-
ulebrating
It's Here!
SPW2003
The Earth
By Laura Lesswing and
By Adam Samtur
Amanda Morse
Maroo,e,Nr,,.-, Sta!T
MnrOOJt·N~-s S1aff
For the first time in its history,
Colgate sponsored a Day ofAction
in honor of Earth Day on Tuesday
on 1hc Quad from 11 :30 a.,n.10 I:30
p.m. The day was hosted by Green
Strides, a Colga1c group dedicated
10 spreading awarcn~ ofenviron·
mental issues both in Hnm1hon and
in general.
There was also a signing of a
memorandum thai would fonnalize
the panncrsh1p bc:1w1..-..:n Colga1e and
Clean Air Cool Plane! (CACP). a
nonprofit orgamzauon wh,eh work.s
throughout the Northca:,1.
"(This org:m1ution works to)
cnhM businesses. colleges and municipalities in volun1ccr cfTons 10
help reduce Gn."Cnhousc Gas emissions." Scmor Progmm Officer of
CACP Ned Raynolds saict
The day began with diffc.:renl
booths of vanous Ccnlcr for Outreach. Volunlc..-crism and Ec.lucauon
(COVE) a11t1 commun11y-serv1cc
rela1cd groups, such as Green
Strides, Sidekicks. Pei Pals,
SOMAC, S1udcnts for l!nvironmen•
tal Ac1ion (SEA). Utica Tutonng,
Outdoor Education (OE) and !lead
St1rt.
Each ofthe grours hoped to show
Nobody apprccia1es Spring like
Colgate students. The first day
with sun and tcmpcr.tturcs above
frt.-ezing brings scantily clad students out of donn rooms and onto
1hc quad
some fun in the
ror
wn. And who can blame
them? After enduring six long,
arduous. seemingl y endless
months of wrnter. they de-serve a
break!
This scn11mcn1 is 1hc driving
force behind one of Colga1c·s
more popular traditions, Spring
Party Weekend (SPW). Taking
place in late April right before the
crunch of final papers and 1es1s,
SPW is seen by mnny students as
, lost hoomh
"I lool. forward to Spring Party
Weekend because 1 feel like it's
my 13St chance 10 have fun with
my friends before finals:· sophomore Mary Drescher said. "Al·
though I'm tired by the end of the
cvcnl, I also feel replenished and
rc.idy to face finals after the nice
weather and good limes."
Sophomore Rob VanOrunt
agrees.
"Spring party weekend is a great
plHto byJ"" Amn-
SH AKE THAT THING: 11,c Lalin American Dancers display their mlcntcd moves and grooves
on nagc at last night's DanocFe.st in in Memorial Chapel. The group joined other Colgate
dance uoopc, for an C'\-'cning of fun, excitement and crcaciviry.
continued on J'OK~ j
roJifl,,urd (m pagr ,
A Man With A Humanistic Mission: Safi's New Book Inspires
celebrate our common humanity
through our unique differences.
Maroon-Ne.,.·r SftllT
mthcr than s1.-cing 1ho~ di ffcrcnces
as negative charactcnstics ofothers
In America, we place a high
Safi
rejects the concept of rchg1ou:;
value on the freedom. opponunaty
tolerance.
favoring :m altitude of
and basic rights which c11i1..cns a.re
acceptance of others on a human
cn111led to. These sorts of basic
level.
1s~ucs apply to all humanity. and
111c idea oftolcrnncc. S.1fi pomlS
striving 10 achieve 1hem in every
out,
origin:ttt!S in nl\.'ogy, where it answers 1hc quc~1101,
esi challenges.
I low much po1~n can a body 101Assistant Professor of Philosoerntc before
phy and Religion Om,d Safi hopes
it cauS\.~ death?
to foster an increased awareness
To Safi, tolcr:.111cc ,,. by no means
of1hc role Islam has to play in this
compatible with plu.rah:;m. lll!'itcad
humanistic rrussion through his
of
tolcratmg our fellow m,m. vvc
book cntiilcd Progressive Musmust believe that men of every
11,ns: On Justice, Gender, and Pluethnicity and faith arc deserving of
ralism.
basic humun rigtus.
Safi discussed the message of
"We must be willing 10 find a
his book at a signing held at the
nonviolcm
way ofresisting the powbookstore on Thursdoy night. The
book is a collection of fourteen
pl,oto "1 EUJ Am•ff ers that be both inside and oucsidc
ofMuslim socic1y, in order 10 bring
essays written by a diverse group THE REAL ISLAM: Visiting Profesoor of Philosophy and Religion Omid Safi reads cxcc:rpu from his
about social equality and justice,"
of modem Islamic scholars. The late&l novel, Progrmiw MMSlims: Onjustitt, Gmd:r 11,u/Pl11raJum1 on Thursday in the Colgate Book.store.
he said.
main goals ofthe collection arc to
The Prot,'l'CSsivc Muslim movepresent a modem interpretation of the terrorist bombings were not be ideologically compatible with surcs as gender and social equalIslam, which is compatible with representative of the beliefs or the most humanistic ideals of ity, calling on pas.sages from the ment has been compared by some
progressive goals, such as social ..,cal Islam," and that .. Islam was Western society.
Quran 10 argue for 1hc equality of to the European rcfonnation of the
justice, gender equality and reli- a religion of peace."
Over rime, he coordinated a humanity under God. The tradi- Catholic Church. Safi believes 1hat
As time went by, however. he group of IS promincnl Muslim tional gender inequality practiced the Muslim movement differs in that
gious and elhnic pluralism.
..One cannot be committed to a felt that there was much more scholars from such diverse areas in many Muslim nations is crilt- rather than splitting off from mainmystical. spiritual life without be- depth to the issue than these as Lebanon, South Africa, Malay- cized as a system that not only Stream Islam, 1his movement seeks
ing concerned with actual condi- simple st.atemcnts conveyed.
sia, Canada and the U.S .• whose severely restricts the rights of to heal the current Muslim community, seeking to solve the problems
1ions of living as well." Safi said.
"Islam is a .religion of peace has writing ultima1ely became a pan women,.
According to Safi, this book has become a hoHow phrase full of of his book.
"It also debases Wld dehuman- like illiteracy, gender inequality and
its origins in Colgate's response apologism," Safi said. "It SCffl\S as
"II would have been easier lo izes males who panicipate in the human rights violations fos1crcd by
a fundamentalist interpretation of
10 1he events of Scp1ember 11. if we have lost sight of the real write a book on my own," ~afi panian:hal sysicms," Safi said.
meaning
of
peace."
Pluralism
is
also
one
of
the
mathe Quran.
Safi, the only Muslim faculty
said.
"\Ve must realize the God-given
member at the time, was asked 10
Safi began to share his desire to
The results, however, speak for jor ideological goals fostered by
address the student body. He gave explore a modem. progressive in- themselves. The essays provide Safi's book. The ultimate goal is to dignity which we arc entitled 10 ~
a speech emphasizing the fact !hat terpretation oflslam, which would analyses supportive of such mea- create a global society in which wc human beings," S.'lfi said.
By Chris Cou1lee
., , "
1 ,,
·,1,11' cu,q,i!(' ,•r!,J
NEWS
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NEWS
Star Seniors Shine Irreplaceable JD
Profiles of this year's
accomplished fellowship
winnen./ page2
The story behind the priest
who has made Colgate
what it is today. / page I
INSIDE:. THIS ISSUE -
t1tlp 11kendr1ck colgatc cdulmaroon
COi.CAT£ SPORTS
ARTS.,FEATVRES
G-Lax To The Max
Running On Empty
A Bettah Beta?
First-year Katie McVeigh
continue to impress the
eompelition. / page 31
Lacava says to get out your
New Balances and explore
Hamilton. / page 18
One student's take on
Beta's extensive phi Ianthropy. / page 10
COMMENTARY
Ar1s & FeaturH
Colgate Sports
Comic,
Commentary
pa~ 17
page 28
page 13
page 10
PRST. STD.U.S. POSl°'&C Paid
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April 25, 2003
N EWS
T HE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
The Stand Out Superstars: Senior Fellowship Wmners Shine
By Lindsay S tani,lau
\fnroon "'""' f Sw[[
AIler enduring a rigorous application process and \\Orking their
"ay to the top of thick applicant
to learn first-hand about foreign
cultures.
Kelli Wong won this very compeutivc fellowship with her proposed study...TrJcing 1hc Hos1ory.
pools. Col~a1c·s 2003 fellowship
and scholarship wmucrs "ill finally be able to see all of their hard
..-.orl pay off. 'I ~c Watson FcllO\\Sh1p, S1. Andrew's Scholarship and l' u lbrigh l Schol3rShip
"'111 all prO\ 1dc their wmner:; "11h
excdlcn1 mc-Jns to conunuc their
stud11.:s.
Uo"ever. 1he specific aim 1hm
these a,,~1rds ha\'C m directing the
,,.mncrs' ~tudics ,am.-s. 1 hc1 homas J. \\':.i1sm a year-long md1..·pcndcm study
Chrystal H. C rcner
progr;un m ,,h,ch 1hc sludl.!nl's
pul"J)OSC l'i specific and 1hcy 1111cnd
Adam R. Grcc:nlcc
ce,ved a Fulbrigh1 scholarship bu1
decided instead 10 pursue the
Watson.
The St Andrew·s Society of
New York Scholarship has a
slightly more narrow focus
where 1he recipient s1udies in
Scotland. Jessica Lapinsky has
dedded 10 apply 1his award 10 a
year of studying Medieval Scot·
tish Studies at the University of
Glasgow.
Lapinsky traveled 10 Sco1land
lhrough Colga1e ·s Enlllish Sludy
ttbroad program in London in the
Spring of 2002.
•· ri,e people, the countryside
and the history or Scotland are
enchanting," she said.
Colgate's seven recipients of
1he Fulbrighl Scholarship will be
involved in teaching assis1ant·
Dl'\elopment and Variations of
the Gnme of Chess." Within this
design, she plans to study chess in
Chma, I long Kong. India, Spain,
Italy and Russia. Wong explained
that her interest in this topic stems
from her curiosity about 1he hismry of this game.
" I was ah.,.ays encouraged to fo.
cus on reading more chess str.ll•
cgy books:· she said ... I d<-dicatcd
many yc:irs ofmy life doing sv."
fl O\I.C\'Cr, she has not had the
opponumty 10 explore the lesser
known side of 1he game. In addition to this award, Wong also re-
ships abroad or in research.
Tiffany Imes. Adam Greenlee,
and Chrystal Grener all plan on
leaching English 10 Sou1h Korean s1uden1s. They will all be
1ilf..ny D. Imes
spending a year living wilh hos1
families.
"It will be 1he most TC\\arding
aspec1 of 1he Fulbrigh1 award:·
Greenlee said.
Grener embraces the opportunity to teach abroad.
··1 am looking forward 10 being
in a ncwenvironmen1 and compar·
ing 1he educational systems in
South Kotea and America." she
said.
After hearing a lecture given by
a Colgate alum on her teuching CX·
periences in Sou1h Korea, Imes
became interested in the opportu•
Kelli Anne Wong
nity.
"I feh that ii v.-ould bea veryvaJu,.
able international experience," she
said.
Garland Se10 is involved in a
similar program through the
Fulbrigh1 award where she plans 10
!<3th Enghshm Ta,wun. Shcwunts
to s hare thingS aboul her culture
wi1h lhe children that she is 1eachmg.
"I a lways wanted to be in an
Asian country and contribute 10 society while learning about Asian
culture." she said.
Another opportunity provided by
the Fulbright Scholarship is 10 conduc1 research. Jonathan Rhodes Lee
·oo plans 10 use his Fulbrigh1 award
10 s1udy Organ and llarpsichord
in the Nc1herland~. "mle Jeanne
Fu is going 10 scudy the philosophy of Martin Heidegger rn
f-reiburg. Germany.
Throughout her applicauon pro,.
cess. Fu was very 1hankful for 1he
hclpofColgate·sGennan and Ph,.
losophy professors.
..The Fulbrigh1 will pave the
way towards future career plans in
the field of scholarship and
academia.," she said.
The awards gi\ en 10 these s1ude111s have opened opponunities
for them to expand their honzons
a nd will facili1a1e funher academic growth after they graduate
from Colga1c.
The Impact Of Gender And Race Perception on 'Gate Diversity
climate.
.. Race. gender and the
"White students 1cnd 10 group individual ·s social dominance oriracial minori1ies coge1her," enrntion maners, bu1 money also
\\'h;u's 1hc bunv..·ord on cam- Serr.mo said...so it is imponant to matters," Serrano said. "And at
pu,·!
look bc-yond African Amerieun Colgate. it matters even more. So.
.,\ ccordmt 10 scmor~ Jenn, rcr and Caucasian students and con- one of 1he implications of 1he
Colon :md Tamnra Serrano. 11·s sider the concerns of Latinos, study is 1hat we need to work on
"d1\Ch!l)
Asians. Na1ivc- Americans tind bi- an expansion of our definitions of
l'hc ,,, o Psyc hology and racial students as well."
diversity 10 include sociocco\\omen·:. S1Ud1es majors preA flcr readmg previous re-search nonuc statu~. not just race.··
scn ted their senior research done in 1he area. Colon and
The s1udy a lso found while the
prOJCCI en111lcd " IJcyond Blad,, Serrano predicted 1ha1 white s1u- majority of white students recog•
and \Vh11e: Pcrccpuons of Cam- den1s \~ould rmc the campus cll- nited the imponanec of diversity,
pus C'hnmt...: and Dl\crsuy Jniua- mtttc more favorable than 1hey wan1ed more passive protn c~" on Tuesday at the underrepresented groups. They gmmming measures and less ac\\'omen"s Studies Orown 0:.ig also 1hous l11 that women and ti\•e measures. Colon indicated
I_ unch
people of color would be more that the administration should ask
Serrano expl:1incd that they supporli\ c ofdiversity initiatives.
the students what is working in
chose the topic afler considcnng
Rcsuhs of the I JO-student s1udy terms of initiati ves. and which
what issues "'ere pcnincnt on showed sign ifican1 correlations group thinks more needs 10 be
campus.
be1ween how students perceived done.
..The bun word was di\ crsity. the campus and 1heir socioeco·
Aller 1he prcsenta110n. Serrano
she said. ··m1d the adminis1mtion nomic status. as well as race, wi1h and Colon opened up 1he room for
seems 10 place a high importance middle and upper-class while stu· discussion. Senior Princess Dunn
on muh1cuhurahsm. especially dents being the most satisfied with addressed the rcsl of the audience.
in light of the racial tension at the current campus clima1e. The citing the lack of sociid opportuColgate las1 year,"
1wo seniors also found that Native nities as something that limits inShe referred 10 1he November Americans and L,.atinos were sup- 1eractions between races al
200 I. 70,studenl, seven-hoursit- ported the most in diversity initia- Colga1e.
in a1 the Offices of Admissions. tives, and minorhy students were
While she feh 1ha1 her educawhich was held in response to more supportive ofac1ive recruit- tional experiences at Colgate were
several racist incidents on cam- ment to improve diversity. than invaluable and that being a minorpus.
were white students,
ity on campus has made her s1ron'11le purpose of the s1udy was
Colon and Serrano also con- ger. she also cited the need for
to detennine whe1her race and dueled a study of 270 s1Uden1s • • places like the Harlem Renaisgender inOuencc perceptions of Syracuse University and found the sance Center. where she lived her
diversity ini1i,u ives and campus same basic trends.
first year.
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DISCUSSING CAMPUS DIVERSITY: Seniors Jennifer Colon
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impact on the Colgate: community.
"Some people think it limits social interaction more, but who
wants to be the only minority on
1he noor?.. she said. ·1na.-s already how it is in classes. When
do you relax and just breathe? We
all want comfortable living
places."
Sophomore Ka1elyn Macrae said
she fell 1h11 while srudcnts needed
to make an effort 10 lalce up issues
outside of lhcmselves. and make
themselves aware of 1hese issues.
.. If you oon·, sec 1he problems.
1hen how can you worlc 10 change
lhcmT she asked.
This sentiment was echoed by
HllmllCon,.,..,,.
Visiting lnstruc1or in Psychology
Rob Foels. who also added 1ha11here
arc reasons why students might be
unaware.
"In terms of social cognition,
1here may be a comple1e failure of
awareness of 1hese issues. not because it is anyone's fault," he sakl.
..There should be better communication and opponunities that provide more awareness abou1 what
goes on:·
Scm,no urged S1udC111S 10 mttl
01hcr people. expand educa1ional
horizons and l10I make U5Un1)rioos.
·1ncre muSI be a common goal
we all have forColgale,.. Colon said.
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press Release: The Journal or
Blacb in Higher Educalion nnb
Colple Univenity among top lib.,,1 ans colleges
Colgate University setS fees, an00unces initiatives for 2003-2004
friday, April 11, 2003
vldes 11 nece1arily labor hlellslve. and the univenily has been
impacled by lncreall0$ in .,,,_
ployee health care coslS and illbsamtiel increasn in property and
Hability i - .
"We are in the mid&t of challengina economic limes and private higher education is not immune to these difficullia, said
David Hale, Colgaie's vice p,esiden1 offinance and IJ<8SUn,r. •o.,.
spite the demandin& fiKal ldtina.
we are pleued that the Colgate
endowmenl will be able to provide
an increasing level ofsuppon (totaling over S2 l.5 million) next
year 10 augmenl program initia-
At a March 9 meeting,
Colga1e's board of ln1$11,udget for the 2003-2004 fiscal
year. The budget includes funds
for several new and ongoing pri·
oritics including an expanded faculty. a continuing commitment to
infonna1ion 1echnology, and sig- th,·es."
To allow for both smaller class
oilicant campus renovations and
sizes and expanded curricular opcrihancements.
The truSleos also este,blishcd ponunities. four new full-time floe.
studen1 charges (tuition, room and uhy positions will be added in the
board and Sllldent activity fee) for fall of 2003. This action is port of
the 2003-2004 academic year at a plan begun in the fall of200 I to
SJ?,095, a 5.6 pe,«nt increase substantially increase the size of
over 2002-2003. The intima1e the ptnnanent facuhy during the
learning environmenl Colgate pro, first half of this decade. Colgate
will allo ~it>cooanllllienl
10 informllion ledlnolol)'willl the
~ llatian of a fflOICll mon, poW'
ertlil welllli" ror- by llllldmts,
faculty and staff. The uppde of
the website is e,pected to be
completed by the end of this sum-
""'·COIIIIIUclion has already begun
on aS5.9 million renovation of the
O'Connor Campus Cenler (the
''Coop"). The"Coop"isatthecen·
terof eecbctudmt'sdayoo the hill
and a dramatically renovated
building. providing expended food
and so<:ial space op1ions, will
await students when they return
for tho fall semester. Colgate will
complete its installarion of fire
safety (alarm and sprinkler) systems in university residences this
summer and will begin the installation of a now campus emergency phone system.
Founded in 1819, Colgate
Universfty i• a hiably selective,
residential, liberal arts college
enrollina nearly 2,7SO under-
·gradualeS. Situated on a rolling
5 I S-acn, campus in central New
York State. Colgate University
attracts motivated s1udents with
divtrse backgrounds, interests
and talents.
Friday, April 18, 2003
Ham/hon, N.Y. -Colg;,tc Universi1y was ranked third by The
Journal of Blacks in Higher Edu,
cation in a survey of the nation's
25 top liberal arts colleges measuring success in iniegrating black
sltldents and faculty. The ranking
1ppears in the publication's winier 2002-2003 issue.
The ranking was based on a
score composed ftom individual
rankings of a variety of statistics
including relative success in at·
1T11Cting, enrolling, and gradual·
ing black studenlS and progress
in bringing black professors to
campus. Only Amhers1 and Williams Colleges ranked higher
than Colaate.
The poblica1ion noled 1ba1
Colg:11e has tho "highest black
student graduation rate in the
country at 93 percent." The university was also noted for having "a very high black student
yield thls year." Yield is defined
as the pcrcen1age of studenlS
who accept an invitation to join
1he freshman class.
In ilS autumn 2002 issue, The
Journal of Blacks in Higher
Education highligh1ed Colgale
alo~g with Harvard •nd
Anthersl as on.: of lhe few academically seleccive institutions
with a high black smdcnt gradu:stion rate.
Founded in 1819, Colgnie University is a highly seleerive, rtsidSituoled on a rolling 515-acre
campus in central New York
Suite, Colgale University attnlCIS
motivated students with diverse
backgrounds, inlercsLS a.nd talents.
Democracy Matters, And These 'Gate Lobbyists Know It Well
By Brandy Bones
Maroon-Nn-.·s Slaff
Representatives from Democracy Matters chapters in New
York ns well as Citizen Action
\cw York lobbied New York
State Legislatures for passage of
Senate
Minority
Leader
Pallerson 's Bill S. 3440 and in tho
Assembly, Assembly member
Ori12's Bill A. 3453A. Colga1e's
chap1er was reprcscnled by sophomores Kate Rufe, Matt DiChiara,
Slode Cogswell, Allen Royce and
Brandy Bones.
The Oritz-Paterson Clean
11oncy/Clean Eleclions Bill c,,1abll\hes a system under which can•
dictates in New York who agree to
'1mi1 campaign spending and contnbutions, and who collect a set
amount of small contributions
from voters. will receive a fixed
and equal amoun1 ofpublic tinanc.
mg for their political campaigns.
On April I 5, Colgale University
Democracy Matters with Citizen
Action New York and Democracy
\tatters chapters in New York
!raveled lo the New York LegislJ1ive Building in Albany and en•
couraged lawmakers to pass fair
funding in a Clean Elec1ions Bill.
The combined forces of Democrncy Matters, Citizen Action of
New York, New York Citizens for
Clean Elections and New
York Greens descended on Albany to ialk aboul democracy.
"Democracy Matters is a vehicle through which 1ho OrtizPaierson Bill, accompanied by
other future teaislation refonns.
will gain momentum and appret iation nationwide;• Royce said.
"I'm on ly thankful to be an
active member of such a strong
and motivated oraanization.,.
Together, the groups mel with
and talked to over 30 legislators,
participating in a Press Confer-
day where they set up an informational table concerning the
Clean Money/Clean Elections
Bill as well as information about
their organization. Their effort
raised awareness of the group ·s
cause in the Hamilton communi1y, where they collected almost
I SO of 1he 709 signa1ures.
New York Democracy Maucrs
Chapters will be in close contact
wi1h the legishuors with whom
1hey met and will continue to
monitor their support of clean
money in New York S1t11e.
The day ended with a march
and rally outside the New York
Business Council offices, from
which New York corporations
exert undue innuence on the
state legi slature. With great
signs . such as ·· Honk If You
Love Clean Elec1ions," "Colgate
Loves Clean Money" and "When
Corpora1ions Are In Oed Wi1h
Legislators, NY Ci1izens Ge1
Screwed," and chon1s, such as
"Hey Hey Ho Ho, Corporale
Money Has Go1 To Go" and
"Whal Do We Want? Clean
Elections! When Do We Want
Them? NOW," 1he groups made
their presence felt and got a lot
of supportive honks from passerby.
Studen1s attending the day's
,,,.,. ~"""1 •fBunJJ &um even1s left with much firsthand
LOBBYING FOR CHANGE: Members of Colgate's Democracy Matters Chapter tr,v,:led with Ci1izcn knowledge on legislation and
Action New York and Dcmocncy Mattel's chaptel's in New York to the New York Legislative Building in lobbying.
"There was a general consenAlbany and encounged lawmaltera to pus fair funding in a Clem Elections Bill.on April 15.
sus by everyone we met with that
ence with Assemblyman Felix lobbying," Royce said. ''The leg- hours al tho Coop, Frank, Edge, this was an issue that needed 10
be addressed in New York state,"
Ortiz. Zach Hollander of Cornell islalOn we spoke with wen, for the classrooms and downtown.
••After a one or two meetings Royce said.
presented Ortiz with petitions mos1 part in complete agreement
DiChiara appreciated how
wilh a grand 101el of 3,709 sig- with our bill."
with legislators, I was very comworthwhi
le the day was.
nalures in support ofClean ElecCopies of the 3,709 Sigl1alurcs fortable discussing the issue of
··1 learned more about 1he istions in New York, and heard wen, pre,cn~ IO numerous leg- clean money," Rufe said, "and I
sue
in one day than I ever could
felt
my
opinions
were
real1y
lisSenator Eric Schneiderman tell islators at the lobbying meetings.
have
listen ing to lectures or
the group how important their Tho Colpce Democracy Maners tened to. It was an exhausting, fun
studying the issue," he said. ··tt
pressure n,ally was.
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THE Col.GATE MAllooN-NEWS
•
News
Judicial Board, Tenure ~
tcrcs1 to make changes to the
honor code. He cold faculcy memMaroa" News Staff
bers that academic honesty issues
As the academic year winds to were going to be addressed dura close, che Colgace faculcy held ing 1hc summer. •·1 actually don't
one last rneeling on Monday to want a stricter honor code. but
discuss the many pertinent issues rather a more encompassing code
facing boch chc facuhy and s1u- that gives students more freedom
den1s. The meeting infom1ed fac- and tcsponsibility," Weinberg
ulty members or proposed said.
changes 10 the University's judiIn changing the honor code.
cial system, method of approving Weinberg plans on having the Stunew courses, tenure procedure dent Government Association
and other mauers of business.
look at the honor codes of other
Dean of che College Adam schools for any improvements that
Weinberg reported that antici- could be made to the present honor
pated changes 10 the judicial sys- code. "In general, this is pan of a
tem are scheduled to he made larger move to tum more goverover the summer. "We are mak• nance issues back to students."'
ing small changes 10 the proce- Weinberg added.
dure by which we do the judicial
Weinberg also expressed an insystem," Weinberg said.
1erest for faculty members to be
One proposed change will af- involved. He encouraged any of
fect the way that the judicial sys- their input or ideas on modifying
tem board deals with issues of the honor code.
academic honesty, "\Ve are
In tenns of the judicial system,
changing the way we put the changes in the process for hanboard 1oge1her," Weinberg said, dling disciplinary actions and so"We are going to use a little bit cial organization were also adsmaller pool (of s1udcn1s) and dressed. The proposed plan suggive more training. especially for geslS composing che he,iring board
students hearing complex cases." of students. faculty and adminisWeinberg also expressed an in- trnco-.. The board would then he,ir
By Jennifer Reynolds
.
cases, make recommendations for
a decision and report back to the
Dean of the College. The Dean of
che College would have che final
word on the decision, whereas the
present procedure has the hearing
board's decision as final.
These changes presented 10 the
faculty have not been finalized.
They are going to be reviewed
over the summer. Faculty did not
express much reaction. However,
Weinberg encouraged chem 10 express any of their 1hough1S on the
proposed changes.
The meeting also deah with a
new procedure to approve courses.
Professor Nancy Pruitt, represent•
ing che Academic A ffairs Board
(tfor faculty approval. "We wanl to
change the way in which new
courses are decided on," Pruin
said, "'Members ofthe departmenl
(ofchc new course) will look at lhc
new courses and assess 1heir intellectual rationale ...
The AA B wanes each department to establish standards for
evaluating new courses. ··we want
to ask each dcpanmcnt to aniculate academic standards at various
levels [of cou™'Sofscudy)," Pru in
April 25, 2003
at Fmal Faa1lty Meeting
added.
Pruitt hopes lhis change in
course approval will improve
course offerings and refine the
academic standards using the in..
pul of faculty member$. "It is exciting and ince,csting for departmenlS 10 calk aboul scandards and
appropriate expeccarions at differenc levels," she said. "'It begins a
discussion ofstandards and makes
the kinds of comparisons that
could be useful to faculty."
The Curriculum Committee
would review courses in light of
academic standards and the assessment of intellectual rationale
given by chc department. They
would issue the final approval for
lhe course. The facuhy member$
presenl awroved lhisplan fora cwo
year lriaI period.
University President Rebecca
Chopp exprossed her reprds and
apprtciarion for the wool< ofthe faculcy during her first year al Colgate.
"1...,lly am very proud lo work wilh
you."' she said.
Dean ofthe Faculcy Jack Dovidio
reported the average grade poinl
averages (GPA) ofthe college Span·
ning from the 1993 academic year
to the most recent academic scmes-.
len. There hu been., upward lrover the past decade, peaking at 3.10
during the spring and fall 2002 .
Don Waldman. Richard M.
Kessler Professor of Economic
Studies, presented the raulcs ofll-,
Faculcy Affairs Cormni- (FAC)
conceming potential changes in pn,.
motion guidelines for faculty.
FAC wants to make sure that II-,
policy is clear in terms of 1ht
timeline and requiremenlS for pro.
mocion to full professorship. 'Tu
policy should be explicic,"
Waldman said, '"Theenrir,, linguag,
wilh teacbing. scholarship and Svice should be made clcarer. Fa,.
ulcyshould havesomethingofeacl,
and have an overall record of high
qualicy.'·
Waldman encouraged faculty to
express any of their concerns wilh
the proposed changes. Facuhy
members expressed a desire for ch,
language and rimeline for a promolion to be clear. They wanled to
know to what exlfflt and how each
scholarship, service and teaching
wou Id be considered in the process.
Faculty member$ wen, also agares.
sive in their contentions that, the
guidelines forpromooons should be
clear and precise.
n.
Galapagos Islands: Home OfLizards And Blue- Footed Boobies
sional photographer and scientific
consulcan~ and works wich lhe Darwin Sociccy Chere. Impressively, she
Exoric fish, erupting vokanocs, is credited for her wott to save the
giant tonoises. century-old cacti: all San ca Cruz land iguana from exrinoofchesc seem a lictle out of place ac tion.
On her work with the Darwin
Colgace. Regardless, piclures of
these specimen were presented Sociccy. Snell said, "I've gone from
Thursday nigh! in Heidi Snell's, looking at individual animals to
"pl,otogr.iphic cour of che geology looking at the c.."lltirc ecosystem of
and biology of che Galapagos Is- che Galapagos Islands. and crying to
lands.""
maintain their pristinencss."
Snell showed a series of slides,
Heidi Snellcurrendy worksac che
Charles Darwin research station in all phocographs she ,ook herself in
d,e Galapagos, and has lived on one the Galapagos Islands. Her slides
of 1hc islands since she was sta- ranged from pictures of watcnalls
cioned chcre in chc Peace Corps and plants, to various species of
aboul 26 years ago. She is a profes- birds. reptiles. and mammals.
By Sara Backowski
Mnroon IIN'S Staff
"l like to document science, and
science in action," she said... Ifyou'
sec a piccure ofa cute penguin, that's
nice, but if you see a picture of
someone inspecting box.es and
boxes for che riniest sign of pe$1S, ii
gives you respccl for whal people
have to do to main&ain the ccosys..
tern."
Snell spoke about the effect hu•
mans have on the ecosystem of the
Galapagos Islands. She ciled flowers"'"" CXJ1mple ofone ofihe many
anributes of che islands Chat are
changing due to courist traffic and
island inhaJ,;tanlS.
'"Ther,, are particular flowers that
only grow on certain islands of the
Galal"l&os. This is because bees are of you.
whac aide che flowers' pollinarion
'"We spenl lhree days and "'""
processes, and lhe bees cannot fly nights at the erupring volcano/'
the distance belwecn the islands,"' Snell said, .. watching how ii
Snell said. "However, somehow, changed during that time, and I honhumans hlve brought wasps to the estly di~ 't sleep for ~ than a
islands. The wasps can fly belween few hours lhatentitetime. ltwasj""
islands, so who knows how chis will so fascinating.••
effecl the plane life."
Snell's love for the islands was
Snell also sho~ a series of vol- made apparent in her present8tion
cano pictures. The Galapagos Is• by her dedication to phologn,phing
lands were fonned by volcanic erup- their luuty.
lions, and they conlinue to grow
'"You can be sining on an i•land
from the still-acrive volcanoes that wilh your back to a flamingo, and a
are localed on che islands. Snell penguin will come up and stare you
compared sw,ding al the moulh of in the face," she said. "Maybe that's
the volcano to standing on a nmway why they call [the Galapagos Iswhilejetsaretakingoffright in front lands) lhe enchanted islands."
The Festivities, Activities And Antics Begin: Bring On SPW!
CCMflnued/rorn pag~ I
way for s1Udents to take their
minds off of the stress thal comes
with the end of the semester," he
said.
fellow sophomore Jen
Goldenberg also has high expectations for the event.
"Spring pany weekend is someching 1h01 Colgace s1uden1s look
forward 10 all year;· she said. "II
was run very smoolhly last year
and everyone seemed to have a
great time. I hope chat lhings go
as "'ell this year. if not even bct1cr."
The weekend wi II be the resu h
of several months' wonh of work
and planning on the part oft he student-run Spring Pany Planning
Commiltee.
"We have been working really
hard to get a lot of fun events
plt1nncd for this year.'' commince
member first-year Chris Gannaui
said. " I think students have a lot
10 look forward 10:·
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Fcs1ivitics will begin today with
an outdoor picnic ca1ered on
Whitnall Field from 6 • 8
p.m. Cuisine will include an assortment of subs from Rogers,
grilled icems from Odd fellows and
assortment of cold salads and
cookies.
The Resolutions and Dischords..
boch co-ed a cappella groups, will
perform al 6 p.m.• followed by an
incense Powder-Puffmacch-up between the junior and senior girls.
Tonight's fun will conclude with
concert featuring the alternative
band. Bowling for Soup, sponsored by Colgate Activities
Boord's (CAB) Music.
Beginning al noon on Sacurday.
April 26, Whilnall Field will be
transfonned into a carnival complete with rides, inflatables and
ploncy of free food. The Spring
Pany Planning Committee is also
bringing back popular rides from
last year, including jousting,
bouncy boxing and bumper cars.
According to commiuee co-
chair Oannatti. the final competicion of Colgate Idol will kick off
che "five hours of fun" on Wbitnall
Field. The hip-hop group Field
Mob will take che stage al I :4S
p.m .. At 3:1 S p.m., alternative
group, The Scarting Line, will perfonn.
In addition to these mainstage
aclS, students can actend CUTV"s
game show ··Beat lhe Geeks," or
listen to music from Joint Account
and Flame, winners of the Battle
of lhe Bands and War of Words
CC1ively.
An array of food will be offered
10 suscain studencs throughout the
aftemoon, including grilled items
from The Oddfellows, ribs and
chicken from Mr. Ed's. pies from
New York Pizzeria (Slices), subs
from Roger"s Market. mozzarella
sticks from Numero Uno and Curtain Call brownies. Coca-Cola
Cprporacion and BACCHUS will
provide 1he beverages for the
events. There will also be acatered
beer garden f~m l 2:30 p.m. to
4:30 p.m.
The Committee this year has
worlced hard to ineodents into the weekend - making
sure there is something for
everyone. Besides che rides and
inflacables, several studenl groups
will be providing entcnainment
and ac1ivi1ies on the field on Saturday, includina Korean dumplings cooked and provided by the
Korean Students Association,
"1llrow a Pie" at a Gamma Phi
Bela and bagels, mockcails and
fake tattoos provided by
BACCHUS.
Instead of one large headlining
band, several smaller bends will
cater to the tasleS of a large and
diverse Colgate student body.
"The idea was to &et everyone
involved as much as possible,
bringing together student groups
to create a Spring Party Weekend
that would allow everyone to
come toaother for one las1 party
before the year ends," committee
member senior Zachary Newton
said.
"We feel thal this ye,ir's Spring
Party Weekend will be successful,"' he added. "We have been
pulling a lot of effort. into gening
scudent groups involved. We're
trying 10 get people to come 10gether for one last event. one lase
......y.
StudenlS who have not attended
SPWs in thepastexp,ess much excitement for the upcornina events.
"Since I finally got lffllll and
quit crew, I will be attendin& my
lint Spring Party weekend this
year and I can't wait!" sophomore
Elisha Seaton said. •
SPW veteran Jenney Tagorda
ag,-ees.
" I'm so excited aboul spring
party weekend," she said. "Last
year, I really dicbt 't lcnow what to
expect becauoe it wu my flm time
experiencin& SPW, but this time I
know it's going to be a blast. I
can't wait for the put food, awesome enter1ainment and nonstop
IOcializing that SPW is all about!"
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5
NEWS
N~WS F - AROUND
I
I
are DOI diYffllld I D ~TI,. '"luedmap," lboup IIOI yet
TIIEWORLD
official. hllieceivedcuiOUlsupNew ............ 0....-t port fiom both Iida. The plan
CINertolleallty
calls for lhe end of Palesliftian attacks, a fi....te on the expansion
RAMALLAH, West Bank - of Jewish settlements in the West
Prcsidenl Bush's "roadmap" 10 Bank and Gaza, and the cieation
peace in lhe Middle East may of a Palestinian awe with provihave become a n:alily as y ....,,. sional borders. Issues left oulArafal and his prime miniscer- standing include the status of
desi811*, Mahmoud Abbas, fi. Jerusalem, PalCllinian refugees,
nally ..,_ on a new cabinet. and final borders.
ending weeks of 1ense negoliaUnfortunately, the softening of
1ions.
both sides has not affected terrorBush, and Olher inlemalional ist groups entrenched in lhe releaders a,ound lhe world. have gion. The terrorist wing ofHamas
been eager IO implemen1 a plan has stated that they will continue
to end over 30 monlhs of Israeli- to auack Israelis regardless of atPalestinian conflict and establish templS 10 secure peace.
a Pale11inian s1a1e. The
"roadmap" was conS1ruc1ed
jointly by lhe Uni1ed S1a1es, the
Uniled Nations and lhe European
Union.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. offiBush insisled tha1 1he plan cials have their WOik cul oul for
would be unveiled only once them as they attempt 10 make
Abbu 's govemmenl is formally senseofthepolilicalc"- in lnq.
eslablished. The ending of lhe As several of Iraqi group> vie for
standoff' over the compoeilion of power, the U.S. has warned Iran
Abbas' furura cabinel will help nOI IO become involved in the proto make this a more realistic po<· cess.
sibilily.
This week, the American mili•
Both the Uniled s- and Is- 1ary stripped Bqhdad'a self aprael have concluded that after de- pointed administrator of his
cades of violence and disap- power. This is a symptomatic situpoinunent, • peace seulemenl ation in an Iraq that has exisled in
will never be reached while a political vacuum for lhe pest sevArafal is in conttol of Palestine. eral weeks. Iraqis, who represent
The final deal was made on numerous platfortns from ComWednesday when Arafal suppos- munism 10 radical Islam, are try·
edly backed down following in- ing to consolidate their power, and
tense international pressure. In this miJhl create engendering a
exchange for accepting Abbas' web of tribal and political rivalappoin1men1s, Arafa1 will be ries.
Officials have attempted, with
consulted before major decivarying
des,= ofsuccess, to presions, includina any future
crackdowns on militant groups. vent any one group from gaining
Bolh Israel and l~e Unilcd ~ preponderance of power until a
States are optimistic about an broad interim government can be
A~ govemmenl. Abbes has eslabliahed.
Pan of this effon includes arstaled that 1he lnfa1ada was a
mislake and thal his conttol of resting Iraqis who have illegally
the security forces and day-to- put themselves in charge of cer- ·
day operation of the government tain reconstt'IICtion efTorts 10 gain
will give him some ability Jo political favor. The process is
crack down on militant groups complex ad dangerous, ad Iraqi
and make sure that official funds opinions of U.S. involvement are
I
io .,_..,,t flux.
nally declared.
Jay G-., redrad lie111e11&nt
As ofTUO$day, the metropoligeneral and bead of the recon- tan ToconlO area had 136 ca,esof
Sln!Ctioe efl'on. arrived in Iraq on lhe disease, a 40 percent rise from
Moaday and will a11emp1 10 im- two weeks ago. Also on Tuesday,
pro:ve the situation u soon as poa- the city lost its J6th victim to the
lillle in the hope ofpreventing vio- disease. The unabated spread of
lent conflict between competing the epidemic has suggested that
poops or widespread anti-Ameri- the quaranrine measures originally
taken by lhe WHO have been
can sentimcnL
Complicating such efforts has largely ineffective.
been Iran. which has been accused
Fundamental flaws in Canada's
of subtly influencing the process national health-care system raise
to achieve conttol over"portions of the probability that hospitals will
a postwar Iraq. Chief among the literally become incubators of the
administration's complaints is disease as it spreads to patients and
Iran ·s alleged atternpl 10 induce health care workers. To combat
anti•American sentiment among the problem, staff in Toronto's
the Shiite populations in the hospiials may soon be required to
South.
treat all patients in biohazard
The U.S. has communicated ilS suits.
anger to Tehran. Iran's fundamenNational health care in Canada.
talist Islamic govemmenl has al- already beset by massive delays
legedly_, agents lo Shiite towns and red tape for those trying to get
in southern Iraq lo gain favor with medical care, might get even
clerics there. Iran's hieh success worse. Elective surgery has essen•
has been shown by increasingly tially come lo a hal~ and cancer
violent denunciations ofAmerican surgeons are finding it impossible
fon:es by Shiite leaders. The U.S. to perform necessary procedures.
hu responded by sending Special
Canadian patients, already
Fon:es personnel lo try 10 con- placed on month-long waiting lists
vince Shiite populations to inte• for diagnostic tests and imponant
grate themselves with a fulure surgeries. are finding their visits
Iraqi govemmen~ rather than re- indefinitely delayed. A Toronto
sist and risk becoming a puppet man died this week after the post•
ponemenl of his scheduled hean-eoflran.
bypass surgery. This was the first
SARS Related Travel Bans
known indirect casualty ofSARS.
The WHO is deeply concerned
Spread
over the Canada sit11arion, and it
lORONTO, Canada -The de- has declared Toronto an "exvelopin& epidemic of Severe porter" of the illness thatneeds to
Acute Respiratory Syndrome be contained. It is suspected that
(SARS) has forced the World travelers from Totonto have inHealth Organization (WHO) to fected the Philippines and Austradeclare Toronto the latest city un- lia.
,afe for foreign travel.
The Atlanta-based Centeno for
Toronto, the first region outside Disease Control and Prevention
East Asia to be declared unsafe by (CDC) is conducting audits of
th• WHO', has joined d.e Shanxi Toronto hospitals, fervently trying
and Guangdong Provinces of to prevent a large-scde exponaChiaa as w~ll as Beijing and Hong tion of the disease to the United
Kong.
States.
Initial optimism about the conTravel restrictions on both
tainment of the pneumonia-like Toronto and Chinese cities
virus has evaporated as China fi. threaten to cause economic chaos
nail)' admitted that the disease has forthe regions dependent on iourspread much fanher than origi- ism. As the financial center of
Canada. Toronto may end up
costing the nation $30 million
a day. The nt.tional economic
growth rate for the entire coun•
try has been reduced from 2 to
2.5%-l¾ as a result of the epidemic.
U.S. - North Korea
Talks Beat•
BEIJING, China-Representatives of the United States,
North Korea and China con- •
eluded the first round of talks
aimed at trying to persuade
North Korea to abandon its
nuclear weapons program. It is
hoped that this will end a growmg security crisis in northeast
Asia.
In Oclober of 2002, North
Korea admitted to having run a
covert nuclear.weapons pro·
gram in violation of bilateral
trea1ies with the United
States.
Both China and South Korea have supported the talks,
concerned that noncompliance
from the North Korean capital Pyongyang could instigate
armed intervention by the
U.S., which would further destabilize the region. The Bush
administration has seated that
they plan on settling the mat·
ter diplomatically, but they
have not ruled out the use of
fon:e if the situation cannot be
resolved through negotiation.
China has suted thal they
arc not optimistic abou1 the
outcomes of the talks, but that
they hope to prevent a U.S.
military response long enough
for North Korea and South
KOrca to improve relations.
and to bring an end to the cri•
sis.
Allhough Nonh Korea has
been atJamant against allowing any other nations to participate in the talks, there is
hope that after accepting Chinese inYolvement, they may in
later stages agree to the inclusion ofJapan and South Korea.
Students Promote Social Justice And Civil Action On Earth Day
"This type of project will add forCACPtobeabletopannerwith
Green energy to the national grid," Colgate, recognize the achieveInstructor in Physical Education~ mcnts of the University and 10 hold
Co-Director of tlie Outdoor Educa- Colgate up as an example to other
tion Propam Molly Baker said.
inscitutions of higher education
..Wewanttoencouragecve,yone across 1be countl'y, and indeed,
to gel involved with all the oppor- around the world."
tunities Colga1e has IO offer," Lee
What followed was a speech by
said.
Morgan Davies of the South MadiProfessor of Economics Bob son Heritage Trust (SMH1), which
Turner spoke about the memoran- formed in January of 2000. SMHT
dum allying Colgate and CACP, is a non-profit Hamilton-based
thncingthaoelnvolwdwithaiviron- group dedic,,led Jo conserving for
mental leede1sl1ip for "making the public benefit the nllllral resources
not only beaulilW, but envi- in the greala' HamillOII area, accordiCNUillt:ldllly fiiendty • well"
ing IO their mission stalemenl
Amonathaoememioned- Vice
The group seeks to pn,1ect farml'lesidei11 ol Amloiusnti,.. SeMces land that is quickly being depleted
MakSpiioandl'lof-.vfGoology · bybuyingorll(.CqAi..adonationsfor
l'lul Pinet, who also ,qa_oled the the land, cn:ating legal agreements
C...,US &do&YG,wp.., inbmal IOensure the proiection ofland, and
'f-iron111111III action.
.,..., -'m,g lo-'< IOWad envi- gjving money 10 olher &iO'IP' and
invesling in buyers who wish IOproShe then introduced -,ior Jin roro1alll1 bdliinti._
LA,e, a ........ .., SEA, who alao
followina his ....... lJtffl.lil), leet lhe land from overuse.
helpedorpni2le theday'a activiliea. President Rebecca Chopp and
SMHT,ece,1dyreceivedaSSOOO
Sheqh 'Ped thepurpaoeolSEA '1 Raynald,ol'CACP.....themomo- pall from the Land Trull Alliance
laolllm. '1 . . . . . . . . . . . of ......, illel( and -=Ii said a tew of New York. some of which will
.,lo do, ballfening ofa portion of
-0.-T...."whidl11edamlicn wordl.
"Wllilewe•allady-.a loc, land in the ... ialO a 11111ft proofltli dallan 1h11., iowad a lional COi...,,, Nallwl Enqy.
ii is Olo 1eop01ilililll)' lo F Aother lo - - The group ii currently lookNative Eaergy group buys __,_..,,... ........ _ _ ing for donations 10 raise about
-0.- Enqy" IO build wind en- ...."•lllitl..,.....,.poudal'- $7500 l'or lhia-. and ,-eqc-'*'
"'ll' pall Ill lowsdle -ofcoal. IIIIX • "
cfamtioal hm ayone bllea 11eef in
The pniect lhey..., woniD& on
Raynoldscchaedller-lilnent. thilpn,ject.
,_ilbwdm~Dml!a,oria
"I an doilled with Ille I*'*"
COVE intera senior Jenny
Nlli¥e
,111wllloa.
allip." he said. "II W
Bwl1• .-,ea lpCll:h COIIOllthllr
«>ntlJtMrd fro"' pagr I
lhat their services went beyond jus1
helping out the community, and that
they worlof underlying social issues facing
Hamilton and the rest of the world.
At around 12:30 p.m., a prcsen·
talion was given to honor the Day
ofaction, Slarting off with a speech
by Green Strides member senior Kat
Meeker. She brieffy outlined Green
Strides activities throughout the
ya., such as WOilin& to reduce the
carbon dioxide output in the air and
making the conurunily more aware
of lhe environment and what SIU·
dents can do IO help.
Kat Meeker then implored all in
-idancetolign the Green Strides
nlillion~ ina,elbtlOget
students and faculty involved in en-
Al.._
a......
mting COVE's """"'d anni\'ersary,
and the firs1 annual Day ofAction.She
thankedeveryooeinVOl\'edinoommonity service and emironmental action
on campus and off.
"The worl, you 'vedonein the community has really begun JOshapehow
Colsi,1e students view their education," she said
Buncman thanks the addition ofseveral envioonmentally-orienled cour,es
in the Environmental Swdies(ENST)
Depa,&11C11t.-.lvo"-'-"""'acroo,;
campus.
''Students now have a beaer understaoding of the underlying social issues our nalion is facing." she said
Accading ID Kai Meeker, the big·
gesiissues facingtheColplecommunity now are ba\sp()rtalion [fumes
aoittod by velicles], sJobo1 warming
and"AU of ~ issues are currendy
i-.adihadbyO-,Strides,"she
llid, "Ind have 1-1 since their first
0 - Sumnit in the winier, a twodsy
cbina which Gloat
Sllitlelm11, .... filpoodoutwlicha,.
'dint-·
cha,,gc on campuS," Chopp said
[Kat] also felt the experience was
positive.
"We set out JO make visible the disperse cffons to unify environmen1al
groops. and this event has a lot of
momcnrum for such a new tradition...
she said.
There was notice, however, ofa lack
ofattfndance at the evffll
" I think a lot ofit was the weather,"
junior Genevieve Pisani. Program
Head of Pet Pals, an organization
working to raise awareness on animal
cruelty, said. "Stil~all the groups made
g,-eal presentations."
Raynolds was also impthe showing.
"I see collegeswdmts as thestewanls for the future of environmental
he sax1
acoon:·
He explained thar the reason
Colgate has been recogoiud by
CACP is due to its alrady gre111 oontnl>ution to environmental acti\Oism
and efforts ID recb::e air pollution and
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Mollin-driocea positive view on the day.
"What has in.-esaed me about
Gloat Strides •'-the faculty, 11111;
and . . . . all cam, topd,er lDa,.
COVE D i - Mamie Tahune
was phsed with the dsy's events as
well, and felt that the acadmic quad
was1gre111placc1Dholdtheevaotevao
with the poor wesd,er,
''Sto.idaacould~ walk by and
II ie. CIICh a afin1,le a(the different ways they can malu, a diflaaoce
ue beluty.and..Sar•ilu11a:.lml
on..,_" she said.
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hase.,.W1111tmaypeopleilltlm
Aftor 11 years of dedicated
service Father John Donovan,
who bas stayed here lon&Pny other Catholic chaplain, is
leaving Colgalt at the end of this
semes1cr.
"I wish him only the best jn
the future, but sadly, I know that
the Colgate Catholic community
won't be the same without him,"
junior Mcghan ConbeDonovan was ordained priest
in 1986. He served at the refu•
gee settlement m Utica and at the
Italian parish in Endicott. New
Yori<. I le canie to Colgate in November 1992, when he was still
serving os a chaplain at SUNY
Morrisville.
In the suntmersbetwcen 1994
and 1998 he obl3ined a Canon
Law Degree from the Catholic
University in Washington. OC.
For the past four years, he ha&
served as the Catholic chaplain
at Colgate and as a sacramental
minister in Morrisville. Next
year Donovan will be joining the
Diocese 1'ribun:1I in Syr:icuse.
"(A]s the time of his depar1un: draws closer, I must admit
that I cannot imagint: Colgat.e
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NEWS
- l i a feel with dleiT&idl.•
"Just the other day, whea I
asked how e- MIit, he
~lied "Eh. same old... ya know,
He rose," lhc added.
Educalion, worship and cl•il
service are amona the COie or Ille
Newman Communily. Forbis tire,
1eo efforts aod devotion to
Colgate, Donovan received the
Dean's Community Service
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without fat her Donovan," j un-
ior Mary King said. "So many
days I would just drop by his
office to say hello. and we "-'Ould
end up in an involved discus·
s1on. Everyone knows they will
sec him Saturday morning of
Spring Party Weekend out on
Whitnall Field, and a, hockey
games. bo1h home and away. He
walks the fine line or friend and
confessor."
Oonov;au inherited the
Colgate Newman Comm1.1ni1y
from aprevious chaplain and has
since made m;iny improvements
10 increase student auendance
and involvcm(.111 in the organi-zation.
"Doing simple things like
merchandising," Donovan said.
''helps attract people. Some say
I am buying pizza just to get
more people ... Well (a broad
smile), they arc right!"
In reality, however. it is not
only the me_rchandizing that
brings $ludents to the Chapel on
Sunday nights.
"( Father Donovan] has this
fabulous sense of humor that
makes the Mass on Sundays oot
only painless, bu1 fun 100,"
Conbcer said. ''He has done an
amazing job of bridging the
PEACE BE WTH YOU: Fadlcr Doaonn cfeputt dN Celpce
community after 11 JI"'• of de,,otcd Mleader and mend 10 many ,cudenu.
Award in 1999.
Turkey and school supply
drives in the fall, end-of-year
clothing drive. which usually nu.
a 19-foot long truck. Sprina Party
BBQ and two trips to Rome an,
just some oflhe even11 lhal fadier
Donovan has helped orpnize.
'The Rome trips were phonomenal," Donovan said. ''They aa••
students access 10 thinp you don't
get 10 see on a tour, like scvm,I
offices of the Vali<:an and broadell
their concepts of church."
In addition, the Newman Community is actively involved in
projects at the Hope House
Kitchen in Utica, the Extended
Care Unit at the Communily Momorial Hospital and, Father
Donovan's personal fa..,.;ie, die
Nazareth Farm al Cenlral Point,
By Jarren Turner
Maroo,rNe,,,.., ~9(
Tuesday was • good day ror
Oow Jones Industrial
A ,,crag,: (DnA) closed htgher al
8,484.99, up I S6.09points, or 1.87
pcn:en~ on the day.
,
The NAS/NMS Composite
(Nasdaq) clof<,d on a tlweo-mondl
high, closingaa 1,451.36, up 26.99
p0ints, or 1.89 percen~ for die
day. The 10-year Treasury bond
yieldw•io-T...it,,afta,-,,
SIOCks. The
down
rmm 0.004 io 3.983 perca11.
Vohpno for Ille NYSE and
Nasdaq
been hiper recendy.
Investors saw a 11i)lht spike tfurina
heavytradeTuealay. Equitielhigheron Monday "*'1UII, led by
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T HE CoLGATE MAROON-NEWS
Letters to the Editors
l hr Qiofgatr ;lNaroon-ltrbts
April 15, 200)
Volume CXX:XVII, Number 24
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Since When Did Louis Vuitton Go To The 'Gate?
Est-ce que Le Maroon-News vraiment du luxe?
Dear Edi1ors.
Ornh IGnnally
KayTraater
April 25, 2003
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After reading the column .. Inspirations
for the Haute College Experience," I sat in
my gray Colga1c swea1 panls and wondered,
"Should I change my clo1hcs? Is lhcrc arc
new dress code on campus?" Alihough I
understand lhc reasoning behind such a column, every newspaper has a fashion sec~
tion. I am not really sure if I understand the
meaning behind this one. Not only is this
anicle a poor attempt to connect the Colgate
concentration experience with the New Fall
line, (even 1hough it isn't even spring here,
le1alonc fall}, I feel as if LaCava docs so in
a way 1ha1 is some whal condescending, She
spews out fashion designers like
McDonald's orders. in a way that makes
people, who don't know who Vik1or and
Rolf or "11-Boy Zac Polsen," feel as if 1hcy
arc "soooo un-currcnt."
Whatever lhc case, I feel as if this col~
umn makes Colgate's newspaper, which
most of the time possesses great esteem,
come off ...um ... how do the.French say i1?
Oh righl ... un peu superjicfam
Erin Malone 'OS
Gregory S1nrn.on
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The Missing Story: Hamilton's Own Soldier Fights
For Freedom And Justice In Iraq
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Editorial
Dear Editors,
A Spring Party Journal
da1cd in March, which was mailed in this
month and just received on April l9. This
letter contained something thll was very
bo1hcrromc 10 my family, especially me,
being a veteran myself. In Justin ·s words,
"Tell anyone (if any} 1ha1 suppons us, 1ha1
we appreciate it. Whoever doesn't, tell them
10 go screw a tree." It really bo1hers us to
think that our Servicemen and
Servicewomen have to have thoughts like
lhis. l don'I think that the anti-war pro1es1ors and critics of the President have any idea
of 1hc damage 1hey have done. Why
not lake all this ..energy" and use it to sup·
p0n our President and our troops? The w:..r
has taken place, yet we still have protestors
and critics going on and on over something
1ha1 has already happened. Meanwhile we
have our 1roops that feel some American
people arcn 't supporting them. The very
people 1ha1 our 1roops have jeopardized
their lives for, so 1hat we as Americans
and citizens of other countries, like Jraq,
can enjoy freedom. As Paul Harvey
would say, "Wake up America!''
Another thing that bothers me is a lack
of acknowledging veterans that wotk on
this campus, a~ well as those students who
arc "urren1ly serving in the Reserves. The
sacrifices 1hey have made and continue
to make during their lives arc
unmeasurable and to often go unnoticed.
I'd like 10 lhank all 1he people on 1hc
Colgate Campus for their support and
prayers. These have included President
Chopp, Chaplain Nan De Vries, Dirce1or
of Communications Jim Leach, Director of
Development Communications John
Hubbard, Assistant Director ofCus1odial
Operalions Bob Pils and members of his
staff, Executive Chef Mike Stagnaro and
members of 1he Sodexho s1aff and all 1he
members of 1he Campus Safc1y Depanment, including our student workers.
I'd like 10 thank you for laking tim<: 10
read 1his letter and if you would like any
funher infonnation please e-mail me, or I
can be found on duty, 4:00 p.m. 10 midnigh1
•• Campus Safely.
Reading your paper on a rou1inc basis, I
commend you for your wide variety of arndeed, April 1s the cruelest month. Bui, a.!i the sun gradually begins 10 rub its weary 1icles and different opinions printed on each
eyes and shine high above the rolling hills of Madison Coun1y and the Chenango of these. The rca.«>n for my contacting you
Valley, 1hc Hamilton/Colgate community begins co feel lhc cxci1emen1 of spring. Ver• is in regards 10 the war in Iraq. You've cov•
dant lawns and tank-lops abound; smiles pain! the faces of students and faculty alike. The ered almost every angle except one, 1hc
town vibrates with excitement. I wake up and, probably 10 the detriment of my liver, take s1ory of a local 19-year old 1ha1 has been
a Tylenol and hope the night's headache subsides. After a brief morning's nap on the serving in Iraq and the Middle East since
futon, bcnca1h the common room's overpriced and all-too,.common Mark Rothko print. I January 5. or course I realize this isn't in
tum on the television, and catch a re-run of CUTV's flagship program: Booty Calf. J think anyway in1cntional and I'm sure you have
10 myself, "Mon ... Whal a grea, Spring Pany Weekend." I siumblc 10 1he makeshift bar, no knowledge of1his.
Ainnan First Class Justin Brown is curand mix myself another Bloody Mary(cxtta Tabasco). Just as I finish chomping down the
rently
serving in Security Forces, United
linlc celery s1ick at 1hc bottom of the glass (hey. my suite is classy). my roommate grabs
S1a1cs
Air Force in Iraq. Justin is an '01
me and hus1lcs me down 10 Whitnall Field where .. infla1ables," "rides.. and "Field Mob"
arc wailing paticnlly for my arrival. I just hope that the "merry-go-round" doesn't fall gradua1c of Hamihon Ccn1ral School and
apan 1his year ... oh, and that I had some more money so I didn't have to drink O.E. again has lived in Hamihon all of his life (wi1h
the exception of this last year that he has
1onigh1.
been serving his country in 1hc United States
Air Foree). Jus1in worked a1 Amy's Hideaway Cafe in downtown Hamilton and for
Sodexho, mainly al ''The Edge Cafe" on
campus. Justin had made many friends that
Remember What's Important
he met while working at Colgate.
Justin's family lives !n HamilIon, you'll
By Gregory Stevenson '04
be able 10 idcn1ify 1hcir home by 1he large
yellow ribbon 1ha1 is on a large Maple 1rcc
couldn"t write anything last week. Because I still didn't understand how 1 felt, I in their fronl yard. 11 is hoped thal Justin
think, Out now that SARS has become more of a problem, and Beijing. where we makes ii safely home 10 cut this ribbon
were Sludying, has become a locus for lhc disease, r think r have finally come 10 terms down. The Christmas lights of color on
the shrubs in front of their home were
with being taken ou1 of China.
changed
to all while ligh1s1 as a sign of
But 1 don't know if I have come to terms with being back at Colgate, yet Usually,
students returning from abroad get a chance 10 scnlc back in, 10 get used to being hope for all our Servicemen and
stateside again. Not us. We went from being pointed at and misunderstood at every Servicewomen to return home safely to
turn to being run of the mill people. There's no1hing special about us anymore. Ac~ their families and friends. Justin •s mom
tually. over there. we didn't have 10 try to be special. The color of our skin and the is DiAnn Brown, who works in the
language we spoke made us job candidates, teachers, curiosities and public points of Hamilton Village Office, where mos1
of the off campus students go 10 pay their
interest.
I felt incrediblx.speciul in China - and it was easy. We didn't have to do anything electric bills. Justin's dad is Dusty Brown,
but walk down the street. People thought we were rich because we were foreign, and who for 1he las1 14 years has been a Colga1c
we were. reoplc had questions for us and wercn 't afraid 10 come up 10 us on the Campus Safety Officer. Justin's 16 year old
street 10 a.sk. The People's Libcra1ion Army had 10 break up a crowd that formed brother is Nick, who's a junior a Hamilton
around us because we were trying 10 Oy kites at Tiananmen Square. We were that Ccniral School.
If you haven'! guessed by now, I'm
interesting! The Army had to break up our gawkers!
I've come back 10 the Stales, and found that I have to define myself again. In Justin's dad, Dusly Brown. Contact wi1h
China I was a waiguode, a foreigner, and I was immediately placed into a category, Jus1in, since being deployed 10 lhe Middle
judged before being spoken to. The first question was always ni zhu zai neiguo? Eas1, has been anything bu1 s1eady. l'H be
Where arc you from? The second, after saying 1ha1 I was an American. was about the first to admit, several tcan have been
lr~q. That became my existence to the people around me, outside of our group. Herc, shed as we have all wa1ehed 1he war in Iraq
people don't ask questions. They don't sec me and wonder. I don't yet know if this is on television. Al times several weeks have Sincerely,
went by with no concact with Justin. 11IC
a good thing or not.
It may seem bor·ing, to be just like everyone e lse again. But actually, I sec it as a most recent contact was through a letter Dusty Brown
chance. a chance that I've always had and every one of us has always had. I get to
present myscl f 10 1hosc around me - my peers, my superiors, my future employers The Colgate Maroon-News
and si1tce I'm no longer diffcrcn1 just because of my skin color or my language, they
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will judge me based on my accomplishments, my ideas and my charac1cr. I had a job
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lined up in China simply because I spoke English. Now I get 10 sec ift can get hired
h11p://kendrick.colp1e,eclu/maroon
because I deserve ii.
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Commentary
Letters to the Editors
Truly Our Government? We Demand That "Things Change Around Here"
... Is There Really ''.An Open And Honest Conversation?"
Attention Students, Faculty. Slaff. and the
Board of Trustees,
It was exciting and refreshing to begin
1his school year with a promising new top
administrator. Dean Weinberg has offered
so much hope and vision to 1his school.
The DOC s1affhas been lransfonned wilh
bright new ideas about campus life and
campus culture. Ideas for the sophomore
year program and new dorm living situations with self-governing bodies have
been exciting and will be positive changes
for the campus. This administration has
made it clear that honesty is
truly the beSI policy. Siudents will be held accountable for their actions and it
is expected that we are ac-
countable to ourselves, This
is truly how a self-governing
community can flourish and
we have been flourishing.
Student life is better than
ever with more ac1ivc orga·
nizations and more active
students than we have ever
seen here in our four years.
This year can be marked
with the mono that we have
all heard from Weinberg, "I want to have
open, honest and some1imes conflicting
conversa1ion."
However, recent events have brought
us confusion and concern. It docs not
seem like the proposed new disciplinary
system has been brought forward in an
open and democratic way. Before spring
break, changes to the System of Univer•
sily S1andards and S1uden1 Conduc1 (our
disciplinary system) were brought before
the Committee on Student Rights and Re·
sponsibilities. This comminee is sup•
posed to have eight members: four facuhy, three students and one administrator at large who also serves on the disci·
plinary board (S1uden1 Handbook: online
edition). However, the current commit·
tee has 1hrec faculty, one student and four
administrators. The required numbers
versus the actual numbers of students,
faculty and adminis1rators seem to be
quite different. Is it true that adminis·
trators are better than students at making important decisions about our student
disciplinary process? It seems like that
is what the administration thinks, if you
look al lhe changes 1hey are proposing.
The current judicial process is set-up
so that students who are brought before
the board can have a fair and unbiased
hearing. Each disciplinary hearing has
three 10 seven members present which arc
taken from a pool of aboul 20 memben
of 1hc disciplinary board. Each board
must have both students and faculty
present in order 10 meet quorum. All
members of the board arc supposed to
have no prior knowledge aboul the case
before the hearing. All of the infonnation is brought forward and the entire
hearing is mediated by lhe Disc:iplinary
Officer, eurrenlly Noel Bisson, who is not
a voting member orthc board. Decisions
and sanctions are handed down directly
from the board.
The proposed changes broughl 10 lhc
Commillce on Student Risbts and Responsibilities made it into an eleven mcm·
bcr board which would hear every hear•
ing. The proposed board is composed of
live Sludenll, three faculty, one admini11rator at Iara• and 1wo mcmben of lhc
Dean of lhe College (DOC) S1aff - 1he
Disciplinary Officer and a senior-level
ary sys1em that would make the final decisions of all group hearings res1 on the
dean appoin1cd by 1he Dean of the Col-
Dean of 1he College. This happens dur-
lege. Quorum requires at le.ast one dean
ing the proposed changes for group hear·
ings. During group hearings, the pro-
from the DOC Slaff 10 be present.
(NOTE: No decision can be made wi1hout a dean present) Currently, no dean
has any say in the decision or sanciion·
mg process.
There arc several reasons why this is 1hc
case. The Disciplinary Officer and other
deans come into 1he hearing already
knowing the ca.~ and information pertaining 10 it as well as irrelevant information
\I t ·.\1:-.:1 <
posed change is 1ha1 lhc Dean or1he College sirs in as a non-participating, nonvo1ing member of the disciplinary board.
The board's final decision is a rccommen-
Milch Perry '80
·t my son •s hockey prac1ice last
month, the coach brough1 in a
gardless of the board's final decision, 1hc
gues1 to run drills and work with
Dean of the College makes an indepen- the 1c-am. The coach mentioned ro me that
dent decision about the fate of the group the guest went to Colgate and J immedi·
who has come before 1he board. What 1., atcly paid closer attention 10 the activity
the point of having a board if on lhe ice. J'1n always 1clling my chiltheir decision is not even Im- dren about the virtues ofColga1e and lhe
portant In the final outcome of qua!i1y of the people who go there, but
the hearing? Why is a biased here was an opportunity for him to interdean better 01 making deci- act wilh a 'Gaier tha1 has a talent which
sions than your unbiased complements my son's passion.
peers ? Why does the proAfter prac1ice I inlroduccd myself and
posed change assume o single asked the person 3bout their Colgate exdean con make a better deci• perience. r was surprised 10 learn that
.sion than a group ofunbiased lhcy had lefi before 1hey gradu81ed and,
stude111s.facuhy and adminis• without hesi1a1ing, told 1he person 1 was
trators? Furthermore, why ls sorry 10 hear that. The person replied:
power being consolidated to "Th3t's what everybody says." Hmmm ...
The reply was very intcrcsling ,1nd I
the Dean of the College? If
wondered
how many Colgate people have
everything is so out in the
open, why have only six .stu· asked 1he person that same question. Do
and disciplinary history for the s1udcnt denu been part ofthis push to get a brand Colgate alums assume that others· expeinvolved. Curren1ly, since 1he Disciplin- new disciplinary .system in place? Why i.s riences have been positive? Do alums
ary Officer does nol get a vo1e (and a high Dean Weinberg emphasizing 011e aspect immediately "connect" with othets that
level dean isn'I prcsenl), ccnain informa- of the,e changes to the faculty while em- have gone 10 Colgate? Are all Colga,c
tion and confidentiality issues do not af. phasizing other changes to the sludent alums willing to assisl others who have
feet the outcome of the hearing. These members of 1he Committee on Student had s imilar positive experiences?
changes will clearly affcc1 1hc outcome Rights and Responsibilities a11d SAB? If
I can't speak for the entire Colga1e
of hearing. How can the~ be a/air hear- everything Is out in the open . .sho11ldn 't population, bu1 I consider a Colgate con·
ing when some members of the board .students and faculty be gelling the same nection something very positive. Periodically I'll get a referral from a student or
know information that other members of story?
the board do not? How can unbiased
Dean Weinberg, we ask you 10 open this alum looking for career assistance or to
decisions be made ifsome members carry discussion up 10 our entire campus. We get information of some sort. Often I
into 1he meeting prior knowledge regard- ask you to truly bring these issues out into have no1 met the person but I •m drawn to
ing disciplinary. academic and persor.al the open. We ask you to let us be self. help in any way I can. They went to Col·
information for those coming before 1he governing and trust us to make fair and gate and are part of the community in
board?
consistent decisions. We a.s k that you not which I've had sc many positive cxpcri•
fall
shon in the one thing which you have enccs. 1 have received invaluable assisThis proposal was fully discussed by
the Committee on Student Rights and Re· consistently promised to do: bring things tance from numerous Colga1e alums over
the years and feel obligated to give back
sponsibili:ic.s and a decision was made to out in the open.
send it to the Student Affairs Board with
Is ii not reasonable that student lead- wherever l can. This obligation is not born
the several condi1ions supported unani- ers In student government talk to each of requirement or guilt; it is based on demously by the committee. One condition olher about these issues? Are there not sire and the fulfillment one receives when
was that new wording be added to pro- obvious Inconsistencies between the pro• you can help somebody, particularly one
vide an advocate to all those going be- posals brought before the two commit· with a shared experience.
Where does that positive experience
fore the board. The reason for this is 10 tees? This process appears not to be out
ensure tha1 students know what they were in the open. Why? Why are deans given come from? I find ii in many places. both
facing, This way he or she has proper .such a .strong po.tit/on on these new dis• obvious and subtle. It comes from the in•
coaching and advice from someone famil- ciplinary boards? Why are these cha11ges spiration and knowledge received from a
iar with the process. In addition, if people being rushed through at the end of the world-class faeuhy. h comes from the
come prepared to a hearing. outcomes and year without thoughtful and open discus- friendliness and hospi1ality of Hamilton
decisions made by the board will be more sion amongst the .student body as well as and its residents. It comes from spendconsistent. The second condition was that the faculty? Why are the changes being ing four years wi1h talented, ambi1ious
the issue of having DOC deans on the passed-offas minor and Inconsequential? students who strive to learn about and
board would be specifically broughl up We have questions to ask and want them question the world around 1hcm. It comes
as a concern of the Committee on Student to be addressed by the entire community from univer·s ity staff that believe in
Rights and Responsibilities. However, in an open forum. We want the adminis- Colgate and take pride in making ii 1he
none of lhese changes or concerns was trators to represent us and make changes best place in can be. It comes from a
broughl before the SAB . Even when that will improve our community•s self· beautiful campus in a bucolic setting that
questions were asked about the makeup governance. We want students to be in- encourages personal growth and underof lhe board, the response from DOC volved and we want fair and consistent standing. These arc some of the compode.ans wu to say that the Committee on outcomes. The DOC agrees but says that nents that, for me, comprise the Colgate
Studenl Rights and Responsibili1ies had the best way 10 self-governance is for spirit.
That spirit will s1ay wi1h me forever,
aarecd to lhis. Why were their concenu them to have more p0wcr in the decision
whether
1'm at work, with friends or at
not brought forward at this time? Since making process. As students, we want to
when does democracy mean that we are trust our administrators. Righi now. we one of my sons' numerous ac1ivi1ics.
When nol at work I •m usually wearing a
o,ked for our input and then our input U arc skeptical.
Colgate hal or sweatshirt and J have had
comp/et,/y dlsregardttd? Why was th•flmany conversations with people who sec
nal SAB Muting of the year cancelled Adam Grosch '03
when the final approval ofthese cha•ges Member of the Commiuec on Student the name and want to share their expcri•
ences. Would we have connected wilh·
had not ewn toke,r place?
Rights and Responsibilities
out the word Colgate on my hat or shirt?
On Monday, Dean Weinberg announced
Nol likely, bu11ha1 person's Colg11e exat the faculty mcetina that changes would Emily Landgraf '03
perience opened up an avenue 10 connect
be made over lhc summer to lhe disciplin- Member of lhe S1uden1 Affairs Board
in a situation where we would normally
nol have spoken.
da1ion to lhe Dean of the College. Re-
A
.
Correction: Scott Ritter Not Invited By The Dcpanmcnt Of Peace Studies
I lhink back 10 my son's hockey praclice and the connection I attempted with
To 1he Editon,
Without making any judgment on Mr.
Scoll Ritter's chancier, views and record,
I have to correct Professor MacDonald's
public statement 1ha1 he visited Coaa1e
the invitation of oponsonhip of the Peace
Sludies Program. He did not, and I don·,
a,
kno where anyone found this information
or what h is evidence is. I believe Mr.
Riller wu brought here by a 1tuden1 or-
ganization, bul Professor MacDonald can
inspect our accounts to sec that no Peace
S1udies stipend or funds were expended
on this visit. We did consider pouibly
sc:rccnin& a video of a talk he aavc, bu,
decided against it: it will slill be inler·
citing to see if Chemical/Biological
Weapons or Weapons of Mass Dcstruc·
tion can be found (or planled) in Iraq, bul
that is another issue.
lhe guesl coach. Would I do 1ha1 again if
lhe situation were repeated? Absolutely,
knowing 1hat I have an opportunity to
connect with a Colgate alum and share
an experience thal was meaningful to both
ofus.
Nigel Young
Director of the Peace Studies Program
I hope the guest coach will have 1he
some opportunity someday.
10
Commentary
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
April 25, 2003
Time To Think Domestic Again; Affirmati.ve Action An Issue That's Here To Stay
Andy Jackson '04
hile our eyes have been cast thou
sands of miles away, proper at
tcntion has not been given to silu·
atlons that arc within our very na1ion. While
serious problems around the world must be
W
dealt with, we must no1"forgct our problems
at home. Ask any minori1y student on cam•
pus and he or she will 1cll you there is still
a sense or alienation that comes with being
of color at Colgate. That docs not mean 1ha1
1hcy arc alone. but that they arc cons1an1ly
aware of their minori1y sta1us. forcing them
10 swim against the social and academic
current while the rest of us arc traveling
downstn:arn with far less cffon.
Thi s problem has been brought to the
forefront over the last few weeks with 1hc
Supreme Coon cases involving 1he University of \11ch1gan's affinnathe action policies. On April. the court heard Gruner v.
Bol/111gc:r and Gr(lfz am/ Hamacher ,,.
80/1111,:er. with the pctilloners arguing that
U of M has violated their constitutional
roghls and broken Ti1lc VI of 1hc Civil
Righb act of 1964 by usmg race ns a dc1crinanrng foctor m admissions. Tllc1rdccisio11,
slated to come this summer, will afTcct all
mccs "11hw1 the Colgate communily as well
as 111 the nauon as a "hole
Smee I .im neither a lawyer nor a Supreme C'oun Justice, ( will not pretend 10
know what they should decide based upon
the Const1tut1on. llowcvcr. most people
would orli\uC thOl the Supreme Coon's decision:,: often stray from the literal lranslation und ms1cnd huvc rchcd upon their poht1c:.1I beliefs and moral mchnation.s when
no clear answer c11n be found m the const1tu1ion Consequently, I will argue that the
Supreme Coun should rule in favor of the
University of Michigan nnd affinnativc ac1ion (AA).
Michigan dcrcnds its use of AA on two
levels. First, ii states that it is not a quota
system, which was declared unconstitutional in lhc historic Regents of University
ofCalifornia v. 8t1lilMichigan argues that its policy is an aucmpl
to level the playing field for minorny ap·
plic,ants whose grades and test scon,.-s arc
lower than whites as a result of race. The
University rightly concludes 1hat although
the Uni1ed S1a1cs ensures equal rights and
prevents racial discrimination, there arc still
extraordinary difficulties in being African•
American, Asian-American, La1in•Amcrican and Native.American in this country.
Direct barriers against their freedom have
only been removed over 1he last SO yearsbarely one generation. The ccononuc and
social barriers. which arc forms of emotional and psychological oppression, are
still major factors in the lives of minori•
tics in 1his country.
For hundreds of years we lived in a SO·
cicly in which fair play was entirely out
or the question. h was as if the whi1c team
was given pads and equipment and the
colored 1eom w:.'ls lcfl wi1hou1 protcc1ion.
AH ofa sudden the fourth quarter s1artcd,
with whites up by a few touchdowns and
the mmoriucs arc finally allowed 10 put pads
on Do they have an equal chance to win
the game? Of course no1, and yet it appears
that we expect some sort of miraculous
comeback by 1hc people ofcolor w11hm our
society.
The University ofMichigan looks: at what
minorities accomplish anthat 1hcy oflcn have economic obstacles to
overcome thal arc the result of IIVing in the
shndow of oppression rather than 1hc lack
of ability~ they take into account 1hc psychological and cmo1ionnl stres.s of being the
"othi:r" in society, in the classroom, in the
workplace. on television, in govcmmcnt
and so on. Therefore, The U ofM wan1S 10
take into account those factors when admit·
ting applicants and thus looks not at a
person's potential for success. They reserve
zero spo1s specifically for any minority. and
if it so happened that zero applicants had
the combination of intelligence and work
ethic that they were looking for, then zero
would get in. However, race docs not affect a person's capabilities, only a person's
s0<:ial status.
They aren't letting black students in
1h01 go1 a 1.2 GPA in high school and a
630 on the SAT; bu1 instead arc letting
students in who arc within a reasonable
range. If a Hispanic student gets a 3.3 in
high school and a 1250 on 1hc SAT,
Michigan argues that under a society
without unjust racial stratification, she
would possibly have had 1hc same 3.8 and
1400 tha1 a white student receives. Therefore, while the two migh1 have the exact
same abilities and work ethics, under a
race-blind system the minority student
would not be accepted. So a black stu·
dent has formal equal opportunity, but
must work harder to ac1Ually fulfill it and
consequently docs not have real equal opportunity.
The second goal is 10 bring in a culturally, racially and intellectually diverse stu•
dcn1 body. By domg so, 1hc Univcrsi1y of
Michigan creates a far better learning environment. A critical mass of minority Siudents allow~ an incoming non-white student
to be more comfortable, and provides 1hc
entire student body with a racial compo·
sition 1hat rcnects the United States.
Therefore, 1he University of Michigan
argue~ tha1 race 1s not only important in
education. but also essential. [tis necessary for each student to learn, to work and
to live jn a community in which the atmosphere accep1s all races and values every-
one equally. A school of 90 pen:en1 while
students might provide the same academics as one with more minority representation. However, it docs not provide the same
experiences. understandings and as a result
everyone would miss out on what an education was truly supposed to be.
Schools around the country have comparable affirmative action policies, including
Colgate. White we do not have the point
system that Michigan uses, we do include
raec as a factor in admissions. However,
Colgate and other schools still ensure that
each person, regardless of rac-c, is entirely
qualified 10 ge1 in and has 1he capabilily 10
succeed. There is a difference between dis.
criminating against someone and recognizing people who succeed despite major social inequalities.
Our nation was created 10 put an end to
aristocracy and to value merit, but mcri1
is less likely when you are figh1ing
against people that hve in wealthier communities and go to better schools. To cs•
tablish a 1rue democratic republic, aristocracy must be torn down in its cnlircty,
not jus1 in its visible forms. Affirmative
action is clearly not the only answer to
the problem of races in the s1rugglc
against aristocracy in America.
In this case, it only helps those who
hnvc been able 10 gc1 1hrough 1hc firs, I8
years 'of their lives without being swept
along with the current of mainstream society. Better high schools, belier clcmcn1ary schools, bcncr pre-schools, better comntunitics and less psychological oppression
arc better solu1ions to racial problems. It
has been called a Band-Aid that we put on
the gaping wound of s0<:icty; bul this ban•
dage al least acknowledges that 1he wound
exists. If we at least slow the bloodflow and
work towards stopping the bleeding, we will
continue to move in the right dircc1ion.
Beta Theta Pi: Roll Models, Philanthropists, Brothers ... Wrongfully Punished?
Albert Lang '04
cntly, the Bela The1a Clu1p1croflle1a
hc1a Pi received 1hc Campus Life
ward, which means we were ..rcc<>g11izcd asOsignificant contribu1ions 10 the Colgate Univcrsiry Community" - it was signed April
17. 2003. Docs this seem like an asinine
contradiction to anyone besides myself?
There is obviously a reason, a way the adminis1ration can slither out from under this
rock and proclaim it a mistake. However, I
ask what is the point? There were undeniable reasons 1his organization received the
award, which seems to send the signal 1hat
we arc not a lurking malevolent
Leviathan. My fraternity is not the one
painted by the school's e-mail announcement, c,alling us "disho11orable" but is in fact
an organization comprised of"outstanding
role models." We did community service,
at Beta Beach non-alcoholic drinks were
provided as an option wi1h the aid of awardwinning Bacchus. I remember my sophomore year going to people of the
community's houses 10 help with yard
work; moving play equipment, sharing
candy with 1heir children, ii was an inspiring experience. This apparently shows
that there is another side to this entire
story, one the brothers were not allowed
to tell bcc.ause of school policy. while 1he
administration's public relations director
lli
could speak freely with The Syracllse Post
Star,tlard.
The second article printed in The Syracuse Post Standard stated the d1s1rict anor·
ncy in charge of the alleged incident had
no evidence 10 enter an indictment The lack
of evidence comes directly from the absence of a first-person account of what
went on. (n fact the judicial board took
the word of people who were not present
at the time over their own students, most
of whom were present. It seems Beta was
guilty from the very beginning. showing
1hc duplicioous na1ure of 1he Colga1e Ad·
ministration; especially, when "informal"
talks with Campus Safety turned into viable interpretations.
I am trying to grasp how this university, which seems to constantly take from
me (tuition raises every year). could acmally care about me as an individual student. I remember before coming hen: everyone was worried that I would have too
much fun and not enough intellectual
growth ; apparently limes have changed
here.This upcoming Spring Pany weekend
will have two catered panics and an incredibly famous pop/punk band on Whi1nall
(Limp Bitki1 mee1s NSYNC?). Then 1here
is John Brown's Body a1 1he Palace The·
a1er, 1he hones, spo1 for SUNY Morrisville
studcnlS since !heir Dairy Queen opened.
Permit me now to go into the obvious inconsistencies involved wilh Colga1e's deal-
ings wilh its students. I understmd 1ha11hCff:
is a pcn:eivc:&alemily symcm. Howcvc,, when I go lhrough
1he campus safety bloucr every wcei< I see
residcn1S of Curtis or 104 Broad needing assiSlanCC because of alcohol. There are people
there in charge of advising those students
who live within said dormitories. Nevertheless, when a first•ycar in Drake goes to
the hospital ii isn't his friends who gel in
1r0ublc, i1 is lhe student Furthermore, when
!here is a keggcr on Broad Street coupled
with an alcohol related hospital trip nothing long-las1ing seems to happen to the
group.
There is another rather large inconsistency: a sorority wu accused of hazing
one of its new members. The judicial ac1ion 1aken against them was to leave it up
10 their national chapter. The difference
between !his case and Be1a's is !hat ln 1he
ronner, 1hCff; was a first-hand account or
1he hazin,, in 1he latter i1 was pam,ts spcalting for their I 8-ycar old child. E,cusc me
if I am wrong, but !here is a reason one is
1ricd as an adult when he turns I g, it is because he is raponsiblc for his own actions.
11 mighl seem weird that ii bu taken
me !his Ion, to wri1e. I have been womcd
aboul how my profcs.ors would deal wilh
knowina I am I f'n11emi1y member, especially because oflhe way Dean Terhune pigconholedusadishononblc,-1.,...i nu-
dcrcrs. 11 is bi= 1ha1 my professors should
can: or be privy 10 knowledge of my pcrscnaJ
life that docs not pcnain to academics. Furthermore, I was inspired 10 write 1his.
Walking around my house I noticed lhe
campus life award. it seeming like an
ironic kick in the balls, the university stating we arc role models in one instance
and conniving liars in another.just to suit
their own needs. This reminds me of the
lecture we were required to attend on
improving Greek life. One of the major
points the speaker made was always bring
your friend 10 1he h..pi1al; I am still glad
we did, but the consequences have seem
to come as a nightmare I have yet to wake
up from.
I think my purpose of this was 10 show
1he bla1an1 hypocrisy involved wi1h lhi•
school, which works on many different
levels. I also thouah1 ii would be phenomenal if every sin1tc student knew the
school recoanizcd Bela Tbela Pi U 111 orpnization concerned wilh the condition of
1he Colgate Communil)', or u President
Chopp says lhe cn1ire school f'nltcmil)',
pleue stick to Hungry Hunary Hippoe. Further, since a portion of 1he administntion
docmod our poupa bcncficial, I wonder why
such I (IOldn'C outlet in 1he CClffllllUDd)I bas
been subjecled ID ....ecedenled 1111ttions
which dJrcltm ,_ a 111 orpnizalion wbiJe
.....ely limiting CU' ability ID haw I C:00llnletive implcl on.....,...
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April 25, 2003
11
Pro Or Con? Is Ethnicity Always A Great Advantage?
Ellas Sbakkour '06
W
lier~ ari you from? To most
people. this most rudimentary
of questions is no cause for
confusion, wonder, or ambiguity. Most
often, people immediately reply to this
question wilhout much thought or hesitation. providing a simple answer s uch as
.. Wisconsin;' ... Alabama/' or, in the more
unus ual cases, "Fnncc," or "Swaziland."
Even the most exciting answers that arc
given boil down to something like, •·well,
I'm originally Chinese but I grew up in
Switzerland," or, maybe, "My dad is Peruvian but my mom is American."
I have never enjoyed this luxury. Sometimes I wish I could j ust say "Wisconsin"
when asked this question and save myself a great deal or confusion, frustration
and stress. Most people have no idea how
much I despise being asked this question,
or how much trouble it has caused me, at
least ever since I came to Colgate last fall.
Maybe it's just me, but it seems to be the
very fi rst question that comes up when I
meet somebody new, And to me, it inevitably results in an internal cringe
or s igh of despair. Every time I'm
asked this question I take the two
seconds that arc offered me heforc
I'm expected to reply to concoct an
answer and weasel my way out of
the d iscomfor1 that the question
causes.
So where am I from? What is my
background? Everybody has one,
and everybody sho11ld have a cquntry to pertain to. In my case.
"should" is all too right. I am Palestinian, but is that enough? Where
and what is Palestine? Docs it have
a capital? What answers could I
provide when asked Palestine-related questions, like whether there
arc bars in Palestine, or whether the
terrain is mostly flat or bumpy. In
other words, what reference point
do I use when replying to questions
about a "'country .. that the world
docs not recognize as legitimate?
I could a lso say I'm Israeli. After all, I do carry an Israeli citizenship. and Israel is as .. recognized''
a country as you can get and I'd
have no problem enumerating the
bars in West Jerusalem or describing the
Israeli countryside. But just how Israeli
am I? Am I even " Israeli" at aU? How
fully docs a document s ignify allegiance
or belonging to a country? In most cases
this would probably not pose a major
problem. Millions of immigrants carry
American citizenships and proudly call
themselves American . But is my case par·
allel, or even similar? Quite decidedly
not. Israel is no melting pot, no mixture
of peoples from various backgrounds who
all have their "'Israeli-ncss" iq common.
On the tontrary, the adjective "'Israeli"
implies. if anything. one single group, a
far efY from the heterogeneity that the
Unilcd Stales represents.
So what do I say? Palestine or Israel?
Each
answer
has
its
own
deficiencies. ~Palestine" would be the
ideal answer if it were actually a recognized country with all the fealurcs that the
other eounlries of the world take for
granted. "Israel" would be a deceiving answer - because cullurally and ethnically
speaking, I un 1ny1hing but Israeli. My
Israeli citizenship is something 1hat I was
born with, and beyond purposes of travel
and other official aff'ain, it docs not lie
me to the co11ntry from an ethnic or national point of view.
I probably have you confused by now.
Perhaps it would be better for the sake of
clucitlatina my point to describe myself
before continuia a w ith my description of
my dilemma. As I said previously, I un
ethnically Palestinian. I come from a
small village in the nonh of whit is now
Israel, in the Galilee area. As such, by
vinue of not coming from the West Bank,
East Jcnwalcm, or the Gaza Strip, I am
by default an IJruli cit izen. I arcw up
riaht outside of Eu1 Jcrusalcm. where the
ovcrwbclmina majority of the - ul• lion
is Palestinian. Most of them, again by
default, do not carry Israeli citizenships.
I am just as Palestinian as they arc and
the only 0 official" fae1or that separates me
from 1hcm is the blue passpon that I use
10 travel - namely, the Israeli one.
Two other components of my back•
ground that merit mention arc my religious background and educational background. I grew up in a Chri stian family,
where the Bible and our relationship with
Jesus Christ were the most important pans
of our life. I mention my Christianity be·
cause the vast majority of Palestinians arc
not Christians and neither is the majority
oflsraelis. Even my denomination within
the Palestini an Christian population is
atypical. Most Palestinians who arc Christians arc either Catholic or Orthodox. but
my family is Baptist. If you count correctly, I end up being a minority within a
minority within a minority. (I promise. it's
true.)
So what about my cduc-a tional background? l went to an American school in
Jerusalem. And by 0 Amcrican"· 1 don't
mean that it was a school like all others
tasted the ro·nncr, and I clearly have never
experienced the latter. In response to these
questions. I would have to take a deep
sigh and attempt 10 explain 10 a baffied
lislener that I was not "from Israel" in all
respects of the phrase.
This, however, did little good. Many
times the same person would come up
with another Israel-related question. this
time a little bit more general, like "So
wt\lt's nightlife like in Israel?'' Uh .. . am
I really expected to know that? I suppose
in the other person's eyes I was, considering I had said it mysel, that l was from
Israel. Surely, I wouldn't be ignorant
enough no1 to know the answer to such a
s imple question.
But this is a problem that resulted from
my usage of .. lsracl" as a response 10 the
question . I know next to nothing about
Israeli nightlife. Or music, O r food. Or
culture. or tradition, or dress. You name
it, I probably know j ust as much as any
American, maybe even less so, about it.
G ra nted, due to having grown up just
miles from wha1 is cuhurally and ethnically "Israel," I could describe an Israeli
"So what do I say? Palestine or Israel?
Each answer has• its own
deficiencies. "Palestine" would be the
ideal answer if it were actually a
recogni7.ed country with all the features
that the other countries of the world take
for granted. "Israel" would be a deceiving
answer - because culturally and
ethnically speaking, I am anything but
Israeli."
with American funding, or anything of the
like. My ~ hool may as well have been in
America. Absolutely everything was
taught in English from kindergarten 10
twelfth grade. English was the first language and Arabic was taught as a second
with all but no emphasis. Our books were
promptly shipped to Jerusalem from 1hc
United States and our teachers themselves
hailed from every section of the United
States and traveled to Jerusalem to teach
us on a voluntary basis. None of them
spoke a word of Arabic. and we ourselves
(the students) were not allowed to speak
Arabic on school grounds. Even ifwe had
been allowed, though, we would have
opted to speak English, for we came to
speak the language- better than our own
native tongue.
So where's the problem? It may seem
that my background is richly diverse and
an clement of my life that I should be
proud of. And I am. However. this diversity is all but completely clouded when I
try to actually communicate it through my
response to the qucslion of my origin .
Before coming to the Upitcd States, I decided to choose the simple way out and
answer "Israel" when u ked where I was
from. Aller saying that, I rationalized that
I would go on to explain that I was not
Jewish. but a Palestinian with an Israeli
citizenship, as soon as I got the chance.
Far easier said than done. Obviously,
not every incident of replying with ••Jsrael" preceded an opponunity to explain
my ethnicity. And I refused to rcson to
... •m-from-lsrael-but· 1'm-Palesti nianand-thc-only-th ing-that-makcs-mc-lsraeli-ia-my•passpon" u an answer. O ver
time, this led to. much con(usion. I was
constantly barraacd with questions like
"do you like cliolloh?" and "bow was your
bar • ltzvolt?" I bavc probably never
street or the way Israelis dress in general,
but that's as far as the ken of my knowledge stretches. As a Palestinian, my culture is quite markedly Arab, a culture that
is in numerous ways very different froin
the Jewish one. I speak Arabic, I eat Arab
food, I listen to Arabie inusic - the whole
bit. Try explaining that, though, to some
body I had j ust told I was from Israel .
When last semester ended. I desperately
tried to figure out some way to resolve
1heconfusion and frustration 1hat resulted
from using .. Israel" as an answer. I would
have fell peculiar deciding on "Palestine"
as a c learer response, for several reasons .
Firsl of all. as I previously mentioned,
Palestine is not an officially recognized
country, and dubbing it one seems to be
some1hing of a symptom of denial. Furthennorc, most people would probably
not know what I would be referring to.
You might b.e surprised, but many Americans really arc not familiar with what
"Palestine" means or indicates. After battling with this dilemma, I finally thought
of a loophole. When asked where I was
(rom, l would say, 0 Pm Palestinian." That
way, I wouldn't mislead people by say·
ing "'Israel" and I wouldn't be "creating"
a country (so to speak) by saying "Palestine." I have found that this response usually works fine, but it still docs not resolve my feeling of inferiority that results
from the fact that there is no actual country l can call my own. Nevcnheless, I realize that my situation is not like most
others' and I came to terms with that long
ago.
But there's more. According to
Colgate's records. I am an .. international
s tudent." And I am. I am obviously not
American. but l still despise being termed
an ..international student." It makes me
feel like some item that is labeled at a
9
store. But that's not the only re,a son I wish
tha1 phrase were erased not only from the
university records, bul also from our col•
legc vernacular - our everyday conversations. This phrase is dangerously misleading. \Vhile I am indeed foreign in that
l am not from the United S1a1es and I grew
up in a different country, like l said earlier. I attended an American school.
To some of you this might seem irrelevant, but 1he cx.posurc 1hat I gained at
my school transcended the mere acquisition of English as a primary language.
TherC was a culture, a mindset, a menial·
ity, a perspective - all of which were nothing but '"American" - that 1 acquired over
years and years of immersion in an Amcri·
can background. Not only can l "speak
English well;" I speak American English.
I think in English; I dream in English. My
outlook on life is very different frc:im the
lypical ..Arab" one, and as such, I am not
completely represen1ative of the Arab
culture. I am not asserting that I typify
the "'American" image in all respects, but
it is safe to say that everybody thinks I'm
American until I tell them that I'm not.
When asked where 1·m from,
most people do expect an answer
like "\Visconsin" and they wouldn '1
be surprised if l were to answer with
the name of some state. On the same
token, I am not a complete anomaly
within the Arab culture. ! do exemplify a number or Arab - particularly Palestinian - traits, but in most
respects, I am by far no1 the typical
Palestinian. In a nutshell. despite
some discrepancies, cultural ly
speaking, I am more "American"
than I am "Palestinian."
But, this is not 1hc image that
comes across when J am labe led an
''international student." People still
ask me if I know where Nebraska
is. People arc still shocked that I
know when the C ivi l War took
place. While playing Scrabble one
day, my friend spelled the word
"fin" and promptly explained. "For
Elias's sake, this does not mean
end." l suppose n•s hard to conceive
that I did American history for
seven ou1 of my twelve years of
school and that I most certainly
passed fish anatomy. People don't
realize that I took English as a first language; [didn't learn what "apple" meant,
I learned what "dangling modifiers" and
..mixed metaphors" were. As a matter of
fact, I never "learned" English - I simply
came to speak it.just as a baby comes to
speak the mother tongue. For all intents
and purposes, I speak English just as any
American docs.
So in conclusion, what am I? Well, a
Christian Palestinian Israeli citizen who
speaks English with an America,, accent.
What a disgusting mouthful. More importantly, that is not what l want people to
sec me as. That is not what I am. What
am I then? I am an cightccn-ycar~old guy
who likes 10 shop at O ld Navy. I love to
solve crossword puzzles and I hate 10
watch action mo,.,ics . I like to play volleyball but I can't stand soccer. I don't
like meat but I'm not vegetarian. I like 10
travel and I'm looking a1 a major in geography. My point? M y point in writing
this article is a message to those who already know me and to those who would like
to know me. Hard as it might be (and I know
it's hard). disregard those labels. As I hope
I've shown. all those labels do is cause me
problems., troubles, confus ions and fnistrations.
Furthermore., we've all heard tho1 '"beauty
is skin deep,'' and for the most part, we all
agree. But arcn 't ethnicity, nationality. and
origin just as "skin deep?" Through being
expOsed 10 people who do attribute unmerited importance to national origin, I learned
this fact the hard way. The very, very hard
way. This piece wasn't meant 10 be an OS·
tentatiou.s display or eloquent compositional
ability; it is a simple message, a cry for understanding: come to know me for who I
am and remove those unnecessary blindfolds that only stand in the way of a healthy
realization of who I really am.
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TH£ CoLGATE MAROON-N EWS
Commentary
April 25, 2003
Militarism And Its Many Consequences: Just How Much Can We Stomach?
Nancy Ric.s.
As.social(' Profe-5sor of Anthropology
11s s1unnmg lhat in our campus ncwspa•
per and 1n 01hcr media beyond. people
1
label those who work and argue ror
peaceful. cons1ruc1ivc approaches 10 con·
01c1 "villains," "criminals," "hars" and
"1ra11ors." Intellectual debates cannot be
hclc.l if the use of lid hominem a11acks
against 1hosc wuh "horn we disagree becomes 1hc nonn of discourse Indccd, any
democratic polu1c~ arc 11nposs1blc if this
rhc1oric becomes 1hc norm . It is
McCarthy1s1 111 s1ylc and in con1cn1 and
sccmmgly rn aspirauon, as ,HII.
I would hkc to address the actual argu•
mcnts 1ha1 were made in The A{aroon.Ve~lS m response to the Apology we pub-
li~hcd on April 4. Anyone who would like
a lls1 of sources for 1h1s essay 1s welcome
10 c-m,111me.
Allcnm11Ycs to Military Occunation,
There were good altcmatl\ cs 10 waging
a milnary invasion oflraq. 1hc most impor·
1an1 have, m fac1, been in place ror over 1en
years. (f weapons of mass destruction arc
NOT found in Iraq. there pre three good
reasons for it: 1he crfec11vcness of
UNSCOM and IAEA inspections. 1he
huge ,,._capon~ d1sman1ling programs
\\ h1ch occurred as a key part of 1hosc ag.
grc,s1\.e m!bal blockade or m1htary 11npons durrng
the 1990s Those worked very well and
woulcJ h.1vc fonct1011ed even w1thout the
o,·crall "01I for food .. sanctions program,
\\ hu:h re-.ulted m the deaths of more than
half a m1ll1on Iraqis the maJonty of them
children due 10 malnutrwon, lack of
basic medical care and the 11npossibility
uf n.:hulldmg much or the basic social rn·
fr:h1ructurc dcsuoyed m the first war
a1:?Jm,1 Iraq. Saddam Hus~m·s rc.gnnc was
1yr.mn11.:,1I and murcforous. bul 1wclvc years
of .1 non-military blockade have been many
tum-.. 1l¥)1't dcv~t..tltng for I.he population. Wht'n!
\\J.~ the logic m pun1
shmg i,...-.ooplc from the OUI·
.,,Jc. "h1lc l.-nc.lk.~ly lasnenling about how they
"ere bcmg punished from wi1hin?
1nc Umtcd St:1tes~ind Umtcd Kmgdom 1nam·
til!ll.'ll th:n due to their va."-1 chcm,caJ weapons
and nuclear program., (as yt.'1. not W'lCovcnxl) the
only nghU..'OU.ll path wa., 10 remove Saddam
llu,..sc,n and lhc Ba'alll P311)1 from power. Whal
about d'IC m::1J1y otherrcpressl\'C n.-w~ il1 p0wcr
around 1he "orld? If the rcgnr.c of Saddam
I lw..'\Cm h,1.'. to be removed from power. lhcn w--hy
nos til<;Q the n:g11ncs of North Korea. Bunna
(Myanmar). L1bcr1a, Libya. Sierra Leone.
Zimbabwe, Guatemala. Columbia, Bhutan.
Sudan, Somalia. Cuba, Algeria, and for that
matter, ls·rael, China. Russia, Turkey, Syria.
Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia'? This is
only a shon sample of1hc 121 na1fons which
engage in varying degrees of s1a1e terror
against ethnic or religious communities,
indigenous peoples, political opponents,
dissidents. journalists. activists and b1hers.
By state 1crror I mean extra•judicial killing, organized torture. djsappcarances, ar·
bitrary arrcs1, burning or bulldozing of
villages, mass murder of civilians. 'ma~
rauding m1l11ias, c1c. Some of the regimes
mentioned above have terrorized and de..
stroyed the lives of far more human be·
ings than has 1he regime of S.i.ddam
Hussein and many have done it for just
as long or longer. Why is one nas1y regime more deserving of forcible ouster
than the 01hers? Many of those 01hcrs also
have invested in some mix of nuclear,
biological and/or chemical weapons; and
many sponsor 1crrorism or harbor rerror·
isl organizations. Why go aflcr one wirh
all 1hc in1ensi1y of a vast military and its
poh1ical appara1us and not go after all the
others?
U.S. led.military invasions arc nor 1he
way 10 change 1he global polirics of re·
prcssion. There are on ly two ways in
which the reign of state terror can be un•
dcrmmcd. Firs1 , 1he superpower s1a1cs
which sponsor, suppor1, succor, arm and
fund terror regimes around the world a1\d nowadays 1he Un11ed States is by far
the leader of them all - must slop doing
so. Jus1 as she current state of 1he world
derives from the actions of major poluical and military leaders over 1he pas1 five
decades, so 1hc peace and human rights
o f the future depends on the actions of
our leaders today. Second, c111zcns world•
wide must ral ly, organite and educate in
a ple1hora of ways, 1hrough governmen•
tal and non•governmental organiza1ions
and m many 01her formal and spon1ancous
collaborauons. across borders and within
them. 10 undcrmipe repression and promote
democracy and social justice. As occurred
,n South Africa, throughout the Sovie: bloc
and 111 much of La1in America, enizen
groups locate 1he chinks in 1he armor ofOp·
prcss1ve reg11ncs and uy 10 use 1hesc as OP·
portunitics for peaceful long•tenn dcmoc·
rmiz.a1io11 and 1hc equalization of social op·
portunities. It is a slo\V and grueling pro·
ccss and ii can only work if it is global in
scope a11d collaboration. There are no quick
fix alternatives.
An his1orical footnote: In 1963. the ,n1clligcncc agencies of the United S1ates and
Uni1ed Kingdom 1oge1her helped a group
of Ba'ath party thugs overthrow the na•
tionalis1 regime ofAbd al·Karim Kassem.
They then supported and trained these
Ba 'athists in the techniques of strongman
statehood (including instruc1ions on
whom 10 execute: the CIA supplied a list
of S000 or so academics. political actors,
activis1s and others - people they felt
might threaten the new Ba 'athist regime).
Saddam Hussein was one of 1hc core
group of Ba'athis1s 1raincd and paid by
1he CIA . He became 1he leader of the
Ba'a1h Pany in 1979. Docs ii maner 10
anyone's understanding of the current occupation of Iraq, 10 know that the United
States and Orea1 Britain laid some of 1hc
groundwork, not just for Saddam's power
but for the whole culture of brutality and
excess that reigned in Iraq?
Annina Irag,
From 1980 un1il 1he day Iraq invaded
Kuwait in 1990, the Carter. Reagan and
Bush administrations engaged in a maze
qf open deals and co\'crt schemes to but•
tress haq militarily, wuh hundreds of
millions of dollars or arms transfers and
bi II ions of dollars of dual•use technology
uansfcrs and loan guarantees - many of
lhem illegal under U.S. law and lhus requiring a host of 1hird party agents. The
U.K., haly, France, Germany, Japan and
other U.S. allies were also involved in
arming Iraq. along wuh Russia, China and
other countries. But at the center is a scary
s1ory of how American and Bri1ish leaders continuously armed two sides - Iran
and Jtaq - in an eight-year connict tha1
killed more than a million people. including many civilians. Among the many
books and other sources on this scandal:
Arming lruq: How 1he U.S. and Britain
Secr,ily 8111lr Saddam:, War Machine by
Mark Phy1hian. an intema1ional expert in
arms trodc, Dea1h Lobby: flow 1he We.st
Armed tr,,q by Kenneth R. Timmerman,
and Spiders Web: T/,e Secret History qf
Ho\,, the- White Ho11se 1/lega(Jy Arit,ed
Iraq by Alan Friedman. All 1his was
dubbed "lraqgatc" in 1hc prcss1 but ii was
much less widely known than 1hc )ran.
Contra affair which was going on at the
same lime within the Reagan-Bush adminis1ra1ion. The Clin1on administration and lhe
Congress of the 1990s were complici1 in
doing no1hing 10 investigate and prosecute
these and the 01hcr covert engagements.
Overall, by arming both sides in the war.
the U.S. goal was 10 insure that ncilher )ran
nor Iraq had a decisive victory. For an ex·
eellenl chronological summary, sec "Doing
Business: The Anning of Iraq 1974-1993"
in Hidden Casuaflies: Environmental,
He.allh and Polltlcal Constquences of 1he
Persian Gulf War.
Chemical, nuclear and biological weap·
ons systems were key clemcnis oflhe 1980s
mililary technology 1ransfcr 10 Iraq. A
1994 Sena1c investigation (Commiuce on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs,
U.S. Sena1e, United States Dual-Use Exports to Iraq and Their lmpac, on 1he
Health ofthe Persian Gulf Veterans, Sena1c Hearing I 03-900) uncovered quasilegal, Commerce Dcpanmcn1 authorized
shipmen1s between 1984 and 1989 of anthrax. botulinum, West Nile Virus and
other bio-wcapons agents, including even
shipments from rhe CDC; insec1icidcs,
lhiodiglyeol (a musl3rd-gas precursor),
and other precursor agen1s and equipment
for chemical weapons; and a range of
critical nuclear technologies. Despite
criticism, in 1988. with U.S. government
okays, Dow Chemical shipped $1.S million of insecticides - a proscribed ..dual
use" agent, quite possibly designated for
Iraq's chemical weapons program, which
had by 1hcn already killed many Iranians
and Iraqi Kurds.
Several limes during the Jran.Jraq war
the U.S. Defense lnlelligen<:e Agency supplied Iraq with critical strike plans and
sa1elli1c intelligence, enabling 1hc Iraqis
to use mustard gas attacks on Iranian
troops most destructively. U.S. officials
were aware that the mode of attack would
employ chemical weapons.
Few know tha1 the British were the firs1
to use poison gas on Kurds in 1he north·
cm mountains of Iraq. In 1920, 1hc occu•
pying f9rces tried 10 suppress uprisings
against British colonial rule, Colonial
Secre1ary Winston Churchill declared at
the time, ··r do not undcrst:rnd this
squeamishness about the use of gas. I am
strongly in favor of using poisoned gas
against uncivilized tribes." This seems 10
have been the view of 1he Reagan insid··
crs in the 1980s as well. As one Defense
Intelligence Officer 1old the New York
Times (8/18/02), the Pentagon "wasn ',so
horrified by Iraq's use of gas .... It was
Just another way of killing people whether with a bullet or phosgcnc, it
didn't make any difference."
Exerptsfrom a lo11ger essay by Ries. Ifyou
are i11teres1ed i11 readi11g lhe remainder of
lhi$ work. comact Professor Ries or The
Maroon•Ncws
at:
maroonnews@mall.colgace.edu
"The Chinaman Is Not The Issue Here."
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... Oh, And, Chinaman Is Not The Preferred Nomenclature, Dude."
We Don't Really Care What Nomenclature You Use.
Send Us Your Jive Next Semester,
This Aggression Will Not Stand, Man.
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Friday, April 25
12:15pm - Lunch Among lhe Ruins: Talking
Archaeology al Colgate: " Roman Roads in lhe
Vcncto," Rachel M.1~etlc\ '03, concentrator in
cl,1..:;i.;ic~ ,1nd music; and "Excavating Medieval
W,1lb in Britain,'' Nath.1n Rollins '04, concentrator
m history. Lunch pro\·ided. Scmmar Room,
ALJ\NA Cultural Center
12:15pm - Enviconmcntal Studies and Peace
Studies Col loquium: "1!,olutionary Ecology &
Conscn ,1llon Biology of the Galapagos Islands."
Dr. I low,,rd Snell, director, Science Programs for
the ChMlc."S Darwin Foundc1tion. Lunch provided.
217 Lalhrop I lall
12:30pm - Catholic Mass: Judd C hapel
1:00pm - Muslim Student Association Friday
Prayers: Jum'aa prayers Atmosphere is relaxed
t1nd informal; prayers l,1sl 10 minutes. Stay after
the prayer for a T.1fsir Qur'an reading and
d i,cussion . G,1rden Level, Chapel
3:30pm - Science Colloquium Series:
·'- "Geological Controls of the Distribution of
81olog1cal Di,ersity in the Gal,1pagos Islands." Dr.
I low,ird Snell, dept. of biology, Univ. of NM. Wolk
Lccturl', co·sponsort1d by the Department of
Geolog1. Rcfreshmenls al 3:00pm. 209 L.11hrop
I !all
5:30pm - Shabbat Worship Service: Saperslein
Jewish Center
6:00pm - Spring Parly Weekend: Campus Picnic
until 8pm. Field events Saturday, April 26 12-:ipm.
Whilnall Field
6:30pm - Shabbat Dinner: Saperslein Jewish
Center
7:0_0 pm - Take Two: C/11.-ago. Love Auditorium,
Olin I l,111
7:00pm - Friday N ight Fi lm Series: Hrnt~'U Cn11
Wn,t , Colden Auditorium, Liltle I 1,111
10:00pm - Concerl: John Brown's Body. Aulhenlic
roots reggae band. 18 and over welcome. Tickets
available now for SIO. Doors open at 10pm. Palace
Theater
10:00pm -Take Two: West Side Story. Love
Auditorium, Olin Hall
_ Saturday, April 26
11:00am - Bookslore Weekly Children's
Program : "Worrywarts." Read stories about
children and a nimals w ho worry too much1 make
Worrywart masks, and have a snack . Call Heather
al 228-6943 or email hhawn@mail.colga1e.edu 10
sign up. 3rd Floor, Bookslorc •
12:00pm - Women's Soflball vs. Lafayette
1:00pm - Men's Lacrosse vs. Binghamton
2:00pm - Books lore Aulhor Appearance: "The
Erie Canal." Debbie Daino Slack and Caplain
Ronald Marquisee will discuss Cruisi11g America's
Wntenunys: The Erie C,mnl aboul the canal as ii is
loday, how to "use" it, and lhe cultural,
rec:realior,al, and scenic opportunities along its
roule, R, ,reshmenls provided. 3rd Floor, Bookslore
7:00pm - Take Two: West Side Story. Love
Audilorium, Olin Hall
7:00pm - Colgate C lassic Film Society: Tht
Ce11ernl. 209 Lalhrop Hall
7:00pm - Departmenl of Romance Languages &
Lileralures: Mn Vie en Rose (My life i11 pi11k). 20
Lawrence Hall
10:_00pm -Take Two: Cllicngo. Love Audilorium,
Olm Hall
Sunday, April 27
11:00_am - Universily Ch'urch Proleslanl Worship
Service: Coffee hour al 10:30am, brunch at Frank
Dining Hall aflerwards. Chapel
12:00pm - Women's Soflball vs. Lafayette
12:30pm - Calholic Mass: Clark Room, Studcnl
Union
8:00pm - The Besl of What's Up, Doc?: Or.
Merrill Miller, presenler and host WRCU Radio
Stalion
10:30pm- Calhol ic Mass: Chapel
Monday, April 28
12:30pm - Calhol ic Mass: Judd Chapel
4:30pm - Bookslore Aulhor Appearance: Melissa
Lukeman Bohrer will read from her new book
Glory, Pnssior,, n11d Pri11ciple: T/11• Story of Eigl,t
Remnrknblt Women at the Core of tlrt Americau
Rt't'Oi11tio11. Rcfreshmenls provided. 3rd Floor,
Bookstore
Tuesday, April 29
11:30am - WMST Brown Bag Lunch: "Marilyn's
Thoughts" by Marilyn Thie (WMST/ P&R). Hear
our outgoing women s studies director and a
founding mother of women's studies at Colgale
reflect Lunch provided. Cenler for Women's
Sludies, East Hall
11:30am - Physics & Aslronomy Seminar: Tobias
Bdumgart.. Cornell University.. will lecture on
applied physics. Refreshmenls al 11:20am. 217
Lalhrop Hall
12:00pm - Women's Lacrosse vs. Stanford
12:30pm - Calholic Mass: Judd Chapel
4:15pm - Awards Convocation: Prizes (or
academic excellence, awards to outstanding
professors, 18 19 Award to the oulslanding senior,
and more. Chapel
7:00pm - Men's Lacro$$e vs. Harvard
7:00pm - Alternative Cinema: Scott McDonald
internationally acclaimed cinema scholar, author:
and filmmaker, will presenl excerplS from The
Journey by Peler Walkins and discuss ils
significance. Joint presentation of lhe Allernative
C inema Series and lhe Peace Sludies Film Series.
Colden Audilorium, Liltle Hall
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Wednesday, April 30
12:30pm - Communion Service: Judd Chapel
4:30pm - Art and Art Hialory Spring Lecture
Series: Nadine Bloch, polilical aclivisl who uses
gianl puppels as a calalysl lo educale, enlighlen,
empower, and o rganize communilies of people
who have somelhing lo say lo tl>e powers !hat be.
Golden Audilorium, Lillie Hall
Th ursd ay, May 1
11:30am - Luncheon Musicale: A variety of
music by student performers; beverages & desserl
available. Chapel
12:JOrm - Catholic Mass: Judd Chapel
5:00pm - Women's lacrosse vs. Northwestern
7:00pm - Peace Studies Film Series: Return of the
So/d,er. lnlroduclion and discussion led by Nigel
Young, Cooley Professor of peace sludies and
direclor of the peace slUdies program. Colden
Audilorium, Little Hall
Friday, May 2
Lasl Day of Spring 2003 Term Classes
12:15pm - Environmental Studies and Peace
Studies Colloquium: Students from lhe
environmental sludies senior seminar will be
presenting their semester's research on a campus
cnvironmcnlal audit project. Lunch provided.
ALANA Cultural Center
12:30pm-Calholic Mass:Judd Chapel
1:OOpm - Muslim Sludent Associalion Friday
Prayers: Jum'aa prayers. Atmosphere is relaxed
and informal; prayers lasl IO minules. Slay after
lhe prayer for a Tafsir Qur'an reading and
discussion. Garden Level, Chapel
4:00pm - Senior Commencemenl Meeling:
Mandalory meeling for seniors. Information aboul
Commencement weekend and eligibilily for
graduation will b<, addressed. Chapel
5:30pm - Shabbal Worship Service: Saperstein
Jewish Cenler
6:30pm - Shabbal Dinner: Saperslein Jewish
Cenler
7:00pm -Take Two: Mnid in Mn11/1alla11. Love
Audilorium, Olin Hall
8:00pm - Dance Theater: Directed and
cho"".'graphed by Joy Schrank Canning and Jane
Tavahn Schwartz. Highlighling a seleclion of
modern, jazz, lap, and ballet styles. Purchase
tickels at the Box Office or call 228-7641. Scudenls/
seniors $3.00, general public $5.00. Brehmer
Thealer, Charles A. Dana Aris Cenler
10:00pm - Take Two: A Vieiu From tire Top. Love
Auditorium, Olin Hall
Saturday, May 3
2:00pm - Dan« Theater: Direcled and
choreographed by Joy Schrank Canning and Jane
Tavalin Schwartz. Highlighting a selection of
modem, jazz, lap, and ballel styles. Purchase
tickelS al lhe Box Office or call 228-7641. Srudents/
seniors $3.00, general public $5.00. Brehmer
Thealer, Charles A. Dana Arts Center
7:00pm - Take Two: A View From tht Top. Love
Audilorium, Olin Hall
7:00pm - Colgate Clusic Film Society: Hold That
Ghost. 209 Lalhrop Hall
10:00pm -Take Two: Maid in Manhattan. Love
Audilorium, Olin Hall
Sunday, May 4
11:00am - Univenity Chwdt Prolfllanl
Wonhl p Service: Coffee hour al 10:30am, brunch
al Frank Dining Hall aflerwards. Chapel
12:30pm - Catholic Mus: Clark Room, Student
Union
10r30pta - Calholic ~ Chapel
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April 2S, 2003
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INTHE LIGHT
Sannad Khojasteh
By Vicki Bendetson
,'-loroo11-News Staff
He began 1he 2002- 2003 school year
with two goals: making the student gov-
cmmcnl a force on campus and restructuring the senate. Sarmad Khojastch
now reaches the end of his year as SGA
Prcsidcn1,and reflects on his time as being, ••a great experic1tcc; I'm proud of
the changes that were made. In hindsigh1, 1here are some lhings l probably
would have done differently, but overall I think there have been some posi-
tive changes made at Colgate," he said.
Khojastch had his first experience in
leadership when, as a sophomore, he
took over key positions in his fraternity,
Alpha Tau Omega, and on the student
senate. Based on 1hosc experiences.
when the time came for SGA elections
at the end of his junior year, he knew
1ha1 he had 1he p01cn1ial 10 be a good
president. Along with friend Mike
Desjadon. with whom he sa1 on 1hc student senate, he embarked on a run for
Presiden1 and Vice Prcsidenl of1hc SGA.
wi1h the hope or making Colga1e 1hc place
it haOver 1he course of 1hc year, SCA
made great strides. As his main goals.
Khojastch worked hard to broaden the
administration's view of students, feet ..
ing that a more realistic view of life a1
Colgate was necessary. Another of his
ambitions was to find a way 10 bring
various student groups together.
Through the President's Socia1 Fund,
student groups arc now able 10 co-host
parties, alcoholic as well as non .. alco-holic, and join groups 1hat generally
would not mix. In addition to socially
integrating the campus and bringing the
administration closer together with the
students. second semester brough1 the
much-needed addition of two new
treadmills to the gym as well many
small improvements in everyday cam·
pus life.
Throughou1 1he year, Khojasieh has
presided over the students with a realistic view of his position and a clear
voice when speaking to the administra·
1ion, always with the smdcnt's interes1s
at hean. As he prepares to leave Colgate
with plans of auending law school in
the fall, he is unsure if he will 1ead
again. But regardless of whether or not
he will take a leadership role in the future, Khojasteh considers his lime as
SGA President as having been marked
by greal learning, one or his bes 1. S1ill,
when he looks back at his time at
Colgate, his best memories will not be
of SOA president. Instead, he says,
.. The times I will remember most and
1he part t liked bcs1, was hanging out
wilh 1hc former ATO and Phi Kappa
Tau pledges from my year, my brother
and his boys." He smiles as he speaks,
thinking back on the times they have
shared.
As a new SGA President prepares for
1he 2003-2004 school year hoping 10
improve Colgate with a new set of
goals, students will continue to feel
Khojasteh 's presence 1hroughout the
coming year through the many posi1ivc
changes he made in cffons to improve
regular life at Colgate.
Gnm Stri.des........................ 18
Musings in Ma.roon............. 18
''Unto Every Person There Is a Name'' Ceremony
Commemorates Each Person Lost In The Holocaust
By Vicki Bendetson
few names or a few pages of names any few names. Another member of the Colgate
time throughout 1he day or night. There Jewish Union. senior Bc1h Freedman spoke
will be coffee, tea and cookies from the of the beauty of the "graveyard shifts" that
Komelia Deutsch. Father's name: Jozscf. Barge 10 "keep us going" and yellow rib- she has signed up for in 1hc pas1, saying, "It
Age: 59. Place ofDealh: Auschwilz. 1944. bons given out to symbolize the yellow star is dark and quic1 on the quad and all you
Avraam Genzel. Father's name: Osher. worn by Jews during the Holocaust.
can hear is the· names of the people."
Age: 81. 1941
Senior Counney M. Wiso1sky has orgaFreedman wished for this event 10 ensure
David Gelman. Father's name: Boris. Place nized this event 1hroughou1 her four years 1ha1 this campus recognizes that the HoloofDea1h: Minsk. 1942
al Colgalc. She is a member of 1hc Colga1e caus1 happened and 10 commemorate all of
Mcndl Girzhel. Fa1her's name: Elk. Age: Jewish Union, a group that hosts bagel 1he lives th:u were lost,"
25. Place of Dea1h: Bailie Sea. 1942
brunches on Sundays and Hanukkah celIt was only 60 years ago. To ensure that ii
ebrn1ions for children. This Yorn HaSho'ah never happens again, we must never forget,"
For 24 hours beginning Monday, April event is less religious and more cultural and she said. She 3nd Wisotsky look forward to
28, the names of people who died during commemorative than the other activities this visual public slatement to help raise
1he Holocaus1 will be read aloud as pan or supp0ncd by 1hc Colga1c Jewish Union.
awareness for 1he campus community 1hat
the "Unto Every Person The,e is a Name"
For this occasion, the group sent off for people around them have lost members of
memorial. This is the fourtcen1h year that and received a lis1 of names and other in- their families in the Holocaus1.
synagogues, campuses and communities formation about the people who died durWisotsky fell that the importance of this
across the nation and across the world have ing 1hc Holocaus1 from B'nai B'rith Inter- ~vent could not be understated She wanted
held the reading of names for the celebra- national Center for Jewish Identity. The list to make certain that "the lives of these
tion ofYom HaSho'ah, 1hc Holoeaus1 Mar- is not complete, but docs contain over two people were not lost in vain: they arc 3lways
tyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day.
million names and any other infonnation remembered, always commemorated. By
At Colgate this year, as in the past four that could be obtained about 1hc individu- reading the names out loud. we're giving
years, the remembrance will take place on als. 8 'nai B'rith realizes that the more time lives to the people who died at the hands of
the s1eps oflhc Chapel. There will be a shon that goes by, the more likely that 11amcs the Nazis," she said.
service with readings and a candle-lighting will be losl as relatives and survivors pass
ceremony at 12:30 p.m. Sixyizkorcandles, on, so they have a program to collect as many Ces:za T tirla Liger. Father's name:
Josef. Place of Death: Warszawa.
one for each million people who died, will names as possible.
be Iii. The chapel bell will loll six limes, a
Wisotsky expressed amazement at how Jakob Liger. Father's name: Josef. Place of
request for a moment of silence, and at I receptive people walking pasl the Chapel Death: Warszawa.
pm, people will begin reading names. Thal steps have been over the years that she has Malgosia Malka Liger. Father's name:
time correspo-nds to 8 p.m. in Israel; a siren been involved. She recalled how in her first Josef. Place or Dea1h: Warszawa.
will mark the beginning of the readings in year, late at night. two male upperclassmen Mania Ligcr. Father's name: Josef. Place of
each nation. Student and raeulty mcrnbers were on their way home from an all-nighter Oca1h: Warszawa.
volunteer for one-hour shifts of reading, but 01 1he library. They had hcaid abou1 1hc Roza Rakhel Liger. Father's name: Josef.
everyone is welcome 10 stop by and read a event and asked her if they could read a Place of Death: Warszawa.
Mo,00,1-Nn,;, Stal[
Senior ''Shag''
My 1imea1 Colga1c is nearly over. You
know spring is here when your professor
announces he's retired his 1unleoccks for
the year. You know you're aening close
10 the end when you refuse to go to Tops
and find ways 10 coerce underelusmcn
to lake fifteen more bagels out of Frank
lhantbey really need to. You know you're
a senior when suddenly lhc wonla "I'm
done" lake on a whole new mcanina.
I turned in my Honors Thesis lhis morning. I walked down the corridor of 1be
1hird
of Lawrence IS if for the last
time. a rueful smile on my face. I faced
1he fronl crurance. lighl spilling inlo lhe
foyer, pushed the door open 10 face the
quad and fell nolhing shon of lriumphanl. Kind of like Rocky, exccpl lhere
arc only tbree steps coming out of
Lawrence.
I'm a paper, a Crea1ivc Writing ponfolio, a final cum and a swim test away
from graduation. But only at Colaate
could you culminalc four years of
academia and memorable moments with
that outraaeo111 liquor-soaked niaht of
debauchery known as "Senior Stag."
But let me bad< up. I recently discarded
all ralionality and watched "Mr. Penooality• with my roommate on Monday
nipi. Thia show ia oolc monarch of the
"reality series" kingdom. A witless female atteDded a muquerade bell full of
men dial reaemblo rejected Star Trek employen with numbcn prinled on their
temples. Forced to cbooac her lover on
the buis ·of pcl'IOllllity alone, lhc starlet
waltzed with each male, received their
pcraonalized aifta and then 1pco1 time
with an Ulnllopr wlto citied her into the
of ach noble IUitor.
The 1*t pan? It's hoetcd by Monica
noor
Lcwinsky,tbe Qtxai ofSbarDelcaneu
benalf. Little Starlet and Monica IOI really ~ over iD the bu1bell at
certm poilltl. I MIi sure Monica"a ielatioub~ lldvloe ii top-llOICb. She pis
dlln•"! I f 0• ;pdrly
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la ·~ !I' of
lhe ni- my veins coursing with Captain's,
I'm not going 10 be 1he bes1 judge of
character. Lads and lasses crammed inside
The Palace, the lights seductively low,
music reverberating, the heat and the pas•
sion and the anticipation - these things
aren't quite the same as "'Mr. Persona( ..
'ty
I •..
4. (Slcps 1-3 can be done in any order.)
And J already know everyone's
penonali1y. In fact, l don'1 c•re aboul !heir
personalities. This is rny chance to pursue
the jerk that l've secretly wanted my entire time at Colgate.
But Senior Stag docs bear some similarities 10 .. M,. Personality." Like the
show's suitors, Senior Stag..crs arc 31re.ady
wearing their masks, courtesy ofthe Coors
Brewing Company. Bolh b<:er goggles and
masquerade masks afford a limited view
or lhc 01her party. l feel 1hai maybe we
should be numbered a1 Senior S1ag.
"Did you sec num~r 17?''
..ls he the one in the ski hat and button
down?"'
"No, that's number 56. And 29. And 167."
Most members of 1hc senior class, admiuedly, have prepared lisis of people
Ibey wouldn'lmindsmooching. Someh3,-c
been building lhoir lists for lhc better pan of
lhcirColptccarecB. Others, I aminfonned,
haven't jumped on the list-making
bondwa&on, Oon'I worry: you have a week
to mnow down the compelition.
But in onlor to make 1he mOSI or your
evcoioc, Id me import a little advice. Aside
liom "Mr. Penonality,- Senior Siag is also
al:in to job hunting: you have 10 go in with a
goal and oocnc away with an ofTcr:Thi, is
IOITIClhina all seniors can relate to. I com·
pilecllbis list wilh lhc help or my dear friends
II Career Scrvic:es.
S. Prior 10 En,.rlog the Palace: Carefully edit your computer generated ..Top
Ten" list Substitute your French study
parlner wilh Ho1 Chiek/Cuy Number
One.
6. Starl OfTWilh A Greal Opening Lino:
''I don't remember my name. 1 am so
blacked out right now."
7. \Vork The Room: Don't spend too
much time with one prospect. Like a job
fair, scope out your most likely opportunities and st:1ck 1hem against the more
3ggressivc ''reach" options. Pursue accordingly.
8. Network: Compare notes with frie nds
and advise one :mother on your next
• move. But fly solo in your cnd¢avon..
9. Close In On A Deal: Ask yourself wha1
you're really looking for. Arc you a go-ge11er or do you like following 1he lead of
otht"rs? Do you work better under prtSSurc?
10. Thlop to Ask/Say OnYour Final Dedslon:
I. "H•v,; we done 1his before?"
2. "Do you fh:quen1 lhc Jug?"
3. ..Arc yous~ you're a senior?"
TlpsTe MakeTlleMost of Yo•r Senlor
Colga1e: il's been an incredible ride.
Thank you for the support, for reading and
for sharing my ColgalC experience wi1h
me. Whether I'm working for Domino's or
a daily publication. I'll be 1hinlting or you.
w- some pink, eat a Slice and make the
..- of yow time at Colgaic for me.
Staa;
I . Start TIM Evelllaa Off Rfcbt: Sip •
Mad Doc.
Z. NenNl'l Ouzzle Andre.
3, 1- TIie ,.,,.., 1 THUii OIi YMr
Whal a scnd-could be send-ort:s like 1his a1 01her major
life milc,11ones. First jobs. first Friday of the
month, Bar Mitzvahs.. retircmt.'111 parties...
A Colga1<: education - scaled wi1h a kiss.
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Ans & Features
THE COLGATE MAROON-N EWS
Green Strides: Mark Spiro in the Green Spotlight
Uy JIii Ramsier
Mnroon-Nrk'.f S1t1f[
If there was an environmental Olympics a1 Colgalt, Marl< Spiro would 1akc
home 1hc gold. Spiro. Colga1e·s Vice President of Administrati, e Services, has been
an in1egml pan of the backbone suppon for
em ironmental mn1a11"es on campus since
his arri\'al in 1999. When considering the
mos1 1mp0nan1 and key players in the en, ironmen1al action process. other actors
on campus ha"c all pointed to Spiro as
their lirst choice. While considering
Spiro's m1cgr3I role, people such as Oob
Tum er (head of 1hc En, 1ronmcntal Stud•
1e~ Program and the Campus Ecology
Group) and Molly Ames Baker (Co-D,rectorofOutdoor Education) ha, c pointed
out that the mO\t 1mpon,mt thing 10 consider is not his extraordinary commi1men1
10 L'fl\ 1ronn'k.."'11tal ac1ion. but his willingness
and ability to make thC!IC nc1ions a 1t-ality.
Spiro came 10 Colgate from Comell
ln1,en.11y in the summer 1999. He he
immediately had a hand in creating th<"
en, 1ronmcn1al audit process on Colgate's
or
campus. This process was created in re•
spon.se to a new Environmental Protection
Agency program which randomly tcs1s uni•
vcrsitics for cn\'ironmcnta l hcahh and
friendliness. Spiro's efforts, and as he poinlS
out. the outstanding work Jennifer Mar·
tin and the rest of the team. resulted in no
cications or recommendations from the
EPA ·s surprise visit to Colgate last fall.
In addition to this imponant imt1ativc,
Spiro has also had a pan in several other
projects an the past three and a half
years. The creation of the shuttle introduced
lo" emission engines 10 Co1ga1e-owned
\-Chicles and has had an effect on lhe reduction of vehicular use on upper
campus. Colgate now uses more organic
producls and lesser amounts of pesticides
and herbicides for grounds operations.
Prinung SCI"\ ices no~ uses food-based inks
and energy star-ccnified appliances. Colgate
also joined 1he University of Vermont in pc·
utioning the Suaplcs Company 10 carry recycled paper. and according 10 Spiro. 1h;s
effort was a success: 80 percent of Colgate's
paper ,s now recycled.
AII hough Spiro did not come up wi1h oil
or
I NSPIRATIONS
these ideas himself, and as he says, he of1en docs nol do !he background worl< in firs!
bringing these initiatives to the attention of
the Colgate community, he receives all of
the plans for environmental initiatives on
campus and often approves lhem or recommends 1hcm to Presidenl Chopp. According
to Bob Turner, having an environmentally
motivated administrator is an importlnt step
in 1he approval of many significant environmen1al projects. Events with which
Spiro has been involved, such as the Campus Ecology Group meetings and !he Green
Summi~ ho-. provided a link between !he fi>e.
ulry and srudSpiro, however, takes liltle of the credit
dCSCTVcd. "The people who worl< for me and
with me bring the right princ1pk.-s to the Job
and do things to male us a mort environmentally rnendly un1\.-ers1t) :· he says. He
gh es credit to those ini1iating and doing
legwork in c1wironmental action plans. such
as Bob Turner. John No\ak, Norm
Kuklinski, 13ob Pils. Bob Keats, Barbra
Walker. and Jennifer Manin - all key pla)·e rs in the environmental ini tiati ves at
Colgate He also gives praise 10 the student
FoR THE HA UTE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
diS1r•c1cd by the consl3nl bobbing of his thal and !he Sharpied door code someone
head as he drifts in and out of slumber- or de<:idcd 10 talloo on !he side of 1he buildperhaps some other last•night-cramming or ing. Noocthelcss, you laugh remembering
all the times a visitor had called you from
plnying•induced affiiction.
Anyway, it's now time to wait fora tread- 1he phone downsiairs to ask about thooe elumill a1 1lungtington Gym amidst hu11dreds sive four numbers.
By Slephanie Laca,·a
The nm goes well and Rocks of SUVs
of other femall!S with random words spelled
Maroo11•News ,"ilnf[
out on the back or their shorts and with ou1-of-sta1e lieen,e plaits join the other
sweatpants. The men arc in awe of the wildlife in upstale New Yorl<. After a quick
\VINOOW OR£$SING
lounging ladies who have come to '\vork shower, you reunile wilh your 10$1 Rip-Rop
In the upcoming final weeks of the year ou1"(all in due time, gentlemen). Finally, and pull on 1he tunic a friend brough1 ba<:k
(or college, for 1he beloved seniors) I urge afrer jogging while listening to a mix CD for you from I semester abroad in
you to 1ook around Colgate with n.-ne"cd your best friend's ex-boyfriend's bro1her- India. You head to lhe Barge. where Superspective. It is simple to fall into a rou- in-law made her last night (don't ask), you san hands you a small house cup to go decide 10 head to Parkside for some fine $1.17.
unc:
You parl< your car among a sea offlap,
dining. S1arving and Spandcxcd, you run
ping
lcide it's 1he Barge or 1he Coop for coffee. (snow-rain) pouring relentlessly ou1 of !he shields of unassuming undettl_,,.,,, Claa
This decision is made as you shiver in your sky. Post-wrap, il'stime fora serious CASE is in Pon !Oday. so you decide to rad in
the overhang until 2:35. Then ycu ha,·e a
Synchill::1 while you move aside the pile of s1udying,
~ ll's the one thal was advenised on the
of dishes on d1c-floor in search or your
wall
wilh the picn,re ofaone-onned gopher.. .
...And so ii may go a1 Colgau,, and perother flip-flop. When the essential footsounckin.....iing.
All,rthe,peaker, you 1-i
wear is located (how else can one keep haps that is why you love it so much. Still,
well-ven1ila1ed while walking up lhe hill stop for a moment and imagine a different to Frank for a tillle reminiscin& wilh some
salad bar cooooclion, ecn:al and "crunchy"
when its 32 degrees outside?) you make view:
pears. There is an intnmmnl softbol1 pme
sure the e-moil you scnl to your teacher
you
promised your friend you would play in
with an auached paper actually went
You wake up and realize thal its 2.25
through. Then il's out the door :ind up the degn.-cs warmer than yC$tCrday, thcrcfatt that evenifla. Then, it'a a ~ CASE of
hill, O\'ersized and unnC4.:cssary mountain- the perfect weather for a quick jog around Sllldyina.•. Until miOlipl ...
man back-sack/ ubiquitous Longchamp Taylor Lake and then the golf
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bag in.an array or colors in hand. You sit course. Someone, perhaps your better half,
has
taken, ii is likely !hat ii has become
behind the guy who has a tenninal case or lefi your New Dalanc~ right where they
routine.
There is irony in the way !hat we
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often co lain about this monocon but
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groups as well as 1he ENST 480 sludenlS,
and he secs 1his as a tremendously helpful pannership between studenlS, faculty,
Slaff and admini~tralion.
Spiro has great goals in mind for
Colgate's environmental futiJrc. He is ex·
ci1cd abou1 1he continuation of !he ENST
480 seminar projects. !he Green Fund and
greener construction standards at
Colg;i1e He sees the neXI two large Sleps
in Colgate's Cfl\'ironmental history as al1ema1ivc fuel forihe Colgaie fleet, if it becomes availoble in !he Hamillon area. ond lh<
fmali,ation of a ~ i n g siu, for !he univemty, which is Slill a project in prog1,:ss.
Spiro is excited about the future and
aboul 1he prescnl ,rrons al Colgate. He
is enthusiastic about the- leadership that
the U111versi1y undert::1kec; in its environmental cffons and about the actton that
so many Colgate siudcnts and emplO)·
ccs an- eager to take. He gets two enthu·
siastic thumbs up from environme111al
activists and p-anicipants at Colgate. He
enthusiastically replies. ··Wor\ing on this
effon cogether with students and faculty
has just been a real joy!"
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miss ii so much when it's gone. An and
fashion, and vice vcna. 1e1eh us to expand our perspectives and encourage individuality in a world of carbon
copies. "Whete Fashion Meecs Art" is the
title of an art and photoa,,,pliy exhibition
wilhin the windows of Madi- A venue
from May S to May 7. The collectiun includes two works by Roy Lichtenstein in
lhe window of Versace. as well u photopphy by both Vietor Sklmbralci and
Ron van Oonp at Ralph Lauren. Juat as
artists interprel the world in their vision.
designers do the same.
Phc,topapber William Klein, whose
work is cunently on clioplay at the Hermes
Raphip (also on Madi- Avenue). underllllnds this pheftomenon. His newest
book Paris+ Klein features com1tless photos of the Parisian public. A long-lime
expatriate. Klein m:ently commenled. "II
was mi adventure aeatina Paris Hite some
foreian land." Thus, be of'fen essenlial
advice for the Colpte IIUdent and the
departina•or... Neverbept tobelie¥e
!hat a location or lir..tyle is mundane and
inacapoble. Take& lonalookalOUDll )OU.
remember the comfort In what is flmiliar
and simultaneously punue other
pe1spectives. wt.eae:.«youmeyvmtare.
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I always mink its
imponannt ro end the year
on a high note.
NHL Ready For Second Round Of Play-Offs
P>y !EU 'R.u6in
This weeke nd Lebron James will formally make his decision public abou1 his
plans for ncx1 year. James. of course. is
the number one high school basketball
player in the country and is prcdic1cd by
many 10 be the next big superstar in the
NBA. While he has never said that he is
going to 1hc NBA , no1 one reporter believes that he will anounce 1hat he will
play college basketball, and for good reason. Lebron Jomes will be the number one
pick 111 the drnft. Uc will sign for the
maximum contract a rookie can get wi1h
endorsements l mmg up to sign him. Eco-
nomically, there 1s no real reason for him
10 go 10 college.
llowcvcr. life is not only abou1 dollars
and cents. Lebron has years ahead ofh11n
collecling checks from the Cava.liers,
Nike. Gatorade, American l!xpress. Ba.II
Park ll ot Dogs. ond any 01her company
1h111 wnn1s IO put 1hcir product in his
prodcgy hands. How many times will we
sec Lebron telling us to "Obey your
lhirst." How many times will wc sec
LcUron playing basketball with the
golden arches or Mickey-D's in 1hc background. J'm not sure of the exact number, bul ii will certainly be enough to
make us sick.
Lebron has a small window or opportunity to enjoy life as a college student.
Look at Cannclo Anthony, his good friend
and fellow basketball superstar. Anthony,
who just led the Orangemen to the National
Championship and is being considered the
~rcatcst frcsh,nan of all 1ime, is having 1hc
time of his life. Anthony never once has
doubted his decision 10 play college ball,
but ra1her eonsis1ently tells ofwha1 run he
1!\ having. And why shouldn '1 he? I le is the
1no:>t fnmous s tuden1 a1 a school of nearly
20,000 kids, barely works hnrd :,nd domi•
nates 1hc game he loves. In addiuon, I can't
even begin 10 describe his social life - one
we Colgate students could only dream of.
What if Lebron wcnl 10 Syracuse nexl
year? Imagine a starting lineup bcgining
with Gerry McNamara, Carmelo Anthony,
and LeDron James? Would they lose a
game? My money would be on, um ... no.
111c Orangcmcn would ma1ch the dominacc
John Woodc.·n and !he UCLA Bruins once
had with 1hc likes of Kareem Abdoul-Jabar
Jnd Dill \Vallon.
ricturc James when he ·s 1101 playing.
Couldn't you imagine hun silting in his
,upcd up 11 2, driving down Marshall Street,
fond lll~ offwomen and fncnds as they flock
tow.ird:,, their classrmuc·, He's already go1
1hc car, w ha! ebe docs the man need?
1f the heavens align properly, :md Lebron
t.kuJc, 10 ~mrnt.l ..:ollt.:g.c. no matter where
he ~t.ic-.. whclhcr 11 be the fk"\'Crhuusc of
Uukc c,r the cmdcrdla ~chool of ('rc1gh1on,
he 1s guarcntccd Macces:>, pow er :.rnd the
11mc or has life. Who can put a price on thnt?
On Tuesday, 1hc firs1 round or 1he NHL
playoffs came to a thrilling conclusion with
th.rec game sevens.
While
Philadelphia and
Vancouver bolll
won in blowouts. the MiMcso1a Wild and
Colorado Ava•
lanche played
perhaps lhe
grca1cs1 game of
Ille playoffs for
the righ1 10 advance 10 the second round. An·
drew Brunette's
overtime goal lifted the Wild to a victory in
their first ever playoff series. Now, with the
scc:01,d round set, it is 1ime 10 1ake a look a1
who will advance to the Conference Finals.
and who will be golfing wilh lhc New Yorlc
Rangers in two weeks.
Eastern Conference:
(I) Oltawa vcrsuJ (4) Philadelphia; Many
people predicted 1ha1 lhe winner of 1he Fly·
crs-Maplc Leafs series would advance all lhc
way 10 1he Stanley Cup Finals. Bui after a
grueling seven-game series, the q'-'cstion now
is whether or no1 1he FlyCT1 have enough left
in the tank to fend off an explosive Senators
team. The Flyers arc not a young team, and
there is concem in Philadelphia that son.c of
the older players may be running ou1 ors1cam.
I lowevcr, wha1 is overlooked abou1 Phi lade I·
phia is Illa! their dcplh allows lhc Flyers 10
ro!Jllc !heir forwards often, allowing lhe play•
ers suiy fresh. A huge encouragement for
Philadelphia had 10 have come between Ille
pipes as goaltender Roman Ccchmanck was
outstanding late in the series against Toronto.
Without injured all-star dcfcnseman Eric
Desjardins, who is oul with a broken foot, the
Flyers will be relying more on their unonhodox nctminder. 'The Senators come in10 this
series rested and n:frcshcd, and also much
younger. Of course, the Senators are lacking
in the experience depanmcnt, and also lack
dcplh on 1he blue line after 6 '9" Zdcno Chara
ond Wade Redden,
Like lhe Flyers, Onawa is blessed wi1h
dcplh a1 forward, bu1 lllcy may no1 be able 10
roll ou1 three or four lines that can score with
consis1cncy like the Flyers can on a nightly
basis. The Flyers will win this series thanks
in pan to their depth, ddensivc schcsnc and
cxpcncnce.
Prediction: Flyers in Six
(2) New Jersey vers,,s (3) Tampa Bay: This
series may tum out 10 be the biggest mismatch
of tlic second round. The Devils were lhc most
impressive team in the Eastern Conference
in the first round, dispatching a weak Brui"ls
ream in five games. Tampa Bay. on the ocher
hand, showed n:markable resiliency in their
dcfca1 of Ille Washington Capilals. After losing the first two games o(thc series at home
by a combined 9-3 margin, 1he young Light·
ning rallied to produce four consc..-cutivc victories, all by a single goal. The clinching game,
number six, was won by Tampa Bay in triple
O\'cnimc. as the diminutive Manin St. Louis
scored a prclty goal Jl'IS' Olaf Kolzig. This
series will inark the end of Cmderella, as an
cxpcrienccJersey team ::-hould ha\'C no difficuhy disposing orTampa Bay. Jolu1 Madd,11 or1hc 0<;,.
ils will be matched up with St. Louis or
\'i!iccnt LaCavalier all series. and he 1s the
bc:,t dcfc1~1\·c forward m hockey today, The
line of Januc Langdcnbrunncr. Joe
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1hc playoffs.
Prediction: Devils in Five
Wcs1cm Conference:
(I) Dallas ven11s (7) Anahtlm: The road
does nol gel much easier for J.S. Giguere and
1he Mighty Ducks ofAnaheim. After shock·
ing 1he world by
sweeping 1he defending Sianlcy Cup a.an,.
pion Detroit Red
Wings, lhc Ducks have
to face the top team in
the Western Confer1he Dallas Stars.
The smr for Anaheim has been Giguere, who
single-handedly eanicd Anaheim 10 a victory
over Dclroit wi1h some orlhc bcsl goallcnding
seen since Dominik Hasek carried Buffalo to
a Smnlcy Cup Finals appearance in 1999.
Anaheim seemed blessed in iis opening round
series against Detroit. But, as you probably
lcamcd in your Introduction to Statistics class,
the Jaw or averages is not working in
Anaheim's favor. The Ducks were thoroughly
outplayed by Dc1roi1. and will have 10 keep
up their string of luck ag:ainst a S1ars team
which may be even better. The SllUli arc rested,
1alen1cd and hun8JY, The SlarS arc loaded up
fron1, and also have a goallcndcr who has Ille
ability 10 match Giguere in Marty TlJJ'CO. Behind 1he play of Mike Modano, Bill Guerin,
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have no problem lighting lhe lamp wi1h conoistcncy and advancing 10 lhc ncx1 round.
Prediction: Stars in Five
(4) Vancouver vCT1us (6) Minnesom: These
two learns do not know the meaning of 1he
word quit. and have been two oflhe most exciting and fun lt8Jt1$ IO waich in lhe first round
ofthe playoffs. The Canucks seemed dead io
lhc waler after falling behind thn:c games 10
one against 1he St. Louis Blues. After fallcring down lhc ssputtering to s1ar1 Ille playofls, 1he Canucks
got in step and pulled out a miracle series victory in the final three games of the series
The Wild showed a nair for the dramatic in
its playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche. After falling behind thn:c games lo
one to Colorado, the Wild won its next three
games, including lwo on lhe road, all by a
final score of 3-2. In game seven, a1 1he
Pepsi Center in Colorado, Brunette's goal
capped an amazing Minnesota comeback in
lhe lhird period. Los1 in lhis was 1he game
six heroics Richard Park, who's ovcnime
winner forced a game seven. This series will
ccnainly go to game seven as Vancouver's
Markus Naslund and Minnesota's Marian
Gaborik will both refuse 10 le11heir 1eams
lose when it matters. There will aJso be at
least three overtime games in this series.
I'll give it to Vancouver, j 1 1st because they
have home ice.
Prediction; Canucks in Seven
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Soccer World Tums Domestic as English and Spanish I eagues Up For Grabs
After a lhrilling week of Champions
League 11<:rion, eyes 1um back 10 1he domcs1ic leagues in Europe. Mind you, 1his is nol
a slcp down by
any means. A 11
c learout will spur lhc players into action. sman coach who could maybe guide them
They will figh1, 1hcy will grind, 1hcy will 1hrough 1his rough pa1ch. But, for 1ha1, he
do anything to no1 lose ano1her game for needs 1he playctS 10 show some heart.
the rest of the season. Another thing they
lnlcr, despite 1heir galaxy of stars arc still
will have 10 do is try and bang in lhc goals looking very ordinary. Their play is as unat•
the three major 10 cat into Arsenal's goal difference. Diwid tractive as Liverpool's and that is saying a lot.
leagues are still Beckham. annoyed by being left on 1he They gel one goal in despite having some of
very much open bench against Real, and an on -fire Paul lhc bcs1 paid strikers and 1hcn throw 11 bod- well the Jtalia.n Scholes should do the Irick.
ies behind lhc ball 10 defend 1ha1 lead. Bui,
league has a 1eam
Tottenham are a team that never cease to even then. their ddcnsc is creaky despite the
1ha1 is probably amaze. They spend millions only to once presence of some of Fabio Cannavaro, one of
more of a front .. again achieve the same level of mediocrity 1he lop defenders in lhc world and Francesco
runner than the year afler year. They can scare the good Toldo, probably the best keeper around. Their
01hcrs, bul the tcilms on their day bul lack the bite to do coach, HectorCuper, still has a lot to prove to
other 1wo lcagues anything serious at all. In Robbie Keane lies the Italian p~ and his style of soccer isn't
will probably go the tea.ins only major threat but he•s s1ill in- helping his image. Being lhc nearly man, he
down to the very jured and will 1101 be complc1cly 100% ifhc has to get his team to win this one to be in
plays. So wilhout him, T011cnham have little with a shot oferasing that tilie from his name.
lasl days.
The Italian to offer. It should be interesting though to soc Columnist Verdicc: An ugly game at best
league
has how ex-Manchester United hitman. Teddy with lnlcr squeaking away with a couple of
Juvcntus leading the pack by a bit of a dis- Shcringham, responds 10 playing his old club. goals.
tance but any slip up of theirs will be capi- This wily marksman still has
talized on by the two Milan teams wailing a bit left in the engine and is
in 1hc wings. Inter heads the chasing pack gunning for a new contract.
wi1h AC close behind. Spain - 10 1cll 1hc Columnist Verdict: United
1ru1h, I 1hough1 ii was wrapped up when to bang in the goals to leave
Real Madrid took over pole position from Sherwood Park with all 1hrcc
Real Sociedad a month or two ago. But hats points and a couple of extra
off 10 Socicdad and Ocponivo la Coruna. goals in lhc killy.
1hey'vc kepi Real Madrid a1 ,ouching dis- halian Serie A: Lazio at Imer
tance. One point now separates the three of Miliu
them and it could go either which way. EnLazio arc still in tunnoil.
gland is lhcone which looks more nailbiting Despite a healthy league
than any. Arsenal are three points behind standing. this club is so much
Manchester United, BUT they have o game in dcbc 1ha1 lhcir players have
in hand which could potentially mean that nOl been paid for mon1hs. The
they arc level with Uni led. They lead Unilcd players initially took this in
by one goal on goal difference. So if bolh their stride and foughl wilh
teams win all their remaining games by blood and guis 10 1akc Lazio
similar margins. Arsenal will take 1he title. 10a position where they could
Not the best way to lose a title but tha1's challenge for lhc 1i1le. Now,
patience is wearing thin, the
the way it is.
EnKlish Prcmicrshio: Manchester Uoi1cd aJ drive is gone and the team is
not playing wilh the fire lha1
Ioncnham:
Man. Utd. are probably still smarting it used to. They still have a
from their Champions League quarter final few quali1y players left deloss 10 Real Madrid. They pul up a very re- spi1c having 10 have sold moSI
spectable showing in 1hc second leg bu1 jus1 of their stars to keep afloat
couldn't snatch it. Now as the rcalily sets financially. Claudio Lopez is
in, 1hcy will sec 1ha1 1hcir only hope of• still a threat and runs at detrophy now lies in the English Premiership. fenders and makes life hard THOUGH AMERICANS DO NOT poss«, lhe same
And the prospecl of another season for them. In Roberto Mancini mthu.sia,m for .soccer u they do other ,pore.,, soccer
trophyless reading 10 a mass summer they also have a tactically throughout the world i, by far the most popular sport.
Spanish La Liea: Real Socicdad at Barcclooa
Real Soeiedad con1inue to surprise people
all over Europe. After being the winter champions of Spain , a
team that no-one expected to sec up
there. 1hcy held oft'
lhc challenge of 1he
streaking
Real
Madrid. They were
eventually deposed
by Real Madrid only
to bounce back and
hang onto their coattails. But most impressive by far W3S
1he fac1 1ha1 1hcy
went to Real
Madrid's home turf.
the
Sanuago
Bemcbau, and dcfco1cd lhcm 4-2, 1hrcc clays
oner Real Madrid had given Manchester
United a schooling in how to play soccer. With
their tall and short striker pair of Oarko
Kovaccviea.nd Nihat Kalwcci. they area team
that can score goals and with a hard fighting
midfield, this 1cam can shut ou1 01her teams.
·n,e team looks solid all around so don't expect the fairytale 10 end anyiimc soon.
Barcelona now have no hope of any trophy after being ignominiouslydwnpcd out of
1he O,ampions League quaricrs by JO man
Juvcntus. Their wastefulness in front of goal
has been an i~ue for them all season and this
time it took them out of lhcir last chance at
anything. This also means that they have no
chance of returning to the Champions League
ncxlscoson ond wilh lhe hugccxpcc1cd losses,
this could mean a clear out of some of their
stars. Now, the players have 10 prove their
worth in order 10 stay with the club for another tenn and the only way they can do this
is by pulling Barca oul of1he rclcgalion dogfight and into mid table safely. If ever there
was a rime for Barca's stars to shine, this is
it.
Columnist Verdict: No result from chis
game will make both 1ea1ns happy. Socicdad
have to win 10 stay in the hunt for their first
title and Barcelona have 10 win to save some
face. Unfortunately, nei1hcr one gets 1heir
win with a goal scoring draw leaving bo1h
sides the unhappier.
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April 29th, 2003
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All are welcome
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Am1y
5-0
15·6
C'OIJ!~HC
4-1
10-8
Amcncan
3-2
8-8
Bud.:ncll
2-3
15-5
1-4
11 -7
1.elu~h
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0-5
4-5
American
Anny
Na, y
Colg:u c
Laraye11c
Lclugh
Bucknell
Softball
Ctmf ere11ce Overall
14.3.0
5-1
4-1
15-5-0
4-1
11-13-0
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I 0-9·0
2-3
7-4-1
1-5
7-9-0
3-18-0
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lclugh
I I- I
26-7
Col~nrc
17-10
5-3
lloly Cross
4-3
8-16
Army
5.7
14-15
nudncll
3-6
8-23
Lafaycuc
1-9
5-21
PATRIOT
LEAGUE
must-see game of the week
After
J
Rooki e of the Year honors
for he r effort). Offensive
s upport will co me fro m
fir) t-ycar Kelly Winni ng
and sophomore Rebecca
Sa ndle r. last year's Patriot
League Rookie of rhe Yeor.
:-ucc.·c:,~ful Pa1ri01
Leag ue :-.ca~on. the women':,,
lacro:,,:,,c team will have 1hc
:,,k ill:,,
;igain:,L one of the lop Learn:-.
in 1hc nation when it hos1s
Big Ten power Nonhwestcn
on Thursday. The \Vildca t~
o f>l)or1u1111y to I CM irt.
wi ll be 1raveling a ll 1he way
from C hicago to sq uarc off
wi1 h the Raiders on Tyler's
Field. Colgale will be led by
a stellar dcf'ensi,•e unit . anc ho red
by
ri rs t-yca r
goallendcr Sue Bielamowicz
and senior co-captain Sh:1wn
Mauson. On t he offc.nsive
~idc of the bal l. fi rst-yea r
Ka 1ie McVeigh will shoulder
much of rhc load. McVc,gh
led the team in goo ls with 46,
and won Pa1r io1 League
• Deno1es Pa1rio1 League/
ECAC Opponcn1
Soflball
Anny• 3, Colgale I
Colga1e 4, Anny• 2
Colgate 5, Anny• 2
Colgate 4, Anny• 0
\Vomen's Lacrosse
Men's Crew
Colga1e 14, Lehigh• 3
2nd oul of 3 againsl Hoban
and \Vi lliam Smith
Meo 's Lacrosse
Bucknell• I 0, Colgate 9
Colga1e 12, Canisius 8
Colga1e 15, Holy Cross• 3
\Vomcn's Crew
3rd ou1 of 3 against \Vi lliam
Smith and Buffalo
Women's Tennis
Army• 5. Colgate 0
sports spotlight
Senior Shawn Mattson
a1 Patriot Lc;1guc Toumamcnt (al Amcric:m)..........................TOA
GOI F
al P~11riot League Toum"mcnt (Oe1hlchcm. Pa.) ..........................TBA
·s
\ffl\ AND WOMEN·s TRACK
at Oig Rt--d hwitational (Comdl) .................................................TOA
, ·s AND WOMEN·s CREW
\1ass.).......................................TOA
SOf r U,\LL
t AF.~ \'F'ITE' (2) ........... ........................................................ 12:00
fue!ld ay. April 29
WOMEN·s LACROSSE
STANFORD ......................................................................... 3:30
MtN·S LACROSSE.
I-IA RV A R0 ...........................................................................7:00
T hursday. May
.1
.
scoreboard
American• 4 , Colgate 1
For rhe week of April 25 - May I, 2003
• Denotes Pa1riot Leaguc/ ECAC Contest
Horne games in CAP$
Fridny, April 25
MEN·s AND WOMEN·s TRACK
:ll Penn Rclays...........................................................................TBA
SOFTBALL
SIENA (2).................................................................................. 4:00
Snturday, April 26
MEN·s AND WOMEN·s TRACK
a1 Penn Relays ...... .......... ......... ....................................... .......... .TBA
MEN·s LACROSSE
131NGI IA MTON ................................. ........ .... ...... ........... ...... I :00
WOMEN·s LACROSSE
at Oucknc11" (Patriot LeagueToumarnent) .............................. .3:00
WOMEN'S TENNIS
a1 Pa1rio1 League Toumamcnt (:ll American) ............... .........TOA
SOFTBALL
I.AFAYE"ITE' (2)................... ......... ....................................... 12:00
GOLF
at Patrio1 League Championship (Be1hlehcm, Pa.) ...................TOA
Sunday. April 27
WOMEN·S TENNIS
.11 Fi\c-Tcmn Mi..-el (\Vorccsh:r.
ALL TOGETHER NOW: The women's lacrosse team will ne«l 10 rally together in ,he absence ofinjursenior co..cap1ain Cai,i Houck. who is quenionable for the Pau-iot League Tournament with a ,orn ACL
Men's Tennis
upcoming raider sports action
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plwo by Crys1t1l "111i1tt
WOMEN·s LAC ROSSE
NORTHWESTERN ........ .... .... .................................... .......... 5:00
Jon Pico '04
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Sport: Lacrosse
Position: Defense
Major: Politic.al Science
Do you ha,·e any rituals for before a game?
"J like to put my equipment on in the same order
every 1imeand generally listen to the same music."
What do you make of the team's successes?
"Starting off with a new coach, we had our bes t
Pa1rio1 League finish (4 2]; we played very well."
How do you think the team will preform next
year?
"We only Jose three seniors and we have some
good reerui1s coming in, so we should be good."
An, you ramUJar with Major wgue Lacrosse?
"My friend's dad acrually owns the New Jersey
Pride so yeah I am..,
Nolana Quince 'OS
Hometown: Syracuse, N.Y.
Sport: Track
Even!: Hurdles/Jumps
Major: Political Science and African Srudies
How did ll reel to break the school record in the
lrlple j ump?
"Ii feh great; ir showed the bcnefilS of all my hard
work."
What are you thinking when you step into the
blocks jusl before the race?
'Tm jus1 concenmning on my fonn and execution.''
Indoors you competed in nine events; isn't that a
IOI?
"Ycah. mos, athletes only do one or IWO, a few do
lhrce.··
Did you celebrale when Syracuse won the NCAA
0-1 Baskelball Championship?
"I feh like I had just won the tide. I feh as happy as l
would have ifColgaie bad won it"
Sports
THE CoLGATE MARooN-NEWS
April 25, 2003
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Auguscinski Leads Men's Track To Second Place Finish At Holy Cross
By Jamie Maldow
took sixth place in the hammer
Maroon-Nev., Slaff
throw (66' 10"),
Senior Tyrone Russell once
The Colgate men's and again performed with intensity
women's track teams both had and determination. scoring ten
great success this weekend finish• points. by taking first.place in 1he
ing with outstanding results. The 400-meter dash with a lime of
men's track and field team placed 49 .53s. Sophomore LaBraun
second a1 1he Holy Cross Quad Andrews also scored ten points for
Meer on Saturday. The scoring 1he Raiders by laking first-place
was neck and neck throughout the in 1he high jump (6' 7"),
entire mec1 but Colgate didn't
Senior Barry Jones had a solid
have enough to beat the Univer• day for Colga1e, snogging secondsi1y of Maine. who won the mee1 place in the longjump (22' 9.75"),
wi1h 206 poin1s. as 1he Raiders fourth in 1he triplejump(4 I' 4.25'1
scored 181. The hos1 Crusaders and fifth in 1he 100-meter dash
placed third with 130 points and ( 11.48).
Central Connecticut State finished
Juniors Louis Di Nuzzo and
las! with 56.
Xavier de Boissezon breezed post
Junior Waldemar Auguscinski their competuors as DiNuzzo took
proved his all around field event second in 1he 3000-meier s,cepleskills this weekend. scoring 27 of chase (9:24.03) and third in the
Colgate's points with one first-ploce 5000-meler run (15:27.70) and
finish. two second.place finishes Boissezon placed second in the
and a sixth-place finish. 5000,meler run (IS: 13.20) and
Auguscinski 100k fil"$1 in the shot pot fourth in 1hc I SQQ.meter run
with • personal-best lhrow of so· (4:04. 11 ).
6.2s·-, second in the hammer throw
Firs1-year Andrew Bloom proved
(140' T'), second in lhediscus(l34' his capabilities taking second place
I") and sixth in 1hc javelin ( 123 • 011he moeland placing fifth all-time
11').
on 1he Colgate leader board in the
In the running events, senior Eric ja\'elin with a personal•best throw
Hiller was quick on his fcei sprint- of 180'. Bloom also took ICnlh in
ing past oil of his opponents, scor- the discus (85' 8').
ing 20 points for the Raiders, winSeniorTJ. Smith look third-place
ning the 100-mcter dash in a time finishes in the longjump (22' 8.5')
of 11.25 and the 200-meter dash in and the 400-meler hurdles (56.32)
a time of22S3.
while junior Ian Hill finished third
Sophomofirst in !he 800-melerdash (I :56.71) (4:01.38). First-years Na1e
while junior Kyle Bam,tt look sec- Rosenthal and Alex Fuller-Young
ond place (1:57.14). VanDinc also had fourth-place finishes in the
4
3000-,neter steeplechase ( I0:05.47)
and 400-meier hurdles (57.30). respectively.
Colgate olso scored 20 points
with its relay 1camsas the 4x IOOand
4x400-me1errelays took first place.
Cooch McKinnon was extremely
proud or his ,eam' s effort and de1em,inauon this weekend.
'11,is weekend was a dynamic
team effort." McKinnon said. "We
had so many athletes dig down and
compete m extra and different
events in making the effort to win.
To me. we need more of this 1ypc
of rivalry, h brought oul 1he bes! on
1he Colgate a1hle1cs and it was a lot
of fun 10 be a pan of."
The men·s team is back in action
this week as it participates in the
Penn Relays. which begins on
Wednesday.
The women ·s team also had an
oulSlandmg perfonnance this weekend. They finished on fouoth place
al the Bucknell Quadrangular in
Lewisburg, PA.
The highlight of 1he day for
Colgatec.ame as two school records
were broken. First·ycar Sara
Hildebrand broke lhe first-year
.-ird in the 1500-meter run, laking third place. In addition to this
lremendous fea~ sophomon: Nolana
Quince lopped the school record in
1he triple jump by over• foo~ laking second place with an unbcliev.
able jump. She also had • strong
pcrfonnance in the I 00 hurdles,
plocing fifth wilh a time of I 5.50
seconds.
There were many others who con-
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pit.ow b> Crystal Wil.tiru
OFF TO A GOOD START: Both men's and women's ,rack ,cams
got off'on lhe right foot this weekend, wilh 1he men fini$hing in second
place while the women finished in founh.
lribuled 10 this hard foughl meel as in the longjump.
well. First-year Shannon O'Hagan
Colgate's team work was defiplaced fourth in the high jump, and nilely proven this weekend, plooing
senior co-captains Leeann Teager second in the 4x800, fourth in the
andDanielleGabeylookfifthinthe 4x400and fourth in 1he4x100.
400 and 800 me1er dashes, respecThe Raiders are back in action
tively. Sophomore Kaitlyn Wood tomorrow as they travel to Ithaca
finished fifth in the400 hurdles and to compete in the Cornell lnvitafirs1 year Lisa Oennain took sixth tional.
.
Softball Takes Three Of Four From Army American Ends Men's
Tennis Season Once Again
By Meg Savin
Maf'OOfl•Nev.-, Slaff
The Colgate softboll leam approaches the home s,re1ch of ilS season this week. The women keep
turning in imprcssivepe,formances,
winning three out of their four
games 1his week. The squad had a
busy holiday weekend. playing a
doubleheader versus Patriot League
opponeni Army. on Saturday and
then having a repeat performance,
with yet• second doubleheader on
Sundoy against Army in Buffalo on
Soldier Field.
The Raiders kicked off the weekend with a loss, but there was no
evidence that the learn wasdisheart·
ened. 1nc women continued on to
win 1he nexc three games of the
weekend series. The first game on
Saturday was a nailbiter and could
have gone either way. The game
wasscorcJess until the bonomofthe
sixth when Anny's lineup finally
came to life.
Center fielder Lindsey Romack
got 1he ball rolling. ripping a single
past 1he infield. Teammate Lindsay
March advanced Romack with a
sacrifice bunt. Army's Lauren
Gobar batted in both Romack and
Man:h. She 1hen scored on a throwing error by Colgate's senior second baseman. Amanda Brickell.
Lisa Huntington p.:>pped up to
sophomore first baseman, Natalie
Rawson, for the second out of the
inning. Anny's Darcy Williams
kepi 1he lineup rolling after smacking a double. Joy DePaolis pinch ran
for Williams and scored an un·
earned run on Brickell's second
fielding error of the inning. The
Raiders were finally able 10 close
OUI !he inning. bul nol after throe
runs were scored. Colgate was able
lnsidethe
Munllen-
10 pick up a run in the lop of the Howard threw a shut-out in game
seventh, bu1 their efforts were in two for her eleventh win. The final
vain. The final score stood at 3· l,
score was 4-0. Desetvedly, Natalie
Game two went more smoothly Rawson was honored as Patriot
for the Raiders. The 1opof1he first Leoguc player of lhc week and
began with • double from senior Howard was awarded the Patriot
Melissa Rawson followed by a League rookie of the week.
home run from Natalie Rawson,
Colgate iscurren1ly in third place
scoring two runs. Army responded in the Paniot League with a record
wi1h a two run bo1tom of the fifth. of 8-4 and an overall record of 20Nicole Luvera singled, followed by 11. Army is rigJ11a1Colgate's heels,
a homerun from teammate, Nikki in fourth place. with a 6-10 league
Posey, 10 1ie the score. h was, "~j6 record and • I5-18 overa 11 .-ird.
"We have a 101 of momentum
vu all over again.. with a Rawson
sister one.two punch in the top of going into the Patriot League Tour·
d1e seventh when Melissa Rawson nament, said first-year Mandi
singled and Natalie Rawson Perry. "Dedication and teamwork
homered for the second 1ime. The will be key forsuccess."
Colgate's double-header against
final score remained at 4-2. First·
year Kate Howard pitched a com- Niagara, originally scheduled for
Tuesday, was cancelled because of
plete game.
The Raiders headed back 10 Sol· poor weather conditions. The Raiddier Field on Sunday 10 complele the ers plan 10 have eigJ,1 more Patriot
series. They came away with two League match~ups. four against
wins. The women defeated the Lafayette and four against Holy
Black Knights 5-2 in game one and Cross.
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BJ 811ft Sluz:Mna
diopooed of Cius, 6-3, 6-4 II first
sinpL Beiley began the march IO
victo,y ,... American wilh a 6-1,
The Colple men', llnlil tam 6-0dispalcbiogof Ambrose, while
canlllce101111110laceinthefacldiot, Juanearlo Vazquez struggled
dhoup ltdld lole ils llsllDIICb of through a 7.5 fint set before rigJ,1the~. it loll to the top-Ned and in& the ship and dispatching of
evadlllll'llliol i.n&>aC<'llln...,.,., Heima, 6-0 in the second se1.
Thal lilct, howeva', will do HIile IO Ja)'Sin&h, alfmning his MVP stacamale the tam lftor a 4-1 ICISI IO 1111, garnered the clinchinapoint for
!be Eaales in the Patriot Lague the ~Jes, with I sound 6--0, 6-1
TountllllOIII oemifinala on Friday thnsbiogoflledard. Al this poini
mornina, which ended the seuon bolh S..:CUlloand sophomore Pete
Oman's ma1<:hes were suspended.
f«the men.
The Raiden wen, briefly on top Saocullo held a slight 6-4, 4-6, 3-2
early in the morning, .. the finl- edge O'ffl' Guilluame Tanalle in
doublee duo of oophomoR Rcod what promised 10 be a very excil11.,.w ,mdjunior Eric Saccullo ins finish, while Oman was down
combmedlO~TuabarGaq 2-6. 1-2 to Fliea,lman at the time
mdA..dimKJlk:arinaclinical 8- ofthe finish.
1 victory. Thia optimiam waa
With the Joa, the men's squad
lqlllll,ed,ho,.na,ubatbthesoc- ends the-, wilh a 10-9 record
oad ad tllild doubles -.1oo1 io overall and a3-4 record against Pa,
pwe dteday's lint point JO the top, triot l.eogue opponenlS.
seeded Eqles. Senior Anchew
"It was disappointing 1ha1 we
Dmn. plsyi!win bis ftnal lllllch for were unable to win 1he Patriot
Co'c ts, 11 1--d with flnt-)'OII' Jake l.eogue toumamenf' head coach
Heimlllullhe c1uo-c1efeeled by Martin Perry said.
~ MVP Juan Jaysu,ah
Perry. however. remains opri·
and Rullea Rivero. S-8. Juniors mistic for 1hc future oflhe team.
With only one aenior graduating,
Bvm AmbNloe 111d Jon W
ltDowilla lhltt their malCb would and the anticipated return ofjundecide lhe daublel paint, wen, al- iorZander Lowe. who mi~ the
malt llllo IO puD out I ¥iclOly fcJI' enlin, due 10 injury. 1he
111e ltaidllS bul reu by• "">' c1o1e Raiden! hope to contend for the
7-9- IO Kyle Bailey and Jonah Palrioc Leaaue crown next sea..
son. If the injury bug. which also
TtatFAp;clbmptoceededlowin claimed Heims and fellow firstdno olhr sinaJes matcl>ea,witb year Blake Willmarth by the end
Ille &Ill two belq m,pcaded ..,_ oft h e - can stay away, then
IO die ad ol lhe lllllch.
the Raiden will be a le&ilimale
- . . . the lone ..... i.;pc threat JO the Palriot Leaaue in the
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the1e days, induding lhae ball, during a ttUnl practice.
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Sports
THE CoLCATE MAROON-NEWS
April 25, 2003
Men's and Women's Crew Teams Tune Up For Patriot I eague ltegatta
we have had on the water. Within
Mnroon•Nt•1i1.1 Stt1/[
one week we improved our liming. focus and balance dramatiFor some. 1he snow and ice of cally and everyday we are getting
flamilton are merely a nuisance. fas1er." In the end, the fro zen
3 cold chill when walking to and
lake may have even been a ben•
from class. For others. the snow e fit as Colgate will be able 10 suris beautiful and the frozen lakes prise many of the crews that beat
pro\ ,de an oppot1uni1y to go ice !hem earlier in the season during
lishing :mJ ,;kaung on 1he 1cc. Out the last 1hree reganas of the year.
for the Colgate ere" lcams, the ice
Las1 weekend the crews raced
h;1,; been a puni,;hmg force. f'l1e m the 51.:m..-ca Cup. an mrnual com~
length of time Lake Mommc has r,;tillon including llobart and
::.1nycd frtMCO hll\ forced the CTC\\.'lj Skidmore.
Unfor1unate ly,
to sta)· mJoors on the rowing ma- Skidmore did not por1icip:11e 1his
chines for a month longer thttn year, and ins1cad the Unh,ersuy of
mos1 of their competiuoo. Tlus Buffalo sent fou r women's boats
head start onto the water that most to the regatta, providing some
orc·otga1c\ urea compc1i1ors have grea1 compe111ion fo r the Raider
cnJO)Cd has le.id to some d1sap- women. I lopes were high heading
poin11ng finishes for the Raiders mlo the Sa1urday morning races.,
so far this season. bUl hopefully but in 1he back of 1hcir minds,
that "ill all be ch;mgmg in the next most of1he rowers knew 1ha1 they
fo"" ,,eds. All the Colgate crews would be facing tough compctiare mal ing incredible progress 1ion from crews that benefited
and dropping their mcc times by from three or more " eeks of wafi flccn M:conds or more for every ter time that Colgate didn ·1 get,
week of water practice.
In the men's varshy eight the
"Our season on the waler has Raiders lost in a heartbreaking finbeen prcny shon because 1hc hlke ish to 1he I lob.1n men wi1h Colgate
was froLcn. which puts us al lcas1 fi nishing rn 4:29.5 to Hobart's
1hrec w~ks behind 6ur compcu- 4:28. On the water, tha11ime diftion," sophomore Orendan ference of 1.5 seconds equates to
Mauhe\,s s;;1id. "The in1cnsi1y of less 1han 2 meters of distance.
our winter v..orkouts. though. ha\-C
"Eveo though our loss to Hobart
really helped us stay strong and was very painful, we were very enpick up boatspecd in the shon 1ime couraged by how much faster we
By Preston Burnes
r
plww by Kl'IJey K,mrm
CREW-SING ALONG: The Colgate women', no\ricc four team took
the luidcr,' sole fir$( place finish in the last n:gana.
phow by Kd1~ Kor$.ltn
ROWING PAINS: The Colgate WGmcn's crew team has endured a harsh winter and is finally able to get
out.side and practice on Lake Moraine on a com:istant b.uis.
had gollen compared 10 ooly a week
ago," sophomore Paul Kelly said.
"We know we will continue to improve both physically and technically, and will beat Hobart at the
New Yori< Swte championships."
The men ·s novice eig_ht and four
also lost their races 10 Hoban
boats, although not wi1h such
close margins. There was still a
great deal of exci1ement within the
crews about improvcmcnl as each
boat took almost thirty seconds off
of their finish a week ago against
Hamilton College. The rowers
were also consoled by the fact that
Hob3rt had meed a JV boat against
them, meaning every rower in the
Hoban boat had at least one year
of previous rowing experience.
Hobart finished at 4:37.8, while
Colgate finished wilh a time of
4:45. The novice eight will face
tough compcti1ion from Anny this
Sunday at the Patriot League
Championships, but with the solid
improvemenr they have showed
they will certain:y prove to be a
strong challenger and hopefully
bring the gold back 10 Hamilton.
On the women's side, Colgate
faced some very tough competition as they were racing against
both William Smith and Buffalo.
Unforrnnately, the competilion
turned out 10 be a liulc 100 competitive and Colgate only came
away with a first place finish in
the women ·s novice four. Every
crew still provided a great race;
however. as Colga1e only lost 10
Buffalo in the varsity eigh1 by
eight seconds with a time of S: 17,
compared 10 Buffalo's 5:09 and
William Smith's 5:10.3. Colgate
secured second place in the Novice eight contest with a time of
5:29.5, compared 10 Buffalo's
winning time of 5:21.5 and William Smi1h 's third place time of
5:33.3. In the lone victory of the
day for the Raiders, the no\•ice
four finished in 6:04.1, with Buffalo boa1s coming in behind at
6:09.8 and 6:33.
"We just pushed through that
race somehow, I had never fell
pain like the pain l felt during
that race, but Grossing the finish
line first made it all worthwhile,''
first-year Jessie Slenker said.
This upcoming weekend. a ll
crews will be leaving campus
early Saturday morning to head to
Worcester for the Patriot League
regatta. Of course, as some may
note, 1his trip coincides with an
annual Colgate event by tht
name of Spring Party Weekend.
As any senior member of the
team will tell you, rowers don't
get t0 sec Spring Party, unless
they quit the team, and a weekend of partying is hardly worth
the accomplishmen1s ofan entire
season of rowing. But most of
the team, especially the novices,
will have a hard time forgetting
what they are missing out on.
"Missing Spring Party weekend is something one needs to accep1 when joining the crew team,''
Kelly said. "It stinks, but ii gives
me motiva1ion to take home 1he
gold a1 Pairiot Leagues."
Co-captain Mike McCarthy
agreed.
"We are only starting to tap into
our true potential as an eight,"
McCarthy said. "We pion on winning Patriot Leagues and New
Yotk States. something 1he 1ea.m
has never done. Winning the Pa·
triot League championship would
easily replace spring party weekend."
The importance of this weekend
as a 1uming poin1 in 1he season for
all crews is not lost on the team
members. All are hoping to put
early season mishaps bchmd them
and hit the water with a vengeance
and prove some1hing to the other
schools we will be facing in the
las1 two regattas.
"This weekend should be a
close race against a fast Holy
Cross crew for lhe Patriot League
championship.·• Matthews said.
"A first place finish would re-define the potential seedings for the
ECAC championship and solidify
our presccnce wilh the fastest
crews. We have been making a 101
of changes in our boat that create
some choppy rowing, but I have
the utmost confidence in our crew
to put everything together when it
counts in our races."
None of the rowers want 10sec
a long season of rowing go to
waste, so they are determined to
bring home some medals.
Men's Basketball Team Hands Out End Of The Year Awards At Banquet
By Jeff Gold
Moro<>n•Nf:111'1 Slaff
Though it didn't have quite the
drarna of the University of Kansas
Awards Banquet, 1he Colgate basketball team gathered on Sunday,
April 13 10 honor the senior class
and 10 hand out individual awards
10 v~uious tCi1m members.
"It's hard 10 put into words what
lthe gn:1dua1ing seniors) mean1 to
ourprogtam and 10 me personally,•·
head coach Emmett Davis said.
"Each one gave so much individually, and collectively theyrnised the
bar of 1he standard of Colgate baske1ball."
Senior co-cap1ain Dave Hardy
wos awarded the Bob Duffy/fucker
Nenle Most Valuable Playeraward.
Hardy established new career highs
in poin,s, 10.3, assiSIS. 4.2, field ~,ool
percentage, .488, and three-poin1
percentage, .388. He Slaned all 28
games and played a team high 32
minutes per game. In lhe Patriot
League Tournament loss 10
Lafayette, he did every,hing in his
power 10 try 10 proloog his season
wilh a 1eam-high 23 poinlS oo eigh1
of 13 shooting. Hardy finished a
sensational Colgate career as the
school's oecood all-time leader in
assitlS with 355, good for the cia),th
highest total in Patriot
the greatest moments in
League history.
Colgate basketball history
"Hardy was a real
with his memonible half.
force for us 1hroughou1
court bu=r beater 10 de1heyear," Davis said. "He
feat American University
also did agreatjobdefen60-59 oo Senior Day.
sivcly."
Afleracttin& limilMark
ing time during his first
Linebaugh, who was
lhree seasons, senior captain Jemny Ballud was fi.
named 10 the 2002-2003
Patriot League Second
nally given a significanl
Team was awarded 1he
chance this pul year. He
Hasan Brown Award,
did not disappoinl, espewhich is for 1he player
cially oo the defensive end,
who typifies the spirit of
where he wu regularly
Colgate baske1ball.
asked 10 guard 1he
Linebaugh finished 1he
oppo,ilion's nm lethal~
season averaging a ream
rimei.r playa-. Bellard was
hi gh I 3.1 poinlS per
ajven the Coaches Awad,
game, and was sccood oo
ajva, Ill the Desi Defensive
the Raiden: in assists.
Playa-. He c:ompldely shut
"[LinebaughI is one of
down JIIOII leatpiene of
the hardest wodlea in mepme and 10nine
Davis said. "He fough1
points in 1he odter.
through a lotofadvmily.
Jeonpiene led Navy widi
He had some major inju- SOPHOMORE ANDREW ZIDAR aNDNI 11.3 poinu per pme.
ries and 51ill had a peal 1he team'• mo,1 impioftd player at dae mc11i'1 Ballan! also held Lehiah
season. To have the sea• bubiball,-.endawudtbonquot.
i1Mldout Mall Lap, who
son he had really does
avenpd I S.S poinll per
'l)'pify the spri1 of Colgau, basket- once, and c:ommillllenl Ill lhe pro, pme, IOtwopoinllonlOIOofeipl
ball."'
'1'lffl," Davis said. "(Linclloup) sboolila ;11 Colple's 7UI viclOly
So wha, exaclly is 1he spril of certainly displayed all of 1hem -the Mounain Hawb.
Colgau, bukelball?
throuat,oul the ya,."
S.ophomon AJKftW Zidar ...
"ll's aboul wortc ethic, peneverLinetw,gt, •p,ovided me of ceiwd 11,o MOIi la1p10,ed Player
,._,,,, c,,..., -
Award. After a first-year season in
which he received virtually no playing time and only averaged 1.3
points and I.I n,boundspercootest,
Zidar 1ook advan,age of an early
rash of injuries and became aSllrlCr
for the mt of the
finishing
with cighl poinlS and five rebounds
""'°"•
perpme.
"(Zida-J rally commiaed himself
over the summerlO aettin& in better
shape," Davis said. "He gol a lot
suonger. He had a solid year and has
• brighl t'ulure."
Senior Tim SulliYWt wasawaidthe Jack Mitchell award, ajven IO
the baskelhell playa- ..... OJin academics and on the coun.
Sullivan finished his career u
Colpie's fifth all lime leader in
~ field goals.
Al lhe banquei, Davis also 111nounced that risina senion
Lincllouat, and Howmd Bkte will
- - · the 2003-2004 Clplaina.
"Bodi o("- IPIYI i.ve exlul>iled a areal deal of leadership
duouahoal lhoir c:anen," Davia
uid. "In addition, they've been
u,1111atidiflaplayen. 11 will be 1heir
DCXI ~ . •Iona wilb the
GIiier -ion. Bui In pmticular,
" - two P YI wiU be looted cm
IIO lead . .tlllll'I IIO I very IIICCIII
ftal I H IIMI.•
f
Sports
THE Col.GATE MAROON-N EWS
April 25, 2003
31
Hot, Hot, Hot: Women's Lacrosse Steamrolls Lehigh; Bucknell In Sights
By Sltven Fair
Colgate Sports Edilor
Do not get too cJose 10 the
women ·s lacrosse team, or you
may come down with a few second-degree bums. There is no
team at Colgare hotter than these
women, who arc r:.ting a six-game
winning streak into this weekend's
Patriot League Tournament. On
Sarurday, the Raiders stomped
league rival Lehigh by a final
score of 14-3 10 increase their
overall record to I 0-5. This includes • stellar 5-1 record in the
Patrior League, That mark is good
for the second seed in the tournament. hosted by American University.
Againsr Lehigh, the Raiders had
to rally afterseniorco--captain and
team leader Caiti Houck went
down with a tom ACL. She could
only play the first ten minutes of
Saturday's game and her status is
up in the air for \his weekend's
1oumament. Houck, along with
fellow senior co-captain Shawn
Manson. is one of only two seniors
on the 1eam. Junior Becky
Onolano is the only other player
on the squad with more then two
years of collegiate experience. So,
with llouek out of the game due
Senior Caiti Houck
.
injury, the team had to rally
around a cast of younger players
10 pull out a road victory against
the Mountain Hawks.
" (Houck] has always been a
calming influence out there," head
coach Katrina Silva said. "Without her senior leadership on of•
fense, we played at a frantic pace
in the first half. We made mistakes
in the midfield and did not play
our game. It wasn't until the second half that we calmed ourselves
down and played our game."
In rhe firs, half, despite ·,heir
mistakes in the midfield, the Raiders jumped oul to a S-1 lead, be·
hind the play of first-years Ka1ie
McVeigh and Kelly Winning as
well as sophomore Rebecca
Sandler. The three combined for
11 goals in the game. Other Raider
goals were scored by Onolano,
sophomore Kim Corcoran and
first-year Christin Dirkes, who
each had one. The defensive unit
continued to be solid for Colgate
as it was able to hold Lehigh ro
only one goal in rhe firsr-half.
Anchored by firsr-year goalrender
Sue Bielamowicz, sophomore defender Lauren Price and Mattson,
the unit frustrated Lehigh ·s potent
offense.
In the second half, with rheir
problems in the midfield corrected,
the Raiders were able to pressure the
Mountain Hawks into submission.
outscoring their league rival by a
staggering 9-2 total.
"In the second half, we played
like a team all over the field,"
Silva said. "We played like a
group of people on a mission.
Holding a Patriot League team to
three goals is a great accomplish·
ment. The defense was great from
[Bielamowicz] all the way up rhe
field. Of course. teams will focus
on (MeVeigh], becaose she hasrhe
numbers. but somebody else will
always step up. We are not a one
person team, as we have proved
aII season."
After a successful regular sea·
son. the Raiders now look towards
10
p}1Mo by Ct)!IOI Wil.UAJ
S-S-S-SMOKIN': The Colgate women'• la.crosse te.am is firing on aJI cylinders as the Puriot League
Tournament approachc:1, winning si:x strajght contests heading into its semifinal game wich Lehigh.
the postseason, which begins this
In the tournament, the Raiders 1ouma.nen1 is that we don ·1 suffer
weekend. The Raiders will be led come in as the second seed, with a first-half lapse," head coach
by MeVeigh, who recently earned host American claiming the first Katrina Silva said. 1.we have 10
the Patrior League Rookie of the seed. American will face Lehigh play two good halves. Also. we
Year award. With 46 goals, in the firs1 round of the touma· can't think ahead. Bucknell is a
MeVeigh had 20 more tallies than mcnt, while Colgate squares off rough 1cam and if we srarting
anybody else on the team and was with Bucknell. The winners of thinking about American in the
vir1ually unstoppable down the those two games play on Sunday championship game, we will lose
stretch, with al least a hat trick in for the Patriot League Champion- sigh, of the task at hand. Our bigher last six games. Houck , ship and the right to go to the gest challenge may be the pressure
Mattson. Corcoran and Onolano NCAA Tournament Earlier in the that we put on ourselves.··
earned first-team league honors, season, the Raiders defeated
Expectations arc high as the
while McVeigh and Winning took Bucknell, 9-6. The lone Colgare Raiders head in10 the Patriot
home secorid·team league honors. loss in the Patriot League came League tournament. Last season
"We still don't think that we against American, which was also the 1eam suffered a disappointing
have played our b,st lacrosse," Colgare ·s first league game of the first.rour.d loss to Lafayene. who
head coach Katrina Silva said. se3son. Many believe that the eventually went on to win the ti Ile
"We want to be excellent in the Raiders are a vastly improved This season, Lafayette is out of1hc
toumament. Despite our winning team from 1hat game.
picture and the Raiders have an
s1rcak, we were sloppy in some of
'"One 1hing that we have to be excellent chance to bring home the
concerned with heading into the title
our recent games."
Men's Lacrosse Beats Up On umisius Thanks To Seven Goal Outburst
By Danny Baker
12-1 entering the final period of
Maroon·N~ Staff
play.
Afler that, Colgare decided to
slow down the tempo and eat up
some clock. Canisius mounted a
run, scoring the game's final seven
The Colgate men's lacrosse
team rhrottled the Canisius Golden
Griffins on Tuesday in Buffalo 10
bring its overall record to 6-6 with
just three games remaining on the
goals, but the game was never in
jeopardy as Colgate rolled to an
easy 12-8 non-league victory.
Herbst also added two assists
on the day to push his team leading 101al in that category to
1S. Vasas chipped in a pair of
assis1s as well to push his season point total to 33, tops on the
club. First·year Mark Nemith
and junior Jeff Vandcr Muelen
each added an assist, and for
season.
Colgate opened the COOIC$1 with
a seven goal run tha1 decided the
outcome of the game almost as
soon as it slarted. Senior tri.-captains Nick Gerken, Scott Herbst,
and Peter Watts each scored two
goals apiece to foci a run that was
capped by sophomore Jason
Vasas.
Canisius mana&ed to get on the
board as Grq: Campbell scored 33
seconds
aflcr
Vasas
did. Following that goal. Gerlscored his third eoal of the game
and twentieth of 1hc season to
quell any momentum Canisius
had. After Gerken, Vasas follov.ed with his twenty-second of
the season to adfirst-year Chris Devens added one
more Ill the end of the second period to push the lead to a comfon.
able I(I. I entering halftime.
Colgate opened the second half
with another quick scoring burst,
which this rime featured first-year
Rob Trasolini's fifth goal of the
season and sophomore Man
Saxon's fourth goal of Che
year. Those goals put the lead at
Vandcr Muelen it put him over
the 20 point total, just the fiflh
player on the squad to do so this
season.
Colgate once again controlled
the ground balls, and put 22
sho1s on goal compared to jusl
17 for Canisius. First•ycar An·
drew Jarolimek tallied nine
saves on the day behind a solid
defensive cffor1 led by juniors
Greg Berube. Andrew Housron.
Andre\\' Goodwin and Jonathan
Pico.
The win was a big one for the
Raiders. who had just come ofT a
10-9 heanbreaker to Bucknell.
pholo by Crplal 141/lhu
HOUSTON, WE DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM: Junior def'endet Andiew Howton and the Colgate
men'• 1..,,.,... tam bad no uouble in diapatdiing ofCaniliw and Holy CroH in the lu1 -k, winning
the two -
by a combined 16 goals.
Senior Scott Herbst
April 25, 2003
April 2S, 2003
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Men's Lacrosse Pounds
Canisius
Softball Wins Three Out Of
Four Games
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Buffa/() ro 1111-11n offwith
l~11g11e riual Lehigh.
Agfli,ut tlN Gouk,, Gnf
fins, it w111 the R,lid~r,
who 1011,yrf. ,,,i,miug 124'
8. C,,/gate w,u pown-r,1 by
,r,,ior Nirlt Gnkn, who
"fUtend II hat trick i11
the co11trlf. Firs.,..,..nr A,,.
drnvjarolim& made 11i1,e
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2
STATE OF THE 'GATE
T HE Col.CATE MAROON-NEWS
April 25, 2003
After a Year of Observation, Chopp Discusses The State of The 'Gate
90's. We nted to remember 1hat
Colga1c is big enough for loos of
different ways of belonging.
J "ant us to be pass1ona1e
about our community, bu1 passionate about being an open
eommuni1y. I think ifxou really
have trU"-1 in the ~pirit of your
community, 11:; ooundaries can
be porous.
By Nathaniel Lewis and
Jason Pollack
£ditof"f-fo-Ch1t-(
President Rebecca Chopp re·
fleets on her tirst year ::u Colgate
with Maroo,,-News Editors- lnChicfNa1hanicl Lewis and Jason
Pollack.
This interview 1s 1hc cuhnina-
tion of a scri..:s of mcc11ngs
throughou1 the year m which
Chopp :.hared her feelings about
com,nuni1y hnppcnings.
Lewis: What role do you sec 1hc
Greek system having in the fu1ure of Colga1c? Whao impac1 do
you think the Greek system has
on 1hc school?
Pollack: IIO\\' do you fee l about
the way th i s year has gone?
Wh111 wc.:rc 1hc most trying me•
mcnts for you? \Vha1 were the
most rewarding?
Chopp: I think 1h1s has been an
e njoyable. productive year. The
most rewarding moments have
been watching facuhy members
11nd sludcnts enjoy Colgate and
work 10 achieve 1hcir os-pira1ions.
The most uying momcn1 has
b..:cn learning all 1hc ucronyms
for all the many commiuecs and
organization:;.
Lewis: Has Colgate lived up 10
your cxpccrntions 1hus far?
Chopp: Absolu1ely. Colga1c is
terrific . I have greatly enjoyed
meeting and working with our
s tuden1s. ( have fun going 10 the
1hea1er. the concens, the lectures,
the banquets. the athletic events,
and 1he receptions.
_ I think 1hc faculty has a wond crfu I commitmen1 10
world c la ss
education and
research.
I
love living in
such a beautiful :;cu ing.
Colgate studcn1s
arc
smart, curious.
engogcd, and
fun.
Pollaek: llow
docs Colgate
c ompare 10
other :!i-11uilar
IOSIIIUliOns?
(ancra year of
ob:!i-crvalion?
pl,mon,,.n,-:s'II
A SERENADE SUR PRISE: The Colg.ue Thinecn sing to P~ident Chopp before a Colgate football
game 1his faJI. The game wu one or many student ~-cnu in which Chopp ,howcd her school ,pirit by
attending.
many more small classes and
much more faculty-student interaction than I have seen at other
schools.
I 1hink our community life has
many more op1ions and I think
cveryone-•students. faculty
and staff-arc very engaged.
Colgate brings all its resources
toge1her 10 excel in the best of
1hc liberal
arts 1radi1ion.
Pollack:
What arc
your iinpressions
about 1he
town of
Hamilton?
How do
you sec the
relationship between the
town and
I
h
C
oolk.-gc...and
how
can
WC
improve 1his 1elo1ionship?
Chopp: Colgate has a much
frie ndlier cuhurc than any 01her
I have experienced. I like it! And
Colgate is also a much more
"t11hlc1ic" campus. I am amazed
by all the op1ions s tudents have
10 participate in ou1door cduca•
1ion. and club. intramural and
, 3rsily sports.
Academitally. Colga1c is very
i.11nllar 10 Yale and Emory in
terms of quolity but Colga1c has
,,fn," s,.'41!.),...,,
Chopp: I think Hamillon is
lovely. Downtown Hamilton is
j us t 1he right size. We have a
wonderful variety of restaurants
and coffee places.
l think the relationship be1wecn Hamihon and Colga1e is
strong and open. I am encouraged by 1hc COVE and all of ilS
ac1 iv i1ics in and around
Hamilton.
Lewis: Whal is on 1he agenda for
Colga1c in 1he near future? For
example, I no1iced that you
signed a partnership with the
group Clear Air-Cool Planet
(CA-CP). Can you describe 1hc
impac1 this will have on Colgate?
What other upcoming issues arc
on your immediate agenda?
Chopp, On Earoll Day, we
s igned a partnership with Clean
Air-Cool Plane, 1h11 will allow
us to join with businesses and
other univcrsi1ics to help improve the climate.
Facul1y members and s tuden1s
recognized, through the work of
1hc Green S1rides initiative 1ha1
Colgate has already done a great
deal 10 address environmental issues with respect to clean air and
reducing greenhouse gas emissions!
By bringing together our prac•
ticcs and our resources, we easily qualified for partnership with
1his organization. The process
leading to 1his partnership is very
much what we arc doing in our
strategic planning process. We
arc evaluating our strengths and
weaknesses, and the opportuni•
tics and threats tha1 face us as a
university. We arc building upon
our traditions and our core competencies to rcaliz.c new opportunities for Colga1c.
In a sense we arc "connecting
the dots" and drawing circles
around lots of great 1hings at
Colgate in order 10 leverage our
resources and provide more op·
portuni1ies for our s1uden1s, facuhy and Slaff,
gaged citizenship in diverse
communilics around the world.
Lewis: What do you 1hink
Colga1e's strengths and weaknesses arc? How can we im•
prove upon these weaknesses?
Chopp: The academic program
and the campus arc among
Colgate's great strengths, as arc
lhc brcad1h
of our a1hlc1ic
program1 and
the variety of
social and
res i dential
op1ions . I
like the fac1
1ha1 the Dean
of
1hc
College's division builds
its programs
on your interests rather
lhan trying 10
engineer
1hings for
students. Our community is also
a 1remc11dous strength. Bui I
1hink the great focus on commu•
ni1y can also mean that it is difficult for some people to feel
comfortable and at home at
Colga1c.
We need to make sure communi1y at Colgate includes lots of
different persons. As I visit our
a lumni, I am struck by how
gradua1cs of 1hc SO's bclona 10
bo1h 1hc same ind a diffcrcn1
Colga1c 1han do araclua1cs of 1hc
Chopp: I am concerned that
Broad Street is a divide ralhcr
than a connection. a wall ins1ead
of a bridge. I 1hink we all belong
to Colga1c and we need 10 find
ways 10 connccl. I haven' t ever
experienced 1hc intc11sc opposition between a Greek system and
a university that seems 10 exist
a1 Colga1c.
We are going 10 need 10 be
bold and creative to get past
these divides. Dean Weinberg
talks about finding a vision for
s1rong, healthy houses on
Broad Street tha1 work together to form a vibrant neighborhood . I like that vision.
Broad S1rce1 should be a place
where students learn to bui Id
community and 10 walk across
difference.
In a very real way. Broad
Street is the place where we
face our grca1es1 challenges. It
is a lso a place where we have
the greatest opportunities 10
meet st udent needs in ways
that
cnh a n c e
Colgale.
Poll a ck:
Wha1 advice would
you give to
the outgo•
ing
seniors? To
incoming
first•ycars?
Chopp:
Seniors:
remember
Colga1e! ! ! !
Use your
liberal arts education 10 explore the world, to discover
others, 10 build rcla1ionships,
and to master new 1alcnts, hab•
i1s and skills.
To incoming firsi ..ycars: take
1ime 10 go for a walk on the
1rails, or to really 1alk to your
roommate, or 10 spend time
over coffee 11lking to a faculty
member or a siaff member.
Don't over-schedule - this is
your time to think, imagine,
and rcn cc1.
Poll1ek: Where do you sec
Colgate 10 years from now?
What steps can we take now 10
ensure this posi1ion in 1he future?
pl11oto by Im Pom,
AMIDST A CROWD OF ST UDENTS Prp:ancl discu.s.sion at chc Barge in rcmtmbcrano: of9/t I.
2
C hopp : Ten years from now
Colgaoc will be 1he leading liberal arts univcrsi1y in the country. We will have rcfrarr1ed undcrgradu:uc education by drawing together the best of 1hc tra•
ditions of1he liberal arts college
w11h 1hc options and robustness
of the univers11y 10 provide an
education that form~ world citizens and shapes moral leaders in
1he professions and in 1he pubhc.
Our gradua1es will enjoy lives
marked by J>crsonal success in a
wide variety of fields a nd en•
,.__P....,..Oiopp . . . . brriom p,l~inJm-,,.
[HE COLGAIE MAROON- N EWS
S TATE O F THE 'GATE
April 25, 2003
3
Deans DovidioAnd Wei,nberg .Express Thei,r Positions Regarding Colgate
Do, idio: \\c'vces.tablishcdadiroc,.
tor of multicuhund affairs with
whom we wort jointly. We've
T he M aroon-News met wi1h added some odd11ionol staffins.
Deans Jac k Dovidio and Adam we've taken some ini1iative 111 terms
Weinberg.
of hiring additinal facul ty through
a ffirmative action, and we 've
Bruauskas: A lot of Colgate stu- initiaticd a new program called dis•
dents are uninfonncd regarding 1he sc11ation scholars wh<,re people of
oaturc ofyour positions. In general, color who arc working on their djs.
what arc your position?
scn.ations come to Colgate to gee
mcntoohip. They teach o couple of
Dovldlo: I am the Dean of Faculty courses and such.
and the Provost, but these usually
Furthcnnore, when I last looked
comprise two different jobs at other at the hiring, we hired 20 new facmstitutions.As Dean of Faculty, I am ulty members, which is a lot, but
advocate 10 the faculty to the presi- eight ofthose f8dent rhandle curricular issues, such faculty of color. In tcnns of raw
as mancrs of resources and hiring numbers, that is the largcs1 number
new facuhy, as well as personnel of incoming chemistry faculty
,sues. The provost is the pc,,on that members of color that we've haci
1hc dean of the faculty nonnally We added 2 dissertation scholars,
worlc.s with, the one with the money. so that's IO new faculty members
I have to be an advocate for the fac- ofcolor,just in my 1-2 y= posiulty and make sure thar there's tion. I think you have to change,
enough staffing and classes. Com· but one year won't do it, and I think
plaints about not getting into c l ~ that's the challenge. I think people
cvenrually get up to me. Then: are arc trying to make that a priority.
also budgetary issues about how but i don't think anyone else will
much money we have. The nice pan see it as an accomplishment. Stuabotit having both jobs together is dents look II thill8)i from one year
that the academic and financial are 10 the next, but I look at things now
tightly related. In.- institutions, and 26 years ago when i came. We
the positions arc not combined; the have made some progress, but it's
Provost is higher ranking, Here it not the kind of progress that stugives a kind of centrality to issues dents think of. It is in fact a whole
of academics.
process of changing an institution
but i think we've had a good founWeinburg: The Dean ofthe College dation.
gives his attention 10 campus life.
One of the wonderful things about Brauuskas: What determines
Colgate is that be<:ausc it is a liberal whether an incoming faculty mem·
ber is tenured or not?
arts college, we don't only WOIT)'
about cducationg yoor mind, but also
your heart, We often say that a lib- DoYidk,: We have a certain numeral arts education is an education ber of continuing postilions; there
ofan engaged mind and an enlarged are 210 continuing positions at
heart and a healthy body. New stu- Colgate. So ifAdam were tO leave
dents talk a lot about this. It's not tomorrow, that position would be
only abotit raw intelligence but about typically replaced. Then we have a
the r;pe of human being that you number of 1-? year positions so ifa
professor takes a leave of absence
become,
The second wonderful thing is or goes on sabootical for a year, that
that it's a residential col1ege. We try leaves a hole. We hire people and
to capture all educational compo- we say specifically that "we're hirnents, notjust the classroom, and we ing you for one year because we're
try 10 make sure that the pedagogi- missing people, so what we want
cal underpiMill8)' of both are con- you to do is fill in for a particular
sistent and similar and enhance each person, and when they come back,
you have to go."
Oilier.
Jack pays attention to what goes
on inside the classrom and I pey at- Bruauskas: What can we do to
tention lO what goes on ouwde the make that a better situation? How
classrom. One of 1hc really nice can we change how platfonns are
things about Colgate is that we worlc used and viewed to help students
very clooely with each other and we be more a pan of the faculty remake sure that those really are go- tention rate and things like that?
in& llaml in hand. I receive career What about something like pub.......,.. campus safety, residential lic platforms., or something on the
life, wllol was SIUdent activities (it Internet, to sec what the
will ha..., a new name soon). We professor's like, what my fellow
shaR the COVE ad the office of students are thinking ... is there
muhicultural aflmn, ldministnlive anY1hing like that that would ever
advising; and i have annse ofOlher
student-affain progllllllS.
By Joseph Broza uskas
be a po~sibility'!
C-opr F./1t()r
Dovldlo: I jllll Wllll t0 crnphum
1h11 wlteO yoo're ina taidcnlial oollcac like Colplc, whet goca on in
theclmlroomandooaidelheci.room have IO be coordinaled toaed,er. So...- job is 11111 only to do
whal we bovc IOdo in-oflpllcific..-bul t o ~ them IO
thll ........ - pulled in difrcnnl
directions 111d our raourcci are
pulledh,dilfe.emci.eclioo• becoit'1 M,ppooed 10 be I
dcipu•oe ""'°'icnoe. Wltll dcmollonayis"Oee, IIIOllofwbol
I I....ed in collep- ooaide lhe
"'h oam." We WIIIII IO make 11ft
tbal dicy bovc a lol in tbr clszsr,n
too but we want to make that
c.,be.•...,.
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lw·Badlofyouancidlll'
in :rour ftnt or aeoond , - in :rour
rapec1i.., paoitions, Sm ......
...... do )'00 feel bovc been ,...,
pc11m . . .pW-,-e,1111'1
Bae,
Dovidio: Fir.::1 ofall, you have two
types of faculty. You have
untenured faculty and you have
tenured faculty. The tc,rnrc sys·
1cm is that you have a six.year probationary period and in your sixth
year you come up for tenure. let
me assure you that 1he teacher
evaluation fonns arc a significant
component of that decision. So.
in fac1, 1he students do have a lot
to say when you look at those particular faculty members. Being an
excellent teacher is a primary consideration for any tenure decision,
and we will not tenure a faculty
member who is not a teacher of
high quality. So you have a tremendous impact However, we
may have about eight facutly
members come up for tenure a
year. 60 percent of the faculty
have tenure; 1hat means that at one
point in their c.arccr they were ex·
cellent, when they came up for
tenure. I'm impressed with how
many Colgate professors on aver·
age arc excellent professors.
There may be exceptions. so when
you write those evaluations, you
may say ..this person is great" or
'1his person is less than great" but
in reality ifthis person is tenured,
they won•t lose their job unless
they're incompc1cnt.
However, those teacher evaluations do get looked at when the
person comes up for promotion for
full professor, and they won't get
promoted 10 full professor unless
1hey1 re an excellent teacher again.
And it gets looked 11 in 1enns of
pay raises and things like tha~ so
it has an impact. bul it's an impac.t
that you will never sec. The other
aspects of the tenure is that there
arc three aspects that people can
be tenured on, that is, teaching.
scholarship, and service. So if
you're an outstanding teacher but
you haven't performed on a perfect level of scholarship, no degree
ofexcellence in teaching can compensate for mediocre scholarship.
Again, how can you see what that
is? that's a whole series of out·
side evaluations. Again, it has a
tremendous impact, but in a place
that you don't sec. But let me just
assure you that everybody reads
those fonns
Brazauskas: Dean Weinberg,
what were: your accomplishments?
Wtlnbarg: I would say that there
are a number of different things.
One is clearly that issues ofdiversity have been central stage for us
in trying to build a lot more support to our ALANA groups and a
lot more support to raising
issues of diversity across cam·
pus. The second has been
that we've really tried to focus on chang•
ing the nature
of conversations on cam•
pus, and kind of
tried to shift
away from too
many conversations about entitlement like
.. rm entitled to
A&co:· to
more conversa·
tions about ,c.
sponsibility.
Simply by virtue of the fact
t
h
I
t
somebody's at
Col1ate 1
it
Dean Adam Weinberg
doesn'1 really matter what type of
family they were born into; they arc
a person ofprivilege, and they have
responsibilities 10 things greater
than themselves, especially in a
time period where wc"rc at war;
where the world is rapidly changing, where the world's really de·
pending on our students 10 lead.
Thre's been many ways in which
we've been successful. It's been
great to hear more political conversations on campus this year, and to
actually hear different sets of views
and to sec students starting to learn
to articulate views, and to hear dif.
fercnt views.
We've also tried to provide fi.
nancial incentives to get groups that
don't nonnally work together to actually work together on our
~rojccts. This weekend DU and the
Bro1hers will be sponsoring some·
thing late night at the Palace Theater. That's exactly the types of
things, types of coalitions, that give
students the opportunity to work
across difference, that we'd want
to sec.
It's been a wonderful year. Our
seniors living in the village have actually improved from, a year ago,
when a lot of residents in the community were upset about any of
them living in the village, to now,
when I've had probably 10 or 15
people come up to me in the last
few weeks and say, ..The seniors
living in the village a.re great. They
say hello, they help our kids."
help us think through what might
on belier days be a paradox and
on worst days be a quagmire, of
the liabilities that the outside
world has given us toward it. I
think the place that we've made
real progress through the QualT)'
Initiative is rethinking Broad
Street.
Brazauskas: Do you feel that
there is a Colgate stigma that exerting 100 much intelligence in
1bc class is looked at as "uncool''?
Brazau1kas: Could you please explain the Quarry Initiative a little
bit?
Weinberg: There's three things
I'd love to sec us get belier at. I'd
like to see our student become a
little bi1 more risk·taking. It's
okay 10 fail. Taking risks is pan
of the fun of life. In some ways
our athletes •re really good examples of risk takers. The second thing I'd like to set us work
on is public speaking skills, so
that we feel comfortable articu.
lating our views. Third, I'd like
this 10 become a more political
place. I think students arc incredibly interested in what's going on
around us, but we didn't grow up
in a cullurc that encouraged you
10 go around and have intense,
heated polilkal arguments with
people. And yetthat's pan of the
fun of being part ofa camps with
such a diverse, intellec tually
alive, engaged faculty and student body. It's not surprising that
70 percent of incoming Colgate
students have done communi1y
service, but only 20 percent arc
involved in politics. and we need
to work on that
Welabera: We're stuck with a
drinking law that doesn't work, but
it's the law, certainly n-01 one that I
would advocate. If I thought we
had a chance 10 change it, I'd be
advocating that change. The problem is that your generation is stuck
with a drinking law that doesn't
work; on the other hand, your gen·
eration has binge drinking ratcS that
are really scary, and I think the two
arc probably COMccted in profound
ways. We've tried to have better
conversatjons with students this
year about how 10 help studen1s
learn to develop positive lifelong
habits, and alcohol can play a role
inuoducing safe, legal, responsible
ways.
The Quarry Initiative was a way
to get studenll, faculty, and administrators to sit around II the same
table on a rcauiar basis and have
more open convcrsalions about
what w0and to give students a real voice to
Dovtdlo: Colgate has an identity
and a reputation. Probably "intcl·
lectual" is the first word that
comes to mind when people think
about Colgate. But I think there
arc differcnl theories in stucknt ·s
lives. 1 find fif$t-tenn first-year
students wonderfully energetic;
they want everything. Then, by
the spring term and into the
sophomore year they ' re
dis1rac1tcd by many 01her things.
And then I find them coming
back their junior and senior years
just as eager and willing to do it.
So there is in fact some identity
that Colgate has that might distrac.t students for a while and may
not
make
intellectual
agrcssivcness a high priority.
The goal of a good teacher is
10 be able to change that. and
that's what we want 10 do as a
faculty, to help students enjoy life
"up the hill" as well as "down the
hill."
4
THE Col.GATE MARooN-N EWS
STATE OF THE ' GATE
April 25, 2003
The Colgate Maroon-News Takes A Peek At Everything That's Greek
By Kay Traester
ln1crFra1cmi1y Council (IFC) and
Panhcllenic Associa1ion (Panhel)
rcspcc1ivcly. Such collabora1ive ef11 hasn'1been an cxpcc1ed twiSLS and turns will not Dcpartmcnl of Alhletics and plan·
disappear anytime soon. Colgate's ning for joint func1ions with the
Greek system. Some shutter at the Women·s Studies Dcpanmcnt
thought, while o thers wear lcucrs
While it was no1 an ent1rcly cf•
proudly symbolizing Greek pride on fcctivc g,oup la.si foll, 1hc IFC made
a day 10 day basis Wi1h 1hc end of significant strides this semester in
another school year winding down. revising iL~constitution and impleit ,~again time to review what stale mcn1ing programs that involved all
tJ1is system 1s in, where it is going fra temity houses. Opipari cites
and what positive steps are being much ofthis effective success tO IFC
taken 10 integrate Greeks with Philanthropy Chair sophomore
Colgate and the surrounding com- Michael Aphtbal.
munities.
Even 1hougb Panhcl was an orIn d1scussU1g the cuJTCJH state of gantzed entity in the foll under 1he
the Greek system with lhc new Di- lcadcr.mip of fonncr Punhel Prcsirector of Fraternity and Sorority den,scnior Emily Landgraf. Opipari
Affair.; Kelly Opipari, it 1s obvious believes the role of the individual
1ha1 much progress has been made, chapter delegates greatly improved
but there is also s 1ill much more this semester. The organization is
room ror 11nprovcmcn1 Of'I several trying 10 rc n1ove 1hc campus
levels. Gcncmlly speaking, Opipari mindset ofit having money to spon·
feels much more comfon.ablc with sor campus events and become
the overall state of 1he Colga1e more directly involved with a variGreek sys1cm C\IJTC11l1y 1han she did c1y of undcmkings, including Safe
in Augu.in. She a11ribu1cs this posi- Spring Break. assistance with the
photo by JM Pont,
1ivc progression in part to the Greek Sexual Crisis and Resource Center
officer change January. which has and community assistance during LOOKING FORWARD TO A BETA TOMORROW: Manben of the Gt...i. l)"ICm and auclm1 body
pd,Cftd in &ont of McGff1Dry Hall du, winlff 10 protat thc Un-ty', ...aion, against Beta Theta Pi.
allowed her to start fresh with new Spring Par1y Weekend.
fraternity and sorority presidents..
However. there are still serious it will still be on probation.
10 sec mon: specific explanalions, cryonc 11 Colga,c wan1S is for all
When she assumed her position problems lha1 exis1 wilhin lhc Greek
"DKE decided ii wanled 10 standards and incentives for cxcep, student groups to live up to their
in August, Opipari did not know oommunioy as a whole. "Greeks lcr- change," she said. ''The house has tional chapter achicvcmcn1 implc- founding principles, and lhis in,
what type of Greek ))'Stem to ex• ter s1udcntS here arc realizing 1ha1 done a lremcndous amow,1 of phi- mcn1cd.
eludes 1hc mitcmitics and sorori1ics
peel a, Colga1c. Even 1houg)1 she some thin~ need to
lan1hropy activi1ics, espceially ser"Each chaplcr needs to undcrIn order 10 be succcssliil, groups
saw nwncrous overall goals for the change," Opipari ~id. "Un1il lhc vice events, with each brother aver.. Sllnd how 10 replace 1hc bcnef,cial Mcd lO pt'IC1icc sound risk managcsystem. chaph:r risk management majority realizes this, nothing will aging 19.Shoursofscrviccfromlhc and/or missing quali1ics of i1S cur- mcnl and con1n'bute positively 10 lhc
fa 11scmcslcr per semester."
rent officers with those of prospcc,, Colga1e and Hamihon communi,
has been a major area of improve· gcr accomplished."
mcnt for the system this year.
While she understands that it is
Opipari hopes 1ha1 DKE's high live new members," she said.
1ics." Thus, 1hc year ofmuch Greek
"The Greek alcohol policy here always hard 10 gcr a!I mcmbcncom- level of involvement in community
While ii is no easy fca110 recap organization headlining and controwas from 19Q7," she said. "Obvi- mined to the core Greek values, service will continue in years: to all oflhc Greek..affilialed evcn1S lhat versy began.
ously, a 101 of1hings have changed Opipari believes this process lo- come. The chapter is also working became such 111 in1cgral componc:nl
since then. Many chapters and even wards improvement must begin on formulating a new alcohol policy, ofcamp,s life, here is a step-by-su,p
Fall FMmAI Recnaltmeat
alumni advisors were not aware of with New Member Education pc. after volunlarily utilizmg TIPS lrlin- n:coon1ofwha1 happened, why and
their national policies, particularly riod, a process which has improved ing on how 10 deal wilh problem what lhc fu11,rc holds forcum,,1 and
The firs1 month of fall scmcstcr
in matters concerning insurance."
bu1 ,1ill needs 10 become more suuc- behaviors at social ftmctions.
prospcc1ivc Colga,c Greeks:
came and went By 1hc end ofScpAnother major area of improve- rurcd.
Unfor,,,na,cly, some studcnlS be·
lCmbcr, lhe Greek syslCm became
A main way lha1 Colga1e GrcLeadenblp In Tnuuldon
exlrcmCly visible and prominent in
ment Opipari witnessed all-around
were larger new member classes organizations, the rFC and Panhcl outlets and status membership
all upccrs ofcat11fl"S Jill:, assopho,
than previous years, particularly continue to improve their public Slcrcooypically signifies. In order 10
The long journey for 1hc Greeks mores participetcd in Fr11cmi1y and
among the sorori tics.
image at Colgate and in sunound- help change lhis inner mcnwioy of bcpn wilh an in1crvicw of Opipori Sororioy Fonnal R«ruiuncn1 from
Even 1hough fewer men went ing communities is undoubtedly current and prospective Greeks, by EJlhrough formal rccruihncn~ a higher lhrough philanthropic and scrvicc- Opipari s1resscd 1he need for all in 1hc September 4 issue of lhc Ma- martyield became fratcmioy members. In oricn1cd endeavors. Philanthropy chapters to adhere to their na1ional roon-News. Opipari discussccl her of planning on lhc pert of Opipari,
order to improve the weaknesses of and contJnunity involvement con- standards, par1icularly during 1hc vision for Colga1e's Greeks and 1hc IFC, Panhel, and 1hc individual
individual chapters.. Opipari knew tinue to be crucial components to fonnal nx:ruiuncn1 period. She is plans for gn:ai change on all fronts. Greek ocpnizarions.
that she could noL start wilh or fo.. numerous Greek organizations here. working closely with sororities to
Having extensive cxpericnce in
The recruitment pnxx:sses allmi•
In
order
10
philanlhropy
su<:<:CSSful,
make
sure
that
no
pictures
of
men
lhc
Greek
system
during
and
after
natcd
wilh lhc rcspcctivc mitcmi·
cus on the negative aspects present.
"I couldn'1 believe how bcau1iful Opipari believes 1ha1 lhc leadctt or or alcohol arc displayed during 1hc her collegiale career at Junes Madi- tics and sororities' Bid Days on Sep,
and cl= lhc houses were here," she each chapally, Panhcl wan1S 10 con1inue plac- Colgate with a vision, a vision thal live fnlcmity and sororioy member>
said. "Even I hough having 4010 60 kind of service project is the most
Greeks living in each house is a big appropriate. 'There's still a lot to i ng higher numbers of strong has seen clear skies and unprcdicl· were offered .. bids" by various
able lhundcntorms along 1hc way Grcdt chaplcn looking 10 rccrui1
responsibility in itself, the houses be done, especially in the se.rvicc women in each chapter.
Consistent with fn11cmi1ics across high points in Greek-related cam- and intcrcs1 po1Cll1ia1 new members.
arc still as visible or accessible to sector," she said...There needs 10 be
Wilh 222 women initially regisa balance bc1wccn philan1hropy and the country who arc using recruit- pus issues.
the contJnunity as they could be."
service
activities
in
each
chapter
in
ment
processes
similar
to
many
soAccording
10
Opipari,
1hc
main
tering
for sororioy n:cruittncn1 and
According to Opipari. pro~'l'dS is
being made in this area, with houses order to make more a direct im- rori1ics, Opipari also hopes 10 sec function of Groeks wilhin any col• 61 withsuch as Kappa Alpha Thein (fhc1a) pact on 1hc community. Service. in men's recruitment incorporate a legiatc community, panicularly poccss, lhcrcsuhaoflhcsororitics'
wanting to imroducc aerobics in its panicular, will get you a loo farlhcr." philan1hropy clement and a lWO por· Colga,c, is having I positive cffi:d hard WOlil quickly ClfflC in. Kappa
on lhc communily.
Kappa Gamma (Kappa) and Tihouse that will be open to the cn1irc
One primary example ofa chap- 1ics per nigh1 rule.
each
accurcd 45 new members,
1cr
who
fully
u1ilizcd
philanlluopy
To
help
promo1c
uni1y
across
'1bc
ideals
or
most
also
have
to
Hamilton community. For the first
time. Opipari believes that other 10 iis benefil !his year is Della~ Greek organizations, Opipari and do wilh crca1ing produc1ivc, caring Gomme Phi Beta (G1tn1111 Phi) recampus organi1..a1ions are reaching Epsilon (DKE). According 10 1he chapter presidenlS have lunch and~°"* human bcinp." ceived 44 new members and
OchaOdta Delta (Tri Delta) orisiout to the two governing bodies of Opipari, the fralcmioy will gel ilS cvcryod1cr weck 1odiseuss pos$ible she said in September.
Coming to Colg11c, Opipori nelly had 12 pt ospcc:tS accept memthe fraternities and sororities, the house back nexi year even 1hough solu1ions and ideas 1ha1 will help
facilitate such ends. This unity will Wll1lcd 10 help 1hc Colplc Grcdt bership. Through the conlinuous
only help 1he overall reeruiuncn1 communily pioneer clw,gcs in 111 open bid process, Tri Delta tcctnd
process, wi1h chapters being mon: issue 1ha1 affi:cu every colic&<: cam- 23 additional new,___ by 1hc
aware ofwhy !hey arc choosing cer• pus ICt'Oll lhc COW1ll'y • responsible S1art of 1his scmcslCr. raising !heir
tain members.
use of alcohol. Greeks can, she new member total for the yarto JS.
"New members bring in new in• lhinks, be facili1at0rs of change, n.o.. sdccled ponicipotcd
•e=" she said. ''Cl1aplcrs have 10 panicularly in a place such as in ~ new member educatioo
recruit for the values of their orga- Colpte wbooc oocial ICCt1C grcady periods for four weeks immodilldy
nization. Over time, chapccr mem- revolves around Grcdt letter ocp- after acccpting 1hcir bida.
bership will change, bu1 lhcy still niations.
need 10 know why 1hcy'l'e choosWhether or no< Opipori may have
S,.bn, Spewn, S,.llf"I:
roaJ~ ii initially, she WU cnler·
O.lllde Experts f'.t!llplea
ing new members.
Opipari is pleased 1ha1 all chap, ina a very tense lime in Golptc'a
Gl'fflls
tcrs here arc nationally rccogniud, history in 1CtfflS of 1hc rclatioMhip
with some being larger than others bclwccn the administration and
Risk management. The issue
on 1hc national scale. ,;Bigger chap- Grcckorpnialions. ManyllUdenls homo1exuali1y. Improving the
ters equal more alumnae chapters," and even filculty believe thal the Groek 1y1tcm from within. Sex
Opipari said, "bu1 you have 10 we adminisualion would like 10 sec 1 Under 1hc lnOucnce. Clearly, these
mni:nive 10 be a leader and make dcmiic of Colpte"s GRCk S)'llem. topics ire pertinent to curren1
an impact within your chapter to be
"If 1hc adminislnltioo wanted to Greeks. Luckily, Opipari, 1hc IFC,
able 10 fully u1ilizc chapter alwn- ge1 rid of lhc Greck aystcm, they Plnhcl Ind various rr.anilics and
plw,«, <-OUrtr.,-v ,,f Ktl/ll (}plparl
nac COMCCtions in the wortforce.·· would have done ita loog time II'>." IORlri1ia
IOIJrinaoccomGREEK FOR DINNER: This April, the G..-1<- system spon,orBy fall 2004. Opipari would like Opipari said 10Complcr. "Whit.,... plilhocl outside spcakcn ~
dinner for lhc v:uiow: chapten as a 1hank-you for their hard work.
N~·s &lilor
-
i,,
or
or
WCl'C-
April 25, 2003
STAT£ OF THE 'GATE
5
An In-Depth LookAt C:Olgate University's Fraternity And-Sorority Affairs
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•
I
Softball Tournament with Della
Upsilon (OU) on October 6, when:
it raised close 10 $800 for SL Jude's
Children's Hospital in Memphis.
TcMCSSCC. Earlier this month, the
sorority also co-hosted an Easter
Egg Hun! with Phi Delta Theta (Phi
dcntS or those who have been living under a rock for the past year
know the name and con1rovcrsy it
implies.
On February 7, sanctions on Beta
were announced. which drew SITOng
reactions across campus. While
some students viewed the sanctions
with much
skepticism. others issued a strong
affinnation on the issue. The allcgauons agains1 Beta involved the
near-death ora student who became
severely in1oxicated and was hospitalized following a hazing incident
at the Ilda house.
Following a hearing. an advisory
boa.rd, comprising of several deans
as well as faculty and s1udents from
the University Student Disciplinary
Board, recommended to the Assistant Dean of the College Noel
Bisson 1h01 Beto be found responsible for 1hc following- hazing new
members, serving alcohol to minors
and for failing to comply with University officials when the initial investigation ensued. Even though
Bisson, who serves as the
University's Disciplinary Officer,
holds the finol decision-making
power regarding penalties with
group viola1ions of University
policy, she felt that her decision
should be based on the collective
advice of the board.
For the violation or University
hazing and alcohol policies, Beta
continues 10 be suspended for three
semesters and is prohibited from re•
cruiting new members or holding
sociaJ events during that time pc,riod.
Additionally, Beta has been
placed on probationary recognition
for a I 0-year-period and suspended
for two semesters for railing to comply with University officials. While
this final sanction will be logistically
inconsequential due to the lhrce-sc·
mcstcr SllSpCftSions already incuned
for hazin~ and alcohol violations, it
is consistent with the University's
recent call for students to be honcs1
and aocounrabl~ for their act.ions.
In regards 10 the incident, Opipari
stated. "We want what's best forthe
Greek community."
Dell) and introduced a "Box Tops
for Education" drive in addition to
a collection drive for aluminum flip
,ops on soda cans. Tri Delta will also
hosta Delta Ouckie Derby on Payne
Creek on Sa1urday 10 benefit St.
Jude's.
Prior to hosting an annual pumpkin.carving with Phi Delta and a
haunted house with DKE. Gamma
Phi also sold Pumpkin Grams 10
bencfi1 the Special Olympics. After
puning on a birthday patty for John
KCTbcrat !he Climbing Wall and the
SL Patrick's Sidekicks party. the sorority panicipatcd in its annual Teephotocm,rt,..q '1/Kl'l/y Opipari ter-Toner-A-Thon this pas, WednesLAZY, HAZY, CRAZY, DERBY DAYS OF SUWER: Sig,na Ou,pon,or' mmpcIn addition to smaller events,
1hc year to gc1 Greclcs thinl!hem - and thinking hard.
derstanding ofthe consequences of made within their chap1crs through elderly residents of 1hc Madison
In his fall prc$C11talion, "A Ton is their sexual decisions made under leadership dcvclopmcr11, activities, Lane Apartments. while Thela con•
risk management and member
ducted a bi-weekly Olory hour on
Not a Cake," Judge Mitch Crane the influence.
responsibility.
Wednesdays at the Hamilton Pubhelped Colgate Greeks undc"'1and
Living with HIV, Goldman
Ebert stressed the many benefits lic Library. Kappa and Theta also
!he concept of negligence and the knows the imponanee of making
chapters
can provide their members co-hosted a Spaghetti Dinner to bensafe
sexual
choices
when
drinking
practical implementation of risk
management through ease studies. fi~thand. Hediscussedmanyofthe with after overcoming initial stereo-- efit the Susan G. Koman Breast
By learning how to spot potentially behaviors that he engaged in dur- types and a willingness to want to Cancer Foundation on April I.
Alongside their Greek sisters,
dangerous situations before they ing his college years which may improve their starus quo. Members
bceomc real liabilities, students be- have led to his infection. Many within each house must learn to Colgate·s mllcrnity brothe~ made
Greeks found the lccrurc 10 be very work together as a community. excellent strides in the ran 10 get
come true risk managers.
Let's face iL The issue of homo- eye-opening. causing them 10 n:al- While Ebert's ideas seemed a bit more involved with the community
sexuality in the Gn,ck system con- ize the importance of making smart idealistic and impractical to some. as well. Sigma
tinues to be debated, remaining as decisions regarding their sexual ac. many Greeks in attendance ben- Chi held their second annual
Franklin Day Run/Walk, raising
hot ofan issue 10 Greek life as affir- tivity even more, espcc:ially when efited from the presentation.
over
$2000 for pediatric oncology
under
the
influence
of
alcohol.
mative action is to colleges across
research
al Duke University with the
Greeks
Doing
Good:
Pbllan!he count,y. Shane L. Windmeyer,
According 10 Or. Lori Hart Ebert,
tbroptc Endeavors Abound
help oflocal businesses. The chapan accomplished author and coor- there was a time when people Wt.'fC
ter
panicipatcd in the American
beating down the doors 10 be Greek.
dinator of the "Lambda I0
Philan1hropy.
Yeah,
Greek
orgaHean
Association Run/Walk with
Project," visited Colgate on Septem- Greek life offered the ullimate carnber 8 to share his wealth of knowl- puS experience. Gradually though, nization claim 10 do it for the bet· OU and sponsored Derby Days,
edge and personal experience with joining a fraternity or S()<()rily be- tc:rment of the greater community, which raised over 10,000 dollars for
but how much is ii really incorpo- Duke.
came just another campus oplion.
!he Colgate community. ·
rated
within each chlpler's ideal$?
Theta Chi held its aMual KappaComing
lo
Colgate
in
January,
Ebert
A Phi Della Theta bro1her.
Theta
soccer game to benefit a naThis
yoar.
more
than
ever,
Greeks
Windmeyer discussed 1he chat .. asked current Gredcs - How can we
lenges he faced as a gay man within make Greek life great again? With have helped eradicate stereotypes of tional charity and held its eighth
his fraternity and explored myriad this empowering keynote, she chal- existing only for st>eial means and annual Slices Eating Contcsi on
aspects of Greek and community lenged Greeks to raise lhcir own make a positive impact around cam· April 16 to bencfi1 the Madison
lire. The interactive and infonnal expectations of Greek Life, recruit pus and swro,mding communities. County Children's Camp. DKE
fonnat of his presentation allowed the best students on campus and 10 The Maroon-N""~ provided a de- hosted a haunted house with
Greeks in anendancc to stay inter- become the role models of leader- tailed update on each chapter's phil- Gamma Phi. This semester, it paranthropic endeavor$ each semester. ticipated in the American Hean Asested in the topic and question the ship they we,-e intended lo be.
The B<,st Of The Greeks
Ebert presented a few possible In each type of philanthropy ven- sociation Run/Walk, hosted an Eascurrent trcaunent of homosexuals
Recogni%ways to improve the Gn,ck commu- tured, the Greeks dcmonstr.11ed their ter egg hunt with Theta and volunwithin fra1emities and sororities.
Most rcOutstanding Greek system indiColgate Gn,cks had the opponunity sored by Panhcl and OKE. She com- and desire 10 lend a helping hand 10 Spring Party Weekend.
KOR planned a project 10 pain, viduals and chapters were recogto hear Joel Goldman address the bined her own experiences as a so- 1hosc in need.
the
Joseph Center, an old convent nized at the firsl annual Greek
Althoogh
Colgate
docs
not
have
serious consequences alcohol can rority president and Greclc adviser
have on students' lives. He seeks to 10 engage Greeks here and think many s1rict requirements on the that was recently convened into a Awards Banquet on April 16.
amount of philanthropy the groups youth activity center in the fall. Most Gamma Phi won the Most Out·
must complete, many Greek orga- recently, the chapter hosted a din- standing Chapter award, while OU
nizations have national s1andards to ner and bingo night for local senior took home the Most Improved
which they must adhere. Individual citizens. In addition to co-hosting an Chap1cr award.
"I feel like a very proud parent
chapters decide to donate their Easter Egg Hunt with Tri Delta, Phi
money to local eauscs or to their Dch continued its traditions ofspon.. leaving the Greek system this scsoring very wcllSlttendcd and suc- mcstc.r in a much bcncr overall state
national philanthropies.
While it oversees numerous phi· cessful Red Croos blood drives. The than it started with," Opipari said.
lanthropy-relaled activities through- ftalcmity has been a chiefsponsor of "h's nice co have chap1crs recognizt>ut the year, Panhcl's main under- the drives oo campus since the 1980s. ing that they need to make changes,
recognize their weaknesses and be
taking in the filll involved the Mr.
Colpte Con:est on November 8, TIit Beta laaue: What HapptnNI honest in addressing these issues.
It's important forchapte~ 10 be n,c.
and Why
where junior and member of Theta
og,,izcd for their hard work and abilChi Danny Wong basked in winning
ity to pull together."
Beta.
Even
fint-yearColgatc
stuglory. in its third year if existence,
"Adopl Brood Stree1" incorporated
the help of Colgate's governing
body of the sorority system.
Lasting throughout the year, each
week volunteers from fraternities
anororilies clean up Brood Street
and IUltOUJlding areas early on Saturday and Sunday morninp. This
endoav« continues 10 be gready
appreciated by the Hamibon .:ornllllnily. Bodi the IFC and Plllhe1 coholaed several events in the sprina
.. wel~ including the "Safe
$ping Beak" campoign and Spring
FOil.
Pbilanduopy-wise, the indivicul
IIICriliea llsoin........tlhcmlelva
iD. variety qfphilandnpic under..... Tri Delta's main .mdallkiaaiDdie &D inchNied illTriple Play
, , _ , • ..,,.,, cf K,Uy Opipari
SISTERHOOD: ~-• zn .t the Plnhellmie UMIDCil mcc to dioc:u•
the ""'-oldie c..k S;:»71 .. Colt >e
6
THE COLGATE MAROON-N EWS
.
April 25, 200
STATE OF THE 'GATE
New Businesses Give Hamilton's Dowtown A Functional Face L··....
By Natha niel Lewis
Colga,e's sweet IOOlh. Simply pu1 by
fin.1-ycar Macon lhis post October,
"Maxwell's i.sswcct."
/£dttor-u,.c1m:j
A •cnn ongmally dubbed by Uniwn.i•y l'n::;1dcn1 Rebecca Chopp. •he
"Ilamdton Rcnai.'MnCC," has taken ih
hold on lhc Vil•'lgc lhis yoor. •umu,g
what Itamilton lniuativc President
Roger Baumann once dcscnbcd os a
"beat and d.is.hcvcled.. downtown imo
an aumcu,. c and th~v, ngcenter for locnl commerce. with new storefron1S
nnd now sav,a:s. "1 focl so lucky 10
be lhc: l'n:>Kl,11 lha1 begins her •cnn
1n the year or 1hc Hamdton Rcnai.ll-sancc," Chopp sa,d a, d,c bct!inrung
ofllus arodcnuc yc:ar. lndood. d1e enlire Mudan tind Village communi1y is
lucky to have seen thi.~ rev11alil.ation
and will continue to bcncfil from it
over the next several years.
The Colga•e Books•on,
17le 11cw downtown boohtorc
opened 11> door on Augus, 20 •o rave
reviews or iis classy brick-and-hardwood in•crior and !he: vast scl«.1ion of
3C'adcln,c ard non--acadc:inic literature.
The cxlra space provided by lhc: n<.-w
loc:l•ion also allowed for a wider oflcring of mcrnombilia, books. CDs,
vidcoo, school supplies and donn supplics and all tl1e other staples ofa big-cny book.'\1orc. Colga•e·s now gem
wns lhe produe1of morc tl,111 a yoorof
C0!\$1rUC'tiOO, and the comn1uniry celebrated culmination of i~ project in
s,ylc during Pnren•'s Weekend wilh o
Gm,~ Opening Iha! included lite food
and plcniy of door pri,cs and give-
aways..
"People loved 01e new Sl(lc,: and lhc:
•
BankPlactCultars
new location," Bookstore Manager
Leslie Guilbauh said. "Sinoo we arc
now in-mwn, we can anrJCI rcsidenis
from Hwniiloo and s,udcni,; from local high schools while s•ill serving
ColgateSludcnlS and fuouliy."
Since moving from itS original ~
ea•ion in Colgau:'s O'Connor Campus Cen•er. lhe Booksiore has left •
g.1pmg hole • • lhc: focal poin• of upd1e-hill <1udo.-n• life at Colgaie. However, tllC c..-omtruction ofan expanded
ea•ing area and new s•udcn• lounge is
slated foroompk.1ioo by next fall, The
Omcc of S•u<1e,11 Acuvitics will also
be mo"ld •o lhe Coop, o Slrau:gy dosigned to increase 51udcn1 interaction
up lhc: hi II.
"Mo.i siudcn• iraff,e clocsn't happen down •• lhe SIUdcn• Union," Din:x:cor of Student Activities Marisda
Rosossrudearherlhis year. "lam confident that studc.,11 invol\'cment will
increase wnh ttus experiment''
The Palace Theater
Still dcfirung it! niche in lhe Colga1e
community, The Palace Theater, offer., a new nigh•lifeoption Iha• dcpw1S
from lhe bot scene dominated by The
!lour Glass, The Old Stone Jug and
Rislo.y IJ.usinc:;.s. \Vith its sleek intcriorand tl1wnpu1g hip-hop mid lbcais. lhe Palace (as i• is now commonly called) Im attrac•ed a diven.e
crowd of Colga•e s•udenis. Village
residcnlSand SIUdcnlS fromOOlel'campuscs sinoo opening las, spring.
A• first plagued wilh difflCUll)I in
creating sufficien1 n:vcnue. lhc Palace
has anracted large crowds !his year
wilh low,:r""""' charges. drink Si»
eials and offer., for a free drink wilh
admission. As lhe Colga1e communiiy continucs 10 'i/OW and diva'Sify,
in lhc: Plllaee lhe oommw,iiy has found
ancsl3blishmlhe changing 1131Un:oflhe Univctsiiy.
"We h:l\'e been suoocssful a• providing srudcnts an aliemati"" IO lhc: bar
scene." Palace Thcaler manager Scott
TN<.11 said "Financially. lhac is stiU
a need for improvcmcn• and we hope
10 a• leosl break C\"11."
Maxwell's
This Utica S1roet cstablislwncni first
op:nedon March 8. 2002,h a s ~
•iooably found ilS own spoe in lhe Villaj,,e consumer marlcer wilh ilS IJlll!C
selection or fine chocola•cs and olher
hon1Cn13de eandies. Alsoscrvingsev·
cral varieties of San Fransisco's
Double RAinbow iceamin. lhis cJabo.
ru•cly decorated pink-wid,pas,el confectionery castle anr·ac1s capacity
crowds on wann spring and sunvner
days.
Providing an opp(ll1Wliiy for a quick
cup of hot chocolate or a sundae ns a
reward for a day of studying.
Maxwell"s continues to satiate
Bank Place GuilarS settled into ilS
Utica S1roet home early lhis post November. already sponing a full n,ngc
ofbonjacoustic and electric gui= Having
sold his waresiolhe hkcsofMetallica
and lhe BlucOys,crCul~ siorcowncr
P\lui Bonamcssa is Po S"1lngCr •o lhe
music business, using his bn:adlh of
musicallolowledgeiosavehisdiven.e
CUSIOmer base.
S11Xlenls ranging from experienced
guitar players IO casual toosie cnlht>siaslS ha,-c shoY.--n tremendous cxcitoment for lhe now eslabiislimenl. "i
ha"" been playing !for lhe past fi"" yc:us, and I am defini•clycxciled about(Bank Place) fllSlyear Bobby Mendelson said.
comprises frawed SIUdenl>
h3nied professors drained by lhe "
and cxcilCmenl oflhe college life. ' ·
my students, ifs in 11-.a• panicular momen• when lhey'n: not jogging- a,.,
cvayone scorns ., jog in !his '°"11
when lhey're 1101 doing lhcir horncWOtic. whenlhey'rcno• in class, when
lhey'n, able 10jus• takean holr out
their day to go into thcmselvC},'
Kathiyn Sofranko, who co---own1
Heart and Hands with Kathcnnt
Robinson, IOldlhe Maroon-N= lh,,
post Marci>.
These IWO licen9od massage Iha>.
pists, who also happen 10 mamed"
marriedioa Colgaicprofcssorand 111'
Univa'Sil)I phoeographer, offer ma,.
sage care in a variety of modaliti<,,
including Swedish massage, Shiai:,,
and Rciki. In addition •o ilS usual hour
and half-hour massage sessions, 111'
studioisal,ooffcringportncrmassag,
1t:n
classes beginning this month.
A Ntw Twist on an Old
Tradition: Prke of the Slice
Nichols and Beal
Taking on the tone of a trendy
microbreway, Nichols and Beal, loaned •• downiown Hamihoo ·s five,
way intct,;ection, opened lhis fall IO
offer a selection of full gourmet meals
as well as lighlcr pu!H1yle fare. The
full salad bot. sometimes filling in '"'
pan of a complerc (and cheap) lunch
buffet has been al hi• wilh lhe Colga•e
crowd.
"I"m a ln:shman and firsi semes,er
hasn·• even finished, and I'm already
•ired of Frank food," firsi-year Will
Birnie said jllSl before lhc: n,s,aunin•
opened las, scrnes1er. "Mon: ehoiarc dcfinilcly better and l'm sure
Nichols and Bcal will find its place in
iown no maner wha• !hey save.''
Though not a new establishment, the New York Pizzeria,
know 10 all as ··sticcs," was forced
by increasing ingredient prices to
raise the price ofits slice from the
ever-popular dollar bill to a more
complex $1.2S. "lnfla•ion is up.
taxes arc up and insurance is up"
owner Everett Hanz said. '"The
only thing that's gone down is the
price of the mushrooms."
However, students can now buy
two slices and a soda for $3.00
These new establishments in
Hamilton seem to mirror the rejuvenated, unburdened atmosphere
at Co lgate this year, providing a
new base of service that will help
Heart and Hands
the to wn and the University 10
grow in the future. .., think all
Perhaps the most uniq11e addition
IOdownlOWn Hamihoolhisycar, Hean
and Hands massagelhc:rapys,udiooffcrs an e,wironmen• ofrelaxation and
holistic care in an cnvironmcn• Iha! of-
these new stores are amazing."
first-year Charlie Licbschutz said
..The renovations make the town
anicle on espn.com about Adona!
Foyte, which ~ IO spark inlcrcst. Also, 1rc.:i liis bcooming beaer-ltnown nalionally
after Wlldq Holy Croos oompdc
witli iop,flislt 1ebools. This inlhe NCMTo1rnancn1, HolyOms
tor O.. !*lie ipcion. The Cornell pne
~IOexalelholins. The&mq,port II lhe St. Llwn:nce playoff'series
rmlly nmt a lot to lhe playas. Of
counc. we'd lireto••pachdhouse
11eacb pme, butNmaybe...,._,
tillo.lti:ltlilte ........liltl,Micnafll
Mm.a nl thew.... Sparta Ex-
look better and the new busincSSCl
make it more functional.
Murphy's Law: Athleti.cs At Colgate Universi.ty
SF: Which •ean,s pcrfonned obo"" Holy Cross will always be ~ i )'OOI' expcctntions !his season?
•i..,. They have proven Iha! lhey an:
MM: I lhi11k 01:11 •he fOOlball •com able •o compete wilh some of !he naRai&.-r fans certainly expcricnood should always be competing for lhe tional powerhouses, American, as
their fair sh:i.re of thrills this past sea- Pnuiol League Olampionship, bu1 af- well. is anolher scholarship school
son. From the men·s soccer team up- ter star1ing the season 0..2, d1ey Sllf· whic:11 isdifficul• iooompetcwilh. This
setting national po\Ycrhousc St. prised a few people with nine wins in yoor, 1lhink. we ran inlO a liule bi1 of
IJonavanure in Sepccrnber, 101he f001- their final 1cn gaJncs. The women's bad luck, as Lafayenc may have
ball •c:un wi,.,,ng lhe P\llriol League. sooocr •cam didn ·• qualify for lhe P\l- played its bes! game oflhe season in
IO •he men's hockey •earn defCOJi1lg lrioc League 10Uma1nc,11 in 200 I for lhc: firsi round or lhc: Palriol League
Cornell Wld Dartmouth in overtime~ lhe fin.1 '""' evor. and 10 advanoo IO - ~ and we happened IO be
and to "tJ'IC shot'' from junior Mruk lhe league d131?1pioc1Ship grur,: was lhe__, Thu is unf011UM1<, conUn<.-baugh against Aml.iican. i1 h..,s certainly o big siq, for Iha! •earn. Also. sidering oow well we were playina a1
been one of the mosa exciting years in despi•e iisroconl, lhewon,cn 's hockey lhe time. We should 1,a.., agoal IO fin.
~ichislO,yofColga1<'lJ(lltS. Isat down 1cwn certainly perfonned abo,•e ex- ish in lhe IOp lhreceaclt year and lhen
witl1 Alhletie Director Marl< Mwphy, pectations by defeating two lvy hope forlhe bcSI in lhe """1lal1lCnl
1o discusslheyearinrcviewandolher uaguc ieams.
pres.,ing issues in Colga•e sports.
SF: ls i11ough 10 pll1icij10lc in a conSF: Firsl-yoor Dana Shaner won lhe ference wilh so many scltools which
Sttven Fair: In )'OOI' CJl)Ulion. whal P\ltrio• League Roolcic of lhe Year issue alhlctic scholawps?
WllS lhe iq, momen• for Colgate ruh- award in f1eld hockey, while firsl-ye,n MM: Yes. It is a ehallenac ., oomletics in "1c 2002-2003 acadanic)':011 Karie Mc\lcigll and Andrew Jarolimdc pdt: agaillSI schools wil!I seholanhip$,
Mark llfu'l'hy: h's diffieul• IO name are well on lhcir way in men's and Wc have lhe challenF of m:ruiling
jusionc. There have been a numberof women's lacrosse, rcspccti..,ly. Do scholarship-qualil)I players without
n1Cn10rable momcnis from !his yea,. you lhink lhis says sometlling aboot ~OUI seholanhip$, Wc. .1101 Ivy
The fOOlball •eam winning lhe Palrioc lhc qualiiy n,cruj•ing lhal Colgaoe has LC11811C, to we do 1101111111C1 Sllltbils
Leai,>ue Championship was certainly been nx:eiving rocently?
who OUI for lhe IOp acadmics, even
mcmomble. To have a scniorwalk-Of C011r.;e, you hove to loolc al •he coochcs ha,'C been doing a good job, lelcs who play collqp: ,pons for fi.
mc:11 's hockey iea,n defeating Comet I, One of lhe IT10SI difficuh lhinp lhal nancial reasons. While we may have
especially after secing wha• Cornell lhe coochcs 1,a.., IO consider is 1h11 lhe betlcr acadanics !hon schools..,., ..
did in lhe p06tlCOSOll. Also, cn'Crloolced athlet31 tinlCS, was the win by the wancn's orous academic standards.
money may be lhc ~ tlCIPx
hockey •cam over Comcll. Tha• win
wasc:an:mclyimponanl forlhcm. The SF: The men's baskClball team has SF: Are you proud oflhc SIOpS M
men's basketball gmne ag;uns1 Holy made i• a habi1 of losing in lhc MIi ColplCIIIIKlieshavellkailObcoomc
Cross was one oflhe bcSI college bu- round Of lhe P\llrioc ""8JIC IOUIIIA- bcaerkrownmliorwly?
ketboll games Iha• I ha"" ever seen, mcnt. When will lhe time come IO MM: w. ..bocomqbclll:r-ia-n
despite lhe fact we bit BUI, ifyou had make lhe next Slepnl advn:e dccp imiomlly,1101 only '"*8c:llly, but•
•o say one momen~ I would go wilh ino) lhc 10W111111C11!?
., ....nion.It is always p l .....
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ColJ;U(I' s,mrlt /fr/,fur
plw,a, l>y -
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And, tilt tbotmll tam wiD always
hive a shat • the 1-M lido.
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filrnextyea
SF: DoyauhaYcanypncliclioolllor
2003-2004?
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llhauldt,.vea.-abolnalyea:Our
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S TATE OF THE 'G ATE
The Year In Quotes
"This•• bittersweet, bu1 I know the
time has come. The best thing for
Mike Cappeto and 1he best thing
for Colgiite is to part company. I
will miss the students and my
alumni friends. who were students
here," fonner Dean ofthe College
Michael Cappeto, September 6
"h was just convenient to throw
down a dollar and not have to
WOl1)' about any qw,rters," Sopho-
boundaries;· Assistant Professor
of English Dana Luciano.
"When such individuals offend so
many people, the firs, thing that
rises to our mouths is "He deSCTVCs
to be killed' and for some people
this is as far as their thoughts go,
but this is dehumanizing the crimi•
nals as some son of monster that
is not the same as 1he rest of us,"
Helen Prejean, November 8.
more Travis Rains on the Slices
price raise, Scp1embcr 6
"One of our greatest strengths is
that we arc a small, residential lib-"We fell in and joined the rest of era I arts school. The residential
the human race. We had the inn~ aspect or this is very imponant.
ccnec and feeling of security, pro- We have a philosophy 1hai Siutected as we were by two vast dents should gradually move from
oceans and by two friendly neigJ,- structured to unstructured living
bors ... Now we join the human spaccs.1 and we shouldn't allow the
race where insecurity marks life," student imbalance resulting from
Martin Marty, September 13.
the off•campus study process 10
disrupt this cycle," Dean of the
..Let us be a model in America or College Adam Weinburg, Novemcivic values Md democracy. Let us ber IS.
be an exemplar to ourselves and
others of how a university can be "The firsl day I came to Colga1e, I
driven by values of inclusive11css. remember standing in the Maroon~
compassion, loyalty and honor and News office with all these s1rangpmc1iccs or listening one 01hcr, a ers, wishing depseratcly that I had
commitment to understanding di• actually carried out those-whims
verse cullu.res and views. building of geuing something pierced or
common spaces. and constructing rnttooed, or maybe dyed blue. I
a better world," President Rebecca needed the assurance that i was
something out of the ordinary.··
Chopp, Sepiember 20.
first-year Caren King, November
"Something happened in this coun- IS.
try on tha1 day 1hall, and all others
who were abroad, missed - somc- "No one told me what wounds did
1hing coun1lcss numbers ofpeople to bodies. No one told me what
have told me tha1 I will never un. war was really like... (1ha1 ii is] as
dcrs1and." senior Devon Haynie, seductive and addictive as any
powerful narcotic. That tha1's
September 20.
what war is: a drug. I had to find
"You have chosen well. Rebecca that out for myself," Chris Hedges
Chopp is a rare find. I speak wilh '79, November 22.
some authority and maybe some
ruefulness when I say that Colgiite "Like King's dream and hope. our
is envied by many fine institu1ions dream and hope depends on the
foryourehoiec," PrFonner U.S. Ambassador to South January 24.
Korean James T. Laney, October
"I'm hoping that members of this
4.
fratemily will be open and upfront
"We really wan, want 10 bring the abou1 their rcsponsibilitcs to each
campus community together by other and their University. Hazing
allowing the Coop to provide scv- is always a really serious issue,
Cl'II of the same functions as the and we will explore the unwillingcwrcnt Slltdcnt Union." Din:ctor nC$$, in this case. of students comof Student Activities Marisela ing forward and talking honestly
to us about what happened," Dean
R0$8$, October 18.
of the College Adam Wcinburs,
"freshman year you have I put January 31.
time. Sophomoby,:ar has worn off. Junior y,:ar you at boisterous athletic events could
go lbrood. Senior y,:ar, you look be interpreted as sacrilcsious by
for a job," Senior Chris Gillick, trivializing such an honored campus symbol and tradition," Ed
OC1obcr 18.
Woodward, January 31 .
.. For the record, I have been
physically threatened for beins "The fact that 83 percent of coman active part of the opposition. mencement speakers at our
can you believe that your school ochools are aoing to be liberals,
hlrbon IIUdeo1s who wanted to Democrats or leftisG is stu.nnina!
physically iqjun, one of the their Thae is no belanc:c of ideas thcR,
peen bued OD adiaa,rccmcnt of and this list is mirrored at waiver·
ideas? Welcome to Colpto," se- sides all across our nation. It's
nior Dave Hoffman, October 25. time we ended the 40 year rcip
of leftist ICldcmics on our cam"The town looked beat and di- puses and -..re common sense
sbeveled. We wanted to provide and flee speech to our campuses,"
new and varied servic:ca and do David Horowitz, February 7.
thmp to make thc town look better like COllllnXting DCW Store "lfNcw 8alanee is DOI your thing,
tion11. The p l of the Hamihon Adidas has a wide array of sncaltInitiative wu to carry vitality m that into the frat-tutic mold
with the community to the next and will leave you screaming
level," Praidcnt ofthe Hamihon 'yeah, brah, yeah!' even after lislni1ia1ivc Roger Bauman. N!)- tenina to ' Bounci111 Around the
Room' for the three hundredth
vcmbcr I.
time today," Copy Editor Joseph
"Gender identity is bued on A. S nz•,..sk•s Ir., February 7.
-ual acts. The inscnive partner
is always seen u masculine no "'The situation in the world right
matter what he's inserting it into. now bas sort ofdcmanclcd [• pclCC
All -uality should be bued DOI nlly). l'mhopinatosbowColptc
and the local media and whoever
OD chwilll a line, but OIi cnsit11
else is watching that there is a significant group of people that feel
it is imponant 10 get their voices
heard regarding Bush's decisions
concerning war with Iraq," Sc•
nior Mac Barren, February 14.
"To all you geology majors, I
need a little help. l can't seem to
classify the plas1ic pebbles 1ha1
adorn Prada 's ney., shoes and
bags. They must be really precious for what they're charging
... "resident fashion expert sopho,.
more Stephanie LaCava, February 21.
.. I've heard tons of stories about
people slipping and getting hurl
on their way up or down the hill
because of the snow," sophomore
Charlene Chan, February 21
"I always wanted to talk about
my vagina but never found a
good avenue to do so. I really
enjoyed naJTating under the spotlight because our vaginas rarely
receive that much auention nor
see the ligh1;· senior Jin Lee.
February 28.
"Even if I may never be that mo·
tivational speaker or articulate
poster child of Colgate diversity,
what I'm doing right here, right
now, is refusing to be invisible.
You reading this is you hearing
me. And you will hear me,
whether you like it or not," first•
year Caren King. February 28.
··1 think it's a sad state of affairs
if a student goes into a study
abroad experience only with the
intention or partying," Ken
Lewandoski, March 7.
"It is some of the saddest looking grass I have ever seen. but I
welcome its emergence from being covered for months;• senior
Richard Scott Adams, March 7.
"I certainly don't want anything
bad to happen to any of the soldiers in Iraq. I am rooting for
them all the way," Sophomore
Ilyse MorganS1ein, March 28.
"Be it Mexico, the Bahamas, or
even South Beach, during spring
break, the same type of secnc occurs as hwidrods ofstUdcnts spend
a week litCl'llly takin& a brcalt fiom
reality and entering a co,npletely
altered state of consciousness.
These states arc better known as
•wasted,• 'hammered,' 'obliteralsay in Britain, pissed," sophomore
Kris Koch, March 28.
•
"Instead of these pomdS stepping
back and sayins maybe my son
really did have a problem they
chose the easiest scapegoat imaginable; a college mttcmity." sophomore Peter van Rodan. April 18.
7
from the files of campus
safety: best of the blotter
Matty coasider the Campus Safety Blotter to be 1bc crown jewel
of the Maroon- New,, Every week readers caserly flip through the
PIICI of the pepcr in search of that familiar py box, excited to read
about the aazy shcoanipns that went down over the past week.
Undcrascd students in possession of alcohol, housing violations
and the ever- frequenl tire alarms are just a few of tbe regulars; howcvor, every now and then there ia an entry that baffles the mind. But
really, isn't that what eollcsc is all about?
The 2002-2003 Best of the Blotter is dedicated 10 all those students who would not be held down t,y the Man. To every student
eaugJ,t urinatins in public, throwins toilet paper or in possession of
the particularly worrisome candle, we say "Party on!" We would
like to salute these enthusiastic students and thank lhcm from providing the Colgate community with extremely entertaining readina
material.
However, we would like to give special thanks 10 1hc Campua
Safety officers. They perform an extremely impor1ant role on our
campus, make it a much safer place and arc, for the most part, a nice
bunch of guys and gals. AlthougJ, it is annoying to be harassed for
somethins as minor as public intoxication, Campus Safety has our
bcs1 in1ercsts in mind. In addition, they do, contrary to popular belief, perform many very helpful functions.
But now, back to the superstars ofthe blotter: the s1udents. Ladies
and gcnilemen, boys and girls, we proudly present the 2002-2003
Best of the Blo"er - Colga1ers Gone Crazy.
Tbanday, 8/19
9:05 p.111.; Fire alarm at 90
Broad Street c•used by paint
fumes.
Satarday, 3/29
1:58 a.m.: An officer on routine patrol of Broad Street observed a student tutoring an
object at his patrol vehicle.
Satarday, 8/31
6:55 p.m.: Fire alarm on Broad
Street caused by dust from a
vacuum cleaner.
Ttouday, 11/5
5:t2 p.a.: Fire alarm al West
Hall caused by the 1prayjn1 or
perfume.
Wedauda y, 9/4
11 : 13 p.a .: Campus Safety observed two underasc students
in the first year parkin& lot in
poucssion of alcohol and urinati111 in public.
Wedaetday, 2/5
12:33 La.: Fire alarm at Wat
Hall cau1Cd by oil on a curlina
iron.
'l'tleaday,2/11
lt: 22 p.a .: A fire alarm at
Nowell Ape-lW - cauted
by l o w -.......
~-d
, .....,. "3
9:55 ._.,, A staff' member reporllll.aa UDkDOWII pcnon bad
roaidcd in Oatc Houae without
aulboriadoll.
Sar.nlay, 4/ 12
1:51 p,a .: A st11dcttt WIS injured while playi111 wiffle ball
outside of West Hall.
Mnday, 2/3
9:57 p.a.: A 1111dent WIS injured while dancina at Ryan
Alli Studio and transponed to
Community Memorial Hospital by Campua Safety.
Friday, 2/21
lt:1, p.a .: An underage intoxlcatod resident of West Hall
wu IDjtlRd after fallioa and
tnMpOned to Community Memorial Hoapital by Campus
Safety.
IINJtdll11t Story
"To the livina and unborn people
of the Earth, we apologize for the
U.S. dcstniction of intcmalional
eoopcnlion 3nd the seen and unseen Ions term conscqucnccs of
this needless act of •ll"'ssion
apinst Iraq and the &agile Slability of the planet," April 4.
"It's so sratifyina to reach this
point. r.. bccn inwlved wilh SGA
all three yan. and it bu been my
top priority on camp11, It's somothina l'w, wanted for• Iona time,
and I'm thrilled to finally have the
opporllmity to ,cp, .... ~ the student
body," junior Ban Hale, Apri; 11.
I I
ftlll'IUY, 2/27
3:3' ...., A lllldeDI reported
tbl&
advaaces town 11ro IIUdcn« 'lfla accept-
•*'-made
.., 1
ride from u unknown
c1r1-.
Oldlcheol.-ial'd
..... ,...,.
......,,till
hM - • Cllllp'tl Safety received a tcpwt tbat a shuttle
bua drivs - iDIOlticatcd. InWlliplion by Campu1 Safety
ud the Hamilton Police De-
cooperate wltb tbe Ca mpus
WclyOfficcr.
oftbe drive, for DWI.
12111-.:Aaoni-,aa niudao pllrlll eblerved a llt>d111
PftDlliea oa 4ca4emle !>mo
ad dNa tire lltldenl failed IO' partment Naltlted in the arrest
w..anuy.412
1:16 ._._, A Campua Sa fety
''Oh ... dcltnJction! Nuts!" Editor-
~wuaUurecl- Parker
Apar-19 when a ahldent became combative wltb tbe of-
in-ChicfNate Lewis. April 24.
llw dmtal 1111 ~
-
, ..... Tha TanJcl
Sahtnlay, 9/7
11:43 p.a.: A Campus Safety
Officer on routine pa~rol of
Parker ApanmcntS observed
IIUdeDIS llnlltitla.
8
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
STATE OF THE
'GATE
April 25, 2003
This Is The Community I've Been A Part Of For Three Years
By Jess Buchsbaum '03
ered my lost persona, I had to same way, knowing absolutely
uproot.
no one and nothing about the
Adjustments are a tough
Things were rocky for 1he first means and ways of campus life,
1hing, You·vc pcrfcc1ly settled week at the new school: I had to except for the fact that my tour
yourself into the comfortable sit next to a boy named Michael guide was undeniably attractive
rhythm of one environment, only who picked his nose and put it and that you could "go out" any
to be thrown into unfamiliar wa· on a piece of yellow construction and every night of the week. I
ters ru II or people you don't paper, and my pencil case did not transferred to Colgate atthe beknow, customs you haven't properly fit inside my desk.
ginning of my sophomore year,
learned, trends )OU didn't know
But by week two, I had a best entering a class of people that
c>.isted. and slang you don ·1 nee• fdend named Marlo who traded had already gelled together over
css.arily speak. You were at your sandwiches with me at lunch, 1he course of the previous year.
peak.
and a group of friends to hit the The class of 2003 was like its
And now. just like Sisyphus. monkey bars with at recess.
own jello mold. It was a mass
you ·re back atthe bottom, pushI was golden by week three. of bonded friend groups. I had
ing your dead weight towards All I had needed was that bit of to somehow submerge myself
some distant acme.
guidance through the milky haze seamlessly, instead ofas the ob·
I had 10 switch schools in beof firs1-1hrcc-wecks-of-school viously errant piece of fruil 1ha1
tween first and second grade. I jiuers.
never belongs in a jello mold
had a lready suffered an identity
My transitional year eulmi- anyway.
crisis at the age of five due to a nated in a dance routine to
August, 2001: I had been at
very debauched haircut from Michael Jackson's "Black or Colgate approximately 56
Supcrcu1s. nnd spent a brief pc· White" al the Talent Show, cho- hours. I had not loca1cd my unriod of my life resembling Tony rcographed for us girls by my deniably attractive 1our guide but
Dan1a.
friend Erika.
concluded I had three years to
.-J_u_s_ta_s_l_ha_d_fi_n_al~ly.._re_d_i_sc_o_v_-_ _1_c..a_m_e;_to;...;C'-'o..lg._•..t.;.e_m...;.uc..h...;.th..c;.....;find him. (Tums out he gradu-
How I Learned To Love The Swi,m Test
By Matthew Botham '03
They say these arc the best years
of your life. Wait. Didn't "they"
say that about high school too?
And can anyone really make such
a blanket assenion about a period
or four consecutive years in their
life? The factthat I had to stay in
last nigh1 working on my thesis
while everyone else was out, and
tempting me 10 join them. did not
seem like one of the top nigh1s of
my life. But this argumen1 has
been mode before. I'm not going
to tritely assert that the best years
arc yet to corne; I think that pre•
dic11on depends on too mnny vari·
able factors. What I am going to
say is 1hut there arc some aspects
of college life that you will perhrps never experience again, and
I for one will mourn the loss.
I. Community:
On Monday morning, my roommii1e and I went to take the swim
test. It seemed a bit ridiculous that
the one barrier between ourselves
and a diploma was our ability to
tread water. My roommate was
especially frustrated because he
couldn't swim. In fac1, he had al•
ready fai led 1he swim test less than
a week before. But he didn't let
this s1op him, He prac1iced, and
friends offered lessons and en•
cooragement. By Monday mom·
ing John had s1aned to overcome
his fear of the water (or more pre-
cisely. his fear of failing the swim
test and not graduating) and was
ready to try again. A whole group
ofus met a1 the pool, some caking
the 1es1 themselves, others just
there for encouragement. Getting
onto the shuttle just an hour later,
John shared his viclory with the
driver. and most of the passengers. Whatever the motivations of
1he University for requiring such
a test, it's benefit to 1he s1udent
body became apparent at that moment.
Diverse as our individual cxpc•
riences at Colga1e may be, we are
all united by certain common
bonds and struggles. We have all
shared in the horrors of Frank food
(though let me tell those of you
still on a meal plan, dining hall
food tastes heavenly after trying
to cook for yourself for two years),
taken the same CORE classes, had
some of 1he same professors, tan•
guished in the unending win1crs..
and at some point we mu.st all take
the swim test. These events are
the lingua franca of Colgate life.
It's truly hard 10 find someone on
this campus with whom you have
nothing to talk about. Whether it
be complaining about the paper
you have 10 wri1c, railing against
the administra1ion, or talking
about your weekend escapades,
there's a lways some point of connectioo and common interest. The
swim test provided yet another
opponunity to for Colgate students to come together and bond
over a shared experience. When 's
the nexl time you'll live in a place
where a lmost everyone you meet
is your age and has such a shared
collec1ion of experiences'! As
someone suggested in 1he Coop
the other day, perhaps the next
opponunity will only come in a
nursing home. So, as fruoirating
as it can be to hear everyone always complain about work (a sin
for which I am very guilty), or to
know every little detail of gossip
about random acquaintances, or to
fall into a socializing routine,
where every nighc out begins to
look the same. you· II still miss the
sense ofcommunity and closeness
of which 1hese are a symplom.
2. Lack of Focus:
I don't mean wa1ching Blind
Date when you should be writing
a paper. I mean being able to do
any number of 10,000 things on
this campus at one time. Some
people, especially the faculty I
think, cite this as a neaative .••tribute for a college. While I can
understand their argument tha1
academics should be prioritized to
the detriment of other activities.
not vice versa. I can't imagine my
life at Colgate without these nonacademic activities. Most students wear several different hats
over their four years hcte. The
awl-,,J • ,-.11
•
ated). I stepped out or West
Stillman and slared across the
quad, searching for one of five
people I knew.
"Hey, do you live in West
Stillma11?" I hear this guy ask
me.
"Yeah, um, r just transferred
here," I said. "I'm Jess."
••1 'm Adam," he said.
..And I'm Amy," the girl on
his right said.
6 '6" Adam was riding around
on a 2'9" razor &eooter.
We talked about our summers,
where we were from, and where
we were each living,
"So wha1 arc you doing 10night?" An1y asked.
"Well, I'm going down to the
apartments to a party," r replied.
"Come with me."
.. Wow. been here two days and
you 're already perfectly adjusted
to Colgate life!" Adam said.
'"Have fun at the pany. We'll
see you later. Welcome to
Colgate," he said over his shoulder.
"Welcome to Colgate," I
thought. I said those words to
myself over and over until I
choked on their reality.
Three years later, they are two
of my best friends. And three
years laltr, I think I have successfully, and seamlessly, submerged myself into Colgate.
The succes.s of an adjustment
depends on the nature of the new
environment.
I didn 1 t know the nature of
Colgate's environment when I
signed my life over to three years
in the Chenango Valley. I didn't
know the strength of the phrase
"Colgate Community." I didn't
un~erstand how the term .. family" could work in conjunction
with the phrase '"top•rated university." I didn't understand
these foundations then. I didn't
understand Colgate then.
Only now, as I am standing in
the doorway between familiar
college life and the undetermined ''rC-al world," do I under~
stand what the Colgate community means.
Only now do I understand that
the cornerstone of the commu•
nity is its constituents. the people
that comprise it, the experiences
I have hid with them, and the opponunities they have thanklessly
given me.
This is the community I"ve
been a pan of for three years:
Papers. Projects. Lale nights
in Cue u I chug my ninth diet
coke of the day and feel caffeine
oozing from my pores.
Trips to Syncuse, sandwiched
between friends. Mc, the kid
that always falls uleep before
we hit Cazenovia.
The lint tour I ever pve of
Colaaie, when
1111
unnamed kid
pretended to vomit in the trash
can next to a very disturbed
mother when I was showing the
Coop .
Fraternity affairs. The cracks
and divets in Broad Street and
Willow Path I learned all too
well on my trips between the Jug
and Stillman.
Slices. Hookups. Breakups .
The time I decided it would be a
good idea to wear a purple
feather boa downtown.
First Colgate relationship.
Only Colgate relationship. Let's
be serious: it wasn't a relationship.
Classes. Office hours. I
should have put my own lawn
chair on the third floor of
Lawrence.
Studying abroad in Scotland
with eighteen people from
Colgate who staned as strangers
and morphed into close friends
and confidants by the time I
kissed the Scottish beaches and
beers goodbye.
Hockey games. Lacrosse
games. Football games. Volleyball games. Squash matches.
Cups of coffee at the Barge.
Movies I've seen a thousand
times. Walks to and from
Parkside. Afternoons spent
sprawled out by Taylor Lake.
Maroon~News late nigh1s. a
capella concerts, hanging out
with friends in apanments, in
bars, on the lawn, in the Coop,
in the hallways of dorms and
academic buildings, on a green
couch in Case, in a booth in a
restaurant.
This is the community I've
been a par1 of for three years.
This is the community I physically leave behind. I take a
patchwork quilt of memories
with me as a security blanket
when I step, wide-eyed and
wiaged out. into the ·'real
world."
The success of an adjustment
depends on the nature of the new
environment. I don't know what
that new environment is yet.
Though I wouldn't tum down an
extra year or two at Colgate, I
am ready to step Into the real
world. Gingerly, but readily.
Adjustments are a touah
thin&. Sittina here in my room
in my apanment, the heat on, my
roommates uleep, I can't foresee how my forthcomina adjuscment will be. I don't know how
Iona it will bike for me to push
myself towards that distani
acme.
But I will blanket myaelfin the
memories of Colaate, in the
memories of the people and experiences that made ..my"
Colple, and p,epare for those
initial steps, still chokin&, somewhat, on that initial "welcome to
Colpie."
April 25, 2003
STATE OF THE ' G ATE
9
The Best Parts OfColgate Live On Forever In One's Memory
By Sarah Depew '03
I could sit here and tell all of
you how wonderful the past four
years have been. But you already
know that. I could tell you how
you're life is about to completely
change. But you already know
that. I could tell you that there
are some people whom you will
you how there have been miserable times over the pas1 four
years. But you don't want to hear
about that.
So what is there really left to
say then? Every Colgate student
knows the tide is changing, ev•
cry senior feels the tide chang-
ing.
cance of that impact is not yet
I could preach to you about
making the most of the last few
weeks. But I don •1 want to do
that. And besides, you already
know to do that. I could use 1his
fully known. But you already
know that as well . I could tell
time to complain about the administration, how they are for-
never see again after May 18,
people who have made an impacl
on your life, although the signifi-
ever changing the face of rently a senior at Colgate UniColiate and that our class is the versity and I was calling to ask
last of its kind, the last class of you some questions about your
true Colgate graduates. But re- job and company."
"Hello, Colgate you say, how
ally, how many classes have said
that before us? And here we are, is the o ld place? Whal has
still very much Colgate students,
1hat wi II never change.
.
During this year and the job
search process, which never
completely got off the ground I
must admit. the Colgate connec1ion has been spoken of multiple
times. Apparently networking is
supposed 10 work something like
this: "'Hello, Mr. Jones. 1 am cur-
changed around campus?"
And from there you're off and
running, you've established the
Colgate connection, the Colgate
bond. Regardless if Mr. Jones is
class of '99 or '69, you have
something very much in common, the Colgate experience. Yet
this Colgate experience can't quite
be put into words, I can't quite
sum it up in paragraph, it just is
and always will be.
So instead of sining here, renecting on my past four years
filled with memories, some more
vivid and complete than others,
I leave you with your own
memories to reflect upon and
that warm fuzzy feeling of the
Colgate experience. Yes, I did
just say warm and fuzzy. but like
I said, the Colgate experience
can't be put into words, so why
try? It doesn't need words. All it
needs is your memory.
So hold on tight.
A Different World Shaped By Four Years Spent At Colgate
By Martin Bair '03
The past four years have been
historic. During my first year at
son 1hat they delivered semester
aner semester, but took it upon
themselves to treat each collection of students as something
unique and altered their lessons
Colgate, the world held its breath
and waned for planes 10 fall from
10 that. They did not pass off
the sky and computers to im-
their teaching responsibilities to
plode as a result of the rollover
from 1999 10 2000. As a sopho-
more I witnessed one of the most
historic presidential elections in
history. My junior year was defined by the tragedy of September 11, 200 I. The United States
went to war against Iraq during
my senior year.
The world is a different place
than it was four years ago.
Colgate has been instrumental in
giving me the 1ools to understand
it. l 1 ve learned not just from
classes or lectures, but also from
each and every person I've met
and everything that I've done.
This has been an exciting place
to grow.
J've been fortunate enough to
have some outstanding profes•
sors. I was always impressed
with their all around intelligence.
Not only could they talk to you
about almost any piece of literature, they could also connect it
to a painting, picture or song.
They were also experienced in
life in general. They could interject experiences from their own
lives into their lessons. They
cou1d talk about what wines to
the rerpetually boring group pre-
sentations, but took an active
inter-est in the progress of each
individual.
The best adminis1rators at
Colgate have also been a pleasure to work with. They too were
interested in students not as entities that needed to be deah with
according to the rules and procedures, but as individuals dedicated to the causes that they
serve. They were interested in
the actions of the groups around
campus. They could be seen at
athletic events, musical performances and theater performances. They made the effort 10
involve themselves in the com-
munity that they serve proudly.
They were always excited to find
out what the students were doing outside of the classroom.
They never were too busy to answer a question or offer a sym•
pathetic ear.
That's also true of the best
friends that I've made here at
Colgate. 1 know that I will never
lose touch with them. They 100
were always willing to offer an
ear to listen to any problem.
were in college or recommend
courses of action for the future.
They were there for me through
the toughest oflimes. They were
intelligent and could offer their
The best professors did not simply come up with a standard les-
perspec1ive on 1ny1hin& whether it was happening here in
drink, what they did when they
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'1/&,ul,r hi &,,,.J
DOWNTIME: The Raid« Pq, Band enjoys a litde downtime during a buke,b.U game in the Spring of
2002. Late, that summer. 18 fim-yeu 1tudenu would join the band and the Ea.st Coast $Uffcrcd the worst
shortage of red and white fabric in history. Thci1 pcrsonalitie.s added to an already eclectic mix and made
the band suonger, better and faster than it was before.
Hamilton or around the world.
They too used the tools that the
best of Colgate offered them 10
make my four years better.
I'll always remember the good
limes. A semester abroad in
Freiburg, Germany was amazing. To be given the chance to
experience a different culture
and a different way of living wu
phenomenal. The hours spent
exploring literature, music and
an were invaluable in helping
sonal time to get the paper out
every Friday. I've learned so
much from my peers here and
will miss deeply.
Colgate has given me a lot. I
will always remember my four
years here as a time of change
and growth, but also a time that
was made better by the people
around me. They have helped me
to become the person I am today,
and I will always be grateful to
them.
Leaving in May will be a
painful experience, but the times
I experienced here will always
be only as far away as my
memory.
me to grow. WRCU gave me the
opponunity to write, produce
and anchor a daily newscast.
That had been a lifelong dream.
Perhaps in the future I will re-
member that as the place where
I got my stan in broadcast journalism. I will deeply miss the
Pep Band, the student activity
that has meant the most to me. I
never imagined that there could
be such an interesting mix of
people. Each member brings his
or her own personality into 1he
mix. Every member is infelligent
and enjoys what they do. Working with them, getting 10 know
them and becoming friends with
them has been the greatest part
of my Colgate experience.
I would be remiss if I didn't
mention The Colgate MaroonNewi, of coune . As I sit here, it
just doesn 't seem possible that I
won't have to set foot in this office 11ain. The group of people
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ONI 8IZIE DOES NOT FIT ALL: Senion "" oW _...,
to
,CIDCIDNf wlaat drae wu an"--. UI Hamilcon and l,uein 111 waa
dumat, U..,,.aetelJt Jbllowoea--daimi111ra "fit oil" clicl
- ill r.c:t, 1k 1111.
who worfi for this publication
,-.. ., Jn,, B«;,w/
have to be some of the most
dedica&ed on campus. They worlc
without JIIIY and very often without any kiad of thank• late into
the night, IIIICrificina their per-
FIRST•YEARS John Broob, O.ri1 Swanson and Ethui Bennet,
senior Martin Bair and a notber u ude nt fro m a n unnamed,
Wlimponanc amool ..ab up b!Nry-cyoa ,._ .-1 wida dae bond"' RPI.
10
T HE CoLGATE M .AROON-NEWS
April 25, 2003
STATE OF THE ' GATE
Seniors: Use W'hat You've Learned, Cherish W'hat You'll No Longer Have
Nathaniel Lewis '03
J\s I make a final attcmpl to pre•
pare myself for graduation - for
walking across tha1 stage and
slmkmg J>rcsidcnl Chopp's hand
and switching that graduation tassel to the other side of my c:1p. thnt
one. fin;l l momentous day as n
Colgate student still seems like
;molhcr four years away. Out
when graduation 1s in only three
weeks. how can the imminent
seem so for off in the future? The
answer: I'm still focusing 01, the
"here and now" of my life at
Colgotc. somc1h111g 1ha1 I have
practiced since walking into Mamnn-Nt'ws oricn1ation on a sunny
SundayinAugus1 1999. My"hcrc
and now" consisls of countless
1hcsis revisions. prcsen1a1ions to
prepare. and the final effort to rc•
eonnee1 with the long-time
Colga1c friends that have been
mutually separated by their own
comm11men1s. Bui for me. this
isn'1 a problcm - 1'm not upset that
I don·, feel prepared for 1hc walk.
the handshake and 1hc tassel
switch. As it always has. Colgate
is still pushing me - in chtss, in
personal tJevelopmcn1, in life and It :.ccms like that's how it
should be. even with graduation
only days away.
At this point, l've decided 1hat
1his is what 1s so truly am:izing
abou1 1his ins1i1ution: Colgate
pushes s1udcn1s 10 do things 1hcy
never would have considered do·
mg by simply making it a convcnuon to reach beyond one's limns.
Did I 1hink 1h01 I would produc~
100 pages of my own research on
European national minorities?
Probably not. D,d I cvcr1hink 1ha1
r would hike the Matterhorn wilh
three of my closest friends? Not
really. Did I ever 1hink 1ha1 I
would bejumping around 1hc lawn
of a fraternity in an Easter Bunny
costume as toddlers squealed and
threw candy eggs at me? Definitely no1. Even so. the intense,
exceptional and the out.of-ordinary arc the types of experiences
1ha1 Colgate makes accessible to
every student.
After four years. I feel like J·ve
dcfini1cly pushed myself 10 take
advantage of this opponunny that
Colgate provides. even if it ha~
meant making some sacrifice~
along the way. I passed up spring
break in Florida fora research conference in the somber state of
Utah. I've decided to mi{;s ou1 on
pos1-party .sleeping.in to go to
Hope House and Crossroads with
University Church. I exchanged
Tirnrsclay nigh ls at the Colgalc Inn
taproom for Thursday nig.h1s (and
Friday mornings) al the Maroon
News Office. Even so, I've never
been sorry 10 have mode 1hcsc
choices - it's not a mancr of
choosing work over fun (and
there's been plenty oOate nigh1.s at
1hc Glass along 1hc way). i1"sjuS1
1he person that I am, and 1hc person that this school has helped me
10 become.
But in the end. it 's not ncccs•
sarily the huge. momentous expc-
ricnccs at Colga1c that I will remember; instead, it will be the
small things 1ha1 have made my
time here special: the fact that Professor Kraly made pies for my se·
nior seminar and made sure 10 buy
a carton of milk to go wi1h it just
for me, that I've had a roomma1c
for three years who knows cxac1Jy
the right moment when it's time
10 stop work and play ping-pong
until the need 10 be productive re,.
turns, that I can walk into the Coop
at one in the morning and find a
friend ready for an early riser and
some un-intcllectual conversation. While Colgate and its ••go
get ' cm" attitude has definitely
prepared me for 1he long haul, it's
the small nuances of life here that
will be lost on May I 8. II will be
strange to not cat my dinners with
a pack of loud and rowdy guys.
and I will wonder why I feel like
writing headlines and ca1ing pizza
at 2 a.m. on a Friday morning.
These friends and faces of
Colgate will be sorely missed, bu1
1he spirit of my time a1 Colgate
will endure forever.
4
Bittersweet Symphonies: Mixed Feelings
As A Colgate Gu-eer Comes To An End
Jason Pollack '03
I suppose the only way 10 de-
scribe my situation is: unbclicv•
able. Ifs almost unfathomable that
four ycaN: have gone by and l'in
going to leave Colgate. Grndua..
tion seems biuersweer. I'm very
excited to move on to new chal•
lc-ngcs, bu1 J'm also., liulc sad 10
kavc my current life behind.
Since I was a first.. ycar my
Thursday nigh1s have been spent
in a third noor room in the Stu..
dl·n1 Union - The A'1aroo11-New-s
office. Roughly 1n ofmy 1imc in
Hnmihon has been devoted 10 producing 1hc school paper. Smmge.
I began 11s a staff writer then
climbed the ranks of Editorship
until this year's culmination as an
Edi1or-ln-Chicf. A huge chunk of
what defines me as a Colgate studcn1 lies within 1hc pages of the
Mm-oo,r-News.
Anolhcr part of my college ex·
perienee that has made Colgate the
best four years ofmy life has been
1hc Colgate Thir1ccn. Wi1h 1hc
Thirteen l traveled all across the
coun1ry, sang al professional
sporting events and met the President of1hc United Suues. Wow! I
am truly grateful for all the group
has brought into my life. I became
part of nc1work of friends tha1
spans over 60 years.
At this point. 1hcre are so many
memories and lhoughts running
1hrough my head. 1hc only way 10
proceed is by lis1ing them. So here
goes ...
- I remember my first day a1
Colgate, when I met my room·
mates. Actually, I mel one roommale three days before general
move-in day. as we were both in·
volved in orientation programs. I
think his first impression of me
was that I was extremely weird,
and consequently, we chose 10 live
in diffcren1 rooms {I lived in a four
person suite in Andrews), Then,
when all four of us met we went
to the ice cream social and settled
into our dorm. All throughout the
year we kept on discovering more
and more that we had in common,
and 10 this day 1ny roommates are
some of my closest friends (Two
or them are also members of the
Colgate Thirteen}.
-r
remember a ll those late
nights freshman year when everyone else from Andrews would
come into our room and talk until
3:30 in the morning. I remember
how I was known as ..Office Max"
and "MP9" for my gigan1ic stock
of office supplies (1hanks mom I was prepared for anything) and
my obsession with downloading
and sharing MP3 's (I was known
as Papa Smurf). There was a bond
1ha1 I fell 1oward all my fellow
third-noor Andrews residents ...
and 10 this day it s1ill exists.
- I rcmcmbcrthenight l wasaccep1cd into the Colgate Thirteen.
A bunch of guys came into my
room, 100k me outside and busted
into song ... h was unbelievable.
I had no idea what I had gotten
into, but it was the best thing that
has ever happened to me. I trav•
cled 10 Florida, California. Texas.
Hawaii, Maine, Arizona, Colo•
rado, New Mexico, Tennessee,
Georgia, Maine- 1he s1a1e1 just go
on and on. I remember 1he 29 hour
drive from Hamilton to Denver ,
which staned a thrcc·wcck lour
over January break. That was
1ough.
- I n:member my fln1 fntemity
pony. 11 wu an experience. I n:-
membcr lhal at cvc,y fn1cmi1y
event I would see my enlin: link
group. Be la beach was
IIIIIZina... nic e weather and a lot
of fun (C'mon ... lhere were Ice-
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An Editorial Farewell: Final Submissions To The Maroon-News
block sholS .•. ).
- I remember when I had long
hair.. .J would go study and when
I got back to my room rny hair
would become gigantic (from
when J ran my fingers through my
hair while reading). Then, I remember when I cut my hair .. .J
wcn1 from Weird Al Yankovic to
year. I had no idea what hvmg
a guy with a crew-cut.
-1 remember I 04 Broad sophomore year, the most rondom array
of people ever- in any dom1. The
co-op was S1range ... but the people
were awesome. I had a lot of fu11.
- I remember when I went to
Geneva for the fall of my junior
abroad would be like. and I knew
vinually nobody on my trip. But
the friendships 1hat I made were
everlasting. I definitely consider
everyone on the trip a friend of
mine. We've traveled everywhere
in Europe togc1hcr - Chamonix,
Interlaken, Lugano\ Locarno,
Ascona. Barcelona, Mallorca,
Innsbruck. Florence (with Karl),
Salzburg. Vienna, Prague, Berlin,
Copenhagen, Oslo and Bergen. I
will always remember every trip
and all the friends that accompa·
nied me on each. And who can
forget the fun night in Geneva. al
Flanagan's, Mulligan's. Mr.
Pickwick's and Club "B" - and aU
the Kcbobs and Paninis that you
could buy for eight swiss franks
(Sasha once ate three at a sitting).
- I remember my senior year.
Being the leader of the Colgate
Thincen anthe paper encompassed my life. I
had so much run meeting new
people as well as hanging out wl1h
old friends. Some days I was sentimental - looking back on the
filled my time in Hamilton with
good times 1hat I had a, 'Ga1e.
me on al I my future endeavors. I
- I remember becoming a better don't know where I will be in five
person throug),ou1 my four years or ten years, but I do know that I
here. I matured and transfonned into will always have Colgate. The
memory of my collegiate career is
the person that I am 1oday.
something that will always remain
- I remember Jen. What can I in my hean, mind and soul. I will
say? Colgate has been an amaz- always be able to come back and
ing 1ime and you are part of the visit Hamilton and sec eve one
reason why.
that I knew and loved at reunions
in the years to come. Colgate is a
par1 of all of us - ii is a lifelong
bond that we will always cherish
and love.
So, as I leave Colgate, I just want
to say ...THANK YOU- to everyone and everything 1hat has made
m ex ricncc the best in the world.
- And the KE.Y is thal I will remember EVERYTHING about
Colgate. All of the people and experiences have made a lasting im•
prcssion on my life. Colgate truly
was the best four years ofmy life,
and [ will take the knuwledgc,
laugh1er, sorrow and emotion tha1
Goodbye, Goodnight And Good Luck
, l'fllllm.Wd front pa~ 8
problem with switching between
many different hats, is that none of
them ever get fully broken in.
Cliche as it may be, the expression
Jack of aU trades, master of none,
perhaps sums up more clearly what
I'm trying to say. But let's not get
down on the Jack. The vasinc~ of
the c,uent of human knowledge.
along with a scientific preference for
specialization has lead 10 a inclination 1oward depth over breadth. I'll
admit tha1 I haven't been the best
newspaper editor I could be because
I was also trying to be a peer tutor.
and I wasn't the best peer tutor I
could be because I was trying to be
a studen~ and I wasn't the best student I could be because I was trying
to be a friend, and so on. Rail
against the fragmentation of modem existence which forces us to
choose between so many tempting
possibilities. 0r CUISC God, physics or the limits ofour own frail bodies for not allowing us to be in two
places at one, to rewind our lives and
relive a momcn~ or make a different choice. Blame a too shoo life
span that allows us to do only so
many things. But do not tell me that
one experience is more valuable
than another. do n01 try and con..
vincc me that I would somehow be
a better person friendsl1ip. or lcad
crship for academics.
\Vhereelse but college could you
simuhancously be a good student, a
teacher. a panicr, a therapist, an an·
isr ... we11, you can fill in your own
list of terms. Most of the things
Colgate allows us to do as undergraduates you need hig), specialization to do outside ofcollege. Could
I be edi1or of a newspaper while
woriworld? HeU no. Next year I have
to pick a career path that probably
wiU limit my range of choices for
the rest of my life. Call me greedy,
but I'd like to cast my net as widely
as possible. One of the advan1agcs
of a liberal arts education is that it
allows you a net that spans nearly
the whole globe, so you can try a
bit of everything. That way, when
adulthood and the working world
give you a stiflingly small net, you
at least (hopcfuUy) know where to
find all your favorite fish.
3. Can:free Youth:
Let me teU you, at 22 it's au over.
You start wanting to go to bed early,
enjoying a two--bccr night at the
bon, not getting carded when yoo
go out, thinking if yoo m,1/y need
that slice, and noticing py, if not
thiMing, hair. Okay, I'm exaggerating. But by senior year, you stan
to notice that you 're not so young
anymore. Profess«s and administnllOt'S arc prol>oblysnickering II me
riah• now, but young and naive as
22 may seem. when I watch firstyan throw Frisbees around oo the
4
quad while I have to run 10 the library and wort on one of my the.
ses. I feel old. When I l'C'dlize thal
after a certain age it's just creepy.
or even illegal, to sleep in public
spaces like the library, ( wonder
when 1'11 hit that age. Thcn:'ssomething carefree about coUegc life that
begins 10 slip away as the years go
on. Okay, so even though in retro,.
spect my first-year workload looks
laughable, I'll admil, I was as nervous about 5 page papers then as I
am abou1 15 pagers now. Reading
90 pages of Gilgamesh in a week
seemed excessive four years ago,
now it takes 4001)38CS ofsmaU print
Dickens per week to elicit the same
groan. I guess my stress level hasn'I
increased, merely the productivity
it inspires. Still, I wish I had made
better use of the lig),1cr load. Only
after it~ gone did 1appreciate it's
value.
So that brings me to my one piece
of advice for all those no1 riding off
into the SWlSd on May l9th - kcq, a
perspective on things. What do I
mean? Be honest with you,sdf, and
madone, I know. ButjUSI last week I said
I eouldn 'I go out with friends because
I had too much wor1c to do, and ended
up spending the night making a very
nice study music playlist and then
promptly fell asleep when I sat down
to make use of iL So be honest with
yoorsclf. Trustme,you'llregn:,cach
and every game of Snood. Every
drawn out 1M eonvasation that could
have been a faSlef, more personal,
phoneeonva-sation will tonncn1 you
AndcvayepisodcofShipmllCS, The
Fiflh Whcd,or Blind Date that you'w
WllehedwiU add ayearonto yourstay
in pw-s;ttory after death. Four years
may seem like a long time to do everything you want to do, and procrastination may seem hannlcss enough.
but you'll mourn cvay lost minute in
Where children might be: able to overhear inappropria1c convcrsatiom, or
your co-worker may nc,..cr ha\'C even
heard ofNie=he? While the reali1.ation that the world is not a homog•
tl,e end.
cnous as CoJga,e would make it soem
And finally for seniors- this is iL is an irrq,onant one, there is also someLove i1 or hale iL Colga1e is a pan of thing to be said about living in a comyou. Thougl, it'll be sad to leave such munity filled with true peers.
a familiarsetting.and so many fiicnds
h's impossible to be: truly alone oo
behind, il's the less tangible things this campus. Believe me, over the post
that'll I think we'U all mis,; the n106I. two weeks I've tried to find the perWe'll all keep in toocl1 with the people fect isolated SlUdy spol n,ere is,,·,
who meant the most to us during out one. Someoneyouknowwillolways
time hen,, but what about that person v.-alk by and cha, with you. Focge,
who sitS next to you in elas:s and al- aboot new jobs, the rigors of grad
waysasksabout )'OIi' weekaid? Whal school, adjusting to the pace of city
about the familiar faocs you always say life- the g,,:atcStobstacle all ofus f.lee
hi to 00 theqwd? Thoog), they don't ne,t year is loneliness. ClaUSlrophooccm that impoc1anl, they arc the back- bic as this small school may feel, the
ground and skeleton of your college world's a big place filled with lots of
expericnoe. Yoo may 1101 poy ,ooeh unfiicndly fi>ccs.andwe've bcai lucky
altcnlion 10 the stairs going up the hill to have thus far bcai shielded from
throogJ, Penson. but you ea1ainly that fact.
would notice if one day they were
Then: arc a lot or·Jasts" Co)ffiing up
gone. These small things arc what over the next few wwe'll miss the most. Like not ever last Maroon-News article. Those
having to think about where your go- wcrds wc,-e harder to type !hon I h.'ld
ing.just walJcir4! to the Coop or Chapel expected. So I'll end with this, senior,;
or Barge, because your feet have -in these fmal days. I wish us all the
memorized lhc way. Also, what will ability to appreciate the small
il be like l0 tiw in aworld, again. where things. And the strength to survive
everyone isn't 18-22 and intelligent? the aboencc when their gone.
12 THE CoLCATE MAROON-NEWS
~ Bid Farewell To
I.'
J
plww c-ounrsy c,flaura P
Christy Calabro, Irene Jenkins and Laura Post
By Preston Burnes
,\l11rrxm·N~w1 Sluff
In o day where gradoo1ing with a
Colga1c degree means more than
simply passing cla.,;.scs and writing
papers. th.rec senior members oft he
Colga1c rowing team exemplify the
time management c.apabili1ics that
arc so crucial today. Christy
Calabro, lrcnc Jenkins nnd Laura
Post arc three rowers who have
s pent all four of their years at
Colgmc commiuing several hours a
doy, all ycor 10 1hc sport they love.
Only one of 1hese 1hrcc came 10
Colgo1c wi1h rowing experience, but
c-.w::h of them have developed im•
prcssive ~umcs during their 1imc
here. All three are cuJTC11t members
of the women's varsity eight boot,
nn accomplishment in i1sclf on the
l:ugc and competitive women's
tcam.
WhenJudg.ingachicvcmcnt in row•
ing. then:: are few memories as fond
ror 1nos1 rowers as the time spent :.11
international regattas.
"Coxing intema1ionolly at lhe
Henley Roal Regattas in Henley,
England with the women in 2000
ru1d the men i,1 2002 has to be my
greatest rowing experience/' Post
said. "Representing Colgate athletics at one of1hc world's mos.t prestigious and widely known rowing
C\'entS will be something I will never
forget."
For Calabro, however, simply
c11joying time with the tea.in is one
of her most precious memories.
'1l1is i~ actually my scvcn1h year
rowing. so J'vc stuck with crew for
the Mmplc reason that I love it/' she
snid. "I 1hink i1 teaches great disc,plincand time management. and it's
o good release for me on days 1h01
I'm stressed out. Mostly, (just love
rowing itself - the feeling of a good
boat is unlike .:my other sport in the
world,"
The lessons leamcd out on the
water by these three will be instru•
menial in their success later in life.
But 1hcy mnnagcd 10 learn a few
things in the classroom over four
Y"'"" and have all been rcwnrded for
their 'efforts. Calabro has been
num<.-d a member of the Na1ional
Undergraduate Honor Society in
Anthropology as well as 1he International Sociology Honor Society.
Post has been named to the Na1ional
Psychology Honor Socic1y (PSI
CHJ) and was awanlcd a National
Security cduca1ion scholarship to
study abroad in Russia (David L.
Boren scholarship). Jenkins is s,ill
working la1c nigh1s to accomplish
her last academic ac.hicvcmcnl here
01 Colga1e, her high honors thesis
in Philosophy and Religion. No
mancr how much prc$.$W'C their time
5J)Cnt rowing put on the rest of their
live,;, these arc lhree women who
April 25, 2003
STATE OF THE 'GATE .
exemplify 1hc tenn s1udcn1-athle1e
arc! woke up every day oftheir four
years here dcdica1cd to 1hcir practice time ai; well as their classroom
time.
h's hard for any of these 1hrcc 10
think abou1 leaving Colgo1e, as they
have so many strong fricndshil)5 and
fond memories of 1heir time at the
·Gaoc, bu11hey all have 811'"' opfor the future::. Jenkins will be teaching at St. Paul's advanced studies
progr,1,m this summer and then mosI
likely teaching a, 1he Tafl school in
1he fall. She'll soil find time tocon1inuc her passion for crew and ice
hockey as she will coach 1hose
sports during her off-time at Taft.
Calabro has kepi her focus on
graduation but knows 1ha1 she will
be living in Philadelphia ond plans
to pursue a job in marketing. sales
or advcni.sing. Post has also been
pulling off the job search. bl11 does
know that she will be moving to
Boston after a summer-long road
trip across the country wilh Calabro.
No matter where they go as they
cn1er 1hc real world. their lessons
learned in crew at1d school will stay
with them. But in a spon that is dependant on teamwork. it might be
1he fricndshiP5 1hcy have developed
on the 1eam that will 1um out to be
mos1 precious.
"It's not what you're doing. it's
who you're with.'' Jenkins said.
"There is nothing Jess exciting than
getting on the ergomcler for 80min.
of rowing...but somehow it docsn 't
seem all thot bad when your best
friends arc right there ncx110 you."
Sara Corcoran
By Meg Savin
Man:,on-Ne-.•s Stal[
It is rare 10 hear "Colga1e Field
Hockey" without the name Sara
Corcoran working into the conversation. The S'S'' Connecticut na•
tivc hus been an unbelievable asset to the Raider team all four
years that she has played, and she
has seemingly been the backbone
ofthe team in the las1 two seasons.
Like the majority of athletes at
Colgate's Senior Athktes . • •
Andrew Davis
Colgote she plays because she
loves it.
"The mos, enjoyable parts of
playing have been the team and
simply the opportunily to play.''
Corcoran said. "I 1hink the amoun,
of practices l've showed up to this
spring shows how much I am go~
ing 10 miss 1hem all. The opportunity 10 play against teams like B.C.
and Syracuse have been awesome
100. There's no better way 10 challenge yoursclf1han 10 play agoins1
some ofthe best teams in the country. r love the competition.''
As is already evident, leaving
Colga1c field hockey will be no
easy 1nsk for Corcoran. She is the
Raiders' principal goalie, and she
has proven to be invaluable to the
squad this past season. She saved
180 shots. an improvement from
170 las, season, which was good
enough to place her fourth in the
nation in 200 I.
Corcoran 's accomplishments
for her senior season, 2002, in•
elude being named 10 1he second
team all Patrio1 League and the
Patriot League academic honor
roll. Students named to the honor
roll were required to generate a 3.2
GPA as well as receive a varsity
lcuer. Corcoran was a1so honored
with the title ofoutstanding defensive player for 2002. When asked
about her reactions to her senior
season. her true team spirit
emergeJ. She mentioned nothing
of her own accomplishments, but
those of the team.
"This was by far my favorite
season of Colgate field hockey,"
she said. "I don't 1hink our record
was reflective of our overall accomplishments this fall : We
knocked off a few 1op 2S teams
and had some close losses against
teams like Comcll and American."
Corcoran did admit that the
toughest part of playing field
hockey for Colgn1e was 1ha1 the
team was unable to play in the
Patriot League 1oumament.
.. You always want to be the last
ones playing a, 1he end of 1he season," she said.
This powerhouse goalie, however,
is not one to dwell on the neg.a.
tivcs.
"We were able 10 keep ourselves
motivated and working hard, despite some of the ups and downs
of having a young team," she said.
"I really enjoyed playing with a
group of extremely competitive
individuals. As the team continues
to gain more experience, they will
be a force 10 reckon with in the
next few years."
Corcoran hopes 10 become involved in spons marketing. Working for ESPN last summer peaked
her in1ercsr and it seems that her
sights have been set on the ncx1
goal.
By Steve Sheridan
A.uls1ant Colgate Sports EdUor
O'Arco
lesson ever could. After two
years of limited statistical contribution and limited playing
time. D' Arco broke out points in
a junior year that had new meaning. His senior season fcaturetl
key goals and assists at important moments. incl uding a
buzzcr·beating slap shot in the
playoff series against St.
Lawrence.
.. I was frus1ra1ed in my first
two years," o• Arco said ... ft was
my fault that I wasn't playing as
much. For wha1ever reason, I
wasn't getting it done. There
were times that the frustration
~vt 1he ~cner ofmc. I regret that
I wasted a lot of days not enjoy•
ing the game like I have."
This year D' Arco also carried
1he burden of trying 10 help a
young team improve in both the
menta1 and physica1 aspects of
the game. Bui the smiling 23year-old eagerly grasped the opponunity to bring the philosophy
of Fun 10 those around him.
"My personal goal this year is
to be a good leader," he said. "I
want to build chemistry and keep
it strong. lfl can instill one mes•
sage,' it would ~ 11101 hoclocy
should be fun. It's why we all
s,aned to play, and I 1hink we
play our best when we relax, go
out there and have fun.You just
need to relax and play and have
a good time."
o· Arco docsn ·1 know what the
future holds for him, and he'd
prefer to keep it that way. With
unbreakable optimism, he looks
forward to the unknown with the
spirit of anticipation and excitement.
.. I'm in the fonuna1e situation
where I have a 101 of options,
whether I want to enter the work
force right away or continue to
play," he said. ••1 love the position righ1 now of having no ide.a.
I love the idea of waking up at
the end of the season and w_ondcring 'Where do I go from
here?' I' m looking forward to
wha1 comes next. even though I
don't know what it is."
This season brough1 bo1h lhc
joy victory and the heartache
of defeat, and o• Arco emerged
Brad D'Arco
from it all with 1he fond memories of Colgate hockey mosl
By Alex Clark
prevalent on his mind.
Moroon-Nt-.•s Stoff
"Win or lose, tomorrow's another
day," he said. "'You have
Winning is a pan of it Losing
is too. Goals, assis1s. penalties and 10 eome out every day and enjoy
checks all help make 1he sport of it, because it is fleeting. I recoghockey great. For senior Brad nize 1hat now. It's the memories
D·Arco, however, it is the play- I have of stepping on the ice that
ing of 1he game that is 1he great- niaht in Albany, or in the lockc,
room, on the bus. on the road...
est pan.
Looking back on his twenty· thosc are the things I'm going to
plus years of hockey, D'Arco re- take away. So for me, in my lut
members teams that exceeded his year. I want to savor u many of
wildest dreams and those that fell those moments u I can."
For Brad o·An:o, time flies by
shon of expectations. In the end,
howevc,, he realized that Colgate in moments that must be eherisbed
hockey was an experience to be and embn,ced in a fun and pooienjoyed, rather 1han scrutinized, tive manner. Whether applied to
the game of hockey or'the pme
savored rather than analyzed.
The philosophical change im- of life, this Colgate student's
p1Cted the 6 ·o· forward •• same axiom will always apply: "On my
more than any drill, prac1icc, or giYCtt dly, anythina can l!oppea. •
or
'
At 6 1 6", senior Andrew Davis
stands tall over bo1h his 1camma1es
and his opponents on the coun.
Even off the court, Davis has the
confidence and leadership that
personifies a typical Colgate athlete. Coming into this season as
the only senior on 1he Raider tennis squad, Davis knew that his
experience and leadership would
be crucial in integrating Coach
Martin Perry, in his first year at
Colgate, jnto the unique c.hemis1ry of 1he ,earn.
"I became much more mature
on the court and vocal with my
teamma1es this year," Davis said.
During his first year on the team
he basically kept to himself and
did his own thing. He knew that,
as a team leader, he could help his
teammates by giving 1hem llonest
opinions and recommendations,
and this stralcgy worked well for
him and the team in general.
Davis' favorite match in his four
years al the 'Gate was during his
sophomore campaign, when the
team faced off against Navy in the
Patrio1 League Tournament. Playing at fourth singles and second
doubles, Davis had a hand in the
two points garnc,ed by the Raiders on that day, although those two
points were not enough to lead
Colga1e to victory. He was victorious in both his matches. taking
the only singles point while winning one of the two doubles contests needed to take that point as
well. With the win, Davis achieved
his personal goal which was to
defeat bo1h Anny and Navy in the
same year. It also gave him the
experience ofdefeating those who
had taken him down earliet in the
season. and so he gained valuable
confidence and respect from
achieving his goals and a\'enging
his losses.
Having played bolh singles and
doubles during his career, Davis
feels more comfortable with a
doubles panncr by his side, but not
just for 1he help the partner can
provide. Davis noted that there arc
many strategics involved in
doubles play, and 1hesc are things
that take time to be perfected and
correctly utilized.
"Coming here, all players know
how to play singles, you have 10.
Doubles has 10 be corned," he said.
While doubles ma1chcs may not
have the same emphasis put upon
then as do singles matches, they
are still greaoly important for ge11ing a teamotfon the right foot in
a match.
Davis spends most of his time
at school concentrating on the
coun and in the classroom. The
economics major found that there
was little free time between committing himself to academics and
athletics, two committmcnts that
take up much of a Colpie athleies'
time. In the fall Davis will begin
studying for his MBA at nca,t,y
Union College, while mos1 likely
THE Col.GA'JE MARooN-NEWS
STATE OF TI-IE
April 25, 2003 13
'GATE
Athktic Leaders Say Goodbye To Colgate S orts
spending his summer as an intern
for1hc_s1atcofNcwYork.
In hlS four year career here at
Colgalc, which only ended last
Friday, Davis has been an 1n1egral
pan of1he 1cnnis program, and his
leadership and dedica1ion will be
sorely missed by nex1 year's team.
Lauren Erickson
By Preston Burnes
Moroon•NN'6 Stoff
To senior Lauren Erickson, her
experiences at Colgate mean more
lhan she can describe. As a senior
on the women's soccer 1eamshe has
persevered lhrough challenges bod,
in lhe classroom and on the soccer
field. She has progressed in10 such
an accomplished studen1-alhlctc thal
she was able 10 attain a 4.0 GPA in
thc fall semester of her senior year
and stan all 18 con1csu for a very
successful soccer team.
Even through all the challenges
she faced as a studen~ she is s1ill
apprccia1ivc of them. and undcrslands tha1 without challenges, she
could not have accomplished wha1
she did.
"ColgalC is the l)lpC ofUniversity
tha1 demands academic excellence
from ics alhlctcs," she said "I am
lhankful for the high slandards tha1
alhlctes OR held 10 in the classroom,
and for die Professors who have
given their time IO help Colgale athletes achieve through their hours
outside of classroom time malsure thal ttaveling SIUdcnt adilcwould not be II a disadvantage academically. I am lhankful for the
coaches who stress die value and
prioril)I of the classroom. I am also
diankful fO< the od1er SIUdcnt athletes here who all work so hard, a
constanl reminder thal although we
arc alhletcs, we arc first SIUllcnts."
As wilh any Sludcnl-athlctc, the
bonds Erickson formed with team•
mates, ,x,echcs, teachers and friends
will be forever appreciated. But she
places special imponancc on the
friends who helped her dirough it
all.
"My tcammalCS have made being a col legc alhlcte the most amazing experience," she said. "They
were the people that made unusually 10111 ~ Ille practices. through
ti,< 6ealn,, rain, fun. They were the
f-. thll you could never imagine
disappoinling. and 1hey wen: the
faces thal made the victories all the
more meaningful. II is the feeling
of being a pen of a team thal can
ncvorbedcscribed, bo1 all who have
been blessed co experience ii know
exactly thc feeling I can't adequa1ely
express."
Even though she spet11 long hours
on the field. in die classroom and in
the books, she still fowld time to
pursue her passion for service. In
fact. after gradua1ion, Erickson
plans to become a member or the
Teach for America corps. She will
be 1eaching elementary level SIU·
dents at a school in New York Cil)I.
Her new studcnlS will undoub4eclly
enjoy the energy and commicmcnt
thal she will bring to the claasroom,
just like she did IO the IOCCCI' field.
Even seeing 27 bright, young said.
faces everyday will never be able Surcly,thesuo«ssdoc,;notcomcas
10 replace wha1 Erickson will be easily as it looks.
leaving behind, and she will cer"Motivating yoorsclf 20 hours a
cainly reminisce often.
w,:ek IO jump inlO a lroczing pool co
"I will miss being able 10 sec my swim bock and fonh is 1oug), wm<,"
friends everyday," she said. "I will Hadley explained.
miss the campus. thc 1own, the proThe spon cakes a coll physically as
fcssors, 1he classes. 1he sunsclS, 1he well as mcn1ally on the alhlCICS. Bue
barge, 1he smiles, the funny Slorics. Hadley has made splashes in !he waMost of all I will miss the intimacy ICr and in !he c.Jassroom with relative
chat accompanies all aspeclS of case.
a prospering Universil)I, lhe spiril
"Tobalanccsponsandsehool,yoo
tha1 is Colga1e."
have co just manage your time well."
A., every gradualing Colga1c siu- he said "Being a SIUdcnt aihlde I have
dcnl docs, she knows she has 10 learned tha1 !here is always cnoogh
move on. but she will still ta.Jee th3t time in the day, youjUSI have to force
Colgalc spirit and her memories yow,;elfco do die weverywhere with her as a liule piece practice."
of Colga1c for a lifetime.
Hadley will miss thc team.just as
In the end. Erickson is proud of much as thc 1cam will miss his presall her accomplish,ncn15.
cncc. Hadley explained 1h31 finishing
"To be a successful srudcnt al an a raoeand seeing numbcr"l."oryour
adadcmically challenging Univcr- beSI time ever, on thc scon::board is,
sil)I while also an a1hle1e on a com- ''anincxp~cablelhingand itmalpcti1ive and successful division one weeks and months of hellish training
women's soccer team is an aocom- wonh it."
plishmen1 1ha1 I will forever be
As Hadley moves IO New Yoproud of," she said.
Boston, and scan:hcs for thc perfect
Erickson s1ill has a few precious job,lhe!lweeks left at Colga1e, and ifyou sec will beas valuable co him as !hose he
her around campus you will cer- has refined in !he classroom.
lainly sec her smiling. because there
Ali Hanson
is no reason 10 be sad, only reason
1occlcbra1eallthegn:atexpcricnccs
By Alex Friedman
she had here,
Ma,.,.•·N,... S1off
--~--=~----
the ,cam depending on her for bod,
VCICr.lnlcodcrahipandqualilyminutcs
manning the point She dclivm:d, avcraging 7:l poincs and S.2 n:bowlds,
and she led die club widi 3.6 assisls
and 2.4 steals per game.
Incredibly, 1hc rosicr's shoncs1
playa'- liswd a, S'S" - also led the
Raiders in rebounding nine times, and
ledall Raiders in defensive rebounds.
Her nonstop hustle and dc1crmination
servcdasanexampleioavcryyoung
Raider squad. H<...- 51yle of play can
onlybedcscnbcdasaone-woman fuse
break - she made a living o,n oflcaping in 10 grab defensive rebounds and
instantly swiveling upcour1 to
jumps,antheColga1eoffensc. Thanks
cohcrhardv.'to put upastrongshowingduring Pabiol league play, dcspi1c !heir incxpcrienccd roster and disproponiona1c
share of injuries.
Nol only docs Hanson do ii all on
thc court, but she has been an active
member of thc ColgalC scene out of
unfform as well. 1ne mok,cu.Jar biol,~
ogy major has made dean's list every
scrncsrcr and has been a 51aple on the
PatrioShewasnamcdlhisycar'sOoncsman
Award winner for her excellence in
bodiathlcticsandlhescicnccs,andshe
hopes co land a Fulbrigh1 Scholarship
10 do poSl-graduate work in Africa
studying the relationship belwccn traditional
and AIDS.
As an undergraduate, she has aln:ady
medical.....,..,,..
Colgalc's unofficial rallying cry is
"work hard, play hard," amoao em- spen1 a summerdoing cancer research
bodied perfectly in the person of se- willi the National Institute of Health.
Hanson leaves ColgalC as one of
nior point guardAli Hanson. Overher
four yau, with the Raiders, Hanson only lhrnot only made her mark as one of!he sea,: 600 poinls, grab 400 rebounds
IOp alt-arotlld players in school hi$- and dish 011I 300 assists in a auccr.
IOfy, but cxccllcd offthe court as well Her steady play will surely be missed,
- as a 10p studc111-athlctc and a candi- bot her 1cammates, professors and
dole for a .,-igious Fulbri@l,t schol- fri"1ds know lhal our beloved poin1
arship.
guard is n:ady co assist the world in an
By the time Hanson arrived al ColgalC even bigger way once she leaves
bock in 1999, she had aln:ady made a Hamihon.
name for hcnclf. The "'-won IWO hoops stale championships
Dave Hardy
James HadJey
will, Dowling High School in Iowa,
By Jeff Gold
in addition to numerous academic
J.faroon-N,ws
Slaff
awards.
By Meg Savin
She made !he tJansitiat IO thc coJ.
Man>o,e•News S1aff
If yoo head down 10 Huntington
lcgc game without a hilCh,~ ·
Gym
10 play some pick-up bal~ yoo
There is no doubl dtal there will be starting role is her lirsl season. In fact,
a ~ left on the Raider swim team she &CCOn1Jlishcd the unusual fcal of just may be in for a treat. Your newest
next sca,on wilh thc dcpamat or the recording a higher scoring average tcamma1e migh1 be one of the best
class or 2003. James Hadley is one duing her first collcgialC sca,on (8.0) players ever co don a Colg;nc uniform.
Senior Dave Hardy has been playing
rtbcr who has ll\lly SUlOd OUI than she had in herscnioryearofhial>
durir4! his swimmng
here al school (7.S), She also Set Cotga1e baskdboll all his life, and !he end of
Colgale and will be greatly missed. rookie records for assists and sccals. his coltcgiale can:a- is not about IO Stop
Considering dtal Hadley has broken while logging thc second most min- him from doing whal he loves IO do
five ....,.changed &om Holy Cross co hungover
dtal he will soon be fHanson's minutes thcoe records includes thc SO-yard m,e,
which he broke lwicc on the lirsl day pergame inherso(lltomore seasoo, blll and love for !he pmc hasn'1 waned
she SlalTorco,npctitiat this acuon.
Specializing in boncrfly, Hadley continued to chip in wilh bodi re- Hardysaid. "l can't live without i~ and
was also rc,cognm,d a1 the 1e1111 ban- bounds and assislS from the poin1 I don't chink I ever will, I'm still try""'1 rore111q 291 indivmI points guard position. With iwo )'C8I$ oreli- ing IO get some W '$."
I guess !hat explains his bedroom.
for thc "'8m dtis wim,r, lfthel is not gibility l'CIMiNng. the p.-..a.cd guard
which
can be beSI described as a com"10U8h..,._ foronc........,healso appeared Set to rcwri1c the Raider
received thc dislinguishcd Bob Kane record boolc.<, but suffa'cd a $dboclc bination ofMichael Jonian 's pm;onal
awlld, givmale who is, ''inddiligablc, iJad. giv- relcgalcd her co a n:scrvc role in her Magazine.
Hardy, who was n:ccnlly named
junior year,
ing & rcoolute in his or her pis."
Colgate's
2002-2003 MOSI Valuable
Heading
into
this
season,
Hanson
Hadley was also named 10 thc All
P1ayer,hashadas,cllarcan:a-.
He fin~ LJ>181W'"'8maftcrhis lirslplacc appeared sci 10 repeal her role as
finish in the 100-yanl fty at thc con- backup pOint guard, bol aftcr scason- ished wilh 355 assists. good f¢< secfcn:noc""'"'1ponslti NolonlyWllS cnding injuries to stancrs Allison ond all lime al Colga1e and the cighlh
this p111iallarracc a viclllriollsone for Lipinski and V,cki Briscoe, she found highest IOtll ofanyplayerC\'ctlO play
in lhc Patrio( League. He also notched
him, but healso brol«,aColpereoord
949 auccr poin15, which plllCCd him
wilh a time of 50.47. He c:ontribukxl
IWClll)l-founh in Raidcrs'hiS!ory,
IO rour (llhcrbrok,n roconls in !he 200"I just tried 10 do whalCVyard fi10 win on any given nigh~" he said.
relay, the 200-yard medley relay and
''Sometimes ii was scoring. sornctimcs
finally the SO-yard fiii was possing the ball offto !he greal
all in aday's wotk rorlladlcy. He oouid
shooters
l'veptay,:d wilh1l\'crthc past
noc have asked for abetlercrdng.four
years."
10 his final......,_
Hardy, who arrived on Colga1e's
Focusing on the most enjoyable ascampus
in thc fall ofl 999, was lhrown
pcc< of swimming for the Raiden,
10
the
wolves
quickly. He was lhrusl
Hadley clairm thal swi~ willi
inlO die sianing poin1 guard role tllldsuch aticln kril poupofstudonls has
way 1hrough his &eshman season
i-tanajalDOIMlingfactoo'ilrhim.
when Devin Tuohey went do•m wilh
"I could never have reached my
an
Wlklc injury. Though he showed
polClllial ifil waa,~ for the ......" he ••
Hanson
"'"°'""'
=
Hardy
signs ora promising fu1urc by immediately dclnonsirating good quiclmcss
and a propc:nsil)I 10 hil lhc openjumper,
his freshman campoign was anylhing
bo1 speciacular. Wilh a ncg;,tive assi514o-lW'n0va- ratio, Hardy knew he
would have co adjus1 co thc stronger
cornpeti1ion, both lit..-ally and figura•
b\'Cly.
"(1-lardy] would be thc filSI 10 say
lhalhewasdisappoinlcdwilhhism:shman year. He felt he was physically
manhandled a1 1imcs," Head Coach
Emmett Davis said.
"I remember feeling physically
worn down after we played S)'TIICUSC
myfioshmanycar,"Hardysaid. "I was
bea1 up like a linle kid. I rold Cooch
thal I wouldn'I let Iha! happen apin,"
Hcdidn·,Lie.He S()C'1I theoffilcason
working out in the weigh, room, and
put on 18 pounds,
The rest is hiSIOl)I. He stancd 82 of
his final 83 games, and led !he Raiders in assislS all throe seasons, in no
small part due to his improved
strength. Hardy'scornmitmcntioimprovemcnt did not go unnoticed by
eilhcr the coaching Slaff or his lfarnmates. He was named co-caplain by
his tcammalCS before his senior campaign.
Hardy did not cake the appoinlmlightly.
"It was a great honor, especially
considering ii was coming &om my
teammates who saw me as a model
for the !Cam who could exemplify
whal Colg;nc baskelboll is about," he
said. '11 was an honorlhat lcmbmccd."
''!Hardy) had thc respect ofeveryone in die loclccroom," Davis said "He
did an outstanding job as capcain of
keeping cvcryooc foeusod."
So what now for the West Chesler,
Pennsylvania native? He has been acccplcd in10 thc highly competitive
Teach for America progr,un. which
places outstanding college graduates
as teachers in a rural or wban school
sy51crn. As ofnow, he is planning on
aoccpting ics offer co lmiddle schoolCB in Miami. He ·s also
considering thc possibiLi1y or playing
professional baskctboll in France.
But ullimalcly, ac some poinl down
the road, don't be surprised 10 sec
Hardy running a baskelboll program.
'1Cooching) is definitely something
J' d like to pursue in lhc ncxl few
yca,s," he said. "I'll probably SIM
somewhere as an assistan1 and hopefully work my way up from 1hcre."
Hardy as a basketball coach jusl
makes too much sc:nsc 001 10 happen. He loves working w,lli yowtger
people, as evidenced by his five•
year summer experience as o camp
counselor. residential advisor position at Colgate. and acccpiancc into
Teach for America. Hc·s a born
leader, who has earned the complete
respcc. He
has the rcquisi1c coinpeuuvcness
and understanding oflhc n<.~ 10 improve. qualities lha1 all succcs..~ful
coochcs seek to instill in thcrr pl:1ycrs.
And most imponanll). he ·s a
comple1c basketball Junkie. who. on
graduationda,.Just pnor· lonmng
his cap and t ""· will pru''),lbly go
downtothcgyn1 lovk.in• to dish out
one last Colgate ass1!.·
14
r,u CotG ATE MAROON-NEWS
April 25, 2003
STI\TE DF THE ' G ATE
Star P/,ayers Will Be Sorely Missed By Teammates
'
,,
fr1.i.u ,-,.1'4'
J.
Marc Hubbard
Dy Stev~n Fair
CfJlg111t· Sporn F.J,tor
Senior Marc Hubbard came 10
Colgaoc in 1hc foll of 1999 w ioh
a tlrcam. Now. four years later.
Jlubbard is seeing 1hosc dreams
come to frui tion.
"Ever since I was 3 kid, I knew
that soccer would be a big part
of my l i fe no ma11cr where I
went," Hubbard said. " I always
planned on playing professional
soccer and do ing that would depend o n m y c areer he re at
Colgate.··
S1ar1ing s horoly, Hubbard will
become a member o f the Syracuse Salty Dogs, a me mber of
soccer's "A League," a major
Hubbarlhc Raider auack fo r all four of
hi, years as a defender on the
men '!t soccer 1cam. While his
role on the !cam rose l!ach year.
his favornc on the field memo·
nes occurred as a direct result of
his captamcy.
" I will never forge t the game
ag:unst Holy Cro!l:s i n my senior
year," Hubba rd said. " It was
alumni weekend. and s evera l
fo rmer men ·s soccer players had
died 0 11 September I l. so it was
a real emotional tame as well. As
one o f the captains, r felt a re·
sponsibility 10 win the game fo r
all of those in at1cndance, and for
those who couldn ·1 be there.··
The Raiders won the contest
by a fina l of 3-2.
Graduating wi1h a degree in
po litical science, Hubbard has
his immediate sights focused on
playing w ilh 1hc Sahy Dogs.
When ll ubbord fi nolly qui os
playing soccer. he has another
goal of becoming an athletic ad•
minis1ra1or.
"Sports have always been a
paro of my life," Hubbard said.
" I think ( would go crazy without 1hc m."
feeder system into Major League
Soccer. Soon, Hubbard's dream
o f playing pro fessional soccer
will be realized, all made possible by his career as a member
of 1he Colgate m en"s soccer
team .
Originally rrom Durham, N ew
Hamps hire. Hubbard has been a
naturally gifted athlete his entire
lire. Growing up, :tubbard excelled in soccer. hocke y. basketball and golf, bu1, at a young age
made a critical decis ion to make
soccer his primary s pon .
" I don ·, know why I picked
soccer over some of the other
sports I played," Hubbard ttdmiltcd. "I enjoyed the m all . 1 guess
I was j us1 bcu cr a1 s occer than
any1hing e lse."
How ever, Hubbord's zest for
competi1ion eventually brough1
him back 10 the diamond in his
senior year
high school. As a
member of his high s choo l 's
baseball team in the s pring before he had scheduled to come
10 Colgate, Hubbard suffered a
s tress fra cture in his back while
plttying baseball, which would
last until the beginning of soc·
cer season.
Upon his arrival at Colgate, after recovering from the back in•
j ury. Hubbard s uffered a foot inj ury in one of his lirst practices
with the men's soccer team, This
sc1b:1ck caused Hubbard to miss
the fi rst two games
his colic·
giatc ca reer. Once healed,
Hubbard was immediately inser1Cline-up. He has never looked
back. Since returning rrom his
foot inj ury, Hubbard has started
every game for 1he Raiders.
llis fine play. in addition to his
durability earned him a position
as co-caprnin for his senior year,
along w ilh Andrew Rollins ond
Matt Davis.
" Being named one of the cap ..
ta ins was a great honor for me,''
Hubbard said. "11 didn't seem
that long ago that I was a freshman looking to find his place
here at Colgate. Now, I relish the
ro le of assisting some of the
younger players get adjus1ed to
(he collegiate level."
or
or
ga111 ccr11fu::n1on an elementary
education, and Colgate also had
a strong psychology program,
w hich is what I a lways wanted
to major in."
Her firs t year here saw an immediate impact. Lehrhoff' played
in 24 games as a first ..ycar and
led all first-years in scoring with
four goals and four ass ists. The
following year, s he once again
led her c lass in scoring w ith six
goa ls and 1hrec assis1s w hi le
playing in 26 games. Her j unior
year brough( a change, as s he
and other seniors were forced 10
play lesser roles in order to help
the young talent on the team
grow. S he s a w the ice in 16
games a nd following Lindsa y
Broume's inj ury late in the sea•
son was forced to be the team's
backup goalie. a testament 10 her
versatility and dedication to the
program.
This year provided• couple of
m e morable moments
ror
Lchrhoff. In addition to playing
in 29 games and earning her sec ond consecuoive ECAC All-Academic team nomination, Nicole
scored her lone goal of the season against top-ranked Harvard
during senior day here at
Colgaoe.
LchrhofT is going to miss hockey
at Colgate. and the program is
going 10 miss her invaluable
leadership even more, as she fin.
ishes her career fourth on the all·
time games played list with 95.
"Playing hockey was a huge
parl
my Colgate experience,
it was extremely challenging and
helped me not only meet a 10n
of great people but also grow as
a person," she said.
But as her time witlds down,
s he admits that her teammates
will be lhc hardest paro to leave
behind.
" I'm going to miss my reammates most of all," she said.
"When you spend so much time
wi1h people, il's really hard to
dctoeh yourself."
or
Nicole Lehrhoff
By Danny Baker
M1110011-Nrws Staff
Se nior Nicole Lchrhoff has
been a fixture on not only chc
women's hockey team for the
p ast fo ur years, but in the
1-lamihon community as well.
Her on the ice accomplis hments
s peak for themselves , with her
12 goals and IO ass ists placing
her nine teenth on the alletimc
career point list. Off the ice, she
is a member of the res. lire stafT,
has been a resident advisor for
two years and is currently an HR.
LchrhofT also volunteers a ma.
jor ponion of her time to improve
ing 1hc rc la1ionship between
Co lgate and the local Hamilton
community.
..1 a lso am involved in the
hockey girls mentoring program
(people on my team arc
par1ncrcd with girls from the lo·
cal community] and sidekicks",
she said, "This semes1cr I'm student teaching fo urth grade at
Hamilton Ccn1ral School as the
last step 1owards completion or
my cer1ifica1ion in elementary
education."
Nicole soartcd playing hockey
when she was a freshman in high
school in Morristown, N.J. After four years with the New Jersey Colonials Midge, AA hockey
team, for 1hree of which she was
a captain. Lehrhoff was looking
for a school 1hat would allow her
to pursue her love of education
and hockey.
"I decided w come to Colga1e
for a couple reasons", the 5-6
right winger said. "first off. I
wanted to play in a program that
was still making I name for itself. Also, I knew I wanted to
Shawn Mattson
By Steven Fair
Colgate Sports Editor
Senior Shawn Mattson is
s omebody who has made 1hc
most of her college experience.
As ide from being the co-captain
of the women's lacrosse team,
Mattson has double majored in
French and Economies. done an
independent study in Brussels
and satisfied her social appetite
by joining 1he Kappa Alpha
Theta sorority.
.. lt was an amazing four
years," Manson rencc1ed. "I
have met a l01 of special people
here and have grown as a person.
I wouldn '1 trade it for anything."
But throughout ii 611, Manson
will be remembered for being a
valuable member of the Colgate
women's lacrosse team. In 1he
fal l of 1999, Matison was a
brighteeyed firSleyear Student,
look111g to make an impact on a
vcterom team. Three and a half
years later. Mattson is the emouonal leader of a women's la•
crossc team which is one of the
ravorites in this year's Pa1rio1
League Tournament. The team
currently only has two seniors
and one junior. so 1ha1 it must
receive contributions from many
of its younger players. T he burden has falle n on Mauson in 1he
2003 season 10 provide leadership to many o f these younger
players . Mattso n has relis hed in
the role .
"The you1tger players have
been great this season ... Maus on
said. '"As a co•capta in (along
w ith classmate Caitlin Houck),
J enj oy watching the younger
players s ucceed."
When asked abou1 the athletic
highlight of her career at
Colga1e, Manson immediately
discussed the current women ·s
lacrosse season, which finished
in a tic for first place in the Pa.
1riot League.
''We click on and ofTthc field;'
Manson said. "The long bus
rides arc a blast. \Ve enjoy each
other's company, and you have
10 like the people you play with
in lacrosse."
Originally born in Geneva,
Switzerland, Manson never figured thal she would be playing
college lacrosse as a child. For
her, skiing and tennis were the
sports ofehoice unoil she moved
to Maryland at the age of eighl.
Throughoul her junior high and
high school career, Mauson was
an athletic superstar a1 Sandy
Spring Friends, excelling in baskeoball, soccer and of course, lacrosse, which would become her
sport of choice in college.
"I was an absolute tomboy as
a kid,'' Mattson joked.
Off the field, Manson simply
enj oyed "hanging out"' when she
was no1 studying Economics or
French or playing lacrosse.
" l have always enjoyed the
spring weather," Mattson said.
"As soon as it hits 50 degrees.
people arc outside on the lawn
[of the Kappa Alpha Theta
house) jus1 enjoying 1hemselves."
As for the future, Manson is
s1ill unsure of where she will be
in a year. She jus1 plans on going home and enjoying "her last
bi1 of freedom, and maybe going 10 the beach."
Wherever her 1ravels take her.
Mauson can always reflect on a
valuable four year experience at
Colgate for support and guidance.
"I am hoping that my little
brother comes here," Matison
joked. "So that I have an excuse
to come back here, wi1hou1 looking like a groupie."
Melissa Rawson
Southern California native,
Melissa Rawson, hu established
a reputation for herself on
Colgate's campus, and a rather
good one, one migbl nole. Her
list of accomplishments seems
unreal.
Playing bo1h soflball and
volleyball at the Division I eollegiaie level is only the beginning. Her most recent accomplishment has been hitting her
twenty-second career home run
while al Col1a1e, breaking lhe
Patriot League record of 21
homen.
Rawson
She slammed 1hc record breaking hit during game two of
the Raiders doubleheader against
Bucknell on Colgate's lucky
April 13.
As o f that game. the Patriot
League announced that Rawson
stood fiOh in the nation in batting averages, with a staggering
.481 .
Rawson seems 10 take all of
this success in s1ride. It is refreshing to watch her play, as it
is clear that she enjoys the spon
and enjoys 1he company of her
teammates.
"Playing with my sister again
is the best pa.f l of playing softball for the Raiders," Rawson
said. "After our last high school
game we both cried thinking we
would never play together again.
Luckily, she came to Colgaoe!"
Rawson and her sister have a
strong connection, with adds to
1hc enjoyment of playing softball
1ogether.
•·we pump each other up, give
hitting pointers to one another,
and arc just super supponive. ''
Rawson said. "'Before every at
bat we do our little handshake
and I tum and smile at her before stepping into the batters
box. It's awesome, too, because
we have a liulc home run dance
that we do after either of us hits
a home run. We've played together our whole lives so we
know each 01her's skills and help
push each other 10 be better."
The Rawson family has scored
a total of39 runs this season and
has blasted 12 HRs over the
fence for the Raiders.
If anyone can give advice on
managing one's time, ii would be
Rawson. She humbly attribuocs
much of her success to 1he sup·
ponivc environment that she has
found at Colgale,
"Adding volleyball to my s1u1T
of things 10 do was something
thao I really, really wan1cd, so
working extra hard hasn't really
been something that I find difficult," she said. "Of course, having coaches that are urw:lerstande
ing about academics and having
professors that are big sports
fans have always helped. I lhink
that by building good relationships with my professors I have
been able 10 avoid any academic
conflic1, and have been able 10
keep up academically."
She explained the basic keys
to her success on and off the
field simply u "lime managemenl skills" coupled w ilh "lots
of bard work."
Rawson's po1t•Col11te plans
include receiving a Muters of
Social Work and even1ually
working in 1be field of social
services. She is still wailina 10
hear back from 1raduate
schools in California.
Sayin1 1oodbye 10 Col1ate
will mosl likely be difficull,
bul if her fulure 1ucce11 can be
gauged by her performance in
Hamilloo, Rawson '1 101 1be
bases covered.
April 25, 2003
STATE OF THE ' GATE
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Athktes Leave Bwod, Sweat and Tears Behind
course." He's a sociology major
and after graduation hope to go
10 graduate school for health
education. He also plans on putting track aside for a while and
take up football again.
One thing is for sure, track has
given Russell a sense of determination and competitive spirit
that will follow him throughout
his lifetime.
Julia Shackford
Tyrone Russell
By Jamie Maldow
By Steve Sheridan
AsslstOAt Colgate Spo,t.1 Editor
When Julia Shackford first
Mat'OOl'I-Nc-v.-s Staff
came to Colgate from Harrington
Park, N.l. in the fall of 1999, s he
Tyrone Russell can look back was confident in her ability to
on his Colga1c years with a great contribute to the Raider volleypride and satisfaction on his out- ball program, even beginning in
standing athletic accomplish• her first year. Having played for
mcnts. When Russell first came seven years prior 10 coming to
to Colgate he was a member of Hamilton, Shackford "was defithe varsity football learn. He nitely planning on being on the
competed for 1wo years., and then team for four years," and the idea
he decided to focus his talents on or not playing for all or her
1rack. This was his major sport whole Colgate career was some·
all throughout high school, and thing she didn '1 even 1hink twice
later in college. Russell became about
a standout, a true star athlete on
In her first season in the team,
the team.
the squad won the Patriot League
Despite a heavy workload, title and competed in the NCAA
Russell's drive and determina- Tournament in sunny California,
1ion helped him bring home and she counts this as one of her
many Patrio1 League awards on grc1tes1 volleyball experiences
bchalr or Colgate. Throughout ,ever. Throughout her four-year
his career, Russell was the man career. Shackford appeared in
to beat Starting in 2000, he was over 200 games for the Raiders,
a lcncr winner as a first-year ath- racking up I SO kills and 542 tolete. He also earned All Patriot tal auacks in 1ha1 span.
League for his second place finDuring this past season, as a
ish in the 400m. In 200 I, his suc- senior, she provided leadership
cess continued, as he received for some or the first-years who
1he Excellence award for his found themselves in lhc same
IC4A qualirying times. In 2002, posi1ion as Shackford just four
he was known as the defending years ago. During those four
outdoQr champion in the 400m years, Shackford said tha: she
and 200m. Finally, in 2003, he had become a more assertive
was once again uns1oppablc. player and had "developed a
placing first and second in al· mental strength" that she didn't
most all the events he competed possess when first arriving on
in. He won top honors qualify- campus as a first•year.
ing for IC4A with outstanding
Other 1han providing leader·
limes. and in the Patriot League ship on 1hc court, she is also a
[ndoor Invitational he was leader in the classroom, having
named outstanding uock per- been named to the Pauiot
former of the meet for the sec- League Volleyball Academic
ond straight year. His accom- Honor Roll for her senior season.
plishments have been never end- With a 3.25 CPA, the Environing.
mental Geology and History
Russell aJso proved to t>c a tre- double major takes grca1 pride in
mendous 1cam player. Despite her academics as well as her ath•
the fac1 1ha1 track is mostly an lctics.
individual sport, he added spirit
"I think it says a lot when you
and en1husiasm to the team arc able 10 get good grades and
through his dcdica1ion and maintain a good work ethic in the
yearning to succeed, as well as classroom when you're traveling
playing a major role in the team and on the road so much,"
relays. He led the 4X4 team to Shackford said.
victory, always finishing up the She also added 1hat, especially
race with an exciting, unbeatable at such I well-regarded academic
finish ..
school such as Colgate, the great
Russell mentioned that each commitments that are needed
meet he likes to wear the same bo1h in 1he classroom and on the
shirt in remembrance of his old coun say a lot about Raider athfriend Katie Almeter that had letes as people. While academgiven it to him. This routine has ics may come first for this athccnainly helped Russell breeze h:te, she is always able to put her
by his opponents on 1he track.
best foot forward when performRussell was born in San Diego ing outside of clus as well. The
California, but moved to New
York State where he went 10 hiah
school in llbaca This was his
..stepping stone" to his Colg11e
success, according to Russell.
Herc, he became a track star and
developed the competitive skills
necessary to be where he is today. Russell has thrived on this
competition and it has motivated
him to keep pursuina more and
more challenging goals.
Russell"s Colgate experience
~·as amazing, everything he
thouaJ,t it would be, especially
"after the first six months, or
work ethic instilled in her here
will be or greot use in the ran.
when she plans to attend gradu•
ate school for Geology, although
she docs not yet know where she
will be matriculating.
Shackford is a leader outside
of her academic and athletic time
as well, showing the balanced
lifostylc or a typical Colgate student. She is the secretary of the
Colgate University Geologic Society, a group which she helped
to co-found, while also being in·
volved actively in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for the
past three years. She has also
found a way to put her volleyball knowledge to good use, as
she has worked as an intramural
volleyball rcforec.
Coming to Colgate, Shackford
chose 10 wear the number 13 on
her back, no~ because of the sig•
nificance of that number hcie at
the 'Gate, of which she was unaware, but because it had been
her softball number since e lementary school.
As it turns oul however, number 13 has proved 10 be a very
lucky number for Jul ia
Shackford. the Raider volleyball
team, and Colgate University as
a whole.
Matt Shepard
By Anthony Manfredi
Muroon,NCM·t Stoff
There is somewhat ofa universal, unwritten code of conducl by
which all offensive lineman live
their gridiron lives. They don '1
cat salad. They don't wear
s leeves under their pads, no mat·
ter how cold the turf at Andy
Kerr may be that day. And they
definitely don ·1 seek the spotlight. They do, however, call
themselves 'hogs·, kick. scratch,
poke, pull, pinch al the bottom
of the pile, expend more energy
during any given practice than
the rest of the team combined
and 1hcy do it all simply 10 pave
a road 10 stardom for the wrist·
band laden, clean unifonn-wearing. pretty boy quarterbacks and
running backs who end up getting 1he hero's treatment after the
game. With those policies in
mind, consider Man Shepard the
quintessential Q.Jineman.
Even if you've attended some
of the Raiders' games over the
lut four years, you still may not
have even heard the guy's name.
But if you've paid any attention.
you've certainly noticed his
dominant play. Shepard has been
a mainsray in the trenches for the
Raiders., staning at tackle every
single game since his sophomore
season. He quietly became one
of the most dominant offensive
lineman in the Patrio1 League
over that 1ime, bu1 was sometimes overshadowed by AllAmerican Ken Kubec. a fouryear starter for the Raiders who
graduated in 2002. Shepard,
however, is about the last person
in 1he world who would have felt
as though he did11 't ge, enough
respect.
"We don't play for the fans or
for the media," he said. " \Ve do
it all for the guys next to us on
the field," said the 6'S, 303
pound Natick. Massachusetts
n1uive.
The guys next to him on the
field certainly bcncfiued from
Shepard's play. As a Junior, he
helped the Raiders running game
steam roll to a lcaguc•lcading
185 yards per game en route 10
being named second team All·
Patriot League. ln his final season, Shepard was named 10 the
Patriot League's first learn and
also received honorable mention
honon; from the Eastern College
Athletic Association. These individual accolades, however. do
not hold a candle 10 1he accomplishmcn1s of the team in his
eyes.
.. My greatest memory from
these last four years will be
standing on the field as we
downed the ball in the final seconds to win the Patriot League
Championship against Holy
Cross this year," Shepard said.
··11 was an unbelievable feeling
10 watch all or the guys comcofT
the sideline and celebra1e."
While seniors like quarterback
Tom McCune, who had a stellar
career for the Raiders, will leave
a huge void in the Colgate program, it the absence ofa guy like
Mau Shepard 1ha1 might hit
hardest. He may not have been
the loudest guy in the locker
room. but his quiet confidence
was worth thousands of words.
He might not ha~c had the gaudiest numbers in 1hc weight room,
but his toughness and tenacity
trumped 1hat of anyone else on
the field. This, of course, is all
part of what ii means to be an
offensive lineman and Matt
Shepard rewrote the hog's
manual.
TheMaroonNews congratulates
and thanks
allsenior athletes for their
dedication
and commitment
to
Colgate.
We hope
that everyone
is successful
in their future
endeavors
and that the
memories of
the past will
be cherished
forever.
.
THE Col.GATE MARooN-NEWs
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