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WNEN RIIISHDI lEADING THE 0THa SIDf. l'l£ASE IECYCl£ The Other Side A~R~for Alu:malR.c P.apk Editor Farewell J. Patrick Henry Writer Accused of SUBMIT Associate Editor ustin Kerr taught me many important things about being an editor. Many of these David Glickman Plagiarism lessons did not become clear to me until I filled his shoes-his figurative ones, Managing Editors Dear Editor: not the literal (fragrant) ones he left for us after graduation down here in the Jennifer Hoffman, Sara Shepperd Jnewsroom During one allnighter last semester he sat me down and said, •Patricia, Reading through your film review when you're Editor-in-chief, you gotta write one of your editorials on student apa Production Manager of "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern thy • At the time, I chided him for both mocking my name as well as our wasting pre Brett Speer Are Dead," I kept saying to myself, dous space on an issue which I thought had long been cliched. But now I understand. Advertisin&:anager "lbis sounds so familiar." It was. If I It is important to find a cause in life-5omething to believe in. It elevates the college Mike ·n wanted to read a Rolling Stone re experience from a time to pump chemicals into your body and indulge in free love to view (and I do) I would subscribe to an opportunity to gather knowledge which will be useful in everything we attempt in Photograph~ Editor Pauline ao the magazine (and I do). When I our post-graduate lives Don't get me wrong. I've already articulated in this very column that I regard Pitzer Art Editor pick up The Other Side, however, I College as one of the best places on the planet to educate yourself. But one of the Seth Winnick want to read student reviews written things that makes this place so great is that we are provided with a spectrum of differ News Editor by and for students. The Other Side ent causes to which we can donate our time and energy. Whether it's Amnesty Inter Kristin Kasper is the only interesting publication to national or P1tzer Republicans, PAct or a 60s-style Teach-In, there are so many differ SEorts Editor come out of the Claremont Col ent ways that you can work to make a difference. And now is the time to do it avid Stoiber leges. I trust that it won't become as while we are young and have nothing better to do with our lives. bland as the rest through plagiarism. I may not graduate with a secure job in my future, but I that's alright. It's not what I Review Editor -)OSH STANBRO expected when I enrolled. Basic skills that I would need to go out and get what I JemySpitz CMC Oass of t 994 want, that's really what I wanted from college. And that's what I got. Sure, my first Calendar Editor two years were spent in an ignorant bliss. The first taste of my passion for journalism Melody Bolen A REsPoNSE FROM THE WRITER. came w1th the urge to express my views on contemporary dnema. That was easy to Facul~ Advisor satisfy, I just started writing film reviews for Collage. The hard part didn't come until AJ achtel I wrote tbe film rwicw ;,. ttuestioPI a11d I found a group of Pitzer students who, like myself, recognized the need for a differ UX»lld 110111 likt to make a public apology. ent kind of publication at the Claremont Colleges. That's when I knew I had it: a real Prior to writi11g my rroicw, I read aPI ar challenge. Writers ticle i11 a forrig" film jounu~l that bcaoily Transforming The Other Side into a legitimate publication has possibly bee:q the Tim Ahearn, Bill Ramsey, Thomas Mills. Katie Marble. ;,.jlumctd my reoiew. I used some of the most rewarding experience of all my days and nights. In the process of putting to same ideas tbat agrrcd with my i11ttrfJrda PoETRY & SHORT FICTION gether a semi-bi-monthly newsmagazine I found within myself a strength and en Bill Foreman. Ardi Eggleston, durance I'd never known. There were times when 1 thought the negative aspects- Arnie Greenberg, Alfie Alschuler. tio" of the film, without giomg the author Eric Elliott. Fraocesca Tussing. tbe proper credit, which I had11't really NOW BEING ACCEPfED staying up all night, begging stories from the writers (worse than pulling teeth) or Travis Wright. Bill Kramer just getting along with my co-workers--would surely outweigh the positive. But I was thought of as plagiarism. I "ow rtaliu it wrong. Photographers was. PLEAsE SEND TYPED SUBMISSIONS TO Of course, there's always that theoretical journalistic bullshit about community ser Mart Evans. Johil McClellan, If tbe article I rraJ was also published i11 Joli Williams. Bill Ramsey vice and informing the people of important issues. That stuff matters but helps little Rolling Stone a"d if o11e t>trso11 tbi"ks in the area of immediate gratification. I admit these abstractions may lie at the foun Artists tbat I plagiarized the author's thoughts, MEG NIEMI dation of my work here but it's the rewards that keep me going. I am rewarded every ChristoJ:iler Michna, Freya Prowe, tbm I baot. I apologize to yOtA, Josh Sta" time our printer delivers the bundles of new issues to Norvetta's office. Having some Patrick Gehlen, un.re Holloway, Christina Crooker bro, a"d tbe readers of The Other Side, Box 827 PITZER CollEGE thing concrete and tangible to show for your work is only one of many perks that aPtd I bope I ca11 be forgiom. come with the job. Each time I see someone pidr.. up a copy on their way into Mc Columnist l accept full rcspo11sibility for my article Connell gives me a sense of pride like nothing I have ever known. Even seeing an is Seth leibsohn JD)JEAID)~g DECEMBER sue laying in some nndom suite, trampled and beer-stained, or on the floor on a a"d bot>t this apcrit11Ce tcacbts all jOilnlal 14, 1990 bathroom, crumpled and stained with other liquids, repays that lost sleep better than ists tbe oaluable lcsso11 it bas taught a nap ever could. mt-ft.Qltl(ly, tbat it is absolutely impcratioc So are these the only benefits of living for a cause~ Hardly. These simple pleasures Tlte Olhu SitU is a publication of lbe to gioe credit where credit is due. Jba?~lt you only serve to fuel the fire, keeping us going on weekends when fellow students are off students of Pitzer College. The edi- for commg forward QPIJ ktepixg jOilncalinn seeing movies, going to parties, or, God forbid, doing homework. The main reason tors reserve the right to edit Ill materi- h011cst. SPONSORED IN PART BY I'm honored to have worked on The Other Side is that it taught me how to work. als submitted to this publication. Please address inquiries or letters to -TRAVIS WRIGHT WITHOUf Box Staying up all night7 No problem. Fighting with fellow workers and even administr.l The Other Side. c/o Pitzer College, A tion in order to get what you want~ No problem. Racking my bnin-1 mean really Box 452. Clan:mont, CA. 91711. looking way down deep-for originality in form and content? I can do that now, or The Other Side welctNnes letters from rhe & at least I know how to try. I leave Pitzer College confident in the knowledge that no 1K apa;o. c:qno.ud ill llbo -....-do DCI( --nJy ro:tt.cr 1M apiaba oldie ed-"'1 .wr. comm111ity. Please address correspondence to: THE STUDENT PROGRAMMING BoARD matter what I want to do in life, I know how to get it~en if that means working The Other Side. Pitzer College, CtaJet7100t hard 01990n.Odle The Other Side: December 12, 1990 5 4 The Other Side: April19, 1990 comfortable with their sexual identities ty specifics. What has changed is the at and orientations. This is a place where titude towards the policy. The people people try out new ideas and experi implementing the policy have taken a I am a college stu ment with new things. This is where literal interpretation of it. They have students have traditionally learned become fundamentalists. I've been told dent. I am 21. Yes, I about alcohol. view alcohol as an abusive drug to be that federal funding requirements are In high school we drank to get drunk; consumed rapidly mixed with the fear of the reason for the tightening of our do drink on occasion. we learned how to be abusive. It was a being caught. This vicious attitude reins. needs to be changed.. By the time they hurried activity done in parks and park The problem with this is why is feder are 21, many will be graduating or Sometimes, I drink ing lots. We were constantly wary. The al funding an issue? Just how much of it police always seemed to know whose preparing to graduate. They will not is needed to keep the school afloao heavily. Most of the house or which park we were in. When have learned how to drink comfortably. Why are we having so many problems? I came to college 1 encountered a new They will have flunked that segment of these are questions that have not been time I drink socially, attitude. People could drink openly and their social education. answered and seem to be avoided. freely without worrying about being Maybe some will not even graduate. It would seem that other private chased by a squad car. It was great. 1 They will be dead.. This campus' attempt schools would be having similar prob and responsibly. The to enforce a strong alcohol policy has learned that I needed to function, too; 1 lems and would become more stringent thing to consider is was in school. That's where I started to forced many students to drink off cam with their alcohol polides, too. Howev look at the spectrum of alcohol. I pus, students of age and underage stu er, in the article by The Claremont In I learned in relaxed circumstances the dents. This semester I've seen many dependent, it seems that two of our that do not spend consequences of over-consumption and fucked up students crawling to their cars neighbors, Occidental and the Universi the benefits of under-consumption. I to drive back to campus. This is stupid ty of Redlands, are still being mild in much time drinking. know what alcohol is all about, yet I A death is waiting to happen. They their policy interpretations. On the five wonder if the underclassmen do. should know better than to drive, yet college campuses it seems that our cam I have better things Here, drcumstances are no longer re they would have never been in a car if pus' alcohol policy is the strictest. Why laxed. Students are under the scrutiny of the school hadn't made parties move is our campus so extreme? Was there a to do than spend my the watchful eyes of the administration elsewhere. The response I expect is that particular event that blacklisted us for and the Federal Government. Incoming parties are available on campus. Some federal aid? A statement should be is time in a stupor. students cannot drink comfortably. underage students might be satisfied sued to all the students telling us how Drinking here is just like drinking in with a soda pop. Many are not. They our school stands. Are we on firm want to have the choice of socializing t'! ·>::~ high school. Students drink waty of pol ground or about to topple? How badly icy implementers looking for policy vio with their age peers with alcohol rather do we need federal aid? Then students lators. This is what I did in high school than be segregated from them. might understand why the alcohol poli and am glad I grew out of. The under The current alcohol policy seems no cy is being implemented the way it is. classmen are not outgrowing this. They different than the old one. The new pol We want to know. icy is filled with more details about par- Don't go through agony every tim.e am here to learn. However, my nose is son's life. I've taught myself with experi not between text pages all the time. I ence. Now I know what kind of behavior you need something copied. I socialize, too. When I socialize, I con is acceptable and unacceptable in tenns of verse. Sometimes I drink alcohol and con alcohol consumption. This information is Just go to your phone. Call Copies Now. We can mal 6 The Other Side: December 12, 1990 Our Environment Our Environment How Do You Save Water? WHAT'S HAPPENING Water Conservation Lynne Kristoffersen water. You're saving energy ...and also gallons of water just by taking part in Contributing Writer dollars on your water bill; as reported these simple water-saving activities. in How Saving Water Saves Energy: With this realization, and the fact The Metropolitan Water District of that Southern California is now in its ave between 2,900 and 4,060 gal Southern California. fourth consecutive drought year, I lons of water in just one day! It's as Have you noticed the water conser thought that it would be helpful to in Seasy as having all Pit-zer students vation flyers, those water drops filled crease awareness of the need to save wa shorten their showers by just one with conservation hints like "Save Wa ter. Also, it seems that sometimes we, as minute. That's because every minute ter. We all can make a difference,· students living in the residence halls use that shower water runs out of the faucet, kitchen hints, sink faucet tips, and the water, and electridty unlike we might at 5-7 gallons of water are used. various water facts printed in the Pitzer home, where the bills would more di Did you know that two-thirds of Press? These have all been a part of my rectly affect us. Thus, I started this wa Southern California's water supply R.A. programming efforts to promote ter conservation program with hopes of comes from outside of California? water conservation and awareness giving the Pit-zer community reminders That's an average of two billion gallons throughout the Pitzer campus. about the simple water conservation a day that comes from only three uving in a Claremont home this sum measures they can use so that together, sources: the Colorado Aqueduct, the mer, I realized how vital and easy it can we all can make a difference! "Use drip irrigation, (of California Aqueduct, and the Los Ange be to save 5 or 10 gallons here and So please remember that in your indi course we use that in the les Aqueduct. However, the Los Ange there. Many television and radio com vidual bathrooms, you can take shorter les Aqueduct served by Mono Lake in ~rden ) plant drought mercials and newspaper articles focused showers, you can turn off the water Bishop, California serves only the City on the necessity for saving water as a re while brushing your teeth, you can fill tolerant plants, plant native of Los Angeles. Thus, most of Southern plants." sult of the Southern California drought. the sink with water to shave, and you California's water supply comes from Although much of the focus was on the can turn the water on low pressure to only the Colorado River (from which drought situation in the cities of Los wash your hands or face. In the laundry we share resources with Arizona) and Angeles and Santa Barbara, the Clare rooms, you can help by only doing full Northern California Rivers. mont Courier encouraged water saving loads of laundry. In the kitchens, fill up Saving water also means saving ener among Claremont residents as weU. Re the sink and then wash and rinse dishes. gy, yet another precious resource. To alizing how important additional water Finally, the water conservation task receive Southern California's water sup conservation efforts are, I took shorter force has asked Mead dorm suites to ply, water is lihed over the mountains as showers, I didn't let the water run while volunteer to test out low-flow model high as 3700 feet by large pumps which I was brushing my teeth, I used the dish shower heads. Please volunteer, it is yet are spaced along the aqueducts. To op water to water plants, I made sure that another chance to conserve water. erate these pumps takes electrical ener water from the lawn did not run off on Remember, if we can treat water ratio gy and thus, to get water to Southern to the sidewalk, and I also kept water in nally, we can avoid rationing. It's easier California for just one year can take the refrigerator so I would not have to than you thinkJ 5,000,000 barrels of fuel oil. Thus, waste water just to get a cold glass of •when you save water in Southern Cali water. T awards the end of the summer, LyrrM Kris!41Jfrno~ is 4 Smior 111 Pitur, rujoritlg fornia, you're saving much more than I realized how easy it was to save many ;, !iwgtlistics ""J tnycltolo;y. FACT DID YOU KNOW? A VERY SIMPLE THING YOU CAN DO It takes 1,630,00 gallons of -when eating a meal at one - l- . water to produce food to feed In the past thirteen yean~ " It is important to save water because the area we are living one American for one year! ofthe dining halls use just in is basicly a desert. And the water tables in this region are Southern California has expe one gklss for your beverage very low and we are importing a lot of water from other A drippingfaucet can waste at rienced yean in 1977, and if you finish that, go parts of the state and actually that upsets a lot of people drought ~t 7 galkms a day! Even a back for more. It takes ap from the northern parts of the country, which is where I'm 1978.1987, 1988, and 1989. small drip can waste more from. And its been a major issue for this area for a long time. than 1.500 gallons a month. pradmately six gallons of And l do try to save water, by taking quick showers and not water to wash each glass. • ·•·. l )' havi;gwt;t:rw;~rw~t~~i:~t~~~~last , I Compiled byKrist in Kasper a minimual amount of water, just enough so thcv can kinda l1ve." The Other Side: December 12, 1990 9 SILVER AND GOLD ••• Should N e v er Be Worn rends and fashion affect aU of us-in •nots" for the upcoming season. fact, Pitzer in itself possesses its own California has a fashion sense totally iso T code of clothing and that's exactly lated from the rest of the country. Usually what gives Pitzer its identity. Pitzer stu the trends start here and either trickle or dents are stereotyped by their tie-dyes and trounce through the remaining 47 conti Birkenstocks while CMC students sport the nental states. Anything from Oakley Blades traditional rugbys and Levis ...you ali know to Roller Blades to neon Quik Silver shirts. the rest. Coming from the conservative midwest, I At the risk of possibly sounding like went through minor culture shock upon something out of Seventeen or Glamour, I'd first arriving to California (more specifically Photos by like to present you the readers with some Pitzer). I didn't know a Birkenstock from a Kristin Kasper & possible fashion tips, trends and traditions Dock-Sider. Fortunately, Yve grown since with regard to clothes and some definite then. Jennifer Hoffman 10 The Other Side: December 12, 1990 Pardon th(: cliche, but what goes around comes around. This is most applicable to fashion, specifical something was popular in the past, it's plausible that it ly in California. We ar(: beginning to S(:e a revival of could be popular again with a few tucks or trims. Of looks that went •out• several years ago. For exampl(:, course, with the exception of bell-bottomsl Unfortu ovenlls. Not only the traditional Osh Kosh, but new nately the majority of us were cursed by having to er, more trendy styles. They now come in flashy col grow up in the 70's-the absolutely worst decade for ors with belts or pins or whatever you want to add fashion. I'm sure we all have baby pictures in which that extra flair. Not to mention th(:y're extremely our moms dressed us up in jeans that swayed when we comfortable. walked and plaid button-down shirts with collars that The best and most obvious venue to search for extended to our shoulders. They're still embarrassing these fashions, or lack thereof, is, of course, the Mall. to look at. Montclair Plaza attracts a wide variety of people In my (almost) four years here, Pitzer fashion hasn't anywhere from wealthy co!Jege students to the resi changed incredibly. But if it has changed, it's slightly dents of the local convalescent home, blue collar fami more, for lack of a better word, conservative. I see less lies from Pomona to Chino Junior High mall rats. tie-dyes and Birenstocks. Nik(: light-weight hiking One can see anything at the mall boots (l.avadomes) and Patagonia jackets seem more I wanted to use the mall for capturing the definite prevalent now (it could just be the change in weather). •do nots• of the fashion world. What I saw was Calvin Regardless, one would have to admit that even Pitzer Klein's nightmare. I couldn't take pictures fast . goes with the flow. We're all slaves to fashion enough. whether we realize it or not. The first thing that strud<. me as odd was that som(: After having spoke with several Pitzer students, the people who looked ridiculous were weanng tank-tops majority of them stated that they cared aboot fashion while others were wearing heavy sweaters. My pho but were not obsessed by it. Fortunately for us, one of tographer and I agreed that on that particular day a the •in• looks is the ·oh, I just threw anything on but cotton sweater or blouse with pants would be most it just happens to look really good.• It certainly makes appropriate. Perhaps commg from a cold climate, I dressing easier. What I'm talking about is, for example, find it difficult to wear a wool sweater when it's 65 de tom jeans with a big sweater and boots. Bingo, you grees outside, but like I said, California has its own have an outfit and you're fashionable. code of fashion. Girls, the best way to dress up any boring article of Let's get, though, to the real heart of fashion: what's clothing is to accessorize. A simple necklace or ear in and what's not. Now, mind you, this is just this rings will highlight the most mundane of fashions. writer's opinion. I realize everyone has his or her own Belts or hatr items will also do the trick. If you want to personal preferences. I think we can all agree that attract a certain somebody wear a conversation jeans tucked into socks is out. And how about those piece- a funky pin or necklace or a cool hat. I guar sweaters with dancing cows or ducks around the neck ant(:e, you11 get noticed. Remember, again, this is just line? Passe. But what I saw was beyond those little my opinion. Enough of this teenage advice. faux pas'. Fringed jean jackets with tight black stretch Realistically we are all victims of trends. We can't pants and boots worn by a junior high student who help being drawn into the hippest styles, no matter was about S rand 160 lbs., or a guy with long greasy how hard we try and resist. Granted, it's questionable black hair and a studded leather jacket (without a shirt if some of us have any idea what "'ooks good" judging underneath) and add washed jeans with the mandato by the majorities that populate our malls. Clothes ry cowboy boots. I'm gathering he thought he looked though are an extension of ourselves. They can make attractive. us feel good, sloppy or sexy. They express what we Other outfits ranged from velvet dresses and h(:els feel and how we live. Friends recognize you by your to spandex and ripped t-shirts to tight tops with choice of clothes and that what characterizes you. I midriffs hanging out. I felt like I was watching the know many of you are saying it's what's inside that re fashion show from Hell. Do these people in the morn ally matters, not what's on the outside. Sure, that's true ing look in the mirror and say, "' look good"? Scary to an extent, but impressions are usually based upon thought to ponder. what the person looks like from the outside. Other But enough on the tacky and tasteless. Let's look at wise who would dress up for job interviews or impor the new and now. Baby doll dresses. Over-sized blaz tant dates? Ask yourself that. ers. Tom jeans. The Southwestern, Ralph Lauren look So next time you're sitting around your room, glance and colored Converse tennies. All of these trends into your closet and really look at your clothes. I'm were at some point popular in the past and have magi sure you'll realize that you're more of follower to fash cally come back. The babydoll d ress used to be ion than you might care to admit. But that's okay. We trendy in the 1960s, granted it was a little less styled all are. In the meantime be hip, be now and NEVER then but the idea was the same. It's fa ir to say that if wear red with pink. ToP: From the rodeo to the mall: this jacket goes everywhere ToP: What are the suspenders for? BorroM: The strut the hair toss ...giv~ : BoTTOM: What are the overalls for? ~man82 ;• Yeah, you! 12 The Other Side: December 12, 1990 The Other Side: December 12, 1990 13 A PROFESSOR'S PERSPECTIVE A STUDENT 'S PERSPECTIVE The Problem With by by John D. A Kind of Participatory Jared Pitzer Governance Sullivan Democracy Kotler Tht fo!lowi1f4 drticlt CO?Isisls of ocarpts fra. tbt sttuly, A KIND OF PARTICIPATORY DE'-tOCRACY. Tbt fuU study C4t11 bt obtaintd jrOtfl Mr. Kotltr. tacts that are needed to begin the pro ach fall we hear that student posi the Pitzer student body, we could prob added to the By-laws of Pitzer College. ther. Finally I have identified an issue ably come up with a rather long list in a cess of political mobilization. W e need ohn Atherton did not have much tions on various Pitzer college affinity for the decision making pro The added text set up the committee with full support and knowledge on be very short amount of time. Some obvi to ask him to fill a temporary vacuum Ecommittees are vacant and that no cess at the conservative men's col system and the process of student ap half of the stud ents and the system ous ones that come to mind indude ge and to become a •teader and pusher' of students appear ready to jump into the ege (what Pitzer first was) and set out pointment. From that point on, stu failed it. What will it take to win a vic Pitzer political process and become a ography of residence (differences exist students with the goal of developing 1 dents could be represented at the high tory for the students? to initiate what he called, ·a kind of par member of a committee. I would like to among students residing in each of the political interest groups and student po ticipatory democracy: Dislike for bier est level; The Executive Faculty Com wanted to obseTVe a •unitary• form of suggest that the system may be at fault dorms and off-campus), race and ethnic litical partaes. achy was not the factor that led presi mittee. democracy. I, in my own curiiosity and that student apathy may result more ity, year in college, and major. These At some point, as such interests I dent Atherton to try and achieve his n my interviews of the students body I wanted to see if this ideal form of a from structural impediments than from a are only a few but the implication of groups emerge, all of us will be asked to ideal of faculty and student participa found one issue that people took a many flawed system really existed_ To genuine lack of concern on the part of listing them is interesting: if we based play roles in the inevitable changes that tion, but it was the events of November I representation on a few of the more im will be requested by these groups. In definitive postion, and an issue that al me it was like a unicorn: a myth. Wetl, students. In particular, I want to suggest 1st, 1964 at Berkeley college that domi most everyone on campus is reaftive ex believe it or not while 1 was watching portant group interests, say geography, particular, it will become necessary to that the rurrent Pitzer system does not nated student sympathy, and thus led pert on: school food and the meal plan. Johnny Carson, one on his guests, who ethnidty, and year in college, we would examine our existing structures with an allow for the articulation of campus •po Atherton to announce that, •on the In a survey students were asked to ex h a ppend to be d irector of the San soon see that the current committee sys eye towards what can stay and what litical• interest groups that we find in theory that a college ought to be a press some of there feelings about Mar Diego Zoo, brought on (believe it or tem would be smothered under the new needs to be added. In addition, most political systems. model democracy, Pitzer has demol riott and the job they are doing as cater not) an unicorn. Under the current system, students weight of representatives. That is, in faculty will need to be prepared to play ished the sanctity of faculty meetings er. Needless to say the students were So, where does unitary government are informed of committee openings order for these interests to be represent vanous roles-interest group advisors, and invited elected student representa less than enthusiastic about features exist on Pitzer's campus? I believe 1 and asked to submit their names if they ed, we would have to make room for political party advisors, information tives to take part: Out of this speech, ranging from taste and appearance to have found it in the committees where are interested. The system in no way them on all Pitzer commmittees. This sources, etc.-that will contribute to the students and faculty formed a unique overall quality. As far as the meal plan, students don't want to alter or run elicits student participation based on would require that more spaces for stu development of a more realistic interest partnership to produce an instant tradi students all feel it is too expensive. Pitzer. Pitzer students now have a great specific interests that students may dents be created on each committee, an based politics at the College. Two fac tion in which everyone was included.... What would they like to see change? sense of the Pitzer community without have. Rather, it assumes that any stu outcome not likely to happen under the tors will undoubtly be salient as we look At weekly Town-Hall Meetings stu 1. Improve the quality of food. much regard for anything else. Paul dent could represent any other student current by-laws. at these developments: dents and faculty debated issues that 2. Abolish mandatory meal plan for Potter sums up the popular attitude of or the entire student body and that any There are a number of things that can t . We will probably conclude that ranged from whether girls should be re students living on campus. Pitzer students by arguing that •people student is as well informed about cam be done, short of attempting a major we do want to continue student partici quired to wear shirts at meals, to writing Simple? Not really. When this issue are concerned with things that affect a school constitution. President Ather pus issues as any other student. by-laws revision, to bring these diver pation on Pitzer committtees. That par was brought to the executive committee themselves. The rest, they would just ton concluded, ·as long as we here in Faced with this kind of invitation gent interests into the Pitzer political tidpation has been valuable in the past by the student representative in contact assume leave to the experts: system. To begin with, the creation of and will be important in the future; Claremont are wise enought to continue with that committee, time after t ime represent "Everystudent•- it is no won n. conclusl on, I feel the system pro discussions, continue to be responsible this person was told there was a com der that many of our students choose the student senate last year was clearly a 2. In order to accomodate interests vades the tabula rasa• for an ideal sys step in the right direction. We have to that currently do not neatly •fit• 1n the and close to the students we are leading mittee being created for that purpose, I not to participate and that students have the country in a way which many col tem. It is when adversary institutions be pataent, however, as it may take a current committee system, we will be maybe it would be ideal to join it. After to be cajoled to join committees-even leges and universit ies have not yet enter and dominate the atmosphere that very important committess such as the couple of years for this institutional led to explore alternative forms of stu a year of waiting, inactivity turned to the system gets clogged_ achieved: apathy. Why was the school board so Faculty Executive Committee. Stu change to •take: In the meantime, we dent government, hopefully building on One very important weak point is the unapproachable on a seemingly simple dents must wisely conclude that they all need to be supportive of the con the existing student senate. t the inception of Pitzer's constitu ability of the administrators of the sys issue? Further investigating into the re cannot represent all students-the stu cepts that lie behind that change. As we approach the future, we will no Ation (early 1965), calling for full tem to undermine the ability of it's sub lationship between Marriott and Pitzer dents in their corridor perhaps, but not As we look farther into the future, the doubt find that student life will be en participation of both faculty and stu ordinates to be heard. The lengthy and showed that they are experienced bed all students. The current system also student senate will really need a func nched by the addition of a genuine po dents, it should be concluded that constant deliberation b reed contempt fellows. does not invite students to engage in tioning •political system· for it to be litical process-a process that allows for democracy at Pitzer was participatory, and apathy. 1 feel administrators of any kind of interest-group caucussing successful. In order for such a system to interest group articulation, for student but in adversary form. t is my opinion that the issue will be democracy realize this and use it in their 1970 saw the year of Atherton's resig before deciding to join a committee. emerge, we need to experiment with experience in dealang wtth conflict, and tossed on the faculities ~ack.-burner , behalf. nation, Nizon's, •generation of peace· , I Thus, the very selection system rein ways in which student interests can be for leadership opportunities for our stu or the question will get suffocated in the In its ideal form however, democracy articulated. Interest groups and student dents. We will also no doubt fi nd that and Pitzer's move to coeducational sys system until there is no more interest. is an efficient and powerful unifying forces the notion that the student is be tem. It also saw the beginning of the political parties are two such mecha both the prospect and the experience of What elements must be present for force. This experience had led me to tog asked to represent all students, a ·me generation: Students were slowly nisms but they will not necessarily change is frightening but the the ex the system to run with respect to the ex try and give the system a break and real task that no doubt appears over-whelm becoming less idealistic and a move to emerge without some catalyst. Here, pected gains so important that we will pectations of Aristotle and Mansbrige. 1 ize its ability (in the right hands) to ang to most. ward apathy (to contradict terms) was If we were to list the different kmds we need to look to the Dean of Stu move ahead and build on the changes have showed that no knowledge, cou promote friendship, equality, consensus, becoming apparent. It was in 1972 pled with no support of the issue doesn't face-to-face contact, and common inter of nacient interest groups that exist in dents as a person with a sense of student we have made in the past two years. however, that students received real life and with the kinds of student con- help at all. 1 have also shown support, est. representat ion. Articles 5 and 6 were without knowledge does not work ei- 14 The Other Side: December 12, 1990 The O ther Side: December 12, 1990 15 LEFT: Turkish professor Nuket Kllnlmn Pitzer Revisits The '60s Anti-War Forums addresses the panel and the audience BEWW: Kuwail.a graduate school student Teach-In D iscusses addresses the crowd. AIIDDLE: Professors and students articulate the comments ofthe panel. the Likelihood of BOTTOM: Pomona Professor Fred Krinsky articulates the current crisis. War and Peace BY THOMAS MILLS pproximately 500 students, faculty, the Jsreali/Palestinian problem on both sides, staff and members of the Claremont "Arafat and the P.LO (Palestinian Liberation ommumty Jammed Avery Auditon Organization) never missed a chance to miss um on Fn., December 7 for a teach-in on the a chance; explaining that every ttme there ! Perstan Gulf Crisis. was an opportumty for peace, the P.L.O. I The tach-In, orgamzed by lucian Mar blew it. "The fact that the lsreali govern quis conststed of a nine member panel, a ment can dictate the United States' defense I Brittsh Independent Television Network film policy is ludicrous," said Elliot. • entttled Saddam Hussein: Defying the The discussion was followed by a ftlm clip World, and two clips from the McNett Leber from the •McNeil Leher Report" an whteh t Report The panel consisted of Pttzer Col Los Angeles Times Nauonal Serurity Corre lege professors Tom ligen (moderator) and spondent, Robin Wnght claimed war was in Werner Warmbrunn; Pomona College pro evitable because "We've (the US.) painted fessors David Elliot, Nuket Kardam, and ourselves into a corner: Fred Krinsky; Cal Poly professors Moham During the discussion that followed, Elltot mad Assadi and Mamood lbrahtm; Rabbi Ben spoke of the changing objectives of the U.S. Bc:ltak of McCalister Center, and ex U .C. re "Amenca's politicil leadership was never gent Stanley Sheinbaum. able to dearly define its objectives (in Viet The event began w1th the film which por nam). The mability to articulate a rauonale trayed Hussein as •personally murdenng• his does not bode well for support," he sa ad. ! way to the top of the Bafist party which now In probably the most moving of state IS presently in power in Iraq. The film illlso ments, Krinsky said, "In a post Cold War explatned the current state of affaars in the world I can't imagine an America . . that I entire Middle East region and how it came to would not take a lead ... in preventmg the ~ be. repetition of h1st01y War is the last thmg Dunng the discussion that ensued, Assadi, this planet needs! War as the last thing we t an Iraqi, satd, 'One can suggest that the his need to reach a 'New World Order'," after torical borders don't make a lot of historical which the auditorium erupted in applause. s•gmficance; explaimng how they were The discussion was followed by a fanal film drawn up by Britian for •their colonial pur clip from the "McNeil Leher Report" in poses • This point of view was debated by which Jacqueline Jackson Quinn, represent Ibrahim who said, "111 make the claim that ing the average American citizen, was mter Saddam Hussein's motives were more of a viewed. Quinn stated that the main motive nationalist ongin than a more pan-Arab one: for war is oil and that it is not justified. The discussion moved to the lsreali/Pales The teach-in provided different petitions, tinian issue an which Ibrahim said, 'The phone numbers and information dealing with equation in the minds of the Arabs is very the prevention of war and what to do if it dear. The U.S. is in the region to further breaks out. suppress the Arab people. ..just as the IsraeliS Followmg the teach-in was an anti-war ral have been doing Israel failed and now the ly, sponsored by the Progress1ve Student 'Btg Boss has come 1n to do the job" This Umon, held at the intersection of Indian Hill posttton was countered by Krinsky, blaming Blvd. and Arrow Htghway. THE OTHER SIDE'S by FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT from Jason Siena Singer Italy SAM. GOULD )t)U ~£LP T~I S GUY ACROSS? Blowing A Rusty Trumpet / Perhaps one ofthe greatest opportunities afforded to one who studies abroad is not only the perspective from which he/she can view a foreign culture but more profoundly a new viewpoint f rom which one can criti cally analyze his/her own (culture). It is from this standpoint that I must discuss the dangerous contra dictions which exist in our own derrwcratic f ree-mar ket society as evidenced by the American media. It is perhaps most 1roni<: that Eastern Europe would go to present democratic system is characterized by voting "EoUCATIONAL PROCRAMS'" he cold way is over and as Alexo lsywnov sug such extremes to bury the works and teachings of Karl Marx. gests in his desperate editorial (International percentages on a state-wide level averaging little more The educational system adopted by our society is perhaps the gravest and most self-destructive contradiction existing It is possible to conclude that the collective nature of Marxist T Newsweek, Nov. 19, 1990) discussing the need than 40 pen:ent1 theory breeds, in practical application, mediocrity (as does for a democratic, free-market system in the Soviet Such a trend in post-Cold War journalism is forbod within American culture. Self-destructive in that it produces a learned individual with values and tendencies recusant to the the educational system of John Dewey), yet absolutely insipid Union, •the old gods are gone but the new ones have ing of an impending crisis of our own. Such negligence to suggest that Karl Marx was anything but a brilliant scholar. not yet arrived• The problematic concept at work here as displayed by Newsweek suggests a dangerous atti most fundamental element of democracy and free-market individualism. The sobering fact that the majority of Ameri Hts brilliance 1s deeply rooted in the historical scope of IS grounded in the tenn •gods.• He goes on to insinuate tude imbued by the public-1f it ain't broke, don't fix cans do not exercise their right to vote is by no means an ac Marx1st dialect Practtced by many religiously ever since, it that the new •gods• should manifest themselves in the it; or even worse, a feeling as if such trends are impos has given the world some of the most brilliant scholars of this sible to change. cident. That the majority of students educated at the universi fonn of western assistance. century, all of whom practiced the type of conceptual learn To be critical of democracy and free-market in Amer ty level are not able to critically analyze the conceptual or In his own words: -ne vigorous debates over the size ing Dewey denounced. of Western economic assistance to the Soviet Union ica is to taken as 1iberar or by the almost prophetic, as historical conglomerations behind the most trivial of existents should not overshadow the need for another, more sub a Marxist. However, to be ignorant to the problems and (problems) in our society is by no stretch of the mind a phe "PEOPLE TO PEOPLE EXCHANGES• tle, but no less important aid aimed at reweaving the contradictions which exist within American democracy nomena. Based on the product of modem education as reflected by spiritual fabric of Soviet society. This aid already being and free-market is to destroy the most ingenious politi The philosophy behind public education in our country tS recent voting percentages, at what level will Soviets benefit extended in the fonn of educational programs, people cal economy ever proposed or put into action. the brainchild of John Dewey. The thrust of h1s educational from •people to people exchanges;~· Economic;~ To explain to people exchanges and donations at religious litera And so, in understanding the profundity of Alexei objectives was the development of the ·social· spirit achieved the irrationaltty of such an answer would take more pages ture should be significantly upgraded. Western politi lzyumov's naive words we can more fully understand on the pre-school level by playing and other activities geared than this magazine is made of. Put in simple terms, it IS di cians and business should always keep in mind that the the contradictions within our own society, compre towards ·social development• and later on in upper-school by rectly related to the lack of reason as a motive behind those Soviet Union will become a truly reliable partner only hending why we have become unqualified teachers of a class projects and group discussions. John Dewey once wrote: people d1recting the economy. when •~s people finnly embrace the universal values of system created within our own borders. -ne mere absorbing of facts and truths is so exclusively in Irrationality finds its roots buried deep in the development democratic soc1ety: lzyurnov asks that three things be given in greater dividual an affair that it tends very naturally to pass into self of human's rational faculty. That human's rational faculty de By publishing such an editorial, does Newsweek in amount to Soviet citizens: •educational programs, peo ishness. There is no obvious social motive for the acquire veloped within the confines of an environment they could tend to suggest that it is the United States that should ple to people exchanges, and donations of religious lit ment of mere learning, there is no clear social gain in success not understand elucidates partly their destruction of it. The participate in •reweaving the sp1ritual fabric of Soviet erature.• It should be stated (however obvious) that the thereat: nature of capitalism allows such irrationality to run rampant. society• by encouraging through example wayward So creation of a new political economy should have a solid Thus, (in rather brief explanation) the end product is a per Conditiomng someone to survive in the collective attempts viets •to embrace the universal values of a democratic base. That lsyumov would ask for these three things son whose education is ltnle more than a survival manual for to subordinate the needs and desires of the individual. A 3- society?• Indeed, it d~ from the United States not only guarantees a defective the collective rather than one of theoretical knowledge. This year-old forced to play with the group (as in the model of Perhaps more apropos and 1romc is the failure of foundation for the new Soviet political economy but, citizen is better prepared for socialism than a democratic free Dewey) quickly learns the rules of survival. If Johnny gets to Newsweek to cover extensively tn the same issue the more importantly, draws attention to the fracture which market society. The Sov1ets need do little more than transfer the tncycle f1rst, 1t's hts--one must go ftnd another toy to blundering results from our recent nationwide election has been suffered by our own. their present system, rather than adopt educational objectives play wtth. A game develops tn such an atmosphere; the pre- like these. day. Are we Americans fit to lead by example when our Plea~ See Next Page The Other Side: December 12, 1990 18 The O:her s·de December 12, 1990 19 THE OTHER SIDE' S FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT vailing skills being those of deception, -----~------ture of its transgressions. greed and strength. Those children deft of 2. By subordinating one's potent1al by HE PORT§ AGE such abilities team that inevitably this is l le labelling it a gift of God is to sever hu- the personality make-up of our county's ~~Sin" as a concept is itt man potential from the dimension of re- leaders, those who the Soviets wish to ality, to put boundaries on the accom- have "person to person" encounters with. more than a religious plishments ahead by destroying the con- A Holiday Wish List Life of a Sagehen "DONATIONS OF RElJGJOUS l.rr£RATURE" J _ ,J" 1_ _ cept of infinity. BY D AVID STOLBER BY ALFIE ALsCIIULER cu:rivative o1 t~ neutral •eo....-1' Although the separation of church and tn state is on of the most fundamental staples concept "error.,, That one Alexei tzyumov states in his essay that ell sports fans its time to spark up the fire place and he glory has r assed, the fall season is over. The ath of our government's foundation, 215 years the Soviet Union is in need of "new" prepare for that much anticipated (yeah right) fam letes of womt:n's volleyball, men and women's soccer, later we wee that for all practical purposes can be cleansed oferror by gods. For the Capitalistic Democracies of ily quest, when you haggle for an outrageously T football, and cross country are out of the limelight. W The cheering fans have turned their gaze to basketball, swim this is little more than theoretically true. Eastern Europe to progress toward the priced tree with a usually grotesque looking man for what Given the conceptual knowledge humans ritual or prayer washes fulfillment of these ideas, they must real- seems like days. That's right boys and girls, Christmas is fi ming and other sports. What are the fall athletes doing with have afforded themselves over the cen- ize the "new" gods they are m such dire nally upon us. Santa is starting to fire up his reindeer and his themselves since the1r decline;> Are they suffocating under an turies, religion exists as possibly the most • h his/her need of exist in every person of the state. elves are working around the clock in order to gear up for insurmountable pile of work;> Are they eagerly training in an imtional school of philosophy in human away an t e process For America to salvage its great potential their once a year venture to bring joy and happiness to kids ticipation for next year, or are they moving on to yet another history. The argument in this direction is 3 _ • • from the path of inevitable crisis we must from 1 to 92. lf 1 was Santa Claus I would not distribute toys sport;> so often stated that to explain it against cu:sare or need to dtScover do the same. Educating generations to on the mght before Christmas, I would bestow onto the I conducted a thorough study to ftnd answers to these would be redundant. However, there are come that human potential is the only world of sports the missing ingredients that I bdteve it lacks. pressing questions. After much hard work I came up with five two points which must be discussed: evident provable god we know of is im- and remedy its nature. I would gtve Magic Johnson and the rest of the Lakers that different categones that these Sagehens fall into. 1. "Sin" as a concept is little more than a perative. Rational reason consists of the dominate center they so desperatdy need so they could give religious derivative of the neutral concept _____ deepest possible conceptual knowledge THE RRSf CATEGORY IS T HE jOCK.. __j•••------those mugs tn Detroit a serious run for their money one more "error." That one can be cleansed of error by ritual or prayer and the historical scope of Marxist dialect. These are the The Jock does not take a moment's rest. This person washes away in the process his/her desire or need to discover building materials needs for a sound foundatioll--for the real time. moved right into another sport. They could not bear to be I would give James Worthy a blow up Laker girl so he and remedy its nature. Prevailing in the realm of society, this ization of such great instirutions as free-market and democra in absence of the intensive warmth and support given by allows a culture to progress with no true knowledge of the na- cy. could get his cheap thnlls in the privacy of his own home. Sagehen fans. The Jock is surprisingly common at Pitzer. I would give Michael Jordan a much deserved Champi onship Ring so his extra-ordinary talents would be justly re THE SECOt-.'"0 CATEGORY IS T HE COAOI'S WET DR.EA.••t warded by the most momentous prize in basketbaU. These people are truly dedicated athletes who do only one .~·· . -~• - "' •w•• • ._ ••••••.¥. ·--•·••• ·••• ··• •w- Y••~-._ I would give The New York Yankees a pitching ace in the sport. Although their season IS over and will not begin mold of a Whitey Ford or a Ron Guidry so they could get again for another 9 months, they are training. These peo back to the World Series where they belong. ple can be found in the weight room or various other ;'f11 l :t•.!I;ti I would give Jose Canseco some humility so his over hideous places There are not that many Wet Dreams on whelming baseball talents would not be blurred by his arro campus, I suppose that is a good thing. gant attitude. T HE THIRD CATEGORY 1s THE SoaAL BlllTIRFLY: I would give Multi-talented Bo Jackson an ultimatum to ei The social Butterfly was highly upset about the amount of r off foot long" ther knock baseballs out of the park or to knock defensive time that his or her sport demanded. It often meant not be $ 5 0ff6rt.partys u b · ~;lht;Wi-f/; ~1 backs into the turf. (With his unlimited potential, I believe ing able to drink on Friday night or other such horrible sac he could be the best in our generation if he chooses either or lar ger ,' rifices. At last the huge time commitment is over and they 50¢ "' with purchase of one). can once again socialize to their heart's content. [ Yp lr~ 0 ltiS/91 CouPons must ~ ll'"~~t~ I would give Much maligned Denver Bronco Quarterback of f 6" med. drink THE FOURTH CATICORY IS THE f LAKE: w~n oro~nng Not valid w ith ()t!lf!r offers or [ >cplr ~S \ll/15191 "1USt pre~rt C0..'0-"'1 " C 2~ Tt>e Otrer Side December 12, 1990 The Other Side: December 12, 1990 23 CREATIVITY a Muscian Singer onah so many others, is great genius Brian Wilson, in tally), but this is nearing the end of his stay at our fair little college, pure conjecture on my part. though he will graduate one semester later than Freshman year at Pitzer College marked the begin 1rest of us Seniors. But mentally, he, like the rest ning of what would become a very fruitful association: of us, is looking backwards, if only temporarily. Do Jonah and the acoustic guitar. After taking time off not think, however, that he has lost sight of the fu during the Fall of Sophomore year, he returned to ture, but realize that there are times when one must join that memorable musical conglomerate:, Falling ltiOVE WAY FROM needs remember. Rock. What can be said about this legendary ensem TIE EVERYDAY Hence the following: •Bookman: A Satchelful of ble that hasn't been repeated ad nauseam already1 For Memories·. What is this title1 The answer to this is those who were not fortunate enough to see it in ac simple, my fellow students. It is the title given by tion, suffice it to say that Falling Rock was quite pos Jonah to a collection of nine songs devised by his own sibly the greatest Pitzer band of all time. After that self. Some are new, some are old, but taken as a piece experience, Jonah searched for new sonic combina Work For The Other Side they represent a summation of this man's musical en tions. Influenced by the twin peaks of Rock and Funk deavors of the past four years, though no songs from (Led Zeppelin and P-Funk), the mighty Big Booty was his tenure in the loud band, Big Booty, are present. born. For his Junior year, he became ). Matranga, Let us follow the serpentine river of this man's musi Funkrneister. FOR MORE hFORMAT:ON COMPLETE A \D RETl.iRN cal odyssey. Dateline: 7th grade. Jonah Matranga This year, Big Booty is no more, yet from its ashes first picks up a guitar. In the next few years he plays we see a resurgence of the acoustic geetar in Jonah's NAME ______in a rock 'n' roll band It was in this ensemble that the life. He recorded a tape of his tunes, playing all of Box ______young Jonah made his first tentative forays into the the instruments (I think, but don't I hear one Jack Devine on one of those tracks1). By the time you read ROOM ______great art of songwriting: namely, he re-wrote the lyrics to ·cood Ttmes, Bad 11mes· . (What an 8th this article, that tape, •Bookman: A Satchelful of Y~R ______grade kind of song, ya know1). 10th grade was a cru Memories· should be available for purchase at Rhino cial year for our friend Jonah. It was then that he re Records, as well as from the man himself. It includes POSITION DESIRED (I.E. WRITER, ARTIST, LAYOUT, ETC.)------ alized he would not become a guitar hero in the tradi many of Falling Rock's greatest hits, like "Sprinkler tion of the great Sam Hotchkiss, but instead that it Head Petition·, •Left & Right•, and "Springtime", PRIOR ExPERIENCE ------was his destiny to become a songwriter. Perhaps he though the latter is lacking the famous "Four Measures was inspired by that great Barry Manilow song (which of Schizophrenia• interlude which was such a high PLEAsE RETURN To: THE OTHER SIDE, Box 247, PrTZER CollEGE was written by Beach Boy Bruce Johnston about the light of Falling Rock's live shows. New tunes like See ARTIST, page 27 The Other Side: December 12, 1990 25 FILM MUSIC WISH LIST R E v E w R E v E w from page 21 continued from Pllile 22 continued from Pllfle 22 I would give College football some sort of playoff system (they need one this year more than ever before) so we JFce~ttftw ~6 lfle Other Side: December 12, 1990 The Other Side: December 12, 1991 '7 YOUR Sensibility and Censorship TURN Blood cently several daring rest wntmgs. However, stncture Seven Alexander Solzhemtsyn, Ralph Elli dents of Holden Hall's J-1 poses what free speech advocates son, Herman Hesse and J .D . David Kerley orridor posted statements, refer to as a "slippery slope:• •If a Salinger were once banned, I would slogans, affirmations of princ1ple signed comment or piece of artwork refer them to the same James Madi and verses of poetry on a bullettn ts found offensive or annoying by a son who wrote the First Amend Class of 1992 board in their hallway. The bulleun commumty member it is that mem ment: For Oil board, previously empty became ber's right to comment and/or con -some degree of abuse is insepa the site for a collage of ideas and an tact the author to request that the rable from the proper use of every for the residents there. One student material be removed: This set of thing, and in no instance is this J/Just do It,• · where's the Beef; the very diversified environment I live dear is asinine. To forego the ability to took a limerick from a book at Hon guidelines was adopted precisely more true than in that of speech... lt "Coke is It," or "Blood for Oil.• in. As a student of a very liberal college return to the place I was born or visit nold I.Jbrary and transcribed it onto because some members were of is better to leave a few of its nox What do these quotes have in (Pitzer), as we.ll as a cadet at the Califor the people I love is not even an option. that bulletin board. Deemed offen fended by a posted limerick. Free ious branches to their luxuriant common? All you have to do is buy nia Military Academy (CMA), I have A suggestion to run to Canada or any sive and in questionable taste by speech, open debate and inquiry growth, than, by pruning them them. All of these brief statements pos available to me a full range of opinions other place is based on irresponSible, ju some, the poem was removed by and academic freedom cannot mean away, to injure the vigour of those sess no content, carry no meaning. with information to support them. venile motives. I.Jke the boy who acci the residential staff authorities. The much if anythmg deemed offensive yielding the proper fruits: They only communicate an attitude. -vou don't have to go, you can jam up dentally throws the baseball through students of J-1 then wrote to the becomes ineffable. In 1973, a 15-year-old girl wrote They do not offer an argument or pre to Canada•. This is a suggestion that the neighbors window and then runs hall director asking for an explana The gutdelines at other colleges a poem titled ~e City to a Young sent a stde, but mere.ly attempt to gain has been offered several times. Advice away. tion as to why an administrator have cut off debate on such issues as Gtrl." It described the feelings a your vote, whether economic or politi like that seems similar to someone sug In this great country we vote. We could be deemed the Grand gay rights and affirmative action be young girl felt in an environment of Cen cal. gesting I cut off my hand because of a take responsibility for what and how sor. A meeting involvmg the hall cause some students and faculty sexism. It was as descriptive as any "Let us make it simple and quick so hangnail. •tt is not worth dying for•, policies are undertaken; at least that is director, the director of residential were offended. Here, a poem was limmerick ever written and a Mas you don't have to think or expend the the concept. Keeping in mind that only life, and the students of J - 1 was taken down because it offended sachusetts school board removed energy to work through the dilemma: about half of the population votes, it then called to discuss this sequence someone. I would refer those that the book from tts high school lt •Let us cook it up, throw it in a styro might be easier to understand a senti of events. would strike down free speech for brary. After gomg through several foam box, tell you it's delicious, and The result of the meeung yielded such reasons to the Ft rst Amend courts, the school board's deCision ment of non-involvement, of shying keep you from getting messy doing it the •office of Housing and Resi ment of the United States Constitu was reversed and one US Supreme away from the responsibilities that face yourself; all in just a few minutes." This Quality of life is our dential Ufe Guideltnes for a 'Com tiOn which reads: Court Justice remarked: a nation that is a world leader. ment Board' Within the Residence "Congress shall make no law re -what else can the school board is the message of the advocates of Many people say that the Middle East Halls: In deference to those who specting an establishment of reli now decide it does not like? How -o!ood for Oilt fast food politics. Situation is a regional conflict and that might be offended to what someone gion. or prohibiting the free exer else will its sensibilities be offend It seems inconceivable that anyone governance. So~to we have no right to interfere. We not has to say regarding issues of race, cise thereof, or abridging the free ed? Are we sending children to could possibly believe that Americans, only have a right but a responsibility. sex or religion ( 1n other words the dom of speech, or of the press; or school to be educated by the norms as a nation, are involved in a United Na When the fourth largest military force very issues that make for public pol the nght of the people peaceably to of the school board or are we edu tions action simply to secure oil access run to Canada and on the globe decides it has an itch icy and intellectual discussion), cer assemble, and to petition the Gov cating our youth to shed the preJu· or to ensure continued deli\•eries of oil. should we simply say a prayer before we tain college codes have been tmple ernment for a redress of grievances: sices of the past, to explore a II Is it possible that someone could be that go to bed? While we are curled up un mented to restrict such language. Written by James Madison and forms of thought and to find solu narrow-minded? der our electrical blanket, safe and Columnist Nat Hentoff describes ratified by Congress in 179 I, this tions to our world's problems: As a member of the California Na give up everything I warm, should we just wish the situation the way colleges and universities amendment has served as a model How much more true this must tional Guard, perhaps I have more of a away like the little boy who broke the have been limiting the free exercise to other democracies, be they oth be of colleges and universities. If motive or incentive to spend the time window? No, it is not going to just go of speech and expression as ·nexmg er nations abroad or institutions at we are look1ng for solutions to wrestling with these issues. It is such a hold dear is asinine. away, the situation is just going to esca muzzles: The restrictions have tak home. American academic instit world problems then we must take shame more people do not fee.l the need late unless the little boy steps forward en different forms ranging from tutions are firmly rooted in this tra all ideas into account so as to see to think for themselves rather than tak and takes responsibility. campuses in Palo Alto to New York dition and with it the idea of an that which is desireable and employ ing someone else's prepackaged, abbre ResponSibility is a concept, one that I City. Some campuses have exclud open and unfettered exchange of it and reveal that which is de viated view. My position as a Guards have refined and accepted for myself ed and made punishible any radally speech and art. It is within such a.n plorable and discard it. One profes man ruled that possibility out, for some during my education at CMA Respon or sexually inciteful speech that is tntellectual atmosphere that new sor of the Claremont Colleges put tl day soon it might be my life on the line some have suggested. Then what is sibility is the difference between anar taken from the classroom into the concepts and ideas are born. Can very aptly when he once stated, "If out in the dessert. That sounds pretty worth dying foo I.Jfe is not measured chy and civilization, barbarianism and dorms and dining halls, others have some ideas offend, be hurtful? The you're going to have Hyde Park melodramatic, but it is a possibility that by quantity. If it were, then we would humanitarianism. Without a sense of simply banned such speech from answer is of course they can, but than you can't build a Berlin Wall I'm faced with. be ranked a.nd structured socially by the responsibility, children would not be the entire campus Fortunately, the the greater danger and hurt would around it." Another professor here With such an ominous cloud to live number stamped on our foreheads rep fed by their parents, no one would en new Pitzer guidelines have not fol be a society of filtered ideas, of remarked, "As the world celebrates under and with people constantly asking resenting the number of years we have lowed that trend. ..yet . med10cre impact watered down so the dismantling of the Berlin force laws, and nothing would ever be me what I think about the situation; do I lived or have remaining to live. Instead, The guidelines, of which there as to taste of nothing but vanilla in Wall-that which separated be accomplished. If the United States does agree with the U .S. involvement? would are 10, mostly relate to practtcality. a melting pot containing well over tween zones of freedom and unfree our society is ranked by how hard we not tak.e the responsibility, along with I go if I was activated? do I think it is For instance, all written work must 31 flavors. dom-we ask for nothing less of the have worked, what we have contributed, the other world leaders, that its position be stgned individual names cannot To those who would prefer that colleges; General Secretaries, take right?, I needed to resolve the questions and what we have gained. Quality of dictates, then the world is surely bound be mentioned other than tn a Signa society where authors such as Mark down those walls!" for myself. Probably the most impor life is our governance. So, to run to for a journey towards destabilization ture and no writing can cover other Twain, Ernest Hemmingway, tant tool that fadlitated my labors, was Canada and give up everything I hold and insecurity. 28 The Other Side: December 12, 1990 The Other Side: December 12, 1990 H WHAT'S IT TO THEM The Best "Worst" hnitation THE PROFESSORS' COLUMN he a.urent motto of the cannot. dents are smarter. American Of Ed~ar Allan Poe Contest Ev eryone National Education As- With IQ tests and the con- students have lost control of T sociation is a truth sequent tracking system, stu- their destiny to this notion of The Modern Languages, Literature and Culture Field which needs to be heard in dents in the U.S. are labeled innate ability. Can classrooms throughout the at a very early age according Thus in international com Group, Pitzer College announces the third annual Poe country. Too many teacher to their supposedly innate parison after international contest. Any member of the Clare mont Colleges Learn harbor doubts that some stu- ability level. Most American comparison, American stu dents have the intelligence to students are thus told that dents continually perform at community is eligible to enter--faculty, staff, students. perform at reasonable aca------liiiiiiiiii__ ___ the bottom of the list. Stu- demic levels. This is partie- dents in countries as diverse Enbies must he delivered to the desk of Norma Miller, ularly true in the areas of as Hong Kong, Japan, Eng- Faculty assistant in Fletcher, Pitzer College, no later math and science Thts is Ifour society is to thrive, land, Finland, Sweden and leading too many of our stu- New Zealand always sur- than Friday, January 25, 1991 at 5 P.M. No enbies will dents down a self-perpetuat- pass our students. This is accepted after that deadline. Call x3766, x3061, or ing cycle of low expecta- both indivi.dnnlly and in- true of our average students tions and low achtevement. as well as our best students. x4321 for more information. The idea that there are Our poor academic innate and important differ- ionall he achievement clearly threat- ences in intellectual abtlity temat· Yin t next ens the future social and CONTEST RULES is dangerous and wrong. In- economic progress of our telligence is like health. nation, both relative and 1. E ntries must be 800-1700 words, typed and double-spaced. Some people are strong and century, we must raise our absolute. some people are weak, but And yet, while our stu- 2. The action of the story must take place in a setting located within the for the most part people are dents perform poorly, boundaries of the Claremont Colleges. "healthy enough: The 1dea expectations of our schools, American parents are much 3. Entries must be clearly a parody of Poe's distinct prose style. of actually trying to mea- more likely to be satisfied sure absolute health or in- with their children's aca- 4. E ntries must be submitted in a large manila envelope with the entry telligence is preposterous. our students and ourselves. demic achievements than form taped to the outside. White blood cell counts parents in other countnes. 5. Handwritten or poorly edited enbies will not be accepted. don't tell us if one person is We also seem to be more healthier than another. satisfied with our schools. They just tell us that a few they are intellectually inferior Given our performance, we people are sick and need some to other students. With the are clearly satisfied because PRIZE MONEY help. Similarly, IQ tests were limits to their abilities so de- we expect so very little from originally designed for dtag- fined, many students conclude our students and schools. We First Prize: ...... $100.00 nostic reasons, to identify the that they are unable to com- assign less homework, have few who need help, not as a pete in certain academic en- shorter school days, and Second Prize: ...... $75.00 measure of intell.gence. deavors. Consequently many spend significantly fewer days Third Prize: ...... 25.00 SAT scores are viewed by stop trying, do poorly and are in school each year than our most as a measure of academic much more likely to drop out. European and Asian neigh- aptitude or innate tntelli- Students in other countries bors. gence. This is what the Educa- are much less likely to be If our society is to thrive, Winners will be announced the week of February 11, 1991 tiona I Testing Serv1ce would strapped by notions of innate both individually and intema have us believe. The ETS has ability. For them, academic tionally in the next century, told us for years that studying achievement is the result of we must raise our expectations TEAR OUT AND RETURN TO NORMA MILI.£R··FACULTY ASSISTANT FLETCHER HALL will not improve our score on hard work. Differences in in- of our schools, our students the SAT (though they have dividual effort more than and ourselves. We must begin NAME: ______recently admttted that coach- swamp any differences in raw by breaking down this notion ing does help). But in reality intellectual talent. When stu- of innate ability which shack COLLEGE: ______the SAT IS merely a culturally dents in Asian countries are les our students and limits our biased measure of some types asked why other students do dreams. We can not be satis of acquired knowledge and better on an exam, they typi- fied with mediocrity, and CAMPUS ADDRESS: ------BY skills There 1s a radical d1ffer- cally respond that the other must release the unlimited po TELEPHONE: ______ence here. What a student students study more. The typ- tential of all our students. We LINUS knows can be increased, but ical response among American must teach knowing that ·ev YAMANE hts ultimate ability clearly students IS that the other stu- eryone can learn: STUDENT--- (199 ) STAFF- - FACULTY-- 30 The Other Side: December 12, 1990