The St. John :S CoUege Student Weekly Annapolis, Maryland XX!/, Issue 10 November 14, 2000
iddle East Violence Continues rafat Feared to Have Lost Control by Hayden Brockett, 'O 1 posed by Israel since it seized with parts of Staff Writer the areas in the 1967 Six Day the Fatah or War. Prime Minister Barak has ganization is With the identity of the stated that acceptance of such a evidenced by US President in unprec force was impossible for Israel, the November edented question, the story that which has hesitated to trust UN 9 attack had dominated the front pages peacekeepers ever since the UN against a local of many newspapers around the evacuated its emergency force activist in Beit including our own fair from the Sinai peninsula in an Sahur, an af Gadfly, has been pushed from ticipation of the impending fluent Chris spotlight. Yet as Mssrs. Bush Egyptian attack against Israel. tian suburb of Gore have vied to occupy It appears that Mr. Arafat is fac Bethlehem. his office, President Clinton has ing a domestic dilemma that Hussein remained heavily involved in requires him to make such a re Abeyad, a to resolve the conflict in quest-there were reports in the plainclothes the Middle East that has raged international press that a coup street com for more than forty-five days. against the Palestinian Author mander in the There have been reports that he ity was being planned in the Fatah T anzim has received assurances from West Bank if Mr. Arafat didn't militia, was Governor Bush that a future Re concede to the demands of the the target of publican administration would more hawkish Palestinians. an attack by look favorably upon the peace These factions want an end to two Israeli negotiations, thereby giving the the US-sponsored peace talks Apache heli current efforts an effective and to continue fighting Israel. copters as he Palestinians wave flags from the al-Omare mosque during the "green light." The Ha'aretz Daily, an Israeli left his home funeral of two Palestinian policemen who were killed Saturday by Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip. At the end of last week paper, cited a secret report from in the late p.,.,,. .,,r1"'..-.i" Clinton met with Pal- an unnamed European intelli hours of the slow to even mention the attack, estinian Authority Chairman gence agency that warned of se morning. The precision attack let alone condemn it, and some Yasser Arafat in Washington to rious threats by Palestinian against Abeyad' s car using laser observers say that this fact sig discuss breaking the cycle of paramilitaries to depose Mr. guided missiles also killed two nals an implicit support of, if violence in the region. Then on Arafat from his role as leader of Palestinian bystanders, both fifty not Israel's attacks against the Sunday he spoke with Israeli the Palestinian people. The re year-old women. Abeyad had Palestinians, then at least an end Prime Minister Ehud Barak port also appears to confirm been blamed for instigating sev to the current street violence in separately in another bid at what many observers have been eral of the recent deadly clashes favor of implementing the bringing the two sides closer to saying for weeks-that Mr. in the West Bank and his killing Sharm el-Sheikh cease-fire agree ending the current conflicts. Mr. Arafat has effectively lost con greatly angered the United States ment. The move in any case sig Arafat was said to have asked trol of the towns of Ramallah for its timing (immediately pre nals that the Israeli Defense President Clinton for a UN and Jenin in the West Bank and ceding Mr. Arafat's visit to Wash Force (IDF) is making good on peacekeeping force in the Is that his Fatah organization has ington) and caused the F atah its promises to take more ag raeli-occupied territories (the been irrevocably divided under Tanzim militia to declare itself gressive steps to prevent Pales- West Bank and Gaza), a move him. "in a state of war" with Israel. that has been vehemently op- That Arafat has lost touch However, Mr. Arafat has been continuedonpage3 continuedfrom page 1 reported this week to have died L E T T E R ---·{Campus News}·--- while in captivity. The Arab-lan tinians from protesting and fo guage weekly newspaper Al To the Gadfly, paper (which you assume every menting violence. Watan al-Arabi, based in Paris, one reads)? Forgive me for Being and Rhyme Meanwhile, the death toll reported on November 9th that reached and, according to some the soldiers had died as a result Editor-in-Chief I dare not assert myself as sounding so enraged, but I think speech impediment and a pros accounts, surpassed 200 on No of complications following their Ian McCracken someone whose opinion counts that most students read the Gad by William Young, '03 for much, nor do I intend to al fly to see their name either in News Editor thetic pineal gland. M. vember 11, as four Palestinians abduction. While the IDF did Production Manager low myself to discuss anything Sports Wire or ATP than to find Method, when asked for a and an Israeli solider were killed not comment on the situation, Rhonda Franklin at length -I adore brevity. How out the current goings-on over Being and Rhyme, the statement concerning the po in gun battles in the West Bank it had previously acknowledged ever, it is my opinion that the seas. Bravo for printing Ms. (newly rechristened) bi etry society, make an impor and Gaza. In total, all but 19 of that the soldiers had most likely Business/ Ad Manager response to Mr. Rosenberg's let Ziza's article on Milosovic: weekly St. John's College po tant point regarding his con those casualties have been Pal been severely wounded in the Emily Strickland ter was not only hyper-defen there is an example of world etry organization, would like frontation with mortality and estinians or Israeli Arabs. Last attack that resulted in their cap sive and rude, but, in addition, news that is relevant to one stu to announce a lawful and suc his own burgeoning aware week began hopefully, as Prime ture. Hizbullah has steadfastly Section Editors Photographers was snotty and intensely naive. dent, who decides to share her cinct transfer of power. Joe ness of the class struggle: Minister Barak and Chairman refused to let International Red News: William Young Cecily Martin Method, due to a debilitating "Hold on." The poetry group Arafat, in negotiations made Cross medical staff examine or Features: Andrew Hui There is no doubt that the knowledge (first-hand knowl Wendel Stout nervous disorder that causes meets every other Wednesday, mostly independently from US treat the soldiers. A&E: Joseph Method Sara Wilson "news" reported in your paper edge) with her community. Do at 11:00 pm, in the McDowell supervision, had agreed to stop Sports: Jon Cooper is 'current' and' of the world' -I you see the distinction? Perhaps him to spasm violently when In the face of the continu Writers don't argue that- yet the notion Mr. Rosenberg's comments listening to music, has decid Coffeeshop to recite poetry, the violence and call an immedi ing deaths and in the interests Page Designers Jeremy Breningstall that we need this information were inflammatory, butI'd be ing to resign his position as whether the performer's own ate cease-fire. These plans disin of peace, it seems imperative Martin Anderson Hayden Brockett or don't have the means of ac willing to guess that if the only archon, ceding power to a pair or that of some, more famous, tegrated as firefights between that Chairman Arafat and Prime T.A.Fallon Matt Buban quiring it on our own is infuri thing remotely opinionated in of hypochondriacs, Bill writer, as well as prose, Palestinians and IDF soldiers Minister Barak reach an agree Melissa Thomas Jon Cooper atingly self-centered and ridicu the Gadfly is a one-sided article Young and Tom Green. When improv, and the occasional caused the seeming war of attri ment that they can both imple Geoff Deimel lous. And why assume Mr. about Israel, someone here asked about the smooth tran interpretive dance. An un tion to claim several victims each ment. Mr. Arafat has reportedly Cartoonist Mitch Eubank sition, M. Green, a true poet, known mulleted coffeeshop day. While it is of course impos been warned by Palestinian hard Nate Eagle Rosenberg is the only one who would feel obligated to take is Roberta Gable proclaimed, "Be-bop, A-loo toiler, when not asked about sible to give an analysis of every liners that any peace agreement David Prosper Blake Gregory feels this way? Why take such sue in order to rattle your cages bop, bee-ha-dee, ha-dee the impact of the poetic Gus Hurwitz heated issue with a letter sub a bit. The Gadfly is the polity's confrontation, some incidents solely administrated by the Web Editor Kyle Marquis mitted to you? Don't you want venue for opinions, insight and sh'wa." M. Young would not changeover, did not scream: of particular note have taken United States would be unac Whitney Welsh Trent Riney any personality to ooze from opportunities to read about our speak to the Gadfly, citing a "Chicken philly! No cheese!" place. Most recently, the Pales ceptable. And previous experi Sarah Roberts your product? I'm sure you all selves and what we do: please tinian group Fateh-Intefadeh, ence has shown that having Is Mary Townsend agreed that the front page of the don't undermine the impor based in Damascus, which sev rael police the West Bank leads, Sonia Wisniewski St. John's College newspaper tance of that. Apologies for the ered ties with Mr. Arafat's Fatah it appears almost irrevocably, to should include world news be length. I did intend to keep it in 1983 but has remained largely conflicts. Mr. Barak is said to cause there might not be time shorter. quiet since that time, claimed re have made what were considered for students to investigate these sponsibility for an attack by two admirable concessions at the events on their own. Besides, Sincerely, the gunmen against an Israeli army Camp David talks earlier this Letters of 200 words or less have a better chance of being published you get it directly from other Paige E. Postlewait, '01 jeep. The two Palestinians were year, but Mr. Arafat was unable than those longer. Letters submitted will be edited for grammar, punc reporters, and the stories are killed and one Israelis soldier or unwilling to match the Prime tuation, and spelling in most cases. The Gadfly is not obligated to pub reliable, so why not? Do you was, according to the IDF, mor Minister's moves. Of course, the lish all submissions and will not print anonymous submissions except Please do not alter my uzz under special circumstances. truly believe the students at this words, remove the bold word, tally wounded while another was nature of the Palestinian school lack the ingenuity nec or preface my letter with any slightly injured. Also, American people's situation, i.e. Mr. Arafat Founded in 1980, the essary to go to the sort or sar news photographer Y ola being a de facto autocrat at the over 600 students, faculty, and staff ofthe Annapolis campus as well and buy a Washington Post? castic remark from the "editor". Monakhov was shot by Israeli head of an amorphous quasi as tutors emeriti, members of the Board of Visitors and Governors, Are we so busy that world If you must respond, respond in troops during a confrontation state, casts doubt on the validity and the offices at the St.John's Santa Fe campus. Opinions expressed events go unnoticed unless they actual form. 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2 ------t.THEGADFLY ------3 mooing of the cow in the morn lem, they can request the addi ing. tion of a keycard reader and the Q: Why are there no request will be considered. For .??f mm •• • .. " ··· · .· keycard readers on Mellon and those of you who might be won ,, · g· :us·· the back of Pinkney? dering how I was able to get into ask . , Three Real Answers, A: According to Ms. our secret headquarters and Kronsberg, there will be laboratory at four in the morn I ... (and buban) keycard readers added to ing without keycard readers in Sort Of Mellon as part of the renova Mellon, all that you need know tion process. They have not is that our editors have yet to been added sooner out of fear get the bill for the helicopter by Gus Hurwitz and Matt given a veritable cornucopia of place than asphalt or other such plains, you understand exactly that they would need to be re that my buban and I bought last Buban, '03 and '03, respectively answers. The most common an paving methods. And they fit the origin of this name. Unfor wired after the renovation. The week, so it has yet to be re Staff Writers swer, by far, was that students in with much of the rest of the tunately, to the best of my keycard readers are expensive turned to the store. Helicopters had been forced to bake bricks college. Another reason that and as such generally only used are very convenient when it knowledge, this has never hap spite and confuse us and our before closing the door. After In an ever lasting quest to for 60 hours a week during they are nice, for those who to provide access to convenient comes to getting onto the roofs pened, though I am quite cer future generations. another five minutes and three secure printing and research 7th+ 8th grade in order to help believe in not destroying the en or necessary entrances to the of buildings (or walking all the tain that it would be an enter doors of this I gave up. Second revenue for this column, our fund their school systems' weap vironment, is that they are less buildings. If anyone feels that way from the gym to Barr taining sight. Q: Why doesn't the Paca doesn't seem to be that editors have recently made ons programs. impervious than continuous walking around to the other side Buchanan when it is cold out On a personal note, I used creamer cow moo for me? great a research resource; I'm great headway: This week's Granted that bricks are paving methods- water can of Pinkney to get in is a consid side). to play poker every Friday A: Before beginning to going to need to ask my bub an column is brought to you by the scary, why do we use them in- moreso seep into the ground erable inconvenience or prob- night. I did this for nearly two research the answer to this ques why he spends so much time letter 15 and the number e. I years, just me and the boys. Ev have been unable to find out tion, I had to research the ques there. ery week we'd meet at tion itself; I had to find out what At this point I realized who is paying how much for someone's house for a few that endorsement, but I don't the creamer cow is. This that I had left the buban THE ELIE WIESEL hours of poker fun. Those were ask questions, I just spend the seemed like a perfect job for my signal(tm) turned on in the se !)ec; (' G I the days; with just me and the money. Anyhow, I am very v~ buban. I ran to our secret head cret laboratory, so I started on PRIZE IN ETHICS boys. Yeah those were the days. fond of the number e, and it is quarters and research labora my way back there. On my way But never once during those ESSAY CONTEST 2001 my understanding that my L-~ ~ ~s tory on top of Mellon and I was passing by Randall when days did we see a hippopota turned on the "buban I heard a faint mooing sound in SUGGESTED TOPICS buban thinks 15 makes a very wl'"r 4 ~ •../~~"" mus during a game of poker. But signal"(tm). The buban signal the distance. I said to myself, nice letter. As such, we are very ( ooty /:I.re 7 • Explore how a moral society•s perception of the we'd play all sorts of poker is basically a flashlight with a "Lo, self, what faint bellowing pleased to endorse these valiant games. Yeah those were the "other" may result in social separation, prejudice, new members of their respec cutout of my buban covering ye dost hear in the distance yon? discrimination, hate crimes and violence. days. tive sets. They will be in our part of the light that makes a Coulds't be it thy creamer Weighing about 3 tons, • Examine the ethical aspects or implications of a major daydreams as we nap in our big buban shaped shadow on a cow?" I wandered toward the hippos are the third largest land literary work, a film, or a significant piece of art. first class seats on our way to wall a few feet away. Once I sound, guiding myself by the t'ft'I/.) t/(Q" mammal, after the elephant and • Reflect on the most profound moral dilemma do research in far of and en .' I1-j had turned the buban signal(tm) ever increasing volume of the rhinoceros. They spend most of you have personally eJtperienced and what it tf' permeating call. As I inched up chanting lands. I must admit ~\l.v Mrjj /1 1 on, I called him on the phone to their time in the water, usually has taught you about ethics. that I never realized how much qftj ho- )nu/, ask him what on god's good the ramp leading to Cafe coming out only at night to earth a creamer cow might be. Randall, I noticed the shimmer lounging around on Italian h/lj b~t'l hAcJ ELIGIBILITY: FULL-TIME JUNIOR ANO SENIOR UNDERGllADUATES graze in grasses and other low He sounded groggy when he fi ing glint of shattered glass lit beaches could help one re rotJ ,,ril:. . DEADLINE: JANUARY 5, 2001 lying vegetables. Despite their nally answered the phone (13 tering the brick walkway afront search until I started taking this immense size, hippos have very rings!) and said "This had bet the doors, reflecting off them In addition to comfJll:ling "· Studnil Entry form, tlw stud1mt is nyuirni tr1 column seriously. I am glad that little fat. 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4 ------.{THE GADFLY\,.______------.THE GADFLY}).....______5 The Boy Who Loved Horses Too Much All Tomorrow's Parties Profiles in Concupiscence by Andrew Hui, '02 of six horses. Alan is sent to a this. At the end, the patient has ment "is more likely to make a Features Editor court appointed psychiatrist, changed the doctor as much as ghost." An Alan that saves up Martin Dysart, strongly and vig the doctor has changed the pa money for a car, spending glori Bad Omens: Friday some point he began to referee someone who has tried to in "short blond girl #5", Ms. C, "Equus" is possibly the orously portrayed by Colin tient. ous weeks grooming it, being Morning was full of ill por a contest that involved two jure ATP in any fashion, be who was drinking something best student production at St. Smith. The play follows a se Dr. Dysart tries to make average adult, having normal tents. A prospective student contestants stomping on each cause if I put in every moron orange out of a plastic cup, her other's feet while the crowd, John's I have ever seen. Rarely ries of flashbacks and confes Alan recall the memory of the sex, will make him devoid of was found curled around a who thought that by pummel face glowed with precisely the have I seen the elements of the sions, all made seamless and grisly episode: a girl, played ten any authenticity. We are left toilet on third floor crammed into the narrow hall ing the author they might be same shade. "What cha got atre work so well together: the fluid with superb lighting by derly and affectingly by Jamie with the uncomfortable pros Campbell. When questioned way littered with torn stream mentioned in this column, it there?" I asked. "Something acting, lighting, sound, music Rachel Roccia, and direction of Keeling, seducing Alan; them pect that an experience as grue about his identity and other ers, shrieked out curses and would be twice as long as its evil" she replied. "Where did al! made the play a mesmeriz three actors: Basia Kopolka, going to see a "skin flick," his some as this can never be re health-related issues, his only commands. Mr. 0 officiated already bilious 800 words. you get it?" "Hell." She meant, ing performance. Dan O'Keefe, and Colin Smith. father catching them, and their paired or healed. response was "Muffa-muffl... with the authority of an Abbie How one must suffer to cre obviously, the Cox and The story follows an The psychiatrist suffers frustrated sexual intercourse. Charismatic and visceral, I perspective ... gahh" What Hoffman, or a Robert E. Lee. ate! O!) Chicks Girl's Soccer and emotionally unstable, intellec from problems of his own. All of it is retold and enacted Dan O'Keffe's performance was he trying to tell us? Per Rebels are rebels, I suppose. Sage Booty: By 1:00 am Crew Party and Wall Paint tually incapable, and socially Alienated from his wife and with the utmost dramatic vivid was explosive. His two solo cli haps it was: "Stay Home and Salmon Ella Fitzgerald: the hallway was thinning out, ing Class. Hosted by the dap awkward Alan Strang, played unable to have children, he sub ness and tension. At the climax, matic scenes were simply terri Watch Pointless, Repetitive, At midnight, turkey was kids were leaving, slumping per Mr. K, (a connoisseur of by Dan O'Keefe, an "usual un limates his unconscious drive the blinding of the horses be fying. Never have I seen a stu Post-Election Coverage and served, and Mr. McC, the Ca into piles, or gathered around both crew and girls soccer) usual" seventeen year old for meaning to the vicarious ex comes a terrifying spectacle of dent actor invest so much en don't go to Anybody's Party nadian yogi and Jazz Aficio freshman guru Mr. M as he ornamented with tuxedo and whose obsession is horses. For perience of leafing through exploded rage, erotic-religious ergy and passion into his role. this weekend, no matter How nado, decided that he had been expounded loudly upon his 7 iron, this annual shindig re bidden to watch TV by his over books on ancient Greek reli passion, and frenetic energy. It The program noted that he in Much Booze they claim to poisoned. Into the bathroom desire to marry a rich divor portedly had more alcohol bearing father, Alan's passion gion and re-prints of the is as if Alan is committing a per tends to pursue a career in the have." But no one ever heeds he sped, (for to cleanse the cee. I followed the herd down than it knew what to do with. with horses is a quasi-theologi Apollonian andDionysic arts verse ritual of penance as he performing arts. With his abun the true prophet, n' est pas? system don't cha know) but to the Great Hall where I en ATP didn't fall for it this time cal, mythical, and sexual arche painting, sculpture, and archi substitutes the eyes of the horses dant talent, as evident in last Pig For President? The there he found a stranger countered, Honest to God: however, for as the boys in type of power, lust, and worship. tecture. As his treatment of for the all-seeing eyes of the year's "Rosencrantz and Two Party system was cer scene. For some reason, a Junior Mr. Who, the just and Great White say: "Once Bit On the weekdays he works in a Alan progresses, Dysart finds Lord. Guildernstern" and "The tainly in evidence on Friday throng had assembled to rec inscrutable, as he was (I swear) ten Twice Shy." Or should hardware store, on weekends he his own psyche unraveling. Realizing he can make Cherry Orchard," he will make night as the now sharply di reate scenes from Sesame shakin the shine off his drunk that be Once Smelled? The helps at an equestrian ranch. "Worship-" says Dysart, "is Alan an "ardent husband, car a dynamic liberal and theatri vided campus split up into its Street above the toilet stalls as-heck keister. He was nothin Pink Triangle Society's J. One night, he commits the the core of the boy's life." ing citizen, and worshipper of cal artist. The rest of the cast, usual factions. We'd like to (despic ... able, despic-able, but mammals that night and Edgar Hoover Ball was hap grisly crime of blinding the eyes Dysart himself is incapable of an abstract and unifying God," too, gave a fine and solid perfor posit that the wine-sipping, despicable!) and so he was no one was stopping his pening at the boathouse as Dysart knows that his achieve- mance. beat-poetry-performing forced to employ the sink. getdown/ getdown. The rest of well, but two factors kept me sophomores that roadtripped Mr. Son-of-a-Carl, the junior the crowd were freshman, away. A: No Beer. B: There out to Mr. O'N's house in, arm-wrestling champion, who who apparently are more was, and I mean this in no way like, Glen Burnie, represented was using the urinal at the comfortable gyrating to to disparage the society and the radical mediocracy of the time, looked grossed out. But, cruddy "techno" music than its fine altruistic members A Modern-Day Pheidippides Democratic Party, while the then, he's a vegetarian. having an invigorating who most certainly bathe on knife-totin' Beast-swillin' sav Back In Black, or Just Dark dialouge at an upperclass paty. a regular basis, there was ages that huddled up in Fourth Grey: That night also marked Can you really blame them, some kinda nasty funk ema by Blake Gregory, '04 August. She conditioned for two school athletics. Lauren staggered to begin 10 minutes Floor Pink-Knee that evening the triumphant return of though? They are the post-mtv nating from the place" Smelled Staff Writer months with the a of separated are more akin to, well, Pat Johnny Kl who once again generation, what could they like green beans cooking in Striders and director of student Cara's who participated in the Cara, so that she wasn't able to Buchanan's Reform Party. cornered the market on well possibly contribute to a con raw eggs. My stomach still "Yeah, it was definitely activities Taylor Waters, who Marine Corps race last year, was run with anyone she had trained Things, people, and relation dressed bad manners. After versation? Not that what I wit rumbled ominously from the hard," junior Cara Gormally has run nine marathons. Cara the inspiration to train for next with, which didn't help her ships were smashed with mi imbuing a fifth of 01' nessed that evening was par turkey the night before, so I remembers. "Someone died dur found that running long dis year's marathon. nerves. Nevertheless, she com litia-like precision. Nobody Granddad, or at least spilling ticularly invigorating, but I had to pass. Besides, Dan ing the 2nd mile of the race. On tances alone was difficult, and So, with the support of her father pleted the run and speaks of it personified this hootenanny most of it on his Structure en did learn something impor Rather was interviewing the the other hand, though, the running with the Striders and (a marathon veteran himself) and now with surprisingly little bit philistinism more than semble, Mr. K proceeded to tant: Don't EVER drink with Aristocats on matters of na cause of death was a heart at Taylor was motivating. Taylor Waters, Cara began the terness: "it was actually a great Nuclear Mr. 0. With his drop a cake down some stairs, prospective students. The ad tional security, and other such tack and incidents like that are But what inspired her to arduous process of preparation. experience for me," she smiles. scraggly facial growth and throw pizza at me, do the ministration really hates that. historic posturing. Plus, I look fairly atypical." attempt this long of a distance in The race began at 8:30 in Such a great experience, in blazing red eyes, his tattered rump/shaker with everyone Also, I've heard that remarkably like Roseanne Bar Nevertheless, that Cara the first place? Cara explains that the morning on the 22nd of Oc fact, that she wants to run another visor awry upon his tousled in sight, and then give poor "fratrenizing" with them costs when I wear women's cloth did survive the full 26.2 miles of being on the track and cross-coun tober. Cara, on of 18,000 entries, marathon in March. Cara is al skull and his burlap sack jeans Ms. McCwa a knee-drop to the $250, but that smacks of pros ing. Excuses, excuses ... this year's Marine Corps Mara try teams in high school gave her admits that she was "a little ner ways looking for running bud slung at a jaunty angle, this small of the back the would titution, so it must be hearsay. NEXT WEEK: The thon is an impressive feat. Al running a direction that she lost vous" that morning. Because of dies. Anyone interested is en hippie means business. We have made Superfly Jimmy PU at PU: On Saurday Great Disco Swindle; Reality though she has always been an later on in college. She contin the unexpectedly large number couraged to contact her. Train know which end of the stick Snuka weep. (By the way, this Night, while hanging out with gets audited! active runner, Cara began train ued to run on her own here, but of people entered, the race was ing begins in January, so you'd he'd be on at Altamont. At will be the only reference to Mike Borter, ATP ran into ing seriously for the race in late missed the structure of high divided into three groups, each better shape up quick.
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struction by to the Humphreys pool room, way of elec that I all but watched a stout by Jeremy Breningstall, G.I. laugh. The Green tromagnetic hearted friend of mine come to Gadfly Music Critic "Spring Street" is an at World does have devices. injurious fisticuffs with an un mospheric letter to an un a noticeable ab- Granted, pub yielding security guard a few Since releasing The known friend. Williams says, sence: there are lic radio may weeks ago. The cause? An over Honesty Room five years ago, "Can I blow this small town, many stellar be a strange due, and therefore missing, pool Dar Williams has made a make a big sound/. ../ I can find songs on it but way for the key. Moral of the Tangent: re name for herself on the folk a small apartment where a none that are gods to infil turn the key back to the secu circuit playing a combination struggling artist died/ And rock solid. Will trate my be rity office on time. Now back of sappy New Age spirituals pretend because I've paid the iams previous al ing, but may to the review.) Pool and beer, and funny topical songs for rent I know that pain inside." bums were often no one ever as indispensable as it may have the left-over-from-the-hippie In "I Won't Be Your Yoko inflated with cease inter been to these three working generation generation. Ono," Williams tries to push filler, but they preting the class heroes, was not the only Her new album, The her position on the Double were always signs of the recreation with which these Green World, shows Will Fantasy issue, arguing that bookended by a times, lest, pals-for-life found the time oc four out of five iams' socio-political ideals at Yoko Ono was the better half few real alas, we fail to cupy themselves. Yes, they were their full force. Produced by of the Ono-John Lennon duo. standouts. Dar Williams' The Green World has just been recognize that fully initiated members of an Stewart Lerman, it is her most To each their own. The Hon released by Razor & Tie Entertainment. consistent album to date. Wil the medium is other requisite rural religion: Nick, and Steve, at war in Viet "Calling the Moon" is a dron esty Room in liams' voice is smoother than the message. deer hunting. Now it's easy to nam form a perfect disparity ing song for druids, witches, cluded "When I on previous releases, and she T h e roll one's eyes in disgust, declar between the all-soothing (and pagans - and the left over-by Was a Boy" and "The "Are You Out There?" is a plays with a full backing band Deer Hunter ing such actions as simple tom still temporally recent) scenes the-hippie-generation genera Babysitter's Here", heartfelt song about picking up on the that is well-adapted to folk (Best Picture foolery, so lest we let ourselves of Hometown, Pennsylvania. tion. songs aobut the optimism of radio - in the middle of the hall style. "When did dress up 1978) is a film slide into misunderstanding God! The horrors that happen "I Had No Right", a song childhood. Mortal City was night - a disc jockey rolling turn to fashion?/ . ../ You know by Trent Riney, '03 that summarizes the masterful confusion, we had best make there! The horror! The horror! for peace activist Philip opened by the defiantly proto tracks you can relate to (on an I just can't seem to find the Gadfly Film Critic cinematic golden era that was something clear: this is not a Though The Deer Hunter Berrigan is a more interesting feminist "As Cool As I Am'', independent station, of soul in this striving," Williams the 1970' s. Set in a run-down, movie about the fundamentals be long in minutes, it is not short track, as Williams sings of and included "Iowa", a pow course). Williams sings on asks in "Playing to the Firma I'm quite aware that last blue collar, Pennsylvania steel of hunting. In fact, it has noth in story. In fact, the Russian Berrigan's protests over Viet erful song about being heart that track, "And you're the ment," which is introduced week I promised to review The mill town, this film centers ing to do with hunting; except Roulette episode is one you'll nam and Iraq in an original up sick but still being ready to deejay speaks to my insom with hammond and pump or Deer Hunter. Of course, that was around the lives of a group of of course, for the wonderful, not soon forget. Even today, I and-down melody. Williams look for more. Williams sings nia/ And laughs at all I have gans. an entire week ago and I am as friends, who, among other philosophical metaphor which still overhear people discussing concludes the 11-song album in that song, "How I long to to fear./You always play the Williams' voice espe yet to watch a movie since that things, are about to enter into a the hunting of deer can not help the intense few moments of the on a strong note. "Another fall just a little bit, to dance madmen poets,/ Vinyl vision cially shines on "And a God date. Fear not, however, for I period of their lives where the but propose. film where Mick and Nick are Mystery" is a loose dance song out of the lines and stray from grungy bands/ You never Descended", a look back on with a steady drum beat, ac seen at past will be upon you '-HJ.--ii•·'-''"'" each staring Death in the face, the light,/ But I fear that to fall know still the of faith that lets her least five different occasions, not jealousy, and the future will be scene from Virgil's Aeneid, both prisoners of war, both with cordion, and an acoustic and in love with you is to fall from And though the static walls powerful tongue flourish. In counting the number of times dreaded with incessant uncer where the future of Rome is revolvers pointed at their banjo twang. The song can be from a great and gruesome surround me/ You were out "After All", a spare reflective in which I simply popped it into tainty. The film opens with nearly brought to its ungrateful temples. Michael Cimino de seen as a preemptive response height/ So asked a friend there, and you found me,/ I song, Williams seems to come to a listener critical of Will the VCR to catch the really in three steelworking buddies knees because of the stupidity livers each moment of The Deer about it, on a bad day, her hus was out here listening all the to terms with the childhood iams' Green Worldy vision. tense fragments. And only this Mike (Robert DeNiro), Nick of one man; a stupidity rightly Hunter with such emotion and band had just left her,/ She sat time." angst that is a subject of many Williams sings about the ben Wednesday A.M., after having (Christopher Walken), and named too, for he inaugurated a intensity that, by the time the down on the chair he left be As an all-around album, of her songs. "What Do You efit of speaking out, and says, contemplated whether or not I Steve Gohn Savage) doing what war which cost the Trojans film ends, those opening scenes hind, she said/ 'What is love, The Green World is Will Love" is a fun rocker, made "I could cut you off with a should review a different film, they do best, doing all that they many a good soul. The cause? of the movie, where the three where did it get me? Whoever iams' most polished and lis for radio (or at least those few shoulder of stone,/ Smoke all what does NPR decide to play really know how to do: pool and The untimely death of one soli buddies are simply enjoying thought of love is no friend of tenable release. However, I radio stations original enough night and leave the party but the Cavatina from The Deer beer. (fangent Point: speaking tary stag. Yes, for Virgil and for their innocent life, seem so far mine." But in the end, the nar wish in all that searching on to an indie label singer on the alone,/ Screw myself with an Hunter soundtrack. That pretty of the bad combination that is director Michael Cimino the removed that the scenes them rator decides to go running the album there was some airwaves). "Well the moun inscrutable pout,/ But I just much sealed the deal for me. I'm pool and beer, I feel it my obli deer appears to be a useful sym selves seem to have occurred in through "the screen doors of thing that hit closer to home. tain was so beautiful that/ want you to come figure me no fool: it doesn't take an omen gation to explain to any reader bol for the loss of innocence, an a different movie altogether. Ibe discretion." Because for some of us, Will This guy built a mall and a out.I I don't want to be an of large proportions to convince ship that may exist, particularly omen of war, and the end of an Deer Hunter can never really be Williams produced an iams is one of those broadcast pizza shack," Williams says, other mystery." me that the powers-that-be con to any individual that may hap age. And what an omen it was! talked about. It must be experi anthem for the ages to open ers we look for out there in and you can almost feel a sly For all its consistency, though, fer a considerable amount of in- pen to possess the solitary key The contrasting scenes of Mike, enced. her End of the Summer album. the night. ______,,.{THE 8 GADFLY }ii'------9 rnent, optimism, and confi could not have been better, on "A grateful nation ~ill dence. On the other side stood both an intramural and na always remember," said anxiety and tional scale. The victory gave a clearly moved Clinton, discombobulation, smoothed the Hustlers the football "the bravery and pride over by the poker face only a championship in a one-game that carried this man worried favorite can have. The playoff against the Druids, and above and beyond the pass was a little too high, a drew worldwide attention call of duty. He has bro Druids Nearly Given couraging kick return posted down, and the score stood at Angus McCaull brought a little to quick, and a little to from what Clinton described ken down the unseen bar the Guardians on the twenty 8-8 in a most square manner. lovely casserole of speed and impatient. It landed with a as, "the American Circus," riers in this nation, and Cause to Celebrate five yard line, the Hustlers Unfortunately, that was banana bread, Jeremy Pratt sweet thud to the new and im referring to the election con done so with a profes looked to be in a bad way. all the Guardians would do for cooked up his famous Sudafed proved 7-1 Hustlers, who have flict in Florida. sional sangfroid that will by Jon Cooper, '02 David Jennings was out of the next 19 plays while the brownies, and Dan Weiland earned a shot against the Dru "Now is the time for all add the name Kovacik to Sports Editor town, Alek Chance was out of Hustlers ran roughshod for the donated a mysterious, tangy ids for the regular-season of America to celebrate. Al a list with the names sight, Louis Kovacs was out of rest of the half. Ferguson, Sean taste sensation known only as championship this Wednes though we have spoken with Eisenhower, Sherman, Whoo-boy! That was touch, and Andrew Ferguson McLain, and O'Neill strung a "wet." The result was a galva day. But for the Guardians, the many voices in the past week, Bradley, and Nimitz." one jim-dandy of a football was out of time. The co-cap play together on their next nized Guardian juggernaut. sound of the ball striking the we can, with one voice, sing Talk has even be game. I mean, 0000-weee, that tain was forced to marshal his drive that ended with Johann du Hoffman began cold November earth couldn't the praises of John Kovacik - gun of public office for one was tighter than wran meager troops into a defensive McLain's pass to Cooper, who playing like the Athlete of have sounded too harsh. My sure-handed option back, free the young man, and a glers on a fat man. I mean, unit while the Guardians stood mysteriously alone in the Week he was, ru,nning guess is that it resembled the safety, patriot." Several world meeting between shoot! I haven't been so ex snarled, snapped, and rattled the end-zone. After a turnover amok on kick returns and lad sound of a runners foot slap leaders have offered their con Kovacik, PLO leader cited to see the outcome of like the wind against a strain on downs, Ferguson took over der-pass plays like a large, ping across the finish line af gratulations - not to mention Y assir Arafat, and Israeli anything since Sheyline and I ing sail. And when it seemed on their own thirty and threw Teutonic chicken with no ter he's sprinted the final 100 some first-born daughters - prime minister Ehud were waiting to see what the as if a touchdown was immi a twenty-yard pass to a streak head. Polk left the meters of a marathon that over the past three days, and Barak has been sched doctors had to say about li'l nent, Drew O'Neill stepped ing Louis Kovacs, who'd me quarterbacking to play in the didn't seem like it would ever the residents of 4th Pinkney uled around his winter Cody's lip fungus. Hustler's into a pass for an end-zone in andered on down to the game fecund garden of backfield op end. Oh, good night, sweet have gotten used to filling the break. "Kovacik's good came out on top, though, but terception. There aren't many and decided it would be a cool tion pass, and Pratt made a prince, wherever you are. message boards with the well times affability may be damn if you don't love those things that more aptly fit the idea to play. Kovacs, however, joint decision with Will Fay wishes of foreign dignitaries. the personal touch this Guardians! I mean, for a sec term "clutch." The Hustlers turned what would ordinarily to catch anything nearby. The Veteran's Day Said sophomore David Levy, situation needs," said an took the opportunity and be an overthrown points began to add up as each ond there I plum forgot just Replaced by Hipper "It's all right, I guess. They impressed Dean which team was the rag-tag, made the most of it when An incompletion into a stunning of the men mentioned scored usually call East Pinkey, and Acheson in a statement disorganized bunch of hacks. drew Ferguson connected over-the-shoulder catch. Now either a touchdown or a con "Kovacik Day" I live on the West side," flash released from beyond the Jumpin' Jehosephat. with Jonathan Cooper on fifth at midfield, he began a run version. Three Druids were on ing a "W" with right hand for grave. Kovacik has been down for the pair's seventh that was even more impressive hand for the comeback, which emphasis, "so I usually don't In a ceremony on the mum about the affair, -Clifford H. McPheeter touchdown of the year. that his catch. He instanta was both ruthless and discon answer it. I've got other stuff White House lawn last Satur due to his ardent social O'Neill held on to the conver neously leapt backwards and certing. They could hardly to do, man." day, President Clinton offi ist and communist views. sion pass for the 8-0 lead. turned from the sideline to the contain their glee as the Kovacik's line is impres As you may be able to cially renamed Veteran's Day When reached for com In danger of losing mo center of the field, seamlessly Guardians brought the score sive: a touchdown reception, infer, November first's foot "Kovacik Day" in honor of ment in his room, 409 mentum for good, the Guard flipping back and forth be to 30-24 with six plays left. an interception returned for a ball game was one of the most John Kovacik, a sophomore Pinkney, Kovacik ians struck back with a touch tween North-South and East Various Hustlers exhorted the touchdown, and several passes exciting of the season, and a currently enrolled at St. seemed pleased with down of their own on the next W est running as he crossed the others to come through, to broken up at safety, including far cry from the blowout fore John's College in Annapolis, what he termed, "a week series as energetic stressball field at top speed, charging all stay cool, and to keep it real, on the game's final play. His seen. For a fortnight, Guard Maryland. At the eleventh end well spent." James Gilmore caught a short the way for the touchdown. above all else. The defense touchdown reception was ian captains prattled about the hour of the eleventh day of the "You know," he of pass from Aaron Collier. The Ferguson fired over the defen was in disarray, however, and memorable, as he pulled a roughness with which eleventh month, Clinton fered, "this whole thing's resultant dance, now known sive line to Cooper for two another scoring drive was on pass from Andrew Ferguson SPORTS WIRE handled their spoke of the necessity of the been pretty cool. First of as "Gil-Mania," was a compi more, pushing the total to 22- the horizon. inbounds while keeping both precious little egos following gesture, and presented Smilin' all, we win the football lation of awkward right 8. Ferguson added another A short kick return gave feet inside the end zone. His a disheartening performance John with an oversized nov championship, which is angled bends of the knees and touchdown with a pass to an the Guardians five plays to go interception killed off a Druid against the Druids. So they elty "National Holiday" docu what we were going for. elbows, crotch-thrusts, and outstretched John Kovacik, 70 yards. The first two plays drive that had moved deep into worked themselves up to fe ment and a Congressional Second of all, I get woven some head-bobs for good mea and halftime came mercifully went nowhere, but du Hustler territory, instantly ver pitch, screamed like ban Medal of Honor. The House into the National Fabric. sure.Japan is bracing itself for for the Guardians, now losing Hoffman ran for a big gain on dodging three tackles and side shees when the Hustlers took and the Senate were called It's win-win, man." Con the biggest dance craze since 30-8. third down. Sitting on the 25 stepping another before the field with only seven play into an emergency session struction of an 80-foot BUY SMART. Scott Baio got funky with his While the Hustlers with but two plays left, the sprinting to a corner of the end ers, and proceeded to put forth Wednesday night after word equestrian statue of the own hand-jive on Charles in briefly discussed defensive first pass went out of bounds, zone. Last of all, he emphati WASTE LESS. a first half that was flatter than broke of Kovacik's unmiti 5'11" stud on the Mall are Charge, circa 1990. George strategy, the Guardians began ten feet beyond the end-zone. cally threw to the firm earth Jonathan Polk's backside. 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