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Postage PAID Permit #35 o e e Olce New London, CT' ~ PUpUSHED WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OF CONNECTICUT COLLEGE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2006 CONNECTICUTCOLLEGE,NEWLONDON,CT Conn Students Attend New York City Rally For Darfur BY DASHA LAVRENNIKOV & attendance wore these stickers to to escape Southern Sudan. ALLISON ZELMAN represent the number of victims of Two years ago, Deng, a guest Staff Writers genocide. speaker at Connecticut College, An estimated 30,000 people informed the Conn community . Twenty Connecticut College attended the rally, falling short of about the crisis iu his home couutry. stqdents traveled to New York City the more than 400 ,000 orange stick- The US government and UN. con- on Suuday, September 17th, for a ers needed to account for the current tinue to discuss and evaluate a crisis day of demonstration of internation- death toll in Darfur. The crowd that has displaced more thau two al disapproval for the genocide that demanded that the US government million people over three years. The continues to strangle the Darfur pressure the Sudanese to stop the Sudanese government has supported region of Western Sudan. Among killings, rapes, pillaging and dis- local Arab militias in the killing of these students were representatives placement in Darfur, and allow a thousands of people, primarily eth- from STAND (Students Taking UN peace-keeping force to enter the nic black-Africans, which consti- Action Now) and CCLeft. Protests country. tutes genocide. were organized all over the world, The majority of the STAND and The pressure of tens of thou- from East Africa to Cambodia. CCLeft students stood together sands of citizens protesting in cen- Central Park in NYC was packed throughout the entire rally with ban- tral park is having an impact. Two willi activists young and old from ners in hand. The number of days after the protest, President the-.'-cityand the surrounding areas Connecticut College students that Bush appointed Andrew Natsios as who stood united, shouting "not on had come to the rally and had the U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan, our.,iVatch,"while waiving fists and attended the first STAND meeting, and called on the UN to act on the signS in the air. Bands like OAR., held Monday nights at 10 in recent Security Council resolution Citizen Cope and Big & Rich were Harkness Common Room, gave authorizing a peacekeeping force in in attendance as well to perform in support to a club that relies on pub- Darfur. The appointment of a support of the rally. lic participation and awareness: Special Envoy now means there is a At one point, an estimated Thanks to increased coverage in coordinator at the highest levels of 20,000 people all held hands for the major newspapers and the efforts of the Bush Administration to oversee Children partU:ipated in constmeting their own signs at the Save Daifur RaUy in New York City, held on Sunday, september J 7 (Lavrennikov). sake of humanity and took time to STAND, knowledge at Connecticut U.S. policy on Darfur and guarantee recognize the atrocities being com- College is growing. stopping the genocide remains a top Sudanese government has renewed Sudanese government has currently made in the UN General Assembly mitted. Despite the sheer size of the "It's not time to talk the talk, its priority. Although strides are being aerial bombing. As a result of rejected UN intervention, sighting it meetings and with the ever-present gathering, there were orange stick- time to walk the walk ," are the made, the situation in Darfur is get- increased fighting and attacks on aid as an imperialistic approach. er~t on every person linking famous words of Simon Deng, a ting progressively more desperate. workers, humanitarian aid groups The following weeks are critical SEE Darfur Rally strangers together. Conn students in victim and survivor who managed Fighting has intensified and the have had to pull out. In addition, the for a continued engagement on this Continued on page six issue, both in terms of the decisions SGA Members, Trustees Collaborate In Student-Run Concession Stand ~ Halted Indefinitely By College Creation Of Camel "Superfan" T-Shirts School Cites Lack Of Insurance Coverage . ~Y'LUCY INGRAM BY SOPHIE MATHEWSON Interim Assistant Dean of Student '~~ Life, was not certain of what effect, Staff Writer News Editor if any, the stands' sales had on snack shop revenues. In an effort, to instill" greater The college administration shut However, issues of hours of school spirit and community cohe- down. a popular student-run food operation dissipated when problems siyeness at Connecticut College, stand last week, citing insurance arose regarding insurance policy: SGA, along with the support of the issues as a primary reason for the Before pursuing their stand, Chase Board of Trustees, has created the provisional closing. Negotiations are and Bacon contacted Ledge Light already popular "Superfan" t-shirt. now in the works with SGA to deter- Health District, an agency that ulti- All around campus, students can be mine if, and under what circum- mately determines what 'legal seen sporting the bright blue shirts, stances, the student enterprise will requirements-such as the food han- 'Which feature the college's camel re-open. dliug permit Bacon obtained-have mascot on the front, and the word Business began officially a few to be met in order to operate a busi- "Superfan" boldly on the back. SGA weeks ago for Conn students Russ ness such as the student-run stand. handed out the t-shirts to incoming Chase '07 and Sam Bacon '09, self- Since it would be operating on cam- freshmen at matriculatiou this proclaimed "business-minded kids" pus, Ledge Light deemed insurance August. Complimentary shirts were who were iuspired by an all-night for the stand unnecessary. But whe also given to transfer students, the pizza and concession stand during a the College's finance office conta SGA Assembly, and President spring break trip last semester. ed its insurance company, it was dis Higdon. "It was something none of the covered that "the student-run busi- The idea for the Superfan t-shirts other NESCAC schools seemed to ness was not covered based 0 its was' first suggested last spring by have, and something we thought operation as a for-profit entity for Winslow Robinson '08, captain of would be unique to Conn," said individuals," said McEver. the men's soccer team at Connecticut Bacon, who passed a food-handling SGA President Evan Piekara '07 College, at a meeting of the Student course over the summer in order to reported that SGA is currently in the Athletic Advisory Council. meet Connecticut state require- process of working out a deal with "The original purpose of the ments. the administration to get business shirts," said Robinson, "was to bring With a menu including hamburg- back up and running, pending infer- the. student body together, and ers, veggie burgers and sausages, mation regarding insurance costs increase attendance at home games." Chase and Bacon reported being and policies. However, if the deci- The t-shirts soon became a fundrais- sold out following each of their three sian-making process takes too long, er for men's soccer, and by late shifts, which included Thursday and the imminent cold-weather that spring, the team had designed and Saturday night, as well as a home arrives with every New England fall made 75 shirts to sell over the sum- . soccer game. The stand also provid- is another threat to the solely-out- mer months. Winslow Robinson 'OS, who helped to create the Camel "Super/an" T-shirt, displays the catchy design on Harkness Field (Shipper). ed students with an alternative to door business. Towards the end of last semester, popular off-campus eateries, such as Bacon admits that the roadblocks Evan Piekara '07, now president of SGA, The promotion of greater school spirit and community. the ever-popular Norm's in Groton. have been "frustrating," but the approached Robinson about distributing the student participation in the college community is "The Student Government Association sees The late-night hours and accessible process has been an eulightening Superfan t-shirts at orientation to members of the a major initiative of SGA. Through the Superfan the t-shirts as a definitive step toward fostering location were partially an attempt, one overall. incoming freshman class. Piekara noted that SGA t-shirts, SGA seeks to cultivate a greater sense of greater ties to the Connecticut College communi- added Bacon, "to try and stop some "All in all, it's been a good expe- sa;v'it as an excellent opportunity to cultivate a pride, enthusiasm, and involvement not only with ty now, and long after we've graduated," said of the drunk driving that occurs on rience," he added. se1:l~eof enthusiasm and pride among the incom- athletics, but with all areas of college life. Piekara. "The Superfan t-shirt is for everyone: campus." The students were given , Members of both the student 'lug.freshmen class, as well as way in which to tie "We want a feeling of community and school family, friends, staff, faculty, and anyone associ- the green light from the administra- body and the administration seem them to the Conn community from the start.