1% Vol. .23, Issue 20 THE TRINITY March 11, 1975 Trinity College Hartford, Conn.
All-College Meeting Students Oppose Aid to Cambodia by Forrest Schofield and Brian Crockett Nearly 150 people attended an all-college meeting last Thursday night to discuss possible action in response to U.S. military aid to Cambodia^ The appearance of HartfordTnayor George Athanson highlighted the meeting, which was held in Wean Lounge. Other speakers included. Professor Samuel Kassow of the history department, Bill Curren (75), who was also prominent in organizing the meeting, and several alumni, including Bill Ferns (74) and Ron Tuttera C7 ). The majority of the group agreed to march to City Hall on Friday to make their views known to the Hartford City Council. A resolution sponsored by Mayor Athanson and two council members will be discussed at a City Council meeting soon. • A student group, Students for Social Change, was organized at the meeting on Thursday. Another meeting was held last Sunday, and future meetings will be announced, members of the group said. Curren opened the meeting with several facts concerning U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia. • South Vietnam and Cambodia may receive $522 million in aid from the U.S., he said. In 1974, the U.S. gave South Vietnam $1813 million in military aid, he continued, and an additional one billion dollars has been spent to modernize Saigon's armies. Nearly $17 million from the Food for Peace fund was diverted to other areas, Curren added, in- Downtown Hartford was the scene of the march on City Change, protest the allocation of military aid to Indochina. cluding $1.4 million directly to Hall by Trinity Students on Friday. Students, for Social Thieu. Curren then, applied his com- Kassow followed Curren with fronting Americans today. products at cheap prices. The "You are being screwed more by terests to deal with national ments to student involvement. statements about active in- United States achieved this by -Cpmmunist governments in some the system now than vou were four keeping corrupt dictators in "I think it is the duty of the in- volvement and U.S. foreign policy, or five years ago," Kassow said. of those countries, Kassow con- tellectual community to be ac- which he feels is "doomed to fail." power," he added. tinued. tive," he said. "We must question Active involvement, Kassow felt, is "In the fifties and sixties, the Furthermore, the U.S. could "It's really going to hit the fan the system and react to the an- a vital move towards achieving white middle-class was bought off never accept the fact that it might swers to those questions." any solutions to problems con- by supplying them with raw be in the United States' best in- Cont. on p. 2 Economics Dept. Fills Vacant Positions
by Wenda Harris hired to fill the second position College/Hartford and Trinity econometrics. • third position also had a two-hour interview with the members of the Zannoni, 28, completed her un- College/Philippines, which was At least two people had gone After a complicated but fruitful dergraduate studies at Villanova founded by Bishop Ogilby, son of intercultural studies department. search, three positions in the through the applicants' files at The students evaluated the University and is currently an ex-president of Trinity. He least three times, Scheuch said.- economics department have been finishing her PhD at State expects to be in the Philippines candidate in terms of charisma filled, according to Professor The newly-discovered necessity of and ability to communicate. "The University of New York at every two or three years to do finding someone to-teach money Richard Scheuch, department Stonybrook. research work. student input is of great value," chairman. and banking meant still another Scheuch said, "because the Interested in coming to a small Lindsey is 32 years old and review of the hundreds of ap- Candidates themselves are im- Leonard Tsumba has been hired •college, Zannoni has not only been engaged to marry a Philippine girl, plicants. pressed with the caliber of the to teach money and banking. He teaching at SUNY, but took on an Scheuch explained that the job of Scheuch commented that the students here." specializes in economic principles, additional job at a community selecting candidates was more development and planning, money department is not necessarily college, teaching policemen in difficult than usual because the replacing'the people it is losing, but The economics department (with and banking, international order to get exposure. vacancies came at different times. the help of the appointments and economics, business cycles, and "doing what economists call promotions committee in the case the history of economic thought. Zannoni spent the summer of The economics department 'simultaneous decision-making.'" began to look for someone to teach of upper-level professors) makes a Following his graduation from 1974 as a research assistant at the Before Scheuch arid members of decision after the candidates national section of the Federal macroeconomics when Neil the economics faculty Robert. Georgetown University, Tsumba Garstonwasnotreappointed. After leave. received his Masters from Howard Reserve Board in Washington, Battis and Ward Curran flew to D.C. At Trinity she would like to reviewing hundreds of. applicants San Francisco to interview the 52 Scheuch said he feels the University, where he helped to for that position, the department develop an input/output model for teach an economic problems applicants in the primary pool, recruitment is honest and that course such as women in. the found out that it would be required they had personally corresponded ine medical school. He has taught to provide two courses in in- Trinity is sympathetic to can- at Hampton Institute "and expects marketplace. with 84 applicants. The secondary tercultural studies. Consequently, pool consisted of 22 applicants, and didates' needs. "We tell them to complete his PhD at Virginia Charles Lindsey from the the search for someone in exactly where they stand," he said, polytechnic Institute before after the interviews, three were University of Texas will teach economic development with an invited to visit Trinity. and added that a few applicants September. '.. • . Economic trade and development interdisciplinary approach began. have written to tell Trinity they Born and raised ,in: Salisbury, and offer courses in the in- When the candidates arrived at appreciate its frankness. "nodesia, Tsumba is 29 years old tercultural studies program. He is Before Thanksgiving Martin Trinity, they individually met with ana married to an American alsojnterestedin teaching a course Landsberg announced his decision Dean Nye, delivered a seminar The department feels it has three citizen. in radical political economics. not to accept reappointment, paper to the economics depart- good people, Scheuch said. Diane "Zannoni, Having taught for two years in Scheuch continued, which meant ment faculty, and had lunch with a "Taking the package as a whole," Quantitative the Philippines, Lindsey proposes the department had to look for yet committee composed of student he concluded, "we're damn lucky c a another person, one who could ^. . ^ng, macroeconomics, and to develop a program of economics majors with broad we can turn up with people who a teach money and banking and interests. The candidates for the PPUed econometrics, has been cooperation between Trinity have these skills." Page 2, The Tripod, March II, 1975 Oppose Aid,.'cont. 'Students For Social Change' Formed
when you have some kind of "We have to reset the priorities radical movement in Saudi Arabia of our country if we are to save the or Iran, where we get our oil," he world. We have to be of service to concluded. the people. We will decline and fall unless we wake up," he continued. Kassow felt the future was possible only if "we redirect our Athanson saw the resolution as a foreign policy and redefine our possible way to start a grassroots national purpose." program in Hartford. "The United States is pulling a reactionary policy," Athanspn Despite student pressure at the sai8, He also compared U!s. meeting to expand his statements, foreign policy since World War II the mayor offered no further with Metternichism, trying to stop • • concrete steps towards a solution. nationalism with bullets. Ron Tuttera concluded the Kassow was followed by Mayor formal side of the program after a .Athanson, who also spoke of faults short speech by Bill Ferns, Tuttera within the foreign policy of this was active in. student activism country during"the course of his against / U.S.^involvement ,iri animated speech.' '',' 'Cambodia four%r five years ago. At that time, a daily strike bulletin Kissinger, he added, exemplifies was published at Trinity. realpolitik thinking, : • "At that time, the resolution we Athanson said he felt this sent to the Hertford city council- country's biggest enemy is our own failed four to three." Tuttera is value structure. "optimistic," however, for this "The poor in America must be resolution's success, acknowledged and taken care of in The meeting was then opened to order to understand others in the discussion from persons-at-large. Mayor George Athanson of Hartford Wean Lounge on March (>, i<>75 world," he said. speaking at the AH College Meeting held at Protesting Aid to Sndo-China Fifty Students March on City Hall
by Forrest Schofield Hartford citizens headed by Ron the hearing to include aid to Mayor, Bill Curren '75 read the likened to those of Nazi Germany, Approximately 50 Trinity Creatro, John Basch, and Debbie Cambodia and Laos as well. students' resolution into the record and said that Richard Nixon will go at the Mayor's hearing. down as one of the three great war students walked from Wean Danielle. The march by the Trinity Lounge to Hartford City Hall last criminals of the 20th century. The petition was brought before students came as a result of the Giving evidence at the hearing Basch was received "en- Friday to support a petition calling the Mayor in the form of a All-College meeting held the night for the refusal of military aid to were Ceatro, Basch, Danielle, and thusiastically by all those present resolution to call for an end to U.S. before, It was resolved to march to three professors from other at the meeting. South Vietnam. The petition was military aid to South Vietnam. An City Hall and present a resolution presented to the city by a group of colleges. Also speaking were amendmerrt/was also proposed at .supporting the petition to the Richard Williams, asst. professor Mayor George Athanson seemed receptive to the resolution and *••• of history and Asian studies at Central Connecticut State College, agreed that action should be taken quickly. All those at the hearing Theodore Bright, chairman of the were in favor of adopting the political science department at the resolution. Athanson said another University of Hartford, and Barry hearing will be held so that some Keenan, professor of history at Mt. people who were unable to attend Holyoke College. All were invited this hearing would have a chance by Mayor Athanson. to speak.
Williams spoke first and Included in those people was proposed to add refusal of aid to Donald Loos, who was being Cambodia and Laos to the petition, arraigned in Washington for He also recommended to accept demonstrating in front of the White the petition and vote in favor of it House. The next hearing will be as soon as possible. held in the near future. Bright spoke about U.S. policy in The number of students who Southeast Asia, and said it was not marched was impressive. Ac- in the national interest of this cording to Bill Curren, the country. In regards to the present response from the people in state of war in Southeast Asia, 6 Bright stated, "Not wearing a Hartford was favorable to t" uniform is a form of wearing a student marchers. "People along uniform, only in a disguised form." the way were encouraging us ana Bright also favored adopting the asking what we were marching tor. resolution. It was pleasing to see the support we received." John Basch was perhaps the Curren also said he was pleased most forceful speaker at the with the relatively large'turnout meeting. He mentioned his own from Trinity students on such short experience, including 35 months in jail, and spoke of the humanity of notice. The date of the next hearing the war. He spoke of My Lai, the will be publicized so that more death camps of Vietnam, which he students can attend.
\ : Marchers Resolution Recognizing the following: That over one half billion people throughout the world are starving That over 7 million American are unemployed while inflation continues That the United States of America has pledged itself to follow the Paris Peace Accords of 1973 That the proposed Department of Defense budget is over $90 billion yet American cities continue to decay Therefore we demand that the proposed $522 million appropriation for aid to South Vietnam and Cambodia be voted down by the United States Congress. Furthermore, we propose that this money be used in the area of feeding the world's hungry and developing immediate as well as long range solutions for these problems: inequitable distribution of wealth, technology, power, and vital natural resources. Trinity students enter City hall to protest the aid to Indochina. Photo by Steve Roberts proposed allocation of *522,OOO,OOO in military The Tripod, March 11, 1975, Page 3 Lecture Tonight CuIturaI Week Continues Preston Wilcox, controversial March 11. At 9:00 p.m. the Trinity present his lecture at 4:15 p.m. March 14. Admission is $2.00 speaker and author of several audience is invited to hear March 12 in McCook. per person and $3.50 per couple. articles and publications, opened saxophonist Marion, Brown per- Also in McCook on March 12, Black Culture Week with a rap form a jazz concert in the June Jordan, poet, writer, novelist, A limited number of tickets are session on Sun., March 9 in McCook Washington Room. Admission to and teacher will present a reading available for the "DonaldByrd and Auditorium. hear a fine saxophonist who has of her works with a discussion the Blackbyrds" concert on March On that same evening the Nia performed with John Coltrane, following. Thereadingis scheduled 15. The dance will begin at 8:00 for 8:00 p.m. p.m. in the Washington Room. Ensemble/Contemporary Gospel Archie Shepp, and other greats, is Tickets are $3.50 with Trinity ID, Ensemble presented "A History of only $1.00. ' "Black Girl," a film about a $4.50 for public (in advance), and, Africa Through Religious Dance young girl who is hoodwinked into if available, $5.00 at the door. For and Music" in the Washington Reverend Ben Chavis will lec- working as a domestic for a typical further information call 527-3151 Room. ture on North Carolina repression French middle-class family, will ext. 367. Sam Greenlee presented the film and women political prisoners, be shown March 13 at 4:00 p.m. in Black Culture Week will con- of his best-selling novel The Spook with emphasis on Joann Little, the McCook Auditorium. Who Sat By the Door on March 10. woman who killed her prison guard clude on March 16 with a gospel Well-known Black historian and after he raped her. Rev. Chavis has A BYOB Cabaret featuring concert featuring choirs from the , author Yosef Ben Yochannon will worked with a number of women's "Street People" will be held in the New England area at 3:30 p.m. in lecture in McCook, 7:00 p.m., prison organizations, and will Washington Room at 9:00 p.m. on the Washington Room. Sam Greenlee Two Budget Committee Changes Proposed
mendation to the Budget Com- weighing the work and effort by Kenny Grossman Eric Wright, chairman of the requests must pass. Wright Budget Committee, stated that complained that very often student mittee asked it to keep a running, needed." ' record of each organization's In response to statements that The Student Activities Com- since the inceptiton of the ledger organizations are unaware of how record for check requests, the the Budget Committee operates funds. SAC members felt this was the Budget Committee is not mittee (SAC) has proposed two necessary because there were always at fault when check significant changes in the Budget Committee has been and may place their check running more smoothly. ' requests in the wrong hands or the times when they needed to refer to requests are not processed operating procedure of the student- an organization's budget figures elected Budget Committee. The wrong place. properly and promptly, SAC He also noted that the " and were unable to quickly obtain member Jim Essey is submitting a SAC handed down two separate Pete Mindnich of the Mather them. This situation hampered the recommendations to the Budget Treasurer's office as well as his motion to the SAC asking that the Hall Board of Governors (MH- committee could lose or mishandle SAC's efficiency and activity, Budget Committee set up a ledger Committee in hopes of improving BOG), whose organization has according to Larry Qolden. both its own operating efficiency a check request. Wright feels that in which the Treasurer or his regular contact with the Budget such inefficiencies are inherent in Although the Budget Committee delegate sign for each check and that of the six-member Budget Committee, remarked upon the Committee. the present system of student is in the process of forming a request when it is given to them. need for greater efficiency in the government. running ledger of the financial Essey explained that this processing of check requests. He Pete' Mindnich echoed Wright's. situation of student organizations, procedure would increase ef- The first recommendation stated that "The main'area of Wright pointed out that compiling ficiency and also safeguard the resulted in the Budget Committee concern for me is the procedure of sentiments about the difficult position of the Budget Committee; such records will entail a lot of Budget Committee from being starting a ledger in which all check getting check request signed by the work on the part of the Committee. requests received from SAC- He observed that there is a lot of blamed ior mishaps which weren't Budget Committee members and Lisa Heilbronn, a Budget theirs. funded organizations would be taken down to the Treasurer. I red tape in student government. Mindnich said, "I feel the Committee member, noted that "A Wright denied that such a recorded. have run into many problems running ledger is in theory a great finding the appropriate individuals Treasurer's Office is a bit slow in practice would improve the The second measure called for a getting checks done in time." idea, but its a lot of work and I'm situation, and that it would only and many times the member fails skeptical about the benefits ,out running ledger, to''be kept by the to get the check to the treasurer The second SAC recom- increase paperwork. Budget Committee that would soon enough". contain and make readily available the financial -status of every SAC-funded organization. Eric Wright maintained that the Students Enjoy High Life The Budget Committee has in- Budget Committee receives an stituted both recommendations. unfair share of the criticism aimed (CPS)--A student on the third includes participating in various that marijuana produces real at the inefficiency of the check floor of UCLA's Neuro-Psychiatric tests, being scrutinized by tolerance; the smoker becomes The SAC action on the check request procedure. He pointed out Institute (NPI) sits smoking a joint brainwave equipment, pressing a gradually immune to the effects of •request ledger came in the wake of that students tend to complain in a room with piped-in music and plethora of significant buttons and grass if it is used'on a daily basis. complaints made by various most about the Budget Committee dim lights, while a nurse watches taking part in interviews. Dr. Sidney Cohen, a psychiatrist organizations of delays in the because it is often the only arm of to insure that he smokes the entire Phyllis Lessin, an anthropologist with the NPI program, further processing of their che~ck requests. student government with which cigarette. who has helped guide the study reported, "A lot of cops believe According to Larry Golden, SAC they regularly come in direct The two are part of a study.that noted, "we've pretty well grass dilates the. pupils of the eyes chairman, "Numerous complaints contact. is providing definitive research on disproved the old notion that when, in fact, if a suspect's pupils by organizations of unreasonable marijuana. marijuana produces a "reverse are dilated, it's probably because delays in the processing of check Wright defended his committee The students involved in the tolerance." This is the idea that of anxiety," requests prompted the SAC to by stating that it is only one step in program remain on the floor for less and less marijuana is required As for the notion that pot excited "investigate. The result was the a series of procedures through almost 90 days and receive $25 a by the experienced smoker before sexual desire, well we found that - - ledger record." which every organization's check day for their "work". Apart from he gets high. like alcohol - it's sexually smoking the'joints, their schedule What the NPI study has found is debilitating," Thirteen Students Go ve r n me n 11 n ter n s Wo rk d t Capitol By Jeanine Figur perform said Morris, but their mittee meetings, writing letters to The Trinity government in- discuss ways of improving the districts. : ' program, and offer opinions on the The interns were initially present duties include writing constituents, and compiling ternship program initiated by news releases, filling in for their notebooks on various legislative political science professor Clyde activities of each intern's disenchanted with the errand-boy respective legislator and their activities they were asked to respective legislators at com- bills. McKee has proved successful this The interns also do research for ' term. bills. Morris said that all the in- The program offers students the terns from Trinity are working opportunity to spend an entire with competent senators and semester working with a state representatives who are concerned senator or representative. _ with the issues at hand and who are sensitive to the needs of their Scott Morris.a sophomore from constituency. Stamford, Conn, and a participant in the program said: "We hear so Morris said that attending much about what is going on in committee meetings helped the Washington. Therefore, we are interns to see citizens articulating ' constantly aware of. national their opinions on various issues" problems, but we don't know much "The program also offers us about state issues." exposure to the political world inside and outside," , The students involved in the internship program wanted to • The interns visit penal in- learn more about state govern- stitutions and mental retardation ment. The program is on a pass fail centers in order to expose them.to basis and is worth four credits, all problems in the constituency. aach of the interns is required to ' Morris said the major complaint write six papers during the course ' from most of the interns is that ot the semester while working a 40- they feel they are missing out on nour week that often includes campus life. Their busy schedule various meetings at night. keeps them constantly on the go. The papers include a profile on each legislator, his'. respective Morris also added that h'e felt • district, an analysis of his political things would be getting more in- stance, an analysis on the role of teresting in the next few weeks the committee in the legislature, because bills are coming out of and the political theory of the committee and are ready to be legislature. voted on by the legislature. Professor McKee conducts a "The most important issue will series of bi-weekly seminars where be concerned with finance due to "e discusses the theories behind involved with the legislative internship all of the governor's tax "»e whole legislative system, The State Capital building located in proposals," said Morris. the seminar, the interns Downtown Hartford where Trinity students program spend their academic day. Page 4, The Tripod, March 11, 1975 Johnston: "I Want Women to Speak
by Martha Cohen respites, to result in more tually waited for an answer. When they weren't expecting. Johnston's literary style, it is hard to accept Jill Johnston, lesbian-feminist violence". intrigued by an idea from the angry explosion, in the middle of the rhetorical simplicity of a author of "Marmelade Me", A political woman. Angry at audience, Johnstonwould carry on her appearance, about the op- statement like "male surgery is "Lesbian Nation", and "Gullible's being co-opted by male a short conversation with the pressive authority of the male butchery" or "all women are Travels", has many images. A organizations, be it gay liberation - woman who initiated it, or ask her medical profession over women, lesbians". martyr for the feminist movement. - "it. diverts the fact that lesbians to stand up and elaborate on it. and her cynical reference to Happy There are ideas and implications Rockefeller's breast cancer fermenting behind these A man-hater.' A terror. A freak. An are women and feminists", - or For a Women's Week outrageous entertainment. An medical practitioners - "to go to a operation, "It was obvious the man statements; the women in the celebration, meant for women to wouldn't be appointed Vice- audience know this, and won't insecure fragmented personality. guy to see what your body is about get into their "own bodies, own is bullshit". Defending her President without radical accept them at face value. Most When Jill Johnston spoke at the guts and own spiritual surgery!", visibly aroused the shout or question angrily-those University of Hartford's Women's sexuality, her anatomy, her revitalization", Jill Johnston's lifestyle. audience. It seemed to satisfy most who believe they understand the Week celebration last Wednesday, presence was a positive one, ferment, laugh or applaud-but all the audience's expectation for a A woman in communication. people, for it fit their expectations provoking active self-evaluation about Johnston. react. creature of these images was With herself, "figuring a way out of for women. unfulfilled. Not completely, of a jam". With the women in the It dissatisfied me. Jill Johnston The reaction, at these times, course; many of her statements audience, "I want women to speak Yet what was most worthwhile was hilariously witty, but, seemed almost more important to could tell people exactly what they - we're concerned with ourselves for me about Johnston's night at simultaneously, as frustrating as Jill Johnston than women's full came to hear. But, fighting through here!" University of Hartford was what hell. Behind her viciously funny understanding of the underlying the audience's questions was a probably disappointed most ideas. This, I think,- is the main This is what struck me the most lines and pat remarks, Johnston is element behind Johnston's popular dynamically together woman. people. In much of her action and a woman with intellectual about Jill Johnston. She brought speech, she was quieter, gentler, images. This, naturally, is still an image the women out of the audience, in sophistication and insight into of many sorts. less showy. She showed evidence of cultural complexities. Yet, she Yet, the Jill Johnston w,ho spoke support, "I dig you, Jill, and change - potentially beneficial for with a smaller group of women A writer upset at being everything you've been saying" scorns explanations of these a person, potentially damaging for complexities. after the formal talk was a woman pressured to leave her job on the and in outrage, "Why do they pay a personality-image. In her own who did care about that full un- Village Voice newspaper staff. good money to have you speak!" words, Johnston is "tired of When Johnston can, without derstanding. A woman who wasn't Possibly for reasons of sexual Women were pushed to defend negative attention", brought on by hesitation, answer the unasked satisfied with the temporary value politics. Possibly for reasons of their questions and to explain their constant political rhetoric, and she question lurking behind someone's of shock effect. Here, in discussing conservative journalistics. ideas. While Johnston's answers is "into positive attention now." wordy fumbling, it is suspicious with women what they are in A person of her past. Greeting an often seemed like put-downs, her This may, in part, explain her when she totally misconstrues relation to the other women in their old schoolmate in the audience. interest in what women thought exasperation at questions which certain straightforward questions. lives, .she revived the assertive Remembering her first woman and felt was sincere. When asked seemed to box her into old images, When Johnston can write a empathetic force that was evident lover, briefly. Admitting "if at length whether she would ever her hesitation to talk, and her column like "what is journalism before the breast cancer alter- something happened to my son it sleep with men again, or if she encouragement of other women to and if you know what journalism is cation. Here, Johnstfcn found the would be my fault". Seeing her were bisexual, she replied, speak. then what is literature" (which she credibility she said she was looking marriage as "an exercise in "Basically, I don't hang out with It was hard, however, for the read out loud) as a coherent in- for, "the positive attention" hidden violence, interrupted by brief guys. What do you do?" and ac- audience to get used to this manner depth examination of her own behind the popular,image. MBOG Approves Spring Weekend by Jeff Dufresne and Plank Merens Plans for the Spring Weekend weekend runs as follows: On there are some people against the Attempting to compensate for a member Budget Committee said have been approved by the Mather Friday night, there will be a dance weekend, MHBOG's objective is to the money alloted to MHBOG, the that of 11 of 12 organizations the Hall Board of Governors (MH- in the Washington Room. On "appease as many people as Budget Committee at present is Budget Committee spoke to, only BOG), The weekend is scheduled to Saturday, there is to be an all day possible". requesting that all organizations the Odd Squad (the Charter Oak take place from April 25 to April 27. party; the party is to be held either Fred Lahey, another member of not utilizing all of their alloted Tutoring group) is returning any on the Quad, or, if permission can MHBOG, offered a different funds return the excess money to unspent funds; the Odd Squad is According to Norm Luxemburg, returning $300. $4,600 has been appropriated from be obtained from the non-Trinity opinion, "I cannot see how the SAC the contingency fund. Eric Wright, residents living on Vernon St., the could grant such a large per- the SAC out of the Contingency party will be held there. Activities Fd centage of the student's con- include a cookout, a band and beer. tingency fund for a weekend that In seeking aid for the weekend, Saturday night there will be a lacks any kind of Universal appeal. MHBOG has approached St. A's, concert held on the Quad, or in the I find it objectionable that fifty A.D., Chi Rho, Psi U., the Tripod, Field House in case it rains. kegs of beer are being purchased tar gum crossword Trinity Folk Society and SMAT. Sunday, there will be a Bloody for the weekend when the amount Peter Mindnich, Pres. of MHBOG, Mary party on the Quad with folk of grain used by Americans last and blue grass music. A softball anticipated favorable responses year in the form of beer and grain 8 9 from these organizations. bame is also .being considered. alchqhol could have saved ten The general scheduling for the Mindnich feels that although million lives." 1 r 161 J
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Every Tuesday morning Joe Student and Mary Bookworm sit down in Mather ACROSS 42 Mirth 10 a check Dining Hall to read their copies of that week's Tripod. - 43 Motion picture 11 Please be — "What kind of deitzes do they think they are putting out a rag like this??" 1 Prefix: father studio 13 Mine-boring tool demanded Joe. 6 Out of breath 45 The Gods 14 Crab's claw 11 College subject 46 To the back 16 TroutUke fish "I don't know, but you'd think they would have a few more articles on things of (abbr.) 47 Japanese city 18 Pain interest to more kids/' Mary commented. 12 "Captain Queeg" (poss.) 22 Aptitude for making "I don't know about you, but I think the Tripod really lacks something. I mean, 14 Main 49 Most like a discoveries 15 Warehouse workers backbone 25 "In " (Beider- if they moved the Sports section to the front of the paper/ say page 2 and replaced 17 Farmhouse 51 Planned progress becke tune) Arts with . . ." 19 Wreath 53 Thorough 26 Benny Goodman's We have a suggestion for Joe and Mary. Instead of just sitting there arguing, 20 Group character- 54 Railroad cars pianist istics 55 German city 29 Biblical name • why not do something constructive with your ideas for stories, layout, photos .. . 21 Suffix: science of 56 French infinitives 30 Wrath Come to the Tripod open house on Sunday afternoon, March 16, at 3:00. You 23 Scenic view 57 Expressed assent: 31 Russian city bring yourself, we'll bring refreshments. Since it is an open house, it is open to the 24 Comedian Errol var. 33 Put 1n fresh soil 25 Human remains 34 Expunged entire college community; and if you can't come, write the Tripod (Box 1310) or 27 And others 35- Wood call 246-1829 for a good time. No "experience" necessary. It's your newspaper. 28 Commercials DOWN 36 Soft drinks 29 Forward and 1 Raincoats 37 Censored disrespectful 2 Legal proceeding 38 Animals 31 Kingston 3 Wearies 39 Upper 32 All — 4 Horse-colored 42 Make sad 33 Great period 1n art 5 Bad-natured 44 Mitigator 37 Taker of business 6 College degrees 46 Mountain range 48 "Your Majesty" complaints (abbr.) 7 "i by Michael Muto The new program will be directed Hendel to Teach at UConn Trinity College and Rensseiaer - toward identified needs not Dr. Samuel Hendel of the Trinity giving consideration to, and conferences are such topics as Hartford Graduate Center have adequately met at the present time Political Science Department will making policy regarding im- "Busing," "National Security v. received a two year, $112,655 grant and will not duplicate other be teaching a course on ^The portant issues of our day. Freedom of the Press," "Lessons from the U.S. Department of educational programs. Politics of Confrontation during the Modeled after a Trinity graduate' of Watergate," "Balance of Health, Education, and Welfare. 1975 Christmas Term at the course, Political Science 506, Congressional-Presidential The money will be employed in a With respect to municipal and University of Connecticut Law assigned readings at UConn Law Power," and "Rational Foreign joint effort to meet the educational state employees the program will School in West Hartford. School will derive largely from The Policy and/or Significance of needs of groups and individuals of further develop skills in meeting Politics of Confrontation, edited by Detente." special community concern. urban and regional problems. For As presently planned, students Hendel, Democracy For the Few, corporate executives the emphasis will be to harmonize sound will focus attention on by Michael Parenti, and The Real In addition to normative The program will be directed examinations of "frontier" America, by Ben J. Wattenburg. assignments, selected students will management skills with corporate toward -the education of women, social responsibilities. political and social problems, and Assigned materials are designed be expected to do extensive municipal and state employees, upon proposed solutions to extant to provide the primary basis for reading in specified areas, and to corporate executives, and certain problems. classroom discussions, and to give prepare brief position papers that community groups and in- The program will also study According to Hendel, the class students a background in opposing effectively present evidence for dividuals. needs for the continuing education will function as if it were a board of views of the same problem. Among and arguments* against proposed of other groups in the region, such directors of an organization in several possibilities for classroom policy. According to Ivan A. Backer, groups include senior citizens, Director of Community Affairs, elected and appointed officials, "TRICE (Trinity-Rensseiaer teachers, paraprofessionaJs, Institute for Community members of the news media, and Inflation Hits Tuition Costs Education) is an effort to un- minority and ethnic groups. derstand what the needs are of the (CPS)—Tuition cost hikes of 5 to money gap between a private and may be 200,000 vacancies next fall various adult groups in the Hart- TRICE is exploring ways in 10% have been predicted by most public education to widen to two or in their 317 member institutions. ford area and to which of these which private, independent in- college institutions for next year. three thousand dollars a year and This trend, however, does not groups, and in what manner, apply to the more prestigious stitutions can develop and sustain produced some concern on (the part Trinity and Rensseiaer might community educational programs. The highest across-the-board of private college administrators private colleges and better-known respond through educational Many programs like TRICE are increases for tuition, room and who see students opting for a state universities. Competition will programs." now run by tax-supported colleges board will occur at private schools, cheaper education, closer to home. continue to be tough at the elite Ivy The new institute will be and universities, The original where the total cost of a year at Officials of the American League schools where, it is developed by Backer, Preston funding is viewed as seed money. It college will often exceed $6000. Association of State Colleges and reasoned, students come from Reed, Director of Special is intended that the program not .The increase has caused the Universities have predicted there inflation-proof families. . > • Programs at RPI, and Margaret end with the termination of the At; Cornell University, for in- Link, RPI program Coordinator. grant. stance, where education costs will soar to $5525 not including book costs and personal expenses, THAP Activities Schedule applications are up and number more than 18,000 for an entering The Trinity Hunger Action Wednesday, March 19: class limited to 2700. Trivia Answers Project is in the process of 11:30 Mr. Pietro of - the Many students have come to finalizing plans for four days of Catholic Relief Services will accept the increases as inevitable seminars and discussions, speak. He is knowledgeable in but some saberrattling has oc- 1. Ringo Starr plays his only drum solo on the track entitled The occurring from March 17- Latin American affairs. curred. At Ithaca College in New End on the Abbey Road album. March2l.,The purpose of these 2:30 Rick Hornung, class of 77 York, where a 4.9% increase in activities is to educate as well will speak on the student action tuition and a 9,5% increase in 2. U.S. Grant once smoked 14 cigars in one day. as begin to formulate a viable in regard to the American room, board and health fees have 3. There are 4,872,376,347,451 square inches in Rhode Island. plan of action for individuals, foreign policy. been proposed, over half of the , 4,-In Sandy Koufax's last regular season game, the Dodgers beat the institution, the community, 4:00 Professor Steele of the student population has signed the Phillies three to one. and nation. History Department shall speak petitions of protest. 5. Saint Gregory was the saint who converted an early 4th century At present, the schedule is as on Africa and its problems of Armenian king to Christianity, In addition, organizers of the 6, The highest mountain eas| of the Mississippi is located in North follows: development. protest have written parents Carolina, Monday, March 17: 7:30 A representative from urging them to protest the in- 2:30 p.m. A representative CROP—a charity organization, creases to the board of trustees. 7 Gene Roddenberry created the series Star Trek. from Care will lead a discussion responsible for millions of the Ithaca students have pointed 8. Hey Jude was written about Bob Dylan. on the, actions of that dollars in voluntary food out that their school was $500,000 in 9. James T. Kirk's middle name was Tiberius. ... ?::"10; The' Original inSpirati6n'ff6rthe sorig^'jjiicyym'the Sky with organization. assistance will present his the black last year and that the : 4:00 Professor Sam Hendel on organization's view. price hikes could be absorbed by a Diamorids"'was'an elementai • ' In January, the committee 3. The committee is now in the members wrote a list of process of establishing a Security 5. The most important suggestions to -, be, presented to;. Bulletin Board in Mather.Campus suggestion the committee made Alfred Garafolo, Director of Center (window of the Master was to put call boxes around Security, As a result of a meeting Calendar Office) oh whiqh it will campus that would connect with Mr. Garafolo oh February 3, post data on recent crimes on directly with security so that if the following improvements will be campus in order to promote someone is in danger or if someone made: student awareness to prevent observes a robbery or assault he or repeat occurences. A complaint she can run to the box and call 1. There are between 20-24 and suggestion box will be at the security immediately. As it stands punch-clock stations per security Mather Desk for students to air now, one must find a pay phone in a route which each guard must pass their grievances about security. building. Many other schools have on his rounds of the campus at The committee will read these successfully used this system for "night. These boxes are all located letters and forward them to Mr. years. This could be an expensive inside buildings. Mr, Garafolo Garafolo for a reply which will be operation to install, but Garafolo agreed to install several of these posted in the window. agreed to investigate its. feasibility boxes out-of-dours in critical areas for the Trinity campus. that are not patrolled enough by the guards (such as the walk 4. Mr. Garafolo told the com- between the Chapel and N. mittee that the greatest need The S.G.A. Committee to Im- Campus). security has at this time is that of prove Campus Security will join another motor vehicle in order to forces with the newly created 2, The only guide for students provide adequate campus T.W-.O. Security Committee in explaining security protection (ex. coverage. Since no funds are order to centralize our efforts. Any Escort Service) is contained in the presently available to cover this Trinity student or faculty member "Guide to Motor -Vehicles on large expense, the committee is welcome to join the committee. Campus". For the majority of suggested getting a small, At this time the biggest obstacle students who don't have cars this motorized cart (like that of the to improved security on the Trinity pamphlet at first glance seems locksmith).' This mode of tran- campus is lack of awareness on the inapprooriate. As a result the sportation would probably provide part of students, faculty and ad- The Tripod, March 11, 1975, Page 7 cont. Commentary Crime Problem Attributable to Area, Lack of Funds As a deterent to crime, Trinity by Brian Crockett has a small security force with Located as it is in a decaying nothing but radios and time-clocks for protection, two cars, including inner-city, Trinity stands out like a one which will soon be replaced, ripe plum ready for plucking. And and a newly-purchased com- plucked it's been. munications system consisting of Seventy-nine of the estimated 560 five walkie-talkies with a total cost registered undergraduate cars between four and five thousand have been broken into or stolen so dollars. far this school year, and the pace shows no signs of decreaing. Security's budget is small. Most Eleven dorm thefts, seven of its funds go to wages. In- assaults, and three exposings have vestments such as the walkie- talkies or a new car are usually few also occured. and far between. Planned ex- Angry students naturally pin the penditures for the near future blame on Trinity security, which in include the purchase of seven, to turn pleads lack of security nine punch-clock stations at $20 awareness on the part of the aliece,- which will be placed at students. Where does the blame strategic parking lots and walks. really lie? Contrary to popular belief, The problem is two fold.: money received from parking security's financial situation and violations usually does not go Trinity's location, Trinity, tem- directly to security. In light of this, porary home of over 1600 students, security director Alfred Garafolo many of whom come from wealthy went to the college affairs com- families, is a prime spot for mittee and applied for another Hartford crime. The stately vehicle to replace one of Trinity's buildings of the long walk, the tall two cars. It was decided a car, chapel, and the large expanses of would be" leased, with financing tree-filled ground provide a coming . from parking ticket A displeased student discusses a parking a car for security with funds received from startling contrast to the multi- payments. Garafolo said he violation with a day-side security man. The parking violations. Photo by Dan Kelman ethnical ghetto to the north aW prefered a car to a Cushman cart Trinity College Council recently decided to lease west, and the lower-middle class as a cart's top speed is around 30 apartments to the west and south. mph. Furthermore, a cart would Most of Trinity's security force have been drawn away to higher- Crime obviously will not abate, it's no small wonder that more cost an estimated $2500, and would receives $3.50 an hour. Many paying jobs after gaining security especially with the present crime doesn't occur. be unpractical for exact service. former Trinity security persone} experience here. As a result, the economic crunch. Seventy-nine security force'consists of several cars that's one every other day, men in their 50's some in their mid- with the figure likely to rise. 20's, and others still yQunger. One Unless an unexpected and far- is a University of Connecticut reaching financial boost is given to student. security for better wages, better At best, Trinity security can only transportation, and increased provide a deterrent to crime. lighting, among other needed Rarely are crimes in progress improvements, Trinity and its discovered in progress. Even if students will be seeing more crimes are stopped, for $3.50 an crime. , hour there are few heros. Security usually calls Hartford police in serious matters or merely makes a report after the incident. Molester Nabbed On Tuesday March 4th, a juvenile suspected of assaulting young women' was arrested by Trinity Security. Also on- the 4th, Security caught a man trying to steal the battery from a car on Summit St. Other recent vehicular incidents include the arrest of a man observed tampering with cars over by the South Campus lot on March 2nd, and on March 5th, one of two men was apprehended by Trinity Security attempting to steal a radio out of a truck on Photo by Rick Coburn Summit St. Campus security personnel filling out an accident report on a recent fire in Hillel House. Campus Crime Soars Nationwide (CPS)-It was 2 a.m. when the and less vandalism. Urban recent case, "observes the security before they become acclimated to details of thefts in the building are woman walked down the hallway colleges, with large student bodies, director at an Iowa school, "some their new environment. They may publicized. Officials at that school and stood in front of her dorm have the most difficulty. Apart students observed a man carting bring expensive stereo equipment, think it has encouraged more room. Odd-the door was ajar. She from the exposure of the urban stuff away from a dorm for two- for example, that would have been students to keep their doors locked. Pushed it open and stared at the colleges to "outsiders," no attempt and-a-half hours before we better left at home, according to -Most of the approximately 5000 brightly lit room. Five minutes was made by the survey to identify received a call." one campus security officer. The bicycles at Stanford Univesity, CA later she assessed her losses at other factors leading to higher The nature of thefts varies ex- number of crimes also increases are licensed by the campus police, over $1000; her stereo, radio and crime rates on these campuses, tensively. In some cases, there are around holiday time, especially and bear both a decal and an Purse had all been stolen., No matter what type of campus, active student criminals. Art Christmas. identifying "bug mark" through Theft is the number one crime on the most vulnerable area-and Holtorf, director of safety for Perhaps a prime factor in the which they can be traced back to college campuses, according to a. prime crime target -is college' Washington State University at decrease of thefts has been the the University if recovered survey conducted last summer by dormitories, where little effort is Pullman, ended a crime wave by recent institution of effective elsewhere. Bicycles are a prime the Insurance Information In- made by most students to prevent apprehending one student who crime programs. target at Stanford~as many as 600 stitute, which studied crime larcenies. In fact, one school stole over $30,000 in tape-decks, -At Ohio State .University, for vanish each year there. statistics from 28 schools across reports that 90 percent of larcenies • TVs and other items. instance, entering students are in the dormitories occur through Campuses, as noted earlier, also now advised not to bring un- -Several colleges have foe country. The results of the developed a student marshal force, survey, however, were in- open doors, and that forced entries act as magnets for "outsiders" necessary, expensive personal are rare. who steal autos, bicycles and other items to campus. while others have worked out night conclusive, since many crimes are "escort" services for students. The not reported. But generally, the "Students are their own worst easily resaleable items. At the -Many schools provide electric enemies," says campus policeman Clarmont Colleges, CA, for in- engravers to students to etch student marshals, or watchmen as following trends were found: they are sometimes called, func- Thefts are on the downswing. George A. Hill, Jr. of Harvard stance, security officers have identification numbers onto their University. "They neglect security found boys 13 or 14 years old from property. tion as the "eyes and ears" of According to the FBI there has campus police forces. They are been a sharp decline over the last precautions, fail to question in- the nearby town equipped with --A publication, Operation truders in dorms, prop open en- bolt-cutters to snap locks on Itipoff, is given to entering also asked to provide auxiliary year in the number of robberies, assistance at special events. The burglaries and auto thefts on trances that should be kept locked, bicycles. students at the Clarmont Colleges. and have a frustrating trust in the At certain times during the The emphasis is on persuading elaborate student marshal system college campuses. at Syracuse University in upstate Smaller, more isolated colleges honesty of others," says Hill. semester the crime rate is higher students to lock doors. Each Many students exhibit a reluc- than usual. New students are dormitory has posted a sign, "A New York, for instance, is credited seem to have less serious crime with holding down its crime rate. Problems: less theft, little violence tance to report crimes. "In one particularly vulnerable to thefts ripoff is a Bummer," on which Page S. Th«» Tripod. March 11. 1975
By holding our government, administration, and faculty accountable we can better ensure that our institutions Qyesf ion Volyes preserve the values we desire. If we care, we will question.
The time is now to question -- where we are; what we value; and where we are heading. On a local level, at a time when the College is launching Misploced Priority a massive capital campaign "to sustain the values of a Trinity education," it is especially important to question The SAC is suffering from a severe case of misplaced what those values are or what they should be. The recent priorities. Whereas MHBOG was more than generously controversy over appointment of a Marxist professor has granted $4,600 to spend on refreshment and entertainment called into question many of the College's policies, for Spring Weekend (singular), the SAC denied THAP's procedures, and values, It is hoped that this questioning request for a mere $160. The $160 was intended to educate will be instrumental in fostering greater administrative the College community through lectures, seminars, and accountability and provoking careful evaluation of programs concerning local, national, and world food crisis. existing policies. . • The money would have been used not in one weekend, but On a grander scale, questioning and protest of U.S. during the entire spring semester. military spending and involvement in Cambodia can bring These decisions exhibit the selfish and ego-centric at- about a reconsideration of government policies. The titudes of Trinity College. The Tripod is interested in massive student protests of the sixties were not in vain. hearing how the SAC can justify these seemingly They played a major role in bringing about an end to direct thoughtless decisions. American involvement in the Vietnam War.
testing is original in its concrete relation to supercilious at best. An individual writing a 'Enough" the real world and is a learning process in public statement should understand the To the Editor: itself. facts of a situation prior to publishing The continued destruction of Vietnam and Yet Dr. Gars'ton's ability does not end otherwise statements appear as unfair Cambodia by the United States has again when the bell rings. He is easily accesible to generalizations, and such doggerel is not moved students to action. Although we have his students, and takes an active interest in much of a reflection on the intelligence of not as yet seen demonstrations of the both their academic and personal lives. In such individuals. magnitude of 1966-70, there are at least some short, he is concerned. As the social board we are trying to bring people at Trinity willing to say, again, In light of these strengths and others, the school out of its presently disjunctive "enough": enough death, enough use of therefore, we, the undersigned students, social life. We seek unity as much as America's money for destruction. Certainly recommend the retention of Dr. Garston, possible. We feel that Spring Weekend, since it is necessary for students to present their and his instatement as a tenured member of it has been gone from Trinity for six years, concerns to the Congress, and even to the the faculty of Trinity College. would not be thought of as an anachronism Mayor of Hartford, since he is apparently Ridge Evers but would be anxiously awaited by students -vftUing^to provide a iorum for this issue. And ChipKruger as something new and different. Surely we certainly we should begin meeting on a Tom Ricks do need Trinity students to be exposed to weekly basis to determine how best we can Peter Mindnich more events of a cultural and political force the U.S. to obey the Paris Peace Ac- nature, yet we feel that unity is also an cords. But throughout, we must not forget Sarah Detwiler Greg Duffy important priority. We hope that next year that we are members of an institution within the budget will allow more diverse this society. An institution which by means programs. Thank you. of "academic neutrality" supports our 'in Love' Sincerely yours, involvement there. We must not think that MHBOG the recruitment of marines on this campus is in any way unconnected to the horror of 'No Bounce for B-BalV To the Editor: Vietnam and Cambodia. Certainly here is We love it. something we can indeed -effectively move We want a Spring Weekend for three (3) to change. To the Editor: reasons. As a former varsity basketball player. 1.) We love spring. .We should put pressure on President here at Trinity, I feel compelled to write Lockwood to reduce as much as possible 2.) We love weekends. concerning the hideous basketball program 3.) We don't love anything else. Trinity's active recruitment of military here at Trinity. According to head coach personnel. He has the power to do so, and we The only reason we applied to Trinity is have the power to make him acknowledge Robie Shults, in the March 4th issue, "We because we heard they had spring our involvement. We must draw the con- had to do some house cleaning and got rid of weekends. the belly-achers who weren't playing for the -If there is no spring weekend, what will clusions. team," Well I feel the Trinity community Peter W. Jessop they put at the end of the week? should realize that ten -- count 'em - ten There will just be a big hole after Friday. players, including myself -- quit the team, Sincerely, 'Cheap Thrills' along with this year's captain. The squad Little Merry Sunshine dwindled from a robust 18 to a measly eight, and To MHBOG: No wonder so few fans showed up for- every Pedro L. Loco -"' There was absolutely no excuse for the game. Shults is a terrible judge of talent, sexist advertising that was used for the runs an undisciplined squad, and made movies that MHBOG sponsored this last playing for him seem like a job, not a sport weekend. Such slogans as "Cheap Thrills" and activity. And yet the Hartford papers 'MHBOG Replies' and. "Plenty of Women Makes Sense and the Tripod treat him as though he were To the Editor: Right?" exhibited a deploring lack of taste the John Wooden of the east coast. The Board of Governors just by the nature • and sensitivity that certainly has no While he is a very nice guy off the court, I of its function opens itself to a barrage of busines'i on a college campus - especially still feel compelled to write this letter. chiding remarks concerning it's events. We when done by a student-funded Something should be done about the can surely appreciate Martha's point of organization. Further, the implication by basketball situation here, and it should be view, however we feel it is overly copious. the use of "Women's Lib Spectacular," that done right now. With a good frosh squad Ms.'Cohen deprecates the idea of Spring 'Dismay to Disgust' the Feminist movement would condone the coming up, I can just see how the high hopes Weekend and the thought behind it, but her films or the advertising is absurd. In a time for a fine season next season will come point of view_is indicative of the fastidious when women are struggling to .obliterate To the Editor: crashing down into another complete nature of any diverse student body. Shortly before the end: of the Christmas images like "99£--a penny a woman" this disaster like this year. When ten guys, four type of base profit-motive advertising Certainly there have not been enough term, THAP requested modest funds ($160) one-time starters, and the captain quit, politically and culturally stimulating events from the budget committee to help begin the comes like a slap in the face. I hope that we something is obviously drastically wrong. see nothing like this in the future. on campus, yet with the minimal amount of campuswide educational programs that are A Former Varsity Member funds (12,000) and fifteen members, and the now underway. We were dismayed at the Signed Name withheld on request understanding that social programming is committee's rejection of our proposal, their Leslie Brayton an extra-curricular activity, we do not feel* justification being the necessity of main- co-ordinator of TWO such blatant censure is. fair. Certain cultural taining capital in the contingency fund. 'Keep Garsfon' and political events which the Board did Dismay has been transformed into disgust present did not go over too well.'To reach a since we have learned that the $4000 con- 'Bullet Bill' To the Editor: majority of the campus through cultural tingency fund is to be used to partially fund To the , The argument has been advanced that Dr. vehicles requires artists and talent known the spring weekend. This "jamboree", There is a bill pending in the Connecticut Garston should be offered tenure because he by many, and that requires money. As a consisting of 50 kegs of beer, pie-throwing State Senate which would outlaw the use of represents, in more than a textbook sense, body we have simply zeroed in on the most contests, and soap-box derby races, (among .357 magnum bullets by Connecticut police. the Marxist approach to the study of well-attended events possible. The money other sources of merriment) is apparently This bill is still in committee and needs economics. While this logic in itself has has been spent as efficiently as we can see, more deserving of student money than some support if it is to gain a favorable merit, we feel that there are other, equally but not as fully as possible. This may be THAP. Further funding amounting to a few report. A number of college campuses are important considerations. remedied by a larger budget for next year. thousand dollars, is planned to be obtained joining together with the Connecticut Civil Dr. Garston's qualifications as a professor The Board has asked for $35,000 or so to from various organizations on campus, Liberties Union in hopes of promoting a. warrant his retention not only by the program more fully. including the Tripod. We cannot com- favorable rating on this bill, both in the State Economics Department but by the entire The events that do happen are prehend this ordering of priorities, and trust Legislature and the general public. If you faculty of the college. His understanding of unavoidably an extension of member's that our outrage is self-evident. • are interested in helping to pass this bill or economic models, and his ability, therefore, tastes, yet we are completely open to con- Sincerely,. merely to write a letter then contact Mike to explain and critique them, does much to structive input. Therefore we feel that in- FredLahey'78 McGrath, Box 428 or call 2784820. diversify and enhance the perspectives cessant carping by certain students is Judy Lederer '76 The Tripod, March 11, 1975, Page 9 Hendel Writes Public Response to Private Criticisms
I had hoped that a reasoned case and challenge to use rest critical problems of our day, mass dividuals, Marxist or non-Marxist, socialist or purportedly socialist statement (Tripod, March 4) of my principally on the alleged unemployment, inflation, negative , can make out any case that systems as bastions of freedom of position on the desirability of superiority of their economic growth, the energy crisis and withstands the slightest analysis expression and dissent. hiring some competent Marxists at systems to deal with many of the pollution. Certainly few in- for the superiority of existing But do you have to be a Marxist Trinity College to reflect a to teach Marxism? Of course not. diversity of views on the nature But in my long experience I have and problems of society-essential yet to find a book on Marxism that (so it seems to me) to an institution fails to reflect a special bias or of higher learning-would evoke predilection. So, also, there is a reasoned responses. Un- vital difference between a teacher fortunately, with few exceptions, it who teaches Marxism (however has brought forth what the French . "DRINK j A conscientiously) disbelieving it call "boutades," that is, silly and one who teaches Marxism sallies. TOMORROW believing in it. One thing more. My comments The allegedly most devastating were initially made in direct objection to my suggestion has response to a Tripod inquiry and been: How does one pick a suitable • not in aid (or opposition)^ to any Marxist? After all, there are Soviet particular candidate under con- Marxists, Chinese Marxists, sideration for reappointment, I Yugoslav Marxists, et al. Now, let continue tq harbor the seemingly us suppose that an Economics quaint idea that education goes on Department, overwhelmingly outside as well as- inside the staffed with Galbraithian liberals, classroom and that when students came to the conclusion that it ought raise serious questions and con- to seek to appoint a conservative. cerns they should be dealt with Would it throw up its hands in seriously-and openly and publicly. despair because there are all kinds of "conservative" economists with very significant differences among Samuel Hendel them, Friedmanites, Professor of political science Buchananites, Von Hayekites, Ayn Professor Hendel is also a vice- Randites? Or would it do the best it chairperson of the American Civil could in the circumstances? Or, let us suppose that a religion depart- Liberties Union. ment in a non-sectarian college with a large Jewish student population thought it appropriate to find a teacher and scholar Call For Student Awareness reared and learned in the Jewish tradition. Whom would it appoint, an adherent of the orthodox, conservative, or reform Can weaffordtoPlay Ostrich? philosophy? Would the difficulty of choice make the appropriate an- tell us the great effect the student reflects this greater awareness discover something that appears to swer, "No one"? The obvious point It appears that students do not movement had in pushing' Nixon among the electorate. But this need serious attention, we must-be is that the college or department, get emotionally involved in to make some kind of token process needs time, and the willing to act upon our convictions. as the case may be, should see to . movements unless they are resolution to the war. So now urgency of the problem is in- be as representative as possible directly effected. This was students feel no sense of urgency in calcuable. The entire nation could and practical and, in the particular Questioning and identifying is only demonstrated by the 1960's, early the world or domestic situation, be destroyed, or even worse, ut- half of our task, for only action will instance, pick the most competent 70's student movement when the But consider a few things first; the terly demoralized by the time the person it can find who is bring the situation into focus and movement got its greatest support urban areas of the country are new guard are able to make their deem it necessary for serious representative okf the general only when the college population decaying and crumbling to the presence really felt in important school of thought. consideration and reeyaluation. started being fed into the ground, our environment is closing areas. Our system and institutions must American meat grinder. But if we in on us like a vice, the poor and the consider the impact of President change in order that they, do not Well, then, the argument runs, if aged are literally being thrown out The student population has a become obsolete in our rapidly Ford's recent proposal to send into the streets and told to care for moral obligation to see to it that changing world, and yet these a Marxist is to be appointed, why more military aid to Indochina, in themselves, And still we feel no pick on economics? Why not the these people have the time to make changes cannot come about the context of American Foreign involvement. The American the necessary, changes. By without some frictions someplace. political science department? And Policy, the urgency of our • im- economy, which is depependent on why a Marxist, Why not, say, an obligation, I mean that we have In our system these frictions are an mediate action becomes evident. the automobile industry, is in much less invested in maintaining essential element in the change anarchist? In the 1960's our older brothers and direct conflict with the realities of sisters fought on our campuses for the stability of the system than the process, and we must recognize it. The primary response to this line the world energy problem-And still older population, which has too the ending of American in- we see no need for personal in-. of reasoning is that systems which volvement in a morally corrupt many. family and •economic are dr purport to be Marxist and . volvement. And with all of this responsibilities to allow them the To bring things even closer to and senseless war. Recent reports work to be done, we still can't find home, here at Trinity we have a socialist exist in a significant by such luminaries as John Dean freedom to change the status quo portion of the globe and that their employment for .11 million people. (yes, we are a part of this situation that concerns every one responsibility). If we, accept these of us and demands our serious consideration. Do we need Is it so hard to see that tne freedoms, we must also be willing to accept the responsibilities that Marxists on the faculty to round American labels, the promised out our liberal arts education? Is it land ideals of democracy and come with "theta. But these responsibilities and obligations necessary for the individual to be Tripod freedom may soon be so abused emotionally as well as ' in- that we may never be able to will not become a burden as long as we do not lose sight of our ideals of tellectually involved with the recover them? We must recognize theory to be able to give it its best A •'.. the intimate connection between learning and the pursuit of truth. AdrienneMally We are terribly mistaken if we presentation? The pro's and con's Editor-in-Chief foreign and domestic policy, for as of this question will not be we can now see, domestic policy believe that our college ex- Managing Editor " Mark Henrickson perience should just consist of discussed here, for this is not my has been brought home on our point. The point is that we must doorsteps, I.E., domestic in- textbook cramming during the News1 Editor : Brian Crockett week so we can hit a few parties THINK about these types of' telligence and surveillance, questions and after we have given tampering in elections (did during the weekend. Do not be so Arts Editor . Meri Adler willing to sacrifice wisdom for them serious thought and someone mention political discussion, ACT upon them. The Eileen Brislow assassinations?). The direction of knowledge. It should also involve a Assistant Arts Editor critical eye on the world around us carefree college years have a way American foreign policy is on a of speeding past us before we know collision course with itself, and yet and an eagerness to question what Sports Editor Charlie Johnson seems to be wrong. Remember, it it. Four silent, uncritical years is we have been willing to stick our not only an injustice to ourselves, it i • . - •• heads into the ground in a way that is not so inconceivable that if we do Photography Editors Dave Levin, Steve Roberts not act in 1975, the situation could is an injustice to the society we will Assistant Photography Editors Margie Johnson, Jim Marsh • is reminiscent of the 1950's idea of soon enter. This iswhy'we must act student activism. Once again we be much more dismal, perhaps Alan Moore hopeless, in1976 or 1978. And when now. Our time is shorter than we Copy Editors Wenda Harris, Henry Merens have built up those great ivory" think. towers to keep the world out and to in the course of our questioning, we Contributing Editors Jeanine Figur, Gary Morgans, protect us within. " Larry Haas'75 George Pilogian, Chip Rome
Melissa Everett Advertising Manager This is not to say that we should Jim Cobbs now jump over to" the other end of Business Manager the continuum and become so Scott Morris overwhelmed with the failures of Circulation-Manager - the system that we see no possible Production Managers Kimball Jonas, Carey La Porte way out. For it appears that there is reason for hope. Thanks —Staff- primarily to the breath of fresh air Ron Blitz, Jeff Dufrene, Rich Dubiel, Jim Furlong, Reginald Gibson, the student movement of the 60's, Sheryl Greenberg, Kenny Grossman/ Steve Kayman, Bruce Kinmouth, blew into the system things have Tom Lander, Sandy Laub, Dave Lewis, James Merrell, Michael Muto, begun to move in the right direc- Merrill O'Brien, Reynolds Onderdonk, Randy Pearsall, Greg Potter, tion. But are we going to sit by and Diane Schwartz, Alison Stoddard, Lisa McCarter, Anne Nirnick, Anne let things be destroyed, perhaps Warrington, Anne Bracchi, Ken Feinswog, Bob Rosenfield, Barb San- irreparably, until the good men born, Neil Theobald. can get into positions of influence? There must be time for change, but Photo Staff- how much time do we actually Phil Bieluch, Rick Coburn, Ellen Cunningham, Letitia Erler, Dan have? The electorate is gradually .Kelman, Howard Lombard, Gretchen Mathieu, Nina Melandrl, Matthew becoming better educated and the MeadowSand Beat Marxists Criticize Evaluation Process By Andy Bassford and pointments, which take into consideration tenure, and promotion decisions as stated in It is obvious enough that decisions made Abby Schwartz the future possibility of tenure, are the 1974 faculty manual are either vague,' concerning the selection and fate of teachers The process of faculty appointments and recommended by the department chair-. misguided, and poorly applied. The manual directly affect the interests of the students promotions at' Trinity is of great person after consultation with the depart- cites excellence in teaching as determined at Trinity, and yet our lack of participation significance to students here, for it directly ment, but must be acted on by the Ap- by written evaluations from other teachers is also sorely evident. We seem to be in a fog affects both the quality and content of our pointments and Promoting committee. who have observed the class, written while these decisions are made and suffer education. At present, student participation Decisions on promotion and tenure are evaluations from students, and samples of from an extreme lack of information after in the process is minimal, and steps should made by the committee in response to a course material, scholarship, service to the these decisions are made. Has a department b^.t?sfcerk,tp rectify this immediately. positive or negative recommendation from college, service to the profession at large, •' ever had to publish the reasons behind their' •••"'.' Vmy s'ho'ula 'students want'to be involved the department chairperson. evidence of intellectual stimulation to decisions? Positions are filled and we are in A and P procedure? TTrsEritudents are This procedure can be criticized on two collegues, and service to the community. informed about the choice of a teacher, but excellent judges of a teacher's ability to important grounds, the first being the lack Excellence in teaching is by far the most we do not play an active role; we are left to teach, and when our judgements are not of student input throughout the entire important of these standards, yet it is rare either approve or protest but both choices taken into consideration it is difficult to process-. At the initial appointment level, to see a teacher sitting in on another's class are after-the-fact options. claim that justice has been done to our own students could profitably contribute to both and even rarer to be asked by a department We would recommend that students begin interests or the department's. But most the interviewing of candidates and the to organize by departments and demand importantly, it is necessary for people to for a written evaluation - so it is hard to development of a departmental recom- understand how teachers can be fairly that student representatives democratically have control over their living and working mendation on the candidates, as they elected by the majors be present at all conditions if they are not to feel alienated evaluated in this way. Scholarship may add presently do, for example, in the Philosophy prestige to the department, but good departmental meetings, as well as at the from their life and work. For us at Trinity, department. Although recommendations for candidates interviews. We do not condone where life and work are organized around scholars are not necessarily good teachers - promotion only affect the student if a and this kind of misidentification is just the token student 'representation' but feel that study, this means that it is essential for us to valuable teacher leaves because he or she these students should have a full vote. participate in the decisions as to who we will has been passed over, student opinions on kind of thing that student evaluations point study under and what study will encompass. up. The other criteria have some validity, Students should demand that the depart- the subject of a teacher's quality as ex- ment use student evaluations extensively in Appointments and promotions decisions pressed through written departmental but would the college want a poor teacher break down into four categories; initial just because he did excellent committee all A and P decisions, as well as declare evaluations and in departmental meetings criteria for teaching performance which appointments, reappointments, promotions, are essential to a fair decision. Reap- work or held office in national teaching and tenure, Initial appointments are made organizations? If these criteria are how will be subject to public scrutiny and pointment and tenure more directly concern criticism. We must begin to take control of through the department surveying a.list of students, and it is imperative that student teachers are judged here/ there are . qualified applicants, interviewing the most opinions be taken into account when the problems with many of them, if they are not, those decisions that do affect our lives and promising, and then reaching a consensus question arises in order that our interests be it is their and our right to know how they are demand that our voice be heard in a con- on the nominees/The chairperson then takes represented. actually being evaluated. structive fashion. the recommendation to the Dean of Faculty, who either accepts or rejects it. Reap- The second criticism that we have is that the criteria for evaluating reappointment, More on Marxism (TIRE you A MARYIST? Question of Qualification The internal issue which has attracted the A quota system for Marxists, Keynesians, or most attention on the Trinity campus in whatever other labels can be conceived recent weeks concerns the plight of Marxist must not be the guide. The distribution representation on the faculty. It seems that should not, however, be. decidedly to the there are two principle viewpoints on the advantage of one group. If this is true, the 600B MARKS subject: 1) certain faculty members student will receive a one-sided, and espouse the bejlef that, if competent, probably biased, education. Educational YOU'RE Marxist professors would be hired by the diversity must be preserved. When the administration, and 2) other faculty balance tips too heavily in favor of a certain HIRED// members and some students feel that the philosophy, the situation needs to be rec- importance" of Marxism in the social tified. The present condition of the faculty sciences warrants the presence of more presents such a problem. In order to Marxists on the faculty. There seems to maintain the high standards of the have been little said on this debate by those faculty—and we must include diversity in who see a position somewhere in between our definition of "high standards"—a these two poles of opinion. Therefore, as an reevaluation of the faculty should be for- offering of compromise, I hope the following thcoming. Marxist attitudes must be suf- will be of some help. ficiently represented among the faculty in order to maintain this diversity. A high standard of competence must be preserved among the faculty. The best How can this redistribution be done?. The among the applicants for positions in a acceptance of Marxists to the faculty, particular department must, of course, be irregardless of competence, solves nothing. the choice of the administration. If Marxists If, however, a particular department is do not meet the qualifications of non- overrepresented by non-Marxists, in the Marxist applicants, then the administration name of educational diversity (and with it, cannot be faulted for hiring the better man. "high standards"), the department should It must be noted, however.that there is an actively seek the application of Marxists. In obvious paucity of Marxists among the this way, a larger pool of Marxist applicants college's faculty. With the absence next may develop. Hopefully, the particular year of two more Marxists (from the department can find a competent Marwist Economics Department), the small Marxist among this larger group. representation will be even more noticeable. Frank Malkin,'75 The Tripod, March 11, 1975, Page 11 End In itself Fiscal Policy Vs. Educational Responsibility In September a t his opening address to the casual labor force, with high turnover and direct approach. More students will be in- College community, President Lockwood low salaries. With the market of qualified volved, opening up new channels of com- stated that Trinity is operating in the black. professors glutted, the cream of the crop is munication that can only lead to a better Expanding on this comment, he said that the hired and then promptly fired as it ap educational environment. Hopefully from College is in a position to endure present proaches tenure. education. The first step is to organize economic conditions - and it is the Ad- student unions. In every discipline, majors ministration's goal to ensure this position. The costs are obvious. Student-teacher should come together to formulate a unified Despite references to the values of a liberal ratios remain low solely by increasing the approach towards the problems and issues arts education, it appears that the per- number of courses taught -by each in- facing the department. For a change to petuation of Trinity has become an end in structor. While the professor becomes more come about, students must have a voice in itself, even when it ceases to serve the burdened with work, the amount of time departmental and administrative affairs. functions for which it was originally available for each student, decreases. As The only way that 'this voice can become designed. Trinity's reputation for dismissing more than a few handpick'ed and token At present, Trinity College is one of the professors nearing tenure spreads in the these channels an alternative to the present very small number of private educational academic community, the best candidates rehiring and appointment proceedures can institutions with a balanced budget. But this go elsewhere. Rather than courses being be found. budget does not include the hidden costs to structured around the needs of students, the the quality of a Trinity education. In order to curriculum reflects the politics of the The burden is on us, the students. We must balance the budget, the Administration has trustees, the administration, and the come -together and present to each depart- adopted an untenable policy in relation to department chairmen. ment a unified approach to the issues in- the faculty. The freezing of the number of The most recent victim of Trinity's volved, be it hiring of faculty members, FTE's (Full-time Teaching Equivalents) economic dynamics has been Neil Garston, , course offerings, major requirements, or " forces departments to fight out among but more are to come. While others were any other matter of policy. If we can themselves for the number of teaching granted reappointment, Neil, who has organize by department, then forming a positions available. The ensuing com? taught here for six years, was denied a college wide union is easy. There is not time position on the grounds that he had not students is through a comprehensive" to lose, because it is our education; and petition between departments and faculty student organization based in every members results in politically selective sufficiently demonstrated competence most of all we live in a world plagued with (whatever that means). Curiously enough, department. problems that need solutions as soon as tenure and dismissal practices: Those who his lack of competence was not discovered As the negligible results of student possible. Let us begin to organize im- fit the mold and tow the line of the depart- until six years had passed. governments, elections, and faculty student mediately. The first step involves only ment heirarachy remain, while those who committees prove, the existing student calling a meeting of majors in your don't, like blacks, women, and radicals, are What is to be done? Students can no longer structures are inadequate, A "co-ordinated department. dismissed. The policy of not granting tenure allow Trinity's continued existence to take student effort through every department is Leigh Shandish allows the Administration to maintain a precedence over the quality of a Trinity not only a much broader, but a much more Rich Hornung More Letters
Finally,! feel that some kind of procedure Vegetarianism is not in itself the solution to 'Friday is Good' for giving "official recognition" to various 'SSCA' world hunger, just a small part of the religious holidays would be quite difficult to solution. It is a small sacrifice one con- To the Editor: implement. Naming various religious cerned indicidual can make while"workifig We would like to clarify a point in Hillel's holidays in the College's official calendar Dear NAME Withheld, in other ways to further a complete solution. statement of last week, which has been would be no problem except that it would I, as a member of the Sex Information and If you have any questions on how to begin - brought up by some of our Christian friends. take up space. Actually creating "class don't just drop meat, you'll probably end up It was not our: intention to downgrade the Counseling Alternative, am glad to see your with a protein deficiency - drop me a note in free" days for more religious holidays than concern over the value of our group. But I - importance of Good Friday as a religious we now have would create more of a pat- am sorry to hear that you feel "there is no box 273. .-' • holiday. We were,. unfortunately, misin- chwork calendar (particularly in the fall) reason for this group to exist." This tells me Sincerely, formed. However, Yom Kippur remains at than we now have. that we have done an incomplete job of Elizabeth L. Provost '75 least as important to the Jewish calendar as Sincerely, presenting ourselves and our purpose to the Good Friday is to the Christian calendar. We Robbins Winslow Trinity student body. We have left ourselves do apologize to anyone we may have of- Dean for Educational Services open for misinterpretations and that can 'Grain Drain' fended by this misunderstanding. only reduce our effectiveness. Sincerely SICA certainly recognizes the higher To the Editor: JefFMeltzer qualifications of the infirmary staff, and the There are many reasons to object to MH- Chip Rome many other counseling sources on campus. BOG's Friday night movies - the sexist Donna Epstein We are not pretending to be on a par with advertisement (that was apologized for "_•'•' Dan Kelman these facilities for these people are publicly, which I for one appreciated), the professionals. But we also realize that too false advertising (skin? I didn't see much. . many students tend to avoid these services .), which wasn't necessarily intentional, and Only Hell Knows' when they feel their problems don't warrant the crowd that was, for the most part, professional consultation. We exist for these rowdier than a bunch of thirteen-year-olds To the Editor: people only. As our title says, we are an in their first sex education class. (I knew We, the perverted Saturday-night in- "alternative". And we have the blessings Trinity men were frustrated, but now I know somniacs would like to congratulate Gary__. and encouragement of such professionals on why.. .what sane woman would put up with Morgans and company for a delightful campus as you have mentioned: They feel that nonsense?) However, these..things are evening.at.the horror flicks. Based on the that there is a good reason for our group not really so important. What irks me most outstanding audience attendance and existing. is' that the money from Friday night is going participation we are sure you will realize the Beyond that, we each know the limits of into the Spring Weekend fund. If I had need for a continuation of this program. our training as a counselors and sources of known that in advance, I certainly wouldn't Looking forward to Hell knows what- information. I feel our referral data is as up have donated my dollar. There's nothing wrong with having fun, but I think that three Yours truly, to date and complete as any on campus. We 1 Daniel & Emerick Bilasco receive monthly notices updating such in- days and $4000 of "fun? is a bit extreme; In formation from Planned Parenthood of the first place, the proposed activities 'Sexist' Hartford, an organization which specializes (which seem to be predominantly drinking in this field. bouts) don't sound like fun to me - and this is To the Editor: We feel the strength of our group lies in the same kind of "entertainment" MHBOG 'Nefarious Scheme?' While we realize an advertisement in a our availability to these students who would always sponsors. I would like to see newspaper is hardly worthy of ear- rather talk to someone their own age in an something different for a change, like To the Editor, thshattering' righteous anger, we do find it maybe a lecture, a dance concert, or some informal manner. non-rock music. But even for those who I write in reply to your editorial con- necessary to voice our strong objection to a James Merrell cerning Trinity's academic calendar. You MBOG ad in last week's Tripod. The enjoy the typical MHBOG offerings, there is 'mply that there was some' nefarious headline reads "A Women's Lib Spec- no reason to forget about the outside world - scheme afoot not to list Yom Kippur in the tacular", but "A Sexist Spectacular" would arid our responsibilities to it - entirely. To new calendar ". . .whereas it was included seem far more appropriate. When, if ever, i. spend thousands of dollars on our selfish, in past calendars...." Neither Yom Kippur this college community going to come to the 'Vote for Vegetables' well-fed selves, with a large sum going to "or Rosh Hashana has been included in the realization that the Feminist Movement is grain alcohol which deprives millions of official" calendar published from the not a) trivial, b) a joke, or c) in- To the Editor: food with the grain used in its production, Consequential? On the contrary, it has been, This is addressed to all those who are makes a mockery of the supposed values of Jean's office over the past few years. the College. I hope other students, the However, as a result of a conversation some remains, and will probably continue to be a concerned about world hunger and yet don't very important integral part of many lives. wish to fast, and to those who want to do faculty, and the administration will join me «me ago between members of Hillel and the more than fast. Much vegetable protein that in protesting this sickening and disgraceful "ean of the Faculty, Yom Kippur and Rosh And, as strange as it sounds, this includes could feed humans directly is" fed to the lack of social conscience. nasnana are listed on the inside cover of the the lives of many men, as well as women. cows, pigs, lambs and chickens who are then innity College Bulletin (Catalogue). The Is MBOG really meaning to denegrate this slaughtered to satisfy our desire for meat. I Very sincerely, reason for listing them in this place is to part of these lives? Or are we faced once, -said desire, rather than need, because we Donna Epstein '75 remind faculty that a number of Tvinity again with the classic copout, "We didn't don't need to eat meat. What we need is students will attend to religious obligations mean to offend"? Well, the ad is highly complete protein, and this need can be met on those days and will not be in class. offensive, as well as sexist and moronic. We entirely by an intelligent selection of non- As far as I am aware, the administration only hope MBOG is not following the sound meat foods. It takes at least seven pounds of "as no stake in any particular calendar at advertising policy of fitting the ad to the vegetable protein to produce one pound of trinity but only tries each year to translate audience it seeks to attract; we are sup- meat, and seven pounds of grain can feed ™» actual dates the calendar guidelines posedly far more enlightened than the ad more mouths than one pound of meat can. T H!> i Facu!ty passed several years ago. k W We assume that MBOG would not think of I fled the ranks of the meat-eaters four i™. it fairer to say that we (actually, I years ago, so I can testify that it's almost watt the calendar for the approval of Dean intentionally advertising an event m a painless. The meat demand is the product of "TO follow tradition rather than "religious manner that would be offensive to efluuc or la millions of individual decisions, and yours " .s . Religious holidays such as Good religious groups. It is about time that the, need not be among them. There are many naay have achieved a certain secular Feminist Movement is taken just as good meat substitutes made from soybeans, sanding as "time off from work", and it is seriously. . Crimmins'75 and many excellent vegetarian cookbooks «ore for this reason than for any conscious Susatl H on the market (the best of which is Frances aec,si n. Christian calendar that Betsy Kellogg '75 O tofoUow a Cindy Rowley'75 Lappe's Diet for a Small Planet). "e Trinity calendar is as it is. Page 12, The Tripod, March 11, 1975 the arts and criticism
My Wild Duck No One Wants A Last Laugh Anymore
by Meri Adler Contrast in acting ability was As Gina Ekdal, Kathryn Falk If one examines the approach to both, one must conclude that the Although I really didn't want to, apparent. A tension is created stages a believable performance. characterization taken by others guiding hand was being forcefully my back just having recovered when two actors of differing ability All of her movements reflect the involved in the Ekdal household, held back. from its first bout with sitting still. are, supposed to react with each simplicity and practicality of Philip Riley (Old Ekdal), Stephen Some questions remain in my for three hours, I saw The Wild other. One actor does not give Gina's nature. The backbone of the Botkin (Dr. Relling), John mind. Perhaps, since even my Duck for a second time, this past enough energy to cause a reaction; Ekdal family, she is stoic in Lebeaux (Molvik) and stretching back enjoyed Friday night's Friday night. I had been disap- the other has to give too much. A nature, contrasting with her it, Eileen Bristow (Mrs. Serby), production, my questions should pointed by the previous week's balance in ability must be present emotional husband, Hjalmar. The one can view a really wide variety not be asked. Maybe, I am ex- opening night performance; it if a scene is to work. Such a .emotion that Gina holds inside of part interpretations. Riley, pecting too much, but I would like seemed much too much too. (Too shows through Ms. Falk's eyes, to know why Mr. Nichols chose elaborate and too melodramatic, I and we are prepared to hear her balance was present in dialogue Ibsen. I would like to know why he was reminded of the Esther Botkin and Bristow, all take their chose The Wild Duck of all Ibsen's Williams swim show ex- between Peter Arnoff (Hjalmar characters seriously. Riley gives a travaganzas, pretty facades. Ekdal) and Steven Triggs scream"Why couldn't you have good performance as a realistic plays. In an article appearing in Acting, with a capital A, short on (Gregers: Werle), but missing in left us alone?" at the idealistic drunk with the emphasis on detail last week's Tripod, Mr. Nichols substance.) But thinking about dialogue between Triggs and Gregers and for her hysterical run instead of bigness and loudness. James Abrams (Haaken Werle). stated that, "The play explored 1 down the stairs to get Dr. Relling, Botkin's character incorporates questions and attitudes that are of Abrams ' character lacked after she sees her daughter's self-mockery with realism. fairness (and obliging a visiting strength. His Haakon Werle did not current concern." I contend that friend), I decided that possibly wounded body. Bristow takes her character many things can be rationalized as seem capable of being responsible seriously and although, she is sitting in the third row and feeling for Old Ekdal's downfall. as if the whole of the beautiful set being "of current concern." And so was being crammed down my Tucker Ewing's Hedvig Ekdal is I feel that if this is a reason for effective. She is the fourteen year convincing as the diplomatic throat and a bad case of general The opening scene is important housekeeper/lady-of-the-house in choosing The Wild Duck, it is a bad mood had been responsible for old woman-child. In her walk, one weak one. There are plenty of because it establishes the stuff on can clearly see the child; in the the first scene, she does not have my negative feelings toward The which the rest of the play is based. very much to work with in the last modern playwrights who deal with Wild Duck. And so, sitting in the way she is attentive to her father, Equally important premises must one can see the woman. The at- act and her character remains a center of about the ninth row, I havd equally disturbing effects. So sketch. Although he is hilarious, took a deep breath and whispered tention given to detail in both the the same question. Some of them much happens, in competition with performances of Ms. Ewing and John Lebeaux' Molvik is too ab- must be capable of good writing, an apology to my back, as Act I so much else, however, that one's sured to be believable, Molvik began, Ms. Falk is beautiful and helps to Yes, I would say Trinity's per- eye and mind are forced to dart firmly establish their characters becomes a mockery of what Ibsen formance of The Wild Duck, was early in the second scene. must have intended to be mockery fine college theatre, but everyone The major'flaw:"Of "the produc- of a corner drunk.- does Shakespeare and Strindberg, tion, it turned out, was the first here and there and here again, and and what I want to know is why scene. The major problem with the the play's premises are not clearly can't we explore? first scene was that the actors and With so many different ap- established. What is so disturbing proaches to characters, it is the set were not working together. about the way in which this scene is The actors were at once over- amazing that none of the per- treated is that we've seen it all The way in whidi Peter Arnoff formances clashed overtly. The Since Theatre Arts sponsors only powered by the grandiose nature of before. The big house with the two or three major productions a the set, by the columns, paintings, approaches his character, actors worked well together; there Hjalmar Ekdal, is different. year, may be the department floral arrangements, candelabras was a spirit of camaraderie. I was should consider a Jesters con- and deep, rich colors and com- Whereas Falk and Ewing take able to believe in most of the peting with it for the attention of prestigious dinner party, with their characters seriously and characters. But if the illusion the the audience. The influence of the important guests, with father-son portray them realistically, Arnoff actors created was successful, it set caused the actors to ACT, but tensions and parlor games, all plays his character larger than was not because of the direction. In .**fe^&4*WA