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Ex-NYC Mayor Koch
Brings Politics Upstate
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By Mott Voachn
Ma100n-Nt!Ws Staff
Former New York City Mayor
Ed Koch spoke on Thursday
e\·ening in an open se.s.sion as pan
of the University's Politica l
Awareness Day. an event intended
to gc1 srudents involved with dc-
tisan squabbling, such as the qucstioning of time served and awards
earned by both Bush and Senator
John Kcn-y during their involve..
ment with the Armed Forces.
Koch spent the majority of his
time outlining his stance regard-
dential election and related issues.
Koch is widely known as a figure who sparks controversy. cspc..
cially in light of his recent declaration of support for President
dealing with terrorists and the
George W. Bush at the Republican National Convention, despite
countries supporting them.
··1nc Islamic fundamentalists ...
arc out to kill us; I believe that,"
he said. '"This is a clash of tivili·
zations."
After stating that he had never
before voled for a Republican in a
presidential election, he made it
clear that this issue alone had im·
pcllcd him to diverge from the
Democratic line on foreign policy
and vote for Bush.
More 1han a doun s1uden1S took
his strongly Democratic affilia-
tion.
"I do nor agree with [Bush) on
ony domestic issue I can think of;'
Koch, 1he oulSCt of his dialogue.
said, "but all of lhem are !rumped
by 1he issue of international ter•
rorism and 1hat's why I'm voting
for Bush."
Yer for all 1he polariza1ion observed in this presidential race,
Koch condemned instances of par-
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Colgate Goes Clubbing
At Hall Of Presidents
''There are • lot ,non, [ studentsJ
here than I expected to sec,..
sophomore Joseph Lukasiewicz
said. Mannina 1hc Mock Trial
!able at the Student lnvolvemenl
Fair, Lukasiewicz convnented lhat
recrui1men1 was"going much be11cr 1han expected."
On Wednesday niat,1, siudents
crowded lhe Hall of Ptaidents for
the Fair, 11 pan of Welcome Bock
Week. Al limes. lhe aisles were so
crowded widl siudents lhat troffre
was at a stand-still.
"'h's really hot," fi rst-year,
Megan McGillicuddy said. "I'm
in1erestcd in aettin1 involved and
meeting new people. I didn't reaJ.
IZC !here were so many clubs 11
Colgate."
Thedivcnityof Colpie'scompu, was rop,eoented in lhe variety
!f orpaizationa ptcNDt. From
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BACCHUS 10 1hc Philosophy and
Religion Club 10 Sisters of the
Round Table (SORT), there were
organizations 10 meet just about
any student interest.
••w c·re 1rying to get a more di·
verse membership,•• senior
Rodhika Ramenoden of the
Soulh Asian Cuhural Club said.
"People get intimidated because
they tftink 1he club is only for
Soulh Asians."
Repn:senting the Chain Maille
Club, junior Lindsey Guerin e• h ib ited some • • •mples of her
club's work.
"We tend to act quite • fe w
people to at leas! consider [lhe
club],"Guerin said. "They lhink
it's a neat idea 001 don't have lhe
patience. 11'1 time consuming."
Junior Jonathan Calfee, Ptaident of lhc Cook ing Club was
impressed wilh 1he students' enlhuaium 1111d willingness to get
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Middlel!esl/,.._I
Profea« Noupbl lhua
hil .,...1aa widl Colpte
community / page I
The Sopra1'os.
Atlcr this initial laste ofsuccess
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Marching tor ,.... Frmch Cor.-ctlon Slor',tlook Enclng
Srna11 i.ad of 1111denta
Slep Old opiNt w in
1he next year. and a full-blooded
rivalry was born, The 1cams
agreed 10 play 1he game annually
in early September and even had
a1rophy-thcClarc11Mug- made
to be given to the victor and held
onto until 1hc following year.
A bi1 or Hollywood fame visired Colgalc on Tuesday nigh,
when The Soprand eating disorders.
Sponsored by 1hc Body Image
Network. Colga1c Ac1ivitics
Board, Men Advocaling Change
and Colgo1eAdvoca1cs of Responsible Earing S1ylcs (CARES).
DiScala ·s engaging speech drew
a large crowd 10 1he Memorial
Chapel.
The story DiScala shared with
the Colgate community was no1
one orluxury, bu1 rather a story to
which many people can rela1e.
Starting with ballcl classes and
musical 1hcatcr. DiScala loved to
pcrfom, even :u a young age. Her
first major success was when she
received 1he role or Meadow 011
and experiencing the break-up of
This Sa1urday, fans and alumni
her first relationship, DiScala
will Oock to the rugby field 10
started to feel pressures 1hat she
was n-01 living up to expectations.
warch Colgarc square off against
especially 1hose demanded of her
Cornell in a game or speed,
With the series tied t-1. this is physical appearance and level of
Slrength and more lhan a few hard
hits. The victur will bring home also 1hc last chance for the seniors achievement.
bragging rights and some hard, en both teams to go out on top.
"for the first time in my life. I
"ll's a huge rivalry," senior 1ri~ scar1ed ro question myself."
ware until next year's ma1ch.
Tne tradi1ion of a Colga1e - cap1ain Sean Meehan said. "This DiScala said. "Ft was just an over·
Cornell rugby march slarted in is a big match for 1hc seniors. We whelming feeling 1ha1 I had never
had before ...
Scplcmbcr 2002, when 1he want to go out with the lead."
This year's game is more than
These internal pressures were
Colga1e squad invi1ed Cornell here
10 play a march. Cornell has a Di- just another annual grudge match. compounded when her friends
vision I Rugby program. while The g11me falls on Scp1cmber 11 , began 10 1alk of dic1ing and losColgate's is Division III. Thus, it marlcing the anniversary of the 1cr- ing weight When they dccidewas both a thrill and a surprise roris1 auacks on the World Trade to go on diets. DiScala joined
them and started down a road
when Colga1e proved victorious al Center.
"It
was
serendipitous
with
the
that led to the development of nn
that firs1 match.
Even in defea1, 1hough, 1he game falling on Sep1ember 11,.. eating disorder called exercise
Cornell players were so impressed head coach Timolhy Burdick said. bulimia.
A fnicted with this disorder.
with the facilities, pitch and hos• ..We fell we couldn'I play lhc
pitali1y of 1he Colga1e club 1ha1 game without having some kind DiScala shared how she slowly
increased her amount or exercise
1hey asked ifrhey could rc1um 1he of remembrance."
To tha1 end, 1hc team invited the until she was working our four
following year. Colgale accepted
lhe challenge; after all, whal Di- Univcrsily Chaplain Nancy Oc and a half hours each morning
vision Ill school would nor want Vries 10 the game in order 10 offer along with playing sports in high
a nearby Division I program beg- a prayer and a moment of silence school and attending dance
ging 10 play against ii? h would before kick-off, along wi1h a bag classes.
"My diet and exercise rou1inc
provide a demanding opportunity piper to perform ..Amazing Grace."
forlhe Colgaie players to test !heir University President Rebecca were a way 10 fill the void ofex•
skills wi thout affecting 1hcir Chopp will also offer opening re- pcctations I felt I was not meet•
marks prior to lhe game.
ing;· she said.
record.
continurd un pug~ J
TheComeU _,. won lhe match
Five months later, DiScala had
losl 45 pounds.
"What I thought I was con1rol·
ling the whole ti1nc was controlling
me," Di Scala said. "I didn't like 1hc
girt I was. but I was too afraid to
change 1he life I had crca1cd."
After informing her parcnrs orhcr
problem, DiScala experienced a
turning point when visiting her
middle brolhcr who had been away
a, college. II was 1hcn 1ha1 she real·
izcd 1ha1 she had changed so much
that her brother did not even rccog•
nizc her at 1he airp0n. She also de·
scribed discovering that ea1ing a
piece of a cake was not going to
,I.- plww SPREPARING FOR THE BIG GAME: Colpte's Division Ill Iii.
pnclld• bud for Its third annual match
After this visit, DiS<:ala realized
t:Ol d--- e,:
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Rugby Game Is More
Than A Grudge Match
Maroo,r•Nt'Vl'S Sluff
SUPPORTING BUSH: Ed Kocb, • Jon1·li- Democrol, made
his case rorsupporttn, President Georse W. Bush In the upcomln1
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A IRAYI NEW WORLD: Sllldetdl pt b11c1t Into Ille c,oove
By JelTTuRs
plwto try J11llc- ll11rwitz
DiScala
Addresses
Bulimia
By Jennifer Reynolds
ing the upcoming presidential
election, wi1h panicularemphasis
on the War on Terror and his rea..
sons for supporting it. Citing what
he calls the "Bush Doctrine," he
believes that the first priority of
the United Stares 1oday should be
b3ting and discussing the presi-
A NEW LOOK AT THE WORLD
Men's crew leaves Ivy
1.-aue in ita woke,
cloimin1 tide / page II
contitt11f'.d <1n pagc- J
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COMMDl'l'ARY
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Political Pow-wow
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l,.eft and Righi face offas
November's Prcsiden1ial
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Students Leave Footprints To Remember Those Fallen In Iraq
By Chris Nickels
Mor00n°Neti•i StalJ
A determined group of
Colgate students marched
through the campus in a peace
vigil honoring over l ,000
American soldiers who have lost
their h...cs in combat since military operations began in Iraq almost two years ago. (t was a
spectacle of compassion for our
croops overseas. dissidence for
current U.S. foreign policy and
mourning of l0s1 lives. Colgate
students managed to rally 10gcthcr in spite of unfavorable
weather conditions and lastminute notification.
The vigil, which lasted for
about one hour, stancd at the
O'Connor Campus Center, made
its way through the main quad.
wound through Frank Dining
Hall and the Edge Cafe and
ended al Whitnall Field.
The participants yielded signs
displaying phrases such as, "War
is not the answer,.. and "Suppon
our 1roops - let them live! ..
The event was organized by
sophomore Bethann Weick. $he
was inspired to sci up the vigil
because of United for Peace and
Justice (UFPJ) - a coalition of
over 800 local and international
activist groups. The group opposes
the government's policies of"per·
meating warfare and empire build·
ing."
UFPJ helped launch an estimated 927 vigils held concurrently
and similar to the one here at
Colg11te. They were meant to com•
mcmoralc the 1,000 dead and
roughly 7,000 wounded Americans in addition to an even grca1cr
number oflraqi civilian casualties.
Weick is not a mcmbcrofUFPJ,
but is on its mailing list. She
the war was 'won' then in the
time it was being 'fought,' she
said. " I don '1 think this is a fact
1ha1 should be glossed over or
forgotten."
The participants had their
share of reasons for joining 1he
walk. Sophomore Alison Wans has
a close friend in the anny and wor•
ries he will be deployed to Iraq. She
has fell the anguish of war and
terrorism before. Nick Burg, an
American who was executed by al·
Qaeda in retaliation for the Abu
Gharib prison scandal, hailed from
her hometown ... 11 has hit my home
prcuy hard,.. she said.
First-ycan; Ed Kalish and Jessica
l.cslcr also had their reasons 10 p,JSh
for peace in Iraq.
"I believe it is immoral," Lester
said. ''The grounds it was founded
on were wrong. I think we should
pull out because it's 100 great a..,.,
of human life...
received an e-mail late Wednesday
informing her of the mass demon,.
strations that were to take place.
However, it was really her own
initiative that led her to organize
the peace rally at Colgate. Weick
had her own personal reasons for
coordinating 1hc event and questioned the moral implications of
military action in Iraq.
.. By holding this vigil, I want
to commemora1e those who died,
but I also want to raise the fol·
lowing questions: Why did they
die?'' she said. "What have their
deaths accomplished? Can peace
really come out of violence?
Also, over 1,000 soldiers have
now died. Where do we draw the
line?"
Weick also mentioned 1he
alarming number of deaths that
have occurred after the supposed
end to combat operations.
.. More people have died since
According to Lester, people
have died for reasons thal have not
been correctly conveyed 10 the
American public.
"( 1hink it is imponant for stu.
dents to suppon or protest the issues that arc me.ani11gful to them."
she said.
The event had no political af.
filiation, and panisan thought
was supposed 10 be left al the
dorm. Weick thought it was imponant to set it up this way.
"When asking to keep politics
out of the vigil, I was referring
10 the left-wing/ right-wing debates 1ha1 I feel politics is commonly left at," she said. "Asking for peace is definitely filled
with political implications and
ramifications. However, I feel
that these implications/ramifications arc of a different type than
the political banter that is on
campus."
Making The Most Of
Colgate Through Clubs
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involved.
.. It's nice to sec people 1his
interested." he said.
Sophomore Nixon Tan also
cited fairly high sign-ups for Club
Badminton.
..[The club] hasn't been active
for two years, since the interest
hasn'1 been there," Tan said.
..We're 1,ying 10 restart the club ...
Senion; Charlouc Hinkle and
Mercy Donohue were in attcn·
dance, making this 1heir founh
time at the annual event
"l'\'e been every year," Hinkle
said. "Almost every club is always
here."
Donohue hnd similar motivations for returning.
"It's always fun 10 sec the clubs
out there - who ·s in charge this
year and how active they'll be on
campus/' she said. "You learn
about things you've never heard
of, such as different fonns of martial ans."
Both the College Republicans
and the College Democrats cited
great tum.outs at their respective
tables.
"We expect it to be a banner
yea,,.. senior Andrew Proycet of
the College Republicans said.
"The 1umou1 hos been a lot bencr
than last year. Everyone's been
friendly. despite political ten·
sions."
Sophomore College Democrat
Jo.son Rand also anticipates an
important year ahead.
··This is a very imponant year
*·
for [the Democrats] ...
"We're pushing 10 get Kerry
into office. Our votes matter you1h votes mailer."
"A 101 of kids don '1 know how
to register or apply for absentee
(ballots]," Rand said .
The Hall of Presidents took on
a very lively atmosphere amids1
the buzz of students eagerly signing up for organizations. Each club
offered its own particular ..draw,"
whether it was candy, a t·shirt
rarnc or a video of the
organization's ac1ivity.
··we're in cha,gc of bringing
urban entertainment to campus,"
sophomore April Williams, Vice
President of We Funk,
said."'(Thc s1uden1s) like 10 see
people dancing ...
Junior Jason Kaplan of
Charred Goosebcak took
advantage of the music played
by We Funk. Performing for the
masses, Kaplan "found his inner
groove," while also drawing al·
tcntion 10 both his improv troupe
and the hip-hop groups located
nearby.
"I don't have a dancer's legs,"
Kaplan said, .. but I wanted to
connect with other groups."
Senior Bob Filbin of the Stu•
dents ror Environmental Action
was quick to deem the event a
success.
"People arc just coming over,"
he said. "They know what they
want, especially the C lass of
2008. This has been one of our
most successful evcnls."
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Graham Shares Her Experience,
Wise Beyond Her Years Knowledge Around The World
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for 1he fina lime lhat maybe she
could start on the slow road to re-
covery.
DiSeala's role on The Sopranos further accelerated her recovery, as 1he producers 1hrca1cncd
10 1ake away lhe role if she did
not start gaining weight and recovering her health. This was
1hc impetus, she said, that she
needed.
"This is my dream," DiScala
said. "I'm not going to give it up.
l'm going to start putting on
weight"
While ii was no1 easy, DiScala
did manage 10 reach her goals
and regain a heallhy lifcsl)lle. She
experienced numerous setbacks,
such as people posting negative
comments about her weight on
The Sopranos wcbsi1e message
board. Soon after she decided 10
come oul publicly aboul her
ealing disorder on 1hc 1alk show
The /liew in hopes tha1 she could
lcl 01hcr people know 1ha1 lhey
were not alone.
After 1his appearance, Di Seal a
started working as an ambassa-
dor of 1he Na1ional Ealing Disorders Association. Her work
with this group was motivated
out of the desire to help others
and help herself.
"II has been 1he mos1 powerful, uplifting experience I have
ever had in my life, more so than
anything in my career," she said.
Di Scala suffered ano1her roadblock in 2000 when she was diagnosed wilh Lyme Disease. The
disease left her briefly paralyzed
when doc1ors could no1 make 1he
diagnosis, as well as requiring
her to learn how to walk again.
DiScala sought to work out
some of1hcse issues and le1 01h-
m who suffer from eating disor·
dcrs know 1ha11hey are no1 alone
by wriling her autobiography,
Wise Girl: Whor I've learned
Abour Life, Love and Loss. She
signed copies of 1he book Tuesday afternoon at the Colgate
Books1ore and after 1he speech.
"Wri1ing lhe book was really
diffieull for me because I had to
revisi1 a 101 of memories I though1
I was going to keep as skele1ons
in the closet," she said. *'I'm only
just one example."
DiScala furlher encouraged
people who are dealing wi1h 01hers with eating disorders 10 be
compassionate, supponivc and
patient She related how her mos1
positive experiences were with
lhose people who did no1 pressure
her and ins-read waited until she
was ready 10 help herself.
.. It's a scar that will always be
with me, but it made me a stron•
ger pc rson."
Students were jusl as cager to
gel a chance 10 hear a person from
1heir favorite show speak as they
were to hear her story about eat..
ing disorders.
"I though1 1he speech was very
informa1ive;•junior Kyle Rudolph
said.
"I had a friend in high school
who had a ea1ing disorder and I
wanted to sec what it was like
from her perspective. I was really
interested to hear that side and see
what it was like."
Others in attendance noted the
relevance of having a role model
like DiSenla speaking.
..I think it was effective to see a
success story, especially at
Colgate," junior Alisa Levine said.
"l 1hink ii is a really big problem and she has a lot of 1hings
in common with Colgate stu·
den1s."
Several students were in·
irigued by DiScala's role on The
Sopranos and her pcrson11I story.
..The Sopranos is my favorite
show, and Meadow is my favor·
ire character," senior Alix Quinn
said.".. Ea1ing disorders are such
an important issue and affects so
many people, however 1hcy arc
rarely 1alked aboul." ·
While 1he audience was predominantly female, 1here were
some males who also attended.
"I came because I love The Sopranos and because DiSca la
looks like my sister," sophomore
S1even Palyca said. "I'm glad I
came; it was in1eresting."
Ji iiiii,i 6-,u
At a party tbia fUIIIQlff in
a.i.,. Ccmnccticl&t, • blah
ICbool IIUCllatprocllimedtolhe
pap Illa li:llowledet of A&ica
by clalmin1 IUI all So11tll
Afticm . . wbite. His -,-11
-ODIO--,
lltealwlietlillpNkwhatbc
"The capital
ofAtlca i,<. Qhma •
Unbclulownst to Ibis YOU111
- . ho - slluina the room
witbjunklrAubnyOl'lltant, wbo
is pulionlle lboutAftica 111d ~
cendy )ml retunied liom a Ii•·
week ~ projecl QI Soltdt
Africa.
·1 flipped out," said Onham.
•·1 tricdtoeaplain to him thaiAf•
rica la a CODllnall, wldt SO
COWllrict, 811d tbul II didn't have
I capital. but be WIS adalnanL I
also told him that I was jUSI in
fon: I oven had a semblance of an
idea U to how I WU supposed 10
write a popoeal," she said.
Profeuor of Aolbropology
Muy Moran. who also acts as
Gnllun'1 project and academic
ldvilor, proved eapecially key.
"I road drafts of Aubrey's propoul. worked through revisions
with her and wroie a letter ofsuppen for bcrproposal," Moran said.
All of lbcir work peid off. In
mid-April, Oraham learned 1ha1
her propoeal had been aceepled.
M1n11 iadic:atu the rnapitude of
Ibis achievement.
"llte proposals have to be w,:Ucraftcd, able to be done in the
amount of limo available and the
compcritioo can be fierce.'' she
aid. "Sucial Sciencea usually ge1s
about 30 proposals and can fund
about five or maybe six."
AflerrcGrahamdq,aned for Soulh Africa
on May 12, landing in
Johannesburg. She siayed there for
Ihm: days, adjusting 10 the new
environmenl. Theo she was off to
Mamelodi Township for three
lfflls of poverty," Graham said.
Graham relied heavily on participan1 observation 10 acquire
her data.
"By living with (amilics, Thad
a direct observational route into
their lives," she said. "By going
to school and jus1 generally
hanging ou1 with lhe Sludcnts, I
was allowed to observe their
lifeaiyle while takingac1ion in ii.
I was by no means a constant ny
on the wall."
Grahan, also taped interviews
and
cons1an1ly
collectedfphysical evidence thal
would eilher""Pf>On or refu1c her
research. She even shol 24 rolls
of film, in order to use images
for her projec1.
Oraham's research led.lo many
troubling discovers.
"The unfortunate thing is 1hat
even with an attempt al a stellar
educatioo in both Mamclodi und
Nongom;i, the likelihood 1ha1 lhe
student will 'make it' by western
South A&ica and il's definitely
noc au white. 11 jUSI lbowod lhc
standards is not promising,'' she
level of iponnce that pct\'ldes
said.
"Filly percent uncmployabout this place."
mentdampers mosl hopes, while
Gnham alao credits aome of
weeks.
1he
prol>lems of AIDS, passive
her knowlodse to her
Nex1, Graham went to parenting, uninspired teaching,
panlcip.iion in the 2003 Colpte
Nooaoma
for 1wo weeks. She then hungry and tired s1udcnts who
Extended Study trip 10 South
iravclcd to Cape Town for a few have trouble concentrating,
Aftiea.
days
and then up 1he Garden crime. violence and peer pressure
"I COIIIIIIDlly wtllllod to ao exploring and limply talk to tho. Route, stoppina II S1orms River, all combine to strip away
who live dtere and experience Jeffrey's Bay, Pon EUzabelh and chances at improving Jiving
situatjons."
daily life in llilUIIMS very dif- rc1uning to Johannesburg.
Surprisingly, Graham found
Yet, despi1eall of1hcsc fac1ors.
ferent dtu tboec dtal I have bcco
hencl(
feeling
moa1
comfortable
Graham
insisis there is hope.
raised in,• Orabam •aid. "In
"Hope con be found in indionlcr lo do that, I bad to go bock, around the poor black popul11ions.
..
,
was
in
continuous
shock
at
viduals
and in the teachers who
and OD my OWD."
But ftnt, OraltaJ:o bad to write the hocpnality and good will I re- truly want to make a difference."
a propOIIII and pt ftmdi"I ap- ce,vcd while in the black town- &aid Orahan,. '"for now, the siluproved by Colpic. Writing an ships and 111,al areas," Graham ation is not good, but it is al~
llllltnlpoloaicpropc,Nlp,oved said. -Call it strange, bul because not hopeless. Sou1h Africans see
my teSC8ldt pulled me inio those their country as young and
u)llhloa but ouy for Onham.
"The wrilinlproc ...... flus. tn11 to live, I immediately accli- con1inue to press for change
doily. They expec1 thal
llllingand time COlll"'IPIII,. she mated to the silullion."
While staying in thcoe various improvements will come with
llid. "11-palalltl. IO be bkml.
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Graham conducted her ~ 1i01c and many arc taking active
I often felt lite I WU WISlffl8 CX•
roles in bringing them to
tre111e amouall of •••l'IY - -"·
•Jn
thoec
locations.
I
was
livf111ition."
tnadlna WIier and DOI really
ins with nndom locol families and
Now tha1 Graham has returned
gcttlns~.going
to
school
with
lbcirchildrcn
1he
United S1a1cs, she has several
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in
order
to
find
out
if
education
is
pos1-Sou1hAfrica
goals in mind.
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First Bag Lunch Seminar Showcases Olympe de Gouges
By Ayanna Willlams
Ma~Ne'tl-'1 Slaff
Over 1wo dozen Colga1e s1udenis and faculty members ga1hcred in the Women's S1udies
lounge on Tuesday for1he fir..~ Bag
Lunch Seminar of1he year.
Tuesday's seminar was cn1itlcd
'"The Feminist that Lost her
Head." Julien spoke abou1
Olympe de Gouges, a French
1793 because of her objeclion 10
current French policies and prin•
ciples.
However, Olympe's ac1ions did
not go unnoticed.
"(Olympe de Gouge] invi1cs you
10 figh1 all forms of oppression,"
Julien said. "ll's not about limiting
ourselves to our borders"
The message seemed to touch
many people. Among lhose in lhe
audience was sophomore Nalasha
McGregor, who had never ancnded
a Bag Lunch Seminar before.
" The 1i1le, ca.,ght my attention
from • long lnldition of Colpie riahl away," she said. "I crijoyed the
women ,etting toaether in the lecture I lot, hearing about one of
basemen! of the Chapel in 1he the firs1 fcminislS out 111=."
spirit of sharinc. cormuinily, and
Sophomore Meghan Frye. who
suppon," the new Director of aaaideda few leclwa last year also
Women's IIUdiea and this week's fch inspired by the discussion.
Bag Lunch Seminar speaker
"[The leclurc) - I nice Stall IO
Her- Julien said.
the year," she llid.
Olympe, who spoke out cbins
"It pve me aome background
lhe French Revolution, fough1 for into wha1 the center wants IO do. It's
equal riplll bclwecn a husband inlelablll lO know ideas have been
and• wife as well as the abolition around for IO lq."
of sltwa},, llbonion and the death
Frye is now ~ in lclmPCOll!y. She is COlllidcred IO be ina man, llboul women's i - .
"lfl wanl to be more involved in
one ofthe foundina feminists who
po~ the wsy for today's female makina a change." she said.
"I think this is the best lime IO act
~ Olympc-bebeaded
by the guillotine on Nowmbcr 3, involved."
feminist, who literally lost her
head for her strong beliefs.
''The Bag Lunch Seminar stems
pho111 by
Sun,,..,., El/.,'tll't1rll1
"IT'S NOT ABOUT LIMITING OURSELVES": Women's Stud Its
Cenlff Director Htltne Julln nplalns tbt legtncl of Olympe.
Sophomore1ift'any Kuehnerwaa
equally intrigued by Julien 's topic.
"Many limes wc ge1 stuck looking 81 feminists in America, and WC
don '1 look 11 women ouiside our
world .•. especially women who
hove really paved the way,"
Kuehner Slid.
''It•1 inspirina-"
Allhougll the Bag Lunch Semi•
nan have been increasing in popularity, Julien encourap man, Siu-
dents to lake advantage of the
only women s1udy wo1ncn," Julien
said. "Women's s1ueveryone. We rcgulatly have male
students, but it's sad that they arc a
minority. Women ·s Studies is based
on a fundamental principle of inclusion 1hat applies 10 the everyday 1opics studied and lhc approaches taken
as much as to the ·audience· invited."
Although the Women's Studies
lounge was fillc.-d on Tuesday, Julien
stresses 1ha1 there is alwnys room
for more people at Brown Lunch
Seminars.
"At least pop your head in be·
cause you'll learn a little something
each lime," Kuehner said.
"The discussions arc always extremely intcrcs1ingand captivating.''
In the fu1ure 1he foeusof 1hc
Brown Bags will vary widely. De-
Women's Studies Depar1men1.
"It's the bcs1 lhal Coigale has to
offer," she said. "People (here) have
a very profound in1ercs1 in effeciing lhe world around lhem. II 's a
place of communiiy, safely and all
spite the divcrsi1y of topics, there
is one thing that you can always
rely on when you come to the
Women's Studies lounge. "'Herc,
of its manifestation ls embraced."
Julien is worried tha1 some students will be discouraged by the lille
"Women's" Studies.
"People have misconcep1ions tha1
said.
you can be who you arc and (feel]
safe being who you are," Julien
"Like Julien said, you do feel
really safe here," McGregor said.
" I fell at case. It was a very com·
fortablc environment."
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iagc liken d!reatcncd 10 kill SO children for every fighter harmed by
Russian officials.
Conditions in 1be gymnasium
Hostage Crull In Russia Ends
were horrific. For three days, hosin Disaster
tages were piled on IOp ofeach other
Details abou1 iasl week's tragic in the cramped gym, raising temhostage crisis in the Russian town pcratwCS to in1olcnlble levels and
of Beslan are finally coming 10 threalening to suffoca1e the captiv.._ There wa< no food, and walighl.
Official estimates J)\lt the num~ ter was only distributed once 10
bet of dead a1 326, over half of some hostages. In order 10 prevent
whom are children. Many of the death from dehydration, children
children were under lhc age of 10, were forced to drink their own
including toddlers and infants. urine.
RU$$ian officials, IJying 10 avoid
Th<:rc may be as many as ISO wian
assault on the gymna&,iwn, were
.....owited for.
negotiJlting
with the hosiagc takers,
The crisis began on Tuesday,
Sepltmber I, 1he lirSI day of who purportedly were demanding
classes for lhe elemtotazy school 1he wi1bdrawal of Russian forces
in Beslan, a small 1own in Nonh from the Cauca.Otlkials are not positive aboul
Ossetia and a Russian provinec in
d1e northern Caucasus Mowitain., what happened nex~ but i1 is be·
lievcd that a bomb in the gymnanear war-ravaged Chechnya.
During opening day asscm• sium wen1 otTaccidentaJly. Agmup
blies. about 30 am,cd individu- of children Red out of a window
als assaulted the school, herding blown out by the explosion but were
over 1200 children, parents and shot in the back by the hosiagc,-w:teachers into the school ers.
Russian forces were forced to
gymnasium. The hostage-lalsend
in a hastily arranged rescue
killed about a dozen people in the
initial assault. executing one vie,. mission on the spo~ In the ensuing
1im in the middle of the gymna- viol=, additional bombs were set
off, caving in the burning roofof the
sium in fronl of the hostages.
Videos sho1 of the gymnasium gymnasium onto the 1\.-maining hos·
interior during the crisis show thal tages.
People around the world were
the hostag<>-lal
cap1iva1ed
by broadcasts showing
IWecD IWO baskclball hoops, dan•
gJing explosives off of the wire children. Many were Slrippcd nalted
over lhc heads ofthe children hos· ftom the in.....e heat ofthe gym and
tages. Additional bombs were ran from the school. Amid gunfire
placed in the basketball nets and from the hostagc-takers, Russian
across the lloor. The entrances 10 soldiers carrying out gravely
the gymnasium were booby· wound..'The violence was perpetrated by
trapped. The heavily am,cd hosNEWS FROM AROUND
THE WORLD
a multinational force of mdividuals
wi1b nationalities &om both the
Caucuses and the Arab world. It is
believed thal hostage-taken were
connected 10 in1emational lslamis1
tefl'Orist nc1works. including aJ.
Qoeda.
Russian President Vladimir Putin
expressed
ou1rage
al
the
attack. Addressing criticism levied
at Russian ac1iom in Chechnya,
Putin admonished the U.S. and other
Western nations for punuing a
double slandard with n:,pcct 10 !er·
rorist activities. Putin has eOhis irritation at lhe U.S. 's i ~
thal diplomatic ncgOliations with
Chechnian rebels take plaoe.
The past week has witncssehighly critical p,as rcpo,U of the
Putin administration by some Russian news outlets, a very rare phonomcnon in present day
Russia. Tens of thousands demon'1nltcd in major cities around Russia against terrorism, a show of national solidarity tacidy supponed by
the Putin administration.
but dlmlgc wm much 1110R wide-
..,..ad,
Beh llkining-tbc Nonh-corneroftheOulfofMCOand moving inland across the
Florida panhandle inlo Gcolsia and
Alabema, theSIOCm claimcdll icul
I~ lives in the Bahamu and
Florida.
Seventeen counties ha"" beendcclon:d disaster an:as, opening them
10 fcdcral
rmng. Utility
companies arc working to restore
dcclricity 100...... 2.5 million people
who 1011 power, many ofwhom had
regained power following HunicaneChllrlicooly daya beforehand.
Reliefcrews were kq,1 busy supplying buic essentials, which have
n;,._
reached cri1ically low numbers
lhroughoul the llllle. Many arc now
l'CIUfflinahomc after2.2 million h8'!
been onlercd 10 evacuate, lhe biggest evacuation in state history.
Yet, on Thunday, citifflls of the
age. However, officials doub1 thal
they can repair the buildina in time
10 avoid 1110R serious damage if
Ivan c:omc:s ashore next week.
Ivan dcYMWed tt-c tiny island
natioo of Grenada, damaging 90
percent of its buildings and cJe..
stroying the capital city and killing about 12. Jnaddition,themain
prison on the island was destroyed.
releuing hundmls of dangcroos
convicts into the capital city.
There, serious looting has gone
WlChecked • 11*1 ofthe city's police stations had been destroyed.
Surrounding Caribbean na1ions
arc sending troop< 10 1,y 10 stabilize the situation.
Terrerlsl Attack In ladoaesla
KIib Eipl
On Thunday, a car bomb CO<·
ploded ou1sidc the Australian
Embasay, killing at least eight and
FloridaKeyswcreonlcredtocvacu· injuringovcr JOO. The attack was
ate in prep1ra1ion for the cal a· likely lhe work of the Islamic terstrophically powerful Hurricane rorist group Jemaah lslamiya,
Ivan - a category S hurricane with which is linked 10 al-Qaeda.
The explosion left the heavtly
FnAffl OeparU, Jvu Closn la winds of over 160 miles per
hour. As of Thursday. Ivan waa ~ prolCCled embassy $11UCtunilly inAs Florida cleans up from iwocJe.. catcd in the soulhcm Caribbean and tact but blew out windows in surstructivc huni,.... in a row, resi• projected 10 head Nonhwcst across rounding ofT,cc buiklinjp, iajuring
dcn1s may soon have 10 brace for Jamaica, Cuba and ultimately, di- many office WOiters.
what may be the third dircct hit by a reedy North inlO Florida.
The ernbm)' attack marks lhe
major hurricane in lc$s than four
NASA is kecpina a close eye on third major terrorist incident in Inweeks.
Ivan. Francescausedtheworsl bur- donesia in the past two ycara. In
Hwricane Frances came ashore ricaoc damage in the space bead- August 2003. a suicide auack in
as a caicgo,y two SIOCffl this past qua,lffl' history, with its main 40 the capital killed 12. In October
week on the CISI OOISl of Florida, story tall construetioo plant suffer- of2002, an attack on a Bali nightmoving northwest across the ing serious damagc 10 Its outside club killed 202 people.
peninsula. Damage WU DOI as ... paneling. Much of NASA's space
The same group IS believed to
,-ere as with the more powerful ca1- cquipmcn¼ which is SIOffll inside be responsible for all three at·
egory four Charlie the week before, the building, avoided ""rious dam- tacks.
Stories compiled from The Washington Pos¼ the New York Times and CNN.
Colgate Student Studies From The Peoples Courl To Hamilton
Life Across The Atlantic
Democrat but still suppons our 1ypcs of 1hc Republican and
their place at 1hc microphones in president,.. sophomore Beth Weick Democratic parties."
Kraynak leads 1he Center for
1hc gallery 10 challenge Koch's said...It was typical [Republican]
positions. Long discussions 100k pany line about support for the war. Freedom and Western Civilization
place as he answered each question He said too many lhings 1ha1 con- whose stated mission is ..,o proin rum. For example, when asked tradicted themselves about terror- mote a conservative viewpoint at
why he supported the war in Iraq. ism, tonurc, prisoners of war and Colga1c University as a way of enhancing in1clleccual diversity and a
he replied at length on lhe scnsi1ivc domestic \'Crsus foreign policy."
Professor of Poliucal Science genuine exchange of ideas." The
topic.
"Iraq was an immediate 1hrca1 to S1anley Brubaker also reac1ed Cen1er advances the value ofdebate.
its region and a forcsccable threat strongly 10 1he 10 the auack. --11hink research and the philosophical founto 1he United States," Koch said. he has a very powerful 1hcsis, that dations of Western culture to stu·
"All fifteen countries at the Secu- the Democrats have lost the stom- dents and provides a means for s1udcn1s to experience 1hcse ideas at
rity Council had intelligence that ach for this war," he said.
This interest in controversial top- work dircc1ly.
Iraq had weapons of mass destruc'"This is the kind of thing that stu~
ics. however, is precisely the point
tion."
dcnls
should 1akc advantage of
Opinions varied greatly on his of Colgatc·s Political Awareness
comments. One student heckled Day. According 10 Poli1ical Science when they come to Colgate," he
Koch on two separate occasions. Professor Robert Kraynak, the pur- said.
One way they accomplished this
Most were more reasonable in pos- pose of having such a speaker visit
ing thc:irqucs1ionsandabsoroing the our campus was the hope that it was a private, informal dinner with
responses regardless of thcirstaic of would help students in ..overcom- the gucs1 speaker for a small num·
ing apathy and getting interested... bcr ofstudents from the sponsoring
agreement
..It's in1creS1ing lhal they'd bring beyond the Bush-Kerry name call- groups befon: his appearance before
somebody to our campus who '5 a ing and the conventional stereo- the gcnaaJ student body.
C01tlim1N from pagt' I
plww ,·ourtt'\)' ,if/t.ub'4'y Graham
STUDYING ABROAD: JuniorAubtty Graham round Inspiration
In South Africa. Since her return she has been active wllh Soup
for School and she alms to educate others on her experience.
,'Q,,llmtt--dfroi,1 page J
money for Soup for School and get
her research published in undergradualC Anthropology joumals.
Graham also wants to educ.ate others.
gram Manager of 1hc COVE's
Soup ror School projccl. volunteers for the U1ica Refugee tutoring and caprnins Colgate's
Equestrian team.
After gradua1ing from Colga1e
.. At home and wherever pos- wi1h Sociology and Anthropolsible. I am trying to hold meeting:; ogy major Graham has high
and lcciurcs about my experiences hopes.
"There arc a lot of options
in order tocduca1c a western population about the rcali1ics and hard- right now," Graham said. "If I
ships in South Africa:· she said, am lucky enough. I would like
··and hopefully rid them of some to continue similar research
dainaging stereotypes in the pro- through either a Fullbrigh1 or
Wa1son fel lowship. Also, I'm
cess."
\Vhcn Graham is 1101 working interested in 1he Peace Corps, as
on projects related 10 her African well as simply volun1cering in
interests, she takes photographs refugee si1ua1ions across Africa.
for the Colgate Dcpar1ment of Another option is to 1ake my
Communications, acts as the Pro- photography and run with it."
THE
Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures John
Naughton was originally on Engli.m maJor, but "Wu always really interested in French."
Naugh1on. who bu been al
Colgate since 1983, is also a Profe1SOr of University Studies.
A ftct growing up in Palo Aho,
California, he earned his
Bachelor·• and Mas1er ·s degiees
at Stanford Univenity and an additional Mll*<'a and hisDoctorale al the Universi1y of California at Santa Cruz After UCSC,
Naughton received a fellowship
1ha1 would change the diRction
of his life.
"I went 10 Sllldy al Yale and
got a fint experience of the
Northeast," Naughton said.
This experience prompted him
10 accept 8 leachins position al
Colgate, where, he said. "ii IOolt
me IWO decades IO set uaed IO
the: climate change."
Aeling as the chair of CORE
IS I for six yw-s and Division
Director of Uni..,nity Studies,
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COLGATE M AROON-NEWS
Naughton found that he - "enriched by the CORE curriculum."
"It's wonderful to bcen,aaed in
the same enterprise the sllldenl$
are ensaged in," Naughton said.
"I've learned so much from my
colleagues being involved with
tho CORE."
Naughton is also inspired by
the faculty. which he feels is so
devoted 10 the ••udents and i•
very stimulaling to work with.
"Colgale kids are uniquely grea1
kids to s1udy w11h." he said smiling.
To lbal end, Naughton has
taught CORE ISi, CORE 152
and CORE Dis1mc1ion classes in
addition 10 French language and
li1eraturc classes.
Apan from the work he does
on campus, Naughton is lcadins
bis fifth study group to Dijon,
France in rhe spring. In Dijon,
srudenlS will study at the University of Burgundy.
"The presence and richness of
(Colgate's) 1rudy groups distinsui.mes UI from other liberal ar1s
schools our size," Naughlon said.
"It's remarkable that Colgate bas
about 2S off'-<:ampus poesibilities
for s1uden1s."
Naughton feels that study
groups ue extremely impor1an1
10 the educational process.
'"Study groups allow studen1s
and faculty to bond in ways that
arc not quite possible on campus,.. be said.
Some ofNaugh1on's scholarly
research involves translating
French literature into English.
including In the Shadows Light,
a book of poem, by Yves
BoMefoy, the noted French poet.
Naughton takes special pleasure.
in 1ryins 10 recreate in English
1bc poetic rhoughrs and images
he finds in French.
"It's both challenging and rewarding," he said...Jt's an im•
por1ant dimension of wha1 I do
as I scholar.·•
Naugh1on ·s pusion is not lim•
ited 10 rhe CORE, French language and literature, ro Sludy
groups or even 10 his students.
"h's time for the Red So, ... ho
said, leaning hack in his chair.
p/1t>W by Mau \~ugh"
"They've suffered enough. Last JE NE SAIS QUOI: Professor of Roma nce L•nguages and
year's loss demands of our ba1ic humanity that we cheer for LlteraturN John Naugh ton e•udes a passion for the F rench
the Red So,. Ditto for the Cubs." Laasuage and the Red Sox.
Rugby Raises Money To Benefit Madison County Charities
ttmlmurdfrom pagt! I
"I am hono.-cd to speak before
1he kickoff of lhc game," Chopp
said. "I want 10 thank the Rugby
team for planning 1his event and
helping us to remember September
I I."
Chopp's remarks will deal wi1h
1hc importance of memory and
hope on Sep1embcr 11 , and the imponancc or democracy and education.
Dean of the Fscul:y Lyle
Roelofs is also expected to be in
anendance. The Rugby learn sent
ou1 invi1a1ions to over 500 alumni
in the hopes that they will come
to the game to suppon their former
team and 10 remember the evcntS
of September 11.
"The Rugby club has a vibrant
alumni base," Burdick, who expects a fairly strong 1umout for the
event. said.
The team also had 1-shins made
10 ~II ar 1hc game, 1he proceeds
from which will be donated to
charities in Madison Coun1y. The
lnremarional OrderofOddfcllows
will also have a catering truck at
the event, and will be serving such
irem., as hot dogs, ham~ chips
and soda. Again, the proceeds will
bcncfi1 chari1ics in Madison Coun1y.
The players, having helped organize the event, real i7.C the magnitude
of what 1hc game is remembering.
"It's an 11nportant symbolic
event," senior 1ri-cap1ain Lucas
Batzer said.
However, that docs no1 mean that
the intensity or 1he rivalry is mking
a backseat.
"We wan1 a good show on bo1h
sides;' Batzer said.
Meehan feels similarly.
Wc've gotten 10 know a bunch
of 1hc guys; they are a grcai club
and that"s what makes it a great ri•
valry," he said. "We want to go out
there and have fun.··
"Winning." Meehan was quick 10
0
add.. ··js fun."
No mancr how intense the competition gC1S- ~1n10 get very in1cnsc- the players hope
to put on a good, clc.an show thal
will be fun bo1h for 1hc players and
the fan."'Saturday's c-vcnis begin on Academy Field wi1h a women's game at
11 a.m. Following the women's
game will be the men's pre-game
C1!remony m 12:30 p.m., wi1h the
kickoff a1 I :00 p.m.
'
campus safety blotter
Wedaaday, 911
6:42 a.m.: Fire almm II University COUr1 ApltUnenlf cauaed by
from their n,on,1.
2:92 p.m.: An ill raident of Gate
HotllC w111nn11ponech0Comrnunity Memorial Hospital by Campus Safety.
Friday, WJ
September 1 - September 7
undcraac iatolticated student at
Parke, Ap,uhl..,bwbowastrWported to Community Memorial
Hoopilal by SOMAC.
2:t5 L&: Received • rcpart of an
undenp inloxicabOd 11Uden1 at 94
e-dS-wboWIS ldl in lhccare
ofa ftiend.
2:lla.m.: Caq,u,Safety povidctl
a dir1y dclectot
7:46 p.m.: AIIUdcnt WIS injured
playing lOC4'CI' on Whibtall Field
and transported to Community 8,28...._:Allllft'membcr repon,d
Memorial Hoopital by C11111p111 ftarnihn mlasing Imm the ComSafety.
moos.
10:48 p.a.: A student was in- 8:44 a.m.: An ill resident of initialfintaidandtnnlpOllltionto
jured after falling off the steps 11 Sbepord,,on Hou8c WIS tnnlpOr1Dd Community Memotial Hoapilal to
A1ldrews Hall and transported 10 to the Student Health Center by astudealwbobadiqjuredherband.
Community Memorial ffoopital Campus Safety.
3:03 .....:ACampusSafclyOfficcr
by Campus Sareiy.
12:15 p.m.: A staff' member re- on routine patrol of the Puker
porlCd her ~ drlmaeed ·wblle Apartmenls oblcrved two nonTh•nda1, , 12
pmlced II Fnncb House.
ColplC males in posaession of a
12:21 L&: FIR ......, 111 Uni- 3:l5p.a:Asnvenity CowtAprubi..arred mielina hm Dnb 11111.
1111....., Fn alarm a1 Univenity
by coolcins3:25 p.a .: Fire alum at the Court Apa11..ere
by coolr.l:17 ....: Filellum ai Rll11all Slpe,lleioJfwilb 0 1 1111'1111Hby iat11131....., Fn um a1 UnivCI'
ffoUH ctllUCI br,marij- conkiaa,
smalr,o.
pa: . . . . . .
11111 Cowt Apu1mcD1s ..._, by
'81"""
l:JJ
a. ,.,,,.,,
q1111•4 IIY. ..-~.i-'.,
... ~ " ' .~
ll1l!!ldal,
N A ...... _tbuad iD
f a._....dd....
Apar1men11 caused by cooking,
8:03 p.m.: Fire alarm at McGrcgory
Hall with an IIOdctomincd cause.
10:15 p.m.: Fire alarm at Newell
Apor1menls caused by steam from
the shower.
S.Dda)', 9/5
12:15 a.m.: Received a report ofan
underage intoxicated non-Colgate
student
outside
of the
Commons. The individual was
transpOrlCd to Communi1y Me,norial H01p1ral by SOMAC.
10:53 a.a.: Fire alarm at Andrews
Hall caused by a faulty de1ector.
6:llp.m.: Fire alann II S1illman
Hall caused by cigarcne smoke.
6:lt p.m.: Fire alarm a1 92 Broad
Street with an undetermined CSUIC.
7:07 p.m.: Fire alltffl I I Pltker
Apaa..,.... hy cooking.
7:18 p.a: Fire alann t1 92 Brood
Slreel wi1II an undelermined cause.
Street with an undetermined
cause.
9: t 3 p.m,: An 111 srudcn, at
Russell House was transponcd
to Community McmoriaJ Hospi·
tal by Campus Safc1y.
4:30 p.m.: Fire olarm al 92
Broud Slreet with an u.ndctcr·
mined cause.
6:06 p.m.: Fire alarm at 92
Broad Stn::et wuh an unde1crmincd cause.
Tuesday,9n
4:15 e.m.: ACampus Safety Officer on routine palrol discovered• door handle broken orr at
Stillman Hall.
9:13 a.m.: Fire alam, at Dana
Aris Center caused by dust
6:57 p.m.: Fire alorm ar University Coun Apar1mcnts caused by
cooking.
,-.i, ,..., File aJenn a1 Crawshaw
.,_
HOUIC c-.1 by 11earn from a
Moadaf,"6
2:12 L&: Fire aJenn a1 92 Brood
CAMPUS SAFETY TIP OF
THE WEEK: Did you know
that New York State law prohib111 the use of a cell phone while
driving?
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Case Construction Mayhem
While the new and improved Case Library will surely be n wondrous spcctac1lc
when ii is complcicd several years down 1hc road. 111s currently a nrnjor headache for
students. Whoever would have thought that having to 1rck the extra few yards would
seem such a burden? The single cnlranec 1s mcon,cnu:ntly nestled away. like a bad
highway de1our. complc1c wi1h 1he direcuonal signs. Ounng 1hc day, the noise can be
downright deafening. h's difficuh to study for your chem test when you hear the roar
ofconstruclion equipment in the library. Add1t1onally.1he massive trenches surround·
111g the library arc an eye sore to a passerby. Wh.11 arc we 10 make of all of 1hcsc
inconven1enecs? For 1hc upperclassmen. 11 'shard to accept them knowing this project
will not be fully completed until 2008. F1rst·ycar students have the slight possibility
of see mg some of the bra.nc.J new library. And Case could certainly use these improve•
ments. While 1he rcadmg room 1s top·notch. save for some pcclior lighting, the book
storage currently leaves something 10 be desired. The book racks arc clus1cred and
often confusing. Searching for books causes claus1rophobia and 1rnta11on. The present
s11ua1ion has ac1ually gotten worse. with books being stashed away everywhere as
1hc remodeling and movement continues. Case Library is certainly a work in progress,
the fruits of which we, unfor1umttely, will never get to fully enjoy.
Guest Commentary
Post-9/11 Silent Treatment: The NonExisent Hunt For Osama Bin Laden
By Jtrcmy Neigiler •os
Osama bin Laden. What I found was aston·
ishmg. To date, since 1hc beginning of2003,
s my fellow scmors and 1 begin our Bush has on'" mentioned bin Laden ·s name
last year at Colgate, I feel 11 1s 11n 10 tunes. Ot 1hose 10 111nes, six were bepon~~nt for us 10 recall how ii all cause he was usked a direct question. (So
began. During our firs1 year, merely weeks much for a liberal media). To pul this in
into the foll semester. terrorists bn1tally at· pcrspccuvc, Bush has managed 10 say
1ackcd the United Stotes and chtmgcd the St1dd11m Hu.sscm 's name a whopping 300
course of history. Nearly three years later tunes.
and with n presidential elccllon months
The numbers speak for themselves. As the
away a very basic question rcmnins - American soldier dea1h 10II continue::; to rise
Where is Osama ban Laden?
on Iraq (approaching 1,000dead by WednesSince the events of September 11, the day) and evidence linking Saddam Hussein
Bush adm11us1rn11on has sh1ncd 11s war a1\d al-Qaeda remains largely inconclusive.
against 1hc al-Qaeda anackcrs to a war the lack of pursuil and caplurc of Osama
against the "axis of evil'' to the War on Tcr• bm Laden seems appalling.
ror. As Bush's war has broadened and beWhile the Democratic and Republican
come more undctenninablc, so has the hun1 Conventions have come and gone. complc1c
for America's mosl wanted man. You can with continuous references to 1hc tragic
argue that our invasion of Afghanis1an and evcn1s or 9/1 1, the ensuing election will
Iraq. lhc creation of 1hc Dcpar1men1 of come down to 1he r:fcrcndum ofGeorKe W.
Homeland Sceunty and the subsequent Bush's handling of the post-9/1 I world and
Pa1riot Acts have been an adequate rcsp0nsc his directton toward 1he fu1urc. No longer
to a new chapter 111 inten1a1io11al affairs. But can Bush tout his "coinpassiona1e conser10 what extent has all 1his been successful? vative" agenda. Instead. he will be voted on
The question remains - Where is the man his pcrfomtance as a self-proclaimed "\Var
responsible for 1hc death of over 3,000 in· Prcsidcn1."
nocent lives?
I am not a biuer opponent to the PresiThe widely acccp1cc.J truth is that bin dent; I do not question his s1rcngth or his
Laden has been hiding in the mountain· courage. But as II President opposed to nuous region on the Arghanistan·Pakisrnn ance, I question his commilmcnt to captur•
border for nearly 1hrcc years. He seems ing the man respon.sible for 9/ 11. Why has
a11 but forgotten, pushed aside for scem- ii tx.-cn three years and s1ill no capture? Why
inflY more urgent matters of na1ional SC· has he only been mentioned a l\andfol of
curi1y. (I will remind you 1hat US troops times? As our Commandcr•in-Chicf, that is
mobilized for a second war in lraq and unacceptable.
This election is incredibly important.
captured Saddam Hussein in a liulc more
1han a year).
Wi1h the cxccp1ion of 1he firs1-ycar stu•
This pas1 weekend, while watc hing dcnls. lhc outcome will lead us out of
FoxNcws, I noticed a piece of .. news" on Colgate and into the real world. II might
1he scrolling 1cx11ha1 s1a1cd: "US Officials be a distant 1hou1h1 from the cozy conin Pakistan now say rcsourc.:s arc in place fines of Hamilton, New York, but you owe
10 hunt Osama bin Laden." Matters of in· to yourself, and as a pan of your civic duty
temational intelligence arc extremely com- to cn1er 1his debate and ask the tough
plica1cd, beyond 1hc grasp ofa college s1u- questions. 1 am not telling you who 10 vote
dcn1. 1 still cannot help bul wonder why it for; that is your choice. I only urge you to
look so long for 1his 10 happen.
educa1e yourself before you cas1 you balThat being said, I 100k it upon myself to lot on November 2 . A great place to start
do a liulc research. I wanted to sec how migh1 be to ask - Where is Osama bin
many limes Bush has publicly mentioned Laden, lhe man responsible for 9/ 11?
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an occupauon army m their country. In a
manner 1hat is qu1n1esscn1ially Orwellian,
o what arc your plans for the near fu we huvc seen the spectacle of low.road at1ure? Fimshmg your undergraduate tacks on John Kerry's Vietnam service and
career at Colgate? Graduate or pro• character from a prcs1dcn1 who avoided
fessional school? A fancy iob on Wall combat himself. ran and hid when his coun.
Street? Public service? Whatever the case, try was under auack on 9/11. lied abou1 it
and 1hen had the cowardly effrontery 10
I would urge all of you to take noucc of a
development that 1s rrcscntly jus1 a blip on taunt the "enemy" with "Bnng ·cm on 1''
the public scope but will very shonly im- when the lives of 01hcr peoples' children
pact your young hves in ways that you can- were put 1n hann's w.1y. And our tough•talk.
not yet imagine. I can easily conjure it up, ing, chickcnhawk vice president is no bctbecause I hvcd through II in 1he sixties: 1he ler; he dodged military service in Vietnam
through five defermilitary draf\. And
it ·s headed your
ments, claiming tha1
he had "01hcr priori.
way. By June 2005,
, Y··
tics." I'll wager that
we will have a full·
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he had only one pnblown, rcconsti·
J. '
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tuted, no--defenncnt
onty: pro1cc11ng his
J
own hide by avoid,
draft for all men and
women ages 18
ing the kind of com1hrough 26.
ba1 he now so ra.
.
Why has 1he curbidly advocates .
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rent administration
for someone else.
been so silen1 about
Would I cn1rus1
reestablishment? House bill HR 163 is now the life of tmy young person to this crowd'>
in committee and scheduled out in March No1 on a bet The world communi1y refuses
2005: 1hc companion Scna1c bill, S.89, is to 1rus1 the current admm1s1ration because
also in committee and due out in March it trades m a surreal and absurd language
200S. Both bills arc to be implemented in of inversion, reversal and contradiction
June 2005. Moreover, $28 million hos been
Iraq has been libcmted, bu1 we're still ocqu1c1ly appropria,~d 10 fund 1he s1ar1-up, cupying it; Iraq is a sovereign nauon, bu1
which is already underway. The Pentagon we're calling the shots; Saddam ism Jraq1
is busy filling the 10,350 p0sitions on na- custody, bul we've got him; 1hc 1roops will
uonal draft boards and the 11 ,070 positions come home when an elected govemmenl 1s
on appeals boards.
in place, but they will be there for years to
Could an unplanned sojourn 1hrough Iraq come. We haven '1 found any weapons of
or Afghanistan be m your future? If you arc mass destruction. but we know they're
in the 18 to 26 age range, i1 is a distinct 1hcre. Saddam had 1ies 10 al-Qaeda solcl)
possibility in light of severe personnel bccau:-e Dick Cheney says so. Iraq was reshonagcs in the mili1ary. The cum:n1 "back- sponsible for 9/11. even 1hough 1hc 9 11
door draft" - that is. the involuntary exten- Comm,ssion categoncally ruled this out,
sion of tours of duty - cannot continue in• and so on m this transcendently ludicrous
definitely. especially in view of 1his vcm.
administration ·s open-ended comm11mcn1
This war has been inccssanlly character·
to a mihtary presence in Iraq, and the need ized by the administration as a dcfcnS1\'C
for an unin1errupted s1rcam of cannon-fod· one, the major thrust in the war on tcrrordc.r.
isin, yet repeating this mantra simply d0t.~
There is no substan11vc difference be· not make 11 so. There's a major disconncc1
twce1\ Iraq and Vietnam; both arc wars of here: WE WERE NOT ATTACKED BY
choice, foisted upon the American people IRAQ.
through decep11on, questionable ideology
ln sum, this is no 1m1c for apathy on col·
and lies at the highest level. A fool's errand legc campuses. Ir yoo support this war, th~n
from the beginning, the Iraq War is now of- you may well have the chance 10demonstrate
ficially a quagmire. Ncwl Gingrich got 11 1ha1 support ,fGcorge W. Bush is re-elected
right (and for his honesty was savaged and If you don't support 1hc war, then you knov.
exiled by the administration): We will never which candidate is likely 10 end 1t - the onl)
defeat lrnq1s in Iraq, who will never accept one who ever faced live enemy fire.
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POLITICAL HOWDOWN
Right
Left
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The Grand Old Party and Their
Long History Of Attack Politics
Miller is e ither misinformed or a nat out
liar, most likely the latter.
Given the history of Republican anack
politics, we shouldn't be too shocked by
what we're seeing in the 2004 campaign.
Back in 2000, then-Governor George W,
Bush's campaign rav·
aged Arizona Senator
Many of their
John McCain days beshots were cheap.
similar to the
fore the South Carolina
primary.
McCain
heavyweig ht
noted in an interview
boxer landing a
that two million Sou1h
blow to the
Carolinians received
crotch of his opponcn1. The four
phone calls saying,
"You
know
the
days in New York
McCains have a black
were characterbaby." In response to
ized by a biner
this travesty, McCain
tone from most
said, "I believe there is
of
the
a special place in hell for people like
convention's speakers.
\Vere there any momcn1s of uplift and these.••
The decision by those associated with
hope? Sadly there were not. The Republit3R Na1ional Convention was marred by the Bush ,campaign 10 use 1he McCains'
lowbrow politics of the worst kind. Let's adopted Bengali daughter as political amu1kc a look at what some of the Convcn- munition was an abomination. Then
11on speakers actually said and compare again, should we really be shocked?
Just a few years earlier, Republicans
their remarks with facts.
Vice President Dick Cheney noted, were al it, was1ing millions of our 1ax
"!Kerry] docs not seem to understand rhe dollars in the Paula Jones case against
first obligation of a commander in chief President Clinton. Did it benefit our coun·
and that is to support American troops 1ry to dig up 1hc past exploits of Clin1on?
in combat"
Arc we proud of the former Independent
Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Counsel Kenneth Starr for spending $40
Armed Forces is one of the most impor- million tax dollars invcstiga1ing oral sex?
1ant roles a president can have. Kerry vol- Incidentally. the Paula Jones case was
unteered for two tours of duty in the Viet- thrown ou1 of court.
Clinton should have known to keep it in
nam \Var and would know the rigors and
demands of combat. As a veteran, he un- his pants. Hod he said, "\Vhat the Presiderstands the obligations of a wanime dent docs in his private life is not the busicommander in chief, having led his own ness of the American public" he would
men inlO battle in Vietnam,
have saved the country and himself yc.ars
Cheney, on the other hand openly ad- of toil. The impeachment of President
mllled he had ..other priorilies" during the Clinton was poli1ically motivated and noth'4nr and was awarded five defcnnents. lt's ing more.
preposterous for Cheney 10 criticize
Yet Republicans wan1cd no1hing but
Kerry's fi1ness as a wartime leader, when complete destruction of1he Clinton prcsi·
Cheney himself never served in the dency. After all, Clinton defeated them in
Armed Forces, much less experienced a 1wo elections and s1olc 1heir signature issues from welfare reform to crime pre·
combat situation.
"'Senator Kerry has made il clear 1ha1 vcn1ion. With 1ha1 blood 1hirs1y glare in
he would use military force only if ap- there eyes, the GOP excelled at the poliproved by the United Nations." This line tics of personal destruction. Incidentally,
comes out of Zell Miller's keynote ad- 1hc American people responded by vol·
dress at the Republican Convention. ( ing more Dcmocra1s in10 Congress a11he
""'Onder whal Miller meant by "has mode 1998 e lection, in the thick of the
11 clear''? I read John Kerry's acceptance
Lewinsky scandal.
speech at the Democratic National ConOur c leccorate docsn 't need 1his pol iti\Cn!ion and it included this line: .. , will cal garbage. We live in a critical time.
never give any nation or international in• America needs a serious debate aboul 1hc
s111u1ion a veto over our national secu- issues that face us, not the same old name
rny." So given 1his quota1ion from Kcny. calling and mudslinging.
o poli1ical par1y in America
launches vicious personal attacks
heller than the Republicans. Like
rabid dogs, the GOP mauled Senator John
Kerry to shreds at their convention. even
sending out Democrat Zell Miller to do
some bashing.
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Shooting From
the Left
Dan Murphy
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Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Jodi
Williams Goes Hollywood
entered the Colgate Chapel last
Wednesday hoping to hear Nobel
Peace Prize recipient Jodi Williams
tell of her successful endeavors in land
mine relief. f exited feeling frustrated,
after Ms. Williams integrated her unrelenting negativity
into a snipe.fest
worthy of a cclcb·
rity Dcmocra1ic
fundraiser. Be·
cause I wish nobody will be misled down the dark
road of liberal
pessimism after
hearing her, I want
10 confron1 Ms.
Williams' antiAmerican spin
wi1h the facts and
rat ion a I Ihought
that she lacked.
Ms. Williams lirst departed from rcali1y with her assertions about U.S. foreign
aid. She believes that America should pro·
vidc signilicuntly more foreign aid 10 the
undereducated, unclothed. and hungry humans in the world - she repeatedly ci1ecJ
1hat "2 billion" people worldwide lack
clean drinking water (the WHO says 1.6
billion). Although gi\·ing out money to the
poor is a romnntic notion, aid is no1 the
magic wand that
solves humanitarian
problems. lhstorically, aid has done
liulc to help countries
make long•term im•
provemcn1s. In many
cases, it only worsens
the plight of thirdworld inhabitants and
bankrolls the corrup·
tion 1hat rules them
(example: Food for
Peace).
Lost in her sensational appeal is the facl
that America gives the most foreign aid
around the world. But with all the associ·
ated problems. it is ii logical 10 suggest
significa1Hly expanding these programs.
The Bush administration is auempting 10
fix the real shortcomings of humanitar·
ian aid by regulating money based on economic and human development by each
natton's leadership. This is the first step
towards really increasing humanitarian
aid, instead of just continuing to throw
away more tax dollars.
Ms. Williams further ventured into the
proverbial deep end wi1h her skepticism
I
thal coalition forces arc ac1ually cap1uring al-Qaeda opera1ivcs. Conspiracy theories arc usually delusional and lacking
factual support - this one is no di1Tcrcn1.
An objective thinker wou ld note 1hat
much information related to thl.!sc opern·
tions is sensitive;
the majority of 111teli igcncc successes and failures go unreported 10 the pub1ic . Remember
when the CIA's
mp on Osama bin
Laden 's satclhtl.!
phone
wus
lc" kcd?
lie
stop1>cd us111g II,
and we losl lhc mtcl hgcn cc M~
Williams prob ·
obly docs 1101 remember because she wa,
100 busy blanuny President Bush for not
capturing bin Laden.
I was 1101 at all surprised to hear 1ha1
Ms. Williams already considers the Iraq
War a "bust." At la,t check. the war 111
Iraq was still on-so1ng. and conclusions
about wcnpons progrums ttntl 111-Q.icda
tics arc Still murky. An in-dcplh J1~cuss1on of these conllict" ,s for 100 comph·
ca1ed 10 111cludc here. but Ms. WIiiiams'
.suHcmcnts tire
unfair at bcsl Fur
example. Tht' St··
<"N!I ll, ... 1nn• of
,Ju~ lrm1
by
Yosscr
llodansk y.
a
former counter·
terrorism director
who 1:,. not shy
about cri11c11.:m8
the Bush adman•
istrntion, dc1n1I:,.
Iraq, weapons
programs and ucs bc1wccn al•€)acd;1 nnd
Iraq. li e ulso inamtams that Iraq was a
necessary step 111 thc War on Terror. Only
time will determine the sucCc$:,. of the
war: but I tind her ant1•Arnencan senll·
ment irrl.!spons1blc to bro.ideas, m thi:
m1ds1 of eonfl1c1.
It was dishcar1cn111g to hear Jodi Will·
,ams abuse the notoriety she reCCl\'C!<> for
her tremendous work to propagr11c explicitly nega11ve versions of the facts. Unfortunately, the only 1h1ng she really :associate herself with the hkc:,. of the fa.
natics 111 Hollywood, which 1s ecrt:unly
impressive company.
"Lost in her sensational appeal is the
fact that America
gives the most foreign
aid around the world
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past year. Unfortunately. it didn't go up
enough relative 10 those ins1i1u1ions above
nd so we beat on, boats agoins1 the us on 1hc lisr." Great spin! Arc you listencurrent, borne bock ceaselessly ing, Dean Weinberg?
How many presidents, deans and prointo US News and World Report.
vosts
docs ii take to say "warped statis·
This week, The Heights, the weekly
newspaper at Boston College, featured a tics?" Your graduates arc donating more
laudatory article about BC's improved but you're disappointed because you
status 10 number 37 in some ca1cgory or didn't go up on some list? Well, accord·
US News and World Report's rankings ing to the US News and World Report's
that acknowledged arbiter of academic websnc, BC should be
excellence. The article informed us that very concerned: "The
"BC made gains in a number of catcgo• percent of alumni giving
ries upon which 1he rankings arc based, serves as a proxy for how
most nornbly in the peer assessment cat- satisfied students arc
wi1h the school."
egory:·
11mm. My father went
For those not familiar wi1h the mire that
to
Colgate and loved itis the methodology used by US New:l and
World Report, here are a few definilions, jus1 loved 11. He still talks
about his professors,
according 10 the magazine's website www,usocws,com - of peer assessment, about how good the Enthe weightiest factor in the overall score glish department is and
at 2S percent. The magazine surveys a about how much he misses
little over 4000 college presidents, deans Hamilton. My father is
of admissions and provosts who rate other also a DKE. and under the
institutions' undergraduate academic pro- current circumstances
there's not an ice cube's
grams on a scale of one to five,
chance
How the
in hell that he'll be doadministranating anything 10
tors at one inColgate anytime soon
stitution arc
(except
for my tuition).
able to give
"
What
the
What
US
News and
an accurate
World Report represents
reprating
of
is
the systematic
another's acadumbing down of higher
demic pro•
education.
It's not just
gram is diffidumbing down of eduBC
that
cares
abou11hcse
cult to imagrankings: Colgate docs,
ine, except
100,
and far 100 much.
for accepting
Just take a look a1 the
rumor and
'"What
People Arc Sayword
of
mouth, both of which apparently arc ac- ing" section of the Colgate website. Most
cepted as accurate research tools by US of the page is devoted to our various
News and Wort,/ Report. h's also particu- rankings in disparate publications. It reads
larly instructive that this category counts hke a middle school popularity poll.
Another arcane category in US Nrn:f and
for a full quaner of a college's score.
Alumni giving. which counts for five ll'orltl Report's ranking methodology 1s the
percent of1hc overall score. gave BC some number of cl~es with between I and 19 s1utrouble; it fell one spot 10 42. In The Heighis dents (This data 1s compiled dunng the fall).
anicle, BC's spokesman, Jack Dunn, said. This scc:uon counts for 30 percent of the fac..Our alumni giving actually went up in the ulty resources score, which commands 20
city A
By Elisa Benson
And Tht Clock Strikes Midnl&ht
Because l wri1c about relationships,
booking up, and other related charades,
I often use my weekends as iospirotfon
for material. Example: Friday night, I
spent so much time at the foam party
that my skin dried oul and I woke up
with a rash. That could morph into an
article about the lingering - and some·
1imcs negative - effects of one feel•
good Fnday night. Saturday, I watched
the Open Till Midnight play at
Streetfest and decided that college age
guitar players arc automatically sexy,
which could tum into an aniclc about
other types of automatically sexy
people on campus.
This week, however, I had vowed 10
get really on top of my worlt, so laat
Friday afternoon - before that day's
paper had even circulated and before
the aforementioned weekend festivities
- I sar down to write today's column.
Thus far, I'd attended my morning an
history class and purchased a berry
berry smoothie, both of which were
leaving me uninspired. I knew I had a
busy week coming up, so in opite ofmy
complele lack of motivation, 1 was determined to write the article.After a few
moments of staring at the empty
Microsoft Word document, an idea began to take shape. I realized I was handling lhis article 1he cxac1 same way f
handle relatinnships.
The thing is. I'm not good at rela-
tionships. I do,,•1 get jealous or clingy,
I don't expect expensive presents and I
get turned on easily. These arc good
qualities. For me, the problem comes
i1, serious, long-tern, relationships. 1
think I should be able 10 handle thorn
the way I handle schoolwork, writing,
my two jobs and my cx1racurricular~:
the more time l invest now, the more (
accomplish and the IC$S I have to worry
about later. Like, oh, Brad and I h1mg
out almost everyday this week. so 1/rat
mtans when I'm rtally busy 11c:c1 week
and cont spend time with him, it will
even oul.
I treat relationships like anothercommiuncnt to pe11cil into my planner, not
because I'm uncaring, but because I for•
get to remember that people require just
u much time and eff'on as my grade
point average. I forget that even though
people arc more forgiving than deadlines and midterms, I do not have the
riaht 10 take advantage of thorn.
Our attitudes toward work parallel
our relarionship selves. I need schedules that are predictable so I can fit together all the pieces in my day and work
ahead when I anticipate busy rimes. I
need a relationship that fits into that
puzzle, one 1hat will stay connected
when my cneraies temporarily 1um
clsewbere.
I like to think I act away with he·
ina a busy person becauee l am also a
pusionate person. l throw myself into
activities, work and people not with
a lot of time, but with a genuine con•
cem for the outcome. That's why I
atarted this anicle a week ago and
didn't fmish it until Wednesday, de·
spite all vows to get ~ - 1 couldn't
rush through it without paying ancn·
tion to every word, rereading every
paragraph a thousand times, shifting
ii around and adding some new ideas.
I may be bad at rnakina time for rela-
tionsbipa, but when I do, I take those
minutes slowly.
September I 0, 2004
Commentary
12 THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
By Vic1oria Klarfcld, '06
US News
and World Report
resents is the syetmatic
cation"
percent of the overall score. Other sections
of this category include faculty pay. adjusted IO cost of living, a1 a whopping 35
percent. Arc you non-malh majors follow.
ing all of this?
A finh of a college's overall score, therefore, is based 011 how much the faculty is
paid, and the monumental difference between letting that 2~ student in10 the class,
or else keeping 1he count at the much more
universally praiseworthy
number of 19.
Sounds sort of nuts,
right? Well. last year at
just about this time the
faculty (1 certarnly hope
they were well paid for
this) attended a two.
hour faculty meeting a
full half-hour of which
involved discussing our
position on US Ne w1
a11d World Report's lis1
Faculty members were
encouraged 10 limit their
fall courses (Rc1nember,
that's when the data 1s
com pi led) to under 20
siudcnts so we could rise in 1ha1 category.
Thank goodness! I don't know about you.
but that 20- student always ruins my class
experience. And number 2 l, well, don'1
even ask!
Why are we being held hostage by US
Nt'K'S a11d World Re1>0rt and similar pubh•
ca1ions? I cannot conceive of a worse way
10 market or judge ourselves. While some
categories make sense, like average SAT
scores for the incoming freshman class and
the acceptance rate, those statistics can be
found on any college website and arc no1
based on any subjective assessments. The)
also don't purpon to give an accurate por·
trayal of the whole school, at least enough
to give ii an allegedly definitive ranking.
Our overall ranking in US News and
World Report, by the way, is 16. Well
done Colgate-we've risen one spot s111c-c
last year It sure makes me reel better
about Colgate; when we were mired at 17,
I was beginnrng to wonder why it was I
had come here.
Attention Sophomores: The Do's and Don'ts of Rushing
By Sean-Pierre Regis '06
s it just me, or have the sophomores
been acting a bit more nervous lately?
Have they come up to you asking a
random question just so that you know
their name? Or even better, have they
started that awkward ··so how arc classes
going? What frat/sorority arc you in?"
conversation on 1he cruiser? I wondered
what the cause was for such atypical, bizarre behavior, and then it dawned on me
- it's Rush Weck!! h's that special time
of year when affiliated upperclassmen,
behind closed doors, discuss who can, and
who absolutely cannot, join their fraternity or sorority. It's also that time when
Kappa Alpha Theta and Beta Theta Pi become more than just Greek letters but take
on the role of Greek gods to the sophomores.
To celebrate this splendid annual event
of "recruitment," I have compiled a list
of the lucky 7 Do~ and Don'IS ofrushi,ig, Colgate style:
I
Do: Make it obvious that you arc interested in a certain fraternity or sorority by
going to its events and speaking w i1h all
of the members.
Don't: Make ii obvious that you arc interested by embarrassing yourself. Example: "Dude, you guys have like the
coolest frat ever. l definitely would be
stoked if I got a bid." If you arc inter•
cstcd they'll know. Don't be desperate,
have some ptide.
Do: Go 10 every frat or sorority with an
open mind.
member. It'll come back to haunt you.
Don't: Go to just one frat or sorority and
1alk smack about the others. Chances are,
the affiliated member's best friend is in
the frat or sorority you arc talking about.
Follow Mom's words, "If you don't have
something nice to say, don ·1 say anything
at all." It could be your bid.
Do: Be yourself.
Do: Go to the back of the line at the Jug.
Don't: Cut the line a1 the Jug and then
ask "Oh arc you in a fraternity or soror•
i1y? Oh, you arc? Sorry for cutting. you
can go ahead of me! Sorry again!" This
s ituation. which
occurs far too often, is just embarrassing for
you. The affiliated member
will not forget
you cut them
even if you say
sorry.
Do: Remember
names.
Don't :
Call
John, Frank or
Emily,
Jane.
They know all their names., you should
too.
Do: Have fun at the Jug.
Don't Have too much fun and hook-up
with the significant other of an affiliated
Don't: Be who you think is right for 1hat
fraternity or sorority. You're usuall)
wrong.
Do: Be responsible.
Don't: Be a liability. If you decide 10 go
crazy one night and just happen to fall
asleep on the sidewalk, you 're not cxacll)'
what the fratemi1ics and sorori1ies arc look·
ing for right now. Sorry, party animal.
This simple
list of do's and
don'1s will ge1 any
sophomore far dur·
ing the most nerve
wracking few days
or the year, or
maybe even his or
her life (a bit dra·
matic). Follow this
advice sophomores·
Cul this anicle ou1.
paste it 10 your wall
or make sure a cop)'
is always in your
back pocket for
quick reference.
you'll never know when you need it.
Though I canno1 assure you a spot in your
desired fraternity or sorority, 1 can prom·
isc you 1ha1 your chances of a bid arc far
bener after memorizing 1hc above lucky
seven. Good luck in the next few days,
and godspeed .
Commentary
THE COLGATE M AROON-NEWS
September I 0, 2004
Fit For Print: America's Obsession With The Free Press
Shortly thereafter, Editor-in-Chief Raf atmosphere of public engagement. There
Shakirov was forced to resign for what he musl be something out there somewhere
terrncd his "emotional" covcra~e of the that every one of us can relate to.
Partisan press has ofien been attacked
s1andoff.
from the left and right alike for distorting
Tdon't want to
glorify
1hc rcali1y. Bui, really. par11san press is good.
righteousness Having access to media that can freely. and
of the First eve,, viciously, criticize 1he government is
Amendment, the best proof we have tha1 an independent
and
I don't press really exists. The Bill of Rights works
international, but this
wanl to ran1 marvelously in theory, but without pmcti·
past week I grew to apabout
how the cal applications, it works as theory only.
preciate it more. It
Russian gov- Sure, much of this reporting can be seen as
wasn't because of any
ernment
needs widening Amerlca's ideological gap. but
Pulitzer Prize winning
to embrace free would that divide really be any smaller wi1h
journalism or se11sapress if i1 truly an ..unbiased .. press?
1ional five-part fcarnrcs,
I know [ for one have constantly ridiculed
wishes
to
embrace
democracy.
I want us.
but rather, because its editors could do what
Lhcircountcrparts in Russia could not: freely as Americans, to realize the awesome and the media business for sensationalist and inpowerful impact of 1he media, the ever. complete coverage, all the while saturating
reporl 1he news.
myself with it.
While the hostage crisis in 1hc Russian present force that fills
Sometimes, I
school dominated media across America our streets and clut·
wish 1he media
and manyotherpansofthe world, the Rus- ters our lives.
as a whole
American society is,
sian citizens were kept in the dark by their
"American
would conduct
own elected federal government. On one 9f undoubtedly, in a slate
itself more as an
1hc blackes1 days in the lives or 1he Rus- of information glut·
is,
undoubtedly,
in
a
academic
cn1i1y
tony.
News,
at
time,
siJn citizens, the Kremlin instructed the ccn..
less as a
sored television news stations to withhold seems to be rising out
state of information and
business. Bui,
infonnation from the people- to lie to them. of cracks in the side·
gluttony."
as one must do
Days after the dea1hs or over 300 school- walk. And we love it.
on an almost
ch1ldren. teachers and parents. Presiden1 Americans become al·
everyday
basis
V!Adimir Putin"s administra1ion finally most hysterical when
in the Unilcd
we arc disengaged
apologized to its constituents.
Stales, I must
Unfortunately, the watchful eye of 1he with our environmenlS.
media didn't cease there. The day after the It's wonderful to think of free press as es- remember the bigger picture first. Let meeruption of carnage and destruction at 1hc sential to promote 1hc ideals of the founders, dia be a business. Let it be a money-grubschool. Izvestia, one of lhe nation's mOSI and it is. But today, it seems to have be· bing, sex•scandal-seeking, mud-slinging
forthcoming news outlets, ran only one come essential to our very livelihood. Al· enterprise. Because, in Russia, in the midst
1hing on page one: a picture of a man car- lowing the media to report the news in vari- of a national tragedy. the citizens were berying an injured child from the rubble. ous and somelimes unique ways creates an ing treated to a show about taxi drivers.
ven here at Colgate, with The New
E
York nmcs at my fingertips every
day, I still always reach for The PostStandard, 1hc local paper, to catch up on
world cvcnL~. Jt's mosdy
i,ecausc I grew up reading 1his publication and
enjoy gcuing some local
news 10 supplement the
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Next?
By failing to present a non.partisan
cause the news media accurately informed
America about different political views. point of view. some media s1ations arc alefore the advent of twenty-four This is no longer the case. Liberals can lowing their viewers to never be exposed
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tailor their coverage and present s1orics ground is scarce. While much of the cause That means changing the channel or pick·
aligning wilh 1heir viewers poli1ical for the division in America lies outside ing up a different newspaper sometimes.
views, leading 10 a misinformed and po- 1hc media's con1rol, for example the di- Only then, when we can have an intelli·
vision brought about by the aftcrma1h of gent national debate, withou1 campaign
litically divisive American public.
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to screening. 114 Little Hall
7:00pm - Alternative Cinema - Documentary
Colgate: No Maps For Thtse Territories. Discussion
with C hris Paine '81, executive director, following.
Golden Auditorium, Little Hall
7:00pm - Volleyball vs. Syracuse
Wednesday, September 15
6:00am - Sunrise Canoe: Watch the sun rise over
Chenango Valley while you sit on the waters of
Lake Moraine. No experience necessary,
equipment provided. Meet al Basecamp
12:00pm - Catholic Communion Service: Judd
Chapel
12:20pm - Employer Research: Barbara Burd,
head of library instruction at Case Library, will
discuss the resources available to do productive
a nd time-saving searches on employers. Picker
Classroom, Case Library
4:15pm - Reading by Natalia Rachel Singer:
Come hear a reading by the author of Scraping By
· In Tht Big Eigl1tits. Singer teaches English al St.
Lawrence Univ. Ho Lecture Room,, Lawrence Hall
4:30pm - Art & Art History Panel Discussion:
Nancy Ries, John Knecht, Karen Harpp and
Marion Wilson will discuss the implications of
weapons and war raised by the exhibition Bang/
Weapons & War and the year-long exploration of
this theme. Golden Auditorium, Little Hall
4:30pm - Day Hike in Hamilton: Discover the
beauty of Hamilton as you stroll through the areas
most scenic _trails. Meet at Basecamp
5:30pm - Art & Art H istory Reception: Opening
reception for Song! Weapons & War. First floor
lobby, Little Hall
7:00pm - ALST Reception & Dance with DJ:
Meet new friends, eat great food and get
acquainted with ALST program faculty, staff and
students. Alana Cultural Center
Thursday, September 16
12:00pm - Catholic Communion Service: Judd
Chapel
4:30pm - Introduction to Climbing: Learn the
basics of climbing at Colgate's Angert Family
Climbing Wall. Meet at Basecamp
7:00pm - Weapons and War Film Series:
Prisoners of War. Golden Auditorium, Little Hall
Fridi\y, September 17
12:00pm - Catholic Communion Service: Judd
Chapel
12:20pm - Doing Well By Doing Good
Luncheon Series: Chris Olds, business
development coordinator for the Partnership for
Community Development, parlayed his biology
major to several roles in the nonprofit sector in
both community and economic development. The
COVE, East Hall
3:00pm - Science Colloquium: "Schrodinger's
Cat Meets the Butterfly Effect." Ken Segall,
physics and astronomy, gives an introduction to
nonlinear and quantum dynamics and shows how
they can be seen in super-conducting circuits.
Refreshments. 209 Lathrop Hall
5:00pm - Volleyball vs. Princeton (Colgate
Classic)
5:30pm - Shabbat Service: Kosher dinner
following. Saperstein Jewish Center
7:00pm - Friday Night Film Series: My Architect:
A Son's Joumey. Golden Aud.torium, Little Hall
Saturday, September 18
12:00pm - Backpack Overnight: Learn the basics
of living out of your pack as you discover the
beauty of Stony Pond. There will be an
information meeting on 9/14 at 4:30pm. $10 fee to
cover food, gear and transportation. Meet at
Basecamp
12:30pm - Volleyball vs. Siena (Colgate Oassic)
1:00pm - Football vs. Dartmouth
5:30pm - Volleyball vs. St. John's (Colgate
C lassic)
7:00pm - Women's Soccer vs. Bucknell
Sunday, September 19
10:00am - Exhibition Opening: African Ptrsonal
Art and Adommenl, curated b y Carol Ann Lorenz,
assistant professor of art & art history. Picker Ari
Gallery, Dana Arts Center
11:00am - University Church : Chapel
12:30pm - Catholic Mau: Clark Room, Student
Union
3:30pm - Con cert: The Society for New Music
presents Living Legrnds, works for marimba,
clarinets, 'cello and piano by three Pulitzer Prizewinning composers and others. Chapel
7:00pm - Radio Show hosted by Dr. Miller:
"Medical Potpourri - Recent Medical New$,"
WRCU 90.IFM
10:30pm - Catholic MaN: Chapel
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A ~/come To bl Koch: ~ May Not Be
NYC, But We've Got Our Own Top 10
country club. The grounds arc always
freshly cut, \Vhitnall Field is a great place
to practice your short game, we've got a
grcut pool, and the Cricket team when
sponcd in their 1cs1 wl11tes ... well, i i really sc;1ls 1hc deal.
6. Tm: Coor
h's nol a chicken coop. but you can purchase chicken producb under its roof. The
O'Connor Campus Center often likened
t0 a ski lodge 1s home lo a $40.000 fireplace. a pos1 office. computer lob aml student t1Ct1v1ucs oOiccs fhe Colgate lh:llo
1:. prncuccd here.
N THE LIGHT
Ellen Frank
By Kristin Koch
7. Tm: ToRC'II
Maroon,Nt'"'l Siu
Our mascot 1s :1 naming torch Don ·1 osk
questions.
If you don't k11ow senior Ellen Frank by
ow, th.al may be because she sometimes
1M hc~lr spending more time undcroond 1han above ground on Colga1c's
:impus. Ellen spccfolizes in caving as a
,cmbtllT. In fact, she is teachmg two caving
tas..-;e:s this semester.
Although Ellen has been pan of the OE
afhince her fin.1 year at Colgate. shear\'cd here without any prcviousexpcricncc
outdoor activities. If it hadn't been for
advice of her Wilderness Adventure
·>clcr. Ellen might have bccome Colgate's
,1 tmck star. However, she seems more
an satisfied with her decision 10 join the
Es1alfins1ead ofthe track team. She says
:11 she enjoys "the group dynamic you get
m spending so much lime in the woods
g,:1hcron OE trips," and leading OE classes
·become t.:r fuvoritc activity at Colgate.
following her passion for being outrs, Ellen also participates in othcrenvionmcntally oriented groups on campus
ncluding S1udcms for Environmental Ac,on (SEA), Green Eanh Gang, Environntal JusttCc Initiative and Campus Ecolgy Groop. Ellen says that participating in
E and attending lectures at Colgate has
!qucd her interest in the environment and
er passion for encouraging others at
olgatc to live more responsibly and 10
it&! more lightly upon the canh.
Ellen secs her role on the Host Crew for
he Setond Annual Green Summit as her
rcatest accomplishmen1 at Colgate bcausc she believes that the Green Summil
nd the Green Stndcs Program play de fin inc roles in Colgate's future as ii becomes
more environmentally responsible instiullon. fa·cn Ellen's academic goals rcncct
concern for the earth and raising envinmcntal consciousness, as Ellen is a
t:.\Ce Studies and Eiwironmental GcograYdouble major.
Out Ellen's contributions to improving
~, 1ronmcntal rcspor'\Sibility and awareness
extend beyond Colgate's campus. In the
,ummcr of 2003, Ellen joined another
Colgate student in Kosovo for a summer
internship and rcSC31Ch program funded by
Colgate. Then: she helped 10 organize a trek
to promote the International Peace Park.
She enjoyed her experience there so much
th:u she returned to Kosovo this past swn·
mer and plans 10 rc1um again after gradu•
atmg. This will allow her to work with the
Envi~cntal Minisuy as well as for the
non-governmental organization she
founded there called Environmentally Re'l>OnsibleAction Group. This group is dcdic31ed 10 increasing environmental conSC:IOIISness and awareness among the youth
of Kosovo. Ellen finds workina in Kosovo
1s :u a point now when: all oflhe decisions
rtgarding environmcnlal policies arc going
to be made in the near futun:.
Wben looking beck on her past three
>= 11 Colptc. Ellen says she wouldn't
To~,__ o 6•,or far IN TNI UC,,M'r plnu# N>IN«I
SitP4att LoCow ., .1Mtw~l.tolpk,Ht1
8. SoMRt'I ·~ Nn, ST1uTro 8 001' ,,uT11r
THE COLGATE HILL: Though quite the grueling trek in :tero-dcgree weather,
it's the most distinguishing fea,ure of the sylvan arcadia that is our beloved
Colgate campus.
By Evan P. LeBon
ExecsllH'f.' £d1tor
The Colgate Maroon-News wo11ld like
to welcome the former mayor ofNew York
with fresh fixings, you won't be disappointed. ll:1millon boas1s sevcra.l other
piz.za joints tha1 will hook you up. But al
2:30 a,m. on a Saturday. there's nothing
better 1han that plain cheesy goodness.
City, Ed Koch. to Hamilton.
3. 13 I S A LUCKY NUMBER
Don't let the bucolic landscape of rolling hills, swans named Adam and Eve
(aptly or not), quintessential collegiate ar·
chitecture, and a valley steeped in a maroon and white history of academic and
a1hlc1ic accomplishment fool you.
Hamilton i3 not a postcard; it's reali1y that
could pass for one.
This college town - although i1 may
seem to many of its
residents like a
"bubble" devoid
of reality and to
many outsiders
an idyllic landscape of college
dreams and
comfort - is a
real place. It's ~
a real place
that is home to ~
real Amcri·
cans, real students,
real professors, real
merchants, real ci1izens
and, yos, real swans. Hamillon
is a place we should all get 10 know.
lt has an idiosyncratic nature we
should understand and revere. So,
for firsHimcrs and seasoned
Hamiltonians alike, here's a
little bit of that beautiful
slice of the world tha1
constan1ly Jets us all
know we're not in Kan•
sas anymore:
The s1ory goes something like 1his. and
if you take a lour of the campus you'll
hear it: "Colgate was fo.nded in 18 19 by
13 men with I 3 dollars and 13 prayers."
So, don't worry about friJay the 13th,
and 1ake note, the address here is 13 Oak
Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346 (notice that
the zip is 13 and 3 + 4 + 6 = 13).
4. C•oc Hu,,rt•
No, we're not talking about !hat obnoxious Aussie from Animal Planet; the
croes native 10 Colgate arc 1he tiny
green guys thal can be found on a
great number of polo shirts. Who
knew Lacoste made safari gear?
s. THE COUNTRY CLUH
This place really is a
1. T 11t Cou;ATF. H ELLO
Yep, the Colgate Hello.
It's a linlc uadi1ion
we've got around here.
Everyone says "hello." It
can appear in many
forms: the classic "hi," the
more modem ..w 'sup... or
the fabulously fratty "yo,
brah." So don't be frightened. Roll wilh it,
THE STANDARD ISSUE: The
classic New Balance running shoe, the
?. SLICES Co~n: P LAIN
inimitable Lacoste polo shirt and the
ONLY
II 's true. New York Pizze- essentia l N ot1h face ncece are
ria in downtown Hamilton
Colgate fashion ,iaples.
only sells cheese pizza by
the slice. Bui if you arc par- photos cowtt'S>' of 1Mnortlifa,,..co,,.
tial 10 I Sinale slice loaded ww/ n()n/slr'OIN .C'OIN
S rA:O.UA IU) b,l!F
During 1hc winter months, 1he s11k1to boo1
1~ high fashion desp11c 11S obvious 1111prnctieah1y (nobody ever said then.: wa'> .i rorrcl:ition beh,ccn high SAT ,core$ ,ind
pragmatism). Who kno"s, pcrlwps Sorrel
will catch on and fill 1h1s dcnmnd'! The
srnndard issue: New Bah111cc 574. I don't
know where Colgate got 1h1s shoe contract, bu1 I'm s:urc 11':. lucraltve.
9. SATUHDA\' FAR\IF.HS' M AR tffTS
S111urday mornings in I la mi lton arc :i bustli11g wh1rlwinc.l of produce. smiles, aod
students hcaJing to town 10 greet their
neighbors and pick up 1hc freshest ingredients for Cooking \Vith Tom's (The Mt1roo11-News· very own culinary expert)
newest recipe. If you haven't been. one
word for you; go.
10. Tur. Hn.1.
Contrary 10 popular belief: we love The
Hil I. h unites us, keeps us strong. :ind pro·
vidcs much of the
majesty commonly found in
Co l gate
memories. If
you wnn1 10
be a 1ruc
Colgater.
you ·vc i;ot
co work for
i I.
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Arts & Features
T HE Col.GATE MAROON-NEWS
September IO, 2004
Hero Rescues Us From '!'his Summer's Mediocre Movies
By Jeff Sheng
Maroon-Ne'WS S101[
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With exception a select few, this summer was not the '"thrill ride" promised by
many films ranging from Anacondas: TIie
lfunl for the Blood Orc/Jid 10 Alie1t Versus
Preaator. Instead, the summer spotlight was
stolen by less invested films s uch as the
surprising nco-tccnagc movie: Harold and
Kumar Go To White Castle, Michael
Moore's controversial Farcnheit 9//J and
the acclaimed indic nick Garden State.
S1caling some of 1hc spo1ligh1 is Hero, released by Miramax Films and direc1cd by
Zhang Yimou.
Hero packs an all-star punch with Jct Li,
Tony Leung, Donnie Yen and Zhang Ziyi,
all highly respected names throughout
Asian c inema. Released in Asia in 2002, ii
took two years for the sub-tilled Hero 10
reach 1hc shores of the U.S. It was a wonh·
while wait.
Hero takes place in o pre.unified Chino
in the third century B.C., during 1he rule of
Ching Sh i Hu ong, ployed by Chen
Daoming. For this unfonunate emperor,
there have been three assassins by the
names of Broken Sword, Flying Snow and
Sky who have been 1rying 10 dc1hrone him . .
Amidst this commotion and paranoia, a
nameless guest arrives to deliver the news
1hat he has killed all three of the above
named assassins. Brought before 1he cm·
peror, this anonymous warrior, clad in
black from head to toe, begins to recount
how he killed each of 1hem. Wilh each
story. he prcscn1s the weapon of the victim
to the emperor. With each show of wcap·
onry, this nameless "hero'' is allowed several steps closer to the emperor. The true
suspense of the film lies behind 1his
"hero's.. 1ruc motives: could he be an assassin himself, his ultimate goal to accom•
plish wha1 the other three could not?
Hero's success surprisingly docs not
emanate from its fighting scenes. It carries
much of the gravi1y-defying stunts in movies such as Crouching Tiger. Hidden
Dragon and even Tire i\1a1r;x, Although the
t,gh1ing choreographed by Sui-Tung-Ching
is spectacular, it is nothing we haven't seen
before. In some scenes, it may even be excessive, making it seem almost too unrealistic. Needless 10 say, however. be sure to
check ou1 1he arrow sc:cncs - simply awe·
some! Still, the original s10,y1clling, ils cinematography, set design, brilliant acting and
grca1 directing is what really launches Hero
to great heights.
There is nothing unnecessary about the
movie. There is no excess baggage or
.. filler" material. Colors were chosen care·
fully, backdrops arc often simple, but in
Hero's case, less is more. Evcry1hing you
sec in 1he movie has a purpose. There is not
much music 1hroughou11he t.lm, bu11hc few
musical accompaniments that arc present
glamorously decorate 1heir scenes; once
again, no1hing is superfluous, everything
enhancing the plight of action or emotion.
Throughout the movie, it is obvious that
c inematographer Christopher Doyle contribu1cd fervently, given the movie's setting
and theme. Fights move fluidly from the
picturesque mountains of inner Chinn to 1he
red and yellow carnounageofOctobcr trees.
Every IOC3tion is breathtaking, with grand
long shots. and con1rollcd close-ups of
ba11lcs.
•
Likewise, Li and lhc sur,poning cas1 arc
exceptional 1hroughou1.. The characters
build off and support one another in every
scene. The viewer would be hard-pressed
10 find an attention diversion. This film not
only goes above and beyond what an action movie is supposed to do, but it also ac.
complishcs more than what an ac1ion movie
requires in content.
Hero has already been nominolcd for besi
foreign language film for 1hc 2005 Oscars
and has profited more than $9 million since
Scplcmbcr 3, holding 1hc number one spo1
coming off Labor Day weekend.
In the end, Yimou 's Hero delineates a
personal view of a fine line between tyranny and proper govcma11ce. Yimou 's great
vernacular for feel. action and conlcnt 1s
wrapped together in a neat and tight package, Like i1s counrerpan Cmuc111·11g nger,
Hidden Drago11, Hero is not an empty kungfu flick, bu1 a ma.stcrpie<:c wi1h thoughl·provoking issues and !hemes. The butt-kicking is only supplemental.
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I NSPIRATIONS FOR THE HAUTE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
By Stephanie Lacava
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p·,..,,uru &111or
The 18th een1ury continues to rear its
while-wigged head in a way worthy of
lhc Sun King and his dcsccndanls, Fall
fashion was rife with references to Madame de Pompadour by way ofbou1Tan1
hair and embellished ~olle1~. The Me1ropoli1an Museum of An's Dangerous
Liasons enjoyed a long run lhanks 10 1he
contemporary appeal of 18th century
f~hion :md its seduction. This surprising connection begs funhcr exploration
regarding 18th ccnlwy parallels within
the curren1 cultural and political climates.
The masquerade - where Louis XV
me1 with his mistress Madame de Pom-
padour - encapsulales one Iheme of 181hecnlwy England and France. Such balls offcn:d entertainmen1 acces,ible 10 all ranks
of socie1y due to their price ofadmission: a
ticket rather than an invitation. Thus. masquerades also provided a new meana of
commercial endeavor wilh 1he sociolo&ical
side of allowing a rebellion agail'ISI the social conslNCIS of the time. 1.., u Marie
An1oinene played peuan1, lhe revelers
would drest to defy their rank in society,
reversing roles. The makings of capitali11
en1e11ainrnen1 call to mind modem forces
of fashion and film allowing ua to live vicariously, jusl as 1he sexual conteXI of the
classic hunl and hidden idenrily reappeared
all over lhc runway in lhc fonn of fawning
fashion statemenlS. Perhaps i1 also conjures
lhoughts of reali1y TV - an accessible form
of en1ertainmen1 1h11 allows us 10 be voyeurs in10 worlds wbere people arc often ...
er ... irading places. Celebrily is now acc:ond ra1e lhanks 10 such shows, cheapening
1he S1alces of climbing lhe socie,al ladder.
Then, lhcre arc the poli1ical possibilities. ..
In Drow R. McCoy's The Elu.rive Repwlic, lhe I 81h-cen1wy poli1ical 11ructure of
colonial America is explored by "placing
1he social and economic 1hougbt of articulale Americans in a moanin&lill ideolo&ical
context" - one of moral re1ponsibili1y.
McCoy explains the discoMCCt within the
sensibilities ofAmerica's increasingly commercial society and Ibo 1CDSiliviriea its
consand moral implicatiODB arc on contempo-
or
rary American minds as well, due 10 1he
upcoming elections. Perhaps the same can
be said of any election year, bul there is
50lllcthing more to Ibis post-9/11 moment. It seems lbat a dislUl'bing role reversal may be upon us. McCoy wri1es
about lhc challenge of "tradi1ional concerns anchored in classical anriquily and
the new and unslable conditions of an
expansive society." Funny, tbi1 al'IJUDlcnl
could be applied to tho currcn1 club of
civilizations, placing America in the latter catepy. lroay 1p11 ma when one eon1iden Benjamin Franklin's adaman1
s,ance oa American fon:cs not beina used
in "vain. expensive projects.,. McCoy
also mentions lhe mind set of cenain
I 8th-ccnlury English men. likening lheir
society lo lhe declinins empire of Rome,
an analoay oome limes employed in reference to lhe hepmooic power of the
Uniled States.
Of counc, the a,pment for 111 18th
ceniury parallel has iu inconsistencies.
Fashion and haxury may have been corruptive foccea 11111 "look precedellCC over
more limdamental 1Ubustcnce.....," according to early Americana, but it's not
so today. Fashion now acu u another
fonn of ani11ic force, challenaina spcctaton 10 see beyond simple, sanorial
trcncla11'• all just IOIDcthiug 10 think about...
after all, wblt do I know? I jus1 write
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something about upstate isolation thd.l
lends itself to 1hc ability ro look mto society enclaves with witty words and due
skepticism.
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LaLaTimts.com, spent his childhood in
upstate NV, providing him with a unique
pcrspcclivc 1hrough which to write com•
mcntary on the absurdi1y ofcertain Wcs1
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satire is wonh a look. simply for a laugh
if nothing else. Where else but Cos1a
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HE Col.GATE MARooN-NEWS
SOUND CHEC K
By Richa Agarwal
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Tilly and the Wall, a five-person cn•mble hailing from Omaha, released Wild
,kt Children this past June. Tilly and 1he
'all is a very fun blend of indie-pop, mulplc vocals (with bo1h a female and male
ocalist), keyboard, guitar and tap-dancing.
ou might be wondering about the tapancing part. Well, 1hese kids (actually,
y'rc in their mid-twenties) lack a drumr, but who really needs one when their
rcussionist, Jamie, can tap-dance instead?
hey got their name from Leo Lionni 's
k T,//;e and the Woll, in which a mouse
omcs curious about what is on the other
idc of a wall and ventures over despite
ial resistance. Perhaps this is reflective
(1hc band's propensity to 1ry 1hings 1hat
one else has really done before. Yes, the
p-dancing is an idiosyncrasy of the band
itself, but there's more.
Their record label, T1..:am Love, was
undcd by Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes) and
,,., Krcnk•I about a year ago. Wild like
hildre,, is the label's first release. and
h3t's so uousual about Team Love is 1hat
all of its releases will be made available free
for download on the label's website in ad·
dition to in.store releases. They aim to re·
futc the record industry assertion 1ha1 downloading hinders a band's success and sales.
This is important in a time when legislators
are trying to pass acts, such as the INDUCE
ac1. that would make a lot of new technol·
ogy, especially peer to peer file-sharing, illegal. It is great to sec artists stepping up
and taking the 01hcr side for once, realizing the benefits of p2p and how they can
incorporate it into a promotional tool. Any·
one who reads this article and decides that
he wants to actually hear how this band
sounds like before he purchases any1hing
can easily - and legally - do so by going to
Team Love's wcbsi1e (www.tcam-love.com)
and downloading Wild Uke Childre11 in its en1irety.
For those of you who are familiar with
Bright Eyes, it is important to make the dis1inc1ion be1ween Obcrst's music and his
label's music. Wild Like Children by no m,ans
is a melancholy album. It is upbeat, dance·
able music, or at least music you can happily
jump around to. In fact, the album's closing
track "Ice Stonn, Big Gust, and You" exemplifies this style in its lyrics: "We will sing
preny songs abou1 love / and we will figh1 if
that's what it takes/ and we won't back down
I no we won't shu1 our eyes and go to sleep/
and we will writeallovcryourwalls/and we
will dance to no music at alV and we'll do
what it takes to get lhrough to you."
Some highlight ,racks of the album arc
"Nightsoflhe Living Dcad,""You and I Misbehaving" and "Perfect Fit." ··You and I Misbehaving" probably best sums up the album's
title, Wild like Childrv11: "Don·, let 1he daytime get you down / Because we will be wild
like children once the black has veiled this
sky / No pushing buttons. no telling lies / No
poin1ed fingers trying 10 keep you quic, / Just
you and I misbehaving/ Oh 1ryingourbcs110
foci alive/ We won·1 ever lei them win/ When
we are younger oh our hearts arc so much
bolder."
The album does have a slower, more intro.
spcc1ive side, with "I Alwo)I" Knew," This
track is simply beautiful. Kianna, the female
vocafo,1, flies.solo on this track, and her dclicaie vocals are perfect for this song, The lyrics speak both regretfully and yet assuredly
of a past love tha1 never really came to be,
and the song captures the pain of the si1uation brilliantly.
Perhaps my review does not do justice 10
this album, but since 11 is available for free on
the Internet, I strongly encourage that everyone go take a listen. It may jus1 make you
want to tap-dance along!
CoolBy Thomas Evans
J.foroon-Nt'l4'$ Stoff
Hey, Colgate! Welcome to lhis week's
msiallment of Cooking With Tom. Despite
all Lhe rain we've been having lately, there
,sstill plenty ofopportunity to have anolher
cookout wilh thc gang. In addi1ion 10 the
recipe from last week, here arc two more
grt8l recipes that you can cook up for your
crew.
Beefy-T's Burgers
4 lbs. ground beef
l large white onion
3 cloves garlic
2jalapcno peppers
2 1bsp. parsley (fresh or dried)
I tbsp. seasoned salt
2 tsp. black pepper
J tbsp, Teriyaki Sauce
I 1bsp. hot sauce
2tbsp, steak sauce
Make sure lhat you have a really big bowl
that you wil I have plenty of room to mix
all 1hc ingredients together without spilling over the bowl. Start by finely chopping
lhc onion garlic and peppers, mix wi1h 1he
parsley and set aside. In your large bowl,
mix together the ground beef and all the
wet ingredients. Next, mix in all the dry ingredients and the vegetables thoroughly and
pack them together into a large ball. Place
ii in 1he fridge for abou1 an hour. After the
meat has marinated for the hour, form
burgers to your desired size and cook on
the grill 10 your desired temperature. If you
like your burgers a little on the rare side,
keep in mind 1hat 1hc sauces in the recipe
will darken your me-at, You won '1 have the
pink color 10 your rorc burger, but if you
judge it right, with the proper cooking time,
you can still enjoy your burger rare. If you
want to make these cheeseburgers. [ would
suggeSl gening away from the typical
American cheese slices and go with a sharp
cheddar or even a good quality muenster.
Tuna Mac Salad
3 cans 1una fish
16 oz. elbow macaroni
I cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup Miracle Whip
2 tbsp. yellow mustard
2 large carrots
3 celery s1alks
I small red onion
I tsp. salt
I tsp. black pepper
I 1sp. garIic powder
3 hard boiled eggs
\
Cook 1hc pasta, and allow it to cool for
at lcastan hour. Ifyou try to make thissalod
while the noodles arc still wann, the mayonnaise will s1an to 1as1c funky. Drain the
1unaand chop it upa linle because you don't
wan1 big chunks of tuna in the salad. Diec
lhe rest of the vegetables and add to lhe
pasta with the rest of the dry ingredients.
Mix all this 1ogcthcr nnd then add the mayonnaise and mus1ard and mix through.
Make sure that the mustard gets mixed in
especially well so lhat you don't have guests
getting a big spoonful of mus1ard. Finish
lhe salad by lopping ii wi1h slices of the
hard boiled egg.
So get out !here and have a BBQ or tailgate this weekend in preparation for all the
grat athletic contests going on this weekend. Enjoy some good food, good coinpany
and grea1 sponing events.
Un1il next week,
Eat, drink and be merry!
Three Junes: De ........g Stereotypes
By Tina Covlello
Mal'OOf1-Nt11.-s Sia
Julia Glass' Thrt!e Junes begins with an all
IOo familiar resemblance to E.M. Fors,cr'sA
oon, With A Jliew. Bolh novels start the same
"Y-a lP'OIIP ofttavelcrs arc galhCffll around
•n a pension in a fon:ign country. While they
are also closely inves1igating one another.
There are even uncanny similari1ics in 1hc
characten of Glass' old maid Maureen and
Forster's old sistcrS. However, this irri11ting
~cat Slyle fades away to let a unique and,
•n fac~ ultra modem 11le come through.
T'lt- .lwtu is a novel that captures what it
llleans to love and spins ii in a new and frah
~•y. Gius cxplola the many faces of love:
>cr0$ll aa,erations, between different and the
same sexes, and as plalonic or ronwitic. Yet.
'' WOUid be a ran: moment in which the novel
•'OUld rightfully and complCICly deserve the
""11< or cliche or an eye rolling by a more
lircastic reader. Glass keeps her writing and
~ flabby the way she deals with the subJOau at once the blaWtt theme ofthe book. She
makes it po~ible to read 1his novel without
thinking that it is yet another sad love story, a
feat in and of i1sclf.
'The main character. who finds succc~ in
telling a unique and genuine story of love, is
Fenno. An aloof and often misunderstood
man. he leaves his rural childhood town in
his homeland of Scotland to move 10 none
other than New York City. As the change in
scenery suggests, Fenno is looking for somclhing new and exciting as well as a sense of
undcrsianding and fulfillment. The look into
Alpcrican society through the eyes of a foreigner brings up issues with difference and
cultural upbringing thal arc often ignored in
stories whae the setting is solely tha1 of the
United Sta1es.
Since Fcnno's Stoto mid 1990s in the gay cornrnunitic, ofManhattan, death does no1 sttay far from love.
Glass handles the epidemic ofAIDS with can:
and empathy, illuminating the injUStice of the
disease itself and the ills wilhin society that
allow for the biased tJealment of those struck
with the unprejudiced hand of AIDS.
Fenno's relationships, while homosexual,
arc cuy to relate to by readen of all sexual
orientations. His friendship with his sickly
neighbor and lhe love he feels for him is always at 1hc forefron1 of his mind. However,
he ncve.r allows himself to 1akc his position
in their relationship further than as a guardian and watchful neighbor. In contras,, his extremely physical rela1ionship wlth the nrro-gant pho1ographer, Tony, produces in Fcnno
all of 1he excitement and obsession that
crushes do, Chough Tony ignores Fcnno·sexistence as a poten1ial p.anncr and at times literally shuts him ou1 of his life.
Just as Fcnno's father Paul, al the start of
the book, chose to go on a group 1ravcl tour
ofGre«e after the death of his wife, Fenno
uses New York City as a new culture and society to delve into his own problems wilh love.
These two men, a father and son, arc leading
very differe,n lives but arc actually much rnocoMCCtCd than the reader lhinks. Glass uses
the final section of her novel 10 explore the
relationship between friends and 1he "love at
first sigh1" feeling bctwe.n two people, in
which sex is not playing a role. It is through
this look in10 finding a soulmatc - who is a
friend, not a lover - that finally connects
Fenno and Paul together and hints at familial
love that is so oft,n not acknowledged.
September 10, 2004
19
Bursting The
Bubble
.
Colgate S1uden1s Provide A
Window To The World
By Amy Wolper
Moroon-N11ws S1off
What's a girl gotta do to get a Diet
Snapple around here? You know you
are no longer in America, or at Colg:ue
in particular, when you go into a grocery s,orc and Crys1al Ligh1 doesn'1
exist, the sale of the week is on meat
pie and there js no such item as Diet
Snapple.
I won '1 take the stereotypical American approach to in1cma1ional living and
reAcet on why America rocks and the
res, of the world should follow us. Despite my expecta1ions, my abroad Cx·
periencc in London thus far has led me
to learn that while Olher cultures do
lhings their own way, their w:iiys are
just as good as ours. h is somewhat refreshing to see women chowing down
on baguettes as they walk down the city
street (and by walk, I mean crawl. Anyne used to a New York City stride has
no choice but to learn patience here in
our ••grandmother" na1ion; everything
is just slower).
The people in the city have been in·
credibly friendly. The iransportation
systent and 1hc whole n1mosphcrc is
filled with a youthful energy, with the
exception of \lur oricnta1ion program
leader, a British man who instn.ic1ed us
that in England they drive on the
"right'' side of the ro11d. whereas Americans drive on 1hc wrong side.
WhiJc people smoking in bars, cat·
ing ridiculous amounts of prawn and
drinking really strong coffee remind
you that you are in Europe, the transition to living in this foreign city has
been so smoolh thal l sometimes forget that I am not in America (that is
un1il I step out into the stre•:t and get
grazed by a double-decker bus that I
just didn ·1 see because I wasn' t expecting it to come from that direction).
While many students choose not to
opt for a Colgate Sludy group because
they do no, want the "Colgate in [ fill
in 1hc city]" experience, Colgate in
London, or any city for that matter, is
quite the oxymoron. In O\lr first week,
we have been 10 so many historical
sites and museums that liule
Hamihon, through no fault of its
own, just cannot offer. \Ve have met
such an assortment of diverse and interesting people in pubs and c lubs
that college admissions offices can
only dream of.
The thing about living in a ci1y and
s1udying abroad is that every experience, from reading in Regent's park 10
ea1i1tg in a cafC. is a study of a foreign
culture and 1s an opportunity 10 try
something new. I think that wha1 makes
me appreciate 1hc new and different is
that deep down, I .know 1h1s is 3 limited experience. Soon my flat mates and
I will be nCstlcd back safely in the con•
fines of Nichols and Beal, in the comfy
chairs of Case Library or in any other
spo1 that we have claimed as our own
at Colgate.
Now that I have seen more of the
world, not only do I appreciate the fact
that there is always more to sec and
learn. but I appreciate that I have a
home waiting in a snowy paradise when
I return. While I want to say tha1 studying in London bas given me the best of
both worlds, I think going abroad forces
anyone to realize thal there are infi•
nitely many worlds; every street in lhc
e-ity of London it its own world, every
circle of friends at I pub or at the Jug,
on the Tube or on the Cruiser, are 111
worlds of their own.
If we are lucky, we can catch a
glimpec of u many of these worlds as
we can, white knowing ,hat in the end,
we can always come home to our own
September 10, 2004
'1hr OJ:11l9atr )Uar1111n-l'r\os
NATIONAL SPORTS
NFL.................. 22
MLB .................. 21
PICK AND ROLL
Kansas City Royals Smarty Jones wlll
defeat Detroit Tigers lmpregenate you for
$100,000:
26-5:
Seriously. He will.
Damn! The Tigers scored
five runs in one game!
Jamal Lewis charged
with flnaclally aiding
drug dealer:
Jamal, invcsc in die stock
marker, not Tito the local
drug dealer.
Shaq Insults Kobe In
recent rap album "Hot
In Here Part Rve":
Shaq acrually raps "wherever I'm at, I'm Puffy; you
Masc and you're stlll hared."
Colgala mourns the on&week abeence of Truales:
The campus will rurn to its
ocher source of extra-curricular inspiration: Jon Jug.
Culpepper, Tomlinson And Moss Are Triumverate Of Fantasy Football
By Steven Fair
Editor•ln-Cltl,f
It has become big business. Righi up 1hcre
with the NCAA Tournament, it is the most
popular form of "illegal" sports gambling
out there. This year alone. mil·
lions of dollan will be won and
lost between friends in casual
fon1asy foolball leagues
ways impor1an1 to take last year's stats
with a grain of salt. Holmes put up those
numbers as a member of a 13-3 team. h
is unlikely 1ha1 1hc Chiefs will be able 10
repeat last season's success. Tomlinson,
on the other hand. is a member of a team
which has nowhere to go but up. If the
16. S1cphcn Davis
17. Quentin Griffin
18. Tiki Barber
19. Chris Brown
20. Manhall Faulk
Surprise Player: Tyrone Wheatley
Avoid at all cos1S: Eddie George
W ide Receiver : Second only to run-
3. Torry Holl
4 . Terrell Owens
S. Hines Ward
6. Santana Moss
7. Chad Johnson
8. Derrick Mason
9. Darrell Jackson
I 0. Andre Johnson
11. Javon Walker
12. Sieve Smi1h
13 . Joe Horn
14 . Eric Moulds
I S. Lavcra11ues Coles
16. Jimmy Smilh
17. Jerry Porter
18. Charles Rogcn
19. Chris Chambers
20. Rod Smith
ning back, some wide receivers have
the ability 10 win a game for your team
throughout the country. And
on
any given Sunday. Randy Moss
every league is different. Some
and
Marvin Harrison have the abiluse salary caps. Others use in·
ity 10 pu1 up numbers equal to those
dividual defensive players.
of
your top running back and arc worth
Some force you 10 bid for your
a shot in the first round. An interestplaycn. Regardless. ii is 1hc
ing name among this season's wide renumber one reason why guys
ceiver crop is Terrell O wens. The
across the country spend IO
enigmalic,
yc1 1alcn1cd TO 1radcd in Surprise Player: Brandon Lloyd
hours each Sunday watching
his red sharpie for a green one and is Avoid at a ll CoSls: Jerry Rice
foo1ball on 1clcvision. So, just
now a member of the three time de·
in time for football season,
fending NFC EaSI champion Philadel- Tight End: This position is often overherc•s a sneak preview of the
phia Eagles. While some arc predicl- looked, and for good reason. There arc
playcn who will make or break
CU LPEP PER ing record-shaucring numbers now but a few players who can make a big imyour fantasy foo1ball 1cam.
QUARTERBACK
DAUNTE
1ha1 he is ,earned wi1h McNabb, keep pact from week 10 week. Leading 1hc pacl
SCRAMBLES away from defenders. It is this athleticism in mind that head coach Andy Reid for the 400th consecutive season is Ton)
Quarte rbac k: While moSI that will free Culpepper up for big gains downlicld. His
loves to share 1hc football and will do Gonzalez. Gonzalez continues to be head
would agree that this is the most
ma.in targcc, Randy Moss, should also dominate fantasy his bcs110 involve Owens• teammates. and shouldcn among 1hc rcSI of the NF L's
imp0nant position on the footExpccl somclhing like 8S-1300- 12 1igh1 ends, and amazingly, is only 28. A
ball field, such an axiom docs foot ball.
from
Owens. On 1hc rise are two couple of outspoken former Miami stars
not hold true on the fantasy
gridiron. Since most leagues have IO or 12 Chargers can win one or two m('lre games, fonner Hurricane s1andouts. Santana Moss cloud lhc pic1urc al light end. Kelln
teams, it is not difficult to find a quality which shouldn't be 100 difficult, expect and Andre J oh nson, as well as fonnc r Winslow has lhc physical lools 10 be 1
quarterback for each team in your league. bcuer numbers from Tomlinson. l n the Seminole star Javon Walke r. All three arc dynamic force in the Cleveland offense
However, there are a select few who war- second tier of running backs, a name of former first round picks. Santana Moss from week one. He is already the Browns'
rant an early round selection. Da untc no1e is Fred Taylor. The former Florida came into his own last year once Pennington best offensive player. The rookie of 1hc
Culpepper and Peyton Manning lead lhc Gator has remarkably started 32 consecu- came back from injury. In a full season with year award is his to lose. J e r em)
pack as elite fantasy quancrbacks and arc tive games and in doing so has shed his 1hc former Marshall standou1, 1hcre's no Shockey, while in love with himself, can'!
worth pouncing upon if they are still around label as "Fragile Frcadic." When heallhy, 1clling whal Moss can do. Johnson exploded seem 10 find lhc cndzonc. He has only
four touchdowns in two seasons and
during round two. Culpepper gels the nod Taylor is one of the top running backs in
remains an overvalued player due to
due to his scrambling ability. which gives the game. Look fo r a big year. He also
his hype.
him four or five rushing touchdowns every has an inexperienced quarterback by his
season. This also explains the high rankings side, Byron Leftwich, which should inI. Tony Gonzalez
of scramblers Donovan McNabb and crease his carry total. Also rising on 1he
2. Todd Heap
Michael Vick. One name on this list which charts is Brian Westbrook. With a sea3.
Kellen Winslow
might come as a shock to some due i1s son-ending injury to teammate Correll
4 . Alge Crumpler
placement is that of two-1imc Super Bowl Buckhallcr, WcSlbrook will get the bulk
S. Boo Will iams
MVP Tom Brady. While mos• (including of the carries in a po1en1 Philadelphia of6. Bubba Franks
myself) will agree 1ha1 Brady is lhc pre- fense. In limited action in 2003,
7. Antonio Gates
mier passer in the NFL. his lack of speed WcSlbrook managed 10 find the end zone
8. Jere my Shockey
and big play ability limil his fantasy 13 times while averaging over fi ve yards
9. Dallas Clark
per carry. With another year of experience
value.
10. Freddie Jones
a nd an improved offensive li ne,
Westbrook has a chance to put up some
I. Daunlc Culpepper
Surprise Player: L.J. Smilh
scary
numbe rs. Just t wo years a go,
2. Peyton Manning
Avoid at all CoslS: Kyle Brady
Marshall Faulk was conside red 1hc lop
I
3. Donovan McNabb
player in fa n1asy foo1ball. Today, he is fight4. Steve McNair
Kicker: This is preuy mu ch •
ing
to be the top running back on his own
S. Mall Hassclback
crapshoot.
Who knows when a tearn
team. The Rams recently drafted Steven
6. M ichacl Vick
is go ing 10 fa ll short of the c ndzon<
Jackson in the lirst round and head coach
7. Aaron Brooks
and
line-up for three? Regardless.
Mike M anz would like 10 work his rookie
8. Trent Green
it's always imponan1 to pick a kickl"r
rumting back into the mix as soon as pos•
9. Chad Pc nning1on
from a team which puts up points.
siblc. Running back is a position for youngI0. Tom Brady
Though ex1ra po ints may not seem
sters, so expect big years from first-time
starters such as Kevan Barlow, Quentin LADANIAN TOMLINSON SHOULD BE lhc like much, they add up. The elite
Surprise Player: Carson Palmer
Griffin and Rudi Johnson.
Avoid al all CoslS: Tommy Maddox
number one running back taken in (antuy kickers arc Mike Vaaderjagt of the
dnfu. Hu bluing ,peed 1..... wou1d be tadden Colts, JeffWllkla1 of the Rams and
Raaaln& Baek: This is the hear, and soul I . LaDainian Tomlinson
in the dutt. Moreover, the lack of a atrong David Aken of lhe Eagles.
2.
Pries,
Holmes
of your team. Be sure 10 grab these guys
puling game, in addilion ro Head Coad, Many I. Mike Vanderjagt
eat'ly and often. Most leagues require 1wo 3. Ahman Green
Schottcnheimer'a dedication to the run, lhould 2 . Jeff Wilkins
starting running backs, so the qual ity 4. Shaun Alexande r
mean big numben for LT.
3. David Akers
backs will go quickly. Be sure 10 be on S. Deuce McAlliSlcr
4 . Josh Brown
your toes. The debate s1ar1s at the top, 6. Jamal Lewis
on10
the
scene
as
a
rookie
last
season
and
S.
Jason
Elam
where Priest Holmes a nd LaOalalan 7. Clinton Ponis
wjll get only better this year, catching balls 6. Adam Vinatieri
Tomllnso• arc 1-2 on e ve rybody 's big 8. Fred Taylor
from a healthy David Carr. Walker, like- 7. Jay Feely
9.
Edgerrin
James
board. While most project Ho lmes as the
wise,
should bcnefil from his great physi- 8. Ryan Lonawell
first pick, 1ha nks in large pa rt to an ab- IO. Brian Wcslbrook
cal 1ools and the rocker arm ofBre11 Favre 9. Mall Stover
surd 2003 season, in which the Texas 11 . Domanick Davis
to put up big numbcn.
10. Joe Ncdney
alum racked up 27 touc hdowns. I am go- 12. Kevan Barlow
ing to go in the other direction and rank 13. Corey Dillon
I. Randy Moss
Surpri,c Player: Lawrence Tynes
lhe younger Tomlinson u my number one 14. Rudi Johnson
2. Marvin Harrison
Avoid at all costa: Jeff Reed
fanwy back. In fantasy foo1ball, it is al- IS. Travis Henry
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21
THE Col.GATE MAROON- NEWS
National Sports
Septem ber 10, 2004
Cubs, Astros And Giants Battle For The National League Wild Card
It's going 10 be a crazy finish in 1hc Naiional League Wild Card Race, as five teams
Tied with the Astros arc 1he San Francisco Giants, otherwise known as Barry
arc within two games of the lead, Herc's
Bonds, Jason Schmidt and some other guys.
how I handicap 1hc race:
The HoustonAstros arc beginning to look
a lot like la.~t year's
More than any 01hcr team, San Francisco
relies on its two superstars: 1he games undisputed best hitter and one of1he league's
best pitchers. It's amazing that year after
. - - - - - - - - , . F lorida Marlins,
and 1hat·s a very
good thing. Bo1h
teams struggled
early, fi red their
managers
at
midscason, a nd
turned
1h ings
around late in 1he
year. Houston is
back from 1he
dead, and riding a
12 game winning
streak which has taken the Astros to a tic
"ilh 1he Giants fo r 1he Wild Card lead.
Houston is finally living up to its lofty preseason expectations, and it's doing i1 all
with a patchwork rotation behind dual aces
Roger Clemens and Roy Oswal1. Wilh Andy
Pettine and Wade Miller on the disabled list,
thc Astros once-abysmal offense has picked
up 1hc s lack, and has been downright explosive since
1he All·Slar
Brm the NL in
runs scored.
Sure, their
offense is loaded w ith big names. Lance
Berkman and Carlos Behran arc 1wo of1he
nine hincrs in the NL having 1.000 plus
OPS seasons. Jeff Kcnl, Jeff Bagwell and
Craig Biggio arc all lcgi1imatc veteran hitters. The Astros have fo und s uccess th is
season in the fo rm of unheralded third
baseman Mike Lamb. Remember him? He
was the Ya,,kecs solution at third base for
about 15 minutes before they acquired A·
Rod and scnl Lamb packing. Well, Lamb's
.948 OPS is belier 1han A-Rod's .896, and
maybe.just maybe, George Steinbrenner is
dreaming of all of the pitching he could
have bought with A-Rod's S2 I million sal-
ary.
year, GM Brian Sabean pu1s 1oge1hcr solid
teams with less than stellar supporting casts.
The GianlS succeed by fi nding bargain players like J .T. Snow and Dus1in Mohr, two
players w ho know how 10 get on base both
have on-base percentages over .400 - The
Gian1s pi1ching s1aff s1ar1s and ends wi1h
if1hey want a chance to defend their title .
Carl Pavano has been pitching like an ace
all season, Dontrelle Willis makes a prcuy
good four1h s1ar1er a nd Ismael Valdes has
been solid in fi ve s1ar1s 1hus far. Add to
that the bcs1 I ·2 bullpen combination in
baseball, Guillermo Mola 10 A rmando
Benitez, and a ll that big game experience
lhcy picked up last year. and 1he Marl ins
look cx1rcmely dangerous. However. their
schedule might be 100 much 10 overcome:
it's going 10 mean a lot or s tarts for
Braves m1.1s1 also spread 1heir play--0ff cxpcr1ise.
Thal ·s a lol or question marks for the
Pads, who hove surprised a lot of people
this season, but will have 10 put 1oge1hcr a
near pcrfcc1 month 10 gc1 10 1hc promised
land.
In the end. I rnkc 1hc Cubs, because their
starting pitching is just too good fo r them
not 10 make the playoffs. As much os I'd
love to watch Barry Bonds play in another
World Series. it's not going to happen for
Schmidt, who has been s1ruggling lately,
wi1h a I 0.13 ERA in his last two SHUIS.
1f Schm idt isn't dom inan t down the
s1re1ch, 1hc G iants will fade.
Then there's 1he Chicago Cubs, sining
a half game behind the leaders. The reason they were picked 10 win the NL Central before anyone saw 1he S1. Louis Cardinals coming is the same reason that 1hcy
have such a good chance to take the Wi Id
Card: 1heir staning roiation. There's 1he
youlhful exuberance of Carlos Zambrano,
leading 1he s1aff wi1h a 2.86 ERA, 1hc
Oame-1hrowing Kerry Wood al 3.30. 1he
underrated Mau Clemen1at 3.49, the age·
less Greg Maddux al 3.65, and their s1rug·
gling fi fth star1er, Mark Prior, at 4.87,
who, when heahhy, is the best of 1hem
al l. If 1he Cubs can get in10 1he
pOSISeason, 1hcy'II do damage. In OCIO•
bcr, a srrong and deep pitching s tafT is the
cornerstone for success. Here's an idea for
Dusty Baker: go to a four man ro1a1ion
down the stretch a nd send Prior to 1he
bullpen to close games, a la John Smollz
with the Braves. With his e lcc1ric s1uff.
he'd be lights oul for an inning at a time.
What baseball fan wouldn't love to sec
that in October? Wow!
Let '3 not forge1 about the defending
World Champs, 1he Florida Marlins. One
and a ha lf games back, 1he biggest hurdle
s tanding in their way is 1hcir schedule.
Thanks 10 Hurricane Frances, they'll be
playing their lasl 30 games in 27 days.
That's a lot of games, and the Fish arc
going to need a lot orpitct-ers to step up
A.P.
MARK PR IOR LOOKS TO rccaputrc hi, dominance ._. his Cubs fogh , 10 win 1hc
National league Wild Card. T he Cubs have one of 1hc dc.-epc.st starting pitching rotations
in the M ajor League with the likes of Prior, Kerry Wood, Greg M.addux .and Urlos
Zambrano. Will that be enough, howe~r, to hold off' the surging Anros?
Valdes, and even worse, for lhcir s ixth
s tarter Darren Oliver.
Rounding out the group arc the San Diego Padres, who only sit two games back.
Pitchers Jake Peavy, David Wells and
Brian Lawrence all need 10 dominate down
1hc s1re1ch. Brian Giles and Rynn Klcsko
need to start hilting, fost. These two former
lhis year's G iants team. and ii won' I until
they significan1ly upgrade 1hc mlcn1 on 1hcir
rosier after Bonds and Schmidt The back
end of the Astros rota lion won't hold up
w ithou1 Penittc and Miller. and thi.: Marlins
will find 1hcmsclvcs looking up ill the s ky
from the golf course in October, cursing
Hurricane Frnnces.
Kobe Bryant Sexual Assault Allegations Dropped, Fans Respond
By Alli Amin
Mt11'00lt-N('M,:s Slaff
Four hundred twenty five days later,
Kobe Bryant's legal team finally put to res1
what became the most publicized and hocking spons scandal in 1he past decade. On
September 2, around 11 a.m., Eagle Country. Oistricl Attorney Mark Hurlbert announced 1ha1 Bryant's accuser "had enough
and would no lo nger cooperate with
authorities." Hurlbert went on to say, "This
decision is not based upon a lack of belief
in 1hc vicum - she is an c:orcmely credible
and an extremely brave young woman - ...
Ultimately, we respect her decision 100
percent."
This culminated a n appalling and s1rcss-
ru1 year and a half for Bryam, who played
through the cn1irc 2003-2004 NBA season
while simultaneously aucnding court
mandates. Though it may have seemed at
limes that Bryan1 was destined for an ex·
tended jail scn1encc, the prosccu1ion never
got off 10 a good s1an. Just 10 prove how
weak the prosecution •s case was. the nearby
Denver Nuggc1s tried in vain 10 cn1ice
Bryant 10 play for 1hem next
season. Immediately
hurting
the
prosccu1ion•s side was 1hc discovery that
Bryan, 's accuser had been 1rea1cd for psy,
chiatric troubles and was labeled a no1orious attention-seeker by some of her
most notably, 1hc disclosure of her name
over the internet.
Despite the conclusion of the criminal
suit, she is still seeking mone1ary compensation in a separate civil suit, which for
Bryant, should be no problem to accommodate. During the tenure of the trial.
Bryant signed a new seven-year, S 136.4
million comract with the Los Angeles
Lakcrs . However, despite his current and
potential affl uence, his image as a onetime role model for youngsters will never
be restored. O ne clement of Bryant's fl.
nanccs that will suffer drama1ically will
be his endorsements, as consumer product companies will be apprehensive of his
recent o ff-court troubles. Endorsements
accoun1ed fo r half of his $26.1 million
earnings in J une 2004, making him 1hc
ten1h hig hes1 - pnid ce lebr it y i n the
world . While Lake r managcmcn1 100k a
gamble in signing Bryant to one of 1hc
larges t contracts in NBA history. corporate shareholders seem unwilling to associa1c 1hcmsclvcs w i1h 1he presumed innocent.
While it seems that the common populace is fairly divided on 1hc turnout of the
case, many of Bryant's NBA peers came
10 expect the dismissal of lhc case. This
- makes sense for NBA veterans. es pecially
following Jayson Williams's acquiual or
manslaughter charges, where evidence
''friends."
proved 1h11 1he ex-Ne1 held lhe shotgun
Bryenl's defense auorney, Pamela
Mackey nearly ended all hope for the prosccu1ion by implying 1ha11he woman's inju•
rics could have been the rcsull of having
Sex wi1h'"thrce different men in three
clays." The prosccu1ion's downfall was fore-
that killed limo driver Gus1us Cristofi, but
was none1helcss let go.
As part of the settled agreemenl, lhe ac•
cuser sough1 an apology from Bryan1,
which he gave publicly. recognizing his
inappropriate and crude behavior. In his
shadowed by 1he fac1 1ha1 Bryan, was ar-
formal apology, Bryan, 1old 1he press, "I
rested
wi1hout
Hurlbcr1's
acknowledgement, as well as the fai lure of
fo rensics teams 10 assemble vital
vidence. As if things were nol bad enough
also wanl to make it clear that I do no1
ques1ion the mo tives o f this young
woman. No money has been paid to 1his
woman. She has agre,ed that this s111cment
will not be used against me in the civil
for lhe prosecution, scvcntl gaffes oceumd,
case. Although I truly believe this encounter bc1wcen us was consens ual, I recognize now that s he did no1 and docs not
view this incident 1he same way I did.
Afler months of reviewing discovery, listening to her attorney, and even her 1cs 1imony in person, I now understand how
she feels that she did no1 conscn1 10 this
encounter."
Those who remained at Bryant's side
On the olher hand. supporlers of Bryant
fe el that he wn:. snnply accusc1hm he did not commit. believing hi s star
status led the young woma n to bring folsc
c harges. We w ill never know the 1ru1h but
whatever happencCounty will e ither 1ormcnt or placate his
conscience.
Prose c uto rs s p en1 a minimum o f
$200,000 organi zing for w hat w as ant1c1-
through 1he
entire uia l
included
forcmosl his
w i f e ,
Va n essa
Bryana, his
tea mn\ ates,
his organization and
of course his
st rong fan
ba se. During a pres s
conferenc e
las,
Ju ly,
Bryant, sitling next 10
his wife, admilled with LAKERS STAR KOBE BRYANT was recently cleared of all sexual
grave diffi- auuah charges in Eagle, Colon.do. With the tumultuous year behind
culty that he him, Kobe looks to lead a re tooled Lakers .squad 10 thei r fourth
had commit- champioruhip in six years, He will have to carry the takers on his bac:-k,
ted the car- with the recent departure of Shaquillc O ' Ncal 10 the Mia.mi Heat.
dinal s in of
aduhcry.
pated to be one o f 1hc most closely viewed
As for the base of professional baskc1- 1rials in the nation, and one 1ha1 had en-
ball fans a1 Co lga1e, 1he only 1hing fo r
grossed Eagle Coun1y and much of Colo-
sure is that i1 is difficult 10 agree to a common perception. Some believe he was ac·
quincd because o f1hc fame, prestige and
wealth lh.al come with a celebrity o f his
s1ature. An anonymous firs1-year sa id,
"You knew he was going to get o fT the
second any charges were brought. He 's
the second coming of 0.J."
rado fo r 14 mon1hs. Yet the case would
have ullimately rested on the tes11mony
ofa young woman the defense s uggested
w as a promiscuous. attention-seeking
fraud. In addition, a fter mistakes that revealed her identity, at lcas1 1wo death
1hrca1s a nd rclcnlless media a11cn1ion, she
apparcn1ly had hnd enough.
September 10, 2004 22
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Denver
Denver
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Kansas City
Seattle
New Orleans
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Carolina
Green Bay
Baltimore @ Cleveland
Baltimore
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Cleveland
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Off-season Acquisitions Bound To Make Big Impact For New Teams
By Dan Malessa
Maf'(),()ll•Nl.''"-'1 S1aff
Player lurnovcr in 1hc NFL remained a
common theme llus off-season. Most player
movement in the NFL comes through free
agency. TI1is pas1off-season, however, was
marked by one major 1radc. The Denver
Broncos sent All-Pro running back Cl inion
Por1is 10 1hc Wa:shing1on Redskins in exchange ror fellow All -Pro cornerbaek
Champ Bailey. The Redskins. once again
under the helm of head coach Joe Gibbs. a
flail of Fame coach who won three Super
Bowls behind a power running game, were
looking for a stud running back that could
break through 1he line of scrimmage and
make big plays. Al1hough there have been
hints 1hat Portis is not a perfect fit for Gibbs,
look for nno1hcr s1rong season from 1he
Miami alum.
The biggest movers this off-season were
the Philadelphia Eagles. flaramd by commentators and football cxpens for years that
they needed a star wide receiver to get open
and make big plays for quarterback
Donovan McNabb, general manager and
head coach Andy Reid finally spent the
money and acquired Terrell Owens. A paperwork snafu prevented Terrell Owens
from becoming an unrestricted free agen1,
but his uncompromising stance towards a
1rade bc1wccn his old 1eam 1hc San Fran-
cisco 49crs and 1he Bahimorc Ravens re- never ending ques110 reach 1hc Super Bowl.
sulted in a subsequc1u
The Pats return
tmde 10 Philadelphia.
mos1 of the SuOwens' number one
per
Bowl
destination
all
Champ i on
along. Owens will not
team from las1
catch 100 passes this
year, but have
year in the Eagle:s
added running
\Vcs1 Cous1 offensive
back Corey
Dillon from
scheme. but if his pre•
sea.son play is any inCincinna1i. The
dica1ion. he should
often
disbring big play ability
gruntled running back (by
10 what wa.~ a muchnature and by
maligned wide receiver corps.
playing for 1he
Until the Terrell
Bengals) will
Owens saga, the bigbring New En·
gcs1 off-season acquigland a steady
sition was defensive
diet of positive
net yards on
end Jcvon Kearse. The
Eagles failed 10 sack
1hc ground,
lhe quarterback las1
something
season wilh anything
lhcy have been
other than an all out
missing deblitz. If Kearse can DEFE NSIVE E ND JEVON KEARSE spite two Sustay healthy he displays his new jersey to the Philadelphia per
Bowl
should rcgis1er 1wclvc press. Kearse and wide receiver Terrell Owens. championsacks and bring ha voe the two newest Eagles. should make a big ships in three
10 the opposing impact in the NFC.
years. This
learns' backfield.
season
is
The Eagles arc counting on his contribu- Dillon's moment to shine and show that
tion, as much as that of Owens, in their he can perform for a winner and be a pan
of a ream.
While 1hcse were some of the biggcs1
names to change teams this off season,
01her notable players switched allegiances. Duce S1alcy replaces Jerome
Bellis. who is amOng 1he leaders in career rushing yardage, 111 1he Pittsburgh
Steelers backfield. Warren Sapp, who
was 1hc key component m 1he resurrec1ion or 1he Tampa Bay Buccaneers, take,)
his big moulh and even larger gut acros!)
the country 10 Oakland. While the Raiders arc not expec1ed 10 con1cnd for a Super Bowl benh after their disastrous 412 season in 2003, it should be interesting to see which of their veterans qualifies for Social Security first.
Once again, however, ii could tum out
that the biggest CO'ltributions could come
from improved players. Will Mau
Hassclbeck continue his ascent 1owards
stardom and lcad the Seattle Scahawks deep
into the playoffs? Will the return of a
heahhy Michael Vick invigorate 1heAtlanta
Falcons? Can Kun Warner keep number
one draft pick Eli Manning at bay? As I alluded 10 in las1 week's column. pari1y reigns
in the NFL and teams can make dras1ic 1m~
provcmcnts from one year to 1he next. One
or two win.s can make the difference be~
1wccn a playolTberth and the long wait for
!he next season 10 begin. One player can
make 1hat difference.
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September I 0, 2004 23
Raider Sports
M AROON-NEWS
HIGHLIGHT
Patriot League Standings
Men '.s Soccer
Football
Conference Ovttroll
Lehigh
American
Lafoyctte
Navy
Anny
Colg•te
Holy Cross
Bucknell
0-0-0
0-0--0
0-0-0
0-0.0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0.0
0--0-0
1-0·0
2-1·0
2-1-0
,.,.,
1-1-0
1·1·0
1-1-0
0-0-1
Volleyball
Conference Ooera/1
Georgetown
Lafaycuc
Lehigh
Colgate
Bucknell
Fordham
Holy Cross
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-1
0-1
,.o
1-0
Field Hockey
Conference 0 ..,.11
Navy
American
Lafayette
Bucknell
Colgate
Anny
Holy Cross
Lehigh
0-0
O·O
0-0
5-0
2-1
3-2
1-2
1-2
1-3
1-3
0-4
Confe!.unce
Holy Cross
Lafayetlc
American
Bucknell
Colgate
Lehigh
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Ovttra/1
4-0
2-1
2.2
2-2
1-3
1-3
Women'.~ Soccer
Con{.erence o~·era/1
Colgat•
American
Lehigh
Lafayeue
Navy
Army
Bucknell
Holy Cross
--0-0
0-0-0
0-0.0
0-0·0
O·O·O
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
3-1--0
2-1-0
3-2-0
2-2-0
1-2-1
1-2-0
1-2-0
1-2-0
must-see game of the week
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ALL IN: The Raiderneld hockey team looks to be trying out a new defensh·e strategy In an earlysealion contest. The Raiders won their nrst game of the season in a big way on \Vedncsday, beating
the hated Cornell Big Red on Tyler's Field.
scoreboard
• Denotes Patriot League/
ECAC Opponen1
Volleyball
Alaska-Fairbanks 3, Colga,c 0
Saeramen10 St 3. Colgate 0
Colgate 3, UMKC 2
Men's Soccer
Colgate I, Fordham 0
Nothing he<1ts up Hamilton
ltkc a riva lry game. and 1he
\Vo men's Soccer
Colga1e 3. Albany I
sparks always fly when
Cornell and Colgate get 10ge1 her, no mauer what 1he
sport. Tomorrow night should
be no different when the
Field Hockey
Wes, Chesier 3, Colgate 2
Pacific 3. Colga1e O
Colga1e 3, Cornell I
men's soccer team hosts the
B,g Red on Van Doren Field
at 7 p.m.
The cancella tion of iu
Wednesday game against
Mar-isl gave Colgate a few extra days of rest as it prepared
for Cornell. The Raiders will
sports spotlight
look 10 keep their momentum
going after Reed Grimes·
game.w inning goal gave
S.nlor Jon Cook
Colgate a J .O victory over
Fordham last Saturday.
Sophomore goalie Doug
Litvack frustra1ed Fordham,
win. The Raiders will need
big performances from
Grimes, Litvack and senior
forward Jon Cook to help
keep Cornell winless.
racking up six saves in the
upcoming raider sports action
For lhc week of September JO· September I 6, 2004
Home g;,mes in CAPS
' Denotes Patriot Lcague/ECAC Cootest
Friday, Stptember 10
WOMEN'S SOCCER
vs. Califomia-Berldey at St. Mary's.······-························-·····-············-···-· ..7:00
YO!.LEYBALL
llARTFORD...............................................................................................7:00
Saturday, Seplember 11
fOOJJwL
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Reed Grimes '05
H ometown: Lcxinglon, KY
Sport: Soccer
Position: Defense
Major: Sociology and Anthropology
How does it feel to be a captain this year?
"It is a lot more responsibility, but it is an honor IO
be named captain."
What's the main difference between Lexington
and llamilton?
"Manners. They arc a 101 be11er in Lexing1on."
One word to describe a game-winning goal?
"Niiiiiice."
If you were an animal, what would you be a nd
why?
··1seniortcamma1c) Jon Cook. He's gelling married:·
"Massaclusetts.....................-.................................................................6:00
MEN·s SOCCER
CORNELL. .................................................................................................... I:00
.11/QMEN·s CROSS COUNTRY
mBing;harnk:x, Invitational............................_, ..........................................all day
YllLLEVBAII
QlIININIPIAC.__,, .........................................................................................12:30
CANISJUS.......,.........................................................................................•5:30
Sunday, Sepblber 12
?®MEN'S SOCCER
mSL Mary·s............................................................................................. 11 :OOa.m
DE1ouocKEY
at Columbia......_....................................................................... ······ ............... 1:00
Tuesday, S.,0,,,11),r 14
Ylll,LEYRAl,L
SYRAClJSE.....-...........................................................................................7:00
Wect,_y, Sepl,mber l5
flEJ,,p HOCKEV
M:;J·~. . . . . . . . . . .-····-·-··. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00
at Albany.......................................-.............................................................4:00
La urel O liver 'OS
Hometo~·n: Watenown, NY
Sport: Volleyball
Position: Right Side Hiller
Major: Sociology and Anthropology
Did you enjoy the tea m's trip to Alaska?
··1t was a lot of fun, mos1ly be<:ause we beat UMKC.
We did not do a lot of sigh1-se;:ing. 1hough:·
Are you vtry excited to be a captain in your se•
nior season?
"Definitely. ll is an honor 10 be able to lead the 1eam
after playing for three years.··
How does It feel to make a kill'!
"It is really cxci1ing. But at the same time, that is my
job on the team. If I am not making kills, it is a prob·
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Stingy Fordham Defense Outplays Raider Field Hockey Team
By AtitAmin
Marooo•Nttt'$ S1aff
Hoping to bounce back from i,s
opening~, 3-2 loss to Rider, the
Raider field hockey team fell victim ro ano1hcr 3·2 defeat. this time
at the hands of the West Chester
Rams on Saturday afternoon at
Tyler's Field.
The game got off 10 un i1muspi·
c,ous s1an for the Raiders. as the
Rams scored a goal less than two
minutes into play. For the rest of
the half, the Raiders turned up the
defensive intcl\sity. Every shot by
1hc Rams was closely con1es1cd and
scoring chances were denied time
and again by the Raider goalie,
sophomore Jacque DcMareo.
The Raiders' upbeat defense
helped sparlt the offense, culminating wi1h a goal by senior tri·captain
Kath Shelley at the 8:41 mark, her
first of the season. Both teams had
1hcir chances during the remainder
of the first period, but neither tcain
could capitalize on its anempts.
Coming out ofhalftimc, it was the
Raiders who ini1iated 1hc attack.
Head Coach Kathy Foto's dc:eision
to put senior Sally Mazzocchi into
the game paid off, as the senior
scored her first career goal at the
38:36 mark, Unfonunately for the
Raiders, the lead did not last long,
as West Chester rcsp0ndcd two minutes later with a second goal by Jen
Doody.
The end of the game was hotly
contested and featured two spectacular saves by DcMarco, one of
which was surely headed for the net.
O..pite the play of DcMorco, the
Rams continued to pressure the
Raider defense and Ashley
Grossman eventually scored the
game winner for West Chester.
The Rams' three goals should not
take away from the efforts of
DcMarco, who finished with 20 crucial saves. She has shown much
improvement and has gained much
more presence around the net, according to her coach. foto also
noted that the deciding factor in
Saturday's game "was the tea.m's
two defensive mishaps, in which
West Chester capitalized on their
breakaways."
When asked upOn what the Raiders can improve, Shelley said, "We
need to play smarter. We an: a much
more talented team then we played
today."
The field hockey team continued
its tough beginning to the sc-.ason
with a 3-0 loss to Pacific on Sunday, The frustrating beginning has
already taken its toll, emotionally
and psychologically on the players.
Doth teams brought their share of
in1ensity right from the start; however, players were bunch:ng in clusters near the ball, which discouragcthe now ofthe offense. As the game
wen1 on, 1hc teams began to settle
in and both goalies, Kim Myers of
Pacific and DcMarco for Colgate,
came up with impressive saves. The
Tigers got 01, the board firs1 with a
successful comer conversion in the
14th minute, as Lindsay Rovai
scored offan assist by Dana Walsh,
Colgate followed up with some
pressure of its own through numcr·
ous comer anempls. but Myers
made successive glove saves to keep
the Raiders scoreless.
The Raider defense held its
ground until Rovai struck again off
another comer attempt. The Tigers
broke 1he game wide open with
Rovai's third and final goal of the
contest, which came once again
from a comer ancmpt.
Mixed Results for
Volleyball In Alaska
By Dan Glaser
Maroott•N,,,u St~,ff
namcnl team.
Other Raiders also had great
gamesagainstUMKC. Scniorcocaptain Laurel Oliver recorded a
team-high 14 kills, as well as nine
digs and two block ancmptS. Fellow senior co-captain Meghaan
Walsh had eight kills, seven assisls and nine digs.
First-year Erin
Kanetzkc had her
fir.;t career doubledigit kills game
with II. 10 go
along with three
The Colg;,te volleyball team t,c,.
gan the 2004 season with• trip 10
Alaska 10 play in the Nanook
Classic, hosted by the University
of Alasku-Fairbank.s. The Raiders dropped
their first two
matches, but
rebounded lo
defeat the
Univc~ity or
Missouriservice aces.
Kansas City
Colgate bein five games.
811" the tournament
The Raidwith a loa to UAF
ers started the
in lltree s,ames, 30malch with
IS, JO.II and 30UMKC off
26. Oliva led lhc
righl by winRaiders widt nine
ning the first
kilt,, while Nichols
two games,
had 19 aailts and
30-26 :ind ll29, respec- Senior Natalie Rawson 1wo aces. Watab
and sophomore
tive I y .
Marybeth
Mazian
bad liJw lcilla
UMKC then returned the favor
widt consecutive wins ID force a apiece. Maziarz alao recorded
decisive fifth game. UMKC con- lltree blocks in the 1-.
lnilsncxtffllldl..Colpeew
tinued ilS momentum, jtunpins
OUI to an 8-4 lead, but Colpte apin swept. dlit limo by s.cracame IIIOmlinl back, &<>ill8 on 111 - s - . Maiarzbad1 11-1 111D ID lake the pme and the leaclins .,;.,. killl. wllile Nicball
oerwd up 1lne ... ID F aloaa
maleh.
Junior Allie Nichola had I tcr- witb 17wi•
The Raiden will next play
rif,c toumamml for tho Raidas.
at
home on Cotterell Coun
She lied for the loumomcnt lad
wilh seven service aces and when they host the Colpte lnranked founh widt 70 assilis. vila1ion1l dtis weekend. The
Apinst UMKC, Nichols bad a team faces Hanford today 11 S
tcam-lcadin1 34 usists, along p.m. and plays two 11mes towith 12 kills. IWO block attempts morrow, witb Quinniptac It
and sevm dip. Nichola' eft'oru 12:30 p.m. and C1nl1iu1 II
camcd her• place on the all-tour- S:30 p.m.
The Raiders were out shot 19-12,
and Myers only had to make si•
saves compared to DcMareo's 11.
"We need to develop a rhythm on
offense, and we need 10 have more
poise in certain situations," Foto
said.
With the Raiders still winless,
there seemed to be a sense of urgency to win, especially among the
senior tri-<:aptains.
"Right now, the sense of urgency
is absolutely csscn1ial for our success,'' senior tri-tap1ain Courtney
Collins said. "It's all about not giving up and getting over the [losses),
We n.--ally have 10 wan1 to win like
never before. The next couple or
games are crucial to us before our
league games stan and, hones11y, i1s
all about urgency right now and having the hear, 1odoanything to win."
Am1ds1 the rain of Hurricane
Frances, the Raiders proved why
they are a much better team than
their record indicalcs. Playing with
the hearts of champions and leaving it all on the field, the Raiders
defeated the Big Red of Cornell, 31, on Wednesday evening at a soggy
Tyler's Field. In their fow,h consecutive non--confcrence gaine. the
Raiders picked up their first home
victory against Cornell sine~ 1996.
Senior 1ri-captain Ashley
Schneider provided the bulk of the
olfcnsc by scoring two goals her first points of the new season. The intense and overpowering Raider defense, led by
first-year Hca1her Davis and junior Dana Shaner, caused havoc
in 1hc Dig Red offense and in
1urn, helped initiate the Raider
offense. As always, Shelley got
the offense rolling by putting a
shot on goal, but Cornell goalie
Lori Blutinger denied the at-
Pht1'o by Cry\Mi
"'th.
LIMBERING UP: Sophomore Jacque DeMarco loosens up as pan
or her pre-game ritual.
tempt; however, Schneider was
at the right place at the right 1ime
to put back the rebound. The
Raiders· lead fizzled when the
Big Red tied up the score in the
eighth minute with a goal by
Danielle Dunn. Schneider took
maners into her own hands by scoring her second goal of the game in
the 2 l st minute, giving the Raiders
the lead going into halftime.
Maintaining the offensive pres•
sure, the Raiders came out strong in
the second half, as Sarah McCarthy
scored her second goal of the season off a penalty comer in the 36th
minute. From then on, Cornell was
overmatchcd, especially on the offensive side of the field, The Raiders OUIShot thcirotJllOOC1llS, 24-7, requiring DcMarco to make only tlucc
nifty saves. More imp0rtantly, II,
Raiders played almost mistake-fut
allowing Comcll only one penal~
comer compared 10 12 opponun~
ties for Colgate. As forthc inoppo,,
tune weather conditions present 1
the game, it seemed advanta&""'
10 the players,
"The rain wasn't that big oh
factor, because it allowed for a better grip on the slick turf," Fot
noted.
With the first win of the SCIISOI\
the monkey is off the Raiders' bad
and it should foreshadow bcuo
things to come. For the players,,
is always a relief to get 1hat fir.,1 ,.. ictory ofthe season. With that vietin hand. the women seek anothtt
win when they travel to Columb~
on Sunday.
THE COLGATE
September I 0, 2004
Raider Sports
MAROON-NEWS
25
Raider Crew Team Brings Home National Title, Respect
By Preston Burnes
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Mof'()()1t·N~ws Staff
Lost in the cclcbra1ion of last
)'tar's tremendous athletic success
was a Raider team that actually
broughl home a national championship. Without the attention similar to that given to the football
1cam, the Raider rowing team
brought home a gold medal from a
National Championship regatta.
The team started the year in fairly
perfunctory fashion, placing well in
iis fall races and hitting its winter
m1ining in stride. One problem with
rowing at Colgate is that the athletes
can only hope to get back in the
boats by April, if they arc lucky.
Some schools., such as p:,wcrhouscs
Cal-Berkeley and Washington, stay
on the water all year, perfecting their
strokes and teamwork to the point
where they arc months ahead of
,cams like Colgate when sprint season comes around. Once the
dreaded winter clouds lifted,
Colgate had much to do in order 10
catch up with its rivals and prepare
for the races to come in the spring.
Colgate raced an eight-man crew
for the entire spring season with
mikl success, most notably winning
lhc Patriot League regatta. That is a
good accomplishment in any year,
but with the talent that sat in 1hc
boat, it was simply not good enough.
After disappointing finishes at the
New York State Championship and
the ECAC Championships, the team
could have given up and looked to
next year.
"We had high expectations all
spring," senior Dave Oalos said.
•·we knew we could do great things,
we just didn't achieve those goals."
The only race left in the season
was the International Rowing Association (IRA) Championship
regatta, at which Colgate had
never done bc1tcr than a bronze
medal in more than 20 years of
Raidcrrowing. lfColgatc could not
medal at its last two races, it was
certainly a long shot to even make
the grand final here.
The IRAs arc held every year in
early June, meaning that the team
had to stay al school for almost one
ex1J11 month in preparation. Head
Coach Khaled Sanad pushed the
team hard during the year, but the
team C.'when Sanad left campus to pursue
coaching duties with both the U.S.
and Egyptian national teams. This
left the job to assistant coach Warren Holland '02. But once Holland
took over in the late spring. the athlctc-s were already in incredible
shape thanks to Sanad, and Holland
had the privilege of preparing them
for the IRAs.
"We were in such good shape but
almos1 worn out from ~-pring train--
ing," senior Mike McCarthy said.
"It was a nice relaxing month that
let us perfonn without pressure, and
I think it tumcd out pretty well."
However, Holland is quick to give
credit to Sanacl...Make no mistake,
these arc Khaled's athletes," Holland said. "He spent the time training them. I am just glad to get the
chance to wO
gold, and we trusted him," Kelly
said. ..Although this was the first
straight four we had raced. we
wotlthe season to make it happen."
At any laigc regatta, there are several heats of each race in order 10
decide the crews that get the chance
10 row in the grand final.
•·we knew we had a shot to win
the gold and focused on nothing
else," Holland said. "But simply
making the grand final would have
been gratifying to these guys."
can be intimidating to some lessexperienced crews., bu1 these four
Colgate rowers had been there be·
fore. knowing that it is about what
happens on the water and not what
is in the trophy case. The lineup for
the race was Colgate, Harvard,
Comcll, Yale, Lehigh and UMassAmherst.
As 1hc starting gun fired,
Colgate fell behind, forcing a frantic pace of strokes that would have
to scnle before the Raiders could
find their groove.
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R·E·S-P-E-C-T: That's what the Raider crew team earned aher taking down some of the top teams
In the country at the IRA Championships.
"I was supposed to be the only
These heats arc no less in1cnse
in something so incredible.·•
guy
looking out of the boat, and out
Due toa rule technicality, Colgate than any grand final, and some
of
the
comer ofmy eye I could see
was unable to race an eight-man crews often have 10 do two or even
crew in the IRAs. The regatta allows three of these in a day. In their first that wc fell behind a little otT the
no first-year rowers in varsity races, heat of the regatta, the Raiders sur- start," Galos said. "I think I menbut Colgate's program, unlike many prised some but were unable to beat tioned we were down a couple scats.
of ,ts IRA cornpetitOBut as the boats neared the halfenough to be able to mcC1 that re• gin of victory over third-place
way
point, the race had become a
quircmcnl. So instead ofracing the Lehigh was encouraging, however,
dead
heat. Somewhere between
eight that had been together all year, as Colgate beat the Mountain
Holland made the decision to race Hawks by more than 10 seconds. 1,000 and 750m to go, the Harvard
two Varsity four teams. hoping that With the finish, Colgate had to win boat ran into the Colgate boat. As
the crews would have enough time the second heat in order to make the Raiders aucmpted to put the colthe grand final. The team re- lision behind them and focus on
to ttain together and get in sync.
This, of course, created a signifi- sponded by beating USC by four winning the race, they started to pull
cant challenge for Holland to decide seconds, pulling them into the out ahead of all the other boats.
"I'm pretty sure we all knew wc
on lineups in the two boats. After grand final with the victory. Dewere
out ahead," Kelly said. "Mike
many races, the decisions were spite the grueling qualifying
[McCarthy
J had been more discimade and the boats were set to ttain schedule, the Colgate straight four
together. In the straight (or without felt good going into Sunday after- plined than us and hadn·t looked out
coxswain) four, the lineup was Ryan noon, due to the extensive training of the boat at all. I think he thought
there was another boat way out
Cole '04 and seniors McCarthy, it endured all year.
ahead,
but the rest of us knew we
The grand final lineup was filled
Oalos and Paul Kelly. This group
had not only years of experience with what arc called 'sprint schools,' just had to pull to the line."
With SOOm to go, Colgate had
together, but also a good balance of referring to a regatta that many of
pulled
away from the pack and had
power and finesse that gave it a great the premiere collegiate teams in the
country attend in the late spring. open water on the second-place
shot to win a medal.
"Wancn [Holland) told us that the Colgate is not a team that usually boat of Yale. McCarthy could feel
stnisJ,t four had the potential to win contends with these schools. This the change in rowing style as the
crew pulled away.
..We hi1 9ur stride wi1h a little less
than ahalf 10 go;· McCarthy said.
"\Ve re laxed and did what we
trained all year to do. Wejust wanted
it more and had pu1 in the time 10
cam it"
As the mc11 crossed the finish line.
the elation was immcdia1cly apparent as amts sho1 up 10 the sky and a
season ofdisappointment was completely wiped out. Even the IRA
race officials were impressed.
""This was one of the finest per·
formanccs ( have ever seen by a
crew in this rcgana," one official
said. "Colga1c rowed so aggressively and yet maintained Iits] pace
and eonlrOI throughout 1hc entire
2,000 meters."
For a seven minute race, these
four Raiders had put in almost nine
months of intense training ond simply fell back on their desire 10 win a
gold medal for Colgate, for them·
selves and to prove that a liulc
school in a small 1own had arrived.
Coach Holland wa.so,1 shore. sprinting to 1hc awards dock to meet the
rowen, as they. and he. received their
gold medals.
As the regatta wound down and
a maroon va n headed back to
Hamihon wi1h some new hardware,
it was already time 10 look ahead.
Another season is yet to oornc for
all but one of the four national champions. The remaining 1hroc members of the boal, along with an entire team thm enjoyed their accomplishmcn1, arc preparing for a new
year with new goals.
The goal will be different this
year: to win the ECACn:gauo in the
Varsity Eight. If the Raiders arc able
to do this, they could possibly cam
a 1rip 10 the Henley Rcgana in England, writing another page of
Colgate rowing history.
"Putting 1hi.s season in pcrspcc1ivc is important," Holland said.
"Three guys will return from th:,H
boat, but there arc a lot of young
guys in the boat too. These guys
were in our boat my senior year
when we won bronze at the
ECAC's, were definitely inspired
to gel back 10 that level and did it.
Hopefully the accomplishments of
las1 year will do 1hc same for the
young guys now in the boat. so they
can do something very special this
year."
Many people still will not full y
approciatc the accomplishment of
the 1cam, but that is okay wi1h 1hcm.
Rowing isn't about pcl"SOflal glory~
its about a group or men sharing
hardship and glory together.
Whether taking home the gold or
nothing, it is all about the journey.
Raiders Reach Ramming Speed In Taking Down Fordham
By Jullau Garotalo
Colpi¥ $poru £dilor
apparent in the referee's issuing of
three yellow cards.
The second half was a much
The Colgate men's soccer
team rebounded from its heartbreaking 1011 against Buffalo
with hip spirits and looked to
its six senion to pull out a 1-0
shutout win at home over
Fordham. The seniors, whom
head cOKh Mike Doherty called
"the bean and soul of the team,"
stepped up 10 lead the team to
victory. Doheny felt that the
playen did not perform poorly
1n the game against Buffalo, but
When faein& Fordham tlaey
Showed the skills that they were
t111ly capable of.
Despite intcnsc play tbrouah·
out tbe fint half, both team,
were held IICORlca The lint 4S
minulN of play wae complllCly
....._.no-heldaaadvantace; i.we-. lbc llnlUlc -
different story, as the Raiders
played a more offensive game and
pursued some early chances to
score. At the 68:30 mark, senior
captain Reed Grimes scored the
lint and only goal of the game his lint of the season - by heading the ball into the far comer of
the net. Junior midfielder Scan
O'Sullivan set up the aoal for
Grimes with a deft service from
3S yards out.
Fordham foupt back and attempted to score afler Colgate's
pl, but the Raider defense, especially the efforts of sophomore
1oal keeper Dou& Litvack, held
the Rams acorelcu. After lenina
in three pis in the team '1 lall
game aaainat Buffalo, Lltvack
proved bim1clf in Saturday's
pme u a powerful fc,:cc in the
net. This win was his first career
shutout. as he p0s1cd six saves.
Two of these savc,s came in the
second half, when the Rams put
fonh an C.'tic up the game, but Litvack kept
them from achieving their goal.
The remainder of the second
half consisted entirely of Colgate
controlling the play and doing anything to maintain its one-goal lead.
At the end of the game, the
Raiders had outshot the Rams,
I S-10. each team was even at
four comer kicks and each squad
wu issued three yellow cards.
Unfortunately, the game
scheduled for last Wednesday
against Marist was cancelled due
to the effects of Hurricane
Frances. but the team will once
PIM'llt) by C,y""1JI IMI.U,u
again show its skills this weekend when the team holds its annual alumni weekend. The team
plays Cornell tomorrOW Ill 7 p.m.
FOCUSED: While Ilk Fordham opponent looks off Into Ille dlsl1eoe, .....,, Joa Cook (rlpt) keep11 gola1 for the ball durina the
Reh!r-.• 1-e wte H S-rday.
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THE COLGATE
September I 0, 2004
Raider Sports
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MAROON-NEWS
Raider Football Back For More And Ready To Go In 2004
By Jeff Fein
Colgmt Sport, Editor
Last year. the bar was raised for
the Colgate rootball team. And
raised. And raised some more. The
Raiders won a school-record l S
games in a row in 2003 en route
to !he Patriot League title and a
berth in the I -AA Championship
game. Along the way, the 1cam
garnered a good deal of national
a1tcn1ion for the university.
Last December. you could have
read about Colgate's success in the
New York 'nmes while watching
head coach Dick Biddle on
ESPN's "Cold Piwi" and recalling having seen senior running
back Jamaal Branch on
Sports<:cntcr·s Top Ten the n1gh1
before.
But with all of that aucntion
comes off-the-chans cxp(.-ctations
for 2004. The Raiders arc ranked
fifth nationally by The Sports Network in its I-AA prcscason poll
and Branch is already a leading
candidate to repeal as the winner
of the Walter Payton Award, given
10 the best I-AA football player
in the country.
With all of this hype, Colgate
would surely be feeling 1he pressure of doing ii all over again.
right?
The Raiders· reply is simple;
Pressure? What pressure?
..Teams in previous years al·
ways looked 01 us as 1he team to
beat anyway. so I don't 1hink 1ha1
1hcrc is any added pressure this
yca.r," senior 1ri-captain An1rcll
Tyson said. "We just have to take
each game one a1 a time and focus on how we can win each
week,"
Tyson's teammates echo his
sentiments.
"I feel in the four years 1ha1 I
have been h~rc that we have ai-
ways had a target on our back,"
scnio'r tri-captain Luke Graham
:.aid. "I feel like there is no added
pressure (th1, season]."
Colgate has certainly been the
team to beat as of h,tc. The Raiders" 24 victories over the last two
Pllom by Cry,,tal WilJi,u
SENiOR CHRIS BROWN directs the offense in practice as the team prepared for Its season opener
against UMas:s tomorrow in Amherst.
years makes Colgate the rushing, passing and receiving game may be a blessing for 1he
Raiders, as Branch will be fresh
winninges1 I ·AA program in 1hat within 1hcir respective reach.
But gaudy numbers do not con- in the fourth quarter when Colgate
time. The team has not had a los•
ing season since the anival of head cern 1hc Raiders. "l really don't may need his punishing runs most.
Going into 1he season. it is
1hink about topping any perforcoach Dick Biddle in I996.
Colgate's
defense that has the
With the core of last year's po- mances," Graham said of breaktent offense intact and a defense ing his own school record for re· most question marks. Gone from
full or hungry young players, the ceiving yards in a season ... , .m last year'~ team is linebacker Tern
2004 Raiders seem ready 10 more interested in winning the Lukabu '04, Colgate's leading
continue the success that the game. I would rather have a win tackler the past two seasons and a
Biddle era hos brought 10 1han have 12 catches and a loss." 1wo-1ime Patriot League Defcn.
Brown and Graham will con- sive Player of the Year. Three-Hamillon. The 011ly question is
tinue to pile up yardage through fourths of last year's lockdown
how far they can go.
Led by the trio of Branch, Gra- 1hc air. Branch's numbers, how- secondary has also been lost due
ham and senior 1ri-cap1ain Chris ever. will almost certainly see a to graduation and injury.
"Experience and dcplh arc a
Brown, Colgate's offense racked decline from last year. With the
concern
on defense," Biddle acup 30 point, per game in 2003, inevitable focusing of opposing
ouiscoring i1s opponents 480 10 defenses on the run.combined with knowledged. But the coach remains
the return to the linet1pofjunior Ray confident that senior leadership can
303 in 16 games.
l)ranch won last year's Walter LaMonica, the Raidct'1l' leading close the gap between this year's
Payton Award by selling I -AA ru.~her in 2002, it will be difficult defense and that of last year.
One of those senior leaders will
records for rushing yards (2,326), for Branch to match the personal
be
Tyson, a linebacker who had 54
achievements
of
a
year
ago.
carries (450). touchdowns (29)
"'For jarnaal 10 have the same tackles in 2003 and will surand I00-yard games ( 12). Often
kind
ofseason would be like Bany rack up more with Lukabu out of
overshadowed by the running
back's domination on the ground Bonds hining 70 home runs back- the picture.
"The great thing about football
was Brown and Graham's aerial 10-back," Biddle said. "Last year
is
that you always have people to
prowess. The two conncc1cd 77 was a oncc•in·a·lifetime season
times in 2003 for 1,140 yards and for him and it would be nearly step up and fill voids left by graduating seniors," Tyson said. "Ifs
eight touchdowns. The big impossible to duplicate that."
Having LaMonica shoulder what college football is all about"
three all enter their senior cam•
Also back on defense are senior
paigns with Colgate records in some of the burden of the running
defensive end Adam Leeman, who
got to the quarterback for four
sacks last year, and senior interception specialist Brian Anderson,
the lone returning member of last
year's secondary.
Anderson will be playing this
season wilh a broken bone in his
foot, displaying a toughness that
has impressed his coach and inspired his teammates. Anderson.
who played through the end orla.st
season with a similar injury, is ii~
lustrative of the Raiders' charac•
ter on 1he whole.
"We've been fortunate to have
a lot of guys with both physical
and mental toughness over the 1ast
eight years," Biddle said. "This
year is no different."
Running the table again will no1
be easy. The Raiders play one of
the nation's toughest schedules,
including games against Massa.
chuscns and Lehigh, ranked 19th
and 23rd in the nation, respce•
lively. Both teams will be hungry
for revenge afler losing to the
Raiders in Hamilton in 2003. This
year, Colgate plays both teams on
their home fields.
The Raiders will travel 10
Amherst, MA tomorrow to face
UMass in its season opener. Aflcr
last year's opener, a last-minute
miracle win against Georgetown,
there is concern about taking on
such a formidable opponent in the
first game of the year.
"We haven't played well in openers since I've been here for whalcvcr reason," Biddle said. "UMass
is a very good football team that will
be motivated to play us. It should
be a very tough challenge."
A victory over UM ass would be
a huge boost for the Raidet'1l, who
haven't played since their 40,0
loss at 1he hsnds of Delaware in
the National Championship game.
If Co!gate ctn get past the Minuteinen, it may be on i1s way 10
another dream season.
"Last year was an incredible one
that certainly raised expectations
around here," Biddle said. "But all
of 1ha1 means nothing this year
unless we're ready to go."
Women's Soccer Falls To 'Cuse, Rebounds Against Albany
B) Dan Malessa
Murvm1•N<'wS Staff
The Colgate women's soccer
1eam is ofTh, n strong start to the
season. After a weekend sweep
10 begin the year, the 1eam rcll
to Syr-acu,c before gening back
on the winning track with o win
against Albany.
On Frid,1,. Colgate played its
firs1 away l.!amc of 1he year when
Junior Carolyn Warhaftlg
Inside the
the team traveled to Syracuse to play by scoring two more goals.
The 1eam was impressive on
take on the Orange. Syracuse
ju1nped out to an early 1-0 lead bo1h ends of the field, as firstby scoring in the first five min- year goalie Carly Sousa was
utes of the eontcs1 and attempted forced to make only one save in
10 hold off the Raiders, but first- the game.
Without a doubt the Story of
year sensation Franny lacuizi
the
season so far has been
scored in the 80th minuce to tic
the score. Unfortunately, i1 was lacuz-z.i. The lirs1-year has scored
Syracuse who pounced on a six goals and registered two as•
loose ball a few minutes later and sis1s in just four games, giving
scored into an empty i1e1 with her a total of fourteen points.
just over five minutes remaining While Jacuzzi may rightly colin the contest. The opportunity lect individual accolades for her
came off of a misplay by sopho- work, the team's overall pcrfor·
more goaltender Luisa Miller, mancc has been excellent as
who made six saves in the los~ well. The 1eam has averaged
nearly two more goals than i1s
ing effort.
The loss marked the first of the opponent in its three wins and
season for the Raider women and has more than doubled i1s
the eighth consecutive time 1ha1 opponent's number of shots.
the Orange have defeated While Colgate has only
outscored its opponents 2· I in
Colgate.
The team go1 back on the win· the first half or games, the Raidning track two days later in Al· ers dominate the second half,
bany by domimuing the Great having outscored their oppo·
Danes. 3-1. Colgate outshot its nents by a 9-3 differential.
The Colgate women's soccer
opponent by a margin of28-3 on
team
looks to continue its win·
its way to a 3- I victory. wi1h
lacuzzi conlinuing her excellent ning ways this weekend when it
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BREAKAWAY SPEED: Memllers o1 the __,,,, ....,.., team
turn on the after-burnen as !hey cbaM the baD duriDI pndlu,
travels 10 St. Mary's 10 race ofT
against the home 1cam and Cali·
fomia.Berkeley in its next two
aarnes. The team's next home
pme will be next Saturday when
Bucknell comes to Hamilton.
September I0, 2004
·Raider Sports
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
27
Running Raiders Dominate On Home Course At Invitational
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By Ricky Cella
Mo,oon•Nf''tl."I Sroff
The Colgate cross country
teams began their 2004 seasons
on • high note, as both the men
and women's tca,ns delivered
impressive performances at the
Harry Lang Invitational on Saturday, The Invitational fcatun:d several competitive teams, such as
Delhi College, Binghamton Univcrs,1yand SUNY-Morrisvillc, and the
race was ran on an exceptionally
warm and humid September
3 ncrnoon. The Invitational also
marked the fint meet of the season for Colgate and the impressive performances of the Raider
runners gives reason to believe
that this year will be an exciting
and successful season for the
cross country teams.
The men's team saw some terri lic individual performances
from its team leaders, which
helped propel the team to place
firsl overall in the 7,800m event.
Sophomores Mike Hanlon and
Scon DcRoo, along with junior
Sean Curran, delivered strong
pcrfonnances, as they finished in
Pllolf> Cou.rt~sy ,,f PrrttySpdrry.,·0tn
RUN MIKE, RUN: Sophomore Mike Hanlon ftnlshed In lhe lop
three in lhe 7,800m run al lhe Harry Lang lnvllallonal.
the tqp three positions rcspcc1ivcly, with only 17 seconds
scpartting their limes. Sophomore t\,ndrew Isabel and senior
Jon Barinholtz also ran strongly,
with Isabel finishing tenth and
Barinholtz coming in closely
behind in 1he 121h spot. Senior
Jeremy Wanles performed impressively as well, finishing 14th
overall with a time of 28:41 :00.
In addition to their dominan1
performance in 1he 7,800m, the
Raider men also performed
s1rongly in the 4,200m race.
Junior Nate Roscn1hal finish!=d
second overall, coming in only
eight seconds after the first·place
runner from Nazareth College.
Wi1h a strong roster comprised
of both fresh young 1alcn1 and
seasoned veteran lcRdership, the
men's team is sure 10 sec more
vic1ories as the season
progresses.
Equally impressive was the
performance of 1hc Colgate
women's team. The women were
able 10 place eight runners in the
top 13 of 1hc 4,200m race and
also placed second overall as a
1eam in the 6,000m run. The
team received stellar performances in the 4,200m race from
first-years Liz Kennedy and
Elisa Payne, who linished second and third, respectively, with
only 10 seconds scpara1ing their
finish times. In the 6,000m race,
the Colgate team was spearheaded by the etTorts of first-
Ct""'"'\ ofPrr11ySp.1rt_Y.n,,,,
AGAINST THE WIND: Sophomore Scoll DeRoo compagainsl the elements along with the other runners on Saturday.
year standout Sarah Miller, who have 15 people who arc much
came in sixth place overa ll. closer i1~ skill level. so we can
Miller was followed closely by run togc1hcr and work off each
classmate Kathryn Marvel, who other. We arc fortunate 10 have
finished scvcn1h, and junior some very 1alcn1cd [first-ycarsJ .
Emily Tansey, junior Lia Cross This is dcfini1cly 1hc strongest
and sophomore Hannah Failing. team we have had in years."
The Raiders arc very excited
who linished in eighth, ninth and
about the upcoming season, and
tenth place, respectively.
Commenting on the race. 1hc expectations for this talented
Tansey expressed her satisfac- group arc high. The women will
tion with the great start to 1hc be in ac1ion 1omorrow at the
season. "Whe11 I was a (first· Binghanuon lnvirntional, while
year], we struggled to till the top the men will run next weekend
seven spots." she said. "Now we in Ui11gharn1on.
f'l1tllt1
After Search, David Roach Named New Athletic Director
By Alex Clark
Atumon-Ne.,.•:1 s,aq
Earlier this surpmer. Colgate announced the hiring of David
Roach as its new Athletic Director. The fonncr Brown Univcr~
sity Athletic Director replaced
Colgate's current men's hockey
head coach Don Vaughan, who
filled the role last season in an
interim capacity following the
dcp•nurcofMark Murphy in the
spring of 2003.
Roach, 54, officially accepted
1he position on June 24 follow..
ing an extensive search that began 1wo years ago when Murphy
1,n Colgate 10 join Northwestern University as its Athletic
Director. Roach becomes the
eighth Director of Athletics in
Colgate's history.
"It was really all about liming," said Roach, a Springfield
College graduate. "I met in Albany wilh (President] Rebecca
Chopp and Jack Dividio, who
was lhe outgoing Provost and
llaway from that saying, 'Here's
a President and an administration that is committed to supporting Division I athletics.'
And with the change 10 athletic
scholarships, it made (the post)
an attractive position."
During its initial search for
candidates during the summer of
lOOJ, Colgate's selection comm111cc made efforts to land an
impressive director withoul
knowing whether the school's
Board of Trustees planned on
allowing athletic scholarships.
This led to office-seeken who
failed to fit the university's image, according to Chopp. When
the_search ror a permanent 1th~ct1cs director beaan once again
'" _January 2004, the school
ba1tcd new applicants with a
51ratcgie plan that included athletic scholanhips 11 1 strong aca-
demic institution.
"I'm sure 1ha1 1he recent athletic successes at Colgate and the
new commitment of the institution as a whole to advancing athletics - not just in terms of on
the playing field, but in terms of
bringing in athletes who arc
good players and good students
- was very imporrnnt 10 taking
this position seriously," said Lyle
Roelofs, who replaced Dovidio
in July as Dean of the Faculty
and played a key role in Roach's
hirin .
New Athletic Director
David Roach
Colgate thought it had its man
early 1his summer as Greg
Sankey, then 1hc Associate Commissioner of 1he Southeas1ern
Athletic Conference, verbally
agreed to tal(c the vacant position. Citina personal reasons,
however, Sankey backed out on
the very day on which he was to
be officially announced as the
new Athletic Director.
"He changed his mind for family reasons, from what I heard,"
Roelors said. "He thought
Colgate wu I good opponunity,
but I gather his family thought it
would hun their options some•
how.
Enter Roach, who had wi1hdn1wn his application in March
when it appeared he might not be
the school's top Choice. In the
Waterbury, CT native, Colgate
gains a man with valuable coaching experience from his days at
1he helm of women's swimming
1eams at Brown and Tennessee,
as well as a 14-ycar veteran at
the Athletics Director position.
"At this time he's a perfect fit
for us," Vaughan said of his successor. "He has 14 years of experience at a great institution. He
understands wha1 it takes 10 succeed athlccically at a school like
Colgate. He's someone tha1 puts
1he student first, which in many
ways is what we all try to do
here."
Having been named Brown's
13th athletics director in 1990,
Roach helped guide his teams 10
62 Ivy League or Eastern Championships and eight na1ional
championships. Aflcr the school
was named as having one of the
nation's top 20 athletic programs
by US News and World Report
in 2002, Roach felt ready 10 iake
on a new project
"I've always been one to like
new challenges and different experiences that will reinvigorate
myself," Roach said from behind
his new desk. "There is an excitement in building and reno·
vating. Even when I coached, I
wasn't a great maintainer."
Roach finds himself in a
slightly more challenging
league, as Colgate competes a1
1he Division I level. Yet his experience at a university that puts
academics first should case his
transition and the minds of
Colgate faculty and administration alike.
"It's Division I, but there arc
still great students and academics," Roach explained. "I've al•
ways been comfortable in a de·
panment where academics and
alhletics coexist and students arc
striving to be the best at both,"
The addition ofa1hletic scholarships by Colgate's Boord of
Trustees last October provides
Roach with new options that he
nas not had since his days al Ten•
nessec. He is sure, however, tha1
the greatest impact of the new
athletes being brought omo the
campus will not be on their respective fields, but rather on 1hc
school's overall prestige as an
academic institution.
"I sat at home watching the
Colgate football game against
Florida Atlan1ic," Roach remembered, "and if [the an-
nouncers) said it once, they
said it a hundred limes about
Colgate's great academic reputation. People realized that it's
okay 10 be good. It gives you
grca1 publicity."
Primary goals of the new director currently center on getting
10 know each member of the de·
partment; he hopes 10 meet individually with everyone before
1hc end of the month. Roach
showed no signs of being tcn1a1ive cacly on, as he began reorganizing 1hc administrative
structure upon his arrival in
July.
''In coaching you need to
coach within your own personality;• Roach said. "You can't try
to be like someone else. For me 10
be the A1hlctic Director here at
Colgate, I've got to direct it using
•
my own personality. That docsn 't
mean anything that Mark
(Murphy, AD for 11 years un1il
2003) or Don (Vaughan. interim
AD during the 2003-04 season I
did was right or wrong. But for
me 10 be comfortable. I need 10
do things a certain way."
These car1y changes may have
added to ini1ial fears amongs1
Colgate coaches that 1hcir style
would not fit in with 1hat of their
1\ew overseer. But the addition of
Roach a1so puts an end to the uncertainty of 1hc last year.
"We'll probably start to be a
liulc bi1 more comfortable when
we start 10 sec Dave's managing
style," said Vaughan, who returns 10 his coaching position
after stepping away from the rink
and into 1hc adnunistrativc ofliccs last season ... Bu1 clearly
having someone in that pos111on
permanently gives us a ccnain
amou111 of comfon. At the same
time, as coaches we're always a
little paranoid. That comes wi1h
the territory. We want 10 make !)urc
that we arc successful."
Success is exactly what Roach
expects in the long term. Bui he
defines his goals no1 along the
lines of wins and losses, but
rather in terms of creating and
preserving an image of Colgate
1hat pleases players, faculty and
alumni alike.
··11 's almost 100 early to decide
what ,ny ultimate goal is here at
Colgate," Roach said. ··We'll get
input from students. staff and
coaches to sec whru they wam to
get out of our department. We'll
ask them what they want the image of Colgate Athletics 10 be."
After last year"s excitement of
four Patriot League and ECAC
titles along with three NCAA
tournamcn1 appearances, Roach
will not have to look too hard
around his new home to find
raised expcc1ations and hopes
for Colgate's athletic program.
September 10, 2004
September I0, 2004
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•
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Colgate led the way on iU home course daring
Saturday's /Jarry I.Ang Invitational. Raider sophomores
Mike Hanlon and Scott DeRoo and junior Sean Curran
finished 1-2-3 in the 7,800m run, leading tht Raiders to
a first-place finish.
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Fleld Hockey Sticks It To
Cornell In First Win
Colgate Welcomes New
Athletic Director
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go, rolling just in IO wliip OJmtU, J. J, in tlw
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ton, goal and sophomo,.
roin on ~sday night.
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