Ask Annie About February 14

Features Editor Anne Benjamin '10details the history behind St.Valentine's Day, page 16

Senior Thespians Show Off

Read about the success of seniorsLiz Sharpe, Tina Nikolova, andClaire Nasuti's theses, page 11

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SGA SurveyReveals

DispleasureJAMES KUKSTIS

NEWS EDITOR

The Student GovernmentAssociation (SGA) has conduct-ed a survey among students togain a better basis for its futuredecision making. TheAssociation plans to use the sur-vey to address issues that stu-dents have with their food serv-ice provider, cable, and StudentActivities Fund. The surveyattempts to put into words com-mon beliefs and opinions of thestudent body.

"The public opinion surveywas an important step for SGAand for Trinity College," saidChairman of the Elections andRecruitment Committee, BryceBlum, 10. The Elections andRecruitment Committee organ-ized the survey, "and was justone of the many steps the SGAhas taken to bridge the gapbetween the student body andits representatives this pastsemester." Blum is also a mem-ber of the Tripod staff.

Students showed over-whelming disappointment andfrustration with Chartwells'food service in a poll conductedby the SGA. When asked to rateZona Mexicana, the Cave'sMexican restaurant, 26 percentof participants gave it the low-est possible score, (a one on ascale of one to 10). 71 percentrated Zona Mexicana a five orbelow. In the response section ofthe survey, students anony-mously voiced significant disen-chantment with many featuresof the Chartwells experience,particularly the lack of variety,the healthiness of the foodoffered, and unaccommodatingmeal plans and hours.

Participants were asked toname their "least favorite thingabout the on-campus dining." Alarge number of the responsescentered on the amount of din-ing options available for stu-dents. Some felt that thereought to be more than the threedining facilities that are now oncampus, (Mather Dining Hall,the Cave, and the Bistro). Manystudents expressed frustrationat the operation hours of all din-ing facilities. Mather is now theonly location open for breakfast,opening at 7:30 a.m. The twoother locations open at 10:30a.m. The Bistro does not open

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

'Say You'll Be There': Spice Girls to Visit HartfordBy LIZZIE BROWN • MANAGING EDITOR

Courtesy of Aileen MoBride

T he Spice Girls are scheduled to perform at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22, atthe XL Center in Hartford, Conn., a date that was added to their World Tour

on Wednesday, Jan. 16, following unprecedented ticket sales. Though I attendedthe show on Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., I fullyanticipate purchasing tickets for this additional date.

The five members of the Spice Girls, VictoriaBeckham (a.k.a. Posh Spice), Melanie Brown (a.k.a.Scary Spice), Emma Bunton (a.k.a. Baby Spice),Melanie Chisholm (a.k.a. Sporty Spice), and GeriHalliwell (a.k.a. Ginger Spice), recently reunited fortheir World Tour after having been separated foralmost a decade.

The Spice Girls' World Tour commenced on Dec. 2,2007, in Vancouver, Canada, and will conclude onTuesday, Feb. 26, in Toronto, Canada.

On Sunday, the Spice Girls arrived on stage

(much later than was originally scheduled) to theiranthem, "Spice Up Your Life." The songs "Stop" and"Say You'll Be There" followed. For the next hour orso, the audience's members sang and danced (andscreamed "Girl Power!" a lot) to their favorite SpiceGirls hits.

Most songs were accompanied with carefully cho-reographed dances (complete with topless maledancers). During "Mama," Brown welcomed her

see SCARF on page 11

Professor Susan Pennybacker Opens Up to Tripod

see STUDENT on page 8

CARVER DISERENS

STAFF WRITER

This week, Carver inter-views Susan Pennybacker,Borden W. Painter, Jr., '58/H'95Associate Professor of EuropeanHistory.

Carver Diserens'- You havea very extensive background inacademia. (B.A. from ColumbiaUniversity, M.A. fromUniversity of Pennsylvania andPh.D. from Cambridge, all inHistory). Did you always knowthat you wanted to teach?

Susan Pennybacker'- Ididn't only go to Columbia. I wasactually enrolled in severalundergraduate schools. I had avery bumpy undergraduateexperience. I was very active inpolitics in that period. When Igot to Columbia, I did studentteaching in the Bronx at John F.

Kennedy High School for asemester. It was my ambition tobecome a high school social stud-ies teacher. It was a mixturebetween what I was doing atColumbia as a student and thepolitical moment that madebecoming a history professorseem like a reasonable ambi-tion.

Carved What sort of politi-cal movements were you gettinginvolved in at the time?

Susan'- I'm really a genera-tion '68 person, so, opposition tothe war in Vietnam. I also comefrom a civil rights family.

Carver- You have alsotaught at numerous institutionsaside from Trinity College,including Wesleyan University,New York University and evenUniversity of the Western Capein Cape Town, South Africa.How do Trinity students com-pare to the students you've

encountered elsewhere?Susan- I think the students

here are great. I think studentseverywhere deserve to be taughtas well as the instructors canteach them. I'm not someonewho has complained deeplyabout the students here over theyears.

Carver- Do you have anycriticisms of Trinity or its stu-dents?

Susan- Well this isn't a crit-icism of Trinity or of its studentper se. In my humble opinion,the culture in this country is at alow point in terms of its engage-ment with ideas and imagina-tion. Consequently, this affectshigher education.

Carver- Because yourteaching focus is history, whatsteps do you take to try toremain as up to date and in tunewith your students as possible?

Susan: I think you can

never close the age gap after acertain point. There's a point atwhich you become the age ofyour students' parents. When Ifirst came here, the studentswere eight or nine years youngerthan I was. I think to stay intouch requires that you interactwith people in peer terms. Thatis, I'm an adult. Students areadults, and I try to intersectthem at the highest level of theirconsciousness. Also, I'm not aparent, so I enjoy talking to thechildren of friends of mine.Then, of course, you need to tryto engage yourself with popularculture. For me, that's partlymusic, but also film, which youknow I'm very interested in.

Carver- That's right. I tookyour Hartford on Film class lastyear, and I could tell that youare exceptionally interested in

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Tripod EditorialFair Weather Fans Detrimental to Campus Climate

A sea of blue descended onMather Hall this past week.Giddy fans of the New YorkGiants felt no reservations ingiving an ode to their improba-bly victorious football team,who had just completed theirepic upset of the then unde-feated New England Patriots.And really, who can blamethem? The Giants' stellar,tough play in the playoffs andamazing turnaround from anunstable, me-first team with acoach constantly on the hotseat to world champions is cer-tainly worthy of admiration,especially from their own fans.But the question is notwhether the Giants weredeserving of praise, but ratherare these fans deserving ofbeing a part of it?

"Fair weather fan" is aterm that has become a bit of acliche, but there are few thingsthat draw the ire of sports fansmore. There are other terms,too; "front runners," "ficklefans," or "bandwagon jumpers"all conjure up the same nega-tive imagery of a person whosupports something only whenit is doing well. New Englandsuffers from the same prob-lem, with countless fans sud-denly becoming interested inteams like the Red Sox and

Patriots after their worldtitles. These fans have eventranscended the "fair weather"tag, as many of them showedlittle emotion after such acrushing loss in the biggestgame of the year, content torest on the laurels of three pre-vious Super Bowl victories.Even when the Pats won theirlast title against thePhiladelphia Eagles, therewas just a shadow of theracous celebrations that fol-lowed earlier titles.

Fair weather fans havebecome fairly numerous at theCollege, growing increasinglymore noticable after eventslike the Super Bowl. Many ofthe people sporting blue lastweek probably had little to nointerest in the Giants beforetheir playoff run and thescores of unaffected Patriotsfans simply headed home tobed after the game. While thismay be a seemingly insignifi-cant fact when viewing Trinityas a whole, the attitude it fos-ters can have a very real effecton the campus.

Sports are often a good mir-ror to life. There's a reasonwhy prospective employers areimpressed by job candidateswho participated in teamsports. Sports are about work-

The Tripod Editorial represents the view of a majority of the

ing together to achieve a goaland relying on others as wellas yourself to overcome adver-sity when it inevitably arises.Trinity has been no stranger toadversity in the past fewyears. There's been a housingcrunch, various cuts that havebeen necessary to balance thebudget, the well-publicizedracial issues, and the U.SNews and World ReportRankings withdraw, the head-lines have been fairly nega-tive. This obviously obscuresthe many great things thathave gone on at Trinity duringthat time, but this is neverthe-less an instance where theschool needs dedicated andloyal people to step up andweather the storm. The cam-pus could act like all thosePatriots and Giants fans andremain indifferent, content tosimply complete their fouryears and get their degree. Orstudents can work togetherwith the administration tomake it better now and in thefuture.

Trinity will find its waythrough these problems andall will be right again. It's justa question of when, and, moreimportantly, who deserves totruly wear the blue and goldwith pride,staff of The Trinity Tripod.

Letters to the EditorEnvironmentalist

Encourages Green Eating

I feel that the Tripod shouldcover a very important issuethat does not get much atten-tion: sustainable eating. To mod-ify a famous idiom, a burger aday keeps the rainforests away.Ever wonder why environmen-talists give vegans and vegetari-ans credit? It is because reduc-ing meat and dairy consumptionis actually an easy lifestylechange that anyone can make tohelp reduce the stress he or sheplaces on natural resources.

The first problem with eat-ing lots of meat and dairy prod-ucts is that animals are higheron the natural food chain. Theeventual energy transfer to ahuman who consumes meat isonly about 10 percent of the

energy that livestock take fromplants, or 0.1 percent of the orig-inal solar energy required forphotosynthesis. The amount ofland required to sustain a per-son on meat is 20 times thatrequired to provide the samecaloric nutrition in terms ofgrain, according to LawrenceJoseph's book, Gaia: TheGrowth Of An Idea. The point isthat by taking out the middleanimal in the food chain andreducing the number of energylosses in energy transfers, moreenergy is available to supportthe human population ratherthan supporting the cycle bywhich we convert plant matterinto meat for our own diningpleasure.

The second problem withheavy meat and dairy consump-tion is that pastureland has to

be created on which to raise live-stock. This has led to intensedeforestation in tropical regions.

The third problem withexcessive meat and dairy con-sumption are the indirect effectstheir production has on ourenvironment. Fertilizers andpesticides are often required tomaintain feeding grounds orraise enough feed crops to raiselivestock, which can cause prob-lems with chemical runoff intolocal watersheds.

Just for the record, on aver-age, an American cat consumesmore beef than a Costa Rican,according to Clive Pointing'sbook A Green History of theWorld. Clearly, Trinity studentscould do their part.

Signed,Elisabeth Cianciola 10

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Parents Produced Hook-Up Culture Tripod Neglects to Cover

Candidates SufficientlyED WALTERS

SENIOR EDITOR

Here's afun question:What's thed i f f e r e n c ebetween St.Valen t ine ' sDay and yourb o y f r i e n d ?

Next year, Valentine's Daywill still be here, but yourboyfriend probably won't. Hewill have dumped you. Or youwill have dumped him. Eitherway, you two will no longer bein an intimate relationship.Now, before you burst intotears, curse me under yourbreath, or exchange anuncomfortable chuckle withthe boyfriend reading thisarticle over your shoulder,please hear me out.

There was an article in TheWall Street Journal recentlyabout how fewer people aregetting married at PurdueUniversity today than theywere 20 years ago. I wasn'tvery interested. It's only themost recent in a long string ofcommentaries - Tom Wolfe's IAm Charlotte Simmons beingone of the longest - on thesorry state of our generation'smorals and values, and thevapid relationships that saidmorals and values shape.

Like most of you, I'm a bittired of being preached atabout sex by people that Idon't want to picture havingit. But — and I suspect I'mnot alone in this — like mostof you, I'm also grudgingly inagreement with them on theintrinsic weirdness of the col-

lege hook-up scene, in whichasking someone on a date (notto a frat party) is consideredintrusive.

Yet, accepting that point ofagreement, I do think that ourparents, by blaming the col-lege hook-up culture on us,have avoided taking responsi-bility for their own importantrole in getting us here.

Before we get here, howev-er, let's quantify just how badthe current state of affairs is.According to Facebook, atleast 20 percent of Trinity stu-dents are in a relationship.This may seem a bit high tosome of you haggard, leatheryLate Night regulars, but Ithink it's actually a fairly goodapproximation (see my end-note for the math).

By our parents' standards,this is grotesque. EverySaturday over a thousandhealthy young people con-verge on the same three orfour houses along VernonStreet with their express hopebeing to swapping saliva - notdigits - with a cute face. Cellphone digits, I mean.

Where did this hedonisticLate Night orgy come from?Heaven? Maybe. But it alsocomes from a world that ourparents helped shape, and ageneration that's had nochoice but to adjust to it. Itcomes from a realization thatin our increasingly flat world,we could be working anywherein the next few years. Andthanks to the job market -thanks to the sheer number ofcollege applicants crammedtogether within the job mar-ket — the choice of our future

locations isn't entirely up tous.

So why forge lasting con-nections now, when our ownplace will never be more inde-terminate? In some ways, I'dargue the current lack of com-mitment is the only way wecan truly be authentic at ourcurrent life stage.

Of course, one might arguethat the future has alwaysbeen indeterminate, and thatpart of life is accepting that.I'll admit that's true. But Ithink our generation is willingto sacrifice less for that inde-terminacy. In the past, onelover might have followed theother, sacrificing a career forlove. That's less likely to bethe case today, and it'sbecause of our parents.

It boils down to identity,but we've come to give it avery different sort of name:

branding. Marketability. You'refamiliar with it. It hasbecome almost a truism thatthe college admissions game isa grotesque branding game.Many parents now overloadyoung children's scheduleswith activities more designedto signal achievement than tostimulate it.

Yet, as a result of thealmost - universal publicawareness and acceptance ofthat sort of branding, I'm con-fused when our parents' gen-eration is shocked that weplace so much of our lives onpublic sites like Facebook,Myspace, and the rest. Theycall such exhibitionism absurd,but is it really that absurd

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No True Love on St. Valentine's DayKRYSTAL RAMIREZ

OPINIONS EDITOR

From theheadline ofthis article,I'm sure youmust havealready deter-mined that Iam not writ-

ing.anything environmentally-related. Shocking, I know. Lastweek, the Editor-in-Chief (thelovely Joe Tarzi '08, who isreally not as bad as some peo-ple think he is) asked me if Icared about anything otherthan climate change, endan-gered species, and the like.While the answer to that is, ofcourse, "Yes," I just find it eas-iest to ramble on about savingthe planet, as it's something I(obviously) feel strongly about(and I'm not too keen on shar-ing my political views). But,alas, I digress. Since St.Valentine's Day is coming upshortly, I thought I might aswell expostulate on it, consid-ering that I've always thoughtit was one of the most idiotic"holidays" ever.

Let me explain: according

to various sources Iresearched, Valentine's Daywas originally a sort of paganfertility festival honoringChristian martyrs. In somecases, as in that of the RomanLupercalia, people ran nakeddown thestreets "strikingthose they metwith shaggythongs," accord-ing to Plutarch.Did I mentionthat they wouldalso sacrificetwo goats and adog, before scat-tering theblood? Let metell you, there'sno bigger turn-on than lookingout the windowand seeing dog'sblood on the sidewalk. As theyears went on, that somehowchanged into a celebration oflove and romance. TheEncyclopedia Britannica saysValentine's Day is, "a daywhen one expresses his/heraffection with ... gifts." And Isuppose that's what really getsme. While I won't deny that

While I won't deny

that there's a very, very

small part of me that's

shallow and girly and

would like to get dia-

monds, jewelry and

chocolate on February

14, I would over-

whelmingly prefer

something thoughtful

and, honestly, nothing

materialistic at all.

NIKKI DUBOWTTZ

OPINIONS CONTRIBUTOR

As we arein the midst ofone of the mostexciting pri-maries ever,there is a lot oftalk about whoto, or who not

to, vote for, and why. Now that Iam finally old enough to vote ina presidential election, I realizethat I am starting not only tounderstand more of the issuesin debates, but also realizingthat whatever issues a candi-date focuses on, whatever deci-sions he or she makes in office,are highly personal. One way oranother, we will all be impactedby what happens in the nextfour — or possibly eight - yearswith this president.

I am still grappling with thisidea. It makes choosing a candi-date a pretty stressful processthat, over time, has requiredresearch and a lot of discussion.There's pressure from all sides,including parents, friends, andthe media. I know many peoplewho are confused and turned offby the smear campaigns, whichare not only being run by thecandidates themselves, but arealso broadcast by anyone whothinks they know what they'retalking about. While I'm gladthat The Trinity Tripod is dedi-cating so many articles to cover-age of the campaigns, I am dis-appointed that it has also cho-sen to formulate its own opin-

ions to convey to readers.In the anticipation of Super

Tuesday, political pieces under-standably reigned in the Tripodissue from Jan. 29. A storyabout Hillary Clinton's recentspeech in the Learning Corridorappeared on the front page. Thefirst student quote was perhapsa premature acknowledgmentthat the president of the CoDegeRepublicans would callClinton's politics "hypocritical,"and would provide no justifica-tion, but what else is new? Eventhe Along the Long Wah\ topicfollowed suit, asking who thescariest presidential candidateis and why. Out of what, I hear,are usually many responses,three must have stood out: thefirst was anti-Hillary, the sec-ond was anti-Romney (conser-vative, and, therefore"stinky"?), and the third wasfrom an eager freshman saying,"Hillary. She's a bitch and shecried while campaigning."Whoa, whoa, whoa! While Ithink this comment could havebeen ruled out due to its offen-sive, and, some might say,misogynistic nature, it doesaccurately represent a greatpercentage of ignorant and mis-informed voters in the UnitedStates; hopefully it served as aneye-opener, if nothing else. Flipa couple more pages, andthere's a two-page spreadannouncing Presidential candi-dates Barack Obama and JohnMcCain as those who the Tripod

see TRINITYS on page 5

there's a very, very small partof me that's shallow and girlyand would like to get dia-monds, jewelry and chocolateon February 14, I would over-whelmingly prefer somethingthoughtful and, honestly, noth-

ing materialis-tic at all.

How is itpossible thatlove can beexpressed by anexplosion ofmass-produced,commerc ia l -ized, red andpink, frilly,lacey, glittery,cupids andhearts? It's notpossible. Loveis not any ofthose things.

Love is not afuzzy plush koala bear Pez dis-penser holding a bow andarrow. Love is not a $50 box ofGodiva chocolates. Love is nota dozen red roses. Love is notan emerald teardrop pendant.Love is not a helium balloonemblazoned with the words,

CWPY HEARTS DECODED

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Jimmy's Corner Torture Both Immoral and IneffectiveThe Tripod's

WeeklyInterview of

President Jones

How do you feel aboutGreek societies on cam-

pus, particularlyconsidering the anony-mous article published

in the Feb. 5, 2008,issue of the Tripod?

Surely there must be a bibliography somewhereentitled "Jones on Greeks," since this question comesup with decided frequency and in any number of ven-ues. This has to be expected, especially at Trinity,since there are three NESCAC schools which still havefraternities and sororities. Students here have proba-bly asked me if I had belonged to a fraternity in collegemore often than they have asked me any single ques-tion about my own life as an undergraduate anotherlifetime ago.

First, my own background. My father belonged to afraternity when he was at Washington and Lee duringthe Depression. When my time came to go to college,my best friends and I decided not to accept any bidsbecause the stench of what was (unbelievably, buttruthfully) once called "White Christian" clauses stillhung over the Greek system in the mid-1960s. One ofmy best friends, David Temple, was a black studentfrom Massachusetts. David did not feel welcome atany of the fraternities at the University of Virginia,and my buddies and I decided that if David did not feelwelcome, then we, the rest of our little group (allCaucasians), did not feel welcome either. When mychildren's time at college came around, all three decid-ed to go Greek, and two of my children, both our sons,were elected presidents of their fraternities.

At Trinity, fraternities and sororities play a far dif-ferent role than they normally would elsewhere, inlarge measure because of our geographical location.Trinity has no Corner as found at my alma mater, theUniversity of Virginia, no Nassau Street as atPrinceton, no Square as at Harvard, etc. There simplyis no "directly off-campus" site where students go'- nocoffeehouses, bookstores, pubs, small "greasy spoons,"as mom-and-pop restaurants around schools werewont to be labeled, and the like. Therefore, what isbasically the prevailing social culture at Trinity cen-ters around Greek life on Vernon Street, and the arith-metic will consistently show that we as an institutionare asking the fraternities and sororities to do some-thing they mathematically cannot do'- i.e., serve as thesocial scene on a college campus without any off-cam-pus alternative.

Individual students on any college or universitycampus belong to the amorphous whole that is a schoolby belonging to one or more constituent parts, andmany of those parts have self-delimiting functions.For example, someone tone-deaf is not likely to win aslot in one of our myriad singing groups. But Greeklife here necessitates something more- a set of behav-iors that are exemplary and not marginal. Ask anymember of one particular fraternity about my reactionto a prank concerning the Yale Library four years ago;we will not tolerate behaviors that are antithetical tothe core values we hold most important here atTrinity. I tell fraternity members especially, as manyof my readers know well, that they simply must riseabove the critical slings and arrows cast against themby some on our campus and make their own behaviorsalways appear without blemish.

All of which brings me to the Campus ClimateCommittee's report. Dean of Students Frederick Alfordand a small working group of faculty, staff, and stu-dents have made recommendations about differentuses of common spaces on campus, as the vast dominogame of space usage continues to evolve once Jarvisand Seabury are brought back on line in August 2008.As we think about alternatives to Vernon Street, weneed to think about the other end of campus (Summit,the Fred, Gallows Hill, etc.) and to alternatives toVernon Street on Vernon Street.

Please send any discussion topics fox Jimmy's Comerto tripod@triacoll.edu

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AMANDA TRAMONTOPINIONS CONTRIBUTOR

.,.-.*..,.• W h i l e!""'i.1--*t some 16-year-!'..-„ " '•',;"% old boys in the

United Statesare complain-ing about hav-ing an 11 p.m.curfew, other

adolescents of the same ageare locked away and kept insolitude in filthy conditionsand forced to endure unspeak-able acts of cruelty. It makesyou think twice about the timeyou complained about cominghome from that party early inhigh school, doesn't it? Sadly,these are the conditions hun-dreds are forced to bear on adaily basis in the infamousnaval base prison atGuantanamo Bay, Cuba.Instead of waking up to abreakfast of champions, thesemen are awakened only toundergo an often daily regimeof torture that includes soli-tary confinement, tempera-ture extremes, and the use offorced positions. Torture, inany form, sense, or shape isnever justified under any cir-cumstances, and should neverbe used, even as a last resort.

Sadly, people today are lessconcerned with problems likethe horrendous mistreatmentoccurring in prisoner campslike Guantanamo and moreconcerned with Britney

Spears' latest wardrobemishap. Everywhere you look,it seems people are proud tobe able to rattle off the latestrehab facility Lindsay Lohanwas in, but stare blanklywhen asked whereGuantanamo Bay is located.Our nation needs to startworking towards solutionsthat will end the inhumanetreatment of prisoners, manyof whom are being held with-out charge. The unacceptablevise of torturewill not onlyaffect theUnited Statesin the future,but willu n d o u b t e d l yhave severerepercussionsfor its surround-ing countries aswell. The timehas come to putan end to thiscruel and inef-fective form of punishment.

The World Trade Centerattacks on Sep. 11, 2001unleashed a war against ter-ror and with it a worldwidecontroversy rooted in the useof torture. That there is stilldebate on whether or not itsuse is acceptable is absolutelyabsurd. Millions of Americansare under the false impressionthat torture will somehowresult in the capture of theterrorists that cost thousands

of innocent American lives inthe 9/11 attacks. The "tickingtime bomb" scenario is an out-rageous way to justify the useof torture. Based on purelyhypothetical reasoninginstead of concrete evidence,this argument describes a sce-nario in which a person in cus-tody knows the location of abomb set to go off. In this sce-nario, proponents of tortureargue that it can and shouldbe utilized in order to save the

lives of mil-l i o n s .Therefore, the"ticking bombs c e n a r i o "rationalizes theuse of torturewhen time isan issue. Themost obviousproblem withthis argumentis the fact thatit is completelybased on

Our governmentneeds to be solving the prob-lems we are having on a day-to-day basis, not problemsthat we are hypothesizing wecould have in the future. Weneed to be asking ourselves,"What concrete evidence canbe found to incarcerate thisperson for being a terrorist?"If we cannot find conclusiveevidence to imprison a person,

Sadly, people today

are less concerned

with problems like the

horrendous mistreat-

ment occurring in

prisoner camps like

Guantanamo and

more concerned with

Britney Spears' latest

wardrobe mishap.

assumption.

see LEADERSHIP on page 5

Tarzi's Politically Incorrect DictionaryJOE TARZI

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Bush (noun): ashrub; a smallplant. Stopkicking thatBush, it'salready deadC a u c u s(noun): a

method of determining a leaderin the tribal backwaters of NorthAmerica. Did you hear who wonthe North Dakota caucus?Change (noun): more of thesame; consistency. In 2009, we'regoing to see some change inWashington!Conservative (noun): a whiteperson age 30 or over; not a con-servationist. Did you see thatwhite guy with the polo shirt atthe country club -I bet he was aconservative.Constitution (noun): an olddocument full of suggestions forgoverning the United States;Senate chamber toilet paper.After the Senator finished withthe Constitution he used theDeclaration of Independence,rather than leave with soiledpants.Debate (verb)-' bickering; freepolitical advertising. SenatorClinton prefers to debate ratherthan purchase ad time.Democrat (noun): seeRepublican.Evolution (noun): the blasphe-mous idea that human beingsare descended from monkeys; a

moderately successful 2001 filmfeaturing David Duchovny. Ithought Evolution was a goodmovie but others really hated it.Gravel (noun): small stones;rock fragments; a persistentAlaskan. When I went toJuneau I saw Gravel win a star-ing contest with a glacier.Guantanamo Bay (noun): anexquisite all-expenses paid vaca-tion destination. I lovedGuantanamo Bay so much that Inever wanted to leave!Health care (noun): somethingthe government should provide!something the governmentshould not provide. I'm veryconfused about health care —Mitt Romney's positions don'thelp.Hope (noun)-' see Change.Huckabee (noun): former gov-ernor of Jesusland; seemingly agenuinely nice guy. If Huckabeewins, Stephen Colbert will bevice-president.Iowa (noun): an unimportant,Christian state in NorthAmerica. Why did we pay somuch attention to Iowa?Iraq (noun): something faraway; someone else's problem.Which one is Iraq again?Liberal (noun) coward; terror-ist; an agent of tax increases. Ifyou let the Liberals back into theWhite House, our country will betaken over by gay IRS agents.McCain (noun): one who is notinsane; sensible. I could seemyself possibly voting forMcCain.

Poll (verb): guessing! predicting,based on nothing. Rudy Guhanipolled higher in Florida thanany other Republican candidate.Keagan (noun)'- the humanembodiment of Divine,' theSavior; the lamb of God. Reagandied for our sins and He shallrise again.Republican (noun): deceptiveswine! money-hungry politicalcandidate. That Republican tookmy money and spent it on abridge to nowhere.Superdelegate (noun): a dele-gate with a cape; an example oflimited party democracy. It's abird, it's a plane, it's aSuperdelegate ... who'E free usfrom thought and responsibilityby deciding the Democratic can-didate for us.Super Tuesday (noun): aweekly ritual wherein one drivesto Best Buy to pick up new DVDreleases. On Super Tuesday, 1went to Best Buy to pick up thelast season of Aqua TeenHunger Force.Swing State (noun): probablynot the state you're in; Florida.You're vote doesn't countbecause you don't live in a swingstate.Torture (verb): the performingof an intangible, indefinable act;the doing of something pleasura-ble and internationally accepted.We tortured the terrorists untilwe found out they were actuallygrad students — to make up forit, we sent them on a vacation toCuba.

February 12, 2008

Trinity's Newspaper Has

Responsibility to Informcontinued from page 3

officially endorses. No ... really?Now, if this endorsement

was meant to incite conversa-tion and reaction, great. Peopleshould feel more comfortableparticipating in both on thiscampus. However, I think thiscould have also been achievedby profiling the platforms of allcandidates and giving readers achance to take an unbiased lookat their options for the nextpresident. Even though McCainwas in the lead against Romneyand Huckabee by a large mar-gin, I believe it would have beenworth pointing out highlights ofall their policies. And withClinton and Obama deadlockedand fighting over Connecticutat the time, students could haveused a little insight into whatone has over the other.

Like many students, I'veoverheard conversations aboutthese candidates all aroundcampus. Some of the conversa-tions have been thoughtful,some hateful, and some com-pletely inspired by propaganda.But I must admit that all ofthem have done something toinfluence me, from giving me alittle confirmation to a notion Ialready had to actually makingme nervous to tell people I likea particular candidate.

I think the Tripod has thisinfluential capability, so it mustbe careful with such a responsi-bility. As far as I'm concerned,the Tripod does a great service

to Trinity students by havingskilled writers address some ofthe most important subjectsthat our generation tackles. Weare in the age bracket that hasconsistently poor voter turnoutand, while I think the Tripodshould certainly encourage usto vote, it should also be aninformed vote. In order for thatto happen, there must be some-thing to educate us on everycandidate's pros and cons, how-ever we may individually inter-pret them. Or the Tripod couldat least include alternativesources of information for stu-dents to look at on their owntime, like on the issues.org orvotesmart.org, which fully liststhe controversial voting recordsof each candidate. Introducingstudents to this kind of bal-anced reporting is bound to helpus make educated votes.

At an age when we are try-ing to decide where on the polit-ical party line we stand, wehave few resources to help usfigure out what the facts are, Iwould hope that a college news-paper, such as the Tripod,would assist us. Can we let theDemocrats and Republicans oncampus do the endorsing, andleave the Tripod an unbiasednews source?

Editor's Note: Along theLong Walk comments consist ofthe responses from the firstthree persons asked the ques-tion of the week due to time con-straints.

Today's Culture Presents

Obsession with Brandingcontinued from page 3

when the truly absurd conceptof branding has been ham-mered into our heads since wewere 10? Our college admis-sions profile was one slice ofour identity.

Our resume, for the nextleg of life's jour-ney, is another.In betweenthese insistentmessages fromour elders thatwe need to putour best aca-demic and pro-fessional facesforward, itseems thatmany of ushave uncon-sciously decidedto affect thesame sort ofbranding on oursocial persona.Hence Facebook. And the sta-tistic that 20 percent ofTrinity College students are inrelationships.

We've found our stability,and we've found our anchoramidst the torrid uncertaintythat currently governs our

Twenty percent ofTrinity College stu-

dents are in relation-ships. We've found

our stability and we'vefound our anchoramidst the torrid

uncertainty that cur-rently governs our

romantic lives.Unfortunately for our

parents, it's notmarriage.

romantic lives. Unfortunatelyfor our parents, it's not mar-riage.

Instead, because we aren'tcurrently willing to jeopardizeour professional brand for thesake of love, we've settled onthe uniquely collegiate brandof - to borrow a phrase from

D.H. Lawrence— "cold-heart-ed fucking."

(How I fact-checked the 20percent statis-tic: First, thefalse positives -giggly, platonic,same-sex "rela-tionships" thatquite a fewfemale friendsenter into, andthat no one out-side the 'rela-tionship' findsamusing. Next,

the false negatives - the[probably] lower number ofactual intimate relationshipsthat some couples, secure notonly in the tangibility of theirrelationship but also in theirpartner's fidelity, prefer toleave off Facebook.)

Leadership Cannot Endorse Torturecontinued from page 4 false confession is just as use- rights. They are endowed

then officials are legally obli-gated to release that prisoner.

In addition to violating anethical and moral code, theuse of harsh "interrogation"techniques breaks a muchmore concrete set of rules: thelaws of our nation. TheConvention Against Tortureand Other Cruel, Inhumane,or Degrading Treatment orPunishment was ratified in1987. This makes all forms oftorture, at any time andregardless of circumstances,illegal. The ConventionAgainst Torture does not dis-criminate - it applies to every-one, ev^n terrorists.Therefore, when military orgovernment officials approvethe use of torture against sup-posed "threats," they breakthe very laws that they take somuch pride in upholding.

Not only are harsh interro-gation techniques illegalunder federal law, they arealso ineffective, often yieldingfalse information. Many pris-oners are so desperate to stopthe pain that they are willingto say anything that will makethe torturer stop. Forced con-fessions are a completelyunreliable way of trying to

ful and beneficial as having noinformation at all.

Those who are victims oftorture are not the onlysources of unreliable informa-tion. Sometimes, the tortureris able to execute twisted fan-tasies on his victim. Anger,and feelings of revenge areemotions that are likely toemerge during torture ses-sions. Therefore, the originalmotive of obtaining one pieceof information can get con-verted into demonstratingone's power. How can govern-ment officials trust the wordscoming out of someone'smouth that has such sick anddelusional fantasies and ulte-rior motives? The answer issimple: they can't. It isabsolutely absurd that ourgovernment would take thewords of these horrific peopleto be true.

What is more absurd isthat, although our govern-ment has made stridesthrough the creation of docu-ments such as the UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights,we still continue to take stepsbackwards when torture isused. Article I of theDeclaration states, "Allhuman beings are born free

with reason and conscienceand should act towards oneanother in a spirit of brother-hood." Article V reads, "No oneshall be subjected to torture orto cruel, inhuman or degrad-ing treatment or punishment."The use of torture contradictsboth of these articles. Humanbeings are not objects, andbeing forced to endure suchtorture methods as electricshock is in no way allowing aperson to live a life of dignity.

When the governmentallows the use of torture, it isstooping to the level of thosewith whom we are at war. Weare following the same path asterrorists by trying to ration-alize violence with the atro-cious acts of others, which, inreality, is impossible to do. Noact of torture can ever be vali-dated, and we are only perpet-uating a vicious cycle.

The use of torture breaksboth civil and moral laws.Being forced to endure physi-cally- and-psycholo gically-damaging forms of punish-ment is never acceptable. Thedemocratic pillars on whichour nation likes to think itstands slowly crumble eachtime a government officialshuts his or her eyes and pre-

extract information, and a and equal in dignity and tends torture is not occurring.

Hallmark Holiday Insults True Lovecontinued from page 3

"Be Mine."Love is not just one occa-

sion out of the whole year.Love is every day. While Iunderstand that most college-age people are not yet matureenough to be making seriouscommitments — their only seri-ous commitment is to hook-upwith someone on Saturdaynight — I will attempt toexplain what my concept oflove is. I must warn you. It'svery different from the aislesand aisles of crap that looklike a cherub drank 12 bottlesof Pepto Bismol, then vomitedthem up.

Love is a spontaneous can-dlelit bubble bath with yoursignificant other, without sex-ual intent, but simply to enjoyeach other's warmth, sharinga special caress, confiding inone another. Love is fallingasleep in each other's arms atnight, then waking up to

watch This Week With GeorgeStephanopoulos in the morn-ing. Love is holding hands andwhispering in one another'sear. Love is putting on eachother's socks. Love is feelingcomfortable enough to showertogether, andlaugh and besilly withoutbeing self-con-scious. Love isbrushing eachother's hair.Love is trustingyour mate to bethere for youwhen you needhim or her most.Love is sacrific-ing your timewhen you should be writing apaper to just snuggle whenyour other half is feeling down.Love is texting each otherwhile you're simultaneouslywatching Jane Austen'sPersuasion at separate ends ofthe country. Love is knowing

Love is a spontaneouscandlelit bubble bathwith your significantother, without sexualintent, but simply toenjoy each other's

warmth, sharing a spe-cial caress, confiding in

one another.

that someone cares for youdeeply. Love is sharing a carrelin the library. Love is slowdancing quietly around yourroom, embracing, and notwanting to let go. Love is thesensation you get when you

hug each otherand you knowthat personmakes youthrive. Love iscooking togeth-er. Love is atender kiss inthe moonlight.

If you'restill readingthis, you eitherprobably agreewith me com-

pletely, or you think every-thing I've just spouted off iscompletely cliche and hack-neyed, but really, it is thosesmall, intense moments thatare what it's all about. I maynot be able to exactly define it,but I know it's not Hallmark.

Along the Long WalkHow do you feel about Valentine's Day?

It's too nuich shopping.

Kevin Looby '11

It am be fun. People are toocynical. 1 like the chocolate.

Madia Zahran '08

It's stupid and can be

depressing.

Emily Solomon '08

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Teams To Focus on Cornerstone Goals Promised Green ActionsNot Yet Fulfilled by School

KRISTINA PAPPASNEWS CONTRIBUTOR

After devoting much of thelast three and a half years tohelping Trinity gain financialstability, President James F.Jones, Jr. and members of anew planning study are mov-ing toward a larger focus ofenhancing the overall campuscommunity. Thec o m m i t t e e ' splanning effortwill focus on theneeds of the col-lege and theresources suchas faculty, staff,d o r m i t o r i e s ,facilities andfinancial aidnecessary toproviding thebest possibleoverall experi-ence for Trinity students.

As Jones mentioned in arecent e-mail, the College isattempting to achieve the spe-cific goals of the CornerstoneProject, a planning effort initi-ated in 2004. He wishes toreach "reasonable goals forthings like percentage of stu-dents on financial aid, studentto faculty ratios, average classsize, and quality facilities for

living and learning." ThePlanning Committee will besplit into four teams,Academics (led by Dean ofFaculty and Vice President forAcademic Affairs RenaFraden), Financial Aid andStudent Profile (led by Deanof Admissions and FinancialAid Larry Dow), Finance (ledby Budget Director Marcia

Johnson), andthe StudentE x p e r i e n c e(led by Dean ofS t u d e n t sF r e d e r i c kAlford).

Many stu-dents feel thatthe student tofaculty ratiosand the aver-age class sizeare not a sig-nificant prob-

lem at Trinity. "I know all myprofessors, and my professorsknow me," said LincolnMcMahon '10. Students doexpress that small class sizeshould be kept as a priority.Liz Ortiz '11 said, "Having asmaller class makes the classmore focused and interesting,and allows for active discus-sion and participation."

The committee, which

"Our room is not in

great shape.

Maintenance not only

had to fix our toilet

and sink, but fixing

these problems on canv

pus wasn't done in a

timely fashion."

Ayal Feinberg ' 10

hopes to have a preliminaryreport to share with studentsby the end of the semester, isstill young, but students hopethat it will remember to focuson "quality facilities for livingand learning." Many feel thatreliable wireless access indorms is severely lacking oncampus. "I don't really bringmy computer to class. Where Ido most of my work and needwireless is in the dorms," saidAllison McHenry '10. CharlieMiller '10 echoed this concern,saying, "Wireless internet inour room is always a problem."

Internet access is only asmall piece of what somebelieve to be an even largerproblem- the quality andmaintenance of the dorms."Our room is not in greatshape," said Ayal Feinberg '10,as he pointed to a piece fallingoff the door leading into hisroom and a wall behind thedoor with a large chunk of itmissing. "Maintenance notonly had to fix our toilet andsink, but fixing these prob-lems on campus isn't done in atimely fashion. We're paying$50,000 a year to live in dormsthat are decrepit." Room andboard for students is actually

see STUDENTS' on page 9

Robotics Connect Trinity with WorldSARAH HARVEY

NEWS EDITOR

More than 120 teams fromaround the world are expectedto compete at Trinity in the 15thannual Fire Fighting HomeRobot Contest on Saturday andSunday April 12 and 13.Contestants for the robotic chal-lenge range from elementary-school-aged children to retiredengineers.

The contest director is theKarl W. Hallden Professor ofEngineering Dr. David Ahlgren.He said that imagination andcreativity is encouraged to allcontestants: "The contest servesas a laboratory for inventionand innovation and a focal pointfor science and engineering edu-cation. What is really wonderfuland exciting about the contest isto see the robots in action and tofeel the enthusiasm of the par-ticipants and the spectators."

Many Trinity students aretaking part in the upcomingcontest. 15 students are part ofthe Robot Study Team and 24students in Engineering 120 areplanning to compete.

The goal of the competitionis to build a computer-controlledrobot to navigate through amaze and find and extinguish aflame. Last year's winnerscame to Trinity from around theworld, hailing from as close asthe New England states to asfar away as Singapore andShanghai. Marissa Powers '09said the contest "has over 200robots from over five countries,

Courtesy of Kathy Andrews

Anant Raut of the Robot Study Team displays a robot to local students.

so the event itself is pretty excit-ing and crazy."

The lead sponsor of the con-test is Versa Products CompanyInc., Jan Larrson '77 is thePresident and CEO of the com-pany, as well as a former stu-dent of Ahlgren. The company isalso providing additional prizemoney for the entries in eachdivision which most effectivelyuse the Versa Valve, a direction-al control valve.

The Connecticut Council onDevelopmental Disabilities isanother sponsor of the event.They have made possible the"Robot Hide and Seek" event, inwhich competitors developrobots capable of finding a childwith autism in a burning house.

Education is a key goal of

the event. Versa ProductsCompany's connection withTrinity extends to a new VersaValves Engineering InternshipProgram for Trinity students.Two students will serve as men-tors during Trinity's DreamCamp during the summer of2008 to as many as 120Hartford students, and thencontinue to prepare them forcompetition throughout the2008-2009 school year.

According to a press release,it is "one of the world's bestknown international roboticscompetitions." Registration forthe event runs through Monday,March 24 online. Powers said ofthe contest, "Seeing the payoffin the end is ridiculouslyrewarding."

JORDYN SIMSOPINIONS EDITOR

In Fall 2007, PresidentJames F. Jones signed theAmerican College andUniversity President's ClimateCommitment. This documentrecognizes the "unprecedentedscale and speed of global warm-ing and its potential for large-scale, adverse health, social,economic, and ecologicaleffects." By signing this docu-ment, Jones committed to sev-eral steps to promote climateneutrality. He has already cre-ated institutional structures toensure that these steps arecompleted, an action which inand of itself was a step.

Charles A. Dana ResearchAssociate Professor of BiologyJoan Morrison, Head of theCommittee, noted, "As part ofour activities this semester, thecommittee is crafting a sort of'mission statement' that willaddress Trinity's commitmentto sustainability. We are alsocompiling some recommenda-tions for ways in which ourcampus can address this issue,ranging from energy to foodservice to transportation. Weplan to provide this informa-tion to the Trustees at anupcoming meeting and willkeep the campus informed asprogress is made." Morrisonadded that the staff atFacilities is beginning to focuson ways to increase energyefficiency.

There are still several stepsthat the college needs to take tofollow through with the commit-ment. For example, the planthat requires a complete inven-tory of all greenhouse gas emis-sions must be completed byJune. According to Planningand Budget Committee HeadPaula Russo, who was echoed byMorrison, the SustainabilityCommittee "has been lookinginto what would be the bestway" to do a complete inventoryof all greenhouse gas emissions.Russo continued, saying, "It ismy expectation that the taskforce will make a recommenda-tion this semester so that we canget the inventory underwaybefore the end of the term."

The commitment goes on torequire presidents to initiatetwo or more tangible actionsfrom a list provided, withoptions ranging from establish-ing a policy requiring all newcampus construction to follow,at the least, the LEED Silverstandard or an equivalent stan-dard, to promoting and provid-ing access to public transporta-tion for the campus community.

In addition, within the nexttwo years, Trinity must forman institutional action plan forbecoming climate neutral. Thepreliminary planning for this

requirement will also fallunder the jurisdiction of theSustainability Committee.

The involved administra-tors have communicated enthu-siasm for this commitment,with Russo saying, "It is greatthat Jones signed the agree-ment. It shows the College'scommitment to sustainabilityand gives us an additionalincentive to make realprogress."

Jones has also been pleasedwith the work done to fulfillthis commitment. Referring tothe commitments within thedocument, President Jonessaid, "Sally Katz, our wonder-ful facilities director, is exceed-ingly aware of these issues. Thenew casings in the windows inJarvis/Seabury, for example,should have a massive positiveinfluence on the terrible wastethose two buildings haveincurred for probably 50 years(the iron framing around thewindows basically shrunk [...]allowing heat to escape). Wemight as well have tried to heatthe Quad. Really terrible, froman environmental perspective."President Jones continued, "Iwas glad to sign the document,although with our old build-ings, anything short of a majorrenovation [...] will be difficultto manage. These are simplefacts of Trinity life of course."

All of the initiatives andrequirements listed in theClimate Commitment must befinished by June 2009, and thecollege is committed to continu-ing to report to the Associationfor the Advancement ofSustainability in HigherEducation (AASHE). ThisCommitment has 489 signato-ries thus far.

This institutional structurelays in the SustainabilityCommittee, headed by Morrison,and with representatives fromvarious departments, includingPlant Engineer Ezra Brown,Environmental Health andSafety Manager Karen Misbach,Assistant to the Vice Presidentfor Institutional Planning andAdministration Carolyn Darr,Chartwells Manager TobyChenette, Director ofCommunity Service and CivicEngagement Joe Barber, BudgetDirector Marcia Johnson,Administrative Assistant for theDean of the Center for Urbanand Global DevelopmentLuiselle Rivera, Professor ofChemistry David Henderson,Associate Professor of PoliticalScience Brigitte Schulz, andAssociate Professor of ModernLanguages and LiteratureJohannes Evelein. The commit-tee also includes student repre-sentatives Bryce Blum '10, AnneBonfiglio '10, ElizabethCianciola '10 and KrystalRamirez '10.

8 The Trinity Tripod

Student Thoughts on Chartwells, Cable, SAF Seen in Surveycontinued from page 1

until 6:00 p.m. on Sundays,and no dining facility is openpast midnight, eliminating con-venient dining forstudents on thenorth side of cam-pus.

Lack of varietywas listed fre-quently, with stu-dents tired of theseemingly samefood offerings inMather, and theconstant offeringsat both the Caveand the Bistro.One of the options available atthe Cave received considerablecriticism, the much accursedZona Mexicana. "I do notbelieve the options [offered byChartwells] are sufficient toavoid a redundant eatingschedule," said one of theanonymous participants."Additionally, Mexican fooddoes not consist solely, or evenat all, of quesadillas, ricebowls, and burritos. I believethat in providing a more variedmenu and a more accurate andless insulting representation ofthis culture

them feel ill. "The food general-ly makes you feel terrible," saidone participant, "tit is] not sat-isfying, appealing in taste, orhealthy." Another student

yourWhat is

least favorite

thing about on-

campus dining?spoke similarly: "The food iseither fattening or disgusting.It is hard to find anything thathas nutritional value and actu-ally tastes okay."

"The meal plan is the worstpart of Trinity," said one stu-dent. "It is completely restric-tive and wasteful. [...] I wastednearly 800 dollars of my par-ents' money last year because Icouldn't use all of my meals."

In the same survey, stu-dents were asked for theirviews on whether funds to payfor cable television on campusshould be taken from theStudent Activities Fund (SAF.)The SAF's use is dictated bythe SGA, and the decision tocut cable rests with the mem-bers of the SGA. 82 percent ofparticipants indicated thatthey felt that the SGA shouldcontinue to provide for cable.The members of the SGA, whoserve as representatives of thestudent body, will make thisdecision.

"The Way I Feel Afterwards"

be"Zona Mexicana"achieved.

Many students simply saidthat they do not find the offer-ings palatable or well prepared."Mather food is not very good,"said one participant, "and doesnot have as many options asold Mather had." "Mather foodis rarely good," said anotherstudent, "and I wish the Cavehad something other than ZonaMexicana." "Zona Mexicana"itself was listed many times asstudents' least favorite thing.

Participants expressedanger in the health value of thefood Chartwells offers, andmany said that the food makes

Further frustration wastied to the meal systememployed by Chartwells. Manystudents said that they wouldlike to be able to use more thanthe three meals a day allowedby Chartwells, feeling thatunused meals should carry

o v e r .A l s o ,t h e

cheapest and default meal planoffered further limits students'options, as it only allows formeals to be consumed inMather, thus alienating stu-dents who can not afford themore expensive meal plans."All meal plans should give theoption of dining at the Cave orthe Bistro," said one partici-p a n t"[Chartwells Wshould] justcharge moreif [students] want to have flexdollars. Meals should be goodeverywhere."

Only 45 percent of partici-pants indicated that theythought cable fell under thedistinction of a "StudentActivity," which is, as its nameindicated, what the SAF cov-ers. A vast majority, 75 percent,said that they felt that "cableshould be provided to all stu-dents free of charge."

"As an RA, I can say thatthe elimination of cable televi-sion from the dorms would be avery poor decision," said one ofthe anonymous participants."The cable went out in mybuilding during my first yearas an RA and the residentswent crazy. They drank a lotmore that weekend and a fewwindows did break. Cable is

n e c e s -sary."

Somestudents

do not see it as such a necessi-ty. "Cable is an issue for theCollege as I see it," said one

Lack of Variety"

Intercollegiate UpdateNew York University

There are plans for NYU to opena comprehensive liberal arts cam-pus in the United Arab Emiratesin 2010. This move follows in thesteps of many American universi-ties such as Cornell, Georgetown,Carnegie Mellon, Texas A&.M,and Northeastern, all of whomh?ve overseas programs in thePersian Gulf.

Duke University

A study conducted by Men'sHealth Magazine has namedDuke's hometown, Durham, NC,as the "least drunkest city" basedon death rates due to excessivedrinking. The study looked at ratesof alcoholic liver disease, reports ofbinge drinking, number of drunk-driving arrests, and percentages offatal accidents involving alcohol.

University of South Carolina

Debates arise over the placementof condom vending machines inall public bathrooms in residencehalls, a move proposed by theOffice of Sexual Health andViolence Prevention with a goalof promoting safer sex. TheResidence Hall Association isafraid of the negative effects onthe University's image.

Boston University

The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternityraises money for the Crohn's andColitis Foundation of America byencouraging students to pay touse a sledgehammer or baseballbat to take out frustrations on adonated "beater" car. The moneyraised will support studies of dis-eases that affect about one mil-lion people in the United States.

Massachusetts Institute of

Technology

MIT recieved a $2 million dollargrant for researchers to assess theenergy technology innovation sys-tem currently present in the U.S.The study has a long term goal ofmaking recommendations for fed-eral and state research on, as wellas the development of, .energyinnovations.

University of Massachusetts

Two members of the UMassAmherst men's lacrosse team havebeen arrested for breaking andentering and assault and battery inconnection with an off-campusbrawl that led to the hospitaliza-tion of three people.Approximately 12 young menforcibly entered the residence withlacrosse sticks and bottles.

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Rating of "Zona Mexicana"such student. "It's a nice bonus,but why should a student whodoes not bring a TV to campushave to pay for it?" It is thistype of voice that has led theSGA to have a discussion aboutpaying for cable. The school'scontract with Comcast is set toexpire in July.

"As a student who recog-nizes the negative portrayals -mostly stereotypes — displayedon today's television, and as astudent whose tuition isalready too high, I am in greatdislike of the thought that myparents are paying for thecable of many students on cam-pus," said a participant. "I nei-ther watch, nor am interestedin funding, Cable TV."

The benefit of cable goesbeyond entertainment purpos-es in the minds of some stu-dents. "I see cable as somethingthat is greatly helpful in alearning environment, espe-cially considering the impor-tance of coverage regarding thePresidential election," said oneparticipant. Charging studentslimits the accessibility or some-thing that students are oftenexpected to be aware of televi-sion coverage of issues."

The survey also asked aboutTrinity College ActivitiesCouncil (TCAC) and theirattendance. 41 percent of stu-dents listed that they did notattend the Spring Weekendconcert last April (the pollernoted that this question wasnot asked to participating firstyear students.) Even if they donot buy tickets to the events ofthe weekend, students are stillfunding it. Money contributedto the SAF by each studentfunds the annual concert. Ofthose that did attend the con-cert, 42 percent ranked it

between seven and 10 on a oneto 10 scale, 10 being the high-est. 75 percent attended the80's Dance last semester, which51 percent of polled attendeesrated between a seven and a10.

The SGA also funds theBantam Bus, which currentlyshuttles students downtown onFriday nights from 7:00 p.m. to1:00 a.m. The poll revealed thepoor usage of this shuttle. 82percent of participants saidthat they had never used thebus. It also revealed that stu-dents feel the bus should runlater. 28 percent suggested 9:00p.m. to 3:00 a.m., and 27 per-cent said that 8:00 p.m. to 2:00a.m. would be most desirable.

At Sunday's SGA Senatemeeting Senator Joe Tarzi '08used the results of the surveypertaining to the Bantam Busto propose a resolution thatwould adjust the operatinghours from 7:00 p.m. to 1=00a.m. to 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.The Senate passed the resolu-tion and, pending negotiationswith the bus company, the newhours will go into effect thisFriday. Joe Tarzi is also aTripod staff member.

800 students were random-ly selected for this survey. 342students responded, a 42 per-cent response rate. The resultswere weighted by gender andclass year. Associate Director ofInstitutional Research andPlanning Dr. James J. Hughesoversaw the survey.

Chartwells could not bereached in time for print, butwill be reacting later this week.Be sure to check in next week'sTripod for reaction fromDirector of Dining Services forChartwells at Trinity TobyChenette.

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Students' Frustrations Guide

Planning Committee's Missioncontinued from page 7

$9,420, a far less substantial figure.Students are also concerned about

the quality of learning facilities. Partof Trinity's long-range plan is to builda new arts facility and a new sciencefacility. Science students especiallystand behindthis plan. PiperKlemm '09 said,"The chemistrybuilding wasdesigned a longtime ago whenchemistry wasmuch different.We need moreup-to-date facil-ities." AdamHill '08 said ,"The physicsd e p a r t m e n tneeds morespace," and stu-dents from all majors seem to havecomplaints about the Life ScienceCenter (LSC). "There have been issueswith temperatures and leaking roofs,"said Gina Filloramo '10, and SamNewman '10 added, "It isn't a goodacademic environment."

Part of the Cornerstone program isto increase financial aid. Paula Russo,Vice President of the Planning,Administration and Affirmative Actionelaborated on this goal- "OneCornerstone strategy is that 'theCollege raise endowment to reduce our

Seven "Cornerstones"Capital Improvement

DiversityExperiential Education

Global InitiativeInformation TechnologyTeaching" and Research

Urban Initiatives

dependency on tuition and increasefinancial aid to help diversify our stu-dent body.' While we have not beenable to increase the number of stu-dents on financial aid for the last twoyears, the Campaign expects to raiseroughly $100 million in endowment forneed-based financial aid."

While thereare many moreimprovementsto be made atT r i n i t y ,a p p r o a c h i n gthem in a big-picture manner,such as thiscommittee aimsto do, may be as o l u t i o n .Vernon K.K r i e b 1 eProfessor ofC h e m i s t r yP r o f e s s o r

Henry DePhillips believes, "Trinityhas had many planning committeesthat haven't resulted in majorchanges. This planning process willlead to tangible results." Students areencouraged to get involved by joiningthe Planning Group on Fridays at noonin Hamlin Hall. Students will also bepart of each of the four teams and areencouraged to address anyone in thecommittee with questions or concernsthey have about how to make Trinitythe school they think it should and canbe.

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Senior Thesis Performances Impress? Show Hard Work Pays OffLAUREN TURLIK • SENIOR EDITOR

Courtesy of Liz Sharpe

Lila Claghorn and Judene Small show opposing lifestyles in Sharpe's unique thesis.

"Insert Clever Title Here: A Play in One

Act" Presents Social Commentary, HumorI shared the same senti-

ments that the little six-year-oldboy sitting behind me expressedabout senior Claire Nasuti's the-sis, "Insert Clever Title Here-' APlay in One Act." "Why can't hejust find a trash can?" "I like theskinny doctor." "They're drink-ing. Drinking is bad."

The only difference betweenthe six-year-old's opinion andmine is that he shared themduring the performance, while Ikept my mouth quiet until writ-ing this article.

I was very excited to seeNasuti's thesis, especially since Ihad heard that it was a comedyand that it completely sold outthe first night. While it was a hitslow at first, I walked out of thetiny Garmany Hall in the AustinArts Center completely satisfied.The play was clearly wellthought-out, but it was the addi-tion of the marvelous cast thatmade this play such a success.

Ryan Haney '10 playedJohnny, a sick, uninsured manwho relies on his best friendEddie, played by David Kimball-Stanley '09. The two werepaired nicely together andshared many sweet scenes. Attimes, however, their comedywas a bit too slapstick (especial-ly when they were falling allover each other at the doctor'soffice), but they were veryhuman characters. I thinkeveryone in the audience couldrelate to the situations in whichJohnny and Eddie found thenrselves: annoyed about healthinsurance, the feeling of deja vu,and being in need of a friend.

The other two members ofthe cast kept the little six-year-old boy behind me laughing hys-

terically throughout the show.He wasn't alone, though,because the entire audiencechuckled every time DavidCalder '08 and Bryce Snarski-Pierce '09 pranced, twirled, orstomped on stage. Each took onmultiple roles in the play, andHaney and Kimball-Stanley rec-ognized them as being the samepeople, adding a unique aspectto the execution of the work.This also demonstrated thediversity of Calder and Snarski-Pierce's talent. Calder played asuck-up medical intern and adark, power-hungry insurancesalesman, while Snarski-Pierceplayed a closeted, homosexualdoctor and a germophohic insur-ance manager. The two alsoplayed wealthy, prostate-exam-loving cowboys, tie-dye-wearinghippies, and brutal police offi-cers. Each role was completelydifferent and spectacular. Mypersonal favorite, however, wasthe scene in the insurance office.When Calder began to squirt theaudience with anti-bacterialspray and Snarski-Pierce hid infear behind the desk when a cor-nucopia of tissues came flyingout of Haney's hat, I could bare-ly contain my laughter.

Aside from the acting, theplay would have been nothingwithout Nasuti's skills. It waswitty, and the direction wasartistic. Her creativity wasapparent from the first scenewith Haney to the ending withcops beating the friends. Hercharacters were fully developedand real. Both I, and the littlesix-yearold boy who sat behindme, applaud Nasuti on a year ofsuccessful work.

"The Other Side of the Fence" Show Inspires, Teaches AudienceApparently the grass is

always greener on the otherside, but the audience got thebest of both worlds in senior LizSharpe's thesis, "The Other Sideof the Fence." Sharpe used inno-vative dance and voice to createa beautiful and thoughtful pieceabout a Me of adventure andrisk contrasted with a life ofsafety and security. The workcharacterized "adventure," "curi-ous," and "scared," through thecast members' performances.

Judene Small '08 danced therole of "adventure." She wasobviously a traveler, wearing abackpack, capri pants, and ahat. Sharpe choreographed astrong dance that really high-lighted Small's amazing talentas a dancer (she is perhaps thebest dancer that has gracedTrinity's stage during my threeyears here). Her beautiful legextensions and the flexibility inher back were captivating. Atthe end, her movements were abit more frantic because she was

lost as a result of her adventur-ous lifestyle. As the programstates, "she has nothing to holdon to, no one to come home to, nosecurity or stability."

Lila Claghorn '08 represent-ed the opposite, someone whowas a little too secure and stablein her lifestyle. Claghorn's rolewas more theatrical thanSmall's, which was appropriatesince Claghorn has had some ofthe most unforgettable roles inmusical theater during her fouryears at Trinity. Claghorn actedthe part of a young girl havingfun reading. She lived vicarious-ly through the characters in herbooks. This was a very cleverpart of the dance becauseSharpe was able to use her cre-ativity to craft different dancesfor different emotions'- for "curi-ous," Claghorn peeked throughher long hair; for "scared," hermovements were larger and herlimbs stretched out much longer.

Before each solo there were afew minutes of pre-recorded

monologue. Each dancer talkedabout their chosen lifestyle.Unfortunately, it was hard tohear what they were sayingbecause the volume was too loudand the recording was scratchy.Despite this, the meaning ofeach piece was still clear.

The third section was a duetbetween the two dancers, whenboth acted curious about theother dancer's lifestyle. Smallwanted to experience the conser-vative life and engaged herselfin a book, while Claghornbecame the traveler. My favoriteparts of this section were whenthe two danced in unison.

Although a stunning piece, itwas also sad. Each dancer con-tinued living their respectivelifestyle, "wondering what wouldhave happened if they had takenthat different path." Clearly,Sharpe put a lot of thought intoher thesis. Its message was clearand the choreography was bril-liant and stunning. Of the threepieces, this was my favorite.

Nikolova '08 Conquers Unique Theater With Fantastic Thesis

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Clay Ciccariello '11 carefully hides from a barrage of 1' ii ••_ •' 41s in "Frenzy for Two, or More: A Play by Eugene Ionesco."

Someone must have had aterrible, horrifying experienceinvolving Barbies during theiryouth. Bodiless heads andheadless bodies lined stageright and left for the entiretyof senior Tina Nikolova's the-sis, "Frenzy for Two or More: APlay By Eugene Ionesco." Itwas, to say the least, absurd,but that is a complimentbecause Ionesco was one of themost popular writers in theTheatre of the Absurd. Myknowledge of this genre is lim-ited to Ionesco's Rhinoceros,which I read (and barelyunderstood) in a high schoolFrench class. So, I'm not goingto try to interpret the dialoguebecause I might just be mak-ing a fool out of myself.Instead, I'll describe what Isaw.

Besides the hangingBarbie dolls, the set was com-prised of a mattress, clothestossed around the room, twochairs, and a constantly argu-ing couple. Najeda Patolo fO8

played the character "She"and Jamie Wilkinson '10played "He." They foughtabout turtles and snails, sol-diers going upstairs or down-stairs, and countless othertopics. While I did not under-stand everything that wassaid, I did catch that therewas a sort of war going on andthe two were hiding fearfullyfrom that war.

Their dialogue was quickand took a great deal ofcomedic timing to convey theright emotions. The pair bick-ered incessantly with greatconviction, yet still allowedthe audience to see a few ten-der moments, creating anauthentic portrayal of a pas-sionate married couple. Thisconvincing couple is a testa-ment to the talent of bothPatolo and Wilkinson.

The other characters hadminor roles. Clay Ciccariello'11 played the soldier, AndyWeisenfeld '11 was the neigh-bor, and Tierney Nolen '11 was

the neighbor's wife. I wouldhave to say that their mostinteresting part in the playwas during the Barbie dollmassacre. The three stood offthe stage and tossed Barbiearms, legs, heads, and torsosat Patolo and Wilkinson, whowere trying to protect them-selves from the onslaughtunder a mattress. This partlasted a very long time, butstrangely enough, watchingBarbie parts fly across thestage never got old. I shouldnow mention that I myselfwas never a fan of the blondedoll. Anyway, with what littlelines Ciccariello, Weisenfeld,and Nolen had, they allplayed their parts very well.

I do not know much aboutdirecting, but Nikolova cer-tainly accomplished her mis-sion. She had a vision for theplay and I think Ionescowould have been proud at howtruly absurd it was (andremember, that is indeed acompliment!).

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baby onto the stage. And "Holler,"which was released after Halliwell'sdeparture from the group, providedthe perfect opportunity for my friendand me to quickly leave to purchaseofficial Spice Girls T-shirts.

In addition to group performances,solo performances were also incorpo-rated into their show: Beckham cat-walked to Madonna's "Like a Virgin"and RuPaul's "Supermodel," Browncovered Lenny Kravitz's "Are YouGonna Go My Way," Bunton andChisholm each sang songs from theirsolo albums ("Maybe" and "I Turn toYou," respectively), and Halliwell cov-ered The Weather Girls' "It's RainingMen."

After approximately 85 minutes,the Spice Girls exited the stagesinging, "Goodbye," apparently forget-ting to sing, "Wannabe." The audienceof more than 17,000 fans cheered whenBrown returned to thestage with the fourother group mem-bers coyly introduc-ing, "It's the onewith the zig-a-zig-ahh, I think ..."before perform-ing the group'slegendary firstsingle.

Almostas exciting 'as the pops o n g sw e r et h e

Al! Photos Courtesy of Aiteen McBride

The Spice Girls bring their reunion tour stateside, performing live in New York on Feb. 6, 2007.

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Halliwell in her iconic Union Jack dress in 1997.

show's costumes, as designed byRoberto Cavalli. Cavalli even recre-

ated the iconic Union Jack dressthat Halliwell donned for the

*, Brit Awards in1997. Heart!

My hestfriends and Iprepared forthe Spice Girlsconcert by eat-ing cupcakes

from MagnoliaBakery, pouring glitter

on our hair in Sephora,and hugging (seriously... if that isn't "girlpower," I don't knowwhat is). And let me tellyou about "girl power" ...

I've been a fan of all things "girlpower" since before I could even com-prehend the "deeper" meaning of thegroup's third single, "2 Become 1." And

My best friends and I

prepared for the Spice

Girls concert by eating

cupcakes from

Magnolia Bakery, pour-

ing glitter on our hair

, in. Sephora, and hug?.-

ging (seriously ... if that

isn't "girl power," I .

don't know what is).

on Sunday, I entered the PrudentialCenter, a (slightly) less naive versionof my pre-teen self, decked out in ahomemade T-shirt reading "Lizzie

Spice" in hot pink glit-ter and attempting tosing a capella to "If UCan't Dance." I exhibit-ed what I consider to bemore than admirableself-restraint when Iforwent applying thehair mascara that has

""apparently existedbeneath my bathroomsink since before thebirth of BluebellMadonna Halliwell.

My best friends andI literally left the concert hoarse andtearyeyed. Yes, the Spice Girls makeme emotional and no, I'm notashamed. I think it's awesome. GirlPower!

Spice Girls Set List

Introduction

"Spice Up Your Life""Slop

"Say You'll Be There""Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)"

"The Lady Is A Vamp""Too Much1

"2 Become 1'

"Who Do You Think You Are'"Like A Virgin'7"Supernioder (Beekliain)

"Are \ou Gonna Go My Way" (Brown)"Maybe" (Bunton)

"Viva Forever"Holler

"It's Raining Men" (Halliwell)"I Turn To You" (Chisholm )

"Let Love Lead The Way""Mama"

"Celebration""Shake Your Body"

"That's the Way (i Like It;)""We Are Family"

"Goodbye"

"If U Can't Dance" (int.ro)"Wannabe"

"Spice Up Your Life" (reprise)

! hIF UlTHE JOURNEY

1997The Spice Girls, com-prised of VictoriaAdams, MelanieBrown, Emma Bunton,Melanie Chisholm, andGeri Halliwell form inLondon under thegroup name Touch.

The hit single "Wannabe"is released in the UnitedKingdom in July. The songclimbs the charts to # 1in a matter of weeks.Spice, the album, isreleased in November.Comparisons to"Beatlemania" ensue.

The Spice Girls' sec-ond album,Spiceworld, isreleased in November.The album, whichincludes hits such as"Too Much," "Stop,"and "Viva Forever,"becomes an interna-

tional bestseller.Spiceworld: The Movie isreleased, also in November.

1998The Spice Girls embarkon their first world tour,starting in Dublin, Ireland,and ending in their homecountry of England. InMay, Halliwell (a.k.a.Ginger) announces herdecision to leave theband.

1999With the loss of Halliwell,members pursue solocareers. Chisholm (aka

2000The remaining fourmembers go on torecord Forever,

Sporty) releases Northern which receives a

Star. lukewarmresponse, Thegroup perform atthe MTV EuropeMusic Awards.

2007On June 25, the SpiceGirls announce theirReunion World Tour, tothe joy of many fans.The tour kicks off inVancouver on Dec. 2. Ashow in Hartford isscheduled for Feb. 22,2008.

2008The Spice Girls announcethat they will be cuttingtheir World Tour short,cancelling dates in SouthAfrica, China, Argentina,and Australia, Rumorsspeculate that Beckham(a.k.a. Posh) is the rea-son.

12 The Trinity Tripod

With Writers' Strike FinallyOver, Shows Flood Television

PBIYANKAJOTWAMARTS CONTRIBUTOR

It's time to celebrate: the writers'strike is over! The Writer's Guild gavethe "thumbs up" for production toresume this Monday. Even though thestrike is now reaching an end, a lot ofwork still needs to be done to salvagewhat is left of this TV season. Be sureto check this column forweekly updates on thereturn of yourfavorite shows.But for nowlet's take

Brothers& Sisters^After the reve-

lations in the last"episode, there was defi-nitely much that needed to beanswered on this past Sunday's episode.Jason McCallister's return was explo-sive to say the least. The coffee/dinnerscene between Kevin, Scotty, andJason was quite entertaining. I'm tornabout which former ex I want Kevin toend up with, but for now it looks likeScotty is sticking around. The exgame also continued with Justin,Tommy, Lina, and Julia. Things aredefinitely going to be tough for Tommyand Julia, but now that Lina is out ofthe picture, it should be a bit easier.Guest stars Danny Glover andStephen Weber are making a splash onthe "Brothers and Sisters" scene.Their respective chemistries withNora and Sarah are perfect andemphasize the reason that this show isso successful'- it is able to weave in newcharacters extremely easily andbreathe new life into the show.Spoiler Alert: In next week'sepisode, one couple will "seal the deal"on their relationship, and it looks likeJason will be making things complicat-ed for everyone by sticking around fora while.

One Tree Hill:"Just because someone has a histo-

ry with someone doesn't mean that'swho they should be with." Oh, NannyCarrie, looks like your intentions arenot so honorable after all. From thebikini incident, to helping a naiveNathan with his pants, and finally theshocking skinny dip at the end of theepisode, Carrie's real side is makingquite the appearance. But she's gotnothing on the new villain of the show,Victoria. You couldn't help but feel badfor Brooke when her mother viciouslyripped her apart and then dismissedher at the end of the episode. The bestscenes of the night belonged to Peyton,first with her fiery defense of Brookeagainst Victoria, and then in an explo-sive argument with Lucas. She had agreat comeback when she told Victoriathat Brooke never had a mother,

either. Even more kudos to Peyton inthe book-throwing scene with Lucas,or rather, to Hilarie Burton, who hasreally stepped it up this season. Aftera few so-so episodes, the new season of"One Tree Hill" is finally picking up,and the Feb. 12 episode is going to beno exception. Spoiler Alert: Theusual Lucas voice-over that concludesevery episode will be taken over by

someone else. When Peytonfinally decides to shut

the door on her past,a trademark of

the show will» be gone as

w e l l .S p a r k swill flyw h e nH a l e ywitness-es a kiss'betweena couplethat is

not cur-r e n t 1 y

together ,but this is

not the onlystolen kiss of the

night. The latterhave more detri-

mental effects for Haley.'"will

Smallville:A lot of people were worried about

the seventh season of "Smallville," butas usual, the show never ceases toimpress. Last week's return of theGreen Arrow finally brought Lois backon the scene, which is always a wel-come factor. It was nice to see her vul-nerable side, especially in the endwhen she was crying to Clark. I amnot sure that scene would have hap-pened if Oliver had told her the fakeGreen Arrow she kissed last seasonwas actually Clark. After the entire"Bizarro Clark" incident, Lana andClark finally lashed out at each other.This only made things worse untilClark's conversation with Lois madehim realize that being a superhero'sgirlfriend is not exactly a dream cometrue. Finally he made things rightwith Lana in an emotional yet funnyscene when he admitted some of histransgressions from his Kal-El days inSeason Three. It was nice to see theold "Clana" resurface, but who knowshow long this will last. By the looks ofthe preview, this week's episode isgoing to be exceptionally dark andtwisted. Spoiler Alert: Lex findsKara and in turn nearly figures outthe secrets of Krypton. Also, he is onceagain shot by someone obsessed withKara.

Honorable Mentions:While the timeline of return for most

shows is uncertain, it has been con-firmed that primarily only the stapleshows will be returning this spring.This leaves new favorites such as"Private Practice," "Pushing Daisies,"and "Dirty Sexy Money" not set toreturn until the fall. "Heroes" and "24"will also most likely not be returninguntil next fall and/or January 2009respectively. Though it is unconfirmed,shows such as "Grey's Anatomy,""Gossip Girl," and "House," will likelybe back in April with new episodes, tothe joy of many avid watchers.

Artists Winehouse? HancockDominate Grammy Awards

JAMES KUKSTISNEWS EDITOR

Though logistics (and a little bit oftrouble securing a visa) kept her from theceremony in Los Angeles Sunday night,Amy Winehouse was undeniably the starof the Grammy Awards, despite losing thetop prize of Album of the Year, whichwent instead to Herbie Hancock for hisRiver: The Joni Letters. Winehouse wonin five other categories, including Recordof the Year and Song of the Year for"Rehab," as well as Best New Artist.

Her performance, via satellite fromLondon, a medley of 'Ton Know I'm NoGood" and "Rehab," confirmed why shewas nominated and victori-ous in so many categories.Although in the past she hasbeen visibly nervous andunsure in a live setting, onSunday night Winehousewas powerful and exuber-ant. She looked clean andhealthy, and yet her man-nerisms were clearly thoseof a deeply troubled person.Immediately after her performance, sheemotionally and joyfully accepted theaward for Record of the Year, hugging herparents and giving an acceptance speechwith an arm around her visibly proudmother.

Kanye West was another big winner,taking home four trophies, including BestRap Album. The never-humble star calledthe Grammys his "new place of residence"in his acceptance speech, and then statedthat Mark Ronson (producer ofWinehouse's Back to Black) and

Winehouse deserved to win Album of theYear, but so did he.

A response to Kanye's personalitybrought perhaps the best line of theevening. After accepting the award forBest Country Album from Ringo Starr,Vince Gill said, "I just got an award givento me by a Beatle. Have you had thathappen yet, Kanye?" The producers thenshowed Kanye laughing in the audience.

Other highlights of the eveninginclude West's performance of "Stronger"and "Hey Mama," especially poignant fol-lowing his mother's death in November.Tina Turner also performed withBeyonce, in a meeting of two great talentsfrom different generations.

While this watch-er does not doubt thatHancock's albumdeserved the award,though I have neverheard it, I am mildlydisappointed withWinehouse's loss. Itseemed inevitablethat she would win.Were this the Oscars,

and something like what happened inearly 2006 were to happen (when Crashwon for Best Picture), I would be far moresurprised and, honestly, more concerned.But with this, all I am left with is milddisappointment and a significant desirejust to say, "Who cares?" The Academyhas taken heat in the past for being out oftouch with what is popular, but that isprobably the way it should be. The musicwith the most power and worth behind itshould set out to win, right? Seems logi-cal, but the loss does not feel right.

Though logistics [...]

kept her from the cere-

mony in Los Angeles

Sunday night, Amy

Winehouse was undeni-

ably the star of the

Grammy Awards.

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GREEN TIPof thi wmk

Tips for Saving EnergyConsider replacing your regular incandes-

cent light bulbs with new energy-saving fluo-rescent bulbs. Not only does the fluores-cent bulb consume only a quarter of theelectricity that the old incandescent onedoes, but it also lasts a lot longer (saving

you money). Start using them now and beproud of yourself for fighting against global

warming!

Feel Like Yoga?Please feel free to attend these bi-weeklyyoga classes that are open to the Trinity

community. Every level of expertise is wel-come, just wear loose-fitting clothing and

bring a yoga mat for the floor.Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 1:00PM

Vernon Social Center

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By Anne Bonfiglio

The community service spot-light would like to kick off thesemester by shining on the Men'sand Women's Hockey teams andthe Trinity College Figure SkatingClub, for the time that they havecontributed towards teaching localchildren how to skate at Trinity'sKoeppel Community SportsCenter. The skating sessions areconducted every Friday afternoonand combine lessons and freeskates so that the dhildren canpractice what they have learned.

So far the members of theMen's Hockey team has con-tributed 28 hours of volunteer serv-ice and the Women's Hockey teamhas contributed 36 hours. The timethese athletes have spent teachinglocal children how to skate is inaddition to their busy academicschedule. Great job to everyoneinvolved!

THE FINAL CUT

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9:45 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 13

Mather Bishop's Lounge

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EVENTSRELIGIOUS SERVICES

Roman Catholic Mass12:15 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 13

Crypt Chapel

Trinity Zen

6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 14

Crypt Chapef

Come celebrate Chinese New Year with

MSA and the Chinese language depart •

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the infrastructure of this city.Where does that passion comefrom?

Susan- I grew up in north-ern Ohio when the steel millswere closing down, and inwhich there was a very power-ful and important African-American community. We hadthe first big city, black mayor. Iworked on his campaigns in the1960s.

Carver- Which city?Susan: Cleveland. I lived

in a very wealthy suburb of avery poor city, which is now avery, very poor city. So theinspiration for my connection toHartford comes from that back-ground. I believe that if I livedin Miami, I would be active. Iwould be active in whatevercity I'd be living in. It's some-thing that as a 20th centuryspecialist is a fundamentalcommitment. It's also the bestway to continue the kinds ofpolitical commitments that Ihad in the '60s.

Carver'- Hartford is knownas "New England's Eising Star".Is that an appropriate nick-name? Can yousuggest a moresuitable one?

Susan: It'san anxious nick-name. I can'tsuggest a differ-ent one. The" I n s u r a n c eCapitol" is still aviable onebecause of theamount offinance capitalthat is flowingthrough here.You can ask ournew Dean and Director of theCenter for Urban and GlobalStudies and Paul E. RaetherDistinguished Professor ofSociology and InternationalStudies, Dean Chen, aboutthat. He has all the data onthat. It's the second poorestcity in the country, so what doesone say? I like to think of it asa place where the future meets

the past, and people can takethat as they wish. But it's notan irrelevant city. The ideathat its poverty makes it irrele-vant is incorrect. On the con-trary, that's what makes it rele-vant, along with its role infinance capital on an interna-tional level (the irony of that).When I say that the culturelacks imagination, it lacks theability to perceive that ironyand work from it. It requires animaginative landscape of think-ing about how cities can be verydifferent from what they werebefore and what they are now.Hartford poses that so starkly,but then if the culture isn'tthere to utilize the imagination,all the money in the world can'tsolve these issues. I alsobelieve strongly that the federalgovernment needs to take inter-ventionist action, yesterday.

Carver'- What would yousay in response to people whocriticize, or are even fearful, ofTrinity's location?

Susan'- I would say, more iscoming. The world is a compli-cated place, and hi some ways,a dangerous place. So you canforestall the understanding of

what it meansI still retain a lot of

belief in the old style:social democratic,

European politics. It'snot just about the presi-dent, though. We needmore from our senators,who I feel are not doing

enough at all.

to live in theworld, butwhat Trinityoffers is thepossibility ofgetting somevery solide x p e r i e n c einteracting inthe real worldwhile you'restill young.It's a great andunusual thingfor a liberalarts college.

It's just a fundamentally moreinteresting, more relevantplace. We also need to remem-ber that Trinity represents apoint of enormous civic pride forpeople of this city. They claim(people who will never get theopportunity to send their kidshere) that they still know thatthey live some place where thisis going on. There is some sad-

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ness there, but there is alsosomething we need to be awareof, that's responsibility. It's nota monetary responsibility. It's aquestion of exercising certainkinds of civic leadership.

Carver- If Trinity studentswant to help out the City ofHartford, what is one smallthing that they could do thatover time will help transformHartford into the bustlingmetropolis it could be?

Susan'- First and foremostis to read. It's a question of theimagination, in the firstinstance. It's a question of yourintellectual development. It's amyth that is separate fromexperience. You need to acquirethat cognitive space in which toimagine how things could bedifferent, but also to empathizewith people you are meeting.

Carver'- You mentionedthat you would like to see inter-vention from the federal gov-ernment to help out the city.Which presidential candidatecould potentially do the most tohelp the City of Hartford?

Susan'- I don't know if anyof the candidates are going tobe committed to helping cities.It just hasn't come up as a largepiece of political rhetoric in thecampaigns. It's something Ithink the candidates are maybeeven afraid to talk about. I'm aregistered Democrat and apost-Marxist, and I voted forObama in the primary. I stillretain a lot of belief in the oldstyle: social democratic,European politics. It's not justabout the president, though.We need more from our sena-tors, who I feel are not doingenough at all.

Carver- You've lived inHartford for a while. Where isthe best place to eat, and whatshould I order there when I go?

Susan- I like TrumbullKitchen. I also like Costa delSol. When you go to Trumbull,order from the Asian part of themenu, but Trumbull is ownedby Max's, so it's part of anempire, and you know howinterested I am in imperialism.

Carver'- What is your cur-

JORDYN SIMSOPINIONS EDITOR

Tim Wise, a speakerrenowned throughout the coun-try for his authority and for-ward-thinking positions onracism in the United States,came to speak at Trinity lastWednesday Feb 6. Wise has spo-ken to over 300,000 peopleacross the nation, in 48 states,and at 350 colleges.

An engaging speaker, Wisebalanced humor and seriousnessin his discussion about racismhi our society which so clearlyexists, yet is suppressed hi dis-cussion hi order to suit our cul-ture of political correctness. Asan example, Wise cited the cur-rent presidential primarieswhere, he said, "The culture hasmade it so that [presidentialhopeful Barack Obama] can'ttalk about race; God forbid hetalk about it." Wise went on topoint out that many of the plat-form issues hi the political raceat hand are often caused orworsened by racism, citing ourracially disparate health caresystem, race-based housing dis-crimination, and the raciallyheterogenous nature of theAmerican job force.

The latter part of Wise'sspeech discussed privilege inAmerica, and the fact that itdamages everyone, not justthose who get taken advantageof, but also the privileged. Wisegave examples of privilege thatgo beyond being able to buy ahouse, get a job, or even getelected to a political position.Every day people of color areforced to represent then* entireminority hi discussions, and if aperson of color were to be asinarticulate as President GeorgeBush often is, Wise continued,he would feel the burden of hisinarticulate words not just uponhimself but upon his minority asa whole.

"We're in denial, we don'twant to believe that it's a prob-lem," Wise said over and over toa packed Washington Eoom,filled with audience membersfrom the Hartford area and evensurrounding colleges.

As a white man, Wise said,"We have the privilege of stayingstupid."

He called upon everyone hithe audience to choose "ally-ship" and to move beyond privi-lege into discussion of a topicthat we so clearly can no longeravoid.

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Tim Wise addresses eager Trinity students at "Race is not a Card" lecture.

rent book or essay in progress,and why should I rush out andread it as soon as it's available?

Susan'- Well, you won't berushing. But, within this year,my book on the 1930s willbecome available. I think, insome ways, it's a sad book,because the '30s was a sad time,but it is about the possibilitiesand hopes that people took intothe '30s that had an impact onthe period after World War II.It's also going to have greatphotographs.

Carver- If you weren'tteaching or involved in acade-mia in some respect, whatwould you be doing?

Susan'- I would be a jour-nalist. But if I could do what Iwould most like to do, I wouldbe a championship tennis play-er.

Carver- Who's your favoriteplayer?

-Susan: Raffa [RafaelNadal] all the way. I also thinkRoger Federer is a wonderfulplayer. You may not know this,but his mother is South African,and right now, he is giving a lot

of money to a massive publiccharity in Port Elizabeth[South Africa].

Venus and Serena Williamsalso have my heart. I alsowatched, very devotedly, theBjorn/McEnroe matches. JohnMcEnroe's behavior was veryimportant for those of us whowere expatriate Americans liv-ing in Britain. There was some-thing fundamentally righteousabout his defiance of theWimbledon codes of the time.

Carver- Do you have anyfinal message that you wouldlike to share with the Trinitycommunity?

Susan- Well, I'm going onleave for all of next year. Thereis some sadness attached tothat in one respect; we are soanxious to finish our film onHartford.

So, I'm very much hopingthat people in the college whohave been involved in it willcontinue that project. It's avery exciting time at Trinitywith the capital campaign com-ing to fruition, so let's hope allthe planets line up.

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American Dream Event a Big Success | Sex and the Long WalkYUWEIXIE

ANNOUNCEMENTS EDITOR

If you type "The AmericanDream" into our beloved onlinerepository, Wikipedia, you willfind a definition that states,"In general, The AmericanDream can be defined as hav-ing the opportunity and free-dom that allows all citizens toachieve their goals in lifethrough hardwork and determ i n a t i o nalone."

H o w e v e r ,things are notalways thats i m p l e .Contributors tothe page haveanxiously andc a u t i o u s l yadded, "The def-inition of The American Dreamis now under constant debateand discussion."

So, last Saturday night,with the same anxiety and cau-tion, my friend and I went toattend the Connecticut Forum,"The American Dream ...Going, Going, Gone?" at theBushnell Center for thePerforming Arts to explore thetruth behind the disputabletopic of The American Dream. Ireceived a ticket from the gen-erous American StudiesDepartment that provided freetickets to the event forAmerican Studies majors aswell as other interested stu-dents.

The forum was moderatedby Ray Suarez, senior corre-spondent on PublicBroadcasting Company (PBS)and paneled by three knowl-edgable panelists, Harvard

Ehrenreich pointed outthat the increase in

income only applies tothe middle and upper

classes, and a lot of col-lege graduates end upbehind the counter at

Starbucks.

University economist RolandFryer, radio show host, LauraIngraham, and author BarbaraEhrenreich.

Ingraham kicked off theforum, delivering an exciting,but short, talk infused with herpatriotism and optimism. Shebelieves that The AmericanDream is not about money, butis about the opportunities andfreedoms that America repre-

sented to theworld. Her ide-alism of TheA m e r i c a nDream was wellreceived by themajority of theaudience, whichwas reflected inthe next pollthat showedthat 64 percentof the audience

were optimistic about thefuture of America.

Encouraged by the audi-ence, Ingraham went on tocomment on the AmericanDream, calling herself a down-right optimist and reiteratingthe point that Americans livewith virtue and dignity. Justas Ingraham's optimistic atti-tude began to pervade theaudience hall, Ehrenreich, notmuch of an optimist, confront-ed Ingraham with the Iraq Warand other military actionsAmericans have undertakenthat contradict her theory ofvirtue. This rebuttal turnedout to be only a prelude of theheated debate that arosebetween the women.

Ingraham is aConservative, whileEhrenreich is a Liberal. It wasevident that Ingraham hasfaith in the federal govern-

ment, that she believesAmericans are well-loved allover the world and that moneyis not everything. I believe shewould agree with the definitionfound on Wikipedia. Halfwaythrough the discussion, anenraged man in the audienceshouted, "Not true!" atIngraham.

Ehrenreich, and several inattendance agreed that the def-inition is by no means ade-quate. Ehrenreich pointed outthat the increase in incomeonly applies to the middle andupper classes, and a lot of col-lege graduates end up behindthe counter at Starbucks. Shewas obviously disappointedwith the federal government,which creates a barrier towardthe realization of TheAmerican Dream for many.

Fryer, however, pinnedeverything on education. Hewas also the only one whoaddressed the problem of race.

The whole panel discussioncame to an end whenIngraham concluded that "TheAmerican Dream is differentfor different people" and withthe final poll. The questionwas: What do you think of thestatus of America in the world?83 percent of the audiencechose "On the decline."

So what does this mean?Since The American Dreamvaries for different people,there is no concrete definitionof the American Dream? Or asthe title indicates, theAmerican Dream is going,going and will soon be gone?

I am only sure of one thing,contributors to The AmericanDream page of Wikipediawould have been pleased by thediscussion at this forum.

The Art of the (Long) Walk of ShameSAM NEWMAN

FEATURES CONTRIBUTOR

All academic majors. Full salary and benefits, www.teachforamerica.org

How many of us havewoken up on a Sundaymorning to see some

half-drooling, passed-out, random person lying nextto you? Well, if you're like themajority of Trinity students,that short description justsent horrifying images of lastweekend flashing throughyour head (and don't worry,those of you lucky enough outthere to have never experi-enced this enlightening feel-ing, your day will come). Aftera minute of coming to termswith the fact that you are lyinghalf-naked in someone's dormroom with a blurred recollec-tion of last night's event, youthrow on clothing, hobbledown the stairs, pray to [insertheavenly being here] that youdon't see anyone you know,and scamper home.

In my search to figure outhow best to deal with this situ-ation, I walked around Trinity,asking friends and studentsabout their personal Walks ofShame. Not surprisingly, Iheard everything from leavingnotes, fleeing the scene, andeven one last round of passion-ate love-making before goinghome to do some math home-work. I took people's respons-es, both good and bad, and Ihave reasoned the best way todeal with the Walk of Shame.

I have decided to start mytheory by dealing with one ofthree main problems' whathappens when you wake up? Ifyou're like I am and have ahard time fitting two peopleinto a bed that isn't big enoughfor one in the first place, youhave probably woken up at8̂ 30 a.m. and wondered whatto do. Do I leave a note? Do Isneak out as quietly as possi-ble? Considering the manypossibilities, I believe that it isacceptable just to leave. Afterspending an entire night flirt-ing your way around a frater-nity house while carrying onpointless conversations in thehopes of getting some action,you should have a fairly goodunderstanding of whether ornot you want the evening tocontinue or to end quickly.Thus, roll out of bed, getdressed, and leave. If youmaybe want to leave a note(and I find this to be more of afeminine thing ... nothing per-sonal, ladies), that's polite andkind, but it's really not neces-sary. Most people are not look-ing for something more than afun evening, and I have toimagine it's fairly commonthat both people want theevening to end. However, ifyou want the evening to con-tinue into something more,either stay or make a point ofcalling the person later. Afterall, if you have the ability topick up a person within a cou-ple hours, you clearly have theability to get in touch withthat person at another point.

So, you've thrown on yourclothing, left the room, andnow it's the long walk out ofthe dorm room and down thestairs to the fresh air outside.I propose two scenarios.

Scenario l: You close thedoor and — surprise - guesswho is standing there? Noneother than your "lover's" room-mate. Let's face it, the secondyou leave that room, all theroommates are going to talkabout you anyway. We've alldone it, so your best bet is tokeep walking. Maybe wavejust to be friendly (after all,you really don't want to get onhis or her bad side), but defi-nitely ignore all types of eyecontact. Most importantly,don't make a scene, don't starta conversation. Become MissAmerica, walk, wave andsmile (and make sure thereisn't lipstick smeared acrossyour face).

Scenario 2'- You close thedoor, make it out of the dormroom and encounter some ran-dom individual in the hallway.One again, Miss America.Keep walking. Maybe smile Ifyou know the person, thenwave, but keep walking. Theycan assume what happened,and thus nothing really needsto be said.

This leads me to my thirdpoint, the infamous Walk ofShame. You've made it out,smiled, waved and walked.Now all you have to do is getback to your dorm. It is herewhere I propoise a change tothe name "Walk of Shame."Let's call it the "Walk ofDignity." Why this namechange, you ask? You are theone who endured a night ofstilettos, (or tight boxer briefsthat don't allow much room tobreathe), straightened yourhair, put on make-up,squeezed into that pair of sexyjeans, spent those few extrahours at the gym to make sureyour biceps were just right,fought the lines to get the beerat the bar, spit mad game, and,at the end of the night, you'rethe one who just got laid. Sowhy are you embarrassed?Let's face it, the only peopleawake at 8̂ 30 a.m. on aSunday are the other luckyfew who had a similar evening,those going to a very, veryearly mass, athletes who prob-ably don't want to be up thisearly, and finally, people whoactually do their homework.So once again, why are youembarrassed? Everyone in theaforementioned list is, in someway, secretly jealous of the factthat you had (hopefully) a ter-rific evening. So, walk withdignity! Let people stare atyou. Let the world know thatyou have game, that you havecourage, and that you haveskill. After all, we all know youare going to go back to yourroom and call all your friendsabout it anyway. So stride withpride, Trinity , and never befearful of what others mightthink of you.

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Top 5Ways to Spend Valentine's Day

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5. Hang out in the library. There won't bemuch distraction and you get the couch!

4» Line up all your candy hearts intofunny phrases ... or light them on fire.

3 . Make a trip to the florist and purchasesome pretty roses that exceed your budget.

2* Sing Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeerloudly, because you miss the Christmasspirit.

L Get on the scale in the morning, eat alot, and get on the scale at night to seehow much you've gained. That's really fun.

miaks Hearty Holiday History

College Chaplain Speakson New Responsibilities

YUWEIXIEANNOUNCEMENTS EDITOR

The whole campus wasdrenched in freezing rainwhen I dashed into the chapelFriday afternoon. As soon asthe door behind me clankedshut, a sense of serenity pos-sessed me, calming me downfrom the unsettling trek. But Iwasn't there merely for theshelter from the rain, but wason an important mission tointerview the new chaplain —Reverend Allison Read.

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is to the rightof the mainisle. It is ar easonab lys p a c i o u sniche, fur-nished intune with theinterior of the chapel andorganized in a comfortableway.

When Reverend Read cameto greet me, I was surprised tosee how young she was! I hadbeen positive that she was anold lady with years of experi-ence in offering people spiritu-al guidance.

Thus began the conversa-tion between a newbie inter-viewer with minimum under-standing of divinity and

Reverend Read, also new tothe College. If anything, itwasn't technically an inter-view.

I started by confessing thatI had never attended a reli-gious service, which ReverendRead dismissed by cordiallyinviting me to the weeklyVespers service on Sundayafternoon.

She assured me that reli-gious affiliation did not matterand people of all faiths werewelcome. At once enlightenedabout the service I had alwaysheld in misunderstanding, Igrew more curious about theposition of a chaplain.

This made me even morecurious about Reverend Read'sposition. Her easy-goingnature and sense of humorextended by her warm, sooth-ing smile really made me feelat ease. And besides, there isher special insight about thecareer path she chose andenthusiasm that exclusivelybelongs to those whose collegeyears hasn't been so distantyet. The relatively small agegap between Trinity studentsand Reverend Read allows herto have special insight abouther particular career path.

Continued online on TheTrinity Tripod Web site.

ANNE BENJAMIN

FEATURES EDITOR

Dear Annie,

St. Valentine's Day is com-ing up, and I am really excitedto spend the day eating Ben andJerry's with my X-Box. Wheredid this silly day and all the tra-ditions come from?

•Curious Cupid

Dear Curious Cupid,

I'm glad you asked!February 14 is certainly a won-derful day, overloaded withpink things and chocolate. Yet,the origins of St. Valentine'sDay, and the traditions that weknow today, continue to be asource of contention. Mostagree that Valentine's Daybegan, like most other funthings, in Rome. Some believethat Valentine's Day startedwhen St. Valentine was killedon February 14 for refusing todenounce Christianity. There isanother theory that the reasonSt. Valentine was killed wasbecause he was performingsecret marriages. Most agreethat the event began as theRoman holiday, Lupercalia, aPagan celebration of fertilityheld annually on February 15(the day after the holiday tohonor Juno, queen of the gods).The date was changed toFebruary 14 when PopeGelasius I changed it into aChristian holiday, a feast, inhonor of St. Valentine.Interestingly, the CatholicChurch recognizes three StValentines, so no one reallyknows exactly which one is hon-ored annually, although coinci-dentally, all three are known tohave been martyred onFebruary 14.

Valentine's Day did notbecome the love-themed holidayas we know it until much later.For this tradition, we shouldthank British writer GeoffreyChaucer. Chaucer may havebeen the first one to associateValentine's Day with love, whenhe associated Valentine's Daywith mating birds in his poem,"The Parliament of Fowls." Thepoet instigated a tradition inEngland of associating theChristian feast day with love.There is also a popular myththat birds begin mating onFebruary 14.

Valentine's Day traditionshave, like the day itself, seem-ingly strange origins. It's

rumored that the firstValentine's Day card came intoexistence when St. Valentinesent a note to a possible loversigned, "From your Valentine."Now, Hallmark and other greet-ing card companies havejumped on this tradition, mak-ing February one of their mostprofitable months.

The Cupid is a widespreadsymbol of Valentine's Day.Cupid's name comes from theLatin word cupidos, whichmeans desire. In Rome, Cupidis the god of love, son of Venus.In Greece he is Eros, son ofAphrodite. Today, Cupid isdepicted as a blindfolded,winged little boy, and when hehits you in the heart with hisarrow, you are supposed to fallin love.

Roses are probably the mostuniversal Valentine's Day tradi-tion. Roman and Greek soci-eties associated this flower withtheir respective goddesses oflove. People like to argue overthe meaning of the specific colorof roses, so, for your infor-mation; red roses meanpassion, yellow rosesmean friendship,white roses meantrue love, andblack roses mean"See ya!! Iassume that pinkroses are a combi-nation of passionand true love, the strengthof each one depending on theshade. In the age of modernflower-dyeing techniques,roses are certainly not limit-ed to their natural colors. Inmy opinion, you are lucky to getany roses at all, so the colorshouldn't matter too much.

No one goes throughValentine's Day candy withoutencountering little hearts withmessages made by Necco, theNew England ConfectionaryCompany based in Revere,Mass. These hearts have beenaround since 1866. Every year,the messages on the hearts arepart of a different theme. Lastyear, the theme was pets, so youlikely got a "purr-feet" or "coolcat" heart. This year, the themeis weather, so you will be seeinghearts inscribed with thingslike "melt my heart," "in a fog",and "get my drift." If you arecurious, you can find all thisyear's messages at the companyWeb site' www.necco.com.

Unlike many other holidays,Valentine's Day has been adopt-ed in several cultures, and thisuniversal appeal is part of itsgreatness. Since the holiday as

we know it has English roots,different traditions haveemerged, especially in theBritish Isles. One tradition Ifound especially nice is a Welshtradition — people give eachother wooden spoons withinscriptions of hearts, keys, andkeyholes to symbolize thephrase, "You unlock my heart".

When I was younger,Valentine's Day was a hugedeal. Special time at school onFebruary 13 would be dedicatedto decorating paper bags thatwere eventually put in alpha-betical order along the wall.The following day, we wouldbring in pre-signed Valentine'sDay cards and candy for everyperson in the class, creating adentist's nightmare. In highschool, Valentine's Day meant avery competitive charity rosesale.

Nevertheless, I have hadonly one memorable Valentine'sDay, when in Middle School anerdy boy (who would yearslater become my first love) gave

me a chocolate rose. Inaively ran into the

bathroom crying forfear my fragileseventh-grader e p u t a t i o n-. would be hurtby "gettingattention from

such a loser" ... westill joke about it. The

lesson here is to appreci-ate any Valentine's Day

"I gift from anyone!I Apart from that one> year, Valentine's Day has

just been a day where I feeltotally gross in the eveningfrom eating too much sugar, thepolar opposite of romance. Andalthough I always hope forsome loving on Valentine's Day(and every other day), it doesn'tmatter if I get it or not, as Ialways get a seemingly unlimit-ed amount of tasty treats.Usually, I like to take a part ofthe day to pay tribute to JohnValentin, former Red Sox short-stop and third baseman. Since Iwas a little girl, I have alwaysfantasized about havingValentin as my Valentine.Hopefully he will read this andsend me some roses.

However you spend yourValentine's Day, you can now besure that you are well-informedof the traditions, and knowl-edge is very sexy.

Please send any questions toanne.benjamin@trincoll.edu.Any question is valid, and 1would love to help!

Wash Your Hands ...and Everything ElseThe latest disease is making

the rounds once more thisyear. No, it's not Chlamyds orthe Herpe, but rather, Mono.Hopefully, AT does not kissany of you sickos, but let thisgo as a warning to anyone thatgropes around during LateNight. The Health Center hasbeen very busy lately ...

Studio 54? More likeStudio 86

When AT arrived at onedisco-themed party, AT was(un)pleasantly surprised bythe tasteless attire donned bymany. Yes, disco is hard topull off, but that's no excusefor raiding your mother'sthrow-always. AT says 86 thetight, purple-sequined dress... the green boa can go too.

Power Trip, Much?AT Thinks So

AT was appalled to see oneparticular officer of (campus)law making the roundsaround campus, ticketingeveryone he could. This offi-cer's bitter streak did not stophere; when picking up AT onVernon, he sped off ... as ATwas only just getting in the car,door still open.

Is Nothing SacredAnymore?

Peter B's is a rendezvouspoint and a place to talk overa cup o' joe. AT was sipping amocha, when a loud, petiteundergrad was making a fuss(and abusing the oversharerule) about her V-Card loss,stating, "I mean I'm not a self-ish person; I just like to makepeople happy." T.M.I.

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A Message from President James F8 Jones Jr.Dear Members of the Student Body at our College,

I am joining several of my colleague presidents and am taking the liberty of sending this general messageto the students at Trinity, certainly at this time of the year when many members of the senior class will startthinking about their lives post-Commencement this coming May.

Each student at Trinity is blessed in that you can take advantage of an undergraduate education at one ofthe nation's best schools. You are fortunate, more so than you may now realize. Outside our beautiful and his-toric campus, however, millions of underprivileged children will never know the benefits of even a high-schooleducation.

Theirs will be lives deprived of knowledge that only education can bring. You can change what is truly anepidemic in our country today in the lives of those less fortunate than you are. You can join others who areworking for Teach For America.

Some stark, undeniable facts would include:

1) only i individual in 10 from low-income communities in this country will ever receive a college degree;

2) nine-year-old children from low-income communities are, today, THREE grade levels behind their peersfrom more fortunate circumstances;

3) there are 13 million children growing up in poverty in our country today; of those 13 million children, lessthan half will ever graduate from high school; those who do graduate will perform on average at an eighth-gradelevel;

4) here in Hartford, the superintendent and the mayor, both of whom are Trinity alumni, have made raisingthe unacceptable educational level for our city's children their first priority.

Teach For America enables students like each of you at Trinity today to have an influence on changingthe future for those less fortunate than any of us who study and learn on this campus. One of our former presi-dential scholars, David Brown, Trinity Class of 2006, and a personal friend of mine, now heads up Teach ForAmerica's Connecticut Recruitment Team. Another of our alumni, Narin Prum, another member of the Class of2006 and a former president of the Student Government Association here at Trinity, is working as a Teach forAmerica corp member, as is Erin Ogilvie, Trinity Class of 2007. Joining the corps entitles you to a full salary andbenefits, as well as the chance to select from Teach For America's 29 placement regions all across the country.

You can make a difference. Ask David, Narin, or Erin. And employers and graduate schools look veryfavorably upon individuals just like each of you who have given of their time and effort to such an importantmatter facing our country today. Teach For America has existing relationships with Google.com, JP Morgan,Deloitte and Touche, General Electric, McKinsey and Company, Wachovia, Morgan Stanley, to name but a few.Teach For America also has over 100 partnerships with the top graduate and professional schools for those whowant to enroll right after their two-year stints are concluded.

The mission statement for Teach For America is "One day, all children in this nation will have the oppor-tunity to attain an excellent education." Trinity's flag could never fly over a more noble enterprise than this.

I encourage any of you who may be interested in changing the future for our nation's children to contactDavid at david.brown@teachforamerica.org.

Yours very truly,

P**~»s> \, p~y 1

James F. Jones, Jr.President and Trinity CollegeProfessor in the Humanities

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Double Coverages Who Got the Better End of the Shaq Trade?GREG AMARRA AND

SHAHMOMINSPORTS WRITERS

Kazaam: Does Diesel HaveMagic Left in the Tank?

After trading away perennialAll-Star Shawn Marion andMarcus Banks to the MiamiHeat for former league MVPShaquille O'Neal, have thePhoenix Suns jeopardized theirchances of finally making it tothe NBA Finals (in the SteveNash era)? We decided to giveour two-cents, or $9.99 in thiscase, to analyze the transaction.

Greg1' Shah, do me a favor andplease explain to me how thetrade between the Heat and theSuns makes any sense ... foreither team. I feel like all thistrade did was take a slow-mov-ing, lowenergy center and puthim in a system where he'shound to fail. The Shaq of oldmay have had potential to besuccessful when he was a domi-nant player, but his lack ofmobility will not help the high-energy Suns, who rely on con-stant fast breaks to win. PoorShawn Marion, being placed ona slumping team with no hope ofrevival.Shah: m start by saying thatthis trade makes a lot of senseon the Heat's part, as being ableto clear the two years and $40million left on Shaq's contractgives them a lot of financial flex-ibility in the next two summers.There's no doubt in anyone's

mind that the Matrix is going toopt out of his contract to becomea free agent this summer. Thatwas probably going to be thecase for Marion had he been onthe Suns roster at the end of theyear as well. The money they'llget this summer will allow theHeat to put some decent pieces(sorry, Jason Williams and Co.)around Dwayne Wade, whichwill be important if they expectto keep him from signing withhis hometown Chicago Bullswhen his current deal expires.Greg: That's a great point, but Ifeel as though the Suns are get-ting shafted in this deal. They'restuck with O'Neal's $20 millionper year contract for two moreseasons after 2008. With hisdiminishing production, Shaqwill be/is grossly overpaid. Toput this into perspective, two-time MVP Steve Nash, who'shaving career highs in assists(who knew he could improve onan already amazing stat?) and 3-point field goal percentage, isbeing paid only $11,375 million.Amare is making slightly morethan Nash, but still significantlyless than Shaq. In trying to findthe "defensive stopper" they'vebeen looking for, the Suns' des-peration to make the Finals isapparent.

Shah: I'm curious to see whatShaq the Suns will get. If it'sanything like the Shaq that theLakers and Heat got when theyacquired him, I think the dealmay work out for the Suns. Let'snot forget that when he was

traded to the Heat, peopledoubted his work ethic anddesire to stay in shape. After oneconversation with Pat Rileyabout his weight, Shaq spent thesame off-season losing 25pounds to become the Shaq wesaw dominate the NBA for thebetter part of the last decade. Atthe same time, we could see theShaq that people have come toexpect. The one who doesn't careabout his weight and just coaststhrough the regular season onlyto see his team fall in the play-offs to teams like the Bulls.Greg: Here's an interestingstat: In the '07-'08 season, Shaqis averaging 7.8 rebounds pergame. Jason Kidd (a pointguard, mind you) is averaging8.1. If ANY point-guard is out-rebounding you and you are acenter, let alone the highest-paidpure center in the league, thenyou need to re-evaluate whatyou're worth to any organiza-tion. Here's another interestingstat: Shaq is 35, Jason Kidd is34. Kidd is not a young star hithis league, yet still shows nosigns of slowing down. Moreimportantly, Kidd has never wonan NBA Championship. Shaq,on the other hand, just doesn'thave the same motivation heonce did. He's won four champi-onships (including three NBAFinals MVPs), one NBA MVP(the first unanimous MVP inNBA history) and 14 straightAll-Star selections. Shaq hasnothing left to prove and thatcan be detrimental to a team

Momentum Melting or Here to Stay?KYLENAVIN

SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

Coming off what wasarguably the biggest win of theseason last weekend against thefifth-ranked MiddleburyPanthers, the Trinity faithfulbelieved that their men's icehockey team was finally turninga corner. However, with a 3-2loss this past Tuesday againstin-state rival Wesleyan, somebegan to wonder if the victoryover Middlebury had simplybeen a fluke. Hoping to crushthese pessimistic ideas, theTrinity men went on the roadover the weekend to face TuftsUniversity and ConnecticutCollege.

Playing in such a hostileenvironment was a dauntingtask for Trinity, but the Bantamsset the tone early with theirphysicality and stingy defense.Trinity's freshman goaltender,Wesley Vesprini, anchored thedefense with his stellar play,accumulating 36 saves inFriday's contest against theJumbos. The first period was fullof high speed, end-to-end action,but neither team managed totickle the twine as the horn blew,signaling the end of the firstperiod.

At the start of the secondperiod, it was obvious that some-thing had changed in theBantams' demeanor.Capitalizing on a power-play

opportunity in the early going ofthe second period, junior forwardTom Prince was able to score hisfirst goal of the season to put theBantams ahead 1-0. Nearly fiveminutes later, Trinity founditself on another power play andagain made the Jumbos pay asjunior co-captain Ryan Masucciblasted home a shot to increaseTrinity's lead to 2-0. However,the Jumbos would not allow thevisiting Bantams to blow themout of their own arena, talcingadvantage of then* own powerplay late in the period to cut thedeficit in half.

The start of the third periodwitnessed a resilient Tufts teamexplode onto the ice with thedetermination to sour the longbus ride home for the Bantamsfollowing the game. Nearly 16seconds after the initial drop ofthe puck at center-ice, Tuft's sen-ior tri-captain Ross Gimbel beatVesprini to even up the score at2-2. But the Bantams stuck tothe game plan and retook thelead as junior Riley Hicks rippledthe mesh to make the score 3-2.

Although it seemed that themomentum had shifted Trinity'sway, nearly 23 seconds afterHick's go-ahead goal, theJumbos scored to tie the game at3-3. It seemed that this gamewas destined for overtime untiljunior defenseman Chris Powerstook center stage.

With barely a minuteremaining in. the contest, Powers

managed to score the go-aheadgoal that finally subdued theJumbos and allowed Trinity toescape with a 4-3 victory. Afterthe game, freshman sensationAdam Houli reflected, "The olderguys really stepped up for us andshowed the young guys how togrind it out and find a way towin."

Hoping to keep the streakalive, the Bantams went intotheir second contest of the week-end against Connecticut Collegewith high aspirations. Juniorforward Josh Rich provided theonly offense of the first period byscoring a goal that put Trinityahead 1-0. However, this wouldbe the only time that Trinityheld the lead. Shortly followingthe start of the second period,the Camels scored two quickgoals, giving them a lead whichthey would not relinquish. In theend, the Bantams gave up twomore goals in the final frame,making the final score 4-1.

"It was a tough one," Houlisaid. We didn't execute the waywe should have. Hands down, weneed to be able to put the puck inthe net more than once, and weare not doing that right now."

This upcoming weekend, theBantams have two crucial homegames against NESCAC rivalsColby and Bowdoin.

The outcome of these twogames could determine whetherthe men's ice hockey season isdeemed a success or a failure.

who has been on the brink ofgreatness for the past few years.Shah: Another thing I sense isthat the Suns are kind of wavingthe white flag on then- style ofplay. They're pretty much sayingthat they've tried to win withthis fast-paced, run-and-gunoffense and it just hasn'tworked. They manage to squeakpast the Lakers in the firstround of the playoffs every year,but get shut down by theMavericks and Spurs hi subse-quent rounds. I'm not sayingthat they're going to shift then:style of play to suit Shaq, but tolet go of a guy like ShawnMarion, who does anything andeverything possible short ofcoaching the team, isn't some-thing you normally do.Greg: Yeah, it'll be interestingto see how Marion adapts to los-ing in Miami. For a guy who'sbeen on a winning team as oflate, losing is something thatcan be emotionally and mentallydraining. I hope he meshes withWade and tries to re-establishthe Heat in the remainder of theseason. If not, he's sure to optout and get a significant salaryincrease. I just hope he doesn'tget discouraged hi Miami.

Shah: Marion has never beenone to complain about his situa-tion, so I don't think that's anissue. Even when his name wascirculating hi trade rumors forthe major part of this season,Marion never once complainedabout anything. He knows thatit'll all be over this summerwhen he opts out of his contractand is finally able to sign withany team that is willing to paythe outrageous amount neces-sary to sign him. In terms of howhe plays, I know he'll give 100percent, which is something thatpeople haven't really had toworry about when it comes toguys like him and Wade. Thatdefinitely doesn't mean thatthey're going to make a seriouscomeback and make the play-offs, because we all know that'snot going to happen.Greg: In his first press confer-ence with his new team, Shaqsaid, "Start selling the T-shirtsnow. All the marketing people,I'm giving you this one for free:The Sun will rise in Phoenix."I'm not entirely sure if that's hithe cards for Shaq, but what I doknow is that the (Phoenix) Sunswill set in the West(ernConference).

Bantams Look Ahead to

League-Leading Amherst

E.G. Caner

The basketball team gathers to listen to Head Coach Stan Ogrodnik during a timeout.

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Hasiuk with 19 points and Fordwith 12.

On Saturday, the team trav-eled farther south to playConnecticut College. The Camelswere hoping to build on a 16-5record. The first half was a draw.With 0:06 before the halftimebuzzer, Ford connected on ajump shot to put Trinity up 28-27.

In the second half, bothteams continued to trade shots.The Camels had a 36-34 leadwith 14:11 minutes left. Fordonce again broke the near-equi-librium with two treys. A 16-0Bantam run ensued. Defenseheld tight, keeping Connecticutto 37 percent shooting percent-age and few opportunities forshots off the glass.

"Our defense was the best ithas been all year," added Ford."We all came out hungry and

determined to lock everyone up."The men coasted to a 69-57

victory led by Ford, who totaled15 points, and freshman centerLuke McDougaU, with 11.

"[Hasiuk] really came outand played well for us this week-end," said Ford. "He is our floorgeneral, and kept us in the flowof things at times when thingsgot a little hectic. Paul Rowe hada huge defensive game againstConn, and was blocking shots allover the place. We're all asfocused as we've ever been. Thisis a special team and we're slow-ly coming to realize that whenwe come out and play like we didthis weekend, there aren't manyteams in the country that canbeat us."

The Bantams improved to18-5 and 6-2 in league play. Theytravel to Amherst this Saturdayat 3 p.m. for their regular seasonfinale against the league-leadingLord Jeffs, who are currently 8-0.

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W. Ice Hockey Sweeps Another League WeekendMARISSA POWERS

SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

It may have been SeniorDay at the Koeppel CommunitySports Complex last Saturday,Feb. 9, but the spotlight wasshining on the entire TrinityCollege women's ice hockeyteam as the Bantams swept theConnecticut College Camels ina two-game weekend series toimprove to 15-3-2.

Freshman defensemanLaura Komarek netted the firstgoal of the weekend Fridaynight just seven minutes intothe game. The Bantams stayedahead of the Camels the rest ofthe game, and did not trail inscore at any point in the week-end.

Trinity struck again in thethird with a breakaway goalfrom first-year forward SarahKohn and an assist from class-mate forward Kim Weiss andsenior co-captain defensemanErin Fitzgerald. Kohn's clean

break ended with the puck five-hole in the back of the net, clos-ing the door on the Camels forthe night.

Family and friends celebrat-ed the careers of seven gradu-ating seniors prior to the puckdrop Saturday.

The members of HeadCoach Andrew McPhee's firstrecruiting class are now sen-iors: two-year co-captainFitzgerald, goaltender HelenMcCarthy, defensemen KaraDouglas and Ali Schmidt, andforwards Lila Claghorn, MeganFallon and Emmy Handy.

The record-setting class hasseen the program grow from astruggling 9-13-1 in 2004 to arespected NESCAC force andnationally ranked squad of the2007-2008 season.

McCarthy started Saturday'sgame and ended the night with27 stops. Kohn provided theassist to Trinity's first goal with30 seconds left in the first, arebound netted by junior for-

ward Michelle Chee on anaggressive Trinity attack. TheBantams went ahead 2-0 on apower play early in the second,with Weiss lighting up the goal-tender in a front-of-the-netscramble. The Camels staged acomeback, striking twice in sixminutes and tying the game upfive minutes into the third.

The Bantams and Camelsremained at a deadlock for themajority of the period, withConnecticut out-shooting Trinityby a margin of 11-9. Trinity, whohad held the reins for the major-ity of the game, regainedmomentum halfway through thethird, controlling both puck andpace of the tight match-up.

With 27 seconds on theclock, Trinity staged a finalassault on the Connecticutgoal. Once again, aggressiveplay paid off with Weiss scoringher second of the game andthird point of the weekend on aloose puck rebound.

"It [...] felt great to finally

be on the winning end of a goallate in the game," Weiss said,"since in three of our gamesthis year [Middlebury tie,Amherst loss, New EnglandCollege overtime loss], we've letup goals very late in the thirdperiod that ended up costing uswins."

The Trinity sweep widenedthe gap in the NESCACbetween the top three teamsand the rest of the league, withTrinity now seven points aheadof fourth-place ConnecticutCollege.

The Bantams' home match-tips this weekend against theBowdoin College Polar Bears(Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturdayat 3 p.m.) will prove pivotal inthe Bantams' playoff hopes: onewin in the next four gamesguarantees them at least thefourth seed in the tournamentand the right to host theKoeppel Community SportsComplex' first-ever playoffgame.

ich, Schroll Provide Leadership for W« Squashcontinued from page 20

Assistant Coach Randy Leeis another keystone piece thathelps to hold the team together.With over 30 years of expertisein psychology, he serves doubleduty as the Director of theCounseling Center andAssistant Professor ofPsychology.

"I work with them on relax-ation methods, keeping focus,how to deal with being nerv-ous. I talk with them beforematches about staying calmand offer advice on an individ-ual basis. A great deal of anysport is the mental game," saidLee.

It seems to be helping.The Bantams defeated

Amherst, Colby, and Williams9-0 each in Hartford onSunday, Feb. 3.

"The challenge is that youget sloppy when playinguneven opponents. It wasimportant to not play down tothe level of the opponent but to

what we are capable of," saidBartlett.

Schroll saw the weekend asa learning experience for whatis to come.

"The schools that we played(in the tournament) aren't asgood as the Ivies, but it wasstill definitely a good chance tohave the opportunity to workon specific aspects of our gameto use in future matches," shesaid.

The highlight matchbelonged to senior co-captainLauren Polonich's fight for thefinal in a fifth game againstWilliams' first ranked TobyEyre.

"By the fifth game with twoevenly matched players, itcame down to who was morementally strong," said Bartlett.Polonich kept her cool to finish3-9, 9-5, 9-7, 2-9, 9-6.

"We're more mentally toughthis year than in the past.We've been working withRandy a lot," said Polonich."One of the things he helped me

do was to visualize a force fieldwhen I play to block out every-thing negative and focus onmyself and what I can do in themoment."

Harvard brought a true testof emotions last Wednesday,Feb. 6 in the Kellner Center.While the women rejoiced their7-2 victory, the men completeda decade of regular-season per-fection with a 9-0 finish.

On the women's side, fresh-man Robyn Williams beatHarvard sophomore CharleneNeo 9-4, 5-9, 9-6, 4-9, 9-7 in theNo. 8 spot. Sophomore EmilyPaton came back from 2-0 towin over senior SupriyaBalsekar. Her score in thatnumber seven match was 9-10,6-9, 9-2, 10-8, 9-4.

"It was inspiring to see howEmily stepped up her game toplay a girl who had some muchbetter shots than she did," saidPolonich, who played thenation's ninth ranked playerafter going down 1-0 at thestart. She finished 6-9, 10-8, 9-

1, 9-1."I think that men's sports

always get more attention,especially at this school, sheadded. "We're all so proud ofthem, but also it's tough for ustrying to compete and get upthere. At times when we're herewith the guys they do a good jobmaking us feel that we're justas good."

Freshman Emory Holtonadded, "The guys' and girls'teams are close because there issuch a mix of people. Everyoneis willing to help everyone elsebecause we know what it's liketo compete. I love being on theteam because we're supportiveof each other."

The women have anotheropportunity to solidify them-selves as an equal force to bereckoned with within the leg-end of Trinity squash. Theyplay Princeton Sunday, Feb. 17at home while the men will bedueling in Cambridge, Mass,for the CSA TeamChampionships.

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Consistencycontinued from page 20

tournament team," said fresh-man Max Walk. "It's a differentstyle than duals meets."

The rest of his team cer-tainly hopes that will be thecase. Now that the Bantamshave a coach they can count onto stick around in Head CoachSteve Makein, things are look-ing up.

While they may not fulfillWalk's hopes, it is fair to pre-dict a bright future for a teamthat has struggled withrecruiting since every summerthe school has been morefocused on hiring a new coachthan attracting top wrestlers.

Consequently, Trinity hassignificantly fewer wrestlersthan many of its opponents, afact that hurts the Bantamsnot only in intercollegiate situ-ations where they struggle tofill each weight class, but alsoin practice where there is littleintra-team competition for thechance to represent the team.

The Bantams credit Makeinwith the turnaround they areseeing, although it may not yetmanifest itself in results.

"He's a great coach," saidsenior trrcaptain NikolaiHarovas. "He's very organized.He really has a plan for us."

Makein is well-connected inthe greater wrestling world,serving as a ConnecticutNational Team coach and asthe coaches' director for USAWrestling CT.

"He's been able to getrecruiting back on track, andhe's bringing in another assis-tant coach for next year,"added sophomore tri-captainJake Gire. "He'll be around forawhile."

Up next for the Bantams isan away meet at Rhode IslandCollege, the top-ranked schoolin Division III, at 5 p.m. onFriday, Feb. 15.

Freshmen Spur Bantams to WPI Wincontinued from page 20

the bottom up. Seventeen of the25 members of this year's com-bined men's and women's teamsare freshmen, and Noone hasseveral Early Decision swim-mers lined up, including a malediver, a rare commodity in aleague where Trinity's three-man diving team is abnormallylarge.

"We're trying to be the mostcompetitive we can be. Soonyou'll see our talent level elevat-ed," Noone said.

In the meantime, though, theBantams are focused on nextweekend. After an up and downseason that ended on a definiteup with a win over WorcesterPolytechnic Institute for both the

rinity College women's s.•ssquashteambeatHarvardUniversitybyascoreof7-2. men and the women, they are

primed for the postseason.If the WPI meet is any indica-

tion, this will be a weekend filledwith individual success.

"We're feeling really confi-dent after last weekend," saidMostyn. "Everyone dropped timeagainst WPI and we ended on agreat note."

Freshman Brooke Haynesled the Bantam women with awin in every event she entered,including both the 400-yardmedley relay and the 400-yardfreestyle relay. First-years alsodominated the men's side asBarton Keery took second in the50-yard backstroke (to anotherTrinity freshman, AndrewBoynton) and first in the 100-yard backstroke. He also swamthe first leg of both the 400-yardmedley relay and the 400-yard

freestyle relay.The Bantams also have one

other untapped benefit.Since most of the regular sea-

son consists of weekend afterweekend of dual meets, the ath-letes are generally competingwhile exhausted from the previ-ous week's strenuous practices.However, they have alreadybegun to taper their practiceintensity leading up toNESCACs, which means that forthe first time this season, theywill race with energy to spare.

The NESCAC ChampionshipTournament will be held atWesleyan this year.Preliminaries will be in themornings on Thursday, Friday,Saturday, and Sunday, withfinals in the afternoons. Checkwww.nescac.com for full listings.

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Women's Squash Looks to Create Own Streak

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hockey team this sea-son, including two in the

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HANNAH CHARRYSPORTS EDITOR

Aware of their weaknessesand eager to fine-tune, thewomen's squash team hasearned its own spotlight thisseason. They finished 2007with a 14-4 record, more disap-pointed by fractured relation-

ships within the team than lessthan perfect game scores. Thewomen have the same dedica-tion as their male counterparts,but get less recognition.

Now undefeated at homewith a 13-1 record, they recog-nize their own hard work attransforming themselves into amuch happier, cohesive team.

And now they are gettingscores to match.

"Last year the environmentwas tense, competitive," saidsenior co-captain HadleySchroll. "Everyone was walk-ing on eggshells, but this yearwe broke down a lot of barrierstrying to get comfortable witheach other's differences [of per-sonality and opinion]."

Schroll's classmate and co-captain Lauren Polonichagreed that something had tochange.

Head Coach Wendy Bartlettcited that "we dug ourselvesinto a hole and finished numberfive. It was terrible. Our focusneeded to return to squash andaway from personal problems."

The co-captains took proac-tive measures and kicked offthis season with a team- build-ing session without the pres-ence of coaches.

"We stressed that open com-munication can make our teama lot stronger. What people hadto understand is that you're notalways going to love the personyou're playing next to, but youhave to make the effort," saidSchroll.

Two wins at home over Pennand Stanford brought confi-

dence going into NESCACFinals and affirmation that theteam is working as a unit. Theaddition of sophomore NayellyHernandez gave the Bantamsan edge in their win overStanford on Friday, Feb. 1. TheSan Luis Potosi, Mexico nativeallowed only five points in hermatch, winning 9-4, 9-1, 9-0against the Cardinal'sElizabeth Riley. Her peershighlighted this match as agreat start for the promisingyounger player.

Hernandez is a newcomer toBantam squash because shearrived in early January forwinter training. Trinity isunique in the squash world forallowing new players to join theteam in mid-season. Bartlettexplained that this is done toaccommodate internationalplayers whose home countryruns on a different school cal-endar.

"New players bring in afresh perspective while olderplayers are comfortable withcompeting within the environ-ment of a dynasty. We haveexperience from all ends," shesaid.

see POLONICH on page 19

Men's Basketball Goes 2-0 in Penultimate WeekendDAVID ALLEN

SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

The men's basketball teamopened last weekend awayagainst Wesleyan. Even with a16-5 overall record (4-2NESCAC), the Bantams refusedto underestimate their rivals,who entered the game with a los-ing 8-12 overall (1-4 NESCAC)record.

The first 15 minutes werehard-fought. Freshman guardBrian Ford hit a critical three-pointer with 8̂ 30 left in the half,giving his team a 32-31 lead.From there, the Bantams sus-

tained momentum but still ledby a single point, 39-38, at thehalf. Both squads shot well fromthe field, with Trinity nailing54.5 percent of their shots andWesleyan countering with 48percent.

The men started the secondhalf with a 7-0 run and gainedmomentum for a 70-49 finalscore. Defense made the differ-ence after halftime, holding theCardinals to 15 points and a 20percent shot percentage from thefloor. Leading scorers includedsenior point guard Patrick

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Trinity Swimmers Bring Team Spirit to NESCACsSTEPHANIE APSTEIN

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For a team that will celebratea 10th place finish out of 11 atthe NESCAC Championshipsnext weekend as a triumph, theTrinity College swimming anddiving team is in great spirits.

'It's a new year. I'm herenow," joked freshman MikeDiPietro. "We're not coming inlast. I won't let that happen."

DiPietro and his classmates,according to senior co-captainPat Mostyn, are part of the rea-son this team is on the up-and-up.

"[The freshmen] have poten-tial we haven't even seen yet,"said Mostyn. "And it'll be there

at NESCACs."Trinity has traditionally had

a tough time recruiting elite highschool athletes, who generallychoose NESCAC swimming pow-erhouses like Williams andMiddlebury, often on reputationalone.

"Greatness begets great-ness," explained Head CoachKristen Noone. "They have a tra-dition of excellence."

Little by little, though,Trinity has begun to fight back.They may not be the fastest inthe league, but they have themost fun̂ athletes who are not inthe water have been known tobreak into impromptu dancecompetitions to cheer on theirteammates. Additionally, they

Courtesy of John PoletoThe swimming and diving team traveled to Puerto Rico to train over winter break.

sport consistently unique warm-up suits for NESCACs. Thisyear's will read, "Champs, NotChumps."

They are also working toimprove the team's speed from

see FRESHMEN on page 19

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HeadwaySTEPHANIE APSTEIN

SPORTS EDITOR

Despite a regular seasonthat leaves the Bantams with a3-16 record going into theirfinal meet before the NewEngland Championships, theTrinity College wrestling teamis enthusiastic about itschances in two weeks.

"We could be a very strong

see WRESTLING on page 19