THE TRIPOD Vol. XCI No. 22 PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF TRINITY COLLEGE SINCE 1904 Scandal, Misconduct Mais Second SGA Election r»Yl.AUKI'I.J>ORTNOY& funds in violation of (he SGA of the investigation, Quintanilla penses. LVL's spending practices have Budget Committee Appropria- acknowledged the charges The procedures [for reim- tit'ttiar I'.tlitor t't Neuw Writer tions Manual. The manual re- come under question during this against him and explained that bursement] are vague," said academic year. As a result of quires that all spending be allo- LVL had voted to pay for his Quintanilla. "It would have TJu1 Student C Jovernment cated in one of four areas: all these violations the Budget signs as a reimbursement for taken me two weeks to get a Committee placed the organi- Association Klections held las! campus programs, intra-group past out of pocket expenses. check. There was no malicious week wt'ii1 marred by allega- programs, equipment, and con- zation on budgetary probation Annette Fernandes '96, Vice intent." for the 93-94 year. "Our con- tions of unscrupulous events ferences. "This ex- "This was a cerns are also reflected in their and unethical campaign prae- penditure was misappropriation funding for next year," said tici'.s. completely ille- of funds," noted Kowalski. The list of tUvus.itioiiK en- gal," said Kowalski. "If Stu- Kowalski. To date, no punitive ac- compasses seven uf (he twelve dent Activities tions have been taken against candidates fur executive posi- A Student owes you money Quintanilla. "When members tions. In addition, the Conner Life Resource you spend that [the of an organization are aware of Flections C 'ommittee Chairman Center staff mem- reimbursement] the guidelines, we have to fault was removed from his position ber who did not check/' in regards the organization," said under a t'loud of questionable wish to be identi- to Quintanilla's Kowalski. "It depends upon the conduct. fied verified that claim that he was situation and in this situation 'f'he mo!it serious t>f these campaign posters expediting the pro- the price will be paid by the incidents involves newly elected on Quintanilla's cess. organization." behalf were made SC;A President Marlon Although Out-going Student Gov- H in the SI.KC. Quintanilla l&, Quintanilla is Quintanilla claims ernment Association President Kowalski discov- presently serving out his term to have taken up QuantiDavis '93 refused to com- ered a set of as President of La Vo/, l.atina all charges, as of ment on the situation. chargeslo I.VI.lor MaiIon Q"">««'>n>lla and Sunny Asghar, the newly BETH PIBO (1.VI.), the campus organization c cclC{ Friday, April 30th, Allegations have also forl,a lino students, It was in his ( 3 is! >rs nid the ' ' *>GA President and Vice-President, have both Kowalski has not been raised against the other two role as leader of this organiza- I n been scarred by the unprofessional election received any evi- presidential candidates, Robyn tion thai Quintanilla's behavior same day. Copy , ' * dence of the situa- Adcock '94 and Doug Connelly came underserutiny by theSGA i . , campaigns that were run. l b, s ac- tion being resolved. '95. A senior member of the machine charges Budget Committee. count. The fee for printing post- Tripod Editorial Board who at- were also incurred on LVL'sac- President of LVL and newly According to Kirsten Upon noting this, ers for a student organization is tended the SGA debate on elected Budget Committee Kowalski '93, the current Vice Kowalski brought the concern $3 per poster while individuals Wednesday April 21st accused member, confirmed that LVL President of Hnanee and head to the attention of the Budget must pay $6. Adcock of plagarizing a portion approved the allocation. of the Budget Committee, C 'ommitlei- when* an investiga- Kowalski confirmed that of her speech from an article the At this time, Quintinalla Quintanilla used I,a Vox Latina tion was pursued. In the course this was not the only time that please turn to page 6 was unable to produce receipts foLonr the aforementioneg Wald exk- March Supports Gays Spring Weekend '93 BY PAUL SULLIVAN relatively small, there was a Marc Furigay '93, who News Editor good mix of students and fac- marched intermittently because ulty involved. Professor of En- he was on crutches, said "we A silent march for gay, glish Paul Lauter said that the should have an environment lesbian,and bisexual rights took march would "help us rethink where everyone feels accepted." place on Monday, April 26 from the norm because Trinity is a However, all were not as noon to 1:30 p.m. The marchers very homophobic campus." optimistic about the march and walked up and down the long The march itself was met its potential to prompt change. walk and through Mather sev- with mixed feelings from those "This will have a minor effect eral times carrying signs with viewing it and those participat- because a more aggressive ef- various slogans on them. The ing in it. Hope Ingersoll '95 said fort isneeded to raise conscious- signs ranged from "They're here, "I hope it makes people who are ness," said JasonSlavik'93,"this they're queer, get used to it" to gay feel better and know its okay is just a little reminder since gays "If you support gay rights then to come out." please turn to page 5 drink on Spring Weekend." Amy Tatko '93 organized the march. Her initial reason was that homosexuality had never been discussed when she was growing up, and now i t was time to end the si- lence. "There's a constant need for maintenance work to remind people that the problem [of ignorance] still Stmwhim*, barbecue!*, and frisbecs characterized exists," said Tatko. Spring Weekend '93. See pages 10-11 for photo a spread. Wrap-up article of the festivities on page 7, Although ^^ SASKIA the match was Students and faculty marched to support differing sexual orientations. iHES. WHAT'S INSIDE THIS WEEK'S TRIPOD... ARTS: SPORTS: WORLD & NATION: FEATURES: Men's Lax, Tennis, and Track are Prasant Sar is hanging out in Indian From The Back Row: a review of The Rachel Gold looks at Clinton's first updated on page 19. Stats appear on Digest this week (p.17), and Along Night We Never Met appears on page 100 days and Dan Anixt calls for an page 19 also. Softball is playoffbound the Long Walk asks seniors about 13. Also, an article on a funding end io ethnic cleansing on page 9. increase for the National Endowment (p. 18). A profile of Baseball slugger Peace in the Middle East, nextyear(p. 16). Also, Brian Johnson's Jeff Devanney '93 is on page 18. See last Tripod article on page 16. Set? for the Arts. Check out Arts on page Dreadnought, and Letterman's time 13. sports, pages 18-20. slot on page H. Read W&M. Features on pages 16 & 17. PUBLISHED WEEKLY »Y THE STUDMTS Of TRINITY COLLEGE Students brought couches, coolers, barbecues, SARA N. WEDLOCK | f one were asked "What would be the ideal weekend at Trinity College?" the refrigerators, pools, chairs, and blankets out onto the EDITOR-IN-CHIEF I response would be a description very Life Science Quad for "The Ideal Spring Weekend." similar to the Spring Weekend of 1993. There were no major incidents reported to Cam- JAMES L. BARR Students hoped for a weekend full of sun, and pus Safety. For what some would argue is the biggest MANAGING EDITOR were treated to three days that were almost "without drinking weekend of the year, there were fewer a cloud in the sky." It wasn't too hot; it wasn't very matters for security to deal with than on an average humid. Unlike last year, when rain of Biblical propor- weekend during the term. tions dampened the spirits of students, this year Congratulations are in order for the men and PRASANT SAR provided flawless weather. women that make up the Trinity College Activities ANNOUNCEMENTS EDITOR Both the Violent Femmes and Black Sheep gave Council for their stupendous efforts in putting last excellentperf ormances while students danced, basked weekend together. SUNNY ASGHAR in the sun, and celebrated life. J.L.B. AMYEMPOLITI ARTS EDITORS TOMCATLAW AMYTATKO DIALOGUE EDITORS JONATHAN E. HEUSER This week, Around Trinity has FEATURES EDITOR a theme. Paying homage to one of Jeers! Cheers the finest tabloid-soft-news-gossipy forms of media ever committed to . A tribute to Smackhead, who MATTHEW DRINKWATER print, Around Trinity is proud to host ... goes to albwho participated in played their "las t ever Trinity show" LETTERS EDITOR r. V. Guide's CHEERS AND JEERS. the 1st Annual Testosterone Sweaty Mosh Slam Pit. During the Femmes set, many on Friday night. Amidst a flurry of JAY WISE uninhibited, shirtless men took it upon pyrotechnics, and on the two year anniversary of their first ever per- KELLY CANRIGHT themselves to bond. Their primal exer- Cheeis cise involved wrestling whoever was in formance, Smack' rocked to a feisty METRO-HARTFORD EDITORS the middle of the circle out of the circle, In crowd. According to an intimate A very big-time Cheers and any manner possible. source, however, this "last ever" PAUL SULLIVAN the ail-too definitive Kudos to those This resulted in "big, sweaty, drunk ploy was merely "a light, controver- NEWS EDITOR organizations on campus that had to guys rolling around on the ground" and sial PR stunt." We fans at Around work during this, the mother of all irritating those in the general vicinity Trinity sure hope that the latter is MARK GRUBA bacchanalian weekends.