Vol.. IC No. 21 PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF TRINITY COLLEGE SINCE 1904 APRIL 20, 2004 Blood Wedding Gets Interim Dean of Faculty Chosen KRISTIN KREMER a Modern Adaption NEWS WRITER W. Miller Brown, Dean of the BRENDAN PADGETT another heavy-handed image of Faculty and member of the ARTS CONTRIBUTOR the female characters knitting Trinity community for nearly 40 Blood Wedding was written in with red wool, which comes from years, will be stepping down as of 1932 by Federico Garcia Lorca two massive balls of yarn which July 1. Taking his place will be and had an extremely successful dominate the set. The image is Religion Professor Frank first production in Madrid one taken from the poetry of the little Kirkpatrick. year- later, and now finds itself girls who sing "wool, red wool" "President Painter named an given a visually stunning but ulti- in their scene with Death, played interim because he wants the fac- mately flawed production as the by Lauren Bland '05. The wool ulty and trustees to look at the spring theatre performance at the and knitting also serve as images role and function of the Dean of Austin Arts Center's Goodwin of Afghani women being tied the Faculty in the overall gover- Theatre. down by domesticity. While an nance of the college," comment- Directed by Theatre/Dance interesting picture, it does noth- ed Kirkpatrick. Professor ing more than to beat an already Kirkpatrick is currently Dean of faculty member Zishan Ugurlu Chuck Pratt and re-set in "war-torn obvious political point further the First Year program. After Afghanistan," the production into the audience's minds. serving in the position for six Frank Kirkpatrick will assume the role of Dean of Faculty. opens with the audience follow- As the Mother, Persaud is a years, he will be stepping down to he'll do wonderfully" said Senior the title is Katharine Power. ing a funeral procession into the frantic, slightly crazed woman assume his new role. Rob Corvo. Although Professor Kirkpatrick theatre. This was effective both and has moments of being effec- "I don't know anyone, student "I really enjoyed Professor will only be serving temporarily visually and aurally. However, the tive in this. She also had moments or staff that's had a bad experi- Kirkpatrick's religion class, he's as Dean of Faculty, Power is per- next moment, in a piece of heavy- •where her voice seemed like that ence with Professor Kirkpatrick. had a lot of experience at Trinity manently assuming title as Dean handed foreshadowing, the of a Californian "valley girl." I He's very well-liked and well- and will be a real asset during this oftheFYP. Mother, played by Saveeta did feel badly for her as an actress respected among the student body transition" said Ellen Eggebroten The responsibilities of the Andrea Persaud '00, is seen ritu- in a scene with the Bridegroom and the only drawback that I can '07. Dean of Faculty are described by alistically pulling knives from where it was set up so that she see.is that this job will keep him The position of Dean of the the College to include participat- ropes hanging from above the out of the classroom more than First Year Program rotates among proscenium. The play ends with see BLOOD on page 17 any of us would like. I'm sure the faculty. The next to assume see POWER on page 8 Dr> Ruth to Westheimer to Receive Honorary Degree, Students Apprehensive ELIZA SAYWARD Common Cause as well as visit- would receive degrees, based par- NEWS EDITOR ing public policy professor and tially on gender, race and profes- With final preparations for the former Presidential Fellow at sional diversity. It was then 178th commencement underway, Trinity, and John Meehan, presi- decided which from among these Trinity announced on April 14 dent of Hartford Hospital and a four would be chosen as that the speaker for the exercises key figure in the early planning of Commencement Speaker. will be Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the Learning Corridor. According to Scott Reynolds, renowned psychosexual therapist Westheimer was one of Secretary of the College, the and media personality. Dr. Ruth 'roughly 20 to 30 candidates commencement speaker is chosen will receive an honorary degree selected by the executive commit- based on how well known they from the College along with tee of the Board of Trustees in are and their ability to speak well Connecticut state treasurer June 2003 as a potential honorary in public. wvvvv.guogle.com Denise L. Nappier, Edward degree recipient. These names In past years speakers have Ruth spoke in the Washington Room last year. 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Flytm '05 object to Professor Kassow's region riven by five wars in the EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR defense of Israel's legitimacy as a last half-century and in which state, and they presumably base none of the surrounding countries that objection on the right of the with an Arab majority practices NEWS EDITORS OPINIONS EDITORS Palestinian Arabs to self-determi- democracy even for its Arab Eliza Sayward '05 William Yang '06 Daniel Scollan '05 Joanna Hecht '07 nation. But why should that inhabitants let alone for its right — which Kassow admits — 'minorities' (including women), FEATURES EDITORS ARTS EDITORS preclude the right of Jewish self- they seem clearly to be applying a Lindsay North '06 Juliet Izon '07 Greg Polin '05 Kiisten St. Martin '06 determination in Israel? A demo- double standard: one for Israel, cratic one-state 'solution' in one for everyone else. SPORTS EDITORS CARTOONIST Israel/Palestine undoubtedly has Peter Scala '05 Benjamin Leong '06 Elizabeth Welsh '05 its attractions — just as a demo- Respectfully, cratic one-world government Berel Lang PHOTO EDITOR ONLINE EDITORS would more generally. But when Professor of Humanities Chuck Pratt '07 Matt Barison '04 Jim Nadzieja '04 SENIOR EDITOR President Bush Evasive In Press Conference Joseph Stramondo '04 To the Editor: these same reasons, Bush seemed STAFF WRITERS to provide positive arguments, but Stephanie Lopez-Boy '05 Sarah Spiegel '07 President Bush addressed the didn't even make an effort to Julia Carney '07 nation in what started off as a counter the arguments for which press conference, but was'more a he was at a press conference in Things Left Undone ..