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College Voice Vol. 30 No. 15

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This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. It has been accepted for inclusion in 2005-2006 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. First Class U.S. Postage PAID Permit #35 New London, CT ,. o e e PUBLlSHEfftUiEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OF CONNECTICUT COLLEGE VOLUMEXXx· NUMBER 15 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2005 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE, NEW LONDON, CT foice Faces Staffing Shortage; May Shut Down Next Year ~ - Bf-THOMAS P. MCEVOY ble each year for recruiting new ment. As of yet, few students have pation in the Voice has been weak behind [the Voice] more and recog- been a POiOl for contention among ". members into the Voice. Normally expressed interest in joining the ... ,. news editor since he joined the College in 2002, nize its value," Milstone added. different students and groups within beginning after Spring Break. the Voice. 601 Dean Milstone noted that the time "We need people to join ... to the campus community. The Student I .. editorial board starts accepting "I think a student-run newspaper .,,[he College Voice faces the and dedication required from work- make sure the educational value that Government Association (SGA) dis- applications for openings and noti- is one of the cores of a liberal arts p"ot;ntial of shutting down next ing on the Voice is a major reason comes from the newspaper is real- cussed during the spring semester of fies applicants a few weeks before institution," said David Milstone, why student participation stands ized," Milstone said. 2004 the idea of limiting funding to . emerter; without new volunteers the end of the semester whether they Dean of Student Life, regarding the where it currently does. He also Dean Milstone mentioned that the Voice in light of a confusing sit- itomrhe ~udellt body. With the vast have been accepted or not. possibility that the Voice will not be added that Conn is a "critical cam- the College administration sees the uation regarding the source of the ;;m.~i'[ity. of tho~ current edi torial Traditionally, staff writers have published next year. He noted that a pus," so students are reluctant to Voice as a serious asset of the Voice's funding. ~~. of e Voice either graduating, been the most likely students to "plethora of interests" published in join because they do not wish for College. During the spring of 2005 a tUd)\ing' abroad, or taking on new apply for openings within the edito- a campus newspaper is one of the their views to be scrutinized. "T think the administration takes group of students went to an Open leadership responsibilities next year, rial board and to be accepted. benefits of a liberal arts education. "Who wants to have to constant- the Voice seriously as a voice of the the future of next year's editorial However, because this year's staff is "Without opinion, we lose a ly defend themselves over what they students ... not all students, but board is in doubt. unusually small, openings will not SEE VOICE SHORTAGE tremendous asset," Milstone said. can and can't print?" Dean Milstone some." The editorial board is responsi- be filled without outside recruit- Acknowledging that student partici- asked. The campus has to "rally In recent years the Voice has Continued 01l page six AthleticsCommittee .-;J Office of Residential Life Chooses ... pproved by SGA ART CRITIQUE Art 103 students put their work on display... • 2006-2007 Housefellows .~ttee,....,.. to ServeasLiaison • Between SGA and Athletics Slight Increase in Applicant Pool Creates Stiff Competition for Popular Position ·:i-.....H-O:-M-A-S-P.-M-C-E-V-O-Y- By THOMAS P. MCEVOY mation sessions to give candidates a ! news editor real perspective on the responsibili- news editor ties and benefits of being a housefel- At their meeting last week, the low. Ms. Metivier noted that current Student Government. Association On Tuesday the Housefellow housefellows play a major role in (SGA) approved the formation of an Selection Committee chose the these information sessions and are athletic advisory committee. The Housefellows for the 2006-2007 very honest with students about what GQI\Ullillee consists of Director of academic year. The committee is being a housefellow entails. Athletics Francis Shields, Sports comprised of David Milstone, Dean In addition to current housefel- .Information Director William of Student Life, Anne Hopkins lows and members of the Office of Tqpjasian, two male and two female Gross, Associate Dean of Student Residential Life, other staff and fac- varsity student athietes, two SGA Life, Shelly Metivier, Director of the ulty playa crucial role in the house- senators or class presidents, two Office of Residential Life, and area fellow information sessions. clull sport athletes, two students-at- coordinators Sara Patch and Joseph I " and one male and one female Cote. ceaoh. Chosen candidates have to sign a -.The committee will meet at least contract agreeing to the job before once a month and serve as a liaison "This is such a commu- any of their names can be released to between SGA and athletics at Conn, nity effort;' Metivier said. the public. Shelly Metivier stated with the two SGA committee mem- "Residential Life is very that she anticipates the final list of bers reporting on the committee's grateful to all those who new housefellows to be announced help out!' I' work at the weekly assembly meet- next week. ings. Moreover, Eddie Slade, There were 46 housefellow President of SGA added that the applicants this year. Ms. Metivier committee will allow varsity athletes noted that this was a slight increase Housefellows are ultimately cho- and cIub athletes to work together. Photograph by Elizabeth Mitchell in the number of applicants com- sen based on a number of criteria. Some of the key issues the com- Students in Art 103 (Digital Processes) placed their work on display for the first critique of the semester. The course pared to previous years. She also The committee first looks at appli- miltee will discuss are budgetary incorporates electronic media into the creation of both two-dimensional and three-dimensional art. Members of the added that it was a very strong appli- cants' responses to essay questions. College community were able to enjoy these students' work in Cummings this week. concerns, the quality of athletic pro- cant body. grams and facilities at Conn, and Before students submit their SEE HOUSEFELLOWS public relations. Mr. Slade stressed, applications, the Office of however, that the committee is not cern that athletes were not being Slade. He added, however, that there bringing concerns from the Residential Life offers various infor- Continued all page six about "hashing out field space" for adequately represented on this cam- is no guarantee that athletes will Department of Athletics to meetings different athletic groups. pus. serve on the assembly ever year. would hold this position, in much The athletic advisory commillee ''There was a sense that [SGAj Instead of forming a liaison the same way the Chair of Conn Currently In Top is the result of concerns raised by didn't discuss athletics enough," Mr. committee, some SGA members Residential Affairs raises residential various members of SGA and the Slade said. proposed adding an athletic position issues at assembly meetings. student body regarding the fact that This year there are a few sena- to either the assembly or executive Mr. Slade noted that SGA in Five For RecycleMania there is no official position for ath".,." tor w.Q.9 are also athletes that bring board. A current Conn student ath- Ietics on either the assembly or exec- concerns of other athletes to assem- lete who would be responsible for By GOZDE ERDENIZ --confpeLition. utive board. Senators expressed con- bly meetings, according 10. Mr. attending assembly meetings and ------,--- "The report for Week I shows Continued on page six staff writer that we made it in the top five of 93 Connecticut College has had the colleges and universities! This is of Conn To Participate In NSSE Questionnaire reputation of being an environmen- course, great news. What it demon- tally conscious school for a long strates is not how far we've proceed- By THOMAS P. MCEVOY John Nugent. Senior Research lyze and therefore more meaningful. several clear distinctions between time, and this reputation was validat- ed in the RecycieMania competition Analyst of the College, expressed results. the two evaluations. ed with the college's success in the hut the extent to which we already staff writer concern that generally, only one half The NSSE is an alternative to the "NSSE was consciously first week of RecycleMania, a ten- ecycle on campus. In the next of Corn students selected for the U.S. News and World Report designed to be an alternative to U.S. week intercollegiate competition to weeks of RecycieMania I hope we Connecticut College will partici- News," he said. Mr. Nugent noted see which institution recycles the can exceed our baseline - if stu- pate in The National Survey of that the USNWR ranking method most per person between January 29 dents. faculty and staff tum up the Student Engagement (NSSE) for a fails to indicate students' experi- and April 8. This year 93 U.S. col- recycling effort, we'll remain in a sixth consecutive year. Officially ences in various activities and pro- leges and universities enrolled in prominent position:' said Amy starting in 2000, NSSE is an annual grams on campus. Instead, it mainly RecycieMania, and it is Conn's first Cabaniss, campus Environmental survey distribuled to undergraduate focuses on college expenditures. appearance in the competition, that Coordinator. students at colleges and universities "U.S. News and World Report is which began in 200 I. During the Schools are competing in differ- nationwide to obtain specific infor- a very blunt instrument," Mr. first week of the competition, Conn ent individual categories such as mation about their educational expe- Nugent added, referring to its rank- placed in the top five. paper. plastic, and glass. a well as in riences. ing methodology. He noted that The competition aims to increase the total amount of recyclables they According to the NSSE web- USNWR simply "boils everything campus-wide awareness of recycling collect. Conn is currently leading the page. items on the survey "reflect down to a single rank" while failing and to reduce waste. All participat- paper category and is in the top five behaviors by students and institu- to address students' various experi- ing schools are required to report in all categories. Jayanthi and Jones tions that are associated with desired ences at college. measurements on a weekly basis in set up a table in Cro twice during the outcomes of college." Last year 529 Because NSSE focuses on a pounds. At Conn. Jim Luce deals past two weeks to encourage people colleges and universities participat- wide range of student activities on with the collection and weighing of to sign a pledge promising tbey ed in the survey. campus - ranging from questions recyclables, which include mixed would recycle to the best of their A random sampling of 450 to such as how many 20-page papers paper, cardboard, glass containers, ability for the duration of the compe- 1,000 freshmen and senior students students have written to their rela- aluminum cans, clean aluminum tition. are selected to take the survey. They tionships with faculty members and foil, steel cans, plastic containers, Over 170 people signed up and normally receive an invitation e- other students - Mr. Nugent and food preparation remains. Once every week one person who pledged mail from NSSE administrators dur- remarked that it provides more use- the recyclables are collected and gets a gift. A table will be set up ing the middle of this month. fol- ful data than USNWR with regard to weighed, two work-study students, about once a week, so it is still pos- lowed by four subsequent e-mails the effectiveness of education. Sara Jayanthi '07 and Randy Jones sible to sign up. "Keep an eye out for through .April reminding them to survey actually complete it. He said (USNWR) College Rankings for '06. who are the co-chairs of the take the":!urvey if they have not that higher response rates provide feedback on the quality of the insti- SEE NSSE QUESTIONNAIRE Renewable Energy Club on campus, SEE RECYCLEMANIA already dane so. the College with more data to ana- tution. However, Mr. Nugent noted do the.math and report the data to the Continued 011 page six Continued all page six NEWS SPORTS A&E Judge PatriciaWald'48 spoke in Evans The men's basketball team qualified U you like good music, page 4 is the Hallabout collectionofintelligencein Iraq for lhe NESCACtournament,while the place for you!This week, A&E turns their prior 10the war.Also,see pagesixfor a list Camelhockeyteamsedgedtowardthe end focus 10 the world of song with Granuny of nextyear's bousefellows! ofthe regular season. news, CD reviews, and hot music sites. 2 • FEBRUARY 17, 2006 • ThE COllECE VOICE EDITORIAL&OPINION SAC Needs Students To Keep Conn Fun ,., Last week, elections for junior J-Board rep and SAC reps took place on Camelweb to fill posi- tiO)1Sleft vacant by students studying abroad this spring. There was a close contest between the "N:o juniors running for J-Board, but unfortunately, no one ran for the SAC position.

• With an executive board and a representative from every dorm, why is it such a big deal if two Jiositions aren't filled? Doesn't SAC have enough personnel? '.. :., ""SAC's efforts are based on committees and specialized groups, each one focused on specific events on which students rely throughout the year. There is a giant group that works on Floralia. Reps slave over Winter Formal preparations. Friday Nights Live has it's own staff. I

'.:' ,Th.e members of SAC from the junior class also have activities that they are responsible for .plannmg. With no junior class representatives on the committee, other juniors on SAC Will be ..fClrced to pick up the slack, leading to either burnout for SAC members or fewer well-planned ~.vents.· .

·A sophomore on SAC commented, "It's a big deal for the junior class just because they are ~hhof the ... planning of class events. It affects SAC in the sense that we don't have those extra 'people for committees." She continued, "It's nice to have those extra bodies." With a valid college ID '0 , .'" SAC works har? and their efforts have placed Conn on the list of Princeton Review's top 20 ;s'ihools ~orentertamment on campus. Sometimes students take this for granted, but Conn did not .}rI~e this list by chance. It's due entirely to the hard work of our SAC reps and executive board.

· '0 One SAC exec. lamented, "It's sad that no one cares that much to run."

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LEITERS TO THE EDITOR ~'coliiiiiiiBiased 'and ·ojjensi;;e"·'·'·,·," 'c~'i;;;;;;;'vi~i;;i~s''ii~'i~~'~js;;~i~i~gj To the editors: To the editors:

: I found last week's column "Islam Shows Its True Don't make generalizations-van important critica ;Nature" to be extremely biased and offensive.Not only thinking tool thai I have learned in my social anthropol :was Islam compared to Nazism, but also every Islamic ogy class, After reading the column, "Islam Shows It :nation was said to be "too backwards and too irrational True Nature," I was dumbfounded to read that one 0 :to engage in diplomacy." The article focuses on a situa- the editors would go against the basic rules of sociolo :tion in a few countries where Islam is a popular religion gy and intellectual analysis to judge an entire group 0 :and then makes a stereotype about the entire religion. people. I would like to note for "The College Voice ;The people on campus usually makes a big deal about that the riots in responseto the cartoons published in th. :their own religion being stereotyped and vilified, so I Danish newspaper didn't lake place throughout th. [find it hypocritical that the article does it with other whole Muslim world. In fact, they took place in a cou [people's religion. I feel that any future columns should pie of countries that can be counted on the fingers of m' ;have more considerationfor how things look from a dif- hand. I am a Muslim too and the 1,900members of ou ;ferent culture's standpoint. college community can bear witness to the fact that The column creates an unwelcoming environment have not used any force or derogatorylanguage toward ;for Muslim students and they should he sincerely apol- anyhody else. ;ogized 10. Our college prides itself as heing a place Finally, I would like to put across another rule 0 :where people of any nation, religion, or culture are sociology; nothing is what it seems. Every event ths :accepted and not stereotyped. It is a shame that there is happens across the world has tons of underlyingfactor> :not more of a reaction against that article. People prob- The author of the article should be better aware of th ;ably feel more distanced to Islamic culture because it is delicate situation between the "West and the East" an :not as prevalent as other religions in our school. When should try 10 better understand the animositiesthat aJ ;1first read Ihe article though, I started to think of what preexistent among the people of the two sphere :everyone would say if Christianity. Judaism, Perhaps through better understanding, we can beu :Republicans, or LGBTQ had been there inste~d of create peaceful existence. I consider the column th ;Islam. was published in The Voice on Feb. 10th really hurtf and biased and would like to see an apology issued 1 M. Grant Hogan '07 "The College Voice" to the Muslim community of It campus. r------~~~~~~...... : Yousuf Marvi '09 ... Want to be an editor next year? Write articles for us this year to gain the necessary experience.

E-mail ccvoice to join the Voice team 1'IIIl COLLEC' VOle, • FEBRUARY 17, 2006 • 3 OPINION LET'S STOP THIS WAR

YONI FREEMAN • OCCUPIED TERRITORY Democratic law-making, then, is The college campus has lately tence of groups that export their ter- citizens, so that hopefully the barri- Palestinian Authority and others. the greatest enemy of the pro-abor- seen the presence of dozens of flyers ror abroad, and their ability to er is broken (through independent Why give them a free pass? tion camp. Aside from their support proclainting that it was time the Iraq recruit new members. Almost all pressure groups like an independent A great example of what to do for on-demand abortion itself, I can war was stopped. I agree there is a international terrorist groups operate media). The simplest way to accom- has been Turkey, a Muslim country conceive of nothing else that could war that's needs stopping- the one from within states that do not have a plish this is through engaging those which has been democratizing. demonstrate so effectively the moral being waged by ntilitant Islantic civil society or a democratic system. countries who depend on U.S. aid. Some of the steps I have recom- bankruptcy of this movement. governments ... against their own cit- The reason is simple: democratic The aid given to these countries, mended have been taken because the America is supposed to be a country izens. It is undeniably true that con- systems value life more than the either in the form of direct U.S. gov- European Union has told Turkey it in which the people decide how to trary to the ntilitants, and in a democracy their ernment assistance or by U.S. com- must fulfill specific steps on the govern themselves, but the pro-abor- values of the murderous ideology competes with pany support, must be firmly condi- democracy and human rights fronts tion crowd wants no part of that, at West, most other value systems that reject mur- tioned on how free these countries if it wants admission into the least in terms of the abortion issue. governments der of innocents. become. I am not talking about a European Union. Turkey has com- Judicial tyranny, such as that which in the Arab In a democratic civil society complete turnaround, but about cer- plied on many fronts and has been has imposed Roe v. Wade on this and Muslim there is less inclination to join tain minor concessions. Saudi rewarded with European aid. It is country, is a sine qua nOll for contin- world either groups that laud suicide while Arabia wants some new military this building of civil societies in ued unfettered access to abortion in wage war on killing innocents. Have you ever equipment? Let them allow the Muslim areas which will weaken the this country. children, heard of an Israeli terror group com- opening up of an independent news- forces of militant Islam. Of course, the ultimate value to women, mitting suicide bombings? The rea- paper or radio station. Egypt is in Civil societies that are informed the pro-life movement of the South ntinorities, and gays, or allow har- son these ntilitant Islamic controlled need of training for its soldiers? and can make up their own decisions Dakota House's action will likely be bored groups to do the same. A states are the opposite is because Let's ask them to repeal anti-gay without being told what to think by minimal, if not negative. Assuming quick look at Muslim and Arab their hateful ideology is allowed laws and ban anti-Semitic writings their governments or threatened by that the bill will also manage to pass country reports published by the unfettered access to the minds of in their official newspapers. The persecution will lower the ability of the South Dakota Senate and be Freedom House organization those living in the state, and some Palestinian Authority wants aid? Let terror groups to operate within their signed into law, the law would still (www.freedomhouse.gov) proves have the support and arms of the them stop teaching their children in country. These societies will be be unconstitutional, as defined by this point well. state. This results in indoctrination schools that blowing up people is more inclined to choose life over the highly suspect standard of Roe. Though the plight of civilians in of the public and the presence of honorable. death. Furthermore, this effort will in all these countries is no different than only those groups who toe this rnili- These steps may sound trivial, Progressive groups on campus, likelihood excite the rank-and-file of other people who live in dictatorial tant line. but as they say, "a long journey such as CCLeft, need to focus On organizations like NOW and states such as Zimbabwe or Any person who objects to this begins with one small step." these issues of human rights in the Planned Parenthood, swelling their Turkmenistan, the troubles in the platform is removed from society. Although the United States can do Muslim and Arab world. They coffers with money that will be used, Islantic world affect the security These Islamist groups don't only this, it has so far done very little should be talking about ending the for example, to slander any future interests of the West. The fact these hate the West. They have their own with those countries that are both teaching that not only rewards those Supreme Court nominees put forth governments wage this war on their list of "hostile" elements of society dependent on U.S. foreign aid, and with guns or explosive vests battling by President Bush. own citizens, especially their' chil- such as gays, minorities and women. who sponsor militant Islamic ideol- the West, but also those who fight Regardless of the end result of dren, is the reason war in return is The West, particularly the ogy or harbor Islamic terrorists. gays, minorities, women and anyone this episode, and despite the flaws in conducted against the West. United States, has not focused on Look at these charts showing who does not subscribe to their the bill they have passed, the legisla- Therefore, in order for the West ending this war, but instead has been U.S. aid in the form of either eco- interpretation of the Koran. tors of the South Dakota House are to win this war on militant Islamic making the point that it is fighting nomic or military assistance: Regardless of what one feels about worthy of praise for standing up to terrorism, it must contest the domes- terrorism. The truth is that fighting (http://www.state.gov/s/d1nn1rlsliab/ the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, it judicial tyranny. Perhaps more state tic war being fought by those hostile just a "war on terrorism" is misguid- 20071htm1l60200.htm and is unquestionably true that the status legislatures will decide to embark governments against their own peo- ed. Terrorism is a tactic and a prod- http://www. fas.org/asmp/resources/ of these groups under the law has upon same course of action, further ple. There are many things that can uct of an ideology, not an ideology governll 09thlCRSRL33217. pdf). improved dramatically. If future ntil- demonstrating the illegitimacy of the be done first, before talk of invading by itself. Have you ever heard of a You will find many countries itary action in militant Islamic lands Supreme Court's ruling on Roe. these countries and overthrowing "war on murder?" that export ntilitant Islamic ideology is to be avoided, wars led by Muslim their regimes is necessary. What the West needs to do is being offered hundreds of ntillions, government against their own peo- Democratic states decrease the fight the ideology. One way of doing or even billions of dollars. These ple must be halted first. amount of home-directed interna- this is increasing the buffer between governments include those in Egypt, tional terrorism, decrease the exis- these hostile governments and their DREW MEYER - I llAVEADD Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the For those of you wondering to yourselves '" haven't seen Andrew all My EARm HOUSE EXPERIENCE week... he wasn't in class, he wasn't at intramurals, he wasn't even in Harris!", here's what I've been up to this week. CONG FliNG- ENVIRONMENTAL COLUMNIST Trash can (surrounded by tissues becuase my aim sucks) I had not been to Earth House "Organic dish soap needed." One books. Then Conn kids can spend house? That might be trickier. before I moved in. In retrospect, I important thing I learn from these less on notebooks in the bookstore. Everyone has a different schedule. probably could not have fully under- discussions is that collective effort This is a house of great spirit. When To avoid domestic disturbance. we stand the house's passiou.for the really makes a difference, for exam- preparing for Sprout, members of are trying to come up with an 0 earth even if I had done a brief tour. pie, catalyzing this article, organiz- Earth House became tour guides period for the house heating system Living in the lovely "North ing a Sprout promotion event, and with biology expertise, gardeners so that everyone can still stay warm Cottage," as they once called it, is an implementing our water-saving harvesting tomatoes, and cooks for the rest of the time. Yet there are eye-opening experience, literally. It shower policy. chopping up vegetables. The love of also concerns that turning the heat ,------, all started on As an economics minor, I used to an earth-friendly life style was a on and off in fact uses more energy. Day One, or, doubt what one person can do to great uniting force to render the sue- We are going to cover this issue in Flying V (led should I say, change the environment in a world cess of the event. our next meeting. No matter what by Bombay) Night One, as I dominated by capitalism. When Events may not make instant big the answer, this is a great example of walked into the using paper towels is more conven- changes. Good habits do. Water bringing academics outside of the .1\ living room. My ient than cloth, why bother to wash buckets in the bathtub are another classroom, is it not? Living in Earth e ~A'1i'l U~\~-.. eyes, extremely the cloth every time? And it does not quirky landmark of the house. As we House seems all the more reward- Old Lady who can't see sleepy after an save much paper anyway. enjoy our showers and probably sing ing. over the wheel o.+~n\\V",,~. (probably from Florida). tCtlcut CO unpleasant inter- Fortunately, economic theories do at the same time, these shower bud- Last but not least, it is impossi- national flight, were woken up by not rule this house and that's how J dies provide a musical background ble to avoid talking about the worms the huge wooden table, which so score. We are optintistic that we save and collected droplets of water to and compost in the house, and they naturally blends into the forest of the trees and send woodcutting devils flush the toilet. This way we save really are the hot-button topic when trees, birds, and rivers drawn on the into bankruptcy. Because we tried to fresh water tank by tank, day by day. friends come visit me. These wiggly walls. Great landmark! I knew the use the reusable whenever possible, I am proud of my change since mov- squiggly and magical egg shell- place was going to do me good. only two rolls of paper towels were ing in. Another good habit of mine is cracking worms have their -new Every Wednesday seven dwarves used in the House during the first exercising my arms more regularly, home under the kitchen sink:. Ndt a of the House sit around this table semester. A "disassembly" line was when I lift up a bucket of water to perfect place for us, but a great place and exchange news about the envi- also established to make sure batter- fill the toilet tank Having lived in for them. They have a great appetite ronment. A typical fight over the ies do not just get into our trash can. Beijing, one of the thirstiest cities in for our leftovers and fruit peels, and whiteboard launches an atypical For non-rechargeable batteries, we China, I am proud of our achieve- produce much nutrition for the soil night of discussions. Topics may put them in a box, which Joanna can ment, no matter how little it seems. of the organic garden. 1 check them include school's energy policies, take to New York to recycle. I also However, not every implementa- once in a while as if 1 knew what animal rights, worms, compost, or picked up a habit of breaking down tion of house policy can go so they are saying, if they do have time new ways of flushing the toilet. cardboard after finishing a box of smoothly. Energy saving is always a to say anything other than eating and Notes of the meeting and rentinders cereal. Thanks to the great hands of hot topic of the house. It is easy to sleeping. I probably will at some then find their way onto the white- SAVE people, cardboards of various turn off lights when leaving the point, because magic does happen in , board, such as, "Cong, Earth House shapes are cut to paper size and rooms, how about turning down the this house.

Old lady's car, right before I dump used tissues into her window ..J, oo~ ~t;!="="'.: [~,_I~ r-~~=H·ey-c~"~'~~~i~'d : Voice your opinion. .:.: '---t--+-' H!tr "v r eJ "J ""y ~":r I 1 .;.1 M;-;;derlng up and down the tampo~ aiSle'r"'""cu~a~s"e~t~h::e:..:l:ad:.:y~s:al:::d:.:a::l:sl:.::e-.j 16 en she meant aisle 15. II I/ \ '" -, - : Write a letter to the voice J Popeye's spinach got Oayqull '5 ncthtn' on OayqulI. I D -<-;;11could fix my (lack of ) artistic talent. : by submitting at A OfOr1UnateIY,notelve:ft::I~oklng at my art, It makes my handwriting ut the good news s'. The column will return next week When I'm t d by companson. e':::t~;~nough to think of good jokes. ndrew L_~C!:>!9~~_c:>~~<:o~~~~.:J ., 4 • FEBRUARY 17, 2006 • THE COllEGE VOICE ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT -,::;-__ ~===-----:-_---=--=--_~ __ ,:"",:,,:~~_~_~~-~;--r""'i'i"!~~"'- l Concert Review: Mest, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, and Allister - musical influences evicnt: th~~ilIe passes: music is the sum of its lyri- BY ARETI SAKELLARIS Alkaline, but are worthy of a listen (Thrice, Cave In, Snapcase), and great energy to complement his quartet grew up on pop-pnk-the own. Their most recent single, "My cal, instrumental, vocal, and visual staff writer in their own right. Ballads such as they have made musical and some Ramones, Screeching Weasel, "This Time" and "Can't Take This" behavioral progress from those Darkest Hour," highlights the con- parts. Green Day-and tried to iclude a (' shows in the not-so-thriving music trast between the despairing lyrics Allister is like that garage band The alternative music scene is a rely on a simple drum and guitar more rock sound on this reord with (> I>, that you listen to and know all the tough one to navigate. Obscure loop and complement the punky Faa Fighters and Marvelou 3 influe-; :;~l' words to because it's so catchy, but bands are promoted, get their fifteen upbeat tracks, like a cross between ences. An eclectic mix f styles .GO()[ not necessarily anything special. minutes, and disappear--or maybe Jimmy Eat World and Boxcar Racer. keeps the bulk of their sonl upbeat: ,.'" They sound like a lot of bands that worse-they hit the mainstream, Unfortunately, if I were a Mest fan I and dynamic, but the Iyncsaamtam",. and every 14 year-old is voting for would have been disappointed to see a primal appeal that voungr listen- L' 1'"

them on MTV and acting all them perform first, and do a relative- ers may not appreciate. "Blckouer; (0 "'L. punklgoth/emo. The Webster is II' short set no longer than forty min- is about Rogner's heavy cinkingr r T.l : known for its underground music utes. Tbe Webster Theatre, Hartford "Potential Suicide" about a girL-fiit' ~A,I scene and, though I had seen When Scary Kids lead vocalist friend who chose drugs ovr him; I ~~qn

Scaring Kids before, I hit the show Tyson "T-Rex" Stevens smokes and Friday, February 10, 2006 and then there are sons liker. Ii'"'J completely unaware of what Mest drinks onstage and then excuses his "Waiting" and "2 AM" that bg tobe )~ 'i and Allister sounded like. strained vocals due to illness, you www.mestccrap.com blasted out car windows. r ~r·1 , For a headliner to open the show can't help but roll your eyes-this www.scaryktds.com Surprisingly, the three bards; j I r, seems off, but Mest started the show guy is such a prima donna. But a www.alltsterrock.com served the emo, the harl·~~".•1\. promoting their fourth major label Scary Kids show is always about core/screarno, and pop-punk sets 111 c, .II release, Photographs (Maverick, more than his vocals, and key- in one place, and it blended well,It.' , 2005), The album is a heavy one, boardist Pouyan Afkary always goes to show that limiting !ourolf,',) running the emotional gauntlet from steals the show with his antics. The to one subgenre of so-called "altJr ..,o( IIi' suicide to lost innocence to night- calm and polite dude selling merch hit it big with the younger set, yet native" music limits you to badSl.]~ mares, However, despite the con- stripped away before banging the their third album (Drive Thru that complement each othr, ~ tent's gravity, they aren't a bummer beats on his chest a la gorilla and Records, 2005) is a dark record Branching out and supporti~ ':. { to listen to. Lyrically and vocally, then climbed the amps to hang on Above, Scary Kids Scaring Kidsposes for an artistic press-photo after a recent concert. (Web) , owing its title to the blackouts of emerging bands is a potentiay - . they struck me as reminiscent of the ceiling-slung amps. Yes. All the rewarding venture that draws listo- scene of Gilbert, AZ, where they (" .. .is this almost over now? The lead vocalist and guitarist Tim Alkaline Trio, which makes sense while T-Rex sang from The City ers to bands before they hit it 6(::: smashed and ignited their instru- luck is like my darkest hour, where Rogner's eight-month-Iong drinking because both bands are part of the Sleeps in Flames and from the After miss it). Chicago scene. Their singles "Kiss Dark EP (Immortal, 2005). They're ments. T-Rex's voice was decent, you will find me paralyzed and binge. Green Day fans will especial- Me, Kill Me" and "Take Me Away a hardcore band that has worked but the show was still entertaining, dying from the truth ... ") and the II' like "A Study in Economics," and lightheartedness the video encom- the band is okay with making their ..\"\ (Cried Out to Heaven)" smack of with producer Brian Mcternar and the other five members exuded ~:::::::~:::=:....::::....:..::::::::....::::::::.::...... :.:::..:::::...::.:::::::....::..::.:..:::=~...::=------, L' A Rock Prodigy: Ehud Banai

BY YONI FREEMAN managing editor . It took me three and a half hours to drive down to the The Voice is "Aiken" for staff concert, but it was well worth it. I was invited by a few Israeli friends some weeks before the concert, though I did not know it would be Ehud Banai treating us to his music. The performance, featured at an Israel fair over at Rutgers University (New Brunswick), was not all that was offered. Along with music, a whole array of booths and other activities, such as an Israeli fashion show (where students modeled Israeli clothes), took place. Rutgers' student center was packed with the many peo- ple who were eager to experience the cultural message the fair was promoting. Soon after 8:30pm, Ehud Banai took the stage. I could not help but notice the wide range of people who came to hear him. There were secular Jews and religious Jews, blacks, Asians, and even some Israelis living in the United States. Hebrew was heard everywhere and Israeli c flags made their mark. Ehud Banai's concert mainly featured some of his newest songs that were released last year. He was ener- The song talks about how the Hebrew language is an getic and his band played fantastic tunes and beats (espe- integral part of the world's history and how in future cially the percussionist), projecting an uplifting light times (Redemption) it will come back to the forefront. onto the crowd and into the hearts of all those listening. Another song was "Today" which talks about a day with " , Apart from Banai's guitar, there was a base guitar, a per- one's loved one. Finally, a great song was "Brooklyn" which mentions all the Jewish things you can find about cussion master, drums, another guitar player, and a ~, drummer. that part of the city. Most of his other songs conveyed to .., Before beginning, Ehud Banai, with his noticeable us pictures of different cities in Israel and the types of .. Israeli accent in English, said "prepare to experience not people you find in Israel. jost the music of Israel, but her sights, sounds and Ehud Banai writes and produces almost all of his A&E needs editors, associates, and smells." Indeed, what came from the mouth and instru- songs. He is a traditional Jew (what is termed "rnasorti" ments of Banai was not just music-it was water for the in Israel) and he nsually links his songs to Jewish topics. You can check out his website (www.ehudbanai.co.il). staff writers. If interested, contact souL I .. Though I have heard some of his songs before, I have His appearance at Rutgers concluded his three-week never seen Banai perform in concert. His songs were tour in the United States, but you should keep your eyes very diverse (rock, Arabian, and more) and they were out for his next tour. If you want to hear what a Jewish- ---- at ----@----. played wonderfully by the artist with a lot of feeling that Israeli message sounds like, tum to Ehud Banai, a spiri- electrified the crowd. One of my favorites was "Hebrew tual and sonlful giant. You will not be disappointed. Man," which interestingly had a lot of English lyrics.

law of diminishing returns also the highest honor in music on 11 three years with an incurable blood classic Fantastic, Vol. 2, His \\\lei}' applies. It is a desperate ploy to stay tracks of what everyone knows to be disease and had more recently been soulful and sharp production en be in the game. By compensating for unoriginal, uninspiring mush; that's diagnosed with lupus. His death heard everywhere from Q-Tip'lshot PERSPECTIVES quality with quantity, these bands a different story. It demonstrates that comes just after having celebrated at the mainstream (see "Virant can stay on the road without it feel- image is more important than art, his birthday on Tuesday, February 7, Thing" and "Breath & Stop') to ~ IN MUSIC ing completely like a nostalgia tour and that music can merely entertain the same day as his second solo Busta Rhymes and Macy Gny, to (though I bet you the Strangler's bnt not enlighten. Now that's the release Donuts arrived in stores. even two tracks on Comnon's play "Peaches" at every single con- real denial twist. If you don't recognize Jay Dee recent breakthrough Be, He reeased GRAMOPHONE, STRAIGHf TO nm DOME cert). by name, you'll most certainly rec- his first solo album titled We/ome 2 U2 however seems to be at odds IIIP Hop PRODUCERJAY ognize him by the sound he's left Detroit, a part of the BBE Rcords behind, He wasn't an outgoing pro- series featuring well-regardd hip- powerhouses, but you'd have to be with its past, hesitant to play songs ducer like Pharrell or Kanye West, hop producers' doing solo ecords Helen Keller not to realize that U2 from their glory days and hoping DEE DIES AT 32 but he was regarded as one of the (Wi1lJ,Am from the Black Eyed has been in freefall towards a bleak that their new ones will carry the best in the biz, Pharrell has said on Peas and DJ Jazzy Jeff made.ontri- future of mediocrity. I suffered same weight. Why be ashamed of several occasions that Dilla was his butions as well). through How to Dismantle an Atom age? The Stones don't seem to be. Recently he had found ahome Bomb's bad poetry and warm ambi- U2 should have enough musical favorite producer hands down, and Kanye was quoted for saying "his on Stones Throw Records o\\led by . ent deluge hoping to find some capital by now to put some ingenu- like-m.inded beat fiend Madb. The spark, but one listen was enough. ity into their new albums and take drums can't ever be topped." His two combined their energis and That album couldn't dismantle a musical risks. Maybe someone career began as a member of the production team the Ummah, which released an album titled Clunpion bnttle rocket. should have told them that before Sound under the moniker Ja~b. But It's demoralizing to see the they released Pop. manned the boards for A Tribe as Jay's condition worsend, he mighty fall, but not entirely unex- I suppose I shouldn't complain. Called Quest, and he was the head found himself making beat while pected. It is a melancholy truth that We all know the Grammy's are producer and occasional emcee for ill, even completing Doulltson his bands that stay together long enough political, and that the award honors indie trio, Slum Village. eventually lose their creative edge. Bono's social activism as much as it When the Ummah disbanded, he hospital bed. It's only a shane that his death came soon, as .C was. R.E.M., Sting, and other members does his passionate wailings. Even fonnd himself producing A Tribe already preparing two projecs. . of U2's class have also sunk into to appease musical snobs like me, Called Quest's final album The Lave the rockperspective they've made GranlfllY's for alterna- Movement mostly on his own. 1. Dilla will be rememhfed for' predictability, and does anyone By TRISTAN O'DONNELL tive albums and rock albums, so Shortly after, he found musical his wide variety of quality \\Irk and:' \-laving just been appointed pro- remember the Alarm? Didn't think interest groups can get some atten- brethren in The Roots' conunal1der won't be forgntten for his remen- gram manager at WCNI, I spent the so. The other option for long-lived the bip-hopperspective tion. I thought the White Stripes in chief, ?uestlove, soul man dous contributions to the fOllldation better part of last week trying to get bands seems to be just catering to were a good choice for alternative D' Angelo and their producer and of good quality contemporry hip-- the spring schedule up and running the fans, The Mekons, Stranglers, album of the year, Sure it's political, Last week brought one of the keyboardist, James Poyser. Their hop music. without getting eaten by disgruntled and Stiff Little Fingers have each ) sure there are hundreds of excellent most tragic events in black music. credits include D' Angelo's essential deejays. When I emerged from the consistently released an album every alternative albums that get no press James Yancy, known to the hip-hop album Voodoo and Common's clas- mountains of paper, I found I had two or three years since the late and should, but Get Behind Me world as Jay Dee or J. Dilla, died of sic Like Water for Chocatate. After missed last week's deadline and U2 70's, but mostly to appease their die- Satan is solid and danm catchy, and kidney failure this past weekend. this, his solo production credits had won the Granlmy. hard constituencies. I happen to there is no way to fake !,he musical According to his label Stones Throw grew exponentially. In 2000, Slum U2;?! Don't get r;J;lle wrong, think their albums are Retter since fervor in those songs. Bu~o bestow Records, he had been sufferrng for Village released the und~rground Joshua Tree and War ar\o.>-appreciable they resist pop tendencies, but the lilE COWOE VOICE' FEERUARY 17, 2006 • 5 NTERTAINMENT " ARrs& Music Genome Project: Opening Pandora's Box For The Musically Curious i: BY RACHEL GAINES the essence of music at the most fun- editor-in-chief darnental level," says Tim Pandora does 110t put Wiles on your Westergren, founder of the Project. computer. It is a radio station, so it Posters and reviews for no-name "We ended up assembling literally plays each song once and moves on. 'bands .commonly claim, "Sounds hundreds of musical attributes or In defense of the Site, each song has ""wier

\1 like Joe Rock Band." On January 6, 'genes' into a very large Music ,'- ",r. < e, a link to the i'Tuncs music store and -c 2000, a group of computer program- Genome. Taken together these genes Amazon.corn, so listeners can buy ·f.' mers and music enthusiasts set out capture the unique and magical :<',~ songs or albums without even navi- to create a musical genome with a musical identity of a song ." '~r . \ <.c' gating away from the site. , set of genes that could be used When you go to tbe website, . lt has been quite an adventure, .c describe any and all music, and which is free of charge, there is a you could say a little crazy," accord, determine the types of music you brief explanation of the program's ing to westergen. "But now that' we've created this extraordinary col- ~,' like most. The program they devel- goal above the Pandora media play- Pandora aUowsyou to create stations like tbe one pictured above based on the cbaracteristc of tbe music youlisten to 011 tbe web-site, lection of music analysis, we think oped is.called Pandora, and it plays er. AJI you have to do to get started songs you have liked and eliminates not, throw on the Marvin Gaye sta- odds are, would not have ever heard we can help be your guide as you you infinite artists who sound much is type in the name of a band or a songs with those characteristics tion and let the music do the talking. of if not for the Music Genome explore your favorite parts of the like your favorite band. It picks this song. After a second or two the play- from your station. On the other hand, if you are study, Project. In their first five years in music universe." Although "music bands based on other music you like er brings up a song. If you like it, Each time you enter a song or ing for a big test, put on the Mozart business, the people at the Project universe" may sound corny, the vari- • t, and the characteristics that run you can click on the album image artist into the program, your player station and get smarter as you read. listened to over J 0,000 different ety at Pandora truly feels infinite, through -those tunes. You like Jason and select the thumbs-up icon, saves a "station" that includes all The benefit of Pandora Overyour artists and included them all in the and is a perfect alternative to the Mraz? 'Try The Impossible Shapes. which means the program will play your preferences and ratings from iTunes or Windows Media Player is program. Also, unlike songs you same old pop on the radio and the Is your favorite song "My Heart Will more songs like the one you select- the past. This is a great detail for obvious. In ten minutes of listening preview on i'Iunes, it will play the repetitive nature of CDs and iTunes. Go On?" You'll love England Dan ed. If you select the down-turned things like parties or a romantic ren- to a Pandora station, you are sure to whole song for you Since Pandora is free, there is no and John Ford Coley. thumb, the program finds the attrib- dezvous. If you're having someone bear your favorites, plus bands and The drawbacks are equally obvi- reason not to check it out. Stan "Together we set out to capture utes of the song that are unlike other special over to watch TV or what- songs you've never heard of, and ous. Once a song ends, it is gone. exploring at www.pandora.com. And the Grammies Go To...U2 BY CLAIRE DOWD some sort of deal with the academy; it seems as if every associate a&e editor time they release an album, they win several awards. All That YOll Can't Leave Behind won awards in both The Grammy Awards always guarantees two things: 2000 and 2001, and "Vertigo," the first single off of How bad fasliion choices and U2 winning at least three gold- to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb won 2 Grammys in 2004. en gramophones. If you are lucky, you might catch a Conspiracy? I think so. glimps~ of an excruciating ensemble of all-star perform- There was no major sweep this year, a la Santana and rs. The 48th Annual Grammy Awards were surprising- Norah Jones, but there were some other big winners. ly tam~ this year, although I consider Kelly Clarkson John Legend won the coveted "Best New Artist," and a beating out couple of p a ~ u I o the r cCartney awards. for "B~st Pop Kanye West burnt' a bit did not go f an upset. hom e Madonna empty- opened the handed ceremony either, win- with ~ solid \ ning 3 performance \ awards. f hen single Mariah 'Hung Up," Carey, nom- with her typi- inated for 8, ally :strong went home b ho r e'o g r a- with a few phy. : Other of her own. A Juris Doctorate degree puts you performances The included a rockers won ahead of the competition surprisingly s a In e owerful ver- awards, too. A Juris Doctorate from MSL affords you the ion of U2's Green Day 'One": per- won freedom of that competitive advantage formed by the "Record of and and spe- the Year" for without the worries that others suffer ial guest, Mary 1. Blige, and a horrendous ensemble "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," and The White Stripes ibute to Sly Stone, the pioneering leader of Sly and the won "Alternative Music Album" for Get Behind Me behind a mountain of debt. arnily Stone. Artists paying tribute included Ciara, tbe Satan (goody!). The Gorillaz won a Grarnmy for their embers of Maroon 5, Robert Randolph, and Steven excellent single IIFeel Good Inc." Interested? Come ler and Joe Perry from Aerosmith. It seemed as if All in all, Grammy night was a pretty boring night they had justthrown people on stage without a moment's with artists winning the awards they were expected to check us out: rehearsal. Although the elusive Sly Stone made an win-U2 winning everything. There were no soy-bombs appearance at the end of the performance, there was no or any other mentionable controversy. It has been said aving it. 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" Wald, a Connecticut College class of ing students to boycott the Voice and Dean Milstone further noted that 1948 graduate, delivered a speech to sign a petition requesting that they the College needs to openly expresi~ several hundred students, faculty do not receive further deliveries. the benefits of working for the and community members. The topic "The overwhelming opinion on Voice. He noted that the vhfce' and' of her speech was "U.S. SGA has been to not censor or with- the administration could better indi- , Intelligence, Terrorism and Weapons hold money from the Voice.. .as long cate how some of the skills devel- of Mass Destruction: Past Mistakes as they uphold the Honor Code," oped from working for the Voice,'!1"~,\ and Future Reforms." Judge Wald Dean Milstone remarked in response an asset for certain jobs. • ~ sat on a ten member independent to these demonstrations against the Considering different problems commission that examined the ~, ./ Voice. with the currently, Milstone strength of U.S. intelligence before Voice Milstone added that student noted that many areas on campus d I the United States decided to invade activism teaches you there are only not receive deliveries of the weekly' , Iraq, ending Saddam Hussein's regime. so many things to do: join the Voice, issues. t demonstrate disagreement by writ- He also remarked that communi- . Judge Wald, who is knowledge- ing responses to the Voice, or ulti- cation in today's society is based QQ. able about international humanitari- mately boycott. short pieces of information \hat cao" an law, sat on the non-partisan "I would rather see people to the be found through the Internet and, Commission on the Intelligence first or second [option]," Milstone other media forms. As a' result,'. Capabilities of the United States said. "Boycotting is a last resort to Milstone reasoned, people may lriot r Regarding Weapons of Mass me. It doesn't change anything for want to take the time to real! an. Destruction. The commission came the better." entire. newspaper story, andI "'lh ere->' into being following the apparent Considering different ways the fore the Voice should try to &et,abet- lack of WMD being found in Iraq. Voice could change to attract more ter sense of who their readership is'" The presence of WMD was one of volunteers, Milstone mentioned the and combine long stories with sb,ort- the reasons the Bush Administration , f ~ idea of giving students some form of er ones. presented as why Iraq posed danger. course credits for working on the The College's only student-run. During the question and answer newspaper. Another proposal he weekly newspaper is' a recognized' period a community member com- fudI;e Waid'411,one OJConIlS mostmtableal"mnae, utlS named to a commission regam;ngAmericas illleOigena!0/, umpom 'Ifmass tlestnlClkm (Cry",,). mentioned, which has been brought College club, and it receives annual mented that she thought there was a up by members of the administration funding from SGA. The Voice is run connection between the lack of that led the government's decision- that this imprisoned Iraqi was unre- in the end concluded that the intelli- at different points in the past, is hav- by an editorial board that has tradi- " preparation of US intelligence when making process. She mentioned the liable and an alcoholic. gence community was astray when ing a faculty advisor to the Voice. tionally ranged from 10 to 15 stll;; it came to Iraq to claims the US gov- Iraqi national nicknamed "Curve The commission's report was it carne to estimating Iraq's WMD Dean Milstone stressed that the dents, with each editorial position" ernment knew about the impeding Ball" whose information turned out given to President George Bush on capability before the U.S. invasion. faculty advisor role would not serve holding responsibilities for "specific" levee failure before Katrina struck to be untrue about what was happen- March 31, 2005. The body, chaired to censor material, but to simply to aspects of the paper. • but was slow to act. ing inside Iraq. She spoke of the fact by former Senator Charles Robb (0- advise the editorial board and staff "This institution cares a tali about The committee found mistakes

.:.:. NSSE Questionnaire continued from page 1 are Middlebury, Oregon State, .qaJ:i:, State San Marcos and Tufts- (in, th , continued from page 1 those of students at similar liberal what was intended by the adminis- tions. it in the next few weeks," said order). If Conn keeps up !h1::gll ,- arts colleges. tration from them. The results of his A unique characteristic of the Jayanthi. work and commits itself 1.bU$ to., "We internally see it as more In response to the weaker survey study generally indicated that they NSSE that further sets it apart from The competition doesn't offer recycling, there is no doubt.' tha.lI,. important," he said. Mr. Nugent also responses from freshmen, the were, especially with regard to class the USNWR College Rankings is prize money, but the positive public- come April, everyone will ree6~. referred to the consistency of the College administration developed a size. that the results are not publicly dis- ity the College would get from an Connecticut College for the ~e~sitiV"> survey results in the past few years freshman seminar program, which Mr. Nugent added that they have tributed. Aside from the feedback impressive result would be benefi- ity and concern for which; .Vi.eare . as an indication of its reliability. was implemented into the curricu- been used to make presentations at individual colleges and universities cial. Right now, Conn's main rivals already known. •; ., Conn's results with the survey lum last semester. One of the goals faculty committee meetings to find receive, the data essentially remains r---~-:--:---~.,.,....-,=-....:--+~, during the past few years generally of these seminars was to provide ways to make course writing confidential for the benefit of the College T indicate that freshmen's experiences freshmen with the opportunity to requirements more effective. institutions themselves to see where This issue of the -.~...... " I do not measure up completely to the take classes with a smaller number Mr. Nugent further noted that they may need improvement. College's peer institutions. of students to better prepare them main features of the College on "The value of information like McEvoyce dedicated to... "Freshmen look like they're get- for advanced level courses. which it prides itself, such as the this is you get to use it internally," ting off to a relatively slow start," Mr. Nu~ent noted that he per- independent study and study abroad Mr. Thomas McEvoy, who just turo~d : Nugent said, referring to what • ~ ,. ~ r Mr. Nugent said. However, the sur- formed an independent study to programs, have generally received he sees as the inherent benefits of vey results show that seniors' determine whether the freshmen positive responses by students com- the NSSE results for the College. 22. Awwwwww. .~."'~ • responses are more in line with seminars were in fact accomplishing pared to the College's peer institu- - . HousefeUows interview, committee members seek that candi- continued from page 1 were not chosen may have been qualified, but dates are able to work one-on-one and can relate there are simply not enough dormitOries available Ms. Metivier noted that in the essays the commit- on a deeper level to students. to give them all an assignment. However, she tee looks for indications that the applicant is well- At the same time, the interviews also serve to encouraged those Who were not chosen to still rounded, effective at communicating, and full of indicate whether applicants can work well with become involved with other leadership positions enthusiasm. She also added that ideal candidates groups. Ms. Metivier noted that the committee that affect residential life. demonstrate within the essays that they affirm key seeks applicants who are not only good "team "The governor position is underappreciated values of the College, such as multiculturalism, leaders," but who are also "followers." Moreover, by some," Metivier added. In addition, house and that they are able to confront and address from the interview committee members seek to council, H~use Diversity Coordinator, and challenges that college students face today. determine how effectively applicants could han- Student AdVisor are examples of other positions The second component of the selection dle a variety of realistic situations within a group students can take on campus. process is individual interviews with different setting. members of the selection committee. Within the Ms. Metivier noted that the 24 applicants who Hey Conn students!

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that would be great Yoni Meets ii. Grant thinks $0.10 costs a lot. The Seniors V. Old Business a. Mike Materasso wanted to clarify what he said ~~g~X,!ice: Where are you from, and where do about the note being posted on the door in the Marshall you 1 e'..~ncampus? bathroom. He asked the custodian to put the stu IT there " . not because she wouldn't clean it but becau e he wanted Cross: I am from Amherst, MA. "s I Jive in others to take responsibility for their actions Morn pJ\';f1'~ b. Eddie Slade talked to Greg Hopkins on the

l~ (II . phone today about other coke options. He doesn't want : F,~,;?rlte Donn? to do Pepsi because they aren't good at stocking. He understands some of the issues students have with coke so they discussed other options. He brought up polar beverages. He called them. They have a full line but no :'what is your major? caffeinated colas. Tons of other stuff, like juices, ginger 'I:,~J,"c.•.. ale, flavored waters. They talked about possible loca- . ~ociology. tions where polar machines could go. They looked into ~l'.. ". the option to put more. Daniel Meltzer said having more :'O~e;'the years, what has been your best class? options on campus seems like a good first step because that would be sending a statement to coke that says we '~,E,.;Jc and Race Relations. don't want an exclusive contract with you. He would like l(',~~,I. to see a coke ban but he understands the caffeine issue. 'I \ t't ' : Best professor? Not have an exclusive contract seems like a good issue , "..,-, anyway. CV: Wbat has beeo the most annoying thing about i. Christian Clansky asked when we decided to : professor Kamau Birago, o , l 1 J ~ " Conn? ban it completely. He would like to lake the ban out of I, J:"" . the proposed letter. He doesn't think there is sufficient :.VfJi!I,are your plans for after graduation? AG: The location - you can't walk off campus and evidence. We need to have a solid case against coke. do something. 1. Eddie Slade said this is his words. He doesn't !"j'ili?g a year off and then looking at different think we need solid vote. This is amendable and should '001 programs. ,\ .. f\. CV: What is something about Conn you want be voted on .~tIP' changed? ii. Erin Riley said when we discussed this in the : What is your dream J' ob? ..f! J." past we didn't discuss this move. This letter is unrepre- AG: I want sweet potato fries at every meal. sentative of what a lot of people want. We should look 'a~iit.·:~a professional massage chair tester. 1,.1" ~ into other options but we are not ready to completely

11j' • ~'l CV: Do you have a favorite food in Harris? I've ban. If there is no cola beverage that is going to upset a : What do you think of Conn's guys? noticed a lack of kosher options. lot of people

1- 'J J iii. Chase Hoffberger agrees with the past 2 com- :\~~e.?',are extra special. , . AG: Sweet potato fries. ments. He doesn't get a vale so he hopes that someone

.,'''' ') would vote against this : Whathas so far been the most memorable or ·1 (..' " CV: What is the worst food you have had in Harris? IV. Eddie Slade asks if he could change the ban to crazi s mom,ent of your time here? • 0 • "have other options." AG: Raw chicken. v. Chase Hoflberger wants to let everyone know At:: 'F~)ing down an entire flight of stairs (Harris). that this is on behalf of everyone here. If you are not in front ik~~huge group of people. CV: What do you like to cook? d \ ..,!.. I entirely in support of this then vote against it vi. Mike Patterson recommends that we rewrite the CV: Where on campus have you hung out the most, AG: Matzo ball soup. l'fi' 1.\1 .. t . entire letter just saying that we want to extend our apart. om .being 10 a classroom? options. We voted against banning coke last semester CV: Do you have anything to say to the rest of the and while CC Left is doing a great job at this point it i AC: Mv, friend., Rachel's room. senior class? the voice of the SGA lo explore other options. We should , . \" just rewrite it. CV: If you go off campus, where do you usually go? AG: Yay seniors r 1. Eddie Slade would accept the amendment to take out the "ban" coke part of the letter. This letter AG: The Cheesecake Factory in Providence. CV: See you at graduation! clearly isn't representative of everyone. He does want something passed tonight vii. Daniel Meltzer has a happy middle ground he thinks. The proposal that CC Left has been making with its petition is that we not renew and or cut our contract with them as our vending machines exclusively. Could he propose that as an amendment 10 the proposal? He would say that we request a cut or a non renewal of the exclusive contract 1. Erin Riley said if we were not to renew this exclusive contract we could have some coke machines and have some non coke machines 2. Daniel Meltzer said as long as we don't get another exclusive contract t.hen we can do whatever we want viii. Leidy Valencia corrected the pelling of Colombia ix. Ryan Harnedy said our vote was really close which shows we are undecided so if we give students the option and see who prefers what then we will see the need c. Grant Hogan wanted to talk about saving ener- gy at this school. He knows on weekend a lot of campus lights are on. Could we tum off more lights? i. Mike Patterson said we have already been over that and there are rules about safety. 11. Eddie Slade said the recycling coordinator is looking into unnecessary lights d. Caitlyn Turgeon asked about Recyclemania signs in offices on campus. e. Eddie Slade got some responses from some senators but not all. The power plant would love to ear about heat so they can fix it. Let him know through email. Send him an email even if things are ok. You would be surprised of the savings you could get i, Heather Munro wants to know about follow up ii. Eddie Slade sent. all of the responses. The power plant is looking into it but they will look more into it on Monday when the head of it gets back VI. New Business a. Patty Eames had a question about spring break housing. Do all students, whatever the reason, have to WANT THE VO/CfTO EXIST NEXT pay for the housing? Slaying here for a thesis to pay is 1 expensive so we should look at that i. Danielle Coleman said if you are here for ath- YEAR-.? . letics you don't have to pay b. Evan Piekara would like to see more funding channeled to having a study away program to study between December and January which would be a good alternative for student who cant study abroad during the l' ~VOICE IS LOSINC; A NUMBER. of EDITOR.S AFTER. THIS YEAR., year i. Mike Materasso seconds Evan Piekara. A lot NO WITHOUT R.EPLACEMEN1'S, THE CoLLEC;E MAY LOSE m ONE were for freshman but they should have for all grades , ii. Eddie Slade said if anyone is interested in , i AND ONLY SlUDENT-R.UN NEWSPAPER.. going 10 New Orleans over break then talk to the chap- l lains office because they are doing relief work. i • 1 KewJdffi~~ Ydffk&rJ;'6J) Let lv" c:CMfdYMitJicJ4J1 or~~r4

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Snake Makes' Friends With Its Food

A rat snake and a dwarf hamster have struck up a strange friend .. ship, living side by side at a zoo near Tokyo. .' . ' Aochan the snake was offered the rodent to munch on after it turned its nose up at its usual diet of frozen mice. But instead of . killing the ham- ... ster the snake mad-e friends with it and the two have lived happily together in the same cage since·

I , October last year. '. I The hamster has been named Gohan, which means 'meal' in Japanese. Aochan has

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I- Click here to chat about animals , Gohan appears to be so happy in the presence of his new buddj . that keepers say he is regularly seen to fall asleep on top of th reptile. . "I don't think there's any danger. Aochan seems to enjoy Goha'n"s company very much," zookeeper Kazuya Yamamoto told the . Associated Press news agency. ' Unusual partnerships It's not the first time predators have befriended animals the~ might usually view as a potential meal. . In 2002, a lioness at Samburu National Park adopted a numbs]'

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= 1'HIl COLLEGE VOIGE • FEBRUARY 17, 2006 • 9 WOlllen's Hockey Basketball Clinches NESCAC ContinU~h:=- __ the first peri om page 10 '09 added another goal for Conn, out a point. shot the C ad, Williams Out amels 35 10 ' - closing the deficit to 5-2 with only The two losses Over the weekend appeared Was g , - In what Berth, Faces Tufts Saturday six minutes left to play. Elinor dropped the Camels record to 6-11- Conn h Olng to be a rOute • OWever f . Mason '08 netted another goal for 4. There will be one last opportuni- By PETER STERLING some hard work in the paint. He down without a fis re used to go the Camels further shortening the ty on Friday night for the Camels to secured prior to tip-off, Conn played sports editor gained several second-chance shots, had been five str ,ght. After what Eph's lead. Moments later, with secure a position in the playoffs as like their season was on the Line en ods, the dorma t~ght sCoreless peri- notching consecutive field goals to only two minutes left to play, Jeffrey they travel to Amherst for their final route to a 69-51 victory. Every play- Coming off of a decisive win keep the momentum in the Camels' denly erupted, ~ ;mel offense sud- scored her second goal of the period NESCAC game of the season. The er on the floor stepped up with sti- Bennets '08 g PI ked by Elizabeth against Bowdoin College earlier in favor at the 10:29 mark. With 3: 16 to fling defense and smart shooting, to make it a 5-4 game. Camels beat Amherst 3-2 back in , oa Only two . the month, the Conn men's basket- go in the first half of play, Jeff Young and scoring was widely distributed, mto the period th l11Jnutes Unfortunately, that was as close as December at home, and the Lord ball team was in place to eam a berth '08 found forward Charles Stone '08 displaying the team's depth and tal- their cOmeback e Camels began the Camels would get as they were Jeffs have lost four out of their last . Carolme Jeffrey in the upcoming NESCAC with a nifty pass to give the horne forced to leave Williamstown with- five. ent. Jeff Young netted 14 points to Tournament. They achieved this feat team their largest lead yet, 28-12. lead the squad, while Charles Stone Saturday by downing Wesleyan The margin remained until the added 12 points and nine rebounds. Olympics University at home in front of an break, and Conn jogged into the Will Lyons '09 and Christian enthusiastic crowd. Conn was locker room with a comfortable 35- Mosley '08 each contributed with II , COntinued from already locked in at the number 20 lead. points. Sokol Zejnullahu was strong ~Il.ics fe.!;1less i page 10 Sports, the nice that everyone is competing for their respective eight spot, and will play the Lord The Cardinals made several under the basket all afternoon, in~~-watch s mpOrtant. In other words, why do I countries, but I can only be inspired to a certaiu point by ." omeguYh Jeffs of Amherst Saturday, February attempts to cut the deficit in the sec- adding seven points for the Camels, compete in th I w a works at Home Depot weekend warriors who attempt to win medals in their e uge? Is ' th . 15th. Amherst won the battle for the ond half. A jumper by Wesleyan's while Billy Karis '09 went 7-for-B letic competition '. n t ere a more mteresting ath- hobbies. number one seed by trouncing the Nick Pelletier narrowed Conn's lead from the foul line and finished with Tufts University Jumbos 99-70 last to II, making it a 49-38 game with nine points to accompany his five weekend, emerging undisputed in just under six minutes remaining. assists. Jimmy Sheperd poured in a first-place. Although Amherst euters The steady shooting of a much- game-high 17 points in a losing the post season boasting an 8-1 con- matured Camel offense proved effort for the Cardinals, With the ference record and is 22-2 overall, deadly, however, and the home team victory, Conn ended the regular sea- labeled as such Continued from page 10 regardless of what the steroids fiasco may have done to the Camels are looking healthy and once again built upon their lead. son with a 13-10 overall record and on your abTti means that someone has put a limit his image, because of the many great things he did for confident, and are currently riding With 4:56 to go in regulation, was 3-6 in NESCAC competition. t th t 11 es, and they have questioned the feasibili- the game, both on and off the field. His epic home run • y ~ yfou can go beyond a certain point. Was it not a the momentum of back-to-back Young netted his second three-point- Wesleyan fell to 0-9 in conference battle with Mark McGwire during the 1998 season will coup e a years ago that Samm NESCAC victories, including their er of the half, stifling any comeback play and will miss the tournament Wri Ie F' Idc dnri Yvacated the premises of never be forgotten and may have in fact saved baseball triumph over the Cardinals. g, y re ,dunng the team's fiual game of the sea- attempts by putting Conn ahead, 54- this year. from becoming a forgotten pastime. Surely, the straight- son, ror ~n early start to th ff Conn brought on the offense 38. The 16 point lead would prove to As the Camels advance to their .. ;' e a -season? It was a foolish forward sprint onto right field was always appreciated by decisiorj and Sosa later apologized for it, but his actions early against Wesleyan, and out-hus- be a comfortable cushion for the first NESCAC Championship since the home fans, and who can forgot his famous Sammy tied the visitors from the opening , had ,macte a clear statement: when the going gets tough, remainder of the game, and 2002, they surely have a memorable hop after every home run? And can you dare not remem- don t h~ shocked If Sammy might abandon his team- tip-off. Running the floor quickly, Wesleyan resorted to fouling as the season to look back on. Back-to- ber his animated display of affection towards the camera mates for greener pastures. Though the fanner slugger the Camels went on an 8-0 run final minutes ticked away. The back wins at the Skidmore while back in the dugout? All those are trademarks of before settling down into their WIllnever reach the echelon of a Randy Moss, or even a Camels could not be shaken at the Tournament and a four-game one of the game's greatest sluggers, memories that rhythm. The Cardinals had little Terell Owens, today will not mark the first time that we line, and added 15 points from free- unbeaten streak that included a win should never be tarnished. But one can't help but feel response for the attack, and Conn have questioned Sosa's efforts. As a general rule most throws in the final four minutes of at Middlebury College are surely suspicious, uneasy, about Slarn.min' Sammy's docile exit found itself with a 10 point lead, up regulation. f~s ]j~e t~ root for the underdog because they see'some- bright spots on the year, but all the from the game of baseball. Yes, questions of doubt 15-5. Sokol Zejnullahu '07 paced Although their place in the tour- thing in him that they see in themselves as well. What, Camels are thinking of for now is a would have continued to surround bini had he decided to his team in the early going with nament may have already been victory on February 18th. Mr. Sosa, I ask you, have you given me to root for? I give it a go for an 18th season, but surely walking away can't stand the Yankees and Jason Giambi, but at least won't make those rightful queries disappear either. They Giambi went out and proved to people that he could still say that in poker you have to know when to toss in your Camels Edge Panthers At Trinity play the game, hitting 27 home runs over the game's cards and call it quits. Unfortunately Mr. Sosa, at this final 3 mouths. very moment, I don't think folding was such a herry, The world of baseball will miss Sammy Sosa, By Gerald Wols berry, good idea. her first game in a tie breaker, 10-8 and the second by the sports writer frightening margin of 9-5, reached somewhere for an As the Voice reported in last weeks' issue, the extra dose of determination and pulled out the third Counecticut College squash teams have gone through game in an amazing display of quickness and precise something of a revelation this past season. With only one racquet skills, emerging victorious by the thread narrow senior on each roster, the Conn squash program is geared margin of 9-7. The comeback worked as her opponent, for the future and the current level of play is a good indi- wondering how she would ever win a rally, began to cation of where the teams will be come next winter sea- force her shots and let Ryan carry the victory away. It son. was the deciding match and paved the way for the finals This past week the Camels participated in their inau- in the consolation round. gural NESCAC Championship at Trinity College were These two games define the season for the Camels. both teams played extremely well and proved them- Determination, athleticism, talent and experience are the ITC C'r\ R TH E' "QIGE selves to the other NESCAC schools in attendance. The key ingredients that have fueled the Women's team this WR r ·I-~ ~- - ~l --~"""~----I-lhC':o;;;nncmectiCut College women-'s squash team defeated season, turning them into a NESCAC powerhouse. This Wesleyan, Middlebury and took a default from Colby, weekend should clear up several uncertainties and clinch CCVO ice @ COn nCOII.ed U before dropping a decisiou to a strong Bates squad. The a #12 national ranking for the Camel Women. Women are now 20-5 after impressing many with a 3-1 This coming weekend (24/02-26/02) the Women will record at the Championships. The Men improved to a travel to Boston to compete in the Howe Cup which is record of 12-9 after winning two of three at Trinity hosted by Harvard and the following week the team trav- College. els to Amherst to battle in the Individuals. The highlight of the weekend was the Middlebury The Camel Men lost in the first round to Hamilton, match. At one point, the CC women were down 4-3 in who has beaten them twice by the same margin, 5-4. matches and trailed two games to none in the two Although it was only the consolation round, the remaining matches. Cynthia Whitman '06, in a blazing Camel Men were serious in their games and showed a display of her athleticism, quickness and mobility, came real determination to win both contests. As a result, they back and overwhelmed her opponent by winning a tight brushed aside both Wesleyan and Middlebury, topping third, fourth and fifth game by wide margins. It was her both teams by the same score, 7-2. athleticism that gave her the strength, but her experience The men will be in New Jersey on the weekend were that got her the win. Whitman is the one senior on the they will compete at Princeton. They will then meet up women's team and was it not for her experience, the with the Women's team in two weeks time to play in Camels might have lost that very game. Amherst competing for the individuals. At the same time, Ryan McManus '08, having lost

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Yesterday, competition eager to earn that final category) the Winter Olympics are after much speculation that Sosa point to clinch a playoff berth. well underway. With regular season would not come back to the Major Standing in their way were the basketball as its biggest competition, Leagues, the Dominican slugger Panthers of Middlebury and one would think that the Olympics - decided to Williams. would draw a ton of interest, but ~at hang up the Conn's first opportunity at gain- isn't the case. My personal opinion is cleats for ing that all important final point that the sports just aren't very inter- good. He has- came against the second ranked n't said this team in the nation Middlebury. The esting. Some officially, but Panthers struck early as Shannon of the skiing I think most Sylvester scored just 36 seconds into stuff is fun to of us who fol- the game. The relentless watch, the ice- PAUL CARTER lowed his Middlebury attack kept the Camel skating would rapid ascent, be interesting Viewpoint defense pinned down in their own and then rapid zone for most of the game as they if it weren't decline, know out shot the Camels 40-8. Despite tainted by past episodes of that we'll never see number 21 the offensive pressure, the Camel CHARLIE •• again. My initial reaction to Sosa's defense was able to keep the game cheating WIDDOES decision to walk away from the close as they continued to deny the judges, and Washington Nationals offer to play Panthers from extending their lead. hockey is fine, in the Major Leagues is one of After holding the Panthers silent but it is a little weird that the NHL extreme disappointment. I feel like for the remainder of the first period, season just goes on hold so some of Conn women's hockey has had a tOllghtime clinching a playoff berth after narrowly falling 10 second-ranked power Middlebllry College,2-0. he has made a very cowardly deci- Middlebury struck again six minutes its players can compete for their sion and even worse, he has failed to into the second period. Ericka the NESCAC demonstrated many There was no time to rest after NESCAC RECORDS countries. For America, this winter's prove all of his critics wrong. By Nakamura went coast to coast as she highlights in the Camels hockey the tough game in Vermont as the games are in jeopardy of being Conf. All walking away from the game Sosa sco'red on an amazing slap shot from team as they hopefully look forward Camels were in action the next after- defined by the athletes who did not had said to the world, "Yes, I did just inside the blue line extending to post-season play. Continuing to noon at Williams. FOI;the second! W-L-T W-L-T excel. Last week I boldly predicted eheat. All those home runs I hit, the Middlebury lead to 2-(). The play stingy defense and have daz- straight game Williams jumped off MID . 13-1-0 20-2-0 that Bode Miller was go1.trgl"'~. maybe half of them were actually Camels were never able to .rJilounta zling goaltending will be relied upon to a huge early lead. The night BOW 12-3-1 15-6-1 become the best skier in the world. I genuine." Above all I feel hurt, mis- comeback but at the ,same' time heavily by tbe Camels in order to before against Amherst, the Ephs WIL 9-4-1 11-10-1 was wrong. But really, who am I to led, betrayed. My reaction to Sosa's refused to yield another:"goal to the make a post-season run, Captain scored four unanswered goals .in the COL 7-6-1 12-7-1 make skiing predictions? Miller, who decision to walk away isn't as inno- top offense in. Divisio!,~lI. Oabby Laura Gosnell remarked after the first two periods and they tallied five HAM 6-8-0 10-11-1 was disqualified from the men's cent as the little kid asking Shoeless Petrill played an ou~din,g Wttr\e Igss, "We played a great game straight early goals against Conn. In AMH 5-10-0 9-13-0 combined, is one of the few Joe Jackson, "Say it aint so Joe, say as she stopped 38 shots if. r(Jost pf against One of the best if not the best CONN 4·9-2 6-11-4 American athletes anyone know," it aint so," but I too am a bit stunned. the game was played in her TRJ ' 3-9-2 7-10-2 6'\V.t1 . team ill the nation. We really SEEWomen's Hockey Most of them have failed to# win, . I just thought Mr. Sosa would zone. beTI/>vedthat we could pull off the WES 2-11-1 2-17-2 medals and one didn't even compete~ conduct himself better than this. I The 2-0 loss to the top team in upset." Conlinued on Page 9 Apolo Anton Ohno became a celebri- know his agent said that Sosa has ty during the last Olympics when he high expectations for himself, and was robbed of his gold medal by that to go out and play this year far Men's ·Hockey Gets Road Win At Salem St. another skater who tripped him. He , below those lofty goals would be a entered this Olympics as the favorite travesty, but I honestly believed in his speed skating events but again Slammin' Sammy would rise above son, putting up a final conference tripped and failed to medal. Michelle and prove everyone wrong. If he was record of 0-8-1. In addition, the Kwan made the Olympic tea~ with- going to play this year I wouldn't squad must deal with a grueling out even qualifying, and then have expected him to hit 40 or non-conference schedule that dropped out of competition shortly maybe even 30 home runs, but includes games against national after arriving in Torino and perform- maybe something along the lines of powerhouses including Connecticut ing poorly in her workout. Jeremy 20-25 dingers. Yes, that would be a neighbor Norwich College. Bloom, a stud wide receiver at the far cry from Sosa's typically majes- Even amidst a 3-18-1 season University of Colorado and an tic home run totals, but how many there have been flashes of great Olympic moguls skier, has become 37-year-old hitters do you know hit- hockey. A comeback lie against famous because of his challenge of ting more than ten home runs, let nationally ranked Bowdoin and the the NCAA:s rules regarding athleies alone still playing in the big leagues? recent win over Salem State (espe- getting paid. His stated goal was'. to The real point here would have been cially the second period) are prime win the gold medal and then go on that each one of those homers would examples. The Vikings (11-9-3) and win a Super Bowl ring. After have represented irrefutable proof have a winning record, but lost to the Torino, he is going to have to refocus that Sammy could still mash with the Camels. The fact of the matter is that himself on the Super Bowl because best of them. Last season, twenty- the Conn ice hockey team is , in real- his career as an Olympic ~kier is five home runs would have placed ity, a better all-around team than the likely over, without a medaf .. The ~osa 42nd in all of baseball, in the • Salem State team; Conn is just overwhelming majority of the ftories ~ame company with such great play- forced to play the majority of their coming from Italy are about unsuc- ers as Bobby Abreu, Michael Young games in a conference stocked with cessful American athletes, . and Hideki Matsui. That home run overwhelming talent, so they end up only compounds the lack of interest total, this year, would have washed with an ugly record. that most Americans have. The big away the sour taste I feel in my Given all this, the NESCAC is names have failed to produce, but I mouth and made me have more the place to be in Division III hock- don't even think that people would respect for the integrity of a once ey: i~provem~nt comes by "playing care anyways. Sports like luge, great ballplayer. up" not by "playing down". In addi- skeleton and curling are simply It's one thing to walk away into tion, the Camels are brimming with absurd, and I get the impression that the sunset under one's own terms, youog talent that will only grow Despite struggling on the road this year, the Conn men's hockey team came together for a tough victory over the Salem State Vikings. people struggle to support any athlet- but when you are essentially shoved stronger in the future, and should ic competition in which' those away from the game of baseball, By STEVE STRAUSS power play goal to fall behind 2-1, improbable stops. look to make a run toward the top of "sports" are played. The Olympics that's quite a different matter. When and it looked like business as usual. Noted Harris, "Gluck made a sports editor the NESCAC standings in years to have historically been the ultimate Sosa is up for consideration into the The second period would open with bunch of big saves in the second come. competition for athletes in, each Hall of Fame, what will those who The Conn men's ice hockey the Camels still down, though the period, which gave us some much- The Class of 2006 has. been fun sport, but ever since professionals control his fate decide? What would squad, facing the possibility of fin- Viking lead would be short lived. needed momentum. Offensively, we to watch: Tim Finkle, Harris, started playing, the line has, ):":00_ you' decide, for a player who quit the ishing their 2005-2006 season with Madden put back a brilliant short started to move the puck well, which Madden and others have certainly blurred, especially in the ;';-mmer game? I'm not buying any of that only one road win, erupted for four handed goal only 2:32 into period to gave us great scoring chances." provided fans with some great Olympics. While many OIY~1?ians' Sluff that says his body quit on him, goals against the hosting Salem knot the score at 2-2. The Camels The victory over Salem State moments. Still, watch out for Conn's take great pride in competing for I'm questioning his decision to leave State Vikings. Julian Madden '06 led were not finished. Eight minutes provides telling evidence that the young skaters in their final two their country, they also recognize the game for good. There were a the charge by netting two goals and later Madden put back a beautiful Camels' 18 losses might be very matches. On Friday, the Camels will that they can't afford to get' hurt couple of reports that said a factor in one assist, all coming in the second feed from Harris for his second deceptive. Playing in the NESCAC play host to UMass-Boston at because they aren't playing for the Sosa's decision not to come back period. The Camels (3-18-1) showed score of the game. provides a unique challenge in any 7:00PM. Babson College will come team that pays them. iI'he otheri'ufn- was that he did not wish to go incredible perseverance by bouncing Clavette sliced through the sport, especially men's ice hockey. to town on Saturday for a 3:00 coo- ponent, the one that is partic1Jiarly; thro~ (lnome~humiliating season. back for the win after blowout loss- Viking "D" just I :36 later, giving the The conference is easily the test. Both games will be played at relevant to the winter Garnes, You lllIow wllilf I bet what will be es to Wesleyan and Southern Maine. Camels a 4-2 lead. Salem State strongest in the land, boasting three Dayton arena. With playoff particr, becomes evident during the' many even mote.huril!liating will be to exit A myriad of Camel skaters con- would score in the closing minutes to five top 25 teams at any given patton out of the question, this is from tbe' game and have people tributed to the winning effort. Chris of the third period, but the Conn time. Players and coaches alike rank your last chance to cool off at th personal stories of tile albletes. . e Because so many them hav~'full- laberiog. you as a quitter. To be Lynn '07 and Andrew Clavette '06 defense would hold on for the well- the confereoce as one of the most rink. Be warned, however: the hock- of each struck the back of the net. Zach deserved win. Matt Gluck '07 made fiercely competitive in the nation. ey is hot! time jobs in areas other than '·thdr SEE SellA Harris '06 tallied two assists. The 35 saves in the winning effort, The Camels have been in the SEE OLYMPICS Continued on page nine first period saw Conn give up a including many incredible aod doldrums of the NESCAC all sea- Continued on page nine Camel Scoreboard Men's Basketball Men's Hockey I Men's SquaSh . 2/11 CC 69, Wesleyan 51 2/11 CC 4, Salem SI. 3 2/11 NESCACs @ Trinity vs M' • 2/18 NESCAC Quarterfinal @ Amherst 2/17 UMass-Boston, 7:00 pm 2/11 NESCACs @ Trinity v .~dlebury, CC 7, Middlebury:1 2/18 Babson College, 3:00 pm 2/17_2/19s@epsleYan,CC7,weSleyan'2' nnceton .

\ Women's Basketball Women's Hockey 2/11 CC 49, Wesleyan 76 2/11 CC 4, Williams 5 Season Record: 9-15 2/17 @ Amherst, 7:00 pm \ 2/19 Rhode Island, 3:30 pm J