TH’E~~ TUFTS DAILY Where You Read It First Thursdav, April 8,1993 Vol MVI, Number 47 Violent Femmes signed to headline Spring Fling by DAVID MEYERS drums, Gano on guitar and lead Angeles. Daily Editorial Board vocals, and Ritchie on bass. This Singer-guitarist-songwriter The Concert Board has an- Milwaukeebased band‘% capable Evan Dando is the only member of nounced that three bands, Violent of explosive magic,” according to the band left from its origin. He is Femmes, Lemonheads, and Bill Bentley of Warner Brothers presently joined by drummer Digable Planets, will play at Spring Records. David Ryan and bassist Juliana Fling. “Working without much more Hatfield. “I think its great,” said Concert than wood, strings and cowskin, The band was formed in 1986 Board Co-Chair Adam Lewis. “It’s the Femmes rip, roar and rever- when the group met at Boston’s the best Fling in years.” berate with such smarts and style, CommonwealthSchool. “We went Co-Chair Randolph Williams that by the time they’ve had their into the studio the day after we concurs. “I think it shows a great way with a crowd, there is little graduated from high school and variety and I think the Tufts com- which hasn’tbeen said and shared,” recorded four songs for around a munitywilllikeitalot. Thechoices he said. hundred dollars,” said Dando. “We represent a wide spectrum of mu- The Violent Femmes have had had a little money from summer sic,” he said. five albums on the Slash label jobs and graduation presents, so The Concert Board is currently since they broke out with Violent we pressed a thousand seven-inch investigating the possibility of Femmes in 1982. They have pro- EPs.” The album was titledlaugh- signing a fourth band to play. “It duced Hallowed Ground (1 984), ing All the Way To the Cleaners. will probably be a small reggae The Blind Leading the Naked Lemonhead’slatest album,lt ’s band,” said Lewis. (1986), 3 (1988), and Why Do a Shame About Ray, was named The trio of Victor DeLorenzo, Birds Sing? (1 99 1). “Album of the Year” by the Col- Gordon Gano, and Brian Ritchie All three band members have lege Media Journal. The title track make up the Violent Femmes made albums on their own on vari- was rankednumber one by college which will be headlining the con- ous labels. radio stationsnationwide and their cert. Lemonheads, another trio, is a cover of Simon and Garfunkle’s The Violent Femmes are an seven year old band originally from “Mrs. Robinson” is an interna- acoustic band with DeLorenzo on Boston but is now located in Los tional hit accordingto the Atlantic Records press release. They have also created Hate The acoustic band Violent Femmes will be headlining Spring Fling. Your Friends (1987), Creator (1988), Lick (1989), and Lovely their name. “We feel that every andhip-hopcultures.hnil,she deY (1990). person individually is a planet. jazzandits vernacularandclothes,Q - - . According to lead ‘‘poet and Being planets we each have the similarly, we have our own styles, rapper” Butterfly, the Digable ability to setup our planet any way art, attitude; plus a language that’s Planets “try to make murids that we want to, always keeping in almost incomprehensible if you’re arenicetolistento.”DigablePlan- mind we have to co-exist in the not a part of it,” said Butterfly. ets is a hip-hop/jazz/psychedelic solar system that issociety. Digable “The cats in the Bronx that made rap trio. is just the adjective that describe up this music have never made any According to fellow member us as individuals, and our music money off it. The pioneers aren’t Ladybug, the band is partly influ- and sound.” even being acknowledged. That’s enced by Braziiianjazzandsamba. Digable Planets debuted on the what “Rebirth of Slick” is about, “My parents are from Brazil. That Pendulum/Elektra label with it’s in the poetry of the song.” music really broadened my out- Reachin ’ and its first single re- Spring Fling will take place on look,” she said. lease “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like May 1 on the President’s Lawn. If Nic Dalton, Evand Dando and Dave Ryan of the band Lemonheads Along with third member Dat).” it rains that day, the concert will be Doodle Bug, the band explained “This song parallels the jazz held in Cousens Gym. Eliot-Pearson auction raises Cuomo no longer in over $1 6,000 for scholarships running for Court by CORILYN R. SHROPSHIRE special needs and by providing Parents Marlene Josh and Mike WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mario first reported by Newsday, was Contributing Writer financial assistance. That is one of Testa served as auctioneers. Cuomo, the best-known candidate unknown to some ofClinton’sclos- Over $16,000 was raised last the best ways we are able to bring A jazz pianist volunteered his for the upcoming Supreme Court est advisers until now. That is an Saturday night at the first annual diversity to our program,” Stork services, also for the evening, and vacancy, formally withdrew from indication of how hard the presi- fund-raising auction for the Eliot- added. Tufts Catering along with several consideration Wednesday before dent is working to avoid leaks that Pearson Children’s School. The fund-raiser,which was held other parents and businesses within President Clinton had narrowed plagued some of his Cabinet se- The proceeds from this year’s in Jackson Gym, included a two- the community donated food the his list of prospects. lections. auction will go to scholarships for hour live auction of 50 items, a event. The New York governor said Among the candidates men- financial assistance for children silent auction of 100 items, and a Chairpersons of the auction he told Clinton of his decision by tioned by administration officials who might not otherwise be able raffle. According to Stork, arange fund-raiser were Eliot-Pearson telephone April 1 and followed up are Judge Judith Kaye, chiefjudge to enroll h the school, according of items were auctioned off, in- parents Min Jahan and RUSSand with a letter Wednesday. In the ofNew York’s highest state court; to the director ofthe Eliot-Pearson eluding apiece ofthe parquet floor LisaBuckley. Director Stork, Tufts letter, Cuomo said he wanted to Judge Patricia Wald, who sits on school, Janet Stork, a 1976 Tufts from a Boston Celtics game at Assistant Director of Athletics remain governor to help New theU.S. CourtofAppeals in Wash- graduate. Boston Garden that sold for $475. Branwen Smith-King, and Staff York’s economic recovery and to ington; and Judge Richard Arnold ‘‘part of the reason we planned The first prize in the raffle was a Assistant at Eliot-Pearson Sarah give political support to Clinton’s . of Little Rock, who sits on the 8th this fund-raiser was because we weekend trip to anywhere in the Ward were among the event’s CO- “good work.” US. Circuit Court of Appeals. are committed to enrolling a vari- continental US, provided by ordinators. He saidclinton called him April ‘Arnoldis an old friend of Clinton. ety of children with different ra- Marion Hotels andDelta Airlines. “we accomplished two goals 1 to discuss the vacancy. “I think Clinton has by no means lim- cial, ethnic, cultural and religious Admission to the auction cost $5 by starting a tradition of families this is a simple thing, I feel a ited his choices to those three backgrounds and children with andtheraffleticketswere $3 each. participating in school-related commitmentto the state,” Cuomo people, White House officials say. projects and raising money for the said in a telephone interview In the rampant speculation IRavitz wins Wendell Phillips award scholarship,” said Jahan. “Over Wednesday. see CUOMO, page 2 Senior Randall Ravitz was selected as the winner of the Wendell one-half of the school’s families Clinton refused earlier in the Phillips Memorial Scholarship last night. He was one of six finalists participated in the planning and day to confirm reports ofthe with- competing for the privilege of speaking at graduation. execution ofthe event and over 90 drawal, but said, “I think he’s ter- 1 Inside I “I’m thrilled to have won,” said Ravitz, who was selected as the percent of families contributed rific.” winner by the Committee on Student Life. auction items.” Cuomo’s decision removes the The finalists each gave a three- to five-minute speech on whether “There were lots ofpeople who Only candidatewith or not community service should be integrated into the academic worked on this -- it was phenom- ity from the long program at Tufts, said Ravitz. enal the involvement we got from earning meculation in Washing- I I “I said that a university education should build citizenship and a families,” Stork added. “We far ton. Itdicates Cuomo may in Sports ............................. P. 7 sense of public service and responsibility. It should be integrated outreached our goal of $10,000 for a fourth term as governor. The baseball team falls to apowerful across the full curriculum by all the departments and through specific and most of the things went for Aides said Clinton is at least a Division1 opponentafleravaliantcome- courses and internships,” said Ravitz. under their retail value, so people month away from making his back, and crew gets started. “We had an excellent candidate pool to choose from,” said actually walked away with bar- choice. There is no hurry, since Assistant Director of Student Activities Cassandra Jones. gains,” she said. Justice Byron White will not retire Weekender .................... P- 1 The other finalists were Rachel Fouche, Sue Frost, Sandra Hanna, The Eliot-Pearson Children’s until the end of the court’s term, Spring has sprung, and we’vegotthe Danielle London, and Eric Schliesser, all of whom are seniors.