Connecticut College Digital Commons @ Connecticut College 2004-2005 Student Newspapers 4-29-2005 College Voice Vol. 29 No. 20 Connecticut College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_2004_2005 Recommended Citation Connecticut College, "College Voice Vol. 29 No. 20" (2005). 2004-2005. 13. https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_2004_2005/13 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. It has been accepted for inclusion in 2004-2005 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. NEWS SPORTS A&E Habitat students braved the elements aud TUm to page teu for all the latest iu It's Floralia time! Get the iuside scoop spent oue uight ou Larrabee Greeu iu Conn sports news. Men's lacrosse hopes ou the bauds for next weekend's festivi- cardboard boxes to raise money for to earu a home berth iu playoffs, while ties on page 5. Also, read an interview buildiug houses. See page 6 for more women's team has picked up the pace to with the director of the maiustage pro- information about this fundraiser. make a late run. duction Red Demon on page 4. First Class U.S. Postage PAID Permit #'35 New London, cr PUBUSHED WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OF CONNECfICUT COLLEGE VOLUME XXIX • NUMBER 20 FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2005 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE, NEW LONDON, CT Conn Announces Deal With Harry's Taxi Students Elect By LIZ GREENMAN AssOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Class Representatives A new service for off-campus trausportatiou was implemeuted last BY LIZ GREENMAN classmates support [him]." week for Couuecticut College stu- AssocIArE NEWS EDITOR The primary respousibility of the deuts. Harry's Taxi of New London, Class Vice President is to manage 20nnecticut now has a deal with the The elections for the Student class assets. Jackie Bryant was re- College to provide studeuts with cab Goverumeut Association (SGA) elected to the position for the class service by allowing Conn students Class Council positions for the of 2008. She commented that she to preseut their ideutificatiou cards 2005-2006 school year took place on "plans to continue to serve as an instead of payments. Camelweb Wednesday, April 20th effective liaison for [the rising soph- The arrangement will be done through Friday, April 22ud. omore] class aud to successfully via voucher method, which means Accordiug to Alex Schoeufeld 'OS, manage the class' finances. 11 that the studeut simply has to fill out current SOA Public Relations Russell Chase, newly elected VP a slip aud the fare for the taxi ride Director, approximately 160 to 200 for the rising juuiors of 2007, will be billed to the studeut's people voted iu each class' respec- expressed similar sentiments, staling account. Up to four people, includ- tive election, which is less thau half that he "loves the s-t out of this ing non-students, can ride in the taxi of the students iu each grade. school aud [would] do auything for at once with only one identification The Class Presidents' responsi- it." Asa Shiverick was elected to card.Also, students can present mul- bilities include attending weekly serve as the VP for the Class of tiple .identification cards and have SGA meetings and coordinating 2006. the fare split evenly betweeu them. class events. Jason Fried was elected The positiou of Judicial Board The average fare to downtown New for the President of the Class of Representative is a significant time Loudou is approximately $7 to 8 2008, Mike Materasso for 2007, aud commitment, as the representatives dollars, so the arraugemeut preseuts Bobby Brooks for 2006. Both are required to atteud frequeut J- both a convenient and inexpensive Brooks and Fried currently serve as board meetiugs. Aarou Wheeler aud optiou to students, especially wheu presidents for their respective class- Maureeu Durkiu will be represent- split by a group. In an effort to prevent dnmk drl'ving,Harry's Taxi will allow students to charge their student accounts instead ofpaying with cash. (Pace) es, while Materasso was 2007 iug the class of 2008. Durkiu '08, Students have approached the President last year. currentI-Board representative,com- admiuistrators iu the Office of Reduction Couunittee (HPRR) of studeuts to aud from the hospital Anne Hopkins Gross, Associate Brooks said that he was "pleased meuted that she "really eujoys being Studeut Life every semester to show developed the coucept of the taxi in non-emergency situations. Deau of Student Life aud Chair of that the [curreut] juuior class ou the board, aud [is] lookiug for- interest in developing a 'Safe Rides' service arrangement with the Additionally, the taxi service is ver- HPRR, stated that she feels it is a thought euough of the job [he] did ward to anotherproductive year." program. This semester, there was College. The program was iuitiated satile aud beueficial to the studeut "real win-win arrangement for stu- this year to briug [him] back oue Jou Pisarski was elected to repre- renewed student concern brought after cousideriug comparable pro- body as a whole. dents and issues of safety .. .It even more time. Materasso also has previ- seut the Class of 2007. The secoud before the Student Goverument grams at other schools and because The service can extend to desti- benefits Harry's Taxi. I! ous experience as a Class President, representative for the rising juniors Association about their peers' driv- there was no funding for an internal nations as far as Providence, Rhode Next semester business cards haviug served his freshmau year. He will be elected iu the fall. Jasou iug iutoxicated from New Loudou safe rides program. Health Services Islaud. The school is effectively only will be distributed to the studeut stated that he is "looking forward to Fitzgerald aud Emily Coheu wou the bars. had a pre-established relationship acting as a middle-man in the deal, body with all the pertinent phoue getting back iuto the swing of The Health Promotiou Risk with the company for transportation which beuefits all parties iuvolved. numbers aud program details. things," aud is "thrilled that mauy continued on page 6 Students Speak Out On Divers ety Environmental Issues By JOANNA GIIJJA ities. Sara Jayanthi, a sophomore Lennon, a senior at Conn, was Issues In Response to Recent Debate AssOCIATE NEWS EDITOR aud presideut of the Environmental respousible for ruuuiug the chil- By MmLISfRO Club, also contributed to plauuing drens' programs. Popular childrens' The event was in no way intend- for Iyeugar himself who gave au Ou Saturday, April 23rd, and execution of the festival. One of activities iucluded tye-dying, color- STAFF WRITER ed to directly respoud to Iyengar's impromptu address agaiust affirma- Couuecticut College's the highlights of the day, especially iug workshops, aud face paiutiug. column. Rather, it was an opportu- tive action, attemptiug to justify his Euvironmental Club spousored the for Jayauthi, was Group Art Attack's Musical performances, food, When College Voice columnist nity to discuss the state of diversity position that being against racially 16th auuual Earth Day Celebratiou. theatrical performance of Dr. and recycled crafts were also major Nick Iyeugar sat dowu to write his in the campus, even though many of preferential policies is not inextrica- The celebration was supposed to Seuss's Book, The Lorax. Also, attractions at the celebration. weekly column two weeks ago, he the comments were pointed at bly connected to racism. take place on the Knowlton Green community based educational action MOBROC aud the Couu Chords never anticipated the reaction that Iyeugar, aud the eveut came out of Speakers ou the other side of the from I I a.m, to 5 p.m., but was groups aud organizations, such as provided live eutertaiumeut. Brett would eusue. Nick has become au several Coffee Grouuds braiustorm- issue quoted poems and articles by moved to the 1962 room due to tor- the Greeu Party, the Arboretum Spigelman, a senior music major at overnight celebrity on a quaint cam- ing sessions on an appropriate civil rights activists. They also rential rain. Despite the venue Society, Sierra Club, aud Connecticut College, wrote as well pus thatin recent years has been crit- response to the article. At the Coffee offered explanations as to why the change the celebration was a great Connecticut Fund for the as performed a variety of pieces icized for its lack of activism and Grounds were students, faculty, and column was unfounded. success. Attendance was high, as Environment were present to answer specifically for this eveut. Tom dialogue. Siuce the article's publica- administrators, who came to the Pride and Porterbelieve the issue the festival attracted students, ven- any questions and promote activism. Callahan, auother musiciau aud soug tiou on April 15th, College Presideut conclusion this would be an excel M is not the article, it is education on dors, community organizations, and Among the most popular attrac- writer, played an assortment of Normau Faiusteiu has iucorporated leut opportuuity to provoke dis- tolerauce. They believe these terms members of the surrounding corn- tions were the fair trade vendors, works like "Inch by Inch" aud "Have the issue into several college-wide course. are thrown about but not addressed munities. many of whom were selling home- to Have a Habitat." To compliment addresses as well as au e-mail, it has The article criticized the lack of properly by the school. Pride noted, Throughout the day, uumerous made jewelry, dresses, and even the music, the Euviorumeutal Club inspired 18 letters to the Voice, "traditional" Western civilization "[Conn]does put emphasis on diver- activities were provided for educa- watches.