Wht WWW.TRINITYTIIPOD .COM \. VOL. C NO. 6 PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF TRINITY COLLEGE SINCE 1904 NOVEMBER 2, 2004 Musical Revue is Students Support Kerry JOANNA HECHT a Melodic Success Bush has 38. Trinity students Candidate Preference NEWS EDITOR favored Kerry by well 30 percent- JAMIE TRACEY three groups of three entering on In a poll conducted by the age points more than the national ARTS CONTRIBUTOR little 'solo' sections proved Tripod, Trinity students favored statistic. For the past two years I have incredibly effective when the rest Senator John Kerry in the upcom- The Tripod poll also revealed been a member of the Musical of the cast appeared on the top ing presidential race. a substantial gap between the Revue. This fall, I had a very dif- platform. The entire ensemble all The poll, taken during peak genders. While 11.2 percent of BSush ferent experience as I traded in sung well together: the blend and mealtimes outside of Mather women supported Bush, 21.3 per- SKerry my costume for street clothes and • Nader balance was excellent, making cafeteria and the Bistro last cent of men supported the incum- nilndeclded/Othei witnessed the show from the the harmonies simply meld. Thursday, collected information bent. The largest gap could be audience's point of view. Next came the "Hairspray" about participants' student, facul- seen in the Kerry support, howev- |oanna Hecht Walking into Garmany Hall, I sequence that launched a show ty, or staff status, as well as gen- er; 84.4 percent of women sup- Students surveyed favored immediately noticed the very tra- full of great choreography. der. With 511 respondents, ported the challenger, as com- Kerry by a large margin. ditional stage set up: two giant Caitlin Mehner and Doug President George Bush received pared to 66.7 percent of the men. 15.8 percent of the votes, while This left 9.8 percent of men and collected from staff, faculty, and Kerry received 76.3 percent; 6.5 3.6 percent of women undecided. IDP students to draw any conclu- percent of respondents circled These numbers reflect a sions about their voting trends. "Other/Undecided." Ralph Nader, national trend, according to the "There are over nine million an Independent candidate, IOP study. "Bush, who enjoys college students in America, and received seven votes. stronger numbers than Kerry their vote will matter this year - A poll conducted by the among men in the general popula- especially in swing states," said Institute of Politics at Harvard tion, does not seem to have an IOP Director Philip Sharp in an University this fall indicated that, advantage over Kerry with male Oct. 21 press release. "Neither nationwide, college students college voters," their press campaign can afford to ignore favor Kerry by 13 points; the release pointed out. Senator has 52 percent, while There was insufficient data see CAMPUS on page 9 Deep The From a Sox MATT KOZLOWSKI knew that the Yankees were the p.m. to midnight block that I had Abi Moidover FEATURES CONTRIBUTOR winners, and the Sox were the los been spending in front of the The actors pose during the finale of the Hairspray segment. Here are some random - guys who didn't win so much. warm blue glow of the television? platforms of different heights. Goodman '06, who were respon- thoughts on the World Series Well that era has ended. Yes, the Yeah, I can get a lot done in that What also caught my eye were sible for the show's choreogra- from a stunned Red Sox Fan: rivalry will continue, but it will block. Like, write features arti- the 8 Seabury blocks strategically phy, did an excellent job of creat- 1. The winning team was never be quite the same. cles for the Tripod, or ... cut my placed on the lower platform and ing moves that were distinct to finally the team that was most fun 3. On a personal note, I am toenails. They seem to have got- the giant speaker suspended each series of shows. I loved the to watch. See, here's the thing - noticing an extreme amount of above center stage. I must admit, variations, having different parts the Yankees have extremely tal- free time in my schedule. That 8 see CURSE on page 16 knowing that "Urinetown" was of the cast do different steps at the ented players, but none of them is on the line-up of shows, the same time. Although the opening animated, funny, or even likely to speaker initially appeared to Be a "Hairspray" number seemed a lit- be a good guest at a dinner party. urinal. In the dim lighting, it was tle timid, the energy picked right Bernie Williams? He has the per- difficult to tell. up in the following numbers. sonality of a cereal box. Alex As far as the show's lighting Leslie Waters '06 waltzed in with Rodriguez? He seems more suit- went, Emily Caruso '07 ought to her heinous but perfect wig and ed to being "the cute one" in a boy be commended for her imagina- fat suit evoking the image of band. The 2004 Red Sox, on the tive design. I especially liked the' Harvey Firestein. She, Andrew other hand, were the most enter- water light effect in the opening Feldman '06, and Ashley Vitha taining team in baseball, period. "Titanic" sequence, and the putrid '07 really exuded amazing energy You've got Kevin Millar who orangey-yellow that cemented the during the numbers. could quit his day job to play in a atmosphere of the "Urinetown" In "A New Brain" Katie Bruce Springstein cover band. You've got Manny Ramirez with sequence. The entire technical Brewer '07 effectively brought Eileen Flynn his signature two-handed Fonzie aspect of the Musical Revue was out the jealous nature of the Sox fans bond on Vernon St after the winning game four. impressive, from the lighting to obnoxious best friend. point and a uniform that's three the stage management. The Unfortunately, every time Devin sizes too big. And then there's show's stage manager Eli Romanul '07 and Pat Green '07 Pedro who wears a Dominican INSIDE Rodriguez '06 did a terrific job. tried to create an image of a gay flag doo-rag and has no problem Stage managers and the technical couple in love I wanted to laugh. telling the media that he'd like to Find out how a Trinity crew really just don't get enough Their chemistry seemed awk- face Babe Ruth and "drill him in student reacted to one the ass." These guys are hilarious, mention. The show wouldn't ward. They both have amazing of Africa's prestigious exist without them. and they play the game hard; The voices and technically sang the filmmakers and social Those behind the scenes" bring parts well, but their characters World Champions are finally a great deal to the show, but the didn't carry well to the audience. exciting to watch. activists, Ousmane people on stage are the ones who The requisite floor flop at the end 2. New York fans officially Sembene on page 18. ultimately communicate to the of "A New Brain" transitioned have nothin' on us. The Red Sox audience. Natalie Davidzon '08 well into the constipation of not only beat the Yankees, but Turn to page 7 and learn about To feel as if you've done nothing opened the show with a pretty, "Urinetown." The potty dances they put the Bronx Bombers into changes to the academic calendar with your life, see the interview bird-like soprano voice that and constipated faces were the the history books as the only team to observe National Holidays. with Tyler Sparrow on page 12. worked nicely with the Revue's best I've seen in a while. to ever lose after being up 3-0. Check out page 5 for a Faculty Find out the 10 best albums of "Titanic" hymn. Unfortunately, Those of us connected to the Before this series, arguments View by Professor Seiel Lang on the Fall according to WRTC's her arm movements and deliber- between Sox fans and Yankees theater crowds on campus have Unlawful Combatants. music director on page 18. ate blocking movements seemed heard rumors of the legendary fans were pretty one-sided. We slightly awkward. This clumsi- voice of Najeda Patolo "08. The could complain that Steinbfenner Opinions page 2 Arts page 18 ness was more than made up for rumors were true. She showcased had ruined baseball or whine News page 7 Announcements page 22 by the ensemble entrance at the about the Yankees having all the Features page 12 Sports page 28 start of the show. The blocking, see MUSICAL on page 19 calls go their way. But we all www.triBitytripod.com PAGE 2 OPINIONS THE TRINITY TRIPOD - NOVEMBER 2, 2004 ..: i Education Out of Class Shines at Hillel Cripoir To the Editor: also a bit of informal teaching by at least two of the faculty mem- I was recently invited to tag bers on board. Eileen T. Flynn '05 Eliza K. Sayward '05 along on a bus trip to New York The students were well EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR City to attend an event hosted by behaved and inquisitive; there Trinity's Hillel. During the sev- was no foul language or inappro- eral hours that we spent on the priate sexual banter of any kind. NEWS EDITORS OPINIONS EDITORS bus going down and back, I was Instead, the bus was filled with a Hannah Hurwitz '05 Joanna Hecht '07 Maggie Downing '05 Daniel Scollon '05 struck by the easy and positive general sense of camaraderie and interaction among the- students, good cheer.