Candidates f orStudent Programming Board President Carreau Mueller '05 Elizabeth Brown '05 ing to work at "Camp Colby , is totally awesome" at its school-spon- The Student Programming Board events of other claims the Princeton Review, and I sored social events, has undergone a great amount of committees and agree. I've been on SPB for three it should be honest restructuring over the past few helped . to review semesters, during both the commons and out in the open, years. Having been a member of the constitution. system and the committee system. not hidden like SPB for the past two years, I've, SPB has the With the new committee system, I think some kind of secret developed a broad understanding of potential to pro- that the position of president is espe- that we should be the organization. vide ' the student cially important in keeping all of the ashamed of. How Last year as an SPB rep I served body with a wide committees functioning as one group. many people are as a member of the Lovejoy variety , of events It is very easy for the members of one fooled when it says Commons Council. Alongside this on campus. committee to have absolutely no clue as there will be group of motivated individuals I Transition periods, to what's happening in other commit- "refreshments" at had the opportunity to plan a num- such as this past tees, which I feel defeats the whole pur- an event, anyway? ber of events on campus. These year, have a ten- pose of being one organization. One of my goals is included a number of dances, movie dency to be rocky. The elephant in the corner of the to find a nice com- nights, Loudness, campus bowling, As the wrinkles- room that no one's talking about promise, and make blood drives and Mr. Colby. are ironed out I seems to be alcohol, which has always as many people as Additionally, I assisted with the believe this system been an issue for SPB, and this year is possible happy. Jurassic 5 concert and as a member will prove success- no exception. Last year people were SPB has been of the constitution committee was ful. It is my hope concerned that there was .too much evolving since its intricately involved in the rewriting to make this belief alcohol in the Colby social scene and split from SGA two of the SPB constitution. a reality. this year people are going off-campus years ago, but it still PHOTO COURTESY OF ELIZABETH BROWN Currently, I am a member of the In order for SPB Carr eau Mueller 05. on the weekends because there isn't needs some more Elizabeth Brown '05: Special Events Committee. Thus far to ' be a success enough alcohol. There are many prob- work. Many things we've organized Loudness, the next year a more cohesive environ- Increased communications with lems that need to be worked out, such could be run more efficiently. For toward other things if the decorations Johnson Pond regatta, Oktoberfest, ment, sense of unity within SPB and counterparts on campus such as as whether or not party hosts are get- example, each year, SPB usually hosts were stored well and reused. SPB Monte Carlo Night, Winter Carnival greater retention of both committee SGA and various other clubs would ting compensated in some way, and a Hawaiian-themed dance, and. each could also save money if there were a and Mr. Colby. These have been chairs and committee members will also help in development of campus whether SPB can advertise that there year we have to buy more decorations Sam's Club membership available for some of the most successful and be necessary. Increased communi- life. Having an effective means of will be alcohol at an event and I think for this dance, instead of using the some or all ofthe committee chairs, so well-attended SPB events of the cation within SPB would greatly aid that both of these changes would be decorations from the previous year. year. I've also spent time volunteer- in addressing these issues. positive. Since Colby allows alcohol This is money that could be put Continued on Page 3 Continued on Page 3 Tuition increases next Hackett pleads guilty, given life sentence year due to endowment By LIZ BOMZE Stokes then conferred with The State continued, explaining MANAGING EDITOR Rossignol's parents, who expressed how Rossignol was abducted at that, if possible, they did not want to go knifepoint from the Hillside park- By KATE RUSSO As anticipated by Assistant Attorney through with the trial process. • ing lot and forced to the secluded NEWS EDITOR General William Stokes, Edward J. "The family really did not want to go area off Rice Rips Road in Oakland. In the 2002-2003 Hackett, 47, changed his plea from not through the ordeal of a trial," he said. There, Hackett "robbed her of her The comprehensive fee for each guilty to guilty on Friday, March 19 in "As far as they were concerned...to get a money and jewelry and struck her student to attend Colby next year will year the earn- Kennebec County Superior Court for life sentence, a guaranteed life sentence, head repeatedly with a rock." be $39,800—a number fixed by the ings on the the September 16 kidnapping and mur- it was not worth trying this case over the Letters written by Rossignol's Board of Tmstees Budget and Finance der of Colby senior Dawn Rossignol. To sex count." brother, Michael, and two of her Committee. According to endowment, in two other charges—aggravated assault Before the court, Ames explained aunts were also taken into account Administrative Vice President and particular, were and robbery—Hackett also pleaded that Hackett insisted she ask for "noth- for sentencing. Additionally, Vice treasurer Arnie Yasinski, administra- guilty and was subsequently convicted ing less than a life sentence. It was his President of Student Affairs and tors estimate the cost of tuition in weak and sentenced to life in prison. request to have the life sentence Dean of Students Janice Kassman December and then evaluate it against Within the negotiation of a plea bar- imposed," she said. Justice Donald II, read not only a statement of her cmaMmHMUH^Bmm®,- -A . MBWI Arnie Yasinski ¦ the numbers suggested by the Budget gain the State agreed to dismiss a sixth Marden ensured that Hackett under- but also remarks from Rossignol's-, , ., „,„ .««w«-Gs«a Administrative Vice President and .. . . ° Edward J. Hackett at his sentencing. and Finance Committee and a final Treasurer charge of unlawful sexual contact stood the various charges as well as his best friend and roommate, Laura decision is made. because, according to defense attorney right to withdraw his guilty plea and Olenick '04, Kassman detailed our dreams, our future and our life." Yasinski explained that "it costs Pamela Ames, "The State did not need it enter trial process if the sentence Rossignol's great academic success at For sentencing, Marden explained the roughly $10,000 more a year to edu- annual fund." in order to justify a life sentence, so they imposed was more stringent than he Colby and her assurance that she would consideration of two phases: the offenses cate each Colby student than the com- "It is really driven by the financial agreed to dismiss it." anticipated. Hackett himself, much have contributed equally well to the nnd the nature of tlie defendant himself. prehensive fee to go to the school." market," Yasinski added. From the earliest stages of tlie case, more subdued than in previous court Albany School of Pharmacy, to which "There was always the presence of a The extra $10,000 comes from the The College is still looking at other Stokes said, he made clear to Ames that appearances, agreed and, on free will, Rossignol wns accepted in October. dangerous weapon," he said of Ihe first endowment fund and the annual fund. ways to cut costs all around. the State would accept nothing less than offered a hasty comment of "sorry." Unable to speak herself, Rossignol's part. "That elevates the nature of the However, when these funds are low "Most departments, administrative life imprisonment for her client. After Presentations followed regarding mother, Charlene, listened while a crime. As for the latter, "he served the the College must compensate by rais- or academic, will not get a budget reviewing the details of tlie investiga- both the facts of the case and the emo- member of the Attorney General's better part of his life in institutions ," he ing tuition, Yasinki noted. increase for next year. And salary rais- tion—some 2,000 pages Ames told the tional impact on Rossignol's friends and office read her statement: said. "He presents a great threat to the "In the 2002-2003 year the earnings es will be much smaller than the raise court—she approached her client, who family. "The cause of death," according "Our daughter brought us nothing but community because the community pre- on the endowment, in particular, were of student rates," Yasinski said. "But "indicated that he was willing to plead to the State, "was blunt trauma to the pride " she wrote. "We ask you to sen- sents a great threat to him." weak," said Yasinski. "This also to virtually everything except the sex head. Sexual assault was contemporane- tence Edward Hackett to protect someone affected the personal donations in the count," according to Stokes. ous with the time of death," else's loved onc..,[He] has taken away Continued on Page 2 Continued on Page 5 - ¦ ' ¦ ¦ Cai win SGAPres ident and VP _ Welch and l. —_! :—, _ INSIDE__ ... . ; ; „ Welch about their victory despite their posal for multicultural By KATE RUSSO housing, because it NEWS EDITOR late entry into the campaign. Cai noted that they decided to enter "does not get to the (lie campaign late after being disappoint- root ofthe problem." Resultsofthe Wednesday,March 17 elec- ed in what they believe to be the apathet- Opponents Bogdcn tion proved Catherine Welch-'05 and Adclirt ic nature of tlie race. and Johnson suffered Cai '05 victorious over Steve Bogdcn '05 Welch nnd Cai do not have any con- a difficult loss, believ- and Chris Johnson '05 by 56 percent. crete plans for next year, believing thnt ing that slanderous ¦ ' ¦ ¦ j I ' A . . i ' . • . ' "Thnnks to nil tlio people who came oul to much ofthe yenr will be dictated by stu- remarks mnde by vote," snid Cai. "It made for n good election," dent concerns, However, thoy do havo Welch and Cni sup- Remembering Shirley Meat' s the deal with... "Wc arc Very excited, wc have so some ideas regarding current issues, porters may hnvc hurt i Longtime Colby staff member The opinions section explores Welch described rcfonning the com- their campaign, . ' much support there is very little to be :,¦ dies at 75. paqe _ the quirks of Colby life, nun s , nervous about," snid Welch. munity forum within Presidents' Bogdcn nnd Neither Welch nor Cai has had nny Council, which she believes is an insuffi- Johnson both noted j. .$PB Candidat es Colby Dinner Thea ter previous experience in Colby Student cient way for students to voice their con- that they were accused platforms for SPB Government, cerns, Welch also noted the importance of racism, sexism, I committee "Somewhere In Between" is a ; . nt_i__!n__i4iat_ nti/l Botli Welch and Cai felt that this of keeping n close relationship witli the ...... _,w,. ,.,.,.,, „., ». 'ft'llOIOGnuillkHY PF ADEMN CAIANUCAIIIMIINk l {' chair candidate?. page 3 lighthenrted comedy, nuui 0 year's election really stimulated discus- Pugh Community Board nnd Student homophobin, nil otAdelin Cai '05 and Catherine Welch '05. ' ' ' ¦ ' ¦ ' ' ' ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ . " ¦ ¦ . ' . .' ' , ' ¦ ' ' , .; ' . ' ' • , ' . ' . , , „ a sion about the issue. Programming Board. which they behove "We,have to thank the other candi- Welch and Cni both said thnt they sup- have no grounds or evidence. over our campaign, al (he end of (he day dates for promoting discussion," said port dialogue housing, believing that it "I believe thnt the silent majority of this election was not about the issues—-it ' ¦ _ mm . mmm —«ii iiimi»i_ _ mmK m .,m m,,mmmrr,t ,mmmmM ,mmmxmmammmau,Kmmm , twiumwiimmww i j ^ ¦ Welch, because it allowed them to better will add to the intellectual diversity on tho campus agreed with our platform on wns about hate," noted Bogdcn. AEditorial, .v...... ,..., ' j ' SpqfJigfi' , ' , ¦ ¦ ¦ , 't know Dogdci] and Johnson both believe that .... ¦ t oti thekm> . . .• . . . ., ..10 < understand what students wanted nnd did campus, which they also consider to be a llio issues—however ns they don AptudtwtiontkStrvet ...,;..,, .6 ]' .DMstaiorofMifivI- ,.;,.,,J3, ' ' ¦ issue. mo or Chris on a personal level, they students who accused them of racism, > '¦ / not want. mt\jor ABtp 'Review y. .V.,.,',,,,.;,./0 ' " • Earthe SpnwtA'.,. ,, .'¦' ,. . '..../? / Welch and Cni were write-in candi- "We need more alternative housing could not evnlunto the accuracy of the homophobia , sexism nnd anti-Semitism dates, nnd tho lust to enter the race, options," sniil Welch. Though the two charges," said Bogdcn, "Wo certainly sot a precedent," snid disagree witli tho recently .rejected pro- "These attacks cast n hue of suspicion Continued on Page 5 The Colby Echo . Beloved staff member Shirley Little f ield dies at 75 5921 Mayflower Hill Waterville, ME 04901 the 1980s for her dedication. In 1982, she established to support children with eHjn^Ji?^ ?^ By ERIN RHODA STAFFWRITER started the Special Olympics in Fairfield. intellectual disabilities, said Mike KATTLIN McCXFFERTY, EDITOR IN CHIEF She also helped start the Best Buddies Haimes '04, who organized the tables. LIZ BOMZE, MANAGING EDITOR Shirley Littlefield of East Benton, a program at Colby, which pairs students "Basically no matter whatyour individ- Colby dining services employee for with intellectually disabled individuals. ual feeling was that morning, whether you RUSSO, NEWS EDITOR MAURA MYERS, LAYOUTEDITOR KATE over 30 years, died on Monday, March Littlefield was a mother to nine wereupset or nervous about a test or excit- , SPORTS EDITOR KATIE HAMM, FEATURES EDITOR - . ERICA AYOTTE 29 at Maine Medical Center in children, but also considered herself a ed about a sports game,you'dcome down- WEINBERG, OPINIONS EDITOR ALEXA LINDAUER, ASST. SPORTS EDITOR STEVE Portland. She was 75 years old. mother to the entire Colby community. stairs and Shirley Littlefield could make , EMMA McCANDLESS, A&E EDITOR ALEXIS CASELLE AD. MANAGER A memorial service for Littlefield Students, alumni, faculty and staff you smile. She was always such a pleasant ALLISON DWYER, AD. MANAGER . NOAH BALAZS, PHOTO EDITOR . was held on Saturday, April 3 in the were always welcome on her farm, lady," Haimes said. "It was hard not do MARISA MacNAUGHTON DANA EISENBERG, ASST. PHOTO EDITOR , COPY EDITOR Lorimer Chapel. The chapel was filled whether it'was for a simple conversa- something; she did so much with her life." GATE YOUNG, SUBSCRIPTIONS MANAGER MATT BUSCH, ASST. OPINIONS EDITOR . to capacity with friends and family tion or a big home-cooked dinner. ' Littefield will be remembered for THOMAS, LAYOUT ASST. BRAD KASNET, ASST NEWS EDITO R KELLY who c.lebrated her life by wearing her . "You knew you were welcome in her her fun-loving personality, her enthusi- The Colby Echo is a weekly newspaper published by the students of Colby College trademark hats, sharing funny stories home," said Reverend James Flye, who asm for life and her trademark flam- PHOTO COURTESYO. WWW.COtBY.EDU' ¦ of each week the College is in session. Shirley Littlefield . . . , , on Thursday and - playing her favorite bluegrass presided over the memorial service. boyant hats. Fran York, a cook at Dana, Letters music. Throughout the service, the "She was a mother to all the chil- described her as "always with a smile." mented on her outgoing personality. The Echo encourages letters from its readers, especially those within the immediate crowd laughed, cried and clapped to dren, all the students," said Director of "Always a sunny persona!ity...She He said that whenever he greeted community. Letters should not exceed 400 word's and must pertain to a current issue or the fiddler's live music. Dining Services Varun Avasthi. probably had the biggest heart you Littlefield, she would ask for a kiss. topic at Colby. Letters are due by Sunday at midnight for publication the same week. Littlefield was president of the East During the memorial service, a could find in anybody," Avasthi said. When he kissed her on the cheek she Letters should be typed and signed and include an address or phone number. The Echo 'd will not, under any circumstances, print an unsigned letter. Benton Fiddler's Convention for the friend recounted a trip to Littlefieid's He described the time she gave him a say, "If you're going to kiss me, kiss If possible, please submit letters in Microsoft Word or text format either on 3.5" disk past 30 years and held a bluegrass farm. When the friend knocked on the homemade bottle of cherry wine when me on the lips!" or via e-mail at [email protected]. The Echo reserves the right to edit all submissions. ' hour on the Colby radio station. front door, she opened it and immedi- his son was born and said it was the When asked how Shirley would t you ever knock on Editorials In the community, she was involved ately said: "Don' little things Littlefi eld did that he will like to be remembered, Avasthi said, The Editorials are the official opinion ofthe majority ofthe Echo staff. Opinions with the Boy Scouts of America and the that door again. Next time you come always remember. "As everyone's friend." expressed in the individual columns, advertising and features are those ofthe author, not Girl Scouts of America. She was one of right on in." "From the minute you met her, you "Her presence not being on the Hill ofthe Echo. the founders of the Benton Bell On Fnday, Apnl 2, students set up were part of her family," said Production will definitely be felt," Pelotte said. Contact Us Scholarship Fund and was a member of tables at Foss, Dana and Roberts dining Manager of Dining Services Jody Contributions to the Red arid For information on publication dates or to contact us about submitting an article, please call us at (207)872-3349 or ext. 3349 on campus. the East Benton Community Club and halls and Cotter Union in honor of Pelotte. He remembers how he used to Shirley Littlefield Charity Fund may For questions about advertising and business issues, please call (207)872-3786 , e-mail the Unity American Legion Auxiliary. Littlefield. The students collected $650, take his own children to Littlefieid's be sent care of Charles T. Ferris Law e-hoaristSeolhv.edu or fax (2071872-3555. , Littlefield volunteered with intellectu- the main portion ofwhich is being donat- farm to catch fish. "I feel very fortunate Office, 18 Silver Street in ally disabled children at Klearview ed to the Red and Shirley Littlefield to have known her," he said. Waterville. [email protected] 207»872*3349 Manor, winning the Jefferson Award in Charity Fund, a foundation that's being Van Clark, a chef at Dana, com- Maine College Republicans hold convention at Colby vention, including about 120 students feniter t)! By KATIE HAMM and numerous members of the com- FEATURES EDITOR year, she will be staying in the cities munity. By ERIN RHODA of St. Petersburg, Moscow, "I would not have missed this if my ;STAFF WRITER , Novgorod, Kotlas (Waterville's sis- In a strong show of fervor and ener- kids were sick in the hospital," said ter town) and Arkhangelsk. gy, the Maine State College Rosemarie Butler, state committee- Congratulate Karen Prager '04 if In Russia, she will be responsible Republican Organization held their woman from Androscoggin County. "I you see her on campus because she for writing a progress report and convention at Colby on Saturday, have seen these kids invigorate the has been awarded the prestigious budget report every three months. April 3. party in such a short time. I don't think Watson Fellowship. Not only that, At the end of her stay she will turn . The convention featured an impres- there's anything stopping them." but she is the only student out of can- in a collection of translated inter- sive list of speakers, including Senator "They're setting the example for didates from Colby, Bates College views. While there, she will also be Susan Collins, 1st District the grassroots effort needed in and Bowdoin College to be chosen. perfecting the language and learning Congressional Candidate Charlie Maine," Hamel said. "They genuinely The Watson Fellowship gives about living on her own in a com- Summers, 2nd District Congressional want to make a difference, and I pletely new culture. Candidate Brian Hamel, Maine Bush- applaud that." "I'm a little nervous, but I'm also Cheney '04 Chairman Peter "It was great. You had local KATIE HAMM/THE COLBY ECHO really excited about the opportunity. Cianchette and . Maine Republican Waterville community members there, Sen. Susan Collins addresses the Maine College Republicans at Colby. . It'll be a good reflection time," she Party Chairwoman Kathy Watson. you had people who have been experi- said. All the speakers praised the work of encing the Republican party for ber of the Bates Office of Strategic Advocacy, an organization As a history major and Russian the college students, emphasizing the numerous years, students from Communications and Media Relations that runs the state Senate races. minor, Prager said that she blended importance of volunteer efforts irt the Kennebec Valley Community College, referring to the Bates Republicans as a The Maine State College her strongest interests into a pro- campaign. kids from all these UMaine schools. "bunch of thugs," an incident that was Republicans have 13 . chapters ;.,Hr ..! 1 J '. h.J . , . il l .i., I' / 'j/j - :;>li. fii gram th'at'coiild take her abroad. As " "The youth movement of the GOP together alongside CBB kids. That's the source ofmany jokes' 'throughout throughouttj 'i the 'state,', with the organi- a first-year, she took a Jan Plan class here in Maine is incredibly hearten- why I think it's so cool; so often when the convention. zations 'a'f Colby, Bates' and Bowdoin ¦ ¦ in St. Petersburg and has always ing," Cianchette said. kids at Colby deal with things, it tends "We had two goals with the con- among the largest. '" ' ' "' .'7. wanted to return. "In communities where it's tight, to be either just a Colby thing or sort of vention. First, to celebrate the accom- "There's a common misconception ¦ "I love Russia and I love history. it's almost always the vote from col- a CBB thing. Sometimes we neglect to plishments we've had thus far. This is that there aren't a lot of Republicans I'm also a deeply religious person," lege campuses that tips the vote one take into account that we live in Maine the first time we've had a convention on college campuses. There's a lot of she said.. way or another," Collins said. and there are kids our ages who live in of this caliber. We also wanted to set frustration with kids that the. faculty MMM. IEWIN/.TOE COLBy ECHO Hamel presented the challenge to Maine and Maine politics affects our goals for the future. I think we doesn't support them, the institution Kafen Prager '04 If she had not received the fel- lowship, Prager had other alterna- the College Republicans for each Colby students," said Jack Sisson '06, succeeded in both of those," said doesn't support them, and that really $22,000 each to 50 seniors at partic- tives. Graduate school or applying member to find 20 other college stu- press secretary for the College Chairman Dan Schuberth '06, a motivates them to want to get involved ipating colleges across the nation for Teach for America or the Peace dents to vote Republican in the Republicans and publicity chair for the Bowdoin student. and do things. You have these disen- for a year of study and travel Corps were possibilities, she said. upcoming elections. Colby College Republicans. Schuberth, who was elected to con- franchised kids that are in big num- abroad. Prager is the only one of She has also considered teaching at Many speakers also addressed the "We've really grown a lot this year tinue as the chairman of the organiza- bers, but I think that Republicans tend four Colby finalists to receive the a private school or getting her issues on both a national and state and the turnout today is really refresh- tion for the 2004-2005 academic year, to know what's at. stake.arid they tend fellowship. She was chosen based Masters of Divinity. After her year level in the upcoming elections, such ing. It speaks to college students'— is taking the fall 2004 semester off to be less talk about idealism and have on a written proposal, a personal abroad, she hopes to pursue a mas- as taxes, healthcare and jobs in Maine. not just in Maine but throughout the from school in order to commit his time a more solid set of core values arjd statement and a series of interviews. ter's degree. "The difference to Maine's economy country—support . for the President," to the Republican campaign. This sum- principles that really drives them in Prager 's independent study is Prager's advice for future appli- will be to have Republicans in power in said Oliver Wolf '06, the Bates mer he will work as the deputy political what they do. When you're a perceived called "Faith Under Fire: Women of cants is to start thinking of a propos- the State House," Collins said. College student who inadvertently director for the Maine Republicans and minority on campuses you really fake the Russian Orthodox Church." At al as soon as possible and,to not be Over 150 people attended the con- received an e-mail from a staff mem- in the fall will possibly work with the initiative," Sisson said. the end of July, she will travel to intimidated by the selection commit- Russia to interview women over the tee. She credited Associate Professor age of 60 to learn what their religion of Russian Sheila McCarthy with means to them now and what it pushing her to succeed. Colby College Department of Security meant , to them in the past during Communist rule. Throughout the Incident Report Log March/April 2004
1 Nature: Date: Time: Location: Disposition: Comments: Citations (2) 3/31/04 1:10 a.m. Avcrill Hall 219 Deans Office Noise Complaint. Fire Safety 4/1/04 12:40 a,m. Dana Hall 312 Deans Office Sprinkler head activated. JOKA'S mm Suspicious Person 4/1/04 7:50 p.m. Bixler Art & Music Security Suspicious person reported around building. Medical Response 4/3/04 4:11 a.m. East Quad Maine General Alcohol. Citation 4/3/04 10:00 p.m. Leonard Ball Deans Office Underage Drinking. Citation 4/4/04 . 1:56 a.m. The Heights Deans Office Noise Complaint. TUITION: Increasesnecessary to supportfal- Geary's Winter, teringendowmenton par with other colleges Continued from Page 1 lower than thnt of both Middlebury Shipyard Winter & we do need to play competitively to get and Bates. According to Ynsinski, the best teachers and staff." Middlebury hns an increase of 6 per- Sam Adams Winter Ales "Wc are trying'to moderate it as cent for next year, making the cost of much as wc can by controlling each student $40,600. Bates has an 9 expenses," Yasinski added, increase of 6.4 percent with a compre- $6 a 12 pack or $11 " a case ! In an e-mail sent from President hensive fee of $39,900 per student. William D. Adnms to the community "In some sense wc ore doing better on March 30, he wrote, "wc arc mov- than some of our competitors," said ing ahead with key strategic initiatives Yasinski, ¦¦¦¦_¦¦¦¦¦ »" ' ¦ ' ¦¦ ¦ ii 1.1.. ' * i,, ,i, t l l ,,,,„ . „. Open Sun. announced Inst year. These include the The new tuition numbers arc config- now -Wed. v\ntil 9 p.m.. Thurs. until development of the campus master ured in early March so that newly *7^^^7T!> y 10 p.m.,'he Fri. & Sat. until midnight plan and now facilities and the second accepted students can know the correct / Wc ,1ftVC largest selection domestic fi ^mf^Wj/ of nnd of 10 new faculty positions, which comprehensive fee, ns well as to correct- import ImMtith beers in Control Maine will bo filled next year, strengthening ly configure their financial aid packages. further the educational program. Current student's have their finan- These and other investments are criti- cial aid packages evaluated ench year Wlil < Ii one uoulil you (linnirl ^^^^ , o /3~o_2_2o cal to the College's ability to continue according to' the tuition increase and ^K ^Mmt. JOKA S' DISCOU NT Tli r ilfr huiul Th< »Miil /llif lion air wc limihf I Mi) l'< ilx
____.^~__-_____-__-,>-..--.,„. -., . _..-, - -, ., J„. ^ ,i T, -- .^,_»_ _ Committee is responsible for leading is the responsibility of SPB as the acts as a mysterio us, secret society, I've performed live on campus before weekends to see good music, f- r ? f.- ten other committee members in ful- dominant programming board on cam- operating behind closed doors; some- and I' ve been to events, lots of events, cheap or free, and it s going to PHOTO COURTESY OF JACK DRURY Jack Drury '07. filling its obligations, as outlined in pus to oppose this trend. As Chairman, thing cold and unwelcoming, especial- so I feel that I have a pretty good grasp int roduce townies to kids at the SPB constitution. After serving as I will use the Social Events ly with regard to criticism. I believe on the scene here on campus. Colby and vice-versa. Perhaps we'd me you need to get off campus once in a committee member on the Social Committee to both reinforce the exist- that no one knows everything and The thing that I am looking to do have local area bands playing here. a while and what better reason is there Events Committee, I have decided to ing traditions we have left and create everyone can contribute something. I most for music on campus is to pro- Last of all, fro m talking to the cur- than to see some fine music. If nothing run for the chair position. new traditions from our most success- will work to encourage involvement mote student bands and performances rent concert chair I'd like to start else a vote for me is a vote for bring- As Chairman, I will continue to ful events. of other campus organizations in the of all different genres. As a member of offering a shuttle down to Portland ing some real musical diversity back work toward bringing new events to Lastly, as Chairman, I will work to dec ision making process and to make Musicians Alliance I've seen first and cheap tickets so that kids can go to campu s. Colby such as the Texas Hold'em improve communications between SPB an organization that is rooted in hand how hard it is to start a working see some ofthe bigger acts that Colby Poker Tournament. While there will SPB and the student body as a whole. the student body. band here and this is a huge problem. couldn't necessarily bring here. always be place for sketchy Heights There are some students that feel SPB If you step back from the situation, Because hey, if you're anything like Carrie Fredland '05 Jordan Levinson '07 As a member of the SPB Publicity publicity that draws Jordan Levinson has spent her first the distance. Her likes Committee this past year, I have on the event's individ- year work ing on the Coffeehouse include fine wine, midnight become familiar with, the publicity ual nature, the turnout Committee. She helped to run con- rainstorms and Johnny process and I understand the connec- for these events in the certs, movies, and other events , as Cash; . dislikes include tion between good publicity and atten- future will increase. well as her own open mic nights. refening to herself in . the dance at SPB sponsored events. In Many of the biggest During JanPlan, she took over as com- third person and cereal that j order for an event to be successful, events like mittee chair and booked several gets soggy in milk. students must not only be aware ofthe L o u dness , and shows, movies and a perfor mance of As far as music goes, time, place, and details of the event, Oktobe rfest already her own. She is the only candidate Jordan is . mainly a but also convinced to attend. With all have this kind of pub- with experie nce at the coffeehouse as folksinger herself but has the posters, fliers, table-tents, and e- licity - in addition to well as experience in the very positio n hugely eclectic tastes. Her mails that students are bombarded posters and emails she is running for. goal for next year is to with on a weekly basis, it's easy for there are tee shirts, A musician herself, Jordan knows even further broaden the events to be overlooked or get lost in mugs and other mem- the coffeehouse business fairly well. scope of coffeehouse the shuffle. If I am elected Publicity orabilia available As a guitarist ,..banjo player and song- shows and bring some- PHOTO COURTESY OF JORDAN LEVINSON Jardan Levinson '07 Chair, I want to experiment with new before the event. writer , she has spent a. few years trip- thi ng for everybody. JU '""" uc ways to publicize events that might Though it certainly PHOTO COURTESY OF CARRIi ping around coffeehouses and clubs in Don't be afraid to approach her with should become a very interactive place arrie Fredland '05.- ...... make each individual concert, dance, isn't conceivable to lower New York and Connecticut. She suggestions, or propositionsT—wait , i -next ?year. Finally, Colby can have a ^spe,aker stand out more and attract a make tee shirts for every event, the students mailbox. If elected Publicity has been the "booked" , as many ti mes what?—but before anyone accuses her ' warm'^environment for its-musicians larger audience. As a member of SPB Publicity . Committee can come up Chair, I would be .able to. draw on my as the "booker." And neyer the bookie. of false campai gn promises, the indus- ¦ (poets, jugglers, animal trainers, et al.) . this past year, I saw the variety of with ways to publicize individual past experience working on this com- It's just not that kind of operation. To trial metalheads and Burt Bacharach to show off a little. And of course, you exciting events that each committee events on a smaller scale. For exam- mittee and hopefully incorporate some summarize, she's spent plenty of time fans may be disappointed. Again, not won't be hurting for iiberfunky shows, i had to offer every month, and though ple, for a Cotter Union dance with a new ideas into the mix to make sure in coffeehouses, and a whole lot of that kind of coffeehouse. too: your favorite " legacies" and many, some of them did not have the turn out beach theme the Publicity Committee each event gets the attention grabbing time working for ours. Though shows and movies are well- many new additions. So it's Jordan they expected or deserved, I am con- might put miniature cocktail umbrel- publicity it deserves.' Besides the SPB and the established at the coffeehouse, Jordan Levinson for SPB Coffeehouse Chair: vinced that with creative and engaging las with a message attached into each Coffeehouse, Jordan is a monitor at the truly hopes to expand the student the only candidate with experience and climbing wall, a member of the African music scene, which, until . now,. has a burning desire to please every cof- drumming ensemble, a Taurus, and a gone largely unheard. With regular feehouse patron (not like that honest- recovering vegetarian. She exercises open mic nights and lots of space (in ly). Remember to vote this Sunday, it's MUELLER : Feedback Katie Varney 07 regularly, separates whites from colors, the schedule and the budget) for stu- your civic duty. and takes all her vitamins— she can go dent performances, the coffeehouse froms tudents needed My fellow classmates, Katie Varney is the name and Continued from Page 1 Cultural Events are my game. I am direct feedback from students running for the Cultural Events Chair Chris Andrews 07 regarding events and campus life to work with a committee in providing I, Chnstopher Andrews, am running I learned how to network with others and would also be a helpful tool for four cultural events every month in as a write-in candidate to become the book them for the event, Based on this SPB. This will be achieved next order to educate the Colby community chairperson of the SPB Concert and Live and other similar organizing tasks, I con- year by a web-based drop box' so in fun and interesting ways. I feel as Music Committee. My utmost goal will fidently feel I will be able to do tlie same that members of the Colby commu- though I am a good candidate for sev- be to provide the Colby community witi. with bands and performers. nity can share thoughts and opin- eral reasons: nn eclectic array of music throughout the One of my main objectives for next ions in addition to members of SPB. l).In high school, I was in charge of year. I will work to bring many different year's concerts will be to provide a wide I plan to maintain the strength of a student-run organization dedicated genres of performers to the campus. array of music which will, appeal to the traditional Colby events while to creating awareness through dances, An excellent concert and live music entire student body, I am excited about broadening the spectrum of events assemblies, and other events. chair must understand the nuisances of the prospect of bringing different shows held on the campus. 2).The past two summers, I have the SPB system ancl show a passionate to Colby and will work hard to make It is my hope to create an enthusi- organized a diversity and leadership commitment to bringing excellent bands each show special. 1 want to bring in
astic environment in SPB and to liven workshop for my high school. PHOTO COURTESY OF KATIE VARNEY and performers lo campus, As a current bands ranging from Spanish to bluegrass PIIOTO COURTESY OF CHRIS ANDREWS the spirit of campus life next year. 3).In February, I attended and suc- Katie Varney ' 07, member of the SPB social committee I to acoustic, to country, to hip-hop to jam Chris Andrews ' 07. Remember to vote on Monday, cessfully completed a two-day work- am already comfortable with how the bands, I would also like to organize con- ments or critiques about past and April 12! shop run by the Leadership Institute, to contributing funds fairly to all clubs orgonization operates, which is critical for certs with student bands, Another idea I upcoming performances, My top priority is to bring an eclec- that wish to educate the Colby being a successful chair. Thus, I believe have is to host a battle pf the bands Given my experience nnd my compre- tic group of speakers on campus to Community regarding multicultural that 1 am qualified to serve ciTcclivcly in between different student bands, hensive plan for bringing in many 'different challenge our ideas and opinions ns issues. this important role. For the concert and I have been involved in several dif- bands I feci I would serve you, tlie Colby BROWN: Compromise well as open our minds to new ways of Thank you, live music chair to be successful Ihe chair ferent organizations nt Colby; I played community, extremely well as concert and thinking. If elected, I promise to work Katie Varney . must be a tireless worker who is willing soccer in the fall, volunteered at admis- live music chair, I will work to tlie best of onroleofalchol with my committee in implementing to commit him or herself completely to sions and mentor, through Colby Cares my ability to make certain that wc will have four interesting events every month and the position. This is an area in which I About Kids. These activities have given great pcrfonnnnccs next year. WRITE-IN Continued from Page 1 feel 1 am supremely capable. me the opportunity to meet many of you; CHRISTOPHER. ANDREWS for Concert that wc could buy in bulk instead of An effect ive committee chair must however, I do realize thnt I want ns much and Live Music Chair, overpaying at I-Iannaford for soda, be an independent and responsible work- student input ns possible on possible Plciisc don't hesitate to contact ine chips, etc. A Course for Everyone er. In high school I, the student council bands, genres, and with anything else so with any questions or comments about Obviously the student body lias a ¦ president during my senior year, was I will put a suggestions box in Cotter my plans; I would love to talk to you, lot to say about SPB and how it's • ' responsible for putting on a conference ol Union and will be available during my Chris Andrews, Anthony 277, x6216, being run and doing its job, but there "I'T'T J'f TS 11fly presenters. Through this experience, office hours for students to make com- enndrews, doesn't seem to be a good outlet for the frustrations and complaints thnt i SUMMER Dave's Barber Shop inevitably come up. t think it would be n good idea to have some type of sur- wMfflteu, Courses in the Fall not working ^ % ' Q vey of .the events that we've put on j ^BfflH ^' out according to plan? \ each semester, so that the students could let us know which events they flW Hffl ||»3JwM . Check out our Summer opportunities! 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'- ' ' • v''Ji__l_t3__BI!___^l__ ^B^ would like to see more or less of, etc. First Session: -July In this way, SPB could use the ranting ^ H^ M Blm July 26 2 m^ ^ PnH | | Second Session: 6 , -August 13 that goes on in the Digest of Civil ____M_I__Hw1-I___m_ _W m_ _„_i. y_ffi,Wir* _^ DAVE &j BETTY BEGIN ^8ISB H»» 12 Week Session: May 26-August 13 _K______l Discourse and the Echo constructively "^ l W_fl iiBH n|j WS|H|M 47 Main St., Watervillp, ME to mrikc social life more enjoyable for Consider Summer Study at 873-1010 eycryonc, which is really what SPB is Tufts University all about. ¦ wfllcfijsySjffl Tucs.-Fri 7:30 am - 5 pm http://nse.tufts.edu/summor Saturday 7:30 am - noon S^J ^^SS ^Wn^B^ll I'a_w__*Sfl_fffl__S_Sf rZ ^OJPil twJkw* _r5tfw '1^ wi Closed Sunday & Monday Dana wet and dirty after sprinkler Golfarb Center obtains $300 > 000 grant By BRAD KASNE Morton A. Brody Distinguished administrators, but these positions will lfunction causes dorm damage Service Award that.included ,judges, not be covered by the Mellon grant. ma ASST. NEWS EDITOR prosecutors and a state legislator. In The center will eventually be By BRAD KASNET decorations in the future, the center intends to host housed in the Diamond Building, ASST. NEWS EDITOR the suite. The Goldfarb Center for Public many more speakers, as well as start a which will be constructed on the mealtime seminar series support fac- Colby Green and is currently The residents Affairs and Civic Engagement has ^ slated Residents of Dana Hall were of the third- received a $300,000 grant from the ulty research and course development for completion in fall 2006. While the awakened in the early morning floor suite were Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. and promote seryice-learriing opportu- new building is still several years hours of Thursday, April 1 to a fire told that the cost The purpose of the grant is to pro- nities; among other things. : away, Maisel feels it is important for alarm, while some residents found of the clean up vide money that the Goldfarb Center One of the upcoming events the the Goldfarb Center to be well estab- their rooms flooded as a result of a alone was can use to fund programs that will center is planning is a commemoration lished before it moves into Diamond. sprinkler head that discharged on approximately help establish the center in its first ofthe fiftieth anniversary of the land- "One of my goals was to start pro- the third floor. $1,000 and were three years of existence until the cen- mark Brown v. Board of Education gramming at the Goldfarb Center at a The sprinkler head was located in given the. ter has become more recognized and is court decision. Many of the programs level sufficient to give the center an the bathroom of Dana 312, a five- impression that able to bring in more funding on its established with funds from the grant identity on campus separate from the person suite, 'and went off around each of them own. The Goldfarb Center was found- are intended to become the core ofthe building," Maisel said. 12:30 a.m. Ryan Boccuzzi '05, Matt would be held ed in the fall of 2003 as part of the center's activities. The official mission ofthe Goldfarb Lundgren '05, Trevor McWilliams equally respon- Strategic Plan for Colby. "We are extremely grateful to the Center is to "link teaching and '05, Sean Murphy '05 and Aaron sible for the The grant begins this year and Mellon Foundation for enabling us to research at Colby with contemporary Poplack '05 live in the suite and damages. expires at; the end of the center's first jumpstart the Goldfarb Center's pro- political, economic, and social issues said that the high-pressure water "I think it's three academic years. grams," Maisel said in a press release in ways that strengthen the undergrad- coming out of the sprinkler caused pretty unfair Goldfarb Center Director and announcing the grant. uate experience and enhance the acad- damages to their room and their that they're William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of By securing the grant, the Goldfarb emic reputation of the College." The neighbor's room. blaming people Government L. Sandy Maisel said that Center hopes that they will be able to center is intended to coordinate and After the sprinkler discharged, who have no the College first approached the Mellon quickly get up to speed. build upon what are viewed as some water flooded into the suite and into involvement in Foundation with a concept for the cen- Because we can do the program- of Colby's greatest strengths in social the rooms next door and underneath something that ter in an attempt to receive the grant. ming on a really massive scale, by the sciences and interdisciplinary studies. the suite. The fire alarm went off, was an accident "President [William D.] Adams third year I hope we'll really be run- The center will also see the cre- hall. Security in the first really took the lead," Maisel said. ning at full throttle," Maisel said. ation of an academic survey research evacuating the entire KAtTUN MCCAFFERTY/THE COLBY ECHO and the Waterville Fire'Department place," said Water pours fromDana after a sprinkler discharge. The Goldfarb Center will use The Goldfarb Center includes indi- center, which will be the first of its responded to the call and Physical Boccuzzi, who money from the grant to fund its vari- viduals from myriad departments kind in Maine, and a Geographic Plant Department employees were was not in the suite at the time or clean water, it was disgusting. ous programs, speakers and activities. across Colby's academic spectrum, Information Systems lab, according called in to assist with the cleanup. the incident. Jaenicke and her roommate left The center's inaugural event was a including African-American studies, to the press release. Poplack was sleeping at the time, Matt Roland '05 was in the bath.- the building when the fire alarm symposium involving journalists in anthropology, biology, economics, The Mellon Foundation has given but said he was surprised at the room when the sprinkler discharged, went off and returned later to find conjunction with the Lovejoy education and human development, grants to several Colby programs, scene that greeted him when he but said he was on the other side of their room flooded as well. They Convocation last October. Last week, environmental studies, government, including the presidential discretionary came out of his bedroom. the room and was not looking in that spent the rest of the night cleaning the center hosted a panel on sentenc- international studies and sociology. fund, the environmental studies program "I woke up and came out of my direction at the time. He thought a up and estimated about $500 worth ing guidelines in conjunction with the The center will also hire several and the CBB study abroad centers. room and the Waterville Fire pipe had exploded and quickly left the of damage had been caused in their Department was in our room vacu- bathroom, but not before he was cov- room. The water in their room dam- uming up water," he said. "I was ered in water that he said looked like aged their rugs, a printer and sever- shocked, I didn't really know what had been in the pipes for years and al textbooks, among other things. Program hopes to cook for those with was going on." "smelled pretty revolting." The suite on the second floor The water in the pipes was Julie Jaenicke '06 lives next door directly below also got wet, although illness; has trouble finding recipient extremely dirty and destroyed the to the suite and had just gone to bed no major damages were caused. walls of the bathroom to the point when she and her roommate heard the Annette Caswell '05, who lives By KATIE HAMM tional minister, the homeless shelter in we cooked dinner every single that they had to be repainted,, as commotion coming from next door. in the second-floor suite, estimated FEATURES EDITOR Waterville and Hospice in hopes of locat- Sunday. The family was great and they well as ruining many of the items "We ran next door and opened the that there was about an inch of ing a family,but has not had success. loved it; it was a really nice bond inside the bathroom. Water flooded door and water poured out," she said. water in their bathroom and com- "Hospice has been slow getting between St, Lawrence students and the into the hallway and other rooms in They saw Roland emerge soaking mon room. Colby Residence Hall Staff has initiat- back to us. I don't know what the family," Fitts said. the suite, destroying two carpets, wet. "His whole body was totally ed a new Cooking with Care programthat hold-ups are, but they don't under- When the idea was introduced to HRs beanbag chairs, a stereo and several black," Jaenicke said. "It wasn't will benefit the Waterville community. stand our timeline," she said. here, "the response was overwhelming. Cooking with Care will provide a While there are not many weekends Everyone was for it, and a bunch of peo- family, in which a member has a seri- left in the acadertiic year, Marshall ple said why don't we do this for more Dana unveils new environmental plan ous or life-threatening illness, with one said that the program would still com- than one family," Swartz said. dinner a week. Each week, students of mence if a family is found, although "I think a lot of us had thought that a different residence hall will purchase "it's not quite the difference that we there was a desire for more of a neces- to mixed reviews; trayless Thursdays ingredients, prepare and deliver the were hoping to make." sity to give back to the community— meal to the family on Sunday.: n.,i ; .- . ?. < ^Marshall!estimates'that'mealsi will itheviWaterville ; community,a not = just By BRENDAN SULLIVAN "It will take off sonic of theiburden cost' $25: or;.$30:each .week. Funding Colby, community—and we thoughtut STAFF WRITER of what they're facing right now," said will come from extra fundraising might be a good way to facilitate it by West Quad Head Resident and Project within dorms and funds that are allot- going through the residence halls Over the past three weeks, Dana Co-Leader Bethann Swartz '06. ted for programming. Letters were because there's a structure there Dining Hall has initiated a new plan While the HRs are enthusiastic also sent out to six local businesses already. It has the makings of a really to cut down on food waste and about starting the program as soon as requesting gift certificates to be donat- promising program," said Sturtevant water usage; thus far, however, evi- possible, it has failed to begin because ed and used for the program, but no HR and Project Co-Leader Carreau dence ofthe plan's success has been of the difficulty finding a family that responses have been received. Mueller '05. inconclusive. fit the criteria. An e-mail was also sent to Colby All those involved in the planning The plans were first unveiled to "I reached out to a couple of differ- faculty asking for cookware and of the program at Colby hope that it the student body on March 11, when ent avenues, but wasn't finding any- recipes, but Marshall did not receive will continue next year. paper cups, plastic utensils and blue thing that fit what we wanted, which any replies. "It's just.a matter of finding the plastic food trays disappeared from was a family of four to six people, par- The idea for Cooking with Care at right family; I think it would be great their usual spots on Dana's shelves, ticularly with children, who was deal- Colby came from AmeriCorps VISTA if it becomes kind of a tradition," leaving students to balance plates ing with a serious illness," said Kristen Fitts, who created the program Mueller said. and cups in their bare hands. These Assistant Director of Residential Life as a student at St. Lawrence University. items will remain unavailable at Jill Marshall. "The program was very successful. Dana on Thursdays at least for the Marshall contacted a local congrega- We were able to start right away and remainder of the year according to Assistant Director of Dining Services Joe Klaus. In doing this, e »,nl Klaus beli ves the dining hall can -«M__l___-ri-_r_T_ __1_n_lm.__i.__ n .. ti._ y.i_ ll . _,.i,a_ii „ll .»^_a,. ,-_--. m,-n T . l.,-, l_..M . ».. l .,. n„ "cut down on food waste, save DANA HSENDEnO/THE COL0V ECHO water, and remove waste from the A student uses a coffee mug in Dana on an Environmental Thursday. waste stream." However, results are still uncertain. member of the EAG, said that "din- other changes or the continuity of BECOME A MASTER DEB ATER "The first three weeks have shown ing services basically came to [the the program in the future. signs of a cut down in waste, but it is EAG] with the idea and the EAG The changes that Dana has intro- still too early to tell how effective decided that they were heading in duced were influenced by a Maine Like to argue? the changes will be," Klaus said, the right direction." state initiative that Klaus said "is This comes despite the fact that According to Legcndre, the EAG intended to remove waste from the posters were recently put up is very happy that campus groups waste stream." announcing that the initiatives have like Dining Services are acknowl- Other methods have also been Fingers Tired from all saved 1,500 gallons of water, reduced edging the need for environmental- implemented to comply with this those civil discourses? the amount of paper waste sent to ly conscious changes. initiative. Throughout the year the local landfills and cut down the over- "It is great that instead of EAG cooks have utilized "just in time" all food waste by half on each of the initiative; from the top down, cam- cooking, a method where food is Don't yet know how to use your mouth three "Environmental Thursdays." pus groups arc going ahead and cooked throughout dining hours Dana will keep the environmen- making changes . themselves," based on demand instead of a pro- for anything but eating and drinking? tally friendly measures in place Legendrc said. jected amount beforehand. This each Thursday until conclusive evi- Nevertheless, not everyone has method is particularly effective, dence of their effectiveness can be responded positively and with Klaus said, because it "cuts down Join the Colby Debate Society ! measured, Klaus said, though when enthusiasm to Dana 's new look. on prc-consumcr waste," that will be is still unclear, "We arc getting about tho same But for those on campus, Klaus Though Colby Dining Services amount of positive nnd negative feed- jsaid "the most important thing was itself took the initiative to make back on comment cards," Klaus snid. that wc wanted to dmw attention to No debate experience necessary changes that would better the envi- "The biggest complaint has been [the initiatives] for one day per ronment, it initially presented the about the trays, but people are accept- week, so we can judge customer idea to the Colby Environmental ing the removal of paper and cups." reaction over time." Meetings: Monday at 4:00 in Miller 9. Advisory Group (EAG) to garner Klaus added thnt Dining Services some support. will consider comment cards ns well Shawn Lcgcndre '05, a student ns the hard data when considering Public Debates: Thursday at 7:00 in the Whitney room of Bob's.
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In response to allegations that Colby's room lottery system is unfair, Dean of Housing Paul Johnston offered, for the third year in a row, that two outgoing seniors be present when he assigned the By KATIE HAMM random numbers. FEATURES EDITOR ¦ Seniors Kathyrn Weiler and Christina Dotchin were appointed by Student Government . Association President Zalisco Cartar is the owner ofC ¦ Derek Taff ? 04. • • ' NOAH BAIAZS/THE COLBV ECHO & W Aquarium in Benton. Features "I appointed Weiler because she was Room draw numbers for all housing on campus were found to be fair. Editor Katie Hamm spoke with trustworthy and willing to do it. Also, Zalisco about his shop and fish. since people allege the process is'biased allowed her to participate in the process. Then he spends the week of spring break against athletes, I thought it was appro- "There is a function in this program configuring the numbers to each stu- Katie: How long have you been priate to have an athlete [Dotchin] over- that can randomly sort all of the names. dent's housing preference. . the owner? seeing the room draw," said Taff. Instead of just pressing 'random sort' The original numbers are locked up in Zalisco: 33 years. KATIE HAMM/THE COLBY ECHO , "The room draw process is definitely once, he pressed it numerous times just a safe in the Student Activities office. K: What got you interested in ZaliscoCartar , owner ofC& W Aquarium. fair and random," said Weiler. to make sure it is really mixed up. He "If people have doubts about their owning an aquarium? 1 Dotchin explained the process in even let me press it a few times and tell original number and given number they Z: There were none in the a first-time fish owner? Monday morning on the table and detail. "[Johnston] has a computer pro- him when to stop sorting," Dotchin said. can go [to Student Activities] and ask to • Waterville area and I like to have Z: Buy a good book. Buy a good then Thursday you're sick too. gram that holds everyone's name, year Both Johnston and Weiler noted that see the original copy," said Weiler. something where the competition book on .any type of fish and you K: Do you have regular customers of graduation, etc. Then he goes through student room draw numbers are assigned Johnston asserted that students are was less. And I wanted to stay home won't have any problem at all. Just with whom you form relationships? and highlights any columns that have before students choose the kind of hous- always .welcome to oversee the room and work, net work somewhere else. any simple book or a guideline to go Z: Yes, we do. We've got a lot of any personal information that may give ing they want, such as chem-free, quiet draw process. He explained that the first K: Do you carry any other types by. Go to your pet store; stay out of regular customers that come in. One away who is who, and he fixes the com- or the Apartments. overseers were appointed a few years of pets besides fish? the chain stores. • of our regular customers is Colby puter so all of these columns are hidden, "The numbers are done before people back after the Alfond Apartments' draw Z: Just fish. I used to have a full K: Why do you say to stay out of College. The College buys a lot of and only random numbers assigned to even sign up," said Johnston. "There is showed no students of color and the next line pet store, but then I had a heart the chain stores? stuffy here. All your aquariums; and students are available," she said. never any opportunity for manipulation." year there were no athletes with suffi- attack and we had to do away with Z: Because they don't have the supplies down there all come from Further asserting the randomness of This process is done about the first cient numbers to live in the apartments. the birds and small animals. help that stay there long enough to here. the draw, Dotchin noted that Johnston week of March, according to Johnston. K: What's your favorite type of learn it like your smaller pet stores. K-. Where do your fish come from? fish? They've been there for years. Z: Mine come out of a major Z: I'd have to say goldfish; K: What do you think is the most wholesaler in ' Worcester, HACKETT: Mental health history extensive, insisted on life sentence they're an all-around favorite. common cause for fish death? Massachusetts. They deliver them They'll live under any condition and Z: Overfeeding. Overfeeding, pol- weekly by truck. They pick them up there are hundreds of different kinds. luting the water; then it gets dirty. from all over the world. Continued from Page 1 worse. They failed him. There is we have seriously mentally ill individu- K: What would be your advice for It's just like putting all your feed out absolutely no doubt that the correctional als—especially those that have been After issuing not only the life impris- facility did not do any correctional work." through the correctional system—that onment charge for murder, but also con- Ames continued to speculate on why that's a deadly combination." ' President Bro Adams will be holding office hours for students at current 40-, 40- and 10-year sentences Maine accepted Hackett's parole from While Ames spoke at length about for kidnapping, robbery and aggravated Utah, where he served nine years for the correctional system failing Hackett, the following dates and times in Eustis 301. No appointment is nec- assault respectively, Marden addressed similar kidnapping, robbery and assault Stokes repeated that the choice was Hackett directly: charges. Obtaining Hackett's mental Hackett's. essary, and he will be pleased to speak with as many students as he r: "You have had a difficult life, but that health records in Maine, according to "He made the choice to kidnap Dawn can within the 90-minute period, on a first-come, first served basis. . does not give you the right to take some- Ames, was "very difficult." Rossignol. I think the system may have one else's life. May God have mercy on "Maine accepted him without the failed Dawn Rossignol—that he should your soul." records upon Utah's saying they were have stayed in prison in Utah—but I'm - Afterwards, Rossignol's uncle, James going to send them," she said. 'If anybody not prepared to say that he becomes a Daigle—one of several members of had looked at those mental health records victim all of a sudden in this case. He Rossignol's family present in the court- out of Utah State Hospital, they would made decisions on his own." Friday, April 9. 3:15 -p.m« - 4:45 p.m. room—said the family was "relieved have known he should not have been out, Stokes added that Hackett neglected iithat it was over and pleased with the at least as unsupervised as he was." to come forward, even when confronted Friday April 30. 9:30 a.m. -11 a.m. verdict. We would not have accepted When Hackett refused to voluntarily by the police: anything less than life without parole." commit himself to a mental health "He denied being there. He adamant- Friday, May 7. 9:30 a.m. -11 a.m. I _. .: Though .heridefendants psychologi- facilityvihisiimental healthi counselors, ly told us that 'you would never (find my lical-j evaluations i were< 'mentioned '- ' only instead of trying to commit Jiim invol- >DNA-there:' His-DNA wasthere. "' /briefly in court, Ames later explained untarily, proceeded fo boost the dosage Stokes finally stressed that, espe- that the background of his mental health of his medication. cially given the brutality and magni- history is extensive. "He was on enough medication that it tude of the case, the victim's family ¦( il' "He has been diagnosed as bipolar, was off the charts," Ames said. "He told and law enforcement officials should paranoid schizophrenic, schizo-affec- them how he was feeling and he expected be commended. tive disorder," she said. "He's been a them to help him. They did not help him." "Frankly, the heroes of this case lifelong mental health issue, which has As part of his parole conditions, are the Rossignol family and the way ¦just never been effectively treated by Hackett was regularly attending coun- they've conducted themselves," he any mental health facilities or the cor- seling sessions; in fact, he did so on the said. "The State Police, the rectional facilities." morning of the murder. Ames noted, Waterville Police, the Oakland ¦:l Moreover, she added that before however, that Hackett was "intoxicated Police—law enforcement did a fabu- i Rossignol's murder, Hackett "repeatedly and almost completely out of it" when lous job here....There was tremen- told his crisis and counsel workers— mental health practitioners let him walk dous cooperation by everybody. Kennebec Valley Mental Health—that he out the door. That's sort of the positive side of it. was really deteriorating, that he was "I can't hold somebody personally The negative side is that the guy afrai d lie was going to hurt somebody, responsible for something that my client probably never should have come that he was afraid he was going to hurt did," Ames continued, "but it should here. In that sense, the system failed himself, and their only response was to up hopefully set off bells and whistles to Dawn Rossignol and all of us." his medication, which made it even our mental health community that when SGA ELECTION: Disqualificationof W reps suggestselection ambigui ty Continued from Page 1 Coliflores and Sisson s disqualifications "[Coliflores] and [Sisson] ran a great were unjustified. campaign and wc are disappointed that are guilty of li bel and are looking into a Surprcnant noted that Coliflores is not the election ended in tlie manner it did. ____fl__._f TiTfiffHrffiil *Tf_-Wf^^ possible lawsuit. technically a member of SGA. "One We respect the decision made by tlie "At present we arc not ruling anything member ofthe [Representative] pair is a Election Committee and we hope that in out—including filing lawsuits against the member of the Student Government future years that SGA elections will run 11^^ individuals we feel are guilty of libel and Association and one member is not. That with less ambiguity," Devine said. slander, and suing (lie college for failing to other member, instead of being a mem- Other election results included junior protect us from blatant harassment during ber of SGA is a member of tlie Student Peyton McElyea's win as treasurer. His ' ¦' H_ftl2__lfew_ V^ M___tfr4_&nfl ____fl_P^ '' ' '^______M^____r______H____fl__l_H our campaign. In case die administration Programming Board, which is a com- opponent Tammy Lewin '07 was also ' forgot, we're both students at Colby, pletely different entity wilh its own con- disqualified nt tlie last minute due to not which means we are entitled to tlie same stitution," he said, knowing thnt turning her campaign receipts in on time. ^^9^^^^A bright future awaits you inside protections that tlie administration would Coliflprcs's current position as a class McElyca believed this technicality normally exercise on the behalf of an indi- representative is witli SPB, therefore she was unfortunate, and like die disqualifica- M ||| M^ ^ ^ The New England Center for ChiBdre n vidual student being maliciously attacked should not be subject to die rules of SGA. tion of Coliflores and Sisson, ambiguous. on campus," said Johnson. Sisson believed it was unfortunate thnt Through his position ns treasurer, BflH gffll fl Bl • Join us and earn your Master's degree In one of our on Accusations of the Bogdcn and the disqualification had to happen so McElyca hopes to get more students on [MnSBBw campus programs. Johnson campaign were not tlie only close to spring break and so close to the campus involved wiUi government and Work with colleagues in a world renowned school on the _____ fflJBJHW * campaign controversies in this year's end of the election. The Election die issues. "Before next Spring I hope HB 'W pffljy leading edge of research and treatment for Autism, election, Jen Coliflores '06 and Jack Committee's decision passed unani- SGA will bo able to provide robust new Sisson '06 were disqualified from the mously, without question, Thero was no incentives for candidates nnd promote KfflSL A • Learn to use the principles of ABA to Improve the lives of election of Class of '06 Representatives discussion as to whether the issue should the elections belter so as to break the HHwtntoMrfH children with special needs. by on c-moil just minutes before the end be debated or revisited. cycle of empty ballots nnd numerous of tlie election. Coliflores ' believes there was no appointments, I am also anxious to begin ¦ According to Coliflores, the disquali- precedent for the committee's decision working on my own enmpnign promises fication enmc from her sending out nn e- and a decision should not have been when SGA reconvenes, These include mnil to tho entire 2006 class in her made without the proper guidelines. addressing nnd prioritizing safety con- official capacity ns n current Class Kim Dcvinc '06 and Justin Dcpre '06 cerns, providing incentives for responsi- Representative endorsing her and were declared winners of the election, ble party hosts, nnd funding great Simon's campaign. althougli tlie poll results were never released. speakers nil year long," he snid. M New England (enter When tlie e-mail was brought to the "We invested a lot time and money Other victories include Katie Gngno (Bib attention of tlio Elcclion Commillce, Ihey into this campaign nnd we can't even '05 and Jeff Lcddcrmnn '05, who were F R G H L;p r e n voted Uint it was n violation of SGA consti- find out tho results " added Coliflores. victorious over Doug Suminn '05 and | IL_fl__HHWH| Hi.iKW ' rfi/& /5tyi>* *s,/? *r 0&s**$* Eliza Hulentt *05 ° tution By-Law 03-01 :"Mcmbera of Colby's Meanwhile Dovinc nnd Dcpre aro by 54 percent in the student government may not uso ofllcinl looking ahead to their positions ns class senior class representative rnco, emails to endorse anyone in SGA elections." of '06 representatives. Thoy look for- Tlio sophomore class representatives W*Ww Jm 33 Turn pike Rond, Soutliboroiig lt , MA 01772-2108 Tel: (508) Chris Surprcnant '05, former presi- ward to improving the social scene on will bo Lee Ammons '07 nnd Chris HV j ^ ffl 481.1015, Fnx: (508) 485-3421 dent of Mary Low, who spent most of campus—both representatives' huvo SPD Appcl '07. •02-'03 academic year trying to reform experience—nnd are planning to start a tlie SGA constitution, believes that junior class newsletter. III! ¦ 11 F " Mm '" M i___^^_^!_ ^3 Hi
EDITORIAL What's the deal with... Echo endorses Carreau Mueller '05 for SPB President 9 • a ___- «_* -«•. " Carreau Mueller '05 has the experience to become the president ofthe ...the opinions section? "Buck Fro ? Student Planning Board, as well as the solid ideas and the understanding of what the job entails. I then realize we have somehow is a fro? And how does one buck it? Retention of committee chairs and members is the only way that SPB By STEVEN WEINBERG detached ourselves from the perils of By BRO ADAMS (aka Picasso) Perhaps I'm misreading. Perhaps will grow into a cohesive, functioning entity. Mueller recognizes this OPINIONS EDITOR the day. Triviality wins, substance is COLBY PRESIDENT "buck," in' this case, is not a verb but a without offering a solution. This is an incredibly important issue and far behind. This week, the Echo hopes noun. This I could understand if it needs to be addressed in a meaningful way with real solutions. A lot of important things go on in to recreate this Seinfeldian reality. So I just don't get it ('no kidding'). I've weren't for the hurtful implication a Communication within SPB, one of her platform points, is essential to the world. I know this mostly becaVtse what if half the . articles .in the heard of bucking odds and bucking bron- male member of the deer community making the young Board a functioning body in Colby's community. Only I have a New York Times thrown at Opinions section normally are on par cos.AndI'veevenseen .,—s_ (Bambi's father!) might interpret from communication can goals be set, problems explored and suc- me every morning. Reading the head- with the pocket silverware discussion, some of our most / \ e.g., that he is not wel- through ^ "Buck Fro," cesses built upon. Mueller understands the import of communication and lines, I am reminded of watching this week we're explicit. That has r passionately *"£\ ^. i come-in our community. I find this existentialist ./ fl) makes it one of her priorities. someone slip on a patch of ice. got to count for something. V. 8^ . V difficult to accept on two fronts. First* The bi-weekly meetings of SPB are held in the Robins room of Feelings of both fascination and hor- certainly no Colby student would coin a Roberts' Union. These meetings should be publicized just as Presidents' ror come to mind. jslogan meant to make someone (even a Council meetings are and perhaps even moved to central meeting place I am still in college, I tell myself. 'Cervidae someone) feel bad Second, we where students feel comfortable attending^ This could greatly improve the Reading about Iraq, a dismal economy are living in a State Wildlife Management communication with students. The web-based drop box is a good idea in and clubbing baby seals may as well Area. Ihe bucks were here first and they theory; however, students are unlikely to make use of it. By publicizing just be the reading on abstract art I did have feelings, too. meetings more effectively, students would be more likely to attend and the night before for painting. So many You may say, "Well,.Bro, yes, offer feedback. Elizabeth Brown's '05 idea of conducting a survey is a thoughts so many opinions. it's true that we would never ^ good one that should be explored in order to cater to the campus. Sitting at Dana breakfast, a student ffi hurt the feelings of a ruminant, Mueller's campaign addresses important issues in making SPB a more walks by with his silverware in his a But let's face it, Bro, even if cohesive organization, however it lacks specifics of solutions. pocket, "tray and food in his hands. I B&we wanted to hurt their feel- Brown's platform lacks the sincerity of Mueller's platform, as well as turn to my roommate, Noah Balazs ings, deer can't read. No deer the understanding of what will make SPB a better organization. Brown '06, "What's the deal with that? Too is going to see our banners and also lacks Mueller's experience. However, Brown touches on an impor- good for a tray? I see a lot of unused our t-shirts and think that 'Buck tant issue that many on campus are concerned with—alcohol. This issue space there. He's treating that tray li ke Fro" means 'Deer Go Home.'" needs to be addressed. Party hosts are less likely to host events, which some kind of Zen rock garden. There's All' I can say to that is, you may be one reason for the trend of social events moving off-campus. The gotta be room for at least a fork." would be surprised what deer can off-campus trend is disturbing, as Colby's sense of community is becom- He chuckles, noting how dirty the do. They know where to cross ing divided. The Planning Board is the primary source to change this dis- average pocket must be. "Who wants highways, for instance. tressing trend. to eat their pocket?" he asks. Then again, maybe it's a typo. ...sliding chalk boards? ...Dave Brubeck?
By MATTBUSCH knowledge skyward is just too tight Sure, it is a brutal road to this apex By C. W. BASSETT the 1950s and 1960s. You could- in dinner jackets on a hi ghly ASSISTANT OPINIONS EDITOR these days. ofthe theatrical craft and to the defi- PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF ENGLISH n 't call yourself a college until amplified stage. At 83, Tuition hikes? They melt away as nition of a career, a road littered with Some of you may know that I play you'd hosted a Brubeck concert. Brubeck talks very little and mere triflings when you have a pro- broken dreams and torn rotator cuffs, swing on WMHB every Thursday. But Now, you don't DANCE to solos less. The set is carried by Two words: dramatic brilliance. fessor who can command a denoue- but to be the best, you have got to roll I still don't push the right buttons or Brubeck. You listen! And any the sidemen—tenor sax, bass, null the right We have all been there, sitting in ment like that; the true benefits of a with the Hi it "-1 ^ levers. sane human being who doesn 't and drums. class, fighting the impulse to hazard Colby education, the true definition best, and! r«« ->iJ-Pf i»r rMy generation know the opening bars of "Take Intermission. Brubeck reap- an attempt at a mental catalogue of of priceless. know , ! just isn't capa- Five" (written in revolutionary pears in a calf-length black the pastels in your wardrobe, when Prospective job candidates are prepar- dee p! fsi > ble, while your 11-year-old 5/4 time, unlike the 4/4 of "regu- trench coat and tells us that he suddenly one of those always cagey ing 12 hours a day with grip trainers in down ,] :r could master the entire studio lar" jazz) should wander over to has the flu—chills and fever. Colby professors rolls up their sleeves, front of their computersto get up for the that the! itus in 20 minutes, the little snot. the jazz section next time you're Then he tells us that in the next rocks you back onto your heels and not so interview here; where the rolling chalk- passion! Last , year, I had in listening to -The .Barenaked three weeks they'll play Harvard; ' ¦ subtlyblowsyour hiirtd." : '•;"'' ! bo_rd segment has even the coolest cus- of that l| H99 b# from- Dave Ladies and 'play it.'.' '! :'M' ' 'I '' • >• •: Yale; Boise, ID; iStoekton/rOA; '03. He and and; Is tills why it is so difficult to get a tomers sweating bullets. spotlights — ^ Sandak I Two weeks ago Sandak San Franscisco (twice); Los job teaching at Colby? Apparently, Just wait for the tenure track when is capti- i ) share a passion for Dave called to ask if I wanted to Angeles. Now maybe the the market for qualified professors one has to perform in front of the vated byl .--•^ Brubeck, and we'd play listen to Brubeck in Boston. Barenaked Ladies have a sched- who posses the panache to noncha- elder statesmen of sliding chalk- a star. j] !_,r something Brubeck-ian Well , do bears...? We get ule like that (I've read the t- lantly sidle up to the board in Olin 1 boards, Colby's real secret fraternity, cry program. Brubeck's was there to find an auditorium shirts, and musicians do travel), and, with a casual flick of the wrist, constantly setting that proverbial bar robably the mostcombo popular peaking higher than Sugarloaf but none of 'em are 83! send yet another iron curtain of higher and higher. im^S^jazz of and four old guys appearing LETTERS
An open letter from tlm family of Ian happy here!" He loved every minute ined to be so large. You developed beautiful music performed by Eric election for SGA President and Vice we saw, and we have no idea about of it, and for that we have you, collec- a mutual bond that was so strong Thomas and Caroline Lyons, and at President, which we lost. We would what we didn't see. The only thing all Holt to the Colby CollegeCommuni ty tively, to thank. in such a short amount of time—it the same time reminded that Ian's like to take this opportunity to extend of these different charges have in We thank the Colby administration, is truly amazing. You made Ian's interests ranged beyond the fields of our congratulations to Catherine When Ian was looking at colleges faculty and staff for fostering this brief stay at Colby among the hap- athletic endeavor. We appreciated the Welch and Adelin Cai on their victory to attend he visited a lot of small lib- atmosphere of caring, a sense of com- piest times of his life. He was , opportunity to speak with so many of and offer them the best of luck ih their We ur ge all stu- eral arts campuses across the north- munity so similar to that found here in indeed , SOOOO happy there you at the lovely reception following positions as campus leaders next year. east. He saw a lot of very beautiful Woodstock, that Ian felt "at home" with you. the service. We are writing this letter, though, in dent leaders to places and Colby was certainly among right from the start. Lastly, thank you all for the won- You have been generous with us response to vicious personal attacks condemn in the them. However, once he spent a week- We thank coaches Quinn and Hunt derful tribute to Ian last month in at this most difficult time. You made against us during the campaign. end at Colby, at the invitation of and the entire Colby Men's Lacrosse Lorimer Chapel, Organized by Dean have treated us with kindness , Emails endorsing Ms. Welch and Ms. stron gest words Lacrosse Coach Rob Quinn, Ian knew Team for welcoming Ian into your of Students Janice Kassman and under compassion and love. In all too Cai were sent out tp club list servers possible the indi- right away that Colby was the "place" midst and making him part of the the direction of Father Phil Tracy, the short a time, wc too have become that accused us of being racist and for him, What Ian seemed to instinc- team. Wc will be looking to see who is memorial was a demonstration of your a part of the Colby family. Colby anti-Hispanic. Emails were sent out to viduals responsi- tively know, and what wc have since wearing number 22 at each game that love and caring for our son and us, his will always have a special place in other campus organizations that ble for slande rin g discovered, is that it's not really about we attend. , family. President Adams, Professor our hearts. accused us of being people who "hate the "place" at all. What makes Colby We thank the Hounds hockey team James, Coach Quinn, Jeff, Amy and Bob, Lisa and Josh Holt queers." Other emails said that we had our names . such a special place is the compas- for giving Ian the opportunity to con- Carolina all spoke thoughtfully and compared a Village Voice columnist sionate community of people who tinue in another game he loved so eloquently, The presentations of flow- brought to campus last spring to a common is that they arc compl etely really core, much. His last athletic endeavor was ers by some of Ian 's circle of friends, Campaigncongra tulations, concerns Nazi. Digests were sent out saying our untrue. This fact was clear enough to As a community, you opened your on the ice at Woodstock's new arena as well ns the lacrosse stick signed by views were similar to those of the the people who sacrificed personally arms and embraced Inn from day one. for a high school alumni game, Ian's teammates, created a touching To the Editors: Know-Nothing party, comparing us to to work on our campaign people who Every time we talked on the phone And wc thank Ian 's circle of link to the earlier service in Hitler and saying that wc were "fas- with him wc would hear: "I'm soooo friends—a group wc never imag- Woodstock. We were soothed hy the Severa l weeks ago, wc ran in the cists." This is just a sampling of what Continued on Page 8
Stud iBrits on the Street wmnmmmmammiHmwm mmmmHmmBHmammimnumimmmamimimmn) M l ¦ !¦ ¦»¦—l_ UI«l _IIWIHIIII„ll «_n_»_rH- l1tlMl TI1>»lMM —¦ «« ¦ ¦¦¦ I IIM__IIP__™-™ ¦¦ • ¦¦ " I K-^WMW-MHnn-MaMmWNMW ^ nnimilll II III) "What happened to the pig?" "Do you hnvo any siblings?" ( 1 "How do you feel about Doghond?" ."Do you find its attractive?" —Orleiut Scovlllc '04 and Caltlln Casals '04 — Jant Jung 'O? i ' — Josh Manta/nw '06 —Carolyn Hunt '05 and Kelly Stow '04 , 1 , i i . ...clocks in classrooms? ... up turned Gollars ? ...Arkansas? By ARIEL C ARMONY more painful than not knowing if the By MIKE HILDEBRANDT realized that even girls are doing it! By KATE BERMAN ally named for a small rock. Brilliant. ¦ GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT class will end in 10 or 15 minutes? . STAFF WRITER • * Surely they are hot" a part of STAFF WRITER Indeed it is a different world in A variation of this technique is done " *> fraternities...those are, by defini- Le Petite Roche. Colby students face a tremendously by lowering the chin and slowly turn- What's the deal with wearing tion, specifically for boys! I To my knowledge, the state has They are a friendly people with difficult challenge not related to critical ing around as if the neck were in need your collar up? ^.:few years ago thought, "well heck, if this is all yielded only two things that, while one solidifying claim to fame, and thinking, analytical reasoning or any of of exercise. Casual and relaxed, it says this was a privilege reserved the rage, I'll try it!" but gosh perceived as wildly dishonest, have they will proudly inform you that, those banal things. The problem is sim- "I'm not checking the time; I'm just for members of ^jft ^. darn it if that silly starched col- actually helped the economy: Walmart "My sister slept with Bill Clinton a ple, though hard to solve: How to exercising my neck, which is stiff from some uber- /!d__H__>>___7 &. lar didn't chafe my neck...and and Bill Clinton. couple of years back. He's a good inconspicuously check the time behind so much reading." . ^\ that was only one collar! So Being situated snugly between guy." Indeed everyone and his them without, alas, being noticed by Some may wonder whether Xfjfj V^ this uncomfortable sacri- Oklahoma and Tennessee never pre- mother (sister/aunt/cousin) has the professor. there is. a solution to this prob- _ _ Vvssps-* ftee must be for a vents locals from explaining that the either worked under and/or has had > ¦« ___3_0-pns>h ,, , , ' In the course of my teaching experience lem. Getting a watch is out of ^:--* "Mytf —¦*reason... My dad origin of the name is a combination sexual relations with our former ^^ at;Colby, I have observed fascinating tech- the question; too compli- _ 0 wears his collar up because of Arizona and Kansas. An interest- president. niques developed by students, graduates cated. An easier solution more he is old and gets cold, so ing theory (and close to logical, It is a state with a . good heart, who move onto grand Allures, tp sinrepti- attuned with Colby's knack for solving -^- maybe that is it, more except for .the fact that Arkansas is swell intentions, a glut of tiously check the time. problems is to remodel the rooms _ -- —1 people are cold now nowhere near either state.) Arkansas Christian superstores, Baptist . Some master, what I call the "lower- where the clock has_beeii 'Mthat it is getting closer to is actually a Native American word Churches as big malls and a high- ^-^^*~ your-chin-and-then-do-a.chop-chop- misplaced by hav-,^rA^^- 1 springtime. Actually, that is meaning "south wind." way named for congressman movement," , typically an effective ing the students"^E^-rS^ *¦& counterintuitive. Oh, I have it However, the state with the motto, Wilbur Mills immortalized for . technique.!But; some students do it so face the clock in ^ -^K-j these "collar-uppers" are trying "The people rule" has allowed the peo- sleeping with the a stripper called fast that- they seem to have problems every classroom. This wi" ^55^/" to break away from their "red ple to embezzle words from all over the "Argentine Firecracker" in a - "^ remembering what they just saw. One superbly ease stu den ts ' : >- ^»_ neck" roots by preventing the place, engendering the^yt- public fountain in 1974. course , the ensuing """ ^ can witness the cogs spinning; "Was it l ives. Of ^ the sunburned neck that usu- insipidly inspired cities of ^ Npft^tx Is this void really a crucialIf part of ten or twenty after", as the professor problem is that the professor ally plagues college students in Texarkana, Palestine, Mayflower, NAl, _-*»5sc^|j|our country? you ask explains some new idea. I feel sympa- will confront a : new challenge. Maine! Arkadelphia, Smackover ,and Bald^ 0* me Arkansas is just W* V/lPiF ' thy for these students. Is there anything But that is another story. Knob. The name Little Rock was actu- ¦^r^^Miiplain Arkanstupid. : _!Mfw§?" .. !_.__.htti 'A^__ • was not yet at Colby and my highr / embroidered whales. ^ ^ ...super-seniors? embroidered animals? school was preparingto putonaperfor-^ sS "These are the ugliest mance of everybody's favoritenon-secu. ^gjp pants I have ever visit: "Oh, you came up this weekend very core: J. Crew, a once respectable lar musical "Godspell." My theatre seen! he declared triumphantly, By ALLYSON RUDOLPH By HENRY MUNTER too!" "Nope, still here." company, selling pastel pants in director, being one of those mildly addled claimingi them as his costume. STAFF WRITER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Yep, still here—even though here isn't unflattering cuts with equally unflat- geniuses, had decided to set our version in a This either means my broth- •Mr. Weinberg has asked me to quite like it used to be. Back in the 1900's, So I was walking though my tering embroidery. Shiny teal animals kmdeigaitenclassroom,wi__Jesusasagui- eri is more fashion forward share with the Echo what it's like to be we played beer-die in the halls. They sold hometown giganto-shopping mall swam/flew/stomped across pomegran- tar-playingkindergarten teacher extraordi- 1than I knew, or embroidered ani- a "senior who's not really a senior." fakeIDs at the door ofthe pub. Deans made over the spring break when I ate-colored chinos in perfectly naire. mal; pants are really just ugly. So You ask, what does this mean? Well, it out with HR's. Before becoming the found myself being ordered to ordered rows. Anyway, the point of this digression beforeI anyone gets mad at me means that after fi ve years, I'm still overrated "Doghead," "Cat Balls" "Catch a Critter!" Now, it' s not Aside from being a goofy idea is: we were all down in the costume for dissing their wardrobe , here. I'm what I call a "super-senior." lasted for two days. President Willy everyday that decals on store win- in general, when have you ever room/trash heap picking out the most understand1 that I just assert I'm not sure how it happened. My "Chronic" Cotter had office hours in dows order me to do things like seen salamanders line themselves atrocious brightly colored clothing we that1 embroidered animals are sophomore year inexplicably lasted his "Green Room." catch critters so demandingly, so I up in evenly spaced rows? could find for our costumes. My broth- ]hi deou s because I can 't admit for two years. I left for a semester; I But alas, like our precious tradi- went in for a closer look. Ok. Enough of my own assertions. Let er immediately spotted a pair of Kelly- 1that my brother had more fash- came back. Teachers said, "OH, I tions, nothing lasts forever. The plight What I found disturbed me to my me take you back almost exactly a year.I green corduroys with bright blue ion prescience than I. thought you graduated." And "Oh, ofthe super-senior is to be in a double you're still here." Girls I hit on when bind: still here, afra id to leave. The they were freshman: "Hey, I thought deal is this: even without sweet parties you graduated." Alumni coming up to like "Cat Balls," college still rules. ...bushels of popcorn ? ...Andes chocolate theft? four chocolates a day were witnessed a mint heist in the act By MELANIE THOMPSON By SARA BOOTH , clea MD. MPH missing if six feet away, r STAFF WRITER only the sad imprint of the aftermath. ...library colonizing ? or opaque dishes. Do they wait until no one is watching? Studies show that people randomly Colrege personnel worry What's the deal with peopl e Do they get their friends to stand By JACK SISSIN invasions of a territorial study sphere given medium or large buckets of most about eating disorders who take the Andes chocolates guard, jostling and joking accom- STAFF WRITER of influence. popcorn will eat roughly 50 percent because they are so devastat- from the cakes without actually plices vicariously delighting in selfish mi '; oome even icci ine i more from a big bucket than the peo- ing and can be life threaten- claiming a slice? Not only are indulgence? Maybe I'm too cynical. , As the doors to Miller library need to conquest mul- 4 e with the smaller ing. Eating disorders are more they rude, inconsiderate and irri- Maybe only.one person . takes all 12 open for another day 's business, tiple library sectors.l^s. buckets. They even about self-esteem — food is tating, they're thieves: stealing mints at once, in which case, this arti- ' Something ignites art , imperialistic While ,an (individual's < :, V< /think they've eaten not the cause,b,u.t?fp.o,dnre,l,ated from everyone .>w#h th_ ; patijqn&e .cje, goes, ;put directly .tojou.., .;,,,. ,. .. ,. /; , minds. :.o.f. I; ' •;¦: ; , nerve nil. >lthe ^ . a'l who coat, Nal gene,'' scarf -^ J-. i !. ythe samej-mumber -of b e hav io rs. ar e'^ syniptoni s-. ri: ':; to; enj oy a .complete; slice .of cake: I think perhaps in addition enter. I can't seem to determine and backpack may A ' calories. The majority of Americans The chocolates are a garnish—you to the ri gorous admissions whether it's a psychological side have an entire corner/ . j That behavior is auto- need to worry about (and pre- don't pick the parsley from the chick- process all Colb y students effect triggered by the glaring marked off, it isn't' m l\ steg- matic and habit, vent) the obesity epidemic. en dishes, so why disrupt this delicate must pass to be admitted to —_. . _ « \ V__-« pink paint, or if it's a natural reac- uncommon /^ Srt__ZtTr i§f|s§j|v not hunger or Start by being mindfu l of your dessert balance? When do these hooli- this fine institution , an Andes tion to repetitive Davis lab lock- for the <$S|Pfe5^ ^ Iggggry even feeling- hunger signs, why you eat , gans pluck the mints from the green Mint Cake should be placed in downs. Any competent visitor can M y/ky^ based (two what you eat and how frosting? I've never actually the waiting room of the admis- V attest to this strange phenomenon b e * / other reasons peo- much you eat. Exercise. m sions office. Then the pre-frosh's -_Jfi^ ?JK? ^? y of territorial colonization. f0li n _ .___ _£ 10pie eat.) For $6.00 a Try leaving some food/l true character will be revealed. The early birds get to stake the convers-SQsteHSggS**'^lrK l^* lav two-quart-pail,, you on your p late when you(|_ If you are one of those who ^ first claims. They grab a table, a ing with a^^H |^, , 3B, S9 could buy 1.7 jars of go to restaurants. Try " plucks the unsuspecting mints i^ | comfortable chair, a study room, friend on | ¦Ivfefe J H|\ 0 r v i 1 1 e moving food , out of si ght from their bed of green, set my or a carrel. Just as a dog would the street.- M | ^^fc JgjP Redenbacher (my Try not to super-size mind at ease and take the whole mark his territory to ward off Why do wegfl If _j~-r ^r personal favorite) or buy, the-^-T^^^ slice. You can still eat the mint: , ' S^ competition , these individuals allow this to || . H]£AU r^- and pop it into 30 fast food jusr^___a2|2§J i\li you need more chocolates, disperse a cornucopia of personal quarts!! No big bar- because it looks like a get your cheap butt down , to "^—-i ^ belongings signaling their inten- I call upon our fl gain. dollar-savings. \ m Hannaford's and buy a couple tion to set up shop. devoted activist groups to ^ Another exneri- In the long run>amMIH__n___ IS of Andes bars. You can even 1 As time passes, some are forced condemn library colonization with, ^fi^^^^ ment gave people coronary artery dis-/ /JM If buy a cake, garnish it with the to attend class, grab a meal or the same zeal that drives anti-cor- a dish of candy. Half put the ease and diabetes / / m W mints and steal them anyway if visit their dorm. Though space is porate imperialism campaigns. Aft< dish on their desk the other will cost WAY /\/ H > that gets you off. But please, a hot commodity in Miller , rarely all, its effects are local and cornpan half about six feet away, About more. / / jgj /. don 't be an inconsiderate jerk and do individuals forfeit their tively more damaging. nine chocolates/day were missing rape the cakes in the dining halls acquired land. I've witnessed heated from the clear dishes on desks and anymore. 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Contact Kaitlin McCafferty at ex. 7034 or at [email protected]. \W^4b^tBs^%a^9ims-. » ¦ ¦ this weeii Dinner Theater entertains with "Som ewhere in Between" Jasper, came, THURSDAY, APRIL 8 a frustration that By KAREN PRAGER through in Lohsen's opening mono- • Programs of Berloiz STAFF WRITER logue, which he delivered in total 5 p.m. darkness. As the audience follows , Bixler 154 Colby Dinner Theater has some- Jasper around through the different • Broadway Musical Review . thing unique to offer the Colby com- facets of his life, they begin to under- 8 p.m. munity. It helps that one of the stand his major frustration: he has no Page Commons group's stipulations is that Dinner life or social skills. . • SGA Film: Big Fish Theater , only presents comedies. "Somewhere in Between" did not 9:30 p.m. After looking at the Department of always have clear plot—the action Arey 005 Theater and Dance's productions played -out in several scenes, each from the last four years, it's a wel- one showing an aspect of Jasper's FRIDAY, APRIL 9 come change. This past weekend's life. A few major sub-characters • International Coffee Hour production of Craig Pospisil's emerged, like Holly, Jasper's love 4:30 - 6 p.m. "Somewhere in Between" was no interest, played by Katherine Weden Mary Low Coffeehouse exception. With the aid of a humor- '06, but the play mostly consisted of • Broadway Musical Review ous and occasionally racy script, smaller skit-like scenes. In one of -8 p.m. Dinner Theater's spring cast put on a these scenes, Jasper and Holly Page Commons stellar performance. . attempt to go on a date but can't talk • Indiegrrls The Saturday night's show opened in the restaurant because two couples 9 p.m. with a short set from NBRUS, a two- were having their own loud obtrusive Mary Low Coffeehouse man jam-band featuring Casey discussions. Sarah Kaminshine's '04 • SGA Film: Big Fish McCarthy '05 and Jed Mahoney '05. and Mitchell Bartkiewicz's '07 por- . ERIN RHODA/THE COLBV ECHO 7 and 9:30 p.m. Their alternative rock version of the trayals of a couple who can not keep Stefan Ruiz '06 and Stephanie Atwood '06 argue over Ja sper (Todd Lohsen '06) in "Somewhere In Between." Arey 005 Britney Spears song "Hit .Me Baby their hands off of one another kept One More Time7' set the comic mood. the audience laughing as Lohsen's played the group of subway riders. man (Ruiz) took a break from the mance, while not always perfect, was SATURDAY, APRIL 10 The Dinner Theater cast also put on a Jasper fumbled through his date. The group worked well together, comedy and gave the show some highly entertaining. Holly Brown • Music from Around the short comic skit about PPD's removal - The cast's ensemble acting skills played off each other and created one depth and heart. '04, Dinner Theater's founder and World of their couch, and then the show came through in a hysterical scene on of the most comic moments in the Lohsen's performance as a. con- director, explained that this was pre- 7 p.m. finally began. the subway in which Jasper and sev- show. Also notable were Stephanie temporary Charlie Brown held the cisely the point. "The purpose of din- l Pugh Center Todd Lohsen '06 gave the audi- eral other New Yorkers are attempt- Atwood '06 and Stefan Ruiz 06 as a performance together. His facial ner theater is to give people a chance • SGA Film: Big Fish ence a sweet and lovable portrayal of ing to give directions to a tourist, dysfunctional couple with an. odd sex expressions, body language and stage to participate in theater who might 7 and 9:30 p.m. Jasper, a man who has not just had a played by Cybill Gayatin '07. Brian life. Although these ensemble scenes presence gave the other actors an not otherwise have the opportunity. It Arey 005 bad day; he's had a bad life. Nothing Parise '06, Kristin Schmidt '06, Lisa drove the performance, the poigniant example to follow. gives them a chance to learn theater seems to work out quite right for Andracke '05 and Daniel Burke '06 scene between Jasper and a homeless Colby Dinner Theater 's perfor- techniques in a less formal setting. MegsInvitationa l held on campus Powder and Wig presents "Machinal,', a stunning and compelling modern drama By JUSTIN DEPRE ASST. A&E EDITOR Saturday's performance of "Machinal" was a fitting end to a year of great productions by Powder and Wig. Under the direction of Liz Neumann '04, the cast delivered a tour de force performance that left the audi- ence in awe and shock. This was per- haps the best performance of the year if not one ofthe best ever at Colby. Megan Berg '07 had the play's largest role, as the tortured Helen for- ever on a quest for freedom. Berg was required, over the course of the play, to experience nearly every emotion imaginable, and handled each one as PHOTO COURTESy OF IIZ NEUMANN well as the transitions expertly. Powder and Wig 's "Machinal" was a hit on campus last weekend. Whether confused, sultry, frightened, . ERIN RHODA/THE COLOV ECHO or courageous, Helen was always Geronimo Desumala III '06, able to provide communication The Megalomaniacs held an invitational concert last Saturdayfeaturing two a capella groups fromother schools. believably and occasionally frighten- Patrick Harner '05, Jane Lee '06, Julie beyond'the sphere of simple conversa- ingly real. Miller '06, Krissy Thatcher '07 round- tion, a lesson that the members of Lucas Thatcher 'OS, as Helen's ed out the ensemble, each being Powder and Wig elaborate upon many lover Richard, made a perfect match allowed moments to shine and demon- times over. Kif brings tight jazz fusion to Mary Low for Berg, and their scenes together strate their superb skill on stage. All theatergoers deserve to experi- were full of convincing infatuation Such a stunning production would ence this production by such a talent- and desire. Leah Morrison '04 was never have been possible without the ed cast under the direction of Coffeehouse, but lacks musical variety featured only in one scene as Helen's script written by Sophie Treadwell. Neumann. Even if you are not familiar mother, however she made an unmis- Though the story, about a woman's with the script, you are unlikely to By MI CHAEL GREENBERG takable impression, and seemed capa- loveless marriage, the infidelity it find a better production than this. STAFF WRITER ble of aging decades just by the way inspires, her trial, and sentence, is not Anyone who has been longing to see a she stood in the light or turned her too out of the ordinary for a theatrical great production of a great play, would "We're not a sit-down kind of head, this made her all the more star- production, however the stylistic way have been satisfied on that level, but band ," David "Fuze" Fiuczynski said tling to see when she appeared later as it was told and the use ofthe language also would have been enriched as he introduced his band, Kif, last other characters. Thomas Hunsdorfer are what gave "Machinal" the stun- beyond that as well. Powder and Wig Thursday night in the Coffeehouse. '04, as Helen's boss and husband was ning quality that powder and wig were created more than a simple play in Fretted and frctlcss guitarist and pro- at times both endearing and thought- able to capitalize on. "Machinal" is their production of "Machinal," they fessor at the Bcrlclec School of Jazz, less as was demanded by the script. proof of how such a talented cast is created a work of theatrical art. Fiuczynski fronted Kif as they per- formed a funky repertoire of "western grooves with eastern sounds," barkening back to the hey-day of SPBPo ker Nightdraws a f ull house jazz-rock, fusion, and funk. Playing a combination fretted and By JUSTIN DEPRE the last minute changes to the number the purpose of consolidating tables frclless guitar, enabling him to switch ASST. A&E EDITOR of players. The dealers seemed well after eliminations. The intended out- styles rapidly, Fiuczynski was clearly trained and prepared for the long come was that winners were to be tiro focal point of Kif 'a sound , incor- On Friday April 2, 2004 the first night ahead. ¦ • . • determined by elimination, however porating a blend of Hendrix-influ- DANA r.lSENIHIWTIIE COI.IW ECHO Texas Hold 'Eni Poker Tournament In the first few minutes of play, at 12 a.m. this did not look like like- cijccd riffs and Middle Eastern and Kif gave an enjoyable but unremarkable performance last weekend. this year drew a crowd that filled ly, with four players remaining in Eastern-sounding melodies. No mat- and with'great flexibility while also subdued audience. Page Commons and proved to be a control of all the nights winnings. ter what style he played, the "Fuze" maintaining their presence as solo The musicians of Kif clearly pos- huge success for the Student As the night drew to a close it was consistently displayed his 11103)017 of artists. In fact, the drummer 's solo sessed strong musical skills, particu- Programming Board. There is nothing announced thnt the last hand would the instrument and an endless palate halfway through tho show and the larly in their obility to listen closely Earlier in the week, the sign ups quit e like orga- be played at 1 a.m. after which the of musicnl ideas, bass player 's solo in Kif's opening and respond fluidly to one another, for the tournament wore filled in a winners would be determined by Backed by two talented musicians number aroused some, of the loudest However the show lacked the variety master of hours, which caused the nized gambling their individual totaled winnings. on drums and electric bnss, both of applause ofthe evening. necessary to sustain two exciting sets social events corhpiittcc to reevaluate to bring Colby First place went to Todd Rockwood whom took impressive solos at vari- Despite Kif's tight, funky, nnd of music, and while I thoroughly the scale of the tournament. The '06, in second place it was Colin ous times during (he show, Fiuczynski eclectic .sound, a style that certainly enjoyed the group's solid groove nnd event was then expanded to accom- student s togeth- Witherill '04, and third went to Justin performed with a substantial array of pleased (he small but appreciative eclectic melodies, I folt I had heard modate the high demand of students er at a chem- Dcl'rc'06. foot pedals, allowing him nearly lim- Coffeehouse audience, the band was most of what they had to offer after wanting to play in the tournament. Each player proved capable of itless control of his sound, Towards perhaps booked for the wrong venue. the first 20 minutes or so of their set, Other than for the thrill of ploying free event. ploying with confidence and tact dur- the end of the show, in fact, he The Coffeehouse's intimate mellow My interest only penkod again at the poker, the prizes of $250 for first ing the fivcrhour tournament. scorned to be playing with the pedals atmosphere and comfortable couches end of their second set, when place, $100 for ' second niul $50 for The poker tournament was easily more than his guitar, as he knelt down contrasted with the group's intense, Fiuczynski started heavily incorporat- third, undoubtedly added to the large one of the best-nttendod events holding a single chord, while altering ilnncenblc grooves and powerful ing his pedals, thus altering his |jui- turnout. there were a few people who went nil planned by social events committee ^ its. timbre and pitch through various sound. Fiuczynski repeated his tar 's sound and transforming it into The doors were opened nt 8 p.m. in which frequently resulted in nn this year. With the success of this switches and dials. encouragement to get people out of moro of n synthesizer. nnd players proceeded to draw num- empty chnir at the table. Players who event one can hope that SIflB will Wnlching Fiuczynski manipulate their sc/ils, saying they were "not •When planning n concert, the bers nt random that determined their decided to take a more conservative plan this again in the near future, nn d his foot pedals nnd switch between obligated to remain seated." A concert venue should complement the per- table number nnd denier. The event approach in wagering proved to be continue to have more similar events playing with frets and playing nn east- in Pngo or in Foss would probably former's style , Unfortunately, the wouldn 't hnve been complete without interested in more of nti endurance in the coming year. ern-influenced slide guitar was seeing have bolter suited Kif's playing, nnd Coffeehouse was probably less than waitresses serving cold drinks and tost than anything else. Eventually There is nothing quite like orga true artistry at work. The rest of the in that sense, the band often seemed adequate for the sounds of Kif. food to the high rollers. The event players were instructed to increase nized gambling to bring colby stti band supported his virtuosity tightly to bo holding back, responding to a wns run extremely well considering bets to keep the game moving and for dents together at a chem-frec event. Catch-22" is a definite must-read SPOTLIGHT ON THE ARTS would say, "Exactly. extricate himself from battle. He " » v MUST-READ BOOKS Set at the close of World War II off cannot be declared insane because he the Italian coast, "Catch-22" is a openly protests any order that would Chrissy Jones '04 FOR THE COLLEGE STUDENT book that burns with a discomforting have him in a plane flying a mission; clarity of vision while its hilarious, anyone who wants to get out of com- By Andy Lizotte ' often scathing, realism vacillates bat isn't crazy (this is the Catch). So . • ' By IMMA McCANDLESS when , she per- " between the absurd and the axiomat- he is at the beck and call of Generals _ " , A&E EDITOR ' ' ' forms her senior Joseph Heller's "Catch-22"—for ic. Admittedly, it's easy to view the who recommend that their soldiers voicerecital , to be its impact, importance and relevancy events, characters, and their actions be sent out "in full dress uniform so On paper, Chrissy Jones '04 seems held at 3 pm in ; for our contemporary moment—is a as either slap-stick caricatures or they'll make a good impression on likea most unlikely person to be a tal- Given Auditorium, novel that should be on every news- psychotic. However, before dismiss- the enemy when they're shot down." ented musician. A biology major with on April 17. 'Til stand, bookshelf, and probably even ing the characters and their antics, a He is subject to Colonels who spout a minor in chemistry and plans to go be doing about 13 on every grocery line rack in reader might be surprised to see just the most fantastically preposterous to graduate school for neurobiology, pieces," Jones America. Because right now, at this how closely their fictional ethos mir- orders, and who are unquestioned. Jones, at first glance, seems every said, including a very moment, the enemy is every- rors our own actuality. I have to give my favorite line inch the scientist It is only on inspect- piece by.Mozart where, and at anytime he could Yossarian is an iconoclast whom from this novel a special place ing her extracurricular interests that and an aria ftom strike. But how do we define what an every character in the novel believes before I finish up. It's a great exam- one finds her to also be a dedicated Handel's "Julius enemy is? Well, obviously, an enemy is insane. They all believe he is ple of the tautologies of the moment musician and talented vocalist Caesar." She said is one who could conceivably harm insane, however, because he is dis- with which we're all constantly "I've kind of been singing"forev- that with some us, or even want to kill us. One ofthe concertingly, dangerously sane. bombarded, and I think it's even bet- er," Jones said of her music, adding help from Patches, key problems that "Catch-22" raises, Yossarian abhors the constipated ter to picture President Bush say ing that she became really involved in she selected the TAMMV LEWM /THE COLBY ECHO however, is how broadly (or I would bureaucracy of his wartime moment, it with an obscure tone of righteous- music as a high school student. "My pieces nerseo. Chrissy Jones 04. say, sanely) we consider our ene- and he refuses to further involve ness: "You're American officers. The dad is really into music. He got me However , ¦ mies. For Yossarian, who is the main himself to be in situations that give officers of no other army in the started as a piano player, but voice is Jones has not limited herself to per- Sondheim. "It was a challenge,' she character of the story, "the enemy is thousands of strangers the opportuni- world can make that statement. what I ended up liking more and fonning only classical music in her said. "It was quite different even anybody who's going to get you ty to murder him. As one character Think about it." This novel encour- being better at" time at Colby. She has participated in : from other Broadway stuff I had sung killed, no matter which side he's on." fumes at him, "You see? You have no ages the reader to do just that: think. At Colby, Jones joined the Colby two on-campus musicals sponsored before. But [musical director] Paul But wait... doesn't that mean that our respect for excessive authority or And you can even laugh while College Chorale, under the direction by the departments of Music and Machlin knew the show, really well;, heads of government-those who send obsolete traditions. You're danger- you're doing it. And of course, this is of Arnold Bemhard Professor of Arts Theater and Dance: "City of Angels" he did a phenomena! job helping us us to, declare and defend war-could ous and depraved1." all voluntary. And that's an order. and Humanities Paul Machlin, as a as a first year and "Company" this get it right." also be our enemies? Yossarian Yet ' Yossarian cannot entirely first year .student, when she also past January. She was also a cast This fall Jones will be attending began taking voice lessons with member of the Broadway Musical graduate school at Georgetown Applied Music Associate Elizabeth Review for one semester in her first University to pursue her more scien- Patches. En her sophomore year, she year at Colby. tific interests, but she said she has no Beer Review added Collegium Musicium to her "Doing the Broadway stuff is intentions of leaving music behind. list of musical activities. fun," Jones said. "It's definitely been "Science is what I've decided to ¦ ¦ "Classical music has been my a nice change of pace from all the do for a career," she said, "but I defi- focus," Jones said. "I really like classical music I usually do." nitely want to sing for the rest of my. Gettin ' our vitamins: Mozart Opera arias are always fun to Jones also commented that life. It's just very different, almost sing, too." "Company" was a particular chal- opposite, from my scientific interests.. Homemade cider vs. Brass Monkeys Jones will demonstrate those interests lenge, featuring unusual and difficult It's a great creative outlet and a real;;; for the Colby communhy later this month music composed by Stephen ly nice change of pace." The original plan was to compare the cider to Brass By BILL YOUNKER Monkeys (a 40 oz. Malt liquor, with orange juice added to STAFF WRITER it), but prior engagements prevented us from stepping up to the challenge. Dawn of the Dead" is a treat for fans Upon arriving back to Mayflower Hill from . spring The next night, we reconvened to finish the second half break, it finally started to hit me that in less than two ofthe review. By MARLOW STERN Logan offered months, we seniors will be done with college. For some, , "The Brass Monkey doesn't have the STAFF WRITER this realization may bring on feelings of anxiousness 'I' m gonna kick your ass' flavor that the cider had." about the "real world" or thoughts of sadness because Lizotte added that, "I would only feel comfortable While most horror aficionados cried we're reluctantly closing another chapter of our lives. drinking this while sitting on a Liberator." foul at the possibility of a "re-envision- But for me, I was reminded that our amount of time Once we got to the point of putting OJ into the 40, Dan ing" of what is widely considered the spent just having fun is running short. So I thought we Donovan '04 used the tactic of flipp ing the bottle upside greatest horror film of all time, music should step up our level of fun during the beer review. down while keeping his thumb in the opening ofthe video director Zach Snyder, an avid This week's oanelists were un for the challenge. Or. so 40. We weren't sure what he was noine for. enthusiast ofthe genre, ignored the many they thought. because it didn't appear to mix up the OJ and critics and took a stab at remaking .. First ,up, was home .cider, brewed by Matt malt liquor. . a . .,- , .,;.. , ,,, . . . .• ¦ , .. George ; Romero's .1978 cult classic . made ¦ . Birchby '06 and Jack Sisson '06. Without the prop- . When asked what he was doing, Donovan "Dawn ofthe Dead" for his motion pic- er equipment or chemistry background, Birchby A responded, "I figure if it's going to do some- ture directorial debut. TOWJ.IM0O.COM The new remake of "Dawn ofthe Dead" is frightening but well done. " had to rely on comparative analysis to guess the A\ thing, ahhh, it will do some- "Dawn of the Dead" is the second alcohol content of his drink. He warned us to ¦W\, thing." film in a trilogy, beginning with 1968's others. However, things' start to break parison to the original, which features proceed with caution, as he figured the cider He added, "The Brass "Night of the Living Dead" and ending down. The power goes out in the mail, much more "feeding" shots. boasted around a 20 percent ABV. Monkey is definitely way with 1985's vastly inferior "Day of the and zombies keep finding ways to break Snyder also pays homage to the origi- We opened up the ciders and the comments ,' better than the 40 by Dead." The second installment, "Dawn into their fortress. Instead of dieing a nal, for, if you look closely, there are that ensued were not fit for print in the Echo. \\ , itself, but it is disappoint- of the Dead," is regarded as the best in slow death trapped inside this paragon of cameos by cast members of (he origi nal Andy Lizotte '04 summed it up best by say- &.' ing when you fill it back Romero's classic zombie trilogy. consumerism, tlie group realizes that it "Dawn of the Dead" including -Tom ing, "Bill , you can't even get first impressions M up and realize you have to In Snyder's 2004 "re-envisioning," must escape to an island, and> in the Savhi as the county sheriff (Blades the because everything is, 'wow...expletive.'" ffi drink all of that liquid the suburban town of Everett, Wis. is process, confront the sea of zombies that biker in the original, as well as the films James Logan '04 felt the bootleg brew m again." thrown into a state of chaos by an enig- have surrounded the mall. makeup/effects artist), Ken Force as a tel- reminded him of high school days. HP Birchby felt differ- matic plague that has spread across the The principal differences between evangelist (Peter Washington in the orig- "This is like when we used to eat apples off m k ently. "Once you get globe overnight. Millions of corpses Snyder's 2004 film and its predecessor inal), and Scott II. Reiniger as an army the ground," he said, referring to how apples «R II past the label, every- , return to walk (or in this case, sprint) are that the zombies sprint and attack general (Roger DeMarco ii. the original). left rotting on the ground naturally ferment; |l w thing goes down across the earth as bloodthirsty zombies. tiieir victims (a U "28 Days Later"), Tlie key attributes to tlie updated f ihn supposedly. |§ |] smooth." Making matters worse, the zombies pro- whereas in tlie 1978 original, the zombies are tlie relatively unknown but superb cast, Birchby, the master brewer, let his modesty NJ fl "Yeah, this 40 has liferate by feasting on the living, who stalk after their victims at a snail's pace. in particular indie film veteran Policy, take over, stating, "Well, it's drinkable. " .'••/ 01 done me right," contin- then expire, and mutate into the And, there are many more characters in Phifer, Weber and the amusingly sarcastic He then added, "I was going to add a handle sj ued Lizotte. "undead." A small group of survivors (lie updated "Dawn of the Dead". These Burrell. Additionally, Snyder's direction is ^ of vodka to it...until I tasted it." H Both of these drinks amidst the mayhem, including a nurse modifications are essential—especially slick, stylish and extremely engaging. The silence that ensued served as thanks to m can be consumed cheap- named Ana (Sarah F'olley), police officer tlie variation on zombie speed—because Wlint's more, (here's are great scenes Birchby for not having put that handle vodka into his s' ly, which is often a con- Kenneth (Ving Rliames), salesman diey enhance the zombie threat and thus involving a zombie birth gone awry, zom- batch of cider. cern this time of year. Michael (Jake Weber), street tough augment tlie level of terror. While the bie celebrity look-alikes, and a brilliant We were thankful , because just a half hour laterl ater , you Also, with their fruit Andre (Mckhi Phifer) and his pregnant profusion of characters does stifle charac- opening sequence, followed by great could hear Lizotte proclaiming, "This is definitel;Iyy equiv-e bases, you can justify your drinking as having healthy wife Luda (Inna Korobkina), seek refuge ter development, this clement of the film opening credits, to Ihe tunc of Johnny alent to six or seven pack." advantages, in a suburban shopping mall. For a while isn't as necessary, as opposed to tlie orig- Cash's "When tlie Man Comes Around". Birchby added, "Yeah, we're great as long ns wwee don 't The Brass Monkey is a great way to make a bod tasting everything goes smoothly, Tlie group inal, due to the updated "Dawn's" tonal Overall, this new "re-envisioning" oi stand up." drink a lot better, but still enjoy its cost effectiveness; And even encounters more survivors includ- divergence—from a slow, suspenseful "Dawn of the Dead" is actually o vast Logan tried to remain a critical panelist, pointininting out if you can get your hands on one of Birchby's brews, be ing three mall security guards led by the tone to that of a fast-paced horror/action improvement. While the original is n true that the cider "had a really bad bottom of the hotbottle of prepared to stay right where you started drinking it. irritable C,J. (Michael Kelly), an affluent film; Furthermore, while 2004's "Dawn classic, this update succeeds in enhanc- taste." He could not, however, remain strong. "But'But I am Because as Dave Mitchell '04 put it best, "It's a kick in snob Steve (Ty Burrell), o forlorn girl of tlie Dead" is an extremely violent ing Ihe look and feel ofthe orig inal , unci drunk, so...it doesn't really matter," he said. the pants." named Nicole (Lindy Booth), and a few affair, the level of violence pales in com- is, in general, a hell of a lot more fun. Chili Pepper creates an outstanding solo album f or listeners By PATRICK OCHIEANO "Niandrn Lndes ond Usually Just a T- Klinghoffer. Even Flea makes an Fruscinnte's lyrics aro difficult to IHH , playing the CONTRIBUTING WRITER Shirt," is basically Fruscinnte crying appearance on the album decipher unless you understand his bm3[4 and screaming over guitar as he tries past and his spirituality. Despite ______U______^i^AM ^____h!iiii7 ^^i _____Kc9_iS_9___in_^^ For those of you unfnmilior with to silence the voices in his head. lyrics such as "These miserable feel- ___IHI_r_____i______M_R_r9vrrW I____-_l__-__H____w^__M_fF *.y _ liA^mMSnSutKVm\SMtrr\l John Frusciantc, a brief biography of But Frusciantc made a remarkable The crying and ings never end," it is clear that l___H______L'_____nl_rW his wild life and brilliant career are in recovery, overcome his addiction and are Frusciantc has made a 180 degree order. .When former Red Hot Chili mental illness (most of it), and screaming turn since his heroin days. Fie still Peppers guitarist Hillel Slovak died rejoined the Chili Peppers in time to gone and hears voices and communicates with BF^ EHBI of a heroin overdose, a 19 year-old record "Californicntion." It wns at replaced by the spirit world (a habit thot earned ife_, _i^ ii^s Frusciantc tried out for the band and this time that he cut his third solo him il 25 on Blender's list of the 50 wop the spot. Together with thoir album, "To Record Only Water For Frusciante's Crazic_t Pop Stars Ever), but he WSEXttm new guitarist, seems h come to peace witli his John Fruscinnte tho Chili Peppers Ten Days," a hauntingly beautiful to ave me- .',. • iB__.mBUm JNTO______l_I__?_i dark but sooth- ',v 'V^' Shadows Collide \wlth People - raA'i___Wta______| recorded what is nrguably their best album that has been my favorite CD eccentricities. Common themes are ii v.. ' '*1 „_Bt]1_ i__ — ——T '**^M_F__T______l______n_ album to date, . "BloodSugar for the last 3 years. The crying and ing baritone. His tlie subjective nature of time ("every- ScxMngik." Unfortunately the pres- screaming are gone and replaced by day is each day that's past"), reincar- purely instrumental, including the Imtmf sKIKK ^^M sures of fame proved too much for Frusclantc's dark but soothing bari- voice has nation ("every person alive is irritating "-00Ghost27", which is tho young Frusciantc, and he quit the tone. On "Shadows Collide With improved; he everyone who's died"), nnd the mal- mostly feedback and strange 1 key- band, took up heroin. For the next six People," his voice has improved; he leability of identity ("I am her as board sounds. The best tropics arc yenrfl, Fruscinnte sat around doing a hits notes he never even tried before. hits notes he much ns I'mme"). "Carvel," "Omission," "The pretty good Brian Wilson/Syd Barrett Whereas on "To Record Only Water" never even tried Fruscinnte's music is similar to the Slaughter," and "Song To Sing When imitation. Ho cut two solo albums Fruscinnte used a drum machine and most recent Chili Peppers album "By Pm Lonely." As a whole tho album during this time, one of vvlilch ho played nil tlie layered guitar parts before. The Way." The songs arc poppy, docs not reach the brilliance of "To Inter took off the market because the himself, on "Shadows Collide" he catchy, and don't rock hard enough Record Only Water," but it's clear on only reason he cut it was lo cam enlisted the help of Chili Peppers to compare to "BloodSugar "Shadows Collide With People" that money for heroin. The second, drummer Chad Smith and friend Josh upright boss on "Tlie Slaughter." ScxMngik." Three of the songs nro . nisciante hasn't lost his touch. Softball sidelined by April showers Women's lacrosse takes out Bates Bobcats; gearing up for Conn. Saturday By ERICA AYOTTE number-two ranked and defending played game against a traditionally SPORTS EDITOR By RYAN GLENNON national champions the Amherst tough opponent, the Mules moved on . STAFF WRITER College Lord Jeffs at home March 27. to capture another victory over the After playing 11 games in balmy Ft. However, the snow was unforgiving visiting Wellesly team again at Myers, Fla. during spring break and In a tough travel and workweek and the. fields were still unable to be Bowdoin March 28. earning a 6-4-1 record, Colby softball ranging from Virginia, Florida and used; the game site was moved to Colby continued to play well and was foiled by the Maine weather last back home to cold Maine, the Colby Bowdoin College. took home a win with a score of 14-7 weekend as both of their doublehead- women's lacrosse team played some "Amherst was a strong- team. We in their preparation for Bates March ers against Pine Manor College and formidable opponents such as tenth- played very well at some points 31. Colby traveled to Lewiston, Me. to the University of Southern Maine were ranked Washington and Lee University, take on the Bobcats on their turf field. cancelled due to rain and poor field Union College and the Massachusetts With momentum and the excitement of conditions. However, the Mules scrim- Institute of Technology before heading a CBB rivalry, the Mules came out fly- maged St. Joseph's College yesterday back north to take on New England Bates was defi- ing. "Bates was definitely our best and will play their first New England Small College Athletic Conference nitely our best showing yet; everyone really con- Small College Athletic Conference foes Amherst College, Bates College, tributed to .this win. It is one we can doubleheader in Hartford, Conn. Trinity College and also Wellesley showing yet; feel great about," Avrutin said. Saturday when they face the Trinity College. These two we§ks were not as everyone really The Mules out-shot the Bobcats 41 . College Bantams. The team's first promising as the team would have to 26, taking the momentum away home game is scheduled for Tuesday liked, but much was accomplished. contributed to from Bates and dictating that the against the University of Maine- Coming out with a 3-4 record, the this win. It's one Mules were the better team. • Presque Isle at 4:30 p.m. at Crafts team figured something needed to be Against Trinity April 3, the teams Field. fixed. Concerning the Washington and we can feel traded goals, holding the lead for only Spring training was anything but Lee, as well as the Union game, "We great about! a moment at a time. The Mules held soft for Colby softball. Of their 11 just didn't show up ready to play, we on until later in the second half when games, five were extra-inning con- took these teams for granted," Rebecca Rebecca Avrutin '04 the Bantams began to pick up momen- tests, two of which the Mules won and Avrutin '04 said. Kathryn Weiler '04 Player tum and build up a commanding lead. five ofthe team's games were decided added, "Union was definitely not our Catharine O'Brien '07 played well by onlya single run. best game. We were not playing as a and held the Bantams close for most March 21, in their first game of the team, but rather as individuals." The of the game. Nonetheless, Trinity 2004 season, the Mules battled the general feeling from some ofthe play- throughout that game and were suc- walked away with the 14-8 win. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater ers is that they could nbt pull together cessful at various points, but we didn't The scoring was spread out and lost 1-3. Colby split the next day's 60 minutes of solid play. put a full 60 minutes together," Weiler throughout these games, involving games, taking a 5-2 win from Bethel The MIT game was played m the said. The final score was 18-10 in many players. Emma Miller '05 had a College and losing 2-6 to SUNY- Florida rain, but the Mules were able favor of the Jeffs, but it was nbt 9-point week to bring her to 14 goals Fredbnia. March 23 Colby faced to secure a 16-6 win, building confi- indicative of how well the team and 10 assists for 24 points and leads Middlebury College in two non-con- dence and shaking off the tough loss- played, "[We were] beginning to play the Mules on offense. Saturday, the ference games and won both, the first es to Union (14-19) and Washington and put things together as a team and Mules travel to Connecticut College 7-6 and the second 2-1 in the eighth and Lee (5-14). Heading back north, build upon their strengths," Avrutin to take on the Camels in another innings. March 24 the Mules extended the Mules were slated to take on the said. With the momentum of a well- NESCAC match up. their winning streak to four games with victories over Plymouth State College (7-6) and- SUNY-Oneonta (5- Women's tennis ravages Rochester 3). March 25 the Mules fought through nine innings with the Massachusetts Western Kentucky University. The mentioned that Lauren Uhlmann Institute of Technology to come away By NICOLE LAVERY women did not fair as well, beating '06 played well in the fifth singles with a 3-3 draw. Colby began to show STAFF WRITER only Calvin College and suffered position that week. signs of weariness March 26 as they losses to Depauw University, The men also had many impres- dropped two games, one to Lawrence Although the women's tennis Middlebury College and Western sive victories while down south. College (0-1) and another to Union . UZBOMZE/THE COLBY ECHO team managed to play one match Kentucky University. Morgan's Captain Steen Sehnert '06 and Marc College (5-6). However, Colby con- In Florida Annette Caswell '05 showcases her strength in the circle. this weekend, the men's matches overall impression of the week was Kassin '05 beat the first doubles cluded the trip with a 6-1 win over Elm and second women's match were that, "both teams played very well team from Division I Western City rivals Thomas College. ger in first year Miki Starr. Although 2.33 ERA in her first collegiate games. cancelled due to rain in Connecticut. and I am extremely happy with how Kentucky. Tim Stenovec '06 and During their time in Florida, Colby inconsistent with five strikeouts and a Unfortunately, Colby's defense did The women traveled to Bowdoin we competed." John Fallon '05 also had impressive softball got their cleats steady beneath .256 batting average, Starr's slugging not prove to be rock-solid down south. College to play the University of Many individuals played excep- wins over Depauw. "Overall every- them and, as a team, discovered percentage is .359 with one homerun, The team committed 23 errors and, as Rochester on Sunday. They pulver- one played well against the improvements they have made as well one double, four RBIs and two stolen of April 6, had a .935 fielding percent- ized the Rochester women in a University of Southern Maine," as some skills they have yet to master. bases..With her speed and strength, age. "We were a little weaker on quick 9-0 victory. "The entire team We have have Morgan said. "We proved to ourselves-that we are Starr is a rookie tow^tchi-, -hv«.«^m defense-than we would •have liked,-'but played extremely well," Coach ! • Goach Morgan was very pleased capable of pulling out a win in tight Colby's pitching, as usual, was the it was our first'' time- outside," Co- Michael Morgan said'. • '"• " ' '"' some fine timing with the both teams' performance ball games and extra innings, which backbone ofthe team's strength. Toni- Captain Meaghan Shea '04 said. "We Sara Hughes '05 beat her here and there, over spring break. "Both teams gave us great confidence for the rest of Lynn Robbins '05 tallied the most just need to work on making the rou- Rochester opponent, the tenth- jumped to a new level of play. It was the season," Co-Captain Kate Hurd innings with 31.1; Lauren Olmsted tine plays consistently, as well as play- ranked female player in the region, but mostly we the biggest jump in improvement that '05 said. '06, sharing her time at first base, saw ing smart." in a difficult three-set match. are just hunker- I have seen from the teams since I One of the Mules' goals was to 18.1 and Annette Caswell '05, who Hurd concurred, "We committed Hughes, alongside her doubles part- have been here," he said. improve their hitting and they have doubles as the team 's star center field- too many errors, many more than last ner Alison Dunn '07, successfully ing in for the The women are currently 4-3 for already shown strides in that direction. er, rounded out the returning pitchers year, during the week. We need to beat their doubles opponents, who 'meat and pota- the spring season and the men stand As of April 6, the team's batting aver- with 9.2. work on mentally preparing for situa- were ranked fourth in the region in at 4-4. Both teams look forward to the age stood at .267 (up from last year's Lindsay Toomey '07 got her chance tions better and physically executing an 8-4 match. toes' part of our next few weeks of competition. "We .247) and four players have averages to carve out a spot on the pitching rota- the defensive plays." Both teams flew to Hiltfm Head, season. have some fine tuning here and there, over .300-Wendy Bonner '05 (.432), tion with 21. innings. Robbins had the Shea continued, "The team is just S.C. over spring break where they but mostly we are just hunkering in Amy Palmer '07 (.429), Emily Allen strongest outing; she faced 115 batters really antsy to get outside. It's hard played a variety of teams from Mike Morgan for the 'meat and potatoes' part ofthe '06 (.357) and Michaelyn Bortolotti and earned a 1.56 ERA, 32 strikeouts coming back to Maine after break and around the country, "We played Coach season and preparing for the possibil- '05 (.321). and a .217 opposing-team batting aver- having to play in the rain or snow, hav- against some very tough competi- ities of N.CA.A.s," Morgan said. Colby's short game was also suc- age. Olmsted also continued her strong ing games be cancelled and having to tion, including three nationally The men will play both of the cessful as the Mules put down eight of career with a 1:91 ERA and a .250 be back in the field house, but other ranked division three teams and tionally well in South Carolina. remaining home matches in the up 10 attempted bunts. However, the team opposing-team batting average. than that I think the team is really even one Division I school," Dunn and Hughes teamed up in the coming week. On Sunday they play did leave 80 runners on base in 11 Caswell muscled her way to a 1.45 pumped for the season. We have a Morgan said. first doubles position and beat Connecticut College and April 14 games-a statistic that greatly con- ERA and a .205 opposing-team batting great team and we're ready to play The men had a successful and Middlebury 's number-two regional- they play Bowdoin College. The tributed to their many extra-inning and average, but Toomey, who pitched a with the confidence that should [take winning week. They beat Calvin ly ranked doubles team. Hughes women will also play their only one-run games. „ strong game against Union, did not usl really far this season. College, Frostburg State and the beat her Middlebury singles oppo- home match ofthe season on Sunday The Mules also discovered a slug- fare as well as her teammates with a University of Southern Maine. 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April 3 Bodahsky insisted, "We allowed them Colby kicked off the Big Apple I'm very happy with the tenacity and fearlessness that Amherst defeated the .Mules 104. to score a number of scrappy goals." Tournament at Randall's Island hosted we played with." Next up for. the team After losing to Nliddlebury College Cleaver, led the Mules with two goals, Mistakes on the defensive end are rare by the Manhattan Rugby Club with a with the tenaci- is the Beast of the East Tournament in March 13: the ;Colby; men's lacrosse while" Eric Seidel '05 and Pete Lagos for the Mules and Amherst seemed win "over Iona State University. While ty and fearless- two weeks. The tournament,.which is team rebbiihded strongly,r ecording four '06 each added one. Lapaglia registered quick to capitalize. the Mules did control the game against held in Rhode Island, includes teams consecutive victories in Celebration, seven saves in goal for Colby. Tyler also identified weaknesses on their difficult opponents, they only man- ness that we from all over the Northeast. Wheelock Fla. Matt Roland's '05 overtime goal Many players-belieye errors resulted the offensive side of the field, aged to slip by this first-round game played with. is optimistic about Colby's chances, secured an 8-7 victory over Union in the loss, rather than their . opponents' "Offensively we seemed scared and we with a 3-0 victory. "We should be able to make it far into College March 22 and. Captain Josh play.Tom Deutsch '05 said, "Amherst is didn't play aggressively." Coach Rob President and fly half John Wheelock John Wheelock '06 the playoffs and have a good shot at a Cleaver's .'04 three-goal, two-assist Quinn said, "We did not challenge their '06 explained the team's lack of offense, President . first place finish." effort that led the Mules to a 9-7 victory defenders and allowed them to shutdown "We were really rusty to start off this March 6 the women's team placed over New England Small College Our offense ' our offense. " game and missed several scoring oppor- second at Colby-Sawyer's Balls to the Athletic Conference opponent Williams s This loss was tough to swallow for the tunities." Captain Nate Mylrea '06 In the third round ofthe tournament Wall Tournament. They scrimmage College March 24 to complete their ability to hold Mules, as it demonstrates a.severe scored the game's only points on a Colby advanced as State University of Trinity College April 10 in Hartford, spring training trip. possession and decline in their recent form. Deutsch felt penalty kickr Colby followed up their New York-Stony Brook forfeited. Conn, before moving' on to the Beast The team continued its winning ways the performance "wasn't indicative of hard-fought victory over Iona by crush- In the semifinals Colby took on the of the East Tournament held in by defeating Babson College 9-4 the create good our team, but we'll prove ourselves in the ing Coast Guard B Team. Tries scored Coast Guard A team. While Colby lost Portsmouth, R.I. April 17-18. day after returning from Florida while a scoring oppor- games to come." by Dae Ho Kim '05, Mutu Vengasayi 0-13, they held the Coast Guard A Backs Captain Jackie Dao 05 convincing 11-4 victory over Keene Quinn is convinced the loss will not '05, Eric Brockmeyer '05 and Mylrea team to their lowest point total of the said, "We had five A side juniors State on March 30 preserved the streak. tunities has affect the team's confidence. He said helped Colby to a 30-0 victory over tournament despite being significantly abroad [last year] ancl had many The team's run of successes is attrib- been a key fac- before yesterday's game, "We learned a Coast Guard. undersized compared to their semifi- young players step up last season, utable to both offensive and defensive valuable lesson Saturday and will hope- Wheelock expressed the team's nal opponents. which was -great. Now with these aspects of the team's play, however tor in all our fully motivate our. players to bounce excitement over their victory over In the consolation game an injury- players returning, we definitely have Cleaver identified the team's defense victories this back and compete against a very good Coast Guard B, "This was our best stricken Colby took on Army. an even stronger team, which is as a primary reason for their recent Bates team." game of the tournament. We had Another great defensive effort led by amazing. It should be a good season accomplishments. He said, "The close season. ' Most ofthe team's conference sched- great forward play and many trys that the outstanding play of fullback Jon for us." defense has been playing tough and ule is played during the month of April. were scored by the backs on numer- Moss '05 and flankers Ryan [goaltender] Matt Lapaglia '04 is the Ryan Tyler '04 Tyler said, "Cl early,the next stretch is the ous sequences of great passing. The Lochhead '04 and Brennan Moore most consistent player on the field." Co-Captain most important ofthe season, the resultsof Co-Captain Ryan Tyler '04, agreed our next few games will determine if we with Cleaver, "Our offense's ability to will make the NESCAC playoffe." ' hold possession and create good scor- Colby will host the Trinity College Its not over until the fat guy s sloshed ing opportunities has been a key factor a good team and I don't want to take any Bantams Saturday at 1 pm on Seaverns dismal failures like David Justice,- a weight men shouldn't be wedging them- in all our victories this season." credit away from them, but we beat our- Field. Last season Trinity downed the man in dire need of Hooked on selves into skin-tight polye.ter. Think Unfortunately, the team's win- selves with unforced errors." Mules 18-13. Phonics and speech lessons. back to Tommy Lasorda and you'll Commentators should be able to understand my point. speak and they should be fined for 8. Put Pete Rose in the Hall of making the same comment more than Fame, but hang his plaque upside TURF: Hew field will attract premierrecruits and relievea crowdedgym once during the same game. down. That way everybody's happy. 4. Give bonuses for hockey hair. Everyone who thinks Charlie Hustle C ontinued from Page 14 coming home from being in Florida tive affect on our recruiting efforts. FOUL BALLS Forget this Yankees nonsense about should be in the hall will get their and having to g© back inside is a big I am very excited about Bill By Jeremy Little being clean-shaven and well groomed. wish and everyone who thinks he's a Connecticut College, Tufts mental letdown." Alfond's gift! It will certainly, over We all know these guys are million- disgrace will be satisfied. Seriously, I University and now Colby have Women's lacrosse Captain Kate time, enable the field hockey and I love professional baseball. It's an aires, but that doesn't mean they have don't want to hear about him any- been approved for new fields and Wheeler '04 said, "It would allow men's and women's lacrosse teams American treasure, but there are things to look like millionaires. They should more. He's the herpes on the mouth of expect to install them in the near us to plan our days, weeks and at Colby to reach new heights. It that bother me about the game. I don't trade in the highlights for mullets and baseball. No matter what we do he just future. While both Amherst months far better. As a spring sport will give our programs the chance think anything is beyond improvement. bad facial hair, like Johnny Damon. keeps coming back. College and Wesleyan University we never know when practice will to compete on par, with our With that in mind, I submit ten ways in The game needs fewer A-Rods and 9.Make Peler Gammons Commissioner do not have synthetic grass facili- be, often until 12 p.m. the day of. NESCAC opponents." which the game can be improved. more John Kruks. of Major League Baseball. He's already on ties on their campuses, both have This makes it very difficult to plan The synthetic grass will have a 1. Move the Montreal Expos to 5. Handicap the Yankees. Forget the tlie $20 bill and he has a better idea of access to nearby fields. meetings with groups, professors, tremendous effect on the varsity Washington D.C. and resurrect the salary cap. Set a limit of say $140 mil- what's going on around tlie league than One of the many benefits of syn- doctors, you name it. We also field hockey program. Field hockey Senators franchise. It's appalling that lion. If a team exceeds that amount, Bud Selig does. Gammons is articulate, thetic grass includes the ability to wouldn't be wasting drive time to Co-Captain for the 2004 season the nation's capital does not have a they should be penalized one run per smail and he doesn't own the Brewers. use the field on the first day of Bowdoin and Bates to rent out their Wendy Bonner '05 said, "Turf field Major League , Baseball team. AU game , for every ;ten milHon ;they spend . 10. Don't .throw, put the fat guy. spring practices (Feb. 14) because fi elds and we would have more ,then hockey and grass field hockey are : three ..of; the, -, other.: four:.- major over the , limit. ..For example,. the _^ybody.- '- v.wh6's;:^ever-:-..:;been'..-in--the the..surface'caii • ber.pIowed.feZalot threeior four home games a season.',' completely different games; grass is sports-football, hockey and basket- Yankees would start every game with a bleachers af a major league park knows said, "By having varsity teiams out- Several coaches mentioned that more of a power game, turf is more ball-are represented. I don 't buy the five run deficit this year. Then maybe whom I'm talking about. He's the mor- side on the turf, there will be more the synthetic surface will aid them finesse. Turf relies on smaller, argument that it would be detrimen- Boss Steinbrenner wouldn't be so bidly obese man six beers deep by the access to the field house for recre- with recruiting because they are quicker and more accurate passes, tal to the financial health of the quick to exploit the largest media mar- bottom of the second who insists on ational use. We have a severe lack competing for many ofthe same stu- whereas grass relies on using the Baltimore Orioles. If the NFL's ket on earth. removing his shirt and making a com- of recreational space and the turf dent-athletes with other NESCAC open space well. Dodges are differ- Baltimore Ravens and Washington . 6. Have a strict, Olympic-style plete ass of himself. He's kind of like field will alleviate this crunch to schools, most of which have a field ent too, a Y-dodge, is completely Redskins coexist, then can two steroid policy or none at all. Fans need Michael Jackson 's face; you don't real- some extent." or have access to one. ineffective on turf, but one of the Major League ball clubs. to be sure that none of these guys are on ly want to look but can 't help it. As dis- Men's lacrosse Coach Rob Quinn Women's lacrosse Coach Heidi smoothest moves on grass. We will 2, Don't turn off the taps in the sev- the juice, or they should be able to gusting as he may be, he does add a said, "Currently we are at a competi- Godomsky said, "The fact that we have to make some big time enth inning if the game is tied. There's assume that all the players are. The certain panache to the baseball experi- tive disadvantage. Our opponents don't currently have a turf has neg- changes in our team play to be as nothing worse than an extra-innings weak policy in place now is a sham and ence. Unless lie's putting someone practice outside a full month before atively impacted my recruiting for strong on turf, but it will allow us to game without overpriced, watered- needs to be fixed. That way we would- other than himself in physical danger, our first contest while we are inside the past three years. We 'cross compete equally with the majority '' ' down, domestic beer in plastic cups. n't have to endure any more Oprah-like let him stay. the field house. Once the season is recruit' significantly with of the NESCAC." ,.., . . , . 3. Do a better job selecting ex- Weight changes a la Jason Giambi. I'm not saying these are the only underway we still are practicing Middlebury and Bowdoin. We have players to do the television commen- 7. Don't let managers wear uniforms. things I'd fix , but it 's a place to start. indoors, [It is April 6 and] we still already lost a number of kids tary. For every success like Harold They don't play and let's face it, baseball have yet to practice outside. It hurts because we don't have turf... So Reynolds or Tony Gwynn there are pants aren't flattering. Geriatric, over- the morale ofthe team tremendously, having a turf will have a very posi- _ . c Buy recycled. ¦ tfV. ^^Iwi in It would mean tlie world to tkem. Recycling lum\u working lo protuct tli oir fiiluro wlton you l>uy product * made from recycled matcrlm *. For .1 (rev hmciuirv , wri' le Buy Km/wJ, niiviroinnuit l.il Dofiwu Fund , 25? P.uk Avenue Sc mllii Now Yorlt, NY 10010, or call l-800-CAU. -liDJ 5. ¦ w ni iw* / **waF Now It Comes With A List Of Ingredients. /-- "' x On January Is* a new law prohibited Wng in bars and j»ol Halls to 7- T Coll your wator $m 1he n»v i»; w i___ auPPH°r r |0rt f fine for the owner af the bar as well as thesmoker. 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This team could easily have 14-4 with a 5^1 New England Small returned to the hilltop 6-6. Their two College Athletic''Conference record. wins on the trip were against Keene The Mules fell to 3-13 dh the season State and Middlebury College. The wjth a 0-3 NESCAC record. . Mules dropped games to Keene, Union Game one was rained out Friday College and Hamilton College by one- and moved from Colby to Bowdoin on run margins. "We played well enough Sunday. Saturday's ' doubleheader to win many ofthe games down there," proved frustrating .. as the Mules Co-Captain Vince Domestico '04 said. dropped two moire close games. "Unfortunately the breaks didn't go our Bowdoin pitcher Trevor Powers '06 ECHO FILE PHOTO Baseball will have to.make a strong comeback to compete in NESCAC. way and we lost some close games. We threw a complete game, allowing only took that to mean we were a good team one earned run and lead the Polar The Mules took the lead in the sixth go ahead for good, spoiling an excel- and we brought that back with us up Bears to a 4-2 game one victory. capitalizing on three Bowdoin errors. lent outing by rookie Mule Jordan itcher Andrew Jenkins '06 Bowdoin's John Clifford '04 put the Henry '07 who allowed only one north. We showed a lot of promise Colby p ¦ ____¦ ¦ __„¦ -- ,_.._¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ _ - ¦ ¦ .___ - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ t Mir-i -.,.... ,._____ - . - . ¦— -, :¦,. . ii . . - .:~—.r ¦ j < '• - •>¦•• ¦, '-"ft ,1 | down there." allowed four runs in three innings and Polar Bears back on top in the bottom Bowdoin hit in five innings ahd scat- NOAH 8ALAZS/ THE COLBY ECHO Things seemed to take a turn for the picked up the; losS.T Rosenbaum had of the inning with a two-run single. tered eight walks. better on Tuesday as the Mules beat another strong outing throwing four Clifford scored later in the inning giv- The Mules' road doesn't get any '0 Husson College 5-2 at a home game shutout innings in relief. B.L. Lippert ing the Polar Bears a 4-2. The Mules easier with upcoming games against Xavier Garcia . that was played at Husson due to poor '04 and Domestico, who leads the manufactured a run in the seventh but Bates College, Tufts University and Garcia led the men's track team to win the Rhode Island College Invite field conditions. Highlights included team with a .364 batting average, each were shut out the rest of the way. Trinity College. "This is the point of April 3. Garcia took first place in tlie 200-meter dash with a time of 22.45 fravis Agustin's '06 four hits, includ- had three hits for the Mules. Game three followed a familiar the season that our team will need to seconds, beating his competitors by over half a second and also won the ing two doubles, Brian Liberty's '07 Game two of the series . was even trend. The Mules carried another'lead make a major decision," Roy said. 400-meter dash with atime of 0:48.29; none ofthe other competitors broke thiree hits and Co-Captain Eric Roy's more heartbreaking. For the second into the middle innings only to lose "We can take the easy route and just 50 seconds. Garcia racked up 20 points for the team's 140 point victory, '04 three hits and two scored runs. consecutive game the Mules squan- by one run. Roy singled in the first, give up, or keep grinding, believing beating all of their opponents by nearly 30 points. First-year pitcher Rob Rosenbaum dered a 2-1 lead in the middle innings. Bowdoin tied the game with a bases- that good things will happen and I threw six strong innings to gain the Bowdoin took an early lead with a solo loaded walk in the sixth. The Mules think I speak for the group when I say win and moved to 1-1 for the season. dinger off Phil Geiger '04 in the third. retook the lead in the bottom of the that we only know one way to play Rookie pitcher Jack Feet '07 picked Colby's Rodney Ames '06 responded frame when Domestico scored on a ball and it's to keep playing hard and Playoffs and preseason: up the save. "We were very pleased with a big fly of his own in the top of wild pitch. The Polar Bears scored that's what we plan on doing." after the Husson game," Domestico the fourth to deadlock the game 1-1. two in the seventh with two outs to the TV gluttony of spring and making any shot taken within that Men's and women's track spr ing into f irstp lace area only count for one point. But as the game stands today, I find it prob- '06 took the 3,000-meter steeple- lematic and frustrating to watch. . ., By MICHELE BARMASH i There are also problems in hockey. CONTRIBUTIN G WRITER chase (12:38.82). The. Mules also received a field event win from Actually, only really one problem: Cianciolo's 96'8" throw in the lack of scoring. There was a three- '' It was an incredibly successful week- javelin. "Many of our athletes way tie for the Maurice (Rocket) end for both the men's and women's clocked their personal bests this past Richard Trophy, which goes to the track and field teams as both teams weekend and we're looking forward EAT THE SPREAD player who scores the most goals dur- came back to Colby with big wins. to competing this upcoming Saturday ing the season. The award-winning By Cliff White The women's team, with the help of at MIT," Evans said. total of 41 goals that Jarome Iginla, Karima Ummah '04, who won three The men's team, coming from a very Rick Nash and Ilya Kovalchuk all events, and Nora Gouge '05, who won encouraging spring training trip, also achieved was the fewest since 1963. the short sprint races, sped to a 175-148 had a very successful weekend. Xavier Ah spring, where seasons bloom. In addition, the NHL's scoring leader, | dual meet victory over Bates College Garcia '05 and Jason Foster '06 each Where do I start? It's been almost Martin St. Louis, finished the season "Saturday. won two events in leading the Colby three weeks since my last column hit with 94 points, which is the fewest for -?; "We've started off our track season College men's outdoor track and field the press and it seems like a year has the Art Ross Trophy winner since .! £.i. «i_; v._ic.i^vi^_^ wiui *2ii.x:uicuiy lint pbiiuuucuu.G ;>, »v^3'.i^apiam :u te'aH. foil WctSr^.th(. '11'UfeM lUW_e passed in the sporting world. As I 1968; ' when teams only played 74 Rebecca Evans '04 said. "Many of our Island College Invitational. wrote my last column, I was making games, eight less than they do now. point PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE WALSH bracket picks, the start of baseball sea- So, what gives? Frankly, I don't see competitors had opening season perfor- "It was a real team effort with Hillary Easter '06 leaps over a hurdle during the steeple chase Saturday. mances including Gouge in the sprints, scoring not only from our upperclass son was just a glint in my eye, there this as a significant problem. Lower Ummah in the jumps, Emilie Coulson standouts, like Garcia and Foster and Dave Civitello '06 in the discuss in Oxenhorn's part of the race having wasn't enough scoring in the NHL scores make the games closer and '06 in the high jump, Missy Cianciolo [with] two wins each, but from many (135 feet, 2.5 inches). Peyton run on an injured quad and grouping and I didn't care about the NBA. Now, therefore more exciting. I only started '07 in the javelin and Steph outstanding freshman performances, McElyea '05 took fourth place in the and still performing well." Before the as I write this one, my bracket sits in watching the NHL playoffs last year, Agrimanikas '07 in the long sprints." such as Andrew Heany in the Javelin, 10,000 meters (34:55.69) . On top of race Oxenhorn told his teammates he front of me like a train wreck, the start but it seemed as if every game kept Jess Minty '05 won the 1,500- Jeff Alden in the 1500-meters , and that "our 4xl00-meter team [Garcia, didn't want to let them down, accord- ofthe baseball season gave me baggy me on the edge of my seat and holding meter run (5:01.34) by 14 seconds, Tom Goth in the 800-meter," Head Nick Oxenhorn '06, Roy Wilson '07, ing to Hamer. eyes, I realized that I love (almost) my bladder. The numerous overtimes Alexis Heimann '07 . took the 800- Coach Todd Coffin said. The Mules Patrick Harner '05] is looking strong," The men's team will travel to everything about the NHL and I still and close finishes were thrilling. By riieter run in 2:24.16, Theresa Leyro also got thirds from Dan Vassallo in Hamer said. "What is most promis- Lewiston, Me. this weekend for the don't give a crap about the NBA. the time Martin Brodeur had hoisted '04 was a winner in the 400-meter the 10,000-meter run (33:50.13), ing is the 4xl00-meter team's com- Bates invitational. The N.C.A.A. men's basketball the Stanley Cup, I was convinced the hurdles (1:09.59) and Hillary Easter Kyung Ko '06 in the high jump (6") mitment to each other, this can be seen tournament was absolutely amazing. trend of lower scoring was not detri- It lacked nothing. As UConn faced off mental to the game. I think, out of the against underdog Georgia Tech, I four major sports, the NHL has the remained insistent that if Wisconsin best combination of a level playing- had managed to scrape by Pitt in that field (financially and talent-wise): a controversial second-round game, balance of power between the league, >» X_H_i__P!_¥1r they would have gone all the way. the owners and the players, excite- Here's What's Playing Friday, Mar. 5 Leaving my increasingly expensive ment and entertainment value and all through Thursday, Mar. 11 pipe dreams behind, I really have to the other intangibles that go into mak- i rcf m hand it to UConn for their perfect ing a professional sport successful. THE QREASAERS blend of power and finesse, their great It's too bad that there might not be a «* this week Colby woodsmen get downright dirty at annual Mud Meet in sport s seconds. Nick Markham '04,, who By ALEXA UNDAUER Hale describes as "one of the best ASST. SPORTS EDITOR fire-builders in the U.S., hands FRIDAY, APRIL 9 down," led the team to a victory in The men's and women's woodsmen that event. • • Baseball teams shut down rivals University of Saltsman said, "Of note in [the fire- @ Bates College , - . New Hampshire, University of Maine- build and packboard relay] was [Co- Orono and Unity College last Saturday Captain] Josiah Taylor '05 who at the annual Mud Meet, hosted by stripped down to his long. Johns and SATURDAY, APRIL 10 Colby. The Colby athletes participated ran with the pack over the field bare- in a variety of individual, pair and foot, leaving the other teams to wal- • Women's Tennis team events and came out on top when low in the mud." @ MIT the woodchips stopped flying. Hale noted that, in addition to the • Men's and Women's Crew The other Maine schools have always traditional events, "There was a lot of @ Lowell, Mass. given Colby stiff competition, so defeat- mud wrestling, but I'm not sure who • Men's Track ing them was a special victory for the won that...we all got pretty muddy." 10:00 a.m. athletes. Woodsmen Charlie Hale '06 The amount of mud present actual- vs. Bates and USM explained, "UMO is definitely a woods- ly helped the team. Saltsman • Men's Tennis men powerhouse, so anytime we beat explained that "We had been training @ Tufts University . t them in an event or [even] less likely, a for weeks now on the art of maneu- • Women's Lacrosse meet it's a huge deal to us. That's why vering large pieces of wood with axes @ Connecticut College beating both teams and UNH, who is in two feet of mud. I think [that] this • Baseball probably closest to us in skill level, was both disgusted and intimidated the 12:00 p.m. a really big deal." other teams who seemed very unpre- vs. Bates College (2) ' Co-Captain Adam Saltsman '04 reit- pared, for this added challenge, despite • Softball erated Hale's excitement, "I was really the name of the meet." @ Trinity College (2) impressed with the way our teams han- The women's team swept every event • Men's Lacrosse dled themselves given the competition." except for two. Saltsman was especially MELISSA P0UL1N/IHE COLBY ECHO 1:00 p.m. The men's team was led by Travis impressed with the women's horizontal Adam Saltsman '04 wields his bowsaw as Nick Markham '04 and Travis Kendall '07 hold the wood. vs. Trinity College Kendall '07 in the bowsaw competi- chop, which the women won. "Emilia as did the quarter-split team of Wolfrum doing. We have a big meet coming up the fact that Colby is one of the only • Women's Track tion and the pole climb, which he Tjemstrom '06 and Kate Braemer '07 and Gillum. The women also took first in in three weeks and I'm excited to schools competing that does not have @ MIT ' completed in six seconds. Saltsman totally blew that wood away with their all five team events. compete and see how we measure up a forestry program. won the disk stack, an event in which sharp axes, getting deep penetration at With Mud Meet victories behind against some ofthe toughest teams." Saltsman said of Saturday's meet, * i , the athlete cuts a vertical log into the right angle, which is crucial." them, the teams look forward to com- Hale noted that the team has "There was plenty of fine chopping, SUNDAY, APRIL 11 disks without letting the disks fall Tjemstrom also won the chain-throw, peting at UMO next week followed improved this year despite their youth sawing, splitting, building, throwing down, while Jack Drury '07 took sec- Laurel Wolfram '04 won the disk-stack, by the biggest meet of the season, the by, "placing in the top two dr three at and climbing and for Colby, who is • Men's Tennis ond place in that event. Additionally, Braemer won the pole climb and Spring Meet, at Dartmouth College some smaller meets and fairing a lot usually the underdog at these compe- 9:00 a.m. Hale and Bram Geller '06 won the Captain Jessalyn Gillum '04 won the April 24. better at larger meets in Canada that titions, it was a great triumph." The vs. Connecticut College ' doubles quarter-dot split with a time single-buck. In doubles events, the ver- Gillum said, "We have a relatively we normally don't do well at." team hopes to continue the momen- • Women's Tennis of seconds, beating the competition tical chop team comprised of Cynthia inexperienced team this year and I'm The teams hope to prove them- tum at the remaining competitions 2:00 p.m. and their previous record by over 30 Davies '04 and Liz Stovall '07 also won really proud of how well everyone's selves as serious competitors, despite this season. vs. Connecticut College National success on the slopes Men s and women's crew slides past competition on the Merrimack River By AMY CRONIN away. Connecticut College stayed on Saturday." STAFF WRITER on our tail until about the 1000- The Merrimack River in Lowell, 1100-meter mark. We then opened Mass., which was the site of Sunday's The Colby crew teams started the up our lead to a number of boat meet, was somewhat flooded and spring season off on the right track lengths by the end of the race to made for an extremely fast-paced this past weekend with both the men's win," men's Co-Captain Nick race, especially because the course and women's varsity eight finishing Gambino '04 said. was shortened slightly due to a large second in their races Saturday and As disappointing as a second place eddy near the planned starting line. first on Sunday. finish may be, the Colby women cer- "On Sunday the river was extreme- Saturday, in races held in Worcester, tainly know what it takes to win and ly high, which resulted in a fierce cur- Mass. on Lake Quinsigamond, the they will use Saturday's second-place rent in the direction we were racing. A men came in just behind Wesleyan finish to fuel their performance in shorter race usually makes for a closer College with a time of 6:19.25 and the important upcoming races this spring. finish, so we were happy that we were women finished second to Smith "Obviously, we would have liked to still able to win by a considerable mar- College by a margin just under five beat Smith and 1 think we could have gin," men's Co-Captain Jeff Sparrow seconds witli a time of 6:57,39. On rowed more aggressively against '05 said. Overall, it was a satisfying Sunday, bodi varsity crews rowed to them," women's Co-Captain Laura opening weekend for both crews, who, victory past Connecticut College and Mistretta '04 explained. "It seemed like many spring athletes, continue to The University of Massachusetts- that we were a bit tentative for the first be plagued by tlie lingering winter Lowell with times of 5:07.6 and 6.02 race of the season and I think a lot of weather here in central Maine. ' for the men and women, respectively. that had to do with the pressure of "Our crews raced well and while "Saturday's race was strong but coming into a season with so many they did not have superlative perfor- PHOTO COURTESY OF MARK GODOMSKY it is early and we have not 2004 N. C.A.A.Division I All-American Warner Nickerson '05 finishedfourth in the slalom last month at the U.S. there is still plenty of room for expectations. We knew it would be mances, Alpine Championships, a competition that included the best American skiers currently competing. Even more improvement of technique. Wc had one of our biggest challenges to not to had much water time yet," Head impressive was.that Nickerson earned the second-fastest time on his second ofthe two slalom runs, skiing only a much belter start in Sunday's race. get preoccupied witli how good other It was much smoother and we were people perceive us to be and I think fivehundredths of a second (0.05) slower than 2002 Olympic Silver Medalist and 2004 fourth p lace overall FIS Continued on Page 11 World Cup skier Bode Miller. able to get ahead of the pack right wc might have let it get the best of us Alfond grants $1.35 million f or f ield watered, However, the surface does institutions have turf already and By ERICA AYOTTE need to be updated approximately arc further south, they have been SPORTS EDITOR every 10 years. In addition to the outside nnd nre for ahead of our field itself, plans include lights, teams in terms of their preparation. William L. Alfond '72 pledged a Spring varsity sports will gain the grant of $1.35 million through the most benefit , however, the field will William and Joan Alfond also be used For the Field hockey Foundation to help the College Many of our town as their primary game and raise funds for the installation of n peer institu- practice field." synthetic grass athletic field April Although the varsity field hockey 1. Eight hundred and fifty thousand tions...are far and varsity men's and women's dollors ,,of the Alfonds' donation is ahead of our lacrosse programs will be the prima- in the form of a challenge grant that ry users ofthe new facility, intramur- PSWEB -WBmBSBH ^^ will match every contribution that teams in terms al sports as well as organizations Crew pushes their limits during spring (raining to maintain their dominance in Division III. Colby is able to raise towards the of their prepara- from the \yntcrvillc community also $2.7 million project, The nnmc will be allowed access. "Alfond" graces not only severa l tion. This addition to Colby 's athletic facilities at Colby, but is inscribed facilities will bring Marcella Zalot the College up INSIDE SPORTS on facilities at several colleges and to par with several other New " ' i . " ." "" universities across the state of Athletic Director England . Small College Athletic Devastator Maine as well. The generosity of Conference institutions. Trinity, laced first in two events in the Alfond family and their commit- Bates, Bowdoin, Hamilton and Xavier Garcia '05 p ment to athletics nnd to the College bleachers, rcstrooms and a score- Middlebury Colleges nil currently Rhode island last weekend, page 13 continues to benefit the entire board. The new field will be shunt- linvc synthetic grass fields. Colby community. ed cast of Colby 's current Williams College will install syn- Softball In for soggy season Synthetic grass is easier to main- soccer/lacrosse field, thetic grass next year, while Colby softball returned ilroin a successful tain than natural grass became it Athletic Director Marcella Zalot j spring trip to find Maine a wash. paqe ii does not havo to bo mowed or said, "Because many of our peer ¦ ¦ Continued'on Page 12 ' PAGE 13 . ' PAQE U