Connecticut College Digital Commons @ Connecticut College 2001-2002 Student Newspapers 11-2-2001 College Voice Vol. 25 No. 9 Connecticut College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_2001_2002 Recommended Citation Connecticut College, "College Voice Vol. 25 No. 9" (2001). 2001-2002. 13. https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_2001_2002/13 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. It has been accepted for inclusion in 2001-2002 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. First Class U.S. Postage PAID Permit #'35 New London, cr p'UBLlSHED WEEKLY BY THE S1'UDENTS OF CONNECTICUT COLLEGE VOLUMEXXV. NUMBER 9 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2001 CONNECTICUT COLUJGB, NEW LONDON, ct INSIDE: .,"~.. The Pat McGee Band Plays Fall Benefit Concert By COLEY WARD piano and keyboards], Pat McGee [lead Life on the road isn't all bad though. The EDrrOR IN CIIlEr vocals, acoustic and electric guitars]. Brian band travels in a luxury bus that McGee Fechino [electric guitar], Chris Williams described as palatial. The six-man rock group, The Pat McGee [drums], and Chardy McEwan [percussion]. "[On our bus] we have a DVD player and Band, brought their mellow stylings to the Pat McGee, the lead singer of the band about 500 CDs, a satellite system, and each 1962 room of the Crozier Williams Student that bears his name. said that he is enjoying bunk has its own TV," he said. Center Thursday night, for the College's life on the road. The revenue from this year's Fall annual benefit concert, "It's pretty easy work," he said. "The only Concert Went to benefit the National A stage was constructed specially for the tough part is that we're on the road almost Pancreas Foundation. The Pat McGee band event and Acoustic curtains were hung 300 days out of the year. It's tough being Alva gallery showcases form will play several more benefit concerts behind the stage to make the room more away from home for so long." before now and New Year's Eve. and color at its new exhibit suitable to host a rock concert. For McGee, the concert was a good way "Our whole run in between December 26 Roughly five hundred tickets were sold for his band to connect with its target audi- and New Year's Eve is going to give funds to A&E for the event. Connecticut College's own ence. the United Service Organization," said Pretty Sober opened the8 p.m. show. "I actually prefer to play the smaller col- McGee. The Pat McGee band consists of John leges," he said. "We play a lot of New Small [bass], Jonathan Williams [vocals, England schools." continued on page 9 The Pat McGee Band ployed at the Fall Concert (KtrJit) CamelWeb Intranet ~&E Unveiled on The Hygenic Gallery's creep show bugs some holloween Campus visitors By SARAH GREEN AsIocIATE NEWS EDrroR 00 October 31, the Connecticut College Web Team nnveiled their newest project, a college Intranet called "CamelWeb," Amid black and orange streamers, Web Team members, sporting festive witch and wizard hats, helped members of the college community log on to their personal home- SPORTS pages on the new intranet. The decorations, The McAuliffes had a suc- refreshments, and door prizes gave the after- cessful season as Conn's first A rendering oftbe new hotel and conference center designed by CorcoranJennison (above) Constroction on the project will begin next september. (courtesy) noon a well-deserved celebratory air. Tbe Web Team developed the new intranet over the past four months. They Hotel and Conference Center Coming to New London spent the first two months on designing an, planning the intranet, and the second two By COLEY WARD center. green space and other support services for months programming. In October, the NLDC announced that it the hotel and an office complex planned for Camel Web will be used by students, fac- EDITOR IN CHIEF had signed an agreement with developer the future. ulty, and staff. Each hornepage starts with a The New London Development Corcoran Jennison. The contract contained a Although archeological and historical calendar of events and announcements. Each Corporation is moving forward with plans to stipulation that the NLDC purchase the study has revealed oil contamination and member of the college community can per- implement its Fort Trumbull construction Amtrak property before Nov. 1. railroad ties, the Connecticut State Historic sonalize their homepage, with stock quotes. project. The Walbach Street land was owned by Preservation Office declared that the site has links to favorite websites, and a daily horo- On Monday, the NLDC announced that Amtrak and used as a maintenance facility. minimal archeological value that it can be scope. Homepages can also show New York NEWS it had paid $1.9 million for 5.6 acres in the It is one of the largest parcels in Fort developed as soon as it is decontanlinated. Times and New London Day headlines and Four students return to their Fort Trumbull neighborhood. The property, Trumbull and will be used for an extension NLDC Chief Operating Officer Dave movie listings for the Waterford Hoyts which was previously owned by Amtrak, of Nameaug Street, the main access road to Goebel said that the hotel and conference Cinema. youth and bring was the final plot needed before constrnction the hotel and conference center. The remain- trick-or-treating to campus continued on page 9 --:.:. -.. could start on a new hotel and conference der of the property will be used for parking, continued on page 9 ,........ ,.... Smith Dining hall, which had served as a dining hall, WoodBrooks and the SGA were .. By JAMIE RODGERS dining alternative to Harris for residents of very concerned with students' concerns. StAFF WRITER central campus, was closed at the end of the According to SGA President Anne Baker t- - ..> 1999-2000 academic year due to 'a lack of C02), "SGA is endorsing what they feel is ": =:: in a recent push to utilize public space on attendence. Since that time the question of the majority opinion and most feasible - -ca,rnpus, the Student Government its use has become a center for discussion option." Through a variety of sources, : :A~sociation has made a formal recornmen- among students and administrators. including dorm Senators, suggestion boxes, : -dation to the Space Allocation Committee Last year a petition, strongly supported and e-mailed recommendations, the SGA : 'regarding the use of the Smith Dining Hall by students, to move Harkness Dining hall's was able to compile a list of student sugges- •j",-ili!' future. deli counter to central campus. was exam- tions ranging from a small movie theatre to • :: =According to the the SGA, "we recom- ined as a possibility. "By petition, the stu- "a recreation of the old 'Eliminator' from -)iwnd that Smith Dining hall be designated dents really wanted it to happen," said American Gladiators." The Assembly. how- "-..as' student space," citing the recent "housing Catherine WoodBrooks, Dean of Student ever, has only recommended the most popu- -~h" and the remodeling of Shain Life. But when the assembly examined the lar and most feasible options such as "a ,- ::ba;.~y's first floor as the Charles Chu Asian cost, moving the dining hall option "didn't _ :»Reading Room, which is scheduled to be seem fiscally responsible." continued on page 9 • _:Jiiii~hed by next year. Although the space will not remain a ~embers May be in for Some Blockbuster Deals Organ music isprovided at a service celebrating the lives of those lost in the September II attacks (Mct"tosb) ll...:.... ....: Memorial Service Honors Family By BEN MORSE have been unable to fight the Blockbuster is that Scott is taking Blockbuster to task for machine. what she sees as unfair late ("extended view- Members Lost in Attacks AssOCIATE NEWS EDITOR However, within the last year. one mem- ing") charges, and most likely also their ten- Over the course of the past decade, ber of the video-renting community has cho- dency to change policies as it relates to fees BY MELISSA QUICK inspiring and compassionate words. Jl3lockbuster Video has become the dominant sen to step np and speak on behalf of this for late and unreturned videos without ade- STAFF WRITER Fainstein encouraged the community to ideo retail chain in America, establishing long-abused tribe. quately informing their customers. "come together to remember the victims of Iself in just about every town in the country Inearly 2001, Kim Ann Scott, a resident On April II, 2001, Malia Knight filed a On Friday, October 26, the Connecticut the September II tragedies and those from and leading to the closing of countless of Jefferson County, Texas, filed a lawsuit similar lawsuit in Harrison County, Texas. College community gathered together for a our community. We should have sorrow and Smaller local stores. against Blockbuster Video "Individually and The plaintiffs in Jefferson Country immedi- memorial service in remembrance of the vic- we must have something that allows us to "Blockbuster has long been accused of on behalf of all others similarly situated." ately filed a Third Amended Petition adding tims of the September 11 tragedies. The pur- move forward." He also offered condolences oporating a monopoly, The size of member- The reasons for, the lawsuit are vague, as Knight as an additional Plaintiff to their law- pose of the service was to celebrate the lives on behalf of the entire college to all those 'Ship is extraordinarily large and the national the only place to find the text of the settle- suit.