March 6, 2008
Th, Oldest Colkgt Weekly in America
INSIDE:
iTunes Responsible for
Wireless Network Clogs
BY N IC HOLAS SASSO
the bandwidth: h.igh-
Colgarc's wirckss hardware.
MaNH1n•N,wr s,,.g-
..We were getting complaints
from people saying they weren't
actually able to do their academ ..
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"'We have lhe ability
tor the network layer so
sec what's using the
bandwidth like that,"
A recent sning of complainrs to
lnformadon Technology Services
(ITS) rq;arding poor wirdcss internet conncc.tions has prompted
a rcgularion of iTunes and its services for both Mac and PC users
on the Colgate ncrwork.
It was discovered by the Net·
to moniwe could
available
Nerwork
work, Systems and Operations
Team (NSO) that the popular
Apple software h:is been overloading the Colgace ncrwork with traf·
fie, leading to internet troubles.
llic issue arose as m~my smdcms
began to experience difficulties
in logging on to the wireless net-
work, namely in Cunis Hall and
in the Parker Apanmcnts.
"(The Student Operated Resourc, Center (SOURCE)) was
receiving a lot of calls about the
wireless: performance problems,'"
Oitt<:'itor of Networks, Systems,
and Openufons John Gl:utu$0
said. '"And this has b«.n going on
for a couple of wttks now. When
we looked into the problem we
could sec that ninccy percent of
the wireless bandwidth was being
wed up by ITuncs."'
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COLGATE STUDENTS ROCK TOO HARD: ITunes downloads, especially Hi-Def videos, have been cited as the culprits of the recent
wireless netwo,k Issues that have frustrated students.
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fi rtt, and if people arc calling up
saying that dlcy can't do their
work, that's when we actually have
to nep in and do something about
it,"' GlatruSo said.
The NSO ream rcali,.cd that all
the throughput - information being
p ~ during a ccnain time lntcrval - m,m iTuncs was o,awhdming
Security Analyn Jcs.sc Danone,
who investigated he issues. said.
In short, the excessive we of
the bandwidth by rhc iTuncs
software led ITS to intervene by
cutting access to the services. The
rcsponK by the network was f.tvor:1blc; more students were able
to log on without problems.
·we go, fccdbock from rh00< Stu•
dcms who did complain (previously)
and they said it did improve drastically." NctWOrk alld Sy,tem Adminisrntor Jen Scrwdio said. "And now
we're going to fine nmc it to sec jf
we cu, open up ccn:un thing, that
people need and block rhc sruffrh.,r's
really hOfl&Ulg the bondwidrh."
Ir should be nor«! rhar rhc
iTunes resuictions only apply to
the wire.less network; students still
have full privileges on the wired
network. In fact. lTS constantly
pushes for students to use their
wired dorm room connection
over the wireless for the gigabit
connection it offers.
..A gigabit would be around
1000 megabits and the wirele.u is
bctwttn 11 and 54 (megabits),"
O:urone sajd. "Such a difference
can be setn when you plug in; one's
internet conno;tion is dramatically
inetta.Sed and rt"lievcs ,he Stl't'$$ put
on the wireless network."
For full computing needs StU·
dcms should r.ty on rhe quidwired oonncction, until ITS can fully
son out issuc:o wirh the bandwidth.
In general, if' rhcrc ar< still problrhc NSO staff g,r:atly advoc;n,d
oommcms from sruckms.
"'We can't do our job without
feedback, so we need to know
what's wrong and where the
p roblems arc,• Oarrone said.
GO for SPW Global Warming
.
Speaker Offers
Hopefu-1View
BY ERJN HATCH
M-.,Nn,,Suff
Lasr Thunday,studcnts, professors, and members of rhc Colgate
community braved icy temperatures and snowy paths to learn
how chcy, as citizens, could mos,
effectively join the fight agajnsr
global warming. Currently serving
hJ.s third term as the Sierra Club's
president, University of Nonh
Carolina professor Or. Robcn J,
Cox capped off a day of meeting
with srudcnts and speaking 10
c.lasses wilh an evening lecture on
global warming and the Unir«I
Stares' environmental movement.
Instead of dd.ivering a doom and
gloom &ermon on the inevitability
of the effects of global warming.
Cox offered an uplifting prC$CntattOn rich with examples of the en..
vironmental movement's sucCC$$C$
and attainable goals.
After citing the Sierra Club's
objective of an 80 percent re..
duetjon in greenhouse gasses by
2050, Cox proposed a nructure
for nrategic campaigns aimed at
achieving thar goal. Such campaigns consist of three primary
components rcqufring identification: objectives, target audiences
and nracegies,
In presenting a method to
encourage investment in de.an
energy firms, Cox described the
California Clean
ea.. Campaign
and its potential to revolutionize
America's automobile indwuy.
1binccn states in all, comprisJng
47 percent of Detroit's market,
plcdgupon EPA approval. Requiring all
Omrinwd on Pot< A-4
NEWS
A-2
MARCH 6, 2008
THE C OLGATE MAROON-NEWS
,
·students Unanitnous: PloW Us!
BY ELISABETH TONE
During the winter season, just walk.
ing .1cross the Colg::atc campus becomes a
spcclator spon. Some students even go so
far as to lounge in the fifth Aoor vestibule
or ,he Gse Library and Geyer Center for
Information 1«.hnology, cheering when
the unfonunatc afld unsuspecting walker
slips down the hill to Wesson Terrace. Even
le;iving the dorm or heading to cla$$ poses a
challenge to the typical studcnc. Sometimes
the paths.
Associate Director of me Physical Plane
(Grounds) Mike Jasper was on campus during la.st week's blizzard~like conditions.
"I would sa)' people do need co realize
this is central New York and we a.re going
tO have to live" with significant snowfall
events," Jasper said in response co these
complaints." Roads and walks will nor always be b.arc and clear all the time no mac-
the paths tr.ivcrsing the quad arc covered
in packed snow, but the slick ice is always
lying in wait for its next victim.
inappropria1c footwear or the
distraction of cell phones is to blame fo r
or,cn
one's downfall on chc ice. Some studcnu,
however. complain that the unsatisfac.
w ry plowing on campus is to blame for
their clumsiness.
..1 hc..-y put much more of an cffon into
plowing certain areas of campw than oth·
c-rs," Outdoor Education staff' mc-mbtr first•
year Greta Hutchinson sa.id. "Areas by ,he
gym and Outdoor Education Base Camp
ofien ge, neglected, so many OE kids cat it
right by Cutten,"
1berc arc other oft-comp1aincd :about
areas on campus.
"The pathway l~neath Drake- is never
plowed. It is rare ,o ge1 bac·k ro Bry:.m Complex with out wiping ou1," Sophomore Regan Corr $aid.
1lla1 1he student body views the campus's
plowing as in.sufficient is surprising. considering Buildings and Grounds has eight plow
1rucks and four broom/snow blower trac•
tor uni1S to clear the paths. B&G employs
workers to operate these machines from 4
a.m. co midniglu Monday through Friday.
as well as 6:00 a.m. to I l :00 p.m. OvC".r the
weekend. In the event of big snowstorms,
even more" people" can be caJlcd in to plow
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DRIFTING DIFFICULTIES: Buildings and Grounds has come under fire for what some
student claim are deficient snow plowing practices. Last week's major snowstorms
were a cause for headaches across campus and piqued sudents' complains.
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Jasper suggests that the studC".nts, staif, the cars don't get stuck, but that wouldn't
and faculcy at Colgate "take the condicions solve che problem of the barrier that the
into account when traveling. whether that plow creates behind the cars," Main sa.id.
be in :a vehicle or on foot." For those driv- "h 's so frustrating because I can never make
ing up and down ,he hill, Jaspe.r suggc:>1t it over that snow bank in my small cu."
reducing driving speed and planning for ex~
According to Jasper, this barrier is techtra travel dmC'.. For thosc who walk, Jasper nically referred to as the "'wind row."
not surprisingly recommends wearing the
"When you plow a parking lot, the ideal
situation is to have an C"mpry lot and to
plow everything right off," he said. "HowevC".r) whC"n thC"rc arc vehicles in the lot, the
wind row of snow can only go up 10 thoscvchidcs and the.re is nothing dse you can
do about it until vehicles arc moved. Our
lots are cxtrcmdy smaU and difficult to maneuver around, even in the smaller plow
trucks."
In spite of the studenrs' complainrs, Jas..
per cited several improvcmencs to campus
transportation th:at have" bttn initiated in
recent years. The Colg2rc Cruiser is a help,,
fuj alternative during bad wothcr, so that
studenrs don't have to bring their cars up
the hill in tfC'achc-rous conditions. Furthermore, newer buildings like the Ho Science
Center, Case Llbrary, and Pers,on Hall have
incorporated he21cd steps and walkwa)'$
into meir design. Finally, Buildings and
Grounds has created additionaJ work shifts
and expanded existing ones, so that workers
can respond immediately if necessary. These:
workers have ma.ny other rcsponslbilitiC$ on
campus. bm there a.re srilJ very few hours
not covered by the plows.
AJmough complainlS sometimes follow especially painful sJips on the campus
walkways, there are ,many students who
have noted the improvements that Colgate
has made and who appreciate the seemingly constant eff'on of the Buildings and
Grounds plows.
"I think the plows do a good job of
clearing the pathways for us," first-yea r Meg
Hanley said. "!e's probably really difficult co
dear the walks eomplmuch snow as~ do."
Still, some express concern for the ufcty
or me studenc body.
"'The plowing on campus needs to d.ras,.
ticalJy improve ~use icy steep walkways
arc very dangerous," Corr said. "I pct$0n ..
ally know 3 people who have broken bones
Ii-om falling on unplowed icy pathways."
Safe Bedrootn Practices Advocated
Colgate Celebrates Sex \%ek, Spreads Health Awareness
BY KATHERINE DEVRI ES
.M•TH,r,•N~ Slltjf
Sex. A word that, when spoken in pub-lie, probably both draws your attention and
makes you cringe. At college sex is everywhere. h's in thC" giggle-filled conversations
girls have among closc friends, ir's joked
about in thC" boy;t bathroom, it's insinuated
at the Old Stone Jug and, fi nally. it is being
openly and honescly calked abouc.
La" week, from February 25 through
29, che Sexual Health Awareness Group
(SHAG) sponsored a eampus-wide cdebration of ..Scx Weck.'' The event included fivedays of lectures and cvems that brough,
awareness on the issue of sexual hc-ahh on
college campuS('S.
During the wttk thC".rC' were daHy Coop
1:1.bles th:n provided free condoms and informa tion pamphlcts on safe sex. Evcncs
included sex jeopardy, datC' fa(>C'. and vio,.
le-nee pl'(Vention, condom O lympics, sexually tr.msminC"d inftttion awa.rtness, erotic
foods and a self-defense workshop put on
by a Campus Sarecy sialf member. On
Wednesday, in cooperation with SHAG,
the Center fo r O utreach and Volunteer
Eduarion (COVE) sponsored a talk by
Jay Friedman, a professional sex educator.
1hc week culminated with two n udent-run
performances of the Vagina Monologues on
ThurFriedman's lecture", cn tidcd the J spot,
was one of Sex Wee.k's high pointS. Fried"'
man began his lecture with an uncomfo rtably vivid and seemingly sexual narrative,
complete with gcsturcs and sound dfecu,
which. unexptttcdly, rurncd ou( to be merely a description ofa nursing baby. Friedman
continued with a humorous, yet simultaneously info rma(ive, lecture". He focused on
the three things that he believes one should
possess before having sex - affirmation, aoccptancc and assurance - the three rC"asons
many males feel pressured imo sexual activity- locker room t:alk. homophobia and the
myth or .blue balls" - the ways in which
homophobia and sexism afC' intricately re-,
lated and the differing sexual experiences of
men and women.
O ne of the most intC".resting ropia Fried•
man addressed was the viewpoint of thecurrent administration on issues of sexual
health and education. He discussed how,
sinct the Reagan administration, "Hundreds of millions
dollan (have been]
spent on abn incnc.c-only programs fo r sex
education, whic-h are clearly against the
separation of church and St2tC"."
Friedman then $howcd a graphic .sexed movie from SwedC"n, and compared the
positive and infonnatlve way in which sex
is prcse.nted in most Europun coumrics to
the ineffective scafC' tacria used in America
- a comparison which was striking in light
of the- smtistics showing how much higher
rates of STI u1m.smission, teen pregnancy
or
and sexual abuse arc in America.
Sex Week eonduded with the
presentation of the Vagina Monologues at the Palace Theater. The Vagina Monologues has been performed
across the country and consjsu of a
series of monologues involving the
vagina, be it in reference to binh. sex.,
menstruation, love and so forth. Stu·
denu, professors, staff and commu•
nity members pe:.r formcd the $how.
SHAG member and four-year parrici•
pant in the Vagina Monologues senior
Darey Gordon said mac cha, all of the
performers wen::, ..women looking for
a change in today's culture."
BefofC' hC"r show, Gordon dis•
cussed the reasons behind her involvement in SHAG and the humorous, yet simuhancowly scriow,
nature of sex week.
"Sexual health is someming everyone should be interested in and caring about," Gordon said. "'I think it's
important bccauSC' the.re arc so many
differenc aspects of sexual healm that SAFETY FIRSll: A Campus Safety officer leads
a self-defence worbhop as part of Colgate's
affect college-age nuden1t."
Through it$ awarcnen activi- Sex Weel<, whieh promoted Sexual health.
ties, SHAG definitely brought the - -- - -- - - - -- - - -- - importance of sex education to light. By cwo repontd rapt°& on campw this year,
presenting staggering statistics on the SHAG helped the Colgate community
number of students who will leave college realize just how necessary more cx:ten,ivc
with an STI, as well as the frightening sexual education is for the health and
disclosure that there have alttady been ufcty of our community.
MARCH
6. 2008
NEWS
A-3
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
Weather Fecund for Winter Carnival
gcthcr in a way that not many events do. It
was definitdy a worthwhile way to spend a
Saturday at Colgate!"'
Students were also able to appreciate
the wintry weather of Colgate.
"It was rca.lly nice having s now for Win-
I have ever panicipatcd in at Colgate."
Even though everyone had a good
t ime, the winners got to enjoy a fun day
Colgate's annual Wlntcrfcst took place
along with some great prizes. The hrsr•
on Saturday, March I, featuring the popuplace winners of $200 towards a team
lar Colpcc Wmtcr O lympics. The Colgate
d inner at the Colgate Inn were "'The
Activities Boaro (CAB) Sp,cial
Old Greg,," with team captain
Events Committee hosted the en·
sophomore Dan Gledhill. The
tircly free event, fc.uuring fru t·
second prize of $100 towards
shirts, free food and free fun.
a team dinner at the Inn wcm
Twenty reams consisting of
to Phi Ocha Theta fraternity
eight to ten people com~tcd in a
with ream captain senior Mark
series of ten events. induding huPettit. M every te:am was vdy
man f005ball) thrtt..lcgg~ races,
spirited and excited to parname--chat•rune contest.sand gladticipate, judging the wi~ncrs
iator jousts. There was a very large
of the day's Spirit Awards w..as
turnout, with ove.r 200 student$
especially difficuh. H owever,
participating.
in 1he end, teams "Rugby is
.. We were all rcaJly excited
Life," with captain sophomore
about the turnout," CAB member
Becky Kahn, and "Highlightsenior Sarah Beal said. "We put a
crs," with captain sophomore
lot of hard work into this event."
Allison Taylor, took the Spirit
Beal also said that every single
Awards of S50 gift cenificates
person who panicipat~ seemed
to Maxwell's kc Cream.
t'O be having a g.ttat time. A wide
Winterfest has been a Colgate
variety of o rganiz.ations we.rt rep.staple for seve.raJ years now, and
resented and were able 10 interact PRESIDENTIAL SLUGFEST: Winterfest Included both Indoor because of its great ,ucces, ,hi,
and enjoy th(' event rog('ther.
and outdoor events this year, as these foam gladiators show. year, it will cert.ajn)y Ix taking
"'This was the first time I panic- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - phoco by Ell:u Shallour place aga..in next year. CA.B's
ipated in the Winter O lympia and I am so 1erfest this year because it made the out-- Beal encourages srudenrs to join its cxccuglad I did: senior Deborah Charney said. door events more fun," senior Emily Good tive board, as there are similar events in the
,.I thought it really brougln the campus to- said. "This was one of the most fun evencs works for the future.,
BY KATHERINE BYRNS
Football Team Visits Hospital
books fo r the.m to share with the children.
us," Relph ,aid.
Mlll'#,,.N,,,., Sufi
DOffensive Linc Coach Casey Vogt, who
shared hi.s rtaSOns for going on the trip.
has been with Colgate since July, accompaThirteen members ofthe Colgate football
..My mom had cancer when Jwas young· nied the players on the trip. He said that the
team recently visiced the Upstate MedicaJ er, so I think I know how the kids may have visir to the hospit2J was the first of this naHospital in Syracuse, where thty met with been feeli ng." Barry said... I wanted to put a ture that the football team had done since
pcdi.au-ic patients being treated for cancer smi1e on their faces by ~ing with them. h h(' start('d.
and sidThe nip is
anemia. Colgate
being seen as a
linebacker sophpositive turn for
omore
G reg
th(' team, which
Hadley had been
came
under
organizing
the
heavy $Cmtiny in
trip since winter
Occc.mbcr after
break. He ha,
two players w('re
a pc.rsona.l conarrested in con~
ncc1ion with the
ncction to a Jar#
hospital, as his
ccny attempt in
sister was treated
Rumll House.
for cancer there
For now, legal
ten years ago.
action in the case
"'When
she
is still J)('nding.
was sick, the
'The players
Syracuse basket·
have c-xprcsse:d
ball team used to
the desire co
com(' to ,he chilc:ominue
this
dren's wing and
philanthropic
hang out with
trend, and are
,he kid,," Had· RAIDER NATION AT THE NURSES' STATION : Members of the Colgate footb.11team visited
discussing
,he
Icy said. "Every- Upsta~e ~fcal H?spltal In Syracuse this week, where players visited with pediatric patients pos,ibiliry of doone always loved and distributed Raiders paraphanella.
,
ing something
it and I know it
pl,o,o """""l' of C,,g Hadley locally. Hadley
helped my sister get through a rough week made me feel good to ,cc them happy after said that he would like to bring more of his
,he may have been having. When I learned all they're going through. Some of the kid, teammates back to the hospital again before
they didn't do that anymore, I thought the had been fighting cancer for a long time the school year ends, as well as in the sumfootball team needed to get up there."
and to give them a little surprise and ge-r mer when they will be on campw training
The pla~rs spent the day with the pa- them to smile was very rewarding to me."
for the fall season.
tients, signing autographs and giving oul
Quancrback junior Alex Relph shared
.. h was nice to get a chance to talk
football shiru, hats and Raider bobble-head this sentiment.
with them and sec how ,hey are coming
doU.. Hadley collaborated with Colgate
"It was amazing to sec the resilience of along in ,heir treatment," Hadley said.
Bookstore Senior Buyer NadianjcJ Biddle, these kids, some of whom ~re truly in .. I"d like co think we made their day a
who agr-1 to donate stull'cd animal, and pain but ,till made an cff'on to wk with linle more bearable."
BY KATE PREZIOS I
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COVE
Scrapes
Plates
BY BRITTANY MESSENGER
M•r•,,,,*Nfttlf S"'1f
Students eating in Curtiss E. Frank Din·
ing Hall on Monday and Tuesday nights
were encour23ed to ..scnpc their plates ...
In an attempt to bring about smdent
awareness about food waste in on-campus
eateries, the Colgate Hunger Outreach Pro
gram (CHOP) and It Make, Sense came
,ogc1her to hold Scrnf)(' th(' Plat('.
C:O.kaders of CHOP. ,ophomolTubridy and Dara Seidl. who o'l?"ized the
event, set up long etblcs in front of the com·cy·
or bdts that are used to mO\.'C' trays with used
dishes and food waste into the kitchen. Three
sqnnt(' buc:km sa1 on these rabk$, each with
a separate purpose: food ,crnps, whole food
(fruit, b""'1, etc.), and paper producu.
From 5:00 p.m. 10 8:00 p.m., Tubridy,
Seidl and other student volunteers w.uchcd
as ,heir peers wif)('d the remnants of their
dinners into these bins.
"Not too many people .:,cmed annoyed," Tubridy said. "Moot people think its a good id,.:
After the buckets were: filled, th(' srudcnr;s weighed them on a ,calc. Although
the overall waste decreased J)('r person from
Monday to Tuesday, the final results were
, hocking. On Monday, there were 159.4
pounds of totaJ waste and 74 1 diners bcewttn 5 and 8 p.m. rota.ling nearly a quarter
pound of waste per person. On Tuesday, after 819 people ate dinner, there were l 51.5
pounds of waste equaling a little less than .2
pounds of waste per person.
After scraping their plates, event voluntttrs offered students chc opportunity to sign
a petition requesting that Colgate adopt a
composting program to reduce food waStc.
Fim·)'i1woh-ed with "Scmpe the Plate," hopes that
these ~uh:s in conjunaion with the petition
will spuk the administ.ration's attention to the
large amounu of food waste on ampus.
"'We hope that instc-ad of dumping food
scraps from our dining ha.Us into the gar·
bagc, they will eventually be composted in
a site off campus/' Riley said.
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The dewc for Coll,lrc to compost w.lRile)', a transfer s1udcnt from Hamp·
shire College in western M:usachu.sens, explained how at her old school. all students
must scrape their plates aficr meals. so that
the: w.151(' can be composted. h sctmcd like
a luxury to her to not have to do th(' same
when coming to Colgate; however, she finds
,ha, it comes at a cost too high.
"Composting crca1cs nutricm-rich soil,"
Riley said ... Colgate has the money to do it.
The administr.nion just needs to know thac
the desire is there."
There is a great deal involved in ma.king
Colgate a composting university, hut SeidJ
and Tubridy hope that "Scrape the Plate
wilJ mak(' srudcnrs realize how much food
th('y arc wasting.
"We're going to adveni,e the munbet, and ay
ro cncouragc srudems to not use a.t)-1 on Cfflai.n
day, [in an dfun to tlk.c b"We hope they'll remember all of the
food they have wasted a.nd think about it
next time wh('n thty are going up to get
more food," Seidl said.
With a total waste of almost one half a
pound of food per person over rwo days.
event orga.niu.rs a.re hopeful that studentS
wilJ s« the need to take action.
NEWS
MARCH 6. 2008
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
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Political Prisoner to Recieve Degree
BY LAURA WESTERHOLD
M"rH"•Nrw,SMff
Colga1c University will award
one of five Honorary Degrees
to Aung San Suu Kyi, a Bur·
m~c political ac1ivis1, during
1hc 2008 Commencement cxer·
c-isc.s. A committee cornptiscd of
three faculty members and three
trustees, chaired by Prcsidenc of
thc University and Professor of
Philosophy and Religion Rcb«·
ca Chopp and ad ... iscd by senior
cla~s prc:sidrm Taylor Buonocore,
selc..-ctcd the rccipicms based on
nominations from members of
the Colgate community.
Aung Sa:n Suu Kyi was nomi·
nate
of History Andy Rotter.
"She's a symbol for the possibility of democracy and change,''
Roner said. ..She's a rebuke to
,hose who $.1.Y Asian values leave
democracy out."'
Aung San Suu Kyi's rccciv•
ing of the degree is noteworthy
because of her current state of
house arrest. which will prevent
her attendance at commencemem in May. The University
has never awarded a degree
in absentia.
Aung San Suu Kyi, the daughter of Burmese politician General Aung San, has fought for
democracy is Burma for the past
several decades. She has spent
much of that time under political arrest. In 1988, she returned
to Burma from her studies in
England when she recognized a
nt"ed for change in the countf)',
In 1990. she and her political
party, the National Le-ague for
Democracy, won a national eJcc..
tion to select the Prime M inister. A, 1hc party's candidate, she
ordinarily would have assumed
office, but she was forb idden by
the military and wa.s soon thereafter placed under arrest.
The: milil'ary has offered Aung
Playing Poker
for a Cause
BY MOLLIE REILLY
AIIITHH•NnPI
San Suu Kyi the opportunity to
leave the counny, and thus be released from arrest, under the condition that she an never return
to Burma. She has not accepted
this offer and remains in Burma
spending most of her days inside.
"She is someone who has car·
ried the torch for democracy in a
dark place," Roner said.
The situation in Burma is
particularly relevant and significant to the Colgate community because two former hi.story
professors, Tom and Elizabeth
8r.1ckeu, have been working in
Thailand with Burmese refugee-&
since 1992. 1he Bracketts rcrired
from teaching to focus their cf·
forts on thc- conflict in Burma.
In 1997. the couple along with
Prorcssor of Biology John Novak
founded the Brackcl Foundation
while the Brackc:tt.s continued
their work abroad.
Aung San Suu Kyi has tteciVsimilar hononuy degrees from
M11,w1t•Nrws $111ff
List Friday, the Hall
of Presidents was trans•
formed from its usu.al
tl'3ditional a1mosphcrc
into a lively Game N ight
•
fi lled with amu~ments,
food and dou:ns of pc<>•
pie rrady to h,we fun for
•
• good cause.
POKER FACES: Students gathered for a
lhe c-vcm, orga- poker tournament, among oth er game
niuxl by members of competitions, to raise money for Alterna1he Center fo r Outreach tive spring break trips, Other game tourand Volunteer Edua- naments included Guitar Hero and Wii.
tion (COVE) Alterna• phoco by San l«khm, lllu.smuion from allpoJ1cr.s.com
tivc: Break Habitat for Humanity native Break program plan to hold
and Dominican Republic spring similar C\'Cnts in 1hc future.
break trips and oo,sponsored by
..1-hc event is a successful one
Bacchus. was focu.st'd around a already, and we bclie\•t that once
poker tournamcm. but also in- it becomes a bit more well known
duded Wii Spons. Dance Dance on campus, i1 an be even more of
Rt...,·olucion. Guic-ar Hero and a a success," Sweeney said,
beginner's poker tourn:amcnt for
During breaks from the tournancw players.
mcm, members of both the DoA similar C'\'enc was held last se• minican Republic and Habitat for
mt.-stcr. wllich drew more partici- Humanity trips spoke to the crowd
panes than Friday's Game Night.
abom their objectives in spending
"It w:as held last semester and their spring breaks helping o thers.
was a big succc..'SS-, so we decided co
Each year, the Habitat for
do it again to help r.1isc money for Humanity group participates in
the trips,'" event co-organizer sc- a week.Jong trip where students
nior John Sweeney said. "We lhink build simple.", affordable." housing
the event works well bccnusc we that will be..· sold at no profit m
.LS4." gamC$ like poker. Guirar Hero,
people in need.
DDR and \Xiii games which a.I t
The Dominican Republic
popuhu among srndc-n1s, and give trip, :also organized through the
them the opportunity to play them COVE, will tra\'d to the country
in a mo~ social s.cning and to help for a week to build a sus1ainable
a good cause at 1l1e same time."
g;ardc-n for a community.
S479 was raiSt-d to benefit both
"We hoped that by doing this
trips. 24 pc-oplc panicipau.-d in we not only make the panic:ipants
the poker tournament, which had aware of our nips, but also let
a pri1..c of SIOO. Others came to thc-m know 1hat these trips aft" a
check ou1 the o tht"r games and take lot of fun and we accomplish a lot
adv:uuagcoftheahernativt"options on them, so that we can also raise
available on campus for wt.'<.'kend interest in the trips next yc:,.r,'"
nighu. lhe COVE and the AJ1er- Sweeney said.
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Students Do Good
by Doing Taxes
BY MECAN LEF.
St".lf
ocher American universities,
indudjng a.n Honorary Doc,.
toratc of Laws from American University in 1997 and
an Honorary Deg.rec from
Bucknell Uni\•crsiry in 1999.
Senior class president
Taylor Buonocore supported ,he nomination
of Aung San Suu Kyi fo r
rhe degree.
"'My hope i.s that it would
call Colgate's anendon to
what's happening in Burm.a,"
Buonocore said.
Roner shared a simiJu
optimism.
'"1 1hink this is a good
thing for Colga,c. the Stu·
dents and their parents. ABSENT BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: A
She's a remarkable woma.nt Burmese advocate for democracy,
he said.
Aung San Suu Kyl, will be presented
Arrangements have not with an honorary degree at this year's
yet been made a.s to how Commencement Her status as a politi·
Aung San Suu Kyi's de- cal prisoner will prevent herfrom actu·
grec will be presented at a lly attending the ceremony.
the: Commencement.
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The Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance (VITA) Program, a
national IRS-sponsort"d program, was initiated a1 Colgate
University in 2002 by Assistam
Professor of Economics Nicole
Simpson and her fo rmer colleague, Profc,.or J ill 1icrcmhalct. This year, approximately
thirty studen1s are participating
in the program, filing income
taxes for low-income famiJies.
The VITA program a, Colgate,
which aids famil ies from Madison and Chenango County, was
the first VITA progr.1m initiated
in a New York S1atc college. Others, such as Hamilton College
and St. Lawrc-ncc University,
have since fo llowed suit. The student volunteers ajd 500 families
pc-r year, av(raging $2,500 in rt"•
turns per client - this 1otals about
$ 1,000,000 in remrns a year. The
SC"rviccs arc or no cost to cac.h client, and the students wo rk on a
volunteer basis.
Colgate's VITA program
collabor.ues wi1h differe1n or•
ganizations in various loca.
tions throughout Madison and
C henango Cou1uy to offt"r sc-r..
vices to as many clients as pOS·
sible. lhcse organizations arc the
Public Library at Han1ilton, the
Department of Social Services
a1 Wampsville, the Community
Action Program at Morrisville,
the Corndl Coopc-rative Extension and the Unitc-d Way at Nor•
wich. Colga1c University is also
a sponsor of the program.
The: organizations provide
all of the advcnising and pub·
licity needed to notify families
of the free services. The tax·as·
sisrance sessions arc held at the
buildings and officc-s of rhese
organiutions as well. Simpson
said rhat the organiz.ations pro·
vidc- the sites and rhc clients
while Colgate provides the volun,eers. Students arc responsible- for providing their own
uansportation 10 these differ-ent sites. However, '"transporta·
t ion ha.s never been a problem,'"
Simpson said.
Because the VITA program
ft"(JUircs volunteers to be familiar
with finances and taxes, lhe IRS
mandates an ,.entrance exa_m" for
student volunt'ecrs each year Ulcy
participa1c in the program.
"'The government gives aJI
volunteers a sc-udcnt guide, practice tests and a reference." book for
common questions they could
have 'while preparing we returns,"
stud(nt coordinator of the VITA
program senior Justine U'Vcsanos
said. According to Simpson, moSI
students pass the exam.
Each student volunteer is re,.
quired to work fo r at least six taxassistance sessions each VITA year,
which runs from January to April.
lherc are ~en tax sessions per
week at differcm loations, each
session running approximately
thl'C'C hours long.
"'With
sc-udcm
schedules
constantly changing. the hard·
est part is to make sure that we
ha\'e enough vOluntecrs going or
finding replacements last minute
jusr bccauSC" everyone i.s so busy,"
Lcvcsa.nos said.
lhcre is an income cap for
clients eligible for participation
in rhc VITA program: a maximum of $40,000 pfitmily of four. The clit"nts' aver•
age annual income is $)2,000
per household.
"At time, it can be really hard
- sometimes you will see kids your
own age and they'll be marrieand have kids," student coordinator .senior Jane Sheehan said. "You
sec the dire situations they're in."
The VITA program ha,
proven rewarding for everybody
involved.
·1~, b«n a really popular pro-
gram - real effort, real impact,"
Simpson said. •1t·s really a gratifying
experience for students."
Student voluntt"ers agrc-ed with
Simpson's :l$$CSSment.
..It is cxu cmcly rewarding to
Stt how just a half hour of my
time an make such a large difference in the lives of rhc people
of Madi.son County," Lcvcsanos
said. '" ) think the volunttt.rs gain a
lot by seeing the rypc economic
c-nvironment Colgate is located in
and how little people can survive
on. It has definitely been an eye·
opening experience for me and for
the fC'St of the volunttt.rs."
First-year Crace Scciy added her
own W<.C on the VITA cxpcric:ncc.
" I reaJly enjoy it bccawe it
makes me apprc-cia1e what I have
- I Joye seeing how appreciative
people arc or the program." she
s:aid.
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Happy Break. M-N.
A-5
NEWS
MARCH 6. 2008
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
Sister Souljah Speaks on Womanhood
BY HOLLY ROTHBARD
M,_.Nrw, Suff
On Tuesday, Sister Souljah,
author of two bcst-scUing novels. hip.. hop and recording arrisr
and an '"outspokcn and proli6c
activist· came to Colgate University as c.hc keynote speaker
for Colgate's Africana Women's
Wcc.k. Africana Women's Weck
is meant to raise awareness
about and garner suppon for the
lives and contributions of women of color all over t,h c world.
The Sister, of the Round Table
(SORT), the group that spon·
sered Africana Women's Weck,
was very cxcited to have been
able to bring the •proud and
bold" presence of Sister Souljah
to campus, according to senior
Courmcy Richardson.
.,Sister Soulja.h has come here
to offer consuuaivc solutions co
today's youth and society, and to
speak her mind and open your,,"
Richard,on said
Sister Souljah began her d is·
cussion of African womanhood
and the role of black studenu
on white college campuses
with a biographical story from
her childhood.
"You should always know
about the person who is com•
ing ro Jpcak to you bcawc their
boclcg,ound will wgely inOucncc
what they do and do not believe
and what they do and do not tell
you; she said.
Ju a child, Souljah was an
avid reader and the lim book she
ever read by herself was the au..
tobiography of Harriet Tubman.
Tubman, and the po"nit she
ptt:Kntcd as a .t:trong. .t:ucccssful
and moral woman was the initial
image and de6nition of Afiic:an
womanhood in Souljah's mind.
She gmv up basing her>image, demanding respect from
those around her and doing everything in her power to expand
her mind. SouJjah aplaincd th.-at
as she grew older, she seemed to
be the only woman with this kind
ofmindKt.
"America has come to de6ne
women by the visuals, celebrating
them for looking good and put•
ting them down if they're sman,"
she said.
•How come women who descended from tht mothers of civi..
liution, who we.re celebratcd with
huge monument$, came to be so
universally disrespected in the
world/" Souljah said, citing the
idea r.hat e.i.ch generation is supposed 10 progress futhcr than the
previous one. "What happened
from ancient dmcs to nowr
Sht explained that until Af..
rican women had become ..mor-
OCS, ResLife
Schedules Clash
BY SAMANTHA SHEA
M,nw,.~&- $,,,,If
Srudenrs across the Colgote
campus have expressed concerns
following the rec.cnt announcement of ch:rngct to the 2008
room selection process. Among
thC$C concerns is the question of
housing for thok up~rclassmen
planning on spending one semester off campus during the 20082009 academic year.
Ahhough some worried that
housing ~lection would rake
place before Off-C.mpus Study
dedsions had been m2de, the new
changes put in platt this year actually relieve this pressure.
''We mo,·ed Junior and Senior
decisions to later in the 6rsc week
in AprU so thac the majority of upperclassmen will have their final
Off-Campw decision before they
ha,,·c ro apply for housing," Dircc,tor of RcsidcntiaJ Life and Assisrant
Dean of the College for Rtsidential
Education Jennifer Adams said.
This late.r appliation is new to
Colgotc's housing selection process.
"h uSC'Cl ro ~ much e.i.rlier. In
fact, in past years we tried to have
almost everything done by the end
of March." Adams said.
However, thanks in pan to rhc
rcnowted system and ro space
consrraints in Residence Halls,
Rcslife was able 10 push back uppcrdassmcn housing selection by
nca.rly a momh.
..Wt are trying to help juniors
and seniors. We know Smdy
Abro:ad decisions are not made
until Spring Break."
Barbara Gorka, Director of
Off-Campus Study and International Prognms, seconded
this sentiment.
~Students usually know by
the tnd of January whether or
not they will be participating in
Colgote-run Study Groups, (but]
they will not find out until the
second week in March which semester they've been granted leave
for participation in groups run by
other universities.» Gorka said.
It was for thi,s reason that
ally clean, spirimally powerful good at doing what you're told."
and psychologically $0und." they According to Souljah, African
could not do anything ro change American students go to prcthe condition of their race. Ad- dominanrly whitt: universities
voating the removal and disuse because they arc displeased about
of •duorations and synthetics the negative ponrayals of Afrion our bodies," Soulja.h con- can Amt:rican.s in American me•
veyed that a woman's original dia and want to strengthen rhcir
self is her beautiful &elf, a.nd only "'white affiliations."
when she has learned to love her
By not coming together and
original sclf can she live a healthy celebrating their black identity,
and successful life as an African African Americans are creating a
American woman.
"psychologically and Souljah al,o discussed the cold campw for themsdvcs," said
identity crisi.s many African Souljah. She encour.tged the AfriAmericans encou.n ter by anend.. can American studenu at Colgate
ing racially whire-dominatcd to listt:n to their African blood
universities and college,. She em- and build a collective idcntiry
phasiied the fact that college is an on campus in order to show that
optimaJ time for African Amcri· they arc confident in themselves
cans to engage in every opportu- and their history. Unitt:, love,
nity they can get their hands on, and become powerful, Souljah
because ..college is about mort said, because what is the point of
than academic honors because being •academically succt:ssful if
Jucccss means more than being culturally, you fail?"
Warming Hope
Contin,ml}dm P111t A·l
cars sold in these sratcs to emit
30 percent Im carbon diox.idc by
2020, this new standard would
Off-Campus Study and Gorka force car manufacturers to con•
met with Enrollment Man:age- vert all fleets to hybrid models or
menc (Housing) this year - to suffer debilitating losses. While
make sure that It.ave of absence Cox noted that the Bush-ap·
decisions made before upper class pointed EPA administrator op-,
room sclcc:tion occurred.
pos.cs the campaign, he exprt"Ssed
WhiJc this c-hangc is cc-.rtainly optimism that come January
welcome for all juniors and seniors 2009 incoming officials will not
prq,aring 10 study off-campus, hcsita.te to approve the law.
some ch.allt:ngcs remain,
Cox's optimism continued to
•The hard part is that we need invigorate his lceture as he prcsc:mevery aparrment to be filled," ed othtr initiatives on which local
Adams ~id. '"This is the chal- governments and environmenraJ
lenging part for students, be- groups arc currently collabor,n ..
cause they have to find studencs ing. For example, on the day of his
who arc going co be on campus lecrure the 952"' U.S. city mayor
in opposite semesters. Our new signed on t'O the Sierra Club's Cool
goal is helping pcoplt: match up Cities campaign. Cox hopes that
.
opposite semesters.
American urban areas' efforts toWhile
communiry•housing wards curbing global warming will
applications - including those for signal to investors that supporting
Townhouse Apartments - remain dean energy suppliers will prove
the same due to :a complicated ap- economic.ally wi.se.
plication :and incervicw process,
.. ,, initia1ivcs like ,his and the
Adams promises Rexibility with Clta.n Cars Camp:aign were publisrudents who may not get the ciud more, l think people would
abro.id decision they wanted.
be more optimistic about our abil"We understand the need for lee- ity to fight global warming." sophway in this situ:nion,'' Adarns said.
omore Carly Grttn said. "Once
people sec that positive change is
possible, they will be inclined to
join the movement."
Wh ile somt of Cox's sr:uistics
seemed a tad t:xtreme - for exam ..
pie, 97 percent of energy nttds
~n be met using alternatives to
.
fossil fuels by 2050 - the audienct' sct:med very r~cptive to his
energy and hope.
"It was refreshing to hear
somcont: so optimis1ic about the
prospecu of global warming.'"
junior lsa~c Syrop said.
However, Cox was SUK to
clarify that his optimism was time
Knsitive. According to Cox. after
thrtt or four years, our window
fo r effective environmental ac,ion
may pass, and we could face dev..
a.stating con.sequcncts of global
warming. Cox characterized this
window using the Greek tcnn
Kairos, defining it as ..a passing
instant in which :m opening appears," or the '"knife edge'" of an
historical moment. Imploring the
audience ro exercise their demo·
Cratic rights and take action , Cox
ended his talk with bot.h urgency
and positivity.
Walking through the $52 million Ho Se:icnc.e Unter after the
lecture~ s1uden1s conu:mplatcd
the new space with respect to the
information they juSl receivl!'d.
·'Why didn't Colga1e make this
building more environmentally
sensitive if all of th:u infonn.:ition
was available?" sophomore Katie
Holland said.
\X1ith the n:uion in the midst
of an c..-conomic downturn .lnd theprice of crude oil rectmly t1itting
a record $ 103.95 per barrel. Cox's
assc:rtion th:tt "'energy defines an
economy"' rings especially ,rue.
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All interns attend the Leadership Institute and a COVE intern
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After con.sulration with the Student Governmcn1 Associacion, Sodexho relea.scd information about the 2008-2009 mtal plans this week. The changes comr as the rt.&ult of conversations with Sodexho Director George Murray, Associacc Dean Sue Smith and Associate
Vicc-Prcsid, lfirst-year Liz Brodsky and Dining Services Policy Coordinator sophomore Man Muskin,
dedicated their time to turning this initiative into a rea.Hry.
After building a valuable working relationship with Sodexho last semester, SGA partnered this semester with Sodexho in an anempt to continue to improve cvc.ryday life on
campus. We arc hopeful that the new plans wilJ inc.reasc AC'.X.ibility for students who were
frwtrated with their meal pl,ans this year. Both the SGA and Sodexho want to ensure that
the student voic.cs ~re the driving force bch.ind the.st changes. which was accomplished by
the creation of th< MThe changes fo r nC'.Xt year arc as follows:
There will no longer be a ..freshman~ meal plan. Thi.s plan and the Premiere Unlimited plan have become one. Next year, rhc Premierc plan will offer unlimited access 10
Frank, one mcaJ at the Eclgc per day, 35 Coop meals per scmCfter, and $200 of Flex Cash
(versus $100 in the old plan). The plan offers fewer set meals (it was previously 45 ptr
semester) and instead offers students more Rcxibiliry in ,he way they choose to spend
their Flex Cash.
The Classic Unlimited Plan will no Jonger offe.r thrtt Coop meals per week and will
irutead grant stud..dee.lining balance" system really puts the power in the hands of the studenu. They wiU
no longer have to worry about spending less tha.n the Kt value of a meal or going over the
limit and paying I.he difference on 'Gate Cash. The Flex Cash will not roll over semester to
semester in any meal plan.
A major change is going to be: made to the 14 Meal Plan that will make it much more
anracrjvc to Studc.nu. There wiU no longe.r be: a "'no double swipe" policy. Thercfott, students on the 14 Meal Plan will be able ,o swipe twice within the same me2I period. This
was OJte of the most enthwiastically supponcd suggested changes we heard from students
on the 14 Meal Plan, and we arc proud to have been able to .solve that problem, Smdcnu
will stil1 be limi,ed to a maximum of three swipes per day.
There will be no changes to the five and ten Meal Plans this semester. but the discussion bctwttn thc SGA, Sodexho. and the University regarding dining services at
Colgate will cont inue into the future and will leave time for more positive change.sin
the coming years.
W< hop< that all students s« thes< changes as positiv< a•mplcs of th< SCA making
a difference fo r Colgate students. We have been exci,cd to repon such advanc.cs on both
small and large items ,hat we promised to pursue during our campaign last yca.r. We apprccialc aU the hard work that Man, Lil., and many other students have done during this
academic year and hope that there att srudcnts a.s motivated as them to take on i.ssues like
,his for years to come.
With any qucsrioN or comments about dining services at Colgate. email Man-M u.skin
at mmwkin@mail.oolga,c.edu.
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Once I received my acceptance letter to Colg,ue in the spring of 2004, l thought
that my college search process had come 10 an end, Surely my days of college visits,
admis.sion interviews and applic:ation essays were long gone. Tht glory of college
life lay before me, full of thc wondcr of all•nightcrs (I pulled one before deciding [
preferred to sleep), ramen noodles and wintry treks up and down the hill.
That was four years ago, when I still thought that J would major in political science and study abroad in China. My time at Colgate h:u helped me fine-tune my
interests (history and education concentrations, London srndy abroad). I've recently
realiz.cd that the college applicacion process w:as jun a warm. up for real life. While
s rndcnt teaching this semester at Hamilton Middle/High School. I've found myself
in the same boa, as many of the high school seniors.
As graduation approaches, those of us in the senior class have been preparing for
the next step. While some of my friends arc lucky enough 10 have jobs or graduate
school programs lined up, it's almost as if this were 2004 all over again. After my day
at the high school ends, I hurry to m y mailbox to check for lencrs about my pending
applications. Mid-March can't gee here soon enough; I ju.st want to know what my
future holds, or at least where ]'II bc living next yc-ar. While I'm awaiting news of my
futurc, though, here arc some dps for figuring out lifc in college after c.ollcge.
Step I: Specialitc. The search for a grad school has been like moving up to the
varsity level of college admissions. It's no longer acceptable to just want to .. find
yourself"' at a small, liberal arts university; if going for a degree beyond a B.A., you
arc cxpected to not only know your field, but identify a spcdalry on which you
would like to focus. Fonunatcly J realized la.st year that my interests in history and
education arc perfectly merged not only in the classroom. but also within the field
of museum studies/cducalion.
Step 2: Research. College Jife, which I've found to run at :an even more fran tic
pace than high school life, can leave you feeling absolutely inundated with work.
Jnstc-ad of rnrning to facebook for a swdy break, imagine your fuwrc. J began re•
searching graduate school programs in my sophomore year which really helped in
answering questions about what my .. plans" were after Colga,c. Also, by senior year J
could focus my search more closely based on my interests. I could delve more deeply
into the specifics of different programs, having already found the schools in which
J was most interested. (Career Services has a ton of great encyclopedic books, but a
googl< search also helps a lot!)
Step 3: Brush up on geometry and your Latin roots. While the SATs, SAT Jl.s
and ACTs wcrc certainly stressful enough. these tCSlS have older, nastier c.ousins: the
GREs, MCATs, LSATs. DATs, etc. It turns out that standarditcd teSls don', go away,
they only get t0ughcr. Become a regular on frcerict.org to brush up on vocabulary
word,s you've never heard of and s ign up for a free account on mygrc,u1or.com.
Step 4: Fill out applications and write the essay. Again, One college asked me 10
write my aucobiography, but most of them wanted a more standard college essay. Ask
a friend or rwo to help proofread it ,hough!
Step 5: Interview. Many programs hosl weekend events 10 introduce you 10 the
university, faculry and students - take advantage of those opportunities! (This is
what I'll be doing this weekend. Cooperstown Graduate Program, if you're reading
this, I'm sur< w<'II g« along spltndidly!)
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COMMENTARY
MARCH 6. 2008
T H E COLGATE MA ROON-NEWS
Tfie
eek{y P{anet
EMILY KENNEDY
quality. The two types of inks require the
same amount of clcaner-s and arc compa-
Cu»,{2011
rably priced.
Colgate has taken .sign ificant strides
co make our c.ampus more environmentally friendly. An example of o ne such
improvement is the 198 1 installation of
a woodchip burner in our power plant.
The woodchip burner has d rastically de-
creased the amount of C02·cmiucd by
campus heating by upping efficiency.
Buildings and Grou nds is currently pushing the possibility of converting to 100
percent woodchip-fodcd heating, which
would elimin:uc cncircly our use of oil as
a heating rcsourcc in the power plant.
Taking into account the drastic mea-
sures which have been taken to improve
the· environmental d egradatio n caused by
carbon emissions from campus heating, it
is a wonder that other buildings have yet
10 make even simple updates that would
help the environmem.
Let's consider th!!' particular investigation of Case Library, which just completed a major renovation. The library
currently uses lnkjet, petroleum-based
inks, for all iu priming. I suggest the
library seriously considers converting to
environmentally fri endly soy-based inks.
In 1996 the Pacific Northwest Pollution
Prevention Research Center performed a
research projeet that ..evaluated the environmcncal impacu and associated economics of using soy-based inks instead of
petroleum-based inks ... · rhey concluded
1h:u rhe- rypical pctrolc:um-bascd inks not
only require 15 percent more ink for the
same print job. hut also print with lower
Soy-based inks emit less than one
fifth the environmentally harmful chemicals
that petroleum inks do.
Soy be.a ns are grown
in the United States,
so purchasing soy inks
suppons rhc American
econo my and provides
a susrainable ahernativc
to o ur current dependence on finite foreign
petroleum oil.
If you arC tired of
hearing about suscainable alternatives that
help the environment
and feel like there is
always a catch. it is
wonh noting that soy
inks already have an
environmental protection. Minor changes, such as substituting Inkjet petroleum ..
based inks for soy.. based inks in our Ii ..
brary, would make a huge difference.
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\'(that's the deal with the tclecommunic:uions industry? The question should
be asked with 1he same earnestness of
Jerry Seinfeld. but in a much mo re serious 101,c.
h 's an important question. The
d igi1;al age has brough1 an imricate web
of legal complications, and the battles
over net ncuualiry and wire-tapping
:md Comcast's rcc:ent actions raise more
points for contestarion.
Consider first the hisrnry of the net
ntmraliry debate.
A year ago, the Federal Communic:11ions Commission (FCC) deregulated
1he broadband market o nce the Suprt"mc Court ruled that it was legal to
do so. This means th.at internet service
providers (ISPs) would be pcrmined 10
charge diffNent rates for different network services. Content-providers such as
Yahoo •nd Google could pay an ISP to
ge1 more bandwid1h - rhc s ites would be
able to run fuster and support mo re users
simuhancously on i1s network - and have
acc:ess to the ISP's subscribers.
While giving more bandwidth to sites
that receive high uaffic is innocuous, 1hc
idea of a deregulated market should raise
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ample for other colleges SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES: While Colgate has come
with its phenomenal a long way in terms of making our campus more environacademic opportunities, mentally friendly, there's always more to be done. Our first
bm ir is also imponanr step Wat Installing woodchip burners in our poW'er plant
that we set an example in 1981.
through our advocacy of - - - - - - - - - - - - photo «>uuay o(jobru1ona.eom
aided the Federal Bure.tu of lnve,s tigators
and the National Security Agency gather data from phone calls, text mes.sages
F.acore: Americans in Pyongyang
of state officials, I turned up the ,,-olume a
lin.le higher. Even with all me c:oumerpoint,
herein lay a momtnt of contradktfon; men
and women in sUk twccdos and pencil skins
playing shiny expensive instruments in fronc
of somt of the most imposing a.nti--apitalins
of all time.
As for the cohcen itself, the rcpcnoir,: laid
on the irony even thidccr. Mwic included
"The Star Sp,nglcd Banner," "An American
in Paris", and Dvorak's "A New World Symphony". In a laJ'ld whcrc culture and mwic
is concroUcd by the So'·ernmcm and centers
around IGm Jong•II and his f.ather, Nonh Ko.
=ns could, for the first rime, open the1V or
rum on the radio, and listen 10 some of the
hallm:ul
ta.nee rate. Ninety per..
cent of American daily
newspapers have already
converted to this type of
ink and 25 percent of
che nation's offset primers use them.
Colgate sets an ex-
ligen« Surveillance Act (FISA), have
a."-
I tend ro follow the New York Philhar·
monic no rruaner where it goes. After all,
they arc one of the best orchestras in the
world. But when I heard they were head.
ing to North Korea for a concen in from
•
extremely high accep·
concern ovN wlH:thcr tht" ISPs would
charge more for bandwidth to the budd ing tntrepreneur. H igh expense$ could
subs1antially prevent some such sole proprielOrs from entering the market. According to 71u Nrw York Timr,, the ISP
Comcast last month admitted 10 purposely slowing down 1he traffic on Bi1Torren1,
a peer-to-peer fi lesharing module. even
though companies are using the program
to exchange copyrigh1ed material legally.
Further, it is doubtful that in the near
furnre there will be any piece of legislation that will prevent 1elccom compa ..
nics from engaging in practices that will
slow down uaffic on particular websites
brcause wriring and enacting legislation
on the matter would likely be a long and
expensive proces.s. And i, is not guaranrced that the legislation, if formu lated in
precise terms, would pass anyway.
In 1he mc.antime, more support for
net neutrality will help 10 prevent the
tclccom companies from gaining market
power - which the companies have used
in increasingly conuoveuial ways.
The telecom companies. once granted
immunity through the Foreign lntcl-
BY DAHLIA RIZK.
inBMinor
omcastic?
BY BRAD H OCK
In a Grain
of Sand
and emails. Congress will soon vote on
whether o r not the immunity for cclccoms - :1 much contested piece of legislation in Washingron - should be extended
in the near future.
De.spire ,he connovcrsy over FISA, it
seems the telecoms have not raised any
objec1ions 10 infringe upon the right to
privacy of many American citizens. And
just two weeks ago, The New 11,rk Timrs
reported cha1 on at least one occasion
lSPs gave the authorities more privatt
information than was required of them
when a glitch c;auscd an entire compuler network to be Aagged instead of a
single account.
'These mistakes seem to not phase
rhe tclecom companies, who remain
audacious. Recently, for e:xample, Corneas, paid disintei'estcd people to ancnd
a hearing at Harvard University on net
neutraHty (at least it is a widely bclieve:d
rumor). By using such measures 10 prevent from the intettsred public the release
of information t hat could potentially
hurt Comcast's hope for a non .. neunal
inttrnet, Comcast easily gtts my vore for
being unprincipled.
Because they seemingly care only
about market power and money, Comcast
and the other tclecom companies should
not be left behind closed doors.
While some leaders h.ave been reluctant
to announce the conccrr as a bellwether
for further US-North Korea congeniality.
many others used it as a prime example of
culturaJ diplomacy, where culrutaJ even1s
and exchanges can play a role in engagement and communication between two
o therwise hostile countries. Will any concrere diplomatic Sleps be taken a.s J ~rlt
of this conccn? Probably not. Arc there
any more similar exchanges on the w2y?
Who knows.
But what I had to keep reminding myself was that this was North Korea, who
had always taken on a sclf..rdiant, holier-than-thou attitude when it came to
Western ideas. One of the main towers in
Pyo1tgyang is the Tower of Juche, symbol•
iz,ing these concepts of aurarky and the
sncngth of the worker, and its very own
Arc de Triomphe was deliberately built
to be slightly luger than ,he one in Paris.
Trying to juxrnposc all of this self-com·
plaisancc wirh their decision to extend an
invitation 10 the Philharmonic o n ,heir
Asian tour could only mean one thing: a
shift in attitude. Finally. even for a span of
a few hours, Pyongyang could deign itself
to listtn.
Maybe, slowly, other ideas might al.s o
scan playing in town, like the idea that
~eking outside sources of energy could
keep Pyongr,rng lighted up for an en·
t ire mooch straight. Or that in this age
of telecommunications and facilitated
travel, you won,t be able 10 keep people
in forever, but perhaps you might allow
them to srarve to death first. Just looking
at the o,hcr Korea in rhe South will tell
you what good can come of opening up
to the outside world, just like you opened
up to Lorin Maazel .and his o rchcnra.
And as for your heroes Lenin and Sralin?
Well, they're dead and gone, but now that
they've had the time to think about their
lives, they might agree that you managed
to hijack Communism and sc.rcw up a
country just as well as they did.
AJI sarcasm aside, for now all I can do
after any concert is applaud, and give a
standing ovation. To echo the words of
Maaz.cl, here's hoping for an encore., this
rime with ,he orchestra playing ..Americans in Pyongyang."
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B-3
COMMENTARY
MARCH 6, 2008
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
He Said S
10 Things .J Hate About
BY C HRI S M ULHOLLAND
CJ,w,/2008
I just want to say that I love girls, aU
kinds of girls; I'm really nor one to discriminate. The only problem is that you
girls can drive me absolutely crazy some-
rimts. So ladies, with the help of some
friends, I've compiled a list (in no particular order) of a few annoyances that we
would love to sec you improve on:
· I. I am not, nor have I ever been, a
mind reader. The same goes for the res t
of the male gender. So girls, whoever
led you ro believe thar we were able ro
decipher your rhoughts without you acrually expressing them vocally was sadly
misrakcn. Why not try being forthright
with what you're thinking, ins read ofsaying one thing and expecting us to know
that you mean another? I think everyone
hours before, and act as ,hough you
haven't seen each other in years. Don't
you think t he screams and hugs arc a little
much? How about taking it down a notch
... my ea.rs a~c sensidvc.
4. I know guys have a rep for talking
about hook-ups too much, bur let's be
real, girls talk about everything. l know
that after a hook-up, a girl's friC"nds arc
going to be fully informed on every derail
of the night. So my complaint is not that
you girls talk, but thar you won't IC"avc
us alone about it; double standards work
both way,.
5. I am a firm believer that taking
not nearly brave enough to confront a
gill in that manner; a woman'& wrath is
care of oneself is important, and I appreciate a girl that respects her body. However, whC"n we take you out co a nice
dinner, you don't have 10 ordC"r a salad
and a glass of water. Especially if we're
at a nice restaurant, I want you to enjoy
the food. It won't kill your diet or your
t,h ighs to have one full meal. Jfyou'rc re·
ally thar worried. just hit the treadmill
the next day.
6. Us guys love to watch our sports,
far too frightening. So p l - don't uk
we enjoy our Sunday football and our
w questions when you know how we'll
March Madness; it's our rime to (eel like
answer. Besides, if you think you look fac
in that dress, you probably do.
men. So pleuc: don't keep rrying to talk
ro w and bother us while we're warch·
3. 1 know you girls love your friends
and I respect that. What I don't under·
nand is why you girls can sec your friends
out, the same friends you probably saw
ing the game, we don't bothC'r you during
Grey& Anatomy.
7. What iJ it about with gossip maga·
zincs that you love so much? I know girls
would be a lot happier.
2. We arc never going to tell you girls
thac you don't look good. Personally, I'm
have a knack for gossip, but do you really
not have enough to talk about rn your
own lives that you need co hear about all
the lives of t he "famous" people? I sup~
pose they can be mildly entertaining.
but the more you re:ad those magazines,
the more publishers arc going to print
them. I'm sure you can find somc,hing
more interesting to read. What about a
Sports 11/ustraud subscription?
8. I'm prcuy surC' the word bJackout
means that you actually don't remember
what happe ned when you were drinking.
so don't say you were "'totally blackedout" while s till recounting every detail
of the night bcforC'. I know it's trivial,
but annoying.
9. We don't like talking about our feelings · ir's emasculating, so you're ju.st go·
lng ro have to accept that one.
10. I know that girls tend to be more
organiz.cd than guys. but sometimes you
girls jun overdo your preparation for
class. ls it really nccc.ss.ary 10 color coordinate your notC"s? Let's cone it down a
bit. Unless you're helping me study, in
which case keep up rhe gOOd work!
I know no one's ~rfcct, and for that
rcUon I have managed to overlook my
qualms thus Far. Now, though, I've officiaJly cxprcs.scd my feelings on your
shortcomings, so how about working
them. A linlc cff'on will definitely take
you a long way.
BY ERIN BERGMAN AND KIMMY
CUNNINGHAM
We arc sutpriscd t.hm so m.1ny s«mingly
good-looking. cxpcri<,1,ccd men know so licde
about the vagina. Now, guys, we're not trying
to claim expert.SC: in dte vaginal affitirs dcp.mmcin. To be fuir, we may not hr giving you
enough credi1: we havt no idea wha1 it is Ii.kc to
go down on a girl. 1hat being said, we have rwo
vaginas between us and lots of cxpcricntt.
Let's stan with a lxuic anatomy lesson. You
should acquaint yourself w;th ov:uics. the uterus and F.dlopian tube,. We're with you: ~ ·re F.u
more concerned with organs MSOCiated with
$CXual pleasure at this poim in our lives. lhc..'fC
m really rwo main target areas: the ditoris and
the vaginal canal. Moo, women arc unable to
org.asm from sexual Ultcrcourae alone. Accord·
ing l'O www.clitical.com, 70 percent of'WQm <.'1l
need additional stimubtion during sexual ac-
tivity in order to climax. So, bo,,,. ..:quaint
yourself w;th the cUtoris. Conuary to popular
belief, women can aho get a hard-on. If you
havm't notiad this during what you thought
w:u a steamy hookup scsh, be more anentiVt".
Wc'tt no< oying to place all of the blame on
boys. Girls need to taltheir own sexual ~ and thett arc several
ways to do so. F'mt, be vocal. Tell your man
what you wanr, he annot read your mind.
Boys. plca,c do not be oll'cndcd ifa girl tries to
giVt"yousomcdirtttion; it means that you have
potential. Consldtt any advia: a, construaivc
aiticism. If you'tt no, sun: your technique is
getting the job done (or c,m if you arc), ask
your partner what she
It will be • huge
tum-on. Girls, ifyou'n: uncomfomble vocaliz,.
ing your n«ds, you can always ckmonstntc.
lastly, hooking up is all about giYC and talJust because it is easier to aCCC$$ thC" penis than
the vagina docs not m,an that men should ex-
wan..,
BY LAUREN MENDELL
a...,t2008
Or. John Gray might have been right
when he wrote his book, Men art From
Mars, Womtn art from '4nus. There arc
certain ma.le habits tha.t I jun don't undc,rstand, forcing me to believe that, yes,
men might bC' from another planet, 2nd
perhaps a different species a.ltogether. In
no way am I implying that Venusians and
Manians cannot 6nd a common ground
or a middle Earth. Instead. I have compiled a list, in no particular order, of frustrating manners and activities of the male
sex to keep the doors of communication
open. However, I can't taJce full credit for
this abbreviated lin of irritations. Many
of my dear friends contributed their
thoughts to this collaborative list of ten
thing$ girls hate about boys:
I) The hud-nod has got to go, boys. ls it
ttally too much of an ell'ort to say "hey" and
give a small waVC'? Sorry, boys, this move
docs not make you an authentic player.
2) Stop •pending every second of every
day with the same exact p«>plc. You arc
- not in a gang and you arc not a wolf in a
pack. Brawch out a littlC"! It is such a turn
off' to
,ec
you boy, only talking to uch
other. It makes you look extremely insecure. Be an individual! No girl wants to
approach you when you,rc with your fellow •crew." Al,o, would it really kilJ you
to be friends with girls? We arc a lot more
fun than your guy friend, who only talk
about sports and sex all day longl
3) You boy, arc never sexually satis6cd. I pride myself on having a lot of
guy friends and I am very tired of hearing them complain about every ainglc girl
they hook up with. If girls have sex with
them too &oon, the girls arc sluu. But if
they don't have sex with them, the girls
arc prudes. Is there a happy medium?
MakC' up your mind and stop complain-
ing! Bc,idcs, you should be happy with
any form of action you receive from us!
4) Stop exploiting us to your friends!
Is anything sacred anymore? Once a
girl hooks up with a guy hC"re, everyone
knows about it! The Colgate public not
only knows that the hook-up happened,
they also know where it happened, how
it happened and exactly what happened.
When a girl goes home with a guy. especially a frat guy, she might as wcU have
gone home with his entire fraternity because they all know the intimate and private details of their night together.
5) You always make plans that you
never intend on pursuing. ln general, I
cannot srand unreliable people, regardless
of gcnde.r. However. I will never under-
stand why a guy feels the need to say "let's
go to dinner sometime" or .. I'll call you
u:,morrow• with the intention of never
following through. Don't be a Oakc. Hon•
esry is the best policy. Don't say things
that you think we want to hear. Besides,
if the idC"a of going t·o dinnC"r makes you
want to vomit. odds :ue we arc probably
gagging as weU. Say what you mean, and
mC"an what you say, boys.
6) lbe world docs not revolve around
sports. Ju.st bttause I know absolutely
nothing about sports docs not make me
a bad person or more of a •girl.· To put it
bluntly, you guys arc way too fascinated
with men in spandex touching each other
and playing with balls. That's rully macho, if you ask me.
7) Put the toilet scat down. I know it's
extremely dic.h~, but it still needs to be
said because no gitl likes falling into the
toilet. Could you blame us?
8) Oo not only talk to girls under the
inffucncc of alcohol. Thar's jusr reaJly pathetic if you ask me. Yes, alcohol ca.n be
Sttn as a social lubricant, but don't let it be
a substitute for your level of confidence.
9) Express emotion! It is not healthy
to keep things bottled up. Fill us in on
what's going on because everything cannot always be '"fine;" Not to mention
t hat you boys think rhat we're legitimately mcntaJly insane anytime we want
to have a SC'rious conversation. Grow up
and stan talking.
10) Give u.s some closure! h is not a
.secret that Colgate can be seen as a casual hook-up c.ulturc. Nevertheless, it
has never made SC'nse to me that the guy
fialls off the face of the earth after a few
hook•ups without ever calling again or
any explanation. Somehow you boys were
comfortable enough to have conscc;utive
nak.cd sleepovers but not comfortablC"
enough to say ..this isn't working•? We're
not that fragile. Be marurt and considerate enough to properly e.nd things.
The list goes on, but at the end of the
day, no onC" is perfect and we wouldn't
want them to be. Besides, if you boys did
everything right, what would we have tO
complain and whine about? It is a well
known fact that there is quire a lint lint'
between love and hate. With all things
said, let's acknowledge our differences
and find more positivC" things to say abou1
each other. Men and women might have
originated from different planets, but for
now let's both agree to make more of an
cff'on to change a few behaviors and find
a way to happily coexist.
pea oral sex without rteiproc:ation. Girls m.ay
have accepted this expectation in high ,chool,
but by 22, wen: a little sick ofit.
Speaking of oral ,ex, the F..ct that the offer
in and ofirsclfis consider«! a "grand gcsrure" is
pathetic. This may be a touchy ,ubjea for moo,
guys. However, ifyou haven't a, least atternpu,d
at this point in )'Our life, it's time to ma.n•up.
So let', as,ume the guy is pushing all the
right buttoru. Girls, sometimes you'n: just not
on your game. We'll be the first to admit that
it is much mott difficult for a girl to dinux
than 2 guy. Somcrimcs you arc either too tired
or lOO drunk. If)'OU QO tell he knows what he
is doing. feel litt to cng:,g, in somewhat believable theatrics and &kc iL That being said, if
it's ckar that he really docs not know what he's
doing. do not ruin him for other girls by f'.ik.
ing it. Give him a few pointers and move on.
We know it's tempting 10 fake it in 1hc interat of possing out, but think about how mud,
you wish ,omc girl bcfon: you had trained him.
Giving him advice will aho ,ave him yca,s
of girls' brunch conversation, about hi, poor
tcchniq~. BcUc,·c us, we do kiss and tell.
Boys. this may s«m a bit har,h, Howe,·cr,
it is important to note that knowing what's~
ing on "down thctt" can be critical in a girl's
dtcision to continUC" hooking up, or even date
someone. Good looks= only talAdditionally, girls talk. Ifyou an: inept and self.
ish, other girls will probably find out,
Our final «quest is that you tala g,:ain of salL If anyone would lik to write
a "The Penis" raponsc, we'll tal~ can get. WC" rC" jUSt trying to improve the sex
lives ofcvay man and woman at Colgate.
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B-4
COMMENTARY
MARCH 6. 2008
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
Alumni Column
.Th _e Business o Art
BY KATMlEEN Dill
Cwu/1'89
As a communications professional. there
isn't much that l should have to say abouc
business at all. let alone the business of art,
bUl having spent four years at a vibrant lib-eral ans school in upstate New York. J have
k-arned to have an opinion a.bout most
thinl9>. So ... what is this business of art!
L.1.n )'tiJ, philamhropicgjving was :n peak
leveJs with the Ans and Business Council, a
consult~ncy in the UK, noting that pnv:uc
supporc of the arts in Grtat Britain rose to
,n all time high of GBP 600 million. R«:cnt
auctions sales in London and New York have
reached record levels. scning highs for several
anisu across the concempora.ry an spectrum.
And, in the la.st couple of years~ have soe:n
dle development of funds seeking to invest
in art :as an alternative~, dass. All of this
activity seems 10 dcmonsmuc that whatever
it is, the business ofan is in fact big business.
So whac is it and why .hould )'<>U care?
Jn my view, it seems that there are three
categories of players in the an bwiness.; we
will call chem The Sponsors, The Traders and
~Inc Lovers.
The Sponsors: For many years governments and individuals of means have SUJ>-'
poncd che creation of arc - the Medicis,
Gt-rtrude Vanderbih Whitney and Roy
Neuberger to name a few, The sponsors shift (among my ftiends anyw,y) to concen- or covet. I want them to sec whac I soe, to
have in turn provided inspiration, fund- trate their acqu.isition activity at these: fairs. understand history as viewed by really outing and support for individual anists and Dcalm come to these markets from around sr.tnding mists and perhaps s«rctly, I hope
for organiiations that encourage anisu to the world to gri.in access to acquircrs - in- they will be so gr.ncful for the eye opening
cre.ue work. Their reasons for sponsoring dividual collecmrs, other gallcries, corporate experience tlut they will feel compelled to
are likely as varied as the cast involved, but buyers and increasingly, museums. And gift me that lovely yellow Beauford Delcertainly there are some who arc drawn by while they ultimately wan, to sell, The Qc,J. ancy, one of Rich:ud Y:ude's Savoy D,nccrs,
a philan1hropic obligation to make the arts
ers also act much like The Sponsors in that or maybe just the stunning Radcliffe Bailey
affordable 10 those who canno1, or do not, they provide access ro the work; they eduare print, Tobacco Blues.
choose to pay for access; others, perhaps us about the artists and often, at least in the
So I wonder, how does o ne"$ love of
those who make particularly large gifts, case of comempor.uy an, they inrrod~cc us arr and desire to educate others impact
quite certainly gain some satjsfaction from to the artists themselves. For me, the id~ of the business of art? While I don't have the
the cache associated with being a cclebra.rcd going ro a fa.iris much more intriguing than knowledge to pick out the next rising star
pacron of the am. Whatcvcr their reasons, a museum visit bcausc of the possibility and don't have the finances to act as pa·
what is important about The Sponsors is that when I leave the building. I may actu· tron for a p romising talent, I can impact
that they do give. In doing so, they ensure ally have a painting with me; which leads me a small part of this market by focusing
th:n portraiu arc painted, music is played to the last category - The Lovers.
on the younger, emerging ani.$tS. Buying
and soliloquies performed, all for an audi•
The Loven: The gttat thing about The their work and exposing them to new cJi ..
encc, namely you and me. Further, they Lovers category is that it includes The: Spon- ents will directly impact how they live and
reinforce chat an is imporcant which, in sors and The Ocalen - these arc the people whether they can focw thefr cnergies on
market economics, translates to value, par- who truly love an. They love the way it thefr work. You can do this too. Take: a crip
ticularly moner.uy value.
looks, the way it makes them feel and the down to Linle Hall or Ryan. Sec what )'<>Ur
The Traders: The past month in New process to create it. A$ students of the liberal classmates arc working on. Do you know
York has seen a whirlwind of an fairs: The ans we have a panicular appreciation for this what they arc making or how? Take an in·
Armory Show, SCOPE, The National Black group because we have been taught to ...Jly tercst in why they arc making wha1 they
Fine Am Show and Works on Paper to name consider what i.s put before us, and we have arc making and then talk to other people
a few. While exhausting. th~ shows provide studied the philooophy, chemistry, history, about it. By doing so. you arc participating
:iucndttS with an incredibly large qua.nthy and physics that artists employ when creat- in the businm of an. Remember, there i.$
and range of work in a very shon period of ing their works,
no intrinsic value to art beyond the price
time. I think an tt0nomi.st would say those.
l fall into this category; I just love art. In of the canvas and a pot of paint, so anyarc ing,cdiems for an cfliciem marketplace reccm years, I have r.tkcn to exposing my one can participate. Maybe that's the thing
and tellingly, it Sttms that there has bt"en a friends to artists whose work I know, admire that makes this business so appealing.
The Art of Fighting Through the Pain
in S(()Ck. ·1o earn a black belt was to gradu·
ate from a school where masters arc con•
tim.121.ly learning and teaching is to dfacovcr
Ead1 of w took a bow before entering metaphorical inner peact and opc.n doors to
1hc room, our upper bodiC$ rigidly bending unchaned phasco of mind. Sure, tcdmically
forward, accompanied by the subtle cracking anyone can order a muJti..ply, 80 pcrttnt cot..
of smrd1<.-d white uniforms.. 1he rQOm was ton bL,ck belt for fewer tlun 40 bucks, but
cold, we shuffled forword, our gau fixated you'd look ridiculous with nothing to show
on the floorboards, eyes unwavering for fear for it when push lircrally came to shovt. 1hc
btn mosdy in respect as weathered bare fc.-ct worse po.rt of the belt system is that the seeps
emerged from the inner folds of an identical bctwttn the whit<> ofbcginncn and the solid
uncolored h.ippy coat. I $nt-akcd a peck up at black of cxperu is a length)' proocss, chok,d
the man, the b.1ck of his ht"ad turned aw.ay in ancient Japanesc- tradition and all the colors
as he angrily gives: the black belt around his of the rninbow.
wai.st a final yank before whirling around to
&riousl)', wlut kind of s«ond grader
face w wi1h sins for eyes. a mou1h formed would ever agrtt 10 join the complctdy iminto a grim.,cc and resolute hands unwa\'Cring pos.siblc pursujl of perfection? My first in•
as 1hc..-y slice the air1 full of purpose.1he palms srructor was not your C\'eryday small Asian
of his hands came together and he bow«l one man with almond <..')'C$ and g,.:cn-tea breath.
second a warrior. the next a monk and we re- No, he was a large Caucasian man with foreturn<.-d tl,c favor, lower backs 1ensc. paused at anns wider than my neck, a limp from some
the bottom, rose slowly like the Japancst sun, unknowl\ :accident, crazy sandy·blonde hair
Remember wl1.11 it \v.&S like- being a second and , block belt so fuded it lookelhun.flops, juice boxes ,nd jungle-gym i,g for ka- 10 move, finlShing his roundhouse locks with
rJte l(.'SS()ns. For just an hour and a half. twice a picfCing. " l(j ..J\.i!'" I admired his unwa\·cring
:.1 week,
grow up, li\'C wich a maturity th:.11 focus, , mid rhe doubtful g)on= of porcnts
extcndcd berond my)~ t(."lnpcr d1e rcq:,on.. who questioned his ability to communjcate
sibility of mind over m,-itter a.nd oonton my the intricacies of an age.less Ea.stem art. As the
body to land jump-kidKar.ate was t'\'erything you've s«n, and more:. program, falling victim ro the pressure rha1
We've grown up with "'lbc Karate Kid'" s,e.. mounred with c,d, passing day of relentless
rics of movies, lived through the progrcssi«ly formality and physicality. I pushed on ond fiworse "Rush Ho,11" mloey and Bruce lee's nally snatched up my first upgndc to ydlow,
fucc ~ univer,ally rooog,,izcd. The old Japanese which also meant I gor the opponunity to
n-er with fistS of iron and ambiguous word.< work in the adYV1CC1acles and ric:t! paper sct:nt was a throwback to
Ah, the black belt kar.nc's elusive Holy the days when Hila,y Swank was an awkward,
Grail. So many set out 10 artain one, yec sup-- rebellious, hawk-loving tccnagtt.
ply stores don't even bother to carry them
As I got older and entered middle school,
BY REID KIYABU
Cw,,f2011
,a
kar.ne was no longer an an in my
eyes, it was a form of tonurc I be..
licved should have been reserved for
"TC31" Asian kids who believed in
pocket protectOI'$ and the power
of Pikachu. I bqiged my parents to
let me quit and they half-heartedly
obliged, seeing as I had resorted co
fakjng injuries in an immature a1rempt co play off of the after school
carcrakers' sympathies.
Whot I loot the day l folded my
uniform for the las1 time was the
unslukable dedicorion of children to
things they are passionate about. You
mUSt rcmcmbt"r how ii was being
aboolurely ob,c..,d with something
, sport, N'Sync. d"S', Olter-tots, etc.
Being on the field for four hours, THE MARTIAL ART: While most people are out·
owning all of the C.O.s, me".'ori2,- side running around with footballs and soc~er
mg the lineup at the W~tmmsrer balls, those who choose karate pursue a different
dog sho"': or knowing which cafeteria level of physical and mental coordination.
worker fried them the best are aU signs - - - - - - - - - p hoio cou"csy of cmudi.rcu.comof a true fun. I enjoyed karate for moot
of the time my parents had sign«! mt" up for four short years it gave me a culrur.tl identity
it, yet a poim came where l was so miser.able ,nd molded my mind to block out distra<:·
that the cvcr-clunging colored belt I wore, tions. To this day I am unsure if qufrting was
the fccling of physical exertion and the rever- as bad as il felt, pcrhaf>$ l just wasn't mcam to
berating grunts during elaborace techniques hold that beautiful black belt in the upturned
was not enough to keep me from fccling the palms of my hands, )'<'C here I am, expressing
compounding pain of strained thighs, mental ttgrct for all of the reasons I fronted in my
exhaustion and awkward (nOmcnts ofsilence. desperate scramble co quit the sport I'm not
while I could hear my peen outside running going to give )'<>U a moral of the story, but I
around with footballs and soc:a:r balls. I let will say that I think twice now befon: cuning
the chase beat me, falling way ,hon of rhc an activity out for good. I gi,,e it a second
COYetod black bclr. I let the mocking t2unts of chance and remember the great times I had,
das.,matcs irritate me:. I let go of the opponu· the sigllilicanc, it's had in my lik and th<, le.nity to fulfill a po.rt ofmy culture. Wom ofall, sons it will build fur my furure. In rewinding
I let m)1Clf down.
those memories, still as vivid as rhc day they
In a clOself-actualiurion, brare tnrucends th<, fighr, I actually loved, I n:alize I have to reword a
it rises~ the stigmas and dk:Ms. For those previous renvk I enjoyed bratc, period.
MARCH 6, 2008
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THE COL GAT E MAROON-NEWS
College-Hi. . . . . School Friendship Dichotomy
BY JAIME COYNE
O-ef20JJ
Ai 12:20 a.m., my day ha.s just "Slaned", but something has already made
my day. I happened 10 glance down my
buddy list on AOL Jnstant Messenger,
and saw that my best friend was onlinc.
We haven't lived in the same town .since
infant.hood, she goes 10 school in Indiana
and seeing her onlinc is a rare event. h 's
funny, but our short, fair ly in.substantial
conversation - covering litdc more 1han
"'1 miss you.. and .. We'll make plans over
break" - had 1he capacity 10 brighten
my exhausted eyes. Just the simple fact
of communicating with someone I love
made a dHJcrcncc.
During our conversation, she mentioned that she was with a friend who
reminded her of me signi6camly. My immediate response was jealousy of not having a replica of her here at Colgate with
me. This called to mjnd a convel"$ation
I recently had with someone about the
transition of frieJ?dships from high school
10 college. I postulated that I haven't
made the kind of friend.ships here that J
have at home, prec1scly because I have so
m.a ny close friends from home that mean
so much to me. h was a little odd for me
to heu when 1 arrived at Colgate that
nol everyone had had the kind of bonds I
had in high school. It then su-uck me that display some characteristics that I've onto campus one day, maybe we'll bemaybe I had been taking for granted how found in my friends in the past, which come fast friends. Either way, I've got an
lucky I am to have .such good friends. is why I'm such good frien ds with those amazing friend in the original person, and
Perhaps some people have an easier time people. It's only natural, and it's prob~ a whole life ahead of me to make more.
making friends: in college because they able 1ha1 when I do fond my
don't have expectations for their possible niche at Colg-ate, those friends
future friends to live up to. Maybe: I ex- will be people 1hai I can be fair ly ·
confident my friends from home
pect too much from people.
The person l was speaking with sug- would get along with.
That's not to say tha1 I wouJd
gested that perhaps I am looking for replacements fo r my friends from home, in .. never consider someone to be a
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stead of accepting the uniqueness of new potential friend who was radifriends. J don't think this is what I do, cally different from all the friends
and I certainly hope it isn't, but I sec the I"ve had. I think friendships have
plausibiliry of the argument for anyone in a way of sneaking up on you, re.:
my situ.arion. You m iss your old friends, gardless of who they involve. By
so you instincdvcly look fo r all the same the time you rulize someone has
combinations of traits in new acquain- become a close friend, you arc al ..
tances. She explained that, in compari .. ready weeks deep in qualiry time
son, she had been very ready to leave her with that person, which came
high school friends behind and really fch . about so naturally that it couldn't
no attachment to them anymore upon be documented as it occurred.
entering college. Thus, she was open to You don't choost> your friends so
experiencing new thingt, whe1tas some.. much as life does. I would like to
think rhai any lack of deep at·
one in my position is not.
I would at lea.st like to think that I tachments J have in college is not
don't do this. While I am certainly jeaJ .. · due to some terribly irreversible
ous that my friend managed to find "'an- psychology stopper in that area,
other me", and would be delighted to but simply because circumstance BUT KEEP TH E OLD: Many Colgate students
discover a similar friendship to the one has no, ye, caused what will hap- make a distinction between thelrclrdes of friends
I have with her here at school, I'm not pen with 1imc. If my best friend's in high school and college, and there is a tendenlooking for duplicares. I think. in truth, rwin that she was unknowingly cy to find common traits in both sets of friends.
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discern your leuering. and in the mean-
while, you'll improve!
Try not to write with pens that smudge
You mW'r write a lencr to get a letter, easily. You'U likely end up with ink all over
or so the s.1ying goes. While the same ap- your hand, your words scrambled illeg..
plies 10 e-mail, fo r ,hose of you wedded 10 ibly all over the letter. Do not c.ross out
your inbox, nothing is quite a.s refreshing a.s sentences or words excessively. One mis·
rece.ivjng a h.and~written note. It is a gift ev- take is floe. Two. maybe. Nobody wants
el)'One can give, provided you have a writ- 10 see big splotches and angty , la.shes. By
ing implement and a few minutes' time.
mistake three, if you don't own a bottle of
Consider your audienct> before you be- whil't>-out, start over with a new shiect of
gin penning. Employers don't care much paper. Also, most people will end up wastfor hcarrs over your little 'i' or purple pens. ing t ime trying to sec if they can decipher
Thank them for their time; bc concise and what you originally wrote; never under-espoimcd. This is not the place for ffowery timate this inclination.
prose. Writing ro a grandmother or older
Have nothing to·write on? Unlined pa·
rc:lative? Though I'm c-ertain you go to bed per is better than lined, if you're debating
at eight, a.re a diligent student in every between primer shcct.s and binder inserts.
way, and single-handedly led a troupe of Smooth edges add 1ha1 extra something
Hamilton central school children through special. Single Hallmark cards arc awilable
a tempc$t of winter fury and into the arms for 99 cents al IGnney',, and boxed cards
ofsafety, don', go overboard. Be hones, and can be found lots of plaas.
mention your accomplishments; they will
Think you'd like your own stationery?
no doubt be proud anyways. Don', neglec1 The best place to nan is - oh you arc clever,
to ask how they've bttn, too! An interest in clever, rtaders - the statfonary store! There,
what they've btt.n doing shows you care. someone can help you navigate the seas
$rumped on how to begin? Perhaps you of correspondence cards, enclosure cards,
can rell them about your classes or friends embossed paper, monogrammed headin&<,
you've spent time with. Boob you've rc-.id envdope lining,, card stock .. . Oh the fun
or clubs you're joining are likewise fodder you'll have! If you don't have a stationery
for the perfect ktter. Of course, the nature store near you, there are countless wd>sites
of written conupondencc is largely dccer- where you can browse and get an idea of
mined by your rda1ionship, so ifyour thing what you what like.
Aside from Ka1e Spade, whose has crels sweater vcsu and cooking wagna noodles, far be it for me to intnfcrc.
ative and charming dciigns, most designer
Err on the side of print. While you may &tationay is a waste of your time. 1hc lmer
be able 10 read your cuniw,, ii looks Uk, came from you, not Louis Vuitton.
Fanl to the mt of us. If you can write legYou, too, can master the an of written
ibly, do so. It is far less strmuous on rhe conapondenee. Unrivaled in the book of
cy,s. If your handwriting is abominable, etiquette, a hand--wrinen note i.s truly a deonly wri1e 10 people who you know lilte light. Gnb your paper, pid< up a pen, and
you, to pnoctia:. 1hcy'll mau the dl'on to get 10 irl
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Buying
BY SARAH FINN
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h lS estimated that $ l billion will be
spent on the 2008 Prc.sidential Election.
Why do candidates have to spend this
much money 10 be elected President of
the United States? Why arc the c:andjdatcs
spending the.ir time raising money, and not
talking about the real issues?
At the Democracy Matters Summit in
Albany a few weeks ago, over 180 students
from campuses across the country talked
about the reaJ issues that concern us, and
questioned why money governs our politicians. Instead of ra.Jking with voters about
their needs, politicians spend most of their
time campaigning for money from big corporatfon.s and privace donors. These politicians end up ma.king decisions on behalf of
the big corporations that gave them money,
because if 1hey do no1, rhcy will no, gei
money from them in t.he future, which is
crucial to their reelection.
Instead of spending time solidting
funds, polhicians could talk with voters and
beg.in 10 meet the needs ·of their constituents, including college srudenrs. This is the
issue that Democracy Matters, a non-partisan s.tudenr organization, fights for. We
bdievc in political participation,· which is
why we regi$tcr«I all the lint year "udenu
a1 Colgate to vote in their home states. A,
citizens in this apparently democratic count!}', our voica .Iiould be heard aver the
votCCS of big private donors.
Democracy M atters will be celebrating
1he FENA Week of Action from April 1418 on rhe Colgate campw. FEN A snnds
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ect1on
for the Fair Elections Now Act. It is a
bill in Congrc.ss thaa would allow politicians to run for office without spending
the majority of 1heir time raising money.
FENA is a volumary system where candida1es qualify for a public grant instead
of raising private money for their campaigns. In States that already have Fair
Elt>ction,.s (a public financing option), a
more diverse group of pwple can run for
office because candidates are not dependent on the amount of money they can
raise. (n Maine, Connecticut, Arizona,
North Carolina, and other states with
Fair Elections. voters have candidates to
choose from 1ha1 are not just the wealthy
incumbent. Mos-t import'21uly, politicians
who run on the Fair EJections system
are accountable ro the people who elect
them, not to big private donators.
Dcmocr.1cy Matters asserts that to
cltange America, we mwt first change clec~
tions. Campaign flnance reform affects every i.ssue that you care abou,. With publicly
financed elections (it would only add S6 10
your taxes each year), politicians will take
aetion on issues that concern the majority
of c:ilizcn.s, not the minority of big donors
who make up about one percent of the citi·
zcnry. With Fair Elections, politfoians will
listen to demands on t>nvironmental and
energy issues, dviJ rights., women's righu,
education costs, sex education, health care,
the w.u in Iraq and many other imponan1
islucs. Look for Democracy Maners in the
Coop next Wtt.k. We will be distributing
information about Fau EJea.ions, 1eUing
people wha1 Democracy Matters is, and answering any questions you may have.
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MARCH 6, 2008
THE C O LGATE MAROON-N EWS
Let There Be Art!
BY JESSICA MOSKOWITZ
a 1cchnique
Haydn executes by using differen, musical key,.
M11,..,, •Nrws$tAff
Professor of Philosophy and Religion anLcslcigh Cushing then spo ke aboul Genesis. explaining that God
Last Wednesday, celebrated anist 1im Rollins, along with a panel not only spc,aks the world into being. but also creates beings in a
of distinguished Colgate fucuhy and sraff. held an interdisciplinary tactile and physical style. In lhis way, God .sanctifies and cncourlecmrc in Golden Auditorium to discuss Rollins's and K.O.S.'s exhi· ages humankind's own creation, as Cod provides a model for
bit ion U1 7ht1Y & Light and its musical and literary counterparts.
how everyone can create.
In from of a packed audience, Prof=r of An & AM His•
James Niblock, Choral Dircc1or, oudincd the three pan, ofli,ydns
tory DeWitt Godfrey explained that Rollins has teamed oratorio: celestial; creation hereon t'arth and creation n-flcctcd in Adam
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up with the Kids of Survival (K.O.S.) since the early and Eve. He also explained how three soloins represent the 1hrcc angds,
1980s when he began a workshop in the Somh Bronx for and lacer rwo .soloins represent Aclam :and Eve.
students with learning dis.:ibilitic:s.
Professor or Geology and E.n\ ironmemaJ
Since rhen, Roi.Lins and K.O.S. have
Studi~ Paul Pinet framed the ide-J ofcrc-J1ion in
used a collabor-.uive a.n process to create
tenns ofgeological ,imc and introduced the id<.~
pieces b:asccl on classic liceraturc, showing
of the n<.-«:ssity of destn1aion in crea1ion.
in over 70 museums around the world.
"The ac, of crearion is abou1 silence, 1hcn
GodfrcyhighHghccd Rollin'scommitmen,
about ac1ivi1y," Pinc, $.lid.
BY ETHAN LEVITT
M11rHn·Nt'WI St".ff
10 the "mmsfonn:uivc power of an" as he
l"he fast panelist. Univcrsiry Ch:aplain Mark
provided background about U/ 71,nr &
Shiner, discum d creation in terms of personal
Though Daniel Fic:hder can often be Ugh,, on which RoUins and K.O.S. co).
anecdo1cs - specifically his experience with jazz
Laborarcd
with
Washington,
O.C.
am
music - as well as in terms of the iconogr.aphy
found at Club Soccer practice, or at Senior Class Council meetings or in '' Lee's studcnu. Lrt 7herr & Ugh1 was inspired
of Christ. Shiner also cornrnent<.-d on the need
for hope in ,he de-s,ittue neighborhoods where
Get Ready" meetings, if you want ro by Franz Josef f:-laydn's 1798 oratorio 11,e
Rollins works. This :absence and sufftring is
find him at one of his favorite places, it VYation, iuclfbascd on the book of Gn,.
found in religion as well, Shinier said, as both
would bt: on stage with the members of nis, the book ofP,a/ms, arld John Milton's
/>amdiK lost.
arc abom .. looking for something and making
Charred Gooscbcak.
One of Fichder's mos, fond Colgaic
Rollins 6rst spoke about h..is desire ro
living wonhwhile."
be
nor
just
a
teacher,
but
an
educator,
to
Fidding questions from the audience, Roimemories is his trip to Nav York City
over last summer for the Dd Close Im- pull vision from a child like one pulls w.i:lins noted 1he ''de.liberate tension" achieved
within the an pieces themselves. Behind lhe
prov Marathon, a'.>48-hour improv man- 1e.r &om a wt:ll. As he traced his personal
chon ftaruring professionals, semi- profes-, history growing up in Maine, he rccalJccl
chaos of the w:atercolor is an image of Haydn's
the 6rst time he heard 7he Crralion after
score, its orderly synrax just visible behind the
sionals, college students and celebrities.
Fichder and his Charred Gooscbcak receiving free: tidcc:ts to a performance.
..Hubble space telescope" swirls of color. Thcs-c
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Roipieces
arc no, only a dialogue wi1h ,he mu.sic
companions sr.aycd at the show until 6
llns shared his enthusiasm for the creation of and '"" and an homage 10 ,he composers and
a.m. watching performers from the likes Rollins said.
Rollins was so moved that he present• art with Colgate's campus.
authors, RoUins said, bm a '"factor and a prod~
of Samrday Night live and Th, Offiu,
went home to sleep for three hours and cd his students with watercolors and the - - - - - - - - - - pho,o by K:nriru Jcruenuct of inspiration." This "bouomlcss history
then murned to perform at noon on music and sa.id simply, "Play God."
a.nd bottomless mystery" is in pan what encourages a "practice firs\,
Sunday on what Fichder describes as
•1told them. 'Let$ create our own worid, bed.use the one we inher.. theory later" ruJe in RoUins' worbhop. Unening to scholars' speak on
itcd isn't good enough/" Rollins said, alluding to the impoverished con- lhe topic of creation affirms what Rollins and his kids have intuited
"'nothing but pure adrenaline."
This experience as well as many oth- ditions of his smden,s' hometowns. Rt:fcrcndng individual S1Uden1> by all along. he cxpl•ined.
ers with Goosebeak is representative of name, Rollins said, •tfyou can make something beautiful on this seven
"'Rollins is such a capdv.uingspeaker," Sophomore Kate Gunder·
the strong tics Fichdcr has formed at by seven inch paper, you can make something bcaucifuJ in your life."
son, an attentive attendee. "I especially liked his explanation
Colgate, both with the group and with
Godfrey then opened the Aoor 10 the five Colgace faculty and about how to make learning interesting and fun. Because the way
the communiry.
staH' pa.nclis"cs ro discuss the nature of creation and inspir.ation. Pro- he educates is unconventional, it makes you re1hink ,he value of
.. I think that we are very unique in fcssor of English George Hudson mused that Mihon would have music or arr in schools - it can obviously be ve(y powerful."
that sense," Fichtlcr said. "I don't expect liked the educative value of Rollins's work as he. spoke of the motif
Rollin's next project will be a collaboration wi1h students on d1e
that feeling ofcommunity to be casiJy re- of music in Paradiu loll. He drew an interesting parallel between lower casr side of New York Ciry ~ on FcJix Mendelssohn's score
placeable after Jcaving."
the way Milton "makes the words bear the wcjght" of his images by A Midsummer Night's Dream. In the meantime, UI 7bnr Be Light will
Fichder, a double major in political using nouns in reference to God and verbs in reference ,o creation, be on view at Clifford An Gallery in Litdc Hall through April 6.
$Cience and economics originally hails
from P:uamus, New Jersey. His postColgate plans consist of delving into the
world of public policy. He hopes his job
tu.cs him 10 New York City or Washington, D.C. so he can get involved in
think tanks, NGOs (non-governmental
BY MOLLIE RE ILLY
Souljah went on 10 tell of her upbringSpc-.aking ofopponunitics available to col•
organizations), and non-pro6r programs.
Mmw,,r..Nrwr Suff
ing in the projects of the South Bronx. lcgc studcnrs, Souljah ialked aboui her 1imc
He has considered returning to graduate
She was an inquisi1ive child, and at the srudying in Europe and Africa. She expressed
school after gcning some real world expe-Lyrical, inspirational and hcanfclt, the re- :age of five wa.s able to read and make how her time in these countries m.idc her rerience. He c;rcdits his career goals ,o ,he nowned author, activist, recording :mjst and her flrst nip to the New York Public. Li· a)jzc the importance of collective idc111i1y.
study abroad program he panic.ip,ncd in 61m producer Sister Souljah spoke 10 a crowd brary. The first book .she checked out was
.. ln America, Ii$ I," Souljah said. "We, in
that was based in Washington, D.C.
of approximately I00 people on Tuesday eve- a Scholastic reader on Harriet Tubman. an African scnu, is power. I is i~ot."
Fichder would dCSCJ'ibe his Colgate ning in love Auditorium, sharing wisdom Souljah cites Tubman's strength, courage
Stressing the importance of personal
experie.nce a.s a real coming of age story, on what It means to be an Africana woma.n. and compassion as an impetus for her pride, Souljah told her audience to value
of seeing the things to come and then
The lecrurc, organiud by Sistert of 1he own self.confidence.
their hist0ry and culrur.a.l identity, st21ing
being P"" of their actual unfolding. He Round Table (SORn, was the keynote
"This was my initiaJ image of African these points a.s the reasons she decided to
talked about his memoriC$ of coming on address for Africana Woman's Weck.
womanhood," Souljah said.
write in the first place.
campw as an eager frC$hman and getting
"SORT decided ro bring Sister Souljah
According 10 Souljah, this image has
..The standards of African womanhood
goosebumps from the Konosioni torch- for African,, Women's Wed< because she is been rain1ed by rhe media's portrayal of have to increase, and African women arc ,he
lighting prOCC$Sion, and his progression bold and daring," SORT chairwoman senior black women. Instead of celebrating intelli- ones who have to increase it," Souljah said.
10 helping freshman the following year Counney Richardson said, "She !us a mind gence and character, wome.n arc praised for
Richa.rdson thought the event was a great
as a member of Unk swf. This year, he that Rows with an abundancr of provocatiw: their beauty and sex •ppc:al.
way to expand the ideologies on campus.
experienced being a member him~lf of ycf r"'We don't think we have to be cxceUem at
'"Collectively as a group we had to underthe Konosioni torch-Hgbting procession Black women. Too often people and rhc: me- anything cxcq,r the visual,," Souljah said.
stand that without a doubt, Siscer Souljah is
and watching the cager 61St•yean walk dia only scmch the surface ofissua bur rudy
Souljah then discwscd the impo~ncc going to get others talking, thinkjng, and
under bi, torch.
do they dig deep to r--1 rhc: dq,rh and raw• of raking cvcty opportunity one can while engaging in many is.sues of today and their
'"h was one of those momcnu when ncso of issues facing a people and IOCicry."
in college. bur not letting go of one's roots. Hves/' Richardson Wd. "We understand
you rcaliac cxaaly how fv you've come,
Souljah bepn her kcrun, by letting rhe She cires the Euro-antric education system that a liberal am- university is a pla.cform for
and how special a pla<:c this is," Rehder audicn~ know how important it was to her in the United Scares as a sourae of the belief such behavior ro occur and is C"ncouragcd,
said. "Ir was just incredible."
to swt a dialogue on campw about the is-- that in ordc,r to be succcs.sful, one must be which is why bringing up Sister Souljah
sues &dng women of color.
or aJi nmni• ••MWrfa,IN TH£ lx;Hr,
"The most important pan of ronighr will a culrunl identity outside of the o~ taught discussion that rook place on WcdnCfday
be wha, the floor is open," Souljah raid.
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evening) is cs:rcotial..,
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IN THE LIGHT
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Daniel Fichtler
Sister Souljah Speaks Out
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THE COLGATE M~ON-NEWS
Opening Minds and Thighs:
1he Vagina Monologues
8Y DERYN VARNEY
M•rHlf·/1/nn Suff
to tell the crowd: "'My v:ag.jna i.s pissed off.'"
lhc Palace "Theater was packed 1:m Friday around 7 p.m.
witJ~ audience members waiting in anticipation for the seoond of 1w o Colg;.te Univc:nity performances of 7k W.gin4
Monofogun. To those in the audicnc.c who had never related
apixti1.c:rs to gcnitaJs, the "dh•ta.ils'" served before the show
pons. However, only a handfuJ of boyt were present.
First-~r Becky Fisher enjoyed this monologue b
Fim-year Andrew G~o was one of that handful. He
it was humorous while talking about serious issues. She
said he enjoy«! another monologue, -rhe Vagina Work•
sh.pp,.. which was a sketch about the emotionaJ trials of a
found "The Angry Vagina empowering, although she also
girl both trying and trying not to find her
clitoris during a vagina workJ.hop.
"She seemed so sincere," G rego said.
First-year Fnn«sca Gallo enjoyed "The
may have been unsettling. To those who had never rt:lat«l
Hurricane K,urina to an abused and exploited vagina, the
V2gina Workshop" for similar reasons.
"l really liked the innocence: her character
introduction 10 1hr 141gina M11M/.ogua was start.ling as well.
71,r l1igina Monologues. gc:ner:ally pcrccivtd as too hil:ui·
ponrayed wh;le talking about such a 'racey'
subject," GaJlo said.
.,.
Among the monologues thu came after
intermission, and more dit•ta.ils. ca.me "'Lit•
de Coochi Snorcher tha1 Could," Six-Yeu-
ous to be awkward and too socially rclcvint to be ignored,
were presented as a series of vivid monologues based on
prominent themes from interviews with hundreds of divcrsr
women. Equally imponam, they were a tw0-hour exercise in
Old G;r1• and "The Woman Who Liked to
Make Vaginas Happy." Performed by Junior
no, bc,;ng shocked 10 stt private pans b:uhed ;n spod;ght,
1 he purpose of the production may have s«mtd counlerinrnilive 10 anyone who has experienced 1he phenomenon of repeating a word until it loses all meaning. By
repeating 1hc word "vagina," in addition to a long list of
nicknames that included ..peach," "box," and "'nappy dug-
ou1, "the production sought to dispel cultural taboos and
imbue vaginas with rtn~ significance. Interspersed with
"'vagina ~cu,'" lWdve monologua were presented.
The lint =ne, "Hair," was about the pains of shaving
"down theo<.• Other monologues ;ncludcd "The Flood," "&cause He Liked to Look at ft" and "My Vagina wa, a VHJage."
·lhe fil\h monologue, "My Angry Vagina,' was the 6m
unrestraincd crowd-pleaser. The audience o:plodo:I in
cheers when .senior Franny laa.t~ stomped onto the stage
Emily Ha, who w2S scared onsragc with a
VICTORY OVERVIOLENCE: Friday's performance of The Vagina
Monologues proved to be a huge sucess; proceeds from the show
helped support funding for abused women.
livered the message.: ..My short skirt is not
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ph.010 by & th Cr«nc an invitation."
noted th21 th2t wasn't its best fC'2ture.
Pwion,,tc and empowering, The 11,g;,., Monoiog,,,r de"'My favorite part," Fisher s:aid, "'w25 not abou1 being mand«! that women unify and m nd up for their sexuality.
ultn-fem;n;st but about breaking cultural 1:1boos."
Proceeds fiom the show, whose audience clapped in demonEach monologue was evocative, but boys may have felt stration ofiu apprccia.tion. bcnditcd tw0 organfaa.tioru with
lost during "My Angry Vagina," whkh was an impassioned the goal to ficc women from domestic violence and one to
rant about topics like the gynecologist and dry cotton tam- aid women ;n New Odcaru and the Gulf-atea South.
DillAMY DIIUIIMING
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Colgate' audent mUliclans will pem,rm a
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tight black cone, and s10cking. •The Woman Who Liked to Make Vaginas Happy"
was about an ex-lawyer-turned-sex-therapist
who loved - loved - to hear women moan.
The final monologue, "My Shon Skin,• de-
LOS P01MAS BflYINOI U
,n.._,.:_..
1hl,
Friday, Colpn Sponbh Q,I, ii
.LOUr ·vveel\.in 'CIIWIAV lf'O'*llnl• Spon!,h pwbf, ..ocling oighr
!he limp Canal Collie Company. 1h<
...ti,. 11Ut at 7 p.m., _, don't be 1w to
mil c:dd,ndoa a(IJh..,..J fun!
Saa-,,
Mm 8. 1h, . . . . . . . . .
ring..,. and IOUlld ranJnlcN n~ nftho 60,,
bcp,I their pa"'-• 8 p.m.
JUSTGOOSIN' MOUND
at
8Y CAITLIN HOLBROOK
A. I a a ..,,, c'- F a • . -
NOi' OffTNI l&L
ACOUSTICTIA MIITY
"'thdr.
Colgate', °'"' lmprov comedy dub,
Cbarnd Gomcl,ald, will gnce the sage
at lhe Paioce'JheeterODSaturda71 Mud,
Tue a brnk from studying f'or midWednesday, Maid> 12, to attend the roaprion 11 ~:30 p.m. In Golden Auditorium in honor or the
of
the Art & Art Hlstory London Study
Group, Foll 2007. 1be m,dy group's
work ls c11rmnly displayed in Linle Hall
terms on
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until Mud, 14.
8, saning 11 IO p.m. Ad,,,iwiou f'or
Don't mlsa the acOUltlc sound, al
Wood• Tea Company this lhunday,
March 6! Th< bond will pem,rm II Donovan's Pub II pan of !he 1hunday Night
Pub Music Scrico starting at 9 p.m. Sto enjoy the •,.. shanties" and folk IDlllic:
pla~ by the group!
SIX CHARACTIRS HITTHI STAGI
At las,! Student 1hattt will perform
"Six Clwacten in Search oran Author" by
Luigi Pirandello this 1hunday. Friday and
Saturday in Biduner Theater. 1he ohow
begins at 8 p.m., aM admioolotl la Int.
CELDIIATING WOMEN'S DAY
Stop in th, Women', Studia
In Eon Hall OD Fridoy. MIida 7,
c.n.
la..,_
1h< lo,r mldnip morie bebe boeol,, the public cone $3, but RUdenu with a
1h, 0ml Wan l'lada, will ploy II !he Colpte 10 pt In lice. Don't mlas thl,
Hamihon 'Ji.- duo Prkla,- Mud, 7, opponunhy f'or a laugh!
and • put al CAB'i 1Woe T- IM¥lc •
rla, I air l 1913'1 . . nlD 117 p.111. OD Fri"BUDDINIIUIIOQUlallYOND"
day and 10 p.m. on Sawclay In Love Jmdibmum. Uft Suppon wlll ollO ploy at 10
On Su~ Fobnwy 9, the Colgate
Cbo_. l'laJen, -puled by Gerp.m. OD Soaatdoy ~ 7 p.m. OIi Prkla,mu, ....... Vloll•lot •ad guat .....
IHl'.W'ltll Wi 8
dmt UP,, !fth•,W.r-llaar ud ~
or Mule ... Medlcftl 8c Renallance
Sllllllol wl hllpeicbold-pla,er jooc,l)'a
Goclwla. will Wd . . . "Budding . .
roq• . . ., .... In ... Qopel.
Sponsoied by SOU. OUS and DOC,
'"Jhe 1hlcbea." a tbatric:al piece bucd
on Jill Scon'1 oong "The rhldr-: wl.ll
b< pal<>rmed MXt 'lhundq, Mud, 13.
1he abow will be staged in BNhmer Theater In die Chula A. Dana Arts Center
II 6 p.& 1he piece ec1oha la....,._
tional female body ...... diroag\ dance,
song ucl peaonol - ' - ·
PmTA•LACASA
pmow It cllnceed
by Laun
-X"l,..,1 11 IN,..,. ..r 3:30 p.m., rot1lie
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aa1c.,1as'.IHM
of la..,.....i Wo•••'t Dll,t Sw:J I
at 12:10 p.m.. ... ,,_., Sec, •• 'Cea-
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Good Theatre is No Mystery:
Sherlock Does It Again
The unusual behavior of many of the characrcrs
added to the oddness of the mystery. Not all of suspects
acted suspiciously. The line between good and bad guys
blurred, as ir was not dear who should be a suspect in the
murder. Belle Whinakcr, the murdered scientist's assistant, was one of the most awkward characters, but there
BY BETTY/0 ROBY
M1trwt1f•Ntw1 Sl11ff
The North Americ:an Cultur.tl Labor.uory (NACL) performed a rock musical, 'TIN Uncann)' AppraranHo/ma, at the Palace Theatre on Saturday night.
The show was wcU attended by members of the Ham·
ilton community and Colg2tc students. Beginning loudJy
was ambiguity around whether o r not the evidence at the
1
crime scene could point to her. This was one of the inany
with a drum roll, this untradhional detective story ftaturcd aspects of the invcsfigation on which Holmes and Der•
a combination of acrobatics, rock music ~rformtd live by rida differed. Even Holmes became a suspect during the
the cast and humor. The cross dressing Watson both acted course of the investigation.
Unlike most tradjtional Sherlock Holmes stories, this
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in and na.rratcd the show, often accompanied by :m accordion. The remaining cast, excepting. of course, Sherlock mystery was not solved neatly or conclusively. Krumholis
I 7- ~ J
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Holmcs1 switched between roles as characters, musicians untraditional ending questions every conclusion Holmes C G
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. t h e course o f thcir
. .mvcsug.u1on.
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:and props.
· wh.1ch t h e mus1. .. laboratory performed at the Palace on Saturday, bring·
The cast band includtd typical rock insuu.mcnts: guitar, Th e ba.n d en ds w1·th. anoth er song, m
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trad e ·msttumenrs and SherIoc.k H oI.mes d ocs not ing to life the famous character of Sherlock Holmes.
bass and drunu, as wcU as the accordion, a recorder and c1ans
- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - pho10 by Scth Greene
Holmes himself as lead voc:alin.
appear on stage.
During intermis.tion, anendccs gathered on the second Mcchow said, but admitted, "1he biggest obstacle is edu·
&rily lit with pink, or.tnge and turquoise lights, the stage
was sparsely furnished, aside from the insrruments, so the cast Aoor caft for hot bcve..gc,, dwert, discussion aod social- eating the community."
'TIN Untann)' Appearance ofShlllo,k Holmn is just one of
elabo,.tdy leapt, rolled and rumbled to crearc the Wwion of rting. At the end of intermission, Program Coordinator
furnishing,. They also often wed one another fur chain or fo r the Palace Theatre Patricia vonMcchow called everyone the performances in this series, which includes a v:ariery of
mblcs, in place of mdicional props. This simplistic set up gave back imo the theatre fo r a raffle. The winner rc«ivcd tick.. performing arts: musicals, dancing and comedy. Performing groqps arc local, r<'giOn:al and national. but vonMechow
the actors more room for acrobaria, as wdl as making the cts for an upooming ONSta.gc! production.
tr.UUition between scenes instantaneous.
The ONSr:agc! series at the Palace Theatre is a new pro- says chat above all che purpose is to find quality acts that the
This play w.u written and dircatd. by co-founder and gram, according to Patricia vonMcchow. NACL is just one public will enjoy.
NACL is one of the regional groups in the: series. Based
anisdc dirccror of NACL s..d Krumholz and is not your of the groups who will perform at the Palace this semester.
averoge detective story. Krumholz plays with the idea that
'ihe idea is to bring in live theatre that everyone can out of Highland, NY, NACL is an experimental theatre
group. The group CJC2tCS and performs original pieces, as
there may not be a single corrttt reading ofevery crime scene afford." said vonMechow,
by pining Sherlock Holmes against Jaqudine Derrida, an
She also said that they ha,·c had a g,,at response to this new well as producing the Catskill Festival of New Theatre.
For information about upcoming performances in the
American f:an of Holmes, and a detecti~ hired by one of series, admitting as many as 150 people to many show,.
"'We're getting people from as far as Poughkeepsie," von .. ONScage! series, visit www.palacethc:auc.com.
Holmes' swpcas in the murder of a well-known scientist.
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A Bewitching Literary Treat:
Harry Potter-athon Casts a Spell
BY AMANDA MCKEON
Young explained that the crowds were larger earlier in the day.
"'For the 6rst few hours of rhc event, there were nearly thirty childn-n and their parcms
g.nhered around the readers as they unfolded 1he magical story,.. Young said.
Who hasn't been cnraprured. by the mystery. magic and intrigue of Harry, Hogwarrs
While the event sraned during the afiernoon, it lasted well into the: early hours o(
and Hc-Who-Must-Not-Bc·Namcd? Upon penning her first innaJlmenr of the series, Har- Saturday. Though the sizable crowd of the afternoon dispersed. a few avid funs remained
ry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling caSt a spclJ over miHions of readers that aJen and cager co hear the final chapters of Harry's plight which ended at 2:40 a.m.
extended not jwt to children, but to a broader audience. From the anendancc at and en- Sophomore Ashley Lazevnick, who took over reading at I a.m .. described tht' mood of the
thwiasm for Colgate's Harry Poner-achon, it is clear that Rowling's charms have cncJiamed rcad•athon.
the Colgate community.
..I read at a late time," I....auv·nick said, "'but those listening were still avidly enthusiastic
1he event involved a reading of J:he second book in the series - Harry Potttr a11d the to hear the rest of the story."
Chambn- ofS«rtts - by Colgate students and other members of
Her description fies with the general excitemcm
the community and took plac:c on Friday, February 29, at the
indelibly attached to Harry Poner.
H2mihon Public Library. Srudcnts, as well as other members of
Other Harry Poncr•thcmed activities accompanied
t:he community, volunteered to tt2d different chapters of Harry's
the reading. There was a costume competition judged
$aga 10 a beguiled audience of children, student.s and adults aJike.
by Konosioni which drew a number ofstrong compctHCS Elementary Princ.ipaJ Kevin FJlis and Fran Sheridan began
it"ors, dttSSed head•tthe reading.. fo Uowed by a host of students, children, Mayor Sue
the Colgate Fencing Club held fencing demonstration,
Vaughn, teachers. local clergy and Colgate Paraprofessional Catausing sabers, for the c.rowd which was meant to emu·
loguer Adger Williams and Charles A. Dana Professor of History
late dueling and was read prior to a chaptt'r on Harry's
Andy Rotter. ·
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duding society. Young also enthusiastically dcsc.ribed
The mix of readers demonstrates the different threads the
that "'tht" kids got to play a game of Quidditch with a
community that came together to help make this exciring OC·
quaffle (aka piii:.ua)*.
casion so succe$Sful.
Young enumerated on the tt.td•athon's focus on
Organizer of the event and Colgate junior Shannon Young re•
.
.. children in the community and promoting reading
ite,.ted this point.
ENCHANTED AND ~NTHRALLED: The community
among them.
th
"'The event broughc together the Colgace and Hamilton com.. came toget~er on Frktay to read . e second lnS tallment
..The C"-'e.nt is meant to promote the Jo,.,e and enjoymunitiC$ in a fun event revolving around a terrific story," Young of the acclaimed Harry Potter series aloud.
.
ment of reading to young kids," Young sajd.
-' d a(ong,id e t h e - - - - - - - - -- - - - --phocobyMan~nClw Young also added that the playful dramaucs
, ofsome
said. "It was great to sec t he kids--'
· «auing a,ou
teachers and Colga.ce students."
reader, further serve to encourage an affection of reading becuse they provide memories
As:sodate Professor ofRt-ligion Georgia Frank and Colgate juniors Shannon Young, Su- to cherish.
sa.n Anderson and Kelly Henderson w.:re in charge ofplanning and runnjng the event. This
"[These are] mome,nts (that) show that reading can be a lot of fun, a,nd there arc more
is the second year that Colgate sponsored a Hany Potte.r-athon: last year srudent.s read the ways to appreciate Utcrature than just sining down and reading silently," Young said.
fi.rst book in the series. The idea. for the original rcad-athon came from organizer Shannon
Between the cnthwiastic readings and the creative costumes, Harry Potter-athon artYoung's previous marathon rcac:Ungs of '/he Odyuey, 7he /Ui4d and 1he Amrid.
fuJly spellbound it.s attendees, making it impossible fo r lincncrs to rain losing themselves
The rcad•athon drew a sizable crowd which ProfC$$0r Frank described as the .. biggC$t within the world of magic. As Professor Frank aptly described it, the rnd-athon was ·a
turnout yet_perfect escape from a w« k's winter storms.•
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MARCH
6. 2008
Offthe Record: Bach, M·oby and Flogging Molly
BY SARAH BEAL
.MATH11-Nn111 Sufi
It's likely that you're reading this for the exact reason
I .sat down and wrote ic: procrastination. In "celebration"
of midterm sieason, I'll devote this wcc:k's article to how
mu~ic can benefit your late night studying and marathon
paper writing. While I do believe: in the 5anctity of1ilcncc,
in some cases, music has its advanrages.
To mn, it might make you smarter. In 1993, the .. Mozart Effect" wa., di.scovem!. I «member back when rhe
news of the study wos tdea,ed-mother, of nerds everywhere rejoiced. A >tudy conducted at U.C. Irvine found
that listening to a Mozart piano sonata dircaly before the
Stanford-Binet IQ test incrpanr,. Similar studies have been performed on lab rots,
with increased sklU and time jn matt experiments after lis•
rcning to cl.,.ical music. So if you feel like wmcwba, of a
rat rhis time of year - library, clw, midtc:nn, library, bed,
library, class, librory, Slices, bed - don't ,wny. the right
music might bump you from a B to a B+. Funbermott,
rcscarch shows that listening to mwic in general improves
your menW capacity and noggin uansmissions, because ir
forces you to muhi-wk. It also inc.rcascs the inreraaiom
betwttn the right and left - which prmy much means
listening to music while doing worl<. will make all of us
logical creative gcniusca (or at least no< a compk-re dud).
Secondly, listening to music cm fotte and allow you
to be anti-social. Not removing your badphoncs when
seeing ,omcone you kind of know definitely KDds a signal
- "I am totally inve>tcd in my work, and although I may
smile and acknowledge you, J don·r want you ro come over
and 1alk 10 me about how drunk you wen, Ian night." Hey,
you don't even have to have music Rowing through your
head-phones, they sond the .same message to p.,..n-by.
Thirdly, mwic can inc:rc:a.sc productivity, I'm pa.nial
10 tcchno-dancc beats when I need to bang out a 6ftc:cn
pager. The beat has a mc:uonomc-likc efl'cct on my produeriviry. Try it sometime. It might work Just as well for
you. It serves as my non-psychommulating Adderall"' in
csscntt. Drowning out mosr ofthe dJstractions around me
(including the typing of my own 6ngen) and providing
the right amount of motivotion, loaascs the chance that
J'U get done in time to catch last call a, Nichols.
Th, most impol'Wlt put of sn,dying wid, mwlc
· is catering it to yow needs. Decisions bmr.ecn major
.._ minor key, amounr of lyrics. pace and rhythm, etc.
should all play in to your choices. A safe bcr for mmr
is clasairal. I cannot endonc Th, Vlwnin String ~ tet enough as the ultimate nucly/writing tool They have
instrumental tributes to a .,id, asoonmmt of anlsts (to
name a mv: 1he Pny, Linkin Pult, Nllrub1 8cding6cld.
U2, Lal Zq,plln and 5,_ Pano!). Great oongs. whhout
any ofthe dianaing lyria an, JJffllT awaome In my book
for doing wort.. Th, tribute tO Coldplq Is my fa-ite
(buy the whole album, it's won!, it).
For writing popen. I p wkb Mobr, Kmade, Radiohead, Dali Punk, RJD2 and even a dabble of Anging
Molly. For srudying. I ,-!y alt to riv dUlical P"N
(10111e of my faYOrita: "M®nligl,• 5o.,...• by llecthova,
"Oair de Lune" by Debussy, "Andante Ointabile" by
Menan, "Cello Suite I" by Bach, "Legends of the Fall"
theme by James Horner. If you'tc unwilling to spend
your 99 CC'nts on music puttly for library time. tune in
to the classical genre radio stations on iTuncs or Pandora.
Classical music and Utde tcchno and Irish Rock are my
LISTEN TO:
I. "Sunrise" by Yca.sa)"'r
2. "Destroyer" by David Gtay
3. "Say It To Mc Now" by Glen Hasan!
4. "The Night Sky" by Keane
S. "Parodisc" by Ana Scnano 'van clcr l.aan
6. "Love In This Oub"
by Usher & Young Jeay
7. "Killa" by Cherish (fat. Young Joe)
8. "What S.. Is 'lbett?" By Roybopp
9. "The Bat ~ (autoKtaa Rigbte0ua
Rmibution Mix) by Fbchenpooncr
I 0. "Bum for You" (Jhc Cop 4 Radio Mix)
by Km,
I I. "A-Punk" by Vampitt Weelrmd
12. "Mau You Well" by Beman! Fanning
13. "Pew, Fever" by Mdocly Oub
Samb~ playlist can aloo be found in an lMix
at: hnp:/lpboboo.applc
This Week in Movies:
No Country for Old Men
---s..ff'
8Y ANDREW BURFORD ANO DAVID ASHTON
and lucky of cvUdoen.
Though I :would have prefcrm! there to be a linle more
mwk at ccnain points, it still goes without question in say·
ing that the film holds enough tension and cxcircmcnr to
keep the audience glued to the saccn. And as for the ending. wdl, you'U have to sec it for yourself to decide how per·
feet or how horrible it is. Let's jwt say that. for those fins
thac prefer the comfon of closwe at the end of a movie, No
Co•nt,js ending might dcllvct them something along the
lines: of a heart anack.
Still, No Countryfa, Old Mm should be seen by all, regardless of taste for a fitting conclwion. It sincerdy is one
of the best 61m achicvemenu of 2007. Thumb< way up.
heavy d°"' of wide open range landscape shor,, No Country for Old Mm is a throwback to the days of John Wayne
and O inr Easrwood. Common man Llcwdyn Moss Oosh
ANDREW:
Brolin), while out hunting. 6nds a group of dead bodies
and 2 million in cash. From the looks of rhinp, it was a
Following the Coen Bros' thrtt Academy Award wins
for their 61m No Co•ntry for Old Mm, including Best
drug deal gone sour. Llcwclyn takes the ca.sh and runs with.
OirIn doing so, he nukes himself the numbct one target off a
the Year, it seem,: appropriate to spend this week's column
psychopathic kiUe, with a hippy haircut in Anton Chigurh
on that particular masterwork, rather than ramble o n about
(Javier Bordcm).
some early March release thai mo.,, people will likely forget
The Coen brothers got the idea for his hair from a picby the summertime anyways (Srm;'.Pro comes to mind).
ture taken in 1979 (year the 61m takes place) of a guy sitAfter such critically-acclaimed films as Oh Brorhn; Whm
ting in a whore house (hopefully the guy had his ponts on!).
The local authorities, lead by Sheriff Ed Tom BcU (Tommy
Art 7hou? and Fargo, Jod and Ethan C~n ttturn to the
screen with their best and mon prized film ye.-, which tells
Lee Jones), arc hot on Anton's trail, but they always Stt.m to
be a moment, or a dead body, too late. A great supporting
the talc of a drug deal gone wrong and a manhunt thar
surf.tees out of ir.s failures. Faithfully adapted from Cornuc
cast that includes Llcwelyn's sensible wife Carla Jean (Kelly
McDonald) as wcU a, bounty hunter for hire and m .ired
McCarthy's 2005 novel of the same name, No Country for
war veteran, Carson Wells (Woody Hanel.son), add a ni«
Old Mm is simply one of the bes1 61ms of the year and,
dose of drama to the storyline.
although I disagree that it was the best 61m of the year, I
ccnajnJy do find it to be near perfect.
AJI of the acton arc fantastic in this film, but easily
Toe film followt the .stories of th.rtt different charactc.rs
the most interesting character of the 6Jm, which alone is
who, oddly enough, share linlc to no screen time together
worth rhe price of admission, is the deronged psychopathic madman Anton. The depth of darkness displayed in
throughout the 61m. Llcwclyn Moss, as played by Jruh Bro- lin, is a hunter that comes aero~ a bricfcaS,C containing aphis Hopkins as Hannibal Lccior in Si/met oftht L,,mbs. Carproximately rwo million dollm cash from a bo1ched drug
dca.l somehow connected to Anton Chigurh, a frighteningrying a huge shot gun normally used to kill cattle, Anton
often
leaves the fate of his victim's lives in the outcome of
ly p,ychoric and dangerous killer brilliandy played by the
talen1ed Javier Bardem. Though much of the 61m focuses
a coin toss, lite.rally.
upon the manhunt between Chigurh and Moss, pan of it
- There is violence and blood, but the scenes arc not
is left for Sheriff Ed Tom Bdl as well, played by Tommy
graphic or gory..Jn &a, the viokncc is romanticized in a
I..« Jones. who is forced to investigate the simation and
way that makes you think-of 11H GodfaJlm- or pcrhapo 71,,
uncover any and all information leading to an arrest.
Spon:r&b Sfu,trtP•na Movir; a kind of ~ic, dcgant vioDAVID:
Wha1 made No Co•11try for Old Mm near perfect? It is
lence that make Anton's violent actions Sttm almon-poctic.
Bcfott
I
begin
to
ramble
on
with
my
usual
nonsense,
In one scene, after shooting a man in a hotel room, he is
rather challenging to pinpoint a single contributing factor.
as it was, again, nearly a perfect movie. Ncvenheless, I can let's make one thing dear: No Country for Old M•n is a talking on the phone and norices a pool of blood from the
1hink of two :UJ>(cts that left a particularly notable lasting good 61m. In fact, it's a very good film. I'm wking, like, body quickly moving toward his feet. Most people would
impression in my mind. Firn was ,he acting, which was im- Mr. Goodbar kind of good.
be disgusted by the sight, but Anton just prop< his feet up
Fim of all, it's dirttted by the two headed monsrcr of and continues talking as if the blood w.rs merely a puddle
peccable all around. Javier Bardem t'ook home an Oscar for
his ponrayal of the sininer Anton Chigurh, which was weU Joel and Ethan Coen. These guy> an, to movies what Ben of spiUed milk (1%, not whole).
There an, a lot of clear themes in this film, bur perhaps
deserved, and although Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin &. Jeny are to ice cream. Second, ir won a bunch of Oscan
we.re not nomina1cd for their roles in the 6.lm, I pcllOnalJy including best picture: and best supporting actor. Awards the mos-t imponant is the juxraposirion offare a.nd chance..
would not have hesitated ro vote for them my.self. Second. don't ncccssarUy reflect greatnhowever, was something ,hat only truly great movies arc to jun anyone. WeU, except for that one time: in Bangladesh certainly destined to die and others ctttainly dcsrined to
able to Aaunt when aJJ is said and done: a tht.me universal in 1937 when they gave film awards based on nwnbcn · live. However, the film also points out the monumenraJ
to life and 10 all humankind. No C,,untry, for one, deals picked our of a used farrnen hat. Third, it has a characu:t importance of the ability of humans to make choices. The
with the issues of luck and chance in crime. whettin "thett that kills people with a pressurized air tank. There is no Coc:ns seem to question if all things happen for a reaarc no dean getaways" (which happens to be the raglinc of denying that this 61m is cxaUent.
son, or, rather, if the ourcome of ou1 lives is inftuenctd by
Set in West Texas ci,a 1979, and righmilly 6Iled with a something as simple as, in th.is case, a coin toss.
the film's marketing campaign) for even the m0$t raletucd
MARCH
C-5
ARTS & FEATURES
6, 2008
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
Cooking With Sumner!
I tea.spoon vanilla extract
BY SUMNER ELLSWORTH
E,IJ,.,..,,,_o,uf
There are cwo lhJngs to whkh you absolutely never want
to know the jngrcdicnu: laws and sausages. Sometimes it's
better lf you don't tell people what goes into other thin8$
2 cups cak< Bour
1/2 cup Dutch pl'O<'dS cocoa
I 1/2 twpoons baking soda
1/4 tI cup buttermilk
you might make, too. Jus, lik< sausages, they'll lovo it, but
let's face it. They just don't want to really know.
Boat the sugar and mayonnaise until blend«!. Add the va•
nHl2 and blend. Sift together the Aour, cocoa, baking soda
and salt and add it co the mayonnaise mixture in 3 batches
"WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW WON'T HURT
THEM" FROSTING
aJtcrnating with the buttermilk.
Pour into a greased and Oourcd pan, 9x13 should
work. Bake
Most frosting is made with conftttioncrs' sugar, butter
and milk, sometimes with some flavoring and food color•
ing thrown in, and ir's great. One small adjustment can
make it richer and creamier, and no one needs to know
how you djd it.
4 tablespoons buu2·3 tablespoons heavy cream
Ult butter into sugar. Stir in crtam u ntil desirtd oonsistmcy. Whip with an elroric mix« if you wam a lighter fu,,,ing.
"DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, TELL
YOUR ROOMMATE WHAT'S IN THIS" CAKE
When your roomm:uc asks, tell her (or perhaps him,
but more likely her) that, )'C$ there's rcaJ sugar in it, but
thett att no eggs or buucr. You won't be' lying, just tell her
you found a really great substitute. Seriously. This is actually a one of the most moist chocolate cakes I've ever encountered, and it goes great with "'What They Don't Know
Won't Hurt Them" Frosting.
before frosting.
"MY MOTHER WOULD NEVER EAT THESE IF SHE
KNEW" CHOCOLATE BARS
CRUST:
20 chocolate waf« cookies
3 tablespoons unsalted buttc.r, melted
1/2 teaspoon ground coif« beans
1/4 teaspoon 6n< salt
FILLING:
8 ounctS semisweet chocolatc, finely chopped
8 ounces cream cheese, room tcmpcr.arure
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
2 large eggs, room temper:uurc
GLAZE:
.
2 tablespoons sour cream, room temperature
Linc an 8-inch square baking dish with foil.
Crush the chocolate wafers in a food processor with the
butter, sugar, cofftt and salt until fine. Evenly press the
crus, into the prepared dish covering the bottom c:omplctc·
ly. Bak< at 350 degrees for 15 minut
l 12blcspoon sugar
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2 rablespoons unsalt
I cup sugar
I cup real real mayonn:tise:
,,
350 degrees for 45 to 50 minu«s. Cool
Of course, she only eau fruit.sand nuts, so she doesn't
eat them anyway.
2 cups confcclioncrs' sugar
~
at
Melt chocolate.
Blend rhc cream cheese, sugar and sour crc,am togeth·
er until smooth. Add rhe eggs until just incorporated.
Pour the chocolate into the wet ingredients and mix un•
til it is smooth.
Pour the filling evenly over the crust.
Bake until 6lling puffs slightly around the still a bit wobbly in the center, 25 to 30 minutes.
Cool on a rack.
Put rhc chocolate for g laze, butter 1nd corn syrup in
microwave safe bowl. Heat glaze in the microwave until
melted. Stir the ingredients together until smooth; add the
sour cream. Spread glaze evenly o..,er the warm cake. Cool
completely, then refriger2ce overnight.
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NFL Free Agency Winners and Losers
BY ALEX WHITAKER
Since 1hc ~ginning of free
agency on Friday. more than
$7 I4 million of conn-acts have
been signed :around the National
Football League. Herc arc the
teams and players who got lucky
and 1hosc who have not faired as
well in the busiest signing period
in the spon's history.
Winners:
New York Jets - At first I was
extremely skeptical of the Jets
dealing LB Jonathan Vilma to the
Saims for a mid-round drafl pick.
8ut then I realized that this W2S a
strategic move to cu1
salaries and
sign players that fir well with the
team smu egy. Gang Green scored
big by landing G Alan Fanea,
OT Kris Jenkins, DE/LB Calvin
Pace and OT Damien Woody,
while maint2ining the sixth over-
all pick in chis year's draft.
Cleveland
Brown,
-
The
Browns made a splash in free
agency by signing several highprofile players. For staners, they
re-signed Pro Bowl QB Derck
Anderson for thrtt years and gave
him some extra incentive by im·
plying Brady Quinn will figh t fo r
the staning spot. ihe tnm also
acquired DT Shaun Rogers from
the Lions and OT Corey Williams
from the Packers. But the perfor..
ma nee of ncwly•sign«I WR Don·
te' St2llworth may determine
whether the Browns will be a
playoff team nex1 ytar.
C ibril Wilson - The exGiant won a Super Bowl tide
and promptly jumped ship to
the Raiders for a huge con•
tract. Oakland made Wilson
the third-highest paid wcty
in the league by signing him
for six yea.rs and $39 million,
hoping h< bottom·tier defen$C. A ring
and almost 40 million dollars within a month - sound$
like a winner to me.
Donte' Stallworth - De·
spite having a season in
whieh he eaught only 46
passes for 697 yards and
three touchdowns with the
Patriots, Stallworth signed ,,
a lucntive sevcn•ycar, $35
~
BIG
•
-~ ..
..
_,.
agency. New England
will need to resuucmrc
its secondary, especially
with the projected departure of S Eugene
Wilson.
Lance Briggs - Aft«
vowing not to return to
C hicago and play in the
shadow of Brian "'Man/
Beast" Urlacher, the
taJcntcd lineb.ac.ker did
exactly that. He signed
a six•yc-ar deal with the
Bea.rs wonh upwards
of S35 million dollars,
but was cxpcc:ting to
get more from another
team; the linebacker
market apparently isn't
what it used to be.
• ~ Once the money wcaq
~ off, Briggs will regret his
million eontrac:t with C leveMOVE: Alan Faneca will undoubtedly solidi· decision.
land. The Browns arc either fy a Jets offensive line in desperate need of help.
Atlanta Falcon.s - A,
trying to attain :a piece of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ phoio ooutcsy ofwww.nfths.com long as Michael Vick rt·
the magic that wa$ the New
ma.ins behind bars, the
England Patriots last .season or 23 touchdowns in 2007, why go Fa.Icons will be damned to the
arc counting on St2llworth to put anywhere else~
cellar of the NFL The signing
up numbers like he did in Phila~
Losers:
of unproven RB Michael Turner
dclphia and New Orleans.
New England Patriou - If the from the Chargers is not the SO·
Randy Moss - Moss is a win- Pau had not re-signed Moss, this lution to alJ the team•s problems
ner for the exact opposite reason off.season would have been a to-- and star CB OeA.ngclo Hall is
as his e,c.teammate Stallworth. He tal disaster. As it is. they have lost about to follow in former head
signed with the Patriots Monday sta.r CB Asante Samuel to Phila· coach Bobby Peuino's foor.neps.
and will sray with Tom Brady fo r dclphia, nickelback Randall Gay With more significant departures
the ncx1 three year$, setting Moss to the Saines and the aforemen- (TE Alge Crumpler, RB Warup to break even more records in tioncd St2llworth to the Browns rick Dunn) than signings (S Erik
the future. After catching a record during 1he first couple days of free <;oleman, CB Von Hutchins), the
Falcons will need to draft well to
have a shot next season.
Chicago &a.rs - Despite re·
signing Briggs, ,he B,an lost both
of their starting wide r«eivers in
veteran Muhsin Muhammad and
speedy Baround the clubhouse b that re·
turn phenom Devin Hester will
take over the number one receiver
spot, which is a more-than-risky
move. And in the '"say·what?"
moment of free age.ncy, the team
re-signed QB Rex "Pick-Six"
Grossman; who•s running this
team. Isiah Thomas?
Glenn Dorsey - The way in
which free agency panned out
does not bod< well for th< highlytouted LSU defensive tackJe. Mi•
ami piclced •.ap OT Jason Ferguson
over the weekend, negating any
ehane< of raking Dorsey with th<
first overall pick in April's draft.
St. Louis has the second pick, but
sc.lectcd a defensive lineman last
year. Atlanta will probably look
to provide blocking for Michael
Turner by drafting OT Jal« Long
with m< third pick and look for
Oakland to trade down from
fourth so another team can select
RB Daren McFadden. The next
three teams (K.arua, City, NY )and New England) have no need
for another defensive tackle. Once
seen as a near-lock to be taken
first overall, Dorsey may full as
far as eighth to the Ravens.
Blue Line Bill's NHL Trade Deadline Special
SY "SLUE LINE" BILL
STOKLOSA
M1r..,, ,N,- .$ujf
I know wh~t you're all think·
ing, didn't we just hea.r from this
hockey loving Canadian w.mnabc
two weeks ago? Wdl you would
be corre~ however the momen·
rous cventS of the trade deadJinc
wtft' just 100 important to be kept
waiting unril after spring brca.k.
If you didn't pay anention co this
year's deadlint deals, I'll give you a
recap and provide my quasi•expen
opinion Qn them.
One of the m0$1 talked about
trades ha, been the departure of
AU.Star dcfenscmen Brian Camp-bell from Bu/f,Jo, Why did • Sabra
team battling for th< final playoff'
spot in 1hc East get rid of thdr only
All-Star this year? Many dish.an•
ened Sabres funs like sopohmorc
Score Konicki can't cxpla.in it.
.. h's :a disappoin1ing trade that
you would get rid of your only
All-Star and one of the be,1 defcnscmen in the league and in return
receive only unproven talent at the
forward position," Konicki said.
1he answer is that the decision
was motiv:ued solely by cconomjc
considuations. Campbell was set
to be an unrenricted free agent this
offseason and the Sabres had failed
in their atlcmpu to resign him.
Having already let Chris Drury
and Daniel Briere walk wi1hout
gcuing so much as a hockey puck
in return, the team felt they had to
get something for Campbell. The
fron1 ofliccobviousJy feh that even
with Campbell, the ta Cup contender, and they were id all around offensive pl-ayer and who will help a Ugluing team
probably right. The something will be great skating with Mike that ha, suffered from the league',
they got back for Campbell was a Modono. Richard, started off' his wont nfirst round pick in next year's draft career in Dallas by dishing out five two decent forwards, Jussi Jokiand forward Steve Barnier. Barnicr assim in one game. He followed nen and JefF Halpern each with
.scored two goals in the first period this up with a disappointing -2 ovc.r JO assists and 10 goals. This is
of his first gam< in Bu/f,Jo,
probably the be,1 they could
but hasn't scored since then.
have expected from this kind
Ba.rnier's a risky pick•up, he
of deal. The Lightning get a
is a nreaky player, looking
B from this deal and the Stars
brilliant at times and loolung
an A.
awful at othe,., He cThe thi«f big deal on deadhas potential, but there is
line day was Marian Hossa's
serious doubt :LS to whether
move from Adant2 to Pitt.$·
he will ever live up to it.
burgh. Hossa is one of the
The first round pick i$ nice,
better forwards in the game.
but figures to be in the low
and with Sidney Crosby just
fimround. •
Sabm~~
c o ~ ~ ~ iaj~m<
needed a defcnscman; espc,-threesome of Hossa, Sidney
dally with Campbell leaving;
Crosby, and Evgeni Malkin
instead they got a forward,
will be extraordinary. Hossa
and an unpro\'en one at thac.
will give you 30 goals every
1
I don't disagree with trading
year and will be a great raJ..
away Campbell. He wanted
ent to complement Crosby's
to be paid like an elite de·
line. The Thrashers got two
fenscmen, when he is simply
unknown prospccu and a
:J. good defenscmcn, but the
first round pick in return.
~bres nttdcd to get more
The success of this trade for
out of the dnl than this.
~AN JOSE ~ND: The Sharks significantly Atlanta will hinge on how
San Jose might be a littl< improved their team by adding Campbell. those thrtt unknown quan·
disappointed with Camp-pboto cou.n.ay of~ m tities pan out. The Ton.she.rs
bell. Hes a gr.at passer and physi- efl'on, but I think his initial per· also got forward Colby Armstrong
cal, but somc1imcs makes costly formance was more indicative of who is the ddinition of medioc,..
mental errors. He'll definitely help what you can expect from him. rity. The Penguins offense will be
down the stretch and help bolster Richards is always good for 20 a for« 10 be reckoned with down
an already strong San Jose lineup. plus goals and 40 plus assists; he's the sm:t<:h while m< implications
I give the Sabres a C- for the trade a solid, consistent player. This was for the Thrashers arc not dear at
and the Sharks a B.
a salary dump for the Lighming, the moment. Therdore I give the
Another big name going w«t but they did get some pl'ffl)' good Penguins an A+, but the Thruhers
this deadline wu Brad Richards. playcn in return. C.ning rid of an incomplete.
RiAside from these time big deals
Tampa for a long time, but now was a pos.itivc in itself. Thq got there wr'tt ~.ral other deals that,
while not as high profile, could
make that difference between lace
season success and failure. The
Flyer, added one of the most underra.tcd forwards in the league,
Vaclav Proup defens,men Jaro,lav Modry,
one of the few solid players on
the King, this year. The King,
also sent their only other quaJiry
defenscmen, Brad Stuan to
troit, where he beefs up an already
stellar defense. The Capirals also
made two nocable moves. One was
pickjng up Sergei Federov, but he
won't be much of a factor as he b
just a shell of his former self. The
most important acquisition was
picking up Cristobal Huet from
the Canadiens. Huet was consid·
cred expendable by Montreal after
they opted to go with young,tCarey Price bcrwccn the pipes.
Olaf Kolug', 1,e,, days in Wuhington arc behind him , and his
,uh .900 ,ave percentage showed
it was time for a change. Huct i.s a
very good netmindcr and he's only
allowed rwo goals in his lint two
swu in Wmington. He'll hdp
the Cap, as they banle for the
Southeast division title.
1hc trade deadline was once
again a day full of fur and furious
action. The result is that a )or of
Cup contenden now look good on
paper. However, we all know that
Stanley Cups arc not won on paper. Only time will tell how thing,
will pan our as the ttgular season
tI'll be back again soon 10 tell you
how things an: shaping up.
o~
D-2
SPORT S
MARCH 6. 2008
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
Deja Vu: A Failure to Launch
BY ATIT AM IN
perform in May and June. Going
back to T-Mac's days in Toronco
and Orlando. he i.$ currently
Excuse me while 1 pick my jaw 7 in the playoffs, including two
up off the ground. Last Tu<&day premature ex.its as a member of
was shaping up to be an ordi· the Rockets. In a sea.son that
nary day until I came back from has seen Houston begin the year
class and heard the devastating with a 6-1 record, then suddenly
news. At first, I couldn't believe falte r in the absence of an injured
it; I thought it was too awful to M cGrady, and most recently,
~ true and all too F.tmiliar of a
put together a 14-game winning
sight. As it turned out, it was streak, this latest setback is one
neither a wicked dre2m nor a that makes me concerned not
crud joke, but rather my hopes just for the short-term, but the
of seeing my favorite baskccball future as well.
team win an NBA ChampionAs recollected first by Henry
ship this season had been deflat- Abbo1t of ESPN, it was only
ed yet again. Jun like rhar, with rwo yc:ars ago when Yao was ac·
the announcement that How- cidentally kicked in the side of
ton Rockets' supersiz.cd center his foot while trying to establish
Yao Ming had a stress fracture low-post position in the lane
in his foot chat would keep him against the Utah Jazz. He con•
our fo r the rcSt of the season tinued playing_, even knocked
and the playoffs, and possibly down :i few s hoes, but soon the
even the Summer Olympics in pain became unbc,arablc and
his native country, my hopes: it was later determined thac he
were once agan dashed. I wa-s re· had fractured a bone in that
minded of how all it takc.s is one foot. The 2005-2006 season was
ill-fued circums,ance. an inad- the first in which Yao suffered a
vertent kick to the shin in this major injury and, unfortunately,
case, for optimism lO fly right it only served as a harbinger of
out the window.
things to come. For the last rwo
While it is certainly debat- years, Yao has missed a combined
able a.s to whether ,he Rockets 61 games because of various ail.would have been able to run the mcnts and now1 you can add 26
t>ble thi, year with a healthy more to that list. To be fair, as
Ming. I do believe that this was many as times a.s Yao ha.$ been on
finally the ,eason they would rhe injured lisc, he is remarkably
have broken the curse of mak- dura.ble for a ,nan his siu. The
ihg it beyond the first round of NBA has seen 7'6" giants before,
the NBA playoffs. As prolific a, but never have any enjoyed the
a player the Rockets orher super- type of success Yao has been able
snar, Tracy McGrady, i$1 backed co amass t hus far. Against che
by his stellar credentials and in• likes of Shawn Bradley, Manute
dividual accolades, the constant Sol and Ghcorghe Muresan, Yao
knock on him i.s his inability to stands tallest, with career aver•
o.
ages of 19 poinu per game and the game and he nearly proved especially for a person of his siu.
nine rebounds a conccst.
that in 2004-2005 by placing However, with the Olympics
looming this summer and C hin:a,
H owever, all is not
as
the hos1 country, there is an
well with the Rockinsurmountable amount of prc.sets and it docs not
surc for Yao lO recover as soon
seem like their luck is
as possible. Even if he were- to
about to turn around
heaJ by Augus1, J am concerned
any time soon. Between the M&M
abou1 the wc-ar and tear tha1 he
will accumulate during the Sumboys, Houston has
two fr•gile All-Stars,
mer g-ames. While it is :an honor
to
reprc.scnt your country, you
who have been toger paid to play the game by
gether fo r fou r years ~
and were once ha.iled
chc Rockets, not the Chinese
governmcn1. I don't wane to sec
as the next Kobe Bryan, and Shaquille
him aggravate the injury or rush
O'Neal. Well, ,hose
back just so he c-an satisfy the de•
hopes have quickly
mands of che motherland.
For the rc:st of this 2008 sea•
6u.led as neither
ha.s been able to stay
son, it is still very possible for
Housto11 to qualify the play•
healthy or have shown
the
determination
offs, but with 41-year Dikembe
Murumbo logging major min·
and intangibles needed to achieve success
utes as the new starting center,
in the postscason.
they will likely not end up laSlDon't get me wrong,
ing long. T hai means l need to
I'm a diehard Rockstart looking forward to next
ets fan, but even I
ye:ar. but that's what hurts the
sec the writing on the
most. Juu when I begin to fed
a little sense of exuberance, the
waJI. Neither player is
.
ge1ting any younger, A TALL ORDER: Houston will have a tough baskctball god, decided ,ha, it
especially with M c- tome making a playoff run without Yao.
was time to play with my sentiGrady seriously conphoco CO'mesy of www.smh..com ments. This is exactly why I try
templating how much he has left the team on his back agains, the no, lO become so immersed and
in rhe tank, not just physicaHy top-seeded Dallas Mavericks, :a passionate about sport.s, espc·
but emotionally and psychologi- playoff series the Mavs evemu- cially my favorite teams, because
cally as well. The surrounding ally won in seven games.
ultimately, they arc all a tease.
cast that Gener.al Manager Daryl
Most worrying about t his in- While thac's a consequence of
Morey has assembled is the best jury is the long-term impact it supponing the Yankees, Jets
ir has been in years, bur without will have on Yao and ,he resr of and Rockets, f don't think it's
a pivota.l pon player, 1he Rock- the team. If there is one certain- too much co ask for just one of
ers will become one.dimensional ()', ir is rhar Yao will work harder rhe ,hrec to have a very success•
and fairly predictable. This is than ever in his rehabilitation ful season. Perh:aps. J am being
an unfair burden to place on process because th:at is simply too unreasonable and J should
McGrady, who, when he is fee l- his nature. Many commenr;uors cheer up, because after all it is
ing 100%, is one of the best in have marveled at his work c1hic, just sporrs.
1he Space Between: Sports' Dry Season
M IKE MCMASTER
M,,.,,...,,.N,_Sufi
It's like purgacory for spores
funs. The Superbowl is over and
we have all Sttn David l)'rcc's
catch a hundred times. According
to Yankees.com there arc still 21
days, 22 hours, a.nd 5 1 minutes
until opening day of the baseball
season and no one warchcs the
regular season in the NBA.
For some of us it's fine. We can
srill turn on the television and
be completely enthralled by the
speed and violence of the NHL,
but many gamC$ arc not televised;
although hockey's fo llowing is
composed of die-hards, it is umuguably far smalJer than the other
major sporu.
So fo r most of us, we turn on
the television during the week
and arc forced to watch rhe
greatest living pircher of all t.imc
squirm in front of our nation's
Congress because ht isn't "quite
sure" what a vegan is. Then, once
w1; swa.llow the embarrassment
of the coun proceedings and try
co accept that our nation's pasttime is being dragged through
the mud, we try tt1rning on the
television again.
This time, spores fans a.re not
ferent sporrs is like
looking to watch sporu on TV.
trying to compare
They have accepted that they
apples with orange$,
wilJ just have to wait for March
l was still appalled by
Madness for more excitement
the rcsulrs that ESPN
to come. lnstead, they will have
and America came
to settle for a.n old re-run of
up with.
Family Guy on FOX. Bu, when
First, there were
they turn on the TV, to their
some major omissions
horror, they find NASCAR.
in sporrs highlights in
G rudgingly, they turn off the
,he bracket itself. I
,devision and silently wonder
simply cannot underhow 500 laps could ever posstand how there can
sibly grab any TV ratings. Oh,
be a competition ro
right, because there's nothing
measure the grcatcs1
else on.
highlights of all 1ime
For sports F.ms, the l:ack of
without including a
spons world action is disapsingle moment from
pointing, but for ,he spons
the rnreer of Muhammedia industl')', it is nothing
mad AJi. Ali may very
short of dev.uouing. Shows
~ ~
well be the greatest
like Sponscenrer need to
athlete of all time,
scramble 10 find new material
{,-:;_~~
and he was not inso that they can fill a full hour
\~\..\~\~
cluded. Set aside for a
of highlighrs. This year, what THE MAN IN CHARGE: While brilliant on NFL moment the gr(.l.lllCSS
they came up with was nothing Prlmetime, Berman's ·Greatest Highlight• feature of the rumble in the
shorr of a disaster.
has disappointed fans.
jungle. but one of 1he
photooound)' orww......b,ow11.nlu greatest photographs
In order to fi ll dead time,
Sponsccmer came up with a com- The highlights were pitted against ever raken is of the Gre1test of All
petition th:u they called ~Great• e.tch other and Americans had ~1ime sun ding over the limp body
est H igltlight." TI,e people at the opportt1nity co voce online to of Sonny Liston in a 1965 first
Sporrsccnter compiled a list of tht eventually crown a champion.
round knockout.
sixtttn greatest spons highlights
Ignoring the fuct tha1 trying
Also. this competition com~
of all time and crc-attd a br:1ckc1. to compare highligh!S from dif- plc1ely ignored Cal Ripkcn Jr.
-t~ ,•.
Mer his streak ended, the ovation
that he received from the crowd
was overwhelming and moving.
That night yielded some of the
greatest footage in the history
of baseball.
There was one last highlight
that I would have liked to have
seen included. Call me a romantic, but J rhink one of the greatest
moments in the hi~tory of sports
was when Lou Gherig made his
unforgettable July spettl1 in Yankee S1adium. liis bravr words.
"loday, I consider myself the
luckiest man on the fact of the
earth,.. will never be forgotten in
the baseball world.
R
were not included. ESPN did
a poor job of construc,ing the
bracket. lhe bracket w:u. ~tacked
in some area~. and very weak
in others.
I gu~ a1 the end of the day
I'm trying to say thre-e thing~.
First, there were several major
omi~ions in 1hr cons1rncuon of
chis bracket. Ne:xL, the bracket
w.1~ poorl)' constructed. And finally, but mo.)t impon.mtl)', I
c.an'c believe I'm writing about a
Sportscentcr filler. I can't wait for
M:arcl1 Madness!
0 -3
SPORTS
MARCH 6, 2008
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
Men's Basketball: Final
Team
American
Navy
Colpi<
Lehigh
Army
Laf.tyeue
Bucknell
Holy Cross
Lc.gue Ovenll
10-4 19-1 I
9-5
16-13
7-7
16-13
14- 14
7-7
6-8
13-15
15-14
6-8
11 -18
6-8
5-9
15-13
Men's Hockey: Final .
Women's Basketball: Final
Team
American
Holy Cross
Lehigh
Anny
Bucknell
Laf.tyctte
Navy
Colpt•
Lc.gue
11 -3
10-4
9-5
9-5
8-6
6-7
3-11
0-14
Ove~
17-12
17-12
17- 12
I 8- 11
13-15
14-15
7-22
Team
Oarkson
Princeton
Harvard
Union
Comcll
Quinnipia<:
Yale
Colgate
St. Lawrence
RPI
1-28
. a...r..- opponent
Brown
Danmouth
Raider Results
Lc.gue
15-4-3
14-8-0
12-7-3
10-7-5
12-9- 1
9-9-4
9-9-4
8-9-5
7-13-2
6-13-3
6-13-3
6-13-3
Women's Hockey: Final
Overall
20-10-4
17-12-0
14-11-4
15-12-6
14-12-3
17-13-4
13-12-4
14-14-6
12-18-4
I 1-21-4
6-19-4
Brown
Quinnipiac
11-14-4
Union
Team
Harvard
St. Lawrence
Danmouth
Clarkson
Princeton
Colpi<
Yale
ComeU
RPI
League
22-0-0
18-3-1
13-5-4
13-6-3
11-8-3
9-9-4
8-10-4
9-12-1
6-12-4
4-14-4
2-16-4
0-20-2
Overall
27-1--0
25-8-1
16-7-6
22-7-5
13-10-6
12-15-5
11-12-6
12-15-1
13-15-5
5-19-5
5-24-5
3-27-2
Raider Actlo"
Men'• B-Ball, C,lg21< 73. "Navy 62; Patriot 1.e,g.;. Qumerfinals, C>lg>tc 76, ' Laf.tyme 74
Women', 8-Ball: "Navy $6, C,lg21< $4
Men's Hockey. Colgate 3, 120 •Harvard 3: ·Danmour.h 5, Colgau~ 2
Women's Hodtey: •No. 10 D.i.nmouth 4 , Colgate 3; •No. JO ~nmouth 4, Colgate 2
Men's Lax: Colgate 10, S1. Joseph's 4; Colg.atc 12, Canbius 11
Women's Lu: No. 16/18 Penn Sta.tc 18, Colga.tc 3
Men's Tcnnh: Colgate 7, Quinnipiac 0
Women's Tennis: Quinnipiac 5, Colgitc 2
Friday: 7 p.m. ECAC Tournament Qu:ancrfinals Game One: Men's Hockey vs. •St, Lawrence
S.twday-Suncby: Women's Trod<" ECAC Championship
Men's Trade at JC4.A Championship
Sa.tunby; J 2 p.m. Women's Basketball at Patriot 1.caguc Quanufinals vs. •Amcda.n at Army
I p. m. Women's Lax vs. ·Holy Cross
I p.m. Men's Lu at •Holy Cross
7 p.m. ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals Game: Two: Men's Hockey vs, ·St. Lawrence
Swulay, 2 p.m. Pauior J.e,gue Semifinals, Buckndl at Men's S..ke1ball
7 p.m. ECAC Tounument QU2m~rfinals Game Thrtt: Men's Hockey vs, ·SLU lf neccswy
Tuaday: 7 p.m. Women's Tennis vs. Albany
Sports Spotlights
John Noguera., ' 10
Jadclc Stimmel' 10
Sport: Tennis
Hometown: Parkland, FL
Why John? He wo n his first-ever N o. 2 singJes
match against Q uinnipiac in Colgate 7-0 win
over lhc Bobats last Sat0rday.
Spon: Tennis
How has the team been able to bounce back so
well after its rough .start?
By my count, you .,. 20-6 thl, year in aU
of your matches, and 13- 1 in your I 4 dual
match«. 'What F.actor(s) contribuu:.s the most
to your improved play this S
Hometown, Santog;o Spring,, NY
Why Jadand her doubles match against Quinnipiac in
Colga1e's 5-2 lo,s 10 the Bobcats last Saturday.
..Wt'rt figh ttrs. We kno w we :art great players
an d th at o ur rime will come :u lon g as we stay
patient and kccp working hard . Also, we h ave
great lc.-.iders. Marcy Mac, T-D«k, and She:as
have been rremcndous captains and have kept
our spiri1s h igh."
"I think the difference this yur is that 1 have
tr.ansitioned from playing high school 1ennis
10 college tennis. I am gc-ning used to thc in•
creased level of competition and training."
What factor do you contribute the most to
your great 5·2 start in singJes play?
ph(,10 co1.may of Athlnk Communicadons
.. RC'ally. I thin k I'm just having fun, This season I have ~ n cxuemely rclucd on the
coun an d I just want to enjoy ,he compe1itio n. I'm realizing it's just a game and there is
no poim in getti ng all up tighr over it."
Wh:it docs the tt.""a.m n«.-d 10 improve the most as the season progreSJU?
.. Wt nc..-«J co impro..,e our consistency. Each of us has gone out and played a great match.
\V/e need 10. however. do it collectively as a team. We :aJI need to fttd off of each orher's
energy and b ring o u r A·ga.mc-s for every macch. O nce th ar happens, I feel we arc going 10
l)(' a dangerous contender in the Pauio c League."
On the same plane, what fact.or{s) contribute to phoco councsy of Athk ck Communien k>ns
your team's grut snson thus f.Lrl
"I think one of thc main contributing factors is we arc more unified as a team. Last ycar
we had a new coach and 1he team was comprised mostly of freshmen."
What's h lilce playing four hours of competitive tennis in one day?
"I w,s definitely tired mer. my matches againsr Q-Pac. Erin and I had a tough doubles
match that we pulled out. Then my singles match was challenging bec:ausc some of the
points would last forever. One game lasted over 20 minutd."
Navy Edges Women's B-Ball in PL Finale
BY RADOSLAV IVAN OV
1\ INNHH~N rM
$injf
The Raiders lost 1heir fi nal
g-amc of the regu l:u season. but
thC'y h ad n ever befo re been clo ser
to victo ry in Patriot League play.
Last S,11urday. Navy defeated the
Raiden, 56-54, officially ending
1he Raiders' chances of grabbing
a w in in conftrence play before
the pouscason begins on Saturday aft ernoon ag.iinsc the Amer·
ican Eagle.s.
The game began with the
Midshipmen opening up a 22- 12
lead. Colga1e, however, managed
a quick comeback and reduced
th e gap tO j ust o ne point with a
m inutc•an-a-halrleft in the first
half, A final rhrte-pointcr gave
the M idshipmen a precarious
shipmtn managed to rcver~ the
flow with some staunch defense
lead at halftime, 30-26.
and held Colgate scoreless for al-
The Raiders came out roaring
in the second period and took
the lead for the f'irst time in the
game after a 9. 5 run. Colgate in•
creased 1he g,1.p to eight points
at 46-38, which was its biggest
lead in conference play. However, Navy responded with an 8-0
run of their own to 1ie cht game.
First-year guard Sarni Kozlowski,
who played a fantastic game and
led all scorers with I 8 points.
put the Raiders back in front
most three minutts. After Navy
scored three points, first-year
forward Georgia Gier knocked
down a clutch jumper from the
right wing to give Colgate the
rwo- poin1 le.ad. Unfonunuely,
Navy's Emily Cordle hit a three
with I :24 on the clock to give
Navy a lead it would nor relinquish. Colgate took a timeou1,
with a basket from behind the
arc with 6,06 left. Bur rhe Mid-
but Navy blocked the following
anac.k with very aggressive defending. Navy rhen made its Ian
four free throws to secure victory.
Colgate sophomore guard La.ura
Grimm showed her endurance
.l>y playing all 40 minurcs and
scoring 12 poinrs. Kozlowski
played all 40 minutes as well.
On the other end, Cordle led all
Navy scorers with
13 points.
Th~ Raiders played their bes,
conference g-ame so far in terms
of shooting, 38.9% from rhe
Aoor and an impressive 53.8%
from long-range. Head Coach
Pam Ba.s.s was very s.atisficd with
her team and a bit disappointed
at the negative outcome.
.. It was extremely close,"
Coach Bass »id . ..Our team was
having fun playing."
Eighth-seeded Colgate will
play top-seeded American in
the Pauiot League quanerfinals
on Saturday in an attempt to
repeat la.st year's fantastic upset
win over Bucknell u this st-age
of tht tournament. Thi.s game
and the entirety of the Patriot
League quarterfinals and semif'inals will be held at Army, while
rhe championship will
~
played
at the highest rtmaining seeds'
home court.
·our team knows it's fully
capable of bt-.a ting any team in
this tournament. We're look.ing
forward to it,"' Bass concluded.
D -4
SPORTS
MARCH 6. 2008
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
The 'Gate Hockey Fan's Guide to the ECAC Tourney
BY PAUL KASABIAN AND
DAN GLASER
quarterfinals (DcVergilio had tw0
pJs a.nd rn·o assists in chat scriC$).
Cl=matc Casey Parenteau ( 10-7•
l and sophomon: Mike McKenThe 1989-1990 mcn's hockey iie (7-12- 19) offer further offensive
team was picked to finish fifth in threats.
Fonunatdy, the Raiders ha-·e
the ECAC during the pn:season.
,cnior
Mark Dckanich in goal. AlMonths lacer, Colgate Stood at 183-l in the ECAC tn route to win~ d,ough the Raiden l?"' up at least
ning both the n:gular season and thn:c goals in each of the last four
postseason titles and finishing as an gam,s, he comes into the playofli
NCAA finaliSt. This year, Colgate foUowing a spectacular regular s,awas slated to finish ,;nh. Although ,on. Dckanich is 14-12-Q with a
the Raiders f.tllcd to m«:l expceta· 2.11 GM and .924 save pcm:m,ions, finishing eighth overaU in the agc. MOSt imprrssivcl)Jo he recorded
conference, it is no, ou1 of tht quts-- six shutouts, including a 217: 16
team's greatness and win the ECAC n:cotds and ranks as the seventh1oumammt for the second rime in longest m:uk in NCAA history. The
school history. How wUI thc Raidcn Raiders defcnscmcn have ccmiinly
be able co accomplish that! Herc's hdpcd Dckanich do his job. Fiv,:
'Gate's road map to glory with a of ihem finished the regular-season
derailed summary of the first-round with plus/minus ratini;, exceeding
match-up bclwttn the Raiders and plu..fiv,:. Senior Matt Toni (l-2-3,
St. Lawrence and brief o=vicws of 34 blocks), as well as juniors Jason
the top-five ECAC finishers. ,on,c Fredericks (2-3-5. 41 blocks) and
of which Colgate wiU need to knock Nick St. Pierre (1-6-7, 43 blocks)
offin order to advance ro the Ne.A.A make the right play nearly every
tournament for the fim time in time. Fim-yean Wade Poplawski,
Kevin McNamara and Francois
thn:c years.
Briscbois
al,o helped "'!Uash countThe Raiders bcgi n thcir quest
for an ECAC title against ninth- less att:ICks. Vaughan al,o said he
pla« St. Lawrthc'n:gular season, but Head Coach support ,he defcn.,ive cffim.
Special ,cams might be a f.tetor
Don Vaughan w.u quick to praise
in this seri.._ The Raider power play
the Saines.
'"le doesn't m2tter who you fa« has struggled migh,ily, com·erting
at this time of year.'' he said. •you just 11% ofits chanas.
"'I thought our movement imbener be playing your bes, hockey, because knowing (SaintS Head proved Ian wttkcnd, but v.-c nttd
Coach) Joc Mar,h, ,hey wiU bring to score 10 impro\'c our chances of
a lot of emotion and passion, They winning.• Vaughan said.
Norwith5landing four Dartwant to be in your fa« and arrack.
We have a good understanding of mouth power play goals on Sarurthem from the previous games, so day, Colgate's pcnalry kill has been
we nC'Cdoing things like staying under- Lawrence's power play connects at
neath che puck defensively and 14.4%, while ic kiUs 81.8% of its
supporting the forwards."
shorthanded situations.
As they have for moot of their
If Colgate beats S.. Lawn:ncc, the
time at O>lgate, seniors Tyler Bur- Raiders will enter a best rwo-out-of
ton (13-16-34) and Jesse Winchester three quarterfinal series on the road
(3-26-34) wiU lcad the Raider attack agains, one of the ,op-four ECAC
this weekend. Further down the tcuns. A Raiders win there will enline. junior Peter Bogdanich (6-14- ter the "'luad in,o a single-dimina20), sophomore David Mcln!J'TC tion, four-team tournament at the
(l l- 16-2n and first-year sCIJldouc Tlmcs Un.ion C.cntcr in Albany to
Brian Day (9-10-19) ha,. all deliv- ooerminc thc ECAC Champion.
ered ,ome timely pas,c, and goals Herc is a list of the top-fo·e finishers
this SClSOn.
in league play this season with their
"Tyler and Jesse wUI be marked strengths, weaknesses and Coach
men," Vaughan said, ..bur at home, Vaughan's thoughts on each ,cam.
we get thc last change, ,o wc11 try to
Rnt·placc Clad.son
gct them F.,,or,ble ma,chups when
Sa-mgms: Clarkson sports four
we can. Still, each line has to con- players that have scored l O goals or
uibu«, whcrher by scoring a goal or more this season, and seven of their
.
crcumg entrgy.
pla)trs have been drafted by NHL
Juniors Brode McBride (12-18- franchiscs.Sccphcn Zalcw,ki (19-1 130) and Kevin DcVergilio (3-15· 30) leads the league in goals scored,
23) arc St. Lawrence's bcSt forwards. and sophomore supcmar Man 8cca
Both srarn:d in last )...,,, run to the leads the team in poinc, ( 10-22-32).
NCAA Tounumcnt, which includ- Dcfcnseman Grant Oirsome has an
ed a Swttp of Colgate in the ECAC obscene plus/minus rating of +20,
n
.
Wcakncsscs: Forward Matt
Cook has IO goals, hue no o,her
member of the ttam is double digits in scoring. Also. smoke and mirrors ha\·e played a small pan in the
Dutchmen's succ~ this SC.."aSOn, as
Union is ,he only top-four team
has let up more goa.ls than it allowed
in league play (57-50).
Coach ¼ughan's Take: "Yon goc
10 gi\•e N:ue In.man and his team
credit. "rhey \\'Crc pickc.-d to finish
12• in the confe~ncc. 'They .sttm to
domin.atc in their own b.1m, too."
Fifth•pbcc ComcU
Slffllgtlu: Sophomon: forward
Colin Greening (l 2-13-25) and
first-year Riley Nash(l 1-14-25)
havt both scored game-winning
goals against Colgate chis season,
so Raider funs know to be wary of
those two on the offensive end. ihe
defense and goaltending att abso•
lutdy superb. Sophomore Brendon
N.sh (0- 11 -11) and junior Jared
•
S..1ninof!11-4-5) have plus-seven rntins,. Goalie Ben Scrivens (14-10-3.
2.01 GM) is second in the ECAC
in goals against avt"f:lSC and save
'GATE HOCKEY SUPERSTAR: Senior forward Tyler Bu non is tied for percentage in conference games, and
he has on.ly alk,,wtd s.ix goals in fow
the team lead in points with 34.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - phoio by Emily R:a~1lon. srarcs agains, Col~te.
Wcaknesses: Almougl, Gtl'bcner than any other ECAC blue-- not be surprised if Jubinville wins and Nash ga offensive hdp from
linesman. He, his teammates and ECAC Player of the Year."
forward Topher Soon (9-15-24) and
Michad Kennedy (9-10-19), will
2006-07 Ken Dryden Aw.ml winner
Third-place Harvard
David L,ggio (20-9-4, 2.26 GM)
Stttngths: 1he Crimson encet i1 be c.nough offense co propel mis
arc the reasons why this team has the toumamtnt guns blazing having team to Albant
Coach
Vaughan's
Take:
given up the second-fewest amount gone 6-0-1 in their last SC\'Cn Ee.AC
gatn"'- Harvard's biggest suength is "Cornell is big, strong and very
of goals in league play.
w ~, Oarkson h." noc sophomore goalie Kyle Richter (14- stingy dtfensively. lbey :arc a lt.s...
cracked Co~tc's code this sea- 11-4, 2.18 GM). He is fint in the son in consistency, and they have
son. The Golden Knights have tied le.gue in goals agains, •vcrage and arguably rhe best frc.shman in the
Colg:1te twice this sttiQn and haven't save percen~ in conference gam,cs. country in Riley Nash."
looked greo, in either game.
Harvard has a greo, deal of offensive
Despite all these scoU1ing re·
Coach Vaughan's Take: "Corn- depth, with four players gctting nine pons, the o ne 1e-am that Colgate
ing inco the lcag,w:, (Oarkson) was or more goals this season. Further- has 10 worry .about tht most is
thc F.,,oritcs so they answered the more, they hav,: the bcsl'pcnal cy kiU icself. If che Raiders keep playbcU there. To sum it up, they arc pcrttntlg< in the league at 86.9 %. ing inconsistent hockty, Colprobably the ma.1 complete ,cam in The Crim,on has allowed the fewesc gate's season will end in a flash.
the lcag,ic."
goals against in league play with 41, Howevtr, if Colgatt flnds a way
Seoond-placc Princclon
tw0 ahead ofComeU.
to play consistently down the
Strcngth.s: Princcton,oneofrwo
Wcalcnesscs: A11hough Harvard stretch , it is capable of mowing
Division-I ttamS that docs not have has gn:a, offensive depth, it lacks a down every conference oppoa tic (Bowling Green is ,he other), dominant off'cnsh·t scorer. which nt nt on its way 10 NCAA glory,
has a whopping 14 playm with may hinder them in the playofli.
as any l!CAC team can take the
Coach
Vaughan's
Take:
"(Hartitle this sea.son.
10 points or rnotc, and they lcad
the leag,w: in goals scored. Forward vrud) pl•>~• ,·erygood garne in front
"I don't think :my coach is si1Lee Jubinville (I l -26-3n leads thc ofRichcer. They rake care of th<, doc 1ing in thtir office saying that I
league in points scored, and Mike area cffeetivcly. 1hcy arc a very d.,n- hope we get this 1eam." Vaughan
Moorc(5- 13-18) and Joey Pederson gcrous club and can do some dam- said , ..All of the teams and coach ..
(3-13-16) arc twO of,he cop- IO scor- age in this tournament."
cs in this league ftel they have a
ing defenscmen in the lcogue. Al,o,
Founh-place Union
chance to w in this 1hing, and J'm
this "'luad has Co~tc's number this.
Stttngths: The key to this ccam not just saying tha1."
is
the
improved play of the defense-.
Will the Dexshow tour in
season, oucscoring Co~tc. 9-2 in
rwogames.
men. Jun iort Lane Caffuro(2- l 3-l 5) Albany this ye.ar? \Vt'II find o u1
Wcalcncsses: AU of the dcfenso- and Brandon Milnan1ow (2-7-9) arc staning Friday at 7 p.m . with
man except one arc undtniassrmn, big and tough bluclincsmen tl1at arc garne one of the ECAC firscso a lack of tournament experience tough nm:s to crack, and chcir fellow round playoffs between Colgate
may hun them? Furthermore, the teammates arc stellar as wdJ. Also, and SLU at S1arr Rink. Game
team went 3-3 down the stretch.
Head Coach Nate Leaman is a fu- cwo is the next night at 7 p.m.
Coach Vaughan's Take: "They vorite to win Coach o( tl1e Year after If necessary, game three will be
play a very hard, up-tempo. leading his team to a first-round bye played on Sunday night at 7 p.m.
attacking g-amc. Also, I would after it finished rwcldh last season.
Sec you there!
ma,.
I
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Lion Queens: PSU Upends Womens Lacrosse
BY EDOUARD BOULAT
The women's lacrosse team
,ra.,cled to No. 16118 Penn Seate
last weekend to face arguably the
roughest competition it will meet all
season. The Nimmy Lions proved
m be too much for rhe Raiders to
handle, earning an 18-3 victory in
a game that saw a lor more positives
for Colgate than the scon: shows.
early 1-0 lead on senior Lindsay
"We kncw how high they were Pittard's goal just 50 seconds inco
ranked but wt just wanted lO go Out the game, but Penn State quickly
there and play wcU," first-year mid- recovered a.nd put the game out of
fielder Missy Giusti said. "We hung reach with nine con.s«utivc goals
with them at certain poina of the to end me half. Senior midfielder
g;,une. At times our offense would Jessia. Van der Mculen and sophoplay well and then our defense more midfielder Mcghan Lawler
would play well. We jusc couldn'c al,o scored for me Raiders. while
piccc the whole game toScthcr."
sophomore Bric Moran recorded
Colgacc managed ,o gr,b an a.n assist. For the Ninany Lions.
anacker Mary LcNoir led the scoring cffon with four goals and an
assist. The game against Penn $rate
was one i11 a series of fonnidable
early season opponents for Colg::ue,
which tht ttam feels confident wi.11
help them down the r«id in league
games against Patriot lngue foes.
.. It's too early to make a final decision about our sea.son right now,"
firsc-year defender Sofia Adler said.
.. It's a long sea.son and 1hcst C"arly
games arc just pr<.-paring us. We
know that we can still have- a very
successful season especi:aJly in 1he
Patriot League."
Colgate will face their first Pa
criot League opponent of the sta ..
son Saturday at I p.m. on Tyler's
Field, when they take on twotimt defending league champion
Holy Cross.
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SPORTS
D-5
MARCH 6, 2008
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
N! Men's Team Earns Two Key Wins
BY DAN BELKE
.M•rH#·NtM Suff
After two tough road losses to
top-notch opponcms. the men's
lacrosse team responded in a big
way last week. 'The cumaround
Started on a blustery Thursday
afternoon on Tyler's Field againH
the Sain, Joseph's Hawks. Colga1e
proved too much from the outset
for the lily-livered Hawks squad,
winning l0-4. Junior anack
Kevin "Hannibal'" Colleluori was
.savage. pacing the offense for
the Raiders with a career-high
six points off' four goals and two
:t5$iSts. Junior attack Brandon
.. Rolls Royce Phantom" Co,p was
once a1r-1in magnificent by add-
ing thrcc goals, while senior legend midfielder Mall "Tonkerbell•
Lalli danced around his markers
and knocked in a goal and an assist. The game btg2n in a onc--sid-
cd frenzy, wi1h Colgaie ripping
out four goals in the opening ten
minutes and never looking back.
'Gate led 7·2 at the interval. wi1h
senior Chris Ec.k ending the first
half in srylc: by winning a face.off
at the X and riffing a shot passed
the frozen St. Joe's keeper.
Colgaie 1hen bore down defensively in the: second half, not only
prcse.rving the lead but outscoring
the Hawks, 3·2. Returning from
a serious knee injury last year,
senior midfielder Corey "'Roger
Clemens.. Hinton is a welcome
addition back to the team. AJong
with Eck and senior defender E.J.
Atamian, he looked s1rong and
physically dominaring 1he middle
of the field. Also 1 the defensive
lines appc.trcd solid in ,he mateh
and took strides 10wards regain•
ing their fine form orlast season.
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST: Senior midfielder Matt Lalli is
seen here dancing around his opponents with ease.
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The victory was Colgate's first of well~carned 12· 11 win. The win
the season, and set the stage for baJances the Raiders' record at
a great in1erst2te rivalry match at 2·2, and should provide a con·
Canisius on Sunday.
fidence boon heading inco rhe
The Canisius game had all the Patriot U:aguc schedule starting
makings of a great ban:le, with this week at Holy Cross.
Colgate searching for a .500 re·
Colgate beg-an the Oanisius
cord, and the Golden Griffins game by jumping ou1 10 a 2scrambling for their first win of 0 lead in the first quarter with
the season. 1he game, hdd at goals by Corp and senior att-ack
1he Demske Spons Complex, Josh "'Llama.. Back. Canisius
did not disappoint. The contest, was quick to respond, however,
1ied 11 - 11 a1 1he end of regula- leveling the score by the end of
tion. was decided by a Kevin the quaner, 'Gate srruck again
Collcluori bla.sc 48 seconds into to start the second quarter with
overtime, handing Colgace a rwo more unanswered goals, but
Canisiu.s wu full of 6ght. They
scored three goals to Colgate's
one, evening the score at five.
The Raiders continued to trade
goals with the Golden Griffins,
but were unable to gain more
than a two-goal advantage. Canisius eventually turned the tide
in the match, sneaking in three
unanswered scores a.nd gaining
iu 6rn lead of the game, 9-8.
'Gate replied swiftly with a Lalli
goal, and continued to jockey for
position by trading goals until
Canisius held an 11- 10 lead with
2:05 remaining on the clock.
Colgate had two opporrunities
to tic the g;1mc, but was unable
to cqualiu. Canisius reg;1incd
possession with 58 seconds left.
With 30 seconds to go, Hinton
made his larger•than-life pres·
cnce and machismo felt by mak·
ing a great play to force a Grif.
fin turnover. Canisiu.s crumpled
like a stale Barge bagel under
the mounting pressure and were:
penalized twice in 22 seconds,
handing Colgate a rwo•man advantage with eight ticks on the
scoreboard. Sophomore mid·
fielder Ian Murphy took junior
Nick Monastcro's pass and made
no mistakes, dispatching the ball
in the net with vic,ious aplomb as
the clock ran out, forcing over·
t ime:.
Though Canisius won the opening ~ff, 'C.te had lhc the tiger and would not be denied.
Head Coach Jim Nagle, realizing
th< gnvity of the possc,slon, called
a timeout. After stratcgizing in the
huddle, the Raiden pressured the
Griffins into a turno-.·er. Junior ca.plain Andrew Watkins then picked
up the Joo,c ball and fed ii to the
omnipresent Corp. He dished me
ball to Colleluori, who sent a rodctt
pasi lhc Griffin's goalie, sending the
Raider faithful inro dreamland and
compounding Canisius' misery.
..We are happy about t he wln
and the g:ame was really cxdting
towards the end,' Corp said regarding the Canisius game. "Our
offense mi..cd a bunch of opporrunitics and we should have put
the g;ime away early. I have 10 give
credit to Canisius for thefr hustle
and rdentlcss play. We still need
to get better on both offense and
defense because we have a very
difficult schedule ahead for us.•
When asked about lhc Raiders
performance so fur this year Coach
Nagle m-caled his undhigh cxpcaarions for the lcaJll and
w.as less than pleased, r,ma,k;ng Iha,
thc squad is •still a summe< league
ream.• He also anribu1ed the change
in result> to a dcdinc in the "lcvd
of compcti1ion.• However, Nagle
did hav,: praise for the an.ck play of
Collcluori and Corp, who have bolh
been in fine form this season.
Earlier this week, Back was
announced as a candkb.te for
the Lowe's Senior CIJW Award.
This honor is bestowed upon a
senior each year th.at exemplifies
classroom, character, community
and competition. Back is the SCC·
ond Colgate play,,r that has been
nominated for a major college la.
crossc award, with Corp being the
fim whe.n he was named to the
Tewaar2ton Trophy Watch List last
week. The lanc,r award is given to
the best male and female eoUcge
lacrosse play,,r each season.
The Raiders look to make it
three win.s in a row when they
tr;1vcl to the majestic metropolis
th:u is Worcester to battle Holy
Cross on Saturday.
Men's Tennis Grabs Second Win; Women Take First Loss
BY CAMERON THANEY
proved to be- very tough in singles,
winning five of the six matches.
The lone win came from Stimmel
Both Raider tennis teams faced ac the sixth single$ spot. Stimmel
off ag:,iinst the Quinnipiac Bobo:1t$ «riainly had a long day at the oflas, Sa1urday ai the Sanford Field fice on Saturday. As if she hadn't
Housc, but unfonunately the two already played enough tennis after
matches produced differcn1 rcsuJ1s. her marathon doubles match, her
~£he womc:n's winning streak singles match also went the dis·
of six stnight victories came to a ranee. lasting more than twO hours.
hah last w<.-ckend, :u the BobcatS It was a baseline battle bctw«.n her
handed them their fim loss of the and Sa.rson, with Sarson raking the
sea.son, 5.2. The Raiders got off first set, 64. But Stimmel was driv·
to a strong start 3S they 100k the en to win he.r team another point
doubles point with wins at first as she fough1 back to claim the
and third doubles. At first doubles, second set, 6-4 and prcvailcd 10-4
sophomores Samantha lnacker in a super breaker. First•ycar Isabel
and Elise DcRosc had an inc,cd- Reimer also fough1 cxtr. ible comeback. Down 6--3, the duo in her third singles match. After
rallied to rake the next five games losing the first set, 6--2 to Adrienne
and defeat Quinnipiac's top pair, Marlc.i.son, it was neck and neck for
8-6, junior Erin Fenn and sopho- the duration oft.he second set that
more Jackie StimmcJ played an went to a tiebreaker wich Markison
incredible match to defeat Shawna prevailing 7-5.
Sarson and Lisanne Stcwan, 8-5,
The Colgate men had a much
With nearly every game going to better outcome than the women,
deuce, t.he pair w:u able to out· as they won their second straight
last the Quinnipiac ta.ndem in the match by dominating the Quin ..
nc:arly two-hour m.arch, which cer· nipiac Bobcau, 7·0.
The Raiden swept the doubles
ta.inJy cl:assi.fic:5 it as an epic doubles
m;uch. It was Fenn and Stimmel's matches. The numbc.r one team
scvemh str.Ug.ht doubles victory of junior Manin Maclmyrc and
this season, thus presuving their senior Tyler Deck won their fifth
march of the season by trouncing
undcfc::ucd record.
Unfonuna1ely, the Bobcais Quinnipiac's Dillon Krause and
MitrHlf •Nrws S,"1[
Charles Feldman, 8-2. The sophomore duo or John Nogueras and
Michael Yassky had a 1hriller a1
second doubles, winning 9·7. At
third doubles, 6nt-ycars Phil Bcrnasck and Ruslan Goussiamnikov
completed the Colgate sweep with
an 8.-4 victory.
In a mirror image of doubles
play, the Colga1e men swept Quinnipiac, raking all six singles match·
es. "T-D«k" and Goussianmikov
both provided the Raiden with
straight set victories at the third
and sixth spou rhas been simply un.ioppable this
sea.son, :as he also won in straight
sea, improving his- =ord to 7-0.
A1 6111 singles, Madntytt defeated
DiUon Krause in three sets, tri·
umphing 6-3, S-7, 6-3. In his fim
ma1ch a, second singles, "J-Nog•
earned his •pot by coming back
aft6nal sctS with matching 6-2 scor,s,
Bcrnasck started and finished his
match impressivdy, as he defeated
Scon Salway 6-0, 4-6, 6-0.
The women will next face
off aga.inst ,he Univer.sity of Al·
bany on Tuesday at 3 p.m. The
men's next match will be against
Florida Gulf Coast University
on Sunday, March I 6 1• in Fort
Myers, Florida.
REACH FOR THE SKY: Sophomore Elise DeRose serves against
Quinnipiac last Saturday afternoon at Sanford Field House.
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SPORTS
MARCH 6. 2008
TH E C OLG ATE MAROON-NEWS
•
Men's Hockey Ends Regular Season on Down N ote
BY RUBEN LEAVITT
/tf•rH"•Nn41$ $111jf
The men's ice hockey ceam endured a ,oug), weekend to close
out their regular sea.son when it
tied No. 20 Harvard, 3-3 and got
pasted by Danmourh, 5-2.
On Friday nig),t, the lead exchanged hands thrtt times according to the ebb and Row of penalties. Both coaches were visibly
frustrated with the officiating. but
:&:Allian
would not comment specifically
on the referees.
'"Pcnahies have a lot to do
with the momentum of a game,"
ltaidcrs Head Coach Don
Vaughan said after the game,
and that was ccrt:ainly applicable on Friday night.
Colgate got on the board late
in the first period off an unassisted
Mcssicr-esquc goal by sophomore
Ethan Cox, who skated up the
rig),t side and slapped one past
Harw.rd goalie Kyle Richter that
rattled around the inside of the
cage. But Harvard roared back in
the opening minute of the second
after Paul Dufault knocked one
home through &cnior goalie Mark
Dckanich', five-hole, and Alex
Bicg,a ,coted off a faceoff win to
give Ha,vard the 2-1 lead at 7:13.
Sophomore David McIntyre
knoncd the $COrc at two for
Colgate J2 minut~ into the seoond, 2nd the Raider, retook the
ltad a quaner of the way imo the
third period thanks to senior Mike
Werner's first goaJ of the season.
The score came after senior Dustin
Gill2ndcrs stoic the puck at the
blue line and se.nt it to Werner,
who finished off the pl2y.
"Bcner late than never," Werner candidly said, but he fch that
il would have been nic.cr if it were
the g-a.me-winning goal.
Harvard tied up 1hc score a
little after the half-w,y point in
the third on 2 power pl2y goal
-
GREAT VISION: Junior defenseman Jason Fredericks made an unbelievable pass to first-year forward
Francois Brlsebols down the Ice to set up a game-tying goal against Dartmouth.
- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - phOlo by E,dy R:.awdon
by Doug Rogers. Both teams had
qualicy cha.nus in chc overtime
period, but neither was able ro
ash in. Senior M21k Dck2nich
e2ppcd off the period with 2 stellar
glove save in the waning seconds
to keep Harvard off the board and
scaJ the tic. Both coaches felt that
their respective goaltenders had
pretty good nights.
• [Richter and Dckanich) both
set the bv pretty high; Crimson
Co.ch Ted Donato commented,
which Cooch V2ughan affirmed.
"We're so used lO watching
them stop cvcrything....thcy did
make some big stops tonight as
well, thoug),," Vaugh,n said. Richter and Dckanich ended the game
with 25 and 26 ,ave, respectively.
Colg,te next hosted Danmouth, who was tied for last plac:c
in the ECAC heading into the
game on Sarurday aficrnoon. After
suffering a dishcancning 6-0 loss
to Cornell the previous night, the
Big Green bounced b.ck with a 52 win ,g,,inst Colg,tc.
'The guys really rebounded
well against an excellent tc-am,"
Danmourh Head Coach Bob
Gaudcr $aid after the game.
"Colg21c is a good, skilled team,
but we capitaliicd when we had
good opponunitics."
Unfortunately. the Raiders
could not do the same. Colgate
wenr uro-for•threc on the power
play 2nd struggled to hit the back
of the ncr throughout the eve•
ning. After a scoreless and pen·
alty-lw first period, the Raiders
opened up the second period by
putting themselves shon-handed
two players. Dartmouth's Nick
Johnson broke open the scoring
on the five-on-three at 2:39. The
ltaidcr, quickly responded, however, to knot the score at one.
After killing off what remained
of the 5-on--4, first-year W2de
Popl>wski headed for the bench
instead of going straight onto the
ice ro help his team in the defensive zone. As first-year Francois
Brisebois hit the ice to rcplac.c
Popl2wski, junior J2Son Fredericks blockNI a point shot and
tossed a pass to Brisebois who
stood alone at the opposing blueline. On the breakaway, Bri.sebois
made a backhand-to-forehand
dcke which got Big Green net·
minder Mike Devine to shift his
position, leaving his 6ve.-hole
vulnerable. Sriscbois slid the
puck bctwccn thc goalie's legs for
his first career collegiate goal.
The Big Green rook back rhc
lead IO minutes later on ano1her
Nick Johnson power play go2l
in a scrum in front of the net.
After the intermission, Dartmouth extended the score early
in the third to 3-l thanks to an
even-s-rrength goal courte&y of
Peter Boldt. The ltaidcr defense
then broke down, as Dartmouth
netted two more goals in the last
five minutes, one of rhose also
on the power play. Senior Bt"n
Camper capped off' the game's
scoring wich 31 seconds left. Thr
$pccial teams units once again
led to the team's downfall. Danmouth wem foo r-for-five on the
power pfay, while Colgate did
not take advantage of its three
extra-man opportunities.
.. It was obviously disappoiming," Coach v~t\lghan said about
rhe loss ... You got to give Dart·
mouth credit - they came in and
played a good game after a tough
loss last night." Coach Vaughan
also tipped his hat to Devine,
who hc thought made at least
three spcctacolar saves.
"If we got one or two of
those it could've been a differc:nr
game,.. he s2id. Coach Vaughan
lamented his "anemic" power
play unit, which he pointed out,
has suuggJed all year rn be pro·
ductivc. However, all is not lost,
as Colgate was never in jeopardy
of traveling in the first round.
.. We put ourselves in a posicion to be al home through the
playoffs," Vaughan said. "The
slate gets wiped clean this week.
We have to focus on getting two
wins next weekend."
Colg2rc will go into ,he pl2yoffs u the cigh,h seed for the
second yea.r in a row and will
host ninth-seed St. Lawrence in
a rwo-out•of-threc game series.
1bi.s playoff round wiU mark the
third time in the last six years
that Colgate will face the Saints
in the league playoffs. Last year,
top..scedcd St. Lawrence ended
Colgate's season by sweeping
the Raiders in the quarterfinals.
Games one and rwo will be at
Starr Rink on Friday and Sat·
urday nights at 7 p.m. If necessary, a Sunday night showdown
between the two teams will take
place at 7 p.m. in Hamilton.
Big Green Monster Ends Women's Hockey's Season
BY CHAS KURTZ
M.,w•Nn11S Suff
Grttn plenty of insuranc:c and the
decisive victory.
There would not be plenty of
It was a strong $C2.SOn for the insurance for either team in the
women's hockey l'eam, but it was fi.rone that ended in disappointment. game saw seven goals, but neither
After advancing to the ECAC team held more than a one-goal
semifinals for the first time in team advantage throughout the entire
history lasr season, the Raiden game. Unfonunarely for rhc Raidhoped to buUd upon th2' success en, they never hain the 2007-08 ampaign. For the lost 2 hcartbtc2kcr, 4-3.
$CCOnd consecutive SClSOn, how•.
The Big Green's Lari= Laroc!>e
ever, the Big Green of Dmmouth Struck 6rst with a goal from the
prcm2turdy ended their quest for slot 5:32 into the first period. but
ECAC glory by sweeping Colgate Colgate responded quickly. Junior
2-01 this dmc in the qua.rtt:rfinal forward Sam Hunt, Colgate's alltound of the ECAC iournament.
time leading scorer in D-1 pl2y,
ihc sixth-JCCded ro New Hampshire for a zone, and sophomore forward Mabcst-of-r:hrcc showdown ,g,,insr rissa Dombovy did the rest ., she
third-,ccded Danmouth, the Io•. fitcd the puck into the b.ck of the
ranked team in the nation. It was a net. The tic, however, was shon·
familiar foe for the women in ma- lived. Da,imouth «claimed the
roon ., the two ,ides lwl played athe final game of the «gular sea- when Sarah Par,ons bear first-year
son the previous -1<.. Danmouth goaltender Lisa Plcndcrlcith, and
won that game. 4-1 , but the score the Big Green took the 2-1 2dvanwas deceiving as tw0 goals in the t.age into the 6m intermission.
final five minutes gave the Big
It did not tal.c the ltaidcr, lo ng
to knot the game at two as Hunt
fired 2 rebound put Dmmouth
goaltender C2rli C lcmis jUSt I :05
into the second period. Dombovy
and ~ .nior Kara l.ttnc recorded
the assists. The Big Green took
the advantage ontt again with a
comroversiaJ power play goaJ mid•
way throug), the period. It did not
come withoul debate, however, as
the goal light turned tcd to signal
the goal, bur Plcnderlcith appc,tcd
to have the puck. Aftc.r an official
discussion, the goal was crrdired to
Dmmouth', Amanda Trum.o.
Continuing with the theme of
the nig),r. the Raider, one, ,g,,in
tied the game. Aftc.r th= straig),t
Big Green penalties early in the
third period, Dombovy knotted
the game 2l thrte with 2 pow,er pl2y
tally on rhe tw0-man advanr.igc..
H unt and fellow junior lincsmate
Elin Brown recorded the wists.
The game looked destined for
ovcnimc as both reams struggled
to find offensive momentum over
the final ten minutes of the game.
With jwt 24 seconds remaining.
however, disaster struck for the
Raiders when Dmmouth's 5,nh
Parsons fired a shot over Plcndcrlelth's rig),t shoulder for the game•
winning goal. The Raiders pulled
Plendcrleith for the rcmaindc-r of
the game in a dcsper-.ace attempt to
score, but it was to no avail. Danmouth won the game, 4-3 to take
the- 1-0 advant~ in the series.
"The loss on Friday was difficuJt to rebound from," Dombovy
said afterwards. "It was hard to lose
ln the final minute."
The following d2y the Big
Green stormed out to a big lead
and held on for 2 comfonablc 42 victory. With two goals in the
first period and rwo more in the
second, the final outcome was not
in doubt ., Danmouth began the
third period with 2 4-0 lead, but
the Raiden did not give up. Hunt
added to her spc=.cular season
by scoring two third period goals,
but that was ., close as the Raiders
would ~- The final score of the
season's final game w;is 4-2.
·we foug),t until the final
buzzer in both Oanmouth games,
even though we were down,"
Plenderleith .said. "'I think our
team showed a lot of character
coming back three times on Friday night and almost coming back
all the way on Sarurd2y. We really
pulled togethcr as a team as best
we could. Unfonunarely, we just
didn't get the bounces that could
have put us on the winning end of
the scriC$."
De$pite the disappointed fln ish, there is great optimism for
next season as the Raiders re1Urn
a luge group of experienced and
talentcd players.
'"I think we are going to come
back next season with a new St.nsc
of purpose," Plenderlcith added.
all know wh,u to expcct 1 :is
our league is only going to get
stronger. We can't take any opponents lig),dy and we'll need to
show up every day prepared to
work harder th2n we did the day
before. I am looking forwvd to a
sea.son full of new experiences and
new achicvemcnr.s."
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March 6, 2008
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Junior guard/forward Kyle Roemer tries
to dribble around Navy's Greg Sprink in
last Saturday's 73-62 win. Colgate won
that game and also defeated the Laf.tyene
Leopards in the first round of the Patriot
League tournamenr last night. If Colgate
beatS Bucknell at home on Sunday after- I
noon and also wins the championship A
game next Friday, it will win the Patriot
League Tournament and advance to March _
Madness for the first time since 1996.
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Raiders Trap Leopards; Advance to PL Semis Against Bucknell
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