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CNN Political Analyst and Democratic Strategist Paul Begala was President Gearan’s latest guest in the President’s Forum Series. Begala presented a lecture entitled “American Politics: Too Important to Be Left to the Politicians” Wednesday night in Albright Auditorium.

Begala entered the national political scene after starting a consulting firm with fellow Democratic strategist James Carville that helped lead Bill Clinton to his victory in the 1992 presidential election. Begala remained a close advisor to Clinton throughout the administration.

Following his role as a Clinton advisor, Paul Begala joined Georgetown University as a research professor of government and public policy. Begala has also authored several best-selling books with the latest entitled Third Term: Why George W. Bush (Hearts) John McCain.

Paul spent the latter half of the day at the Hobart and William Smith campus on Tuesday starting off with a conversation in a political science class. Begala said that

journalism and the media was such a big topic of conversation. The professor of the class is Dylan Weller. Weller said, “We were very fortunate to have Paul Begala visit our class. He gave us a unique insight into the network media industry, and fielded a variety of tough questions concerning journalistic responsibility.”

Begala’s public lecture took place at Albright Auditorium with

an electric crowd present. Topics throughout the day and the lecture ranged from his work in the Clinton Administration to the 2008 presidential election to the current political landscape with Barack Obama.

Being a staunch critique of President George W. Bush, Begala reacted to President Obama’s

If the Herald is the serious eldest sibling, the Martini the outspoken sibling, then HWSpotlight, the new fashion magazine, is their free-spirited, fashionably independent younger sister.

HWSpotlight is HWS’ first fashion publication, being introduced by the Media Club. Since magazines are a form of media, and many people in the club are interested in going into publishing, they thought that it was time to expand, to include a magazine in their long list of projects that includes the popular “Faculty Jeopardy,” as well as movie screenings.

As stated by Barry Samaha , co-founder of the Media Club, “the goal of the magazine is to celebrate and award differences, to let the

Ground has been broken on a new Supercenter Wal-Mart in Geneva. Despite four existing Wal-Mart’s within twenty minutes of the town, the Arkansas based mega corporation is following through with its plan to more then double the size of the existing store from 101,000 square feet to 210,657 square feet.

Construction started in mid-fall. The plan includes adding a large grocery to the store, as well as more retail space and

redesigning the layout. “I think it’s great, and

much needed,” exclaimed Rose Gardner, a Geneva resident and loyal Wal-Mart customer who looks forward to the expansion. “I’ll definitely shop there,” added Gardner, “it’ll have easier access.”

To expand the Geneva store, Wal-Mart bought out the Harvest Hill garden center next

On Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21, the Hobart and William Smith campus was abuzz with excitement, students tapping their toes to the music still resounding in their heads, a few of them musing, maybe I should join Koshare next year…

Koshare as an organization has been present on our campus for more than 65 years. Almost 100 HWS students dance and choreograph a massive coalition of dance, bringing

an exciting and diverse concerto of steps, leaps, and pirouettes to the stage each year. No dance experience is needed for participation; no choreographic experience is needed to create a piece.

This is a collection of artistic individuals who value movement dialogue and creative self-expression. Does this translate into the dancers being amateurish? Hardly. This year’s

Sports

Kwanzaa Celebrat ion

How to Feed the Hungr y

Counting Crows

HSG & WSC Update

Campus Happenings A&E Opinions

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Jeopardy!

Holiday Gif t Ideas

Dating Site of the Week

The Fantast ic Mr. Fox

Debating the Issues:Denominational Charit ies?

Taking Back Words

Polar Plunge

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By Andrew Donovan ’12Herald Contributor

CNN Analyst and Democratic Strategist Paul Begala Vistits HWS

By Tim Hollinger ’11Opinions Editor

Super Wal-Mart Breaks Ground

Spotlighting Fashion at HWS

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Soccer Season Wrap-Ups:W ill iam Smith Herons

Hobar t Statesmen

Koshare Pictures

By Kelsey Lee ’12Herald Contributor

Koshare Showcases Extraordinary Talent

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Koshare delivered another outstanding performance in its 65-year tenure here at HWS, giving an outlet for individuals who value movement dialogue and creative self-expression.

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Paul Begala visited the HWS campus on Wednesday, Dec. 2 as part of the President’s Forum Series, delivering a lecture entitled: “American Politics: Too Important to be Left to the Politicians.”

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performance showcased a tidal wave of talent.

The first scene of Act I, entitled Or Follow and choreographed by Rachel McKeon ’12, was an emotive and expressive compilation of modern dance moves. None of the actions were flamboyant or ostentatious; the piece emphasized a graceful portrayal of simple physical storytelling.

Even the quirkier movements were gracefully executed. Dancers were garbed in simple leotards and light, flowing skirts so as to not divert attention from the actual dancing. Like Searching for Solace, a piece choreographed by Caitlyn Schrader ’10 and accompanied by a sweet ballad by Joshua Radin, it was a soothing routine that showcased dancing in its purest form.

The follow-up was a solo choreographed and performed by Bethany Fagan, which further emphasized physical dialogue and storytelling through movement. Fagan certainly knows how to keep her audience engaged; she did not overemphasize her technical skill, though it was undoubtedly present, but instead put emphasis on her fluidity and her ability to convey emotion through physical movement.

Work, choreographed by Youdlyn Moreau ’13, signaled a transition in dancing styles in the Koshare compilation. It was a highly atmospheric and tremendously exciting performance that had most viewers at the edge of their seats. Ferocious staccato beats and skillful hip-hop moves characterized this segment, accompanied by fog and lighting to enhance the effect. This

one got the audience pretty stirred up, and set the stage for the rest of the exciting compilation.

Another exhilarating but less intense segment showcasing hip-hop styles was entitled Put Yo’ Sneakahs On, choreographed by Megan Andrews ’10 and Bethany Fagan ’10. It featured a mash-up of Vanessa Hudgens songs, accompanied by a fun and flashy performance that had all the audience members smiling along with the enthusiastic performers. Engaged and energetic, the dancers demonstrated a great sense of rhythm. Though both pieces showcased enormous technical strength, they also epitomized two different interpretations of hip-hop: the fun-loving and the fierce.

It Fell In The Nuts was performed by Kathryn Bowering ’11 and Nichole Geary ’11, two exceptionally gifted juniors. The duo’s sense of camaraderie and contagiously fun-loving way of dancing had most audience members’ faces split into ear-to-ear grins. It was an utterly natural performance, full of joie de vivre as well as technical virtuosity, a balance that requires great skill and passion for dance to perfect.

Unfurl, choreographed by Kimmy Tremlett ’10 and performed by Jamar Green ’12 and Tremlett, was a spectacular example of great musicality and enormous technical prowess. The performance was accompanied by the song 24 by Jem, an emotionally intense and highly dramatic piece that demanded a deep and forceful performance. And these two dancers certainly delivered with


“Unfurl”, choreographed by Kimmy Tremlett ’10 and performed by Jamar Green ’12 and Tremlett, was an emotionally intense and highly dramatic piece.

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door, which had been operating there for 34 years, and will use its 7 acres for parking at the new super center according to the Finger Lakes Times.

Wal-Mart had to get the land-rezoned from residential to business, and will now abut a mobile home park.

The bigger store is needed, Wal-Mart said on it’s website, “to provide greater convenience and choice to our customers in Geneva.”

Town Supervisor Mary E. Luckern claimed that a bigger Wal-Mart would increase the town’s sales base and “draw many, many people from the surrounding area to the store.” However, in addition to the Geneva store, there are Wal-Mart’s in Canandaigua, Waterloo, Hornell and Seneca Falls, all within about 20 minutes of the Geneva store. The town of Geneva has around 3,400 residents, but the adjacent city of Geneva boasts about 13,200.

When the Geneva Wal-Mart was announced, it caught officials in nearby Seneca Falls by surprise. The Seneca Falls Wal-Mart has also been made into a Supercenter. Pete Same, the former town supervisor told the Finger Lakes Times, “We were hearing that the Supercenter was being built in Seneca Falls, but this is a new wrinkle in the whole planning process.” Four of the five area stores are now Supercenters or, are becoming Supercenters.

Activists argue that

competition from Wal-Mart destroys small businesses, particularly the “mom and pop” stores that they say make their communities unique. This criticism has become even more vocal with Supercenters, which move into additional retail areas, such as groceries, opticals and flowers.

In an article in the Los Angeles Times, one small businesswoman, Bonnie Neisius, owner of a UPS franchise in Las Vegas, Nev., described how she has watched surrounding businesses close and her own business decline since Wal-Mart moved in down the road. “I’m probably down 45 percent,” Neisius said. “I just don’t get the foot traffic anymore.”

In the city of Geneva, among many empty storefronts, employees at family owned and operated clothing store Super Casuals, declined to comment on the construction of the new Supercenter. Super Casuals has been in business since 1950, and business is still strong; however, one employee sighed in frustration at the mention of Wal-Mart.

“It’s going to kill local business,” exclaimed one Hobart sophomore. “It’s been proven that Wal-Mart is a determent to local business.”

Wal-Mart spokeswomen Mia Masten, told The New York Times that Wal-Mart often tries to work with communities and is not “just coming in and bulldozing our way in.”

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Annie, how old are you and what breed? I am a pure bred German Shepherd and almost 11 years old.

What is your favorite toy? Ball!

What are some of your favorite activities? Chasing squirrels and getting loved.

What does your mommy do for the Colleges? She teaches Economics.

What do you know about economics? That apparently it’s hard because many students have to ask mommy for help.

Anything else you want students to know? Support cancer research for dogs? It would make me happy.

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Campus Happenings


Upcoming Events

Habitat for Humanity’s

“Mr Hobart” Pageant

8 p.m. @ Albright

Congratulations on

Making it This Far!

Remember:

Breathe!

Friday, Dec. 4th -8:00 pm- Habitat for Humanity’s “Mr. Hobart” Pageant @ Albright

-8:00 pm- HWS Guitar Ensemble Concert @ St. John’s Chapel

Saturday, Dec. 5th -4:00 pm- Lessons and Carols @ St. John’s Chapel

-6:00 pm- Chorale’s Madrigal Dinner @ Vandervort Room

-7:30 pm- Anime Central’s “100 Days with Mr. Arrogant” @ Stern 203

-7:30 pm- “The Nutcracker” Ballet @ The Smith

Sunday, Dec. 6th -1:00 pm- Relay for Life Kickoff @ Chi Phi (573 S. Main St.)

-2:30 pm- “The Nutcracker” Ballet @ The Smith

-7:00 pm- Arts Collective Fashion Show

Monday, Dec. 7th -6:30 pm- Buddhist Meditation @ Office of Intercultural Affairs

-7:30 pm- “Marketing Your Experience”: Resume/Cover Letter Prep

@ Stern Hall 103

Tuesday, Dec. 8th -5:30 pm- Dr. Jonathan Shay on Effects of Warfare @ Albright

Wednesday, Dec. 9th -5:30 pm- Pasta Night @ Chaplain’s House (630 S. Main St.)

-7:00 pm- Dance Dept.’s End of Term Showing @ Winn-Seeley

Thursday, Dec. 10th -11:00 am- Balloon Sculptor @ Scandling

-5:30 pm- Holiday Lighting Ceremony @ Scandling

Friday, Dec. 11th- Last Day of Classes!

-6:30 pm- PostSecret HWS @ 2nd Floor of Scandling

-4:30 pm- Menorah Lighting @ Abbe Ctr for Jewish Life (764 S. Main)

Mary Goodwin

and Robert Rainey

“Histories” @ Houghton

Nov. 20- Dec. 18

student body know that although the preppy style dominates this campus, it is not the only style. You don’t have to follow it; one should be able to dress how he or she pleases. The magazine spotlights what already is and not what should be.”

The group worked together on the magazine to

create it from scratch, with no outside help, learning as they went along. The magazine features sections spotlighting students of different styles, from preppy to bohemian, wearing their own clothes, representing their individual styles. There is also a professor spotlight. It includes serious and

humorous articles about style at HWS. Although it is focused mostly on women fashion, it also includes some fashion for men.

Look out for the magazine in the upcoming week, and make sure to stop by for the bi-monthly meetings at Stern Hall on Sundays at 4 p.m.

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Every year Sankofa, the Black Student Union on campus, hosts a Kwanzaa celebration filled with food, performances, and speakers. This year will be no different, says President Innis Baah.

The event will be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 11, which is also the last day of exams. The main objective of the celebration is not only a tribute to the African-American holiday but also to bring HWS students from all different religious and ethnic backgrounds together.

Kwanzaa itself is a festivity developed on the theme of bringing people together to celebrate African-American culture and each other. Sankofa’s theme for the 2009-2010 academic year is coincidently also their name, Sankofa. The term in English means “go back and take.” This will be an important attribute of not only their goal for the year but also the Kwanza dinner.

To begin the event there will be a wide array of talented performers ranging from poets to musicians. Prior to the event members of the group have carefully planned and invited certain on-campus activities or students to participate in the entertainment for the night. Some may even be from outside of the HWS community.

Next will be the meal, which will incorporate traditional African-American

foods, and Baah promises no one will go home hungry. The tickets are $5 and are sold at the bookstore. However, one is able to consume more than $15 worth of delicious cuisine.

After the food and entertainment there will be a unique Kwanzaa candle-lighting ceremony. However, one does not have to celebrate or even be familiar with the holiday to attend. In fact the main

objective of Sankofa’s is to bring together people of all different backgrounds throughout the campus.

The most important facet of the night, apart from the food of course, will be a major discussion lead by a guest speaker in which all attendees are able to participate - further facilitating unity and connection among members of the college community over the holiday season and before exams.

The event will be held in the Comstock Dinning Room on the last day of classes before winter break in hopes of helping students have fun and recognize the importance of community and each other before they begin to study and head home to their families. Ideally the experience will help one remain calm throughout tests and papers. It may lead to the discovery of a new tradition one would like to bring home with them and incorporate into their holiday celebrations.

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By Erin Meehan ’12A&E Editor

Sankofa to Celebrate Kwanzaa at HWS

Kwanzaa itself is a festivity developed on the theme of bringing people

together to celebrate African-American culture

and each other.

speech on Afghanistan given the night before.

He completely agreed with Obama’s plan. Begala said, “We have to fight [Al Qaeda] in smarter ways using lots of allies and lots of partnership. Obama is trying to move us to a 21st century strategy, which is different from the Bush policy of being a sitting duck in a dangerous place.”

Begala said that the alternative is endless war, and that is not a good policy. He discussed how when we begin to wind troops down, it will have almost been ten years of fighting when World War II took only four years.

Begala said, “Mr. Bush is intellectually lazy. He committed us to vague things like ridding the world or tyranny. Jesus Christ couldn’t rid the world of tyranny, George Bush can’t do it.”

Begala also spoke about Obama’s time so far in office and how the President has prioritized the country’s initiatives. The President has been criticized for going to Copenhagen to help Chicago win the Olympic host bid in 2016, yet it took him months on the Afghanistan policy.

Begala said, “This president has been dealt the worst hand since FDR, maybe worse that FDR. I don’t think there’s anything wrong in a President taking 90 days to think through very carefully in sending 30,000 troops, spending $30 billion a year extra in a country. If it were my son in the military, I may have wanted 91 days.”

A topic that Begala humorously tried to avoid was that of Sarah Palin. As a strategist, he does not think she will run for president in 2010. He said, “As a Democrat, I hope she runs because she’s plainly unqualified. She’s polarizing; she went and said that some

parts of American were not the real America. Ronald Regan was as conservative as Sarah Palin but would have never said that.” Begala was disappointed that Palin did not finish her job as Alaska’s governor. He feels that if she could not live up to her commitment in that public service job, it might be questionable

Begala’s audience erupted into laughter many times as he added comic critique to many of his speaking engagements. He even performed impressions of Bush, Clinton and Cheney in their very distinguishable accents. When his humor was referenced, Begala said, “I can be a little more frivolous; obviously I am not a politician. I like politicians with a sense of humor.” Begala spoke about the senses of humor of John McCain and Bob Dole. Begala said, “I prefer that in my politicians.”

Begala said that he was the emcee of a roast of current White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. He said that then-Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton both spoke at that roast and were enormously funny. In speaking about more humorous people he knows of, Begala added, “Limbaugh is one of the greatest broadcasters that I’ve ever seen and one of his great gifts is humor. He’s so funny, it’s an enormous asset.”

Begala’s lecture was the final in this semester’s President’s Forum Series. The series will commence again on Jan. 26 with David Relin, the author of Three Cups of Tea. President Gearan said it was the campus’ assignment to read the book over the winter break and be ready for a good discussion with the author upon their return.


Campus Happenings

Counting Crows on the HWS Campus


Walking around the campus late at night last week, students were greeted by a massive gathering of crows that rivaled Alfred Hitchcock’s movie. Recently, though, the crows have not been as much of a problem as they were before the break.

Crows are social creatures that gather en masse at night to discuss what happened to them in the day. Normally these conversations revolve around good places to get food, places where there is no food, and good places to nest.

Crows are not unusual to Geneva but such a large number of them is. The crows are actually from a nearby city, Auburn. Auburn’s crow roost has been around since the 1900s but it wasn’t until the 1990s that the crow population exceeded the human population. The population of Auburn was last recorded to be 28,000. The crow

population reached numbers of 65,000.

Being a citizen of Auburn, this reporter had firsthand experience of what it looked like when the crow population was out of control. The population got so out of hand that National Geographic featured the small city in the early ’90s in an attempt to figure out how this situation occurred. By the early 2000s, the sidewalks, roads, and cars were littered with crow feces; downtown smelled horrid. The citizens were split: some people wanted to chase the crows out and some said the crows had a right to live in the city.

The Christian religion took a part in the crow debate. The Citizen, the city’s newspaper, had an influx of editorials by citizens using biblical quotations to support their idea. Proponents of the crow

removal declared that crows were evil creatures that worked for the devil. The crows were sinful and needed to be removed. Opponents retaliated that all creatures were important; they felt no creature was created to be an embodiment of evil. In the end, the city held crow hunts at certain times on certain days to get rid of the crows. This has been going on since 2000.

The crows have now found their new homes in Seneca Falls, Waterloo, and Geneva. Crow feces were prominent on the sidewalks

in Geneva. The Colleges tried to remove it on Pulteney Street, but it was not very effective.

What will become of the crows? The Herald does not know whether the City of Geneva plans on using flare guns or having crow hunts. Security at the Colleges attempted to scare them away for a time. Since they have not showed up since the break, it can be assumed that the crows have moved on or they are just biding their time.

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Have you ever wondered why, with our great abundance of edible resources, on average a per-son dies every second as a direct or indirect result of malnutrition? Frances Moore Lappe has, for many years now.

On Nov. 18, the Hobart and William Smith campus was privi-leged to receive a visit from the illustrious social change and de-mocracy activist, environmentalist, published author, and founder of the Small Planet Institute in Cam-bridge, Mass.

In Albright Auditorium, Lappe spoke about political activ-ism and its relationship to food and agriculture, followed by a panel dis-cussion moderated by the philosophy department’s Pro-fessor Rodman King.

So what ex-actly is it about this extraordinary woman that en-courages so many people to think about, and ulti-mately become passionate about, various social issues? Though she is far too unpresumptuous to say so, Lappe seems to demonstrate a conscious understanding of how the food system works and its un-derlying flaws, while many of us only perceive these problems as unsolvable puzzles in the backs of our minds.

Impossible is the furthest word from the refreshingly opti-mistic Lappe’s mind when it comes to world hunger. When asked whether or not she perceived world hunger as a solvable problem, she replied with an unyieldingly certain “Absolutely!”

“Nobody wants this world,” a bright-eyed Lappe pointed out, referring to a world in which the lives of 400 million children are blighted by lack of food. “Solutions are known. We have enough food to feed everybody, even on the left-overs!” Lappe argues that world hunger is not caused by the lack of food, but simply by the inability of hungry people to gain access to the abundance of food-producing resources because they are poor, plain and simple.

Lappe has dedicated her entire life to enlightening us as to

why we seem to be preventing our-selves from feeding the needy. The reason for this self-destruction, she explains, is that “most of us feel ab-solutely powerless.”

A summary of her hypoth-esis lies in a phrase Lappe coined herself: “There are not enough goods, and there is not enough goodness.” In other words, we as humans perceive ourselves as be-ing incapable of taking care of our-selves because we are such deeply flawed creatures. To compensate, we “turn over our fate to some im-personal force,” i.e., a governmen-tal institution.

This concept leads into her theory of “thin democracy.” Here

is the essence of her hypothesis: “such concentrat-ed power distorts our public deci-sion making…” In other words, thin democracy proposes that the government will

govern themselves instead of the public good, though this may not be and probably is not intentional. What Lappe wants to see is a gov-ernment that governs for the pub-lic good.

But Lappe is unlike some so-cial analysts in the sense that she is overflowing with hope, which may indeed be part of her public appeal. Though we are indeed “creating scarcity out of plenty” by our own inadvertent accord, she truly be-lieves, “If we look carefully, we can break this spell!”

For those of you who attend-ed Lappe’s conference in Albright Auditorium, and for those of you that were not able to, here is an im-portant concept to take away from her words: hope is something to be lived, not sought after. According to Lappe, “hope isn’t what we find in evidence, but what we become in action.” She wants us to be the change we would like to see.

If you would like to gain a greater understanding of Lappe’s work, please visit www.smallplan-etinstitute.org, a Web site central-ized around the collaborative social advocacy organization she founded with her daughter Anna, and inves-tigate her published works.

Activist Tells How to Feed the Hungry

By Kelsey Lee ’12Herald Contributor

“Hope isn’t what we find in evidence, but

what we become in action.”

This week’s joint meeting covered four important issues: the Echo and Pine yearbook, the concert fund, first year parking, and BAC revisions.

A previous edition of the Herald noted that the Echo and Pine has a $14,000 debt. The quorums were informed that the yearbook has been in debt for about nine years now. The yearbook faces many problems and those presenting were concerned if the yearbook would continue to exist. A survey was sent out to students a few weeks ago.

Within the comment sections students comments ranged from not knowing the yearbook existed to only being interested senior year to commenting on the high cost of the yearbook. Many comments noted that Facebook was taking over the concept of the yearbook; these students a r e not interested in one. The Echo and Pine has not advertised itself very well over the previous years.

The representatives of the yearbook asked for $10,000 total from the quorums. The money is to help get the yearbook out of debt. The yearbook staff is considering adding the yearbook costs to the student activities fee; this was not well received in the survey. The voting for the money takes place

next week.The first year through junior

class presidents asked for $20,000 total from the excess funds to hold the Kid Cudi concert. If approved, it will be held in Bristol Field house in either late March or early April. They estimate 1000 students attending with a $20 ticket price.

The first year class presidents proposed to the quorums more parking spaces for the first years. They stated that the lot they want is not one that upperclass students regularly use. This did not go over well. The upperclass students remarked that they had to walk to the Odell’s lot their first year and survived. The lot the first year class presidents use is one for students

living on South Main. Students cannot park on South Main from December

1st to April 1st so it will actually

impede on upperclass parking spaces

The revisions to the BAC involve the committee members looking at how clubs spend money. If the club often has money left over, they will receive less in the future. For this coming proposal, a club’s Spring ’09 budget, to reflect Spring spending, will be closely examined. This allows clubs that would use the money to get it.


WS Congress & HSG Update

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By Morgan Williamson ’12Herald Contributor

Taking Back Words

Debating the issues

Point in OppositionPoint in Agreement

By William McConnell ‘10Herald Contributor

Should HWS Allow Religiously Affiliated Charities on Campus?

What is a word? Letters written on a piece of paper, jumbled together to create a sentence? A noun? Verb? Adjective? Is a name an identity that we use to define and individualize ourselves with? Can that word mean different things and can it be taken away from us? Is it negative or positive? That is what I was asking myself all last week and over Thanksgiving break; what is a word and what does it really mean when someone utters it.

Take the names of our colleges, Hobart and William Smith; they are two different names with two different areas of reference. What I mean to say, is that Hobart refers to the men on campus and William Smith refers to the women. Why then do people refer to the schools collectively as Hobart, instead of possible HWS or using the full name?

By just saying Hobart they are unintentionally excluding the women on campus and William Smith’s legacy and history. Excluding the name of William Smith when talking about the colleges in general, just for convenience sake, is not a good reason. If you want a faster name then, refer to both of the schools as HWS or WSH or whatever; don’t cut it off after Hobart or the

William Smith part. It’s not just strangers that

do this on campus. Students contribute to this as well. Why do we encourage this? I am making a plea here to William Smith Students, why do we encourage it? Why do we not realize the importance that by excluding our schools name, we are excluding ourselves and opinions from being heard? We are saying that the women of this campus are not important.

My plea to the William Smith students is to take back our name, Our William Smith, and include ourselves in the conversation. Let us be known through purposefully using the William Smith name. I also plead that we need to stop with using the name “Smithy” in a negatively. We are all William Smith students; let’s not separate ourselves from each other by naming one group of girls after the school.

We are all Smithies, we should not exclude ourselves from identifying with the school by creating the word Smithy to mean something negative about a student here on campus. I urge all William Smith student or Smithies to help change this word. We all are a part of William Smith; why shouldn’t we unite ourselves as such, as Smithies!

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There seems to be little reason to bar most charitable groups from operating on the HWS campus. Some groups, such as the religious fundamentalists who drew a lot of attention last semester, demonstrate with little charitable purpose in mind and therefore are given less leeway. When the service of the community takes precedence over the spreading of any sort of ideology, the benefits of these groups outweigh potential harms.

Recently the Salvation Army has collected donations outside of Scandling Center. The group has a religious bent offensive to some, but it can easily be and often is divorced from these beliefs. Often the case with this type of groups is that one supports its charitable activities without endorsing its religious foundations.

The frequent invisibility of these beliefs highlights their lack of impact on the organization’s day to day activity. Overlooking small differences in ideology is actually good because doing so will

ultimately result in more donations and community well-being.

The Colleges acknowledge an importance beyond political stance in some of the other provisions made to students. The distribution of contraceptives, for instance, might rankle some of the more conservative-minded students and faculty, but this is nevertheless a service which is probably in most students’ and the Colleges’ best interest to provide.

In this same way, some individuals may find the mentalities underlying different organizations unpalatable, but so long as there is an identifiable good being served this may have to be taken as an unfortunate consequence of diverse campus life.

There are certain organizations which the Colleges should not invite to campus because of their underlying beliefs. Not all groups are as explicit with their sexism or homophobia as the fundamentalist demonstrators last spring, but this information is readily available to anyone who would care to look it up.

Inviting less overt but nevertheless historically intolerant groups such as the Salvation Army has a negative impact on campus life. Students targeted by such organizations’ questionable views may feel ostracized and upset. The endorsement, moreover, might have a negative impact on HWS’s reputation as a whole.

It is difficult to allocate resources to organizations which everyone will find satisfactory, but that does not mean the distinction between good and bad endorsements cannot be made. Performing charitable services is in itself is not sufficient to make a group worthy of HWS’s support.

A group might be acceptable

prima facie, but someone, whether a worker, contributor, or benefactor, will always be impacted by any negative views it espouses. One of the purposes of these groups, that cannot be divorced from their activities, is the spreading of their underlying ideologies to more people. When these ideologies are intolerant or questionable in the slightest, the Colleges should find another charity to work with.

There is no shortage of organizations which do not profess views likely to be offensive to anyone. Many denominational charities such as the Salvation Army do not fall into this category, and so should not be allowed on the HWS campus.

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The Herald reminds you to enjoy the drink of the week safely and at the appropriate time and location, as long as you are of age…

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Ingredients- 2 ounces gold tequila- 4 ounces orange juice- 3/4 ounce grenadine

This has to be one of my favorite drinks. It reminds me of summer with the bright colors. Anyone looking for a little bit of sunshine this drink is for you.

1. Place ice in glass so it is half full. 2. Add tequila followed by the fresh orange juice.3. Put a flat handled spoon into the glass. 4. Add the grenadine quickly, allowing it run down the back side of the spoon so it sinks to the bottom of the liquid.5. Garnish with an orange slice and a cherry.

Directions:The order of steps for making this drink creates the effect that gives it its name. When the grenadine is added to the glass, it initially sinks to the bottom and then begins slowly to rise thus, suggesting the origin of the "sunrise" name.

Faculty Jeopardy happened this week, so in true Jeopardy spirit, see how you match up with Herald Trivia. (Answers can be found on the next page.)

1. Although “Rain Man” says this Australian airline never crashes, it did crash land in Bangkok in 1999. Nobody died, but still … What airline is this?

Air AustraliaA. Kanga-AirB. Air LingusC. Qantas*D.

2. Aside from having a spiky tail and a brain the size of a golf ball, what feature made the Stegosaurus unique?

Bipedal MovementA. A row of plates on its back*B. WingsC. Flippers and finsD.

3. Janet Cooke had to return her Pulitzer when it turned out she had

made up her story about an eight-year-old heroin addict named Jimmy. Who did she work for?

Detroit Free PressA. Washington Post*B. New York TimesC. Los Angeles TimesD.

4. In 1966, Prince Charles was sent away as an exchange student to Timbertop, a school in a remote part of which country?

AustraliaA. KenyaB. USAC. CanadaD.

5. Shania Twain’s real first name is Eileen. In what language does “Shania” mean “I’m on my way”?

EsperantoA. Hindi B. HebrewC. OjibwaD.

Is your idea of a good time a tailgating party in the middle of the woods? Are you disappointed by the lack of country folk at HWS? Well, do not fret—there is a website out there that caters to just your needs, called Farmers Only.

Farmers Only invites farmers, ranchers, cowboys and cowgirls, rodeo fans, and all other lovers of agriculture to swing on down to their website and meet the love of their life. According to the founder, “You don’t have to be a farmer, but you do have to have good old-fashioned down to earth values”. Members who enjoy these wholesome values can also enjoy site features such as a dating profile devoted to the farming lifestyle, with questions like the livestock members raise. The site also features private messaging

within the site to other members, and short “flirts”, both available only to premium members. Skeptical readers can check out the Barnyard Buzz, a section with testimonials of members who have found love within the site.

If the sounds of this is making you wiggle in your overalls, head on over to Farmers Only… because “city folks just don’t get it!”

Holiday Gift Giving Ideas: Finding the right gift for your family and friends is a process. Sometimes they make it easy and hint to you for weeks about what they want and sometimes you have that friend or family member who is impossible to shop for. Here are a few ideas to keep you sane during the holiday gift giving season.

1. For that someone who has everything: Donate to a charity of their choice in their name.

Charity organizations like Heifer International which has different kinds of animals and projects you can support allows you to gift a donation under a different name than your own with a certificate verifying your donation. If that special someone has everything why not give them a gift that will help others?

2. One of the Guys: Sports Tickets

This option can get costly but if you buy 2-4 tickets for when you are conveniently in town maybe they will invite you and their friends along. A fun way to enjoy a day of bonding with your family.

3. Best Friends 4 Ever: Snuggie

There are parodys all over the internet making fun of this cozy blanket, however its a fun gift that you can joke about, it even comes in fun leopard and zebra prints, and will keep your best friend warm all winter long.

4. Gift of Laughter: Idiot Letters by Paul Rosa

This has to be one of the most hilarious books out there. Written by a fed up consumer, Rosa writes idiotic letters to various companies asking for free shirts. Some reply he even collected a few t-shirts for his efforts. It will keep you laughing for a few hours. Be sure to read the Super Glue letter, one of the best!

Nature at It’s Best: These two videos showcase the wonders of the world.

Youtube: “Face-Off With a Deadly Predator”

In a narrated slide show, Paul Nicklen describes the most amazing experience he has had as a National Geographic photograper--coming face to face with the biggest leopard seal he had ever seen.

Battle at Kruger

Never thinking they were going to witness the power of nature, a group set off on a safari in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Though the commentary and ooh’s and ah’s in the background can be irritating, this is an incredible video to watch. Check out the video at Battleatkruger.com.

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Dear Romantic Romeo,I love nothing more than romance! Here are a few

creative ideas that are easy on your wallet and perfect for the wintery season:

Go ice skating. It is something you probably have •not done since you were a kid, and the ice rink downtown offers free hours. Bonus points if you hold her hand to keep her from falling.Grab some trays from Saga and slide down the •William Smith Hill in the snow (with the Trayless Tuesdays Initiative, we have to put them to some use, right?). See who can go the farthest. Loser buys the next round of cocoa.Have a picnic on the quad. Yes, in the snow. Bring •a red gingham tablecloth and wintery foods, like chili and hot apple cider. Be sure to head indoors before it gets too cold…hypothermia is not romantic.Build snowmen outside. She builds one of you, and •you build one of her. See how close you can get to real life representations. Don’t forget to throw some snow at each other in the process.Go caroling. Pick out your favorite holiday songs •and run up to random Odell’s units, singing to residents. The fun of it will be time spent with your girlfriend. If you get invited inside for some warmth, that will make it even more special!Since you can’t have holiday decorations in your •room, travel around Geneva to see the decorations that adorn other people’s houses. Bring some cocoa for the trip.For those who wish to stay inside, movies make •a great date. Curl up under a blanket and watch some wintery movies, like Fargo and The Day After Tomorrow.Have a game night for just the two of you. Chess, •Scrabble, cribbage, and backgammon are good ideas for starters. Think of other games that you two like to play, and find ways to turn it into a challenge for extra funMake homemade S’mores. Buy graham crackers, •marshmallows, and chocolate bars. All you need is a microwave and you have an instant date. Make sure you also bring extra napkins.Make cookies in holiday shapes. Frost and sprinkle •them in creative ways. Then, send the cookies to your friends on campus, as well as other people you might not think of. Nothing is better than generosity during this season.

Hope that helped to spark some of your own ideas! Have a wonderful time!

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The movie adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Fantastic Mr. Fox sounds like another throwaway film following the trend of adapting popular books. Director Wes Anderson (The Life Aquatic) made sure that this was not the case. The film is beautiful, witty, and maintains all of the charm that Dahl instills in his works. The voice actors were wonderfully cast. The plot follows the original story loyally while adding enough to make the movie really worth watching.

The film begins by introducing the fox that is so fantastic. Voiced by George Clooney (Oceans 11), Mr. Fox is sly, clever and wonderfully witty. He is also starting a family with his wife, voiced by Meryl Streep (Sophie’s Choice). Forced to choose between his family and his extreme lifestyle, Mr. Fox promises his wife to give up the danger he loves so much. He raises his son Ash, voiced by Jason Schwartzman (Rushmore). Life seems good for the Fox family, until unanticipated events, lead to Mr. Fox to reevaluate his

old promise, and how he wants to live his life.

The cast of the film is filled with recognizable voices. Willem Defoe (The Boondock Saints, Spider-man) is the voice of creepy, disgusting, drunken Rat. Bill Murray (Ghost Busters) voices the bumbling, affable Badger. Director Wes Anderson even takes on the role of the slimy real estate agent Weasel. Each voice was cast to fit the character perfectly. No one does suave and clever like George Clooney. Meryl Streep is generally accepted as the greatest living actress. Even through the animation, it is possible to see the influence these great actors had on their roles.

The animation was nothing short of well, fantastic. The characters show emotion through each individual shot of the stop-motion filming. The film looks like it might be from the 1950’s, except in the stop-motion method that only today’s animators can accomplish. The Fantastic Mr. Fox is an all around great movie, one for everyone to enjoy. 5/5 stars.

By Hannah Semaya ’13Herald Contributor

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sharp movements and giant leaps and lifts.

Beyond the technique, Green and Tremlett flawlessly matched their movements to the emotional quality of the piece. The choreography and the song appeared to be made for each other, and the connection and physical communication between the two dancers were tangible. Unfurl was definitely a crowd favorite, if the resounding cheers and bellows following the performance were anything to go by.

Nightmare, choreographed by Courtney Good ’12 and Logan Good ’10, epitomized the idea of a story within a dance. This piece was a haunting depiction of dreams versus nightmares. The “battle” between the gentle white “dreams” and the red-garbed, malevolent “nightmares” was further underscored by two explosive and intense pseudo-classical pieces by Shigeki Hayashi, titled “The Approaching Nightmare” and “Cursed Knight.”

Remembering Our Ancestors, choreographed by Isha Bryce ’13, was another crowd favorite. It featured rapid-fire drumbeats and choreography inspired by traditional African dance. A heady and exotic piece, the audience was visibly impressed by the dancers’ ability to keep up with a complex tribal cadence.

Twilight Tango, choreographed and performed individually by Emily Hartung ’12, was a beautifully graceful combination of tango and balletic dance styles. The music, appropriately quaint and elegant, highlighted the dancer’s softness and delicacy as she nimbly transitioned from Argentine tango steps into the refined movements of classical ballet.

The overall sentiment of the crowd after the performance seemed to be, “oh, how lovely.” Truly a trained artist, the dancer included mime and acting into her highly refined dance presentation. The performance was a gentle break from some of the more aggressive pieces that preceded it.

Moonlight Romp, by Rosie Cleland ’11 and performed by Cleland, Yara van’t Groenewout, Emma Luton ’11, and Meghan Bowden ’11, was a charming and crowd-beloved explosion of color and enthusiasm. With eye-catching costumes, effortless leaps, and both talented and fun-loving performers, the piece really stirred up a cheerful reaction.

Many of the children at the performance scurried backstage afterwards to meet the colorful “fairies,” whose performance undoubtedly stuck in their minds and brought both the young ones and HWS students a large majority of the evening’s delight.

Face-Melting RAGE was the final piece in this extraordinary compilation, and the dancers ensured that their performance went out with an unforgettable bang. Featuring twenty-seven of Koshare’s dance ensemble, the recital showcased a traditional hip-hop style of choreographed dance, including a wide range of movements like breaking, locking, and popping.

The title of the segment is somewhat misleading; the performance was not really angry, per se; however, it was indeed ferocious and intense, a piece that etched an imprint on the minds of the HWS students who were wise enough to spend a few hours of their weekend at this stunning and dramatic show..

Top: “Moonlight Romp” choreographed by Rosie Cleland ’11and performed by Cleland, Netherlands exchange student Yara van’t Groenewout, Emma Luton ’11 and Meghan Bowden ’11; Middle: “Remembering Our Ancestors” by Isha Bryce ’13; Bottom: “Face-Melting RAGE” closed out the show


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Hobart Finishes 2009 Campaign

By Carrie Stevens ’12Sports Editor

Before the 2009 season began, Head Coach Shawn Griffin knew exactly what he wanted the Hobart Soccer Team to accomplish. Regardless of the Statesmen’s success last year – posting a final record of 18-1-3 – the departure of seven seniors and the high expectations, Griffin was sure the team could reach its goal. “Although we were a young team this year, we wanted to win the Liberty League Championship.”

Hobart finished the regular season at the 12-3-2 mark, and beat both Hamilton and Union en route to program’s first-ever Liberty League Championship.

With the victory, the Statesmen secured a bid to the NCAA Tournament. After knocking out St. Joseph’s (NY) in the opening round, Hobart fell to Swarthmore in the following game.

In this match, a total of three players received cards. (Hobart senior Matt Geswell and sophomore Tommy Hayes, as well as Swarthmore’s Dylan Langley.)

“It was a tough situation for both teams,” Griffin said of the multiple ejections. Geswell was carded with 13 minutes and 13 seconds remaining in the first

half, which forced the Statesmen to play a man-down for the rest of the game. “I’ve been coaching for 18 years and this was a situation I’ve never encountered before.” In the second half, both Hayes and Langley received their second yellow card of the game and were ejected immediately.

The remained of the game was played in a 10-on-9, with Swarthmore holding the advantage. Although Hobart lost the match, 2-1 in double overtime, Griffin believes the Statesmen were good enough to win the game. “If anything, this is momentum will carry over to next season.”

The squad graduates five seniors – Andrew Dann, Troy Miller, Grant Morrison, Tom Moulton and Geswell – all of which leave the program with prestigious accomplishments. The players comprise the winningest class of soccer players in the program’s history, compiling an overall record of 57-13-11. The athletes appeared in four consecutive NCAA Tournaments and were ranked among the top-20 teams for the majority of their career.

“They will leave the Colleges as part of the team’s legacy,” Griffin said.

After a surprising run to the NCAA Final Four in 2008, Head Coach Aliceann Wilbur knew it would be a challenge for the William Smith Soccer Team to duplicate these efforts. “We overachieved last year,” Wilbur said during a Nov. 23 interview. “It was very exciting, but we knew it would be tough to follow up to that season.”

In preparation for postseason play, Wilbur – who recorded her 400th career win this past season – strategically scheduled tough non-league games. And, the coaching staff concluded that William Smith had “the second toughest schedule among D-III teams” according to the formulas designed to calculate the ratings percentage index (RPI) of a team’s schedule.

The Herons’ coaches – who were named the Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year for the second straight season – knew that challenging the team during the regular season would only benefit the squad once postseason began. For example, the team’s first two losses of the season – to Lynchburg and to Washington University (Mo.) – will face each other in San Antonio for the Final Four.

In the Herons’ final match against Ithaca College, the contest

advanced to two rounds of overtime and eventually penalty kicks. William Smith has not lost a penalty shootout since 1995, Wilbur said, but the team struggled to finish down the stretch. “This year, we hadn’t been consistent with our penalty kick group. We have a pretty good understanding of what it takes to win, but the consistency wasn’t there.”

Although the Herons failed to reach the coveted Final Four game, Wilbur does not believe the season was unsuccessful. “Each year has its own set of challenges, trials and tribulations, and each group manages those differently. For this team, following a Final Four year was very difficult because there are expectations created around the team which are hard to live up to.”

With the loss of three seniors – Libby Greene, Katelyn Tyson and Hannah Vaughn – Wilbur states the program will miss their leadership, their work ethic and their individuality. Regardless, Wilbur has high aspirations for next year. “Sometimes you need a little failure to really capitalize on success. I think any group who falls short can learn a lot, and I think we’ll apply ourselves to that lesson.”

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