The Observer (1999-04-28)

The
Observer
Volume V, Issue 8
New Hampshir e College
CONGRATULATIONS TO
April 28,1999
THE CLASS OF 1999!
All the world's stage:
International Night
By Eleanor Dunfrey Freiburger
Across the New Hampshire
College stage Saturday evening, the
flags and national dress of more than
13 countries created a blaze of colors. A range of rhythms, songs, and
foods reflected rich heritages represented in the student bodies of
several college communities in Ne w
Hampshire.
Our stat e and others are
becoming increasingly familiar with
such internationa l festival s moments when we savor the dignity
and value of diverse ethnic and cultural traditions.
This program's timing,however, held a deeper message.
Across the world stage Sunday morning and a month of mornings before, hundreds of thousands
of refugees continued to make their
way i n misery and mud, tragic human evidenc e of what happens when
we reject diversity rather than embrace it.
What do we do with such
juxtapositions made possible by instantaneous images? Beyon d all the
military maneuvering and machinations, beyon d opinion polls and feelings of powerlessness, w e need to
believe that we can make a difference.
Many of the State's collegeage population from New Hampshire
College, Ne w England College,
Colby-Sawyer an d Hesser Col leges, were indeed, making a difference Saturday evening - b y making
a statement about valuing the dignity of their sisters and brothers who
represent a wide variety of religions,
ethnicity, culture and geography. Six
months ago, several of these same
students organized a program of education abou t Kosov o at N H C .
They are also organizing a fund raising effort to assist in the refugee crisis. Thes e dedicated students teach
us that we must all take responsibility i n the classroom of the global
community.
Each attempt to meet a person whose race, religion or political
views differ, helps "inch" the world
toward tolerance.
In answer to those cynical
strains that rise in us when we witness the horror s o f a Kosovo, we
can remind ourselves of Archbishop
Desmond Tutu's reflection that it was
the countless gatherings around the
world - gathering s eac h of which
may have seemed insignificant in itself - that together, overcame th e
inhuman apartheid regime.
The theme of Internationa l
Night 1999 was "It's a Small World
After A l l ." Behin d that tired cliche,
technology and the host of students
involved in the celebration have created that truth anew: It is, indeed,
an amazingly small - an d gloriously
diverse world.
Respect for diversity must
inform the curriculum for the new
millennium
International Night, 1999:
one program in the larger educational
effort t o keep futur e Kosovos ,
Ruwandas, Tibet s an d Northern
Irelands fro m recurring. Ther e is
hope in the next generation!
Seniors finallystep into a
new world
By Bindu Rai
That tim e o f year is here
again when students collect their
caps and gowns and walk down the
aisle feeling overwhelmed by their
achievements. Th e N HC Undergraduate School will proudly present
the Class of '99 on May 8,1999 .
The Undergraduat e cer emony will take place at 11 a.m. Invitation card s hav e alread y bee n
handed out , and so have the caps
and gowns. Th e guest speaker for
the da y is the Governor of New
Hampshire, Jean Shaheen. Sh e will
be the recipient of the honorary degree this year. Th e President wil l
not be there for the ceremony this
year, as his Fulbright Scholarship will
take him to Thailand for four months.
Dr. Larkin will be acting on his behalf. Othe r speakers for the day include Robert Deschenes from Continuing Education, Portsmouth Center. Th e Presiden t o f SGA, Bil l
Koval, wil l als o be sharing a few
words with the graduates.
The Graduate School con-
ducted a similar ceremony on March
27,1999. Presenter s came fromall
over, but the highlight of the event
was Stev e Forbes , Presiden t of
Forbes Inc. The Republican presidential candidat e wa s the guest
speaker an d the honorary degre e
recipient. Unfortunately , expectations were probably set too high.
Various students believed that he
turned this "day for the students" into
a campaign rallying ground. Som e
said that parents and relatives were
eager to see their family member s
receive their degree, not to listen to
Forbes talk about other issues.
Several of the undergradu ate seniors are excited about entering the rat race. Many feel that their
internships have prepared them for
what to expect in the future. Jenni fer Miles, one of the seniors graduating this year with a degree in communications and a minor in advertising stated "this is one of the happiest timesof my life. Althoug h I'm
going to miss all my friends, I can't
wait to get out into the 'real world.'"
We, Th e Observer staff, wis h the
Class of' 99 the best of luck for the
future.
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A p r i l 28 , 1999
The Observe r
From the Editor's Desk:
I must say that this was quite an interesting year. A s fa r as The
Observer goes, we have now settled into our new office, and are always
improving and maintaining our status as an important club on campus.
Everyone on the staff appreciates thos e students and faculty member s
who are continuous readers of this paper, and it for those individuals that
we continue to dedicate ourselves to The Observer's success .
I must say that this has definitely been a great year for The Observer. W e ha d eight solid issues and also a special Valentine's Day issu e
to show for this year. Th e staff was great this year, worked well together
and when it came to crunch time, got the job done. I would like to thank
Andrea Hill for stepping up and becoming my Co-Editor; she has done a
great job with the position.
Unfortunately, with the end of the year, people do leave, and we
are losing some valuable staff members this year to graduation and transfers. Bind u Rai i s graduating and we wish all th e success she is looking
for. Sh e was a great writer and not afraid to tackle the issues (Haunting of
North Campus, RA firing , etc.). Kat y Faria, only a freshman, was a major staf f writer this year. A s a transfer t o another college, I hope the y
appreciate yo u a t their newspaper a s much as The Observer has appreciated your writing and reporting skills. T o Michae l Lascelles, you held a
very important position, the copy editor. Than k you fo r all your editing
and we owe a lot of those nearly flawless issues to you. T o SGA Presi dent Bill Kovel, thanks for being our SGA Corresponden t durin g your
productive year. An d las t but not least, special thanks goes out to Dr.
Don Sieker . Dr . Sieke r was our fill-in advisor while Ausra Kubilius was
on sabbatical . H e ha s helped this paper tremendously and gave us many
important insights and was very helpful with anything we needed. (Did
you enjo y Beitucci's?)
College Press Exchange
From the Editor's Desk:
I hope that all o f the staff members wil l return next year, and that
we shall continue to improve the status of The Observer. Nex t year will
include many positive changes, including full-color pages and more advertisements. I hope that these changes and more will occur and encourage
more people to either read The Observer or join the staff .
Thank you t o all o f th e editors, correspondents, staf f writers and
contributing writers who hav e filled The Observer' s pages with interesting
and informative articles. I am very proud to be a leader of those students
who wish to help inform the college community with all th e news and
information that is important. I hope you al l have an eventful summer an d
I look forward to next year's continued success.
Congratulations and good luck to all o f the graduating seniors!
I would also like to congratulate everyone on Th e Observer Staff
and thank them for all o f their help this year. Th e newspape r has improved
greatly due to the many new staff members and the great teamwork.
I am sorry to have to bid farewel l to a few on our staff including
Katy Faria, Bindu Rai an d Michael Lascelles. Yo u guy s did a great job
this year and will be sincerely missed by everyone. I would also like to
thank Dr. Sieke r for taking on the role of ou r advisor while Dr. Kubiliu s
was on sabbatical. Yo u hav e helped us a ton this year. Thank you .
On anothe r note I have noticed a few ex-students wandering around
campus. I would like to pose the question of who is supposed t o keep
these students off campu s that have been asked to leave for one reason or
another?
I raise this question because of an incident a few weeks ago. I
was in a rush to finish a huge paper so I went to the computer lab to use a
computer and to my surprise there was an ex-student, that has been asked
to leave campus and not come back, using a computer. Ther e were no
open computers an d it made me sort of mad because this person is no
longer paying to go here and is not even supposed to be here. They were
using the resources that are here for the students, the paying students. This
is a private institution, isn't it? Wh y d o these people feel as though they
can roam around this campus freely and use our resources? I s it because
nobody stops them? Jus t something to think about.
Well, again congratulations to all o f the seniors and to the staff fo r
a great year. I hope everyone has enjoyed the newspaper this year. Hav e
a good summer!
Tara Cowdrey ^
Co-Editor in Chief
Andrea Hill
Co-Editor in Chief
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To the
Editors:
A p r i l 28 , 199 9
teenagers who possibl y made fun of
or teased the group didn't solve anything. I could write pages about ho w
I feel about this incident, and the
concerns surrounding it, but it won't
solve or undo what has happened.
I believe that some people are not
educated well enough to know that
killing is wrong. Wh y els e would it
happen?
I just hope that when you
read this letter or hear about this incident that you take a minute to think
about it . Please , pray or have a
moment of silence to think about the
victims who have been killed, and
the teenagers who witnessed this
awful incident. They will have to live
with the remembrance of this for th e
rest of their lives. The y will nee d
help to cope and try to get past this
incident and hav e a life of some normalcy. W e shoul d give thanks that
most of us will hopefully never have
to deal with something like this.
On Tuesday , A p r i l 20 ,
1999, a n awful incident occurred.
I'm no t writing to inform you o f al l
the details that you ca n find out from
watching the news. I' m writing to
voice my concerns and sadness of
this incident.
At 11:3 0 a.m . tha t morning,
two teenager s from Columbine High
School in Littleton, Colorado shot
at fellow students without a warning. Fourtee n student s and on e
teacher wer e killed from gunsho t
and shrapnel wounds from bombs
set off in the school. Eightee n year
old Eri c Harris and seventeen year
old Dyla n Klebold were the shooters. N o one knows exactly what
the motive for this attack was. N o
one will ever understand what was
in the minds of these two individual s Melissa Cowdrey
when they attacked.
My questio n i s how ca n
things like this get so far? This type
of crime has happened before. Do
these kids have anyone to talk to?
Does anyone care about them? Do
they morally know the differenc e
between right and wrong ?
I get so upset and cry when
I hear the horrible details about the
last moment s o f some o f these
people's lives. The teacher , who wa s
shot three times and was bleeding
to death, tried to help the students .
Some refer to him as a hero. His
last few words were to tell his girl s
that he love d them.
Can yo u imagine sending
your children to school one day, an d
they may never come back? What
has this world come to? Th e teenagers who were kille d ma y hav e
been in the wrong place at the wrong
time, or were targeted because they
were athletes and may have made
comments about the Trench Coat
Mafia, a group that the two killers
belonged to.
Revenge is wrong, killing
To the
Editors:
I am writing on behalf of the
issue concerning sports scholarships
for th e teams who receiv e them an d
the teams that do not. Apparently,
only some of the New Hampshir e
College athletes are give n money for
the sports they play. Th e question
that always comes up is "why?"
Some of the sport s teams
give their athletes large scholarships
while othe r athlete s on different
sports team s receive littl e o r no
money at all. I t seems unfair, but
this however, is the case. Thi s upsets many athletes and others are in
agreement that not only certain teams
should receive this "special" treatment. The y feel they work just as
hard as the other teams and should
receive something in return for it.
For example , most of the athletes
on th e basketball teams and soccer
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teams are given a lot of money to
play for this school. Othe r athletes
on teams such as hockey, volleyball,
and basebal l receiv e littl e o r n o
money for the sports they play. This
issue has become very controversial and important to many of the students at NHC .
Another question that has
come about is "how does one determine who receives money and
who doe s not? " Som e say it depends on how popular the sport is
at the school and wh o draw s the biggest crowds. Tha t may be so, but
other things should account for the
scholarships given. Athletes who ar e
taking thei r spor t seriousl y an d
working extremely hard to better
themselves and th e team should get
something for that in return. It is these
athletes that feel like all the time an d
effort they put i n isn't worth anything,
that they aren't recognized for anything they're doing and not getting
rewarded fo r their goo d work .
Some of the students who receive
these scholarships don't even work
as hard as those student s who do
not receive them. Thi s is actually
degrading to the athlete in a way .
Scholarships should also be
determined by how well that sport
is doing in their season. Ther e are
teams that may not do so well who
receive a lot o f scholarship money
and the n teams who ar e doing great
who receiv e nothing. For example,
the men's hockey team had one o f
their best seasons while the women's
basketball tea m didn' t wi n an y
games. Th e athlete s on the basketball team receive large scholarships
while th e hockey tea m receive s
nothing. This just doesn't seem right.
The team s should be able to prove
that they deserve the money just as
much as the other teams. I' m not
saying the teams that receive them
shouldn't, because they should, I just
feel the other sports teams should
also receive money for their talent
and commitment . It only seems fair
to all the athletes. I' m also not talking abou t giving every athlete a ful l
ride, but a decent amount of money
should be given to keep these athletes playing their sports. Mayb e
then this school will be recognized
for mor e of their sports.
Sincerely,
A Concerned Student
To the
Editors:
reflections on al l that has happened,
but also look at things through the
fire fighters perspective. There are
many points I would like to bring up
in this letter which I hope benefits
everyone.
First of all, and I feel most
significant to all students living i n
Washington Hall, is the cost of these
fire drills . Each alarm that is pulled
costs $300.00. I f the fire alarm is
pulled on a particular floor, that floor
must cover all costs of the drill. If
the firealarm is pulled on more than
one floor than the floors must divide
the costs between all of the residents
on th e floors. Althoug h $300.00
may no t soun d very expensive to an y
of you readers , the money adds up.
Forth floor has about 5 drills on their
bill righ t now. Whe n that much
money is divided up between only
about 50 kids, it adds up fast.
The nex t issue, which I feel
should be just as important to us all,
is the safety concerns for not just our
fellow students but also for the fire
fighters. On e night the alarm was
pulled, the weather was absolutely
horrible. I t was slippery due to the
ice o n the roads an d it was als o
snowing out, to make conditions
worse. The fire fighters arrived at
NHC safel y and mad e it home okay
too, bu t there was and i s always that
possibility that someone could get
hurt driving to the scene of one of
our "fires."
Also, one time the alar m was
pulled, the firefighters had to leave
the scene of a fire. Now , honestly ,
if that was you r house would you b e
laughing about firefighters having to
stop fighting your fireto come and
save a bunch of kids involved in a
prank? I would have tears streaming dow n my face, but not from
laughter, instead from sadness .
Drugs and/or alcohol have
influenced the ones who hav e pulled
the alarms . No t every alarm has
been pulled by someone wh o has
been drinking or doing drugs, however, the substances usuall y have
some affect on the decision to pull
the alarm. I understand, as a fellow
peer, that there can be excitement
found in a dangerous act as this but
you ar e just hurting yourself in the
end. Eithe r financially or in some
physical way, yo u wil l get hurt eventually.
In th e end, I would like to
conclude that I do see both sides. I
see the fun but I also see the harm
this prank can cause. Please , let's
think before we decide to pull another alarm. W e alread y have Public Safet y walkin g aroun d on the
weekends; do w e need to pull it once
more to have them walking around,
babysitting us seven days a week?
I don't think so. I think it is time we
all becom e mature , responsibl e
adults. Let's have fun in other ways.
I a m a studen t a t New
Hampshire College and I am currendy a resident of Washington Hall,
a dormitory that has gotten quite a
bit o f attention this past year from
the fire department. A s a student I
would like to represent bot h sides Anonymous
of the situation, not just my peers
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A p r i l 28 , 1999
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Future changes for NH C 1999 Alumn i Leader
campus
Corps Selected
By Do n Sieke r
For th e past two years Ne w
Hampshire College students, staff
and faculty have been witness to a
campus undergoing dramatic physical changes , an d this is not just an
allusion to our ubiquitous shrubbery.
First it was Washington Hall, then
its near-twin, the Graduate School;
these two structures were quickly
followed by the H R M an d A L C C
facilities. An d there' s more on the
way, bu t not quite as soon as many
had thought. Indeed , som e o f us
looked daily for reasons to wander
over to Spaulding Hall in search o f
surveyors or engineers preparing the
way fo r a second dormitory, one we
hoped woul d be read y fo r occupancy in Fall 1999. Others moseyed
in the direction of the now-defunc t
hockey rink expecting to see evi dence of construction on the athletic
complex. An d a few hard-core collegians were actually hallucinating
about a new academic building, one
to replace Stark and Frost, both of
them just abou t used up. Well , it
looks as though we will all have to
wait a bit longer. Why? Stocks are
up, bonds are down; and given this
temporary economic fact, the Col lege has been informed, and advised,
by Standar d and Poor that this is not
the bes t o f time s t o floa t
$6,500,000.00 i n bonds for money
to fund a major building program.
To d o so now would place in serious jeopardy NHC' s investmen t
grade rating. S o the Trustees hav e
reluctantly agreed to wait until Y2K
before renewing the bond request;
it i s a date not fa r removed . S o
don't conclude the College has completed it s renewal an d expansio n
program. I t is on hold only for a
few mor e months.
Oh, yes, some local observers have wondered aloud about the
design of these new buildings, recognizing in al l four basic elements
common to Greek and Roman architecture. Wh y are we, they ask,
headed into the past with the design
of our buildings and not into the future? Afte r all , with the Big 200 0
looming, shouldn't our "new" build ings reflect "newness" in appearance
and avoid resemblance t o all those
temples fro m ancien t Rom e an d
Greece? Those supervising this ambitious rebuilding campaign know
their architecture; they have also visited Dartmouth, Harvard , Brown
and Bentley . It' s th e "Ivy " look
they're after—substantial building s
modeled after those from our past,
the very best of it. S o when folks
pull up curbside to look us over, they
will b e reminde d o f othe r fin e
temples of learning in New England ;
in addition, they will also be aware
that we know the value of our past
and those cultures which inform our
present. I n short , w e no w hav e
buildings on campus, with more to
come, which are handsome, func tional, sturdy and revealing of our
heritage; or , to put it another way,
our campu s i s beginning t o look
"classy."
One othe r matter : thos e
who "dine " a t th e cafeteri a ma y
wonder if the altered building program wil l affec t th e renovation s
scheduled fo r the campu s eatery .
No, sa y those in charge. Thi s facility wil l receive some much needed
improvements, one of them intended
to make the dining area compliant
with th e expecte d amenitie s o f a
modern restaurant. Thi s plan will
entail booths, or dividers of some
kind, located between designate d
eating stations, thereby making food
fights far more impractical, especially
for amateurs . S o this project is in
the works and already funded, construction to begin this very summer.
Will all of this improve the quality of
the caf's food, some may inquire?
Of course it will; how could it possible make things worse?
On behal f of President Gustafson and the Alumni Association, I am
pleased to announce tha t Amy Cowa n has been selected to become
the 199 9 Class President for the Alumni Leader Corps program.
Amy's first official duty as president-elect, ha s been to appoint
the following executive officers: Kate Giannetti and Tatum Turner as
Co-Reunion Chairs, Nathalie Haddad and Amy Slattu m as Co-Fund
Raising Chairs and Courtney McMennamin as News Chair.
In addition to the executive officers, the following individuals
will serve as members of the Alumni Leader Corps:
Kristen Albanese
JillianDupuis
Matthew Eberle
Jamie Flint
Catherine Griswold
Deanna Lachance
Larry Linden Jr.
LeahMalin
Keith Moran
Staci Pike
Sara Williams
Kristen Duprez
Nancy Dusseault
John Feudo
Jeffrey Girouard
William Kovel
Tammy Lambrou
Eric Lombardo
Joshua Matthews
Mark Perec
Jennifer Tavares
Sarah Wolstencroft
The Leader Corps program, now in its fourth year, has proven
to be a great success for the Alumni Association. Student s are nominated for this program because of their enthusiasm, dedication and commitment to New Hampshir e College, with the hope of maintaining their
level of commitment to NHC afte r graduating. Member s of the Corps
will assist with planning anniversary class reunions, gathering class news
and raising money for their class gift.
SGA news
By B i l l Kove l
The Studen t Governmen t Associatio n has ha d a highly successful year. Seve n new clubs and organizations were forme d
and man y experience d growt h in both number s an d recognition. I t was a pleasure t o work with such a diverse grou p of
students that are value d leaders o f New Hampshire College.
The highlight s o f thi s yea r wer e th e Holida y Semi-formal ,
and the Board of Trustee's proposals . Th e Internet drops an d
the cafe renovation from the proposals ar e going to take place
this summer .
The S G A is closin g out th e yea r b y th e swearin g i n o f th e
new Executive Board and Congress. Th e Excessive Board is
as follows: Be n Sutch, President; Cha d Pimentel, Vice President; Sheri McCall, Treasurer ; an d Rebecc a Wildstein a s th e
Director of Internal Relations . The y wil l b e grea t leaders o f
the organization and I believe every students will benefit fro m
the SGA' s idea s nex t year .
Farewell Mike,
Bindu and Katy
It has bee n a great year fo r everyone involve d in the Studen t
Government Association . W e have tried to have fun , but stil l
maintain th e missio n o f th e organization . I woul d lik e t o
thank thi s year' s Executiv e Boar d fo r thei r tireles s work .
Nancy, Sheri and Ben have been grea t leaders an d the school
has benefite d th e schoo l tremendously .
-From The
Observer Staff
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A p r i l 28 , 1999
Campus Security
Log
Compiled by Andrea Hill and
Tara Cowdrey
The reports printed here have been selected directly from the
Department of Public Safety's records. All individuals and
locations have been made anonymous for obvious reasons.
4/10/99
On th e above date, seven females from an opposing soft ball team were found half naked behind the Graduate Schoo l of
Business changing their clothes. Th e PSO tol d them to put their
clothes on and that if they wanted to change or shower they coud
have their bus driver go to our gym where the y could use ou r
locker rooms.
4/15/99
On th e above date, a PSO responde d t o a car in a ditch.
Upon arrival the person driving was still in the car. Th e car was in
the ditch near the Hospitality Building.
4/15/99
On th e abov e date , a PSO responded t o a noise complaint. Th e PSO aske d to student to keep the noise down. Th e
student replied that he would. Th e PSO the n asked for his I.D.
The student refused an d said the PSOs were having a contest to
see who could get the most write-ups.
4/16/99
On th e above date, a PSO responde d t o Washington Hall
for a fire alarm. A smoke bomb set off a smoke detector on the
fourth floor. Tw o smoke bombs were set off. Th e first one was
able to vent out through the lounge window but the second one set
off the alarm.
Winning the Cultural
War
or ge t a good revie w fro m Time
magazine. Bu t he made a difference.
He sa w a chance to exercise his free
will and that is exactly what he did .
A coupl e o f months ago ,
Charlton Heston was invited to give
a speech a t Harvard Law School.
In his speech , entitled, "Winning the
Cultural War," h e encourages all to
re-connect wit h their own sens e of
liberty, their own freedo m of thought
and compass fo r what is right. H e
explains how he has come to understand that a cultural war is raging
across our land and certain acceptable thoughts and speeches are mandated.
Voice your opinion. I f we
talk about race, it does not make us
racists. I f we see distinctions be tween the genders, it does not make
us sexists. I f we think critically about
a denomination, it does not make us
anti-religious. I f we accept, but do
not celebrate homosexuality, it does
not make us homophobes. Bu t you
must be willing to be humiliated and
experience discomfort as all famou s
social activists have.
We ar e th e mos t sociall y
conformed and politically silenced
generation. W e are engage d in a
cultural war, as Heston puts it, that
is about to takeover ou r legacy to
think and say what lives in our hearts.
What do we do about this? Thirtysix year s ago, Mr. Heston learne d
how when he wa s planted o n th e
steps of the Lincol n Memoria l in
Washington, D.C. wit h Dr. Marti n
Luther King and two hundre d thousand people . It' s easy : Disobey.
Simply, peaceably, respectfully and
nonviolently disobey. W e must . If
Americans believed in political correctness, we'd still be under the rule
of Kin g George, bound to the British crown. Gandhi, Thoreau and Dr.
King all learned the power of disobedience. W e need to also. Mr.
Heston says, "Disobedience is in our
DNA. W e fee l innate kinship with
that disobedient spirit that tossed tea
into Bosto n Harbor , tha t sen t
Thoreau to jail, that refused to sit in
the back of the bus, that protested a
war in Vietnam."
gets hauled int o cour t fo r sexua l
harassment.. .march on that school
and block its doorways. Whe n [a]
magazine's cove r portrays millen nium nuts as deranged, crazy Christians holding a cross... boycott their
magazine and the products i t advertises."
Tomorrow, maybe a student
will expose the abuse of power by a
higher authorit y a t he r college .
Maybe a student will seek explanations of wh y a t his colleg e campus,
student athletes are rewarded with
special privileges . Tomorrow ,
maybe you will find something going o n that you do not agree with.
Maybe tomorrow yo u will utilize
your free will and freedomof speech.
Maybe you will follow in the footsteps of the great disobediences of
history that freedexiles and founded
religions. Maybe you wil l follow in
the footstep s o f Dr . King , Mr .
Charlton Heston, Thoreau, and fellow student s of our Nation.
A couple of days ago a student at a local high school voiced
his opinion to get the school's dress
code changed. H e petitioned . Thi s
kind of display of free thought is in Mr. Heston marched for civi l fectious, and can become a growrights wit h Dr. King i n 1963, but ing epidemic. In his book, The En d
when he told an audience that white of Sanity, Martin Gross writes that
pride is just as valid as red pride or "blatantly irrational behavior is rapblack pride or anyone else's pride, idly being established as the norm in
they called him a racist. Mr . Heston, almost ever y are a o f huma n en in his speech, told the students that deavor. Ther e seem s to b e ne w
he has worked with brilliantly tal- customs, new rules, new anti-intelented homosexuals al l his life, but lectual theories regularly foisted on
when he told an audience that gay us fromevery direction."
rights should extend no further tha n
Mr. Hesto n encourages ,
your rights o r my rights , h e wa s "when a n 8-year old boy pecks a
called a homophobe .
girl's cheek on the playground and
By Kat y Faria
A few years ago, you may
recall, Ice-T's album entitled "Cop
Killer" was released and marketed
by Time/Warner. The lyrics on this
album were filled wit h racist filth.
Millions, not just police, across our
country wer e outraged . The y
wanted the sale of this album to stop.
But Time/Warne r was stonewalling
because the CD wa s bringing in a
crop of cash for them.
A few years ago, Charlton
Heston heard the lyrics to the Ice-T
album. Heston owned some shares
in Time/Warne r so he attended a
stockholder's meetin g durin g th e
time of the controversy over this album. Durin g the meeting, he asked
for th e floor . T o a silent room of
thousands o f average , American
stockholders, he simply read the lyrics o f "Cop Killer. " Ever y single,
gruesome lyric. Whe n Ice-T wrote
about sodomizing two 12-year ol d
nieces of Al Gore, Heston read it.
The Time/Warner executives wer e
shocked. Tw o months later Time/
Warner terminated Ice-T's contract.
Charlton Heston will never be offered another film by the Warner s
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A p r i l 28 , 1999
Surf.The.Net.Now
By Be n DeGennaro
The Observe r
Economics and Finance
Association contest
Looking fo r a use d car ? Well , you'v e com e t o
the right place. I have compiled a list of sites on the we b
where on e can search for the "used car of your dreams. "
Each of the site s functions basicall y the same . Th e user
enters the sit e an d narrow s dow n hi s choice s fo r a vehicle, based on mileage, vehicle manufacturer an d model
and distance o f dealership.
The Economics and Finance Association's third annual investment contest
has concluded. More than 40 people participated in the portfolio simulation. I f you want to know more about the trading competition, check out
http://www.stocktrak.corn. Her e are the final results:
Some o f th e to p site s i n th e we b tha t ar e ver y
effective ar
e UsedCars.co
ma t(
http://
www.usedcars.com), UsedCarShopper.co m a t ( http://
www.usedcarshopper.com) an d Microsoft's CarPoint at
(http://www.carpoint.com).
Two consolation prized of $50 were awarded to the students who ha d the
largest ending balance other than the three winners:
Also, check out Cars.com. ( http://www.cars.com)
This sit e offer s advice , news, ca r report s an d ne w an d
used ca r listings. Chec k out Car s and Trucks at (http://
www.carsandtmnks.com).
The winners were recognized at a luncheon held on Thursday April 22
where the cash prizes were awarded.
If yo u ar e sellin g a car, fin d ou t wha t it' s wort h
online a t Kelly' s Blu e Boo k a t ( http://www.kbb.com).
Also, check out Edmunds.com for more information and
buying tip s ( http://www.edmunds.com). A s always ,
check ou t Consume r Report s Onlin e a t ( http://
www.consumerresports.com) befor e makin g any majo r
decisions. They run real worl d test s on products t o pu t
them throug h th e test.
Check ou t AutoConnec t a t ( http://
www.autoconnect.com). Th e sit e i s great for findin g a
used car . Also , sur f o n ove r t o A Use d Ca r a t ( http://
www.ausedcar.com).
New ca r informatio n i s alway s availabl e a t th e
manufacturer's we b sit e o n th e Internet . Simpl y fil l i n
the manufacturer' s nam e i n the address . Fo r example ,
Check ou t For d a t ( http://www.ford.com), Chevrole t at
(http://www.chevrolet.com) o r Pontia c a t ( http://
www.pontiac.com).
Autoweb.com i s another great sit e fo r findin g a
used o r ne w car . Chec k i t ou t a t ( http://
www.autoweb.com). Aut o Web als o offers informatio n
about the cars , financin g information an d othe r impor tant information . Rea d review s abou t car s an d submi t
stories o f your own experiences .
Check ou t CarTracker s onlin e a t ( http://
www.cartrackers.com) an d Bes t Use d Car s a t ( http://
www.bestusedcars.com).
Tips o n buyin g a use d ca r ar e her e a t
CarBuyingTips.com ( http://www.carbuyingtips.com).
Car Magazine s onlin e suc h a s Ca r an d Driver ,
Motor Trend, and Auto week also have web sites. Check
http://
out (
http://www.caranddriver.com), (
www.motortrend.com) an d ( http://www.autoweek.com).
1 Place: $500 winner: Gary Gosselin
2 Place : $300 winner: Tsung-Po Chen
3 Place : $100 winner: Ben Gorman
st
nd
rd
Damon Schrotberger
Sport Management Club (SPT 402 - Spor t Revenue)
Graduation rates drop
College Press Exchange
College graduatio n rate s
continued to drop in 1998 , according to a study released by ACT.
The organization , bes t
known for its college-entrance exam,
has been conducting the survey each
year since 1983.
According to the study, students completing their bachelor' s
degrees within fiveyears fell at fouryear schools in 1998, the third consecutive year for the decline. Of students enrolled in four-year, public
schools five years earlier, and 42.9
percent completed their degree last
year, down from 44.2 percent the
year before. Th e study reported a
smaller drop at private school s from 56.6 percent in 199 7 to 56.2
percent last year. Bot h are record
lows.
Two-year colleges also reported record lows for graduation.
In 1998 , only 34.4 percent of students finished their associate's degrees within three years. Rate s at
public schools have fallen each of
the last seven years.
The report also takes a look
at drop-out rates among first-yea r
students. Those figures dropped for
the secon d yea r i n a row to 26. 4
percent for students who entered
college in 1997.
The study als o found that
drop-out rates at public, two-year
institutions increased from 47.4 percent to 47.7 percent. The rates fell
at private two-year schools, from
31.8 percent to 31.5 percent.
Loss of a fellow PSO
By Bind u Rai
This April 18th marke d the
loss of a friend and a faithful employee of New Hampshire College.
Lisa Steel e worke d a s a Public
Safety Office r fro m 1986-1998 .
Not many students knew her, a s she
worked the evening shift, from 10:00
p.m. t o 8:00 a.m. Durin g October
1998, sh e ha d t o tak e a leave of
absence due to her health. Sh e was
then admitted in the New Englan d
Medical Center , Boston , t o b e
treated for cancer. Tha t is wher e
she spent her fina l days . Georg e
Miville, director of Public Safety, has
been he r colleagu e fo r 1 3 years .
"She was a very sweet, understanding person. Alway s non-judgmen 6
tal, and a brilliant smile lighting up
her face," he recalls. H e stated that
there where times when an earlier
shift wa s provided to her, but sh e
always declined. Sh e was an athletic person , an d sh e preferre d
spending her days skiing, running
and doing other outdoor activities.
At 34 , she was too young
to depart, but she will be remembered by all who kne w her as full of
life and laughter. This graduation she
would hav e recieve d he r degre e
from N H C , whic h no w wil l b e
awarded to her parents. She'l l be
greatly missed by the staff and students here; and we extend our deepest sympathie s t o her famil y an d
friends.
The Observe r
Honors Program:
A year marked by success
A p r i l 28 , 199 9
Sensitivities raise issues
for professors
would have developed machiner y
r discussing these issues by now,"
said Gerald Graff, an English and
Free though t an d self-ex - educatio n professor a t the Univerpression have long been associated sit y of Illinois. I n 1991, he helped
with colleg e campuses, but some foun d Teacher s fo r a Democratic
educators are struggling to balance Culture .
freedom o f speech with a person's "The
y should open up a dis expectation not to be offended i n the cussio n on what are the limits in reclassroom, gard
s to use of expletives and whatProfessors especiall y ar e ever. "
minding their words for fear a stu- H
e added, "It's legitimate to
dent will take exception, complain b e concerned i f a professor come s
and bring on disciplinary, if not le- i n and uses offensive language. "
gal, action . Joa
n Birtin, Executive Di"They ar e worrie d an d recto r of the National Coalition on
rightly so . It' s a delicate balanc e Censorship , said freedom o f speec h
between wha t som e peopl e ma y mean s running the risk of offending ,
consider a hostile environment in the '
The First Amendment does
classroom and academic freedom," protec t the right to say things people
said Iris Molotsky, spokeswoman don' t like; that's what it's all about,"
for th e 44,000-member America n Birti n said . " I don't wan t t o say
Association of University Profes- ther e isn't classroo m speec h tha t
sors. "W e have to be much more couldn' t and shouldn't be regulated,
award and make sure the students bu t the critical rule is the institution
we're teaching are comfortable." can'
t be trying to suppress unpopuA Macom b Communit y la r or controversial ideas."
College student said she found En- Som
e institution s hav e
glish Professor John Bonnell's class- speec h codes. Som e of those codes
room so uncomfortable sh e filed a hav e not withstoo d constitutiona l
complaint against him i n November, challenges .
On Feb . 3, the colleg e suspended A
t Macomb Community
the 59-year-ol d professo r indefi - College , offensive speec h i s ad nitely. dresse
d i n a sexua l harassmen t
The student, whose identity polic y that li sts remarks and actions
is being withheld by the school, said t o avoid.
Bonnell regularly used foul language. "Th
e only question I would
She said that was offensive, unpro- rais e abou t this case is what's the
fessional and verging on sexual ha- justificatio n for using the language, "
rassment. Birti
n said.
Bonnell, whose suspension That'
s what Jim O ' Connor
sparked a protest by students who o f the Cus s Control Academy, in
called him a great teacher, said he Chicago , wonders. H e finds no faul t
was simply teaching literature, the wit h expression of ideas as long as
English language and their origins in it' s not peppered wit h obscenities,
the style he has for 32 years. H
e teache s a course o n curbing
Only one of his 300 student s cursing ,
last year complained, he noted. Th e "
I think it's inappropriate ,
words are always german e to the bu t I don't think it should become a
subject, he said. lega
l situation," he said. "Inanaca "I neve r attac k a student demi c environment I would think
personally. I never single out a per- they' d be making a stronger attempt
son or small groups. I don't call them t o use proper English and words that
words to suggest they' re deficient communicat e more clearly."
in intelligence," he said, adding he On
e problem, he said, may
doesn't use "what I call the vernacu- b e that some professors tr y to play
lar and they call vulgar" unless it re- cool . "They'r e trying to come down
lates to what he's teaching. t
o the level of the students , and I
Bonnell's dispute joins doz- thin k it's a mistake. I f they're talkens of other collegiate free speech in g lik e a college kid they're not go debates around the country. Man y in g to get that much respect."
have resulted in litigation. Molotsk
y of the Professor s
In a recent case in San Ber- Associatio n said schools should act
nardino, Calif., a professor wa s fire d earl y instea d o f reacting t o comfor usin g sexually explicit language, plaints .
He sued , an d the court reinstate d "Ther
e has to be some kind
him o
f due process procedure i n place
"It's a little bit discouraging tha t will ensur e that students and
when student s and teachers can't professor s ar e heard equally," she
work these things out, or the admin- said . "W e have to do this because
istration can't discuss these things in th e college has to be a forum for the
a civil way. You' d think campuses fre e circulation of ideas. "
College Press Exchange fo
By Ryan Eberman
On Apri l 9,1999, the New Hampshire College Honors Program celebrated the 1998-9 9 academic year with the annual Honors
Colloquium. Th e evening was hosted by senior Douglas Cyran and
included four outstanding student presentations. Two o f the presentations were from the Honors 201 Interdisciplinary course concerning
the influence of the biblical books of Genesis and Revelation on Western Culture. Th e final two presentations were senio r Honors 401
projects. Sophomor e Ruthie Pistorino began the festivities with a reading fro m her "biblical" newspaper Alpha and Omega. Fil m producer
Ben Pierce , the second sophomore winner , screened th e preview of
his new blockbuster film, als o entitled Alpha and Omega, for a very
appreciative audience . Th e two winning senior 401 project s b y the
Shulman sisters and Mary Parent followed the sophomore 201 projects .
Stacey and Audra Shulman regaled the audience wit h the trials and
tribulations of putting a new business together, a 1950's diner with a
"twins" theme. Surprised?! Th e program ended with the showing of
Mary Parent's mini-documentary on the homeless o f Manchester entitled "Choices." Choice s has not only been a successful Honors 401
project, but Ms. Parent has been hired as the Education Director for
Child and Family Services here in Manchester. Fo r the Shulman twins
and Mary Parent, the Honors 401 projec t i s performing th e role it
should - helping to launch the graduate in the future .
This academic year has seen many changes for the NHC Hon ors Program. Dr . Coope r and the participants have worked hard to
create a positive image on campus and that work will continue. W e
could not go without recognizing the tremendous support of the administration; without their support, our continued success would not be
possible. Due to this support, the Honors Program has a new home i n
the Delphi House. Th e administration also underwrote th e two delegations representing Afghanista n and Turkey to the National Model
United Nations in New York City. Fiftee n students, along with Dr.
Cooper and Mr. Mark Reeder, spent eight days as international diplomats along with nearly 3,000 other students from around the world.
The course is a year-long, three-credit cours e sponsored by the Honors Program but open to all members of the college community. A l though the course is not in the course selection guide, its number is
Honors 479A. I f you ar e interested, contac t Dr . Coope r at Delphi
House.
Behind much of the success this year were the individual committees without whose hard work many of the achievements woul d not
have been possible. Thre e individuals in particular should be commended. First , behind the dedicated leadershi p o f Doug Cyran, the
Honors Board created a new constitution, organized a review process
to judge participation, and finally completed a new handbook. Kristin a
Kintzer, chair of the Presentation and Recruitment Committee, worked
steadily reviewing applications from both current NHC student s and
Freshmen for the Fall 1999 semester. The Facilitie s Committee, chaired
by Sabina Mullin, has worked throughout the year to keep Delphi House
in good shape and open late hours for students.
Finally, we want to congratulate the graduating seniors, especially Doug Cyran and Mary Parent, who were instrumental in renewing the Honors Program this year. Juniors will begin work on their 401
projects thi s summer and next year's Sophomore class is looking forward to Honors 201. Th e 201 topic for this year-long course will be
"Politics, Presidents, and Leadership;" the students will be expected to
become involved in the presidential primary campaigns in New Hamp shire.
Thanks to all who have helped make this a memorable year fo r
the Honors Program. W e hav e run several miles in this race to success, but there is still a marathon to be won. You r continued suppor t
will be appreciated i n the future .
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A p r i l 28 , 199 9
The Observe r
Hieu Tieu
Freshman Business Administation
Major
"The Tibet Campaign and joining the KX. "
Jennifer Bell Meliss
Freshman Psychology Freshma
Major Majo
"The Mac."
Boner
Senior Hotel/Restarant Management Major
"Having Snuff passed out on my cuchfor the first 2 weeks
of school."
a Paradis
n Communication
r
Mark Perec
Senior Social Science Major
"When Joel had lost the battle to the
banana."
Crystal Marfzak Christ
Freshman Psychology Freshma
Major Administratio
y Olsen
n Business
n Major
"Freshmen vs. upperclassmen snowball fight."
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April 28 , 199 9
Steve Hordos
Sophomore Sport Management Major
"Breaking the curfew in the ocean."
Kelly Sullivan
Freshman Communication Major
"Pledging Phi Delta Beta & Sandy's battle with the
McDonald's cake."
Scott Bilodeau
Senior Sport Management/Marketing
Major
"Sprints in the parking lot in Florida."
Tristan Turner Je
n DiGiancomo
Freshman Psychology Major Freshma n Marketing Majo r
"Water Fights."
Brian "Bishu"
Johnson
Junior Communication Major
Jason Carlage
Junior 3-year
Business Administration Major
Sadry Assouad
Junior International Business
Major
Joseph Urisono
Junior 3-year Business Administration
Major
"When a girl stripped for us in the middle of the soccer field. "
9
Robert Schiavo
Junior Small
Business Management Major
April 28 , 1999
The Observer
Khaleel heats up the
stage - Everlast cools it
off
By Mark Williams
On Friday, April 9, Khaleel
opened fo r an uncoordinate d
Everlast in the large gym of the New
Hampshire Colleg e Fieldhouse.
Khaleel, whose song "No Mercy"
has gotten minimal air-time, played
a great set and fulfilled his duties as
an opening act by getting the capacity crowd of 2100 plus primed and
ready fo r the headliner. Whe n
Everlast appeared on stage, the audience wa s i n a frenzy fo r some
hardcore rockin'blues. Wha t they
got wa s an ill-prepared, off-bea t
has-been who was barely discernible ove r th e instrument s tha t
sounded like a cat fight backing him
up. Th e un-music forced the audience to entertain itself with crowd
surfing and mosh pits.
I waited around backstage
for five hours trying to get an interview with the bom-again Muslim,
but his manager put me off with the
assurance that he would do what he
could but that Everlast had sustained
a broken tooth the day before and
was in a bad mood (in other words,
no interview). I did, however, get a
chance to talk to Everlast's bassist,
a nice enough chap, who was very
pleased with the crowd's response.
He claimed that the fans a t NHC
that night were the best they had
played to all year. H e then accompanied Khaleel to see if they could
get some "babies" to swim with them
in the indoor pool.
I also chatted briefly wit h
Khaleel himself who confirmed his
colleague's assessmen t o f the
crowd, and showed me some of the
footage he had videotaped from his
sortie in to the crowd after his set.
He was very pleasant, but seemed
more interested in talking to girls and
although I was somewha t disap pointed, I completely understood.
My gripe was with Everlast. Afte r
being invited to play at our school
and paid a lot of money, I felt the
least h e could d o was "mee t the
press" and answer the few questions
that I had prepared. I can understand that he may have been irritable
from the painful tooth, but if he could
sing (poorly, at that) for over an hour,
why couldn't he talk to me for ten
minutes? In an interview I found on
the Internet Everlast was quoted as
saying ho w ridiculou s it is that
people "get all dumbfounded when
they get around famous people. Al l
it is is money. That's the only difference between you and them. Sometimes, it ain't even that big of a difference." I t seems to me that when
it comes down to it, he thinks there
is quite a big difference between himself and his fans.
Khaleel and Everlast performed for concert-goers on April 9,
in the NHC Fieldhouse. (Photo by David Snuffer)
International Night a big
success
By Tara Cowdrey
On April 17 at 6:30pm, the
annual International Night began.
The event was held in the small gym
of the NHC Athletic Complex. The
theme o f this year' s spectacula r
event was "It's A Small World Af ter All." The International Night was
sponsored by A CE (Association for
Cultural Exchange).
At 6:30pm , everyon e sat
down to their tables and enjoyed the
appetizers that were already there.
The four main finger foods were Indian Samosas , Philippin e Glass
Noodle Salad, Lemon Garlic Cole
Slaw and fresh fruit. A few minutes
later th e waiters an d waitresses
(comprised of students from culinary) served all the guests their entrees. W e each had a plate with a
sample o f four different type s of
food. On e of the foods was Northern Tri-colore d Tortellin i wit h a
smoked salmon cream sauce. Fo r
anyone who really likes salmon, this
was a nice treat. Another entree was
American southwester n smoke d
beef brisket with a spicy BBQ glaze.
It was very good as well as spicy,
yet there was enough water and soda
to cool our taste buds. Fo r chicken
lovers, there was a unique Indianstyle grille d chicke n breast wit h
masala sauce. This chicken also had
a spicy kick to it. And with any good
meal, there are vegetables included.
These vegetables wer e on a stick
and called a grilled marinated Mediterranean vegetable brochette .
If you weren't full by then,
you definitely would have been after sampling some of the differen t
desserts offered. Ther e were two
plates for each table and they each
had four different types of desserts
on them.
While w e were eating ,
Daniel, a student from Hesser College, enlightened us with his musical
talents of singing and guitar playing.
Karen (Kaoru) Miyanaga,
A C E President, welcomed everyone to International Night. A t 8:30,
the international fashion show began.
The countries that were represented
were Ecuador, Taiwan, Japan, In-
10
donesia, Egypt, Turkey, Columbia,
Korea, Pakistan, India, Malaysia
and United Arab Emirates. For each
country, the national flag was carried and the students representing the
country were dressed i n elaborate
clothing particular to their country.
Next wa s a pla y calle d
"Culture Shock " which was per formed b y students from Colby Sawyer College.
There were four raffles given
out fo r audience members . Th e
prizes included International Night
t-shirts and international-style gifts.
The rest of the event was
centered on the "Small World Cafe."
In this cafe, different cultural groups
came and sang or danced something
reflecting their country.
The first presentation wa s
two songs performed by the "Twi light Mausoleum," a group of four
students from New England College.
There wer e man y dances
involving students from New Hampshire College. Some of these dances
include the "Middle Eastern Dance"
from the Middle East, the "Traditional Dance " from Taiwan , th e
"World Dance" which included five
different countries , an d "Dance
Typico" from Columbia.
Other acts from other col leges include d the "Oriental Fan
Dance" of the Orient from New
England College , the "American
Dance" of Germany fromNew England College, the "Indian Song" of
Nepal fromColby Sawyer College.
The last dance was "Maria" and included students fromall colleges.
The entire evening ended
with a NHC student fromIndia playing the harmonica.
Numerous people were involved with the food preparations,
lighting, sound, design and decorations for this event and deserve recognition for their dedication to making International Night an enjoyable
time for both spectators and participants. Also , som e recognitio n
should g o to the M C s Shahla
Siddique and Mika Holmqvist for
taking the audience through each act
and making appropriate introductions. Congratulation s to all A C E
members who made International
Night a great success.
The Observer
April 28 , 199 9
Spectrum Series presents "Stea k is our claim"
UNH studen t Z
By Allison Sowa
By Kat y Faria
Matt Carano , a junior a t
U N H , wa s th e mai n featur e o f
April's Firs t Thursday Spectru m
Series event . Upo n enterin g th e
H R M Functio n Room, the likes of
Crosby, Stills , Nas h an d Youn g
could be heard. Mat t took the stage
and explained he might be a litde off.
He hasn' t bee n completel y en grossed in his music lately; he has
been workin g on a production of
Jesus Christ Superstar.
Carano starte d off with a
tune by Radiohead titled "Airbag,"
proving he was not off. Hi s voic e
was beautiful and he proved to be
an excellent guitar player. The second tun e that he performed was an
original called'Tempest." H e should
have told us that Eddie Vedder was
a great influence on him becaus e his
droning syllables, grinding of the
teeth, and rolling of the eyes, would
make anyone feel like they were at
a Pearl Jam concert. An d bein g a
huge Pearl Jam fan, I was not im pressed. Afte r playin g two mor e
songs of his own, Caran o threw his
capo on his guitar. H e tells us that
this next song in for all the ladies in
the house, but tells them not to worry
- i t is not a love song. Thi s tune
turned out to be a great version of
"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by
Cindi Lauper. Then , about as contrasting as you could get, he belts
out a Nine Inch Nails tune, "Hurt."
Off come s the capo and two more
original songs. Caran o tells us that
one was his first attempt at techno.
After all these songs with depressing lyrics , Matt promises to liven
things up with PHISH, who h e says
plays happy music. Although , being a PHISH fan, th e tune he picked,
"Chalkdust Torture," is not an extremely happy-go-lucky tune. Especially when it is mixed with the
voice of Eddie Vedder, again. For
the first time, Carano played a tune
that he wrote for hi s little sister's 18*
birthday. The tune to this song was
so familiar and I kept trying to make
out where I heard it before. Hi s last
solo tune was a tribute. Caran o explained how th e beating of Matthew
Shepard, the gay student who was
killed in Wyoming, touched him. H e
wrote a beautiful song in honor o f
him
Carano then introduced his
friend Andrew Nay. Togethe r they
played two great tunes. These tunes
seemed to involve a litde improvisation. I felt like I was listening to Bela
Heck and the Flecktones, and I liked
it
Overall, the Spectrum Series picke d a good choice for a performer. Mayb e if Matt concentrated
more on coming up with his own
identity, own style of performance ,
it would have been a better show.
If Andrew played along with him th e
entire show, it would have made the
best show.
The "Evening of
Elegance" experience
If yo u are looking for th e
best steak house in all of Manchester, I would suggest the Nutfiel d
Restaurant locate d a t 5 5 John E.
Devine Dr . in Manchester. Th e
Nutfield Restaurant i s also known
as the Nutfield Brewery. Th e restaurant is located on the lower level
of "Four-Points Hotel." S o for al l
the New Hampshire College students out there who don' t want their
parents staying in their dorm room
on Parents' Weekend, this would be
the perfect place to locate them.
The Nutfiel d is half bar and
half dining room. Th e restaurant,
which holds only about seventy-five
people, has a very cozy atmosphere
and makes diners feel comfortable.
There are smoking and non-smoking sections , but the two areas are
not divided by much . Th e Nutfiel d
is a quite and low-keyed restaurant
that is suitable for a family or din ner-for-two.
Visitors will find the waitresses attired quite professionally for
such a small restaurant. The night I
had dinner they were wearing black
slacks, white buttoned down shirts,
and neckties. All the waitresses were
very pleasant and made customers
feel rightat home. Only about 15 to
20 minutes elapsed from the timewe
placed our dinner order to it being
ready. S o i f you ar e in a hurry to eat
and leave, this is a good place to
have dinner.
The atmospher e and servic e
are not the only good things about
the Nutfield; the food is good as well.
The menu is fairly large for such a
small restaurant and accommodates
just about every one's appetite. Th e
appetizers include d onion soup ,
By Melissa Cowdrey
New Englan d clam chowder, jumbo
shrimp and much more. Th e basic
salad coul d be toppe d wit h your
choice of steak or chicken.
All steaks were served with
vegetables and the Nutfield's famous
garlic "smashe d potatoes. " A l l
sandwiches come with your choice
of French fries or smashed potatoes,
a side salad or vegetables. Custom ers ca n op t fo r a T-bon e steak ,
Delmonico, porterhouse or a delicious prime rib.
If yo u would like to hav e
lunch at the Nutfield, I would recommend on e o f the man y sand wiches. Th e open-face d stea k
sandwiches and the burgers are al l
great. Th e Caesar salads ar e also
good topped wit h strips o f steak.
Once again you ge t to choose from
a wide variety of side orders lik e
French fries, chips or a house salad.
The dessert menu was also
very appealing. Strawberry cheesecake, apple pie, brownie sundaes,
and ice cream were all on the menu
my famil y chose the cheesecake and
the appl e pie , a great way to end
the perfect dinner.
Now everyon e is probably
wondering how muc h will a meal at
Nutfield's cost. Dinner for fou r cost
my famil y about $ 100.00 not including a tip. Dinne r included appetizers, four steak dinners desserts and
drinks (alcoholic and non-).
I recommen d tryin g th e
Nutfield Restaurant. Th e price is
reasonable an d the food is great. I
suggest having dinner during the
week because Nutfield's does accept reservations. Th e Nutfield's
motto is "Steak is our claim" and I
definitely agree.
"Go;" lif e starts at 3 a.m.
The annua l "Evening of El - included great songs from the past
egance" for Spring Weekend was and present. Th e D J played th e
held Friday, April 23,1999. Bus - theme song, which was "Oh, Wha t
ses headed fo r C.R. Spark s left at a Night." Everyon e on the dance
7pm. Ther e were over 150 students floor sang that one. "Pian o Man "
who celebrated th e event. Man y was on e o f the las t songs , which
seniors were there enjoying the last seemed to have some significance
"Evening o f Elegance" together. to a group of students.
Dinner was serve d soo n after th e
To remembe r th e night ,
buses arrived. There was fruit, salad everyone received a small container
and rolls, the main course - whic h of bubbles and a small photo album.
was a choice of chicken or spinach There were some great areas to take
lasagna, and chocolate moose for photos wit h your friends. I think
dessert. Afte r dinner , there were everyone that went, agreed that it
instructors teaching different types was a great time. I' m sure we all
of swing dancing.
will b e lookin g forward t o nex t
Most o f the student s en- year's "Evening of Elegance."
joyed the selection of music, which
By Ben DeGennar o
" G o , " starrin g Kati e
Holmes, is a strange movie. In the
beginning of the movie, 18 year ol d
Ronna (Sarah Polley) needs to find
rent money before she gets kicked
out of her apartment. She agrees to
work a doubl e shif t fo r Simo n
(Desmond Askew) as a supermarket checkout clerk in order to get
some extra rent money. Simon takes
off t o Las Vegas for the weeken d
for som e heavy partying. TV stars
Adam (Scott Wolf) and Zack (Jay
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Mohr) are working with an undercover cop to expose a drug ring.
Ronna becomes involved in the drug
ring, i n hope s of getting enoug h
money to cover her rent.
The movie itself is confusing,
jumping from one viewpoint to another, but showing the same scene
in the movie. Overall, the movie was
confusing and poorly displayed. The
entire film focused on drugs and un derage drinking . I conside r th e
movie a waste of time and money.
April 28 , 199 9
The Observer
Dave Matthews brings
scaled-back sound to
students
expectin
College Press Exchange
This is not your normal rock
tour. The venues are small and theater-like. The spectator s stay in their
seats. Shouting is minimal, and th e
real smart-asses are on stage - no t
in the audience.
This ethereal gig belongs to
Dave Matthews and hi s goo d buddy
and sometime-collaborato r Ti m
Reynolds. Thei r acoustic tour has
been hitting college towns across the
country since January and will be
wrapping up later this month.
Matthews cu t hi s ban d
members free for a few months so
he could do a strictly unplugged tour
with Reynolds. Havin g the rest of
the crew along would have meant
60,000-seat stadium s an d muc h
higher ticket prices, said Ambrosia
Healy, the band's publicist. The cur rent tour's no-frills approach has allowed Matthews to limit ticketprices
to $30 each.
"He's (Matthews ) ver y
aware tha t college campuses ar e
where a lot o f his fans are," she said.
"It's nice to go give those fans a treat
that they can't normally get. Thi s is
a way to give the fans a different,
intimate experience.
"Dave Matthews goes out
of his wa y to keep prices very low, "
she continued. "Th e band wants to
be good to their fans. Jus t because
they're more popular now doesn't
mean they wan t to start charging
more."
Matthews an d Reynold s
played shows at DePauw University i n Greencastle, Ind. ; Luther
College in Decorah, Iowa; the University of Colorado at Boulder; the
University of Utah at Salt Lake City
and th e Claremon t College s of
Claremont, Calif.
During th e Universit y o f
Missouri's concert in late February,
Matthews looked like any other gu y
hanging out in a college coffee shop.
Dressed in a brown shirt and pants
and sporting dark, closely cropped
hair, he didn't hesitate to yell "Shut
up!" anytim e hi s fan s screamed ,
hooted or hollered between num bers.
"I think he's going back to
his root s and playing college towns
because he started out playing at fraternity parties," said Reid Forgrave,
a junior at M . U. who braved freezing temperature s from 2:30-8:3 0
a.m. one morning to get tickets to
the show. Forgrav e said he wasn't
g to have to hop int o line so
early but was glad he did. B y the
time he reached the ticket window,
more than 700 people were standing behind him .
Fans showed appreciation
for Matthew s and Reynolds' stop
in the heart of the heartland by waiting for about seven hours in back of
Jesse Auditorium to greet the duo's
tour buses.
Just before 7 p.m. the y were
rewarded with a chat and autographs
from Reynolds as he bolted in for
the 7:30 p.m. show .
Three hours later, Mizzou
students filing out of the concert said
they were pleased not only to have
experienced a night of Matthews'
music, but his sense of humor as well.
Matthews wasn't shy about belching into the microphone or cracking
jokes about alcohol. H e also interjected politica l statement s about
South Africa befor e an d after hi s
songs such as "Crash" and "Cel ebrate."
"We nee d to forgive all of
the third-worl d debt," h e said ,
prompting a round of applause from
the audience before quickly snapping, "Yo u probabl y don' t eve n
know what that means."
M i z z o u senio r Jenn y
Reisinger didn't expect Matthews'
to shine with only a guitarist backing
him up , but she quickly changed her
mind.
"I didn' t even know I was
coming until today," she said. "I t
was a fluke. I don't own an y of hi s
albums, but I'll definitely go buy on e
now."
Forgrave takes Matthews
and his wor k more seriously.
' 'I think he's this generation's
answer to the Beatles," he said.
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Woodstock &
summer
concerts in
the Northeast
By Andrew Cummings
Woodstock '99 is leading
the pack of great summer concerts
available this coming summer in our
region of the country. Wit h this being th e thirtiet h anniversar y o f
Woodstock, the concert (which is
being moved to Griffiss Business an d
Technology Par k i n Rome, New
York, this year) is already shaping
up to be a larger act than the past
two. Artist s already signed up for
the even t includ e Metallica ,
Aerosmith, Dave Matthews Band,
Korn, Alani s Morissette , Bush ,
Jewel, Countin g Crows, Creed ,
Sheryl Crow , Ic e Cube, Red Hot
Chili Peppers, DMX, Everlast Limp
Bizkit, Offspring, Sugar Ray, Fatboy
Slim, Rage Against the Machine,
Wyclef-Jean and the Refugee A l l
Stars, Live, George Clinton and the
P-Funk A ll Stars, Collective Soul,
Guster, Rusted Root, Brian Setzer
Orchestra, Foo Fighters, Micke y
Hart Planet Drum, The Chemical
Brothers, Los Lobos , Willie Nelson,
Tragically Hip, Ou r Lady Peace and more bands keep signing on as
the show approaches! Everythin g
goes down on Jul y 23,24 and 25 in
Rome. Tickets , which are already
on sal e as of this past Sunday, can
be acquired from Ticketmaster and
bus packages are also available in
some cities; check Ticketmaster.com
for phon e numbers.
As for other concerts coming up , th e month of May bring s us
a few good shows.
On the 3 , Cherr y Poppin'
Daddies comes to Toad's Place in
New Haven , CT. Ticket s for this
show are $2 0 and are alread y on
sale online or b y callin g (203) 6240033. This show starts at 8:30 p.m .
On the 14 , th e classic rock
act, Kansa s i s playin g a t th e
Foxwoods Casino in Ledyard, CT .
This show starts at 9 p.m. an d tickets are $16.50 by calling (203) 6240033 and are also available online.
Lenny Kravit z an d th e
Black Crowes are the first headliners to play at the newly renamed
Tweeter Cente r (formerl y Grea t
Woods) on the 29 in Mansfield,
M A , wit h openin g ac t Everlast .
These tickets are already on sale b y
calling (617 ) 931-200 0 an d ar e
$25-$39.50 dependin g o n fro m
where you watc h the show.
Reel Big Fis h will be playing a t the Hampton Beach Casino
on th e 29 . Ticket s can be pur chased by calling (603) 868-7300
and ticket prices are also available
by phone .
The 30 bring s the Dave
Matthews Band to Foxboro Stadium. Tickets went on sale in March
and may or may not still be available at (617) 931-2000.
June brings a little heavier
schedule to New England .
John Mellencamp will be
playing at the Tweeter Center on the
12 . Ticket s for this event hav e
been out there since early March but
some seats are still available by call th
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th
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ing th e Ticketmaster number mentioned earlier for the Tweeter Center. Price s fo r thi s rang e fro m
$29.50-$46.
Former Va n Halen fron t
man, Sammy Hagar is playing at
the Hampton Beach Casino on the
12 . Ticke t prices start at $28.50
and range all the way to $42.50.
On th e 16 and 18 Ozzy
Ozzbourne brings his popular metal
collection show , Ozzfes t t o th e
Tweeter Center. Unless you alread y
have your tickets for this one, good
luck with your scalper because both
shows are sold out.
The 26 ha s th e Allma n
Brothers also slate d t o play th e
Tweeter Center at 7 o'clock. Prices
for thi s are $25.50-$40.50.
On th e 27 , Toad's Place
shows up again; this time the Verve
Pipe will be the act and tickets are
$12.50.
The J Geils Band returns
to Portland , Maine , a t th e
Cumberland County Civic Center on
the 28 at 8 o'clock. Fo r ticke t info
call (207)775-3331.
The Meadows Music Theater i n Hartford , CT , welcomes
Tom Pett y and the Heartbreakers o n the 29 . Ticket s are a flat
$45 an d may or may not be sol d
out at (860) 525-4500.
July has abou t the same load
of shows as June.
Tom Pett y and the Heartbreakers return, t o th e Tweete r
Center on the 9 .
On th e 15 , comedia n
George Carlin will be at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom. Tick ets ar e $26.50-$38.50 . O n Th e
16 , Carli n wil l b e playin g th e
Warwick Musica l Theate r i n
Warwick, RI. Ticket s are $29.50$34.50 and can b e acquired by call ing (401 ) 331-2211.
Again in Warwick, Musical
Theater will be the Beach Boys on
the 19 . Tickets are on sale now at
the same number as above.
On th e 22nd , Bob Dyla n
and Paul Simon are uniting to put
on a show at the Tweeter Center.
The show starts at 7:30 but tickets
are sold out through Ticketmaster.
The 29 has the Warwick
Music Theate r again , with Huey
Lewis and the News playing at 8
o'clock.
The finalconcert in July will
be Weird Al Yankovic playing at
the Hampton Beach Casino on the
31 . Ticket s are $21.50-$36.5 0
and the show starts at 8 o'clock.
The August schedule is still
rounding out in some states and will
be topped of with the early September Jimmy Buffet t show s a t th e
Tweeter Center, which are unfortunately, already sold out.
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A p r i l 28 , 199 9
The Observe r
Oh What A Weekend!
Spring Weekend 99
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A p r i l 28 , 199 9
The Observe r
1998-99 NHC Sports Wrap-up
1998-99 Men's Basketball Team
20-9 Final Season Record
ECAC Champions
Reached Northeast Regionals
1998-99 Women's Basketball
Final Season Record 0-27
1998-99 Men's Hockey
Final Season Record 17-8-2
Division II National Championship Runners-up
1998 Women's Soccer
Final Season Record 6-11-1
1998 Men's Soccer
Final Season Record 16-3-2
Reached Regional Finals
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A p r i l 28 , 199 9
The Observe r
1998 Women's Volleyball
Final Season Record 9-1 2
1999 Men's Lacrosse
Record to Date 2-10
1999 Softball Team
Record to Date 3-27
1999 Baseball Team
Record to Date 7-29
1998-99 NHC Cheerleaders
1998 Men's Cross Country Team
1998 Women's Cross Country Team
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A p r i l 28 , 199 9
The Observe r
Lacrosse wins over Franklin
Pierce 24- 3
N H C Pres s Releas e
Freshman M i k e
Cesere nette d nin e goals
and assiste d o n fiv e oth ers t o lea d Ne w Hamp shire Colleg e to a 24- 3
victory ove r F r a n k l i n
Pierce Colleg e in men' s
lacrosse actio n o n Apri l
17. N H C snappe d a
seven-game losin
g
streak an d improve d t o
1-7, whil e th e Raven s
dropped t o 0-5 .
Cesere's 1
4
points i s the mos t i n one
game b y N H C playe r
since C h u c k M o n u r i o
totaled 1 5 (12gls, 3 asts)
during a 24- 8 wi n ove r
New Have n in 1996 .
Senior B u t c
h
Howie also enjoyed a big
day fo r N H C , a s h e reg istered seve n goal s an d
four assists . Th e effor t
put hi m over 15 0 point s
for hi s career . Howi e
has no w totale d 15 6
points (85 gls, 71 asts) in
44 caree
r game
s
(3.55ppg).
The Penmen held
a 3- 1 lea d afte r th e firs t
quarter an d nette d thre e
extra-man goal s durin g
the secon d quarte r e n
route t o a 9- 2 halftim e
lead. N H C outscore d
F P C , 7-1 , durin g th e
third quarte r t o secur e
the win.
Sophomore Jo n
Winton helpe d the N H C
cause wit h thre e goal s
and tw o assists , whil e
sophomore Mat t Chad well nette d tw o goals .
Sophomore Wil l Paradi s
(Nashua, N H ) totaled a
goal an d a n assis t fo r
FPC.
Junior Chri
s
Devoe made 1 5 saves for
the Penmen . Junio r Wil l
Donovan mad e 1 3 saves
for th e Ravens .
David Snuffer fights for a ground ball.
(Photo by Tom McDermott)
NHC Basebal l wins one and
looses one
N H C Pres s Releas e
Scott Bilodeau takes a swing. (Photo
by Tom McDermott)
New Hampshir e
College an d University
at Alban y spli t a Ne w
England Collegiate Conference basebal l double header. Th e Great Danes
posted a n 11- 0 victory in
the opener , befor e th e
Penmen answered wit h a
3-2 w i n i n gam e two .
N H C i s no w 6-2 8 over all an d 4-1 0 i n th e
N E C C . Albany , whic h
entered th e game , tie d
with Umas s Lowel l ato p
the N E C C standings ,
goes t o 16-1 4 overal l
and 12- 4 in the league .
Senior Pet
e
Lopez picked up the win
in gam e tw o fo r N H C.
The Central High product
allowed jus t fou r hit s
and struc k ou t five , an d
has no w picked up a vic -
tory i n eac h o f hi s las t
two starts . Junio r Jaso n
Longo close d ou t th e
game fo r N H C . Lope z
took a lin e driv e of f hi s
pitching han d wit h tw o
outs i n th e sevent h in ning. Long o had two hits
and two RBI fo r the Penmen, whil e senio r Mar k
Perec drove in the game winning run with a single
in th e thir d inning.
Softball team loses double
header to Southern
Connecticut State
N H C Pres s Releas e
New Hampshir e
College wome n penme n
took th e lea d i n the bot tom o f the firs t innin g in
game one , a s senio r Sa rah Wolstencrof t deliv ered a n R B I single an d
junior Tina Marie Grudak
lined a tw o ru n single .
S C S U answere d wit h
eight run s i n th e to p o f
the second and held a 135 lead after thre e innings.
Wostencroft, Gurdak and
freshman A m a n d
a
Gillespie all had two hits
for N H C . Sophomor e
Yolanda Pon d too k th e
loss.
In th e secon d
game senio r E r i k a
Chadwick, Gurda k an d
Pond accounte d fo r
N H C ' s thre e hits .
Wolstencroft wen t th e
distance o n th e moun d
for N H C and too k th e
loss.
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Tina Marie Gurdak slides into
home as Amanda Gillespie
watches.(Photo by
Tom
McDermott)