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VOLUME XXXI • NUMBER 13
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Strategic Planning Outline For Conn's Future Released8Y SOPHIE
MATHEWSON &STE"E STAA"5S
.1 news editor & editor in chief
II Now six months into his firstyear at the h~lm of
ConnecticutCollege, President Leo Higdon sentout an e-mail to both
students andfaculty this week, to which heattached the most recent
draft of thestrategic plan for the collegethrough the year 2013.
The 25 ini-tiatives listed address many facetsof.college culture,
including the ren-ovation of both residential and aca-demic
buildings, the maintenanceand development of existing facili-ties,
and the diversification of bothstudents and faculty.
President Higdon's much antici-pated and highly publicized
arrivalthis academic year sparked a con-siderable amount of buzz,
both pos-itive and negative, in the campuscommunity. Commended, by
stu-dents for being immediately com-municative about his plans
andtransactions, the tenth President'sinitiatives were received
with bothexcitement and reservation, espe-cially in regard to how
the formerW~lI Street executive planned tochannel his business
backgroundinto the best interests of the commu-
Blaustein is one of several academic huildings slated for
renovation under Conn's "Strategic Priorities" planning (web).
nity.The Executive Summary of the
Master Plan and the 48 page strate-gic plan are indisputably
thorough,and identify the positives and nega- .tives of the current
landscape.
Ultimately, The Presidentstressed the importance of seeingthe
plan as a work in progress andemphasized its totality. "It is
alwaysa temptation to approach a docu-ment like this by looking
narrowly
for the ways that it will affect orbenefit a specific
department, pro-gram or constituency," he wrote.Added Professor of
Psychology AnnSloan Devlin, "As the Presidentindicated, this is an
opportunity for
Conn Hosts Fundraiser For Indian SlumsHolleran Center, New
London FSAMembers Address State Of Sanitation Facilities
8'1' ANNIE LEVENE
news writer
Connecticut College's HolleranCenter for Community Action
andPublic Policy in collaboration withFriends of Shelter Associates
(FSAl,which is the New London chapter ofShelter Associates, is
hosting. afundraising dinner this month. TheFSA. committee is
comprised ofmembers of the lndian communityhere in New London,
along withstaff, faculty and students fromConnecticut College. The
membersof Ithe committee are committed toassist Shelter Associates
in its goalto construct toilets in the poorestareas of Pune, Sangli
and Miraj inMaharashtra, India.
Spearheaded by Professor SunilBhatia from the HumanDevelopment
department here atConnecticut, the dinner is an effortto .raise
money to help improve thesanitary conditions in Indian slums.Bhatia
views this particular issue asone that addresses human
dignity.14,000 dollars has already beenraised through individual
donationsand FSA hopes to add an additional26,000 dollars to their
current total.The combined amount of 40,000dollars would help build
two hun-dred individual toilets throughoutthe areas in need of
better sanitationfacilities.
Shelter Associates' website rec-ognizes poor sanitary conditions
inthe urban areas of India as "nega-tively impacting
environmentalhealth and quality of life." The orga-nization's three
main goals regard-ing sanitation are "reducing childmortality,
combating diseases, andensuring environmental sustainabili-ty," The
site infers that a combina-tion of "innovative approach[es]
totenure, fiscal. resources" and cooper-ation between local
communitiesand governments could all improvethe situation in
India.
The dinner will feature a menuof Indian food,
Bollywood-styledancing, and a skit by theConnecticut College Asian
StudentAssociation. Children from the local
--
Over 700 million individuals in India -often in slums like this
one outside Bombay - have no access to toilet facilities (weh).
Indian community will also partici-pate in the event. In
addition, a 12-minute educational film exploringthe problems of
"urban sanitation"will be played, followed by shortpresentations by
both ConnecticutCollege faculty and students, alongwith members of
the New Londoncommunity.
The student members of the FSAcommittee include Lakshmi
Kannan'10, Tista Nayak '08, JoannaMcClintick '07 and
SaraswatiJayanthi '07. Each student memberof the committee will
give a shortpresentation on how and why theybecame involved in this
particularproject.
"This is a project that is bringingtogether a lot of different
people
SEE INDIAN SLUMS
Upcoming Events At Conn
"Eve Enslers "Vagina Monologues"-7:30 p.m. on Feb. 22,23 and 24
in theMartha Myers Studio Theater, CollegeCenter at
Crozier-Williams. Tickets are$10.
"Classiques Legers Pour Le Cor"-A French horn faculty recital
with HeatherDoughty, adjunct professor of music.2 p.m, on Feb. 18
in the John C. EvansHall, Cummings Arts Center. Tickets are$10, $5
for seniors and students.Continued on page six
Conn swimmingand diving laps thecompetition on its way to the
NESCACChampionship,whilemen's basketballgetsreadyfor the
homestretch.Pages9&10.
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NEWS SPORTSTumtopagesixtofindoutexactlywhat
"divestment"means, what the procedureis, and what it entails for
a collegeto takeon such an action.
us to take an 'institutional view'rather than to focus
exclusively onour own territory-as hard as that isfor many of us."
This concept hasleft many hoping to see visual alter-ations in the
near future. For onesenior in particular, an impendingspring
graduation date will cut shortthe pleasure of experiencing
anyfurther improvements.
"I was told freshman year thatwe would soon be seeing major
ren-ovations around campus," he said."Certainly the Old-Plex
dormitoriesare on their way, and I hope to seemore changes in the
years to come.It's too bad I'll be leaving beforethey occur."
Overall, community membersappear enthusiastic at the blueprintof
the college's future. Despite thefact that the improvements
mightnot immediately affect some of thecurrent classes of students,
manycontinue to affirm the President'sopenness in communication and
feelthat the college is taking the rightsteps to improve its
resources andcontend with other NESCAC andpeer institutions in all
factions of thecollege experience.
"I think we have every reason tobe hopeful that the plan will
providethe foundation for a very successful
capital campaign," added Devlin.Indeed, completion of the
Strategic Plan will require a suc-cessful capital campaign.
Draftersintend to follow through on theplan's mission statement
-to"Identify, enhance and preserve thestrengths of the Connecticut
Collegecampus in terms of its design, char-acter and the college's
mission"-through extraordinarily extensiverenovation and building.
Thesestructural changes have been brokeninto four groups, with a
combinedestimated cost of $126 million. TheStrategic Plan will be
carried outchronologically according to groupnumber.
Projects designated as Group Iare among the most drastic
andambitious. These include an over-haul of Shain Library, the
construc-tion of a new Life Sciences andMathematics building, and
thetransformation of central campusinto a pedestrian-oriented
area.Additionally, the Strategic Plan callsfor the acquisition of
the WilliamsSchool, a move that would enablegreater flexibility
during the later
SEE STRATEGIC PLAN
Continued on page six
Camels Around TheWorld
Rachel Zwick '08, Biolo~y Major8Y SOPHIE MATHEWSON
news editor
Where did you go, and what pro-gram did you do?
I went to the DenmarkInternational Study Abroad Programin
Copenhagen. While I was there, Idid a Human Health and
Diseaseprogram specializing in MedicalPractice and Policy.
What did you think of Denmark?Denmark is an amazing country,
and the residents who lives there areextremely proud of their
culture andheritage. Aspects of their govern-ment are also amazing-
like theirhealth care, for example.Copenhagen is a beautiful city.
Iloved learning to ride a bike on cob-blestones, and riding it
around thecity ... I'm from L.A., no one uses abike as public
transportation, so itwas a great feeling to be able to dothat. I
loved exploring, and got tospend a lot of time by myself, whichin
the end turned out to be a reallygood thing.
Did you live with a family?Yeah, they were really great and
we had long talks over dinner everynight. I went to visit my
host sister'sschool and I was the shortest onethere-they're all so
tall! She's II,but every single person in her classwas at least 3
inches taller than me[Zwick is 5'1"].
Did you leam any Danish?I did learn some. I definitely
attempted to leam the language, butI was always struggling to
pro-nounce their vowels, and sometimesI would get stuck and not
knowwhere I was. And I couldn't possiblyunderstand what to do; the
'names ofthe places are so hard to understandfor an American.
Whenever I tried tospeak Danish, they would repeatback in English.
That was anothergreat thing - they're all so good atEnglish.
Is there anything you had a hardtime adjusting to?
It was hard to adapt to it gettingdark so early-around 3 or 3:30
inthe afternoon. At the beginning I felt
extremely anxious even though itwas only the middle of the
day.Eventually I adjusted to the con-densed hours of sunlight.
Did you travel?Yes, I went to Amsterdam,
Berlin, London, Dublin, Liverpooland others-I might be missing
afew.
Any other highlights?Reading Smilla's sense of Snow
was a highlight. It refers to so many
Rachel Zwick '08Traveled To Copenhagen,
Denmark
places in the city, and it was so coolto know where everything
was,There are just so many aspects ofDanish culture that are really
spe-cial. Scandinavian [interior] designis beautiful. They use a
lot of candlesand it's modem but very tasteful andis softer and
cozier than some of theblatant American modem designs. Ialso
learned how to appreciateChristmas there, even though in theStates
I think it can be tacky andobnoxious. And they have the
bestChristmas beers.
Any plans to go back?Definitely.
Do you want to shareyour abroad experiencewith The College
Voice?Know someone who
does?Send an email [email protected]
A&ETum to pages four and fiveto read a
about Fall Out Boy'snew album "InfinityOnHigh," and hear our
commentson thisyear'sSuperBowlcommercials.
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EDITORIAL&OPINION
ln I;' 'o The extensive changes outlined in the Strategic
Planare mind-boggling. All told, the projects combine for
an~F6,price tag. The Voice could not be more
ecstatic,~\\'fd:9Ptimistic, at the plans that are stretching
towards;tv]t,i6n. On a basic level, it is refreshing to see such
ahl,i~ge effort towards improving the landscape and pro-•
-1,1~~t,ams at Connecticut College. No current students
have~;Vitnyssed Conn trying to change on a large scale. Asfreshmen,
the class of 2007 was promised a new athlet-ic center. We were
given new weights. We were prom-ised a renovated Old Plex. We were
given new walls and'I'll~ lar~ely unchanged interior.
This isn't a harsh critique of Conn; we realize thatsuch
large-scale expansions seen at rival colleges give,~~s to expansive
endowments and ambitious capital
campaigns. Conn's situation is different. We have beenjust what
we have been; a college getting its feet firmlyset, with eyes on
the future. And for now, at least, achange appears to be on the
horizon.
Although the editors of The Voice will leave Conn inMay, it
nevertheless feels great to be a part of somethingso big.
Underclassmen 'will witness construction and thebeginning of a
total transformation, Moreover, the req-uisite capital campaign
will draw our community closertogether. The monetary involvement of
alumni and theinput of current students create opportunity for
criticalinvolvement far beyond the usual Board of Trustees
par-adigm. With the right planning, we will see rapid pro-gression
in an already diverse, thriving community.
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A Reminder:I fl~'"
,",The Voice appreciates honest, thoughtful student(~0pinion.
However, if possible, please keep Letters
to the Editor to 300 words or less..I~.·
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THE COLLECE VOICE. I'IlBRUARY 9, 2007 • 3
OPINIONTHE LEGACY OF DR. KING SUPER BOWL OF WHAT?EVAN PrnKARA •
VIEWPOINT
"Darkness cannot drive out dark-ness; only light can do that.
Hatecannot drive out hate; only love cando that." These simple yet
profound
words of Dr.Martin LutherKing Jr.express hisvision andfaith 10
aworld wherebrotherhoodholds the key
1. • , • to solvinghfe s struggles. HIS tremendous faithin the
cruel visage of persecution
I. racism, and institutionalized dis~crimination laid the
foundation forhis legacy and dream, which wecontinue to strive to
realize.
Dr. King's conceptualized vision'liS often what mainstream
America'celebrates today, but many overlookthe perseverance,
strength, and char-acter it took to combat the evils of alracist
society. Nightly phone calls~threatening his life and the lives
of.lhis wife and children haunted1Martin Luther King Jr. Despite
this:~torment, King continued to preachunconditional love,
brotherhood,ijustice, and .reconciliation, all the4while masking
his anger and frustra-if tion with a society and
governmentinstitutions that had turned theirbacks on his dream.
King embodied .these values declaring, "Nonviolentdirect action
seeks to create ... a cri-
Isis and foster such tension that acommunity which has
constantly
jrefused to negotiate is forced to con-front the issue.". King
also saw the larger picture,that racism and discrimination were
, interwoven with economic disparity,and international conflict.
Thisrecognition fostered the need forjawareness, social revolution,
andlstructural changes in the economic,political. and social
institutions inthe reconfiguration of American.society. His vision
was not just forAmerica, but for a world where we'would be free
from the shackles ofignorance, prejudice. and inequality.
One thing that we must always
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ANDREW MEYER • I HAVE ADDI can only hope it's full of mac and
cheese. It would be really disap-
pointing if it was just a super bowl of crappy clam chowder or
something,Anyway, on to this week's column, which consists of
random thoughts I hadduring the Super Bowl. I've taken the liberty
of removing 7/8 of thethoughts -which were basically things like "I
wish I had more Tostitos,' and"man. I'm hungry" that were about as
boring as this year's game after the
first ten minutes -and left you with the remainder ofthem.
remember is that Martin LutherKing Jr. Day is not only a day
ofremembrance and to celebrate theideals of an emphatic leader, but
alsoto support these values with theproper actions. To make this
day andDr. King's memory more meaning-ful. we must seek ways to
continuehis work. The Civil RightsRevolution began under Dr.
King.but each one of us must continue tobuild upon its ideals. We
have madesignificant progress, as minoritieshave broken through the
class ceil-ing in several occupations, they havereceived broader
access to educa-tion, have gained economic ground,and have greater
access to opportu-nities. Discrepancies such as thenumber of
African Americans inprison, the still prevalent incomedisparity
between minorities andwhite men, and many other forms
ofinstitutionalized racism remind usthat much more work remains to
bedone,
The night before his assassina-tion Dr. King proclaimed, ''''It
does-nit really matter with me now,because I've been to the
mountain-top ... and I've seen the PromisedLand, I may nOI get
there with you.But I want you to know tonight, thatwe, as a people,
will get to thePromised Land." Today we still seekKing's idealized
Promised Land. Ibelieve King's principles are meantto be malleable,
setting high stan-dards, and as we continue toprogress and evolve
as a society wemust also continue to strive to raisethe bar to even
higher standards. His•work is not yet finished, as his mem-ory
serves to remind us that remain-ing true to our convictions
canchange the world, and that overcom-ing the adversity of an
unequal soci-ety requires patience, determination,dedication.
tolerance, and a sharedvision of all of those who dream of abetter
world.
Please join the college commu-nity in commemorating the legacyof
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. andcelebrating Black History
Monththroughout the month of February.
Who the hell is Dan Marino to tell us what RexGrossman needs to
do to win the Super Bowl? Do youthink Sexy Rexy is watching this,
taking mental notesso he can do the opposite of whatever Dan says?
.
I firmly believe that 2 Fast 2 Furious and Fast and the Furious:
TokyoDrift should have been called "The Faster and the Furiouser"
and "TheFastest and the Furiousest."
Forget the war in Iraq or the despair in Darfur ... the biggest
tragedy ofour times is that Ed Hochuli is not refereeing this
game'.
(on a commercial for a new pickup truck)Me: "I didn't know there
was an F-450"Puni: "It's so you can pull the F-350 so it can pull
the F-150."
Devin Hester just watched himself on the Jurnbotron as he ran
his kick-off return into the end zone, which begs the question ...
if you had aJumbotron in your bedroom, would you watch yourself on
it while doingthings like ... uh ... homework?
Complaint of the day: what the hell are "Vegeterian Meatballs"?
We hadthem in Harris recently, What exactly is a vegetarian
meatball? Doesn't thefact that it is a vegetarian item make it
inherently not a meatball? This con-cludes my not-so-vegeterian
beef with Harris of the day. And on a relatednote, I have no idea
what a "farm cookie" is, but they're damn good. I canonly hope that
"farm cookie" isn't some sort of tricky slang for "cow pie"
Or"horse chip", as I try to strictly adhere to my non-manure
diet.
After fumbles on back to back plays, it has become evident that
the ani-mal rights activists have won. The ball is no longer made
of pigskin orleather, it is simply grease in solid brown form.
"Harrison is working on Nathan Vasher" ... I bet he'll have his
numberby halftime.
As every fan always is at this time of year, I am PUMPED for
thealways-meaningful, players-always-trying-their-hardest,
nobody-thinks-it's-a-complete-joke event known as the Pro Bowl. But
this year, I think if achosen player elects not to go, instead of
picking another player, they shouldsend his backup, just so we can
see a Pro Bowl where people who haven'ttouched the ball since 1998
are playing against each other.
fails to recognize those afflicted. Itis not only dangerous to
place sol-diers with PTSD in combat as theymay break down on the
field, butthese are people that need counsel-ing in order to deal
with the intensesituations they experienced. I wasovercome with
anger when I readthe story of one veteran returning tocombat even
after spending monthsin a mental hospital under closesupervision
for suicide attempts. Heis now on the front lines, again fac-ing
that which left him emotionallyand mentally shattered.
The debate over how to changethe course of the war needs
toencompass the bigger picture.Whether or not a troop surge is
anappropriate. and effectual way tosecure Iraq is irrelevant. The
truth ofthe matter is that we do not have thetroops to maintain
current opera-tional levels. Escalating the deploy-ment of troops
will put those whoserved at even greater risk, and istapping our
already overdrawn andweary military apparatus. The onlyoption we
have with such a weakand tom military force is withdraw-al, or a
call for international aid anda recognition that we cannot andwill
not be able to continue to fighta hopeless battle.
And hey, now that the game is over, I just leamed something new:
wereyou guys aware tha't there were two African-American coaches in
this game?Somebody from the media probably should have informed us
of that at somepoint. Ican't believe this story went
uncovered.'
were needed even before the start ofthe war, but where will the
troopscome from for this new operationalplan? Overwhelming
opposition tothe war has led to massive shortfallsin recruiting.
The administration hasbeen lowering recruitment stan-dards;
therefore, any released statis-tics of the success of
recruitmentpolicies are manipulations of data.The 20,000 troops
needed for thesurge will come from recycledNational Guard, Army,
Marines,Navy and Air Force.
Troops that have already com-pleted their tour of service are
beingforced to leave behind their familiesand pushed back into
combat with-out regard for their service agree-ment. Students, who
joined theNational Guard to pay for collegeand never imagined they
would bedeployed, are being recycled aftertheir initial tour of
duty. Now withthe troop surge at hand, the armywill continue to put
soldiers diag-nosed with mental disorders backinto combat
scenarios,
It is estimated that 17% of veter-ans of the Iraq War have
PostTraumatic Stress Disorder, Thishowever is a gross
underestimation,as most soldiers are not tested for it,or the
overly simplistic test simply
RECYCLED TROOPS
An explosion rips through thefront of the Humvee. Without
theproper equipment, the soldiers couldnot find the lEDs
(Improvised
ExplosiveDevise)strewn alongthe streets ofBaghdad. Thedriver,
criti-cally injured,looks overonly to see themangled
remains of his colleague in the pas-senger seat. Terror overcame
him ashe quickly tried to escape the burn-ing vehicle. He was
rushed to amakeshift hospital and flown backto the US.
After enduring a long road torecovery, the soldier battled
depres-sion and paranoia, two classic symp-toms of Post Traumatic
StressDisorder (PTSD). Four Monthslater, the soldier was redeployed
tothe front lines of Iraq. The armyknew he was suffering, but
theyforced him back into combatbecause it was "in his best
interest"to face his fears. A mentally brokensoldier was sent back
to the frontlines because the army was short ontroops, This is a
true story, and situ-
ations like this are far from uncom-mon.
Unlike the promises of strengthand glory made by the
continualmilitary commercials on teldvision,soldiers are placed
into situations sostressful and terrifying, that even thestrongest
willed become broken andshattered, The commercials are rightabout
one thing: it is an "army ofone." In the army, the governmentdoes
not care about your well being,physical or mental condition. Youare
nothing more than a number in aunit bound to face an uphill
battlefor survival. You are an "army ofone" because the only person
youcan count on is yourself,
The recent discussion of the IraqWar focuses upon how to "win,"
orat least how to get out of the gravethe United States dug years
ago. Alltoo often we forget the toll the sol-diers pay, their
families at homefinancially crippled from meagerarmy salaries,
injury incurred inservice, and most prevalent in thisengagement,
PTSD, and other men-tal ailments.
The proposed troop surge pro-posed by the administration
maysound like a good plan at firstglance. The Joint Chiefs of
Staff~ave been saying that more troops
FRED KEMPER .• VIEWPOINT
I've noticed that when Hines Ward's mom speaksEnglish, due to
her thick accent, they still subtitle it to
make sure we understand. Which begs the question: why haven't
they beendoing this for every time Shannon Sharpe starts babbling
anything for thepast five years?
Life is calling.How far will you go?Peace Corps will be on
campus February 15.Come learn more and meet a recruiter and
Returned Peae Corps Volunteer. •I
Peace Corps Informational MeetingThursday, February 15th
Blaustein Hall, Hood Dining Room6 pm -7 pm
Peace Corps volunteers work in 73 countriesin diverse fields as
education, health,
HIV/AIDS education, information technology,business, the
environment, and agriculture.
To date, 185 Connecticut College graduateshave served in the
Peace Corps.
Apply online now to be overseas this
fall!www.Q;eacecorps.gQY
Correction
The question marks which appearedthroughout "Wealth and the End
of the AmericanDream," by Fred Kemper in Issue 12, weretypos that
appeared in the layout and/or printingprocess. They were editing
mistakes, not meantas part of the column.
Are you opinionated?
Would you like to write a.column?
Join the team at TheCollege Voice!
Send an email of interestto Steve at sfstr@con-
ncoll.eduor Pete at paste@con-
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A new and interestingcareer is just a click
away!
Did you know Connecticut College's Presidentis a Returned Peace
Corps Volunteer?
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ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT .-.Infinity On High: FallOut Boy's New
Album is a Guilty PleasureBY-CAROLYN SEBASKY~:r
... 1 < staff writer~ r'l1.o[ the past year or two, I have
struggled with my
feelings about FallOut Boy. Take This to You Grave
wast1ie,.oundtrack to my early high school years, and I willadmit,
I was obsessed. When From Under the Cork TreeCU!1\ilmsof
2007,Infinity On High, I have grown up a lit-tl~nmd come to terms
with my feelings about the band,a
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ARTS&ENTERTAINMENTTIlE COWGE VOICE. FEBauAllY 9, 2007 •
5
'.Impress Your Crush This Valentine's Day WithOne of These
Classics
BY ANDY PALLADINO
staff writer
r Much like Halloweeu or Snoopy, and the gang. There's
alsoChristmas, Valentine's Day has its A Charlie Brown Valentine
made inshare of movies devoted to the sub- 2002, after Charles
Schultz passedject matter. And each February, we away.cab counf on
the standard romantic Bilty Madison: An overlookedcomedy to find
its way to theaters. sce~e in this movie filled with funnyHowever,
things don't need to be so moments is the Valentines cardordinary.
This list will give you an exchange. Not only does the nearlyidea
of the atypical Valentine movie. 30 year old Billy receive cards
fromThe following are movies that fea- girls under the age of 10
who haveture strange pairings, involve the the hots for him, but
also from theholiday in some twisted way, or are Principal.just not
your average Valentine's P.S. He's horny!Day material, You won't
find Meg Brokeback Mountain: There's noRyan or Hugh Grant here.
This year, need to limit the holiday due to ori-look past the
ordinary and go for entation. Also, it's a movie thatsome of these
instead. women and men can watch. Women~Be My Valentine, Charlie
Brown: for obvious reasons, but for the men year old woman.
Although many
This Peanuts special, strangely, has there's nude Michelle
Williams and older movies considered controver-not reached the same
level of popu- Anne Hathaway plus other babes sial then are nothing
nowadays, thislanty and recognition as the ones for like Anna Faris
and Kate Mara. one (1971) still stands. Family Guytho other
holidays. Still, you can Harold and Maude: Love sJory fans may
notice the movie's plot isnever go wrong with Charlie, Linus,
between a teenage boy and a near 80 mirrored in an episode where
Brian
When Ya'll Gonna Break Up? When Ya'll Gonna Wake Up?"BY CHASE
HOFFBERGER
staff writer
I've been listening to OutKast aloft recently. It's just
something thathappens, would you agree? Everyonce in a while you
get into a modeoft listening to some great artist orrecord you
hadn't put on in a while.Well, this OutKast binge has beengoing on
for about seventy days. It'satothe point now where you couldca11it
an addiction and not a bender.~sAquemini, ATLiens
andScuthernptayalisticcadillacmurik.are the records that have been
get-ting the most burn, and if you'veever invested any energy
into.OutKast's music I suggest you reac-quaint yourself with the
group. Onthese records you'11 find creativity inboth beats and
lyrics that you can'tfind anywhere else, especially in thehomogeny
of Atlanta's hip-hopsbene OutKast was born into.Nowhere on
OutKast's albums areboring verses from popular artistslike TL and
Young Jeezy, No,instead Andre 3000 and Big Boicombine to compose
intricaterhymes that keep you thinking aswell as your head
bobbing.
putKast, though, has been an acton the, skids recently. The
LoveBetow/Speakerboxx was hardly atrue to form OutKast album.
Instead,~twas presented as two solo a11Jumsunder the same release,
as Andrewrote The Love Below and Big Boicomposed Speakerboxx. Their
fol-lowing album, Idlewild, is essential-ly....a soundtrack to the
movie theyreleased under the same name. Thetwo haven't released a
legitimatehip-hop album together sinceStankonia in 2000.
Since then Big Boi has gottenhimself involved in some
second-rate southern rap crew that wears alot of purple, and Andre
has workedhard to become one of hip-hop's fewrenaissance men. Since
The LoveBelow, the first record that featureshis guitar playing.
Andre has starredwith stars like Iohn Travolta in "BeCool" and bums
like Mark Walhbergjn "Four Brothers," He is the pro-ducer of a
cartoon, "Class of 3000",in which he plays the voice of amusic
teacher in Atlanta, and he iscurrently in pre-production
for"Semi-Pro", a movie starring WillFarrell about
AI;lAbasketball.
During all of this "finding him-self' Andre also learned
anotherthing: he still loves rapping. It hadbeen a solid four-year
departurefrom the art for Andre, but he seemsto be coming back.
Recent remixesof Unk's "Walk It Out", Rich Boy's"Throw Some Ds",
and Lloyd's"Baby" all feature new and refresh-ing verses from the
resurgent AndreBenjamin.
All three verses are quite differ-ent from each other, something
thatalludes to Andre's unmatched rangeand versatility in the rap
world.'Hisverse on "Baby" is poetry, as he usesa soft canter and
loose rhythm to tella love story about his inability to getthe
girl. The "Throw Some Ds"verse relies mostly on rhythm andlacks the
lyrical splendor of theother two verses. Still though, whencompared
to Jim Jones, Remy Maand The Game (the three artistsAndre shares
the remix with), hisverse stands out definitively as thebest.
And that is just what Andre istrying to say on the "Walk It
Out"
Thompson. I actually saw this inhigh school health to learn
aboutpregnancy, so it's educational too.The teacher said that the
conceptcould very well be true in the nearfuture, no joke,
My Bloody valentine: Miningsupervisors spend their
Valentine'sDay partying and fail to stop anaccident that kills all
the miners saveone. This miner vow to get hisrevenge when he warns
the town tonever have such a party again. Butthey do 20 years later
and the terrorreturns.
Not Another Teen Movie:Romantic movie conventions aretorn to
shreds in this hilarious paro-dy of, well, teen movies. She's
AllThat gets it the worst, but also tar-geted are American Pie,
Never BeenKissed, Cruel Intentions, Pretty inPink, and Sixteen
Candles. Alsocheck out Date Movie.
Sid and Nancy: The true story ofinsane Sex Pistols bassist
Sid
A'h:un H.:'U'1dlorB111y MadISon
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A c~upleof tbe greatest romances of tbe tuentietb century
remix, one that has flooded theschool's play count. In his
verse,Andre mocks Atlanta and Houstonrappers, telling them that he
caresnot for the leugth of their shirts orthe value they place on
their cars,and he only worries about what theyhave to say. He
firmly establisheshis return by saying he'll be arounduntil "they
find something better."
Who knows for sure what willcome as a result of Andre's
tentativereturn to rapping, but give OutKastanother. listen, Get
your hands onStankonia and sit down to "GasolineDreams", and
hopefully you'll get asexcited as I am for the long awaitedreturn
to the rap game of a fullycohesive OutKast.
Check out the remixes atxxl.com or getrightmusic.com
Sound Off: Prince at The Super BowlBY SOPHIE FITZGERALD
", staff writer "I had to turn it off. Blockbuster Total Access
mustreally be in debt if all they could get was Prince to,
per-form." •
-Amanda Laramie '07.... Prince, a performer known for his overt
sexuality,eccentric personality, his flamboyant outfits, and
ofcourse, his musicianship, played at this year's SuperBowl.
Fun Fact: In order to prevent a wipe-out on stagedue to the
slippery conditions, Prince put sandpaper onthe bottom of his
shoes.
What did yOlt think of Prince's Super Bowl halftimesbDw?.1l
''I'm just glad the hip replacement surgery didn't
limit his funk."; -Benjamin Eagle '08
"I loved his performance. I like that he played someclassic
songs that everyone .loves and not just Princesongs that most
people wouldn't know.
-Robbie Logan '07
CORRECTION FROM LAST WEEK'S SOUNDOFF: Chase Hoffberger, not
Chase Morgan, was quotedon the Lindsay Lahan Sound Off.
j.,.
has to take care of an old womanand falls for her.
[unior: A romantic comedyabott a pregnant man with leadsequally
unthinkable: ArnoldSchwarzenegger and Emma
Vicious and his groupie girlfriendNancy Spungen. With all the
drugs,madness, and even murder, itremains one of the most
shockingmoments in rock history. The movieis also notable for Gary
Oldman'.breakthrough role as Vicious.
Vfor Vendetta: Although proba-bly more appropriate on
November5th, a movie obsessed with the letterV just has to be
mentioned. It's over rly British at times, but not a badcomic
adaptation. Just one thing: ithas nothing to do with the USA
andthings today. I'm sick of people whoclaim that it is.
Valentine: Old school horror isback with this Friday the
13th,like.tale, A group of women in their mid.to late 20s are being
targeted by aserial killer. who they believe to be aboy they all
rejected long ago andhave not seen since. This cheesyhorror flick
stars Marley Shelton,and Denise Richards.
Knocks From the Underground: Endless RecordsBY DANNY
BOROUGHS
staff writer
'Do you know something aboutthe entertainment world thatwe
don't?Write it in The Voice.
Contact:[email protected]~ . . ).,.
.Big weekends. You have to love them and yet Iwouldn't consider
this past weekend the biggest week-end possible, but it did involve
driving, shows, drinks,and well-settled good moments with a tidy
denouementto tie up the whole affair. Though the weekend didn'tlast
until the wee hours of Sunday morning, I would saythat a lot had
passed. Instead of devolving in to a reflec-tive diatribe of the
blow-by-blow events, I will attemptto focus on what I think was the
most important experi-ence that the entertainment-savvy readership
should findworthwhile, and without a doubt, spark a tad bit of
inter-est in those hungry to discover new sounds. Let's beginby
saying, a race up to Boston to see some unsung talentwith no
preconceptions of what to expect did prove to bea fruitful endeavor
where in the end, even the Quarter-Pounders from those "bloated
golden arches" prov~d tobe more than
satisfactory,r-~~~~----~-....._""I , What am I getting at? Well,
let me start from the topof an evolutionary timeline, which would
be the past,and get down to the bottom, which would be the
relativepresent. This timeline represents the
entrepreneurialventure of one young man who decided to turn a
privatepassion, public. This recreational pastime under discus-sion
was music and its many plateaus that filled thisyoung man's mind
for the majority of his life decided tobreak loose in 2004 when he
went to market and builtfrom the grassroots upward a record label.
From his ownpocket money accumulated from odd jobs over theyears,
David Buivid knew he had to harness his heartand creativity as an
asset to further his deepest love, oth-erwise the world as he knew
it would be barren of thesplendors that made it worth living.
Before I go any further about the evolution of hislabel, I want
to make clear that Dave is a good friend ofmine that I've known
since high schooL I would tap hisshoulder for answers to Algebra
lectures and I wouldlike to state that together we shared our love
for musicand cultivated similar tastes over our high school
years,but from what I can remember, my buddy had a higWy•manicured
sense of rock and how it was documentedover the course of its short
lineage. I vouch for himbecause he knew how to set the sound of
rock to time-line with its subgenres and branches to boot. He had
thismusic shit figured out and was on a path to continual
dis-covery and revelation. So judge me as biased if you will, .but
I do know that Dave has the guts to pursue his lovesand one of
those loves should be heard, his label inbloom.
The chance and choice was there and he took it, find-ing a band
with a solid sound in his own backyard ofWeston, Connecticut and
wanted within every square-inch of him to press these young
musicians to CD, Thisband was Akudama, an outfit of solid indie,
polished yethomegrown, creating walls of melody anchored by
themelting vibrato of front man Blake. They were youngand volatile,
but the sound that emerged was quitemature and playful. It stuck
out with wholesome dynam-ics and an unbridled sense of what it's
like to run in afield anew while propulsive high end guitars-and
chim-ing falsetto are set to its background. After
Akudama'srelease, Flying Over Morning, Dave's little
project,Endless Recordings was officially born.
In the next phase of Dave's grassroots enterprise, hedecided to
look beyond the comfort of home and reachedout to the local scene
of Tufts University, which heattended for his undergraduate degree
in Music andBusiness, and found The Main Drag. A full-fledged
proj-ect spun together by brainchild, Adam Arrigo, the flushindie
sound was meant for a well-deserved audience. Abit more laid-back
and pillowed with orchestral crescen-dos and at times flirting with
audio-acoustic composi-tion,Arrigo sought out to build a sound that
was full andwarm like blankets and tea ... kittens by a fire place,
afuzzy heart full of texture and flawless productionduties, Not
only was the sound full, it had the critics intheir palms and
gained recognition as the first placeNational Competition
winner.
Then came I;llanks out of Cambridge, Massachusetts,a playful.
straight-to-your-hips quartet that met at schoolin 2002. They do
post-punk like it had never died. Theystraddle a sound that meets
the typical angularity foundin cock-rock disco melded with an
undeniable pop sen-sibility. The vocals reminiscent of Hot Hot Heat
shouldnot scare away listeners but should welcome them witha new
refreshi"ug dynamism to what listeners are used ':Y.
Tiny Whales, the latest addition to the EndlessRecordings
roster, is an electro/punk trio heavily relyingon a Moogtbass/drums
combination to round out thelabel for the arrival of a big release,
which brings usback to the mention of big weekends, and when they
goright, my undeniable love for all they have to offer. Afterthe
Tiny Whales EP and a little time in between, Davemade it a priority
to cultivate these unsung sounds alongwith other rarely-heard
talent into a full-fledged compi-lation, his fifth release on the
now blossoming label,Knocks from the Underground: The Best of
UnderplayedBoston emanates a struggling chorus of bands,
Dotexclusively Endless Recordings' bands, but a roster thatpaints
with a similar palette. To boost the CD's expo-sure, Dave decided
to cater and curate a release partybash at the esteemed Middle East
Downstairs rock club(also his place of work) in Cambridge. Not only
was theshow sold out aud the local press along with the nightlynews
at Dave's beck and call, I was forewarned by himpersonally to clear
my schedule for Groundhog's Day toSee the showcase of 11 bands
featured on the compila-tion, It was a big weekend to witness
indeed.It was a Friday night, the high watermark of week-
end festivities, A couple buddies and I set out on the roadto
Cambridge with internet directions as our only meansof preparation.
Without the hindrance of traffic to stallour arrival, we still came
on the scene fashionably late,thongh being fashionable was far from
practical in thiscase. As smooth as the night would become, we
beganour visitation at the Middle East by running into a tem-porary
brick wall. One of my buddies didn't have prop-er identification to
get into the club. I found Dave and asa host with certain host-like
privileges and power-moves, he got my friend in the place by the
flick of hi.wrist and an informal chit-chat with the
ticket-tendingstaff. Like a professional sportsman or a day-trader
atthe stock exchange, Dave was in the zone: He was theofficial host
with the duty keep the party rolling ..
My further impressions of the night were heightenedwhen I
reflected on the main reason I was there: to seesome talent on
stage. The music really took precedenceover everything else when
the band Shore Leave playeda thorough set of math rock, and I say
"math rock" withthe utmost touch of critical praise and without
meaningto pigeonhole anybody. They played with the fervor andhunger
in their guitar strokes, but without having to looklike a time bomb
on stage in doing so.
The highlight of the night came soon after whenFaces on Film
played a striking set, where chords guitarwere smothered in reverb
and the band played like well-versed descendents of the Modest
Mouse / Built to Spillcamp of high-caliber indie rock. Front man,
Mike Fiorehad chops to stop the sold out crowd dead in their
tracks.His sing-song yelps and pacing in his voice set the
stagealight and underscored a band that went straight for theheart.
This was a buzz band that I would never forget,while the rest of
the night persistently tried to top theirset, I knew that any of
the following bands would notcome close to what I had just
witnessed, although othernotables were not overlooked,
Tiny Amps took the stage with greasy straightfor-ward garage
rock harkening back to the days ofDinosaur Jr., and did a fine job
of keeping my attentionsatisfied.
The turnout seemed to be at its peak when Mad ManFilms took the
stage and played a soulful batch of post-punk numbers, featuring
the set with the heavy· stomp of"Brother Fucker." The front man for
this band hadsuperb vocal range with the dynamism of a purring
catto the hoarse of roar of a tiger, though comparisons tothe
feline family of the Animal Kingdom are notrequired to explain such
a ferocious sound. If FatalFilms stole the show, Mad Man Films came
a close sec-ond in my list of favorites of buzz-worthy bands
tocheck out in the future.
After Mad Man Films, the night began to cool downwith other acts
taking the stage, doing their routine, andgetting the applauses
they deserved and it felt good to beapart of a scene that was doing
all they could to expressthemselves to the public. Like Dave and
his label, thtpassion that was put into perfonning that night
wasgoing public. Dave and I bid farewell before the lastband of the
night took the stage, as he was in need byeverybody, almost every
second of the party (a hostnever sleeps when he's pleasing). There
is much more of
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6 • FE.RUARY 9, 2007 • THE COLLEGE VOICE
NEWSInformation About Divestment Strategic PlanCampus Interest
Sparks Flurry Of Discussion, SGA Task Force ects will cost an
estimated $4'7.4
million. Finally, Group 3 and 4 proj-ects will finely tune the
landscapeand program changes on campus.These smaller, cosmetic
renovationsvary widely in scale; th..e esti~~~dcost for Group 3 and
Group 4 IIDlI,a-tives is $28 million. •t •
BY MIRIAM WASSER
contribtlting writer
From common hour lectures tocampus wide letters from
PresidentHigdon. "divestment" is at the cen-ter of many discussions
at Conn. Atthe end of last semester, theAdvisory Committee for
SociallyResponsible Investments (ACSRI)was created with SGA's
approval.This committee is currentlyresearching the ways in which
theCollege can use its investments torespond to the genocide in
Darfur,and will present its findings to theBoard of Trustees in
late February.ACSRI is working closely with theSudan Divestment
Task Force, aproject of the Genocide InterventionNetwork.
According to its website, theDivestment Task Force "is
activelyinvolved in dozens of successful anddeveloping targeted
Sudan divest-ment campaigns around the world... [It) has developed
a uniqueapproach to shareholder engagementand divestment, focusing
its effortson the most egregiously offendingcompanies in Sudan.
This approach,termed 'targeted divestment,' helpsto maximize impact
on the Sudanesegovernment, while minimizingpotential harm to both
innocentSudanese civilians and investmentreturns"
(sudandivestment.org).
While there are a few avenuesfor action, many students are
con-fused about these options. ACSRIhas compiled answers to some of
themost frequently asked questionsregarding divestment:
What is divestment?"Divesting" is the process of
withdrawing funds from companiesas a means of pressuring these
com-panies to act more responsibly. An
alternative approach to divestment is"engagement," or using
shareholderpower to try and change companybehavior. The goal of
both methodsis not to hurt the corporation, but tohold It
accountable, and encourage itto act more conscientiously. For
thisparticular campaign, pressure isbeing applied to companies
doingbusiness with the Sudanese govern-ment in the hopes that these
compa-nies will' use their economic lever-age to help end the
genocide inDarfur.
What is targeted divestment?The divestment campaign is
designed to specifically target abouttwenty-five of the worst
offendingcorporations doing business withKhartoum, as identified by
TheSudan Divestment Task Force, with-out hurting the people of
Sudan orour College's endowment. Three cri-teria were. used to
determine theworst offending companies: first, the
. corporation has an affiliation withthe Khartoum government;
second,the corporation does not providesubstantial benefits to
civilians, andthird, the corporation has. no robustgovernance
policy regarding theDarfur genocide.
Why will the targeted divestmentmodel be effective?
Past . experiences show thatKhartoum will change its behaviorin
response to economic pressures.In 1997, when the US
governmentplaced sanctions on Sudan for har-boring terrorists, the
Khartoum gov-ernment completely shifted itsbehavior, and even
agreed to helpthe CIA with counter-terrorismwork. In another
example, duringthe North-South Civil War in Sudan,a divestment
campaign againstTalisman Energy of Canada resultedin a 35% drop in
company revenues.Talisman stopped operating in
What Is New In Shain?
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Sudan. which helped convinceKhartoum to negotiate with rebels
inthe south, and eventually helpedbring about the
ComprehensivePeace Agreement of 2005.
The Sudanese government ispaying attention to the
divestmentmovement, and even took out a six-page article in The New
York Timesexplaining why investing in Sudanwas a good idea (the
article cost onemillion dollars). Companies doingbusiness in
Sudan-the Swiss com-pany ABB, a German companySiemens and a French
CompanyTotal, as well as American firms likeXerox and ~M - are also
respond-ing to growing shareholder pressureand many have stopped
all non-humanitarian operations in Sudan.The targeted divestment
campaign isgaining steam, and its effects arealready
observable.
Doesn't targeted divestment hurtcivilians?
No, because 80% of Sudanesepeople are involved in
agriculture,and do not benefit from the targetedcorporations, most
of which areinvolved in Sudan's oil economy. Infact, between 70-80%
of Sudan's oilrevenues go straight to theKhartoum government's
militaryexpenditures; there is a direct corre-lation between
increases in oil rev-enue and increases in Sudan's mili-tary
spending.
For more information, check outSudandivestmenLorg, or feel free
toemail ACSRI at [email protected]
continued from page' 1phases of .construction and renova-tion.
The estimated price tag for allGroup I projects is $50.6 million
..
The projects noted as Group 2would work off the foundation
cre-ated by the fundamental changesmade' in the Group I phase.
Bybuilding, acquiring, and adjustingthe landscape. the Strategic
Planopens the door for more Darrow
realignment. Group 2 projectsinclude complete renovations
ofBill, New London and FanningHalls, yielding a new Social
ScienceQuadrangle. Crozier-Williams willbe overhauled, as will the
AthleticCenter. Further changes will bemade to the campus
landscape,including the creation of baseballand softball fields at
the southernend of the green. The Group 2 proj- .,
Indian Slums "[email protected]. Bhatia can also. bereached by phone
at 860-439-5078or 860-437-3808. For informationabout Shelter
Associates, you-canvisit their website at
http://shelter-associates.org. If you are interestedin contributing
to the funding a proj-ect or in donating to ShelterAssociates, you
can contact them '[email protected]. ~•.1
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February
15th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in theCrozier-Williams student
center.The dinner is free with requests fordonations. Reservations
are alsorequested. For more information,please contact Sunil Bhatia
[email protected], Jyoti Ranadeat [email protected] or
AdeshSaxena at adesh.m.sexena
from different places for a commongoal," added Nayak ..
Although students atConnecticut College may not beable to donate
funding, they can stillactively contribute to raising funds.Drawing
attention to this issue ofhuman dignity is important bothwithin our
own college and in broad-
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Careerbuilder,com's series ofthree commercials. According too~er
sources, however, it's hard to".decl~ a true winner. News.com
ran-,,,,," article that revealed Coke the~y.mmer. as its "Video
Game" com-o rmercial fired the most neurons in;1JCople's grey
matter as they viewedllt'"ol.,
h ~..Yet a USA Today focus groupfelt that Budweiser's
worshippingcrabs defeated its other advertise-ment competitors.
Youtube.com fea-tured the "Super Vote" ad winner on-its-homepage on
Tuesday, which wasthe Doritos "Live the Flavor" com-mercial. I hate
to think that Doritoswould beat the touching GM com-.imercial with
the fired assembly line2rQljot or even Disney's Meet thed?obinsons
ad with the little-armed.,:r=Rex. I'm sure each company'smarketing
department would like to'ichallenge the play on these
would-;be.pvinners.
' ... 11 ..JNo matter who won, it is inter-,'esting to see the
recent, drastic evo-lution in advertising. No longer doesPepsi need
pop stars to sing thecatchy "Joy of Pepsi" tune. (Or per-naps pop
stars are nowhere near
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the weekend I left out withevents that blew up to make
theweekend seem "big", but the Knocksfrom the Underground CD
ReleaseShow was definitely by far an eventthat should be shared
with others.
If you would like to hear and buy
wholesome enough to serve as a softdrink spokesperson.) In fact,
com-mercial budgets have probably beencut in half with the creation
and pop-ularity of internet videos. DespiteChevrelot's and
Nationwide's choicein bigger name celebrities, therewere far fewer
stars in this year's adsthan those of past years. Now lesserknown
celebrities provide a familiarbut cheaper face to brands, such
asJim Gaffigan in the Sierra Mist com-mercials (tltink the "Karate"
and"Beard Combover").
Overall, this year's Super Bowldid not provide a commercial of
epicproportions. One can look back andremember commercials that had
agreat pop culture effect, such as theBud-weis-er frogs, which
SuperBowl XLI clearly did not deliver.Although, it is now certain
that theInternet's ability to prolong thesecommercial's shelf life
will affectmarketing strategies. This week, theSnickers ad that
featured two menkissing provided controversy in GayRights groups
and will no longer runon TV. In other words, the thoroughpost-game
analysis will not onlyapply to the game but to its associat-ed
commercials as well.
music by Endless Recordings' artistsorland buy a copy of the
compilationKnocks from the Underground: TheBest of Underplayed
Boston, go towww.endlessrecordings.com andMr. Dave Buivid will hook
you up.
Rodart Remixcontinued from page 4
i wore the jester's. First came aI burnt mustard yellow dress
with aone of those sculpted bolloms that
· seemed to move one way while her, body moved another.
To add insult to injury, she worea long-sleeved dress to the
knees
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out so much that~ two of her bodies could fit into thatmetallic
green-yellow stiff concoc-
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more ominous• in spring: leaner streamlined looks
were juxtaposed with ones of toomuch volume. Chic drainpipes
inwhite, black and fuchsia worn withsharply tailored blouses
reignedsupreme over the chiffon and silkstransformed into
off-the-shouldersagging dresses with ruffling andpuffing galore.
Moreover, both thelooks that work and those that don'ttend to be
the essentially the same.Not many options to wear.
As of now it seems that Rodartecould rock the runway or break
aheel and stumble off.
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The College Voice Photo Contest
YOU COULD WIN $100!!!
*This Week's Theme is TRAVEL *
Each week there will be a different theme in which Conneciticut
College students, facultyand staff may submit up to three digital
black and white images. The editorial and photog-raphy editing
staff will judge and pick a weekly winner, which will be printed in
The Voiceeach week. The winners of each weekly contest will be put
into a pool for the "semester's'best" photo contest, which will be
judged by The Voice staff, Photography Professor TedHenderickson,
Alumni Magazine Editor Susan Lindberg, and Slide Librarian
MarkBrownstein.
HOW TO ENTER:Submit up to 3 (black and white only) digital
photographs to [email protected]. Thedeadline is Wednesday by
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Women's Basketball Beats AmherstBy GERALD WOLS
sports writer
While the Connecticut Collegewomen's basketball team has had
anup and down season, with a currentrecord of 10-12, the team
hasIDlproved tremendously since a yearago when they only managed a
.375win percentage. This notableimprovement is a much welcomedsite
for Coach Laura Hungerford.Hungerford, who has been in chargeof the
program since the 2001-2002season, has not been able to producea
winning season since taking thehelm of the program. In fact
thewomen's basketball team has nothad a winning season since
1996-1997. With two more regular seasongames remaining, there is a
possibil-ity for that statistic to change; theLady Camels have the
opportunityto improve to a .s00 team.Conn guard Dean Weinstein
'09
is impressed with how the new faceson the team have been able to
adaptand provide depth to the Camelsquad. The perimeter player
addedthat, "our team has made a lot ofprogress since last year. We
have alot of new freshmen that haveadjusted well and have been able
toadd some more spark to the team."Furthermore, CC had an
impres-
sive win against fellow NESCACopponent Amherst College
lastFriday. Co-captain Katy Serafin '08poured in 20 points and
hauled in 10rebounds, leading the Camels to a64-59 victory over
visiting AmherstCollege. Serafin erupted in the sec-ond half,
scoring 13 of her 20 pointsincluding an impressive lO-for-llfrom
the foul line en route to hereighth double-double of the
season.Serafin had some help from her
team mates as well; Lindsay Michel'08 chipped in with 12 points,
eightrebounds and four assists andKirsten Frazer ' 10 netted
ninepoints. Despite being outplayed inthe first half, the Camels
came out ofhalftime with all guns blazing,pulling ahead with a
lethal 15-to-2run. Although Amherst was able tostay within striking
distance, someclutch defending and solid free-throw shooting
enabled the Camelsto hold on for the 64-59 victory.Frazer provided
a critical blockedshot in the closing moments of regu-lation to
deny Amherst the opportu-nity to claw themselves back intothe game.
Of the victory, Weinsteincommented, "we had a great winover Amherst
last weekend and ifwe play well this weekend we canstill make it
into the NESCAC tour-nament."This past Saturday the Camels
played host to the Trinity CollegeBantams. After an impressive
willagainst Amherst, the Camels wereconfident that they could beat
aTrinity team that was tied with Connin the conference
standings.Unfortunately, it was not meant tobe. Despite strong
performances bySerafin, who tallied 13 points andeight rebounds,
and Frazer, whocontributed 11 points and fourrebounds, the Camels
could notovercome the Bantam attack. Trinitywent on a 20-7 run to
start the gamewhich put the Camels on their backfoot. Catherine
Maher '07 of Trinityknocked down consecutive jumpersat the end of
the half to make it a 29-12 game at the break. Early on,Trinity
kept the Camels at bay bynot allowing the home team to findtheir
offensive rhythm. Eventually,Conn was able to garner some
momentum with a successful presswhich led to an 18-to-6 run.
Withfive minutes remaining Weinsteinadded a bucket that cut the
Trinitylead to 13 points, making it a 53-40game. But Trinity was
not to bedenied as the visitors iced the gameat the foul line and
held on for the63-44 victory.This past Tuesday night, the
Camels played their annual gameagainst rivals the Coast
GuardAcademy. Despite playing the Bearsclose throughout, Conn .was
unableto produce a positive result as CoastGuard escaped with a
62-58 victory.Melissa Martinelli ' 10 poured in agame-high 21
points, adding ninerebounds and Natalie Moyerchipped in with 19
points and fourrebounds for Coast Guard. Onceagain, the Camel
offence was led bySerafin as she tallied a team-high 19points and
nine rebounds for the vis-itors, who had won the previousthree
meetings with their route-32rivals. Other notable performancesfor
Conn included forward AmyTowne ' 10 who netted nine pointsand
pulled down four rebounds. Inaddition, ,Frazer had six points
andsix rebounds. The Camels werebehind at the half-way mark
26-23and were down by as many as 11late in the second half. In the
closingmoments, the Camels put together a10-to-2 run. With 48
seconds left,Michel stole the ball and assistedFrazer who cut the
lead to two with28 seconds to go. However, CoastGuard braved the
storm and held onfor a win.The women's basketball team
will resume NESCAC play with a7:30 p.m. game at Williams
Collegethis Friday.
Baseballcontinued from page 10
most likely put up 30+ homers to go along with 100 orso RBI, but
I foresee more and more sporadic "injuries"in the '07 season,
especially now that the Sox have thedepth (starters Coco Crisp,
J.D. Drew; backups Wily MoPena, Eric Hinske) necessary to
accommodate his fre-quent "Manny being Manny" episodes. Manny's
gamesplayed/at bats dropped from 1521554-in-2005 to 130/449in 2006,
and there's no reason to think. those numberswon't keep dropping.4)
Derrek Lee, Cubs lB, #26 ESPN.comD-Lee only managed 175 at bats
over 50 games last
season due to injuries, so his 8 homeruns, 30 RBI, and.286
batting average are pretty misleading. However,until Lee proves he
is fully recovered, I can't imaginehim going this high in most
fantasy leagues drafts.You'd have to be pretty confident he could
come closeto replicating his 2005 numbers (.335 BA, 46 homeruns,107
RBI) to draft him in the top '30. However, if healthy,Lee could
prove us all wrong as he will be right in themiddle of the revamped
Cubs lineup.5) Bobby Abreu, Yankees OF, #34 ESPN.comBobby Abreu's
top two attributes are on base per-
centage (an amazing .424 OBP in 2006) and his aboveaverage
defensive abilities. However, these two statistics
don't mean a thing in most fantasy leagues. Abreu onlymanaged 15
homeruns between the Phillies and Yankeeslast year, proving that he
will not be required to put upthe power numbers he had in
Philadelphia due to the factthat he is surrounded by hard hitters
like A-Rod, JasonGiambi, and Hideki Matsui. Abreu needs to return
to the25 homer, 110+ RBI guy he was for his last two full sea-sons
in Philly for this ranking to be justified.6) Joe Nathan, Twins RP,
#5 I ESPN .comNathan is, and has been for several years, one of
the
most dominant closers in the major leagues. He posted36 saves, 7
wins, and 1.58 ERA in 2006. However, itseems that #5 I is too high
a ranking due to the fact thatthe Twins will be starting the season
with much uncer-tainty surrounding their starting rotation.
FranciscoLiriano's phenomenal season was cut short due to
elbowproblems and Tommy John surgery ensued. Early indi-cations are
that the Twins would be happy if he wasthrowing off a mound by
October, meaning that he willbe ready for the 2008 season at the
earliest. In addition,Brad Radke retired, further lightening the
already thinTwins rotation. Unless the youngsters in the Twins
farmsystem come up and make big contributions right away,and
Liriano is quick to rebound, Nathan won't get near-ly as many save
opportunities as last year.
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Men's Hockey Falls ToConnecticut Rival Wesleyan
By Chris Helmssports writer
two goals in each of the final twoperiods with scores from
Carter,Greg Camarco '07, Matthew Rafuse'07, and Ryan Masucci '09.
Thethird period goals from Carter andMasucci came with just 1:05
left inthe game. Hamamisha finished withthree assists, while
Masucci andCarter had a goal and an assistapiece. Netminder David
Murison, 10 recorded 26 saves for the hometeam. helping improve
Trinity'Srecord to 7-8-4.The Camels fared much better
the next day against Wesleyan, butthe end result remained the
same asthey lost the contest, 3-2, andslipped to 7-12-1 on the
year. Thetwo Camel goals came just 35 sec-onds apart, as Avi Meyers
'09 tiedthe game in the second and RobbieTesar '09 put away his
sixth goal ofthe season with 8:26 remaining inthe period. Greg
Parker' 10 recorded37 saves for the Camels in net. TheCamels
displayed a valiant effortthroughout the game, but it wouldn't
prove enough to earn the victory.For the home team, David Layne'
10scored two goals, his first at 18:16 inthe opening period and his
secondcoming at 2:42 in the third. WillBennett '07 put away his
tenth of theseason at 14:13 in the third, sealingthe win for the
Wesleyan Cardinals.Bennett was the standout player ofthe game,
finishing up with theaforementioned goal along with twoassists.
Mike Palladino '09 had 30saves for the Cardinals.The Camels look to
rebound in
the upcoming week in non-confer-ence action as they face off
againstthe University of Southern Maine onFebruary 9th and Salem
StateCollege on February 10th. Afterthat, the Camels will face
UMass-Boston and Babson College the fol-lowing week, on February
16th and17th, respectively. The Camels cur-rently sit at eighth
place in theNESCAC men's hockey standings.
The Connecticut College men'shockey team had a tough go of it
inthis past week of NESCAC confer-ence action. The Camels lost
deci-sions on the road on back-to-backdays, first to Trinity on
February2nd, then to Wesleyan on February3rd. The Camels have lost
three oftheir last four games.The Camels fell to 7-11-1 after
losing to Trinity on the road by afinal score of 5-1. Brian
Gallagher'08 accounted for the loneConnecticut College goal,
tallying apower play goal at 17:02 in the firstperiod. Ryan
Howarth' 10 and WaltWright '08 finished with one pointapiece as
both earned assists onGallagher's goal.Trinity's Chris Powers '09
got
the scoring underway at 6:00 in thefirst period, with assists
going toJohn Carter ' 10 and NaotoHamashima '10. Trinity
recorded
Super Bowlcontinued from page 10
went so quickly and why you can't continue to enjoy it.Even
though the respective holidays never quite meetexpectations, you
still find yourself wishing you coulddo it all over again.Perhaps
this is why Americans have come to
embrace Christmas and the Super Bowl. It isn't aboutreligion or
crowning a champion, respectively, it's about
Men ~ Basketballcontinued from page 10
must win out the season in order tohave a chance at NESCAC
playoffs.Currently struggling with one leaguewin, the Camels will
need to takedown Williams on Friday andMiddlebury on Saturday. Both
of theteams are talented and are equallyhungry to solidify their
place in the
post season, but they are also beat-able for the hometown
Camels.This weekend, Connecticut
College will have three players notonly playingfor this post
season, but for their
last chance at a post season as aCamel. Captain Gabe
Patton,Jahkeen Washington, and DavidGreenidge will all be playing
what
could be their last games in thebeloved white and blue should
theteam fall to either Williams orMiddlebury. The college
communityis encouraged to make the .trek toCharles B. Luce
Fieldhouse to sup-port their team as they fight to keeptheir season
going, and to give awarm send off to the seniors playingin their
last regular season games.
Swim and Divecontinued from page 10
finish off their perfect season on theweekend of February 16th
at
Williams College. The men's teamwraps up their season a week
later atthe men's section of the NESCAC
Championship which will be held atBowdoin College.
the "scene". These "holidays" have become soengrained in our
culture that it no longer matters how thetearns play or the amount
of presents you get. It's sim-ply the fact that we can count on
them always occurring.Life just wouldn't be the same without them.
Now ifonly the Pro Bowl was as fun as New Years Eve.
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A VeryMerrySuper Bowl
By Matt Fava
The Connecticut College men'sbasketball team is working hard
andplaying well, yet they are leftsearching for answers. Following
animpressive 10-3 record to start theyear, they have struggled in
the sec-ond half of the season. After losing 8of their last 9
games, the team findsthemselves at an even 11-11, tryingto work
their way into the NESCACplayoffs. Other than their headlinestart
to the season, they are usingtheir impressive victory over
#19nationally ranked Bates College asmotivation to strive for their
goals asthe season comes to a close.
This past weekend the Camelsput up two valiant efforts
againsthighly talented teams from theNESCAC conference. On
Fridaynight, CC matched up against thenation's #1 ranked Amherst
College.Conn kept it close in the beginning,but their deficit
seemed to explodein the blink of an eye as Amherstused fast play
and accurate shotmaking ability to increase their leadfrom seven to
22 early on. For theCamels, a strong effort was put forthby Charles
Stone 108, as the centerscored a game high 18 points. ButStone's
effort was simply notenough firepower in the end. Theheight, depth,
and pure talent of theunbeaten Lord Jeffs (23-0) was toomuch as
they cruised to an impres-sive 91-49 victory.
Last Saturday afternoon's gamewas against another power
house,Trinity College, who was ranked.
While watching the Super Bowllast weekend, I decided that in
manyways, it is an event that it is a lot like
Christmas.First and fore-most, it's themost celebrat-ed
football"holiday" ofthe year. ifyou are a liv-ing
andbreathingAmerican citi-
zen it is almost considered sacrile-gious to not watch the Super
Bowl.In fact, over 93 million peoplewatched the Indianapolis Colts
takeon the Chicago Bears in Super BowlXLI. This massive number
makesSuper Bowl 41 the second mostwatched Super Bowl of all
time.
However, it isn't just the overallpopularity that makes Super
BowlSunday similar to Christmas.Mainly, they are events that are
builtup for weeks prior to the actual datethey take place, and
usually they failto meet expectations in the end. Ofcourse, this is
not to say that theSuper Bowl or Christmas is notenjoyable. In
fact, both of these daysare something that most people lookforward
to throughout the calendaryear. On the other hand, what
alwaysastounds me about the Super Bowland Christmas is not the
actual eventitself, but the massive amount ofmedia coverage they
both receive.While Christmas is obviously a reli-gious-based
holiday, the powers ofcapitalism have turned it into amoney making
machine. In the sameway, the Super Bowl was once sim-ply a day to
crown a "world champi-on" in football. Now, most people.tune in to
the Super Bowl just asmuch for the commercials as theactual game.
Additionally, the sportsmedia plays the same role for theSuper Bowl
as Hallmark does forChristmas. The media spends twoweeks dissecting
every possibleangle and story-line that mayor maynot occur during
the actual game.With this insufferable amount ofattention dedicated
to one game, it isalmost impossible for the players tomatch the
hype. Much like with theSuper Bowl, you're always going toget
presents at Christmas, but usual-ly they aren't as extravagant as
'youhad previously imagined; the run-upto the holiday always
inflates expec-tations. You can always dream of anew car but in
reality you may justget a weird sweater from you Aunt.In this way,
you always feel goodfollowing a Super Bowl orChristmas yet somehow
a littleunsatisfied.
Furthermore, parallels can bedrawn between the "hangover"
fol-lowing these events. For example,when Christmas is over, the
familydisperses, everyone goes back towork, and you don't have
presents tolook forward to until your birthday.The Super Bowl
provides this verysame "hangover". For football fans,you indulge
yourself in the sportalmost everyday for the previousfive months
and then, all of a sud-den, it's gone. No more football
untilmini-camp begins in July. Yes, youcan pay attention to the NFL
draft,but it just isn't the same. Much likethe day after Christmas,
you findyourself wondering how it came and
Both the men's and women'sswimming and diving teams com-pleted
the dual meet portion of theirseasons in excellent form atWellesley
College last weekend. Inwhat has become a season for thebooks,
members of both teams setpersonal bests and school records enroute
to another overall win. Thewomen's side competed againstWellesley
College and BatesCollege, beating both opponents toseal a perfect
season at l l-O. Themen's side beat Bates as well, and indoing so,
improved to 8-2 on the
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The Conn men's basketball program suffered two tough defeats to
Trinity and Amherst, with few gmnes left on the NBSCACschedule
(Mitchell).
#41 in the nation at the time. Fully and the Camels! defense
andaware of their fast break, run-and- rebounding held Trinity to
19 pointsgun style, CC prevented Trinity less than their average on
the year.from getting easy buckets in transi- In the end, it simply
came down totion. The game was close and shot making, both from
close rangeextremely hard fought throughout and far, that kept CC
from comingthe 40-minute period. The battle on back. Conn could not
find the buck-the boards was quite a spectacle, and et enough to
overcome Trinity andthe effort that the Camels displayed they fell
62-47.was a main reason that they were These losses leave
Connecticutable to enter the intermission only College with little
to no room fordown by five. With the game in their error. With two
games left, the teamreach, Conn seemed fired up andready to mount a
comeback. Charles SEE MEN'S BASKETBAllStone !08 put up another
impressiveeffort with 11 points and 14 assists, Continued onpage
nine
By Eric QeBear
The Conn swimming and diving team is preparing/or the upcoming
NESCACChampionships at Bowdoin,from February 23-25 (Mitchell).
CAMELSPORTSLord Jeffs Trip Up Men's Basketball
Conn Swimming Prepares For NESCACs
sports editor
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year. Furthermore, the Lady Camelshit the ground running this
winterand never looked back on any oftheir competition. Upon
entering thewinter break at 2-0, the Connwomen reeled off nine
straight wins,many of which were in impressivefashion. This trend
continued last"weekend in Wellesley, MA, whereCC won the first
event of the after-noon, the 200 yard medley relay.The team,
comprised of co-captainKata Franczyk '07, Katie Brochu'08, Alyssa
Palmer '10,. andCatherine Lindberg '09, not onlywon the event but
beat their previ-ous season best by over two sec-onds. Lindberg
echoed the impor-
tance of getting out to a fast start as.she stated, "Winning the
first eventof the day is always important formomentum. It helps
both our teamand the boys' side get focused."Following suit, the
Lady Camelsplaced 1-2 in their next event, the1000 yard freestyle,
as Ali Wilson'07 took first and Amy Rubinger ' 10took second place.
CC would go onto place first in the next four events,including two
wins by Kristen Zarba'10 in the 200 yard freestyle and the100 yard
butterfly. Other notableperformances by the Conn women'steam
included a dominant 1-2-3 fin-ish in the 100 yard freestyle swamby
Franczyk, Palmer, and Lindberg.
FantasyBaseballPreview
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Conf./Overall8-0 23-06-2 19-34-3 13-84-3 11-113-4 18-43-4
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Maureen Costello' 10 set a personalbest time in winning the 100
yardbackstroke. Additionally, Brochuowned the breaststroke events
on theday, as she won both the 50 yard and100 yard races .
In similar fashion, the men'steam started off strong and
main-tained their winning form through-out the meet. The team of
KyleBartro '08, Ian Bames '09, Pat Troy, 10, and Grant Moryan ' 10
won thefirst men's event, the 200 yard med-ley relay, and set a new
schoolrecord in doing so. Sam Gamer '07and Brian Ranta '09 followed
the200 yard medley with a 1-2 placingin the 1000 yard freestyle.
Then,Conn placed 1-2-3 in the 200 yardfreestyle race as Alex Gundry
'08,Alex Wood '08, and John Rode '09all registered solid
performances.Similarly, the men's team had anoth-er 1-2-3 finish in
the 50 yard breast-stroke, but this time it was SamPerley , 10,
Barnes, and BrianMcVeety '09 who beat up on thecompetition. In
addition, Bartra andMoryan each had two individualwins a piece
following their teamwin in the 200 yard medley. Moryantied the
school record with a time of21.64 in the 50 yard freestyle.
Bartroset an un-shaved best time duringhis win in the 100 yard
butterfly.
While the dual meet portion oftheir seasons are over, both
themen's and women's swimming anddiving teams will compete in
theNESCAC championships. Eventhough Conn faces some toughmatch-ups
in the championship,Lindberg feels that, "we can defi-nitely give
some of the powerhousesa run for their money. Williams,Amherst, and
Middlebury are all dif-ficult opponents but I think this yearwe can
compete with all of them."The women's team will attempt to
SEE Swim and Dive
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Men's Hockey2/3 CC 2, Wesleyan 32/9 USM, 4:00 p.rn.
2/10 Salem State College, 7:00 p.m.
• Women's Hockey2/3 CC 1, Wesleyan 1 OT2/9 Williams, 8:00
p.rn,
2/10 Middlebury, 3:30 p.rn .•
Camel ScoreboardMen's Basketball
2/9 Williams, 7:30 p.rn.2/10 Middlebury, 3:00 p.rn.
2/17 NESCAC Championship Tourney, TBA
Women's Basketball2/9 @ Williams, 7:30 p.rn.
2/10 @ Middlebury, 3:00 p.m .
M&W Squash2/10 MIT (Men), TBD2/11 Northwestern, TBD
2/16-18 Women's Nationals @ Princeton, TBD
M&W Swimming & Diving2/23·25 NESCAC Championship @
Bowdoin, all day
3/15-3/17 NCAA Championship @ U of Houston, all day
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