VOL. C NO. 6 PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF TRINITY COLLEGE SINCE 1904 OCTOBER 30,2001 Bud Welch on the | Union Negotiations Continue Death Penalty tal punishment. The interviews BY SPENCER were powerful and raised some ANDERSON very serious questions. News Writer In one woman's experience evidence had been thrown out This past Thursday the Trin- that would have certainly found ity College Human Rights Pro- her not guilty, yet, as she be- gram sponsored another lecture lieves, "The system wanted in their series of four this semes- someone to be held responsible." ter. At the podium was Bud After the hour-long play, Welch, an extraordinary man questions were fielded. There from Oklahoma who lost his was an impressive response to daughter in the 1995 Oklahoma one particularly difficult ques- City tragedy. tion posed by an elderly man Prior to his speech, actors Jes- sitting in the front row. sica Blank and Erik Jensen per- He said, "It seems like when formed an unfinished play the prosecution makes a mis- called The Exonerated. The take like they did with that lady, play is based on the interviews the problem then lies on a more of eleven people who had been basic level and it is that level freed from death row. Since that needs to be fixed. This RISH! POPAT seems like a separate issue to Over 200 students, faculty and staff members gathered last Tuesday 1978, eighty-eight innocent at the Smith House while union negotiations happened inside. people have been taken off me." hand. Taraskewich began the dents represented through death row and their near death In response Jensen asked, "If BY LIBBY SUCHER- has created much controversy we are making mistakes at the meeting by stating that SGA. Many complaints were about our nation's use of capi- see STORY on page five JACOBSON Chartwells is constantly trying addressed, such as a SGA Correspondent to move their program forward "rollercoaster ride of prices" in and that the voices of the stu- that students are paying differ- As a follow up to the recent dents are going to direct the ent prices for the same sand- problems between Chartwells business. He pointed out the wich and it is not understood staft and union workers new Signature Sandwich menu why. One solution suggested Taraskewich, General Manager change that resulted from lis- regulate prices. Another com- of Chartwells, came to the Stu- tening to the students. plaint was devoted to the lack dent Government Association The first part of the meeting of fresh fruit on campus. (SGA) meeting on Monday Oc- was devoted to problems at the Taraskewich resolved this issue tober 29 to discuss the issues at eating facilities as seen by stu- see CONTRACTS on page six Attempted Robberies Raise Safety Questions on Campus Center. Mather foyer. Campus Safety BY ABIGAIL THOMAS "There was nobody around responded immediately. News Editor when it happened, which was "Before I even finished the kind of weird for almost 5:00 call, they were here," observed At 4:45 PM last Saturday PM on a Saturday afternoon. I Mary, pleased at the rapid re- there an attempted robbery oc- suppose that's why they did it, sponse. "They were very help- curred. This was the second of though, because there was no ful and friendly." it's kind last week. one there," she commented. There were several officers in Mary Rodrigue, whom many She describes two young boys the area doing patrols, but none will recognize as a familiar face - approximately 14 or 15 years of them witnessed the at- in the Cave most evenings, was old - who came up behind her tempted robbery nor did they Bud Welch, whose daughter died in the KRISTIN POWELL the victim of this attack. It oc- and snatched her purse strap. find the suspects. Campus Oklahoma City Bombing, shared his view about curred as she was walking up Because the purse was tucked Safety and Hartford Police De- the death penalty with a crowded room. the Ferris Athletic Center walk- under her arm, the strap broke, partment continued to search, way, right next to Austin Arts but she was able to maintain her but, although a few people were grip on the bag. The two boys brought in as potential suspects, ran away immediately, empty Mary did not identify any of New 39 Million Dollar Grant handed. them as her attackers. Mary finished walking to The first attempted robbery Mather, stopping at the first of the week happened Tuesday Swells the Endowment Fund phone available, which is in the see SAFETY on page nine tensive collection of Russian Atlantic and the treacherous BY AMY BUCHNER books and artifacts, including a run to Murmansk, INSIDE THIS WEEK'S Editor-in-Chief photo album belonging to the After the war Fuller worked Romanovs, will be presented to to become a successful Wall On Homecoming Weekend the college. Street stockbroker. He was an Meet Campus Safety's Professor Georges meets employee of Wood, Walker and President Thomas announced Henry Melville Fuller was a new Associate Director our roving TrinSpotting Co. and remained with their that Trinity College had re- transfer student from Harvard Christopher Lyons, a former reporter - get the full scoop firm through their merger with ceived the single largest gift in who graduated from Trinity as HPD officer seep. 6 in Features seep, 11 an English major in the class of Legg Mason until his retire- the college's history. ment in 1993. According to the terms of the 1938. He went on to read Eco- Throughout his post-gradu- bequest, $39 million from the nomics at Cambridge Univer- Those 70's Shows - News page 6 sity. As a member of the Navy ate years, he remained an avid estate of Henry Melville Fuller straight from your television Opinion page 2 during the war, he volunteered life-long learner, accumulating Features, page 10 38 will be transferred into the knowledge in the fine arts and to Trinity's Garmany Hall, Arts page 13 endowment fund for the college for a dangerous duty com- manding a gun crew assigned in •Russian culture and history. catch the review this week in Announcements page 16 to help generate income for He became an important col- Arts see p. 14 Sports page 20 general college purposes. to a transport ship making voy- ages in convoys in the North see AL UMon page eight These funds as well as an ex- PAGE 2 OPINION THE TRINITY TRIPOD - OCTOBER 30,2001 Oozing Apathy Trinity Students Neglect World Affairs Ctipofr BY ANDREW ing Afghanistan every day. I do not know how the cam- AmyEBuchner'O2 Kristin B. Powell'03 DEMPSEY pus feels about the attacks. I Opinions Writer EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR have never heard anyone dis- cussing the attacks. It seems NEWSEDITOR OPINION EDITORS Nearly seven weeks ago odd that a group of people that Abigail Thomas'03 . Brian P. Nanos'03 Lissy Woodhams '03 their voices seemed to echo appeared to be quite vocal throughout the campus. Slo- about peace four weeks ago gans were chalked on build- now has nothing to say. .'•:;• ARTsEiMTOR FEATURES EDITOR ings, and a small rally was held, Or perhaps I was confused by KamKlenk'O2 , ;;•• ; ••'".•••• ;,•/; : ftmSe0ia"O4 in front of Mather. For those the people rallying for peace. couple of weeks following the One person could have chalked SPORTS EDITORS : ANNOUNCEMENT EDITOR attacks on the Pentagon and those peace slogans, and maybe Shane Early '03 PatrickMarinaro '03 .Marcie Yoseletisky '04 the World Trade Center, cries twenty or thirty people just got of peace were heard on cam- caught in the excitement of the • CARTOONIST . pus. small rally for peace. Maybe Christopher Silverman '03: Long before the first Ameri- the school hasn't lost its opin- It seems odd that a group of people that J - SENIOR EDITORS: 02,Naihw appeared to be quite vocal about peace four weeks ago now has nothing to say. COPY EDITORS: Davis ^Ibahm'02, Lindsay Dorrance 'Q4, Alison BXmt;'Q4j;Eamonn Brown '05, Jonathan Chesney'QS/Akx Gordon '05,J£.dna Quermsio 'OS,Bmy:^^^'05i]oMaiocha '05, can bombs fell in Afghanistan, ion on American forces in Af- people were shoving signs in ghanistan; maybe the school my face as I went to lunch. I never had one. was asked "What is war good With many other issues get- for?" as I made my way to En- ting attention around campus, glish class. Their message was it is interesting how Operation clear and they appeared to be Enduring Freedom has been passionate about their cause. forgotten. For those that are un- Their cause was peace, and to- aware, Operation Enduring day, the situation in Afghani- Freedom is the name that the Hell No, We Won't Go stan is anything but peaceful. Pentagon has assigned to the American bombs began to military build-up against the Many Trinity student leaders, politicians, and club members are up in arms fall on Taliban strongholds Taliban, Just yesterday, when due to an extremely last minute, mandatory symposium for leaders of student over three weeks ago. In that mentioning the subject of my organizations. Darrell Claiborne, Director of the Office of Student Activities time, blood has been shed and article to a couple of students, and Campus Centers, in conjunction with the SGA, is requiring that all student lives have been lost. Every day they were not even aware that reports emerge stating that ci- America has been consistently organization presidents, leaders, budget directors, and additional members at- vilians have been killed during bombing the Taliban for the tend a mandatory nine-hour seminar entitled, Trinity Leadership: That's Where American air strikes. Some of past three weeks. It's @! those j;ep.ortg.U3Vetl?cep.. issued, .WUeje-Haye. those people " "While several group organizer's realize the good' inteiftio'ttV'beMn'd'th'Vs "pro- by the Taliban, and no doubt gone that were calling for peace' gram and the need for better relations between the Office of Student Activities some of the num bers have been Their silence tells me that they and individual student clubs, many plan to test the consequences for not appear- inflated. But certainly civil- are content with the actions ing. ians have been, accidentally that have, been committed in killed, and buildings and Afghanistan. If that is the case, It is ludicrous for Claiborne and this symposium's organizers to expect some homes have been destroyed. which I am sure it is not, then I of the busiest and hardest working members of this campus to devote nine hours The situation in Afghani- endorse their silence and sup- of their precious and extremely limited time to sessions on money management, stan appears to be exactly what port their change of heart. organized meals, and instructions on how to market our leadership skills to en- people were rallying against Perhaps they have come to see hance our postgraduate lives. Could not these issues be addressed in individual several weeks ago. But since the that strong military aggression meetings scheduled at the busy leaders'conveniences? bombs began to fall, their and death are the only ways to What Claiborne and his organizers may have failed to realize is that nine voices seem to have been si- make an impact upon the hours is a significant chunk of time in the schedule of a student juggling both a lenced. Walking around cam- Taliban. For others that are un- full academic course load and extracurricular commitments. Their lack of sym- pus, one would not know that aware of what is happening in pathy with the student leader is expressed by the harsh consequences that will anything of any significance Afghanistan, I urge you to turn was happening in Afghani- on the news or to open a paper. result if a group does not attend. stan. There have been no ral- If a group fails to represent itself at the symposium, that group's budget will I do not claim to be some ex- . lies or discussions. In fact, there pert or pretend to know every- be frozen. This is a ridiculously serious consequence for a mandate that was really has been no reaction on thing that is going on between made at such short notice. The forms placed in student mailboxes are all dated campus whatsoever. If I did not the Taliban and America. But I October 23, giving students very little time to plan how to fit a nine-hour sympo- glance at the paper every now think it is important to be aware sium into their hectic schedules. ' and then, I would not even of America's attack and under- While the idea of fostering the relationships between OSACC, SGA, and know that America was bomb- stand why it is occurring. individual student groups is a good one, this symposium makes unreasonable demands on an already over-committed body of individuals. Asking students to PILLOW TALK commit an entire day to leadership seminars is, in essence, asking them to aban- don the organizations that propelled them into leadership roles in the first place. Pillow Talk hopes that everyone has a great Halloween. Are Claiborne and the proponents of this idea must realize that student leaders have you going wear a costume this year? Pillow Talk was think- priorities; it is imperative that the Office of Student Activities performs its duties ing of dressing up like the Top Ten List, (either that or the in recognizing the needs and priorities of the groups it is there to serve. donkey from Shrek) but Pillow Talk didn't have to time to actually get the costume. Oh well, there's always next year.

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OCTOBER 30,2001 - THE TRINITY TRIPOD OPINION PAGE 3 Death Penalty Solves Nothing It's Raining Cats miration for the family mem- BY HOPE ROTH ing about his daughter. He talks A Look at the Decision Making Process bers of murder victims. No mat- about how smart she was, how Opinions Writer ter what their views on capital determined she was, how ants. It is as if we are pouring punishment are, the simple fact happy she made him. From the BY SARAH MOORE arsenic into a lake that both we For those of you who weren't that they are able to get out of way that Bud describes her, I just Opinions Writer and our neighbors drink from, at the latest Human Rights Lec- bed every morning amazes me. know that Julie Marie Welch hoping it will all get washed ture, you missed out big time. Bud Welch is no exception. was a wonderful person. Now it is my turn to take the away before anyone notices. For those of you who were there, Bud tells a lot of stories, in- Bud Welch can hold the Tripod podium and speak my Sorry folks, it doesn't all just "go I hope that you would agree cluding many warm anecdotes memory of his murdered mind. You may or may not as- away." with me that it was a pro- about Julie. His stories are sweet, daughter in high regard. He can sume I arn just another com- Consider a new scenario. foundly moving experience. funny and often have a deeper travel the country and "brag on plaining student, dripping Cars are currently designed in The featured speaker, Bud meaning. her" (his words) to large audi- with sarcasm. However, you such a way that the exhaust is Welch, lost his daughter in the One of his most wonderful ences. Julie's life has been will have to at least read a little always released to the back, to Oklahoma City Bombing. Julie stories is about meeting Bill and praised and celebrated. further to learn what this head- be inhaled by everyone else but Marie Welch was a twenty- Jennifer McVeigh, Timothy On the other hand, Bill line is about! the person who produced it. three-year-old Spanish inter- McVeigh's father and sister. McVeigh doesn't get to be proud Trinity is strongly commit- How clean do you think they preter for the Social Security Hearing that story was a real of his son; he is not allowed to ted tosocial justice and human would be if the exhaust were in- Administration. Julie, along eye opener for me. brag about any of his son's ac- rights. The relatively new Hu- stead released into the interior with 167 others, was killed by Hearing Bud talk about his complishments. (The Okla- man Rights Minor is one of the of the car? If this were a con- Timothy McVeigh and associ- meeting with Bill and Jennifer homa City Bombing is, trophies upholding Trinity's straint, you can bet the manu- ates on April 19,1995. really restored my faith in hu- obviously, not one of them.) dedication to an interdiscipli- facturers would have designed Bud Welch is a powerful voice man nature. Steven Bright, an anti-death nary education. Yet, I am some- much cleaner cars by now. You against the death penalty. He Rather than resort to anger penalty lawyer, often says, what alarmed at how seldom I guffaw? "Impossible," you say, speaks from a place that most of and hatred towards the family "Don't you think that every hu- hear any discussions on how "If it were possible to design us hope we never have to come of the man who killed his man being is better than the these issues are connected with cleaner cars, they would have al- from, that of a parent who has daughter, Bud treated them worst thing that they have ever lost a child to murder. with kindness and compas- done?" This is the fundamental While I think "saving the whales" is probably But, because Bud Welch is sion. After listening to Bud's flaw in the death penalty; to be- a good idea,! think the more important issue able to speak from that position, speech, I now regard the entire lieve in the death penalty you he gives weight and credibility McVeigh family in a whole must also believe that there are is saving ourselves. to all of us who believe strongly new light. some people who are simply against the death penalty. Many of us plan on getting unredeemable. our environment. No, I do not ready been designed as such." For as long as I can remem- married, having children, rais- This is what proponents of hug trees. No, I have not This is the same thinking that ber, 1 have been staunchly anti- ing a family. 1 don't think that the death penalty want you to adopted a highway. And while led to the predictions of Ken capital punishment. 1 have a any of us plan to outlive our believe, they want you to think I think "saving the whales" is Olsen, founder of Digital Equip- million and one reasons for why kids. in absolutes. People convicted of probably a good idea, I think the ment, Inc., who said in 1977, murder are all bad people, their more important issue is saving "There is no reason anyone To believe in the death penalty you must also families are bad people, and all ourselves. The facts are clear: we would want a computer in their murder victims' family mem- are not only destroying our home." Going back a little far- believe that there are some people who are bers want the death penalty. planet for ourselves, but ruining ther to Lord Kelvin, president of simply unredeemable. People like Bud Welch and it for others across the globe and famous British scientific insti- Bill McVeigh prove those abso- into the future. tute the Royal Society in 1895, the death penalty is immoral, I can't imagine what it would lutes to be patently absurd. Here It is not hard to argue that the said, "Heavier-than-air ma- impractical, cruel, arbitrary, ca- be like to lose a child to murder. is a man whose daughter was world is incomprehensibly un- chines are impossible." Now pricious, brutal and so forth What 1 really can't imagine, murdered and he has be- equal. Many professors assert think about what one of the solvers, tt-9v ( however, is what it would be dkLkM million ahdtwbnot . "like, to lose your son and to who murdered her. Because not only can he say know that he killed 168 people. All of us in the abolition wealth is not the only factor solve a problem on the level on "the death penalty is not a de- As Bud so eloquently put it, "I movement owe Bud Welch a that influences the quality of which it was created." terrent" and "the death penalty don't think that Bill McVeigh debt of gratitude. He eloquently life. It all comes down to problem is racist." Bud Welch can say, ever tells people that he even and poignantly demonstrates As US. citizens we comprise solving, which is a large part of "my daughter was murdered had a son." the lofty goals of forgiveness, 5% of the world's population, what is taught and learned at and I am still opposed." Bud Welch begins nearly ev- restorative justice and friend- consume 30% of the world's re- college. So what does this have I have a lot of respect and ad- ery one of his speeches by talk- ship. sources, and produce 50% of its to do with cats? waste. In fact, two children To find a bad example of growing up in the United States problem solving, we will go co have the same environmental Borneo in the 1950s. An isolated impact of 70 to 200 children in community of villages had an various developing countries outbreak of malaria, which the around the world. Where is the World Health Organization justice in that? Why are we so solved by spraying. DDT (an surprised when people on the outlawed pesticide today) to kill other side of the world, whose the mosquitoes that carried the labor and lands we have abused disease. and exploited, suddenly show However, while the DDT aggression? killed the mosquitoes, it also While the right to the free- killed tiny wasps that ate 1 feel that here at Trinity we tend to throw money, time, and labor at a problem, before the problem itself has been fully understood.

dom of speech, the freedom of thatch-eating caterpillars. the press and a fair trial are all Soon, the roofs of housing be- important, I consider a few gan to collapse as the caterpil- other rights a little more press- lars proliferated. The colonial ing to billions of people around government took action and the world: the right to clean wa- distributed sheet metal replace- ter, nutritious food, safe housing, ment roofs, which kept inhab- decent employment and a itants awake at night under the healthy environment. thundering patter of tropical To put things in scale, about rains. In the meantime, the bugs 24,700 people die every day just poisoned with DDT were being to malnutrition and hunger - eaten by geckos, which were the equivalent of 69 jumbo jets, then consumed by cats. The each carrying 400 people, cats began to accumulate DDT crashing every day. just to put in their systems and die, leading things in perspective, it is not to an increase in rats. As the rats my intention to assert only multiplied, the community doom and gloom. then became threatened by the The reason we allow this to possibility of typhus and occur ha^ something to do with plague outbreaks. In then end, our delusions of detachment to combat the rat problem four- .from, the harm.we cause, to the. teen thousand live cats were . earth and our fellow inhabit- see CATS on page four "It'll make him go faster." PAGE 4 OPINION THE TRINITY TRIPOD - OCTOBER 30,2001 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Turnitin.Com Just Another Tool That the Faculty Can Use to Detect and Deter Plagiarism in Student Papers concept of turnitin.com goes against the ity or content, an instructor will become from classes to turnitin.com. On the rec- To the Editor: fundamental principles of the Honor suspicious and will begin to search for ommendation of the faculty Academic In a QP sent on October 10, Dean of Code that the College is trying to estab- possible sources. Given the prevalence Freedom Committee, the College has Faculty Miller Brown and Dean of Stu- lish." decided that faculty members will not dents Mary Thomas announced that the of internet sources, instructors fre- quently search websites using one or We hope that the above summary be allowed to do so unless they have College had subscribed to an internet shows that this is not the case: an honor good reason to suspect that large-scale based service, turnitin.com, for detecting more publicly available search engines, such as google.com. While the AAC is code is concerned with having students plagiarism has occurred. plagiarism in student papers. In a Tri- themselves enforce standards of aca- pod article on October 16, and in a letter interested in the method by which the Fourth, concerns have been raised instructor finds the original source, it is. demic integrity; turnitin.com is a tool that this service was made available to the editor by Timothy Herbst, SGA which can be used in this process. We President, on October 23, a number of ultimately concerned with establishing "without any student input or notifica- concerns about this service were raised. the degree of similarity between the We are writing to respond to these con- source and the paper in question, and We believe that this service may provide a useful tool cerns and to clarify some issues regard- with determining if the student did in- for detecting plagiarism, and as such will further serve ing the detection and adjudication of deed use it improperly. to promote academic integrity at Trinity College. plagiarism cases at Trinity. In sum, it should be clear that the To understand the role that availability of turnitin.com to faculty turnitin.com will play, we want to first will not have any effect on the overall would also note that a number of schools tion." We would find this concern to be describe the current system, and pos- policies or procedures currently in use. with well established honor codes—such warranted if any substantial changes sible changes that an honor code might Rather, it will provide one more tool that as West Point, Cal Tech and had been made in College policy or pro- make to it. Currently, individual in- an instructor can use if he or she sus- Swarthmore—currently subscribe to cedure relating to academic dishonesty. structors have the primary responsibil- pects that plagiarism has occurred. turnitin.com. However, again in light of the above ity for determining whether plagiarism Turnitin.com may or may not produce Second, concerns were raised about summary, we do not believe that this is has occurred.. If they believe that it has, evidence that it has; if the case is for- the academic freedom of students. The the case. they are free to act on it unilaterally, to warded to the AAC, this evidence will be College shares these concerns and has This is a particular service that the the extent of imposing a grade penalty, examined as any other evidence pro- taken steps to protect students. administration has chosen to make either on the assignment or for the vided by the instructor. In particular, a First, while papers submitted to available to the faculty; instructors are course as a whole. While this may be the positive report from turnitin.com will turnitin.com are added to its database, not required to use it, and may only use end of it, instructors are strongly urged not, in and of itself, result in an auto- the company guarantees that these pa- it subject to the rules the College estab- pers will be used for no other purpose lishes. In sunij it should be clear that the availability of than detecting plagiarism, and that it has In this regard, it is no different than taken steps to insure that its database is the administration deciding to make tumitin.com to faculty will not have any effect on the protected from infiltration. available the Blackboard system to fac- overall policies or procedures currently in use. Further, the College has required as ulty and students. part of its contract that all papers sub- Both students and the vast majority to bring all suspected cases of plagiarism rnatic conviction. Even if damning, the mitted remain under its control, and if of faculty were notified at the same to the faculty Academic Affairs Commit- evidence will be weighed by the hearing the College terminates its contract they time, by the same QP. Over the summer tee (AAC). This committee will appoint panel and they will determine guilt or will be removed from the database. members of the Academic Affairs and a hearing panel composed of faculty, innocence. The College will request that faculty Academic Freedom Committees were administrators.andstudents, which will There is no reason to believe that an members intending to use the service in- consulted about the advisability of ac- examine the evidence, determine guilt or honor code will result in substantive form their classes at the beginning of the quiring this service, but it was not their semester. innocence, and, if necessary, impose a changes to the procedures outlined decision to do so. Finally, faculty using the service will penalty on a guilty student. above. Instructors will still be respon- We believe that this service may pyo- AAC are detailed in the Student Hand- pected cases of plagiarism, and identifying information from the papers, rism. and as such will further serve to book.) providing evidence to support their sus- and identify them only by a number or promote academic integrity at Trinity " At such a hearing an instructor must picions. codeword. College. present evidence showing that a student The only thing tha t will change is the The faculty Academic Freedom Com-, has committed plagiarism. This usually makeup of the body which hears cases, mittee has met and discussed the impli- Sincerely; -V consists, of the actual source that was replacing the current committee with cations of this service, and they have plagiarized: another student's paper, a one controlled by students. concluded that with these restrictions David Cruz-Urfbe,SFO book or magazine article, or a website. Finally, we want to respond to some the rights of students have been ad- Assistant Professor of Mathematics Occasionally, an instructor will imme- of the specific concerns raised in the Tri- equately protected. Chairman, Academic Affairs Committee diately recognize the source. More often, pod article and in the letter from Mr. Third, there was a concern that in- Mary Thomas because of discrepancies in style, qual- Herbst. First, it was asserted that "the structors would submit all the papers Dean of Students How the Heck Do You Get a Cat into a Jumpsuit? Our Decision Making Processes Tend to Waste Both Energy and Resources, but This is Not Incurable

continued from page three fessionals, biologists, chemists, engineers of info that we encounter. We uncon- per towel itself. parachuted into Borneo by the British and anthropologists working on the sciously begin screening out as much as Consider the task and then ask your- Royal Air Force. problem in Borneo, they might not have possible, losing the important info as self how you can perform that task most My question is, how did they get those had to start throwing cats out of air- well as the extraneous cats into those little jumpsuits? planes. • '• . info. In my opinion, this Actually, the point is, if you don't fully As a matter of fact, I have my own de- is both an inefficient and understand the interactions of the ways sign problem that I am working on. Al- ineffective form of com- things work, you can create havoc by ran- though we are not being assaulted by munication. If we took a domly trying out different solutions. I falling cats, many of us feel bombarded closer look at the issue, I feel that here at Trinity we tend to throw by the amount of information we receive think a-better solution money, time, labor and other resources everyday. This information comes to us could be found for get- at a problem before the problem itself in the form of letters, brochures, mailbox ting the right informa- has been fully understood. flyers, voicemails, and, let us not forget, tion to the right people, Fortunately, two resources in abun- the endless flow of life-draining QPs. so that our days are not dance here at Trinity are understanding In the process, we waste paper, man- spent deleting QPs and and knowledge. Imagine what kinds of power, and our own time. In this "Infor- trying to remember what that one note from the registrar said about // you had a group of health professionals, biologists, pre-registration. chemists, engineers and anthropologists working on the Rejuvenating" and problem in Borneo, they might not have had to start valuing the environ- ment, increasing justice throwing cats out of airplanes. and quality, providing the basic human rights problems could be solved if you got a rnation Age," we try to take in and filter to food, water and shelter group of people with different perspec- out all this data, but only a superhuman to all the members of this tives and knowledge working together is capable of absorbing such volumes of global village - it all towards a solution. info. . comes down to redefining the way we effectively, using the least amount of re- In the engineering world.this is called Where does the problem begin? It be- think and asking the right questions: sources. I believe there is always a better a design team. The famous inventor - -I recently saw a signinabathroom on " gins with the assumption that everyone • 1 way to do things. : , Thomas Edison, who said that "genius is needs to know'everything.'Just-Wthe the paper towel dispenser that said, "Save Never compromise or settle for what one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine the environment - use only what you ! country bumpkin eventually becomes may seem like the only way.. Upon fur- per cent perspiration," probably worked numb t6! the sounds of the city, we have •need." Sowhatdowe'need? We need the ther inspection you will find the beauty alone. If you had a group of health pro- become numb and passive to the surges service of drying our hands, not the pa- of a better solution. OCTOBER 30,2001 - THE TRINITY TRIPOD OPINION PAGES to know I Learned from TV Nate Explains Just How Much Can Be Learned from Shows HkeThe Real World, and The Simpsons entertainment," Neil Postman NATE BAKER ing skills. writes in his book Amusing Opinions Writer But there are examples of Ourselves To Death. television being used success- Television, in an attempt to fully as a form of education, or "Television rots your brain." keep the viewer interested, sac- at least intellectual provocation Supposedly, this statement is a rifices content for visual ecstasy and discourse. A good example scientific fact. I have personally in the form of "dynamic of this is MTV's reality-based never seen any actual evidence images...supported by music." show The Real World. On The (in terms of a New York Times This attack has fallen specifi- Real World real-life issues such article quoting actual research, cally upon documentaries. Per- as racial and sexual tension are for example) concerning this, sonally 1 feel I learned more constantly portrayed and dis- but I've heard it enough times to from Ken Burns on the Civil cussed throughout the course of believe it therefore must be true. War (or at least retained as the show. After all, if college has taught much, and was more fasci- While these are not the facts me one thing, it's that if enough nated) than in all of my history that we learn in school, they still people who are older than you classes combined. But the criti- present varying views of im- say it's a fact enough times, then cism goes that documentaries portant problems in modern it must be a fact. take the focus away from books society, stimulating outside Critics of the magic box even and therefore away from pro- consideration. condemn the use of television in gressive, logical thought. For example, MTV may film the classroom. The argument What Postman and his criti- a white boy from Cleveland in- against television as an educa- cal kin ignore, however, is the teracting with his quasi-mili- tional medium goes along the fact that there are several types tant African-American lines that it does not present in- of education. In arguments roommate. Conflict ensues. While this conflict does serve as If college has taught me one thing, it's that if entertainment for the sadistic enough people who are older than me say American viewing community, upon the medical concepts of ment with clever, thought-pro- it also presents two differing the show. voking social commentary. it's a fact, then it must be a fact. views on the same subject; in I could also mention Law & When watching the Simpsons it this case race relations. Order: Special Victims Unit, truly is "funny because it's true." formation in a flowing, in- against television, the discus- Another example might be which, while not exactly chal- I'm by no means saying that depth form. sion involves classroom educa- E.R. I must confess that my lenging me to my mental limit, television is the tutorial wave of "Arguments, hypotheses, tion, the teaching of facts: how main motive for watching E.R. still forces me, the viewer, to use the future. And I realize the ex- discussions...or any of the tra- does a light-switch work; why is the dramatic quality of the my brain to follow the clues and amples I have given are a) ditional instruments of rea- is the grass green; let's learn show. However, I additionally solve the mystery. Or I could watched primarily for enter- soned discourse turn television about the whales, etc. find it useful to accumulate mention Frasier, the "sophisti- tainment value and b) not ex- into radio or, worse, third-rate It is true that much content is knowledge about the medical cated sitcom." actly chock full of educational printed matter. Thus, television lost when using television as a arts (for example, E.R. has given The creme de la creme of ex- material. teaching always takes the form means of education in this fash- a reinforced appreciation for the amples, however, is The But it's there. And the televi- of story-telling...[andl the name ion. Learning facts requires the word "stat"). Having a pre-med Simpsons (you may genuflect sion of today, from an educa- we may properly give to an edu- comparative knowledge of roommate helps enhance this now, if you so wish). With The tional (and hairstyle) standpoint cation without prerequisites, other facts, thus demanding experience, since she can elabo- Simpsons, Matt Groening is a huge jump from, say, prerequisite data and cumulat- rate, explain, and expound Good Cause, Bad Execution War Does Not Heal Retaliation Does Not Mend the Wounds of a Red Cross building have initiate guerilla tactics, in other "'- BY BEN MINTZ us? thrown doubt on the intelli- words hit and run, if facing an BY BRIAN NANOS Opinions Writer invading army with superior Of course, revenge is not our gence of continued missile at- Opinions Editor tacks. Aside from events numbers and firepower. While only reason for the military ac- tion in Afghanistan, but it is, in "Let not the person equipped acknowledged, and apologized our army has learned much and many ways, portrayed as the for war boast as equally as the for, by the U.S., Afghani televi- greatly improved since the 60s Like everyone else, I have leading motivation. There is no person who has laid down his sion stations claim that U.S. and 70s, we can all recall how heard the sentiment that any- denying that the Taliban are as arms." missiles have hit even more ci- well our forces did in a guerilla one who thinks America's mili- vilian targets. war in Vietnam. tary action in Afghanistan is bad as everyone says they are, In the new war on terrorism, but most Americans did not re- Representatives of the mili- However, since it will be wrong should, "tell it to those the United States has certainly ally seem to care before last Sep- tary say that those reports are nearly impossible to draw the who lost loved ones in the at- laid down its arms, but sadly tember. "Operation Enduring propaganda, however, and say Taliban military into the open, tack." I agree. I actually think has little to boast of. From the Freedom" might very well be a that Taliban authorities killed guerilla war seems almost in- someone should. I think some- onset, military planners knew necessary step in ensuring the civilians and put them in the evitable. Resulting casualties of one should force into the Ameri- that defeating the Taliban safety of our country but it is wreckage of buildings de- such conflict, both for Ameri- can brain that bombing would be no simple task. From not as if before September we stroyed by the U.S. and claimed can soldiers, and innocent Af- Afghanistan will not make it all Genghis Kahn to the Soviet did not know that these terror- that the building had been a ghans, would be better; this military action will Union, Afghanistan has been not make us miss those we lost ists were out there. When you able to turn back the onslaught hospital or a civilian residence. extraordinarily high. of seemingly overwhelming en- Despite these occurrences, Though alternative solutions emies. the Northern Alliance has might be sought, the inevitabil- Bombing Afghanistan isn't going to make it So far the United States has urged the United States to actu- ity of a ground war in Afghani- all better. This military action isn't going to not made the impression that it ally step up bombing attacks. stan is hard to deny. will be different. Though initial Even with continued bombing, The Afghanistan military make us miss those we lost any less. reports were enthusiastic, it has it is becoming more evident history is an impressive one. become increasingly clear that that ground troops are a neces- They have managed to turn any less. get down to it, these military strategic bombing of Taliban sity. back every hostile force that has I have often asked myself operations are America's way of government and military sites Senator John McCain re- threatened them. However, they why the families of murder vic- pounding our chest and saying have never encountered us. The is not effectively destroying cently stated that it will be nec- tims would want to witness the to the terrorists, "Don't mess United States is the most pow- their capabilities. essary to send ground troops execution of the murderer. Do with me, because I have bigger erful country in the history of Just this past Saturday, into Afghanistan. Unfortu- they think that watching an- bombs than you do." the world. Our army is the most other death will, in any way, Mujaheedeen leader Abdul nately, a ground war in Af- In the end, we will see the technologically advanced force make them feel better about the Haq, one of the people slotted ghanistan will be a long and amount of human beings who on the planet. loved one that they lost? To me, for leadership in the post costly campaign. Afghanistan are now dead, and yes, a good it seems that America's military Taliban government, was ex- is a mountainous country, and Aside from that, we have the number of them will be wear- support of nearly every other action in Afghanistan is the ing the uniform of the "bad ecuted by the Taliban authori- no one knows those mountains super power and military force same thing, just on a grander guys," but that will not make ties. Haq, who had been visiting better than the terrorists and in the world. The odds against scale. them any less human or any villages throughout Afghani- Taliban military. The Afghani deputy minister Afghanistan have been formi- We Americans can claim to less dead. stan speaking against the dable before, now they are dev- Taliban, was captured through of defense, while being inter- admire and idolize the great When we see how much astating. All that remains is for pacifist heroes such as Martin interception of communica- viewed by an American televi- death our military actions have America and our allies to find Luther King Jr., Ghandi, or even tion, something that the U.S. sion station, explained how in caused, are we actually going to the best solution to the problem; (for Christians) Jesus, but how try to justify it all by saying, "He and British air strikes were sup- order to protect against just the path that will result in the meaningful is this talk if we started it"? That line did not posed to nullify. such an invasion, the Taliban scattered thousands of hideouts least amount of casualties in the immediately jump to extreme work for me back in fourth Furthermore, a handful of •in the mountains. This implies • ranks of our soldiers and inno- retaliation against the first grade, and it is notgoing to work accidents involving the deaths that the Taliban military would cent Afghani citizens. country to inflict conflict upon now. of citizens and the demolition PAGE 6 NEWS THE TRINITY TRIPOD - OCTOBER 30,2001

continued from page one channeling this fascination into and ran inside to her room. Julie most basic level how can we ex- a desire to learn Spanish. When had slept with this bear her en- ercise something as irreversible she confronted her father with tire life and now for some rea- as the death penalty?" the idea he told her that it would son unknown to Welch she was Until this point, the primary probably be too expensive, but hiding it. speaker Bud Welch was seated she had found a scholarship When he asked her about it § Like my Cookies Weil Bosie, unassumingly in the audience. competition and had already she said, "Dad 1 don't want ev- Now as he stood up and headed won it. eryone to know I still sleep with Don't Yoy? for the podium, the capacity Julie spent an entire year liv- a teddy bear." crowd of the Wean Terrace ing in a small Spanish town Later he would find out that A fire alarm went off in Clemens dormitory on October Room B settled down and gave near the Portuguese border. Ap- about ,95 percent of the girls at 28 around 11:59 PM. Campus Safety and Hartford Fire De- him a brief applause as he intro- parently the family with whom Marquette also had a special partment responded. They discovered that a detector on duced himself. With a notice- she was staying also had nu- bear and he imagined that the second floor was triggered, because of burning food. able southern drawl he first merous relatives in Portugal about 75 percent of the boys had acknowledged the high school and they frequently visited. one too. group from Arlington, Massa- The result was that upon re- When Julie was laid to rest One $1,000 ' chusetts in attendance and then turning Julie had learned to , her father placed the bear inside thanked everyone for coming. speak fluent Portuguese as well her casket where it remains to- There was another fire alarm at 12:07 AM on October He started by talking briefly as Spanish. day. 28 in the Smith/Jackson dormitory complex. Both Cam- about himself. Welch is the Her passion for language After his daughter was taken pus Safety and Hartford Fire Department responded. This third of eight children in a de- only grew stronger and by her away from him, he remembers alarm was the result of a pulled shunt. vout Roman Catholic family. senior year she had won an- the incredible rage he felt. He He never went to college and other language scholarship that said he could have killed Timo- has lived his entire life in the would pay for a large percentage thy McVeigh with his own Two $1,000 town where he was born - the of her tuition at Marquette Uni- hands. As far as Mr. Welch felt, town where he was raising his versity. a trial was a waste of time and Barely twenty minutes after responding to Jackson/ daughter Julie. With his next story his McVeigh should be sent to his Smith, Campus Safety and the Hartford Fire Department Before he gave his views on daughter became someone death immediately. Everyday found themselves called by another fire alarm in Clemens. the death penalty, he explained with easily identifiable human Bud would go to the site of the The building was evacuated. A shunt was pulled at the that he wanted to "brag on" his characteristics, someone whom tragedy and every night he north end of the first floor hallway. daughter who had made him so the audience could recognize. would make himself a drink proud and was taken so quickly. He told his audience about their and some nights he would As a young girl Julie met a drive from Oklahoma to drink enough so that he could Mexican girl who had come to Marquette. sleep. Ghosties and Qhoulies and... Oklahoma with an exchange Before getting in the truck This went on until about Fire Alarms! program to learn English. The Julie put her teddy bear inside, January after the bombing, two became friends, and Julie but when they got to Milwau- when he recognized that he was There were many other fire alarmson campus this week- became fascinated with the kee and started unpackingjulie stuck in the moment and end, although none actually involved a fire. Only one last world outside of Oklahoma, quickly hid the bear in a towel see WELCH on page six one is significant enough to make it into On the Beat, how- ever. About 1:11 PM the fire alarm in Doonesbury was set off. Investigation revealed that a smoke machine-brought in for Halloween on Vernon Street - had triggered the New Associate Director of alarm. The machine was set off, and trick-or-treating re- sumed. Campus Safety EteginsJob. pus Safety Director Charlie it sarer7 states Lyons BY EAMONN BROWN Morns-a former boss of Lyons 1 n Sore Losers News Writer Nonetheless, he admits that the Hartford Police Department he has made a big transition A Campus Safety officer discovered that the nets on the - employee scheduling and re- and he is still learning many of soccer field had been vandalized. The destruction was first October 2,2001 was the first porting, and working with the the procedures and rules,of noted about 9:23 AM on October 27. The nets on both fields day of work for Trinity's new . Student Government Associa- Trinity. had been set for a game. They were cut with a knife or Associate Director of Campus tion. Internally, Lyons wants to When asked if he had any scissors. Safety, Christopher Lyons. improve report writing and specific safety concerns regard- Lyons, is a graduate of Saint communication. Externally, he ing Trinity, Lyons expresses his Anselms College in New Hamp- expresses his knowledge of and hope that students use common shire. After twenty years in law connection with Trinity as a re- sense and don't venture into ar- When It's So Dark You Can't enforcement, Lyon retired from sult of years of work in Hartford. eas that they should not. Even See the Ball... the Hartford Police Department "I have always liked Trinity , "I don't believe that students last month to take the position and its campus. 1 want to be- should be concerned for their On October 23 a student in High Rise called in a noise at Trinity. come part of campus life and safety here," comments Lyons, complaint to Campus Safety around 2:07 AM. There was Lyons was a Hartford Police use my experience to help make "but they need to be aware." a group of students on the mini-quad outside playing a Officer fromjanuary 1981 to game of football. An officer asked the students to either September 2001, during which break up their game or take it elsewhere. The students time he served initially as a pa- complied. . : . trol officer and eventually worked his way up to the ranks of Sergeant and Commander of Freshmen Invade High Rise both the Gang Task Force and the Intelligence unit. As a result High Rise dormitory had a tough weekend. On an in- of his work on specific task spection of the dorm at about 2:45 AM on October 28, an forces, Lyons spent most of his officer discovered multiple signs of vandalism. In the main time in the Frog Hollow Neigh- entrance hall there were pizza slices and pizza crumbs in borhood. front of the elevators. There was also a smashed pumpkin "I know the area. I know the in the laundry room. Proceeding up the first floor stairs, people, and they know me," says the officer discovered two bedframes blocking both the Lyons regarding the sometimes- landing and easy passage through the hallway. The frames precarious community sur- weren't too lonely though, because there three mattresses rounding Trinity. on the stairwell between the fourth and fifth floors. There Lyons states that he left police were also fourteen empty beer cans scattered through the work because he felt it was time second floor hallway. for a change in several respects. "[Police work] is a young man's job, and most of my buddies on the force have retired already," Upperclassmen Invade reflects the 43 year-old Lyons. "I North left happy, with no enemies. It was a natural progression." High Rise didn't have all the fun. Just moments later - Most important to Lyons, how- around 2:46 AM - an officer reported that the second floor ever, is the fact that his last job hallway in North was littered with paper. The paper ap- had long hours that frequently peared to have come from bulletin boards in the hallway. kept him away from his family. All the write-wipe boards and bulletin boards on indi- "This is better for my kids, I am vidual residence doors had been pulled off as well. home a lot more now and there is less risk involved." RISHIPOPAT Chris Lyons joins the Trinity community as the new As Associate Director of Associate Director of Campus Safety. Before Campus Safety, Lyons' responsi- coming to Trinity, Lyons spent ten and a half years bilities include assisting Cam- with the Hartford Police Department. OCTOBER 30,2001 - THE TRINITY TRIPOD NEWS PAGE 7 Welch Draws on Personal Story and Politics to Convey His Opinions About Capital Punishment continued from page five children the more they need you." penalty is an effective deterrent, yet the He asked, "Timothy McVeigh repeat- needed to move on somehow. Welch said Bill McVeigh has to live with the fact states with the highest number of execu- edly stated that he wanted to die, so what he felt he needed three things: Dtrials, that he could do nothing to save his son tions, - Texas, Florida, Mississippi, and is the point of keeping him alive?" 2)convictions, and 3)executions. When and it's probable that there are many Louisiana - all have higher criminal rates Welch responded "I am very confused he came to his third need he recognized people he doesn't tell he even has a son. on average than the majority of other about this. In Michigan the United States that it was rage and vengeance that The day of Timothy McVeigh's execu- states. Texas executes about one person is incarcerating a man (Dr. Jack wanted an execution, and it was this rage tion Welch chose not to witness the le- every two weeks. Last year two of those Kevorkian) who is assisting the suicide and vengeance that had killed 168 thal injection. Instead he remembers people were mentally retarded. This is a of terminally ill patients. Yet here the people on April 19,1995. watching the sunset and, after the sun far cry from a country like Sweden government is assisting the death of It was after looking into what he disappeared, he felt he had just witnessed where the maximum sentence for any someone who wants to die." needed that he was able to piece together nothing more than a large staged politi- crime is 15 years in jail, yet the crime rate Unsatisfied the man asked a question the difficult days after his daughter's cal event. During McVeigh's trial, pros- is still relatively low. that many others were probably wonder- death. He remembered watching TV ecution lawyers called him continuously Welch wrapped up with a very pow- ing as well; "If our government was to and seeing Bill McVeigh, Tim McVeigh's asking him to be quiet. For them his erful story abou t the former Governor of eventually find and capture Osama bin father, being hounded by the press. words were damaging to their case. The New York, Mario Cuomo. At one point Laden, would you want him to be ex- McVeigh was working on his garden and night of the execution, Welch appeared during Cuomo's term his daughter was ecuted?" at one point looked directly into the on Larry King Live. By then he had be- savagely attacked and robbed. Welch replied, "If bin Laden is killed camera. With this one look Mr. Welch come somewhat of a celebrity for his When asked what he would do if he in combat so be it, but if we can get him saw the grief in his expression and rec- views on the death penalty despite his caught the person responsible Cuomo and bring him to justice and put him in ognized his pain. McVeigh was no longer personal involvement. said,"I would probably kill him with my jail for the rest of his life, he is no longer the father of a monster but a father with When asked how he felt about the ex- own two hands." a threat. Killing him only makes him a a boy who was in trouble and there was ecution, he responded, "This day did ab- Cuomo was notoriously against the martyr." nothing he could do about it. solutely nothing for society, justice, or death penalty and he was asked if this In the past year the public approval Later on, with the encouragement of deterrence." event changed his mind about capital rating of the death penalty has dropped a nun, Welch went to visit the McVeigh With his story completed, Welch then punishment. from 79% to 62%, so the efforts of men home in New York. Welch remembers launched into his own views about the "Absolutely not," he replied. "I like Welch seem to be making a differ- Bill McVeigh as working in his garden - death penalty. In his opinion "we only wouldn't want our society to be run on ence on this controversial issue. Today just as he was on the news clip - when kill the easy ones." It is undeniable that the basis of my lowest instincts." Welch is a member of the Murder Vic- their car pulled in the driveway. After of the 121 this past year to receive the The lecture then concluded to lengthy tims Families for Reconciliation located talking to him for a while, Welch con- death penalty, not one of them had the applause and Welch asked if there were in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was cluded he was a shy, decent man. Inside money for a defense attorney. Welch any questions. The man sitting in the named Abolitionist of the Year in 1999 the home there were pictures of the fam- brought up the Simpson and the DuPont front row again raised his hand and by the National Coalition to Abolish the ily and more importantly one large case and in his opinion these men would asked a very difficult question. Death Penalty. framed picture of Tim. McVeigh and his have been locked up and possibly ex- daughter Jennifer started to cry and at ecuted had they not been millionaires. that moment the group discovered com- This problem of capital punishment is mon ground. Despite how the media had also complemented by some statistics SGA Questions Chartwells painted his son, here was a man who was revealing a racial bias. Since 1998 only proud of and still loved his little boy. seven whites have been executed. If a Director About Contracts With this visit Welch felt the weight white person is murdered the killer is continued from page one There have been several horror stories of the tragedy fall off his shoulders and four times more likely to receive the easily, stating,, "We will get you your circulating around campus about the had found a greater victim than himself. death penalty than if Vie were to kill a ! ^Whks exceeded its •~He*©l.>d toattdfettefe^HWarily stu- black person. • ' - "• * ' *•"*>" iOAJX," ^ __„. .™ dents - that one day, "You will love your President Bush feels that the death The rTouTS of the Bistro was another concern raised; it would be easier for SGA President Tim Herbst '02 re- students living on the North side of peated an unconfirmed story that one worker threw out a batch of ranch i w campus if the Bistro opened earlier both 0 K^ai ^av-w»ssia. w2ffiy "™™wwm rrariTfflff wm. Mmm mm »mm ••niiin •nwiHiiiiiiiiiuiMiiiiiMBiiiMi for breakfast and for dinner on Sundays. dressing and was told by a manager to Networking Reception As of now, the Bistro opens at 9:30 AM take the dressing out of the garbage and for breakfast and at 8:00 PM on Sundays refrigerate it for another use. for dinner. The Sunday evening hours Taraskewich listened to this alleged were designed so that the Bistro would story with an incredulous look and then Engineering Alumni/Student be open for dinner for students return- said that he had heard nothing of the ing to campus from a weekend away. sort, but if a worker came to him with However SGA made it clear that Trinity this story there would be severe disci- Networking Dinner is not a "suitcase school." plinary actions taken, even if the story Taraskewich quickly responded, "We came to him some time after the fact. Come meet engineering have learned that." Taraskewich also clarified the point that There were many problems brought all grill sandwiches can be made to or- alums and learn more about up addressing Mather Dining Hall. One der, despite the fact that some workers complaint was that the portions seemed have said that it is a new policy to not their career paths and their to have shrunk in comparison to last cook new sandwiches. year. Taraskewich explained this by say- In regard to keeping with tradition, current positions. ing that Chartwells wants to portion ev- theme nights will continue to be imple- erything out for production means. He mented for holidays. On Tuesday, Octo- did agree that there was a need to work ber 30 Halloween Night will take place on a standard portion, and that this at Mather Dining Hall between 5:00 and topic would be addressed in future 7:30 complete with costumed workers meetings. There was also the ever- accompanied by their invited children. Sunday, Nov. 4$ present concern about the freshness of There will also be special contests for 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM food. see UNION on page eight Career Services Office Don't miss this opportunity!

Please RSVP to Ellen Gagnon at: [email protected] or ext. 2082 REPLY NOW! C R •RlSHIToTAI B S Students took turns addressing the crowd on Tuesday afternoon. The rally supported the Chartwells workers and the union negotiations. THE TRINITY TRIPOD - OCTOBER 30,2001 PAGE 8 NEWS SGA Takes an Opportunity to Ask Questions About Service, Union Contracts and Chartwells continued from page six Chartwells is working with a costumes of the workers. Mid- schedule that was created two night Breakfast during exam years ago, when more students week - the popular "Eggs-am were on the meal plan. There Break" - will also occur, with has been a large reduction in administrators cooking for the number of students on the hard working students. meal plan, resulting in a need A new tradition to com- for fewer hours. Chartwells mence will be that every night does expect an increase in the during final exam week there amount of students on the will be snacks and drinks meal plan for next year, because available in Mather after din- juniors will also be required to ner. be on the plan. Finally, the opportunity for As their first concern, the students to submit recipes and SGA focused on who exactly have them cooked at Mather for was going to be affected by the the student body was sug- reduction in hours. gested and will be taken under Taraskewich explained that the consideration. This was a prac- people who are going to be tice instituted by Marriott most affected are the people within the last two years, end- who were most recently hired. ing with a student vote for the "We don't want to lose these best recipe. Students also people so we want to keep them brought up the need for greater on an on-call basis," vegetarian options, which Taraskewich said. Taraskewich said he would Two of the on-call positions take under consideration. will remain benefit level posi- The final notes for the first tions. The union is based on se- Ed Taraskewich addressed the Student Government Association part of the Chartwells meeting niority, and that is how the Monday night. was that the Beef Boards would reductions will affect the work- be kept running and re- ers on a "bumping process," sponded to on a regular basis. through which the senior Also it was suggested that workers have the choice to take Chartwells make their pres- the reductions themselves or Trinity Alum Henry M. Fuller ence known a bit more around have it trickle through the se- campus. It is clear from this niority list. question and answer session An example given is that Leaves Significant Donation that they do a great deal that is there are three people available unknown to the student body. for two jobs, one forty-hour job continued from page one million. Trinity's peers, col- gift of enduring value." The The second part of the and one thirty-hour job. The lector of Hudson River School leagues like Williams and new funds "will send a power- Charvwells meeting was de- most senior person gets the paintings and served as a Amherst have endowments ful signal of financial vigor and ted to h &i V forty-h.cm»'iManchester, New an endowment twice the size of most importantly, it will offer Taraskewich explained, there person gets bumped to the on- Hampshire. Trinity's. This gift will allow a very positive enticement to was a great deal of concern call position. Taraskewich ex- He was not only a patron of Trinity to narrow the gap be- strong candidates who are con- about the scheduling that was plained that being bumped the arts, but he was also a pa- tween itself and its competitors. sidering becoming the next originally proposed in August. down does not affect promo- tron ofhis alma mater. He The increased endowment is president of Trinity." "It is important to work in a tions or any gain in hours. served on the executive com- one of the many ways in which President Thomas sees • partnership with the union," Although promotions and mittee of the Alumni Associa- Trinity can secure its future. Fuller's life and devotion to phi- Taraskewich said. ..'• :.; ,- ./ hour gains are awarded accord- tion for thirty years and This is. a sentiment Fuller lanthropy as a product of his : the original schedules were ing to seniority, opportunities supported the Library Associ- would have appreciated; he told education. written and presented to a are constantly opening up and ates, the Alumni Fund, and the his class at their fiftieth re- He commented that "the real small representative of the if people are content, in their Friends of Art. •'•'•• union, "I usually look ahead, story here is the story of how a workers in August. The work- positions, than there are con- He also established the Fuller rather than reflecting on the liberal arts education at a place ers told Chartwells that there stant opportunities to move up, Endowment in Fine Arts, an past." like Trinity transforms lives in seemed to be some sort of mis- Overtimeis also awarded by se- such dramatic ways." take; as the last line in their niority, but Chartwells keeps Fuller was transformed by contract explained that there an overtime log to make sure "I usually look ahead, rather than reflecting his Trinity education and in are two levels of benefits that that overtime is not being given on the past" - Henry Fuller '38 turn will help to transform the had to be retained and that the to the same three people, that value of an education at Trin- schedules proposed by it is evenly distributed. ity. Part of his bequest will be Chartwells violated this part of Workers who are employed annual lecture in Art History. His bequest is a gesture that used to satisfy his $1 million the contract. for twenty-five or more hours a For these credits and for his exemplifies this idea. Mary pledge to support the Trinity "It was an honest mistake week have an eighty-five/fif- constant devotion to Trinity, he O'Connor, Executive Director of College Library and Informa- and we quickly owned up to it," teen percent split with was awarded the College Communications, explains that tion Technology Center expan- Taraskewich said. Chartwells, meaning tha Alumni Medal and the the bequest "is an investment in sion and enhancement project. After realizing their error, Chartwells pays eighty-five President's Leadership Medal, our future, one that gives us the Thomas S. Johnson, the Chartwells corrected it by de- percent of the insurance and one of Trinity's highest honors. ability to maintain our excel- Chairman of Trinity's Board of ciding to use the schedules the employee is responsible fo: He died in August of 2001, leav- lence as a leading residential Trustees, stated, "a ringing en- from the 2000-2001 school the remaining fifteen percent. ing this generous gift and a liberal arts college; to attract dorsement of the College's com- year forth e present, but agreed People who work twenty ..to legacy of commitment to edu- and support the most qualified mitment to academic with the union that changes twenty-five hours a week have cation to Trinity. students; to attract and main- excellence, this remarkable gift could be made as time passed. a fifty/fifty split with Fuller's gift to Trinity is sig- tain the most talented faculty, is impressive evidence of the As Taraskewich explained Chartwells and employees wb nificant on many levels. In and to respond to curricular depth of Henry Fuller's love for the process, while three com- work less than twenty hours purely financial terms, it marks, changes required by the dy- his alma mater." panies, including Chartwells, are considered part-time em the largest single bequest in namics of the world in which Trinity can look forward to were bidding on the Trinity ployees and have no benefits. Trinity's 178-year history. It is College contract, the original However, if a part-time em- also one of the largest bequests reduction in hours was going to ployee chooses to, he or she car left to an American educa- "It is a gift of enduring value, as Henry felt be a total of four hundred. Out purchase health benefits at thi tional institution in recent his education at Trinity was a gift of enduring of the three companies, same rate that Chartwells pay years. This gift represents Chartwells was planning to re- to the insurance company, so twelve percent of the college's value," - Acting President Ron Thomas duce the least amount of hours. theoretically every worker can endowment. After Chartwells retained have health benefits. This is notable as the past the contract, the first proposal we live." an even brighter future thanks As of now, approximately fif- year has been the worst on Acting President Ron Tho- to Fuller's love for the college. reduced hours by 244. They teen people do not have ben record for college endowment changed this by reducing the mas reiterated this comment by President Thomas sums up the efits and it is the general feeling performances. Fuller's bequest stating that the bequest "will be matter nicely by stating that schedule by 194 hours, poten- of Chartwells that two peopl will help pull Trinity out of the tially able to be 174 hours. An invested...and the earnings will Fuller's gift is an extension of will be bumped to on-call po- mire of the past year's financial benefit the college forever. This this love and gratitude. important fact to note is that sitions. A point made clear by slump as wfll as; help to move kind of unrestricted gift is the There is only one appropriate the reductions have not taken Taraskewich was that no on Trinity's endowrhent numbers greatest kind of gift an institu- way to acknowledge a gift like place yet; as of now they are will be going from having closer to its competitors'. only proposed. tion can receive. It is a gift of this; President Thomas noted health benefits to not havin Last year, Trinity's endow- enduring value, as Henry felt Part of the problem is that health benefits. that he "wrote back a very nice ment portfolio closed at $343 his education at Trinity was a thank you note to Trinity." OCTOBER 30,2001 - THE TRINITY TRIPOD NEWS PAGE 9 Lack of Information Jeopardizes Student Safety continued from page one ter hearing the full report, which ex- informed is a large part of student safety. Broad Street is not the safest place on October 23 about 11:13 PM. After two stu- plains why the QP came from her rather The QP sent on Wednesday, October 24 campus; "1 feel safe everywhere except dents parked their car on Summit Street than Campus Safety. Still, five hours is a included valuable safety tips, although Broad Street. 1 was waiting for a pizza on close to New Britain Avenue, they heard long time to wait. the QP reached students very late. Broad about a week ago and I fielded at a voice from the west side of the street. Herzberger addressed this concern, Mary, who walks to work along Broad least ten sexual solicitations." A male, brandishing a silver object countering, "We want our QP's to be in- Street every afternoon, says she is more Obviously these are two good reasons which the students described as a pistol, formative. We also want them to be cautious now and more aware of safety to be mindful when walking across cam- demanded that they stop and drop what grammatically correct; they do represent issues, but she isn't nervous about con- pus and to consider walking - or wait- they were holding. The students kept the college." tinuing to come to work on foot. ing - in pairs, at the very least. walking, responding only to say that Other QPs sent this year- specifically "The shuttle takes me home, and 1 do Charlie Morris, Director of Campus they had no money. When they reached those that were Campus Safety adviso- wait inside the building for them. I used Safety, agrees. "Be aware of your sur- their dorm they called Campus Safety. ries - have been sent through to stand outside, but it's probably not a roundings and use the shuttle service, es- very good idea to stand out there by my- pecially after dark. And don't hesitate "We want our QPs to be informative. We also want self," she says. to notify Campus Safety of any incident, them to be grammatically correct; they do represent the Edith Johnson '02 also observes that no matter how small." college," - Sharon Herzberger

Neither student was injured. Herzberger's office. Two attempted robberies on campus "It's because I've been involved with are disconcerting, but what is more dis- almost all the cases this year, either as the turbing is the rate at which information administrator on call or someone who is was disseminated to the students. After advisory." an armed robbery, the student body was She also admitted that Mary O'Connor notified by QP approximately 12 hours Executive Director of Communications, later. After the incident on Saturday af- one of the public relations personnel on ternoon, a QP hit student mailboxes campus, helps draft or review QPs. around 10:30 PM, more than five hours "There are questions that sometimes after it occurred. This can potentially we overlook, and people in PR are good jeopardize student safety, an issue which at coming up with those questions," ex- is obviously important to the adminis- plains Herzberger. tration at large. That could explain why a QP, includ- This time lapse is not easily explained. ing the phrase "a male brandishing a sil- Sharon Herzberger, Vice President of ver object, which they described as a Student Services, offered a timeline to pistol" found its way to student mail- cover the missing hours. Focusing on boxes more than twelve hours after the Saturday's robbery, there is the obvious incident. time between when Mary was accosted "Knowing that there was a man on Mary Rodrigue, busy at work in the Cave. Two young men and when she arrived at Mather. Cam- Summit Street with a gun does not make attempted to snatch her purse late Saturday afternoon but were pus Safety officers arrived and investi- me feel safe," commented one first-year unsuccessful. gated before a full report was filed. Why student. "I am standing on Summit wait- then, after the report hit the office, did ing for pizza a lot of nights; I could have the students not receive an immediate gone out there last Wednesday and stood QP? waiting because I had no idea someone Herzberger says that Campus Safety like that was out there." ilfeih^d)hfe6d h Q? f Safety fas©bviouslya n issUeand 1 ^m^^mm^^^- \?

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PAGE 10 FEA TURES THE TRINITY TRIPOD - OCTOBER 30,2001 Studying Abroad in the Wake of September 11 One Student Shares Her Thoughts on Being Abroad in Rome During Americas National Crisis tour of Ancient Rome complete access. Supposedly set up to en- ELIZABETH LIOLIN with the Colosseo and the Fori hance the research ability, most Features Contributor Imperiali. of us are just thrilled to be able The nuns are adorable and to access e-mail and have In- The following article is a let- the food is excellent, though re- stant Messanger on all day and ter that was sent to Livio Pesti 11 i,petitive. I have never eaten a bad night, and on the weekends too. the director of Trinity College/ meal anywhere in the city or in Many people could not wait Rome Campus from a student Italy, but we all get cravings for for this particular feature be- currently on the program, in re- some good old American cause they are experiencing sponse to the rumors and bad burgers and fries. And, of homesickness. I am not suffer- press surrounding Rome since course, it is practically an un- ing from it right now, though I the tragiceventsofSeptember 11. written law to go out for a daily do miss my family and friends gelato and argue about which of and the occasional movie night It has just dawned on me that the hundreds of gelaterias is the or television show. 1 am halfway through this se- best. mester, and all I can think is, "I Maybe it's easier for me be- am NOT ready to go home.1" So My classes are serious, but cause I knew what to expect far, this semester in Rome has laid back and rarely stressful. and because I have loved this A view of the Circus Maximus and the Palatine Hill been one of the greatest The professors are knowledge- city since I first saw it eight fron Trinity's Rome Campus. stretches of four months ever in able and very approachable. My years ago. But from what I have stand what it was like living read that Rome is completely my life. Though some others classes enable me to appreciate observed, you really will not through that horrible event. unsafe and that it is the next probably will not always agree the "everyday" monuments have a great time unless you re- Asa proud New Yorker, I can- place the terrorists will strike, with me, 1 have had very few more. It is often the case that af- ally want to be here (and it not even fathom what the City etc. But in reality, I am more unhappy experiences here. ter learning about some monu- helps if those around you want is like right now, even after see- worried about my mother going mental architectural feat or to be here as well). The Italian ing the pictures and news vid- into New York City every day to Our location is really one of some great work of art that you way of life is very different from work than I am about myself the prime places in the city. It is eos. There was a day during go out and actually see it in per- the American mentality and if which I was in such utter dis- being here. I am more likely to ten minutes' walking distance son, sometimes right down the someone is not willing to accept succumb to the crazy Roman to downtown, just across from belief and sadness that I just did street or across the Tiber. that, it can be a long semester not want to do anything but be drivers or death by gelato. a park (otherwise known as the full of complaints. Circus Maximus) where the The effect that this experi- miserable in my room. I even Someone told me Ishould say emperors of Ancient Rome had ence has on me is indescribable. Not everything has gone ac- wished I were home because I that many of us were planning their palaces. I absolutely love Trinity's program in Rome is cording to plan or is completely felt guilty about being able to to go to Greece for our semester the fact that taking the bus well-planned allowing for perfect, but nothing in life ever forget and have fun and not se- break, and that plans were downtown is always a mini- weekend travel without the pre- is. It helps to be able to roll with riously worry about another changed because of the world occupation of the punches and be able to threat. situation and Greece is not a safe having "the big adapt to different circum- As much as I will never know place to be right now. I told this paper"due the fol- same someone that 1 was not go- lowing week. 1 ing to because I do not know mustsaythatlam ".../ feel that by making plans based on 'what what it is like there, and I would enjoying my ifs' I'd really be missing out on a lot of what not want to condemn that break from previ- country, like some newspapers ous semesters of this city has to offer" -Elizabeth Liolin '03 are doing to Rome, without math, science and first-hand knowledge of what life is like there. engineering stances. For some people it has what it was like at home, none courses very proved easier than for others, of my family or friends will Maybe I am too calm about much.' and those that can and 'have "know what it isiiM'fere wtteh ' *e<*iWtoIe situation,-toifiifeel The adminis- adapted really seem to make the youget first hand prool that the that by making plans ba.scd <.>n tration was very most of their experiences here. world is on your side, hearing "what ifs" I'd really be missing excited this se- Besides, when you start plan- complete strangers express sor- out on a lot this city has to offer. mester because of ning for something years in ad- row and sympathy over the I have always been a supporter the two new tech- vance, you have to expect plans tragedy. Since then, it has been of study abroad programs and nological ad- to change. a little strange here because stillbelieve that it is a truly en- vances brought to Who could have foreseen the many people have been unnec- riching experience for those campus. A satel- September 11 tragedy and the essarily panicking over random who participate. My advice to lite dish was in- subsequent terrorism threats bits of news and rumors that anyone wishing to go abroad is stalled to allow us and NATO responses? I know they get from family, e-mails to consider all of the pros and access to current that was not in my itinerary and www.cnn.com. cons, talk to a few people who events as well as before 1 left and to be honest, 1 To be honest, the news that are here this semester to see the occasional am glad this program started a has been circulating about what it is like living there and soccer game. More week before the tragedy, other- Rome not being safe is not true do not always listen to what exciting to the wise the program might have from what 1 have noticed these newscasters say. They do not al- students, how- been cancelled. I know from past two months. I have heard ways know the whole truth. I A courtyard at the convent KARAKLEN ever, is the wire- talking to family and friends that many people in the U.S. and hope you all feel as safe in Hart- where Trinity's Rome Campus is located. less internet that I will never really under- in other countries in Europe ford as I do in Rome!

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DIANA POTTER "People have a different impression of how it made it more L -* Features Writer what being blind means than what it difficult to hit a base- actually is," says Professor Georges. "1 can ball. But overall, having still read with high-powered glasses, this condition has Professor John P. Georges loves to play they are just too strong for everyday use. made it easier for me to basketball. He used to be a key player in I'm not walking around with a cane or a understand the kinds the bi-weekly faculty basketball games dog or anything. For me it just means dif- of limitations that exist that took place at Trinity several years ficulty focusing, but 1 can still see shapes in life. One can't be all ago. His favorite basketball team is the and distinguish one person from an- things. It's all about Boston Celtics to which he pays homage other." TrinSpotting thought that maybe making choices in one's by filling his office with key pieces of Professor Georges hadn't noticed when life." Celtics paraphernalia, including a large she was "sick" last Wednesday. Oops. The consequences of trash can and a mini plastic basketball Professor Georges was not born with his condition are that hoop. Professor Georges is also legally this condition. When he was ten years Georges can't drive a blind. old, he suffered from a condition called car, so he has had to "Most people don't know this," he says dejuvenile macular degeneration. What make the choice to live professor John P. Georges has no problem KARAKLENK about his condition. "It's not anything for happened was tha t a virus hit the retina, close to where he works seeing the bigger picture when it comes to math. me to be embarrassed about and I don't or the macula, a part of the eye and so that he can walk. He regard it as a handicap. It is not some- Georges' eyesight went from perfect vi- has a house on Fairfield Avenue where found it easier to see connections and thing that affects the way people inter- sion to this condition in a space of weeks. he lives with his wife and his mother. "I similarities in different areas of math- act with me." Indeed, if TrinSpotting's "Nobody knows how one develops this jog daily," he says, "So I'm sure people ematics." secret source had not revealed to her this virus," he says. "Random bad luck, I have seen me running up and around Professor Georges received his Masters interesting fact about her professor, she guess. At the time that it happened I this area almost every day." in Education from Tufts University in might have been blind to this knowledge wasn't really thinking about the larger Professor Georges has been teaching at 1971 and soon after that he received a cer- the whole semester (to use a bad joke). consequences. I was just thinking about Trinity since 1983 and he holds a tenured tification to teach in Massachusetts and position as a professor of mathematics. taught high school math at Peabody When asked why he decided to pursue High School for three years before decid- the study of mathematics, he replies, ing to return to school to get an advanced This Week's Crossword "Well I couldn't have been a jet pilot or a degree. He then enrolled at Northeastern professional'baseball player, so why not University and received a graduate de- 9 a mathematician, right?" He laughs and gree in 1976 and a Ph.D. in 1982. 1 2 3 4 5 Is §8 I I no 11 continues: "It just seemed like a natural "I decided I wanted to teach at the col- direction form e to consider. Math came 12 13 14 lege level because I wanted to be able to • 1 easier to me. The limitations in my eye- I interact with students and colleagues on m sight became an advantage. With my 15 116 I 18 a more mature level," he says. He then •I 1 •LI condition, everything appears just a little applied to a number of colleges in New 20 |22 washed out. I can't see details, but I can England because as a native of Peabody, mm - • 1 see the larger picture. Because of this, I Massachusetts, he wanted to stay in the mm •25 |26 111124 was used to looking at the world general area. Trinity was one of several 23 _____ • r • impressionistically. I was used to seeing schools that asked him to return for an 28 27 u29 1 30 31 things more abstractly and in a different interview. He goes on to explain one of nMHHBRmM h E way than others. In mathematics it is im- the main factors in his decision to teach 32 nlilsffi33 s I3n4 J31 j H portant to be able to see the forest rather at Trinity: "At the time there was this bi- 37 r|39 than the trees. I have been used to seeing 36 rg 38 weekly basketball game that involved the forest and not the trees, so I have see GEORGES on page twelve in 41 I 1 Hi 1 43 in 45 r—I iH 44 46 t B I mm |49 P [so j S1 47 48 Wm rI 56 52 53 54 I 56 t Travelers Financial 57 H 58 I I I 1 1 Service www.travelers.com

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56 Appendage 51 Eon time slot for an interview NOW! C R 57 Vortex 53 Announcement (abbr.) B S 58 Garden 55 Overdose (abbr.) 59 Look PAGE 12 FEA TURES THE TRINITY TRIPOD - OCTOBER 30,2001 Georges Recounts a Life and Love of Learning continued from page eleven in some bookends. Crammed between joy the math behind games and gam- a pile of books off Professor Georges' very faculty members, and I was very inter- titles such as Digital Cornputing and bling, his real passion lies in the area of messy desk. One must understand that ested in playing basketball, so Trinity Numerical Methods, The Travelling graph theory. It is in this area that he and Professor Georges' desk is more like one seemed like the right match for me." As Salesman Problem and The Power of Cal- Professor Morrow have been doing col- big mound of books and papers far as Georges' vision was concerned, he culus, sits a used copy of Deutsch Heute. laborative research for twelve years. sprinkled with chess pieces, and pencils. says he "never gave it a thought. I just Curious to know why a Math profes- "We are interested in something called An orange book entitled Edge-Colorings loved to play the game." And indeed sor would have a German textbook in his 'lambda labelings,'" he explains. "This of Graphs falls to the floor along with a Georges was an active member of the shelves, I ask Professor Georges to ex- has to do with the assignment of non- stack of white legal pads and a castle faculty team for many years. plain. "In order to receive a degree in interfering frequencies to radio channels from the chess set. ] ask Georges if he has any interest in Mathematics, one has to be able to trans- and cell phones. This is the real-world As TrinSpotting scrambles to pick up other sports and he says without hesita- late a foreign language," he explains. application of our studies." TrinSpotting the fallen items and puts the castle back tion, "I love sports of all kinds. I am a fan "And so I had to acquaint myself with is intrigued. Lucky for TrinSpotting, Pro- on the desk, she asks Professor Georges of all teams from Boston, probably be- German." fessor Georges, along with Professor Mor- if he has an interest in chess. "Well," he cause I am from the Boston area. If you There is another foreign language, row, has published a good number of says, "students come in and play games asked me ten years ago what my favorite however, that Professor Georges can articles in this area which appear in of chess with me every once in a while." team was 1 would have said the Celtics. speak, and that is Greek. "That is my many professional journals, including He then points to an upper shelf in his Now I appreciate baseball more, in par- heritage," he says. "My family is from an The Journal of Graph Theory, Discrete bookcase where a plastic shiny gold- ticular, the Red Sox. My favorite player at area in the Southwestern Pelopenese Mathematics, and TheSL<\M[Society forcoated trophy is mounted on a fake the moment is probably Pedro Martinez near the city of Kalamata. My parents Industrial and Applied Mathematics] wooden base. because I think he is someone who is an speak Greek and I grew up speaking it. Journal of Discrete Mathematics. "This trophy," he explains, "represents accomplished pitcher and knows his My parents were American-born, how- TrinSpotting will add these to her read- the chess competition between the fac- craft very well." ever, which makes me second generation ing list for a rainy day (make that a very ulty and the undergraduates. The last Georges keeps tabs on all of his teams American-born." rainy day). competition was five or six years ago and in the way a typical fan would. He This semester, Georges is teaching His articles regarding his findings in the iaculty won and I have managed to watches games on television all the time three courses, the first of which is a First the area of graph theory aside, Professor remain in possession of it." and he subscribes to the cable channels. Year Seminar called "Math Ideas and Georges has published additional ar- TrinSpotting asks Professor Georges He also listens to the radio a lot and tunes what happened to the faculty-student in to the Boston stations. However, he chess competition and he says, "well, it makes it up to Boston on occasion to see just kind of petered out. There was a a Celtics game, because he is a season "But overall having this condition has made it easier for chess club in the early to mid-90s, but ticket-holder and has been for over that too petered out and has not been res- twenty years. "1 only go to games on oc- me to understand the kinds of limitations that exist in urrected." casion now," he says. "Most of the time I'll life. One can't be all things. It's all about making choices Professor Georges has an interest in let my friends and relatives go, but I usu- in one's life. " -Professor Georges promoting alternative forms of enter- ally make it up for a game or two a sea- tainment, such as a chess tournament, to son." the students. His latest attempt was a However, if there is one thing that Pro- movie night. He organized the showing fessor Georges would like to experience of three movies, Star Wars, before he dies, it would be to experience Changing Times." This course looks at tides on topics including sophisticated The Life of Brian, and North by North- the joy of having the Red Sox win the math from a historical perspective by voting. Here he writes about the process west in the classrooms on the second World Series. "That is what I would truly looking at the origins of mathematics by which people choose to vote under floor of MCEC. "They have nice projec- like to happen in my life." That and he and how these tie in with other areas in certain circumstances, which include tion screens in there. It's like a little, small wouldalso like "tosee students take their our lives such as philosophy and sci- information about how they can best use theater," he says. The turnout, however, ences. He also teaches Math 307, Ab- their vote. was not as big as he expected, which is iP^*)etri<3^thfps'.a'nd / look ALound Georges' o/fice to try to undergraduate math majors and "The TrinSpotting to grasp, so she presses Pro- cans of soda still on the table in the cor- get a better feeling for this Red Sox and Math of Games and Gambling." fessor Georges to go into more detail. ner of his office: Celtics fan. Besides the large and rather Because TrinSpotting is fortunate "Well," he says, "for example in the recent Still, Professor Georges insists that he obvious green and white Celtics enough to be enrolled in "The Math of Bush, Gore, and Nader election for the is just a regular guy, and that there is trashcan and plastic basketball hoop, the Games and Gambling," she asks Profes- presidency, a lot of people who would nothing special about him. The multicol- rest of Georges's office reflects that of a sor Georges how it is that he has come to support Nader as their first choice actu- ored umbrella in the corner next to the typical math professor. The bookshelf know so much about the art of gambling. ally ended up voting for their second Celtics trashcan is just "a certain um- behind his desk is filled with a variety Professor Georges laughs. "Misspent choice because they were privy to infor- brella that regular people get when they of textbooks which are quite sloppily youth, I guess. It is something very natu- mation that predicted that Nader would buy a certain type of after-shave at the arranged and are all leaning over and ral, considering my life experiences, for not have a chance in the election. These right time of year." look like a row of dominoes about to fall me to think about these kinds of things," people would, reason that they would When I ask Professor, Georges to tell at any moment. TrinSpotting thinks that he says about gambling. like to vote for Nader, but if they were to me why people would be interested in Professor Georges might want to invest Although Professor Georges may en- do so, their vote would be wasted, so in- reading about him, he says, "Would any- . stead they would opuo vote for Bush, for body be interested in reading about me? example, because they would rather see I have no idea." To improve the quality of Commit ni ty Ac tiv is t Bush win than Gore win. In this way, life in general, Professor Georges says, "It these people are voting in a way that is would be nice if we were all a little more not the most honest, honest being that sensitive and respectful of one another." of the Week: one votes for one's top choice indepen- TrinSpotting certainly has respect for ( dent of other information." Professor Georges, She thinks he is a Ben Davis 02 At this point, TrinSpotting is scrib- pretty cool guy. Let's just hope he thinks bling away so furiously that she knocks so too. **. v\ Last Week3 s Crossword Solution

HI c A \ N s 0 D A HHii S E A BMBBBH 1 ' urRHgagnH D A M 1 E T s A R EHst A N T 1 Wm A N I j E T A p B E [E T L E T A T O • L E a A R 1 A • Ben Davis'02 helped organize KRISTINPOWEU : A L A S • E A T • E R R S the rally for Chartwells workers last week. M A R R H 0 E G 0 This past Tuesday, VOID (Voices Organized in Democracy) led a rally for I. • _____ • • the rights of the Chartwells. workers who are in danger of losing hours and 0 N • ID 1 A L E C T • E N health care benefits Senior Ben Davis, a member of VOID, was instrumental in organizing this rally Nearly two hundred Trinity students, faculty, and B A G • D 1 D T O W •• staff turned out to express their support for the workers in the face of the cuts.. P 1 R A N M 0 B G 1 S The protest began outside of the Smith house, as students marched in circles • • T chanting union cheers It culminated with a dramatic march down.the Long R 1 A L [M A D T 0 R Walk, and into the Chartwells oifice in Mather The rally and march not only • • • expressed solidarity with the workers, but also raised awareness around cam- R A N G E R S 0 S B E pus about how Chartwells is operating. Ben Davis' ability to use this grass p • roots organization coupled with a truly worthy cause, made the trinity com- U T E • N 0 V A • A B E T munity come out in full force to support the workers and to send a strong : E E .. R T E A L P E R message to the Chartwells administration.. , • 38«5H« -Dana Better ton OCTOBER 30,2001 - THE TRINITY TRIPOD ARTS PAGE 13 Iron Monkey, a Must See Movie for Kung Fu Fans A Fascinating "New" Movie That Displays a Promiment Chinese Folk Hero as a Young Boy

BY JIM SETHNA he orders his soldiers to cap- think, this is not a new movie. ; Arts Editor ture the Iron Monkey at all In fact it was made in 1993. That costs. The soldiers round up is the reason there are at least anyone suspicious or anyone three different versions of this High flying martial arts, who knows Kung Fu. One of movie floating around. One ver- bad English dubbing, and those who is arrested is Mas- sion is in Chinese, another in little to no comedy: sounds ter Wong Kay-Ying (portrayed Chinese with English subtitles, like any typical martial arts by Donnie Yen) and his son and the third is a dubbed En- movie, right? Wrong. Iron Wong Fei-Hung (Sze-Man glish format. Monkey puts a twist on an old Tsang). During the trial Iron Obviously the best version is story in a new imaginative Monkey makes an appearance the Ch inese as it sounds the way way. and Wong Kay-Ying decides it was written, but for those of Iron Monkey opens with a to fight him. us who don't have the luxury of scene depicting a small village After a powerful display of speaking Chinese, we must find in China terrorized by a rogue Kung Fu, the governor orders another means of viewing the thief named Iron Monkey . As Wong Kay-Ying to hunt down movie. the opening scene rolls, guards the Iron Monkey. To insure the This may sound like many areattempting to apprehend job is done right Wong Fei- other kung fu movies and in a tlron Monkey. Iron Monkey Hung is taken prisoner. Wong lot of ways it is. The English says the following to several Shao Lin monks, who are also Although he may be a thief, he steals trying to capture him "...Are you good? Only if you think from the rich corrupt governmental MiRAMAX PRODUCTIONS helping a corrupt individual officials and gives it to the poor citizens. The Iron Monkey is good." ure in Hong Kong cinema since spells.The fighting is also not We realize that the Iron Kay-Ying is given seven days dialogue is sub par. I watched the 1950s. Most recently Tsui completely believable. To put Monkey is not the evil charac- to find the Iron Monkey or he this movie in dubbed English Hark 's Once Upon a Time in it another way think of this. ter at all. Although he may be will never see his son again. and was somewhat disap- China series displayed a much Jet Li and Jackie Chan have a thief, but he steals from the He embarks on this mission pointed by the level of English older version of Wong Fei - two very different styles. Jet rich corrupt governmental of- on an empty stomach as none used. This level is very low as Hung. This movie is interesting Li's style is very believable ficials and gives it to the poor of the local food merchants only simple words, ideas and as we see a young boy master- whereas Jackie Chan tends to citizens. He is a Robin Hood wish to sell him any food. phrases were used throughout ing his skills beating adults be more fantasy kung fu. type of character and is able When all hope seems lost, he the movie. twice his size. Jackie Chan is not in the to appeal to the good side in stumbles into a clinic and is This is not a movie for a per- There are some aspects of movie; so don't run out to the everybody. given a meal. Unbeknownst to son who does not like fight- comedy in this film. For ex- nearest theater expecting to The plot is very simple to him, the doctor of the clinic, ing. Come to think of it, why ample, Wong Fei -Hung starts see him. follow and very straightfor- Dr. Yang played by Yu Rong- would anybody see a kung fu to cry and is scolded by his fa- All in all, this was an excel- ward. The governor of a small Guang, is actually Iron Mon- movie if they don't want to see ther for crying. The father be- lent movie. The plot was inter- village in China is corrupt key. A saddened father eats fighting. However we do live lieves that boys should not esting, the kung fu was and exploits the population. dinner as he discusses his in America, so I am not going cry. He even says that Wong entertaining and the sparse In response to the cruel gover- son's imprisonment in the jail. to take anything for granted. Fei-Hung should "...behave comedy was refreshing. This nor is a bandit called the Iron After Wong Kay-Ying leaves, One of the very interesting like a man." This may not movie is fun because it puts a Monkey. Iron Monkey e.ssen- the.doctQrandhis nurse set on points ipthis mpvie is the( sound veiy funny, but keep in twist on t\ie oVd Robin Hood ^^i!hih d a mission to rescue the boy. Af- character WongfiPeM-feng; the corrupt so that he may ter several interesting events, son of Wong Kay-Ying. Wong played Wong Fei -Hung was It is definitely something that give to the poor. The governor the evil official arrives. He or- Fei -Hung is a real-life played by a little girl,. Thus you must check out if you enjoy receives word that an official ders the capture of Iron Monkey. Cantonese patriot that has listening to the father scold action movies with plenty of from the emperor is coming As one would expect, he never evolved into an icon of Chi- his, "son" was incredibly hi- good fight scenes. If you like ro- for a visit. does complete his task and ends nese pop culture. He is consid- larious. mantic comedies that touch This worries him as he does up burning to death for his ered to be the Asian Davy The type of martial arts your heart, stay far away from not want to lose face and, ul- trouble. Crockett in some circles. In used was fantasy kung fu. this movie. You won't get any of timately, his cushy job. Thus Contrary to what some may fact he has been the central fig- Though there are no magic that in here. CINESTUDIQ This Isn't Huxley's Apocalypse NowRedux Brave New World Weds Thurs, FrKOct 31-N0v 3), Capitalistic Acts Between 730 PM 230 PM,, 7:30 PM BY ELIZA SAYWARD Consenting Adults addresses Arts Writer what it means to make every (1979) Directed by Francis Ford Copplola. Screenplay by John Milius and Coppola, based aspect of a person into a on Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. Cinematographer: Vittororio Storano. For those students who commodity; in other words , Cast: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Laurence Fishburn, Dennis Hop- have ever wondered about examining a world where per, Aurore Clement. , i 1 i r life in the future, attending human thoughts, bodies, So, far the most important event of ther fall cinema season has been the re-relaese of a next weekend's production even their very souls, are at- 22- year old movie that embodies, like no other film, the madness of the Vietnam War. Its of Capitalistic Acts Between tractively packaged for the brilliant new incarnation springs from the restorationof 45 additional minutes cut from Consenting Adults will pro- purpose of sales and market- the original new Technicolor dye transfer print, and one of the mostinnovative vide insight into one pos- ing. soundtracks ever, remastered in Dolby Digital. Loosly based on Joseph Conrads Heart of sible scenario. The issue of what it means Darkness, Coppolla's masterpiece follows an Army Intelliegnce off icerCMartm Sheen) who As described by co-au- to be an individual in soci- journeys to upriver to Cambodia with orders to "terminate" a renegade Colonial (Marlon thor/co-director and Visit- ety has been one that has in- Brando). "A great movie. It grows richer and stranger with each viewing, and the restora- ing Lecturer of Theater and trigued the greatest minds tion of lost scenes of lost scenes has only added its sublimity." A. O. Scott. The New York Times. Http://www.miramax.com/acpocolypsenow/ The issue of what it means to be an The Man Who Cried individual in society has been one that Nov4-Nov6 ... . .: .."' has intrigued the greatest minds in history Sun Nov 5, MonNov 6, Tues Nov 7 . .; 2:30 PM, 7:30 PM, 7:30 PM - Dance Mara Lieberman, the in history. (2001) Written and directed by Sally Potter. CinematographenSacha Vierny. play is a "futuristic flash" Here at Trinity this issue CastChristina Ricci, Johhney Depp, Gate Blanchett, John Tuturro, Harry Dean Stanton, which addresses the hypo- has certainly not escaped

O1 S S thetical situation of a world scrutiny. Conversations In Orlando arid The Tango Lesson, direcvtor Sally Potter made outrageous films about where "capitalism has spun and debates about the level daring women with the courage to transform their lives her new filmstars Christina out of control." of actual diversity that we as Ricci as a young woman whose quest for an authentic self is nothing less then an epic. Ms. Lieberman is a visiting a student body possess can Her story begins in Russia, where she is scperated from her father and moves to En- Lecturer of Theater and be heard frequently in set- gland where she passes a dulland limiting childhood. In search for her father, her Dance who collaborated tings ranging from table Jewishheritage and free'spirit, she settles in for Bohemian Life m Pans-until the rum- yvith Visiting Assistant.Pro- conversations in the Cave to blings of WWII chanee::s;everyone and everytMng^around her The outstanding cast m-; fessor of Theater and Dance organized discussion groups eludes Gate Blanchett asigold- digging dans^seSehh Turturro as an opeiia singer'with Mitchell Polin to create a led by faculty members. a taste for fascism, and Johnney Depp as the elusive Gypsy who captures Riccis wild play with a high level of What comes out of these heart. 97 mins post-modern sensibility. see BRAVE on page fourteen THE TRINITY TRIPOD - OCTOBER 30,2001 PAGE 14 ARTS That 70's Show, a Smashing Musical Masterpiece members afterwards wondered if in fact only a day away, but alas it was time for sured a near MATTHEW BARISON The next truly enjoyable set oi songs they had seen him at the gender bender... Annie to leave. food for thought. -Arts Writer The next highlight of the night came came from A Chorus Line, which fea- tured the actors as actors trying to get a The final number of the night was when the cast performed three fabulous another favorite, a 70's musical about 50's A musical revue of 70's musicals... I too songs from Chicago. "Cell-Block Tango," job "I Hope I Get It," performed by the entire ensemble, was very clever, and teenagers Grease. The men's ensemble was a bit skeptical. However, any doubt the first number, featured the entire performed a highly charged version of I may have harbored was soon erased by women's ensemble as a group of murder- again, one of the better choreographed numbers of the night. But perhaps the "Greased Lightning." Following that was some stellar and inspired performances. ing mistresses. Performing a wonder- a solo by Cynthia Convey, "There are This year's annual musical theatre revue fully choreographed number, they not real treat of the evening came when Dana Viltz, Kari Ann Sweeney '03, and Worse things I could do." To cap off the was entitled Those 70's Shows, and only shocked, but also amused the audi- evening, the entire cast came out for a spanned the decade from Jesus Christ ence. But just when we thought that Jeanette Bonner performed "At The Bal- let." These three ladies showcased their peppy rendition of "We Go Together," Superstar to Annie. The talented young these ladies were tough, in camejeanette Needless to say, following this piece, the cast brought life to nearly every song in Bonner '02 in "When You're Good to angelic voices and prowess in acting, bringing home the most inspired per- cast members were treated to a well-de- Garmany Hall, reminding us of our old Mama." Delivering her most powerful served ovation. performance of the evening, Bonner put formance of the night. Performed with favorites, and introducing us to ones as The entire revue was indeed a very well. the other murderesses to shame; she was great care and a true depth of emotion, one tough mama. And before we were they had the audience riveted and in awe. ambitious project. Although each differ- The show began with an few remarks Wrapping up this set of songs was Betsy ent musical required the cast to shift by director Gerald Moshell, the man be- forced to leave the windy streets of Chi- cago, we were in store for one more ma- Wilson '04 in her beautiful and uplift- gears, this sports car went from zero to hind the music. He helpfully enlight- ing solo, "What I Did for Love." sixty in no time. The show as a whole ened most of us by giving a plot jor treat. In his best performance of the And then came The Rocky Horror was engaging from the start, and all the summary of each musical from which evening, Matthew Williams portrayed Show. Yes, I can't quite explain it myself, audience members seemed to be pleased. the songs were to be performed. Then the man, whom encircled by beautiful women, can say only, "All I care about is just as Moshell had his difficulties try- The only weakness of the show was without much further ado, he retreated the intermittent volume issue. I believe to his keyboard, the lights went out, and that these actors were used to using mi- the show was on. This show was a wonderfully enjoyable treat, not only • crophones and every now and then, their The first three songs were from the to hear, but also to see. words were drowned out by the music. musical Pippin and exemplified an up- Nevertheless, this minor issue did not beat attitude of "getting out there and significantly hinder the audience's en- fulfilling your dreams." The first num- love." As an interesting twist to this ing to explain this one to us. That seems immaterial to the fact that the two songs joyment of the show. Each member of ber ol the show was performed beauti- piece, Gerald Moshell wrote William's the cast was able to prove him or herself fully by Dana Viltz '04 and the rest of name into the lyrics, and as far as I can from this musical were two of the most fun of the night. Begin with everyone's in at least one number, and the interac- the ensemble. Following that act, Alex tell, this was the only such change made tion between the members was smooth Gould '04, treated us all to an inspiring to an original song the entire night. favorite, "The Time Warp." Starring Kevin Keating '05 and ensemble. This and well rehearsed. Additionally, the solo, "Corner of the Sky." To wrap up our Before intermission, there were a few actual music was a joy to listen to, as Pippin experience, Matthew Williams more pieces, from another favorite Jesus piece was so very energized that even a few audience members were dancing in Gerald Moshell again delivered no less '04 and ensemble delivered a powerful Christ Superstar. This compilation fea- than we would expect from him. Al- and upbeat rendition of the show's finale. tured Brendan Padgett '04 as Jesus him- their seats. Alas, the time warp ended, and although we all wanted them to do though there were skeptics, including The second set of songs was taken self. Delivering a moving solo in myself, about the ability of musical the- from a musical with which we are all "Gethsemane," Brendan had the audi- it again, we had instead another surprise in store for us. Enter Mr. Gould, or should atre to truly engage, this performance familiar, Annie. Cynthia Convey'04 and ence close to tears, However, to take care proved that when done properly by de- the women's ensemble performed a very of all our compassion for Mr. Christ, en- 1 say Mrs? I couldn't tell. Playing a trans- vestite, Gould had the audience scream- voted actors and musicians, the power of tight and lively version of "It's a Hard ter ShaylaTitley '02 in "Herod's Song," an musical theatre is undeniable. All in all, Knock Life." "Df> conclude the Annie set, excruciatingly harsh and hilarious look ing for more and crying out laughter. By a^uRnjne with this one to its fullest, this show was a wonderfully enjoyable W0 O a fCj5i3ra%p'e¥ferrn'ance was such a con- treat, not 'only to hear, but also to see i a very. ^ ^ Splet^ Bravo. of "Tomorrow. I loved it beca use it was s/ons during intermission, and thus en- vincing success, many of the audience A New Brave New World continued from page thirteen pearances, at out core we are all Information Session discussions is usually a feeling of unique. frustration concerning what it is Next weekend's performance is about human nature that drives the sure to be a visual and intellectual majority of individuals to conform. experience for its viewers - as; all How to Apply to While we may never truly under- great theater should be. stand what it means to be an indi- The plot at this point won't be re- vidual in the middle of mass vealed'more than to say that it in- Law School consciousness, Capitalistic Acts Be- volves the scientific and moral tween Consenting Adults has the aspects of cloning. ability to bring the viewer to, a new The reason that more detail won't Phil loss level of understanding and enlight- be revealed in this preview is that enment. one of the main points the actors from . It was last spring that Ms. and writers are trying to make is Lieberman and Mr. Polin decided to that there is no one way to interpret work together to create this show the importance of something. Princeton MeidLew that deals abstractly with some of Each member of the audience will the different issues highlighted in undoubtedly carry away his or her will conduct a presentation for The play on which they have collaborated should not students interested in be confused with an adaptation o/Brave New World. applying to law school. Aldous Huxley's celebrated 1931 own interpretation and sentiments novel, Brave New World. regarding the plot and main points First and Last Pkza The play on which they have col- made. laborated should not be confused This quality of the script is due in will be served at 6:00 PM, with an adaptation of Brave New part to the writers' high opinion of World. Rather, audience members the audience as conveyed by Ms. event starts at 6:30 PM. should expect to see many of the Lieberman who said, "there is no same themes, such as the theme of a manipulation of the audience, sterile world - a world where indi- rather we took into account the mul- vidualism is replaced by a uniform tiplicity of readings that will oc- Wednesday; society. cur." Mr. Polin described the play as a Both directors are very excited NOT. 7, 2001 performance examining issues of about next week's premier; Mr. Polin "self-awareness" and "psychological termed the show as an "experience" repression of the individual" which and Ms. Lieberman called it an "awe- are significant on a universal level. some and fun event." 6:ooPMto 9:00 PM In addition next week's play deals with the importance of breaking out See Capitalistic Acts Between Con- of the perceived sameness that char- senting Adults at Goodwin Theater in Career Services Office acterizes much of today's society.;-; In other words , this production' through Saturday, November 1-3 at 8 Don'titiiss this opportunity! shows that even though as'humans PM. 'Admission is free for the Trinity we may share similar physical ap- community. C R B S OCTOBER 30,2001 - THE TRINITY TRIPOD ARTS PAGE 15

£# BY JIM SETHNA %Bj Arts Editor

Trinity students are given a Americans on film. great many advantages. We are BUCHNER Dr. Turner, as a precursor to the taught by experts who perform \J Editor-in-Chief films, provided commentary on cutting edge research in their the novel and proceeded to give given fields, a beautiful campus Trinity College's Cinestudio a historical context to the indi- located in the heart of Hartford, was host to the continuing one vidual films. She explained that and connections to prestigious hundred and fiftieth anniver- the different Uncle Tom movies jobs or graduate schools. sary celebration of the publica- are representative of their time However, how many schools tion of Harriet Beecher Stowe's periods. The 1903 Edison version can say that they have had two historic antislavery novel, Uncle follows a long tradition of min- expert organists play at their Tom's Cabin. To celebrate this strel show adaptations of the school? 1 can think of one Trin- event, the Harriet Beecher Stowe novel. Therefore, the silent film ity. Center put together a weekend includes black face, racist depic- On October 23 , David film program facilitated by tions of African Americans, and Briggs, the master British or- Patricia Turner, Ph.D., Vice Pro- a highly stylized ending com- ganist, played Trinity's organ. •ost of the University of Califor- plete with angels and Abraham On November 6 the exulted ua at Davis and author of Lincoln. Erwan LePrado will also treat Erwan LePrado COURTESY OF JOHN ROSE Ceramic Uncles and Celluloid The 1987 version was a prod- Trinity to a performance. If Mammies: Black Images and uct of what Dr. Turner called the you are wondering who Erwan LePrado was born in first prize in his interpretation Their Influence on Culture. "Cosby Era." This interpretation Erwan LePrado is, be 1978 and began to study music at the Grand Prix de Chartes Katherine Kane, Executive of the novel is vastly different ashamed. at an early age. In fact, as a competition. Director of the Center, ex- due to the huge change in the This musician is a genius young boy he was enrolled at Now I am sure you want to pressed that this weekend's cultural environment. Dr. when it comes to the organ. His the Caen Conservatoire in go to the concert, I mean how events were a part of the Turner feels that the 1980's Uncle pieces are absolutely beautiful France to study organ music could you not? Center's continuing mission to Tom corrects theUncleTomslur, and his arrangements are pris- and composition. Erwan LePrado will per- "connect the past with the but makes him a "character be- tine. If you have never heard or- All his hard work as a boy has form on the Trinity College present using the activist fam- yond scrutiny." gan music before, you are in paid off in dividends. He has Chapel pipe organ on Tuesday ily of Harriet Beecher Stowe to The third film, Spike Lee's for a treat. LePrado is a mas- made a name for himself in November 6 from 5-6 PM. encourage dialogue around race Bamboozled, was included in the ter of this instrument. prestigious international or- There will be a pre-concert re- and gender and to inspire weekend's program as an exten- LePrado comes to Trinity as gan competitions. These in- ception for the audience from people to make a positive differ- sion of the Uncle Tom films. part of his U.S. debut tour. In clude the Prix J.S. Bach in 4:30-5:00 PM. There is free ad- ence in their communities." Turner sees Lee's film as a won- fact we will be one of the few Chartes and the St. Alban's mission for Trinity College This weekend's films in- derful example of how "African lucky places included on the competition. In the latter students, faculty, and staff. cluded Uncle Tom's Cabin or American artists have dealt with debut tour. Wouldn't you love competition, he was the This will be an epic event on Slavery Days, the Porter-Edison and counterattacked these [min- to tell your grandchildren youngest man ever to win the this campus. film from 1903, Showtime's strel] shows and stereotypes." that you saw Erwan LePrado contest. His titles and acco- When Erwan LePrado Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987), and After the films, Turner pro- perform live? Of course you lades go on. makes his debut at Trinity, Spike Lee's Bamboozled (2000). vided informative and insight- would. This will be his debut In 1999, he was awarded first this campus will be abuzz. It The films were chosen not only ful answers to audience queries. performance at Trinity. I prize in the Prix du Concures would be a shame if you let for their depictions of the novel, The Stowe Center and their doubt it will be his last, International Suisse and in Sep- this precious opportunity slip but also for their attention to the partners were delighted by the though. tember of last year was awarded through your fingers. changing treatment of African audience response.

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Trinity Women's Organization First Thursday at the Atheneum I Act Play Auditions The Trinity Women's Organization (TWO) will This thursday, November 1, marks another First Aduditions will be held November 5, from 1-5 meet on Thursday, November 1, 2:30 PM at the Thursday at the Wadsworth Atheneum in down- PM in Seabury 19 for student directed one act Women's Center. If you are interested in discuss- town Hartford. On the first thursday of each plays. The performance will be December 3. A ing the Faye Wattleton presentation and working month the museum remains open until 8 PM and sign up sheet is posted in Austin Arts 311 and fli- on reproductive rights issues and other issues per- general admission is free (as it always is for Trin- ers will be going up around campus. tinent to women on and off campus, please join us! ity students.) the Museum Shop is open from 5:00- 8 PM and The Museum Cafe opens for dinner at 6 Brave New World Adaptation Department of Economics Lecture PM. Reservations for dinner are strongly encour- An adaptation of Brave New World, titled aged; call 860-278-2670. The current special ex- The Department of Economics cordially invites Capatalistic Acts Between Consenting Adults will hibits include The Circus in 20th Century you to the Ferris Lecture in Corporation Finance be performed by students, under the direction of American Art, and Flagging Freedon. Tours of and Investments, "Progress, Poverty, and the Digi- two faculty members, November 1-3, at 8 PM in these as well as other permanent exhibits are tal Age." The lecture, presented by Robert Shiller, Goodwin Theater. available. From 5:00-8 PM a female "barbershop" Professor of Economics, Yale University, will take quartet called From The Edge will perform in the place Thursday, November 1, 4:30 PM, McCook court yard. At 7:30 PM in the Museum Theater the Auditorium. film The Scent of Green Papaya will be screened. Set in Saigon in the 1950s, this beautifuly photo- Annual Ann Plato Lecture graphed and subtly told film recounts the sexual This lecture, delivered by Alondra Nelson, is awakening of a beautiful servant girl on the cusp titled "Spin Doctors: The Black Panther Party and of womanhood. First Thursday has something to Sickle Cell Anemia." The lecture will take place offer everyone! Monday, November 5, 4:00 PM in Rittenberg Lounge. Alondra Nelson is a Ph.D. candidate in the American Studies Program at New York Univer- Go Down On Us!!! sity, where she was a former Henry Mitchell UConn Art Exhibit Bcome a campus rep. Earn free trips and cash. MacCracken Fellow and Dean's Fellow. She is co- UConn's William Benton Museum of Art is cur- Choose from 8 destinations. editor of Technicolor: Racejechnology, and Every- rently hosting an exhibit titled Rescuers: Portraits USASPRINGBREAK.com day Life (New York University Press, 2001). Her of Moral Courage In the Holocaust. 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THE TRINITY TRIPOD - OCTOBER30, 2001 PAGE 18 SPORTS NESCAC SCOREBOARD Men's Soccer: Football: Standings NESCAC Overall Standings NESCAC Overall W L T Pet. W L T Pet. W L Pet. W L Pet. Williams 8 1 0 .889 13 1 0 .929 Amherst 6 0 1.000 6 0 1.000 Middlebury 6 1 2 .778 8 5 2 .600 Williams 6 0 1.000 6 0 1.000 Tufts 6 3 0 .667 11 3 1 .767 Tufts 4 2 .667 4 2 .667 Amherst 5 2 2 .667 7 6 2 .533 Wesleyan 4 2 .667 4 2 .667 Bowdoin 5 3 1 .611 10 4 1 .700 Colby 3 3 .500 3 3 .500 Wesleyan 4 4 1 .500 9 4 2 .667 Middlebury 3 3 .500 3 3 .500 Bates 2 4 3 .389 6 6 3 .500 Trinity 3 3 .500 3 3 .500 Trinity 3 6 0 .333 6 8 0 .429 Bowdoin 1 5 .167 1 5 .167 Colby 1 7 1 .167 5 8 1 .393 Bates 0 6 .000 0 6 .000 Conn. College 0 9 0 .000 4' 10 0 .286 Hamilton 0 6 .000 0 6 .000

Women's Soccer: Field Hockey: Overall Standings NESCAC Standings NESCAC Overall W L T Pet. W L T Pet. W L Pet. W L Pet. Williams 9 0 0 1.000 14 1 0 .933 Middlebury 8 1 .889 10 5 .667 Middlebury 6 3 0 .667 11 5 0 .688 Bowdoin 7 2 .778 13 3 .812 Amherst 5 3 1 .611 11 4 1 .719 Williams 6 3 .667 12 4 .750 Bowdoin 5 3 1 .611 11 4 1 .719 Amherst 6 3 .667 13 4 .765 Bates 5 3 1 .611 10 4 1 .700 Colby .5 4 .556 8 7 .533 Tufts 5 4. 0 .556 8 7 0 .533 Wesleyan 4 5 .444 7 8 .467 Trinity 3 6 0 .333 7 8 0 .467 Conn. College 4 5 .444 7 8 .467 Colby 2 6 1 .278 6 6 1 .500 . Trinity 3 6 333 6 8 .429 Conn. College 1 6 2 .222 5 7 2 .429 Tufts 18 .111 3 10 .231 Wesleyan 1 8 0 .111 2 11 1 .179 Bates 1 8 -111 2 11 .154

J •Si.b, J(_MI i,«./'tWU&,« Volleyball: Standings NESCAC • Overall W L Pet.. W L Pet. Women's Cross Country: Wesleyan g \ .900 26 4 .867 Finished 5th at NESCAC Williams 8 2 .800 25 3 .893 Championships Amherst g 2 .800 23 6 .793 Tufts 7 3 .700 19 11 .633 Bates g 4 .600 23 10 .697 Colby 6 4 .600 17 10 .630 Men's Cross Country: Trinity 5 5 .500 13 15 .464 Finished 3rd at NESCAC Middlebury 3 7 .300 11 11 .500 Championships Hamilton 2 8 .200 10 18 .357 Bowdoin 1 9 .100 7 23 .233 Conn. College 0 10 .000 2 20 .091

Bak '03 Wins NESCAC Title Football Squanders Men Finish Third While Women Finish Fifth at NESCAC Championships Bak became the first male Trin- 18:43 and Kane was only a sec- Numerous Chances BY SHANE EARLY ity runner to capture the ond behind witha time of 18:44. continued from page 20 Sports Editor sulted in consecutive three yard NESCAC cross-country title. Kristin Depeau also placed for pass completion, taking the losses. Ward's final attempt was Following close behind, Jim the Bantams. The sophomore Bantams into scoring range. dropped in the end zone. Sparked by junior co-captain Emord '03 also had a personal finished twenty-fourth with a Middlebury extinguished the Hope was still alive, when Ryan Bak's first place finish, 'best on the day. time of 19:02. threat after forcing four incom- sophomore cornerback Andrew men's cross country capped its Emord earned a third place The teams will now shift plete passes. Whipple intercepted a pass at NESCAC season with a third finish with a time of 25:11. Also their focus to the upcoming During the third quarter, the Panther 30-yard line. place finish at this past placing for the Bantams were New England and National freshman defensive end Chris The Bantams were able to get weekend's NESCAC Champi- James Sullivan '05 and Jon Championships. MacNamara made a crushing down to the Middlebury two- onships. The women's cross Drappi '04. Drappi brought With a top five finish at the hit, causing a fumble for team- yard line, but a Middlebury de- country team earned a fifth home a twenty-first-place fin- New England Championships mate Midura to recover. fender picked off a Ward pass. place finish on the day, ish, while Sullivan finished the teams will qualify forth e The Bantams were unable to With their final chance with "The race went as planned," twenty-third for the Bantams. Division III Nationals on No- score again as a field goal at- 2:05 remaining in the game, the said Bak. "It was satisfying to The third place finish was the vember 17. tempt by junior place kicker Bantams were in scoring range beat the defending champ on best outcome in school history Additionally, if neither of the Skip Sullivan sailed wide right. again, but failed to execute. his own course. Our goal at New at a NESCAC men's cross coun- teams are able to crack the top Trinity knew they were still try championship. Trinity will travel to Amherst England is to finish in the top five, individual runners can still in the game following a next week, where the Bantams five and qualify for Nationals." The Trinity women were qualify for Nationals. The par- Middlebury missed field goal. will take on the Lord Jeffs of Bak set a career record on the paced by Leeann Rheaume '03 ticular individual runner must The Bantams drove to the Amherst College., Amherst is day completing the five mile and Christina Kane '05. The. finish,as, pne.of fhe top seven Middlebury five-yard line. currently undefeated at 6-0 and course in 24:54. This was the pair.finished,fifteenth and six- runners that) does not run .for a • •' Again luck was^ot on their is in first place in the NESCAC. first time Bak has broken the 25- teenth in the five kilometer race. team that qualified forNation- side, as two passes tojunior run- The Bantams lost last year to , minute mark. With the win, Rheaume crossed the tape in als. ning back Brian Fabrizio re- Amherst 28-20. OCTOBER 30,2001 - THE TRINITY TRIPOD SPORTS PAGE 19 Volleyball Team Beats Western Connecticut Intramural Inxibtx continued from page 20 things of for next year. neck with Landry for the team lead in Finally, Katherine Bennett '02 and blocks. Whitney Cronk '02 have epitomized the Meanwhile, Grassi is honing her skills spirit the seniors have brought to the so well that the team can look for a mark- games this year. Even without getting as edly increased contribution from her much playing time as many younger come next season. players, they faithfully and selflessly Senior outside hitter Kristin Hagan stuck by the team, supporting with should feel safe relinquishing her title of words when they were not given the op- team kill leader to Katherine Hunter as portunity to support with their skills. both ladies demolished the previous The seniors on the team this year have Bantam kill records with their perfor- provided all the support and encourage- mances this season. ment that they possibly could while al- Co-Captain Molly Roach '02 should lowing the younger players to grow into also feel content with the replacement their roles. This is a true characteristic of whom she has helped mold this year. teamwork and proof positive of the ex- Grassi is a promising player who the emplary nature of the athletes on this Bantams have every right to expect big team.

SHANE EARLY Men's Soccer Ends with a Loss The Intramural Insider scours the campus each week to find Bantams End Season With Five Game Slide the true Trinity athletes, the warriors of intramural sports. This contin uedfrom page 20 was slowed by the loss of their junior co- week the Intramural Insider ran into Eric Shattenkirk.'04. would need, as the Bantams could never captains Morgan Sandell and Peter get any consistency or continuity on of- Zoppi, who were both lost for the year Intramural Insider: "Shatt, you've never p layed fense. due to injury. Trinity was out shot 16-7 by Amherst. "We had a disappointing end to the an intramural sport. As a result, many people Bantam sophomore goalie Michael season," said junior defender Kevin Doherty made five saves in the losing Alexander. "The health of our team call you a loser. How do you respond to these people?" The Bantams ended their season on a five game skid that saw them go from a lock to making the NESCAC Eric Shattenkirk '04: "Yeah, Ok. A loser is Tournament to completely missing it somebody who has thick glasses, wears pocket protectors, does the Sunday crossword with his effort while Amherst senior keeper Bill greatly.contributed to our fall off at the Mom, and spends New Year's Eve at the library. Orum made only one. end of the season. We had a lot of inju- The Bantams ended their season on a ries at a lot of key positions." You tell all those cool guys to get it straight. I five game skid that saw them.go from a Trinity will look to improve next sea- never have and never will wear pocket protec- lock to making the NESCAC Tourna- son as they return every one of their ment to completely missing it. Trinity rostered players. tors."

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Even with the victory, there is BY PATRICK BY SIMON SAICHEK no possibility that this team Sports Writer may finish the regular season Sports Editor with a winning record. The Trinity College women's While the team has been off volleyball team stormed back and on all season, there have The men's soccer team con- from a two game deficit to de- been numerous notable indi- tinued its late season slide with feat Western Connecticut three vidual efforts. losses to Clark on Tuesday and games to two on last Tuesday at Junior setter Christine Amherst on Saturday, dropping home. Horton is currently the # 2 set- their record to 6-8 overall and 3- The Bantams look to build ter in NESCAC with 1093 as- 6 in NESCAC play. With the from the win as they finish out sists. losses, the Bantams failed to their regular season, before Senior outside hitter Kristin reach the NESCAC Champion- heading into the playoffs. Hagan has 358 kills and a .220 ship Tournament. With the win, Trinity im- kill percentage, while freshman The week began at Clark proves to 13-15 on the year, outside hitter Katherine Hunter where the Bantams fell to the while remaining 5-5 in has notched 396 kills thus far, Cougars by a score of 2-1 in a NESCACplay. yielding a .267 kill percentage. non-conference match-up. It The Bantams fell into a deep These numbers place the duo as was arguably the worst perfor- hole early, as they lost the first one of the most potent pairs in mance by Trinity this year. The two games of the match 27-30 the NESCAC. Bantams were out of sync and and 19-30, respectively. The Bantams can also take out of sorts in the loss as they But, in what is rapidly be- solace in the fact that they have played poorly on both sides of coming a habit for the team, gotten excellent play from a the ball. Trinity was out shot Trinity came roaring back. Fac- group of up and coming fresh- 10-8 by Clark. Trinity freshman ing defeat, the Bantams man- men, as well as steady play from goalie Jamie Burns had four aged to pull out a 32-30 victory upperclassmen. These upper- saves in the loss. in the third and pivotal game. classmen have provided a great Clark scored the initial goal From then on, Trinity was in resourcefor theprogram as they and would never relinquish control. have tutored the younger play- their lead. Clark junior forward Klbnt rUPA Junior Peter Zoppi was sorely missed in a season ending loss Game four followed the pat- ers all season. Juan Andre Garcia-Alvarez tern of the previous game as Senior middle blocker Beth scored on a penalty kick late in in NESCAC action, with a bid 1-0, while Colby and Bates tied Trinity took an early lead and Landry will undoubtedly be the first half. Clark tallied their the NESCAC Championship in double overtime, thus ensur- held it, coming away with a 30- missed next year, but two indi- second goal at 63:02 when Tournament possibly hanging ing that the Bantams would not h forward Matthe j.nce. l,n order to reach make the tournament<*»«,,,.. „ y *t strides : forward Tn rWe ftrfrfVf^rte','th e BWi- Landry. Trinity sophomore Bret needed a win over the Lord Jeff s, Adrian Talbott scored the lone tams barely faltered at all, Junior Carolyn Walker and Boudreau scored the only Ban- and some outside assistance. goal of the contest off passes quickly closing the door on Freshman Charlotte Grassi tam goal off assists from a pair Trinity also needed Colby to de- from Carlo Valdesolo and An- Western Connecticut with a 15- have both improved greatly this of sophomores, Tim Cross and feat Bates on Saturday to get into drew Korytoski thirty-five mwr, 7 victory that capped the 3 ! season. Walker is now neck and Jon Klaus. the tournament. Unfortunately utes into the:fiist,!hatff'* That game comeback in the Bantams see VOLLEYBALL page 19 The Bantams finished the for the Bantams, neither hap-, would be'all that the Lord Jeffs victory. week at home against Amherst pened. Trinity fell to Amherst see SOCCER on page 19 Football Falls at Middlebury 14-7 percentage, 87 rushing yards, BY ALICE ROBINSON and only 11 first downs. Sports Writer Despite the loss, Trinity set school records for plays with It was a game filled with frus- 112, pass attempts with 76, and trations as the Trinity football pass completions with 31. team lost to their NESCAC ri- In total, the Bantams totalled val, the Middlebury Panthers 25 first downs and 430 total 14-7. The Bantams record yard. drops to 3-3 on the year. Junior quarterback Greg Going into the game Trin- Ward completed 31 out of 76 ity(3-2) held a better record passes, for 359 yards and one than Middlebury (2-3) and was touchdown. looking to break a streak of Sophomore wide receiver Joe three consecutive losses to the Wahl reeled in a career-high 14 Panthers. catches for 180 yards and which After shutting down were both College records. Bowdoin on Homecoming Freshman Drew Finkleday weekend, Trinity was ready to caught four passes for 75 yards, start a winning streak against while sophomore running back the Panthers. Tom Pierandri rushed for an However, due to their inabil- additional 44 yards. ity to take advantage of offen- Sophomore Greg Tanner led sive opportunities and five the defense with 7.5 tackles and

Bantam turnovers, the Bantams junior co-captain Dave Midura : were unable to come away with added seven hits. rinity Bantams take the field against Middlebury in the 14 7 loss. a win. Middlebury took the lead Ward pass fell incomplete at the at the Panther 25-yard line. score. Trinity drove the ball within early, with a touchdown, just Panther 25 yard line. The drive ended when Ward the Panther ten yard-line five The second half followed the two minutes into the game, af- Trinity was able to force a gunned a pass to freshman wide times and came away with zero same trend as the first half as the ter a fumbled screen pass was second fumble in the final receiver Pat Straub. The ball points. recovered by the Panthers. Bantams continually drove the minute of the half, when senior bounced off Straub right into ball deep into Panther territory Meanwhile, the defense The Bantams tried to respond linebacker Tim Morrissey the hands of a Middlebury de- only to have the drive stall in- played a solid game, yielding after Tanner forced a stripped the > ball from fender. only 206 yards of total offense Middlebury, fumble that was side the red-zone. Middlebury quarterback Scott The Bantams were able to end to the Panthers. In doing so they recovered by senior £orcaptain The Bantams threatened Roberts and junior nose tackle the half with a touchdown held the Middlebury offense to Matt Dorn. again when Ward connected Dave Rooney fell on the loose when Ward hit freshman re- under fifty percent completion The drive fizzled when a ball, giving Trinity possession with Finkleday on a 45-yard ceiver Brad Soules for a 38-yard see FOOTBALL on page 18