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, Get a taste of the rRestaurantf f in Eating Out. P. 10 Dissatisfied students form committee on alcohol policy By Andrea Krasker which had been brewing for so NEWS EDITOR ¦oa ^taMianiwaBMHMgHHHMiMRMci long," said Chris Mastrangelo '92. "I was on duty for the weekend A sit-in at the Foss Halloween and was called down to the party," party last Saturday sparked a said Director of Student Activities meeting with the administration Tullio Nieman. "Students were which has led to the formation of a concerned and upset so I talked to student committee to look at the them to try to calm them down. We alcohol policy. didn't want to call in the Waterville The committee was formed police. The students agreed to set Monday night at a meetingattended up a meeting and disperse." by ten students who were at the "The party was not bad until party, and Tullio Nieman, director about 10:30," said Director of Safety of Student Activities, Dean of and Security Mark Van Students Janice Seitzinger, and Valkenburgh/ "Within a half hour Director of Safety and Security Mark period people were descending on Van Valkenburgh. Foss. I estimate that there were At the sit-in, most of these anywh ere from six to seven hundred students put their names on a list as people." willing to meet with the "The alcohol dispensing I hear administration. At the meeting they was fine," said Van Valkenburgh. voiced their frustrations and "Alcohol was not an issue. It was a generated ideas. fire hazard issue." Students who attended the The people were controlled, the meeting expressed satisfaction with alcohol was controlled, there was how the meeting went. no damage," said Chris Benecchi "I think the meeting went well. '93. "Theproblem wasthat we were A lot still has to be resolved, but it Tullio Nieman addresses protesting students at Foss Halloween p arty. photo by J ohn Grady over fire capacity." The fire capaci ty was very productive. It definitely for Foss is 360 people, according to exceeded our expectations," said productive," said Seitzinger. "I'm Students became upset at the security of kicking people out would Van Valkenburgh. Stephen Murphy '92. "We thought happy to meet with them again." early closing. Dumas took the stand not work," said Dumas. "Something "We had signed up 450 people we might meet with some resistence, The Foss Halloween Party, and called for a student sit-in at the possibly violent or drastic could by 6:30 Saturday, figuring that but they were very accomodating." which was sponsored by Mary Low party. result from such feelings, therefore people wouldn't show up and "The impression of the we/them Commons, ran into trouble when 'The situation was that there was I took the initiative to turn the would be there at different times," attitudegiven by thesit-in wasnever security began to shut down the a greatdeal of tension that fermented situation into a constructive one." said Benecchi "As of 8:00 when we there," said Matt Dumas '91. party at 11:50 p.m., due to over- at the party, and after seeing this I "It turned into a constructive were coming together, people had "I thought it was very crowding. thought that the approach by forum to air everyone's frustrations Foss Party continued on page 7 Stu-A asks for funds Recruiting abroad Non-alcoholi c social events need extra funds By Laura Pavlenko recruitment. Because the students reside STAFF WRITER outside of the United States, Colby cannot use state or federal grants to subsidize tuition. By Deborah Fuller The letter to Cotter said, "We do not feel In a speech last weekend, President This financial restriction is "part of the STAFF WRITER thattheadministrationisgivingusthesupport William Cotter stated that he wants the admissions problem for Bates Bowdoin we need to carry out the restructuring of our , , percentage of minority students at Colby to Hamilton, or any college of that size," said social life in light of the expected changes in reflectthenational averagein all U.S. colleges Beverage. the campus s alcohol policy. We feel that Stu-A President Shawn Crowley and Vice- ' within the next few years. Several Latin American students were monetary support is essential. President Katie Kaliff requested more " To carry out this goal, both Parker admitted lastyear,butduetolackof financial financial aid for non-alcoholic events fro m With emphasis taken away fro m alcohol Beverage, dean of admissions, and Ronald aid, only two enrolled. , money is needed for other aspects President Cotter, but hercmanded the request. at parties Whittle, associate dean of admissions, have "Colby can only support three to four of the party such as the entertainment. In the Oct. 29 meeting Cotter asked for a travelled abroad recruiting foreign students forei gn students annually from each class "The focus and quality of parties must more concrete and specific request. to attend Colby. [through financial aid]," said Beverage. , said the letter. Before the meeting Cotter received a letter change " Whittle returned on Oct. 17 from a three "I thinkitis very clear [to forei students] Once a more specific request is formulated, gn from Stu-A lcadersand Commons Presidents week recruiting tour of Asia. He travelled that there is limited financial aid available Crowley and Kaliff will meet with Cotter, and Vice-Presidents which asked for funding with a group of admissions officers fro m [from Colby]," said Cotter. "Many colleges for innovative Director of Student Activites Tullio Nciman, and non-alcoholic events on other colleges to Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, don't have any financial aid for foreign campus. Dean of Students Janice Seitzinger, Dean of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Hong students." the College Earl Smith, and Chair of the "I think it is a good idea in genera l, but it Kong. This was Colby's first move to recruit Cotter hopes that the foreign students Student Association Pam Blake. needsmorcspecificsuggcstions," said Cotter. students from Asia, said Whittle. enrolling at Colby will be a mix of students "What I want to see from them is a more "There is a very strong indication that the "It is very hard to tell [whether this trip needing financial aid and those who do not, concrete school is willing to help," he said. The Trustees proposal of what their plans are." was successful] because there are some built- just like current domestic students. of the College, during their visit in October, Crowley said Stu-A and the Student- in problems," said Whittle. Whittle sited Asian Beverage will leave later this month for a Association have alread promised money to Stu-A to help restructure y begun to hash out students' greater interest in MBA programs European tour where he plans to meet with more definitive neqds. Flo said the social life at Colby, said Crowley. they expect to than in liberal arts degrees as the main American students whose parents livcabroad figure out exactly "We haven't gone all out in our how much money is needed problem. * as well as with foreign students. and exactly programming because we just haven't had what could be planned. 'The concept of an undergraduate liberal "We arc trying to enroll the most the financial possibilities," he said. able and "Basically wo just wanted to break arts college is foreign to Asians," he said. interesting students at Colby and that means dialogue "We cannot let short term dollar concerns with President Cotter," said Limited financial aid resources for foreign crossing socioeconomic, racial ethnic and Crowley, negate long term success," said the letter to , adding that he is satisfied with the students is another problem with international international lines," he said.Q situation. "We just wanted to get an car first." Cottor.Q Colby and Currents The Center is also available for tutoring on Sundays, Mondays and Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Students who have Combine previously gone to the Center and waited for a turn can now relax. With Starting this appointments made two hours in advance/the M News Briefs December, Colby, and Center will make provisions for two tutors. (].G .) Currents magazines, the two alumni publications, will combine to form No Ghost Stories Colby Magazine, Unlikepast Halloweens,thisyearEnglishProfessorCharlie according to Director of Bassett did not be reading ghost stories in the chapel this Communications Ed year. "It was a tradition normally scheduled by a Commons, Hershey. but this year the tradition did not get passed down," said LCA's Reinterview The change which Bassett. "They screwed up." Approximately two-thirds of the 23 students suspended waspart of an evaluation Bassett was asked to read by a group of seniors who he has last spring for activity in the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity of the Communications in class. "I contracted privately," he said. Bassett read to have completed interviews for re-admission to Colby. department, made to a group of off-campus students at the Ponderosa. (A.K.) "We want their assurance that they won't perpetuate any eliminate competition fraternity activity," said Dean of the College Earl Smith. The between the Publications phot0 byDam Slenson interviews are also designed to "provide them (LCAs) with Department, which puts out Colby, and the Public Affairs Jack Frost's Revenge the opportunity to re-enter the Colby community," said Department, which puts out Currents. Smith. Interviews have been conducted by Smith, Dean of Hershey, who will serve as Executive Editor of the new Students Janice Seitzinger, and Associate Dean of Students magazine, is overseeing the project with Managing Editor Mark Serdjenian. Sally Baker and Associate Editor Nora Cameron. The All of the fraternity members are planning to return, said magazinewill be published five times a year with a circulation Smith, and thus far none of the candidates have been denied of 25,000 to alumni, parents, and high schools, Hershey said.

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