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Postage PAID Permit #35 o ee oice New London, cr PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OF CONNECTfCUTCOLLEGE VOLUME XXXI • NUMBER 1 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2006 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE, NEW LONDON, CT Camel President's Reign Starts Off On The Right Hoof By GOZDE ERDENIZ President Higdon may be seen had the opportunity to interact with very impressed by this gesture," she visiting two dorms each week. Last associate news editor jogging around campus almost him extensively, praised him by say- said. President Higdon is also week, he visited Abbey House and every morning, as well as at sports ing, " President Higdon has done a known for his "walkabouts"; he River Ridge, where he was adopted 1The College's tenth president, games and even in the dining halls. fantastic job meeting with people, likes walking around campus and for Carnelympics. This past week he Leo 1. Higdon, began his term on Recently, many students were pleas- learning about the issues on campus, stopping in various offices to visit was guest speaker for the Windham only July 1st, but to many members antly surprised to see him in Harris, and collaboratively working to people and learn more about the dessert and dialogue, where he of the college, it seems like as chatting with students as he waited make Connecticut College a better school. Said a surprised faculty talked about his Peace Corps experi- though he has been a part of the in line for something to drink. Later place. He has been a visible pres- member who recently got a visit ence in Malawi with his wife when Conn community for much longer. that evening, he attended an SGA ence on campus; meeting with stu- from President Higdon in his they were newlyweds. The new president has already made meeting to gain a better understand- dent leaders, attending sports Fanning office: "It was totally unex- While integrating himself fully many public appearances and seems ing of how the organization works. garnes, visiting dorms,. and taking pected but 1 think it is really nice committed to getting to know the SGA president Evan Piekara'07, advantage of our residential liberal that he is taking the time to get to SEE Higdon people and the ideals that make who was also a member of the arts community. He enjoys interact- know people," -------c-on-t-i'-,ue-d-O-Il-pa,-'l!-e-s'-:x Connecticut College what it is. Presidential Search Committee and ing with students, which further President Higdon is currently Knocking on New Harvard Pledges To End Early London's Door Admissions Program Conn Students Involved in Program Will First Affect Class of 2012 Political Canvassing By HALEY A. HOFMANN BY DARIA lAVRENIKOV tion between early action and early staff writer staff writer decision. A variety of early admis- sions options are offered at hundreds From soapboxes to television Harvard, one of the most of colleges and universities, with the commercials and everything in renowned and prestigious colleges majority requiring applicants to between, political tactics are meant in the United States, has announced commit if offered early admissions. to spark interest, provide informa- that it will get rid of its early admis- Originally for colleges, the objective tion, and induce citizens to vote. The sions program, first affecting the of this program was to increase their Connecticut College Democrats did future class of 2012. The college competitive advantage by admitting exactly this, while canvassing New hopes to set a trend for other presti- and securing strong candidates early. London neighborhoods Saturday. gious institutions. The Harvard Furthermore, it attracted and gave an Conn students visited New admissions officials are making a advantage to students who were London residents to provide cam- powerful statement, claiming that willing to commit to an institution paign information for Joe Courtney, there is something wrong with the early. There are institutions in which a local Democrat running for admissions system and that they arte admissions rates are two to three Congress. This major task included acting in public interest. This has times higher when applying early. knocking on doors, questioning the been one of the many steps taken by The change in Harvard's admis- residents on their knowledge of the the college since President sions policy is a result of concerns candidate, and providing appropri- Lawrence H. Surruners left office in raised by officials at Harvard and ate information. While this was one June to make itself more accessible other universities. The major con- of many campaigns for some, such to students from lower income fami- cern is that early admissions creates as senior and CC Democrats vice Sttulents and factutty gather at ConnecUcut College'sFacutty Art Exhibit, on dispioy through Friday, September 29 at Cummings Art Center. lies. There will be a two-to-three a disadvantage for low income and president Fred Kemper and sopho- year trial period to make sure the working class students who are more Randy Pixman, for others it changes to not negativel~ affect stu- either discouraged by or do not have was a first taste of campaign tactics. dent quality. the high school resources to find out Most residents were gracious For the past three decades, about early admissions. There is a about this weekend interruption (i.e. Harvard has offered a form of early fear that early admissions discrimi- no cursing, door slamming. or inap- admissions referred to as "early nates against students who need propriate middle fingers); however, action." A student accepted early financial aid and as a result cannot an overall attitude of annoyance was action does not have to accept until commit themselves to one university obvious. "Breakfast, lunch and din- May first, thus giving him or her the before they have a chance to com- ner, politics!" stated a clearly agitat- freedom to apply to another school. pare financial aid packages offered ed Tonia Olivieri. More than a third of Harvard's stu- by other schools. Olivieri, a supervisor at dents are accepted through early Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in admission and many potential appli- SEE Harvard New London, claims she is apathet- cants do not understand the distinc- ic as far as canvassing goes and that Continued Oil page six it could in no way influence her decision. Another resident simply said: "I don't think it's a good idea." FDA Approves Though many claimed to be busy or disinterested, pessimism was not the dominant attitude. In Vaccine For HPV fact, many people, though they said their vote could not be swayed by By SOPHIE MATHEWSON to certain strains of HPV and the political canvassing, still thought it vaccine will not protect against was a great idea. "It's great to see neus editor those strains," said Cate Moffett, the youth involved," stated Fred APRN, and director of Student Earlier this summer, the Food Health Services. SEE New london's Door and Drug Administration approved a It should be also be emphasized vaccine for the human papillo- that the vaccine "does not take the Continued on page six mavirus, or HPY. Experts say the place of protecting oneself from vaccine, approved for young women STIs, nor from obtaining regular Bengochea Named Conn's First Dean Of The College Community aged 9 to 26, can prevent 70% of health screenings and evaluations," cervical cancer and offers hope that added Moffett. it will help prevent other forms of BY GREGORY SOWA Despite its breakthrough in. can- staff, among them government pro- degrees at Princeton. the usual ways. "In 1994, an advisee the virus. cer research, the emergence of the fessor Alex Hybel in whom me met staff writer Bengochea worked at Brown of mine, who was also Cuban- There are more than 120 known vaccine is proving to be controver- .during his first and (so far) only trip University immediately after com- American, told me he was going to types of HPV, a virus which is, in sial for some people, among them On May 18, 2006 Armando back to his native Cuba in 2002. pleting graduate school. Shortly visit the island," he explained. "My many cases, transmitted through certain conservative religious Bengochea was named Connecticut "It just seemed like a good fit," after receiving his doctorate, he saw grandmother called him and told sexual contact and is common in groups, who claim that the vaccine College's first Dean of the College be said about his new post; "I think an advertisement from Brown him where he could find the house adult populations worldwide. In might send a subtle message con- Community - a new position that he [Conn] is a terrific place, and I've announcing that- they wanted "a in Havana where I was born. So he most cases, genital HPV infections doning pre-marital sex. describes as "a traditional dean's thought so for a long time." dean who would work in part with went to the house and he took prove to be hannIess, producing no The vaccine, which is given in a position merged with the idea of a Bengochea was born in Havana, Latino undergraduates ..