

SAM NAGOURNEY campus. It will take place Sunday afternoon CONTRIBUTING WRITER at a time still to be determined. The Budget Committee also wants to publish a booklet Monday’s Student Government meeting on how the budget process works because commenced as most do: disorganized and of complaints that information was ambigu¬ in disarray, but as the meeting progressed ous or, more commonly, completely unavail¬ a hint of optimism entered the representa¬ able. tives’ voices. The meeting began with in¬ The only major concern brought up dur¬ terim nominations for Chair, Parliamentar¬ ing the meeting was a change in the off- ian, and Secretary. Many in the room were campus housing warning policy. Previously, nominated, but mostly as a joke and their if Lewiston police or campus security had nomination was turned down. The Secre¬ to investigate a complaint at an off-campus tary was the only contested nomination; the house, it would take two or three warnings other positions were elected instantly. before the complaint was marked down-as This year’s representatives are eager for an incident. Now, because of a partisan change after what was a highly unproductive bill pushed through at the end of the year assembly last year. Student Body President by the Dean’s office, with minimal Student Mustafa Nabulsi was hesitant to blame any Government consultation, the first complaint single individual for last year’s inefficiency is marked as an incident and the second but attributed it to disagreements between complaint results in a $500 fine. Another the executive council and the Parliamentary possible punishment is that off-campus stu¬ Sarah Beck / The Bates Student over Robert’s Rules of Order. The executive dents will be forced to pay the same price as Chris Petrella ’06 and Hannah Johnson-Breimeier ’06 moderate the planning meeting. saw the rules one way and the Parliamen¬ on-campus housing, which would drastically tary another, and the Parliamentary always cut into any students’ funds and render off- had the final say. Student Government was campus housing pointless. C0NTINUED FROM PAGE 1 $10, and that faculty will contribute to the rendered useless towards the end of the last At-large elections will be taking place in best of their ability. academic year when high-ranking Student the next two weeks over the Internet. At the tions to the New Orleans area and the relief “The faculty money has already started Government officials didn’t attend meetings meeting, representatives were encouraged effort rallied for a majority of the funds to go to come in. They’re doing quite well,” said out of impatience. to get their constituents involved in some of to the Red Cross, while others argued that Petrella. But this year Student Government began the many committees with open positions. local communities affected by the rising oil As of Sept. 11, students have donated with zeal. President Nabulsi wants to bring There are openings in the Admissions and prices should not be neglected. The group $2,129.46 and the faculty has given $3,245. more arts to Bates ranging from performing Financial Aid Committee, Athletics Commit¬ considered collecting money separately for More meetings will be held in the future arts to music to theater. Fiscally, Treasurer tee, Chalking and Postering Committee, Col¬ the two organizations or splitting the money to discuss the progress of the initiative and Vaibhav Bajpai plans on writing up new lege Concerts Committee, College Lectures evenly, before deciding to divide it 70-30. other means of fundraising. The group also guidelines for the budget. Whereas budget Committee, Extracurricular Activities and Their hope in reaching their financial intends to organize workshops to help bring meetings are usually restricted to the Budget Residential Life Committee (EARL), Honors goal is based on the fact that each student more information about the disaster to the on campus will eventually donate at least Bates community. Committee, this meeting will be open to the See BCSG, page 6 PAPA JOHNS Better Ingredients. Better Pizza.

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Additional toppings extra. 6, NEWS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2005 BCSG Convocation Address Mainers from CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 perience a time away from parental supervi¬ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 sion, but also for “the advancement of op¬ Tulane, Loyola of obscurity” to address the crowd, Gomes portunity.” Before ending his speech, Gomes Studies Committee, Library Committee, Off has had many accomplishments in the field praised Bates for “its capacity to open the Campus Studies Committee, Office of Career of religious education. After studying history imagination.” Services Advisory Committee, Organization¬ during his undergraduate years at Bates and President Hansen followed, taking the Enroll at Bates al Review Board and the Publicity Commit¬ graduating from Harvard Divinity School in opportunity to express issues she believes tee. Similarly, there will be openings in the 1974, he went on to become the Plumber Bates will be confronting during the upcom¬ Budget Committee in a matter of months. Professor of Christian Morals at Harvard and ing year, as part of a “challenging and fore¬ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Applications for these committees will soon the Pusey Minister at The Memorial Church seeing agenda.” She began by focusing on be available above the newspaper rack in on that campus. He has also published sev¬ recent criticisms from the media and other from the Southern schools, Bates held a Chase Hall outside of Commons. eral books, including “Strength for the Jour¬ sources that most American colleges posses mini-orientation the Sunday before classes While there is always apprehension in ney: Biblical Wisdom for Daily Living” and a liberal bias. “There is none at Bates,” she to prepare them for their transition. “I’m the real governing power of any Student “The Good Book: Reading the Bible with asserted. amazed at the students' resiliency,” said Dean Government, there is legitimate hope that Mind and Heart.” She went on to laud the value of diver¬ Goundie when asked how the students were this year’s united Student Government will “Now is the time to capture your hearts sity on a college campus and the importance reacting to the changes. However, Goundie actually fulfill its goals to be a functioning and minds,” Gomes expressed to the first- of academic freedom. She explained that expressed that the students will probably go productive government. years, “while you are still in a receptive students and educators are free to challenge through “various stages” throughout the se¬ mood.” Titled “Before You Go Too Far,” his one another, but each must “practice incen¬ mester. “They may have delayed reactions to address was an attempt to reach out to young diary listening.” everything that’s going on around them.” students while during their transition to col¬ Hansen also discouraged the use of la¬ Out of the seventeen students, only a lege. “You will never look this way again,” he beling terms such as “left, right, liberal and few live far enough away that they will not Republicans said. “You will become cynical and believe conservative,” and suggested using quota¬ be able to commute. These students have you know the truth after one week.” tion marks around these words in an effort been given first priority for dorm rooms, and Gomes hoped to share several “things to aid the search for middle ground within the others that live close enough will travel CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 worth thinking about” with the incoming the Bates community. “You have something to and from school daily. However, some class in this period when he felt their minds to learn from every person who seems least of these students that are able to commute still possessed “no limits." He explained that like you,” she said. have requested to live on campus as a way by the Budget Committee. in his time at Bates, he discovered that col¬ Commencement concluded with a bene¬ to integrate with the students at Bates. “Some of the things that happened last lege provides an opportunity for different diction from Rachel Herzig, the acting Chap¬ Despite other damaged areas in the year made it seem like a pattern," comment¬ types of independence. “I learned a new lain of the College. In a spiritual message, country such as Southern Mississippi, only ed Walton, “but I made it clear that our new definition of freedom,” said Gomes. “Free¬ she encouraged “the call to welcome mys¬ students from schools in New Orleans (spe¬ officers wouldn’t allow it to continue.” dom from and freedom for.” By this, Gomes tery” and advised students to “stay present cifically Loyola and Tulane) have accepted meant that this is a time for students to ex¬ and open to all life.” positions at Bates for the fall. However, Dean Goundie made it clear that the stu¬ dents “are not eligible to transfer to Bates,” so that Loyola and Tulane will not think that Bates is trying to “raid” them of their stu¬ Class of 2009 dents. Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors have all been accepted. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Brett Chalke, a sophomore from Tulane University, is one of the new students on campus. After going back to school a week country, tennis and football are also vastly and a half early to set up his new apart¬ different. Firstyear football player Dan Dias ment arid help out with his fraternity, his commented, “It is ' a big jump. The guys time was quickly interrupted by news of the are a lot faster, stronger and bigger. Football, hurricane. “My friend let me know that we as well as other sports I'm sure, takes up needed to evacuate so I 4firew all I could a lot of time and is a new learning experi¬ into a bag and put all the stuff I left be¬ ence.” hind on high ground in case it flooded,” said Lisa Doyen, an international student hail¬ Chalke. “I then spent the next four hours ing from Kingston, Jamaica, has been having in traffic and finally reached Houston after a great experience despite the culture shock. ten hours.” For a trip that usually takes six “Considering the size of this school, I was hours, the drive from New Orleans to Hous¬ very surprised to see how welcoming ton on 1-10 was extremely backed up. and diverse the campus is. Coming As for Chalke’s friends, many of them are into this new culture and way of life is going to state schools. “A lot of academic different, but Bates gives me a sense communities are opening their doors,” said Members of the Bates community gathered Sept. 8 at a vigil for victims of Huricane Katrina. of not being alone,” she commented. Chalke. At the top of the list, the Univer¬ sity of Texas and the University of Louisiana have taken in a number of students. Yet most universities throughout the nation are accepting students who are in need. Ivy League institutions, such as Princeton Uni¬ versity and Columbia University, are also opening their doors. Once the students learned that they could not go to school in New Orleans for the fall, Princeton allowed them to fill out applications, turn in their transcripts, and conduct interviews over the phone in order to be accepted. Sixty new students will be going to Princeton from the affected areas. The athletic teams, on the other hand, have been divided up between various schools in Texas and Louisiana. The Tulane football team will enroll at Louisiana Tech University, while men’s basketball, women’s swimming and diving, women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball will be at Texas A&M University. The women’s basketball and men’s baseball team will go to Texas Tech, the tennis teams will go to Rice University, and the golf teams to Southern Methodist University (SMU). As for Loyola University, a number of Je¬ suit schools across the country have agreed to accept these students. Many non-Jesuit schools have also offered their support. While New Orleans is over 1,500 miles away, Bates has still been able to actively help those in heed. Since President Han¬ son’s daughter is currently enrolled at Tu¬ lane Law School, the issue has been brought especially close to home. ARTS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2005, ARTS, 7 Literary Enlightenment from Bates' Brightest Staff and Faculty Share Their Summer Book Finds

Helen C. Boucher - Assistant Professor, ‘within the norms, habits, and biases of the Department of Psychology French themselves.’ This was enormously They work here at Bates basically all year round. Reading “Freakonomics,” by Steven D. Levitt & frustrating for Adams ever the independent, text books and journal articles are all in a day’s work. Stephen J. Dubner patriotic American. But, in the end, even So what do our respected staff and faculty do in those “Just as fascinating as the questions they Adams was able to appreciate Franklin’s ef¬ precious summer months? Well, they dive right into their summer choose to tackle (e.g., what caused the big fectiveness.” drop in violent crime in the 1990s, the im¬ Tom Hayward - Humanities Reference reading lists of course. Whether it is at home, on the beach or in portance of parents in their kids’ lives, what Librarian the car on a road trip, a book is always at hand. it’s like to be a small-time drug dealer, and so “The Big Year : A Tale of Man, Nature, So what little literary treasures have the Bates faculty and staff on) are the ways in which they answer these and Fowl Obsession,” by Mark Obmascik unearthed this past summer? The list spans all different genres. questions and the conclusions they draw.” “A very light, entertaining book, it’s writ¬ Victoria M. Devlin - Vice President for ten in a journalistic style. It’s about 3 men Let’s be honest though, some of the books may strike your fancy College Advancement who go after a “big year” seeing the most dif¬ (cough, Harry Potter, cough), others maybe not so much. But one “The World is Flat,” by Thomas Fried¬ ferent species of North American birds that thing is certain: this list definitely mirrors the diverse personalities man they can in one calendar year. If you like at Bates. So read on, and maybe you’ll discover the next book on “Friedman challenges us to think about this sort of thing, you’ll like this book.” your “to read” list. business, politics, culture and the future in a Kimberly Ruffin - Assistant Professor, new way given the way technology has “flat¬ Department of English - Marissa Corrente tened” the world. Not the best edited book but “Saved Through Fire: A Fam¬ relevant and thought-provoking. Highly rec¬ ily Experiences Kenya’s War of Inde¬ ommended.” pendence,” by Mary Nyambura Muchiri Susan Hubley - Senior Researcher, Of¬ “This book is written by a Kenyan colleague fice of College Advancement I met at a NEH summer seminar. Mary uses “At Hell’s Gate,” by Claude Anshin Thom¬ her family’s struggle through the war to illus¬ as trate many dimensions of faith at work.” “[This book] affected me greatly. Thom¬ ““Against the Grain: How Agriculture WRBC: #1 in Our Hearts as fought in the Vietnam War as an Ameri¬ Has Hijacked Civilization,” by Richard Man¬ can soldier believing in the U.S. role in ning Vietnam. On returning to this country, he “This one’s for the hunter-gatherer in all Bates Radio Earns Props from Princeton Review had a breakdown and underwent a com¬ of us.” plete change of mind and spirit. He is now Theresa L. Arita - Staff Assistant, Ad¬ a Zen Buddhist monk who conducts retreats vancement Services & Corporate and Foun¬ MARISSA CORRENTE DJ’s who help keep WRBC running 365 on cultivating peace, starting from within.” dation Relations Perrin Joel Lumbert - Library Assistant, “Counseling youth : Foucault, power, and ARTS STAFF WRITER days a year, even when we the students are off gallivanting during vacations. What other Interlibrary Loan the ethics of subjectivity,” by Tina Besley Making one of the Princeton Review’s radio station hosts stellar concerts like Yo La “The Sand Child,” by Tahar Ben Jelloun “I found this book at Bates’ Ladd Library College Best lists is no small feat, never mind Tengo or Q and not U? And who can forget “The Sacred Night,” by Tahar Ben Jelloun this summer, as I prepared for graduate placing in the top 20. But it is an achieve¬ the wildly popular Trivia Night- One crazy, “Prix Goncourt winner Tahar Ben Jelloun classes in School Counseling. Foucault is an ment our very own college radio station, sleep deprived, nudity-filled night where takes the reader to 1950s Morocco to tell the incredible critical thinker anyway, but Tina ■WRBC 91-5 managed to recently reach. In teams compete for the title of champion and story of Ahmed, born a girl, but raised as Besley reviews his ideas in an exciting, com¬ the latest list ranking the Best College Ra¬ various prizes. a boy to circumvent inheritance laws in a prehensive way as they relate to educational dio Stations, Bates landed spot number 16. So what’s on the upcoming agenda of family of seven daughters and no sons. Both structures, counseling narratives and young Not too shabby for a college with no com¬ our esteemed radio station? Right now that books are haunting and illusory. The narra¬ people’s needs. I’ll never look at school munications major (For all of you who are is a little uncertain. Board members hope to tive of 'The Sand Child' and its sequel moves counseling the same.” wondering, Emerson landed in the number keep the spirit of WRBC as funky and in¬ effortlessly between reality and fantasy as Anthony Shostak - Education Curator, one spot again, but really, who’s surprised?). novative as we have all grown to love and Ahmed/Zahra explores and questions her Bates College Museum of Art The question now becomes how ex¬ expect, but they concede it will be a little identity and her reality.” “The Rape of the Masters,” by Roger Kim¬ actly did WRBC obtain such a prestigious trickier this year. Like most of our extracur¬ Matthew Nelson - Assistant Professor, ball accolade for our little liberal arts school? Well, ricular clubs, the WRBC budget was cut last Department of Political Science “Kimball takes on several highly influen¬ obviously it is because as general manager year by almost half, and board members “John Adams,” by David McCullough tial art historians and, using their own words, Adam Roux said, “WRBC’s awesome!” and as worry that might put a damper on the year’s "This book reintroduced me to a period of entertainingly illustrates how they miss the publicity manager Victoria Thomas piped in, events. But even so with 84 show slots, American diplomatic history when John Ad¬ real experience of art while attempting to “WRBC’s pretty friggin’ sweet!” the new schedule beginning Sept. 18, over ams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jeffer¬ advance their political agendas. As an artist And really that’s no lie. Who else brings 100 applications, and tentative plans for a son were engaged with the ‘mercurial’French who has long felt that many art historians us a mix of eclectic and awesome radio monthly magazine, WRBC promises an in¬ (as Adams would have it) in the con¬ and critics often fail to “get it” when they shows throughout all hours of the day and teresting year. text of the American Revolutionary War. look at artworks and over intellectualize night? Shows DJ’ed by not only Bates stu¬ As board member, Ben Santos said of the Adams labored intensively to ‘make friends’ an essentially sensual experience, I found dents but also by community DJs like Wally new honor, “We here at WRBC are humble, in Paris but, more often than not, his style Kimball’s discourse heartening, albeit a bit Wooh, who hosts a country show Saturdays awesome, and broke. Please send us mon¬ was regarded as a bit pushy. And, alas, Ad¬ carping. This little book ought to be re¬ quired reading to illustrate how the valuable from 4 to 6 p.m. And it is these community ey.” ams quickly realized that Franklin was able to accomplish (at least as much) by working tool of critical theory can be misused.” 8. ARTS. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 13.2005 Artist Expresses Anti-Corporate Message In the ALEXANDRA KELLY weight of them. CONTRIBUTING WRITER They showed a short movie of their “Shopocalypse” tour in California. It began with the title, “Reverend Billy: Preacher of an Spotlight From the posters advertising his pres¬ Unknown God.” The movie showed scenes ence on campus and his message of making from demonstrations at Starbucks and in the Taimur Khan '07 an appearance at Bates on his website, I had parking lot of a Wal-Mart. With the platinum assumed that Reverend Billy would be per¬ blonde hair and white suit, being followed KATIE CELESTE forming one of the “sermons” for which he by a choir in full robes, he looked the epit¬ CONTRIBUTING WRITER has become so well-known. ome of an evangelical preacher, warning Instead, Reverend Billy, also known as against a different sort of evil. Bill Talen, arrived at Bates last Friday night Friday’s audience was amused at times, accompanied by “Church of Stop Shopping” murmuring in agreement at others, and was director Savitri Durkee to talk with his audi¬ ready to hear more when the movie ended. ence and “strategize about social politics,” Reverend Billy and Durkee then began to rather than preach to them about the evils speak with the ease of people who know of shopping, as is his usual goal. that their audience fully receptive to what Reverend Billy is a self-proclaimed per¬ they have to say. formance artist whose message satirizes the And indeed, it was. The very liberal figure of an evangelical preacher delivering crowd was made up of both Bates students a sermon about the destructive powers of and people from the Lewiston area and as giant corporations to the neighborhoods of far away as Portland. America. He goes into chain stores and res¬ While Billy and Durkee acknowledged taurants, like Starbucks and Wal-Mart, and their usual goal of speaking against the warns their patrons of the evil that they pro¬ Sarah Beck/The Bates Student mega-corporations “destroying neighbor¬ mote by shopping there. Donning a white Reverend Billy, an anti-corporation per¬ hoods across America,” they chose this mo¬ suit and bright blond ’fro, with a choir fol¬ formance artist, left his preacher garb at ment to instead ask their audience to look “I’d say 85 percent of all my friends don’t lowing from behind, he scours suburbs for home when he spoke to students at Petten- at the current state of affairs resulting from know I’m a studio art major. Not because appropriate locations to hold his demonstra¬ gill last Friday. Hurricane Katrina, and how it is related to I’m hiding it—because they never cared to tions and sermons. Talen said, “I am the world politics right now. ask or imagine.” fake version of fake heroes like Jimmz Swag- play any role or attempt to throw the usual Reading from an article that he wrote for Taimur Khan ’07 isn’t angry when he tells gart.” thrall of the performer over their audience. The Ecologist, a British ecological magazine, me that most of his classmates don’t know But when he and Durkee entered Petten- Rather, they sought to speak to those who Billy cited Katrina as part of the backlash that he is a biology and studio art double gill Hall, tired from their eight-hour drive and had gathered as equals, as those that could major (who also happens to be premed). dressed in street clothes, they did not try to appreciate their ideas and perhaps carry the See Rev. Billy Preaches, page 9 He’s just stating the facts. Khan is a mixed media artist in the broadest sense: he acts, directs, takes pho¬ tos, draws, and dances. Although his friends The Death of Bohemian Fashion know about his involvement with theater and dance, his two-dimensional creativity sized costume sunglasses worn with KENDALL HERBST long prairie skirts made the has gone largely unnoticed. Of course, it CONTRIBUTING WRITER youthful, vintage blouses and beat- more classically feminine takes two to tango, and Khan readily admits up cowboy boots offered a more A-line skirts look prim; the that he is much more vocal about his shows wooden wedges at Jill Stu¬ casual, almost whimsical departure and performances. However, he tells me that Watching the endless parade of Patagonia from the calculated, high glamour, art offered a modern way while there is solid support for theater on fleece jackets and Birkenstock clogs, it is dif¬ overtly sexual fashion of the Tom to achieve the height of a campus, few students are making their way Ford era. Christopher Bailey, the cre¬ ficult to imagine labeling Bates College fash¬ stiletto without its sever¬ over to Olin. ative force propelling Burberry Pror- ionable, much less innovative. However, the ity or formality. Attracted “Whenever they have gallery shows, the recent wave of bohemian fashion has placed to this movement, young sum, encapsulated the season with the same group of people shows up, says Khan. Bates’s hippie chic on the cultural vanguard. girls shifted their idoliz- <5 explanation that “the whole thing is to “It’s always the studio art majors. You don’t From Bates’s sidewalks to New York’s cat- ing gaze from Gwyneth look as if you’ve just thrown it on.” see the community showing up for these Free-spirits ruled the season. But walks, collegiate fashion saturated with gipsy Paltrow and Natalie Port- events.” skirts, beaded necklaces and layered sweat¬ man to Sienna Miller and sadly now, as when any look becomes There doesn’t seem to be a lack of pub¬ ers gradually wove itself into the seams of Mary-Kate Olsen. too widely accepted, the style’s essence licity for student work: the senior art show high fashion. In evidence, Missoni’s vibrant, The bohemian’s has been ruined. Mainstream America is always heavily plugged, and plenty of art¬ has capitalized on this cultural phenom¬ playful knits outshone Armani’s classic, sleek charm initially came from its work makes its way to well traveled spaces enon, carefully and steadily co-opting its neutrals. Designer boutiques like Kitson and nonchalance and quirkiness, its dis¬ like Chase Hall. Somehow though, people Intermix stocked up and sold out of color¬ interest in flaunting designer logos ful bangles and embroidered tunics. Tuleh’s or matching accessories. Over¬ See Fashion, page 9 See One Day, page 9 Now Playing... Nobody Cares

DAN COHEN in the smallest town, ticket prices can reach wait for the DVD. to make. America is sick of the same junk, ARTS STAFF WRITER up to $11.25. Going to see two movies at The real trouble is with the movies them¬ and it’s beginning to show. Hollywood is the Cineplex is more than a month worth of selves. Let’s take just this summer for ex¬ having trouble predicting what America For the first time in many years, summer Netflix, which give you unlimited movies. ample. Summer usually mean big blockbust¬ wants, but it is clear that it is something dif¬ movies took a dive in domestic box office Now you would think that if you pay ers and record breaking audiences. To be ferent. gross revenue from all this money, fair, there were some enormous successes, For now, comic book adaptations and se¬ the previous sum¬ the movie would including “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge quels are the rage, but what happens when mer. Wha^ caused begin after the of the Sith,” “War of the Worlds,” “Batman movie-goers get sick of these? Then what? this? Hollywood is standard three or Begins” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Fac¬ Will writers and producers actually have to not changing - it is "If you take a look at two four coming at¬ tory.” If you’ll notice, these films are sequels, get imaginative again and leave their comfort still releasing unorigi¬ tractions. Wrong. remakes, and adaptations; nothing original. zone of reality television and adaptations? It nal, generic films, but of the biggest action mov¬ People now have Batman Begins was an intelligent remake, has already begun. The third biggest success America it seems has to sit through 15 and even the new “Star Wars” prequel was of the summer so far is “Batman Begins,” finally had enough. ies this summer, 'The Island' minutes of adver¬ immensely better than the previous two. But which grossed about $205 million. Maybe Deuce Bigalow tisements before these successes mean writers and studios If you think about how much ticket pric¬ 2: European Gigolo and 'Stealth,' both failed to they even get to will continue being lazy and simply stick es cost now, that’s not as many people see¬ was the last straw. reach $50 million, while a the previews. Go¬ with franchises and guaranteed hits. ing it as you would think, considering the The movie go¬ ing to the movies But are they really going to be guaran¬ original “Batman” made more money- and ing experience has documentary about pen¬ has become like teed hits forever? In the glory days of sum¬ that was back in 1989, when ticket prices gone from anticipa¬ Jerry Seinfeld’s mer movies, the big bang action thrillers of were significantly lower. I’m not saying I tion and enjoyment of guins cracked $60 million." famous “going to budgets climbing over $100 million dollars dislike the occasional innovative take on my our favorite films to the doctors” joke: •such as “Armageddon” and “Independence favorite comic book characters, but it can not frustration and anger. when you ar¬ Day” would be nothing short of smash hits. sustain me forever. The last truly original First and foremost, rive, you have go But if you take a look at two of the big¬ movie I saw in the theater was the original the ticket prices have through two sepa¬ gest action movies this summer, “The Island” “Matrix” - six years ago. Hopefully America become so expensive that if you want to see rate waiting rooms before you actually see and “Stealth,” both failed to reach $50 mil¬ will have the next big original idea before more than three films a year, you may not the doctor. Human beings can no longer lion, while a documentary about penguins the movie going experience dies. be able to afford your car payments. Even stand it, and as a result, they increasingly just cracked $60 million and cost about two cents TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2005. ARTS. 9 New Release Blends Neo Punk with Political Discord 1996 and 1998. After a two-album foray into use their lead singer’s screams to express most US citizen, know about other countries SAM WELLES the nether-world of mainstream rock ended their absolute rejection of the government - what they see on CNN and other television CONTRIBUTING WRITER with the release of their last album: "A Match and its practices along with the frustration programming. If you’re in America, poverty and Some Gasoline" in 2003, the Detroit that surrounds art today. The dichotomy of and disease do exist, and it’s not just in our band has returned onto the alternative scene artistic expression with the Twenty-first cen¬ ghettos anymore.” In the late 1980s, the fury and energy of with music reminiscent of their post-grunge tury realism of total corporate synergy has Although appreciation of this music the punk revival was mixed with the beat beginnings, mixing punk and ska in a truly subverted the raw power of bands like Green comes easy to any who have already been theory of Caribbean ska to create ska-core. beautiful way. Day into mainstream marketing machines acclimated to ska and punk, the untrained Combining distorted power chords with the Another trend carried into this album is a used to push products. Instead of trying to ear may find this music hardly any more in¬ up-beat empha¬ political sense summarize, here is an example taken from a telligible or significant than the generic con¬ sis of reggae of injustice spoken word stanza from the last track “95% cept of punk rock. Therefore, despite the played at break¬ in the coun¬ of the World is Third World:” cultural awareness and musical excellence of neck speed, try, which is “America is a privileged society, but this album, the final rating is: 2.5 stars out produced a mu¬ harshly enunci¬ when it comes to other countries we don’t of four. sic born of such ated by Jason see the culture of beauty, we see famine different sounds Navarro, the death, disease, poverty and war. That is what and aesthetic singer. 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The pre-ripped denim. cide Machines, melodic ar¬ A fashion sense originally not with their new rangements intended to look polished or pret¬ release: "War of vocal, bass ty was diluted by the likes of Jes¬ SuicideMachines.com Profiteering Is and guitar sica Simpson and Lindsay Lohan Killing Us All," have man¬ tracks weave a with their sequined belts, four inch aged to forge a connection between the colorful canvas built on seemingly very heels and perfectly curled hair. screamed verses and melodic interplay with¬ basic elements: the comparison, contrast The conversion from interesting in each song and between songs; this inter¬ and rapid modulation between the dif¬ and compelling to disturbingly play earned The Suicide Machines respect ferent effects that are used to shape the safe and entirely overexposed was after the release of their first two albums in sound of the guitar. These fierce doves complete. Consequently, the es¬ sentially anti-fashion style of the bohemian has become the epito¬ One Day, He May Play a Doctor On TV me of fashion. And in this circu¬ lar irony, the true bohemian must CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 only two male parts. His interest in theater move on, turning away from the grew, and he directed "Play It Again Sam" mimicking masses to generate yet aren’t willing to walk around the puddle, so last semester and worked on "Stages for again another distinctive style. student art doesn’t seem to get the attention All Ages" during short term. This semester, That’s not to say, however, that it deserves. Students are constantly hanging he’s directing two productions: one for the one should anticipate Bates Col¬ Sarah Beck/The Bates Student their work on Olin’s walls, but a large part black box theater and a performance art lege’s style to change consid¬ erably. After all, we wouldn’t of the student body finds no reason to even piece, and he’s also serving as vice presi¬ Too stylish: Bohemian has gone from obscure to want to put J. Crew out of busi¬ venture inside. dent for the Robinson Players, the student overexposed. Khan doesn’t fault the art department for theater group. Every year the Robinson ness. lukewarm community interest, but he thinks Players put on Two Productions in addi¬ that Bates could make the fine arts more ac¬ tion to the "Vagina Monologues," the One cessible. “Being a small liberal arts school, Act Festival, a Short Term Production (of¬ I feel like it’s real tricky because there’s so ten Shakespeare by the Puddle) and "Stages much focus on so many fields. 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SEPTEMBER 13.2005 Men's X-C Win Opener at Amherst Johnson Takes Individual Honors; Biggart Places 4th

JESSIE SAWYER improve throughout the course of the This year’s team is very young, con¬ 8th (27:36), Percy in 11th (27:55), Ken¬ CONTRIBUTING WRITER season,” commented Fereshetian. sisting of three seniors, three juniors, ney in 13th (28:15), and Dittmar in 14th Five of the top seven runners who seven sophomores and seven first years. (28:22). By Sept. 3, the Bobcats were roar¬ competed in the National Champion¬ “We have a very good group of first Men’s cross country hopes to main¬ ing as men’s cross country began the ships last fall have returned this year, years: Peter Dittmar from Connecticut, tain its position as one of the top ten season with its annual Alumni Race. including captain Dan Johnson ’06, C.J. Murray, Patrick Foster and Mike teams in New England during the re¬ “It allows our [alumni] to get a look Steve Monsulick ’07, Harrison Little Watson all from Massachusetts appear mainder of the season, having qualified at the new team and get excited with ’08 and Matt Dunlap ’08. Johnson and ready to contribute significantly to this for the National Championships twice us about the season,” said coach Al Fe- Monsulick were deemed All-Regional year’s team,” stated Fereshetian. over the last decade. They finished 10th reshetian. last year, Johnson having placed 48th at The team began their season on at Nationals in 1999 and 19th in the na¬ The race also assessed the team’s Nationals, only 12 seconds away from Sept. 10 with the 8K Amherst Invitation¬ tion last fall. fitness level, revealing great prepara¬ qualifying as an All-American. Mon¬ al. The Bobcats won the meet with 26 “I am looking forward to an impres¬ tion, intense work ethics and potential sulick was also a national qualifier in his points followed by Amherst (34 points), sive season and I believe our team will for significant development during the freshman and sophomore years at Bates. Merrimack (90 points), and Wheaton (97 be right in the mix of the top NESCAC upcoming season. Both will be contenders for All-Ameri¬ points). and Eastern schools,” said Johnson. “We look good, very solid, despite can honors this season. Other veteran Johnson finished first with a time The team’s next meet is the Tufts In¬ losing as many as five of our top ten competitors who will play big roles in of 26:32, 27 seconds ahead of Amherst’s vitational in Grafton, Massachusetts on runners from last year. Our depth is this year’s team are William Kenney ’06, Tom Morrisey ’07. Other finishing Bob¬ Saturday, Sept 24. surprisingly good, but our success will Ben Lepesqueur ’07, Andrew Percy ’08 cats include Matt Biggart ’06 in 4th be based on how much we are able to and Alex Whalen ’08. (27:17), Dunlap in 6th (27:28), Murray in Women's Soccer Has High Volleyball Drops Three Hopes for Upcoming Season of Four at Amherst JOHN BAUER gard to the last year which ended for the CONTRIBUTING WRITER bobcats at the hands of the Amherst Lord Jeffs in the NESCAC quarterfinals. This fall Last year marked the seventh consecu¬ there is no standout favorite to take the NE¬ tive winning season for the Bobcats and their SCAC title. Many teams have found them¬ first season with head coach Brett Allen. In selves in situations similar to that of Bates, Allen’s second season he faces the challenge “Many of the teams in the NESCAC have lost of replacing three strong graduates in Eliza¬ key players and will be rebuilding, just like beth Blakeley, Stephanie Shokal and Olivia us. For this reason, I really think the league Zurek. championship is up for grabs,” said Santy. Despite the challenges, Allen and the The first test for this young team was last rest of the team are excited to begin the sea¬ weekend when they traveled to Massachu¬ son with a largely revamped team consisting setts for the Williams College Invitational. of seven rookies. Tri-captain Liz Santy '06 The team got off to a tough start, losing their notes the change in dynamics on the court. first three matches against Williams, Tufts “Now, instead of having a team that is and Rhode Island College in straight sets. built around one or two star players, we However, in their final match against Lasell have a very balanced squad that really works College, the Bates women won the second, together as a unit - and it really adds to the third and fifth sets to win three sets to two. team chemistry and everyone’s overall atti¬ Jasmine McDavid '06 led the kills column tude on the court.” overall with 16. There is a collective sense of disappoint¬ The Bobcats travel to Colby this Wednes¬ ment among the returning players with re¬ day for their next match.

Archive Photo Forward Jenna Benson '06 in action last year. Benson is a captain of this year's squad. Golfers Start Season with

MAC KING a defense which racked up seven shut¬ outs while yielding only fourteen goals Bowdoin Invitational CONTRIBUTING WRITER and allowing an average .91 goals per Coming off back-to-back winning sea¬ game last season. For their accomplish¬ sons , featuring two playoff appearances and ments Coffin and Alexander were named JEN MCINNIS competitors who are all returning from a trip to the NESCAC finals in 2003, to the 2004 Division III New-England All- ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR last year, three of the four women com¬ women’s soccer appears primed Regional second team. petitors were first year rookies. While to come back and do it again in 2005. Last year’s other leading scorer, Jes¬ This weekend, windiness aside, Dana Lee ’07, a returning veteran, com¬ The Bobcats finished last season sie Garguilo '07, also returns for her proved to be the ideal weather to kick pleted the tournament with a remarkable 4th in NESCAC with an impressive 9-4- junior season looking to improve upon start another season for golf. On Saturday score of 41, the first year competitors, 2 record. The team made an early exit the numbers she put up as a sophomore. and Sunday, eight students “braved” the Katherine O’Connor ’09, Emily Friedman from the playoffs with a first-round loss Midfielder Julie Brown ’09 and goalten- clear, cloudless, blue skies in order to ’09 and Liz Wilcox ’09 all proved worthy to Bowdoin. The Bates squad returns to der Mia Lidofsky ’09 are first-years who compete in the Bowdoin Invitational golf golfers with scores of 48, 52 and 59 re¬ the pitch in 2005 boasting a host of vet¬ could crack the team’s starting eleven. tournament. Both the men’s and women’s spectively. eran players, with nine out of last year’s Coach Murphy has high expectations golf teams competed against fifteen other Coach Peter Lasagna was duly pleased starting eleven back for the upcoming for his team at all levels. teams this weekend in the first golf tour¬ with his teams’ performance as he re¬ season. “[We] have looked very strong defen¬ nament of the season. gards this past tournament as a founda¬ Head Coach Jim Murphy expressed sively and offensively so far, and I expect The men’s team finished Saturday tion for improvement. Lasagna is espe¬ his pleasure with Captains Sarah Abbott us to continue the high level of play we with a combined score of 338 and ended cially excited for this season as he notes ’06 and Jenna Benson ’06. “They have have exhibited in the preseason. Play¬ the tournament on Sunday in tenth place that there are “fifteen men out for the done a great job leading the team this ers work hard and improve on a dai¬ with a total score of 678. Nate Purinton men’s team with some really promising pre-season,” remarked Coach Murphy. ly basis,” said Murphy. “Our goal is ’06 shot an impressive 79 on Saturday newcomers and upperclassmen out for In addition to Abbott and Benson, the always the same: win the NESCAC while the three other male competitors the first time.” squad’s only returning seniors, the team Tournament. NESCAC is incredibly Chris Foster ’07 Sam Haaz ’06 and Alex Lasagna also has enthusiasm for the will turn to its seven returning juniors for competitive in women’s soccer, and any Jacobson ’08 finished closely behind Pu¬ women’s golf team. “This will be the leadership. Two time all-NESCAC play¬ team can beat the other on a daily basis. rinton with scores of 83, 86 and 90 re¬ most talented women’s team Bates has ers Meg Coffin ’07 and Kim Alexander There are no upsets as all the teams are spectively. “The guys did a great job of ever had. This could be a really great ’07 return to the pitch after highly pro¬ exceptionally talented.” battling it out,” said Purinton. “It was very year for Bates Golf.” If this past weekend ductive 2004 seasons. Alexander, a for¬ The Bobcats open at home against St. windy out and we only had two days of is any indication, the golf team has great ward, is tied for the team lead in scoring, Joe’s on Sept. 13. practice before the tournament.” potential this year. Their next competi¬ tallying seventeen points on seven goals The women’s team only played nine tion will be the State of Maine Tourna¬ and three assists, while Coffin anchored holes on Saturday. Unlike the four men ment at Martindale on Sept 16. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 13.2005, SPORTS. 11 ♦ Women's XC Places Second at Amherst Invitational

SCOTT PRIEST ners, but it’s about half veterans and half DEPUTY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF first-timers,” said co-captain Hol¬ fV CBD C ly Bales ’06, who did not run in the jay Hartshorn’s first meet as coach of competition while still recovering women’s cross country displayed immediate from a knee injury. “With a lot of new success, with Bates finishing second of runners it’s been fun, and with Coach’s the five competing teams at Saturday’s style, she’s a lot of fun but also 5K Amherst Invitational. The host Lord strict, and she makes us want to work Jeffs won the event handily, with five hard all the time." of the top six finishers, including win¬ “I think we showed our depth and ner Shauneen Garrahan ’07 (19:04.6), that we have a lot of untapped potential,” representing Amherst. added Whipkey. “Coach is a really good Kathryn Moore ’07, Hannah Giasson fit for the school with her philosophy, so ’09 and Aviva Goldstein ’08 finished as that should help gain success out of our the top Bobcats, garnering 8th, 9th and natural talent.” 10th respectively. Eleven other Bobcats While the Bobcats did not win, a sec¬ finished between 12th and 31st, includ¬ ond place in this early invitational al¬ ing co-captains Kim Whipkey ’06 (12th) lowed the team to accomplish what they and Megan Hamilton ’06 (30th). intended. “Hannah ran great,” said Hartshorn. “This meet was really more of a tune- “She’s one of the freshmen who has had up, a chance for the runners to gauge very little cross-country experience. It where they are at the beginning of the was nice to see her, Aviva and Kathryn season,” said Bales, who hopes to make run together the whole time and support her first appearance in competition in each other.” over two years at the team’s next meet. In addition to The team’s depth and The second-place team finish was also support during coteipetifion, Hartshorn impressive given the competition Bates praised their leadership as well. faced. Amherst finished last year ranked “It was also good to see Kim run so 12th nationally, while the other competing well because as a captain she could be a schools, Springfield, Wheaton, and Merri¬ big part of the team.” mack provided the Bobcats with a large In addition to Whipkey, Moore stepped field against which to test their skills— up as a leader in competition by finding preparation which will be sorely needed herself at a familiar position in the end— going into a schedule against some strong at the head of the Bobcat pack. NESCAC programs. It s your future. It s a tool of the past. It's competition. “Kathryn was really dedicated over the “Amherst is awesome—they should be summer,” said Hamilton. “She came back ranked in the top five in the country,” said It's stress management. It's knowledge. having shown a lot of training.” Hartshorn. “This year, they, along with Even with the established talent at three other NESCAC schools—Colby, Wil¬ the top, the team’s depth seems to be the liams, and Middlebury—all have legitimate hallmark of the ’05 campaign, as Bates claims at top five spots, so we’ll have to ran nineteen women-—five more than any be ready. Springfield and Wheaton were other school and nearly double Amherst’s both respectable teams last year, and we representation. Having so many runners beat them by quite a lot, so that was good available for competition allowed the to see.” Bobcats’ established veterans to compete The Bobcats have the week off and with the newcomers for the first time, will commence action at the Tufts Invi¬ and push each other to a level of tational in Grafton, Mass. Saturday, Sept. success. 24. “Not only do we have a lot of run¬

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Recent Bates graduate Phil Barr was selected as the male recipient of the 2005 NCAA Sportsmanship Award. The NCAA Sportsmanship Award is given every year to one male and one female who demonstrate exemplary sportsmanship, citizenship and academ¬ ic excellence. Barr, a former varsity swimmer at Bates, was chosen from over 60 male candidates from all three athletic divi¬ sions. He showed the traits worthy of the award during his long recovery and eventual return to the swimming pool after suffering severe burns and lung damage as a result of the devastating fire that took place at the Station night¬ club in West Warwick, Rhode Island. The fire, which took place on Feb. 20, 2003, killed 100 people and left Barr in a drug-induced coma for 21 days. At one point during the coma, he nearly Andy Jennings/The Bates Student died from pulmonary failure. After re¬ Terence O’Connell '06 tries to get around a Bowdoin defender during the season opener on Saturday. covering from the coma, he was released from the hospital and went home to be¬ CHRIS NELSON The loss is a tough one for Coach George CAC in scoring with 41 goals. gin the long process of rehabilitation, as SPORTS WRITER Purgavie, 2004 NESCAC Coach of the Year, This year’s captains, Phil Johnson ’06 he had only 45 percent lung capacity at who returns 15 players from last year’s team, and midfielder David Shear ’06, believe that this point. which registered a 10-4-1 record. If the Bob¬ a top-4 finish in the NESCAC is possible, Simon Parsons scored at 8:55 of the The recovery forced him to take a cats were to do so, they would have the most which would make it much more likely for second half in what would stand to be the year off from school, but he returned successful men’s soccer squad in school his¬ the Bobcats to make an appearance in the only goal of a 1-0 Bowdoin victory as Bates to Bates in September, 2004. Phil came tory. NCAA Tournament. Purgavie points out that fell to their rival Polar Bears in the season back with the intent to compete in a However, the NESCAC schedule is as Greg Nelson '09 and Clark Winchell '09 could sport that induced intense strain on the opener. tough as ever and several key seniors have make an impact later in the season. Bates (0-1) got outstanding defen¬ lungs. Despite having only 87 percent graduated including Dan Bradford who Purgavie, who begins his 23rd season sive contributions from their goalie Aaron lung capacity, Phil managed to swim on made the All-NESCAC Second Team in 2004. with the team, is optimistic about the season. the varsity team for the season in the Schleicher '08, who made eleven saves while But there is reason for optimism. Among “I’m encouraged by how the team came Bowdoin goalie Nathan Lovitz stopped five butterfly and the backstroke. the returnees is O’Connell, who as leading back. They were prepared for the preseason, With the NESCAC Championships Bobcat shots. scorer in NESCAC was named a first team which is an indication that this could be a Bates had several chances to tie the approaching in February, Phil’s season All-NESCAC selection. great season.” reached a setback when he was diag¬ game, byt missed several key opportunities. O’Connell leads a potent Bobcat attack The Bobcats will hold their home opener The best chance came with only 38 seconds nosed with pneumonia just two days that also includes Brent Morin '08, who was next Saturday, Sept. 17 against NESCAC rival before he was scheduled to race. He remaining when a penalty kick by Terence second on the team in scoring last year. The Amherst. was unable to compete in the final meet O’Connell ’06 sailed just wide of the goal¬ two led the 2004 Bobcats in topping NES- of his- college career, but he nonethe¬ post. less showed up to support to his team¬ mates. As a reward for a long season of Hartshorn Named New Women's dedication and leadership, swimming coach Dana Mulholland gave Phil the Cross Country and Track Coach chance to styim the butterfly leg of the medley relay on the final day after the team qualified for the finals. Barr then SCOTT PRIEST year, and tried to familiarize myself with the vides the women with better training groups sat out the final heat in order to make DEPUTY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF other NESCAC schools, but I didn’t know ev¬ in practice, and makes it easier to break out in the team more competitive. erything, like the fact that Meaghan Lynch was races. The fact that it’s really anybody’s race Receiving this award comes as a great Bates ended an era earlier this summer transferring,” said Hartshorn. will make it an exciting season,” said Harts¬ honor for both Barr and Bates College. when women’s cross country and track and In addition to graduate Katherine Creswell horn. “Phil’s gutsy determination regard¬ field coach Carolyn Court retired after 25 years ’05, Lynch marks another key member of last Hartshorn’s greatest individual task will ing his own recovery, along with his with the Bobcats. year’s team now departed, as she joined Cre¬ be replacing a coach who was a legacy at the endless encouragement of others, is Court’s replacement is Jennifer “Jay” Harts¬ swell as the team’s top two finishers in some of school for a quarter of a century. However, truly inspiring,” said Suzanne Cof¬ horn, a Colby graduate who left Syracuse Uni¬ their most important competitions, such as last the new coach has found the team, and her fey, Director of Athletics. “The NCAA versity as a distance specialist in the co-ed pro¬ year’s NESCAC and NCAA New England Re¬ predecessor, to be very supportive. award is terrific and fitting, but we are gram to take over the position. The return to gional meets. However, Hartshorn has come “Following Coach Court has actually been most proud of Phil for the person he NESCAC is a welcome one, she says. to view the situation with confidence and her easy,” said Hartshorn. “While there are big is and for the ways in which he ex¬ “It’s great to get back to a small school,” expectations are not abated. shoes to fill, the team has been great, and she emplifies the lessons of selflessness, said Hartshorn. “What drew me most to Bates “I’m excited about the year because every¬ [Court] has stopped in a few times and been perseverance and commitment to team.” is the College’s sense of community. At Syra¬ one gets to start off on an even playing field really nice and supportive she just wants the Phil graduated in 2005 with a degree cuse the only people I knew were the athletes. since I’m a new coach,” said Hartshorn. “I’m team to be successful no matter what, and she’s in economics. Currently, he works as an The rest of the school is just so separate, and stepping into a program that is not only big trying to help me and help them a little here investment bank analyst at JP Morgan in that’s not the case here.” with 29 women on the team, but also very and there.” New York City. He has also established Hartshorn’s hiring was officially announced deep. I see 14 or 15 of them with serious shots Hartshorn and her team have already and is now running a charity organiza¬ Aug. 5, replacing Sally Hirsch, who resigned at the top seven—those who can compete in begun their season with a couple of tune- tion aimed at donating time and money after being promoted to the job from her in¬ the championship meets at the end of the sea¬ ups—the Alumni Meet and the Amherst Invita¬ to victims of the Station night club fire. terim position in June. On campus just two son.” tional—and will continue training through the weeks, the new coach is learning more about More runners, and more depth, means beginning of the championship season which the team as she tries to settle in. more success for the Bobcats. begins in earnest Oct. 8 with the Open New “I looked over the team’s results from last “What a deep team does for you is pro- England Championships.