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No playing around: need-based aid only
BY J O H N RAYMOND
T
he Lafayette Board of Trustees has been
engulfed in controversy ever since the
recent resignation of a prominent member
and one of the College's primary donors,
nkindling the debate surrounding athletic
scholarships at Lafayette. As reported in The
Morning Call during the week of October
21, Walter Oechsle resigned in response to
the College's reluctance to award athletic
scholarships. During an October 2 meeting,
the Board of Trustees voted to continue
Lafayette's practice of giving solely needbased aid to student-athletes. Consequently,
Oechsle, who has donated $12 million and
extensive renovations to the building bearing his name, has called for the immediate
resignation of President Rothkopf
"I have previously announced my retirement, and I have a contract to be the President of Lafayette until 2005," said Rothkopf
"The board on October 2 had a full, lengthy,
oj)cn debate on athletic scholarships and conch ided it did not want to change the current
policy. The administration has stood by this
decision."
According to the Secretary's Office to the
Board of Trustees, Oechsle was out of the
coujitry at the time of press and could not
be reached for comment.
Presently, Lafayette's athletes receive
money in the form of need-based financial
aid, while other Patriot League schools
American, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross,
and Lehigh -award athletic scholarships in
dilferent capacities. Army and Navy are excluded from the scholarship argument since
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Into which court will the ball fall? Lafayette is
currently the only school in its league that does not
award athletic scholarships. Although the needbased financial aid is offered, some believe this is
not enough to attract the best and brightest athletes.
all their students are pro\ided with full
scholarships based upon post-graduation
militaiy serxace commitment.
T h e need-based financial aid system
for student-athletes at Lafayette is similar
lo the financial aid system for regular
stude'nts. Students who attend Lafayette
and demonstrate financial need are given
financial aid in the form of grants. A nonsludent-athletc vvould be awarded self-help
aid such as work-study, while student-athletes will have the self-help aid converted
to a financial aid grant since a majority of
their time is spent practicing and competing outside the classroom. However, if a
student-athlete were to no longer participate in his or her sport, then the self-help
grant aid would be converted to self-help
received by non-student athletes.
According to Director of Athletics
Bruce McCutcheon, the Maroon Club, an
organization operated through the Office
of Development and dedicated to supporting Lafayette athletics, assists incoming
student-athletes with need based self-help
grant aid.
"A major goal of the Maroon Club is to
assist with unmet athletic needs," said McCutcheon. "Part of this is towards financial
aid. However, you cannot receive aid from
the Maroon Club without demonstrating
need. The money received is also based
upon participation in a sport."
Rothkopf and the Board of Trustees are
in favor of recruiting athletes based upon
financial need and academic merit.
"It has been the philosophy of the Board
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"Superdorm" suffers from weather delays
B\ MEGAN ZARODA
R
e s i d e n t s of the F a r i n o n
C o u r t , including those in
Cionway Residence Hall and the
Alpha Phi house have not had
the luxury of a few extra hours
ol" weekend shut-eye. Due to the
construction delay on the Sullixan Road Resideniial Dexelopment complex, students living in
close proximity have been awoken
as early as 7 a.m. on Saturdays.
According to Director of Plant
Operations Bruce Ferretti, the
pioject is 14 days behind schedule
because of inclement weather.
I'red Quivey, Vice President of
Business Affairs and Treasurer,
Said that the project is expected
to be completed in August 2005.
He explained that the College
huilt a "float" into the construction schedule in order to compensate for such unexpected delays.
Based on the size of the project,
Lafayette allowed for a 30-day
float. Quix'cy said that by the
beginning of December, the College will need to know when the
) HX' AMANDA IIN'CI.R
Inclement weather has pushed the construction of the Sullivan
Road Residential Development complex back 14 days.
project will be completed, so that
student residence arrangements
can be made for the 2005-2006
year.
Ferretti said that he is optimistic that Turner Construction will
meet the August deadline. "If
it becomes apparent that things
are beyond control, such as a
lack of critical c o m p o n e n t s , I
e.xpect T u r n e r will forewarn us
and present options to make up
for lost time," he said.
Since Turner is behind sched-
uie, the company proposed Saiurday m o r n i n g construction in
order to meet time constraints.
Howexer, this extra time is costing
Turner a premium, according to
Ferretti, thus they hope to cease
Saturday construction as soon as
they are back on schedule. "[Saturday morning construction] was
a strategic decision," said Ferretti.
"If we had the ability to do something about it, xve xvould, but in
order to make up time, this is the
schedule."
T h e construction has created
a major disturbance to students
lixing in close proximity to the
dexelopment
area.
The
nuijor complaint is the
noise. "I was
down there
one day and
couldn't bel i e X' e h o XV
loud it xvas."
said Annette
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O c t o b e r 2 9 , 2004
Parties not spinning out of style
O 7 5
B\ ALLISON SHAPP
P
hi Kappa Psi fraternity's spinning on October 15 was an event
precedented by many years of similar
festivities. So many years, in fact, that
no one can even rememljcr where the
name "spinning" came from. It has
come to describe a "dry social event
where people can come and dance
and listen to music," said Arturo
Osorio '06, social chair of Phi Psi.
"It may have gotten its name from
the sjiinning of the records or discs
as people play music."
Des]:)ite its longstanding tradition,
many students feel that there is a
decreasing number of these parties
being held, and also, fewer and fewer
people attending tliem. "I know that
during my freshman year there were
a lot more spinnings than I have seen
advertised diis year," said Mike Gibson '05, president of Phi Psi.
Osorio described this trend as a
"self-defeating situation." He explained that "if people aren't ex-
COMI'ILKI) HV .MARIANNA .M.U:RI
this week's question:
Which is the fastest way around Pardee when
heading from Farinon to Marquis?
r%^
•
Sandra Henning '05
I don't know, but I'll go
in back of Pardee because I like to be near
the quad.
jacquelyn Goodwdn '06
I go in back of P a r d e e
and cut across Van Wickie
because that's the most
direct path.
Jeremy Dukmen'05
R
ecent disciplinary mictions towards members of the Greek
community have raised the question as to xvhether or not Lafayette's
administration is crac:king down
harder on Greeks than on the general student body.
"1 don't think anyone associated
xvith a fraternity wants to see them
break rules because it is not in the
best interest of the school or the
fraternities themselves," said Jay
Mulmut '76, a Phi Kappa Psi member, in response to the fraternity's
September 25 alcohol violation.
Wliile Malniut acknowledged
the negative reactions of breaking
school policy, he has also noticed
that the regulations in general have
become far stricter since when he
went to Lafayette. However, he felt
that "given the current legal envi-
You've gotta cross the
q u a d . It's a triangle!
T h e shortest d i s t a n c e
between two points is a
straight line. There's n o
contest. It's geometry.
-
Where's Pardee? Is it
n e a r the engineering
building?
Marianna Macri
Editor-in-Chief
Brian Geraghty
M a n a g i n g Editor
ronment, the College is asserting
its authority in order to protect the
students."
Despite the rising concern from
both students and alumni, Kevin
W o r t h e n , Associate D e a n a n d
Director of Student life Administration, refijted these claims. He
said that, due to their high visibility
on campus, it may seem as if fraternities and sororities are being
targeted.
Director of Residence Life Annette Diorio acknowledged this
aspect of Greek life as well. "[The
Greek community is] very visible, so
you'll tend to feel scrutinized," she
said. "You can start to feel picked
on as opposed to celebrated."
James Krivoski, Dean of Students, attributed the tension between students and administration
to "different goals operating in
different worlds. As administration, we have to tell students what
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Osorio. "Some classes like them and
some don't."
Gibson agreed. "It goes in cyclesas each house gets new members they
have different interests. A lot of the
guys around here enjoy spinnings, and
we are hoping to have quite a few in
the coming months."
Phi Psi's party was the first spinning
held this year, and they attracted more
attendants than were anticipated to
attend, partiy by the promise of free
glow sticks. Despite being held at
die same time as a dance in Farinon
sponsored by the Hispanic Society of
Lafayette, the fraternity saw between
200-250 people throughout the night,
according to Gibson. "This year's
spinning was much more effectixe
than ones in the past," said Victor
Cohen '07. "It was in a better k)(ation and many more people knew
about it."
Can the perceived disinterest in dry
parties be expanded to other alcoholfree events? Amy Ahart, Assistant
Director of Student Life, said that
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Tension in the Greek triangle
BY DANIELLE BAILEY
Jen DuBois '05
cited about coming to spinnings, dien
groups aren't going to throw them,
which will diminish interest in them
even more."
Some feel that the perceived decline
has to do with the non-alcoholic
component of these types of events.
"Definitely, it's hard to get people to
show up to a dry event," said Gibson.
Wlien Peter McElroy, a senior at
Easton Area High School who takes
classes at Lafayette, asked what a spinning was and was informed of its dry,
dance-focused nature, he responded,
"They still have those in college?"
According to him, high school seniors
expect something very different out of
college social activities than what they
have experienced in high school.
Phi Psi members said that it might
not just be the alcohol-free setting
that deters students. They suggested
it could be a result of the changing
personalities of Lafayette students
and members of the groups that
throw spinnings. "Lately, spinnings
just don't hold any weight," said
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they can't do. It's not a popular
position to take," he said. Krivoski
explained that when Greek members see an organization leave they
feel they may suffer a similar fate.
T h e last fraternity kicked off
campus was T h e t a Chi, in Fall
2002. "The removal of Theta Chi
has caused more regulations to be
implemented concerning Cireek lile
behavior," said Brett Warren 'Oti,
Kappa Delta Rho member, "but
I think the pressures that we feel
now result from an awareness of
increased public safety and kntnvledge about other fraternities and
sororities' predicaments."
Regulations are not the only
things that have changed since
Malniut graduated from Lafayciic.
"I think the frats have become ni( TO
responsible to the community and
the integrity of Lafayette," said
Malmut. "They have encouraged
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Construction noise dro^vns out student complaints
~ continuedfrompage 1
lecloi" of Residence Life. She
said that Residence Life provided
air conditioners to the residents
of P.T. Farinon and Conway Resi[leiitc Halls, as well as the Pi Phi
and Alpha Phi houses. Camila
Gaiaz '07, a resident advisor in
P.T. Farinon, said that "the noise
conting from the AC helped to
niask some of the noise, [hut now
task," said Allison Vail '08.
"Most of the time I am able to
ignore the noise," said Lindsey
Brougli '08, also a resident of
Conway. "Sometimes the construction is so close to our dorm
room that picture frames and
other things fall on the floor."
T h e r e are currently 400 students living in ofT-campus housing, both privately owned and
"Sometimes the construction is so close to our
dorm room that picture frames and
other things fall on the floor."
-Lindsey Brough '08
xvilh it turned ofi] I will expect
to hear [the construction] more
distinctly."
C o n w a y r e s i d e n t s suffered
more from the construction noise.
"1 don't have class until ten in the
ninrnings, so it would be nice to
sleep in; however, the jackhammcrs and bulldozers outside my
xvindow m a k e this a difficult
College-owned. T h e nexv residential complex will have 300
beds, so Diorio expects to move
most of these students back on
to c a m p u s . " T h e n u m b e r [of
private-owned apartments] could
feasibly go back as far as zero,"
she said.
Diorio acknowledged that
students may feel that by scaling
back on off-campus apartments,
they lose a critical aspect of the
transition to real life. "I'd rather
he ofl'-campus," said Eric Backluiid '07. "I see looking after a
court and a house as basically the
same, and both could foster life
skills."
Diorio explained that part of
the dev^elopment has been designed similarly to Watson Courts,
with the common area, a kitchenette, a bathroom, two single rooms
and a double bedroom, and will
he designated for upperclassmen.
Daniel N a r d o '06 was in favor
of this set-up. "If it were an upperclassmen setting that brought
classmates into closer proximity
and still allowed us the freedom
that I feel upperclassmen deserve,
then I would go so far as to say
that I would favor the option over
living off-campus," he said.
Quivey explained that the
Sullivan Road Residential Development complex is what the
College considers an "auxiliary
enterprise." This means that the
Opinion
Greeks fueled up
OrwelFs 1984 out of context
v,\ LvN F R I E D M A N
AND J E S S I C A L A S A K
"All propaganda is lies, even when
one is telling the truth. 1 don't
think this matters so long as one
knows what one is doing, and xvhy. '
lliis xvise and accurate statement
about the poxver of language and
its impact on politics was xvritten
by George Oi-uell in the midst of
V\\\'ll, while he was working with
die BBC. Orwell has been on the
minds and lips of Lafayette students
these past weeks, particularly with
the marathon reading of Orwell's
classic dystopian novel, 1984, on
October 18. Although the author
intended for his masterpiece to be
read as a cautionary tale against
totalitarianism, it has recently
been misused for ulterior purposes
than simply being read for an appreciation of the text. As Orwell
described in his diary, all propaganda is lies. He pointed out that
It does not matter if it is the truth or
not it remains propaganda.
W'ith the reading of 1984 two
Weeks before the general election,
one cannot help but xiew the timing of this event as indicative of
purposeful politicking by its organizers. In addition to students and
lac ulty reading the novel itself, posters lined the walkway proclaiming
"1984+20" and Orwell's famous
lines, "War is Peace, Freedom is
Slavery, Ignorance is Strength."
leather than reading the book on
tile steps of Farinon and giving an
explicit idea of what the purpose
of this novel is at this point in time,
the marathon only seemed to imply
that we are living in a society similar
to that depicted in 1984. If one did
not agree xvith this xiew, one xvas as
'Riiorant as a prole.
While this event presented a great
oi)|iortunity for enlightened discussicjii and spirited debate, it ended up
being a monumental waste of time.
All around campus, there were
people complaining about the noise
or were confused as to the purpose
of the marathon reading. The signs
cox'Cling the walls of ex cry building
did not comniunicale the reason for
haxing this exent and, as a result,
most people xvere uncertain of the
goal of reading 1984 in front of
Faiinon.
In addition to the confusion due
to the lack of information regarding
the reading and the poorly planned
adxertising (the signs only seemed
to appear the week before), the
readers at the microphone werc
often xery loud and disruptive io
students learning in classrooms.
Rooms in Pardee were particularly affected by the loud noise
outside and a number of classes
were i n t e r r u p t e d . This might
have been intentional, yet why
would the organizers of the marathon reading wish to denigrate a
great author by making his words
sound similar to pundits on talk
radio? With the message of 1984
obscured by monotone droning
voices, the readers became the
forever "nagging telescreens" that
cannot be shut ofl" in the noxel.
This was an irony that xvas lost on
the participants at the event.
With politics on the minds of
the entire Lafayette campus, it is
not surjirising that people are pulling out Orwell to help their own
political vicxvs. However, with an
Examining Film Festival including
a picture titled Orwell Roles in His
Crave (with a misspelling of Rolls
that is posted all over campus) and
the event that occurred on Monday,
students are being misinlbrmed
about 1984 and Orwell's purpose
tor xvriting it. Had the marathon
reading of 1984 included a discussion of interpretations of the novel,
giving ecjual consideration to differing opinions, the novel xvould
amount of money taken in h)'
the project is equal to the cost
of running it. For example,
a residence hall is huilt using
the m o n e y c o l l e c t e d from
room rent. Similarly, a bookstore is kept in business by the
revenue it collects from selling
books and other products.
Qiiivey said that the goal is
to hopefully generate enough
funds to put into the building
for renovation.
According to Quivey, Lafayette functions on the equity portion, a unique function for many
colleges. Quivey calculates how
much of Lafayette's endowment
he must earmark now, so that
over a 30-year period, it will
groxv to cover the $29 million
bill for this construction project.
According to Quivey, six million
of the total endowment must
be set aside for this endeavor.
"We care about the fact that
some day we will have enough
money in the till to fix [the
d o r m ] , " he said.
probably he better a}ipieciatecl hy
Lafayette siudents. Instc^ad, a majority of people xverc turned olf hy
the format of the event itself.
Perhaps the event that took place
on October 18 vvas ineanl to he
solely a day of appreciation for
George Orxvell and his masterpiece, 1984. Despite its intent, in
reality people were either confused
as to its message or xvere initalecl
by the loud speakers disrupting
classes in Pardee. Is this how
Orwell should be interpreted on
Lafayette campus? If so, then we
are no better than the Inner Party
manipulating public opinion in
Oceania.
Before anyone says anything,
we are not WASPs, we are voting
for Kerry, and 1984 is our favorite
book of all time and that's why
we care.
~ conlinuedfrom page 2
scholarship and oxerall integrity
more than they did when I went
here. It is a shame the actions of
a fexv can cause people to forget all
that the fraternity has added to the
community," he added.
"We're all h u m a n and make
mistakes," said Drexv Mover '05,
presidenl of Phi (Janinia Delta.
"ll just seems as though vve are
cleall wilh like children." Moyer
feels ihat, though the Cireeks should
he held lo a higher standard, ihe
administration is too unrealistic.
He explained that the occasional
negatives seem to overshadow the
positives, primarily philanthropic
work and their leadership roles in
other campus organizations.
"The only positive PR that we get
we have to push on our own," said
Moyer. In addition to promoting
philanthropic activities, Greek life
also contributes to the College's
financial xvell-heing. According to
Joe Samaritano, Director of Lafayette College Fund and Dcxelopnieiit and College Relations, Greek
alumni currently donate a little oxer
55 percent of all alumni donations,
and this number has been rising
sloxvly oxer the past fix e years.
As niucii as a group adds to the
campus enx ironnient, Worthen said
it is necessary to trc-al all studenis
equally r e g a r d i n g disciplinary
incidents. He explained that "ex|iectations for LafayeUe students are
high; expectations for nienihers of
Greek Hfe are high." He added that
although Greek organizations ofier
leadership development, comniunity service, and the formation of
strong bonds of brotherhood and
sisterhood, members' misconduct
contributes negatively. "It is xvhen
colleges respond that the perception
arises that the administration is 'out
to get Greek life,'" said Worthen.
Public Safety Crime Log
10/18/04 through 10/25/04
Purch, Comsume, Poss,
Trans of Liquor
10/19/04
O n 1 0 / 1 6 / 0 4 at 1:47 AM, officers responded to a report from Bear Security
that an indivicliiiil xvas in Farincin Center and appearetl to he iiuoxicalid. Andre
Alleyne, Box 8212, vvas eitt'd for underage consunipUon. (W. Ingraiea)
Theft
10/19/04
At 6:12 PM, student reported the theft of her jacket from a bench at the APK
Sports Center women's locker room. Upon further inxestigation, her jacket
was recovered, howexer $50.00 cash was mis.sing. Incident under inxestigation. (K. Storm)
Tampering with Fire
Apparatus
10/21/04
Theft
10/21/04
At 3:17 AM, Public Safety reciexed a fire alarm at Two West Campus, l ' p o n
arrival, it was determined there xvas no fire and a pull station had heen aetix ated.
Incident under inxestigation. (R. Yanisch)
Purch, Comsume, Poss,
Trans of Liquor
10/23/04
Trespassing
10/23/04
At 1:25 AM, officer discovered an intoxicated indixidual near Colton C^iapel.
Michael Slattery, Box 7511, was cited lor underage consumption. Referred to
Dean of Students. (L. W h e e l e r / R . Yanisch)
At 4:30 PM, student reported his Pro Flex 857 fifteen speed bike missing from
the Third Street Steps. T h e bike, which was locked to the steps, had the loek
cut oO". Incident under inxestigation. (R. Yanisch)
At 11:00 PM, student reported that he was in his room in Kirby House working when two females entered his room via an unlocked door. Incident under
investigation. (M. Nesheiwat)
This security log is compiled by the Office of Public Safety and submitted to The Lafayette. It is an account of all ciimes handled by Public
Safety officers and does not cover non-criminal reports. All reports printed here have been listed and also submitted to the Easton Police
Department.
News
Page 4
October 29, 2004
Students do not Holla Back in M o c k election results
Tuesday's LAF mock election Total number of votes: 438
B\ KATHERINE O K O N
the Farinon lobby, each offering
information about their respective causes. College Republicans
ith the 2004 presidential President Lauren Giordani '06 said
election less than a week she saw the event as "a great way
away, the intensity of the presiden- to gauge the political sentiments
tial campaigns, nexvs coverage, and across campus." She said that if
the suspense felt by all is increasing students want a say in the election,
steadily each day. Here at Lafayette, Penuvsylvania is a vital state to vote
there
in. " O b were nuviously,
merous
each party
events
xvould hope
held this
for a xicxveek tcj
tory in the
bring the
real elecelection
tion, and
to
the
the mock
college's
election
level, of
is a great
vv h i c h
xvay
to sec
I ' H O K ) in Al l , i S ( ) \ I J.LISC lll.R
was t h e
Holla Back's Election Extravaganza how much
Election
disseminated information to students to j i r o g r e s s
Extravaspark their interest in the election. each camp
g a n z a
has made
that was held on Tuesday, October in such a sniall e n v i r o n m e n t , "
Giordani said.
26, in die Farinon atrium.
Holla Back, the campus orgaBoth the College Republicans
nization that has been responsible and College Democrats .sponsored
for many of the election-related tables in Farinon. The College
actixities on campus this semester, Democrats' table xvas full of inthrew the Extravaganza.
formation, buttons, and bumper
According to Jillian Gaeta '07, stickers not onlx forjohn Kerry hut
one of the people in charge of
also for both Joe Driscoll, a PcnnHolla Back, the Extravaganza was sylxanian congressional candidate,
in the early stages of development and Joe Hoeffel, xvho is running
in Scptcmbcn Holla Back sent out fbr the United States Senate. In
an email to every club on campus, addition to the information, there
giving them the opportunity to host was "Pin the Tail on the Donkey,"
a table, and ten clubs agreed to the traditional children's game.
sponsor an information table. The However, in this version, only those
E.xtravaganza format xvas similar xvho were pledged to vote for Kerr}'
to Wellness Day, xvitii tables lining were alloxved to play.
W
W^hile the traditional "political"
clubs were well-represented, there
were also some clubs that most
students do not consider when
thinking of politics. For example,
the N e w m a n Society discussed
how religion is influencing certain
issues in the election. "We're really
happy we've had clubs showing
interest. In fact, we've had a lot of
support all semester," said Gaeta.
"[The Extravaganza] xvas a nice
way to have all the clubs xvorking
together."
Holla Back hoped that the Exlraxaganza xvould spark student
interest. Gaeta listed three goals.
"Wc want to get people excited
about voting. We also want to
especially reach the people who
are still undecided about who they
plan to vote for because there will
he a lot of information available.
In addition to that, we also want
to remind people to send out their
absentee ballots if they haven't
already," she said.
Tuesday's major highlight was
the mock election, coordinated
by the Issues Culture Committee,
which is a part of Lafayette Activities Forum. Louise Boudart '05,
a co-chairman on the committee,
said the goal oi' the mock election
was "to get an idea of the political
preferences and political involvement of the Lafayette student hody
as well as to get people in the election mindset for the real election
that takes place in a week." Prior to
the mock election results, Boudart
said, "It will be interesting to see
wherc Lafayette students stand po-
Female: 280 (64%)
Male: 158 G67o)
Democrat-John Kerry
2 6 9 (61%)
Republican
George W. Bush
149 (34%)
Green-DavidCohh 13 (3%)
other -7 (2%)
Voter breakdown by class year
2005 2006 2007 200B
110
F:77
M:33
95
F:63
M:32
litically. I have a feeling the overall
campus is conservative."
However, Boudart's assumption
vvas overturned. The results were
tallied Tuesday night after the xotiiig clo.sed at 8 p.m. Kerry clinched
61 percent of the vote, while Bush
took second with 34 percent of the
vote.
The results of the mock election
did not reflect the entire student
hody. Though all that was neces-
124
F:73
111:51
109
F:67
111:42
sary to vote was to xvalk inlo farinon and mark a check cjii a slip
of paper, only 43H students voted.
Many more xxomen jiarticipated,
as they made up 64 percent of the
total x'olc, xvhiie only 34 percent of
the voters were men. The distribution of votes among the classes w as
fairly ccjual; the class of 2007, with
124 votes, had the highest turnout,
while the class of 2006, with !)5
votes, had the lowest.
Spinning Nader: election spoiler or smart alternative?
numbers R
still strong
BY A L E X N A I T O
~ continuedfrompage 2
the total attcndanc:e for die approximately 20 events held this year by the
Lafayette Ac:tivities Forum is about
2,800 students, which is exactly on tnick
xvidi j)a.st years. "Attendance diLs year
has not decreased. If anydiing, it Ls a
litde stronger than in past years," she
.said
There is no record of the conipo.silicjn attendc^es, but Aliart said diat
students representing every ckiss, freshmen to seniors, generally attend LAI*'
activities. "Of course, in thefirstcouple
weeks of school, events are [lopulated by mostlyfirstyear students," said
Aliart.
Students said that there is a propensity Ibr fiTcshmafh attendenc e as opposed
to an upperclassmen turnout. "More
fh^inien go dian upperelas.smen," said
(Joriy Maniincin '06.
'As a freshman, you vx'ant to mtxti a
lot of people." Sarah Nathani '06 said.
"Wlien you're older, you idreadx' know
your liiends :uid MV. able to cre'iite your
oxxai .scx:ial exents xxitli them."
iljih Nader's name may not be
)ii Pennsylvania's Presidential
ballot diis November, hut his idciis
and positions were on Lafayette's
campus Wednesday, October 27.
Ijifayette Enxironmental Axvareness
and Protection (LEAP) held a brown
bag discussion in which LEAP
members presented inlbrmaUon
on both the Green party candidateDavid Cobb and Independent
candidale Ralph Nader. The
topics thai were discussed ranged
from both candidates' positions,
and hoxv they xaiy from President
(ieorge W. Bush and Senatorjohn
Keriy, to addressing accusations of
Nader as a spoiler in die 2000 election and possibly in 2004.
I J v \ P niemlxT Michael Werner
'07 was one of the presenters who
felt it was necessary to inform
Lafayette students about these
altcTnatixe candidates. "It seems
like this election is only concerned
xxith Bush and Kerr)', especially on
campus," said Werner. "For the sake
of the future, it is iinportant to explore
(jtlier ojiticnis."
During his presentation, Werner cited the- Cireen parly's success
in cjllier counliies as a criticism of
Americas "winiiei-take-all" elec-
about Nader causing Gore's defeat
hecause people arc scared of this
election and it is an easy tiling to focus
on," he said. "People don't look at iill
the other factors in an exent that had
multiple factors."
For voters in a swing state, such as
Pennsylxania, xvlicj xvant to support
Nader hut want their xotc to make
an impact on who gets elected, information about alternatives
were ollered. Votepair.
The Spoiler Effect
org was discussed as a way
lo vote for either Bush or
Ralph Nadef and
Hffiward Dean
Kerry while still supporting Nader or Cobb. This
Listen to R«al 0«^bat«
site links a voter in a swing
about Real
Demociacy
stale with a voter in a statethat is guaranteed to one
of die- ])iiniaiy candidatc-s,
enabling thcMii to exchange
vole-s. Co-pre.senter Hart
P H O K ) KX' KI.X IN H.XRR^•
LEAP members encouraged swing state Feucr '05 siiid that since- he
students to swap their votes for Ralph is voting in C^regon, a swing
Nader and David Cobb, rather than vote stale-, he xxill xote- Ibr Keriy
for one of the primary candidates. even though he supports
Nader. However, he has a
According to Werner's presenta- Irie-nd in Utiili, a non-.sxxing state-, xvho
tion, Nader, the Green party can- is going to x'ote lor Nader for him.
didate in 2000, was not given the
Although she has already voted,
Green jiarly's nomination this year /Mysse Hc-nkel '08 fe-lt that Feuer'spart
hecause he xvas tocj successful in of die presentation was x'cr)' iiilc)rnia2000. Because- of his success, many tixe. "The- inlo about Votepair.org
people blamed Nadc-r for Bush's xxin. was inlere-sting coming fn)m a svxing
Werner dispelled these accusations state-," said He-nkel.
as unxvarrantc-d. "So much is talked
The policic-s that both Nader and
tion process. In countries xvhere the
amounl of control gix en lo each party
is based on the percentage of die xotes
dicy receive, it has enabled odier partics, such as the (jreen fiarty, to slowly
increase dicir influence in die goxernment. For diis reason, Werner said
that the Circen party is muc h larger
around the xvorld, in terms of elected
officials, than most people realize.
Cobb xvould like to implement il
elected, the issues they feel arc- of
piiniaiy importance, and where tlu-y
stand on diose issues, are practically
identical, according to the presenters. Thus die presentation focused
primarily on Nader, his record and his
position and influence in the upcoming election. There was litde mention
of Cobb except that his xiexx's arcsimilar to those of Nader.
Hannah Schorr '08 was critical of
the presentation for that reason. It
xvas interesting c;xen though I didn t
agree- with what tlie-y we-re saying,"
she said. "They didn't talk about
Oihb, xxhicli the flyer said it was supposed to he abcjul.'
The main sticking point diat both
presenters xvanted to conxey was to
show that the Cireen party is not ii
group of radicals, riicy beliexe- in
elficiency and con.serx ation.
"Without Nader or anyone to IIK'
le-ft, dicre is no one |)ullin,gj(jhn Kerr);
or any Democratic candidale lluit
way, and they xvill move more and
more lo the light," said We-nier.
Corrections
In the Oetcjher 22 i.ssue of The
iMfayette, the photo of Nia Chane\
'08 was labeled as Kelsey Pegden
'07. The Lafayette regrets this error
Please submit your eoireetions
t(j [email protected].
Arts and Entertainment
October 29, 2004
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A \' C I i C
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The Grudge succeeds in scaring audiences
BY H E L E N
residc far away from that creepy
J a p a n e s e house. Do not let the
PG-13 rating fool you; this movie
is as scary a moxic as I have exer
seen, and uses methods besides
outright blood and violence to
instill fear in its audience.
DUFFY
W
The Lafayette
Loveiine: Your
love questions
answered every
week.
t^: 1 just got out of a xery Icjng relationship xvith my cx-boyfricnd, and
1 think I am finally ready to move
on. Unfortunately, I'xe been out of
the dating scene fbr so long, I dejii't
rcnicnibcr how to approach other
hoys and thrcjxv myself out there
again. There is this one guy in my
Ijiglish class, and over the course of
the semester, I've definitely grown
to develop a litde bit of a cTUsli on
hitn. Do you have any suggestions
on how I can get this guy to notice
me or how I could try and get to
knoxv him enough for him to ask
nie out?
A: 1 know it can be hard to get
out there and meet new people
after coming out of a long-term
relationship, but it is good that you
haxe waited until you are ready to
move on. Now that you have, you
(an start to approach a new friendship or possibly relationship.
Maybe I come from the oldfashioned school of relationship
huilding, but I would take a subiK approach.To start with, if he
doesn't know your name, introduce
yourself After that, you don't want
to come on too strong or else you
might scare this guy off. I would
hi-gin xvith easy going conversation.
In class, try and sit near him and ask
liim harmless cjuestions like xvhat he
thought of the latest reading assignnient or what page the profes.sor is
reading from.
If you guys hit it off and start to
lalk more, try and liring up other
things, such as if he is involved
ill any clubs or sports on campus.
Ihcn I might ask if he ever goes
out in the evenings or on weekends.
1 hat would be a perfect place for
\ou to talk outside the classroom
setting and get to know each other
better for real.
In the end, start slow and let
things naturally progress. If you
achieve the inidal success of con\< rsation, you can take the next step
in any direction you want.
If you would like your
own love questions
answered, submit them
to the newspaper email
(thelaf4@)lafayette.edu)
or bring them into The
Lafayette office in
Farinon Center 105.
ith Halloween right around
the corner, 'tis the season
for people around the country to
get their annual dose of scare.
Every year, Hollyxvood spurts out
several bland movies (sometimes
sequels to an originally terriblc
film) in hopes of big box olTice
success, placing fright ahead of
quality. The Crudge, howexer, has
proven its xvorth as a viable horror lilm.
For those of you who see the
name Sarah Michelle Cellar attached to this film, do not expect
The Crudge to be anything like
her frightful performances in the
past. This movie is certainly not
/ Know What you Did Last Summer
or anything like Buffy, the Vampire
Slayer.
The Crudge is an American remake of a j a p a n e s e film directed
hy Takashi Shimizu. It takes place
in Tokyo and blends an American
and Japanc-sc cast. T h i s is not
ihe lirsl r e m a k e of S h i n i i / u ' s
moxie, hut this particular xersion
"Americani/cs" the foreign lilm
xvhich has e a r n e d success a n d
accolades abroad. In all, xvliile it
may seem odd that there are so
many American characters living
injapan, it is one of the attributes
that moves the film from being
strictly Japanese to being identifiable for American audiences. It
is not entirely clear whether this
enhances or deters the film, but
it is vx'hat it is.
T h e plot of the film centers
on a "grudge." According lo the
story, once an act of extreme rage
has been committed in a house,
the structure is forever tainted by
the event, and the rage will pass
onto every person who encounters il. In the lilm, an American
nurse named Karen (played by
Cellar), living in J a p a n as an
exchange student, encounters a
mysterious house one day while
caring for an old w o m a n a n d
becomes sucked into an unexplained curse that inhabits the
huilding. Once within the creepy
house's walls, Karen, and several
other characters who preceed her,
arc almcjst immediately met xvilh
unusual sounds, and exentually,
ghosts themselves. T h e spirits
of a young boy, Toshio, and a
xery clichel- black cat, roam about
the house surprising the people
who pass through and provide
surprisingly scary fodder for the
audience.
T h r o u g h o u t the e n t i r e t y of
the movie, the viewer is shown,
t h r o u g h flashbacks a n d o t h e r
interesting script techniques, the
.spread of the curse from its initial
victims to the subsequent chain
of people who are thrust into the
evil that dwells in the house. O n e
would think that this constant
shifting from past and present
would be difficult to follow or
annoying to watch, but it is done
in a coherent and understand-
n
r
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The Grudge stars Sarah Michelle Cellar and Jason Behr.
able fashion that enhances the
oxerall scare-quality cjf the nioxie.
O n e hy one, as the intertxvining
characters encounter the curse,
the acuteness of tlu- ghosts and
the grudge becomes morc and
more a p p a r e n t . By the end, it
is clear that, past or present, no
one is able to axoid the grudge's
destruction.
T h e movie is xvithout a single
dull moment. As a viewer, you areforced to stay continually on your
toes. From the first two minutes
until the last thirty seconds, it is
impossible to let your guard doxvn
for a second, lest you be forced to
sustain some sort of fearful shock.
While at times predictable, the
plot never gives away loo much
insighl. Even if you may knoxv the
upcoming sequence of the lilm,
it does not help your fear subside
if anything, you grow more
fearful because you know that
something bad is about to happen. T h e mere sight of certain
characters by the end is enough
to make your hair stand on end.
If you arc- a fan of scary moxies or just xvant to be scared on
Halloxvccn, The Crudge is a must
sec. It is a nonstop horror movie
that will Iccivc you looking oxer
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October 29, 2004
(OlDDS AVNIDIFNIDS
What's your sign?
in:
"President Murrow"
part s e v e n
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Y O U R W E E K L Y (10/.31 - 11/6)
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1 Manhandle
5 instances
10, Got ready
to fire
15. Yegg's target
19, Vocal range
20, Habitation
21 One ol the
Beatles
22, Broadway
production
23, Ambition
24, Salsa singer
— Cruz
25, Unpunctual
26, Grade
27, Start of a quip
by 86 Across:
5 wds.
31. Like some floors
32. Gin mill
33, Source of met^
34, Compassionale
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of the - '
2 Thanks
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State
4 (Mymphets
5. Laugh
6. White poplar
7. Unbroken
8. Use a blue
pencil
9. Safety device:
2 wds,
10, Flowers
11 Type style:
abbr,
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13, Earth goddess
14 Old kind
of store
15, Binge
16 Jai 17, Concern
of dieters
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57. Listens
58, ~- Carto
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60, Hammer part
62, Approves
63, Cut back
66, Snooped
67. Be ol use to
69. Eartliy materiais
70. Serl
73. Battery terminal
74, Cod and
Canaveral
76. Achy
77, Armed conflict
78 Graceful horse
80,' - Town"
83, Counterattack
84, Updated,
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102, Extinct bird
103 Ignore
104 Look flirtatiously
105, Kindot bean
106 River into the
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95. Hits hard
96 Pro
97, Lennon's widow
98. Coveted award
100. End of the
quip: 6 wds.
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110. Torch and
swan
111. Ancient
language
112. Stuff
113. Den
114. Fully
devetoped
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116. I^ake still
117. Friend in need
118. Rounded pans
119. Challenges
120. Olive genus
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29. Songbird
30, Advocate
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34, Where the
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35, Dickens'
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36, Copy of a kind;
2 wds,
38 Double
39. - B'rith
40 Trip to the
doctor: 2 wds.
41 Pucker
42 Casino attraction
44. Hydro
45 Largo, presto
andallegro
46, Watchful
48 Unmatched
49, Cheese over
toast
51. Sleighs
52. Photocopier
predecessor
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car
76. Influertces
79 Household
appliance
81. Turner or
Louise
82. Chester
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83 Bellows
84 Vanety show
85. Bribe
86, Speaker of the
quip: 2 wds
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89, Digression
91 Holy woman:
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40. Wife of Saturn
43. Originate
44, Walk stiffly
47, Part 2 ot quip
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51 Variety of wtieat
52. f^ilythical king
53. Hairstyle type
54. The wans
havetfiese
56 Silvery fabric
57. Official language
of India
58. Mill output
59. Sign on
an oW store
61. Introduction
63. Fragments
64. Regretted
65. Part 3 of quip:
2 wds
ARIES (TVIaich 21-April 20) It's time to
con.sider the dincreiice between balance
and basic stagnation...and to take note
ol" just what state you are really in. You
tend to be quite critical of yourself,
and judging yourself so harshly could
be holding you back fnjm bigger and
better things.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) A loved
one nia)' unknowingly hurt your feelings
this week. I^'t theni knov\' what has hurt
you, and how to a\oid such probleins
in the liiture. Be willing to look at any
cner-sensitivity on your part. i\ per.soncil
]ihilosophy you hold clear ma)' be Cjuestioned, so try to go with the flow.
GEMINI (May 22 -June 21) There '
is no such thing as periection, so don't
exjject as much Irom yourself and those
around you. Stop being so ciitical and
learn to be good to yourself and to others. Follow your hunches this week, you
will be glad you did, or sorry you didn't.
D('legate responsibilities.
CANCER (June 22 -July 23) Your
Ijcliel .system may seem to be disintegrating belbre your eyes, and altliough
this does not seein to be g(X)d news at
the present time, it will be in the long
tun. Dike advantage of the support and
care family members want to give you...
Iamily hits always been there for you.
LEO Jul)- 24- August 23) Tiy to set
aside time during the week to explore
any new ways of self-expression, you
may uncoxer creati\'e a\'eiiues that you
had never previously diought of. I^'t
a special person in your lile kiKJw that
they are appreciated and lov(>d. Spend
somc> lime alone.
VIRGO (Au.gust 24 - Septenil)er 23)
Facing the tnitli in a situation may not
l)e as damaging as you may tliink. Relax
into the newness and you will Iind that it
icall) isn't so bad; there are acKaiitagcs
lo il new way of looking at situations.
.Someone may put you in )-our place if
\ou nioiiopoli/e others.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23)
Gatlier all that excessive and positive
enei^g)' to get a task accomplished tliis
week - there is no use in putting off
what needs to be done eventually. Do
not get caught up in a situation that is
going nowhere. You can accomplish
quite a bit if you put your heart to it.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November
22) It's time for a well-deserved rest
tliis week. Along witli rest should conn
self-introspection. Pay attention to an\
health matters, no matter how tiivial
they may seem. Romance may be on
hold for the time being until you review
your feelings and options for how you
want to proceed.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23
- December 21) "Fhis week you probal )l\
come to some important conclusions
regarding the best use of your money.
Lively discussions with family members
will bring new information lo the group.
Be cautious of letting another know
your feelings; you may just need to sit on
this one awhile.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - Januar)' 20) All)' iniormation you may be
able to glean from a flmiily member,
no matter hov\ authoritarian this figuiv
may seem, will be well wortJi any
discomfort. Daydreams do serve a verv
useful function, but try not to get caugiit
up in such fanta.sies. Financicil juggling
is in order
AQUARIUS January 21 - Februar)
19) You may be able to teach anrjther
the lesson of focusing energies to pixiliiable ends. Vbu have good ideas for the
VN'orkplace, but )()u need to soften your
ap]jroach so that you don't turn off
others. .\ cherished part of your life is
coming apart at tlie seams.
PISCES (Febmary 20 - March 20) Bask
in the admiration of otiiers for ajob
well done, and tlien start a clean slate.
Time idone can be a real treat, so .surround yourself with f|uietriess, lieiiut)
and serenil)-. If you are working only
Ibr monc); find additional work that will
leave vou .s;itislied.
Arts and Rntertainment
October 29, 2004
Page 7
French artist breaks bound- Martha Stewart's
aries in Williams Center
decorating tips
from her jail cell
the memories of people who once
lived there and how he works to
portray in his art a reminder of
any violence or sexuality that took
place there.
Rousse c o n t i n u e d to e x p a n d
upon this unique concept, bringing into play other factors. "I
use mirrors and other reflective
surfaces not to disturb, but to bring
the whole room into the image,"
Rousse said of his use of reflection
and bright light. H e reminded the
audience that photography can be
defined as the "writing of Hght."
One of his photographs was taken
at night looking down on a staircase
revealing a rectangle of light. Many
pieces consist of surfaces painted
entirely in one color, which allows a
source of light to stand out.
The character of Rousse's work
depends on both the structure he
is working with and the country he
is in. "I find the staircase the most
interesting image because it allows
you to pass from one space to the
next." One of the most fascinating
pieces in his exhibit is a photograph
of a cement staircase. Although the
right half is painted blue and the
right wall is painted blue, it appears
as if a blue wall cuts the stairs down
the middle.
H e h a s h a d m a n y different
influences throughout his career,
including the Japanese novel Praise
of Shadow, which inspired his use
of bright light. His stay in Italy
influenced his use of red, while
Martinique motivated him to employ green.
BY JESSICA ZAFONTE
N
ever before have I used or
understood the word "genius" to describe a piece of art,
but this was most certainly the case
with Georges Rousse's works. T h e
formally trained French architect
held a brown bag on Thursday,
October 21, in which he discussed
his Williams Center exhibit and
\ arious other pieces.
The recipient of many artistic
awards, including ones from the
Yilla Medici in New York and
from the International Center for
Photography, Rousse creates works
that he refers to as "Interventions."
J'hcse a r e the c u l m i n a t i o n of
painting and architecture which
he uses to create unique spaces that
he then photographs. T h e final
result is the photo, and it often is
shockingly different from what appears in reality. Rousse uses unique
spaces along with light and color
to create an optical puzzle, which,
when photographed, takes on an
appearance and meaning all its
own.
In the WiUiams Center gallery,
one can observe black lines on
white backgrounds on the floor,
ceiling, and on slanted columns.
Students filled in outlines that
Rousse-cast on the walls with a
projector. When a photograph was
taken of the exhibit straight on, it
appeared to be two-dimensional
and to be a square of criss-crossing
black lines on the back wall.
At the age of seven, Georges
Rousse received his first camera
and fell in love. He initially worked
ill advertising, photography, and
architectural pliolograjihy. He
ihen discovered land art and took
l^it lures of imprints that he made
on landscajies. When th(^ Modern
All Museum oijened in Paris, the
lanious " W h i t e on W h i t e " exliil)it by Kasimir Malevich made
liini ask, "How far can art go?"
Rousse began concliuting exlen•sive research on a n history and
was pusheci towards the abstract
Re 11 re.
He then became drawn to creating art in abandoned spaces, such
as factories or parking garages.
'• These a r e e m p t y spaces, but
1 jiainted characters as if they
\\ere inhabitants of these spaces,"
Housse said through a translator.
He spoke about how these deserted
locations were slill inhabited by
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As you all know, this has been
a trying period in my life. My tomato plants have been disappointing
this fall. Then, last week, a carpet
I had ordered cut in frieze arrived
in saxony instead. And to top it off,
I went to prison on Friday.
I cannot even begin to describe
how awful it is here. T h e buildings
are so drab and uniform. I mean, I
tmderstand that they might be going for a pre-Victorian look, but the
khakis and green shirts they make
us wear just don't match at all... oh,
this is just dreadful. And to make
matters worse, the rooms have bunk
beds - those are so 1950's!
But enough complaining. Everyone here has been really nice and
supportive, and I'm trying to make
the best of my situation. After a
closer look, my room does have
some potential. It's not quite small
or squalid enough for the dungeon
look, but it does have a cozy, medieval sort of charm that I've begun
trying to bring out somewhat. They
wouldn't give me an extra set of
clothes for fabric, so I've had to
be resourceful. My clothes were
loose enough for me to get a good
number of threads out of" them and
make a kind of stringy curtain. I
didn't think I'd have enough to finish, l)ut yesterday must have been
my lucky day, because someone left
their towel lying around. I'll admit
it looks a bit pretentious and has too
much of a postmodern feel, but one
has to make do with what one has,
after all.
So far, I think the best addition
I've made to the room is this lovely
chandelier I pieced together from
plastic forks and cigarette butts.
I'm not usually one for abstract
pieces, but I think it really adds
a nice touch to the room. Now
don't tell anyone about this, but last
week, I unscrewed the cover from
the shower head, and it makes an
absolutely lovely bedside candle
holder. Now if I could only figure
out where to get some candles, that
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Rousse explained his artistic
process with a series of slides that
showed each step in the creation of
one of his pieces. First, he selected
.space that fulfilled his requirements
for light, with the ability to be
photographed and to produce the
desired action. He then cut out a
circle from the wall, which revealed
the wall behind it, cut out a circle
from that wall as well, and so on.
Paint was then added and the
final product was the illusion of
an observing eye, which he said
referenced a camera lens.
I would recommend the works
of Georges Rou.sse to those who
are confused or claim to be turned
off by modern and abstract art.
After a few moments observing his
photographs, the viewer can distinguish the difference between reality
and the created image. It in.spires
incredulity as to how Rousse is able
to create such a masterpiece and
as to what specific statement he is
trying to make. Katie Miervaldis
'07 remarked, "I thought that his
work had to require extreme vision
and foresight. T h e angles had to
be precise and well planned out.
The work was truly amazing."
More appealing still is getting
the opportunity to see both the
finished photograph as well as the
decorated .space in the Williams
Center. Seeing art work such as
that by Georges Rousse inspires
most to ask the same question that
the artist himself asked upon seeing "White on White." How far
can art go?
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she joined The Morning Call, where she worked for 21 years, Hrsi
as a writer and later as assistant managing edilor and markeltng
director. Shc worked al Ixhigh University as a writer for eight
years. In "rctircnr>en(," Kathy founded the Ix^high Valley Film and
Video Council and her own business, Ijehigh Valley Ixxalions
and Hxlras.
Kalhy"s inlcrcsLs include photography, film, vintage clolhing, and
archaeology, which she says shc would ch(x>se as a career if she
could start over again. But for now, she plans to read all the bix^ks
in her library and once and for all, gel all her stuff i>rgani/.ed.
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Good Brew, Good Food, Good Friends:
Porter's Pub offers respite from commercialized food
H^ B E T S Y FEINBERG
A
ny resident of the Lehigh
Valley knows t h e e x t r e m e
difliculty of finding an affordable,
sit-down restaurant that is not part
of a national food retail conglomerate. Strip malls from 25th Street
to MacArthur Road are littered
with chains like Applcbce's, Ruby
Tuesday's, Olive Garden, and the
now-defunct Chi-Chi's. But there
is hope for the discerning college
student in search of an original,
feel-good meal, and it comes in
the form of Porter's Pub, located
a few blocks from the circle on
Northampton Street.
Consisting of a small L-shaped
bar and a cozy, darkly-lit dining
room, Porter's is the perfect place
to warm up with Iriends during the
long winter months, or to take a
date for a quiet meal.
Porter's Pub is best known for its
extensive list of beers, with rotighly
ten different varieties on tap and
over 60 bottles of foreign and domestic offerings. Local residents
and college seniors often partake
in the restaurant's M u g Club, in
which participants receive their
own engraved metal mugs after
sampling everv' beer on the Brew
List. Mugs can be seen hanging
from the ceiling of the bar, though
college students beware; since each
beer costs somewhere between five
and ten dollars, the cost of winning
a mug runs about 400 dollars.
However, beer is not the only
thing on the menu at Porter's,
which also serves up comfortable
pub food, such as juicy burgers
and spicy Texas-style chili. T h e
Bachmann, Porter's version of the
I'Hojo n\ DRI.W CloMiNs
Porter's Pub, located in Easton, provides good food in a local
and homey atmosphere.
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Quintessence (Lafayette College)
Soulfege (Lafayette Cotege)
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piiiiiitBd by tin Lrfiyotti ColtQt Arti ^ocirty
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ail-American hamburger, comes
thick-cut with ripe tomatoes and
fresh lettuce, served on a Portuguese roll, though it is not always
a good idea to mess with tradition;
the roll was a poor substitute for a
hamburger bun. Porter's has a full
list of hot and cold sandwiches, as
well as more formal entrees, such as
grilled salmon and steak. Although
these dishes are fairly uncreative,
they come reliably well-prepared.
The best thing going at Porter's
is probably their hot sandwiches.
Nancy's Favorite, a grilled chicken
sandwich with melted cheese and
spinach, is consistently flavorful,
as is the Chicken Ranchero sandwich, another version of the grilled
chicken sandwich, seasoned with
Tex-Mex spices and topped with
cheddar, bacon, and ranch dressing.
The Bachmann and the Chicken
Ranchero both cost under ten dollars,
and cold sandwiches tend to run a
dollar or two less tlian hot sandwiches.
Prices for entrees like salmon and steak
are comparably higher, usuidly in thi*
15 to 20 dollar range.
Porter's also ha.s a dependable list
of appetizers, including the iifbrementioned chili. Nachos, that old college
student staple, come piled on a plate
with real melted cheddai" iuid all tlie
iistud ti~apj:)in_gs, and also cost under ten
dollars, as do most of the apfx^ti/ers.
Service-wi.se, the staif at Porter's is
fiiendly and down-to-eartli, altliough
tliey failed to bring out idl tlie entrees at
tlie same time, leaving two of us at the
table left to watch and drool as our
friends dove into their hamburgers.
Furthermore, this happened on a
night with only six other people
in the restaurant, so one can only
imagine what happens on a Friday
or Saturday night, when Porter's
generally fills up.
For the diet-minded, there are a
few lighter options, but if you are
really looking for a health-conscious
meal, do r\ot go to Porter's; just
get one of those nasty Healthy-U
salads from Farinon. Instead, go
to Porter's if you are looking for
a guilt-free, fun time with friends,
a time to drink something other
than Natty Light, and to eat a wellcooked, non-microwaved meal.
October 29, 2004
Boy Gets Girl
hits the Williams
center stage
tutes stalking and how relationshi|)s
merge and progress. Although it
is apparent early on that there is
ou might ask yourself why, as something off with Tony, socieiv's
a twenty-something student, view on his behavior is almost in a
you should see a play about stalk- way condoned until it takes a seriing. Tonight and tomorrow night, ous twist. Characters like Mencr
a handful of Lafayette students Stevens (Joe Narkevic '06), Howard
are performing a production of
Siegel John Kolba '06), and Harriet
Rebecca Gilman's play Boy Cets Cirl. (Emily Becher '06) and Les KenThe focal point of the play is stalk- nkat Jakub Pritz '05) all add to the
ing and the damaging effects it can demonstration of gender relations
hav e on the parties involved.
within the play.
The plot centers on the relationAssistant d i r e c t o r a n d stage
ship between a thirty-something manager Kiira Benzing '07 said Boy
writer named Theresa (played by Cets Cirl is a relevant play for the
Jessica Lenza '0,5) and her blind campus audience to .see because "it
date Tony (Chris Jupitz '08). Intro- opens peoples' eyes to the tensions
duced by a friend of a friend, the of females our age and the prestwo characters go out on two dates, sures girls feel, such as cat calls and
but their relationship takes on an always worrying about appearance.
eerily serious vibe in Tony's eyes. Dating concepts of what people
An already standoffish Theresa is are looking for in each other arc
immediately turned off by Tony's different for eveiyone."
unwavering persistence, and the
When director Jessica Damrow
development of an unnaturally was asked why Boy Cets Girl was
strong attraction is soon apparent. chosen to be performed this seEventually, Tony starts to stalk mester, she said, "The language
Theresa, and the play demonstrates is very smart, sharp, and very achow detrimental stalking can be for cessible for college students." She
the people involved.
added, "stalking is more plausible
However, Boy Cets Girl is not just in today's society than we think."
a play that deals completely with
All in all, Rebecca Gilman's
stalking. T h e stalking comes to work has received critical praise
demonstrate a lot about male-fe- and accolades since it first hit
male dynamics, and in particular, the stage. T h e production is not
how men and women view relation- only intercsting to watch for the
ships in societal terms. Throughout aesthetic value of its writing but
the play, character dynamics and also for its relevant societal content
dialogue come to embody and for both men and women. It is an
demonstrate the perceptions men important work to be seen by all on
and women have about what consti- this campus.
BY H E L E N D U F F Y
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This Week in Reality TV
adelphia, the possiblity of a romanc e
between Shavonda and I^andon hits
t seems like everywhere you look a dead end. After drinking a few
these days there is another new too many martinis, Landon's drunk
reality T V show. This week, several behavior is a little too much for
fun reality moments occurred in Shavonda to handle. T h e episode
some brand new shows and in some ends with the two deciding to be
of the classic favorites.
friends (a litde disappointing if y( >u
NBC's new dose of reality comes ask me). There goes the in-hoiisi'
in the form of The Biggest Loser. The romance for this season.
concept for this show is a bunch
Last but not least, The Apprentice
of overweight men and women 2 had another vicious and cutteamed up together, enduring tight throat week. T h e Donald has now
diets and strict exercise regiments, restructured the teams to merge
in the hopes of losing the most b o t h m e n a n d w o m e n , creatweight. At the end of each episode, ing a new dynamic between ihf
after a week of hard work and the contestants. This week's task was
occasional temptation, the con- to create a dog service in Central
testants are weighed to see which Park to see who could make the
individual and team loses the most most profit. In the end. Apex was
weight. T h e team that loses the the winner by making almost three
least amount of weight mu.st send times more profit than Mosaic.
someone home.
The newest boardroom vicdm was
This show is surprisingly fun to Stacy, the short lawyer who really
watch'. In this week's episode, the has not done anything since she
red team was the loser (in this ca.se started the show. T h e Donald says
losing just over ten pounds overall), she did not have leadership skills.
and in the end, they voted off the but I would imagine most wen
fiesty and perky Lizzeth. A litde happy to see her go.
tension and bitterness remained,
This season, there are no clear
making next week's episode likely stand-outs on The Apprentice, and
to be an interesting one.
a n y t h i n g c o u l d h a p p e n next
This week on the Real World: Phil- week.
liY H E L E N D U F F Y
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October 29, 2004
Page 9
Women's soccer drops final Athletic scholarships?
home match vs. Army 1-0
conlinuedfrom page 11
BY JENNIE O ' B R I E N
T
he Lafayette Women's Soccer
Team nearly grabbed its first
Patriot League win last Saturday
against Army (6-8-2, 2-1-2) in a
hard fought batde at Metzgar Fields.
The Leopards, though, were unable to bounce back from an Army
jroal scored in the 22'"' minute that
ijioved to be the game winner. With
and forced only two saves on Black
Knights goalkeeper Devon Collins.
Army's attackers out-shot Lafayette
7-1 in the second half but were held
scoreless in the second frame.
As the contest was the last home
game of the season for the Lafayette women, it was led off by a
ceremony to honor the six Leopard seniors who have given four
dedicated years to the program and
final goodbyes to Metzgar Fields
after four years of playing there
together.
"It has been a difficult season for
us, but [the seniors'] leadership and
love for the game kept us going at
the most challenging times," said
defender Trista Burke '07. "They
will definitely be missed by the team
next year."
No longer Patriot League Tour-
III.I. I'IK n o ISV K r . M N B . X R R V
Defender Trista Burke '07 tries to deny a Lehigh fonA/ard the opportunity to move the ball upfield.
Ihc 1-0 lo.ss, Lafayette (4-11, 0-6)
completed its home schedule for the
-!()04 season and only has one match
uniainingin a trip to league leader
Ciolgate (9-6-1, 4-1-1) tonight.
Last Saturday, Army's Ashley
Emerson unknowingly scored the
game winning goal half-way through
the lirst half. Assisted liy a pass from
Jen Pascucci in the box, Emerson
Iound the inside of the far post just
nujments before Lafayette keeper
Amy Kalista '05 could get a hand
on the shot.
Kalista played a superb game,
lacing 12 shots and making nine
saves to keep Lafayette in the game.
Kalista was coming off of a serious
lucial injury sustained during a game
against Fordham on September
21.
"[Kalista's] dedication to come
l)ack really helped us," said center
midfielder Jen Ryan '06. "Having
Iter in goal allows us to play with
more confidence. She really changes
the flow of the game."
Lafayette's best ihancc to tie the
game came from fonvard Caroline
Tutde '08, the only freshman to start
every game of the season. Striking
the ball 20 feet fiom the goal, Tuttle
sent it narrowly over the crossbar
by just inches. Tuttle leads the
Leopards in goals this season with
five goals for 11 points in 1.3 games.
She is also in a four-way tie for tenth
place amongst the league leaders in
goals.
With most of the match played
in the middle of the field, Lafayetteiiad a diflicult time finding the net
have helped to create a strong bond
that the team shares. Captains
Kelly Brady, Emily Kellner, and
Meg Sweeney, along with Kalista,
outside back Zoe Gaviiilidis, and
defender Amy Levinson said their
nament contenders, the Leopards
will finish their season tonight at
Colgate at 7 p.m. Last season, the
Leopards ended their season at
home against the Raiders in a 3-1
loss.
V-ball plays tonight
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The team continues its second
round of Patriot League play this
weekend on the road with a match
against Colgate (4-14, 1-7) tonight
and Bucknell (11-9, 5-3) tomorrow.
The Ixopards nanxjwly defeated
last year's league runner-up Bison
3-2 on October 1 this season for
Lafayette's second ctjnference win
of the year. However, the very next
day, the I^eopards dropped a match
to Ciolgate by a scorc of 3-1.
The Bison are currendy behind
American (15-5,8-0) and Army (127, 7-1) in third place, while Colgate
is tied with Lehigh (2-17, 1-7) for
last place.
"We were very happy that we
started the second round of Patriot League play with a win," said
Canto-Ponce. "It pushes us to work
harder against teams like Holy
Cross and Bucknell and to get into
the Patriot League Tournament."
Admissions OtYice:
Student Program Coordinator Positions
The Admissions Oflfice is seeking program coordinators
for the winter and spring. Program coordinators will
assist the admissions staff with certain events such
as Prologue, accepted student receptions, and Junior
Visiting Day. It is a paid position based on level of
responsibility' and previous experience. Visit the
Admissions Oflfice to pick up an application and
more specific information on the position. Direct
any questions to Justin Holmes, Assistant Director of
Admissions, at X5I03 or holmesj(251afayette.edu.
student-athlete.
Rappolt said he is concerned that
being the only school not gi\'ing
scholarships will harm the Leopards' league standings in the coming
years.
"It's simple economics," said
Rappolt. "There is a reduction in
the pool of quality talent. If someone fs accepted to Lafayette and
Colgate, [the prospective athlete]
will go to Colgate. Overall, there is
a smaller talent pool for Lafayette
to choose from."
Rappolt said he envisions a 'pilot
program' as being fimded within
the existing financial aid infrastructure.
"Wc vvould take money for 19 full
scholarships from the need-based
component and direct it towards
[the 19 scholarships]," said Rappolt.
He also indicated that the 19
basketball scholarships would be
drawn from the 1 79 need-based
aid grants currently reserved for
athletes. T h e N C A A allows a
maximum of 28 scholarships for
basketball, but Rappolt said "we
would have to go out and solicit
fimds" if Lafayette was to award
the maximum. He said he does
not want Lafayette to award the
full 28 scholarships.
"What you want to find out is if
this program improves graduation
rates and student-athletes admitted," said Rappolt.
Football is a u n i q u e Patriot
League sport since all meml)ers,
minus Army and Navy bul including associate league m e m bers Fordham and Georgetown,
have agreed to not offer athletic
scholarships. However, American
and Colgate offer scholarships in
other sports that give their schools
a competitive edge. This has led
to an initial unfair competitive
a d v a n t a g e over o t h e r P a t r i o t
League schools. An example is
American's scholarship volleyball team, which has never lost a
league contest since its induction
in 2001. American field hockey is
presently dominating the league
and offers 13 scholarships. T h e
team is ranked seventh nationally,
despite not having its own facility
and having to travel half an hour
early each m o r n i n g to practice
at the University of Maryland.
Although Lafayette has adequate
athletic facilities and the vision
to build improved facilities, R a p poll fears Lafayetle will nol be
competitive.
" O t h e r sports will become an
issue," said Rappolt. "American
has been dominant in field hockey,
and it's something we will have to
come to grips with considering
everything. But before we start ofiering other athletic scholarships,
I think vve need to gel comfortable
with the basketball solution. Then
we can pick and choose how to
approach the olher sports. Bul
this is not a decision to be made
today . . . . We don't want a massive program all at once; we need
to test and see if it works on a
smaller scale."
However, field hockey player Jill
Lambert '07 said she supports the
present need-based aid system,
while ac kiiowledging the fact that
scholarships could improve the
athletic program.
" O n e good thing without scholarships is that it givfs not as great
athletes a chance to be recruited,"
said Lambert. "But I just think our
program would be better overall.
T h e disadvantage [without scholarships] is that if vve make it to the
NCAA Tournament, we will get
wiped out by the bigger teams.
But I do think we are better than
some scholarship teams."
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Football erupts after halftime Field hockey falls to
Holy Cross, Lehigh
^continuedfrom page 12
running backjamaal Hunte. With
some defenders still in the offensive
backfield, Hunte weaved his way
through the Lafayette secondary
and sprinted 75 yards diagonally
across the field for a touchdown,
trimming the Lafayelte advantage
to 14-7.'
Daniels later completed several
passes to receivers Steve Porco,
Mike Melvin, and Ty Hogan while
facing third and fourth downs.
Daniels finished the afternoon
completing 16 of 37 passes for
282 yards and two touchdowns.
Although the Rams converted
on both 20- a n d 39-yard fiefd
goals on the fool of Micah Clukey,
the L e o p a r d s ' defense h a i l e d
Fordham on the three- and 22yard lines, respectively, lo prevent
touchdowns.
Heading inlo halfdme, Lafayelte
held a 14-13 lead, bul Fordham
believed they had an opportunity
to win due to the success of holding
Lafayette's offense to f04 yards in
the first half
"We were thinking if we didn't
make any errors, we'd be up 20-7,"
said Foley. "Il was an emotional,
fired-up atmosphere heading onto
the field afler halftime. Maybe we
were a bit over-aggressive to slarl
the half, but Lafayette jusl took the
wind oul of us."
Fordham possessed the ball after
halftime, but was quickly stymied.
Following a conversion on third
and six.llie Rams were placed deep
in their own territory thanks to a
nine-yard sack by defensive lineman Keith Bloom '07 at the Ranis'
15. Lafayette look possession three
plays later and quickly capitalized.
While marching to a 21 -13 Lafayette lead, quarterback Brad Maurer
'07 began his dismemberment of
the Fordham defense. Afler dashing eight yards on a quarterback
keeper to the Lafayetle 47, Maurer
found receiverjoe Ort '06 25 yards
downfield for a first down. On the
nexl play, Ort attempted a pass to
receiver Travis Hutson '07 in the
end zone, but the play was whistled
for pass interference, and moved
the Leopards to the Fordham 13.
Maurer ended the drive by sprinting the 13 yards untouched around
the left end for a 21-13 lead with
9:22 to play in the third quarter.
However, the young quarterback's
best performance was yel lo come.
Facing third and six on the nexl
drive al his own 29, Mattrer lined
up in shotgun formation. Afler the
snap, he paused and then weaved
his way ihrough the defensive line
and linebackers to the first down
marker. Somehow, Maurer was able
to avoid the tacklers and emerged
in the open field with nobody in
front of him. The quarterback outpaced the closing cornerback and
finished with a 71 -yard touchdown
sprint wilh 4:33 to play in the third
quarter. He finished the day as the
Leopards' leading rusher wilh 136
yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns.
"The play is just an example of
good liming," said Maurer. "I gol
some blocks al the line of scrimmage, and the key was blocks downfield. I just got to the outside."
Early in the fourth quarter, Maurer gained 55 yards on the 75-yard
dagger-driving scoring series. Maurer compiled major gains of 16 and
18 yards, as well as a third down
completion to fullback to David
Nelson '06. McCourt finished the
drive with a two-yard touchdown
plunge up the middle for a 35-13
lead with 10:11 to play McCourt
finished with 103 yards rushing and
moved into third jilace on the alltime league rushing yards list with
1,079 yards. Lafayelte running back
Erik Marsh '94 is first with 4,83 1.
Addilionally, McCourt is third in
league scoring history with 272
points, 34 points behind Lehigh's
Erick Torain '90.
T h e Lafayelte defense dominated Fordham the rest of the
way. A prime example was Blake
Costanzo '05 and Marvin Snipes's
'07 treatment on the next drive.
Facing fourth down, Daniels was
nailed al the line of scrimmage
and was slow getting to his feel.
Four Leopard defenders ended the
game with double-digit tackles. Wes
Erbe '05 led the way with 11 tackles, while Brown, Costanzo, and
Maurice Bennett '06 each had ten.
T h e defensive corps also held the
Rams to jusl 70 yards rushing f)n
40 attempts. Lafayelte out-gained
Fordham with 257 yards on 47 attempts.
Fordham concluded the scoring with 2:57 to play on a 42y a r d t o u c h d o w n r e c e p t i o n by
Rashawn Haynes.
"We were worried about their
p a s s i n g a t t a c k a n d t h e i r tall
receivers," said Lafayette H e a d
Coach Frank Tavani. "But we fell
if we shut down the run and hil
the quarterback, we would be in
good shape. O u r philosophy is to
run the ball on offense and stop
the run on defense."
T h e Leopards will be back in
action next Saiurday when they
travel lo H a m i l t o n , New York
lo lake on Colgate (5-2, 2-0) for
Lafayetle's final regular season
road game.
Following tomorrow's conlesl
between Colgate and Lehigh
(6-1, 2-0) in Bethlehem, there
will only be two undefeated (in
conference play) Patriot League
teams remaining with three
weeks left in the regular season.
Patriot League
Football Standings
Lafayette 3-0
6-2
Lehigh
2-0
6-1
Colgate
2-0
5-2
Fordham 1-1
4-3
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mid all of the sports hysteria o c c u r r i n g in the state
of Massachusetts this past week,
the Lafayelte Field Hockey
T e a m (4-12, 1-4) t r a v e l e d to
Worcester, M A to take on the
C r u s a d e r s of Holy Cross in a
Patriot League contest. After
e a r n i n g their first league win
a week earlier against Bucknell
(5-13, 1-4) by a score of 1-0,
the Leopards e n t e r e d the Holy
Cross contest h o p i n g to build
off of their success.
T h e third place C r u s a d e r s
(10-6, 3-2) came into the game
having already w r a p p e d up
a Patriot L e a g u e . p l a y o f f bid,
while the L e o p a r d s were looking to pull off an upset. H o w ever, a win was nol p a r t of the
script last Saturday as Lafayelte
was shuloul 3-0.
T h r o u g h o u t the first half, it
looked as if no one was going to
score the entire game. A combination of good goaltending a n d
solid defense in the lield limited
each team lo j u s t two shots on
goal for the entire half.
N o n e t h e l e s s , t h e 0-0 score
al halftime gave both L e o p a r d
players and fans the sense that
a win was not out of the question. As the second half began,
however, the tables t u r n e d
r a t h e r quickly a n d all of the
m o m e n t u m shif\ed towards the
Crusaders.
Holy Cross c a m e oul of the
intermission firing on all cylinders and was able to take the
lead on a goal by Susie W h e l a n
with a r o u n d 25 m i n u t e s left
in t h e g a m e . T h e g o a l was
unassisted as she scored off a
penalty corner.
J e n n a Cook knocked in a second goal for the C r u s a d e r s just
ten minutes later. T h e j u n i o r
rocketed a shot past Lafayelte
goaliejill L a m b e r t '07 into the
lop shelf of the goal.
Laura Cohen rounded out the
scoring lo make it a 3-0 win for
the home team with 7.6 seconds
remaining in the contest. C o hen scored off a c e n t e r i n g pass
from T a r a Welch.
In the second half alone, the
Crusaders were able to p u l 13
shots on goal a n d attempted five
penalty corners, b o t h of which
gave them the u p p e r h a n d
needed to g a r n e r the victory.
Lafayette was led by Missy
I'arrand '05, who recorded three
of the L e o p a r d s ' four shots on
goal. T h e other vvas credited to
Emily G o l d m a n ' 0 7 . L a m b e r t ,
one week removed from being
named Eastern College Athletic
Conference G o a l t e n d e r of the
Week, recorded eight saves for
Lafayette in the losing effort.
O n Wednesday night in Bethlehem, the L e o p a r d s saw their
final hopes of e a r n i n g a berth
in the Patriot League T o u r n a m e n t s h a t t e r e d at t h e h a n d s
of archrival Lehigh (9-9, 2-3;.
T h e M o u n t a i n H a w k s ' two
unanswered second half goals
propelled Lehigh to a 4-2 vict o r y over v i s i t i n g L a f a y e t l e .
With the win, Lehigh clinched
the fourth a n d final playoff spot
for the T o u r n a m e n t , which will
take place next weekend at first
place A m e r i c a n (16-2, 5-0).
In Wednesday's g a m e againsl
the M o u n t a i n Hawks, Farrand
netted her 20''' c a r e e r goal for
the Leopards and her fifth of the
season, but it was not enough to
prevent Lafayette from missing
the playoffs for the first time in
six years. T h e goal c a m e with
j u s t 14 s e c o n d s r e m a i n i n g in
the first half a n d tied the score
at 2-2. A m a n d a Eggleston '06
slid a pass to F a r r a n d at the top
of the circle, a n d F a r r a n d proceeded to work some magic by
slipping past her defender and
then blasting a shot by Lehigh
goalkeeper J e a n i n e Hoff.
E a r l i e r in t h e g a m e , Farrand had also played a pivotal
role in s e t t i n g up Lafayette's
first goal. After m a k i n g a run
down the left sideline, F a r r a n d
angled towards the goal, after
which a scramble ensued right
in front of the M o u n t a i n Hawk
goal. A n u m b e r of Leopards
attempted shots before Virginia
Satterthwaite '08 found Maggie
DcFilippo '07 open enough lo
bang the ball inlo the cage for
a 1-0 lead.
Lehigh c o u n t e r e d with a goal
of its own eight minuies later.
C h r i s t i n e S m i t h r e c o r d e d an
unassisted tally to knot the score
al 1-1, a n d M a r y Beth Kuenne
gave the M o u n t a i n Hawks a 2-1
a d v a n t a g e j u s l five minutes after that by scoring off a penalty
corner.
After the intermission, Lehigli
netted the eventual game-winner 13 m i n u t e s into the second
half when M a u r e e n Harrington
scored off a penalty c o r n e r assisted by K u e n n e . T h e Mountain H a w k s achieved some
breathing room when Smith
scored her second goal of the
game a b o u t eight minutes later
on an unassisted play.
D e s p i t e t h e L e o p a r d s putting five shots on goal in the
second half, Hoff was up to the
challenge a n d t u r n e d all five attempts away. She finished with
ten saves between the pipes for
the M o u n t a i n Hawks. Lambert
made jusl four saves d u r i n g the
(Contest, all in the first half.
T h e r e m a i n d e r of Lafayette's
s c h e d u l e for this fall will see
the L e o p a r d s travel to Rutgers
tonight for a 7:30 p . m . game
before hosting Lock H a v e n at
Rappolt Field on Tuesday night
at 7 p.m. for the team's season
finale.
111 e
Sports
October 29, 2004
a Fa ^
Page 11
Trustees agree to award student-athletes need-based aid
~ conlinuedfrom page 1
of Trustees going back to 1999
that we continue with need-based
athletic aid," said Rothkopf
Rothkopf's a n d the Board's
main perspective is that merit aid
should reward academics rather
(han athletic achievement. Both
believe that athletic scholarships
will not increase the quality of
students at Lafayette.
•'There are schools that give
alhlelic scholarships and do nol
graduate anyone," said Roihkopf
"I am proud of our siudents, and
we have good students who are
athletes. I have never seen data
that scholarships per se produce
beller students."
McCutcheon offered a similar
perspective. "I am not sure if there
is a correlation between giving
scholarships and getting better
students. T h e r e are some teams
who reach the Elite Eight and
Final Four [in basketball] and they
have single digit graduation rales,"
he said.
Rose Bukics, Head of the Economics and Business Department,
said that acceptance to Lafayetle
should be based upon academics
instead of athletics. Additionally,
she said she feels confident with
the College's present system of
need-based aid for incoming student-athletes.
•''rhe faculty's concern is lhal
there could be a shift towards
athletics over academics [if athIviic scholarships were ofiered],"
said Bukics. " T h e emphasis is
that student-athletes should attend Lafayetle on need-based aid.
It has been that way as long as I
have been here. A positive aspect
of the present need-based system
is that student athletes have the
understanding that academics take
precedence over athletics."
A major point cjf contention is
that awarding athletic scholarships
will be expensive. Rothkopf cited
('olgate as an example where the
decision to award scholarships
in 11 sports required funds to be
(ut from olher alhlelic programs
that would not receive scholarship athletes. He also was worried
how scholarships would afTect the
financial aid program.
" T h e r e is a certain, limited
amount of aid to be given out,"
said Roihkopf " T h e question is
wilh limited financial aid money
going to athletes nol based upon
need."
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nally founded in 1990, based upon
the principle of not awarding athletic scholarships. However, Holy
Cross decided to award athletic
scholarships only to its Men's and
Women's Basketball Teams. Other
schools have followed suit, with
Bucknell and Lehigh awarding
only basketball scholarships. Colgate, originally believed to award
scholarships only in basketball,
decided lo offer scholarships to
ten olher sports as well. W h e n
American University joined the
Patriot League in 2001, the league
accepted the condition that American would retain athletic scholarships in all sports.
"I was not privy to the negotiations, so I can't speak [as to why
American was allowed to retain
scholarships]," said McCutcheon.
"The league needed anolher fulllime member and was looking for
a school compatible wilh its academic mission that was Division
"There are schools
that give athletic scholarships and do not
graduate anyone. I
am proud of our students and we have
good students who are
athletes. I have never
seen data that scholarships per se produce
better students."
- President Arthur
Rothl<opf
I."
McCutcheon noted that the Ivy
League and Lafayette are the only
Division I institutions who do not
award any athletic scholarships.
If the Palriol League considered
expanding lo include non-scholarship schools, il would have to tap
Division III .schools.
"It would take five years or more
lo move a .school to Division I,"
said McCutcheon. "Bul we would
have to tell [incoming] schools
off the bat that they would not
be eligible to compete for NCAA
tournament berths. Can integrating the league with Division III
schools be done? Yes, but it is a
long, drawn-out process."
T h e main concern of Lafayelte
giving student-athletes only need- in effect during a given season,
based aid arises when discussing while the women's leam would
the league's Men's and Women's have ten. Each incoming freshman
class would
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i n 1 9 9 8 , accepted to Lafayette and tionaiiy, the
the men's
t e a m w o n Colgate, [the prospective basketball
the l e a g u e athlete] will go to Colgate, -^oiarships
champion••
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arships that
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ship
from
talent
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Lafayette
to
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2003, while
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the w o m e n
h a v e w o n -Bill Rappolt, former member ^""^P;^"^;;;
the
title
of Board of Trustees cording to
from 1999
^ a p p o 11 ,
to 2001 and
again in 2003. Lehigh's men's team when a prospective student-athlete
won the league lasl season, while applies to Lafayetle, the Oflice of
A m e r i c a n has been r u n n e r - u p Admissions ranks the individual
every season since 2 0 0 1 . T h e r e on a scale of one to eight, with
is concern that Lafayette will be
less competitive due lo the unlevel
playing field when recruiting student-athletes.
"Wilh the currenl slate of afiairs,
in particular the basketball coaches, [we] have a limited recruiting
pool and are al a disadvantage,"
said McCutcheon. "[Frequently],
our coaches [in general] confront
a situation where there is a good
student-athlete, but if that athlete
has no need, we have no chance
of admitting him or her when
compeling against a scholarship
school."
Bill Rappolt, a former trustee
whose term ended in June 2004,
supports Oechsle's position on
giving athletic scholarships, specifically lo the Men's and Women's
Basketball Teams. However, Rappolt does nol support the mandatory resignation of President
Roihkopf
"There is the feeling that if you
support athletic scholarships, you
don'l support academics," said
Rappolt. "Some people are uncomfortable having scholarships
lied lo alhlelics. That is why I think
Presidenl R o t h k o p f is againsl
them. I respect the differences of
opinion [between Oechsle a n d
Roihkopf] and Rothkopf's strong
visceral commitment."
Rappolt suggested the implementation of a 'pilot program' where
a combined lolal of 19 basketball
scholarships would be in force at a
given time. T h e men's team would
have eight or nine scholarships
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aid demonstrated by the incc:)ming
~ conlinued on page 9
Leopard Standings
Overall
Conference
Football
6-2
3-0
Men's Soccer
11-3
4-1
Women's Soccer
4-11
0-6
Ice Hockey
3-5-1
1-3
Field Hockey
4-12
1-4
Cross Country
@ PL Championships
Volleyball
11-10
3-5
Men's Tennis
8-0
0-0
Women's Tennis
2-0
0-0
Men's Golf
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Football knocks Rams 35-20, enters bye week in first
the end zone for a 7-0 Lafayette
lead.
Seven more points were quickly
added to the Leopards' scoreboard
just seconds later. After a holding
penalty and a false start pusht d
the Rams to their own three-yard
line, Daniels attempted lo pa.ss from
his own end zone bul was met liy
a gang of linebackers and linemen
who knocked the ball from his
hands. Brown dove inlo the pla\
and pounced on the ball for the
14-0 Lafayette lead.
m JOHN RAYMOND
W
ith several ptilverizing hits,
critical blocks, and beauliful
runs, the Lafayetle Football Team
exorcized a major ghost from its
closet. Utilizing a dominant second
half performance, the Leopards (62, .3-0) defeated the Fordham Rams
(4-3, 2-1) 35-20 lasl Saturday in the
Bronx, giving Lafayette its first victory against Fordham since 1999.
T h e win secured the Leopards'
currenl first place stature in the
Palriol League heading inlo the
team's bye week.
"It's funny because il has not
been this way in the past," said
Fordham Head Coach Ed Foley.
"[I-^afayette] used lo make critical
mistakes, and now they are not
making them. They have a special,
disciplined group of kids taking
care of the ball. Thc^y've got some
good, alhlelic kids who can do
tilings [on the field] that you don'l
anticipate them doing."
The Leopards grabbed the momentum halfway ihrough the first
quarter during a 40-second stretch
in which both teams combined to
ni.E HHcrro BV M A R K VVI.SH.VRT
Joe McCourt "05 plows through Fordham defenders In last year's 32-30 heartbreaking loss. The Leopards
ensured the game would not be as close this season by dominating the Rams in the second half.
score 2 i points.
Lafayette struck first as defensive lineman Andrew Brown '06
d r o p p e d back a n d intercepted
Rams quarterback Derric Daniels'
pass al the Fordham 45. A Rams'
personal foul and holding penalty
advanced the Leopards' ball to the
23. Running back Joe McCourt
'05 tc:)ok charge of the rest of the
drive by plowing 13 yards to the
11, where five tacklers were needed
lo stop his progress. Inevitably,
though, on a later play, McCourt
dashed untouched seven yards inlo
"The defensive line and linebackers came in and hit the quartc rback," said Brown. "I wasjust on
the clean-up crew and in the rigiit
place al the right time. A couple of
guys hit him since our defensive line
is always trying to put the pressure
on."
Extra defensive pressure possibly
could have cost the Leopards their
14-point lead, as Fordham stole
the Leopards' momenlum in the
second quarter en route to scoring
13 unanswered points. O n the
first play of the ensuing Fordham
drive, Daniels barely avoided a sat k
by dumping off a five-yard pass to
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Volleyball wins third straight match against Lehigh
B\ JACKIE FITZGERALD
O
nce m o r e , t h e Lafayette
Women's Volleyball Team
has made history. This lime, the
stage was at archrival Lehigh University lasl Friday night, making the
historical occasion especially sweet.
Nol only did the LeojDards manage
to beal the Mountain Hawks for the
second time this season, it vvas the
first lime since 1988 tliat Lafayelte
departed Bethlehem with a victory.
y\dditionally il was the Leopards'
first league victory on the road
since 1998.
"We looked al their defense and
the lajjcs from last time we jjlayed
them. This was our second time
])laying Lehigh so we h a d the
chance lo see whal we did against
them last time on the tapes," said
Veronica Canto-Ponce '07.
The 3-1 win against Lehigh
was the firsl lime since the 1989
seascjn lhal Lafayette had beaten
the Mountain Hawks twice in one
season. T h e win imprcjved the
Leopards' overall record to 11-10
and to 3-5 in the Patriot League.
Lafayetle earned its first doubledigit victory season fbr the first time
since 1995 last Wednesday against
East Stroudsburg Univeisity.
I ILK P H O K ) BV M.VRK VVlSHARI
Veronica Canto-Ponce '07 slams the ball over the net against Lehigh in last year's 3-1 victory. The
win began a three-game winning streak against the Mountain Hawks.
"We w a n t e d to prove scjmeihing," Cantc:)-Ponce said. "We felt
confident going inlo the match and
we were ready to kill them."
Surprisingly, the I.,eopards, who
came inlo the malch having won
15 cDpening games oul of their 20
matches, lost their firsl game l)y a
score of 31 -29. A Lehigh serve that
fell in for an ace gave the Mountain
Hawks the lead they needed lo lake
game one from the Leopards.
Lafayette knew the second game
would be important to the match
and one that needed lo be won.
Lafayette Leoparcls
Football at Fordham W 35-20
Field Hockey at Holy Cross L 3-0
Field Hockey at Lehigh L 4-2
Ice Hockey vs. Rider L 3-1
Ice Hockey vs. Bryn Athyn L 5-3
Men's Soccer vs. Holy Cross W 2-0
C a n t o - P o n c e helped her team
capture a win in the second game
by posting seven kills to win by a
score of 30-24.
After the Leopards' consistent
play won the third game 30-23,
Lehigh nearly escaped with a win
in game four. However, Lafayette
responded to the challenge. After
five straight aces by Canto-Ponce
lo put Lafayette ahead 25-20, the
Mountain Hawks outseored the
Leopards 9-2 during the next 11
volleys. After Lafayette evened
the game at 29-29, CilantoPoncc,
the league-leader in kills per game,
earned the 30"' point. She and
Meagan Martino '07 ended the
match with a block to secure a
31-29 win and an cjverall match
victory.
"We fell amazing after the winWe set our goals to beal Lehigh
and to win on the road, and wc
accomplished both in one victory."
said Canto-Ponce.
Canto-Ponce had the strongest
performance for the Leopards,
which consisted of 22 kills, five
aces, and 17 digs. Teammate Heidi
Olichwier '05 was nol far behind
with 46 assists, nine kills, and eight
digs.
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Score Card
Men's Soccer at Villanova W 2-1
Women's Soccer vs. Army Ll-O
Volleyball at Lehigh W 3-1