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First Class U.S. Postage PAID THE COLLEGE·Y01CE Permit #35 New London, cr PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE' ST\JDENI'S OF CONNECTlctrr COLLffiE VOLUME XXXII • ISSUE 4 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2007 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE, NEW LONDON, CT College Celebrates Latino Heritage Month to the campus. BY LAUREN MORROW 09 The theme for Latino Heritage Month this year is "Paso a Paso: Marching Onward." Civil rights are the stoff writer focus of each of the heritage months run by Unity House Hispanic Americans have played a major role in this year because this April marks the 40th anniversary shaping contemporary American culture as we know it. of Dr. Martin Luther King's murder. Along these same Hispanic ideas, experiences and traditions have con- lines of civil rights, Dr. Stephen Pitti from Yale gave a tributed to the progression of the United States through presentation September 26 entitled "The Passion of the literature of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Sandra Ceasar Chavez", which was very well-attended. Chavez Cisneros, the music of Celia Cruz and Carlos Santana, was an advocate for Mexican workers, who took a 000- and the scientific discoveries of Mario Molina and violent approach to gain rights for migrant farmers. Severo Ochoa. Furthermore, there is a photo exhibit in Unity House dis- In 1968, the United States government decided to playing work that reflects Latinos in America during the acknowledge the accomplishments of Latinos with Civil Rights movement. Hispanic Heritage Week. Finally in 1988 September 15 On Friday, Ocrober 5 there will be a related Common through October 15 was declared Hispanic or Latino Hour, "From the Sixties to Today: Puerto Rican Radical Heritage Month. Movements and Latina/o Rights" hy Dr. Andres Torres. o Today, there are 42.7 million Hispanics in the United That same evening at 7:00 Dr. Jose Gonzalez will share States, making them the largest minority group, at 14% 0 some of his work at Unity Poets Cafe in Unity House. of the total population. It seems that Latino Heritage Tbis event will offer a comfortable ambiance to hear a Month should be widely celebrated and appreciated, yet poetically expressed view of what it means to be many are not aware of this commemoration. Some Hispanic in America, while enjoying a cafe style menu. members of the administration here Connecticut College This month's celebrations will commence with a party is trying to change this. thrown by La Unidad on Saturday night in the 1941 Elizabeth Garcia and Aracelis Vazquez of Unity room. House have taken charge of a large effort to raise aware- Although Latino Heritage Month is almost over, ness about various heritage months. Before Garica and there are upcoming heritage months that Unity House Vazquez arrived at Connecticut College, nothing was will be commemorating. November is Native American being done to recognize Latino Heritage Month. This Heritage Month, February is Black History Month, and was simply because students did not have the time to April is Asian and Pacific Islander History Month. All' arrange events on their own, and there were very few students are welcome to help out with the planning for Kenneth Rivera speaks at Latino Heritage Month Convocation (Kaminsky) faculty members (administrators) backing them. Now, these heritage month events; you can contact Aracelis these two women, along with student organizations and Vazquez at [email protected] for more informa- various other administrators and offices at the college, tion. are making these heritage months more publicly known Sources: census.gov; infoplease.com . Campus Security Stiffens in Aftermath of Viclence BY KASEY LUM '11 ty of students. ments have been implemented this year. Last The recent shootings at Delaware State and St. Wednesday was the first trial run of the college's new staff writer John's University all seemed to occur when public sen- emergency "alert system, Connect-ED. Patricia Carey, timent was still wary about new campus safety policies. Vice president of College Relations explained the pur- Around college campuses nationwide, recent inci- However, the procedures exercised by these colleges o pose of the system: "Our first hope is that we will never dents of campus violence has simultaneously stirred ter- during the events proved everyone wrong. Using new have to use this system. However, if we do face an ror and confusion. Yet along with the fear, there is now security systems that alerted students and faculty emergency situation, this system should. permit us to a stronger determination for change. Since the Virginia through text messaging, campus security was able to alert our corrununity more quickly and efficiently than Tech incident of last April, colleges and universities quickly close down campuses and safely direct students ever before. Having this capability increases the safety around the country have updated and improved security away from the violence. These events have awakened measures drastically. In addition to mental health train- public attention and influenced new actions by campus SEE CAMpUS-SeCURIlY ing and new alert systems, it seems that colleges are tak- safety. ing as many precautions possible to guarantee the safe- Continued on page four At Connecticut ~ollege, similar security improve- News A&E Sports See pages 3&5 for Tum to pages 6&7 for Look at pages 8&9 for the Pressing Issues reviews of The Darj.. /;ng the latest on Men's IJd and The Kingdom; Soccer, a profile on the Around the World, _ pages 1.4&15 for a and Meet the Women's soccer coach, Radiohead expose and pep rally photos Housefellows, pari 2 . , .... ," ...,, - 2 • OCTOBER5, 2007 • THE COlliGE VOICE EDITORIAL Superfans of Big Hig It is safe to say that I am not a morn- President Higdon has become some- ing person, yet I found myself awake, what of a pop culture phenomenon on dressed and outside at 7:45 am last campus. He is Conn's leading celebrity Saturday. I wanted to be part of the Fun and has earned the endearing nickname Run with President Higdon. He was "Big Hig." His face and name are even speaking with an older crowd outside of emblazoned on tee shirts created by var- Cro, standing there in his running shorts ious student groups. and telling them about the renovations So what has Lee Higdon done to earn over the summer, the plans for next sum- such a devoted student following? This mer, and that he wants to increase stu- sort of reaction to an administrative dent-friendly hangout spaces on campus. leader is opposite to what I'm used to. Us Always hyping Conn, Higdon gets us reckless teenagers are meant to stick it to hyped because we are living the changes "The Man," not actually think that "The his administration ushered in and we are Man" is, in fact, the man! But President watching him in action. Rather, we are Higdon has made continual efforts to invited to participate in the process. appeal to the students' want~ and needs. Last year Higdon opened a dialogue He respects us, and as a natural reaction, with the editors-in-chief, Pete Sterling we respect him. Since Higdon's ani val and Steve Strauss. Claire and I met him to Connecticut College, the atmosphere at the end .ofthe year, and since then, we has changed. I can say that it changed for know that the school is supporting our me personally because our collective endeavor 100% and want The Voice to be efforts at The Voice were finally getting as great a weekly as we-not just Claire attention from the college at large. We and I, but the students-s-can make it. In all believe that a student newspaper can my other capacities at Conn, I still get to be very effective and representative of see Higdon in action. He has caused the campus mentality, and we are contin- quite. the stir, yes, and I think we gravi- ually working toward that goal. tate toward him because he sincerely President Higdon is an ever-present takes the students here seriously and val- force on campus. He isn't some mysteri- ues their words, behaviors and contribu- ous bigwig in a power suit up in his tions. Moreover, I know from the strate- office, and I think that is why students gic plan where the school is going and I are drawn to him. He is putting a face seriously consider my senior gift because and a personality to his name, and on a I have faith in this institution, knowing small campus like this, that is what the man in charge. should be happening. Anonymity is not. Plus I want his job: ) conducive to fostering a strong campus community, and at the heart of Higdon's - Areti efforts, I believe, is the desire to build such, community. PLAY BALL: President Higdon taking his turn at the dunk tank at Friday s Pep Rally (Kaminsky) - Claire . Conn Student to Celebrate Bat Mitzvah at POLICIES Harkness Chapel On Saturday, October 20, at 10:30 portion and discussing her sermon.