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The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania
VOL. 115, NO. 19
March 10,1989
EASTON, PA 18042
Doctor Asimov speaks on "Earth as a Unit
by Patrick Howard and
John C. Witcoski
Isaac Asimov, noted author
and scientist, has agreed to
lecture to the Lafayette community on Thursday, March 30. His
lecture, entitled "Earth as a
Unit" will be presented at eight
p.ni. in the Colton Chapel. There
will also be a reception for
Asimov immediately following
the lecture in the Kirby House
living room. The lectures committee is further offering the
opportunity for a select number
of students to dine with Asimov
before his lecture. To be considered, the student must write
an essay of 500 words or less
about his interest in Asimov's
writings. The essays should be
submitted to Ellis Finger, Director
of the Williams Center for the
Arts, by Monday, March 20.
Entries should include the student's name, box number and
campus phone number. All entries to end his days "face down on
will be notified by March 27.
his typewriter."
Asimov, who has a Ph.D from
The hundreds of books that
Columbia University has in Asimov has written have spanned
addition 14 honorary degrees. numerousfields.His most famous
He has written over 370 books in works have been his best sellers,
his writing career that has Foundations Edge, the long
spanned 45 years and almost as awaited sequels to his Foundation
many genres. Asimov has also Trilogy written over thirty years
been a professor of biochemistry earlier, and The Robots of
at the Boston University School Dawn, but he has also amused
of Medicine since 1949.
his readers with such unexpected
Asimov describes himself as works as Still More Lecherous
"fortunate to be bom with a Limericks.
restless brain . . . . the beneficiary
Asimov has also beenpublished
of a lucky break in the genetic- in all the major science fiction
sweepstakes." Indeed those who magazines arid is as well known
know Asimov say he is at his for his humorous submissions to
happiest when he is working in TV Guide to his scholarly essays
the seclusion of his book-lined in The New York Times. Wishing
Manhattan office and can be to give something back to the
pried from his typewriter only world he publishes his own
long enough to eat, sleep, and magazine entitied Isaac Asimov's
attend an occasional social en- Science Fiction Magazine, which
gagement. Indeed Asimov has is one of the newest outlets for
been quoted as saying he wants young science fiction authors
trying to break into the field.
Seats for Asimov's lecture are
free; however, because of the
expected demand, tickets are
required. Lafayette students, faculty and staff should pick up
tickets in the Williams Center
>>
box office between noon and two
and four and six p.m. weekdays.
Please try to obtain the tickets as
soon as possible, because the
event will Ukely sell out quickly
and tickets are now being
offered to the Easton community.
Whitaker is visiting Fellow
by James Doughty
Noted African expert Jennifer
Seymour Whitaker will spend a
brief residency at Lafayette next
week as the Woodrow Wilson
visiting Fellow. Whitaker is the
Director of Committees for the
Council on Foreign Relations in
New York.
During her stay, Whitaker will
participate in several programs.
On Tuesday, she will present a
Brown Bag Lunch, "Evolution
of Gender Roles," at noon in
Hogg Hall. At 8 p.m. she will
give a public lecture, "South
Africa, Apartheid, and the AntiApartheid Movement," in the
Williams Center for the Arts. On
Thursday she will present another
Brown Bag Lunch, "World Hunger," in the Kirby Council Room.
The campus coordinators for
the program are Ilan Peleg,
assocate professor and head of
govemment and law; and June
Schlueter, associate professor of
English. The two coordinators
will act in many capacities
before and during the visit,
serving as hosts, Uaisons and
organizers for the many aspects
of Whitaker's stay.
Apart from the major presentations, Whitaker will lead a
busy schedule of meetings, class
visits and receptions. She will
talk with students from the
Senior Colloquium on hazardous
waste and with those who
participated in last year's Technology Clinic. There will also be
visits to regular classes in
Intemational Politics, Comparative PoUtics, Economic Development, American Foreign
PoUcy, Sex and (jender Roles,
and an Intemational Affairs
Seminar.
Whitaker has had a long
association with the Council on
Foreign Relations, dating from
1978. She has also served as
associate editor of Foreign A/fairs
magazine, where she began in
1966. Prior to that, she was an
assistant editor of the Mobil
Home Journal; she seived in the
Peace (liorps in Nigeria as a
secondary school teacher from
1963 to 1964; she spent a year as
an instructor of English at
Stanford University.
Whitaker is a graduate of
Trinity College, and holds a
Master's Degree in EngUsh
Literature from Stanford. Her
pubUcations include How Can
Africa Survive?(1988), Strategies
The Woodrow Wilson Fellowship for African Development (1986),
Program, will present Jennifer a Headline Series book, "Crisis
Seymour Whitaker who will in Southern Afiica" (1978), Africa
speak on "South
African, and the United States: Vital
Apartheid, and the Anti-Apart- Interests (1978), and many articles in Foreign Affairs, The
heid movement."
Atlantic, The New York Times,
and other pubUcations.
She is a member of the
Council on Foreign Relations,
Women's Forum, the Rhodes
Scholarship Selection Committee of New York State, the
Program Review Board of USA
for Afidca, and the Advisory
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Noted author and scientist, Isaac Asimov, will lecture on Thursday,
March 30.
Panhel Council >vins an awârd
by Monica Thatcher
In keeping with the theme
"Crossroads to the Future" Lafayette's Panhellenic Council did
more than just "cross" Route 22
on their way home from the 1989
North East Panhellenic and
Inter-Fraternity Conference, for
in recognition of Lafayette's
sororities maintaining an average
of a 3.0 and better for the year
1988 Panhel received the Award
for Academic Achievement.
"We are so excited to receive
the award," said Jill Crocker '90.
Nine representatives from Lafayette's six sororities and two
members of the Inter-Fraternity
Council left for Pittsburgh to
attend the Conference held on
February 23-26. For the most
part, the Conference consisted of
a variety of guest speakers and
workshops. The majority of the
lectures focused on the improvement of relationships among
adminisfration and students emd
among the Greek members themselves. Following the lectures,
students were able to break into
smaller groups and discuss the
pros and cons of their particular
Greek system on campus. On
Friday and Saturday students
also had the opportunity to go to
workshops whose topics included
academics, legal UabiUties, risk
taking, critical changes, and
rush programs.
On Saturday night a banquet
was held and both Panhellenic
and Inter-Fraternity awards were
given out. Our Panhel listened
as Inter-Fraternity Council
awards were distributed, with
Cornell, AUegheny and (jettysburg receiving the majority of
them. Then Panhellenic awards
were distributed. "We were so
surprised. We did not even know
we were getting the award," said
Jen Lilore '91. Lilore's statement
typifies the feelings of the other
eight representatives present at
the Conference as Lafayette's
PanheUenic Council weis one of
only four in the North East area
to receive recognition for high
academic achievement among
its sororities.
Panhel has been working all
year to improve women's rush
and other aspects of the sorority
system. The addition of a sixth
sorority has altered the system
and given Panhel a chance to
begin to practice new approaches
with rush and evaluate their
effects on the system. The
conference provided an opportunity for Panhel leaders to
learn about new approaches
that might prove useful in
further evaluations of the sorority
system.
Those who attended the Conference all agree that it was
really helpful in addressing the
attributes as well as the problems
associated with the Greek system.
OUvia Friedman '91 commented,
"I think it was a good idea that
we went, for it enabled us to
learn how other schools cope
with problems and it gave us
new ideas on how to improve
Panhel." And it indicates that
the words Greek Campus do not
have to be synonymous with
Animal House.
Pepper Prize procedure changed
by James Doughty
The search for the winner of
the 1989 George Wharton Pepper
Prize will begin next week,
according to EUzabeth McMahon,
assistant professor of mathematics and head of the committee which oversees the prize.
McMahon said that the forms
Used to nominate seniors for the
Prize will be distributed to
mailboxes during the next week,
and that they will be due back to
the committee by Thursday,
March 30. The winner of the
Prize will be announced in the
May 5 issue of The Lafayette.
"There has been a change in
some of the' procedures," McMahon said. "The change is that
the entire campus, faculty and
students, will be invited to
nominate people." Previously,
only seniors could enter nominations.
Another change is an increase
in the number of votes alloted to
faculty members. In the past,
each faculty member had one
vote in determining the winner.
Freshmen also had one, while
sophomores had two, juniors
three and seniors four. This
year, faculty members will receive four votes. McMahon explained that the faculty used to
be the only ones electing the
winner, and that giving them
more votes was intended to
restore some of their former
influence.
The ten seniors whom the
committee nominates for the
prize will be featured in a special
section of The Lafayette's April
21 issue. Balloting will take
place during the following week.
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THE STRAIGHT
Way to go, teams
The Lafayette basketball teams
continued their tradition of superior
play this year. Through injuries, the
exploits of those lovable ECC referees,
and other tough spots, our players never
swayed in their sportsmanship or their
determination. The gut-wrenching ends
to both seasons don't detract from that;
on the contrary, they only reinforce the
reasons we have to be so proud of our
teams.
The men's game on Tuesday brought
another welcome sight: busloads of
Lafayette students heading to Towson
to cheer for the team. In a traditionally
hostile envix'onment, our players had a
healthy cheering section. For this, a tip
of the hat to all those in the Dean's
Office who worked to round up the
necessary buses and get the word out on
a day's notice. That's the Lafayette
spirit.
Overhaul the Pepper Prize
The whole process leading to the
selection of a Pepper Prize winner will
begin again soon, another of the
annual, programmed rites of spring at
Lafayette. One step leads to another,
from nominations to voting to someone's
picture in the paper. This year, a few
things might be different, and we hope
the Prize gets freshened up a bit in the
process.
Professor McMahon and the others
who oversee the Pepper Prize are
seeking to adjust some of the selection
procedures, and to reexamine just what
the award means. For a traditional
award which seems to mean different
things to different people, and which
gets varying degrees of respect depending
upon whom you talk to, such an
overhaul is welcome, and overdue.
"The Lafayette Ideal" is the central
theme in the Prize. The winner is
supposed to be its epitome — but what is
it? Exactly what the Lafayette Ideal is
has always been nebulous, but recently
it has been seriously so. There should be
some idea established of exactly what
we're looking for in this ideal 'Pard.
How important are academics? Involvement? Activities out of school? Of course
we will never arrive at a definite,
unanimously approved blueprint. But
we should try to discuss the Lafayette
ideal so that the Prize itself is as
meaningful as possible.
To this end, we support one of the
steps the prize committee is considering:
a campuswide discussion on what the
Lafayette Ideal means to us, here and
now. We urge them to hold a town
meeting or other large forum — such
meetings always produce results of
some kind. They're also fun.
As we seek to define what the Prize
means, we should also consider closely
the way in which the winner is selected.
One change the committee has instituted
is that the entire campus — faculty and
all four classes — will be able to
nominate seniors for the Prize. Formerly
seniors could make nominations, although forms often got into the hands of
other classes. The Pepper Prize is a
community award; it has to do with how
a person led life at Lafayette and how
that life affected others. That goes far
beyond any one class. We applaud the
decision to expand the nominating
process, and we hope it is a permanent
change.
In view of the same consideration —
that the Prize is an award for the whole
community to give — we must question
the other change planned by the
committee. Faculty members have, for
some time, had one vote each. Each
class had one vote for each year it had
been at school. This yeeu*, the committee
intends to give the faculty four votes
each. If one vote did not reflect a fair
distribution, neither does four; since the
Prize i n c l u d e s so much beyond
academics, one's fellow students —
those who spend so much time with the
nominees—should keep the predominant
voice. In an ideal setting, the faculty
would be deeply involved in the out-ofclass lives of the students; that of course
is another story, but the fact is that
Lafayette does not feature those close
ties.
Let's keep this discussion going;
instead of just going through the
motions, this year we can adl give some
thought to the Prize, to the ideal it is
supposed to represent, and to the way
we decide the winner. Let's have a town
meeting, talk it out, and in doing so add
some new luster to a venerable Lafayette
gem.
Conference holds key
From February 23rd through the
26th, nine representatives of Lafayette's
sororities and members of the InterFraternity Council attended a conference
in Pittsburgh, where the Panhellenic
Council received an award for academic
achievement.
While they attended this conference,
there were a number of talks given on
how to improve relations between
administrations and Greek organizations. Lectures on topics such as this
could not have come at a better time for
Lafayette College.
We are at a time in this college's
history when vast changes are occurring
at incredible rates. In just the past year,
we have lost two fraternities, and there
are several more on probation. Social
living groups —firatemitiesor sororities,
Greek or non-Greek — are under
tremendous pressures to change their
appearance. The only options are to
change with Lafayette or vanish from
this college on a hill.
At such times, it is very easy to lay the
blame on the administration for the
confusion surrounding women's rush
this semester, or the proposed changes
in men's rush next year. It would be
prudent not to do that, as it would be
detrimental to both the students and
administrators of this college were the
two groups to cooperate any less than
completely with one another.
If the Panhellenic Council did indeed
learn anything useful at the conference
on how to build lasting good will
relationships with the administration,
now is the time to implement that
knowledge. The Greek system has been
at odds with the administration far too
long; we cannot let a chance to change
this pass us by.
EDGE
by Thomas G. Dougherty
I don't know what people expect when they meet me for the first
time. Perhaps they expect me to breathe fire, throw them on the
ground, and debate the merits and detriments of affirmative action.
Perhaps they expect me to drag them to my room, make them wear a
smoking jacket, and watch WilUam F. Buckley, Jr. on Firing Line
until they go bUnd and their bleeding hearts dry up. Worst of all, I
think they expect the Straight Edge Guy. If that is the case, I don't
know if I blame them. Personally, I'm glad the Sfraight Edge Guy
only comes around once a week. He's far less tolerant than I am.
Tolerance seems to be increasingly rare these days. There was
once a time (September 1-4,1787) when people respected those with
very different options — even when those opinions were so wrong
that believing in them should have bought eternal damnation down
on the heads of those who embraced them. Even during the Civil
War, when hundreds of thousands were violently kiUed for their
beliefs, nobody took it personally. Of course, they were wrong and
you were right but you only tried to kill — not insult. Well, that's no
longer the case. It doesn't seem to matter anymore whether or not
you prove you're right as long as you cast doubt on the character and
integrity of those holding confrary opinions. Therefore, I would Uke
to present The Straight Edge Guide to Tolerance. Somehow, that
seems as appropriate as Stalin's Guide to Political Freedom.
The most important key to being tolerant is respecting the right of
this tueek m
^tuOent gouernmenC
by Scott Strother
Why?
Why do so few people vote in student elections? True, it does take a
huge chunk of time out of the day, but isn't it important? Is voting
just a waste of time all the time? Voting for the national elections is a
different story, but in a school Uke Lafayette, it just seems that more
people would get themselves all keyed up about voting than they do.
In the recent Student Govemment elections, only 146 people voted.
For junior class officers, only 64 voted. Big deal right? I guess so if
you don't give a flying fish about who makes the decisions or how
things get done around here. Seems to be the general consensus. Of
course, to spew about it after-the-fact isn't necessarily effective, but
the election situation as of late has been enough to make the average
pard vomit.
We need to be concerned about being part of the decision making
processes on campus because otherwise, things wiU basically be
decided for us, and all we will be able to do is complain afterward.
Student Government is a big part of the decision making at
Lafayette. Most people don't realize the amount of influence, or if you
want to call it power, that Student Govemment has. We have the
abiUty to change certain rules, and influence the formation of others.
We decide which clubs get how much money and when they get it.
We sit on committees which make decisions regarding everything
from courses to interim to athletics. Student (government has its
fingers in everyone's soup on campus, but most people don't know
that. If students want something done bad enough, chances are that
Student Govemment can help to get it done.
This is not just a bunch of hoo-ha. We are a powerful body on
campus, but you have to choose to use us. The elections show that
most people probably don't know too much about us and what we do,
in addition, of course, to what many refer to as Apathy, which I think
has become a pretty lame excuse for just about anything that
students don't Uke. Voting is not only our right, but our privilege.
Unfortunately, all too often we take it for granted. Hopefully in the
future we can attach a bit more significance to campus elections and
get a Uttle smarter about how things get done around here.
Student Govemment meets at 8:(X) on Tuesday nights in Pardee
102! Be there and get informed.
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center. It was in fact from one of the Ubrary directory
computers. We regret the error.
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friday
March 10,1989
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Let There
Be Light
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No excuse for cutting fencing
fo the Editor:
In the article by Paul Leibowitz
last week President ElUs was
quoted as saying that the school
wanted to sfrengthen women's
athletics to the point where
women would have similar opportunities as men. The article also
pointed out that he recommended
that the varsity co-ed fencing
team be disbanded. This seems
to me that President Ellis misunderstands a few things about
the team. The fencing team is
the only co-ed team; the only
team where men and women
compete on an equal level. So
how can he say that he is
promoting the advancement of
women's athletics and then turn
around and recommend that the
co-ed fencing team be disbanded?
We here on the fencing team
promote the advancement of
women's sports but feel it is a
shame that another athletic
team has to be cut in order for
this advancement but this is
obviously the way it will have to
be.
However, the adminisfration's
reasons for disbanding the co-ed
fencing team are shaky at best.
The biggest reason that we have
been given is that the Colonial
League requires that there be an
equal number of men's and
women's varsity teams. There
are 12 men's teams, 10 women's
teams and 1 co-ed team. Thus,
according to the Leibowitz article,
the solution appeared to be to
drop the wrestUng team for the
less expensive women's soccer.
The fencing team does not stand
in the way of our school entering
the Colonial League so why
disband it!
The administration also says
that the competition among the
Colonial League schools will not
include fencing. This does not
have any relevance to the
fencing team since we do not
compete in the East Coast
Conference but in the Mid
Atlantic Conference. So why
can't we continue to compete in
the M.A.C. the same as we have
before? According to some the
reason is that it would be more
convenient just to drop fencing
then to continue scheduUng
outside the conference.
Another argument that has
been brought up is that the
fencing team is too expensive to
support. This is definitely misleading since fencing does not
even have its own budget. The
fencing team is not even a Une
item on the school's financigd
statements! We are Usted as
"other" varsity sports. The
budgets for teams Uke tennis,
golf, and fencing are grouped
together because it is easier than
having several small figures
scattered across the financial
statements.
It seems that the school has
the right idea by improving
women's opportunities in varsity
athletics but they are going
about it the wrong way. Cancelling a varsity program that has
a 62 year history at this school
simply because it is convenient
will become, not merely unspoken, is
just not right. I hope the
but unspeakable."
administration, in particular
A momentous event has oc- President
ElUs, will realize what
curred. The hush surrounding is being done
here is a terrible
homosexuaUty at Lafayette has mistake and help
us rectify the
been shattered and for this, the
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author of "Out of the Closet" situation.
Sincerely,
receives our outstanding ovation.
William C. Reitemeyer '92
Denyse Corelli '89
Co-Captain Lafayette
Eve Kohut '89
Fencing Team
A momentous
To the Editor:
We wish to commend the staff
of The Lafayette for their latest
addition to the Features section
of the paper, "Out of the Closet."
We hope that this column will
help to establish a foundation
upon which a much needed
support group for Lafayette's
homosexual community may be
created.
The columnist who has undertaken the task of increasing the
community's awareness about
homosexuaUty, not only deserves
recognition for the courage involved in taking on such an
endeavor but also for breaking
the silence which impedes intelligent discussion of this issue on
campus.
As Adrienne Rich, a poet and
lesbian/feminist thinker, writes
in On Lies, Secrets, and Silence:
"Whatever is unnamed, unpredicted . . . whatever is omitted
. . . misnamed as something else,
madedifficult-to-come-by . . . this
occasion
"Let there be humor"
To the Editor:
I'm not trying to beat a dead
horse, but I want to give my two
cents' worth about the the latest
controversy over John Donovan
and Andy Kennedy's " . . . It
Happens" and Jen Scalise's
"Let There Be light."
In response to those who have
voiced concerns about the
"offensive" nature of " . . . It
Happens," I have one thing to
say. In Andy Kennedy's own
words, "Lighten Up!" Knowing
thatS y^
John and Andy does not make
me biased in their favor; instead,
it confirms that their humor is
nothing more, nothing less, just
humor. Frankly, I find most of
the other columns bland and, to
be quite honest, unworthy of
even being printed on a regular
basis. I look forward to reading
John and Andy's column each
Friday, just for a good oldfashioned laugh. The people
who compledn about the (tongue(Continued on Page 11)
yoa thftifc
by Raj Awatramani and Salil Athalye
Question: What is your spring break fantasy?
David Dixon '91 — To set up
a varsity 4 that will win a gold
at the Dad Vail Regatta in
May.
Stephan Koester '91 — Do
you really want me to say that
in the newspaper?
Kevin Williams '89 — To
have graduated and got a job!
Olivia Friedman '91 — That
it never ends!
Tim Groninger '92 — That I
got kidnapped and taken to the
mountains of Maine by the
winds.
Tim McCumber '92 — Going
to Taos, New Mexico for a week
of wild sluing.
by Jen Scalise
Have you heard that we evolvedfirommonkeys? It is being taught
as a matter of fact in a Sex & Gender class. Did you know that people
have the ability toheal themselves through
relaxation techniques and meditation exercises? HoUstic niedicine,
which involves sorcery and witchcraft glossed over in "scientific"
terms is the latest topic in a class of Health Psychology. An English
professor I've spoken with beUeves we all have an "inner light" we
should follow. Is he implying that man is not naturally bent toward
sin and in need of God's grace? A sociology professor explains that
relativity is the rule in today's society and stresses that those who are
intellectual will understand and accept this; those who are simpUstic
will not. Is he proposing that we are Uving in a world that is not in
desperate need of absolutes? There are women and men on this
campus prep£iring to match at a Pro-Death raUy. Do they really
believe that they or anyone else has the right to murder unborn
babies?
If you beUeve in God you probably beUeve in Satan, and if you
believe in Satan you know that he is the Prince of this World and the
Great Deceiver. His purpose is to trick us all into believing his lies so
that we will turn away from the truth and God, Satan is seductive
these days and many times it is hard to distinguish the truth from
lies. That is why everything must be held up for scrutiny and tested
against the truth. In the past a reliable test consisted of the simple
comparison, between the theories and values that bombarded us,
and the Bible. Since the Bible is true, anything that contradicts it
was considered false and exposed as a lie.
But these days, Satan in his craftiness has done a horrible thing.
He has convinced many that God's truth, the Bible, is no longer our
necessary standard since it is unreUable. I've heard that the Bible
contradicts itself, that it was changed countless times in the
processes of recopying and language translation, that scientific
findings have disproved the doctrine of Creation, that Paul was a
fanatic whose teachings cannot be trusted, that Scripture is
inapplicable to today's problems and holds few, if any, solutions. But
where is the evidence for these arguments?
In a defense of the genuineness and credibiUty of the Bible it is
necessary to note that Christians do not take a "blind leap into the
dark" where faith is concerned. Instead, there is substantial evidence
which provides a basis for faith and points to Scripture as the Ught
we need to follow. The credibiUty of the Old Testament is estabUshed
by two great facts: the proof from Christ's recognition of Old
O °B
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by Samuel T Clover
wPECULATION
Recently, everybody has been complaining about the next-tononexistent social life on the Lafayette campus this year. I agree
wholeheartedly that there is a lack of activities available for student
participation on the weekends. Indeed, Saturdays and Sundays are
like a dark chasm in between work weeks: there is nothing to do!
Nevertheless, I would like to highlight the fact that our
understanding and empathetic Administration is dedicating a great
deal of time and effort to fulfill student demands of bringing
valuable, entertaining events to the Lafayette community.
Every week, we have a comedian or some other worthy performer
brighten out nights at Meissner Lounge. Even though many of us
are obligated to study on Thursday nights to maintain our high
academic performance in our Friday classes, the opportunity to defer
our attentions from our studies exists if we choose to succumb to the
school's hidden intention to draw us away fi-om our textbooks.
In addition, the administration provides entertainment in the
guise of sporting events. Who can actually admit to having no
interest in an exhilarating women's basketball game on a Monday
or Tuesday night? I wish I could attend every game, but again, my
studies prove to be a hinderance to this. However, I am present in
spirit at Kirby Field House at the tipoff of every contest (Go Lady
'Pards!).
Finally, although this activity certainly does not deplete the
endless list that I chose not to present in this column for the sake of
Umited space on the printed page, Lafayette provides us with the
infamous "Leopard's Lair." Where would we be without the Lair?!?
There is great food and great company, and as a bonus we get to
observe the obese hippo clones who prepare the greasy food behind
the counter with a cuUnary talent unparalleled in the Lehigh Valley!!
In fact, the only fast food restaurant that is even in the same league
with the Lair is White Castle (which serves — among other tasty
items on its delectable menu — steamed hamburgers and delicious
deep firied fish sandwiches).
As you can see, there is nothing to complain about on the
weekdays, for the Lafayette social calendar is booked. The
weekends, however, leave much to be desired. Probition has made its
mark on the campus this year, so no longer are students able to
pubUcly consume alcohol for the purpose of attempting to find a
temporary attractive mate to spend the evening with (in other words,
students can't openly get drunk and hook up. They can, however, do
it pnvately!). Because of this drastic change in traditional Lafayette
soci^ norms, fi-atemity parties have decUned in popularity, as have
the fratemities themselves. The result: there are more students
wandering around the campus on Friday and Saturday nights with
their heads held low because there is nothing to do on the weekends.
Again, the administiration is attempting to rectify the situation.
1 he Hagen-Daz beach party was a good start. The swimming pools
and sun lamps provided a wonderful atmosphere to Alumni Gym
but the person that really stole the show was the immensely talented
stream of consciousness guitar player. It would have been nice if he
could have actually finished a song he was playing or changed keys
T^®^^ ?^^^^f ^^^^^' ^"* overall he was an effective entertainer.
Also, the l^Yiday night spinning at the still unnamed student
activities annex has added a littie spice to the Lafayette social life.
Now, students have an altemative to the fratemities where they can
dance the night away sober. And the immense menu at the pub
within the annex is sure to attract hundreds of hungry weekend
warriors to the spmnmg extravaganza.
As you can see, the administration is trying to tackle the arduous
task ot providing entertainment for students in order to break up the
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March 10,1989
lEafay^tte
Professor Blake reflects on
ivomen's experiences in Africa
Even today, the Cape of Cairo
trek up the east coast of Africa is
a grueling joumey through jungle
and desert and across rivers. At
the turn of the century, however,
the trip also involved encounters
with the natives, fording the
unbridged waterways, and the
use of the most primitive forms
of transportation — mostly foot
travel.
Not a trip for a woman. Or
was it? Several Victorian lady
travelers not only made the trek
— and enjoyed the experience —
but also published books relating
their adventures.
It's those narratives that have
drawn the interest of Susan
Blake, associate professor of
English, who recently returned
from a year's stay in Africa.
In keeping with her varied
interests in literature, things
African, and women's studies,
Blake is interested in learning
how men and women travelers
approached such an undertaking,
and how gender differences
might have affected the results.
At the February 20 faculty
forum, sponsored by the committee on advanced study and
research, Blake gave a sampling
of her research in a talk entitled
"A Woman's Trek: What Difference Does Gender Make?"
Blake compared the attitudes
and experiences related in three
narratives of Cape to Cairo trips
taken in 1989, 1905, and 1910.
What's really interesting," said
Blake, "is the representation of
self in each of these narratives,
and how it affects the way the
travelers related to the Afiicans."
She used as a common denominator the authors' accounts of a
meeting with a chief, and
examined how each approached
the "daily negotiation for
hospitaUty."
Ewart Grogan, a British miUtary officer in his mid-twenties,
made the trip in 1898. In his
book, From Cape to Cairo: The
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LAFAYETTE
LOUNGE LIZARD
AT-LARGE
It finally came. We have been
waiting all winter for the snow
and it finally came. Monday
moming I awoke to the wonderous
news of snowfall. How much
would we get? How long would it
last? Would it turn to rain? Or
would it keep snowing forever? I
gazed in amazement at the first
true snowfall of the year as if it
had been the first of my Ufe.
Dancing murals of ivory glazed
over the hard, defined edges of
the buildings on campus. The
streamline designs of the cars
out my window were softened
and smoothed over; now, great
dormant polar bears sat in along
the sides of the half-plowed
streets. It finally came. It was
beautiful.
Sure we have had some
snowfall this year, but it was not
a real snowing. On Monday,
radios buzzed with traffic reports
school closings. Stores locked
their doors early; people wanted
to get home before they were
snowed in. Four-by-Fours ruled
the roadways — move over subcompact, a real machine is
trying to get by. On campus,
boots commanded the walkways:
duck boots, hiking boots, furlined boots, moon boots, boots to
the low ankle, the mid-ankle,
and to the knee. As I walked to
my first class that moming,
there was an indescribable feeling
in the air, everyone appeared
happy it had snowed, though
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there was a tense emotion
among the students. I had yet to
understand it.
Alabaster crystals descended
to the ground below. Classes
were called off as more and more
people began to huddle in their
rooms, whether to keep out of the
cold, or to enjoy the snowfall
alone. Women and men both
became giddy though as the
overcast gray of the outpouring
sky turned charcoal wet. That
feeling was in the air again, and
it flowed with reminiscences of
childhood. Snowballs gUded in
the wind, firom the hand of the
assailant to the body of the
victim, though not everyone
could be so accurate. Booted feet
skimmed across the sUck-soUd
surface of the sidewedks, bodies
careened into other bodies in the
hopes that they might stop them
from falling. We regressed to a
childlike state (or maybe we
transcended our silly, hopeless
maturity), as if it was the only
way to enjoy this natural phenomenon (and I think it is).
Rambunctiousness soared
through people's souls. At nightfall, sledders gathered at the hill
by Zeta Psi, careening downward
into the silvery lake of ruffled
snow below. The vehicles varied:
sleds, toboggans. Marquis trays,
mattresses, and garbage bags. I
knew suddenly what that tense,
indefinable feeling was: uncertain(Continued on Page 10)
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hy Berke Breathed
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First Traverse of Africa from
South to North, he relates the
tale with the flavor of a big game
hunter venturing abroad to
conquer fearsome beasts. He
speaks of coming upon "firesh
spoor of natives" and being
"confronted by a half-a-dozen
gentlemen of anthropophagic
proclivities on supper intent,"
one ofwhich he "dropped . . . witii
a shot through the heart."
"Grogan viewed Afirica as a
woman, to be subdued in a
display of sexual manhood,"
sadd Blake. In Grogan's eyes, the
natives were less than human,
and a local chief who complained
that the white men were forcing
his people to work for nothing
was subjected to "a severe dose
of hippo-whip before his astonished band of elders."
Frank H. MeUand and Edward
H. Cholmeley, also in their
twenties, followed the route in
1910. As missionaries, and even
more important, said Blake, "as
two proper British gentlemen,"
conflict was not only absent, but
unthinkable." On the contrary,
she said, "they appeared out to
"demonstrate the ease with
which, thanks to their position
as colonial officers and as
gentlemen, they could travel off
the beaten track with relative
safety and Uttle lack of comfort."
In encountering a female
chieftan, the authors recalled,
"her reception of us was an
amusing mixture of dignity,
familiarity, and respect. She got
in a handshake, when we were
off our guard . . . " Said Blake,
"they were amused that a native
— and a female at that — would
Have you gone to see either of
the gallery type exhibits on
campus? Both the "Lafayette"
exhibit in the library and the
"Photography" exhibit in the
Williams Center Gallery are
worth your attention. Take half
an hour some day and go,
HMS PINAFORE has two
more nights . . . treat your self to
a fun show and see this! 8 p.m.
tonight and tomorrow in the Art
Center. Tickets are six dollars,
only THREE dollars with a student ID.
ARTISTS WANTED!! There
seems to be an abundance of
people involved in the process of
making art around here. Well,
there are several people, places
and things that want a part of
that involvement. The Association of Lafayette Women expressed interest in having a
Women's Art Show, Kawfey's is
always looking for interesting
and colorful creations, and in
April the ARTS Club will feature
a Student Art Show as part of its
week long FESTIVAL OF THE
ARTS. Please call me if you are
interested in loaning your work
to any or all of these groups.
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Professor Susan Blake, pictured above, spent the past year in Africa
studying how women and men travellers at the turn of the century
approached their trips.
"assume social equality with a old, made the same trip. Her
European man." That this native account, "A Woman's Trek firom
leader would enjoy home-brewed Cape to Cairo," begins: "As I am
beer and treat her husband to a thefirstwoman of any nationaUty
"penetrating harangue" just add- to have accompUshed the entire
ed to their assumption of her joumeyfiromthe Cape to Cairo, I
inferiority.
think that perhaps a simple
Five years earUer, in 1905, account of how I managed to do
Mary Hall, then about 50 years
(252-9263). Now, now don't be
bashful.
BANDS WANTED!! The ARTS
Club is also in search of quality
bands for April's FESTIVAL. If
you and your chums think you
have something good, send a
note of interest to J e a n n e
Naughton, Campus Box #5735,
or call me if you're lazy.
PERFORMERS WANTED!!!
(I know, this is getting silly)
. . . There will be AUDITIONS
for the FRENCH CABARET of
Broadway music with French
themes, characters, etc . . . The
Cabaret wUl be performed during
(anyone, anyone) The ARTS
Club's FESTIVAL of the ARTS
on Monday, April 24th. Musical
direction will be by Kevin
LaBar, Junior at Large, who is
himself rumored to be something of a Musical Demi-God.
Perhaps, yes, we shall call him
Terpisichore. Les auditions pour
et par LaBar will be held on
Tuesday, March 14th and
Wednesday, March 15th at 7
p.m. in Room 128, WilUams
Center for the Arts. Auditions
are open to all students, faculty
and staff. Come strut your stuff,
do the wild thing, whatever. Call
Kevin at 252-7015 if you have
any questions.
So you have noticed the
frequent reference to this
FESTIVAL of the ARTS thing,
eh? Yes indeedy it will be much
fun. Last year's Festival '88 was
such a huge success that we
couldn't resist. This year's will
be bigger and better, and with a
more cataclysmic finale. Look
forward to Sunday, April 23rd
through Saturday the 29th.
Hey ho, there will be a staged
reading of Athol Fugard's THE
ISLAND!! yippeeeee. Sunday,
March 12th at 8:30 p.m. in the
Art Center's BLACK BOX. Chris
Hutchison and Paul Fulmer,
directed by Allyson Hajdu. A
play about two South African
prisoners. The Island deals with
issues of confinement and
Antigone (get it, a play within a
play, oh how Pirandelloequeish).
Go check it out.
Festival tee shirts are here; if
you ordered one and haven't
picked it up, please find me and
do so asap. $5 ea.
So enjoy break and look
forward to more news of upcoming
extravaganzas. Oh my God,
that is soo funny, ciao.
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Slifr lEafay^tte
10,1989
page
Roy Orbison's "Mystery Girl" is romantic rock
by Nicholas A. Halaby
Roy Orbison h a s three rather
impressive features to his credit.
ITjrst of all, (Elvis fans excuse
me) he h a s the greatest voice in
rock-n-roU history. Nothing in
piusic is more awe inspiring
than hearing Orbison sweetly
caress each lyric with his trioctave falsetto. Secondly, he h a s
an unrelenting infatuation with
love. From "Crying" to "Blu
Bayou," he never ceases to
portray love in a fresh and
insightful manner. Finally, he
has all the right friends in the
music business. It seems t h a t
many of today's acts are eager to
associate with this 1988 Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
These three points are never
more evident t h a n in Orbison's
posthumous release "Mystery
Girl."
No less t h a n Bono, the Edge,
George Harrison, super-producer
Jeff Lynne, Elvis CosteUo, Tom
petty, and T-Bone Bumett all
team up on his latest effort. The
10-track album never varies in
content (love is the main theme
in each song, surprise, surprise),
but each song gives a new
m e a n i n g to t h i s p a s s i o n a t e
emotion (incidently, the word
love is used 34 times throughout
the recording). And at no time in
his career does his voice sound
richer or fuller. Check out an
early Orbison tune like "Only
the Lonely," and in comparison
the resonance is, if anything,
increased.
The highlights include the
first single, "You Got It," an
upbeat ode describing an incurable romantic reflecting on the
love (there's that word again) of
his life. If some of the chorus
gives you a case of Deja Vu,
don't be alarmed, as producer,
co-writer, and background vocalist Lynne used to lead the
Electric Light Orchestra. The
title track, penned by the U2
frontmen, is arguably the best
song on the album. Its mystical
beat coincides perfectly with the
tale of m a n haunted by the
vision of his elusive "perfect"
woman; "Night falls I'm cast
beneath her spell/Day light
comes our heaven's torn to hell."
And finally, Steve Cropper of the
Blues Brothers Band adds a
touch of soul in "The Only One"
it
hattpetts
by John Donovan and Andy
Where am I? Everything seems
normal. I'm in a van with my
friends drinking a few beers on a
Saturday afternoon. We are
headed to Towson, Maryland to
watch our basketbaU team romp.
Seems like a real bonding type of
thing doesn't it? A regular old
sports road trip. Jeff looks out
the window at a girl and begins
to yell, "Hey Baby, nice bucket!"
He stops abruptly. A number of
eyes stare at him intently. Something is wrong here. We have
committed the ultimate faux
pas. We have brought girls on a
road trip.
Why did we bring girls, you
ask? Well, it all goes back to the
whole ALM-ALW thing from
last semester. J o h n and I took
such heat from the various paramiUtary feminist organizations
around campus that we decided
to make amends. They suggested
that we actually drive to Chicago
and see Oprah Uve. J o h n was all
for it, but I refused to deal with
the "Incredible Shrinking Talkshow Host." Therefore, we settled
on a co-ed road trip. Well folks,
we're here to tell you that John
and I have been enlightened,
and are now completely Uberated,
and we don't say "girls" anymore.
But, before you go out trying this
at home, kids, we want you to
beware t h a t men and women
don't necessarily have the same
ideas about bonding. In fact,
John and I have compiled the,
"Ten Ways that Female Bonding
Differs from Male Bonding." We
hope that our new understanding
will bridge the gap here at
Lafayette.
Kennedy
with a Memphis Horn arrangement reminiscent of U2's latest
effort "Angel of Hariem." This
cut echos the sentiments of a
man diminished to broken hearted insecurity by a vicious breakup. The album's only gUtch
occurs when Orbison allows
Billy Bumette and Rick Vito,
Fleetwood Mac's lame replacements for Linsey Buckingham,
to turn "Dream You" into a
monotonous cliche of choruses
and accoustic riffs. It should
have been left for a B-side.
Don't let this track fool you,
however. Roy Orbison proves
that, unlike other oldies like
Ragas reign at Arts
AJi Akbar Khan, master of the
Indian classical raga, will perform at Lafayette CoUege's Morris
R. Williams Center for the Arts 8
p.m. Wednesday, March 29.
Khan is the foremost master
of one of the world's most
difficult classical instruments,
the 25-string sarod, known for
its lyrical beauty and rhj^hmic
intensity. The guitar-Uke instrument is made of teak or mahogany and covered with goat
skin. Its 25 strings include ten
that are played with a coconutshell plectrum, or pick, and 15
that vibrate sympathetically.
Accompanying Khan on the
tabla, Indian hard drums, will
be Swapan Chaudhuri, also an
accomplished soloist in his own
right.
J. Larry Stockton, associate
professor of music, will give a
free public lecture on Indian
music and, in particular, the
music of AU Akbar Khan, at
noon on Monday, March 27, in
room 123 of the Williams Center.
Stocktown teaches a class on
non-westem music. Persons attending may bring a lunch or
purchase one for $2.
Classical Indian music is
centered on melody, rather than
harmony. Development of the
1. WOMEN SMELL GOOD
One of the major things that
the guys in the van noticed was
that it smelled a lot better than
an all-male road trip. I can
remember some trips where the
windows were never closed for
fear of sneak attacks by the guys
in the back seat.
2. WOMEN SING
After three or four bars of the
"La-La" song, we placed a
moratorium on singing anything
Well, here I am again, and in
that wasn't on the radio.
rather high spirits I might add.
3. WOMEN PRIMP
Much to my surprise, and
Despite a road-trip ban on
primping, we caught a few of the perhaps to yours, I have not
girls doing a Uttie closet primping, been besieged by hate-mail.
Before I started writing "Out of
for which they were properly
The Closet," my fidends told me I
penalized.
should be prepared for some
4. WOMEN "SCOPE"
Guys do not "scope." They very nasty comments from my
readers. In fact, the only letters I
may "point," "stare," "ogle" and
"harass," but they do not, received were positive. And for
those letters, I must bestow my
"scope."
heartfelt t h a n k s to J o h a n n a ,
5. WOMEN STOP AT GAS
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"Justin," Lisa, Susan, and simply,
STATIONS AND DON'T GET
A
FViend. Your encouragement
GAS
more to me t h a n words
I think we got a few "frequent means
alone can express. Without even
flyer" bonuses for Citgo and
knowing you, I feel that each one
Mobile bathroom use.
of you is surely a friend and a
6. WOMEN HAVE CUTER
confidant on whom I can count
NICKNAMES
for support.
It's quite a difference hearing
This week, I would like to talk
nicknames Uke "Jer-bear," "SUly
CC," and "Sue-boo," instead of to you about what the title of my
"Boner," "Stinky," and "Fat column suggests — coming out
of the closet. I think this is the
Boy."
most difficult time for any gay
7. WOMEN SAY "WOO-WOO"
person. Society teaches us to
This is not only an exclamation store this part of our personality
of happiness, but also a form of out of sight. We are told that our
torture for those who also hear "gayness" should be locked
dog whistles. When asked about away in some closet in the farthe meaning of "Woo-Woo," they reaches of our minds. This
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raga, a traditional Indian melodic
form which incorporates a fixed
series of notes in ascending and
descending order, began 4,000
years ago. A body of 75,000
r a g a s was gradugJly developed
over time.
In a typical performance, a
soloist constructs a thematic
excursion within a given raga,
or scale, building improvised
material, often on top of a
preexisting melody. The soloist
first explores the r a g a in detail
and then is joined by the tabla as
the music builds in tempo and
intensity.
Khan's father, AUauddin Khan,
founded one of the most famous
schools in Northern Indian
music and was regarded as the
greatest figure in Indian classical
music in this century. Ali Akbar
Kahn began study with his
father at the age of three.
The younger K h a n soon
developed a virtuoso reputation
of his own and gave his first
public performance at the age of
14. In his eeirly twenties, he
became the court musician for
the Maharaja of Jodhpur and
was later given the title of
Ustad, master musician. An
even greater honor came from
his centenarian father, who
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world makes being gay a traumatic experience for some. (In
fact, "Justin" claims if he h a d a
choice, he would not be gay. He
says things would be much
simpler, again, because of the
pressure from society.) By being
looked down upon by so many,
the insecure gay person will
begin to see him or herself as an
outcast. Hopefully, by reading
this column, you m a y become
more accepting and be able to
help someone close to you come
to terms with his or her true
sexual orientation.
I don't know if any non-gay
people can fully understand the
feeling of finally being released
from a living hell. How m a n y of
you have wanted to try out for a
sports team but were afraid you
wouldn't be good enough? How
m a n y of you would like to cast
away your inhibitions and try
out for a school production? Isn't
there a certain person on campus
you have always wanted to get
to know, but were afraid of how
he or she would react to you? At
one time or another we have all
wanted to ask a question or
make a comment in class, but
knew everyone would be centering their attention on us. In all of
these situations, a Uttie hesitation
or contemplation can easily turn
into an unbearable weight. Well,
that is what being in the closet
feels like, but the feeling is not
temporary, as above. It is a
feeling that is with you everj'
moment of the day. You wake up
in the m o m i n g and see a gay
person in the mirror. You think
everyone that sees you knows
your deep dark secret. Then, one
day, when you least expect it,
that ball and chain of being different is released from your
ankle. "Yes, I'm a gay person,
what of it?" The emotional high
from disintegrating those famiUar
closet doors can be compared to
when you hear those words:
"you're on the team," "rehearsals
start tonight," "why sure, I'd
love to go to the formal with
you," or "that's a very good
question." You know what I'm
talking about don't you? So,
when the time comes, take a
deep breath, open those doors,
look in the mirror, and say,
"Yeh, you've got a right to smile!
Mick J a g g e r and Steve Windwood, he improves with age. On
"In the Real World," Orbison
sings, "In the real world/There
are things we cannot change/And
endings come to u s / I n ways we
c£m't rearrange." Unfortunately,
his prophetic lyrics proved true
much too soon.
Center
gave him the title of Swari
Samrat, "Emperor of Melody."
Considered "India's most important cultural ambassador,"
K h a n first visited the West in
1955, at the request of vioUnist
Yehudi Menuhin, who described
him as "an absolute genius —
the greatest musician in the
worid."
He made the first western L P
recording of Indian classical
music and the first television
performance of Indian music, on
AlUstar Cooke's Omnibus. Since
then, he h a s toured extensively
in Asia, Afiica, Europe, AustraUa,
Canada, and the United States.
In 1956, he founded the AU
Akbar College of Music in
Calcutta. He now makes his
home in California, where in
1968, he opened the California
branch of his college of music in
the S a n Francisco Bay area
which attracts students from all
over the world. Other branches
have since opened in Basel,
Switzerland; Tokyo, J a p a n ; and
Calgary, Canada.
He h a s won numerous titles
and awards, including the rarelygiven " P a d m a Bhushan" ("lotusadorned master") award from
the govemment of India, and
D/'
T u s r o w e OF
TMe cRCM-»0'
You took a chance a n d now you
are a better person for it."
Let me tell you about what I've
seen occur when people realized
they were gay. I think we all
remember in high school when
rumors started about "so-andso" being gay. I was luckier t h a n
some, because I saw how they
dealt with coming out of the
closet. I saw various ways in
how one of them was treated.
The high school kids t h a t did not
know him treated him very
badly. They called him names
a n d teased him. But he was still
fortunate. There were a few
people he was able to consider
friends. I don't think he would
have been able to admit he was
gay if it weren't for them.
You m a y not realize it, but
there are quite a few people out
there who deny their being gay
so steadfastly t h a t they cause
more h a r m to themselves and
others t h a n if they were able to
open those closet doors. I was
recently told about a guy with
whom I went to school. I
remember him because he was
the one t h a t made the stupid gay
jokes a n d would say the most
horrible things to those he
suspected of being gay. He also
went so far as to cause them
physical h a r m at every chance
possible. Simply said, he was a
gay-basher. WeU, it seems this
was his way of denying he was
gay. "Hey, maybe if I start
saying mean things about
them, it'll prove I'm not gay." At
last report, Danny is happy. He
is now able to accept himself for
the caring and affectionate person he is. I never found out what
exactly made him come out of
the closet, perhaps it was someone
just like you t h a t wanted to be a
friend.
This first step is definitely the
most difficult. Then, once you
have removed yourself from the
locked closet, you can begin to
realize your full potential. This is
the second step. "I a m gay, and I
a m proud to be." This pride can
be shown in various ways. Some
people feel they have to go fullthrottle ahead and let everyone
know they are gay. Others only
tell their very close and personal
friends. I guess I would have to
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Friday
March 10,1989
GfMPUS
News from outside the Lafayette
Oregon begins cultural education
DATELINE
by Marie Louise Thropp
The decision made by Portiand,
Oregon's school district last faU
to implement "multicultural"
education into its curriculum
has become more and more
popular over the past year.
According to the New York
Times, many predominantly
black cities, especially, have
responded to their concern with
black students' self-images with
an investigation into what has
been termed "Afrocentric education." This is not, as the name
suggests, an educational system
completely centered around black
history, but it simply tries to
include the contributions of
blacks in history equaUy with
those of whites.
WORLD
by John C. Witcoski
The PoUsh govemment on
Tuesday, said that Soviet
Forces during World War II
were responsible for a massacre
of PoUsh officers. The charge
was made by the government's
spokesman, Jerzy UrbEui, and
refutes the earUer version
which portrayed Nazi German
soldiers who killed the 4,443
Polish officers whose bodies
were found in mass graves 45
years ago in the Katyn
Forest. The Soviet Union has
always admitted that the
bodies were those of some
15,0()0 reserve officers that
were seized when the Soviet
Army took Eastem Poland
under the terms of the HitlerStalin pact, and were later
captured from the Soviets by
the Nazis when they later
declared war on the Soviet
Union.
China imposed martial law
in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa,
on Tuesday, after three days
of violent protests against
Chinese rule. Thousands of
soldiers were reportedly
deployed throughout the
capital to b ^ i n the crackdown.
The latest round of protests
have been the most serious
uprising in 30 years. Since
Sunday, at least 12 people
have been IdUed and hundreds
injured in clashes with poUce.
Parents, educators and psychologists in many urban school
districts offer the theory that
black elementary students have
academic problems due to low
self-esteem. Although they admit
that much of the overt racism
has been taken from textbooks,
and teachers no longer express
racist views to their classes, they
also say that the achievements
of blacks in history are left out of
many classrooms as well, and
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An intemational conference
on the status of the ozone
layer ended this week with
mixed results. It was hoped
that the participating nations
would leave the conference
with a timetable for a worldwide ban on the production
and use of ozone destroying
chemcials; such was not the
case.
The
W' Campus
by Aparna Vadhri
that black children get a view of "emphasize black American and
history based more on the African history and the conaccompUshments of whites than tributions of blacks in art,
is accurate. Dr. James P. Comer, science, math, language arts,
professor of child psichiatry at social studies and music." Althe Yale University of Child though there are many textbooks
Studies Center, says, "There's which are felt to be unfair to
no way to really see yourself and minorities and, thus, may be
know yourself as a positive rewritten, the program does not
person and group because the necessarily mean changing aU
society manages to hit you with of the country's textbooks.
Teachers are encouraged to use
all the negatives all along."
other materials and to mention
Louise Smith, principal of the the accompUshments of blacks
Charles Rice Elementry School and other non-white ethnic
in Dallas, Texas, says "Kids groups in class, giving the fuU
need to have a strong sense of picture of American history, and
self, and they can't get that aU of the factors which influenced
when they are constantly bonri- it.
barded with media, and their
While those in favor of this
whole Uterature is totally Eur- program are hoping it wiU
opean or Anglo." Her school has increase awareness both of black
not only included the African and white students regarding
heritage into its classes, but also the achievements of non-whites
those of the Mexican-Americans, in history, they do not expect
and American Indians. In Port- miracles; as a whole, the problem
land, Oregon, the school district's of low self-esteem among minorgoal is eventuaUy to include ities and ignorance of whites
Hispanic, American Indian, and concerning the history of other
Pacific Island achievements in ethnic groups is a deep-rooted
their curriculum.
one. Dr. Comer says the new
In Atlanta, Philadelphia, Buf- educational program is "imfalo, Washington and Detroit, portant, but only one part of
school administrators are also what's needed, and it's a small
starting the Afix)centric approach, part of what's needed . . . black
in which teachers and textbooks history and curriculum alone are
not enough to make a difference.
There is also a poUtical factor
to this situation. In the District
of Columbia, where 90% of the
public school district is black
parents and business owners
have formed Operation Know
Thyself. This group has been
petitioning for some of the
multicultural education programs
to be implemented, but have
made little headway. "It's a
poUtical problem, not an educational one," says Barbara A.
Sizemore, Black Studies professor
at the University of Pittsburgh.
Apparently, many studies are
done regarding the Afrocentric
approach, but there has been no
action.
In New York City, however,
the program is finally being
more seriously considered, after
20 years of discussion. The
school districts there are about
80% non white, and are hoping to
follow Portland's model, including many different racial groups.
Matthew W. Prophet, the superintendent of the Portland School
District, does not promise any
immediate improvements in
societal problems, but he says he
"cannot help but beUeve that
this will ultimately make a
difference."
International workcamps offer alternative
I r a n broke diplomatic
relations with Great Britain
this week, after Teheran
demanded that the British
Govemment denounce Salman
Rushdie for his writing of
"The Satanic Verses." The
move reinforced Iran's image
as the defender of Islam. "By
defending Salman Rushdie
and his blasphemous book,
Britain once again displayed
its animosity toward Islam,"
said Teheran radio. On February 14, the Ayatollah
RuhoUah Khomeini of Iran
ordered the slaying of Salman
Rushdie and the publishers of
his book.
Connection
Community
A growing number of young
Americans are combining travel
and volunteer service through
journeys of intemational goodwiU
— restoring a 10th century
watermill in France, working at
a children's crisis center in
Ireland, harvesting crops in
Czechoslovakia or excavating a
Roman city in Spain, according
to the Council on Intemational
Educational Exchange (CIEE),
which sponsors its Intemational
Workcamps program in 14 coun
ries in Europe and North America.
"Volunteer workcamps have
been popular in Europe since the
1920's, but it's a relatively
unknown concept for Americans
that's growing rapidly," says
CIEE program coordinator Rick
LeVert, who saw enrollment rise
more than 30 percent last year.
hold people to a place and to one
another long enough for bonds
to form," says Don Hudson, who
spent two weeks in France last
summer excavating a chateau.
"You spend enough time with
people to see through the differences to underlying similarities
and through the similarities to
underlying differences."
Eighteen-year-old Erica Goldberger, who worked on a forest
reclamation project in West
Germany, was the only American among volunteers from
Holland, West Germany, Algeria, Spain and France. "I
learned so much," says Erica. "I
feel much more responsible,
independent and self-confident.
I learned about Ufe in many different cultures and made friends
from all over the world."
Intemational workcamps take
place in the summer and are
arranged by CIEE in cooperation
with organizations in Canada,
Czechoslovakia, Denmark,
France, Germany, Great Britain,
Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey
and the U.S. Workcamps range
in length from two to four weeks.
Projects are located in small
villages, cities, national parks
and forests, archaeological digs,
historic monuments and castles.
Activities include construction
and renovation, foresfry and
nature conservation and work
with children and the elderly.
Minimum age for volunteers is
18, with Umited opportunities for
16-year-olds. Most participants
are 20 to 35-years-old.
Volunteers, who are responsible for transportation costs to
the workcamp and a $100
program fee, are provided with
free room and board.
Additional information and
applications are available from
CIEE, Dept. 16, 205 E. 42nd St.,
New York, NY 10017. AppUcation
deadline is May 1,1989.
One reason for the increased
popularity of workcamps is a
greater interest by Americans to
meet people from other cultures,
along with a growing emphasis
in the U.S. on participation in
voluntary service. In a typical
workcamp setting, 15-20 volunteers from all over the world Uve
in communal fashion, working
long hours and then relaxing
and sightseeing together.
"The work provides a loose
structure and a continuity which
RESPECTING THE FLAG
Protesting a student art exhibition at Art Institute of Chicago,
war veterans demanded that a particular exhibit, of the U.S. flag
on thefloor,be removed leading to the closing of the exhibition for
a week. Meanwhile, the administrators and the veterans reached
a compromise by displaying a sign waming that flag stepping is
illegal after the exhibition is reopened.
LIBRARY ON FIRE
The Library of Western Carolina University was set on fire
when a fluorescent light fixture located in the Library's media
center burst, causing irreparable damage to much of the audiovisual equipment such as sUde projectors, VCR's,films,tapes, etc.
Though the books were not damaged, many of them have been
covered with smoke. The estimated cost of the damage by the fire
has yet to be determined.
ANIMAL RIGHTS PROTESTORS UNDER ARREST
Ending their 8 day stay on the 160 foot crane at the University
of California, Berkeley, the animal rights protestors were placed
under arrest for trespassing with distruptive intentions and
possibly damage to the crane. The protestors had climbed the
crane to halt the progress of the construction of an animal
research laboratory. All charges held against them will drop if the
damage done to the crane is not extensive.
CONFEDERATE FLAG LOWERED
The Confederate Flag marking the campus of the George
Corley Wallace State Community College, Alabama, was lowered
permanently in an attempt to focus the College's goals toward a
stronger commitment to academics, according to Stan Frasier,
acting president. He also stressed the point that the decision of
lowering down the flag had no basis in appointing the College's
first black president, JuUus R. Brown.
CONTROVERSY STILL RAGING
In a number of Universities, the discussion about Salman
Rushdie's Satanic Verses still holds the attention of faculty and
students alike. At the University of Virginia Commonwealth
University, the faculty led a seven hour continuous reading and
discussion of the book. Their idea was that in order to understand
why the Muslims had reacted so strongly against one book, they
had to read it first. The faculty of Ohio University too held a
discussion about the book with a 200-member audience. James E.
Davis, a professor at the Ohio University, reaffirmed the belief in
the First Amendment, thus effectively dismissing the bomb
threats to the various bookstores as violating one's right to read
and write to express their own beliefs. Keeping faith to Davis'
willingness to defend the freedom of the press, fire bombings at
two Califomian bookstores took place last week.
TENURED FACULTY LOSE JOBS AND SUE
With the closing down of Boston University's School of
Nursing, seven tenured faculty members and the estate of a
deceased tenured faculty member sued the University for "breach
of contract, age and sex discrimination." They maintain that the
University did not even try reassigning them other positions even
though they made up the majority of the nursing school's tenured
faculty.
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LAFAYETTE Serch gives tips on stress
News Briefs
French Revolution Celebration
The celebration of the French Revolution, 'L'annee de la
Liberte," continues at Lafayette in the next few weeks with the
following scheduled events:
On Monday, March 13 Napoleon, a film by Abel Gance, wiU be
presented at 8 p.m. in Kunkel Auditorium.
Robert Darnton, professor of history at Princeton University,
will speak on Wednesday, March 15 at 8 p.m. in Kunkel
Auditorium. The lecture is entitled "The Literary Revolution of
1789."
"Paris in the Twenties: American and Chinese Youth" wiU be a
talk presented by Marilyn Levine, professor of history. The
presentation will take place in room 108 in WilUams Center for the
,^rts at 4:10 p.m.
AU of the programs are sponsored by the Joint Committee on
the Cultural Program and are open to the pubUc free of charge.
Julliard Quartet
After months of anticipation, concert goers will finally have a
chance to see the Jullird String Quartet. The concert originally
scheduled for last semester, has been rescheduled for Thursday,
March 16 at 8 p.m. in WilUams Center for the Arts.
Complimentary tickets are available for students with I.D. at the
box office. Tickets may also be purchased at the box office.
Senior Pictures
The Class of 1990 yearbook pictures will be taken March 9-17
in the Melange Office. Sign up outside the Melange Office for an
appointment time.
H.M.S. Pinafore
It's finally here! The Lafayette College Theater performance
of Gilbert & SulUvan's H.M.S. Pinafore will take place tonight
and tomorrow night at 8 p.m. in Williams Center for the Arts. The
musical is directed by Mel Mrochinski. Tickets for both
performances are still available in the WilUams Center Box
Office. Cost is $6.00 for faculty, staff, and others; $3.00 for
students and senior citizens.
Brown Bag Lunches
Today at noon, the Chaplain's Office and Aids Outreach
Organization will co-sponsor a discussion and video entitled
"AIDS Wise, No Lies." The discussion will take place on the first
floor of Hogg Hall and lunch wUl be available for $1.50.
On March 17, the Chaplain's Office will sponsor a Brown Bag
Lunch about Uteracy. Vivian Saron, project coordinator for Let
Every Adult Read Now and a Uteracy student, wiU present the
lecture. The lunch will be held at noon in first floor, Hogg Hall.
Lunch will be available for $1.50.
Ruef Natatorium
by SERCH
Stress is "any action or situation that places special physical
or psychological demands on
us." As you can see from that
definition, not all stress is bad.
Researchers have found at least
three variables that lead stress
to have a negative effect on our
physical and mental health.
They are our perception of the
dangerousness of the stressor,
being unable to confrol the
stressor, and being unable to
predict the occurrence of the
stressor. If we can make our
environment more confroUable
and predictable, we will reduce
our bad stress. And, if we
regulate the way we perceive
stressors, we will realize that
they are not as dangerous as we
thought. This is the practice of
stress management.
Rather than saying things to
yourself about how stupid you
are, what a failure you'll be if
you don't get an A, how you'll
end up homeless, try replacing
the negative beliefs with more
positive ones. Try to keep a
positive attitude — I'll ace it," as
opposed to "I'm going to fail." It
is also important to view each
exam as a separate experience.
Don't count on a past success to
carry a poor grade and don't let
past failure upset your concentration for the next exam.
One of the worst things about
stress and test anxiety is how
they immobilize you. If you
believe that the task or situation
is insurmountable, you may
decide that there is nothing you
can do. ENTER PROCRASTINATION! UsuaUy, people continue to worry about whatever
they're putting off and the
worrying prevents them from
really enjoying their "timewaster." Because you aren't
actively in control, your stress
level is likely to go up when you
procrastinate. One way to combat
this "time-waster" is to set up a
list of things you want to
accomplish tomorrow. After you
have made a list of things to do,
assign them the letters A, B, or
C. A's are the most important.
These tasks must be done today.
B's are also important, but may
be next weeks A's. C's are tasks
which don't require immediate
attention, such as packing for
spring break.
When you make a daily
schedule, make time for all the
A's and as many of the B's as
possible. Beware of C-fever,
doing a lot of Uttle C's that take
up the time of doing an A. Your
task Ust should include scheduled
"blow-off time. You wiU enjoy
free time more if some of the
work pressure is removed. Cross
out your tasks as you do them. It
can give you a great sense of
accomplishment.
You can also help yourself
with anxiety about tests. The
Reconstructing Inca Culture
will be topic of Niles lecture
Susan A. Niles, a specialist in
Inca architecture and culture,
will deliver a free public lecture,
"Reconstructing Inca Culture:
Shedding New Light on the
Kingdom of the Sun," 8 p.m.
Tuesday, March 28, in the
Morris R. Williams Center for
the Arts.
Niles is Lafayette College's
Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest
Jones Faculty Lecturer for spring.
The lectureship is one of the
highest honors accorded faculty
members at Lafayette. Two
Jones lectureships are awarded
each year for superior teaching
and scholarly excellence.
The author of Callachaca: Style
and Status in an Inca Community (Iowa City: University of
Iowa Press, 1987), Niles has also
published articles on Andean
culture. Some of her research
has been sponsored by Lafayette.
She has also received a Fulbright
Fellowship and a grant from the
H. John Heinz Foundation of
Pittsburgh.
According to Niles, "The cenfral
problem of archaeological research is the attempt to understand the social system, values.
and spiritual beliefs of nowvanished peoples through the
evidence that has come down to
us."
In some cases the people left a
written record. "In others," s£dd
Niles, "we have only the material
culture — pottery, statues, metalworks and textiles — to aid us in
reconstructing the rules by which
the shapers of these works
ordered their Uves.
Susan A. Niles will speak on
March 28 in the Williams Center.
Study Abroad Through
Syracuse University.
Having trouble fitting into that bikini? Reuf Natatorium is
offering a pre-break special for recreational swimming next week
from 9-10 a.m. Take a break from studying and work off those
extra inches.
Whitaker Presentations
The Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Program will be sponsoring
a visit by Jennier Seymour Whitaker to Lafayette. During her
residence, she will participate in classes and meet with students,
faculty, and other members of the campus community. In
addition, she will be presenting the following lectures:
On Tuesday, March 14 at 12 noon. Brown Bag Lunch entitled
"Evolution of Gender Roles" will be sponsored by Association of
Lafayette Women, Professional Women of Lafayette, and
Women's Studies program.
"South Africa, Apartheid, and the Anti-Apartheid Movement"
will be a lecture hosted by Apartheid Awareness and Amnesty
Intemational on Tuesday, March 14 at 8 p.m. in Williams Center.
A reception will follow the presentation in the lobby.
On Thursday, March 16 at 12 noon the Association of Black
Collegians and Govemment and Law Forum will sponsor a
Brown Bag Lunch in the Kirby Council Room. The topic of the
discussion will be world hunger.
Soviet Union Trip
Students interested in participating in the 1989-90 interim
session to the Soviet Union are asked to attend an informational
meeting on Tuesday, March 14 at 4:30 p.m. in 410 Pardee.
Semester Abroad
Today, March 10, is the day when applications are due for the
semester abroad program to Brussels in the fall. All applications
should be tumed in to Professor Fix in 204 Pardee.
Teaching
Assistants
The Department of Biology is looking for teaching assistants
for the 1989-90 academic year. AppUcations are available in 11
Kunkel Hall and interviews wiU be held immediately following
spring break.
TRACC Trade Show
The TRACC Easton Area Trade Show will be held March
20-22 in Kirby Field House. Tickets for opening night are
available in the Public Information and Community Relations
Office. For more information, call extension 5121.
Students are needed to work during the show. For more
information, contact Sue ElUs at the Special Programs Office,
extension 5075.
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it quite alone m a y be of some
interest to m a n y who, for various
reasons, real or imaginary, are
unable to go far afield."
"Quite alone" in Victorian
days translated to "without the
proper escort of a white man."
Hall fraveled with two soldiers
provided by the German East
African govemment and native
porters who watched with
amusement — and sometimes
awe — as "the White Queen"
negotiated with the resident
tribes for food and labor.
In one dispute, "I, a solitary
white woman, faced the dusky
c h i e f whose "anger was at a
white heat" after her soldiers
h a d pre-empted one of his
herders to tote their luggage.
HaU's own porters were relatively
unruffled. "I think . . . they never
doubted the omnipotence of the
white skin to overcome every
difficulty," Hall wrote.
Although Hall implies that
she was not at all sure of her own
omnipotence, she was able to
bring the matter to an "amicable
understanding." The chief not
only volunteered to pose for his
photograph but sent her a "fine
goat as a present."
"The Victorian lady fraveler,"
said Blake, "is often viewed as a
kind of Mary Poppins in a nevernever land t h a t didn't exist."
But, in truth. Hall had a natural
edge over her male counterparts
in dealing with other societies,
explained Blake. "Victorian
women were accustomed to
being considered 'other,' for they
were excluded even from their
own society. A l t h o u g h the
Victorian woman was considered
superior in race and class, she
was nevertheless inferior in
gender, and moreover was quite
accustomed to feeling vulnerable."
Thus clothed in her social
vulnerability a n d armed with
her conviction t h a t courtesy and
respect would be returned, Hall
ventured forth "alone" into the
unknown.
"Hall was able to achieve a
reciprocal relationship due to
her innate courtesy and her
abiUty to recognize that the
other had a point of view. She
had little difficulty viewing the
chief as a type of courtly
gentleman." And he could do no
less t h a n try in his own way to
live up to her expectations.
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To the Editor:
It is regrettable t h a t a box ad
encouraging purchase of a Ubrary
photocopying vending card at
the Cashier's window appeared
by m i s t a k e in l a s t week's
Lafayette.
We have been working for
several weeks with the company
that suppUes photocopying service
to Skillman Library to introduce
a new means of purchasing
copying. After solving a series of
equipment problems, we can
now make purchase of renewable
photocopying v e n d i n g c a r d s
avgdlable in the photocopying
room in Skillman.
The new system allows you to
put a piece of paper money in the
vending machine and purchase
a renewable card for $1.00. If you
put a $5.00 bill in the machine, it
will give you a new renewable
card and $4.00 worth of copying.
If you put a $20.00 bill in the
machine, it will give you a new
renewable card and $19.00 worth
copying. If you put one of the
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WRESTLING —
college G.P.A.'s, who are getting
lots more aid t h a n their nonathletic, more scholarly
counterparts who have the equal
disability of affording Lafayette.
I do not exclude the wrestling
team from this fact. I do not
want to debate the pros and cons
of athletic scholarships (I'm in
favor of them), but come on administration let's cut the foolishness a n d don't whine about
money to us when the college
practices this double standard.
Wrestling is a sick sport. The
dedication is athletically among
the peak of college sports. Our
coaches, Barry Snyder and Ed
Ferraro, are talented, dedicated
and underpaid. Our assistant
coach works a six and half
month season for pocket change.
And both careers deserve a
realistic operating budget to
attract the talent needed to have
a truly competitive program. We
have students who came to this
school to wrestle a n d are having
t h a t taken away from them with
no waming. These same students,
however, mustered out a spectacular E.C.C. showing even after
being told the program was to be
cut. Lafayette wrestUng placed 5
out of our 8 contestants including:
4th place to both Jess Austin
(126 lb.) and Frank Manning
(142 lb.), 3rd place to Tony
ButiUo (134 lb.) and Vinny
Alvino (190 lb.) also Art Bittle
placed 2nd, missing the national
t o u r n a m e n t on r i d i n g t i m e
criteria. This article could go on
making valid arguments but the
most important is that the administration is cheating a young
team t h a t expected to wrestle
four years at Lafayette out of its
program.
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STRAIGHT EDGE
other people to be totally wrong. For some reason, people don't
always understand how foolish and incorrect their opinions are.
Even more disturbing is their inability to understand t h a t you are
right — totally and completely correct in all you do a n d say. I have
sometimes found t h a t even my opinions are challenged by others.
Shocking but true. Of course, I know I'm right since I write a column
(or a reasonable facsimile) every week. More importantly, I am a
college student and, as we have all learned from studying the 1960's,
college students are never wrong.
Assuming t h a t people are content with being wrong, you need not
feel t h a t it is your duty to convert them to your own viewpoint. Of
course, people who are wrong do feel t h a t it is their duty to make you
believe as they do. While some of the Wrong m a y try to "explain"
things to you and help you to see the correctness of their views, others
are content to call you names and question the legitimacy of your
birth. This is only natural since defending a wrong opinion is more
difficult. I do not beUeve in being critical or unkind to those who are
wrong. Remember, I'm tolerant these days. To prove this, I would
like to remind all Lafayette students t h a t the March of the Wrong
will be held on April 9 in Washington, D.C. Enjoy.
Being tolerant isn't always easy when the Wrong try to tell you
t h a t they are actually the Right. Of course, when the Wrong get
nasty, you must try and accept it as best you can. If you w a n t to try to
refute their arguments you are welcome to try. However, this might
only frustrate them more and cause them to become even more
abusive. Thus, I suggest that the Right carry all of the things they
will need to defend themselves at all times. First, you'll need a copy of
your birth certificate to disprove the theory that your birth was
tainted by illegitimacy. Second, always have your copy of the
Constitution available. This is especially important when you want
to prove why you are right in matters of government. For example,
when somebody says, "Why is the national debt so high?" you can
whip out the Constitution, point to Article I, section 8 and say,
"Congress." Finally, you'll also need a tongue to stick out at the
Wrong when they won't give up. Preferably, it should be your own
tongue.
If you happen to be one of the Right, you must try especially hard
to be tolerant. Even though the Wrong can be annoying, we must
remember t h a t the First Amendment gives people the right to be
wrong — especially if they hate America. We of the Right must,
therefore, make every effort to be kind to the Wrong. J u s t smile at
them and nod your head. Perhaps you might say, "That's an
interesting point," or, "I never thought of it t h a t way." Some might
call this being patronizing but it's really only being nice. After all,
you aren't considered patronizing if you pet a dog. Thus, if people
don't have enough h u m a n intelUgence to know that you're right,
why not pet them (verbally, only), too?
Those of you who are among the Right are probably saying, "Why
must I be so subdued if I am right?" Even if you aren't saying that,
I'll answer the question. First of all. In America we believe in
freedom of speech. Second, if you persist in trying to convert the
world, you are severely limiting the number of friends you might
have. A good friend can be worth vastly more t h a n a correct opinion.
One of my best friends is a devoted feminazi. How can this be? While
we both think we are among the Right (but only I am) we respect
each other's right to be wrong. While we sometimes have heated
discussions, we never lose sight of the fact that truly winning our
arguments means losing a friend. F a r too high a price for proving
I'm right, in my opinion. She will be attending the March of the
Wrong in Washington. Even though I don't share her beUefs, I
respect her commitment. I also hope it rains. I may be growing more
tolerant but I'm not ready to totally give up being a conservative
firebrand quite yet. I might however, lend her my unbrella.
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Congratulations to the 181 phonathon volunteers. As a result of your
hard work and enthusiasm, we were able to contact over 5,000
alumni throughout the country and surpass all previous student
phonathon totals.
On behalf of Lafayette College we would like to thank each and
every caller for a job well done.
Our Six Chairpersons
Elizabeth
Claudine
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Leslie A p f e l b a u m
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Joe Perno
Laura Reilly
Hank Rogers
Lisa Salkin
M erha Shafquat
Todd Turner
Joe Blanne11
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Katliy Diener
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John Dweck
John Gallo
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Arthur J a c o b s o n
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Traci M c G r a i l
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Linda Ross
Kort Schickfus
Pam Waller
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Jim C ul ley
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Wi\t lEafayeit^
A.B. ENGINEERS
men a n d women. It is a n organization which will welcome all
majors, but will focus its objectives
on the needs a n d interests of
A.B, Engineers at Lafayette.
A.B. Engineering h a s become
an increasingly popular major,
and The Leonardo Society will
be instrumental in creating a
forum in which A.B. Engineers
can communicate their ideas
and concerns."
There will be at least one more
meeting this semester, and a
spring newsletter. Students in-
terested in The Leonardo Society
shoidd contact any of the officers,
or Professor Herkert in the Engineering Sciences department.
- ATTENTION The deadline for all columns,
cartoons and letters to the
editor is Tuesday by 9:00 a.m.
at the latest. Any copy submitted after the deadline m a y
or may not be printed, depending on available space. T h a n k
you for your attention and
cooperation in this matter.
MAD DOG FAST
ty. Not uncertainty in the sense
of fear, it was closer to a childlike
perplexity. Am I gonna get hit
with a snowball? Is someone
gonna tackle me and throw me
in the snow? Is school gonna be
cancelled or am I gonna hafta
go? Is Mom gonna call me inside
soon? Do I hafta shovel the
driveway? This innocent bewilderment was fantastical.
Everyone was happy.
By the time you read this
article, most of the snow will be
gone. All t h a t is left will be the
dirty dead cobbles of snow fallen
from the wheels of cars, the
packed-down layers on the sidewalks, a n d the occasional white
tuft deperately struggling to
stay soUd. We've had sunny
days and fifty degree weather all
winter a n d it h a s been great, but
now we must pay the price. Oh,
enjoy it while it is here, for the
sake of the child in us all. J u s t
watch out for t h a t snowball
flying at your head.
RAGAS —
IT HAPPENS
said t h a t it's similar to t h e male
expression, "Yes, Baby!"
8. WOMEN N E E D BLOWO F F LINES
While guys spend the whole
trip honing their " r a p " and
talking about their pick-up Unes,
the women need only remember
one or two really nasty blow-off
lines. This leaves them fi*ee to
gossip about the times when
they couldn't remember those
lines.
9. WOMEN DON'T WEAR HATS
But, if you really w a n t to piss
off the girls on your road trip,
hide their barrettes, bows, and
any other pony-tail paraphernalia.
10. WOMEN EAT
When guys spot a "Cold Beer"
sign they have the very same
twinkle in their eyes as women
driving by a Haagen Daz stand.
So as Andy looks over my
shoulder as I write this conclusion, I think that I speak for
both of us when I say t h a t we
learned a lot on our Uttle
adventure. We found out that
OUT OF THE CLOSET
say t h a t I a m somewhere in
between. I don't make it a
purpose to be flamboyant or
overtly feminine, but then again,
I won't deny it if I a m asked.
(After all, those t h a t are willing
to ask must have some level of
h a s twice received the "President open-mindedness and acceptof India" award, the highest ance.) Pride is a matter t h a t
honor given to an Indian artist. must be determined individually.
K h a n h a s composed music for If you feel comfortable with
award-winning films, h a s re- letting everyone know, then
corded in both India and the good for you. You m a y be the
United States, and founded his type who only tells close friends,
own production company, Alam then good for you too. Whichever
Madina. He was nominated for type you are, the more power to
a Grammy Award in 1970 and you. Perhaps you've been able to
"unlock" your closet door, but for
1983.
Tickets for Ali Akbar Khan's some reason it is "stuck." T h a t is
performance a t Lafayette Col- another purpose in writing this
lege are $3 for students, faculty column. If I can help in any way,
and staff and m a y be purchased please let me know. If you are
at the Williams Center box confused or just need a Uttle
encouragement, I'm a no pressure
office.
Friday
March 10, iQso
kind of guy who just w a n t s to
help if he can. Don't try to win
this battle by yourself, ask for
help from a friend, perhaps me.
Once again, I would Uke to
t h a n k those who wrote the
positive comments I received.
However, I a m not sure this
column will be able to do all t h a t
it can to educate this campus.
T h a t is why I need your help.
Please, send me your questions
about the gay community. Or if
you don't have any questions,
tell me what you think the gay
community is all about. What do
you think a gay bar is like? How
m a n y of you have never met a
gay person before and therefore
believe the stereotypes society
sets forth? What do you think
being gay is about? Hey Lafayette, let me know what's on
your mind.
girls and guys can be involved in
bonding a n d fun times without
the sUghtest sexual implications.
Andy suddenly bursts out laughing.
"Why did you write that," he
chuckles.
"It's true," I say.
"You know, John," he says,
"you reaUy do write an occasional
funny Une in oiur column."
PS. Thanks to all those faithful
readers who are wilUng to
search through the dregs of the
paper looking for us. I'd especially
like to t h a n k Sue and Linda for
their sympathy card, and Mr.
McCausland for his words of
encouragement.
PPS. If anyone h a s a good
camping backpack, J o h n needs
one for Spring Break. If he can't
find one, he'll be forced to carry a
keg instead.
SPECULATION
monotony of everyday life here at Lafayette College. So, next time
you discuss the situation with your peers, do not complain about the
lack of social life here, but rather applaud the efforts of the College in
their attempt to satiate the pubUc's appetite for much needed
weekend amusement. After all, why do you think they raised tuition
cost again? To benefit our education?
THE LIGHT
Testament teachings a n d the proof derived from history and
archaeology. The credibiUty of the New Testament is established in
three ways: the writers of the New Testament were competent and
honest, their writings harmonize with each other, and their accounts
agree with history and experience. Thus far, no one h a s been able to
show t h a t the biblical account is contradicted by a single fact derived
from other trustworthy sources.
Each of the above generalities are based on conclusive a n d specific
findings, but since all the evidence is too lengthy to mention in an
article, I have chosen what seems the most interesting and
convincing.
Science continues to confirm the accuracy of the biblical record,
disproving long-standing, confUcting theories. The helium discovery
shows t h a t the amount of helium would have to be much greater if
the earth was 4.5 billion years old as scientists have claimed. Since
the earth's rotation is slowing down at the rate of 1 second per year, a
hypothesis that claims the earth to be 4.5 bilUon years old would also
have to claim t h a t the earth is not in its present shape. The moon
dust discovery suggests that the moon is only 8-10,000 years old.
Since the sun is shrinking at the rate of 5 feet per hour, the earth
could not have existed 4.5 billion years ago because the sun would
have been too large to allow for its existence.
The New Testament is unique in its survival through time. In an
article in the North American Review, comparisons between the
writings of Shakespeare a n d the Scriptures were made as follows: "It
seems strange t h a t the text of Shakespeare, which h a s been in
existence less t h a n 208 years, should be far more uncertain and
corrupt t h a n t h a t of the New Testament, now over 18 centuries old,
during nearly fifteen ofwhich it existed only in manuscript. . . With
perhaps a dozen or twenty exceptions, the text of every verse in the
New Testament m a y be said to be so far settled by general consent of
scholars, t h a t any dispute as to its readings must relate rather to the
interpretation of the words t h a n to any doubts respecting the words
themselves. But in every one of Shakespeare's 37 plays there are
probably a hundred readings still in dispute, a large portion ofwhich
materially affects the meaning of the passages in which they occur."
The Bible h a s also been confirmed by archaeology. William F.
Albright, reputed as one of the great archaeologists, states: "There
can be no doubt that archaeology h a s confirmed the substantial
historicity of Old Testament tradition . . . The excessive skepticism
shown toward the Bible by important historical schools of the 18th
and 19th centuries, certain phases ofwhich still appear periodically,
has been progressively discredited. Discovery after discovery has
established the accuracy of innumerable details, and h a s brought
increased recognition to the value of the Bible as a source of history."
Millar Burrows of Yale states, "The excessive skepticism of many
liberal theologians stems not from a careful evaluation of the
available data, but firom an enormous predisposition against the
supernatural." Our refusal to take God seriously results in our
rejection of His Word just as an ignorant attitude toward Satan and
his schemes allows us to be deceived. Why not investigate the
evidence — that's what God gave us minds for . . .
[Inquire in writing to P.O. Box 5817 for a list of references.]
STUDENT GOVERNMENT —
As concerned Pards, we refuse to idly sit by while there is SOGGY
TOAST being served at Marquis. This is one Lafayette atrocity
which cannot go unnoticed any longer. We are reforming the Food
Service Committee to take some action on the problems of the
mealplans and to make the changes which are so desperately
needed. A small group of students will meet with the Head Honchos
at Marquis, starting on a weekly basis, to talk about student
concerns a n d try to change things. The process will start with the
toast, a n d then spread to the rest of the menu, the service, the salad,
the stupid window where The H a n d lives, a n d so on. It is imperative
that you let us know w h a t you want to see happen regarding the
mealplans, so we can get things done. The days when Lafayette
students wiU have to settle for SOGGY TOAST are soon to be days
gone by, my friends.
On April 14th, we are tentatively planning to hold a reception for
the arriving Soviet exchange students and we need some ideas on
what we should do. Everyone will be invited and we would Uke your
input. We need to decide on food, decorations, activities, music, and
all that. Tell your ideas to someone in Student Govemment, or come
to a meeting, or drop a Une in our mailbox. We would like to make this
initial reception as fun and entertaining as possible.
Happy Spring Break!
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A.B. Engineers form society Alum discusses stress
by Christine Metros
On Wednesday, March 1, a
of Lafayette's A.B. Engigroup
neering students met to form an
organization which would promote an increasing knowledge
gjjd awareness of the sociotechnical relationship between
engineering and technology, and
fjje humanities and social
sciences. TTie group also hopes to
facilitate the exchange of information about potential careers
for Bachelor of Arts in Engineering majors.
Because of the quaUty of its
objectives, the organization's
founding members chose to
name themselves "The Leonardo
godety," in reference to Leonardo
da Vinci, da Vinci, although
mostly remembered as one of the
most famous artists of the High
Renaissance in Italy, also considered himself a technologist
before considering himself a
painter, and explored a diverse
number of fields such as
mechanics, m a t h e m a t i c s ,
anatomy, and architecture.
At the Leonardo Society's first
meeting, officers were elected.
The office of president was filled
by Eric Bruce, vice-president Kurt Rossetti, secretary - Mary
Sieling, and treasurer - MicheUe
Spitko.
Some of the activities discussed
at the initial meeting include
speakers such as recent A.B.
Engineering graduates or students currently undertaking
internships in local industries.
The members also tentatively
planned a picnic honoring the
retiring Dr. Charles Best, and
recently retired Dr. Edward
Krick — both engineering professors instrumental in the formation
of the Bachelor of Arts program
in Engineering. A newsletter for
A.B. Engineers will also be put
out by the Society.
While the organization's purpose is primarily to fill some of
the needs of A.B. Engineering
students, it welcomes membership
firom students in any discipUne,
who are interested in sociotechnical issues. The Bachelor of
Arts program in Engineering
allows students to take courses
class of '89 — Senior Stress!!
Senior Stress was the topic of
"Wheel of Fortune," a program
sponsored by CPP and the
counseUng center. Jim KilUan,
an '84 Lafayette aliim, spoke on
his experience as a senior,
relating accounts of nasty interviewers, parental pressure, and
the self-doubt that accompanies
job search. In addition, Dr.
Kurts and Dr. Forbes of the
Counseling Center offered some
advice on how to handle senior
Robert Darnton, author of five program in European Studies at stress. They also assured seniors
books on French cultural history Princeton University, a post he that this stress is not abnormal
and Uterature, will discuss "The has held since 1987. He has been but rather very understandable.
Literary Revolution of 1789," 8 a member of the faculty at
Another senior program is
p.m., Wednesday, March 15, in Princeton since 1965 and, before scheduled for Thursday, April
Lafayette College's Kunkel t h a t , t a u g h t at H a r v a r d 13th at the college's Chateau, an
Auditorium.
University.
off-campus retreat faciUty, The
His presentation, which is
A m o n g h i s b o o k s a r e program, again deaUng with
open to the pubUc without Mesmerism and the End of the Senior Stress, will be held from
charge, is part of a semester-long Enlightenment in France (1968); 4:30 to 8:30 and includes a
symposium the college is spon- TheBusiness of Enlightenment: catered dinner, Co-sponsored by
soring this spring to mark the A Publishing History of the both CPP and the CounseUng
bicentennial of the French Encyclopedia, 1750-1800 (1979); Center, the aim of the evening is
Revolution. The series is co- "The Literary Underground of to foster discussion concerning
ordinated by Lafayette's Joint the Old Regime (1982); and The the experiences that you as
Committee on the Cultural Great Cat Massacre and Other seniors are now encountering.
Program.
Episodes in French Cultural Guaranteed to be a fun, fulfilling,
Dfumton is director of the History (1984).
and relaxing evening! As enrollHis books have been pubUshed ment is Umited, keep your eyes
in hardback and paperback in open for further information or
the United States and France, contact the Career or Counseling
and editions have also been Center for details.
4. Study during hoiu*s that are printed in Japanese, Dutch,
Portugese, German, Swedish,
most comfortable for you.
5. Adjust your study hours to and Hungarian.
accommodate mid-term and finals
He was also co-editor of (Continued from Page 1)
schedules.
Revolution in Print: The Press in Board of the World News Digest.
The Woodrow Wilson Visiting
6. Take advantage of free France 1775-1800 (1989) and has
hours, especiaUy between the written more than 70 articles on FeUowship Program was estal^
related topics.
homrs of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
lished to encourage the flow of
7. Break up study periods with
A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of ideas between the academic and
exercise, a phone call, etc.
Harvard College, Darnton at- non-academic worlds and to
8. Study different subjects to tended Oxford University on a help students see the relation
Rhodes Scholarship where he between a Uberal education and
break the monotony.
9. Reinforce what you have earned his doctored degree in their Uves after graduation,
learned by reviewing your class history.
according to its handbook.
notes both before and afi»r class.
10. Schedule a daily review
period of at least 15 minutes for
each subject and a weekly (Continued from Page 3)
review period of material covered in-cheek) nature of the column hear it. Thus, her articles fall on
that week.
also recognize the truth behind deaf ears and are largely a waste
11. Go to your exam early to their guise of looking at the of space. There are appropriate
get acquainted with the sur- Ught(er) side of Lafayette life. channels through which to
roimdings. Don't try to learn They are not bitter or sarcastic, express reUgious appreciation. A
anything new just before the nor do they impose their views newspaper is not one. John and
exam. Seeing something in your on their readers. It had never Andy are, in contrast, down-tonotes that you are unsure of may even crossed my mind that earth, candid, and identifiable to
cause you to panic and promote someone could misconstrue and most of the Lafayette population.
false insecurity.
twist their intentions luitil reading Their commentary is good12. Most of our forgetting Daryl Madi's editorial last week. natured and displays a comic
takes place in the first 24 hours
On the other hand, I do take genius that provides a welcome
after the original learning, so it Jen ScaUse's articles offensively. respite from the more serious
is best to review again within I beUeve in free press; however, matters on campus and in the
that time period.
the tone of Ms. Scalise's column world. So, yes, "let there be Ught"
Don't forget that along with resembles preaching, and she — humor, that is. If you can't
predictibiUty and control, your uses the word "we" indiscrimi- relax and laugh at Ufe and even
attitude about the importance of nately. Speak for yourself!" . . . It at yourself, you have problems.
the test has a lot to do with your Happens" covers a wide range of One last comment — whether
level of stress. Too much anxiety topics, always pertinent to the " . . . It Happens" is printed on
impedes performance and de- campus goings-on. Ms. ScaUse's page 2 or page 11 doesn't matter,
creases your abiUty to perform does not. It attempts to force a so no more secret gloating in the
on the test. Try to think ahead viewpoint of a highly personal classifieds. We'll see who has the
and you will be prepared for yomr and controversial nature on last laugh.
exam.
people who would rather not
Holly Epstein '92
both in engineering, and in the
humanities and social sciences,
giving students a balanced perspective on various issues.
According to the president of
the Leonardo Society, Eric Bruce,
"The Leonardo Society was foimded in the spirit of Renaissance
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Darnton to speak
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biggest problem that people
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attitude £uid approach to taking
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The following are some organizing tips for preparing your
schedule and studying for tests:
1. Don't overschedule yourself.
2. Leave time for relaxation
and fun.
3. Write down specific goals.
NILES LECTURE
"In the case of the Incas, we
confront a Precolumbian people
who organized an empire during
the 15th and 16th centuries, and
managed it without using a
writing system. The Inca Empire
was the largest poUty in the
Americas before the Exuropean
invasion."
"Because so much of what we
reconstruct about Inca cvdture
comes from accounts left by
foreign conquerors, it is especially
important to discover ways in
which we can look at the Inca
achievement through their own
eyes. For this we turn to their
handiworks, and especiaUy, to
their architecture.
"The monuments built by the
Incas served many needs. Some
were used to further imperial
goals by providing housing for
governors, barracks for armies,
and storage for tribute goods."
Architecture marked important
social statuses: nobles, as opposed
to commoners; the Son of the
Sun, as opposed to other royals.
"Architecture also gives insight
into the Incas' view of their place
in the cosmos, by its placement
with respect to features of the
natural landscape that were
thought to embody powerful
spiritual forces," she explained.
"By looking at the Mstorical
accounts of Inca history and
cvdture and by examining the
remains of their built world, we
can begin to see Inca culture in a
new way."
Her talk wiU focus on her
research on Inca architecture
near Cuzco, the ancient Inca
capital, and wiU be iQustrated by
sUdes of ancient buildings and
their settings.
A graduate of the University
of Wisconsin, Madison, Niles
holds master's and doctoral
degrees from the University of
CaUfornia, Berkeley. She joined
the Lafayette faculty in 1981
and is an associate professor of
anthropology.
Originally from Madison, Wis.,
where her parents, Mr. and Mrs,
Richard Niles, Uved until last
year when they moved to Missouri, Niles now makes her
home in Easton, Pa.
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HOOPS —
Head coach J o h n Leone refused
to criticize the referee's call. He
said, "the referee in question, in
m y mind, is one of the best in the
country. He h a d to make a
decision a n d h e made it. It's a
tough pill to swallow, but there's
nothing you can do about it.
For t h e Leopards Otis ElUs
scored a game high 16 points
and pulled down 7 boards. Scot
Lewis scored 12 more on 6 for 11
shooting. Guards Andy Wescoe
and Bruce Stankavage contributed 11 a n d 14 points respectively, and center Matt Roberts
coUected 9 points.
Against Delaware in the first
round of the ECC Tournament,
there were eight lead changes in
the first half, b u t t h e 'Pards
never reUnquished their lead.
The Leopards finally r a n out
of g a s towards t h e end of the
half, allowing the Blue Hens to
tie the score twenty seconds
before halftime.
Junior Andy Wescoe h a d the
hot h a n d for the 'Pards in t h e
first half, hitting 4 of 7 attempts
from the field (3 of 3 from 3-point
lead), a n d scoring 11 points to
lead team. Co-captain Otis ElUs
missed his four shots from t h e
field in the first half, but feasted
at the free throw Une sinking 8 of
10 attempts.
In the second half, the Leopards
moved out to a four point
advantage, but could not maintain the lead. Delaware ralUed
a n d knotted the score a t 46-46.
Both teams traded baskets for
several possessions. Then, with
the score tied 50-50, Lafayette
started to pull away; t h e rout
was on, so it seemed (Lafayette
was up 65-56). With less t h a n a
minute left in regulation, t h e
Leopards held a seven point
advantage. The Blue Hens came
back to within 3 with ten
seconds remaining, and quickly
fouled Wescoe, but Wescoe sank
both ends of the 1 & 1 a n d also
sank a n y hopes of a Delaware
comeback.
Sue Najman
Forward Scot Lewis and guard
Bison John Watson (14) for a
controversial call which Lafayette
In the semi-finals, Lafayette
found itself fighting from behind
most of the game. Towson State
entered the game averaging 84,3
points a game (1st i n t h e
conference). Lafayette managed
to gain a two point lead a t the
half on a Wescoe three-pointer
off a Stankavage inbound pass.
Towson State quickly r a n
their lead up to five in t h e
opening minutes of the second
half Lafayette regrouped a n d
forced atie,48-48. Neither team
could gain momentum a s the
score was tied 7 times during the
second half Halfway through
the period. Matt Roberts was hit
by a n elbow a t midcourt. He
walked about dizzily for a brief
moment, but was able to stay in
the game. As t h e half wound
down to under four minutes, the
Leopards rose above Towson
State by 5 on a Roberts left
baseline drive to the hoop. But
the lead didn't last longer t h a n
any of the others, a s costly
turnovers allowed Towson State
to climb back into a tie, 70-70
with 1:47 left in regulation.
Several plays later, Towson
State grabbeJd a two point lead
with 21 seconds left. But, t h e
Tigers could not stop Otis ElUs
from feeding Scot Lewis under-
Bruce Stankavage wrestle with
loose ball. This play led to a
was unable to recover from.
neath for the game tying basket
(72-72). Towson's Devin Boyd
launched a three pointer with a
second left in regulation, but the
shot fell just short.
In t h e 5 minute overtime
period, the team traded hoops for
the fiurst two minutes, before
Tiger star Devin Boyd hit a turn
around jumper to put Towson up
by a pair. Towson extended the
lead to four. But, freshman
Craig White dished off to guard
Bruce Stankavage for a threepointer with 1:25 left, to bring
the 'Pards to within one. Forward
Scot Lewis stole the ball from
Devin Boyd with 45 seconds
remaining, ensuring Lafayette
one shot a t the victory. After a
timeout, the Leopards r a n t h e
clock down to 10 seconds, a n d
Lewis missed a short jumper.
Luckily, Ellis was in position to
snap down the rebound and take
the ball strong to t h e hoop.
Kennel Jones fouled h i m a n d
put him a t the line. ElUs coolly
knocked down both free throws,
giving the Leopards a one point
advantage with 0:02 remaining
in t h e game. Devin Boyd of
Towson launched the last shot,
but missed his mark a n d t h e
Leopards advanced to the ECC
finals. (Final score: 80-79).
Editorial: Decision o n Wrestling poor
by Brooks Dobbs
and George Reynolds
During t h e last week of the
1989 wrestUng season, it w a s
announced that the program
was to be terminated. The
reasoning behind this move is,
supposedly, to establish a n 11-11
male-female sports team ratio
a n d to cut what little cost t h e
wrestling team adds to t h e
athletic budget. This issue is
difficult for us, the wrestling
team, because our arguments
will be in vain, and our defense is
clouded in the hyprocrisy that is
Lafayette athletics. This article
makes no claims to objectivity
but hopes to present the issue
from our perspective.
An 11-11 male/female sports
team ratio certainly sounds fair
to me. After all, t h e school is
divided evenly between males
and females, and student interest
in college athletics is surely
equal among the sexes. (This is
called sarcasm). Speaking for
the wrestUng team, we have
nothing against girls' soccer.
There is apparently, a great deal
of support for it. So why can't a
school Uke Lafayette support
both? Even my own backwater
Georgia High School was able to
afford both. Replacing a n established wrestling team wdth girls'
soccer is ridiculous. Look a t the
location of Lafayette. We are in
the midst of America's most
prestigious high school wrestUng
programs. Wrestling is a tradition
at Lafayette (in a n era when
tradition is all we have left a t
Lafayette). It seems t h a t t h e
move was motivated for only the
numeric reason to make u s fit
into a league that may not even
come about. And even if this
league comes through, none of
its perspective members have
this 11-11 ratio. Why should we
be the guinea pigs?
The only other conceivable
reason for cutting the program is
to remove us from t h e budget
(though 18,000 doUars is miniscule
to run a n y program). If this is
the only concern, I have thought
of some ways to finance the program: 1 — Give us 9.5 hours of
interest on the endowment, 2 —
Give us the "show the recruits a
good time this weekend" money,
3 — Use the money that you're
going to lose from our transfers
(and we don't have large scholarships). Ahh-scholarsMps, there
is a n interesting topic. I was just
watching ESPN where our "need
based" financial aid basketball
team almost made it to t h e
NCAA tourney. Let me make it
clear, I don't begrudge the
basketball team or a n y other
Basketball
team the money, they give their
players to play; they put in a lot
to this school t h a t the average
student doesn't a n d nearly
brought home 113,000 doUars.
But who's kidding whom; we
have a lot of students here
getting "financial aid" to play
their sport. We have students
who got in with mediocre S. A.T.S,
low G.P.A.'s a n d maintain low
Sue Najman
Junior center Matt Roberts wasn't intimidated by Bison Mike Butts
(40) or Ted Aceto (33) on this play. (Above) Teammate Scot Lewis will
graduate this year. His strong inside play will be missed in the
coming years. Lewis averaged 11.9pts/game and 4.6 rebounds/game
this year.
Kermit Davis of Idaho h a s a
— Center Matt Roberts was (1985 a n d 1987).
better record). Coach Leone
named to t h e all-ECC second
— Beth Mowins h a s been
served t h e last eight years a s
team.
selected to t h e All ECC first
Lafayette's top assistant.
— Senior Beth Mowins scored team for the second consecutive
— Lafayette h a s only quaUfied
1,121
points, and is the Leopards' y e a r . T e a m m a t e T h e r e s a
to play in the NCAAs once (1956third
all-time leading scorer. She O'Connel was selected to the All7) a n d h a s made five trips to the
is t h e all-time ECC leader in ECC second team.
NIT.
assists with 712, a n d also h a s
— Beth Mowins h a s started 99
— The men's basketball team
377 career rebounds, 10th best consecutive Lafayette games.
recorded its ninth 20-win season
all
time.
with t h e victory over Towson
— Head coach P a t Fisher has
State in the ECC semis.
— Lafayette women's basket- a 108-38 record over the last five
— Otis ElUs w a s named to ball team has had foxir consecutive seasons, including this season.
both the first team aU-ECC team
20 win seeisons. The team h a s
(Source: Lafayette
Sports
and t h e ECC all tournament
played in the last four ECC title
team.
games, winning two of them Information)
odds and ends
by Dave Lan
The men's and women's basket
ball season drew to a dramatic
close this week. But, there were
various pieces of information
t h a t might interest you. Did you
know . . .
— Senior co-captain Otis Ellis
finished his career with 1870
points, second only to Tracy
Tripucak (who scored 1973 points).
— First year head coach J o h n
Leone sports the second best
record among NCAA Division I
rookie coaches with no previous
head coaching experience. (Only
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ÔMEN'S HOOPS
fifteen points (25-10) wdth 6:15
^tnaining before Hofstra reduced
[he lead to 27-14 at the inter'prom there, the Leopards
-fiiised in the second half,
building the lead up to 6643 with
0.33 left on a Mary Kay Houck
free throw before settling for the
final margin. For the Leopards,
O'Connell and Mowdns had
gfteen points each, while King,
Bhonda Knight, and Dadio
scored 12, 10, and eight points
respectively.
"We played a great game,"
gaid Coach Fisher after the
contest "We played great defense
and .. • had great balance. I
don't think we could have
played better." The head coach
Jvas also pleased that everyone
got to play, giving some of the
lesser-used team members " . . .
some tournament experience."
The Leopards played well in
thefirstgame of the tournament
as well, emerging with a 63-52
vvin over Lehigh at Kirby Field
House on the second. Working
their halfcourt offense very weU
early (wdth Laurie King scoring
eight of the first ten Leopard
points), the Pards built an early
advantage before going on a 192 run to give them their largest
lead of the game at 29-10 wdth
five minutes left in the half.
Lehigh scored the last nine
points of the stanza, however,
including a Pam McAfee threepointer at the buzzer, to cut the
margin to 29-19 at halftime.
In the second half, the Engineers scored the first four points
to conclude a 13-0 run that made
it a 29^23 ballgame wdth plenty
of time left. Lafayette never let
the lead get smaller than that,
however, patiently building it
back up to as many as 17 points
(55-38) on a nice O'Connell jump
hook inside of ten minutes
page
Sports in Short
by Rob Drucker
March comes in like a lion
and goes out like a lamb —
Yeah, yeah, who cares? March
Madness is here. The time to
cut classes. The time to stare at
ESPN for five games in a row.
The time when Brent and Dick
flap their gums endlessly. The
time for upsets, the time for
blowouts (Hke Greorgetowmi vs.
Bucknell). Lose and you go
home. That's what the NCAA
Tournament is all about
MYTOPNCAASEEDINGS
—Georgetown, Oklahoma, and
Arizona are the respective
seeds in the East, Midwest, and
West Regions. But who is the
South East's top seed? It comes
dowm to Duke, Syracuse, and
North Carolina. The winner
has to be Duke. They have
played the best basketball
down the stretch. Their only
loss in recent memory was a
two pointer to Arizona. Syracuse
has been inconsistent, wdth a
loss to Boston College that the
selection committee wdll shake
their heads at. North Carolina's
downfidl was their seventh
loss to Duke on Sunday.
Indiana is Number 2 in the
Sue Najman
Midwest (the loss to a bad road
Junior Theresa O'Connell played strong in the ECC tournament
team, Illmois, costs them a
and finished third in scoring on the team.
Number 1 seed), Syracuse Num
ber 2 out West, and North
remaining. The lead was never extremely happy to coach her
Carolina is Number 2 in the
smaller than eleven firom there, . . . She's a great kid and an
East. The final Number 2
wdth two Bethanne Devine free exceptional player." Fisher also
comes down to Michigan vs.
throws providing the final score. showed praise for the other two
Illinois. Although Bill Frieder
Just as in their game against seniors, commenting that "Mary
is a horrible coach, Michigan
Hofstra, the Leopards never Kay put forth the same hard
gets the nod as Number 2 seed
trailed for the entire contest.
effort time and time again; she
in the South East Region.
In losing in the conference just didn't know how to quit,"
Number 3 Seeds — East —
finals, Lafayette basketball said while noting how "Rae Ann is a
Stanford; South East—Illinois;
goodbye to three departing sen- great I d d . . . In the last two
Midwest — Seton Hall; West
iors: Beth Mowdns, Mary Kay years she has showm tremendous
—North Carolina State.
Houck, and Rae Ann Lessard. In improvement." In speaking of
speaking of Mowdns, Coach the three seniors in general,
Does IMs scenario soimd
FHsher said "I can't say enough Fisher summed up that "They
familiar to you? The West
about Beth. She wdll be sorely were leaders on and off the
Virginia Basketball Team has
missed next year, and I was floor."
run up a great record less than
stellar opposition . . . Mirror,
mirror on the wall, who's the
biggest crybaby of them all?
Why, it's JOHN WATSON.
2-0 in the fourth inning, but the Lafayette should have a solid
JOHN — TRY TAUNTING
game was called due to the pitching staff. The Leopards
GEORGETOWN WHEN
weather and darkness. Since fi]*st home game is a doubleheader YOU'RE LOSING BY 50
this game was not official and against Hofstra on March 18, a
the Leopards had a doubleheader Saturday. Before then they travel
rain-out Simday against Mary- this Friday to Davidson for a
land — Baltimore County, the three game series over the
team record stands at 1-0.
weekend (two Saturday, one
Regarding the comeback vic- Sunday).
topr of Mt. St. Mary Coach
Hindelang said, "The team hung
in there. It was nice to see that
their concentration level was
outstanding." Hindelang is optimistic about the season. "We
have ovur core players back and a
squad of very good pitchers."
K: those jeans are awesome
PERSONALS
Two of these pitchers are Juniors
where'd you get 'em? — J
Let me tell you about New
Megan: you're getting really boring
Eric Marks and Eric IQeinsorgen.
Zealand . . .
— let's liven it up tonight, OK?
Both Erics missed their SophoD M C — just a reminder that you
more seasons due to arm injuries.
Lynn and Mary: so, what exactly is
have about 6 0 0 muscles in your
traffic?! I
But, if their strong freshman
body.
Finally! M y layouts are finished.
performances are indicative of
Merri Lee — w h y did you go to
What!? I need 50 inches of
now they wdll throw this year,
France? Wouldn't you rather
Baseball pounds out win in 1st game
by Paul Leibowitz
The Lafayette baseball team
started their season wdth a 10-4
victory against Moxmt St. Mary's
on Saturday. Coach Hindelang
said, "I was pleased wdth their
play on Saturday in view of the
adverse conditions"; the temperature was no more than 40
degrees and the game was
played during constant mist and
drizzle.
The Leopards fell behind early
in the game 4-2. But with a total
of 17 hits in the game, the
Leopards scored eight unanswered runs to bury the opposition. Leading the attack was
Junior DH Mike Gilbert, who led
the team wdth four hits. Sophomore Ralph Russo had three hits
and three runs batted in, and
another 'Pard wdth a good bat
was Mike Mecca from Scranton,
PA, who also had three hits.
Starting pitcher Bruce Blank, a
junior, recorded the win. Bruce
pitched four innings, had nine
strikeouts, only one walk, and
did not allow a single hit.
Lafayette was wdnning the
second game of the doubleheader
13
POINTS . . . Mirror, mirror on
the wall, who's the next biggest
crybaby of all? Why, it's John
Chaney. Chaney's attempts to
control the officials wdth bullying tactics are getting tiresome,
and his whinmg following a
loss to Rutgers on Monday
warrants a huge fine . . . Unbelievable finish to Indiananiinois on Sunday — Best of
the year . . . Speaking, of the
Best of the Year — Best Coach
— Bobby Knight, Indiana;
Best Player, Danny Ferry,
Duke; Best Guard — Sherman
Dougleis, Syracuse; Best Freshman — Chris Jackson, LSU;
Best Recruiter — Eddie Sutton,
Kentucky (JUST KIDDING).
Miscellaneous — Thank You
God. Spring is h^re. Baseball is
back . . . Seattle has come out
wdth a vengeance this Spring
and has won their first five
games. If they do this in the
Regular Season, Ipledge not to
trash either Buddy Ryan or the
Eagles next year. On second
thought, maybe if Seattle wins
its first twenty, I will pledge
. . . The Rickey Henderson
Alcohol Rehabilitation Clinic
should be opening its doors
soon . . . Don King is now
exploring the possibilities for a
Keith Hemandez-Daryl Strawberry bout. Darryl does have to
beat George Foreman first —
that shouldn't be that hard
. . . The Phillies have already
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license . . . Man of the Year —
Bob Probert.. Wouldn't it be
embarrassing to lose 17 fencing
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sorry First Floor Team. —
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Novaco.
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(ili}t ICafay^tte
Friday
March 10, jggQ
Lafayette reaches ECC finals; edged out by Bison
by Dave Lan
Lafayette's bid for the NCAAs
fell just short this Tuesday
against the #1 seed, Bucknell, in
the East Coast Conference finals.
The Leop£irds, the #3 seed,
survived a scare against #6
Delaware, and upended hometown and #2 seed, Towson State.
The championship game played
at the Towson Center in Towson,
Maryland, was covered live
nationally, via ESPN. 2,039
screaming fans filled the £irena
just prior to tip-off. Six busloads
of diehard Lafayette fans also
journeyed down the turnpike in
hopes of witnessing an upset.
erased the five point difference
and gained afivepoint advantage
just before the half. With seven
seconds left in the half, Lewis
drove down the lane and apparently drew a foul. The referees
reversed the call and assessed
an offensive foul. The teams
went into the lockerrooms with
Bucknell leading 32-27.
Lafayette came out firing in
the second half, and a couple
turnovers later, Lafayette knotted
the score at 35 all on a short
Roberts j u m p e r . Bucknell
retaliated with a Butts jumper
and a Watson 3-pointer. Lafayette
stayed close with a Stankavage
left handed layup, 44-41. Several
possessions later, Ellis stripped
"It's a tough pill to
the ball from Bison center Mike
Butts and slammed the ball
swallow but there's
home. The Lafayette half of the
nothing you can do
arena went completely wild.
about it."
Tempers started to rise towards
- Coach Leone the middle of the second half as
Ellis and Bison Greg Leggett
For the Leopards the game exchanged a few words and
marked only the second appear- blows. Head coach John Leone
ance the Leopards have made in quickly substituted freshman
the ECC finals. The only other Craig White for the senior coappearance occurred in 1975 captain. Ellis and White exagainst LaSalle; the Leopards changed a couple of words and
lost 92-85. The Leopards had lost for a fleeting moment locked
in the semifinals of the ECCs on gazes. It was clear the two
11 other occasions previous to Germantown grads understood
Tuesday's title matchup. Lafay- each other. Thirty seconds later,
ette has only met the Bison one White drove left baseline and
other time in ECC playoff jammed the ball through the
history. Bucknell won 46-44, in basket despite being partially
the lowest scoring game in ECC blocked by a Bison. Bucknell
still managed to maintain a 53tournament history.
Both teams seemed tense in 50 lead, but seconds later,
the first couple minutes of the Stankavage buried a three-pointcontest. But, Lafayette quickly er, tying the game for the sixth
jumped out to afivepoint lead on time.
a Scot Lewis layup. Bucknell's
The 'Pards outside shooting
proficient outside shooting (Ist then went cold. The Bison
in ECC in FG%, 3-pt FB%, and showed no mercy as they capitalFT%) could not be held in check ized on turnovers and offensive
by the 'Pards' defense (1st in the boards. With less than four
team defense) for long. Time and minutes left in regulation,
time again, the Bison battled Bucknell led by seven, 63-56.
back but to no avail.
Consecutive baskets by Lewis
The Leopards rebounded well and Wescoe brought Lafayette
and controlled their fouls in the to within three, 63-i60.
first half (the first team foul
The momentum seemed to be
came with 6:37 left to play in the changing in favor of the 'Pards.
half) despite their aggressive Then, with 2.22 remaining in the
play. The 'Pards led by five three game, Bruce Stankavage stole
times and seemed to be in the ball from Bucknell forward
control of the game. Lafayette John Watson and lobbed it
only tumed the ball over twice in ahead to Ellis who slammed it
the first half. Senior Otis Ellis, home. An instant later, referee
who was named All-tournament Frank Scagliotta, disallowed the
and All-ECC, and senior Scot hoop and charged an intentional
Lewis each chipped in 8 points foul to Stankavage. Apparently,
in the half.
Stankavage had stepped on
But after sophomore guard Watson's hand and pushed him
Bruce Stankavage nailed a to the ground. Watson also did a
three-pointer off a skip pass great acting job, feigning a
fi-om center Matt Roberts, the serious injury. The foul put
'Pards defense started to crumble. Watson at the charity stripe to
TTie Bison's outside shooting shoot two technical free throws;
Sue Najman
Senior Otis Ellis rises above the competition as he has done so many times in his illustrious career. Ellis
has logged over 1850points and is second only to Tracy Tripucka in scoring. Against TSU, Ellis scored
16 points and pulled down a game high 13 boards.
he made both. Bucknell also John Leone commented on the recover from this deficit and
retained possession after the free foul. He said, "The foul was finally fell 71-65.
throws. The questions most of significant. It had a direct
The officiating for the game
the spectators had in their impact on the rest of the game." was for the most part good,
minds were whether or not the It certainly did, as the Leopards though many fans will tend to
foul was retaliatory in nature, or lost their momentum, and disagree. The Stankavage foul,
whether or not the foul was Bucknell grabbed a seven point however, was easily the most
blatant enough to assess an lead with 40 seconds left in controversial, call of the game.
intentional foul. Head coach regulation. Lafayette could not
Women fall just short in title game
by Ed Bradley
The Lafayette Leopards Women's Basketball team, after im*
pressive showings in the first
two games of the playoffs, lost a
51-45 defensive struggle to a
tough Delaware team in the
finals of the East Coast Conference tournament on Monday.
The defeat, the Leopards' third
to Delaware this season, put the
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team's final record at 20-9, while
the Blue Hens improved to 23-6.
Helped by a Beth Mowins
three-pointer with 15:05 left in
the first half that barely beat the
shotclock, the Leopards took the
early lead before Delaware went
on a lOO run, starting on a bank
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shot from eventual tournament
MVP Sharon Wisler with 12:33
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remaining
in the half. Conclud^ K ^
„JJ*^PI| ,J' *» "-^ f \ W % 1^'^ 1 ing on a Debbie Eaves baseline
jumper, the spurt gave the Blue
Hens their biggest lead of the
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field in the first twenty minutes
(We couldn't do anything off'f
fensively, mainly because we
getting the ball inside,"
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said Lafayette head coach Pat
Fisher after the game) and being
outrebounded 23-16, Lafayette
managed to remain within reach,
traiUng only 23-16 in the inter"
mission.
As it tumed out, the Delaware
Sue Na/man
Senior point guard Beth Mowins has made a living driving down the halftime lead was never relinlane for a quick bucket. Mowins is the third leading all time scorer quished, but the Leopards neverwith 1,121 career points. Mowins also owns the all time ECC assist theless made a strong showing
record with 712. In her final outing against Delaware, Mowins late in the contest to make it a
close game. Things didn't look
tallied 20 points.
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too good in the early stages of
the stanza, however, as Delaware
forward Robin Stoeffel hit a
short baseline jumper to give the
Blue Hens a 34-20 lead with
12:50 left. Over the next nine
minutes, however, Lafayette,
keyed by the play of Mowins and
sophomore guard Nicole Feinsinger, patiently chipped at the
"We played great defense
and . . . had great balance. I don't think we
could have played better."
- Coach Fisher
lead in a 15-7 run, ending on a
Mowins three-pointer that cut
the margin to 41-35 with 3:38
left. From there, the Leopards
managed to further narrow the
lead to just 45-43 when Mowins,
playing excellent ball in the last
game of her career, hit two foul
shots with 28 seconds remEiining.
At that point, however, Delaware
sandwiched four foul shots
around and uncontested Terri
Dadio layup before scoring at
the buzzer to make it a six-point
final margin. For the game,
Mowins led all scorers with 20
points, including twelve in the
second half, while Laurie King
added a team-high eleven rebounds, vvath both players earning spots on the all-tournament
team. Wisler, a problem for
Lafayette in all three of their
games with Delaware this season,
led the Blue Hens with 18 points
and a game-high 15 rebounds.
The Leopards were both outshot
(34.6% - 28%) and outrebounded
(50-33), helping to account for
the loss.
In explaining the comeback of
the team, Fisher said that "We
started pressing zone and manto-man, and we got back into the
flow of our offensive game." The
head coach added that she
wasn't exactly pleased with
some of the calls in the latter
stages of the contest, particularly
one made against Beth Mowins
for a charge inside of three
minutes remaining that nullified
a Lafayette score.
On the brighter side of things,
the Leopards played one of their
finest games of the year in an
easy 76-59 semifinal victory over
Hofstra the day before. In what
was probably the key to the
game, Lafayette held Hofstra
all-time leading scorer Marguerite
Moran to just eleven points on
4-27 shooting fi-om the fiel^
(including only 1-16firomthreepoint range) in shutting down
the Flying Dutchmen offense tor
most of the game. Indeed, th^
losers scored only fourteen poi^r
in the first half on a paltry 16.'^
(4-24) field goal percentage. Hoistra managed to stay close tor
awhile, until a 9-0 Lafayette run.
keyed by five points by Theresa
O'Connell (nine points for tn^
half), put the Leopards up DJ
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