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Rakhi Voria vance by the Election Commission. “Relations” News Editor Led by current CCSGA President David discussion of CC Executive Council 2010-2011 Carlson, the Election Commission consisted s the end of the year approaches, the Colo- of four students total: David Carlson, Logan sexuality a little Arado College Student Government Associa- Dahl, Anna Johnson and Bailey Terhune. These tion (CCSGA) is in the process of transitioning students were responsible for advertising the CCSGA President too well rehearsed its executive leadership. Campaign posters and positions, organizing the candidate forum Angela Cobian CCSGA events have been flooding the CC cam- and objectively overseeing the overall election Kieffer Katz pus as ten students race to represent the student process. Guest Writer body for the 2010-2011 school year. Several questions and topics were addressed CCSGA held an open candidate forum on ex is awesome. Not awesome in the ob- Tuesday, March 2nd in East Rastall, where the We have a very diverse Snoxious corrupted sense that allows it to candidates were asked several questions regard- be applied as an adjective to everything from ing their platforms and ideas to better the CC group of people on this sneakers to Cheetos, but inspiring of awe, stag- Financial Vice community in the upcoming year. 25 students campus....“ There’s a gering, sublime. Small wonder then, that we as President attended the event. a culture have so much trouble talking about it; Mark Giannetti Ten candidates took part in this forum and lacking of a certain type and yet, this past weekend a group of students competed for five executive positions: President of funding on this campus did exactly that in the three nights of Relations, of the Student Body, Executive Vice Presi- CC’s all new, completely original bisexual version dent, Constitutional Vice President, Financial to support those people: of the Vagina Monologues. Vice President and Vice President of Student cultural event funding. Version isn’t exactly the right word, but the Concerns. Vagina Monologues are definitely the spiritual Angela Cobian ran unopposed for President of Mark Giannetti and intellectual mother of Relations. The show’s Constitutional the Student Body. genesis lies in a conversation about the Mono- Vice President Marie Blanc, Stephanie Coba and Alexis John- ” logues by last years cast during which, according Sarai Ornelas son all ran for Executive Vice President, the during the forum. While each candidate offered to sophomore Co-Director Cara Greene, “The position primarily responsible for overseeing different ideas, four pledges were predictably cast decided [the Vagina Monologues] wasn’t student appointments to all-college commit- consistent among the ten candidates: to increase the right show for our campus anymore.” They tees. Because no candidate won 50% of the awareness on campus about student group char- decided to expand the show to include both gen- vote, there will be a runoff on Monday, March 8 tering and financing, to foster a more diverse ders, because a message about sexuality needs to between Blanc and Coba. community, to make the student voice heard and be inclusive, not exclusive.” Student Concerns Emily Moore and Sarai Ornelas both ran for to increase sustainability on campus. Students submitted pieces on the subject Vice President Constitutional Vice President, the position re- The first question was for the Financial Vice of sex and also responded to a sexual survey. Becca Spiegel sponsible for mediating between student groups President candidates and was in regards to Some 12% of the student body took part in the on campus and upholding the CC Constitution. the special event funding process on campus. survey. Twelve percent seems a small number to Ornelas won the position of Constitutional Vice Giannetti said that as Financial Vice President, claim as a representative sample, but according President. he would like to hold two blocks of workshops to junior Co-director Sarah Rice, “that gives us Alexandra Epstein and Mark Giannetti both to teach student groups about budgeting and roughly a 94% confidence interval that our sta- Runoff Candidates ran for Financial Vice President, the position applying for recognition and chartership. He tistics accurately represent the CC student body,” responsible for student group budget allocation mentioned that he would like to start a cultural meaning that from a statistical standpoint, their CCSGA Executive and CCSGA finances. Giannetti won the posi- event fund. claim is valid. Regardless, the creation of an Vice President tion of Financial Vice President. “We have a very diverse group of people on this entirely new work of drama, especially one that Mariegrace Veres and Becca Spiegel ran for campus… There’s a lacking of a certain type of has something to say, was a worthy endeavor. Vice President of Student Concerns, the funding on this campus to support those people: It seems important to note, in any criticism of position responsible for student advocacy and cultural event funding,” said Giannetti. the show, that this was the first year it had been responding to the needs of the student popula- Epstein noted that she would like to increase attempted. The number of submissions, the tion. Spiegel won the position of Vice President overall awareness on campus about the funding responses to the survey, the comfort level of the of Student Concerns. process. She also said that she would like to raise cast; all are sure to grow in subsequent years. As At the beginning of the forum, students were money for special events by hosting blockly Greene said “we did the best we could with what given the opportunity to introduce themselves fundraising events like dinners or concerts at the Stephanie Coba Marie Blanc Continued on page 11 before being asked questions prepared in ad- Continued on page 3 2 March 5, 2010 News Faculty prepare to graduate from Leadership Academy

into opportunities. ated the lunch. Ashley Mayo that the structure of the CCLA program is multifaceted. CCLA’s fourth and final section is a follow “I’m glad that the event was open to students Staff Writer “Leadership is more art than science,” Tucker up session entitled “Forwarding the Learn- on campus. It showed me that leadership is not On Wednesday, March 3, faculty members, said. “To be a leader you must have self-knowl- ing.” This section takes place a month after the only a virtue among CC students, but the ad- staff, and students gathered in Gaylord Hall for edge as well as a certain kind of skill develop- completion of unit three. During this session, ministration as a whole,” said Voria. “Perhaps the President’s Lunch to discuss the impor- ment.” the program can be expanded in the future so tance of leadership on the CC campus. In order to promote both of these as- Leadership is more that students can play a role in the leadership The luncheon’s central focus was the CC pects of leadership, the CCLA is based on a academy as well.” Leadership Academy (CCLA), a pilot educa- four-tiered pyramid structure. The program is art than science....To be “What I love about the CC Learning Acad- tional program for Colorado College faculty comprised of four units, each corresponding to “a leader you must have emy is that it cultivates lifelong learning. That’s what CC is about; a love for learning. It’s why which aims to “provide key staff members a tier in the pyramid. self-knowledge as well with the tools they need to increase their ef- The bottom tier of the pyramid and first unit students come here and why faculty teach here,” fectiveness as leaders.” of the course focus on self discovery. In this as a certain kind of skill said Chris Jones, a CCLA alumnus. The CCLA, which is currently in its second segment, which organizers of the course say is development. John Lauer, another program alumnus year, was founded and developed by Barbara crucial, participants learn more about who they agreed. “The program really promotes friendships Wilson, CC’s Director of Human Resources. are and what they bring to leadership. Steve Tucker CCLA participates take part in a 44-hour “Outstanding leaders know themselves. They among faculty that would not exist otherwise. program which consists of a series of full-day are crystal clear about their values and use ” You get to know a person beyond their job,” and half-day sessions over a period of about them as a template for decision-making,” said said Jones. two months. Tucker. participants discuss the course and present a This year’s CCLA class will graduate on Wilson stressed the college’s need for effec- The second unit focuses on leading indi- learning project designed to help foster leader- April 1st. At graduation, each of the class’s tive, authentic leadership. vidual performance. Participants learn how to ship and cohesion within the CC community. four teams will present their learning project. “We need committed people who have acquire talented people, as well as manage and Students were invited to attend the Presi- The learning projects for this year include new integrity, and who will uphold our institution’s enhance individual performance. dent’s Lunch and learn about the CCLA, even employee on boarding, employee recognition core values,” Wilson said. “What we are look- Once participants have learned how to lead though the program is designed for CC staff and awards, the campus workplace climate, and ing to do here is build, strengthen, and renew people individually, they move on to the third members. campus community building. internal leadership.” unit, which teaches them how to lead a team. CC junior Mark Giannetti was glad he was “This program is designed for emerging In order to participate in the CCLA, a faculty “Although leadership is an individual quality, able to attend the event as a student. leaders who have performed well in the past, member must be nominated by a supervisor, the most important work done in an organi- “It was interesting to see the inner workings to help them grow,” said Wilson. “We are very complete an “Insights” personality profile, zation is usually carried out in a team,” said of the staff of CC and how they contribute to excited about it, and what it means for this and commit to attend and fully engage in all Tucker. This unit teaches participants the ele- continuing the education among the adminis- campus…We can all make a difference, and program sessions. ments of an effective team, the importance of tration on campus,” said Giannetti. that’s what the Colorado College Learning Program organizer Steve Tucker explained encouraging diversity, and how to turn conflicts Rakhi Voria, another CC junior, also appreci- Academy teaches us to do.” Lois Quam touts liberal arts versatility as key to “New Green Economy”

Phoebe Parker-Shames impact the health of every man, woman and that change. solar panels and green energy from China,” she “I’ve often been asked whether America will said. Staff Writer child on the planet if left unaddressed. That issue was, of course, climate change, Quam be the country to lead that transition,” Quam She said that it is in part institutions like CC said. The tons of carbon we pump into the at- said. “But now, after two wars, the Great Re- and other liberal arts colleges that may help If you’ve ever wondered what color the job mosphere negatively impact the quality of the cession and our leaders in Washington unable give America the edge over competitors in market might look like when you graduate air we breathe, leading to a rise in respiratory to reach consensus on the way forward, the this new and vastly different economic scene. from CC, Lois Quam has an answer for you: illnesses. Rising water levels lead to the spread answer to that question is not as clear.” Quam applauded the liberal arts education, and green. of waterborne illnesses and disease. Quam believes that our fiercest competi- particularly the block plan, in giving students The mother of CC student Ben Quam, and Based on these convictions, as well as tor for leadership of the new green economy the key ability of versatility. a leader of the emerging New Green Economy economic benefits and concerns of national se- could come from the Far East. “Take things from different places and com- movement and health care reform gave a talk curity, Quam is advocating for a rehaul of the “The West may one day trade its dependency bine them,” she said. “Above all, don’t be afraid entitled “The Promise of the New Green current economy. She explained that broad and on oil from the middle east to dependency on to change.” Economy” as part of the H. Chase Stone Me- sweeping changes are coming to our economy, morial Lecture series on Monday, March 1. as drastic as the industrial revolution. Quam began her career in health care reform, “I realized that unless we addressed climate but soon realized that there was an even bigger change soon, nothing else might matter,” she problem that needed to be solved. said. “It will effect every business and every I began to see another issue looming on the industry.” horizon, one with the potential to negatively However, it may not be America that leads March 5, 2010 News 3 Discriminatory graffiti marks up student government election posters in Loomis Elizabeth Findell News Editor

The run-up to the CCSGA election turned ugly Sunday morning as several candidates’ posters were vandalized with discriminatory graffiti. Sometime around 1 a.m. on February 28, Loomis residents noticed alterations to post- ers in the first floor stairwell for Marie Blanc and Stephanie Coba, both of whom ran for Executive Vice President. On Blanc’s photos, someone darkened the candidate’s teeth and wrote “Now you can’t see me” next to it. A talking bubble had been added to the photo of Coba on her poster with the words “I heart pussy” added to it. The posters were immediately removed; and the Dean’s Office, Loomis RLC, Minority Student Life, Campus Activities and CCSGA President David Carlson were all notified. Carlson said he was disturbed and could not remember any similar election problems in the past few years. “Have posters been defaced in the past? Of course. But never to my knowledge has it been in such an obviously racially motivated way,” Carlson said. “It was clearly targeted vandal- ism.” Carlson cited an incident earlier this year in the dorm, when posters depicting gay couples were repeatedly ripped down. Photo: Josh Raab Have posters been Becca Spiegel, Vice President of Student Concerns, and Angela Cobian, newly elected CCSGA President, lead a discussion on discrimination. defaced in the past? Of “ don’t know what the intent was but I do know denouncement of the graffiti. sions about issues of discrimination, race and course. But never to my it was utterly and completely inappropriate.” “We live in a community where this should gender, plans to continue conversations about knowledge has it been CCSGA and Minority Student Life had a not be tolerated,” Cobian said. such issues on campus. Carlson said that CC- meeting on Monday and decided to hold a SGA considered a number of responses to the in such an obviously campus forum, sponsored by the Not in Our I am disappointed graffiti, but decided to move forward with the racially motivated way. Town committee, to discuss the incident. Nei- election as scheduled and continue to allow the ther Blanc nor Coba was part of the decision at what was done and candidates to campaign as they wished. to hold the forum, and neither attended. “ “I am disappointed at what was done and David Carlson strongly believe it “We decided this was an appropriate time to should not happen at strongly believe it should not happen at CC,” ” spawn an impromptu forum in an effort to Coba said. “However, I am also aware it hap- “This is not the first time that discriminatory bring about some kind of positive response to CC. However...it was pened on a Saturday night in a big dorm. This vandalism has happened in Loomis this year,” this,” Carlson said. means it was probably just someone who had he said. CCSGA executives Angela Cobian and probably just someone been drinking and thought what they were While it seemed evident that the vandalism Becca Spiegel facilitated the discussion, which who had been drinking writing was funny.” to Blanc’s posters was racial, it was unclear was held on Wednesday evening in Gaylord. and thought what they Blanc declined to be interviewed for this whether the desecration of Coba’s was bias- Only ten people attended, and several students article, however wrote on the wall of her public motivated. expressed disappointment about the the low were writing was funny. Facebook supporters’ group that the incident “I guess you can see it as a gender slur,” Coba turnout. would not affect her campaign. said. “Someone thinks I might be a lesbian, “It’s clearly not a big enough deal because Stephanie Coba Coba and Blanc will be competing in a which is not true.” there’s nobody here,” student Addison Petti run-off election on Monday, March 8 for the “I’d like to think that it was just someone who said. ” Executive Vice President position. had a few too many on Saturday night, but I Others agreed that the school’s response “I think [discrimination] happens more than don’t think there’s enough evidence to suggest to the incident was not significant enough, people find out about,” said Spiegel. Courtney Cox and Scott Ventrudo contributed that it wasn’t [discriminatory],” Carlson said. “I and Cobian called for an immediate public Not in Our Town, which sponsors discus- reporting to this article. Students elect their 2010-2011 CCSGA execs continued from page 1 valuable resource that’s not being used.” Complex and where the college should next between the students and the administration of Carriage House. Finally, Presidential candidate Cobian was allocate its resources. the college. The candidates for Constitutional Vice Presi- asked how she would balance the need for Veres stated that her peers have voiced their “I would take advantage of the chain of com- dent were asked how they would help student financial aid with the budget problems the dissatisfaction with Cornerstone and that they mand that being on CCSGA offers to connect groups maintain themselves. Moore stated that would have rather seen the funds allocated with the administration,” said Veres. she wanted to “encourage student groups to As a student on somewhere else on campus that has more Coba proposed that she would hold round- get recognized and chartered” and that student financial aid, there’s no traffic. Veres also said that she would hold a table discussions facilitated by CCSGA that stu- group liaisons need to “be on their toes at all “ forum for CC students as Vice President of dent and department representatives could be times.” way in heck I’d let [the Student Concerns so that students can share a part of in order to facilitate dialogue between Ornelas agreed and added that she would budget] diminish, but I their opinions regarding the future allocation students and faculty. teach the student group liaison to set a coher- of resources. Voting for these five executive positions took ent agenda for their group so that there is understand the budget Spiegel echoed Veres’ response, stating that organization within the group all year. strains the college faces. “students are upset that Cornerstone doesn’t What it comes down The Vice President of Student Concerns get used much for central events on campus”. candidates spoke passionately about how many Angela Cobian She said that the school’s next focus should be to is responding to the CC students are not informed about campus ” the library, which she thinks needs to be more “great, creative, unique happenings. Veres stated “students need to be comprehensive and interactive. more informed.” college faces. Sophomore Connie Jiang, CCSGA’s current Fi- [event] ideas that...CC Spiegel responded in a similar fashion, adding “As an ex-officio of the Budget Committee, I nancial Vice President, expressed her concerns students want to go to. that she would like to “find a way for everyone would be very conscientious of which student about the CCSGA Finance Committee being to know what’s going on on campus, even if to appoint to the Budget Committee. The labeled as a “party planning committee” rather Mark Giannetti they aren’t actively involved.” Board of Trustees heavily relies on student than a group that contributes to important When asked how CCSGA representatives input,” Cobian said. “As a student on financial campus groups and events. ” could improve the website, several candidates aid, there’s no way in heck I’d let it diminish, Giannetti responded to Jiang’s concerns by place on Thursday, March 5th in Worner Center had tangible ideas. but I understand the budget strains the college stating that the Finance Committee sponsors and via email. The runoff election for Execu- “There should be a stronger commission be- faces.” events that are popular on campus, even if they tive Vice President will take place on Monday, tween CCSGA members and its constituencies. After the Election Commission asked these are parties. “We’re funding student events that March 8 from 7am – 7pm. I think we should have real time messaging on pre-written questions, students in the audience people go to,” Giannetti said. “What it comes When asked what her main concern would the CCSGA website where a representative is were able to ask any questions they had for the down to is responding to the great, creative, be as CCSGA President, Cobian said, “I’d like always available to answer students’ questions,” candidates. unique ideas that the vast majority of CC to create a more cohesive community. As we said Coba. Junior Sloan Danenhower asked the Vice students want to go to.” get farther into our college career, our social Johnson suggested that the website have a President of Student Concerns candidates Finally, junior Jacquie Tilden posed a question groups tend to crystallize. We need a collective blog that debriefs the CCSGA meetings and to speak about the overall student sentiment to the Executive Vice President candidates consciousness on this campus between student allows for student feedback. “The website is a regarding the newly built Cornerstone Arts asking them how they would act as a liaison groups, departments, and classes.” 4 March 5, 2010 Features Recipe for happiness: love, laughs and cheetahs

Julia Livick freshman year. summited K2 via bicycle. She enthusiastically Guest Writer “I found myself drawing cheetahs every handed out chocolate dog food cupcakes to her day in my notebook. Then I realized how gullible peers. A quick glance around Llamapaloooza proves beautiful they were,” Charlotte explained. “Believe it or not, they were gone at the end that CC attracts the slightly bizarre. The Charlotte’s love for animals formed during of the day!” she said. Colorado College is a place where students don her childhood on a Vermont farm. Her rural She has also booby-trapped the Worner 80’s prom dresses and childhood gymnastics hometown is appropriately named Charlotte Quad with three miles of string, covered Jeff leotards for no reason in particular, where the (though pronounced “shar-LOT”). The family Cathey’s office with hundreds of water-filled student populous wildly paints their respec- pets include horses, dogs, cats and a diabetic Dixie Cups and planted a remote-controlled tive faces at every possible occasion, where donkey named Hector that Charlotte describes farting machine underneath a massage table unicycles are often the preferred method of as “very overweight but very happy.” A mem- that was set up in Tutt Library during exam transportation and where one of the most ber of the CC equestrian team, her passion week. highly regarded events of the year involves a for horses is almost as great as her passion for Charlotte has recently begun designing what cross-dressing competition. Yet on a campus cheetahs. she calls a “funny room” in her Weber Street where eccentricity is ordinary, there is one indi- A visit to the Hardie residence explains how home. vidual who stands out. Her name is Charlotte Charlotte became such an animated individual. “Everything in the room has to make you Hardie. The backyard includes a giant tree swing, a laugh. There are hot air balloons, pandas eating Energetic, friendly, quirky, and usually wear- trampoline and a red bouncy ball, six feet in apples, cheetahs—of course, a remote control ing animal-print spandex, Charlotte cruises diameter; toys capable of making anyone feel bird so when you step into the room you have around campus on Duma, her cheetah-themed like a six-year-old. The large barn contains to wear a helmet so you don’t get a bruise, a Razor scooter. Named for the Afrikaans trans- a stage and costume-stocked dressing room, trampoline, lots of pranks, colors,” she ex- lation of “cheetah”, the scooter has been deco- remnants of the acting camp that Charlotte’s plained. rated with yellow paint, spots, eyes, a snout and family hosted for nine summers. As children, Though her eccentric and spontaneous a tail. Charlotte, a junior International Political Charlotte and her older sister Meriwether (a behavior may suggest a spacey disposition, Economy major, speaks of the scooter as if it member of the CC class of ‘09) organized and Charlotte is very focused and has big plans for is an animate object. participated in Shakespeare plays and musicals. the future. “Duma came to CC sophomore year. He’s Today, Charlotte’s personal costume box is well “I’d love to do development work in Africa... a cheetah that looks like a scooter. He’s very equipped for any CC event. incorporating music and art in communi- personable. Fast, athletic, kind. He’s fun to be True to her fun-loving nature, Charlotte also ties there. Creativity and music always brings around,” Charlotte said. enjoys the occasional practical joke. people together,” she said.. After spending her fall semester in South “I love pranks. April Fool’s is my favorite A true individual, Charlotte encapsulates Africa, Charlotte’s cheetah gang expanded to holiday,” she said. the uniqueness and free “spirit of the Rocky include Thando Duma, a cheetah backpack, Her grandest hoax occurred last year in Mountain West” that defines CC. Whether and Saartjie (pronounced “sar-chay”), a small Worner, where she set up a booth and signs to she is hitting the slopes, playing pranks in the stuffed animal. Charlotte and Saartjie often celebrate the birthday of Austrian mountain library, or taking Duma for a spin, Charlotte wear matching bows in their hair. climber Sloof Flirpa (“April Fools” spelled Hardie never fails to entertain all who come Charlotte’s cheetah obsession began her backwards), who had, according to Charlotte, across her.. Photo: Julia Livick

Spring Break Adventures and Escapades

I’m going to California. I hear it’s beautiful in Ojai, DON’T BE where I’m going. We’re going to be surfing, chilling “and playing golf. Then we’re driving to Nevada and Lake Mead for wakeboarding, wakeskating, and wakesurfing. ALARMED Ben Polach IF YOU GET A WEIRD FEELING IN THE PIT OF ” YOUR STOMACH AFTER EATING A For break, I’m going to see my friend’s band, Funk JIMMY JOHN’S GOURMET SANDWICH. Dirty, play at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. “It’s a great scene with really fun people, a very artsy atmosphere. LOVE CAN OFTEN DO THAT. Leah Danze ” We’re just going to wander around Colorado, maybe crash in someone’s basement or someone’s “garage. It’ll be a group of 5 or 6 of us. We’re looking for adventure, some funny strange interactions with ( ( ( ( people. Or with aliens. Brielle Brilliant ” I’m skiing the first half of break and then going on an ORC backpacking trip to Zion National Park. I love “going to the backcountry and getting out of the city. 1035 GARDEN OF THE GODS RD. Brianna Traxinger 719.590.SUBS ”

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HaandBryggeriet Brewery: As strange as it sounds

Jeff Hester from yeast than usual in the making of an ComDeb Editor American double IPA. The mouth feel is warm and inviting, with a Nick Hawks decidedly non-alcoholic sweetness lingering on Staff Writer the back of the tongue. I would recommend this beer if you are a fan of sweeter IPAs; Ellie Wood however, the malt flavors of this beer are an Guest Writer entirely different style than its categorical peers, which tend to be much hoppier. All in all, I As children of the digital age, it’s easy to would applaud HaandBryggeriet for its inter- understand that there is a certain appeal in our pretation of an American classic. Drikke! culture towards instant gratification and the shiny new toys that deliver it. Sure, it’s pretty damn cool to purchase and download music Dark Force directly to your iThing in a matter of seconds, Double Imperial Wheat Stout, 9% ABV but with this sort of arrogant efficiency comes a certain counter-culture – one which appreci- When I was about seven or so, my aunt ates history and deliberate tradition rather than would always tell me that every time I tried a that which is deemed “newest” and “best”. new food or drink it would add seven years to Anyone who begs to differ that such a cultural my life; I knew back then that logic really didn’t uprising exists should go check out the print- make sense, but I went with it anyway to make ing press in Taylor and all of its bright-eyed her happy and also because everything I tried and bush-tailed volunteers, fiddling fastidiously that was prefaced with that promise was pretty with miniscule blocks of type. Yes, they know good. And it was that kind of reasoning that about Microsoft Word. served me as I passed this beer on the shelves It is this type of counter-culture that forces at Coaltrain and I convinced myself to splurge us to realize that “better” is a very relative this week. term; there are simply different ways to go Dark Force, according to the bottle and my about things. So what better realm to embrace own understanding of and experience with this kind of experimentation than the marvel- beer, is the first of its kind on the market. No ous world of beer? And no one revisits the rich one else has ever made a double imperial wheat history of brewing in a more exquisite fashion stout. I just couldn’t resist a beer that was not than the Norwegian brewery, HaandBryggeriet. only on the cutting edge of innovation but was HaandBryggeriet Brewery (don’t ask me to also a combination of so many different things pronounce it for you) is a small Norwegian I love in beer. microbrewery located in a farming town just She pours black as night with hints of a rich south of Oslo. The brewery is dedicated to mahogany color around the edges of the glass. upholding the traditions of Norwegian beer The head is about an inch tall and is a dark car- making. Their recipes are inspired by in-depth amel color, but it dissipates very quickly with historical research and attempt to imitate styles virtually no lacing. The aroma hits hard with that were immensely popular centuries ago a strong roasted character where the coffee, but are not likely to be found on the shelves caramel, and fig flavors waiting to be sipped Photo: Matthew Rubin of the modern liquor store. But their recipes make their presence known while the smell of Definitely worth checking out -- at the very aren’t the only way in which HaandBryggeriet alcohol leaves the nostrils tingling slightly. out as a stout transitions more into the crisper least because of its novelty and the fact that it’s gives a nod to the past; their brewery uses And then you sip it, making sure to allow the feeling of a wheat ale with berries, figs, and like a good electronic mash up with a little bit almost no electricity as heat is recycled from beer to make friends with all the surfaces of the lingering presence of the aforementioned of everything and perfectly dropped samples. one brew to the next, and their beers ferment your tongue. Roasted caramel and coffee come coffee. At first, I was apprehensive about -NJH and carbonate naturally within the bottle rather on the forefront, especially the coffee which is this change, but ultimately it leaves you with than adding them artificially at the end of the smoothed out by flavors of chocolate and tof- a much more refreshing aftertaste than you process. Sure, HaandBryggeriet is quite the fee. As the flavor carries on upon exhaling, the would expect from a beer that comes on with pricey import when it comes to craft beers, mouthfeel changes dramatically as what started the robustness as this one does. but the styles and flavors they bring out with their unique brewing techniques make for a purchase that is a little more guiltless. Trust me, different can be better.

Dobbel Dram Double Imperial IPA, 9% ABV

In the elite circle of American beer afi- cionados, an imperial double IPA is to the discerning beer enthusiast’s palette as apple pie is to a good American housewife. HaandBryg- geriet has attempted to recreate this venerable American institution with English hops and three types of malt. The result? A distinctly non-American imperial double IPA with an emphasis on the lingering sweetness of malt rather than the bitterness typically associated with this variety of brewing. The pour of this beer is indicative of the overall experience to come. An opaque amber in color, the frothy head of this beer gives off faint whiffs of caramel and fruity hops. My roommate’s first reaction to the smell was that of an artificial apple cider. The notes from the 15% OFF blend of malts have withstood HaandBryg- geriet’s unique bottling and fermenting process, or free whereas the hops seem already to be lacking. The taste however, does not sing to the full- delivery bodied flavor of the English-style hops. The bitterness of the hops seems to be encapsu- with coupon only lated in the sweetness of the malts; it’s almost as though HaandBryggeriet has de-clawed their intensity. This mellow flavor may be a result of the extra malts combined with more esters 6 March 5, 2010 Comment & Debate Can’t stop, won’t stop: the granted freedoms of American hip-hop

Gordon Matthewson cha heard” is hilarious, but in many other Even with the business competition, it speak about stealing and violence? Maybe. Guest Writer countries he could have been put behind bars doesn’t seem like rappers have much to But I think I speak on the behalf of many for sticking things much less offensive than impede their way. If you take out any internal when I say that I would much rather see Lil’ “En mi pais, no tenemos mucho liberdad, me **** in people’s ears. Tupac repeatedly spoke feuds in the rap circuit, there is really just Wayne arrested for weapons charges than for entiendes?” This translates to: In my country, of murder in cold blood. Biggie’s rhymes one aggressor, known all too well to hip-hop child molestation. Sure, it doesn’t set the best we don’t have much freedom, you understand indicate that he would have had no problem society. He has been keeping you down since example when they are caught with drugs and me? tying your daughter up in a basement, and I day one; making sure you don’t get a job, see- guns, but it could be worse. I nodded and said I did, a bit confused don’t dare analyze Immortal Technique’s lyr- ing to it that you visit the state penitentiary American rappers take a lot for granted: as to what this had to do with my comment ics in a public forum. Misogyny and violence as often as possible, and keeping your family as tough as it is growing up in the Bronx, about liking the rap tune our Moroccan friend are the hymns that outraged interest groups on welfare. He represents everything ill and it sucks to try to get a rap career going in had just showed me. around the country, singing them to anyone evil about our government. He taxes your Turkmenistan. The only rapper who wouldn’t “This guy, he is in jail three years for dissing that will listen to their woes about how rap children’s allowance when they buy lollipops, be subjected to permanent testicle clamps in el rey,” he said, with a point of his finger at the is corrupting our children. The thing is, they he evicts you from your home, he arrests you mention of the diss. never do anything about it. A “parental advi- when all you’re trying to do is relax with your I held the American tongue in my mouth sory” logo on the bottom right hand corner crew after a hard week of work. I am talking, American rappers that was about to lash out and criticize such of your favorite rapper’s album only makes of course, about the Man. Rappers have been take a lot for granted: as foul abuses of a human’s right to free speech, it 10,000 times cooler and more attractive fighting the Man tooth and nail since the day “tough as it is growing saying nothing instead. In retrospect, this was to the children that anti-rap groups seek to they began spitting hot fire into a microphone, a wise decision. An American girl we were at keep albums away from. Did Eminem ever and it is by defeating him in battle that they up in the Bronx, it sucks the pool with reacted fiercely, saying, “That’s care that he was forced to light the fire in his get their beats on the radio. to try to get a rap career ridiculous! He shouldn’t be thrown in jail for fireplace with angry letters from mothers in- This being said, he has powerful henchmen: going in Turkmenistan. that! Shouldn’t he be able to say whatever he stead of newspaper? Not particularly, he was the po-lice. Everyone has heard about Lil wants?” and other protests of a similar nature. also wiping his ass with the money from his Wayne being sent to jail for weapons charges Our Moroccan friend met this outburst with a incredible record sales. This phenomenon has and, although I will not comment on the that country is Will Smith. And lets face it face of ugly contempt. been pretty common in the rap world: rappers quality of his music, I will say that his arrest folks, we’ve all seen Hitch: Will Smith doesn’t” It is hard to imagine a rapper being thrown piss off edgy mothers and activist groups was bound to happen. He didn’t get in much have the “raw materials” for testicle clamps to into jail for what he says in this country. If for minorities such as the mentally disabled. trouble for having over a pound of weed be effective anyway. Growing up in Camden, the standards of free speech that are present These groups speak out publicly, thereby and an ounce of cocaine and ecstasy in his New Jersey is rough, but I would warrant that making their kids all the more likely to silently bus, but the hammer eventually dropped, and growing up in Johannesburg, South Africa is It is hard to imagine worship the alleged hateful lyricists while still felony gun charges that stemmed from a 2007 much worse. Crack use runs rampant in many attending the “clean up our airwaves” rally concert were what did him in. areas of the United States, but it takes far a rapper being thrown their parents dragged them to on a Saturday T.I. is set to be released from jail on March fewer lives than AIDS; the life expectancy in “into jail for what he says afternoon. 26th, after doing over 1,000 hours of commu- Niger is 42 partly because of the disease. Arts in this country. If the Rappers on top have it pretty nice. Stay out nity service before he was sentenced. DMX and culture aren’t exactly flourishing in Soma- of rap feuds, and the only enemies you will has done various 60-90 day stints in jail over lia right now, and Kim Jong Il doesn’t seem to standards of free speech have are enraged citizens who don’t stand a the span of his career, Cam’ron and Gucci be too down with blunts and 40’s. that are present in, say, chance of throwing salt in your flow, except Mane have both had their fill of legal troubles. Hip-hop, like many forms of music, serves Saudi Arabia existed in for all those other chump rappers who claim One of my favorite favorite eccentricities of partly to expose social injustice. America has that they’re at the top. I, Fat Joe am at the any artist I listen to has always been Old Dirty no shortage of problems. But take a step the United States, rap top! No, it is I, 50 Cent, who controls the Bastard, who sold crack out of his mansion back, and you’ll realize that even at its worst, and hip-hop as we know charts! Lil Wayne is the best rapper alive! while sitting on millions of dollars…the list America ain’t that bad. Lil Wayne is seeing it would cease to exist. Some rappers take part in this charade more goes on. It would be bigoted to say that all some jail time, Lil Kim spent a year in jail, and than others; I have a suspicion that Del the rappers are criminals, even if plenty of them Lil Boosie just got sentenced to a few years Funkee Homosapien has always preferred have criminal records. This fact has little to in the pen. However, they should all still be playing Sega Genesis to getting in shouting do with the fact that they rap. I read an inter- thankful that they’re never going to get locked in, say, Saudi Arabia existed in the United ” matches that are doomed to be inconclusive. view once with a small metal band in my fa- up for dissing el presidente. States, rap and hip-hop as we know it would You have many enemies in the rap business: vorite skateboarding magazine, Big Brother, in cease to exist. Kanye West would definitely Dr. Dre has said “I haven’t made any friends which the lead singer of the band mentioned be in jail: his “George Bush does not care in the rap game”, and 50 Cent rolls around in a bemused manner that the drummer was about black people” line would have done with an entourage that could probably cause into really weird stuff…things too graphic to him in, if not his jackass behavior. Rakim’s the Israeli army some grief, or at least some print in a family-oriented publication. line: “Stick my **** in your ear and **** what quality afternoon entertainment. So is it really that bad that rappers openly

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Ellie Wood This tool, known as “Reconciliation,” allows for this new CLASS Act…if you’re going to A recent CNN poll found that 75% of all Guest Writer for budgeted items to pass in the Senate with say that all these Medicare cuts are improving Americans believe that Congress should either a simple majority of only 51 votes. 51 votes the solvency of Medicare, which what they abandon the existing bill and start over, or It is a matter of fact that Americans tend to that Nancy Pelosi claims she already has. But say, then you can’t use the money to fund the simply drop health care reform altogether. have very short memories. In the realm of reconciliation cannot pass sweeping health creation of another government program.” It Obama seems to have chosen to ignore this health care reform, this collective memory care reforms. is the promise of this new government health reality. The President has repeatedly stated loss is even more pronounced. How many The Democrats plan to use this process care program that is tantamount to the Demo- that he is open to incorporating Republican presidents have proposed sweeping health as a means of shifting Medicare revenues to crats’ reform platform. ideas, but that Democrats would go forward care reforms? The answer? Four out of the fund a new program or expanding existing past eight American presidents have attempt- government payments to the states to use for ed to overhaul the health care system. The Medicaid payments. The proponents of this proof will ultimately be seen in the pudding, plan claim that their efforts will be used to cut but Obama has affixed his legacy and that of taxes, expand small business insurance policies, the fate of the Democratic majority in Con- reduce costs for current plans, and decrease gress to a thrice-sunken ship. the deficit. These claims, however, are com- According to respected political analyst pletely illogical. Charlie Cook, the proposed health care The Congressional Budget’s Office projects reform is nothing short of a hideous amalgam that the policies passed through reconciliation of political concessions: “It’s like an ugly baby. will reduce the deficit by a whopping $132 Only a mother could love it at this point.” It billion in the next ten years. According to Rep. is only in the birth of this ugly baby will ulti- Paul Ryan, R-Wis, this number is completely mately reveal itself to be either the Democrats’ falsified, “The legislation that’s been put in Messiah or Antichrist. front of them is full of smoke, mirrors, and Apparently, a reformation is coming. After gimmicks…If you take all of the double months of embittered debate in both the counting out of the bill, which the CBO can’t House and the Senate, it looks as though the do because that’s the way it’s put in front of Democrats are willing to sell their souls to the them, this thing has a $460 billion deficit in devil in order to pass any sort of health care the first 10 years, and a $1.4 trillion deficit in Graphic: Erick Nelson reform. In the words of Nancy Pelosi, “Time the second ten years.” is up.” Ryan goes on to give evidence of the falla- Reconciliation will only pass items related to on their own in passing the reform bill if And indeed it is. Desperate times call for cies associated with double counting, “Let me budgeting purposes. It will not allow for de- he did not see any evidence of Republican desperate measures. The Democrats have de- give you an example. It double counts Medi- livery system reform or the insurance market cooperation. cided to wield a decidedly partisan budgetary care cost savings. It double counts increased reform, which have been vetted by experts as Continued to page 8 tool to push through its health care legislature. taxes for Social Security, increased premiums the most important parts of a reform bill. Filibuster anything that moves: the obstructive agenda of the Republicans

Ben Quam provide funding for workers. At one point, and amalgamation of the races in our (South- conversations of political operatives… One Catalyst Columnist when Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) begged ern) states.” page, headed “The Evil Empire,” pictures Republicans today are keen to talk about how him to drop his objections Bunning replied, Harry Reid, the current Senate Majority Obama as the Joker from Batman, while House “Washington D.C. is broken.” It’s become “Tough shit.” Later on in the debate, which Leader, took a lot of heat from Republicans Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority one of their main talking points. They lead dragged on until midnight, Bunning made clear when he said during the debate on health care, Leaders Harry Reid are depicted as Cruella into every editorial or speech with a denun- his commitment, or lack thereof, to out-of- “…all Republicans have come up with is this DeVille and Scooby Doo, respectively.” Repub- slow down, stop everything, let’s start over. ciation of the backroom deals and gridlock work Americans, “I have missed the Kentucky- lican obstructionism is not based off serious You think you’ve heard these same excuses that exists in congress. Scott Brown, the new South Carolina game that started at 9:00,” he considerations about the merits of proposed before, you’re right. When this country belat- Republican wanna-be-lumberjack in the Senate, said, “and it’s the only redeeming chance we edly recognized the wrongs of slavery, there legislation; it’s a cynical attempt to mislead the repeated his mantra recently, “there’s such a had to beat South Carolina since they’re the were those who dug in their heels and said, public. logjam in Washington, and people want us only team that has beat Kentucky this year.” slow down, it’s too early. Let’s wait. Things Conservatives want it both ways, they try to to do better. They want us to help solve the There’s a time and a place to reduce the deficit, aren’t bad enough. When women spoke up block any attempt at reform in Congress, and problems that are affecting Americans in a very but reducing it on the backs of unemployed, for the right to speak up, they wanted to vote, then tell the public to vote for them because real way.” working class Americans is especially heartless. some insisted, slow down, there will be a better “Washington is broken.” Jim Bunning gave a Undoubtedly one of these problems, if not Mr. Bunning’s ruthless tactics are not new, day to do that. The day isn’t quite right. When face to that effort this past week, but it’s been the largest problem, that is affecting Americans and he’s not some rogue Senator doing this all this body was on the verge of guaranteeing going on all year. And not just this Congress, is unemployment. The current unemployment by himself. Although unemployment benefits equal civil rights to everyone, regardless of conservatives have used these same tactics the color of their skin, some senators resorted rate is a whopping 10.6% of the American were eventually passed (after forcing states against civil rights, voting rights, women’s suf- to shut down services and then reboot them to the same filibuster threats that we hear workforce according to the U.S. Bureau of frage and health care reform. Serious restruc- after), Bunning’s story not only fits with the today.” Reid is right. When history looks back Labor Statistics. One in every ten Americans is turing is needed in how the Senate conducts general strategy that Republicans have been us- on Republican cries of “socialism,” “tyranny,” looking for work and can’t find it. Having a job ing for over a year now (filibuster anything that and “outrageous spending” these quotes will its business; perhaps if this had been realized means having a steady source of income. One moves), but it’s part of a much larger history be filed away along with Mr. Russell’s filibuster before, civil rights legislation could have of the “very real ways” in which government of conservatives obstructing progressive poli- rant. The current Republican debate is an exact passed decades earlier. One of our founding helps people who have been laid off is through cies to bring civil rights, voting rights, health extension of the fear-based filibusters of the fathers, Alexander Hamilton, said about the unemployment benefits, a lifeline extended care reform, and many others. past, designed to score political points and stop filibuster, “all provisions which require more to unemployed workers by a combination of The tool for this obstruction is the afore- progressive reform. than the majority of any body to its resolu- federal and state governments so that they have mentioned filibuster, whereby a minority in Part of the reason we know Republicans tions, have a direct tendency to embarrass the some steady, though smaller, income while congress can force a super majority, sixty votes, aren’t serious about efforts to have a mean- operations of the government, and an indirect they search for work. Without unemployment to vote to end debate on a policy. If the party ingful debate is because their leaked strategy one to subject the sense of the majority to benefits, a social safety net that was developed can’t get sixty votes, the other side just keeps memos show exactly were they stand. This that of the minority. ... The history of every during the Great Depression, workers would talking until they give up. Strom Thurmond, week Politico obtained a copy of a confidential political establishment in which this principle immediately be cut off entirely. So when unem- the former senator (and proud racist) from Republican National Committee fundraising has prevailed, is a history of impotence, per- ployment benefits were set to expire this past South Carolina famously talked for twenty-four presentation, which details “‘plans to raise plexity, and disorder.” So when Republicans Sunday, the Senate pushed for a routine thirty hours straight, including reading out of the money this election cycle through an aggressive say, “Washington is broken”, what they really day extension that would keep benefits flowing phone book, in order to filibuster the Civil campaign capitalizing on ‘fear’ of President mean is that they broke it. They broke it the to the over 1.2 million Americans without work. Rights Act of 1957. The Civil Rights Act of Barack Obama and a promise to ‘save the same way conservatives have been breaking Enter Senator Jim Bunning, Republican 1964 was also filibustered; Senator Richard country from trending toward socialism.’” “In it for centuries: by rendering our Congress a of Kentucky. Senator Bunning decided this Russell of Georgia stated during the debate neat PowerPoint pages, it lifts the curtain on body that the founders never wanted it to be, was where he had to finally draw the line on “We will resist to the bitter end any measure or the often-cynical terms of political market- a body reduced to “impotency, perplexity, and government spending and proceeded to single- any movement which would have a tendency ing, displaying an air of disdain for the party’s disorder.” handedly block all Senate action that tried to to bring about social equality and intermingling donors that is usually confined to the barroom 8 Comment & Debate March 5, 2010

Swimming in money & Dems continue blood: Seaworld suffers to push health from milking the cash whale care against the public’s will Nick Hawks and 60 years old, respectively, in the when they probably know it’s a really wild and live within social structures bad idea?” Staff Writer Continued from page 7 referred to as matrilines that are Answering the first question is much I’ve never actually been to SeaWorld headed by a single matriarch. easier. Tilikum was not born in captiv- So what is it that the Democrats are gearing up Orlando, but, from what I hear, it Their vocalizations and patterns ity and being kept in concrete tanks to accomplish? In a press conference on Wednes- sounds like a great, family-friendly of communication are exceptionally for over 26 years where his ability to day, Obama refuted the claim that the Democrats place. They’ve got all sorts of complex and different dialects exist communicate was essentially elimi- are “ramming” the health care bill through Con- amusement park rides and gift shops among varying groups. And it is the nated and where he was subjected gress. With the 2009 passing of comprehensive and restaurants and, of course, the combination of these varying dialects to be trained to perform in confined health care reforms in both the House and the ever-popular killer whale shows. Un- and the passing of learned behaviors spaces made him completely neurotic. Senate, the former with a majority and the latter fortunately, though, for a number of from one generation to the next that It is comparable to a human being in with a supermajority, the Democrats have techni- recent visitors expecting this perfectly has led scientists writing for the Cam- solitary confinement for a quarter of cally already garnered the legitimate legislation picturesque, Griswold family vacation bridge Journals to conclude that the a decade. Of course Tilikum’s horribly needed to champion their cause. Reconciliation, in Orlando, Florida, it wasn’t exactly “complex and stable vocal and behav- upset, not mentally stable and, as a re- in theory, will only be used to pass a “small pack- all smiles and sunshine. ioral cultures of sympatric groups of sult, lashing out against humans. How age of fixes” to the existing bill after the House On February 24th, 2010, just two killer whales (Orcinus orca) appear to could he not be? passes the Senate health care reform bill; it will be Wednesdays ago, a 40 year old Sea- have no parallel outside humans and In response to the second question, used to smooth out the differences between the World trainer by the name of Dawn represent an independent evolution of despite all of the possible arguments two bills. The final step in this exhausting legisla- Brancheau drowned to death in front cultural faculties.” in favor of SeaWorld and their pro- tive process will be for President Obama to sign of a number of lingering audience All of this is to say that Orca whales motion of “education” and “con- the reform into law. members after being violently dragged are amazingly intelligent creatures servation,” the only real reason that This plan is not as solid as it may seem. Nancy into the tank by Tilikum, a 6-ton killer whose mental capacities must not be comes to mind is money. Between Pelosi claims to have gathered the votes needed whale. Reports vary, but according devalued simply on the basis that they the 10 different SeaWorld locations/ to pass the Senate-approved health care bill in the to visitors, Tilikum grabbed (and by are not humans. And keep in mind amusement parks (by definition) House; however, there is evidence that suggests grabbed I mean closed his massive jaw that this is coming from someone around the United States, 1.178 billion that fiscally conservative Democrats, the so-called down on) Brancheau by the waist and who loves eating all sorts of animals dollars is generated in revenue annu- Blue Dog Coalition, may not jump on the health thrashed her around before swimming (not whales, though) and would not in ally. And SeaWorld Orlando alone sees care bandwagon. The current bill also allows for around underwater with her in his any way consider myself a true PETA 6.2 million visitors every year. abortion coverage, a clause that many Representa- mouth until she died. sympathizer. Clearly there’s a financial incentive tives adamantly oppose. Senate Republicans also I know that this sounds a bit off To return to the SeaWorld event, for SeaWorld to continue its killer have a limited ability to offer amendments to the bill to delay its process in the House. What is it exactly that this health care plan is trying to accomplish? Many Americans cite the Canadian system as an example of how socialized medicine works. Contrary to what many Ameri- cans think, Canada is actually an example of how socialized health care has added to national deficit. The 2010-2011 fiscal year budget for the Canada Health Transfer is $25.4 billion. Canada, however, is facing a deficit of 53% of its total GDP. In the province of Alberta, the budget is facing a record deficit of $4.7 billion, yet it has no choice but to increase its health care spending from $12.74 bil- lion to $14.85 billion, an increase of 16.6%. Public health care is not free. Popular opinion in Alberta views the health care system much like a hemor- rhaging wound. The plan is highly inefficient and has undoubtedly led to the deficit that Canada is presently facing. If nothing else, the health care debate has illu- minated the polarizing bipartisanship of Ameri- can politics. Ironically, it has been the Republican Party that has championed the health reforms of Graphic: Erick Nelson the past ten years. After Bill Clinton’s 1994 health care bill went up in flames, it was the Republic- and that it is very sad for Brancheau’s that too needs some further context whale shows, but what I find most dis- dominated Congress that helped him in the pas- family, and trust me, I in no way mean to better appreciate the aforemen- turbing is the extent to which it is in sage of legislation such as the health care privacy to disrespect the dead. But regard- tioned irony of the situation. Tilikum, complete contradiction to SeaWorld’s act, a children’s health insurance program, and less of the moral implications of our not so free Willy, was captured Conservation Fund mission statement the Balanced Budget Act. This Republican tradi- discussing this woman’s death (dare off the coast of Iceland at the age of and goals aimed at protecting and tion of health reform continued under George I say murder), I can’t help but be two and has been in captivity for over preventing harm against wildlife. W. Bush with the passing of a drug benefit bill dumbstruck by the blatant irony of 26 years. Brancheau was not Tilikum’s Furthermore, we as a collective under the Medicare program. The record is clear: this situation. first victim; she was, in fact, the third. culture need to reevaluate what we Republicans clearly aren’t opposed to reforming At the most basic level of ironic Tilikum began his killing spree back in value as entertainment. I can’t watch the American health care system; Republicans are analysis, this trainer was killed by a the early 90s when he was an accom- Dumbo anymore because it makes opposed to indiscriminate spending. killer whale. Huh, I wonder why they plice to the murder of a female trainer me sad and I got fairly choked up Is Obama destined to follow the same fate call Orcas “killer whales”. Maybe it’s at Sealand of the Pacific, which is watching Free Willy the other day. that befell Nixon, Carter, and Clinton? Will the because they’re one of the most intel- near Victoria, British Columbia. The While subjecting intelligent creatures Democrats succeed in the draconian measures ligent and badass predatory mammals second incident occurred after he had to entertain us through training may used to bring their ambitious reconciliation plans on the planet. Their taxonomy says been moved to SeaWorld Orlando. He not technically be considered cruelty, to fruition? The majority of Americans no longer it all as their genus name, Orcinus, was at the scene of the crime (his own it is definitely not okay. And it should believe that Congress should go forward with means “of or belonging to the tank) where a 27 year-old man was definitely not be allowed to continue health care reform, yet Obama and the Demo- kingdom of the dead” and based on found dead and naked in the water, just so a bunch of spaced-out, yup- crats are paying no lip-serve to this stark reality. its assonance, it could give people the having snuck in after operating hours. pie tourists can sit around in their The United States of America should not be idea that it means “whale that brings Investigators noted that the man had floral print visors chanting “SHAMU, burdened with an inefficient, slapdash, partisan death” or “demon from hell.” been bitten either before or after SHAMU, SHAMU!” as they anxiously health care plan. Let’s wait until popular opinion Killer Whales also known as Orca death. Once again, huh. wait to be splashed by a wild creature is aligned with the actions and beliefs of our whales have cone-shaped teeth Two questions should be coming that hates its life and who still can’t lawmakers. If not, America may find itself with designed specifically for tearing flesh. up in your head at this point. The first make a point to SeaWorld even after a chronically diseased deficit that might end up They prey on a number of different being, “what is motivating Tilikum to killing three different people. killing the country its trying to cure. species of animals ranging from fish kill people?” And the second being, to birds to seals, sharks, and, at times, “why the hell is SeaWorld so bent on even sperm whales and blue whales. continuing to hold, train, and swim Females and males can live to be 90 with these predatory mammals even March 5, 2010 9 Sports Why all the cool kids are playing fantasy baseball

Gregory Siegel I find that it’s a great way to keep in touch Staff Writer with old friends that you have trouble finding time to talk to. I’ve been in a league with nine Major League Baseball’s opening day is now friends for five years, and it’s made maintain- less than a month away. For those who bleed ing contact with them (who I quite honestly the colors of the Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs, or wouldn’t otherwise be in touch with) easy— any other team, this is exciting news. However, even if our conversation is trade related. for those sports fans who find baseball mind The most exhilarating and epic part of numbingly boring, the start of the season fantasy baseball occurs before the season is meaningless. And it continues to be so begins: the almighty fantasy draft. This is when during the seemingly endless baseball season. everyone in your league selects players for Although I have been a lifelong fan of my their teams one by one. The multi-hour event hometown team, I understand it can be tough is fueled with drama. When you have your eye for anyone who didn’t grow up with the sport on someone you NEED on your team and to enjoy it. the person selecting before you takes them Sports fans, don’t frown at the thought of instead...blood will boil. the approaching summer sports agenda, there If you are already a baseball fan, you will is a cure for its doldrums. Not only will my love having some of your favorite team’s method provide a great way to enjoy the base- players on your own team. Whenever Derek ball season, but it is the perfect conversation Jeter hit a homerun last year, I was thrilled topic with the ladies. Yes… fantasy baseball is for my beloved Yankees, as well as my fantasy here to save the day! team (don’t be surprised if you start caring The game is pretty simple. A league consist- about your fantasy team a little more than your ing of a bunch of your friends and you draft hometown team). You will be torn when you major league players to create full teams. Each see one of your fantasy players pitch against week, the statistics of your players are com- your real-life team. It may very well be among piled. If your stats are better than that of your the most heartbreaking experiences this world opponent, you will win the week. The format has to offer. of the league mirrors that of the MLB, with I must warn you, fantasy may take over your a long regular season followed by the playoffs. life. A dull day during summer may involve you As the season goes on, you can add, drop or researching fantasy players for hours on end. trade players on your roster to perfect your It is extremely addicting, and often results in a team. lack of hours worked at your summer job. Playing fantasy baseball also adds entertain- When most people think about Fantasy ment to the baseball season. You will learn baseball, they man remember the scene from random facts about players, and don’t be scared Knocked Up which featured “a bunch of by how much you care about those facts. For nerds playing fantasy baseball”. While this is example, Asdrubal Cabrera hit .370 in the a partially—well, mostly true image of how it month of August. I know- it’s stunning. goes down, just remember, there is no greater You may ask: why make the commitment to honor than being crowned Fantasy Baseball follow a team for such a long period of time? Champion. Trust me. Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez , some of the stronger players in the league, are usually picked early in most fantasy baseball drafts. Photo: Flickr user chris.ptacek

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Aaron Patterson the two teams; however DU has won 153 of led by scoring threats in senior forwards Rhett offense that has totaled 111 goals on the sea- Sports Editor the 274 games played while the Tigers have Rahkshani and Tyler Ruegsegger who have son (one short of DU’s total) as well as being won 88 of those games. combined for a total of 35 goals and a total of the second-ranked power play offense, having After being swept by the University of North In recent polls released by USA Hockey 82-points. Rahkshani has also been sensational scored on 41 of their 189 opportunities. Dakota last weekend and adding to what is Magazine and CBS College Sports, the Tigers, in clutch-moments, having scored four-game Depending on how they do this weekend, now a four-game losing streak, the Colorado who at one point were ranked as high as No. 3 clinching goals. If the Pioneer offense finds its the Tigers could enter the WCHA playoffs next College Tigers look to set things straight when in the nation, are currently ranked No. 15. In groove early, it could cause major problems for weekend as either the sixth of seventh seed they face off against their bitter rival the Uni- a recent ranking by Pairwise, a system that is the Tiger’s seventh-ranked defense. and thus sending them to play Minnesota-Du- versity of Denver Pioneers this weekend in a used to simulate the 16-team NCAA tourna- The second ranked DU defense is anchored luth, St. Cloud State, North Dakota, or Wiscon- two-game series season finale. With a home-ice ment, the Tigers were ranked 20th. In those by junior goaltender Marc Cheverie who has sin in a best- of -three game series. Winners playoff game already out of reach, the Tigers same polls, the University of Denver Pioneers gone 21-3-3 in his last 27 starts and currently of the best- of- three series go to the WCHA will use this weekend’s games as momentum are currently ranked No.1 and are clearly the leads the WCHA with a 1.93 goals-against-av- Final Five in St. Paul, Minnesota which start which they will surely need come next weekend team to beat in the playoffs. erage and a 94-percent save-average. As a unit, March 18th. when the WCHA playoffs begin. A victory As well as being the top college hockey the defense has only allowed a total of 74 goals If the Tigers can pull off a victory or even a against the No. 1 ranked Pioneers could per- team in the nation, the Pioneers boast an of- in 34 games and it currently ranks number one sweep of the Pioneers, it could very well fuel haps provide that spark that the Tigers need fense and a defense that rank second in both in penalty kills. them through the playoffs and perhaps setup in order to make a deep run in the WCHA categories. The Pioneers also boast a roster If the Tigers wish to beat the Pioneer a future meeting against the rival teams come playoffs and eventually the NCAA tournament. of immense talent that features 13 NHL draft defense they will need another strong effort this April. Friday will mark the 274th meeting between picks as well four players with over 30 points from offensive leaders in seniors left-winger Faceoff is 7:37 (MT) tonight and the Tigers the Tigers and Pioneers whose rivalry began on on the season. Bill Sweat and right-winger Mike Testwuide close out the regular season at home on Satur- January 6th 1950. The Tigers have lost to DU The Pioneer’s second-ranked offense has who as a duo have combined for 32 goals and day at 7:07 (MT). just two of the last fifteen meetings between scored a total of 112 goals on the season and is 25 assists. The duo have contributed to a Tiger

After recent losses to Minnesota, the Tigers will look to end the regular season on a high note against arch rivals DU. The Pioneers have many more NHL prospects than the Tigers, but national rankings and team records are irrelevant in rivalry games like this. The Tigers will begin the WCHA playoffs following this weekend’s games. Photos: Sam Landsman March 5, 2010 11 Scene Leviathan event Alive with pretty girls, poetry and passionate jams

Ben Cronin provided from the school. That’s right, no beer! Guest Writer Alright, I did notice people sneaking in cans of beer in their jackets, and even caught the This past Saturday, the Fishbowl played host occasional glint of a flask, but it was impres- to an event run by The Leviathan, called Alive. sive to me that people were having fun without It would seem appropriate to begin a review swarming around a keg. The second moment of this event with a definitive judgment of it’s of clarity I had involved the music. It was good, merits and successes, but the only true review impressively tight, and even inspiring. that I can provide is a first-hand account of The Dutch Disease is a new group and their my experience. So, without much ado, here is a main repertoire revolves around blues, jazz and peek into my Saturday night. funk. Unlike most other bands that attempt I am currently taking a poetry workshop this often vague and non-definitive genre, the class, and one of my classmates had asked me Dutch Disease was well rehearsed and talented. to read some poems at the Fishbowl. After Admittedly, I accrued a pretty poignant man a long day of skiing, I returned to campus crush on Ethan Varian during his first blues around 7pm, and when I returned, I was fairly solo of the set; his sex appeal was undeniable, confident that the only thing I wanted to do and to say that he is the best guitarist at CC for the rest of my life was lay face down on a would do him a disservice. Anyways, I stared couch and drool. Drooling was accomplished on from behind the band as they played for for a while, until someone reminded me that a very enthusiastic crowd. A few more bands there would be pretty girls in attendance. I fan- came and went, and although I was not floored tasized that reading my poetry might insight a with any other group (this is me being a little riot inside the fishbowl, causing hysterical girls bit of a music snob), I did note that the qual- to fall into my arms and demand marriage. Af- ity of music was much higher than is usually ter meditating on this thought for a while, and found on campus. Although the acoustics of being the lazy bastard that I am, I hopped into the building were a bit strange considering the my car, drove the four blocks from Weber to lack of open space, and narrow ‘hallways,’ the Nevada and made my way towards the promise music never got too muddled or painful. It was of pretty women. damn refreshing to be at a CC event where I Somewhere in between my vehicle and the wasn’t isolated by overly imbibed college kids, Fishbowl, (a building I am still completely or drowned out of conversation by mediocre perplexed by, due to its shape and purpose), I music. caught a second wind. I played the hello game Music faded in and out as I dodged outside for a while outside, while enjoying the pleasures for cigarettes. At this point I would like to of tobacco. From the outside, Alive seemed share some miscellaneous moments that like another disappointing and nondescript defined the night for me. Leviathan was ap- CC event, but I figured I would give it a few parently running a tight ship. They had clearly minutes. I ascended into the Fishbowl, and got worked hard to organize the event, and even Photo: Max Robillard acquainted with the space. After saying hello to went to the length of hiring two security some more friendly faces, and admiring some guards for crowd control. Perhaps the most Sam Steele strums his guitar during the evening music portion of Alive. memorable (or pathetic) moment of the night well dressed girls I had never seen, I found event was the happening scene on campus. All negative aspects of the party world. And, I can was watching a student throw a box of Franzia myself in an awkward hallway being ushered in all, the night was speckled with pretty girls, safely say that there were pretty girls (and boys wine at the security officer near the door. This towards a large crowd, and a band. great music and the undeniable buzz of a suc- I suppose) for all! I am sorely disappointed was unprovoked. The guard’s course of action To be completely clear, I am usually disillu- cessful party. that I missed the actual poetry reading, but was involved looking at the box at his feet, looking sioned by the rowdy drunken scene on campus, Retrospectively, I am impressed with myself glad to have made it to see music. Everyone at the student, looking once again at the floor and am always under whelmed by bands. Sure, for having gone out into the world of CC and I saw seemed to be having a spectacular time in a defeated manner, and finally kicking the I’ve been in a few bands here and there, but I attending an event. Although I lack the infor- (except for the kid in the purple shirt who had box like a child kicks gravel. Another sublime was self-aware enough to know that I wasn’t mational foundation to provide facts about the clearly taken way too many hallucinogens), and moment involved dancing with four pretty girls really doing a service to the music scene. That organization and presentation of Leviathan’s I am certain that whether your thing is dancing, while Sexy & the Funktionals covered Erykah being said (Hey Larry David!), after relocating Alive, I will say this. If Leviathan throws an listening to good music or talking to people in Badu’s “Call Tyrone”. I was unimpressed with myself to the “Bands Only,” backside of the event again, make sure that you go. You will a less than drunken stupor, it is mandatory that the drunken beat box session that blocked the stage, I was struck by a few things. not be disappointed because it is clear that they you attend the next event thrown by Leviathan. stairs descending from the fishbowl, but was First of all- there was no beer being know how to throw a party, without the usual delighted when it was clear that Leviathan’s “Relations” freshman effort falls short continued from page 1 darker reality the submissions had seemed so than I ever could. Do you recognize my voice? show was and not be able to do all that much desperate to gloss over with tales of Tech- Do you recognize yourself? You know that to alter that.” But, as she pointed out, with we had.” This goes a long way toward ex- nicolor kisses. weird feeling in the pit of your stomach, that the greater exposure the project has received plaining what was ironically the shows greatest There was a strength in the nature of the intuition. Do you trust it? How about when from its debut, people will hopefully be more failing; how entertaining it was. script as well though, one summed up nicely in I say: when something seems too good to be inclined to address those issues in the future. This may seem an odd critique to level the title; having everything written by students true…it is.” This anonymous writer brought In the end though, the limited perspective against a performance of this kind, but given made the whole thing incredibly, well, relat- the whole show home perfectly, bringing the may have been more of a strength than a the content, the show seemed determined to able. I sat throughout the show wondering who audience to the edge of their seats waiting for weakness because, ultimately, Relations in a way stay in the comedic realm that tends to define had written these pieces, whether I knew them, confirmation, searching for any secret subtle perfectly represented the sexuality of Colorado discourse about sexuality. Instead of delv- whether these were friends of mine more com- sign that they were being spoken to behind the College. While there wasn’t accurate portrayal ing into the darker side of sexuality on CC’s fortable expressing their experiences anony- veil of anonymity, and then instantly crushing of the incredibly dark undercurrent that exists campus, the submissions dealt with subjects mously than to those who cared for them. That those hopes. It was one of the most effective in our schools sexuality, the side that lead 36% such as,DIY dildos for long distance relation- lingering hope that someone would be speak- moments in the show. of surveyed students to remark that CC has an ships, and sexiling. To be fair, there were ing to you directly was perfectly embodied in a Subjective emotional resonance aside, un- unhealthy sexual environment, there isn’t in our some profound moments buried in the group brief early monologue performed by sopho- equivocally the best single monologue in the day-to-day discourse either. It’s completely okay pieces, most notably during the discussion of more Amrit Khalsa, in which she addressed the show was towards the end, dealing with the on our campus to joke with your bros about sexile, when a girl’s banishment from her room audience directly, “This is the thing. Sometimes subject of abortion. A poetically written and the freshman biddie you fucked after the party turned into rape at the hands of the boy who I want you so badly I can’t speak. So I’ve beautifully performed piece about the afteref- on Saturday night in the most demeaning and had walked her home. The line hit like a punch written these words for some actress to speak fects of the monumental decision to end a dehumanizing terms, but much harder to have in the gut, instantly grounding the show in a on some stage instead; she’ll say them better pregnancy, it balanced the comedy of the show an honest discussion about how empty the overall with the more serious side of sexuality hook up culture is, and how alienating it can be. perfectly, providing a wonderful hint towards Gossip about who’s sleeping with who, who what this show will hopefully grow into in the so-and-so banged when they were blackout is future. all well and good, but a serious examination Unfortunately, these isolated high points of whether or not a girl actually consented will were just that. However, despite these failings, rarely be undertaken. Girls getting drunk and the directors deserve respect for making the making out with each other is a far more com- most of what they had, and sticking by their mon topic of discussion than the difficult real- guns when the submissions didn’t hit all the ity of trying to have a committed homosexual notes they were hoping they would. The relationship at this school. In that respect, then, most glaring deficiency in the show, an almost Relations did a wonderful job of talking about total lack of pieces specifically focused on sex on our campus. Hopefully in future years GBLTQ perspectives, was addressed by junior though, the conversation will be a little deeper Co-Director Sarah Rice “it was definitely a bit than the kind we’ve all had hung-over in Rastall frustrating to realize how heteronormative the on a Sunday afternoon. Photo: Elena Ketelsen 12 Scene March 5, 2010 “Skins”: a foil to popular American teen dramas

Frankie Model alpha-male. Sid is his awkward virginal sidekick not always lead to or stem from problems or follow the gang to university (an attempt that Guest Writer who is (of course) hopelessly in love with mistakes that need to be solved or righted. leads numerous teen dramas to plot difficulties Tony’s beautiful girlfriend, Michelle. In a quest “Skins” depicts a group of teenagers who do and inevitable awfulness followed by a show’s Teen dramas have been an important part of to help Sid lose his virginity, Tony sets him all of these things; but it rarely results in a cancellation). The cast is replaced every two prime time television since the late 80’s. First up with Cassie, who fills the role of the crazy, lesson learned. Each “spliff ” smoked or pill years. And the show introduces a new group there was “Degrassi,” which gave rise to “Bev- anorexic girl. Michelle’s best friend is Jal, who taken isn’t seen as a sign of a problem. And of characters. While losing the old, well-loved erly Hills, 90210,” an instant phenomenon. In is the most grounded, ambitious character. And drunken nights don’t always end with danger- cast between seasons two and three is admit- the early nineties, “90210” took difficult issues Chris, the pillpopping party boy, is the most ous mistakes. The characters grow and evolve tedly sad, one character Tony’s little sister Effy, “Degrassi” had covered such as sex, underage out of control. The final two members of the into better, wiser, young people who continue makes the transition and becomes the main drinking, drug use, and teen pregnancy, and group are unlikely best friends, Maxxie (the gay to get high and party. This depiction is very character of the third season, thus providing transplanted them to the glamorous world of character) and Anwar (the silly Muslim boy at- realistic. Most teens that do drugs aren’t ad- some sense of continuation. Not surprisingly, Beverly Hills, where overly wealthy teenagers’ tempting to come to terms with his faith). dicts. Most teens that drink aren’t immature Effy, who had a small, but unforgettable, role destructive lifestyles were largely overlooked by The first season opens with an escalating and depressed. And most teens that have sex in the first two seasons, turns out to be a crazy their overindulgent parents. The popularity of narrative of ridiculousness as the gang botches don’t get pregnant. The characters on “Skins” whirlwind of a central character for seasons “90210” then spawned the creation of a slew of a drug deal. But the episodes that follow slow act out this reality. This is not to say that their three and four. As a result, the show hasn’t extremely popular teen dramas set in affluent down to a more recognizable pace, revealing actions don’t have consequences; they often gotten old. locations: most famously, “The OC”, set in the inner complexity and problems of each of do. But “Skins” reflects real life because each While there are almost four complete Orange County (another wealthy California the seemingly stereotypical characters. Each consequence is not a behavior changing, moral- seasons of the show, each season only has community) and “Gossip Girl”, which features episode centers around one character. Some of loaded, life-lesson. The characters deal with the about ten episodes. This means that watching a host of New York City teenagers attending their problems are absurd: one episode features consequences and move on to grapple with the the entire series (which inevitably occurs after an exclusive private school on the Upper East a character losing his virginity to a married next challenge. seeing the first few episodes) can be done in a Side. woman, whose husband later comes after the Some of the difference may be due to the fraction of the time it will take to catch up to “Skins,” a teen drama popular in the UK, group. But other issues are more relatable; one fact that “Skins” is a British show, written for the final season of “LOST”. You’ll quickly be gives a more realistic portrayal of the dramatic character is abandoned by his mother, while British audiences. It seems some of the content hooked. What makes “Skins” so great is that it and exciting turmoil of youth. BBC America another struggles with accepting her parents’ would be more at home on Showtime or HBO reveals the possibility of having the occasional picked up the series after it became an instant divorce. than on BBC America. And, in fact, episodes crazy night without a resulting disaster. And hit in Europe and has just finished airing the The dramatic plots are sometimes, even are sometimes edited for American audiences. unlike “Gossip Girl” or “The OC”, “Skins” third season for American Audiences. But the often, similar to those on shows such as the This is not unexpected. Critics in the US attack suggests that in order to have a great time fourth season (which is almost over in Britain) OC and Gossip Girl. The casts of both shows shows like “Gossip Girl” for being depraved it isn’t necessary to have a limo, a California is available online. party incessantly and deal with issues such as and explicit. One episode of “Skins” can be house on the beach, a huge trust fund or a “Skins” depicts a group of teenagers living in teen sex, drug use and drinking. The difference more explicit than a whole season of “Gos- closet full of designer clothes. The lifestyle Bristol, Southwest England, as they attend their lies in the characters and in the way in which sip Girl” and “The OC” combined. This fact, depicted on “Skins” is similar to what some final two years of secondary school, called 6th these commonly portrayed issues are addressed. of course, only serves to make “Skins” more experience at CC. Like the characters on the form. The cast is made up of mostly unknown To put it simply, “Skins” deals with these issues appealing. show, CC students are fully capable of having a or little known actors. The original main char- much more realistically. “Skins” is also structured in a way for which great time while continuing to lead completely acters seem at first to fill the same stereotypical “Skins” portrays a lifestyle that I see everyday American audiences will be thankful. After cov- functional, even successful, lives. roles common to many teen dramas: The main at CC. Unlike on “Gossip Girl” or “90210”, ering the last two years of the cast’s secondary character is Tony, the attractive, manipulative, the realities of drug use, drinking and sex do school education, the show does not attempt to Stand Up and Like many of our peer institu- Be Counted tions tuition at CC covers only 10 Questions...10 Minutes....Huge impact 60% of the cost of your educa- for the next 10 years. tion. 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