Coalition plots next moveBY JONATHAN CANNON

Staff Writer

The Coalition for Political Ac-tion collected signatures last weekonthreedifferentpetitions, and theywill be out again this week lookingfor more support.

"The coalition helps out effortson campus/' said Lee Awbrey '94,the group's founder . "With gettingthe petitions signed, we're trying toinclude all concerned students."

"The petitions address theselection process of the Dean of In-tercultural Affairs/' said Awbrey."Also, they are a general letter ofsupport for the issues brought up at

the March 9 CCC meeting.""I'm not sure about the number

of signatures," she said. "It'sat leastthree hundred."

The group has no definite plansfor presenting the petitions to theadministration, according toAwbrey. "It's still all in the works,"she said.

"Basically our larger plans areheavily contingent on how the ad-ministration reacts over the next fewweeks," said Awbrey. "We'd behappy with action, but if we findthey're not listening, we'll combineefforts with other groups."

"This is kind of a joint effort,"she said. "We're getting the signa-tures and getting people to know

what happened last week, as well asthe events leading up to the CCCmeeting."

The coalition, as its name sug-gests, is working in conjunction withother groups of concerned students."The coalition supports other activ-ity already there," said Awbrey."We're helping people accomplishwhat they've been doing all along."

The coalition is not directly re-sponsible for the signs which ap-peared around campus last weekurging students to e-mail their con-cerns to President Cotter. "I don'tknow who put the signs up,"Awbrey said. "But I did encouragepeople to start voicing their opin-ions." ?

P.E. requirement may change; seminar option introduc ed

Echo photo by Brian GoldenThese students are stepping their way to P.E. credit,

BY C. SWANStaff Writer

The Wellness Planning Commit-tee has proposed a series of semi-nars and fitness classes that willreplace the existing physical educa-tion requirement beginning with theclass of 1998,

Presently, students are requiredto participate in one season of avarsity sport, one season of a physi-cal education class, or pass an ath-letic proficiency test to fulfill oneseason of the physical educationrequirement. A total of four seasonsare required for graduation.

The program proposed by theWellness Planning Committeewould shift the emphasis of thephysical education requirement tohealthy living, not simply physical

condition, according to Colby Medi-cal Director Dr. Alan Hume.

The new proposal suggests thatstud ents no longer receive P.E, creditfor participating in a varsity sportor for passing proficiency tests.Rather, all students will have to com-plete one of three options: 1) com-plete four of six lifetime activities; 2)attend eight of ten "wellness semi-nars" and complete two lifetimeactivities; or 3) attend the "wellnessseminars" and complete a new fit-ness class.

The six lifetime activities arecourses in tennis, squash, SCUBA,lifeguard training, skating andaerobics. The "wellness seminars"arc classes on topics ranging fromeating disorders and body image todeveloping communicative skills.When a student has attended eight

seminars, he or she will completethe "wellness seminars" require-ment.

"'Wellness isproviding informa-tion for students to make good deci-sions," said Hume.

The fitness class is also a newoffering. The fitness class will teachstudents how to use all the equip-ment in the new fitness center andhow to start their own training pro-grams. Students will be able to dothe program in a class setting and beable to ask the instructor for adviceif necessary, according to SheilaCain, swim team coach and adjunctassistan t professor of athletics andphysical education.

"There arc people working outall over campus who aren't gettingcredit for it," said Cain. "We want tof tee P.E, on page 6

Only seven studentsattend ACE forum

BY WHITNEY GLOCKNERNews Editor

Only seven students attendedthe Alcohol in the Campus Envi-ronment forum for juniors and se-niors on Monday, including threecommons leaders and Stu-A Presi-dent Marine! Mateo '94.

The forum was designed to getstudents feedback on issues of alco-hol and the social climate at Colby,according to Janice A. Kassman,dean of students.

Despite the low turnout, thecommittee discussed many impor-tant issues with those present. Thepossibility of having a cash bar inthe Student Center was confirmedby Kassman and will be tried sometime this year. The cover chargewill probably be $1-2 and beer willbe 50 cents for each draft.

Sign-ups really don t work,'said Gary Bergeron '94. "Peopledon't really know what they wantto do that far in advance. It is a wayto get people into the Student Cen-ter."

A cash bar party was tried in theStudent Center last semester, butthe charge was 75 cents per draft.Bergeron said he feels that the 25cent markdown will improve turn-out.

"This way people under 21 don'thave to pay for booze they aren'tgoing to drink," said Bergeron.

There would also be less needfor security to keep people fromsneaking into the Student Center,according to Bergeron. Securitywould mainly ensure people didn' tleave the Page Commons Roomwith beer.

Leaders also discussed the ideaof a student activities fee as a meansto improve non-alcoholic program-ming on campus. The fee would bedetermined by the students at theend of every year, according toDrew Serbin '94.The fee would thenbe deducted from tuition and addedas a separate item on students'yearly statements.

This would increase moneydedicated specifically to program-ming and put the students inchargeof deciding how much money theyare willing to dedicate to studentactivities, according to Serbin. Thefee would be mandatory.

The separate issue of a social feefor parties and some alcoholicevents was also raised. If everyonepaid a social fee, the need for secu-rity at parties would be alleviated,according to Eric Kemp '94. If thesocial fee were not mandatory, itwould at least increase funding toparties.

The ACE committee and the stu-dents present also discussed thepossibility of turning the Spa into apub. With possible remodeling, stu-dents fel t thatthe Spa could bemademore intimate and "pub-like." Thespace would still be used for non-alcoholic and under-21 functions,but would be able to be transformedquickly into a 21-and-over-pub, ac-cording to members of the commit-tee.

Other issues included possibleJitney service to Jokas' at specifictimes on specific days as well as apossible central location for non-keg deliveries at designated times.

No concrete conclusions werereached, but the committee plans toexplore all the possible options. ?

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Secret meetin g with SOBHUPresident William Cotter met Sunday with student leaders in the

SOBHU (Student Organization for Black and Hispanic Unity) Room.The details of the meeting were confidential, according to Cotter.

"We agreed that we would have an informal meeting," said Cotter.The names of the students at the meeting are not available, according

to Cotter.Since the Students of Color presented their concerns to the Campus

Community Committee last week, some action has been taken, thoughno-specific committees have been formed, said Cotter.

The Financial Aid Committee is looking into issues regarding thetreatment of minority students by Hnandal Aid, and the CurriculumCommittee has already started to plan to improve the African-Americanand Hispanic studies programs, according to Cotter.

"There are a variety of active centers for discussion right now," saidCotter, "but it was determined that no actual committees would beformed at this time."

Cotter is also trying to increase the hours that the minority advisor inthe Health Center is available. The multicultural house question has notbeen addressed directly, though it has been discussed, said Cotter.

"Everything is still in discussion stages," said Cotter. (W.G.)

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Spontaneous parties back in HeightsBY JOSH LUTTON

Managing Editor

The Dean of Students office andSafety and Security are allowingspontaneous parties in the HeightsCommunity Room again, after ban-ning them last summer.- The new policy allows sponta-neous parties for up to 100 peoplewith two kegs of beer, said JoyceMcPhetres, associate dean of stu-dents. Parties with over 100 peoplewill still require a planned partyform, according to John Frechette,director of Safety and Security. TheCommunity Room's capacity is 30()people.

The new policy, which is offeredon a one-at-a-time "pilot" basis, is aresult of student concern expressedto the Dean's office through hallstaff , said McPhetres.

"They are going to try the newpolicy to' see if it is under control,"said Ashley Short '94, Heights headresident. "The place is absolutely

dead.Hopefullythiswillmakeit a bit more lively."

Historically, "[theHeights]did get out of control in termsof people and damages " saidShort. "The new policy seemsto be fair in light of pasf prob-lems."

'I hope the policy works,but the more people you get,the harder it is to control,"said Frechette. Last year, hesaid, there were a number ofproblem parties, although notevery party got out of hand.

"Spontaneous parties usedto be allowed last year, but"they decided to change it be-cause they exceeded the num-ber of people," said Short.

Echo photo by Jennifer AtwooiStudents relax in the HeightsCommun ity Room.

"The Heights is a space unlikeany other," McPhetres said. Thechange is an attempt to> "shape [thepolicy! to the specifics of the build-ing." .

Short said she thinks Safety andSecurity Will keep a close1 view on

any partiesat the Heights, Frechettesaid Safety and Security will be per-forming its normal rounds duringany party at the Heights; Officerswill be keeping watch to make surethe 100 person limit is not exceeded,he said. Q

BY ERIN DUGGANStaff Writer

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE

Middlebury announced at atown meeting on Feb. 28 that itwould contribute $1 million to thetown of Middlebury, Vermont as a"'fair share contribution' to ease theproperty tax burden of local citi-zens and aid the town in long-termplanning/ ''according to the March 3edition of The Middlebury Campus,

In coming weeks, thearticle said,voters will decide how the gift willbe managed over the next 10 years.President John McCardell said it wastime "for the college to acknowl-edge the historic support given to itby town residents over many years,"according to the paper.

UNIVERSITY OFMASSACHUSETTS

The March 3 edition of the Mas-sachusetts Daily Collegian reportedthat about 40 students attended arally to rename the University ofMassachusetts Tower Library afterW.E.B. DuBois.

"W.E.B. DuBois was a leader ofthe African-American community,

a Pan-Africanist, activist, organizer,writer, journalist, publisher andpoet. The Tower Library holds120,000 documents doiiated by hiswidow," reported the Collegian.

The college's board of trusteessaid last semester that the donationof a large sum of money would be amain qualification for naming abuilding after someone, but not theonly one. David Nunez, the presi-dent of the Student GovernmentAssociation said "the trustees'policy on- having to have a lot' ofn_ti_iey donated to name a buildingis racist and classist"

AMHERST COLLEGE

Ten years ago last week, theAmherst board of trustees voted toban fraternities from campus, ac-cording to the Marcni 2 edition ofThe Amherst Student.

The board decided that fraterni-ties were a destructive social influ-ence, and would not be permitted tooperate on campus after the end ofthe semester. It held its meeting inNew York City, far from campus,where there was a Large studentprotest against the ban.

Fraternities still exist at Amherst,although now the houses are offcampus. The Student article saidthere has been a decrease in popu-

larity in the Greek system, and theremaining leaders of the- nousesdeny allegations that their organi-zations hurt the campus environ-ment. There are four fraternities re-maining. Three are all male and oneis co-ed.

WILLIAMS COLLEGE

A Williams senior received a.graduate fellowship , worth Sip to$180 SOOHonatheNati^tSciencre: Con^rtium, According toth_f March 1, 1994 Williams Record,Angela Schuett '94 received this fel-lowship for computer science.

The Record said the fellowship"includes tuition, fees, and a sti-pend for graduate school whichSchuett , is considering using atBrown University or at the Univer-sity of Wisconsin." The fellowshipsare granted to "approximately 30outstanding women and minoritiesstudying astronomy, chemistry,computer science, geology, materi-als science, mathematical scienceand physics. Over 500 students ap-plied this year," the Record said.

The paper said females nowmake up 25 to 30 percent of themajors in computer science at Will-iams, significantly more than thesingle woman that was majoring inthat subject just a few years ago.Q

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In an effort to increase contact between students and their advisors,students can now meet with their professors over lunch.

According to Associate Dean of Students Joyce McPhetres, theStudent/ Advisor Lunch Program will allow advisors to eat with .theiradvisees in the dining halls free of charge an average of once a week.

The purposes of this program are to make advisors more accessibleand to give students a chance to get to know their advisors better.

"So often when it comes time to register for classes advisors getswamped with phone calls and appointments," said McPhetres. Ifadvisors met with their students throughout the semester, there wouldbe less confusion. "Thelunch program will benefit both the students andthe advisors," McPhetres said.

Right now, Faculty Associates and Residents are the only facultywho have access to the dining halls on a regular basis. The money to payfor the extra lunches will come out of the Residential Life budget thisyear, although it was not figured in to the original budget. If it workswell, next year specific allowances will be made for the program,according to McPhetres. 7 . ,

Asimilarprogramwasusedinthe earlyl980'sbutdid not workwell,according to McPhetres. At a meeting last fall of the Faculty AssociateAdvisory Group, Whitney King of the chemistry department proposedre-installing the program. A few changes have been made, and thefeedback from the advisors and the students has been positive. Theprogram began on March 14. At the end of the year the Faculty AssociateAdvisory Group will decide whether or not to continue it. (G.R.)

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Looking at the relationshi p betweenStudents perceive sep arati on

BY MICHAEL S. GOODEStaff Writer

Colby students have diverseopinions about Waterville and itspeople. Some students say the townis "boxin g," and few deny it is a fardifferent place than the one theycame from- Others say they don'tinteract enough with the people ofWaterville , and therefore do notunderstand their differences.

"We 'rekind ofonahill soldon 'tget down there too often. Ther e'snothin g to attract me down there ,"said one student.

"There 's not a whole lot to do. Itserves the pur poses of when I haveto go into town. I really haven'ttalked to anyone outside of thestores," said Carol yn Macuga '97.

"As a city I think IWaterville]has everythin g it needs," said AdamDupuis '96. "It 's not too busy, nottoo small, and it has everything youneed to survive."

Dupuis , who is from Maine, andother students commented on thestereoty pes they have toward thepeople of Waterville and the rea-sons they might not like the town.

"I haven't had any bad run-inswith the people," Dupuis said. "Ithink a lot of [Colby students] havenegative feelings about Waterville— it doesn't have everything, butyou have to consider where (stu-dents ] are coming from. A lot ofthem do have money and are usedto havin g the plush surroundin gs oftheir society at home — they're notgoing to find [that] here."

"Colby students don't realizethat a lot of people here have hardlives," said Becky Proulx '94. Shesaid it seems there is no middle classin Waterville and that people areeither "high class doctors , lawyers,

or professors or people workin g atmuchlessprestigiousjobs. Shecom-plained that some students havenegatively characterized people inWaterville as "towrdes" and saidsome Colby students are "rude " to-ward the people of Wat erville.

"If you call someone a townieit's not a good thing; it's very nega-tive," said Tara Stoveken '96."[Colby students ] don't seem tothink of them [the peop le ofWaterville ] as normal human be-ings." .

Some students felt the Colbycommunity is very separate fromWaterville , making it difficult tounderstand what the town is reallylike.

"We're up here. We don't inter-act with them at all. We're kind ofseparate , said Wendy Brown '97.

Steven Warwick '94 lives off cam-pus and therefore is able to interactmore with the Waterville commu-nity. He said his living in town hasmade him feel much more a part ofWaterville and the world at large.Colby students can "make [them-selves] part of the community, " hesaid.

He has had some bad experi-ences, however. One night some-one screamed from the window of acar, 'You are a bunch of faggots" athim and hisfriends , who were walk-ing downtowhat the time. Warwicksaid he didn't think the incidentoccurred because he was a Colbystudent; on the whole he has had"relatively friendl y contact " withtownspeople.

Cindy Starchman 9fc said Colbyand ^Vaterville could both benefitfrom a better relationshi p.

"As Colby students , we shouldgo into town," she said. "Weshouldsee APART on page 13

On the Hill, locals find welcoming atmosphereBY ERIN DIJGGAN

Staff Writer ¦

With the stereotypes that are presentedabout the people who live on and off May-flower Hill, one might wonder how Colbyemployees get along with students withoutsome sort of clash. But workers say that ingeneral they get along with students amica-bly.

"I find myself defending Colby [toWaterville residents]," said Jeff Tuttle, whoworks in the carpenter's shop at PhysicalPlant and lives in Waterville. He said hethinks students here have received a bad rap,and tries to tell his friends at home that theydon't deserve this reputation. "1 have no prob-lems with [students ] at all."

Most of his friends who live in Watervilleand don't know Colby students see them as

"rich kids on the Hill," Tuttle said.Colleen Burnham , a teaching assistant of

psychology, said without the stickers on carwindows, she can't tell Waterville kids fromColby students. She said she sees many stu-dents who feel they are the only ones oncampus without huge trust funds and fancycars. Such a large proportion of students whofeel that way, however, it can't be a schoolcomposed entirely of "rich kids," she said .

Tuttle agreed, noting the high number ofpeople that receive financial aid . He said itseemed to him that the number of students onaid and with campus jobs had increased inthe past few years. He also said he sees nodifference between students at Colby andthose at Thomas College, where he takesclasses.

Vicki McTague, who has worked in theaudiovisualdepartment foralmost four years

and lives near Belgrade Lakes,west of Waterville, said in herjob she gets more attitudefrom professors than fromstudents. She said studentsarevery friendly and that partof the reason is because theyare so far. from home.

"Honestly, 95 percent [ofstudents ] I really like, five per-cent I wish were somewhereelse, and I think they do, too,"said Sam Atmor e, audiovi-sual librarian.

President William Cottersaid he was not aware of anyproblemsbetweenerrtployees

Echo photo by J en AlwoodNorth Belgrade resident Vicki McTague and ColeConlin '94 work together in the AV office.

and stud ents. "Most Colby employees findColby students friendly, [and feel] affectionand pride," he said. Every two years College

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Waterville eyes its ivory towerBY DAVID HOLTZMAN

Features Editor A

For many of the people ofWaterville, Colby's presence is atremendous advanta ge. The Col-lege is one pf the biggest employ-ers in central Maine and its stu-dents give Main Street plenty ofbusiness. Locals admit , however ,that the school's image is of an eliteplace for outsiders , which ranklesmany of their fellow residents.

Whilesomebusiness peoplearidtheir employees gush enthusiasmover the economic and culturalstren gth the College gives to thecommunity, others , especiallythose living or working in poorerneighborhoods , say their contactwith the College is minimal.

John Morin , who owns John'sMarket on First Rangeway, said he"wouldn't want to be without thebusiness" the faculty and studentsgive him. In the winter , he said,"it 'd be a dead town withou t theCollege."

"[Colby] opens the campus upto the public," he said. "The kids inthe community have access to thegym and the library. " His son re-cently spent two weeks in Millerdoing research , he said.

Jeff Zimba, who runs The Out-post, a gun shop on Main Street ,said he appreciated the culturalevents Colby offers , especiallySpotlight Lectures. He said he hadan opportunity to hear the opin-ions of some students after a Spot-light Lecture on gun control , andliked what he saw and heard.

'Justby stereotype , you assumeeverybody 's going to be pretty lib-eral [at Colby]," he said . "But

Echo photo by J en AtwoodJeff Zimba, owner of The Outpost."people seemed pret ty open-minded,and they asked logical questions/ '

He and Butch Bouvier, a friendwho ran a bar in Water ville for 10years, said they had had minimaltrouble with students.

"There 's nothing serious," saidBouvier. "I pro bably have hadtrouble with two students. Youmight see more problems at Cham -pions or Pete & Larr y's [a disco inthe Holiday Inn],wherethetowniesare up to be something they're riot."

Zimba said the only clear in-stance of animosity toward Colbyby Waterville residents he couldrecall occurred after the fieldhousefire in August 1992.

"A lot of people got bitter about "the implication that a local person

had deliberately set the fire, hesaid. "It had the [City] Councildivided for awhile. I don't know ifthat [division] was a reflection of[how the town felt]."

"The Waterville Fire Depart-ment did an outstanding job to putout that fire," said Thomas Bra-zier, the mayor of Waterville."They put alot of time and energyin. Colby doesn't pay any taxes[for fire services], and a city coun-cillor groused about that. "

He said Colby respon ded byarranging a lobster dinner for thefiredepartment toexpressits grat i-tude. Brazier felt this was "a nicegesture" on the College's part. He

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BY ANNA Gd-DSMITHContributing Writer

As part of UMaine's "Celebra-tiort of Women" month, Ani (pro-nounced AH*we«) DiFrancoplayed at Jcwett Auditorium atthe University of Maine AugustaSaturday. Ani has been toted as"the protest smger lot the nine-ties" an d a* a "powerfulfeminist'with blunt lyrics thathave a razor sharp edge. Hearingthi$, ydti would be $un>ri*ed toeeca veiy funny, entertaining per-former* And yes, there were evenmen in the audience.

"jtambp with a guitar" a* crit-ic* have dubbed her would notJive up to Sly Stallone's standardfor the role. Pi Franco is continu-allytrying to fight that imagc. Shedoesn't sing about "all that sweetstuff like nature and babies..* I'mju st not into that." What she isinto fc incredible vocals with in*tense acoustic guitar.Di Franco'svocals are comparable to a SineadO'Connor meetsTorl Awos meetsMelissa Btheridge. Sitting in theaudience, you expect to see smokerising from the strings andDiFrattco's \iny black finger*nailed hands, tlie Intensity shedemands from her gultar is im-measurable, -it one point she hadto take a forced break after break-

ing a string, calling out: to theaudience, "Does anyone kno^rhow to restring guitars?"

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Drawing by David JamesRat Bastard escapes.

BY DAWN DEVINEA&E Editor

Rat Bastard is in the process of escapingfrom New Jersey State Penitentiary. Or maybeto, his creator tells me, if you live in NewJersey. He's a superhero with the "dubiouspower of being able to arc-weld anything,with of course all the redeeming superheroqualities of a feral creature," his creator says.And there's more: he's a "nihilistic anti-herowith a heavy dose of mid-Seventies funk andsoul."

I meet David James '95 in his room on aSunday night. He's a native of Montreal—aself-described "Canadian expatriate and emi-nently single." "Nice bar," I say, so we havesome Glenlivett and talk about Rat Bastard.He tells me it's his first serious effort andmentions he's talked to people about possiblypublishing it, and he'd like to work it into aSenior Scholar project. "I'm sick of the style incartooning of exaggerated musculature andsuperhuman fantasy," he says, "and I alsoreally like plumbing so it's an excuse to drawsome." How long did it take you to draw thisframe? I ask him. "Three days and a lot ofMTV," he tells me.

James double majors in English and Stu-dio Art with "a minor in murderous drink-ing." He likes to draw along the lines of ArtSpiegelman,theman behind Maus. Drawingis "therapeutic" for him; he prefers thingswith a "twisted sense of humor."

James is a writer as well: he's in English378 with Rick Russo, and he plans on takingas many writing classes as he can get hishands on. I ask him what he's writing aboutthese days. "Unredemption," he says.

I heard that he plays the harmonica instairwells, so I asked him about it, and he toldme after a cigarette that he's been playing forseven years. "I don't have the time or energyto be in a band," he says. Renaissance man, Icomment, to which he replies, "Renaissanceman and abject loser." Halfway through thescotch a girl walks in with a pillow and handsit to him. "I think this is yours," she says, andleaves. I look over at David and he explainswith a grin, "We built pillow forts." Some-how I believe him.

I try to see what's in his CD collection, andI ask him what he listens to. Irish folk music,funk and soul, New Orleans jazz, and "highlyunderrated early Bruce Springsteen." I thinkhe just redeemed himself in the eyes of NewJersey-ites. I'm told there's a CD of GregorianChants in there as well, and then he admits tobeing a "huge AC/DC fan."

There's another knock at the door, andthis time she returns some sandals and CDs."Pillow forts." he insists.

I remember seeing James in a productionlast year called "Unidentified Human Re-mains and the Nature of Love," directed byNed Brown '93. He played Bernie, an ax mur-derer, in a way that was frightening andhighly sexual. I ask him if he plans to actagain. "If the opportunity arose, along with alarge amount of cash," he confesses.

Do you have a favorite scene from a film?I ask. "Yeah, in The Empire Strikes Back,' whenPrincess Leia says to Han Solo, 'I love you/and he says, 'I know.'"

O.K., what abeait a favorite food substance?"Fish of any kind," David says, and thenadds, "As long as its fresh."

Stay tuned for more adventures from RatBastard. ?

Under the Pink:Amos strike s sensual chord s

BY HEATHER LOGANContributing Writer

How does one classify singer/songwriter/pia-nist Tori Amos? Earnestly following her 1992 LittleEarthquakes , Amos demonstrates once again withUnder the Pink that she is foremost a poet. Shockinglypoignant, her ephemeral voice wails out lyrics whichdeal with issues including religion, sex, love, and fam-fly.

The first cut, "Pretty Good Year," chronicles ritesof passage as youth is remembered with nostalgia andpain. This lyrical theme threads throughout thealbum.

Another consistent element i n the album is Amos'piano. Amos never leaves it on any song. "Bells forHer," the third cut, is an eerie song relying moststronglyupon Amos and piano. Echoing with soft bellsthat suggest a hymn, Amos' more reticent voice isintroduced . This voice arises again in "Baker Baker."Amos sings, "Baker baker/ Can you explain if truly hisheart was made of icing/ I wonder how mine wouldtaste/ Maybe we could change his mind." A simplesong, "Baker Baker" also illustrates the impact Amoshas when she solos with her piano.

Again on "Icicle" and "Cloud on My Tongue,"Amos' power at the piano is undeniable. These twosongs delve into the idea of a sexual awakening. Shesings in "Icicle": "And when my hand touches myself/I can finally rest my head... And when they say take ofhisbody/ I think I'll take of mine instead/ Getting off,getting off/ While they are all downstairs... Lay yourbook/ On my chest/ Feel the word, feel the word ."Much of Amos' appeal is her shamelessness.

The album's fast-paced songs bring Arnos to thepresent. She continually comments on society. Forinstance, "Past the Mission" seems to be a microcosmof the album. It opens with Amos' assertion "I don'tbel ieve I went too fu r." Indeed , Amos likes to pushlimits and test boundaries. In "Waitress," Amosadmits "I wart to kiss this waitress/ ...But I believe in

peace, bitch.'Amos stabs at religion through much of the

album. On "God," probably the fastest-paced song onthe album, she asks: "God sometimes you just don'tcome through/ Do you need a woman to look afteryou?" In "Icicle" Amos claims, "I think the good bookis missing some pages."

In the epic finale to the album called 'Yes,Anasta sia," Amos asks, "Girls, girls what have wedone to ourselves?" She concludes the piece and thealbum with the continuing assertion of "We'll see howbrave you are." Again she relies on the juxtaposition ofsoft piano with violent orchestral explosions to inten-sify her statement .

Amos intensifies words and images. Lingeringon sounds, she forces the listener to hear her breathe,gasp, and hum. These elements are endearing andsecure a very personal connection between listener andsinger. The album is an excellent emotional outlet asAmos eloquently provides some answers to hauntingand often very personal problems. ?

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Behind the curtainwith the Colby Dancers

BY JENNIFER WALKERContributing Writer

History hasbeen made. This pastSaturday night, the Colby Dancersperformed their Spring Concert infront of a sold-out crowd. Seatswere brought up from the cellar,friend s and relatives were turnedaway at the door, and back in thedressing room, we cheered at theannouncement that starting timewould be delayed ten more min-utes. Although it meant that wewould not be able to sneak up to thebalcony and watch, we were over-joyed that for the first time Colbydance professor Tina Wentzel couldremember, this concert was receiv-ing the greatest compliment thecommunity could give: demand.

What was drawing the crowdsin for three nights in a row? A com-bination of beautiful, high-qualitypieces, choreographed by six stu-dents, the allure of dance, and onevery powerful woman, Ellie Klopp.Klopp accepted Tina Wentzel's in-vitation to be a guest performer lastspring, and in the dance studio, ex-citement grew.

I started hearing about her inJanuary, when one senior choreog-rapher, Beth Scoville, told me aboutthe classes she had taken at the NewPerformance Gallery in San Fran-cisco, a part of the Margaret JenkinsDance Company, where Ellie is theAssociate Artistic Director and aprofessional soloist.

Holly Labbe also took the op-portunity this spring to dance at theGallery out in San Francisco, andboth were influenced and inspiredthat this woman, who attendedColby when the dance program wassmaller and is currently a profes-

sional dancer and choreographer.For both Scoville and Labbe, a ca-reer in dance has always been ahope: Klopp makes that hope a realpossibility.

I had theopportunity to talk withKlopp during her brief stay here,during which she taught severalmovement classes and choreo-graphed a fifteen minute piece called"Oven Weather" with four seniorchoreographers and Wentzel . Iwanted to share her experience andinsights with everyone who had achance to see her solo premiere per-formance of "Hero" and the col-laborative piece "Oven Weather,"and for those who were disap-pointed by the absence ofchoreographer's notes on the pro-gram.

Q: Where did you first startdancing?

A: At Colby. There were a lotfewer people in the Performing ArtsDepartment back then, and TinaI Wentzel] gave us a lot of freedom.One of our first pieces was per-formed on snowshoes while hold-ing flares, and as part of the perfor-mance we went across to the artmuseum and danced around thepaintings at the Student Art Open-ing. I remember going around cam-pus and rounding up twenty of myfriends, men and women, to be in adance piece for me. This was whenI first got started in choreography.

Q: And you transf erred aftertwo years?

A: Yes, to the University of Michi-gan where I could major in dance.

Q: Were your parents worriedabout your career choice? Wereyou?

A: I was very impetuous then. Iadmire people with goals, but it'snot in my personality to have themfor myself. You can't predict whatyour experience will be, and that'swhy I never worried about lack ofmoney or the difficulty of a career indance. One difficult aspect of danceis that when you get out of school,youmustpay foryourclasses, whichare about eight to ten dollars each.At five to six times a week, this addsup. You have to really want to bethere. But I worked extra jobs andgot by.

Q_: What does an average dayfor you involve?

A: I teach classes for four hours,then I have four hours of rehearsal,after which I meet with my boss todiscuss progress and problems. Mygoal is to maintain and improve myinstrument, which is my body andhopefully, my brain.

Q: How do you go about creat-ing a piece?

A: Ultimately, 1 tend to makepieces in response to an experience,not to portray it, and not really us-ing it as inspiration, but more as ajumping off point. For "OvenWeather," I had in my mind a trip Itook to the Black Rock Desert inNevada. There is almost absolutelynothing there but a million-year-old lake bed. Rhythmically, thingsare more active in the morning andget slower as the day goes on—thatis why there is a long section in thepiece rather then a climax. Every-thing else in the piece was a result ofthe dancers themselves. I had sentthem instructions before I came out,not knowing their movement orexperience, and worked with theirsee DANCERS on page 6

Per Saari directs filmsEcho photo by Cina Wertheim

Per Saari *97 talks with fellow filmmaker Caleb Cooks '93.

BY DAWN DEVINEA&E Editor

Per Saari '97 is in the process ofshooting a film which he wrote anddirected called "The Dream LivesOn." It's the story of a young boywho, in the creator 's eye, is"haunted" by a "horrible event" hewitnessed in his childhood. Conse-quently, it made him a quiet person— until one day when he is older,"surrounded by blind misunder-standing," he befriend s someone atthe gas station where he works andeventually feels the undeniably ur-gent need to act.

What does he want to do? Makehis state recognize Martin LutherKing Day, and in the process, eradi-cate the harm he has done to hisfriend while at the same time finallystanding up for something in whichhe believes. It's a story of "friends,family, life in a small town, andracial equality."

I asked Per what it's been likeshooting this film. "Four monthsofno social life—I had no idea. Now .my friends will know what we'redoing."

What about the high points andlow points of directing? Per feelsthat "seeing what you envisioned,created by thirty people, on thescreen, is definitely a high point."Seeing people's reactions could be alow point, he adds, but the reactionso far has been a positive one.

"A low point?" Per asks, thentells me, "Stuck in the middle of acemetery with twenty actors andthe power goes out. And its thirtybelow." Then he adds: "Or whenyou back the producer's car into apole, blow the fuse out of a firestation, and forget the film stock allin one day."

Overall, filmmaking for Per hasbeen an incredible experience, asyou can tell by the enthusiasm heshares whendiscussingthe process.He's spoken with Abbott Meaderabout films, and finds he's "an in-credible guy." They talked aboutShort Cuts, Robert Amman's disturb-ingvision. "Altman hasa very bitterpicture of society," Per comments.

Per has wanted to make moviesever since 1986 when he happenedby a shoot of Amazing Grace andsee SAARI on page 6

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Q: What isyourresponseto the idea thatpieces "mean something?"

A: Dance exists when you see it, whetheror not its intent is to represent an emotionalstate of mind or an idea in space and time.Everyone has an interpretation of a piece; Ihope, and for me, the audience is very mucha part of a piece. There-is no verbal answerfor a dance. I respect the intelligence of anaudience because by nature people are verycurious creatures and will come up withtheir own imaginative responses. Watchingdanceshould be rejuvenating. Nooneshouldfeel that they need to be told what it's about.For me, "Oven Weather' means one thinglast Friday, and another thing next Friday.

Q: Is this why you didn't include pro-gram notes for Hero?

A: Well, yeah. Sometimes I feel they areuseful and necessary, but not for this piece.(She is quiet for a moment.) This piece is fora father of a friend of mine who died of skincancer. We became close through writing,and my touching off points were ideas thatwe discussed in our letters, and the rest justhappened.Sometimesyouhavetotrustyoursubconscious

Q: Why do you think dance is not heldin high esteem in the professional world?

A: I think that people in our society re-gard physical well-being as more importantthan emotional and spiritual well-being. Wetreat these three aspects of our lives veryseparately. What's ironic about this is thatdance is very similar to highly respectedfields like the sciences. Scientists and danc-ers have a lot in common because ybu mustask a lot of the same Questions and then

Q: Do you decide to be a dancer be-cause you. wanted to combine the physicaland emotional aspects of your life?

A: No. It's because I was a lousy writerand scared of everything else. (She laughs.)Now, of course, I would love to do all thosethings but... You go through a lot of phaseswith yourself and you grow up. I thinkbecause of dance, I'm more equipped to beable to learn.

Q: What is your advice to someone atColby hoping to make a career in dance?

A: As far as worrying about money goes,someone hoping to be a dancer should ac-cept that he or she will not have a lot ofmoney. As an artist, you must be secure inyour intelligence and not feel that you areinferior just because you aren't materiallywealthy. Find priorities and then fulfillthem. I feel challenged in every way in mywork. There is nothing that I want that Idon't have.

Q: How about for people wanting tojust try dance?

A: People should try it like anythingelse! Regardless of what you choose to do,you will utilize the ability to see forms andcreate interaction. It's essential to be able tothink and interpret in any field. In college, Iasked everybody tp be in my pieces, andthey always enjoyed themselves.

Q: What do you love most about dance?A: 1 love that it is there and then it's gone.

I'll keep dancing as long as it is alwaysgiving me somethingback. My favorite say-ing is that "dance is that fleeting momentwhen you feel most alive." ?

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The overall emphasis of new physical edu-cation requirement will focus on stress manage-ment, fitness, and nutrition and weight control,according to Hume. Sexuality and harmfulhabits will be secondary components, he said.

Health Services, the Physical Education De-partment, CounselingServices,and DiningSer-vices will plait the requirement collectively. Byconcentre tingon the fiveareas of emphasis andincorporating the assistance of the four depart-ments, the committee hopes to create "an inter-disciplinary program that redesigns the physi-

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program at Bryn Mawr College. It attempts tomake people responsible for their well-beingand to stimulate them to make healthy choicesfor the rest of their lives.

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"If I don't [make movies], I'll regret itfor therest of my life." Obviously, this is a passion ofhis.

His main influence as a director is RobertRedford, who created the vision for NormanMcClean's novel A River Runs Throug h It. "Idon'tlike a lot of extra vagant stuff—I prefer to •be simplistic and straightforward. I've beenable to relate to everything Redford did in thatfilm — how he interpreted the subject matter,the tie to the land, the West and his ability toportray it." He pauses. Tm sad I wasn't ableto work on that film. 1 wish I could have beena part of it. living in Montana, you reallyappreciate the life there."

Per recalls a shot in the film when youngNorman and his brother Paul are walkingthrough a field. "Redford backlit the shot," Pertells me, "and you can see all the bugs and thegrass, and it really captures the beauty of Mon-

tana and the film. I can't see it again. If s sopassionate, and hard to watch again, because itwas so beautiful the first time."

On another note, Per realizes that if s dis-turbing to see your vision altered for commer-cialism,and thatthesuccessoffilmshkeARz*perRuns Through It stem from the fact that theartisfs vision is maintained.

• AsWesittalkingintheSpa,Perpicksupthesalt and pepper shakers and tells me aboutsubtlety. There's this way of shooting some-thing, and there's that way, he shows me, mov-ing the black and white shakers around tounderscore his point. And it's a good example;Per wants to get his point across about the wayhe shoots a film. "My film is partially in color,partially in black and white, and it switchespurposely, for very specific reasons."

He's learning a great deal, and is lookingforward to makingmore films in the future. Hispassionforfilmmakingcomesacross,too:'This,I feel, is it." ?

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It is foolish to compare a home Cor the students of color to the okesthat have been established as chemical-free (Pierce arid Sturtevant)/ asmostly foi first-years and sophomores {Dana)/ or as quiet (Coburn,Matriner). We also cannot make an analogy with the current polariza-tion of the campus into the "jock" section <£_ af Row), and the "cruncliy"areas (Maiy low Commons). Such comparisons serve only to hide theproblemof racial tension and how if can be alleviated.

Ten years after banning exclusive fraternities, students of colox atetrying to let us know that exclusive institutions may t>e out, butignoranceis still very in. It is true that Hacks^ latinos, and AsiansUfrewith whites, hut many students have not made a commitment \o treatneighbor? of different races Me same as they treat the** own kind

. Is a muItlcuH»rai dorm the answer, or even part oi tlie answer?Ideally it would be* Students could apply to Bye there just as tlwjy donow for any residence halt Perhaps the College would actively encow*age a mix of races to apply, so ae to avoid it being an alkblackdorinordominated by some other group*

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Another argument raised against the multicultural dorm is that itsets a precedent,* slippery slope, Once there h ahome where WdcksAnd latinos can feel comfortable, how long before there are calls totother initewtfte**- tot a vvomW* doxm and * Jewish dowv altajmadebcmtieotinsUrtm ohexlm or MWMif tml How will w jeart ?

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Rob WeisbrotHistory Department

Hooray Andrew Greenberg!Very often, as he mentioned, (Echo.March 3, 1994,) the Colby Woods-men go unnoticed.

However, it will be difficult tomiss us next month as we host the48th Annual Spring Woodsmen'sCompetition on April 22 and 23. Wehave invi ted 13 schools, bringingthe total teams to around 35. Thetwo-daycompetition will featureallthe premier events, from the pulptoss to chain saw disk stack to axethrow to chopping. Competitorsfrom all over the Un ited States andCanada will compete in men's,

women's, and alumni divisions.We hope that everyone from

Colby and Waterville communitieswill be able to take time out on oneof thetwo competition daysto comedown behind Roberts and check outthe action.

Josh Eckel '94 and theColby Woodsmen

Cotter isno racist

The leaflets branding PresidentCotter a racist could not he bettercalculated to discredit a movementseeking change. Among the prob-lems:

Slander makes for poor tactics.It will not win coverts, and maywell alienate those within a move-ment who dislike seeing their causeidentified with crude insults. Thecurrent slogans are also vulnerableto some awkward facts and com-plexities: President Cotter has formany years been in the forefront ofefforts to combat racism both in thiscountry and in South Africa^andthroughout his presidency at Colbyhe has sought to diversify the cam-pus. People may reasonably differover how best to accomplish thesegoals, but it seemsa largeand dubi-ous leap to infer racism from suchdifferences.

As an example, the demand forseparate dormitories for minoritiesat best poses a difficult dilemma.Medgar Evers, James Chaney, Mar-tin Luther King, Jr., and other mar-tyrs of the civil rights movementmight well be surprised to learnthat the cause of separate but equalaccommodations represents the solemoral high ground on this issue.

I would suggest that crusadesfor human dignity are not wellserved by defamation of individu-als. Rather, as Dr. King repeatedlyshowed the nation, radicalism neednot be incompatible with civility.

Eyebrowsand humanconditions

An individual can be character-ized as a "victim" when there isclear evidence that an agency ofmalevolence has been directedagainst him or her.

When a person on the planet hasbecome identified with one or morevictimization groups, which seemssoon to he the likelihood, it shouldthen be evident by definition thatevery person on the planet will alsobe a member of one or more agen-cies of malevolence. If math or logicwon't quite support that, commonsense ought to, since we see that atno level does creation functionthrough exclusive, "innocent" enti-ties.

The interactive mystery of im-perfection that used to be known as"the human condition" seems to mebetter represented by the Yin-Yangor Mandala than by the clenchedfist or neo-swastika of whateverrighteously motivated, self-desig-nated and self-deluding "enclave."

My congratulations to both CateCzernicki and Jonathan JCaye forinsightful statementsof moderationin last week's Echo. It is far moredifficult to walk the high-wire thanto fall off left or right. And only ifyou stay on the wirecanyoucrosstothe other side.

Oh, yes, and to Sam: (Studentson the Street." Echo. March 10,1994)Look! If you can figure how to swapme fifteen even ten years, I'll revealto you how I got my eyebrows togrow. (The smarts you've alreadygot.) Is that fair?

C. Abbott MeaderProfessor of Art

To those students opposed to amulticultural residence hall (yes,MULTICULTURAL, not African-American, as many students mis-takenly believe):

Over the past several days, I haveheard may students express shock,outrage, anger, and dismay overthe desire of may minority studentsto create a multicultural residencehall on campus. Most of you see thisdesire as an act of separatism. Youalso bewail this idea as counter toColby's idea of "diversity" and asdetrimental to the process of educa-tion that supposedly goes on now inthe residence halls. My question is,"Have you stopped to consider whyminority students want this type of

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Multiculturaldorm necessar yfor students toretain theiridentit y

MulticulturalHouse cheat sstudents

1 applaud the stand taken by thestudents of color who demandedchange at last week's CCC meeting.I do not, however, believe that aresidence hall of color will improveanything. This will only encouragesegregation and make the'distinctionisrn' that students ofcolor are trying to eliminate.

Where will it end? Will there beallowances for groups who demandthe same, based on sex, religion orsocial classification? One of the ne-cessities of a liberal arts education isracial and cultural integration, notracial and cultural dissociation.

A residence hall of color willonly make people more uncomfort-able and further emphasize theirethnicity. Are some people en-trapped in such an -'ethnic identitycrisis" that everything else becomessecondary? Or is this a problem cre-ated as a function of their own mak-ing and not of the system?

I am not condemning anyone.Definition of self is a personal pre-rogative. I am only questioning thewisdom of introducing somethinglike a 'colored dorm ' or a'multicultural house,' or whateverit is called, in terms of future effects.

A residence hall of color is sepa-ratist. Colby College is too small aplace for something like this. Fur-thermore, who defines minority?Several Canadian students are le-gally considered minority. Wouldthey or I be welcome in this 'culturalresidence hall'?

Jonathan Thomas said, "We areall beingcheated." Would n't you becheating yourselves even further byestablishing a "house" for coloredstudents?

The creation of a chem-free dormisadifferent issue— oneof lifestyle,not identity. Here we may con-sciously instigate a racial divisionwithin the campus community. Isthis diversity or stupidity?

Karlene Burrell '94 said, "Wedeal with the white race everyday."Isn't that what you are here for, as ahuman being, to communicate andto deal with one another? Granted,everyone needs a break from com-municating sometimes, but the"white race" deals with you every-day too. Its a two-way street.

People stare, not at you, but atthe unique difference that you rep-resent. People are acknowledgingyou as a person, with all your differ-ences. These "stares" are positiveattention. People are curious andwant to learn about you becauseyou are different. They may notknow how to approach you, butthat is why we communicate.

You should feel pride in beingable to communicate about yourselfand your culture. At times it be-comes difficult, but stop thinking of"constantly educating" others. Lifeis an education. If we introduceour-selves to each other, we are educat-ing one another. Every word thatfalls from your mouth is an educa-tion for someone else.

Everyone at Col'by is part of a"social contract," one of integrationand assimilation.

Demand your changes,but makecertain that you have evaluated allthe consequences. In the end it ef-fects only those who reinain. Myidentity as an international minor-ity student is important to me, butthen, so is my individuality.

Amalie Cosine '97w/ support from:

Earl Lewis '96Aimee K. Anes '95Kristen Fowler '95

Wallie Leung '94Nozomi Kishimoto '96

Tonya E. Boyle '95

Students of color need a safe havenBY ABE ROGERS

StaffWriter

Due to the dissatisfaction of manyminorities at Colby, a proposal for amulti-cultural dorm is being dis-cussed. Although the dorm wouldprimarily exist for students of color,it would not exclude people of anyrace. The main goal of such a resi-dence hall would be to create anatmosphere where students are com-mitted to multiculturalism and feelrespected for being who they are.

The idea of minorities havingtheir own seemingly separate resi-dence hall brings up some interest-ing issues and debate in the Colbycommunity. It is important for peopleto understand the importance of thisproposed dorm.

Although diversity should existin all the dorms at Colby, it is verydifficult for a school in rural Maineto accomplish this. As it stands now,with Colby attracting less than tenpercent minorities to the studentbody, the option for stud ents of colorto live in a multicultural dorm is away of creating a more comfortableatmosphere. Mary students of colorare not minorities where they live at

home. They live in places where theyare not constantly reminded of theirskin color, or made to feel unwel-come at times.

The situation here, though, is dif-ferent. At Colby many minorities feelas if they are here as educators, con-tinually defending themselves be-cause of assumptions made by ma-jority students. The ignorance dis-played by so many white students atColby is deplorable. Not only dominorities go to classes and otherdaily activities in this environment,but they have to go home every nightto the same thing. For some there arenever times to be themselves and nothave to worry about the reactionsfrom others.

Rarely can a minority just be astudent at Colby, or feel comfortabledoing so, which is one of the majorreasons Colby has difficulty retain-ing its minorities for the full fouryears. Minority students who do nothave any aspects from home thatwould make them feel comfortableand safe as a minority on campu s arenot willing to stay at Colby. Majoritystudents do not have this difficulty.

Having a multicultural dorm isone way to build a comfortable com-munity for minorities. This is a place

where minorities could feel relaxedand not be stared at. They would notfeel forced to be educators, but couldfeel like students.

By no means would all minori-ties on campus live in this dorm orfeel inclined to do so. For manythough, the option of living in amulticultural dorm could make theirexperience at Colby a better one.Non-minorities as well as studentsof color would benefit greatly fromlearning to understand one anotherand appreciate differences.

There is a possible drawback tohaving such a dorm. With many ofColby's minority students living inone dorm the rest of the dorms oncampus would be less diverse thanthey already are, leading to a pos-sible decrease in interaction betweenstudents of dif ferentraces. Althoughminorities would still interact withothers in classes, athletic teams, etc.,the close relationships and friend-ships built from living with otherswould decline. This would only per-petuate the ignorance and lack ofunderstanding that exists on cam-pus. However, if a multiculturaldorm does host parties, dances and

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What do you think about the idea of amulticultu ral dorm at Colby?

Krista Severson '96"I think if it's not exclusive it's a

good idea. I d on't think there's any-thing wrong with it."

Denise Mailloux '97"I think it's an alright idea...but

it's not really a diverse school and itwould be putting people who arediverse all in one place."

Erik janicki '95"I think it's a good idea. It's an-

other organizational structure mi-norities can use to get a bigger voiceI bet they throw great parties."

Jason Oberfest '94"I think it could be, in principle, a

good idea. But the effect of the house onthe community needs to be carefullyconsidered. I think it could be exclusion-ary or increase problems of alienation."

Julie Cyr '94"I think it's a good idea. If

people feel that it's necessary thenit can only help."

Echo photos by Yuhgo Yamaguchi

Monroesky doctrine for RussiaGLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

By Kurt Niebuhr

President Clinton and Congressare justifiably upset with Russia overthe current Ames spy scandal. Thescope and scale of Ames' espionagehardly threatens the overall Rus-sian-American relationshipand mayultimately prove to be insignificant.Nevertheless, its immediate shockvalue forces Clinton to reevaluatehis posturing towards both Yeltsinand the Russian government.

The collapse of the Soviet Unionand the Cold War's passage intohistory ended the relatively simpleU.S.-Soviet game of zero-sum poli-tics. The us-versus-them ideologythat has guided U.S. policy makerssince the Truman administrationwas replaced by Clinton's "partner-ship for peace" plan.

Last March, when outlining theadministration's plan, Secretary ofState Christopher stated, "Russiamust remain...a democracy... mov-ing toward a market economy. Thisis the basis, the only basis, for theU.S.-Russian partnership." Hereinlies the weakness of Clinton's poli-cies.

Russian government action, notits democratic or undemocratic na-ture, should be the litmus test fordetermining U.S. policy. Democra-tization is a noble policy goal. Itshould be a U.S. goal, but it shouldnever subjugate U.S. security inter-ests. It may sound cold and unethi-cal, but U.S. interest in Russia doesnot stem from concerns over what isbest for the Russian people. Rather,U.S. interest in Russia is based interms of how Russian policy affects

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Student s mustproceed carefull yin quest for chan ge

A ROOM WITH A VIEWBy Rob Underwood

The combined efforts of thestudents of color, SOBHU, SOARand the Coalition for Political Actionrecently have been an achievementin student empowerment on thiscampus. From last Wednesday'sCCC meeting to the SOARUMdiscussion on racism to the Coalitionfor Political Action' s studentpetitions and telephone calls toprofessors, the organization hasbeennotable and impressive. It givesme great faith that students, and ourgeneration in general, can do thingsfor ourselves and have the courageof our convictions.

This next month will be criticalin student's efforts to solidify theirvoice on campus. Should themovement expand, and the numberof voices and issues increase, thedanger of misstep will increase. Itwill only take one or two students'rabble-rousing to put the entireprogressive effort in jeopardy. When

any student resorts to name-callingand unfocused bashing of theadministration, then the respect thathas been gained recently for thestudent voice will be lost.

Speaking with several facultymembers this past week has helpedilluminate what must be done better.First, a prolonged antagonistic andhostile attitude toward theadministration will do nothing. Wecan (and should) disagree, and weshould voice our concerns if we feelthe administration is not hearingour voice. But unprovoked, andfrankly, stupid attacks onadministrators are useless (And letme say briefly that despite rumorsand accusations to the contrary, 1had nothing to do with several suchrecent incidents). When students actin this way, it becomes difficult forthe voices of concern that call forchange to be discerned from thevoices of disrespect that seek tomerely stir up trouble. If we are totruly become powerful with our

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Opinions

residence hall?"Members of the minority com-

munity want a place where theycan go after classes and feel com-fortable. This situation doesn't cur-rently exist. Many of us feel asthough we are on exhibition andthat we are here to teach rather thatlearn. We educate other students inthe classrooms, we educate ourfriends, and then we go back to ourresidence halls and are expected togive even more of ourselves.

One of the arguments against amulticultural hall is that studentswill no longer be able to learn fromothers. First, how much contact domajority students have with stu-dents of color in their halls? I knowminority students whose hallmateswon't even acknowledge their pres-ence by returning a simple greetingof "hi." Second, why is it that major-ity students are expected to educatemajority students? I keep hearingmajority studentsask, 'Is it my faultthat I don't know anything aboutthe cultures of African, Hispanic,and Asian Americans?" After a lotof thought, my answer is, Tes, it isyour fault." It certainly isn't the faultof the minority students on this cam-pus. We know about white culture;why can't the majority students onthis campustakeituponthemselvesto learn about other cultures? Andfinally, this hall will not be exclu-sionary and an exchange of infor-mation about different cultures willtake place there.

The problem with minority stu-dents constantly having to answerquestions aboutour culture, appear-ance, taste in music, etc. is that someof us begin to feel as though we arelosing part of ourselves. It is partlyin an attempt to retain to self-iden-tity that we want to live in a hallwhere the environment is friend-lier.

The objection that such a hallwould be separatist is unfounded.First, not all minority students willlive in the hall. Second, minoritystudents will still be active partici-pants in tfie Colby communitythrough classes, sports, clubs andcommittees. Third, minority stu-dents are not the only students we

hangout with. Mostof us have whiteiriends who will continue to be ourfriends regardless of where we live.This hall is not going to be in theArboretum; it will be one that al-ready exists and that is surroundedby other halls.

I realize that there will be peoplewho continue to object to amulticultural hall. To all of youl canonly say, please respect the wishesof other students who feel extremelyuncomfortableand unhappy in theircurrent environment. This is some-thing important to many students•who would have the right to live ina place where they feel welcomeand at home.

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Colby needs aconservative voice

BY MICHAEL GOO DEStaff Writer

The lack of conservative orga-nizationsatColby is troubling. Thevoice of conservative students can-not be fairly represented withoutorganizations to support them.Many conservative students areafra id to express their opinionshere at Colby— ironic for a schoolthat so cherishes diversity. In ad-dition, students here are morelikely to only hear about one sideof an issue, which can be very mis-leading.

Last year, the Colby Republi-cans was a poorly managed orga-nization at best and has since diedout. It did not die out, however,from a lack of interest. When theColby Republicans actually meton a regular basis there was a fairly

decent attendance.What destroyed the club was a

lack of dedication on the part ofthe leaders of the organization,who did not consistently show up,causing numerous meetings to becanceled. This, combined withsome Mooseprints mistakes thatincorrectlylistedthedatesofsomeof the meetings, caused manypeople to stop even trying to go tomeetings.

Colby needs a new conserva-tive organization, one with a dedi-cated leadership and regularlyscheduled meetings. Such an or-ganization would help provide abalance to the many more liberalclubs that currently exist here, forit is never a good idea to only hearone side of the story, and it is im-perative for conservative student sto feel more free to express theiropinions.Q

Students loseout in deanselection

Regardless of whether the newDean of Intercultural Affairs willserve the students' interest, the juryis in on Colby's hiring process forthis position and it is not positive.By itself, the selection process says agreatdealabouttheadministrations'attitude toward student concerns.

Does the Colby staff exist forworking with students to addressstudent grievances, or does it existas an entity onto itself, serving itsown internal agenda? At the end ofa process which began in January,the student and faculty hiring com-mittee selected Derek Gandy as itsfirst choice, someone known forrocking theboatandforcing change.Not only did the Dean of Studentsselect someone else known to beless aggressive, she did so without

even informing the committee untilafter the decision was made.

Such administrative decisionsadversely affect all members of theColby community. Not only arestudents of color shafted, but 'ma-jority' students loose out as well.Every student looses when the Cur-riculum is not changed to involvebroader perspectives. Every stu-dent looses when a hiring processexcludes those for whom the posi-tion exists. And every studentlooseswhen a vital segment of the studentbody is dissatisfied, upset, and trans-ferring, receiving no action in re-sponse to their specific demands.

In terms of time spent educatingothers, my impression is that everysemester all minority students atColby are forced to enroll in an ad-ditional class here—one that theyteach! Who knows best the ways toimprove the life on campus for stu-dents of color than those studentsthemselves? In the face of concretestudent proposals, if this school istruly committed to diversity beyondits admissions policy and handbookrhetoric, it must act accordingly.Hiring a dean that was not thestudent's first choice, without in-forming the student committee, isnot an action which moves in thisdirection. ~

John Terborgh '94

Letters & Op inions

Minoritiesdemandsbenefit all

Carie Nelson '94

To my fellow students who havevoiced their concerns of establish-ing a multicultural house:

Many students haveargued thatthis is a separatist proposal, theysay that this will not allow majoritystudents learn about different cul-tures, and that most of this fuss hasbeen made by a few disgruntledminorities.

First of all, on the issue of themulticultural house promotingseparatism. My answer to these stu-dents is to stop for a minute andthink about how "separate" thisproposal is. Are the minority stu-dents asking for a separate curricu-lum, a separate set of professors toteach this curriculum, and to gradu-ate separately from the rest of thestudents? No, the motive behindthis proposal is to havea place whereminority students who do not feelcomfortablewiththerestofthecam-pus can come to after aday of classes.Now, what is wrong with that?

I am so sick and tired of peopleclaiming that this is an act of a spe-cial interest group. After all, we havequiet dorms, chem-free dorms, andsocially unrestricted dorms. The

campus should be a place where allof its students can feel comfortableand have their choice of lifestylerespected.

Second of all, some argue thathits will not promote a better un-derstanding of diversity. What I sayto all of you is "Go take a class thatdeals with non European cultures!"

This college offers courses inAfrican-American studies, East-Asian cultures, American studies,Women's studies, Religious stud-ies, and hopefully soon Chicano/Latino studies.

As a minority student, I am nothere to educate the campus or serveas a means of entertainment andridicule. I am here to get an educa-tion. I worked my butt off duringthe last four years of high school sothat I could get into a good college.Now that I am in one, I intend to goon working hard so that I can getinto a good graduate school andfinally start acareer. However, howam I supposed to do that when ev-eryone is asking-me about my back-ground?

Chances are, I probably can'thelp you since I was born in theUnited States. So if you want "di-versity" then go look in your cata-logue or go talk to your advisor!

Finally, I'll just make this plainand simple. For those of you whothink that all of this fuss has been

bad by a few disgruntled minori-ties: "WAKE UP AJSID SMELLLIFE!" This is an issue that manystudents, both majority and minor-ity, feel need urgent addressing.

Henry Lo '97

Study in Germany in1994-95

All Classes in German.Take courses at Eberhard-Karls-Universitat Tubingen

in a wide variety of subjects .Academic year or "Sommerseme ster "

(mid-ma rch to mid-July).Live in dorms with German students.

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at Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat in Jena.Man y internship possibilities.

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MINORITIES,continued f r om page 9other activities, it would hopefullycreate opportunities for other stu-dents to become involved.

Dorms similar to the proposedmulticultural dorm do existsuceess-fully at other colleges. When dis-cussing the possibility of amulticultural dorm at Colby it isimportant that the number one pri-ority be the concerns and needs ofthe minorities on campus. Minori-ties rightfully feel that changes needto be made to make a comfortablelearning environment for all stu-dents.

Majority students are in no posi-tion to accuse the proposal as sepa-ratist on a campus with so muchignorance and in a country with somuch intolerance. Whether or not amulticultural dorm happens, hope-fully minorities will have a strongvoice in all decisions that Colbymakes in striving for a diverse learn-ing environment. Q

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voice as a student body, we musttreat it and those we ask to hear itwith the same respect we expect tobe shown ourselves.

However much we may disagreewith the administration, we mustkeep in mind that people like BillCotter did not get to where they areby coincidence. As easy as it is tostereotype people in positions ofpower as racist, sexist, uncaring,unfeeling, hate-mongeringbuffoons, we must see that in thiscase, these stereotypes fall quiteshort of the mark. Cotter had adistinguished career prior to comingto Colby working for theadvancement of African-Americansand other ''minority" groups in ourcountry. It is one thing to disagreew_th*_iis and the administration'spolicies and its lack of attentivenessto students' needs. It is quite anotherto slander him or anyone else.

Students must be prepared forthe possibility that no definitiveprogress will be made on the issuesraised at the CCC meeting. In thiseventuality, (for example, shouldthere be simply a move to makemore committees, but do nothing)the students must again act in a waythat reflects our maturity and unity.

More activeand direct steps maybe necessary, especially during theupcoming Trustees meeting andcampus visits of prospectivestudents. Should such actions benecessitated, we must avoid tacticsused in the past that only dilutedand belittled our cause and mademany of the students came across asimmature and obnoxious. Direct andconstructive action, even civildisobedience, can be done in such away as to not lose face in the eyes ofthe administration and the Trustees.Should students feel that theadministration is still unresponsivecome the time of the Trusteesmeeting, and students feel is itnecessary to intervene, a clear, andorganized plan of attack, like theone used last week, must beemployed again.

It is encouraging that students atColby have begun to recognize thepower that our voices can andshould have on this campus.Students do have a great deal ofpotential power to affect change ona number of important issues bothhere at Colby and around the world.Let's hope that we can continue tomake this movement for change andempowerment in the most effectualand positive manner possible. Q

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America's geopolitical interests.The promotion of democracyshould not be a policy objective asan end unto itself. A more prudentand attainable approach is to pro-mote stability in the hope that iteventually leads to democracy.

Recent political alignments andnew developments in Russian for-eign policy towards the former SovietEmpireieflectRussia'sattemptat greater stability and order. Crit-icsof Russia within the U.S. admin-istration fear Yeltsin's retreat fromeconomic reform and aggressivestance toward the former SovietEmpire are in conflict with U.S.interests. This is not so.Yeltsin'salignment with former cooperativeeffort to curtail the influence of ul-tra-nationalists such asZhironovsky. Contrary to the be-

liefs of Clinton policy makers,Yeltsin's reversal and his coopera-tion with hard-liners is an attemptto preserve the political status quorather than antidemocratic or anti-western.

A Russian Monroesky doctrineis not in fundamental opposition toU.S. interests. Russia is concernedwith stability throughout its formerempire. Czarist Russia aside, Rus-sia and the republics were the samecountry and shared the sameeconomy for over 70 years. Segrega-tion into separate economies is diffi-cult and adjustment can cause socialstrife. Recent developments in East-ern Europe prove that economicchange coupled with democratiza-tion tend to weaken tolerance amongethnicgroups and promote violence.Economic interdependence and the

existence of 25 million ethnic Rus-sians outside Russia underscoresRussia's vested interest in prevent-ing any Bosnia's from happeningwithin its "near abroad."

Granted, this doesn't meanAmerica should give Russia a blankcheck to intervene at random in itsformer empire. However, the U.S.needs to recognize that Russian he-gemony in the region has its merits.Neither the U.S. nor the U.N. havethe resources or capabilities to pre-vent ethnic violence in trans-Caucasia. Russia does—and the re-cent deployment of troops inAzerbaijan, Georgia and Moldovahas stopped internal conflict. Addi-tionally, an expanded Russian pres-ence will prevent Iran from exertinginfluence in the central Muslim andAsian republics. Heightened Iranian

influence threatens both the U.S.and Russia. The spread of Islamicfundamentalism Khomeini-stylethreatens to plunge the whole re-gion into turmoil as well as risk thetransfer of Russian weapons tech-nology to Iran.

An effective Russian govern-ment is the only means to a peace-ful environment within the formerSoviet Empire that is compatiblewith U.S. interests. Internal Rus-sian stability—not democracy—should be the objective for U.S.policy. The democratic legitimacyof the Russian leadership shouldbe encouraged in a manner thatdoesn't sacrifice stability and re-gional security. If Clinton wants toexperience at least one foreignpolicy success, he should invest ina new agenda towards Russia. ?

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"We'd go down to Massachu-setts and end up getting rained outor hailed out/' said Halldorson. "Idecided that we'd go%outh ornotgoat all. As it turned out, last, springwas miserable and we benefitedfrom ..."

The softball programs at Batesand Bowdoin do not have a springtrip and Colby was looking to pullahead of them, according toHalldorson. The trip paid off, asColby won the CBB last year.

I try to provide enough ways tofinance without creating a big bur-den," said Halldorson. "Most of themoney is generated through con-cession sales/'For all the teams, thespring trip offers an advantage intherecTuiting process. Students whoare potential spring athletes oftenexpect some sort of southern swingin their team's schedule, especiallyfrom schools in central and north-ern Maine.

"It's an advantage if we tell thestudent-athletes that we spend aweek In Florida," said Halldorson."If they are serious about it, then aspring trip should be appealing."

The award for the most unique

fund-raising idea belongs to .themen's lacrosse team. Destined forVirginia, the team decided that aquick, profitable fund-raiser withhigh dividends would be to auctionoff each other for an often heftysum. The Colby lacrosse boosterscame out in droves, and when thenight was finished the team hadcollected about $1,300.

"The auction brought out a lot ofpositives," said Head Coach DavidZazzaro. "We were able to raise alarge amount of money> but maybeif it had been done more tastefullyand appropriately, it wouldn't haveoffended so many people."

In addition, the team sold la-crosse apparel whichbecame highlyvisible around campus. "We weregiven $480 in merchandise to sell,"said Tom Harrop '95. "Whateverwe didn't sell, we had to pay thebalance for."

"1 think the fundraising placesanunnecessaryburdenoiithespringathletes," said Zazzaro. "1 don' thinkthe other athletes have to fundraiseas diligently as the spring athletes.The spring trip is essential to theseason."

Zazzaro noted that it would benice if the school could assume someof the burden. "I realize that it isdifficult to ask for more money, butit would definitely be a big help." ?

Spring Break Schedules

Men's Baseball

3/20 Hartwick,N.Y.(2)3/21 Hiram, Ohio3/22 Missouri Valley, Mo.

Williams College3/24 Edinboro,Pa.3/25 Hiram, Ohio

Missouri Valley, Mo.3/26 Williams College(all games played at Terry ParkFort Myers, Ha.)

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3/25 Hiram College(all games played in Fort Myers,Fla.)

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Women's Lacrosse

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3/23 Roanoke3/25 Longwood3/26 Lynchburg(all games played in Va.)

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TheOutpostJeffZimba'sbusi-ness, is near the Concourse, asmuch a shopping hub for Colbystudents as will be found inWaterville. But the attitude to-ward the benefits Colby brings ismore subdued on Water Street,where poverty appears to be ram-pant.

In the area around WaterStreet, clotheslines hang outsideapartments and houses withwood or plastic where windowsshould be. The streets are narrowand the homes are tiny comparedto the areas closer to campus. Onmany houses, the paint is peelingbadly.

"I don't see any of it," saidDonald Belanger, who runs a car-pentry business in the area, aboutColby's benefits. "As far as whatI'm in, people who go to the Col-lege aren't going to do carpentry,so it doesn't matter to me."

"Some people know whatColby is [here] — and some haveno idea where it is," said JodiBickford, a Fairfield resident whoworks at Scotty's Pizzeria on Wa-ter Street. "It would belike takinga vacation for a lot of people to goup there. The people, the [level of]education, and the way of life aredifferent here. People rely on statechecks more."

Belanger said he didn't thinkColby students would find troubleif they went into a bar like theChez, a popular Water Streetvenue. If they did have problems,it wouldn't be because of whothey were or how they looked, hesaid, but because "a lot of stuffhappens" in that area of town.

John Marin argued that Colby"produces a lot of, jobs" for localpeople, especially when the schoolhas big events like Parents Week-end. "Themotelsfill outfromhereto Augusta. But that wouldn'tmatter to the people who don'thave an education or anything."

He said Waterville offersColby students something time-less— "a simpler way of life. Lookhow many students end up stay-ing here and opening up busi-nesses."

Brazier said he feels there is andistinction between how differ-ent generations in Waterville viewColby.

"I think the younger peoplerecognize that, regardless of howmuch money you have, you're allbasically the same/' he said.Q

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Dionne and Roderigue showedup on that miserable day, expectingto revel in the satisfaction of theirwork, but found their home smol-dering.

"Every floor was waxed,scrubbed and cleaned when thathappened/' said Dionne. "Was thata shock? Yes. Then having to wait ayear and a half..."

But triumphantly, the complexhas been rebuilt, and things are go-ing smoothly again.

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•', "When we work as a team it'snot bad," said Cyr, "but the glass isthe worst."

"We do ask anyone who enters,please do not touch the glass,"pleaded Dionne.

Even with the problems thatglass brings for the Musketeers, theypersevere and complete a gigantictask every day with anundermanned staff.

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BY RYAN MAYHUGHStaff Writer

TheColby College indoortrackteams arenow done with theirsea-sons. Three runners qualified andcompeted at the national meet inOshkosh, Wisconsin this pastweekend.

The women's team qualifiedtwo runners, All-AmericanMichelle Severance '94 in the5000m and Kara Patterson '97 inthe 1500m. The sole competitor forthe men was first year sprinterLawaun Curry, who qualified inthe 55m dash.

Patterson entered her raceseeded 14th in a field of 14. Butafter running a personal best in thetrials withatirneof 4:42, she movedup to tenth in the field and quali-fied for the finals. She ultimatelyfinished seventh, missing an All-American award by hundredthsof a second.

"She waselated," said women'scoach Debbie Aitken. "She wasn'teven supposed to qualify for na-tionals. To move up to seventhplace was a tremendous confidencebooster for her."

Patterson is no seasoned vet-eran of indoor track, either. Thiswas the first year that she had even

^^m^^^^^W ^^^ i ^ t^^ ^ Sil^ ^ USH^U^^ K^ ^ h SH fciH^^fei^^^^^HKsi BlH^^MiBlll!^HHSI ^hSHiBrun indoors. In high school,Patterson ran the 200 and 400 butwasn't placed in middle or long dis-tance events. Aitken quickly movedher up to the middle distance eventslike the 1500m, where she continuesto be a standout.

Severance, who placed secondat last year's nationals in the 5000mwith a personal best of 17:20, didn'tfare as well this year. She was dis-qualified for stepping into the in-side track during her race.

In the first couple of laps, Sever-ance was forced to take the lead andset the pace where she wanted it, atabout 42 seconds per lap. Then otherrunners began to pass her and shefell comfortablyin thepack,accord-ing to Aitken.

At about the 10 or 12th lap, Sev-erance had trouble breathing, as thefieldhouse was very dry and warm,according to Aitken. She fell back in

the pack and tried to keep goingdespite the trouble breathing, andaccidentally took two steps on theinside track, which caused the DQ.Severance had also been battlingbronchitis forthe past three weeks,according to Aitken.

"She has recovered," saidAitken. "She took it like the vet-eran she is, and is gearing up forthe outdoor nationals. Allyou cando is put it behind you."

First-year sensation Curry con-tinued todominateinthe55rn dash,coming in fourth in the meet withatimeof 6.47. Reentered the meetas the fourth seed.

With his fourth place finish,Curry becomes the first ever WhiteMule to earn the coveted award ina sprint event.

"It was an excellent perfor-mance by a first-year," said coachJim Wescott. "He showed greatconfidence and consistency."

Curry had shown that he hasthe ability to run consistently inthe 6.4's, as even his slowest timeall year of 6.54 was good enough toqualify him for nationals, accord-ing to Wescott.

Curry set the Colby record forthe 55m with atimeof 6.43 in routeto winning the Div. Ill champion-ships on Feb. 19. ?

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"It's hard for metosay Watervillewithout saying Colby's relationshipwith Waterville, because I'm verymuch 'Colby' no matter how muchI do in Waterville, no matter howmuch I talk to people or whatever,"she said. "I think Waterville is not atown that needs us or is crying outfor us." ?

APART, continue df r om pag e 3

CorrectionThe Colby College women's

track team participants were in-correctly reported in last week'sEcho. Michelle Severance '94 andKaraPa tterson '97 were the team'srepresentatives at the nationals.Severance competed intheSOOOmand Patterson in the 1500 m at themeet in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. ?

MarchMadness!

GALEN CAERStaff Writer

It's that time of year again, whenyou begin to doze off on a Saturdayafternoon in front of an NCAAtour-nament game on ESPN when all ofa sudden you are rudely awakenedby the annoying voice of the man

who lives for nothing else but thesacred March Madness: "BETTERGET A T.O. BABY!!" screams theever-present ., forever-annoyingvoice of Dick Vitale, acting as if hereally is excited by the fact thatSouthwestern Texas State has cutDuke's lead toa mere 15 points half-way through the first quarter.

You roll over and ponder howthe man was ever offered a job, winc-ing at the thought of what decibel-level he could reach should he covera close game. However, somehowyou put up with this obnoxious lu-natic that won't shut his trap afterGlenn Robinson jams it in the face ofsome seven-foot stiff from CentralArkansas Tech, and begin to realizethat his excessive jabberin g andsometimes over-enthusiastic man-ner actually add something uniqueto Tournament Hysteria.

I suppose that being rabid aboutevery game concerning the 64-teamfield is better than only getting ex-cited about the national champion-ship. So, thus-far in my short revela-tion, I have reached no conclusionin my evaluation of the tireless com-mentator and have decided that hemight as well keep his job. Vitale is

one of the things about March Mad-ness that annoys me, but I havedecided I really don't mind.

Do you know that stupid littlelogo for the Final Four that appearsduring tourney-time that can bespotted on just about everythingexcept my underwear? Somewhereon it the battleground for the re-maining top four teams in the na-tion is printed, offering a lot of pub-licity to the city hosting the FinalFour. Well, this year the final threegames of the 1994 season will be

played in Charlotte, as most of youprobably already know, eventhough the Big Dance has yet tobegin.

It's all the fault of that dumblogo that you see while watchingevery game of theTournament, evenduring some first round contest fea-turing perennial powers like West-ern Boise State or Southern Minne-sota. By the end of March, I thinkthat if I see that bothersome logoonce more I'm going to kill my TV.I even get sick of the name of the city

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Yet, without this symbol, no onewould know where the Final Four isgoing to be, right? After justifyingits lame existence, I concede that thelogo annoys me but I don't reallymind.

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Mules sting PolarBears in scrimmageBY W. MATTHEW MUSZALA

Staff Writer

Last Friday, as the students weregearing up for a rockin' night atColby, the men's lacrosse team be-gan competition. In preparation fortheir upcoming season the varsityteam went down to Farley FieldHouse at Bowdoin College, wherethey participated in a six-on-six con-trolled scrimmage against the PolarBears.

The Colby defense proved thatthey are ready forthe start of the 1994EC AC season. BrettNardini '96, Tri-captain Mike King'94 and AndyVernon '95 shut thePolar Bears down

"Our work elMc willcany ns to where we

want to be,"-David Zazzaro, men's

lacrosse coachon many scoringopportunities. The starters werebacked by a strong bench of SteveDavis '95, Nick Maumenee '97, andDave Koch '97, who showed they'reready to perform when they get thecall from second year Head CoachDavid Zazzaro.

As for the midfielders, FrankTone '95, Jeff Harris '95 and JohnStanley '95 demonstrated their skill,finesse, and strength at the expenseof abewildered Bowdoin goalie. Thetrio was able to tally several goals,while sophomores Brian Emme '96,Andy Rice '96 and John Smith '96

provided the talent and depth of theMules' middies.

NetmindersTomHarrop '95 andAlex Talbot '96 gained experienceover the summer and benefitedgreatly from the teachings of firstyear Assistant Coach Brett Morrison.

"Hehasbeen working extremelyhard with these two, and eachminute seems to have paid off," com-mented third-year attackman BrentMcLean.

The attack was lead by Tri-cap-tain Bill Bush '94, Brent McLean '95,andMatt "Cookies" Hurlbut .Un-

der the directionof CoachMorrison , theattackmen areon the path tosuccess.

"We lookedsharp, but wewere rather

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"[The Bowdoin scrimmage] wasa good barometer to see where weare and where we have to be," saidZazzaro. "Our work ethic will carryus to where we want to be."

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Colby hosts a top notch NationalsBY JAC COYNE

Sports Editor

The NCAA Division I Ski Na-tional Championships wound downlast Thursday, and although Colbyskiers did not qualify for the event,Colby improved its prestige in ski-ing circles by hosting a top-notchaffair.

"We got told at the end that thiswas thebest NCAAs ever run," saidHead Alpine Coach Paul Lawson.

Although Lawson and HeadNordic Coach Jefferson Geothals '93were the host coaches for the event,most of the hard work was done bythe volunteers fromColby and HeidiSalin, according to Lawson. Salin,although strapped with field hockeyand women's lacrosse coachingduties, was responsible for coordi-nating many of the procedures atSugarloaf.

Colby students, who volun-teered their services in return forday passes on the mountain, were

instrumental in pulling off the verysuccessful event.

"They made the event go off ,"said Lawson. "Without them, wewould have been down a big creekwith one oar."

The overall winner of the eventwere the skiers from the Universityof Vermont, as the Catamountsposted 688 points to the runner upUtah squad, who were able to mus-ter points. New Mexico, Coloradoand Middlebury rounded out thetop five. ?

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Who is tlie greatest athlete?BY JAC COYNE

Sports Editor

Readingthedaity newspapersnnd all other media outlets, youmust haveheard about the plightoi Michael Jordan. He is trying tolive up to his title as the world'sgreatest athlete by dropping thesport that gave him fameA for-tune and a sneaker and pickingup another game that takes a totmore than pist being a great ath-lete* WhetheryouthinkJordanisa jerk tor taking some stiffs j obwho hasbeen working in DoableA for ten years or you adwure himfor his perseverance and for tak-ing risks, the question as to whatsport produces the best athletesis now more pertinent that ever.

Takingmy wonderings, I ven-tured down to the fieldhouse toask the gurus of sports-the Ath*leties staff—who is the greatestathlete in the world, I had vi-sions of each coach giving metheir nomination ham their par-ticular sport, making their easef o x their pick* Boy, was I mis-taken*

Coming up the stairs to theatWetic;affices,XshwnMed upona sweating Head Football coachwho had just worked off lunchon the squash courts. I put thequestion to Tom Austin, "Who isth e greatest athlete in the world?"After a.brief re-lection, he said,j r Yout looking for someon e Whois quick and strong. How aboutEmmit Smith."

A good pick. Smith is a tankwith greatspeed who has carriedthe Cowboys to two straight Su-

perBowlchampionships.Combinethat with the fact that he has notallowedhimself to behandicappedby his 5*9" frame.; It looked like Iwas going to get a whole spectrumof answers.

I poked my head into the JiinWescottfs office, the men's CrossCountry and Track coach, andasked him ""the question." I wasexpecting all sorts of great answers.Maybe Car! Lewis:, Who can forgetJesse Owens? How about Dan orDave? Wescott replied firmly, andwithout hesitation: Michael Jor-dan.

How would Jordan do on thetrack and field circuit? The highjump and hurdles would be a natu-ral, but he does not really have thespeed, of say, a Lawaun Cuny?{But who does?}; An interestingpick.

Next up- Assistant football andtrack coach Raymond Gee. Gee, atwo sport athlete at Northeastern,had a large pool to draw from buthe Went with a pick that threw mea little, "The Shaq/ he swd-

The Shaq? Areyoukiddingme?This guy can not even make a 32foot jump shot, never mind cos*sideration for greatest athlete inthe world. "Hecdvildbe dominantin anything he wanted " Gee con-tinued. Next.

Field hockey and women's la-crosse coach Heidi Salin had ju sthung up the phone/ and was kindof stunned by(the question. Aftercomposing herself, she came upwithf i ve-time gold medal winningspeed skater Bonnie Blair, It wasmy turn to be stunned.

Down the hall was women'scross country and track coach Deb

Aitken. "Oh my Cod, what aquestion, Male or female?" Ei-ther. "Jackie Joyner Kersey orMichael Jordan-" Kerseyis a greatpick. She dominated theheptathalon in the las t threeOlympic games. But there's Jor-dan again. It would not he thelast time his name popped up.

Crew coach Don Angus:Michael Jordan.

Baseball coach Tom Dexter:Jordan. "He defies gravity/' saidDexter, as if that was the ultimateprerequisite.

Afpineski coach Paul Lawson,whohas obviously been «f fectedby the high altitude at Sugarloafwent With Big Daddy Don Gar-lands, a member of the drag rac-ing circuit. Where did Colby getthis guy?

Intramural Director and as-sistant Basketball Coach GerryMcDowell: Air Jordan.

lacrosse coachDave Zazzaro;helikesMilce.

Athletic Director and basket*hall coach Dick Whitmore goeswith Mikey as well, "Exceptwhen he has a bat in his hands,he has control at thehighestlevelof play," Say what?

Even though he is being tornapart f o r his participation in asport that he can't play, Jordan'slegacy <»n the court is ohviouslystrong enough to overcome anyother deficiencies, especially inthe diamond. But even thoughhe is the overall pick down inAthletics, I am going to go out ona limb and^ick the greatest ath-lete in the world.

Aaron McKie. ?

The people wor king the irhardest aren 't the ath letes

BY JAC COYNESports Editor

Have you ever found old ath-letic tape under the benches in thelocker room? Do you think that in-dividuals who use the weight roomare just really neat, and that is whyit is so clean? Is all that glass in thenew athletic complex self-cleaning?Theanswertoallthreeoftheseques-tions is no, and it is not just a coinci-dence.

Working behind the scenes atthe field house is a team that rarelygets the notoriety of the other teams,but is responsible for making life forColby students who frequent theAlfond complex enjoyable. DonnaDionne, Roland Roderigue andLarry Cyr, who call themselves theThree Musketeers, arethe team thatmake the fieldhouse what it is.

Working for a combined 17 anda half years at the fieldhouse, thethreehavedeveloped an affinity forthe job that translates into effectivemaintenance of the facility.

Dionne, the senior member ofthe crew, has logged 13 years onMayflower Hill, nine of those in thefieldhouse With this much timespent working to make one placelook nice, Dionne feels as if the Ath-letic complex is her second home.As a result, she enjoys it her whenpeople respect her house.

"Our main goal down here at thefieldhouse is to be pleasant," saidDionne. "It makes our day whenpeople are pleasant to us. I like whenpeople talk to me. It's my home—

Echo photo by Jen AtwoodThe Three Musketeers: Roderigue, Dionne and Cyr.

come on in!"Although they each have been

workingatColbyforonlytwoyears,Roderigue and Cyr said they feelthe same love of their work and likethe students who venture down totheir palace, especially when theymind their manners.

"[Colby students] see you wash-ing the floor and they offer to goaround," said Cyr. 'They are verycourteous."

Even though they enjoy the out-siders who come down to thefieldhouse, the eomraderie that thestaff feels together is even moreimportant. All three of them aregraduatesofWatervilleHighSchooland have all grown up in the

Waterville area all of their lives. Thistogetherness has translated intotheir nickname, the Three Muske-teers.

"I like the people around here,"said Cyr. "they have been realfriendly. Roland and Donna aregood to work with. We ali'get alongand we know each other's moves."

"We're all best friends," saidDionne.

The symbol that best representsthe Three Musketeers is a repaintedwax machine taken by Roderigue'swife and repainted with ThreeMouse-keteers on it, caricatures ofthe three in mouse form, of whichall three are very proud. Evensee MUSKETEERS on page 12

Baseba ll looks strong infieldhouse scrimmage

BY JOSH STEVENSStaff Writer

The Colby men's baseball teamgot into the swing of things last Sat-urday, playing a scrimmage in thefieldhouse against St. Joe's College.The final score favored St. Joe's, butthe prospects for the team lookpromising.

"I thought we played reallywell," said Captain Rich Rygalski94. "We hit the ball better than Ithought we would and I was pleas-antly surprised," Justin Van Til '95,Ben Russel '97, and John Huerta '95all stung the ball during the game.

"I was very impressed with thedefense," said Head Coach TomDexter. "It was definitely a step inthe right direction. We had a suc-cessful experience in our first scrim-mage and offered the team a chanceto see different pitching."

Third baseman Dan Katz '94 wasa human vacuum at the hot corner,turnJnga5-4-3 doublcplay and snar-ing numerous other ground balls.Centerfieldor Tom Beedy '97 made

a nice running catch on a sinkingliner under the artificial lighting ofthe fieldhouse.

The pitching corps of JasonKidwell 96, Don Flanagan *96, J.C.Panio <96, Mike Frasier '95, andGlenn Forger '97 threw well for theirfirst time against non-Colby com-petition. Frasier and Forger threwespecially well, according toRygalski.

"Forger dominated the last in-ning," said Rygalski. "He gave upone hit, but was overpowering therest of the way, It may have beenthe best he's thrown all winter."

"I was pleased with the perfor-manceof the younger players," saidDexter. 'The game established com-petition for positions among theyounger guys on the team." Theoutfield is the most youthful com-ponent of the squad, composed oftwosophomorcsand four freshmen,all vying for playing time.

"We need to play smarter base-ball," said Dexter. "The team needsto be more aggressive and want toswing at the plate." ?

Hard work is the key forteams heading south

BY PJ MCBRIDEAsst. Sports Editor

Fun m the sun.That may be what the spring

trips for the Colby sports teams ap-pear to be, but the trips actuallyborder on the opposite. Those whodo not play a spring sport on cam-pus are forced to make their owntravel plans, find a place to go, andreserve hotel roomsand transporta-tion, and most importantly, theymust fund the trip. Many studentsmust go home on spring break, of-ten to the friendly yet frigid con-fines of home in New England.

So why do the spring athleteshave it so easy?

The team trips this spring areactually the culmination of an ardu-ous year—a long fund-raisingfrenzy that sawT-shirts, sweatshirts,hamburgers, hot dogs, raffle tick-ets, and even bodies sold to helpdefray the cost. Taking an entireteam down the eastern seaboard fora week is not a solely economicalendeavor and requires a great dealof planning and salesmanship.

As the baseball and softballteams head down to Fort Myers,Fla. and thelacrosseamd track teamstravel to Virginia, the members ofthe respective teams are able to en-joy spring break as well as get anearly start on the season. It's farfrom all fun and games, as the teamsusually play games each day andpractice as well. Early mornings andlate nights on the playing fields arethe norm.

The major concern each year isfinancing the trips. The weeklong

baseball trip to Florida runs in ex-cess of $15,000 to cany a total of 28or 29 people. Coaches may ask for amaximum of $200 from a player forthetrip. Thebalancemustbefimdedthrough other avenues.

"Part of the lodging and trans-portation while we are in Florida ispaid for by the school," said Assis-tant Baseball Coach Chappy Nelson."Theairfare, meals, useof facilities,and other expenses are the respon-sibility of the team."

The Colby baseball team handlesthe concessions at the fall footballgames and splits the winter conces-sions with the softball team. In ad-dition, some teams sell shorts,sweatshirts, and raffle tickets.

Id like to see [the teaml comeup with big things that would bringus more money at once," saidNelson. "We do a lot of little thingsnow, but I am constantly in contactwith the other NESCAC schoolsconcerning ideas to raise the moneywe need."

'The amount of money we haveprovides for an adequatetrip," saidNelson. "You don't want the stu-dent-athlete to take the week off.While the players' friend s are inCancun, the ballplayers are able togo on vacation arid work on theirgame at the same time."

Some school's teams, like those atSaint Joseph's College,are completelyfunded by the school, but that is notthe norm. Bates, Bowdoin, Williams,and other NESCAC schools raisemoney to support their trip.

Joining the baseball team on thejourney to Fort Myers is the women'ssee SPRING on page 12

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