The College of Wooster Open Works The oV ice: 2001-2011 "The oV ice" Student Newspaper Collection 2-2-2007 The oW oster Voice (Wooster, OH), 2007-02-02 Wooster Voice Editors Follow this and additional works at: https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice2001-2011 Recommended Citation Editors, Wooster Voice, "The oosW ter Voice (Wooster, OH), 2007-02-02" (2007). The Voice: 2001-2011. 158. https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice2001-2011/158 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the "The oV ice" Student Newspaper Collection at Open Works, a service of The oC llege of Wooster Libraries. It has been accepted for inclusion in The oV ice: 2001-2011 by an authorized administrator of Open Works. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Wooster Voice ISSUE AVI , vaaiii, A STUDENT PUBLICATION SINCE 1883 Friday, February 2, 20O7 wouldn't ever set out ta hurt anyone deliberately unless it was, you know, important like a league game or something.' Dick Butkus, former Chicago Bears linebacker n modi Court makes strong mown id o '07, took second Alexandra DeGrandchamp place to Armstrong ing for Respondent. Moot Court is designed to simulate interrupt a speech to challenge a com- Atlantic a' 3-- Voice Staff (GA) with close 2 decision Wooster, always a strong Moot Supreme Court hearings. This year's petitor's knowledge. in the final round. Court competitor, made a "significant topic dealt with the Fourth Though Owens stated that the tour- Wooster's nationally renowned Though the decision was disap- impact" at the tournament, according Amendment issue of the extent to nament was "run incredibly well," a Moot Court team yet again two-pers- emerged on pointing for the team, McMaster said to McMaster. All eight which the president has the right to scoring glitch delayed the tournament victorious at the American Collegiate he was "very pleased" at the outcome team's from the Midwest region were conduct warrantless surveillance of for more than four hours on the first Moot Court Association National and he "couldn't complain." Owens from Wooster, the only school other its citizens. Teams of two argue in day. Due to an outdated computer Tournament. The event, held Jan. 18 concurred by stating that participation than Patrick Henry College (VA) to front of judges, who are practicing program, Wooster team Cameron and 19 at Regent University Law was "fantastic" and "a real rush." accomplish such a feat. Abigail Kline attorneys or appellate judges well MacLeod '07 and Robert Dible '07 did School in Virginia Beach, hosted 64 Lauren Mogavero '08 and Jeff Kaatz '08, Anne Leigh '07 and Owens also versed in Constitutional law. The not advance into an elimination round. teams from 6 regions. No- - Wooster '08 broke through to the "Elite Eight" placed sixth, seventh and 10th, respec- challenge of Moot Court is not only Other teams advancing to nationals team had previously advanced beyond in "The team competition. duo of Eric tively, for individual oration, the first developing a sound argument ground- from Wooster include Leigh, Steve the "Elite Eight," but this James year Roscoe '07 and Lauren Schreur '07 time Wooster has held more than one ed in evidence, but also exhibiting Owens and Michael McMaster, both also. took second place for brief writ spot in the top ten in this category. quick, critical thinking when judges See "Court," page 2 Students, community members speak out against war Marten Dollinger speech thanking everyone who came voice staff and began reporting various statistics -- about losses to the war, including its :TV7b U T .! r rn On Saturday, Jan. 24, Wooster human and monetary costs to Ohio. Opposing the War (WOW), a commu- "According 'to Reuters News nity and College organization, worked Agency, 3,067 American soldiers have with Wooster Interfaith Ministries died in Iraq," said BostdorfT. "This is and the Wayne County Network for the equivalent of one out of eight -v - - i- Progressive Democracy to organize a people here in the City of Wooster." if".; . protest in response to U.S. President BostdorfT also spoke of traumatic George W. Bush's decision to send events witnessed by Iraqi children, the approximately 20,000 more troops to continued atrocities at Guantanamo Iraq as a "surge" in the war. Bay .and the disapproval Bush has The protest correlated with thou- received from Congress, the national sands of others occurring across the public, the Iraqi government and his nation since the fifth, including a own generals. "I think it's time that large-sca- le demonstration in we reintroduced the President to the Washington, D.C., also held on idea of democracy here at home," said Saturday. Wooster's rally was held at BostdorfT. the gazebo on the corner of Liberty Every point BostdorfT made was and Market street. From 12 to 1 p.m., met by hearty applause, and more and protesters waved signs at passing cars. more protesters joined the crowd as The time frame was chosen with the time went on. ; j j intention getting the attention of Other speakers included ' WOW Woosterites during their lunch hour. members Kevan Franklin and Pat At noon', the attendance was a mea- O'Brien. Franklin, the chairman of ger thirty or so people, but it doubled the Interfaith Ministry, spoke of 'les- within 10 minutes. Those in atten- sons of the peace makers" and stated dance were mostly aged 30 or older, thatwvery mainline . ..Protsn.t with handfuls of college students and denomination opposed the war. He children. Flyers . were distributed also called attention to other protests throughout the crowd while Denise and exhibitions of the human cost of BostdorfT, associate professor and the war. Members of the community braved the cold Saturday to protest the continuation of the Iraq chair of the communication depart- War. More than 1 00 people attended (Photo courtesy The Daily ment at the College, gave an opening See "Protest," page 2 Record). Schmitz retracts Greek statements Mitchell discusses r Jonah Comstock ed group, feel you need to allow any- News Editor one the right to make social choices based on personal interest and immigration at lecture A conflict between the fraternity desire, holding no grudge and dis- Phi Sigma Alpha and Coach Mike criminating against no one with the Theodore Hickey undocumented immigrants "are a sub- Schmitz of the football team was decisions make." they Voice Staff sidy for failed businesses." brought to an end last week when the "We just felt that what Coach The exploitation of these undocu- coach, at a meeting with his players Schmitz was doing was taking away Pablo Mitchell, professor of history mented immigrants by small compa- and some members of the College what Wooster stands for, and what at Oberlin College, addressed the nies is, he said, "the margin between Administration, officially retracted a Wooster taught," said Jeff Winkler question "Can Immigration Dilemmas staying in business and not staying in statement he had made. '07, another Sig. "It stands for free- Be Resolved?" at the second Great business." The situation began oh Monday, dom of choice." Decisions Lecture last Tuesday, Jan. He added that large industries such Jan. 15 at the team's first meeting Though the petition was never 30 at Gualt Recital Hall. as citrus and agriculture "would be in back from winter break. At the officially submitted, the Mitchell's immigration discussion dire straights if immigration laws meeting, Schmitz made statements to Administration did respond by focused on illegal and undocumented were enforced." the team indicating that they would arranging some meetings with Latino immigrants in a "broader His discussion of these undocu- foot- be penalized as members of the Schmitz and the players. national context" of a country of mented workers as second-cla- ss citi- ' ball team if they made the decision "A number of alumni contacted the immigrants and in a "personal con- zens created controversy with mem- to pledge a fraternity. College," said Vice President for text" of assimilation and American bers of the audience who preferred "Basically, it was a situation where Academic Affairs Iain Crawford, who stereotypes of Latino immigrants. the definition of citizen be limited to a Mike he told the kids who wanted to Coach Schmitz (Photo handled the situation. "President Although he recognized that the legal context. pledge that they had to choose one or courtesy OPI). Hales consulted with the senior turns "illegal" and "undocumented" In response to this preference, the other," said Brian Smith '08, a members of the Administration, and for immigrants referred to the same Mitchell developed a broader under- football player and member of Phi ring to that fraternity specifically. I then met with Athletic Director group of immigrants who had broken standing of his meaning of citizen by Sigma Alpha (the "Sigs"). Weaver also indicated that the coach Keith Beckett and Coach Schmitz fo immigration laws, he preferred the use describing citizens as members of a Schmitz's original comments to later talked to specific players and discuss the matter and how it might of "undocumented" because he said community. the team were general in nature, say- asked them if they were planning to most appropriately be addressed. the use of "illegal" is a "difference of With the preference of undocu- ing, according to Sig president Dan pledge. Dean Holmes and Director of Safety language and a difference of empha- mented immigrants to illegal imm- Weaver '07, that the football team After the meeting, five of the fra- Joe Kirk provided important assis- sis" that demonstrates American soci- igrants and citizens as community should be like a family and that stu- ternity's six pledges, all football tance by working with the Sig lead- ety "doesn't understand the full com- members rather than citizens as document-- dents shouldn't need a fraternity.