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Letters show Hiu^ involved m Gray impea chment may have been personal, Humphreys influence d Hearing Board decisions office By Patrick J Bernal removed from, believe that Mr. Gray should be held that I, at 6:00 p.m.> did not initially ques- NEWS EDITOR was based on the accountable." tion the lateness of the naming of the advi- deterioration of the "I ask that you the hearing board, con- sor." * A confidential letter written by Student relationship between sider the evidence and your actions care- Famiglietti's decision threw the legiti- Government Association President Ben himself and Gray, not fully," the letter continued. "I trust that macy of the trial into question, as he grant- Humphreys 00' revealed that personal on allegations of you will see the grievous behavior Mr. ed confidential information to Lewis, who motives may be behind the impeachment making personal Gray has participated in and perpetrated, was later decided to be ineligible to serve proceedings of Vice President Jon Gray '00. phone calls and not and move for a just and correct punish- as an advisor to Gray. Despite insisting his motives for pursu- attending a trustees ment." After Familglietti granted Lewis per- Humphreys '00 ing Gray's impeachment removed from meeting, Some feel that Humphreys' appeal to mission to serve and before Farniglietti I write now on a have Gray impeached on personal grounds was informed of his error, Lewis was given office were based on Gray's "misuse of Humphreys intervened, pointing out that SGA funds" and "failure to perform more personal level to describe Mr. Gray's may disrupt his claims of impartiality in access to hearing board material that was behavior towards me," wrote Humphreys. regard to the trial. Lewis' proposal to serve as advisor had to be closed off to the public. duties," a letter written to the hearing come one hour after the Feb. 20, "Mr. Gray has in recent weeks called me a Humphreys also inifluenced the 5 p.m. Lewis never signed an oath swearing to board responsible for overseeing the deadline. racist, a bigot, a member of the Ku -KIux Hearing Board's decision not to allow keep his knowledge impeachment proceedings indicates In an e-mail addressed to six SGA mem- Klan, and a 'disciple of Hitler,' no matter David Lewis '01 to serve as advisor for According to a Feb. 20 e-mail signed by •Humphreys' motives were based on per- bers, Farniglietti admits having accepted sonal problems between him and the Vice what I say and or do I can not escape these Gray in the hearings. Lewis was originally allegations. They will follow me for the accepted as an advisor by Hearing Board Lewis' request to serve as advisor to Gray. See LETTERS continued on President. y "I fully understand and accept the fact Humphreys' rationale for wanting Gray remainder of my time at Colby and I chairman Dave Farniglietti 00, but page 4 Averill, Johnson MEET BRO ADAMS Illegal renovations delayed calls total By JESSICA Both Averill and Johnson are $13.56 ROSENBLUM located on the outskirts of the aca- demic corridor and could conceiv- CONTRIBUTING WRITER ably be included in the corridor. Charges center In October, residents of Averill "We decided we should look William aroun d 3.5 hours and Johnson received word their into the other possible uses of "Bro " dorms would look quite different Averill and Johnson instead of MAT APUZZO by the time they got back to Colby assuming their use as Adams By T EDITOR IN CHIEF next fall. Just two weeks ago, a dorms/'Johnston said. greets stu- decision was made to table these dents for If Averill and Johnson were According to Hearing Board renovations. The focus on Johnson the first converted from resident halls to documents obtained by the Echo, and Averill renovations has part of the academic corridor they time in the Student Government Association moved toward the summer of would house new classrooms and Page Vice President Jon Gray is being 2001 and renovations of Mary Commons accused of making three hours , offices. The next question, howev- Low and Coburn the question Room. and 40 minutes of long-distance still exists as to what to do with er, is what to do with the 166 stu- phone calls from the SGA office. Averill and Johnson. dents who currently live in both Averill and Johnson. Twenty-one phone calls from "The goal of the renovation three Student Government "We need to look at the col- was to bring Averill and Johnson Association phone numbers are up to today's standards," Paul lege's growth and lan out what AMITY BURR/ p THE COLBY listed as "Chart 1, Illegal Phone Johnston, associate dean of stu- we are going to do if we need to ECHO • Calls" in Hearing Board docu- dents, said. The original floor build new facilities," Johnston ments. The calls, which were plans would have given Averill said. made predominately to Chicago, and Johnson a similar look to AMS While there has been much talk Las Vegas, Brooklyn, N.Y, and and Dana. The plans allowed for of a ten-year plan for Colby's Philadelphia, amounted to a total bigger doubles, new two-room growth, the committee is holding charge of $13.56. triples, larger singles, new bath- Gray, whose home is in rooms, side entrances, and a off on such a plan until the inau- guration of the new President. Philadelphia, has denied making swooping front for a brand new , "We felt we should wait for Bro Hearing board closes doors on campus the calls. Two calls amounting to lounge. one hour and 10 minutes, were Adams before establishing While residents of Averill and a ten- By PATRICK J BERNAL '00. Hearing Board chairman Dave the proceedings, other members of made to his hometown, but nei- Johnson will not see these changes year plan so that he can be a part NEWS EDITOR Farniglietti '00, and members of the SGA supported him in keeping the ther was to his home phone num- next fall, "the dorms will receive of the arrangements," Johnston Hearing Board met with an attorney to matter secret, ber. new carpet and paint," Johnston said. Unlike the recent'United States gov- deliberate over Gray's impeachment Members of the Hearing Board arid SGA officials close to the inves- said. Since there will be no drastic ernment impeachment of Bill Clinton trial. Student Government signed a state- tigation said the calls to Chicago With floor plans already drawn changes made to Averill and where the nation was kept aware of the When an Echo reporter attempted ment declaring they would not com- and Las Vegas (1 hour, 20 min- to gain access to the meeting, ment or discuss matters of the and money allotted toward the Johnson this summer, students processes by an open hearing, Colby utes) were believed to be made by Averill and Johnson renovation, Farniglietti closed the meeting, saying impeachment with anyone until the can expect to be living in both students will not be informed of the Philbert Wilson '01. Wilson, who many students questioned the "you have no right to be here." Heaiing Board announces its recom- dorms next fall. The question as to process of the Student Government is from Chicago and has relatives motion to table the idea. Assodation impeachment hearing of No plans have been made to release mendations to Presidents' Council. , came into the spot- the future of Averill and Johnson in Las Vegas "While meeting to finalize the SGA Vice President Jon Gray '00 until any of the information that pertains to Hearing Board members have also light recently when he openly decision to renovate Averill and still remains on the table, awaiting In a secret meeting held in the Rose the impeachment proceedings, refused to say when the investigation Johnson, someone questioned the the arrival of the new President Chapel, SGA President Ben While Farniglietti was unwilling to will be completed. Art emergency use of the two buildings as and the decision for a ten-year Humphreys '00, Treasurer Rob Painter explain his motives for not wishing to meeting of Presidents' Council will be See CALLS continued on dorms," Johnston said. plan for Colby's growth. '01, Averill President Parke Burmeister keep Colby students informed about called when the investigation ends, page 4 Misconceptions revealed: The truth about alcohol at Colby SCREEN: By NICOLE WAKELY that they will be alienated if they Ryan Davisreviews CONTRIBUTING WRITER don't drink heavily or excessively. Alden Kent, physician assistant at "Boys Don't Cry." ALCOHOL, It seems like you Colby, backs this up, citing that can't turn around without hearing a many students tell him, "I would lot of negative hype about this drug never drink as much as I do at Colby on college campuses. But is it really at home," as big a problem as people make it A major source of the misconcep- out to be? tion is the media, After all, when Only a third of the students are was the last time that you read in a CANVAS: drinking 75 percent of the alcohol on newspaper about good old Joe who ' campus, according to a statistic pre- went to a party, had two drinks with Legendaryartists sented by William Klein, associate friends and went home? workgoes on display prof essor and chair of psychology at "You don't," says Klein. "All we his Feb, 9 wellness lecture, While hear about is the inappropriate, at the Colby'Art this statistic was not compiled at salient types of behavior." And _ we Museum , Colby, the stat istic still holds true f or are constantly bombarded with the school, vivid stories of alcohol gone bad.