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LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWSPAPER SIN CE 1 8 8 4
T he Lawrentian
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Smoking study shows decrease in pollutants
Kaitlin Mahr
ruence.
for The Lawrentian
Lambert says she has noticed a big
difference in the business, especially those
that don’t serve food.
Last
week
the
There may be an increase
Appleton Post-Crescent
in the lunch crowd, espe
published an article that
cially with families, but
could greatly affect the
during the evening many
success of the smoking
of the smoking patrons
ban in the April 2006 ref
of the bars just drive a
erendum.
few minutes outside
The article, published
Appleton, where the
Nov. 15, talks about a
bars don’t have a smok
study funded by the politi
ing ban.
cal action group Friends
Rebecca Heinen,
of Clean Air Works.
another Lawrence stu
The study found a 95
dent, feels differently
percent decrease in air
about the smoking ban.
pollutants in 10 Appleton
She enjoys going to
bars where smoking has
the non-smoking bars
been banned since July
because she is “able to go
1, compared to 19 bars
out and not come home
outside Appleton where
smelling of smoke and
smoking is allowed.
needing to Febreze [her]
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cle, the bar owners of the Appleton residents enjoy themselves while et one of the towns now smoko free bers.
Heinen feels that
area say that the study
the study is good because it supports the
Will the study affect how people vote
offers no surprises and that the issue is still
ban, but she doesn’t think it will make a
in the April 2006 referendum that would
how the smoking ban affects business.
difference in the way people vote because
exempt some businesses from the ban?
The Friends of Clean Air Works is
they already know that smoking creates
Emily Lambert, a student at Lawrence
made up of 65 Fox Valley physicians who
pollutants and not smoking obviously
and a bartender downtown, says she will
say that the issue is public health and
reduces them.
be voting against the ban in the April 2006
improving the community’s health.
We’ll have to wait until April to find
referendum.
In the article, The Friends of Clean
out exactly how influential the study turns
She appreciates not having to deal
Air Works says they want to use the
out to be. Until then, enjoy the healthier
with smoke when she’s working, but when
study to urge surrounding communities
environment when you’re out drinking
she’s out as a paying customer of these
like Kimberly and Grand Chute to also
downtown.
bars, she thinks “it’s mainly an inconveadopt a non-smoking policy and support
those voters who voted for the ban in the
April 2005 referendum.
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FEATURES
lawrentians battle it out: the tray
versustheplate/Rage 3
Flu shot shortages announced
Kayla Wilson
Staff Writer
The Lawrence Health Center
recently announced that it will not
administer flu shots this year, due
to errors on the part of the manufac
turer. While students are currently
unable to receive the flu vaccination
on campus, health services director
Carol Saunders recommends visiting
one of several community clinics or
— for out-of-state students — doctor’s
offices at home that are offering the
vaccinations.
The vaccine shipment order was
placed in March, and Saunders had
been reassured that the company had
the serum in abundance. After plac
ing the order, Saunders called the
company many times to make sure
the vaccine was indeed coming, as
she had dealt with a severe short
age problem the previous year. Each
time Saunders called, the company
told her not to worry and that they
would contact her before the ship
ment was sent. However, when it
came time for the company to deliver
the serum, they did not, and it is
unclear why. Many other places in
the Appleton area and around the
country — including local doctors’
offices — are encountering this same
problem.
Despite this shortage, immuniza
tions are still available at some com
munity clinics. Shots will be admin
istered Saturday at the Northland
Mall. Saunders strongly encourages
students to get the vaccinations else
where, saying, “It is safe and prudent
to get the shot into the month of
December.” Saunders further insists
that the vaccine is important, “espe
cially for people with chronic illnesses
... and immune deficiency problems.”
Unfortunately, there is no way
to tell if there will be more flu cases
occurring on campus this year, as
the strain of the virus is different
every year. Since this information can
only be learned after the flu season
has passed, Saunders strongly rec
ommends obtaining the vaccination,
adding that if she does in fact receive
some of the serum, it will be available
to students.
Having faced the flu shot short
age dilemma two years in a row, the
Health Center is currently working
on solutions that will stop it from hap
pening again. At present, Saunders
is contemplating having a nursing
service come in next year to set up
a clinic and do all of the influenza
inoculations in one day. This could be
helpful, especially since larger facili
ties seem to have a better chance
of acquiring the serum. However,
the Health Center is still weighing
its options. In the meantime, it is
important for students — who live in
such close quarters with each other
throughout the season — to get their
flu shots wherever possible.
Results from residence life survey
Recently, The Residence Life
Committee conducted a survey of stu
dents earlier this month to rate how
they would feel about changes in the
housing system and how they have
felt so far about other housing situa
tions. Below are the results from the
survey, though it should be noted that
the statistics for some items do not add
up to 100 percent due to questions left
unanswered by some students.
Students were asked to indicate
whether or not they would approve the
following changes to Lawrence student
housing:
1. Would you approve increasing
the number of housing options on cam
pus where men and women live together
on the same floor and share a common
restroom? (Men and women would not
share the same room). Results: Strongly
Approve — 41 percent; Somewhat
Approve — 23 percent; Neutral — 15
percent; Somewhat Disapprove — 11
percent; Strongly Disapprove — 10 per
cent.
2. Would you like to live in such an
arrangement (men and women living
on the same floor, sharing a common
restroom)? Yes — 45 percent; No — 29
percent; Indifferent — 26 percent.
3. Would you approve increasing
the number of housing options on cam
pus where men and women live together
on the same floor but have access to
sex—segregated restrooms? (Men and
women would live on the same floor but
not in the same room.) Strongly Approve
— 60 percent; Somewhat Approve
— 22 percent; Neutral — 11 percent;
Somewhat Disapprove — 3 percent;
Strongly Disapprove — 4 percent.
4. Would you like to live in such
an arrangement (men and women liv
ing on the same floor, having access to
sex—segregated restrooms)? Yes — 65
percent; No — 10 percent; Indifferent
— 24 percent.
5. Would you approve changing
Sage Hall’s housing so that on the sec
ond and third floors, men and women
would live together but have access to
sex—segregated restrooms? (Men and
women would live on the same floor but
not in the same room). Strongly Approve
— 59 percent; Somewhat Approve
— 20 percent; Neutral — 16 percent;
Somewhat Disapprove — 2 percent;
Strongly Disapprove - 3 percent.
6. Would you like to live in such
an arrangement at Sage? Yes — 53
percent; No — 16 percent; Indifferent
— 31 percent.
7. What residence halls, if any,
would you like to see housing options
available where men and women would
live together on the same floor but not in
the same room? (Men and women would
share a restroom on the same floor.)
Students were asked to select all that
applied: Ormsby — 51 percent; Kohler
— 31 percent; Trever — 48 percent;
Colman — 45 percent.
8. What other residence halls, if any,
would you like to see housing options
available where men and women would
live together on the same floor but not in
the same room? (Men and women would
NOT share a restroom on the same floor
but would go to a specific floor where
they can use it): Ormsby — 42 percent;
Kohler — 32 percent; Trever — 39 per
cent; Colman — 37 percent.
9. Students were asked to select one
of the following options: I have studied
in an off-campus program in the past —
8 percent; I’m currently studying in an
off-campus program — 5 percent; I am
scheduled to study off-campus later this
academic year (includes some people
from part D) — 5 percent; In the future
I will study off-campus — 49 percent; I
don’t plan on studying off-campus — 29
percent.
10. How important was housing to
you in making your decision of whether
or not to study in an off-campus pro
gram? Very Important — 9 percent;
Important — 17 percent; Neutral — 36
percent; Unimportant — 28 percent.
11. How important were academ
ics to you in making your decision of
whether or not to study in an off-campus
program? Very Important — 43 percent;
12. How important were social fac
tors to you in making your decision of
percent; Unimportant - 13 percent.
13. How important were financial
factors to you in making your decision of
Important— 25 percent; Neutral — 17
14. How important were athlet
ics to you in making your decision of
15. How important were other fac
tors to you in making your decision of
percent; Unimportant— 14 percent.
16. If you have already taken part
in an off-campus study program, or will
be later this year, how satisfied were
you/are you with the housing assign
ment at Lawrence that you received for
the terms you were on campus? Very
Satisfied — 5 percent; Somewhat satis
fied — 3 percent; Neutral — 20 percent;
Somewhat dissatisfied: 5 percent; Very
dissatisfied: 3 percent.
Photo by Ryan Day
Senior Carolyn Keener welts patiently In the Health Center.
Studwits w ill have to go elsewhere to receive flu vaccinations for the winter 1
New road signs blurb
Sarah Morton
Staff Writer
Students may have noticed a
change to the street side landscape at
Lawrence University while walking
or driving around campus. Physical
Plant has recently installed road
signs to regulate vehicular traffic in
the emergency fire lanes.
The signs alert motorists to the
5 mph speed limit that covers the
stretch of road that goes from behind
Ormsby Hall, past Science Hall and
the Buchanan-Kiewit Recreation
Center, and through the Wriston
Art Center courtyard to South Lawe
Street. Since the span of road is
intended for emergency vehicle use,
Physical Plant hopes that motorists
will rely more on city streets. The
fire lanes are also used as day-to-day
pedestrian walkways.
The new signs also aim to make
the thoroughfares safer for pedestrian
travelers by reducing and regulating
the speed of traffic. Physical Plant
asks students and staff to observe
the speed limit in the interest of
campus safety.
THE LAWRENTIAN
FEATURES
ArtsBridge gets Lawrentians and Appleton
kids involved in their community
Mary Born
Steff Writer
ArtsBridge is a program that aims
to bring college students and K-12
pupils together in the classroom in
order to fuse the arts — such as music
and dance — with the already exist
ing curriculum. Created in 1996 by
Jill Beck at the University of i-----California, Irvine, the program L
has become a national network of
education partnerships between
“ArtsBridge scholars” (college
students) and local schools that
includes programs at 22 univer
sities.
Students participating in the
program put together « proposal
outlining what they intend to
teach and what kinds of projects
they plan on integrating into the
curriculum. The scholar spends
between two and three hours in
the classroom each week — a
total of 25 hours by the end of
the program — working with
the teacher and doing fun and
creative projects with the kids.
Clare Raccuglia, a junior, has
been involved with ArtsBridge
for two years. Assigned to a
class of fourth-graders at a local
elementary school, she focuses **r*h
on combining nature and art in
her projects. She uses the Fox River
and Lake Winnebago to help teach the
children about native cultures in the
area and to foster ecological aware
ness at a young age. Raccuglia’s many
projects with her class include nature
journals and sculptures. ‘The kids are
so great,” she says of her experience.
“In one class, 1 asked what art meant
to them and one of the kids answered
with ‘art makes you happy when you’re
feeling sad.’ It was so cute.”
The ArtsBridge experience is
extremely rewarding, but it can be
fourth class,” she says of the work
involved. “It can be frustrating, and
sometimes hard. However, the kids
are wonderful and I think in the end
it will really help me a lot in the
future.”
Participation in the program
counts toward observation hours for
education majors like Welch who need
to get experience teaching in
a real classroom. “I think it’s
really good to get into the
classroom,” says Welch. “It
helps you to see if this is
something you really want to
do.” For students interested
in the ArtsBridge program, it
is very easy to apply. Students
can pick up an application at
the International House on
East John Street, in which
they write out their propos
al. Once their application is
accepted, program director
Jasmine Yep pairs students
with local teachers who also
submit requests for certain
kinds of projects in various
media. Any student can par
ticipate, regardless of their
major. The ArtsBridge pro
gram, while relatively new,
seems as if it has taken off.
s ponds Hi m practicing hor A its Bvtdgs its sons.
It is an opportunity for col
lege students who may be
interested in teaching one day to get
difficult. Sarah Welch, also a junior,
classroom experience, as well as for
started participating in the ArtsBridge
students who just want to be able to
program this year and found it to be
enrich local kids’ lives through the
more difficult than she had expected.
arts and education.
“It’s almost like taking a really hard
Matt Coerper: keeping it real at the Grill
Regina Siefert
Staff Writer
We see the staff members of Lawrence
University all the time — professors, resi
dence hall directors, security officers, jani
tors, the people that work at physical plant,
the admissions directors, the cooks — every
one that works hard to make Lawrence run
smoothly. We know, at least in part, what
jobs they do. But don’t you ever wonder what
they are like? What do they like? How did
they end up here? How do they like their
jobs? What do they do when they're not
working? TTus article will allow you to get to
know at least one Lawrence staff member
better, Union Grill cook Matt Coerper.
With his Lawrence baseball cap perched
backward on his head and an apron tied
around an untucked gray polo and jeans,
the bearded Coerper iB a fam iliar sight to
the morning and early afternoon gnll-goers.
Tve been working here fcr three years,” he
said after the lunch rush ended one Monday.
During his shift, you could see Coerper work
ing diligently to make all the food. Order
April 4, 2005
Dear **********
On April 3, 2005 Judicial Board
re-convened to discuss your failure to
complete the sanction of community
service as outlined in the January 21,
2005 letter. Please understand that
the Board is very disappointed that
you failed to complete the sanction as
required.
Because the Board continues to
believe that community service will be
educational for you, you will now be
required to complete 50 hours of work
as assigned by Mr. Ginke in Physical
Plant. You are required to complete
these hours according to the following
schedule:
* a minimum of 10 hours no later
than 5.00 p.m. on Friday, April 15
•a minimum of 20 hours no later
numbers were called out in rapid succession
as the finished products were set up on the
counter. In the event that there was actu
ally a break between orders, Coerper joked
around with his ooworkers. ‘We all get along
ALlflDAY
pretty good,” he said. Coerper also said that
he gets along with the students pretty well.
“It's nice because you pretty much get to see
the same people every day, and you know
what they like,” he added.
Three years ago, Coerper was looking
for a job through Job Center when he saw
that a position at the grill was available. He
than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 22
than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 29
than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 6
than 5:00 p.m. on Friday May 13
In addition, until all 50 hours of
community service, you are placed on
disciplinary probation.
Failure to complete the 50 hours
as scheduled will cause the Board to
re-convene to consider possible sus
pension. If you have any questions,
please contact either Dean Truesdell
or me.
Sincerely,
Ben Weston
Chair, Judicial Board
faxed in his resume, and Dining Services
called him back and offered him the position;
the rest is history. Coerper works 40 hours a
week, nearly every morning and every other
weekend. “I cook, do inventory, and do some
prep work," he said. The job is okay, I would
rather not work weekends though.”
During breaks, Coerper usually eats at
the grilL The workers get one free meal per
shift, after all And, like nearly every student
mi this campus, his favorite food on the
menu is the chicken tender pita. Big shocker.
There is something about the chicken ten
der pita that is absolutely mouth-watering.
What is his least favorite food, you may ask?
“Probably the hummus.”
When he isn’t working, Coerper enjoys
hanging out with his daughter, Mackenzie.
He also likes to hang out and drink beer.
So there you go. At least one of the
Lawrence staff has been introduced to you.
But instead of reading an article, next time
why don’t you aak? Ask your RHD what kind
of music they hke. Ask one of the cooks what
it’s like to work here. Get to know the people
around you, and make Lawrence a better
community.
January 21,2005
Dear **********,
Hie purpose of this letter is to
inform you of the results of your Judicial
Board hearing on January 20,2005. The
Judicial Board has unanimously found
you in violation of parking regulations.
The board has decided on the fol
lowing sanctions:
Revocation of all driving and park
ing privileges on campus ••you are not
allowed to drive or park any vehicle
anywhere on university property for the
remainder of your enrollment. Effective
immediately your vehicle registration is
invalidated.
Service to the campus community
to be served by working 24 hours (one
hour for each parking ticket received
this academic year) for the university
grounds crew. This service must be
arranged through Dean Truesdell’s
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2 0 0 5
JBoard letters
May 2,2005
Dear **********t
The Judical Board re-convened on May
1,2005 to consider your failure to complete
the sanction of community service as out
lined in the April 4,2005 letter. The Board
wishes to communicate its extreme disap
pointment in your disregard for its most
recent sanction related to your violations.
While the Board understands that near
the end of the first week of your required
service you indicated that you became
physically unable to perform manual labor,
it is clear that you did not even make plans
to complete the hours as you had not con
tacted Mr. Ginke this term.
The Board has decided that in place of
the community service, $500 ($100 for each
week of your previously sanctioned service)
will be assessed to your student account. As
the sanction is intended to be educational,
the money will be designated for campus
improvements that relate to compliance
with the Americans with Disabilities Act
Your original parking violations often
inconvenienced campus community mem
bers with disabilities; therefore, the funds
will be earmarked for their benefit
In addition, you will continue to be on
disciplinary probation for the remainder
of the 2004-2005 academic year. Further
violation of the social code shall result in
a minimum penalty of suspension. If you
have any questions, please contact Dean
Truesdell or me.
The following letter was sent to three
students.
behavior of your guests and that you will
respect your residential community.
If you wish to appeal this decision
you must inform the President, in writing,
within three days of receiving this letter.
The members of the Board hope you
understand that our responsibility is to hear
all formal oomplaints, decide if a violation
has been committed and apply a sanction
when warranted. We hope you understand
that you need to respect the rights of others
if we are to maintain a satisfactory living
and learning environment at Lawrence.
The college community must insist upon
the cooperation and responsible judgment
of all students.
If you have any questions cmconcerns
regarding the hearing or the appeals pro
cess, please contact me or the Dean of
Students, Nancy TruesdelL
January 10,2005
Dear **********
The purpose of this letter is to inform
you of the results of your Judicial Board
hearing on January 9, 2005. The Judicial
Board has unanimously found you in viola
tion of the consideration hours policy. You
were found not in violation of the alcohol
policy.
The board has decided on the following
sanctions:
Residential warning to be in effect for
the remainder of the 2004-2005 academic
year. This letter constitutes notification that
further violation of the Social Code may
result in expulsion from the residence in
which you are living.
The Board is concerned about the fact
that noise from your room has been a recur
ring problem. The Board expects that you
will be responsible for your behavior and the
April 13, 2005
Dear **********
The purpose of this letter is to
inform you of the results of your Judicial
Board hearing on April 12, 2005. The
Judicial Board has unanimously found
you in violation of IV. D. 3.02 Disruptive
Conduct: Vandalism.
The board has decided on the follow
ing sanctions:
An official warning - this constitutes
notification that adverse judgment has
been rendered against you and that
further violation of the Social Code may
result in a more severe penalty includ
ing possible suspension.
You are required to pay for all prop
erty damage, and you must pay for the
repair or replacement o f ___________
In addition, you are being removed'
from
Hall and will immediately be
assigned to a new residence hall room.
You are not allowed to be in
Hall
for any reason for the remainder of the
2004-2005 academic year. You must be
in contact with Dean Truesdell regard
office and must be completed by the end
of Term II of the 2004-2005 academic
year. You must call Dean Truesdell no
later than Friday, January 29, 2005
to make arrangements for your com
munity service.
The hearing made it clear to the
Judicial Board that your disregard for
parking regulations has negatively
impacted a number of campus com
munity members. In light of this, you
are required to write an open letter of
apology to the campus to be published
in the The Lawrentian. The letter must
be submitted to Dean Truesdell no later
than January 31,2005 for approval, and
she will forward it to The Lawrentian.
you must inform the President, in writ
ing, within three days of receiving this
letter.
Sincerely,
Ben Weston
Chair, Judicial Board.
Sincerely,
Ben Weston
ing both your room re-assignment and
your financial obligation.
you must inform the President, in writ
ing, within three days of receiving this
letter.
The members of the Board hope
you understand that our responsibility
is to hear all formal complaints, decide
if a violation has been committed and
apply a sanction when warranted. We
hope you understand that you need to
respect the rights of others if we are
to maintain a satisfactory living and
learning environment at Lawrence. The
college community must insist upon the
cooperation and responsible judgment of
all students.
If you have any questions or con
cerns regarding the hearing or the
appeals process, please contact me or
the Dean of StudentB, Nancy TruesdelL
Sincerely,
Ben Weston
The members of die Board hope
you understand that our responsibility
is to hear all formal complaints, decide
if a violation has been committed and
apply a sanction when warranted. We
hope you understand that you need to
respect the rights of others if we are
to maintain a satisfactory living and
learning environment at Lawrence. The
college community must insist upon the
cooperation and responsible judgment
of all students.
If you have any questions or con
cerns regarding the hearing or the
appeals process, please contact me or
the Dean of Students, Nancy Truesdell.
Sincerely,
Ben Weston
THE LAWRENTIAN
FEATURES
You spent three days on the beach drink- The word on the street:
ing rum? Welcome to the Caribbean, love.
Plate
Linda Pinto and
Heather Prochnow
Staff Writers
Not only do we have Christopher
Columbus to thank for discovering
the continent we fondly call North
America, but he also gave us rum!
Sugar was a luxury product until
the Spanish explorers found prom
ising environments for cultivat
ing sugarcane in Hispaniola and
elsewhere in the Caribbean. Rum,
the result of distilling fermented
molasses, soon became a popu
lar drink among both sailors and
the European elite ... as well as
hockey players and frat boys. Most
people associate rum with pirates,
sailors, and Captain Hook, though
this is not really surprising con
sidering ships were consistently
sending rum and sugar across the
Atlantic. This must explain Jack
Sparrow’s devotion to the sweet
alcohol. In the 18th century, the
British navy provided their sailors
waiting for rum? No one on this
with a daily ration of rum because
campus, that’s for sure. Most rums
rum could withstand hot weather
today are made at 40 percent alco
better than beer could. While the
hol by volume except for Bacardi,
which is made at 37.5 percent ABV
initial allowance began at a half
pint a day, over time, the rum
got watered down to “grog” and
later mixed with lemon juice to
prevent scurvy. And perhaps many
to be equivalent to other white
spirits. There are some varieties
that are still made traditionally
“overproof’ at naval strength of
a drunkard, because what SHALL
more than 50 percent ABV. This
we do with a drunken sailor? It
for the real rum and Coke enthu
wasn’t until 1970 that the rum
ration was abolished, and those
siasts!
left to conquer the sea were free to
juices better than any other spirit.
Rum mixes well with fruit
drink and uphold the intoxicated
Famous for its taste in cola, rum
sailor stereotype.
is also found in pina coladas and
There are two main types of
daiquiris, a favorite for many of
rum: light rum and dark rum.
you ladies out there (and the men
Light rum, which is bottled right
who are manly enough to admit
after distilling, is the more popu
they like the refreshing blended
lar variety due to its ability to
drinks). Rum has made Mai Tais
mix well in many drinks. Dark
famous in Hawaii and Hurricanes
rums are cask-aged, sometimes
famous in New Orleans ... or per
for decades to get their rich color.
haps the rum just made hurri
And in all honesty, what kind of
canes a little bit more bearable
individuals sit around that long
down there on Bourbon Street.
Aaron Urist
for The Lawrentian
Of the battles that have raged
through time, only one looms above
all the others as the greatest conflict
of all. In the seemingly quiet halls
and kitchens of Downer Commons,
the flames of war still rage in secret.
The time has come to resolve this
terrible battle. Which is better to eat
on: plates or trays? The people who
eat off trays themselves swear by
their lifestyle, and refuse to be con
verted. These are people like Roger
Gifford. “I can’t see why people eat
with plates. Sometimes I eat cereal
off of my plate. It fixes every problem.
You know how sometimes cereal gets
soggy? Well on a tray, it doesn’t. It’s
just a thin film of breakfast over the
whole tray. It’s perfect.” The workers
of Downer seem to share Roger’s opin
ion. Tamiko Terada agreed to spread
the word, and does so with eloquence.
Trays? I love it when people eat
on trays! People should drink off of
trays!” Thank you, Tamiko.
For information on the opposite
side of things, Maureen Schneck
agreed to divulge her opinion. “Plates
or trays? Well, plates stop me from
eating too much.” Jacob Ruben says,
“Plates have a glorious heritage going
back thousands of years. There is
most likely documented evidence that
George Washington himself at one
time used plates. Did he use a plastic
tray? I think not! Not using a plate
is unpatriotic.” Hmm. Touche, Mr.
Ruben.
There is, however, a third party,
made up of people like John Howell
III. “What? Plates? Plates ... dino
saurs ... I don’t care.” Well, John,
it’s people like you that prevent the
youth from understanding exactly
how important this issue is, because
it’s ... important. In all seriousness,
using either a plate or a tray without
the other saves water. Honestly, only
use the dishes you need. Everyone
knows the one guy with four cups
and eight bowls. Well buddy, when
this war is over, it’s you everyone will
be after, because unlike some things,
water conservation actually matters.
LCF if you’re Christian or not
Bonnie Alger
3UTT IfuWr
Each fall, the activities fair held
during Welcome Week attracts students
— freshmen to super seniors — in droves.
The plethora of clubs and organizations
on campus can be overwhelming, espe
cially to a new student. While some stu
dents are looking to try completely new
things, others are looking to connect with
others who share similar interests and
beliefs. Lawrence is fortunate to have a
diverse selection of religious organiza
tions to choose from, and the Lawrence
Christian Fellowship is one of the largest
of them all. With over 200 members, you
are bound to know someone who is a
member of this popular group.
With over 50 active members and
many others who occasionally stop by,
LCF has made its presence known on
campus. Weekly large group meetings are
held on Wednesday nights in Riverview
Lounge. Small group Bible study and
prayer groups can be found in residence
halls campus wide and lunch discussions
are held every Friday. Junior Rachel
Freedman remarks, ‘1 think the primary
functions of LCF are to provide a support
ive community for Christian students,
faculty and staff at Lawrence; to help
Christians at Lawrence to grow in their
faith and in their relationships with God;
and to serve as a source of information for
other students, faculty and staff who have
questions about Jesus, about the Bible
or about the Christian religion.” Senior
James Hall adds, “LCF is an incred
ibly diverse organization: students come
from all kinds of Christian backgrounds,
including Catholic and Protestant, liturgi
cal and evangelical denominations.”
Special events are also planned each
m
term. Earlier this term, the group brought
in Mark Noll, a specialist in Christian
history from Wheaton College in Illinois,
to give two lectures, “Jesus Christ and the
Life of the Mind” and “Has the Christian
Faith Done More Harm Than Good in
America?” “LCF is not a church,” says
Hall, “but a place for Christian — and
interested non-Christian — students
to gather, worship, pray, and exchange
More casual events are also held
each term, such as movie nights. This
term boasts the annual holiday party,
to be hosted in collaboration with the
Jewish student organization Hillel, in an
effort to encourage interaction between
the two groups. The party will celebrate
both Christmas and Hanukkah, and will
be held Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Riverview
Lounge. Live music will be provided by a
Lawrence student jazz combo. In addition,
there will be dancing, food, traditional
Christmas carols, the “Bing Sing,” where
people will create their own renditions
of Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas,” and
Israeli folk dancing. An Easter celebration
is also planned for the spring.
For those interested in Christianity,
Christian or not, LCF is one place to turn.
Freedman says, “LCF members really are
able to support and encourage each other
in our academic work, musical perfor
mance, artistic endeavors, personal lives,
et cetera, and become close friends. We
also support each other when our faith
comes under criticism or when we have
personal tragedies or struggles in our
lives ... we want to be clear that, while
we are vocal about our own beliefs and
certainly hope that other people will be
interested in learning more about our
faith, we are not here to force anything
on anyone.”
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Featured Athlete: Adam Kolb
Adam Kolb returns for his senioryear ofswimming as a captain and one of the strongest members on
the team. Kolb took two individual silvers and a bronze at last year’s Midwest Conference championships
and hopes to further that su ccess over the course of this season. In addition to hispursuits in thepool, Kolb
has been honored by the university for having the highest GPA in the graduating class o f2006.
Hometown: St Paul, Mina
Major: Bioiogy
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How he became interested in swimming: “My parents threw me into the pool when I was about
3 for swim lessons. After I finished the last level of lessons, my teacher told me he would be upset if I
didn’t join a swim team. Since I was 9 at the time, this guy seemed pretty huge, and I didn’t want to
make him upset”
Goals lor this year’s season: “Placing in the top two in conference as a team, beating Grinnell in the
400 freestyle relay as the last swim of my career, setting best times in the events I swim at conference,
and generally enjoying my last season as mudhfls possible,^
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Favorite past swimming meipory: 1 have a lot, but the 200 medley relay at conference last year
sticks out even though it’s a bittersweet memoi^iye set the^hod record but got disqualified on a controversial cafl. We swam the relay
again as a time trial the next dayvand swam an,^ven fasterjime, but got disqualified again for a relay start that was too fast. We couldn’t
believe that we got disqualified tyyioe, because
had done hundreds of starts off each other and had them pretty much nailed, but it’s
the refs opinion that counts. Even if the time was never official, we know we have that record.”
Plans for after graduation: “Lam taking the MCAT in April Next year 111he working in the Cardiovascular Repair Center at the
University of Minnesota, taking biochemistry, and applying to medical schools.”
Who would win in a fight, Mike Tyson or a Cheetah?: “Ihe cheetah would flee from Mike Tyson’s high-pitched taunts like a dog obeys a
dog whistle, unless Tyson had already bitten off both the cheetah’s ears.”
But why male models? “J.P. Prewitt, world’s greatest hand model might be better prepared to answer this question.”
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Point-Counterpoint: U.S. state and local elections
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Ben Pauli
Staff Writer
Peter Gillette
OpiiikMi Columist
Senioritis
I spent Sunday night near my com
puter with my geology balk open. I was
alternating between plate tectonics and
an entrance essay for graduate school,
because last weekend, I realized some
thing.
You see, I am an English major, and
although I am rather deuse, I finally
analyzed the etymological roots of the
term “graduate school.” For a while, my
definition has been “the logical step after
undergraduate school,” or “a seusible
way to delay ‘real life’ while defemng
loans,” or, better yet, “one of the many
terms that falls under the laudable cat
egory o f‘anywhere but Appleton."’
Then this past weekend, as I ate
and slept and ate and slept, I began
to understand graduate school with a
renewed clarity. I started to listen to the
term “graduate school.” and I realized
that I have to graduate first.
It’s a pesky thought, you know. I
have never been one for advancement.
I am rather certain that the only reason
I passed from grade school to middle
school was social promotion. It’s a won
der I moved on, really: I couldn’t even tie
my shoes the correct way (to this day, I
cannot go “around the tree”; I have to
use the “two bunny ears” method).
Consequently, I was the only eighth
grader with a Velcro pair of LA Lights. 1
also wore sweatpants. Fashion illiteracy
was the price I paid for promotion.
High school, I was sort of ready for. In
fact, I think my academic career peaked
‘round about eighth grade. I always read
the books — delightful reads like “The
Giver” and “Johnny Tremain” — until
my teacher assigned the depressing troi
ka of Elie Wiesel’s “Night," the classic
•“All Quiet on the Western Front,” and
(who could forget?) the reliably glum
“Flowers for Algernon.” From then on, I
only read ghostwritten baseball biogra
phies and Entertainment Wivkly.
Still, though, I had enough momen
tum to make it into high school, where
I managed to fail health and chemistry
in the span of a year. But then I learned
how to fake it. Late in my high school
career, I discovered the skill of writing
application essays.
If knowledge and talent open many
doors, creative application essays — ones
that attempt to traasform your faults
into strengths through virtuoso displays
of kettle logic — jam a crowbar into the
locked gate of achievement.
And so I forced my way into
Lawrence via a USO show of an applica
tion that was pure magic. Seriously, if
you tapped this application three times,
a broken-necked goose would emerge. It
was quite a phenomenon.
Lawrence, I actually "began reading
again and I started doing pretty well.
Now, school becomes tiring and I’m run
ning the gamut again, trying to tell the
Manhattan School of Music what I’d
change about the world if I could only
transform one thing.
I’d probably be selfish and elimi
nate science. From plate tectonics to
stoichiometry to the birds and the bees,
1 just don't get it. But, the future not
withstanding, I suppose you ain’t fake
a diploma, and sometimes you’ve just
got to learn.
So for now, in the words of some
baseball star (as told to a washed-up
journalist), I’ll try to keep my eye on
the ball.
The
Chronicle
o f Higher
Education published a number of
stories this week regarding presi
dential salaries for colleges and uni
versities throughout the country.
The fact that the best-compensated
leaders in higher education make
more than $1 million (with the high
est paid president getting making
over $5 million), have caused many
to begin to question whether univer
sity presidential salaries are fair,
especially with so many colleges
feeling a financial crunch.
That is not to say that all college
presidents are millionaires. Here
at Lawrence University, for exam
ple, during the ‘03-’04 school year,
then-president Rik Warch received
$238,679 in total compensation.
Although not even close to breach
ing the seven-figure level, this sal
ary was four to five times that of
the average professor. Do presidents
deserve this kind of pay? This ques
tion is a difficult one. On one hand,
presidents are often responsible
for securing large donations to the
university and, in that way, virtu
ally pay off their own wage. On the
other hand, donations do not make
a university. It is the professors
— their knowledge and teaching
ability — that recruit students to
a campus like Lawrence and cause
them to remain here.
It is for that reason that I
believe that salaries for college and
university presidents are excessive.
It is the faculty and staff of the
university that ensure that it runs
smoothly and accomplishes its mis
sion. While it is the president that,
in the end, oversees all university
actions, there is no reason that the
president needs the kind of salary
that affords them to drive a Porsche.
Furthermore, many presidents have
compensations outside of their sal
ary and retirement benefits. Many,
as with Lawrence presidents, are
provided with a beautiful home.
Moreover, since much of presiden
tial work involves wining and dining
alumni and donors, presidents are
also allotted more money to cover
the expenses of such entertaining.
All of this taken in aggregate results
in an overly generous compensation
package for university presidents.
This money could be better spent on
more important things, like lowering
college tuitions or raising professor
salaries.
Ban Pauli Is a member of
Leftist Action.
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H ey B u b b le Butt,
H’s b e e n pretty co o l sp e n d in g the la st y e a r
in ou ter s p a c e . I a ls o e n jo y bein g jolted a w a k e by
you r o b n o x io u s alarm clo ck, e v e n w h en yo u d o n ’t
en d up d o in g you r h o m ew o rk an y w ay.
Love,
M an V o ice
Horvard-Yale
The Game as, by far, the most important
sporting event of the year.
Nonetheless, why would a guy study
ing in Wisconsin and a guy taking a term
off in Newfoundland travel to Connecticut
to see a football game? Probably out of
sheer youthful exuberance and curiosity,
but by the end of the game we were more
than convinced of the merits of our trav
els.
less drives in the final minutes, the true
action began. With the sun all but gone,
The Game entered its first ever overtime
“We’re never going to see anything like
that again,” commented Yale QB Jeff Mith
afterward
It was aft a nervous blur. Yale fum
bled Harvard missed a field goal. Harvard
threw an interception, Yale fumbled
again. Yale was miraculously intercepted,
Harvard went in to score. Three overtimes,
Crimson fans rush the field Yale players
shocked crestfallen, teaiy-eyed
Yale’s defense was consistently over
powering in the first half with a key inter
ception and third-down sack to prevent
promising drives by the Crimson. The
home team’s offense showed conviction and
strung together multiple gorgeous recep
tions to go into halftime with a 14-3 lead.
The Bulldogs extended their lead to
18 on the first drive of the second half
and looked to be headed toward their first
victory since the 2000 game. Harvard,
however, came right back with a touch
down that shifted the momentum to the
east side of the Bowl. With Yale only one
field goid more, the Crimson tied the game
with 3:37 to go.
After the teams exchanged score
Rarely does one college OT go score
less. There could have been no better cli
max to an incomparable experience in
southern New England Incredibly, this
unprecedented playing of The Game was
just that only one part of the overall expe
rience. Over dinner, we were awestruck,
talking as much about the tailgate and
the previous night’s party as about The
Game itself.
The experience, for most is just a
whirlwind of intoxicants surrounding an
unparalleled tradition that just so happens
to produce an utterly unbelievable football
game. Such a phenomenon is exactly what
some people live for.
continued from page 8
Professors
deserve more
Michael Papincak
Staff Writer
The Chronicle of Higher Education
has listed on its website many articles
about the salaries of college presi
dents. One actually lists the amount
college presidents are making, and
let me tell you, these people are
pretty well-off. However, I am not
sure if I disagree with the hundreds
of thousands — if not millions — of
dollars these people are making. I
have heard over the years from lib
erals that as far as money goes,
America has its priorities all messed
up. We are paying actors, profession
al athletes, and the idiots on the show
“Jackass” way too much money for
what they do. I enjoy watching foot
ball and watching people staple their
butt cheeks together, but do these,
men really need to be paid millions
of dollars? I know many people, not
just liberals, think that people in the
education field are highly underpaid.
The people who are being underpaid
are not the presidents, though; they
are the teachers. Teachers are the
ones educating our children for hours
during the day; they are in the teach
ers’ hands, and to ensure that they
are safe and well taken care of we
should pay the teachers more, not the
presidents. By paying them more we
could get higher quality in the teach
ers’ skill, which gives our children a
better future.
Now, what I just said is that
teachers need to be paid more.
However, we are talking about col
lege presidents. In my opinion, I
think that these presidents are being
overpaid in comparison to the teach
ers. Yes, the president is keeping
the college up and running, mak
ing big decisions, etc. ... but who
is doing the hands-on work, who is
really influencing the students? The
teachers. The millions of dollars that
college presidents make could be and
should be distributed among the pro
fessors (man does that sound liberal
or what!) to make their paychecks
more equal to that of the presidents. I
do feel that presidents should be paid
well; they do run the whole school.
However, I feel that in comparison
to the teachers, who probably don’t
make over five figures a year, the
presidents, in some cases, are being
vastly overpaid. If we want real high
er education, we need to start paying
the teachers what they truly deserve,
and if that means taking money from
the president’s paycheck, especially
if they are making over $1 million a
year, then so be it.
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S peeches on M ain H a il G reen
Pete Snyden"Debate on Campus"
Delivered November 21
In this speech I want to talk about
debate on campus. As students, it’s some
thing that makes up a signifiamt part of
our day, and as people who take the time
to talk at and/or listen to these Main Hall
speeches, it’s something that many of us
seem to value. In order to have this clash
of ideas, we need to be willing to coasider
minority opinioas and beliefs, and sinoe
Lawrence is on par a liberal place, consider
ing minority opinioas here often means,
ironically, considering opinions that are
majority and mainstream outside of the
“Lawrence Bubble.” I don’t think we as a
student body always do a good enough job
of considering and debating these opinions,
and I think it’s to our detriment.
For example, last year, Lawrence
Christian Fellowship held a campaign
titled “I Stand With Ann.” The campaign
consisted of LCF members wearing Tshirts declaring their Christianity, putting
up posters around campus with statements
of personal faith, and asking people if they
would mind answering some questions
abouttheir religious beliefs in Downer. The
campaign w;is completely passive, meaning
that at no point did anyone in LCF, as part
of the campaign, tell a non-LCFer that they
should convert, or even that non-Christian
beliefs were ,wrong. The efforts consisted
so. of questions and the equivalent of T
statei its.
Many non-LCF students, unsurpris
ingly and understandably, objected to the
campaign. Some disagreed with what they
saw as mainstream Christianity’s anti-gay
teachings, others found the subservient
position the Bible seems to prescribe for
women offensive, :ind still others just found
the idea of an all-knowing, all-powerful god
irrational and unpleasant. Unfortunately,
instead of initiating debates and discus
sions with the ‘T Stand with Ann" crowd,
many members of the Lawrence commu
nity responded by asking, in effect, that
LCF not be so open and vocal about their
opinions. Instead of writing letters to The
Lau renlian about why people found either
the campaign or Christianity in general
offensive, which would have been a ben
eficial discussion for all parties involved,
LCF posters were tom down. Instead of
organizing a campus debate so LCFers
could respond to their detractors, people
approached members of LCF and asked
them to not be so obvious. In short, instead
of having the uncomfortable but valuable
clash of ideas that would have benefited
the entire campus, people responded by
asking, even demanding, that less opinions
be expressed.
It’s unfortunate and ironic that LCF
initiated the “I Stand With Ann” campaign
in an attempt to dispel a fear among its
membership that Christians at Lawrence
could not be open and pubbc about their
faith, and the Lawrence community
responded by confirming that fear.
So, what’s the point? Why dredge up
six-month-old history? Just that I hope that
next time an individual or group expresses
an opinion that goes against the general
Lawrence sentiment, we do a better job of
welcoming, discussing, and debating that
opinion, mstoad ofjust dismissing it oflhand
and asking it to go away. Consider what we
as a campus lost last year. Maybe through
debate some LCFers would have been con
vinced by arguments of people of other or no
faiths, and would have altered their beliefs.
Likewise. non-LCFers lost out on an oppor
tunity to better understand — and possibly
be convinced by — the Christian position. I
think it’s too bad that those opportunities
were not taken advantage of and I think
we should make doubly sure we don’t miss
out on a similar opportunity the next time
it presents itself.
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PHOTO POLL:
Last year LUCC, was faced, as usual, with the task of filling a number
of student committees. The process can involve many hours of work tabling
and interviewing, and LUCC President Pete Snyder and Vice President
Chns Bowman saw the arrangement, in some instances, as less than pro
ductive. A number of committees that LUCC filled were meeting only rarely
and were not making proposals to LUCC.
The difference between an LUCC committee and a regular student
organization is that an LUCC committee can propose legislation and malrp
other motions. Committees are also afforded certain customary privileges,
such as higher speaking priority at LUCC meetings. But not all of them
utilize these privileges, and the title <f “LUCC Committee” comes with cer
tain bureaucratic responsibilities, such as being required to meet a certain
number of times a year and to report on those meetings to LUCC.
Snyder wrote a bylaw amendment to cut several committees that did
not seem to need the LUCC title, and Bowman introduced the change. Had
the new bylaw been approved, the committees would have become student
organizations, without the hassle or the privileges that come with being an
LUCC committee. Two of the groups under discussion were the Committee
on Multicultural Affairs and the Publications Board. Neither had proposed
legislation or shown need of their committee status in recent years, as for
as LUCC could see.
The change was introduced for discussion, however, without the noti
fication of either committee. Members erf1the committees, upon finding out
about the proposal voiced their dissatisfaction. The change under discus
sion at this point is for Multicultural Affairs and the Publications Board to
remain under LUCC, but to take responsibility for filling their own seats
and choosing whether or not to give reports on their meetings.
The current change under discussion seems reasonable, but the events
leading up to it reveal some troublesome issues of communication between
LUCC and its committees. In foct there had been so little communication
between these committees and LUCC that had members of the commit
tees not found out about the situation, a decision could have been made
without the committees even being aware that their own status under
LUCC was under discussion. The foct that those involved in the introduc
tion of the bylaw change did not think that it was not necessary to inform
the committees of their proposal puts LUCCs relationship with the student
body in a questionable light.
Perhaps this recent conflict will mark the beginning of renewed com
munication and exchange of energy between LUCC and its committees.
The Publications Board is utilized so intermittently that many students are
unaware of its existence. The Committee on Multicultural Affairs, however,
meets frequently, but does not often address LUCC-related issues such as
funding and legislation We urge these committees and committees like
them to bear in mind their LUCC status and how they might utilize the
privileges that come with that status. If members of a committee believe
that they may need to propose legislation in the future, or if that privilege
is an integral part of what they do already, they should take it upon them
selves to stay informed of LUCC proceedings. Likewise, LUCC should
make such information available to committees. The kind of disconnected
communication that came to a head in the past month is the sort that can
lead to a schism between the student body and their representatives. We
think that dialogue between LUCC officers and other members of the stu
dent body should be a leading directive force in the LUCC decision-making
process. The purpose of LUCC is to represent the Lawrence community,
and to do so requires constant reliable solicitation and consideration of
student input.
Romance
according
to Kate
Kate Ostler
Social grace
Dear Kate,
The first person I loved broke my
heart Now we are friends, but he keeps
telling me the details of his various
flings. How can I tell him that these
stories make me uncomfortable, but still
keep our friendship as close and open as
it is now?
—Hiding a broken heart
Dear Hiding,
It doesn’t sound to me like your
friendship is actually as close and open
as you’d like it to be. Invite your friend
to sit down with you for a cup of tea, and
then let him know that stories of his new
adventures in dating are not the type of
tales you’d prefer to keep hearing from
him Inform him that constantly chroni
cling his recent trysts is making you
upset. He may not even realize that his
comments are hurting you, and telling
him how you feel will likely cause him to
be more sensitive in the future. Before
you chat with him, have a list ready in
your mind of topics you’d rather discuss.
For example: Ashlee Simpson: Does she
really deserve to be famous? Or, “How
much would you pay me if I ate this wad
of gum stuck underneath the table?”
What is on your holiday wish list?
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T want to go to Ireland where it is
legal to drink."
-Eddy Mathews
Dear Kate,
I have a date coming up with a
woman who I really respect and admire
for her intelligence and charm, rm not
sure whether or not I should pay when
we go out, seeing that I don't want her
to think that rm cheap, but rm afraid
she may think rm being condescend
ing if I insist to pick up the tab. What
should I do?
—Not Cheap, Just Checking
Dear Not,
First of all, I don't think I ever
agreed to go out on a date with you But
anyhow, in response to your inquiry: I
think it’s fair that each person pay for
their own meal Aside from considering
the tradition of the guy paying for each
date to be old-fashioned and outdated,
keep in mind that we are still college
students, and until the payroll depart
ment decides that we ought to earn
some decent wages for on-campus jobs,
we’ll still be pinching pennies. Your date
should expect to have a good time, but
still be willing to pay for it. Show this
woman that you respect her by doing
little things: keep eye contact when
she’s speaking to you, hold the door, and
mention that you enjoy her company.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Wind Ensemble, Symphonic LSO challenges, indulges
Band joined by Samuel Adler Memorial Chapel crowd
Amelia Perron
Staff Writer
Two Lawrence ensembles had
the rare opportunity Nov. 19 of work
ing with internationally recognized
composer Samuel Adler in a concert
featuring his music.
Adler, who has composed some
500 pieces and whose teaching
history includes the prestigious
Eastman and Juilliard schools of
music, spent Nov. 15-19 in residency
at the Lawrence Conservatory. His
residency, which included lectures,
a composition master class, indi
vidual composition lessons, a pre
sentation to a conducting class, and
a new music concert, culminated
Nov. 19 with a Symphonic Band and
Wind Ensemble concert, conducted
by Adler and Lawrence director of
bands Andrew Mast.
Both ensembles primarily played
works by Adler, who conducted one
piece with each group. The experi
ence of playing a piece under the
baton of its composer was a unique
one for the students. Said sophomore
bassoonist Emma Ashbrook, “It was
cool to look at the piece through the
composer’s perspective. You could
see in his conducting what was going
on in his mind.”
Adler’s contribution to the con
cert went beyond simply the per
formance. “Adler has crossed paths
with virtually every major figure in
the music world,” said Mast. “I think
the most valuable experience for the
students was simply to listen to his
stories and ‘breathe his air.’”
The program was compiled with
suggestions from Adler. “We ended
up with quite a diversity of pieces,”
Mast said. “Some had been written
40 years ago, some were just off
the press. It enabled us to see how
Adler’s writing had changed over
the years.” For even more insight,
the Symphonic Band played pieces
by Aaron Copland and Walter Piston
— both former teachers of Adler.
By all accounts, the resulting
program was a challenging one.
Junior horn player Megan Fehr said
that “’Pygmalion’ [the last piece on
the program] was so difficult. It took
a lot of work to get it where it was
for the concert.” But that particular
piece was a high point for Mast. “It
was so difficult, but they played it
really well,” he said. Adler’s insight
helped the ensemble through the
technical challenges. According to
Mast, “In the first rehearsal, Adler
told them, ‘Who cares about the
notes? It’s all about the music and
the energy.’”
Jessica Vogt
Staff Writer
The familiar sounds of the
“William Tell Overture” began the
Lawrence Symphony Orchestra con
cert Sunday evening in Memorial
Chapel. The work by Rossini, one
of the great orchestral classics of
all time, was followed by a violin
concerto by the 20th-century com
poser Henri Dutilleux, “L’arbre des
songes,” and the classic Brahms
Symphony No. 1 in C minor.
Conductor David E. Becker said
that in picking the pieces he wanted
to provide the Conservatory perfor
mance students with a “balanced
nutrition of repertoire.” He went on
to say that in every concert this year,
students will be exposed to the great
and well-known classic works for
orchestra.
“It’s a little like reading the great
literary classics for an English class,”
said Becker. Performance majors
need to know these pieces, Becker
went on, and the other members of
the ensemble can still have fun play
ing them.
In addition to the great clas
sics of Brahms and Rossini, Becker
also programmed the Dutilleux con
certo, whose title means “The Tree of
Dreams” in French. “I’m making an
attempt to do a 20th-century piece in
every concert,” Becker commented.
In addition, the students had
the incredible opportunity to perform
with world-renowned violinist and
Conservatory professor Stephane
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Dutilleux work on the recommenda
tion of Tran Ngoc, who knows and has
worked with the composer in Paris.
Tran Ngoc noted that, although the
work premiered in 1985, this was one
of few performances in the Midwest
and the first in Wisconsin.
“L’arbre des songes” was quite
a departure from the rest of the
program. Alternating between fast
cascading lines and quick pizzicati,
Tran Ngoc’s solo part was aggressive
and, at times, seemed as if he was
almost attacking the instrument. The
orchestral background was ethereal
and full of glissandi, high pitches,
dissonance and awkward intervals.
When asked what effect such a
new and different piece will have on
an audience, Becker replied that it
is “always controversial. There are
always going to be people who don’t
like [this type of music]. But on a
college campus we have the chance
to experiment and take more risks.”
He contrasted the work of a college
symphony orchestra to that of a pro
fessional one, saying “professional
symphonies may not do this type of
piece when they have to sell tickets.”
He stressed the importance of expo
sure to works that allow students to
employ different sounds and tech
niques on their instruments.
And so audiences can expect to
hear unusual sounds coming from
the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra
in at least one piece each concert
throughout this year. It will keep us
all on our toes with our ears alert.
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Iizuka's "Angels" explores new dramatic aesthetic
Bronwen Cathey
for The Lawrentian
From Nov. 17-20, eight Lawrence
actors, in collaboration with a num
ber of other students and faculty,
appeared in Naomi Iizuka’s “Language
of Angels.” Director Kathy Privatt said
in her program notes that she was
“compelled by the creative opportuni
ties the piece offers the production
team." That team included LU alum
nus Alan Sherkow on lighting and
senior Brian Teoh on sound design,
both of whom played an integral role
in creating the stark, eerie atmosphere
of Iizuka’s play.
The piece is initially centered
around a night in 1987, when a young
woman named Celie mysteriously dis
appears deep in the cave county of
North Carolina. Foul play is never
directly addressed, but murder is
clearlv on the minds of each of the
characters as they each recount the
night. A group of drunken teenagers
are terrified to awake in the pitch
black of a cave, only to find that one of
the girls is missing.
Sophomore
Asher
Perlman
expressed the difficulty of mastering
the cave county dialect. Perlman, who
played the “mysterious stranger” who
wins the heart of Danielle — played by
senior Julie Silver — said that the lan
guage was altogether different than a
North Carolina accent, but with enough
variation to present a challenge. To
help learn the dialect, Perlman said,
the actors were given a sheet that
“specified the difference between it
and our traditional Midwest/northwest
dialect. Additionally, we watched The
Dukes of Hazzard,’ and tried our best
to mimic the way they spoke.”
Reminiscent of Akira Kurosawa’s
“Rashomon,” “Language of Angels”
presented not one singular story or
viewpoint but a series of multiple
truths from the varied perspectives of
its characters; Iizuka uses ephemeral
leaps in time and space in order to con
vey this in her writing. Privatt noted
that the show “allows several people to
tell their versions of the story ... there
are several ‘secrets’ in this story, and
each character has their own view of
the events of that night long ago." In
order to convey this, Privatt brought
people into the production to work with
movement, light, and sound; the result
was a play about people dealing with
the past. ‘That led us to the metaphor
of impressions of the past shaping the
present/future," wrote Privatt, “and
the need for an ‘emotional landscape’
(the playwright’s words when I talked
with her) rather than place.”
In speaking with Iizuka, Privatt
and her collaborators found different
ways in which to convey this,such
as lycra panels for the set, “lighting
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that incorporate ‘real’ sounds with
electronic music, and movement that
expresses emotion idthout being lit
eral or realistic,” Privatt said. Rather
than the literal, the play erred on the
side of “real internal motivations that
translated into a variety of expres
sions and understandings of what
happened.” These myriad impressions
were not meant to present a singular
or definitive truth, but rather gave the
audience the sensation of memory and
even dreaming. Thus, the goal of the
production was not to reveal exactly
what happened, Privatt said, but rath
er for the acting, direction and produc
tion to let “each audience member to
take away their own ‘impression’ of
what happened.”
Lawrence theater’s next produc
tion, “Finding the Laughter (Again),”
will be in Cloak Theatre, Feb. 2-4 at 8
p.m. and Feb. 5 at 3 p.m.
A n d m e u n s d iia s
Paul Karner
This week, seeing as the Appleton
Christmas Parade has once again
trampled over the Thanksgiving sea
son, perhaps it is time we look ahead
to the quickly approaching holiday
season. This past week the staff at
“Veritas Est Rock” had a few nights of
intense deliberation in order to com
pile a list of a few albums that would
make great gift ideas as well as wise
additions to one’s Christmas list.
Feist “ Let It Die”
This sophomore release from
female solo artist Feist is nothing
short of an indie-rock gem. Leslie
Feist, former singer for Broken Social
Scene and By Divine Right, has made
waves in her past endeavors but noth
ing shines quite as brightly as the
delicately swaggering songwriting of
“Let It Die.” The music is calm and
reserved, yet unmistakably confident
and poignant throughout. This album
would fit great in the stocking of
your strong-willed female loved one
or a self-affirmed male friend who can
appreciate some sincerely feminine
musical prowess.
The Books “ Lost and Safe”
This album is for the intellec
tually minded listener. These two
computer-minded composers created
a masterpiece of electronic backdrops
and layers of acoustic instruments
on “Lost and Safe.” The Books have
developed such an unbelievable ear
for sampling that the extended audio
clips scattered throughout the album
seem perfectly in tune with the music
itself. This is another record that
gains ground by holding back. Many
of the tracks barely escalate above
a whisper, making the sheer depth
of this album all the more impres
sive. Give this to your philosophical
friend or family member that is less
interested in introspection than the
typical hipster.
Q and Not U
“ No Kill No Beep Beep”
This album is for those indie-rockers who all too often suppress their
urge to shake it for the sake of that
enigmatic hipster persona. The debut
full-length by dancepunk veterans
Q and not U manages to blend post
punk irony with some of the most
infectious dance beats this side of the
Pacific. Innovative guitar work and
rhythmically infused vocals collide
with a level of sincerity that makes it
safe for those who are too serious to
listen to Junior Senior.
Portishead “ Live: Roseland NYC”
Perhaps the sexiest art-rock
band to ever earn any indie cred,
Portishead’s sensual trip-hop laments
are accompanied by a full orchestra
on this album that melts into the
band’s stripped down sound delicately
and powerfully. This record is the cap
stone of the minimalist rock pioneers’
career. Front woman Beth Gibbons
gives one of her most gripping per
formances ever recorded, which helps
make this album one of the most
inviting live albums to date. Giving
Portishead to a friend could serve
to affirm your confidence in their
musical tastes or perhaps woo them
into some sort of fatalistic love affair
you’ve been concocting.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
LUPE gives iDmriiriatirig concert
Sarah Page
Staff Writer
The
Lawrence
University
Percussion Ensemble filled the cha
pel with music Nov. 20. Although
there wasn’t a large crowd, LUPE’s
full sound made an impression on the
people who did attend.
Junior Michael Truesdell and a
trio of students performed “Lamento
e danza barbara” by German compos
er Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic. Truesdell
performed Zivkovic’s “Uneven Souls”
last year, and his precision and sen
sitivity compliment Zivkovic’s emo
tionally driven compositions. The
trio and Truesdell were dead on
with each beat of the concerto, which
made for a memorable performance
that was well received by those in
attendance.
The third piece, “Perfectly
Frank,” showcased the talent of
guest artist and internationally rec
ognized percussionist Michael Spiro
on the congas. Spiro has made count
less visits to Cuba to study AfroCuban drumming and has worked
at a number of universities across
America including the University of
California, Berkeley. Spiro is a long
time friend of Lawrence percussion
professor Dane Richeson and has
made numerous visits to Appleton
to work with students and lecture
in Lawrence’s World Music Lecture
Series. His undying passion for
teaching Latin music to young adults
has lent a notable energy to the per
cussion program at Lawrence.
Spiro also contributes greatly to
the music scene where he lives in
San Francisco. He has released his
own album entitled “Bata Ketu,”
performed with his group, Ara Meji,
at the Monterey Jazz Festival, and is
touring the world with his percussion
trio Talking Drums.
Before his performance, Spiro
explained to the audience that little
music has been made for the congas.
Only in the past 20 years or so has
conga music really been composed,
often in the salsa genre.
A band and a singer usually play
the solo that Spiro performed. Thus,
Spiro took on the role of a one-man
band. In order to do so, Spiro had
some of the instruments hooked up
to foot pedals so he could use his
hands for the drumming. During
parts of the drum solo Spiro sang
some of the vocal parts as well.
The final piece, under the direc
tion of Spiro, was performed by the
Sambistas. Richeson joined them for
a barrage of rhythms from Ghana,
Brazil, and Cuba. Students divided
the stage into three parts: the left
side of the stage was Ghana, the
right side was Cuba and the back of
the stage was the music of Brazil.
The piece highlighted the influences
that these three countries have on
each other’s music and culminated
in a high-energy ending to the per
formance.
Women take care of business
Philip Roy
The women’s basketball team has
come out strong in this season’s cam
paign for the MWC championship.
The Vikings opened their season Nov.
18-19 at the Lakeland College TipOff Tournament in Sheboygan, Wis.
Lawrence was powered by double-digit
contributions from Claire Getzoff, Kelly
Mulcahy and Molly Bouressa in their
67-60 semifinal decision over Clarke
College. Bouressa, a junior, had a team
high of eight rebounds to go along with
her 14 points. Getzoff, who ended last
season second in total points for the
Vikings, asserted her dominance in the
tournament final as well, piling in 17
points. Sophomores Mulcahy and Carrie
Van Groll also had standout performanc
es as the Vikings routed Cornell College
63-45 for the tournament title. Getzoff
was named the tournament MVP and
sophomore guard Jenny Stoner joined
r
her on the all-tournament team.
LU returned to action over the
Thanksgiving break as they trav
eled down to the_ Milwaukee School of
Engineering. Lawrence shot 50 percent
from the floor as they raced to a 10-point
lead at the half. Van Groll had a career
high outing as she led the team with 26
points, shooting 9 of 10 from the floor
and 8 of 9 from the foul line. Getzoffs 19
points and Bouressa’s 11 points and 10
boards double-double helped the Vikings
to the 78-50 win.
The 3-0 start to the Vikings’ season
has been marked by a strong defensive
effort and the promising contributions
by new starters and the Lawrence bench.
The team will look to continue its run as
it faces Marian College after press time
on Tuesday in a home non-conference
fixture.
This weekend, the team will com
mence its siege of the MWC crown
with away games at Knox and Illinois
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percusstonist Michael Spiro portorws in the chapel with the Lawrence University Percussion Ensemble,
loft to rig h t Brian Yarkosky, Spiro (seated), Derek Dreier, Michael Truesdeil, and percussion professor Dane Richoson.
Looking back at Lawrence: Feb. 10, 1956
Faculty Wives Meet On Campus After Gaza Strip
The face of the Gaza strip is
changing rapidly as borders open
and the Palestinian Authority takes
control of the land. This article, about
two members of the Lawrence com
munity who volunteered in Gaza in
1949-50, sheds some light on the early
days of Gaza, as well as perception
of Israeli-Palestinian tensions of the
time.
As long as man can remember,
the Near East has had its homeless-from the time a certain Baby
was born to itinerant parents in a
roadside stable 1,955 years ago to
today’s refugee throngs from a holy,
or unholy war.
It was to minister to the lat
ter in the spirit of the former that
Mrs. Charles Bteunig and Mrs. Bruce
Cronmiller found their separate ways
to the Gaza strip five years ago,
and now they have renewed their
acquaintance as faculty wives at
Lawrence college.
The Gaza strip, a desolate 20 by
25 mile rectangle of sand between
the borders of Israel and Egypt was
created to take care of 200,000 Arabs
who fled their homes in Israeli terri
tory in 1949.
When reports of the poverty
and squalor of the strip reached the
world, the United Nations sent a
commission headed by Lawrence
alumnus Gordon Clapp to figure out
what should be done for the colony
then living in tents rejected by the
British army. But until the UN could
get its agencies operating, it aBked
relief groups already working in that
area, to manage the work until they
Arrived.
The American Friends Service
committee was one group, and
among their volunteer workers were
the young women who now live in
Appleton.
Mary Cronmiller had already
been working in the Philadelphia
office of the Friends for she had
been engaged and religious and social
work since graduating from Mount
Holyoke. She was interested in the
Palestine situation, and put in for
a transfer, which came through at
Christmastime, 1949. Two weeks
later she was winging her way toward
the strip.
Betty Breunig came the other way
around the world to her Gaza shores.
While still a student at Radcliffe, she
was invited to spend a summer in
Japan, working in a camp sponsored
by the World Council of Churches. To
make the trip financially justifiable,
she got a job teaching English at
Kobe college for the adjoining faU.
The summer’s work was build
ing a playground, road, and plumb
ing system in a camp for Japanese
repatriates from Manchuria, some
of whom had been interned by the
Russians and Chinese communists
for 15 years. What can girls do on
such a project? “Quite a bit of manual
labor,” Betty smiles.
In the fall, Betty taught English
and took Japanese schoolgirls on
trips around the island. In December,
her semester was over, and she set
off for home the long way, stopping
to visit a brother on the faculty of the
American University in Cairo.
Her introduction to the Near
East was not promising — she spent
Christmas day of 1949 in quarantine
Lookin g
b a c k at
L aw ren ce
for neglecting her choler shots — but
when she heard that the Friends
needed someone to work for a couple
of months, she was off to Gaza.
The two young women found a
group of internationalists working
to relieve conditions in the strip
— they were from America, England,
Denmark, Switzerland, and France.
They received no wages, only mainte
nance; and many were on temporary
leave from their normal professions.
Mary Cronmiller worked in the
office — a temporary building with
partitions made from powdered milk
cartons. ‘‘When someone was on the
telephone, everyone in the office had
to stop typing,” she remembers.
Betty Breunig was out on a milk
station, at one of the seven food
camps on the strip. Her job was to
mix and distribute powdered milk to
the refugees. “It was a real process
of education,” she comments, “first
to teach them that milk was good
for them; then to get them used to
the taste!”
Of all the refugees in the strip,
the Bedouins remained aloof from the
milk stations. Aloof until spring, that
is, when they appeared in droves,
with their buckets. A little cloak-anddagger work revealed that they were
getting the milk for the baby camels
and horses. They also discovered that
most cod liver oil ended up in an
Arabian cooking pot.
The Friends crew enjoyed the
comparative luxury of houses in the
old fishing city of Gaza, but they
were up at 5 every morning and at
their stations by 7:30, to work until
2. After lunch they were free to
explore.
Big event of each day was the
arrival of the UN plane from Cairo or
Beirut. The plane landed on a graz
ing field, and as it was circling, it
was necessary to chase the Bedouins’
sheep away. Jeeps on the ground
were parked in the direction of the
wind and as an additional aid to the
pilot,'Someone stood in back of the
truck and waved a sheet.
Although there wasn’t much
scenic beauty to behold, there was
Near Eastern color in plenty. Veiled
women wore the modest garb of
Moslem tradition — until you looked
at their feet, sportily clad in specta
tor pumps! More modish ladies wore
the prescribed veils, all right, but in
pink or blue to match their shoes.
And long skirted gentlemen made
quite a billow on they street on their
bicycles. “You really feel the impact
of western civilization on eastern,”
the young women agree.
The Friends are not interested in
a food dole, but in reconstruction and
making the natives self-sufficient.
They began a weaving program, and
marketed the textiles abroad, until a
loud protest came from the Jordanian
weavers who felt that the Gaza strip
refugees were cutting into their trade.
The Friends ran public health clinics,
mainly to combat eye disease, which
flourishes in the fly-ridden country.
They established schools for the chil
dren, the first formal education most
of them received. With trained per
sonnel so scarce, anyone with school
experience was pressed into service.
One school has a twelve-year-old girl
as principal.
The Lawrence faculty wives
agree there is no clear casting of
“good guy” and “bad guys” in the
Arab-Israeli drama. “The workers
that were sent to Arabian lands were
Arab; those who went to Palestine
were Pro-Israel. I am glad that I had
an opportunity to go to Israel at the
conclusion of my job,” Betty Breunig
comments. “It gives my much more
balance."
THE LAWRENTIAN
SPORTS
8
The view from Men’s bbafl scores huge upset over Oshkosh
the bench
Mouse Braun
Stiff Writer
withPaul Salomon
Sports Columnist
Chicken Little
League
The sky is falling. The sky is fall
ing. This is not true, but you might have
heard that story. I recently saw the new
“Chicken Iattle” movie in the theater, and
1 had some thoughts. This is still a sports
column, but whatever. The sports stuff is
coming.
I liked the movie. They took the story
you know and added an alien invasion,
which was weird. The good news was that
there were enough cute little guys for me
to forget about the sports they added.
That’s right. They squeezed in some
baseball, which I thought was cool but not
so much. The premise is that the crestfall
en Little, looking to redeem himself in the
eyes of his high school baseball star father
(Buck Cluck) tries out for the school team.
He makes the squad, and plays left out for
basically all of the season. That’s at least
in part because Foxy Loxy is hitting home
runs literally every time she is at bat.
In the big game against their rivals,
Chicken Little gets his shot. All the
reserves are hurt except Chicken, so he
comes to the plate. It’s bottom of the 9th,
2 outs (naturally), with the tying run on
third. Taking into consideration the fact
that C.L. has a strike zone about the size
of the ball itself, the coach tells him not to
swing. He’s basically guaranteed a base.
Hey, a walk Is not a bad idea given the
fact that the MVP slugger Foxy Ijoxy is on
deck. Actually, that’s textbtx>k!!! Any coach
in their right mind would have made that
call because that’s the right call. That’s
how you play the game the right way.
Here’s what happeas. Chicken Little
wants to be the hero, and starts swinging
away after the first ball. On a 1-2 pitch
he knocks a base hit. The outfielders
underestimate him so much that they’re
sitting down or hiding underground in the
case of the mole center fielder. So Chicken
1jttle ends up stretching this thing into an
laside-the-parker to win the game. He’s
the hem and redemption feels good.
Forget the fact that it was basically
absurd that Chicken Ijttle even touched
the ball. The movie Is saying that it’s OK
to defy your coach as long as you come
through and win. Chicken Little Is the
hero because he overstepped the bound
aries. If he had played it the right way,
he would have been on first when Foxy
jacked the 3-run and would have still
scored the winning run. Do you under
stand what Fm saying?
Here’s the part where Mike Wilbon
butts in with, “but they won the game!”
Here’s the thing. This Ls absolutely the
wrong message to send to kids. Baseball
doesn’t need this kind of attitude. You’re
supposed to play the game the right way,
and this wasn’t it. It’s this kind of stuff
that gives you the T.O.S and the Kobes.
Any little-leaguer that does some
thing like this deserves a long talk and
a seat on the bench, not a hug. Tell your
little siblings and cousins how baseball
ought to be played, please, because this
was just plain stupid.
Few students were around to
witness the statement the men’s bas
ketball team made to the Midwest
Conference and the nation by beat
ing No. 2 ranked UW-Oshkosh
82-75 in overtime. With many stu
dents rushing home after classes
for Thanksgiving break, the Vikings
were ready to upset one of the topranked teams in the country.
The unranked Vikings led 35-29
at the half behind Chris Braier’s
11 points and seven rebounds. The
Oshkosh Titans managed to slim
the lead to 39-36 with 15 minutes to
play. Freshman Ryan Kroeger then
hit a 3, and on the ensuing Titan
possession Kyle MacGillis recorded
a steal and a bucket, extending the
lead to 44-36.
Oshkosh then rattled off four
straight points, all on free throws,
and forced LU head coach John
Tharp to take a timeout. Oshkosh
came out of the timeout in a zone
defense. The Vikings moved the ball
well against the Titan zone, and Ben
Rosenblatt hit open looks from the
outside, managing to keep Lawrence
in front despite Oshkosh slowly clos
ing in.
With 22 seconds left and the
Vikings leading 65-63, an off-theball foul was called on Braier, which
sent 7-foot-1-inch Kerry Gibson to
the line for Oshkosh. Gibson hit
both free throws to tie the game.
Braier’s last-second shot was then
blocked by Gibson to send the game
to overtime.
Kroeger sparked Lawrence in
overtime, scoring five of the first six
Viking points to gain a 71-67 lead.
Oshkosh narrowed the margin to
71-70 after hitting three of four foul
shots.
Lawrence’s
free throw shoot
ing then took over.
In the last two min
utes of overtime, the
Vikings went 1112 from the line to
clinch the victory.
MacGillis played
a stellar game for
the Vikes. He led
Lawrence in scor
ing with 25 points,
and in assists with
8. However, his most
important contribu
tion was on defense.
His five steals came
at times when the
Titans looked like
they were ready for
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a run. He also shut i
down
preseason
all-American Andy
Jahnke, who finished l£ % s ^ g m r
with only 5 points.
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scored Pra-ceason All-American Chris Braiar In action In the unset over
20 points and added No. 2 ranked UW-Oshkosh.
nine
rebounds.
year the meeting between the two
Kroeger added 15, shooting 3-4 from
teams went in the Vikings’ favor.
behind the arc, while Rosenblatt
Later in the week, the Vikes
added 13 points and 5 assists. More
would down the Milwaukee School
importantly, Rosenblatt recorded
of Engineering 74-53 in a much less
no turnovers, showing that he is
climactic encounter. Braier led the
capable of filling the shoes of the
team in points and rebounds and
departed Dan Evans.
improved on his 40 percent shooting
Each team finished with 25 team
day against Oshkosh with a 10-forfouls. The refs helped Oshkosh stay
15 day against the Raiders.
in the game in the second half by
The Vikings completed their
calling numerous non-shooting fouls
pre-conference portion of the season
that resulted in bonus free throws.
Tuesday with a game at Wisconsin
The Titans were in the bonus with
Lutheran. The pursuit of their third
13 minutes left in the second half,
straight MWC title begins this week
while the Vikings were not awarded
end at Knox and Illinois College. The
bonus free throws until there were
Prairie Fire was picked to by sixth
three minutes left.
and Blueboys 10th in the preseason
The Titans were the highest
coaches’ poll and currently hold non
ranked opponent Lawrence has ever
conference records of 3-0 and 2-1.
beaten, and this is the third straight
Fear and Loathing in New Haven
Lawrence University
scoreboard
M en ’ s B a sk etb a ll
Nov. 26
Lawrence
MSOE
Nov. 22
Lawrence
UW-Oshkosh
74
53
82
75(OT)
W o m e n ’ s B a sk etb a ll
Nov. 22
Lawrence
MSOE
78
50
Nov. 19
Lawrence
Cornell
63
45
Nov. 18
Lawrence
Clarke
67
60
H o ck e y
Nov. 22
Lawrence
Lake Forest
Nov. 19
Lawrence
MN-Crookston
Nov. 18
Lawrence
MN-Crookston
S w im m in g
Nov. 19 Midwest Conference
Relays at Lawrence University
Women
1st out of 5
Men
1st out of 4
\
standings
C onf.
3-1-0
2-1-1
2-2-0
2-2-0
1-2-1
1-3-0
H o ck e y
MSOE
Lawrence
Fmlandia
Marian College
UM-Crookston
Northland
Pts.
6
5
4
4
3
2
Lawrentians travel to Connecticut for onetime chance at the Harvard-Yale rivalry
Alex Week
Sports Editor
Peter Griffith
Visiting Correspondent
Arriving at 10:30 a.m. in the shadow
of the Yale Bowl you know you are part
of something special We have just been
packed to double capacity in a school bus
with close to a hundred Harvard and
Yale students and alums — all of whom
are hungover from the previous night’s
shenanigans or already drunk again.
Everyone has come for the tailgate, some
for ‘The Game.”
Albeit an element of the majority of
college football games,
this particular tailgate
is otherworldly. The
obligatory trucks full
of kegs and grillables,
avenues of roaming
students, and decrepit
alumni (who do, in
fact, wear the classic
cheesy sweaters with
an H or Y on them)
are all there. Unlike
your average college
rivalry, however, this
one is marked by the
presence of many of
the greatest minds of
the future ... wasted off
their asses.
There is an inter
esting feel to the rivalry.
It is best described as “gentlemanly.’’ The
fact that Harvard and Yale don’t actually
hate each other is openly admitted. All the
attendees are civil with each other and the
parking lot is dotted with crimson and navy
friendships. ‘The Game is really a bunch of
nerds trying to be Alabama-Auburn,” says
Harvard student Kevin Bombino, referenc
ing one of the nation’s most intense football
rivalries. ‘It is the one time of the year we
act like sports fans."
And act like sports fans they do. The
tailgate is defined by its ridiculousness.
Shirts reading things like “Huck Farvard”
and “Eat poop, drink piss, go to Yale”
appear with ubiquity. In the Yale crowd,
students are seen standing atop a U-Haul
yelling, “Fuck the Crimson.” Everyone is
happy with this, and most are completely
drunk. The crowd combines some of the
best young minds in the country, copious
amounts of alcohol and a common sports
attitude that is much more ironic than
hooliganistic. This cocktail incites a mob
into the positive, healthy competition of
sports rivalries without any of the animos
ity seen, for instance, in Alexander Gym on
a Ripon gameday.
The tailgate is nonetheless separated
into two camps by roughly 50 yards of
parked cars, though differences — beyond
shirt color— are difficult to discern, at least
to an outsider. Yale senior Paul Gleason is
quick to note that Harvard students are
overworked and dull. Harvard students
respond with claims of their school’s supe
riority based on it being in an intellectual
metropolis while Yale is in a smaller city
with a history of crime and segregatioa
Harvard is the oldest university in
the nation, Yale has a
Gutenberg Bible. Harvard
has won the last five football
contests, Yale embarrassed
Harvard fans last year by
distributing placards that
were raised by the crowd
to read “WE SUCK” So the
dispute rages on
What separates the
Harvard-Yale rivalry from
others lies within the realm
of history. The rivalry
began 153 years ago as the
two met in the nation’s first
intercollegiate competition
a crew race won by Harvard.
The first ever football meet
ing, came 22 years later.
Countless traditions have
emerged over the course of
their 122 meetings but the most important
development has been that both sides see
Standings courtesy o f
www.m idwestconference.org
and www.uscho.com
A ll statistics are accurate as o f
November 10, 2005
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The Hot Comer
with W ayland R adin
T exas A & M (alm ost) proved
that not only is Texas beafa
able, but that R eggie Bush
should run aw ay with the
H eism an. S peaking o f USC,
rem em ber the vaunted OU
team they dom inated for the
national cham pionship last
year? Texas is bound for
sim ilar fate, unless V in e
Y ou n g bounces back as his
in vin cible self.
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This will be the last issue o f Fall Term.
The Lawrentian will resume publishing
Jan. 13, the second week of Winter
Term. W e 'd like to wish everyone a
pleasant holiday and invite you to
pick up a copy o f our first Winter
Term issue Keep your eyes open for
our new and improved look as a
result of our recent acquisition of new
layout software and computers!
S ee Harvard-Yale on page 4
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