A Hamilton College Student Publication, Clinton, NY February 12, 2009 Volume XLIX Number 15 the spectator Afternoon Delight Receives Funding

by Scott Bixby ’11 they were possibly breaking the News Editor code for student publications set forth by the Media Board. “They In a move that changes the have a lot of rules, and appar- landscape of Hamilton’s student- ently we broke most of them,” led publications, the Media Board said Smith. They then crafted a has authorized funding for the hu- presentation for the Media Board mor handbill Afternoon Delight. in an attempt to secure funding Originally started as a guerilla for the publication. humor sheet by Jeff Escalante The original proposal, how- ’11, Andrew Portuguese ’11, and ever, left some serious questions Chris Smith ’11, last semester in the minds of the Media Board Afternoon Delight was banned leadership. “At the first meeting, by the Media Board from using they got railed with questions Burke Library paper to print is- about why they needed their sues. The publication’s creators own publication,” said Lauren then decided to pursue funding Moon ’10, member-at-large of from the Media Board so they the Media Board. “Their answers

photo By Rebecca Fornaby ’10 could continue publishing. didn’t really satisfy the board, so “We needed to be on the we denied them funding.” The The “African Masks and Masquerade Exhibit” is taking place this month in Emerson Gallery. board, and we needed approval,” scatological humor used in previ- said Portuguese. “Originally, Jeff ous issues of Afternoon Delight showed us this layout he had, and also stood in the way of funding. Black History Month Honored in one night we wrote four or five “The reason why the Media Board completely ridiculous things. We had to catch up with them was to put it out in Commons and just tell them that they couldn’t print with Array of Campus Events kept going. We did it a few times whatever they wanted.” and people started to tell us they Afternoon Delight’s found- liked it, so we kept it up. Tan- ers, however, did not take their by Kerry Q. Coughlin ’11 tino Student Union (BLSU) work by Kenya-born artist Ingrid- gential ideas just keep popping initial rejection to heart. “We put News Writer to bring a number of events to MwangiRobertHutter), and The out.” together this proposal, we campus to educate and shed light Art of Transformation (African However, the trio quit pub- In 1926, African American on different aspects of black his- Masks from the collection of the lishing after they were told that see Publication, page 2 scholar Dr. Carter G. Woodson tory. “BLSU decided to organize Longyear Museum of Anthro- had a vision of a celebration of various social events that would pology at Colgate University). Black History. This celebration capture Black History in differ- In addition, every Thursday at would ensure that the contri- ent ways,” said Hannah Roth noon there will be a talk in the butions of minorities were not ’11, social chair and secretary of Emerson Gallery about the ex- overlooked and raise awareness BLSU. hibits. Susanna White, associate about the important roles that An ongoing event throughout director and curator of Emerson blacks have played throughout the month is the “African Masks Gallery, will be giving a talk on the history of our country. Over and Masquerade Exhibition” tak- Thursday, Feb. 12. 90 years later, this celebration ing place in the Emerson Gallery. The following Thursday, has expanded into Black History This exhibition is composed of Visiting Associate Professor of Month. three exhibits: West African Mas- Religious Studies S. Brent During February, organiza- querade (photographs by Phyllis tions such as the Black and La- Galembo), Masked (two videos see History, page 2 RecycleMania Reduces Refuse and increase recycling on col- across campus. The pledge in- lege campuses across the nation. cludes promises to recycle paper Hamilton’s effort is being led by wastes appropriately, to limit the the Recycling Task Force, a group use of excess paper, and to print of students dedicated to reducing double-sided when possible. Par- waste and supporting green initia- ticipating members have the large tives on the Hill. They are advised waste containers at their worksta- www.Recyclemania.org by Terry Hawkridge, assistant di- tions replaced with much smaller by Elijah LaChance ’10 rector of grounds, horticulture and ones in an effort to become con- Science & Technology Editor arboretum for Physical Plant. scious of waste. This year, Hawkridge says Faculty, administrators and For the fifth consecutive year, Hamilton’s efforts will be par- staff from Siuda House, Spencer

Hamilton is taking part in Recy- ticularly focused on reducing the House, the Career and Develop- photo By Chris Eaton ’11 cleMania, a friendly competition waste of white paper. To that end, ment Center, Buttrick Hall, the between colleges and universi- the Task Force has circulated a The skating rink officially opened Wednesday under ties in an effort to decrease waste Green Office Pledge in buildings see RecycleMania, page 16 weather conditions of 50 degrees and rain. See Rink, page 2. Will Love Potions Become More Than a Fairy-tale? Page 18 Anti-Heteronormative Slur, or Rocky Horror Between the Sheets Populist Free Love Message: Page 9 The Mystery of the Sidewalk chalk Page 4

February 12, 2009 Page  News The Spectator Hamilton Presents Hill Card to Town by Rebekah Mintzer ’09 Concerns that the merchants Senior Editor might have include the cost of installing the system versus its This week Hamilton College benefits, and the difficulty of card continued efforts to take the Hill compatibility when students want Card down the Hill and into lo- to use it to pay for food deliver- cal stores. Representatives pre- ies. Hamilton will be putting the Logo courtesy afternoon delight sented the concept along with the decision about whether to adopt results of the campus-wide Hill the Hill Card in the hands of the Card survey to the Board of Di- individual business owners, as rectors of the Clinton Chamber they will have to pay for install- New Publication on Campus of Commerce. ing the system. According to the organi- “There is a cost associated from Publication, page 1 publication we can think of that vincing the Board: minus two zation’s web site, “The Clinton with participating in the pro- have resubmitted after being de- abstentions, the 22 member Me- Chamber of Commerce is orga- gram, so merchants will have to nied funding.” dia Board voted unanimously to nized for the purpose of advanc- do their own cost-benefit analy- figured out exactly what we were According to Media Board allocate $208 toward the print- ing the retail, commercial, indus- sis. We simply want to make the doing,” said Portuguese. For two Chair Eric Kuhn ’09, “What ing of two issues of Afternoon trial, and civic interest of Clinton option available to them,” said weeks, they worked on revamp- changed the board members’ Delight every week, beginning and its surrounding area.” The Debraggio. ing their initial proposal, and minds was not only that we saw the first week of March. Board of Directors meets once a The option of participating in met with nearly every member an extreme level of dedication The format of the publication month. the Hill Card off-campus program of the Media Board individually from Andrew, Jeff and Chris, is unlike anything else on cam- “The purpose of Wednes- will be available to all Clinton in an attempt to secure funding. but that their publication would pus, says Smith.“We’re going to day’s presentation is to familiar- Chamber of Commerce busi- “They contacted us all, and met be of value to Hamilton students, have a much more strict system. ize merchants with the program, nesses and also to non-Chamber with nearly all of us. I was re- and be unique on the tables of We’re going to thoroughly edit gauge their interest and answer businesses that students indicated ally impressed with how much Commons.” the pieces. Even if what we’re their questions,” said Michael in the survey that they were in- they revamped their proposal,” The publication was nearly writing isn’t serious, the system Debraggio, executive director of terested in. Target, for example is said Moon. “They were the only universally successful at con- for copyediting them will be.” communications. “It is primarily outside of Clinton and not a par- an informational meeting similar ticipant in the Chamber of Com- to the one that was held on cam- merce, but will have the option pus with Student Assembly last of installing Hill Card readers as Black History Month Preview month.” well. from History, page 1 including the film event, are about Black inventors, achievers, open to all Hamilton community pioneers and scientists.” Skating Rink Opens Rodriquez Plate will be giving a members. BLSU and The Brothers by Kate Moore ’12 the ice rink remains uncertain for lecture on “Carnivals and Mas- On Monday, Feb. 16, BLSU are having a Poetry Slam night News Writer this season. Even if the rink suc- querades: Identities and Hidden will be holding an African Beats on Tuesday, Feb. 24 in Opus 1. cessfully refreezes soon, spring Identities in Ritual Masks”. And performance and workshop in “We are inviting kids from the The outdoor skating rink has will inevitably come, melting the on February 26th, Hamilton stu- the Events Barn. In addition to Underground Café to come and finally been opened just in time ice, and the rink will no longer dent Ilana Carlin ’09 will be pre- the performance, a drummer and participate as well, as we are rais- for the unseasonably warm tem- be useable. “The rink is here to senting a lecture. his band will conduct a workshop ing money for that organization,” peratures that have melted ice use so long as the weather stays Another ongoing event that will teach students drumming says Roth. The event is open to around campus. Though comple- cold,” said Croft. throughout February will be techniques and recognize the im- all Hamilton students, who can tion of the project was delayed by Earlier in the winter, multiple Thursday night movies presented portance of drumming and dance either perform or just watch and several weeks, members of Stu- feet of snow and cold tempera- by the Black and Latino Student to African history. listen. dent Assembly and Physical Plant tures postponed the installation Union (BLSU). On Thursday, The Office of the Dean of Concluding Black History worked hard to get the rink ready of ground stakes and side bar- Feb. 12 the film Jungle Fever Students will be hosting a Black Month will be an event entitled as soon as weather permitted. riers. Next year, Physical Plant will be shown in SCCT 3040 at Inventions Exhibit on Tuesday, “To Africa and Back”, an exhibit, Now the wait is over. The rink will begin constructing the rink in 7:00 p.m. According to the In- Feb. 17 in KJ Commons. The performance, and dance intended officially opened Wednesday Feb. November or December to avoid ternational Movie Database, the exhibit comes from a national to enlighten audience members 10, and skaters can take to the ice this problem. plot of the movie revolves around touring museum, the Museum on the history of Africa. A repre- daily from dawn until dusk. How- Interest in the rink has slowly a black man’s affair with a white of Black Inventions and Innova- sentative from BLSU said, “The ever, skaters will find that the ice deteriorated during the long wait, girl and its repercussions. On the tions. According to its website, night will begin from the darkest is not sufficiently ready for use according to many students, but following Thursday, BLSU will “The Black Inventions Exhibit moments of Black history and because of consecutive days of Students Assembly hopes stu- be showing American History X was created to develop racial highlight many of the trials and temperatures between 40 and 50 dents will have time to enjoy the at 7:00 p.m. in SCCT G027. All pride, promote racial understand- successes that Blacks have gone degrees. Currently, the future of newest campus attraction. Black History Month events, ing, and remedy public ignorance through in the United States.” FebFest Events Draw Record Student Attendance by Russ Doubleday ’09 committee managed the snoccer brought out a record number of (snow soccer) and snow football students. “While we don’t have News Editor tournaments and Bon Appetit ca- definitive counts, attendance tered the midnight breakfast bar appears to be up this year,” This year’s FebFest, tak- and the ice cream sundae bar. said Ryan. “The committee has ing place Feb. 7-14, has already Assistant Director of Student completely sold out of FebFest brought several unforgettable Activities Paul Ryan explained buttons, for the first time ever.” events to the College, with more how FebFest was organized. There were 800 FebFest buttons in store for later this week. From “Jane Barnes ’09 and Remi Gen- for sale at the beginning of the Ghostface Killah’s performance dron ’09 were the two students week. The sell-out suggests more to the Mr. Hamilton Contest to- responsible for putting together student involvement at the annual day, FebFest has given the school the entire schedule,” explained event than ever before. The but- many events to get excited about Ryan. “[They had the task of] ton is required for admittance to in the middle of winter. establishing a committee of stu- several FebFest events. The college community dents to assist in the running of Overall, Ryan has been im- worked together to put on a va- FebFest, and reaching out to or- pressed with both the events and riety of events during this past ganizations to get more people management of FebFest 2009. “I photo By Lexi Nisita ’12 week. Among other groups, the involved.” Neither Barnes nor think Jane and Remi have done Campus Activities Board (CAB) Max Wall ’10 gives Steve Rowe ’09 a taste of chili at Gendron could be reached for a great job and from what I’ve brought in both comedian Mi- the FebFest Chili Cookoff, Saturday Feb. 7. The win- comment prior to print. heard from students has been very chael Ian Black and rapper Ghost- ning chili entitled “Dinosaur Medicine,” was created by The full line-up of FebFest positive. You can’t ask for much face Killah, the intramural sports Steve Allinger ’09 and John Tower ’09. events this year has potentially more than that.” Page 2 February 12, 2009 Editorial The Spectator the spectator Editorial the spectator Editor-in-Chief Erin W. Hoener Walking the Walk on Talking the Talk Managing Editor Kate Tummarello Recently Hamilton College’s oral communication standards have been under a routine Senior Editors Production Editor review. This review raises the question of whether Hamilton’s the standard of excellence Eric Kuhn Patrick D. Hodgens in oral communication that Hamilton maintains is a reality. The college maintains under its Melissa A. Balding “Academic Facts” that “Hamilton, a liberal arts college with an emphasis on individualized Rebecca Griffin Layout Manager instruction and independent research, is a national leader in teaching effective writing and Kara Labs H. Jerome Noel persuasive speaking.” However, the inclusion of the topic of “persuasive speaking” begs the question: is Hamilton College really a leader in oral communication? Rebekah Mintzer Kevin O’Connor Opinion Editors The college’s oral communication mission maintains that “Nearly two centuries ago, Allison Eck Hamilton College began to distinguish itself as one of the nation’s most prestigious and inno- News Editors Thomas Yarnell vative liberal arts colleges by identifying its educational mission as the mastery of “rhetoric Scott Bixby and elocution.” That mission remains central to the College’s educational philosophy today. Russ Doubleday Features Editor It is evident not only in the campus-wide commitment to strong writing skills, but in the oral Ezra Rosenberg Nora Grenfell communication program, where students learn the speaking and critical-thinking skills that Lauren L. Moon have produced some of the nation’s most eminent diplomats, accomplished professionals, Arts & Entertainment Editors authoritative scholars and effective activists.” Rachel Pohl Sports Editors Jennifer Vano Kate Greenough While the College can back up its claims of supporting effective writing with its inclu- Daniel A. Hagemeier sion of writing-intensive classes, what basis does it have for maintaining that its students Science & Technology Editors graduate with a mastery of elocution? In the past, Hamilton required that all students take a Saad S. Chaudhry Photography Editor rhetoric class as a requirement for graduation. This public speaking class ensured, much like Elijah T. LaChance Chris E. Eaton Hamilton’s current writing intensive-classes, that students at the college were instructed in the art of rhetoric and could prove some level of mastery of public speaking. Today, no such Website Manager Advertisements Manager standard exists. Sean McHugh Whitney K. Rosenbaum

In reality there is only one full-credit public speaking class at Hamilton College, rhetori- Editor Emeritus cal act, offered to 18 students a semester by the communication department. Additionally, Martin E. Connor, Jr. quarter-credit oral communication classes are offered but not required in the oral communi- cation department; however students cannot minor or major in this field. Copy Editors: In a world where effective public speaking is a necessity the college should be doing Eleni Panagios, Jessica Brown, Lauren Magaziner, more to prepare students in the field of public discourse and be able to back up its claims that Julia Litzky, Kate Moore, Hadley Keller, Dani Forshay, Hamilton produces excellent public speakers. If equal emphasis is placed on both oral and Jamie Villadolid, Jeffrey Seymour, Isabel Rittenberg, written communication then why aren’t there more oral intensive classes offered to Hamilton Ben Price, James Kruger students? Offering more classes in public speaking or expanding the current classes in the oral communication department to one semester, half credit classes could aid in this endeavor. Celebrating our 160th year in print. If the college maintains that oral communication is one of its academic goals, then it First published as The Radiator in 1848. should actively seek to incorporate it into the college’s academic curriculum. Students should be provided with a forum to learn and be assessed on their oral communication skills in order to meet the standard of excellence that the college seeks. Letters to the Editor Policy THE SPECTATOR’S LETTER TO THE EDITOR SECTION IS DE- SIGNED TO BE A FORUM FOR THE ENTIRE HAMILTON COM- MUNITY TO DISCUSS AND DEBATE CAMPUS, LOCAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES. PIECES PUBLISHED IN THE SECTION EXPRESS THE OPINION OF THE INDIVIDUAL WRITERS, AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE OPINIONS OF THE SPECTATOR, ITS EDITORS, OR THE MEDIA BOARD. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Correction: Last week’s Spectator incorrectly stated that the “Taste Don’t Waste” program was an ARE WELCOME FROM ALL STUDENTS, ALUMNI/AE, FACULTY, initiative put forth as a part of the RecycleMania campaign. This effort was actually made by Bon Ap- FRIENDS OF THE COLLEGE AND HAMILTON COMMUNITY MEM- pétit. As well, the information gathered by the Spectator staff from the official RecycleMania website BERS. NEVERTHELESS, THE SPECTATOR HAS THE FOLLOWING was not up to date and thus misrepresented Hamilton’s current progress in the initiative. The Spectator POLICIES FOR SUBMISSION: editorial board plans to keep the campus community accurately updated on Hamilton’s progress as this 1. Submissions are due by 10:00 p.m. on the Monday before publication. Sub- initiative continues. For more information, please see “RecycleMania Reduces Refuse” on page 1, the missions can be sent by e-mail to [email protected] or to the Opinion editors New York State RecycleMania Standings on page 18 and the Letter to the Editor from the Recycling (tyarnell@hamilton or [email protected]). The editors reserve the right to refuse Task force on page 6. any late submissions. 2. Letters should be no longer than 650 words. 3. Letters submitted anonymously will not be printed. 4. The Spectator will not edit letters for misspelling, poor grammar or diction. 5. The Spectator reserves the right not to publish any letter it deems inappropriate Please Recycle for publication. 6. If a piece is determined to be libelous, an unwarranted invasion of privacy, or an unnecessary and/or unwarranted ad hominem or personal attack, it will not Your Copy of be published. Advertisement Policy The Hamilton College Spectator, publication number USPS 612- The Spectator 840, is published weekly by the Hamilton College Student Media Board while classes are in session. Subscriptions are $50 per year. Our offices are located on the third floor of Bristol Campus Center. The deadline for advertisements is Tuesday the week of publication. For further information, please e-mail [email protected].

Page 3 February 12, 2009 Opinion Technically Speaking Chalk: A Cry for Change How to save resources and reduce our carbon footprint by Chris Batchelder ’10 opinion contributor by David Smallen the day. How might we use these Last week, various messages Vice president two pieces of information to think written in chalk appeared across Information technology differently about computing on Hamilton College. Anonymous opinion contributor campus? Hamilton owns over 1,700 and with many different connota- Hamilton is entering a diffi- computers. Over the last ten years, tions, the graffiti was as surpris- cult financial period. The solution Hamilton has made significant in- ing as it was eccentric. The real in a difficult situation is not to just vestments in public computer labs significance of this act, however, hunker down until things return to (e.g., Burke Library, Beinecke goes beyond its unorthodoxy. The normal, but rather to think differ- Village, Writing Center, Afro act unapologetically claimed a ently about the way we operate. Latin Cultural Center). There medium of expression and inter- The simplest way to change our are now 75 computers in these rupted an increasingly apolitical behavior is to do less of what we facilities that are basically the atmosphere. Photo By Chris Eaton ‘11 already do, such as raising our same as the computers that stu- Being chalk, it hurt practically nothing in terms of property, and The chalk graffiti that graces the walls of several Dark thermostats, or going out to eat dents already own - I call them Side buildings has sparked controversy around campus. less frequently. general purpose computers (this being predominately on the dark Recent suggestions in a Spec- does not include the computers side, it hardly disrupted any pre- ting them in public space, where we larly exchange ideas with col- tator survey were, for the most that have specialized software, cious aesthetic quality. In a word, are so accustomed to encountering leagues, only to find that this is part, of this type. The difficult part such as those in the Multimedia it was harmless. At the same time, no such declarations, those same far from the case at Hamilton. about thinking differently is that Presentation Center or other labs it demonstrated that students here messages take on a new meaning The buzz from the inaugu- it implies change, and change is in KJ and the Science Center). are justifiably searching for new and purpose far beyond their own ration has died down; the mes- unsettling – our natural inclination There are probably another 75 outlets to voice their ideas. content. sages, however, remind us that is to resist it. Perhaps a solution general purpose computers scat- It seems those responsible To put it simply, this is a some are not satisfied. Some are is to turn to our familiarity with tered around the campus in vari- simply wanted to articulate their campus that largely lacks deep not satisfied with both the state of technology in order to save insti- ous classrooms. opinions to the campus in an un- discussion outside of the class- the world and the ways in which tutional resources. If most students carried their usual, and therefore surprising, room. Discourse was certainly we are expected to discuss it, and A recent Hamilton survey personal computers with them manner. Also, it was a challenge to heightened during last semester’s it would be a lost opportunity found that 98 percent of incoming during the day we could probably socially accepted forms of discus- election cycle, but aside from that for the general student body to students arrive on campus with a reduce the number of general pur- sion. Statements about homosexu- exceptional case, Hamilton can be- neglect this. The graffiti proves laptop computer. We also know pose computers by at least half. ality or the prison system or the come a tough place to find genuine that Hamilton could use more ac- that most students do not carry possibility of “another world” are debate. Many students came here tivity, more creativity, and more relishing the opportunity to regu- opinions on an everyday basis. their computers with them during see Computing, page 5 charged on their own, but by put- Face Off: Should ELS Be Renovated Immediately? by Sam Gomez ’10 college services to students by Evan Klondar ’11 $4 million to student aid opinion writer Yes could result. However, if opinion writer No would only work for one everybody in the country year, or four years if des- As the recession contin- to expand and improve the was afraid to invest, build Difficult financial is obvious. But now is ignated as $1 million in ues and unemployment rates facilities on campus. and expand, this recession times call for radical not the time. additional aid per year. soar, many are questioning The Emerson Literary would persist. measures to control costs If the College is seri- The spending scheme the wisdom of proceeding Society building, though a It is natural for capitalist and rein in spending. The ous about sending a mes- is ultimately limited; it with several of Hamilton classic piece of architecture economies to go through pe- Trustees and Administra- sage of fiscal restraint, could not stave off an aid College’s planned construc- in some ways, is outdated riods of boom and bust, and tion have emphasized a and wants to show a shortfall in a longer, larg- tion projects. and in desperate need of a as history shows us, the hard need to cut back in the cur- concern for the financial er economic downturn. The renovation of the face-lift. The establishment times will not last forever. rent economic climate; situation of its students, it As a tool for recruit- Emerson Literary Society of a modern, clean, well-lit, Hamilton should do its part there is no better way to will put plans to construct ing prospective students, was one such project dis- and multi-media friendly fa- in helping to stimulate the reduce spending than by a new ELS on hold. As the new ELS would cer- cussed at last week’s Student cility that can be utilized noted in the Feb. 5 is- tainly be an asset in the Assembly meeting. Student by various student groups sue of The Spectator, 65 long term. The current Assembly members debated for meetings (as well as percent of the funds are building, beautiful as its whether Hamilton would be parties) would certainly accounted for—that’s façade may be, cannot be sending the right message benefit the college in the about 7 million dollars. billed as a center for stu- to struggling families who long run. That means that about 4 dent life. are finding it difficult to pay Why shouldn’t the million dollars are go- However, if we de- tuition and maintain their time for construction be ing to need to be drawn lay the construction by standard of living. Also, now? As the recession from the endowment, or two years, how much will some believed that it would continues, lack of capi- from some other source. recruitment be harmed? be unfavorable to prospec- tal and investment for This money would be Many talented students tive students for the college building means that con- better spent enhancing who are struggling in the to seem so indifferent to the struction prices are at an other aspects of the current economic climate financial hard times that unprecedented low. If we campus and academia, may be put off by our have fallen upon our coun- have enough for a sub- such as existing facili- decision to proceed with try. Ultimately, however, the stantial down payment, ties and organizations. an opulent student center Student Assembly supports it would be financially www.hamilton.edu The value of the en- when their parents may the eventual renovation of sound for the college to lock economy, locally by con- the cessation of new con- dowment is shrinking at struggle to put food on ELS. in a low construction rate for tinuing with planned con- struction projects, such as an alarming rate, and it the table. I applaud the Student the project. struction projects and na- the ELS renovation. would be irresponsible Given the current Assembly for its thoughtful When economies are tionally by continued careful ELS is an iconic to take money from that economic crisis, the only and forward-looking debate in a period of decline, the financial management of its building on campus—it is source. That leaves an prudent thing to do is to on this issue. The loss of en- natural impulse is to assume endowment funds. centrally located, histor- appeal to alumni. Ham- delay renovations of ELS. dowment that Hamilton has that they will continue to We, as American con- ic, and well-regarded, but ilton’s Class of 2013 is Even as a merely symbol- experienced in the last six bottom out. In Hamilton’s sumers, cannot depend it has fallen into disrepair. the first in many years to ic gesture, it shows soli- months, while unfortunate, case, the fear that even more solely on the government to It is currently unsafe and not be fully need-blind; darity with both current should not signal the end of money could be lost from lift us out of these economic nearly unusable; only the wouldn’t an additional 4 and prospective Hamil- the growth of Hamilton’s the endowment validates hard times. Instead, indi- basement and first floor million dollars in the stu- ton students who are ex- campus and college commu- the claim that immediate viduals should do their best are able to hold events. dent aid budget be able to periencing financial dif- nity. Though the economy renovation would neces- to continue to spend while Both the second and third bridge that gap? ficulty. To do otherwise may be in a period of nega- sitate more cuts from vital trimming the costs of un- floor are too dangerous to It is also worth not- is to disrespect students tive growth, Hamilton, with programs and projects in necessary expenditures that use for any purpose. The ing that the money pinned who have to take out ad- generous support from vari- the future. In addition, fac- have little to no stimulating need for a renovation or for ELS is a one-time in- ditional loans simply to ous Alumni, can continue ulty layoffs and decreases in effect on the economy. complete reconstruction vestment. Diverting this attend. Page 4 February 12, 2009 Opinion The Spectator The Bagged Lunch Blues Ask Mister Morals Juice Bar closing causing many unnecessary headaches On phone drama and a transfer dilemma by Lauren Magaziner ’12 Recently, a friend of mine (let’s call her Dorothy), asked me to give opinion writer her the number of a mutual friend of ours, Betty. The problem is that Dorothy wants Betty to join her sorority and has been inviting her to It is 12:30 p.m. I just got events since the beginning of last semester. If Betty really wanted to out of two consecutive classes join don’t you think Dorothy would have already had her number? I in Root. Next, I have a class in am good friends with Dorothy and Betty and don’t want to offend either the Science Center at 1:00, fol- of them. What should I do? lowed immediately by a fourth class in Root. I have exactly one Not providing Dorothy with Betty’s number will offend Dorothy. I think half hour to satisfy my unsettled you’re overestimating the gravity of handing over Betty’s number to stomach. With the destruction of Dorothy. Even when Dorothy gets Betty’s number, (and she will get it, the unprofitable yet convenient if not from you then from someone else) that doesn’t mean that Betty Juice Bar, there are not many automatically becomes a member Dorothy’s sorority. Dorothy may in- options. vite Betty to another sorority event when they talk over the phone, but The bag lunch option was Betty can decline to attend if she so chooses. Relax; Betty isn’t going a great idea for students who to die if you give her number to Dorothy. You may actually be helping needed to stuff a quick bite down her out on the off-chance she is interested in joining the sorority but their throats before class. How- photo By Chris Eaton ’11 doesn’t have Dorothy’s number. ever, for some insane reason, é some people in charge think The Buff and Blue Caf , now desolate and empty, is a I’m applying for transfer to a few schools, including the college I’ve that moving the bag lunch op- quiet spot in the otherwise busy Blood Fitness Center. been dreaming of since high school. I need to contact sports coaches tion to the Howard Diner is an to swipe and run, the location of those e-mails, the Juice Bar was at these schools, but I don’t want my coach to know that I’m probably adequate substitute. This plan the bag lunch should be in an iso- closed. In order for the Juice Bar going to leave after this season. If I tell him, I’ll probably have to sit ultimately fails—it is inconve- lated, un-crowded area, which to prosper, it needs to take a more out the season. What should I do? nient for sandwiches to be in is why the Blood Fitness Center Opus-like approach. The Juice the Diner. When many classes was such a prime location. Bar should send out an e-mail You owe it to your current coach, not to mention your teammates, to be are in the Science Center and The closing of the Juice Bar on Sunday night detailing all the honest about your plans for next year. Your current coach has invested Root Hall, it is a long walk to is upsetting in other ways—it meals on the menu for the entire his time and energy into making you a better player and arranging for get to the Diner. A walk, quite was nice having other options week. That way, students could you to compete at the intercollegiate level. Not telling him or her about frankly, that no one can afford for food, especially when Com- plan their day around the Juice your plans for next year is not only dishonest, it spites all the work he when they are trying to get to mons, McEwen, and the Diner Bar option that they know they has done on your behalf. You are obligated to tell your coach about your their next class on time. The become monotonous to the taste like, rather than planning their plans even if you are certain he will bench you. From his perspective, it bag lunch option needs to be buds. Also, the Buff and Blue day around some arbitrary mys- may make sense to give other athletes more playing time in the hopes on the light side, so that it is Café gave Hamilton some ad- tery sandwich. Also, changing that they will develop into better players one or two seasons later, when accessible to students who are ditional character. the hours of the Juice Bar—so you are the “Big Man or Woman on Campus” at the school of your on the run in between some of The obvious counter-argu- that it starts at 11:00 a.m. and dreams (hopefully, it’s not St. Lawrence). the main academic buildings. ment against reestablishing the ends at 4:00 p.m—would drasti- Also, the Diner poses an- Juice Bar is the lack of income, cally increase business. I cannot Mister Morals is a column devoted to helping resolve the ethical dilem- other problem. Students who but there are two solutions to tell you how many times I have mas of Hamilton students. E-mail questions and comments to Adam are in the need of a grab-and-go that problem. The main prob- seen students trying to buy from Vorchheimer at [email protected]. All submissions will remain lunch find themselves stuck in lem with the Juice Bar was that the Juice Bar at 2:30, when it is strictly confidential. the Diner’s massive line. This students did not know that it closed. defeats the entire purpose of a existed and did not know what The Juice Bar can be suc- bag lunch. If students have to was available there. There were cessful: Bring it back (with im- wait in the Diner’s line regard- occasional e-mails advertising plemented changes, of course), Computing Changes less, they might as well order lunch for a day at the Juice Bar and Bon Appétit can see it for from Technically, page 4 of reserve materials and other Diner food. When students need but by the time students saw themselves! activities related to the courses That would save over $30,000 they take. Printing beyond the per year. We could still keep the free allocation would be charged Thumbs up Thumbs down Who Cares? spaces where these computers are a standard rate with discounts for Buffergrams allow the Buffergrams: In case you’re KDO and Sig Phi: Being now located as work spaces for duplex printing and premiums Buffers Thumbs to lend their upskill to too Thumbstired to give her threedown crunchy Who and anti-establishment Cares? students with laptops. And the for color printing. The experi- the Hamilton campus. What minutes of mediocrity doesn’t mean your not Greek, remaining computers would still ence at other institutions is that more can they offer after yourself. it means you’re hypocrites. be available for those students the process of charging reduces dedicating so much time to who do not have a laptop or were the amount of printing by 25 to finding the cure for sobriety PBX crush cans: Nothing Graffiti on Commons declares not able to carry it on a particu- 40 percent as most inappropriate and virginity-itis in afflicted says “Let’s have sloppy “We are all homosexuals.” I lar day. All students would still printing (personal materials) stops freshman girls? blackout sex” like orange mean, five bucks is five bucks. have access to printing in these and everyone is more thoughtful soda. locations. about the printing they do. We Wine tasting: Professor Atheists, Agnostics, and My second idea relates to la- presently have a task force study- Steve Yao has taught us A world of dirty snow and Freethinkers ask the important ser printing. Anyone who walks ing our printing options. how to use our noses and soggy grass so depressing it question, “Should non- through the public computing I also feel that we can reduce tongues to get the full makes me want to dye my biological, non-legally- labs can see the amount of paper the number of printers on campus, experience of delicious hair black and write poetry. adoptive ‘parents’ be held that is thrown out. Even though reducing electrical consumption wine. Unfortunately, we financially responsible for we use recycled paper, and will and further reducing our carbon must all teach ourselves to Whoever stole the “Skate at their ‘children’?” Which begs be moving to duplex (two-sided) footprint. There are over 150 forget these things before your own risk” sign before I another question: How the f*#k printing as the default, the major college-owned printers around we head back to McEwen. got to. do non-biological, non-legally- cost of printing is the toner (ink) campus. Each of these printers adoptive parents get children in that is applied to the paper. Re- requires electrical power, toner, Valentine’s Day: A dozen Nutrition counseling: Unless the first place? ducing the amount of printing paper. In many cases new print- flowers for one blowjob. “counseling” is more like will reduce Hamilton’s carbon ers were added to minimize the The barter trade system at shock therapy, I’ll still be Sailing team: Make sure to footprint and save money. distance someone has to walk to its best. pounding Diner breakfast enjoy the beautiful sailing of The only effective way that retrieve the job they print. Re- every time I get drunk. Oneida County in February. has been found to do this at other ducing the number of printers Role Models/ my-totally- colleges has been to implement a would have the added benefit of hetero-Paul-Rudd-man- Figure Skating Club: They print management system. In such increasing our physical activity. crush. don’t even let you bring lead an approach, each student is given Think of it as a technology well- pipes to their exhibitions. an allocation of pages of free print- ness program. ing each year. The allocation is These are two ways that based upon the expected work that thinking differently can save re- by Steve Allinger ’09, Jason Brown ’09 & Matt Fellows ’09 students do in connection with the sources. In my next column I will Disclaimer: The jokes submitted in this column are based on nothing and, for the most part, are not funny. Please read them with the understand- academic program. This includes talk about “cloud computing” as ing that you are not enriching yourself in any way. If you are easily offended, or a huge b*!ch, you should avoid this column at all costs. the writing of papers, the printing a different way of thinking. February 12, 2009 Page  Opinion The Spectator

Cartoon by James Grebey ’12 Letters to the Editor Staff Cartoonist To the Editor: have thrown every Spec- in last week’s edition of tator in the trash to en- “Thumbs Up/ Thumbs As a writer for The sure that he would never Down.” The comments Young Socialist, it was see it. As if this wasn’t made about the joke have with great attention that enough, the authors go inspired serious consid- When it comes I read Steven Saurbier’s on to imply that every eration and in retrospect anti-socialist letter in last white person should don the joke was too racially to recycling, week’s Spectator. The let- the African masks on charged to be publicized. ter, full of indignation, display in the Emerson For that I, again, sincere- was simply devoid of any Gallery before attend- ly apologize on behalf of we’re trash! real political content. In- ing the concert, to save myself, the other Thumbs stead of making a mature themselves from certain Up/Thumbs Down writ- and reasoned argument death at the hands of a ers, and The Spectator against socialism (or, for black man. This scene is editorial board. that matter, any of our sad, not funny. “Looks That being said, the articles), Saurbier could like… [the masks] will column I help write is of only mount a petty tirade. come in handy after all.” a nature that crosses lines He was sure to utilize The authors are alarm- and in many cases results buzzwords such as “pro- ingly ignorant. in moments of insensitiv- paganda” and “rubbish”, Two questions re- ity. Sometimes it’s diffi- but beyond these infantile main: first, why would cult to foresee how com- insults, he failed to sup- the authors write this? ments will be interpreted port his baseless claims I am sure that they will and who they may offend. in any significant way. answer with some bor- Although I appreciate your Just as importantly, ing lie like, “It was only concern, your harsh accu- Saurbier’s letter suggests a joke, you’re taking it sations of racism aimed that we have discomforted too seriously, and you toward the authors and edi- the apologists of capital- read too much into it.” tors were unwarranted. To ism, and that is precisely Statements like this be- call someone a racist is a what we aim to do. In the tray a deadly lack of serious charge and one that face of revolutionary so- awareness of the real implies a terrible lifestyle cialism, the proponents of world. Wake up. The of hurtful ignorance. capitalism can do nothing actions and things you I assure you the joke in but offer empty words of say have consequences. question was by no stretch the end of the competi- Bottles, cans, and other schools, based solely on oblivious resentment. The Second, why did the edi- of the imagination aimed tion, the weekly rates are container group items the second week recycling Young Socialist ruffles the tors publish it? Perhaps to create a generalization averaged into one cumu- are delivered weekly, numbers. feathers of those who de- it was a moment of ir- motivated by racist minds. lative rate that ranks us as is our non-recyclable The real problem with fend the status quo, those responsibility and they Instead it was an interpre- against other schools in waste. The first week our Recyclemania num- who support the exploita- did not proofread at all. tation of a name, which the division. of the competition only bers is that every other tion of the majority and But then they are hypo- I thought to be explicit, In last week’s front factored in the contain- week the numbers reflect those who hold disdain crites. Perhaps they saw and I agree that this inter- page picture caption, er group recycling, not only container group recy- for human dignity. the humor in the “joke,” pretation was hurtful and The Spectator report- paper group, which ac- cling, which makes up a Thus, Steven Sau- but then they are as racist better left unstated. I’ll ed two incorrect state- counts for the bulk of our comparatively small per- rbier’s nonsensical rant as the authors and should be the first to admit that ments. First, “Taste recycled material, so our centage of our recycling. serves to vindicate our be removed from their the joke was a moment of Don’t Waste” is an initia- recycling rate was artifi- We would like to efforts. Needless to say, posts. insensitivity more severe tive promoted solely by cially low. encourage the Hamilton the Young Socialists will A while ago two let- than others, but I’m unable Bon Appétit and is only Additionally, the community to step up their continue to promote and ters were published from to credit your accusations coincidentally taking College allows Physi- recycling efforts and con- explain the positions of two different women with anything more than place during Recyclem- cal Plant workers to take tinue good practices. We the international social- in two different weeks that. I truly appreciate ania. Contrary to The five-cent deposit bottles would also like to ask the ist movement within the about how the humor of notification as to the re- Spectator’s description and cans from the dorms Spectator to contact us for Hamilton community. the Buffers has become ception of the jokes in the of “Taste Don’t Waste” before they are weighed clarification and confir- unbearably inappropri- column and for that reason as an “unsuccessful ini- and redeem them them- mation in future articles Chris Batchelder ’10, ate—my jokes in partic- I thank you for your com- tiative,” this initiative selves. The weight of related to recycling to writer for The Young ular were singled out, to ments. I’m sorry to any and has actually reduced these bottles and cans is avoid misrepresented data Socialist my chagrin. The group all that were hurt. the total amount of food not included in overall and incorrect statements. met and we decided that waste produced in Com- recycling rates, which the best course of action Matt Fellows ’09 mons and McEwen over dramatically lowers the The Recycling Task To the Editor: was a terse and simple the past two weeks. We College’s reported re- Force: public apology. This applaud Bon Appétit’s cycling rate and is not Jen Kleindienst ’09, Gil- This most reason apology was published efforts because they have an accurate reflection lian Smith ’09, Tara Apo edition of “Thumbs up, by the editors two weeks helped reduce our total of how much we are ’10, James Beslity ’11, thumbs down, who cares?” after we submitted it, I To the Editor: waste, which reflects recycling. While we and Jen Santoro ‘11 contained a “joke” that don’t know why. I demand positively in the Recy- wish that Physical Plant was an embarrassment that the editors and the The Recycling Task clemania competition. would alter its policy to Editors’ note: to the Spectator and the authors follow the same Force would like to ad- Secondly, The Spec- include the weight of entire Hamilton college course of action and issue dress certain statements tator incorrectly report- the redeemed cans and As the person primar- community. This bit of an immediate apology and made by The Spectator on ed the data from the bottles, this is something ily responsible for both racism was so appalling retraction of the “joke,” February 6, 2009 with re- Recyclemania website out of our control. pieces concerning Recy- and lacking in humor that and, since they have the gard to the Recyclemania as Hamilton’s waste We would like to clemania, I apologize to I should not have to iden- power, I demand that it competition. reduction rate, when it point out that for the sec- you and to everyone mis- tify it, but clearly when be produced in a timely First, we would like was in fact the percent- ond week of Recyclema- informed by these pieces. the editors proofread the manner. to clarify what the com- age of our total waste nia, the percent of our I should have checked my piece they had some dif- petition is measuring. recycled during the first total waste recycled was information more thor- ficulty spotting it, so I will Nick Fesette ’09 The focus of Hamilton’s week of the competi- 30.25%, which is an ac- oughly and used more care do them a favor and point it participation is in the tion. The rate, 2.4%, is curate recycling rate that in what I wrote. I have long out. Saying that the rapper Editors’ note: The follow- “Grand Champion” divi- low because of Physi- accounts for all materials supported environmental Ghostface Killah murders ing is a response to Mr. sion, which measures the cal Plant’s collection (minus five-cent depos- activities and I meant no white people is racist, I Fessete’s letter from one percentage of our total procedures. To reduce its) recycled at Hamil- offense. I assure the Task don’t care what you think of the Thumbs Up/Thumbs waste that gets recycled. College costs and green- ton. Between the first Force and the community of his name. Down writers. For example, if Hamil- house gas emissions, pa- and second week of the this type of oversight will It horrifies me that the ton produced 1000 tons per and cardboard waste competition, 19 schools not happen again. authors have so little class Let me first offer of waste in a week and are only delivered to the were added to the “Grand and intelligence as to in- my sincerest apologies recycled 200 tons of that, Oneida-Herkimer Waste Champion” division, and Elijah LaChance ’10, sult a guest on our campus to all offended by the our recycling rate for that and Recycling Facil- Hamilton ranked 63rd Science & Technology in such a way. I should Ghostface joke included week would be 20%. At ity every other week. out of 176 participating Editor Page 6 February 12, 2009 Advertisements

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Peter’s Cultural Pet Peeves by Peter Kosgei ’10 that nobody ever shows all the Features Writer goodness and beauty that exists in Africa. There are better places (if not the best!) to see in Africa than you could ever see here in America, for example. Areas

around Eldoret and Kapsabet,

in the Rift Valley, where I come from, are gorgeous. People who have visited this valley want to go back there because it is very by Johanna Pajak ’09 inevitably will in this setting, it embrace your S.O.B. (in the green and splendid throughout Features Columnist will not protrude forward but be metaphorical sense) and relax, safely contained within the elastic it might just work itself out. Do most of the year. And to answer Ah, the Rocky Horror Pic- of your pantyhose. From what I you think that Tim Curry made someone’s question, yes, we live ture Show Party: our modern gather from conversations with it through his performance of in houses. People need to stop day bacchanalian, a night that some male friends, this is similar “Sweet Transvestite” without assuming they know everything always manages to live on in to the popular sweatpants method, getting a hard-on? Definitely or enough about Africa and go on infamy, for better or for worse. an adventure to learn about con- in which the elastic waist is used not. Hell, I think I got a boner Each year boys and girls alike Photo courtesy of peter kosgei ’10 in the same manner. An important the first time I saw that act. So temporary life in even the most strap on their bustiers and head thing you might want to consider fear not, because flaunting your Kosgei is an international remote areas. If you have never out to celebrate this most erotic is the tightness of the pantyhose. unabashed sexuality is what student from Kenya. been there, please, don’t general- of festivities, never fully pre- Make sure you still have adequate being a “hedonist, transves- ize things and say that Africa is pared for what’s in store. I mean blood flow to your member; we tite, pansexual scientist” is all What is the difference a dying continent, where there is things can get sloppy, trust me, famine and suffering, or starv- wouldn’t want a hidden S.O.B. about. between traveling to North I know. This week, I received party to turn into an anti-boner America and the United States ing kids and people with AIDS a question regarding one of in every part of every country post-party. of America, between traveling the many, many tricky parts Though I think that this will Please send your to Europe and Italy, or between on the continent. Yes, there are of pulling off a successful eve- thoughts to: starving kids who need help and work out just fine for you, you traveling to Asia and China? ning. It reads: should be comforted by the fact specbetweenthesheets@ Now what is the difference could use all that food that turns gmail.com immediately into “garbage” as it that this night, of all nights, is between Africa and Uganda? Q: With Rocky Horror Pic- the most acceptable occasion to Names will be kept Have you heard someone say, is thrown into the trash buckets ture Show Party coming up, confidential, advice here at Hamilton. All of these be rockin’ the S.O.B. Of course, “Are you going home to Af- if I’m wearing a skirt and I’m not saying you should flaunt will be practical, rica?” or someone ask, “How travesties exist on every conti- pantyhose, what’s the best and humor will be nent and in every country in the it or include it in any of your was Africa?” These sound like way to cover up a Sudden dance moves, but perhaps if you plentiful. simple questions that don’t need world-not just in all those coun- Onset Boner? attention, but I have to mention tries identified as “Africa.” -Basil Hallward here that I am not entirely com- But if you really care about fortable with people asking me “the starving kids in Africa,” Well Basil, while I per- such general questions, espe- before you throw any more food sonally don’t have much ex- cially because of the rampant out, think again about who is tak- perience coping with the trials and tribulations of the Sudden Onset Boner, I do have a fair “If you are going to stereotype all amount of experience wearing of Africa then take responsibility a skirt and pantyhose. Try and tuck your manhood such that for all of America.” the pantyhose is securing it up- ward, keeping it in place against stereotypes associated with your lower abdomen. Thus, ing the time to help those chil- when your S.O.B. arrives, as it my continent. Because these www.impawards.com questions are commonplace and dren dying of hunger at every seem natural to some of you, I’d moment of every day, even as like to point out a few logical you read this article. Imagine

reasons why rephrasing your if that person was close enough

www.latimeslog.com b Separatedphoto cour at Birth? questions would elicit more rel- to you, standing beside you, he/ evant answers (for those of you she would say something like this… “Please don’t throw that

who are asking international tesy of andrew students about their trips home out! Give it to me and help me during winter break and really live to see tomorrow.” If you are want to hear the answers). going to stereotype all of Africa then take responsibility for all of First, and foremost, be more root ‘09 specific when you ask ques- America. Social responsibility tions. I hate it when people ask begins on an individual level me, “How was Africa?” I want and you shouldn’t ever assume to look at them and say “How you know enough or think that do I know?” When people have someone else will do anything asked me that question, I usually for you. We all have to look at smile and keep quiet. I smile each other as individuals. When and keep walking not because you do something, do it with all Andrew Root ’09 Ryan Gosling I do not care to answer or know your heart because you will live how to answer, but sometimes it only once. is just easier not to think about being stereotyped than trying to explain all the reasons why the question does just that. Even “From Where I Sit” is the though I didn’t get a chance to ESOL column that repre- travel across all of Africa, at sents the nonnative English least I know that Kenya and Af- speaker’s point of view on his rica are not synonyms. So what or her experience in America. is the answer to the question? If you have a “From Where On a different but related I Sit” story that you would note, Africa is not only what is like to share, please e-mail shown on TV; it is unfortunate rfreire.

Page 8 February 12, 2009 Features The Spectator Inside The Whitman Estate Thoughts from the Chairlift by Katrina Raebler ’12 tory rager. “Interior capacity was structure,” said Hawkins. “For by Laura Lee Smith ’11 mountains. It’s more than a spot Features Writer us, the biggest leap forward was maxed at about 100 people and Features Writer to ski or snowboard; it’s life. an estimated 200 people came by to make the roof sloped on both When you live in Park City, The first snow block was cut sides. We’re using ridge pole and to check out the Skippin scene Picture the whitest snow skiing is what you do. Most kids Jan. 20 and, subsequently, what with the help of the new Whitman rafters that are thick and sturdy you’ve ever seen covering miles like Jack describe it as a “nice began as a juvenile snow fort Jitney stop,” Hawkins explained. enough to hold the five to six of mountains on a beautiful ski way to get rid of stress.” Some evolved into a house made of “The Skip Whitman rager was a pounds of snow resting on top of resort. Lots of us Hamilton kids Park City High School’s offer water, a community of devotion complete success. From a design them,” Root explained. Materi- have either seen this or would skiing as P.E. For two periods and a masterpiece of an estate. als for the structure like to some day. Little do we out of his high school day, Jack The Ms. Skip Whitman Estate. were all natural and know that we have a student right was searching for “freshies” and Back in 1977, Ms. Skip organic. The only here on campus who looks out the perfect “pow,” which are Whitman graduated from Kirk- tools used were the front windows of his house two ways of describing fresh, land and established the Class three shovels that and sees this everyday. For The untracked snow. Nowadays, of 1977 Snow Travel Creativity “we did not steal Spectator’s first installment Jack has to wait until school Fund. Though there have been from around cam- of “Thoughts from the Chair breaks before he can break out previous attempts to realize pus.” No axe was Lift,” I searched out someone his board, but he still enjoys the Ms. Whitman’s dreams, it was used to cut trees, who knows the slopes like the perks of watching some of the not until this winter that enough but rather, a beaver back of his hand. His name is best skiing and snowboarding technology evolved, pristine was hired so as to Jack Laursen ’11 and he’s from athletes in his own backyard. snow quarries became plentiful, improve the rela- the famous resort town of Park The perfect day on the prime real estate became avail- tionship between City, UT. slopes, however, is a process. able (Minor Field) and the sun Hamilton and the When I asked Jack to tell Jack described his adventure be- did not tragically melt the dream Beaver Union. Ca- me about the sacred journey of fore heading to the chair: As he before its completion. sualties included a the chair lift, he certainly had a hits the sack, he dreads waking The Whitman builders snow arch that was lot to say. One thing I wanted up “early as balls,” because he icluded chief architect Austin struck down by the to understand was how different knows he has to hit the moun- Hawkins ’09, imagineer/sculp- wind, numerous his experience is from that of tain early so he and his boys can tor Casey Jones ’10, co-sculptor roof collapses, mild the normal vacationers that he make the first tracks. As he and Jeff Chandler’11 (who carved cases of tendonitis tesy of steve rowe ’09 sees in and out of his town all his boys ride the extremely high the life-sized lion statue out of photo cour in the Whitman around the year. For Jack, hit- lift to the desired spot, they dis- snow), roof-specialist and ex- workers’ knees, and ting the slopes is the equivalent cuss which runs to demolish and perspective, the Campo filter and sore fingernails of most Hamilton kids heading each man chooses the track list built in beer coolers functioned from wet moldy to the gym. It’s a quick walk, you for his day of ruling the slopes. simply and efficiently. From a gloves. get your blood pumping, and go Finally, to get the best sense of party connoisseur perspective, The pleasure home. The experience of living what it’s like hopping off that ski it seemed almost like a piece of of building the in a resort town like Park City lift on to the mountain, I ask Jack performance art, and was well estate howev- is that it’s like “second nature” to describe the thought that races integrated into life here at Ham- er, is apparent. for Jack. He understands that through his head as he gets ready ilton. This is something that I “Nothing com- Park City is more than a hangout to hit the freshest run of the day. find much of contemporary art pares to the joy spot for tourists, it’s home to a He simply said, “this is gonna fails to do. Whether it was art or of striking a new special kind of folk. An oblivi- be epic.” Take vacationers; the just plain formal tribute to Skip snow vein,” Mo- ous vacationer would never truly residents of Park City with Jack Whitman, she would have been roney described understand the majesty of the are as “gnarly” as they come. .“Or to the re- pleased to see that her dream, lease of the first initiated in 1977 and finally crisp square pris- realized in the Minor Field Hamilton College tine block,” remi- snow drift, was inaugurated nisced Hawkins. to the tune of Dr. Dre featuring “Equally satis- Snoop Dogg, still Dre and the by Russell Marcus fying is the fi- snow floor of the reggae dance Professor of Philosophy nal hack through hall was thoroughly churned.” Professor Inscrutable had three students in his contem- tree with an axe The estate has also been – I mean a bea- graced by welcomed visits from porary meta-metaphysics course: Amie, Matthew, and Sven. ver – and then little toddlers and the Whitmans Each student had to write the same number of papers for the photo cour course. Professor Inscrutable graded on a curve, such that tesy of steve rowe ’09 the crash,” sighed encourage anyone to come by one lumberjack. anytime. In Whitman words, the best of the three papers got p points, the second-best got The tragedy “When people come, they leave q points, and the third-best got r points, where p, q, and r are ecutive thatcher Greg Root ’09, and the beauty of the estate rest a little love and a bit of them- distinct integers such that p > q > r > 0. There were no ties, workhorse Steve Rowe ’09 and in the truth that it is only here selves behind. Hopefully this bit and all students handed in all the required papers. At the end quarrymen Dave Moroney ’09 for the winter. “It is the appre- of themselves isn’t poop.” of the term, Amie had earned 22 points, and Matthew and and Anoop Pandey ’10. These ciation of something that will be Sven each had 9 points. Matthew had the best grade on the volunteers pointed out that they there and then first paper. “couldn’t have completed the won’t… like 1. How many papers were there? project without the working life itself,” 2. What are the values of p, q, and r? class.” The Whitman Workers Hawkins 3. Who had the second-best grade on the second paper? put up to 20 to 30 laborious hours said. “Many Solutions must contain explanations! each into the estate. question, Rules The Whitman workers ex- why build it Complete solutions may be sent to [email protected] plained that the chief purpose of when instead Or, via campus mail, to Russell Marcus, Philosophy the estate is to serve as a waypoint you can just Department. for travelers out into the glen, to drink a bunch Make sure to include your contact information with your bring people together and to be of Keystone? solution. a home – a Whitman home. Ar- Well, now The Puzzler will choose a best solution. In the case of several best chitectural inspiration came from we can drink solutions, a winner will be chosen at random from among them. North African Adobi structures, a bunch of Any one may play the puzzle, but only current Hamilton College back country structures and Neo- Keystone in- students may win prizes. If the winner of the puzzle is not a Ham- Gothic flying buttresses. Con- side our snow ilton College student, a secondary winner may be chosen. struction challenges were numer- home.” ous, as the Whitmans described. Jan. 31 Prizes “Quarrying requires finesse – the marked the Prize winners receive a t-shirt or mug from Lulasail, home of the snow blocks (weighing 20 to 30 grand open- best philosophy t-shirts on the web, or from The Unemployed pounds each) are quite fragile,” ing of the es- Philosopher’s Guild, which also has a wide range of philosophy Moroney said. Building requires tate when the paraphernalia. familiarity with the natural layers Whitman fam- The Deadline for Puzzle #4 is Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 4 p.m. All of snow pack. “One must trust in ily welcomed entries must be received by that time. the strength of the block – which one and all to Visit our website: www.thatmarcusfamily.org/ derives from the crystals of snow their celebra- photo courtesy of steve rowe ’09 philosophy/Puzzles/Puzzles_Home.htm February 12, 2009 Page  Features The Spectator Students Pay Consultants To Land Job Internships taxes, and its acquisition costs. by Olivia B. Waxman ’11 the library trying to find job op- box containing 100-300 copies of firm that has stopped using intern- printed materials to look over and “Due to our unique role in this ship placement companies. Features Writer portunities online. There’s a cost to that.” revise as necessary. All they have process, ‘BrillStreeters’ [moniker “I have found that students for student clients] are paid regu- His company caters to a wide to do is sign, seal, and deliver the who have to struggle through the larly each week, while company While investments are down range of college students, from letters. process of finding their own op- clients have the option to complete in light of the global recession, English majors at Yale to business Why do all the work for the portunities can be more committed meaningful work without placing college students are making an majors at community colleges. students? to the Congressman or Senator or talent directly on their payroll,” investment in internship place- Since 2005, Fast Track has been “Our program is designed organization with whom they in- Vice President of Marketing Bran- ment firms to secure the connec- launching professional mass-mar- to take as little of students’ time tern,” the alum says. di Blades explains. tions that will give them a leg up keting campaigns for each of its as possible,” Rodems says. “As He prefers that students take She credits this business in this constricted job market. clients, sending out their résumés parents, we want our kids study- advantage of the resources at their model for the company’s success In a nutshell, the goal of these and cover letters to “key decision ing and not spending a lot of time own colleges and universities to during an economic slump. Re- companies is to set up young go- makers” at 100 to 1,000 com- looking for internships. We want hone their life-long job search ceiving more than 200 applicants getters with gigs at one of hundreds panies and organizations within to keep students being students skills. of businesses with whom they “There’s probably very little boast contracts from startups to these groups can do that is really Fortune 500 companies. Consul- better than what your career cen- tants guide students as they write ter and alumni office can do––and their résumés and cover letters you’ve already paid for the ca- and coach them on what to say reer center’s services,” he argues. during their interviews. Students “Plus, it is more likely that individ- are guaranteed at least one job of- ual professors will have a standing fer or their money back. relationship with people in fields But the steep price tags have in which you are interested.” not deterred highly motivated cli- He does, however, back in- ents from buying into these firms ternship programs that have an and their vast employer networks, academic component to them–– as more and more businesses de- like the ones that Hamilton runs mand employees with internship in New York City and Washington or other professional work expe- D.C.––where students typically rience. In fact, as Phil Gardner, work internships four days a week director of Michigan State’s Col- while juggling two classes and an legiate Employment Research independent study. Institute, told Emily Frederix of “The accountability is much the Associated Press, “about three- more clear for students who re- fourths of college students have ceive academic credit and who had internships or some type of are in programs affiliated with professional experience by the www.pennlive.com accredited colleges and universi- time they graduate” compared ties,” the alum concludes. per week across all types of in- to the 35-45 percent of college their career fields and locations because students aren’t experts at Yet Fast Track’s Steve Ro- dustries, Brill Street has seen the students who held internships 25 of interest. finding a job.” dems begs to differ, arguing that size of its clientele double in the years ago. For $799, Rodems writes can- Brill Street & Co., a Chicago- his clients come to him when last year. “Despite hiring freezes Paying for internships, how- didates’ résumés and cover letters, based internship-consulting firm, they have already exhausted the and layoffs, many companies turn ever, is not a new concept, says emphasizing the kind of material also coaches clients throughout the resources at their college career to our direct pipeline of the best Steve Rodems, a Senior Partner in a student’s narrative that em- application process. But instead centers and job search websites. young minds as a cost-effective of Fast Track Internships, which ployers will find most appealing. of charging a flat fee for its ser- “Of course, try every means solution to traditional hiring mod- is based in Highland, Texas. “After 25 years working in corpo- vices, the company pays students that you can before you have to els,” Blades argues. “Everyone pays in one way or rate America, I know what kind of to work internships at an hourly pay someone else to do the work Still, many employers prefer another,” Rodems explains. “You content employers will be most rate based on their skill set and for you,” he says. “But the de- to see students acquire internships have to buy the materials––the interested in,” he explains. “I’ve their level of experience and bills mand for internships has never on their own, says a Hamilton alum stationery, the stamps, the enve- been on the other side of the desk.” the clients to cover the hourly rate, been higher; they are too valuable working in Washington D.C. at a lopes––and______then spend time in He then presents his clients with a the employer’s share of the payroll to pass up.” Emerson Gallery Explores African Masks and Masquerade by Xiaolu Xu ’12 and cultural heritage. turns her focus to West Africa. images by Phyllis Galembo allow the audience to examine Features Writer West African Masquerade The 13 photos in her exhibi- cannot satisfy your appetite for every nuance of these mostly is a photography collection that tions feature masqueraders in wooden crafts. In another ex- Not everyone is able to was created between 2004 and Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and hibition made up of two vid- visit Africa, especially us busy 2006 by Phyllis Galembo, an Benin. Though usually made eos—Neger and Cutting the students isolated on the snowy artist from Upstate NY. Prior of inexpensive materials such Mask by IngriMwangiRober- Hill thousands of miles away. to this collection’s creation, as leaves, coarse fabrics, and Hutter—the artist presents the Fortunately, the three exhibi- Galembo shot various costumes wood, these various costumes traditional African masks in a tions in Emerson Gallery on such as carnival performers boast elaborate expressions. modern setting. She uses her African masks and masquer- Their stunning pres- own hair to create masks and ade provide us an opportunity ence is due to dramatic uses herself as model. Ingrid- to experience original African designs and bold color- MwangiRoberHutter was born art and culture. ing. The photo shoots in Kenya, where hair has a pro- Humans all over the world contain somtimes scary found standing in society. As have worn masks as protection, scenes such as a mas- was common in her culture, she concealment, or amusement, querader wrapping him- devoted a signficant amount of but masks in Africa have par- self in white cloth to time to her hair growing up. ticular social and religious sig- mimic a corpse. There By structuring, binding, wrap- nificance and are widely used are also shots with ping, braiding and bundling cheery tones such as her own hair into changeable today. Masquerade is a form photo by rebecca fornaby ’10 of community-wide gather- the one of three people masks around her face, the art- ing that celebrates a variety dressed as walking sun- African masks and masquer- ist attempts to use the childhood of events, from births, mar- flowers. They wear cos- ade, you can certainly expect patterns to transform and restore riages and funerals to harvests tumes completely made more from the other two ex- her identity. She sees this as a of fresh green leaves. hibitions. African Masks from way of dealing with the racial and coronations. Masquerad- photo by rebecca fornaby ’10 ers transform themselves into The exhibition immers- the Collection of the Longyear and sexual differences she has animals or spirits in order to and Halloween revelers. She es the audience with distinctive Museum of Anthropology at experienced in the world. conduct rituals. This ancient has always been fascinated by images, each with a story of its Colgate University provides a This trio of exhibitions will and vibrant art is one of the best the change of persona involved own. good supplement with the real continue at the Emerson Gallery media to reflect African social in masks. This time, Galembo If these two-dimensional presence of masks. Close-ups until April 5.

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February 12, 2009 Page 11 Arts & Entertainment Ghostface Killah Falls Short Choir Gets Musical by Jennifer Vano ’09 by Lexi Nisita ’12 Even seasoned actor and Arts & Entertainment Editor the see the attendance. The atmo- t-shirt, sideways baseball camp sphere was good; it was positive,” and unkempt beard, barked to Arts & Entertainment notable singer Winston Cook- Hamilton has a knack for says Luvuyo Mandela ’09. Quite a the audience while his rhyming Contributor Wilson ’09 took a few songs to shocking its students: IMF few audience members had never partner, Steele, who sported long really warm up, and did not fully show cancellations, controversial even heard of Wu Tang or Ghost- dreds and rhinestone-encrusted This past weekend, the Ham- slip into his role as the enthusias- speakers, bomb scares. But no av- face, but the Annex was packed, sunglasses, admitted to being ilton College Choir staged the Gil- tic but slightly dim-witted King erage-Joe Hamilton student could the energy was high, and people a pot-head and asked audience bert and Sullivan musical Utopia, Paramount until well after his first have expected that the legendary came to have a good time. members if they wanted to party Limited, a satiric commentary on appearance. Once he did so, he but notorious Ghostface Killah of As is the case with most live after the show. Despite the duo’s British imperialism. The plot fo- played the intellectually malleable the infamous Wu Tang Clan would shows, audiences have to patient- commanding stage presence, their cuses on a small island, which, in king with relative ease and put grace us with his presence (and, ly sit through openers before the set was too long and their range its overzealous efforts to become forth a convincing and casually hi- more importantly, disappoint us headliner hits the stage. Though too limited. Instead of sticking “civilized,” converts every man, larious performance. Katie Ander- with his performance). the booking of the show was a to their forte—rapping—the two woman and child into the then- son ’11 also created a wonderfully On Saturday Feb. 7, dozens bit chaotic (CAB went through attempted traditional singing and novel financial concept of a limited cheeky Princess Zara, the king’s of Hamiltonians and townies filed several booking changes, includ- failed miserably. According to liability company. However, either eldest daughter. Her flawless voice into the Tolles Pavilion (Annex) ing a cancellation by young MC Victoria O’Neill ’09 and many oth- because of the debatable quality was supported by strong and only in anticipation of the ers, this portion of the of the play itself or the indubitable rarely overbearing acting, and the Campus Activities performance sounded talent of the lead actors, only the barely hidden smirk she kept on Board’s biggest show “like bad karaoke” and brightest stars were able to stand her face reminded the audience so far of this Spring was painful to both out in a performance which was no that even if the jokes did not seem semester. For many hear and watch. travesty but was still, put bluntly, funny, they were at least supposed students, a hip-hop The main act lacking. to be. However, none could com- show is foreign: the was barely better. Before the opening act began, pare to David Moroney’s ’09 per- dynamics, the ener- O’Neill continued, “it the fittingly campy set design of a formance as one of two Utopian gy, the content, these was a strange dynam- tropical island built up an expec- Supreme Court judges, Scaphio. are elements of a ic,” and others said tation of raucous comedy and sil- Moroney was one of the only ac- rap performance that simply that they don’t liness. The chorus, unfortunately, tors utterly immersed in his char- many people have have anything good to did not deliver. Although the first acter and, perhaps consequently, experienced only by say. Because barely song is indeed titled “In Lazy Lan- one of the only actors in the play watching music vid- photo by Chris Eaton ’11 half-way through guor Motionless,” it appeared no that actually forced the audience eos. Moreover, the Ghostface invited Hamilton MCs up on the stage. the show Ghosface more than a lucky coincidence that to laugh. Everything from his average student (or Central New Charles Hamilton), CAB finally called for the best of Hamilton’s the chorus was wholly uncommit- contorted facial expressions and York resident) is not a hip-hop booked Smif-n-Wessun, a hip- amateur MCs to battle and the best ted to their job. In fact, the group creeping finger movements down junkie—hip-hop, let’s remember, hop duo that is part of Brooklyn- (or worst) of its female dancers understandably fell victim to the to his jumpy footwork was perfect, has its history deeply rooted on based group Boot Camp Clik, to to shake what their mamas’ gave usual traps. Throughout the play and it was not surprising to hear the East or far West Coast, not in open the show. The duo, consist- them, it “felt like Hamilton was they seemed unsure of whether or from the cast that he never broke suburbia. ing of members Tek and Steele, performing on the stage more than not they should appear alive and character backstage during the Much to the surprise of many seemed unprepared and unpol- he was. The audience was there, engaged with the scene or simply performances. attendees, the turn-out was im- ished. The imposing Tek, with remain statuesque and zombie- Every four years, Professor pressive. “I was very surprised to his tattoos, ill-fitting and wrinkled see Ghostface, page like in the background. It certainly of Music and director of Utopia, cannot be denied that the chorus Limited G. Robert Kolb chooses a members have beautiful voices. Gilbert and Sullivan piece for the Juicy Campus Gets Squeezed Despite this, the soprano-heavy annual choir musical. Said Kolb of music in the first act ended up the performance, “I thought it went by Sarah Bingham ’12 apart from Juicy Campus, a web- This nod to regulation will sounding oddly churchlike and very well. It’s always challenging Arts & Entertainment Contribu- site that fostered superficial in- be appreciated by many, espe- tor teractions, often derogatory and cially those who are glad to see needlessly crude. By contrast, the Juicy Campus expire. One fresh- This is truly a sign of the eco- ACB consistently hosts a higher man states, “Juicy Campus was nomic times: Juicy Campus, the level of discourse—while still just mean. People were immature online gossip forum, has been shut making room for the occasional and wrote really slanderous, of- down due to a “lack of online ad gossip post,” according to a recent fensive things. That isn’t healthy revenue,” according to U.S. News press release issued by this very for a community as small as and World Report. The reactions same freshman. Hamilton.” are mixed; this website was fun But these “superficial inter- ACB also sees themselves as for many, and harm- being different from ful to the reputations “Juicy Campus was just mean. Juicy Campus in the of many more. Since way that their website Juicy Campus was People...wrote really slan- is laid out. There isn’t completely anony- any advertising, and mous, it was easy derous things. That isn’t within each school’s to post vicious falsi- individual page, each ties about anyone and healthy for a community as topic has its own sec- everyone. small as Hamilton.” tion; there are tabs “Juicy Campus for advice, sex, is- was mean, it was hurtful. It should actions” will be missed by some. sues, academics, etc. The website not have been online,” says Rox- “I’m devastated,” states one Ham- also sees itself as a matchmaker: ane Makoff ’12. But anyone who ilton student who wishes to remain there’s a feature called the “crush Photo courtesy of Fiona MacQuarrie ’09 has tried to go to the site recently anonymous. “It was a source of list,” which enables the user to list The Choir sings about the pros and cons of Utopia. will have noticed that you are re- entertainment. I know it was mean, five people they’re interested in. wholly out of place in the context because we do it on absolutely directed to a new gossip website but you have to know that most of This list remains anonymous until of the play. The best scenes and minimal rehearsal time.” Kolb called “CollegeACB.” ACB, or the things on it aren’t true. It was someone on your crush list adds songs in this play, both inherently also mentioned he cut almost half “Anonymous Confession Board,” just fun when you’re bored.” you to their list, and you both are and in this particular staging, are of the music from the second act, seems to be a Juicy Campus They must realize, however, notified of you’re mutual interest. those that feature small assort- set mostly in the King’s drawing knock- off, originally started by how unlikely it is that this fo- In theory, sparks shall fly. ments of the main characters. room, to better appease a modern recent graduates of Johns Hopkins rum will be used for intelligent It is undeniable that Colleg- Like almost everything in ern American audience. and Wesleyan, and is now run by discussion. In order to avoid the eACB has lofty ideals, and we’ll Utopia, Limited, things improved Whether or not this measure a freshman at Wesleyan. controversy that came from Juicy have to stay posted to see if the with the onset of the second act. succeeded in enthusing audiences This freshman has lofty goals Campus’ complete anonymity and visions of this fledgling operation The plot itself did not take off un- is debatable. The musical was very for the Juicy Campus replacement; unregulated nature, the ACB en- come true. In the mean time, we til late, and seemed to dilly-dally well-received when it debuted in he aims to create an environment ables users to flag posts that they students may just have to put our confusingly for too long. After London in 1893; perhaps it sim- where students can have “actual find offensive, which brings them seditious, slanderous and gener- the second act, once the islanders ply did not transfer well. The lead discussion,” instead of anony- to the attention of the webmas- ally mean comments on hold, have become completely Angli- actors generally gave their best to mous “salacious remarks or per- ter, (also the Hopkins freshman) until the ACB, like Juicy Campus, cized, the preachy chorus music bring life to a play that was not sonal attacks.” who has the ability to remove loses site of its honorable goals and bored faces seem to fit in a awful, yet in the end engendered CollegeACB claims that any comments which he deems and becomes just another gossip little more with the characters’ no more in its viewers than light “Such a philosophy sets the ACB offensive. website. situation. laughter and indifference. Page 12 February 12, 2009 Arts & Entertainment The Spectator Breaking it Down with The Downbeat Keys by Matt Nudell ’11 Does DBK have a general mes- have influenced you? tracks so far. But I think any song Ill Will: It was the most energetic Arts & Entertainment sage to Hamilton? Kadahj: I feel like a lot of our mu- on the album can be anyone’s fa- fun concert we’ve played. It was Contributer Ill Will: This project is really cool sic reminds me of Lupe Fiasco. vorite. I think there is something the best crowd response we’ve had Will Preston ’11 (Ill Will) - MC because you rarely see professional He’s always trying to push the for everyone. for each song. Kadahj Bennett ’12 (Simile) - “rap bands.” You usually have a boundaries between hip-hop and Jared: It was pretty wild. I kept Vocals/MC rapper and a producer and no affili- rock music, especially live music. Do you have an album title? getting knocked to the wall. Baldwin Tang ’10 - ation between the instrumentalists I get a lot of inspiration from Mu- Kadahj: When I distributed some Root: I had to hit people with my Keyboards/ DJ and the lyricists. But in our case, siq Soulchild, Raheem Devaughn, early versions of the album’s bass headstock to keep them away. Ryan Calabrese’ 09 - Drums we’re a fully functioning rap/hip- Kanye West and Common. tracks to people, a possible name Apparently people were breaking Andrew Root ’09 - Bass hop group. Ill Will: I like old Nas, but I hardly that surfaced is “The Invisible Ink things and stealing stuff. I am just Jared Schneider ’11 - Guitar/Sax Root: Well it’s “ghetto-funk.” listen to rap music. This sounds Mixtapes.” Don’t hold us to that, proud to create that vibe. It was so Ill Will: In other words, strange, but there’s a band called though. raucous that we’re not allowed to it’s experimental hip- the Mountain Goats. Their singer play there again. hop funk. is one the greatest lyricists that I’ve What was the first song that set heard. I try to incorporate his style the tone for DBK? What are your plans? Do you think you in my rap. Root: We played it at one of our Root: I think our music has a good sound similar to The first shows and then got to see our shot. Most hit songs today are Roots? What do you think hip-hop will live performance on DVD, and we made for the pop market, like cot- Ill Will: We definitely sound like in 10 years? were all blown away by the song’s ton candy. A song comes out, you pay homage to them Ill Will: Hopefully where we are energy. From that point forward, we hear it immediately and like it, and because we both have taking it. We play all of our music knew we wanted to try to make this then get sick of it in a period of a a “live” sound. live and with no computer-gen- band happen. month. I feel we’ve spent a lot of Root: Our vibe , or erated beats. Also, our lyrics are time with the beats and the grooves our philosophy on reflective of everyday life from Do you have shows planned? on this album and trying to get at how we play our our generation’s perspective. Our Root: We are doing Febfest’s Battle something deeper. music, is very similar songs are about something that is of the Bands this Friday and an all- to The Roots. When not just bulls**t about hoes and campus band festival the day be- Any final comments? people hear our mu- f**king chicks. fore May Day. I think we are also Root: There is this vibe at Hamilton sic, they tend to think looking into a couple of shows at that any band that comes from cam- that we sound like What’s the progress on your de- Colgate, Amherst, Dartmouth and pus is just a bunch of dudes who get Gym Class Heroes but album? Cornell. together and play music, and it’s not or The Roots; they Baldwin: It’s almost done. The ten- Ill Will: While we want to play some real. Yet, when other bands come in immediately point tative release date is March 1st. I more Hamilton shows in the near and play, people look at them in awe to established “live- think we only have 1-2 songs left future, the album is our top prior- and think they are legitimate. I ask sounding” hip-hop to track. The remaining work will ity right now. We’ll be busy for the Hamilton kids to realize that there groups. But I real- be completed this week, we’ll mix next few months. are talented musicians right under ly like to think that it at a studio in Syracuse this week- their noses who have the potential our sound is pretty end, and then send it out to get the I saw you guys performing at to actually go somewhere. distinct. CDs made. AD’s infamous Deansboro par- Photo Courtesy of Ryan Calabrese’09. Ill Will: “Regular People,” “Lyri- ty two weeks ago. How was the For more information: visit www. The DBK aim to redefine hip-hop. What other artists cist” and “Slow Down” are the big audience’s reception? myspace.com/downbeatkeys.

Valentine’s Day Horoscopes How Many Lettuceheads? by Steve Allinger ’09 by Joshua Hicks ’09 Staff Seer Arts & Entertainment Writer gets 4.5 out of 5 Lettuce Heads The Red Heroine for an exceptional musical and Aries: They say that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. They also cinematic experience. say that the way to a man’s dick is much easier to find. The 1929 Shanghai film, The Red Heroine, was shown at the KJ Taurus: Sometimes a quiet night in with a movie is just as romantic as a sunset Auditorium on Sunday Feb. 1. horseback ride on the beach. Especially since there are no suns or beaches in Cen- Though parts of the translations tral New York, and all of the horses have frozen to death. were unclear, the overall film was a success. To help tell a compelling Gemini: The following movies are the perfect mood setters for an intimate evening: tale of a young girl who rises from Air Bud: Golden Receiver, Land Before Time III - VI, and the always classic Sluts poverty to undefeated warrior, the with Nuts. (Thank you John Tower for the hot tip on that last movie). Devil Music Ensemble created a Cancer: There is an unwritten law that if you spend a certain amount on a date for serious live bang with sound ef- Anne Of The Thousand Days Valentine’s Day, they are bound by custom to give you some sugar. It is only polite fects and an enthralling score. to call them at 12:01 a.m. on Valentine’s Day and ask what that amount is. The tale begins with an up- Anne Boleyn is chosen for her close of a young villager scream- wit, charm, and beauty, but after Leo: Get a girl a teddy bear and she’ll think you’re sweet. Get a girl a real bear and ing to the village that invaders Henry VIII divorces his first wife you can intimidate her into thinking pretty much whatever you want her to. are approaching, marking a mass to be with Anne, his demands for exodus. When young Ko and a male heir become the basis for Virgo: Spending $100 dollars at a restaurant on Valentine’s Day is not unheard of. her blind grandmother attempt their union. Anne’s promises to However, it is imperative that you understand the difference between spending to escape, they are separated, the fulfill Henry’s wish go sour with $100 at a classy establishment and spending $100 on Crunch Wrap Supremes at girl captured by the evil general Taco Bell. a dead son and the birth of a girl, and her grandmother killed. The (the future Queen Elizabeth I). Libra: Nothing says “I love you” like telling someone “I love you.” And apparently, beauty in this story is Ko is rescued Anne’s rise and fall tale is if you’re naked and holding a critically endangered Bengal Tiger cub when you say and trained to become the savior, well documented in this film, and it, nothing gets you arrested faster. protecting those who are helpless makes for a more compelling his- (including men, women and chil- toric depiction than any television Scorpio: Absence makes the heart grow fonder. So if you completely avoid your dren). The Red Heroine is truly soap opera. Both Henry (Richard girlfriend on Valentine’s Day, she will grow so fond of you she’ll tattoo your face a warrior above and beyond her Burton) and Anne (Geneviève Bu- directly over her own face. time. jold) deliver in my favorite film The use of martial arts, com- depicting scandal, lust, romance Sagittarius: I apologize for the creepiness of the above horoscope. edy and suspense all add for cre- and that good ol’ British monarchy. ative storytellig. When lustful men Five Lettuce Heads for this 1969 Capricorn: Writing an epic love poem can drive a woman to fall deeply in love with come prowling on the scene, the you. Or it can drive her to think you are a huge p*ssy. classic. Do see it if you can! Red Heroine comes to save the Aquarius: It is never easy being alone on Valentine’s Day. Especially when you’re day, and (for a young girl) stands ugly and nobody likes you. victorious in an almost effortless fashion. CALLING ALL BUL- Pisces: Nothing is as romantic as forbidden love. But when it comes to the alligators LIES and PILLAGERS: You have in the Science Center, maybe you should consider exactly why it’s forbidden. been warned. The Red Heroine February 12, 2009 Page 13 Arts & Entertainment The Spectator Backstage with Singer Schuyler Fisk Ghostface from Ghostface, page by Rachel Pohl ’11 Do you do any weird rituals or a concert hall. I love the inti- I think I signed someone’s arm but [Ghostface] got pissed about Arts & Entertainment Editor before you perform? macy of playing smaller rooms once. That was cool. the microphone from the begin- because it’s like I’m playing for ning which put a damper on the Not really, but I never everyone in my living room. I So, new album? Exciting! show,” said O’Neill. True, the Dainty Schulyer Fisk opened for ever drink any alcohol before get to see their faces and feel equipment setup in the Annex Ben Taylor on Thursday January I perform. I like to be in a clear that connection. But I also love It’s taken my whole life to is not that of Madison Square 29, 2009. Crowds raved about her make this record! But serious- Garden, and granted, the mics sultry vocals and guitar skills. Af- ly, I have been trying to make probably did, to put it bluntly, ter the show, she sat down with us this record for about five years. suck. But weren’t we all told as to discuss her music, her shows, Once we actually started track- toddlers to just work with what and her habits. Her first album, ing “The Good Stuff,” it took you got, and push through the The Good Stuff, will be released about five months to complete, slip-ups? Whatever happened on iTunes February 17. but we lost a little time during to maintaining that stage-smile the holidays. There have been a despite the mistakes? Ghostface When did you decide to switch lot of struggles along the way, must not have learned in kinder- from acting to music? but now I’m grateful for them. garten how to fake it, because Those struggles helped inspire ten minutes into the show—and I made a conscious decision songs and have made me real- 30 minutes in and 45 minutes about 4 or 5 years ago to put all ize that I’m stronger and more in—he stopped his already sub- my focus and energy into music. determined than I ever thought par performance to passionately I always planned to write anyway, I was. criticize the failing mics. so it was a natural progression. All in all though, the show Are there any major changes was, well, fun, more because What’s your proudest acting you want to make musically? the performer was famous and moment? www.myspace.com/schuylerfisk the crowd was excited than be- I’m sure there will be a few cause the quality was high. “It My proudest acting moment? Fisk sings about the ups and downs of relationships. changes, but it’s not a conscious was great to see a legend…that I’m not sure if it’s happened yet thing. I feel like I’m constant- I’ve been listening to since I was (laughs). I did enjoy getting to state to really take in the expe- the big, big, big venues. There’s ly changing and evolving as a 12. The concert wasn’t the best play a character nothing like my- rience and give my best show. I this overwhelming feeling I get. writer, but I can’t really pre- performance-wise, but it was a self on “Law and Order: SVU” know some performers like to It’s a rush and an incredibly dict what those changes will good hip-hop show,” said Man- when I played a baby-killer in have a drink before a show to powerful feeling, like you’re a be. I don’t really plan ahead dela. “It was great hearing many love with her father. calm their nerves, but I think rock star or something; an ex- like that. I just see what comes songs, considering I am a Wu those little nerves are a good aggerated, cooler version on out, you know? I will say that Tang fan, but I did expect much Do you think you’ll pursue act- thing. They keep you in the yourself. I have been writing a lot more more from Ghost. [I expected] a ing again? moment. songs on the piano lately than better performance,” added By- Craziest fan encounter? the guitar, so I guess that could ron Johnson ’09. But, according I think I will do some more Do you prefer colleges or large change things up a little bit. to one member of the Class of acting at some point, but right now concert halls? Craziest? I’m not sure how I loved playing for y’all at 2009, the show “was short” and I’m really happy doing music. It’s to judge that. Honestly, I’m still Hamilton College! You guys the performance questionable, where my heart is right now, so It’s refreshing to change it up shocked that I have fans that were all so sweet and I’m happy “but it was kind of dope.” I’m going with it until I feel the and play a college, a bar, an know who I am and I’m grate- I got to meet a lot of you! I look That works, I guess. desire to get back into acting. outdoor shed, a listening room, ful for any fan encounter. But forward to coming back!

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February 12, 2009 Page 15 Science & Technology RecycleMania 2009 Off to an Impressive Start Best-Ever Hamilton Performance is the Goal; Effort Extends Beyond Students to Faculty, Staff from RecycleMania, page 1 tion does not calculate rankings simply on the amount recycled or thrown away since different Career Center, the Elihu Root colleges have different numbers House, and the Mail Center have of students. Therefore, the com- already signed the pledge and the petition factors recycling to waste agreement is being circulated in ratios (called “deviation”) on a the Science Center, the Burke per capita basis. Nevertheless, Library, Root Hall, the Kirner- certain differences still apply be- Johnson Building, the Bristol tween campuses. Colleges with a Campus Center and the Christian composting facility are at a major A. Johnson Building. disadvantage. Also, colleges from Another goal is to reduce or- states with cash redemption op- ganic wastes such as food waste. tions on cans and bottles such as Although the recent “Taste, Don’t New York are at a disadvantage Waste” program was sponsored because students and staff may by Bon Appetit and not the Recy- choose to recycle these cans in- cling Task Force and was unrelat- dependently of the school in order ed to RecycleMania, Hawkridge to get money for them. emphasized the fact that the con- Hamilton’s numbers in par- cepts put forward in “Taste, Don’t ticular are difficult to pinpoint Waste” are effective ways of mak- week-to-week. To reduce Col- ing Hamilton a more eco-friendly lege costs and greenhouse gas campus. emissions, paper and cardboard “Not using a tray is a waste waste are only delivered to the www.recyclemania.org reducer,” he said. “Taking only Oneida-Herkimer Waste and Re- recycling. of 30.25 percent. and competitions and initiatives what you think you’ll eat and cycling Facility every other week. Hawkridge and the Recy- Despite the many difficul- like RecycleMania will continue making that extra trip, that is a Bottles, cans, and other container cling Task Force have set a goal ties in increasing recycling rates to work on increasing recycling waste reducer.” Organic wastes group items are delivered weekly, of reaching a new personal best on campus, including the lack and limiting waste on college are particularly important given as is non-recyclable waste. There- cumulative recycling rate in this of a compost system, confusing campuses. Describing the experi- Hamilton’s lack of a compost fore, Hamilton reports its waste year’s competition. The current policies for quantifying waste, and ence of the Recycling Task Force, system. Recent efforts to plan the every week but its full recycling best for Hamilton is 27.91 percent the hundreds of ingrained habits Hawkridge says, “It’s been uphill construction of a compost center every two weeks, leading to spikes from 2005. This year’s goal looks in students, faculty and staff that all the way.” Nevertheless, Recy- have fallen victim to the general and valleys in the RecycleMania feasible; in the second week of create vast amounts of unneces- cleMania 2009’s blazing start on economic downturn. numbers which do not reflect the 2009 competition, Hamilton sary waste every day, the Recy- the Hill suggests the community The RecycleMania competi- the actual amount the College is had a cumulative recycling rate cling Task Force will not give up, is ready to continue the race. Science Explained: Evolution by Nicholas Berry ’09 Science & Technology Sr. Writer Yesterday was “Darwin Day,” an international celebra- tion of the 200th anniversary of English naturalist Charles Darwin’s birth. Throughout the week, hundreds of events across the globe, including sev- eral hosted by Hamilton’s own Biology Department, were held in honor of Darwin. Why all the fuss about this man? The reason is Darwin’s On the Ori- gin of Species (1859), which first proposed the theory of

biological evolution through www.yeshiva.edu the process of natural selec- tion. Origin ranks among the This famous image of the evolution of man is indicative most important books ever of society’s rampant oversimplification of the concept. published because, as geneti- cist Theodosius Dobzhansky Thomas Henry Huxley, upon are descended from one or a put it, “nothing makes sense reading an advance copy of few original life forms. He did in biology except in the light Origin, exclaimed, “How stu- not presume to know how life of evolution.” Indeed, over- pid of me not to have thought itself first arose. Once life be- whelming empirical evidence of that!” Despite the simplic- gan, however, Darwin argued has shown that evolution is ity of evolution, it nonetheless that organisms slowly began the central organizing prin- ties together disparate biologi- to change and diversify for ciple behind all the diversity cal facts into a single unifying two reasons: First, all things of life on Earth. Origin, there- framework. Even the latest and vary (we now know that this

fore, is perhaps alone among most unanticipated discover- variation arises from genetic www.lib.umn.org scientific works in that it not ies in biology – things Darwin mutations); and second, these Wase disposal is unnecessary when recycling can be only remains scientifically rel- could not have predicted – are differences are inherited. After evant after 150 years of intense still accommodated by evolu- decades of carefully observing much safer for the environment. So don’t waste, recycle! scrutiny, but it also provides a tionary biology. Furthermore, nature, Darwin proposed that world-view with deep predic- unlike other similarly revolu- those individuals with trait “I feel that my own good country tive and explanatory power. tionary ideas like relativity or variants that are favorable for Despite the importance quantum mechanics, evolution the environment they inhabit robbed me of the chance for some of of Darwin’s idea to biology, is both clear and accessible to thrive and produce more off- the great experiences that I would have it is not a difficult concept a general audience. spring than individuals with liked to live through.” to grasp. Rather, Darwin’s So, what exactly was Dar- unfavorable variants. idea is simplicity itself – so win’s idea? Darwin proposed simple, that his contemporary that all living things on Earth see Evolution, page 18 ~ Percy Julian Page 16 February 12, 2009 Science & Technology The Spectator Love Potions Are Black Scientists in History Projected to Exist Dr. Percy Julian, Chemist from Buffergram, page 16 gained as much attention as that of by Elijah LaChance ’10 oxytocin, scientists are determined Science & Technology Editor Dr. Larry Sherman, an Oregon to further explore the possibilities Health & Science University vasopressin may withhold, not Just before the turn of the neurologist who focuses on the only in terms of developing a drug century, Percy Lavon Julian was relationships amongst music, love that can be bottled and sold for his born in Montgomery, AL. He and the brain. “The human brain and her greater pleasure, but also was a bright student, but at that is a little more complicated than to learn more about the psychol- time the city provided no public the vole brain. And I’m grateful ogy of male sensitivity and sense education for black students af- for that.” of dominance. ter eighth grade. Nevertheless, Returning the focus to males, Not everyone is pleased to he entered DePauw University the principal hormone scientists hear the positive outlooks neuro- in Indiana as a “sub-freshman,” believe responsible for the male’s scientists including Young hold taking remedial courses. Yet feelings of affection is called va- with respect to the future of love in 1920, he graduated first in sopressin. When the male voles potions. But this concern is super- his class with Phi Beta Kappa were injected with vasopressin, fluous, for as Young sees it, every honors. they had developed an increased catalyst has an anti-catalyst, and Julian became a chemistry urge for bonding and nesting. the same will be true for love po- instructor at Fisk University, and Also interesting is the well-cited tions, the effects of which can be in 1923 received an Austin Fel- research that suggests men with reversed with anti-love potions. lowship in Chemistry and went a genetic mutation related to this When I asked Raul Patrascu ’12 to Harvard to complete his M.S. hormone were less likely to get about whether he believed effec- He took university teaching po- married, and if they did, they tive love potions will exist in the sitions for a few years before were more likely to get divorced. future, he replied, “No, I don’t traveling to Austria to obtain Consequently, though research on think so, because love is more his Ph. D in chemistry from the vasopressin and humans has not than just chemicals, it’s magic.” University of Vienna in 1931. He returned to DePauw to continue his research. His original interest was investigating plant products, especially traditional medicinal plants such as the African cala-

bar bean. In 1935, with Josef www.wikipedia.com Pikl, Julian first synthesized from this plant a chemical called Dr. Percy Julian in 1954. Julian’s advances in chemistry physostigmine, or esserine, that and endocrinology are usually underappreciated today. could treat the sometimes blind- II, Julian developed a foam from papers on his work, and received ing disease glaucoma by reduc- soy protein that could put out oil dozens of awards and honor- ing pressure inside the eyeball. and gas fires; it was quickly ad- ary degrees. He founded Julian This accomplishment gained opted by the military. Laboratories, Inc., with labs in him international acclaim, but In 1948, the Mayo Clinic an- the U.S. and Mexico (both pur- no professorship. nounced the discovery of a com- chased by Smith Kline French He left academia to become pound that relieved rheumatoid ar- in 1961) and another chemical lab director at the Glidden Com- thritis called cortisone. Just a year plant in Guatemala (owned by pany. In 1939, a water leak in a later, in October 1949, Julian’s Upjohn Company since 1961). tank of purified soybean oil cre- team created a synthetic cortisone By making important medi- ated a strange byproduct, giving substitute, radically less expensive cal products plentiful and less Julian a surprise insight: the soy but just as effective. Natural cor- expensive, Julian accelerated sterol that had been created could tisone had to be extracted from the research and growth of be used to manufacture male and the adrenal glands of oxen and knowledge about them. His tech- female hormones, progesterone cost hundreds of dollars per drop; niques and products led directly www.nimh.nih.gov and testosterone. Progesterone, Julian’s synthetic cortisone was to the development of chemical The NMRs above show the reduction in scary faces would prove useful in treating only pennies per ounce. birth control and medicines to and scenes in the brain after a person took oxytocin, a certain cancers and problem Julian held more than 100 suppress the immune system, hormone also responsible for increased feelings of intimacy. pregnancies. During World War chemical patents, wrote scores of crucial in performing organ Did You Know That? Wacky Facts: Lovey-Dovey by Elijah LaChance ’10 • Lovebirds are often asso- • About three percent of pet • Doctors in the 1800’s ad- • 15 percent of U.S. women Science & Technology Editor ciated with Valentine’s Day. owners will give Valentine’s vised their patients to eat choc- send themselves flowers on These lovebirds, found in Day gifts to their pets. “I love olate to cure a broken heart. Valentine’s Day. • 73 percent of people who Africa, are brightly colored you, Fido.” buy flowers for Valentine’s Day and sit very close together • In some countries, young • 189 million stems of roses are men. with their mates, earning them • In the Middle Ages, young women receive gifts of cloth- are sold in the U.S. on Valen- their name. men and women drew names ing from suitors. If the gift is tine’s Day. • About one billion Val- from a bowl to see who their kept, it means she has accepted entine’s Day cards are ex- • Richard Cadbury pro- valentines would be. They the proposal. • The first commercial Val- changed each year. That’s the duced the first box of choco- would wear these names on entine’s Day greeting cards largest seasonal card-sending lates for Valentine’s Day in their sleeves for one week. To • More than 35 million heart- produced in the U.S. were cre- occasion of the year, next to the late 1800s. wear your heart on your sleeve shaped boxes of chocolate will ated in the 1840s by Esther A. Christmas. now means that it is easy for be sold for Valentine’s Day. Howland. • The oldest surviving love other people to know how you • The first true valentine poem till date is written in a are feeling. • The Taj Mahal at Agra, In- • Most men say they pre- card was sent by Charles, duke clay tablet from the times of the dia is perhaps the most splen- fer to open their Valentine’s of Orleans, to his wife in 1415 Sumerians, inventors of writ- • Some people used to be- did gift of love. It was built by day presents first thing in the when he was imprisoned in the ing, around 3500 B.C. lieve that if a woman saw a the Mughal Emperor Shah Ja- morning. Women on the other Tower of London. robin flying overhead on the han in memory of his beautiful hand, like to get and open gifts • Verona, the Italian city Valentine’s Day, it meant she wife, Mumtaz Mahal. after a romantic dinner. • Alexander Graham Bell where Shakespeare’s play lov- would marry a sailor. If she applied for his patent on the ers Romeo and Juliet lived, saw a sparrow, she would mar- • In the 1600’s, even mar- • In Medieval times, girls telephone, an “Improvement receives about 1,000 letters ry a poor man and be very hap- ried people took a valentine, ate unusual foods on St Valen- in Telegraphy,” on Valentine’s every year sent to Juliet on py. If she saw a goldfinch, she and not always their legal tine’s Day to make them dream Day, 1876. Valentine’s Day. would marry a millionaire. other half. of their future husband. February 12, 2009 Page 17 Science & Technology The Spectator Buffergram Not Working? Try a Love Potion hormone called vasopressin may are interested in having sex even do the same for males. when they are not fertile, and most Oxytocin is a hormone that heterosexual men are attracted to contracts the uterus and allows milk breasts. Young explains more sex to go down in nursing mothers. It is and erotic fascination with breasts also active in women during labor in monogamous mammals may be and delivery. Young and a team of due to the firmer long-term addic- neuroscientists at the Yerkes Na- tion monogamous mammals may tional Primate Research Center at have with the “cocktail of ancient Emory University tested Young’s neuropeptides,” including oxyto- theory with prairie voles, which cin. In other words, as mammals are mouse-like creatures that are such as humans gradually built up in the minority of less than five their frequency in sex, they felt percent of mammals that share greater pleasure due to the bio- the human’s predisposition to mo- logical chemicals involved in sex, nogamy. When a female prairie and they became more addicted to vole was artificially injected with these chemicals, thus causing more oxytocin in the brain, she exhib- eroticism and sexuality. ited neural awards similar to those Experimentation with oxyto- initiated by nicotine and cocaine. cin on humans has commenced, Furthermore, she became quickly and early studies of researchers attached to the nearest male. Such squirting oxytocin into people’s behavior was precisely what Young nostrils reveals more enhanced required for his theory’s experi- feelings of trust, friendship, and mental confirmation. intimacy. Also, couples that were “Some of our sexuality has having an argument developed evolved to stimulate that same oxy- less of a stress hormone called

www.imeem.com tocin system to create female-male cortisol when their nostrils were According to neuroscientists, love potions will not just be in fairy tales anymore, and bonds,” Young said. He also noted sprayed with oxytocin compared to that foreplay and sexual intercourse couples who were given a placebo. they will contain hormones as intoxicating as aromatic as roses and fine red wine. stimulate some of the same bio- Lastly, people who were artificially by Saad S. Chaudhry ’12 surprise that since ancient Greece mammalian bonding and the logical systems that are involved sprayed with oxytocin also exhib- Science & Technology Editor and its period of contribution to the human’s odd enthrallment with in delivery and nursing, which fur- ited signs of greater confidence, and biological science of botany, hu- breasts, offered some hopeful, as ther emphasizes oxytocin’s role in they were also more willing to trust Love, a simply spelt four let- mankind has been looking for the well as fearful news to those inter- love. For instance, oxytocin is also investors with small amounts of tered-word, has captivated the hu- ultimate holy-grail in the fuzzy field ested in the scientific research of released during a female’s orgasm cash. Nonetheless, scientists have man mind, heart and soul in enor- of love: a love potion (and no, Vi- love. Young’s central thesis is based and actually spikes after an orgasm, concluded that oxytocin in itself is mously complex ways. It brings a agra doesn’t count). Today, modern upon the well-documented theory quite possibly to promote bonding not sufficient for it be acclaimed as passionate and emotional Diony- science tells us this breakthrough that love is fired up by a “biochemi- in a post-sexual manner. an ultimate love potion, at least not sian drunkenness to our mind, bal- will soon become a reality. cal chain of events.” With that being Equally intriguing is the role on its own. anced with an Apollonian warmth In an issue of the prominent said, he argued that a critical and oxytocin may play in explaining “To call [oxytocin] a love to our hearts that is more comfort- scientific journal Nature, the famed natural hormone called oxytocin the differences between humans potion seems like a big stretch,” able than the sun’s breaching rays neuroscientist Dr. Larry Young, may catalyze those biological chain and less monogamous mammals on a perfect spring day. Thus, it is no who has previously researched of events for females, and a related in terms of sexuality: most women see Love Potions, page 17 Evolution Basics Recyclemania 2009 Results from Science, page 16 Second, “fitness,” as used in evolutionary biology, is the Through this process of natural probability of surviving or re- Through Week Two (Jan. 31) selection, advantageous traits producing in a given environ- will accumulate in successive ment. It does not mean that generations and displace the one organism has more value Grand Champion: Targeted Material - Paper: original traits so that what was than another; rather, it simply once a novel survival strategy means that one organism has becomes the status quo. Over a higher chance of survival New York Cumul. Recycling New York Cumulative Paper very long periods of time, in one environment than an- Schools: Rate (%) Schools: Recycled (lbs./person) such changes in a population other organism and vice versa. may lead to the development Third, although mutations are 1. Onondoga Community 55.23% 1. University of Rochester 3.15 of an entirely new species. random, natural selection it- 2. RIT 44.11% 2. Onondaga Community 2.03 Evolution through natural self is, according to Professor selection is therefore simply of Biology Ernest Williams, “a 3. SUNY Binghamton 35.71% 3. Hamilton College 1.85 change over time. New forms non-random creative force.” 4. Ithaca College 32.15% 4. SUNY Binghamton 1.06 replace those that came before Natural selection systemically as the frequency of a certain and predictably “favors” those 5. University of Rochester 30.65% 5. Ithaca College 0.94 trait within a population in- traits that increase the likeli- 6. Hamilton College 30.25% 6. Vassar College 0.75 creases in response to natural hood of survival and reproduc- selection. tion; there is nothing random 7. Bard College 25.58% 7. Union College 0.37 Although Darwin’s idea about it. 8. Vassar College 24.24% 8. Bard College 0.32 is simple, there are some mis- Darwin’s theory of evo- conceptions of it in the popular lution provides humankind 9. New York University 23.70% 9. Saint John Fisher 0.26 consciousness. First, natural with more than just a scien- 10. Hobart William Smith 17.91% 10. SUNY Buffalo 0.25 selection does not “push” or- tific narrative of life’s origins ganisms down a particular and progression. It also yields 11. SUNY Buffalo 16.03% 11. SUNY New Paltz 0.03 evolutionary path, as if it has invaluable technologies, such 12. Skidmore College 11.28% some sort of final outcome for as improved vaccines and them in mind. It is a blind, other therapeutic proteins for 13. Union College 8.02% unintelligent process without combating the outbreak and 14. SUNY Albany 7.45% Hamilton’s National Rankings: any sort of foresight. A bet- spread of disease. Similarly, ter analogy would be to say it helps us to better appreci- Grand Champion: #63/176 that natural selection filters ate the diversity of the natu- Hamilton Week 3: 16.99% through all available varia- ral world and our place in it. Per Capita Classic: #4/247 tions so that only beneficial or More importantly, evolution neutral mutations are passed is a testament to the power of Results from recyclemania.org and Targeted Material - Paper: #15/166 on to the next generation. the scientific method. Recycling Task Force Bottles and Cans: #33/164 Page 18 February 12, 2009 Sports HAMILTON ATHLETE Hamilton Stars Top OF THE WEEK The Liberty League Chris Lorenc ’10

- Age: 22 Patrick Sullivan ’12 - Hometown: Clifton, NJ Co-Rookie of the Week Men’s Basketball - Sport: Ice Hockey

- Position: Forward

- Years playing: 14

- Claim to fame: Chris ranks fifth in the NESCAC in points with 25 total. He had two

www.hamilton. goals and one assist in the edu Continentals’ past two games Sydney Fasulo ’09 - Proudest athletic moment: Winning the Email Abby Perer Co-Forward of the Week state championship at Clifton High School as ’09 (aperer) with Women’s Basketball the underdog team. It was the school’s first your suggestions state title. for Athete of the Week! - Most embarrassing athletic moment: Playing peewee hockey in Lake Placid where the 1980 U.S. Olympic team won gold. Chris was so excited to get onto the ice that he left the soakers on his skates, and when he ran out onto the ice he fell on his face.

- Favorite pro athlete: Joe Sakic of the Colorado Avalanche

- Favorite sports movie: Miracle Peter Kosgei ’10 - Favorite music: Bon Jovi and The Boss Track Performer of the Week - Major: Chemistry

- Hobbies: Golf and Tennis

- Next game: 7:30 p.m., Friday, February 13 at New England College Continentals @ Home Sports Writers Wanted Fri. Feb. 13 W. Basketball 6 p.m. If you want journalism experience, a resume boost, Sat. Feb. 14 W. Basketball 2 p.m. or if you’re just a know-it-all sports fan... Sat. Feb. 14 M. Basketball 4 p.m. You would be a great addition to the Spectator Sports Writing Staff! Tues. Feb. 17 M. Basketball 6 p.m. e-mail kgreenou or dhagemei for details Tues. Feb. 17 M. Basketball 8 p.m.

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Spectator SportsFebruary 12, 2009 Senior Swimmers and Divers Finish Strong By Kate Greenough’09 al wins in the regular season. been at Hamilton we’ve gained being a part of this team,” she “More importantly,” she Sports Editor Looking forward to the NES- a lot of talented swimmers and said. adds, “the teammates I have found CAC finals, and looking back have improved our standings in However, as the season at Hamilton have been the perfect In an interview with ESPN on tremendous careers, Eve Ste- the NESCAC conference. It’s winds down, Stevens, along reward for sticking with it for so last year, Olympic superstar vens ’09 and Alex Paridon ’09 been a real pleasure to watch with her senior teammates many years. They are what I will Michael Phelps said, “Swim- reflect on the strides the teams the team progress and develop,” (Stefanie Capizzi, Beth Be- miss most and what I’ll never be ming is normal for me. I’m re- said Paridon. able to replace.” Paridon has simi- laxed. I’m comfortable, and I Although the classes of lar sentiments, although he sees know my surroundings. It’s my 2004 and 2005 graduated a swimming as a part of his future home.” This sentiment is shared handful of exceptional talent, life “in some way.” by many members of the men’s standouts like All-American Both the men’s and women’s and women’s swimming and backstroker Todd Johnson ’08, teams have much to look forward diving teams. For the seniors in Paridon, Jared Mereness ’10 to. The deep rosters are due to a the group, the conclusion of the and Chris DeConinck ’11 are a talented number of underclass- season is akin to leaving a fam- few of the swimmers who have men, and Stevens hints that there ily and home in which they have helped build up the program and are a lot of fast recruits on their settled for four long winters on establish the team as a force to be way to competing in a Hamilton the Hill. reckoned with in the NESCAC suit. With first-years like Megan In the Hamilton commu- and Liberty Leagues. Gibbons for the women and Mi-

www.hamilton.edu nity, it is easy to spot the swim- Stevens, a leading breast- www.hamilton.edu chael Brennan ’12 leading the men mers: apart from the wet-haired, Alex Paridon ’09 stroker for the women’s team, Eve Stevens ’09 with multiple first-place finishes, tray-toting unit that surrounds have made and how they have looks back on her individual im- aury, Deanna Edwards, Maura the Continentals are rebuilding several Commons tables in the grown as members and leaders provement through the years. Donovan, Jason Brown, David their dominance. evening, just keep your eye out of the teams. “Throughout my col- Schlifka, and Paridon) has to On Feb. 27 several swim- for the few students who look “We lost a lot of All-Ameri- lege career, I have fluctuated face the end of her swimming mers will compete in the NE- tanned and toned among the win- can swimmers before my fresh- between focusing on having fun career. SCAC Championships at Wes- ter-paled others battling Christ- man year so the team was the and being really serious about “Swimming has been a part leyan College in Middletown, mas cookie-induced extra body weakest it’s been in a long time training. I tried to do every lit- of my daily routine for over a CT. If you want an excuse for a insulation. when I first arrived. We had tle thing right. Now, my senior decade. I’ve spent 2-4 hours a road trip, head over to support the After a training trip to Puer- only about 10 men on the team year, I feel more relaxed about day at least swimming or doing Hamilton swimmers. If you can’t to Rico over winter break, the so it was hard for us to compete the flow of the season, less dis- something to improve my swim- make it, make sure you congratu- women came back to win three against a lot of teams, especially appointed with bad mid-season ming. I can’t imagine my life late the seniors and members of out of their five dual meets, and the stronger NESCAC pro- swims and more excited about without it, so I’m not going to the ’08-’09 squad; they’ve come the men notched two addition- grams. Over the four years I’ve just the day-in and day-out of until it happens,” Stevens said. a long way. Track Makes Strides at Syracuse Invitational By James Russell ’09 and reverse “no burden” effect that used a nice ending kick to trio exciting performances since his ships at St. Lawrence. Scott Bickard ’11 sometimes helps runners focus the group with a 4:39. 4:03 mile chase in the Distance Liz Wahl ’10 continued to Sports Writers more on their bodies than the Genevieve Flanders ’09 Medley Relay (DMR) last year. mix it up at the top of the pack in time. The men’s mile clearly clocked an 11:01 3K, setting Competing against Daniel Bus- her 27.36 second 200M. Doubling Call it Livestrong, Head- demonstrated this effect. Three another personal record for the by of Syracuse, one of the top her distance, Tory Grieves ’12 strong, or Applewagonstrong. Hamilton runners broke 4:40 for season. It’s only a matter of time Big East runners, Kosgei used proved her speed with a 64 second Whichever way you put it, the the first time this season, with before she schedules a luncheon his sub 50 second 400M speed 400. Likewise, fellow first-year Hamilton track team is looking Bill Reid ’10 using all his weight with the Sub-11 Club. to run a 4:27 opening mile. He Caitlin Hult ’12 showed a nice strong after a very successful to edge out Gross by eight-tenths In the men’s 3K, Peter finished in 8:19, almost 15 sec- end kick with a time of just over weekend at Syracuse. of a second to run a 4:34. Lynch Kosgei ’10 put on of his most onds better than any Division 65 seconds. Another new addition “We’re in much better shape III runner this year. After to the team, Lauren “P-C” Peters- than last year at this point ” a small hiatus after his Collaer ’11 had a nice day, this [referring to the runners] said successful XC season, it time displaying her jumping abil- Keith Gross ’09, who is running seems, what he calls his ity to the team with a sixth place with the edge only a senior can “raw ability,” has not dis- finish in the high jump (4’11). possess. appeared. The Kenyan Speaking of red heads, it ap- “Looking back, last year’s Prodigy seems to discover pears Sarah Caney ’09 enjoyed her track season was kind of a dis- new and deeper talent ev- mile last week just a little more appointment for us,” says boy ery race, making him very, than she’s been letting on, choos- wonder Devon Lynch ’11. very dangerous. ing to enter the event once again If they continue to build on James “Rusty” Rus- at ‘Cuse. Once again, the results performances like Saturday’s, sell’s ’09 following of un- are encouraging. A two second the season could start to get derstudies Kevin Graepel improvement should provide a interesting. ’10 and Pat Mcnally ’12 nice boost to her endurance in the One thing to note about the both came close to per- 800M. Syracuse meet: no clocks. Pic- ’09 of james Russell tesy sonal best heights. James Akilah Bond ’09 battled ture playing a basketball game Lauren “Rusty” sat out of the meet many jumpers to a second place without a scoreboard. Then Peters-Collaer ’11 to give his legs an extra finish. On the men’s side of the picture dribbling a ball without COur PHOTOS ices her legs after a week of rest for next week’s three-jump, Tidelco Ductan ’09 the dimples and those encircl- Peter Kosgei ’10 studies the competition hard practice. Liberty League Champion- took first place in 13.49m (45 ing black lines and you’ll get a feet). The Haiti native didn’t have sense of what not having a clock Golden Spike Award Winners his best stuff, but didn’t need it to means in a track race. The lack Men’s Track - Peter Kosgei: Although we wanted to revoke Kosgei’s golden spike eligibility (to spread finish on top of a very competi- of a clock and overcrowded the wealth a little), his performance was too impressive to overlook. Expected to be out of shape, Kos- tive field. In more field news, Josh heats played an important role gei proved the field wrong in smashing his own personal-best in the 3K. Orndorff ’11 threw for 13th and in some races, most notably the 21st place finishes in the shot and 800, where only a handful of run- Women’s Track - Lauren Peters-Collier: As mentioned before, the sophomore had her finest jump weight throw, a little down from ners broke two minutes. of the season. As not mentioned before, if she continues to develop she will provide a nice 1-2 punch his last week’s performances. Or- Besides the tough going in the with Bond in the jumps this season. Plus, she’s a red head. ndorff will be looking for some far 800, the absence of a clock may throws this upcoming Saturday’s have created, in some races, the meet. Page 20 February 12, 2009