Tenure Files Released in Lawsuit Returned to the Particular Department, and the Confidential Portions Are Stored by the Replaces P.E

^ l| Colby students recount semesters away* See page 10.

Wellness Tenure files released in lawsuit returned to the particular department, and the confidential portions are stored by the replaces P.E. Dean of Faculty's office. "We have bent over backward to provide requirement material, most of which is totally irrelevant," said McArthur. Patterson would not specify exactly why BY C. SWAN he obtained the files. "We're studying them Staff Writer now," he said. In another development, Gerber has ob- The College has changed the physi- tained partial funding for her suit from the cal education requirement to include the American Association of University Women "Wellness Program," which involves (AAUW). seminars on health and wellness as well "They picked [my case] out of many," said f or as fitness classes. The pr ogramis any Gerber. "Mine was one of the strongest." student who has not completed the re- Gerber was hired in the fall of 1985 for a quired four wellness credits (previously tenure-track position in the music depart- physical education credits) necessary for ment. Her tenure case was reviewed in the graduation. fall of 1991, and she was denied tenure that The wellness plan will replace profi- winter. She left the college after the 1992-93 ciency examinations, independent pro- Echo photo by AmyRzeznikiewicz school year, as rules of tenure require. grams and the coaching of youths, which Gerber claims she did not receive tenure will no longer satisfy the physical educa- Former Professor of Music Rebecca Gerher is currently pursuing a sex discrimination lawsuit against Colby. because of a gender bias in the music depart- tion requisite. ment. Her complaints include allegations that The revised program "will empha- Gerber are all of the confidential student rec- she was required to teach between six and size mental/ emotional, social, physical BY JONATHAN CANNON ommendation letters from the years 1985- eight courses per year, while the male music and spiritual fitness," according to a no- News Editor 1991. ' Y '" • - ': < faculty never taught more than six courses tice from the Physical Education Depart- Gerber, and her attorney John Patterson of per year. Also, she feels she did not receive ment earlier this semester. The wellness A court has forced Colby to turn over five Portland, are unsatisfied with this effort, nev- adequate compensation for instituting and design will also allow students to tailor years worth of tenure files to former Assistant ertheless. leading the Collegium ensemble, while other the completion of the requirement to Professor of Music Rebecca Gerber, who is "The files appear to be incomplete," said male faculty were given credit for directing their individual interests through sev- suing the school for gender discrimination. Patterson. groups, such as the chorale and orchestra. eral offerings. "This is the most invasive of any action "Colby was supposed to give us every- Further, she argues she taught more new The most important additions to the ever against the College," said Dean of Fac- thing from those files," said Gerber. "But a lot courses outside of her specialty than male fitness requirement are the Wellness ulty Robert McArthur. Included in the docu- is missing. Especially confidential things." music professors. Seminars, which will take place each ments are five years' worth of tenure files, The files Gerber requested are from the Gerber wants her position back, with ten- Tuesday atSp.m. Students attending four along with "all personnel files on every fac- yearsbefore her tenure petition was reviewed. ure. "Reinstatement is what we ask for," she lectures will receive one unit of credit, ulty member and files on every feature of She has obtained, in total, documents from 45 said. and students attendingeight lectures will faculty life," said McArthur. individual cases. She is looking for compensation for her receive two units of credit. The sequence "These files are not relevant to her case," "There is no question the files are incom- legal fees, lost wages, benefits and tuition of lectures will feature topics such as he said. "We never should have had to turn plete," said McArthur. "We don't keep the subsidies for her children, according to sexual victimization and protection, them over." files intact." McArthur points out that after a Patterson. see WELLNESSon page 5 Among the documents handed over to tenure decision is made, part of the dossier is "There'sa lot of dough at stake," he said.Q If you' re happy and you know it... Confusion abounds at BY CASSIE DONN Contributing Writer first Presidents' Council College does not get much bet- alcohol policy was well within the BY STEPHANIE PENNIX administration's jurisdiction, they ter than this, at least according to Contributing Writer Colby students, whose opinions did not take enough credit for the about their college rated them the decision. Amid some confusion and dis- Lackof experienceand familiar- happiest in the nation, according organization, Student Association to thel995 edition of ThePrinceton ity with parliamentary procedure President Bryan Raffetto '95 wel- resulted in substantial confusion Review Student Access Guide . comed the 1994-95 Presidents' Colby receives praise in catego- among delegates, according to Council last Wednesday. Raffetto. After the first vote, it be- ries ranging from great libraries The Council spent nearly one- and "professors who bring mate- came clear that many delegates did and-a-half hours in a discussion re- not know what exactly they had rial to life/' to the beautiful cam- the Alcohol in the Campus garding voted on, said Raffetto. As a result, pus and overall quality of life. Environment (ACE) committeepro- Colby's greatest recognition, he vetoed the first policy vote of the posal from last year. Raffetto said year, which formally had been not however, is being named number he was upset because he perceived one for having the happiest stu- to accept the ACE recommenda- the administration had bypassed the tion. He said that the veto was not to dent body. Echo photo by Jennifer Atioood Council by implementing the new become a regular occurrence. The A survey was cond ucted Sarah Olsten, Amy Stengel and Erin Brenner (all *97) enjoy a policy over the summer. He then among 306 colleges between 1992- vote was then taken a second time, beautiful day on the "happiest college' s" campus. suggested that the Council vote not resulting in a majority vote that ab- 94, collecting at least 100 student to accept the ACE recommendation opinions at each school, according ment was picked up by many news- Faculty Speak Out stained from accepting the proposal. and issue a reprimand to the ad- Later in the evening, Raffetto to Jean Krier, publicist for The papers including USA Today and "Students are happy to be here; ministration. Pri nceton Review. Krier said that Central Maine Morning Sentinel.The it is a compliment we in admissions said he felt many presidents had The ACE proposal had been little, if any, practical experience, the Review' s poll was "the most news even spread to a small to wn in areproud of. Thcschool spends time tabled at the last Presidents' Coun- honest, random poll for student Northeastern Vermont where a putting out a lot of information about but noticed a remarkable improve- cil meeting in the spring. ment by the end of the meeting. opinions." headline of a local newspaper read Colby, and it is good to hear it come Raffetto later told the Echo that This highly publicized achieve- "Colby StudentsPutonaHappy Face." see HAPPYon page 4 although thedecision regarding the see COUNCIL on page 3 Alcoliol debate dominates State of tlie College address It just didn't taste right.,. about alcohol and not BY ALISON BOKNSTEIN Zucchini bread laced with marijuana was allegedly sold at the some other is§ue." • Asst. News Editor Reggae Fest at the Gould Shell on Saturday, according to Dean of the "I believe President College Earl Smith. Two people not associated with Colby were sum- Cotter and I share a President of the College William moned by the Waterville Police, who were alerted to the incident b similar reaction to the y Cotter and Student Association Colby Safety and Security . way alcohol is per- President Bryan A. Raffetto '95 pre- "There were some things that looked suspicious," said Director of ceived at Colby," said sented their views at the State of the Safety and Security John Frechette. Raffetto. Ata discussion College Address last Thursday. Colby officers have a test kit to determine whether drugs are in- held last year on They addressed issues concern- volved in some substances, said Smith. Parents' Weekend, ing student-faculty interaction, the The officers might have become suspicious when they saw the bread President Cotter said, alcohol policy on campus, was being sold for $1 per slice, said Smith. "My ideal would be no multicultural housing, diversity and "It seemed like a dear price for a piece of zucchini bread," said policies or rules on the acceptance. Smith.(E.H.) campus regarding the Cotter began by speaking about use of alcohol and si- student and faculty relations. multaneously the re- Swastika appears over summer "Interaction characterizes a first- sponsible use of alco- On August 27, a resident assistant reported a swastika and two rate college," said Cotter. Students hol." satanic symbols in a women's bathroom in Small Residence Hall. often learn more from activities and "I could not agree classmates than they do from the "It had been up since summer, apparently," said Dean of the College more," said Raffetto. "I Earl Smith. curriculum itself, he said. Through- hope we've now Custodians had noticed the graffiti nearly two weeks before, but they out the 1980s the ratio of faculty to reached the point where had not reported it. It is likely that the symbols were from someone students changed from 12:1 to 10:1 we can give some free- Echo photo b Yuh o Yama chi living in Small this summer, said Smith. as part of an effort to enforce small dom to make choices y g gu Stu-APresiden t Bryan Raffetto '95 In the future, the Anti-Defamation League, the police and Hillel will classes and maximize interaction, and concentrate more noted Cotter. be notified of any anti-Semitic graffiti, said Smith. Hillel, and not Colby, on responsibility." within the campus community and will then issue a statement, if they so desire.(J.C.) Cotter continued by voicing his Raffetto and Student Association within the way in which I present feelings .on the alcohol policy at Vice President Josh Woodfork '97, myself... is to promote a level of all- Colby. will introduce weekly Student Opin- encompassing respect," said Keep your bikes locked "I am not naive about the prob- ion Polls as an innovative way to Raffetto. "If any individual at Colby, lems of alcohol and alcohol abuse/' A suspicious Waterville man was found sitting in his car parked in ensure gauging campus opinion in regardless of race, creed or color, said Cotter. "Nobody wants a dry the future. feels disrespected in any way, we the Roberts parking lot Sunday night with a pair of bolt cutters and an campus, but we need one on which empty bike rack, according to John Frechette, director of Safety and "With these polls we hope to have failed to create a healthy envi- alcohol use is safe." create a resource in which we can ronment in which to live." Security. The change in the delivery policy According to a police officer at the site, the man also had a gun, most accurately measure students' Cotter and Raffetto both con- has turned the alcohol debate into a feelings on any number of various cluded their speeches by referring bullets and a switchblade. controversial issue. Frechette said the man could not be arrested because he had not done topics," said Raffetto. to The Princeton Reviewsurvey. Con- "Not once was I notified by the More activities will be organized trary to discouraging alcohol sur- anything illegal, but warned Colby students to be particularly careful Dean of Students Office that this . this fall to bring up the issue of veys, The Review rated Colby stu- with their bikes. would become official school policy "Ii at all possible, keep them in your rooms," said Frechette. respect. dents as being the "happiest" col- for this year> and not once was I "I don't want students to be in- lege students in the country. No bikes have been reported stolen so far this semester, according to called upon to confer on this mat- Frechette.(E.H.) dividualized, harassed and picked "What can I say?" said Raffetto. ter," said Raffetto in his speech. on," said Cotter. ' "Overall, it is unfortunate that we "Colby has already given "more to "What I seek to accomplish Mannocchi to return in January need to make such a commotion me than I had ever imagined ."? Associate Professor of English Phyllis Mannocchi is recovering fro m surgery and should return to teaching a full course load in January. CLASSIFIEDS "Phyllis is well," said Associate Professor of English Pat Onion, associate chair of the department. "She had surgery in the spring, and it SPRING BREAK '95 - SELL TRIPS , EARN CASH & GO FREE!!! Student Travel took her a little longer to recover than she thought it would." Services is now hiring campus representatives. Lowest rates to Jamaica , Cancun , Thus, Mannocchi is spending the semester resting at home. Daytona , and Panama City Beach. Call 1-800-648-4849 "There is no long lasting problem," said Onion. She also added that all but one of Mannocchi's classes will be offered. 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Experience remains key to football's chances

BY RYAN MAYHUGH back Matt Salvatoriello '98. Asst. Sports Editor The Mules offense will feature many of the same key players from The Colby football team enters 1993. Matt Mannering '95 will quar- the 1994 season as one of the most terback the offense, looking for re- successful squads on Mayflower ceivers Matt Morrissey '95 and Chris Hill, winning the CBB champion- Fossella '95. The running game will ship five out of the last six years. once again be strong, as Lawaun With a strong offensive and defen- Curr y '97 returns as tailback and sive core returning, the Mules look Brad Smith '96 will start at the full- to continue their winning ways. back position. Going into 1994, under the guid- The offense is rounded out by a ance of Head Coach Tom Austin, solid line, lead by co-captain Mike Colby was one of i^hhhbrhh Frasier '95 and three teams in Dan Marsh '95. Echo photo by J ennifer Merrick NESCAC to com- Givin g pile three straight Mannering time Co-Cap tains Brian Pompeo '95 and ( winning seasons, to throw the ball Mules „, , Chris Russell 95 look to lead the ,— . » — the other two be- and opening to the NCaAAs this year. Echo photo by Yuhgo Yamaguchi , ——_ ing Williams Col- holes for Curry lege and Trinity and Smith will be College. In addi- vital to a well-run tion, the Mules offense. have been a strong "The offen- Is this the year? 10-2 at home over sive , and defen- the past three sea- sive line set the sons. overall hardness Men' s soccer aims for NCAAs "The key to our for the team," Serdjenian is confident that his loss season will be said Austin. BY KATE CHARBONNIER will not leave a large gap in the good health and "They have con- Sports Editor midfield. reaching a level of tact on every "Our J.V. program has a good efficiency early, play, and they After winning the ECACs last record of moving players up to the both offensively can disrupt the season, it would seem that Colby varsity level," said Serdjenian. and defensively," opposing team's men's soccer would have no other "There is a question about our said Austin. plan." heights to conquer, but the team's midfield,but wehaveseveral strong The 1994 squad will be experi- Co-captain Jim Zadrozny '95 and captains and coach disagree. first years trying out this fall." enced, and several first years will Rick Catino '95 will lead a solid "Weallexpect that we will make One first year student Serdjenian look to make a difference as well. defensive line, with Adam Cote '95 the playoffs," said Captain Brian expects to contribute to the midfield "We're excited about our pros- and Matt Martel '95 returning at Pompco '95. Pompeo and Co-Cap- is Greg Noblet. Noblet was an All pects for 1994," said Austin. linebacker. The secondary will be tain Chris Russell '95 also believe New England player while attend- "They're equal in quality to any experienced as well, lead by Mark that their team has a legitimate ing high school in Augusta. He is we've had in the past." Jackson '95 and Jason Jabar '96. chance of making the NCAA tour- joined by fellow first year Andy Someof the top prospects for the Zadrozny said he was optimis- nament. Young who was also an All-New Mules this year are defensive line- tic about the upcoming season, as The 1993 men's soccer team season play. The 1993 Mules also England player for his high school man Clay Surovek '98, wide receiver the Mules will shift defenses, mov- placed fifth in the voting for NCAA had All-American PatSkulley '94 at team. Pompeo sees Noblet as an Justin Ackerman '98, offensive ing a defensive lineman back to line- tournament eligibility and only the the head of their squad. Skullcy guard Matt D'Urso '98,quarterback backer. Last year's team had five pa ge top four teams are invited to post- graduated in June and Coach Mark see MEN'S SOCCER on 19 Kevin Thurston '98 and running see FOOTBALLon page 18 Beach leaves Mayflower Hill on her coaching responsibilities outside of Beach exists. BY KATE CHARBONNIER soccer as her reason for stepping down but Athletic Director Dick Whitmore said, Sports Editor had agreed tostayonasthoassistant women's "Carol Anne felt that the opportunity pre- — _„ ^ . ^ ^ >„ ,MMaMMfct , M, (M w,m__M_t»4u«»J ¦¦¦¦ mu iTHMiwwn —ram —i .^ soccer coach. It was not until a wock-and-a- sented itself at the right time; this is a very Just weeks before the soccer season began half before the season began that Beach m~ important step for her.She was a very big asset at Colby, returning women's soccer players formed her players and Moisten that she for vs." received letters from Head Coach Carol Anne would be leaving Colby entirely. Moisten also identifies with Beach's deci- Beach telling them that when they arri ved In a letter to her players, Beach stated that sion to leave, "Jt is very difficult to ask a young back on Mayflower Hill, she would not be she was ready for a change from Waterville female coach to slay in Waterville, Maine. I there. Beach, who is a 1988 graduate of Colby and that she needed to work in an environ- think that it is much easier for the married male and who served not only as th«s women's ment outside of Colby. coaches to stay here," Bald Moisten. soccer coach for two years but also as the Phone calls made to Beach were not re- Members of tho women's soccer team are women's athletic director and head women's turned confident that the change in coaching staff will basVx'tballcoach. abruptly left Colby forCon- Kara Marchant '97, a returning varsity only be positive, necticut College, Beach will act as the head player said / "Carol Anne was sure to make it " I feel that Carol Anno made the right women's basketball coach but will not be very clear that she was leaving for personal decision and while I am sorry to see her go, I involved with any other athletic programs at resworn — that sho needed a change. She was know that many of my teammates arc happy Conn, this season. very rpecifle about stating that she did not with the change/' said Marchant. Beach's departure came as a surprise to have a problem with the college." "I feel that Coach Holston will be like a Echo photo courtesy of Communications incomingHcad CoachJcmnifcrHolsten.Beach The Colby administration also shows no breath of fresh air for us/' said Dorl Dcsautcl Carol Anna Beach had originally cited a need to spend her time sign that a problem between the college and '96. Q Colby students recount semesters away. See page 10.

Wellness Tenure files released m lawsuit returned to the particular department, and the confidential portions are stored by the replaces P.E. Dean of Faculty's office. "We have bent over backward to provide requirement material, most of which is totally irrelevant," said McArthur. Patterson would not specify exactly why BY C. SWAN he obtained the files. "We're studying them Staff Writer now," he said. In another development, Gerber has ob- The College has changed the physi- tained partial funding for her suit from the cal education requirement to include the American Association of University Women "Wellness Program," which involves (AAUW). seminars on health and wellness as well "Theypicked [mycaseloutof many," said as fitness classes. The program is for any Gerber. "Mine was one of the strongest." student who has not completed the re- Gerber was hired in the fall of 1985 for a quired four wellness credits (previously tenure-track position in the music depart- physical education credits) necessary for ment. Her tenure case was reviewed in the graduation. fall of 1991, and she was denied tenure that The wellness plan will replace profi- winter. She left the college after the 1992-93 ciency examinations, independent pro- school year, as rules of tenure require. , Echo photo by AmyRzeznikiewicz grams and the coaching of youths which Gerber claims she did not receive tenure will no longer satisfy the physical educa- Former Professor of Music Rebecca Gerber is currently pursuing a sex discrimination lawsuit against Colby. because of a gender bias in.the music depart- tion requisite. ment. Her complaints include allegations that The revised program "will empha- Gerber are all of the confidential student rec- she was required to teach between six and size mental, emotional, social, physical BY JONATHAN CANNON ommendation letters from the years 1985- eight courses per year, while the male music and spiritual fitness according to a no- ¦ /' News Editor 1991. ' \ - faculty never taught more than six courses tice from the Physical Education Depart- Gerber, and her attorney John Patterson of per year. Also, she feel s she did not receive ment earlier this semester. The wellness A court has forced Colby to turn over five Portland, are unsatisfied with this effort, nev- adequate compensation for instituting and design will also allow students to tailor years worth of tenure files to former Assistant ertheless. leading the Collegium ensemble, while other the completion of the requirement to Professor of Music Rebecca Gerber, who is "The files appear to be incomplete," said male faculty were given credit for directing their individual interests through sev- suing the school for gender discrimination. Patterson. groups such, as the chorale and orchestra. eral offerings. 'This is the most invasive of any action "Colby was supposed to give us every- Further, she argues she taught more new The most important additions to the ever against the College," said Dean of Fac- thing from those files," said Gerber. "But a lot courses outside of her specialty than male fitness requirement are the Wellness ulty Robert McArthur. Included in the docu- is missing. Especially confidential things." music professors. Seminars, which will take place each ments are five years' worth of tenure files, The files Gerber requested are from the Gerber wants her position back, with ten- Tuesday atSp.m.Studentsattendingfour along with "all personnel files on every fac- yearsbefore her tenure petition was reviewed. ure. "Reinstatement is what we ask for," she lectures will receive one unit of credit, ulty member and files on every feature of She has obtained, in total, documents from 45 said. and students attend ing eight lectures will faculty life," said McArthur. individual cases. She is looking for compensation for her receive two units of credit. The sequence "These files are not relevant to her case," "There is no question the files are incom- legal fees, lost wages, benefits and tuition of lectures will feature topics such as he said. "We never should have had to turn plete," said McArthur. "We don't keep the subsidies for her children, according to sexual victimization and protection/ them over." files intact." McArthur points out that after a Patterson. see WELLNESSon pa ge5 Among the documents handed over to tenure decision is made, part of the dossier is "There's a lot of dough at stake," he said.Q If you' re happy and you know it... Confusion abounds at BY CASSIE DONN Contributing Writer first Presidents' Council College does not get much bet- alcohol policy was well within the BY STEPHANIE PENNIX administration's jurisdiction, they ter than this, at least according to Contributing Writer Colby students, whose opinions did not take enough credit for the decision. about their college rated them the Amid some confusion and dis- happiest in the nation, according Lack of experience and familiar- organization, Student Association ity with parliamen tary procedure to the 1995 edition of The Princ eton President Bryan Raffetto '95 wel- Review Student Access Guide . resulted in substantial confusion comed the 1994-95 Presidents' among delegates, according to Colby receives praise in catego- Council last Wednesday. ries ranging from great libraries Raffetto. After the first vote, it be- The Council spent nearly one- came clear that many delegates did and "professors who bring mate- and-a-half hours in a discussion re- rial to life/' to the beautiful cam- not know what exactly they had garding ihe Alcohol in the Campus voted on, pus and overall quality of life. (ACE) said Raffetto. As a result, Environment committee pro- he vetoed the first policy vote of the Colby's greatest recognition, posal from last year. Raffetto said however, is being named number year, which formally had been not he was upset because he perceived to accept the ACE recommenda- one for having the happiest stu- the administration had bypassed the dent body. Eclto photo by Jennifer Atwood tion. He said that the veto was not to Council by implementing the new become a regular occurrence. The A survey was conducted l97) enjoy a Sarah Olsten, Amy Stengel and Erin Brenner (all policy over the summer. He then vote was then taken a second time, among 306 colleges between 1992- beautiful day on the "happiest college' s" campus. suggested that the Council vote not 94, collecting at least 100 student resulting in a majority vote that ab- to accept the ACE recommendation stained from accepting the proposal. opinions at each school, according ment was picked up by many news- Faculty Speak Out and issue a reprimand to the ad- * Later in the evening, Raffetto to Jean Krier, publicist for The papers including USA Today and "Students are happy to be here; ministration.• • _L-« I Princeton Review. Krier said that Central Maine Morning Sentinel The it is a compliment we in admissions said he felt many presidents had The ACE proposal had been little, if any, practical experience, the Review' s poll was "the most news even spread to a small town in are proud of. The school spends time tabled at the last Presiden ts' Coun- honest, random poll for student Northeastern Vermont where a putting out a lot of information about but noticed a remarkable improve- cil meeting in the spring. ment by the end of the meeting. opinions." headline of a local newspaper read Colby, and it is good to hear it come Raffetto later told the Echo that This highly publicized achieve- "ColbyStudents PutonaHappy Face." see HAPPYon page 4 although the decision regarding the see COUNCIL on page 3 Alcohol debate dominates State of the College address It just didn't taste right... about alcohol and not BY ALISON BORNSTEIN Zucchini bread laced with marijuana was allegedly sold at the some other issue." Asst. News Editor Reggae Fest at the Gould Shell on Saturday, according to Dean of the "I believe President College Earl Smith. Two people not associated with Colby were sum- Cotter and I share a President of the College William moned by the Waterville Police, who were alerted to the incident b similar reaction to the y Cotter and Student Association Colby Safety and Security. way alcohol is per- President Bryan A. Raffetto '95 pre- "There were some things that looked suspicious," said Director of ceived at Colby," said sented their views at the State of the Safety and Security John Frechette. Raffetto. At a discussion College Address last Thursday. Colby officers have a test kit to determine whether drugs are in- held last year on They addressed issues concern- volved in some substances, said Smith. Parents' Weekend, ing student-faculty interaction, the The officers might have become suspicious when they saw the bread President Cotter said, alcohol policy on campus, was being sold for $1 per slice, said Smith. "My ideal would be no multicultural housing, diversity and "It seemed like a dear price for a piece of zucchini bread," said policies or rules on the acceptance. Smith.(E.H.) campus regarding the Cotter began by speaking about use of alcohol and si- student and faculty relations. multaneously the re- Swastika appears over summer "Interaction characterizes a first- sponsible use of alco- On August 27, a resident assistant reported a swastika and two rate college," said Cotter. Students hol." satanic symbols in a women's bathroom in Small Residence Hall. often learn more from activities and "I could not agree classmates than they do from the "It had been up since summer, apparently," said Dean of the College more," said Raffetto. "I Earl Smith. curriculum itself, he said. Through- hope we've now out the 1980s the ratio of faculty to Custodians had noticed the graffiti nearly two weeks before, but they reached the point where had not reported it. It is likely that the symbols were from someone students changed from 12:1 to 10:1 we can give some free- cho photo b go Yamaguchi living in Small this summer, said Smith. as part of an effort to enforce small dom to make choices E y Yuh Stu-APresiden t Bryan Raffetto '95 In the future, the Anti-Defamation League, the police and Hillel will classes and maximize interaction, and concentrate more noted Cotter. be notified of any anti-Semitic graffiti, said Smith. Hillel, and not Colby, on responsibility. within the campus community and will then issue a statement, if they so desire.(J.C.) Cotter continued by voicing his Raffetto and Student Association within the way in which 1 present feelings on the alcohol policy at Vice Presiden t Josh Woodfork '97, myself... is to promote a level of all- Colby. will introduce weekly Student Opin- encompassing respect," said Keep your bikes locked "I am not naive about the prob- ion Polls as an innovative way to Raffetto. "If any individual at Colby, lems of alcohol and alcohol abuse," A suspicious Waterville man was found sitting in his car parked in ensure gauging campus opinion in regardless of race, creed or color, said Cotter. "Nobody wants a dry the future. feels disrespected in any way, we the Roberts parking lot Sunday night with a pair of bolt cutters and an campus, but we need one on which empty bike rack, according to John Frechette, director of Safety and "With these polls we hope to have failed to create a healthy envi- alcohol use is safe." create a resource in which we can ronment in which to live." Security. The change in the delivery policy According to a police officer at the site, the man also had a gun, most accurately measure students' Cotter and Raffetto both con- has turned the alcohol debate into a feelings on any number of various cluded their speeches by referring bullets and a switchblade. controversial issue. Frechettesaid the man could not bearrested because he had not done topics," said Raffetto. to The Princeton Reviewsurvey . Con- "Not once was I notified by the More activities will be organized trary to discouraging alcohol sur- anything illegal, but warned Colby students to be particularly careful Dean of Students Office that this , this fall to bring up the issue of veys, The Review rated Colby stu- with their bikes. would become official school policy "If at all possible, keep them in your rooms," said Frechette. respect. dents as being the "happiest" col- for this year> and not once was I "I don't want students to be in- lege students in the country. No bikes have been reported stolen so far this semester, according to called upon to confer on this mat- Frechette.fE.H.) dividualized, harassed and picked "What can I say?" said Raffetto. ter," said Raffetto in his speech. on," said Cotter. 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He feels that A new addition to the advising tion than to go and find your advi- seniors are more in touch with first- system was implemented this year, sor," said Serdjenian. He also said years' questions than advisors who according to Mark Serdjenian, as- that the peer systemhelpsfirst-years a student may only see a handful of sistant dean of students. This new who may be somewhat intimidated times throughout the year for sig- system provides between one and by their advisors in the beginning. natures. six peer academic advisors in each "I think it's going to take a One idea to encourage the first- residence hall to answer first-year while," said Veena Channamsetty, yearsto take advantage of this new students' questions about academic '95, a peer advisor who has not had system would be to assign the stu- decisions, such as course selection, a student approach her yet. "The dents to specific advisors, recom- choosing a major and Jan Plan selec- freshmen aren't confused yet. Next mended Jessica Brett '95. They could tion, said Serdjenian. semester they are more likely to need then sit down and talk before regis- The idea for the new peer advi- help. I think it's a great program." tration and answer preliminary sors came last year when two se- Many peer advisors have com- questions before the year begins. niors in Taylor volunteered to be mented on the lack of this program "Someadvisors told me that their peer academic advisors. This was when they matriculated and became first yearswere all prepared for their " " Echo photo by Jennifer Atwood used as a pilot and went well. Over involved because they remember first meetings because they had met s Reggae Fest. Colby students relax during Saturday' the summer Dean Serdjenian, who having questions that sometimes with their peer advisors," said has been acting as the program's went unanswered. Serdjenian. He said that the system director, sent letters to all non-hall "I think that it was needed be- will probably be reviewed at the Reggae Fest jams staff seniors living on campus this cause of some advising problems in end of this year or early next year. among attendees despite rain that year. Seventy-two seniors volun- the past," remarked Jason Hallee, Seniors will probably be asked to BY CAROLINE GUY fell late in the concert. teered for the positions, which pro- '95. Hallee, now a peer advisor, said volunteer over the summer again, Contributing Writer "It started raining, and it was a vide for at least one advisor in every that he heard many horror stories in but that is not definite as of yet. ? little cold, but we were dancing and hall. the past, where students were left Colby partied all day and into having a great time anyway," said the night last Saturday to the sounds Megan Kolodziej '97. of the "One Love" concert, pur- A larger problem arose when inau gurates ported to be "Maine's Largest Out- the concert was forced to shut down Jewish tolerance door Reggae Festival." From 2 p.m. fifteen minutes earlier than sched- until 11:45 p.m.peop le danced, sang uled due to numerous complaints and ate at Colby's Gould Music from Waterville residents. Some Spotl ight Lectu re Series Shell. concertgoers were disappointed sparse early ending. Attendance, which was with the BY JODI BEZNOSKA children of Nazis, and the reconcili- Yugoslavia could be remedied by icked up once "Suddenly the music stopped of cul- in the afternoon, p Contributing Writer ation of two emotionally torn groups dialogue — bringing groups night fell. The crowd consisted of and the lights came back on," said of second generation sufferers who turally and historically divided the Colby and Stacy Joslin '97. "Everyone called alleviate the an- members of Continuing with the trend of "bear the guilt and shame" of the people together to community, as well as for an encore, but the show was Waterville Holocaust awareness, sparked by atrocities of the Holocaust. ger. Bates and Bowdoin. over." She added, however, that only way to students from appearance of swastikas on the Holding the audience silent, "Dialogue is the were, available members of Motion hung out with the said Goschalk. Refreshments campus last spring, last Goschalk spoke of the gap between bridge the abyss," Pizza audience after their performance Colby s speech, from the Waterville House of the ht Lecture fea- German and Jewish people. "They In addition to Goschalk' short. Thursday's Spotlig Colby has responded to last spring's and Colby'sPining Services. A sepa- was cut tured the daughter of a Holocaust need us ... we need them ... to begin 21-year Leaders of the Student Associa- rash of swastikas with other tools rate roped-off area offered survivor, Julie Goschalk. the long road of [healing] ... indi- said they fel t that holding "One meant to educated the campus about olds the opportunity to purchase tion During the lecture, Goschalk vidual by individual." Love" at the Gould Music Shell was Holocaust, the Holocaust. The Class of 1998's beer. spoke of her efforts to deal with the As a child of the iven by four a good idea. how the Holo- summer reading was Prime Levi's Performances were g pain of losing the majority of her Goschalk illustrated Motion, "It's great that the shell could be German Survival in Auschwitz, and speaker Reggae bands, including family to the Holocaust and of her caust affected Jewish and Dana lawn put into use," said Bryan Raffetto generations. Judith Isaacson, author of Seed of the group that rocked the efforts to erase her hatred of Ger- people of all ages and Loudness '95, Stu-A president. "We are trying that Sarah,recounted her tale of survival during the Last Day of mans. Her lecture focused on her Goschalk spoke of her hope to hold more events there. It's a nice the former in the Nazi prison camp.Q '94. highly emotional meetings with the crises such as the one in The concert remained a success thing to have on campus."Q ¦nffiHSraflMH HHB^CT AUSTRALIA RUSfjd^^MiiiPf ^ B; COUNCIL , continued 1 Global Inte rnship § frompage 1 Raffetto said he was enthusiastic about the creative and innova- | | and Language I tive ideas the group will bring to President's Council and the 1 Pro grams | Colby Community. "The presidents this year are I d£$^ $ a lot more motivated than last year," said Raffetto. Following the votes were sev- ALL MAJ ORS WELCOME eral reports fro m Stu-A Execu- Apply NOW for tive and Commons presidents outlining plans for upcoming /^^ \ ! I!B1_ 1__ sAkIm_ _j 1995 Postions!! "25 ! >W events, including a campus-wide /^gjflk ^ l "Screw Your Roommate" on Sept. |- Inteniational Pro jrams § 16 sponsored by all commons, 4 ; INFO TABLE: &,) For program details complete tlie coupon below and mall It to: {3 and a Karaoke Night, sponsored ^ChT ^Lw m) Boston University Internatio nal Programs •>> Com- Monday, Sept. 26, 2pm-5pm ^ ftm^ # 232 Bay State Road , Dox Q, Boston , MA 02215 • 617/353-9888 BN by Johnson and Lovejoy ' I An equal opportunity, affirmative action Institution ¦ mons, on Sept. 17. Student Center Lobby ,.,-, _. ,_„___ i. .1 Other issues that will be dis- ..' WME8 i. cussed at following meetings in- Please rank as 1,2, and 3 tlie programs in which you arc most interested. INFO MEETING'. ^^You will receive information on all of our international programs. clude parking in the Foss/ Monday, Sept. 26, 12:30 pm and 7:00 pm Internship Programs Language and Liberal Arts Programs Woodman and Roberts lots. ? London, England ? Paris, France ? Belize ? Niamey, Niger Ra ffetto said that issues of safety Q Grenoble, France ? Oxford , England Robert Union ? Madrid , Spain ? Sydney, Australia be discussed, as well as ? Moscow, Russia ? Washington, D.C. D Haifa, Israel ? Padova, Italy need s to ? Beijing, China ? Madrid, Spain ? Quito, Ecuador the possibility of changing the ON-CAMPUS IN TER VIEWS: ? Dresden, Germany ? Venice, Italy faculty parking to another row. Other programs/c ountriesin which I am interested: . , Presidents' Council is open to Tuesday, Sept. 27, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm about your semester/summer programs (circle one). ' I would like to receive informa tion everybody and is held every other Office of Career Services Name Wednesday in the Page Com- Street _j_ . City __ mons Room. more State — Zip Phone d—). . "I would love to have For detai ls, call people," said Raffetto.Q Home Ins titut ion ——— 800-424-8580 Current Status: DPr DSo DJr DSr If you prefer , call 617/353.9888. ? . . IIl/b cat _*£• _" _ira W/^^ WB *3« "»«?'*"*¦B^ cj- s frH ^^ s JLVJLC«JL Sy\JJLM. J_ *J\JAM.M. WLJL V «^i B»iHc5» College guidebooks: BY CAROLINE GUY Roseboro claims that the Contributing Writer Marson Room presents a challenge to the Colby community to work In the name of diversity, the little- together to "truly reflect" the many are they used room in the Student Center is cultures that exist here. accura e undergoing t ? a change that will bring To meet this challenge, mem- programming,gatherings and other bers of the Colb to be at a loss for things to do,althoug h Best Dorms: The Heights. "Passi ve y community are impromptu meetings. BY E. M. DUGGAN drinking is high on most people' s lists. solar,clean rooms,new practiceclimb- encouraged to share pictures, arti- The Marson Common Ground facts,and Features Editor Askedwhether drinking was a big deal ing wall put in, lots of balconies,goo d experiences. While items Room, located on the second floor from all cul tures at Colby,one economics major said 'It ' s viewsof Watervillefrom the top"; Mary are welcome, each of the Student Center, is a lace to month will focus on Every year, millions of high the only deal. ' A history major attrib- Low. "Diversity of students" ... Foss. p themes like meet friend s and to learn about oth- Native Americans school seniors sit down and narrow uted the p opular ity of drinking to the " Very laid-back social atmosphere." , Black History, ers' cultures, according to Hispanic Heri the list of which colleges they want f act that ' many students f eel isolated Worst Dorms :Dana. "Big—about Jeri tage and Women. Roseboro, associatedean of students to apply to. Their decisions usually here during the long winters.'" — The 300 students"; Foss. "Far Another special feature is the away, huge of intercultural affairs. follow a number of visits to schools, Fiske Guide to Colleges old thing." Monday Night Multicultural Se- The goal of the Marson Room is ries, conversations with graduates and "I've never even opened a guide- Most Pop ular On-Campus Hang- which runs from 9 p.m. to 11 "to celebrate in a very meaningful portrayals of colleges in an ever- book. I knew approximately which outs: The Pub, The Coffee House. p.m. to watch foreign films or just way the di verseness of growing variety of guidebooks, schools I wanted to look at through Best Pizza: Waterville our commu- talk. House of nity" at Colb Here are what prospective stu- peers and siblings. Then I went and Pizza ("WHOP") y, said Roseboro. The Marson Room was donated Roseboro, new to Colby this year, by Trustee Emeritus dents are reading about Colby from stayed at them." — Mandy Ball '97 Best Bar For Romance:Champ ion' s David Marson collaborated with Ben Jorgensen '48, a variety of well-known guidebooks. "The guidebooks were pretty ("Kind of a John Travolta ni , Dorothy Marson and Deborah ghtclub student activities director "A slight f lawin this college Utop ia helpful, but the biggest factor in p lace"). , and Judy Marson '75 three years ago. It is Carl-Hendrick, assistant dean of stu- may be thepervasivenessof mind-alter- deciding which school was the visit. Cars Recommended?No open seven days a week during the dents of international affairs ing substances in Colby' s social life ('If What you read isn't always what Gay ,Situation: "Very , to re- day and is available at nights for active Gay aim the focus of the room. you don't drink or smoke drugs, Colby you get." — Javier Fernandez '97 and Lesbian organization wields some programs and group meetings.Q will not be a very fun place') ... If you' re If you re not prep ared to make influence on campus." "They ' re not all not careful , some say, life can be ' a schoolwork your foremost priority at that visible, but the group is well- drunken blur. ' ... all in all, they con- college, you can eliminate Colby Col- known." sider Colby to be ' a really groovy place' lege fro m your list ... academics take Dating: Lotsof coup les but not much Overkill to spend fo ur years." —the Princeton precedenceover the more intangible f ormaldating. " Waterville isn' t exactly ReviewGuide to the Best Colleges aspects of college life. 'SometimesI get the center of the world and there aren' t "I think that the Princeton Re- the f eelingthat kids are here only to too many restaurants, but I seea lot of view was very accurate about the mark up their transcrip ts and get a big coup les. It ' s a pretty good place f or social life, especially about the hap- banking job in the city ' says a junior relationships." piness of the students. That's how I who counts himself largely happy at the Worst Things About School: "The learned about Colby — no one in school." conservative, limited view that some- Texas really knows about it. I also "Administrators and f aculty have times comes out, but not always. It' s learned a lot through the colleges expressed concern about the preemi- something that Colby is dealing with that the guidebooks listed as similar nence of grade and resume at Colby. fa irly well now" ; "Theweather" ;" When to each other. I went to read about Sometimes I worry it' s too serious, they get mustard swirls in the ketchup Bowdoin and it recommended theiroveremp hasis on grades and study- jars." "Thewinters." —LisaBirnbach's Colby. I'was attracted to the good ing — to the neglect of other things one New and Improved College Book. social life. I haven't seen as much should do in college, ' a dean once told "By over-generalizing, the alcohol as I thought I would from us. But Colby students keep their col- guidebooks avoid showing the true the Princeton Review.All the books lective noses to the grindstone. They go characteristics of a given school ... also commented on the beauty of to class, take notes, when tested they They try to sum up the make-up of ininm iM Colby's campus. 1 was a little wor- repeat what' s been said,and rarely ques- a student body in a f ew sentences, i«»^wiiiwnm i mmw™^ I || Echo photo by Yuhgo Yamaguchi ried because one book hinted that if tion ... 'One of my friends was just which is impossible." —Chris Gates <¦¦¦ ¦ ' ¦¦ " —11 ""* "^ ¦'" ' i — i ,. ¦ I, .^^—^^^^^— ¦' . '' . '_ "~* you are a student of color you may saying the other day, she realized that '98. ' not fit in, but I haven't felt that at she was so caught up in her school life All students who choose Colby ic | T.J. 's Classic Billiards all...It's also true about how easy it that she was forg etting what she was cite the same reasons — the quality of ? & is to talk to professors - the student/ here f or. There should be a lot more to the academic experience and the value Ww faculty relations." — Raja Bala '98. college than just studying.'" of the degree. They also point to the Family Entertainment Center, Inc. " Every year,students honor the light Most Popula r Gut Course — Geol- sense they gain of having been vital to l r . with a Blue Light Night par ty,and a key ogy classes with Robert Nelson. the community — of contributing to __ _B11—1SB—?——I _f_k_iB _ _I—i _fl^B Ml im^^ i {______[ BL_i J_1_^ _ _ _ _>_Ib_ _ _.*l_ i _i Ml __B__I i campus saying is 'Keep the blue light Best Place f or Social Study — The the community. " — The Colby Q iHHi___-_-_B-_---_---n_-__-_—_-----iH burning' ... Colby students never seem "street" in the library. Viewbook ? U LI KENNETH CLIFFORD HaAPPY, continued fromp age 1 I T.J. LaFlamme back in a very positive way," said "We went to my professor's ronment with intense academics." 14.1 Airport Rd., Waterville , ME 04901 207-877-7665 Judy Brody, associate dean of ad- house the other day to go boating," "I think Colby students have a missions. said Raja Bala '98. good mix of work and play. Every- "It connotes a sense of well be- Colby's bucolic location is an- thing you could want is right here, ing," said Brody. "We cannot dis- other factor for student happiness, except a metropolis," said Katie sect it in any one way, but we know according to Kassman. Nevin '97. it is good for us." "The beauty of Maine and being "I would say that the prime rea- "I think the reason students are up on a hill forces us to come to- son I'm happy is that the people so happy here is because we make getherasacommunity.Itisthequint- around me are happy," said Ashoke an effort to be responsive to them. I essential college atmosphere," said Ghosh '95. "People are down to mUNAN . don't think that is true as much any- Kassman. earth; people can be who they want \ where else," said Earl Smith, dean of The last, and perhaps most im- to be, for the most part." the college. "Most seniors consis- portant reason is that Colby students "I think it has to do with the fact 4 LEGE NpS tently, say in their evaluations that are happy because the other stu- that it is a small school and people ^ 3 _^F there is a strong warmth toward the dents are "friendly and outgoing try to make it our community, in- faculty built over four years." toward oneanother," said Kassman. cluding the faculty and the stu- Dea n of Students Janice Kass- dents," said Kylie Taphorn, '96. man gave five reasons why students Students Speak Out Amy Lyons and Chris Vaughn, are so happy at Colby, the first being The greatest testimony to how two first-year students, agree that An All Non-Smoking Restaurant the orientation program. The COOT happy students are is listening to there is a lot to say about Colby. program gives first-year students them talk about their school. "There's always something go- BREAK THE PIZZA HABIT "an instant sense of finding a place "When I talk with my friends ing on. Colby has such a homey, where they'll be accepted," said from home about school they can warm atmosphere ... everyone AUTHENTIC HUNAN & SZECHUAN CUISINE Kassman. never believe how much fun I have knows everyone; you don't feel in- Kassman's second reason is the ... how much I love my friends, my timidated and there is no distinction integration of the different class classes and the overall environment among classes," said Lyons. FREE DELIVERY* years in residence halls. Kassman here," said Diana Dresser '97. "Overall Colby comes out very DINE-IN SUN-THUR - 10% STUDENT DISCOUNT said she feels that this promotes a "When I was a prospective stu- high in admissions competitiveness, I 1 PURE VEG. OIL sense of "no barriers" between the dent I had intended on visiting Colby campus life and academics," said MON-THUR --ll-9W0 pm classes, and younger students can for only one night. As it turned out I Ed Custard, the co-author of The CALL /S*_?7^ learn from upperclassmen. stayed on for two more and fel l in Princeton Review S tudent Access & S£V l Pm Quality and accessibility of fac- love with the school," said Drca Guide, 'There are few colleges that ^TL 877-76440// / uw Vs SUN-12-8 *pm V^V- -^ ulty is another important reason for Barbalunga '97. "I immediately come out as high in all three catego- I NO ADDED SALT students' happiness, giving Kass- knew this was the place for me — a ries. It is one of the strongest — to man her third reason. friendly, beautiful and healthy en vj- come out on top is truly excellent/'Q * 10.00 minimum w/last delivery 15 minutes til closing \ From WELLNES S, continued fro mpage 1 - robber to time and Stress management , ing a fitness pro gram." By combin- Regularl y engaging in club need for the varsity sport you're spirituality, drug s and alcohol, ing health with the usage of the sports which include sailing, cy- in. To add on the time for the ahd cdmmunicaH6iti,accbrdingto new fitness center, Wescott hopes cling, men' s volleyball, rugby and (seminars ] seems really ridicu- reporte r J ames Wescott , adjunct profes- that the classes will reach th e water polo, will also gain onecredit, lous," she said. Ehlers also said BY BRIAN GOLDEN sor o£ Athleticsand Physical Edu - people who do not know how to but "thatcan onlycounf once/' said she believes if ath letes are not Layout Assfc. cation. use the center. Wescott able to fulfill their physical edu- -"Th e seminars can be very Activity classes will be contin- One of the most beneficial cation requirement through ath- Nathan McCall, a reporter with specific to each of us/" said ued this year and will meet twice a things to come out of the remodel- letics, other departments should the Washington Post, will speak in Wescott, but emp hasized that week for six weeks* The activities ing is tha t students have numerous follow suit. Lorimer Chapel on Sunday, Sept. 18 they can contribute information will be " mostly lifetime sports , options of how to fulfill their fit" "If they' re not going to let at 8 p.m. about others in the Colby com- such as squa sh, dance , yoga and ness requir ement, said WescothFor athletes get full credit, then I When he was jailed for armed munity as welL aerobics," said Wescott. Other ac- example, a student could play a don't think performing arts ma- robbery at the age of twenty,McCall Tuesda y evening was chosen tivities will include tennis , scuba , varsity sport f or two credits , take jors should be able to fulfill their was seen as just another casualty of for the seminars because there lifeguar d trainingand skating. The an activit y class for the third credit art requirement throu gh a per- the street, not the first, and certainly were no conflicts with firs t-year activity classes will each cany one and attend four seminars for his or formance , or music majors not the last. students , at whom the new pro- credit , and a maximum o f two cred- her fourth credit. Or he or she could throug h belong ing to a music In an interview with At Random gram is aimed. There are a few its may be earned throug h partici- enroll in a fitness class for two group. Then there ' s discrimina- magazine, McCall spoke of jail as his seniors who may. be in a bind pation in different activities. credits , play a club sport for one tion between the departments ," "wake- up call." because of the change , bu t "the A student may ear n only two credit and take an activity class for Ehlers said. The extended solitude of prison number of students who have credits through participation in the last credit. Wescot t sees the wellness re- gave McCall time to rethink his life come to us with that probl em is varsit y athle tics. Presentl y, stu- Some students are upset with quirement as an important addi- and values. McCall went to work in minimal ," said Wescott , dents on a varsity team may fulfill the new offerin gs. tion to the Colb y campus. He the prison library, where he came in A second new alternative is their entire requirement throug h "1 think you should have to go said he hopes what students learn contact with the writings of authors fitness classes, which will earn a varsity athlet ics over two seasons. to more seminars to get credit ," in the seminars and through the / like Malcom X and Richard Wright, student two credits. Students en- This [mew system ! doesn't take said Adam Dupuis '96. "W eighing fitness classes will make them according to the At Random article. rolling in these classes will be anythin g away fro m students who them against the time spent to get want to become active on their At 39, McCall is now a well- tested on their flexibility, have played in the past ," Wescott two credits for a season of a sport , own, rather than trying to get rid known reporter with the Washing- strength and cardiovascular en- said. "Students who are sopho- I think they should be ... balanced of a credit. "Some schools have ton Post, and the rights to his book, durance , accordin g to Wescott. A mores who have completed one more.l knowyou're learning skills been doing a pro gram like this Makes Me Wanna Holler, have been program is then establishe d for season... would have received two you can build on, but [the activit y for ten years. We were read y to sold to Columbia Pictures for an the student based on the results units of credit. They could play classes and seminars] are too easy do it in 1987 and couldn 't get it upcoming movie. of his or her fest. For examp le, "if again this year for two more cred- to get out of the way," Dupuis said. past the dean of faculty and the McCall's book, an autobiographi- a student scores ver y high in its/' he said* Students who begin Rachel Ehlers '96, a member of President ," he said. "We 're al- cal account of his life, will be the Strength and flexibility, but low varsit yathl etics this year can only the track team,agrees withDupuis. most embarrassed about being focus of his lecture on Sunday. The in cardi ovascular endurance , the ful fill half their requirement , how- "I think [students] should be made so late in startin g it, but that writer spends time telling his story instructor could suggest that stu- ever. "But as a coaching staff , we to do half of it in Wellness... but doesn't decrease the importance out of concern for those still on the den t use the stairs or the tread * wantourafhletestohave fheinfor- athlete 's academic lives are so full of the program ," said Wescott. streets. mill," said Wescott. "We ' re put- mation of the wellness seminars , as if is that if s difficult to find the "This is the direction we need to 'Tm saddened by what I see hap- ting more effort into establish- too," said Wescott. two or thr ee hours per day you go in."G pening to my son's generation," said McCall. "We're losing them."Q

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Leonard tells the tales of three Northern The novel has received critical acclaim, women who had significant impacts on the including praise from Pulitzer Prize win- Civil War. ning author E. Annie Proulx, once a Colby All three women worked in the medical student. field during the war. One was a doctor, an- Russo says a popular misconception is other a nurse and the last did charity work that the transformation of a novel into a film such as organizing orphanages. Leonard not is a sure sign of a well-written book. Russo only studied the biographies of these women stresses that movies are not the "end-all, be- but also looked at what happened after the all" — not the goal to which writers aspire. war when historians set down the events and Russo remains concerned about the people of the war onto paper. "glitz" which surrounds the imminent ar- In the cases of these three women, one rival of this film and said he worries about women's biography was left out of the histo- the impact it will have on his students. He rians' history altogether. For the other two, said he will soon be faced with the chal- facts surrounding their histories were either lenge of assuringhis students that writing is changed or obscured. an end unto itself, rather than a step toward Leonard said that the main obstacle she the venue of cinema. faced in writing a women's history of the war The distinction between the story of was a lack of resources. There is a "long- Nobody' s Fool as it appears in his novel and standing belief that war is something men do, as it will appear in the film is one that Russo Photo courtesy of Vintage Contemporaries and not women," said Leonard, and therefore see RUSSO on page 7 Colby professor of English Richard Russo. women have been left out of written histories. There are few materials about women in the Civil War, said Leonard, and she was "driven Reznor produc es a "kill er " soundtrack by what resources" she could find, such as Patsi Cline and Nine Inch Nails. It may be a old letters and journals. BY STEVE SANCHEZ random selection, but one of the better at- Leonard's next project may prove to be Contributing Writer tributes of this album is its ability to blend even more difficult, as there will be fewer such diverse acts into one complete work that materials with which to work. She plans to "I luuuv Mickey and Mallory, they're so is always flows and never falters. write on hos working class women involved cooool! And that soundtrack is like, killer!" There are certain songs on this album that themselves in the military aspect of the war. The Natural Born Killers Soundtrack is full are worth noting, and the one that is most Unfortunately, the working class generally of riveting dialogue samples from the new and during songs. Some might find it annoy- impressive is "Taboo" by Peter Gabriel and did not keep diaries, as did the middle class Oliver Stone film. Although this quote is not ing having the flow of the music interrupted, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. If you enjoyed women profiled in her latest book. one of them, it could be the general sentiment but it can be likened to thedialogue bits on the Gabriel's work on the original score of The ' Leonard said she feels that this is a "timely" of someone listening to the album for the first fills on rap albums such as Public Enemy s Last Temptation Of Christ,this particular track book, since people increasingly are interested time. Fear of a Black Planet and Ice T's O.G. Original will enchant you with its exotic and surreal in women's involvement in the war. "An- This is a soundtrack unrivaled by any Gangster. Just as the fills on these albums Eastern rhythms. Lard's "Forkboy" rocks other related book has been published re- other with the exception of Top Gun, which enrich and emphasize the message behind harder than "Spoonman" ever could, and the cently, according to Leonard. As more books featured a plethora Si 1980s legends such as the lyrics, the dialogue bits help to reinforce two Leonard Cohen songs "Waiting for the like Leonard's continue to appear, and the Berlin, Kenny Loggins, Harold Faltemeyer the power and hypnotic nature of many of the Miracle" and "The Future" serve as fitting interest grows, so will the awareness of what and, of course, Loverboy. Not since the Until tracks. bookends for a soundtrack that exudes a women did for their nation in the time of the the End of the World Soundtrack have I truly One of the first things anyone does when mellow and tacit charm. looking at a movie soundtrack is see which Civil War. appreciated a soundtrack like I did Natural Perhaps the unifying force behind this Elizabeth Leonard's book, Yankee Women: Born Killer. artists are featured on the album. It is hard to stellar soundtrack is its producer, Trent Gender Battles in the Civil War (W.W. Norton A multitude of factors make this album be disappointed with a line-up featuring Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. From the inaugu- and Company, 1994) is available in the Colby worthy of praise. One of the interesting things Leonard Cohen, L7, Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, Bookstore.Q was the insertion of bits of dialogue between Cowboy Junkies, Dr. Dre, The Dogg Pound, see KILLERSon page 7 Mame Olsson's holds its own as a hip diner cloth and vinyl placemats. Mame crisp enough. My omelet was good BY NICOLE YOUELL Olsson's has a cozy, homelike at- as well. Our food was just basic, Staff Writer mosphere. The restaurant seats only good food — stuff that anyone twenty people, and the general de- could probably make at home —- On Saturday morning I woke cor is relaxed and low-key. We were but going out can be more enjoy- up, looked out the window and immediately served coffee, which able. The portions were very gen- knew that it was the perfect day to we pronounced slightly better than erous; I could not finish mine, and check out Mame Olsson's restau- the average diner coffee. We stud- Jenn ate the toast but left most of rant. Most Colbyitcs have probably ied the menu while waiting for the the homefries. passed this small luncheonette on caffeine to kick in. Our choices con- If you don't feel like trckkingout Main Street, but I have yet to talk to sisted of standard breakfast foods: to Bonnic'sand runningintoadozcn anyone who has eaten there. I eggs, pancakes, French toast and Colby people, Mame Olsson's is a walked overand picked upa friend, muffins. viable alternative. It's a little more Jenn Kelley '95, on the way. Jenn decided on French toast, expensive and the waitresses aren't The location of Mame Olsson's coffee and homefries, all for $3.95, quite as friendl y, but it is within makes it a very convenient break- while I had a cheese omelet, toast walking distance. MamcOlsson'sis fast spot for all Colby students, and and coffee, for $3.25. We had enough also open for lunch, with burgers it is almost perfect for off-campus time todrink a second cup of coffee and sandwiches available. Mary students, being within walking dis- and coverall the gossip from Friday "Mame" and Orvillc "Ollie" Olsson, Echo photo by Robert T. Cold tance from many downtown apart - night before our food arrived. the two proprietors, are also cater- ments. Jenn thought that her French ers. Wc had a very pleasant break- Sparse decor does not deter two patrons recentl y dining at We were seated at a plastic patio toast had a nice cinnamon flavor fast and could walk homo with a Mame Olsson ' s Restaurant on Main Street in Waterville. table, complete with oilskin table- and that her homefries were just relatively healthy feeling. Q KILLERS, continued frompage 6" xiuoa tSt continued frompa geb goes, he says the changes prob- al Lollapalooza to the cover of Roll- had tofacefusthand as thescreen- mdet to meet such requirements, r ably 't bother anyone but ing Stone,Reznor 'sband hasbecome writer. Working on the film veo the film de-emphasizes as well as "won me." Ultimately,Russo concedes, a household name. MTV and sioit, Russo said, forced him to ornits several scenes and charac* Woodstock II may have something both "divorce Ihiinselfjfrom the ter$. "making at good movie becomes do with this, but Reznor's talent book" and^e-imagine" itas well, Similarly^othercharactershave most important/'and this moVte to , and ingenuity has never been ques- ultimately lookingat the work as been modified to reflect the "more retains the "texture. . and emo- tioned. an almost entirely independent sentimentalized"antf "less tough" tional center of the novel/' The Natura l Born Killers entity. feeling of the film lw comparison While Nobody' s Tool is not Thefilnvhe said, was" easy to with the noveL Also, while Husso scheduled for release until late Soundtrackfeatwre' s three Nine Inch f Nails selections, all of which attest think About as something differ- sets his novel in thefictional town this alkRailroadSquareCinema to Reznor's musical ability and vi- enf knowing thafcany alterations of Bath, NeWYorkran upstate area will be hosting a galabenef it pre- sion. "Something I Can Never Have" made did not effect what he had near Saratoga, Benton filmed in release showingof the film.Russo was off the Nine Inch Nails debut already written,and thathecould the town of Beacon, New York, said that proceeds from the pre- album, Pretty Hate Machine. It is a test knowing that the "book is closer to Poughkeepsie*Aud while miere will be donated to the , reminder of the kinder, gentler safe and secure" as its own text Beacon has "the same down at the Waterville school system which Reznor that first captivated his fans tal of solitude and isolation. independent of the film. heels f eel" as Russo's imagined is suffering from a three-thou- sand, dollar budget made this as he sang, not screamed, about the I never thought that Broken and Some of the differences Russo Bath, the typography of the down- cut frustrations of unrequited loVe. The Downward Spiral ever lived up cites between film and novel re- state area tends to differ from that year. The date for the Railroad "Burn" is a new release that dis- to my expectations after The Pretty sult from mere time constraint of upstate New York. Square premiere has yet to be determined, but will most likely lays Reznor's knack of colliding Hate Machinebombarded my musi- The novel, 549* pages in the hard Russo maintains, however,that p two weeks of forces of relaxation and tensionso cal senses, but Reznor has ful filled cover, could not fit into a two- despite these changes, Benton has be during the first that they play off one another. "A his musical potential with his flaw- hour feature presentation with- remained "faithfulto the spirit" of October, according to the latest Warm Place" is not that at all but less production of a relentlessly en- out making certain changes. In his novel, and as far as the setting programed instead a cold and brisk instrumen- thralling soundtrack.Q

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We, the people who sign this letter, urge WMHB to let Nocturnal Emission™ back on the air schoohvork, varsity athletes hardly need to attend a Wellness Seminar to because we enjoy the show and are not interested in petty radio politics. understand time management. Furthermore, in order to keep in shape, Paul Fontana '96 Co-Host most athletes spend considerable time focusing on their nutritional Ezra Fowler '96 Co-Host intake each season. and 75 other students In order to fill the other two credits for their Wellness requirement, athletes have two other options — fitness classes and activity classes. These include classes that emphasize flexibility,strength and cardiovas- The door is always open , cular endurance and activities like dance, yoga lifeguard training and 1 would like to comment on Hannah Beech s all too accurate article m the Echo on alcohol use on college skating.To say that an athlete docs not get cardiovascular endurance or campuses. The statistics she quotes are consistent with my experience at Colby. My work talking to and the discipline gained from an activity class insults the rigorous training counseling students is on the increase yearly, as more students become aware of the services I offer. that athletes go through each day. I firmly believe students who exhibit problems with alcohol should have access to my services and be offered The idea of the Wellness Program is not a bad one. If students wish to the hel needed. In addition 1 believe those students who are nondrinkers, or are responsible drinkers are not fulfill their physical education requirement with lectures, that is fine. p , receiving attention and support in their efforts which could positively alter college drinking patterns at Colby. Presenting valuable information on drugs and alcohol, nutrition and At Colb 63 percent of female students and 28 percent of male students describe themselves as infrequent stress management is a worthwhile pastime for the College to pursue. y drinkers. 65 percent of the women and 24 percent of the men on campus drink between zero and three drinks per Many people will profit from the seminars. But to require athletes to percent of Colby women and 29 percent of Colb men consume alcohol on an make time in their busy schedules to play badminton or listen to a lecture drinking occasion. And lastly, 42 y on spirituality is a waste of valuable time. average of once per month. Attention should be d to the above statistics, which are quite significant. These students need to be Athletes are at Colby for academic reasons first.There are no scholar- pai validated and recognized as the norm to which binge-drinking students should seek. ships available for athletes. What they are doing in their extra time is not at the Health Center, only making Colby proud of their athletic successes but also physically Again, I applaud Hannah's fine article. I also remind students I am available to them to and emotionally condi tioning themselves into well-rounded individu- discuss alcohol use and alcohol-related issues which may arise during the college year. als. Let us not make it any harder to be a student-athlete at Colby. Alden Kent Colby physician's assistant Plug us into the info* highway In the past week,many disgruntled students may have been seen leaving the Miller Library computer cluster, cursing the lack of com- Opinions puters available. It may seem surprising that this early in the semester there is already such a demand for the machines; however,it is not due to the students who are working — it is the computers which are not. It is almost dumbfounding to walk into the cluster and see nearly Labor day classes show Colby's half of the computers out of service. Some have been out of repair for a number of days. There arc many reasons why this should be seen as a problem.First detachment from "real world" of all, for many, the Miller cluster is easily the most accessible. Even holidays, do not hold class on Me- in many ways, is the symbolic end with all computers functioning, the cluster is too small. During the BY M. CRISTINA PACHECO morial Day and Labor Day. Al- of summer. evening it is next to impossible to find an empty computer, which is Contributing Writer though Colby is a private institu- Does the College really want to especiall frustrating if onl rinting needs to be done. Secondl this y y p y, tion, it should not consider itself create its own sovereign nation much used computer lab is home to some of the oldest (therefore By conducting classes on Mon- exempt from the nation in which it which only celebrates completely slowest) computers on campus. day, September 5 — Labor Day — exists. sterile holidays void of any sym- The third reason why this situation should be mulled over for a Colby indirectly declared itself a Repeatedly,Colby students have bolic meaning, such as Fall Break? better solution than putting more old, yet working, computers in the sovereign nation not influenced by complained of their feeling of de- To deny our national heritage for Miller cluster is that a large amount of money m ay be spent in the near the laws of the United States. tachment from the world around the sake of preserving certain num- future hardwiring the entire campus, as was recentl done to East and a y At first this statement sounds them, yet very few complaints were berof Mondaysin the semester reeks West Quads. This will give everyone access to Ethernet, replacing the drastic but by not giving students heard concerning the fact that classes of administrative convenience need for a modem. So while some are blissfully conversing on e-mail and faculty the day off, Colby failed were held on Monday. This demon- rather than respectable reason. from their bed (using their powerbook), others will still be trudging to observe one of the three major strates the great inconsistency in from Miller to fourth floor Mudd in search of a working computer. Colby,regardless of popular be- national holidays, Memorial Day the actions of Colby students versus lief, does not exist as a separate na- and the Fourth of July being the their intentions. Afterall, Labor Day tion on a hill which cannot be other two. is a celebration of all the laborers in touched by outside influence. Let I It is shocking that the school the country and is celebrated by us not deny the tradition of pride in deems itself above national holi- people all across the nation. Addi- our nation that our forefathers days. Public schools, which at least tionally,it has come to have a deeper fought to instill upon their ®ip (JMrg ^t\\n in theory do not celebrate religious meaningof family togetherness and, descendants-^ founded in 1877 ELIZABETH HERBERT, Editor-in-Chief HANNAH BEECH, Manag ing Editor Colby conservatives have rights too the "liberal" population with re- Those with views thatd iffer from BY FRED WEBSTE R AND gards to anything to the right of the perceived majority should feel JONATHAN CANNON, News Editor ALISON BORNSTEIN, Asst.News Editor BRENDAN CAVANAUGH center has led to a monopoly of free to speak out with the hopes of KATE CHARBONNIER, Sports Editor RYAN MAYHLJGH, Asst. Sports Editor Contributing Wri ters viewpoints spreading from the liv- engaging in meaningful discussion JONATI-JAN KAYE, Opinions Editor JENNIFER MERRICK, Asst. Photo Editor E.M. DUGGAN, Features Editor MATT MCGUINNESS, Business Manager ing environment all the way to the rather than instant ostracism . Dis- ERIKA TROSETM, A & E Editor AIMMEE FLORES, Subscriptions Manager Conservatism is traditionally administration. The result is a com- cussion between divergent views YUHGO YAM AGUCHI, Photo Editor CHRIS GRIFFITH, LayoutAssistant defined as a view content with the plete absence of socio-politica l di- should promotcundcrstandingand DAVID MACLEAY, Layout Editor BRIAN GOLDEN, Layout Assistant ANDY VERNON, Staff Cartoonist fEN SPEJSS ,Layout Assistant status quo. At Colby, however, this versity upon which Colby suppos- harmony rather than a power vor- VAUGHN CHAU, Ad Manager JESSICA BOHN, Ij tyout Assistant is not always the case. edly rests. tex where one view completely "Conservative" at Colby is in- Justified pursuits toward a more dominates to the point of intimidat- terpreted as anything conflicting tolerant, more diverse and fairer ing those who hold the perceived with the perceived majority, which Colby campus have converted the minority view. The Colby Eclio is a weekly newspaper published by the students of Colby College on is called liberal, meaning open and traditional , hard-lino, right-wing Does the last sentence sound fa- Thursday of each week the College is in session. free. But in actuality this miliar? It should, for on this cam- The Echo encourages letters from its readers, especially those within the immediate "liberal" conservative into a reasonable and community. Letters should not exceed 400 words and must pertain to a topic pertaining view is the most restrictive and most middle-of-the-road moderate—an pus conservatives are treated like to current issues al Colby. Letters arc due by 8 p.m. Monday for publication the same limiting. amiable political position. But in minorities who are unprotected by week. Letters should be typed and must be signed and include an address or phone As a result of this unyielding comparison to the much louder (but civil rights laws. Conservatives are number. If possibl e, please als© submit letters on a 3.5 inch Macintosh disk in Microsoft Word format. You may also submit letters via e-mail lo "echo©colby.cdu". perceived majority, students hold- not necessarily more popular) Colby seen as the enemies, the tyrants, and The Echo reserves Ihe right to edit all submissions. ing any view which is right of center liberal voice, the moderates were the powerful. Perhaps in the past The Editorials are the official opinion of the paper. Opinions expressed in individual on the political spectrum arc afraid grouped under the right wing, this was true, but it is certainly not columns, advertising and features are those of the author, not the Echo. now. Some The Echo will make every effort possible to prevent inaccuracy, but wil l not be held to voice their views — views which which they have been forced to deny, compromise must be responsible for errors in advertisements or articles. in the "real world" would be con- and labeled under the pejorative met and some understanding For Information on advertising rates, publication dates, or to contact us about sidered moderate, but under the umbrella term "conservative." This reached. (207) submitting nn articl e, please call 872-3349 (x3349 on campus). Colby "bubble" are considered fas- created an antagonistic relationship The liberal rally cry has been for cist and threatening. between the two factions where no fairness, and it would certainly bo This xenophobia experienced by dialogue took place. great to see some.Q Op inions

i,. j i • ,_ jlgk %/, by Liberalism means TH- (oliiicalP i- Infernof - ^ Andr6 W |VUU Il t SO INCHING|WHIN YOU HE DOWN ON ALL FOURS...^Q W*« Oernori action, not talk student is closer to an elephant. LIFE'S A BEECH Make that an elephant in J. Crew By Hannah Beech clothing. You think we're liberal? College used to be the breeding Yeah, most of us are so liberal grounds for liberal minds demand- that year after year we get articles ing change. Sit-ins and love-ins in the Echo criticizing the useof the paralyzed campuses. Kent State word "first-year" as yet another erupted in a spray of bullets due to tool of the politically correct po- Vietnam War protests. In the same lice. Stick with what we have, they era, African-American students at say. They're perfectly good words, Colby took over Lorimer Chapel and it's tradition. to call attention to demands for We're so liberal that we tend to racial equality. agree with a tax hike on the upper- Today's campuses are much class. Until we realize the upper- tamer. Instead of nurturing con- class includes most of our parents. troversy and difference, many col- We're so liberal we could be lege campuses are breeding apa- poster children for J. Crew and L.L thy and sameness. Bean. But at Colby, many students We're so liberal that when ACE still are under the illusion that the held a forum to discuss alcohol on campus is a hotbed of liberalism, a our campus, less than ten people stronghold for a dying breed of showed up to voice their opinions. bleeding hearts. They see conser- This is a campus where there might vatives muzzled by a politically be a lot of talk, but often little gets correct speech code and an un- accomplished. Beware of bargain basements friendly liberal student body that I'm not saying there aren't any an incredible deal on a 13 disk set of It is high time that we as Ameri- populates the "other side of cam- liberals at Colby. They're plenty, BY MARC FAIRBROTHER Polka' s AlhTimeGreatest Hits! Is this cans admitted to ourselves and to pus." but they certainly don't represent Staff Writer normal, or have we all gone slightly each other that we have a problem. For many Colby minds, the de- the overwhelming majority. It's insane? Passing up a good deal just cannot marcation line slices straight difficult to have a liberal campus Being an American entitles one To put this in perspective, think seem to be done. Well America, it's through campus along the Studen t that's striving for change when so to several basic rights, such as the of the CD guy that comes to Colby high time we started to do so. Stand Center. The stereotypes run ram- many of us come from back- right to free speech, the right of free periodically to sells his massive col- up against a rockbottom price. Con- pant. grounds that profit from the status choice, the right to vote and so forth. lection at the Student Center. He vince yourself that you'd be better One side is defined by granola, quo. Despite our geographic di- But perhaps the greatest Ameri- always has the samestuff every time off without that electric garlic press. the other by hamburgers. versity, most of us were cut from can freedom of all, the one we take he comes, yet we check it out none- Resist the temptation to spend end- Woodsmen live on one side, thesarnecookiecutter. We're made the most for granted, is the right to theless. There is always a plethora less hours with the remote in one hockey players on the other. of bleached flour and a lot of buy stupid stuff that we've never of CDs by artists that none of us hand and the telephone with speed One uses textbooks to hold up dough. heard of or will never use simply haveever heard of as well. Wenever dial (a phone in the shape of a a beer-die table, another tears out In a nation that is 83.5 percent because we "got a good deal." fail to push our friends and col- Harley-Davidson you bought for the pages and smokes them. white, we are 91 percent. In a na- Whoever came up with the idea leagues out of the way in a frenzied $19.95 on a blue light special at K- One wears birkenstocks, the tion that is 12.4 percent African for the Home Shopping Network effort to find that one CD that we've Mart) in the other. other cleats. American, we are two percent. The was a modern day Einstein. It is been dying to add to our pan flute • Consumerism in America is out These stereotypes are ridicu- U.S. median household income is truly amazing what one will buy at collection. of hand. In light of the economic lous not only because they are $33, 290, only $10,000 more than two in the morning while glued to And why do we go through this situation in other countries, we untrue but because they falsel y we pay to attend Colby each year. their TV sets. "What, a genuine 14 each time? Simp ly for this reason: should be ashamed. polarize the campus into two di- That's the real world. It's a di- carat gold necklace with inlaid cu- he has such good deals. How can Although we are not going to vergent political camps. In fact, verse mix of all ethnici ties and bank bic zirconia, for only $29.95?! How you go wrong in the $5 bargain bas- change our habits all at once, let's the road fro m Frat Row to Mary accounts that leads to liberalism can I refuse?" Just watch out for the ket? So what if you've never heard cut out all those 'bargain deals" Lowisnot thatfar. And the middle and change. Here at Colby, we green around your neck. of the classic Pappa Piggy: Live at the that serve no purpose other than to ground between them, contrary to might talk a lot about diversity, Why are we such collectivists? Pig Palace . For five bucks you can- fuel an out-of-control capitalist so- many people's opinions, is slightly liberalism and change, but usuall y Where is the thrill in compiling an not lose. So what if the thing sits on ciety. Better to buy what you need, on the conservative side. it ends up being just that — talk. accumulation of 1200 ceramic cats your shelf and collects dust for 20 and leave the $5 day-glow jeans on In other words, even though Words need action to back them in various stages of play? Why is years? You got a great deal, and the rack. Q our mascot is a mule (white, no up, and for the most part both therea mad rush of excitement when that's something you can always be less), I think the average Colby sides of campus are standing still. we tell our friends that we just got proud of.

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BY MEADOW DIBBLE BY HANNAH BEECH Contributing Writer BY HILARY ANDERS ON Managing Editor Contributing Writer n____W_ —MM__M__aM—W_MM_—__• Many Colby students have never heard of Senegal before. When traveling,the most you usually can accomplish is to It usually does not make the headlines of national papers Spending last semester in Washington, D.C. al- collect a jumbled bag of memories. Here are the scattered pieces because it is a relatively healthy country — that is, not one of lowed me to reevaluate my lifehereaf Colby.By the fall from my semester abroad in Nanjing, China along with snip- those African nations in the throes of revolution, ethnic kill- of my junior year I felt as though I was trapped in a pets about Colby that I took along with me: ings, famine, disease or drought. So consider this a primer. redundant way of life—study,party, study,party. The Nanjing is never quiet. In the jam-packed traffic, cars spend The first thing one should know about Senegal is that there knowledge I gained through my classes was interest- more time with their hands on their horns than their feet on the are about ten domesticated cats in the whole country. That is, ing, but not necessarily practical. gas pedals. Bicycles clog the highways and byways of Nanjing. ten well-fed, well-groomed cats in 10,000. The other 9,990 that So in January I set out for Washington, D.C. to see if In a nation of 1.1 billion people, folks have to shout to be noticed, inhabit the capital city of Dakar are guarding territorial trash I could use some of that knowledge in a practical way. and vendors out-yell each other to attract every passing for- heaps, dodging traffic that is used to killing bigger and more I loaded my car full of everything I thought I would eigner. important animals than them and spending the night on a need. I left behind those thick comfy XX. Bean sweat- Walking home at four o'clock in the morning, noise still quest for a meal that might end up being a cockroach because ers and ripped up jeans. I loaded suits, nice shoes, an pervades. A basket bf ducks roped onto the back of a bicycle of their availability and extraordinary size. umbrella and gloves for a semester in our nation's quacks indignantly as it heads off to the marketplace in the The next important fact is that five percent of the Senegalese capital. I was a bit apprehensive because I had no place early morning haze. Construction workers who toil twenty- population owns about 90 percent of the wealth. That's400,000 to live, a job which started in a week, and two-hundred four hours a day maneuver creaky cranes over piles of rubble. well-fed, well-groomed people in eight million, and most of dollars to my name. In Maine, you can listen on a weeknight and not hear a the rich are either French, Lebanese or American. What about The Washington Center, the company which had sound. Then your ears attune themselves to subtler noises like the other 7,600,000? provided me with a job and a class, offered dorm the wind or the rhythmic creak of your next-door neighbor's housing, but I decided I wanted to live in the "real bed. world." Four days after I had arrived in D.C. I had a There are more people in Nanjing than are in Where' s Waldo house with four great roommates and a dog.I was ready books. Personal space does not exist. Families of three-genera- to start my job. tions often share one or two rooms. A dorm room smaller than I worked for a lawyer who did final appeals for a Hillside double holds eight students, their bunks stacked death row inmates. The first day I walked into his four-high against the walls. Couples resort to making out on the Perhaps now it makes sense that the highest compliment to office I thought I was in over my head. The walls in the athletic fields at night, sitting in shadowy clumps along the goal pay a person in this society is to call them a cat. Contrary to the office were covered with thousands of color photos of lines. We foreigners called them "the lurkers." connotations the word carries in English (cool cat = slick and a mutilated bloody bodies. After my boss walked me On a visit to a nearby plum blossom showing, I counted little stuck up) "muus" is a synonym for intelligent in the Wolof through each murder we were dealing with, from how language (the national language after French). Muus means they were killed to the victim's relationship to our you know how to survive. clients, I felt like I had doubled my knowledge about With 80 percent of the population unemployed, and recent the legal system. salary cuts of 15 percent, as well as devaluation of the country's My job was to review the original trial and pick out currency, the Senegalese economy — thirty years ago one of points which could be contested. I found that most of the most stable and promising in all of West Africa — is now the cases were dealt with so poorly that I had an easy more people than plum blossoms. Every time you look into a sputtering along like an old last-leg car, fueled by corruption job. The case which I worked the most On involved a Chinese landscape, there's always someone staring right back and threatening to break down at any moment. quadruple murder in San Antonio, Texas. Our client, a at you. At the University of Dakar, the present situation is a micro- young Latino male, was on death row for murdering Colby houses 1,700 students on 912 acres of land. That's a cosm of the difficulties facing the whole nation. Originally four white siblings, one of whom was his ex-girlfriend. little less than two students per acre. Trees are everywhere. built to house and educate 2,000 students, the University is From the very beginning his case was handled poorly. Walking across the Colby campus late at night, the skyline is currently housing over 20,000. Annual faculty strikes, coupled Everyday I would come home from work disen- full of stars not people. with student strikes, throw a wrench in the already rusty chanted with the legal system. I spent hours at home The only real stars I saw in Nanjing were on a poster works of the school and slow down the academics to a point reading about the death penalty and its history. I spent advertising the newest action-packed kung fu movie. The where the average student graduates in no less than five years. time talking with my roommates about what I was pollution is so bad that when you blow your nose, the result is Many students intentionally prolong their education in doing and d eveloped a passion for my work. black. order to benefit as long as possible from the inexpensive room Nanjing is a city of squatting. It makes your thighs ache. A and board that the institution provides. Some students have child stops and squats in the middle of the sidewalk to urinate. been living in this manner for up to ten years, taking the Old men squat in a line on the curb to gossip and watch the minimum amount of courses per semester and keeping a low traffic eke by. The toilets are all squat toilets except the gleaming profile. Of course, this perpetuates the problem of housing, white sit-down style ones in the luxury hotels where Japanese feeding and properly providing an ed ucation for both the tourists stay. incomingand upper-class students. It is a vicious circle with no Towards the middle of the semester my boss under- At Colby, comfortable chairs line the campus from the clear path out. went a mental breakdown. He became abusive towards Fishbowl to the library. Exercise bikes in the fieldhouse are Last year, the University did not officially open until Janu- me and made my life hell. Bul l loved what I was doing padded for extra athletic comfort. ary as the students were busy making up the previous year's and wanted to finish out the semester. I wanted to help At the Nanjing post office sometimes it costs 2.5 Yuan to exams, delayed by the 1992-93 strikes. Courses had no sooner save our clients. Finally, The Washington Center in ter- mail a letter to the United States. Sometimes it cost 3.5. Prices begun when student protests and riots broke out, primarily vened and removed me from the situation. I learned so have no consistency, except in the state stores where quality is concerning the school's inefficient facilities. The military dug much from that experience because it was something I so bad that bread often has mold growing on it. There are about in its heels at the entrance of the campus for the remainder of had to deal with on my own. I could not run to J-Board fou r of five different types of shampoo to choose from. the spring in an attempt at curbing this timultuousness. and complain. At Shaw's there is a whole aisle dedicated to hair care Frequent confrontationsbetween the studentsand the mili- For the remainder of tlie semester I worked at a D.C. products. There is a half-aisle dedicated to dietetic foods. I tary followed, resulting in tear-gassings and the firing of Government Agency which investigated police brutal- courted thirty-six varieties of ice-cream, not counting Italian blanks on the protesters. In late May, the faculty and students ity. I interviewed people who had been beaten by the Ice, sorbet and popsicles. simultaneously went on strike, causing the University to shut police, gathered evidence and subpoenaed documents During the Cultural Revolution, schools were shut down down altogether in June. The students were sent away with no in order to help prepare a case. I saw evidence of beat- for several years. Students, somehow, kept on learning. At credit for the year and troubled by rumors that the University ings far worse than that of Rodney King and dealt with Nanjing University, students do not skip class. It is too much of might not rc-opon in the fall. repeat offenders who were continually let back on Ihe an opportunity to attend an elite school. Students fight for This will not be the first time the University has closed for street. I met with men and women living in crack freedom and raise replicas of the statue of liberty in city squares a year and it most likely will not be the last. Cats have an houses, gang members and children who were drug- before tanks roll in and bullets fly. amazing capacity for resilience, as do the Senegalese. runners. I saw a whole different world than what I was At Colby, skipping class is a way of life for many people. Although we come from a country that prides itself on used to here at Colby College or at home in Wayland, Nursinga hangover is moreimporlant than an eigh t-thirty. The independence, education has been fed to many of us in a little Mass. closest thing we get to a protest is people complaining about yet personalized kitty dish. Traveling to Senegal, where education I love Washington for what it to offered me, It gave another pasta dinner at Bobs. is a daily hunt, showed me how very lucky we are, and in fact, me an escape from the only life I had ever known. It It is when you come back to Colby, sitting by Johnson pond how very dependent. . presented me with different people, cultures and lan- or procrastinating from reading geology, that you begin to sort Learning the skills necessary for functioning in the guages. It bestowed me with experiences which I could out all the random bits and pieces of your travels. Senegalese society took me all year and was the source of much not have fathomed twomonths befdre,and itoffcredmc Coming back, I discovered that I value Colby a lot more and frustration. I finally figured out, however, that if you are a glimpse into my future in the "real world." also a lot less than I did before. I appreciate the green, the peace depending on a last-log system to get you where you want to Ultimately, my semester in Washington allowed me and the quiet. I hate tho apathy. Sometimes the best perspective go, you are sure to break down every time it does. Better to hop to reevaluate my life here at Colby. It has made me on your surroundings comes when you take a step back. off and get there on your own four feet. appreciate the safety and the Security as well as the There is a Spanish proverb that says, "traveler, there are no The most important message I can bring back to the Colby knowledge and the learning. But most of a) 1, after living roads. Roads are made by walking." Explore the world outside community from my year in Senegal is "Eat up!" because we in a big city/ I have learned to appreciate the close the well-traveled route from thirty-minutes outside of Boston don't know where our next meal might come from.Q community which weall take for gran led here at CoJbyJD to Waterville. Step away and see where your feet lead youD •wwwm-1 _ _^i iv jm _ p» i _ _ _ »¦ ¦ _i _ _i?ju ¦ _ ¦ w'it'.m.*:».<.»."_Tf*^^^ .' m.v.r»?r ^*w ¦¦ w. •.wi.wswii jw Tn.u.w.'.wW'i'w. > • « . rr**"* »" ** I Tjpcommg sports events ROGERS, continued f rontpa gel$r September 16- 21 finishes witha 10 K fun* Some their pertpymance$. has been very helpful in im* triathlon?/like the famed Iron Orange County California was proving the swim portion of Sept 16 12 p.m. Man., involve longer distances, the scene for Rogers" first race as his triathlon. j^en's soccer v. Middlebury but Rogers competes at the in- a professional He competed in "Sheila has been very re- ©home 4 p.m. Women's soccer v. Norwich @ ternational distance as it has the qualifier for this past ceptive to helping me. I like home 12 p.m. less risk for injury and wear summer's Goodwill Games* the meets — they're like any and tear on the Rogers placed fifth with a time of other competition/' said 's volleyball @ Bates In- body* Women "'There is a much better 1:58:12. Unfortunately,only the Rogers* vitational Women's tennis v. Plymouth @ chance of getting injured in a top three Americans Were invited An agreement with the State home 12 p.m. longer triathlon/'said Rogers, to attend the Games, but his fast NCAA had to be made for Field hockey v. Middlebury @ "The shorter ones are much time allowed Rogers to travel to Rogers to retain his eligibility home 4 p.m. Sept. 20 more intense, like sprints on a Japan and compete in the Niagara for Colby athletics. Rogers is Men's soccer v. U. New England track."' Intern ational Tri athlon held near not allowed to spend any of Women's soccer v. Middlebury @ home 4 p.m. Rogers first gainednational Tokyo, his earnings on any thing other ©home 4 p.m. recognition when he became a Tokyo-was only one stop on a than his expenses related to member of the six-man Na- busy summer tour for Rogers. competing in triathlons. Even Sept. 21 Jr. tional Team. Rogers went on During the month of August, he with this agreement, the n's tennis v. Middlebury Wome Women's soccer v. UMaine to become the Jr, National race every weekend, traveling NCAA is not fully satisfied, @ @ d home 4 p.m. Farmington home 4 p.m. Champion in both 1991 and from Japan to Cleveland to Chi- according to Rogers, but they 1993; he crashed his bike dur- cago and finishing his route in are willing to settle with the Sept. 17 Field hockey v. UMaine ing the 1992 contest. Pennsylvania. situation as it stands. Men's soccer v. Norwich ©home Farmington @ home 4 p.m. Love for grueling courses When he was not competing, Triathlons will not end for has taken Rogers all over the Rogers was training. An average Rogers when he graduates world as an amateur* He has week of working out includes from Colby this spring. He is competed in Australia, En* 3.5miles of swimming,300 miles looking forward to graduat- Metric Motors !nc\ gland, and Canada, yet he said of biking, and 55 miles of run- ing and being able to compete (J\ ar he began to feel that he had ning . full time next fall. V^\ foreign c service J achieved all that he could af By the end of August Rogers J 'Vd like to try out being a the amateur level. So Rogers said he was ready to come back to professional triathletefor a liv- made the decision to apply for Colby. He will not be competing ing, It's not the most lucrative a professional license, in triathlons this fall. field, especially when you are We Service Foreign Cars — M l needed anew challenge, "If is too hard to train and go to just starting out," said Rogers. • Bra kes racing pro provided me with school and work/' said Rogers. For now, Rogers is adjust- Systems that challenge/' said Rogers, Instead, he will be concentrating ing to the slower pace of life --rp r- a,, . • Exhaust Professional triathletes com- on men's cross country, (see story here at Colby, but it won't be i^.^ !_^^ _^^ __!I^. • Tra nsmissions pete on the same courses as p. 12) Rogers is also a member of long before he is off and run- ^ ^JSSE S^^^ B^ "' Ma intenanc e Service their amateur counterparts, yet the Colby swim team. ning again as Rogers begins to • they are separated into two Rogers had never swam com- train with the men's cross • Oil Cha nges and Morel groups for the start, and pro- petitively before coming to Colby country team in preparation fessionals can win money for and he says that coach Sheila Cain for their Sept. 24 opener.Q

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StafTWriter Brian Dusza '96, who is study- ing abroad, is the only strong player "I'm really looking forward to being Two first-year students who have It is in a lighthearted spirit that who will not be back this fall, ac- a part of it all," said Ander- shown potential are Harris and Head Coach Scott Borek takes the cording to Borek. son. "We' Fournier, according to Rogers. reins of the White Mules Golf Team. Borek said he will be looking to re going to be looking for the strong "They are both really enthusiastic Borek, the head hockey coach at guys to be shooting con- about the season and like to work Colby, has never coached a golf sistent seventies and the others in hard with some of the upperclass- team of any kind. But Borek says the eighties, in order for us to do men," said Rogers. his hopes are high and his outlook well in the New Englands," Borek According to Rogers and Coach is good, nonetheless. said. Last year, Colby placed 31st The Men's cross country team is Wescott, three meets will be run at "I' m really looking forward to in theNewEngland Intercollegiate Golf Association that includes off and running, so to speak. After a home on Colby's course which is rig- this season. It looks to be an inter- Di- successful season last- fall in which orous, but familiarity with the hills esting one," said Borek. vision I schools. The Mules were they tied for first-place at the NESCAC should provide Colby with an ad- Last year's team left him with a 10th in Division III and 3rd iri the meet and placed fourth at the New vantage. strong core of returning players state of Maine. "Our England Division III Championships, "Racing three times on our own including Mark Roark '95, Todd goal is to be one of the top teams in NESCAC. We the 1994 Mules are expecting an- course should help us because it's Guilfoyle '96 and Adam Norman have a the newcomers to step great home course to other big season. hilly here, and we are a strength '96. Allof them are capableof shoot- up to the tees practice on Coach Jim Wescott said he plans team," said Rogers. ing in the mid-to-high seventies, and play well. Scott Williams '98 and should be ready come Octo- . Anderson '97 to use his squad's experience. "It will be nice to be able to race at which Coach Borek says "is quite and E.J , both former ber," Borek added. teammates from Falmouth "This is a veteran group of three home, especially for the NESCACs good, especially for a Division III , ME, are The Mules will hit the links on two of this year's seniors, two juniors and two fresh- which are in October — the home program." Captains will be elected top prospects. Sept. 25 at the Bowdoin Invita Anderson did not try out his first Q men. It will be exciting going into the court advantage/'said Wescott. on Friday, after the roster has been tional. championship with experienced run- Rogers said he sees Nationals as ners who are in good shape and ready a realistic goal for the team. AUSTIN, continued frompage 16- to race," said Wescott. "We are a really strong team now said Austin. Trinity was last year s achievement. "We want to be cess, just like with a person. Captain Abe Rogers '95, who was and if we can stay together and unin- NESCAC mythical champion, and NESCAC champions," said Austin. In only eight short years, Tom All-State last season, is the top re- jured, we have a pretty good shot of it would be very special to open the "I want to have a program that devel- Austin has rebuilt the Colby football turning runner for the Mules. Rogers qualifying for the Nationals " said , season with a victory." ops so many ways in a positive direc- program into a competitive force. It said he is optimistic about the team's Rogers. While the time may be now for tion, but that NESCAC championship appears that the hard-working Aus- prospects for a good season. The Men's Cross Country team Austin and his team, he sees even has eluded us. The maturity and tin will not rest until the elusive "I have a lot of confidence in our will begin its for Nationals on quest greater room for improvement and growth of a program is a slow pro- NESCAC championship is ca ptured.Q teamaslongaswecanallstay healthy Sept. 24 at home against Bowdoin which will be a main component." College and Unity College. ? i Colby water polo making a big splash

BY JENNIFER E. SPIESS "We all work well together and Contributing Writer are supportive and strong," said Greenfield. The Colby water polo club, The team practices Monday which began ten years ago, is in through Friday afternoons, with the process of "rebuilding," ac- games and scrimmages on Satur- cording to two of the club's cap- days. While there is no definite tains, MattBurgener '97 and Chris schedule yet, the team will play Greenfield '96. Dartmouth College, Middlebury One of the problems encoun- College, Bowdoin College and / tered in a sport like water polo is Bates Collegeand have tentatively ¦_ ___¦_____¦______¦ iS______B___H___P^^ r that most of the athletes have little set up matches with Trinity Col- or no prior experience, according lege, Williams College, Amherst to Burgener. He said that the new College and Deerfield Academy. players are picking up the game "Like any club sport, fans make very quickly and hopes that all the a great difference," said players will get substantial play- Greenfield. "The game is fast- ing time by the end of the season. paced, with a lot of goals being One of the strengths of the pro- scored, and a lot of noise," said gram is that the four captains, Burgener. "The more fans the bet- Burgener, Greenfield, Keith Stock- ter." man '95and Darragh Fitzsimmons The club's first game will prob- '95, all have an excellent knowl- ably be on Sept. 16, according to edge of the game. the captains.Q CUTS $9 ^P^ * ^PPi ______< ^y ERYL X^ CH CINDY .. TANYA J ^ JENNIFER ****&* RONIE BEVERLY Bangor Aud itorium 7:30 pm (Sharp!) • Doors open at 6:00 pm I Wtil io your hair to your hearts dtsirdl !| PERSONAM._ ~_ IEASE 0 Ticke ts $18.00 | All I Hours: Mon., Tues. & Sat. 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WAhy rniftut£ licly that I did fantasize about fall season still excited about the The first-year students on the team Colby students wage violent Thelines in the sand are drawn. Andrew Shue a few times when varsity status it gained for the first are not new to the sport and com- battles every Monday night in Neither side is willing to give up I first started watching Melrose, time last year. The upgrade from peted before coming to Colby. residence halls across campus. any ground. It would appear that but for all you women out there part of Colby's club network to a The women's team lost a few It alt begins at eight o'clock an impasse has been reached* who watch Melrose for the men, varsity team has helped build posi- team members who are away for with the pregame commentary Now,my suggestion is that fans here's a little tip: football play- tive attitudes for both team mem- their junior year but gained back before the big Monday night foot- of either program could find the ers wear much tighter pants. bers and captains, accordingto Anne some experienced members that had ball game.As the minutes before same elements in the other side's If you watch Melrose for the Jurgeleit '96, women's captain. been away last year. Returning for kick-off tick away, fans of the show. For example,, at the end of unrealisficallyskinny women in "Last year was a good building the women are Patti Abbott '95, gameslowly trickle in and slouch last season on Melrose therecently- tight clothing, I'm afraid you year," said Jurgeleit. Mary Calmus '96, Jen Felmly '96, down into the oh-so-comfortable back-f rom-fhe-dead Kimberly dis- won't find anything of interest Because the team was able to set Morgan Filler '97, Kristen Hanssen couches of dorm lounges. Excite- guised herself as a blond and ran in the NFL—so stick to fighting boats out early this year, team mem- '95, Sue Hesselbach '97, Simone ment fills the air ... maybe to- down her lover Michael, who had for Melrose Place. bers have become comfortable with Kaplan '97, Christen Killheffer '97, night is the night that Jerry Rice almost killed her in a drunken driv- I guess the perfect solution to each other even before the season Linda Jenkins '97, KC Lawler '95. will break the all-time touch- ing accident. the TV wars would be a Miller has begun. Robin Snap '97, Jenny Soules '97, downs scored record, or maybe I do not know too many people Lite-like scenario where you Under the leadership of second Pat Sikes '96, Lisa Zorn '95 and Joe Montana and his Chiefs will who could not help but see that the could just slam the TV with a year Head Coach Don Angus, the Jurgeleit. The upcoming season is shut down his old buddies on the Melrose scene is not really that frosty beer bottle and somehow crew team will profit from a core of "looking good, the practices are '49ers. different from any really violent end up with the Melrose Bowl. I returning rowers. Returning for the going well and we are getting there" The dm fades to a serene si- tackle by a NFL linebacker. I real- can just see Heather Locklear in men's team are captain Jeffrey Ball said Jurgeleit. lence. The game is abqut to be- ize that you don't get to see Junior tight spangled pants and spike '95, Scott Chandler '97, Ben Damon Races can take the team to regat- gin. Seau in a platinum.blond Wig, but heels running up the side line '95, Chris Fortune '95, Colin tas as far away as Philadelphia, but The silence soon turns to you get the gist of it. and prancing into the end zone Harrington '96, Bob Hart '97, Ted the tough travel schedule creates shouts of disbelief and cries of The NFL has a great spirit of with high-pitched squeals of de- Keysor '97, Scott Lilley '97, Joroy team unity, according to Ball. Of joy as the first half plays on. To competitiveness, and so does light. Lizewski '95, Joshua Morris '96 and their seven races this season, six the fans it is a perfect night:foot- Melrose.ln fact,last year, Amanda But I know that my TV doesn't Doug Schultz '97. will be away. ball, friendship and maybe even from Melrose Place stole not only have any magic box that will The lightweight eight boat looks The only home contest will be on a beer. Life just doesn't get any Allison's but also Jo's boyfriend. bring me Amanda in the end particularly strong for the men, ac- Oct. 29 when Colby will host the better than this. This woman is so competitive she zone,, so until then we will all cording to Ball. Colby Invitational at Snow Pond. Just as the feeling that this is isn't even happy when she wins just have to fight for our right to "There is the potential to be very The crew team will kick off their a perfect moment begins to set in, her prize; the Cowboys were will- vegitate in front of the program fast," he said. season Oct. 2 at the Textile Regatta a clamor sounds at the door. Be- ing to settle for winning the we want.See you nextMonday at The boat consists of the men's in Lowell, Mass.Q fore the fans now stand an angry Superbowl twice. eight.'Q

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As Colby teams gear tip for another fall season, there competition are two names that will be conspicuously absent for the first time in four years. The names belong to Pat Skulley BY RYAN MAYHUGH '94, Susan Hale '95, Melissa Tay- and Michelle Severance, Ail-Americans for the cross Asst. Sports Editor lor '96, Chris Kennedy '98 and ¦ m^mMm— country and soccer teams, respectively. m—m—¦—m~m—M* ^ w——¦«__—¦*_«« J ennifer Hartshorn '95J . The gra y "I miss the team the most," said Severance, who is The Colb y women' s cross tea m completed the course in a now living in Waterville and working for the Central country team participated in the time of 44:58, and Severance ran Maine Morning Sentinel. "It was always nice to have MacWorth Island Relays against the fastes t time of all competing friends to train with." theUniversity of Southern Maine runners , finishing the cour se in Severance, who is continuing her running career (U.S.M.) and Bates College this 8:09. indefinitely, is now training for a marathon. past weekend and found that "We broug ht 18 runners , and "It's tough to drag myself out there for the mileage their only real competition was they all ran quit e well," said without anyone to train with. Deb [Aitken, track and among themselves. Aitken. "We were prett y pleased cross country coach] was great to be around, and the 'This was really just a scrim- with the results. " team was great to be around." mage/' said coach Deb Aitken. Kara Patterson '97had the sec- Pat Skulley comments on the team and his coach were "If s a fun way to get going and to ond fastest time of all runners , equally laudatory. see what some of the other teams coming in at 8:16. "Division III athletics is the ideal experience. Nothing have and don 't have." "When sherc.ceived thehand- is close to it at all. Soccer's a short season with a great The structure of the Relays off, she was a good 30 seconds bunch of guys. The competition is there, but it's not was much different than a nor- behind both Bates and U.S.M." extreme." said Aitken. "She had a lot of Echo photo by J ennifer Merrick mal meet. The course was 1.4 the men s game at Amherst Skulley spokeof watching Ail-American Michelle Severence '94. miles long, as opposed to the time to make up, and she caught today — the first Colby men's soccer game in four years reguIarS.l miles. Each teamcould up to both of them." in which he was on the sidelines. not competitiveness. A Division I school may train you run as many athletes as they Colby placed the top seven "It was fun but tough to watch. The program has paid for aspirations at a higher level, but Division III trains broug ht, and alumni were al- runners , all finishin g the course dividends. At the game, there were Colby players there you for the real world . If I continue playing it will be for lowed to compete as well. in under nine minutes. who I've become friends with that I didn't even play fun," Skulley said. Colby was able to separate "Everyone is pretty excited ," with. Players from the late 70s, early 80s. But then you Skulley said he feels very strongly that Colby has the into four teams , with each team said Aitken. "We 've never been see some of the freshman out there that you didn't really right idea about academic emphasis. When asked if containing five runners. "We this ti ght. There is more depth know, and you wish you'd had the chance to get to know Coach Serdjenian put academics before athletics, he re- tried to make all the teams equal , on this team than on any in the them better. It was a great game, but it was tough," said sponded , "Definitely. I've said it before — Coach spreading out the top runners ," ten years I' ve coached at Colb y." Skulley. Serdjenian is the ideal Division III coach. He makes said Aitken. The team will now tr y and Skulley has taken time off from soccer and did not everything fun; I had never had fun at a practice until I Bates ran two teams of five shift gears, preparin g in the two play this summer. "You go toa Division III school for fun, came to Colby. He puts academics way above athletics. that were comprised of upper- weeks ahead for the hillier He checks up on his students even after the season, classmen only, as their freshme n courses that await them. Colby's unlike some other coaches who stop." are still going through orienta- next competition will be the U. Severance also praised Coach Deb Aitken for her tion. U.S.M., who hosted the Mass., Dartmouth Invitational , strong academic emphasis. meet, ran three teams of five, one where they will compete against "Deb was great. My freshman year I'd be stressed of which was alumni only. Mt. 20-p lus schools. Colby t ook out, and she'd say go home, you'll do better here if you Holyoke was originally sched- home the champi onship last go back to your room and relax. The coaches expect you uled to compete , but did not make year , yet they are not the earl y-on to train hard, but they also expect you to train as a it to the Relays. favorite to win it this year , ac- student-athlete and to do your work." Colby' s squads fi nished first cordin g to Aitken. Severance, who was All-American in track and cross through f ourth, defeating all the "Peop le don 't haveaclue how country says that "Cross country was always my sport. other teams in the race . Winning good weare ," said Aitken. "We 're It's more interesting to run three miles through the it for the White Mul es was the in a position to surprise a few woods and everything than on a track, but in track it's gray team of Michelle Severance people."Q . nice to be with the men's team and see what everyone is doing individually instead of all of us suffering to- gether." f IF YOU WANT THE WORLD... "~ 1 Severance, who was married this summer to Matt Eisham '93, is now a coach for the Skowhegan Jr. High WE'VE GOT IT! team. Campus Travel Service is now conveniently located, "It's different coaching. The kids are pretty funny. with an incredible amount of space, Downtown Their race is only a mile-and-a-half, but they're really Waterville, next to Subway. entertaining," said Severance. While both athletes are very.happy with their experi- ASK GLORIA FOR: f ences, Skulley does have one regret. Student discounts "I would've made more of my penalty kicks," said j Echo photo by Yuhgo Yamaguchi Skulley. "There was a game last year, I missed a few shots Middlebury Panthers* WELCOME COLBY STUDENTS!!! BY GALEN CARR which pr oduced an epidemic of on improving their game by »mnroH-R_I_--mmWhere looking great begins!!! Staff Writer "bus legs" among p layers , accord - tig htening their p lay with skin ing lo Holsten. shorter passes and forcing the §f ^-Ani r/r Hi * Hair # ' Nails After a weekend road tri p to Holsten sees this year's game ball up the middle. I PEOPLE 5 ' Tanning ' Make-Up Smith College where the Mules against Middlebury as vital (orthc "We ' re playing a lot more HARR BESI -N BHi Jfa scr immage d severa l differen t team ' s confidence. controlled which is a big change H - New Eng land teams , a feeling of "Middlebury will be tlie stron- from the kick-and-run style this HI, ' HH wn use ani> recommend confidence has developed on the gest team that we'll see t his team is accustomed to/' said women's soccer team, according month ," said Holsten. Holsten. H _5s»- -H 'A Bl A to Head Coach Jennife r Holsten. This year the two teams face off According to Holsten, the The White Mules will be turning under very differen t circumstances Mules will have to warm-up I -MB m JSBBSL. their newfound confiden ce next than those in 1993. The Mules will qui ckly to the faster-paced toward a much anticipa ted match- meet the Panther s on their home short- pass game in order to out- up with the Middlebury Coll ege turf, which Holsten hopes will re- run the Panthers , Panth ers. sult in a significant advantage for Th e panthers arid the Mu les H______a______JH Saturday Sam - 3pm will face off Saturda y at 4 p.m, Las t year the Mules dropped a Colby, , | 873-5939 [ 4-2 contest to the Pan thers after To prepare for Friday' s ma tch- on Loebs Field.Q 18 Temple St. Waterville ME 04901 35 HH traveling across New England , Up, Un* Mules are concentrat ing At People's, we back our services and products with a 100% guarantee : Volleyball Field hockey readies crushes for face-off with Middlebury BYHYAN MAYHUOH stick work." Asst. Sports Editor Colby played a few scrimmage 1 mm^+l»~*m—mm. Thomas l ^ HtfW H "*** t *" ***" games this past weekend, playing BY DEIDRE BR0CHU The Colby field hockey team of- four 30-minute contests, They tied Contributing Writer ficially began their season on Tues- Southern Mass twice af 0-0 and day when they traveled to face played Williams to a scoreless tie as Women's volleyball had a posi- Bridgewater State College, but their well. The Mules rounded out the tive homecoming despite not play- first real test will come when they go weekend with a win over Smith by a ing at home for two years, accord- head-to-head against Middlebury 1-0 count ing to Head Coach Sheila Cain. The College this Friday on Mayflower "There are twenty kids on the team faced Thomas College on Sept. Hill. team,'' said Salin. "Everyone played 8 and won their games 15-8, 15-4, A year ago, the Mules opened up a game-and-a-half if riot two." and 15-3 to win the match 3-0. their season against the squad from Final cuts had been made before "The game started out slowly Middlebury and quickly were the games this weekend, but the due to communication problems," handed a 6-0 loss. starting line-up is still undecided, said Caini " We're hoping to open up against according to Salin. RightbackJoanna Having always played away, a team that's a little more beatable Slisz'96 hurt her back this weekend where there was usually another this year/' said Head Coach Heidi but is expected back in time to face match going on, the players would Salin. "Hopefully it will be a warm- Middlebury. have to speak loudly to be heard. up for Friday/' The four forward line positions The gym was so quiet that it took Middlebury will be bringing will most likely be filled with a rota- time for the players to adjust to the much of the same team to Mayflower tion of Betsy Metcalfe '98, Leah noise level, said Cain. Hill that won them the ECAC cham- Bernstein '98, Karen Goodrich '96, Cain experimented with the line- pionstup last year, as they did not Jamie Geier '96 and Sally Dixon '96. up to try different player combina- lose many players to graduation, ac- Susie DeLea '97,and Cindy Kelly tions, allowing everyone to play and Echo photo by ]ehnifer Atioood cording to Salin; Their sec '96 will be the starting links^ get comfortable with different posi- Anna Thompson '97 lands after blocking the ball. ing scorer from a year ago, Sarah "Susie played spectacular dur- tions. Cain said she now feels she Colby has had a volleyball team sign. Bates, last year's NESCAC Martin, will return at midfield for ing the weekend/'said Salin. "If she can substitute players without the with varsity status for four years. champions, will be tough competi- the Panthers. Martin was an All- stays on, she should be hot" level of play dropping. This weekend, the Mules will tors, according to Cain. American, and she took home the "The team has come so far in one "This is the best volleyball team head for Bates College to play in a "There is an incredible amount ECAC tournament MVP award as year/' said Salin. "The team, and Colby has ever had," said Cain, de- two day tournament, where they of potential," said Cain about this well. especially the returnees, want re- spite the absence of captain Lindsay will face Gordon College, Bowdoin year's squad. " I am excited about "They're very offensive ori- venge more than anything. We Benningson '95, who had to sit out College, Wheaton College and the that potential and what they can ented," said Salin. "They're always would really be psyched to beat with a back injury. Savannah College of Art and De- accomplish if they go after that."Q in shape, and they have excellent Middlebury/ _J Colby tennis succumbs to Wheaton Marutn is forced to default due to p inched nerve BY KAREN BLAISDELL Against Wheaton, Kate LaVigne '95 played praise. . Contributing Writer first singles, Jessie Anderson '98 second Last season Colby defeated Wheaton 5-4. singles, Rachel Kleinman '96 third and Marum Neither team has lost any players since then, The women's tennis team suffered a dis- fourth singles. The only winner in the singles and both have threefirst-years in their lineup. appointing setback against Wheaton College was Anderson, who defeated her opponent Prior to the match-up Friday, Illig pointed out last Friday. 6-3, 6-2. that it would come down to the first-years, Courtney Marum '96, who plays at num- Despite the losses in the singles matches, since they were on equal footing everywhere ber four singles, pinched a nerve in her back Colby was able to win all the doubles matches. else. and had to default her match. She won the LaVigne and first-year Sonja Totten won in "We had a tough time in the singles, and first set 6-1 and was on her way to winning the first spot 6-3,6-3, Sara Umel '97 and Ander- unfortunately we had that injury in a match the second with a score of 3-1. Had Marum son in the second position won 6-4,6-2 and that would have been a lock-up," said Illig. been able to finish, Wheaton might not have Kleinman and Erin Brenner '97 won 6-3,6-2 in "Our matches aren't going to get any easier." been able to top Colby 5-4 in the final results, the third spot. Marum was supposed to play On Sept. 16 the team will play Middlebury according with Kleinman in the doubles but was unable College, which, according to Illig, is one of to Coach John Illig. Echo photo by Yuhgo Yamaguchi Illig to due to her injury. Illig says Brenner did a their biggest competitors. On Sept. 17 they says the current lineup is not set in Singles player Rachel Kleinman '96 stone, and he foresees changes in the future. great job filling in and she "deserves a lot of will host Plymouth State College. ? 873-5842 17 IC : _*. <_n____^^ h_ru **_ * " ' ' ^^ _ BOB4N sS What is the BOB-IN? ¦ ¦ y ,ABMmW9^ HI | JM |j| I ^ ^OHBR£#0. ««H_f M

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Men's soccer ties Amherst BY RYAN MAYHUGH knocked down in Amherst s box. flicts with the women s soccer team, Asst. Sports Editor On the ensuing penalty kick, Bill they will meet on the football field. Lanagan '95 broke the tie, sending "We played one whole season The Colby men's soccer team his shot past the Amherst goalie on the football field when the new gained a 1-1 tie and a great deal' of into the upper left corner of the net. field was being constructed, in '89," respect at Amherst College this Amherst came back to tie the said Serdjenian. "It's quite nice ac- weekend. game in the second overtime pe- tually. It's a little narrow but the In the preseason poll, Amherst riod. Colby goal tender Caleb Ma- surface is decent." was ranked second in New England son '95 stopped a penalty shot, but "Middlebury will be strong. while the Mules came in at fifth. the Lord Jeffs were able to score They have a good incoming class," Amherst was the only team to beat after a flurry in front of the Colby said Serdjenian. "They don't mess Colby a year ago, as the 1-0 contest goal on the ensuing corner kick. around; they go right to the goal." cost the Mules a chance to compete Neither team was able to come up The Mules will return to their in the NCAA tournament. with another score. normal field on Saturday when they "Obviously, we wanted to win," "We showed a lot of depth, and go against Norwich, and the said Head Coach Mark Serdjenian. the new people played very well," women's soccer team will take their "But we played very well." said Serdjenian. turn on the football field . At the end of regulation time, "It was definitely a team battle," "We've done well with [Nor- neither team had scored, so they said co-captain Brian Pompeo '95. wich] recently," said Serdjenian. headed into overtime. "Weoutshot them2-l, and we pretty "They're strong athletes." "The first half was tentative. It much neutralized their offense." The White Mules rose to the third was a big game opener for both The Mules did suffer an injury spot in the New England ranking teams," said Serdjenian. "In the sec- during the contest, as back Robin after their contest with Amherst, ond half, we had the better of the Ottaway '95 went out with a knee according to Pompeo. The squad play." injury. will try to improve their rankings In the first overtime period, Colby comes home to face the yet again when they meet Colby's attack set up the first score Middlebury College Panthers on Middlebury and Norwich this of the contest, as Marc Small '96 was Friday/but due to scheduling con- weekend .Q

. _ _ .—_ , , __ . . j Austin brings success to Colby football Echo Photo by Amy RzeznikiewiczI Abe Rogers '95 BY PAT MCBRIDE Staff Writer Football Head Coach Tom Aus- Abe Rogers turns tin is a well-traveled man. From the University of Maine at Orono.to the University of Vermont to Boston pro in triathlon University to Colby and all points in between, Austin has gathered compete in his hometown of knowledge that helped turn a crum- BY KATE CHARBONNIER Burlington, Vermont's annual bling White Mule program into one Sports Editor triathlon after his father and step- ofthetopNESCACteams.Thisyear, mother participated. But for Rogers, Austin's crew seems primed to break Abe Rogers '95 has come a long triathlons held another attraction. through and fulfill the potential that way since he competed in his first "Triathlons are just an ultimate this team possesses. triathlon at the age of 15. personal challenge," said Rogers. A former Division I player at One major step was completed "It's just you and the course." UMaine, Austin wasted no time in recently when Rogers, who com- A triathlon is a contest between beginning his coaching career. He petes in a number of Colby sports, course and competitor that includes got his first job as a graduate assis- became a professional athlete. a 1.5 K swim, a 40 K bike ride and tant in 1962 at Vermont, under Bob Rogers said he got the idea to see ROGERS on page 11 Clifford, who coached at Colby in Echo photo by Jennifer Merrick the late fifties and early sixties. Af- Coach Tom Austin advises a player at a recent practice. ter spending two years in Vermont, Staples named women s Austin assumed the reigns for tions who are really focused on their "They'll work their butts off for you. ' Lawrence High School in nearby specialtiesbut also have a team atti- They really do all they can to maxi- Fairfield, replacing current Colby tude." mize their athletic ability and that's basketball coach assistant Dick McGee, who departed "The biggest thing that I fel t did all you can ask. It's up to us to put ity which Beth is bringing to the Lawrence for a position with Bow- not exist here when 1 arrived was a them in a structure where they can school and are looking forward to doin. team attitude," said Austin. "We've find some success." BY RYAN MAYHUGH the year ahead," said athletic direc- After spending a year at gotten a real commitment from the The success of the Colby football Asst. Sports Editor tor Dick Whitmore to the Sentinel. Lawrence, I took a job at Bridgcton kids to work hard." team has been a gradual process Staples was the head basketball Academy in Maine," said Austin. "I Austin is quick to point out, how- under Austin. When he first ar- Colby has hired Beth Staples, a coach for Searsport High for two also spent a year at Ithaca College ever, that a lot of the success over rived, there was no sign of a wei ht 1986 Colby graduate, as theinterim g years, leading the team to a 35-5 and five years at Boston University the recent years can be attributed to room in the fieldhouse. Slowly, women's basketball coach. record and a pair of appearances in before returning to Bridgeton for the talent of the players. Colby is weights werebrought in for strength Staples will fill in for Carol Anne thesemifinalsof the Eastern ClassC twelve years." one of only three NESCAC teams and conditioning. Now, Colby has Beach, the women's basketball coach tournament, according to the Senti- Coach Austin arrived on May- with a winning record for the last a spectacular weight room and tho for the past three seasons, who left to become nel. flower Hill in 1986, inheriting a team three seasons and has dominated in football team has 96 percent of its Colby a few weeks ago Staples then moved on to Mt. that had been less than successful in the CBB, winning the title six of the members participating in an off-sea- the women's basketball coach at View Hi h, where she guided the the years before he reached Colby. last seven years. son lifting program. Connecticut College. g on an in- struggling squad to a 4-14 record . Austin credits much of the turn- "Coaching is really an overrated Opening the season against a Staples has been hired search can be Staples said tha t she had no prob- around that followed his arrival to a aspect of the game," said Austin. very strong Trinity College squad terim basis, until a full lem trepidation about coaching in solid coaching staff. "We've been for tunate to get a good on the road, Coach Austin appears conducted . l t e college, according to the Sentinel. "(Coaching at Colby] is more quality of young man and player confident that his team is ready. "I fully intend to app y for h (of women' "It seems like everything I've than a one-man proposition," said and each year they've been able to "We're talking to the kids about position s basketball done I enjoy and then move on to Austin. "You need to have a staf f, step it up a little bit in every way." heightening our awareness and es- coach) when the time comes," t les told the Central Maine Morn- something else," Staples told the because foo tball, unlike any other "Theone thing that makes it such tablishing a high level of efficiency," S ap ing Sentinel. Sentinel. 'This seemed like a natural t, is segmented. You need to a delight to coach here is the effort spor progression/'Q have people coaching those posi- that the kids give you," said Austin. see AUSTIN on page 12 "We'redelighted aboutthequal-