n jKatrinafundraising Sprint to the finis h at Jo hnson Pond jjovejoy Award goes to efforts fall short of goal Atlanta journalist ¦ '¦1' " • ¦— " - ¦ • By BEN HERBST I By STEVEN WEINBERG NEWS EDITOR : v EDITOR IN CHIEF The Lovejoy Award Cotter Union's Page Commons selection committee has Was fall of banquet tables on Monday chosen Atlanta journal- evening, but only half-full; of students ist Cynthia Tucker as the who. were sitting and enjoying a 2005 recipient of the thank-you dinner with entertainment award. Tucker is the edi- for donating $10 towards Katrina torial page editor of the relief. Tickets for the dinner were Atlanta Journal- handed out to the first 300 students Constitution, a syndicat- "who gave money. Of these 300, only ed columiiist and around 150 were able to attend, a ratio frequent television com- mirroring the proportion of students mentator. PHOTO COURTESY OF COLBY COMMUNICATIONS who gave to relief efforts overall. According to Cynthia Tucker, 2005 Lovejoy recipient. The hurricane relief efforts, orga- Matthew Storin, chair- nized through the Goldfarb Center man of the selection for Public Affairs and Civic committee, Tucker is "best known he was unable to attend the convo- Engagement, had aimed to raise for her appearances over the years cation and discussion due to health $18,000 from the student body, on the Lehrer News Hour" as part problems. ¦ roughly ten dollars a student. of a panel discussion. ¦ • Other honors for Tucker include - However, by this past Friday,the last : . ADAM MUSIAtyTKE COLBY ECHO . The committee meets every year the 2000 American Society of The annual Johnson Pond Regatta -was held[ on Saturday,Sept. II' despite the chilly weather. day Goldfarb was soliciting dona- in April, this year at the offices of Newspaper Editors' Distinguished tions at tables at the dining halls and the Chicago Tribune, to discuss Writing Award, and she was a at Cotter Union, they had raised only nominations for the award. finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for around $8,000. "People on the committee, along commentary in 2004. "We set a pretty ambitious goal with occasionally a faculty mem- In addition to Storin, retired edi- and didn't make it," co-Director of Studentseeks City Council ber, make nominations. Sometimes tor of The Boston Globe and cur- the Goldfarb student advisory board names come up in our discussions. rently an associate vice president at Claire Walsh '05 said. Walsh added Tucker was specifically nominated the University of Notre Dame, the that she was "a little disappointed," p osition in ncUiveWa this year," said Storin. committee includes Rebecca there wasn't a greater show of stu- "We try to recognize people who Corbett '74, Washington enterprise dent support. Citing the conclusions important issue in Beck s mind; he have moved against the grain and editor of the New York Times; Greg of a Goldfarb student advisory board By KATIE HAMM acknowledges that it will be a cultural withstood pressures to do other than Moore, managing editor of the tneeting to discuss the fundraising's EDITOR IN CHIEF change for some, "but it's a change He's very intei^ what they did, and apart from the Denver Post; Ann Marie Lipinski, outcome, she attributed raising less that we have to do." ested in the city; fact that she is a great writer, one vice president and editor of The than half of the desired sum to the Colby student and Waterville native Beck also emphasized the benefits thing that particularly impressed us Chicago Tribune; Rena Pederson, difficulties surrounding throwing Henry Beck '09 will run for his position as City Councillor would he really cares a is that she as an African-American former editor at large of the Dallas together the relief efforts so quickly, Waterville City Council this have in fostering the relationship lot about this editor in a city with a significant Morning News' and currently direc- miscalculations in the number of stu- November; he is running, as the only between the College and Waterville. African-American population, and tor of communications at the dents who would actually Jbe.on c&mt Democratic candidate jn his . home "We. ;qan ^shoK -that . Colby - and place. .v.^l.;..,;^,„... she took, on ithe., King isurnily. on a American .Collegev of Education; pus to donate and the possibility that ward—Ward 2—but as of Echo press Waterville are p^artters. I'm not isolat- particular i$sue," said Storin. Colby President William D. some international students may not time did not know of the possible ing myself either as a Waterville resi- Ken Gagnon Tucker has reported from across the Adams: and William R. Keenan have the same attachment to the Republican candidates running dent or as a Colby student." . State Senator and Associate . world, as well as from here in the Professor of Government L. Sandy Director for Telecommunication ' affected areas in the Gulf Coast and against him. Beck said he made the final deci- Services United States. Maisel, director of Colby s therefore be less inclined to donate. In a press release, Beck stressed the sion to run while hiking on his COOT On Oct. 16, Tucker will receive Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs President William D. Adams, who development of the city's economy as trip. "I talked to family and friends, the award and an honorary doctor and Civic Engagement. had agreed to match whatever sum his top priority. He noted that often and they were all very supportive and of laws during a ceremony in Elijah Parrish Lovejoy graduat- students would be able to raise, still people on the City Council are unwill- encouraged me to think about it." connected to our neighborhood." He Lorimer Chapel. Earlier that day a ed from Colby in .1826 and was says his office will match the $8,000, ing to put their ideology aside, result- Although Colby students will not has worked on political campaigns in panel discussion entitled killed defending his Alton, Illinois bringing that sum to $16,000. In an ing in good opportunities to be lost. have the chance to cast a vote for Beck recent years, including volunteering "Protecting Sources and Shielding newspaper press from a pro-slav- email, Adams said he was "pleased The school consolidation between because Colby does not sit in Ward 2, for Democrats in 2000 and 2002. Journalists" will take place in ery mob in 1837. The award has with the progress" of students and Waterville and Winslow is another Beck said, "It's important that Colby Beck also spoke for John Edwards at Lovejoy 100. Both events are open been presented to journalists who stressed his hope that all students will students get out to the Democratic Caucus in February to the public. uphold his values and commit- participate in relief in some way. vote, to protect 2C04. He is currently a project coordi- Studs Terkel was the 2004 ment to , courage in journalism { Jairus Steed '06 organized the Maine's equal nator for a government relations firm Lovejoy Award winner; however, since 1952. Katrina Relief dinner mentioned rights law and in Augusta. above. He described it as "sort of a also . for a Maine State Democratic Senator thank-you and congratulations to the D e mo e r at i c and Colby's Associate Director for people who stepped up first." Adams mayor." Telecommunication Services Ken Tragedy brings change to addressed students there, also thank- While growing Gagnon is excited about Beck's run ing them for their contributions. The up in Waterville, for City Council. "He's very interest- entertainment portion of the dinner Beck spent much ed in the city; he really cares a lot included musical and spoken word of his time work- about this place," Gagnon said. "He is campus safety and security performances by students arid faculty. ing with politics. bright, he has political knowledge and While the dinner did not raise any With his father a experience that's far beyond his years. lot that the College was doing By BEN HERBST money itself, and cost $1,050 to put former Teamster He's very impressive." right. NEWS EDITOR on, Steed explained that it was a way and his mother Beck does not have any definite The major initiatives that securi- for portions of the school community working as a plans for a political career, "I plan to ty was in the process of imple- who could not donate money to lawyer, Beck was do well here at Colby and on the Following the tragic death of menting at the time of the incident ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦ ¦¦¦ ¦ Katrina charities because of tax I . -. - . rmw^mi: > •¦ • .:,' ' | "told at a young Council, but beyond that I haven't Dawn Rossignol '04 in September were adding blue-light call boxes I _ PHOTO COURTESr OF HENRY BECK age how impor- made any decision," he said. pf 2003, the College hired two sep- to additional areas on campus and Henry Beck '09 is seeking a City Council position. ? Continued on Page 2 tant it was to stay arate consultation firms to find placing all buildings on the card- what changes needed to be made to access system, instead of using campus security. One firm looked keys. Since that time, 25 new call at broad security topics, while the boxes have been added and out- Oak Fell ow speak s about human rights in Zimbabw e other focused on li ghting on cam- door keys have been basically pus. elirninated-only security has keys seen uncensored TV or radio. Students pursue independent research while on While working for the organization, The consultants spent time on in case of an emergency.