THE TRINITY TRIPOD PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF TRINITY COLLEGE Alleged Cult Sponsors Workshops On Campus BHVY Cf . CLIFTOm ICTONM FULLECUT T TJTR3 I1VU msmmMmWmmmWimamiMiimmMaamiimiuinvm whic...h. is responsibl- e for lending -™- Managing Editor out campus space to Trinity and non-Trinity organizations, al- . A group calling itself the tation Society as "Rama." lowed the Hartford Meditation ME ON Hartford Meditation Society has Following The Courant ar- Society to finish its scheduled ceased its activities at Trinity ticle, Brian Kelly, Director of meditation workshops at the College amid allegations of be- Campus Safety, distrubuted an Life Sciences Center, but then ing a dangerous religious cult. advisory and a corresponding discouraged them from sched- The Hartford Meditation phone message campus-wide. uling any additional workshops. Society had beensponsoringfree The advisory "acquainted" the Chris Guilmartin, Calen- meditation workshops on cam- Trinity community with the Cou- dar Office assistant, said that pus for the past six weeks. Their rant article, citing "allegedly the office told the group they first of five workshops was held cultic and exploitative events- could not lend out the space for in the Life Sciences Center on undertaken by the [Hartford the remainder of the semester Wednesday, September23. Fol- Meditation Society]." It also because of approaching student lowing their last scheduled made available copies of the exams and study sessions. workshop on Monday, October news story in the Campu s Safe ty Whenaskedifthemedia's 26, they were tactfully discour- office. negative criticism surrounding aged to return by the college The advisory was drafted the Hartford Meditation Soci- administration. onTuesday,October20,byCam- WORKSHOP SERIES IN PRACTICAL TECHNIQUES ety had any influence upon the Basic Meditation techniques will be taught at each workshop. An influential factor in the pus Safety, the Dean of Student's Calendar Office's decision, college's stance was a Hartford Office, the Counseling Center, Guilmartin admitted that "there Karma and Reincarnation Mon. Oct. 19 Conrant front-page story (Octo- and the Rev. Nancy Charles, the was a concern with the Hartford Zen and Tibetan Yoga Mon. Oct 26 ber 18) entitled "Guru Mixes College Chaplain. It was issued Meditation Society's connection Money, Mystique." The expose on Wednesday, October 21, with Lenz," and that "we want disclosed information about three days after the Courant to be careful, as far as the public Life Sciences Building - LSC139 Fredrick P. Lenz III, who is de- story. community is concerned, when ceptively involved with the Mr, Kelly was surprised lending out Trinity space." Mondays - 7:30 - 9:00 P.M. Hartford Meditation Society and and shocked following the The Hartford Meditation who has been accused of sexual expose. "We never knew they Societyhas beensponsoringfree ADMISSION FREE misconduct and extortion, were here...we got the feeling meditation workshops in Con- among other allegations. He is that not everyone [in the Trinity necticut since last March. The Sponsored tw ll»c Ikmfnttl Meiliutin more commonly referred to by community] knew either." "Workshop Series in Practical This flyer promoting a free meditation workshop appeared on members of the Hartford Medi- The Calendar Office, please turn to page 5 bulletin boards all across the Trinity Campus. Gore Makes Campaign Stop In Connecticut Speaks At Wesleyan BY JAY WISE Gejdenson, who is widely ac- ing called "ozone man" by Presi- Metro-Hartford Editor knowledged to be in trouble in dent George Bush: "it's a the polls this year. Gejdenson complement, coming from the Thirty-nine Trinity stu- introduced Gore, whose visit environmental President. dents rode a bus to Wesleyan was seen by some as an effort to A f e Trinity students were University last Friday, to hear save the Congressman's ailing able to get close enough to shake Democratic Vice-Presidential campaign. Gore's hand. nominee, Senator Al Gore speak. Once introduced, Gore "We were delighted with "Gore made an impres- spoke for forty minutes to a the turnout," said Kyle sive showing. He was very in crowd whose perimeter was le f t Ashinhurst, a member of touch with his audience," said befuddled by the poor acoustics Trinity's College Democrats. MattChampa, '95 who attended in the gym. "Trinity's always been kind of the rally. "He talked about the His most notable sound conservative, so anything like issues that the American people bite came when he spoke of be- this is thrilling to be a part of." want to hear, unlike the Bush- Quayle Campaign, that keeps re-hashing the highlights of the They Mi^it Be Giants last four years," he added. When a group of Trinity students was approximately ten Hays To 400 In Mather people from the front of the line BYjIMBAKR a half that included such hit to gel inside, the doors were News Editor songsas "I Palindrome I/'from ordered closed by the Fire the ApollolB album, and"Bird- Marshall. After an apprehen- They-Might Be Giants house In Your Soul," and "Par- sive fifteen minute wait, the stu- came to Trinity's Washington ticle Man" from the Fhod at- dents were allowed inside. Room. o& Friday Night lot a bum, . * Once inside the field concert sponsored by the Trin- The two man band uses house, the students heard ity College Activities Co.uncil, a unique blend of guitar, speeches by Congresswoman Approximately4QQstudents at- accordian, bass drum, radio, Barbara Kennelly as well as tended thenon-alcoholicevent, and samples, and wUh their SUZANNE FALLENDER Senator Chris Dodd, and finally, TMBG played a set bat- back-up musicians/ proved to "A Nightmare On Vernon Street." For an account of all the a speech by Congressman Sam ing approximately anhour and be energetic performers. Halloween Festivities, please turn to page 8. WHAT'S INSIDE THIS WEEK'S TRIPOD... WORLD & NATION: FEATURES: ARTS: SPORTS: Tom Sleigh and Victor Montejo read The Bants take3of4fromMiddlebury Political seer Josh Lahey '95 predicts Features pokes fun at the Dialogue their poetry to interested students, this past weekend, including Fool- the presidential election outcome on section in this week's Tripod. Brian Candijma7i gets reviewed, Jude Narita ball, see page 28, Field Hockey, turn page 13, Find out why Somalia de- Johnson attempts to illustrate the most important features of a mod- gives an energetic performance which to page 24, and Women's Soccer on serves more attention and less igno- highlights the role of Asian women in page 25. Also, the Ducks are New rant denial by turning to World and ern college education, and a cross- word puzzle beckons to all who America, and artist Nick Blum '94 gets England Champs, and Golf tees off— Nation. The opinionated fun begins profiled in Arts, starting page 19. both on page 28. on page 11. dare solve it. Features begins on 16. OPINION PUBLISHED WEEKL.V BY THI STUDtNT» OP TRINITY COU.EOE is, the students) wield no true legislative power. JONATHAN E. HEUSER jly the time this issue of The Tripod is published, the United States will be well on its way to electing its next Of course, token students are appointed to committees. DANIEL J. SCANLAN IJPresident. But is that real representation? The answer is no. It remains to be seen how successful in encouraging All this is not to find fault with the members of the EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Student Government Association or the student members of Americans to vote numerous voter registration drives and "get the countless ad hoc committees on this or that. The efforts of out the vote" campaigns will be. While these efforts are indeed these tireless workers are commendable. Rather it is my pur- C. CLIFTON FULLER IV admirable, it is unclear how far they go toward solving the real pose to make students realize that though they are in the SARA WEDLOCK problem at the heart of low voter turn-out. This is the problem majority at this college, their voices are neither heard, nor do of apathy. they matter to the people who decide. MANAGING EDITORS The word "apathy" is much overused, yet it does refer to a very real problem in the United States and at Trinity. In Regardless of student opinion on virtually any subject at America the number of registered voters has been declining in Trinity, the decision is not even partially in the hands of the recent national elections. At Trinity, students complain about students. A select few who are answerable to no one except themselves call the shots. RYEL KESTENBAUM the status quo, but embarrassingly few vote in student govern- ment elections. Why is this so? ' Students may ask, "Exactly who does call the shots?-' ANNOUNCEMENTS EDITOR Unfortunately, it is not possible to connect these two I leave this question unanswered for now. If students do phenomena with the same explanation. The apathy of Ameri- not know who exercises true power at Trinity College that in JOHN H. GRAZIADEI can electorate and that of the Trinity student body stem from itself is commentary on their plight. ARTS EDITOR two opposite causes. Students may also ask, "What can be done to make American voters feel that there are few satisfactory can- Trinity more democratic?" TOM CATLAW didates for very powerful positions which influence their lives. There is no easy answer to this question. Perhaps the ELI LAKE Thus, by not voting, many citizens are choosing "none of the most effective demonstration by SGA would be a mass strike DIALOGUE EDITORS above" as their favorite. ' by its members in protest of the fact that they are delegated Trinity students don't vote in student elections for en- little true power. An administration eager to end the embar- tirely different reasons.