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Potential president-visit- s Wooster

was named provost at Bryn Mawr, he thing," said Kuncl. "The purpose of a Andrew Vogel helped solve a $5 million deficit liberal education is not to prepare you News Editor through cost reductions, reductions in for your first job, but what matters is force and later," he , private foundation grants. In what's done 20 or 30 years The College of Wooster's search that position, he has also doubled said at the presidential forum, which process to find its next president and research funding while still preserv- - was held at Freedlander on Monday. successor to R. Stanton Hales lias been One of the aspects that drew Kuncl a long and arduous one. However, this Presidential to Wooster was that Wooster is unlike long process is in its final stages as the many other academic institutions. committee has narrowed its search "This is a college that strikes me as I down to three. Search unusual, especially through the I.S. The first candidate, Ralph Kuncl, 2006 program. It's willing, to take the visited campus Monday as this antici- approach that the impact on the indi- pated process enters the home stretch. vidual is really what changes lives." Kuncl has a long list of academic Kuncl said that the collaborative ' degrees. He is a 1970 graduate of feeling between students and profes- ... Occidental College in Los Angeles, sors was very palpable here. "The fac- self-select- Calif., where he received his bachelor's ulty that teach here are ed. degree. In 1975 he received his It's a little different here. They come torate from the University of Chicago. here to work closely with students,

In 1977 he received his medical degree just as the students here are self-select-ed V" from the University of the Chicago. In in the same way." 1996, he received his Executive Looking at his background, one of

Medical Business . Graduate Kuncl's main strengths is being able to Certificate. From 1980 to 2002 he help guide a school through difficult DR. RALPH W. KUNCL served as professor of neurology at times. This was especially evident

Johns Hopkins University. ing academic programs. . when Kuncl, as provost, helped Bryn

Ralph Kuncl was the first of three presidential candidates that Currently, . Kuncl is working as While most of Kuncl's work has Mawr navigate through a $5 million will visit the Wooster campus. Kuncl stressed the importance provost at Bryn Mawr College in been done at bigger universities, deficit just a few years ago. "Part of he has Kuncl is no to the liberal arts the role of a president is a heal- - of diversity on campus when he spoke at the first presidential Pennsylvania. In that position, stranger being had to deal with academic structural philosophy. "We say that liberal educa- forum on Nov. 13. (Photo by Chloe Reed). adversity. Within the first year that he tion is the best preparation for any See "Forum," page 2 Wooster exhibit celebrates 120 years of alumni magazine

Caitlin Gillette tion instead. In 1967, the magazine Voice Staff title changed again from Wooster Alumni Magazine to simply Wooster as I'M if The Ebert Art Center of The it appears, today. For a period of time I. College of Wooster recently featured the magazine staff believed that i . , an exhibit devoted to the 120th Wooster produced the oldest alumni X 1 i ' anniversary of. Wooster magazine, an magazine, and published that tagline f alumni magazine produced by the in issues between 1956 and 1978.,-However- , i ; College. The exhibit was on display after careful research by the ii I

' 1 1 fea- 1 between Nov. 4 and Nov. and Council for the Advancement and i ! : .- i-' ..; - tured 35 covers from over the Support of Education, it was found ' years. ;'; " Originally a university, Wooster, that many institutions, including A T?Z V , Li M under its second president Archibald Earlham College and Lincoln Alexander Taylor, established a publi- University, had alumni magazines cation in 1886 entitled The Post older than Wooster's. ' Graduate and Wooster Quarterly for the Currently, Wooster magazine, which purpose of publishing graduate stu- has switched back to being printed dents' theses. In 1903, when Wooster quarterly instead of 10 issues a year, discarded its graduate program and includes articles prevalent to the became simply The College of College and class notes. Members of

Wooster, the magazine was re-named the faculty and staff, as well as alumni Kelli Horton '10 Lindsey Lutz '10, who both interns for the Wooster magazine, The Wooster Quarterly and began to (left) and are focus on publishing alumni informa See "Magazine," page 2 attended the reception held in the Ebert Art Center (Photo by Mac Buehler). Registrar, students give online registration the thumbs up

under-enrollme- SaraTaggart "Online registration works really nt. Managing Editor well," she said, stressing the ease Burton, Blair and Natalie with which students could register. Richardson, systems support special- Monday, Oct. SO served as the Yorks compared the new process to ist and assistant to the registrar, beginning ,of the College's second the arena registration from which stressed that all students need to year working with the new Datatel- - Wooster switched when taking on register for at least three courses. manufactured online registration the Datatel program. Some students, though it is a small program. As of press time, only "Arena registration was like a percentage, are under-enrollin- g, first-year students were still regis- marathon," said Yorks, likening the waitlisting their courses and then

tering and, according . to the rush to the tables to "releasing the logging off of ScotWeb. Registrar's Office, things were going lions." "Waitlisting is not a course cred-- if extremely well. The Office reported Blair remembers the arena system replacement," said Burton of this minimal issues with registration so similarly, and claims that the new practice. far this year, maintaining there were registration process eliminates this Blair warned, "Don't leave campus

-- really no consistent issues. ', stress. One reason is that students . un-enroll- ed, even if you know you The Office only answered about 15 can load their courses on ScotWeb can get into a course." Doing so, he , calls from juniors and seniors com- prior to registration. said, could put your financial aid bined, and only about half of a dozen "It's like appearing at all your package in jeopardy, stunt your from sophomores. !; tables at once," said Blair. progress toward your degree and Robert Blair suggested i "Registration... is so fast, not possibly even revoke your housing Registrar - - tt..--.- .. tt Hfc ii u in.-- in i i i- iiimihhiiwiii i miim'Tiinl first-yea- stressful, easy and convenient privileges. that the lower number of sophomore Help was provided in the Wired Scot for rs who had it's as long as everything goes according Online registration is intimately concerns was due to what he called "a questions about registration (Photo by Karin Johnson). learning curve" that occurred with to plan," commented Yorks. tied to the billing and other comput- the switch to online. on to the new system as fast as those students found the process as effi- This is where glitches in the er record-base- d processes, said Blair, By this he means that many con- unfamiliar with anything else. cient as the Office did. euphoria of a quick and easy online so it is important to sign up for at cerns are from upperclassmen who Despite some individual concerns, One such student is Kristi Yorks registration can occur, such as being least three courses. are still nostalgic for the arena-style mostly due to w hat Office intern Wil '07, who registered for her last blocked from a course for which you registration, and less likely to catch Burton '05 called "user errors," many semester on Oct. 30. know you are approved, or chancing See "Registration," page 2

News 2 director, Viewpoints 3 The of libraries, -- Damon Hickey, writes that Features 4 11 Arts 6 there are numerous reasons Sports 7 behind the current library MEMBER hours.

Viewpoints Editor Brian David Yontz talks to students Circle K sponsored Battle Sports editors Chris Frederico writes that the and alumni from the improv of the Bands on Nov. 11. Sweeney and Nick Holt o Dems may have the majority group Dont Throw Shoes. Proceeds went to VHVs debate the biggest game in associated' in the House and Senate, but Seepages. Save the Music campaign. the history of the rivalry collegiate they may not necessarily See page 6. between the Buckeyes and PRESS have control. See page 3. the Wolverines. See page 7. 2006-0- 7 Friday, Voice Section Editors: November 17 Jonah comstock 2 News Andrew Vogel Electronics for Scientists make NATION sensor, an improved students are in three groups. Nathan touch sensor, a light Utt '07, Kirsten Larson '08 and O.J. Simpson to tell sensor, speakers, a Heather Moore 'lO are working on 100x64 pixel LCD "Piggly Wiggly" which, at this pint, story in print and in graphical display and is programmed to spin when first 577 building pieces. turned on, move at the word "go" and television interview "In terms of how shutdown when the light changes. . much they packed into "So basically it runs and hides in the O.J. Simpson is planning a book and this, it-- s incredible," dark when it hears a loud sound," said TV interview to discuss how, hypo-thetical- ly, said Jacobs. The robot Larson.

he could have killed his ex-wi- fe, also has USB and The end goal is to program "Piggly Nicole Brown, and her friend, Bluetooth capability Wiggly" to read temperature changes Ron Goldman. The two-part TV and comes with PC using an operational-amplifier- . Interview will air on Fox on Nov. 27 and Mac program- "The operational amplifier is like and 29. ming software. using a magnifying glass. It helps the NBC was also approached to air the What makes the computer register small differences," interview, but passed. "This is not a Mindstorm applicable said Moore. project appropriate for our network," to the class is its Since most operational amplifiers said a spokeswoman for the network. , 1 compatibility with run on 15-- 20 volts, one obstacle the Simpson was acquitted in 195 of LabVIEW, "the indus- - students face is making their sensor the murders, but was later found liable try standard language run on the battery power of the Brick for the deaths in a civil, wrongful-deat- h for interfacing analog NXT, which is, at most, 4 to 5 volts. ' suit filled by the Goldman Pictured left to right are Heather Moore, Don Jacobs, Kirsten Larson, and and digital signals and Henry Timmers '09's group is Family. Simpson has so far failed to Nathan Utt. Moore, Larson and Utt are one of three lab groups working to usins computers for working to integrate an electromag- pay the million - netic sensor. "Our end goal is to create $33.5 judgement reprogram a LEGO Mindstorm robot (Photo by Karin ..comromng expen- Johnson). fields," against him in the civil suit. . l iiiciiia, aiiuiuing iu a maze with magnetic said Laura McHugh In this class, "brick" refers to an Jacobs. Timmers. Chemistry major Eric WORLD NXT microcomputer, the "brain" of After spending of the semes- Panzer '07V group is programming Senior Writer most the Mindstorms robot the students ter learning about electronic circuits their Mindstorm to detect metal.

e American soldier . On a rainy Wednesday afternoon in are working with. and how to use computers to acquire While Jacobs wasn't exactly-sur- of the basement of Taylor, three stu- Mindstorms is a product of the voltages from sensors in the environ- the marketing logistics, he wanted stu- pleads guilty to rape, dents huddle around a table. The pro-fess- oj LEGO Corporation that came out in ment, the students are now applying dents to think of this project as some- of the class comes in every now September. It is described by LEGO as that knowledge to solve a real world thing done in the professional world of murder of Iraqi girl and then, but the students' attention is "the smartest, strongest, and most problem. research or industry. Therefore the James P. Barker, one of the four sol- focused on the table. The class is advanced robot ever." Originally marketed to children end products must be commercially diers accused of raping a 14-year--old Physics 220: Electronics for Scientists. The Mindstorm NXT includes a ages 10 and up, Jacobs' students are viable and marketable. Iraqi girl in what is referred to as the The professor is Don Jacobs, and the 32-b- it microprocessor Intelligent working to integrate new sensors into "The end goal is to market this," "Mahmudiyah incident" last March, students are focusing on a brick Brick, three interactive servo motors, the Mindstorm as part of their final said Moore. "Maybe to sell on eBay if pled guilty in a military court on named "Piggly Wiggly." a sound sensor, an ultrasonic visual project of the semester. The eleven we get a product that works." Wednesday. Mahmudiyah is a town 20 miles south of Baghdad. According to Barker, the soldiers, International students to showcase cultures who were drinking alcohol and play-in- e Cord Briggs ing their national pride in a host of changes every year. To add to this sense of cultural cards while manning a traffic interesting ways. There promises to However, some tablesdo promise to richness, not every country will be checkpoint, decided to gang rape the Jonah Comstock be dancing, food, drums, games and be especially interesting, including represented by a student who is native girl and burn her body to hide evi- Voice Staff V rare artifacts and, of course, a festive the Ambassadors' tables. The to that country. Kamonjoh said that a dence of the crime. They then killed atmosphere. Ambassadors program provides fund- -, good number of tables will be staffed the girl's father, mother and six-yea- r- One of the greatest advantages "You'll be surprised," said Ahkil ing for international students to go by students who have completed study old sister. afforded to Wooster students is the Banthia '08, a student from India who back home and bring back something abroad experiences. When asked by the military judge opportunity to meet international stu- works in the Office of International specific from their country to educate Beyond providing fun and personal presiding over the case why he partic- dents, j Student Affairs. OISA hot only spon- the Wooster community. edification about another culture, for ipated in the attack, Barker said, "I For those who haTe thus far missed sors the Fair but also all the events The countries represented by students who are interested in pursu- hated Iraqis, your honor. They can out on' the opportunity to broaden during International Education Week, Ambassadors who will be presenting ing a study abroad opportunity, the smile at you, the Jioot you in the face tlieir cultural horizons or just want to which culminates today at the Fair include India, Pakistan, Fair provides' 'a" great opportunity' to

learn ; . without even thinking about it." more about some other nations, Both James Kamonjoh, an intern in Kvnya, Japan and Switzerland.' ' ' get some firsWiand 'acc'6uWS abollt"'' M. ' Barker agreed to testify against the tlU CO. Country Fair is being held the Office, and Banthia expressed. i. n Of course, the many tables set up by different programs and ftiake s6nie

others charged, a plea deal that saves as part of International Education excitement about the unpredictable less well-known countries should not contacts. him from the death penalty, but means Week. spontaneity of the event. No one in be ignored. Almost every country "It is interesting what you can learn

life in prison. This Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. in the office is exactly sure how each whose flag is hanging in Lowry dining about another- - country in just two Lowry, over 30 countries will be shar-- country will represent itself, since it hall will be the Fair. '' represented at minutes," commented Banthia. Al-Jazee-ra vies for American air time Publication "We Recycle Day" provides fun in Lowry lounge with English news I l l Giving CNN a run for its money, Al has history - ... t Jazeera began broadcasting a 24-h- our "Vv , English news channel on Wednesday. Magazine While already having a satellite news channel in Arabic, the news organiza- continued from p. 1 tion is vying for cable access in the who are freelance writers and journal- n United States. This move might prove ists write the articles. Most recently, difficult, since the channel has often Wooster magazine has covered issues been an outlet for terrorist broadcasts. such as student's reactions to 9.11, I.S. topics and, most recently, the . Ground-breakin- g Kauke renovation, which is featured in the current Fall 2006 issue. Aficrican election The class notes at the end of the magazine are courtesy of each gradu- held in DR Congo ating class's secretary, who maintain According to the electoral commis- and edit alumni information, which sion, Joseph Kabila has officially won helps graduates of Wooster keep in the presidential election in the contact with each other. Democratic Republic of the Congo Karol Crosbie, the magazine's edi- ' 1 - with 58.05 percent of the vote beating tor, says Wooster magazine is especial- opponent and ex-reb- el Jean-Pier- re ly important because it "keeps alumni Bemba, with 41.9 percent of the votes. connected," allowing them to be up to While Bemba has not made com date on their fellow classmates as well Jim Rohal '07 and Laura Herb '09 play miniature golf with recycled materials, one of sev-

several members of his coali- as recycling-theme- ECOS-sponsore- ment, important campus news. Crosbie eral d events offered by the Greenhouse d "We tion have voiced claims of widespread enjoyed the exhibit in Elert because Recycle Day" fair (Photo by Karin Johnson). election fraud. President Kabila said, having a display of magazine covers in an interview with the BBC, that the from over the years gave viewers a country should remain quiet because chance to analyze the evolution of ers and printing plates can still be seen "a new page of its history had just cover designs, as well as a better idea at the Gault Alumni Center at 1012 Kuncl visits been turned." of important issues from each aca- Beall Ave. Wooster For more information on The vote is the first following DR demic year. Wooster magazine, visit its Web site at very diverse faculty. Out of the more Congo's five-year conflict. The world's Though the exhibit at Ebert is now www.wooster.edumagazine. Forum than 40 faculty that were recruited largest force of peacekeepers, num- and hired, 63 percent were women and continued from p. 1 bering 17,000, have been deployed in 38 percent were underrepresented DR -- Congo to ensure security. ScotWeb a good change er when difficult things happen on any Americans. from forces both can- Violence loyal to to offer quick resolution. campus. Newly minted Ph.D.s who are "If we want to produce a great gen- didates erupted during the election, Registration Despite the occasional problem, looking for a position as assistant pro- eration of female scientists, we can't

in in all-ma- resulting the death of 23 people the Registrar's Office thinks the fessors," said Kuncl. "New professors have an le faculty," said continued from p. 1 Kuncl. the capital, Kinshasa. Observers from process went rather well for the want a little more time in research, Kuncl would also aim to increase

the United is j: -- . i t r i Nations say the election Also, rumors of the dissolution of majority of students. more so than people who have been uiveisiiy among siuuenis. nunci the most significant in Africa since advisory meetings are false. "We w ill "Everyone's been pretty receptive," around for 30 years. That's challeng- expressed a great interest in looking Nelson Mandela was elected president always have students meet with advi- said Blair of the IT department, fac- ing for any institution." beyond the Midwest region, and look- of South Africa in 1994. sors," said Blair, though eventually ulty and students, "They've been One of the main goals Kuncl would ing nationally. wire by Briefs compiledfrom reports ScotWeb will allow professors to very patient and kind." like to accomplish if he did become "At the moment, a great plurality of Laura Mdlugh release students with whom they Burton explained it is not the president was to oversee a much more students tome from the Midwest. The have met via ScotWeb. Similarly, Registrar that adjusts ScotWeb. diverse campus. "I would like to great growing pool is in the south and sub-p- adding and dropping courses will Datatel's system is ar for achieve a far more diverse faculty and in the west," said Kuncl. never go strictly online. Woostcr's specifications, Burton said, student body than we have today with- There are two more candidates yet In last week's News section, in the "Faculty need to be able to assist so the IT department works with the out sacrificing quality. I'm not just to come. The second candidate, Grant "Winners and Losers" fact box, a the student to see if it is possible to Office of the Registrar to customize saying that because that's the political- Cornwell, spoke yesterday. For logisti- photo of Ixe Fisher was mistakenly add," said Richardson, as the student it to fit Woostcr's needs. ly correct thing to say. There is no way cal reasons, his presentation will be run in place of a picture of Mike may have missed too much in those Burton especially lauded their hard we can turn out engaged critical covered in the next issue of the Voice. DeWine. An editor erred. first two weeks. work with the Datatel program. thinkers if we don't have the broadest The search 4 committee expects to have While we strive for excellence every During registration, Blair and oth- "The system's not perfect, but we're sense of education," said Kuncl. a decision made sometime in week, we too fall short. Please -i- t-1 ers, arc in' i!i ir offices, waiting to trying to do the best we can with One of Kuncl's great accomplish- December. your correction to voneiimoosler.eJu help coiKii nid students. They ivck what wt have," ments at Bryn Mawr was recruiting a Illustration by Julia V. llendrickson Section Editors: Brian Frederico Alex Cacioppo omts

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C-3J8- 7, at College Wooster, 263-259- E-m- of Wooster, OH 44691 or by phone at (330) 8. ail can be sent to the editors at Voice Wooster.edu. - ft Jfc I T- A. OUR VIEW - tt n-un-Editorialuiiai uaumjncartoon uyby juuaJulia V.v. nenancKson.Hendrickson. conceptConcept courtesy otof rroT.Prof. hmentusEmeritus Gordon Schull. n bave the Java Hut swipes i-p- q --- thrpa The infamous JudicialCi artiviV m Java , UJL1 fnnd Hut line, which and were as much in the darkas the stu-- CUU. lOlll?m CCllCJLlO U UIir lUULl coils through the Wired Scot, indicates ' dents. There should have been " some In a sickening masquerade pretend- "an article of food for a light meal really care much for burritos the the popularity of the hot morning spot sort of notice to this change in order to ing to the name of justice, last Friday or snack, composed of two thin slices taco, I find, is in many ways superior Students leave for class early just so accommodate students and staff. the Panera Bread Company was of bread, usually buttered, with a but both sandwiches and burritos they can wait in line for a fresh bagel, a Another problem lies in the ability to blocked from "its bid to prevent a savoury ... or other filling." can be made of the same ingredients. scone or some Odwalla Juice. grab food for the day. Weekends are a Mexican restaurant from moving It's an elitist definition, because I'd rather not have a sandwich with Java Hut is a welcome alternative to busy time, especially for those students into" the White City Shopping who says you can't have thick slices beans in it, but you get the idea. Lowry breakfast, for especially those writing I.S., and the convenience of the Center bread-lik- in viiiui in of bread, or practically e Locke is introducing a thoroughly seeking a healthier or more diverse Java Hut foods are helpful for students Shrewsbury, Mass. wrapping that, after all, is made of paternalist stand that tries to deter- sit-do- f breakfast that doesn't include powdered who do not want a wn Lowry-style flour as well. And why butter? (I mine for the people what they choose eggs. Often, students use two meal meal. ' " curt . f wouldn't leave it to the English to to eat. swipes at Java in order to buy conven- Java also gives students diversity in Worcester, accord- talk about food anyway.) It's also an issue of individual ient "on-the-g- o" food, which they can their food choice. Other schools have ing to the After all, flour is common to tor- rights, specifically the right to con- carry with them as a snack, or even a various food choices in many different Associated Press, tillas and slices of bread alike. sume a burrito and legitimately meal, to their room or the library. cafeterias. jilexcacioppo as reported in Besides, a sandwich and a burrito are declare it a sandwich. It's just a sand- The appeal of the two-swi- pe option At Wooster, we have the ability to use Yahoo! News. Why? Apparently, the functionally the same through and wich south of the border. I suppose at Java lies in its convenience for busy three meal swipes at three different burritos that the Qdoba Mexican through: you hold it in one hand, some things are better left up to our students. However, to much surprise, places. However, is 1 Kitteridge not open Grill sells are not technically sand- hold your remote with the other. elected officials. last weekend students found as they on the weekends, further wiches. limiting our Paleocon Patrick Buchanan may Indeed, the Founders envisioned a approached the counter that they had to choices. Therefore, students forced are That's right. Panera pointed to "a throw his weight behind this distort- Republic in which all ofits peoples put back half of their items. to eat in the Lowry cafeteria twice a day clause in its lease ... which pre- ed court decision to bolster his xeno- snacking options were ideally equal. Director of Hospitality Services on weekends. Finally, Java Hut is popu- vents" the mall "from renting to phobic theory that the United States Burritos had not been invented yet, Chuck Wagers decided to discontinue lar and students food. is enjoy the It another sandwich shop," a fair and is becoming dangerously "Latinized," but the idea proved prescient. the use of two meal swipes at the Java really that simple; because of that, we reasonable stipulation. but the object of our system is the Clearly, the ugly vestiges of separate-b- Hut on weekends. There are a few prob- should have the ability to there However, activist go judge Jeffrey Locke equal protection of law. ut-equal status still exist, and lems with this change. twice a day. declared that must yet be over-- First, Wagers failed to publicly This change was a lousy choice on semantics is the turnLd "Who among us dares to deny that burritos -- announce this change. Many students the part of Hospitality Management name of the game. i . . i . . . Activi were surprised and disappointed, and and the Voice Editorial Board "A urges the sandwich is uuhu ii ivnto u.i. unuiiaicii ui me same have ensured that we some were slightly rude with Java Hut department to reevaluate this change in not commonly ,ive up nat,on employees on Saturday and Sunday order to accommodate the lives culinary family? Only those without a con- - rr busy of understood to aspirations, but morning. The staff had no explanation Wooster students. include burritos, science. they can also overstep tacos and que- - their bounds. sadillas, which are typically made Locke's move violates this. Vital matters like this must be left with a single tortilla and stuffed with Moreover, it arrogantly establishes a up to our elected officials, who will

a snack-bas- choice filling of meat, rice, and precedent for ed segrega- exercise the necessary prudence and Libraries beans," Locke in a Nov. deci- may see some wrote 3 tion. It's wrong and it's 'not the reason to uphold the inherent equal- sion, according to the AP wire. American way. ity and dignity of the restaurant It is shocking that this has made Doubling the irony, imagine day menu. Who among us at Wooster improvements infuture such little attention, especially from laborers working for. subhuman dares to deny that burritos and sand- the liberal media. How utterly cal- wages in a company that is told by wiches are ultimately of the same To the Editors: If the College has had I.S. for over lous of them. some court that its product - isn't culinary family? t . SO years without extending its library It is blatantly discriminatory to authentically American, like a sup- Only those without a conscience. I'm in writing response to your hours in the ways you suggest, what categorically exclude burritos from posedly "good-old- " sandwich. Such Nov. 10 editorial, "Extend the has changed that stu- Library puts "Wooster their proper legal status as sand- prejudice cannot stand. Alex is a Viewpoints editor for the Voice, Hours." First, I'm very glad that the dents' sanities, and in some cases wiches. The Oxford English Our celebrated motto is E pluribus He can be reached for comment at acaciop-po09wooster.e- du. libraries are popular enough that you Independent ... at t Study stake?" Dictionary defines a "sandwich" as unum, "out of many, one." I don't would want their hours to be extend- Is this not actually a matter of some ed, and I wish I could just say, "Yes." students' preferring to study later and But, because keeping the libraries to sleep later? Since classes begin Republicans not totally powerless open even one more hour involves hir- weekdays at 8;00 a.m., we really have to ing, training, supervising and paying open the libraries by then, but few stu- Democrat at least 5 student employees (3 in the dents use them before 10:00 a.m. majority powergreatly overestimated main library and 2 in the science Is it good stewardship of your All right, so I'll admit that the many voters agreed; but simply actually help Republicans in the long library), plus 1 or 2 more in the media tuition dollars to reallocate college election didn't go quite the way I had because they're the only alternative run when Congress gets nothing is be and (con- library if it to open, resources so that a handful of stu- hoped. However, I won't pretend like doesn't make them a better choice. accomplished in the next two years. ceivably) additional hours at the I.T. dents can use the libraries between I really expected Republicans to It remains to be seen if Democrats My fear is that the military is we have to Help Desk, answer some 1:00 and 2:00 a.m., rather than actually maintain power. are actually going to do something going to get caught between a tough questions. The money to pay between. 8:00 and 10:00 a.m.? We certainly made our fair share with their new power or if they're Congress that's trying to bring it would have to those employees come The president has recently estab- of mistakes: scan- going to fall flat on their faces. home and a Presidency that is trying from somewhere else. Are extended lished a task force, chaired by the Vice dals and unbudg-in- g Power struggles already exist within to keep it abroad. worth whatever else we library hours President of Academic Affairs, to political lead- their party. There is a major power The U.S. military is the most pow- would have to give up? .. work on a plan for the future of ers, for example, vacuum in the House and Senate, and erful armed force in Iraq and it needs Here are my questions: is the main libraries here. Such a plan may include which practically Democrats are going to scramble to to be used to restore order. That's reason for extending library hours information technology, instructional landed the elec- secure their power in those positions. the purpose of any military. The that students need more access to technology, the Writing Center, and tion in the hands It is stupid to claim brianfrederico that the military accomplishes nothing if it physical library materials that they other departments in some new phys- of the Democrats. Democrats control the Senate or the sits at home and rusts away. I have a can't get to when the libraries are ical and perhaps administrative con- If Rumsfeld had been fired or had House. They don't. They have a lot of friends in Iraq; I'm concerned closed, or is it primarily to give them figurations. It would be reasonable, resigned before the election, at least majority and a majority does not that they may be caught in a partisan someplace to study if there is a party once those plans begin to take shape, the Senate would still be in mean control. There are technically battle to the death. in a residence hall? to talk about service hours. Republican hands. We were in power an equal number of Democrats and The troops are going to be fight would Your editorial suggest that the There are many possibilities, one of for so long that ing against a ruthless is case, and so I wonder why which might be an all-night latter the comput- we were, more 1S stUDld tO claim that the Democrats insurgeney while being 'that's the responsibility of the libraries er study area like Oberlin's. susceptible to . ... , pulled and tugged at in particular, and whether there might As one of our presidential candi- such problems. Control the benate Or the HOUe. They (Ion t. home regarding their alternatives. How dates said "A be 1 be other, cheaper recently, college can he mediamed.a Tj have a majority and a majority does not mission and purpose in many students would actually use the anything it wants to be. It just can't and activiErnsts J J J J J iraq It's a difficult job 1 i: libraries during extended hours? be everything." love to hype up mean COntrOl. indeed to balance the

we've looked . s The statistics kept on library It's time we at these issues scandals within nci-.l- nf the Iranis an.l use during the last hour the, libraries holistically from a college-wid- e, per- whatever group that is in power. If Republicans in the Senate. The two the lives of our soldiers. The best are open at night and the first hour spective, rather than piecemeal. the Democrats maintained power independents are likely to go we can hope for at this time is that they are open on weekends hardly that long they certainly would have Democrat, and Joe Lieberman is still Congress and the White House can seem to justify adding still more . Damon Hickey been scrutinized similarly. on the fence about that one. agree on an objective based hours earlier and later. Director of Libraries Allegations that mass corruption The "majority" the Democrats timetable for withdrawal. exists inside the Republican Party have in the Senate is only ti majority The next two years are going to be The Voice welcomes letters to the editor are entirely false. I hope that the in the sense that 2 are more than 1. a political scientist's dream as the Democrats don't take it upon them- -' This means that it's going to be dif- parties are nearly , equal in power. Letters cannot exceed 350 words in length and must arrive to the selves to begin calling for endless ficult for Congress to pass any legis- The tug-of-w- ar is going to be brutal Voice 5 on the Monday before Friday publication. by p.m. subpoenas of administrative officials. lation without threat of a presiden- and intense, which will give me plen- All letters must be signed and include contact information. In addi- The Republicans certainly lost the tial veto. There is an opportunity for ty of fodder and" material to write tion, the Voice reserves the right to edit and hold letters. election more than the Democrats the Republicans in 2008, when candi- about for years to come.

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C-- have a national strategy; they simply duck Congress. Brian is a Viewpoints editor the Voice. Letters can also be sent by hard mail to 3 187, The ffboster Voice, College for campaigned on the "we're not Maybe the terms "Democrat-led- " He can be reached comment at of Wooster, Wooster, OH 44691. for Republicans" platform. I'm afraid and "Democrat-controlle- d" will section editor: Friday, Molly Lehman 4 November 17 Features Don't Throw Shoes: Now where did that come from? Origins of Wooster's improvisational comedy group investigated zation?" appear on stage or operate a moving Then... According to one member, "We vehicle, forced the other members to have tryouts every year, and general- make frantic last-minu- te adjustments ly just try to look for funny people. to their act. Often we favor people with relatively This inadvertently led to the Shoes limited acting experience over those performing their first-ever improvi- who are really involved in theatre, sation. Though 'the reception was because we like to aim for the low-ke- y, modest on that historical debut, over 'I'm just in this because it sounds time the group gradually achieved a like fun' type of person." loyal following. Hence, many current members were "Within two years," reflected not involved in any previous theatrical Pfeffinger, "our shows at venues like activities. Rather, they are united by a Luce and Shoolroy and Mom's Truck common love of comedy. To elaborate Stop started drawing standing-room-only and nov... on this, Bill Dalzel '10 added, quite crowds." ( profoundly, "Comedy is funny." Cobb also related many amusing The group is comprised of 10 bud- anecdotes about his experiences in ding comedians: Besl, Orthmeyer, Don't Throw Shoes, most of which Dalzel, Jennifer Metzger '07, are entirely unpublishable in a col- Alexander Balloon '07, Joel Keelor lege newspaper. "08, Thorn Cich '09, Jessica Winchell However, it is worth mentioning '09, John Hotchkiss '10 and Ryan that he spoke of how he and Eric Schwartz '10. currently reside in Los Angeles, Had you been in my position that where they are in the midst of devel- evening and seen these fine men and oping scripts for major television

: '. ; 1 women half of them not present comedy projects. i - HI . Above, the Shoes in 2002: Left to right, Jennifer Metzger, Liz Weiss, Daren Loughrey, Andrea at the meeting, the other half loung- -' Prior to Cobb's current work he been involved in Chicago's Hiebler, Alexander Balloon, Cory Becker, Rob Mauro and Merritt Smith Voice file photo). ing idly on couches while cursing had also those who weren't there you notorious Second City Theater, a Below, a few Shoes today: Left to right, Jessica Winchell, Joe Besl, Ryan Schwartz, Christine would have no choice but to ponder popular improvisational theater that Orthmeyer, John Hotchkiss, Balloon Bill Alexander and Denzel (Photo by Karin Johnson). as how such a group came into being. , has featured such comedic legends Fortunately, plenty of journalistic John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd. It proved to be a most shows and Cobb have David Yontz foreboding before the major holidays,", investigation has yielded answers to Thus, Pfeiffingej beginning to an evening that can remarked Joe Besl '09, "because they the origins of Don't Throw Shoes. I shown how one may travel from Voice Staff . only be described as one of intense lend themselves well to humor." . spoke with founding members Andy humble beginnings to great heights, "chill." They plan to have another show Cobb '93 and Eric Pfeffinger '92,, who and how a simple college experiment After watching a performance by This is not to say that these tal- before winter break. provided some insight into the involving a group of friends united Wooster's improvisational comedy ented men and women are lazy. Of course, as anybody familiar group's beginnings. by a passion for humor can ultimate- - ' troupe Don't Throw Shoes, laden Rather, I found that, appropriately with the Shoes knows, skits are only Pfeffinger explained that Don't ly lead to profitable careers in the with outrageous shenanigans and enough, their meetings, which usual- secondary in their repertoire. Throw Shoes began in 1990, when entertainment industry. hilarious hijinks, one can only expect ly, take place in the lobby of Scheide Improvisation lies at the heart of the College's regular theatre season Such is the magic of Don't Throw a meeting with the group to be Music Center, are conducted like their shows. was, in Pfeffinger's words, "particu- Shoes, which continues to thrive to ' off-kilt- er. fine-tu- fun-lovi- equally their humor mainly through To ne their improvis'ational larly heavy lots of Greek tragedy, this day, providing an outlet for ng, I However, when walked into the improvisation. skills, at each meeting the Shoes not so much slapstick." comically-incline- d students basement lounge of Holden Hall this When asked to explain the process, browse through their trusty note- As a remedy, a handful of fellow from all over the Wooster campus to past weekend to interview the Shoes Christine Orthmeyer '08 said, book of improvisational games and students and he banded together as a unite three times a week and lounge

tri-wee- during their kly brainstorm "During meetings we basically scenarios. comedy act for a talent show held in around wasting time while express- ing session, hoping to unearth the meet and plan skits and waste time."' When I asked about the origin of McGaw Chapel, having developed ing resentment for the laziness of ' inner workings of these ambassa- "After constructing the basic idea," this mysterious notebook, I was met three skits and "honed them like their colleagues, skills that may later dors of absurdity, I was not met with she said, "one member will then with shrugs. obsessive artisans." be applied .to successful career in

'- - the -- same unbridled lunacy typical of write out a complete script for a par- "It's been here as long as we have," Unfortunately, thenight took a politics. -' their performance. ticular sketch in their free time." replied one member. "It's like 'Blue turn for the worse when one of the Such is thefidwer of theater, such In fact, I was not met by anybody. ' They further explained that skits Clues,'" mused another. original members, whose birthday is the marvel of comedy and such is It was 10 p.m. and every single are inspired by funny things that At this point you may be reason- happened to fall on, that day, got the essence of Don't Throw Shoes.

member of the group was late to its members notice on campus, and cur- ably asking yourself, "How do I drunk on more than just limelight Improvisation is in the soul of every ; own meeting. rent happenings. "We always do become a member of such an organi and, being in no condition to either member. ' Hunger banquet aims to educate At long last...

""Christy Lafferty '07 is hoping to fill all of the seats for this year's event. IV' She and Lauren Mines '09 are the co-lead- ers of Pueblo de Esperanza. "The banquet is separated into sections by distribution of wealth," Lafferty said. Every person who attends the banquet will receive a role card with information on it, such as income, a description of the person from a cer- tain country and his or, her living situ- ation. There are three levels of income: high, middle and low. The percentage of people with a high income card will be 16 percent, which would be approximately 45 people with a fully attended banquet. Li'. People with a middle income will make up 25 percent, approximately 65 people.

------The remaining 60 percent, the Illustration by Andy Maloney. lower class, will consist of approximately 180 people. The amount of Sara Brown it to provide information about hunger food everyone receives will reflect the Voice Staff worldwide. income on the card. The banquet takes place every two The biggest goal for the banquet is At the end of this month, The years and was started to focus on the to provide a visual representation of College of Wooster will host an entire root causes of hunger, such as why it the unequal distribution of wealth and Dapeng Hu '07 lifts his hands in victory as he walks through week of hunger and homelessness happens and the idea of both free and the problems it has caused. Kauke Arch on Monday after handing in his Independent awareness. There are several fair trade. As of is groups now, there a possibility of Study project. Hu, a mathematics major, did his I.S. March working to make sure that the campus Oxfam America is the organization donation baskets being set up at the accompanied by two bagpipers, is aware of the problems that the world that started the Hunger Banquet, and banquet. Two professors are currently a saxophonist and a well-wishe- faces with hunger and homelessness. Pueblo de Esperanza is just one of the slated to speak at the event: Charles crown of rs (Photo by Karin Johnson). One group in particular, Pueblo de many branch groups that sponsor the Peterson, assistant professor of Esperanza, is sponsoring a Hunger same events. The main purpose of the Afriiana studies and Katherine Holt, Want to show off your Features? Banquet to illustrate the immediate banquet is to raise issues concerning assistant professor of history. realities of worldwide hunger. global justice and the distribution of The 1 lunger Banquet will take place Be a good Sports? Pueblo de Esperanza is a student resources. on Friday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. in Kittredge organization that promote awareness To get into the banquet, students Dining Hall. Students are currently Do you have an Arts--y personality? and takes action on social injustices in are required to give one of their able to sign up at a table in Lowry Latin America. C.O.W. card swipes for the meal. There today and in the two weekdays before Then write for us! The Voice is calling for staff This time, however, the group is not are 300 spaces open for students and a Thanksgiving break. Reservations can

having the banquet to solely talk number are reserved for faculty and also be made via e-m- ail at writers. Contact voicewooster.edu for more about Latin America. They are having staff as well. lhines09wooster.edu. information.

HUNGER AND Nov. 3 FRIDAY, DEC. 1 HOMELESSNESS WEEK: 27 Dec. m. - Hunger Banquet from 6 p.m.-7:30p.- in Kittredge. Sponsored by Pueblo de Esperanza.

MONDAY, NOV. 27 WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19 World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil. Details T.B.A. Campus-wid- e clothing drive beginning Monday and Short FilmDocumentary series on homelessness at 8 p.m. in Kenarden Lounge. lasting through Friday. All donations go to Food not Sponsored by Peace by Peace. SATURDAY, DEC. 2 Bombs. Sponsored by Peace by Peace. 30-hour Fast. Sponsored by the Ice Cream Socialists. "Break the Fast" Ice Cream Social. Sponsored by the Ice Cream Socialists. TUESDAY, NOV. 28 THURSDAY, NOV. 30

Wasted Food Weigh-l- n during dinner hours at Lowry. "Loveshack" the Quad. Sign-up- s Monday-Thursda-y on at Lowry and Kittredge during SUNDAY, Dec. 3 Sponsored by GreenhouseECOS and Peace by ' lunch and dinner hours. Sponsored by Habitat for Humanity. Trip to work with Food not Bombs in Cleveland. Peao. Sponsored by Peace by Peace. Details T.BA ' - : 5 The Wooster Voice Friday, November 1 7 Getting some sood nractice for Tn den en dent Studies Budding writers at Wooster try to accomplish novel achievements

Taylor Swope is growing fictional stories, and I figured it was' 20,000 words toward her goal of a novel that portrays characters work Voce Sfaff In 1999, 21 people participated and time to get this one out of my brain. 50,000 before Nov. 80. She has tenta- ing their way through the complexities six of them reached the 50,000-word It's taking up space!" tively titled her novel 'Anthropology of life. Dollinger' s main character is goal. Last year, 101: A Story Alex, .a kid who senses that something Picture this: it's after midnight and there were in Sixteen of" an apocalyptic nature will occur ' the cursor is blinking incessantly, 59,000 partici- Months." during his lifetime. almost in a mocking fashion. Your cof- pants and Hansen "In the process, Alex, his sister and fee is nearly empty, your headache has 9,769 winners. writes about two friends explore, indirectly, the returned and you still haven't complet- Gillian Catherine, a existence of God, moral theories , ed your statistics homework for the Daniels '10 is young dealing with artificial intelligence morning. writing her woman who and the importance of trusting However, your discomfort and sleep novel about a desires to instinct despite personal fears,"., he deprivation will have to wait, consider- . combination take over the explained. . ing you are writing a 50,000 word of personal world. Dollinger is not discouraged if he novel in only a month's time and have interests, As she has falls behind on his desired word yet to meet your daily word count. She was worked count. "As far as I'm concerned, I'm Do you need to stop and ask why a intrigued by through.jhe not however many words behind Wooster student would willingly the character experience, where I should be; I'm just that many choose to write a novel as well as jug- Puck in Shake- Hansen says words ahead of zero." , gle his or her classes? Even though a speare's "A that the These students have many different novel is essentially as much work as Midsummer greatest les- creative thoughts but they are all Senior I.S., several member's of the Night's son she has brought together by this challenging first-year class are handling their Dream,", and learned has achievement, whether they reach ; first semesters at college while work- has' a love for been time exactly 50,000 words or not. ing toward this goal. comic books, Whether or not this experience This challenge is referred to as so it seemed leads each writer to a future career or

I "NaNoWriMo" to those who are natural for her : : J "I write not, they will take valuable lessons, informed. To those of us who may not to combine the Illustration by Eric Richardson over 1,660 from the month they rarely slept, be, this acronym stands for National two while words every experienced frequent bouts of Novel Writing Month, a contest that developing her novel-in-progress. Grace Hansen '10 read an article in day for the novel," she said, "plus com- writer's block and learned, sometimes occurs every year during the month of Four years after her initial interest her hometown newspaper, The plete other class work, attend the hard way, how to manage their November. was sparked, she figures she has noth- Boston Globe, about the Equestrian Club, participate in the precious time. At the end of The novel must be at least 50,000 ing to lose by writing a novel that has "NaNoWriMo" program. Goliard and try to eat and conceivably November, the blinking cursor on the

words before submitted to the Web captured her thoughts for so long. She A year after learning of this oppor- sleep once in a while." . monitor will finally subside. site. In spite of the challenge, the idea added, "I keep getting other ideas for tunity, Hansen has written more than Marten Dollinger ' 10 is working on At least until next year. Dance concert combines Wooster Book Company a local gem

Local business hosts events, readings and serves the interests of both the College and the Wooster community . African, Western culture browse the aisles of books. There are also find a few resident critters Maureen Sill also events that focus on cultural eel- - two cats and one rabbit, to be exact. Voice Staff ebrations, such as Egyptian and One of the cats in particular has Chinese cultures. notoriety in his own right, via an Out of all the bookstores in Tonight at 7 p.m., the Winter article "written" by the cat that is Wooster, there is one in particular Wonderland window display contest featured in each issue of the newslet- that sticks out like a book with will take place in the downtown area. ter in which he "reviews" a new book brightly colored spine and an excit The event involves local businesses that features something to do with ing photograph on the cover. This ' putting together beautiful displays in felines. bookstore is the Wooster Book the front windows of their store and The cat was once a stray that Company. keeping the windows covered' until showed up outside the front door of The Woo- the book--

ster Book store . one Company " morning. opened in "I opened , 1993 under the door and owners and he walked married cou- (i hi-wi- ff in, and he II" r ple Carol just never Rueger and i t left," Rueger Wies-enber- ! David e. i II i remembers The happily. j ' tidy blue '! "A lot of storefront has college stu- for Kellee Dancers rehearse Roston's Independent Study since flour- v- dents who - ; being this by ished in the miss their dance concert, performed weekend (Photo 'ft. v 'V ii : Karin Johnson). , downtown animals at Wooster area. home, most-l- y Molly Lehman It's not just their cats, down Features Editor a pretty face, come either the to the store Tonight and tomorrow night at 8:15 p.m., Kellee Roston '07's Senior store, which to get their Independent Study dance concert will take place in Freedlander Theatre. Roston, is located at animal fix," .' a double major in dance and Africana studies, will fulfill part of her I.S. with this 250 West she said. weekend's performance. Liberty St., h The cat, is sen- cus- V' whose name Her project is one that is unique to the College's history. "She the first offers ior to produce her own evening of work," said Kim Tritt, professor of theatre tomers a vari- s booker, and one of Roston's two advisors. ety of quality was chris- Inspired partially by a trip to Cameroon, Roston's I.S. Jopic examines gender products. tened such roles in the mask dances of different African tribes. Specifically, she is looking at Calendars, an appropri- the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria, the Tikar tribe of Cameroon, the Dogon tribe of toys, games ate name through a . Mali and the Voltaic people of Burkina Faso. and of I "I'm looking at the nature and the characteristics of these dances and why they course, books if1 contest in i tend to exclude the women's voice," she explained. "It's not researched a ton. can be found which cus- - There's lots of information, but almost no research on how dances communicate on its shelves. Marissa Evans '10 browses the shelves at the Wooster Book tomers sug-- l a gender roles." She credits her second advisor, Professor of Africana Studies inside the Company (Photo courtesy Maureen Sill). gested - Charles Peterson, w ith helping in many of the challenges she has faced, adding store, you can name for the that both he and Tritt have also been present at most of her rehearsals for the find the latest bestsellers in paper- the night of the contest. The cat, and the choices were voted on by concert. back as well as a multitude of com- Wooster Book Company's holiday persons of all ages, exemplifying the She is also comparing the dances of the four tribes, w hich have minimal roles pelling and interesting sections display, along with those of other way the store draws a diverse cus- for women, with the Mende and Mande mask dajuxs, which generally have a ranging from science fiction to local businesses, will be unwrapped tomer base. stronger female presence. interest to an unusual section titled tonight. The Wooster Book Company is The question of gender interested Roston particularly after she read an article "Curiosity." "Even though Wooster is a bit open on Saturdays and Mondays over this summer titled "The Masks of Tikar." The Wooster Book Company also more multicultural than some places, from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and In the concert program, Roston said, "Although I found reason in many of the sponsors many events -- - - T u e s d a y s explanations presented in the article, one sentence continually weighed on my and programs for "Even though Wooster is a bit more multicul-- " through mind: "Until her the female mask's partner is carved she will dance alone, but members of both the Fridays from according to one informant, in such a case 'the dance means nothing.'" college and the tural than some places, it's still easy to stay in 9:30 a.m. until "I thought to myself: "Why? Is the female mask not important enough to have Wooster community, your own little niche." 9:O0 p.m. her dance mean anything, despite her missing male partner? Is a woman not including monthly It can be b important enough for her voice to singularly be heard within any society? Or themed events for Carol Rueger reached linked in order prov e her significance, her wor- children such as on does she have to be to a man to Owner, Wooster Book Company ata S3; thiness?" The question eventually blossomed into her I.S. thesis. Clifford puppet shows ; 2Cj2-16- 88 and While the more technical assets of the gender identities will dominate the and gatherings with online at written portion of her I S., the piece Roston has choreographed for this weekend book tie-in- s. it's still easy to stay in your own lit- www.woosterbook.com. is will also combine her understanding of African culture with her American Book signings from local authors tle niche," said Rueger. The Web site particularly good, a scheduled upbringing. and poetry readings are events at the The store also publishes its own including list of events, the newsletter "I've created a mask dance for Westerners in a Western setting," she explained. store that appeal to adult customers. acclaimed newsletter, titled Fact and an online version of of books available the The piece will be performed by 15 dancers. In addition to bringing the piece to In fact, Daniel Bourne, professor Fiction, which has received the Rest and reviews at Books be ordered life, the dancers reflect one of the central themes to the work. of English for The College of Design award from the American store. can even I the online: "All of the dancers are women," said Roston. "In fai t, now that think about Wooster, was one of the local poets Booksellers Association. from store is In the of massive chain book- it, everyone who's worked on the show female. In a way, this piece has exclud- featured this past summer. The newsletter features a calendar days small-tow- n such as ed the male voice," she said, laughing. Bourne read poems for patrons of events for the store, reviews on stores, peddlers Roston is eager to present her months of hard work to Wooster students and and sigYied copies of his book, recently released hooks, and informa- The Wooster Book Company provide the ordi- the community. "I loved creating the piece," she said. "I loved seeing all the parts "Where No One Spoke the tion on when commended authors a delightful alternative to Book is wrapped in a tight little package with a bow for the audience." Language." are releasing new works. nary. The Wooster Company is free, but reservations must he made at the box Fair coffee is also for sale foot into The indeed a gem that sparkles from both Admission to the concert Trade Upon v setting office of Freedlander Theatre in advance. for thirsty shoppers while they Wooster Book Company, you will the inside and out. 4

Section Editor: Voice Friday, . Justine Mccullough ArtsA November 17 6 Student oanasn. n tookn ..outa torr cnan Battle of the Bands, which showcased six bands comprised of College of Wooster students and raised $330.23 for VH1 's Save The Music, may lead to more combined shows on campus.

He added that Erin Powell '09 was talents for the first time at a show at Poison The Well) inspired a mosh of the Bands was the most fun." integral to the event's success. the College. pit. The crowd was rowdy and a few Liquid Sunset, with a three-person gui- Each act was talented; White said One audience member, Sam individuals even got injured, but co-e-d vocal section, keyboard, that the judges had expected one or Haltiwanger '07, noted, "When they most people seemed to enjoy the tars and drums, finished the evening two duds for each performance, but said 'Freebird,' I was like, can they mayhem. in third place despite losing rehears- they were amazed by the consistent pull this off? But as soon as I heard The second place winner, a blue-gra- ss al time after their lead singer got sick skill from band to band. that first solo wow. They did it." group called Shoemouth Deep, and having to replace their drummer The opening act, Seizure Salad, six days before the show. Their per- had an energetic front man, Dan formance included pop rock covers Miraldi '09, and successfully covered from songs by Journey, Evanescence it bands like The Black Keys and The (showcasing the stage presence and Strokes after playing together for vocal power of Amanda Dahlin '07) only two weeks. and Third Eye Blind. The second band, Vegetable Andy Welshhans '08 (High Tide Medley, charmed the audience with a r Mirage's drummer and primary lyri- feel-good '7 "I a better 3l set including "Jessie's Girl," cist) said, couldn't imagine two Van Morrison covers and an orig- way to spend my Saturday night than inal song with a harder sound that with all those amazing bands. ...As a showcased their flexibility as a group. performer, what happened Saturday at Photo by Sarah Harbottle. The turning point came with High Battle of the Bands is exactly what

blues-ting- Abby Gordon Tide Mirage's set. The ed you want to see when you're on stage." took In fact, after being so impressed by Voice Staff hard rock band first place, playing two dynamic originals, with their each other and by the huge, active Battle of the Bands, sponsored last signature version of David Bowie's audience, members of a few bands Saturday by community service club "Moon Age Daydream" in between. Battle of the Bands took place at the UG last Saturday (Photo have expressed interest in doing Circle K, drew a large crowd, raising When High Tide Mirage finished by Sarah Harbottle). another combined show without the $330.23 for VHl's Save The Music, their set by nailing Lynyrd competition. which is over $100 more than last Skynyrd's "Free Bird," everyone After that, the atmosphere came on next. This band is a regular Now that so many people have year's Battle generated for the went wild. remained vibrant. The next band at Seattle's in downtown Wooster, seen what these bands can do, some Katrina relief fund. Even fans who had seen High Tide was Ichabod Crane, a heavy metal where live music draws diverse, more joint efforts would undoubted- According to Circle K President Mirage many times were floored; the band that shared third place with appreciative crowds. ly draw great crowds, taking 'Andy White '09, "The event went addition of a bassist, Cord Briggs Liquid Sunset. Their three original According to Bobby Fitzgerald '09 Wooster's music scene to a new level. very well. ... It definitely was one of '10, allowed Andy Gray '08 to take songs and six covers (including (vocals, harmonica and fiddle), "Out of Overall, it seems a battle has been the most energetic crowds I've seen." solos that showcased his remarkable songs by Smashing Pumpkins and all the shows we've done so far, Battle won in the war to save the music. "Shortbus" not for the prudish "Running with Scissors" John Cameron Mitchell's latest film presents an erotic portrayal of a world where everyone jumps on the Shortbus. not as good as the book Caleb lives in the apartment across ft "- - the street from the Janiies (as they're Sarah Kenney reviews a film redeemed its nostalgic 1970s.soundtrack known) and follows their every move, W V --r - V yt- eventually confronting Ceth at the Shortbus. 4 Is The Shortbus is the salon where all (0 00 of the characters conic' together. r Literally. - -- oo o o m-- o o 000. oo o 'uc Sofia learns of the Shortbus tiUru.!') O through the Jamies, and the audience 00 0 is taken into the world of its" mis- tress", Justin Bond (who plays him- 00" Oo Ooo self). It's a confluence of art and pornography, blurring the lines of hQ0J h "0 both until the voyeur-view- er can't discern between the two. - oo n .r: ho oo'- 1 1 Questions arise: Is it arousing or beautiful r painfully when James per- 4 o mid-yog- In forms fellatio on himself, in a? Is it disturbing or amusing when Sofia, Illustration by David Duncan. tries and fails to climax while in a Illustration by Julia V. Hendrickson. Liz Miller are eventually actualized by Severin water tank with Severin, whom she

Beamish). -- (Lindsay befriends . Editor in Chief once upon the Shortbus? Sarah Kenney fect foil for Cross' Augusten: sexy, a There are the cute gay boys, James And what does the voyeur do with the little dangerous and confident but Voice Staff Imagine answering a casting call for and Jamie, who play a couple seeking Jackson Pollock-lik- e painting that is scared. a film in which you could develop the therapy from Sofia after James defaced by ejaculation? There is usually something left to Joseph Fiennes, nearly unrecogniz- story and characters alongside the decides to open the relationship to This is a film .more about the be desired from movies based on able behind his 1970s biker bar facial writer and director. The director isn't others. To make things even more human experience than about sex, books, and adapting a movie from a hair, was strangely hilarious as just any director, either: it's John interesting, James and Jamie (Paul though there is a lot of sex in the memoir adds an additional challenge. Augusten's much older, mentally Cameron Mitchell, of "Hedwig and Dawson and P.J. DeBoy, respectively), film, so it isn't for the prudish or Not only must the film be as truthful unhinged boyfriend, Neil Bookman. the Angry Inch" fame. are a real-life couple. squeamish. to the story as time and convenience Cross embodied Augusten's confu- The film is called "Shortbus," and i Ceth (Jay Brannan) falls for the In an early trailer, Mitchell aptly allow, but it must also capture the sion and lost innocence depicted in was officially released shortly over a dynamic duo, and Caleb (Peter indicates that "voyeurism is participa- voice of the memoirist throughout. the story, but he could have used a month ago at select theaters across Stickles) isn't too happy about it. tion." So, go on; jump on the Shortbus. Neglecting to weave the tone and touch more of the author's humor. the United States (after, of course, mood of the original story into the Likewise, Annette Bening's por- Cannes and select film festivals such film adaptation not only disappoints trayal of Dierdre was too serious too as the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film fans of the book, but also robs the early on, which added to the film a Festival). ' movie of some of its human spirit. touch of melodrama that wasn't After reviewing several audition Ryan Murphy's film interpretation present in the book. tapes, Mitchell a film set out to create of Augusten Burroughs' memoir, , There seems to be a trend develop- about love and sex in post-- 9 1 1 New "Running With Scissors," succeeds ing among films with even a touch of

semi-autobiograp- York City, and did so with the help in smoothly recreating the most hy; they are almost of his cast over a three-year period. essential portions of the story and required to have fantastic sound- Because of its intense and extensive included satisfyingly eccentric per- tracks, as also seen in the recent scenes of graphic, raw sexuality in formances, but seemed to be missing films "Garden State" and "Almost action, Mitchell had two options with some of the sparkle and wit that Famous." this film: go through the MPAA for an made the book so much fun. One of the most enticing aspects NC-1- 7 rating or opt to bill itself as an In "Running With Scissors," of "Running With Scissors" is its unrated film, risking the finances he young Augusten's (Joseph Cross) terrific '70s soundtrack, which does may le able to receive if he'd toned it mother, Dierdre (Annette Bening), for Elton John's "Benny and the Jets" down for an R rating. t can no longer deal with her alcoholic what "Almost Famous" did for "Tiny He went along with the latter, and husband (Alec Baldwin) and her Dancer." it's better that he did. unsuccessful poetry career. Every song was a nostalgia trip The end product is beautiful, and She begins scheduling regular and perfectly selected for its specific the viewers position themselves as appointments with the decidedly scene, most notably Al Stewart's voyeurs to the cast's exhibitionism. unorthodox psychiatrist Dr. Finch "Year of the Cat." The story revolves around several (Brian Cox), w ho doles out Valium to With its catchy piano and smooth characters, hut centers on Sofia (Sook-Yi- n her like a priest gives out Eucharist vocals, it set the tone for a scene that Lee), a sex therapist who, in spite at a Catholic church. was oddly therapeutic for characters of the myriad sex acts she participates ) She soon becomes so dependent on and audience that involved a great in toward the beginning of the film, i: therapy that she hands over deal of screaming and the demoli- has never attained an orgasm. Augusten to the Finch family, and tion 6f a kitchen t i ceiling. She fakes them to please her hus- they become his legal guardians. Overall, "Running Scissors" i!M'iiii.ii;.K!;. With band, Rob (Raphael Barker), who has Augusten's life is consequently can be considered an entertaining his own secret sexual fantasies that Photo courtesy ThinklFilm. thrown into the crazy spin cycle of companion piece to Augusten the bright pink, dilapidated Finch Burroughs' memoir, but as is usually liR3D51KBy3:re house, where he encounters unlikely the case with movie adaptations, the friends, homosexual awakenings and book is better. It is extremely diffi- Film Showing: "Who Killed the Play it Loud!!! Writing workshop prophetic fecal matter. cult for screenplays to successfully Electric Car?" Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1 7, 4 to 6 p.m. While the ensemble cast worked incorporate the subtleties of charac- Nov. 20, 8 to 10 p.m. Lowry Pit Compton Formal Lounge well as a whole, several performanc- ter and drollness that an author Mateer Auditorium es stood out. entwines in a story. This W.A.(-sMnsor- ed coffeehouse The Guliard stall' will offer con- - Evan Rachel Wood, playing the "Running With Scissors" ultimate- Learn more about how the oil imlus- - music night will feature live poetry, strut tive criticism on any kind of youngest daughter, Natalie Finch, ly suffers because it intensifies the - try may lx- involved with the absence acoustic and alternative rock, hi-li- op writing, and even visual artwork. Pick continued to demonstrate her, pen- bitterness and neglects some "of the

-- of the electric car on the road with and break dancing w ith a jazzfunk up a free copy of the gooA-goo- fi chant for risk-taking and her consid- humor that could have made it much this K)litically- - barged documentary. house hand. Goliard and have refreshments. erable talent. She provided the per more sweet. section editors: Friday, Sweeney Chris Voice M November 17 Nicholas Holt pons 7 Swim Teams leave John Vote for Voice fall sports awards Nicholas Holt Individual Sport Winners Fall Nominees Carroll gasping for air Sports Editor Every week our staff is privileged Football Scot Of The Fall Carson Carey eight of 1 1 events. MVP-Dust'- m Slieppard '09 Amanda Artman '10 (Field Hockey) , to be entertained by tfie student-- Voice Staff The women's team was just as suc- Offensive MVP-- Justin Schafer '07 Erin Lustic '07 (Women's Soccer) aiWefes here at The College of cessful, winning eight of 1 1 events of Defensive MVP- - Brandon French '07, Tim Presto '07 (Men's Soccer) The College of Wooster men's and their own. Alice Case '10 and Wooster. In effort to give tfiem & Amanda an . Andy Mizak '07 Evan Watson '07 Dustin Sheppard '09 (Football) women's swimming teams swam their Bailey '08 were double individual event .? tfie recognition they deserve, the Newcomer: Bryan Albani '10 Katie Wieferich '07 (Cross Country) way to easy victories last winners. Saturday Case took care of the sprint Voice is proud to announce fte afternoon in the Timken natatoriuin events, racing to the finish first in the Men's Soccer Newcomer Of The Fall first-ever Fall Sports Awards. I against John Carroll University. 50-yard ' Freestyle (25.57), and also in , MVP: Tim Presto '07 Winnie Adrien 10 (Women's Soccer) I ' win- . While the writers chose the The men were victors by a score of the 100 Freestyle (55.95). Bailey Offensive MVP: Steve Fracasso '09 Amanda Artman '10 (Field Hockey) J 138-9- 1, increasing their perfect dual-meet reigned supreme in two of the longer ners for individual sports, you get Defensive MVP: Erik Larson '08 Brittany Montgomery '10 (FH.) r. i record to 4-- 0. The women took events, posting victories in 400 to vote on each of Me Fall Newcomer: Karl Ruter '10 Katelynn Riley '10 (Volleyball) down the Blue Streaks of John Carroll Individual Medley (4:59.91) and the 500 I Nominees to decide the winners. i 145-8- 9, giving them a 3-- 1 dual-meet Freestyle (5:33.1 1). ' Women's Soccer Senior Achievement Look for posters announcing record on the year. Other individual winners were MVP: Erin Lustic '07 Anlyn Addis '07 (Field Hockey) Logan LaBerge '10 led the way for Meggie Edwards '08 in polling times and locations. Offensive Sarah '07 the 200 MVP Schostarez Anne Leigh '07 (Field Hockey) i the men, posting victories in two events, Backstroke (2:17.68), Elaine Coladarci Voting ends on Dec. 6. Defensive MVP: Staci Alario '09 & Tim Presto 07 (Men's Soccer) i the 200-yard Freestyle (winning time of '10 in the 200 Butterfly (2:24.57) and All winners will be given a Certificate Angela Evans '08 Justin Schafer '07 (Football)

1:53.84) as well as the 200-yard Kristine '10, Adrien Mann finishing first in the of Recognition. Below is a brief Newcomer Award: Winnie '10 Erin Schaffner '07 (Volleyball) i Backstroke (2:08.04). Joseph W'itkowski 1000 Freestyle (11:34.15). description of the criteria for the 1000-yar- '08 won the d Freestyle, deliv- In addition, the team of Edwards, awards. Field Hockey , Comeback Player ering a time of 11:10.07. Case, Syd Kelly '10 and Molly Britner The Scot of the Fall Award goes to MVP: Amanda Artman '10 Andy Mizak '07 (Football) '. Other Fighting Scot first-place fin- '09 posted the fastest time in the 400 the player who performed best during Offensive MVP: Anlyn Addis '07 Ashley Quisenberry '07 (Volleyball)

ishers were Daniel Noble '07 in the 50 Medley Relay, topping the competition the fall season. Defensive MVP: Anne Leigh '07 : Justin Schafer '07 (Football) Freestyle (23.17), Matteo Chinchilla '08 with a time of 4:07.39. The Newcomer of the Fall award Newcomer: Brittany Montgomery '10 Katie Wieferich '07 (Cross Country) in the 400 Individual Medley (4:54.24), Julie Pinzur '09 produced excellent goes to the most outstanding first-yea-r. Ryan Radtke '10 in the 500 Freestyle dives in the diving competition. Pinzur The Senior Achievement Award is Volleyball Moment Of The Fall (5:16.01) and Eric Babbitt '10 in the 100 claimed victories in both the one-met- er given to the student-athle- te who has MVP: Ashley Quisenberry '07 Reiff to Swearingen Hail Mary Pass Freestyle (50.14). and three-met- er events. For the men, achieved the most over his or her four Offensive MVP: Erin Schaffner '07 Wieferich winning Regionals .One of the closest races of the day Aaron Bergman '07 took second place years at Wooster. Defensive MVP: All Drushal '09 Women's Soccer beating OWU for the was in the 400-yard Medley Relay, the one-met- er and three-mete- r. Comeback Player goes to the player Newcomer: Katelynn Riley '10 first time in 10 years

"over-the-tea- where Michael Saltzman '10, Babbitt, The swimming team travels to who overcame an adversity from the Fracasso's m" goal to

Chinchilla and Radtke (3:47.89) nar- Canton, OH tomorrow to do battle with previous year. Cross Country . win against Heidelberg rowly defeated teammates LaBerge, NCAC foe Denison University, as well Moment of the Fall is the most mem- Male ROY: Rudy Oilman '07 Field Hockey going 12-- 0 Brandon Dugar '07, Noble and Andrew as the Westminster College Titans and orable moment of the fall. ; Female ROY: Katie Wieferich '07

Olsen '08 (3:48.08). the knights of Calvin College, two non-conference Coach of the Fall is given to the Newcomer Award: Rick & Terry Coach Of The Fall In total, the men took first place in opponents. coach who did the most exceptional job. Workman '10 Mike Schmitz v. Brenda Meese SViprmarrl nine nvpr T nrrlc in win I (HIGH&aimaintgn score after the field goal, as Keith Adams '08 intercepted a pass and Smith will lead Ohio State to victory Michigan holds a strong advantage returned it to the Wooster 47. Tomorrow every sports fan will Next to this you could read Chris Sheppard found the end zone again witness one of the greatest moments Sweeney's homage to Troy Smith. If I five plays later off of a two-yard in sports history: an undefeated Ohio were you I wouldn't waste my time.

plunge bringing the score to 20-- 0. State vs. an undefeated Michigan. The Sweeney piefcing the winner of OSU vs. The Scots also had a good game greatest rivalry in sports features will Michigan is a conflict of interest com- through the air. Bobby Reiff '07 was consist of the two best teams in the parable to Mark Foley serving as chair- very efficient, completing 13 of 21 nation. man of the House Caucus on Missing

, attempts for 151-yards. you to the right,tydu will and Exploited Childish', U.hlike Foley, it pass Greg If turn 0 is fault. He's aTiometown ' Peltz '07 lecj Scot receivers with five see Nk& Holt picking Michigan based hot Chris' guy. catches for 63 yards. Peltz also fin- on the tact that I believe college ished the season as the Scots' leader they lead in three of football games are in the three major receiving cate- the five "key cate decided by five vv gories with 32 receptions, 356 yards gories." I do - not major factors: quar- ho .v. f and three touchdowns. disagree with this; terback experience, On the next drive, Kenyon drove however, there is turnovers, who con-- ft all the to the four-yar- d line only one reason I trols the line, who way brutusbuckeye Ihewolverine before they recorded a turnover on am picking '.Ohio can run the ball and . . Jl. downs. Under the shadow of their State: Troy Smith. home field. Considering these factors, own goalposts the Scots put the ball Let's compare him to his opponent, Michigan takes the contest. in the hands of Sheppard, handing to Chad Henne. Holt says this category Quarterbacks with years of experi- him on four consecutive plays. is a scratch; I say it's a blowout. How ence lead both teams, so while Troy Sheppard responded on the fourth many bowl games has Henne won? Smith is having the better season, I call

carry with a career-lon- g 81-yard run Zero. Did he rise to the occasion in this category a wash. Michigan has a for the touchdown to give the Scots a the Rose Bowl against Vince Young? decided advantage when it comes to 27-- 0 lead with 14 seconds remaining No. In fact, he couldn't even beat turnovers. Mike Hart has never lost a in the half. Nebraska in the Alamo Bowl last year. fumble in his college career. Both teams The defense dominated the half, Yes, Michigan beat Notre Dame, have stellar lines, but Michigan DT shutting out the Lords. Greg but so did Ohio State last year in the Alan Branch is absolutely unstoppable, Shermbeck '08 led the Scot defense Fiesta Bowl. Another spotlight win so Michigaa gets the edge. The with 1 1 tackles and one sack. for Troy Smith. How many other Wolverines have the country's number Shermbeck led all Scot defenders spotlight games has Smith won? Two one rushing defense, as well as Hart. and While Hart is small, he is a tough, , with 74 tackles on the year. The come to mind, they were both defensive line had another great against Henne and the Wolverines straightforward runner who picks up at game: Evan Watson '07 recorded (one was even in Michigan). least three of four yards every carry nine tackles, while Andy Mizak '07, Michigan's wins against Notre and has rushed for at least 90 yards Brandon French '07 and Deron Boyd Dame and Wisconsin were impres- every game this season. While Hart will '08 each recorded a sack. sive. But Notre Dame really doesn't have a solid game, Michigan will stop The Scots and Lords scored a have much of a defense and the run and make Ohio State's offense touchdown apiece in both the third Wisconsin had to travel to Michigan. one-dimensio- nal. The Buckeyes do hold Dustin Sheppard '09 ran for 278 yards and five touchdowns as and fourth quarters. Sheppard Ohio State, on the other hand, had to the advantage of playing at home. cheated 41-1- for the Scots travel to Texas and Iowa, both games For those of you who on the Wooster won 3 in its season finale (Photo courtesy OPI). recorded the two scores with a 32-yard touchdown ir the being the BCS spotlight game on math section of the SAT's, that puts

3-1- -1 five tory. The big day also pushed third and a one-yard- er in the fourth. national TV Who rose to the occasion Michigan over OSU in my Nicholas Holt Sheppard over the 1,000-yar- d rush- Perhaps the biggest stars for the in two blowouts? Troy Smith. categories. It will also put them over Sports Editor ing mark this season, bringing him Scots were the offensive line. With Yes, since the Ohio State game, OSU on Saturdiiy.

2, 5-- 2) 1 Also, l(Kk at the the The College of Wooster (8-- to ,020 yards. many of them playing in their final Iowa has fallen, but you cannot punish conietition closed out its football season with a The contest was never close, as game, Rick Drushal '07, Eric the Buckeyes for going into ranked schools have had. Northern 111. ran all

6, 27-- over OSU and wins over then No. 2 41-1- 3 win over Kenyon College (4-- Wooster rolled to a 0 halftime Fluharty '07, Dan Sommers '08, team's house (Iowa was No. 13 at the Texas and Iowa have Buckeye fans 3-- 4 NCAC) last Saturday. lead. Andy Milligan '08 provided the Kevin Spragg '07 and Geoff Cooper time) and beating the snot out of flash: I in The Scot offense was led by Dustin only score of the first quarter on a '08 psychically dominated Kenyon at them, 28-- 6. boasting. News was

32-ya- is Ind. when the Slieppard '09 who recorded all five of rd field goal. the line of scrimmage as the Scot The fact of the matter is. Smith Bloomington, Hosiers the Scot's touchdowns, just one short The Scots separated themselves in offense piled up 360 yards rushing. such a clutch quarterback. Yeah, the upset Iowa and they're not a gtxxl team.

all-ti- Yes, Texas was a good win, but it was of Wooster's me high. the second quarter, scoring 24 The Scots also did not allow a sack. Michigan defense is good, but can Sheppard made the most of the points. Sheppard scored first on a The 'win put the Scots in third they cover Ted Ginn, Anthony Colt McCoy's first big game and Texas Kansas last week. Lords weak run defense, rushing for one-yard run. Milligan scored again place in the final NCAC standings. Gonzalez, Terry Robiskie and Brian lost to State .

6-- 278-yard- fourth-most 25-yard (8-- 2, 1) all while that Michigan gave then No. 2 Notre a career-hig- h s; tile on a field goal. The kicker Wabash and Wittenberg Hartline making sure

6-lw- ere co-cham- ps. does- and Wisconsin losses in the history of Wooster foot- made seven of 10 attempts this sea- (7-- 3, The tigers running back Antonio Pittman Dame their only

NCAC-playo- ff season. wins far more ball. Sheppard's 41 carries was also son with a long of 33 yards. earned the bid, due to n't run wild on them? of the These are

head-to-he- fourth-highe- ad 19-- 17 and don't that Smith can impressive, as shown by Michigan's the st total in Scot his The Scots did not wait long to their win. Oh, forget run with the ball, too. He averaged 90 higher computer rankings. 2006-200- 7 SURVIVOR SUPPORT SYSTEM i I by no means saying this contest Final Football Standings yards on the ground in the last two am A of faculty and staff who are available to confidentially assist survivors of, (6-1- (7-3- ) group x-1- .) Wittenberg ) games against the Wolverines. So will be a blowout. Whatever team wins i i .) (8-2- ) sexual assault. For assistance contact: y-2- Wabash or those who know survivors of please Ix-liev- e (61) even if they get pressure on Smith, he will have to earn it. However, I 3.) Wooster (5-2- ) (8-2- )

4) is close 4 ) (4-3- ) (6-- will and either find a guy that Michigan built to win more Allegheny Nancy Anderson, Longbrake Ext. 8319 just escape 5)Oberlm(4-3)(5-5- ) run Bader, Kauke who is wide open or run it 10 yards games with their combination of Kenyon (3-4- ) (4-6- ) Mary 005 Ext 8357 6.) Mike Hart and Mario 7)OhioWesleyan (3-4- ) (3-7- ) Shirley Huston-Findk-- y, Wishart 118 Ext. 8549 for a first down. stoppers, 8 ) Denison (3-4- ) (3-- 7) Dianna Rhyan, The Lilly House Ext 8301 In the end, the game will be spec- Manningham's big-play ability 9.) Earlham(l-6)(3-7- ) Carroll Meyer, Westminster Church Ext 8808 tacular, 1t will not be a blowout and it .Regardless of the winner, this game 10 ) Hiram (0-7- ) (0-10- ) will definitely be the game of the cen- should be amazing. OSU v. Michigan is Standing! Key Students may also call the College counselorsmedical staff at Ext. 8319 or a when the dust clears. But Ohio jike a holiday, so enjoy the trash-talkin- g, Team Name (NCAC record) (overall tury Campus Minister 8608. . not-so-cle- at Ext ver record) State will emerge victorious and there chanting and swapping of will be no rematch. the letter "F" with "M" or "B" x-Clinc- hed Automatic Birth to Playoffs To report an assault, contact the Wooster City Police at 91 1 (emergencies) or 330-- Michigan 24, Ohio State 20. ' hed title y-Clinc- Share of NCAC 864-33- 33, or Campus Security at Ext 8590. Chris and Nick are sports editors the Voice. Feelfree to contact them at the e-m- ail Standings are according to the NCAC Web site. For information, please access: http:www.wooster.edupolicies of address: voicesX)rtswooster.edu. Both illustrations are by Julia V. llemlrikson. 8 Friday, November 17, 2006 The Wooster Voice Men's basketball looks towards national title 1 w

' ' " INI I Chris Sweeney Nick Holt and Andrew Chris Sweeney . Vandervaart "07, Tom .Port "07 and the biggest college and pro Sports Editor Andy Van Horn '07, return as senior Vogel pick . games of the week. Feel free to contact tri-captai- ns. them at voicesportswooster.edu. While The College of Wooster men's As a fifth-year senior, Port is once

All-Americ- basketball team lost its one constant, again a Street & Smith's preseason an. C Chris, N Nick, A Andrew Kyle Witucky '06, they are returning Last year he was named a All Everyone

All-Ameri- every other starter from a team that fin- D3hoops.com fourth-tea- m can ished 26--4 overall and 15-- 1 in the and to the second-tea- m Standings 185-8-0 (.628) NCAC This is the same team that spent NABC All-Gre- at Lakes region. Chris Andrew 134-- 81 (.623) a majority of the season ranked No. 1 in Port had an insanely productive sea- Nick 134-8- 1 (.623) the D3hoops.com top-2-5 poll and won son last year, averaging 15.4 points, 5.9 the NCAC regular season title. rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.8 blocks, Last Week Even though the Scots only lost one being ranked second on the team in Nick 15--11 sixth-leading " player, the loss was significant Witucky each category. He was also the Chris 14-1- 2

started 123 consecutive games, a Div. scorer in the NCAC and cur- Andrew 13--13 Ill record. rently sits at No. 12 on the Scots' all-time "Kyle had a great career and it's hard leading scorers list with 1,236 College Games to replace that kind of leadership and points. Saturday, Nov. 18 1 (C) experience," said head coach Steve Vandervaart has been one of the (N, A) 2 Michigan at ,OSU 17 Cal. at 4 USC (All) Moore. "But, fortunately, we have some Scots' most valuable players over the (All) 7 Rutgers at Cincinnati good guards returning in James past three years. Last year he was (All) 8 West Virginia at Pitt. All-NC- Cooper '08, Devin Faulk '08 and selected to the AC second-tea- m (A) 19 Va. Tech at 14 Wake (C, N) Brandon Johnson '09. We think that while 10 double-doubl- es accumulating (All) 1 5 Auburn at Alabama with those three guys we have a good and finishing in the top 10 in six key (C, N) 21 Maryland at 20 B.C. (A) guard rotation." categories: ninth in points (14.6 ppg), This year, Cooper will become the first in field goal percentage (.657), NFL Games focal point of the Scots' offense. He was third in rebounding (8.7 rpg), eighth in Sunday, Nov. 19

Ail-Ameri- (A) Atlanta at Baltimore (C, N) named a preseason can by assists (2.7), fifth in steals (1.8 spg) and (All) Buffalo at Houston Street & Smiths. Last year, he earned a fifth in blocked shots (1.3 bpg). (All) Chicago at N.Y. Jets third-tea- m Ail-Ameri- can recognition Van Horn is the Scots' most versatile (N, A) Cincinnati at New Orleans (C) from NABC and an honorable mention player and is often assigned to guard the (C, A) Minnesota at Miami (N) He from Dshoops.com. opposition's top perimeter scorer. (All) New England at Green Bay In addition, Cooper was voted to the can play the guard or small forward Oakland at Kansas City (All) first-tea- m All-Gre- at Lakes region by position and finished third in the NCAC (N, A) Pittsburgh at Cleveland (C) both NABC and Dshoops.com. He also in three-point percentage at .493. St. Louis at Carolina (All) became the second sophomore to be Evan Will '08 and Marty Bidwell '09 Tennessee at Philadelphia (All) voted NCAC Year. will be off the (N, A) Washington at Tampa Bay (C) of the the a the Player primary post options ' ' "" ' " -- - I ! 111' ' " "' I" - lMMMMMMMMli'lllliih''hlrtMMMM 111 I II Hi If . Detroit at Arizona (A) Cooper led the NCAC in scoring, bench. Bidwell will make the transition (C, N) James Cooper '08 and the rest of the Scots look to bring a (All) Seattle at San Francisco averaging 19.2 points per game while back to small forward after seeing many national title home this season (Photo courtesy OPI). (N) Indianapolis at Dallas (C, A) ' shooting 55.7 percent from the field, 47 of his minutes at power forward. Will is " (All) San Diego at .Denver . percent from three-point range and coming off a breakout year, ranking non-conference schedule with four we will be playing some very talented

free-thro- w 1 schools, by Walsh teams in the non-conference schedule." 81.7 percent from the line. third on the team and 5th in the NAIA highlighted Monday, Nov. 20 Accompanying Cooper in the start- NCAC in rebounding with 5.4 a game. University and Georgetown College. In addition to this, Wooster has a (All) N.Y. Giants at Jacksonville ing backcourt will be Johnson, who is The Scots are going into the year The big difference here is that the Dec. 9 road date with NCAC nemesis first-ye- 'roll coming off a very impressive ar ranked No. 2 in the nation by NAIA is allowed to give athletic schol- Wittenberg. The Tigers won't into Bonus Pick ' campaign for which he was named Dshoops.com and picked by both the arships, attracting many foreign play- Timken Gymnasium until Feb. 3. Who will go to the Superbowl? NCAC Newcomer of the Year. Johnson Coaches and the Media NCAC polls to ers and NCAA Div. I transfers. The Scots kick off their season Andrew: "' was the primary backup to Witucky at win the NCAC These rankings are Georgetown is loaded, with seven tonight at 8 p.m. with the annual Al Van Indianapolis vs. Chicago point guard and finished seventh in the both a gift and a curse. NCAA Div. I transfers. WieRotary " Tournament against

NCAC in steals publicity for of , "Many times the NAIA schools end Cabrini College. (1.63 spg). "It's good The College Chris:

as talented as NCAA Div. I . & College faces Mount Faulk will make the transition back to Wooster in general," said Moore. up being Emory Henry New England vs. Chicago his more natural position, shooting "Those kinds of things help in recruit- schools even though they are primarily Union College at 6 p.m. and the winners guard, after spending most of his time ing. On the other hand, it makes our job small colleges," said Moore. "These will tip off at 8 p.m. tomorrow night Nick: at small forward. He was the, team's more difficult, not so much with the schools will get transfers from Div. I so with the consolation game at 6 p.m. San Diego vs. Seattle fourth-leading scorer at 9.6 points per pressure, but it serves to really motivate game, playing in all 30 games. He will our opponents. Everybody wants to be the primary gird pffr the bench! bj you flfld , Whenever we play, our Scots continue rebuilding, The JScots' will look at their , . froncpurt very opponents, very best"' familiar, as all three starters, Tim This year Wooster has a packed Johanri Weber r0' Voice Staff With the winter limelight on men's Wi'eferich wins again, basketball, many talented teams are sit- ting in the shadows, just waiting for a chance to show their strength. One of those teams is the women's basketball national await team, who ended last season with a finals sixth-pla- 7-- 19 ce finish and a record of Bryan Story performance tomorrow and finish an (4-- 12 NCAC). Voice Staff amazing senior season with a bang. That season was marred by some key The rest of the women's team was injuries, as well as struggles in accus- Both the men's and women's cross led by Nicole Calderone '08 who toming new players to their roles as country teams finished their seasons earned an impressive 60th place at starters. Head coach Lisa Campanell last weekend at the NCAA Div. Ill 24:28, followed by Caitlin O'Riordan hopes the experience of last season has Great Lakes Regional Cross Country "10 (24:53), who placed 77th in just left a positive mark on the four return-

Championships at Hanover College her first time in the event. ing starters, as well as the other upper-classme- n. in Indiana. Rounding out the women's scorers The men came in at 24th and the were Ashley Zervos '07 (25:20) and "We are very optimistic for this sea women were an impressive 12th, Cara Stoddard '08 (26:13) in 103rd son to begin. We return four starters both out of 3 1 teams. and 142nd, respectively. and have an outstanding group of Case Western Reserve University Rudy Gilman '07 led the men's returning upperclass and some young won the team competition for the team with a 27:10 time, good for talent in the first-ye-ar class," says women with 53 points, while the 52nd place. Dave Thomas "07 (28:28) Campanell. "Fortunately, last season men's race was dominated by Calvin and Mark DeWine '09 (28:30) stuck gave many of our younger players an College, whose team scored a mere together to finish in spots 128 and outstanding opportunity to gain valu--, 17 points, beating the runner-u-p by 129, respectively. able playing time, something which we more than 100 points. The Workman '10 twins filled the hope will carry us into this season. While this race ended the season last two scoring spots. Terry finished Experience and leadership are key for both teams, Katie Wieferich '07 158th with a time of 29:01 while ingredients to any team's success." Maria Gonzalez '07 running the offense (Photo earned her right to keep running Rick finished in 164th with This struggle with redeveloping a courtesy OPI). with a first-place finish, only the secon- respectable time of 29:15. team benefits from returning first-tea- m other tournament participants include ities from our guards. The team has

all-confere- d-ever win by a W6oster runner in This weekend Katie Wieferich '07 nce player Carly Loehrke '07, Olivet College and Thiel College. The responded and is adapting this concept the regional race. will return to the NCAA Div. Ill as well as 10 first-year players and a Nan Nichols Tournament is followed by with great intensity and enthusiasm," Wieferich's 22:07 for the 6k course National Championships. If she wins strong coaching staff determined to see an away game against Westminster said Campanell. was just good enough to edge out at nationals, she will join elite com' victory this year. The women start their College on Nov. 26. The coaching staff and players are Case's Esther Erb (22:10) and pany, becoming just the fourth regular competition season off Nov. Preseason training is showing the very excited for this season, and are Stephanie Nothelle (22:11). Fighting Scot to win an individual 18th and 19th hosting the Nan Nichols team to be improving and very cohe- gearing up to become a surprise confer- The win is good for an individual national championship. Tournament with their first conference sive, working well with coaches to ence power. at-large bid to compete in Wieferich is coming off of a high game Dec 2 at home against Earlham introduce some new strategies. "Our "I believe we are quicker and stronger Wilmington, Ohio for the NCAA ly successful year in which she won College at 3 p.m. style may apcar slightly different as we than in the past. I commend the players Div. Ill National Championships this five of six races. This impressive run Their first game in the tournament have added some new offenses. We will in their dedication and work ethic; they weekend. includes a win at the All-Oh- io will be against Lake Erie College.the still continue to build around first team are a very determined and driven group This will be Wieferich's second Championships that featured a field winner of which will continue to the all conference standout Loehrke, but we of fine athletes who have set some very trip to the National championship including NCAA Div. 1,11 and II championship game on Nov. 19. The are asking for more scoring responsibil attainable goals this season." race, though last year an injury held runners in addition to NAIA runners her to a 54th place finish. She will from all over Ohio. This win shows NCAC Basketball Pre-Seas- on Rankings certainly be looking to redeem that Wieferich can beat great competition Coaches' Polli Media Polli D3hoopi.com Mm'i Top 20 Men's Men'i 1 ) Virginia Wesleyan (23) (623) 1.) Wooster (9) (99) I.) Wooster (24) (267) 2.) Wooster (1) (538) 2. ) Wittenberg (1) (87) 2.) Wittenberg (1) (234) 3.) Amherst (1) (512)

UW-Whitewat- 3. ) Ohio Wesleyan (84) 3.) Ohio Weslevan (2) (220) 4) er (406) 4 ) Earlham (63) 4)Eailham(I78) 5.) Ohio Northern (397) 5. ) Wabash (57) 5 ) Wabash (161) 6 ) Baldwin-Wallac- e (363) ST 6. ) Allegheny (53) 6.) Allegheny (129) 7 ) William Paterson (355) 8 7. )Denuon(41) 7,)Denison(125) 8.) Calvin (347) & 8)Kenyon(36) 8)Kenyon(77) 9.) St. Thomas (310) . n it 9.) Hiram (17) 9) Oberlin (50) . 10.) Wittenberg (298) 10) Oberlin (13) 10.) Hiram (44) 1 1 .) Mississippi College (289) & 12) Tufts (251) x 23 Women's Women's 13.) Lawrence (241) 1. )Deniion(7)(79) l.)Denison(14)(182) 14) Hope (237) 2. ) Wittenberg (2) (77) ' 2.) Wittenberg (6) (177) 15.) Randolph-Maco- n (231) 3. ) Allegheny (54) 3.) Allegheny (133) 16.) Lincoln (216) 4)Kenyon(53) 4)Kenyun(2)(l28) 17.) Carroll (203) 5.) Ohio Wesleyan (50) 5.) Ohio Weslevan (120) , 18 ) Christopher Newport (191) 6 ) Wooster (35) 6.) Wooster (91) 19 ) North Central (182) 7. ) Oberlin (26) 7.) Earlham (64) 20.) Occidental (178) 8. ) Earlham (19) 8) Oberlin (4-2- ) (5-4- ) 9. ) Hiram (17) 9 ) Hiram (33) 'Key: Team ( I Votes) (Votes) Key: Team (1 Votes) (Votes) 'Key: Team (01 Votes) (Votes) Ohio Wesleyan also received 1 1 voles