February 26, 2010 • Volume 99, Issue 13 Out with the old, in with the new Nation responds after Alabama tenure fiasco By MARIE KYLE Sound, said. Among those killed were two bi- The academic community na- ology professors as well as the chair- tionwide and at Puget Sound is re- man of the Department of Biological sponding to a recent tragedy over Sciences. Two other biology profes- tenure. sors and a professor’s assistant were On Friday, Feb. 12, Amy Bishop, also injured during the incident. a neurobiology professor at the Uni- Bishop attended Harvard Uni- versity of Alabama in Huntsville, versity and began working at the shot and killed three of her col- University of Alabama in 2003. Al- leagues and wounded three more. though Bishop had a history of vi- The shooting took place at a fac- olence, a criminal check conducted ulty meeting, just after Bishop had by the University may have revealed been informed that the University nothing, as no charges had been of- had denied her tenure. ficially made against her. “The Chronicle for Higher Edu- In 1986, Bishop shot and killed cation” published an article Monday her 18-year-old brother, but claimed detailing the incident and providing that it was an accident. Seven years guidance for universities concern- later, Bishop was suspected of send- ing how to best handle issues relat- ing a pipe bomb to one of her col- ASUPS PHOTO SERVICES/spencer wadnizak ed to tenure denial. leagues. The bomb never went off, “Colleges should take a fresh look and Bishop evaded charges in both Exterior: A/L’s renovation includes a new roof, veneer work, mechanical and seismic upgrades. at their threat-assessment proce- incidents. dures, mental-health resources for As police escorted Bishop from faculty and staff members, and as- the scene last Friday, she denied Summer construction approaches sistance to candidates denied ten- that the incident had taken place. “It By BRAD RICE ed at $22 million and has been de- num.” ure,” the article said. didn’t happen. There’s no way…they signed to meet the Leadership in Kief said it was too soon to know “This is a sad and tragic story are still alive,” she said. Bishop’s law- Facilities Services has slated sev- Energy and Environmental Design whether or not they would be able that’s still unfolding. Nobody has a yer is planning to use insanity to de- eral projects to begin this summer (LEED) Silver Standard. to include enough elements of sus- clear handle on all of the complexi- fend her, based on the grounds that that will reshape and improve the Associate Vice President of Fa- tainable building to receive Gold ties yet,” Ray Preiss, a Communica- Puget Sound campus. cilities Services Bob Kief explained Standard certification, though he tion Studies professor here at Puget s e e REACTIONS p a g e 2 By far the most extensive project more about the new Health Scienc- had reason to be hopeful, citing anticipated for this summer is the es Center’s LEED certification. the recent completion of the new groundbreaking of the new Health “We’ve designed the building Facilities building. Sciences Center. to meet the LEED Silver Standard Similar to the new Health Sci- This new building will eventually certification, but we’re actually ences Center, the Facilities build- Academic VP explains house the psychology and exercise hoping to reach Gold. Whether or ing was designed to meet the Silver science departments as well as the not we’ll reach that goal will be de- Standard but in the construction new neuroscience department and termined during the construction process was able to reach Gold. local tenure procedures will replace South Hall as the loca- process,” Kief said. Though Facilities Services plans By MIKE KNAPE ees makes the final decision. Each tion for the school of occupational His comment was in reference to to break ground on the building af- of these recommendations are open Twelve members of the faculty and physical therapy. the extensive LEED point system ter graduation this year, they are to appeal. According to the Faculty are currently being evaluated for Major renovations to Anderson/ used to acknowledge various levels still awaiting official approval from Code, offering tenure is usually the what is arguably the biggest event Langdon Residence Hall are also of sustainable building practices. the board of trustees, who will de- most important decision the Uni- of their academic career: tenure. scheduled to begin this May and The system accounts for every- cide in March whether or not to versity makes concerning a faculty The University’s decision regarding will last throughout the summer. thing from the water efficiency of green-light construction. member’s entire career. these faculty members will be final- The projected cost of the Health the building’s landscaping to its in- Should the trustees approve, “Students also have an important ized by the Board of Trustees at their Sciences Center, which will be corporation of local materials, and construction on the new center role in the process. The Instructor meetings in March and May. For the funded entirely by donations gen- awards four levels of certification Evaluation Forms that every stu- professors who are not offered ten- erated from fundraising, is estimat- ranging from “Certified” to “Plati- s e e p a g e dent fills out are examined by the CONSTRUCTION 2 ure, next year will be their last year department, the Faculty Advance- at Puget Sound. Professors are usu- ment Committee and the President. ally considered for tenure during We read each form in its entirety,” their sixth year at Puget Sound, al- Bartanen said. though they can petition to be eval- For a faculty member to earn ten- uated earlier. ure, he or she must demonstrate ex- “To earn tenure is to earn a career cellence in teaching, a record of ex- commitment from a college. Tenure cellence in professional growth, a does not mean that a professor can- record of service at the University not be fired, but the burden of proof and there must be a demonstrated changes. After you earn tenure, the need for his or her position at the burden of proof is on the universi- university. Professional growth re- ty to demonstrate why a professor fers to a faculty member’s research, should not continue at that institu- published writing or other forms of tion,” Academic Vice-President and scholarly engagement such as art Dean of the University Kris Bar- exhibitions or musical performanc- tanen said. “Based on a 10-year av- es. Service to the University in- erage, 88 percent of those faculty cludes activities such as serving on members who are considered for a committee and advising students tenure at Puget Sound earn tenure.” or clubs. All of these criteria must The evaluation process for pro- be affirmed on their own merit for a fessors eligible for tenure is a year- candidate to be offered tenure. long process that begins with a rec- “Tenure began as a commitment ommendation from the candidate’s to academic freedom. It provides for academic department. Next, the the protection of a faculty member’s Faculty Advancement Committee, pursuit of ideas and truths in teach- a standing committee made up of ing and research from dismissal on a rotating group of the faculty and ideological or political grounds,” Dean Bartanen, its recommenda- Bartanen said. ASUPS PHOTO SERVICES/spencer wadnizak tion. President Thomas then makes Tenure has no effect on a faculty his own independent recommen- member’s salary, which depends on Interior: Renovation plans include making A/L’s first floor more accessible and aesthetically pleasing. dation before the Board of Trust- faculty rank.

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without changing the number of CONSTRUCTION rooms in the residence hall,” Kief WFA debate held on campus continued FROM page 1 said. Facilities Services plans to fin- will last until May 2011, followed ish the renovations to A/L by ear- by the demolition of South Hall in ly August of this year before fresh- Four students from China participate June. The new building would be men arrive on campus. fully operational by August. Kief mentioned several other tour of the Pacific Northwest for By GRACE HEERMAN Also set to begin after graduation large projects to take place over students and coaches from Beijing “I think they enjoyed this year is a series of renovations the summer including the in- Puget Sound welcomed four stu- Foreign Studies University. to A/L, that will make the building stallation of new fire alarms and dents from China to campus from His original tour was absorbed the visit and learned a more structurally sound, accessible sprinklers in University and Smith Feb. 11-14 as part of the Western by IDEA in 2010, and IDEA then lot from the debate.” and aesthetically pleasing. Halls, the replacement of the Uni- Forensics Association’s (WFA) an- brought the Chinese students to “We’re doing mechanical up- —Derek Buescher versity’s current boilers with more nual debate tournament. the WFA tournament as a stop on grades, seismic upgrades, some ve- energy efficient models and the -in The students debated publicly this year’s Pacific Northwest tour. neer work and installing a new roof. stallation of a second electrical feed among 55 to 60 other teams from The students qualified for this We’re also rearranging some spaces, into campus. around the United States along opportunity last May at a debate the U.S. should cease its drug erad- removing some of the obstacles for All of these projects will be in with three Puget Sound students tournament in Xi’an, China, and ication programs in Colombia, the the building, making the building addition to the 30-40 other capi- on many topics that would nor- are currently working toward de- U.S. should cease its arms sales to more functional, opening up some tal development projects Facilities mally be censored in China. grees from Xi’an Jiaotong Universi- Taiwan, and the U.S. should signif- spaces and making the first floor takes on each summer to prepare The WFA tournament takes ty: Wen Wang, Shenggang Li, Zhe icantly increase cooperation with accessible. This will all be done for the next academic year. place in a different location each Xu and Xiaoyu He. China for global environmental year, and this year WFA President Through the month-long tour, protection. and Puget Sound communication the four students were given the The Chinese students were suc- with capital murder and may face studies professor Derek Buescher opportunity to engage in demo- cessful in the tournament overall, REACTIONS the death penalty, apparently dis- continued FROM page 1 volunteered Puget Sound as the cratic free speech by discussing three of them winning individual cussed her anger toward the pros- host campus for the 2010 tourna- some topics that would most likely speaker awards. pect of being denied tenure with her she does not remember the shoot- ment. have been censored in China. Shenggang Li was the 7th speak- friend Rob Dinsmore prior to the ings. In addition to his position in the “Mandarin debate focuses more er, and Xiaoyu He and Wen Wang incident. Preiss is currently teaching a WFA, Buescher has also served as on philosophical and theoretical tied for 2nd speaker. “His lack of action in notifying course on Communication and a trainer for the International De- topics, while English debate fo- “I think they enjoyed the visit someone, or effort to seek help for Conflict but explained that this kill- bate Education Association (IDEA) cuses more on immediate effective and learned a lot from the debates,” her after these episodes of disclo- ing does not represent a typical dis- for the last three years. policy-making. The challenges of Buescher said. sure, contributes to the tragic event,” pute. Through IDEA, Buescher was authority of political entities is not The IDEA tour also participated Katelyn Del Buco, a student of Pre- “While the specifics of this case given the opportunity to work in popular in Mandarin debate,” ex- in other debate tournaments in the iss, said. make it different from the everyday Beijing and Xi’an, China, which is plained Yang Ge, the IDEA trainer Pacific Northwest, including West- “While we’re often busy managing conflict episodes that I study, it does part of the reason the Chinese stu- who chaperoned the tour. ern Washington University, North- our personal lives, incidents like this indicate how the emotional and dents made it to Puget Sound this The debate was organized ac- west University, Pacific Lutheran make us step back and contemplate stressful communications that take year. cording to debate styles and top- University and Willamette Univer- the fact that university life is a small place at turning points in people’s In 2009, Buescher organized a ics, which included issues such as: sity. microcosm of the world we live in,” careers must be handled very deli- Preiss said. “This is a sad story that cately,” Preiss said. makes us all pause.” Bishop, who has been charged

Students reflect on campus diversity Security Report By MILES KING ratives will be posted publicly, she diversity narratives, Bobby said The following incidents occurred on campus and were reported to Security will maintain the anonymity of the that the academic, extracurricular Services between February 16, 2010 and February 22, 2010: As part of the “We Are Puget authors, as well as any other names and social demands of the Univer- Sound” diversity plan, more than mentioned in the narratives. sity often cause students to unin- • A student who works in Diversions Café reported her coat was stolen dur- 600 students living in Greek hous- In describing the purpose of the tentionally isolate themselves from ing her shift. She hung it on the café coat rack. No one noticed anyone suspi- es and campus residence halls the rest of campus. cious in the area. • Security staff contacted several residents in Todd/Phibbs hall who were completed the “Valuing Difference She believes that the diversity suspected of violating University drug policies. Other occupants smelled Achieved through Wholeness” di- narratives will help bring the cam- marijuana on the floor. versity narrative last semester, and pus back together. • Security staff responded to a report from an RA about suspected marijua- na use in Anderson/Langdon hall. Residents were contacted who appeared more are expected to partake this Diversity narrative “I think this program makes stu- to be involved. semester. questions: dents wrap their minds around dif- • A student reported his backpack was stolen from outside the WSC. He re- Chief Diversity Officer Kim ference in a positive way,” Bobby ported he had locked his backpack to his bicycle with a cable lock. When he returned, he discovered the cable cut and the backpack missing. The bicycle Bobby is spearheading the project said. “It helps us understand how remained on the rack. and asking students to reflect on How has your time we appreciate each other.” • A student reported his bicycle stolen from outside Schiff Hall. He said he their positive experiences with di- Sophomore R.A. Chris Luich secured his bike with a cable style lock. at Puget Sound been • Several students in Todd/Phibbs reported they were disturbed at 3:30 a.m. versity at Puget Sound. participated in the program by non-resident students who went the through the hall and opened room Bobby began her visits to stu- enriched by an through his involvement in Res- doors. Student Affairs is following up with the students involved. dent residences last semester, pro- experience with Life and commented on his own viding pizza and giving students someone (student, feelings about writing a diversity Crime Prevention Tips: the opportunity to take part in the narrative. • Remember to keep your personal belongings secured. Also lock your diversity program. faculty or staff) from Luich noted that “diversity” is a residence hall room and do not leave items unattended on campus. This Participating students were loaded term and said that he ap- includes keeping your campus mailbox closed and locked. a different race, • Utilize the campus safety escort program when traveling on and off asked to respond by answering two ethnicity, sexual preciated the insightful nature of campus after hours. 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The Trail is an independent, student-run organization funded by ASUPS. The Trail seeks to produce a credible weekly newspaper that serves as a comprehensive source of information relevant to its readership. The Trail acts as an archival record for the university, serves as a link between Puget Sound and the greater Tacoma community and provides an open forum for student opinion and discourse. The Puget Sound Trail Opinions 3 [email protected] February 26, 2010 Staff endorses split ticket for ASUPS executives By Opinions Staff and foster communication among clubs were additional strong ver the past two weeks, points. While both campaigns rec- ASUPS presidential and ognized the lack of communica- vice-presidential candi- tion among clubs, Griswold and Odates have campaigned for support LaFerriere’s proposal to revamp from students. The campaigns have the ASUPS website was stronger raised many questions, and af- than Miller and Lewis’ proposal to ter much careful deliberation, the create a weekly ASUPS video. editorial staff at The Trail has de- Despite their overall strengths, cided to make an unexpected en- Griswold and LaFerriere trailed dorsement of Rob Griswold and behind Miller and Lewis on sus- Alex Lewis for ASUPS president tainability issues. Miller and Lew- and vice-president. This was a dif- is have demonstrated their com- ficult decision to say the least, and mitment to making Puget Sound our reasons for splitting the tickets a green campus through past proj- as they campaigned came down to ects and dealings with the admin- a few deciding factors. istration. Our concern on this is- First of all, we would like to em- sue was a deciding factor in our phasize that, despite this official decision to split tickets, for Lewis’s and unusual endorsement, either dedication and experience in mak- ticket is suited for the ASUPS of- ing sustainability a main tenet of fice. We are confident that the stu- the University’s infrastructure was dent population will be served a major bonus while Griswold has by either platform. Nevertheless, recently displayed enthusiasm for Griswold and Lewis each stood out sustainability in his goals for next from their opposing candidates by year. small but significant margins. Miller’s lack of ASUPS experi- Our evaluation of the candidates ence troubled our editorial staff. centered on three criteria: the plat- While we were impressed with his forms, the feasibility of their plans ability to respond to various cam- and their styles of leadership and pus groups’ grievances over the advocacy. Based on these points, it past week in a solution-oriented was clear that Lewis excelled in ar- manner, Griswold displayed sim- eas pertaining to the vice presiden- ilar receptivity in addition to his tial role while Griswold’s personal- demeanor and extensive past expe- ity and experience qualify him as rience working with the school ad- a student advocate in the adminis- ministration and being the public tration. face of ASUPS. Though we have chosen to -en We were very impressed by Lew- dorse candidates from opposing is’s grasp of ASUPS’s inner work- teams, much of our deliberations ings and his green-tinted cam- focused upon the tickets as they paign priorities. Indeed, of all the were presented: Miller and Lewis candidates running, we felt most versus Griswold and LaFerriere. confident in the promises and out- look he provided, and take comfort Griswold and LaFerriere stood ASUPS PHOTO SERVices/chris putnam out in Monday’s debates for their knowing that, regardless of the out- focus on ASUPS budget transpar- come of this election, he will still ency. We appreciate that they rec- be active in the ASUPS Senate. Dream Team: Griswold and Lewis will provide a strong balance of personality and experience. ognize the need for students to LaFerriere’s attentiveness to de- know more about how their mon- tail and her self-proclaimed lead- ness of all candidates to pander to important, Griswold and Lewis feel will administer the position of ey is being used to fund clubs and ership style fits the role of the vice every student demand presented are the best choices to lead ASUPS ASUPS president and vice presi- ASUPS programs. At the same de- president. We believe that this will throughout the campaign. Gris- with their winning combination of dent best. bate, Miller and Lewis failed to translate to effective leadership wold and LaFerriere were more priorities and strengths in issues take the issue of transparency se- within the Senate, but we encour- hesitant to do so, but we encourage concerning sustainability and fis- CAST YOUR BALLOT riously, claiming students were not age her to be more ardent in her them to acknowledge the restric- cal transparency. concerned with the operation of personal viewpoint and forward tions of ASUPS and effectively pri- Regardless of your leanings in To vote for ASUPS candidates, visit the ASUPS budget. as a representative of the student oritize the many insightful ideas of this election, we urge you to take https://asups.ups.edu/referenda/ be- Griswold and LaFerriere’s prom- population. our student body. the time out of your day to cast a fore Friday, Feb. 26 at 6:00 p.m. ise to improve the ASUPS website We were troubled by the willing- Given the factors we deemed vote for whichever candidates you Lack of fiscal transparency reflects apathy about ASUPS Student government important, but neglects to live up to its mandate

By Zane Muller cept a poorly-organized directory of clubs and their leaders, a few With another round of ASUPS blank pages and dead links, and elections here, the mood among the contact information for our most of the student body has shift- student representatives, which ed from utter disinterest to mo- one must log into to access. mentary, passing consideration Only after doing so was I able and complacent apathy. Apart to find the e-mail addresses of my from the people actually running elected student representatives. for seats and their immediate co- Of the five senior-level officials horts, few students participate in whom I e-mailed requesting in- the election process apart from terviews, only two responded. offhandedly choosing whom to One was Chloe Horner ’10, the nominally support via Facebook ASUPS Budget Director. As I ven- group membership. tured up the stairs in the S.U.B. to Even the prospect of some the ASUPS main office, it became high-quality resume cushioning clear to me what kind of funding isn’t enough to lure more than a ASUPS actually has — much of handful of students into the polit- the top floor of Wheelock is occu- ical arena (as it were); during the pied by a spacious, well-lit oper- last round of elections, Senators- ation with full time, paid admin- at-Large ran unopposed. ASUPS istrative assistants. The president has significant funding to allocate and vice president have their own and widespread decision-making ASUPS PHOTO SERVices/ALLEN WARD glass-walled offices. powers — and most students don’t My questions centered on the budget itself. By my reckoning, give a damn. Ghost Town: Once elections for executives end, ASUPS will vanish into obscurity once again. This is the result of two inter- if each of 2,600-odd Puget Sound acting factors: that the student students pays a $195 student government doesn’t really repre- informed about the inner work- our coffee cups are. Students are The lack of transparency real- government fee each year, then sent students and most students ings of ASUPS because it’s so hard kept at a distance from the admin- ly dawned on me as I began re- ASUPS ought to have an annual don’t know or care enough to de- to find information on anything istrative and financial guts of our searching this article. The ASUPS mand that they do. apart from the next diversity hoe- government, the part that wields website, which I assure you real- Most students are totally un- down or exactly how sustainable some actual power. ly exists, is composed of little ex- s e e ASUPS p a g e 3 4 Opinions The Puget Sound Trail February 26, 2010 [email protected] guest opinion High time to change legal status of marijuana

By Joe Colon your major and professor. The point I want to press here is that Marijuana has the possibility of be- it is hard to make an argument that coming legal in Washington State. such behavior is wrong in any norma- Without endlessly pondering the uto- tive way. pia that would ensue from such radical Of course there are objections. legislation, allow me to elaborate. Would it be wrong to get high as a lark As of last month, hordes of pot lov- while performing intricately complex ing political activists petitioned to have laser neural surgery on the president the legalization of marijuana on this of the United States while the Unit- year’s ballot. What this means is that in ed Nations holds emergency council November 2010, all registered voters on what to do about the Hubble tele- may have the opportunity to impreg- scope’s recent discovery that an aster- nate a chad with the bundle of joy that oid the size of Europa speeds towards is legal sticky-icky. Bangalore India where the ninth ava- It’s not like ganja is really that illegal, tar of Vishnu is moments away from anyway. Weed possession under a fel- being born? ony amount, 30 grams, roughly about It probably wouldn’t be a good idea an ounce, is the lowest priority misde- in that context, but outlandish con- meanor in Washington. texts aside, smoking Buddha in a rec- Appropriately enough, the local gov- reational manner seems, at the very ernment considers it a waste of public least, less detrimental than alcohol, funds to admonish bleary-eyed paci- which is legal. photo courtesy/wikimedia.org fists for puffing the Magic Dragon and Recent scientific research suggests playing hacky-sack. Which is good; it Grow House: Lawmakers are considering whether to legalize marijuana for anyone over 21. gives law enforcement more time and “Remember, remember, the money to pursue rapist, murders, etc. not, a Harvard study released in 2007 oncologist away and has no lasting students entering academia courte- — in other words: criminals. spliff of November, shows that the active ingredient in the cognitive side effects — only awesome sy of Uncle Sam. Personally, the latter Which brings up an integral moral The weed-ballot season of pot, chronic, THC, cuts tumor growth in ones. seems like a better investment. quandary: is it a crime to take a bong I see no reason common lung cancer in half and sig- The United States government The take-home point of this dia- rip of one of Washington State’s great- nificantly reduces the ability of the spends roughly $8 billion annually on tribe is this: as the moral standards of a est agricultural commodities, cheeba, Why the weed-ballot season cancer to spread. Put that in your pipe doja law enforcement, with the over- society evolve, their laws ought to fol- and do one of the at least three activi- Should ever be garotte.” and smoke it, George Bush! whelming majority of offenses being low closely behind. When the oppor- ties that Mary-Jane definitely amelio- Moreover, the new study of cogni- misdemeanors. Divide $8 billion by tunity presents itself this November, I rates? Sex, food, and movies are my tive changes caused by heavy marijua- $42,000 — the cost in U.S. dollars of hope to spark a doobie with those en- top three. Admittedly there are count- na use has found no lasting effects 28 going to school at a private liberal arts lightened enough to have helped actu- less others, going to class may or may that a little purple-cush is just good preventive medicine. Believe it or days after quitting. That is to say, that college in Western Washington — and alized progressive change, whether the not be among them, depending on unlike alcohol, a spliff a day keeps the you get approximately 190,476 new ballot passes or not.

right to know how our money gets guest opinion ASUPS allocated. continued FROM page 3 ASUPS needs to publish at least some sort of budget outline, al- budget exceeding half a mil- lowing students to see the vari- ‘Girl Talk’ a copyright criminal lion dollars. ous sums allotted to each club and I asked Horner if the budget student organizations. A fiscal ters is what they do with it.” top and his fancy editing software. is available for students to see, By brad dillman newsletter would improve trans- 3) The DJ purveys misogyny and Electronic gadgetry doesn’t make as part of the apathy surround- Associate Professor of parency as well. This would serve homophobia. Here’s just a sample of you smarter or more creative, it ing ASUPS stems from the fact International Political Economy the dual purposes of holding our one of his samples from Play Your just dulls your senses and diverts that students barely even notice student government accountable, Part: “Some hoes wanna choose but you from interacting with the real the government fee when it is a I should be grading something as well as increasing awareness of them bitches too scary/ Your bitch world. As I sometimes castigate my line item next to tuition, room or preparing my next lesson plan, and interest in these groups. chose me, you ain’t a pimp you a kids, “Get off that stupid computer and board, and that after it is but the sudden appearance all ASUPS’s role as the organiz- over campus of Gregg Gillis’ grun- fairy/ Pump that shit, girl.” I’m sure and go do something!” paid, they have very little idea the ex-members of the Spencer Da- 7) Now, about this screaming ing and funding structure for the gy, screaming face on posters an- University’s various clubs and or- nouncing the February 28th “show” vis Group are proud to hear their thing. Girl Talk is a de-politicized Gimme Some Lovin’ in the back- screamer. He encourages you to ganizations is an important one, at the Fieldhouse has compelled me one which improves the quality to share a little Prof Talk about Girl ground on that track. scream about sex, drugs, violence “Students have a 4) He’s a hypocrite. All the while or, basically, anything that isn’t of of the student experience at Puget Talk. I know many of you are ea- responsibility to either Sound. ger to hit the dance floor, pray to he taunts copyright holders by political importance. Why can’t stealing their content, Gillis sells more of you scream about the U.S. get more involved in But there is a disconnect be- the mashup God with the laptop, tween the government and the writhe with your hands in the air, himself to Microsoft, appearing in wars of aggression in Iraq and Af- ASUPS or work to one of their “I’m a PC user” com- ghanistan, torture of Muslims by governed. It is true that ASUPS and squeal with delight when you downsize it.” reaches out through online social recognize a snippet of, say, Lil Ma- mercials. Microsoft, if you didn’t your own government, the loss of know it, has been one of the main healthcare reform, or the hijacking media, widespread campus pos- ma’s Lip Gloss or Radiohead’s Par- tering and even T-shirts worn by anoid Android. But here are a few business lobbies pushing for out- of democracy by a minority party rageously-long copyright protec- in the U.S. Senate? ASUPS staff on event days. But scholarly reasons why I won’t be too often, this outreach is gar- tion, freedom-killing digital rights Because I believe in the liberal of how the money is spent. spending $18 on ASUPS Popular bled and lost in the babble of ev- management, and draconian pun- arts credo that we should be open She said that the budget Entertainment’s presentation: ery poster, lecture or other special ishments for software pirates. On to all points of view, I hope you will wasn’t published outright, 1) Girl Talk is a copyright crimi- event happening on campus, and second thought, maybe Gillis isn’t a let me know if I’ve gotten this all but mentioned ways for non- nal. He samples hundreds of songs social media outreach is overused hypocrite: Microsoft, too, has stolen wrong. You might even call me a ASUPS students to get involved without paying royalties to intel- to the point that I, at least, treat it all of its ideas from creative com- hypocrite, given that my job — ed- in contributing to it. There are lectual property rights holders like similarly to spam. panies (Windows ripped off from ucating — forces me to recycle oth- spring budget committee meet- composers and major record labels. At the same time, students have Apple, Explorer copied Netscape, er people’s ideas. If you convince ings, which are open to all stu- And he doesn’t believe in securing a responsibility to either get more Zune imitates the IPod, and Bing me I’m off base, I’ll even join you dents. performance rights for songs, ei- involved in ASUPS or work to mimics Google — very poorly, I at Girl Talk’s gig, getting all hot and When I asked her to gauge ther. He claims it’s all legal under downsize it. More transparency might add). sweaty and dancing shirtless. interest in these, she said that “fair use.” Yeah, and his indie label and less event-related spam would 5) He’s a PC user. Isn’t that rea- I better get back to grading pa- seven people attended the last is called “Illegal Art,” wink wink. start to open up the conversation son enough for right-brain folks pers. If I run across any plagiarism one. Only three of them were 2) Gillis is also a sort of parasite- between students and govern- like me to shun him? or unauthorized borrowing, I just non-ASUPS-affiliated students plagiarist. He feeds off the creativ- ment. 6) He’s a worshiper of technol- might have to mash up somebody’s who weren’t obligated to be ity of others, simply mixing, mash- The way that the student gov- ogy. He’s mesmerized by the lap- GPA. Enjoy the show. there. ing, and recycling riffs and ditties ernment fee is collected should There are some legitimate from actual artists. He’s so appeal- change, too; it ought to be either reasons for this secrecy — ing precisely because he feeds our separated from tuition, and col- money is a sensitive subject. hunger for the familiar. He’s like the lected individually or paid sepa- Much of the budgeting pro- 17-year old German author Helene What Do You Think? rately each semester, bureaucrat- cess involves reimbursing indi- Hegemann who recently admitted ic convenience be damned. If you vidual students for club-relat- that her best-selling novel Axolotl make students realize that they do If you have a strong reaction to an article, e-mail us at ed expenses, and these peoples’ Roadkill is full of plagiarized pas- in fact have a stake in their student [email protected] and share your voice with us. We finances shouldn’t be made sages, but who justifies it by saying, government, I predict that they’ll public. “It doesn’t matter at all where peo- will select responses each week to publish in the next issue. begin to care a little more. ple get their material — what mat- At the same time, we have a

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Want to submit a Hey You? the rest of us do work, You were “HEY YOU,” crew fellas, give us going again this semester. * E-mail so loud and inconsiderate I had back what’s ours, lest we come out [email protected] to move floors! Please file taxes of hell and take it. or put one in the box in somewhere else. Diversions. “HEY YOU,” Diversions. Stop We will not post explicit Sales: submit now! references to individuals. “HEY YOU,” upstairs people of hiring such attractive people, I’m This section is designated as a University Hall– don’t forget that running out of meal points. public forum for student voices. people live below you and don’t Hey Yous do not reflect opinions dump stuff out of your window “HEY YOU,” the yurt is too Services: submit now! held by the Trail, ASUPS or the because it splashes into mine. sexy. University. *Our policy is currently under “HEY YOU,” ‘Hey You’ readers, “HEY YOU,” does your Chris- review. E-mail suggestions to have a sense of humor! tian girlfriend know you still hang Events: submit now! [email protected]. out with 50 year old gay guys “HEY YOU,” guy in cardio who like to tie you up for sexual “HEY YOU,” I personally wish room– if you’re going to sweat pleasure? everyone walked around naked like a horse, bring a towel. Oh, “This is a really cool thing!” all the time. Our bodies are won- and try deodorant. You stink! “HEY YOU,” You actually don’t drous and amazing. know more about directing a mu- —Grizz “HEY YOU,” Trail, what hap- sic ensemble than our conductor “HEY YOU,” Snuffleufagus! pened to the copies you used to does, and your overtly rude com- Your shining attitude makes my leave in the music lounge? We’d ments in the middle of rehearsal day! Don’t ever stop smiling! like them back please– except you really make things worse than “HEY YOU,” get money, get don’t need to bring so many as they already are. Tickets are before. Thanks! paid. “HEY YOU,” watching glee with $6.50 with you was wonderful, but when our “HEY YOU,” ASUPS candi- “HEY YOU,” On it. -Ed. dates, I’ll vote for you if you “HEY YOU,” way to go Post- your moustaches became tangled, my student ID! pants got tighter. return my e-mails. men, y’all beat PLU like a dusty “HEY YOU,” guy’s night rocked old rug! 17-1, crazy playaz. my shirt off. Literally. I love you “HEY YOU,” I’ll get you some- THE HURT “HEY YOU,” stop bitching ALL ONE the time by making facebook all! thing fun next week, don’t worry. “HEY YOU,” Oppenheimer WEEK cafe, what’s with the junky old ONLY! LOCKER (R) groups and writing to the Trail. Fri-Thurs: 3:45, 8:45 Nobody wants to listen to your “HEY YOU,” person who wrote “HEY YOU,” S.U.B. burrito, you bananas? It’s no fun if they aren’t “shut up” on my door, thanks for did me wrong. firm. every complaint when you are so (R) not LB-ing. THE LAST STATION whiny. Fri: 1:55, 4:20, 6:45, 9:10 “HEY YOU,” don’t go breakin’ “HEY YOU,” rabble rousers and blouse trousers come one, come Sat/Sun: 11:30a, *1:55, 4:20, 6:45, 9:10 “HEY YOU,” cute blood donor, “HEY YOU,” the cake is a lie!!! my heart! Mon-Thurs: 1:55, 4:20, 6:45, 9:10 are you O positive? Because I’m all, feast on my delicious nuggets! * A discussion will follow Saturday’s 1:55pm showing positive we should be together. “HEY YOU,” thanks for not “HEY YOU,” KUPS DJs who date-raping me. play the cool jams when I am “HEY YOU,” P&G department, not all IPE students are soulless NORTH FACE (NR) “HEY YOU,” You’re Beautiful. ;) driving to work, keep playing cool Fri-Sun: 12:45, 3:30, 6:15, 8:55 “HEY YOU,” smug English pro- jams when I drive to work! capitalists. Sometimes it’s just Mon-Thurs: 3:30, 6:15, 8:55 “HEY YOU,” you ARE a hypo- fessor, I do not pay $40,000 a God good to look at the world from crite! have fun with your ex in damn year to get talked down to “HEY YOU,” you’ll always be another perspective! CRAZY HEART (R) Seattle this weekend. by a should have been mid 30s my favorite net. Fri: 2:10, 4:35, 7:00, 9:25 substitute teacher. “HEY YOU,” where should I Sat/Sun: 11:40a, 2:10, 4:35, 7, 9:25 “HEY YOU,” softball player on “HEY YOU,” Dryer’s peach put it? Mon-Thurs: 2:10, 4:35, 7:00, 9:25 the third floor of A/L, you’re so “HEY YOU,” Stranger, I don’t frozen yogurt, I think I might like hot that you burn me out of my know what you said to me in you more than my boyfriend. “HEY YOU,” third floor T/P THE YOUNG socks. the S.U.B. when you turned and boys, it sounds like you guys have looked at me... but I’m assuming “HEY YOU,” come watch some serious issues with privacy. VICTORIA (PG) “HEY YOU,” girl in my Genet- it wasn’t “I love you.” Infinite Monkeys Festival this Stay out of our business or stop Fri-Thurs: 1:30, 6:30 hanging out with us. It’s not ics class whom I keep asking to weekend. Three nights, 7:30pm, www.GrandCinema.com beta events, want to have dinner “HEY YOU,” softball on third $3.00. It’s gonna be off the chain. like we like sharing a common and a movie with me? floor of A/L, you are becoming kitchen with you. my best friend! “HEY YOU,” I wonder if you’d “HEY YOU,” pretty lady far give an even better massage if you “HEY YOU,” I did open out of away. I miss you, and hope you’ll “HEY YOU,” late-night art stu- were sober. the damn folder folder! come back some day. dent, I really enjoyed your singing of Dirtbag baby. Even though you “HEY YOU,” I’ll try to be there “HEY YOU,” P&G and IPE “HEY YOU,” girl doing her were so off pitch it brightened my on time, but I have this other kids, take a class in the other FAFSA in the library– please day. thing I have to do first! department! We both have good stop yelling at your mom and let qualities!

THE TRAIL/DAVID COHN 6 The Puget Sound Trail features February 26, 2010 [email protected] Finding spaceyour own

ASUPS Photo Services/Lindsay McAuley A Place to Sleep: On Sunday, Feb. 28 all current on-campus students will receive a lottery number to be used in choosing housing options for next year. Students consider housing options Students who plan to live on campus next year will need to finalize their living arrangements by the time the Housing Lottery takes place this Sunday.

By ANDY GALBRAITH and disadvantages than any of the on-campus options. There are no he Housing Lottery is quickly approaching, and lottery assignments or standardized prices. Though the University does it’s time for students to start finalizing their living have an Off-Campus Student Ser- arrangements for next year. vices office that hosts house listings posted by local landlords and pro- Though homesteading is an option for students vides basic information to students about what to watch out for, stu- Tcurrently living in on-campus housing, and landlords are dents who choose to seek off-cam- typically willing to let current tenants renew their leases, most pus housing are relatively on their own. of the freshman class and many upperclassmen are searching for This independence can be both good and bad. Students must look new places to live. for houses themselves, contact and The choice to live on or off cam- to avoid some of the unpredictabil- meet with the landlords, tour the pus can at times be a difficult one, ity of the Housing Lottery process houses and sign off on leases that ASUPS Photo Services/Polly Somebody and weighing the benefits and draw- while still living on campus. The are in no way affiliated with the Off Campus: Many students choose to live in off-campus backs of the various options avail- houses are owned by the University, University. housing to have more privacy and personal space. able to students is, in many cases, but Theme Houses require separate However, this level of indepen- tricky at best. applications, and residents apply dence allows students to decide ex- costs, there is not necessarily much of But with this independence comes The University offers a variety and are chosen to fill them before actly what sort of living arrange- a difference. the ability to choose housemates and of living spaces to its students. The the Housing Lottery starts. ment they want and, in most cases, Single rooms in residence halls and living arrangements, as well as free- Housing Lottery is the way to go Kyle Wenholz, currently a fresh- they are able to get it. any space in an on-campus house dom from quiet hours and other Uni- for students interested in getting a man, is eagerly awaiting a response Students are able to choose their cost a few hundred dollars more per versity rules and restrictions. space in one of the many residence to his application for a room in the housemates, decide how much they semester than standard rooms do. When it comes down to mak- halls or University-owned on-cam- Live Green theme house. “It’s a lit- are willing to pay for housing, and While rent for off-campus houses ing the final decision, the preferenc- pus houses. tle more secluded — not right in the can search for houses where all of in most cases looks cheaper at first es of the individual are paramount. Some single rooms are avail- middle of campus like the residence the residents get their own room if glance when compared to on-cam- For students who do not particular- able, such as the single-room suites halls,” said Wenholz. they decide they want that level of pus living options, this is not always ly mind having a roommate or who in Trimble Hall or the select single The house also has only single privacy. the case once all of the costs associ- have enough seniority to get a prime rooms available in the on-campus rooms available in it, which is a big Hilary Tighe, also a freshman, ated with living off campus are taken lottery number and first pick of the houses. However, most of the rooms draw for Wenholz. has already gone through this pro- into account. housing choices, living in on-cam- available are doubles, which require “While living with roommates cess. She recently signed a lease on a Monthly utilities add a consider- pus housing is a great way to go. It al- students to have roommates and isn’t bad for this year, I would like to house across the street from campus able amount to the bill, as do inter- lows students to be close to campus don’t necessarily afford the same have my own personal space in the with four friends. net, renters’ insurance, furnishing life, and gives a degree of security amount of personal space. future,” Wenholz said. For her, having her own room and the house and many other added and support from the University for A high lottery number is neces- Assuming the application pro- choosing her own housemates were costs. Though off-campus housing which other options do not always al- sary to get one of the first spots in cess goes well, Wenholz will com- major factors in her decision. can in some cases be less expensive, low. the Housing Lottery and lay claim pletely avoid the lottery process, “Since I’m a freshman, I was pret- this is not always the case, and often For the adventurous, independent to one of the single rooms, making but if he is not accepted at the Live ty sure I wasn’t going to get a single the difference in price between the students who want more control it an unlikely prospect for students Green house, he hopes to get a room room in a house with the people I two is negligible. over the house selection process and with lower class standing. in Trimble Hall. wanted to live with in the Housing Living off campus also leaves stu- do not mind putting in extra work For current freshmen seeking a “Since I live so far away in the Lottery,” said Tighe. She mentioned dents to fend for themselves more and sacrificing some of the ease and space of their own, or just a little summer, it might be a hassle to deal also that she was “looking forward than on-campus housing options convenience on-campus housing of- more control over where they end with an off-campus house this ear- to not having to wear flip-flops in do. If a pipe breaks in the middle of fers, moving off campus and renting up, considering other options is of- ly in the college experience,” said the shower.” the night, Facilities Services will not or leasing a nearby house will pro- ten a good choice. Wenholz. How does one choose between all come and fix it for free, and if a bed vide him or her with exactly that. Applying to live in a Theme Living off campus presents a of the options available in the rush needs lofting, students must do it House is a path that allows students whole different set of advantages to find a place to live? In terms of themselves. features The Puget Sound Trail 7 [email protected] February 26, 2010 Predatory companies recruit students on campus

By Paige Cantliffe Despite the University’s poli- also had run-ins with Amway, a cies, many students have been large, widespread, global compa- As another Puget Sound class targeted by predatory companies Quick tips for avoiding exploitive hirers ny that has drawn criticism for approaches graduation some stu- through advertisements posted (taken and condensed from CES): its business plan, which is a legal dents, reticent about their fu- on campus and classmates who form of a pyramid scheme. ture employment prospects, work as recruiters. Most stu- • Avoid organizations that ask for you to pay up front While Amway has been taken have become targets for exploit- dents who become employed for to access job listings or for a background check, to court many times, it has not ative companies that advertise on these companies make little to no or present other reasons to take money from you been convicted of any wrong- campus through fliers and stu- money. doing because, unlike an illegal dent recruiters. Two students at Puget Sound, • Don’t share personal identifying information when first pyramid scheme, it sells a phys- Many of these companies Brian Becker and Ben Chodar, interacting with a company. If they ask for personal ical product. However, employ- promise lots of money for very went to work last summer for information, leave it blank until an offer of employment is made ees at Amway make most of their little work, easy mobility to high- Pinnacle Security Systems in the money not through selling Am- er positions within the company, Gig Harbor and Tacoma area. • Be especially wary of employers that contact you out of the blue. way products but instead by get- and early retirements. In reality, Pinnacle pays $100 for training R e s e a r c h p o t e n t i a l e m p l o y e r s , l o o k t h e m u p w i t h t h e B e t t e r B u s i n e s s ting friends to work under them. those who become involved with completion and another $100 af- Bureau, and try to confirm the employer’s contact information No students who are current- such companies often lose mon- ter staying with the company for ly involved in Amway would in- ey, work long hours, and can even a full week. • When looking online or posting an online resume, be careful terview for this article. How- lose friends and experience per- Although the company has to read any privacy policy. Keep a record of where you have a ever, a student who went to one sonality changes. done well in certain regions, resume posted and delete it when your job search is finished of their four-hour meetings did Career Employment Services within the Gig Harbor/Tacoma talk about her experience with (CES) requires recruiters to fol- area Pinnacle has a high turnover • Be wary of companies that ask for you to sign up friends. Protect the company. This student, as low campus recruiting policies in rate due to competition and cost- their information until you receive permission from them to well as many firsthand accounts order to “contribute to a positive ly products. give it to a recruiter published online, noted Amway’s and successful experience for re- The information given to Beck- seemingly totalitarian worldview cruiters, students and alumni.” er and Chodar looked promising. and secretive business practices. Employers must disclose in- They were shown data about em- ers around the school in order to contacted him at Puget Sound. This student observed that the formation such as their name, ployee retention rates and poten- make more money. After only a Becker received two phone speaker encouraged employees complete employment informa- tial earnings, but they were not few months, both Becker and Ch- calls from a company that would to ignore and even cut off people tion and clear methods of remu- given information about the aver- odar quit working for Pinnacle not identify itself but asked to who might try to persuade them neration, and any company that age amount that employees make Security Systems without having have a meeting with him. During not to work with Amway and to requires candidates to pay for or the number of people who quit made a single sale. the second call Becker was able miss their “unique” business op- supplies or fees must do so in ac- in less than six months. In real- “It just gets tiring being told to convince the woman to admit portunity. cordance with state and federal ity, both statistics are larger than no and not making any money,” that she was paid by commission The first session consisted of laws. the numbers that were given to Chodar said, “People can do well for recruiting people to come to a four-hour motivational speech If a company fails to comply both students. working there, but not around meetings and she knew very lit- on how to be successful and rich. with any of these guidelines, it Pinnacle also gives commis- here.” tle about the business itself or the Throughout the duration of the may not use the University’s fa- sions to employees if they can Becker named Vector Market- products it sold. meeting, the Amway representa- cilities or services to recruit can- recruit others to join, and they ing as another company that had Vector got Becker’s number tives never mentioned the com- didates. encourage students to put up fli- from someone else who had gone pany’s name or what the compa- in for an interview and was asked ny does. to give out ten of his friends’ Within the meeting, Amway phone numbers. was described as an answer to ei- Politics & Government professor Similar experiences with Vec- ther a dream or a nightmare: the tor were reported by other stu- dream to be rich, or the night- dents, and many described their mare of an uncertain future. shares insights from Iran studies interviews going overly well de- Preying on college seniors, ex- spite their having little to no ex- ploitative groups such as these By Norah Atkinson at Tehran University in which in his eclectically multicultural perience with the position they promise to have answers to stu- students chant “death to Amer- office. He explained how much were applying for. dents’ nightmares of not know- Tradition, betrayal, faith and ica” as part of the program. He more logistically difficult it was Many students on campus have ing what to do after graduation. conflict. These are topics that stu- met with locals, visited mosques to go back for a second time. dents discuss on a normal day in and toured the main cities. “I was able to convince them PG350 Iran, Israel and the Poli- Six months later, he returned that the reason I came back was tics of the Middle East. Taught by as a spectator for the religious to establish educational connec- Professor Patrick O’Neil, the class Ashura ceremony. When riots tions with Tehran University,” he focuses on Iran and Israel, two against the government in Iran said with a laugh. hotspots of geopolitical tension, erupted last summer, O’Neil was A significant percentage of the and explores their religious and in constant communication by students involved in the recent po- socio-anthropological histories. phone and e-mail with the Irani- litical protests attend Tehran Uni- In a typical class period, students an friends he had made there who versity. O’Neil therefore found it excitedly discuss the readings were now in the middle of a na- amusing that the Iranian govern- from the thick books cover- tional crisis. ment would allow an American ing their desks, get into passion- The riots happened in response professor to meet with the dean ate debates and view video foot- to many tensions that exist be- of the law school at their prima- age from O’Neil’s personal trip to tween Iranians and their govern- ry academic institution, and pos- Iran in 2008. ment. Although Iran has a dem- sibly share his liberal democratic Curious about the region, ocratically elected president, it is ideas. O’Neil traveled to Israel in 2005 also one of few countries partially On a more sober note, O’Neil and saw the value in experienc- ruled by a group of elite religious explained the reason he wanted ing the Middle East firsthand. clerics. This recently became a to teach Iran, Israel and the Poli- According to O’Neil, being in Is- source of contention when the tics of the Middle East at the Uni- rael gave him a completely new clerics approved Mahmoud Ah- versity of Puget Sound. Ideally, perspective on the nature of the madinejad as the winner of the he said, the class would help stu- conflicts there, which he suggest- 2009 presidential election despite dents come up with better ques- ed are often perceived by Amer- widespread accusations that the tions to ask about the Middle icans as black and white issues. election was rigged. East. Moreover, there are inter- Intrigued by the Israeli perspec- The clerics’ decision was met esting parallels to draw between tive and eager to see the Middle with hostility from the opposition Puget Sound students and Tehran East from an Islamic viewpoint, party led by Mir-Hossein Mousa- University students, two student O’Neil left with a plan to return vi Khameneh, a reformist politi- communities that participate sig- to the region. cian whose liberal ideas appeal nificantly in politics but in very O’Neil was not always focused to many young Iranian students. different ways. on the Middle East. In fact, the As a result of the clerics’ decision, Despite these differences in Middle East was a significant de- huge protests broke out between methods of political participa- parture from what he had spent Iranians (mostly students) and tion, Puget Sound students and most of his academic career study- the Islam Revolutionary Guard students at Tehran University ing: Eastern European Commu- Corps, which was supported by both seem to prioritize political nist countries. Israel, therefore, the paramilitary Basij militia. justice. This is an example of some presented “something completely Some sources estimate that at of the ideas O’Neil hopes students new,” he said. To complement his least one hundred Iranians have will begin to think about. experiences there, O’Neil decided been killed and more than one For O’Neil, being in Iran “raised it made sense to visit an Arabic thousand have been arrested a lot of questions that challenged country next. since the protests turned violent. what we think the Arab world is “Everything I read said Ameri- Back in O’Neil’s office, shiny like.” Though this class will not cans can’t go to Iran,” said O’Neil, new Arabic and Persian language provide students with answers, “so that made me want to go.” books are beginning to crowd out one hopes it will challenge their Opting out of the organized dusty volumes on Eastern Euro- generalizations about Islam and package tour, O’Neil secured a pean politics. get them to start asking hard personal guide to show him the It was valuable “just being able questions. country for two weeks. While to go and understand the situ- there, he witnessed Friday prayers ation,” said O’Neil, sitting back

3.95x7 TCk.indd 2 1/28/10 1:20 PM 8 Combat Zone The Puget Sound Trail February 26, 2010 [email protected] The Combat Zone is intended as a satirical work. The views and opinions expressed by the Combat Zone do not necessarily reflect those of the Puget Sound Trail, ASUPS, concerned parties or the University of Puget Sound. Please submit compliments or complaints in the form of letters to the editor. To poo or not to poo? Our comprehensive review of the best bathrooms on Puget Sound’s campus Wheelock Student Center: Second floor men’s room Kilworth Chapel: Basement bathroom

When you are on the second Tucked in a very rarely visit- gle occupancy, nice tile and a reg- floor of the S.U.B. and in need of re- ed location on campus, this quaint ular sink — not motion sensored lief, look no farther than the men’s bathroom is a hidden treasure of or built into a counter. No urinal, bathroom. Located directly outside the University of Puget Sound. The which may seem an inconvenience of C.H.W.S, the men’s bathroom is only people who have really experi- but only adds to the homelike expe- without a doubt the finest restroom enced it are lost wedding guests and rience. facility on the campus of the Uni- Chaplain Dave Wright. The seat is comfortable with versity of Puget Sound. Upon en- What sets this particular bath- the perfect amount of water in try of the restroom, the name of the room apart from others around the bowl. If there was too much, it game is two: two urinals, two toi- campus is its character. It welcomes would splash all over the place; if lets, two sinks and two paper towel you when you arrive, and when you there was too little then there might dispensers. Too often are the times leave it does not cause you to be in- not be enough to carry your offer- I am stymied in an ordinary bath- room by a tortoise, delicately wash- convenienced by making an un- ing on its journey, like going down a ing his hands like he has the plague. necessary trip to the sink to use the waterslide that doesn’t have enough In the second floor S.U.B. bath- mirror there. water. room, this is never a problem. In- The bathroom in the basement This can lead to the embarrassing deed, on the rare occasion when a of Kilworth Chapel is also the most phenomenon called “second crap second weary traveler makes entry family-friendly bathroom on cam- syndrome,” where the next per- unto this sacred bathroom, there is pus. The colorfully painted stool son to use the bathroom can bare- more than enough room to urinate next to the bowl will be helpful to ly go because of the despicable state (while well-separated by full length those little children who still can’t you’ve left the toilet in. dividers). The experience is made pee over the edge of the bowl or The only negative aspect of the even more pleasurable by the tem- crawl up there without a little help. Kilworth basement bathroom is its perature. A slightly warmer-than- Upon my visit, the first thing I location. Not only is it in a rarely average environment spells smooth noticed was the well stocked toilet traveled part of the campus, but it sailing for any business you’ll be en- paper dispenser. But upon second also opens directly into the base- ASUPS PHOTO SERVICES/KEVIN CARLTON gaging in for the duration of a vis- inspection, the homey atmosphere ment, which limits your privacy it. So next time you’re in the S.U.B. really struck me. somewhat. Just make sure your fly Off the Beaten Path: The extra effort to hike some stairs can and want a truly first class experi- make a big difference if you want to pinch a loaf in peace. This is like the bathroom you is up and your belt is buckled before ence, stop by the second floor bath- would have in your house: sin- exiting. room and take a load off. Trimble Hall: Foyer women’s room

When my bladder is full and small floral-print-bedecked basket screams, “Oh, Toilet-eo, Toilet-eo, resting on the counter. This basket wherefore art thou Toilet-eo?!” and holds lotion, AquaNet and disinfec- my options are limited as I’m run- tant spray (wonderfully provided ning between classes, where do I by the ever-friendly Trimble care- turn? While I know all bathrooms taker) for all our dry skin and bad may be bathroom by name, I know hair day needs. only this one consistently smells The one drawback of the two- sweet. stalled and one-sinked bathroom is Secreted away behind a door the presence of a demonic automat- and through a foyer lies the hid- ic towel dispenser. This devil will den Trimble women’s bathroom. randomly dispense towels whenev- The pleasant atmosphere is set off er it feels the need. There are many by the frosted window that lets light times I have been pleasantly mind- stream in pleasantly. Compliment- ing my own business when I hear ing this glow are maroon and cream the insidious whir of the machine tiles that accent the otherwise white as is preemptively doles out towel. walls of the retreat, lending an air of To complete the bathroom expe- Logger spirit to the oasis. When it rience, located conveniently in the is gray outside, the overhead lights hall before the door are two water automatically turn on and off, thus fountains to replenish your body af- ASUPS PHOTO SERVICES/KEVIN CARLTON saving electricity and showing off ter you have depleted your stores. Logger sustainability. This bathroom is a perfect get- One lovely perk of this lavato- away for all students, whether you Collins Memorial Library: Second floor unisex bathroom ry is that it always smells of hav- are using the piano in the forum or Whether your needs are for busi- leled in privacy and space. Inside, treat from the world, a place where ing just been cleaned. A lingering making a mad dash down the hall- citrusy smell drifts through the air ness or pleasure, the unisex bath- one finds a lengthy chamber with a you can take your time and breathe. ways because your suitemates are as your bladder is allowed to re- room on the second floor of Collins single toilet and a lockable door. However, on that note, one finds taking abnormally long showers. lease. This fruity and bright atmo- Memorial Library is like a mystical This toilet is located at the end of the single fault of this bathroom: sphere is enhanced further by the oasis hiding in plain sight. the chamber beside a tinted win- ventilation. It is often a source of confusion dow, with several chips in the tint- Due to the enclosed nature, due its close proximity to the staff ing through which one can gaze out sometimes smells linger from re- lounge and bi-gendered sign, but upon the quad (without anyone be- cent occupants. But the staff has at- It’s not too late to cast your vote: it is actually open to all people and ing able to see in). tempted to combat this by lodging undiscriminating when it comes to For easy clean up, there is a sin- a personal air-refresher in the top their excremental needs. gle sink, an automated hand dryer, corner of the room, right beside the Fox News Correspondent Those who know about it and abundant TP, and even tampons for personal speaker system used to an- reap its rewards are truly the hap- your personal needs. All in all, this nounce closing time (so you don’t Sarah Palin piest of students. It stands unparal- place is designed to be a solo re- get locked in!). Music Building: Basement bathrooms Nestled sweetly near all the prac- If you favor a more soothing, sit- course, poop. As you Adagio and tice-rooms of our best and brightest down peeing experience, or rather, Allegro your way through a rest- musicians, the ground level men’s if you need to drop a few sharps and ful bowel movement, you might be restroom of the music building is a flats in the ol’ porcelain music bowl, lucky enough to hear the gentle me- real treat. then the single stall sit-down toilet lodic lines of a Mendelssohn vio- It comes standard with a double within the larger interior of the re- lin concerto as you wipe and go on door entrance, meaning there is a stroom is a real joy. with your day. small closet-like lobby of sorts be- Void of all but the simplest and Overall, this place is quiet, pri- for ASUPS President tween the first door and the sec- wittiest profanities, the inside of the vate, extremely clean and has nice ond to eliminate the off chance that stall door allows the mind to truly background music. a passer-by might spot a glimpse of wander while the body releases all Happy pooping, y’all. PHOTO COURTESY/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS your “clarinet.” its pee-anos, fart-issimos and, of The Puget Sound Trail sports 9 [email protected] February 26, 2010 Club sports gain recognition around campus By HANNAH CHASE tle University, Feb. 27. The sailing team will participate in a regatta Puget Sound athletics is in a the same day. state of transition. As w inter spor ts The sailing team is experienc- end or enter the playoffs, spring ing a growth in interest, and with sports season is about a week away this interest arrives the need for from heating up. The campus has change. The sailing team current- reached a lull in sporting events at ly has no boats and must borrow this time and excitement has yet during regattas. Due to this, the to catch on with sports enthusi- sailing team cannot practice as of- asts on campus. ten as they would like. This pause in Logger athlet- The Puget Sound sailing team is ics has created the opportunity a member of the Northwest Inter- for the underrepresented sports collegiate Sailing Association. As teams’ voices to be heard. Puget such, they have the potential to Sound is home to more than just qualify for nationals. However, in varsity athletes; there are many order to do so, the team is in need students who partake in club ath- of boats. letics as well. Although the team is officially Puget Sound offers multiple being noticed by the school they club sports teams to its students, cannot wait for a larger budget the best known being soccer, rug- to provide them with what they by and sailing. Soccer is winding need. down, but rugby and sailing are Rather, they are actively work- beginning to pick up where win- ing with alumni to obtain boats ter season left off. ASUPS PHOTO SERVICES/JANE CORNELL for practice and regattas. They Rugby is in a state of change. have a point in which to launch The team is composed of both re- Working Hard: The men’s lacrosse team is one of many successful club sports teams on campus. in Gig Harbor, and once boats are turning as well as new athletes. Al- obtained the team will be ready to though the team has experienced Man of the Match again last week athletes receive year round. are not allowing it to be detrimen- achieve new heights. players, they are relatively young. which proves that our star senior They don’t have full access to tal to their game. “We are gaining in notoriety. The majority of their members are is still capable of leading a young practice fields, nor do they have “Puget Sound rugby is prepared We are getting more experienced in their freshman and sophomore but inspired team,” sophomore access to the athletic trainers on to reach new heights in the future; sailors and prospective students year. fullback Kyle Purdy said. campus. They don’t even have ac- the returning players such as Ben are, in fact, interested in the pro- The rugby team has suffered It is this combination of experi- cess to ice after practice. Games Merkel... Stanley, Flash, Josh and gram,” sophomore sailing team losses in the recent past, but this ence and willingness to be taught as well as practice can prove to be Sam are paving the way for those member Michael Trombatore has not caused the team to worry. that will allow the rugby team to strenuous and injuries do occur. who are still learning. The rug- said. “We suffered a loss in a friendly count on a successful season, but Access to trainers would prove to by culture is our shared passion,” Club sports will always come against Reed but we picked up a lot that is not all they are hoping for. beneficial to the players. Purdy said. with the struggle of low finances of experience during the match. As a club rugby team does not However, although the team be- The rugby team will be traveling and limited facilities, but they are We played like a team. Nate won have the privileges that varsity lieves this to be a drawback, they to Seattle to face off against Seat- out doing their best nonetheless.

MEN’s basketball record — by year

The men’s basketball program has experienced large amounts of success over the past half-decade. They had a sudden fall off in 2009-10, and as writer Zack Banks points out, they could be in for a tough season again in 2010-11 after going 9-16 in the regular season and 5-11 in NWC play. 2004-05 22-4, 15-1 2005-06 23-5, 14-2 ASUPS PHOTO SERVICES/CHRIS PUTNAM Stepping In: Riggs Yarbro is one of the many players who will see a jump in minutes next year. Men’s basketball ends year 9-16 2006-07 By ZACK BANKS past weekend with the Loggers beat- Gehring (Port Orchard. Wash.) and 18-7, 11-5 ing Pacific 71-67 on Friday and los- Bryce Levin (Everett, Wash.). This At the start of the season, no- ing a close battle to Lewis and Clark season Boyce averaged a team-high body would have expected the by a score of 76-73 on Saturday. The 15.4 points per game and Koach Puget Sound men’s basketball team weekend split put the Loggers final added an average of 11.5 per game. to lose 16 games. The Loggers have record at a disappointing 9-16 over- Levin also played a major role for been exceptionally dominant in the all and 5-11 in Northwest Confer- the Loggers, averaging 8.4 points 2007-08 Northwest Conference over the past ence play. per game and with 54 total three- few years, but the 2009-2010 season With this season now behind pointers. Boyce also played an in- 19-7, 11-5 was a different story. Puget Sound them, the Loggers will need to shift fluential role in collecting rebounds managed only five conference wins, their attention toward making im- for the Loggers, grabbing 120 total two of which came against Pacific provements for next year. Unfortu- rebounds on the season. University. nately, the Loggers will be lacking The Loggers currently have no Conference opponents Lewis and in a very important department: se- rising seniors and with this year’s Clark, Whitworth, George Fox and nior leadership. seniors out of the picture, the team 2008-09 Linfield all got the best of the Log- The Loggers graduate seniors will have to rely heavily on next gers in both meetings this year. Austin Boyce (Kent, Wash.), Co- 25-4, 16-0 The season came to a close this lin Koach (Portland, Ore.), Conner s e e MEN’S HOOPS p a g e 10 10 sports The Puget Sound Trail February 26, 2010 [email protected] 15th-ranked Loggers in NWC playoff picture By DAVID SKOLNIK using Lewis and Clark as a launch- ing pad into the postseason tourna- Heading into their Friday night ment. matchup with the Pacific Boxers, The Loggers jumped out to an the Puget Sound women’s basket- 11-point lead less than five min- ball team knew they needed just one utes into the game and never looked more win to guarantee the second back. By halftime they had built seed in the Northwest Conference themselves a 21 point advantage Tournament. The Boxers did their over the struggling Pioneers. The best but were unable to stop the lead ballooned to 26 points before Loggers, who were led by yet anoth- Lewis and Clark went on a small run er stellar game from senior Claire to make the score look respectable. Ely (Walnut Creek, Calif.). On senior night, the two Logger The game was deadlocked at 24- seniors stood tall on the court. Ely 24 after a sloppy first half during finished with a game high 26 points which the two teams combined for and Ludwig added 13 to the cause only 10 points over the first six min- as the Loggers bounced back from a utes of play. The second half saw poor shooting performance a night more scoring, but in the end both earlier to finish the game, shooting teams failed to shoot better than 40 over 50 percent from the field. percent from the field. Ely finished her player-of-the- After allowing the Boxers to hang year caliber season with averages of around for the first half, the Loggers 20.5 points and 4.6 assists per night took the lead for good early in the while playing nearly every minute of second half. Ely flirted with a tri- every game. ple double, finishing the game with As a team the Loggers head into 17 points, 10 assists and seven re- the postseason ranked first in the bounds. NWC in scoring, second in scor- A big reason the Loggers were ing defense and within the top three able to pull away in the second half in nearly every significant offensive was their dominance on the boards. and defensive category. They boast They out-rebounded Pacific 47- the league’s leading scorer in Ely and 31, and got 12 boards from senior leading rebounder in Ludwig. Natasha Ludwig (Hilo, Hawaii) and The Loggers will look to contin- 11 from freshman Lindsey Layland ue their roll on Thursday when they (Homer, Alaska). host Whitworth in the first round of Saturday marked the final regu- the NWC Tournament. Puget Sound lar season game of the season for swept the season series with the Pi- the 15th-ranked Loggers and they rates, winning 66-57 in Tacoma and ASUPS PHOTO SERVICES/JANE CORNELL put on a dominating performance, 81-74 when they met in Spokane. Crash Course: Kelsey McKinnis is one of five freshman contributors to the second-place Loggers.

Conference basketball this year and Men’s hoops could potentially make an impact continued FROM page 9 on a fairly young Loggers team in Softball flops in opening tourney 2010-2011. athletics and being able to recruit offense or the defense that was on year’s junior class. Kaleb Shelton Although next year’s team will be By VINCE GHIRINGHELLI stronger players than that of a Di- hiatus on a game-to-game basis. (Tacoma, Wash.) will step into a undeniably inexperienced, the Log- Entering the Northwest Cup in vision III program. Unfortunately The strong pitching that was ex- major leadership role on the court gers are not particularly worried their opening weekend of play, the for the Loggers, they likely won’t pected from the Loggers was also next year for Puget Sound. The about it. Loggers had much to look forward see a team with a smaller or young- MIA through the course of the sophomore leads the team in min- “We are going to be young next to for the season. While this is still er roster during the season. Facing tournament. Logger pitchers gave utes played (680), total rebounds year, but the lack of senior leader- the case, they should take the pos- three much stronger teams to open up an average of seven runs per (148), free throws made (130) and ship does not mean we can’t be suc- itives away from the tournament the season will likely be good for game and had a very low strike- was second on the team in scoring cessful,” Egberuare said. “We just with guarded optimism about how them in the long run, so thankful- out rate. While only 10 percent of average (12.3 points per game). need to come together as a team the first part of their schedule will ly the conference standings are not the schedule has been played, it re- Nadav Heyman (Corvallis, Ore.), and put in the work it’s going to take play out. affected by the Northwest Cup. mains to be seen if the strong out- Edric Egberuare (San Jose, Calif.) to have a better season next year.” After dropping all four games at The entire weekend was a strug- ings from 2009 will be built upon and David Aberg (Seattle, Wash.) Now the offseason looms ahead Hood View Park in Portland, Ore., gle for Puget Sound, who lost two or left for dead. also put up good numbers in their for the Loggers, which means im- the Loggers will enter next week’s games by a wide margin. College Overall, the team could have sophomore seasons and will also be portant decisions involving recruit- Northwest Conference opening of Idaho took down the Loggers performed better to open the sea- vital to Puget Sound’s success next ing for the coaching staff and a lot of matchup with Willamette 0-4. 8-2, while Oregon Tech gave them son. As with most sports, it takes year. hard work for the returning players. What should be taken into ac- an 11-3 shellacking. The other two some time for a team to get their Several sophomores should also If these players are as determined to count when evaluating the week- games were moderately close, as bearings and start playing the way see a lot of the court next year. turn their performance around as end is the competition Puget Concordia squeaked out a 6-5 vic- they’re being coached to do so. The Riggs Yarbro (Moses Lake, Wash.) they seem, it’s likely we will see their Sound was facing. All three teams tory and British Columbia turned Loggers may have struggled out of and Gabe Borboa (Northridge, Ca- hard work pay off in the form of a the Loggers faced were NAIA af- in a 3-0 shutout to close the tourna- the gate, but they have 36 games lif.) got acquainted with Northwest successful 2010-2011 campaign. filiates, offering scholarships for ment. Either way, it was either the left to see what they can do.

TRAIL FEATURED ATHLETE: COLIN KOACH, MEN’S BASKETBALL

As it became obvious that the Loggers would not be making a return trip to the NCAA or NWC tour- nament, one would expect the players on the Puget per person-one way Sound men’s basketball team to start to give up. UPS-SeaTac Airport If any of the players did do this, the passion that se- nior Colin Koach played with throughout his career Pick-up/drop-offs at Jones Circle. was more than enough to make up for it. Koach, a 6-1 Book online for airport discount: go to $32 guard from Portland, Ore., stepped into a starting role this season after being the eighth or ninth man Discounts tab, then Scheduled Service-Schools. in 2009. Koach did all the little things for his team. He hus- Going to Portland? Try our Seattle-Portland Service! tled, took charges, committed hard fouls on break- $69 1st rider, $29 for 2nd! (one way, UPS to/from downtown Portland) away layups, played defense with his hair on fire and powered up for every shot around the basket. He gave the Loggers mental and physical toughness in every aspect of the game. A play that defines Koach’s career as much as any came in the closing minutes against Lewis and Clark. Koach sprinted and dove for a rebound, securing the ball near mid-court and calling timeout just before he slid out of bounds. He sold out every second he played. Though his career is now over, he leaves the stan- dard for how other players should play the game as his legacy. His 11.5 points and 4.2 rebounds per game were impressive, but Koach’s game cannot be measured by statistics. He was the ultimate intangible player; the glue of the team, and he will be missed. shuttleexpress.com ASUPS PHOTO SERVICES/CHRIS PUTNAM The Puget Sound Trail arts & entertainment 11 [email protected] February 26, 2010 Final showing tonight: “Am, Was” performance Nerf Club

By DAVID LEV fun every The various performing arts are all interesting in their own way, weekend but it’s sad how they’re usually not integrated with one another. Mu- By IDA POBEREZOVSKY sicals combine music and acting, If you’ve ever wanted to un- but this seems to be the exception leash your inner child, the Nerf rather than the rule. Club calls you to spend your However, four young women Sunday afternoons aiming foam here at Puget Sound are working pellets at people from neon plas- to change that. Senior Jacki Ward tic blasters. and juniors Jen Davis, Lana Mc- The Nerf Club’s two main ac- Mullen and Leah Vendl are putting tivities are modification sessions on a combined show in Kittredge and matches. In modification Art Gallery Feb. 25 and 26 entitled sessions, the group gets togeth- “Am, Was.” The show is divided er to outfit their toys with card- into four segments, each featuring board, plastic and duct tape. a different performance art: Ward These “mod” sessions are where will do contortions, Davis will act, the blasters get a personalized McMullen will sing, and Vendl touch and where artistry, phys- will dance. ics and creativity come into play. “It’s something the campus has The traditional store-bought toy never seen before,” Ward said. becomes a homemade creation The show started out as an idea that can make one’s Nerf battle. of Ward’s, caused by “a creative PHOTO COURTESY/JEN DAVIS Matches are held at Warner impulse last semester,” as she de- Original: Kittredge performance combines many aspects of the arts into one event, “Am, Was.” Gymnasium on Sunday after- scribed it. It was going to be a solo noons, where the group puts a show, but after seeking the advice foamy, plastic-y twist on a vari- from the other three, the idea be- what we do,” Davis sad. Davis, adding that she has learned Now, as the show draws near, ety of games, from team battle to gan to expand. “There’s an inner conflict with a lot through the process. The re- they’re excited to see how their au- capture the flag to a massive free- “They had much more input performance in conjunction with sults have also lead to some very dience will react to it. for-all. than it would be fair to exclude,” how we perceive it and how we unpredictable results. “Putting it in front of an audi- The inner history nerd can Ward said. perceive ourselves,” McMullen “The different mediums have ence — that’s the final step,” said come out in recreating the Bat- The collaboration also allows said. informed one another,” Vendl said. Davis. “All the things we want to tle of the Alamo in colorful and for the women to really explore It has been quite an experience Incorporating four such disparate share and care about will be shown harmless fashion: a few peo- their respective arts, as well as giv- for the four women, who had to performances has allowed each of to people we care about.” ple, with limited lives, hide in a ing them a space to explain what figure out how to write, direct and the women to explore her respec- If you’re interested in seeing small place with a bunch of blast- their arts mean to them. choreograph on their own. tive discipline and discover the in- something new, come check out “These are the things that we “Learning how to write and act teresting similarities and differ- “Am, Was” at Kittredge Art Gal- do, but rarely do we get to explain has been very vulnerable,” said ences of their arts. lery tonight at 7:30 p.m. s e e NERF CLUB p a g e 12 Tacoma Scrabble Rousers ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ springtime hit test skills at Puget Sound By KRISTA CURRY Theatre Northwest’s “Dirty Rot- ten Scoundrels” playing through March 7 at the Broadway Center, is a musical comedy based on the 1988 film of the same name about two swindlers who discover their town just ain’t big enough for the both of them. They agree on a competition: The first to extract $50,000 from the beautiful Christine Colgate wins, and the other must leave town. It’s a cheesy, groan-inducing mu- sical that Theatre Northwest’s talent- ed troupe pulls off practically with- out a hitch. The 11 ensemble members open the show with one of their many ASUPS PHOTO SERVICES/KEVIN CARLTON dance numbers. Throughout the Scrabble Time: Scrabble enthusiasts play for a good cause. show, director/choreographer Chris Nardine has interesting, energetic By SID GAINES on the most basic level, language. dance numbers that are smoothly Pre-game events involved word choreographed and performed. The The Tacoma Scrabble Rousers association and brain teasers. The dancers make it look easy, and there event took place on Feb. 16 in the overall atmosphere was one of ca- were practically no missteps in the Rotunda, as the hungry student maraderie and community. entire show. body passed. Words played varied from the As Lawrence, the more experi- The event, hosted by the Taco- cutthroat, “baiting,” to the more enced of the two con artists, Aaron ma Community House, drew peo- friendly, “cared.” The board was an Lamb is perfection. He is a sophisti- ple from all over the Pierce Coun- arena for exploration and conversa- cated ham who relishes every finger ty area. tion about words. snap and change of accent. His voice The Tacoma Community House The Tacoma Community House is one of the best in the cast, and his sponsored the event to promote lit- has had a long-standing relationship dancing proves he is certainly a tri- eracy in the area. with the University and is constant- ple threat. The mission of the Tacoma Com- ly in conversation about projects. Matthew Vail plays Freddy, the munity House (TCH), “has been an Through the Scrabble Rousers less polished of the swindlers. I advocate for education and words event, a dialogue was created be- have to admit, I initially found him since Jan. 10, 1910. tween various members of the com- mostly awkward. I warmed up to ASUPS PHOTO SERVICES/SPENCER WADNIZAK Scrabble Rousers is one of the him, though, after his first number, munity. It served as an opportunity Broadway: “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” will play until March 7. ways TCH honors and celebrates for an arena of communication and “Great Big Stuff,” which was one of 100 years of service in the com- development, which fulfills a goal of the best in the show, mostly due to scenes centered around them turned ensemble member wasn’t actual- munity. All Scrabble Rouser pro- the Tacoma Community House. his exuberant, somewhat nerdy per- into my favorites, particularly “Like ly engaged in the song, which was ceeds benefit Tacoma Community For the sake of development and formance of it. Zis/Like Zat” and the ensuing dance distracting, and there were a few ac- House’s Student Scholarship Fund, communication, get out your Scrab- Each supporting character is also break. Both are excellent singers and tors who went for high notes they a student run committee that helps ble boards and have some fun! impressive. Jenny McMurry steals dancers, and their acting was the couldn’t truly reach. But for the oth- students transition from TCH to the show with her wonderfully in- most sincere in the play. er 99 percent of the time, this is a re- other educational institutions and sane character who loves her home The set changes were particular- ally fun show that I highly recom- programs. VOLUNTEER state of Oklahoma and cares to sing ly well-handled; most scenery was mend. The attendants were dressed in about it (because the world needs moved without seeing anyone (like “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” runs Mardi Gras garb and in search of OPPORTUNITIES: another musical comedy song about magic!). There was a projection of Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. fellow Scrabble lovers and a good Contact Derrick Rhayn at Oklahoma). different settings on the back wall and Sundays at 3 p.m. through gaming experience. The duo I found most charming drhayn@tacomacommunity- which worked quite well, particu- March 7. Student/faculty rush tick- Sequins and feathered boas a was not Lawrence and Freddy, but house.org if you are interested in larly when a full moon and shooting ets are $10 day-of-show, $29-$39 plenty, the event was less competi- Eric Polani Jensen and Casi Wilk- working on other TCH projects. stars appeared. otherwise. tive than it was a cultural dialogue erson as André and Muriel. The To nit-pick, once or twice an The Puget Sound Trail arts & entertainment 12 [email protected] February 26, 2010 Puget Sound students anticipate Girl Talk ‘Shutter Island’ more mysterious than slasher By RYAN ELLIOTT Martin Scorsese, the Acad- emy Award-winning direc- tor best known for his cop and gangster movies like “Taxi Driver,” “Gangs of New York” and “The Departed,” treads fresh ground with “Shutter Is- land,” a psychological thriller set within the confines of an isle-based insane asylum. The asylum is where Leonar- do DiCaprio’s character, a U.S. Marshall by the name of Ted- dy Daniels and his new partner (Mark Ruffalo) are traveling to at the start of the film, their task being the investigation of a deadly patient’s escape. Daniels suspects a deeper conspiracy when the island’s PHOTO COURTESY/ANDREW STRASSER staff impedes his search and a fierce storm makes retreat Concert: Girl Talk will be performing at the Puget Sound Fieldhouse on Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the Info Center. impossible. That, and the fact that he begins to hallucinate By JENNY TATE the difficulty of getting a big concert clusive ticket sales for students for Encinas was inclined to book this and experience waking night- to such a small school, considering a week, during which time approxi- concert for two primary reasons. mares. n case you have somehow issues of budget and venue availabil- mately 700 tickets were sold. Ticket Not only has Girl Talk had substan- One movie-goer noted af- missed the buzz around campus, ity. sales have since been opened to the tial previous experience playing at ter the film that “there weren’t the posters, and the long lines at After trying to book Girl Talk for public via Ticketmaster. other reputable universities, but many scary parts. I expected Ithe Info Center, Girl Talk is coming Homecoming weekend in Novem- Girl Talk will be performing in Encinas has had personal experi- more horror.” to Puget Sound. ber, and earlier in February, the stars Vancouver, B.C. on Feb. 26 as part of ence attending his shows as well. Indeed, while “Shutter Is- Girl Talk is the stage name of elec- finally aligned for the Feb. 28 show the Olympic celebrations and will be “I’ve seen him perform in Seattle. land” seemed to be advertised tronic solo artist Gregg Michael Gil- that will be held in the Fieldhouse at holding a concert at Western Wash- It’s a gigantic dance party. Everyone as a fright flick, it will not so lis, who specializes in mash-ups and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 for Puget ington University the following day. lets loose and enjoys the experience much scare you as it will dis- digital sampling. Sound students and $18 general ad- Although Western Washington and enjoys the music,” Encinas said. turb you; it will not make you The University of Puget Sound mission. Tickets will be sold in ad- may have snagged a Saturday slot Both Encinas and Luu are excited jump, but rather gasp. hasn’t hosted a big concert in two vance at the Info Center and at the that is arguably preferable to Puget to see the fruit of their labors. You will not leave the theater years—the last being Ben Folds in door, night of show. Sound’s Sunday show, their tickets “I would like to see the Field- worried over murderers or the April 2008. ASUPS President James So far, there has been a large wave are roughly twice the cost of ours — house jam-packed with 2,400 peo- criminally insane as much as Luu and head of popular entertain- of excitement from the campus student prices alone are $20 in ad- ple,” Luu said. your own sanity. ment, Bianca Encinas, both noted community. Puget Sound had ex- vance and $25 at the door. That is because Scorsese’s latest relies on more intelligent methods to unsettle audienc- es than the usual cheap thrills: camera work that reveals and Adelphians Choir off to shine in the Golden State hides with brilliant efficien- cy; puzzling cuts, one memo- rable instance involving a glass By MELANIE REIFF the San Marcos High School choir, of water; expert set design and the Irvine High School choir, and moody lighting; as well as the The University of Puget Sound’s the Fullerton High School choir. barest inflection of a word, or a Adelphians Concert Choir will The San Marcos High School choir, troubled glance from Daniels. be having their performance tour led by Carolyn Teroaka-Brady, and Perhaps the most powerful in California March 13-17. The the Irvine High School choir, led weapon in the film’s arsenal is choir, led by Dr. Steven Zopfi, by Richard Messenger, will join the the sheer primeval content of along with Voci d’Amici, a twelve- Adelphians Concert Choir in per- its visuals. person chamber ensemble, will be formance. “Shutter Island” is an ele- giving performances in Los Altos “[Tours] provide an opportunity mental experience, shaped by Hills, Santa Barbara and Newport for outreach,” said Zopfi. “It is an the forces of light and shad- Beach. opportunity for people to hear [the ow, of ice and steel, of rain and Adelphians is a 41-person choir, choir] and hear the music.” wind and rock and fire and ash, comprised of students from across This year’s tour features a var- which collectively bring view- campus working in different aca- ied program including contem- ers on a journey through the demic fields. porary works, gospel songs, and caverns of the human psyche. The spring 2010 California tour master works by Mendelssohn and It is no small feat for Di- marks the first out-of-state tour for Mozart. Zopfi said that he looked Caprio to function as the view- ASUPS PHOTO SERVICES/JANE CORNELL the Adelphians Concert Choir in for a breadth of styles and genres er’s surrogate, and he handles approximately five years. when choosing tour repertoire in Preparation: Adelphians practice for the upcoming Spring tour. the escalating intensity of some “I am most excited about Adel- order to expose the choir and au- heady material with noth- phians Concert Choir performing diences to a wide variety of styles spaces, [and we are] constantly fine We make new friendships and it ing less than perfection, once in new venues and branching out to and genres. The tour program will again proving himself among recruit new faces for the program,” also feature works by Northwest tuning and adjusting,” said Zopfi. ends up being a blast,” said Adel- The tour will also provide an op- phians president, junior Audra De the most capable actors alive. said Adelphians tour manager and composers. “Shutter Island” is a film senior Francis Reynolds. The tour “Tours are important because portunity for the choir to come to- Laveaga. gether as an ensemble. The upcoming Adelphians Con- you won’t want to miss, and will provide an opportunity for the they give the choir the opportu- one destined to further solid- School of Music to recruit prospec- nity to sing repertoire repeated- “Tour is the time where Adel- cert Choir tour promises to be a phians bond the most since we’re wonderful musical opportunity for ify Scorsese’s immense reputa- tive students with three exchanges ly. It raises the performance level. tion. with California high school choirs: The choir has to adapt to different stuck together for four to five days. all involved.

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