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Lake Forest College
VOL.122, NO.12
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2004
Freshman Bueter Named Midwest Conference Swimmer of the Year
Tony Bertuca
Sports Editor
Photo Courtesy of Karen Hermann
Freshman Chelsea Bueter “flies” to her MWC Swimmer of the Year honors, pool
and school records, and a chance to compete at the NCAA Championships in March. A partial team of
Forester swimmers will compete in the Midwest Collegiate Invitational hosted by Wheaton College this
Investigation Of
Delta Chi Continues
Administration and Delta Chi Hesitant
to Release Details about Investigation
Dan Kolen
Features Editor
The investigation into the
alleged Delta Chi hazing incident is progressing.
“I can’t say
any more …
other than they
are being cooperative,” Jerry
C o o p e r ,
Director
of
Security
and
Public Safety
and the man
heading
the
investigation,
said. “This is
still an ongoing
investigation.”
“Yes we are cooperating,”
Zach Routman, Sophomore and
head of the Delta Chi, fraternity, said. “But Jerry Cooper told
us we cannot make anymore
statements until the investigation is complete.”
Dean of Students, Beth
Tyler, said that once Cooper
concludes his investigation the
case will go in front of the conduct hearings held every
Thursday.
The alleged hazing incident
refers to a trip Associate
Members of Delta Chi were
taking to Iowa City with the
intent of taking a picture of the
Delta Chi headquarters. An
automobile accident occurred at
1 am in rural
Illinois, and five
boys
were
involved in the
accident – no
one was injured.
The executive
director of the
Delta Chi international headquarters, Ray
Galbreth told
the Stentor that
hazing incidents
are “a societal issue” that fraternities are “struggling” to
deal with, and this issue must
be worked on.
While individual members
may be punished in a case such
as this, there is not an automatic punishment in place for
members who conduct hazing
or groups that conduct hazing.
This incident seems to fit the
definition of hazing described
by the calendar.
“WE
CANNOT
MAKE ANY MORE
S T AT E M E N T S
UNTILTHE INVESTIGATION
IS
COMPLETE.”
- Zach Routman,
head of Delta Chi
STENTOR
INSIDE
Lake
Forest
freshman
Chelsea Bueter was named the
Midwest Conference Swimmer
of the Year at the Conference
Championship meet this weekend at Grinnell College. The
Forester women took 2nd place
at the tournament and the men
finished in 3rd.
Bueter, from Swisher, IA,
not only took first in three individual and two relay events this
weekend, but also set two pool
records at Grinnell College.
She
won
the
200-yard
Individual Medley, the 400yard Individual Medley, and
the 200-yard Breast Stroke.
All of her times qualified her
for NCAA B-cuts, making her
eligible
for
the
NCAA
Championships held on March
11-13 in St. Louis, MO. She
also helped her team to first
place finishes in the 400
Medley Relay the 200 Medley
Relay and second in the 400
Freestyle Relay.
Bueter’s performance at the
conference championships is
the culmination of a remarkably successful freshman season. She has taken first place
in 26 individual events this
year, as well as five first place
relay finishes. Bueter holds the
top Lake Forest times in seven
events this season.
Her personal best times in
the 200 Breaststroke (2:25.71)
and in the 200 IM (2:11.75)
rank her first all-time among
Forester swimmers, and she
Swimming, continued on Page 7
Women’s Basketball: A Conference Dynasty?
Lady Foresters To Compete For Seventh Straight Time in MWC Tournament
Franklyn Beckford
Staff Writer
The Lake Forest College
women’s
basketball
team
recorded its tenth Midwest
Conference victory of the year,
a 62-53 defeat of Illinois
College
the
night
of
Wednesday, Feb. 11. The win
improved the Foresters’ overall
record to 14-7 and league mark
to 10-4, while the Lady Blues
fell to 5-15 overall and 3-10 in
the league.
Forward Shannon Clerkin
led Lake Forest with her
Tracy Swanson
Staff Writer
Over three hundred women
are missing or presumed dead
in Juárez, Mexico. When bodies are found, they are found
mutilated and sexually assaulted. It is against this type of violence and indifference towards
women that Lake Forest
College’s performances of
“The Vagina Monologues” are
targeted.
Performed once on February
12 and twice on February 14,
NEWS
Student Gov.
Elections
Approaching
league-best eighth double-double of the year. The junior shot
7-of-9 from the floor and made
one of two free throws to finish
with a team-high 15 points.
She also grabbed a gamehigh 14 rebounds, including
five on the offensive end.
Clerkin is shooting 59.1% this
year from the field and is averaging 15 points and 8.4 boards
per game, securing the team
lead in all three categories.
Senior Sherry Wagner and
junior Kandyce Green also
reached double digits in scoring. Both guards tallied 13
points and 3 steals. The two
accounted for all three of the
Foresters’ three-point baskets,
with Green hitting a pair and
Wagner adding another early in
the contest.
The Foresters finished the
game shooting 41.3% from the
field, while Illinois College
connected on only 33.3% of its
field goals. The home team outrebounded the visitors 43-33
and forced them into 27
turnovers while committing
just 22.
In a first half that featured
three ties and five lead changes,
the home took a 27-23 lead into
Basketball, continued on page 7
“The Vagina Monologues”
treated its audiences to a seamless mix of bittersweet reflection, terrible wittiness, and outrageous confessions.
Asked about the message
the audience should take away
from the show, performer
Tiffany Martinez said, “that it’s
okay to discuss personal experiences and that the body and
personal experience should be
cherished.” “And,” she goes on
to say, “being a woman is a
diverse experience – hilarious
to traumatizing.”
Sprung from the creative
loins of Eve Ensler, the play
has won numerous awards
including the Obie Award and
the Oliver Award and runs in
theaters worldwide in twentytwo languages.
Armed in pink and black,
fifteen talented LFC performers
truly taught the packed
McCormick Auditorium audiences the meaning of “vaginal
wonder.” “We forget the vagina,” exclaims the play, “what
else would explain our lack of
awe, of wonder?”
Ranging in topic from an
elderly woman discussing her
FEATURES
OPINIONS
SPORTS
“Kill Bill”
Read the review on
page 4, then see it
Friday or Saturday
Dane: How AvantGarde of Me
Joltin’ Joe:
Falling In Love,
All Over Again
STENTOR
News
Page 2
Global Issues Symposium Begins Today Rumor Mill: Dean Discusses
“MC5: A True Testimonial” and artist come to LFC
Press Releases courtesy of the
Office of Marketing and
Commnications
Global Issues Symposium Begins
Today
The Global Issues Symposium
will be held at from Febr. 19–25.
The Symposium, an annual event at
the College, is sponsored by several
on-campus organizations and the
Chicago Council on Foreign
Relations. And it provides an opportunity for cross-cultural reflection
for students and the community
through a series of lectures and presentations. In addition to guest
speakers lecturing on timely topics
of international significance, student
panels present their international
experiences and discuss their newly
acquired understanding of global
citizenship.
Mon., Feb. 23: Maria Veléz de
Berliner, president of Latin Trade
Solutions, Inc. will speak on the
connection between food supply
and worldwide food distribution
with the U.S. Bioterrorism Act. Her
talk titled “Food, Security, and
Nutritional Needs” will be held at 7
p.m. in Meyer Auditorium.
Tues., Feb. 24: A panel of students will discuss their international
experiences at 4 p.m. in Durand Art
Institute, Room 209.
Wed., Feb. 25: Dr. Elizabeth
Fernea, author, filmmaker, and
expert on Middle Eastern women
and family will speak on “Iraqi
Women: Then and Now” at 7:30
p.m. in Meyer Auditorium.
College Hosts Documentary
About Important 1980s Band
The College will host the college premier of the documentary
film “MC5: A True Testimonial.”
Filmmakers Laurel Legler and
David Thomas will show the film
on Tues., Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in
McCormick Auditorium. There is
no charge for admission.
The documentary, which has
been the official selection at several
international and domestic film festivals, examines the history of the
important 1960s band, MC5. “I saw
the director’s cut three years ago and
left the theater in awe of the way in
which [the film] re-created the
milieu out of which the five
emerged, as well as its subsequent
history,” says Professor Steve
Rosswurm. For more information
on this film visit www.futurenowfilms.com
Artist Lieberman Discusses
Unique Techniques
Claire Lieberman is a sculptor
and installation artist who combines
such unusual materials as marble,
Jell-O and video. She will give a
multi-media talk about her installation work at 4 p.m. in Durand Art
Institute room 209.
Possible Enrollment Increase
Beth Tyler
Dean of Students
RUMOR: According to the
Feb. 3 GA minutes, President
Schutt announced, “[Acquiring
the DePaul campus] would
allow the College to get a larger
critical mass in some areas. The
student body will increase by
15% next year.”
What President
TRUTH:
Schutt said at the General
Assembly meeting on February
3 was this: that the College
projects total enrollment to
grow by approximately 20 students in 2004-05, or an increase
of about one and one-half per-
cent [1.5%]. We expect existing campus housing to be able
to accommodate the projected
increase of 20 students in 200405.
It is possible—although not
yet
certain—that
our
Enrollment Growth Task Force,
which has faculty, staff and student representatives, will recommend that the College should
gradually grow to a total student
enrollment of 1,500 over the
next several years. This would
represent an increase of approximately 12% to 15% over present enrollment.
The student representatives
to the Enrollment Committee
are Maria Volpe and Lydia
Dodge.
Student
Government
Are You Kidding Me: Weird News Elections Approaching
Will Pittinos
News Editor
The following are a few stories from the past week that I just
could not believe – some are true,
some are not, and they all have a
little Pittinos flair added to them.
Check back next week to find out
which ones came from real news
stories.
Forty Eight Years Later…
In a true sign of United States
Postal Service efficiency, a postcard sent to an ill 7-year-old girl
in Iowa arrived at Moline Public
Hospital, 48 years after the girl
died.
The girl, Sharon Kaye Thiele,
received letters from all over the
country while in the hospital
because of a newspaper article
that described her love of a red
pair of shoes.
Reaching Climax
Climax-Shelly, Minn., stu-
dents protesting their school’s ban
on shirts bearing their town’s slogan, “Climax – More than just a
feeling,” were asked to remove
the celebratory wear because of
its inappropriateness, according to
the school’s superintendent.
One student was asked to
leave school for the afternoon
because she refused to remove the
shirt.
Study Finds “Have a Nice Day”
Smile Began As a Joke
In a shocking revelation, the
creator of the famous yellow smiley face, John Smith, intended the
face to satirize the smile of
President Richard Nixon.
“I felt that someone had to
make fun of the lying bastard, and
I felt like the yellow face would
symbolize his cowardly personage, and the smile would make
fun of his honesty, or lack thereof,” stated a very disturbed Smith.
Smith was distraught that so
many people had mistakenly
interpreted his invention –
“Rather than making other people
smile for years, I intended the
smile to make people want to run
Nixon out of the US.”
Last Week’s Answers
Unfortunately for Nokia, cell
phones do not actually increase
intellect. In fact, there are some
people that might actually argue
the opposite. While it may be a
coincidence that more “intelligent” people own cell phones,
there is no evidence to suggest
that it is anything more than that.
This story was once again a
sad attempt on my part to make
fun of three things in this country:
corporate marketing, cell phones,
and studies that make outrageous
claims.
The true stories come from the
“Weird News” section of The
Miami Herald. The fictional stories, well, I am not really sure
where they come from – blame
the running that I did last week.
Henry Schenker
Staff Writer
Student government elections will be held on Monday,
March 29 and Tuesday, March
30 for the executive board positions: President, Vice President,
Secretary, and Treasurer. These
positions entail a large amount
of responsibility and candidates
should have strong experience
in either student government or
other leadership capacities.
Petitions will be available
the week before spring break
and must be signed by at least
10% of the student body, roughly 135 signatures. Petition
sheets must be turned in by
Monday, March 15. Candidates
must have attended at least two
GA meetings by Tuesday,
March 16.
Those who qualify based on
the above criteria will be certified on this date and may begin
their campaign on March 17.
There will be opportunities for
candidates to speak about their
ideas and answer questions. A
debate session is scheduled for
Monday, March 22.
Campaigning will run from
Wednesday, March 17 to
Sunday, March 28. All interested students are encouraged to
run for office. The four who
are elected in April will make
up one half of the Student
Government Executive Board.
The other four executive
board members will be elected
within the General Assembly
after the hall representatives
have been elected next fall. The
members of the Executive
Board are in charge of at least
one committee.
Currently, president Matt
Olson sits on the College
Council and is in charge of the
Community
Outreach
Committee, vice president
Kristen Waspi sits on the
College Life Committee, secretary Julien Sanson chairs the
Public Relations Committee,
and treasurer Aaron Lawlor
chairs the Budget and Audit
Committee.
Crime Watch:
Week Ending
February 15
Wed., Feb. 11
Security & Public Safety
was informed of an alleged
hazing incident that occurred
over the previous weekend.
Investigation is ongoing.
Thurs., Feb. 12
Officer responded to a
report of possible theft of multiple laptop computers from a
residence hall room. The computers were located.
Sat., Feb. 14
Officer responded to a
report of possible theft from
Aramark Cafe. A suspect was
identified and issued a Notice
of Violation.
STENTOR
FEATURES
Thursday February 19, 2004
Page 3
“KILL BILL”
Fri & Sat., Feb. 20th & 21st
McCormick Auditorium
8:00 p.m. both days
SABBATH CELEBRATION
Friday, February 20th
Ravine Lodge
4:00-5:15 p.m.
Vagina Monologues A Big Hit On Campus
The Vagina Monologues were a huge success as they sold approximately three hundred tickets
“down there”—a place with
flooding
problems
where
nobody ever goes, to a painfully real retelling of the rape of a
Kosovar woman by Serbian
troops in the Balkan wars
whose vagina represented the
defilement of an entire village,
the monologues provoked the
gamut of emotion.
Work on the second year of
the “The Vagina Monologues”
began back in October, with
official rehearsals beginning in
January. “All the stress was
really worth it,” gushed
Martinez, “all the hard work
came to fruition. Seeing the
response—it was like ‘this is
what we’ve been waiting for.’
Some say there is a lot of apathy on campus, but the response
from people was just so amazing.”
Indeed, the performance
made potential “vagina warriors” out of many audience
members, even the men. About
this Martinez said, “It is important for men to come—to be
understanding and compassionate. It doesn’t make one a wuss
or a feminist.” The play
stressed the importance of
woman having self-esteem and
pride in their bodies. It also
presented a shadowy but pervasive perpetration of violence by
a disrespecting male population.
“What’s most important
about
the
performances,”
stresses Mart-inez, “is that people know the money they pay
for tickets is going to LaCASA
[Lake County Council Against
Sexual Assault].” This organization has been functioning for
22 years to provide legal support and counseling for victims
of sexual assault and is the only
comprehensive victim care
organization in Lake County.
“It is important that people
know,” continues Martinez,
“that LaCASA needs continued
volunteer support in the areas
of public education, hotline
staffing, and providing advocate support at legal hearings
and hospitals, all of which the
organization trains volunteers
to perform.”
“The most important thing
about
‘The
Vagina
Monologues’ and the V-Day
College Campaign,” concludes
Martinez, “is the grassroots
support and awareness raised.
People see that they can make a
difference locally and see the
results in the international campaign.”
“I’m excited about what we
will be able to do with it next
year,” said Martinez, as would
anyone who saw this year’s
funny, thoughtful, and outrageous rendition. No description
can really do justice to this
smash hit, which sparked a
movement to end the abuse of
women worldwide.
Anyone who missed “The
Vagina Monologues” this time
should be sure to look out for it
in upcoming years; the play’s
success this year promises to
make it a fixture in Lake Forest
College’s drama calendar.
Photo Courtesty of Lin sey Mc Curdy
Tiffany Martinez ‘05 and Victoria Holliday ‘06, perform “My Angry Vagina.”
One Part Rabbi, One Part Professor, Bronstein ATeacher In Many Ways
Herbert Bronstein, a one-time Rabbi and author of important Jewish texts, is currently a lecturer at LFC
Mackenzie Knowling
Staff Writer
All students at Lake Forest
College are spoiled by the amazing faculty that surrounds them.
Most students do not realize the
types of teachers they work with
everyday.
“The good rabbi,” as
Professor of Religion Herbert
Bronstein is known by students
around campus, was a Rabbi for
almost 50 years, and was the
Senior Rabbi of the North Shore
Congregation in Glencoe for over
25 years.
One of his greatest accomplishments was writing the prayer
book used by most Jews during
Passover, Passover Haggadah,
that has sold over a million
copies.
Even though the students at
Lake Forest are spoiled by this
diverse and well-accomplised
member of the faculty, Professor
Bronstein sees things in a differ-
Photo Courtesy of North Shore Congregation member
The synogague where Bronstein worked at for 25 years in Glencoe, IL
ent light: “I am spoiled by this founded along with the late
enriched student body … I love Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, the
the feeling that teaching brings to first official Catholic/Jewish
Dialogue.
me.”
Professor BroBronstein enjoys
nstein is a scholar,
talking about the
writer, and frequent lecwide range of ability
turer on the Jewish liturin his students, and
gy. He’s also a welltheir positive attiknown authority on the
tudes, and how being
works
of
William
a teacher has revitalShake-speare. His curized him. He loves to
rent work involves writteach the students
Herbert Bronstein
ing a book about the
because they have
original core liturgy of any faith
such a passion for learning.
The “all around warmth” and revels the entire design of reli“respect” from his colleagues gion.
makes his teaching days here at
Bronstein arrived at Lake
Lake Forest memorable ones.
Forest College when he was
“He’s humble, gracious, and asked to begin teaching at the colcompassionate in his dealings lege by Professor Ron Miller in
with students and with everyone 1997. He began teaching one
else,” Ron Miller, professor of class a year and after he retired
Religion, said. His love of help- from rabbinical work, joined the
ing people and working with peo- faculty full time.
ple has brought him many suc“He has such a rich archive of
information in such a wide range
cesses in life.
In Bronstein’s early years, he of topics,” Miller said. “And this
was deeply involved in the civil makes his teaching not only
rights movement, anti-Vietnam, indispensable but unmatched.”
Professor Bronstein offers
and the Peace movement. He is
the co-founder of Counsel of more to come, “There is a lot
Parliament of World Religions more I would like to do. In many
and inter Religions. He also ways I have not done enough.”
Books By
Herbert Bronstein
These written, edited, or coauthored books by Bronstein can
be found on www.amazon.com
Jewish Prayers for the Home
Table (three part series:
Havdalah, Birkat Ha-Mazon, and
Khabbalt Shabbat)
by Herbert Bronstein and
Herbert Brownstein
Let My People Eat!: Passover
Seders Made Simple
by Zell Schuman and Herbert
Bronstein
A Passover Haggadah
edited by Herbert Bronstein
Feature Editor’s Note: This is a
book that my family (along with
all my Jewish friends) has used
for every Passover Seder since I
can remember. It is quite
extraordinary that the editor of
this famous text teaches at Lake
Forest College.
This Side of
Chicago:
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Rockin’ Chicago
Page 4
Former Film Major at the Movies:
Quick takes on the work and life of “Monty Python” extraordinaire -- Terry Gilliam
Lydia Uhlir
Staff Writer
From a bowling alley to an old
theater, music is everywhere. If
you haven’t already, check out
a show and experience a
rockin’ Chicago.
The Vic
3145 N. Sheffield Av.
This theater is located the Lake
View area. The Vic can easily
accommodate 1400 people with
seating for 1000. The Vic is
just big enough to book wellknown national acts, and just
small enough to keep the experience personal. Visit their
website at www.victheater.com.
The House of Blues
329 N. Deerborn St.
This is a four level venue that
features a variety of music
ranging from blues to alternative rock. The atmosphere is
described as ‘Juke joint meets
opera house.’ Visit their website at www.hob.com for more.
Empty Bottle
1035 N. Western Av.
Features a variety of acts ranging from jazz to local rock
bands. This venue is notorious
for bring the public cutting
edge music. Check them out at
www.emptybottle.com.
Metro
3730 N. Clark
An old theater with the seating
removed. Standing room only.
The acts that perform here are
mostly local rock band and
international acts. Fairly intimate atmosphere. Visit their
website at
www.metrochicago.com.
Schubas Tavern
3159 N. Southport
This venue is connected to
Schubas tavern and is in a
small intimate space, but comfortable, and brings you right
up front to the music. You can
find rock, folk, country, punk
and even more playing at this
spot. For more info go to
www.schubas.com.
Double Door
1572 N. Milwaukee
One of the best places to see
live music. Similar to the
Metro in musical acts with both
local and national performers.
Unfortunately you have to be
21 or older to enter. Find out
more at their website
www.doubledoor.com.
Photos Courtesy of www.imdb.com
Mary Huxhold
Film Critic
Director’s Profile: Terry Gilliam
Whenever you’re watching a
film, immediately, somewhere in
the back of your mind, you start
to evaluate it, eventually coming
to some conclusion. It either
sucks, or it doesn’t. But what is it
that makes a movie, well, not
suck? Sure, you can say that
something is a great “action”
movie, or a great “romance,” but
there is something that sets certain films apart from the masses.
As in all other fields, that quality
is originality, and Terry Gilliam is
one of its greatest kings. While
most remember Gilliam from his
days with the quirky group collectively known as “Monty
Python,” few seem to realize that
he’s capable of a lot more than
comedy.
Top Gilliam Greats:
Monty Python’s entire collection (“Monty Python’s Flying
Circus,” “Monty Python and the
Holy Grail,” “The Meaning of
Life,” and “Life of Brian.”):
Although somewhat of an
acquired taste for many, any of
the brilliant and hilarious films
by the Monty Python crowd are
worth seeing, buying, and clutching to your chest with desire.
However, a group project,
Gilliam was not the only writer or
director or actor.
He is also the director of the
sci-fi thriller “Brazil” and will be
directing “The Brothers Grimm”
starring Matt Damon, which is
due to come out later this year.
“The Adventures of Baron
Munchausen”
All of you psych majors out
there may recognize part of this
title,”Baron Munchausen” the
namesake for the delusionary
psychological disease. It seems
that the old Baron had a passion
for story telling, except, like the
father in Tim Burton’s “ Big
Fish,” he believed that he experienced all of these tall tales first
hand. Imagination and chaos
ensues as Gilliam retells the story
of a musical composing Sultan, a
trip to the moon, a visit with
Aphrodite and the defeat of
death. Gilliam’s style is best at
home in this film. All at once he
contains the sweetness of a
Disney movie and a twisted
sometimes horrifying sense of
humor, which creates a very
interesting contrast from deep
within the film.
Comprised with an amazing
cast that includes basically all of
Hollywood (Eric Idle, Uma
Thurman as Aphrodite, and an
unaccredited Robin Williams as
the floating head of the king of
the moon) and with strange and
creative sets, this film is not to
miss.
One of my favorites when I
was little, “The Adventures of
Baron Munchausen” holds up
even in today.
“12 Monkeys”
The convict James Cole
(Bruce Willis) has been sent back
in time to the nineties to save the
human race from a pandemic that
has already destroyed the world,
as he knows it. Unfortunately,
time travel is a nasty business and
as the clues unfold before James,
things become much more difficult.
There isn’t much I can say
about this film, but I will
try...(giggles uncontroably with
delight and falls to the floor)...it
is PERFECT!!! In his greatest
film, Gilliam combines a fascinating and engaging story line,
inventive cinematography, and
intense performances (Brad Pitt
gives the best performance of his
career).
Before any of you “sci-fi”
haters get upset, I’ll tell you right
now, this is not a sci-fi movie.
Instead it is more of a study (in
many ways similar to “Baron
Munchausen”) of insanity and
who decides just what makes
you crazy. It also tackles issues
regarding fate and if we are
designed for a chosen path.
But unlike the “Baron,” “12
Monkeys” is not whimsical, delving into the underbelly of society
and the human conscience.
Inspired by a French film that
was just a series of disturbing
images shown to the audience,
Gilliam keeps much within that
spirit with his own images,
although not simply to disturb,
floating together in much the
same way. It is this intense and
crazed imagery that really makes
this film stand out.
REVIEWS
“Kill Bill,” A Stylistic Piece Of Work Go “North” With “Something Corporate”
Arie Hovenkamp
Staff Writer
“Kill Bill: Vol. I,” Quentin
Tarantino’s fourth feature film as
director, is a perfect example of a
film which chooses to take style
over substance and in doing so
creates a film in which the style is
the substance. This film isn’t as
much about Uma Thurmon’s
character “The Bride,” and her
quest for revenge on those who
put her in a coma as much as it is
about the way in which the camera depicts her going about doing
so. And if you can accept that
fact, then “Kill Bill” is an expertly made and highly entertaining
film.
Tarantino worked closely
with his director of photography,
studying the visual styles of films
that he wanted to simulate. As a
result, virtually every image “Kill
Bill” is masterfully paying homage to some other specific film or
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genre.
Database shows that the film contains references to over 100 other
movies. Though they may not be
noticeable to the average film
goes, the movie could be a genre
over dose for those familiar with
the underground cult classics of
the last 100 years.
Tarantino doesn’t just mimic
these films, but in most cases he
does what they did at a much
higher level. There is a battle
near the end of the film between
The Bride and a young female
bodyguard wielding a ball and
chain that is as thrilling as any
cinematic fight in memory. The
scene that is perhaps the most
memorable from the film is an
ultra-violent animated sequence
detailing the background of the
The
films major villain.
sequence may give us some
insight into the character, but it is
not necessary; it is primarily a
way for Tarantino to impress his
audience with the vast variations
of style he is capable of simulating.
This may be obvious and
needless to say, but because “Kill
Bill” is so concerned with style,
very little attention is paid to its
characters and its story. Although
I’m sure Tarantino intended it to
be this way, the lack of any real
human characters in its story, the
type of characters which populate
Tarantino’s other films but are
noticeably absent here, may leave
some movie goers wanting more.
However, in this reviewer’s
opinion there are plenty of
movies out there with human
characters and intriguing stories,
but sometimes it’s good to take a
break from these and watch a
movie that focuses on the other
areas of filmmaking.
Lisa Ralph
Staff Writer
The band’s five singers/songwriters have made great leaps in
maturity since their last release,
2001’s “Leaving Through the
Window.” While the band continues its softer, yet highly addictive, rock, the basic of the content
changes to more serious issues as
compared to their last CD’s coverage of romantic endeavors and
high schooler dilemmas. “North”
deals with more serious issues as
viewed through the true sentiments of the band members. The
various songs deal with just as
many emotions- growing up,
emotions behind relationships,
experiencing the pain of a loss,
desperation, frustration, etc.
“It has a lot to do with the
effect of being away from people
and situations in life that you
have never been away from and
how being that far away can
make you isolate yourself further,” said the band’s pianist and
vocalist, Andrew McMahon
(quote taken off their website).
“As a result, it is a much more
serious and moodier record.”
Something Corporate may not
be for belting out songs to play
while cruising in a convertible in
July, but it will be a challenge
you to take “North” out of your
CD player. As hesitant as I was
to listen to the CD, I was pleasantly surprised to find myself
leaving the “repeat” button on for
hours.
The fairly upbeat “Space,” the
album’s most publicized single,
which appeared in an episode of
the television series, “JAG,” is
one of my top four favorites. It is
followed by “The Runaway,” a
more laidback ballad proclaiming
the willingness to save a relationship. “Ruthless,” also slower and
another featured in “JAG,” is
equally as addictive. The final
edition to the top four is the
album’s eleventh track, “21 and
Invincible,” one of the most
upbeat songs of their recordings.
The impressive guitar riff from
the introduction of “Only Ashes”
is also one to put on repeat.
Something Corporate’s latest
edition to their repertoire,
“North,” proves this band is not
another one-hit-wonder. While
the Southern California-based
band may be barely breaking the
surface of mainstream, it is definitely worth investing the time to
listen to a few of the tracks. The
flexibility of the CD is another
plus, as you can listen to it while
sprinting to class, chilling in your
dorm, or any other situation you
find fit. So, if you are looking for
a new direction to go in music,
try heading “North.”
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SPORTS
vs. UW- Stout
Fri., and Sat., Feb. 20-21
7:30 p.m.
NCHA Semifinals
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Thursday, February 12, 2004
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
SWIMMING AND DIVING
Bueter Selected “MWC Swimmer of
the Year”After Record-Setting Year
“Swimming” continued from page 1
Photo Courtesy of Athletic Dept.
Freshman Chelsea Bueter, one of
LFC’s most successful swimmers, set several College records
this year.
the 100 Butterfly and 400 IM.
In the conference, Bueter
holds the top time in six events
and the Midwest Conference
has named her the Performer of
the Week three times. Two of
those top times came early in
the season at the Washington
University Invitational, where
Bueter finished the 200
Breaststroke in 2:25.71 edging
the mark of 2:26.99 set by Lake
Forest’s Kim Makar in 1998.
At the same meet, Bueter
logged a 200 IM time of
2:11.75, besting the mark of
2:12.65 set by Terra Gill, also
in 1998.
Senior swimmer Emily
Woods also made a B-cut time
this weekend in the 100
Butterfly. This weekend Lake
Forest will be swimming at the
Wheaton College Invitational,
their last regular season meet,
giving Bueter, Woods, and the
rest of the Foresters one last
chance to make NCAA A or Bcut times and qualify for
Nationals.
Lowdermilk, Pool Impressive
@ I.H.ADoubles
Thurs., Fri., and Sat.,
February 19-21
vs.Lawrence
Saturday., February 21
3:00 p.m.
SPORTS COLUMN
Women’s Basketball Still Successful
Women’s Basketball, Continued from page 1
Forest answered on its next
offensive possession with a layup by Wagner to regain the onepoint lead and would never trail
again.
The win assured Lake
Forest of its seventh consecutive trip to the conference
championship
tournament,
which will be hosted by firstplace Ripon College. After winning the championship three
years in a row (2000-2002), the
Photo Courtesy of Athletic Dept.
Foresters were the runners-up
Forward Shannon Clerkin
last year.
leads the Lady Foresters in
Lake Forest honored its
shooting percentage at 59.1%.
three seniors on Saturday, Feb.
built an early seven-point lead
14 in the team’s final home
in the second half, but the Lady
game of the season, a 74-57 win
Blues stormed back to take a
against Grinnell College (15-6,
39-38 advantage with 11:18
9-5 MWC).
remaining in the contest. Lake
MEN’S BASKETBALL
HANDBALL
Joltin’ Joe
A Dope’s Dilemma:
Athletes and Doping
Joe Meixell
Staff Writer
1. Cheating is WRONG.
2. Cheating is DIRTY.
3. Cheating is, well…CHEATING!
This is silly. It’s ludicrous.
It’s outrageous. I can’t believe
that I feel like this article has to
be written. Honestly, I simply
do not understand how there
can be any debate whatsoever
over whether steroids should
be allowed in sports.
Are
college
students
allowed to cheat on tests? Does
a professor walk into his classroom, hand out the Blue Books
and walk away, saying “You all
go ahead and do whatever you
want – I’m going to look the
other way. I’ll be back in an
hour – don’t use your books or
your notes, ok?” OF COURSE
NOT!!!
If you were watching a
cross-country race and, all of a
sudden, one of the runners took
an illegal shortcut that knocked
a mile off his time, would you
just look the other way? Would
you feel all right that you chose
to ignore a person who was
deliberately breaking the rules
in order to gain an unfair
advantage? OF COURSE
NOT!!!
Say you’re at a football
game. The home team switches
to defense, except that instead
of eleven guys on the field,
they have sixteen. You look
over to the referee, and instead
of throwing the flag he says,
“It’s not my job to count ‘em;
they said they have eleven, and
that’s good enough for me.” Is
this fair, even, and true to the
ideal of sportsmanship? OF
COURSE NOT!!!
All right, let’s approach this
from a logical perspective.
Given that cheating is bad, and
that using steroids is cheating,
what is the only valid conclusion? Obviously, using steroids
is bad. Right? Did I miss a lesson in grade school or something?? Because this seems
pretty darn clear to me.
If you’ll remember back to
the 2003 baseball season, there
was a big debate over whether
or not MLB should impose
mandatory steroid testing for
all players. One side argued
that athletes should not use
banned substances (because
they’re banned), and that testing all players for illegal
enhancers was the only way to
ensure a fair playing field. The
opposition made a big stink
about an athlete’s right to privacy, about the freedom of athletes to do whatever they want
because that’s how it’s always
been.
This idea that professional
athletes deserve privacy; that
they shouldn’t be subjected to
testing for drugs that they
aren’t supposed to be using, is
plainly ludicrous. In Florida,
any and all students who play a
school-sponsored sport must be
tested at the beginning of each
athletic season, and one-third
of every team must be randomly tested at some point during
the season. That means that for
every high school athlete in the
most competitive state (athletically speaking) in the nation,
they will be tested at least once
per year, per sport. In other
words, I was subjected to four
mandatory drug tests per year
for a total of sixteen tests in
four years. Sixteen!! And the
professionals – the ones that
young people are supposed to
emulate – are raising a stink
about possibly taking one per
year?
These athletes are being
paid by the American public,
through ticket sales, concessions, merchandise, etc., to
provide us with the highest
level of competition in the
world in their respective
sports. Their job is to work
hard every day to hone their
skills, in order to earn themselves more money and give
the people entertainment. The
least they can do is earn those
muscles and reflexes the oldfashioned way – through sweat
and work; not add pounds of
muscle through supplements
and steroid use.
Many athletes have been
quoted as feeling that, because
they themselves do not use
steroids, no one should be tested at all. This is another thing
that doesn’t make a lick of
sense to me: if I don’t use
steroids, and it is known that
my rivals do, why would I
refuse to take the test? I know
that I am safe from testing positive because I don’t use
steroids; the only possible outcome would be to bring my
competitors down to my level,
which makes for better opposition and more exciting contests.
The answer is simple:
steroids have no place in professional sports, and league
administrators must do everything in their power to prevent
their use. If this means mandatory drug testing for all athletes, then so be it. Do whatever it takes to clean up the
games, so that the NEXT time
someone hits 62 home runs, we
can know for a fact that he is a
better athlete than Babe Ruth
or Roger Maris. In today’s
sports world, who knows?
“Chicago Ambassadors” Presents...
February 2004 Chicago Excursion Schedule
By Tony Bertuca
Sports Editor
Lake Forest College swimmers
Brady Lowdermilk and Marie Pool
were named Midwest Conference
Performers of the Week following
their instrumental efforts in a double-dual meet on Feb 7.
Lowedermilk’s performance
helped the Foresters secure a victory against North Central College in
the last home contest. The senior
swimmer won the 100-Meter
Backstroke with a time of 1:03:80
and swam a leg on the 200-Medley
and 200-Freestyle teams, helping
ensure second place finishes for
each team.
Pool greatly assisted the
women’s sweep with three victories.
The sophomore swimmer won the
50-Meter Freestyle with a time of
28.66 and she also raced on the 200Medley and 200-Freestyle teams.
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MEN’S HOCKEY
ATHLETE OF WEEK
Men’s Hockey Hosts First
Home Playoff Series Ever
McDonald
Scores 1,000th
Career Point
Against IC
Mike Wajerski
Sports Information Director
Tony Bertuca
Sports Editor
Men’s basketball player
Eric McDonald has been
selected as the Forester Athlete
of the Week after a pair of outstanding performances and
scoring the 1000th point of his
career.
During his last three conference contests, the junior forward averaged 16.7 points and
6.0 rebounds. His field goal
Junior Eric McDonald is the 16th
basketball player at LFC to score
1000 career points.
percentage is an impressive
.517 and his free throw percentage a solid .905.
Despite coming away with a
Feb. 7 loss to Carroll College,
McDonald had an outstanding
game, scoring 23 points, hauling down 10 rebounds, shooting 91.7% from the free-throw
line, and recording his first
double-double of the season.
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Photo Courtesy of Athletic Dept.
Junior Eric McDonald notched his 1,000th career point against
Illinois College on Feb. 11.
On Feb. 11, McDonald had only 46 seconds left in the
another excellent performance game. He is only the 16th playand played a huge role in the er in the history of the Lake
victory over Illinois College. Forest College basketball proMcDonald scored 25 points, gram to score 1000 points, and
grabbed 6 rebounds, and went the only the sixth to accomplish it while a junior.
8-for-13 from the field.
His outstanding performMcDonald’s 1000th point
came against Illinois College ance has earned him the title
in the form of a free-throw with Forester Athlete of the Week.
With a win and a tie this past
weekend, Feb. 13-14, the Lake
Forest College men’s hockey
team has completed the regular
season with a 17-5-3 overall
record and a 7-5-2 mark in the
NCHA. The Foresters’ fourthplace finish is its best since joining the league in 1992, giving
head coach Tony Fritz and the
squad its first home NCHA
Playoff series this weekend.
Lake Forest will face off
against the University of
Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils, the
NCHA’s fifth-place team, on
Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
If the squads should split the two
games, a 20-minute “minigame”
will be played following
Saturday’s contest to decide the
series winner. The NCHA semifinals and championship game
will be played March 5-6 at the
home of the highest-seeded team
remaining in the tournament.
The Foresters will rely on
their junior goaltender who has
been one of the best at keeping
the puck out of the net in the
nation. Cameron has recorded
three shutouts, notched a .947
save percentage, best in the
nation, and his 1.61 goals against
average is second in the nation.
The Foresters defeated the
Blue Devils, 3-1 and 4-1, both
times they played them during
the regular season.
Cameron saw action in only
one of those games, and he
notched 47 saves in the Feb. 6
away victory.
The Foresters are currently
ranked eighth in the Division III
standings, with NCHA foes St.
Norbert and UW-River Falls
ahead of them at second and
fifth, respectively.
Ticket information for those
wishing to attend this weekend’s
games is below.
Adults: $6, Students (College or
H.S.): $3, Children: $3.
(650 tickets available. All seating is General Admission.)
Tickets can also be purchased
in advance from 9:00 a.m. to
12:00 on Thursday and Friday in
the Athletic Department office in
Halas Hall and at the LCI desk
in Commons. Alumni Memorial
Fieldhouse will open at 6:30
p.m. both evenings.