on
AIDS Awareness Activities Kick OffThis Week
prised of 12' by 12' squares 1ha1 semblcd as a single unit due to its
Other efforts have been made
depict the names of the victims. sheer size.
throughout the year 10 promote
Muroo11-Nt••11 S10J[
The Cayans had made a panel for
On Thursday night. a benefit AIDS awareness on campus, as
This week marks AIDS Aware- their son, which they brought with concert featuring Diana Kupris· well as 10 raise money for AIDS
ness Week on Colgate's campus, them. In addition, Colgate cur- Mctier and her band "Fetish Lane" n:seareh. On April 28, Han,i11on
a week that seeks to increase rently has two panels on display appeared in the Chapel at 7:00 College is sponsoring an am,ual
awareness about the AIDS and in the Active Viewing Room in p.m. Kupris-Metler is best de- three mile run/walk/hike that will
HIV viruses and the impact they Case Library. They include a blank scribed as a folk/rock singer who benefit the AIDS Resource Cfnis well known in tl\c Madison tcr in l1tica. Earlier in 1he semeshave on the nation today, but more ponion for people to sign.
The
"Names
Project"
is
the
ofCounty area. She recenlly ap- ter, the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
spccific11ly, on the residents of
Ccnnl New York Sophomores ficial name ofthe quilt project and proached Buntmaf! and requested hosted a pancake breakfast which
Jenny Buntman and Sorccna was started by an individual who to do the concert.
raised the $200 necessary 10 sponlost
a
loved
one
10
AIDS.
He
put
On
Saturday,
a
group
of
Colgate
sor
the team from Hamilton Col·
Khojas\Oh arc spearheading the
the
victim's
namt
on
a
piece
of
students will travel 10 the AIDS lcgc. However, the team is not
majority ofevents taking place on
campus this week, all of which arc fabric the size or a human grave. Resource Center in Utica to assist limited to Hamilton students and
This idea spread rapidly, and has with shopping for, preparing, any Colgate studcnl.s arc welcome
open 10 the public.
Monday night featured a speech since become a nationwide sym· cooking and distributing meals to to sign up.
Campus Service Day will comby Dr. and Mrs. Peter Cayan, bol for the struggle against AlDS patients residing at the cenwhose son passed away due 10 AIDS. The quilt was last brought ter. The group will depart at 2:00 mence on Saturday, an event 1hat
AIDS. The program also included together in the late 1990s in Wash- p.m. and return after 6:00 p.m. is hosted by Volunteer Colgate.
the viewing of two panels of the ington D.C., and marks the last Transportation is provided and The purpose ofthe event is 10 have
continu('d on pugf' 1
AIDS quill, a large quilt com- time the quilt will ever be as- there is still room available.
By Jeuka Buchsbaum
Amnesty
MEETING THE SUN
lnternal'ional,
abouc ma.le bias in achldics.
\\7omen"S
Athletics
Examined
In Lecture
By Tiffany Sharples
MartxJ,r•Nt•,.., Stt1/f
Increases
Presence
By Dtvon Haynie
.\fu,00,,•Nni.·11 St"ff
After several years of inactivity, the Colga1c chapter of Amnesty ln1crna1ional (Al) has been
remobilized, Al aims to ensure
that all human rights, as stated in
the Universal Dctlaration of Human Rights. and other in1erna1,onal standards arc followed and
observed diligcnily by Colgate
s1udcn1S. 11 is funded entirely by
donations and relies heavily on
lcucr-writing c.ampaigns and in1crna1ional pressure 10 curb human
righlS abuses.
The Colgale chapter ofAmnesty
lnccmational differs from other
progressive groups on campus
because it has 1he support of a
large, world-rcknowned organizalion. Since ii was founded in 1961.
Al has worked on the behalf of
more than 44,600 human rights
cases; 40,248 arc now closed. In
1977, Al was awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize for its work, ancl today there arc more than one million membcn and supporters in
over 140 countries and 1crritorics
worldwide. Although many n:presentaliva from Al play a large role
in intcrnalional affairs, small
groups, like lha1 recently started
at Colgate, arc an ins1rumcn1al
part or the organization.
·
"Amnes1y's focus is largely
based on massive international
pressure," Co-coordinator and
sophomore Meryl Feingold said.
..Al each meeting we lry 10 re•
spond to at least one wgcnt action
- an email or message we 'vc received from Amnesly that tells us
about a poN11lle or actual breach
of human righta abroad. We then
write letten to influential govcmmcnt IClldcn and the hope is that
after mu1 quanlities of letters
have been received, the govcmmenl will bow it's beina watched
and will bait the human righ11
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SENIOR JUDD KING'S mo'n• Mttti• g
~ $ 11n
rOCWCI on
the tnvaa, of Ch ristian, a
clisilluaiooed coUege student taking a summer m111ie course. The bulk or the film traces the
co11nc or Claristian'• muhi~y hike with ln"Cral acquaintances, u they scuch for a ru mored
HCret 6.eility in the Utah Daert.
Campus l.eams To Party Without Alcohol
By Alison Fields
Smlor Editor
A number of campus activities,
including those compnsing Alcohol Awareness Weck during April
2-11, have encouraged Colgate
studen1s to make healthy choices.
The student group BACCHUS has
been particularly aclivc in advanc·
ing this goal.
"The need has always been
there, it was jus1 a matter of build·
ing up to the point where we could
do as many events as we do now.·•
senior co-president Janet Baran
said. She has been involved in
BACCHUS for three ycan.
The group has I core of cighl 10
10 members. "We have a very
tight-knit 011anization," sophomore
Vanessa
Simpson,
BACCHUS secretary said. "Our
NEWS
advisor is Jane Jones, a counselor
at the Conant House. Within the
organization, everyone who
comes to the meetings has a lead·
crship position, including chair of
education and chair of mocktails.••
In November. six members at·
tended a conference in Saini
Louis, where they met the educational director of the national
BACCHUS/GAMMA organization, David Hellstrom. According
to Baran, the national organization
has around 800 collegiate chap-
ters.
Meeting with Hellstrom helped
the group fonn their goals for the
year. This semesler, lhc group
held a weekend retreat in which
they planned events for the entire
semester. "He inspired us to do
some creative programming and
gave us a lot of good ideas," Ba,an
COLGATE SPOIITS
said.
Hellstrom came to campus on
April II for the final event ofAlcohol Awareness Weck. He held a
round table discussion for student
leaders, followed by a lecture en1i1lcd "The Real Buzz: The Truth
and Lies About Campus Alcohol.""
About 40 people auended.
BACCHUS was also involved
with a candlelight vigil co-sponsored with Cushman House that
remembered those lives that had
been affected by alcohol abuse.
BACCHUS also hosted • dance
party in the Edge Cafe on April 6,
with the theme .. Under the Sea.''
~·we had a huge success with
hosting a dance party in the Edge."
Simpson said. '·Over I00 students
came and we would eventually
like 10 make this a regular Friday
ARTS&FEATURES
Dartmouth Professor of
Women's Studies Or. Mury G.
Turco came 10 Colgate on Monday 10 deliver a lecture entitled.
"Title lX and American Education: Jocks, Gender and Justice:·
She is presently teaching a course
by the same name at Dartmouth.
and recently finished a book based
on the U.S. Olympic women's ice
hockey lean, that took the gold
medal in the 1998 Nagano Olympics.
She began the lecture with a
highligh1 video from the Olympic
championshi p game against
Canada: it depicted 1he emotional
accomplishment of winning 1he
first gold medal in women's ice
hockey in the history oft he Olympic games . The book that she
wrote was in collaboration with
the coach. Ben Smith, t1nd she tells
sc-vcral disheancning s1orics about
the team members that she met
throughout the book writing pro..
ccss.
Many of the gold mcdal ..win•
ning Olympic athletes had originally only been able 10 par1icipa1c
in the sport on boy's and men's
teams, for which they oflc11 had to
pretend to be males in order to be
accepted. Some even took mca•
surcs as drastic as changing their
names and shaving 1hcir heads.
"Access to physical education
and spon is a human rights issue,"
Turco said as she gave her slide
presentation. Through an cxami•
nation of the var10us schools of
thought regarding 1he cultural con•
troversics in sport and socic1y.
Turco considered the history of
spon from the days of1he ancient
Greeks to the present.
Dating back to the very earliest
competitions, sport has been primarily a celebration of the male
body and male dominance in society, according to Turco. C:vcn today, Olympic athletes who are
women receive somewhere between five and seven percent of
all Olympic media coverage. she
adds.
Turco spoke of ohe "muscle-gap
cont,n11cd on 1mge 1
COMM ENTARY
Studenls Unite
Caring For 'CUN
Softball Swings
Theater FNtlval
Fifteen Minutes?
The ncwly-crealcd USVA
gives 1l1Udcnta a united
voices. I page 3
COigate 's Brothen arc
raisina money for a youth
Four big lcaauc games to
challenge Colpte's
softbell team. I page 30
Plays written and directed
by students will be put on
this weekend. / page 111
McVcigh ·s execution should
not be televised or widely
covered./ page 10
ccnler. /
page 2
l"t.H1t111114:J
Art.a & Futures
Col~lo Sports
page 17
page 28
page 14
page6
Comic•
Commentary
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Ham,llon. NY Pcnmt 04
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April 20, 200 I
News
T HE Col.GATE MAROON-NEWS
Brothers To Raise Money
For Syracuse Youth Center
By Rlaad Beldu
and t-shins throughout the week.
On Tuesday, Brothen promoted
various basketball competitions
The Brothers Organization was set 10 take place in Hunting1on
officially rounded at Colgate in Gym at noon on Saturday. For
February of last year. Their first $ I0, participants can play in the
event, Charity Weck 2000. raised threc•on•three tournament. The
$1,300 forthe Dunbar Youth Cen- slam dunk contest and the three·
lcr ip Syracuse. This year they point shoot-out each cost SS to
have expanded their membership join.
to 30, have brought the Black EnThe Bachelor Auction was held
tertainment Television (BET) at 8 p.m. on Wednesday night at
tour to the Colgate campus. and the Edge Cafe. Randall Joseph, the
have brought the Reverend Al group ·s other co.founder. proSharpton to speak. Reminiscent of moted the event with a positive
last year's success, Charity Weck slogan. "Come support us and find
began early lhis week and contin- yourself a nice brother," he said.
Yesterday. Brothers sponsored
ues through tomorrow.
Again aimed to raise money for an arcade day at the Coop.
the Dur.bar You1h Center in Syra· Playstation and Sega DreamCast
cuse, Charity Week's profits will video games were played. each for
allow Brothers to donate any cdu .. fitly cents.
The Pajama Jammy Jam is set
cational or recreational supplies
that the center currently needs. to be held tonight in the Edge Cafe
Amir Mohammed, 1he group's ac· at 10 p.m. Brothers will be delivcountan1, and Ahmad Russell, its ering the carnations purchased
co.. founder, explained their intcn· earlier in the week. "This is our
1ions briefly. "We do this for the love way of saying thanks for all the
of the kids. We know what it's like suppon everyone has given to us
10 struggle and we just want 10 do throughout the week." Joseph said
our pan," they said.
of the pany.
The week kicked orr on Mon"This is all for a really good
day April 16 with the "Made by cause, and after doing it last year
men" bake sale. Brothers provided and seeing all 1ha1 we could procheesecake, brownies, carro1 cake vide for the children, it made us
and many other desserts. By the want to keep doing it with more
close orthe sale. every dessen had etTon. Everyone should try and
been bought. In addition to "Made contribute all that they can.'' Jo.
by Men," Brothers sold carnations seph said.
Moroor, Netti-s Slaff
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DISPELLING THE MYSTERIES behind alcohol wu ll,e focus of Oa•id Hellstrom', T uaclay lect11rc.
BACCHUS Mocktails To Intoxicate Taste
Buds, Not Brain Cells During Spring Party
rontl"MNI/ro"1 /HJg~ I
night event, but this is currently 3
long•tcrm goal."
"I'm still in shock that we pulled
offan Edge party. The people who
came, came and stayed and had a
great time. It was an opportunity
to meet new people in a comfort•
able situa1ion/' Baran said.
The s uccess of dance party
showed the willingness of the
Colga1c communi1y to participate
in such ac1ivi1ics. "r think people
have been especially receptive."
Baran said. "I've been happy that
more
people
know
what
BACCHUS is."
Simpson also felt that
BACCHUS has become more visible on campus. "Over the pa.~1
few years, BACCHUS has been challenges arc and what we can do
working on becoming more to overcome them.'' Simpson said.
widely recognized on campus/'
.. We' re not trying to force
she said. "We want students to people to make choices; we're try·
realize that they have a choice ing to inform people what will
when it comes to making dcci· happen ~ause of their choices,"
sions for themselves. Our goal Baran said.
is 10 educate people so that they
Tonight. BACCHUS will be incan make the healthiest decisions volved in two events on campus.
possible."
They will be serving mocktails at
Simpson said that while the or- a Choices event, a dance club in
ganization has gonen somewhat of the Commons from 9 to 12 p.m.
a reputation for taking a stand
They will also be co-SJ)Onsoring
against alcohol. they are actually a pany at Phi Delta Theta from I 0
trying 10 promo1e healthy choices a.m. to 2 p.m. The pany will feaabout drinking,
ture the band ..Giants of Science."
"Or course the most challenging
They will also be active on
}N'rt of meeting our goal is being Sprina Party Weekend, scn,ing
heard and being accepted. Our mocktails on Whitnall Field durgroup has tried to identify where lhc ing the day.
Al Takes On Human Rights Issues
r;onlinu~df,v,,, page I
rights organizations to train their
abuses."
local officers and 10 have their
Although the Colgate chapter prison facilities monitored.
has just been established this seStudents in the Colgate chapter
mester, it has a lready made i1s took pan in the campaign by sit·
presence on campus evidcnl. The ting at Coop tables and urging s1ugroup's first campaign on campus dcn1s 10 sign a petition being sent
occurred between April I and 8, to Herrera Becerra, the mayor
in correspondence with Amnesty's the llo district in Peru.
lntcmational's National Weck of
"We were able 10 collect several
Student Action. The focus of the hundred signatures," Feingold
week. which changes from year to said. "I think that for our first cam·
year, was the eradication of torture paign especially, the effort was n
in Peru. According 10 Al, in spite great success."
of the recent dismissal of Peruvian
Although many are skeptical
President Alberto fujimori and a about the effectiveness of internasignificant decrease in human tional pressure, Al's reputation
rights abuses, torture at the local allows it to accomplish its goals.
level is still very prominent under In more than onc•third of the cases
the temporary govemmcnl. [n or· taken up each year. Al learns about
dcr to combat this problem, Am· some improvement in a prisoner's
nesty launched a major campaign condition.
urging Peruvian mayors to declare
Two standards have helped AI
their distric1s "1or1urc free zones." 10 achieve i1s role as a reliable,
Before making 1his official de<:· legitimate human rights organiza•
laralion, the mayors must agree to tion; its accuracy and non-partisan
work with the Pcruvion chapter of nature. Amnesty neither supports
Al and other Peruvian human nor opposes a political pany. and
or
intentionally divides campaigns so
that citizens arc not making direct
appeals to their own government
and consequently putting themselves in danger. Al is also incred..
ibly thorough in its research.
Based in London, the organizaion
has a network of hundreds or researchers and reporters who arc
con.s1an1ly monitoring tense hu·
man rights situations, checking
and rc--chccking their infonnation
and rcponing back to hcaclquaners
as r.., as possible. The result or
their etTons appears in the fonn or
urgent actions, which arc sent
around lhc world. After receiving
1hesc urgent actions. volunteers
write letters to designated government officials, urging that human
righ1s abuses be halted in their re·
gions.
Students arc welcome to piek up
a pen and do the same every
Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Lawrence
206, where the members or
Colgate's new chapter discuss future group plans and campaigns.
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USVA Aims To Unite
And Empower Students
By John Wcdeles
Muroon•Ntl'l*-s Staff
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Sophomore AsafNagler, President and Founder of the United
Student Voice Association
(USVA), is a name 1ha1 the administration will be hearing quite frc·
quently in the future. Nagler is
spearheading the newly recognized USVA with the vision of
putting decision-making power
back in the hands of 1hc people
who arc most affcc1cd by school
policies: the students. Without students involved in the process, the
choices made will be strictly ad•
minis1ra1ivc.
USVA feels that the manner in
which campus issues arc discussed
is in serious need of rt.-construction. Following the tragic events
of last semester the topic of campus culture was raised to sludcnts
with the presumption that the culture was sufferi ng from an
illness. Since 1hen. there has been
a lack or fair dialogue involving
f:14 1.&: A staff' member iestudents. Furthermore. students
porlld !be hladuient -·Of I
have not been asked of their opinCol. . kh ndflcallall card by I
ions on many imponant issues that
lhli1rs
actually affect them.
u ...a.a.: A,aidentorl'lrkcr
What USVA is most disturbed
Afmluwala NpOlled someone
b)' is 1hat decisions arc being made
cntorcd e•e ap11Unen1 and
as we speak that that will affect
rmeddt, •
the lives of s1uden1s on this cam•
1214',-: A.local hip ICbool
pus, wi1hou1 students being inlllllltmlw lqjtnd wllileplayvolved in the actual decision-makilllacnl•• on 'l)ler'I Field.
ing process.
According to USVA, students
do not have a voice at this school,
and while several student boards
exist. they have flaws. One, there
arc not enough studenrs in the
composition
of
the
organiza1ion. Two, the students
were not popularly clcc1ed. bul
ra1her appointed by the University
or SGA .
Another problem, according to
Nagler, is that the nature of the
Buntman argues, cannot be ig- system in which we live and study.
nored.
is unbalanced. The administration
.. I want to make people aware has decision making power over
chat AIDS docs affecl them. You policy, while students arc subject
can't 10 on everyday and never to follow tha1 policy. This formula
give a though! to AIDS. People makes a mu1ual and healthy dytend to forget it's something that namic between the students 31\d
affects them. It's some1hing that the administra1ion difficult bepeople need to pay attention cause structurally. one party is in·
to, People tend to ignore problems hcrcntly weaker than the other.
that arcn 't pu1 in their face on a
Docs the administration deserve
day to day basis. I wanl people to 1his degree of power over s1ubecome more aware," shes.aid.
dcn1s? Nagler doesn't think so.In
,..••.,,411,
AIDS Task Force To Increase Awareness
conti,nwdfrom pagl' I
individuals "reaching out to diffcrcn1 pans of the community."
Activities will begin al noon and
last until 3:00 p.m.
For more infonna1ion on any of
the above events, please contact
Buntman
at
j buntman@mai l.colga1c.cdu.
Buntman and other members of
the All)S Task Force on campus
arc actively spreading information
about the AIDS virus acro1s cam·
pus via lectures, speakers and the
ever-popular ..stall series" in the
bathrooms. Buntman hopes that
these gestures will "open people's
eyes on campus." These pesters
and advertisements slam the
reader with various statistics: the
AIDS virus is spreading most.rapidly in heterosexual females ages
18-24. New Yori< City alone has
the fastest growing pOpulation of
individuals with AIDS in the
United States. Figures like these.
doing so, the needs of the students
cannot
be
properly
addressed. Administrative at1cmp1s at preventing perspective
Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) pledges
from joining another fraternity is
one example of how the administration is no1 being responsive to
students' needs. Jfthc University
is going to limit current social options, they need to provide new
ones. The only way to provide vi•
able options for s1uden1s is 10 include them in the process and giving them some decision making
power when it comes to creating
and implementing new options
and policies.
It is easy to sense a feeling of
unhappiness on campus these
days. Nagler feels 1ha1 Sludcnis
arc unhappy because 1hcy arc disenfranchised by the school - 1hcy
feel that 1hcy and their interests arc
not being properly rcpresen1ed.
The administration. which essentially governs the schoo l a1
present. has "no transparency" in
1ha1 Studcn1s arc unaware of its
activities. Information is extremely difficult to gc1. and as a
rcsull. a distrust of the administra•
tion is brewing,
As for the immediate future.
USVA has several concrete ideas
and plans. Nagler calls for the
immediate restructuring of1hc discussion aboul campus life in order to accommodate the growing
concern 1hat the administration is
not responding to the s1uden1s. In
order for this to happen. both 1hc
studen1s a nd the administration
mus1 come to the 1ablc toge1her in
a respectful and honest dialogue
where both parties have equal
footing.
Only 1hcn can bo1h parcics begin 10 address the larger issues.
mainly 1ha1 students do 001 have a
great enough s.ay in policies and
actions regarding campus li fe.
There is currently a petition, al•
ready with several hundred signatures of concerned students, who
arc looking to have their voices
heard.
Ultimately, USVA wishes to
raise awareness about the current
decision-making process and 10
give students nol only a voice. but
also the sincere feeling that they
h:we the power 10 change tl11ngs
at Colgate.
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airpon would not reopen until
Ma_yorJunc.
Missiuippi Will lh,tai• Its 107-
Iowa Volunteers Brace ror
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Vear-Old Flag
JACKSON, Miss.· Mississippi
DAVENPORT, Iowa· Volun- voters decided by a nearly 2-10-I
teers rushed to shore up levees margin Tuesday 1ha1 the state
and lay sandoogs along the banks should retain ilS 107-ycar-old flag
or 1hc Mississippi River as rain emblazoned with 1hc Confederate
and melling snow pushed 1hc baule flag in its upper left comer.
waterway over its banks across Mississippi is the last state in the
the upper Midwest. low3 Gov. union to fca1ure the Confederate
Tom Vilsack. who declared 10 baule flag in its Sl•ndard.
count.1cs disaster areas on Mon•
The ballot Tuesday asked vo1day, said the Oood could be crs to choose between the current
worse than 1hose th3t s1ruck his flag and one tho1 replaced the Constate in 1993 ond 1997.
federate emblem wjlh 20 white
"\Ve have 1hc Department of s1ars arranged on• field ofblue 10
Corrections, the Depanmcnt of symbolize Mississippi's rank in
Public Safety, the Department of admission to the union. With all
Transp0na1ion. our emergency pr..:cincts counted, 65 pcrcenl of
managcmcn1 division (and) our voters favored keeping the 1894
Iowa National Guard working flag, while 35 percent wanted to
w1tl1 local folks 10 lry to pul hun- replace it
dreds of 1housands of sondbags
Turnout was rcp0rtcd heavy in
in appropriate locations to try to parts of Jackson. 1he capi1al, bu1
reduce the damage and the im .. light in 01her parts of the stale.
pact .. Vilsack stud. "It'!> Just a Local members of 1he NAACP
race against 1ime."
and a coalition of politicians and
Nine counties 10 Wisconsin acU\'ists have worked to remove
and 16 in Minnesota already 1he baulc flog, arguing tha1 ii reph:ivc declared Mates of cmcr.. rcsen1s an ignominious tame in
gcncy as floods forced hundreds national hjs1ory and is an affront
from their homes. The M ,ssis· to the descendants of those who
sippi was expected to reach were held in slavery. Those who
record or near•rc..-cord level.Es a.s supported 1hc curren1 Oag argued
min and late snowmell drove the 1hat their opporlcnts were misriver higher. Iowans worry that guided .. and mistaken about the
a forecast of more rain could symbolism oflhc baulc flag.
overwhelm the rrepo..r:uions they
Those who wan1ed the Confedhave made so far.
erate emblem rcmo\'cd from the
More than 400 miles of the fl11g said during the day Tuesday
Mississippi, from Muscatine, that a dcfent 31 the polls wvuld not
Iowa. to Minneapolis, Minne· end lhe1rcamp31gn. Proponents of
the new ffag, including many cor·
S013, were closed to navigation
because oflhc floods Rail ser- porations in the state. waged a sovice i~ also disrupted: Amtrak ph ist ic a1cd campaign costing
and Burlington Northern Santa more than $639,000. Thai price
Fe have stopped trams between tag included polling, consuhants
Chicago and Minncapolis·St, fc<'S and $150.000 in radio adverPaul. In St. Paul. the river topped tising.
In conu-as1, four groups support23 feet for the first time since the
1960s. covering four ci1y p3rks ing the current flag spent about
a.nd a. downtown airpon for small $125,000. which came mo11ly
planes. Officials expected the from individual contributors and
Lecturer &amines Fight
For Equality In Athkti-cs
ront1tfutd /rvm P"&<' I
theory" 1hal compares archetypal
male and female athletes and enforces the notion of male superiority in spon. She also examined
the concept of femininity and
beauty in modem society and the
overwhelming emphasis on scxu•
ality and slenderness. These fac.
tors c-ontributc to the growing ob-session with body image in soci·
cty. a symplom that has its cffcc1s
on both men and women.
Tun:o also spoke about Tille IX.
the legislation 1hat demands an
equal diSlribution of federal fund•
ing for both males and females in
academic institutions. ''The bot•
tom line is not athletics, it is cdu·
cation," Turco said. She supponcd
her conclusion with drastic rises
in female scholarly achievements
and academic degrees since the
implcmcnlation of Title IX.
Moving back to the women's
Olympic ice hockey team, Turco
wove the greater issues into the
athleticism of these female Olym•
pians. As Muhammad Ali also
fought the greater fight against
racism, the women of the U.S.
Olympic hockey 1cam were fighting the grca1er fight for equality
in sport. Their coac~. Smith, actually told 1hem to look to Ali as a
source of inspiration and to seek
victory for themselves alone and
for the greater good of women.
The baule for cquali1y and
equal opportunity in spon is on·
going, and it is not one far from
home for Dr. Turco herse:f, who
has three children who panicipate in or have played on varsity
hockey teams at both the Divi..
sion I and Division Ill levels.
''Every child should have access
[10 sport)," Turco said.
News
wa spent on prinliDp, IIUlitinp,
yard signs, billboonll and l1lt on
cable TV. small 10WD TV 111d ..
dio slations sod newspopen.
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After RIie C•t
NEW YORK • U.S. stocks raJ.
lied Wcdnelday after the Federal
Reserve rocked Wall Sbeet widl
a surprise interest rate cut, liftina
hopes that eorporale profilS will
recover sooner than expected.
The eentnil bank lowered short·
tcnn 1n1eres1 ni1n by half a percen1age poin~ 1ts fourth reduction
of 1he year, jolting a market DOI
expcc1ing lower borrowing cotts
for ano1her month.
The Nasdaq composit(; index
jumped I 56.07 poinlll, or 8.1 per·
cent, to 2,079.29, its finl move
above 2,000 in more than a
month. The Dow Jones industnal
average rose 389.99, or 3.8 perccn1, 10 I 0,607 .63, for ill dlirdbiggeThe S1andard & Poor'• SOO, lhc
broadcs1 or 1hc three indexes,
jumped 46.21 poinlS, or 3.9 per·
cent. to 1,237.85. The gains
pulled the S&P 001 of lhe bear
markc1 it entered March 12 when
1hc index fell more 1han 20 percent below us record high.
The Fed's move came amid Cir·
lier gains sparked by scvcral
promising Corponlle p,ofil reports,
as some of the natjon·s biQCS1
companies. including ln1cl, General Motors, AOL Tome Warner
and J.P. Morgan Chase, polled
first quaner earnings that be.al
Wall SlrOCt's profi1 cxpcc1ations.
Overall earnings. 1hough. arc
s1ill on u-ack 10 p1lS1 their wor,1
quarter in a decade. hurt by a bi&
drop in consumer and business
spending. The la1cs1 rale cul could
over rime rcvcnc that trend by
making it cheaper to borrow
money. The fed funds rate, the
raie that banks charge each other
for loans, now stands below the
point al which 1hc Fed began raising ra1cs in mid-1999.
Cotonou. BENIN· Soldicn 111d
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BUJUMBURA, Burundi liom the Niprian-nsisrcml MV Buntndi's 11111)' put down a coup
Etireno Wednesday II a port in the lllempl Wecfneoday by I gtOUp
West African c:oum,y of l!eain. bul of junior army officers ~
none of the puscnacrs appeared to Praidcnt Buyoya 's nc110lialo be slaves.
lions wi1b Hutu rebels. In astale•
·11 turns oul Ihm: were families fflCIII rad on the indcpcndcnl
and very young inm11s aboard, 8oncsha radio stalion. thc anny
and all of diem looked very safe said 30juniorollicors in die Tulliand IIOWld," said Alfted Ironside clominated army were surrounded
of the Uniled Nations Children's inside the studios of Radio
Fund. But lhal docsn 'I have lid Bunindi, located in downtown
worl5'n:cls were ...,led off near the
lieved. Some fear Etireno C1p1.
Lawrcoc:c Onomc - a man report· building. but rcsidcnlS walked
cdly widl a shady criminal past • calmly throu&h downtown, dismay have dumped his human cussing lhccoup ....... No viocargo belWCCO 100 sod 2S0 chil- ltnoc WU rq,ortcd.
dren, acconlin& 10 some reports.
The aovemment announc~..
However, i1 is also poaiblc 1h11 ment followed reports on stale
thc sla- were dwnpcd offsome- radio earlier Wednesday - ha1 a
where else. or placed aboard a ...,. group of soldiers called die Paond ship. Onome denied the triotic Youth Front had over..
charges.
thrown Buyoya in a coup.
"I have not eommitlcd any ofBuyoya was in Gabon for
fense that will wamnt my arres~" peace talks with thc leader of lhc
lhc Nigerian eaplain 1old APTN. main n:bcl group fighling the gov"I am not into child slavery, they ernment in Burundi's scven-andcan't prove ii. It is one thing tO a-hal( year civil war. Thcrc wcrc
say and one thing to prove."
repons of some shooting in
The BBC is reporting that many Bujumbura, Burundi'scap,tal. bu1
oo·the scene DOW believe lbat the DOI heavy fighting.
slave children • ifthcy do indeed - Bunindi has been beset by
exist • may already be on their way civil war since October 1993
10 a life or indtntured servitude. after TulSi para1roopcrs assauiIf they arc on a second ship. they natcd the central African
may be impossible to find • with• country's first c:lcmocraticalJy
out a name or even location. ships elected prcsidenl, Melchior
an, incredibly diflkuh to track.
Ndadayt, a Hohl. Allhough m
the
minority. Tullis have effcc..
The govcrnmcnl of Benin aays
it will invesligatc. Wa1chdog lively controlled Burundi for all
groups and human righlS organi- bul four months since indepenzations say thc cue highligh1s a dence liom Belgium in 1962.
growins problem, as some Most of the war's more than
200,000 children in Wcs1 Amca, 200.000 victims have been ciand perhaps JO million worldwide vili1DS. and fighting bas inienan, pert of the slave lrldc. The sified in - t montha.
1raffic in chikhn u forced laborers is a global phenomenon," said
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Editor's Column
Women Are Responsible For How They Dress
By Sarah Compter
April 20, 2001
Letters to the Editors
Falken And Danielson Based Arguments On Imagined Faas, Not Truth
To 1he Edi1ors:
send a nuclear missile to Los Angeles,
As a Colga1c alumnus and proud which ac1ually wouldn ·1 be too bad ir ii
American, I was 1ruly disheartened to hil Hollywood, and the ChiComs arc doread the commentary scclion of The Ma - ing all 1hat is in their power to become a
roon-News last week, in which history nuclear superpower. The fact that the
was allered, the United States was por· '*spy" plane is rumored to have been galh·
trayed as evil and corrupl and the truth edng intelligence on a recent Chinese
was complc1cly forgoncn. Perhaps 1hc nuclear bomb test is all the proof tha1
most outrageous comment, however, was would be needed on this point.
that Mau Hagarty was accused of being a
Now I tum 10 Danielson's rant. first,
conservative. Having known Hagarty for there is nothing inheren1ly wrong with
many years now (and having had many spying - even our allies do it to us, and
an argument with him along the way), 1 the information gathered, as I just slated,
can state that Hagar1y is no more a con· can be incredibly valuable to our national
scrvativc than Jeff Martin is a liberal.
security. But this plane wasn't even spyThai said, 1he commen1s or Andrea ing; it was over international waters, gathSuarez Falken and Stcntor Danielson ering intelligence as specifically provided
were, on the whole, deeply disturbing. for under international law. All that China
The factual inaccuracies and misstate- is allowed to do under such law is to send
ments in these articles speak very poorly a plane up to tail the intelligence mission
for the caliber of a Colgate education.
and let the mission know it is being
falken 's article was particularly off- watched. It habasc, and ii could li1erally 1akc days 10 to force the plane down as it did. Thus it
disseminate all of the inaccuracies in her is not ·•perfectly within the righ1.s of a
piece. For starters, her defense of China nation to take action ... and prevent other
specifically and Communism more gen- nations from gathering intelligence."
erally is truly off..basc. While it is true Based on this rationale, China has the
that Communism is technically an eco- right 10 bring down American satellites
nomic system, it must necessarily be ac- in outer space. This is' just silly.
companied by tolalitarian government.
Second, this was not simply an apolwhich is why there has never been a Com- ogy and no, I am not splitting hairs. 1n no
munist nation wi1hout a totalitarian gov- way docs 1hc "apology'" take any claim
ernment. Additionally, Communism is a or responsibili1y for 1he dea1h of 1hc Chithreat to all non ..Communist nations. Karl nese pilo1; it is not based on the principle
Marx himsclr acknowledged lhis when he tha1 the Uni1cd S111cs has 1aken blame for
admiued that Communism requires that 1.he incident. The truth of this is best exall nations of 1he world convert to it in emplified by the extraordinary anger disorder for it 10 succeed. So yes. Commu- played in 1hc wake or 1hc lcncr by 1hc
nism is "the boogcyman ."
Chinese people. However. that is an en•
Addi1ionally, she rails to undersland 1ire article unto itself.
certain fundamentals about the military
Finally, Danielson criticizes the idea of
and its role - because your sister is in selling arms to Taiwan, in pare because it
ROTC docs not make you an expert. The would mean recognizing Taiwan as an invast majority of the examples which she dependent nation. This is simply wrong.
gave in criticism of the military were the We have sold arms 10 Taiwan for years resull of the disrespect and contempt to- the is.svc is only over how advan,ecd the
wards the military by the Clinton Admin- arms will be. Additionally. while we still
istration, resulting in lower morale. less officially only recognize "one China," the
funding and poor training.
Uni1cd States has perhaps its strongest sc·
She additionally asks the question of curity agreement in the world with Taiwhy we need 10 conduct covert intelli- wan. In fact, if China were to invade Taigence operations over another country. wan, we would be essentially obligated
Frankly, the actions she questions were by treaty to intervene on their behalf.
neither covert nor over another country.
Such inaccuracies and mistruths as
The plane was over international waters these are truly disheanening to me. While
- even the ChiComs have conceded this I am an admitled conservative, I accept
- not over another country. The fact 1hat that there is another side to all issues and
we have nown such missions for many am happy to debate anyone on the other
years wi1h 1hc knowledge or lhe Chinese side - provided that they base their argu•
shows that they were clearly nOt coven. mcnlS on 1hc 1ru1h (as Hagarly docs),
But even if these aclions were covert, they rather than just imagined facts.
would still be necessary. A Chinese general has made no1-so-veilcd threats to
· Mark Thompson ·oo
A double standard continues 10 thrive on Colgate's campus and many other campuses across the na1ion. Young women in 2001 arc far removed from the feminis1
movement; our grandmothers (ought for tquality and we 1ake 1heir accomplishments
for granted. But all of that aside, women refuse to admil that 1hcrc is still a baule to
be fought. The interactions between men and women at Colgate are a solid indication
of the chasm 1hat still exists between 1hc genders.
In no way, shape or form do l consider myself a hard-·corc feminist I believe that
men and women should have equal opportunity in all endeavors, but I also recognize
the inherent differences present between them. Therefore, I believe it is imperative to
consider the female and the male perspective in any and all si1ua1ions. When it comes
10 con0ic1 between the genders. the supposedly "meek. subordinate" women receive
more benefits with regard to the law. Sexual harassment and rape laws consistently
favor women - men arc always at fault when a conflicl involves sex.
The problem manifests itself in the expectations o f women. For the most pan, women
feel as though the battle has been won. that complete equality exists among the genders. On the con1rary, in order 10 secure the sought-after respect from men, fair or
110 1 women will unquestionably have to earn it.
Women at Colgate have the false impression that they will naturally earn respect
from guys on campus, regardless of their appearance and ac1ions. female choice or
dress and use of alcohol allows for deg•
radation and condemna1ion 10 1akc place,
even in the 2 1SI century.
Although it would be an incredible so•
cictal advance for all persons to be accepted initially, without having judgment
passed before them based on superficial
aspects or the individual. the world just
docsn '1 work 1ha1 way. The phys/cal appearance of the social scene at Colgate is out of
control. Colgate girls wear nothing but
boo1y black pan1s. bi1ch 0001s and "comegct-me'' shins: halters and backless 1ank
tops decorate fra1emities and bars. Essen·
tially. if girls dress promiscuously, many
guys will undoub1cdly cxpec11ha11hcy arc
promiscuous. Under no circums1anccs
should a girl be surprised when 1hc guy she
was grinding with at the Jug las1 night
docsn 't recognize her today - she looked like every other hooch there.
Community Action Program Thanks Colgate Helping Hand, :Volunteers
Even though women may feel comfortable in particular clothing, or lack thereof,
the choice docs not demand respect in any regard. The actions that come as a result of To lhc Edilors:
moving office furniture, sponsoring fundthe apparel worn by girls. in combination with the consumption of alcohol, funher
The Communily Aclion Progn,m (CAP) raising and awareness events and orga·
suggests that college women today arc not as concerned with receiving respect from for Madison Counly board and s1aff and, nizing a eampus•wide collection of
their male counterparts as they claim. Damaging consequences can come as a re.suit most importantly, the families we serve needed canned goods 10 benefil the hunof the decision to wear next 10 nothing, especially while drinking. There is never an cXlcnd heartrc111hanks to Helping Hands, gry and homeless in Madison Counly.
excuse for rape or any kind of sexual assault, but some girls fail to take responsibility a new Volunteer Colgate outreach aroup
We arc deeply gn,terul for 1hc generosfor their actions. Alcohol does, as scientifically proven, reduce inhibitions.
begun and coordinated by lint-year An- ity of heart, spirit and talent lhal each or
While intoxicated. people often make rash decisions wi1hout fully evaluating the drea Smilh.
these volunteers haa given to benefit loThese s1udcnts have been hard at work ._, families in .-.I. Community Action
r,;pcrcussions that come as a result of 1hcm. Guys have been warned since adolescence to be overly cautious about interactions with the opposite sex, particularly while joining with CAP in its mission of~Help- would not be able to reach out to the numconsuming alcohol. Girls must also learn to understand that discretion is imperative ing People Help Themselves" in 2000- ber of folks we do withoul your help!
while drinking - they should be aware or the possibility of a sexual situation and 2001. Some of the ways in which lhcy
prepare accordingly. It is unfair to place blame for a drunken mistake solely on the have partnered wilh us this year include
Maureen Fox
guy. As the clichC says, "it takes two to tango." I am not lltcmpting to depreciate the painling in the Monisvilc home office,
Senior CAP Staff
validity or rape victims' stories. Nonetheless, of\enlimes women consume massive
amounts of alcohol, knowingly par1icipate in sexual encounters with men and then.
The Colgate Maroon-News
full of regret in the morning, cry rape.
Shldent Unioa • Coiple Uni-.ity • HamillOn, New Yen 13346
A relatively recent film, Gosfip, inadvertently supports my argument. Ahhough
phone: (3lS) 228-774' • fu: (31S) 228-7745 • nwoonnews@mail.colp1e.edu
C:c1ion, the movie provides another perfccl example of the unintentional conflict that
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can occur as a rcsuh of skimpy clct1hing and drinking. Much of the plot revolves
The opiaiontcqlll'OIICICI ia 7a."""°""•Nffl/lS. .. _ otda9edilorial lmrdanilldonoe o,•occ-lriil) •••••
around this use of alcohol in accordance with male-female interactions. At a party. a
dlcwicwsofColpleUaiwniry.
girl leaves little to the imagination with the dress she wears and becomes sufficiently
inebriated that she passes out af\cr some rela1ively innocent lovin• with her boys....... ....,,
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friend. The nex1 day, a rumor is begun 1ha1 she and he had sex. Allhough lhc gouip
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presses charges and virtually destroys his life. Unfonunately, nobody believed her
day al S p.111. forFrida)'p11bHcedoa. w.canno1....-.,-MicMiollofall..._ilaiou ,_iwcd.andranvc
boyfriend.
In all honesty, if you want 10 be a good girl, dress like a &ood girl and act like a
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Tlw Mvo,o,,-Nrw.1 a1ICCND11 p a i d ~ Tlla ._._, for copy ia Weds aallli)' al Sp.ta l'or Friday
around without condemnation. girls can't. The standard won't change in our college
publicatioll, We,...,. die rips 10 lnllU ftul
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careers. so just get used to it.
The double standard is unfortunate and unfair, but there's no denyin1 its existence
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Letters to the Editors
April 20, 2001
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Anns Saks To Taiwan Should Not Be Brought Into Resolving Otina Crisis The Administration And Faculty Want Colgate Life To Be Safe And Legal
To 1hc Edi1ors:
I appreciate the airing of a11 views by a
would be at risk of being sho1 down and
that China knows it is wrong bul main•
paper, and am even okay with your pub- ta ins its hard-line stance. If you read any
lishing Jeffrey Martin's article on the newspaper, the Chinese do no1 feel that
China crisis in last week •s issue. How- this was a victory. but rather a slap in the
ever, I think it would be irresponsible not face.
10 look at the si1ua1ion from another angle.
The idea of bringing 1he Taiwanese
J 1hink 1he accompanying illusiration (by situarion into this is 1hc single most irrc•
staff cartoonist Tyler Littwin, who docs sponsiblc statemen1 I have ever heard.
not necessarily share any views expressed Does he think the idea wasn't mentioned
in the articles he illustrates) shows just in Washington, that Secretary of State
how little he knows about what is really Colin Powell forgot aboul 1hat? The tengoing on. II portrays a picture of a high sion in the strait over there is unlike anyschool bully picking on a defenseless kid. thing we understand sining here in our
We went into this as the .. bigger man,11 safe liulc homes, bu1 introducing more
and we came out of it that way too, For weapons to China's enemy from China ·s
one, we g01 what we wanted - our crew enemy might e levate those tensions just
was released. Second, if the situation were a bi 1. The sale of eigh1 ships is hardly
dealt with improperly, a more fitt ing pie- enough to protect Taiwan from the Chilure would be a missile exploding.
nese. but it is more than enough 10 bring
Martin discusses the sale of Kidd class this delicate sirua1ion 10 a head.
dcs1roycrs 10 Taiwan as though these
I think the following quote, from Sena•
would solve the whole problem. He thinks tor Craig Thomas (R-Wyom.), sums up
that, if the U.S. cakes a hard-line stance. the situation: ''We're committed 10 helpChina will back down - like they did ing Taiwan if they arc attacked. but we
when we approached their borders dur- don '1 need 10 be waving red flags in
ing the Korean War, right? Whal he fails people's faces."
to notice is that 24 servicemen and women
were held in China, tha1 future Oigh1s
Jeff Ramsay '98
Falken Made Many Errors In Criticizing Martin's Stance On China Issue
To 1he l;di1ors:
I write this letter concerning the com•
mcnts Andrea Suarez falkcn made in the
April 13 issue of The Maroon-New.,. Considering 1ha1 my previous comments in
The /.{aroon•News were the unifying
theme of falkcn•s piece, I wish to brieny
address a few of her points.
I) The slander perpetrated last week
against my fellow Maroon-News wri1cr
Mau Hagany: Falkcn alleges tha1 Hagany
is a conservative. This is prcpos1erous;
only the most radical leftist would consider Hagarty, who wri1cs from a moderate Democratic perspective, a ..conservative." Falkcn thus demonstrates her own
radical leftist bias in her first paragraph.
2) Falken is ..amazed'' that a student can
finish four years at Colgate and still refer
to the United States as America. This contains two errors. One, a person who has
finished four years at Colgate is a "gradu•
ate," not a ··student." Two, more substantially, common English usage holds that
"United States" and '"America" arc both acceptable short ways 10 refer to 1he federal
republic known formally as the "United
States of America.'' falken is apparently
trying to make some implicit point about
L.atin American na1ionalism, and confuses
..,he Americas" wilh "America."
3) Falken also thinks I sec Communist
countries as '"boogcymen;• as though my
position was no more than the unfounded
fears of a child. This is apparently a reference to past remarks where 1 have articulated the position that the current regime in China is untrustworthy, expansionist and generally vile. I do not irra1ionally fear Communism; I advocate a
p0liey of ra1ional prudence.
4) Falkcn insists that Communism and
democracy arc systems 1hat operate in different spheres and arc neither necessarily complementary nor exclusive, This is
a lie. Communism is an explicitly all-encompassing system of social organization
that, because of its own in1cmal failures
and con1radictions, can function only as
a totali1arian police state:To posit that
Communism and democracy can coexist
in the same state is to parrot Soviet pro•
paganda.
S) In the same vein, Falken writes. "I
would love to know when we will stop
equating communism with authoritarian
repression." Answer: never, State terror
is necessary for the functioning of the
Communist system. Lenin himself bluntly
acknowledged 1his in 1919 wi1h 1hc statement 1hat ..We recognize neither freedom,
nor equality. :ior labor democracy.'' Communism is a system of authoritarian repression; the disguises it wears arc irrelevant.
6) Falken then proceeds 10 take issue
with my insistence that the outcome of a
highly public and polilically charged trial
in Communist China could be assumed
10 be predetermined. She aucmp1s 10 bcsm i rch the impartially of American
courts. and by extension the link between
"nco-libcral capitalism'" and democracy,
by pointing to the poor records of various Latin American dictatorships. The
problem here (or Falkcn is that none of
her examples was capitalist, democratic
or the Uni1ed States.
While Falken is, of course, free to write
whatever she wants, I hope [ have set the
record straight concerning her ridiculous
and error.ridden commentary.
Jeffrey P. Martin '01
ResLife Must Take Steps To Ma~ Room Selection Process L:ss Suessful
flawed wilh our method.
To the EdilODuring room selection, one of the first
This year in panicular, wi1h lhe closing of
lhings studcnlS Slulfed inlO the lobby OUISidc Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) and Delta Kappa
of 1hc Hall of Presidcnis noticed were 1he Epsilon (DKE). 1he misplaced bro1hCTS seek"Swvivor" 1-shins tha1 the Residential Life ing housing in the apanmcnlS made lhe prostaffwon,. People kidded around. wondering cess all the more compccitive. Should comwho would be the fin1 10 get "voted out of petition really be a pan of room selection?
housing." As wc waited. hot and uncomfon- Each srudent pays the same amount 10 live on
ablc. fot 4S minutcS put the lime we wcr<: campus and, though I g,ant some housing is
!Old 10 arriv.:, people bepn 10 roaliZJC thal the better than the rest, SludcnlS should not have
shirts wen, not so funny after all. Why are wc 10 worry if they arc going 10 be able 10 liv,:
"'fJPOlcd to "survive'' the housing process? wilh lhc people lhcy hav.: chosen. When: w,:
Shouldn't stq,S be llkcn 10 make sdre tliat live and whom wilh arc inexlricably linked
room selection is not u stn:ssful as Residen- 10 our well being. Because we spend so
tial Life pcdictcd ~ woulcl be when ii ordered much of our lime outside of 1hc classroom
"Survivor" shins?
in our dorms and apartments with our roomThe JXOCC1110 obtain housing on this cam- mates. we must be able to feel comfortable
pus is dysl\mctional and basically unaccqx- and secure in our surroundings. This begins
able. Tbere nut be • man, pnctieal way of with the choices given to us during room
making ue thal Sbldcnisobtaindocent hous- selection.
ing OIi campus with the people they WIN 10
While I cannot put my finaer on cxacdy
Jiv,: with. We ,-IOpllisticaled tcchnology 10 what shoulcl be changed, slepS need to be
make rqistnlion easier, ., why ...., tech- laken to eliminate much of the stn:ss and disnology be implcmalled ...,;,. housing .... comfort that is pen of tltc JXOCCII. I bor<:ly
lection ID.IIIIU tltc procc,a more effic:icnl? "swvivcd" the housing procea lhis year and
While I ICCCpl 11111 no sy11e1n will . - be hope lbat it will be rmscd in the filiure.
cot..,1..,1y ilir, 11111 ...... peap1c will inmHillory Phelps '03
llbly be tmllopp), -lbiDa is --.Jy
To the Edi1ors:
As a n:cenl graduale and a cum:nt employee
of the Colgate University administra1ion, I
would like to use my unique situation to enlighten the cunent discourse that ls pervading this debate on "campus cuhurc."
First ofall, as much as i1 might break some
hearts 10 hear this, there is no ongoing conspiracy by the adminis1ra1ion. The recent actions on behalf of the administration stem
from two key reasons: the desire to foster a
safe environment for living and learning and
the need 10 comply with Staie and Federal
laws. As much as we an: socialized to the contrary. lhc legal drinking age in New Yori< S1a1c
is still 21. Colgate and some businesses in 1hc
Town of Hamilton have turned a blind eye 10
that fact for as long as many can remember
but. in light ofrecent events, it is obvious that
they can no longer do so. The level of abuse
that permeates some areas of this campus is
only trumped by the sense of cn1itlcmcn1 that
1hose abusers feel. Paying over $30,000 10
Colga1c University does not place one above
the law. Whether we lil-:c it or nol, the threat
of litigation looms large over places like
Colgate, which arc asked to provide so much
for students, ye1 will be lhe firs1 to be held
responsible if a student makes a wrong decision. To ignore the law would place the
institu1ion's well-being in jeopardy.
There is an obvious solution 10 one aspect
of 1his problem: Lobby your legislature 10
lower the drinking age to I 8. Until the underJO age group makes itself a presence at the
polls, no one will ever 1akc this demographic
seriously. Dealing with drinking and drug
abuse is an entirely different problem. I can
only say 1ha1, in regards to my actions as an
undergraduate and my opiniON now, pcrspcclivc is everything. In retrospect, the cmpha.'iis
and importance placed on drinking as a social outlet is fngh1ening. Alcohol can have a
place in social functions, Jt is not, however. a
given right that. when threatened, requires
members of lhc studcn1 body to fight back
wilh rage. You do have the right 10 choose
your social life. You do no1 have 1he right 10
bTcak 1he law.
Regarding the fraternity system, I am a
member ofa fraternity and still consider some
of those experiences and bonds 10 be the best
Md s1rongcs1 of my undergraduate career,
Fraternities and sororities should be an option for students as lherc is no one right way
to experience college. However, the values
that any given fraternity or sorority was chartered on and wha1 so,ne arc actually i1lstilling
concern me. The moment a Greek instilution
stops being about principles like fiicndship,
scholarship and philanthropy and s1ruu being abou1 having a place 10 drink and party,
pcrlm.ps some change is rK."Ctssary. I have always thought that if a fraternit y or sorority
would hold itself up to 1hc standards or its
own charter there would never be a reason
for a University to wan110 abolish the Greek
system.
I know that I am not innoc1!:nt of any wrongdoing myself as a student here and perhaps
that is why I feel lhc wuy I do about these
issues. I would have been prob3blyonc of1he
first to rise up in protest when I pcrcei\'ed the
administralion as a threat to my social life as
I knew and loved ii. But looking back. I know
1ha1 those would have been 1hc ac1ions of a
shortsighted, ignorant individual who was
unwilling to take a hard look at hi~ own ac1ions. I would never have thought 1herc might
be some wisdom in the advice being offered
by those in power. To adOpt a somcwhal relevant saying. to me it is now apparent that:
by the time you·re old enough to realize what
an adminis1ra1or was saying was right. you
have college students telling you you're
wrong.
ChMge is inevitable, especially a1 a dynamic institution such as a univcrsity. lnstitu1ional memory for a s.1udcn1 body will forever be only four years long. The grcal thing
about a place like Colgate is that there arc
large numbers of ah.imni that come back and
make their careers here and help keep a
sense of continuity around c.ampus. In my
class alone, I know of at least seven alum,,i
who have worked or currcn1ly do work as
part of the administration - the same one
that gels blamed for the conspiracy of
change whatever it is at the time. Ask some
of the alumni who have been here for some
time. Colga1e is a very differen1 place than
it was even ten years ago; however, what's
going on around here isn't a conspiracy, it's
just growing pains.
Timothy Klika '98
Colgate O ~s Not Need To Change, Our Campus ls Great Just As It Is
To the Edi1ors:
The other week l was driving up Oak
Drive when I noticed four weary students
walking toward the apartments. One of the
girls raised a stick - yes. a stick; I didn't
ask - to nag me down for a ride and displayed a rather pained expression when I
drove on by. So I quickly stopped and
picked them up, taking them the S00 yards
to Parker Apartments,
The girls had been at Derby Days, Sigma
Chi's annual innovative charity event, and
were somewhat muddy as a result. They
were concerned about getting my car dirty,
bu1 I said it was no problem. J guess at least
one of the girls was 21 because she seemed
a little tipsy and kepi saying, '"Guys, look
how diny we got his car!" Bui, o,•crall. they
were very friendly and we had a pleasant
conversation for the two-minute ride.
Those Derby Days participants were an
inspiration to me, if somewhat indirectly.
We've been hearing a lot lately about cam•
pus cuhurc and the administration and some
ofthe conuncn1ary in 1hesc pages (e.g. Mike
Lanford on April 13 and Katie Koshetz on
April 6) has been insightful. But much of
the dialogue has been regarding how
Colgate isn't good enough now and needs
to change. Well, I say baloney. (ll's an expression, no1 a food preference, for those
not familiar.) I think Colgate is awesome
as it is, and any "change" should be directed
1oward reinforcing the myriad aspects of
Colgate which make ii so great.
In an otherwise good column. Koshetz
mentions the coffee-drinking, black-1urtlcncck•wcaring intellectual, an animal J have
never cncount.crcd al Colgate. Perhaps I mis•
understand Koshciz, but it appcan lha1 she
gives short shrift 10 the Colgate intellccruals,
though they may wear North Face or Fubu
jackets. Pretty much everybody at Colga1c is
an intcllec1ual. I hope that we all appreciale
the genius around us, though it be hidden under a beseball cap and plaid shin or a lhrecinc:h layer ofDaby Days' mud.
President Karelis has qucstioncd the ''Woric
Hard, Play Hard'" dicho1omy as po1en1ially
damaging 10 heallhy academic in1cllcc1ual lifc.
Fine. ( agree tha1 such a dichotomy. with academics being regarded as necessary drudgery and extracurriculars of various sorts being the raison d'etre for the Colgate student,
would be very unhealthy. But that isn' I wha1
'"Work Hard, Play Hard'" is all aboui: perhaps the motto needs to be rcarticulatcd,
. What I sec arc students who bring the same
fire and enthusiasm 10 mathematics th:u
they do to basketball. the same creativity
and in1clligcnce 10 sociology 1hat they do
to volunteering, and the same precision and
desire to chemistry that lhcy do to orchestra. The other, over-simplified view of work
and play would classify working out in the
gym or practicing scales as play, and cracking a challenging proof (this is fun for a
math major; jusl 1akc my word for it) or
completing an art project as drudgery. II
doesn't take a Colgate grad 10 sec 1ha1 1his
docs not make sense. and doesn't describe
life on this campus.
I've also read 1ha1 the '"Colga1e Hello"'
tradition (greeting each person you sec
around campus) is extinct. l exchange hellos, nod~ or smiles wilh hundred~ of students, facuhy and staff c.ach week. mos1 of
whom J've never ,net. To paraphrase Li'I
Abner. ··You can·1 spil without hiuing a
friendly face.'' J'm not advocating random
spitting; I'm saying that even the wet and
muddy stragglers from Derby Days are full
of goodwill toward their fellow members
of the Colgate community.
I am very confident th.it we will quickly
pul our college's recent jitters in the rearview mirror if we maintain the Colgate spirit
that I sec around me every day, a spirit of
friendliness and hard~charging enthusiasm
in every aspect of life. We're all working
(playing?) toward a vibrant Colgate, so how
about applying 101hc dialogue 1ha1 positive
enthusiasm and crca1ivi1y 1ha1 gives us an
edge over the Amhers1s of1he world.
John Zomberg 'O I
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Commentary
THE Col.GATE M AROON-NEWS
April 20, 200 1
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JEFFREY
MARTIN
Commentfltor
At
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\Vords have meaning; 1his meaning is
basically a collective agreement between
1hc users of a language that certain pat·
tcms of sound mean ccrrnin things. The
definition of a word sometimes carries
with it certain emotional baggage, which
can be ahcrcd by circumstances. In one
fomous example. the word "appeasement"
carried no particular negative connota·
1ions in 1937. II acquired the negative
baggage ii carries today only after Cham·
bcrlain caved in 10 Hitler at Munich in
I 938. The meaning of a word can also be
changed over a relatively longer period
of time if a certain subgroup suans using
it in a new way and the population at large
gradually adopts this way of using the
word in question.
once been unremarkable, came 10 be seen
by 1he vast majori1y or A1nericans as unacceptable and con1rary 10 American ideals. Thus, "racist'' too became a term or
opprobrium. Charging an opponent with
racism became a powerful rhetorical
weapon in political debate; ir the charge
could be made to stick, then the person
so charged would be at a severe disadvantage because most Americans would
not support a person who held such morally reprehensible views. Calling one's
poli1ical opponents racists had obvious
advantages. especially in areas where a
large percentage of the electorate was
made up of people wfio were victims
past racial discrimi1,a1ion.
The main proponents of the Civil Rights
movement had, by a complex chain of circumstances, come 10 be associated with
the 1e:n wing of the Democratic Party.
This wing of lh~ party. as with any other
wing of any other parly, was not composed entirely
$Clness :rnd dedicated
public servants working 10 advance
deeply held goals springing from the best
son or American idealism. Many of the
politicians involved were cynical, grasping opportunists seeking their own aggrandizement to the exclusion or all other
or
or
hand, and politicians on the Len achieved
great success by charging politicians on
the Right with racism. They were so successful, in fact, 1hat accusations or rac.
ism began 10 find their way into debates
progressively less and Jess related to le·
gal restrictions on the rights ofAmericans
imposed on the basis of elhnic back ..
ground.
A situation developed. which continues
to 1hc present day, where many people
expect Democratic politicians debating
Republicans to work in a charge of racism no maucr wha1 the copic of the debate. The reason this expectation exists
is because such charges arc in ract made
with great regularity in discussions thal
seem initially to have nothing to do with
race.
This is a very bad trend. for it cheapens
a word that stands for a very bad thing.
The alignment of the Civil Rights move.
1nent with the Lcfi, and 1hc fact 1ha1 many
politicians on 1he Left who didn't have u
whole lot to do with the Civil Righls
movement s1artcd throwing around 1he
word "racist" whenever they perceived a
transient advantage, meant that for many
Americans the word began 10 lose meaning. A charge Iha! had once been a very
serious accusation declined 10 just another
name that politicians called each other.
This uend is lamentable, because it
greatly complica1cs serious discussion of
race in America.
Conservatives have grown accustomed
10 being called racist and pay no more attention to the charge than they do to lhc
equally ritual is1ic (and similarly cheapening of a word that represents a teniblc
thing) denunciations of fascism that arc
issued from certain quarters of the Left.
Indeed, to issue a charge racism against
a politician today means that a certain
segment of the population will immedi ately stor listening fo the accuser. This is
exactly the same situation th&t occurred
at the beginning of the Civil Rights movement. but the causes nrc vastly different.
In the past, people who were indeed rac•
is1s ignored the charge in hopes that 1heir
accusers would somehow just go away.
Today people who know they arc not racists ignore the charge as merely another
piece
rhetoric. If every action chat a
lef1-wing polilician has ever disagreed
with is racist, 1hen genuinely objcclionable actions arc lost in 1he shufne.
One very recent example of this phenomenon is the vote in Mississippi abou1
changing the slate nag. A proposal to replace the Confederate jack in the field of
the nag with twenty s1ars on a blue background went down in ignominious defeat.
I would argue that the reason that this
clearly objcc1ionablc symbol was not re·
moved was in a large pan due 10 the fact
that many people may not care if they arc
called racists, as 1hey sec ii as nothing
more than a demagogic turn of phrase.
1f the word "racist" is flung around like
common political boilerplate, then ii soon
will descend 10 thnt level: all of the sting
will have been leached out by overuse.
Those engaged in public discourse mu.st
take care 10 measure their words to the
si1ua1ion they arc in, and not make serious and ex1reme charges inappropriately,
or else they will find 1hey do no1 have a
vocabulary to use when the situation is
in ract serious. They will also find that.
aficr 100 many sta1cmcn1s making 100
many outrageous and unsubs1an1ia1cd
charges, many people will have wriucn
them off as hyperbolic demagogues nol
wonhy or serious attention. and that when
1hcy do have something serious to say. no
one will lislen.
or
or
"Discrimination" is one such word.
Once upon tt lime. it meant only 1hc ability to make distinctions between different groups based on some kind of criteria. These" dis1inctions were of'l:cn matters
of style; a person wi1h highly rerrned
tastes would have been said to have "discriminating" taste.
The meaning of the word began 10
change when a certain, initially small.
segment of the American population be·
gan to object 10 1he second-class trea1ment
of black Americans because of 1he color
of their skin. These people objected 10
"racial discrimimuion," and argued 1hat
skin color was not a valid criterion for
dividing humanity into groups and 1rca1ing those groups differcn1ly.
The Civil Rights movement grew and
gained suppon as more and more Americans began to agree with the arguments
against denying people their basic rights
based on the colorof1hcir skin, The Civil
Rights movement succeeded in overturning 1he legal restrictions confining black
Americans 10 sccond--class status. Along
the way, the word "racial" had been
dropped from the definition of what was
objectionable. Civil Rights advocates
simply argued against "discrimination.''
This. everyone understood. meant the
mahrcatmcnt of certain Americans because of the color of their skin. Political
aclion had changed lhe meaning of the
word: a previously neutral word hnd be..
come loaded wilh ncgutive connotalions,
The fight 10 end the unfair denial or
Civil Rights 10 black Americans had introduced a new word into 1he vocabularies of many Americans: "racist ... A racis1
was a person who practiced racial discrimination. This practice. which had
goals (a certain "dynasty" from Massachusetts springs instantly to mind, among
others). I will not subscribe 10 popular·
wisdom cynicism that this behavior is
characteristic of all poli1icians. I am sure
that some, across the spectrum, actually
believe the things they say they stand for;
the hard par1 is picking them ou1 of the
pack. But some unscrupulous politicians
quickly grospcd that the advent of popular disgust with racial discrimination had
given 1hern a powerful new weapon 10 use
against their foes.
The equation was simple; if they, on the
Left, were the standard-bearers orjustice,
equality and rcfonn, then their opponents
on 1he Right must rcprcsen1 the rorces of
reaction, oppression and racial stratification (these people tend 10 sec the world
in highly dialectical tenns). This equation
proved easy to sell and highly success- ·
rul: the Republican Party became 1arrcd
as the party of racial discrimination. This
ignores the fact 1ha1 opposition 10 landmark legislation such as the Civil Rights
Ac1 of 1964 was regional and bipanisan,
as was the Ael's suppor1. These points
were swept aside, as facts so often arc
when a prime demagogic weapon is ac
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Hamilton Has A
Charm OfIts Oum
By Andrea Suarez Falktn
During my first scmes1cr al Colgate, l attended a dinner discussion at which the con·
versa1ion eventually turned 10 1hc size and
nature of 1hc town of Hamilton. Students in
attendance were ripe wilh suggestions ofhow
to improve the 1own - alt of which. to my
dismay, could be summed up with two adjcc1ives: 1norc and bigger. As I sat listening to
their grandiose plans for our small college
town, I couldn't help thinking that it was pn.1ty
good as it was.
Hamilton may no1 be a capital city or an
entertainment cen1cr. but I am thoroughly
convinced 1hat such qualities were not what
we were looking for when we chose Colgate.
Nor is ii what draws hundreds ofalumni back
to visit each year and 10 live in town for good.
Some ofthe virtues of the Hamilton are harder
to sec during 1he school year. As students. we
have little contact with 1he off-<:ampus world.
and even when we do, the wam1 nature at the
coreofHainilton remain..; panially hidden by
the hustle and bustle of the campus, Hamilton
is unique in that it has retained its small town
values. Neighbors know and g,cct each other.
They help each other out. Hamilton is.. not
surprisingly, a great place 10 bring up childn:n.
During the summer, though, more than ever,
1ranquili1y and friendliness arc out in full
bloom, along with just about every daisy on
the fitness trails. TI1c gym and trails arc virtu·
ally empty, so one cannot help but greet and
come 10 know that neighbor who also uses
the Stair Master at 4 p.m. every afternoon.
The Saturday Farmer ·s Market is never more
bustling, becoming not only a day oferrands.
but also an opportunity 10 gab and catch up
with one's neighbors. Indeed, this may be the
highlight of the week. In the early evenings,
everywhere one goes there are children playing, the sound of a dinner party in a nearby
backyard or a fellow Hamiltonian walking her
dog. One can enter The Barge Canal Coffee
Co., Mr. Ed's or any number of shops and
restaurants and it is apparent that patrons,
owners and servers care about one anochcr.
The ligh1. easy J)ll<:c of Hamilton sparldcs
during the summer. Bike rides at dusk, fresh
creamy ice cream at Byrne Dairy and trips to
Bewkes swimming hole typiry 1he town.
Events such as the Chenango Summer Music
Fest bring Hamilton and much ofCentral New
York together over a weekend or music. art,
food and dance. Hamilton has even retained
its good old-fashioned Founh of July cclcbr.ttion, complete with fin:works and a parade,
When pictures went up 1hi.s summer in The
Barge illustra1ing plans for the renovation of
downtown Hamilton. I couldn't help feeling
excited. Thankfully, the changes depicted did
not fulfill the fantasies of those few classmates
mentioned earlier; rather, they seemed well
suited to the town. Most residents and students believe 1h11 Hamihon could benefit from
ccnainehanscs,suchastheralOfllionofscveral olderbuiklings, then:novation ofthe village library or even abetter grocery sun and
a video rental with improved selection. For
this reason. they, like me, wen: plcucd by the
ehanacs proposed cbing the unmcrand 1h11
have been W1dcrlalcm during the fall. They
w= ldequotc and approprialc; they do not
overwhelm or strip our town of the qualities
that make it ., unique.
We have our whole lives to live in the city,
For this n:uon ii is eapccially important to
savor this paccful lime living in a quid community with aboul 2.800 of our peen and
2.500 n:sidcnts of the village of Hamilton. I
urge you to dig deep during the school year
to go beyond • sumcc n:lllionship with our
town and its raidcnts. If tbol docsn' I do it,
come back for an incraliblc swnmcr. Who
kMws? You ..-.y join the ranks of nwntnlUS
alumni thM havc fflllmed IO - little town
Iller radlllliGG IO llay.
THE Col.GATE MAROON-N EWS
Commentary
April 20, 200 l
9
Our Generation Does Not Challenge Its Materialistic Goals
Weekly Standard, published a very disturbing article in this month's Atlantic
Monthly concerning 1he ethos of intclli·
gent college studcn1s who arc part of the
new social eli1c. The students he observed
go 10 uhra. fvy Princeton and dcmonstr1ne
such a persis1ent drive to climb up the
social ladder, I almost vomited while
reading.
'"These supcr•accomplishcd kids aren't
working so hard
because 1hey arc
compelled to. They
arc facing, it still
appears, the sweetest job market in
the nation's his·
tory. lnvestmc.nt
banks n ood the
campus looking
for hires," Brooks
writes. ( am all for
hard work and determination - without
them any cause is lost - but to slave away
at work day in and day out is not truly
living. To make money your primary focus sickens me. The sad fact is that, with
every passing line, J thought of my once·
dear Colgate.
Corporate mind-mongers force the antiquated idea of the American Dream into
our heads, hoping that we will take the
bait. The American Dream disgusts me.
The American Dream is the reason every
other country in the world hates the
United States. We think that anything and
everything can be ours if we can only
coerce enough people to believe 1hat we
arc looking out for their best interests
when we arc only looking for the quickest way to make the next dollar.
I want to know when my generation
stopped rebelling against the norm and
started conforming to the old social elite.
Apparently, most 18-24 year-olds (in the
new social elite, of course) think 1hat they
can get an intellectually worthless
By Ryan Shocklee
Remember the 60s? I don't, For a good
reason, though- I was not yet alive. Many
ofour parents were alive and probably remember the social allitudcs of che time.
Young people were speaking out and re-
belling against what they thought was
wrong. They fueled heated debates on
civil rights, government intervention on
personal freedom,
social injustice,
education, legalization of marijuana.
women's rights and
many other issues.
In general, the
youth culture of the
60s fought against
the norm and
against authority.
They dared to ask
..why?"
Ahhough on a much smaller scale,
those wars arc still being rought - but by
whom? I certai nly don ' t notice any
sweeping rebellions or protests that cap-
ture national attention for more 1han a few
precious seconds of nc1work airtime. I
definitely don't sec my generation step·
ping up and asking ..why?'' to those in
power. This troubles me.
Students that auend Colgate arc
grouped by many scholars and intcllcc·
tuals as the new social elite. We. along
with other students at other prestigious
universities, are supposed to be the ones
10 lead this wayward country through the
first half of the new century. We will be
running for poli1ical office. We will be the
presidents and CEOs of new dot-eoms or
of old, stalwart institutions. We will be
trying desperately to climb up the social
ladder and achieve a self.perceived glory
the Hkes of which has never bec1\ seen.
Well, some ofus will. anyway.
David Rrooks, senior cdi1or at The
bachelor's degree and move straight into
corporate America without a problem.
The problem is, they're right. Ir we
wanted to apply ourselves and get that
economics or international relations major and move straight into investment
banking or corporate finance, we certainly
could. Is that right? I cannot go one day
without hearing someone fret about 1heir
internship, their new corporate job or 1heir
resume to date. Who cares? Is that life?
Arc you going to look back on your col·
lcge experience and wonder why you ever
majored in something that you hated, just.
so you could get that high-paying job
right out of college? J certainly hope not.
My generation insists not only on conquering a disgusting materialistic moun1ain, but also on doing it following some·
one else's rules. ( wonder if members of
my generation have ever had the feeling
that they arc not thinking for themselves.
I wonder if we have ever stopped to think
about why we arc made to feel the need
10 make more than the next person - as if
that will somehow make our lives more
enjoyable.
Brooks further defends my robotic gencra1ion by saying that they arc not money
hungry. but rather, "goal-oriented." I
agree that they arc goal-oriented. I agree
that they arc motivated. However. their
goals thinly veil their selfish desire for
money - always. more money.
The complacency r-uns so deep 1ha1
even professors at Princeton arc noticing
the trend. Robert Wuthnow, Prorcssor of
Sociology, laments, "They arc disconcertingly comfortable with authority. That's
the most eommon complaint the facuhy
has of Princeton students. They're cager
to please, cager 10 jump through wha1cver
hoops 1he faculty puts in front of them.
cager to confonn." Sounds familiar. Al•
though I do no think that Colgate has yet
to achieve s uch a revolting level of con.
fonnity. I fear that the University may one
day s it in silence. waking only when an
oppressive regime or rulers sounds 1he
alarm.
f am on my knees begging my generation to wake up from someone else's
dream. Realize that you do not have to
make over $50,000 a year at any point in
your life. Realize 1hat you can SCI your
own standards. Realize that you can
dream your own drc:i.m - all you have to
do is wake up.
*
Income Tax Enslaves Honest Americans To Wasteful Governmerit
By Gregory Stevenson
Many Colgate students and faculty took
last weekend off 10 celebrate Easier with
their families. Easier, for me, has always
been a time spent with loved ones, going
to church and feasting. This year, however, I stayed behind at Colgate, as the
plane ticket to Texas was not very reasonable.
So, as I sat in my dorm room, I realized that federal income tax forms were
due the following weekend. And then I
started thinking about all 1hose people
who were scrambling to file their forms
on time - and correctly - lest the Internal
Revenue Service take all their possessions
and lock them away. So I sat here, imprisoned in Hamilton due to my parents'
coerced forfeiture of roughly 40 percent
of their yearly income.
.
Whal angered me most about this situa1ion was not the fact that I couldn '1 go
home and not the fact that I was left here
while all my friends went 10 see their
families. h's no11ha1 1'm greedy and just
want more money for myself so that I can
ny home every weekend. What angers me
is 1ha1. when I do go home, I sleep
soundly w hile my rather rises before the
sun, t,ying to get to work by 6:00 in the
momin1. And then I si1 in my living room,
wanting to spend 1ime with my family,
only to see my rather rail onto his bed,
exhausted, at 9:30 in the evening, resting
for the next day of work . He docs this
most days of the year, working tirelessly
in order to provide for his family. Last
week he worked many e xtra hours mak·
in1 sure that his accounts were all in or-
dcr, making sure that 40 percent of the
days he worked were spent toiling for the
government Because if he docsn 't - if he
forgets about some of the extra money he
put into his savings accounl or works a
few extra days without giving the governmenl the appropriate percentage of his
labor - he may go 10 a federal prison. He
wi ll be guilly unti l proven innocent,
forced to go over his returns and receipts,
fruitless ly 1rying to find a way to preserve
his liberty. This is wha1 angers me. even
if my father doesn't realize this burdensome yoke himself.
The current American income tax sys•
tcm is driving its subjects to serfdom. We
are becoming lied down, unable to truly
be free. Out or the 365 days in a year. the
average American spends 146 days earning money for the state. America once had
blatant, disgraceful slavery - some rcsidents chaining olhcn, forcing them to toil
and sweat with no recompense. There is
still s lavery in America. but now in a more
subtle form. Yet it is still slavery. Now
the chains bind us all and the gun is
pointed at all our heads if we do not com·
ply.
And who s1ands above us, gun in hand?
The servant of the people, the Unilcd
States government, whose sole original
purpose was to protect its citizens' lives.
liberty and property. Now it pretend." to
act virtuously through fail ing schools,
fundamentally nawcd welfare system$,
pork b11Tel spending, an inept military
and misguided foreign aid.
Almost all government programs arc inefficient, extremely costly and ineffectivc. So 146 days a year, our earnings are
taken from us and wasted. We sacrifice
the ability to cat steak once a week in
exchange for gruel that is forced down our
throats; as the economist Ludwig Von
Mises believed. our freedom is incxora•
bly tied to our money. So now we arc laborers, working 146 days ou1 of the year
in order to be able to do what we want
the rest of the year. We arc indentured
servants, fulfilling our "obligation" be•
fore we can light out into the world to live
as free men. We arc all bound by the furlined shackles of the IRS. Some of you
may argue that il isn't that bad, that it"s
the right thing to do. To those, I would
ask: we may be comfortable. but arcn 't
we still bound?
Yet who would help the poor? Who
would conduct AIDS research? Who
would educate America's children? My
answer is this; we will. first there arc the
extremely fortunate. Before income tax,
America had such men as Andrew
Carnegie, Peter Vanderbilt, J.P. Morgan
and John 0. Rockafcller. They created librarics, hospitals and universities and
funded the arts for years before the U.S.
government got arrogant enough to think
that it could do better.
Cooper Union, a univcrsi1y in New
York City, is still funded by donations,
and all students there have a full scholarship. Yet, these are only a few, extraordinary individuals. The rest of us stil I have
an obligation 10 help those around us. Will
Americans be generous with a ll their
newfound wealth, or will they hoard it for
themselves?
Allhough many disagree with me, I
1hink 1he answer is still quite clear. To
prove this point, all we need do is look at
the more recent history. First off, we still
have our great con1ributors, such as Bill
Gates, Ted Turner. William Buffett, etc.
Or we can look at churches as an example.
Every Sunday, Americans collcc1 ivcly
dona1e hundreds of thousands of dollars
to charities that they know, sec in action
and hold accountable. Who holds the
great American bureaucracy responsible?
Is it the House of Representatives with
its hundreds of criminal records? I sin•
ccrely doubt it.
As far as I am concerned, they have
wasted enough of our money. using my
ra1her 's labor, and yours, to rund a stealth
bomber that can't fly in the rain, social
programs 1hat don't work, military contracts tha1 spend billions of dollars pro·
ducing mostly failures and foreign aid for
people who refuse to help lhcmsclvcs.
What will the government do without all
that money to swim around in? It will
become the government America is meant
to have - the American government talked
aboul in the Constitution. And what ofus?
We will become citizens. instead of serfs.
We will be the free men tha1 the founding
fathers were. and the free women that
Abigail Adams wanted to be.
Excuses can be made. the ends can be
made to jus1ify the means. and the wool
can be pulled over our eyes. Or we can
fight against this s lavery. A frog thrown
into boiling waler will jump out. But o
frog placed in cool wa1cr that is s lowly
brought to a boil will sit there cooking,
u,,aware 1hat its life is being taken. We
should escape this cauldron before it's too
late.
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Commentary
THE Col.GATE MARooN-NEWs
April 20, 2001
A Broadcast Execution Is Just What Tunothy McVeigh Wants
By Stentor Danielson
Timo1hy McVeig}l, lhe au1hor of1he 1995
bombing 1he Alfred P. Murrah building
in Oklahoma City, is preparing 10 die,
McVcigh requested an execution and
waived his right to appeal in order to speed
his final moments. which ore scheduled for
May 16. He hopes 1ha1 his execution will
make hnn a martyr m his quest to get back
at the government
\Vith so many victims and such wide media coverage of the bombing and trial. there
has been considerable in1crcst in the firs1
federal cxccu1ion in 38 years. Las1 week.
Anorney General John Ashcroft approved
plans 10 allow the victims and the fomilics
of the 168 who lost their lives in the bombmg to watch the execu1ion over closed-circuit television. En1cr1ainmcnt Network Inc ..
the company that runs such websites as
VoycurDonn.com. ~ucd the fcbasis. Ashcroft hair. refuted the comoany's
c lajm, c11ing lttws 1ha1 allow media witncssc:; but bar any sound or video recording devices at an execution. Ashcroft is right
10 oppose nn action 1ha1 ,i.·ould only valida1c McVeigh's phut, for the sotisfaetion or
cybcr-sadists.
McVeigh plnnned 10 die from the bcgmnmg, Defense psych1a1rist John Smith rcponed 1ha1 MeVeigh expcc1cd 10 be killed
in a :;hootout aficr 1he bombing. rnthcr1han
being 11rrc~tcd. He culled his plan a ..Sl31C·
assisted suicide."
As h1:; dc,uh draws near. McVcigh is
busily 1>lanning his manyrdom. He has already chosen suitably memorable last
words: "I am 1hc master of my fate / I am
the captain or my soul," from William
Ernest Henley's 19th CenlUry poem
"lnvictu.s."
,·o execute McVcigh is. 1hcrcfore, 10 help
him in his plait. Death may 1101 be pleasant,
but ii is linle punishment to end the life or
someone who did not plan on living, sonicone who, in fact, wan1s 10 die. tn 1his sense,
justice is not being served by execution in
the first place. JuMicc would be to thwart
MeVeigh's plans. as he 1hwaned 1hose of
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rial cornpc1ition. Gladiators• popularity
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Ctltlf lit
came from the thrill of !he fight as much as
the dcalh at lhe end. Execu1ion is purely
abou1 dea1h. A person walchcs an CXCCU•
tion because he or she enjoys seeing an01hcr die. While some people claim a need
for "closure," I have linle doub1 thal 1he
main force motivating chose who would
tune in to Entertainmen1 Nc1works • broad·
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cast would be 1hc sick fascination that we
label with the properly pejorative term
"sadism."
At its mos1 justifiable, execution is a
clinical operation, undertaken by the state
to eliminate a dangerous clement. This
purpOsc is undermined when executions be,.
come public entertainment, carried out to
please audiences rather than 10 deal with
crime. The copycat nature of school
.
the 168 people who planned to go on living.
The excculion is set now. so it is no longer
possible to condemn McVcigh 10 a long 1ifc
of frustr:.Hion and guilt. Bui we can still
1hwart a key component of his plan: his
image. McVcigh intended to be a martyr, a
symbol for those who stood up to our govemmen1. He created one spectacle in order
to achieve that To broadcast his execution
wou ld create a second spectacle for
Mcveigh 10 bring his cause to 1hc fore and
become a subversive hero.
Although few people admire MeVcigh in
the way he would like, his position as a
prominent anti-cs1ablishment figure is already stro1tg. This explains a lcner he rcceivt..'tl in prison from People for the Ethical Treauncn1 of Animals (PETA). PETA
asked MeVeigh 10 adop1 a vegan dic1 (one
wi1h no meal, dairy or eggs), doubtless hoping 1hat an endorsement by such a celebrity
would generate publicity for 1hcir Struggle
again.4it the consumption of animal produc1s.
McVcigh declined. adding, "I suggesi hit•
ling (1he Unabomber) Ted Kaczynski up for
his opinions on the subject"
To make McVcigh's execution public
would create just the kind of spcciaclc he
needs to secure his place in history. He
would die knowing 1ha1 he stuck it to ''the
man," 1hat he so riled our socic1y that we
had to come for him with our mosr extreme
punishment,
In February. McVeigh asked for his exccu1ion 10 be broadcas:1. h cannot be made
clearer than in this request lhat broadcasting would make the government carry out
McVcigh's will.
To broadcast McVcigh 's execution would
also validate, and surpass. the callousness
toward life that he displays in calling the
Oklahoma Ci1y dca1hs "collaieral damage."
This argument has been brought against CX·
ecutions in general so often that it is a clichC
- don '1 punish killing with killing, or revenge with revenge. But ii takes on new
meaning in the case of a public execution.
h would approve or our use of death 1101
just as a necessary evil, but aiso for enjoy·
mcnt.
A parallel is often drawn 10 Roman gladiatorial matches. But there was spon, gruesome as losing may have been, to gladialO·
shootings after Columbine should alen us
10 1hc dangers of allowing a person 10 buy
a spot on the national s1agc with others·
lives.
I don '1 begrudge 1he 200-plus observers
their dosed-circuit tc!cvision, if only because it would be unfair to select only eight
(the number ofwitnesses ollowed in the execution chamber) from their number. But I
do wonder at the psychological alignmcn1
tha1 makes them expect to feel 1hcir pain
cased by seeing another person suffer. by
dragging the pain back to the forefront six
years af\cr the bomb went off. Seeing someone die, even in a relatively humane way
like lethal injection, is a traumatic cxpcncnce. Many or the witnesses will need additional counseling - from family, friends,
clergy or professionals - after McVcigh's
dcaih.
I admire the people who were eligible 10
watch the execution and declined. Their re•
fusal makes a statemen1 1hat pain docs not
make pain righ1, and that McVeigh cannot
control their lives.
The United States must not give in to
McVcigh. A quiel exccutiQn viewed only by
1hosc direc1ly affec1ed by 1he bombing
would avoid making McVeigh the manyr
he wants to become. His crime was his plan
ro get back at the government for Waco.
Wouldn't the greatest justice be to sec that
plan foiled al laSI?
United Student WJice Aims To Give Students Power On Campus
By Asar Nagler
is unfortunale in two ways. First, by fonning the Task Force in the wake of this
To our undcrslonding. campus culture accidcn1. the Task Force, as well as the
became an issue in the wake of the hor• gencrnl discussion of campus culture
rible accident in November. At that time, mentioned above, seem 10 begin with the
the administration and faculty brought a same false premise. As such, 1he meetlarger issue to 1hc noor, namely campus ings with the Task Force. open as they arc,
culture. In the speeches of various admin- srill harbor a degree of narrowismuors at the -memorial and information mindedncss. On the other hand, I do not
sessions, it was suid that ..we" musl ac- believe that this was the intention of the
knowledge a greoter problem at Colgate Board ofTrus1ccs. which is highly regret- 1ha1 our culture encourages drinking. In ,able. I believe 1h01 1he Board of Trus1doing so. they implied that pan of the rea- ccs, in keeping with its mission, wants 10
son why these members of our comrnu- find 1he best way to foster a constructive
ni1y died was because or1he campus cul- environment 1hat promo1cs learning ond
growlh in and out of lhc classroom. A
ture.
h is horrible 1ha1 four people died on Task Force seems to be a natural out•
1his campus. II is also rcgrenablc 1ha1 the growth of this desire. However, the Task
Universi1y seemed inclined to hold cam- Force has not been presented in this way.
pus culture. which 1hey mark by our alThe reason why I am unhappy, and 1he
reason
why United Student Voice Assocohol consumption. as responsible for the
accident. This is a major problem because cia1ion (USVA) is unhappy, is 1ha1 deci1hcre was a multitude of factors involved sions concerning everyday social and culin this accident. No one has the right 10 tural issues facing this campus arc made,
make the blanket statement that campus for the most part. not by students or in
culture is lO blame. In doing so, 1hc Uni- conjunction with s1uden1s, but by adminvcrsi1y irresponsibly asscr1cd two things. i$tnUors.
Firsl. lhcy indicated that all clements of
This is a very different issue from that
campus culture boil down to alcohol con• of 1he Task Force. I do n01 doubt 1ha1 1hc
sumptio11. Second, by projecting this ac- Task Force is very open to the students.
cident on the entire campus. they esscn- But the !Uudent voice is not being heard
tiolly said that this accident was a reflec- because. while the Task force is doing i1s
tion of our culture. Both of these claims work, 1hc adminis1ration is still making
arc unfair and un1rue. To evaluate cam- decisions regarding campus lire without
pus culture based on this isolated event sufficien1 studcnr involvement. Therefore,
is not only irresponsible but also ill- students arc being denied a fair say in the
founded and misleading. They failed 10 ac1ual policies regarding our campus life.
acknowledge 1ha1 alcohol is just one as- It should be no surprise 1hcn that many
peel of campu.s culture. To launch a re- arc unhappy. This has discouraged many
view of the en1irc campus culture based and, in USVA's opinion, fos1ered • feelon this one aspect of our cullurc is reck- ing of disenfranchisement among stu•
dents.
less.
At 1hc January meeting of the Board or
In conjunction with this, the voice that
Trustees, it wu recommended thal a Task the Task Force permits is limited in scope.
Force on campus culture be established, The Tu k Force will make recommendain part. as a response 10 1he accident. This tions of ways to improve campus life
based on the data they receive from students. As far as we know, s1uden1s will
not have inpul regarding the recommcndalions themselves. This me.ans that alrhough students can voice concern, when
it comes down 10 1he actual implcmcn1ation of new policies, students will not
have a voice. It is imperative thul students
have some decision-making power when
ii comes 10 implemcnling these recommendations. because otherwise there is no
way 10 be sure that students will be receptive ro them. The only way to create
realistic social options and a viable culture. which studcnt.s will be responsive to,
is to ask them for their inpu1 and give
1hcm power regarding these decisions.
This arlicle has chosen 10 focus on four
reasons why the student voice is not be·
ing heard. First. 1hc nature of the discussion about campus culture, as' initiated by
the administration and faculty, began with
1hc raise premise that campus culture is
reducible 10 alcohol. Second, lhe Task
Foree, uninten1ionally, began wilh the
same premise. Third, while sludents'
voices arc currently being heard by lhc
Task Force, decisions regarding campus
life arc being made by lhc administra1ion
independent of the concerns that the Task
force is investigating. As such. the voice
1ha1 students do have has little bearing on
curren1and developing policy. Founh, the
Task Force docs not ensure that students
will have a say in the actual recommendations 1h11 they make.
The next loaieal question becomes,
wha1 docs USVA want 10 sec happen?
USVA would like 10 be able 10 work 10·
gcther with lhe administration, faculty,
Task Fon:e and Board of TruSlecs in order to address some of these conci,ms and
work towards findina a feasible resolution 10 these problems.
Some impor1a111 elemcnta of this new
discussion include transparency ud a
willingness 10 work with the students 10
come to some kind of resolutfon. What
we mean by transparency is that students
should be able to access all information
regarding policies and decisions pertain·
ing 10 campus life. Al the same time, 1his
docs not just mean making 1hc infornla1ion public. but also making it easily ac·
ccssiblc to the students.
Once there is transparency, there must
be a willingness not only to sit and talk
with students about the policies themselves, but also 10 work with students in
order to find a way 10 increase student
input and voting power on these boards.
USVA hopes to play an instrumcn1al
role in this reshaping. first, it will be an
outlet through which students can be educa1cd and become aware of 1he vari-ous
p0licies and processes or decision-making that were mentioned above. Second,
it will serve u a forum through which
concerned students can express their
grievances in an educated and productive
manner. Third, it will serve as a think-tank
in which students can take these concerns
and explore and develop ideas and melh·
ods by which the situation can be remedied. Founh, it will be a vehicle lhrough
which these proposals and ideas can be
actualized.
USVA would also like 10 see involvemenl on behalf of the Board of Trustees
and the rest of lhc alumni in this matter.
As former students and major contribu•
tors to the Colaate environment and community. their input and involvement is
invaluable and necessary. We greatly •P·
prcciate the initiative that they have taken
in creatins the Tuk Fcm:c, but we would
also like 10 sec them more intimately involved in tbia proceu. Hopefully, by
workin& IOICthcr in ID open, honest and
respectful diatoaue, the interests and
10111 of cvcsyoDC involved - be better
forwarded in a p,opwive lubioa
Commentary
11
April 20, 2001
U.S. .Should Foster Relations, Not Antagonism, With China
By Lu Cao and Be l Shen
The collision between a U.S. spy plane
and a Chinese fighter jct above the South
China Sea has drawn much discussion recently. It has a1trac1cd the attention and
concern of many Americans and Chinese.
While the cause of the accident still re•
mains nebulous, we would like 10 clarify
some of the misconceptions in Jeffrey
Martin's ankle, "China Is The U.S.'s
Enemy, And Should Be Treated As Such,"
in The Maroon-News on April 13. We ccr·
tainly hope our perspectives will help
generate more discussion on 1hc Sino·
U.S. relationship. which is of critical im·
portance to regional and international stability.
The collision between the two planes
took place over a territory which several
neighboring counti'lcs, including China,
have claimed sovereignty. This has made
the situation even fuzzier because the
United States and various other countries
do not recognize China •s claim. The
United States has sent out intelligence
aircraft to the South China Sea to conduel reconnaissance missions on China.
In Manin's article. he says that the reason for the United States 10 send reconnaissance aircrafl to monitor China is
because China is not a normal state and
is not committed to normal international
relations. But the fact is that 1he Uni1ed
States has spy planes all over the worM including Latin America and Europe.
There would be few coun1rics left, other
than the United States itself, that arc considered normal according to Martin's
logic. It is dangerous to characterize other
countries and their policies based on U.S.
values. To declare another nation to be
abnormal is, to say the least, narrowmindcd.
Martin a~so says that the Chinese government provoked the currcn1 crisis by
sending ou1 fighter jets to intercept the
U.S. spy plane. In fact, it is routine procedure for any country 10 react to a foreign reconnaissance airplane in the vicinity of its coastline because any na1ion has
the right to protect its national interest
from an outside force. Had it been a Chinese spy plane near the coast of California, the United Stales would have reacted
1he same way. Theaecident was, after all,
a tragic consequence of nonnal reconnaissance and anti-reeonnaissancc behavior.
In addition 10 the spy plane crisis, Martin discusses lhe economic and political
situa1ions in China. but his picture of cur·
rent economic condi1ions in China is unlruc and misleading. "Crony capilalism"
i~ not an appropriate description of 1hc
Asian Currency Crisis, nor is it accurate
in describing the Chinese economy.
Though 1herc arc different opinions on
what exactly caused the Asian Currency
Crisis several years ago, large fiscal deficits associated with implicit bailout guar•
antees have been pointed out by many;
economists to be the underlying problem.
The situation was aggravated by the untenable fixed exchange rate regime, which
was under speculative anacks. As one of
the major economics in the region, China
maintained robus1 growth during the cri·
sis, though it was not !Otally unaffected.
China has chosen to transform in a
gradual manner, different from the '"shock
therapy" approach that Russia and many
Central and Eastern European countries
are taking, because Chinese policymakers
believe that this approach best suits
China's unique economic and social conditions. As a coun1ry of vast popula1ion
and a deep-rooted centralized economy.
the 1ransition to market economy is a
daunting project for China. It is probably
the largest economic experiment that we
have ever witnessed. Economic d11a has
proven that 1he merit of such an approach
is crucial to the recent success of the reform.
This is nol to deny the fact that 1herc
are still many other problems facing
China's transformation. Many of the difficulties in this process arc unique to Chinese society and cannot be generalized as
"crony capi1alism." It is true tha1 much
of the foreign trade business is conducted
by statc..owned enterprises at present, but
the line between state.run firms and private ownerships has become increasingly
vague because privatization is being carried out on a massive scale. The average
Chinese person does benefit a great deal
from transna1ional 1rade. Although average Chinese citizens cannol afford ex pen•
sive American impons at 1his moment, the
mean wage in China has increased significanlly as a rcsuh of growing expons
to the United States and foreign direct
investment from overseas. Through trade
with each other, Americans enjoy cheaper
products and investment opportunities
while 1hc Chinese enjoy rapid improvement in technology. as well as in standard
of living. Trade is, without a doubt, mu~
tually beneficial to the United States and
China.
Furthermore, Martin says that the protest by the Chinese citizcn,s against the
United States following the bombing of
the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade was
staged or at least encouraged by the government. This claim is inaccurate. Any
ci1izcn would be enraged if his or her
country's national sovereignty was vio~
lated, not to mention the tragedy tha1 two
people died from the incident. Thus, such
protest is entirely legitimate and natural.
Martin has underestimated the national
pride of an average Chinese citizen and
exaggerated the anti-U.S. sentiment existing in China. The interes1s of average
Chinese people do not in any way clash
with the national interest of the United
Slates and China prefers continuous coopcra1ion as opposed to antagonism.
China and the United States have bcn-
cfited a great deal from each other ever
since the Sino-U.S. rapprochement of the
l 970s. II is a relationship built on strategic cooperation and mutual understanding. Total 1radc between the United States
and China amounts 10 more than SI 00
billion and will eon1inue 10 grow. The decentralization and liberalization of the
Chinese economy have positive effects on
reforming the currenl poli1ical system.
China's principal concern is how to
achieve balanced economic grow1h and
.development. Its core objective for 1hc
past several decades has been integration
into the global sys1cm, not confron1ation.
Given the complexity of the domcs1ic
politics in China and the nature of its 1ransitional economy. the ongoing suppor1
from members of the international community is crucial for a successful transformation. A stable Sino-U.S. relationship
is important to the stability of the Asian
Pacific region, in which bo1h countries
have vital interests. China is not 1hc
United States' enemy and should not be
treated as such. We agree with President
Bush's proposal of designing U.S. foreign
policy in a "humble, but proud" way, and
hope that both China and the United
Slates will commit to a healthy bilateral
relationship,
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A Colgate Education Must Nurture The Sou/,As l-\leOAs The Mind
By Ktltb Brooks
Whal kind of world do we live in where
apply what we learn to our daily lives. At
best, we learn how to apply these things to
our lives years down the road from now, II
would be good for the University to ask itself, "Are we producing socially dysfunctional students?"
According to Sufi wisdom, "a little applied knowledge brings wisdom, but too
much book learning results in mental and
spiritual indigestion.'' Robert Fragcr has
commented that Western education tends to
overemphasize the head and ignore the
hclrt. '7hc education basics - n:ading, writing, arithmetic - all involve learning of the
head. SubjectS that develop the heart, such
as music, an and social skills, are generally treated as second-rate, frill subjects.
This has led to the stereotype of the highly
educated college graduate who is very in•
telligent, but not very smart."
College teaches us to be I lot of things,
but it could do bener to teach us how to be
ounelvca. Rich people want to be richer.
Heavier people want to be skinnier. Skinnier people want to be heavier. Taller people
sbor1er, shorter people taller. Musicians
want to be actors, acton want to be anists.
And in the midst of all this, people do not
want to be thcmoclv...
I have written I lot of papen on which I
have gotten Aa, but the irony is that I bad
no clue what the meanina was beneath the
words on the paper. I was simply reawsitaling what the author was saying and what
the teacher wanted to hear. Now I write
papen for me; that is, I write for my own
undentlndina. In every paper I write now,
there is • pan or me that paws I linle bit
happiness and sadness seem as though they
arc best friends out for their own personal
gain with none of us in their interests? My
mom got laid off'. And. for the firs1 time in
a long time. my life seemed meaningless.
It's funny how my mom means the world
to me, but to the government she's just an..
other doormat. A means to their ends.,Anothcr liability or, better yet.just another employee. My mom got laid offand everything
thatmattefflltomebefore l:4S p.m., March
23, 2001, suddenly didn't matter much to
me anymore.
It's funny how some people say that when
I get A, B and C, I'll be happy. It's funny
how many think that once we get I job, we
will be happy. Or once we got into Colpte,
we would be act. It's funny how many of us
""' llill sad.
I always thought that I bad been cnjoyina life and the moment, but for the lint
time I could say I have done I lotoftbinp
in my life but have never expcricnced anytbi... I'm alwaya
to be a pan of
this or that, and never rally exilling in the
moment, always reflecting or dreamina and
never livina.
It 's flamy bow wc go to clasa to learn
about bow this dead philosopher saya Ibis
or how Ibis IUlhorsaya Ibis, but anodtcr saya
that- but we are never rally llllght to ask,
"Whal do I say'/" 11tis is IO say, WC..., never
llllght to ark, "Whal do I believe" and "bow
sbottld I live my life?" One or the biaest
rasom that I think that IIUdcnts do not
know what they wmt1 IO do in life, or what more.
1 am I man of faith. I have faith that my
their tole ii ill -ioly. ii bccauae they ""'
never really llllpl 10 be Nl(-crilic:al. We cumnt silualion will work OUI. However, I
10 IO du111, but never ....Uy lwD how IO am consllndy bcina preued by tcachcra
wanana
who think that my faith in God is either
weak-minded or somehow less important
than science. Ra1hcr than teaching me to
develop my faith, they insist that I brush it
under the carpel, while we move on 10
some1hing 1h11 is more useful, more important. They move on to talking about abstract
theories and principles, teaching me how to
live my life as a fully rational being but never
also a fully faithful believer. Some people
would have us believe that the human genome
project or efl'Of'tS to establish dviliza1ion on
Mm arc more imponant than a simple hug
to I person in grief or having a family dinner
at Cousin Joe's oou....
Sometimes we learn more about how to
become a lawyer. a doctor or an investment
banker than we do about becoming bener
human being:,. So many students can tell you
what is going on in politics, religion. science, or philosophy. But when you ask
them, "Whal's going on in your life?" or
"What have you learned about yourself in
the last month?" the response is either
"nothing much, .. or something quick and
simple. This shows me thal we spend too
much 1ime rcOecting on everything except
ourselves. We do not dare attempt to ask
the dreadful question, "Who am I?" (I've
known people to drop out of school boa use
of that queslion.) So. is the University re·
sponsiblc for nurturing our souls or our intellect? Or could it be responsible for both?
Are we living up to this belief?
There is something quite puzzling about
acquiring knowledge as if it meant anything
apart from us, that is, without our applying
it ia our every day lives. What good is it to
learn about Kant's ethical principles or
Shakcapcan, 's sonnets or Plato's arguments
for governing society ifl do not also leam
how to tranJcend these tcachinp? What
good are Kant's ethics if I myself am a rac·
ist and like to inflicl hurt on everyone? What
good is Shakespearc·s love ifl don't know
how to love my girlfriend, my family or the
person silting next 10 me in class? h's funny
how everyone can say .. , love you" but so
few can actually show i1 and even fewer
can actually define it. What good is it to
learn about Plato's Republic if we don't
know how to govern ourselves? How useful
is this infonnation if we ourselves never learn
how to develop as relational and social beings; if we do not know how to effectively
communicate or interact with someone?
(n my four years I have experienced two
types of professor.;. Then: arc those professors that mold sludents into what they lhink
students should be and then there are those
who are like gardeners who simply provide
nourishment for students 10 grow in10 who
1hey arc to become. This temptation to be a
sculp1or instead of gardener must be resis1ed. We should strive for the latter type,
which allows students to develop into their
full potential. Students of the fonner type
will always be underdeveloped.
The 1:>cs1 professors - those that have
meant the most 10 me - each managed to
skillfully pull ideas and concepts out of me
but then assure me that they really do belong to me. This kind of professor. who acts
as a midwife. gives ordinary students confidence in their own capacity to do extraordinary things.
lnerc is a piece missing from 1hc Colga1c
cduca1ion. How dangerous i1 is for students
to graduate without this missing piece? I
do not in any way claim to know its whereabouts; however, one clue is that perhaps
we are nurturing 1he intellcc.t. yet at 1he
same time forsaking the self, the soul. This
is what truly defines who we are.
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THE Col.GATE MARooN-N EWS
Commentary
April 20, 2001
Though Colgate Has Different Traditions, Little Really Changes
By Kristin Olson
nected on his 50th reunion, when the
Cane Rush had been abolished officially
"The more things change, the more for many years, how the freshmen acthings stay the same." - anonymous
quired 1he right to carry canes on c,a mWhen you live in the same place for an pus.
extended amount of time, you make 1hc Fall 1883: Tht SalUSlrip Rush
mistake of thinking it is yours - that it
A typical day went like this: 1hc first
belongs 10 you, that you are the only per- bell rang at seven in the morning to wake
son who has experienced the marvels and up the boys. At quaner pas1 seven the
misfortunes of it The buildings, the trees, chapel bell rang again, signifying the time
the roads, the lakes, the fields - they be- for breakfast. The bell rang next at half
come yours. But when you leave thilt past eight and the boys knew to go to
place. you forget 1hat it goes on withou1 chapel for the half an hour until the bell
you.
rang again for recitations to start. Bu1 on
Webster's Dictionary defines history as this day, as soon as 1he services were over,
"the branch of knowledge dealing with one of the mos1 violent s1rip rushes in the
past events." I don't think "branch" is the history of the University broke fonh. Felright word. A giant oak tree perhaps is lows with brand new clothes saw them
more relevant than a branch. Like the oaks ripped 10 shreds, money was 10s1. and one
lining Oak Drive. Large, massive trunks, man wa.s knocked out, In fact, a good time
with lops that arc barely visible because was had by all.
they arc so old. Those trees witness car
A s1rip rush was well and good as long
loads of stude1Hs driving 10 class, couples as ii was outside.
kissing on the bridge, games of frisbcc.
1 he war between the classes of 1886
students running to their apartments af• and 1887 did not end with such a good
tcr their last final, students running time. Typically, the class rivalry between
around them with canes. tragic accidents. sophomores and freshmen did not gc1 so
Those trees know more about history than out of hand. This day it did. The day beWebster docs.
fore, the sophomores had wailed outside
Spring 1882: The Cane Rush Victory
the freshmen's class. When they emerged,
Everyone wanted to carry a cane but chants of "fresh, Fresh, Fresh" erupted.
1hey had 10 cam the righ1 10 carry one. As followed by chants of "Sophs, Sophs,
a freshman, that right did not come wi1h- Sophs" from the freshmen. The chants
out cost. A sophomore. upon seeing a were so loud one could not hear himself
freshman sporting a cane without the au- thinking.
thority to do so, found it in his duty to
So this day, 1he freshmen armed themretrieve the cane by means of force in selves wilh large packets of salt, ready to
order to reprimand the fresh,nan for attack the sophomores with it, 1hinking
showing such audacity. Generally, this they were too fresh. When they exited
resulted in a brawl between the freshman class. finding the sophomores chanting as
and sophomore classes.
usual, they dislodged the packets from
So how did one merit the privilege of their pocke1s and rifled 1hem a11he sophocane carrying? Cane Rush,
mores. Caught off guard by this antic, the
rr.1he mids1 of the field toward the end sophomores ducked and then began to
of1hc spri11g semes1cr. the freshman and recover the sail from the mounds coversophomore c lasses
ing the noor and
ga1hered 1ogether
shot back at the
in order 10 decide
all the
'fhe salt throwing evolved freshmen.
whether 1he freshwhile the halls of
men deserved to
into a battle as the throws Alumni filled with
carry canes. Each
chants.
became punches. Only a vengeful
class pic ked the
The sah throws trongest member
few feet away stood the ing evolved into a
o f their class of
banlc as 1hc 1hrows
steep
linoleum
staircase
of
about 30 people. In
became punches.
1882 . the freshmen
Alumni Hall with strong Only a few feet
c hose Vosburgh
away stood the
metal handrails. The boys sleep
while the sopho linoleum stairmores chose Prixie.
encroached upon the stair- case ofAlumni Hall
and both were
strong metal
case, oblivious to its pres- with
brothers of 1hc
handrails. The boys
Ocha Upsilon Fraence, still throwing punches encroached upon
ternity. They each
the staircase, obliviand shoving in honor and ous
took hold Of one
to its presence,
end of 1he cane.
pride of their class.
s1ill
throwing
and upon the s1ar1
punches and shovsignal, tried to
ing in honor and
yank the cane oul of the others' hands. pride of thcirclass.Albcno Bennett watched
The rest of 1he class waited until one of in disbelief as one of his classmates pushed
them gained possession and then 1hc a freshman down the stairs. He struck his
banlc began. Studen1s auackcd each head on the post of the stairwell. The back
01hcr. pinned one ano1hcr in the grass, of his head would 001 stop bleeding.
ripped clothes to hold each other back. Spring 1889: Pip< Day
At the end of the IO minutes the freshThe Class of 1887 instituted Senior Pipe
men won. maintaining 1he cane while in Day. It was a celebration for seniors to rebel
sopho,norc territory.
against the administrations that forbade
Vosburgh and Prixic shook hands and smoking and drinking. Two years later, the
gave friend ly punches. The rest of the Class of 1889 was proud to keep the tradifreshmen ran to West Hall 10 retrieve 1he tion alive.
canes that had been s ining in 1heir rooms
It was May 28. Dressed in their Sunday
for most of the year and ran down Oak bcs1, wilh top hats and canes and pipes in
Drive in celebration. The sophomores re- hand, they headed to the field near Oak
spected their victory and walked down- Drive. The en1irc class. bro1hcrs or not. sat
town in silence.
in one unified circle. Once settled, GuernLa1er that night, the freshmen ga1hcred sey took out a large Indian pipe, lit it, and
for a ceremonial victory party. They cul passed it 10 his friend and classmate next to
the cane into JO pieces, one for each mem- him, One by one, each smoked the pipe of
ber of the class, and kept it as a souvenir. peace, taking time so as no1 to let 1he cerBecause of growing class size. concern emony s lip by too quickly,
for 1he well-being of students during Cane
They reminisced about the years at
Rush caused much tension between the Colgate. The time they painted the cow red,
s1udcn1s and administration. Aficr much white and blue and put it in the chapel.
deliberation and discussion on the part of When a stove was hoisted 10 the roof of
1hc 1wo upper classes with regard 10 abol- West Hall in proicst agains1 the shortage of
ishing Cane Rush. it was decided 10 let coal in the classrooms. Stealing apples from
the old custom stay. They gathered on the Dan's Orchard. Replacing the Bible with
field that Monday afternoon. The fresh- an unabridged dictionary, Burning their
men, however, won quite easily because Latin textbooks.
they greatly outnumbered the sophoThe pipe returned to the beginning and
everyone took out their own pipes and lit
mores.
An alumnus who gradua1ed in 1881 re- them. Sholar distributed the cups and Bruce
poured the lemonade. Their course was
done and they smoked the pipe of peace and
buried the hatchet of war and drank to their
health in lemonade. The hatchet was
brought out and they began digging its
grave. With the burial of the hatchet, they
forgave and forgot any animosity from the
past four years.
enough in lhcir skill to get them there
safely. Thinking about this I noticed the
lcars running down my face until my
friend ran into my room shaking, teeth
chattering.
I stared blankly at the coffee table and
wi1hin minutes my friends have gathered
around the same table. No one said anySpring 1998: Sprin& Party Weekend's thing. No one moved. No one understood.
Jell-o Wrestllng
No one understood.
We woke early to dizzying laughter and Wiater 2901: Tbe Real World
benign screams of the people inhabiting
Seniors arrived back a1 campus days
Whitnall Field. Opening the window, we earlier than the rcs1 of 1hc s1udcnts. The
felt a brisk April morning, ye1 everyone cold wind whipped )"hilc the snow pelted
wore flip-flops with their fleeces. We pulled our faces. Running in and out of the house
on our jeans and our own flip-Oops and to unpack the car, we wore no jacke1s,jus1
fleeces. Without even looking in the mir- scarves and some mittens and ahhough
ror, we ran out of our donn built adjacent our noses ran and stuck to our lips we
10 the field.
began to sweat a little from the constant
Some college band played to a crowd temperature change. Afier removing the
who recognized them only as necessary final bags from the car, we hopped back
background noise.
in and headed to
First-years, in 1heir
Numero Uno's to
meet up with the
ignorance about the
effect of alcohol
rest of our friends.
combined
with
The
rosy
checks
of
others
amusement rides,
en oldae
amDDd
who had also been
vomited in the grass
with
on their hands and
outside for a while
knees. We gave them
grce1ed us. Someone ran across 1he
looks of scorn and
weir,
walked past without
street 10 pick up a
saying a word into
couple of bottles of
bmdien
in a
the "Beer Garden."
wine. We showed
tub.
our real IDs with
Sitting on the grass,
pride to the waitress
slightly feeling the
damp ground soaking into our jeans, a we have come to know over the years. A
friend came over with enough beers for us glass or two into our dinner, the restaurant
all, since we were underage. He told abou1 filled up with 01hcr seniors. Our party of
late night last nigh1 when he and a friend 20 muhiplied as people conversed with
s1rcakcd across the field only to run into a other tables.
We lefi the restaurant, our checks now
Campus Safc1y officer. When 1he officer
s1aned chasing them, he 1rippcd over a tree rosy from wine rather than cold, and headed
root, and they go1 away, yelling "jackass" to the Colgate Inn to pick up Class of 2001
at the fallen officer who had no choice but cups for 1hc ensuing Pub Crnwl. I saw a
to surrender. He then broke the news that roommate from freshman year. We walked
he told everyone we would Jell-o wrcs1lc together through the cold to the first bar,
in his drunken stupor. This was met by a laughing about the time I fell out of my bed
mixture of ..hell yeahs" and "f.- nos.·· De- and sprained my ankle 10 answer the door
lighted by those who agreed 10 panicipatc, because she was 100 IA.ZY 10 get it.
The bar screamed with happiness in the
we headed across the street.
About 16 hays1acks fotmed 1he ring, cov- hope of a bcuer semester. We shared a comered by a blue tarp. Inside, over 60 gal- mon experience, sympathizing wi1h fears
lons of red Jcll-o filled the ring. Brothers of the fu1urc and musing about the minh of
of the house ran around with freshly Jell• the past. People danced 10 "Like a Prayer,"
o;staincd clo1hes, hugging girls to stain "The Summer of '69" and "Sex Bomb."
them as well, while 01her brothers relaxed "New York, New York" played, the lights
in a homemade hot tub, The "hell yeahs" turned on and I 1hough1 I saw tears in
took off their flip-flops and fleeces and some people's eyes.
stepped over the haystacks with their jeans Spring 2001:
I walked down Broad Street on my
rolled up pas1 their knees. The rest of us
stood on the ledge of the porch, shaking our way to class. Coming out of the Smilh
Building, I thought of how Alberto
heads in slight embarrassment for them.
\Ve chanted and laughed until one by one Bennett and his roommate Fred were inibrothers grabbed all the "f- nos" and threw 1ia1cd into the Delta Upsilon Fraternity in
them into the JeJl..o pit kicking. We ran buck 1882 in the same building where my
to the donn after swimming in red Jcll-o, friends host cocktail panics. 1 walked past
dyed red, stripped to bras and underwear 40 Broad Street on my right and reflected
and sat on the balcony eating pizza from 1hat it used to be professor J.J. Arron's
over 100 years ago. I looked to my lcfi
Slices.
and
saw 1he white church that annoys me
Fall 2000: Oak Drive
My phone rang at 6:00 in the morning on at four and five in the morning wi1h its
Saturday. I did not hear it until the last ring. bell, and wondered how many people
In a half asleep, half hangover state, I was have walked into 1hat church for evening
convinced it was a dream that it ever rang, services since the 191h century. Approachyet for some reason I got up and checked ing Oak Drive, I could see the seniors
to see if I had a message. The computer- from the class of 1887 celebrating the first
ized voice on the other end speaking of Pipe Day, and l remembered lut year
an accident on Oak Drive that occurred when Beta Theta Pi frolicked at their anearly that morning reassured me 1 wu nual Great Gatsby party. l fe lt emptiness
dreaming and I went back to bed. My seeing the bark of one of the trees scraped
dreams turned to nict,tnwa until the phone off because or the recent accident. Conrang again at 9:00 in the momins, Carolyn tinuing through the giant oaks, l thought
called from her hone show and asked me orthe class or 1882 stflltting with victowhat happened. I wondered how she knew rious grins and canes after beatina the
sophomores durin1 Cane Ruah. Walking
I was in the midst of a nightmare,
The shock of the tJUth soon turned to fear past Lawrence Hall, l looked to my left
as l imagined all the horrible pouibili- and saw West Hall, rememberinc the tint
tics. Thinking back to the night berore, I friends I met al school in that dorm and
remembered seeing all of my rrienda at now knowing that a stove was once
1he bars. The night started as usllll at hoisted 10 the top in protest. I saw the
Peabody's, then progressed to the Bacon chapel on my rict,t and thought or the oriand finished at the Jug. l remembered entation concerts performed there and
dreading the walk home in the cold and laughed thinking about the reaction of adthe rain and being thankful that l live ministraton in the 1880s to a red, white
close to the bars. I then remembered all and blue cow 111ndin1 in the aisle. 1
the people climbing into can. Most e11r1 walked into Alumni Hall picturing boys
had at least five, maybe six, people in runnin& out in exaltation that their teachthem. Driven offered rides to other 1111- en were more than five minutes late. I
dcnts - feelin& badly for those walkin1 IOI al my desk, looked out the window
all the way up the bill, yet confident anti
tllat DOlbina bu changed.
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Student Senate Discusses Disciplinary Procedure
By:Erika Miller
SGA President
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On Tuesday, the Senate
spent most of its meeting discussing Colgate's disciplinary procedures. After Mike
Cappeto, Dean of the College, provided the senators
with an overview of the process, senators were able to
raise questions and concerns
about the process.
One thing that many of
us learned for the first time is
that individuals and groups,
including fraternities and sororities, do not have the same
disciplinary process. Sanctions for groups are n1ade by
the Assistant Dean of the College and Judicial Programs, in
conjunction with an advisory
committee, which is composed of members of the disciplinary board. Individuals
are sanctioned by the board,
rather than the assistant dean.
Dean Cappeto explained that this procedure
was a result of the feeling in
the early 1990s that fraternities and sororities would not
get a fair hearing from a board
because of the anti-fraternity
and sorority sentiment at the
time. There has been discussion about changing this procedure.
Furtherinore, precedent does play a strong role
in determining sanctions.
However, Dean Cappeto
stressed that each situation
has unique circumstances
that the community at large
may not recognize, but regardless they play a strong
part in determining a
student's or a group's sanction.
This discussion was a
direct result of the questions
raised at the town meeting at
the end of March. While not
all of the concerns raised at
that meeting were addressed,
the Senate spent a great deal
of time considering how the
judicial system operates. If
students have further concerns, they should talk to
their senator. Also, if this issue continues to concern the
student body, students should
raise it at the beginning of
next year, giving the SGA an
entire year to try to make
changes.
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Congratulations
Noah Schwarz
&
Erica Giers
2001-2002
SGA President
& Vice President
QuConlllcl: SGA@mail.oolg•le.edu
Executive Board
2000-2-0-0 I
President
Erika Miller
Vice Prc.sidcnl
David Duong
Treasurer
Christopher Wahlers
Recording Secretary
Danielle Battisti
Jane Seney
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Elections
Communica1ions Directors
APRIL 24th at 7 p.m.
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Alison Fields
Tal-ee Roberts
Represen1a1ive
FINAL SENATE MEETING
OF THE SEMESTER
Joe Hye
Elections Commissioners
Nathaniel Lewis
Amanda Stephenson
Parliamcntari3n
Please conact your senator if there are any concerns you would still like to have addressed.
Matt Cook
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April 20, 2001
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Friday, April 20
7:00am - llamilton Forum: Jeff Sharp '89. pro·
ducer of the award-winning film You C"" Co11111 On
Me. and :i Sundance 2000 winner for best picture.
best original !!t-crccnplay and bcM a(.'trc~~ - Colgate
Inn
12:00pm - Faculty Development Council Tearh•
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11 :OOam - Unh·ersity Church Worship - Chapel
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10:30pm - Catholic Mas.,- Chapel
10:30am - Physics & Astronomy Lecture: Ravi
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I0:20 - 217 La1hrop Hall
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lifo - Golden Audi1orium. Lonie I lall
Monday, April 23
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3:00pm - Malhematics Department Seminar:
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~:OOpm - Faculty Meeting - l lo Lcc1ure Room.
Lawrnnce f lall
7:001,111 - Asian Studies FIim Scrlts: Yo Yo/A 011c
mu/ a Two (Chmese) captutc~ the everyday triumphs
and 1raged1es 1h01 befall an extended family in Taipei
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7:00pm - French Film Series: Poroel/e, 1he powerfol
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accident - 20 L:i.wrencc Hall
12:00pin - Luncheon Mu~icale: A variety of music
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-Chapel
3:00pm - Arbor Day Tree Planting: Followed by
BBQ - Sponsored by ou1door education. environmenial siud,es & biology - L.oca1ion TBA
4:00pm -1\fedicval & Renaissance Studlts
Lecture: Prof. Thomas McGovern. ao1hropology
depar1men1. llun1er College. CUNY, "Norse Expansion From Norway 10 Vinland - and Why Columbus
S11ll Mauers" - Ho Lecture Room, Lawrence Hall
7 :30pm - PeaRlllph 8u11che, A11 Americtm Odyssey wi1h filmmaker
William Greaves - Reception al 6:30pm - Golden
Auditorium. Lillie Hall
Sunday, April 22
Tuesday, April 24
11 :30am - C hemistry Seminar: Jana Pistiner '01
and Jamie Konkel 'O I - Refreshmenls 11 :20 - 111
Wynn Hall
11 :30am - \Vomen's Studies Brown Bag Lunch:
Olive Scniot, Jamaican poet and au1hot. will discuss
Canbbe:i.n women - Lunch provided -Center for
Women's Studies. Easi Hall
11 :JOam - Physics & Astronomy Seminar: Student
Research Talks: Henry Sztul '01 and P.J. Haglin '01.
"The Phy,ics or Rowing" - Refreshmenis 11 :20 217 Lathrop llall
4:00pm - Humanities Colloquium: Chrisiopher
Vecscy, prore.sor of religion. "American Songs on
1he Move" - Refreshments - Ho Lecture Room.
Lawrence Hall
4:00pm - Le<:ture: Riall Nolan '65. associa1c
provost & director or 1he lns1irnte or Global Studies.
University o f Cincinnali. will discuss inlcrnational
careers and developmenl - Sponsored by sociology &
amhmpology and earner service~ - ALANA Cuhural
Center
7:00pm - Alternative Cinema: Selections from the
Black Maria Film and Video Fes1ival. named after
Thomas Edison's firs1 film studio. this is a major
showcase for new experimental and documentary
work in 1his country - Golden Auditorium, Little Hall
7:30pm - Africana & Latin American Studies
Lecture: Olive Senior, "A Discussion or Women in
the Caribbean" - Sponsored by CORE Cuhures Love Audi1orium, Olin Hall
Friday, April 27
3:30pm - Selene,, CC)lloqulum : Dr. Max P,
Bernstein, SETI lnstilute. Moun1ain View, CA and
NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field. CA,
"Molecules From Space and 1he Origin or Lire" Refreshmen1s 3: I 5 - 209 Lathrop Hall
8:00pm -Organ Concert: David Goode. sulJ..
organist at Christ Church, Oxford, England. and Gold
Medalist in 1he 1998 Calgary International Organ
Competition, performing works by Freseobaldi,
Byrd. deGrigny, Bach. Reger, Durune and Bovcl Chapel
Saturday, April 28
I :()()pm - Softball vs. Bucknell
Sunday, April 29
10:30am - Unlvenlty Cburct. Coffee Hour Chapel
11 :OOam - Unlvcnlly Chui :h Worship - Chapel
12:30pm - Clllholk Mass · Clark Room. Student
Union
I :OOpm - Softball vs. Bucknell
10:JOpm- Cotllalle Mw -Chapel
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ARTS&fEATURES
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INTHE LIGHT
Erika Miller
By Meghan J ourney
Murtl()n•New:r Staff
Senior Erika Miller, a political sci-
ence major, has been an extremely ac·
tivc member in Greek life and student
leadership during hrr time at Colgate.
As Student Government Association
(SGA) president this year, Miller has
been closely involved with many of the
changes and challenges that face
Colgate. Her involvement with Delta
Delta Delta (Tri Delta) has also played
a big part in her life at Colgate.
In the spring of her sophomore year
Miller, held the position ofViee President
of Administration in Tri Delta. Through
this position, she served on the SGA as
the Tri Delta representative and ~ the
Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee. She also held the Alumni Relations
position on the Panhcllenic Cwncil that
year.
She enjoyed the Panhcllcnic Council
because it got members of all four sororities together. It was during her tenure that
the first Run/Walk for breast cancer was
organiZA:d as well as the first Mr. Colgate
competition. "It gOt everyone woricing together as we woriccd on local and national
causes. In terms of campus culture. we
do not need 10 stifle this type of involvement. These arc ideas that need to have
represcnta1ion on campus. It was through
these positions that I knew !·wanted to go
into SGA as a Greek rcprcscnta1ivc,"
Miller said.
Miller spent the spring semester of her
junioryearstudying in Washington, D.C.
She woriced for the Office of Women's
Health in the Policy and Programs Division at the Department of Health and
Human Services. Interested in being a
health care lobbyist, Miller enjoyed her
1imc in Washington. It was while she was
studying there that she decided to run for
Vice President ofSGA.
Miller attributes much of her involvemenl in SGA 10 her involvement in Tri
Delta. "If! wasn't a Greek, I wouldn't be .
SOA president right now. Being Greek has
helped me to discover some of my individuality. What I love about my hotl$C is
that there arc so many girts involved in
so many thinp on campus; you get pulled
into all kinds of things," Miller said.
In terms ofmoving on fromherlcadersltipposition as SGA prcsidcn~ Miller has
mixed fcclinp about leaving. "It's like a
full time job. The school is at a critical
place right now. I wu in a place 10 steer
the school: That's a tough position to give
up," she said.
A native of Northvale, NJ., Miller is
also a member ofKonosioni. "Konos,oni
gives seniors a unique and special position to inOucna: students and the community jUSI by their example. I have
lcamcd a lot about how Colpte worics
from being p111 of this poup.'' she said.
In terms of her plans for next year,
Miller plans to go to law school. Site is
still waiting to hear from a few, but her
finll choice is Gco,ge Wuhingtoo Univenity in Washington, D.C. Rcl1ccting
on her time hen: II Colgate, Miller said,
"It bu been lhc m<>a 111111Zina expcricncc
of my life. Sludents don't realize bow
much~
and inftuencc they haw,."
SENIOR GREG LASKY (Christian: Abov. and Below) and JC Ernst (Ryan: Above) Star in a lilm wrinen by senior Judd King
Meeting The Sun Entertains And Inspires
wanting to rcve.al too much of 1he plo1. J
will say that during this period the students
go through several experiences that push
Every once in a great while something them to the brink and force Chris1ian 10
comes along that makes you rclhink who confront his disillusionment in new and
you arc and what your purpose is on this ta.,cing ways. Several dream sequences also
Earth. Whatever medium this may take. be help to elucidate the mindset that Christian
it a person. a class, a book or a film, 1his finds himselfin asa response 10 the ordeals
wake up call forces you in10 ac1ion. You may he must undergo.
be inspired to sit in front of a Staples truck,
The film climaxes when the rour charchange your religious affiliation, write in• acters actually reach the water treatment fa.
spired poetry. or break into a water treat· cili1y. an experience that is both traumatic
and life-shaping for all of the characters,
mcnt facility.
Meeting the Sun, a feature length film by but especially Christian.
senior Judd King, follows several students as
M,'l!fing the S,m was filmed over this pa.st
they come to their own self-realization, and summer in Utah. Most of the footage is
may make you question a few things about from the desert just 10 the west ofSalt Lake
yourself as well.
City. Several scenes were filmed in salt flats
Set in the dcsen of western Utah, Meeting in the far west of Utah. close to the Nevada
the Sun introduces us to Christian, a co11ege border, where the crew had to spend sevstudent in summer music school who is be· eral days filming nearly non·Stop in the recoming disillusioned with his life. Numb to lentless heat and sucking mud of the flats.
the experiences of going to a party or watch- The school scenes all come from the
ing a basketball game with friends, Christian Wcs1minster College campus in Sall Lake
begins 1oques1ion the meaning of his own ex• City, where Christian is spending the sumistcnce. It is at this point when he meets Ryan. mer working on a musical co-mp0sition.
The climac1ic scenes
from the film were actually shot
at a water treatment facility in
Utah. in fact the largest one in
the region. It was King's own experience with stumbling upon the
building in the middle o f the
desert that first inspired the s1ory
behind the film. five years ogo.
The first draft of Meeti11g the
Sun was wrinen in October
1999 based on this experience,
and featured Ryan more promi•
ncntly. This draft ended up being completely scrapped. except
for some of the basic conceptS
and characu.-rs.
Once King had completed the
,-,., ~,,,,., o/1""'11 K,.,,1 script (the version one secs in the
film is draft number six), he then
Ryan seems to be just the wakeup call Chris- set about making it a reality. Finding rundtian was looking for. Wi Id, wtp"cdictable, mys- ing proved to be a challenge.
terious, and one senses more than a little danBeing an Alumni Memorial Scholar.
gerous. Ryan seems to be everything Chris- King decided to use his $5000 fellowship
for the making of Meeting the Sun. High
tian is not.
Through a mutual friend, Aunn, the two Seool friend Nathan Neville also helped 10
bejjn to spend time together by going out to fund the film out of his own pocket, and as
dinner. At dinner, Christian·s friend, Collier. Director of Ph0tography was responsible
also meets Ryan for the firsttimc. During din- for all or1hc visual and audio mixing. He
ner it is rcvealcd that Collier knows how to also secured editing equipment courtesy of
get to a secret govcmmcnt facility out in the the Colgate Center for Enhanced Leaming
desert, that cw,ryonc thinks is merely a "wa- (CEL). He then set about finding actors 10
ter treatment facility."
fill the cast. Only one Colgate student. sePlans quickly hatch and through a drinking nior Greg Lasky as Christian, was selected
contest it is clociclcd that the four will go on a for a role. The rest of the ca.st was selected
hike that will have deep rcpcn:ussions for C8Ch fr0tn a pool of around 100 actors who auofthem.
ditioned at one four sites in Salt Lake.
Fricndlhipo dew,lop, scva and redevelop
David Moffitt was selected to play
ow,r lhc counc of the several day hike. N0t
Collier, Gretta Seomberg took the role of
By Matthew Hotbam
Aru und Fttitull's Edilor
or
or
Aurora. and JC Ernst was thought to be• good
match for the charac1cr Ryon. Each actor was
given a SSOO paycheck for their tirnc working
on the film, which brought people out to the auditions and kept actors interested despite the
sometimes-arduous work involved.
King's next task was to get approval 10 film
at the water treatment facility. \Vhcn Stephen
King (no relation) was scouting locations in
which to film his TV mini-series The Sumd. he
had requested to shoot at this vety same facility
end been denied. Con.,idcring this. Judd King
was somewhat concerned about his own
chances.
Persistence paid off. however, and after calling the head of the facility scvcml times and assuring him that ii would only be a small, unob1rusive crew, and that the facility was vital to
the filin. he was allowed access to the plant and
filming could begin.
Discussing the script itself. King no1cs that
there arc three or four backstorics playing
throughout The viewer is able 10 effectively
sense the history bchilld and between the char•
actcrs through these bockstorics, and they become real people. not contrived characters. "A
lot of films arc based on cmo1ion or comedy
these days. I wan1ed 10 do something that was
based on ideas," King said.
Meeting the Sun is certainly that. Throughout
the film. dialogue is used to provoke though! in
the viewer, and metaphors play a central and
powerful role in one's appreciation of1he film.
''1llerc·s the idea or masks as a metaphor, bu1
metaphors mos1 cffec1ivcly runction on a level
beyond interpretation:· King said.
When asked about over-arching 1hcmcs wi1hin
the film, King said. ··1was trying to display some
fundamen1ally differc,u moral pcrspccuvcs.··
Indecd. one gets 1h is sense during various scenes
within the film. There arc poinis where It seems
different viewers will associate and symp.uhizc
with different clmructcrs in accordance with their
own values and moral standpoint
Ultimotcly. A1ee1mg 1he S1111 is a story about
self-discovery and the audience is invited along.
King compares the theme to that found in
Kubric'sA Clockwork Orange. where everyone
lives wi1hin the pretense that everything is fine,
but the audience is iodincd to ide,uify with the
character who denies this pretense.
Discussing the experience as a whole. King
said. "In some ways the process really won out.
Once we had the cost and script. the film really
created itself. There's something amazing m the
process itself that gels a 17 ycor old to work 80
hour weeks; the level of dedication was incredible."'
,-,feeti11g the S1111 will be premiering tonight at
8 p.m. in 20 Lawrence Hall. There will also be
showings at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday night.
also in 20 Lawrence. All are invi1cd 10 :mend
and participate in a cincma1ic cxpcrici1ce that
will leave you questioning your own presuppositfons long after the screen goes dark.
18
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
Arts & Features
April 20, 2001
Chapel To Play Host To Weekend Musical Extravaganza
By Matthew Hot ham
ing on violin . Johnson will be joined by
Aru ,md Fmt,u·, .t 1;.·,1,1ur
a group o f six vocalists - sophomores Jen-
nifer Hild. Travis Wanner and Zach Newton. and juniors Rcctu Gowdar. Gina
Manziello, and Chris1y Visaggi.
Hand -picked and arranged by
Johnson's vocal instructor. Niva Pilgrim ,
these six vocalists will pair off for ducts
work . Few of us think about how the at several points during 1he rccirnl, and
buildings feel. however. Golden audito• during one song they will s ing togc1her
rium, for example, has been taken from as a group.
the womb and thrown into a marathon of
Wi1h the help of Pilgrim, Johnson sevisiting ar1ists and alternative films. This lected works from nu1nerous composers.
weekend i1's time for the Chapel 10 pay including Handel, Mozart and a local
its dues by hosting a myriad of events, Syracuse composer named Boatwrighr.
" Niva !Pilgrim} and I picked
pieces 1hat worked well with
my voice," J ohnson said.
When asked about her favori tc works Johnso n said,
"Mozart is my favori1c, and
has been since high school.
Those pieces aren't really dif•
ficult but they're fun."
Another notable piece is
Faurc's Claire de lune.
Johnson said that s he had an
aversion to this at first, because
of negative experiences with it
in past competitions. bu1 recently ii has grown on her.
"Now ( like it because of the
pare the piano plays. In this
piece my voice accompanies
1hc piano. rather than the piano
accompanying my voice, as is
usually the case," Johnson said.
The next musical event of
the weekend occurs only two
hours later on Sa1urday
even
ing.
Hamilto n high
SHARON NAKHIMOVSKY a Hamihon High
school senior and daughter of
S,!lool senior will give a rccilaJ on Saturday.
Professor of Russian Alice
including two rccirnls and a University Nakhimovsky and Associate Professor of
Orchcsm1 concert.
Computer
Science
Alexander
The events begin Saturday evening at Nakhimovsky. Sharon Nakhimovsky,
5 p.m. with a vocal recital given by SC• will be giving a violin recital at 7 p.m.
nior Danielle Johnson. She'll be accomPerforming works by Bach, Mozart,
panied on piano by Kerry Koc11, the Uni- Brahms and Nin, Nakhimovsky will be
versity piano instructor. Sen ior Sara accompanied on piano by Chiharu Car•
Szczepanski will be also be accompany• pentcr. who teaches at Hamilton College.
April proves to be a hectic time of year
for everyone on campus. From twenty·
page papers to write or grade and evening
lcclurcs to attend or arrange. both profcs.
sors and s1udcnts arc overwhelmed with
•••
The recital will begin with Mozart's So- Performing Arts only two years later.
11(1{0;,, A Minor. "This is a fun little so- Since then she has performed at Carnegie
nata. I chose it programmatically; it is a Hall several umes. has accompanied 1he
good piece to play first in a concert and New York Pops and pcrfonned with 1hc
its style contrasts with all the ocher three Long Island Philharmonic.
pieces," Nakhimovsky said. The next
Besides 1he Tchaikovsky piece featurpiece will be Bach's Sonata in G Mi11or.
ing Goelz, the Orchcs1ra will also be perNakhimovsky no1cs that Bach is her fa. forming works by Mendelsshon, Fingal
voritc composer, and that his works for and Stravinsky.
the violin arc "stunning ma.s1crpieces,"
For several students this will be their
last
performance wilh the orchestra, and
This will be followed by a Brahms piece,
S011ata in G Major, which Nakhimovsky lhis weekend's event is in honor of them.
included because she simply wanted an- Seniors Jason Haberman (violin), Sara
01her oppor1unity 10 play ii.
Szczepanski (violin), Lori Wcllcns1cin
The recital will finish with Nin 's (violin), Chris Wolyniak (cello) and Jamie
" Rapsodia lbcrica," a Spanish piece
s uggested to Nakhimovsky by Professor of Music Laura Klugherz. "It
is an early 201h century piece with
Spanish rhy1hms and dance clements," Nakhimovsky said.
Nakhimovsky began playing the
violin at the age of five or six, out of
jealousy for her brother 's ability to
play the viola. After convincing her
parents to get her a violin,
Nakhimovsky bcga11 to study with her
brolher undcrGco,gc Myef1', who 1hcn
1aught al Hamilton College.
When asked about her motivation
for giving this recital. Nakhimovsky
said. ""In don't know how much music I will be doing in the future, so I
thought it would be nice to end my
studies thus far with an event like
1his."
On Sunday a, 3:30 p.m. in 1he
Chapel, the University Orchestra,
conduclcd by Mariella Cheng, wi II
be giving their final performance of
the year. The concert will feature
pianis1 Amanda Von Goetz perform- AMANDA VON G ETZ is the featured
ing Tc haikovsky's Piano Concerto
pianist for Sunday's Orchcttral Concctt.
No. I in 8 Flat Minor.
Goetz, only 18 years of age, has been
performing since she was s ix. Since then
s he has earned numerous distinclions for
her ability, including the Most Promising
Young Artist award at the Moiris International Festival of Arts at the age of 12
and 1hc New Jersey Governor's Award in
Swingi,ng 'Gates And .Colgate
Thirteen Ho/d.An,nual,Jamboree
By Sarah Depew
This Monday, April 16, Chippewa
artist Christin Dennis visned Colgate
to give a lalk concerning his work. Re·
cently ins1all~d in the Longyear Museum of Anthropology, located on the
second noor of Alumni Hall, Elem,ntal Creation is an exhibition or some
of Dennis' reccnl works.
In 1999 a Canadian donor, Jim
Reynolds, bequeathed a collection of
23 of Dennis' wo(ks to the University.
Of these 23, Curator of Exhibitions and
Assistant Professor of An and Art History Carol Ann Lorenz selected 16
works for the current Longyear display.
The mixed media works, which incorporate photography, watercolor and
drawing, among other techniques, also
carry political messages. One or the
most interesting or these pieces is entitled "Peace Pipe," which displays a
ceremonial piece pipe beside a photograph of a reservation tobecco shop.
The bitterness and irony of 1his juxtaposition arc bud to mi11. The once sa•
crcd and ceremonial use oftobatcobu
been replaced by the commercialism of
the tobacco induatry.
The piece also seems to examine the
role tbat low-cost, tax-free tobecco
round on reservations plays in maintaining the relationship between Native
Americans and the rest of the nation.
Another work entitled " Life-Line"
features the picture of a bufl'alo over•
laid with two EKG-like lines. One of
these two red lines peaks and drops in
a pattern that is consistent with the
EKG reading of a livin1 being, the
other line 11 Oat. The message here involves the reapect for life that Eunipaan
settlers, and their corpora&e and capt·
talistic desccndcnta, seem 10 lack ill
relation 10 the llll1lnl world,
El•-tol Ctwotlolt will be on diaplay in the Lonffear mUHUm util
June 3, and all are encaunae,l to llop
by and be moved by Ibo wotb of
Cltrlllia Dcule,
Konkel (bassoon), as well as Hamihon
Centra l School sen ior Sharon
Nakhimovsky (violin) will all be dcpar1ing after 1his year.
So SCI down your books, shul off your
compu1cr and head for the Chapel for some
s001hing and inspiring music this weekend.
Arll and F,t1t11.ru l:"dttor
On Sa1urday al 9 p.m. 1hc Chapel will
be filled wi1h the tunes of 1hc Colgate
Thir1cen and 1hc Swinging 'Gates as they
perform in the annual Jamboree, Tickc1s
arc being sold for $4 a, 1he Coop before
the concert, or $5 at the door. Also per·
forming wilh the two groups will be The
Blue Parsley Boys, a local a capclla group
with seven members.
The Blue Paf1'1cy Boys arc composed
of current and rc1ircd Colgate professors,
alumni and People from the town of
Hamil1on. They will be performing after
the 'Gates and before the Thirteen 1ake
the stage.
The Blue Parsley Boys can be described
as 1radi1ional wi1h tigh1 harmonics (similar 10 a bart>cr shop quartet sound) said
junior 'Gate Katy Rollings. The 'Gates
picked The Blue Parsley Boys were selected as this year's special guest because
they are a talented local group.
The evening will open with the 'Gates
1aking the s1age. They will be perfonning a seven song sci, three of which are
new songs. All the songs will feature the
senior members of 1he group in solos.
This year the 'Gales will be saying farwell
to seniors Mcghan Cooper and Nancy
Boldt - the group's musical and
adminstra1ivc leaders, respectively - as
well as classmates Kim Lam, Brooke Hill,
Sloane Phan, Jessica Frank and Danielle
Johnson. The other memben that will be
performing arc those with the most
scnority, which is a minimum of four SC·
mesten with the group.
Thia year the 'Gata 100k seven new
members, six of which are first-years.
Next year the group is looking to recruit
many more new members, Rollings said.
The 'Gates have been rehearsing for the
Jamboree s ince before Spring Break and
have planned a musical surprise for the
evening.
The Blue Parsley Boys will show off
their talent after the 'Gates, performing
a set of approximately four songs.
Closing the evening's conccn will be
none other than the Colgate Thirteen. The
Thirteen will perform eight songs. 1wo of
which arc new... We're bringing some
stuff back - old favorites that everyone
has 10 hear," said Campbell S1ewar1, 1hc
group's administrative Leader said.
In order 10 have a balanced set, !he Thirteen will be singing a mix of fast, slow.
solo and group songs. "Old group 1unes
are really great and 1hc harmonics arc really 1igh1," Stewan said. Each oflhe seven
seniors in the group will be performing
for the last 1ime.
The seniors in the Thirteen include
Campbell Stcwan, musical leader Dave
Jacobson, Rich Demaio, Alex Houston.
Adam Krusi· Thom, Chuck Baser and
Chris Klavins.
This year the Thirtc-cn accepted 10 new
fint-yean, in addition 10 the five sophomores, four juniors and seven seniors al·
ready a pan of the group. All the seaion
will be performing a solo for the concen.
Stcwan hinted that the Thineen hu prepared somewhat o f a surprise for the
cYC11in1. and not in tcnna of a sona.
The aMual Jamboree, which bu been
a tradition for the Thirteen and the 'Gates
since the 80s will lut about two houn and
i1 aure to be an cntcnaining event.
Ans & Features
University Theater Presents
Week-Long Spri.ng Festival
Student-Written And Directed Plays Take Stage
is portrayed by junior Taryn Stone.
The preacher's brother, a non..religious
Through this weekend, Brehmer
Theater will be 1he setting for University Theater', Spring Festival 2001.
The festival consis1s of six original
plays written, directed and designed by
1alen1cd Colpte students. The plays
will be split up inlo two separate programs, which will be presented at alternate times, swting on Wednesday
and runnina through Sunday.
This scheme promises 10 provide
plenty of variety. "The Colgate Community haa an opportunity to sec, even
if they jull go on one nipt, three different plays," 11id senior Mark Topel,
director of I play entitled Place.
Each of the plays ia part of either
Propam A or Program B. Propm A
swts off with I play by senior Richard Demaio entitled Taueltd Loqfen.
TtuH/td LD,ef,n is Demato's first attempt II wriliD( - play, Dirtclecl by
junior Michlol Totpey, Taue/td Loaftells the story or three receot college pw who happen to be mends
and who abale an lplrllllenl OD the_
side or M1nb1uan.
Demato Aid that bis play Is mainly
about "drup. rel11ionabipa, and overall rrowin& pains," and tut the cbarlCICrll arc "bill and piecea of people I
have known and thinp I've seen and
done." There ia "no lofty mea111e
about 11vins the world, and it '1 sure .
u bell not I belrtwanner," Oem110
alid. "The play bu I real AmerlClllf
P,ycl,o feelins to ii." Torpey slid.
Scaior Matt Renner plays Muon, an
aspiring ICIOr. Junior Zach Yurch playa
Hqnter. who i1 a couch po1a10 Ind a
pothead. Senior AICJplays Price, the ovcte0nfiden1, privileged son of I senator. Senior Sam.
Savareae plays Courtney, wbo is
Price's CJ<·Jirlftiend and whose blsoming relationship with Muon sets
off tension between Mason and Price.
The next play OD the A Prosnm is
called TltoNghts Allowd, written by
senior Laura "Faith" Rohrbacher. Directed by senior Brendan Mcl.oqhlin,
this play does not neccaaarily have a
specific plot. Rather, it is a play about
what people arc thinkin1 11 a certsin
mornonL The audience gets the opportunity 10 lillen in on the 1houp11 or
varioue clwaclers. The cut includes
sophomore Laurence Berkowitz, juniors Zach Yurch, Sarah Tunic, Tracie
Dahlke and Taryn Stone, seniors
Nicole Duipan and Demato and firstyear Sabrina Colic.
The third and final pi,ce of Ibo Program A is I play by senior Brendan
Duffy. The play is entitled Urbaiw At·
tracllotu. This comedy, bu a storyline
that revolves around four twentysometbinp in New Yort City who
meet II a poab bar and have humorous
convenati-. Sopbcmore Devon Graham plays Jan, junior Tracie Dahlke
plays Chloe, senior Roben Kurson
p lays Tom, an d senior1 M111bew
Renner and Alex Drylewski play Kyle
. and s-ty, mpec1ivoly. llrllMe Attn,cllou is directed by aenlor Jeaica
er,
man named Bill, is played by junior
Daniel Fitzpatrick. Finally, senior
Brendon Mcloughlin covers two rolc,i:
he plays Doctor Cross and God.
Following Dev,/ in My Chest ,s
Place, a play wrincn by senior Kathryn
Reynolds. Directed by Topel, Place
features junior Bahar Can kurt as
Anastasia, sophomore Laurence
Berkowitz as Jim. senior Amanda
Wiant as Claudia, and senior Noah
Lipton as Franl:. Originally un1i1led
when it was first received by rhe cast
and crew, the play has "no specific
message 1h11 it's trying to convey,"
Topel said. ''It dOC$n'1 seek 10 change
the audience. or to make lhe audience
laugh." Rather, slid Topel, ii is more
like a "sociological study." Beyond
this vague description, ii is difficult lo
auacb words to accurately describe rhc
play. Reynolds, the playwright, said
that "'anyone who wants 10 know what
my play is about can come and sec it
OD Saturday.. For people wbo CID 'I
make it on Saturday, Place will alao
be performed on Sunday afternoon.
Aller a lhcn in1ermi11ion, the B Proaram concludes with senior Kale
Kostelnik'• play, Bdlu. Senior Jessica
Panhley doea the honors of directing
this comed ic piece. Belle• is
Kostelnik'• first play. written u a requirement for a playwritina seminar
taught by Profeuor Jacques Levy, last
fall. The play is set 11 "a very ki11ehy
weddina where I poup of friends meet
for the reception. It's .. . mootly about
being 22, out of college, 111':1 being
co.mpletely lost," Kostelnik said, ,choin1 tbc theme of some of the olber
plays. "It's about dep1ding oneself
and others as a by-product of the identity -,ch," she said.
"It's about overythins that goes on
11 1 wedding 1h11 doesn't involve the
bride and the groom," Panbley said.
Basically, what happens is "people decide that they're sick of beina polite
and charmins." Belle, stars, in no particular order, junior Christy Visaggi u
Patty.junior Sarah Tu11le u Delia.junior Gina Manziello as Missy, senior
Kathleen Finnc1an as Sarah, junior
Daniel Fitzpatrick as Jimbo, senior
No1b Lipton as Bobby and junior
Michael Totpey u the voice of the
Wedding Singer.
The actors in this year'• festival in
general are "an eclectic mix;·
Rohrbacher said. Some are am11eur1,
and some are quite experienced. As •
result of 1n ac1or-1bortage of sorta,
many of the ac1ors have roles in more
than one play.
Yet even thoush -the actors themselves arc some1imc1 shared between
the plays, each play II made posaible
by a completely different ael of people.
This moan• that a 1re111endous number
ofallldents are actively involved in the
proceas.
Prosram A, comprised of Tasseled
Loa/tr•, Thoughts Allowed, and Ur-
bonr Allractlons. was prc&entcd on
Wedneoclay, April 18, at 8 p.m. Fur-
ther performucoa will take place on
Frank.
Frldq, April 20, 11 8 p .m. and also oa
Senior Jeft'tcy "'DocwWiN klcb oft' Salwday,April21, 112:30 p.m.
Psopam B with bis play, Dffi/ I• •Y
Propam B, comprised of Dml In •Y
Cl,111. Tltia play i1 directed by Chat, P1-, and/HIia WU presented
Robrbaclter, The ttoryliae eentera OD nun.lay, April 19, at 8 p.m. Furaro...i a prw:bn oamed Mlteltell, ther p11 a , , - will take place on
pllyedby-- hlll !CnbM '4illcblll Salunlay, April 21 at 8 p.m., and alio
ll . . .
111d tbia provldN Sunday, April 22, at 2 :30 p.m.
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All pafGem111e1 will be ia Brehmer
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DUFUS ar.d Stipplicon malcc the drive from Greenwich Village to Colgate.
Quankmeyer Faergoalzia Promises
To Leave Audience Tongue-Tied
By Phill Ramey
Ma.roon•Ntws Staff
Since their initial concen in the Pub one
year ago, Stipplicon has become a favorite
of the Studcn1 Committee on Providing
En1crtainmen1 (SCOPE). On both of the
past performances, Quankmeycr
Faergoalzia has acted as the opening acl,
often joining Stipplicon on stage during
1hcir sci 10 dance around and offer backup
vocals.
Last April, Quankmcycr mainly played
songs from his reecnlly released CD, Pip,
on Pro-Anti Records, rhc label started by
S1ipplicon frontman, Jack Oishel.
Quankmeycr's pCrfom1ance this past fall
included some of 1hcse tracks, but the song
that captured the most attention was his
closing song "We're Having a Party" usu•
ally pcrfonncd with his band Dufus, which
appears on their 2000 release NeubonrJ·.
The song acts as the opening track to the
Neuborns album and docs a great job of
hooking the listener. Who can resist when
Quankmeyer declares, "We're hai.•ing a
party and we're happy to invite you"? It is
1his sort of lighr-hcortcd fun idea 1h01 go1
so much ancntion at Quankmeycr's last
perfonnancc.
The song is not all fun and games though,
there is a brief what some may call ''sad"
section that contemplates loneliness and
being 1he bull ofjokes, but lhis is quickly
set a.side as Quankmeyer and the gang come
back with a bang shouting, "Raise the roof"
atlhe lop of their lungs. It's the sort of odd
climax 1hat is simply impossible 10 deny.
This climactic silliness is immediately
followed by "Silly Baboon," a song 1h01
originally appeared on Quankmcyer's solo
album Pip and features slightly darker 1oncs
and subject matter. This 1rack acts as a fur•
ther buffer 10 the true chaotic song struc•
ture and vocal madness 1ha1 is 1ruly capable
by Dufus. Wi1h its in1roduc1ory s1ac.ano
scale pattern. tension is immediately
present.
As the song progresses beyond 1hc first
verse. which main1ains a more traditional
fol k rock son of feel, layers upon layers of
sound arc added. Beneath the lead vocals
of Quankmeyer may be heard eerie background vocals that create a dreamy whirlwind of confusion for the listener.
Dufus builds on this confusion with the
following track. h starts off wi1h a lone
guitar creating an initially sparse
soundscapc. Then 1he ever insane voculs
of Quankmcycr come in singing unin1clligiblc words. or is it gibberish?
l::ilhcr way the vocals cause 1he hs1cner
to qucs1ion whether they i.lre supposed 10
be able to understand what Quankemeyei
is saying. But 1hen the words really kick in
and the dark in1rospcc1ivc nature oft he song
is revealed with Quankmcycr's initial
words. "I'm only on this Earth for a shor1
time."
The remaining 1racks on Neuborns uti·
lizc the ideas and approaches of 1he songs
jus1 described, bu1 still manage 10 create a
unique experience. The conccn this Sa10rday in Donovan's Pub with Dufus and
Stipplicon promises to be a unique experience, even for those who attended previous
shows.
After the concer1 las1 semester.
Stipplicon's Jack Oishel was quick to assure th3t Stipplicon makes every attcrnpl to
make each show something different. This
1ask should be even easier for the band this
lime around, as they will be bringing a new
gui1ar player as well as a sci comprhcd almost entirely of songs from 1heir new CD
th3l is 10 be released some1imc soon.
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Weekend Concerts Provide Musical
Journey Through History of Rode
By Tyler Li1twin
Mu""-m•M•,u Su,//
Approximately thiny years ago. the cul-
turnl cm known as 1hc 60's came
10
a
close. As 1hc decade's long s trange 1rip
ended. people realized that there would
be no more summers of love or freakingouts or squares. It became apparcn1 1ha1
people were making war. nol love, and
that people Yon giving peace a chance. Tic-died shirts
and bcllbonoms gave w;1y to the glamour
and 1:;lincr of disco. Most trng ica lly,
countcr-cullurc mainsiays made the
shock ing discovery 1h01 much of
Arncrica's youth wns now working for the
Man. Tlus is the end. bcauuful rricnd. the
end.
But wait. Can the' sixucs hv~ on in
spmt even 111 the harsh face of contem·
pornry apa1hy and m:.11crialism'! Is 1herc
a glimmer of hope for world of music A.J.
(Aflcr Jerry)? There eer1:11nly is, From lhe
nusty ll1gh Peaks of 1hc Adirondacks
comes the sex.te l known as South
Ca1hcnnc Street Jug Band.
Who arc they? The South Catherine
Street Jug Band mixes up a tasty sernng
of country. blue grass. folk and rock tmd
roll. The band consists of Adam Friedman
on bass and vocals. Jay Fuller on percus·
s 1on (and ·•much more" as 1hc website
promises). Drew Sprague 1s on 1he e lee•
Irie guiior and vocal:;, Mike Suave plays
acousoc (and electric) guitar and sings,
Mike \Vallckus plays drums and Russ
Wi lson handles saxopho ne and vocals.
Despite this extens ive line.up, the
band h~b a mellow and relaxed sound
rcmmiscent of the Dead and other sixties
ocl:,,. The South Cathcrmc Street Jug Band
is pan of a 1lcw, j am based sci of bands
1hu1 includes the Ominous Se~pods. Hot
Tuna. Jun and Donna the Buffalo. lleavy
touring of the nonheast has yielded the
band over 70 original songs to their name
and to long playing a lbums. In 1997. 1he
band released (the cleverly titled) Nice Set
of Jugs which received critical acclaim
and laid 1hc foundation for a so lid
grassroots following. The South
Catherine Street Jug Band 's most recent
offering is R011d Les,f Traveled. which
finds the band expanding s1ylistically and
musically.
They will bri11g this unique sound and
arrangement to 1hc Pub on Friday night.
Tho:;c looking for a serious dose of classic
rock grea1ncss arc encouraged 10 ancnd.
On a more loeal level, two bands will
be playing at Cccclic's Coffee House on
Friday nigh1 as well. PJJnk revolutionaries, the Skeptics, will return after a tri•
umphnnt performance this pns1 Thursday,
Exh1b11ing an affinity for both fas1 songs
and high decibel levels. the Skeptics con•
tinuc m 1hc 1radit1on bC'gun by the la1e.
great. Joey Ramone. Anthony Caragiulo
handles guitar and vocals with Andrew
Wellner on bass guuar. Drummer. junior,
and WRCU Music Dircc1or, Phill Ramey
holds down the beat behind these two
sophomores. If you ain'1 got no place 10
go. head down to the punk rock show.
Facing off with the Skeptics at
Cccelic's is the Connec1icut based rock
band. Sweet Deal. A powerful combination of classic rock (Led Zeppelin. the
Doors, the Who) and pop-rock sensibility. Sweet Deal provides a clever mix of
noise and melody. Bassist and lead singer
Colin Cunningham is ably backed by guitarist Mike Robinovitch and drummer TBonc Blake. C lassic rock g ui1ar riffs and
jams meet with punky tempos and fla.
grant drumming.
The Sou1h Catherine S1rec1 Jug Band
arrives steeped in the style and tradi1ion
of 60's rock. Sweet Deal looksto the 70's
and beyond in a quest for rock and roll
exCt!S~ and fervor. The Skeptics cut loose
with the 11nmed1aey and noise of punk
rock. This Friday, Colgate offers up the
whole spcc1rum of musical ralent and
style. Enjoy.
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Event: Science Seminar
Date: Wednesday, April 25
Location: 217 Lathrop Hall
Doctor Ravi Ravindra is certainly. a
unique individ ual. After studyins ond .
earning two dcg,ccs in his hoJnc country
of India, he moYCd to CIMCla and eamecl
tluee more dqpffs, two in the field of
physics and one in philosophy, f rom
Dalhousie University, located in Halifax,
Nova Scotia.
He now teaches at Dalhousie. and i1 in
the unique position of holding tine different and di•eraent jobs at the school.
He is cum:nlly Professor and Cbainnait
or Comparative Religion, Proressor or
international Development Studies and
Adjunct Professor or Physics.
Ravindra hu published numerous
books, as well as over one hundred pa·
pen. which incorporate the various disciplines 10 which he has de•otcd his life.
Most re<:ently, his book Sci•n« and the
Sacml receiYCd rave reviews from both
scientists, includinc Colpre's own Prore519r of Physics Shimon Malin, and
those iotcrcsled in religious studies, such
as the ramed Dr. Seyycd Hoeaein Nasr of
George Washington Univenity.
In the book, Ravindra addRsses both
TlDle: 10:30 a.m.
ociencc and religion u modes of human
undcntanding. Through bis comparison
and carefully made connections, be begins to augesr that pcrbaps these two
seeminsly divergent strands of human
lmowins can learn something from each
other.
When he visits Colpte next Weclnesday, Ravindra will be dit<:usoing an issue
directly related to this mott recent of h11
boQks. The tslk entitled "Einstein, Rela•
ti•ity Theo,y and Religion" will undoubt·
edly touch upon issues of science as a
spiritual punuit in and or itKlf. and is
certain to be one or the most interesting
iectwa or the scmcster.
Sponsored by the Physics and As•
tronorny Department and the Scientific
Perspectives program as part of their
seminar series, the lecture will begin at
10:20 on Wednesday. April 25.
Make plans to get out or thaL I0: 30
class, or wake up a bit earlier than usual,
because you won't want to miss this
event.
- Matthew Hotliam
Gamma
. Phi Beta Sisters TeeterTotter For Children's Charity
By Sanb 0.p<?w
Ari.I cmd Pn1ltm:s Editor
Stoning on Wednesday, April 25 at 12
p.m., the Gamma Phi Beta sorority will
begin i1s annual Tec1er-Tot1Cr·A Thon.
which will last until Thursday, April 26 at
12 p.m. It will take place on the fronl lawn
of the Gamma Phi Beta house at 87 Broad
Street
The Tce1cr-To ner-A-Thon is the major
philanthropy event for Gamma Phi Beta.
The money raised by the women goes 10
the Madison County Children's Camp.
Raising money 10 help suppon camps for
under privileged childtcn is Gamma Phi
Beta's lntemalional philanthropy event and
each chap1cr is encouraged 10 supporr a local camp. The Delta Tau Chapter here at
Colgate has been raising money for 1hc
Madison County Children's Camp for the
pasl 19 years.
In order 10 raise money. members of
Gamma Phi Beta ask local businesses to
contribute 10 the event. Each individual
member is responsible for raising SJO on
her own. Last year they raised SSOO, which
made it p0ssiblc for eight children in the
Madison County area 10 attend camp. tn
addition to the money raised by the chapter, a matching grant from the Gamma Phi
Beta Foundation was donated to the camp.
The Madison C<>unty Children's Camp
is a non.profit organization 1hat provides a
free, wcek•long stay to children in the area;
providing them wi1h 1hc opportunity 10
grow. make friends and have fun.
The camp was founded in 1922 near
Cazenovia by the County Tuberculosis AS·
sociation to safeguard the health of children
pote1nially suscep1ible 10 TB. The camp
has since moved 10 West Eaton and con•
sists of20 cabins for the campers, a dining
and recreation hall, an mfinnary, an ans and
crafts building and a nature studies building.
During the Tccter-Toucr· A·Thon, sisters
will teeter-toner for 24 hours. Donations
will be accepted in front of 1he house dur•
ing the event. Don ·1 hcsiuue to Slop by and
bring donauons for 1hc camp or snacks for
the sis1cr$.
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WWFK:nuw-how
All yearlong, I've pleaded with my hon·
orablc Editor.in-Chief, Stephen Marsi. l'vc
begged him. l'vc looked into his alluring
brown eyes and
asked for a favor.
Just 01tc lousy favor
during this snow-
riddcn, campus culturc...(lcbatcd year of
ours. With oll tha1 J
have done ror this
senior leader who I
am proud to call a
boss, brother and
friend, Stephen has
denied my simple
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There is a team called 1hc
Bay Arca Cybcr Rays. No,
seriously.
On the opposite side of
the spccmun. Jeff Gold
gor rus 6m inaamwal
sofiball hie earlier this
wed<.
• Mtc:hael Vick:
You're gonna be really rich
really soon.
Plethora OfAll-Tune Greats Active On Diamond
When Barry Bonds hit his S001h home
run on Tuesday night. he 1alkcd aboul how
great it was that Willie Mays and Willie
McCovcy were 01 1hc game 10 share the
momen1 with him.
He then stated that
he hoped 1hcy
would be able to
make it to his Hall
of Fame induclion.
which figures 10
be about eight or
nine years rrom
now, This made
me 1hink 1 what
other future Hall
of Famcrs arc we
wa1ching play lo•
day? There arc some guys that arc obvi·
ous shoe-ins for t~c Hall, such as Mark
McGwirc, Tony Gwynn and Pedro
Martinez. But who arc the players that
arc on the bubble? That is the more in·
1erest1ng question.
John Smoltz: Smollz's claim to fame
will be that he was always the Braves'
most reliable big game pitcher. UnforlU·
natcly for Smoll2, some of his pos1scason
gems have landct1 him on the losing side.
He pitched nine shutout innings in Game
Seven of the 1991 World Series only 10
sec his team lose 1hc game and the series
in 1he 101h inning 10 1hc Jack Morris-led
Twins. Smohz also pitched a masterpiece
against the Yankees in Game five of the
1996 World, bul los1 1-0 as well. I 1hink
that he is going to have a very difficult
time making the Hall unless he can auam
200 career victories. He c learly will be
overshadowed by Maddi.ix and Glavinc.
Ncvenhcless, I think S1nolt2 deserves to
get in.
John Franco; Franco has the second
most saves in history with 420. Bu1 he's
nol going to become the leader because
he is no longer a cfoser. Addi1ion•lly, he
has not won a
World Series and
has not closed
out games in the
post season
throughout his
career, In fact,
the firs1 time he
ever participated
in postscason
play was 1999. I
think Franco will
have a difficult
time making it
because he wi II
not be considered
the dominant
closer of his era.
tnstcad. that title
will go to Dennis
Eckersley, Trevor
Hoffman and
Mariano Rivera.
I think Franco
will get snubbed.
Barry Larkin:
A long wilh Cap
Ripkcn
Jr. ,
Larkin has been
the best shortstop
over the past I 5
years. I think that il is critical for him to make it.
have his career average be over .300 when
Frank Thomas: Thomas looked like a
he re1ircs. He has won an MVP award guaranteed Hall of Famer until his awful
(199S) and a World Series ring (1990). seasons in 1998 and 1999. Thomas deliHe also has only played for one 1cam, a nitely has some things going for him, His
rarity in today's era. Larkin has always .320 lifetime average is very strong and
been popular wilh the media
he figures to finish his career
as well and that will definitely ~ - - - - - ~ in the 450 home run range. He
help his cause. He's not a
has also won two MVPs. Bui
first.ballot guy, but I think
,
he has played in a 1>0wer hit·
he'll eventually get in,
ting era, has been a desig·
David Cone; First of all, if
natcd hitter for much of his
he got into 1he llall, what cap
career and is known as a jerk
would he choose to wear?
MLB REPORT around baseball . Unless Tho•
Don't just assume that it will
' - - - - - - - ' mas makes it 10 S00 home
be
the
runs, I think the Big Hurt will
Yankees.
be on the outside looking in
The
Cone· because the baseball writers will look for
Steinbrenner rel a· any reason to keep him ou1.
tionship ended on
Rafael Palmeiro: There has not been a
very bad terms .
more cons1s1cnt h111er in bascb:all over the
Cone has won five past six or seven years. Palmeiro goi a
World Series and a late start on putting up llall•of•Fame type
Cy Young. He's ulso numbers, tho!Jkh. llis 40~ home runs 10
pitched a pcrfcc1 this day arc very solid. Dul so many play·
game. He has 184 crs in this era arc going 10 reach 400 that
career victories right it is going 10 seem like very h11lc. Addi·
now. If he makes it tionally, he has played in incredibly good
to 200, [ think he will parks to hit in his entire career. This
definitely make it to might be n case ofa guy who has 10 reach
Cooperstown. Even 500 homers m order to make 11. He also
if he doesn't make it will need 10 up his career average 10 .300
to 200, he might have to have any shol going in as a firs1
to sweat it ou1 for baseman.
some years. but even•
Edga r Marlinrz: Randy Johnson left
tually I think he'll thcMariners,theystillwon. KcnGnfTey.
make it.
Jr. lcn the M:mncrs. _they st.Ill w9n1 A""/
Roberlo Alom ar: Rod left. they arc stall winning. So who
,Alomar has dcfi. really has been the bigg,cs1 key to it all?
nitely been the best Maybe it has been the greatCS1 dc~ig11atcd
second baseman not hitter of our gcnerauon. Edgar is the bes~
named
Rync pure hitter f'~·e c_vcr sc~n. c.ycn bcu5r tha1~
Sandberg over the Gwynn. Hts overall power number~
, past 20 years. He is migh1 be a bil weak. but I thmk he dei
11
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outstanding serves 10 get m.~-in1pJy bccaa~t·tt.tt..iia,
fielder and can hi1 for bee,, the absolute best at his posi1ion - i
average Jtn<\. ~pwi;,r, .,yyu,ca~ c,all,~ lh~I ;-. fQf \~•. p~," 1c~.sca
COOPERSTOWN, HERE HE COMES: E... r..iore
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The following is a lisi 1he players tha
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cwnat . . . . acar Vlediaur GINl'l'el'O (abo•e, right) JO•
bascrunner. Alomar for the Hall. In other words, ir1hcir
request to write a column about the world
of professional wrestling.
I once took time out of a perfectly good
Saturday •fiemoon to pick up Stephen's
secretary, Liane, from 1he airpon in order
for her to surprise her boss with last•SCC·
ond infonnation on a crucial situation. Have
I Ssince that faithful venture'? Not a penny.
Have I been granted pcm1ission to spout otT
about 1he World Wrestling Fcdera1ion and
all i1s glory? No1 once.
Alas, Stephen has made the mistake of
leaving his ,\faroon•News lroops alone for
a couple of days while he searches for a job
- good luck gelling hired wi1h your cocky,
know•it•all attitude, boss! I hope they ask
you a question about The Undenaker! Any·
way, the point of all this is that while the
big cal who runs The !tlaroott•News show
is gone, this mouse is gonna take a few min·
utcs 10 play.
Is professional wreslling a sport? No. It
is sports entertainment Therefore. one may
question what the WWF is doing as a topic
in a national sports column. One only ha.--i
to peruse last week's issue, though, and read
1hc dcligh1ful Cathartic Absurdi1y column
by senior writer Joshua Siegel 10 sec what
activities constitute a "national spon" and
are subsequently printed in this section on
a weekly basis. Do you agree wilh Colga1c 's
administration these days? Would you give
Alonzo Mourning your kidney?
Al leas, professional WTCSllclS arc a1hlc1cs
and 1ha1·s when: I'll begin my diatribe. The
word "fake" really has 10 stop being associated with the world of sports en1enain·
lncn1. Scriplcd? Sun:. The oulcomc of every match is predetermined and the bad
suys don '1 really hale the good guys. Bui
~ t doesn't make the profession fake.
Five nights a week, a multitude of wrcs-,
ilcn from all sorts ofprevious ftelds (former
foo1ball playc,s, bodyguards and Olympic
gold mcdalislS, jus1 10 name I few) lake
fisks 1h11 S1cphcn Marsi only dreams aboul
when he is passed ou1 on Wednesday nigh,s,
Broken bones and wounds rcquirina $titct,es
arc the status quo for most stars. Not only
arc the injuries
b~1 the wrcsllc,s
themselves receive ntlry a nigh! off10 rest. ·
They arc on the road S2 weeks a year. The
.w Wf c1ocsn·1 shaw rcpca1&
!. That's rip~ profcsaional wrcs1ling is a
pci.~ sbow.. So w~. Doea 11181 mean
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National Sports
THE CoLGATE MAROON-NEWS
April 20, 2001
Hasek Excels In Net, Strikes Out With The I .adies
that Buffalo's night life .. is not much better."
"They all 1hink 1hcy'rc such hol s••t
here.'' Hasek told Pardubicc reporter
Rhen Tsyplakov. "Bui Buffalo is really
in his hometown
JUSI
New York City"s ugly inbred sister."
of
Pardub i cc.
President Havel's reforms first became
Czechoslovakia.
"fl used to be so noticeable when Dominik returned to the
muc h
bcucr," Czech Rcpubl ic in 1994, aflcr his second
Hasek said, '·but season with Buffalo and his rirs1 year os
cops have really their starting goaltender.
"1 went over to my old stomping
been hard on IDs
grounds
at Pardubicc University to have
since the country
so,ne fun, but 1 couldn ·1 get one girl to
spl it into two.
come
home wi1h me!'' he recalled. "I even
Anytime one of
my buddies from got more drunk than usual. but still no
Slovakia tries to come out with us in the luck! They were all such prudes now that
Czech Republic. the bouncer 101ally negs they've got all this inu:mational auention
him. There's no social scene to speak of. and they're supposed to be the cornerwhatsoever''
stones of this 'great new nation.'"
Fellow Czechoslovakian and Buffalo
President Havel of Czechoslovakia reSabre
Richard Smchltk remembers
signed in 1992 &nd on January t. i 993.
1hc country ceased 10 exist. When he was Dominik's disoppointmen1.
" In Buffalo, women swoon around him
re-elected as the president of the Czech
Republic shortly after·
because of his Han Trophies. but back home
wards, his supporters
he's just a regular guy.
noticed some disturbing
He's not even lhat good
changes.
look ing of a regular
.. , ,c was a ll economy•
guy. Wha1 Dominik
1his and rcgrow1h-1ha1,"
doesn't
understand is
Hasek remarked. " He
that regular guys actuhad no sympa1hy for my
ally
have
to
make
an effort to auract
need to 'go out' r mean. I'm finally this
Siar goallcndcr in the United States and women, like talking 10 them. r think he's
all the bars here arc so lame that I can't seen Sleepless in Seaulc one 100 many
even chill with all or the lovely Oomrn- times:·
Hasek disagrees. "Richard doesn't
ad·iks! What gives?"
know
what he 's 1alking about He's a scllI lasek spends most of the year in his
upstate New York residence, but claims ou1, a phony who j us1 hits on other pho-
FACE-OFF
Wo11ld Donovan's Pub e,nplo11tt Bob make a good
Major Ltagi,t Baseb,,11,unagtr?
To;s is such a stupid topic. ''I wonder if
Bob would be a good baseball rrumager,"
my friend and Facc-Qtr coun1crpan Matt
asked during dinner. Come on, Matt. Get
your ae11ogcthcr. Is lhc Pope Calholic? Does
a bear use 1hc woods as a rcsiroom? ls the
sky blue? Docs 1he Earth revolve around
lhesun? lsColga1ealo1lcssfun1hanitwas .
lhrce yrars ago? ls senior Adam Kobrcn an
cxccilcnl, albeit slow-fooled r..., boiscman
(who looks 1hc pan, 100)?
Bob rules. Anyone who has frequented
Donovan's Pub knows lhis. The guy has a
command over that place that mortals such
as Mau and myself can only drc'lm about
The man is fanta.~tic. He is a Colgate staple.
He is a legend. The way he calls ou1 lhc
numbers of our orders, hooks us up wilh
1hc bes• deals and handles a rowdy MaroonNews siafT each week during our Thursday
dinner is proof. I feel fomu,atc knowing that
Bob and l have become cl08C friends As a freshman. I was often angered at lhc
occasionally crass Bob, wbo did not seem
amused by my sarcastic and imma111re first.
yearanirudc, bu1
he grew on
me and I grew
on him. If
youdonotyct
know him,
introduce
yourself
and give him
the chance
10 know you.
He will not let
you down.
Now, take whal you know of Bob (or
wha1 l have just 1old you), and imagine him
as 1hc skipper of a Major League Baseball
franchise. This is a better fit than myself in
a pins1ripc suil belonging to exuberant
sophomore Daniel Wolfe (wbo loaned ii to
me for an inlcrvicw Thunday).
Bob doc$D't neod to pinll, ipes, dlollah
- any """" would .,. blesood .., haw ban in
lhc w8(lUL Bob is Joe Ta,o,aq..:. The way
he loolcs. lhc way he carries himself. The way
he calls lhc shots. 11,c way he runs lhc prow:rbial show. Can you imagine Bob's stoic domcanor as he calls lhc bulJp:n lot the clooc:r,
rnooons lot the pinclH,itlor wilb two our in
lhc ninlh. or throws his DoncMn'a Pub cop
in10 the dit • he saeams • • un1'ffl
w-.
- By Jon Hp
We've posed some fairly bizarn: Fau-
OJJ ques1ions 1his year- some people
might even call them nonsensical. Bui
come on. would Bob make a aood bosc,,
ball manager?!? Who think.s of this lbswdi1y? l caMOI even begin to fathom
Bob, as aulhoritarive and oqpniml II he
is. sining in a dugout spitting oul sun
Oowcr seeds. Counside. though. as the
head coach of an NBA fianchise? Now
!hat's got ingenious .-crpicec wrincn
all over it
For !hose of you who aren ·, familiar
wid1 Bob, what have you been doing wilh
your time 11 Colga1e? Put simply, he runs
the show a, the Pub. His voice bellowing
001 ovcr1hc Pub's louclspeaker- ovcrlhc
popcorn machine, around thejukebox and
straigbl into our hearts- Bob dcfinea...,
lhority figure. Deep down. though, he's
really. big teddy bear.
Basically, he is just wllll NBA tams
need. At I time when playcra lapocl their
massage thenpisla mon, than their 1-i
coaches, Bob's presence on Ibo bench
would command
maaico. He hill
those kcya on
the reaister
with force
and when
someone's
meet plan
d O e SD' I
cover bis or
her order,
Bob lets
them know iL
Do you think 111111 Anftnee "l'eany"
Hanlaway would haw, thrown I towel in
Bob's race • CG11ple yar1 aao, • he did
wilh then-coach Danny AiDF?
Bob's calm, albeit ....anel), .,,.fidenl,
den-,o, would IGld a dear me111p to
Hanlaway and anyone eloe wba cnJIHd
his, pad,: don't...,.. my padl. And lei'•
-Ainge aacmp to ftaun,OUI lhe.spociels II die Pub.
Allhouah l'CfflOVUl8 Bab lium die Iiof Colple IIUdana would bo akin to IOrnow,g "Snap" &om "Cnckle 111d Pop."
""'would take pleoaare in...,. Baboo
NBA siclelillel, clecbd OUI in his ...,..
polo ahirt, baniDI outcinlen lib bo ....
runben II the Pub.
"Numller 421"
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Dominik Hasek. 1hc goahcndcr for the
Burfalo Sabres. complnincd in 1hc March
edition or1hc Pardubicc Post that there is
no "social scene"
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A STELLAR NET-MINDER? No doubt. A lacii« man with a multi1ude of ,ocial
option.a in hi.I hometown of Pardu.bice, Cucho•lovakia? Not so muda. The " Domi~
nator"' can only hope 1ha1 hi.I desire fo,- more things - and people - to do in his
homeland come true in the near future.
nies. My standards arc just a little higher
than his, I suppose. 1f President Havel
would slop purposely a11rac1ing all of1ha1
immigra1ion from those hard working but
boring Russian republics I'd be scoring
all the time, like in the old days. Havel 's
only concern is E.U. acceptance; he's not
representing the people's concerns and
desires."
"He must have been talking about his
'old days' as a left winger for 1he
Pardubiec Penguins," Richard later retorted, "because I don't remember Dom
even bringing home one girl."
However, there arc those who agree with
Hasck's contention 1ha1 Pardubicc·s social
scene is "seriously huning," including several members of his old rratcmity. Several
of them agreed during a series of phone in•
terviews that they now, at least in their at-
tempts to attract woman, consistent ly
"strike out," and ''get rejected," and use
"sports metaphors to ease the pain."
If you happen to run into Dominik on the
street. however, don '1 think of asking him
for his definition of "social scene."
"Well, il's like 'social' means people, and,
uh, 'scene' is like a place. So it's like a place
where people arc, bul wait, uh, we have
1hose. so it's like. uh, this interview is over!"
Hasek 's plans for social change?
"Soon, rm going to graduate from this
small-lime town and move 10 Prague
where I'm sure the social scene will be
better," he claims. "But until then, I'm
going 10 write thinly veiled and poorly
thought out newspaper columns that criticize others' efforts but offer no real solu·
tions for change."
Sounds worthy enough to me.
Future HallMembe1-s Abound
ttmri,uwd/rorn pagt' 11
recrs ended today, they would gc1 in.
Greg Maddux : Four Cy Young
awards, could eclipse 300 wins.
Tom Glavlnt: Two Cy Young awards,
over 200 wins.
Mike Plazza: Already 1hc grca1cs1
hilling catcher of all time.
Sammy Soso: 500 home runs equals
an automalic invitation . Sammy will
reach 500 no la1cr 1han 2003.
JtfT Bagwell:Along wi1h Bonds, he has
been the dominant hitter in the NL for the
past decade. Played in As1rodome un1il
last year, an impossible place 10 hit.
Ken Griffey,Jr.:Already made 1hcAIICentury team.
Mark MtCwlre: Grcaics1 home run
hitter of all 1imc. Just look at hi, home
run to at bat ratio.
Barry Bonds: Even 1hough he's never
done anything in the clutch.
Tony Gwynn: Lifetime average of
.338, 3,000 hits.
Rickey Henderson: Unfonunate, bu1
true.
Rondy Jobnson: Bcsl lcnhandcrovcr
1he past 20 years.
Pedro Martinez: Will go down as
grea1cs1 pitcher of all time.
Rogtr Clemens: Says he's going in
as a Yankee. What a disgrace.
Cal Rlpken, Jr.: I've already done
enough Ripkcn bashing.
Ivan Rodriguez: Has a great shot at
going ~own as best catcher ever.
11 is 100 early to tell, but the following
players look to be on their way as well:
Chipper Jones. Andruw Jones,
Vladimir Guc1Tcro, Todd Hellon, Derek
Jeter, Mariano Rivera. Mike Mussina,
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Leafs, Avs Move On While Detroit And St Louis Struggle
Before we stan celebrating, I'd like to
apologize for a few mistakes in my article last week. I first had mentioned tha1
Ottawa had already played its
first game with
Toron10 and won.
Truth be told, no
games had been
played ye, and
Ottawa went on to
get swept like a
bunch of pansies.
My second mistake was stating
that the Avalanche wanted 10 get back to their first
finals since 1995. What I meant was winning their first cup since 1996. I guess
this is what happens when you have a National Sports Editor who prefers playing
softball with his jerks of friends than actually learning about the history of the
NHL. No, I am not talking about myself.
Ok. on IO the celebration. We need 10
celebrate for Jeff Halpern and his overtime goal las1 night against the Penguins.
I know I picked the Pens to iake this
purely on the fact of how unfair the world
is, bul I think I will move to being undec ided on this series. I would also like to
state for the record that Pittsburgh has the most visually un•
appealing fans in the league.
That's right, they're ugly.
Let's also stand up and celebrate for the first round sweeps
by the Avalanche and Maple
leafs, especially for the Leafs, because
they proved me wrong. I don't know
about you, but 1 pul my order in for a
Yanic Perrault jersey. He made Onawa
•
look rather foolish. No, strike that, the because Sunday is NA SCAR day in North
1 think it is safe w say that San Jose
Senators made themselves look foolish. Carolina, and there ain't no way them has the Blues · number. Wi1h the series tied
This team, as l have said before. stinks in Canadian vermin gonna take precedence at two and 1he Sharks coming off rhc
c lutc h perfo rmance by
the p layoffs, but I
thought they could at
bac kup goal ie Mikko
least get past the first
KiprusotT in a 3-2 victory
round . It's all very
on Tuesday, San Jose is rn
tragic if you ask
position to take rhc lead
me.
in 1he series. Game Five
What's the deal with
is back m St. Louis on
this Scott Stevens
Thursday. the score of
guy? He must be takwhich you all will kno\\
ing the Kevin Stevens
when yuu read 01) ar11clc.
approach to playing
If Scott Thornton and
tough, a process that
Vinccn1 Damphousse can
includes smoking a
keep up the scoring. San
crack rock with a 300Jose is in good shape to
pound hooker before
dump the Blues and move
the big game. Those
on to the next round
hits were pretty amazThe Dallas Stars arc
ing, but how could
gr.tting one hell of a seanyone hit Ron
ries from the upstart
Francis? That's like
Edmonton Oilers. Losrng
hitting your grandfaDoug Weight on Tuesday
ther. I don't really care
didn't affect Edmon1on's
about the Shane
play, with Mike Comrie
Willis. Hitting him is
scoring the winning goal
like beating up the kid DESPITE THE INGENIOUS PREDICTION of Oan;in OT a1 home. The term
down the street. fl 's ~nacors fell in four game, 10 1he ups-ta.rt Toronlo Maples Lc:af.s.
"Don't mess wi1h Texas"
acceptable.
obviously hasn't hi1
Despite the blows to their high-powered over the Lord's spon. Yee Ha.
Albcrl:i, because the Oilers arc poised to
offense (sarcasm), the 'Canes
Could somebody tell me what is wrong drop Dallas like a bad habit. Look to sec
managed to strike back against with the Detroit Red Wings? Why arcn 't a serious dogfight Thursday night.
the Devils with a wicked over- they in the second round yet? Losing
How about them Sabres? rm no1 going
time play by Rob Brind'Amour. Shanahan and Yzerman hurts, bur come to say I told you so. but I did. The flyers
I'm happy that Carolina decided on, they arc making the Kings look like a have no gas. no juice, no ... talent. Buf•
to not get totally embarrassed by great team, and we all know that is non- falo is up 3-1 and I guaran1ee that this
New Jersey, saving a little dig- sense. If Los Angeles keeps up the mo- nonsense is going to a ll end tonight, or
nity for next season when they will hope- mentum when they go back to Detroit for last night. gccz this is annoying. The
fully reach the next stage of mediocri1y - game five this weekend, the pany could Dominator will throw down and play like
the seventh seed. It's a good 1hing that be all over at the Staples Center on Mon- the no-nonsense pimp 1hat he is. Roll
the Hurricanes will be eliminated tonight, day.
Tide.
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tion that The Rock and Triple H hate cannot just walk in10 a ring and pctfonn
each other when they probably share The People's Elbow without years of
meals 1ogether on 1he road? I hate to practice. you know.
break it to you. but Jerry and Elaine
After years of 1oil and swea1. Vince
never really dated, either. Bailey never McMahon and the WWF picked up
really had a drinking problem. I'm prob- Johnson. Dubbed "The Rock," fans iniably the only one who gets that refer- 1ially ha1ed Johnson; 1101 in the kind of
ence, huh?
way
where
Anyway, the
people are supidea that wresposed to boo
tling is a farce
wrest lcrs beand a waste of
cause
1hey
lime simply becheat and arc
cause story
insulting, The
lines arc writfans just didn '1
ten and charac•
like Johnson or
ters a.re created
his persona .
is ridiculous.
There fore.
Reality shows
McMahon almay be the
1crcd 1hc charcraze these
acter or The
days, but come
Rock and soon
on, did anyone PERFORMING AN ATHLETIC MOVE,
enough, he hod
watch
The 1hc pedigrtt, Triple H tends fellow wre.uler
more world
Mole on ABC'/ The Rock to the canvas.
1i1lc reigns and
In the end ,
cheers than
viewers want a fantasy land when they anyone in the history of wrestling. Now,
tum on their 1elevisions; 1hey want to thanks to his success in the WWF.
swept up in 1hc latest adventures of The Johnson has become a movie star. to
Fugitive, or the newest troubles plagu- boot Preuy cool s1ory, huh?
ing Dr. Carter or the crazy antics of
Ok, maybe only hardcore wrestling
Chandler and Joey.
fans will appreciate stories depicting lhc
More than any1hing. 1ha1's where backgrounds of ccnain wrestlers. But
wrestling comes into play. The charac• to everyone else, don't pull a Stephen
1crs aren't jus1 funny. they're athletic. Mars, . Give wrcslling a chance. When
They aren't jus1 athletic, 1hey'rc risk- you walk into someone's room in the
takcrs. They arcn'1 jus1 risk-cakcrs. basement of a fraternity and next to his
they're crazy, rugged. don't-try-this-at- 1owcl rack is a life size poster of The
homc cn1enainers. The WWF offers its Rock, don't laugh and ridicule the poor
fans violence. humor, sex appeal, drama soul from Chappaquo, New York.
and action all rolled into four hours of
Maybe he knows something that you
1elevision a week. What more could a don't. Maybe there's a whole new, apperson want? Seriously.
pealing, exciting world out there thnt
Take The Rock, nee Dwayne Johnson. you know no1hing about. Don ·1 be
He was a football scar at 1ht University afraid to ask him because he'll happily
of Miami. After a career in the NFL supply the details conccmmg profcs·
didn't pan out, Johnson followed in the sional wrestling. Just make sure you
footsteps of his dad and joined the pro- bring a comforlable chair and a cold
fessional wrcslling circuit. At 1hc very beverage. I-le may talk abou1 it for
boaom. He had to go to wrestling school awhile.
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Patriot League/ECAC Standings
Me11 '.r Lacrosse
Co11/ere,rt.·e Overall
lluckncll
5-0
9.3
4-1
4.4
llobari
Army
3-2
5.5
Lafayette
2-2
5.5
1-2
3.
7
Lehigh
Colgate
1-4
1-9
lloly Cross
0-5
1-10
Won1e11 's Lacrosse
ConferffnCt o~·tra/1
Lafayc1e
lloly Cross
Colga1e
Villanova
Bucknell
Lehigh
4-0
3-1
2-2
2-2
1-3
0-4
I0-3
11 -5
7.7
5.9
5-8
1-1 1
Softball
a~
PATRJOT
Lf:::AGUE
Lehigh
Anny
lloly C',o.,.
lluckncll
Colgaie
Lafaycue
Co11/tre11c1: Overall
11-1
20-10-0
7.5
13-17-0
6-6
11-18-0
5. 7
13-20-2
4-8
18-20-0
3.9
7-26-0
Must-See Game(s) Of The Week
The M ust·Scc Game of 1his
week 1s 1hc men's tennis Pn1t io1
League Ch:unp1onships. bcmg
making sure that each player gels
well. keeping the team a cohesive
body.
pholo by Jru Bwlubaum
THE BOYS OF SUMMER: The incnmaral bucl,all • - • is in lull nriag. Despite no1 haYiag a ...,.icy
baseball team at Colga1e, .rudcau have found iatrunaraJ -,om u an oudct for their American Putime
craving, The intramuraJ HUOn is catering ib home atntch, with the playoff, ju,t uouacl the corner.
hos1cd by Colga1c.
While coaching will certainly be
a factor in the match-up. ii will ultimos1 impor1ant ma1chcs of the sea· m1ucly come down 10 the players.
son. as 1hc winner will win on Ou· n,c Red Rmdcrs will dcfinuely nc:cd
1oma1ic bid to the NCAA Cham· 10 sec good play from firs1-ycar Eric
pion.ship Tournament. Col gale has Saccullo. who has been playing firs1
a very good shot of winning the singles for the en1ire season-big
chumpionships. seeing as they can shoes 10 fill for the firs1-ycar.
compete with the 1wo favorites of
Also. if injured players cannot
the con1cs1. Anny and Navy.
play in the match. first-year Zander
Despite 1hc fact that the Red Lowe and junior J.P. Johnson will
Raiders lost 10 both of 1hcsc be called ,n 10 play fifth and sixih
squads durmg the regular season. singles wi1h 1he usual starters being
the home team can easily compete forced 10 move up one posi1ion. All
with the vis11111g teams and could in all. it is 1mpor1an1 that Colgate be
post wins. Currently Colgate 011 us game and make sure they play
comes off a S-2 win over cons1s1cntly und cohesively as ev1llmghamton llus past Wednesday. c.lenccd 111 their previous matches
m1d h,tvc been prcppmg for Patriot against Pa1riot League opponents.
Leagues for \1,,·ccks. However. the
1cam did not sec singles action
from 1m11or E,•an Paushtcr or
~ophomQrc Owen Filcu. 1wo key
members of the singles lmc-up.
Though. Coach Bob Oalhs 1s
1,rcny sure that they will return to
~mglcs play and be ready 10 con1nbu1e to 1his week's m:uch.
Dallis has eertamly tx.-cn ,1 dominant force in the Colgate program
for the past three years. His leader•
:-lup nnd lmrdwork ethic has certamly driven the team to be a top
contender within the Patriot LcagUj:.
lie also keeps the team 1oge1hcr,
The Ch:uniponships arc the
Upco111ing Red Raider Sports Action
Scoreboard
• Ocnolcs Patriot Lcague/ECAC
Opponcn1
Men's Lacrosse
Buckncll' 10. Colgaic 5
\Vomen ·s Lacrone
l.afnycuc• 13. Colga1c 4
Colga1c 15. Wagner 7
Sollball
Lehigh' ( 13-1 ). Colga1c(O-O)
Lchigh ' (I0-2). Colga1c(I-I)
Colga1c(8-7). Buffalo( 1-3)
Men's Tennis
Colga1c 5. Bingham1on 2
I
Sports Spotlight
Greg Sattler '02
Homelown: MillwooSport: Lacrosse
Posilion: Defense
Tbls Week: The men's lacrosse team heads to Lehigh
for another important Patriot League matchup.
Quo1able: ..We will 1ry 10 salvage a dissapoinling
season with victories over Lehigh, Albany, and
Harvard; we hope to show'crn how Tommy Brown
gets down.,..
Home games in CAPS
For 1he week or April 20-26, 200 I
• Oenoles Pa1rio1 Lcague/ECAC Con1es1
Salurday, April 21
WOMEN·s LACROSSE
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at Villanova• ........................................................................... I :00
MEN·s LACROSSE
at Lehigh• .......... .... ............................. ..................................... 1:00
MEN.STENNIS
PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS .......... : ............, ......... 8:00
SOf[BALL
:ti Holy Cross• .............................................................. ................ 1:00
GOLF
al Pntriol League Championships, ............................... ............... N/A
WOMEN·s TENNIS
a, Bingham1on and S1ony Brook............................................. .... 9:00
Sunday, Aprll 22
SOFTBALL
al Holy Cross• .......................................................................... 3:00
MEN·s TENNIS
PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS .................................. 8:00
Tue,day, April 24
SOFTBALL
a, Binghamion ............. ............ ................................................. 3:00
Wtdn•sday, Aprll 15
SOE[BALL
SIENA ...................................................................................... 3:00
La•re• Wypllt '04
Ho-...: Palmdale, Ca.
Sport: Softball
Posltloa: Pi1chel
n1s Week: The Red Raiders nvel 10 Holy Cross
1his weekend in an important Patriol Lcag\lc meet·
ina. Colpte hopes to improve.its league record and
advance to lhe conference championships.
QcaMable: "This is going ·10 be an amazing year.
We have s11Ch a sllOng team that worb so well together."
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April 20, 2001
29
Women~ lacrosse Hopes To Rebound From Tough Patriot League Loss
By KeUle Gale
Maroon-Nrw$ Slaff
Last week lhcwomen's lacrosse
team split games, dropping a
tough decision 10 Patriot League
opponent Lafayette 13-4 but rebounded to defeat Wagner I 5-7,
bringing the season record to 7-7
overall and 2-2 in the Patriot
League.
The seniors led Colgate's efforts
against the visicing Leopards on
their senior day al Tyler"s field
with Lauren Esposito, Kristin
Bailey and Liz Brown all registering goals for the Red Raiders.
Sophomore Heather Smith
rounded out the scoring for the
Red Raiders. Bui it was Lafayette
wh_p
was able to come up with a
stro:1g offensive auack, led by
their leading scorer, Heather
McClelland, wl,o had five goals
on the day.
"It was a tough loss," assistant
coach Kate Manzella said. "But it
"
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phtwo-~-c-...,J
Sopho-ft Caidin Houk
gave us the opportunity to learn
what we need to fix before facing
them again in the Patriot League
Tournament.''
With the win, Lafaycuc
strengthened their hold on first
place in the Patriot l.,cague and
Colgate currently stands in third.
"We will go into the tournament
in third place with a win over
Villanova this coming Saturday."
Manzella said. "In the first round
we will get a chance 10 play either
Lafayette or Holy Cross again and
prove ourselves as 1hc belier
team."
In goal for the Red Raiders.junior Jane Murray posted seven
saves on the Leopards 23 shots.
On Wednesday, Colgate handily defeated \Vagner, out shooting
the Scahawks 40-18 in the game.
For the seniors. it marked the last
home game as they left in style,
dominating the Scahawks.
The Red Raiders were strong
right from the beginning, tallying
four early goals. Colgate ·s offense
took over from there, with a number of Red Raiders registering
points on the day.
Leading the way in 1he poinl
column were first-year Jane Manning. who tallied four goals and
as assist, Smith wnh 1hrcc goals
and an assist and sophomore
Caitlin Houck adding two goals
and five assists.
.. We were able to execute a 101
of new things," said Brown. "Including a line run and a new de•
fensc that we arc planning on using this weekend against
Villanova and nexl weekend in
lhe Patriot League Tournament"
Also gening involved in the attack were junior Lauren Moll
pl11Ht1by J~ffrr> Cllu k
CRUNCH TIME: With the ttgU1a.r season almost at a clost. the women's lacros.se team hopes to win its
remaining oonfuc:nce matches and advance: in the league tournament. The Red Raiders (2-2) arc
= d y d,ircl in d,e Patriot League ,tandings, miling Holy Cross (3-1) and Lafayene (4,-0). This
weekend Colgate t.ravd, to league foe Villanova with hopes of improving upon its 7 ..7 overall r«ord.
and Brown with two goals
apiece, Bailey with n goal and an
assist, first-year Mcghan O'Neill
with a goal and first ..ycar Sam
Didrickson wi1h 1wo assisu.
Colgate not only dominated on
the scoreboard. but also in draw
controls, wi1h a 17 to five advanlagc and groudballs with an im•
pressivc 24 to 12 advan1agc.
Murray was again tough in net,
r'!gistcring eight saves on the
day.
"With only 10 days lcfi of the
season. we arc focusing on playing at the level we know we can
play at ond learning from 1hc
mistakes that we made earlier in
the season," Manzella said .
"Speei fically, we will work on
pressuring our opponent on the
defensive end while remaining
patient and poised offensively.
We know that we arc bcncr
skilled tmd smarter than our Pu1rio1 League opponents and hope
to prove that in the Patriot
League Tournament."
With the 1ournamcn1 rapidly
approaching, Colgate's skills
and smarts will cerrninly be
tested. But first 1hc Red Raiders
look to register ll win against
Villanova this Sunday and carry
that momentum into tournament
play.
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Sports
April 20, 2001
Colgate Travels To Holy Cross For Crucial
By Jason Pollack
C,il1(0t~ $p1Kh &J1tflf'
Eiglu games arc_ what Colgate's
soflball season comes down to. On
the "bubble.. orthc Patriot League
playoff picture, the Red Raiders
find thcm-.clvcs in fifth place in
the confcrc11cc. The top four teams
advance to the league tournament
to play for a chance at the
NCAA's.
"We really want to pull through
for 1hc ,;cn1ors and for coach and
make 1t 10 the Pa1riot Leagues,"
.;ophomorc Laura Chausscc said.
"We have 1hc skill. and now we
have the wan,ung mentality that
will get the job done."
Cotg,11c comes offof1wo prom•
1sing v1c1orics agains11hc Univcr·
snyofBufTaloon Wednesday. Tilc
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Sophomore Mdi.ssa Rawson
I and 7.3, The wins raised
Colgate ·s overall record to 18-20,
with a 4·8 mark in the Patriot
Lcugue.
"I am very plc-ased with how the
1cam played," Chaussall worked together to get the two
wins. The pitchers had a solid defense behind them, ,md a very ag·
gressivc offcn1te 10 get 1hem runs
We really went out on the field
knowing 111111 we would win. and
we never lei down."
Pnor to the Buffalo meetings,
Colga1e fcll 10 confcrc-ncc leading
Lehigh. The Red Raiders were
swept by the Moun1ain Hawks.
putting them in a difficult situa•
tion in 1he league standings.
Colgate, wi1h four losses against
Lehigh. dropped from 4-4 to 4-8
in conference play.
"The losses to Lehigh were a
definite eye-opener," Chaussee
said. "\Ve realized 1ha1 we wercn 't
playing with the desire 10 win, we
were just going through the mo1ions. Those four losses dc£ini1ely
add pressure, because now we're
fighting for a spol jusl to play in
the playoffs. Coach Sax lit a fire
underneath ll~ and let us know that
we have to pull it together and start
playing with more aggression and
with a better love for the game if
we're going to make it 10 Patriot
Leagues. I know that every one of
us wants to get 1hcrc, and we will
do anything to win the rest of the
games."
Colgate is led by head coach
Vickie Sax. Sax led the Red Raid-
ers to their first Pa1rio1 League 1itlc
in 1999. Sax has led Colgate to
1hrce consecutive 20 win seasons
and is only two games from making that four straight ye.ars. The
team is focused on offense as it
heads into 1hc final stretch of the
regular season.
"The team needs to focus on our
offensive game." Chaussee said.
''The pitching staff and 1hc defense
is sohd, now we just need to get
1he runs that win games. The learn
knows that it will be a struggle 10
finish out the season as winners,
bu1 we're going to fight ii out to
the end."
The Red Raiders have trans.
formt.-d a young and inexperienced
group of girls into a very compcti·
tive Division I softball team. With
10 first-years on the team. Colgate
h.td its work cut out for i1.
Chaussce auributes this transition
to influential team leadership and
the tough pressure that the team
experienced throughout the season.
"Amanda Brickell [sophomore)
has definitely become a team
leader," Chausscc said...Her desire
to have us play as the compctit.ivc
team that we arc is quite clear. Beth
Haas [senior) is also a very prominent leader. This is her las1 scawn
as a pitcher at Colgate and she really wants to go out with a bang.
Having so many young players on
the team is some1imcs seen as a
s1ruggle, bot I feel that they have all
adjusted quite well to the compct"itivc level of softbell here in the Pa-
e Battle
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SWINGIN' FOR THE FENCES: The softball ream heads to Holy
Cross this wedtend for fo.., Patrio1 Lague p,na. Colgate is hoping
to mon into fowth p!acc in the confacn«.
trio1 League. Because the pressure games left, agains1 fourth place
on us to win has increased im- Bucknell, in the rest of the season.
mcnscly, ii seems thal they have re- Colgate's four meetings with Holy
ally s1cppcd up their level of play. Cross will likclydctenninc whether
They're realizing tha1 they can't si1 or not the Red Raiders sec posl·scabethe sidelines. They're taking active
"I expcc1 some vccy compc1itive
roles on the team.and arc really play• games this weekend," Chaussee
ing well."
said. ··1 also expect us to jump on
This weekend Colga1e travels to Holy Cross right away in the first
Holy Cross for possibly the most iMing and never let our in1cnsity
imponant games of its season thus drop. We need to show them and
far. Holy Cross is currcndy third in ourselves that we have what it takes
the Patriot League, just two games 10 be nwnbcr one in the league. I
ahclldofCOlgateinconfc,-cnceplay. think all the gins will go out there
The Red Raiders need the wins this and play their bcs1 to come home
weekend with only four league with four wins."
Men's Tennis Focuses On Anny, Navy And Conference Titk
By J oseph Brazauskas
day match, 1hc Red Raider men
themselves within the Patriot
traveled
to
Binghamton
to
square
A.1,11,tnJU CtAtta,,. SJNITI\ Edlwr
League. Despite tough losses to
off against one of 1he better
their main compcti1ion, Army
As the season rapidly draws to teams in cen1ra l New York .
and Navy earlier, Colgate has the
a close, the men ·s tennis team Unphazcd by the cold, wind and
talent and desire to defca1 these
finds i1selfin a great place head· the dcvia1ion from i1s usual rou·
squads and break into the NCAA
ing i nto the Patrio1 League tine, Colgate srnrted off the
bracket.
Championships. which will take ma1ch in good form winning two
"We're very excited 10 host
place 1his weekend a1 Colgate.
of
its
three
doubles
this year's finals especially with
With :1 ke y win over matches. First- year
Eric
a bid for the NCAA's on the
Binghrtmton, the men can now Saccullo and j unior Evan
line," coach Bob Dallis said.
set 1hcir sigh1s for two 1e.:ims, Paushtcr won 1hcir match easily
The women's team still has an·
Navy and Army, who they will 8-3. Al second doubles sophoother weekend of the regular seahave 10 overcome if1hcy plan on more Andrew Davis and firs1son lcfl before it prepares for
getting a bid to the NCAA Tour- ycar Jon Bedard wo11 1hc doubles
Championships, This we-ckcnd i1
nament. The women arc also at point with a c lose 9.7 win over
will head 10 Binghamton for a
a very impOrtanl 1ime in their their lrying Bingham1on
•double
header
against
season as wcl I. as they head into opponents. Third doubles had a
Binghamton and Stony Brook,
their last weekend of regular sea· very tough match as sophomores
two pretty good teams in the
son play. Their goals will be 10 Owen Filc1i and Josh Cohn could
region. While the Red Raiders
pht,u, by JC'J.J Bwlubaw,, arc hoping to win both of these
stay focused and continue on not get a rhythm going and lost
their s1rcak until 1heir conference the match 8-2.
WILD AND CRAZY KIDS: The men's tennis ,..m pmcn for a
marches, ii will be very good
finals at Bucknell.
Wi1h a point already under 1eam photo. Colgace e:nccn the Patriot League T 01atnamcn1 thi,
training for the aucmpt to capJn an uncharncteris1ic Wedncs- their belt, 1hc Red Raiders began weekend wich hopa of a confcttntt championship.
ture a bid 10 the NCAA's.
1hc singles portion
For both 1eams this week will
of
the the match for the Red Raiders.
Championships, -it is clear that be very important as the men
Davis 1111hird singles played a 1he rest of 1he 1eam is ready and look to extract revenge for prematch. Saccullo.
playing
first very long three set malch against will ing 10 fill the spots that 1hcsc vious losses earlier in 1he year
singles, faced a S1cvcn Spencer who was unable players leave vacant due 10 pre- as well u attempt 10 head into
very tough oppo- 10 deny Davis, who took the vious injury.
post-season play. 1'hc women
nent in Dmilriy match 6-4. 2-6, 6-2. At fourth
This weekend's ma1chcs arc must play at the top of1heir game
Litvak who came singles. Bedard was able to fend 1hc most important of the season as they are prepping themselves
out playing great off attempts by Randall Shu to and it is clear 1h1t 1he Red Raid- for their own Championships in
1cnni1. Saccullo rally late in the match and even- ers arc prepped to establish two weekends.
was unfortunately iually pull out the 6-4, 7-6
routed, losing in win. Junior J.P. Johnson at fifth
straight sets 6-1 . 6· singles won a fairly c lose match
2. Cohn, at second 6-4, 7•5, also holding tough in
singles, also had a the end. despite rally attempts by
very tough ma1ch Binghamton. First-year Zander
and faired much Lowe finished the linc•up at
1he same as his six1h singles and won an easy
first singles col- match over Evan Gollob 6·4. 6·
league as Colgate I. With Lowe's victory, Colga1e
lost the match 6-2, took the match 5-2.
Dcspile 1hc abscm;:e or Filc1i
6-)
to
Brad
Davidoff. While and Paush1er from the sinalcs
the match as a line·up, 1hc rest of 1hc team
whole may have stepped up its play and was able
appeared bleak as to disp11ch of its tough
plw,lo by Jc-~> 8-·ru.t.iowm
Bingham1on wen1 Binghamton eompe1i1on. While
STRAIGHT CHILUN': The men worked
up 3-1, the rest of it is still unc:lear as to whether
TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON:
om i.n pncticc thi.t week ia preparation for
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April 20, 2001
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Red Ra,iders To Host Mountain Hawks In League Bout
By Michael Henes
ftlat'OO#t•Nr-•s Ssgff
The men's lacrosse team suffered its ninth loss of the season
10-5 to Bucknell Saturday on
Tyler's field. Bucknell is ranked
I 01h the nation and as the only
undefeated team in the Patriot
League has clinched a spot in the
NCAA tournament.
The loss came after Colgate's
first victory of the season over
Holy Cross and brought its overall record to 1..9 and its league
record to 1-4.
Although the finat result may
not show it, the Red Raiders did
very well to match Bucknell
blow for blow through a majority of the game. After the first
two quarters of play the score
was noued at 3-3, and heading
into the fourth, Colgate was
within 1wo, with ~ score of 6-4
in Bucknell's favor. However,
the Bison pulled away in the final quancrofplay, notching four
goals 10 Colgate's one in that
quarter.
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Head Coach Dan Whelan attributed his 1cam's s1rong perfor-
mance, in part, to the momentum
1hc Red Raiders were able to
carry into the game, coming off
a vic1ory over Holy Cross and a
hcahhy performance against
Hobart. He also felt that overall
the team had a technically sound
game.
"When you have a team of
Buckncll's caliber tied at half
tha1 means your doing some
things well," Whelan said. "It is
certainly encouraging that we
were able to stick to our game
plan as long as we did."
Although he was unsatisfied
with the loss, senior co..captain
Danny Grady found some en·
couragement in his team's performance.
"Bucknell has had a really
good year," Grady said ...And we
showed ourselves that we can
stick with a team of that caliber.
We put ourselves in a position to
win for most of the game, and
that's something we have to be
proud of."
In the end, though, the Red
Raiders were unable to maintain
their game plan long enough to
pull off a victory.
•·1 think that tho loss comes
down to the fact that we beat ourselves." Whelan said.
One play in particular illus·
trated that statement better than
any other. With 3:38 remaining
in the third quarter a Red Raider
defender made a pass from directly in front of his own goal
into the path or a Bucknell attacker, who was intercepted the
pass and sprinted four yards bcfore s liding a shot passed
Colgate keeper, junior Chris
Hettler, who was not expecting
the counter. Grady agreed that
lhe Red Raiders have themselves
plu,w by Jr,1 P,m.-r
LINEAR ALGEBRA: The men'• lacroue team prepares this week in practjcc for this weekend's
conference showdown aga.in1t Lehigh. The Red Raiders bring a 1-4 Patriot League record into this
wieek', banJe, while the Mountain Hawks have a slighdy better 1· 2 mark. Colgate looks for its
ucond win of chc ,cuon, jult two week, after iu first victory came aga.inn league rival Holy Cross.
The men hope to e.nd the season on a positive noce, despite a tough reguJa.r season.
to blame for the loss.
"In a few instances. especially
towards the end of the game,
1hcy capi1aliz.cd on some of our
mistakes," Grady said ... We gave
them more opportunities 1han
they did us."
Cotgate's expectations in its
game against Lehigh. which has
yet to win a league game, arc for
nothing short of a win. Grady
spoke for the entire team.
.. Coming ofT 1his Bucknell
game we know we're a better
1cam than we've shown in games
passed," Grady said. "We're going to go down 10 Lehigh expect·
ing to win."
Coach Whelan agreed with the
senior captain.
,;Lehigh is in the same boat
wc·rc in," he said. "My hope is
that we can sustain the same approach we've had for the past
few games and go into the game
and make some of the big plays.
We plan on taking advantage of
this and our other remaining op~
ponunities to wrap up the season on a s1rong note."
Colgate's remaining opportu·
nitics for wins arc at Lehigh this
Saturday. Albany the following
Saturday. and on Tyler's field
against Harvard on Tuesday May
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nllyandc111D1illly.,....edtho ftnt four innillp. Mca'a BB put
Will. 'l'llia time it I tAtboolt the rally capo OIi ia the fifth, acor6-4-3 doablc play (Jolbua !1.lepl- • iaa five nano, but fell woefully
l++ea &Cleffilr-Adlll) Kobrm) sbolt, 17.6.
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tbaa KDR ~- IIICCCII WU DU'a
1bt pme'a biplipr - i n die inepdlUdc opelliea -ic. 1osm1
bonomWofdicsiJidi, however, bodlpma. lnthctopoftbc find
wlln Kobren, KDR 'a lint epiNI Beta, lhinp did not look
bu11mn, -lumberiD& IOwwda to be improviDa u DU's defcmo
lllinl buc only to be lln1Ck ia the committed sovenl en-on in I five
po1terior by 1bc throw from rt111 tlm. Tbinp settled down for
rmlerflold uilcaded lo aun bim DU and ill dofcw did DOI allow
011L Way Ill be, bis ftlllal 'likina: motbcr run lbe NIii of dtc pme.
ODC for die teaml KDR weal
Tbis allowed for DU's offimsc to
in die aixdi, bat beld of dlip away II Beta'• lead and ultiMen'a 88 ie lbe tap of
lllltdy will lbe ,-nc. 14-5.
CDlblolftNl""tbe IS.IOvictmcy.
In a one-upmambip of their
TIie wla moved KDR A to 3-0 lntbem, DU B came, out of the
C111 Ibo , - 11111 1iJ11*1 lbe ocber flnl week with a I~ record. But,
rena1tnln1 undefeated ream, justuDUA'afonuaem-enecllast
Sipla Qli, ID will bodl PDICI of week, 10 did DU B'a.
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Tbc clar fawrite epinst Phi
Tll*fllllpmeclid-Matolf Dell, DUB a.perienccd a total
well,~ap ftlur nm to Beta collljltO iD lbe fint two inninp,
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oftho 11n1, but nl- allowiac P11ll)elt IO nm up 10 nms
JW lo
Ilia ad scoriDa ftve OD it, while only scoriDa four it~
fllJf of tho in- IClf. DU 8 held Phi Del\ to oac
•~Slama~ runtho....,oflbepme.bat
•ill 20 nm wltile could Clllly put up five na itself,
coth to win the game for KOR B.
The seventh and final inning bepn in a 7-7 tic, and it looked•• if
Phi Dell was poised to take a big1er lead in its half of the frame.
However, Nolan "Willie Mays"
Licnhart helped keep the Phi Dclt
lead at only one with a pair of
spectacular grabs (for him} in
CCDtcrficld. He fields like Mays.
he hill like Licnhart. In the bot·
tom or the seventh, Ross
MacIntyre singled in the tying run
and scored the winning nm for the
9-8 victory.
Monday was fraternity day
which me•nt that Tuesd•y was
Ind/Dorm League A day. After
swting the season 0-2, the Donuts
looked to reverse their fonuncs
this week against the Munchkins
and Shepards A. In their first
maleh versus the Muncbkins, there
WU 00 lhortaSC Of offcme, or Cf•
rors, with each team scoring 11
leul aeven n&nS in one inni111, The
difference came when the Donuts
shut out the Munchkins in the third
and fow,b and·won the contest,
first two innings without scoring
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DounulS looked to keep the offCDSC aoing, but stalled scoring
only three nms in the first three
inninp. After 1ivill1 up two runs
in the bottom of the first to
Shcparda A. the Donuta did not
_ . a RIil apia and used a
_ _ , 111D fow1h to CruilC IO I 142 win and awocp lbcir double-
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a run themselves. A late inning
charge, which included four run.s
in the fourth and seven runs in
the fifth, lifled the Shcpards past
the Magic Dragons, 11-8.
Obviously a tad angry after
blowing a late inning lead, the
Magic Dragons appca«:d to be
taking it out on the Amazins in
their second game, opening with
four runs in c-ach of the first two
iMings. Although they allowed
the Amazins to score three nms
in the second, they only allowed
lwo more nnu in the game.
The Magic Dragons offense
once again sprung to life in the
fourth and fifth. putting up ~iree
and six runs respctively. en route
to a 19-5 win.
As if tha1 wa$n't bad enough
fortheAmazins. they got 10 ploy
the defending champion That Is
All squad in their second game.
That Is All won, 29-13.
As the only remaining u.ndc·
fcated team in Leoguc A, That
ls All looked to take a commanding lead in 1hc division by bea1ing the Munchkins.
Their momcn1um from the
previous game was obviously
stiffled as the Munchkins took a
4-2 lead after one inning and
won, 18-8.
With only a few games left 10
pl•y next Monday. softball will
be cnlcring the climatic portion
oftbc scuon, also known as the
playolft.
The first two rounds wall be
1hi1 Tuesday and Wednesday
witll die championshipt OD Mon-
lettiplillnmsllldle day televised on ESPN.
April 20, 2001
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Red Raiders Host Leopards Softball To Face Holy Cross
In Crucial Playoff Struggle
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