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Friday, May 4, 2012 THE LAWRENTIAN Vol. CXXIX, No. 22 Lawrence University's student newspaper since 1884 www.Lawrentian.com Asia-A holds event to kick off Asian heritage month Eryn Wecker Topics included the discrepan- Staff Writer cy over which countries are actu- ______ally considered part of Asia, why The Asia-A kickoff took place Asian countries are often grouped at the Diversity Center Friday, together, what experiences people April 27. The event, headed by have had in Asian countries and sophomores and co-presidents what it is like to be Asian at a pre- Chiao-Yu Tuan and Tammy Tran, dominantly Caucasian university. marked the revival of a group that Sophomore Thao Nguyen, from celebrates shared Asian experienc- Vietnam, shared that her residence es while also exploring the dif- in the United States actually “made ferences between different Asian me think about my own culture,” cultures. adding, “I never knew what it was The original Asia-A organiza- like to be a minority until I came tion disbanded in 2009 due to a here.” lack of leadership. However, Tran Tuan, who grew up mostly in saw her opportunity to bring the Beijing, saw the importance of res- organization back to campus this urrecting Asia-A as a way to “keep year. in touch with [her] roots when The event was a festive open being Americanized.” house and attracted a variety of As the discussion concluded, people of different classes and eth- guests were encouraged to make nicities. Guests were encouraged their own sushi, sample different to socialize and enjoy the variety foods, try on traditional costumes of food from different Asian coun- from different Asian countries and tries. get their picture taken in the photo booth. Students enjoyed a faux photo shoot at the Asia-A Kickoff event. The presidents delivered open- Photo by Hayley Turner The purpose of Asia-A is left ing remarks about Asia-A and ture and issues to come to meet- hear about different Asian cultures meetings to continue discussion opened a discussion to allow peo- somewhat ambiguous, suggesting that it is comfortable with the fact ings, regardless of their ethnicity. from other students but [is] also on topics relating to Asian culture ple to ask questions. The discus- Freshman Shay Albrecht stat- great for international students to and the experience of being Asian. sion resonated with many guests, that the organization will have different meanings for different ed her view on the importance get together and talk about things Contact Tran to be put on the mail- as it allowed a variety of voices to of the organization: “It’s a really they may not be able to talk about ing list. be heard on a wide range of sub- members. Tran encouraged anyone interested in discussing Asian cul- good group for us as Americans, with [students from the U.S.].” jects. [as it provides] the opportunity to Asia-A plans to have bi-weekly Lawrence among top twenty schools nation-wide for recycling efforts Emily Zawacki paper, cardboard, bottles and cans we can keep improving. We’re mak- school’s recycling rate as a per- 2012 RecycleMania competition. Associate Layout Editor on a per-person basis. ing some changes that will help us centage of its overall waste genera- What started as just a com- ______Among the 13 schools that improve, but overall I’m ecstatic tion, Lawrence placed 126th with a petition between Ohio University In the 2012 nation- competed in Wisconsin, Lawrence with where we ended up in the 29 percent recycling rate. and Miami University in 2001 has al RecycleMania competition, was the division’s top finish- competition.” Lawrence also came out 177th grown to include 605 schools from Lawrence University finished 19th er, averaging 37.82 recyclable Before the competition start- in the waste minimization, based all across the United States and among 339 schools in the per cap- pounds per person and 73,710 ed, Lawrence placed recycling on measuring the least amount Canada in the 2012 competition. ita classic division. RecycleMania pounds overall. Union College in bins made out of locally-salvaged of municipal solid waste per per- Lawrence previously competed is a friendly competition between Schenectady, N.Y. came out first wood to offer more opportunities son, and 186th in the gorilla prize, in the RecycleMania competition colleges and universities that is in the nation in the per capita divi- to recycle, as well as standardiz- which calculated the highest gross in 2010 and 2011, finishing 10th used as a benchmarking tool to sion with 61.79 recyclable pounds ing the recycling process posters tonnage of recyclables regardless place both years in the per capita promote on-campus waste reduc- per person. found in residence halls to clarify of campus population. division. During the past two com- tion activities and recycling pro- Assistant Professor of what can be recycled. Ultimately, Lawrence’s efforts petitions, Lawrence had a cumu- grams. Government, Stephen Edward In addition to the per capita helped reduce 65 metric tons of lative 44.65 and 39.15 pounds of Running for eight weeks from Scarff Professor of International division, Lawrence also participat- carbon dioxide, which is the equiv- recyclables per person, respective- mid-January to mid-March, schools Affairs and current chair of the ed in the grand champion, waste alent of taking 35 cars off the road ly. in the per capita classic division Green Roots sustainability com- minimization and gorilla prize cat- or eliminating the energy consump- “Definitely in the state, and competed to see who could collect mittee Jason Brozek said, “I’m real- egories of the RecycleMania com- tion of 17 households. A combined the largest combined amount of ly happy where we came out. I petition. In the grand champion 148,897 total metric tons of car- think we can do better, and I think competition, which determined a bon dioxide were reduced from the See Recycling on page 5 Journalist Helen Fields reports on Bering Sea ice and knitting Alyssa Villaire sored by Lawrence’s on-campus falls from the lowest layer of ice to and you’ve got bigger things eating region, but also for the families of Staff Writer environmental awareness orga- the bottom of the ocean, bringing them…eventually you get to fish, the scientists, who would often go ______nization, Greenfire. Fields joined energy from sunlight to organisms and eventually you get to people. for long periods of time without Science journalist Helen Fields photographer James Balog and that live in total darkness below [The goal was] just to understand hearing about the work being done gave a lecture in Thomas Steitz Greenfire co-founder Jay Roberts the surface. how all of these things relate to by their loved ones out at sea. Hall of Science on Thursday, April as one of many guests invited to “The point of this cruise was to each other. And also, what hap- Fields also described her own 26th in honor of Earth Week. come to campus to increase aware- understand the entire Bering Sea pens if it changes? What happens experiences as a journalist and as Fields’ lecture, titled “Science, ness and provide environmental ecosystem, which it turns out you if the climate warms? As the water a person living on a ship for six Journalism, and Knitting on Ice: My education to the university and the cannot do in six weeks,” Fields said changes, as the air changes, what weeks at the lecture. She discussed Six-Week Adventure in the Bering Appleton community. during her lecture, eliciting laughs does that mean for these fisher- how living on a ship with few dis- Sea,” chronicled the time she spent Fields explained to her audi- from the audience. ies and the people who are making tractions when she wasn’t writing on the Healy, a U.S. Coast Guard ence that she spent much time According to Fields, there are their living on them?” or exploring out on the ice left a lot ice breaker. The Healy carried a writing about the scientific fishing industries that rely on the A freelance journalist, Fields of free time, and she was able to plethora of scientists, members of research conducted on the ice Bering Sea’s ecosystems, and this reported on the research on spend plenty of time pursuing one the Coast Guard, and members of breaker. This research varied from was one of the motivating factors the Healy for the Woods Hole of her favorite hobbies: knitting. the media team, including Fields. studies on the physical properties behind the study of the Bering Oceanographic Institute’s Polar Fields appealed to the lifestyle of This lecture was part of the of ice to the analysis of conditions Sea. Said Fields, “So you’ve got Discovery website. Fields’ daily many college students with her many Earth Week activities on underneath the ice, such as oxygen this entire ecosystem: you’ve got articles provided a resource not campus, most of which were spon- levels and “marine snow,” which the water, you’ve got the phy- just for those interested in envi- is a type of organic matter that toplankton that are synthesizing, ronmental science in a polar See Fields on page 3 THE LAWRENTIAN

2 NEWS FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012 Professor Lifongo Vetinde awarded Fulbright Scholarship to Senegal

Abigail Schubach duced by Saint-Louisan writers French in America was also a Staff Writer such as Abdoulaye Sadji, Malick Fulbright scholar. ______Fall and Abdel Aziz Mayoro Diop. The fellowship, worth approx- Lawrence University Associate It will also assess works from imately $55,000, will cover Professor of French Lifongo African American writers like Toni Vetinde’s travel and living expens- Vetinde has been named a recip- Morrison, Alice Walker and W.E.B. es while in Senegal as well as ient of a 2012-2013 Fulbright Du Bois. provide a teaching stipend and Teaching and Research Fellowship. Students will examine “cli- research support. Starting in October, Vetinde will matic intersections between Black Vetinde has directed spend 10 months teaching at the writers of the African Diaspora Lawrence’s Francophone Seminar, Université Gaston Berger in Saint- and America and how they both a 10-week study abroad program Louis, Senegal, West Africa. deal with race, class and identity,” in Senegal, four times, and has Vetinde will spend his time according to Vetinde. thoroughly enjoyed each trip. teaching two courses and conduct- The course will also observe It was on one of these trips in ing his own research into the ori- the contrasts between these two 2008, where Vetinde met a Saint- gins of Senegalese literature. post-colonial writers and how the Louisan who gave him some insight Firstly, Vetinde will be background of living in a devel- into the origins of Saint-Louisan instructing a revised version oped country such as the United literature, which is arguably the of “Expressions of Ethnicity,” a States influences story plot. birthplace of Senegalese literature. course he currently teaches with- A faculty member since 1996, Vetinde decided to apply for the in the Ethnic Studies program at Vetinde grew up in Cameroon, Fulbright to do further research. Lawrence, which includes the study where he defended his masters’ Upon his arrival to Lawrence of minority writers in American lit- thesis on American literature — in 1996, Vetinde was the only fac- erature, including Louise Erdrich, a comparative study between ulty member with a background in Jade Snow and Lauren Hansberry. African writer Gustave Flaubert Francophone African literature. Secondly, Vetinde’s compara- and American writer Kate Chopin. Vetinde further expressed that tive literature class designed spe- Coincidentally, the jury mem- a study abroad program may arise cifically for his time abroad will ber who listened to his the- in the future from building rela- include assessments of works pro- sis defense and suggested that tions between Lawrence University Photo by Mathias Reed Vetinde should come to teach and Université Gaston Berger. Holocaust Symposium provides rare and important opportunities

Marie Jeruc acy that is prompted by the limited Said Brown, “I like to interact lots of lectures.” Kratz’s documentary, “Abschied Associate News Editor amount of time left to hear sto- with today’s generation in general, Instead of lectures, the sympo- ein Leben lang” (“A Life-Long ______ries and experiences directly from with alert students in particular.” sium will feature a wide variety of Farewell”), which actually features For the first time in its his- Holocaust survivors. Additionally, he noted the impor- mediums to express the complex- Brown, served as an important tory, Lawrence University will Attendees will have the unique tance of communication, a theme ity of emotion that accompanies influence for his involvement in host a Holocaust Symposium, opportunity to attend a rare, or that inspires many of the sympo- the events of this historical period. the symposium. titled “Austrian Jews: Exile and possibly single, experience of sium’s events. One of the final events of With the variety and rar- the Holocaust,” during the week- hearing survivors tell their sto- “The value of any form of com- the weekend will feature staged ity of experiences available at end of May 11-13. The symposium ries and being able to talk to them munication, to students or other excerpts from an opera that was the symposium, junior Camilla will feature discussion sessions afterwards during a question and interested parties, whether in the written in a concentration camp. Grove, Lawrence University Hillel with Austrian Jews who experi- reception session. arts, humanities or other media, Its creator, Victor Ullmann, wrote chapter leader, encouraged that enced the Holocaust, among many The Austrian Jews who will must rest with the recipients. You “Der Kaiser von Atlantis” while he “Lawrentians should really take other events that will feature the share their stories have extremely only get as much out of a presen- was a prisoner in Theresianstadt in hold of this rare experience.” events of this era through a mul- varied situations and involvement tation as you are willing to absorb Czechoslovakia. Even though our society is far titude of artistic mediums. Events with World War II in Austria. and digest,” said Brown. Prior to this work, attendees removed from the actual events will be held in the Warch Campus For example, Curtis Brown, a The symposium weekend will will be able to immerse them- and immediate aftermath of the Center, Harper Hall and Wriston native of Vienna, Austria, survived provide a varied program that will selves in the many multi-disciplin- Holocaust, its lessons still reso- Art Gallery. for two and a half years in a allow attendees many opportuni- ary events that will address differ- nate throughout the world today. Organized by Professor of Hungarian labor camp, from which ties to absorb the gravity and com- ent aspects of Holocaust-related Said Kautsky, “Mankind is capable Music and Chair of Keyboard he escaped to Czechoslovakian ter- plexity of the Holocaust. topics. of enormous destructiveness. It Catherine Kautsky, the sympo- ritory, which was still occupied by Kautsky finds an important Lawrence professors will read seems to somehow relish destroy- sium’s purpose is to bring aware- Germany at the time. role for artistic mediums in this letters from Austria, German cho- ing people it perceives as differ- ness to the particular historical Brown, now living in Neenah, type of event, which features deep- reographer Kurt Jooss will discuss ent…and so the relevance of this experiences of Austrian Jews, espe- Wisc., spent over 30 years teach- ly emotional and dramatic subject his dance theatre work and pre- to our world today is enormous… cially through artistic mediums. ing at Lawrence’s former graduate matter. She noted that “seeing the war art from Austria and Germany It’s not just about dead history.” Said Kautsky, “There’s an engineering school, The Institute art, hearing the music… It’s not will be on display in the Wriston For more information, please immediacy in using the arts to of Paper Chemistry as an associate intellectualized, it’s not like listen- Art Gallery. visit www.lawrence.edu/holo- convey what went on,” an immedi- professor on the general science ing to a lecture.” In fact, Kautsky Additionally, there will be caust/ faculty. said, “we purposely avoided having two preview screenings of Käthe SVOG funds students’ efforts in Rwanda and New York Summer Experiential Learning grants enable nine students to learn, serve and grow Cassidy Wilson with nonprofit organizations. their willingness to commit a sum- Club of the Fox Cities, where she hometown, New York City, to work Staff Writer Finally, the Office of Engaged mer towards helping community teaches music lessons to under- with the nonprofit organization ______Learning, funded by the Pieper organizations locally, around the privileged children. Let’s Get Ready which, in Tran’s This summer, a number of Family Foundation, provides finan- U.S. and overseas.” She said, “This grant is impor- words, “aims to expand college Lawrentians will be spending their cial support to faculty-supported, There were nine recipi- tant because I would not be able to access for motivated, low-income time off from school giving back academically-rich student projects ents. Sophomores included afford to volunteer if the cost was high school students by providing to communities across the United that have potential to assist the Tammy Tran, Ashley Heun, Polly not offset in some way. The work free SAT preparation and college States and the world with help local community. Dalton, Lauren Nokes and Jamie that [I] and others are doing is very admission counseling.” from the Summer Experiential This year, students applied for Cartwright. Juniors included important, but nothing is free and, She added, “I genuinely believe Learning Grants offered by all three grants via one application. Kaleigh Post, Cayla Rosché and being in college, we don't have a that growing up in an urban area Lawrence University. Applications were then reviewed Kaye Herranen. Freshman Kerstin lot of money. I think this encour- is a dynamic way to cultivate the There are three different kinds by a committee consisting of Kristi Brolsma also received a grant. ages summer volunteering, which mind and mature into a vibrant of Summer Experiential Learning Hill, director of volunteer and com- These students’ projects will results in long term volunteering.” and dynamic individual. LGR's Grants. Summer Volunteer munity service programs; Tricia take them to metropolitan centers Post and Cartwright will travel setup of having college students Opportunity Grants are sponsored Plutz, internship coordinator at of the United States like Chicago to Rwanda with the Sexual Health volunteer to coach aspiring high by the Volunteer and Community the Career Center; Monica Rico, and New York City, fly them across and Reproductive Education pro- school students is a great way to Service Center and support stu- associate professor of history and the ocean to Rwanda or keep them gram, which is sponsored by the make the possibility of higher edu- dents who participate in service Pieper family professor of ser- right here in Appleton to give back Health Development Initiative, a cation appear more attainable to projects over the summer. vant leadership; and junior Marika to the local community. partner of GlobeMed. There they the students LGR works with.” The Betty Heistad Barrett Fund Straw. Rosché, a vocal performance will educate Rwandan youth about for Excellence in Civil Service is Rico said, “We were all very and music education major with a safe sex and the prevention of sex- sponsored by Career Services, and impressed with the quality of minor in psychology, will remain ually transmitted diseases, specifi- provides funding for students who applications and the dedication in Appleton to continue her cur- cally HIV/AIDS. participate in unpaid internships that Lawrence students showed in rent work with the Boys and Girls Tran will travel back to her THE LAWRENTIAN

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012 VARIETY 3 Ask a Fifth-Year Claustrophobia become so bored that going to Skate City seems like a good idea. For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, which is all of you, Skate City is the local roller rink here in my hometown. There’ve been multiple rumors that someone was killed there, but those are all lies. There have been multiple stabbings on mul- tiple occasions, but I don’t think anyone has actually died. On to the rest of the article! Where was I? Jacob Horn Make your own fun! Don’t Columnist like the music on campus? Start a ______band! That’s how my high school years were spent. Don’t like the Dear Jacob, movies? Make your own! There is It’s only my sophomore year too much embarrassing footage and I think I’m starting to go crazy. of me and my friends attempting Lawrence is so small and I feel to make humorous, Who’s Line Is a little bit claustrophobic. I feel It Anyway-styled videos for me to like there are not enough exciting care for. things to do here. What can I do? Somehow, I’ve avoided going Sincerely, too crazy. Well, crazy is a relative Bored Sophomore term. Anecdote time! Sometime last year, when I Bored, I feel like there’s too thought I wasn’t crazy, I woke up much to do here sometimes. with the feeling that all time had Concerts every weekend, lectures, both stopped and melded togeth- interesting films, blahblahblahdy- er. Crazy? Yes. Let’s continue. I blah. But seriously, it gets pretty wanted to get some breakfast, boring here. but I didn’t move since the caf- Somehow, I’ve survived eteria would be both open and Lawrence these past five years closed, you know, since all time without going crazy. had stopped and melded together. Actually, for those of you keep- I then remember brief, sporadic ing score at home, I’ve lived in passages of time. Appleton for the past 23 years, I remember putting clothes born in St. Elizabeth Hospital just on — thankfully — walking into For Martha Allen ‘14, Field’s Fields, who was a biolo- down Oneida Street. I remember the Conservatory, walking out Fields lecture was an inspiring one. gy major at Carleton College useless things that no one cares of the Conservatory, standing at “What was really exciting about in Minnesota, has writ- about with regards to this sur- the crosswalk by College Ave, not continued from page 1 it is that I could see myself ten for National Geographic, rounding area! I remember when crossing College Ave — once again, tips for knitting on the cheap. completely doing something Smithsonian Magazine, U.S. Pilgrim’s Café closed down well thankfully not crossing — and then “Cashmere usually costs a like that,” said Allen. “Just the News and World Report, and before Harmony swooped in. I getting back into bed. lot, but if you buy a cashmere idea of taking journalism to a ScienceNOW, among other pub- remember trying to get a high Looking back, I was probably sweater at a thrift store and science field and making a huge lications. Her website, including school job at Conkey’s before it just sleepwalking or drunk. unravel it, you get a bunch of trip out of it and going to the a short blog post about her lec- closed and then settling for Pages So, Bored, in conclusion, you yarn for just five dollars,” she Arctic and having new expe- ture at Lawrence, can be found and Pipes. are going to go crazy. It’s not a excitedly informed the specta- riences, that would be really at heyhelen.com. As you can see, Bored, I’ve matter of if, but when. Just make tors. neat.” been here for quite a bit longer sure you have some fun when you than you. My best nugget of advice finally lose it. is to make your own fun. You can If you want me to reveal psy- only go to the movies and bowling chotic, but still kind of boring so many times before they start details about my life, please email to lose their luster. You might me at [email protected]

Events Calendar with Inanna Craig-Morse Saturday May 5 Sunday May 6 Monday May 7 Tuesday May 8 Wednesday May 9 Thursday May 10 Friday May 11

12:30pm-4pm 5pm-7pm: 2pm-6:40pm: Special Event: Special Event: “Too Special Event: “Kicks Library Smash Hot to Handle”— hot for Casa”—kickball Tournament and Open wing eating contest tournament Gaming (Quad) (Wellness Center Gym) (1st floor Library) 7pm-9:30: 8pm-11pm: Film & Discussion: Theatre Arts: “Show 12pm-5pm: “Crash” Your Face(s): A Art: 8pm-10pm: Special (Cinema) 8pm-10pm: Masque” Artistic Expression Event: Greek Film & Discussion: (Cloak Theater) House Exhibition: 9pm-9:30pm: Week’s “Lip Sync” Feminist Film Festival: “Wrong Impressions” Music: Conchordance Competition 8pm-10pm: “Where the Boys Are” 8pm-10pm: (East Chapel Lawn) A Capella Concert (Cinema) Film & Discussion: (Wriston Auditorium) Film & Discussion: 10pm-11:35pm: (Café) Feminist Film Festival: Feminist Film Festival: Film: “Watermarks” “Water” “Easy A” (Wriston (Cinema) (Wriston Auditorium) Auditorium)

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4 FEATURES FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012

The secret lives of our profs: Assistant professor of music theory Ian Bates

Max Randolph language, where composers age of international events, but Staff Writer abandoned tonality as a sys- there are so many interesting ______tem of guiding principles and things going on in the country Tell me about your expe- composers learned to write that it makes sense. In Canada riences prior to teaching at dissonant music. There are we are used to hearing about Lawrence. many mathematical approach- the United States, but relative I was an undergrad at es to understanding how to size of the countries account University Western Ontario approach music and to under- for a disparity in media cover- and graduate student at Yale. I stand the structural approach. age. In Canada we always hear also taught at both Ontario and Simply, I’m trying to find a about what’s going on in the Yale for short durations. new way to look at this anach- U.S. and in the U.S. it’s very Could you tell me a bit ronistic style of music written rare to hear what’s going on in about your current courses? in the 20th century. I’m also Canada. I’m teaching the required working on a research path to What are your plans for freshman and sophomore find alternative explanation of the future? music theory courses to both how tonality works, not only I’m on a tenure track in build a musical foundation the music style of Hayden, Appleton. I love to teach and and provide a core of students Beethoven and Bach but also of I’m very passionate about my interested in further music 20th century tonal composers research, but I feel that this courses that are offered. that are mixing this more avant position offers the best of both I also teach upper level guard tonal procedures. worlds. The opportunity to topic courses such as 18th cen- Initial impressions of teach first-rate undergraduates tury counterpoint. This course Appleton? at a first rate undergraduate is aimed at researching com- This is my first Midwestern institution and to mentor the posers such as Bach and under- experience. People here have students that want to go into standing how to analyze the been extremely welcoming. higher education and engage composers to better under- The pace of life is certainly an at a music theory. The caliber stand their musical styles and adjustment to that of the East of junior and senior level stu- to get into the “nitty gritty Coast and with a 10-minute dents is on par with the cali- details” that are part of the sty- commute, I think that I take ber of masters’ students at a listic part of the performances. award for living farthest from lot of other institutions. I have What research have you campus compared to my col- the time to pursue my own Photo byMathias Reed recently published? leges. research, the opportunity to and I like backpacking. There my time outside of the class- I recently published an arti- Canadians like to spell work with first-rate scholars are a lot of opportunities I’m room. I also like to read quire cle about early 20th century things with OU; other than that and also to teach at a high level still looking to explore in the a bit. I’m a big Mark Twain fan. tonal music. My course in 20th there have been few adjust- of students. Fox Valley. With something like century tonality, feeds directly ments to make. One adjust- What do you enjoy doing music, overlapping my hobbies out of my musical interests. ment has been American outside of the classroom? with my work is also very easy. This paradigm shift in music media, there is a lot less cover- I’m an avid outdoorsman This takes a large portion of

Delta Tau Delta hosts annual volunteer-a-thon Elizabeth Vaughan COTS, the local homeless shel- possible,” said the former philan- teered for 250 hours. Because of out of business. “Fast forward to Staff Writer ter, the YMCA, and the Fox Valley thropy chairman of Delta and cur- their advantage of being the big- the night of the event — we did ______chapter of Habitat for Humanity. rent member, Drew Stuart. “Delta gest group, the Volunteer-a-Thon two rough runthroughs, and then Delta Tau Delta fraternity has In addition, many students partici- helps by setting up transportation, has capped teams with a limit of let ‘er rip!” Jurand added. “It was actively coordinated its second pate in Lawrence-sponsored activ- moving objects and supplies, and 30 members. This year’s prize is a wild success with dancing and a annual Volunteer-a-Thon, which ities such as the Shack-a-Thon, finding ways to advertise. If we a trophy, which will be housed in DJ after the ceremony and dinner. began April 20. The competition the Lawrence Assistance Reaching can’t help you with something, we Warch if the team does not have The various raffles and prizes were is designed to increase student Youth buddy program, and Dorm will direct you to others who can.” a house. a hit and the whole night was a fun activity both on campus and in the Storm, in which volunteers knock Delta also collaborates with the Kappa Alpha Theta team mem- way to support a local effort.” community. The members of Delta on doors asking for donations or Volunteer Center, which records ber Diana Jurand ’12 raised money Not only is the competition Tau Delta inform current partici- non-perishable food. team hours and notifies the house in an entertaining and creative a fun way to bond with fellow pants about activities on campus, Not only can teams earn hours of the team standings. way. “Two Fridays ago, I was in team members, but it is also it encourage and reward people and by volunteering, but they can also The competition is open to a fake wedding. The event was an extremely rewarding experienc- publicize awareness programs. earn half-credits for attending any students. Last year, around an improv dinner theater event es all individuals involved. “Last The goal of the Volunteer-a- awareness events. Delta has adver- 200-300 people signed up. that was held to raise money for year, the Inter Fraternity Council Thon is to earn as many hours tised events such as To Write Love Traditionally, Lawrence's fraterni- the Emergency Shelter of the Fox hosted the Wisconsin Games,” as possible volunteering on and on her Arms, an organization that ties comprise a majority of the Valley.” The event raised $12,000 shared Stuart We raised money for around campus. Teams can vol- raises awareness about depres- teams. However, other groups such for the shelter, and included a cast Harbor House, a domestic abuse unteer together to earn hours, sion, addiction and self-injury. as Lawrence Christian Fellowship, of about 10 people. Jurand and house, through Wisconsin related or individuals can take on volun- Delta Tau Delta helps facil- Habitat for Humanity, Sigma Alpha her fellow actors met once to dis- activities. [These] activities includ- teer opportunities such as helping itate programs, transportation Iota and the Pan-Hellenic council cuss a storyline, and were donated ed selling bratwursts and soda, a out at local organizations such as and helps advertise events for the have participated. Last year’s win- costumes by a local seamstress cheese curd toss, a root beer chug teams. “We will help in any way ner, Pan-Hellenic council, volun- and a bridal store that had gone and a bratwurst eating contest.” Staying on the Pre-med track: a profile on AMSA Tammy Tran that there are pressures involved in dents.” Mehta co-leads the group then we have the kids design their demic year, the Lawrence AMSA Features Editor pursing a medical school degree or with junior Yagmur Esemen. own experiments. We are also co- chapter is working towards ______career. The organization believes During AMSA’s weekly meet- hosting intramural soccer to get breaking the Lawrence bubble to AMSA, the American Medical that peer support is a fundamental ings, members discuss issues rel- donations to help out a local emer- increase their involvement with Student Association, is a national key to success. evant to the medical profession gency shelter.” service projects in the Appleton organization that aims to repre- The Lawrence University chap- and being a physician in the con- “I think [AMSA] definitely is an community. They are hoping to sent and address the concerns of ter of AMSA has been active for a text of today’s world. Specifically, important addition to the Lawrence also put a blood drive together and physicians in training. Completely couple years now. Said co-presi- the group holds round table dis- community,” Mehta shared. “It continue fundraising efforts for student-governed, the organiza- dent and freshman Tej Mehta, “We cussions focused on news articles really is there for pre med stu- the local emergency shelter. tion is organized into chapters of are a group of pre-med students relating to the medical field. dents and its number one goal is AMSA meetings are held on premedical students. and we collectively try to help each They also work to plan vol- to help people who are interested Wednesdays at 9 p.m. meetings The American Medical Student other with getting into med school. unteer events in the Appleton in a medical profession and getting on the fourth floor of the Warch Association was formally estab- Usually, it’s the older students who community. Said Mehta, “We get into medical school. But everyone Campus Center. lished nearly 50 years ago in 1950. have gone through the paces that involved with the CADY days to is welcome.” Today, it continues to recognize try to help out the younger stu- show kids science experiments and For the remainder of this aca- THE LAWRENTIAN

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012 FEATURES 5 VCSC hosts first social media for good panel Tammy Tran media as a tool for advancing their And ride it with your brain more Features Editor causes. They furthermore intro- than your heart.” ______duced social media strategies for The panelists all agreed that it The Lawrence University being most effective on Facebook, is crucial to have a solid purpose Volunteer and Community Service Twitter and LinkedIn. behind social media initiatives. Center held a panel entitled Social Crowl, who updates Lawrence’s “Social media is a tool. You have Media for Good On April 26. The social media outlets, maintains the to have a plan,” Linnemanstons panel took place in the Warch webpage, and creates a diverse shared, “If you don’t know what Campus Center Hurvis room, and range of This is Lawrence YouTube you’re trying to achieve, you won’t was well attended by Lawrence videos, discussed the importance succeed.” students, staff and Appleton com- of understanding the different net- Said Snodgrass, “The great munity members. works that are being used. While thing about all these things is that The event was formatted as an she described Twitter as more they are free. But they along can- interactive question and answer fast paced, Crowl claimed that not be your marketing plan. They discussion session, where pan- Facebook would be a more effec- are instruments and ways to reach elists addressed concerns from tive medium to use if a nonprofit vast audiences.” the VCSC’s Service Learning is looking to post something that Snodgrass, emphasized that Coordinator Charles Demler and they would like more people to her online marketing strategies members of the audience. Panelists view for a longer period of time. need to always be dynamic and Crowl furthermore stressed creative. Snodgrass spoke about included Rachel Crowl, Lawrence's Photo by Nhi Nguyen new media and website coordina- the value of creating content that being genuine to the social cause people will link to and actively of your organization, and she lets, they should somehow direct bland. tor, president of the Weidert Group potential volunteers or support- Crowl shared with attendants Greg Linnemanstons '80 and Lee engage with. Messages spread shared the importance of having across networks when people click a unified single voice for the vari- ers to the organization’s website. that the great thing about social Snodgrass, director of marketing He claimed that the Facebook and media is the fact that users can and Brand at the Girls Scouts of the share or retweet buttons. ous Girl Scout branches in the As social media continues Northwestern Great Lakes region. Twitter pages for these organiza- keep trying new things. She empha- the Northwestern Great Lakes. tions and social causes need to sized the importance of constantly Each member of the social to evolve with each passing day, Linnemanstons stated that Crowl said “You don’t have to although an organization may demonstrate personality or else posting and not being afraid to media panel shared ways in which they will appear too mechanic and make mistakes along the way. they have strategically used social understand it, you have to ride it. have multiple social media out- Latin American and Spanish Film Festival: Body and sex edition

THE SKIN I LIVE IN/ LA PIEL LEAP YEAR/ AÑO BISIESTO LOVE FOR SALE/ QUE HABITO (MEXICO, 2010) CÉU DE SUELY (SPAIN, 2011) Michael Rowe, 94 min. (BRAZIL, 2006) Pedro Almodóvar, 117 min. Laura’s personal life consists of one affair after another. Karim Ainouz, 90 min. A brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, cre- She meets Arturo, and the pair begin an intense sexual In order to raise money, a young woman in the Northeast of ates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. relationship. As the days go by, Laura crosses them off on Brazil decides to raffle her own body. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds a calendar, revealing her secret past to Arturo. the key to his obsession. MOSQUITA Y MARI A YEAR WITHOUT LOVE/ (USA, 2012) THE FISH CHILD/ EL NIÑO PEZ UN AÑO SIN AMOR Aurora Guerrero, 85 min. (ARGENTINA, 2009) (ARGENTINA, 2005) In a fast-paced immigrant community where dreams are Lucía Puenzo, 96 min. Anahí Berneri, 102 min. often lost to economic survival, two young girls contemplate A desperate love story between two young girls. Unable to A writer living with AIDS searches for a cure and human life as they awaken sexual desires in each other. find a place for their love in the world they live in, they are interaction in the hospitals and sex clubs of Buenos Aires. pushed to commit a crime. CHICO & RITA UNDERTOW/ CONTRACORRIENTE (SPAIN, 2010) REVERÓN (PERU, 2009) Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal, 94 min. (VENEZUELA, 2011) Javier Fuentes-León, 100 min. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a Diego Rísquez, 110 min. An unusual ghost story set in the Peruvian seaside. A mar- beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and The story of the famous visual artist Armando Reverón from ried fisherman struggles to reconcile his devotion to his romantic desire unites them, but their journey — in the 1924 to 1954, including his personal relationship with the male lover with his town’s rigid traditions. tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero — brings heartache woman who would become his inseparable companion. and torment.

Alyssa Villaire American and Spanish film,” said branch out and make connections discuss the use of gender and the and select themes according to the Staff Writer Guerrero, who has organized and with other departments on cam- human body in Almodóvar’s films. needs and interests of who we are ______worked on a multitude of film fes- pus, such as the Gender Studies Those who attend the festi- as a program.” The Lawrence University tivals throughout North and South Department, which helped sponsor val will also be able to vote for With the strong artistic and Department of Spanish will be America and in France at the pres- the festival. The third is to “broad- one film to receive the Audience musical culture at Lawrence, the turning the Warch Cinema and the tigious Cannes Film Festival. “My cast and showcase” the Spanish Choice Award and enter a raffle department has decided to center Wriston auditorium into Appleton’s idea here was special because the department to the Appleton com- for a $200 gift card. A film and next year’s theme around music. very own art house theatres as it university is trying to put together munity. the winner of the gift card will be In the meantime, Guerrero encour- hosts the first Latin American and a new department on film studies, One highlight at this year’s fes- announced on May 14. ages all students and community Spanish Film Festival from May 9 and for me it’s very important if tival is “The Skin I Live In,” direct- For the Spanish department, members to attend the upcom- to May 13. you have a film studies program to ed by famed Spanish filmmaker it would be ideal to make this ing screenings and get involved The festival will showcase nine have festivals where the university Pedro Almodóvar. This film will film festival an annual event. This and invested in the films. Said recent Ibero-American films, all of can show films of different tradi- be accompanied by a lecture on opens up many opportunities for Guerrero, “We’re going to have which relate back to gender and tions.” May 11 by Distinguished Professor different themes and speakers. very polemic films, but we hope sexuality, the theme of the festival. There are three main goals of in the Ph.D. Program in Hispanic Tapia also sees the many potential that students, especially, will The artistic and executive co- the festival, according to Associate and Luso-Brazilian Languages and themes as a way for the Spanish attend the films, because we have director of this year’s festival is Professor of Spanish Rosa Tapia, Literatures at the City University department to tune in to both done it for you, not for us.” Postdoctoral Fellow and Alfieri the executive co-director of the of New York Paul Julian Smith. the Lawrence and the Appleton Fellow Javier Guerrero of the festival. The first is to establish the Smith, an internationally renowned communities. Said Tapia, “In the Spanish department, whose pas- Spanish department as a strong Hispanic film and literary critic, future we’d like to listen to what sion lies in film. partner of the developing film will be delivering a lecture entitled our students and our colleagues “I love to promote Latin studies program. The second is to “Almodóvar’s Women,” which will would like to do with [the festival]

We have a reputation as a com- and energy production in addi- recycled together. piece of that. I’m happy that we Recycling munity that takes environmental tion to their waste management “It’s important to know that did well; I think we can do better issues seriously, and this [compe- efforts, which includes recycling. recycling is only part of what for recycling, and we are making continued from page 1 tition] cements that reputation in Recycling at Lawrence is now we’re trying to do for sustainabil- good progress on a lot of differ- absolutely in the country, we my mind,” said Brozek. single-stream, which means that ity on campus,” said Brozek. “We ent fronts.” have a reputation as a school Green Roots has also been most paper, plastic, cardboard, have a multi-pronged approach, that cares about sustainability. focusing on energy conservation cans and glass bottles can all by and recycling is just one little THE LAWRENTIAN

6 OPINIONS & EDITORIALS FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012

STAFF EDITORIAL IN DEFENSE OF: CHOOSING NOT TO STRESS

Indeed, half the conversations Stacey Day I have and overhear on any given Conservatory video webcasts Columnist ______weekday night turn into sick com- petitions. “What are you up to?” The last choir and orchestra concert, a performance of “Messiah,” was the first ever to be avail- The first week of this term, quickly and nearly inevitably tran- able as a live-video webcast online. In the past, Conservatory concerts were webcast online, but the Lawrence student body was hit sitions into an escalating arms only the audio was available. with the news that starting next race of who can think of the most This new development is extremely exciting for music aficionados everywhere. The Lawrentian year, the incoming class would stuff they have to do by the earli- staff congratulates all involved in the live-video webcast — especially Web Content and New Media have to pay extra to overload aca- est deadline. Coordinator Rachel Crowl — for their hard work. demically. For reasons I won’t get I am not exempt, and perhaps This video webcast was no small feat. It involved a lot of planning and work, and we thoroughly into, I’m afraid that the contro- especially not exempt, because I appreciate the efforts of all involved. versy over my column that week feel I’ve had more ammo for my The video webcast allowed family members of students, alumni, and many more the opportu- overshadowed the overload issue, arguments this year than any past nity to watch the LSO, Concert Choir, Cantala and Viking Chorale perform George Frideric Handel’s at least in terms of the facebook year, what with grad school appli- famous “Messiah.” For students who were too busy or otherwise obligated on the Friday of the activity on The Lawrentian web- cations—and see, there I go play- concert, this video-cast, which is still available online, is a great way to enjoy the performance at site. Nonetheless, there undoubt- ing into it too. their leisure. edly was a strong student reaction And now, back to the word Furthermore, archived video casts will serve as a vivid testament to a period in Lawrence’s his- against the institution of such fees “perceived.” I think that when tory, providing alumni the opportunity to revisit fond memories and for future Lawrentians to see within the student body. it comes to being stressed out, and hear those that have come before them. I totally agree with this — it’s we want others to think we are It’s one thing to listen to a concert, and another thing entirely to watch a concert. The perfor- completely contrary to my vision stressed out—because it means we mance is extremely visual as well — watching a section of string players bow in unison, all focused of Lawrence for the administration are cooler, more intelligent, more on creating one sound, that’s an amazing thing to see. to be taking it upon themselves capable, more “A plus” in person- Aside from being a convenient and enthralling way to enjoy a live concert, the new video sys- to make overloading discouraged ality, etc.. tem and others like it might also be used for national and international outreach and collaboration. on a financial basis. However, When we have these regular Imagine coming to Memorial Chapel to see not only the LSO but a live broadcast of another President Jill Beck was quoted as competitions over stress levels, we university orchestra halfway around the world or, if you’re a musician, rehearsing with a conduc- concurring with Dean Burrows in talk others into thinking we are tor or ensemble in another state or country in real time. the sentiment that “As Burrows more stressed than we might actu- The new video webcast offers a wealth of opportunities that we at The Lawrentian encourage put it, ‘the perceived stress levels’ ally be, and in doing so talk our- listeners, performers and professors to take full advantage of. at Lawrence have contributed to a selves into being more stressed growing concern about university than we actually are, all in our programming.” desperation to gain the prestige of What I want to capitalize on winning the masochistic contest. here is the word “perceived.” That It’s all about perception: what per- being said, I’m going to go the long ceptions we hope to disseminate Rich politicians: more than just a fluke way about doing so. to others and accidentally convince Here at Lawrence it is unde- ourselves of. Alan Duff of the United States congress is democracy, and so we elect offi- niable that we foster a culture What I am here to do in this Staff Writer made up of millionaires. Clearly, cials that are larger than life, the where overloading, be it academi- article is to point out, quite sim- ______money does help when running best of the best in theory. No one cally, extracurricularly, otherwise ply and surprisingly self-evidently, or preferably all three, is highly Being rich would be awesome. for office. wants to elect a politician who is a that when we compete over who is valued, and not just by the admin- I would get the best cars, beach- While these numbers are failure. On top of that, Americans most stressed, no one wins. Yes, istration, but by peers. front properties, and even get to shocking, I decided to see if they love celebrities to a fault. We buy there will actually be someone who While our student body is of design cologne for myself. On top held true for presidents as well. their clothes, follow them in maga- is most stressed — we do have a course not perfectly homogenous of that, people would always be According to The Atlantic, only zines, crave their attention, look lot of very hardworking and over- in this and contains a full spec- trying to take pictures of me for nine of the 44 American presi- at their oh-so-dramatic relation- worked students on campus. trum within our narrow commu- free; I would never have to pay a dents were worth at least one mil- ships and stalk them with cameras The problem is that we all nity, generally Lawrence students cameraman again. lion dollars. This is certainly better whenever they go out in public. strive toward the ideal of being the are type A overachievers who suc- Come to think of it, I can’t than our congressional ratio for So we love celebrities, maybe most overworked, and one proof ceeded academically, maybe athlet- think of a single drawback to being 2011, where 328 members of con- because we want to be them, of this is how stressed one acts. I ically and — even more improbably rich, especially since I would then gress are millionaires. maybe because we just want to am here to suggest that participat- — socially during high school. (Ha, be like almost half of the United On closer examination of the be entertained. Clearly America is ing in this sick competition is a ha, stereotypical jokes about all States Congress. numbers, though, the last non- obsessed, and who is more eccen- choice. And why choose to stress? Lawrentians; don’t get your pant- So what would it take for me millionaire president the United tric and dramatic than a rich poli- Choose instead to do what you ies in a bunch. It kills me that I feel to be in this elite group of peo- States had was Harry Truman in tician? need to do, and when stress aris- the need for this parenthetical Or, ple? According to The Wall Street 1945. It’s been more than 50 years The honest truth is it takes es, let it. Don’t seek out stress so maybe it just bolsters my point.) Journal, I would need to make at since the United States has had more than money to be a politi- you can put it on display and brag When Lawrence was ranked the least $506,000 a year to be in the a Commander-In-Chief that didn’t cian. To fill the all-star requisite about it. As a community, just how 18th most rigorous school in the top one percent of America. While hail from the richest part of our to win a congressional seat or masochistic are we? nation, the elation and validation that’s a good amount of money, I population. the presidency, you have to talk that Lawrentians felt was disturb- decided it’s probably more prac- Now truth be told, since loud and proud and think big. The As a final note, I want to cred- ing to me; why was it that such tical to aim for the more modest Truman’s time, political campaigns average American doesn’t have it Kat Berling for articulating the validation was needed? title of Millionaire Extraordinaire. have become a lot more expensive, the time, or excess money to do same sentiment that I am attempt- We all habitually whine to each Comparing these numbers to and that could be why we’ve had that. How else can you explain the ing to capture here in her insight- other about how no one could pos- the members of Congress is quite so many more millionaire poli- Govenator? ful comments on the overload fees sibly be more overworked than us. surprising in our democratic coun- ticians than average Joes. But I For a representative democ- news article on the website of The Did we need Newsweek to confirm try. According to the Center for would like to explain why the rich racy, the problem of representa- Lawrentian. I only thought of the this, as if it were merely a hypoth- Responsive Politics, 57 members are so disproportionately repre- tion still exists. Socioeconomic overload issue as a starting point esis we parrot back and forth to of Congress are in the one percent. sented in American politics, aside each other until we receive outside More surprising is that almost half from the obvious campaign costs. America is a representative See Politicians on page 7 confirmation? 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FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012 OPINIONS & EDITORIALS 7 It's gotta be the shoes Registration: one of many stressful

Daniel Perrett-Goluboff most notably, LeBron James. Staff Writer Petrie, who in all likelihood college experiences ______would have designed Rose’s sneak- Bob Trettin emailing professors and your advi- I can picture myself in a few If you care about basketball, ers had he signed with Nike, tweet- ed about Rose’s injury shortly after Staff Writer sor to make alterations begins. months as my alarm clock goes off then you’ve already seen the clip. ______Of course I am writing from around 8 a.m. every other morn- Chicago held a 99-87 lead with one it happened: “You got one guy get- ting stronger and one guy breaking The first advance course regis- my own personal experience, and ing thinking, “This is by far the minute and 15 seconds left in the there is always the possibility that worst thing that has ever hap- fourth quarter of their round-one down before our very eyes. You tration for next year took place last chose poorly, Pooh...” week, and I can think of few things I am the only one who has difficul- pened to me. I am a huge idiot.” I game-one playoff matchup against ties with registration. The fact that never learn. Philadelphia. Derrick Rose drove A brief translation for those more stressful than this obliga- of you who don’t understand: tory activity, except perhaps writ- I am a freshman, and therefore I was also confident during in to the paint, came to a jump- inexperienced with the process, this registration period that I could stop as he dished the ball to Carlos Petrie is referring to James—a ing papers, studying for finals and Nike Basketball signee—as the paying for tuition. Interestingly must also contribute to my strug- easily handle an overload of my Boozer, and both his ACL and gles. I’m taking a leap by admitting schedule, yet I’m relatively certain the Bulls’ hope for a seventh title individual who is “getting stron- enough, college accounts for all of ger,” and then insinuating that these stress inducers. I’m begin- my ineptitude and hoping that I that next year I will regret it big simultaneously tore to pieces. am not alone here! time, as classes, homework, extra- The arena hushed into immedi- Rose might not have sustained the ning to think I would be much injury had his shoes been adorned happier as a high school dropout. One of the biggest problems curriculars and more homework ate silence while the reigning MVP with my particular method of reg- intrude upon my vital nap time. had to be helped from the court with a swoosh instead of the three Damn societal pressure. stripes. The difference between tak- istration comes from the overesti- It is safe to say that I was under the assistance of teammates mation of what I believe I can han- not very considerate of my future and trainers. What we have here is simple. ing a final exam and registering Rose is a man who has dedicated for classes is that the latter packs dle in a given trimester. I have little self. However, I also recognize the I know it may seem irrelevant to no regard for the well-being of importance of challenging myself, or meaningless to most of you, but the entirety of his life to basket- the tension into an urgent 10-min- ball. A man who may, now, never ute period of searching for open my future self. being a motivated individual, and I don’t understand how there can When deciding on which class- obtaining the best education I can be people who don’t feel bad for be able to perform at the elite level courses, dealing with registration that he has earned through years errors and sweating over waiting es I want to take, my sleep sched- while I am at Lawrence. Rose. Obviously, I hold a bias as ule unfortunately does not get If this means learning how to a lifetime Chicago Bulls fan, but I and years of tireless, disciplined lists. work. Usually by the end of your reg- taken into account. The fact that wake up earlier and manage my still cannot wrap my head around the classes I am signing up for time better, then so be it! Is this the ways in which so much of the Petrie is the inverse of this. istration, your schedule looks very Petrie is a snide, overpaid bully little like the plan you and your are months away allows me to be what growing up is? NBA universe has reacted to what unwisely optimistic about my will- So despite the hastened stress I would venture to call a tragedy. who was willing to insult a man advisor came up with, and you’re dealing with the biggest setback left wondering how you wound up ingness to wake up early. of the registration process, there Some background for those of I think to myself, “I can totally is an element of excitement to you who might not follow: Rose is of his professional career for the in “Bizarrchaeology” or “Thinking small benefit of wider recognition about Harry Potter,” which sounds take multiple 8:30 a.m. classes. it. Each class is an opportunity the best thing to happen to bas- No problem!”, even though I hate to learn something new, another ketball since shorts cut below the on Twitter. magically informative, and I can’t As is the nature of these things, wait to take it. absolutely everything until about stepping stone toward your major knee. Rose grew up playing play- noon. and your life after Lawrence. ground ball on Chicago’s south Petrie has issued multiple apolo- Then the arduous process of side, won a state championship for gies for his statement and Nike Chicago’s Simeon High School and Basketball has stated that they do then played one year at Memphis not stand behind his statement. Sunday: Delts “Grillin’ and Quadball” before being drafted to his home But the question remains: What 1p.m. @ Quad team, the Chicago Bulls. kind of society have we become He is, in my opinion, the best if we cannot offer sympathy to a Monday: SigEp “Ballin’ on Boldt” feel-good story to come out of pro- man at his weakest point? GREEK 4-7:30 p.m. on Boldt Way fessional sports in the last decade. What kind of person would This is precisely why I have been say these things directly after the Tuesday: Kappa “Too Hot to Handle” astounded at the behavior and event occurred, if at all? The sit- 6-8 p.m. @ Quad reactions of many people close to uation represents a truth about the association. athletics in America that is only Wednesday: DG “Anchor Splash” Enter Jason Petrie, a shoe gaining more validity as time goes 8-10 p.m. @ Pool by: We as athletes, spectators or, WEEK designer for Nike Basketball. Recently, Rose—affectionately in this case, designers, allow our- May 6-May 12 Thursday: Theta “Kicks 4 Casa” nicknamed ‘Pooh’ by his mother selves to get too caught up in our 4:30-7 @ Quad

—signed a $200 million endorse- personal allegiances to view a situ- ment deal with Adidas, guarantee- ation appropriately. ALL STUDENTS Friday: Beta “Dodgeball” ing that they would be the com- Rose’s injury has nothing to do 4-7 p.m. @ B-K Center with his shoes. It’s far bigger than encouraged to pany to produce and market his Saturday: Phi Tau “Pie-a-Phi” signature shoe, the adiZero Rose, that. Rose’s injury is about the mil- for the next 13 years. lions of fans whose hearts he’s cap- sign up and have fun! 12-4 p.m. @ Zoo Days Of course, this decision came tured, the people he has inspired much to the dismay of Nike and the game he has changed. Basketball and, more specifically, Rose’s injury is about learning to INTERFRATERNITY Petrie. Petrie designs many of the rebuild and learning to hope, not high-end basketball shoes for star learning to post bigoted comments on social networking sites. COUNCIL players signed to Nike contracts—

ing budgets would help fix this. democracy that allows rich poli- for my article at the end of the Politicians Stopping celebrities, though, still ticians to be put into office. Stress writing process, and thus I dis- seems impossible. Besides, being rich and famous covered her comments only after continued from page 6 But I’m willing to take the seems the best bet for getting a continued from page 6 already well into this rant; Kat, I representation in Congress is optimistic approach here and political office. Just ask Donald hope that you feel reaffirmed rath- real, and I think new election assume it is the nature of a Trump. er than ripped off by my uninten- laws that enforce tighter spend- tional overlap with your thought.

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8 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012 Lutenist Paul O'Dette plays a graceful, well-informed recital in Harper

Anna Buchholz So, what is a lute? A lute is late 16th and early 17th centuries Staff Writer the precursor to the guitar. It had through O’Dette’s virtuosity and ______a number of additional strings fluid runs. Hearing snippets of Award-winning performer and and, as O’Dette explained, is one familiar tunes and a constant pulse Professor of Lute and Director of the “softest instruments in or beat made it apparent that this of Early Music at the Eastman musical history.” It was played by genre was the popular music of School of Music Paul O’Dette vis- both amateurs and professionals its time. Though its difficulty led ited campus Friday and presented in Europe and a lute player was to its decline, O’Dette’s mastery a virtuosic, yet highly historically an important, even treasured, part of the instrument made it sound informed recital of works for solo of royal courts in the 16th and simple and effortless. lute from the 1600s. 17th centuries. Once the guitar Ornamentation, both impro- O’Dette’s accomplishments in was developed, the lute declined vised and composed, was a promi- musicology and early music prove in popularity due to its relatively nent feature in these works and him to be more than qualified to steep learning curve. O’Dette added beauty and smooth- educate his audience on the musi- O’Dette focused on two com- ness to each trill, arpeggio and cal history of the 1600s and the posers, Daniel Bacheler and John stream of notes. He created an lute. Not only has he made more Dowland, both of whom wrote spe- atmosphere of complete tran- than 130 recordings, been nomi- cifically for the lute. O’Dette per- quility with the mellow, soothing Photo by Emma Moss nated for a Grammy five times, formed sets of dances, tunes, fan- sounds of the strings and if you image of an individual with only exemplified by O’Dette, as well and received international awards tasias and other genres by these were to close your eyes, you might his instrument and sheet music as new music, explored by guest for his performances. He has also writers, exposing the brilliance have seen a lutenist playing softly was a contrast to what has become artists and Conservatory students done extensive research on 17th within music that is often neglect- for the royal courts of Europe. the norm on Harper Hall stage: reveals the importance Lawrence century Italian and English solo ed in an age of electronics, con- O’Dette put the audience in ensembles and soloists accompa- places on studying multiple artis- song and has spent time conduct- temporary instruments and tech- a trance and created an evening nied by intricate electronic accom- tic genres and styles throughout ing Baroque operas at music festi- nology. of music that is uncommon in paniments and set-ups. all of history. vals around the world. The audience was transport- an environment saturated with ed back in time to Europe in the newer, more elaborate music. The Exposure to both early music, Bloco Maximo's captivating yet danceable show in the Campus Center

Sam Lewin Lawrence alums when forming the formance and rehearsal sched- was going off. And the evacuation material, they also added break Staff Writer group because he “wanted people ule was evident last Friday night. gave students, fans and alums an extensions and a few references to ______who could actually play.” The group had a tight and groov- opportunity to chat. other genres. They briefly segued Last Friday, the Chicago-based Lawrence provides its percus- ing sound and embraced samba’s After the fire department into the “Smooth Criminal” groove samba group Bloco Maximo per- sionists with a wealth of samba unique rhythmic swing. gave the go ahead, Bloco Maximo and later called a break featuring formed in Lawrence Conservatory knowledge, and playing with They started with “Samba Rio,” returned to the stage to play sam- the heavily syncopated theme on of Music’s room 156. The group friends from Lawrence meant that a more traditional kind of samba ba-reggae—a type of samba that the Bad Plus’s “Physical Cities.” was supposed to perform outside Flygt didn’t have to start from originating from Rio de Janeiro, incorporates backbeats and reg- The concert attracted a fairly of the Warch Campus Center, but scratch. Flygt credits Lawrence with Brazil. Although the group has gae grooves. And, since it would sizable audience, which, for the the cold weather and the prospect exposing him to different kinds of only rehearsed “Rio” for a month, be impossible for me to avoid this most part, could not resist danc- of breaking drumheads forced samba, and Bloco Maximo’s name the grooves still sounded tight. pun, they were on fire. ing throughout the entire perfor- the concert indoors. Nevertheless, is a tribute to Professor of Music They also ran through an impres- The group was really locked, mance. However, it was pretty easy Bloco Maximo played an hour-long Dane Maxim Richeson, the percus- sive number of breaks, where the which is no small feat for 12 drum- to identify the members of the set of samba that was fun, funky sion instructor. ensemble would briefly depart mers playing intricate and inter- percussion studio — they were too and impressive. The group played some of its from the original groove. connected parts. There were few busy ogling and painstakingly lis- Bloco Maximo is a samba bac- first gigs with the band Fatbook About ten minutes into the solos during the set, but that wasn’t tening to the bateria to dance. teria — a samba group solely con- —another product of Lawrence performance, Bloco Maximo’s fog too surprising: Bloco Maximo is a And that was part of the beau- sisting of percussionists — and University, whose members also machine set off the fire alarm, forc- collective dedicated to groove and ty of the Bloco Maximo concert: many of the group’s 12 members play in Bloco Maximo. The group ing the performers, audience, and not a solo vehicle for Flygt and the the music was captivating from a are Lawrence alums who played then began to rehearse regularly everyone else in the conservatory group’s more experienced mem- purely percussive standpoint, but in Sambistas, Lawrence’s samba and play occasional gigs at car- to exit the building. This wasn’t all bers. Indeed, when Flygt led the it was also incredibly danceable. ensemble. nivals, churches and schools. It bad though: The fire alarm initial- group, he hardly played at all. Reed Flygt ‘07 a founded Bloco now frequently performs in venues ly sounded like a samba whistle, While Bloco Maximo played Maximo last spring. Flygt relied on around Chicago. and the group kept playing for some recognizable re-orchestra- Bloco Maximo’s busy per- about five minutes while the alarm tions of classic Lawrence Sambistas Fforde's "Shades of Grey" William Fuller explains his brings new colors to the dystopian novel instinctive approach to poetry Paul Smirl doxical life and work on display on lificacy in poetry is founded in the Natalie Schermer and do his job. Until he finds him- Staff Writer Tuesday May 2, hosting an after- balance set up by his work routine. Staff Writer self sent to a remote town to take a ______noon Q&A session in Main Hall Exclaiming that he needs “energy ______chair census, where he meets Jane. William Fuller is not a normal and an 8 p.m. reading in Wriston’s of daily life” to propel his writing, Jane is a Grey who’s fed up with Imagine a world without color, poet. He doesn’t regularly give or Kohler Gallery. Fuller treats his complexly imagi- the system and, with her insight, a world of black and white and all attend readings, he is not an aca- Faced with many questions native poetry as a sort of intense Eddie starts to see where things the grays in between. Then imag- demic and he does not have any about his double life as interna- hobby that he practices on the just don’t line up — and uncover ine you can only see one color particular goals. His style is experi- tionally renowned poet and senior train to work. some strange mysteries in the pro- — everything else is gray. This is mental, instinctive and ever-chang- vice president and chief fiducia- As a result of his entangled cess. Eddie Russett’s world. ing, and his prolific writing career ry officer of The Northern Trust successes, many of Fuller’s poems “Shades of Grey” is a new uni- Eddie lives in a colortocracy, has always been coupled by an Corporation, Fuller painted a pic- reflect his life outside of the lit- verse for author Jasper Fforde. I’m where most people can only see equally successful one in business. ture of career co-habitation during erary world, physically taking on an ardent fan of his Thursday Next one color and your social rank is Fuller, a 1975 alum, put his para- his Q&A. He explained that his pro- the shape of a long train ride or books, so this one had a lot to live determined by which color you can utilizing language from his trust up to, but Fforde met the challenge see. As a Red, Eddie is next to last fund dealings. Indeed, many of his admirably. Fforde’s world-building in the color rankings — the higher poems use the tone of a memo, as in “Shades of Grey” is perhaps the your color is on the spectrum, the Fuller twists, parodies and incor- most impressive thing about the higher your social rank, all the way porates his work at Northern Trust. book. From the first page, you’re to Purple. Reds are only above the Furthermore, as seen in his immersed in this universe in the lowest of the low: Greys, who can’t latest collection, “Hallucination,” best way possible: where you’re see any color at all. The Greys are Fuller obsessively parallels verse not quite sure what’s going on but outcasts, manual laborers who do and prose writing. Laughing that there’s no way you’re going to stop all the dirty work in society. his wife thought there was too reading. Nothing is explained, but Eddie is a bit of a goody-two- much prose in the collection, Fuller the information is dropped here shoes. While most everybody briefly explained the way he sets and there, and you figure it out around him will do anything to up his manuscripts, always retreat- as you go along. It’s overwhelm- move up in the world within their ing back to instinct. ing and confusing and completely spectrum, Eddie is content to obey Calling himself a “com- absorbing. the rules (of which there are many, pletely instinctive writer,” Fuller including a requirement for each city to put on two plays a year and a ban on manufacturing spoons) See Fforde on page 9 Photo by Angela Wang See Fuller on page 12 THE LAWRENTIAN

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 9

THEARTIST DAVID SPOTLIGHT RUBIN

Cameron Carrus of the practice room, using his order to create an interpretation Staff Writer knowledge of the piece to be of his own. “I want to reconcile ______hyper-aware of balance with the what I know with what I feel,” We are so privileged here at piano and his approach to cer- he noted. Lawrence to be surrounded by tain passages. In interpreting this piece, talented people with an enthu- Next on the program is Arvo Rubin also had to make certain siasm for sharing their art with Pärt’s “Darf ich...” for solo violin, choices in regards to maintain- others. As much as we might a small string orchestra of eight ing the conventions of Baroque enjoy a student performance in musicians and bell in C sharp. performance versus updating Harper Hall or the chapel, it is The piece is inward, medita- his rendition for modern times. often the performer who enjoys tive and quiet. Rubin pointed to Rubin has experimented with it the most. That being said, various religious elements that a couple of different methods senior violin performance major the piece contains, expressed in order to find a good balance David Rubin is very excited to through numerical symbolism. between the two. He has experi- play for us on his senior recital. As Rubin is working with mented with using a baroque Rubin will begin his pro- a larger number of people, he violin bow, and he has also read gram with Beethoven’s “Sonata has challenged himself to ask the piece from Bach’s original no. 7 in C minor for Piano and his colleagues for the minimum manuscript. Violin.” The key of the piece amount of time commitment to Last Fall Term, Rubin stud- lends itself to the stormy and put this piece together. “I want- ied modern and Baroque violin heroic vein in which it is written. ed to challenge myself with effi- at the Amsterdam Conservatory, Anna Reiser ’11 will be accom- ciency,” said Rubin, which is which he described as an panying Rubin — though Rubin great practice for working with “inspiring experience.” It was a prefers the term “duo partner,” a group under time restraints in place where he could focus on as Reiser’s part is every bit as the future. his playing, while soaking up involved and “over-the-top” as After a brief intermission, as much music as he could by his own. “I really wanted to play Rubin will be performing Bach’s attending a wide variety of live with [Reiser], and she already “Sonata No. 3 for Solo Violin in performances. had this piece under her fingers, C major.” “The piece terrifies This recital is very impor- so I decided to learn it,” said me,” said Rubin, “but I wanted tant to Rubin, as it is his last Rubin. to do something to challenge performance in the Lawrence Since Beethoven was not myself and face my fears.” There Conservatory. “When making a violinist, his writing is very has been considerable research music you love for people you awkward at times, according to done on this piece, and it has love, it is not competitive. It is Rubin. “The piece is not so much been performed on a number about making something mean- Photo by Emma Moss of other instruments aside from ingful,” he said. virtuosic as it is hard to inter- Canada in July, and actively pur- Please partake in Rubin’s the violin. Rubin wants to utilize After graduation, Rubin will pret,” he explained. In prepa- suing a career in music, includ- delight in music May 11 at 6:30 all of this information to “find be attending a master class at ration for the piece, Rubin has ing professional performance p.m. in Harper Hall. [his] own way” with the piece, in the Banff Centre in Alberta, had to do a lot of work outside and teaching opportunities.

Peter Boyle Staff Writer ______Retromania sets its sights on the ‘90s I’ve never read “Retromania,” twelve-inches. Not to mention the tation; ‘60s pop tradition is fed like Yuck are mining the decade’s ing, ear-splitting elegy. They set- Simon Reynolds’ treatise on cul- avid collectors, who often snap up through buzzing guitar and a mod- great sounds to great effect. tle into a whirling midtempo for tural regurgitation and hyper-nos- the heavily-hyped releases before ern drum machine, with songs like My second purchase, the vinyl “Fabricoh” a song occupied mostly talgia, but his point — that we are more casual fans get a chance to “Happy When It Rains” throwing a reissue of “Vee Vee” by Archers by the lyric “rocking out.” obsessed with the past, and we are grab them. Loud Reed croon over strident fake of Loaf, is another component in For bonus points in the senti- constantly replicating it in mod- I made it over to the Appleton cymbals. this ‘90s revival. The Archers, a mental arena, there’s a confronta- ern terms — is not lost on me. branch of the Exclusive Company, “Darklands” sounds bril- band from the revered Chapel Hill tional one-minute jam with a noise Everyone noticed when The Killers a small music retail chain, for liant, but it’s frequently caught scene, have recently begun playing in the verse like an elephant’s reminded Top Forty radio about Record Store Day, and if mem- up in its own influence, prefer- shows together and are reissuing cry, called “Nostalgia.” “Vee Vee” the ‘80s. Jack White, a musician ory serves so did quite a few ring to acknowledge its sources their entire catalogue. It’s a good is ripe for the revivalist picking; who got famous a decade ago by Lawrentians. Though I did not pur- rather than try to avoid letting thing, too — their records reach an its self-awareness and unrelenting tricking out old blues and garage chase any of the limited editions, I them show. That willingness to let almost Platonic form of alt-rock, churn still hold up as a bold state- rock with a manic energy, just got a few reissued records I’d been forebears define the songwriting finding the space between clean ments in a frequently tepid mod- debuted a record at number one. It meaning to hear, and eventually I’d allows the Jesus and Mary Chain and distorted guitars, between ern indie-rock scene. In short, it’s may not be new, but everything old noticed I’d gone retro-manic on a to fully occupy the attitude they’re harmonious and discordant melo- worthy of the emulation that the is beloved again. small scale. constructing on the record, and dies, between goofy nonsense and future holds, and that may be its White has been busy with his The first selection I made was makes the whole thing more inter- heartfelt missives in their lyrics. best quality. Nashville label Third Man Records “Darklands,” the second full-length esting and affecting than a divorce “Vee Vee” hits a little harder Despite the cheapness of con- lately, a testament to another by the seminal Jesus and Mary from rock history. than their debut “Icky Mettle”, but stant regurgitation, the excellence renewed interest — vinyl records. Chain. Having thoroughly enjoyed But where is nostalgia headed? its formula is similar — frontman of the past is something we should Third Man, like many independent “Psychocandy,” their noisier debut, If we’re to believe the axiom that Eric Bachmann emotes cryptically re-examine. I’m happy with what labels, puts out every release on I figured it wouldn’t disappoint pop-culture aesthetic repeats every about being let down “for the sec- ‘Retromania’ gave me on Record vinyl, and contribute heartily to me, and I was right. “Darklands” twenty years, it looks like music is ond time straight,” and the dual- Store Day, and with an open mind the twice-annual Record Store Day is full of loose, blunt pop songs boldly venturing into the 90s for guitar maneuvers careen from and a disregard for the decade, festivities. Attempting to revitalize cast in gothic nihilism, marrying tradition to bowdlerize. My Bloody crunchy to soaring. “The Greatest I’m sure you can make a fantastic the LP format, and the brick-and- a devil-may-care punk philosophy Valentine is reissuing all their of All Time” is a powerful execu- new memory out of someone else’s mortar shops where it is available, to Wall of Sound-esque songwrit- records, and may have new music tion of the indie ‘loud-quiet-loud’ old one. RSD is accompanied by a sizable ing. The record is a phenomenal out this year; “Nevermind” got the trope, joining a loser frontman hoard of limited edition seven- and example of nostalgic reinterpre- deluxe treatment recently; bands and dying hero in a heart-wrench-

effect of the Something-That- to mind Montag and Clarissa in “Shades of Grey” has a more seri- planned, but they’re unfortunate- Fforde Happened, some type of apoc- “Fahrenheit 451,” or Winston and ous feel overall. ly still without release dates. So alyptic event long in the past. Julia in “1984.” The whole book is The book closes with quite pick up “Shades of Grey, “ but continued from page 8 The post-apocalyptic world and sort of “Brave New World” crossed a few loose ends — it’s not the be warned — you won’t want to One of the things that’s never overhanging, controlling govern- with the whimsy of Roald Dahl most satisfying of endings and stop and at some point, you’ll be explained — nobody knows, really ment lends a dystopian tone to and the wit of Douglas Adams. it’s made even less so because forced to. — is why color perception is lim- the novel: Eddie and Jane’s fight It’s the same whimsy we’ve seen of how completely immersive it ited. It’s implied that it’s an after- against the colortocracy brings in Fforde’s earlier books, but is. Luckily, there are two sequels THE LAWRENTIAN

10 SPORTS FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012 Softball ends season Mackenzie Dwyer right field line in the sixth to bring Staff Writer home two runs and cap off the ______game 9-1. Landing at the bottom of The Viking’s game took a turn the North Division, Lawrence around in the nightcap, as they University’s women’s softball team struggled with errors and giving ended their 2012 season this week up runs, falling 9-4. with a 2-6 conference record and Saturday’s doubleheader on 9-22 overall. April 28 against Elmhurst resulted The Vikings split their double- in two salty losses on the Viking’s header Thursday, April 26 against record, both from Elmhurst hom- Finlandia, pulling off a 9-1 win in ers in the seventh inning. just six innings, but the women The women led 1-0 in the opener from a sophomore Emily Standings faltered in the second game and Photo by of Kobe Fosu fell 9-4. Perish RBI in the fourth, but Finlandia had their only run Elmhurst managed a grand slam runs to bring the teams together. The Vikings were trailing School MWC Overall of the opening game in the first in the top of the seventh to steal The Vikings could not pull out any 2-0 in the nightcap when sopho- Baseball inning, while the Vikings contin- the game 4-1. Lawrence built up more runs, and the final homer by more Brielle Bartes knocked out North ued to score throughout. A RBI a strong lead in the nightcap, but Elmhurst brought home two play- her first home run of the sea- St. Norbert * 10-2 19-11 single to right field in the sec- again fell to a homer. ers to end the game 8-7. son for the teams first score. The Ripon 7-5 17-15 ond inning by sophomore Alissa The Vikings grabbed four In their final doubleheader Vikings continued to score, and Beloit 9-7 17-18 Geipel started off the Lawrence runs in the first inning off of just of the season, the Vikings split took the game 8-5. Perish, Chiodo, Lawrence 4-8 13-18 scoring, followed by junior Cathy one hit, when sophomore Alex against Carroll University falling Paquette and freshman Kara Vance Carroll 2-10 12-17 Kaye reaching home on a passed Chiodo scored from a throwing 2-1 in the opener, but ending the paced Lawrence with two hits each. South ball and Geipel from a wild pitch, error, sophomore Cory Paquette season with an 8-5 win. “Ending on a win was a good note Grinnell * 6-1 14-15 taking the score to 3-1. on a passed pall, and Murray off a For Head Softball Coach and for us to go onto next season. Knox * 6-3 13-15 Geipel had another RBI sin- wild pitch. Kaye managed to score Associate Director of Athletics/ Emily’s shoes will be big ones Illinois College 5-7 21-13 gle in the fourth, and with bases herself, as she was walked, stole Senior Woman Administrator Kim to fill, but our freshman class Monmouth 2-8 1 0-21 loaded in the fifth, junior Shannon second, advanced to third on a Tatro, this victory meant more looks promising for next year,” Murray brought home two runners. passed pall, and took home on a than just a tally on this season’s said Murray. Men’s Tennis Murray was later hit home by Kaye wild pitch. record: The game was Tatro’s Vance said, “For being such North to make the game 7-1. Freshman Lawrence held a 7-1 lead enter- 300th career win, a momentous Carroll * 2-1 9-6 Coley LaChance doubled down the ing the fifth, but Elmhurst began a way to end the season. St. Norbert * 2-1 5-13 scoring streak and brought in five See Softball on page 11 Lawrence 2-1 9-12 Ripon 0-3 1-13 South Men's tennis places fifth at MWC Championships Grinnell * 4-0 24-6 Monmouth * 3-1 14-11 Beth Larsen his injury. At No. 2 singles, junior nal round for No. 6 singles. nament. We defeated St. Norbert, Lake Forest 2-2 8-9 Staff Writer Max Zlevor won the consolation The doubles competition took so we were able to accomplish one Knox 1-3 5-12 ______semi-final match, but lost in the place Sunday, April 29. Dunn of those goals.” Smith added, “We Illinois College 0-4 1-11 finals 4-8 to Karolis Ruzgas from and Zlevor won their first round, had a series of unlucky breaks. A Last weekend, April 27-29, Knox. Senior captain Caleb Ray but lost a close match against St. few injuries toward the end of our the Lawrence University men’s Softball lost in the quarter finals against Norbert’s (7-6, 6-2) in the semifi- season really affected us and we tennis team traveled to Madison, North David Stewart from Monmouth, nal round for No. 1 doubles. Ray were not able to do as well as we Wisc. to compete in the Midwest St. Norbert * 6-2 14-17 but came back to win the consola- and Smith at No. 2 doubles lost in hoped.” Conference Championships. The Carroll * 5-3 19-12 tion final 8-2 over Knox’s Jonathan the quarterfinals in a close match With regards to the outcome Vikings ended up in a three-way Ripon 4-4 16-13 Ng at No. 3 singles. Junior Cooper against Carroll University. of the conference tournament spe- tie for first place after defeating Beloit 3-5 9-24 Smith defeated Illinois College in At No. 3 doubles, Sherwood cifically, Andereck replied, “We St. Norbert College the previous Lawrence 2-6 9-22 the quarterfinals, but lost in the and Andereck lost to Grinnell in improved as a team and wanted Sunday, April 22, but they ended South semifinals to the 2 seed player the quarterfinal, but came back to to prove that we could compete up in third place after the tiebreak- Lake Forest 5-0 15-15 from Monmouth for No. 4 singles. defeat Lake Forest’s Lasky/White with the top teams this year. That’s er, and were ineligible to compete Illinois College 5-1 9-20 Freshman Craig Sherwood duo 8-0 in the consolation final. exactly what we did.” in the team competition on Friday. Monmouth 5-2 16-16 stepped up big in the confer- Sherwood had a remarkable over- The men’s tennis season has The men competed in the individ- Knox 1-6 9-17 ence tournament for No. 5 sin- all performance in the tournament, now come to a close. Looking ual singles and doubles competi- Grinnell 0-7 2-26 gles. Sherwood defeated the No. and when asked to comment on ahead to next year, the team is very * - Qualify for the MWC Tournament tions on Saturday and Sunday, and 1 seeded player from Grinnell in his first season with the Lawrence positive. Zlevor remarked, “Our overall placed fifth as a team. the quarterfinals. He blew past squad, he replied, “I did not do as conference as a whole continues to The singles competitions were Lake Forest’s Kevin Lasky in the well as I had hoped, but I came improve and we are adding anoth- held Saturday, April 28. Junior semifinals but fell to Monmouth’s back at the end of the season and er team to our conference, which Jason Dunn played through plantar Chris Utterback to take second proved myself in the conference will make the competition even fasciitis, extremely painful inflam- place in the No. 5 singles competi- tournament.” tougher. However, our team con- mation of the connective tissue on tion. Sophomore Jeremy Andereck When asked to comment on tinues to improve, and we will be the bottom of his foot. In the No. defeated Carroll’s Frankie Giuffre the overall outcome of the season, better as a team next year, so we 1 singles competition, Dunn lost in the quarterfinals, but lost a Ray noted, “We set goals this year are looking forward to the future.” in the quarterfinals and defaulted hard-fought battle against St. to beat either Carroll or St. Norbert in the consolation finals due to Norbert’s Nate Gosz in the semifi- and make it to the conference tour- St. Norbert College takes four from Viking baseball

Jack Canfield dominated doubleheader, heart- In the nightcap, the Vikings base but couldn’t drive them in Staff Writer break and late game collapses led 6-2 as late as the sixth inning and dropped the nightcap 10-8. ______were the name of the game for but once again were doomed by an Last weekend was certainly a Statistics are courtesy of The Lawrence University base- Lawrence. explosive inning put together by tough one to swallow for Lawrence www.lawrence.edu and www. ball team’s winning streak was In the opener, freshman a dangerous St. Norbert offense. fans, coaches and players alike. midwestconference.org abruptly halted last weekend, pitcher Davis Ogilvie threw 7 1/3 The Green Knights came up big in However, Lawrence has several and are current as of April 28-29, against St. Norbert innings of six hit ball and left the the sixth inning pushing six runs region games left in the season May 2, 2012. College where the team suffered game in the eighth inning with an across, three off of a Jose Godinez and it is remarkable how the atti- four losses. After winning a non- 8-6 lead. Unfortunately, The Green homerun. tude of the team has shifted. conference match up at Whiting Knights victimized Ogilvie’s relief, Lawrence once again staged After winning a meager three Field against Northland College on fellow freshman Phil Clark, tally- a comeback when senior Eric games last season, the team went Wednesday, April 25, the team ing six runs in the eighth inning. Bohling, who already had two hits into the weekend with a chance took their momentum to De Pere, Three of the runs came off of big in the game, came up big with to realize their goal of making Wisc. to take on the top dog in the home run blasts from St. Norbert’s a homerun, putting the score at the conference tournament. The Midwestern Conference. Travis Mason and Garrick Fisher. 9-7. In the eighth inning Lawrence, team’s rebound on Sunday at home Unfortunately, things did not Lawrence managed to scrape had the bases loaded and Ogilvie after being beaten pretty handily go as planned and the Vikings a run across in the bottom half took a walk to bring the Vikings twice on Saturday is telling of the dropped the opener 24-2 and lost of the inning bringing the score within one. St. Norbert’s reliever morale of the team and the differ- the second game 6-1. to 14-9 but St. Norbert’s piled on Kevin Nutley then shut down the ence between last year’s squad and Looking to salvage the sea- two more runs in the top half of Lawrence comeback by striking the current team. While the team son series, and feeling relieved to the ninth. The Vikings managed out Davide Harris and junior Gabe may not make the conference tour- return home, Lawrence hosted St. one final run from a junior Davide Henriques consecutively. nament, this year’s Vikings team Norbert for two more games on Harris’s RBI double, but in the end Once again, in the final frame, has changed the baseball culture Sunday, April 29. In an offensive- came up short. Lawrence put the tying runs on at Lawrence in a jiffy. THE LAWRENTIAN

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012 SPORTS 11 Track posts several wins Athletes of the week at UW-Whitewater by Amanda Ollerer Alex York garnered so many points for the Staff Writer Vikings last weekend did not do ______as well. Fueled in part by stellar The day before in Hillsdale, Zach Joseph: Golf first-place finishes from upper- Minn. at the Hillsdale College 1) Who and what made you start play- classmen women, the Lawrence Invitational, junior Sam Stevens ing golf? University women’s track and field and freshman Kyle Dockery com- I had never touched a golf club until I team made an impressive show- peted in the 3,000m steeplechase was in eighth grade, when my best friend ing last Saturday, April 28, at the and the 10,000m run respectively and I went out in his backyard and start- UW-Whitewater Drake Alternative in hopes of qualifying for nation- ed hitting any type of ball we could find. Meet. Continuing their dominance, als. In what turned out to be “the From that moment on, I was in love with the distance events carried most race that could’ve been,” Stevens the sport. of the scoring on the men’s side. ran 9:19.38 — which was good Fighting rough conditions that enough for 17th overall. 2) What was your best match? kept the temperature around 40 Stevens didn’t quite make it My best match at Lawrence was actu- degrees and rainy all day, the over the penultimate hurdle of the ally during my freshman year in the Vikings were able to come through race and fell down into the water middle of a rainstorm. I can’t explain on some key events. pit, costing him about 10 seconds. why, but for some reason the conditions Senior standout Emily Muhs Were he to have finished without played towards my advantage. I got pret- came through in a huge way, win- incident, his time would have most ty sick afterwards, though. ning the 10,000m run in her first certainly qualified him for nation- ever attempt with a time of 40:23. als, however his finishing time 3) What was the craziest thing that has “Unfortunately, I ended up running still put him 20th in the nation. ever happened during a match? alone,” noted Muhs. “[I hope that] Considering only 20 qualify for The craziest thing I’ve experienced at conference, with more people to nationals, those 10 seconds may was a tournament where it was so cold, run with, I will improve my time.” have been crucial, but he will get rainy and snowy that no one could even Muhs should have people to several more chances to qualify. grip the pencil to write their scores on run with as her time currently In the words of Head Coach Jason Photo courtesy of Zach Joseph the scorecard. After some of the players ranks her fifth overall in the con- Fast, “The nice thing is if he can finished 13 holes of this, the rest of the tournament ended up being rescheduled, causing all of the ference. Junior high jumper Rose avoid taking an early bath, he will scores to be pointless. Tepper also snagged a victory with easily run the time needed to make her leap of 5’1”, which, despite not it to the NCAA Championships.” 4) How do you feel when you look at your time playing golf at Lawrence? being her season best, is still with- Kyle Dockery also ran a time When I reminisce about my time on the golf team, I feel accomplished because: I didn’t always shoot in an inch of her personal best. She that turned a few heads. His time the best scores, it wasn’t always the nicest weather and I saw a lot of teammates leave the team, but I has demonstrated her consistency in the 10,000m run of 31:53 is kept showing up to tournaments despite all of those setbacks. At points I wanted to give up, but I’m all year, maintaining her place in faster than anyone in the con- glad that I stuck it out. the top five in conference. ference by about 20 seconds. She also was a part of the “Along with that he also eclipsed 5) If you were stranded on an island with one of your teammates, who would it be and why? 400m-relay team that took sec- the USA Junior National Track & I would have to say Bricks because of all the great things he says that become classic quotes. I would ond overall. The team included Field Championships Standard be laughing for days. sophomore Sam Luebke, fresh- of 32:45 in the 10,000m,” noted man Kassidy Rinehart and fresh- Fast. The USA Junior National man Anna Bolgrien, and finished in Championships will be held this 53.10. Bolgrien also added a third year at Indiana University on June place finish in the 400m hurdles 15-17, and Dockery looks like he with her time of 1:09.59. will be competing. Emily Muhs: Track On the men’s side, the distance The team will host the Viking team scored the majority of the Invitational this Saturday, May 5, points. starting at 10 a.m. at the Alexander 1) Who and what made you start track? Seniors Sam Estrem and Tom Gymnasium track. The team is I started running in fifth grade when Coben finished second and third looking forward to all the support we had a school-wide half-mile run to see respectively in the 10,000m run. they can get! who would do it at the city track meet, Estrem ran 34:27 and Coben fin- and I won, so I took up running. I was ished in 35:15. Sophomore Curran also a big swimmer until I got pneumo- Carlile, who has been on and off nia before freshman year of high school, with the team for much of the sea- which forced me to do cross country son, was able to sneak onto the instead of swim in the fall. I liked run- podium to take third overall with ning, so I just kept with it. his 5000m time of 15:46. The throwing men who had 2) What was your best meet? Track-wise, I would say indoor con- ference this year. I was happy to be able to score in two events. Golf competes at St. 3) What was the craziest thing that has ever happened during a meet? I have a huge scar on my left shoul- Norbert Invitational der from a cross country meet my soph- omore year in high school. I got pushed John Revis more Paul Zuke carding 97 and into a metal post early in the race when Staff Writer junior Evan Link carding 109. there was a turn and people were still Photo courtesy of Emily Muhs ______At St. Norbert, Olsson led the packed up. I remember hitting it, but I never looked at what had happened until I crossed the finish line and the official ran up to me and The Lawrence Men’s Golf team Vikings with an 82, which tied started asking if I was okay. Not realizing what had happened I said, “yeah, I’m fine.” But then I noticed competed April 28, when they him for a 19th place individual all the blood. The scar is still, six years later, very big. hosted the Lawrence Invitational, finish. Clark, Thoren and Joseph and April 29 at the St. Norbert also competed for Lawrence. 4) How do you feel when you look at your time during track at Lawrence? Invitational in Wrightstown, Wisc. Commenting on the weekend, Link I’m happy I was able to run in college. I didn’t plan to. When I get disappointed in results or discour- At the Lawrence Invitational, responded, “We feel we could have aged, I try and think of how lucky I am just to be able to do a sport. I wasn’t able to run senior year in the Vikings took fourth place in played better. Overall, we played high school — so I think of that and know running, whether I’m doing good or bad — hopefully good — the standings. At the St. Norbert well on a tough course. Our short is better than not running at all. I also am grateful to all the friends I made. Invitational, the Vikings took sev- game can always improve. We need enth place. to be careful not to add extra 5) If you were stranded on an island with one of your teammates, who would it be and why? For the Lawrence Invitational, strokes in hazards.” Sam Stevens, so I could boss him around. He would do all the work, and I would take lots of naps. freshman Anton Olsson and soph- Next up for the Vikings is the omore William Thoren recorded Midwest Conference Tournament career-low rounds. Olsson shot 82, May 3-5 in Rockford, Ill. “We hope good for a ninth place individual to place well in conference. That is always our goal,” added Link. finish. Thoren shot 84, resulting in a young team, we learned a lot and I'm eager to start preparing a tied 14th place finish. Other com- Softball through this season. We are now for next year.” petitors for the Vikings were junior able to take these new skills and The women are done for the Tyler Clark carding 86, senior Zach continued from page 10 abilities and prepare for next sea- year, but will keep training until Joseph and sophomore Derek son. This season was a lot of fun the 2013 season. Bricken both shooting 92, sopho- THE LAWRENTIAN 12 VARIETY FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012 The Lawrentian Editor-in-Chief: Tom Pilcher devoted to creating what he calls in lengthy revisions. vignettes for themselves. Fuller “immaculate texts.” Alluding to obscure African Overall, Fuller’s stay at Business Manager From his idiosyncratically musicians and Shakespearean Lawrence allowed students to Kevin Lokko continued from page 8 interwoven images and allusions characters alike while continu- peer into the life of a poet, albe- answered many questions by say- to his blending of literary genres, ously morphing his phrasing, it an abnormal one. Along with Managing Editor: Mya Win ing that he does what feels right Fuller not only does what makes Fuller’s compulsive, revisionary reading from “Hallucination,” the to him: “I don’t have a goal,” sense to him, but tries to “not texts come at you from mul- soon-to-be-published “Quorum” News Editor: said Fuller, who joked that he make sense in a compelling way.” tiple angles. Moreover, due to and a new untitled collection, Bridget Donnelly included large amounts of prose Fuller’s poems have a tendency the cloudy acoustics of Wriston’s Fuller spoke about Sir Thomas in “Hallucination” because it to go in many directions as he gallery space and Fuller’s quick Browne, the Language poets, Associate News Editor: seemed more “economical.” That undoubtedly struggles to write paced delivery, attendees of the Emily Dickinson and, of course, Will Doreza being said, while much of Fuller’s a “normal” poem. Yet, the for- Chicago poet’s reading were left trust funds. Yet, in the end, it’s Q&A left the poet-business man mer Renaissance-specific English to decipher specific images and evident that the instinctive Fuller Features Editor: scoffing at notions of serious- Ph.D. student’s absence from nor- names from Fuller’s barrage of is a type all his own. Tammy Tran ness in either career, it is evident malcy is just part of a meticulous language, allowing listeners to that the Lawrence grad is keenly Opinions & Editorials Editor: writing process that culminates pluck out linguistic and symbolic Kaye Herranen

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