' FLASH B A C • • • COLLEGE ; IIAMBIENCE" •- MEN • WOMEN • EXTRACURRICULUM • - • - CMC ~ Ih~ school on • all-American boys • • conservative college ... e rink of • with long hair; • • CMC men are aggressive, social consciousness -• future corporate men • • everyone hangs around • SCRIPPS : a lot of hard, demanding • NONE • social hurricane • Tuesday afternoon teas stud)'!ng; not as much • • sexually becalmed : give way to navy shirts • time for thinking •. • daughters of doctors : and Levis . and alumnae - HMC ~ study, study, study • few HMC'ers can can hardly survive • computer programming brainpower is • transcend the stereo~e • substituting for • of butterin~ their ro s social growth • with theirs 'de-rules POMONA pot and Plato/ • sun-tanned revolutionary : miss grind • Pomona men rarely sometimes can do • who cuts his hair • • date Pomona women . without the other • before he visits home • Frat parties at the four colleges • • mountain cabin are funnier • • • • than fun. t.g.'s • • • • PIT.lER a philoso~hy of freedom (now I ask you what swing freedom : bare feet to class. tliat can e more theory kind of a guy would fighter and freedom : Mead Hall parties are than practice if you apply to a sChool where is open-ended : a blast don't push hard enough hedbe • open faculty meetings outnumbered 8-1?) are blastier CGS ; confused about its role Stanford education maJor SDS meetings : with the undernaduate reject who adhors ldds bull sessions : schools -would 'ke to : be protector and teacher, : b~t usually ends up being : disgusted IA glimpse of the Pitzer cotologue, dated 1967, the first year Pitzer became co-ed. 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FEBRUARY 26, 1991 VoWME xvn, ISSUE 2 4 EDITOR'S DESK • DAVID GLICKMAN • Where Does The Administration Fit? 5 REFLECTlONS FROM OUR READERS • Controversy Surrounds "Send In - The Clowns" Article From 2/12/91 Issue. 6 IDEA, PROCESS, RESULT • DAVID GLICKMAN & JENNIFER HOFFMAN • Report On The Evolution Of Pitzer's Newest Facility. 8 OUR ENVIRONMENT • KRISTIN KAsPER • OK - You Know You Should Turn Out The Lights - So Just Do It! 9 RECYCUNG REBIRTH • JuuET HENDERSON • The Latest Plan In Improving Pitzer's Recycling Program. 10 BREAKING THE BARRIERS • ToM MILLS • Pitzer People Are Not All As Liberal As You Think. 11 INTERVIEW: TAYLOR GILBERT • TIM AHEARN • One Guy Who Voices His Beliefs. 12 RETRACING BUSH'S STEPS TO THE WAR • JAYSON SPRING • An Investigation Of When The War Really Started. 14 BUGS BUNNY ON BROADWAY • Bill fOREMAN • A Forty Carrot Music Review. 15 SPORTS SHORTS • DAVID STOlBER •Sugar Ray Leonard, Basketball Action and An Introduction to America's Pastime For '91. 16 KNOW AND lEU • BRETT SPEER AND SARA SHEPPERD • Some Hip Trivia --- And Cool Facts ... Stuff We Bet You Never Knew IN RECOGNIT ION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH 18 ROBERT JOHNSON & THE BLUES • NTONGHA MAs! LELA • A Tribute To One Of The Founders Of The Blues 20 A NEW RENAISSANCE • JASON SINGER •The State Of Black Art, Literature, And Criticism. 22 GREY • Bill I<Jw.JER • It's All Right Here In Black And White 23 TAKING SIDES • CHRIS DAVIS • Mastering The Evasion Of Reality. 24 THE VAULT IN ROOM FOUR • PAUl Au • 1st Place Poe Contest Winner. 28 THE FLEXIBLE VOICE • AMIE GREENBERG • Overcoming Homophobia. 29 THE FLEXIBLE VOICE • EMILY GLASSMAN • Feelings About The War. Cover photo by When finished reading Pauline Yao THE OTHER SIDE, please recycle The Other Side, February 26, 1991 • 3 FROM Where Does The The Other Side T H E Administration Fit At EDITOR'S ~ EJitor David Glickman from our readers DESK Pitzer? ~ Extcutivt EJitors Jennifer Hoffman aving engaged in numerous non-academic endeavors at this institution - Sara Shepperd am a member of the Pomona-Pitzer Jason Singer men's basketball program. Although I namely, participation in student government, various standing, ad-hoc, and '90 Graduate No Clowns do not play on the junior varsity (the ~ Strtior Editor I H other committees, and this newsmagazine - I have noticed a consistent subject of Mr. Starbin and Mr. Stewart's Kristin Kasper pattern in regards to Pitzer's policy toward the role of the administration. In short, Around recent article), I nonetheless feel it is my Speaks Out the administration is not included in the official decision making bodies of the col­ responsibility to present an alternative, ~ Productio" Ma"~" s a statistidan for the men's varsi­ perhaps more educated, viewpoint. n response to the Uuliet's) article on lege; most notably, College Council, Faculty Executive Committee, and the Presi­ Brett Speer ty and J.V. basketball teams for As a varsity player, I assure you that I the Yurt, I would like to make a clari­ dential Search Committee. Before certain members of this community scoff at my fication: we DID intend to leave the ~ Pbolo!Jrapby Editor A three years, I can only assume am not •required• to go watch the JVs I ugliest structure possible as a cruel joke observations, hear me out. Pauline Yao that John Stewart and Andrew Starbin play. I choose to do so because it is I have had countless conversations with several administrators who express ani­ were in the middle of some sort of iden­ good basketball played by a great bunch on the underclassmen when we left. ~ Opmio"s &Iitor mosity toward the college for lack of administrative representation. In essence, they tity crisis when they penned ·send in of guys. Personally, I would be hard­ Chris Davis pressed to name a more gifted point Christopher Fey have no official vote for the majority of policy matters at the college. But, in many the Clowns: lt's unfortunate that you ·decided to get off your asses and at­ guard than Leonard Plick, or a post Pitzer'90 cases, these are the people who must enforce the policies and laws passed by Col­ ~ RtvittDS Editor Jenny Spitz tend.. : two of the only three losses that player with a finer shooting touch than lege Council, FEC, etc. the JV has recorded this season. If you Paul Hewitt. Several other members of Case in point: The Presidential Search Committee. Obviously, the President ~ Sports Editor had any wish whatsoever to write any­ the JV are also quite talented, with David Stoiber works closely with the Board of Trustees, faculty, and students. Thus, these con­ thing near a well-informed article, you bright futures at the varsity level. To­ Spitz Thanks should have done a little research and gether, they have combined to become stituents are represented on the Search Committee. However, even more apparent ~ Ad!Jtrtisi~ ~tt DougChun found (SURPRISEu) that this team is 15- an exciting group who has climbed to in my mind, is the close relationship the President must establish with the adminis­ 3. Perhaps I should explain. This means, first place in its league. Readers for tration to further enhance the success of the college. Logically, one would conclude ~ Copy Editor John and Andrew, that the team has I do not wish to attack the authors on that an administrator would also sit on the Search Committee. I guess logic doesn't Gretchen Sigler WON 15 games while losing only 3. a personal level. My sole purpose in Support prevail in aJI situations. Perhaps changing the makeup of the Search Committee That happens to be a winning percent­ writing this letter is to allow people to ~ Wriltrs age of 83%. hear the truth from someone who has would like to thank everyone for the from five Board of Trustees, three faculty, and one student to five Board of Trustees, Tim Ahearn How can you two, who by your own attended 14 or 15 games, not 3 or 4. Af­ wonderful support I've gotten since two faculty, one administrator, and one student would accurately represent the con­ Bill Foreman admission were •two students previously ter seeing all these games, practicing writing my editorial on sexual harass­ Amie I stituents directly involved with the President's role. Greenberg unaware of our college sports teams ..: against them all year, and comparing ment. When I subm•tted it I never Juliet Henderson Historical case in point: Looking back at the 1968 Student Handbook, I was in­ even remotely feel qualified to write an them to other players I have watched thought I would get the kind of re­ Bill Kramer article on any part of the Pomona-Pitzer throughout my 13 years of basketball terested to discover the existence of a Community Council, on which the adminis­ sponse that I began receiving from both Katie Marble sports scene? What hypocrisy you two experience, it is my conclusion that our letters and people tclling me positive tration was formally represented. In addition, the administration had representation Thomas Mill exemplify in your references to your junior varsity team should be placed far things in person. Those responses really on the, then, newly formed six committees, "established to oversee the various areas Andrew Starbin claim to Pomona-Pitzer's lack of spirit above the ignorance of those who have helped me get through a difficult time. of concern to the community." While I am obviously a relative new comer to the John Stewart for their athletics! I'm sure your article attacked them. Again, thank you, Ken Weisbart Pitzer organizational structure, l question why this representation has ceased to ex­ shows GREAT •spirit: Malicious, igno­ Sincerely, Jenny Spitz Travis Wright rant, self-serving spirit.As for your help­ Brian Christiansen ist in our current system. Reviews Editor ~ Pbofo!Jrapbtr ful hints, thank you, I'm sure our team Pitzer '93 My main goal in writing this editorial is to encourage community discussions John Kim could really use your •expert advice,· es­ concerning this issue.