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First Class • U.S. Postage PAID Permit #35 oice New London, cr PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OF CONNECTICUT COLLEGE VOLUME XXXI • NUMBER 6 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2006 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE, NEW LONDON, CT Blackallclous To Headline Conn Fall Concert In Palmer ....; ~.. !!y~OPHIE MATHEWSON 2005's The Craft. picked up starting November 7, ': There has been undeniable campus from 11:30 am until 4:30 p.m. at ..... :. News Editor buzz surrounding Conn's acquire- the ere Info Desk, and between C~ Students who once ltd ment of such an impressive act to 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. in Harris. amen e th . '06 '07 . S . tE-el3ck of entertainment on cam- . elf - ~ear entertauunent, tUd.eotsare allo~ed to bnng two pU&-especiaily that of the music lineup. The Simmons Student Life outside guests, WIth guest bracelets genre-i-can rejoice. This week, Enhancement Fund, a recent gift carrying a $10 pncetag each. SAC announced the reviv I f it aimed at improving student life Doors will close at 9 p.m. on the fill concert, the first sinc:2~0~sOn ~rom CC Alum Abigail Simmons night ,of the show, at which time November 16, underground hip hop 04 and her farruly, IS allowing for Conn s long form Improv comedy sensation Blackalicious will per- sponsorship of the concert. The group The Scuds wIll warm up the form a free show to students in event I~ co-sponsored by the crowd. Blackalicious 1S expected to Palmer Auditorium, an event that Executive Boards of all four Conn come on at9:45. ~ be attribut d t th . d . classes. Seating ISfirst come, first serve. C<.U'L e 0 e in ustnous Among one of the most excited.. IS '" It s a big . name, and now Floralia. efforts of SAC as weII as t he coo- .' tribution of a generous alum. SAC s own concerts director, Paul has a tough act to follow,' com- Hail~g from Northern California, ~Bryldeknal·'" f mented Marley WBlerthkealimer'09 , Gift f G b d XC 1 ac ICIOUSIS one 0 the most who has been a ac ICIOUSanf the' d uo 0 f loa an e .. ... .. , . '"" hi h h' I d h . exerting and creative groups In since she was m high school. 'I meJ:'In g sc 00 an ave smce .. .., L_ d t th 1 . music nght now. They have very keep waitmg to hear It'S actually LX:::yTI compare 0 0 er a temanve .. ... " " Q,i, J . 5 d th Ph d accessible hip-hop songs but still Just a Joke. ~ho WS urathsslCn;n C e arcy e, manage to stay underground and Added Dryden, "In my four years w Q. sh are err "est oast roots. d i th " he said SAC tho . d f . 1 h h d'<~ A. id d f th respecte m e scene, e Sat . on ,IS IS e mite Y t e s oW Th ....J me. lificonst ereth one 0 de We, as the SAC executive. board, I am most psyched for." most'ftIfu proc 1 ICond d ef scene their anI. are thought that they would be the per- Praised.. for lyncal breadth, spiritual.. o .•~ 'h fommenhe or eh,r Yhncs, feet group for what we'd like to do depth, and detached intellectualism, wtnc.',avor II "th w at many . ."rp op WIith F a11 C oncert. It require . did a ot one stu ent may have said..It best .artists •.. ca al e positive d . tip -a 0fwor k to met ak hi s h appen an db" Y statmg SImp1 y, "BI ac k ali lClOUS . more.tha spmtu . I an . positrve ..' rather there'. s still a lot left to do, but we Just. makes you feel good." n VlO enttJ0r rru~ogYfimstlc:~onlel' couldn't be more excited." "Our show live is like half of the They curren Y c arml ive cnnca Y Th h there i . d EP 995' M. oug there IS no cost of adrnis- gee1 atme s: I s elodlca, . f . ",nn A2 99 . 2 SlOn or students, only those WIth SEE BLACKALICIOUS 1",7'S'i . Arr'G 1 9'sd Nla ' 002's tJ bracelets WIll.. be perrrutted to enter a a2~ng ow an most recen y, The hip-hop group BlackaticiollS will perform at the fall Concert in Palmer Auditorium on Thursday, November 16th (Web). the auditorium. Bracelets can be Continued on page six , Dorms Show Enthusiasm and Spirit In· Conn and Public Act 06-112 tompetitive Camelympics Weekend Connecticut Gets Updated Alcohol Law BY GOZDE ERDENIZ BY SOPHIE MATHEWSON measures in order to ensure that stu- dents who do not abide by the law Associate News Editor News Editor get sent to prison. When students do The Olympics, with the core val- not adhere to campus policy, the typ- ue~ of mutual respect, friendship, Connecticut College has had a ical J-Board proceedings will ensue. solidarity and fair play, serve to' longstanding and well-defined poli- As Hopkins Gross noted, "There bring people together, to teach them cy of not serving alcohol to minors, are no requirements that the New tcrl'espect and tolerate others, and to and for taking appropriate discipli- London Police Department he called live in peace and harmony by expe- nary action against of-age students to handle these things." riencing competition in a peaceful who provide it to them. But recently Nonetheless, students who serve :vay. Camelympics, Conn's own passed Public Act 06-112 will add as social hosts should also be aware version of the Olympics, was creat- new dimensions to the rules. of the legal implications of Act 06- ed with that mission in mind. Now Effective immediately, it is illegal 112. Private parties will not be erad- in its eleventh year, the well-estab- for adults in Connecticut to allow icated from campus, but social hosts lished college tradition is one that alcohol to be served to minors on should be conscientious of their almost everyone in the community public or private property. Students guests. If alcohol-related problems looks forward to. As the 22 dorms both under and over the age of 21 arise involving an underage student, get ready for a weekend of games in should be attentive to the adden- the host could be held responsible. which they will compete in events dum's legal repercussions, since pro- "We don't know how it's going th'll range from athletic events like viding alcohol to minors can lead to to play out in the court system, but volleyball to more "acadennic" a fine of up to $500, andlor a year in we have to be proactive and increase evenls like the spelling bee, dorm prison. awareness," said Hopkins Gross. spirit becomes stronger than ever. Regardless of Connecticut law, But legal liability is not neces- This year's Camelympics offi- campus policy dictated that students sarily the College's top alcohol- cially took off on the 20th of under the age of 21-although tech- related priority. Instances of vandal- October with the opening ceremony nically within private property- ism, physical violence, and disre- '!'Jtt took place in front of Cro. couldn't possess or consume alco- spectful behavior that have occurred Although the ceremony was sched- hol. Prior to Public Act 06-112. par- in past weekends are matters of uled for 7:00 p.m. that evening, ents were able to serve alcohol to urgency for the Conn community. many dorms had already taken their minors in their own homes through- "We're hoping that the letter will place by six-thirty, singing, dancing out the state of Connecticut. mobilize students around these and cheering in their house's According to Anne Hopkins Gross, issues," said Hopkins-Gross. refer- Camelympics gear. Costume-wise, it Interim Dean of Student Life, this ring to the e-mail s~mtout to the col- was Team X (Earth/360, Lazrus and loophole of private property was one lege community from members of Abbey combined for Camelympics) supporters of the new law aimed to the Student Government Association that got the most attention: Wearing Dorm residents gatber in groups at thefront afCra on Friday,October20th for the opelling ceremonies afcamelympics (Mitchell). close. Conn, considered pri.vate and the judicial board, in regards to aprons that said "If you can't take property, now officially falls under the behavior that took place during the weekend of the tent dance. "It's the heat, get out of our kitchens," Ridge Apartments, whicb had for them," said Gaines. "Personally, and tried their hardest." the new statute. exciting for me to see students tak- they were armed with pans and other '''adopted'' him. I cut down the trash talk about two Though Hamilton won for the According to Hopkins Gross, ing this on themselves." cooking equipment. Friday night's events lasted until weeks before in the hopes that the second time in a row, other donus Connecticut parents can still serve to At 7:00 p.m., the ceremony 5:00 a.m., but even at such early other Housefellows would forget their own children, but face the Currently, meetings are sched- SEE CAMELYMPICS uled with the NLPD as well as the ol"l'ned with the speech of Shelly morning hour, there were still plenty how much they hated me.