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March 26, 2010 Fraternities Sigma Chi and Phi > catalystnewspaper.com Gamma Delta seek reinstatement The road to Elizabeth Findell involved the alleged hazing of a member that involved “physical exhaustion.” Deichen and rock and roll: News Editor Kanipe said there is disagreement among the More Greek life could return to CC as the members regarding whether the incident actually cheap and school evaluates whether or not to bring two constituted hazing, but that for their purposes, previously suspended fraternities back to the question had become irrelevant; safeguards ticketless campus. Phi Gamma Delta (also known as Fiji), had been put in place to keep it from happening Kieffer Katz which was removed from campus in 2006, is again. Features Editor sending national representatives to CC this block The fraternity was offi cially suspended last to gauge interest in the group and in a possible year for a period of up to three years, pending oachella seems to be on everyone’s lips return next year. As well, Sigma Chi, which a list of sanctions to fulfi ll. The sanctions were Cas we begin 7th block. The lineup has was suspended last year, recently submitted a created by the joint effort of the Dean of Stu- something for everyone, and it conveniently falls proposal to the college to reinstate. dents’ Offi ce and the National Sigma Chi Offi ce. over the upcoming block break. And yet, I feel a After a year’s hiatus, with membership reduced “We were no longer an asset to the campus,” Illustration: Erick Nelson slight twinge of pity when I hear all those eager by half, Sigma Chi is hoping to return to campus Deichen said. “We were a liability.” music lovers looking forward to dropping hun- next year with a new face. The national fraternity sent representatives ing conducting monthly meetings with Dean of dreds of dollars on tickets, camping passes, gas, “We think we’ve weeded out the bad apples,” to campus following the suspension to conduct Students Mike Edmonds and former Associate merchandise, booze and food, plus, you know, President Troy Deichen said. two membership reviews to meet with everyone Dean of Students Jeff Cathey, requiring each “incidental expenses.” Not that Coachella isn’t The suspended fraternity submitted a 50 page in the chapter. The meetings were voluntary, but member to join a campus-recognized college awesome, I was there in ‘06, you know, before proposal to the Dean of Students’ Offi ce last members who chose not to participate were club or activity, hosting “fi reside chat” speak- it was cool, but having spent my spring break in week requesting reinstatement and recognition automatically cut from the fraternity. ers twice per semester, and hosting community Austin, TX for South By Southwest, I can’t really by the college. service events each semester. As well, it states imagine ever wanting to go to any other festival Deichen and Vice President Tristan Kanipe We were no longer an that Sigma Chi has begun increasing fundraising ever again. described the events that lead to Sigma Chi’s asset to the campus, we efforts to try to provide scholarships and other It was about halfway through break when suspension as a series of incidents, most of foundational support and that the frat’s average a group of my friends and I, who had been which involved social events with alcohol. First, were“ a liability. GPA has risen to 3.4 - slightly higher than the hanging around the Springs for reasons ranging an underage student in attendance at one of CC average. from a recent return from an Asiatic adventure the fraternity’s all-school parties ended up in Troy Deichen The proposal also holds that after reinstate- to a simple lack of motivation, decided to make the hospital with alcohol poisoning, an incident ment the Chapter House would remain on social the drive down to ATX for SXSW with pretty which put the group on probation. probation, holding no social events at all, for much no knowledge of what the hell we were Then, in spring of 2008, an alleged sexual “Some did that, and that was the right choice at least 18 months. With these stipulations, the gonna do aside from maybe sleep on a friend assault occurred at a Sigma Chi party. The man for them,” Kanipe said. ” chapter members said they are optimistic about of a friend’s friend’s couch and hopefully see involved in the incident was a CC student but The review resulted in cutting about half of working with the school administration in their some bands without spending too much money. not a Sigma Chi, however, the fraternity was the fraternity’s 30-some members, including a effort to reinstate. We left at about 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday night, held accountable because it occurred on its majority of the Seniors, which Kanipe described “[Sigma Chi has] been on campus 105 years to missing the first day of shows, but figuring a property. Deichen and Kanipe said that the male as upsetting. date,” Deichen said. “We don’t want to be the 15-hour drive was better undertaken through student spent time in jail following the incident, “There were people who had given four ones to drop the ball.” the dark of the night when the roads would be and that they both answered police questions years of work to Sigma Chi,” he said. “It was Another fraternity which had existed at CC as empty as the towns they ran through, and the regarding it. personal.” since 1908, Fiji is looking at the possibility of desolation of the west Texas landscape would be Both said, however, that they considered the With the new reduced membership, however, returning to campus next year after a four-year slightly more avoidable. And so, 15 hours later, event frustrating because, as per the terms of Deichen and Kanipe said the group has been hiatus. Headquarters staff from Fiji will be on two of which were spent bemoaning the lack their probation, the party had had increased stronger and has taken steps to try to prove they campus during seventh and eighth block in of Big Star on my iPod and mourning the death safety measures in place. Security guards at the can be a positive force on campus. order to gauge interest in starting a colony, to of Alex Chilton, and an optimistic six of which event were checking identifi cation and issuing “The past year has been tough on Sigma Chi be the “Re-Founding Fathers,” according to a were spent dozing in the back seat, we arrived in wristbands, food-service employees served all and rightfully so,” their “Living Our Values” press release from Director of Expansion Josh Austin around dawn. alcohol and four sober Sigma Chi members were reinstatement proposal reads. “As with any Laufenberg. The fraternity will be providing Unfortunately, having come to Texas with charged with keeping an eye on the attendees. organization that gets careless, we went through scholarships to new members with upwards of absolutely no plan, no idea what shows to see, “We realized you’re liable as soon as you open inevitable decline.” a 3.0 GPA. and no knowledge of the city whatsoever, my the door,” Deichen said. The proposal provides a listing of efforts the Warren Pettine, a former Fiji member, attrib- associates and I were momentarily stymied. Another controversy that plagued Sigma Chi fraternity has undertaken in the past year, includ- uted the group’s original removal from campus

Continued on page 11 Continued on page 3 2 March 26, 2010 News The economics of gender: Joyce Jacobsen speaks on gender issues in the workplace

Rakhi Voria ways of analyzing some of the major questions News Editor asked regarding the topic today. Some of the main questions she posed to the audience were Joyce Jacobsen, the Andrews Professor of in relation to why there is so much occupa- Economics at Wesleyan University, spoke at tional sex segregation. For example, why do Colorado College on Wednesday, March 24th more women go into nursing and more men and spoke about her research regarding the go into mining? current trends and issues of the economics of Jacobsen also questioned why women make gender. The event was co-sponsored by the less money than men do. Economics department and the Feminist and “Is it because of human capital or differ- Gender Studies Department and was open to ences in taste of work? Or is it because of the public. Roughly 50 people from various discrimination?” asked Jacobsen. majors attended the event. Jacobsen’s data shows that women make Jacobsen earned a PhD from Stanford, a less than men on a per hour basis. Accord- Masters from the London School of Econom- ing to her data on female/male income ratios ics and an AB from Harvard. She is the author from 1947-2008, men have always had higher of the textbook “The Economics of Gender” incomes. Jacobsen’s research defeats the com- and “Queer Economics: A Reader” and she mon notion that women are gaining and taking specializes in the economics of gender, labor over the business world, as men evidently still and employment. She’s explored these topics have higher incomes than women. However, through marriage, labor market specialization the long-run trend showed a significant im- and gender divisions of labor. provement in earnings ratios for both men and Jacobsen’s presentation was a 35 minute women over the years. distillation of her textbooks and the semester- Another topic Jacobsen addressed was the long course she teaches at Wesleyan University. difference between men and women in terms The purpose of her presentation, she said, was of labor force participation rates. Jacobsen to define the economics of gender and provide stated that the labor force constituted of approaches to the puzzle of how and why men employed people and unemployed people that and women are different. were actively looking for a job. According to “Men and women have different patterns her data, which spanned from 1948 to 2010, and tastes for different aspects of the world,” men work less and retire earlier, yet they are said Jacobsen. “We all have 24 hours in a day, still more likely to be in the labor force. so it’s interesting to see how men and women Over the years, women have experienced an use that time differently.” upward trend and work more. The percentage Joyce Jacobsen, Andrews Professor of Economics at Wesleyan Photo: Annie Hanson Jacobsen explained that there are empirical of women in the labor force has doubled over University, gives a presentation on the trends, issues and economics of gender.

this time period. The net effect is that women Katrina Kutchko, a sophomore neuro- today make up 45-47% of the labor force. science major, asked Jacobsen if there is a “This shows that the recession didn’t have relationship between formal training for men an effect on the longer trend. Women have not and women. Jacobsen said that women tend to been taking over recently after the recession get more formal training now than men do and like many think,” said Jacobsen. they typically go for a master’s degree more When looking at unemployment rates from often than men. 1948-2010, Jacobsen said that her research “This might be a reaction against discrimina- shows evidence of the business cycle in that tion… women maybe have to get more training employment has been cyclical over the years. now in order to enter the workforce,” said However, unemployment is now the highest it Jacobsen. has been since the post-war period. The rate Men, however, have more continuous work of unemployed women had always been higher experience than women. They spend longer than the rate of unemployed men until the periods of time with the same employer and 1980s when there was a structural recession. hence have a higher salary than women. Per- Today, the rate of employed men (10.8%) is haps this is because women tend to stay home significantly higher than the rate of unem- with their children. ployed women (8.6%). “What is striking is that in every single soci- “I predict that the rate of unemployed ety, women make less than men… so clearly we men will decrease as we go into an economic need to be thinking about the implications of recovery,” said Jacobsen. Her data exemplifies these gender issues,” said Jacobsen. the common notion that we are currently in a Sophomore economics major Laura Putnam “men’s’ recession.” enjoyed the talk and found it very intriguing. Why do we see these differences? Jacobsen “It made me think of all the stereotypes in said that there are several different perspectives that answer this question: political, cultural and The central problem anthropological perspectives, but hers is the economic perspective. for humans is: how do “The central problem for humans is: How “you allocate resources do you allocate scarce resources to maximize your well-being?” said Jacobsen. to maximize your well- Jacobsen stated that many factors influence being? this key question, like how men and women want different things or have different abilities. Joyce Jacobsen Both men and women are attempting to solve this central economic problem, yet they consis- my math and” economics courses and how they tently derive different solutions. fit and don’t fit,” said Putnam. “I think new policy proposals regarding this Emily Conway, sophomore economics issue are going to stem around providing incen- and anthropology major, said that Jacobsen’s tives to people to avoid distorting prices and to presentation really resonated with her own avoid discrimination,” said Jacobsen. experiences. Conway had been a babysitter for Jacobsen briefly dicussed the economics of a family that hired a male to babysit after her. gender beyond the United States and stated The family ended up paying him higher than that her findings remain relatively consistent they paid her, for the same amount of work among other industrialized countries, namely and for the same amount of time. Canada, Western Europe and Australia. She “I’ve experienced wage discrimination first- stated that the United States is one of the most handedly,” said Conway. “It’s interesting how progressive countries regarding this issue, add- this all applies so intricately to my own life.” ing that there are many developing countries that have severe restrictions that make it hard for women in comparison to the United States. March 26, 2010 News 3 City of Colorado Springs discusses possibility of installing streetcars downtown Phoebe Parker-Shames the third heaviest used route in the city, and CC community.” government officials, and through grassroots students were one of the most frequent users. “Everybody would use it, even kids with initiatives such as Dream City that transit is Staff Writer The new shuttles would most likely absorb the cars. It would prevent them from needing to Students frequently complain of the “CC riders who used to ride the bus service. park,” Acquisto said. “This is great for so many Everybody would use Bubble” that keeps them from experiencing “We know the ridership is there,” Nycum said. reasons- for convenience, for safety.” the community. Some blame it on the lack of The discontinuation of DASH has inconve- According to the March stakeholders meet- it, even kids with cars.... public transportation available in Colorado nienced many students at CC. ing, the expected ridership would be around “This is great for so many Springs, especially after the discontinuation of “That was one of the things I was most 3,000-4,000 daily riders, but could cost as much the Downtown Area Shuttle (DASH). However, bummed about. I knew that I wouldn’t be able as $149 million. Some of the money could reasons- for convenience, a new citizen-driven initiative is now working come from Tax Increment Financing, Liv- for safety. to assess the possibility of adding streetcars to Seventy percent of our ability grants and other Federal financing, and the downtown area, including CC. students do some sort of Merchandising and naming rights. Also, their Kalen Acquisto The Colorado Springs Streetcar Feasibility website explains that in other cities that have ” Study is funded by a federal transit planning “community service, and implemented similar streetcar systems, they got important to them.” grant and donations from local organizations, up to 7000% return on investments. Notes from the second stakeholders meet- including Colorado College. It is part of a much of it occurs around Some community members are frustrated ing in January argue that streetcars can boost larger comprehensive plan to examine the city’s town. This would allow at the timing of the study, since it comes so property values and development. planning efforts for the future. them to get around and recently after budget cuts, which included “The trolley has potential for generating ad- Kalen Acquisto, CCSGA representative for reductions in public transportation. A recent ditional development and to tap tax increment Slocum, is excited about the possibility. assist in the community. commentary by Barry Noreen in the Colorado financing options, which is not offered by the “That would be a great addition to the com- Springs Gazette addressed concerns about government for bus service,” the notes said. munity,” she said. “I think there’s so much of- Tom Nycum budgetary issues of the possible program. “A shuttle or bus can’t tap into this opportu- fered downtown, but I don’t know more than ” “No doubt, as we are mired in a recession nity. Development can be used as leverage half the stuff there. Safe Ride only goes within to get around without the bus system. It was of historic proportions and there isn’t spare to partially pay for a system like this that no six blocks, there’s so much more of downtown one of my deciding factors and then when I money for anything, some will say discussing bus system can. Also, a bus system, while it that I don’t know about and I’ve already gone got here, they cut it,” Acquisto said. a streetcar system for Colorado Springs could provides mobility, isn’t a catalyst for economic through a year of school.” The streetcars would be a convenience to only be the work of a bunch of madcap lunatic development like a trolley system.” Tom Nycum, retired vice president of busi- students, Nycum said. dreamers,” Noreen wrote. “You can look at other cities and how suc- ness and finance and a CC representative to the “Seventy percent of our students do some However, the city’s study website stated cessful it’s been. Would that sort of system community, is part of the task force looking at sort of community service, and much of it that: “Despite the failure of a property tax work in Colorado Springs? I don’t know, that’s possible transportation ideas for the downtown occurs around town,” he said. “This would increase, the citizens of Colorado Springs have why we’re doing this study,” Nycum said. area. According to Nycum, the DASH bus was allow them to get around and assist in the been clear in their feedback to our leaders, our Fraternities hope to find enough support to make a reappearance on campus

continued from page 1 to a “communication breakdown” with the underground thing,” he said. students who consider themselves Fijis. Fiji could not achieve reinstatement in time school. Despite a letter writing campaign of former When asked if they were actively recruited for its hundred year anniversary at CC, which In September 2006 the Catalyst reported that Fijis, meetings with the Dean of Students’ Of- by former Fijis, individuals who consider them- would have been his senior year. Fiji’s suspension resulted from parties thrown fice and plans submitted by the members, the selves part of the underground group declined “After the two years of struggling to get it which violated its probation. The fraternity had fraternity did not achieve reinstatement. to comment. However, they said they found back I was fed up,” he said. “But I was looking been placed on social probation during fall of “After first block break my senior year I met the situation of their existence less secretive forward to [the centennial] and it was one of 2005 after serving alcohol at a party that was with Dean Cathey and asked him about the than in years past. the things that kept me bugging the deans for supposed to be dry. As well, several Fiji mem- proceedings with reinstatement,” Scudder said. “People talk about it more and don’t deny it the hope that we could still be there on campus, bers faced Student Conduct Committee hearing “He proceeded to tell me that after considering anymore,” one member said. in some capacity, for all those people who had for incidents of fighting and abuse, according what he had ‘heard’ about my block break he Both current and past members express come before us.” to a former member of the committee. couldn’t see Fiji coming back. Shortly after, I hope that the fraternity will be able to reestab- Laufenberg encouraged students interested “The frat had also racked up a sizable amount heard the same from nationals. There were lish itself at the college. in helping found the new colony of CC Fiji of debt with the school,” former member over 75 people on that block break trip. Three “It is my belief, and a common one among to contact him as efforts to recruit interested Richard Scudder said. “During that year’s were Fijis. That was all it took.” other Greek affiliates at CC, that the adminis- individuals begins. Meanwhile, the discrepancy [spring 2006] Island Party, a check was written Cathey, who currently serves as Associate tration wanted to wait until my class graduated between accounts of why Fiji has not made it to [the school] that bounced. That was the nail Dean of Students at the University of Tennes- to allow Fiji back, if at all. To clean house, if back to campus yet continues to exist. in the coffin.” see could not be reached for comment. you will,” Tristan Droppert, member of the “Who knows? The CC administration has Pettine said he considered Fiji a positive Former members contradict rumors that Fiji last official pledge class, said. “After the two such an abhorrent lack of transparency that force at CC, adding that the fraternity used to continued to exist underground after it had year suspension we all met with Fiji nationals nothing can really be explained,” Droppert said. have the highest GPA of any campus organiza- been abolished. and they seemed very positive about our return “They just wanted us to go away.” tion. Pettine tried to get the frat reinstated after “All it takes is one person over here in con- until they spoke with the school’s administra- a year of suspension and said he didn’t know versation that that house over there is a Fiji tion.” why ongoing efforts were unsuccessful. house, and soon all of Slocum and Loomis Dean Edmonds indicated that Fiji had been “They didn’t really go anywhere,” he said. “I start identifying it as such,” Scudder said. “It eligible to return to campus since 2008 and Julia Hathaway contributed reporting to got the impression [the school] was trying out a didn’t matter that we were all friends and most did not know why they had not. He said the this article. new policy of more limited Greek life.” of the time it was never more than five or six national fraternity had never contacted him Scudder described efforts to allow the frater- in a group of 50. If [a party] was happening in until this past December to discuss reinstate- nity to come back with limited status as made a certain place with certain people it was ‘Fiji.’” ment. Edmonds would not say for sure that Fiji difficult by rumors of underground activity. However, while former members deny will be allowed to return to campus if they find “All it took was a whisper that we, the re- underground activity, evidence exists of efforts interest, but stated that they would meet with maining members, were getting together to do to keep the fraternity alive, especially in the the college to discuss it. something, and all of a sudden it was some big form of long-standing parties. CC still holds Scudder described it as a “heartbreaker” that 4 March 26, 2010 Features Into the wild: Steve Crosby encourages outdoor adventure and education helping us learn and all in drastically different Rachel Harris ways.” Guest Writer While the ORC caters to all types of stu- According to Steve Crosby’s parents, outdoor dents with a wide range of experience in the education is not what a nice Jewish boy from backcountry, some less-experienced students Long Island, New York is supposed to do with may be hesitant to approach the ORC. But his life. But despite significant hesitations, the Crosby has tried tirelessly to change that, current CC Outdoor Education Director’s opening the sliding glass doors to his office to parents stuck with him through frigid winter anyone with a question. outdoor education internships in Breckenridge, “All they have to do is ask,” Crosby said. “It’s bumming around Colorado skiing and climb- a welcoming organization, filled with down-to- ing, leading trips for Outward Bound, guiding earth folks and open to helping people out.” on Mount Rainer and attended graduate school Crosby hopes to grow and improve the halfway around the world – all without health outdoor program and any other aspects of the insurance – to allow him to become the person college that people feel he can impact. he wanted to be. “There are so many different resources,” he “They wanted what most parents want,” said. “It is great that the college has shown so Crosby said with a shrug. “They wanted their much support for the learning that happens son to be happy and have all the things I and the value of outdoor experience because needed and have a steady job and health insur- the outdoors is a huge part of the CC culture.” ance and all that stuff. To be 30-something and be a glorified camp counselor was disconcert- ing for them.” Recently, Crosby attended his nephew’s bar Q and A mitzvah where he caught up with extended family while doing the Hora. Some of his relatives seemed somewhat confused when he The Catalyst talks to Martha Brummitt described what he does for a living. and Wesley Paulson, co-chairs of the Out- “When I sit down and talk with them, it’s door Recreation Center. The ORC meets clear to anyone that I didn’t make this [career] the first three Tuesdays of each blook at choice to make money, but that’s its something 12:15 in the WES room in Worner. I enjoy doing,” said Crosby. After receiving a Master’s degree in adult How did you get involved in the higher education from the University of ORC? Auckland in New Zealand, Crosby landed his first official job at the wise age of 37 as the ex- Martha: My freshman year I went on a periential education specialist at the University bunch of really great ORC block break of Wisconsin-Madison. However, managing CC Outdoor Education Director Steve Crosby Photo: Ben Mackall trips. a student club that runs ropes courses, team point of view. invaluable, allowing students to get so much Wesley: Being on the FOOT committee building and climbing was far from what “I meet with the chairs of the organization, more out of trips than just the hard skills. first block of my sophomore year peaked Crosby had envisioned himself doing for a as well as the leaders of each trip, to make “The outdoors is a place where people learn my interest, in terms of being involved. living. In mountain-less Wisconsin, he yearned sure nothing is missed in the planning process,” about leadership, responsibility and hopefully for the Rockies where telemark skiing was not Crosby said. “While in some ways I have to about themselves and how they fit into their What’s your favorite part of this seen as a bizarre and foreign sport. have the meeting, I am not approving the trips. environment as well as how they learn,” Crosby position? Crosby found the job listing for his current I’m just keeping them on track and helping said. “It is a place where people learn that you position at CC a day before the application them figure things out, guiding them.” get out of anything whatever you put into it.” Martha: Talking to peers about the was due, he fondly recalled with a chuckle. He First aid kits, budget, hospital, hiking routes, “For some, outdoor education means to chal- ORC and helping get them involved in whipped the application together and hoped driving routes, campsite selection, duration of lenge themselves, climb big mountains,” said going on trips, becoming leaders, and for the best. days – Crosby considers and signs off on it Crosby. “That is an important place to learn eventually leading trips. “My own philosophy on education and CC’s all for each trip that the ORC runs, allowing your limits and how you deal with stressful Wesley: Getting to know people, who I approach to education are very closely aligned, students to explore the outdoors safely and situations.” otherwise would probably not meet. so it really is a perfect fit,” Crosby said. relatively cheaply. But Crosby doesn’t believe that every trip Back in good ol’ Colorado, Crosby sees “One of the reasons I enjoy working with the has to be a brutal test of strength fraught with What’s your least favorite part of the himself as an advisor to students doing trips students here is that they want to initiate trips sweat and blood. position? through the Outdoor Recreation Committee and take the lead,” Crosby said. “Sometimes “For others, it’s a place to meditate, to calm (ORC) and making sure the college’s resources they don’t know what they are doing, but that’s down, to get away from stress, and that is also Martha: Hearing people say they are and budget are being used in a manner that why I am here – to support them.” valuable,” He said. “The amazing thing is all of intimidated by the club. is valuable and wise from a risk management Crosby believes that outdoor education is these wild environments are equally adept at Wesley: I don’t like answering lots of e-mails.

What exactly does your position entail?

Martha: A variety of things. We guide other students on how to go on a trip and lead trips. We do this by leading weekly meetings, encouraging students to lead trips and help them through the process of assessing risks, filling out paperwork and planning their trip. Every single ORC trip that our school sends out is approved by the co-chairs and the outdoor educa- tion director, Steve Crosby. To sum it all up, we pretty much try to facilitate and organize Fun. Wesley: Marty and I helped to develop our visions for the ORC and tried to chan- nel meetings, events, and the structure of the ORC to achieve that vision. We help coordinate the on-campus and off-campus events and outings. However, much of 15% OFF this is done by other involved members of the ORC like the leader trainers and the or free social chairs. What advice would you give to po- delivery tential ORC officers?

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Spring break: exploring America’s untapped brews

Jeff Hester only $6). Although I’m a huge fan of stouts tana Wilderness of Monterey Bay, California Sierra Nevada’s Glissade is a Maibock, which ComDeb Editor and browns, I was still pretty hung over from with 5 of my close friends. The scenery was is simply a lighter, and slightly hoppier, version a very Minnesotan week up in Montana and exquisite: backpacking through charred moun- of the traditional Bock. My first thought was Nick Hawks needed something a bit lighter to start off with. taintops as well as lush Redwood trees with that this would simply be a slightly variation on Staff Writer So I went for the Pale Ale and was pleasantly clear skies and the occasional Pacific Ocean the famous Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, just with a surprised. breeze to cool us down. Fun in the sun indeed. little extra malt for sweetness, but I was wrong. The night before Spring Break officially started, It poured a dark copper color with a creamy, While my time on the trail with my friends Glissade is a new addition to Sierra Nevada’s around 3:30 a.m., I was outside taking a little tan-colored one-finger head. The head was is something I will never forget, it was the seasonal collection and is marketed as a transi- break from my studies. While walking up and short-lived and left little lacing. It was much simpler moments of the trip that really meant a tion out of summer and into glorious spring. down the sidewalk by the soccer field reading darker than I expected, though, and the aroma lot to me. Especially the simpler moments that Usually beer marketing feeds you a whole the different class epitaphs, I came across my was fairly complex for a Pale Ale as it was included fine craft-brewed beer. bunch of bunk, but gosh darn it, they’re right second favorite (my first is “Football is all the characterized by a medium amount of piney Before embarking on my excursion, I this time. This beer is unbelievably refresh- rage” in 1886) which reads “Perfecting the 4½ and citrus hops and bready malts. stopped by West Menlo Park, California to ing upon first taste with ultra-sweet notes day road trip.” As I read this, I was reminded Upon tasting, the flavors followed suit with spend some quality time with the Hester of toasted malt. The toasted, grainy flavor that we as CC students living in the great the aroma as the aforementioned qualities were household where I enjoyed a delicious, new, provides the smallest bite and works with the Southwest really have perfected the art of ad- present with a hint of caramel to smooth out seasonal brew upon the suggestion of my fa- subtle, European hops (a much more complex, venturous traveling. And, as CC students, we’re the hops and bit of spicing to complement the ther – Sierra Nevada’s Gilssade. I truly believe drawn-out taste than that of its American good at drinking just about everywhere we go flavors of the malts. The mouthfeel was a little he is a man of good taste; I can only hope you counterpart). The beer finishes on a buttery too. This being said, as Jeff and I were wander- on the lighter side. Realistically, not only is that feel the same way. note, but not at all thick, providing an ending ing about this great country with a whole 10½ to be expected with a pale ale, but, in this case, as clean as a Pilsner. days at our disposal, we, as ardent CC folk, got it was also desirable. Glissade Golden Bock Glissade was much lighter than I thought it our hands on some new craft brews that we This was very enjoyable to drink as it was Maibock, 6.4% ABV would be which, as an unapologetic IPA-fiend, thought were worth discussing further. quite sessionable and had a variety of flavors Sierra Nevada Brewing Company can sometimes be a bad thing. However, Glis- that made it a unique pale. Their brown and Chico, CA sade serves its purpose quite well: an easy Untitled stout were much less interesting and I’d recom- spring beer that still puts something warm Pale Ale, 5.7% ABV mend just sticking to the pale ale if you ever Not many casual beer drinkers have heard of and fuzzy in your stomach for the cold nights. Hub City Brewing Company come across a location that sells Hub City beer. a “Bock” before; it’s not an incredibly populer Truly a seasonal treat. Best served with a free Stanley, Iowa -NJH beer style in America. Bocks tend to be more dinner prior to eating backcountry food for popular in Germany and are a malt-centric beer five days. Thanks Pops. -JJH I found this little gem in a hole-in-the-wall Well hey! Jeff here. When thinking back to that occasionally contains slight hop character- liquor store in Richfield, MN. It came in the the beginning of Spring Break oh-10, it seems istics. 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Sarah Rice strong enough response to be considered statis- surprise of hearing sexual secrets expressed, of it focused so heavily on negative experiences Guest Writer tically representative of the student body. That hearing the stories that we would never other- of sexuality that it often alienated audience survey gave us a relatively objective way of wise have been able to share. members who did not relate to negative experi- Is it possible to celebrate sex without trivial- analyzing the sex scene at CC and proved to us Mixed in with feel-good responses were ences. By embracing humor alongside tragedy, izing it? Kieffer Katz, in his recent review of the urgency of our project when roughly 70% devastating ones, floating about in the jumble we tried to welcome those who felt they had Relations, seems to argue that it is not. Critiqu- of CC students reported that they or someone of experiences just as they do in real life. We no place in the former show. The school’s ing the show for being too “entertaining” and they knew had been affected by sexual violence, did not give special preference to the stories of response to the show speaks for itself to for skirting around the darker side of sexuality, a fact that we included prominently in the show. rape that surfaced in nearly every group piece, validate this approach to staging sexuality: we Katz ignores the complexities presented by The survey sample did have some frustrating to the stories of having sex out of pressure or sold out every night and squished in so many a situation in which 65% of CC students biases—for example, people who were not out of fear of being the only virgin on campus. extra people on closing night that we more are happy with their sexual experiences here sexually active were less likely to participate, so We let those stories carry their own weight, than doubled the theater’s capacity. The ticket but only 27% consider the school’s sexual it probably overestimated just how sex-crazed standing among the more ‘light’ experiences as sales, the money the show raised for TESSA environment healthy. We cannot, we must not, we all are. Yet, it was still a fairly empirical if all of those sexual experiences were equally (the primary agency fighting sexual assault and ignore the abuse of sexuality that contributes framework for understanding sexual practice real—because they are, and that very realness is domestic abuse in our county), the buzz of to the unhappiness of that 35%—and, indeed, at our school. We presented the most striking the saddest, scariest aspect of stories of harm- conversation after the show, and the stand- the show did address the harmful aspects of statistics as a part of the show, following the ful sex. At CC, students with all sorts of differ- ing ovation we received closing night all give sexuality to a much larger extent than Katz central tenet of community-based research: ent sexual pasts mingle together, brush by each testament to the huge success of a project that suggests. But neither can we stimulate con- that a researcher should give results back to the other accidentally in Worner, sit next to each Katz’s review inaccurately portrays as a failure. versation and move towards a healthier sexual community. other in class, hook up at parties, date, and I found myself driven to answer Katz’s environment without balancing condemnation To me as an editor, the most rewarding and even fall in love. In the show, the sexual experi- critique of the show in this manner not with celebration. Sex, as Katz points out, is gut-wrenching part of the show was compil- ences that shape those people’s pasts are placed only because he misrepresents the play as a awesome. An acknowledgement of that—of ing group pieces from free-response answers in the same configuration: mingling together, trivialization of sex and disregards the positive sex’s power and pleasure and humor and, often, to survey questions like “What Does Sex Feel undifferentiated. Some are sad, some are funny; audience response that the show received, but ridiculousness—is just as necessary to creating Like?” or “Where Did You Lose Your Virgin- they are all important. It is only by hearing the also because, as an editor and director, I have meaningful conversations about sexuality as is ity?” Suddenly, we had 274 student voices in bad in direct contrast to the everyday, the silly, found myself deeply moved by the insights a dramatic rendering of its tragic potential. conversation about issues that people can and the good that we can come to appreciate into sex that the process of putting Relations Relations aimed to faithfully represent the usually only talk about with close friends, if that the harm caused by sexual abuse is an together gave me. While the show did have a sexual environment of our school and to call at all. We brought this conversation before everyday reality for some of our peers and that, larger comic element than The Vagina Mono- attention to what we can and can’t say about an audience of other CC students in order to nonetheless, sex doesn’t have to be that way. It logues, most of the pieces that students submit- our experiences in that environment. To do let it ripple outward, spreading the talk. And can be good. ted were not—as Katz suggests—purely comic. that, we had to figure out what actually goes yes, many of the responses had the audience The good and amusing aspects of sex are They were funny and serious at the same time, on at CC, which nobody seemed to be quite roaring in laughter. Whoever lost her virginity equally important for us to discuss because somewhat tragicomic. The humor often came sure about. We began the process of building on a lofted bed to her Freshman year room- encouraging positive sexual practices and open from recognizing and laughing at one’s own the show by sending out a survey that not only mate, I salute you. However, part of why communication about them is just as central pain: from the frustration of being in love with secured Institutional Review Board approval people laughed at such responses was the sheer to creating a healthy sexual environment as someone who doesn’t know you exist, from the as a human research project but also received a confronting and fighting sexual embarrassment of not being able to logistically abuse. Laughing at sex can be make sex work well even if you love your part- a very healthy thing to do. It ner, from the bitterness of being a virgin and reminds us that sexuality doesn’t wishing you weren’t. Yet right along with that have to be harmful to be worth pain came giddiness, delight, deliciousness, and talking about. It allows us to the profound realization that sex can both reaf- present sex as we experience firm personal identity and allow that identity it, which is often in a fun, to connect with someone else in an incredibly funny, or seemingly frivolous intimate manner. way. Sex, even then, deserves After a year of working on this show, I am a spot onstage, a place in our absolutely sick of talking about sex. Nonethe- discourse. Only by weaving the less, part of me is happy to find myself in need fun, everyday way that we talk of doing so once more because it means that, about sex together with the whatever criticisms Katz may offer, some of darker stories that the audience which are surely justified,Relations has been might expect from a production successful as a conversation-starter—not to like The Vagina Monologues can we mention as a fundraiser, raising nearly $3,000 incorporate light and dark into for TESSA to directly combat sexual violence the same conversation and forge in our community. So please, keep talking. a more inclusive discussion of sexuality that extends into our everyday lives. We moved away from The Va- Graphic: Erick Nelson gina Monologues in part because

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Gordon Matthewson explains. “They are well aware that music will sound good, and look good on screen. One As a part of the Christian rock scene in Col- Staff Writer never impact souls...only the power of God. employee sits behind an eight-foot mixer with orado Springs goes, worship rock at churches They don’t perform or entertain.” hundreds of dials and controls the band’s plays a pillar role. Instead of playing at bars Eyes close, hands raise in the air and a wave Whereas many Christian bands make songs sound output. A church volunteer is in charge and clubs, bands play at churches, and they all of calm spreads over the crowd as the band as entertainment in worship or praise of God, of the words being projected onto the screens seem to know about each other. breaks down the beat. The lead singer takes his worship rock is meant to be more of a chan- for the congregation to sing along to, running “I play drums over at Rock Family Church,” hands off his guitar and starts to address the nel for prayer than music for pure enjoyment. it from a computer program. Another volun- a young musician explained to the Mill Band’s crowd, but not to thank them all for coming “It’s not really a show,” I heard an employee teer works the lights, an intricate process that drummer with a gesture of his thumb. The out or encourage them to buy merchandise or interject when someone asked where the band peaks and lulls with the changing dynamics of Mill Band’s drummer gave a friendly nod and CDs. No, he is reading sections of psalms, and would be after the performance. the band. An employee controlling an ominous introduced himself. Whereas most musicians the people in the crowd on this Friday night Aaron explained the mission of The Mill looking machine pulls and adjusts knobs, are independent from organizations, and must in Colorado Springs are not fans, but a church Band as “Making music that people can use, handles, and levers that control the video of find their own ways to play for the public, congregation. that’s not distracting. Set up the stage for God, the band being fed up onto the projection musicians in church bands have the advantages “Join us for worship, free Starbucks coffee and then move away from it. Our songs are screens. The crew sat humming and nodding (and disadvantages) of being tied to a church and bagels, loads of people, and a talk about more sing-able,” he continued, “there’s more along with the band, gazing into the blue light community. shaping our lives around God,” invites the congregation. At the end of the night, if it’s of their controls. “I don’t have space to do shows, tomorrow website of the Mill, a weekly meeting place ever about us, we did something wrong. The After a 45-minute set, the band retires back- we’re doing a Uganda missions fundraiser,” and worship group for college age kids and 20- purpose is them, to let them connect with God, stage, and Pastor Aaron Stern takes the stage, Aaron said about his performance schedule. somethings in Colorado Springs. It was started not to impress anyone.” allowing an intermission, and encouraging the The Mill Band is no Rolling Stones, and they in 2001 as part of the New Life Church, an It is possible when in a crowd of people congregation to “get up and meet some people do not share the same commercial success of Evangelical megachurch with more than 10,000 singing their music to draw a parallel with a around your seat” before retiring backstage as mainstream Christian bands like Creed and members. The Mill has grown to have over church full of people singing hymns. The gui- well. A period follows quite similar to a peace early Evanescence. However, if the point of 800 regular members that come every Friday tars are loud, but not demanding of attention, offering in my Episcopalian church: people the music is not to please the audience, playing night at 7 p.m. to worship in the Theater, New and the lyrics, although in plainer English, give get up, stretch and shake hands with their in front of about 600 people every week is not Life’s old sanctuary. Tonight the congregation off the same feelings of praise and worship neighbors. However, the lights dim before any a shabby means to hone musical skills. The fills almost half of the Theater’s 1500 seats, that traditional church songs do. serious conversations can begin, and a series Mill Band is enjoyed in a distinctly different and grows in size as members file in and save “I mean, we do sing hymns, “Aaron of videos recorded by The Mill appear on the way than most other bands; it has many of the seats with sweaters and purses, standing instead explained. “Some of them are literally out of two mega-screens, urging any newcomers to same elements as a typical rock show, yet the in the aisles or in the pit area in front of the hymnals, the riffs, songs, melody lines. The register with the front desk. audience is doing more than listening, they are chairs so they can get closer to the band. purpose of those songs is to worship. We don’t “I do the videos, call it the Friday night engaging in prayer. “There’s a big difference In many ways, the Mill is a lot like any other do some Hoobastank song because it’s cool.” sermon bumper,” said Dr. Joe Kirkendal, an between hype and music you want to worship church service: a pastor from the New Life On this particular night, Aaron Wagner wore associate pastor of The Mill. “We try to add to,” Aaron insisted. “Any good band can create Church delivers a sermon every week, church a shirt with the words “All in the Family” on some comical stuff in there too.” Sure enough, hype.” volunteers greet people at the doors and hand it as he fronted the band, playing an electric- Aaron Stern comes onto the two screens, and It is this difference that lies at the core out programs, and everyone comes to worship acoustic guitar and singing in the majority says: “We got something we think you’ll enjoy, of what distinguishes worship rock from its God. However, unlike the majority of weekly of the songs. The Mill Band’s bassist and check out one of the band member’s audition parent genre of Christian rock, and Christian church services in the country, the Mill does drummer stood and sat, respectively, in the videos!” The band member in the hot seat rock from mainstream rock. Christian rockers not have hymnals behind their seats, but a full back row of musicians, away from the front is the one of the rhythm guitarists; a video have shows; Switchfoot sold out at Colorado band playing what is known in most circles of of stage. They never did anything flashy, like comes on screen of a four or five year old in a Springs’ Black Sheep just a few weeks ago. Christian musicians as “Worship Rock.” A six- extended drum fills, or jump up on speakers, garage performing “I’m Yours”, by Jason Mraz. The Mill Band would never sell out tickets: piece group under the name of the Mill Band but their rhythms obviously drove the band; The video was met with amusement and light firstly because they don’t sell any, and secondly takes the stage for the first half of the service there was never a noticeable mistake or break laughter; the kid was unbelievably cute, and not because they would allow people to sit on and leads the congregation in song; the words of time in the Mill Band’s entire set. Two a bad guitar picker. the floor before they refused them entrance. appear in two massive screens on either side backup guitarists pounded out melodies that However, something was off; didn’t of the stage, below giant images of the band were easy on the ears, and occasionally took Jason Mraz write that song in 2008? playing in real time. When the pastor eventu- solos. These guys were serious; there was easily The Mill videos never explained the ally comes on stage to preach after the band is eight hundred dollars worth of guitar pedals confusion about the identity of the done, so too will his face be made immortal on under the feet of the main rhythm guitarist, young guitar hero, nor did they explain the gigantic projectors. and his guitar was far from being out of a box that the Mill Band’s rhythm guitarist “The Mill community is there to make God of cracker jacks. was in fact six or seven years old. big, make God famous,” says Aaron Wagner, The Evangelical views of the Mill might not New Life Church’s Friday night who does vocals and plays the acoustic guitar appeal to everybody, but it is hard to deny the service offers an interesting insight for The Mill Band. Although there are only six talent of the musicians who take the stage on into the world of Christian music members on stage as a part of the Mill Band, Friday nights. “We show up at 5 on a Friday and Christian rock, as the Mill is one Aaron is one of a multitude of musicians that night, run through the set list… it is tricky, of the largest regular gatherings that play in the New Life Church community. The we do different songs every week,” explained employ music in the Colorado Springs Mill Band is only one of the musical groups Aaron. This sort of spontaneity is a trait of area. These musicians never wanted to that play services at New Life; smaller worship professional rock bands, achieved by few and be rock stars, just messengers of their groups meet throughout the week that have envied by many; The Mill Band’s tight sound faith. They use music as a way to allow live music, and a huge nucleus of musicians gives off the impression that the songs were others to worship, and the musicians’ are connected with the church’s main band, flogged to near perfection, when they actually pleasure that he gains from pleasing a Desperation Band. It is apparent when watch- might have been played only a few times before, crowd must in some way parallel the ing The Mill Band play and communicate with a few hours before. feeling that the Mill Band gets when each other that there is no shortage of talent Quite possibly the most impressive aspect they lead a worship service in song. In among the New Life musicians. of the music at The Mill is the band’s mastery that way, they are indeed a ministry “Some guys have a part time job at best, so of dynamics: one moment they will be read- rather than a band. they play maybe 5 times a week,” Aaron said ing psalms amongst a sprinkling of cymbals Yet it seems that the two tend to of his band members. The collective musi- and soothing guitar sounds, then transition overlap often. In between the door cians form a strong network: “One time, all my smoothly to playing at their full force. There going outside and the Starbucks cashier, electric guys were out, so I called nine different is a transcendental element to the layering Aaron stopped to shake a few hands. electric guitar guys, and got a hold of an intern and building of their songs, as if one is being “Hey, Aaron!,” the barista said cheerfully, at the worship office,” Aaron reminisced with a taken higher and higher with each new musical and the two chatted for a minute or laugh. Although New Life musicians are obvi- phrase. Some in the audience held their hands two before he ordered. As we were ously talented, they are of a special breed. A in the air and sang; others paced back and forth sitting down, he patted the back of a certain amount of discipline is required to play with their eyes closed and softly murmured guy doing writing with his headphones a service; it would be strange to see someone in: “That guy rules at guitar,” Aaron the words. A few scattered church members Graphic: Erick Nelson “spinning their drumsticks in a worship setting,” crouched on the ground and shook violently, as said, and mentioned some bands and commented Aaron. “If someone is extremely if in some sort of trance. When the song fin- groups that he played with within the New Life Although they associate themselves with a talented as a musician, but not Christian…We ished, the dynamic shifted back down to a soft scene. This is Aaron’s town, and maybe even church seen as radical and hateful by many, a have said no to people new to the walk of scatter of sounds to reinforce the words of his Starbucks. The barista who knew him came church that has had its share of troubles in the faith,” explained Joe Kirkendal, an associate Pastor Aaron Stern, and people took their seats. by to offer us refills, which we accepted more past (Ted Haggard), Aaron Stern and the Mill pastor of The Mill. Up until that point, not a soul was sitting. out of politeness than thirst: “On the house,” Band get on stage every week with an amazing Worship rock, a sub-genre of Christian “I can’t deny the joy inside, you set my world she insisted. Worship rock stars might not exist amount of energy to make room for God, and rock that is popular at church services all over in motion God, and I can’t stop spinning,” in a traditional sense, but Aaron Wagner comes are truly passionate about it. You might not Colorado Springs, looks at lot like any other Aaron sings. The soft hum of the crowd about close as you can get. like their style of music, or their church, but genre of rock: its musicians play guitars, bass echoes the lyrics. As tempting as it is, I restrain To Aaron, the Mill Band is just another team they don’t need your opinion to help sell their guitars, keys, drum sets and sing. They commu- getting my lighter out. Once, Aaron turns the of volunteers that make the Mill happen every records, or sell anything for that matter. nicate with each other to signal transitions and microphone out into the crowd, to little avail; Friday, just like the team responsible for the Christian musicians are not competitive; they changes in their songs, and rock back and forth few people near the front are singing loudly coffee and bagels, or the clean up crew. “We all are spreading the word of God, but as far in time as they play, as a band in any genre of enough for it to be picked up. Maybe it isn’t a see it in the same light,” he said with the mod- as the Colorado Springs Christian music scene music from industrial punk to jazz to would. show, after all. esty of a seasoned musician. goes, the Mill Band is leading the pack, with Yet the Mill Band’s performance has a definite The Mill Band’s crew is just as impressive “To try to be famous is dumb,” he continued. talent that could find an outlet in any realm uniqueness to it, as does their purpose. they are; as the band plays, four crew members “We’re doing it just for the sake of building a of music, and soft grace that could only come “The band has always been more of a minis- are constantly on the task of making sure they team up.” from above. try than a band,” Desperation band’s web site 8 March 26, 2010 Sports One and done—Tigers end season Aaron Patterson Sports Editor

The Colorado College Tigers’ hockey season came to an abrupt end two weekends ago when they lost to the University of Minnesota-Dulu- th Bulldogs in game three of the best-of-three WCHA playoff series. The 0-4 blowout loss came less than a day after the Tigers posted perhaps their most inspired win of the season in which they roared to a 5-3 win over the Bulldogs after entering the third period tied

at 3-3. Freshman winger Scott Winkler led the surge when he scored his first collegiate goal late in the third period giving the Tigers a 4-3 lead with 5:17 left to play. Freshman goaltender Joe Howe was phenomenal; recording 37 saves and shutting out the Bulldog offense during the third period. Sophomore center Nick Dineen, who as- Photos: Sam Landsman sisted an earlier goal, sealed the victory with Minnesota sophomore winger Mike Connolly son gave five-minute checking-from-behind the Bulldogs 9-4 in the first period and man- his empty-net goal with 15 seconds left in the all but sealed the victory for the Bulldogs when penalties to both teams as well as another 15 aged 16 more shots in the final two periods. game. The 5-3 victory tied the best-of-three he capitalized on another power-play opportu- minor penalties between the two teams. Two Tiger goaltender Joe Howe finished the game game series 1-1 and set up a game three to nity to give his team a 4-0 lead over the Tigers of Minnesota’s four goals were scored off of with 18 saves. decide the winner of the series. In game 3, the and give Minnesota its sixth power-play goal of power-play opportunities provided by penalties Although the Tigers came up short of the Tigers could not muster the same spark that the series. called on the Tigers. playoffs once again, the team did exceed had propelled them to a win the night before Inability to take advantage of scoring op- The Tigers, who came into the playoff series some experts’ expectations. The Tigers played and early into the second period found them- portunities proved to be the deciding factor with the third-ranked power-play offense, were competitively for most of the season, roaring selves down 2-0. in the loss. The tone was set early in the game unable to capitalize on any of their seven to a 12-4-3 start. A four game losing streak in Minnesota Junior winger Rob Bordson gave when Tiger senior forward Matt Overman was power-play opportunities. After scoring 43 January and inconsistent play contributed to a the Bulldogs a 3-0 lead when he scored on a sent to the penalty-box six seconds after the power-play goals during the regular season, the late season slide in which they lost five of their five-on-three power play advantage late into the opening face-off. In the first 40 minutes of Tigers only managed to score one during the last six games to WCHA opponents. second period. 46 seconds into the third period play, referees Brad Shepard and Todd Ander- three-game playoff series. The Tigers outshot

Year of upset in March Madness David Mauro year’s true Cinderella teams. Cornell, predicted has a chance to reach the Elite 8. Michigan a possible regional final match-up with Kansas Sports Editor by most experts to lose its first-round game as State’s roster is full of players with tournament State looms. Syracuse has one of the more dif- is fairly customary for the Ivy League cham- experience and will not go down easily, even if ficult paths to the Final Four, while in the Mid- Every year’s NCAA Basketball Tournament has pion, has earned a spot in the Sweet 16 after Northern Iowa has been playing as well as any west region, second seed Ohio State has only its upsets, part of the reason the annual tourna- victories over Temple and Wisconsin. Two team over the past two games. fifth, sixth and ninth-seeded teams between it ment is known by many simply as “March other double-digit seeds, Washington (#11) and With Kansas’ elimination, the door opens and an appearance in the Final Four. The loss Madness.” This year, however, the upsets seem St. Mary’s (#10) remain in contention. Eight for the other top seeds, Syracuse, Kentucky, of one of the remaining number one seeds to be more surprising than usual. The biggest of the remaining 16 teams are above the fourth and Duke to make strong runs to the Final would turn the tournament to chaos and could giant to fall so far has been Kansas, the Big 12 seeded team in their regional bracket, an indica- Four. All three teams have looked formidable allow a sleeper like Washington or St. Mary’s to champion who began the tournament as the tion that this year has seen an uptick in upsets. through the first two rounds, but early success get even further in the tournament. number one overall seed. Kansas saw its title Northern Iowa faces Michigan State in the is no guarantee for Final Four qualification, hopes fall to Northern Iowa, the Sweet 16 sur- next round. With Michigan State star Kalin especially in this year’s upset-filled tournament. prise qualifier that is shaping up as one of this Lucas sidelined with an injury, Northern Iowa While Syracuse has played impressively so far, March 26, 2010 Sports 9 NFL changes playoff overtime rules Gregory Siegel the new rules. Some aren’t happy that the regu- Staff Writer lar season rules are now inconsistent with over- time rules. Other NFL “traditionalists” liked Fans have been complaining for years, and the old rule, where the defense had to stop finally NFL owners listened. An overwhelm- the offense on the first possession. Some still ing 28-4 vote by the owners approved new prefer college football’s overtime rules, where overtime rules for the playoffs. The new rules each team has a chance score in overtime. dictate that if a team wins the coin toss and Other rule changes have also taken place, kicks a field goal, the other team will get a some regarding player safety. This year there chance to tie or win the game. If the game is were an extraordinarily large amount of con- tied with another field goal, then sudden death cussions during the NFL season, causing some rules will continue. concern from league officials. A study that was released this year showed that NFL players An overwhelming 28- are five times more likely to get dementia than 4 vote... approved new the average American. A new rule was passed trying to prevent hits on defenseless players as “overtime rules for the well as players who lose their helmets. playoffs. [They] dictate In other NFL offseason news, RB LaDainian that if a team wins the Tomlinson landed a job in New York, for Rex coin toss and kicks a field Ryan’s Jets. The Jets, who recently released RB Thomas Jones, will use Tomlinson as a compli- goal, then sudden death ment to RB Shonn Greene. The Jets are a great rules will continue. destination for LT because he will not have to be the featured back, and he will have a decent The old rules were complete sudden death opportunity to complete his primary goal: to rules. The team that won the coin toss at the” win a Super Bowl. beginning of overtime would usually score The Broncos also made a big offseason on the first possession, ending the game. The move, trading for former Notre Dame QB opposing team would never get a chance on Brady Quinn. The Broncos’ lack of depth at offense to score. the quarterback position was revealed after This most recent push for new overtime starting QB Kyle Orton got hurt during the rules began in light of the New Orleans Saints season. Backup QB Chris Simms could not playoff victory over the Minnesota Vikings. adequately fill in, forcing Orton to return to The game was thrilling, going back and forth play before he was fully healed. Broncos coach until the end of the fourth quarter, when Josh McDaniels has stated that Kyle Orton will Vikings QB Brett Favre threw an interception be the starting QB this season. However, many while driving into Saints territory. After the end criticize Orton because he lacks the ability to of regulation, the score was tied 28-28 heading throw the ball deep. The addition of Quinn into overtime. However, the epic game came may be a sign that the Broncos are thinking to an abrupt end when the Saints won the coin of developing him as the starting QB of their toss, promptly marched down the field, and future. After the Browns traded away Brady then kicked the field goal for the victory. Quinn along with their other QB, they signed Although the vote easily passed, there has former Carolina Panthers QB Jake Delhomme The Atlanta Falcons attempt a field goal Photos: Flickr user hoyasmeg been mixed reception in the league regarding to take over the starting job. in overtime.

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Ben Cronin Guest Writer Climbing gym opens downtown As far as I am concerned, climbing rocks may be the best thing to do with one’s time. I am A peek at Colorado Springs’ indoor climbing scene certain that the close-knit climbing community of Colorado College would agree with me when I say there is something tangibly satisfy- ing about getting high on rocks and that climb- ing with friends is an activity of champions. They would probably also agree that climb- ing outside is always better than climbing indoors. With access to great climbing in lush southern Colorado extremely nearby, (Ute Pass, Garden of the Gods, Ute Valley, Newlin Creek, Red Rock, etc,) it is an understatement to say that the experience of a day of outside climb- ing beats climbing inside in every way possible. To breathe the cool dry mountain air, to press your hardened fingers into a granite wall, to work your way up and unforgiving face sur- rounded mountains and trees; these things are undeniably an important part of why people begin climbing. However, unless you are daring enough to try your hand at ice climbing, climb- ing is not a year round sport. In order to train for the warmer months, one must climb inside (unfortunately.) It is soul crushing, but for die-hards it is a must. Luckily, or not, Colorado Springs has just erected its large new climbing gym and has opened for business not a coin’s toss from King Chef ’s. Where once stood a vacant lot on Nevada, is now a fully operational sport climbing, bouldering and CrossFit gym. City Rock’s sport climbing walls are forty-five feet tall, setting it ahead of the other gyms in the area, and quali- fying it as the tallest gym in the state. It is literally mind-blowing. Think about it. With over twenty-six faces to rope up on and varying features (including a chimney, slab, overhangs, and a complete arch), the gym is worth exploring in terms of sport climbs. Upstairs from the sport climbing area, is their bouldering area, which parallels the sport climbs in terms of variety, amount of features and difficulty, and if those two things weren’t enough, adjacent to the bouldering area is the CrossFit training floor. If you are unfamiliar with CrossFit, it is a type of weight lifting that utilizes a regimen few repetitions of heavy weights in order to build functional muscle. Although I have not tried it, the concept of functional weight training in conjunction with climbing seems like an inherently effective way to get stronger at climbing. The City Rock Climbing Gym (21 N. Nevada Ave), in their own words, has opened the “new- est, tallest and most comprehensive climbing gym,” in the area. It has entered the Colo Spgs climbing gym circuit, and trying to box out its opponents (The Sport Climbing Center, 4650 City Rock’s super tall walls boast impressively contorted angles, mimicking outdoor rock formations more than a traditional Northpark Dr., and the Ritt Kellogg Gym of gym might. These features offer sport climbers dynamic, real-life experiences. Painted across the walls are giant, eccentric Colorado College.) Photos: Elena Ketelsen As an employee of the Ritt Kellogg Gym, I murals, adding color to the gym. can honestly say that for beginners interested in the cheapest gym around, it is hard to beat 30 dollars a semester, but for those searching for bigger walls and newer holds, it is worth a look to explore gyms off campus. Also, the Ritt Kellogg gym is in desperate need of new holds, more space and less hippies. City Rock sells their memberships to students for $429 a year. Although this is pricier than the Sport Climbing Center, the value of the dollar goes further in a bigger gym with access to newer holds, taller walls and more variety. City Rock is expensive, yes, but in my opin- ion the variety of features, the quality, difficult rock climbs, and the facility push it ahead of the pack in terms of other climbing gyms. I see an unsurprising correlation between the amount of money you are willing to spend on a climbing gym and the quality of climbing you will find there. If you can’t spend a lot of money, come down the Ritt Kellogg Gym and we’ll pro-rate you a membership for the rest of the year for $10. It’s a hard deal to beat. Just be aware of the amount of extremely good climbing in Colorado Springs. Climbing outside is always better than gym climbing, but on these last remaining snow stricken days, explore the gyms in the area. Although plastic rock is for choss monsters, the City Rock has my vote, but make your own decision.

City Rock has been open for several months, but its bouldering cave was recently finished, adding some of the final touches to Colorado Spring’s new gym. March 26, 2010 Scene 11 What to do when you hit a deer in Texas continued from page 1 mood of a 1984 Volvo driving down a poorly more things better left to the imagination; we was coming for Llama; it’s like some kind of lit highway at midnight in a rainstorm slightly had a beer with Corvid’s uncle who works in whacked out modern electro-funk with drum We got coffee from an excessively bourgeois better, but it still sounded damn good. It was the industry, we hung out with the friend of a machines and rapping, plus the occasional out- café and began to attempt to formulate a plan, also about this time that our beer levels had friend’s friends who turned out to be awesome of-control incendiary melodica solo. scouring Google and the local independent climbed high enough to start talking to strange guys, I turned down the ecstasy a pretty girl I left halfway through a set by Pitchfork paper for clues. We soon discovered that liter- pretty girls, fixating on a girl in a red hat with a wanted me to take with her, and I finally made beloved band Woods to rejoin my friends, at ally thousands of bands were playing hundreds black dog, whose friends we ended up hanging it to bed at 3:00 a.m. The next day seemed which point I ran into one of my high school of shows around the city, for free, which was a teachers who told me she wanted to start a relief considering none of us had bought tick- weed farm and vegan food restaurant. ets. So after grabbing our first tacos of the trip, Then we had some incredibly bourgie, we dropped off our now-struggling overnight though delicious, tacos, which ultimately left driver at the friend of a friend’s house, picked me dying for some authenticity in flavor. up a reasonable amount of Lone Star, and This resulted in my drunken purchase of a went to face the music. pork skin taco for $1.25 later that night after Again, with no knowledge of what we were Corvid and I saw Man Man, the best, if not my about to face, we filled water bottles with favorite, show I saw at SXSW. An utterly over- cheap beer and started hiking towards an the-top performance that made Of Montreal’s arbitrary venue where up-and-coming melodic theatrics look like a Death Cab show, the indie post-rock band The Antlers were playing bands sound is a beautiful amalgation of Tom a free show. I was pretty unenthusiastic about Waits, Captain Beefheart, and uncontrollable them as a first band of the trip, having been psychosis. thoroughly bored by their debut LP, Hospice, We regrouped over margaritas, and then but I figured I’d give them a shot, since my headed off to find Beerland, a bar where my buddy was psyched. We arrived at the venue’s friend’s girlfriend worked. Instead, we found an address to find out they were playing a garden alleyway with a gigantic yellow hot dog truck party, and given the 70-degree sunshine, my parked in it, next to the Red Eyed Fly where an enthusiasm began to increase. Cheap beer official SXSW showcase was going on. and hiking through a strange city takes a toll, There are awesome shows all over the city however; and I immediately joined the bath- at night, but most of them require a $750 room line, wherein something marvelous and wristband, so the ability to climb on to this unexpected occurred. truck and peek over a fence at Deer Tick, an Having finished the lukewarm Lone Star, my unabashedly country band from Rhode Island friend Corvid asked the man next to us in line of all places, playing to a packed house, was where he could purchase one of the beers he a blessing. We left when their set ended, both was drinking. The man’s response was beautiful, because the trucks owner was yelling at us, and almost sublime, “I don’t think they’ll sell you because we had run out of wine, but returned one, but if you get in line over there I’m fairly discreetly an hour later to watch Lucero, an- sure they’d give you one free.” other whiskey-soaked alt-country act, who put We were in a grassy field, seeing free music, on a phenomenal show. with beautiful weather, pretty girls in sun- Saturday was a bit of a struggle. We had dresses everywhere, and the beer was free? It intended to get downtown early to see Dr. boggled the mind, no less because the beer Dog, She & Him, Jakob Dylan, Neko Case and was Magic Hat, a decent if not phenomenal a bunch of other bands, but by the time we Vermont micro. We were soon to learn this was arrived the line was already around the block, commonplace, as we attended “parties” hosted probably because Rachel Ray was provid- by Dogfishhead, Flying Dog, Stranahan’s Colo- ing free food, so I dipped out to see Smith rado Whiskey, and many more. Westerns. Deliciously chilled beer in hand, bladder I can’t stress enough how good this band is. empty, and psych level skyrocketing danger- Perfectly punctuated power pop, stripped down ously, I settled in to watch the show, expecting to its bare bones and built up again, like T-Rex nothing but disappointment. And instead, The forgot there was a low end and just went for Antlers KILLED it. I wouldn’t expect a band it. Sure they rip off other people’s riffs, but as that soft-spoken on record to rock as hard as three 18-year-olds still in high school, I can’t they did, or to be able to put on such a solid deny them credit for the best show I saw down show at an outside venue, but they were truly there. phenomenal live. I still have no interest in Other than that, not much happened that day, listening to their album, but I’ll definitely see musically. I finally got my dirty taco truck tacos. them again when they play The Fox in Boulder We went to the Whole Foods flagship store and Mayer Hawthorne delivers soulful Photo: Emily Smith on April 26. You probably should too. lost our shit on samples and the beer selection. swooning at a SXSW lawn party. As the show ended, we took stock and real- And we saw Neon Indian, another Glo-Fi ized we could stay in this marvelous Mecca of ominous. band, and another band who I’ve never cared music and see bass-heavy poppy punk act the out with for much of the day. Fortunately, I awoke to our hosts enthusi- about on record, but who put on a really Dum Dum Girls, Real Estate, a folksy rocky My motivation for music decreased at this asm about steak and eggs for breakfast, after impressive show. Way more energy than I was band sort of in the vein of Vetiver that Corvid point, and I focused more on laying on the a brief trip to the grocery store for supplies expecting from them, and I can’t really deny was enthusiastic about, and the mellow British grass, talking to a local friend of mine we’d met and a box of wine, the day was off to a great the lyric “Should Have Taken Acid With You,” electro-pop act The xx that everyone has been up with who I hadn’t seen for four years, and start. Spoiled for choice, we opted to spend as a pure distillation of self indulgent adoles- falling in love with recently. drinking the beer my new friends were plying the day at the Lawn Party again, arriving just as cent lust posing as love. Grabbing another beer, we wandered down me with. As such, I can’t say much about the Indie-Soul crooner Mayer Hawthorne and his After their set 9:30 p.m. we just left. We’d all to the second stage to catch Zola Jesus, a tiny, xx set, or the Dum Dum Girls, and I think backing band The County started their set. stopped drinking at 3:00 in anticipation of the black-haired, synth-backed Goth rock woman I missed Real Estate entirely due to another I saw Hawthorne at the Larimer Lounge five-hour driving shifts ahead of us, but I still with a voice like a thunderstorm. Not exactly bathroom epic, but the day remains a complete in Denver about six months ago, and I was took the earliest opportunity to pass out in the the right music for the a day as nice as the one success in my mind. impressed to see that he worked as well at an back. I was rudely awakened around midnight, we were enjoying, would definitely have fit the There’s less to say about the night, or at least outdoor stage as he had in that intimate venue, when Corvid, who had been doing 70 on keeping the crowd moving and his presence a Texas back road, killed a deer and almost strong throughout the show. He only has one totaled the car. record, so there weren’t any surprises; the only After brief panic and a period of insurance disappointment being when he went with the drama, we were back on the road, front of our reggae version of his hit “Just Ain’t Gonna car miraculously holding together for almost Work Out” instead of trying something dif- the entire drive. ferent. You can catch him with Passion Pit in Still four hours shy of my driving shift, I Denver on the 7th of April if you already have decided to get a little more rest, and as I drifted DINERDINER tickets. If you don’t, I have two I’d probably be back to sleep in the back seat, I was mostly willing to sell. After all, I just saw him for free. thinking about those hours spent on the truck We went from his set back to the field for with good friends and mediocre wine. Mo- Toro Y Moi, a DJ working in the new and ments like that are the entire reason it’s worth LATE NIGHT completely ridiculous genre of “chillwave.” going to a festival like SXSW. There is no Basically stripped-down dance music with a lot mystery at Coachella, at Lollapalooza. Nothing of fuzz and air in it, he’s a pretty good example exciting except maybe waking up a little early MUNCHIES of the sound that I prefer to refer to as “Glo- and seeing an opener on a small stage that Fi.” Either way, it may have been the red wine, you heard of but never bothered to download. it may have been the blanket and the sunshine, There’s no chance of stumbling into a random FRIDAY & SATURDAY but his set almost put me to sleep. I caught him bar seeking only free beer and discovering again Saturday when he had a guitar instead of bands as great as Le Loup and Pree. SXSW is Corner of Bijou & Nevada a turntable and found it much more enjoyable. the place where bands go to get big; it’s the Half my party split off at this juncture, try- festival where all the music everyone you know Across from Acacia Park ing to track down the elusive Acid Mothers will be listening to next year gets heard for the Temple, while I stayed with my local buddy first time. And a huge chunk of it gets heard 11PM - 4:30am ish Tyler to watch Dam-Funk. I don’t really know for free. how to describe him, but I really wish he 12 Scene March 26, 2010 Follicle Fever: rebelling to conform

Sammi LaBue calendar will end in vain unless you are ironi- cool? Or is it simply transparent that he’s trying wear a vintage t-shirt than to trim a handlebar Guest Writer cally hip.) I wondered how a humorous contest to fit in by not fitting in. Some guys claimed mustache. would manage to raise any sort of funds, until I they think a shaped-up shave is for “shock fac- Nevertheless, the female masses seem to be An epidemic has been spreading. Perhaps origi- was informed that the longer a participant goes tor,” to break away from different sub-cultural torn on the matter. One junior student with a nating from dark corners of the musical venues without caving and shaving the more money style values and opt for sideburns that haven’t particular aversion to the fad commented, “I and coffee houses in Portland and Hollywood, sponsors pay for cancer research. been appreciated since the 1970’s. But it seems don’t know; chicks at this school dig ugly that epidemic is known as “ironic facial hair.” When I first saw the posters donned with the most stylish CC student is the one without dudes,” while another argued that she thought Similar epidemics such as uncomfortably tight surprisingly impressive and exceptionally silly any style at all. In that case it seems ironic facial it was endearing and bold saying, “it just makes menswear and faux-hawks share the same pictures of mustaches I was filled with numer- hair is no different, and definitely no more me think they have a sense of humor.” While origins, but unlike the new fad of handlebar ous questions, the most predominate one being, rebellious, than a boy sporting a crew cut and I agree it does cause a laugh, I have to wonder mustaches and muttonchops they had, for the how is Mustache March different from other boat shoes at a prep school. what the appeal is in a Fu Manchu. most part, failed to infiltrate the CC campus times at Colorado College? Our campus seems The responses from guys differed greatly I don’t mean to knock this spreading aversion to the “mainstream.” It seems the to have already taken a liking to doing strange from those of ladies when they were asked why phenomenon, after all I haven’t tried it, and original inspiration for these outrageous hair things with hair no matter the month. this fad is so widespread at our school. The as a woman I simply can’t. Maybe there is a trims is to move against that trendy flow. One day a perfectly attractive boy could sit most convincing arguments however were the sensation that comes from beard-shaping that I Colorado College and Relay for Life have across from you in class and show up the next men who simply chalked it up to boredom. In will sadly never know the likes of. Without the looked to capitalize on the fad with the fund- donning a mullet, full beard and cut-off shorts. that case who am I to judge? Women have the joy of facial fuzz all I can really do is sit back, raiser known as Mustache March. The premise Has he made his point? But, more importantly, acceptable option of wearing makeup and end- speculate, and enjoy the parade of silly ‘staches of the project came from the already celebrat- what is his point? I can’t really imagine he less choices of hair accessories, why discour- as this curious month comes to an end. ed month with similar rules of “No-Shave No- thought it might be attractive. Does the fact age the most creative way for a man to groom vembeard.” (Note: looking these dates up on a that he doesn’t care that he’s cool make him his face? I suppose it’s no different really to

Photos: Annie Hanson Clockwise: Will Rudolph (fr), Neal Hustava (jr), Shreve Fellar (so) support their versions of “ironic” facial hair.

Governing Colorado

Former Colorado Governors Dick Lamm, Roy Romer and Bill Owens (1975-2007) Reflect on the challenges of governing the Centennial State

Wed. March 31st 7:30 pm Cornerstone Arts Center, South Theater

Free & open to the public, but tickets required. Tickets (free) can be picked up at Worner Center Desk and Dept. of Political Science.

Sponsored by Jovanovich Endowment