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¥ WWW.TRINITYTIIPOP .COM VOL. C NO. 17 PUBUSHPD BY THE STUDENTS OF TRINITY COLLEGE SINCE 1904 MARCH 15, 2005 Students, Faculty Housing System Under Debate Rally for Workers Administrators and Students Debate Mixed Housing System ADRIENNE 6AFFNEY EVAN NORRIS not covered for co-pays, prescrip- STAFF WRITER i NEWS EDITOR tions or specialists, and there is a Recent proposals corning out i • A rally was held last fear that management will no of the Cornerstones project have Wednesday in ' support of longer absorb insurance premi- suggested the elimination of year ||||||&fp!i|il||NSyyjjlL/* «." - 1 Chartwells employees on campus. ums that inevitably increase residence halls. This would 1 The rally, planned in cooperation throughout the year. result in the integration of classes, 1 between the Chartwells' union Another demand workers are effectively ending a 10-year-old - i and Voices Organized in making is a wage increase. The system that has allocated six resi- Democracy (VOID), was brief, Chartwells workers have been dence halls for first-year housing. starting on the Cave patio at noon criticized for making unfair The issue of integration has turned 'i§! ^*S' ?? and ending in the Mather lobby 20 demands when their wages are out to be more contentious than ( members of Cornerstones predict- ed. One of the original reasons W - ~S"i '*-'** ^**_". behind freshman halls was to Abi Moldover make it harder for underage stu- A small number of first-year students are currently living along- dents to drink. Many believe that side upperclassmen in Doonesbury dormitory. this goal has not been achieved Assistants, Pride Leaders and tive towards the idea. Amongst and that it is time for a new sys- Mentors. It has been suggested the attendees were many members tem. The current idea for mixed that putting older and younger stu- of the First-Year Residence Hall housing came out of the dents together in a residential situ- Council and Freshman President Experiential Education ation will raise the intellectual Andrew Pedro. Students Committee, one of seven atmosphere at Trinity. expressed concern that by putting Cornerstone Advisory A recent meeting of the First- entering students in with upper- Committees. First-year seminar Year Council revealed that fresh- classmen they will have a more instructors have suggested that men integration is a very contro- difficult time acclimating . to there is an inordinate amount of versial issue. The discussion was Trinity. There was a prevailing behavioral issues and vandalism, attended by administrators, facul- theme that the freshman halls are despite the fact that these halls are ty and students. The general sen- Chuck Pratt staffed with Residential timent of the students was nega- see STUDENTS on page 8 Students helped Chartwells employees rally for better benefits. minutes later. Approximately 50 already considered high; that is, people joined the rally, including 12 or,13 dollars an hour. Nene Abenaki Poet Reads on Campus students and faculty. Villegas, the union's lead steward, flower prints and with flowing image of a bear, and began a The rally comes at a time says this line of reasoning is spe- JONATHAN CHESNEY ribbons to remind the wearer of rhythmic heart beat. It brought when there are tense negotiations cious. Employees Work only SENIOR EDITOR living things and the movement the listeners into the circle, he between Chartwells management eight months a year, says Villegas, A tall man with a hatchet of life during dances. This was said, as in the old days of gather- and workers. The main point for and that justifies the high wages. nose, broad smile, and wise eyes Joseph Bruchac, the story teller, ing around the fire to share tale which the workers are fighting is According to the union stance, entered the room at a poetry read- the musician, the poet. He is and song. Then he sang a wel- full employer-paid health care. those making minimum wage ing in Hamlin last Wednesday. writer with many awards and come song that was inescapably According to the management, the throughout the entire year will He wore a shirt of green and red more than 90 books under his Native American and yet with a Chartwells employees already accumulate more money than with red and white ribbons, that belt. He hails from the resonance of a more universal he would later describe as "wear- Adirondack foothills in New elder day when the power and receive 100 percent health care, Chartwells workers over their ing a prayer." The aptly named York, where he was raised by his necessity of song and word but in the minds of some workers ribbon shirt is a formal shirt of grandparents. shared in community was recog- this is misleading. Workers are see CHARTWELLS on page 7 He opened with a greeting in nized by all. Originally, most Abenaki, the tongue of the Native tellers would tell their tales over American tribe he carries in his the process of a long night and so Raises Student Awareness blood. Bruchac translated it as they developed ways to make "hello friends," because there is sure their audience was listening. Building and Nurturing Communities at the Heart of Praxis Program never too much friendship in the Bruchac would call out "Ho" world. He picked up his drum, its ASHLEY BELL. really close-knit bond amongst passion or a drive for involvement skin bearing a circle around an see POETRY on page 17 FEATURES EDITOR our group and even though we all in our community. I just think it is With community service come from different circles of awesome to have become close opportunities popping up all over friends and backgrounds and with this diverse group of people INSIDE campus, there are now more interests," Julia Martha '06 states, who, under other circumstances, I chances than ever to get involved "we have this common thread that might not ever have had the Don't miss the tales of within and beyond the gates of has brought us together since the streaking and other Trinity. However, Praxis goes beginning of the year, and that is a see STUDENTS on page 13 above the normal call of volun- outrageous events from teering. Not only does this pro- one senior's inside gram recruit students to actively scoop of Senior Brunch participate year-round in commu- on page 11. nity service, but they have also created a theme house devoted to their causes. Praxis, unlike the Find out if budget cuts will affect Check out the contrast between other community service pro- current and incoming students American Media and Al Jazeera grams, resides in Doonesbury, cre- on financial aid on page 6. on page IS. ating a tight-knit, residence-based Read about why this year's Planning your Spring Break? : group, run by students, for stu stricter theme housing require- Take advice from this optimistic dents. ments weren't enough on page 4. Trin Student on page 11. "The fact that we are a resi- Opinions page 3 Arts page 15 dentiaily based dorm has a huge News page 6 Announcements page 20 impact on what it is like to be a Nora Steinman Features page 11 Sports page 24 part of Praxis — we have built a Members of Praxis prepare for their Thanksgiving pie event www.trinitytripod.com PAGE 2 OPINIONS THE TRINITY TRIPOD - MARCH 15, 2005 Arctic Drilling Not Crmttp Crtpofc Energy Solution Eliza K. Sayward '05 William C. Yang '06 SAM ZIVIN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR that drilling would destroy vast OPINIONS CONTRIBUTOR areas of habitat in the environ- The coastal plain of the Arctic mentally fragile Arctic coastal National Wildlife Refuge is one NEWS EDITORS - OPINIONS EDITORS plain that is one of the last great Evan Norris '06 David Pietrocoh'08 Maggie Downing '05 Joanna Heche '07 of America's last unspoiled tracts of protected land in places, home to large populations America. FEATURES EDITORS ARTS EDITOR of caribou, musk oxen, bears, The United States Fish and Lisa San Pascual '06 Ashley Bell '08 Eric Dzucher '06 wolves, and migratory birds. The Wildlife Survey describes ANWR Gwich'in people, a native tribe as "America's finest example of SPORTS EDITORS ANNOUNCEMENTS EDITOR that has existed for 20,000 years, an intact, naturally functioning Eamonn Brown '05 Jon Simonian '07 Colin Raelson '07 also depends on the Refuge, and it community of Arctic/Subarctic is the only area along Alaska's ecosystems. Such a broad spec- PHOTO EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR entire North Slope protected from trum of diverse habitats occurring Abi Moldover '05 Scott Baumgartner '07 oil and gas drilling. Nonetheless, within a single protected unit is BUSINESS MANAGERS Jane Li '05 Dan Scollan '05 ... drilling would destroy vast habitat in ... one of the last great tracts of protected CARTOONIST land in America. Liz Welsh '05 SENIOR EDITORS the Bush administration and cer- unparalleled in North America, Jonathan Chesney '05 Jenny Dunn '05 Eileen Flynn '05 Rebecca Fowler '05 tain members of Congress have and perhaps in the entire circum- Alexander Gordon '05 Edna Guerrasio '05 Hannah Hurwitz '05 Greg Polin '05 identified the Refuge as a primary polar north." Peter Scala '05 target for future oil exploration Even taking all the environ- and drilling. mental factors into account, STAFF WRITERS According to Congressional drilling seems appealing; less Emma Bayer '07 Adrienne Gaffney '07 Juliet Izon'07 Stefanie Lopez-Boy '05 leaders, the House and Senate reliance on foreign oil is very could vote on the federal budget attractive in these internationally this week. This may not seem like hostile times. I myself was skep- Recently, discussions have been held regarding the possibility of re-integrating a big deal since Congress always tical about the negative effects of first-years into upperclassmen dorms.