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Volume CXXXN, Number X • November 12, 1999
Search For Intruder
Ends With An ·Arrest
By Jessica Whitt
Cmmwenra?' £duo,
A Colgate senior was charged
wi1b 1rcspassing Wednesday after
he admined to en1cring eight unlocked domtitory rooms and peer-
ing at students as they were sleeping, authorities said.
After more than 1wo week.s of
investigating in conjunction with
the Office of Residenllal Life,
Campus Safely Direclor Gary
Bean said he was "pleased that
we've been able to find 1hc indi-
vidual responsible for these room
entries and to help address the issue of room safety that we·vc been
looking al over the past two
weeks."
The student. Joshua Fletcher,
was called in for questioning by
campus safety officers based on
previous cases. He admitted to the
recent 1respassing bu1 has 001
given any indication of his motive
at this time. Bean said.
Campus Safety records show
that Fletcher cnlcrcd eight rooms
in Stillman, East and Andrews
Ilalls and stood out,ude the shower
while an East Hall resident was
ba1hing. Fletcher generally entered the rooms around 10 a .•n ..
Further investigations will be
conducted to see Ir add,uonal
charges can be filed against
Fletcher.
Fletcher is scheduled to appear
in Hamilton Coun on Monday. I le
currently is racing one charge or
criminal uespassing. If convicted,
Fletcher could face a $1,000 fine
and up 10 one year in prison. Cam•
pus Safety is leading further investigations to sec if additional
charges will be filed.
Campus Safety first, posted an
alert on upper.campus residence
hall donns on November4. It generated feedback from other victims who had not reported their
alleged encoun1ers with Fletcher.
Campus Safety posted an updated
alert on Monday.
The University's senior staff, as
well as Residenlial Advisors, had
been notified of the incidents. Spe·
cial discussions were held by the
Office of Residential Life staff
wi1h 1hc upper-campus Residcn•
tial Advisors to advise them of
evcn1s in order lo ensure height ..
encd awareness in the residence
halls.
"The disheartening point on my
part was that all these rooms were
unlocked," Bean added, "Locking your door is the best way to
prevent crimes of opportunity."
In effort 10 1raek down the suspect. Campus Safety contacted
local employers like the Marrion
Food Service Corporation but they
had nol found anyone who fits the
suspcct's description
"It's unusual for Colgate. We've
been fortunate 00110 have this 1ype
,of ~uuation take place,·· Bean satd.
Un1il Fletcher's arrest. Campus
Safety atleinpted to safeguard
Clues Sought
lnArt Theft
Outside Of
Alumni Hall
CAMPAIGN 2000
By Erin Majews ki
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FIRST VEAR ANDREW CALCUTT was one of~-.ral srnden"
who traveled to New Hampshire last weekend to campaign for
Bill Bradley, one of two OC'mocrats running for President in the
2000 c.ltc1ion. The s1udc.nt.s s~nt two nights in thc Cr.mite State
and spent their days ,.·oluntecring for Bradley's campaign. paiming
signs and going door•to~oor handing out information about the
former baske1b.JI player turned Presidential horcful. 5t,.·er.al other
contenders - Democrats and Republicans - also have: been
campaigning in New Hampshire in recent wedc.s.
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World Expo To Showcase International Flavor
B)' Nathaniel L•wis
M11mon,Ne'M.'S St11ff
Next Friday
• between 4 and
8 p.m., Colgate's third annual
World Expo will transform the
Hall or Presidents into what Stu..
dent Expo Coordinalor Jessica
Spilk calls "a pseudo-United Na1ions conference."
With a setup of 27 club tables,
12 performance groups and a huge
center stage, the 1999 Expo promises 10 provide a unique and diverse learning experience for students, faculty and Hamilton resi-
den1s.
According to Director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Simi
Wilhelm, the Wl>rld Expo originated as a desire in the Student
Ac1ivi1ics Office for an event that
would showcase the talent or
Colgate's s1udcn1 organizations.
Under Wilhelm ·s leadership.
Colgate s1udcnts, faculty and administration created a "cultural
rair" with an emphasis on a s1udenHo•studcnl transfer ork.nowl..
edge.
As in the past, this year's Expo ·s
participating cullurJI organiza-
tions will serve ethnic rood, accompai1ied by movies. demortstrations. prescnlalions of traditional
dress and "souvenirs." Some or gani1.a1ions, however. will auend
1he fair with a more in1ellcc1ual
purpose in mind. At the Eastern
European table. hosted by the Colgate International Community,
student~ from Eastern European
countries will be addressing issues
such as politics in the fonner Soviet Bloc. Students will have the
opponunity 10 hear from primary
sources aboul growing up during
and after the Communist regime.
This ycar·s Expo will also feature some of Colgate's issues-oriented groups such as Bacchus
(Colga1e's akohol-rcla1ed issues
group) and University Church.
which will explore 1he influence
or Protesrnn1 ism a round lhe
world.
'"The Expo will actually provide
a forum for learning about our
own culture as well as intcrna.
tional cultures," s.1id Campus Life
Intern Tim Kitka.
The \Vorld Expo will also include a number of Colga1c's 1)1:r..
Las1 week. a hugi: paintmg by o
Na11ve Amertcon anist was hung
on the side of Alumni flall 1ha1
faces Memorial Chapel. The canvas. ncar-ly eight by IO reet, de..
p1c1cd aspccls of a 1rndi11onal Native American story man innovo11ve way and called a11en11og to
the currcnl exhibition of Native
American an inside in rhc
Long.year Museum.
I lowevcr. by Monday evening.
Assistant Professor ofAn and Art
llis1ory Carol Ann Lorcn.t was
shocked 10 1 ec 1h01 Just scraps of
canvas remained where the pamling had previously hung.
Lorenz was ho.sung a group or
Nauvc Americans who came 10
campus 10 v,ew the ex.h1b11 of
Iroquois art m Longyear Museum.
and 1he huge riamtm~ by Native
Amencan arust Ctmt Shenaodoah
was 10 be the fir..:.t piece she presented. I lowever. she quickly
whisked them upslairs to 1hc indoor exhibn before 1hey nouced
1ha1 anythrng was wrong.
"11,:it evening I :actually wcn110
rhc museum to show ,t to a N:uivc
American group and found shreds
or the pai, IUf! Out rronl. l hcy
didn't no1icc anything amiss, but
a.s .sooo as they left I called Campus Safety," Lorcn.t said.
Accordmg 10 Lorenz. Campus
Safoty htlS yet 10 uncover leads
relating 10 the disappearance of 1hc
pain1in~. She hopes that once the
1)1,!rson who took the painting re ..
al1zes wha1 1hcy have done, 1hey
will return ii.
"\Ve'd be h:ippy 10 take it back.
no queslions asked. but it's a 1er..
riblc embarrassment for the museum and Colgate as a whole 10
have something like !his happen...
Lorenz so,d. "The bes, spin I can
put on 11 is 1•••1ybc 1!11.! person dido ·1
know tha1 they had 1akcn a piece
or Na1ivc American an."
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Live Broadcasting Brings Hockey To CU1V
By StCiHgo,~ Sports £.thuw
Colga1e University Television
(CUTV), will televise back-10back hockey games this werkend
for the first time in its history u
Colgate takes on Harvard and
Brown.
The concept of the campus network televising the nationally
ranked and highly publicized team
began as the brainchild of fonner
CUTV General Manager John
Oabrows.:i '99 and has become a
reality this fall under the auidance
ofjunion John Gargiulo and Matt
Mehnert.
"'We owe a lot pf credit to
[Dabrowski) even dlou&h he isn't
Nl!'tll'S
Platea Recovered
here 10 see it," Mehnert, CUTV's
sports dire,clor. said. "It was origi ..
nally his idea and he laid out most
of the framework for it."
Dabrowski originally experi ..
mcn1ed two years ago wilh broadcasting several hockey games on
tape-delay. Although he had a
more elaborate recording proce ..
dure in mind, CUTV lacked the
staff and funding to accomplish
Dabrowski's plans at the time.
The station's popularity grew
exponentially, however. allowing
Gargiulo, the station's current general manager, and Mehnen 10 ac•
quire the necessary resources last
spring.
The Budaet Allocation Com•
mittee (BAC) apeed 10 split the
Nl!'tll'5
necessary funding wi1h head
hockey coach Don Vaughan, head
basketball coach Emmell Oavis
and the women's hockey program.
BAC fronted the station $5,000,
while Vaughan and Davis made
contributions of S 1,000 and $500,
respeclively.
"I 1hink it's a grca1 opportumty
for the kids interested in that field
10 really get their feet wet,"
Vaughan said. "It's a super thing
for both the station and for lhe
hockey program."
The revamped hockey coverage, which debuted October 16
when Colgate beat UMassAmherst, will be staffed by appro:itimately 20 students per game
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BACK•TO·BACK hockey games against Harv;1rJ and Brown will
showcase CU1V's new tcchnologic.al advances. bringing live g-ame.s to
campus television.
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News
TH£ CoLGATE MAROON-NEWS
November 12, 1999
Senior, Alum Charged
In License Plate Thefts
By Micah Sagebiel
Hubbell have been fully coopera•
Nttt'S Edlwr
live throughout the investigation
and he expects 1he severity of the
A recent rash of license plate
1hcf1s from student vehicles
parked in the firs1-year parking Jot
has been panially solved thanks 10
an anonymous cip offered to Cam·
pus Safety last week.
License plates from 1hrcc out of
charges to be lessened as the case
progresses.
Hubbell admilled to being in
possession of 1hc plates and re·
turned them to campus following
the investigation.
According 10 Bean, all
or the
five vehicles which have had either
license plates stolen were spe-
one or both plates stolen have been
rctumed 10 their rigluful owners,
Senior Jessica Biggs and alumnus Benjamin ll ubbcll '99 of
Allston. Ma .. were arrested and
charged with pet it larceny. The case
1.s expected to be 1umed over to the
Madison County Dislric1 Anomcy's
Office next wcc.k.
The four pltues recovered - two
from the same vehicle - were all
cially-ordered vanity plates which
reported missing during 1-lome-
co,ffing Weekend. Campus Sarety
officials believe the plates were
stolen during the early morning
hour.; or Sunday. October 17.
According 10 Dircc1or of Cam·
pus Sarc1y Gary Bean, Biggs and
were targeted for what he specu-
lated to be a desire for souvenirs.
"Why they thought they were
special enough 10 be s1olen, I just
do not know," Bean said.
The 1hrcc license plates stolen
included plates which spelled
LANDI, HOOPDDY and
BTIINYBCH.
Biggs offered no comment
about her alleged role in the Ii•
ccnse plate the~ and Hubbell
could not be reached.
Bean believed the thefis might
have stemmed from alcohol•induccd decisions by the suspects
and from "dumb choices."
Campus Safety Charges
Student With Tresp~ing
rom1m,ed from page I
againsl any additional break-ins
by locking all residence hall 24
hours per day. Since Thursday.
residence halls have once again
been unlocked during the day.
"National statistics show that
firs1-year residence halls have
higher poten1ial to be victimized,
Whether that statistic has po1ential to play in with this individual,
I don't know," Bean said, This s1atis1ic is consistent with a much
more serious incidcn1 of sexual
assaul1 in a donnitory at Utica
College last monlh,
One or the biggest problems in
tracking down the suspect. Bean said.
&po ukbration Underway
formancc groups. Colga1e· s
Groove will do some hip-hop
d.1nce numbers and the Tac Kwon
Do Club will hold a comple,. presentation. fca1uring fonns (similar to rigures in ice skating),
hoard-breaking ,rnd fights .
"We're having some of our new
members breaking boards and I
hope we can unprcss the crowd a
little bit," said firsl•year s1udcnt
and national Tac Kwo1l Do bronze
medalist Adam Grosch.
The Japan Club table will rea1Urc calligraphy. origami. ikebana
(flower arrangements) and some
tr.iditional Japanese dishes. They
also plan 1oshow some clips from
Anime films, Other activities
slated for 1he even1 include Brazilian Dance from 1he Capoeira
Club. a skit by the China Club and
'some short plays by the Experi·
mental Theater Group.
Possibly the most unique foa·
ture of the World Expo is its sta·
tus as the only event, aside from
llu: Student Activities Fair, where
multiple Colga1e clubs come together. ''While Students incttase
their knowledge and awareness of
in1cmational affairs, they migh1
also find out about a new group
or activity which piques 1heir in•
tercs1." Klika said.
Moreover, the Expo will enhance
Colgate ·s ongoing tradition or
wood-based education. Ess,ntially •
students will receive first·hand ex..
posurc to traditions of cuhurts that
may orhciwise be completely foreign, '"The wide range or issues
addressed and cowuries displayed
furthers our purpose of celebrating
diver.;ity," Spilk said.
NYou've tried the
resr . .. Now rry
the Best!"
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WE DELIVER
Monday to addrus iuua of nee in JOciety.
Real World Veteran Hosts Open Forum
On Race In Hall ofPresidents
By Alena Eng
Mumf>n ,Ne.,,1 Srnf[
On Monday, studen1s gathered
In the Hall of Presidents 10 hear
is that "somebody that is I8-22 year.; Syrus. best known for his role on
old doesn't raise any suspicion."
the MTV real lire drama "The Real
Prior 10 Fletcher's arrest, Cam- World· Boston," speak aboul dipus Safety con1ac1ed 1ocal busi- versity and interracial relationnesses in an effort to find an em- ships.
ployee that matched 1he suspecl's
Syrus was brought 10 campus
physical descrip1ion.
by the Colgate Lecture Series and
Studcn1s who live in University 1hc Colgate Activi1ies Board.
apanments. speciaJ interest housAs anAfrican•American. Syrus
ing, Greek houses and off-campus explained he was exposed to race
housing were not officially noti· issues from the moment he came
fied by Campus Safoty.
in10 the world. Luckily, his first
Residents or 104 Broad Street interaction with the white race was
during the 1998-99 academic year positive. Afier being unexpectedly
experienced a number of incidents born in his family's car on their
similar 10 Flcu:hcf 's recent entry il1lo way to Church one Sunday, three
an East Hall bathroom. Fleu:hcf was a white individuals helped baby
n:sidt.'llt or 104 Broad Street last year. Syrus and his mo1hcr 10 the hospital.
However, Syrus' early lire continued to be defined by race issues.
His family moved to California
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when he was S years old where not
only did he firsl encounter Asians
and Latinos. but he was one of 1wo
black students in his school.
Syrus found himselrbeing constantly grouped with the school"s
one other black student. even
though 1herc was a lot or tension
between them. Syrus eventually
ended up having an on.stage debale about race with the other
black student, an experience that
..touched my life," he said.
The first time Syrus found himself pa.rt of the majority was when
he went 10 college in llawaii.
where whites were the minorily.
For him, college was the best place
to learn and experience new
things. However, he recognized
1h11, "although college is a great
place for diversity, you also sec a
lot of race problems."
A large part or his Colgate lecture was a discussion of race is..
sues at Colgate during which studenls talked about topics such as
1he I larlem Renaissance Center
(11 RC) and interracial dating. Students expressed concerns that
IIRC has become a scapegoat for
why Colgate is not as integrated
as people would like it to be.
Others defonded the fact that
few white students choose 10 live
thcrf as people have 1heir own interes1s. Students concluded that
there need 10 be more minorities
on campus and that the diversity
issue needs 10 be frequently addressed in debates such as the one
held.
Syrus concluded his lecture by
discussing his experience on the
"The Real World." Although he
admitted that he fo rmed ini1ial
stereotypes about some of his
rellow cast members, he ended
up becoming very good friends
with them, For Syrus, being part
of "The Real World" was a life
changing experience 1hat
"helped me figure out who I
was,"
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THE CoLGAn MA!looN-NEWS
November 12, 1999
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Seniors Show Gratitude In Day OfService
By Alex C lifford
A.Jsistont N~ws Editor
Members of 1he Class of 2000
collec1ed canned goods and clo1hing, raked leaves and helped clean
1he S1. Mary's Church during the
firsl annual Senior Service Day.
The event joinlly sponsored by
Kooosioni and !he Classof2002 Class
Council was a hu~ su«css ac<:orCcfulo and Ryan Mdikcr.
According 10 Cefalo, 1hc Class
of2000 "had been in Hamilton for
four years, and i1 was time to give
something back."
" II was a good day. We gola lot
accomplished," Cefalo said.
Mclikcragrced. and said, ·•1was
really impressed with 1be 11<1mber
of people who came ou1 a, IO a.m.
on Saturday willing 10 work,"
Al St Mary"s Chureh, s1uden1s
raked leaves and did odd-jobs
around 1he parish centl!r. Tliey also
raked leaves for some oflhe older
parishioners.
The S1uden1s also collected "a
great number" of canned goods,
according to Cefalo. They were
donated 10 1hc Hamilton Food
Cupboard , a local food bank.
"They were very graleful," Cefalo
said.
The Class of 2000 pariicipated
in a clothing drive as well. Some
of the clothes were donated to 1he
second-hand clothing store "Wom
Again," bul there were so many
clothes 1ha1 some will be given to
another charily,
The event organizers hope !hat Senior Service Day will berome a trnditioo. They also hope to have sevm,J
more service events this year.
''We hope 10 have another one
in the near fu1ure."' Cefalo said.
Theft Ra.ises Concern About Future Displays
contmurd fro,,, pog(' I
I lowever. even if the painting is
re1urned. restoration will be required. The shreds of canvas left
behind indica1e 1ha1 1hc canvas
will definitely need repair. Although Lorenz said ... We would
rather fo:e repair than a total loss
of the piece."
The anist lives on the Onondaga
Iroquois reservation just south of
Syracuse. He has not yel been 1old
1ha1 his painting was stolen.
Lorenz is wailing 10 speak with
them. "'hoping that we will have
some1hing 10 tell him bencr than
the art is gone."
Jus1 a few days prior 10 the artwork lhefl, Judy Collischan from
the Neuberger Museum spoke at
Colgate aboul the ways public art
could be incorporated on a college
campus. In order to gain suppon
for public art, she encouraged en·
gaging as many clemen1s of cam•
pus as possible in 1he installation
of an exhibition. While the
Longyear Museum does not in•
volve the entire campus in select·
ing 1he many temporary exhibitions it hosts throughou1 the year,
students often participate in an.
work ins1alla1ion.
This is not the first time that pub,.
lie art has been damaged by Colgate
Sludc:nt:. Last April. sculptures by
David l layes tha1 were inslalled
throughout the campus as part of a
temporary exhibition were knocked
over. thrown in Taylor Lake and
dragged into dormitories.
When asked what could be done
lo prevent damage to public art in
the future, Lorenz had few sugges~
tions. "That j ust might be the last
thing I hang outside," she snid.
She feels that the then is "a ter·
rible commenta.ry on the campus
community." She is saddened 1ha1
··we can have work han,sing for
people's benefit ... and have that
destroyed or lost"
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THE BOOK SHOP, loc~tcd on Broad Scrce1 next to Main Moon,
has ~en opened for a week offeri,lg low co,, ustd books co chc
Hamilton c-o mmunity.
New Bookstore Offers Used
Texts At Affordable Prices
~re not a 101 or ou1lc1s fo r used
/domm, ,Vr1n .~tr//
hook~ 1n llam1hon. I am hopmg
that The Gook Shop ,viii a1>1,cal 10
Three weeks ago. a new book· students bccausc of 1hc obvious
s1orc opened 1n down1own I lam1I· lower cos1s of used books.''
10n. The Book Shop 1s a used · Curren1ly, Tan is l'H)I buymgany
bookstore th,ll features owner books. bu1 rather is workm,g rrom
Brad Taft 's collectaon of used 1he extensive collection of books
books. which he has accu111ula1cd he has pur ··,,1:,cd. Topics mcludi:
over many years ofh1s hfe ..
health. fic11on. non-fic11on. sciAhhou1th tlus 1s the fil'SI book· ence ficuon. rd1i;,1on. lustory. art
store he has ever opened. Taft 1s a and soc1olot;,y. In the fu1urc
long lime lover of books
mo1llh:, he hop,cs to begin a sys"I dec ided 10 open th,s store lCm m wluch h 1~ cui.10111er~ ¼- 11!
because of my 1n1crcs1 m used be able 10 sell their own books.
books. I have always cnJoycd go·
l7lc Oook Shor 1s loc~tc..xl next 10
mg to 1hem (used book stores I Radio Shack on Broad S1rc.:1 and 1s
myself," Tnfl said.
open 1.!vcryday c'Tafl hopes 1hot The Book Sho1> 10 will cater to both ltam1hon res,. p.m. 106p.m. onS:uurdayandSun·
dcnls and the Colgate student day. Studcms are mv1ted 10 browse
body. When asked why. as a rcs1• 11S ~hdvcs. whi.!thcr 1hey are lookden1 of Sherburne. he c hose ing for a good book to read or
llamihon as 1he loc:uion of lus se:irchmg for a 1ex1 10 compl11ncn1
bookstore. he no1ed that ...llh:re one of 1hcir classes.
By J enna Boswell
Hockey To Air on CUTV
In Silver Puck Weekend
cont11111d from pug~ I
and will be broadcast during CV·
cry con1est 1his year except for one
unde:1ennincd game 10 be televised
ins1ead by the New England
Sporls Network (NESN).
In addi1ion to servicing a cam•
era behind both Starr Rink goals
and two cameras in 1he "crow's
nest·· above the general admission
sca1ing, Mchnen's s1affalso works
diligently behind the scenes. The
av1ilable technology allows the
station 10 air things such as on·
screen graphics. slow.motion replays and edited clips of highlights
during 1he contest.
CUiV's coverage also fe3tures ilS
own announcers - firs1.year Ari
Vib'as a pre-game and pos,-gamc sl,ow.
Coverage also includes junior Dan
Abrahrns' sideline repor,ing,
"This just wouldn't have happened five or even 1wo years ago."
Mehner, said. "The sta11011 has
made grea1 Slrtdes 10 be 111 1111s
posiuon aod we hope lO keep moving forward."
Mehnert 1akes no issue 10 criti•
cism about 1he obviously unJ)OI·
ishcd and m1s1ake•prone debut l:ist
111on1h. s1ressi ns instead the
progress his s1a1Thas already made
in improvint: their groundbrc;aking
projccl.
''We are definitely expecling
problems now in the early s1ages.
but we are heading in 1he right direc1ion," he said. "Even in our first
game. our coverage improved ICn·
fold between the firs1 and the 1hird
period. Our goal is simply to be
as professional as our resources
allow. and I 1hink we arc gelling
1hcrc."
The station also plans 10 broad·
cast a1 leas, 1wo men ·s basketball
(:!ames and an undetcnnincd number of women ·s hockey games.
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THE CoLGATE MAROON-NEWS
November 12, 1999
Campus Safety Blotter
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November 3 - November 9
Wedae1day, 11/3
10:0l a.m.: Fire alarm at the
Student Union caused by electricians working on the 1ys1cm.
4:00 p.m.: On Tuesday, 11/2/99,
a s1uden1 was injured during
checrleading practice. Campu,
Safety provided transponation
10 Community Memorial Hospital.
6:58 p.m.: Fire alarm at Kappa
Alpha Theta caused by conlr.lC·
tors.
8:00 p.m.: A student reported
being stalked while 1aking a
shower in the fourlh floor men's
room in East Hall. The individual rcspon.siblc was found.
JI :39 p.m.: Fire alann at Alpha
Tau Omega caused by cigarette
smoke.
Lt&AuMr
COLGATE'S CHAPTER OF awarded the prestigious John Reily Knox Award for overall chapter
excellence by 1heir national chapter this past August.
Only four of the 140 chaplcrs across the nation are selected annu~
ally for this award.
To even become eligible to receive this award, a Beta Theta Pi
chapter must comply with a rigorous sci of requirements. including
a minimum grade point average. long community service hours, a
non.Beta Theta Pi fratemity rccommenda1ion, two press releases to
the local newspaper concerning philanthropic events and the house
must be in good fi nancial standing.
Senior Eric Will. the Colgate chapter's president. aided in the
decision to apply for 1hc award last spring. "The award just rc.Jlccts
the efforts of the past two years of the brotherhood to improve the
chap1er:· he said.
When asked about our Beta Theta Pi's chances for a repeat perfor·
mance, Will said. "It's some1hing that we would like to do, but no
one has won it consecutively yel. The award has been given only for
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1:48 a.m.: Campus Safety received a report that a student had
taken items from Olin Hall.
5:Sl a.m.: A Campus Safety officer on routine patrol discov·
cred the pedestrian sign rnissina
from the College Street crosswalk near Cue Libruy.
II :39 a.m.: Fire alarm at Parker
Aparlrnents cawed by cooking.
Friday, 11/5
5:30 a.m.: An employee reported a golhic column that had
been rented from Century Deco1111ions stolen between October
I Sth and 17th.
8:30 a.m.: An employee reported be found a license plate
outside of Read House.
9:53 p.m.: A stvdent reported a
hand cart taken from the Student
Union.
11:06 p.m.: Fire alarm II Phi
Tau, cause undetennined.
11:14 p.m.: A student reported
a leaf fire at the Dana Arts Center loading dock. The llamilton
Fire Ocpanmcnl was called for
assistance.
J1:24 p.m.: Fire alann al Dana
Arts Center was cau&ed by the
smoke from the leaf fire.
II :37 p.m.: Fire alarm at Phi Tau
caused by cigamte smoke.
stvdent on Conant Howe Road
in possession of a stolen faculty
parking sign.
II :09 a.m.: A staff member re•
por1ed vandalism to the Van
Saturday, 11/6
Doren press box and banners
U:56 a.m.: Fire alarm at Phi Tau taken. All but one banner was
caused by a smoke machine.
recovered by Campus Safety.
I :18 a.m.: Fire alann at Phi Tau 2:12 p.m.: Fire alarm at Honors
caused by a smoke machine.
House caused by smoke from the
2: 15 a.m.: A resident Univer- fireplace.
sity Couns Apartments reponed 5:30 p.m.: A resident ofCreative
receiving harassing phone calls.
Ans House reported graffiti on
a
wall mside the house.
l:26 a.m.: An 111 resodenl or
Cushman I-louse was 1ransp0rted 8:00 p.m.: A student reported
10 Community Memorial Hospitheir book bag and contents sto•
tal by a friend.
Jen from Reid A1hle1ic Center.
3:09 a.m.: A Campus Safety of- 9:20 p.m.: Fire alann at Beta Theta
ficer on routine patrol observed a Pi caused by cii;an:ttc smolstudent urinating on the outSide of
the Cultural Center.
Monday, ll i8
3:50 a:m.: A Campus Safely of- 8:02 a.m.: A sraff member reficer on routine pa1rol observed a ported graffiti in the basement of
studen1 urinating on the ouasidc of Cobb llouse.
a campus safety vehicle. The stu- I :16 p.m.: A resident of Parke
dent then failed lo produce any ID House reported a coat taken from
when asked by the ollicer.
their room.
9:10 a.m.: Campus Safety re· ·2:22 p.m.: Fire alaim al Lathrop
ceived a report of a broken win- Hall caused by a chemistry expcndow al Cue Libniry.
menl.
I :17 p.m.: An employee reported 4:04 p.m.: A staff member rea motor vehicle accident. with poned a broken window in Cobb
only minor property damage and House. The damage occumd al
no injuries, al Andy Kerr Stadium. 4:00 p.m. on November 7.
3:50 p.m.: A visitor 10 Andy Kerr 5:08 p.m.: Residents or
Stadium fell and wu injured. Shepardson llouse, along with
Campus Safety provided transpor- ano1her s1udent, were found in
tation to Communily Memorial posseasion of marijuana.
Hospi141.
9:58 p.m.: A staff member re7:0l p.m.: A student wu injured poned an art piece stolen from
while playing buketball al Hun- the ou1side or Alumni Hall.
tington Gym. Campus Safety provided transpon11ion to Commu- Tue1day, II 19
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12:07 p.m.: Fire alarm at
Lathrop llall caused by en actiSullday, 11n
vated pull station.
U :08 a.m.: A s14ff member re- 2:4' p.m.: Fire alarm 11 Creative
ported a fight between two resi- Arts House caused by cigaretle
dents or we., Hall.
smoke.
l:30 a.m.: A Campus Safety officer on routine pa1rol reported TIP OF T HE WEEK: Respefood missing from the Edge Cafe. others and their property and treat
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Redn_, Poalble ror
"Old Sparky"
Swleleclric chair IO execute priso1>ers in lbc face or a review by the
U.S. Supreme Court on Ille cooatitutionality or lbe cbair.
Horrific imaa• or executed
p isonen who badaulrered b.um
and bleedi111 limn 1be eya wa-c
prcser,1ed lo the court u evidmce tbal Ibo electric chair COl>-
Slitutca cruel and d'iio-,al puni1hma11.
In order lo aave die device,
Florida lawmakcn . .~ - ina special lqialalion tbal MlUld
d,atb row inmat" 1belr
choice or elcclroelllion or lethal
injec1ion. Similar leaialalioa
llved lbe ... cbamber in California.
There were 110 people. includi111 93 patients, who were 1n11de
lhc nursina home when 1hc explosion occurred.
fire and medical personnel
rushed 1o lbe acenc lo sift tbroush
the Nbble. Tboup the more !leri·
ously injured wffil 1r1n1por1ed
immediately 10 boapitals, many
wen treated al malce-sbift medical l'acililia at local cburcbea.
The foo1prin1s of 11101h« dcfendanl, Bill King. were found leading from lhe passenger side of1be
vehicle. Berry bad claimed 1ha1
Kins wu driving 1he 1ruck.
Berry is tho only defendan1 nol
yet scntenccd, lie claim, 10 have
lricd IO Slop 1he olher IWo defondanlS from killins Byrd, and only
11opped when they 1hrea1ened his
life. The olber 1wo defendan1s
have been senlenced to death.
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Duri4a bis up-
comina lrip to Ewope, l'nlideat
Clialon will make a IIIJp-0',Cr in
Ko,ovo.
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maia aadiacloNd for NCllrity
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Fogia. Italy - A 30-y--old
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cityol'Fogioarly Tbunclly momSerbs and ethnic Albanians lo ina, killins ar least IO people.
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Fogia is a city or I S0,000 people,
The visit will probably occur located 200 miles sou1beaS1 of
close lo the end ofCliD1on'1 trip, Rome.
after bis IIOpl in Turkey, Greece,
RCICUffl were able 10 locate one
Italy and Bulgaria.
survivor on Thursday, a young boy
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Flaeond By Footprlat
people still may be uapped in the
Nbble of the pre-Jasper, Texas - Shawn Allen Rescucn brougJ11 sruffcr dogs and
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Easl Timor Bishop Calls For
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D1li, Eas1 Timor - Troubled by
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10justice d10Se respon.to bttak from lndonc.'ha. Belo is an
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reci~nl of the 1996 Nobel Peace
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Indonesian forces agains1 E.asl
nrnottSe civilian,. Militia groups,
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need for 1ho.sc guilly of the killings
to be brought to Justice ror rheir
crimes.
While the miliwy 3dmined that
some soldier,; 100k pan in the violence. it denies that the acss were
organized by lhe top offic,als,
c1a.,
Flinl. Michigan-A blu1 lore
through lhc Clara Barton Convalescence Cen1er around 9 p.m.
on Wednnday, killins 5 and injuring 18.
The explosion occurred in lbe
boiler room. and according to
Fire Chief Theron Wiggins, "11
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Car Bomb In Colombia
KIiis Al Le°'t Six
Bogota, Colombia ·• A powerful
car bomb exploded in an u1>.scalc
Bogota 11e,ghborhoodon l11ursday.
killing al leasl six people. Al leas1
JO were wounded by 1hc blas1.
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kilograms of dynami1e.
Thursday's explosion ,-.·as 1he
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decision to reswne the depor1ment
ofallcgcd drug 1raffickers to Sland
trial in the United States. where
sentences are steeper.
Several busme.~es and apanmcnt buildings suffcr..:d exterior
damage from the explosion. One
house was completely deslrOyed.
and windows were blown our
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Injuries Reported in Western
Turkey Quakt
ls1anbul - S1ill reeluig from 1his
swnmcr's catastrophic tarthqu.a.ke
in which 17.000 people were
killed. Wu1ern Turkey was hil
with a strongatkrshock on Thurs-day wluch measured S. 1 on the
Richter scale.
Al least 91 people were injured
Thursday, 1nos1 i1nel' jutnpmg Out
of buildings in panic. The aner•
shod was cenrcrcd m the town of
Ad.1pazari. where at least R3 were
injured. Scientists prcd,cl tha1 3f.
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Also sponsored by CAB, Konosioni and the SGA Exec. Board
The proceeds from the Mr. Colgate competition will
create a fund to benefit the greater Hamilton
Community. A portion will also be donated to the
The Zachary Strain Fund to benefit Zachary Strain,
a Madison baby who is currently hospitalized after a
polio vaccine was administered incorrectly .
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Please support these great causes by casting your
vote for your favorite Mr. Colgate candidate.
Tables to purchase tickets and with donation jars
will be set up Monday in the Coop from 11-2 and
also in Frank from 5-7. Tickets will also be on sale
at the door, and donations will be accepted at the
event as well.
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THE CoLGAT£ M AROON-NEWS
November 12, 1999
Letters to the Editors
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Volume CXXXIV, Nmnbcr X
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Students Lack Respect For Other's Property
The recent disapJ)«lfancc ofClint Shenandoah"s lorgc painting from ouLSide Alwnni Hall is
the just the lat~t example of what appears to be a dis1utbing trend at Colgate. Seven months
after David Hayes' sculptures were knocked over, thrown in Taylor Lake and dragged in10
donns. Colga1c s1udcnts are once again showing their disrespec1 for public art.
Clearly, this is an e1nbanassing statement about Colgate students. It is sad that, in the future,
professors and administrators will have to think twice about having public art on campus. \\'e
shouldn"1 have 10 "'child-proor· our campus. Bui Professor Lorenz is right when she says that
1hc issue goes deeper than a disrespect for public art. swdenl$ have a general disrespect for
anything ch:u is not theirs.
In recent years. students have scribbled racially-charged graffiti on bathroom stalls. etched
Aryan Nations symbols on academic buildings. broken 1he glass doors of Frank Dining Hall
and walked offwi1h tlte ..Go ·Ga1c.. more 1im.. lhan Ca,npus Safety could count befon, they
decided to save themselves the hassle and replaced it with a chain.
StudcnLS lake for granted lhal Buildings and Grounds will come and pick up 1he piec.. aftcr
1hcy 1ear up 1hc campus. They feel like the campus is theirs IO ravage, when lhey should
appreciate and enjoy what we have.
The disrespect demonstrated this week. seems 10 go well beyond the disregard siudenlS
usw,lly show for things lha1 don·, belong 10 them. In a very real sense. lhe eight-by-JO fool
painting outside AIWMi Hall was 1hen, 10 enrich all of us. By stealing i1 - and seriously
damaging ii, from what evidence remained - someone dealt a blow 10 an exhibit that was
meant for all of us - and for them.
There has been a lol of talk al Colgate in reccnl weeks aboul r<$pccl: respect for other
people and respect for lhe things they own. II has been broached when talking about the
unfottunate few Hamilton residents who happen to live between Lebanon Street and upper
campus and it comes up every time racially•inspired graffiti is discovered 0:1 campus. But
sadly, no1 much seems 10 change.
Srudents wandering home from the bars la1e at night arc just as rowdy as ever, if not more
so. Petty vandalism on campus remains a problem. as was demonstrated by the student and
alumnus who were arrested for petit larceny this week after the authorities said they found
proof1ha11hc pair had b«n stealing license places from parlRespect has been talked 10 death al Colgate.At some point - and soon - all !his talk needs
to IUm in10 action.
Students Behave lnappropriJltely
At Colgate's Athletic Events
DeSlmone's Editor's Column
Took Halloween Too Seriously
To the editors:
Fan behavior al Colgate athletic evenlS has
become a topic of discussion for the Commince on A1hle1ics and lhe Swden1-A1hle1e
Advisory Conunittee. In recent weeks. we
have seen several examples of poor behavior
by s1udenLS and other spectators a1 men ·s SOC·
cer and hockey gam.., including 1he throwing of materials onto the playing surface and
hanassment of players on opposing teams.
which nearly resulted in penahies being assessed against Colgate teams.
The abuse of alcohol. both before and dur·
ing 1hc games. contributed 10 lhis 1ype of behavior. We remind the conwunity that the~
of alcohol is not allowed in athletic venues.
While all of us recognize the imponance
of fan suppon for an exciting and friendly
home environment for games. we must remind the community that attendance at athletic events carries a responsibility for appropriate behavior. Loud. enthusias1ic chccrin'g
for the home team builds excitement for student-athletes on the field. coun or ice. Boorish. vulgar language and baiting ofopponenl$
have no plN:e in in1en:ollegiate athletics. This
type of behavior diminishes lhc quality of lhe
experience for bolh lhc alhle1es and specta·
1ors and embarras.ses us as a convnunity.
Please remember that attendance at games
is a privilege. no< a right, College olficials may
ask you 10 leave if your behavior is deemed
inappropriate. If you arc 001 clear as 10 lhe
boundaries or acceptable fan behavior, mcm•
hers of lhe Committee on Alhletic:s or 1he SIU·
den1-Alhle1e AdviSOhappy to discuss the: maner with you.
To the edi1ors:
Rachel deSimone's editor's column in last
wed<·s Mamon-NeM:I anacked something lha1
I treasure greatly: Halloween. It seems thal
deSimoncifically. deSimone railed against lhe liccn•
tious cos1wncs worn by more than a few Colgate women. Bui why do people io general
choose 1he costumes 1ha1 they do on Halloween? To shock and surprise. I low can one produce these effects al a I lallowecn party? With
either a scary, funny or sexy costume.
My point is that llallowcen is a tin-.e for
people 10 have fun by dressing up as things .
that they are 001. such as a Catholic school
girl. a vampire, a hooker, a donkey, a milkmaid. a ghost or a ghostbus1er.
OeSimone says that girls "perceive that not
appearing innocnt makes them appear more
fun. be more accepted and receive more at1m1ion." But isn't that the case with bovs. too?
Arco·, we all trying 10 be a liule naughty. and
isn't that what makes Halloween fun?
Jordan Ketber
Chair, Conunitte on Athletics
MarlcMwphy
Director of Athletics
Hollie Yoong
Acting President. Sluden1-A1hle1e Advisory
Conwittcc
Colg11t.e Experience Is Not Trivial
As Heath's Column Suggested
To the editors:
rm sad for any of !hose members of 1hc
Colga,e community who may have taken Bntd
Heath'sMamoo-Ne-,,, editorial "'Colgate Glorifies Trivial Events" seriously. Yes. there arc
a 101 of lhiogs of a symbolic nature that lake
place a1 Colgate. bu110 trivialize life a1 Col·
gate is 10 make a mockery of life itself.
I jUSI spent 72 hours on campus with lhc
Colgate Today program. participating in campus life for lhrcc day>. Thiny-seven years afBy Alu Clifford
ter m y ~ lhe Colgate experience still
The silcn, epidemic of e-mail rage has infected Colga1e·s campus amd like 1he .. road has an impact as s1rong or possibly even Siron·
rage" that has occasionally reduced people 10 blows on the asphah, e-mail rage strikes gcr than when I was an undagraduale.
To compare one's education to a used car
suddenly, unpredictably and seems lo defy logic. Students should make a concened effort
not to try and put someone in their place through an angry, spontaneous response to an dealership and to belittle lhc concept of..giving back to Colgate.. as Heath does indicates
unwelcome e-mail.
I have quite a record of offenses. As a first-year, a letter was sent 10 me in el'TOr by the 001 only a serious lack or maturity. bu1 also a
Ollice of Residential Life. So I fired off an e-mail 10 fonner Head of Residential Life IOtal lack of understanding of how imponanl
Donna Swartwout that earned me a meeting not only with Swanwoul, bul the de,an of the so-called "trivial'" lhinp are in life.
Here arc only a fewoflhe ..trivial evenlS.. I
first•year students as well.
I low did it happen? The letter from Residential Life was still rolling around the bottom experienced last wuk: a student asking me
or my trashcan when I s.at down to give the entire Residenlial Life staff a piece of my why I had relUmcd for lhe Colgate Today promind. My fingers flew, and I lambasted 1he office from 1op to bouom. I sent the e-mail off gram. athletic success on lhe f001ball and SOC·
ccr fields. a .,..,., telling me that his daugh·
and chought nothing of it
By the time my meeting wi1h Swartout came, I was embarrassed to read what I had ter has aJrady found her Colgate experience
wrinen. \Vas it me tha1 had called 1he members of the Residential life's statT ..Swanout's lhe mosl rewarding ofall undertakings. a sun•
minions?"
set enveloping lhe valley that even lhe world"s
It wasn '1the content of my letter that was so objeclionable; it was 1he tone. I was angry, finest painter could never duplicate and the
accusatory and unnece,ssarily cruel. Whatever satisfaction I felt at writing that Jetter dis- evidence or thousands or alumni gifts allowsipated as soon as I found myself accountable for what I had written.
ing lhe capital eaponsion on the cmtpUS.
f'4 y history is only one example. J've seen ii a dozen times already this semester. Some•
To say that "'Colgate is no diff'eren1 fiom
because ''Colgate is part
one sends a group e-mail, asking 10 help free Tibet or to go check out a website or for a lhe resl orlhe
ride to Philadelphia. Minutes later, abuse is rained down on them from all sides.
of that world" is simply wrong. Colgate is
The enraged recipient of an unsolicited e-mail almost always beg.ins his or her re- dilferenl and always will be different and thal
sponse with, "\Vhy are you c luttering my mailbox with this gargbage?" The rapid down• alone will allow you and lhe thousands or sn,.
ward spiral or1he response's conten1 usually bonoms-out around "lfl knew someone as denLS who follow you to truly broaden their
horizons. And you might even think. somestupid ::md wonhless as you, I would put them out of their misery."
A fe\V weeks ago, a studenl sent out an e•mail soliciting people to visit a wc.b~ite that day. or giving "your muffler guy.... a new
would create an advertising window in your ln1eme1 browser, but pay you for the time sel or wrenches:· Think of how much he
migh1 app-eciaie tha1 ..giving back" from a
you spenl on the web.
It sounded like a scam. so I dele1ed the message and moved on. But there were a few customer he Sfflled and what ii might mean.
people who that just wasn't good enough for. The next day, I got a message sent to every- not only to you as lhc gift giver. but to his
one who got the origmal message. tearing up the poor girl who sent it for ,;seeing friend- next customer who will receive even better
ship as a way to exploit people we have e-mail access 10." He concluded his letter with a service than you received. 11 may be a difficommon 1wo-le11er phrase ending in "you."
cult conc,,p1 10 undenland. bu1 many Colgate
I didn't wan1 the first lener, bul I was offended by the second one. It was a clear-cut graduates roceivcd far. far mote than Ibey paid
case of e-mail rage, and I'm sure whoever wro1e that response wasn't so pleased about it for. and "giving back to Colgate.. is lhe very
.aner he sent it off.
least they can do in their lifetime.
So don't feed your ego by picking someone apart in an e•mail. Exhibit a little selfconirol. E-nail rage just doesn ·1 do any good for anyone. including younelf.
Braclccn "Bau" C1art. '62
Editor's Column
E-Mail Outrage Should Always -Be Avoided
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Danielson's Commentary Ignored
Fourth And Fifth Ammendments
To the editors:
In ..Fleeing From Police Is Reasonable
Grounds for Suspicion" in 1he November S
issue of 7lre Maroon-Ne><>. Stt111or Danielson
presented his view that anyone who runs from
lhc police "probably has something to hide..
to jus1ify unlawfuf searches and seizures.
Danielson staled that ..[any) person who is not
ca,rying evidence or wrongdoing (such as an
illegal firarm or drugs) should happily comply wilh olficcrs in order 10 allow both parties 10 be on their way."
The Fourth Amendment, however, disagrees. II S1ip,,la1es lhe right of an individual
10 he secure in his person and his propeny.
Recognizing lhc imp"'1ance ofthe right 10 privacy. Danielson cocn1ers lha1 ..(police] should
be careful as 10 whal Ibey do 10 a pcnoo who
lhey slop.·· The question of "careful .. aclioo
is rather ambiguous, but could be enumerated
in a specific law. More lrOUbling is another
issue: how are lhe police supposed 10 ac1 10wards a person they don ·1 slop and who does
no1 ac1 sUSpiciously such as a oir passenger?
On April s. lhc Supreme Coun ruled in
Wyoming v. Houghton Iha! lhe belonging;, of
a passenger who had aroused no SUSpicion.
bu1 who had an opporrunity 10 conceal lhe
object of 1he police search. could be opened
and examined. The legal question is no~ as
Danielson contends. whether lhe passenger
possesses something 10 hide. The Fifth
Amendment prolCCI> the righl nol 10 rcve.\l
any sclf-incri1ninating infonnation.
The question is lhe amplitude of lhe expanded police righis 10 search and seizure and
whether lhey negate lhe basic righlS embodied in lhe Founh and Fifth AmcndmenLS.
Michael Roffe '02
The Colgate Maroon-News
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Commentary
HE Col..GATI! MARooN-NEWS
November 12, 1999
9
Saving Miners' Jobs Doesn't Justify Blowing Up Mountains
By Stentor Danltlson
Any visi1or IO my hometown of Palmerton,
fd,c north side of Blue Moun1ain - a s1eep
ope oomplc1cly slrippcd ofplanl life Iha! is
a,nkcd by three black slag piles. Below Blue
)toon1ain squats lhc culprit 1hc New Jersey
Zinc Company.
· In rccen1 years, Palmenon has finally
J,tgun 10 make progress 1oward undoing the
dfccts of an industry pulling its commcr·
\tal interests ahead of the natural world
around it
Given this background, I was undcrstand,t,ly worried by a recent development in
Congress' game of budge! badminlon.
s,ckcd by coal companies and lawmakers
[to111 wes1em s1a1es, Sen. Robert Byrd, DW. Va.• has advanced a rider to be attached
., the In1crior Dcpartmcnl spending bill.
The measure would oven um an Oc1obcr 20
un ruling against a mountaintop mining
r.tChniquc being used in West Virginia.
The technique in question involves blast-
iYRl)'S EY£ VltW
will be up to Prcsidcn1 Clinton 10 vc10 the
long overdue spending bill in order to
defeat a rather shortsighted provision.
It doesn't take a genius to sec that the
mining technique in question is a punch
in our environment's kidneys. Blasting
away 1hc top of a mountain is damage
enough. Bui bulldozing 1he debris in10 lhc
ing the 1ops off of mountains in order to get valleys simply adds insult 10 injury, burying plant life and contaminating- or even
Jl valuable low•sulfur coal deposits. The
rcsulling wasle malerial and debris is lhcn choking off - streams. l1's no surprise tha1
;,ushed in10 nearby valleys. Hundreds of Judge Haden found that the practice vioeo,.11 miners came to the Capital on Tues- lates the Clean Water Act.
lby to protest in favor of the technique,
Coal companies and employees and
wi1hout which 1hcy say 1hcy would be un- their legal advocates claim thar banning
employed.
mountaintop blasting will eliminate jobs.
U.S. District Court Judge Charles H,den, No doubt it will. Coal mining accounts
who issued the ruling. has suspended its for three percent of all employmen1 fn
implementation while West Virginia law- \lles1 Virginia, the nation's second-biggest
makers appeal the decision. It may be too coal producer.
Bui, in lhc gn,nd scheme of lhings,
much to hope that this action will cause
Byrd and his supporters 10 deem 1hc rider 1hcsc jobs arc decidedly 1cmporary.
redundant and discard it. Otherwise, it There's a finite number of mountains in
Stutf;,!!!mf!~tiVifi~~ 5~~~1 ,!!u~~1!!~
cons in claim that they are being forced
E:vcry time I tell one ofmy non-Jewish to pay for ideologies they do not support.
friends abou1 an even! pul on by 1hc Col- They believe th.is violates thejr First
pte Jewish Un:on, they jokingly say "I'm Amendment ri&hts.
coming. I pay for that stuff," no matter
Now, for tho!e of you who arc really in•
volvcd on campus and attend various events
how religious the cven1 is.
What they are referring to is that liule where the proverbial tab is picked up by
fee that many of us do not pay attention student activilies, this issue probably docs
to in our tuition bill. the student activi1y no1 affect you much. However, those of you
r«. Once you (or your parcn1s) pay 1his who do not auend many events are prob·
fee, you are entitled to any organization's ably wondering why you are still forced to
tvcnts, as long as tha1 organiza1ion is tied pay for 1hem. These students at the Uni·
versity of Wisconsin are wondering the
1n10 Student Activities. In other words,
ii a Colgalc club is pulling on a party, you same thing.
The University of Wisconsin argues that,
can come because it is being paid for by
University funding comina from your since the school is not supporting any ideown student activities fee.
ologics and wants 10 promote diverse views
On 1hc 01hcr hand, if your friend who on campus. the fee should stay. The Colbas a running club needs money 10 run in gate handbook provides a similar senti·
a race and his or her club is not a rccog- ment: .. Rccogniiing the importance of solllized student activities organization. only cial, cultural and recreational activilies, the
those students that pay dues into the club University provides a wide rangeofoppor·
can receive the money to run in the race. tunities for students to become involved in
I have heard many s1udents complain such programs.
There arc previous cases involving orgathat they do not understand why their
JDOncy has to fund clubs they have noth· nizations ranging from a government emtng to do with. It turns out that there are ployees: union to a state bar association, in
more than just Colgate students that have which member dues were used 10 support
this on 1hcir mind, as 1hc U.S. Supreme various poli1ical causes the members did not
Coun heard a case this week concerning necessarily agree with. However. there is
~imilar circumstances.
also a case involving the University ofVirThe case involved a student activi1y fee &inia where the justices believed the Uniu at the University of Wisconsin, Con- versity violated the first amendment by not
servative students were angry that their providina funds to I student Christian
i;udcnt activity fee was going to pay lib- magazine even though it helped 10 finance
rral groups includin1 feminist and envi. s1udent magazines wi1hout religious
1onmcn1al groups. Obviously, Colga1c is views.
It is difficult to say how the Supreme
not a public institution like the University of Wisconsin, so the situations are nol Court will rule on this case, which could
entirely parallel. As a private univenity, have strong implications for public uniwe arc at the mercy of our institution, versities. But, with regard to private in!ood or bad. Nevertheless, this case has stitutions like Colgate, I believe the stuincited some intercstina questions reprd· dent activities fee is a valid way of subsitng student activities at colleges across dizing siudenl programs.
the country.
·
When each of us agrees to come to Col·
CAMPUS NOTEBOOK:
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West Virgin(a. and a finite amount of coal
in each one. The coal indus1ry is already
sizing back - ii now accounts for a third
of lhe jobs ii provided in I 979. Bui 1he
d•niage 1ha1 1hc blas1ing leaves will be
around for a much longer ~ime.
Succession - 1he process by which a
barren area regains its fores1 cover- is a
notoriously slow process. In order 10 sec
appreciable improvcmcn1 in the state of
Palmcrton·s barren mountain and slag
piles, a mixture or sewage sludge. ny ash
and grass seed was pumped onto the
slopes. I can't imagine 1ha1 such reconstruc1ive ac1ion was cheap.
I be1 the mining companies would reconsider iflhcy were forced to revcgetatc
all of the areas damaged by 1heir mining
techniques. By blowing up the mountain
tops and pushing their waste into the valleys. mining compfnics arc raking advantage of a resource 1hat is owned by the
people of West Virginia.
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111131 has
University. We agree to become part of never enjoyed some1hing at the expense of
the private community, and they agree to their Studen1 activity fee. whether it is a free
use our moqey 10 provide us with educa. speaker or meal. 111ercforc. this way is
tion. room and boMd and other things. in- easier and cheaper for everyone.
eluding subsidiiing programs pul on by
I'm sure lhat wilh all the cvenls that arc
organizations endorsed by our duly el,;ctcd paid for with student aclivity money, the
representatives in the S1udent Govcmmen1 rec can be more than covered. Therefore.
Association (SGA).
I don·t mind what groups I'm funding. I
It's a bit like paying taxes. I will never figure the student activity fee more thnn
go up in the space shuttle, but some of 1hc covers all 1hc luncheons. dinners and varimoney 1ha1 I paid in taxes last year helped ous other stuff ('vc been to.
John Glenn ny in space.
Unless you arc a person who agrees 10
Your taxes may not be paying for an idco- never auend a,1y event that is under the
logical group like my student activities fee banner of student activities and 1hc SGA
is paying for the College Republicans. for (and 1 do not believe that ~uch students
example. But when someone enters into exist) you can pay the s1udcnt ac1ivi1ies
this private contract with the University and fee.
.
.
.
..
when the University guarantees everyone
Once again. publrc univers111cs arc a
the right to sign up for one of these groups whole other ballgame and this logic will
at any time and attend its events at-any time. nor work for them. Out :-.s for Colgate:
everyone should be responsible for paying the next time you get angry that some group
for it.
is having a cultural dinner and you know
If we forc-cd every student to pay dues the money came from your student nctivi1y
10 each organization they arc involved in. fee. remember that you can aucnd such
this would become expensive. Moreover, events, and chances arc you already have.
How do you feel about online registration?
Cot1rt11oy
Timothy Shea
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h's common sense 1hat if you borrow
somc1hing and break it. you pay 10 fix or
replace i1. The same logic should apply
to companies that make use of our natural world. Perhaps 1hc mining companies
could take a cue from timber companies.
who now. as a matter of course. replant
1rac1s that they log off.
We will all be long in our graves when
the mountains being blasted today have
fully recovered. even toking into account
the bes1 help from humankind . Do we
wan110 leave our children a forest tha1 is
do11cd wi1h barren scars? Do we want 10
give them bare rock and muddy streams
in exchange for a few dollars tha1 will
long since be spent?
Hopefully. Clinton can sec the shon·
sightcdness·ofthc coal interests and wcsl·
cm lawmakers pushing the rider.
Clint9n·s recent ban on road building in
wilderness areas &ives us reason to be cautiously optimistic.
801 1he budget crunch is 011. Though the
fiscal year began in October. Congress and
President Clinton have yet 10 complete the
neccs~ary budgc1 bills 10 ensure the federal
government's functioning. Bnckcrs of the
arncndrnen1 arc banking on the urgency of
the fiscal situatio11 10 overpower any reservations regarding 11tc rider. Furthermore.
Byrd has vowed to block the three remain•
ing overdue budgc1 bills ifthc mountain1op
blasting measure is not passed.
Defeating the measure slill requires a
strong stance by Clinto,,. He shouldn ·1 be
afraid to send the Interior Dcpartmenl
spending bill back to the drawing board
in order to save the moun1ains of West
Virginia.
"I 11,a,k d's.,od. " " I don'l hive IO wall 1n line
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Mylisa Sergcanl
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.. One of the 1h1ncs I
hkcd abool Colg.ilc wa>
1h11 1hc proccues lllce
rcgi41,.11on were mc>rc
per10111I."
Vona \Villiams
and
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Omar Stmidry
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"We do.in '1 ha..-sc any ,
NutKracy on Ibis c~m
pus."
10
THE CoLGATE MARooN-NEws
Commentary
November 12, 1999
In 50 Years, Who Will Believe In Stores, Anyway?
coal and carted wood 10 warm their drafty
classrooms.
We roll our eyes and smile at these Little
H ouse on 1hc Prairie-inspired stories and
beenhowwedocommunityscrvice.While
financial donations 10 organiutions could
now be made on the ln1eme1, l figured a
good day of service for my children would
be very much like last Saturday's community•service-athon: leaving 1he home 10 do
on thousands of mailing lis1s.
In many ways, this is a wonde.rful use of
1hc Internet. Ahhoug.h the sponsors' participat ion is obviously motivated by the advertising benefits, the amount of money they
donate (it usually ends up being be1ween
$1,000 and S 1,500 per sponsor per day) is
sizable.
However, in some ways, this site bo1hers
me. It's almost too easy. II made me feel
like I'd done a good deed - like I had played
my pan - when all I'd done was click a
button.
This is no110 say that this sire and 01hers
like it aren't some of the most imponanl on
the Internet today. It's wonderful to use the
ln1emet to benefit philanthropic causes. And
thank God that we'll never have such obvi-
some son oflaborlo help othe~. Now, how-
while l don'1 really believe tha1 I'll ac1u-
ous tall t:iles to pass down to our children.
Lately. though, I haven ·1been convinced
that this is true. I'm afraid some of the truths
I will someday share with my grandchildren may seem more foreign 10 them than
1he idea ofmy g.randmo1her. popping on skis
at 6 a.m. to join her class of four 10 miles
away.
One of the major di fTerences between the
world we grew up in and the one that will
welcome our children is the Internet. While
most or us are much more comfor1able on
the Internet than members of our parents
generation. we didn '1 grow up with i1. The
first time most of us used the Internet was
in lugh school.
Many people arc still a liule tentative and
un1rus1mg of1he world of the Internet. Tclcv1s1on commercials assure us that il is not
only easy 10 shop on the Jn1eme1. but that it
1s also sman. And we shouldn ·1 limit ourselves to the old Internet stapcs - clothing.
flowers and books - but should also sel«I
our houses. slocks and cars with the help of
the lnterne1. TV reminds us or the wealth
or friends 1hat wait for us on-line and wams
businesses of the perils of avoiding entcrini; the electronic age.
While 1he number of 1elevision adS devoled to the lntemel reminds us of the slight
uneasiness many currenl users h.ave wi1h it,
our grandchildren will grow up with these
conccp1s.
I can'I help wondering whe1her I will
ever, one site allows you to fCed the hungry in between visits to rcaltors or being
comforted by char room friends.
Visi1ors 10 the Hunger Si1e
(www.1hehungersite.eom) are encouraged
to click on a buuon labeled "Donate Free
Food." For every cUck, the site's sponsors
for 1he day each promise to donate enough
money to buy half a cup of food for a hun,.
ally have to explain to my grand<:hildrcn
tha1 cominunity service once included more
than click:ing a couple ofbuuons, we must
not let easy alternatives such as this com·
pensa1e for being active panicipants m community service ourselves.
The Internet is changing the way we opcrate within our world. While some of these
changes may be negative, I have to admil
By Ka1herlne \Vlley
Most uf us have humored our grandparents by listening to their stories about how
much rougher growing up was for them dun
it was for us. School buses? They had to
hike through dense forests for an hour each
morning to anivc at 1hcir one-room schoolhouses. In winter they skied,
Paper? Spiral bound notebooks? Ballpoin1 pens? They had slales, pencils thal
were hand sharpened by knives and fountain pens. Electric heaters? They shoveled
have 10 explain 10 my grandchildren what a
store was, Will they believe me when I tell
them 1ha1 once kids learned to write before
they learned to 1ypc? Will they laugh at me
when I explain that there is a species of
mouse that has whiskers instead of a right
and left buuon?
But will the cl\anges our children face go
beyond where they shop and how they acquire information? One thing I would never
have though! ii would afTec1 would have
As citi zens under a democratic government, we should have the ability 10 uphold the decisions that we make and continue 10 make decisions regarding our
lifestyle without interference. The amount
of sweat and soul 1ha1 concerned citizens
have put into the environme111al movement 1s aslounding. But 1t is painful to
w11ness 1hesc gains being taken away by
an intergovernmental organization such as
the World Trade Organization (\VTO).
The WTO is the international body
charged wilh the regulation and enforcement of international trade . But in ils
quest 10 promote global free 1rade, the
\VTO has undercut our ability 10 defend
our environment
Na1ional government trade officials
from WTO member countries decide the
orHaniza1ion's trade policies. These poli·
cies arc made in secret without direc1 input from the public. Member countries
must follow them on the na1ional, s1a1e
and local levels.
Drink Reflects
Strong Character
By J ane J ones
Several years ago I received an e-mad
that began, "II is so frustrating to be lht
only person on campus who docsn ·1 wani
10 drmk at all."
Whal was even more significant w1,1
thal it was mailed at about 2:30 a.m. OIH
gry person.
1ha1 I don't 1hink I'll gel too misty-eyed Sa1urday. It ended with, "I didn' t kn°'
Clicking is all 1hat's required. There are when I tell my grandchildren about 1he to whom else to write who wouldn't th int
no time-consuming fonns or questionnaires. buildings where I spent so many hours of I was jus1 a subs1ance-frce freak:·
Participating will not automatically put you my youth called "malls."
A lot of people on 1his campus drink
Few students choose not to drink or not
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to make alcohol central to 1hcir lifestyle
his difficult to make a decision that puu
one in10 any sort of minority position
As exemphfied by the above student. tht
sense of isolation cnn be painful at 1imei
The decision not to drink or to drink 1n
low-risk amounts can give one a perspcc,
1ive on 1he world 1ha1 those who drink. tx·
cessively don ·1 have or desire, Sobntt)
allows one to witness clearly and wi11\out a doub1 how people change under 11)(
efTccl of alcohol .
"I don't enjoy seeing my rriends 11kt
this either ... They don't net 1hemselvcs
... They are obnoxious and difficult."
I low about whtu happens when om
tries to contend with drinking friends I.lie
., night?
World Trade Organization Ignores Environment
By John Ellloll
Decision Not To
If a policy adopted by the WTO is
found to be adverse 10 a particular community for heahh. moral, env1ronmen1al
or social reasons. there is lillle the city or
state can do about it. The group in question is forced to endure 1he detrimen1al
aspects of these sweeping international
irade agreements.
If they stand up for democracy, they can
be 1aken fo international trade cour1s 10
be sued by the corporations whose profirs are hurt by disregard for trade laws.
Essentially, local and slate commumties
can be forced 10 pay for their constllutional right to act as a democracy.
These courts consist of three 1rade htwyers. Only national governments can be
represented, so the citizen organizations
and s1a1e and local governmen1s that are
put on trial are not represented. Rulings
arc final and binding.
The philosophy behind 1hese free trade
policies is to smooth the 1rading slate.
Member countries share equal trade policies. so goods arc subject to the s1atus of
the international economy, but no1 sub-
ject to domestic concerns and tariffs.
The WTO now poses a serious threat
to our environment. Every environmental concern case brought before the dispute panel has been lost.
For example, Venezuela successfully
challenged an amendment to the U.S.
Clean Air Act 1hat requires foreign gaso·
hne refiners to make the same improvemen1s 10 gas quality that a U.S. refinery
would make. With rhis precedent set, irnpor1crs are able to improve from a dirtier
starting pomt. This means imported gasoline may be damaging air qualily in U.S.
cities.
FrOm November 30 to December 3, the
United S1a1es will host a WTO suml1li1 in
Seaule. During 1his summit, the next
round of policies for lhe WTO will be
instated. and lhe environmentally blind
innuence of the WTO could be grea1ly
expanded.
The WTO plans to nego1ia1e a free
lrade agreemenl on limber. This would exacerbate global defores1a1ion by eliminating tariffs on imponed timber. Imported
limber prices would decrease, and consump1ion and logaing will increase. This
will simul1aneously undercut the eco·
nomic viability of recycled products.
New rules being brough1 before 1he
WTO would make ii illegal to diSlinauish
bc1ween products based on means of produc1ion. This means ci1izens would have
to pay to mainlain dolphin safe tuna
catchina, and sea turtle safe shrimp catch.
ina.
In order to maintain our current cnvi•
ronmenlal siandards and 1he righl 10 install further environmental re1ula1ions.
1he WTO policies mull be chanaed.
Curren, policies should be looked 11
throuah an envirdrunental and social lens.
, ins1ead of a solely economic one. Proposed policiea should be pollponed until
Ibis is done, and then looked II c l -ly
wilh tbesc changn in mind.
"When my roommate and friends camt
in at 2 a.m. very drunk and very loud. I
said, 'Hey guys, you know ii' s 2 a.111,
you might want to keep ii down.' And,
lhcy ia,d. 'Oh. nobody's trying 10 sleep,
we jus1saw everyone down at the fra1s. ·
So I said. 'I bet the people ups1airs can
hear you 100.· and they said. 'Well they're
al I at 1he frats 100.' O kay, well, rnaybcl
was the only person who didn ·1 go 10 the
fra1s. bul maybe I wanted to sleep:·
So why do you non-drinkers contrnue
to hold to !he courage of your convic·
tions? Why don ·1 you just cave rn and ~o
with the flow?
Some of you come from homes whcrt
you have seen alcohol abuse firs1-ha nd
and realize that you may have a gcntuc
predisposition for developing an alcohol
problem. The risk for alcoholism may be
high so you simply choose no1 10 drink
Some of you have already run into
fairly significant problems with your con·
sumption of alcohol. It perhaps has oc·
curred to you thal bad things seem to hap·
pen more often when you drink. Simply
put: not drink:ina equals less probk:ms.
Some oryou re<:ognize thal excessh't
ddnking mak:es it harder 10 be compe1i,
1ive in 1he classroom. Assianments 1akt
longer 10 read and process after a night
of drinking. You realize that 100 much
drinking is detrimental to yoor grades.
At some point, you are aware that 1ht
reasons why you choose nol 10 drink
aren't as imponant as lhe tact 1hat you
arc making posi1ive choices for yourself.
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there will be situations that con1inue 10
challenge your convic1ion1. At those
times. it's imponan1 &o trust yourself and
not the si1uation.
Indeed, I did no1 consider lhe student
who senl me lha1 e-mail any son 0("1ub·
siance-frec freak." She certainly wu 001
1be only penon on campus who chooses
nol to drink. In my estimation. sbe was
an incredibly strong youna woman.
Ja11, Jo,,u is a SlaffCoruu•lor for Cou•·
se//ng • Psycllolo,lcal S.nica
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Senate Minutes
Student
Goven1111ent
-sodation
November 9, 1999
Starting Time: 7:20
I. Approval of Minutes from 10/26199
II . Executive Board Reports
A. President
I. Campus Planning
a.. Cutten rcnovalion
b. Improve roads near Frank and
Coop
c. Move underclassmen onlo the
hill
2. Campus Safety Advisory
Committee on parking
a. Two student representatives
needed
3. Two positions available on EBoard next semester
B. Treasurer
I. BAC allocated total of S29,682
2. Next BAC meeting on 11/14
C. Recording Secretary
I. Nothing 10 report
D. Corresponding Secretary
I. No report
E. Communications•
I. Drop box improvement in
progress
F. Representative
I. Nothing 10 report
G. Elections
I . Reminder on BAC and SPW
applications
H. Parliamentarian
107 Studen t Union • Phorie 22 8-7329 • E-mail: SGA
Red Raider Spirit Running High This Weekend
by Tommy Campbdl
Prtsid~nt
Colgate Spirit and the "Hello" Red
Raider spirit has been a wonderful thing
lately. I've had the opportunity to get to a
variety or evenLS and increasingly, I see
less of the ..usual crowds.. , We arc gcuing
ou1 to support all of our event.s and for
good reason: They arc all really good.
Thanks in pan to the Colgate Activi1ies
Board, events over the past couple weeks
have been excellent. Cicely Wilson. Syrus
Yarbough, "Second City", the "Harlem
Renaissance Review" and Tony Burnes'
production of "Southern Exposure" were
all unbelievable.
Congratulations 10 Head Coach Kathy
Brown a nd tournament MVP Andrea
Lkari for1eadingourwomen'ssocccrtcam
10 its sixth strair Pa1riot League champi~
onship! If you did not take advantage of
SGA Sense of the Senate on Daily Schedule
The Academic Affairs Committee met on Sunday. November 7, 1999 from 4pm to
4:50pm and consin,cted the following resolution. and on Tuesday. November 9. 1999.
it wa, approved by the Senate.
I. Nothing to report
111. Comminee Repons
A. Academic Affairs
I . Will be )Ubmiumg Sense of
Senate in New Business
B. Lcgi~lativc Affairs
I. llnee amendmcn1s 10
Constitution from last ycur arc
ready for implementation
2. Planning new amendments 10
Constitution
C. Student Affairs
I. Met with S. Wilhelm and G. Bean
to discuss ways to improve
respect ond community on
campus
D. Student Association Organizations
I . Submit Argentinian Tango Club
for SGA status
2. Trying 10 get WB network for
campus television
IV. New Business
A. Argcntininn Tango Club approved
for SGA status
B. Sense of the Senate on Daily Class
Schedules
I . Floor action: Dcbaic and
omendmcnts offered by Sen.
Teliska. Sen. Wolfson. Sen.
Miller. Sen. Duong. Sen. Cutts.
Sen. Mchnert, Sen, Lies. Sen.
Schmidt. Rep. Schwartz. Sen.
Agalar
2. Sense or the Senate failed
C. Reconsideration of Sense of the
Senate on Daily Class Schedules
I. Question divided
2. Section I approved
3. Section II amended and approved
4. Section Ill amended and approved
V. Announcements
A. Allcndance records begin anew with
insrntcment of new iutendance rules
B. Mr. Colgate competition. 11/15
C. 2002 Thanksgiving dinner tickets
D. Silver Puck Weekend
E. Bill Bradley info session. 11/11
Adjourned: 8:35
Respectfully Submitted,
Uchcchi Obichere. Rec. Secretary
We, the Academic Affai1) Commiuec. s1rongly believe that changes should be made 10
Colgate University's daily class schedule so it more effecuvely meets the academic
needs of students. faculty. and administra10rs.
I. The current daily class schedule poses many problems for students when
creating a manageable schedule that allows them to meet all or their academic
requirements.
A. lletwcen 12:20pm and 1pm on Mondays, Wednesdays. and Fridays. there are
too many students trying 10 cat lunch in Frank Dining Hall. the Edge Cafe.
and the Coop. therefore the schedule must allow for more flexibility during
the lunch hours.
8. There are concerns about clas..,; attendance on Tuesday and Thursday
mornings.
C. Concerns have been raised about the number of classes that meet 1wo day:; per
week and nrc offered in the afternoon.
I. Science slUdenls have difficulties scheduling 1heir labs and finding time to
enroll in courses in other divisions.
2. Some students prefer c las.~s thal mccl 1hrcc days a week, and the current
schedule docs not give them as many options as they would like.
the opportunily· to see these ladies performing at 1,hcir best. you definitely missed
out.
Also. special congratulations are doc to
Head Coach Dick Biddle and senior wide
receiver Jason Matte., for leading the Red
Raider football team in 1heir latest vic1ory
over an undefeated and nationally-ranked
Lehigh squad in an absolute barn burner.
There is also something 10 be said aboul
1he fan support a1 that ga111e. l saw people
that had never been to a game b1:forc
bouncing up and down with the team before every kickoff! This is the type of support they will need this week against Pa1rio1 Lcaguc•leadrng Towson State this
weekend.
Piggybacking on the high le"cl of spirit.
we arc bringing back 1he "hello" 1radi1ion.
I had the opportunuy to speak to scvcrol
of our alumni aboul the value of th\:
"hello." IL is 100 grea1 a part of our his1ory.
100 convenien1 and much 100 easy 10 let
wither away. So when you sec anyone on
campus realize that they go to Colgate. and
so do you. In this world. that is enough to
have in common, So say "hello". Just. ..
"hello". Its posi11ve effects are instan1ancous. so I hear. Let us ring it back.
Sec you at the games this weekend.
Ooooooh. yeah.
Executive Board
1999-2000
Prcsidcn1
II. We propose that the following changes be made to the daily class schedule.
A. We suggest that the Academic Affairs Board consider adding another Tuesday
and Thursday morning SO-minute time slot with consideration of how early
classes start and the length of the free period. ·
I. This would allow Students 10 schedule two classes back to back on
Tuesday and Thursday. which may increase both cnrollmen1 and auendance
for classes scheduled on those days.
2. This would give science students another time to schedule c lasses before
their labs would begin.
B. A 12:30pm to I :20pm time slot should be added on Mondays. Wednesdays.
and Fridays.
I. This will add one more 1hree day a week class.
2. Having one more c lass during what is traditionally considered to be a lunch
hour should lessen the lunch rush at Colgate dining halls because students
would have more options when they cons1ruct their schedule.
C. We suggest that the Academic Affairs Board consider eliminating one of the
SO-minute Monday and Wednesday afternoon
time slots and reorganize 1he afiemoon schedule.
D. Lab periods should begin at I :30pm ruher than Ipm.
I. This will allow .scienc~ ~ludents more flexibility when scheduling classes
and allow more time for 1hem 10 eal lunch.
Ill. Concluding Swement
A. We. as reprc.,ntativcs of the student lx,dy, feel that changes musl be made to
the daily schedule, so that Colgate's academic community runs mo,e
effectively and students have the most beneficial academic experience. While
1he Academic Affairs Comminec realizes that its suggcs1ions may not solve
the problem. we believe they address some lmponant issues that must be
considered as this process of changing the schedule continues. The students
are willing and eaaer to be involved in this process, so the concerns of bolh
students and faculty arc addressed.
T homas Campbell
Vice President
Bttca Mervis
Treasurer
AmoCeralo
Recording Secretary
Uchechi Obichere
Corresponding Secretary
Erica Giers
Communications Dircc1ors
Karen Santana
Mauro Tucci
Rcpresenwive
Gabe Schwartz
Elections Commissioners
Janet Shen
WIil Owens
Parliamentarian
Ben DanMr
November 12, 1999
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Land and Freedom
Thursday November 18
7:30 PM
Love Auditorium
Perceptive, passionate account of the Sparush Civil War. centered on a young,
wortong-ctass BntJsh Communist whO oomes to Spain to JOtn the anb-fasc1sts 1n
their battle against Franco Rich human drama of political ideahsm and rea~ty
1995 • Kenneth Loach • 104 min • Spain/UK
SpansOfed by the History Department and the Peace Stvdres Ptogram
The University ofSt. Andrews was founded
in the early 15th century. A distinguished
European-Scottish University with an
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The Promise
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November 12-28
Nott: All oenis arc free unkss othc~1.se noted.
Monday, November 15
'"-= dc.'l.dlinc ro, Colsmr ntl.,· Wrd is um Wl.~ks prtteding lhc
date or the e\·cnt Send calendar items 10 Deb Dames in 1he orncc
ofCommunica1i-On, . CAI, 7417. C•ffl3il Deb O:u-ncs
1:00pm - On w T•bl< '*"'- Stria: '1'h< """'" o r
Feminism: Has Ftminism Become Obsolctcr -Ccnier for
Women's S1udies, P..ast Hall
Catholk MIIS.1: M\VThF, 12:00 NOOn - Judd Ch3pel
7:00pm - Moscow Swdr Group latonna- MtttlDI: Fall
Friday, November 12
11 :OOam - l.uturc: Anthony Di Renzo, Ithaca College ... 8uon
2000. SOAN, Russian and ENST councsoffcrcd: Ru.Hal.ft bn&·
\Qgc e:xpnienoe am requfred - For information and apphcatioos
COf'UaC'I Pro(. Nancy Ries. 414 Alumni - 432 Alurm1i Hall
7:JOpm -St, Andrtws, 6Mttll111: Spring 200 I, Pror, Jerry Balmuth, philosophy & iel,g,on,
ditttior- Fo, inforrnattOt'I call exL 769' -Hascall HaJI lounge
Giorno. 8.abykKI; t,; America in the llalian lmmigr1n1 Imagination"
- Sponsored by Comp 346. Langu:agc, R~ & Echnki1y- Mmill
House
I :OOpm - Mu,sllm Pra)'tr Scr~ke - Chapel. pr.Sen level
3:00pm - l.ttturdl>isrussion: Jill Sternberg. specialis t m :-=live
1,onviolence. ¢000ie1 rts0fu1k,n, :in1i,oppression :iOO d1vcrs:11y
training. ··Response 10 Vloknce in East Timor" - Refreshments-
Ho Lecture Room. Lawrence Mall
.l:30pm - Scimtt Colloquium: Or. J:amcs Bell, astronomy depl,
Cornell Unh-eTSity. "S1ra1cgy and Science Go:ils for NASA·s Mars
Sample Rccum Mission"' - RcfrcshmcnlS 3: IS - 209 Ulthrop Hall
4:30pm - Farully Club Party: Spouses and good friends
welcon.e - Merrill House
5:30pm -Stuabb11t Strvkt -Saperstcin Center
6:30pm - Sh.abbat Olnnff - Sapcrs1cin Center
7:00pm - Men'!! Hockey vs. H111v~,d (Silver Puck Weekend) Postgame reception. Woositr Room. Hun1ing1on Gym
7:00pm - TalklnJt PkturtS: The Matrix, lhe W:K'howskt brothers
question the founcbdon of Keanu Ret\·CS' reality in t~cir foray int0
1hc world or sc,cnct fiction :and Hoog Kong-style achon sequences
- $3 - l.o\'C AIKhtonum. Olin H.ill
9:.lOpm - Talking Pictures: Bladt> R1mMr. next to Fritz Lang's
Metmpohs. one of the most innucn1,~l science fiction films 10 date
- S3 - Love Auditorium, Olin Hall
12:00am -Talklng Pictures: TIIX I J.J8, George Lucas' first
n:-a1urc film b3~cd on a s100cnt short o(hu, aboul robou :a.Ill.I drug
controUcd hurnan$ who dwell In a visu:llly appcahng yc1
opprcssi1,c t.-nvironrtlC'.'nt - $3 - Lo\•e Auditorium, Olin Hall
Saturday, November 13
10:00am•.,:.\Opm - Connid MtdiaUon Tralnln,: l.t:am the art
and skill of m«11at1on. (~1h&11tion and listemng: trammj: conducted
by Jill S1embcrg, a specialist 1n :.c1we nonviolence, conn1e1
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rrsolut,on, anlH>ppression and dhcrsity t:nunmg- Prereg,ittr with
Ca1hcrine Gnffith or Sandy Hlad:, co-coord,n:nors. Colg:11c
Coon.ct Mcd1a1ton Or~mtal1on. ccmo@rNll.colgate edu, or cxL
6426- Lunch provided - ALANA Cultural Ccn1cr
10:00am - l'rl't Sklalin,-Sta.lT Rml
10:30am -OPffl llockcy - S1arr Rini:
11 :J011m - Sih·tr l'uck 8usint"SS Lunch«>o - Woos1er Room,
J-lunting1on Gym
11 :JO-..lm - BookNtott ChUdnn's Proa:nun: Oealt an orange and
cloH: pomander - RSVP 228,7061 - O'Conoor Campus Center
12:~m- Football vs. Towson
4:00pm - Mtn'1 lloc.kf-y vs. Drown
7:00pm -SUnr Puck CocktaU Rtteplioo -Colg;atc Inn Lobby
7:00pn1 - VollieybaUvs. Army
7:00pm - Talk.in, Pictur('ll:: Chi,u,tawn, Rom:in Pol;inski's
b11i:1rc, fasci nating mysicry in the H:ammc11.Clundler traiditioa, set
,n 1930s LA. -$3- Love: Audilotium. Olm Hall
7:JOpm-Sllvt.'I' Puck Baoqutt: John LeFevre ·41, Master of
Ceremonies - Or«n Room. Colgate Inn
9:."\0pm - Talk.Int Pictures: Rm,11111,y'J Baby. another Polanski
film dt;ahng w1th lhe comphcat1ons that anse when a lonely young
~,re and expcc1.1n1 ITIOlt.cf" moves in10 an apanment wi1h nefarious
neighbors - $3 - Lo\-C Aud11onum, Olin Hall
Sunday, November 14
IO:OOam,-1:00pm - Conruct Mtdladon Tralnint: Prt-rcgistcr
w11h Ca1hc.'flneOriffi1h or Snndy Hlad:, ro-coord1n:1rors. Colg;ue
Con0ic1 t.,.kdi:uion Organiui11on. «'mO@m:ul t."Olg;.itt .edu. or ext.
6-126- Lunch providc10:30am - Unlvtrs:Uy Church Cofftt llour - Chapel
11 :OOam - Unhcrsily ChurC'h Worship -Chapel - Followed by
brunch in lhe Green Room. Frank. D1mng Hall
12:.lOpm-Ci.thollt M~ - CL'llt: Room. S1uden1 Union
J:.\Opm -Conctrt: Colgate Unm:-rsity Orchestra, Manetta O\cng
co11duc1or, will perform 1he final concct1 in lht 1999 "End-of-a.
Centu1y Orchestra Series" -Open mg remarks by Profc:ssot O\ris
Vcc~y - llr.ahm's Symphm•> N11. 4 ill£ mintJr, Oricg·s Pw1tQ
C,munv ;,, A minor~ ith piams1Terrence WIison: and Verdi's I.a
,..,>r..n ,1,.1 Dt-.,tlno (A•nturr; T/1,. Baltlmorr S,m ,;wed of Terrence
Wilsoa, ''One of 1hc blggesl pianistk Mtnts 10 h:ave emerged in
1his coontry 1111ht la.$t 2..S )'C~us - Chapcl
10:,\0pm - Ca1holiC' MN -Cb:ipcl
For daily updates call the Colgate
Events Linc. 228-7 100 or on-line at
www.colgatc.edu.
Tuesday, November 16
11:JOam-w.....,,·sStudlUnon. anthropology, ··Numerical OalOIOgy and Arithmetic
Practices Among Women Wtl'lvcn or Hi&hland BofMa" - Lunch
p,ovidcd -Cent« ro, Womm's Studies, East t-lall
11:JOua - Pbysks & AJtrooomy Seminar~ Prof', Manin
Wyboumc, physics & asuonomy dtpart,. Oartmo,,,th College.
..Single El«:tron Effecu in Tunnel Jl.1nctiON and Metal
Naoopaniclcs" - Refreshments 11:20- 2 17 Lathrop Hall
4:IGpm- Humaaltks Colloq,dum: Marguerioe Feitlowit< '7S,
indcpendcn1 \¥rittt atld u1nsbtor, 1999 Fulbright Fellow, "A
Lexicon of Terror: Argentina and the Ltga,cie:, o(TOrture" Refreshments - Co-sponsored by the Ctn1er for &hies and World
Societies- Ho lfflw-e Room. LI.wren~ Hall
7:Npm -Atltrnatlve Clntma: Surna,Plt' Vit'l Glw:n Nanw Nam
( 1989), Vic1namcse born Trinh T . Minh-ha's pro(ouDdly personal
doc:urnr.,uary explores the role o( Viecnamcst WOl'l'ICft h1s10ric:illy
and in con1tmpor:uy society -1.,ove AudilOrium. Ohn Hall
7:llpm- Womm's ._elball vs. Syracuse AAU cxhibi11on
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7:3Gpm- Ltttun: Mana Lugones, :u.soc:. prof. or companL1\'e
lhcra1urt & of philosophy inicrpretruion & culture. SUNY
Omghamton. "Nahonalism. Cokloi:ahsm and Lesbian Community"
- Orcen Room.. Fr.ink Dining H• II
Wednesday, November 17
7:31pm - Ptate Studies FIim Smes: ~ n,~ ~~rf'f'dom, a
pc:rccptivc, pas:siocllac aoooun.t ~f the Sparu5:" Civil War. cen~d
on a young, working-cb.s.s Bnt1.sh ~ 1 $ 1 who ()()fflC'S to S~ ,
to join the anti-FasdS-1$ in their battk against Franco - Cosponsored by history - LOvc: Audhorium, Olln Hall
8:etpm- Unt,.aJltf T'belller: Eric Ovennyc:r's ~ I~ Vf'rgt', a
two-ace play direc.tcd by Sebastian Trainor '91, begllllS 1n 1888:
while on safari. three Vic1orian lady 1ravtlcrs come ··unstuct in
time" - SS gc:nml admission; $3 students/senior citizens. for
~tkxts call 228-7641 or 7639-Umlc 8rchmcf Thea1tr
Friday, November 19
I :Npm - M uslum Pn,.,- 5l:Of.7:00pm- Worid EiipoCdtln_, A celcbrat""' or
Colgate's culture and t1ilca1 thtough dance. son&: rnus.C and
cul1utal dis:pbys - Enjoy food from different nations~ learn
about study g,oup destinations - Sponsored by campus life - Hau
or Prcsioeftu:. S1uden1 Union
l :Jepm -Sdffltt Coloquium: Dr. Aaron Robenson, ma1h,
"Avoiding Pa11erns.. - Rcfrcshmrats 3.15-209 Lalhrop Hall
5:JOpm - Sbebbet Servke - Saperstein Cen1cr
,:JOpm: - Sblbbel Dlnaff - Saperstein Center
7:Npm - Mm's Hockey vs. Clarkson
7:IOpm-Talklrag Pktu.res: Dwl, \¥illlt:$S e.uly Spklbcrg at v.'ork
as he teehnially uuibhshes the atmosphere of impending doom, a
craud tnK:k driver cha.sts an unsuspoc:ting busiDCS$man ~n a
lontly road-$3- Love Audilorium, Olin Hall
8:Npm - University Tbnlrr: Eric Overmyer's O,i tlif' V.-rg.-. a
1wo-act play d1rccttd by Stbtiti1n Traiinot '91 - S.S gt')tral
admissioa.$3 studtnl$1senior ci1iuns, for rest:rvalions call 2287641 or 7639 - Little Brehmer Thc.a1cr
8:Glpm - Mubatlan Stnnl Quartet In Conttrt: Beethoven's
Stnl1j Trin, Op. 9, No I and S1rin1 Quart. Op. /35:
Sh0scakot.v1ch's Sm,ig Qunm·t No. 12 -Chapel
9:31pm - Talkina Pkturn:: 771, Car, s1m1larly lhc-med IO l>ut'I.
bul dire<:lor Ella(JII Silverstein ne"er catapulted 10 Spaelbefg.aan
propottions of fame -$3 - Love Auditonum, Olin Hall
12:0hm -TaUtlng Pktum: Tmim{J(}lting. Irving Welsh's novel
s.en·cs as the inspiration for this Scottish talc or heroin addic:lion S3- Lovt Audllonum, Olm Hall
Saturday, November 20
12:00pm - Farultr D t , , 1 - Coundl Ttad1l111 T•bl<: LyM
Waldman, dirc:ctor or academic program suppon. "Students W11h
Leaming Oi~blht1es in the College £nv1r0nmcnt" - RSVP 8ru<:c
Sellcct (ex 1. 7949, e-mail bscllcd) b)' 10,J()am today - Lunch
provided - Memll House
4:JOpm - Nath·t Anwrk:an Journalist to Speak: Doug George,
Kancntiio, JOUmabsl and member or tht Mohawk Nahon al ,
Akwesasne. "Iroquois Lal'ld Oaims" -Co-sponsored by Nat1\'C
American studies. CORE cultures, ALANA Oiltural CenltrALANA Cullura.l Center
4:30pm-Art & Arc History VisiliQI Lttturt Snits: knnniftr
and Kevin McCoy. amruc collaborlon since 1990, have made J
wide r.angc or video, in11alla1ion, new media and performance
works - Pemon Hall Audhorium
5:0lpm- Bmdlt Coattrl: To benefit 1ht Ccn1tr for Women War
Victims of 'Zagreb. Coratia - S4-Co-sponsorcd by the Sexu;al
01sis RtSOUrcc Centct and Swinging GactS - Commons
5:30pm - ulubilion ()penma Rtttptioa: G.-s1ur.-, an exhibition
by Lynent S1tpher1$0A, auisc. p,o(. of~ & art hiStory -OaUcry
of the Ocpartmtnl of An & Art History
7:JGpn,-C,,,..,. to, Ethks & Worid SoclttlOouglas Massey. Dorothy Swaine Thomas prof. or $0Ciolog:y.
"Rtuonablc lmmipacioa Policies for a Globa.lizina Economy" Persson H.iU Auditonum
7:llpm - M, 11..,_ llartsbott Lfflw'< In Pbllooopl,J &
fltUalon: M. Jamie Fe1Teira, University o( Virginia, "1'be Mad
Moment of DccisM)II: Kiertepard on Faith" - Ho l.ectwc Room.
Lawren« Hall
8:00pm-TalkJna Pkturts:
a breezy road movie mixes
friendship. romaoce and SCCDC'ry with an imaginalivc rc:cooceptioa
or 1hc idea of 1hc froncier spiri1 - Love AIM.tiiorium, Olin Hall
w,.,,,,,.,
l:386.8:topm- Univff5ity Tbntrr: Eric Ovtnnyer's On 1"4Vugf'. a two-:ict play dirocccd by Se:balban Trainor '91 - $5
general admi.ssion:S3 scuden1.s4tn,or ci11uns. for reseMttOII:$ call
228·7641 or 7639 - Little B~h.mer Theater
7:Mpm - Mtn'I IIOtkt)' vs S1 Lawrence:
7:l)lpm - TalJdn« Pldura: Ta.u Drfrtr, ScorCHC's depiction ot
a Vietnam \'C't·s dcJ.ctnl into lhc lurid rese.sses of h1.s mind and bu
exptor.a1ion of1hc underbelly or lhc 811 Apple -SJ - Lo\·c.
Aud11onum. Ohn H.111
,:00pm -CODttf't: Featuring Sobs Coaster and All the QuietSponsored by WRCU - Donovan·s Pub
,:30pm - TalkJDa Pktum: Goodfellru, anOther ScorceK film
dcalina with the rise and fall or a Mafi:i family -SJ - Love
Audi1onum. Olin Hall
Sunday, November 21
lt::MMI - UaivenitJ Cburdl Cofftt Hour -Chapel
11 , _ , - Unl..,...tr Cburdl Wenlllp - Chapel - Followed br
brunch tn the Orecn Room, Frank Dtning Hall
12:30pm - Calllolk M8II - O att Room, Student Union
1:IOpm- Womt:D't llocuy vs. Wayne Stalt
2:llpm- Unl•enky 'l'bNttr: Eric Overmyer-·s On tM Vug.-. a
t~act play directed by Sebuti-.aa Traar,or '91 - $5 gtntnl
admiuion:S3 s.tudtnl.Slsenior citizens. for rcservahons call 2l8764 I or 7639 - L11tJc Brehtnt"r lbcalCf
18:llpm - C . . - Mal - Q,apel
Monday, November 22
Thursday, Nove,mber 18
·oo.
11 :00am - Mlllt«work of tbe Wedi.: Susan Furfey.
Raymond Han's. Still UJ.- With Dra{N'ry- Inner Gallery, Picker An
Galltry
12,00.1:Npm-Sodal S<-.. ._.._ - · · Dougbs
Massey. sociology dept.. Univerd1y ol Pcnnsylvlll.Q. ~alack
English and Racial DtscnmiMlioa in tht Housing M14ec· Lunc-h pro.,.dcd - Co-sponsored by the Cmter for Elhit-S and
World Sodet.ics -Cbaptl basement (NOTE· Bany Shaia will be
the speaker at the 1212 luncheon seminar)
I :Npm - Llvlna Wrhtn Sate: Joha Holman. author of
l.w,1i11mu M) 1trffl°1', m ('()flvtfSlliOI' with Sludfflts- Ho L«1ure
Room. Lawrtnce Hall
4:Npm -G. Ar1hur
c_,. Lfflw'< ID Geotoo: Pro(, Bruce
Selle• Uadtr$taadin& the Environmcn11.I Hisuwy o( the Chenango Valley..
- 2171..athrop Hall
4:llpm- L1rim1 Wrilen s.rt.: Audio< Jobft Hot- will ..ad
from his wort - Ho Lechft Room. l.aWfflK:C Hall
s,...,.-c-.........,-.-,~1."""""
perfonniaa Wcbml's Fi~ Pi«t¥ For Suut, Quca,vt. widl an
illlr()duclory lccl•re b)' Prol. Joscelya Oodwia. 111111k: - Spouon:d
b),CORE 152-0.pel
No events scheduled
Tuesday, November 23
S:Jlpat- Wemea't lalketbaU vt, C1111sius
7:45pm - Mtn,'1 llallutbdvs. C.anishas
Saturday, November 27
1:11pm- w. . .•, 11ocay vs. u.ion
Sunday, November 28
••*"'II-,.__ kllll
2:llpm- women•,
l t : J l f m - ~ - -Ollpel
Tbaol
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1hr ~11l9atr llar1111n-'.Nrbls
November 12, 1999
ARTS&FEATURES
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INT HE
'
LIGHT
KelliWong
By Sarah Depew
,4.farO(Jlf·N~w,
s,ag
"Involved" and "busy" are two
words that can be easily associated
with first-year Kelli Wong. From the
day she first arrived at Colgate.
Wong has been looking for ways 10
get involved around campus and
keep herself occupied.
Wong is the Class of 2003 Class
President, an active member of the
Asian Awareness Coalition (AAC)
and the China Club, a technical operator for CUTV at the hockey
games. a tutor in French and Span-
ish at 1he local middle school, a
member of the yearbook staff, a part
of the Leaders for the New Millennium program, a club volleyball
team member and also a participant
in 1he Sidekicks volunteer program.
As Wong said. "I wanted to get involved in activi1ics tha.1 affect diverse parts of the school. for ex-
ample. the AAC. China Club and
Class Council."
With regards 10 1he Class of 2003
Class Council. she said. "I wam 10
help our studenls make things more
available to them, not only material
things. bu1 people 10 come talk 10 as
well. like discussion panels."
She added, "Class Council isn't
abou1 my personal goals, but 1hc
goals of the group as a whole. We all
bring ideas together, wh1ch is 1he
whole point of Class Council."'
Wong is a firm believer in being
active, not just on campus, but in the
community as well. ··1 want to give
back to the communi1y by way of the
children, and i1 makes me happy to
help others. directly or indirec1ly."
she said.
In fac1. Wong's sidekick, sevenyear-old Jimmy, can be found by her
side interacting with other students
in 1he dorm and on campus at leas1
one day a week.
Other important activities that fill
up Wong's schedule are 1heAAC and
China Club. Currently. Wong is
working with both groups to plan an
upcoming fonnal in lhe Hall of PresidenlS. She is also helping 10 plan
activities on campus in celebration
of lbe Chinese New Year. which will
take place nexr semester.
Wong is also very interested in languages. Nol only does she lutor in •
French and Spanish. but she also is
learning German and can speak a
little Canionese, the Chinese dialect
spoken in Hong Kong.
Wona's main aoal this year with
regards to all of her many activities
is, ··To brin, our class together, and
juat have fun this year.··
Has someo"e you know
done sometlaing exceptio,.al?
Nominate for
IN THE LIGHT
Email nwooonewt@mail.colpte.edu
Providing A New .£at.... • g
Environment For Children
By Kirsten Gali.sson
Mm·,wm-New, Su,ff
..Someone go1 a ha1rcu1," one Madison
Elementary second grader said as six
members of the Green Earth Gang walked
into their classroom ready to begil) that
Wednesday's environmen1al lesson. Sophomore Natalie McLenag.han smiled with the
reassurance Lhat she has lcf\ a lasting impression on a bubbly group of young siudents.
After a recap of the previous lesson, firs1year Chrissy Ou said 10 the class, "Today
we're going 10 be garbologisis." The second graders stared at their teachers with an
innocent curiosity, while one girl said qui•
etly 10 her friend, "What the heck is tha1?"
What exaclly is the Green Eanh Gang
[GEG]? "These are people thal care aboul
the earth:· is how fourth grade Hamihon
Elementary teacher Pat McGill introduces
the GEG to her class. "That's how they (lhe
s~udents] refer to us now," senior Andrea
Rongey, co-leader ofGEG, said.
Dave Heroy •95 started the volunteer
group at Colgate wuh
minimal resources :md a
small group of about
eigh1 followers who all
had 1he mitiattve to provide environmental education 10 elemen1ary
school children in the
surrounding conununity.
Today, GEG has expanded 10 a group of 50
active members who
teach biweekly lessons
in small groups of
around six students 10
the second and fourth
grades of Jlamillon and
Madison Elementary
Schools.
'"Al a young age lhey
arc developing an cnvironmcnlal e1hic and a
consciousness tha1 they may not be otherwise exposed 10 until la1er on in their lives,"
senior Laura Kucey explained.
For each lesson, the GEG musl develop
G A E
E N
E A A T H
GANG, Senior
S1acey Joyce,
junior Cassie
Smith
and
senior Chris
Woodwonh,
three members
of Green Ear1h
Cang, 1uch
local elementary
studenu how to
reduce, recycle
and reuse (lop).
Smith displays a
homcm,1Jc
garbage can as
part of 1he
GEG'S l«son
plan (left),
a lesson plan and a creative way 10 gel the
children involved and excited about 1hc environment. " We come up with an idea or
ro1111'1114rJ o,,, P"I' } I
New Charity Event To Feature Colgate's Finest Men
By Sarah Kulkofsky
All of the proceeds from the evcn1 will
go 10 a new charity fund es1ablished by 1he
Jn1er-Fra1emi1y Counsel (IFC) 10 help loThe Colgale community will be trealed cal children.
Monday to an event that rivals the likes of
"We expect this to be a big event," said
the Miss America or Miss USA pageants. senior Brendan Woll: one of 1he organiz..
Colpte will hosl i11 own paaeant, as men ers. "We hope lhis will be an annual event
from acroS,S campus will compe1e for the that students will look forward to in the
revered crown of Mr. Colgate.
coming years."
Al least IO contestanis. eigh1 from fra•
The contes1ants too are looking forward
temitics and at least two representing other to the event. ''I can hardly wait." said seorganizations, will be laking part in the nior Kevin Bolis. who will be represent·
event. They will first be introduced by mas- ing Delta Upsilon. "It should be a 101 of
ter of ceremonies Assislant to the President fun. Nol only for me. but for 1he rest of1hc
Gary Ross and junior Liz Scauarella.
Sludenl body as well."
After the introduction, each con1es1ant
Bolis also said 1ha1 he looks a1 1his event
will then be required 10 partake in a ques- as a way to help charity. "Charity, although
tion and answer period. an evening wear it's very self-satisfying. usually isn'1 much
competition and a talent compelition.
fun. Who likes going door 10 door selling
They will be iudaed by the Panhellenic raffle tickets or sining in the Coop on your
Council and Direcior of Fralemity and So- day off/ This pageant presen1s a fun way
roriiy Allain Simi Wilhelm. The winner to raise money for charity." he said.
will receive a SSOO spring break !ravel
'"This whole lhing is supposed 10 be
.-her.
prelty lltMy. pretty iongue-in-cheek," Wolf
MamlNt·Ntws Sloff
said. flowever. he added. "I do expe<:I all
1hc contcs1ants are puuing 111 a serious effor1 10 win this 1hing by bcini; funny or cntenaining."
Senior Rory Macleod, who is representing 8c1a Thela Pi. said thal if any'lhing. he
is an indication the event should be cn1er1aining. "If any1hing. based on al lea,s1 my
plans for 1he pageant. it will certainly be an
eye opener:· he said.
Solis also promises 10 entcnain the
crowds. "I fully inte 11rl on making a Ifool j
out of myself. so come ou1 and supporr all
of us. ll°s worth three bucks." he said.
The event is sponsored by the I FC and
1he Panhellcn1c Counsel. The Colgate Ac•
tivitics Board (CAB) and the S1udcnt Gov•
cmment Association (SGA) arc cosponsors.
CUTV will also be broadcas11ng the pageant
live.
The pageant will take place a1 8 p.m. in
the Colga,e Memorial Chapel. Tickets are
$3 and will be on sale both in the Coop and
in Frank Dining llall.
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THE Col.GATE MAROON-NEWS
Arts & Features
November 12, 1999
The Battk ofLos Angeks
Raging
By Devon Skerrill
Mt11YH'm•NC'wt M11nc Cntic
Jt's only filling chat with the millennium
coming 10 a close, Rage Agains1 the Machine has released its third and mos1 prolific record to date, The 8011/e of Los Angeles. With so many issues currently confronting the nation, and many apathetic citizens, Rage Against the Machine has
melded political activism with rock music.
thus making it relevant 10 today's society.
Not that Rage is the first band to produce such a powerful mix. llowcver, not
since the heyday of Public Enemy has
music so s1rongly tackled the issues of iso•
la1ion, bctrayaJ and action. calling the nation to arms.
Rage Against the Machine, arguably the
godfather of the rock-rap fusion, has transcended the genre's precedent and made
music not just to bang one's head to, but
nuhcr, 10 lislen to and absorb. In 01her
words. Kid Rock. Lamp Bizkit and Korn
may rule the charts, but Rage auempts to
rock the cars nnd the mind.
The Baute nf Los Angeles redefines
Rage·s place in contemporary music by
building on the innovations they've already
made in popular music and elevating ii with
social commentaries mcan1 to expo-se the
hypocrisy or American society and inci1c
today's youth culture 10 actually do something with their angst.
Musically, Rage brings their signa1ure
style to 1he new album with newfound
rhy1hm and fonk that emphasizes 1hc creativity and mallcabili1y of musical ins1rumen1s. Rage drives home their poli1ically
charged poin1s with deep bass lines that rencct lheir lup-hop instincts. unbelievable
guitar licks and scratches that emulate cveryrhing from turntable scratching to mindnumbing distortion and pounding drums
which sound like a bomb exploding. The
miracle of Rage's musical genius 1s how
well all of these elements combine and func•
tion together to carry lead singer Zack de
la Rocha's furious rallying cries to new
heights,
Not that de la Rocha needs the assistance
as he defiantly asserts his First Amendment
righ1s on the first single, the scorching
"Guerrilla Radio." The song starts off with
tension·building drums and a slatic-like gui-
tar line that signal the approaching explosion. llere, de la Rocha attacks the court
sys1em which indicted political ac1ivis1 and
former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal,
and opens rhe floor to his voice. which cannot be ignored or denied. The stunning silence near 1he song's conclusion emphasizes the uncontrollable need 1~ speak out
The song tears to a thrashing culmination
wilh the words, " It has to start somewhere,
it has to start sometime. What better place
than here. what better time than now. All
hell can't stop us now!"
Rage flips styles on the following track,
"Calm Like A Bomb," a slow-moving,
spine-tingling remark about homelessness,
poverty and exploitation where, ''these vul•
tures rob everyone, leave nothing but
chains. Pick a point here at home. and tha
picture"s tha same."
"Sleep Now In The Fire" finds de la
Rocha parading as a greedy businessman.
a slavcowncr, a rnili1ary general in Vietnam
and the Imperial English to announce the
immorality of war, poverty, prejudice and
subjuga1ion. In fac1, almos1 every second
of the 45-minute CD pulsates wilh anger,
defiance and dynamic energy, leaving the
listener both exhausted and energized and
making de la Rocha and the rest of Rage
Against the Machine new anli·heros, the
common man ·s leader to a radical view of
socie1y.
Rage's scaring rock-rap meld is inextricably linked to its political messages. Recounling the source of his outspoken style
as growing up as a Mexictn American in a
primarily white classroom. ~e la Rocha said,
"I told myself that I would never be silent
again. I would never allow myself to not
respond to that type of situation - in any
form, anywhere,"
The band freely admits that their political views con1ribu1e directly to forming
1heir music. The seven million records sold
by their previous two efforts. the self-titled
breakout album of 1992 and the chart-topping 1996 effon ·£vi/ Empire attest to the
fact thal fans are listening. Bui listening
isn't enough. For even as de la Rocha, modem guitar god Tom Morello. bassist Y.tim.K
and drum engineer Brad Wilk produce
sounds to make anyone jump up. pound his
fist and nod his head; activity is Rage's goal.
That is why one will find a list of "ACTION" websites on the insert's back sleeve,
The lyrics are such a pivotal pan of the listening experience tha1 they demand to be
printed. read and reread.
l freely admit to giving in to the uncontrollable power of the sounds Rage creates.
or being mesmerized by Morel Io's defl guitar abilities and losing the lyrical content at
rimes. Yet. one cannot help but be constantly
reminded that this music has a potent message. Rage's sound and words spit like
venom about today's social ills and they
scream to incite 10dorn and injus1ice are thrust forward
through this hard-driving music.
Music is a powerful 1001 that the members of Rage Agains1 the Machine use to
its fulles1, most explosive potcn1ial. The
Baute o/los Angeles is a triumph in tenns
of irs music, its message and its modern
con1ext. Rage may have ushered in a new
era of politically ac1ive music that can,
and should, be heard by the masses. To
dismiss them as noise is to miss the point,
because the constant fury of Rage's mu
sic engages and incites the listeners to
question their complacency and see
through the diluted humanity of television. politics and life.
This record succeeds in cemenling the
reality of the silenced. ignored and dehumanized sacrifices to modernity. One can
only hope that the assured muhi-plantinum
success of this record will leave more of an
impression than thal of a great rock record.
LAST CHANCE II
FLU SHOT CLINIC FOR STUDENTS
TUESDAY
NOVEMBER 16TH
5 P.M. - 8 P.M.
LOCATION : MAIN STUDENT HEALTH tENTER - NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED - COST: $5.00
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Arts & Features
November 12, 1999 19
Southern Exposure Teaches Societal
I es.sons Through Theatrical Presentation
By Judith Myrthil
Mu,r,or,.,v~., Smff
Last Friday, the Urban Theater group gave
its second-ever performance on the Colgate
campus. Following up their successful debut
last semester. the student-run theater group
presen1ed Sm,rhem Exposure in the Edge
eare.
Last Friday's perfonnance featured The
Lullaby and Willy Wallace Clrats ... Will, 11,e
Kids. The plays arc p3n or Jason Milligan ·s
text. 1itledSm,,f,e,·11 Ex1XJSun:. which is a collection of five plays thal address life in the
Soulh.
Urban Theater was started by juniors
Temi.ste King and Vic1or Perkins. According
to Perkins. the group promotes diversity on
Colgate's campus and also gives students 1he
chance to pcrfonn original plays. During the
spring semes1er of 1999, Urban n,eatcr debuted with ils first production. 1/isuuy
Ml''tnJ of/. 11,,.,., F•ir
END OF T HE CENTURY: The Colgate Univen ity Ord.e1tn will perform iu final
concert featuring the ttnownd piani11 Tcrttncc Wilson this Sunday in the Chapel.
Julliard Pianist Joins University
Orchestra In End Of Year Concert
By Joaalhaa Lee
established a reputation as one of the
nation ·s most up-and-coming artists. He
Mamnn°N~•·11 Staff
has appeared with orchcs1ras around 1he
The Colgate nation. including those located in Atlanta,
University Orches· Cleveland, Detroit, St. Louis and San
•Wtta
Ira will offer the Francisco.
rourih and final proWilson's career as a recitalis1 has also
gram in its "End of met critical acclaim. and it has taken him
a Century" concert to such pres1igious venues as the Kennedy
series. Conductor Center ,n Washington, D.C., and the 92nd
S...,.IIIJ"I I hr Marietta Cheng will Street Yin New York. In 1995, he was a
14, • 5:31 p,111.
lead the concert, featured performer at 1he Mostly Mozart
which includes the Festival in Avery Fisher llall, and he has
•WHIRi;
music of Giuseppe made several radio and television appear~~a., Verdi, Edvard Grieg ances. including programs on Bravo, the
and
Johannes Aris and Entertainment Network and
•PRa:
Brahms
.
WQXR in New York.
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The "End of a
Wilson is a graduate of the preparatory
Cen1ury" series. division of1he Manhanan School of Muwhich was initiated las1 January. has been sic and the Professional C hi ldren's
devoted to works composed during rhe School. lie currently studies with
last years or the I 8th, 19th, and 20th Yoheved Kaplinsky and is a scholarship
cen1uries.Each conccr1 began wi1h re- student at the Julliard School.
marks by a Colgate faculty member reWilson's pianistic: ability will be showgarding the state of 1hc world as II ap- cased by 1hc virtuoso demands of Grieg's
proaches
the
end
of
the Concerto.Composed in 1868, 1his work
millennium.Christopher Vesccy. 01rec1or has long held a special place in the Roor the Division of Human11ies and Pro- mantic repertoire. Its dramatic power has
fessor of Religion and Native American made it one of the mos1-loved pieces of
Studies. will offer his thoughts on this 1he era and its diffic:ully requires a solo•
subject at Sunday's program.
ist of the highest caliber.
Following Vescey's remarks, the orThe concert will close wi1h Brahms'
ches1ra will begin 1hc concer1 wi1h 1he Symphony No. 4 in E Minor. Although apover1urc to Verdi's la Forza dcl Dc.flino. preciation for this work grew slowly
The overture fealures two well-known among the general public, it is 1oday re1hemes from lhe opera proper (and its garded as one of the great composer"s
passionate na1ure makes it an effective mos1 monumental works. The work is
concert piece).
gargan1uan, both in length and in depth
The second piece on the program. of emotion.Its expressivi1y ranges from
Grieg's Concerto in A Minor. features 1ranquil to frivolous 10 grave, and its comguc11 pianist Terrance Wilson.Now 24 position combines Brahms' respect for the
years old, Wilson made his professional music of antiquity with a uniqueness and
debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra in timelessness that few 01her works can
January of 1992. Since that time, he has match.
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n,rough M11sic.
Sophomore Chea Em. the general manger
for the second perfonmmce. said that she
cholays because "Colgate students
are apathetic and lhc plays are directed towards people who have perceptions or the
South being filled with rednecks."" Em did not
want the pcrfonnancc to be just entertainment.
but also wanted to educate the crowd.
Em S'1id thal she wanted the audience
members to "question lhemsclves and their
surroundings in 1enns of race." According to
Em, the pcrfonnanc:e was necessary because
i1 made people reexamine their opinions and
ask themselves. "am I racist?"
According to sophomore Vanessa
Rodriguez. stage manger of lhc production,
Lullaby addl"e$Ses the s1ereotype 1ha1 sou1hem women are "damsels in distress in need
of a man." The play addressed this stereotype
by 1elling the story or a young single moLher.
played by Em. who struggles with being abandoned by her m.an and with thoughts of killing her blind child m order 10 return to a nor•
mal life.
Firs1-ye.ar Riji Suh described the ac1111g as
"passionate and natural." Suh also said she
liked lullaby because it was "Shon and powerful."
Sophomore An1onio Bums. 1hc d1rec1or or
1he entire producuon. said the perfonnance
gave "a different view ofthe South. e.sp,t.-•dally
to Afric;in.Amcricans,"
According to Bums. the pcrfonnancc addressed s1ereo1ypes by "displaymg Ku Klux
Klan bnuality and the raping or black women
on s1agi;,'" Bums added. "The Sou1h 1s 1101 like
1ha11oday. The South is a new gencrruion."
Bum.'- and Em both expressed 1h:11 most
Colgate studcms have a com)eclion to the play
1:H.-causc the South i" :t part of thdr history
and cowury. Bums rc:h 1he play wl.,..:: a success because ··1hc crowd was comprised of
unfonulmr faces."
Assis1ant Director rrRcs1dcn11al Life Tim
Whelsky played John. a tecnagcr"'ho wanrcd
10 avenge his father's murder. in lhc second
piny. U'i'/fr Wallace Clwls ... Wi1h The Kitlf.
Whelsky s.1id 1hc p13y's mcs.-..:;.1ge is 10 show
how ..1hcyoungge1lt:ration will take the country m n new dut.'(:t1011."
Sophomore Larry 8erkow1ti. dw n:irr:uor
of the production. shared Whelsky's point.
8erkowi1i ackkd 1ha1the pcrfonnam.."C illus·
1ra1ed how ··small !healer companies c~n
thrive."
The grow1h of 1he thcalcr. with rt'Spt..'(:t 10
subject mauer. will \.t•nt1nul' lO expand with
Em's curren1 work on a new play. This play
will fcn1urc a Cambochan love story th.it C:<·
poses 1he J;Cnoc1dc of Cambodian cuizens.
and will be perfonned nexl semester.
pholtl ,11wrtn111//tlurdrr hu. H"ont,
AFTER THE CANC ELLATION by Nu earlier 1hi$ scmcs1cr, 1hc Colg,uc Activities
Boacd, We Funk and WRCU ~'Ol'kcd together 10 bring an even bcuer performer to
campw in hi, place. Thus, on the firsl weekend of Dt.-cembcr. rap phenomenon anJ
hip hop Har Ja Ruic will 1ake the stage in Cotterell Court for a one-time only Colg:.a1e
conccn. With opening act Rain.el to warm up the crowd, 1he concert is sure to u1 fin.to a wintry Central New York night. lidcecs are SI O for studcms and S 15 for the
general public, and will go on sale next week through the Office o(S1udenu Activities.
Two hours of roots reggae music.
WRCU- 90.1 FM
Tuesdays from 3:00-5:00 prn
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THE Col.GATE MAROON-NEWS
Arts & Features
November 12, 1999
A Trilogy Of Sci-Fi Action Goodness With Some Polanski To Boot
By Peter Dapier
Muroon-Nn., Staff
Last summer I was feeling rather bored. and
equally p00r.AAerdriving around town fora
few hours I decided 10 head over 10 the dollar
1hea1er with a group of friends and take in the
midnight showing of n.e A{atrix. So began
my two-hour-and·20-minutc rollcrcoastcr ride
1hrough the Wachowski btothcrs' terrifying
vision the world.
Not only is everything in this world a complex computer program fed 10 sleeping human mmds by a ruling class of robots, but 10
make m.a:tcrs worse, the only savior is Keanu
Reeves. Ucar in mind that this is the same guy
who couldn't even remember to wind his
wa1ch in Bill am/ Ted$ E.xcellcml Adt-Titc world"s chances haven't improved much
since then.
As the film begins, Keanu plays the mild-
or
mannered Mr. Anderson. a guy with a deccn1
job and a penchant for staying up late and
playing with his computer. Unlike most ofthe
guys who do this in real life, Mr. Anderson,
or Nco as all the hip computer geeks refer 10
him, is the epitome of cool. Through his exJXr1 "hacking," he attracts the attention of a
group of dissidents who have broken free of
the anificial rcaluy of"thc Matrix."
l his rag-tag group of freedom fighters is
led by Laurence Fishbume's Morpheus. who
in addi1ion to being one hell ofa manial anist
also has really gJtflt sunglasses that don '1 have
any sidepieces and yet manage to stay on his
nose even when he's getting beaten within an
inch of his life.
As the plot progresses from unbelievable
to laughably unbelievable. we discover thal
Nco may in fact be the one who the dissidcntS refer 10 as "the One." Soon Nco is baknown onlyasAgcnlS. who arc controlled by
the computer that controls the entire anificial
wo~d of the Matrix. Thus, they arc all,powerful and can take over the body of anyone.
In shon, The Matrix is simply an abomina1ion in tcnns of believability. dialogue and
acting. Yet dcs?ite all this. I really enjoyed
the film. The reason I liked The Matrix is a
simple one: II boils down 10 cypical American. I like ae1ion and special
effects and this film is absolutely filled with
both. With single scenes that incorporate dozens ofcameras. and weeks ofediting, The Matn'x revolutionized the action genre in the
United S1a1es. propelling it past Hong Kongstyle fight scenes into the true age of computer editing. Which is a fitting irony for a
film about the evils that an abundance ofco~
pu1crs and machines may bring.
Nonc1heless. The Maui-c has become pan
of current film vocabulary. Ifs pure, guilty
fun to watch. No mailer how much you figh1
it you kn~w you want 10 sec it, and you know
you htwe to sec it on a big screen. and this
just might be your last chance to do so.
Following this 7 p.m. showing will be another sci-fi thriller. In his years behind the
camera as boch a director and producer. Ridley Scon has been responsible fora variety of
films. It's nearly impossible for critics to place
Scott in any one genre, as he moves from
fantastical films such as lege11d 10 feminist
commentaries like Tire/rm, a,,d Louise 10 1he
pscudo-Jocudrama 111,;,. Squall.
Dcspne his rccenl forays into nearly every
film genre. Scott will no doubc be best remembered for his earliest films. In 1979. Scon set
the standard for most modem science fiction
thrillers with the unforgettable. scqucl-inspir•
ing Alien. Three years later he leapt pas, that
very sllndard inever ventured.
1982·s Blade Runner has been regarded as
one of the greatest science fiction films ever
c•rcated. II is the sto,yofRick Deckard. a cop
in funever been nonnal. i1's worse in the future. In
addition to being overcrowded by human
denizens, it's also infested with gencticallye
crca1ed hwnan impostors. These rcplicants are
the scourge of respectable society and must
be dealt with in the hmhest possible manner.
While the story is hardly original today, with
films like Ganaca and Judge Dredd populating the cincmattC landscape, it docs have one
advantage over would-be imitators.
Scott"s future L.A. is a clutter of enonnous
skyscrapers that defy structural believability.
The cityscapes of Blade Runner an, u much
a cfiarac1er in the film as Harrison Ford's
Deckard or Scan Young's Rachael. Given such
an impressive. and at times oppressive landscape, comparisons to Fritz Lang's Metropolis arc to be expected. Nevertheless. Blade
R,mner offers up its monstrous city with the
far more advanced film techniques of the
1980s and was in effect the result of decades
of sci-fi imaginings that Metropolis began
nearly 60 years earlier.
Fans of Blade Runner, of which there arc
more than you may expect, regard the film as
an artistic realization in a genre that has always been about the translation of writers'
dreams and fantasies onto reels of celluloid
film. Meanwhile, the plot of Blade Runner
ta.Ices a backseat to the visuals.. as humanity is
shown in its mosl cruel and violent manner.
ReplicanlS are less than human, and are therefore not deserving of sympathy or any other
human emotion. and Scott makes this p0int
quite clear as the film runs its course.
Can this film be read as a commentary on
human values and possibly of humanity itself? Of course ii can. That's really wha1 all
science lic1ion is really about - just ask any
Star Trek aficionado. On the other hand, if
you' re looking for an in-depth study of the
human soul. you might be disappointed wi1h
this film, although it will leave you awestruck
by the shocking images 1ha1 Scott creates in
each frame.
Al midnight. Talking Picrures will complcits tribute 10 sci-fi dystopias with THX / I38.
Unless you're a film buff of the highest order, or completely obsessed with George
Lucas you've probably never even heard of
this film. That's okay, as not many people
have. II 1WnS out that THX I I38 was Lucas'
last film before striking commercial gold with
1913'sAmerican Graffiti.
THX / IJ8is based on an cartysttldcnt film
ofLueu' that dealt with the imp,cgnation of
Ll/H 3417 by the title character. Normally
this wouldn •1 be 100big ofa problem. but then.
there's not much nonnal about the world of
good old THX and LUH.
You sec, they live in a society when: ""'
has been outlawed by ccnain powas, and all
the citizens an, controlled by minckhmna
drugs. h'snoc untilTHX 51opo takingthedrup
WI he gets the all-100-human urge IO brcalt
the golden rule with Ll/H. The crime lands
bod, of them in jail whcR they . . - SEN
5241. SEN is a rebel of the highest order and
the trio lay the plans for their escape.
While Luca, may noc have found the knack
for creating catchy names II this point, he did
know whal he WU doing cincmatopphically-spcalting. u he captured the rich cokJn
ofTHX's world with a wide variety of beautiful camcn ancJcs. ll's clcc to sec lbat Luca,
was destined f..- grai dlinp when watcbiDa
THX II 38, a name you
might recognize from acertain popular special effCC1S
system; coinetdcncc?
Equally impressive is the
fact 1ha1 Robcn Duvall was
enlisted 10 play THX 1138.
Try to remember that the
next time you rent The
Apostle or A Civil Action.
It's always nice to sec jusl
how far some of
Hollywood's power players
have had lo climb.
Following the time-honored tradition of making
segues betweffl Friday and
Sarurdaynight films almost
impossible. tomorrow night
will bring a duo of Roman
Polanski films 10 Love Auditorium. Fearured 81 7 p.m.
will be the Jack Nicholson
1hrillcr, Cl,;natown.
Chinatown isa 1974bibu1e to the film noir classics
of the 1930s. The intricately-woven plot focuses
on private eye J.J. "Jake"
Gines. who is played by
Nicholson. h's difficult 10 picture Nicholson lovechild of the Devil. Or is it?
in a bad film, and this is no exception.
On the surface. the child growing in young
Gines is asked 10 investigate the wealthy Rosemary is the result ofa bizam:, la1c-nigh1
businessman Hollis Mulwray who. as a trys1 between hmelf and her new husband.
wealthy businessman, is of course involved Guy Woodhouse. What makes the coupling
in a sordid extramarital affair. After thoroughly in question so Slnlngc is the fact that Roseinvestigating Mulwray, the adulterer in ques- mary was unconscious for its duration. and
tion winds up dead. a coincidence 100 big for dreamed that she was being raped by the devil
Gines to overlook. In his subsequent investi- at the time. To make mattert worse. the new
gation, Gines uncovers a nefarious land de- apanmcnt complex that the newlyweds have
velopmcnl plol.
moved inlO is less dlan friendly.
Like any film noir classic. Chinatown
Just after moving in, R-.no,y befiicnds a
thrives 011 i11 plot twists IS '""" IS the CX• young woman who is 10011 thereafter fGchanges bc1ween the male and female leads. dead. Before she dies. thouab, Rosemary's
Compleling the other half oflbis cqualion is new friend wams her of witchcnft, which is
Faye Dunaway, playing Evelyn Cross sood advice in any COllleX1, but sria cbc
Mulwray. Also like ill predecessors, 10 borne will, 11-..wy when she bqp,1110
CAi- is abou1 the rums 1ba1 the plot vio- suspect her new net,t,bon. the
lently lakes. thmwint the ICtOf' c:oune. her ho......i, who may or may
peetedavenua, andpushiD&the fibn lOWards DOI be pa1111sed by the devil, bep;,a 10 ,pend
an cncli111 too difficuh 10 pedict.
far IOO much lime with the couple in .....tion
Whae Friday n;,h1'1 films focused on the while arowinl inawinalY distar• hm bis
vilwtl effec11 1ba1 have come to dominate bride. EWMallyRoae11a,ynu1 fipl10p10modem action filmmakins, the cillemolopa- -herchild, bu1 the . . q,dion is. lhould
phcr Ilka a bock _.., the writer and dine·
pn,tecl dlia child?
tor in
where the Indy amuint . ""'-;v ~ Bobycleals with isaies thaulill
landscapa are 1hooe c"'"1ed in the psydla plape humanity. II abortion jllllified when
of the cbar-.1.
the unborn child is the aeed ofevil? Are ....
buabands ...tly the devil in disauilc?
However, OinalOWn - jUII a of
Polanski's cnoft. 11 the Ille show 119:30 p.m. Perhaps 11- questions will be anwill falurc 1968'1 ~ honor ftbn, lWWIOd. Ncvead10l..,.....,.idoathe1UbR-,,tBoby.Of'-lbebabyin..- jecl jUllicc. and in doifta IO, made one ofthe
tion is not only ~ · a . but allo die ..- fimous 11onor 111n11 ora11 time.
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THE CoLGATE MAitooN-NEWS
November 12, 1999
21
Green Earth Gang Teaches The Importance Of Protecting Our Environment
ronfi,ttml fro,n page 11
dents. "I'm extremely impressed wi1h 1he
organization 1ha11he Green Enrth Gang presents. They come every 01her we.:k. prepared and wi1h an impressive lesson all
planned ou1 ... I'm surprised 1ha1 11·s volunteer work," Thurs1on said.
"They get along wonderfully with all 1he
~.,
concepl that we want to pursue and then
we· II use our own resources and then the
resources from our library to expand on that
"~-• ,... .......
idea," senior co-leader Margot Martin ex•
plained.
"We try 10 make ii so that the teachers
are learning 100. So everybody walks away
with something new." Rongey added.
Indeed. the lesson plans display the
GEG's creativity and innovative 1cchniqucs
1ha1 make learning about the environment
fun. The "Garbology" lesson plan had a
kids.'· she added.
Joanne Williams. a fo unh grade reacher
al l lanulton Elementary School. also sees
the positive scrvice rhe GEG provides for
1hc communuy. "The s1uden1s look forward
10 work1iig w11h them. The Colga1c students
arc exc~llent, very well prep:ared. They re·
late really well 10 the kids ... My s111den1s
look up 10 them," she said.
three part objective: To learn about the
co,npostion or household 1rash: 10 discuss
reduce, reuse and recycle and to perfonn
an experiment to sec decomposilion in ac1ion.
Rongey explained that the same groups
cooperatively leach every week. "With 1ha1
you ge1 consistency working with a group,
Many or the classes the GEG 1each help
studems develop scien1ific 1hinking skills.
"Some of 1hc lessons are good for da1a keeping ... The lessons 1hey tc.ach tic in really
well wi1h a lot of the science curriculum
1hcy learn in 1hc fourth grade ... \ Ve tie in
whnt 1hey 1cach inio our own curriculum:·
Willia111s said.
Rongey and Martin recently auended a
four day intcrnalional confe rence for 1hc
Association Experiential Educal ion in
Rochester. a conforcnce that helped them
teaching with 01her people:· She also ex·
plained 1ha1 the groups build consiSlency
with the children over lime. "By !he end or
the time they know who you arc and you
definitely have the kids "(ho run up and hug
your legs when you get !here." Rongey said.
Kucey has had a similar experience with
the children. She said. "We walk into the
room and the kids· eyes light up. They know
-_J
who we are."
get ideas for the GEG. "\Vc·rc going to try
Senior Ted Lansdale described his experience with GEG as ..overall fun." He re..
la1ed one story about his founh grade class,
"One time we had to grow mealworms and
the kids named them after us ... the kids are
eccentric.··
Last year. Joanna Synder '99 was nomi·
natcd by townspeople and professors for
1he Dean ·s Community Service Award for
Leader$hip and Involvement in the Com·
munity for her involvement with the GEO
and its successful efforts to foster community ties. Arter winning the award.
GEG gained some well.deserved recog•
nnion from the community and the Uni•
verslly that has inspired co-leaders
Rongey nnd Manm to take the club to new
heights.
"We had such a gre.at foundation upon
which 10 grow rrom Joanna that we wanted
10 do more." Martin said. Since the groups
are only allowed an hour every 01her week
to teach in the classroom. Mar1in and
Rongey decided to plan extra ac1ivitie,s that
bring sludents outside or the classroom.
Some of these projec1s include building a
shed for 1he gardening tools, a science fair,
teaching a stream ecology lesson near the
Parker Apartments and helping out with the
Hamilton Elementary garden plots.
llamilton Elementary recently received
a grant to plant gardens. There are six plot$.
including one for each grade and a com•
munity plot that will be used to grow plan ls
for the Hamilton Food Cupboard. Each
.
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Wl,,mry Mn"''
FUTURE GARBOLOGISTS, Scn;o, S1accy Joyce educo,cs , cl,ss or •=nd
gu.dcrs about the importance of ttducing garbage.
will plan1 species that were around during
the dmosaur epoch.
"This is really new. ll isjusl this year thal
they go1 the funding and so we are helping
1hem," Martin said. In fac t. the gardening
projec1 involves many members or 1he
Hamilton community. including the
Hamilton Gardening Club, residents of
I lamihon. Associate Professor of An and
Ari History Lynn Schwarzer and Profossor
or Film and Video John Knecht
When McGill. who also works wilh 1he
Hamilton Gardening Club. asked Martin
and Rongey if they would be interested in
helping with the project. they enthusiastically agreed to provide 1he much needed
manpower to create the plots. On Oc1obcr
23. Hamilton school teachers. Colgaie professors, students and residents of Hamilton
worked together 10 prepare the plo1s for the
children's gardens, which will be pltrnted
ncx1 spring. .. ,, was awesome. There was
such a great vibe," Marcin said.
class will decide what types of vegetation
The following Tuesday. a parade of chil-
they will plant and take care or it during
dren raced energetically toward the I 0
members of the GEG to participate in the
the spring. The second grade class. for ex·
ample, who are learning about dinosaurs,
,
Bucket Brigade. The Colga1e Sludents as-
sisted I lmn ilton Elementary students 1n tnk·
mg care or a large garden plClt bchmd 1he
school.
As studcnls grabbed buckets and prepared them~elves for work. Rongcy asked
~ class or fourth graders. "Docs anybody
kno" why we have 10 move the rocks'!'·
"Because lhcy'rc 100 heavy fo r the plants."
one confiden1 child answered.
While the I larnihon elcmcnmry s1udcnts
filled buckets wi1h stones for their garden
plots. one girl in the crowd was worried
about gc11ing her clothes dir1y. After Kuccy
and sophomore Josh Karns lricd to convince
her it was okay. a second grader called ou1
"God made dir1 and it don't hurt."
The goal or GEG is 10 help local kids
discover 1heir nalUral environment. but
their service 10 the children reaches far
beyond. "My teacher last year told me
how ii [GEG J created so many Opportunities for 1he kids jus1 by berng there and
showing them 1hat you can go to college,"
Martin said ,
Maxine Thurston, second grade teacher
of Madison Elemen1ary School. is thankful
for 1he work 1hat GEG does wi1h her Stu-
10 1ake some o f 1hc 1hings 1ha1 we did in
workshops. like making our own clo1h jour·
nals. to GEG."' Martin said. ··1 1hink it was
really neat to see how many hundreds or
people are out there who are doing cxpcri•
ential education.'' Rcmscy snid,
GEG is also pinning 10 gel Josh and Molly
Baker, 1hc d1rec1ors or Outdoor Educa11on.
to 1alk 10 its members :1bou1 cxp,cnc1u1al :11\d
env1ronmcn1al cduca11on.
Even 1hough Rongey. an environmental
biology maJor. and Martm. a biology maJor. both became mvolved with GEG JUSI
las1 yc:ir, the experience has clearly i111pac1cd 1hcm. Rongcy reels 1hat her mvolvcmcn1 w11h C,l(pcnenllal education ha~ guided
her as1,ira11on" for 1he ru1ure.
" I round more ,111d more JUSI rrom be111t!
involved in Outdoor Educahon that teachmg 1s my paS'-IOn My favorite 111111,w. 1ha1
I've done all year h:ls been wn1111g 1hc lesson plans:· she s:ud. Rongey w1ll 1ake her
GEG experience \Yllh her 111 the future as
she plans 10 contmue tcaehmg and would
like 10 join Na1ional Outdoor Leadership
School.
Martin's experience with 1he GEG has
a lso influenced her plans ror the ruture.
" I srnned last year and I discovered that
teaching is the way I'm gomg 10 make a
difference. I love working with 1he kids.
I love being on my toes and gelling the
energy from them." she said. "GEG gave
me the confidence and 11 a llowed me 10
say ·1can definitely pursue 1h1s passion.···
Next semester. the GEG will regroup
its nH.:mbcrs and leach all•new lesson
plans. Anyone 111tercs1cd in being n part
or the Green Earth Gang can jorn 111 1he
spring and shou lu i:ontaet Rongey or
Martin via e-mail.
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head coach during
the summer; speculation about Jordan
continued with the
news of a potential
Bulls reunion in
L.A.
Thankfully,
that hasn't happened 10 even the slightest
degree. even though Jackson admincd 10
calling Jc:rdan and inquiring aOOul his interest level prior to training camp. Besides.,
Jordan is far too busy par1icipa1iog in celebrity and charity golf tournaments, trying to improve 1he ou1look for his Jordan
Brand line of shoes and apparel and. or
course, driving his children's carpools.
Yet lhere was Michael in Atlanta last
weekend (watching the Bulls get thoroughly
demolished by a very bad Atlanta Hawks
teain). Then Monday night at Madison
Square Garden the Knicks hosted Milwaukee and who shows up? (Luckily for him.
Michael got to see a real basketball game
this time. as the up-and-coming Bucks blew
a live-point lead m the final half-minute on
a spectacular Latrell Sprewell three, prior
10 geumg trounced in overtime.) Then came
the clincher in suburban Chicago this past
Wednesday as Jordan made his Ii<$! appearance at a Bulls practice since announcing
his retirement last January. He had been
challenged by current Chicago scrub Cory
Benjamin in the locker room following the
loss in Atlanta. What was Michael doing
... visi1ing c lose friends Toni Kukoc and
Will Perdue?
Naturally, with the sorry state of sports
in that city (and panicularly the basketball
team) all or the local media starred asking
ques1ions as to whether this was an indica1ion Jordan was bored and ready to re1um
10 the Bulls. Remembering back 10 1995,
lhis was the exlCt scenario al the end of
Jordan·s finl retirement. Unlike then, however. it is sare to say that Chicago is now
truly a terrible team, better than no one in
the league with the pouible exception or a
Golden State Warrion team anchored by
center Adonal Foylc.
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Whether or DOI Jordan could tum the silUalion around quickly enough 10 make Chicap a contender is doubtful, but it certainly
would be an uoclcnwcment to say that it
would be better than watc bina Randy
Brown tb1ow up 14 1bota a niat,1 praying
cnougb or them go in so that be can rqisterdoublc fiauns. And if ,on11n
back.
anotber bonus would be tbot Brown
wouljln'I eveo have to lalte bis warmup
jldhave IO be apoNd IO the Eleb+Slcetcb be
calls am,s in the tattooed llldilion of Alica
I - and Stepa Marbury. ID all boo-
came
eay, oae ortbe local cohmeH• wrocc bcrw
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• "Hack-A-Shaq"
strategy bothers
O'Neal:
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• Lewls·Holyfleld
rematch:
Lewis will try to defeat
Holyfield to unify the
Heavyweight Tide on
Saturday night. Didn't he
already do that?
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Rafael Palmerio:
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You really earned that award
Tigers,SpartansSetForShowdownlnlndy
h's November. and i1's finally time 10
look forward 10 March. Yup, the college
basketball season has arrived, and it's time
for "The Guru" 10
look deep into his
crystal ball and sec
which teams will
be bauling for the
righ1s to cul down
the nc15 in the Hoosier Dome.
Although the
lack ofa great team
this season has
made that crystal
ball foggier than in
previous years, I
can still make ou1
shades of green, Carolina blue, red and
Auburn!? Thal's right. although no one in
Alabama will care until football is over,
Auburn will make the Final Four along with
return Michigan Staie, Nor1h Carolina and
Ohio State. Before I get ahead or myself
though, lclS take a closer look at three of
the top six conferences in 1he na1ion.
ACC
Conference Winner: North Carolina.
The pereMial top conference in America
didn't get any weaker over the summer. and
if anything it probably got stronger. Yeah,
everyone's been talking about Steve
Francis. William Avery. Elton Brand and
Others leaving early, but when you're a top
conference year
after year, you
get the top re·
cruits year after
year as well.
Newcomers
like Jason Williams. Josef
Forte, Steve
Blake, Carlos
Boozer and
Travis Watson
will be forced
to con1ribu1e
immediately in
order for their
1eams 10 win.
·Obviously the
question will be
whelher or no1
they will. and
that will go a
long way in
dic1a1ing 1he
standings in the
conference.
There has
been a lot of
hoopla this year
over Duke's recrui1ing class. and rightfully
so. Coach Mike Kryzewski acquired two of
the top five high scboolen in the country
in Williams and Boozer. and as they go, so
go the Blue Devils. Boozer will be asked
to talce the place of Brand in the middle,
and althouah he loob a lot like the current
Bull, be ii not nearly u physical as Brand.
Likewise, Williams will slep in for Avery
at the point, and tbcre are always questions
about bavina: a fiealunan run the offense.
Still, the Dukics return Nate James, Chris
Carawell and Sbane Battier - who is prob.
ably the boot claemivc player in the ACC ;and have CIIOUlb talent to challmse for the
conference title. It donn't bun havina
Coach K on the sidclims either, but I don 'I
think tbc httbman (especially Williams)
will be Ible 10 bandlc the load come tour-
namcnt lime.
and Sieve Blake is no ordinary freshman.
Jn past seasons, if Duke didn ·1 win 1he l le led 1he number one high school and
conference. North Carolina did. Well this AAU lcam to championships las1 year. and
year is no different. Coach Bill Guthridge he plays just like Terrell Stokes. The Terps
has the deepest team in the ACC. and also are young. but they will finish in the upper
one of the most experienced. The situation third or 1he conference.
with Ed Cota is disconcening. but assuming fighting is no more of a crime 1han steal· Big Ten
ing $400 dollnrs worth of merchandise. Conference Winner: Michigan S1a1e.
Coia should only miss abou1 a week. In him.
So wha1 exactly does "the Bis Ten" stand
UNC has the best point guard in the ACC. for'! 11can ·1 stand for 1hc number of lea ms
and maybe the best dis1ribu1or in 1he na- (there are eleve11). so it must s1and for the
tion. His abili1y to create easy shots for his ten players who are either suspended or inteammates is unparalleled. and he is the rea- jured. the "big!!,Cst" of which is Mateen
son why Jason Capel and Kris Lang will Cleaves.
become stars in the confer· - - - - - - - ~
AllhouGh 1he loss or
ence. Capel especially. who is
Cleaves is a bis blow 10
finally healthy. is one of the
Miclugan S1a1e·s offense.
most talented players in the
his loss won '1 hurt them as
ACC and he will finally be
much lS i1 could have. h ·s
able 10 shine now that he ·s
true 1ha1 1hey will lose more
1999-2000
playing the small forwa rd poearly
sames than expected
MEN'S
sition.
now.
and
consequently will
BASKETBALL
Oh, and one more thing:
be a lower seed come 1ourPREVIEW
Who needs Ronald Curry
namen1 lime. but Mateen
when you have Joseph Forte?
should be back in time for
Although he probably won ·1
1he star, of Big Ten play in
Start for a whole two weeks. when Forte fi. January. This will give them about 1wo
nally does, ht: will step in and contribute months 10 get ready for the tourney. Oe.
immediately. Forte c.an hit from just aboul sides. Michigan S1a1e is still a very experianywhere on 1hc court. and perimeter shoot• enced. talented and overall good 1eam even
ing might be the only thing UNC needs. without their leader. They are returning four
And you know aner playing for Morgen of1heir !Op five rcbounders and five oflheir
Wootten he is fundamentally sound and can 1op six scorers. including senior Morris
handle the pressure of big time basketball. Peterson. llaving the experience of
Peterso1t. A.J. Granger
and Charlie Bell will
also help 10 offset the
relative inexperience
or David Thomas who
replaces Cleaves. I
said reliuivc because
Thomas is a junior. bul
he has never been a
full time point Huard.
Yes. the Spanans will
loose some of their
tough early season
game s (1 hcy play
UNC. Kansas and
Kentucky). but with
Cleaves back. they
~hould make a run for
the Final Four.
If the Sparians
can't come 1oge1her
come Dig Ten play.
then Ohio Staie will be
1hc favorite 10 win the
conference. There is
no doubt that Scoonic
Penn and Michael
Redd fo rm the best
backcourl in America.
So where does 1hi! leave the res1 of 1he and good guard play is essential for 1he 1ourconference? Aside from Clemson and namcn1. Ahhough the Buckeyes are returnFlorida State, which arc simply bad, any or ing five of their 1op seven players. Penn and
the remaining teams have a good sho1 of Redd arc the focus of 1his terun. They can
making it 10 the dance. Roben o·Kclley both det'Cnd. shoo1, pass and penetrate. and
and Waite Forest arc probably the next best 1hey arc both senior5: with 101s of experiteam and are virtually a lock to make 1he ence. This 1eam made it 10 he Final Four
toumamenl. Virginia, which brough1 in a last year because of Penn and Redd. and
freshman class rivaling Duke's. could have with them back there is no reason 10 think
a areal year. with "could" being the key 1hey won·, do ii again.
word. Pete Gillen has his work cul out for
The Big Ten might not be as good as it
him wilh this learn, but if he can get them was last ye.ar (simply because it was great
to play togclhcr, the Cavaliers could sur- last year). but Purdue, Indiana and Illinois
prise a lot of teams. Maryland - Oh, what should win enough games 10 make 1he 1our·
could have been. A lot of people arc saying ncy. Illinois will definitely be the learn 10
the Terp$ lost too many players last year 10 wa1ch this season. and the team Michigan
make it back to the tournament, but they're State and Ohio State will be watchini as
WIOIII- Tcmncc Morris is hands down the well. Who can forget the amazing run the
tonti,,11td Ott pop 11
vcnatile and best player in the ACC,
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National Sports
Tm: CoLGATE MAROON-NEWS
November 12, 1999
The Feat OfThc Weck goes to a legend in the making,
FERT 'WEEK
-Another American League sw wu traded.to the National League u Toronto shipped Shawn
Green to Los Angeles. The Blue Jays got di,puntled star Raal Mondai in mum, wbile'Grcen
was mNarded with a six-year, $84 million contract. Law in the wo,ck, Tomto - t pitcher Pat
Hentgen to St. Louis. I'm sure they'll challenge the Yanks in me AL Eut now.
-NFL N.-The 49ers named Stew: Sterutrom u their savior at QB Sunday, when they cry to
halt a four-game losing streak. ..With thoughll ofWalter Payton on their mind,, the Bean
knocked off' the Packers, 14-13, when a lut.....,nd field goal attempt by Green Bay blocked...The Lions defeated the Rams to cam the bat record in the NFC.
1iger Woods: So Good, So Young
It has gonca 10 the point dw it'a only ..., ifWoocb cloeo .., win
• to...,...enl. He captunod hit t«ODd World Golf Chuapion.i.ipo ..... on Sw,day. It WU Woocb' eighth win or the yea,, the
most Moria on the PGA Tour in two decada. Woocb al.o weat
ow, U million dollan in euninp for 1999. n. dump that Wood,
cM:Ouatered aflcr his 1998 Ma,tcn tide ii a cliawu meaory oow.
He it ia complete control of almott ew:ry toamamc111 he ucen1
the only way aomconeba a chance i, ifWodd, doet not play.
Virginia Tech Suffers From Strength Of Schedule
Let's go back to lasl weekend and pretend for the momcn1 that you're a Virginia
Tech fan, watching your Hokies narrowly
dcfea, West Virginia. You have
already witnessed
the defeat of the
nation ·s secondranked
team.
Penn State. to
Minnesota on a
last-second field
goal. With Virginia Tech being
the number-three
team in the country you would
naturally expect
to awake and find 1ha1 your team had moved
up to the second spot in 1hc polls. And indeed, up
10
this point, all has gone pretty
much as expected. Then Tuc,sday dawns and
the only poll that matters, the Bowl Championship Series. is released and you find that
bowl game. I know the so-called "belier"
conferences have arranged things so that
their champion will play in a BCS bowl
game. but come on! l could think of many
more exci1ing things to do than watch
1eams 1ha1 have beaten up on Rutgers all
season.
Additionally, Virginia Tech beat Wesl
Virginia 22-20. This is the same team 1ha1
los1 10 Maryland 33-0 earlier in the season. Maryland has since lost to Duke,
which automa1ically disqualifies 1hem
from gaining a bowl bid. Employing this
logic I guess we could imply that Maryland is capable of bca1ing Virginia Tech.
Turning 10 1he West Coast, how about
the PAC Ten? l can almost remember
when UCLA won a national litle earlier
this decade - wait, that was lhe basketball team, oh well. The best thing to come
out of that conference this year has been
Arizona State's JR Redmond's cellular
phone saga. which has seen him drive 10
Vegas. get manied, get divorced, ge1 sued
for future earnings and suspended for a
game. But seriously, why on Earth docs
this conference, which docs 001 even have
a team iQ 1he top twenty-five, get an au1oma1ic berth in10 a BC$ bowl game? l
would almost rather watch a Big East
game than a potential Rose Bowl ma1chup
fea1uring Penn State dnd Washington.
The BCS games were supposed to pin the
nation's top teams logcther in an exciting game. If the season ended 1oday what
do you think the spread would be on this
gam? About 30.
Let's summarize: Any team that does
not challenge itself early on in the season
and still expects 10 be invited 10 play for
the national championship is absolutely
wrong. And 1hcy definitely do not deserve
to steal a spot away from a more deserving team. Remember Tulane last year?
They wenl undefeated and were wondering where their big-time bowl berth was.
This year, besides Virginia T~ch. Kansas
State. Marshall and Mississippi State arc
slill undefeated and occupy spots within
the top 11. Mississippi State played
Middle Tennessee S1a1e and their SEC
schedule does not include Florida or Ten·
nessce. Kansas Staie is no bener having
faced UTEP. Temple and Utah State. In
Marshall's cas,e it is simply easier to mention any team capable of beating a good
high school team. in that case they played
ClemSon.
So. the next time you hear a fan complaining that their team is not getting the
respect 1hey deserve tell them 10 look at
the schedule. After all, if one wants respect. one usually has to earn it.
Michigan - Penn State Matchup Has Lost Some Luster
Virgini:1 Tech has been leapfrogged in the
rankings by Tennessee. You think for a
moment. not for too long or too hard because, after all, you are a Virginia Tech fan,
and you wonder aloud in your best tobacco
fanning voice "How can that be, we're
ranked higher 1han they arc in the polls?"
Similar to the RPI poll in college basketball. the BCS poll has revolutionized college football. ft has rewMded teams who
have challenged themselves by facing tough
schedules all season long (see Tennessee,
Florida) and has punished those schools
who are not good but have had the benefit
of an easy schedule (see Virginia Tech,
Mississippi S1a1c). I don't want to com-
pletely reiterate 1he fact that I 1hink Virginia
Tech is overrated and not the second-best
team in the country because next week 1hc
compu1er-gcncra1cd poll may have them
ahead of Tennessee ... or behind Florida in
the four spot. Preferably, I would like to sec
them fall to the eighth or ninth sp01 ancr a
loss to Miami.
Sure. Virginia Tech is undefeated and
they have a great defense - we all know
this. But upon examining their opponents,
we begin to uncover exactly why 1his is so.
Granted, the Hokies play in the Big East
which means there are certain teams they
automatically must play. So we can discount
the fact that their conference schedule includes games against Rutgers and Temple.
The coaching department also knows this,
and usually plans a difficult non--conference
schedule to even things out. Apparen1ly
word has not reachco Blacksburg yet about
1his little bit of strategy. Their out.of--con•
fcrcncc schedule included games again11
James Madison,Alabama.-Binningham and
Clert1$0D. By comparison. Florida S1a11: rca1ured IWO nonLouisiana Tech, home of Tim Rattly (thc
nation's best quarterback) and Florida. The
University of Michigan featured games
againsl Notre Dame and at Syracuse. You
get tho idea.
This brings me to this week's exciting Big
East Game of the Year. fl brings together
two teams who play in the East Coast's
worst conference, a distant second from the
PAC Ten as the nation's most anemic conference. If Virginia Tech wins. their national title hopes will be kept alive. Conversely. a Miami victory propels them to
the Orange Bowl as conference champs.
Come to think ofit. would you actually want
10 sec ei1her of these teams play on nalional
relevision in an important bowl game? 1
cannot even remember when a learn from
the Big East ever put up • fight in a BCS
Five and one in the las1 two weeks, score points. The question will be how
nine games over .500 for the
well the Penn State
year. there is just not much
linebacking corp led by
I can say. The loyal hordes
LaVarr Arrington will handle
of fan mail wriling fans ob·
last week's defeat. Michigan
viously realize 1hat I am just
has blown oul Penn S1a1e in
that good. I simply don't
the previo1.1s two meetings,
FOOTBALL
know how much longer l
but this year should be difREPORT
can con1inuc responding to
ferent. I look for Penn State's
a ll 1he mail and reques1s for
offense 10 finally awaken and
locks of my hair that I receive. I have lake the Wolverines 10 school in the soon
even hired a secretary to file and sort to be Rose Bowl bound Happy Valley.
things. My corner office in The Maroon Penn State 35, Michigan 21
New.f building on campus is completely
full. But I just wanted to say thanks and Kansas St1te 1t Ntbraska
tha1 I appreciate all 1he support I have Line Nebraska by 9
received. So, continuing with the theme
from previous articles, my secretary has
This game will decide who will be reptyped up this week's Big Games.
resenting the Big Twelve in a BCS Bowl.
And it's all about which Nebraska team
Mlcblg1n at Pean Stitt
shows up. If it's the one that routed Texas
Line Penn State by 6
A&M in the second half last week. no one
will beat iL If it's the one that has struggled
UpCln examining the schedules a1 the against the likes of Southern Miss and Kanbeginning of 1he season this is where I sas, K-Swe has thccdge. Both defenses are
saw Michigan receiving their first loss. stout. but Eric Crouch and Bobby Newcombe
Now 1hat both teams are dragging give Nebraska an
losses behind them as baggage, this offensive dimension that the WildcalS lack.
game has lost a bit or its importance. This games fearurca one ofcollege football's
None1hele$S, Penn State mus1 win out premier undcr..t.d lelmS(Kanm Swe) havin the Big Ten in order to have the op- ing played games against the likes of mighty
portunity to blow out their PAC Ten foe Utah Stale and fearsome UTEP. This week
in the Rose Bowl.
they play lowly Nebraslra who will run thcrn
If Wolverine running back Anthony into the pound. Baidcs, the last time Kansu
Thomas h11 a big day, Michipn will State beat Nebnlb in consecutive years
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Mark's Big Ten
I. Aorida State
2. Tennessee
3.Aorida
4. Virginia Tech
5. Nebraska
6. Penn State
7. Kansas State
8. WISCOnsin
9. Texas
IO.Alabama
I I . Mississippi State
-
Eisenhower wM in office.
Ntbr1slul 42, Kansas Stal< 21
Miami 1t Virginia Tecb
Une Virginia Tech by 10
This game will decide lheoutco,nc ofthe
Big !:Ast. It is a given that Corey Moone
and the rest of the Hokic defense will keep
pressure on Miami quarterback Kenny
Kelly all nighl long. What is unceruiin is
how well vr quartcrl>ahandle the 001 defense he has seen all year,
not 10 take anythtng away from James
Madison.
For the third 1ime 1his season, Miami has
a chance 10 knock off one of the top two
1e.ams in the country. this time Big Eas1
Confc.rence rival and second~ranked Virginia Tech. The previous two limes
against Penn State and Florida State, they
ju.st came up short in the game's waning
moments.
Third time·sachann, I always say.And
I say Virginia Tech will lose and the students of Blacksburg can book their travel
plans before the new year.
In the long run. no one will win 1hi1
game. The winner will simply be annihilaled in their bowl jp,lnc and thc lolerwill
likely do the same. Go Big East, at least
Connecticut it set be bqin the defense
of their basketball Dltional ride tonight.
Miami 28, Vlrpall Tee• 14
- By Mark Asrradran
THE Col.GATE MAROON-NEWS
National Sports
November 12, 1999
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Wa1-ner, Ja•nes I.ead Mid-Season Awards
or
With all 31 teams having played at least parking in handicap spots to play any dcrense.
TI1e Coach the Veal'. however. i;ocs to
eigbl games. it's time for mid...season awards. Nevertheless, the Colts traded away All-Pro the man at the helm of the team with 1he best
Considering the unpredictable way the year Marshall Faulk and took a chance of James. record in the NFC. No, not Dennis Green of
has gone so far, che It was well worth iL James leads the AFC in che VikingJI. No. not Ray RJ,odesofthe Packfinal recipients of rushing and has proved 10 be a stronger run~ ers. That's the right division. though. Bobby
1hesc prestigious ner chan Faulk and almos, as
Ross of the Lions ha.~ shocked the
awards may be solid ofa receiver. Most iinPorleague by leading his squad to first
vastly different. tantly, he has also been one of
place in the NFC Central. I le has
Withou1 fur1her che main reasons why che Colts
done it by focusing all 1he players
adieu (and with re- are6-2.
on the concept of a team. After
spect to my es ..
Sany Sanders retired. Detroit had
teemed colleague, Coach or the Vear; Because so
realize 1ha1 it was Jell wi1ho111 a
FOOTBALL 10
Mark Astrachan), many teruns have surprisingly
booaficd
superstar. Instead. Ross
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here arc the win- good records, ii seems that
has relied on the contr1bu1ion of
ners:
many coaches have done Sut·
many solid. if not Spt.""Ctacular. playprisingly good jobs. Two years ago. Dick ers. such as QB Charlie 8a1rh. running back
Rookie ofthe Year: Venncil returned from a 14-ycar hiatus 10 Greg I lill and wide-out Gennaine Crowell.
All che hoopla sur- coach the St. Louis Rams. n,e Rams?!? Why
rounding this year's rookie cl.ass centered on would any man. especially one who quit Most Valuablo Player: James could easily
quanerbacks. Cleveland drafted Tim Couch coaching because of the mental grind, wam be considen.'d for 1his award. Twice, he has
first. Cincinnati followed with the selection to be put in charge of the team with the most racked up over 200 combi11ed yards. Because
of Akili Smith and finally. Philadelphia went losses an che 90s? After two sub-par seasons teams now have to fear Jndianapolis· ground
for Donovan McNabb. Granted, :his position with Venncil at the helm. one could still pon- game. 1hcy canno1 jusl sit back and wait for
takes the longest to master, but none of the der that question. But this year the Rams arc · Peyton Mam1ing to throw. as defenses did a
fo-st three picks have been especially effec- 6-2 and sining atop the NFC West, Venneil ye3f ago when Ma1ming led lhe league in intive, although Couch has showed signs ofbril- has taken a cast of nobodies on defense and 1crccptions.
liance (at least in throwing a Hail Mary).
an offense quarterbacked by another nobody
Breu Favre appeared 10 be a shoo-in as
Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams and made them believe that they can beat any MVP a few weeks ago. Ile had led 1he Packgarnered just as much attentioo as the talented team in the league.
ers 10 lhrcc: come-from-behind vic1ories in the
trio mencioned above because Mike Oitka
A 1JW1 named Gunther aJso deserves con- rounh quaner. showing his usual brilliance
traded away all of the Saints' draft picks, tack- sideration for Ibis award . Gunther and toughness. Then. Green Bay was 3-1.
ling dummies. hot tubs and cheerleaders to Cunningham was promoted from Kansas City They are now 4-4 after a shockii1g loss 10 1he
acquire the running back, Williams has played defensive coordinator to head coach after his Bears at home a week ago.
wich an injured hamstring, but did have one friend, Marty Schottenheimcr, resigned folFavre would never make excuses. but it's
btimes for 180 yards. Ofcourse, New Orleans City tinisJ,ed 7-9, missed the playoffs and the been at least panly responsible for his recenl
still lost that game.
players lost their composure and rcspec:1 for \\'OCS.
When the Colts selected Edgerrin James, cheircoach, Cunningham, though, has led KC
The MVP of the NFL thus far is unques,.
instead of Williams, many experts around the to a 5-3 marlc with basically the same exact tionably Kun Warner. As much as anyone else
league thought chat it was che lndiannpolis squad as a yeor ago. Most impressively. he with any football knowledge, I laughed at the
brain trust that had lost their minds. James has made a solid quarterback out of Elvis Ranu · chances whc-n I found ou1 dmt Wamcr
rushed for 300 yards against UCLA, but that Grbac. Gunther and Elvis. quite a combina- would be their starier. lie has proved me.
was against a Brunis learn 1hat was too busy tion.
along with the rest of his countless doubters.
Knicks, Suns &rly Unselfishness Pays Off
Though it may be a little early to
make final judgments on the fate of this
NBA season. the first week has shown
us where some teams are headed and
where some arc stuck . The rules
changes made over the summer have
made some games marred by dozens
and dozens of
fouls and unbearab le 10 wa1ch.
But what they
have a lso done is
open up the game
a linle, increase
scoring 1hroughou1 the league and
make a lot of
games more excit·
ina and up-tempo.
At 4-1 go•
ing
into
Thursday's games
the quick•slarl
New Yen Knicks and Pboeoix Suns
arc two teama taltina advantage of tbe
new rules.
.
Witb Patrick Ewia1 out, until perbaps u late u Juuary, the questiOM
bepo to arilc ODCC apiD u to whetbcr
or not New York is belier off without
Ewioa. While lite verdict ii DOI in 00
tbat queatioo, bued oo their .....,__
ftal run to Tbe Fioab l.ut year and tbcir
quick 1tan Ila.is year, tbe Knick1 have
~ven they cu win without Patrick.
The trio of Allan Houston, Latrcll
Sprewell and Marcus Camby bave
bem
tbe bell i• lite leque.
Tbou&b be may - be a true ce111cr,
Camby'1 ancanny ability to jump and
run tbe floor u a bis DIID bu made
lite Knick, very difficult to defend.
V'tctoriea so far over lite Bucks and
Cavalien have lbown lite Kaicb cu
run with uyo,ae in lite Eut. Tbe true
tell will come when New York bu to
take oo te&DII with leaitimate front
courts and ceaten, 111eb u tbe Heat
-,.1
ud Pacen. Al for DOW tboup, tbe
Kaickl' more up-tempo style bas titan
poiaed to keep l'Wlllio1 up victories
over Eastern Conference opponents.
and Rod Strickland is certainly
Perhaps one of the biggest surprises of enough 10 ge1 them to the playoffs.
the first week (though if you followed my but not unless they come togelher
prediction it might not be much of one) and start to play as a cohesive unit
has been the Phoenix Suns.
instead of rive individuDespile a pathetic opening
als.
night loss 10 the Denver
Nuggets - without Penny
Hardaway
and
Rex
Around the league:
Chapman - the Suns have
rebounded in grand fashion,
•Who would win in a fight
reeling off four straight vicbetween two of the top•SO
tories. With Kidd and
players of all time? We alHardaway
in
the
most round out on
NBA
backcourt, the Suns can
Wednesday night as they
score in bunches, but what
REPORT
squared otT under the bashas been impressive has
ket. After being fouled gobeen their 1wo low scoring
ing up Charles Barkley
wins over the Philadelphia 76ers and waved one of his patented elbows to·
the San Antonio Spurs. The other two wards Shaquille O'Neal, apparently
victories included a 23-point drubbing thinking O'Neal fouled him too hard or
of the lowly Bulls and a IS-point vic- after the whistle. Shaq. in response,
tory over the Nets tha1 wasn't ever that shoved Barkley, prompting Sir Charles
close. As I predicted, Shawn Marion, che to throw the ball at O'Ncal's head. That
rookie from UNLV, is making people take is when Sbaq threw a wild left hook that
notice averaging 11 points and eight re- Barkley dodged. Sir Charles then tackbounds a pme in only 26 minutes.
led Shaq trying to punch the 300-plus
It may be early but what we have sea, so pound O'Ncal. Now come oo Charles.
Car il tbat teaml tbat have been playing an this is not some 160-pound ex-high
umelfi1h brand of basketball have been school star moclting you at a bar, I don' t
succeutul. TbeKnic:b, Sum, Trailblazen thialt Barkley would have much luck try•
and Heat all have ooly - Ion because of ina to throw Shaq through a plate glass
dtcir ability to lbare lite buketball. The window. If 1hae two were 10 lock up
Nell, 76en and Wizanls, all at 1-4, have for real, Shaq would destroy Barkley
shown tbat willt ball bop and lack without question. Too bad chc rem4tch
of cbcmillly are doomed to miu tbc play- is this Friday and both players will likely
olli apiD.
be suspended.
Stepboo Marbuty can c:buclt up 2S shots
a Pill" a l l - , but ifhe doesn·1 play the •Don't count on it Chicago fans. Just bepoint and get true sc:onn lilte Keith Van cause His Aimess practiced witb the
Hom and Kmdall Gill involved, the Nets' Bulls on Wednesday, let's not get crazy
and start the talk of a comeback. Jordan
ii all but over.
The same can be aaid for Allen probal,ly misses the game, seeing him at
lve...,n in Philadelphia. Oood for him, pmcs in Allanta. New York and now in
be can lead tbe leaaue in scoring again Cbicaao. but he is I 00 percent for sure
with 30 points - or even SO for that retired. Besides, why would you want
matter - but not puuina his ream be· to upoet chc great chemistry that the Bulls
fore himself will make it a long season have goina right now? We wouldn ·1
fo r lve...,n and the Sixers.
wao1 to take any shots away from Randy
In Wa1bin1ton, meanwhile, the tal- Brown by letting Jordan back on the
ent of Juwan Howard, Mitch Richmond United Center Ooor.
very wrong. St. Louis is 6-2 and in first pince
in 1he NFC \Vest. \Varner has thrown a leaf:uefcadins, by far. 24 touchdown passes, meaning Dan Marino's NFL recO«lof 48 TD tosses
in one: st·ason is not 1h01 far out of reach. All
or a sudden. 1he Warner 10 Isaac Bnicc connection 1s the 111os1 potent in football.
~to-s1Valuable Patella: \Varner would never
have go11e11 his cha.nee 1rfree agent QB Trc111
Green~ hadn ·1 gone down in 1he r,resea~n
with a knc.-e injury I'm sure 1hat along with
1hc: "Get \Veil"' cards Greene has rcccl\'cd as
he recovers, St. Louis fans h..we rained "Th,1nk
You.. notes down on lum. as well.
Spict- Girls A\\ard (given 10 1hc worst 3cquis111oi1 rrom Europe): The 49crs 1hough1
they had rcr,laccd 1he injured Pro•Bowler
Garnson I lcarst when 1hey signed Lawrence
Pfullips from 1hc 8:trcclona Dragons of NFL
Europe:. Ph1ll1ps has contributed no1h111g 10
the meager San Francisco attack. however.
with only 10 cames over eight games for 144
yards. Ryan Lcafis gu.1mn1ccd tlus :;1wnrd ncxl
year. That is. 1fhc ever stops crymg and accepts the European assignment.
Kty Games:
Miami Dolphins @ Buffalo Bills. I p,m,
I've picked agamst the Dolphins all year.
Come on. they've l:tcen starling Dnmon
Huard at quarterback! Miami's defense
blew me away last week, however, when
they shul down Tennessee in a 17•0 victory.
Doug Flutic's maJ;,ic was on display last
week as he led the l31lls 10 an impressive
34- 17 wm ovc:r the NFC Easl•lcading
Redskins. Flu1ie 's play was also a major
reason why Buffalo handed Miami its only
loss of the season. 23· 1R. on Monday Night
Football back in week four. Tlus time
around. though. Miami ·s defense should be
1he star as the Bills' offense. withoul injured
wide-out Eric Moulds. is just 100 weak.
Miami 24, Buffalo 13
Green Bay Packers @ Dallas Cowboys.
4:ISp.rn.
Just two years ago. people would have
circled 1his game on their schedules as a
f>O$S1blc NFC Cha1np1onship game preview.
The Green Bay.Dallas rivalry that has
highlighted the 1990s has lost much of ns
luster this year, however. The Packers have
lost three out of four games and stand m 44, 1wo games behind the division leading
Lions. Breu Fav·re has been playing like
Rick M irer over the Inst two weeks. There
is good news for cheese.heads. though:
Dallas is in even more shambles. Michael
Jrvin may have to retire wi1h a serious spinal injury. Last Monday night, the Cowboys
lost 1he game to the Vikings as well as Troy
Aikman and Emmin Smilh to injury. None
of the "Big Three.. will take the field against
Green Bay. Too bad,
Cr,,n Bay JO, Dall•$ 10
Denver Broncos@ SeaUlt St1h1wks.
8:20 p.m.
After starting the season 0-4, the defend ing Super Bowl Champions are inch·
ing 1heir way towards credibility, Behind
the strong running of Olandis Gary. Oen·
ver blew out San Diego last Sunday. 3317. Quanerback Brian Griese has showed
improvement with every game he has
started, but he'll be out this week due to
An injury.
The Broncos currently stand at 3-6 and
still occupy the celhr of the AFC West.
The tearn Denver is look.mg up at is its
opponen1 this week . The Scahawks
proved to everyone that they arc for real
when they dismantled Green Bay two
weeks ago. QB John Ki1na has played
well and the defense. behind Shawn
Springs and Chad Brown. continues to
carry the squad. The addition or wide re·
ceiver Joey Galloway - who finally decided 10 honor his conlract - will only
help Seattle take another step towards the
AFC West title.
s..11,. 24, DtnYtr 14
Last Week: 1-2
Stasoa: 10-7
26
THE CoLGATE MAROON-NEWS
National Sports
Role Reversal For
L.A. Kings, Dallas
With roster spots secured by some or the
younger playm, and holdouts being forgot·
ten for tJ1c moment. NHL teams are begin·
ning 10 seulc in. At
this point no one really seems poised to
lake the ball and run
with il. The suspension of holdout
center
Alexei
Yashin by the Sena1ors bas freed up a
roster spol thal
tawa used to sign
defenscman Bobby
Oollas. Moves
such as these have
been occurring aU
season long due to the extended holdouts of
several veterans. along with some of the
league's younger players. all looking for more
key players. This season bas been no different. Six s1artcrs have altcady fallen to injury
and many othm are playing in pain. Center
Saku Koivu is oul seven to ten days while
dcfcnscman Patrice Briscbois, defcnseman
Vladimir Malakhov and forward Benoit Bru•
nel are all oul indefini1ely. With all of these
injuries ii is no wonder 1hat lhe CMadien.$ arc
dead las1 in lhe Eas1crn Conference. lf they
c.an ever get these guys back in one piece they
should be poised to make a second half run.
money. Teams arc finally gening used 10 the
new faces. As rosters become more concrete.
you will sec teams start to play more consis•
VaneouverC1nucks@Photnlx Coyotes,
o,.
• The Dc1r0i1 Red Wings signed Dallas free
agent righ1 wing Pat Verbeck to a two-year
contract. The Red Wings also had Brendan
Shanahan suspended for two games following a sl~hing incident last week.
Key Game$:
Friday:
9 p.m.
Two learns playing solid hockey will face of
ten1ly.
al America West Arena. The Vancouver
Canuckscontinue 10 stand atop the Nonhwcst,
Around the NHL:
while the Coyotes are ready to make a run at
• The New Yori< Rangers are 1.>cking1he bang the division lead in the Pacific with four ganlC$
for their buck. The 1cam with the highest pay. in hand on first place San Jose. The Coyotes
roll in the NHL is three grunes
continue to get solid g()Qhcnding
under .500 and would be out of
from Mikhail Shralenkov while
the playoffs if d1cy were 10 begin
the Canucks have been doing it.
wilh goal scoring. The
today. Something needs to be
done with this team, but no one
Canocks must find a mort effi.
seems to know what. If General
cien1 way 10 stop lhe puck from
Manager Neil Smith or Head
NHL REPORT entering their net ifthey want to
Coach John Muckier do not fig.
keep their lead in the division.
ure ii our soon, look for them both
The Coyotes are pl.lying to well
to be searching for new jobs
to lose this game.
come spring time.
Coyotts S-3
•
• Colorado Avalanche goaltender Patrick
Roy is hinting that he may be 1raded somelime after January. Jle has noticed the team· s
interest in grooming young goaltender Marc
Denis for the future. Roy wants to be "the
man" on whatever team he plays for and will
nol star1d having to look over his shoulder
every time he bas a sub-par game.
• The New Jersey Devils are absoluiely CC·
s1a1ic abou11he development of their 1997 first
round draft pick Scott Gomez. Gomez leads
all rookies and his team in sconng with three
goals and 12 assists ror 15 pou1ts an only 14
games played this season. No rookie has ever
lead New Jersey in scoring for a season, some·
1hing the Devils "Would nol mind having
changed this season.
• Buffalo Sabres rookie goaltender Martin
Biron was named Nlllplayerofthc wc.-ckby
