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Volume CXXXVI, Number 25 • APRIL 23, 2004
Coulter's ''Red Meat'' Speech Spurs Questions, Controversy
By Amy Dudley
Maroon·N~w, Staff
Members of 1he Colga1e community were up in a rms Thursday evening, after listening to
Anne Couller speak aboul liberalism in America. Evoking tremendous response from the liberal voice on campus, Coultcr's
staunch right wing conservatism
held 11cadfas1ly against any
counterattacks students presented.
A gradua1e of Cornell Universi1y and 1hc University of Michigan Law School, Couher is wellknown for her outspoken conser-
vative viewpoints and was cited
as one of 1hc 1op 100 Rcpubli•
can intellectuals. The author of
1hrcc New York 7imes besl sellers, Coulter is currently on tour
to publicize her most recent re-
lease, Treason.
Coulter's "red meat" speech,
as she termed her talk , was
packed with criticisms of the
pl,oto ~ J;;/;, Ht1rwita
"I HAVE NEWS FOR YOU:"Coultculw,dhcropinionsandcntiques
on a numerofpolitical i......, including ndal profiling and chc Dparty.
wro ngs committed by Demo- marked, ··well, how do 1hcy
cratic leaders surrounding policy think their cocaine is delivered
issues, ranging from 9/J 1 and the 10 Hollywood? Wi1h oil to fue l
wa r in Iraq to Supre me Court the planes!"
rulings on racial profiling.
Coulter made it clear th3t Iraq
in the m idst of this most criti· was never a stable nation.
cal elect ion year, Coulter made . "ll's like (Democrats ) 1hink
s ure to expose the liberal cam- we're attacking Ohio," she
paign of Prcsidcnl George W. s aid. "Ted Kennedy has s aid 1h01
Bush and 1hc Re publican Parry the war in Iraq was a fraud. Un by c iting many items fue li ng the fort unately, he was unable to fin•
left ist sentiment. She com- ish his statement af1er the las t
mented on the recent broadcasts call for the bar was announced."
o r the 9/J 1 commission "show
Coultcr's posi tion on racial
trials" and the release of the con- profiling stirred heated emotion.
trovers ia l PDB report,
raising the question of whether
"1 have news fo r you," she or not profiling is a legitimate
said. "Osama Bin Laden may answer
to
domest ic
have been determined to auack terrorism. She said that half of
on U.S soil on 9/ 11, and he is s1ill the problem concerned 1hc fac1
dete rmined to a ttack, bu t we 1ha1 1he U.S. fails fail 10 abide
have no way of knowing when by lhe law on the lcgi1imocy of
or where."
illegal a lie ns 10 e nter 1he U.S.
Many liberals have argued 1ha1 "al lowing any Mexican to come
the war in Iraq was nothing more to Los Angelos and rake leaves."
than a war for oil. In reference
Coullcr s1a1cd 1ha1 I 00 pcrccn1
to the wide community of liber- o f terroris ts arc Muslim cxtremals in show business, Coulter re•
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Greek Kudos: Colgate Chapters H;gl1l;gl1t Outstanding Deeds
By Annie MIiier
Maroon•Ntk'I S1aff
Della Della Della (Tri Della)
swept lhe awards Wednesday
evening at the 2nd annual Greek
Community Awards entitled "'A
Night on Mounl Olympus." The
event, held in the Hall of Presidenls, honored members from all
of Colgate's Greek chapters.
At lhe end of 1he night, Mosi
Outstanding Chapter was
awarded 10 Tri Delta. Assistant
Director or Residential Educa1ion and Director of Fratemi1y
and Sorori1y Affairs Kelly
Opipari opened the ceremony
with 1he induction of students
in10 Colgale's first chapter of the
Gamma Sigma Alpha National
Greek Academic Honor Society.
One hundred and 40 s1udents
were inducted as founding members of Gamma Sigma Alpha.
Qualified s1udents had to attain
a cumulative GPA of 3. S or
above at lhe beginning of their
junior year or a GPA of 3.S or new members." This award
higher during any semester of went to junior Jamie Martin of
their junior or senior years.
Sigma Chi and senior Whitney
After the induction ceremony, Baer of Tri Della.
Outstanding Chapter officers
awards were distributed to individual members of 1he Greek were also rec ognized. Senior
community. The first student Kelsy Hill of Kappa Alpha
awards went to sophOmores Theta, junior Katie Sullivan Lutz
Desiree Abeleda of Gamma Phi of Kappa Kappa Gamma and
Bela (Gamma Phi) and Michaei junior Michael Aphibal ofThe1a
Ventura of Sigma Chi, who were Chi were all recognized for their
named lhe Outstanding New leadership and service to their
chapters.
Members of 2004.
Awards for Outstanding Jun1 was very honored to receive
lhe Best New Member award last iors went to current j uniors
night." Ven1ura said. "Overall, I Gamma Phi Bela Presidcnl Abby
was very proud to see my (rater· Weisbrod, Delta Upsilon Presi·
nity brothers, and the house as a dent Bob Mancuso and Sigma
whole, take home so many Chi President Patrick Kosiek.
awards. I lhink it is a good indi- Seniors Dan Clarin of Della Upcator of the great things to come silon, Jonathan Pico of Sigma
for the future of Sigma Chi al Chi and Chrisl ie PhilbrickWhealon of Gamma Phi were all
Colgate."
The Outslanding New Mem- recognized for their exemplary
ber Educator awards recognized leadership in the Greek commuthe new member educators who nily and Colgate as a whole.
"displayed exemplary leadership
"I am so honored that my
in the area or education of the chapter nominated me for this
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award, and I want to congratulate a11 the other award rccipie n1s
as well!" Phi I bric k- Whc a1on
said. Thank you again and big
bugs 10 the Gamma Phis!"
Senior S arah Comptcr of Tri
Della wa.s awarded the Outs1anding Panhcllenic Woman of 1hc
year.
"(Compler) eas ily sees 1he big
picture and has :;pent much of the
pasi year slowly helping 01hcrs
to ' get' the overall pic ture o f
Greek life as it truly is meant 10
be," Opipari said. "She is ge nuine in her Jove for Greek life and
has a passion to make everything
around her the best it can be."
Senior Samantha Soukup was
awarded the Outstanding Pres ident or the year for her commitment to Theta. Opipari said the
women of Theta nominated
Soukup for ··,urning the chaplcr
around for 1hc beucr." Soukup
was also praised for her involvement in other Colgate activi1ies.
She has been a tutor in the Writ-
ing Center, a 1our guide for Admissions and is currently organizing a group of Colgate stu·
dents to pa rtic ipate in the up·
com in g Marc h fo r Women's
Lives in \Vashing1on, O.C. 1his
Sunday.
Tri De lla rece ived nine Greek
Letter Chapter Awards, inc lud·
ing Highes l Chaplcr
Grade Po int Average, Mos1
Improved Chaplcr Grade Poin1
Average, Outstanding Scholars hip Program, O u1standing New
Me mber Educatio n Progra m ,
Ou1s1anding Risk Ma nagcmen1
Progra m, Ou1s tanding Member
Develo pme nt Program, O u1s1anding Imple mentation of a
Membership S1andards Commiltee and MoSI Ou1s1anding C hapter.
"One c hapter has done an es pecia lly wonderful job in all o r
the areas," Opipari said. "The ir
ac ademic prowess c anno t be
beat. Their m embers arc fu lly
con1/mtM on pa,;~ 4
Students Prepare For Economy With Career Development
By Joaepll Br1uu1k11 ·
Edl«>r-1•-Clalef
This past semester. select
members of the Colga1e studenl
body were chosen to panicipate
in a program offered by the Center for Career Services entitled
Career Development for lhe New
Economy. Approximately 75 students were involved in lhe program divided in four sections
bucd on closs ycor. The program
is the brainchild of closs of 79
alumaua Bruce Crowley whose
divcne profesaional background
includes Ille intenctive televi-
sion field, uleo and educatioaol
conaultalioa.
The c:.r- Development Pro-
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gram began wi1h 1he Birkman
Method an instrument for determining personal and organizational developmenl. Students enrolled in the course
were asked to complete a short
onlin• test, created by the
Birkman Method, consisting of
question, about behaviors and
job preferences. The resul1 is
a comprehensive analysis of
the student's skill sets - each
corresponding to a group of
colora: blue, areen, yellow and
red. Bued on the students' answen, dominant colors are determined and from this students are able to determine
profe11ion strengths and
"The Birkman is the only instrument that deals with the unconsciousness, t• Crowley said.
"'It focuses on needs and polcntial stress behaviors. It is also endowed by the Naiional Science
Foundation."
With the Birkman as the basis
for the course, students then progressed through a series of exercises geared toward learning
about talking aboul yourself and
marketing to employers. A key
component or the course dealt
with opening up and discussing
feelings and desires wilh a-peer
group. The ultimate goal was to
be comfortable with pitching
yourself to employers and speak-
1trc11e1.
ing about accomplishments,
-
CIOLCATI s,orrs
difficullies Iha! many Colga1c SIU·
denis face in 1hc job search process.
The s1uden1s worked closely
wi1h Crowley as well as Director for Career Services Barbara
Moore and Associate Director
for Career Services Barbara
Roback. Each of 1hcir cxperlise
and connect ions were made
available to the students on a
denlS the tools to make 1hem
much more informed about de-
arc, how to e valuate career options, how to go about rcsearch-ing these options to make intelligent career choices, and how 10
present themselves effectively,"
Crowley said.
Af1cr speaking wi1h bolh
Prcsidcn1 Rebecca Chopp and
Moore and citing a New York
n·mel article about the importance of the liberal ans within a
shrinking economy, Crowley's
project was bom.
"Given the nature of the liberal ans education Colgate students are extremely well lynch
pinned to create careers fo r
themselves," Crowley said. "The
studcn1s here are a lways moving
termining what their interests
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daily basis.
The program began when
Crowley approached the University with the idea or creating a
program intended to "adapt and
refine some proven methods
with the inten1ion of giving stu-
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THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
April 23, 2004
NEWS
Students Confronted With The Possibility Of A Military Draft
sion to register with the Selective
Service System(SSS) as a consciMaroon-NP'# Staff
entious objector.
Andy Mager of the Syracuse
The possible reestablishment of
the draft was discussed on Peace Council spoke on his expeWednesday, at Hamilton High riences as a conscientious objecSchool. The draft p!OCC$$ was de- tor, and presented his views on
scribed, and views on the neces- military service.
The CVPA was recently
sity of a draft were presented.
Speakers included Justin Brown of founded on the momentum of
the US Air Force and Hamilton popular activism again.st the war
High class of 2001, and Tom in Iraq, explained Rossi. The AlSchutt, who recently registered liance has sponsored various
with the Selective Service System events, including a recent panel on
the Iraq war. As well as directly
as a conscientious objector.
The Chenango Valley Peace Al· opposing war, the group has made
liance (CVPA), the Colgate Peace c,c.tcnsivc cffons to raise social
Studies Department, the Almeda awareness ofpeace and social jusSociety of Hamilton High School, tice issues. The forum was ·~ot
and the Hamilton High Model about the moral merits of the
United Nations club sponsored the draft," but was meant to promote
forum. The audience was com- ..educated decisions."
In recent weeks there has specuprised almost entirely ofloeal residents and Hamilton High School lation within the media that the
students, with only three Colgate Department of Defense, the White
House and the Selective Service
students prcscnc.
Rich Hanson, a social studies System arc all preparing to reinteacher at Hamilton Central state the draft. A rush on the part
School, presented a history of the of the SSS to fill vacancies on lodraft in US history, and Kathy cal draft boards. preparedness
Sabino explained the process by drills at the SSS and various comwhich the draft could be reestab- ments by administration officials
lished and how it would function. arc cited as evidence. All three
Brown of the US Air Foree, who have officially denied that such
recently returned from Iraq, pre- preparations are being made.
sented his favorable view of life
The Senate is currently considering
the Universal Nationa) Serin the Air Force. In contrast, Tom
Schutt spoke on his recent dcci- vice Act of 2003, introduc~ by
By Aaron Sheldon
Seru,tor Fritz Hollings (D-S.C.).
The bill would make service mandatory for American citizens between the ages of 18 and 26, including women. A bill in the
House, introduced by Representative Charles Rangel (D•NY) and
Representative John Conyers (DMI) parallels this bill.
Conscription has taken many
forms in the course of American
history. World War I saw dramatically increased federally mandated
military service. The councry•s
first peacetime draft was established in. 1940. From 1948 until
1973, during peacetime and conflict, men were drafted to fill vacancies in the armed forces that
could not be filled by volunteers.
In 1973 the draft ended and the
U.S. converted to an All-Volunteer
military. Suspended in
April 1975, the SSS registration
requirement was resumed in l 980
by President Carter in response to
the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In World War 11, roughly 10.1
million men were drafted, and
drafting of women for the medical corps was planned, pending a
ground invasion of Japan. The
Korean War called 1.5 million
men into serviec. and the Vietnam
War 1.9 million.
Rossi and the CVPA arc concerned that the draft may be reinstated by the present administra-
photo by A.arotr ~ld0t1
PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN?: Tbe prospect or a m111tary
draft bas caused many American, to question the current status
or us rorelan policy.
tion, if Bush is reelected. She cited will require many more soldiers.
Rossi also pointed out that
recent activity by the SSS, as menBush's
No Child Left Behind plan
tioned above, as well as pointing
out that the US military is pres- for educational refonn includes
ently stretched beyond capacity. In provisions requiring schools to
order to continue our current level open student records to military
ofdeployment, and to be prepared draft officials. This provision is
for other possible conflicts, the US
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Celebrating Earth Day By Promting Proactive Action On Campus
buildings for radon.
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This year. we're 1csting for ra·
don," senior Grant Taylor and InOn Thursday, Colgate students terim Assistant Director ofOutdoor
celebrated Earth Day through the Education Adam Dale said.'..We'rc
annual Day of Action on the aca- going to test all the buildings at
demic quad. Sponsored by the Cen- Colgate for radon...
ter for Outreach and Volunteer EduThe ..energy" group from Green
cation (COVE), Outdoor Education, Strides hoped to suggest wa)'11 the
Grccnstrides and the Progressive Colgate community in their daily
Studcn! Association, the Day of lives could reduce their energy use.
Action hosted numerous infonna- These students presented simple
tional tables about Colgate's vari- actions such as turning offcomputous organizations fighting for the ers at night which would save
environment and social justice.
202,500 dollars.
Commemorating Earth Day,
Other environmental groups
many tables represented groups that present included the ..rcsouroe and
advocate awareness of the environ· material" group. Its table fearured
ment. Green Strides, a Colgate or- recyclable items and pointed out the
ganization that umbrellas several I 00 pen:cnt recyclable paper and
different environmental student vegetable based printer ink used by
groups. had a very strong presence. Colgate.
One of the main events Green
"We're giving out flyers about reStrides promoted was the possibil- cycling bins on campus and want to
ity ofan Energy Olympics in the fall. encourage people to recycle, ..
This will include a competition be- sophomore Navccn Hussain said.
tween all the houses on Broad Street
The Green Summit Water Group
to determine which house could be wanted to ensure that people took
the most energy efficient.
actions to conserve water. Students
The ..air'' portion ofGreen Strides for Enviro,unental Action took pie,.
raised nwarcncss about one of the I\IJ'CS of students hugging trees in
new projects meant to test Colgate order to promote a greater aware..
By Jennifer Reynolds
Maroon-Nn-.•1 Stal[
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PROTECTING MOTHER NATURE: Studtnll advocated varlou
form, of social action, with tbe lntentlon of safecaardl•a the eavlroameoL
ncss of nature. A Toyota Prius, a
gasoline-electric hybrid car, was displayed to demonstrate the ways in
which students can become more
energy efficient.
Many tables present promoted
volunteer organizations. One such
group is the AIDS Task Force,
which aims to maintain the level of
awareness about AIDS and educate
students on how it still impacts
people today.
"People don't think of AIDS as
still being an issue," junior Emily
Ferry said. "We're trying 10 make
people aware that it is still a problem."
The Habitat for Humanity group
helps build houses for people affected by poverty. In order to draw
more awareness to the actions ofthe
group, its members hosted a nail
hammering contest. All the proceeds
raised from the event will be donated 10 the organization.
Another group present, Food Salvage, promotes hunger awareness
and helps the hungry through local establishmcn1s, such as the
Food Cupboard and the friendship
Inn, a soup kitchen.
"By being here, we let people
know ihac hunger is 8 real prob1cm in the local area," junior
Bianca Verrrilli said, " and we
should worlc harder to help those
who arc hungry."
Other volunteer groups hope to
rnise awareness of problems in the
local area. The Refugee Volunteer
Group travels to Utica to work
with children of recent immigrants
to tutor them with their schoolwork, help them with their English
anti ease the transition into the US.
The Colgate chapter of
Headstart works with young chi Idrcn in Watertown. On May S, the
children will visit Colgate. Sidekicks, a group that pairs Colgate
students with local children in a
men1oring program, also attended
the day's activities.
Another group goes to the
Madison Group Home, where
teenagers who have been sent
there by the Family Court system
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GET INVOLVED: Stadent oraanlzadon1 encoun&ed others to eet
Involved with volunteer and fundrallina activities. The aoal of Earth
Day wu to promote environmental awareness and conservat1on
by increasing on camp•• awareness.
and help tutor, organize activities altitudes."
and serve as role models. Pet Pals
Political groups also attended
wanted to emphasize the impor- the Day of Action. The College
tance of getting pets spayed and Republicans promoted some of
neutered to prevent pct overpopu- their recent events, and the Col..
lation, as long as with cncourag- lege Democrats helped raise
ing' students to get involved in awareness about the Democratic
their volunteer and fundraising presidential candidate John Kcny.
activities at local animal shelters.
·'This gives the students a
Rcprcsentitivcs from groups chance to learn more about Keny
that promote various fonns of so- and increase the membership of
cial actions were also present. our organization;• sophomore
JASO wanted 10 makesw-e to raise Meg Lyons said.
· the awareness about domestic vioThe Day ofAction was attended
lence, while the Advocates hope by members of the student body
to allow students to become more not only to learn bow they could
conscious of social problems. rep- contribute to the groups, but also
resenting the gay, lesbian, to enjoy some of the first warm
transgender and bisexual commu- weather of the year. There wu a
nity at Colgate.
barbeque and music, along with
··we're here becaute this group the excitement of students eager
is lacking a voice," junior El)'IC to absorb the issues brought up
Mo,aenstein said. "and we want by Earth Day and the Day of
to advocate c:hanp in policies and Action.
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
NEWS
April 23, 2004
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Democracy Matters Takes Action 1brough Direct Involvement
By Emily Threlfall
Maroon-NP4 Slaff
You have probably seen them sit1ing at the COOP, the Frank,
Springfest and Action Day on the
Quad.
The New York Democracy Mat"'" (DM) Chapter at Colgate successfully executed a postcard campaign in support of the Clean
Money/Clean Elections Bill for
New Yorlc State. Colgate DM members have been participating in a
pos1card campaign over the last
dlreewcelcs.
The DM acquired over 500 signatures on postcards, and over 200
postcards were sent to Assembly
Member Bill Magee and Senator
Nancy Lorraine Hoffman. Each
read, "This is the only way 10 get
big money ou1 of politics and give
democracy back to 1he people."
Every pos1card was signed by a
Colgate student or Hamihon community member.
On April 20, five members ofDM
attended a Lobby Day in Albany to
support the Clean Money/Clean
Elections Bill. The members, which
included campus coordinators juniors Brandy Bones and Kate Rufe,
were sponsored by Citi2cn Action
NY and NY Democracy Maners
Chapters
At the Lobby Day, Jones, Rufe,
first-year Alisha Sedor, sophomore
Whitney Meredith and junior
Rachel Adam met with about 45
other members of either Citizen
Action NY or DM. This huge group
then split up into IO smaller ones
consisting of about five people,
which me, with legislators in 30minutc appointments to 1fY to gain
their support on the Bill for the stale
of New York.
In reaction to meeting with the
legislators, Rufe said, .. It was re-
photo b1 Brtwly Bon~s
A DEMOCRATIC MATTER: Several members of Democracy
Matters lobbied In Albany In support of the Clean Money/Clean
Eledlons 8IIL
freshing to have a two-sided conversa1ion with people who have the
ability to really implement the
changed needed in New Yorlc State."
The goal of OM was to acquire
more sponsors on the Bill in both
the Assembly and the Senate as well
as to get a Republican Scna1or 10
introduce the Bill in the Senate. One
ofthe appointments included Scna1or Hoffinan, a Republican who represents the Hamilton area in lhc
New Yorlc State Legislature. While
Hoffman was not prescnl in the
mec1ing, her aide was. The OM
plans to follow up with Hoffman to
gain her support and possibly persuade her to introduce a Clean
Money/Clean Elections Bill of her
own.
Jones explained that the possible
reasoning behind why 1he OM
would prefer for a Republican to
introduce a Bill similar lO the one
already in1roduced by Democrat
Senator Paterson.
"In New Yorlc State, partisan lines
run deep," she said, "and Senalor
Paicrson is a Oemocra~ while 1hc
Senate is Rcpublican--controllcd.
Republicans would not consider
signing on as sponsors of the Bill
because it was introduced by a
Democrat,"
By 1hc end ofthe day, DM members were able to gain four more
sponsors ofthe Bill. This Bill is not
on the floor to be voted on this year,
bu1 hopefully, it will be introduced
again next year.
Under the Clean Money/Clean
Elections (CMCE) Bill, the Clean
Money and Clean Elections Legislation establishes a system under
which candidates in New York, who
agree to limit campaign spending
and contributions and collect a set
amount ofsmall contributions from
voters, will receive a fixed and equal
a111ount ofpublic financing for their
BAD TO THE BONE: Junior
Brandy Bones voices her opinion on campaign issues.
political campaigns.
Jn terms of Limits Campaign
Spending, CMCE candida1es agree
to spending limits in both 1he primary and general elections. With
Limits Campaign Contribu1ions,
CMCE candida1es qualify by collecting a set numberof5 dollarco11tribu1ions from voters. CMCE candidates may also collect a limi1cd
amount of ..sccd money" contributions of up to I00 dollars 10 use for
exploring running for office and
during the qualifying period.
CMCE candidates also agree
to not accept any 01hcr private
contributions. The CMCE legis-
lation will a lso set a new limn
of I 000 dollars on all campaign
contributions in New York, to
candidates, parties and political
commiuees. An aggregate limi1
of25,000 dollars is sci for campaign contributions by any one
i1tdividual or entity.
The bill also provides a fixed
and equal amoun1 of public funding to qualified candidates.
CMCE candidates, who agree to
the spending and contribution
limits and collect the qualifying
conlributions, receive public
funding equal 10 lhe spending
limil for 1ha1 elec1ion. The 101al
amoun1 or public funding is lim·
ited to one-ten1h~of•one· pcrccn1
of the state budgcl in a four-year
election cycle.
Funding is provided by a
check-off on state income tax
returns. an increase of 50 dollars
in fees paid by lobbyists, fines for
violations of election law and - to
the cx1cnt necessary- monies from
gcncrai fonds.
In banning soft money, the bill
also calls for contribu1ions to political parties being limited 10
1,000 dollars. Con1ribu1ions from
parties 10 candidates arc limited to
1,000 dollars, ending soft money
in New York. Addi1ionally, CMCE
candidates, who are opposed by
independent expenditures or by
non-participating candidates, re·
ccivc additional funds, up to three
times the spending limit. Issue ad•
vocacy advcniscmcnts, which arc
designed to influence an election.
and arc run wi1hin 60 days of an
election, arc considered indcpcn·
dc-n1 expenditures.
Finally, 1he CMCE bill encourages ca1tdidate debates, since i1s
candidates agree 10 participate in
two primary dcb:tcs and three
general election debates.
'We're all Americans'': Potential Draft Puts Patriotism To The Test
School Sludcnt, rcccn1ly registered
similar to the SSS registration re- with the SSS as a conscientious
quirement that accompanies fed· objector (CO) on religious
cral Sludcnt loans.
grounds. Registering as a consciThe process by which 1he draft entious objector is a lengthy pro+
could be reinstated is a long one. cess. To make a successful claim
Congress and the Prcsidcnl would of CO status, one must provide
have to pass legislation, which. by documentation of one's beliefs.
most accounts, is unlikely to oc. Ideally, these beliefs must be
cur until after the November clcc~ shown to be long Slanding and
tion, as the 1opic is highly contro- firmly held. Schuff used a wrincn
statement ofbclief, and statements
\'Crsial.
If the draft were to be legally by 01hcr people on his behalf to
reinstated, 1he President would cs1ablish his CO siatus.
have the power to activate the draft
Schuffdid not find the SSS reg·n a crisis. At 1his point, the SSS istration process to be conducive
would have I 93 days to deliver the to registration as a CO.
.,There is nowhere on 1he card
first draftees to the Department of
to
indicate a CO claim," he said.
Defense.
There is also no fonnal process
According 10 the SSS wcbsi1c,
men may file for exemption or by which to establish CO status.
dcfenncnl within 10 days of 1hc For example, to show his beliefs
mental and physical evaluation. to be long-standing, Schuff mailed
Exemptions are granted to reli- himself documents declaring his
gious s1uden1S and ministers, con- CO beliefs. In the event of a fuscientious objectors and on the ture draft, the dated and scaled engrounds that military service velope will help to prove his comwould place excessive hardship on mitment
Jus1in Brown of the US Air
one's family. High school students
Force
presented a con1rasting
may defer until their graduation,
college seniors until the end of the view. Upon graduation rom
academic year and other college Hamilton High in 2001, Brown
Sludents until the end of the semes- planned to go to college. The ter1cr. Deferment and exemption de- rorist attacks of September II
caused him to reconsider his plans,
cisions may be appealed.
Tom Schutt, a Hamilton High deciding instead to join the militon111TUN/rom pag~ 1
tary. Although he was rejected by
the Anny and Marines due 10 poor
eyesight, Brown has served in the
Air Force successfully and plans
to remain in the service for al least
his eight year tour of duty, if not
longer.
Until reccn1ly, Brown was deployed at Pope Air Force Base in
Nonh Carolina, working in tandem with the Anny's 82 Airbom,
which is stationed a1 Fon Bragg.
Not long ago, he was deployed to
Jordan to construct an air base near
Aman. He performed similar jobs
in Kuwait City and Saudi Arabia
before being sen, into Iraq. In Iraq,
Brown and his learn were responsible for establishing an air base
in and around the area cleared by
the 82 Airbom of enemy ac1iviiy.
Brown was en1irely upbeat
about lire in the Air Force, citing
impressive benefits and living
conditions. He described life
abroad as less comfortable, but
adcqua1c.
Of 1hc US presence in Iraq,
Brown siated s1rongly thal "I think
we should be over there," and
made ii clear that he was sensitive
to excessive criticism or the US
war effon. Jn the end, as in the
movies, it is ..all about the guy
next to you. You have another
family over there."
Brown was surprised to hear rumors of the reestablishment ofthe
draft upOn his return to 1hc Stales.
..The civilian communily is
jumping 1he gun in 1alking about
the draft," he said.
He sees it as a reaction to the
popularly unexpcc1cd casualty
level in Iraq, which is around 700.
He stated that numerous circum·
stances must obtain in the mili1ary
to require a draft.
Andy Mager has been a peace
activist for mos1 of his life. Upon
receiving his SSS registration card
in the mid 1980s, Mager refused
10 register on moral grounds. He
was prosecuted in Syracuse in
I 985 and spenl four and a half
months in Federal Prison.
Rather than tcnning himself a
"draft dodger,'' a tenn he finds inappropriate. he calls himself a
"draft resister."'Thc difTerence, he
says, is that "dodging" implies
unwillingness to take responsibility.
He views selective service and
the draft as contra.ry to 1he rights
ofjus1ice, freedom and liberty. He
explained that by protesting compulsory military service, he takes
responsibility for protecting these
righ1s in ourwuntry and across the
globe.
Director of the Peace Studies
Program at Colga1c, Nancy Ries,
staled tha1 she believes a draft would
face dramatic oppositio1t. While opposition to the draft was slow to start
during the Vie1nam War, she believes II would be instantaneous today, citing the memory and expcrienceofpro1cs1ing lhc Vieu1am War.
"It's in our bones," Ries said.
Audience members raised largely
infonna1ional questions during the
forum. Debate or the mom I issues
of 1he draft was generally limi1ed.
Brown. representing the mili1ary
perspective, was notably Jess vocal
than the other panelists.
Whcnquc:,1ioncd afi1..-r1he forum.
audience members expressed a variety of views on the draft.. One man,
a Marine Corps vclc'nln "'ho desired
to remain anonymous, Staled that
"we're all Americans. and we all
ought to share m 1he defense of our
nation."
Carolyn Todd exprc'SSed her belief that w1ivcrsal service of some
kind was appropriate. but that it
should be a choice between civilian
and military service. Women, she
believes, ough1 no, be excluded
from this compulsory service. Two
other ancndecs, Michael Sabino and
Eve Ann Schwarz, sugges1ed tha1
\\ bile they view a draft 3S inevitable,
universal service, either c1v11ian or
military, would be preferable.
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April 9, 2004
''Most Outstanding'' Sorority And Fraternity Members Named
cionship Statement" how each
chapter is expected to funccion
brothers of Delta Kappa Epsilon
were also awarded the Outstand-
anced calendar that incorpo·
scnted with the award for Mos1
rated scholarship, philan-
Improved Chapter.
Colgate communities through
their involvement with the
chapter events and 1hings such
as University Theater, varsity
at Colgate.
ing Service to the Community
award. DKE's numerous activi.
tics have included assisting with
the Community Action Program
thropy, community service,
_.The president knew in her
heart that some serious decisions had to be made in order
sports, tutoring programs, club
standing Faculty Involvement
sports, the Maroon News, The
Cove, Konosioni. the Writing
Program went to Gamma Phi for
the sisters' efforts to develop relationships with Colgate faculty,
which have included hosting a
tea party, luncheons and baking
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immersed in both the Greek and
Center, Admissions Office and
many more."
The Most Outstanding Chapter Award goes to the chapter
which has best implemented
each component of "The Rel a-
All chapters, however, re·
ceived recognition throughout
the night. The award for Out-
of Madison Country, collecting
food for the needy and painting
rooms at a cerebral palsy home
in Utica.
The fraternity winner of Out·
standing New Member Educa-
cookies each month for an academic depa.rtment.
tion program was Sigma Chi,
who, according to Opipari,
In addition to Tri Delta, the
"worked hard 10 create a bal-
and brotherhood." Sigma Chi
also received the award for the
fraternity with the most Outstanding Risk Management Program and Outstanding Implementation or a Membership
Standards Committee.
The brothers of DU took home
two awards for Outstanding Facility and Outstanding Member
Development Program.
The women of Theta were pre-
to tum the direction of the chapter around," Opipari said. "With
the support of• small portion
of the.chapter, she was able to
lay out concrete plans for how
to get the chapter back on the
right track. Luckily, the current
president was on that executive
board too, and the ground work
has been laid."
Coulter Urged Students To ''Take Her On'' And Ask Questions
C011tinued ftom page I
ists.
"Citing someone as Muslim
is not an act of profiling," she
said. "It is an all points bulletin to be deemed suspect of a
terrorist act."
Opening the noor for questions prompted questions such
as, "Arc you a sexist, or racist?"
One student donning an orange
blazer and smoking a cigareltc
at the microphone was escorted
out by three College Republicans after failing to -state his
question in a timely fashion.
Coulter was astonished at the
initial lack of developed responses in response to her con·
agreed.
"She had some good points,
but I didn't like her attacks on
trovcrsial talk, urging Colgate
students to take her on.
President of the College Democrats sophomore Liz Pavlc was
1he students asking questions,''
disappointed with her talk.
"I did not expect the utter disrespect Ann Coulter had for the
exercised her aim Thursday
evening of making people an·
he said. "Ann Coulter clearly
gry and forcing them to think
about things, not letting them
just go with the now."
Pavle responded to this appeal.
"I didn't get riled up because
students who went to hear her
speak,'' she said . ..The way she
treated nearly everyone who
asked a question, cutting them
off, making fun
us, and our
professors, and she didn't actually answer a single question!
or
What kind of message docs that
send to us at Colgate about
today's conservatives and their
lunatic fringe?"
Sophomore Andy Bralvcr
pi,ou, l,y /t1/i, Ht1rwits
ALWAYS CONTROVERSIAL: Coulter brougl,1 her 6ay antic, to
that is exactly what she wanted,"
she said. "Ann Couher was incendiary and provocative be•
cause she wanted to make people
angry, and frankly, I wasn't go-
Colgaic and showed how her political stance mad<: her &mow.
ing to give her the time of day."
campus safety blotter
oon-Colgatc sbldcnta h8rassUl/l lO
Wedaetdlly, 4114
9:11 11-m.: Received a report of employee at the Coop.
unknown pcr~on(a) who at- I :47 p.m.: A studcot reported her
tempted to Fl into a cooler at vehicle bit and damaged while
Huntington-oym,
perked on Lally Lane.
10:?3 11-,a,: Received a report 8:14 p.m-: Fire alarm et Newell
unknown pe,1011(s) who entered Apartments caused by cooking.
the Bowling Alley at Reid Ath- 8:31 p.m.; A resident of Newell
Apartments was found in poosesletic Center after it was closed.
sion
of marijuana.
5:01 p.m.: A resident of University Colin Apanmenta rcported
items taken trom his unlocked Friday, 4/16
12:21 a.m.: Astudent at tho Coop
apartment.
attempted
to take food without
5:15 p.m.: Received a report of
items missing from the paying and was very abuoive toward employees.
O'Conoor Campus Center.
6:31 p.111.: Residents of Univer- 6:00 1.m.: After further invCS1igasity Court Apartments were tion by c....pus Safety, a student
found io po,,,;essiun of marijtwlll. was found in possession of stolen
property on 4111 /04.
1:27 p.m.: A staff member reported items taken from ·Gate
Tbunday, 4/15
11:40 Lm.: Re<.-civcd a report of House Md the Coop.
Jt:33 p.a.: Received a report of
a disonlcrly studeat at the Coop.
The student admitted be bad been
drinking.
11:11 p.m.: ACampus SafclyOfticeron routine plllOI ofWcsl Hall
found that • tire dcpanmcnt valYO
cover WIS removecl
while ptay1111 flq football on po,ted • broken window at 94
Whimall Field and decllned any BtoldS-.
7:" ....: A staff" member remedlt:al aaslstancc.
3:23 p.a.: A student reported
i - llkco ftom bis Qllloclr.od vehlclc while it was parked at 88
Broad S1reet.
,,.. p.a.: Fin, alann at Stillman
Hall CIUICd by marijuana smoke.
9:t'1 p.m~ Araidmt ofSdlhmo
Salllrday, 4117
2:4, a.m.: Fire al1nt1 11 Ne.ml Hall wu fouDd in poues1ion of
Apa,1mfflts caused by • resident marijlllllL
attcmptiag to reset a pn,-alarm
Suday,4111
cover.
4:58 11-m.: A student rcponed hav· 12:41 a.m.: Fn allnn 1168Brood
ing been injured on 41HW4 and Slleet CIUICd by lllCIIII from a reWIS provided an ice pack by Cam- leuc YalYC7: N a.m.: A ataft' member repus Safety.
11 :39 11-n,.: Received • report of ported a broken window II tbe
a Colgate vM being driven in a Student UniDD,
reckku manner in Utica, NY. on
M•ndar,4119
4116.'04.
2:45 p.111-: A student W11S injured 12:28 11-m.: A llaff member re-
ported a broken window at the
Stuclelll UaiOII.
1:37 p.m.: A aaff .-bcr obaervod a vehlcle driving on the
lawn near the Coop damaging
tbeli!wn.
'l'Mlda7,4/20
11:45 a,.m.: ~ alarm at Pulter
Apa,1mcDls caUled by marijtlllla
IIIIIOke.
1e-M1 11-JL: A tnldent of Pultcr
Aputmenl6 wu f'ound in poaession ofmarijuana.
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TIIEWORLD
lnql Tribaul to Try Saddam
Haada
H•NM Leeder Killed ill
brul Strtb
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Iraqi
Governing Council has named a
tribunal to try Saddam Hussein
and other members of his Baathist
GAZA CITY - Abdel Aziz
Rantisi, the leader of the Pales·
tinian libcralion a,oup Hamas,
was killed by an .Israeli missile
strike on Satwday in Gaza City.
flantisi WM lhe socond high profile lfamu luder to be killed
m:endy. Ho bed been promoted
to the lop polition after an lsneli
strike killed Sheikh Ahmed
Yassio, the founder and spirilual
leader of Hamu.
According to Pale1tinian
medical sources, ten other people
wen, iajured. Rantis, was rushed
co the hospital and died within
several houn.
The attack marts the latest in
Israel's stated desire to kill the
leadenhip of Hamu in wgctcd
slrikea. Hamaa hit responded by
promisin& a 'hundred strikes· OD
Israel for their actions.
Immediately after the anack,
~ ofPaJeslinians took IO
noting in llles1rccts. Chief Palestinian negotiator, Sacb Erakal
condemned the killing, stying
that Palestine will bold ls18CI
fully respomible for Ran1isi's
death and that violence will only
breed more violence and lwred.
The attack came hours after
a saicicle bombin1 •1alnst a
snled lndll8trial zone. One
border officer wu killed and
sevenl wounded. Hamu and
the Al Aqsa Bripde claimed ro-
sponsibillly.
regime.
Seven jlldges have been chosen
and a total ofS7S million hu been
budgeted for the trial. Salem
Cbalabi, nephew ofthe head of the
Iraqi National Congress, was
named the hwl of the tribunal.
Saddam has been in coalition
cuatody since his December I 3
capture near his hometown of
Tikrit. US officials have described him as uncooperative in
interrogation and as pleased with
the cham:c to irritate his: interro-gators.
In early March, the United
States sent a team of officials to
help organize information and evidence which would be used
against Hussein in any future trial.
Meanwhile, • cease.fire in
Fallujah, a recent hotbed of antiAmerican violence, has proved
lrOUblesome. The United States is
seckin& a number of demands, including the bending over by insurgems ofiUcgal heavy weapons and
tbe removal of foreign fighters or
others suing Fallujah as a base of
operations for terrorist or miliwy
anacka.
lreqi officers arc working with
leaders in the city to try to come
to - ~ solution. Demands
by city officials have included
unfet1Cled acccsa to the general
hospital, a demand made difficult
by insurgcnlS' uae of medical fa.
5
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cilities to attack coalilion troops;
provisions for food in medicine in
isolated arcu; and the relocation
of fifty families back to the city
per day.
Unfonunately, tbc cease-fire is
in jeopardy because the insurgents
have been returning old and
largely inoperative weapons,
avoiding etfons to faithfully com•
ply with the ceue-fire aa,eement.
The United States has threatened
10 make another incursion into the
city unless the cease-fire stipulations arc met in good faith.
was imposed on the accident. The
government cut all phone lines
leaving tbe area.
Many Chinese citizens were ~
sumed 10 be among the potentially
3,000 victims. Many had been
transported back to China for
treatment.
Kim apparently had • personal
conne<:lion to the village, often
visiting its machine-tool factory.
North Korea 'n-aln Crash
Prompts State of Emergency
Jlllnols Twister Kills Four
NEWS FROM AROUND
THE NATION
UTICA, Illinois - Rescuers were
digging
for survivors Wednesday
NORTH KOREA - A highly dest~rive train accident in North in the rubble of a building that
Korea may have killed or injured once housed a cavern, hoping to
up to 3,000 people in a village sur- find sw-vivors ofa tornado that has
rounding a train Statton near the already claimed four Jives.
Tuesday evening several tomsChine,e border only hours after
Nonh Korean dictator Kim Jong does swept through the area, hitU passed through the same station. ting Utica, about 90 miles southThe two trains, one carrying 011 west of Chicago, and Granville.
and the other carrying liquefied Another series of tornadoes hit
petroleum, collided ouuide the nonhem Indiana, but no death•
station and caused an explosion were reponed.
Downtown Utica was described
that destroyed the town of
as "almost completely devastated'"
Ryongchon.
Speculations about an assassi- by Mike Fox, Chief of Special
nation attempt on the North Ko- Operations for the Chicago fire
rean leader have persisted since Department.
four or five people may be
Kim Jong II passed through the
station on bis way back from a trapped in the tavern's buement.
secret meeting with Chinese offi- Patrons were directed into the
cials only nine hour, before the basement when the tornado warning sounded, but they became
explosion.
After admitting that Kim wu in trapped when the three story buildfact OD a secret trip to China to ing collapsed after a direct hit by
discuas the standoff over Nonh the storm.
Dozens of buildings were dam·
Korea's nuclear weapons pro•
gram, a complete news blackout aged or destroyed in the town of
1,000 including the Utica City
Hall and an elementary school in
Granville where the tornado
originally touched down. The
tornado damaged 30 homc-s in
Granville.
In Indiana, one person was in·
jured when a tornado flipped
over cars while moving down a
highway. Other moderare dam·
age was rtported, mostly to
barns ond farm buildings.
A tornado was also reported oo
the outskin. of Chicago, causing
major damage to rcn homes. In
toral, 15.000 homes were lefl
withour power.
courtesy of googl•-com:
A twister moves along rhe
ground near Granville, 111.,
Tuesday. A severe storm
spawning tornadoes cut a swath
through parts of nonh-central
Illinois.
Crowley Teams Up With Career Services And The Birkman
contln11M from page I
forward and I wanted to stress
rhat through the program.'"
Both Crowley and Career Services hope that the program can
become an annual occurrence
ei1her during winter break or 1he
summer. Crowley's role was to
develop a program that could be
transferred on a yearly basis with
the aid of members of the
Alumni Board. Future students
will likely have to pay for this
service. as this year"s program
was a tesl to de1erminc success
and student interest.
Student response for the program has been incredibly posi•
tive for both the program and for
the involvement of Crowley.
Crowley's experience began at
Colgate where he was an English
major and dedicated member of
the club hockey team . Upon
gradua1ion, Crowley pursued
myriad professions ranging from
a sales position at Seagram"s to
his most recent position at
ACTV, an interactive television
company. ACTV was responsible for the interactive portion
or such television specials as
TBS' '"Seven Days of Bond."
Before his work of rhe lasr I 0
years as a software developer,
Crowley worked on Wall Street
and within various other industries. His evolving personal life
he auributes to the notion that
"creative people have 10-year
cycles" and notes his desire to
stay at the ''nexus of technology."
Crowley's passion for Colgate
University and an interest to
work with students at the colle•
giate level has led him ro return
to his alma mater.
"1 was very inspired by the
group of studen ts I worked
with," Crowley said ... I was particularly inspired by the sophomore class, they were really a
spectacular high-functioning
group."
The outgoing senior group is
ready 10 head off into the real
world using the training 1ha1
Crowley and the program instilled in them.
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Tf you have over been 10
Donovan 'e Pub on a weekniaJtt
belwcen 6 and IO p.m., you
SW'Cly have encountered Bob
Adsit.
Tn addition to cashiering at
the. Pub, Adsit helps in the
ki,chen and talpart-time job M:vco years ago
when a friend of bis was cooking at the Pub and told him they
hid an OJK'nlDg for a cashier. He
was looking for a part-time job
at the time. so be took it.
Upon graduating from
fayetteville Manlius High
School. Adsit enrolled in the
United States Air Force, which
be was involved in from 19S8
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of IDd • llbort order
cooklbrtk VillJlee 0 . which
until 1962. He received silt
month• worth of training in
Texas to become a FiDIIIICe aocl
Accounting Specialitl before
servins two years in Tripoli,
Libya. Adsit called his time ill
North Africa '"a scary opera-
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Followins his time in North Af.
rica, Adsit worked in the Military
Finance Office of Patterson Air
Fotce Base in Ohio.After ecrving
four years in the Air Force, Adtit
worked in a bank and then for
Money New Yori<, an insurance
company in Syncusc.
After bis limo at tho insurance
company, Adsit was pert of a million dollar food operation callod
Camelot Industries.
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No Vacancy: Room Selection Opens Doors To Housing Crunch
By Kathryn Kennedy
Mal"OOlt•Nr:ll,$ Stoff
On Sunday, Colgate students
were once again faced with the
important decision of where and
with whom to live next year.
Held at Cottrell Court for those
who had not already been designated suites, college houses or
special living options, students
were forced to choose their housing fates.
"I think that housing selection
is really stressful for people because everyone wants to be able
to live close to their friends, but
1hc housing is just not available
to do so," sophomore Charlouc
Heyman said.
Prior to the event, each person
had been mailed a rondom lot·
tcry number that determined the
time, and the order in which they
were permitted 10 pick a room.
As they anxiously awaited their
designated time slot, many followed CUTV 10 remain updated
on what was left available. As a
result. they were oflcn more prepared to reconfigure 1heir initial
plans if necessary.
"l think we had the
typical student
response edged that one size doesn't fit all.,.
With the success of the pre-ap(to General Room Selection],"
Assistant Director of Residential plication process for suites,
Education Raymond Gonzalez Healthy Living, and various other
said ...Overall, I think students special housing arrangements,
Baldwin noted her hope tba~ in the
knew what to expect"
The nearly 700 students who future, students "make more of a
attended consisted of rising jun- commitment lo larger community
iors and seniors due to the living."
Gonzalez saw cosigning as an
large volume of suite requests for
aspect
of Room Selection to
rising sophomores.
"We were much more success- change for the future - "[We need]
ful this year with filling spaces in 10 find a better way 10 pair [stucollege houses," Assistant Direc- dents] up. [It is] a process we need
tor of Residential Education to develop."
Overall, students had mixed reRachel Baldwin, while noting that
actions
to General Room Selecthe Broad Street Jnniative was a
tion, as well as the general process
key factor in 1hat result.
of
choosing a residence forthe upOther popular choices included
leftover suite locations in Cobb coming year.
"I am living in I04 Broad Street,
Hall, as well as Drake Hall.
"We tell students you need to one of the college houses, in a
have more than one option, H single," sophomore Kyle Stuart
Boldwin said. Ifstudents struggle said. "Because I opplicd 10 specifiwith finding a living situation, the cally live in I04 Broad St. and to
Office of Residential Life works get a single, I don't think I could
with them 10 try 10 pair them with be happ[icr] with my living aran incomplete group and use their rangements. I am pretty excited
lottery numbers to the best of their about the idea of being able 10
work with the other people living
advantage.
"[We try tol take the personal in the house to come up with acre1ime to work. with students;• ative theme."
Though some found no difficulBaldwin said. "We've acknowl-
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conflicts and struggles that
might ensue.
"I've detennined that room selection in your freshman year is
the biggest strain on any friendship," first-year Greg Gilbert
said. "Most people don't seem to
realize that there's a difference
between being friends with
someone, and living with them."
A popular issue among stu·
dents was the question of housing specific for medical needs.
According to the Office of Residential Life, there is an extensive
application process that not only
requires appropriate document.!1•
tion to support one'~ request for
special needs accommodations,
but also approval from the Accommodations Review Group.
However, students still spoke of
their concern with the legitimacy
of the process.
"I know of several [situations]
which arc sketchy at best,"
Stuart said. "The lottery system
was designed to give everyone
an equal chance to get the best
possible housing and it's not fair
that Res Life is allowing people
to bypass this system with their
excuses."
Another continuous controversy has been Gate House and
the living situation it provides.
"l seriously think Gate House
[residents] should receive some
form of preference," said Gilbert. "I don' t believe that Residential Life realizes what we go
tbrough. There's a reason that,
when you tell someone you live
in 'Gate House, they respond
with I Aw, I'm sorry' ."
While a rumor circulated
throughout campus about Gate
House being changed to doubles
instead of forced triples next
year, although many students
seemed to be informed of the
supposed change, ii is untrue.
"'We just try to be consistent,"
Baldwin said. "(Gate House]
will have to remain as triples
until there is more talk as to if
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THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
April 23, 2004
SGAPage
Student Government Association
127 CLSI Office in the Coop • Phone: (31S) 228-6848 • E-mail: sga@ maU.colgate.edu
Parting Words From ...
Bart Hale
SGA President 2003-2004
What an amazing year! When
Sobby and I campaigned last
spring, we promised two things to bring "student needs to student
government," and to "Keep
Colgate Colgate," in a time filled
with questions about the school's
identity and future. Yet as we
began to compile our list of goals,
neither of us would have expected
to look back nine months later and
see such great progress. Our
administration started early,
processing student complaints
about the fitness center and
working over the summer to
improve those facilities by the
time school began. As the year
opened, we continued to gather
feedback on a range of other
issues and push forward with
great results.
Some of the many projects
developed through SGA this year
include the following:
Improvements to the new Coop,
namely the return of our fryers
and grilled food and Coop sheets
that will be back this fall; Credit
for labs and other academic
experiences outside of the
classroom; An improved
registration process, including the
ability to drop classes online to
open spaces more quickly;
Student involvement in selection
of the graduation speaker, a long
with a student speaker that will
begin next year; Renovation plans
for Donovan s Pub to tum it into a
Raider sports pub; Research into
the possibility of a social honor
code and ways to use it in
improving our discipline system;
and proposed plans to remove the
swim test as a graduation
requirement, while still ensuring
that it exists in some form as a
Colgate tradition.
Much could have changed and
thrown us off course when the
new Residential Education Vision
was announced in Jul . SGA
worked hard with the
Implementation Team to provide
feedback and guidance, while still
reflecting the sentiment of the
students who elected us. More
needed to be done this year to
engage the entire campus in this
important change, and there are
ongoing issues that next year's
administration will need to pick
up.
The announcement did teach us
to be prepared for the unexpected
and responsive in action. When
the student sit-in happened at the
Admissions Office, SGA worked
quickly to process concerns and
work with all sides on possible
resolutions to the issues raised.
Similarly, the dramatic victory of
our football team compelled SGA
to act-and we rallied three buses
and spent $8,000 to send our
students to Chattanooga for the
final game. In both cases, our
presence was visible and our
commitment to students strong.
None of the success this year
would have been possible without
the dedication of our amazing
Executive Board. Scott Chabina
worked diligently as Treasurer to
keep a budget surplus and fund so
many great student events. Diana
Zeledon kept everyone on their
toes with her challenge as
Recording Secretary, always
ensuring that minutes from
meetings reached the student
body. Christie Philbrick-Wheaton
spearheaded all our research into a
possible social honor code and redefined the position of
Corresponding Secretary. Jamie
Simchik and Alex Reed ignited
communication between SGA and
students. with the return of our
CUTV show and this weekly
page, reminding us how crucial a
position it is on the cabinet.
Elections Commissioners Carrie
Guay and Brian Spence managed
a tight presidential campaign
period and helped add structure to
the election process with reformed
bylaws. As Representative, Bob
Fenity took on key projects like
the Coop to return fried food and
the restoration planned for
Donovan's Pub. Cheyne Rood
used his four years of SGA
experience as Parliamentarian to
help Senators pass 16 legislations
(a near record), while also
working to shape and edit all
statements released from SGA.
Alana Perrone developed
important guidelines to improve
the relationship with our
recognized student organizations
and passed over a dozen new
groups through Senate. Lastly,
through the whole tenure, Sobby
has been my crutch to help guide
us through issues and keep this
draining work in the right
pecspective. Our campus owe.s a
great deal of thanks to these
individuals, along with the
Senators who deserve praise for
their hard work and commitment
to be so productive in such an
important year.
On April 30th, this
administration hands over the
reigns with a full plate, in a time
still yielding many questions.
There are many projects that will
need ongoing attention, and others
that will surely arise. One of the
best developments for SGA was
moving our office to the Coop this
year, and I encourage students to
stop by and share their views as
more decisions are made.
Overall, my tenure as President
has been a humbling experience
and a tremendous honor. The
position required serving the
student body and representing
their best interests to the
community as a whole, while
working with administrators and
listening to their concerns as well.
I thank President Chopp and her
staff for working so closely with
us on these projects, but most of
all I thank the 2800 students I had
the privilege of working for. The
presidency has made me
appreciate how much I love
Colgate, and also see what needs
to be improved. Thank you, for
this once in a lifetime opportunity.
The Send-Off...
On behalf of the entire 2003-2004 Executive Board, we would like to thank Ban Hale and Sobby Arora for all their
great work, pe1$Cverance, and assisrance throughout this past academic year. We all learned a great deal from them
and feel tbat their hard work has already made Colgate a better place.
4/23/2004 Studtnt Stnalt Minutes
I . Call to Ordn
II. Roll Call
Ill. Appro\:il oftht nunules from last
Senate
IV. Ex~Uh\'C Rq,ons
I Prcsuknt
2. Treasurer
J. Corresponding Stttttaty
4 Commun1ta11ons Otttclors
S. Ele6 . Rtprt$¢nll'llwt
1. Rttordmg Scort1ary
8. Pa.thamen!Jinan
9. Liaison
V. Commlnee Reporu
I. Acadcmte Affairs Coinmittee
2. S1udent Atr:urs Comnuncc
). StudC'nt Auocia1,ons
Otganiu11on/Lcg11l111, ve
Arfo.irs Committee
4. Off-Campus Commmce
V. E-Ooard Approval ror Neu
Administration
v,t Pre$Ctltalion or Physics and
PflilOfOphy Club for SGA approY111I
VIII. Legislatioo on Swim Test
Requ.,rcment
IX. Resolution on Opening Oi11i:iplin.ary
OoarJ Hearings
X. Announcemcn1s
XI. Adjournment
Congratulations to
E Board Member of the Year
C heyne Rood '04
Porliometlfariau
Congr1Uulations to
Colgate Community Member
of the Year
Mark Spiro
VP for Ad1111'11 Services
Executive Board
• • • • • • •••• • •••••• •• •• 00000H00
President
8u1 Halt" ·04
V"tce Pre.sidt"1n
Sobby Arora '04
Trea.surcr
Stott Chabina '04
Recording S«rcc.ary
Diana Zdtdon '05
Conc,poi,dina Secretary
Christle Phllbrkk-Whc•ton •04
Communications Di re,i;tors
Alu R«d •0,4
Jamie: Simcbik '06
Eke1ion Commissioners
Csrrit Cuay •os
Brin S ptAC(' ·os
Rc:prcscnta1ive
Additionally, the current Executive Board would like 10 wish newly elected SGA President Ram Parimi and Vice
President Casey McConnack the best ofluck for next year as well as their newly appointed 2004-2005 Executive
Board: Treasurer Ryan Trow, Recording Secretary Deanna McKay, Corresponding Secrerary Amy Dudley, Communications OirectorS Jeffrey C. Smidt and James Silas, Election Commissioners Ryan Fogle and Tiffany Chu,
~tative Brian D. Aben, Liaiaoo Kaitlin LaCute -.ad Parliamentarian Kevin McAvey.
Bob ft'Dlty
•1)6
Liaisoo
Alana Puronc •06
hrliamcnwian
CIMyae RNCI •04
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Commentary
COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
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April 23, 2004
Volume CXXXVIII, Number 25
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Aw.Mal t.1,a,
Letters to the Editors
April 23, 2004
fucumbency Dominance Taints
Sophomore SGA Council Elections
To the Editor,;:
By the time Colgate students read this issue of the Maroon-News, the Class of2007
will have voted on our student g_ovemmcnt
representatives for next year. Yet, the legitimacy of the election has been degraded by
two important mistakes. The first problem
is that there was no single distribution email outlining how cuncnt first-years eouJd
apply to be pul on the ballot for sophomore
class council. Instead, any infonnation on
such an important matter was apparently
buried with other dislribution e-mails. Thus,
ii would appear that most candidates running for positions were privy to such information because they have already been
elected, giving an advantage 10 incumbents.
The second problem is that, in addition
to not promoting candidacy among the
class, scveraJ e-mails have been sent to the
entire Class of 2007 by incumbent candidates. On April 1S, an e-mail was sent to
1he Class of 2007 imploring us to re-elect
our current class council members. On April
16, Dom Ruggerio, the candidate for Clas,
Treasurer, sent an e-rnaiJ to the' entire class
promoling his candidacy. There was no WO)
to know Mr. Ruggerio even had an oppo.
nent (Sydney Selzer) until the day of 1h,
elections, when an e-mail was sent to theclass listing the candidates for us.
I am not interested in running for ariy
elected positions, but the e-mail distributiori
of election information should be more con.
sistent, clear and equitable for those who
do wish to run. What this means is lhat a
single, separate e-mail should be sen110 lhe
class aboul applying for candidacy. Funhcr.
more, current candidates (especially incum.
bents) should no1 be allowed to e-mail can,.
pail!Jl le1ten110 the class at will withoul the,
opponents gcning a chance to do the same
It is disconcerting that the only infonnation
I have aboul the Sophomore Class Council
candidates arc a bunch of e-mails sent b)
incumbents and a candidate list filled wit
incumbents sent the day of the election.
Eric R. Obenzinger 'O
Let The Workers Unite! College
Marchers Find ''Humorous'' Caption
Dems Support Sodexho Employees
fuappropriate For Serious Issue
WHEREAS many of the employees of
To the Edi«>n:
The College Democrats ofColg;,1e University passed a resolution this past week voic-ing their suppon for the effons of food service employees on campus to fonn a union.
The workers, employed by Sodexho, an international, publicly traded compa.ny with
over 100,000 employees across the U.S. and
Canada, have been moving 1owards holding
a vole on whether or not to unionize.
The employees of Sodexho have 001 had
an easy time in their attempts to unionize;
management called a meeting earlier this year
to show the empJoyces an anti·-union film inJendcd to dis.:ourage their effons. The worken are also somewhat dishcanened by the
stinging memory ofthe 1ast effort of this kind
by food service worken a1 Colg;,te, when the
wiion movement was defeated by a single
vo1e following a similar campail!Jl by management to dis.:ourage 1hcse effons.
The College Democrats' resolution nol only
suppons the cffons of Sodexho employees,
but it also expresses disapproval of1he anliunion effons of Sodexho management On
Monday, 1he College Democrats also requested ofGcorge Murray, General Manager
of Sodexho al Colgate, that students be given
a chance to view for themselves the anti-union
film shown to the employees.
Mr. Murray denied this reques~ Slating that
the film is proprielru')' of Sodexho, and is nOl
for public viewing. He also mainJains tha~
contrruy to the claims of several employees
who viewed the film, the film was not antiunion, and 1ha1 the impression held by many
Sodexho employees thal they have been in1imidated is entirely unfounded.
The resolution was introduced by senior
David Yellin, and was immedia1ely met with
s1r0ng suppon from the other members ofthe
College Democrats. "It is our job as College
Democrats to stand up for what is right, not
jusl in poli1ics, but on our own campus. These
employees have been having a really difficult time organizing, and i1's imponan1 that
we give them the clear message thal we suppon them, and tha1 they are not sJanding alone
in facing pres.sure and intimidation from
above. I hope tha1 our suppon sends a clear
message 10 the management of Sodexho tha1
ii is unacceplablc for them 10 inlerfere with
the rights of workers to organiu and make a
free and fair decision on whether 10 form a
union, and tha1 the students will not stand for
it,"YcUin sa~.
The 1ext of the resolu1ion is included below. For funher infonna,ion, the College
Democrats ofColgate Univenity can be con•
Jaelcd through their presidenl, Liz Pavle, a1
epavle@mail.colg;,Jc.edu,
RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SUPPORT OF THE COLLEGE DEMOCRATS
OF COLGATE UNIVERSITY FOR THE
UNIONIZATION
EFFORTS
OF
SODEXHO EMPLOYEES AT COLGATE
UNIVERSITY
Sodexho al Colg;,te University feel that they
have been treated unfairly by their employer,
and
WHEREAS these employees have raised concerns regarding, but not Jimitcd to, inequitable
and unfair treatment in regard to wages, inadequate s1affing, cu1backs in hours, and capricious and arbitrary conduct by management,
and
WHEREAS several Sodexho employees have
expressed an interest in forming a union to
defend inequality of power between employer and
employees, and have begun to Jake the ,1eps
necessary 10 bring about a vOle on whether or
no1 to fonn a union, and
To the Edi1on1:
In the April 16, 2004, issue there was
an article written on the Take Back the
Night March, which is meant 10 highlight
and bring awarenes.s to Colgate's campus
sexual and domestic violence issues. In
that article, the piclure of the Take Back
the Night logo was shown with a caption
that read "Hit Me Baby, One More Time,"
which makes light of issues that are
serious and reaJ. We arc disappointed that
this appeared in the Maroon-News and
would like to voice our disapproval. It
took away from the wcll-wriucn article
that accompanied.
Mary Acoymo '06
Tiffany Kuehner '07
Leidy Springsted '04
Katie Bowen '04
WHEREAS all worken deserve to make a free
and fair decision on whether to fonn a union,
and
Meghan Lind '
Heather Oocks1ader '
Shailer Barron ' '
Kaitlyn Mitchell ' '
Malissa Burke '
Katie Konrad '
Rachel Smith ' '
Emily Wright ' '
Ana Santiago '
Shaila Rahman '
Theresa Duong ' •
Heather Schwanz ' •
Dacyna Grant '
Marina T~ 1
Sarah Sillin '0
Diane Willia
Program Assistant, WM
Christine Miller Kelli
Studenl Affairs Coordiruitor, CLS
WHEREAS the National Labor Relations Act
has codified tha1 righ1 into federal law, and
WHEREAS the Democratic Party has a long
hiSlOI)' of defending 1he rights of worken to
organiu 10 defend their rights againsl the unequal power of employers,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
THAT
The College Democrats of Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
I) HEREBY express our unequivocal suppon
for the employees of Sodexho in exercising
their righ1 to decide whether or not to fonn a
union, and
2) HEREBY pledge 10 assist in these union-
ization effortS in any reasonable way, and 10
avail ourselves, our time, and our resowces
to the employees of Sodexho, and
3) HEREBY show our disapproval of any and
all eff'oru by Sodexho management to in1erfere with workers' right 10 make a free and
fair decision on whether to form a union; this
includes the holding of anti-union meetings,
as well as other forms of direct and indirect
pressure and intimidation.
This resolution will be communicated to
Sodexho management, Sodexho employees.
campus and local newspaper,;, and other individuaJs involved or interested in the cf..
for1s by Sodexho employees to form a
union.
RESOLVED THIS 11"' DAY OF APRIL,
2004BYTHECOLLEGEDEMOCRATSOF
COLGATE UNIVERSITY
Liz Pavlc 'OS
Praidml, Collcp D a i -
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April 23, 2004
Commentary
9
Letters to the Editors
Colgate University, How Much Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count The Ways
To Colgate University:
Four years ago in May 2000 when we
said goodbye, I didn't know where our
lives would take us. If someone had told
me that I would find my way back to you
a mere 10 months later, I would have
laughed them off. But here we are again,
three years later. Saying goodbye. Again.
The first four years were so fulfilling. We
played NHL '96 for hours on end and lost
almost every time. We sat courtsidc for a
basketball game televised on ESPN2. We
slept too little and probably didn't finish
enough of pur reading. Because of your
inspiration, I became a leader, helped lift
thousand pound mixers up the Student
Union stairs for concerts and p lanned
tons of free giveaways, parties, and
bands. Because of you, I met new
friends from all over the world and
changed in significan1 but subtle ways.
You let me do my own thing like ca1 in
a dining hall by myself or roani the
streets of London at 2 a.m. You let me
fall down every once in a while, like
when l got a C in asuonomy because I
partied instead of studying for my fi.
nal. For four years, 1 gave you every
drop of energy 1 had, and you left me
wi1h memories, knowledge, understanding, friendships, experience ... all
things I could never repay.
I've a lways known I could depend on
you, and you showed me a new life
when J returned to work here three
years ago. Behind all of the public
rhetoric about "community," you introduced me to new people, gave me a new
place to live and pushed me to explore
the country through my work in admissions. I'll never know a sense of community like wilh the one J had with you,
though that will never stop me from trying 10 replicate the best pans of our relationship in the future. You were changing too, evolving, questioning and I am
happy [ got to share in that process. As
you questioned where you were going,
asking the ..who, what, when, where and
why" of your existence (Profes-sor Dou·
glas would be proud I teamed at least that
much from him!), 1 was also trying to lead
a more contemplative life. Things at work
were frantic, but you were there to remind
me to take a minute and admire the grace
of our old stone buildings, brea1he the
clean central New York air and enjoy everyday "Hello, how are you doing?" conversations with inspiring people.
Not everyone can be as privileged as I
have been, though I'm sure then~ a,c oth ..
ers who couldn't understand the blessing
of another three years with you. But you
gave me the chance to cat s1eak in Omaha,
Nebraska, walk the beach in Miami,
Florida and survive a near barfight with
one of your alumni in Pittsburgh, Penn*
sylvania. I've crossed thousands of miles
by plane, train, foot, ferry and car boasting of your best qualities. Closer to home.
you introduced me to 1he volunteer fire
service, a way oflifc and a spirit of brotherhood I will always keep with me (and
in some way, now I get the essence of the
Greek system in its purest form, a bond
of community and fellowship that sustains
you like a family should). l got to play
poker and faculty/staff basketball with old
and new friends, attend lectures and
speakers just for the spirit of it and not
because it was required for a class.
It hasn't always been easy, though. As
a student, our first go-round was an up
and down affair: sometimes I fell I wasn't
appreciated and other times [ felt like I
didn't belong. And this session has had
its own set of challenges. Somc1imcs 1 gel
frustrated with expressions of material ..
ism, close-mindedness, pomposity and ignorance. Bui this time when you arc daring to confront this sense of entitlement,
and change others minds and actions, I'm
trying to be supportive. 1 remember that
people arc individuals, and one person's
set of actions don't necessarHy represent
the masses. It's a stmggle against envy,
bincrncss and resentment that sometimes
bubbles close to the surface.
Yet, in the end the notions of commu·
nity, warmth, security and even that corny
notion of a warm, fuzzy feeling win me
back over. You offer a beacon on a hill
for people to return to and share their
fondest memories of years past. You offer to us scholars who impart the kind of
wisdom that comes with embracing a life
of learning. You drive students to perform
magnificent works
of music and the•
ater, write articulate
and probing theses
and charismatic,a lly
lead their peers in
student life or ath·
letic competition.
yuu
Whether it's Real
World or Reunion,
Arriva l Day or
World Expo, l always have a ,ime of
day to remind me
why I love Colgate.
These ~ays everyone carries a cell
phone and everyone
has IM. The Coop is
refurbished with a
new firep lace and
p lasma screens,
1here is a Gate Card
for everything, and 1he bookstore is
downtown. Students carry Playstation 2
and play iPods instead of Genesis and
Nintendo. The football 1cam is lhc one
on ESPN2 and people use elipticals in•
stead of treadmills. But there is sti ll a
Greek syStcm and a Spring Party Weekend supported by students. There is still
a "hello" tradition somewhere and a
torchlight ceremony led by Konosioni.
There is Still a CORE curriculum and
an SGA ba11ling for identity. l guess the
more that things change, the more they
stay the same.
Now, my time has passed, and there arc
new paths for me :o explore. I guess this
is goodbye, again. But first. ( want 10 say
1hank you. Your expansive wisdom and
comforting embrace touches everyone
connected to Colgate every day, but I'm
not sure how many times people stop to
say thank you. While my mother might
cringe when I call you ··home," nothing
can mistake 1he way you always seem 10
provide me with a fresh meal, a new t·
shirt and a kind smile. Thank you.
I' m really leaving this time, though l
now know better
than to say it's for
"While my mother
might cringe when I
cali
'home,'
nothing can mistake
the way you always
seem to provide me
with a fresh meal, a
new t-shirt and a
kind smile. Thank
you."
good because who
knows what the fu.
ture brings and it
wouldn't be any
fun if you did. Your
spirit lives through
me every day. I'll
never forget the
wisdom you 'vc
brought me. even
as I encounter the
lessons I have yet
10 learn. People
sometimes ask me
why I came back
and what my life
has been like. In
some ways, ('m
still that same guy
who walked your
hilly landscape four years ago, though hopefully a bit wiser and certainly a bit older.
But, [ still cheer at ,he sponing evcn1s.
and I still burn the candle at both ends. as
my mom used to say. As a person, I have
grown from your influence and supportive environment. I have cnJoycd many of
the things I first loved about Colgate, but
now ( have a new lens through which to
view them. I can appreciate Colgate all
over again . If I could go back to the beginning, I wou ldn 't do it any differ•
ently. [n a few short months, I will lean
on our memories tinted maroon. I will
hum our song of fair Chcnanago twilight
falls, and I will drive away on Route 128.
ever blessed thy days.
Devon Skerritt '00
''Dignity, Respect And Faith'': Let's Keep The Chapel A Sacred Building
To the editors:
I write regarding the use of the Colgate
Memorial Chapel. This building is a beautiful campus landmark and an excellent
home of campus gatherings. h is also a
building of religious significance, and
should be treated as such. Currently, many
uses of the Chapel do not fit its religious
functio n, and contradict the sacred space it
provides for relig.ious communities.
When the Colgate Memorial Chapel
was dedicated by Mary Colgate, it was
to be set apart for solely religious purposes. She made that explicit in her dedication speech, and she dedicated the
plaque in the Chapel to her father, in
memory of the faith that he held. At the
time of the Chapel's
dedication, Colgate,
like most universities, still had daily
required chapel attendance . Today,
this has changed.
Colgate is a secular
institution. and I
woulcln 't have it any
other way. But eertai n uses of the
Chapel go against
its ehancr and its stated purpose.
The Cb8pcl holds a great sipificanee for
the Colgate community at large, but it is a
holy place for seven1 religious communities on campus. It still houses two Chris,
tian eon,n:ptions- the University Church
and the Newman Community - and the
Mualim Student Aaociation. Tha-c arc two
Sunday cbwch services and daily Catholic
. - . Sl1adcats, faculty and staffmeet daily
for prayer or wonbip within its walls. The
Mualim Student ~aociation has their private prayer_, iD tbe prdcn level oftbc
Chapel. But the Chapel is used for many
other functions that do not fit its proper context
The Chapel was to be used for religious
functions. Currently, it houses many more
secular events. Personally, I find many of
these functions perfectly natural in the
Chapel and have attended quite a few. For
only a handful of events, J have paused
long enough to be concerned at the content. But when something like Mr. Colgate
uses the Chapel stage, I cannot help but
be offended. It's not that Mr. Colgate, or
anything else 1hat cuttently takes place at
the Chapel, is bad or wrong, or that it
shouldn't take place. It's more a question
of the proper space for cenain activities.
Athletes need a locker room to change,
for example. For
many people, the
Chapel is a place
of worship, and
they need that
space. It presents a
problem when it is
also a home of
such events as a
hypnotist show. I
attended a hypnotist 11 the Chapel,
for example. and
enjoyed the show. However, J was uncomfortable with the sexually suggestive acts
and the general profanity and rudeness 1
cnc:ountcred during the show in a place J
reaard as sacred. I enjoy comedy and
don't mind that content, but it was inappropriate for that sacred space.
Let me make this clear. I don't oppose
any non-religious event in the Chapel. The
examples I use above arc frequently 1c:
gardcd as raunchy and irreverent, and it
is for this reason that many who view the
Chapel u sacred object to its use u venue
for these events. l object due to content.
not the religiousness of an event. As I
think about the Chapel, I increasingly
believe that ahcrna1ive vi:nues arc preferable for many events. For some. these
alternatives are not immediately available. and these funct ions tend to respect
the Chapel and its decorum. J propose the
construction of a new venue for many
performing arts and for large events not
out of rage al their use of the Chapel, but
rather, I hope, in their own best interests.
What alternatives do we have? First of
all, there arc better places for social functions on campus, and recently it seems
that these have been used more freq'ucntly.
Activities, such as Mr. Colgate and the
Dave Coulier visit, have fi1 adcqua1cly
into 1he secular Hall of Presidents. Hillary
Clinton drew too large a crowd for the
Chapel, and Cotterell Court served as a
fine location for her speech. I applaud the
campus leaders for holding these events
in venues other than the Chapel.
Many other activities that lake place in
the Chapel are not so easily relocated,
however. You may ask: what about concerts? What about Oancefest? What about
convocation and other campus events?
Regarding certain campus wide gather·
ings, I see no reason not 10 use the Chapel.
In 2000, after the tragic crash on Oak
Drive, the Colgate community came to•
gethcr in the Chapel 10 gain information
and comfort one another. For convocation, the first year class is welcomed at
the Chapet These events arc traditional,
and the Chapel is part of the life of this
campus. Churches and other religious
gathering places also house similar functions in many communities. These events
also require certain decorum proper for
such a space.
What about other events held in the
Chapel, ones that require a stage, such as
Danccfcst and 1hc Breast Cancer Benefit,
or the wonderful Chapel acoustics, such
as the University Orchestra and Univcr·
sity Chorus concerts? I have been a parl
of the chorus for years, and the Chape l ,s
an acoustical masterpiece. a wonderful
place to hold a concert. Few religious
people are offended by our music. I low·
ever, making exceptions is ultmtalely
imposing a double standard.
More importantly, however, 1he Chapel
is not the ideal place to hold these functions. Colgate lacks a concert hall or aud11orium. \Vhy'? We have an excellent nrns1c
program. We host large events that require
many scats. We have only a tiny theater in
Dana, and 1he ambiance is somewhat melancholy. Shouldn't Colgate have a be11er
venue for our performing ans. our music.
theater.and dance? Would it not be wise 10
have more than one theater, and another
stage large enough 10 hold a dance festival
on? h could also function as an excellent
large venue for major speakers. A large au•
di tori um could potentially even function as
a backup location for commencement and
other large, inconvenient events.
Clearly, a large auditorium is not an ovet·
night project, and I don't expect even an
institutional response 10 this suggestion for
some time 10 come. But it may be worth
considering. In the meantime, many events
should remain in the Chapel. 1 hope that
planners will be considerate when consid·
cring content in 1his campus landmark ,
Please respect the Colgate Chapel. Perhaps
you may think I am prudish. But the Chapel
is a sacred place to many. It was constructed
to be a spiritual home and dedicated as sa~
ercd space. Let us continue 10 use it with
dignity, respect and faith.
Rob Anderson '04
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April 23, 2004
Commentary
What A Wild School Year: The 10 Biggest Political Stories
Shooting From
The Left
Dan Murphy
s I'm writing 1his final Shooting
From the Left of 1he semesier, I
can 'I help but look back at the 0304 school year. If you're the typical college student, you probably have no idea
what went on in politics during this time.
Never fear, I'll be glad to rescue you from
your political ignorance. first the Democrats. The darling of 1he Pany, Howard
Dean, shrieked his way out of his front run·
A
ning position. Senator John Kerry emerged
as the candidate of choice, touting his
"electability'' as his best asscl.
Since our school year began in August,
things haven't gone so well for President
Bush. The occupation oflraq is deteriorating in pan because this administnuion lacks
a clear vision for achieving democracy in
lhc poSI-Saddam era. The failure to find any
weapons of ma~ destruction wounded the
President's credibility a1 home and abroad.
Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neil,
former counter-terrorism czar Richard
Clarke and Washington Post cdi1or Bob
Woodward each came out with books critical of the President's policies in Iraq and
the War on Terror. An economy slowly
emerging from its slumber is one ofDubya's
few brigh1 spols. Wi1h all of this in mind,
I'm going to re-cap the 10 most significant
poli1ical Slories of 1he 03-04 year.
10. General \Vesley Clark eniers
Democra tic primaries. Aflcr months of
.rumors, Clark entered the field ofcandidates
for the 2004 presidential nomination. After
polling strong numbers in November and
December 2003, lhe four siar General's
campaign fizzled. He won only one primary,
Oklahoma, but remains a possibilily as John
Kerry's running mate,
9. President Bush's performs poorly on
televi.!lon. A State of the Union address, an
interview on Meet tht Press and a confrontational press conference left the president
and his supporters reeling. Many Republicans openly criticized Bush for these lackluster showings.
8. Where are those WMDs? If you recall, the President's strongest case for war
with Iraq was the imminent threat he said
thal Saddam posed on US national security.
Administration officials told us that Iraq
definitely had weapons. Well, everybody
was all wrong. To this day, not a single significant WMD has been found.
7. The John Edwards p henomenon. His
message of hope and optimism resonated
well with voters, making one of the rising
stars in the Democratic Party. lfKeny can't
beat Bush in November, look for Edwards
10 be one oflhe favori1es in 2008.
6. T he 9/11 Commission and the
Blame Came. Clinton and Bush Admin•
is1ration officials vigorously defended
their actions, saying they did everything
they could to protect America from aJ ..
Qacda. 80110m line : our government
failed, and 1he fact 1ha1 nobody is being
held accountable is a crime.
S. Governor Ahhnold and the California Recall, The recall circus in California turned Amedea's political system
into a complete joke. Gray Davis was a
lousy governor, but if Californians were
so upset with his performance, why did
they re-clcc1 him less than a year prior to
1he recall effort? Though Kindergarten
Cop was a 1op-no1ch film, I'd ra1her 001
have its star hold the most powerful govcrnor~hip in America.
4.1'he Deteriorating Occupation of
Iraq. Vice Prcsidenl Dick Cheney remarked
wt American soldiers would be 1teatcd as
"liberators" by lhe Iraqi people. Clearly, that
hasn't really panned oul the way the Bush
administration predicted. More troops have
died in the occupation than in the actual war,
and Slill no clear plan has been devised- We
need more troops and fas1. If we fail in Iraq,
the consequences would be unthinkable.
3. Howard Dea n's Rlse and Foll. In late
December and early January, Governor
Dean all but locked up 1hc Democr11ic
nomination, or so it seemed. Seizing on
anger and bincmcss 1owards 1hc Bush Administration, Dean launched a campa ign
from obscurity to front•runner status. However. following his defeat in che Iowa caucuses, onf' scream heard 1 round the world
doomed the former Vermont Governor.
Replayed on every news broadcas1 and ridiculed on la1e night talk shows, Dean's
memorable nm came to an end, all because
of one ill-timed scream.
2. Books Written by Former Bush Insiders. Fonner Treasury Secretary Paul
O'Neil accused lhc Bush team of planning
lhe Iraq war well before 9/11. Ex Counter•
1crror czar Richard Clarke, alleged 1ha11he
President pushed Clarke to find a conncc1ion between Saddam and al-Qaeda. These
books surprisingly did not do catastrophic
p0litical damage to the president.
I. John Kerry's Political Comeback.
No1 one political analys1 1hough1 back in
December of2003 1ha1 Kerry had any shol
at the Democratic nomination. Well, John
Kerry is the nominee and he may well be
our next president. His campaign defied the
odds and could do so again 1his November.
So, what's going to happen in the months
ahead during this critical election? How the
hell should I know? The only way you'll
find out is to pay some attention to the news.
Watch the news, read the paper and do
something to make yourself more aware of
lhe world around. Tha1's all for Ibis year.
Have a happy, safe and fun summer.
Model U.N. Provides Students WithAnlnspiring Experience
USA. II may have seemed a simple task 10 remain in the role of one's said nationn college, as much is learned outside ality - but what if that very identity too
of formal lectures and the four walls often chooses to stand a lone in a setting
of the classroom as within them. The dedicated 10 multilateral diplomacy? Intrue lessons occur outside of the office in deed, it is difficuh 10 remain in character
other occupations as well - the role of stu- when faced with a deadlock of smaller nadent often played by 1he en1ry-levcl banker/ tions refusing to discuss matters with our
businessman or newly appointed member allegedly arrogant stale.
Becker's students were privy to the
ofthe Foreign Service. Knowlcdge'Ofnumfrustration
inherent in being the prime
bers and statistics is only as persuasive as
its purveyor. The abilities to actively lis- benefactor - and instigator - within the
ten, socialize and sympathize with fellow United Nations. Many students marveled
human beings arc paramount in any disci- at the inefficiency of bureaucratic procepline. Compassion and compromise arc cs• dure. 1t is difficult 10 reach consensus
sential to succeed in diplomatic dealings - when there are nearly 200 dissen1ing
a lesson that Visiting Assistant Professor of opinions working towards creating resoPolitical Science Douglas Becker's Inter· lutions. The endless opinions were not
national Jnstitutions class teamed last week limited to the nations represented. Numcr·
at the National Model United Nations Con- ous NGO's (Non·Govcrnmental Organizations) such as Save the Children and
ference.
From Tuesday 1hrough Saturday, over Doctors Without Borders were also parl
3,000 students from all over the world of efforts at expedience. After barely a
gathered in New York City ro participate week, all of those involved were witness
in a simulation of the United Nations. to the difficulties of diplomacy.
It was not, however, all about disapColgate was assigned the daunting task
of representing the United States of pointment . Despite difficult circum·
America. As other schools researched the stances, every student managed to foster
foreign policies of Benin, El Salvador and some form of a relationship with fellow
Nepal - to name only a small sampling delegates. Success was met in realizing
of those represented - the students in the importance of social politics. History
• POSC 357 were s1rugghng for Slratcgics has proven that great leaders arc not imto effectively assert 1hc stance of the con- mune to the basic needs of mankind. Dipuoversial hegemony of our very own lomats arc expens of negotiation,
By Stephanie LaCava '05
I
schooled in world affairs; still, the fact
remains that they, 100, are humans. So•
cial ski lls were more important th an
p01icy in this micro.context, Open-minds
and patient demeanors were as necessary
as knowledge of1he Chancr. Many of the
SludenlS of POSC 3S7 came 10 lhe conference with guarded mind-sets weary of
the fourteen-hour days of caucusing that
lay ahead. There was great apprehension
at missing a week of classes, so close to
the end of the semester. Nonetheless, the
22 students assumed their roles as delegates of the United States in an attempt
10 change 1hc world.
The final hours of the conference were
spen1 in 1hc General Assembly Hall of1hc
United Nations. A looming silver outline
of the world lined with laurel leaves was
featured on the wall at the head of the
room. S1udcn1S huddled in sealS behind
the wood-grain plaques etched with white
letters spelling out nation's names. When
it came time to announce the awards,
Colgate was overlooked. Yet, the participants left lighier 1han 1hey had arrived,
having been witness to the ardent e nthusiasm of fellow students. At firs t, their
exuberance was met with some laughter
and raised eyebrows. Such mockery eventually gave way to a cer1ain reverence, as
students realized the euphoria of the other
participan1s was a sign of optimism within
the delegates of the fu ture.
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Colgate This Week
~OLGATE
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April 23 - May 2
All events are free and open to the public unless
otherwise noted. The deadline for Colgate This Wttk is
two weeb prior to the date of the event. Submit
events through the portal: http://my.colgate.edu.
Events att also posted online at www.colgate.edu.
We suggest you check the online calendar for the
most up-to-date information, as scheduled events
are subject to change. For other information, call
(315) 228-7417.
Friday, April 23
7:00am - Hamilton Forum: Enjoy coffee and
conversation with Jack Dovidio, provost and dean
of the faculty, as he discusses diversity and
understanding the value it can bring to the region,
orientations and expectations of people of color,
and challenges for the future. Green Room,
Colgate Inn
12:15pm - ENST/PEAC Brown Bag: "The Salt
City and the Nature of Resources." Bill Meyer,
professor of geography, will discuss the different
roles salt has played in the history of Syracuse,
"the Salt City," at different times. Lunch provided.
Multipurpose Rm, ALANA Cultural Center
12:30pm - Catholic Communion Service:
Judd Chapel
5:00pm - Spring Party Weekend: A picnic
officially kicks off the weekend; student groups
and Square Pegs will perform. As a "Rock the
Vote" event, admission is free to all students
registered to vote. There will be booths on the field
where people can register. Be there early for many
giveaways and stay until the end for fireworks!
Whitnall Field
5:30pm - Shabbat Evening Worship Services:
Kabbalat Shabbat: "Because you are a
human being; not a human doing..." Welcome
Shabbat with song, prayer, and learning. Kosher
dinner following. Saperstein Jewish Center
7:00pm - Friday Night Film: Guess Who's Coming
to Dinner? Golden Auditorium, Little Hall
7:30pm -Annabel Trues dell Piano Recital:
C lassical works played on 9-ft Steinway concert
grand piano; refreshments. Chapel
9:00pm - CAB and Take Two Films: Big Fish.
Love Auditorium, Olin Hall
11:59pm - CAB, Hamilton Theater, and Take
Two Films: Edward Scissorhands. (Cost $3.)
Hamilton Movie Theater
Saturday, April 24
Spring Party Weekend: Continuous interactive
entertainment, free food, and rides all afternoon!
Whitnall Field
9:00am - Men's Golf: Patriot League
Championships, Hamilton, NY
10:30am - Picker Upper Gallery Family Day:
Viewing followed by braiding with Vermont rug
artist Delsie Hoyt at the Bookstore. Upper Gallery
and the Colgate Bookstore
11:00am - Bookstore Children's Program:
"Braid:xi Rug Art." Delsie Hoyt, VT rug artist, will
lead a children's braiding activity, for ages 8-12.
Please call Heather at 228-6943 to regisler. Class of
2003 Event Rm, Bookstore
1:00pm - Women's Lacrosse vs. American
Sunday, April 25
Thursday, April 29
9:00am - Men's Golf: Patriot League
Championships, Hamilton, NY
11:00am - University Church Wo~hip Service:
Chapel
12:00pm - Spring Party Weekend Pancake
Breakfast: The weekend closes with a pancake
breakfast sponsored by the Class of 2007 Council.
First-Year Quad
12:30pm - Catholic Mass: Clark Rm, Student
Union
1:00pm - Women's Lacrosse vs. Towson
7:00pm - Radio Show with Or. Miller: "The Best
of What's Up, Doc." By Or. Miller. WRCU 90.lFM
10:30pm - Catholic Mass: Chapel
11:30am - Student Luncheon Musicale:
Variety of music by student musicians;
refreshments. Chapel
11:45am - Weekly Torah Study: Led by
Professor Lesleigh Cushing; lunch provided.
Saperstein Jewish Center
12:15pm - University Church Weekly Bible
Study: On prayer and spirituality; lunch
provided. ALANA Cultural Center
12:30pm - Catholic Communion Service:
Judd Chapel
4:00pm - Softball vs. Siena (DH)
4:00pm - Annual Arbor Day Tree Planting
& BBQ: This year we will plant three balsam
fir trees in celebration of this national event.
BBQ following the planting. Hillside below
Lawrence Hall, toward JBC Hall
4:30pm - Bookstore Author Appearance:
Colonel Dan Marvin will discuss his book
Monday, April 26
12:30pm - Catholic Communion Service: Judd
Chapel
4:15pm - Faculty Meeting: Golden Auditorium,
Little Hall
7:00pm - FMST 200 Film: The Passing and Selected
Works. Golden Auditorium, Llltle Hall
Expendable Elite: One Soldier's fourney Into
Covert Warfare. Class of 2003 Event Rm,
Tuesday, April 27
12:30pm - Catholic Communion Service:
Judd Chapel
4:30pm - Multicultural Spring Party:
ALANA Cultural Center
5:30pm - Shabbat Evening Worship
Services: Kabbalat Shabbat: "Because you are
a human-being; not a human doing..." Welcome
Shabbat with song, prayer, anc.1 learning.
Kosher dinne~ following. Saperstein Jewish
Center
8:00pm - Dance Theater: A repertoire of
modem, tap, jazz, and ballel performed by
students; directed and choreographed by Jane
Tavalin-Schwartz and Joy Canning. Students
free, general admission $3. Brehmer Theater,
Charles A. Dana Arts Center
11:30am - President's Drop-In Hour for
Students: Opportunity for students to ask
questions and discuss topics of interest with
President Chopp. 301 James 8. Colgate Hall
11:30am - WMST Brown Bag Luncheon: "Guys
and Dolls: The Politics of G.J. Joe." Diane Williams,
program assistant for women's studies. Center for
Women's Studies, East Hall
11:30am - Lori Mele Voice Recital: Songs in
various languages and genres. Accompanied by
Chiharu Carpenter; refreshments. Chapel
12:30pm - Catholic Communion Service: Judd
Chapel
4:15pm - Awards Convocation: Departmental
prizes to students for academic excellence, awards
to teachers (including coach-of-the-year), 1819
award, and many more. Chapel
7:00pm - China-Japan Film: A Better Tomorrow. 20
Lawrence Hall
7:00pm - Alternative Cinema: 2004 Black Maria
Film and Video Festival. Golden Auditorium, Little
Hall
7:00pm - Debut Performance of the Student
Wind Ensemble: March Turque, In the Village, both
by Modest Mussorgsky; A George Gershwin
Medley; Petite Suite, Peter Tchaikovsky; The Girl in
Satin, A tango by Leroy Anderson; The Grllilt Gate of
Kiev, Modest Mussorgsky. Kevin Neely "03, guest
conductor. Chapel
Wednesday, April 28
12:30pm - Catholic Communion Service: Judd
Chapel
4:30pm - Bookstore Poetry Reading: James
Patrick McMann, former NYC police officer, will
read from his collection Poetry in Blue: Reflections in
the Eye ofa Cop. Class of 2003 Event Rm, Bookstore
7:00pm - Vietnam War and the '609 Film: Hearts
and Minds. Golden Auditorium, Little Hall
Bookstore
Friday, April 30
Saturday, May 1
2:00pm - Dance Theater: A repertoire of
modem, tap, jazz, and ballet performed by
students; directed and choreographed by Jane
Tavalin-Schwartz and Joy Canning. Students
free, general admission $3. Brehmer Theater,
Charles A. Dana Arts Center
Sunday, May 2
11:00am - Univenity Church Wonhip
Service:
Chapel
12:30pm - Catholic MMs: Clark Rm, Student
Union
10-.30pm - Catholic Mue: Chapel
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Debauchery, Competition And Community
By Stt pbanle LaCava
A.ulJtOJtl Aru & r'raturu Editor
This evening marks the official beginning
of school-sponsoitd Spring Party Weekend,
will be a pyrotechnic display set 10 the com•
putcr-generated sounds of senior Erik
Asmussen.
On Saturday afternoon the spec1acle continues with inflatables and a carnival ride.
Student groups will also have tents serv-
IN THE LIGHT
Giff Foley
signifying the imminent end of the spring
scmcs1cr. In anticipation of this las1 oppor·
tunily for the student body to revel in the
long-awaited season and all its undergrad
excesses, 1hc Colgate community has been
hard at work.
..This year the foeus is about community
on 1he scene. Due to increased funding the
carnival style snacks - cotton candy and
- not only students, bu1 faculty ond staff,"
candy apples - will be free 10 all ancnd-
By Amy Wolper
Assis1ant Director of the Center (or Lead•
As.dsl,OA.l Aru &- Ftoru,n £di1or
ership & Student Involvement (CLSI) Julie
Fcathennan said, "I hope that from 1hat
Usually when mosr people think ofa sixth
year senior they are largely unimpressed;
however, GiffFoley proves all preconceived
notions about 23~ycar--<>ld seniors wrong.
Foley hasn ·, simply been raking his rime
C3ming cnxlirs and COfr4lletingCOREcla=;
nnhcr, he proudly 1cpoc,•:.11ed tl,c United Statcs
as a Marine in anti~tcrTOl'ism opcra.1ioM supporting Opemtioo ln,q, Freedom.
After Foley'> fir,t year at Colgate, having
enrolled in the class of 2002, he decided 10
take a year off to do some soul searching.
Upon returning from a semester in Kenya.
he decided he won red to do somcthingphysocally and mentally challenging. So, as he
mauer-of-factly explained,"'! talked 10 the
reeruiter.i, got some details, signed some pa·
pers and oo Oclober 12, 1999 got shipped out."
Foley's 6rsl s10p was three months a1 boot
comp in South Carolina, followed by another
three months at the School of lnfanoy. Afterwards, he served as • reserve ror two and a hal r
years while attending school. "Evaythifle was
dandy," Foley i=lled. '1 was headed back 10
my senior spring w1iai I gor a call and was
activated fora year."
Foley spent all of2003 with the Marines.
After traini:tg in North Carolina he headed
10 Okinawa, Japan, whcit he was needed as
security support on a shipbringjng war material 10 troOpS in ln,q. He spent two months 011
d1C ship and was then stitioncd in Bahroin. off
ofSaudiAr.lbia. He was rhensentback 10Norrh
Carolina and demobilized. Compleling his four.
year contract wi 1h the Marine Corps, he was
honorablydi~andanivedhome in 1ime
for Christmas and to Jl'lrtic1pate in the Real
\¼lrld progJ111T1 with rhe class of2004.
Some ofyou may remember this Maroo,r~
standpoint students come out and enjoy
themselves in a very responsible manner.
Spring Party Weekend is an opponunity for
~tudents to come together one last time."
Featherman was cager to c ite the collnborati\'e effotts of her enthusiastic team. Com·
pnscd of 13 selected Colgate s1udents and
a host ofn.dvisors, CSLI is the u11$ung force
ing a diverse offering of food, from South
In a charitable effort, proceeds from the
concen will benefit the Hamilton Commu•
nity. Senior Joe Braiauskas, another
Cushman resident, is also excited for the
benefit, explaining that ··we're hoping chat
Rogers, Slices and Odd fellows will also be
ecs.
later in the afternoon, two s tn.gcs will
provide cntcnainmcnt from the Battle of
the Band co-champions: Joint Account and
facuhy band On.ngcr Boy. The war of the
words victor, Will "Flame" Arnold will also
perfonn a freestyle sampling. A cappel/a
groups The Rc,olu1ions and The Disthords,
along w uh the Groove, will be present, as
well. The highly an11c1pa1ed Theta Ch,
slices ea1ing contest will take place in front
of1he stage. A Ca1cred Beer Garden. wh,ch.
according to Fea1hem1a:1, is "a fancy way
of saying students who ari: of age can come
in and drink alcohol," will be another cln.ssic Colgate attraction.
gin 1onigh1 at 5 p.m. on Whitnall Field, with
What will be d1ffc1tnt 1h1s year is the big·
evening of a cappella and siudcnt bands
providing patriotic background music for a
picnic of Hamilton favorites: Rogers and
Slices. There will be on-site tables at which
one can register to vore, keeping with the
theme of the evening.
The civic s lant of this SPW is not limited
to voter registration. Oddfcllows - an in1cmational group w ith a local Hamilton
chapter - will be providing picnic food all
weekend long with the proceeds going to
charity. At 6:30 p.m., '80s cover band
Square Pegs will take the stage until the fire.
works at 8:30. In a first for Colga1e, there
the Tim Reynolds concert can bridge 1he gop
between the Hamilton Community and the
Broad Strcc1 lni1ia1ive. Not only did we want
to have a great Spring Party Weekend m our
senior year, we wanted 10 give somc1h111g
back 10 the village."
Downtown. Theta Chi will be hosting a
pig roast on Friday n1gh1, complete with an
appearance from s1udcm bands Jom1 Account and Face for Radio. Further along
Broad Street, Dehn Up,ilon (DU) will be
hosting Colgate favorite. '80s cover band
Giants of Science. According to DU senior
Onan Riley, 1he ~how is toutcd as 1hc "b1ggcs1, best and chenpt..-:;t p:-irty or SPW,"
the grand total for two days of debauchery
coming in at $14.00. Riley guar.rnh:es 1hc
bond will "go nuts on stage climb on
or the entertainment. Due 10
speakers. They'll just go completely nu,, ...
The ram or shine festivities at OU bcgm
incitased funding CLSI was able 10 pro-cure the talents of Reel Big Fish and The
Wailers to take the stage at 2:30 and 4 p.m.,
Friday from 10 p.m, to I run. and recom·
rncncc Saturday from 7 to l I p.rn.
The Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) bro>h·
respectively, If you manage to make it
ers arc hosting fomlCr Roots member Rahzcl
on Friday night. The doors open a, 9 p.m.,
with the rapper arriving about an hour later.
Indoor/outdoor accommoda1ions will be
available for a SI O cover charge. On Saturday. OKE will host an invite session of Jell·
O Wrestling. DKI! member senior Scan
name cachet
through the night, 1he Freshman Class
Council will provide a pancake brc3kfast
beginning at 12 p.m. on Sunday on the
quad.
CSLI has packed the SPW days, leaving
the nights to Colgate's community houses
and Greek life. The Broad Street Ini1iative
Program is presenting a threc·band set in-
cluding Dave Mauhew's collaborator and
legendary guitarist, T,m Reynolds, The
Bridge, and Moon Boot Lover, on Friday
from S to 9 p.m. Senior Brian MeDcnnou
Abbott predicts "debauchery- pure and plain:·
when the tub of red Jell-0 - including. but no!
limited to. cherry and strawbcny- is O!lCn for
compe1i1ors. When asked about who1 hopefuls
should wear, he suggested, "Nothing a, oll, I
imagine." Stay at DKE 1ill down and dean
off in Taylor Lake 1oasound1rack of bagpipes
Minutes fiom d1C mosh pt! ofWhi1nall Ftclci
the Phi Della n,e,a fratcnuty will foa1ure 500
pounds of gyroung steel in the fonn of a mechanical bull from 12 lO 5 p,in. 01\ Saturday.
This rodeo may offcr a welcome rc:,p1tc from
the popula1cd picnic area.
Up the hill, Sigma Cht will be hos11ng • ca,
tcrcd party on Saturday n1gh1 featunng the
N~'S veteran. previously fcruurcd in the
Campus Safety "Bcst or the Blotter" for a
certain prank call to Campus Safety them·
selves. Upon his rerum to Colgate, Foley
piclccd up wherehe left off, completing rcquin,.
mcnis for his English oonccn1n11ioo and oontinuing his various cxtmeurricub.r activities.
Foley is a former member of Charred
Goosebeak and was previously the Communications Director for the Student Govern..
men! Association (SGA). He playtd squash
earlier in rhe semcstparticipa!C in !he d,ampionship townamcn~ he
played an inlqpll part in p,q:llling the team for
their win. In addition 10 taking flying lessons ar
HamiltonauJ)Ol1, Foley recendydirecteda play
by ~ author Evan Wolfe for d1C
SpringFes1,nleanproudlyboostolbeinglhe
la.stAlpl,e Tao()mqpl (ATO) broChcr oo campus.This loverofspicy foods nrely skq,s men,
than six hours a day, nl his endearing celJ
phone ring 1000 is The Beatles' "Twist and
Shout.''
After his time away, Foley is moit than
eonlCnt 10be back at the 'Gare. "It feels good
10 be beck and living the college life a, my
ripe old agcof23." After gnd,ation. Foley is
"oying 10 bn:ak is*> finn:c, definitely with
!he help ofalumni eonneetions...
At the thouahl of leaving Colp,c ag,,in,
Foley refla:lodon wi.t hemisohe left: "I 1a 1,ea,ibet sining oo that ship in d1C
middleofoowhcre; thcthinp )'OU always miss
are the belutifitl lpil,g days, DKE blasting
nuicOYCrWlitnlllfidd,p!ayqtoflballwith
mcndl • .d•i• lqhl.AJryhonh mrmorics lrde 1Wfff1Dthc bca,nones, )'OU 1a1,cm.
be< Co'e 9 • I li,w ldocl days ofjust fim."
munity is thrilled to have a performer or
Tim's stature come to Colgate and antici·
pn.tes a huge audience 10 see his wizardry
live on the acoustic guitar:•
Asian Culture Club's Indian somosas to
Kappa Kappa Gamma's cappuccinos.
behind the SP\V festivities. ''The planning
eommiucc has put a lot of clTon and time
with the expec1ation that s1udents will enjoy themselves.'' Feathennan s.aid.
The culmination of their cffons will bestudent perfonnances in 1andcm with the
MTV-led campaign Rock the Vote. The Progressive Studcn1 Nctwotk has created an
of Cushman house described the expecta1ions for the show: "The Broad Street Com-
Manhattan ba:,,cd Latino hip hop crew the
Bca1nu1s. Post Derby Days 1hc Sigma Ch,
brother~ arc cager to welcome the entire
Colgate commumty bnck for Sprmg Pan>·
Weekend.
SETTING THE STAGE: Performances by Battle of the Bands winners will
take place tomorrow afternoon on this stage at :he edge of Whitnall Field.
The long-awaited Theta Chi Slices Eating Contest will be situated nearby.
It appears tha1 1hc rra1crn111cs have m11dc
an effort at stagaering the cvcn1s in on.Jcr to
allow everyone to enjoy the vancty of srw
offerings. Concerning the qucs1ion of
whether there's a compctiuve nature 10 SP\V
events. fraternit y member senior Scan
Abbott declared, "Oefinnely, without a
doubt, we want to get the best." To borrow
a phrase from SPW act Rahzel, "If your
mother only knew ... "
Singer-Songwriter Matt Nathanson: Accoustic
Guitar Has Never Been Quite This Good
By Riebe Agarwal
Maroon-New1 Staff
M y newesl obsession: Mau Nathanson.
This guy makes you fall in love with the
whole singer/songwriter acoustic guitar deal
all over again. Note: This is no1 another
Chris Carrabba for all you Dashboard hat·
ers; Matt's a fully matured man of3 I years,
and there's no hint of whiny adolescence in
his voice.
With that out of the way, I cannot explain
just how good his music is. There's nothing particularly unique about his sound,
exeep: that he's just goad. His voice is comforting. The sound is not synthc:tizcd or fab--
ricated w ith all the vast technology musicians have their hands on today. It's refresh..
ingly bare and s,ripped down.
Though I only discovered the 1alen1 that
is Malt Nathanson rcccnl1y, he's been releas ing albums since L993, with a strong
you've never heard him, he might be buned
somewhere in your subconscious, and you
wouldn't even know it! {He has been foa.
tured on the American We,lding soundtrack.
as well as the WB shows and 1hc like.)
grassroots following. He has self-itleased
four full-length albums, the first of which
Na1banson pulls off singing about broken
he.ans without breaking 1he listener's hean,
and not for a lack of emotional content in
was recorded when he was only a sopho-more in college. Quite impressive, I must
say. I mean, we aJI might have our side
"bands" and aspira1ions 10 be rock stars,
depressed, quite another to be depressing.·•
Nathanson is a brilliant lyricist. He doesn't
need or succumb to the unnecessary usage
or wha1 have you, but this guy actually did
it by himself. His fifth album itleased last
fall, Beneath These Fireworks, is his ma•
jor label debut Although you may think
his songs. As he says, "It's one thing to be
or complicated words (Orwell would be
proud), nor does he write obscure lyrics 10
make the song seem deeper than it really is.
C01tti,,11ed cm pag~ I J
Arts & Features
14 nm COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
April 23, 2004
Innovative Website Promises Better Book
Buybacks
.
By Sara Dyer
Maroon-New, Staff
This year, sophomore Computer Science
major Pieter Hooimeijer decided he was in
need of a new project. Having designed
websites in the pas~ such as the website for
Colgate's international students, Hooimcijer
was quite familiar with designing pages. The
result of his desire for anolher project? A new
website called Colgate Book Exchange. For
anyone frustrated by the seemingly low refunds at the end ofthe semester when selling
back to the Colgate Bookstore, lhe site is designed to ameliorate lhis lrustration. Colgate
students can, as a poster for the site proclaims,
"Sci I your books for more; Buy books for less."
The site begins with a page roquesting a
user name and password (undemealh is the
option of signing up as a new user and also,
just in case, the typical Forgot Password?
Link). From then:, one can cnler the site, post
books to sell, buy books others have posted
or post a message a seller/buyer. Books can
be identified in a variety ofways: ISBN number, author, title. professor or class.
Hooimeijcr explained what motivated him
to create the website: "Last semester [I no-ticed] my pile of books was getting more and
more painful to move aroWld.... I thought I'd
find another way to sell lhc books. I figured
other schools have done lhis probably in different waysi it's not impossible to ge1 the stu•
dents to sell the books to each olher. If you
give them the means to do it, then they will."
Hooimeijer believed it was important for
the website's address to end in "colgate.cdu,"
which he knew was possible due to 01her existing websites. Thus, wilh help f\om his computer science professors and lnfonnation
Technology Services (ITS), Hooimeijerevenrually began working on lhc site.
Contacted by Pieter lhrough e-mail, firstyears Sarah Common and Amelia Thompson
and sophomore Alex Shindler have all visited lhc site during the past few months. Acting a bit like technological guinea pigs,, these
students helped Hooimcijcr test the website
since, as he put is "When you Stare at something for a very long time there can be a blalllnt error; you can completely miss it because
you've been staring at it so long." The students who have checked out lhe website !MJJl)berarouod 70, and30booksan:cum:ntlypos1Cd
Common, Thompson and Shindler all
agreed lhat the website is undoubtedly a relief from lhc hectic and often dissatisfying
process of selling books. When asked about
the particular features they liked, Common
pointed out that the site is umore Colgatcbascd. There's that other website that you can
go to where it's all these [olhcr] schools, but
then it's not as lilcely that people arc going to
need your book. This is more wilh the Colgate
community." Though perhaps an inconvenience to seniors living offcampus, currently
lhe way to get in touch with a buycrorscllcris
to leave them a message oo the site and then
meeting with them for lhe exchange.
Another well-liked clement is the price
range: Thompson approved, noong that "I like
lhat you can go on and Just put a price on and
change it if you want If you think people
aren't buying it, orifsomebodythinks i1's un•
reasonable, you can just drop it down live
dollars less." In fact, Hooimeijer designed the
site so that when someooe scan:hes for a book.
lhc book posted at the lowest value appears
first
Throughout the process, Hooimeijerhas received feedback from the people he contacted
lhrough e-mail, as well as lhrough friends and
lhrough faculty. In describing the website,
Pietern:markcd, ''The front page doesn't look
that exciting, but on the other hand it's not a
website designed to attract people to stay; it's
to sell books." So, even if, aesthetically, the
web page leaves something to be desired; the
effect ofreceiving more money for books sold
or paying less for new books overshadows
the simplicity of the site. Importantly, the
website is free ofcharge, resoicted exclusively
Exploring Our History: President George B.
Cutten Helped Modem-Day Colgate Take Shape
By Brandy Bones
Moroon•Nt:M,'1 Contributor
From 1922 to 1942, George B. Cutten faithfully served Colgate University as its president Known by Colgate students for his aversion 10 smoking and alcohol and for his tendency 10 walk around campus without a coal
in the coldest of weather. Cutten was an eccentric man in many rcspcctS. He is remcmben:d just as much for service wring a period of
great academic innovation, fiscal expansion and
building coosuuction in Colgate's histoly.
Before seiving as pn:sidclit ofColgate, Cutten,
a native of Canada, was a graduate of Arcooia
University, earned an A.B. and Ph.D. at Yale
and had served as a Baptist pastor lhroughout
1hc Nonheast. Cutten believed that America
was largely an intellectual aristocracy and that
lhe primary duty of the University was preporing students for this responsibility.
Probably the most fundamental change to
Colgate during lhis period was lhe removal
of the seminary to Rochester. From lhcn on,
Colgate was a non-denominational college
devoted expressly to a liberal arts education.
Along with this change came extensive reor•
ganization of the curriculum beginning in
1923. The reorganization, known as "The
Colgate Plan,•• attracted nationwide attention
as a radical experiment in higher education.
The first-year experience underwent the
greatest transformation. A student's first year
became known as'"Oricntation" and included
lhc teaching ofthe University's history, tradition and ideals, the meaning of college, the
value of extracurricular activities, religion in
lhc life of a student and direction on how to
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INSPIRATIONS FOR THE HAUTE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
By Stephanie Lacava
Auu1a11t Arts & Ft,1111ru Ed11or
In a world where fashion magazines
have gone the way of the catalogue and
television innovation has found itself so
stunted that Jessica and Nick arc forced
to channel Sonny and Cher, it's no wonder that the quesuon of commcrcinlity
versus artistic integrity looms large.
The fashion runway provides a fitting
vepue for such discu.ssion. Recall Rohen
Altman ·a satire R ~ to W,ar. an entertaining commentary on the notorious
brouhaha surrounding the fashion world.
In one scene we see Oianfranco Fmc,
during his tcnu,e at the helm of Christian
Dior, commenting on his effor18 to create
fantuies for hit ready-to-wear. Fast-forwanl a decade, and 1obn Galliano's taken
it to another level, everyone having long
fOIJOIICl1 fcrre'a' efforts. To lhc adoring
public, Dior and Galliano have become
synonymous - a phenomenon that faab·
ion hislori.- may balk at. After all, it was
Dior wborcvolulionizcd fashion wilh his
"Now Look,• while Galliano baa stapd
to Colgate students and easily accessible.
Both Hooimcijer and those students who
have taken a look at the site maintain a posi~
tive attitude toward Hooimeijer's work so
far and optimism about where it could potentially lead. For the most pan, the kinks
have been ironed out. Hooimcijer explained
that he's "pretty much at the state where I
need people to stan using it, giving me feed,
back and basically seeing ifit worlThe idea of a Colgate-based site through
which to sell books is undoubtedly one
which has crossed the minds of many; however, Hooimeijer is the tirsl to respond to
the need for this service. Thompson offer,
some final words of encouragement in
hopes that students will use the site to sell
back their books this year: '"I just went on
and I was like, 'Oh, I'll just add one.' And
it was really easy, so I was just like, 'Hey,
I'll add five more.' Hopefully somebody
buys my books!"
an uprising of a very different nature. In·
deed, sales have skyrocketed in part due to
his cheeky, staged spectacles. Galliano was
the only designer to be included in 7inre
Afuga:bt~'s list of the l 00 most influential
and powerful people in the world today,
which appeo.rcd on newsstands last week.
Thie; is not to argue Galliano's artistic abili1ie.s, which he has in spades although he
WO.!- cast as·thc king of hearts in Vogue's
Alice ,,, Wonderhlnd spread- but simply to
draw auention 10 the J)Crils of moving forward in pursuit of lucrative marketing, perhaps leaving innovation behind.
In the April issue of 10nity Fmr, Marc
Jacobs - he of 50 new bags, one for every
Louis Vuitton look - lashes out against commercialism. His career in fashion faltered
back in the early '90s when people refused
to sec the visionary in his grunge-laden ·
looks for Peny Ellis. He remained true to
his sartorial instincts and carried on to find
himself the head of Louis Vuitton and his
eponymous lines at the age of 40. 1acobs
has C$tablisbcd himselfat the bcigbt of fullion - in both style and salca. The whole de·
bacle illwninatca the problem of fllndina
wilhin fashion. In order to survive, one
needs the financing, which, despite
fashion's luxwy cachet, it is somctbina that
is too often hard to come by.
Take Ralph Rucci
Cbado as .., • ·
ample. ThcnotableAplaieanCOUIUriorbu
suuuJcd liom the bep,nina to find 1*ting and SUCcctll within bis oiclle. Only ..
cently have his effOIII paid oft', • be Is
nominated for one of tho Council of Pashion Designer's J"'Clliaio"&JW&rda. Hil line
used to go by llil own
adl
COlftplbyila
..
or
t
cidcd on its renaissance under the name
Chado. His talent remained the same; it')
the reccivong world that chana•d.
Mare 1acobs• story is a similar ohc, as
he defiantly tosus away ace11$8tions of
his appeal to commerciality. He is doing
what he has always done, inspired by the
Mudd Club observations of his youth
Instead, one can argue he is the bencfac.
tor of a unique moment in fashion history, in which everything he ever stood
for has become lhepinnacleofchic. Time
will indicate whether or not he will ff·
main true to bis vision. bringing us to the
paradox of fashion.
We all want our favori1c ralcnts to be
around forever, but fashion tcnu,e lasts
only as long as the editorial coven,e.
Whett there is no money, tbcrc is no more.
Luckily the fashion world bu rarely lost
its brilliant men and women due to IUCh
problems; those involved in the dog-al·
dog indusuy arc of a certain unflapplble
milicDce and caaliDue to ceny oe. Rllmember tllU 1\aleb laapd bebllld.
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study wcU. The second semester, entitled "Inc
\\'orld ofNature and Man," introduced students
to lhc physical, biological and social sciences.
By 1937, all fust-y,arstudents were roquircd to
attend a week oforientation on aunpus.
In 1928 lhere was a division oflhc University into six schools, including Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Social Sciences,
Philosophy and Religion, Fine Arts, and Languages. By lhe end of the second year, students were roquircd to choose a school for
concentrated study. Students continued WOO< in
written and spoken English and were required to
have proficiCllC)' in two foreign languages.
A final feature of The Colgate Plan came
in 1932, when all students were roquircd to
take final examinations during their last sem.:stct of senior yl:at. Prior 10 th,s, students
who dtisfied certain ·academic standards
could a,'Oid fmalsaltogcther. Seniors' academic
achic\ffllcntsW.izedlx.-ginnlngUl 1933
with tlesignations of "summa," "magr.a," and
"cum" upon gntduarion.
Increasing emphasis on the undergraduate
program lead the faculty to abandon master's
degrees programs marts and science, although
the 8.0. was retained forthoologieal students
who studied for rwo extra years. As was true
for many colleges during this period, Colgate
continually ran a deficit and depended on the
generous gifts of friends of the Univcrsuy to
susmin its activities. One ofPresident Cutten ·s
goals was balancing Colgate's budget. By
1924, Conen had greatly reduced the budget
deficit and no further deficits were accrued for
lhe rcmainderofhis presidency. He was also able
to increase tuition, which had been low oompan:d to colleges sinulo.r 10 Colgntc, to $400 u,
1935. Tuition remained at tlus level unul 1946.
As a former football player and coach of
the Ohio state team, Qiucn was an adamant
supporter of the Colga1c football team and
Colga1e alhletics. During his tenure, he increased Colgate's landholdings by 320 acres,
building, on ponions oflhe new land, an athletic field for baseball, soccer, lacrosse and
intramural spons and a golf course. A new
gymnasium, which included a swimming
pool, was also completed in 1926.
Responding to an increasing student popula1ion, nwnerous academic buildings were
constructed during the Cutten period, including Andrews Hall, designed in '"collegiate
tudor" style, Lawrence Hall in 1926, Stillman
Hall in 1927, and MeGrcgory Hall in 1930.
The Colgate IM WU built in 1925, serving,
as it still does, u an impo,1ant center for many
Univenity activities.
The Cutten Praidmcy wu an imponant
period in Colgate's hi,nory nwking dramatic
shifts in Colgate's dircctioo as a University.
Much ofthe instiMional changes and understanding ofColpte's milaion from this period remains inlact including li'eshman orientation, major eoncentralions, lhe seminar
S)'Slcnl and the impona,ceofllhletic.. PaillpS
oureum..•pt5Dii,doeslltll lcadwcddychapcl
IOMCCS II Cunon once did, 1"' Cunon's lepcy
liberal ............ 'lOlllirm.
April 23, 2004
Arts & Features
THE COLGATE MAAOON-NEWS
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Matt Nathanson A Must For Any Music Lover In 1he l>ar((
trade in these wings/ Mine don't work like
He paints a beautiful portrait of his reality yours do/ What I wear like church clothes
/ You wear just like jewelry/ All the simple
and lets the listener be a spectator.
My personal favorites on Beneath These things you revel in / They just suffocate me
Fireworks include "Sad Songs," "Pre11y the / And I don't know anymore / Wish someWorld," ..Curve ofthe Earth" and ·'Bent!' In one would tell me who to be / 'Cause lam
"Ben~" some of his bitter feelings toward a ready to try anything." "Wide Eyed and
relationship come out: 0 You're so sorry about Full" is a melodic, beautiful track, speakit all/ Now that it's over/ Should I thank you ing with jaded confusion about the loss of
for that dear'/"
innocence.
Not Colored Too Perfect features a col"Sad Songs" is easily a song most could
relate to. "I'm so much better than all of this/ lection of songs that never made it onto
I'm so tired ofsinging all the sad songs in my other albums for whatever reason. "Wait
head / But I can't find enough of anything / Up" is one of my favorite Matt Nathanson
To drown out what you said/ And sometimes tracks in general, maybe because of the
I find I catch myself/ Letting you back in." If complete vulnerability he admits to within
you think of"Bent'' as the initial anger stage the song: "I've watched you twice rebuild
after a break-up, "Sad Songs" would be the your life / Why don't you wait up for me?/
I stumble/Why don't you wait up for me?"
ongoing misery of a relationship gone bad.
If you're into the stripped down sound, But not without his revenge: "You're a
Er11sr is as bare as you can get ..Church debutante / And all you've got/ Is a head
Clothes" is a must-hear. The lyrics ofthis track full of someone else's thoughts." "You're
are simple in words, yet wonderfully orehes· Smiling" is another highlight of this altrated: "I want to be brand new / I want to bum.
eo,tl/1tuftlfro,,, pog~
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Other reasons why Nathanson rocks:
He was born in Boston, but he has since
realized San Francisco is far cooler, as he
lives there now. And he has a rocking
sense of humor. You c.an catch some darker
subtlety in his songs. but I seriously rec·
ommend you check out the "self.interview..
on his site for some laughs.
On a serious no1e, I haven't been this ex·
cited about an anist since my discovery of
Death Cab for Cutie. He's a perfect addition to your summer soundtrack, for, you
know, the countless times you 'II be admir·
ing 1he sunset with a past lover who you 're
of course still in love with. But for all of us
who don't lead sad lives, he'll enhance your
evening drives by a cool factor of tltirteen.
And for a heads up to concert fiends, he's
touring right now, and will actually be opening for Guster at RIT in Rochester on May I .
It might be the weekend before finals, but if!
had a car, I would so be there. And ifyou 'n: a
music connoi~ur, think of it as your duty to
check him out.
.Maroon-Ne'I\.J Sta/[
Hey, Colgate! And Happy Spring
Party Weekend! As you can see by the
1i1lc. this week's edition will be a liule
out of the ordinary. I hope that you enjoy some of these fun recipes and that
you stay safe in all the great weekend
festivilies.
S-Ball
One bottle of Triple Sec
3 packages of orange Kool-Aid
Mi, up the Kool-Aid as normal, but
use double the amount of sugar. Add
the boule of Triple Sec 10 the Kool-Aid
and serve chilled.
Hop, Skip and Go Naked
12 oz. frozen lemonade concentrate
12 oz. frozen limeade concentrate
12 oz. Peach Schnapps
12 oz. Bacardi 151
You can serve this one as a frozen drink
or nonnal over ice. Blend all the ingrc·
dicnts together and enjoy.
The Llver 'lnnsplant
Equal parts:
Vodka
Rum
Southern Comfon
Amaretto
Raspberry Pucker
Sour Mi,
Orange Juice
Pineapple Juice
Mix together the liquor and add juice .
Make sure that you add a totally equal parts
oflhe two juices - that is, at least 1he same
amount as all the liquor. This onc·s great,
but be careful.
If you have ever had the chance 10 spend
some time out in the Rochester area, you've
probably heard about the city's famous Garbage Plates - the best hangover medicine
you could ever ask for. Since E'm sure many
of you will be looking for something like
this Saturday (and/or Sunday morning), I
hope that you can muster up the energy to
1ry my version of this great dish.
Garbage Plate,
Macaroni Salad (recipe follows)
Hash browns (recipe follows)
3 lbs. hamburger
1 block Monterey Jack Cheese
Macaroni Salad:
8 oz. bo• elbow macaroni
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
I cup mayonnaise
salt and pepper to taste
All you have to do is cook the macaroni,
add the ingredients, and mix together. If you
have time, try to make this the night before
because it tastes better after it's had time to
sit for a day.
Hash Brow"':
5 lbs. of Russet Potatoes
Vegetable oil
I large white onion
Seasoned salt
By Jed Cohn
'711• Colp~ Bu:ord
If you are reading this now, then you've
alreooy missed the paint of this weekend.
So, berc's a look other Spring Party Weekends that you've missed out on:
1946: Purple Hearts get all the girls.
1953: Colgate bans cabbage jockeying after rash outbn:ak delays finals week.
1%1: Duke Ellington plays SPW, leaves
midway into '"I Got It Bad," upon realizing
then: wcn: no women at Colgate. Board of
Trustees begins nine-year-long task force on
going~.
1968: Dcspitt political differences, everyone
on campus agrees on one thing: Schlitz beer.
Drinkin' With Tom!
By Thomas Evans
Spring Party
Weekend
1970: Colgatc-Palmolivc Corporation welcomes fon10le students to Colg.,te by spon•
sonng toothpaste wrestling ring ruxl delivering two metric tons of Mardi Gras beads.
1972: An Oswego freshman named Al
Roker inadvertently laW1cllCS career when
be appears on Wbitn3U in a clear raincoat
and jokingly makes a wca~>er report. Nobody notices.
Cut up all the polatocs into one.inch
cubes. As you cut them up, place them on a
p:iper 1owel to try and draw M much water
out of the potatoes as you can. When the
potatoes begin to dry, cover them with a
generous amount of 1he seasoned salt.
Cu1 the onion into wedges, and 1hen
pull it apan so lhat you have single lay.
ers of onion. Fill a large pot with about
two inches of oil and place over high
heat. When the oil is hot, place enough
potat<>-!!s in the pot so that they can be
fully covered by the oil along with
about a third of the chopped onion.
Cook until potatoes arc crunchy and a
nice golden brown.
Grill up the hamburgers and top them
with a generous amount of cheese. To
assemble these plates, put two ham·
burgers on the plate (no buns) then
cover with a layer of the macaroni salad
followed by a layer of the potatoes.
Cover with either hot sauce, ketchup or
mustard and enjoy! For a little varia·
tion, you eould also make these wilh
hotdogs, though the hamburgers are
definitely my favorite.
I hope that you enjoy some of these
fun drink recipes. Have a great weekend, and again, be responsible! Hope
you've all enjoyed lhe recipe ideas this
year. Have a fun1 safe summer and I'll
see you next fall!
Until next semesler,
Eat, drink and be merry!
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197S: Disco/Cocaine Fever prompts Spring
Party Month at Colgate.
1980: For the first time in history a senior
vomits on the Tea Cup ride - Colgate bans
ride., until 1992. Srudc-nt goes on to become
investment banker and apologius with fat
bankroll.
J 98 I: Phi Dell hosts REO Specdwagon.
Everyone loses their virginity.
I98S: Tony Orlando has a beer thrown at
his car while returning from Utica's annual
Boxing Hall of Fame Parade of Champions.
I 987: Michael Coyle purchases tapered
jeans from Ames in preparation for Rush
concert. Has wom them ever since.
1992: Nalgcnc bottle of booze debuts with
rave reviews. Outdoor Club gets so drunk
they realize that body odor smells bad.
1993: Jerome Balmuth clears three-story
funnel aod proclaims something not very
philosophical.
1996: House music is wild sucecss in the
mind of exchange student from Berlin.
.
1996: Peace Studies class honors fall ofBerlin Wall by participating in lovefcst with
(said) Berlin exchange student behind Phi
Tau's section of the Wall.
1999: Karelisorders all records ofColgate's
30tap Beer Tanker destroyed Students must
speak torcsidcntsof2 Enos Avenue to learn
of this tradition.
2001: Oliver Karel is attributes hisdiso(llcrly
conduct on Whitna11 to bis dad's vicious
drinking genc:o.
2002: Joe Egan fulls out of first floor window at DU. People mostly laugh.
2003: Underage student successfull y
hurdles beer garden fence. Down.s 3 beers.
M4: RcdJliaFish, furthcraloog inlheirone
bit IMnlerstaluS,_,,.Colpte inlD bringing
tbrm to campus es a headliner KOR points
out, "'in '00 when they w= still S0l1a popular,
they playedoorbackyaid."
2804: Tendency to bring the backing band
ofa filmous musician to Colpte is considered sligbUy more forgivable since Bob
Marley is actually dead.
2004: Students set goal of tippioa port--0poll)I with a Weinbcsg inside.
2'04: Newman Community ups the ante
by pullina beef ond . . . . in !heir party
time
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COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
April 23, 2004
CLEAR YOUR SCHEDULE
.. . and pencil in SPW 2K4
Friday, April 23, Whitnall Field 5pm-9pm
Rock the Vote! voter registration
CJU Shabbat Tent
Student performances by Splendiferous, Original Position, The Swinging
Gates, Resolutions, and Peter Manhart
Music from 80's cover band, Square Pegs
Fireworks and music by Eri
Saturday, April 24, W ,
2 m-Spm:
1-ffWt_,. Account
Battle of the Bands Winn
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War of Words Winner Wi
a peCTormances by the Resolutions
Student dances by Groove and a
and Dischords
Rides - Star Trooper
6 Inflatables
Catered Beer Garden
Events sponsored by CAB, Swing
, SCRC, Chain Maille,
Cheerleaders, Junior and Senior Class, ri-Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma,
,
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mr ; :r•h"' rr
Panhelleni.c, Gamma Phi Beta
Bacchus Mocktails
Food by KSA and SACC
Theta Chi Slices Pizza Eating Contest
Mechanical Bull sponsored by Phi Delta Theta ( on their
lawn, across from
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AND
Reel Big Fish @ 2: 30
The Wailers @ 4
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Saturday Spm-Bpm, Behind Cushman, 104 Broad, and CAH
Broad Street Block Party featuring music from Tim Reynolds, catered party
w/cover charge @ 5
Sunday, April 25, Freshman Quad 12pm-3pm
Pancake Breakfast sponsored by Class of 2007 Class Council
Plus tons of FREE FOOD all weekend such as Slices pizza, picnic
food (burgers, hot dogs, chicken, etc.) by Oddfellows, Indian
samosas, Roger's subs, yummy desserts, and much, much more!
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April 23, 2004
NATIONAL SPORTS
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Expos anOOIINCU- nounce that they will
tlve •Et-Champlon- "deflnltelyn relocate
from Montreal after
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They make the Red Sox theeNson:
Deja vu ...
seem like a dynasty.
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beck to six orlglnal becomes NBA's first Serles:
eight-foot player:
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teems:
He's drawing strong
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comparisons to John Stock·
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Sporting Reverie Hits Colgate As 2004 Graduation Looms Near
Mike Walker
When people look back on their four
years in college, they tend to immediately
think of the courses they took, the friends
they made or the parties they went to. All
of these things will stick in my bead for
many years after May 16, but what will be
front and center in my memory bank are
the sports I watched during my Colgate
years. For example, wha1 docs
October 2003 make me think ofl
Grady Little and Steve Bartman,
of course. January 2002? The
Tuck Ruic, my friends. Every date
is associated with a spon.
Consequently, I would like to
share with you both my favorite
spor1S moment from this past year
at Colgate and my favorite mo·
mcnt since I first walked into East
Hall on August 21, 2000.
This year featured one of the
greatest Super Bowls ever played
Nearly midway through the second,
Michael Rupp deflected a Scott Niedermayer
shot past Jean Sebastian Giguere for his first
career playoff goal. The roar &om the crowd
was deafening, and the building was rocking.
This seemed to inspire the Ducks, who fired
shot after shot at Martin Brodeur over the next
several minutes. I icncw that if this pace kept
up into the third, the Devils would not hold
onto the lead. Fortunately, Jeff Friesen lit the
and a never-ending stream of
heart-stopping, exciting MLB
playoff action. However. this year,
for me, has been the year of
Colgate's athletic prowess. I thor·
oughly enjoyed rooting on the
men's hockey and women's bas·
kctball teams, who both had very
successful seasons.
i.
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p,-,o
1o cour,~sy co1gare."'"
FOR MANY, J AMAAL BR ANCH and his
Colgate t eammates' r u n in the Division I-AA
tournament is the defining sporting moment or
their Colgate careers.
However, this was the year of Colgate
lamp against his fonner mates with a few
football, as the squad finally made it onto
the national map with fifteen consecutive
victories. I can safely say that the victory
over Western Illinois will be my finest
memory from four years on this campus.
minutes left in the second. I did not want to
jinx anything, so 1said nothing. Yet I knew at
thatmomentthattheDevilswcrcgoingtowin.
As each minute ricked off the c::lock in
the third period, l became more and more
Even under normal conditions, the last-
excited. Finally, with just under three miA-
minute 28-27 Raiders victory would have
bccn one of the best football games that I
utes left, Friesen scored again to make it 30. Game over. Three minutes of bedlam
have ever witnessed. However. the fact that
the game was played in a bliuard made it
ensued, and bedlam became complete in-
simply surreal. What ensued as the clock
reached 0:00 was incredible. In my first
three years at Colgate, the thought of Chris
Bertnan talking about Colgate football
would have seemed preposterous. All of a
sudden, there he was discussing Jamaal
Branch, Chris Brown and the rest of the
team.
Yet how could Colgate's football success
of this year NOT be my fondest memory
from all four years of college?
Nwnbcr one on my list occuned last awnmer, u I sat with my family in the top row
of the Continental Airlines Arena for Game
Seven of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals. My
favorite team, the New Jersey Devils, was
taking on the upstart Mighty Ducks ofAna·
heim. Goosebumps started flowing around
my body from the moment the scratches
were announced. Ken Daneyko was not
amona the scratches, and the crowd erupted
into applause. Knowing that this would
likely be his last NHL game, the veteran of
20 Devils seasons received a loud standing
ovation the first -cral times he touched
the puck. Toe first period ended in a scoreless tie.
sanity when the clock reached 0:00. The
Devils had their third Stanley Cup. The
players rejoiced. 1 hugged complete strang,
ers. Everyone was ecstatic (save for the
Quacks). I admit that, in a weak moment, I
started booing when Giguere was awarded
the Conn Smythe Trophy, as Niedermayer
deserved it, but I quickly com:ctcd my be·
havior and cheered the despondent "Jiggy."
It didn't matter. The Stanley Cup was ours.
Natbaa Rollins
In tertns ofColgate sports in the last year,
I would be hard-pressed to disagree with
Mike on the matter of the Colgate football
team, but I am a hockey fan at heart. The
best Colgate sports moment for me this year
was watching the final evolution, in my four
years here, of the hockey team into Cleary
Cup champions.
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Four years ago, in the fall of 2000, my
friends and I went to our first Colgate hockey
game with great expectations. Andy
McDonald had led the team to the NCAA
tournament the year before, only to lose in
licartbmiking fashion to Michigan in overtime in the first round. McDonald had gndu-
Time dragged on. PalS went three and out.
ranked. We wore "hat trick hats" to each Rams got the ball back, and Warner threw
game, prepared to throw them onto the ice a bullet to Ricky Proehl with I :30 left to tic
if necessary. Unfortunately, we were in for 1he game. For an ins1ant, we were miser·
a surprise. We watched a team that could able. The biggest upset in reccnl his1ory
not pass, get organized, score consistently seemed doomed - and then John Madden
or even win at all. Colgate fell to the dol· said one of the dumbcs1 things I have ever
drums of the ECAC and finished eleventh, heard the man say: "The Patriots should
back in the day when only ten teams made kneel on the ball and play for overtime."
We realized that if the Pats were going to
the playoffs and there was something as
win this game, they had to win it now. We
silly as a °Final Five."
Sophomore year, things were a little bet· were on the edge ofour scats, and suddenly,
ter. The team was not fabulous, but hey, they Adam Vinatieri was in range for a 48-yard
could pass! A pretty good le.ague record field goal wi1h 1ime about to expire. Imaglanded the Raiders in seventh, and the team ine about 20 guys out of their scats, huddled
was bounced by Dartmouth in 1he first around a television, not daring 10 breathe.
round. One step at a time, right? Last year, Vinaticri kicked it straight and 11\IC, and
the team looked great some games and threw us into euphoria as the Patriots capstruggled in others, but you could tell they tured 1heir first championship. We ran
were coming on. The 2-1 overtime upset around and hugged people we knew, people
thriller against number four (at the time) we didn't know. h didn't matter one bit.
1 remember this momen1 because it epitoCornell nearly brought the roof down on
Starr Rink, and this is my personal favorite mizes what spons mean 10 me. I do not know
Colgate sports moment. Th.at team went on why I love spons so inuch. There is no logic
in cheering for an ever-changing team ofmen
10 beat St. Lawrence in the fir:,t round, but
it was sent packing by Dartmouth yet again. that make more money than I could ever hope
This year was different. These guys were for 1md whom I will never know. Both the
good, and by midseason, everyone felt it. athlete and fan, though, arc bound to tho,e
In the end, we chanted .. We're number who surround them by dcdieat,on and loyone!" and Colgate captured its first Clellry alty. fncndship. happiness and heartbreak ,
Cup since 1990. Despite a loss in the ECAC passion, knowledge and some inexplicable
semifinals, it was an amazing season, and I love of"1he game." h 1s the reason I yell. for
am glad to have witnessed the evolution of bcner or for worse. The rcuon I would prethis team into a serious contender because pare to beg my Mineralogy professor 10 lei
I can count on one hand (ok, and maybe a people take a final exam carty so that we could
couple extra fingers) the number of home take a once in a lifetime 1rip to Tcnnes..~ for
games I have missed in four years. And hey, a football championship game (Luckily. he's
they finally beat Dartmouth in the playoffs. a good guy, and I didn't have to). It is the reaAs Mike and I prepare to graduate, r
look back on the last four years of national spons as well, and there is one
three-hour span 1hat compares to no
other. February 3, 2002: Super Bowl
XXXVI.
My roommate, Dave Mandel (one
of the best people to watch Boston
sports with, period), invited me down
to DU for the festivities there. Three
or four rows of couches lined a common room and two big TVs sat in the
front. The battle lines were drawn:
twenty or so Patriots fans grouped together to wa1ch in front of one television, and one Rams fan and about nineteen others rooting for the Rams for
no good reason grouped in front of the
other. The intensity was apparent.
There was cau1ious excitement when
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the Pats went ahead 17-3. I still can't
believe it. Then elation, followed by ter·
ror, when Willie McGinest's holding
penalty called back a fumble recovery
photo rowrldy ofAs.soc-Jatd ~.ss
returned for a touchdown. It would have
been 24·3, essentially ending the game. ADAM VINATIERl ' S _SUPER BOWL·
One play later, Kurt Warner ran the ball WINNING field goal in 2002 captured the
in from the twO-yard line and it was 17· attention or the enti re nation.
10. Suddenly, nine minutes and thirty·
one seconds became an eternity. It was only a son so many ofus misuse the word "we" when
maner of time befon: the Rams caught up, talking about ..our" team. I am a spons fan.
and WCjUSI hoped tlw they nccdcd longer than and no matter what happens. there is always
next year. Good luck, Colgate.
the time left on the clock.
atcd, but the team still started the year
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THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
National Sports
April 23, 2004
Scandals Aside, Bonds Is The Greatest Player Of Our Generation
Bany Bonds is getting the Roger Maris
treatment.
It's true. In the midst ofthe best start ever
of his storied career, every milestone Bonds
passes is being slapped with an asterisk.
The same 1hing
happened 10 Maris
in 1961 when he
hil 61 homeruns 10
break Babe Ruth's
single
season
record. Oetrac1ors
lined up to point
out thal Maris had
the unfair advan•
tage of playing in
a season eight
games longer than
Rulh 's. Commissioner Ford Frick ruled after the season 1ha1
an as1erisk should be attached ncxl 10 Maris'
name in the record books as a reminder that
his record was tainted.
But in reality, lhc longer season was
mcn:ly the best excuse the press and baseball establishmenl could come up wi1h to
dwarf Maris' aecomplishmenl, while at 1he
same time deifying Ru1h. Indeed, Maris was
not Ruth. He was a quiet and reserved coun..
1ry boy from North Dakota who never embraced the spollighl. He was not especially
popular with fans, and drew the ire of the
pn:ss for his bland responses and seemingly
dry peraonality. Beyond two MVP seasons,
his career was good, but not great; he was
hardly the icon Ruth was in his time. Moris
jusl did not seem like 1he righl player 10
hold baseball's mos1 glamorous and revered
n:eord.
To many, Bonds does not seem like the
right player either. And it's a shame because
our national obsession with his reclusive
personality and the BALCO scandal is
clouding our view of the best player we may
ever get the chance to watch.
Bonds' greatness is unquestioned; he is
bar--nonc the bc-s1 player of his genemtion.
He has won six. MVP Awards. three more
than anybody else, and eight Gold Gloves.
In 2C01, Bonds had one of the gre;i1cs1
single season.it of all time, when he set f\fa.
jor League records with 73 home runs, an
.863 slugging percentage and 177 walks. He
followed that up by winning the baning 1i1le
in 2002, hitting .370 while setting the Ma- had not received lhc rcspecl. recognition ing partici•
jor League single-season record for on-base and adoration that usually come with such pants in the
percentage at .582 and walking 198 times greatness. Fans look at his all-business ap- media circus
to break his own record. Last week, he sur- proach and sec a player who docs not know t hat swirled
passed his godfalher Willie Mays to move how to have fun. They forget lhc flashy 360- around them.
into third place on lhe all-time home run dcgrce-spin home run celebrations that he Mc()win:wu
list, and on Wednesday, he fell just shon of was known for early in bis can:er and the t he modest
the record for home runs in consecutive moment when he jokingly picked up Torii conqueror, graciously preaching the greatgames, still managing to go yard seven Hunter after Hunter robbed Bonds of a ness ofthe record he was passing. Fans were
moved when he embraced lhe Maris' chilgames in a row. And he has accomplished home run in the 2002 All-Star Game.
An intensely private man, Bonds' n:la- dren after tying their father's record. Sosa
all of this in his late 30s, an age where most
tionship
with the national media is dicey at played the puppy dog: always smiling, lapplayers arc in a s1cady decline.
But this fall, Bonds' trainer Greg Ander- best. He keeps his answers shon, often ping up every second of attention and lhrivson and nutritional consultant Vietor Conte, declines interviews and shies away from the ing in it. To fans, his home run hop and prehead ofBALCO Labs, were put a11he cen- spotlight. It is easy to ovedook the fact 1ha1 game sprint out to right field conveyed enter of a federal investigation suJTounding a Barry's father, former All-Star Bobby ergy, enthusiasm and a love for the game.
And because of their dynamic persondesigner stercoid, THG. Bonds has been Bonds, was vilified in lhe press as an alcodeemed by much of the general public as holic when Bany was in high school, and alities, we forgave their transgressions.
guilly by associa1ion, allhough nolhing be- that has shaped Barry's guarded persona. McGwire was open about taking the
sides circumstantial evidence has linked Like Maris, Bonds has failed to emulate lhe supplement Androstencdione in his
him 10 actually using anything illegal. Cov- transcendent stars tha1 came before him and record-breaking season, a substance
erage of his on-field aceomplishmcnlS is faces the stigma of a media-applied aster- banned in NFL, the Olympics, 1he NCAA
and professional 1ennis. Andro, like THO,
promptly followed by men lion of steroids, isk.
While Bonds prefers to let his play do was not banned by Major League Baseand he has become 1hc poster-child for
Major_League Baseball's steroid contro- the talking, it has had dramatic conse- ball, even though the body convens it to
quences on his popularity. Americans like muscle-building testosterone, similar to
vcrsy.
anabolic s1eroids. Bui the mild
It is easy to assume that Bonds
stir that this issue caused was
is a stcreoid user. People point to
quickly forgouen.
his mammoth stature and argue
Last season. Sosa was caugh1
1hat when he debuled in 1986 with
chca1ing
when his corked ba1
the Pirates, he was a base•stealing
shauered on the field in a game
leadoffhiller. But lhey forget lhat
against lhc Devil Rays. He
he was also a 20:ycar-old kid. All
claimed he accidenlally took a
of today's Major Leaguers look
bal he normally used in batting
vastly different lhan lhey did in the
practice to put on a show for lhe
80s, and Bonds is no exception.
fans,
and when none of his
This year, under heavy suspi·
other
bals came back corked
cion, Bonds has gotten offto a hisafter testing, we believed his
toric start, batting .S14 with nine
story.
As a result, he cork·inci·
homcrunsand 18 walks in only IS
dent will likely not affec1 Sosa's
gamcs. lfhccvcrdid lake anything
legacy.
illegal, he would be a fool 10 be
Bonds has had no such luck in
doing so now, considering lhe pospltOlo cowtuy ofAlsocioted Prus
the
court of public opinion. As
sible 1es1ing that could be loomGIANTS SUPERSTAR BARRY BONDS connects off or he rapidly approaches Hank
ing around the comer. Besides, the
Padres pitcher Br ian Lawrence on Tuesday fo r ho me run Aaron's al1•timc home run
range of Bonds' greatness extends
record, the BALCO ,oandal docs
far beyond his power alone. His number 667 of his career.
not
appear
to be going anywhere. Bui jus1
dynamic
personalities;
we
like
our
heroes
absolute refusal to swing at any pitch out
of the strike zone is not a product of steroid to embrace the spolligh1. The more they as Maris' asterisk we~ remo"cd from the
use. Neither is his incredible longevity. as love us, the more we love them in return. record books in 1991. with time, the dark
steroids tenU tn lead to soft tissue injuries Bonds has never captivattd 1he nation like cloud ofstcroids will fade like the San FranSammy Sosa and Mark McGwire did in cisco fog, and we will all be <0rry that we
and ex1endcd 1ime on lhe disabled list.
Bui even before 1hc BALCO steroids 1998, the firs1 year lhat Maris' record fell. didn'I apprccia1e Barry Bond, jusl a li11le
controversy surfaced this off--scason, Bonds Sosa and McGwire seemed more than will- bit more.
The Crystal Ball Predicts Kings Over Pistons In The NBA Finals
Last week, I told you that the P:,,:crs,
Nets, Pistons and Heat would win their tirstround series in the East, whik the
limbcrwolves, Rockets, Spurs and Kings
would come out victorious in the West 1l1is
week, let's take a look at the rcmaind~r of
1hc playoffs, round-by-round:
around defense in the conference.
Pick: Detroil In seven.
Conference Championship:
Team defense, especially on; the interior.
is precisely why Dc1roit will defeat Indiana for the Eastern Conference title. The
Pistons have flown under the radar all sea•
son long as lhc 1hrce seed, and are 1hc only
Eastern team who
can body up against
O'Ncal and Ron
Artest down low.
Swingman Tayshaun
Prince - a Kentucky
product who has averaged 10.3 points
and 4.8 rebounds per
gaonc in 2003-04 will prove to be 1hc
difference, as he
gives the Pistons 1he
importanl gap player
1ha1 Indiana lacks.
Kings arc not about to go that easily in the
playoffs. Kevin Gamel! is a great player,
bu1 Chris Webber and Brad Miller should
more than hold lheirown inside while Mike
Bibby and Doug Christie do their thing beyond 1hc an:.
Pick: Sacrome,,10 in six.
Meanwhile, San Antonio continues to be
the NBA's mos1 underrated 1cam, despile 1hc
fact 1ha1 ii is 1hc
league's defending
champion. Few ouiside
the A lamo Ci1y realize
j ust how good Tony
Parker ( 14.7 points per
game, 5.5 assists per
game) and M anu
Ginobili (12.8 ppg, 4.S
rpg}
arc.
Hcdo
Turkoglu, Malik Rose
and Rasho Nesterovic
arc exactly the kinds of
imponant role players
Pick: Detroit in
that c hampionshipseve,i.
caliber teams an: made
o f. A nd, oh yeah ,
\Vester n Confer·
ence:
pltoto coeutu,, ofAuodalftl PNu there's that Duncan .
M innesota-Sacra· KINGS GUARD MIKE BIBBY wlll guy. Houston is an up
mcnto and San Anto-- be crucial to Sacramento's bid to win and coming team, with
Steve Francis and Yao
nio-Houston arc 1he the NBA Championship.
Pick: Pacers in five.
M ing providing a
projected second·
nuc
leus
that
should
have the Rockets conIn the other Eastern Conference Semifi- round malchups. Bolh should be exciting
nal, Detroit gets the edge because of its series, but, of course. Minnesota-Sacra- lending for an NBA championship wilhin
s1rong interior game, led by Rasheed and mento j umps out as the marquee matchup. three years. This, however, is not their year.
Ben Wallace. Kenyon Manin still is not at Sacramen10 has had a ch.ip o n its shoulder Pick: San Antonio in jlw,.
full s1n:11gth, and 1he Pistons will pound him for years, having played second fiddle to
Cllamploulllp:
and the rcsl of 1he Neis inside. Jason Kidd the Lakcrs in the Golden Stale, and this seaSpun-Kinp
bas all the makinp of an
son
only
added
further
fuel
to
the
fire.
Kobe
is N ew Jersey's x.factor, having ployed
epic
oaics,
u
the
Kinp, one of the league's
very well since returning from a knee in,~ Bryant's 30-fooier at the double overtime
jury late in the season. Still, defense wins buzzer of lhc season finale took the Pacific top offemcs, face off opin1t 1he Spun, one
domioatina championships, and Detroit has the best all- Divis ion title from Sacramento, but the of the ,....,.,, Eastern Conrerenct:
Indiana-Miami and New Jcr)cy-Dctroit
arc the projected second-round matchups.
The fonncr is rather
uninspiring, as the
East has been a
thrcc·horsc race all
,::--season long. and the
Heat fell off theirs a
longtime ago. Miami
ha.1 had an impressive
season in terms of
whal was expeeled of
it and prospects for
future success arc
high 1hanks 10 lhc
play of Caron Buller and Dwyanc Wade. The
Heat will not. however, have enough to get
past Indiana in round two. Jermaine O'Neal
has been a monster all season long for lhe
Pacers. and Indiana's supporting cast, led
by Al Harring1on and Jona1han Bender, will
have Miami's heads spinning.
coar..-..ce
Tim Duncan
clearly gives ~
San Antonio
.
the edge in
'
lhe paint, but
I'
Sacramento
~1
comes out
ahead at the
guard position. The key to this series will
be the transition game, and that is where
Sacramento will win ii. Bibby and company
arc just too quick for lhe Spurs, and while
the Kings do no1 play grca1 team defense,
1hey can score in bunches thanks 10 the fac1
lhat they overplay looking for s1cals.
Pick: Sacramento in seven.
NBA Finals:
All season, NBA observers have mocked
1hc Eastern Conference. They say it has no
depth, no talent and no chance ofdefea1ing
the West. The Detroit Pistons, however, do
have depth, talent and a chance . The
Rasheed Wallace acquisi1ion was brillianl,
as a dependable power fo rward was 1he
missing link in an o therwise solid star1ing
five. The Pistons hold a s light edge over
Sacramento in the painl, but like San Ant<>nio, they will be ou1played al the guard posi tion. C haunce y Billups and Richard
Hamilton an: dependable -but no t flashyguards. Herein lays the problem for Detroil.
The team's workmanlike style - walk the
ball up the floor, toss it into the post for
one of the two Wallaces, kick it out for 1
perimeter jumper - will be exploited by
Sacramento's team speed and aggressive
defensive style. Bibby runs the fut break
better than anyone in the NBA not named
Kidd, and Miller and Webber get up and
clown the floor much better than Detroit's
biamcn.
Ptd:: Sol:roMallJ In six.
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April 23, 2004
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Exciting Playoffs Create Phenomenal Second-Round Matchups
Ea.stern Conference
#I Tampa Bay vs. #7 Montreal
Only two years after beating 1hc 1opseedcd Bruins in the firsl round or the
playoffs,
the
. .- - - - - -. . Canadiens again
upset Boston, lhis
time after trailing
3,.. 1 in the scric.s.
Jose Theodore is
arguably p laying
better than any
other goalie in the
1cague right now,
and he shou ld
present fi1s for a
Tampa Bay 1eam
tha1 relies on
speed and pressure to force the issue.
While the Mon1real offense is nothing
to brag about, it does feature some potent
scorers in the form of Alexei Kovalcv and
Saku Koivu. Allhough bolh slruggled a1
times against Bruins net.. mindcr Andrew
Raycroft, Kovalev bloomed late in 1he
series and is currently first in goals in the
playoffs with five, and third in points with
I0.
The Mon1real offense will siruggle,
however, to put the puck pas1 Lightning
goalie Nikolai Khabibulin. While 1he
2003-2004 season was by far an off-year
for the All-World nelminder, Khabibulin
once again displayed his considerable
skill with a strong first-round performance agains1 1he New York Islanders
(three shu1ou1s, 0.79 goals againSI average, .972 save perccnlagc). Playing behind a fast and aggressive defensive unit,
Khabibulin should prove up 10 1hc task
of containing Montreal's offense.
Ahhough Theodore will be a 1ough nul
to crack, Tampa •s offense is j ust 100 good
10 be slowed for long. With talenlcd scor-
ers like Marcin St. Louis and Vincent
LeCavalicr, 1he Lightning should burs1
through 1he Montre•t defense. 'l'l1eodorc
lhrived in the face of the Bruins' low perccn1age sho1s, but he will only find frus-
tration as Tampa Bay dominates the game
numbers are no clear indication e ither
way.
Predic:1ion: Philadelphia in seven
in front of the crease.
Prediction: Tampa Bay in six
#3 Philadelphia vs. #4 Toronto
The Maple Leafs proved 1heir mellle by
winning a seven game series with an Ot·
\Vcstern Conference
Cunis Joseph has
played in his place in
spite of injuries. and
has performed very
sirongly.
Added 10 1his, ,~e
Red Wings have a prolific offense. Ahhough
frustrated at limes by
Nashville's Tomas Vokoun, Detroit's unending string of All-Star veterans was
able to come 1hrough. Ahhough they
should pu1 up a good fighl, 1he Flames
will be complc1cly outmatched in this
playoff series.
Predic1io1r; De1roi1 in five
#I Oetroil vs. #6 Calgary
The Calgary Flames looked very sirong
1he S1anley Cup. It is a toss-up between
Theodore and Toronlo goalie Ed Belfour against a Canucks team featuring a powfor this year's best first•round net-minder. erful offense under the veteran leadership
Belfour pul up some gaudy numbers of captain Marcus Naslund. Jaromc lginla
(1hree shutouls, 1.49 goals againSI aver- scored 1he mos1 goal, in 1hc NHL 1h1s year
ag,, 954 save pcrcen1age) againsl one or and has continued his torrid scoring pace
1he NHL's premier offenses. While he has into the posbcason. He provides a potent
been somewhat sub-par during the regu- goa l-scori ng threa1 al 1he 1op or the
lar season, Bel four is getting hot at just Calgary team.
Added 10 1his is 1he sirong p lay of
lhc right lime.
The Toron10 offense has a lso been play- Mikka Kiprusoff, who ended the season #2 San Jose vs. #4 Colorado
The San Jose Sharks have been• solid
ing well of late. After receiving a wi1h lowcsl GAA in 1he league. Ahhough
1eam
all year, and they na1-ou1 domina1cd
jumpstan with the acquisitions ofAll-Star not dominating, he was certainly very
the St. Louis Blues in the firs1 round.
dcfcnscman Brian Leetch and forward solid againsl 1he Canucks.
The De1roi1 Red Wings s1rugglcd more While the team docs 001 fcalure any AllRon Francis, the Leafs have demonstrated
the sor1 of offensive-defensive balance 1han many 1hough11hey should agains11he Star scorers. i1 docs have some talcnled
necessary to make it deep into the lowly Nashville Predalors. Ahhough he forwards in lhe form of Patrick Marlcau
played well at firs1, backup goalie Manny and Vinnie Damphousse 1hat can take
postseason.
Unfortuna1ely for the Leafs, 1hc Flyers Legace began to p lay poorly and was over a game.
San Jose's grea1est asse1, however. lies
are well-rested and riding a huge wave of benched halfway through 1he series.
in the play of ehtc goaltender
emotion after winning a
Evgeni Nabakov, who has been
playoff series against the
spectacular
m the pos1scason. If
rival New Jersey Devils.
the Sharks arc to have a chance
Goalie Robert Esche has
•
against
the juggernaut 1hat is 1he
shown the despe rate
Co lorado Avalanche, 1hen
Philly fans some1hing,
Nabakov will have 10 be at his
and he could po1cn1ially
very best.
ge1 the bencr or 1he ve1Alongside 1hc Detroil Red
eran Belfour.
Wings, 1hc Colorado Avalanche
After having s1ruggled
have the most terrifying offense
through injuries all year.
in 1he NIIL. The Avs made
Philadelphia finally has
mincemeat
out of the Dallas'
all or i1s pieces 1ogether
Marty Turco. a strong candida1e
to make a legitimate run
for 1he Vezina Torphy, which 1s
at 1hc Sianley Cup. The
given
10 the leai;uc 's best reguFlyers have done nolhing
lar season goalie.
less than dominate the
While net-minder David
Leafs throughoul the
Acbischer hos and will continue
regular season, winning
to
let up some weak goa ls.
three out of four games.
photo nmrlcsy ofA.uoc,alffl Prt!ss Co lorado's
spectacu la r
However,
Toronto
MONTREAL GOALIE JOSE THEODORE (right) celebra tes defenscmen a11J forwards should
looked Slrong in i1s last
more than make up fo r this one
game against Philly, a 3- with teammate Craig Rivet after the Canadiens blanked the
chink
in the team's annor.
Boston
Bruins
2-0
in
Game
seven
or
the
tirs1
round
or
the
NHL
2 win on March 18 al 1he
Prediction: Coforculo in/our
Wachovia Center, so the playoffs, to take the best-or-seven series.
tawa team that manyprcdic1cd would win
.,..,
Real Madrid And FC Barcelona To Square Off In Epic Battle
Some call it the Super Classico, others
the Spanish Derby and even more refer
10 it as El Derby. Wi1hou1 a doub1, the biggest and mos1 famous local derby in Eu·
ropcan roo1ball iakcs place this weekend
in Spain, Where age-old rivals Rea l
Madrid and FC Barcelona lock horns in
what will be one
or the most
keenly con1es1ed
derbies of all
time. The result
of this rnoulhwatering
tic
could go a long
way in determining who wins the
Spanish League.
Real Madrid
seems to be
slowly rebounding from its
shocking exit in the UEFA Champions
League. A spirited performance in a 2- 1
win at Atletieo Madrid is perhaps 1hc kind
or morale boos1er Los Galacticos need to
help them in 1his Titanic clash. Real currcn1ly shares 1he 1op or the 1able with
Valencia. Barcelona, on the other hand,
could not be in better shape coming into
1his game. The Ca1alan giants made light
work orMalaga in lasl weekend's La Liga
fixture, crashing their opponents 3-0 with
1hrec first-hair goals from Saviola, Luis
Garcia and Philip Cocu. Barcelona has
now gone IS games wi1hout a loss in La
Liga and currently occupies lhird place.
Real Madrid recenlly received some
po$itivc news about the condition of its
influential striker Ronaldo, who was injured in a league game against Osasuna.
The Brazillian is expected to feature
against his former club, and Real will
have the full cornrlimen1 ·its squad going into the gan,1,;;. Bare, 1ona also re-
ceivedefender Carlos Puyol, who is now ex- referee, even when the Real defense knew
pected to recover in time for the clash that the balJ had come off of their own
after sustaining an injury during last player. Hopefully, 1hc man in 1hc middle
will do justice this time around, ond whoweekend's home win.
ever
emerges victorious will 1ruly deserve
Most soccer enthusiasts. who have fol·.
lowed 1hc Spanish derby closely over lhe it,
To undertake a playcr-10-player com•
years, will be tempted to predict a draw.
This result is probably the safest bet, since parison of the two teams would be to formost clashes between the two oflcn end get the main issue at stake. Real Madrid
in h1gh•scoring draws. In fact, five of the has a superior offense compared to
past eight games between these two foot- Barcelono, and with a midfield consistball giants have ended in draws. ing of David Beckham, Figo and
Barcelona has not won 1his fixture in a Zincdane Zidane. few will doubt the overlong lime, and will be looking 10 repeat all anaeking capab,lily or Madrid. The
the performance of the championship- only Oaw in this argument 1s the fact that
winning team that beat Real 3-2 at the this same combination of players has
played in games where Real has been huBernabeu ,n 1999.
Home advan1age obviously favors mi Iia1cd by weaker opposition than
Carlos Queiroz's
team , as it cou ld
play a key ro le in
determining the
outcome of the
game. ln1eres1ingly
!hough, Real was
1hrashed at 1he
Santiago Bernabeu
3-0 by Osasuna and
therefore showed
that it is not invincible at home. Also,
one external factor
that has been a ma•
jor source of controversy whenever
1hcse two teams
meet is refcreCing,
as many referees
pltOlo co11rruy A.uocialcd Prrss
have shown bias in YOUNG SOCCER SENSATION FREDDY ADU j uggles a
officiating this fixbaU while warming up prior to his USA Under 20 team's
ture. One instance
of this was in the game agains t Haiti on Wed nesday In Fort L a uderdale,
2000-200 I season, F1orida. Adu Is one of the many young stars that the MLS
when a clean goal has - 6 to Improve Its marketability.
Barcelona. Nonetheless, the Catalans start
this game as underdogs.
A broad comparison of both teams in
terms of the various 1n1ricacic!j of learn
strategy 1s appropriate for trying to find
out what the likeliest outcome 1s In the
;irca of defense, Barcelona 1s undoubtedly
ahead ofils rival.
The
current
Barcelona defensi vc unit has
been very compac1 and effective, and has let
in very few goals
in all compcutions. The same
cannot be said of
the Real defense, \\llfll lll\(;l l'I'\
which con1inucs \/,IJ(lf)/[ \, • I \,'.1','
10 look very porous and incompetent. As previously discussed , Real has
the better midfield and auaek group, but
due 10 Real's shaky d efense. 1hc
Barcelona a11ack should not be taken
lighlly.
Ronaldhino. who is clearly the best
player in La Liga right now. has been 1n
scintillating fonn. The Brazilha11 1s a joy
to watch, and 1his was evident dunng the
weekend game agai11st Malaga \Vhcn he
continuously toyed with the Malaga defense. His nbil11y 10 pass the ball ond
weave his way through defenses makes
him very dangerous to defend. not forget1ing 1he fac1 thal he ac1ually leads 1hc club
in..goals scored in La Liga thb season.
Zidane is another very skillful midfielder
for Real, and his incisiveness could be
what real needs to triumph over
Barcelona. Real Captain Raul Gonzales
has a very impressive scoring record
ugainst the Catalans, and he will be cager
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Dillon Trade Kicks Off What Should Be An Intriguing NFL Draft
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The NFL draft is upon us once again, and
it is now time for what you have all been
wailing for: my annual NFL draft preview
column (yeah it's
the firsc one, but
you goua start
somewhere). This
year's draft is shaping up to be as exciting as ever, with
many great story
lines. Here are a
'
few of che bigger
-
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ones;
• The Chargers
will begin che proceedings on Sun·
day with the number one overall pick, and
chcre has been a lot ofspeculacion as 10 what
chey will do wich it Mose pund11S are saying chey will do what they wish they could
have done in 1998 and draft Manning. Only
this time, it is Eli insccad of Pcycon. (That
said, San Diego did have the number two
pick in 1998, but the Coles very well could
have ended up taking Ryan Leaf. Obviously
chey did noc and Chai has worked out quice
well for them.)
I have gone back and forth on this one
myself. I like Manning, but che Chargers
have so many needs thac I really do believe
thac they would be better served by trading
down in the draft. In addition, is a rookie
who has never cake a snap in chc NFL really worth an I I-million dollar signing bonus? Probably not But then again, how often do you come across the opponunily to
acquire a franchise qua.rtcrback of this cali·
ber? He could be the face of the San Diego
franchise, and its on.field leader, for the
next ten 10 fifteen years. That is pretty dif-
fie uh to pass up. All in all, though, if I was
San Diego I would trade down, and cry 10
get as many
players as I can. Unfortunately at this current time it is not up for
me to decide (buc it will be soon...), so we
will jusc have IO see what the Chargers decide to do on Sunday.
• Anocher big issue has been the NFL's
draft eligibilicy rule. This rule was challenged, and cvcnl\J3lly defeated, by Maurice
Clan:tt inilially, allowing Mike Williams
and ocher college players who arc less than
three years away from !heir high school
graduation 10 declare for the draft, along
wich a few high school seniors. Yet
the NFL appealed chc ruling, and as ·
of this moment, they remain inc Ii·
giblc for che draft.
Nothing final has been decided
draft trade, sending one of their two see·
ond-round picks, number 56 overall, to the
Bengals for the much-maligned Corey
Dillon. This was an interesting move for the
Patriots, as they have always placed a 101
or stress on building around ••team'' guys,
and in Cincinnati, Dillon was anything but.
ceam thal was alre,idy
che Super Bowlfavorice for nexc year without him could become
downrighc scary.
Look for more cradcs
to happen as we gel
closer to the draft,
and, of course, on draft day itself.
•
Thai said, Dillon's poor auicudc could be
due 10 che fact that playing for che Bengals
is cbe NFL's version of being drop-kicked • to°'-ing over the rest of the first round,
in the head by Bruce Lee, so it is no sur• another interesting name to follow i~ S1even
prise that he wonted 10 get ouc of there. If Jackson, the running back for Oregon Scace.
Dillon buys inco Belichick's program, he Jackson was originally rumored to be gocould be a real asset to chc Patriots, and a ing to the Patriocs, but thac speculation died
out after the team acquired Dillon. Now it
is looking like lhe Broncos mighc snacch
Jackson up at number 17 to replace Clincon
Portis, Chough he might even go as high as
number six to the Lions. (I hope he does
and that he fails miserably, so chat che Lions will finally fire that idiot Man Millen
... ifyou're reading Sceven, it's nothing personal, so please continue to return my calls).
• Finally, look out for who will be chc first
wide receiver selected in the draft. Originally~ it was a three•horsc race between
Mike Williams, Roy Williams and Larry
Fitzgerald, but now with Mike Williams ouc
do to the NF L's appeal, the race is only beeween Roy Williams and Fitzgerald. Al
Davis is said to love Roy Williams, so che
Raiders could easily draft him if Davis
chooses to select a receiver in the first
round. If he does not, and he chooses a
player like Roberc Gallery instead,
photo C{)tlrtuyo/Anodated Pras
Fitzgerald will be off che board quickly,
RUNNING BACK COREY DILLON carries the
since Arizona coach Dennis Green loves
ball for a short gain in a game against the him due to Che face that he was Green's ball
Cardinals in Arizona last Novemer. Dillon was boy in Minncsoca. And you know what chey
traded to the Patriots last weekend for a second - say about how ceenage ball boy experience
translaces inco NFL on-field pcrfonnance.
round draft pick.
yet, so even after the draft this
weekend chese players could be
declared eligible, ac which poinc che
NFL would hold a supplemental
draft. In the supplcmencal draft,
1eams woul-.! be given the opportu·
nicy 10 draft Williams, Clarett or any
of the other players in a round by
round process, and whichever 1eam
drafted them would give up that
pick in their draft ncxl year (e.g. if
the Bears decided to take Williams
in che first round and nobody above
them made the same decision, they
would sacrifice their first.round
pick in the 2005 draft 10 get him).
I personally hope these players d O
get in, because imagine how cool it
would be to see Ray Lewis hit a guy
who is supposed 10 be a college
freshman? He could kill him. Dude.
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April 23, 2004
National Sports
21
Raider Ramblings
The Scarred Childhood of
ByAnthony D/Como
f
•
Steven Fair
Inside the insane mind ofa deprived Philadelphia sports fan
I cannot think of a more fitting topic for
,ny last Scarred Childhood column for this
school Y""'· I'll give you two words: Joe
Caner. for thotc sporu fans out 1hcrc, that
should just about awn it up. for those of
you unfamiliar with Mr. Caner, allow me
10 elaborate. It wu pme six of the 1993
World Series. The Phillies were up by a run
over the Blue Jays, with a chance to send
the Series to a deciding game seven. With
one out and two l1IC1'I on base in the bottom
of the ninth, Carter stepped to the plate
against embaltled Phillies closer Mitch
Williama. The 2-1 pitch from Williams left
Carter's bat and enlcred baseball lure. It
cl=ed the left field fence just inside the
foul polo for a World Series-winning home
nm.
Each Philadelphia sporu fim you talk to
bu bis own atory about this home ND.
Where they were. What they were doing. I
am one of them.
I will always remember that rag-tag 1993
bunch. That scaaon was one of my carlicsl
spo!U memories. After finishing in last
place in I992, a group of beer-guzzling,
fried cbicken-tiaa, mullet-wearing sloba
took the city and the baseball world by
stonn with an unbelievable first place season. Tbac wu no greater pcraonification
oflhe '93 Phils than John Kruk. A guy who
rc)lisleled in II 10" and an M&M under
300 poundl. Shaving was a bi-weekly activily. The mullet almost covered bis last
naq,e on his jersey. lnlllOIICI ohhoolinaroids tike today's players, the Krultker prefen-ed a pre-game beer. And probably several pos.-.gamc beers.
When most outsiders think of the '93
Pbils, they think ofKruk, and fo, good reaaon. But there were other inlpact players in
the Krult mold. Lenny "Naiu·• Dykstra.
Darren "Dlllcll" Daulton. Eisey. Inky.
Schill. Mitch "Wild Thins" Williama. And
my pcnonal &vorite, Dave "Head" Hollins.
They CCM1ld llave made a movie about
lhele guya. ID flct, they did. The "Kish
Hopes: Tbe Story of the 1993 Philliea"
Dvp giYHway day got my butt down to
Velenu Slldimo laSf summer. In cue you
were woadenlll, tbi1 DVD it called "Hip
Hopa," becw tftertbo Phil.I clindled'lhe
NL Bast l'IDnanl, KIWI: and the boys got
Hall ofFame.,_Hany Kalas loeded
s·
in the locker-room, and he 1ung Dean
Mania'• clllllo "ffiab Hqpcs.• Tbey were
tbat kind of1-. TIie liba of wblch we
Spring is in the air. Birds arc chirping,
like. We hated that. In game five of the series, the Phils held a 3-0 lead heading into the Red Sox arc headed for 1bc World Se•
the bottom of the ninth. It appeared all bul ries, and 1hC San Diego Chargers are about
certain that they would take a 3-2 series 10 destroy any chance they had al competing for the ncx11hrcc to five years.
lead, with games six and, seven if neces
Ah yes, there is nothing more predictable
sary, at Veterans Stadium. Then the un1hinkcome
this time of year 1hcn watching the
able happened. Williams came into the
game to close it out, and promptly allowed Chargers yet again fail miserably at what
three runs. They didn ·1 call him Wild Thing could have been a rranchisc-savmg dcci·
for nothing. Luckily, the Phils were saved sion. Ifs like clockwork. As soon as 1he
by a clutch tenth-inning home run from team puts itself in a suua1ion 10 1urn right
Nails and a 1-2-3 save from the age- itself, it sclf·dcs1ructs.
Not that it moucrs, with the Patriots guar·
less Lany Andersen.
But, in a way, it was like curing anteeing themselves another Super Bowl by
cancer with a band-aid. How far stealing Pro Bowl running back Corey
could we go with a closer who Dillon 1his past weekend from 1hc Cincincouldn't throw strikes or get people na1i Bengals for a second-round pick. some
old baseball cards and a pack of gum. Bui I
out?
In game six, Williams closed the digress.
What docs matter is 1ha1 whatever the
deal with a 1-2-3 nin1h iMing. Re·
markably, although he had 43 saves Chargers decide 10 do 1l11s Sunday, they are
on the season, it was only his see· bound to fail. They can choose to pick the
can'Hniss Eli Manning, 1houg.h the Chargond 1-2-3 save.
ers
brass still must be a linle gun-shy after
Had Wild Thing settled down? We
missing with the can't-miss Ryan Leaf m
had hoped.
fast forward 10 game four of !he 1998. Maybe they would jusl be safer 1rad·
World Series. Whal a surreal game. ing the top pick away. like they did in 200 I.
The rain added to the mystic atmo- Who is Michael Vick, anyway'?
San Diego's draft day woes arc wcllsphere. My father and I were lucky
chronicled,
as the Chargers conlinually foil
enough to be in attendance. With a
chance to rie the series at two games 10 rise up from the basement of the NFL
apiece, the Phillies blew a five-run standings. Seemingly every year. 1he Charglead to Jose 15-14. Wild Thing and ers are given ano1hcr year. Another choice.
Andersen combined to allow six And they always choose wrong. Very
wrong.
NM in the eighth.
But 1hen again, who can blame thcm?TI1c
Wild Thing was not needed for
NFL
Draft is the mos1-hypcd draft event in
game live as Curt Schilling pitched
the game of his life. His complete all of sports, and for good reason. Unlike
game shutout guaranteed a game in baseball and hockey's drafts, 1hc players
taken Sunday are well -known no1 just to
six.
pl,olo cow1.y.usod41ed. ~
scouts
and GMs, bu1 to the mainstream pubOh, that game six. After coming
LOOK AT JOE CARTER. SollappJ, So joyous. back from a four-run deficit to take lic. Everybody knows who is good. And
Nol becatue be won ~lie World Serles, but a 6-5 lead, Wild Thing trolled out each year, the public and media biases com•
becat11e lie, like 10 11111111y belore, 1UCCmfull)' to slam the door.
binc to make every first-round option seem
Cl'lllbed Siem, Fair's hopes aad dreamL
I slammed the door as well. Once like the next Joe Mon1ana. They all forgel
1 saw bim come in, I ran into the tha1 Leaf was the next Mon1a11::i 100. So was
Padrea, which, thanb to countless rain de- bathroom and Jocked myself in there for Rick Mirer. And the list goes on.
Al 1hc time, all of these players look as
lays. ended II 4:45 a.m. OD an RBI sin&lc aboul 10 minutes. I couldn't bear to
infallible
as Eli Manning docs right now.
by Williams. There wu a 20-inning aft'air watch. I just knew what was going to hapapinst the Dod1ers. There wu Kruk's pen. I beard a noise from the adjacent liv- Leaf was an al>crr31ion. Manning's got
memorable at-bat against Randy Johmon ing room. I walked outaide and saw Carter bloodlines on his side. Ligh1ning can ·1 strike
in the AU-Star game. Andall the while, they with the world's largest smile oo bis face, twice. Right?
Wrong. For San Diego, lightning has been
frolicking around the bases. My heart
wen: llaving 111n doing it
s1
riking
for 1he belier pan of a decade. But
In the NLCS. the Phillies bad to play the sank.
"ls thal it? ls the game over?.. my mother the Chargcrsjus1 keep coming bock for more.
alilZ)' Atlanta Braves. It wu a coatrast in
Sure, LaDanian Tomli1ison. the player 1hc
penollllity. The Phils were lauded for their asked.
team look ins1cad of Vick in 2001, is great.
Just a pme. If only I wu so naive.
duowbeck style. The Bra- were busincstHe is the type of player a team can build
around. But don't believe for one second that
that pick is a disappointmen1 compared to
what might have been. Somewhere, some San
country at some stage in their careers. The itself is no, enough. The fac1 that Adu or Diego executive breathed a big sigh of relief
likes of soccer greats Pelc, Geoff Hurst Landon Donovan is not featured in a game when Vick fractured his leg lasl prcseason.
and Bobby Moore were featured in the docs not mean that ii is not worthy of TV For this franchise. another team ·s failure is as
NASL as early as the 1970s. More re- coverage. We must see more of the other close as they can get 10 success.
Meanwhile, through all of 1his. St. Louis
cently, Columbian soccer legend Carlos smaller clubs to become aware of their
plucked
former Super Bowl siar Kurt Warner
Valderamma and German World Cup win- talent bases.
Secondly, we need more foreigners in ou1 of the aisles of 1he local Price Chopper,
ner Lothar Mathius have had their taste
of what the MLS has 10 offer. This, the league. As controversial as this Carolina found its sianing quarterback Jake
coupled with the fact that the United sounds, one must bear in mind that almost Delhomme in lhc free agcnl pool and ~\Ose
States had a remarkable campaign at the all of the great soccer leagues in 1he world pesky Patrio1s snagged the devilishly charm2002 World Cup in Japan and South Ko- have very heterogeneous ethnic compo· ing Tom Brady with the 1991h pick overall in
rea with a team comprised mainly ofplay- sitions wilhin individual teams. Most top lhe 2000 draft.
Call it poor decisions, luck, fate, kam1a
ers from the domestic soccer league here English teams, for example, have more
or
whatever else you'd like. But when Sunin America. aives an indication of the foreigners than British nationals. Though
level of progress that the MLS bu made this might .be seen as an attempt 10 kill day rolls around, I certainly would not wan,
over time. Also, the signing of teenage off local talent, it should instead be 10 be in the San Diego Chargers' shoes. A
sensation Freddy Adu by DC United viewed as a way of encouraging our right decision could finally rectify the club's
showa how seriously many of the teams younger players to raise their level of play woes, but a wrong one could be cala•
s1rophic. If Manning turns out 10 be a bust,
and aspire to attain greater heights.
are approaching this MLS season.
Finally, our soccer authorities must pay the team might not be able to recover for a
Even thou1h there is a lot to be proud
of about the recent format of the league, more attention to soccer at the high school long 1ime. But if the team trades down and
a lot of work Ills 10 be done ifwc hope 10 and college levels, and make an effort to Manning becomes, well, the next Manning,
pull more Americana into the soccer do- generate enthusiasm at those levels of the somebody in San Diego is going to have a
main. fintly, television coveraae must be game. If these steps are taken, we arc con- lot of explaining to do.
And somewhere, deep within his multiconsittcnt and far-reaching. ESPN is do- fident that the MLS will become one of
ing a pretty sood job of living us one the better leagues in world soccer in the million dollar mansion, Leaf will be ~miling.
pme every woekeod. However, Ibis in very near future.
will nevtr see again.
The Phillies rolled through the 1993 season. lnler«t began to grow as the team held
onto first place deeper into the i.wumcr.
Listening to or watching the games became
a city-wide event every night. The fans fell
in Jove with the player.;. Even the William
PeM statue, which hovers in the Philadelphia skyline. got mto the spirit by donning
a giant Phillies hat.
There was a double-header aa-inst the
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MLS Well On Its Way Toward Soccer Credibility
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to add to his goal tally this season should
Barcelona decide 10 focus all of their attention on Ronalda.
This game will undoubtedly be an exciting contest to behold, and one can ex-
pect a lot of goals from this one. Real is
the favorite, but we predict Barcelona to
emcrae victorious, 3-2.
This week, we have decided to devote
some ancntion to our own Major League
here in the United States. The MLS season kicked off a few weeks ago with some
very entenaining games and displays of
tremendous skill. -The future of this
nation's dome1tic soccer league looks
very promi1ing to say the least. The MLS
is nowhere ocar any of the bis leagues in
Europe in ICfflll of quality of players and
level of club fan buc, u it Ills bcco oversbadowed by other sports such u bueball, football and bulalllaC:1iq large audieoc:CI and geoaal cntbuaium.
One mipt find it -nisbin& to know
tbat aome of the world'• peatest soccer
playen played prolwional soccer in tbi1
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COLGATE M AROON-NEWS
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April 23, 2004
Men's Lacrosse
Co11/n.11ce Overall
Confer~nce o..ra/1
•Colg11e
10-4
~
•American
5-0
1-5
7.5
'Bucknell
3-2
'Lafayeue
2-3
3-12
Holy Cross 2-4
1-9
Lehigh
1-4
S-10
Villanova
1-13
0-5
• clinched berth in PL Tournament
Women 's Tennis
Men's Tennis
7-0
S-1
4-2
Conference Overall
rmy
5-0
19-8
Lehigh
3-2
13-5
16-8
merican
3-2
olgote
2-3
9-11
2-3
12-4
Bucknell
7.7
Lofayeue
0-5
•·On PL Towrnament
Softball
Conftrtnct
•American
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'Anny
S-1
•Colgate
S-1
• Navy
3-3
Lehigh
1-4
Bucknell
1-5
Lafayeue
0-S
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11-6
17-7
12-7
12-11
8-7
5-10
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• clinch~d berth in Pl Tournament
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14-2
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Lehigh
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Anny
11-5
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nust-see game of the week
In what may be the "MustGame of the Season," not
st the week, the Raider
Men's Lacrosse
Colgate 7, Lehigh• 5
Women's Lacrosse
Colgate 14, Lehigh' 8
omen's lacrosse team will
te on American tomorrow
Softball
\Vomen's Tennis
Colgate 12, Lafayette• 0
Colgate 9, Lafayeue• 3
Colgate 6, Lafayeue• I
Colgate 8, Lafayeue• 4
Army• 4, Colgate 0
Women's Track
5 out of S ot Bucknell
Quodmngular
Men's Crew
I of 3 vs. Hamilton and St.
Lawrence
2 out of2 vs. Hobart
fle moon on Tyler's field,
ith first place in the Patriot
eague hangi11g in the balce. The two teams come
to the last league game of
e season with identical 5-0
ague records. Colgate enters
c contest having won five
mes in a row, while Amerian has taken two consecutive
ins, setting up a tremendous
ttle.
Last season, the Eagles and
aiders both ended the regur season with 5-1 records.
ut American won the
ebreaker to take first place
nd the home field advantage
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Women 's Lacrosse
10-1
6-5
9-3
AtmY
4-2
8-5
Cola•ce
Bucknell
3-3
S-1
Lehigh
1-S
3-10
Lafayette
2-11
1-S
lfoly Cross
3-8
0-1
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Women's Crew
I of 3 vs. Bucknell and St.
Lawrence
I out of2 vs. William Smith
sports spotlig ht
Sopboonon Sue Blelamowlcz
in the Patriot League Championship that comes with it.
This season, first place will be
decided on the field and not
in the statistics.
upcoming raider sports action
Greg Austin '04
Hometown: Warwick, R.I .
Sport: Crew
Major: Enviommental Economics
How did you get interested in rowing?
"I wanted to try it. I started my junior year:·
Were you satisfied with your re.sulls in San Di·
ego?
••ves. We did well."
Do you ever get bored on the erg machine?
0
Ves.Thankfully, there is always energetic music
playing in the background to keep me going."
What will you nii.ss least about crew?
The spandex. I am much more comfortable in my
Colgate sweats pictured to your left."
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Becky Ortolano '04
Hometown: East Nassau, N.Y.
Sport: Lacrosse
Major: Moleculor Biology
What is your most memorable lacrosse moment?
"There are too many. Hopefully this weekend will
be a memorable one."
What has been most chalenging about being
captain this spring?
"Being the only senior has been a challenge. I had
more anxiety going into the season, but it hasn't been
as challenging as I thougl,t."
Whose pe rforma nce has surprised you the most
this yeor?
"No one in particular. It has been a huge team
effort."
How wlU tbe team cele brate SPW?
"Hopefully with a victory over American."
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April 23, 2
Raider Sports
Crew Teams Celebrate Glendening Boathouse Dedicatio
By Preston Burnes
chose held in San Diego will have
far reaching effcccs and will serve
to enhance the national reputation
II has been one of lhe busiest ofColga1e Crew for years to come.
spring sea.sons in recent memory
After San Diego, it was mournfor 1he Colga1e men's and fully back 10 the harsh climales of
women's rowing teams. Not only central New York for another
did lhe crmtic arrival of spring 11· week of.school. But there is never
selfwreak havoc on praclicc sched- a dull weekend for lhe rowing
ules and race preparations, but two team. as it immediately had to premarquee events not usually on the pare for races in Ithaca against
schedule also brough1 some inercd- llhaca College and lhe Universily
ible excnemcnt IO bolh squads.
of Roches1er. l1haca has become
Before lhe ice melled on Lake somewhat ofa rival for Colgate in
Moraine. the Raiders headed west recen1 years, along wi1h Hobart,
to face the toughest crews they and 1here is always a sirong dehave ever raced against. The sire on bo1h sides 10 conirol the
Colgate teams were fortunate shirts and lhe bragging righls.
enough 10 n11vel to lhe San Diego
Unfortunalely for Colgate, this
Crew Classic in San Diego. Bui year went pretty much as tne last
this venture was not a leisure tnp did, as lthac.a went home with
by any means. There was an in• mos1 of 1he shirtS. Bui 1he times
credible task in front of these were close and the races could
crews: racing against some of the have easily gone the other way.
bes1 schools in lhe eoun1ry. Noc Colgale did beat hhaca in 1he Varjust cop 25 schools, bu1 top five si1y four race, but it was not able
schools, such as the University of to pull off any ou1righ1 victories
California-Berkeley and 1hc Uni- on 1he day, as Rochester cook the
vcrsily of Washington. Evidenced lone race chat hhaca did not Evby the qualily progmms cncoun- ery race saw the Raiders gcuing
1ercd in San Diego, ii is clear 1ha1 tuned up, however, and the focus
rowing is definitely not jusl an remained, as always, on the end
Ease Coas1 sport.
of the season rcgauas.
Ahhough 1hc men's and
The next big event for the
women's varsity boats finished Colgate Rowing program came in
eighlh oul of l Oand fourtccnlh oul the fonn of a monumental day for
of I 8, respectively, 1he reams the University as a whole. The
proved that Ibey arc among the dedication of 1he new Colgale
elite crews in the country and ccr· Glendening Boathouse look place
tainly deserved to be racing wi1h before races against Hamilton
sueh prominenl schools. A sirong College, Bucknell Universily and
showing a1 a primary race such as St. Lawrence University. The
Maroon·N~, Slaff
photo rourksy ofA1hk11r c.un..
NEW HANGOUT FOR THE CREW: The men's and women's crew uam will have new digs no
the Glendening Boalhoust bas been dedicated and Is open to the public.
Glendening family was in attenAfter lhe ceremony, racing go1 in lhe Seneca Cup. The we •
dance as well as several adminis· underway on Lake Moraine, with djd not cooperate, however,
trators and friends, including Uni· several Raider victories. Of the fog caused a significan1 del
versily Prcsidenl Rebecca Chopp. seven races, Colga1e cook cop hon- lhc racing before 1hunders10
The ceremony was a memorable ors in five of them, losing only the even1ually cancelled sev
one and certainly represented a novice women's eighl and the races. Ncverlhelcss, fourcon1
turning poinl for a program tha1 women's novice four races. This did shove off, and Colgale
has s1ruggled through many years was lhe lypC of day the Raiders .500 on 1he day. The 1
with a sub par boalhouse.
had been looking for, as ii included women's crews defeated Will
The new facilily is absolu1ely a race to boos1 confidence and a Smilh and the lwo men's c
gorgeous and immedialely can be chance to polish up 1echnique be- lose 10 Hobart.
recognized as one of lhe best in fore heading back out 10 face some
All in all, lhe spring season
not seen many victories for
the entire nation. It contains rec- very competitive crews.
The following day, the news Raiders, bul a beautiful new
reational boating facilities, locker
rooms, a recreational multipur· was nol as good as lhe Colga1e icy and exponential i
pOSe room and of course heating,
men fa.:ed offwilh Hobart, an im- wilh time on the water should
something the previous boalhouse portanl rival for the Raiden, while Colgate towards the lop oflh<
lhe women took on William Smilh suits of many races co come.
lacked.
Whicher, Christoforo Shine For Women's Track At Buckne
By Juliana Garofalo
Asslftant C-0lga1~ Sporu Edi1or
The women's track team trav.
eled 10 Bucknell for a "FiveWay" meet and unfortunately
relUmcd home afler a sub par
performance. The squad finished
fiflh behind Bucknell, Rober1
Monis, Duquesne and Lock Haven, ending wilh a 101al of 32.5
points, which was about 30
poin1s behind four1h-placc Lock
Haven. \Vith temperatures in 1hc
mid·70s and no respite from the
sun, temperature contributed a
great deal to the disappointing
weekend. When not running, 1he
team was determined to find a
shady area to recuperate.
Firsl•year Danielle Whichcr
has been running extremely well
all season, and the meet at
Bucknell was no different. She
finished the 5,000-melcr run in
17:27.S I, bringing home a firs!
place finish forthe Raiders.
"I think my race went well,"
Whicher said. "For the first two
miles, I had 1wo competitors on
my heels - one of chem from
Buck11ell - bul Ibey fell back at lhe
beginning of the third mile. My
time was a linle slower than two
weeks before, but given the
headwind, I was happy wi1h how
my even1 went."
Whicher has already qualified
First-year Danielle Whlcber
10 compc1e al lhe ECAC Championships this season, and the next
three years should bring even
more successes from her.
Another star first•year1 Nicole
Chris1oforo, had a very successful weekend as well. She took
first place in the 800-meter run
wilh her time of 2: 14.32. This
was her best time ever for lhis
event, and the entire team was
very pleased wi1h her performance.
The longjump was dominaled
by sophomore Lisa Germain.
who came in third place wi1h a
5.40-meler mark. She also took
fifth place in 1hc I00-meier dash,
finishing in 12.74 seconds. Junior Nolana Quince had a busy
day for the Raiders, competing
in the I 00-meler hurdles, 1he
high jump and lhe 200-meler
run. She cook eighth place in the
hurdles, finishing in 15.97 sceonds, and tied for sixlh in lhe high
jump wilh a leap of 1.4g meters.
She also finished in sixlh place in
lhe 200-metcr even~ wilh her time
• Male Fall Athlete oftbe Year: J•m11@
• Male Winter Athlete of the Year: Jon~
• Male Sprlq Athlete or the Year: Jel'Wnd
• Male Rookie of the Year: Kendall Chon• .,.,,,.....,
• Men'• Team or the Year: Football
• Most Memorable Mo111ent of the Year:
of 27.20 seconds. Teammate
Kai1lyn Fi12palrick followed jusl
behind her in scvenlh place wilh a
finishing lime of27.34 seconds.
A group of Raider women ran
in 1he 1,500-meler event and
!hey all finished in lhe cop 1en.
Sophomore Emily Tansey ran lhc
distance in 4:5g_54 and tint-year
Meaghan McAnaney in 5:
which placed them in SC\
and eighth place, respcc1i
Colga1e's final finisher in
event was sophomore Lia C
who took tenth place with a.
of 5:03.66.
Dcspiie 1hc less lhan sicllar
all performance, Whichcr .. ..,,, ,
isfied wi1h lhe resullS of lhe
"[The team] did very well,
said. "A few of them were ~
ing back after being injur«J
,have only competed in a
meets, so given the circums1
their times were awesome
will only gel better as they
tinue to train."
Next weekend lhe 1eam "
heading down 10 Philadelpb1
lhe Penn Relays, followed b Cl
Patriot League Champions
held a1 Army, 1hc following
end. Great thinas are ex
from these women for the re
dcr of Ibis season, but chis l
superb first-year class shoul
vidc the team with three
fantastic yean as well.
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Raider Sports
rong Start by Men's Lacrosse Enough To Hold Off Lehigh
By Preston Burnes
Maroon-Ne.,.,, Sta
c Colgate men's lacrosse
has one of the shortest home
s of any SpOrt at Colgate.
is the cw,cofplaying a spring
at a school that is covered in
[or half oflhc school year.
useo[this,seniordaycomcs
kly in Hamilton. The last
for the Class of2004 seniors
press the home crowd was
y evening on Tyler's Field.
ugh it was an emotionally
day, it was also a chance to
I.he graduating seniors out with
10 cap what has largely been a
f\d year for the team.
kily forlhe team's six seniors.,
did leave Hamilton with a win,
gh a peculiar one at that.
e news was all good for the
in the first half, as they
nlor Jeff VanderMeulen
including the
goalie, or some
mental lapses
by Colgate that
play
The scoring would not stop made
there, however, as junior Mau ehangedramatiSaxon got the second point for 1hc cally in the secRaiders in a contest that began to ond half.
The Mounget very one sided.
Hawks
On the other end, sophomore tain
goalie Andrew Jarolimek was giv- were suddenly
ing the Mountain Hawks no room able to possess
to breathe and the rest of the sti- the ball well
fling Colgate defense was not let- and siorted to
ting up either. The third goal of the put together
night came from Hurley once good scoring atthat
again as the Raiders began to hit tem plS
their offensive groove.
Jarotimek and
Meanwhile, Lehigh was unsuc. the seasoned
cessful when 1rying 10 possess the Colga1e defense
phim, UY Cry\l<,l "flkuu
ball for more 1han a short moment could not stop.
and was smothered by Colgate Although they BRINGING 'EM TO THEIR KNEES: Lehigh derenders try all kinds of tactics lo
from all sides.The seniors finally only tallied one lry and stop a Raider player as he looks to pass. Despite Jillie offensive production
go1 in on the scoring when Jeff goal during the in the second hair, the Raiders were still able to dereat Lehigh, 7-5.
VandcrMculen was able 10 notch third quarter,
one late in the first quarter to put the penalties and miscues began Raiders was an excellent way to tenuous posi11on withou1 an)'
10 rack up for the Raiders, and in thank the graduaung seniors and guarantees a1 all.
Colgate up 4-0.
No matter the result. it ha,; been
The tide did not change much the fourth quarter things unraveled leave them with fond memories of
their hard work mg years on lhe la· an incredible year for a team that
in the second quancr, as another somewhat.
had so many mountains 10 climb
Lehigh took advantage of its crossc 1cam.
senior, Ramsey Brame, got the fifth
The season 1~ fur from over. 10 gc1 to where they arc. The team
go•I of the contest for che Raiders. chances in 1he fourth stanza and
The half chcn closed out with two got (our more unanswered goals, however. as the Raiders will head has done it in truly admirable fash·
more Colgate goals rrom sopho- Colgate could hardly muster an 10 Bucknell 1h1s weekend for ar- 10n. never complaining or providmores Rob Trasolini and Brian offensive attack and the game guab1y their most imponanl match ing excuses for thing.:, 1ha1 hap·
Robinson. Heading into che locker looked like it might continue to go of the season. a battle for a play· pened on and off the field.
Hopefully, the team will give
off spot that will be intense from
room with a 7-0 lead, the game against the home team.
11s
seniors a1 least one more
Although the Raiders did 001 start to finish.
looked well in hand for che Raid,
If Colgate can pull out a win. game after tomorrow's contest to
crs. But the game was no1 over yet. score again. time was on their side
Something happened during and the clock ran out before Lehigh it will be guaranteed a spot in the celebrate all they have accom·
Pa1rio1 League tournament. but pl1shed wilh teammates lhey will
halAime, whether it was defensive had the chance to score again.
a
loss will put the Raiders in a ccrrn1nly mi!ts.
ln the end, a 7-5 victory for the
subs1itutions on the pan of Lehigh,
were able to get a bit of a head
stan. First-year Brendan Hurley
got a shot past the Lehigh keeper
less than a minute into 1hc game.
layoff Time Nears Women's Tennis Team Falls To Army
or IM Softball Teams In Patriot League Semifinals
;
lugue at 0-2 and ]ool(s to resurrect
its
championship fonn in time for
Maroort-Nt'IA-s Slo
next week's playoffs.
ln League D, The Ficslll is party.Vann weather and clear condiallowed the intramural softball ing at the top of the slllndings after
n to come into full bloom last defeating both Phi Tau B and che
k, w,ch games played on Mon, Panty Raiders last week. securing a
2-0 record 10 start the season.
· Wednesday and Thursday.
Close behind are chc Rockford
meriean Standard earned the
1entum of last year·s champi· Peaches, who won their only game
ip into che second week ofplay last week against Wildman 's
a perfect 4-0 record in League Ballers. Phi Tau B sits in lhc middle
defeating Sigma Chi and Delta oflhe pack at l-l. while the Panty
Epsilon (DKE) A. after cam- Raiden; (0-1) and Wildman 's Ballers
(0-2) came into
victories over
chis week looking
Oversiz«I Bascfor
their first win,
lls and Colgate
League E, the
key che prcvico-<:d
league. has
Thursday.
been dominated
Closely behind
to
this point in the
'can Standard
season by the
Colgate Hockey
Beefeaters. The
3-1, which
Beefoatcrs stand
cnged its only
s by notching L.,;=..;:-....=:-:-...:._c:__..J at 3-0 in the
league after vie·
ctorics over
Chi A, Sigma Chi and Foot- torics over Gamma Phi, the
I Seniors. Theta Chi A also sw,ds Lollygaggcrs and WRCU. WRCU
l-l in the league. having defeated avenged its lone loss against the
· A, Sigma Chi and Football Se- Beefeaters by defeating the
rs, while 1he three teanu it de· Barenakcd Ladies and the
cd all bad winless records of0- Lollygaggers 10 move 10 2-l in che
0.3 and 0-3, rcopectively, com- league. The Lollygaggers sit at 1-1 ,
while both Gamma Phi and the
into the week.
l eague B saw oo games last wto rainou1s on April I 3 and last first wins of the season this week,
y, the two days on which its wich records of0-2.
After Spring Party Weekend, the
were sclxduled.
Phi Tau stands atop League C a, All-UnivenityChampionshipTOtll',after shutting down Stafflnfcc- namcnt stans with a full.week's
and Beal It by acombined score sla1eofgamcs. At this poin~ defending champion American Standard.
39-0lutwock.
Colgaie
Hockey and Theta Chi A
Bod, Theta Chi B and Staff In. IIOOdal 1-1 coming into this look to be heavy favorites going into
bul aTheta Chi B victory over the playoffs.
Teams in the Iowa-leagues, such
ff hlfcetion OD Tuesday put the
remity oquadoverthe .soo marl<. u Phi Tiu, Men's Bukctllall and
. cwile, Yo Meta and Phi Delta The Fiesta, could all make a nm for
IIOOd at 1. I in the Lcaaue the tide if they get hot during the
. inlothe last week oftbe-- wccl<. Come down to Whitnall
only to haw their pmes on Field DCX1 week and cheer OD your
favorile oquad .. it ...... inlralllu- ~ due to rain.
ral
immonality!
e..i It liel • the boaom of the
y Troy Somero
By Ste•• Slleridan
Col,giJttt Spo,1:1 &btor
The Colpt<: women's tennis
team knew heading into the semifmals of the Patriot League TOa tough opponent in top-seeded
Army. The Raiders. however,
were completely overmatehed
on Saturday momina, as Army
steamrolled to a 4-0 victory.
Because of the Black Knight
domination~ three sin1les
matches and one doubles match
did not even finish, as lhey
were not needed in deciding the
final tally.
Army got the morning off
right by taking two doubles
matches to take an early 1-0
lead. Senior Emily Wenink,
playina her 1111 collegiate
match, teamed up with junior
Marlsaa Alikpela. and the duo
fell in their lib! doublee match,
8-4. Junior Jamie Maldow and
firtt•year Rebecca Smalley
abo fouald bravely Wore fall-
ing, 8-6. to put a sour end on a
terrific 14-5 spring season. The
match featuring sophomo:-c
Sheila Rao and first-year Chloe
Lipp did 001 finish, as Army bad
already taken the two matches
Senior Emily Wtnlnk
ncces.iary to gamer the point.
Singles play proved to be no
easier for Colgate. as the Black
Knights stormed to three easy
wins to lake the match.
Army's Ali del Moral made
quick work of first-year Jackie
Couture in 1hcir second singles
ma1ch, winning 6-0, 6-1. Maldow
and sophomore Allison Stoloff
both wc:r¢ able 10 win onfy two
games off their n:spcc1i"e opp,nen1s, as Maldow fell, 6-1, 6-l, to
Mclame Bundoc. while Stoloff
wa., defeoted by Amanda Paluch,
6-2. 6-0.
A ft.er the fourth pomt was
taken, the remaining three
si ngles matches were all
stopped. In each of the
matches, however, Army held
• le3d over the Raiders, thus
providing a break for the
Colgotc women from the pwiishmc:nt innictcd upon them by their
opponents.
The Raider women foush their
season wich n record of9-II, including a 2-3 marl< in the l'atrio1
League. But wilb only Wenmk
g,aduating and • year of experience under lhc belts of the Raiders' talenled first-year trio of Lipp,
Couture and Smalley, expect the
women to bounce back with a
strong 2004-2005 .eason.
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THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
April 23,
Raider Sports
First The Cleary Cup, ECAC Alums Now Chase Lord Stanle
round number two.
By Steven Fair
S«tion Manag~r
As the NHL narrows ilS playoff
field to eight teams, the sporting
WOfor Lord Stanley's Cup. While most
of the player.; in competition for the
ultimate prize got their siart in the
junior leagues in Canada or highly
competitive youth leagues in Europe, some trace their pre-NHL days
to Che ice surfaces of the ECAC,
where they squared olfwieh Colgate
alums.
Herc's a look at some ECAC
player.; who should garner some of
the national spotlight in the final
weeks of Che Stanley Cup playoffs.
A••-
in your
•
John LeClair, Philadelphia Flyers, University of Vermont
At 6'3" and 220 pounds,
LeClair is an imposing presence
who makes his living by screening the opposing goaltender and
deflecting shots from the point.
He also possesses one of the
hardest shots in the game, as he
is a frequent competitor in the
NH L's annual hardest shot competition at the All-Star Game.
With these natural auributcs,
LeClair has always had a knack
pltOlo ro,,,usy ofimQgt.r.googk.rom
MARTIN ST. LOUIS has emerged as one or the brightest young
stars in the NHL, but got his start playing against Colgate.
In his third year in the NHL, sonin2003-2004,accounringfor38
LcClair was an important member gools and 56 assists to lead theNHL
of the 1993 Stanley Cup champion in scoring with 94 points.
Montreal Canadiens. The St.
Many prognosticators feel that
Albans, VT native came to Phila- thcsenumbersshouldbecnougbfor
delphia in 1995 in a trade for cur- St Louis to win Che Hart Trophy,
rent teammate Mark Rccchi.
awarded annually to the league's
In the five seasons prior to the MVP.
acquisiBy scoring 94 points, St. Louis
ti on of became the first collegiate player to
LcClair, lead the NHL in points. Despite
P h i I a - posting scoring rccotds at Vennont
dclphia and being a three-time finalist for
failed to the Hokey Baker award, St. Louis
m a k e was not considered to be an NHL
t h e prospect due to his diminutive size.
playoffs HechecksinataroundS'T'and 170
e a c h pounds.
year. In
After signing on as a free
the ten agent with the Calgary Flames in
seasons 1998, St. Louis made the move
since , to Tampa Bay, where he began
the Fly- to flourish.
ers have
Sc. Louis is a menace for op..
m a d e posing defenses. His skating
t h e abilities, slick speed and incrcdphoto «>unay (>/Phllodtlpl1iaF~n.C'om
playoffs ible wrist shot make him nearly
JOHN LeCLAIR traded In scenic Vermont for P hilly. c a c h impossible to stop. The Lightycar, in- ning is set to take on the
for finding the back of the net. eluding one trip to the Stanley Canadicns in the second round
of the Stanley Cup playoffs afLcClair scored SO goals in each Cup Finals in 1997.
ter St. Louis' overtime goal in
season from 1996-1998, becomgame
five of Tampa Bay's opening the first American .. born Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay
player to light the lamp SO times Lightning, UnlvenltyofVermont ing round series with the IslandSt. Louis had his break-out sea- ers lifted the Lightning into
for three consecutive seasons.
Steve M oore, Colorado
lanebe, H1rvttnl Unlvenlly
Unfortunately, you will not be
seeing Moo,e in this year's playoffs
- or perhaps any year's playoffs.
Several weeks ago, Moore was the
victim of a dcvastaring haymakcr
from Todd Bertuzzi of the
Vancouver Canueks.
The punch and the following
head-on collision with the ice
surface left Moore on the disabled list with cracked vertebrae
(Bertuzzi was suspended for the
remainder of the regular season
and the playoffs).
After racking up an improssivc
123 points in four years at Har,ard,
Moore played more of a defensive
role for the offensively-gifted Avalanche. As the Avalanche march towards the Stanley Cup Finals and
pctltaps to its second Stanley Cup
in four years, Moore will serve as
an inspiration for Colorado and its
funs.
Chris Clark, Calgary Flames,
Clarkson Unlvenlty
After several years as a star at
Clarkson and then in minor league
hockey, Clark has developed into a
Vancouver, Clarie scored twice a
had two assists. At Clarlcson,
Manchester, CT native was an o
fensi-,, threat every time he tooc
the puck, as he averaged cxactlyo
point a game over four seasons.
Joe Nleu-ndyk, Toronto Map
Leafs, Cornell Unlvenlty
For I9 years, Nicuwcndyk
been one ofehc most rccognizabl
and popular player.; in the NH
In his illustrious career, he ha
over 500 goals and over I,
points, making him a strong can
didate for the NHL Hall of Fa
He is currently in his first sea.so
with Toronto after coming ovc
from New Jersey as a free agen
In his career, Nicuwcndyk h
spent time with the Calga
Flames, Dallas Stars, New Jc
Devils and now the Toronto Mapl
Leafs, winning a Stanley Cup \\-i
each of his first three teams.
In 1999, the Dallas Stars rod
Nicuwendyk to a Stanley Cu
championship, as the Oshaw
Ontario native scored II goals
tallied 10 helpers in the playoffi
For his efforts, Nicuwendyk
rewarded with the Conn Smyth
Trophy, awarded to the most valu
able player in the playoffs.
reliable
checking
winger for
the Calgary
Flames.
While he
is
best
known for
his
forechecking and
penalty killing, Clark
added
10
goals and IS
assists this
season.
Clark has
had exactly
10 goals in
each of his
last three
seasons.
In
the
Flames' first
round playoff series
against
p/lolorowt,sy "'""""""""''·
JOE NIEUWENDYK bu
won the Cup three
Combs Leaves Hamilton, Headed For Northwestern Next Fal
By Steve Sheridan
Colga1e Sporu Edi'tor
First the athle1ie director, now
1he head coach of 1he women's
basketball team. On Tuesday,
Beth Combs became the second
member of the Raider athletic
department to leave Hamilton for
Evanston. IL this season when
she was in1roduccd as 1he new
head women's basketball coach
at Northwestern University.
Combs was hired by Northwestern Athletic Director and
former Raider foo1ball star Mark
Murphy, who assumed that position lastsummcraflcrspending
II years at his alma mater in the
same position. After an interim
season at the helm in 2001-2002,
Murphy made the decision to hire
Combs as the full-time Raider
women's hoops head coach.
Combs has spent the last three
seasons behind the Raider bench,
compiling a record of 44-45.
_.;..;...
"I am very
pleased that Beth
will be our next head coacht
Murphy said at the press conference announcing her hiring.
"She did an excellent job in 1uming around Colgate's program in
a short period of time. Beth is a
great fit for Northwestern, given
her tics to Illinois and the Big
Ten, as" well as the facl chat she
has had success a1 a school with
high academic slandards/'
Combs began her stay at
Colgate in 1998 as an assistant
coach under Ron Rohn, where
she was in charge of streng1h and
conditioning and served as the
team's compli8nce official.
In her first year, in which she
guided the team to 14 wins,
Combs was named the Patrio1
League Women's Basketball
Coach of the Year and was
awarded Colgate's Howard
Hartman University Coach of the
Year Award, which is given annually to the Raider coach that
best represents leadership, spirit,
discipline and determination.
After this strong start, the ti11e
of "interim" quickly dropped
from her position.
In her second year at the helm,
the team fell upon hard times. In
a season plagued by injuries, the
Raiders were only able to carve
out a 9-18 record.
__ ____________
Former Women's Bast,lbd
Had Catlcb Beth Combs
But Combs and Colgate had
their coming out pany last season, compiling a record of21-I 0
and winning the Patriot League
regular season title and
postseason toumamenl for the
first time in school history. The
team's subsequent NCAA Tournament bid - and Combs' second
Patriot League Cooch of the Year
award in three years - garnered
new exposure for Colgate on a
national level and likely exposed
Combs as one of the most talented coaches in the lower.levels of Division I.
Combs becomes the fifth
women's basketball coach 11
Northwestern, replacing June
Olkowski, who has been behind
the Wildcat bench for the last
five seasons. The former Raider
coach has a tough job ahead of
her, as the W ildcats posted a
record of 8- 19 last season, includin& a 1-1 S record in the competitive Big Ten Conference . In
O lkowsk i'• five seasons, the
team never finished higher tha
tenth in the I I-team confercnc
"I'm honored to have bee
named Northwestern 's hea
coach," Combs said during h<
press conference ...NorthwdtC
offers a tremendous opportuni
for the student-athlete. It is trul
a place where one can excel
the COWi and in Che classroom. Th
combination of Northwcs1cm'
academic reputation, combine
with Big Ten athletics, makes th'
one of the premier institutions i
the nation."
The move is a homecoming o
sorts for Combs, who was bo
in Decatur, IL and attended th
University of Illinois. After tw
high sehool coaching jobs in h
home state, Combs made th
leap to colleaiate basketball 1
1995 when she joined the sta
of Eastern Illinois U niverait)
bccomins an usiNnt coach th
next season. She held tblt posi
tion for two years before co
in& to Colgate in 1998.
April 23, 2004 27
Raider Sports
THE COUJATE MAROON-News
Raider Softball Gears Up For Patriot League Title Defense
By Meg Savin
Assistant Colgate Sports Editor
The countdown has begun for
the Raider softball team: in just
eight days, the Patriot League
Tournament will be underway.
One might say that the pressure
is on for the Colgate women.
Last year the women 100k it all.
with an 11-S league record, but
are right on the heels of Army
(12-4). With four games left to
play this week before the tournament, there is still time for
the Raiders to climb up the
s1andings.
Despite feeling some pressure
after four consecutive losses 10
Army, the Raiders have re-
winning the League Tournament
mained poised as the regular sea-
over Army and advancing to the
NCAA Tournament, where they
were eliminated by two softball
powers, UCLA and Long Beach
State.
son comes to a close. By pick•
Currently, the women stand in
third place in the conference
ing up four wins Jast weekend
while visiting Lafayette, the
squad was able to clinch a berth
in the Patriot League Tournament.
The Raiders made quick work
of the Leopards on Saturday,
pounding oul J2 runs in just five
innings en rou1c to a shutout.
Game two of the day brought
similarly favorable results for
Colgate. Sophomore Kate
Howard was impressive in
seven complete innings for the
squad, as the right-hander held
the Leopards to just three runs
despite giving up eight hits .
She also walked none and
racked up 10 strikeouts on the
day.
Ou Sunday, the two foes m(t
once again for an afternoon
doubleheader. Colgate batted
in a total of 14 runs on the day
and overpowered Lafayette,
which managed only five runs
in the two games. Red-hot senior Elena Isaac tallied two of
the RBIs, while junior Dorothy
Donaldson, sophomores Bri
Tsukamoto and Erin Hanna,
and first-year Danielle Soule
all joined in the offensive effort by contributing an RBI
apiece. To c laim that 1his
Raider offense was unstop •
pable wou Id be an understate·
mcnt. The stats speak for 1hemselves: 35 runs in four days,
compared to just eight for their
opponents.
When asked what this team's
greatest strength has been this
. .
plwto by Crystal m'l.ti',i.r
FOUR SQUARED AWAY: Aner their four straight wins over
Lafayette, the Colgau women's sonball team Is one step closer to
Patriot League Championship, but It must battle Lehigh
nrst.
spring, sophomore Mandi Perry
confirmed that offense has been
a major high point,
"Our offense has come
rr"" "'1/.t,m
p/lOIO by C
ON THE OFFENSIVE: The softball team's ability behind the plate
far outdid Lafayette in four games last weekend.
through at crucial points," Perry also been a major strength this
said. II has definitely been this season." Perry added .
team ·s strength.•·
The final game of the weekend once again displayed chc
Raiders· offensive calcnc, as
well as a weak Leopard de·
fcnse. After cwo throwing er•
rors, two singles off the bats of
senior Rachel Smith and junior
Natalie Rawson, and a double
from Soule in the tillh, the squad
had scored four of its e ight runs.
Howard and firSl·year Kelsey
Nords1rom combined their cf·
fons for a solid seven innings.
with Howard coming in for re·
lief after five . Nordstrom
picked up her seventh win on
the year and Howard added •
third save to her stat line this
season. "Our pitching stafThas
So. what is lcfl to work on
for the Patriot League Tourna·
mcnt? The Colgate defense 1111·
mediately comes to mrnd. The
Raiders have committed a to·
tat of 58 errors this spr111g
Though th is leaves room for
improvemcnL, it is certainl y
not a number the team should
be ashamed of, as it Is still be•
low its opponcn1s· average of
72 .
With strong arms on the
mound and ho1 ba1s 1n the
baller's box. the women look
forward 10 rnking on Lehigh this
weekend before their last home
stand game next Thursday. And
after that, all sights arc set 011 1hc
postscason.
~
Win Over Lehigh Catapults Women's Lax Into SPW Battle
straight goals. demoralii:111g 1he
Lehigh defenders with quick
doshooung. Winning scored three
goals during the run. which took
up almost 20 mmu1cs of the hall
Ortolano and tirsl·ycar Me~,in
Janson each ,cored 1wic~, wluh:
McVc1gh and clas:.matc Amanda
Bradshaw added a go;1I tipiccc 111
By Jeff Fein
, e u1a111 Cotgu §re['-' Ed,,,,,.
Finally, Spring Party Weekend
has arrived. There are more parties. more concerts and more fcs•
tivities than at any other time dur·
ing the year. Most Colgate SIU·
dents arc ready to make the next
two days the wildest weekend of
their lives:.
But you will not fipd the
women's lacrosse team out and
about this weekend. The Raider .
women will be confined to their
rooms at night, in preparation for
two of the most important games
of the season, as they take on
American tomorrow and Towson
on Sunday.
Although the game against
Towson will be a competitive con·
test against head coach Katrina
Silva's alma mater, it is the show·
down with American that will be
the Raiders' biggest regular sea.
son game of the 2004 campaign.
Both teams are undefeated in
Patriot League play, boch arc in the
middle of winning streaks, and
both would love tl1e chance 10 host
the Patriot League tournament on
May I and 2, the reward for a first
place finish in the league.
Currently, the Eagles and Raiders arc tied atop the league. The
Raiders are hoping to acquire
home-field advantage with a win
tomorrow. especially since Amcri·
can got to host the tournament laat
year when both teams had Patriot
League records of S-1. Only a
1iebreaker gave the Eagles the
edge over Colgate.
"We want to make them come
up betc two weeks in a row and
act their butts whipped," senior
captain Becky Ortolano said.
But Colptc must be can:ful noc
to be overconfident. American is
coming off a solid 13-6 w in
apNI Holy CroA on Satwday to
remain undefeated in conf=ncc
play.
N8"Cllbcless, the Raidcrl arc
the nm.
McVcigh 's goal capped 1hc
scoring, serving a:, the exclam,1·
tion p0in1 on a domma1111g 20 mm•
ute, of play for Colgate.
Meanwhile, the Raidcrdekr ·.
ranked twelflh 111 the country.
clamped down on Lclugh \ h.1p·
less scorers. Rarely did any Moun-
tain I lawk player get as much as a
glimp:.e of the cage. Any shotS tha1
did get off were stopped by
81clamowicz. who wa~ a wall in
the cage, allowing only one goal
m the half. She 1s now rankt.-d 1hird
in the nation with a .S97 save per·
ccntage.
Corning ofT what Silva called
•·one of the ream·~ best halves of
the year," the Ra1dcP.) will take on
American tomorrow. With a win,
Colgate will get i,wcct revenge and
claim 1he Patriot League regular
season crown.
Maybe missing Spring Party
Weekend will not be so bad for the
Raiders after all.
phola by Slrvtn Fair
THE WOMEN'S LACROSSE TEAM will look to secure bome field advantage throughout the
upcoming Patriot League Toumameal wllb a win over Amerlcain tomorrow.
riding high after keeping their own
perfect league record intact with
a comeback. win on Saturday
against Lehigh.
Sophomore Kelly Winning's
the second half to put the contest
out of reach.
But the Mountain Hawks were
flying high in the first half. Lehigh
kept pace with the favored Raid-
halftime knotted at five.
Colgate quickl y fell behind
when play resumed, allowing two
scores to the visitors in the first
five·and·a·half minutes of the sec·
ond half. With 24 minutes lcll to
four goals and classmate Sue
Bielamowicz's season-high 17
saves helped the Raiders capture
the l 4,.8 win over the Mountain
ers, answering three early Colgate
goals with two scores oftheir own.
After an Ortolano goal at 7:40 put
overcome a two-goal deficit, the
Raiders were faced with a choice:
Colgate up, 4-2, the pesky Moun-
either pull things together or let
Hawks.
Ortolano and sophomore Katie
McVeigh added bat tricks for
Colgate, whose potent offense
scoccd nine consecutive goals in
tain Hawks again scored two in a
their perfect season in the Patriot
League slip away.
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tecnth in the nation, rattled offnine
row to tie the game. McVeigh tl1cn
put tl1e Raiders up, S-4, but Lehigh
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Events of Ibo put year call
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four years spent at
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Profiles of some of
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"A Year In Quotes" looks
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THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
STATE OF THE ' G ATE
April 23, 2004
President Chopp Gives Us A Bite Out Of Her Second Year At Colgate
With Joseph Bruausku &
Sarah Compter
Editors•in•Cliitf
Maroon-News: How have you enjoyed your scmC$tcr teaching? Do
you have a new and interesting perspective on the students now that
you've been exposed more fully to
their intellect and classroom abilities?
Chopp: I've been impressed by
the amount ofwork people put in to
classes. I've been impressed by the
writing skills. As compared to at
least one school where I've been, I
would say the writing skills (here)
are far superior. I assume that the
faculty members are really making
people start in the first year learning not only grammar, bul how to
make an argurnen~ how 10 give evidcnoc. howto oullinea position. We
covered some really difficult texts,
and I f..,I that people have been able
10 ask the kind of key questions and
they're social, they love athletics.
The descriptors in the entering class
are not that different in substance
than they wen, four years or SO years
ago. But it always f..,ls that way.
Maroon•News: You mentioned
many Colgate students are trying 10
get into top law schools and graduate schools. How do you soc the new
gateway programs as paving the
way for Colgate students to be viable in the working world or for the
world of higher education?
Chopp: I think what those programs do is first, to give you 3CCC$S
to the sort oflanguage games 01'law
schools and business schools. If
you're an undergraduate at a place
like F.mory, you can wander around
the law school and find out what
"torts" realty arc. Hcrc you can't do
that. So the first advantage is just
learning the professional language.
The second is literally practicing the
LSATs, for example, and getting
take p0sitions very equivalent to help on wri11ng the admissions pawhat I've seen insomedoctoraJ pro- pers. The third is understanding that
photo by Jen Porter
all lhe professions are now very ingrams.
terdisciplinary. [It's important to]
Maroon.News: We definitely com- become acquainted with the range PUSHING THE PLAN: President Rebecca Chopp dlsaisses the year In review with Co/gait
mend you for your energy. You of options. I think ii really is a kind Maroon-News lldltors-ln-Chief. Bringing a fresh outlook to a campus steeped In tradition, she
don '1 soc that happening at every of immersion, an introduction to al- looks to preserve the hist ory wblle redeflnlng a special Colgate spirit.
low people to know more, to write
university.
their admissions and do better. l in the newspaper, the classrooms coming in next year arc very, very acquired the hoUSC$, they stepped up
Chopp: ll'sbeengoodformetobe think it will more match the experi- and the group presentations. We can impressive. I think that is a way of and reclaimed their founding value$
able to talk to a lot of alumni about ence that a student at Georgetown take all that we do and simply teach c.ontinuing our tradition by refonn· and became, in a sense, even stronger. There's incredible room for rewhat's going on in the classroom or Yale or Emory or Duke have. It through a communications lens. For ing lhe mechanics, in a sense.
building thooe traditions. I also unand how very bright these students won't hu.n or interfere with the very employers and for graduate schools,
excellent basis of the liberal arts. In those things arc increasingly impor- Maroon-News: Speaking of re- derstand that it has changed and
are.
the long run, I think our students will tant because knowledge is chang· forming the me<:hanics, how about there is frustration and people are
Maroon-News: Do you think that be much better prepared, but right ing so rapid Iy. Everyth i.ng is chang- the acquisition of the Greek-letter coming out ofa past that's been very
troubled. We've got to keep moving. You'll have seven or eight jobs houses?
acadcnucs at Colgate really live up now they need a little bridge.
ing
forward and work.ing on it. I
over your lifetime. The ability to reto the expectations?
Maroon-News: With regard 10 tha~ invent yourself or take on radical Chopp: Same thing, I think it's think the students will be able to do
Chopp: Yes. You look a, the ad- how do you view a liberal ans de- new jobs is really what liberal arts very much an a1tcmpt to ask about that. We're still inconversa1ion with
lhe conditicins for continuing a very the alumni organizations about the
is all about.
missions statistics and it's clear that gree in today's world?
healthy, robust residential life. We acquisition of the houses.
most of the students arc incredibly
capable of doing the work. I think Chopp: I think what we hear fiom Maroon.News: In regard.$ to the looked at the picture and saw that
that the faculty meet the academic most employers and faculty is tha~ strategic plan, there arc probably students want more options today. Maroon.News: On diversity.
level of the students and set the ex• in the long run, the liberal arts stu- three big issues we should iouchon. No, all of our students arc Greek. We've seen a lot ofthe divmity ispectations high. I haven't been in dentS tend to be more creative, think The first is athletics, partly because The values ofjoining Greek life can sues be more productive in recent
every classroom, but for the ones I out of the box, more interdiscipli- we've been so SUCCC$ful this year. still play a very imp0<1ant role on years. The sit-in sparked something.
have been in. I'm incredibly im- nary, and they tend to outperform. I Can you reflect a little bit on the past the campus. Acquiring the houses We see more and more divCfSC faces
pressed with tbe academics here. think that's true. lJ makC$ perfect year and also where we're going has been an atlempt to do it within at different kinds of discussion
Many of our students are very in• sense. You've got a broader base; with the scholarships that we're go- our mission. to do it within the le- groups. What do you think about
gal and regulatory environment that th= change$?
tcrcstcd in getting into top law you've been encouraged to be cre- ing to be able to offer now?
is so very changed from even IS or
schools and graduate schools, so we ative. You ·ve been forced, as early
20
years ago. We are addressing our Chopp: I don't know what it was
as the CORE program, to be inter- Chopp: We have had an incredible
do .-i to co=i those dots.
disciplinary. I love 1alking to alums year and I think it has been great for history - some people tell me 20 like four years ago. That's interest·
Maroon-News:11,eGPAsofthesc- who tell me that the reason that they us. It has been great for our alumni. years, some tell me 4-0 - of which ing 10 hear. The strategic plan is very
niors pale in comparison 10 those of outperform so many of their peers It's also been great f0< many other everybody seems 1ircd.10 whichev. serious about diversity for all stuthe first-years. Are professors get- is tha1 they went 10 a liberal arts people in the country. During the crybody socms very oppositional. It dents. Employers tell us that they
ting easier, are high schools getting school. The problem is in the first football season, it SlnlCk me that all was a very similar strategy. To bring wan1 us to make sure we understand
better or are kids tha1 much more couple of years. If you interview these reporters needed a fairy talc everyone under the mission, the that we need to educate people to
somebody for an opening position to write about; the fact lhat there University is stepping up to the plate work ina very di verse environment.
mtclligcnt and mo1iva1cd?
in a business, the graduate from really was a school out there that in terms oflegal, regulatory and fis. religiously, racially, culturally, intclChopp: I think it's all those things. Wharton or Yale School ofManagc- was really committed to academics cal responsibility, to write a new le<:tually and politically. If you're
I think we arc seeing the turnaround mcnt is going to come in and know and athletics and that there was an chapter in our history. We allow the educating leaders ofthe twenty-first
for the capacity for writing in high the l S different types of invesuncnt athletic director, Donnie Vaughn, students to continue having a van. century, diversity has to be a part of
schools. I also thirtk we're gening jobs that you can slot into. That's who would su,nd up and say ·,he cty of options as long as they're the education. That may be why it's
gone fiom a big eruption to an evbetter and bcner students. There is going 10 be quick. After five or 10 faculty arc wonderful - that's why within the mission ofColgate.
eryday
activity. Diversity is about
a tradition the year you graduate. years. they've shown you what they the students arc here" was a part of
the
Brothers
working with the Asian
that you look back and say "I con do. The liberal arts gn,d is go- th\lt fairy tale. I'm very proud of the Maroon-News: How would you
ing to look at you and not know whole school and I think it's a time define the current state of the rcsi· Interest House. There are lots ofdifcouldn't gC1 in right now."
ferent ways to connect the dots
wha1 you're talking about, but once when we've expressed our effon dential education plan?
when it COffiC$ to divenity. I think
M1roon•News: It always seems they get their feel on the SJOUnd, and our ability to be competitive, but
Jamie
Nolan has done a wonderful
10 always understand that students Chopp: Many programs arc going
•hat seniors claim that first-years they're going 10 ou1perfom1.
are here to get an education BJ'ld that very well. Thanks to the leadership job in refi-aming what the ALANA
aren't as well-rounded as we arc.
How do you respond to such criti- Maroon-Nc~s: TI1e work.place is athletics is just a part of that educa- of a phenomenal sophomore coun- Cultural Center is all about. We've
starting to value that. So many com- tion. It's not ancithc(l'or. h has to be ci I this year, the snphomores had lots got a long way to go on i~ but I do
cisms of incoming classes?
ponies have developed management aboth/and. The strategic plan asked of great programs. The first-years think we have a level of commitChopp: Toot's how it always is. I and leadership development pro- how we could continue our commit- were also able to address many of ment and expenise and engaganent.
ment to Division I athletics and help lheir needs and opponunities. h's I also think the students coming in
can tell you that in 1965, the gn,du- grams.
to continue improve the academic been fun to seethe arts council form are different fiom the SIUdcnts 10
a1i1tg class said the same thing. h's
probably not that they are less or Chopp: Much of the strategic plan program. \\'e did enonnOusamoun~ among the students. It's been great years ago in their own sophisrica·
more well-rounded; they'rejust dif- that we adopted earlier lhis year is of analysLs and we realized that we to see students take leadership on tion and underslanding and committCrent. They're going 10 be inter- cen1ercd around that simple ques- had to address the Patriot League, how 10 use The Palace Theater. ment to living in a diverse "''Ol'kl·
ested in different kinds of things. tion: How do you, in a sense, lever· which has many scholarshil\i in all Many of the students who arc inYou have to remember that they age the liberal arts for Job opportu- the sphave 10 make their mark too, jus1 ntt1cs and opportunities of the also, we had 10 address the fact that arc in1ercstcd in learning how to about the newoonstJUciion p10jects?
like you dicln 't want 10 be just like twenty.first ccn1u.ry? Commun1ca· we were not gcning some of the stu· gain the valUC$ and shape the housC$
the senior el3.$S when you were first· ,ion skills. If you're at a big school, dents we could have been gening in this new day. It's been very shock- Chopp: l'mvcry exeitedaboutthe
years. They want to leave their foot· the greatest emphasis on communi· from the lvies and schools like ing to meto learn that swdcntsdon't buildings. I think the new librvy is
prints at Colgate. That might be just cation skills would come in a pub-, Stanford because we were not of. know the founding valUC$ of their going to be phenomenal. The extechange in time. I think we arc bring- lie speaking class. But here, because fering scholarships. So we chose to chapters. Whal I want out of the rior design of the librmy is just
ing in poople who have very simi- we're smaller and focused on the give it a shot. The lint year looks Greek system is what I saw the brealhtaking. It WU oomething we
OIi , . . '
lar Colgate DNA. They're bright, liberal arts, we can do ii all the time very good. The people we have Greeks do at Emory. Once Emory
COIi"'"""
THE
April 23, 2004
STATE OF THE 'GATE
COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
3
The Colgate Maroon-News Takes A Peek At Everything That's Greek
Sarah Compter explained that on
November 10, Colgate confinncd
S~cl/011 M•1t•ler
allegations
that KDR had failed to
Fall Formal Rttruitment
eliminate hazing in their chapter,
Colga1c's Greek system is at the
despite recent sanctions by the adThe
first
month
or
fall
semester
end ora tremcndOllsly contr0vcr.iial,
came and went. By mid-September, minis1ra1ion. Due 10 the repeated
busy and sti II very productive year,
the Greek S)'lltcrn became extremely violations of University policy,
Jt is again time to review what state
visible and prominent in all aspects Colgate permanently withdrew recthis system ls in, where it is going
or
campus life, as sophomores par- ognition or KDR on November 20,
and what positive steps are being
ticipated in Fmtemiry and Sororiry as required by the Relationship
talcen to more suoccssfully intqp'llte
Fonnal Recruitment beginning on Statement that stands be1wccn
Greeks with Colgate and the surSeptember 14 and 15. The 7-day Greek-letter houses and the Univerrounding communities.
event marked counllcss hours and sity. All chapter operations were
According to Assistant Director
months of planning on the pan or forced to cease immediately, and the
ofResidcntial Education and Di=Opipari, IFC, Panhel and the indi- ch.,ptcr house was closed by the end
tor of'Fraterniry and Sororiry Affairs
of the fall semester.
vidual Greek organizations.
Kelly Opipari, the current Slllte of
Twice during the fall semester, the
The recruitment processes culmi..
the Greek system is at a crossroads
fratemiry
was found to have hazed
nated
with
lhc
respective
fraterni·
in detennining whether or not it be,.
ties and sororities' Bid Days on Sep- its new members. As Compter decomes an "incredible Greek eomtember 19 for men and 21 for scribed, the first issue took place offmuniry," She feels that the execuwomen. Then, prospective liatemity campus and was initially reported
tive boards within each chapter are
and sororiry members were offered to the Univcrsiry by the local p<>on the right track and all know what
"bids" by various Greek chapters licc. This instance involved underthey need todo to besuoccssful. But
looking to recruit and intcrcs1 po-- age drinking and activities that
one question remains"- do these
placed the 16 new members and
tcntial new members.
lcadm hav,: the suppon ofthe roguWith 198 women initially regis- passing motorists at risk. Addition·
lar chapter member.;?
tering for sorority recruitment and ally, the incident violated Colgate's
"A chapter is only as strong as its
only 44 withdrawing at some point policy that mandates full and equal
weakest member," Opipari, who
in the process. the results of the so- treatment of new members in any
first assumed her position in August
rorities' hard work quickly came in. organiu11i01l. llcc.ausc ofth~ vio-2002, said. "I think the chapters arc
Kappa
Kappa Gamma (Kappa) and lations, KOR was plaocd on probaslowly getting the message out to
Kappa Alpha Theta (Theta) each tion for two years and provided with
their members that we need to Jive
secured 42 new members, Gamma outside assistance to reevaluate
up to our ideals. Integrity is an esPhi received 39 new members and chapter tradi1ions and practices.
sential component for each fraterEven though KOR did abide by
Delta Delta Delta (Tri Delta) had 31
nity or sorority member."
those
sanc1ions that forbade :ilcohol
prospects
accept
membership.
Opipari strongly believes that if
Those selected women p.i.nicip3ted consumptions within the chaplcr
everyone did what he or she promin ongoing new member education house. the Universi1y confinned reised they would do when they took
periods for four weeks inuncd1a1ely pons that 1hc fnuemity membcrslup
their oath ofmembership, she would
had subsequently met and agreed :L~
after
accepting their bids.
not have any more work to do.
"I was vCl)I pleased with last fall's a group to resume hazing activities.
"We'd have a perfect Greek oomrecruitment,"
Op1pari said. "ft was According to the University's ommuniry and my job would be done,"
a wonderful feeling when we did cial statement, such C1Ctiv111cs inshe said. "Rigtunow, I'm taking on
women·s bid matching and each cluded restraining new members in
the responsibility or helping a few
a locked boiler room. intentional
woman matched with a chapter."
more students 'get it· as each day
Opipari believes that the women's humilia1ionofthe new members and
goes by.0
recruitment
counselors made an in- plans to leave the new members at
The past fall semester was difficredible difference in the prospec- remote l~tions that made returncult for Greeks, especially for the
tive new members' satisfaction witl1 ing to campus very difficult.
brothers ofKappa DelU> Rho (KOR)
Seventeen members of KOR conrecruitment.
and sisters of Gamma Phi Beta
fim1ed
these allcga1ions, which led
"They
wen:
well-trained
and
re(Gamma Phi), Opipari hope< that all
to
the
chapter
admitting responsibilally did a wonderful job represent•
members-ofthe University commu•
ity before a campus conduct board
ing Panhel as a whole," she said.
niry can learn from these two orgaThe
men•s
recruitment
period
comprised
or students, faculry and
niza1ions• negative experiences due
was equally suoccssful with the two members of the administration.
to the hazing of new members.
event
times per night. Phi Delta KOR also admitted to filing a false
"Hazing is going on in a variety
and misleading statement with tl1e
of scudcnt organizations," she said,
University and violating the terms
"and the Greek letter chapters have
of its probation.
more resou.rces at their disp0sal to
Even though he rcgrettc-d thai the
seek out alternatives."
situation
required such punitive
To ensure hazing does not occur
measures, Dean of the College
within the individual chapters,
Adam Weinberg fch confident with
Opipari has educated each Greek
1he decision made.
letter organization on hazing
Upon notification of this wi1hthrough discussions of the new
drawal ofrcconig1ion, the KOR or.
member cducatjon penod's purpose.
ficcrs confessed their responsibility
Chapters must a lways consider
in the continued practice ofinapprowhether its activities arc fulfilling a
priate and negative tradition. KDR
purpose or goal that compliments
Vice
President David McGrath
its founding ideals.
stressed that 1he entire chapter met
Opipari noted that the new member educator for Gamma Phi for fall undergraduate," she said. "I'd like Theta (Phi Dell) secured 29 new with their national fratcmity CXCC'U 2004 has already developed a plan to sec more involvement of members, Delta Upsilon (DU) re- tivc director and discussed construcfor new member oducarion lhat in- alumni ofthe international fratcrniry ceived 20, Delta Kappa Epsilon tive ways to solve the chapter's
eorpor11tcs all ofthe goals in a posi- rather than strictly Colgate alumni." (DKE) received 18, KOR 16, Theta problems.
"We thought tha1 we had mode
tive manner that the chapter previ• To Opipari, non-Colgate Greek un- Chi 25, Sigma Chi 25 and Phi
our
commitment to change appardergraduate alumni/a offer a new Kappa Tau recruited 2 J new memously thought hazing fulfilled.
ent in the last few weeks." he said.
But is the Universiry aligned wilh perspective but would s1ill be able bers successfully,
..
We have had candid discussions
Greeks and capable or looking out to reinforce the same values because
each fraternity has the same rituals Unlver,Jty Withdraw"J Recogni- with the executive director of our
for their best interests?
national fraternity, nod have laid out
tion o£KDR
According to Opipari, the Univer- regardless or where a specific chapa detailed plan that would have been
sity, first and foremost, is in suppon ter is based
executed
by nation.al executives!'
Despite
all
the
twists
and
turns
the
Kappa
Delta
Rho
(KOR)
is
no
of a strong and healthy Greek eommuniry. One ofthe goals ofthe Uni- responsibilities of her position have more. Undoubtedly, the Univcrsiry's
The Artermath: Sit-In Sparks
versity is to have a strong and vi- taken her in the past two years, withdrawal of recognition of KDR
Scrutiny
or Disciplinary Sysiem
brant student life experience for all Opipari loves, above all, working defined much or the fall semesicr.
The accusations and controversy
with the chapter presidents and helpor its students.
Following the University's with·
"Oreek tife is a piece or this as ing them be the leaden or change all began with a letter or apology
from the officers or KDR for their drawal of recognition of KOR, a
long as it oontributcs to the positiv,: within their organizations.
''actions
on the night of September question that plagued students, fa.c"I'm amazed at the growth I was
development of the student,"
Opipari said. "I see the chapter tak- able to see within the 2003 presi- 24" at the OBA White Eagle Farms ully and administrators alike wM what?
ina a stronger pre$011CC in the area dents," she said, "and I am excited in the October 24 issue of'The Ma- Now
As
described in the Doccrnber 5
to hav,: an even greaier opponunity roon-News. The brothers expressed
ormember development."
regret in holding a new member cer- issue, administnuors raised a num.
At Colptc, members of the four with the 2004 class."
emony
on the farm property with- ber of questions over statements
While it is no easy feat to
sororitiaihavea!R8dy~
the idea or developina their mem- all ofthe Greek-aflilialed events that out prior pcrmjssion from the own- made by KDR representatives durbaa uiq their entire oollegille became such an integral oomponent ers, agreeing to help owners Tori and ing a student protest in James B.
orcamp11S tife, bcR is alllqH)y-stcp Ed Carhart clean the propeny as a Colgate Hall on December 2. On
c:aieer and uo as alumnae memthat day, KDR had released a pubrecount
of what happa,ed, why it philanthropic duty,
bas. Far Opiplri, the q,ation relic
statement to the 150 students
. happened and wbol the future ultiIn the November 21 edition of
mailll wbclher
ma propama aw
I!<- The tlllldy bolds far cwrent and pro- 77tt MOIOOll·Newt, Editor-in,Chief prcscn~ $13ting that the Universiry
By Kay Trae.ster
men's organizations arc also begin•
ning to incorporate member cduca·
tion into their overall programs. For
example, Delta Upsilon (DU)
hosted a mechanic this past fall.
Under juniors Mike Aphibal and
Lori Mcie, both the lntcrFratemiry
Council (IFC) and Panhellcnic
Council (Panhel) have "Greek
unityu as an ultimate goal, which has
been dcmonsaated in thcirprognun,
According to Mcie, "last year's
Panhcllcnic Council left a great
founda1ion for this year's Council
to be built upon" .. Mele pla11s to
continue organizing events that involve all the campus• chapters 10
emphasize the fact that "'while they
all represent different letters. they
are all bound by the fact that they
are Greek."
This year also marks the inaugural year for upperclassmen Colgate
Greeks to cam membership into
Gamma Sigma Alpha, a national
Greek academic honor society.
Membership is awarded to junior or
senior Greeks who have at least a
3.S cumu13tive GPA or earned at
least a 3.5 GPA during one scmcs1er of their junior or senior years.
On Wednesday, 140 members or
Colgate ·s Greek community were
inducted into the honor society.
"It will hopefully reinforce
our founding value of scholarship
and recognize those that arc
scholastically outstanding," Opip.,ri
said.
Within the Colgate and Hamilton
communities. Opipari hopes 10 sec
Greeks continue to se1 an example
for leading balanocd lives in regard
to campus, community and extra·
curricular involvement.
Opipari sited specific shon and
long>tcnn goals forthccoming academic year for all Colgate Greeks.
First and foremost, she would like
to see increased alumni/&e involvement with current chapter officers.
"It wcold be wonderful if each officer had an official alumnus/a adviser who was well versed in
the international p0licics and procedures and served as a mentor for lhe
=•P
ti, , =.,.....
spcetivc Colgate Greeks:
gave "false and misleading staten1ents to the press," used ··wu-casonably intimidating methods to coerce
infonna1ion," "refused to rerum the
calls of the fraternity's executive
direc1or" a.nd said that Associa1c
Dean of the College Jim Terhune"
"failed to infonn Dean or the CollcgeAdam Weinberg thol lhe CXCCU·
tivc director had attempted to sec
him in person."
In an in1crview, Weinberg denied
the truth of any of these KOR allcg.a1io11s.
The December 2 sit-in was meant
to light things tha1 were done wrong,
and ways that they can be mended
in the future. in order to preserve the
Greek system," senior KDR Secretary Gregory Stevenson s.1id.
During the protest, KDR brothers Stevenson. senior Rohen Parker,
sophomore Rynn Martin and unnffilia1ed junior Tozer Hammond read
sratements supporting KOR and
criticiz<..-d the University for its decision 10 1cnnina1e the r,memity.
Soon ancr the sit•in. Prcsidcn1
Rebecca Chopp met wilh KDR's
ofticcrs, SGA President senior Ban
Hale and Weinberg m what she
called "a dialogue about next steps."
"Everyone at the mccling conclud<.-c.1
that fthcn:) were problems and 111consistcncics that needed to be dealt
wi1h Chopp said 31 the umc.
"There was no disag.n.-cmcnt 31
1hc meeting about the existence of
these problems there was only
agreement 1ha1 we must find ways
10 fix 1hcrn."
1"
Chapter Leadership: The
Crucial Role of the Presidents
In Colgate's chapters, this year's
chapter rrcsidcnts arc just as rnlcnted as the 2003 group. They are
Opipari's favorite group ofstudents
10 wortc wi1h, as: she ca.n gee 10 know
them fairly well 1hrough weekly
group luncheons and one-on-one
weekly meetings. Th~ group
lunches provide Opipari with the
opponunity to review topics ofneed
or in1ercs1 to all presidents, while the
individual meetings allow her 10
work on chapter-specific issue.~ as
well as increase the presidents' per•
sonal development.
" I feel conlidcnt
that they
laid the founda1ion for the 2004
group 10 be even more successful
and make even greater progress
within their chapters," she said.
The 2004 Gr<.-ck lcuer organ,,a.
tion presidents arc jun10~ Terry
Sanders (Beta), Bob Mancuso
(DU). Leanna Simpson (Tri Delta),
Scan Logue (DKE), Abigail
Weisbrod (Gamma Phi), Elizabeth
MeOennou (Kappa), Dave Hosford
(Phi Oclt), John Anghss
(Phi Kappa Tau), Patrick Kosick
(Sigma Chi), Chris Kinsella (Theta
Chi) nnd Jessica Gregory (Theta).
The Best or t~c Greeks Recognized
Outstanding Greek commu011y
individuals and chap1crs were recognized at 1he seco11d annual
Greek Awards Ba.nquet on
Wednesday, April 21 in the Hall
or Presidents. Tri Ocha won the
Most Outstanding Chapter award,
while Sigma Chi, Theta and Tn
Delta took home the Most Im•
proved Chapter award.
"I look forward 10 the awards
reception for 1he entire spnng semester,'' Opipari said. "h's so
great to have the chapters be recognized in a public forum. The
awards application process is also
a good assessment tool for chapters to sc~what they'd like 10 e,am
next year and what they need 10
get started on now to get there by
December 2004."
4
THE COLGATE
MAROON-NEWS
April 23, 2004
STATE OF THE 'GATE
Chopp Glances Back
And Looks Ahead
continutd from pag~ 1
worked so hard on. Lois and lols
of people had inpul - s1udcnts,
facully and s1aff. Having 1ha1 fifth
noor is something that will be
well-used by s1udcnts; having that
kind of global 1cchnology ccnlcr
open in the late hours when stu-
dcn1s like 10 do a 101 of1hcir work
is going 10 be grca1. Having a cafe
will be wonderful too. The inter·
disciplinary science building will
not start this summer, but next
summer. We're just selecting archilccts now. 11 will be buill between lhe area of O lin and Wynn.
We don't know what it will look
like. 11 will be buih in10 the ground
and it will actually connect all
three science buildings underground. But wha1's going 10 be
above ground, we 're not sure what
ii will look like. There's also 1alk
about a residence hall. We did
some focus groups abou1 wha1 students want, looking at sites on
campus and near the campus. We
arc too tight in our residence halls.
We need some nexibility and
we've got to look at replacing
'Gate House.
Maroon-News: Wilh all of
1hcsc changes, buildings and 01hcrwisc, where would you say you
sec Colgate in five years, not necessarily geared towards what our
rank w ill be in some magazine, but
where we will be in terms of lib..
cratans colleges?
Chopp: I really believe 1hat we
need two things in higher edu-
cation nationally. We need a re..
interpretation of liberal arts for
the twenty-first century, not a
change, but how people undcrs1and and 1alk. I 1hink lhe plan
will help Colgate 10 be a leader.
Liberal arls used to be 1alkcd
about as kind of a cozy experience. You let the person develop
and grow. I think we know now
it's also a very challenging experience about learning intcrdis ..
ciplinary views of the world how to move across disc iplines,
how to work in teams, those
kinds of 1hings. So, I 1hink we
need a new interpretation of what
liberal arts can contribulc and
Colgalc can do 1ha1. Al lhe same
time, J really do 1hink we have got
to, in this country, get over the notion that it's either the small lib-cral arts school or the large research university and that the liberal arts schools don't get research-level facuhy. Whal Colgate
is really positioned to do in this
plan is, five years from now, to
have started a national conversation about a third option: what we
need for the twenty.first century,
what students have to have in
these very expensive schools are
people who can 1each 1he ar1 of
creating knowledge. Again, that's
what we're talking about. If you're
saying your careers will be changing every five years, and knowledge will be rapidly lransformed,
what you need to do is to work
wilh facuhy. We have 1hosc facuhy who crca1c knowledge.
The Maroon-News would like to
thank its subscribers and
advertisers for their kind support
this year. We look forward to
doing business with you in the
upcoming school year.
Compiled by Dan Murphy & Brandon Gfllalo
c......,..,,, Edi/on
"DO NOT s pill Nalgenc
bolllc,; on your laplop. Waler,
or anylhing else for 1ha1 mailer, will make your keyboard
smoke and bum if i1 gets inside." - Jessie Slenker '06
(August 29, 2003)
.. An all•nightcr can be just as
socially crippling as a belligerent drunken outburst." Carly Kiel 'OS (Augusl 29,
2003)
"J miss my early risers and
popcorn chicken" - Rhonda
Charles '06 on lhc newly renovaled COOP (Sep1ember S,
2003)
"We [Greeks] arc a bunch of
savages, I suppose - with our
above average GPAs and our
close knit, democratic brother·
hoods and sisterhoods." -Grefll)ry S1evenson '04 (Scplember S, 2003)
"So in this school we now have
a meal plan 1ha1 docsn '1 plan
to tcrVC meals and a campus
center that is not the center or
campus, rather the center of a
101 of was1ed money." - Ty
Duchacek '06 (Oe1obcr 3,
2003)
.. But this team is 12·0 and no·
body can take 1h11 away from
them. I want to win on <::"t11r4ay, and I 1hink we'll i, . ,
well. Bui no mancr wha1 happens flom here on ou1, this is
'
the best time 1've ever had in
coaching. Ever." - Head Coach
Dick Biddle (December IS,
2003)
ply punish. This is 001 the way
10 save 1he Greek system" -Gregory S1evenson '04 (Decembc:r S,
2003)
10 be lhe Iheme of Red Sox Nalion lately. JUSI ask Aaron Boone."
Antbofty DiComo '07 (February
20,2004)
crack with a homeless man?
Meet Junior Brian Payne." - Jed
Cohn I• the Dork (March 26,
2004)
"I am a Red Sox fan. Every fall
I have my hear1 broken and every spring I grec1 1hc mclling of
snow with genuine hope and a
ccrtahlty that this is the year every single year.". Mark Fuller
(Oc1ober 31 . 2003)
"If you 1hink 1ha1 fra1emities are
lhe only organizations lhat participate in hazing. you 're just wrong.
Comple1ely wrong." - Tozer
Hammond 'OS (December S.
2003)
..Young America come alive!
When you do, you·n make area•
1hinp happen." - Rev. Jesse Jack•
son (February 27, 2004)
"Things are more open. Thinp
1hat people ~cd to whisper
abou~ 1hey now discuss openly."
- Jean Brooks, Frank Dining
Hall Slafl". (March 26, 2004)
"The foci 1ha1 18 is no11he dnnking age is a lso killing something
else: fraternities." - Eli Rubin
'OS (Oc1ober 3 I, 2003)
"Gender equi1y nol only follows
our moral s1andards, but it is the
law." - Jack Dovidio, Dean of
Facuhy on Tille IX in college
sports. (November 7. 2003)
"Whal lhe progressive side needs
10 do is connec1 1he do1s for
people between taxes and all 1he
things they don't want to cut.
Because 1he righl bu done an
incredible job of disconnecling
lhe 1wo."" - Arianna HuftinglOn
(November IO, 2003)
"Lei us. facul1y and srudenlS, end
1he reign of apalhy thal hat
struck the campus for so long."
- Joseph Brazauskas '04 (November 21. 2003)
"The ae1ions 1raken apinsl KOR
and aaains1 olher fratemitiel in
lhe pul, do nolhiog 101-b loasont or right wronp. They lim•
"In pledging lheir collegia1e yean
10 a Greek organization, memben
agree 10 uphold sllUldards adhered
10 lhroughoul 1he country." - Sarah Compter '04 (December S,
2004)
"'When all lbe individual and 1CUt
accolades are collected, Ille 2003
Colga1e football team will eor1ainly be a team for lbc ...,._. Sieve Sheridan '06 (Jamaary 23,
2004)
"The ever-widening neiwork of
alumni fiom tbisjewel of an insli•
lurion will provide you with rela1ionship1 Iha& wiU-.ldtbolNlof
time." - Read MeNaman '69
(January 23, 2004)
"Drama is wben you're in 1be
middle of ICIIIIClbiaa widl I JU'/
amd be calla you MKatie" lhouah your isn't Katie."
Man Oja 'OS RM:t/.u ~
(February 20, 2004)
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·
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so
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"Despite my liberal leeninp, alu.
I am in most circles aecn aa a po..
litical oulSider,a 'mixed up liberal'
at best. This is because I am Ida·
mAnlly opposed to die practice of
abortion." John Drymon '06 (Febnwy 27, 2004)
" I love boobs. I don't think
women do enough w ith lheir
boobs. I ww, I bad a SCI." - Dave
Coulier (March 4, 2004)
"The SGA is nol a microphooe
for 1he administtation. It reprelCBIS lbe interalS ofcurrent SIU·
dents, no1 prospcclive SIUdenlS
or alumni." - Man Schiff, SOA
pn,sldcnlial c.ndidale (April 2.
2004)
"Do I have ID , ,q,laio the appeal
ofaa o,pam? l ~ i l h u
DOlbing IO do witla pllina mar-
riocl." - l!liaa 8 - (April 2,
a,,
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of(J- ) Jecbon wlddll Ilia own
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commUllity and the widespread
"I tblnk tbe American people
lbould hold OUI Plllideal, Gm'
knowletlaetbetbeisaCIIIClk,.fldr..
SOD IO have
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2004)
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THE COLGATE
MAROON-NEWS
April 23, 2004
STATE OF THE 'GATE
5
Focus On Community Leaming Important For Dean Of College
With Steven Fair
Secnon MDft08!T
The Maroo11-Newssat down with
Dean of the College Adam
Weinberg to discuss some of the
most prc,;sing issues from the 20032004 school year and beyond.
STEVEN FAIR: For thooc studcnis
who might be unaware ofwhat your
job is, can you explain it?
ADAM WEINBERG: I am basi•
cally responsible for the things that
happen outside the classroom.
FAlR: So, for you, what would you
say the highlights ofthe 2003-2004
academic year were?
WEINBERG: That's easy. It has
been an incredible year in tenns of
student initiative, with everything
from the way studenlS staned the
ans council, all the worlc in the Creative ArlS House, the Student Forum. the rejuvenation ofdebate, the
sophomore class counci I, the breaking bread programs, to the tremendous success of student groups out
of the COVE, CLSI, the Chaplain's
Office and the Cultural Center. The
other highlight has been the success
of our athletic teams. Both the uemendous innovations ofour student
groups and the success of the athletic teams represent an entrcprc·
neurial spirit and a commitment to
excellence that reprcscnlS the best
of Colgate. It has been fun for me
to sec so many students take inifia,..
tive, to worlc hard and to accomplish
so much in ways that are great for
the community.
tics have had clooc to 100 different should represent the diversity of
social events this year. Many of Colgate. There should be something
these cvcnlS add imp0rtant new op- for everyone. I think the most imtions to campus for students who are p0nant way to think about this is to
looking for different kinds of social connect it to the strategic plan. The
strategic plan maps a future for
events.
So, I think that's one piece ofwhat Colgate as a liberal ans universitywill happen. The other thing that • place that has the intimacy and the
will continue to characterize social attention to studentS - of a liberal
life at Colgate is trying to find cre- ans environment with the robustative ways to get differenl types of ness, options and vibrancy ofa unistudents to do things together. We versity. And I think that's what we
call it "walking across difference." really want on Broad Street.
The campus has become incredibly
diverse with lolS of different typOS FAIR: Do you sec any role of the
of studcnlS, and I think one of the Hamihon community coming into
challenges is to find ways where stu- play?
dents have opportunities 10 walk
across difference. We have to do
better when it comes to diversity
issues. Vlc have made tremendous
strides over the last few years, but
we need to stay the course. By this,
I mean both becomine a more diverse place, and ensuring that Stu·
dents have more diverse SCIS ofexricnccs. The Palace has been a
\VEINBERG: Absolutely. For
many of our students, the richest
experiences happen when they're
able to interact with people of the
community. It's been the wonderful surprise of all the work we have
done in the village. Everything from
what happens when students arc
workin with Chuck Fox in the
that you would find at a research
university with the love, 1he pas·
sion, the commitment 10 ,caching
1hat characterizes the liberal ans.
1 1hink it's the same for the students. I think we saw that at the
student forum. C mean, what was
cx1raordinary about the student
forum was that it was a studentdriven initiative, a group of stu·
dents really stepped forward and
said "hey, you know J'm producing all this grca1 work in the classroom, we need to find venues for
student 1s to be able 10 share that
work outside the classroom." So
they came up wi1h this idea for ;in
evening program. We had thiny
papers 1ha1 were all fantastic. l was
really amazed with the kind of
high level work being done by SIU•
dents at all levels. But I think it
goes well beyond that. I spenl the
evening two nights ago with a
group of students who came back
from Onawa for an alternative
s rin break. I was incrcdibl im-
FAIR: Now you mentioned the
sophomore clas,, has the sophomore experience lived up to your
expectations?
WEINBERG: It has exceeded it by
far. I didn't iinagine how creative
the sophomore class council would
be and how quickly they would be
able to take what, for us, was really
just a very broad idea and do spectacular things with it. They have
done everything from organizing
,rips to Washington DC to sp0nsoring panics at the PalaccTiieater to
developing new ways to organize
community in residcn1ial halls. It
has been really amazing.
FAIR: And so do you think the
sophomore experience, along with
the Broad Street initiative, is going
to be the future of Colgate here?
That those things represent whal we
can expect to sec as far as social life
in the _ , five to ten years?
WEINBERG: It's a great question,
and I am not sure I know the answer to it I think what has changed
OVCt the put couple of years will
COOlime to change. We an, mally
commillOd to getting rid of the Nies
a n d ~ them with more suppan for SIUdcnts to reach bi,tier
cxpcclltiom. The Broad S11-eec program rcpraents that philosophy.
We bod a Joi ofhouses where it was
impoaiblc to throw social events
much lea build community. We got
ridofalol<>f'thoocrulea, wcallowstudents to bring alcohol bod< into
speca, but we really challenged the
students to come up with new and
i-..iingsocial options that would
reach OUI to students who wanted
more options, and to do creative
things. It's been great. Creative Arts
Houee baa been doing
c...... House baa been doing rc'-niabt- TheCluaof'34Houso
dnw recq,ciona for Jecturen. The
non-Oieek Broad Street communi-
edgy--·
and there's lolS of opp0rtunitics to
do creative worlc and independent
research. But, at the same time.
there is the robustness, the vibrancy,
the options, the challenge of a real
Division I campus life, whether it is
whm happens on the athletic fields,
whal happens on Broad Street, wha1
happens in our 130 student organi·
zanons. \Ve set high cxpecmtions for
our students in classroom and
throughout <'1mpus life. I thmk !hat
is what it means 10 give studcntS an
incredible cducatton.
FAIR: And you fcelportofthateducation occurs outside the classrooin,
obviously.
\VEINBERG: Yeah, absolutely.
\Ve wanl 10 c:.1p1ure all of the educational moments that take place as
students spend time on our campus.
In our office. we are asking three
basic questions. First, what are the
skills, values, habiis, and knowledge
that our students will need to lc;id
hves marlced by personal success.
engaged ciiizcnship, and a life ofthe
mmd? Second. what arc student:.
doing nnd/or want to be domg outside of the classroom? Third, can
we tweak the things students arc
doing to m;ikc sure that, in the
course of doing the 1hings that studcnlS want to be doing, that they're
acquiring the skills, habits. values
and knowledge. The world's become a more serious place, and the
world's become a morccompclitivc
place. Our students will need a high
level of skills and a robust intellectual life of1he mind if they arc going to continue 1hc tradition of
Colgate alumni contributing 10 the
world.
FAIR: 1think one ofthccomplumt:,
about Colgaie is that some people
say that 10 percent of the people do
90 percent of the thmgs here In
whal wu.y::. arc you working toward:,;
cvenir.g ou, thal ploymg field'/ Or
do you not want to even 11 ou1 10. an
a way. establish some students a.,
leaders?
DEAN OF THE COLLEGE Adam \\'elnberg talks with The Maroo11-Ntws about the past year,
recent e,·ents and plans for the future. \Veinberg plays a large role in almost every aspect of student
life at Colgate University.
great example of where we've had movie theater to the kind of incred- pressed with the kind of sophistia really unique and interesting pro- ible stuff happening in the COVE. cation of their thinking. I think we
gram going on, and it is bringing I 1hink Colgate over the last four sec the same 1hing in the student
people together who otherwise years h~ be-come much more inte- one-acts 1hat t;ikc place tonight.
might not have an opp0nunity to grated in the Hamilton community. \Ve increasingly see it in the kind
meet each other or know each other and in the right way as a true pan- of quality and the level of writing
at Colgate. Both the Sophomore- ncrship. \Ve want even more of that and thinking that we in the student
publications. We sec il in events
Year Program and Broad Street Ini- in the furure.
like the Dennis Vacco lecture
tiative an, about making social life
a bit more robust, pcmapsa bit more FAIR: Do you sec any further ini- where the sophistication of the
intellectual, and challenging stu- tiatives taking place in the Hamilton questions students were asking
dents to acquire the skills of com- community from Colgate studenlS was superb.
Over the last few years, Colgate
as far as buildings or facilities?
munity building,
has been a more robust and vibrant
FAIR: So how do you sec the Greek WEINBERG: I don't think so, not intellectual life. It is being driven by
in terms of buildings or filcilitics. I both S1udents and faculty. It's really
systan fining into this plan?
think we'll continue to do more pro- wonderful.
WEINBERG: My vision for Broad grams and partnerships with the
Street is that every student will loolc community, but it won't be new FAIR: Where do you sec Colgate
acroa Broad Street and..., adiverse thinp, it will be expansions of the 10 years from now?
poup of communities that interact prognms that we already have.
WEINBERG: The strategic plan
with each other and suppon the gcncharts
an exciting course. Colgate
cnl cducational goals of Colgate. FAIR: So, u far as academics, how
We an, ISking a lot of our Greek- well do you feel Colga1e stands up will be the premier liberal artS uniletter oommunity, but I believe the to the other liberal artS schools in vmity in the country IO years from
now. We will do it by embracing our
SIUdcnlS are up to the task. For to0 the eowttry academically?
traditions,
but also updating and
long, Broad Street has been a wall,
WEINBERG: I think very strong. ttansfonning them for a very di ffcrnot a brid&e- The Greek-letter community has too often been opcrat· We have 2,700 of the best and ent time period. We will provide
ing u if it was standing against the brightest young people in the the very best ofthe liberal ans comUniversity. We are asking them to country - and, increasingly~ the bined with the kind of robusmess
..., tbemlelvcs as positive and pro- world. The quality of the faculty and vibrancy of a university. This
active members of the community is the absolute best. It doesn't get gives our studcnlS the best of both
who define themselves as contrib- any benerboth in terms of the kind worlds. Students are able to come
uting to the common good. In many of knowledge faculty bring into to a place where there's a strong,
ways, although not al~ we are ask- the classroom and their love and classic liberal ans curriculum with
ing them to )IOI eJc.r to the mission passion for teaching. We really an, faculty who care deeply about stustatcmalts capouood by their na- the liberal artS university. Our fac- dents, where classes are small and
tional orpniDtiona. Brood Street ulty have the level of scholanhip people know each other by name,
WEINBERG: We wa11t to even ii
out. We wdnt every studcn110 be
able to find their niche. but then
to challenge them lo move ouLSide
1hcir comfon zone 10 walk across
difference. We arc reaching into
the first-year residential halls and
to get a better sense ror what thffercnt students interests arc. Th,u·::.
why we've been so wilhng m the
past year or so to invest rn things
like the Creative Ans House. 10
invest in WRCU, to try to be supp0nive ofCUTV and 1he Maroo11News. A more robus1 and diverse
campus life Will encourage more
students be involved. But 1 actually don't think it's true that only
10 percent of the students arc involved. I think there's IO perccni
who are heavily involved. But 1
actually think for some of our
most involved studcn1s the message is really just the opposite.
Too many students come to college over-programmed, and
that's 1hc kind of life habit
you've gotten into; it's very
achievement oriented. The liberal
ans is really about the hfe of the
mind. J want some of our most active students to slow down. Learn
to do fewer things, but really do
them in depth. ( would love 10 sec
those same students five years
from now have resumes that arc
half as long, bu1 where students
can really articulate what they did,
how they contributed, and what
they got out of it We arc starting
to sec that shift on campus, and
it's a really positive one.
6
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
April 23, 2004
STAIB OF TIIE '0A1E
Andrews To Cushman Seems Like More Than A Hike Down The Hill
By Joseph Brazausku '04
don't think it has hit me yet.
Very soon ( will have to leave
the enclave of Colgate that
has been my home away from
home for the past four years. I
knew that this time would come,
but never realized it would come
so quickly.
I
Rcnccting on my tenure,
have done so much. It is difficult for me to remember all of
the things that went on. I remcm•
ber a lot of my first-year, living
in a triple - Andrews 408 and coincidentally, finding out my
roommates and [ shared the initials J.B. and called Massachu-
setts home. Those guys were
(and still are) great, while two of
us spent I 2 hours at the library
studying for finals the third
played 12 hours of Tony Hawk
Proskatcr.
Not only did we have the best
view of the Chcnago countryside
and the Chapel, but we managed
to pack that room with as many
partygocrs as possible on every
"going out" night . (Side note;
why do people at Colgate ask if
you arc going ou11onigh1, when
they really mean are you drink•
ing tonight?) II took us awhile,
a1 least until second semester, 10
realize it was necessary to split
the revelers up into two groups
so Migdalia, our beloved R.A ..
would not have to keep "checking up on us."
freshman year sure was fun. I
don't remember having as mueh
work as I do know, but I sure re·
member gct1ing a D+ on the first
paper I ever wrote for Modernity
class. Although I thought the
professor should have been fired,
she got tenure. I will also note
that I think my SET form single
handedly prevented a certain
Ma1hematics professor from
ever teaching Calculus again.
Some students refer 10 freshman year as the one they never
want to have again. While I understand how that may be for
some, I viewed it as a year of
endless possibilities. The foundation of your entire Colga1e
care.er begins as a first-year and
while the decisions you make do
not entirely decide your colic•
giate fate, i1 is a time to learn and
grow and find yourself, I would
sure like to go back to being a
senior who had returned from
abroad without a fraternity house
and nowhere to live. He lived on
our floor and it was a great time.
He liked to shoot videos and
there is an amazing one kicking
around involving Slices at 2
a.m., Brian Byme."out" and
pepper - everyone should check
it out.
By the end of Sophomore year
I was ready to get out of
Hamilton, or at least I thought I
was. During the summer I ended
up pining, away for Colgate, yet
I found myself on a plane to
Venice, Italy. The first day there
was intense, to say the least- sti·
Oing heat and humidity, tons of
mosquitoes and dehydration.
After this first trying day things
eenainly picked up. The study
group was amazing, I met a great
group of girls and one guy that I
had never interacted with at
Colgate and learned as much
from them as I did from the
country.
Venice was a huge learning experience for me - laking on a
new language. cooking my own
meals, traveling extensively. I
really matured when I was there
and learned a lot about myself,
in addition to 1he culture. Soon
it was time to return to ·Gate.
Junior year at Colgate was
strange, half of my class was
gone, a fact that was very appar·
ent to me. familiar faces one was
used to seeing around campus
were not there to greet you daily.
It was nice to upgrade to apart·
ment living, although I think
some of my friends wcren 't
ready for the responsibilities that
come with this opportunity. We
had a human sized hole in our
wall - one that allowed access
to flushing the toilet in the bathroom that also lacked a door. All
destruc1ion aside, my role with
the Maroon-News was increasing and I was scrambling to try
and do as many things as possible before senior year began.
And then it started, my last
year, the one where there are
supposed to be no holds barred.
Senior year is almost a regression, you arc practically a firstycar, everyone you know outside
of your class has graduated and
the cluelessncss of the real world
Red Raider.
Sophomore year was a little
more difficult No, f did not receive any more D+ 's and our
R.A . loved us (the football players living below us were another
story). It was just awkward
watching all of your friends running off 10 pledge events while
you and the only othcrthree guys
living on the floor stayed behind,
Regardless of this, my friends
and family were there to pull me
through.
On to happier things. 1 met
Rod that year, a disenfranchised
th:e.best o~:the campus safety blotter
The Cumpus Safety Blotter
provides a beacon of truth in a
world foll of conuplion, fraud
and rhetoric. The Blotter provide~ the Colgate community
with unfilt..:rcd. hard.hiuing campus news. It reports on the im-
POtWnt issues lhat am.-ct our lives
1nd h.1u,h our hcans. ln lddition,
th< Campus Safety Tip of the
Week offers worJs of wisdom
that guide students through the
rigors of college lifo and social
uncertainty. Thi; year the Bloltl'I' has been ,specially insightful, offering a clear look into the
lives qf misguided Colgute students.
Fire ilanns, possession ofdrug
p-,apliemalia and the use of
fraudulent idcn1ification arc pitfalls that trip up all students
throughout their four years.
However, if not for the Blotlcr,
many of these indiscretions
would simply be lost in the cwlc
veil of drunken forgctlulDeu.
1be Bloner allowa you to piece
~yourevenin&lcamliom
yiiu bilpnldcnce and bcUcr yourI pcnoo.
is upon you juSt as college life
was four years ago. I began to
get retrospective of everything,
trying to do all the little things I
said I would since freshman year
but just always put off, rekindling relationships with friends
you no longer interact with and
remembering everything in the
process.
I know I have grown a 101 at
Colgate since parading up the
hill during Orientation. Not only
have I learned a lot in classes,
intcrac1ing with administrators
and within the office of the Maroon-News but I learned about
myself and shaped who I want
to be. I can say that intellectually and socially I am ready to
step out of the "bubble" and begin
life, a life that will forever be inOuenced by my C-'A thank you is necessary to my
family and mends and anyone e'lsc
who has impacted me throughout
my collegiate journey. You are the
ones 1hat have had the greatest
iinOucncc on my life and I will ncM<
forget you.
In true Jug fashion, cue '"New
York, New York."
Campus Safcty·s goal is to put
misguided students back onto the
path of nghtcousness, justice and
decency. Frequently tough love is
necessary and ean be the best
means for correcting unruly be,,
havior.
This year's Be,t of the Blotter
exposes 1wo semester's of de·
b•uchery and depravity. It highlights some of the year's most interesting and fascinating reports
wi1h 1hc intention of preven1ina
such wrongdoings from rcocc::urring.
'l'he Best of
the Blotter
Lana Pa•lll St•tl•nt / 11/1/allH
,,,...,,,1, This award goes to those
students who refused to tolennc
the sub-par living condiliooa
available on campus. 'Oato
Houso'a standanl ofliving is simply unacceptable, and certain l1llr.
dent limply cboo!e not to cad
tbla privation. Tuition costa
skyrocketed, eepocially IIV.
. dlllime.. Nlf..U.. ...~ .
•~""-' '.ftlll!!I* 1nuleplanble.
~J9'il'$
tiailve and made living In 'Oale
House bclrable.
"Received a n,port ofan tllldcragc intoxicated sllldent 11 OIIC
House who had urinated Oil ID-other resident's belonginp"
"A staff member reported obscene dnwinp on walls II Clale
Houso."
D,6 D•611l1 's Fir, J'l&Uucc
A,..rtl, Burnt popcorn In
Andrews. caodln in P..-~meota 111d ICIOIOI Cllttio Nriril!
min which caupt fire after it wu
left OD I bot burner."
,""'
1 1 11 1
" " " ""'" l:,d.oi,, ..
lealy lo Norwich, New York."
THE COLGATE
MAROON-N EWS
April 23, 2004
STATE OF THE ' GATE
7
Senior Commentary: Reflections Of A Resting Traveler
By Gregory Sttvenson '04
t 's my last Thursday at the Maroon•News office. But my
mind isn't on the paper. The paper, whichhasdominatedmyevery
Thursday of the past t ~ years, is
an afterthought. Kay, Steve, Evan
and Jen have it under control. All I
have todo tonight is write this commentary, and I'm basically home
I
free.
Can it be that the newspaper
seems to be the only thing that is
winding down? I still have another
Chinese quiz, a National Security
presentation for Chernoff, a Conservatism paper for Kraynak, and a
week or finals. The rugby team is
having its la.st practice today as I sit
here, but Istill have to gctthe rugby
webpage up and runnin~ lhllp;ll
aroups,coJaa1e,cdu/ruabymen) and
have to figure out how to organize
the newly
founded
Co l gate
R u g b y
Alumni Association. My
girlfriend is in
the library,
working on
papers and
trying to decide whether
February 22, 1917. Hundreds of
people have lived in the room I once
occupied on the second floor people with whom I could say hello
and have an instant connection. But
I didn't do enough 10 continue that.
We let it fall through our fingers, due
in part to our shoncomings. I can
only spealc for myself, and I wasn't
the most honorable person I could
have been. Our deficiencies came
to lightandKDR is no longer a pan
ofColgate because a brother ofmine
broke a promise he made. My
brothers and I didn't keep the promises we made to ourselves. and then
one ofus told thatto the world. The
breaking of a sacred trust is a terrible thing. It tore me apan, destroyed friendships and someone ls
still t,ying to put my friends in jail
for parking on the side of a street.
It's amazing how things can come
crashing down around you, despite
or not 10 take
the job she
was offered.
My fraternity
brothers are
out there playing softball, t,ying to salvage a bit
of fun out of their last Spring Party
Weekend. or trying to land a job
before they get to tum their backs
on Colgate.
All of us probably have regrets.
I'm just now discovering what I
could have done d1IOUghout my four
years here. I feel like I sat idly by
as my fraternity was destroyed - by
the intcrscc1ion of so many forces
that don 11 need to be named a.gain.
I am not the best student that I could
have been; I have missed too many
classes (one is too many, with the
prices our parents are paying). I
haven't opened up to some people
when I should have, and am just
now finding new people with whom
I wish I had connected.
RcgrctS are always tied to lessons.
I've learned that you can do
anyt/ring at Colgate, if you just try.
I went to Ireland with the rugby club
over Spring Break. \Ve worked for
a year 10 raise money, plan the tour,
prac1icc and keep the entire team
dedicated. It was the first intema·
tional tour the club has ever taken.
This spring, we defeated Syracuse
and University at Buffalo, two ofthe
top teams in the state, behind only
Army, We tried to play a game
against Hamilton College this
Thursday, but they couldn't get 15
guys 10 show up. We used to be on
that level, drinking more than we
played, not caring about getting better. Now I have more hope for the
rugby team than I do for the school
asa whole.
Over on Academy Drive, there is
a team striwig to be the best in the
country, and I wish more people
would go watch them next fall.
They work as hard as any varsity
team and clcscrve the fans.
Long from now, I'll remember
three bia commitments at Colpte,
as far u student aroups go: the
rugby team, the Maroon-New,, and
Kappe Della Rho. I shed a tear as
our final pme in Ireland slipped
away. And I've shed many tcan
OYa' n.y rr-n;ty.
I couldbowclaoe t,ca,r for KDR.
Ourbotlle. . bem al Colple sinoe
the fact that you arc here in the
Colgate bubble.
Not only when discussing my house, but
the Greek system as a
whole, pOOple say '"The
end or KOR," or other
things like that. I hate
that. The great thing
about how things arc
now is that my brothers
and (after I graduate) I
will still own our house,
and we will sti ll be
brothtn. And my brothers arc some of 1he most
creative, engaging, soulful people I know..
Almost all ofmy favorite people
the Democratic Presidential Primaries the last few times around. We
literally have dozens ortcttcrs from
him) to the Russian postcards on the
wall fromsomcmcmberofthe 1991
sllllf named Sandy. We've added
our own bitS ofhisto,y to the wolls.
We have postcards from China (I
sent it), Punxsutllwncy, PA, London, .
Spain, and virtually every other
study group someone has been on.
We have a shrine to Nate Lewis '03
on one wall and a "Stcntor
Danielson ('02) Room or Doom."
Steve Marsi, Ryan Shocklcc, Jason
"Rhapsody in Nantucket Red" Pollack, Jess Buchsbaum, Marty Bair,
Mall Hotham, Katie Dubill and so
many others I've never even met
have spent so many nights in this
office. We have pictures or people
working he-re in the sixties, wearing tics and black-rimmed glasses.
The group of us that is here now has
so many stories to
tell, like Joe and
Steve reminiscing
about Jeff Gold,
Frank's mom,
Franz:ia
and
Scarsdale, ..Nuts!
Des1ruction"
Lewis, our pub
list nicknames,
pub
emails,
Stcnny look-alike con1ests,
Elias, our Palestinian Baptist citizen of Israel and
so much more that
I can '1 even remember. Mythical g;,mcs of Risk,
the Bridge and Socialite Society...
Oc1ober of my sophomore year,
two and a half years ago, I met a
girl from Paraguay, and I broke the
Colgate mold. When people say
Colgate students don't date. they're
rig),~ for the most pan. Butthc ones
that do, like me and a lot ofpeople I
know, have some1hing special here.
If I hadn't met my girlfriend, I probably wouldn't have done everything
that I'm proud of now. I wouldn't
have had the ini1iative, the willpower or the personal discipline.
Anybody that knew me my firs1 year
would know dmt much. So I just
want to thank Carolina again.
Thank you.
I've traveled a lot during my time
arc in this oflioc. The Marrx,n-NeM•s at Colgate, and I 1hink doing so is
is the mos1 interesting group of an integral part of an education. I
people I have met at Colptc. We studied abroad in Chinn, a trip J recmay seem like a homogeneous ommend to anyone who is willing
group or kids,
but you just
have to scratch
beneath the
surface (or
spend a Thursday with us) to
realize how
different the
penonalitics
are. It seeps
into the office,
from the wall
full or lencrs
rrom
l!d
O'Donnell '70
(he baa nm in
to study the language. What did I
experience in China? A different
world. The government, the people,
the culture, the rastcs, the smells, the
art, tl\C people - it was all unn.""tlJ.
We experienced SARS. the Iraq war
from an Asian perspective and a
bomb in the cafeteria, along with 1.3
billion people. I spent my wintcr
break this year in South America,
visiting my girlfriend's family in
Paraguay and going to Brazil with
them for a week. Again, a completely different world. Just seeing
how other people spc,id their day is
an eye- opening experience. And
then Ireland, for Spring Break,
which made me tighter with my
teammates than than with anybody
else I had known in my life. Get
oul of your shell, as often as possible. Co explore.
Last summer, Colgate introduced
a grand plan forthc school. Now for
what I hope Colgate can do in the
future. I hope Colgate con try to let
the Greeks, and non-Greeks, live in-
dependcnlly. Let d1c students grow
a little. Kids should cat dirt once in
a while, if you know what I mean.
lt 's important 10 get out on your own
a little bit before going into 1he real
world, to fall down once in a while
to learn what it feels like. Talking
aboul "self-governing groups" and
indcpendenl living while broadening the powers of Campus Safety
(lets hope they cunail the intcm>gation tactics next time) is not tl1e
way 10 win the trust ofthe studentS.
Free association (a la the First
Amendment) and privacy mig)ll be
bcncr ways to teach us studcn1s a
lesson.
I hope the administration stans
conce,ura1ing on s1uden1s more. \Ve
don't really need more buildings..
\Ve need lower tui1ion, especially in
tough economic times like these.
Alumni can help with this, and ask
that their money go to
the students instead of
the instit\ltion. We need
to stop wonying about
the US News and World
Re.port standings and
star1 worrying about
visiting professors taking cigarcuc breaks in
the middle ofclass, promoting absenteeism and
teaching joke classes
(we pay so much, we
might as well learn
something).
Not enough
Colgate students arc
tough. Arc we prepared for the real
world? We call Buildings and
Grounds to change a light bulb, for
crying out loud. I think the University has to stop coddling us, so that
we can actually grow up a little instead of learning "the arts of democracy," why don't we practfoe
democracy and freedom, and be our
own people?
And now its time for my parting
Afnroo,r-Nt-'k'S words. What 10 say?
tr there was a book in Case library
whc.-tc you could wri1e something
down before you graduated, what
would you write? What would you
say for perpctui1y? I say this, 10 the
future ofColgate: look around yoo.
Look at Acadcn1y Field, at the mgbY
team prac1icing every day. Look at
1he Afaroon-News every Friday.
Look at 76 Oroad, where hopefully
the letters "Kappa Delta Rho" arc
still engraved into the porch wall.
When it ·s time for you to graduate.
hopefully words won't be necessary.
Whether you·rc a student. a parent.
an alumnus. a benefactor, a faculty
member or an adminis1rn1or, it is
your actions 1hat count. Let 01hers
write the words about you.
From the Alaroo11-News Office
\\'alls, "Colgate Spring"
by Jlim Eppolito '66
I harken bock to days of yore
When l was at 1hc 'Gate
And rcali1..c 1hm landing there
I lad been a stroke of fate.
Just like you. I agonized
And finally made the cut
The choice to enter Colgate came
Strictly from the gut.
Yes. life brings many choices, and
Some will go as1~y
Yet what I learned at Colg•tc has
l-lelpcd me find my way.
Bui what aboul 1hosc winters?
T1hcy made me want to cry
And when the snow had melted,
I knew it was July
So how did we survive it,
\Vith all the strife we faced?
Oh yes, I hove a theory,
On which my case is based
TI10se years we had togc1hcr,
Thc.-y made us what we arc
\Ve sorted ou1 our destiny
And wished upon a star
So what's unique abou1 1his place
Th;1t works for you and mi!?
And why do we feel good about
hs place in hi:,;.1ory?
11 's all about 1hc time of life
When things began to gel
We found our way together
And raised a lot of hell
But through ii all,
We shared so much
We simply can't forget
What it really meant to u~ and
Why we owe a debt
Dreams arc what we live for,
TI1ey help to make us grow
Memories reflect the p.t!-il
But tell us where 10 go
The memory that lingers best
Rctum.~ to me each spring
Rreminding me ofllam1lton
When na1ure stans to sing
When spring explodes at Colgate,
Prepare to take a stand
The sungots have awoken,
Spring pony is at hand.
Finals arc lig)n years away,
Your mind is off to France
Colgate Spring has beckoned.
h's time 10 sing and dance.
To those of you now at The 'Gate
We charge you to agree
To sanctify these ri1es of spring:
This is your legacy.
And years from now
When you renec1
On times your heart could sing
Among those thoughtS
Will be the marl<
left by the Colgate Spring
8
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
April 23, 2004
STATE OF TIIE 'GATE
A Voice To Reckon With: One Colgate Woman Looks Back
By Sarah J. Compter '04
n 23 days, the Class of 2004
will walk across a stage on
Academic Field and into the
future. Some will go on to graduate school. 01hcrs to Wall Street
and still others will go home to
Mom and Dad. But regardless of
I
where our lives take us after May
16, we will always share the past
four years. My time at Colgate
has been shaped by the conversations I' ve had. It has been
shaped by the reading I have
done and the reading I haven't.
It has bnighlS at The Maroon-News and
Sunday nights with the Tri Del-
tas. But most importantly, it has
been shaped by the community
we have all worked so hard to
build for 185 years.
My experience on this hill
overlooking "thy fair Chenango
Valley" has, in part, bby my constant conversation
with the Colgate community.
During the last four years, I have
utilized The Maroon-News as a
forum for my voice. In doing so,
I have encouraged others to do
Hamilton will always welcome
me home.
September I, 2000: "Diversily, in truth, encompasses a
much larger spectrum of definitions.
just get used to it."
The bthat inexperience allows us to
make the mistakes that adulthood will not. While college has
Based
solely on
oppearancts, it is
true that
Colgate
can seem
pallid ...
Herc at
Colgate,
though
one color
may out•
number
another,
the diversity in personalities
deems the
former
less sig•
nifieant.
Rather
I h a n
speaking
with
a
w h i I e
the same.
It is 2:09 a .m . on April 23. It male or a
is my very last a ll-nighter with a Hispanic female, most students
very special staff. It has come find themselves chatting with a
time to reflect and time to look Lacrossc·playing, newspaper
forward. [ will never find words writing member of the Colgate
to express the gratitude I feel for 13 or a resi.dent-advising, volunthe editors today and those of teering women's studies major."
days gone by. Inside these walls
The Colga1e community isn't
on the third noor of the Student about limestone buildings or
Union, I have grown from a com- Slices. It's not obout the old
plaeent, greedy, albeit ambitious. Coop or the new Coop, And it's
first-year into che woman I al- certainly no1 abou1 'Gate House.
ways hoped I might be. The Colgate could have the breathwords that follow help 10 track taking campus that it docs, and
my Colga1e experience, an irre- still mold bright-eyed children
placeable four years definco by into ambitious, articulate men
remarkable memories.
and women. Superficially,
August 25, 2000: "Graduauon Colgate may accept a rclauvely
was over before we blinked our homogcnous first-year class. But
eyes, ond suddenly boxes were this University undoubtedly
beginning to accumulate at turns out a senior class brimming
home, filled wich extra.long with diversity. In four years, I
sheets, stereos and sweaters."
have had lhc opportunity of
We're blinking again. This mce1ing some of the most dytime, I squint through my moist .. namic, unique people, In doing
encd eyelids to write my so, I have had some phenomgoodbyes . I look forward 10 enally ubiquitous experiences.
lighting torches and singing As the sagacious Dave Mauhews
around Taylor lake. Many of the once said, ..Turns out not where,
familiar faces that we passed but who you're with that really
between the willows might never matters."
cross our pa1hs again. NevertheAprII 20, 20~ I: "In all honless, as we graduate, we become cSty, if you want 10 be a good
part of a much bigger commu- girl, dress like a good girl and
nity mode up of hundreds of act like a good girl. Don't expect
thousands of Colgate alumni all alcohol to be your excuse for
across the country and around poor decisions. Guys can sleep
the world, If ever I feel lost in around wi1hou1 condemnation,
the vast, unexplored .. real girls can't. The standard won't
world," I trust that the village of change in our college careers. so
taught me 1h01 alcohol does, in
fact, weaken our inhibitions, college has also ,aught me that we
should never, ever, ..just get used
to it." A part of discovering an
ultimate truth in yourself de-
pends upon building slatutes of
morality and justice that should
never be relinquished. While it
may take you four years to grow
into a particular consciousness.
it is imperative that once you
reach it, you defend it wi1h every ounce of passion within you.
March
8,
2002: "I harbor
wholehearted respect for anyone
who crosses the
threshold
of
comfortable apathy and takes a
stand, especially
amidst a heated,
campus-wide debate."
Auaust 31,
2002: "When
push comes to
shove, depend
only on your
own principles to
help make decisions.
The
Colgate cornmu-
nity is influential to say the
least; always keep your values
close at band. Feel free to reinvent yourself. But also know
1hat it takes a lifetime to build
y o u r
reputa•
tion and
only
a
day to des t r o y
what has
taken so
long to
b u i Id
Ab O v C
all, speak
up and
s p e ak
out. The
proliferation of
tolerance
has put
I
h e
breaks on
free expression.
It is one
thing to
accept
another
person's
right 10
his or her beliefs, but quite another to passively accept 1hose
beliefs as 1ruth without questioning them for yourself... Never
feel pressured into agreeing with
the majority and realize that a
know now 1he valueofformula1.
ing clear, concise arguments and
the value of picking my battles.
I have gone through tremen.
dous change in four years. I have
discovered my voice and discovered my personal responsibility
to a wide variety of issues. But I
have most importantly discovered that what 1 want to change
about the world, about Colgate
and aboul myself has to come
amidst a supportive group of
friends and family membHaving a voice in any community depends on a person's abili1y
to be heard. But it is imperative to
remember that people are much
more likely to take seriously those
individuals who hold steadfast to
their bof my most imponan1 values; if
you want people to listen to what
you have to say, be honest with
them and be honest with yourself.
Dec:embminute in comparison to the monu~
mental otdcr to which we belong.
While Greek chapters have stood the
test of time, it has been the members who have taken it upon themselve,; to ensure that the system survived... Once you strip your experience of the superficiality that
comes along with many unneeessary
facets of ITiltemity and sorority life
at Colgate, you can reemerge as the
sirong men and women formed by
the values set forth in our ritual. It is
view held by few can spark
questions that may lead to a
revolution. Sometimes it pays to
ignore the ever-present conformity...
Man:b 7, 2M3: "Despite a recunin1 usumption of apathy in
the student body, we do have
opinions about our lives )¥re. I
have heard the complaints. I
have heard what you have to say.
So, why not malce a concerted
effon to alter that general opinion? Even the slightest bit of
passivity makes the campus that
much weaker - fight the urge to
grumble with disgust at the unfonunate circumstances that en•
compass our lives here so often
and say something 0111 loud, to
someone who matters."
I have come to undcntand the
importance of careful development of my opinions. I once
thought it most important to verbalize as much as I possibly
could in the shortest amount of
time, re1ardless or content. I
know now that I wanted to hear
my thought, in order that I mighl
up to the student, to ini1ia1e the
change, despite any suppoeed incon-
understand them. But, I also
venience it might pose. Take a
chance on putting the pessior back
into the kgid,,taJe and timeless traditions besed on monlity, tndh. odfsacrificc and loyalty...
The crossroads II which Colpte
has recently found ilaclf defines a
momcot at which Colplc men and
women can~ a sys1an of values that supportS • . , _ humanity. Theadvanlapofourci-«ni~
oftcn-uolated COlltlDtlllity can help
to support a vision that will place this
Univmity on the map. Something
areatcr exists within each of us, on
every level. Tllkina the opportunity
to seize that polcnlial for growth will
force us out of the preconceived
mold.
For those of us who are moving
toward a whole new world of
choices, take this chance to expend
upon the true knowledge that
Colgate and iu community have
given you.
"Do not go wbcrc the petb may
lead, go instead wbcrc tbeR is DO
peth and ....... trail...
-Rolplr Waldo Emer10•
THE CoLGATE MAROON-NEWS
April 23, 2004
STATE OF THE 'GATE
A Final Tribute To Colgate's Senior ;lthletes.
Malissa Burke
By Ale• Friedman
Maroon-News Stoff
The women's basketball team is
coming off of its best season in
school history, thanks in no small
part to the contributions of senior
tri-captain Malissa Burke. Aflcr
leading her team to a Patriot
League championship and an
NCAA Tournament appearance
against Pat Summitt's Tennessee
Volunteers, Burke could not pos-
sibly be leaving Colgate on a
higher note.
Burke depans Hamilton as the
school's all-time record holder for
games played (116) and threepointers ( 142). The four-year
starter also ranks among Colgate's
career top-ten in both points and
assists.
Burke was a thrce-spon star in
high school, playing volleyball
and soccer in addition to basket-
ball. Dedicating herself solely to
hoops in college, she had an instant impact with the Raiders,
cracking the staning lineup as a
first-year and ending her rookie
season as the team's second leading scorer.
Burke also made a big contri·
bution to the ream that does not
show up on the score sheets, as she
helped to bring junior Emily
Braseth, a former high school
teammate of Burke's, to Colgate.
Over the next three years, Braseth
and Burke would prove to be one
of the most dangerous inside.out·
side duos in the league.
As a sophomore, Burke ranked
eighth in the league in scoring with
13.9 points per contest, earning
second.team all Pa1riot League
honors. She turned in another solid
season during her junior cam·
paign, but saved her best performances for her senior year.
Scoring a career-best 14.6
points per game last season, Burke
led her team to a 21 - 10 record and
again earned all ..Patriot League
honors. It was a remarkable tum•
around for the Raiders, who went
a disappointing 9-18 the year be·
fore and were picked to finish a
mediocre fourth in the league's
prescason poll.
Burke began the season in her
familiar small forward role, but after injuries decimated the Raiders'
depth at the guard position, she
shifted over to shooting guard. The
talented senior didn't skip a beat
in adapting to her new position,
and responded by posting career
highs in assists and three-pointers
made.
After the lineup change, the
Raiden finished the regular season on an 8-2 tear and swept all
three of their games in the Patriot
League tournament, clinching
Colgate's first-ever league title.
Burke proved that she was a clutch
player, notching 21 points against
Bucknell in the semifinals and 23
in the chlmpiOCllhip game against
American. Not su,prisingly, she
wat named the tournament's
MVP.
Colgate returns a solid core of
players nex1 season, but will have
a tough lime replacing Burke's
solid all-around play and leadership abili1ies. Likewise, the rest of
Colgate will miss Burke's friendly
personality and significant contributions to the community. When
she was not aucnding praccice or
working on her thesis on feminin·
ity issues and female athletes, the
sociology and educ~tion doublemajor spent her free time working
as a volunteer in the cxcended care
unit at Hamilton Hospital. Burke
also spent several summers assist·
ing in an autistic impaired classroom.
Looking ahead 10 the future,
Burke plans to keep athletics in her
life. as she hopes to attend graduate school for sports managemcn1
and administration.
thinking was, 'Let's keep this
s1reak going and let's beat our n..
val."'
Cann•s presence and leadership
from the bench con1inued to spur
Colgate into the ECAC tournament for the firs11ime since 2000.
After losing a heartbreaking semifinal match to Clarkson, interim
head coach Stan Moore called on
his veteran to win the Raiders• last
game of the season - and Cann's
career.
.. ,, meant a lot," Cann recalled.
"I never had any doubts in myself
and the coaches never doubted me
David Cooper
either. Steve got hot and he put up
great numbers this year. Before the
last game, though, Coach Moore
Being a member of the crew
told me, 'This is your game. No team is hard work, and it docsn 't
one deserves this game more than necessarily come at the most op..
you. I know you can win.' Sure p0nune of moments. While other
enough, we pulled it out and I felt students arc stumbling in from a
long night, these athletes are dongreat."
Cann 's 35 saves proved enough ning their workout gear to begin
to fend off'Oartmouth, 3-2, and the their day.
Brampton, Ontario native ended
"My days tend to consist of
his Colgate career as a winner. morning practice and afternoon
This Raider, though a viccim oftoo lifts," senior Lauren Fi1zgerald
much talent on one club, proved said. "(I am] up at 5 a.m. in order
that he was in valuable to the to be at the boathouse by 5:30 to
Colgate men, and their success get two hours on 1he water before
over the last four years lay as 8 a.m., so people can get to their
much in his glove than in the 8:20 classes. Lifis happen 2-3
hands of any other player.
times a week. laking an hour each
lime. And in between I have
classes and I do classwork, re..
search and studying for a few
Cole, Cooper,
hours. Morning practices don' t
Fitzgerald, Nicholson happen all that much: 2-3 1imes
per week maximum. And on
weekends,
we race. 801h Saturday
By Alex Clark
David Cann
and Sunday arc almost a lways
Afar()()n,N~·s Stoff
By Alex Clark
laken up with travel and compc1iOne
sport
oft.en
overlooked
and
Maroon·Nn-.·s Slaff
1ion."
literally passed by on Colgate•,
Such a commi1ment takes ils
Colgate men's hockey fans campus is crew. Anyone who has toll, but being a member of a var·
watched senior David Cann back• meandered their way down to the sity sport at a Division I school ha,;
stop the Raiders throughout his gym hos passed a rooin filled with its advantages as well.
first two years wearing the maroon the odd-looking erg machines,
..1f you are 1\01 1hinking about
and grey. However, Cann spent his 1ens of student athletes in top con- ctuilling every single day, then you
last two years backing up junior dition and an odd whooshing arc not working hard enough,"
standout Steve Silvenhom and not sound. These arc the dedicated senior Ryan Cole said ... You have
receiving many opportunities to members of Colgate's men's and to be completely immersed physishowcase his skills in front of the women's crew teams. whose SC· cally and mentally just to be deHamilton faithful. Nevertheless, niors truly know the meaning of ccn1 in this program. Only a small
his role has been crucial and the sacrifice.
portion of the team has prior ex·
"When you arc a varsity athlete, perience with rowing before arrivsenior stepped up like a true leader
when called upon to help his team you sacrifice a lot, probably more ing at Colgate, so everybody be·
to its most successful season in
gins at 1he same level - hard work
four years.
detennines your success. True.
After splitting time with
1here arc huge sacrifices. bet it
Silvenhom in the beginning ofhis
also comes with considerable re..
final season with Colgate, Cann
wards, 100.·•
spent more time on the bench as
All of the senior crew members
his junior counterpart rode a
share sweat and 1oil. but they also
record-setting hot streak. Theseshare a love ofColgate in general.
nior, whose 76 games played ranks
Aficr all. they would not spend
fourth highest in school history,
four years giving 1hcir hean and
watched as Silverthorn 's .927 save
sleeping 1ime to a place that did
percentage and 1.82 goals against
not cant such an imponant place
average topped Colgate record
in a young person's life.
charts and sprung the 1c11m to"Having 1r:msfcrrcd from Boswards the top of the lcogue.
ton University. I can attest 10 the
"It was definitely hard watchfact that the best thing abou1
ing," Cann said. "You practice
Colgate
is the tigh1 community
Ryan Cole
every single day like you arc gofcelillg that J get from 1he saudcnts
ing to play on the weekend, so than you realize/' senior Tara and faculty." senior David Cooper
during the game there is a sense Nicholson said. "I don't know said. "I really feel as though I be·
of helplessness. Everyone who is what it feels like to go 10 college long here.··
not on the ice feels that they could and have time to jus1 hang out. 1
So next lime you see one of
do something to make the team never get a chance 10 read a news• these crew members, give them a
paper or watch TV with friends. pat on the back for their dedicabencr."
You
also have to manage your aca- tion and commitment to them·
But when referees issued
demics
very well be-cause once the selves and to their sport. And tell
Silverthorn a game disqualifica ..
tion penalty dwing a crucial week· season ge1s going, you have no them not to make 100 much noise
end series with rival Cornell, who rime to catch up. Also, crew often on their way out in the morning.
eventually finished only one point adds another dimension of stress
behind the Raiders in the ECAC to life: erg tests, scat-races ancJ
Sean Cusick
standings, Cann took the ice and rcgattls all require sleep and good
hcahh.
something
which
is
imposstole the show for his school.
By Nic k Mirto
"In years past they have always sible if you arc, for example. si·
Maroon-N4!"''1 Slaff
been our rival," Cann said. "Hav- multancously aucmpting to write
ing the team we had, we knew we an honors thesis while applying
When holed up in the tiny, ofi
could actually beat up on them a for jobs."
"Rowers
never
get
to
ancnd
affrecz.ing,
village of Hamihon, the
little bit. Unfortunately Steve got
tossed for fighting and I thou&ht ternoon lcctur~ unless they have world can become distant to many
to myself, 'Well, I guess I have got been assigned 1ur class. We have s1udents. To Sean Cusick, the only
to be ready to play.' It was a bit of never been to spring pany week- scniorontheColg,ucmcn'sgolftcam,
an adrenaline rush, but all I was end. Spring Break? What's that?" traveling the globe has been frequent
9
••
and fun. But at the same time, Cusick
has sookcd in the Colgate experience,
pa,ticipating in a spcctnun of ac1ivi-
tics.
"My Colgate experience can be
summed up by being in rune with my
surroundings and being aware ofother
people," Cusick said ·There arc pl:x:cs
that I have visited and people whom I
would not have been able to mcc, without Colgate:·
After a successful high school ca·
n:e,, it was in the South where Cusick
embarked on the first ofmany travels
to fino,runc his g;unc before coming
to Colgate. Throughout Florida and
Texas. Cusick participated ut Junior
Golf Tournaments in which he improved as a golfer and generated in1cres, lrom coaches. Colgate's Brod
Houston was one of those coaches.
"My high school cooch helped me
go 10 Colgate - 1he best academic
school possible instead ofMywltcn:
else." Cusick said. ''Colgate docs not
have a one-dlmensional foe~ I gave
everything a shot tluooghadivcrscsct
ofactivities, which you are llO( able to
dotltatota lot ofothcrplaocs. Colgate
fosters pcrS<>l\al dc\-clopmcnt. I gave
everything a shot."
That is an undersiatemcnt, as
Cusick panicipatcs in a wide variety ofactivities throughou1 campus.
A member of the Delta Upsilon fht.
tcmi1y, Cusick is the philanthropy
chair and has organized events such
as Teams for the Hc-•rt Walk 11nd the
annual softball toumamen1 with
Delta Delta Delta. In addition, he is
the Student Advisory Academic
Commincc representative for the
golf team. ha.~ participated in various intramural and c lub sports.
wortccd as a bouncer ot lhc Jug, volunteered for the llainilton Fire De·
partincnt and been a member of the
lnter.fratcmity Council.
When not soaking up all that
Colgate has to ofl'Cf', Cusick has trav~
elcd. As a first-year, CU!:ick, an cco-nomics major, took an extended
study to England. In Man:h, Cusick
was able to ploy 36 holes at the Augustl National GolfCourse. Cusick
also enjoyed other spring 1rips 10
Georgia and South Carolina.
"I was able to play at a lot of
courses that I would not have been
able to piny a1 if not for Colga1c
golf," Cusick said.
Cusiek's bcs1 experiences
through golf came in his firs1 two
years. In those Lwo years, Cusick
con,istently placed third, fourth and
fifth for 1he Raiders. But. most 1m•
ponantly. 1he squad was cx1remely
competi1ive.
..We were in the top three m every toumamcn1," Cusick s:ud. "My
fif':)t year, w~ were 1wo :,trokes a"'ay
from the NCAA Toomamcnt."
Cusick 's best individual performance came on September 9, 2003.
when he lied for second ovcmll at
1he competi1ivc Colgate Invitational. Finishing one shot off the
pace, Cusick notched a 144, mcluding a 69 on the first day of the tournament.
The next destination is Columbus, Ohio. It is there where Cu:,ick
wlll be working ot 1heAbercrombie
and Fitch corporate headquarters as
a merchant. He will be at the center
of a team in charge of certain produciion lines.
10
TH£ Col.GATE MARooN-NEWs
April 23, 2004
STATE OF THE 'GATE
4!h~ti,c Leaders Say Farewell To Colgate Sports
Louis DiNuzzo
By Juliana Garofalo
Assistant OJlgat~ Sports £diUJr
Xavier de Boissezon
By Jeff Fein
Assistant Cofpat~ Sports Editor
Xavier de Boissezon leads a
double life. A native ofNew Jersey,
his hometown is listed as Geneva,
Switzerland on the Colgate athletics website. He is ascniorand proud
member of the class of 2004, but he
will be back for another semester at
Colgate next year. When asked
about his academic concentration at
Colgate, de Boissczon said, '"it
might as well be running."
One thing that is apparent is de
Boissezon's ability to run, and na.n,
and run. He has been a four-year
member of the cross country, winter track and spring track teams.
Although he excels in all three, it is
on the Raider cross country team
that de BoiSSC7.0ll has truly made his
mark.
°Collcgc cross country is the
~." de Boissczon said.
tie has done it the best that anyone has at Colgate in a long tiine.
Last fall, de Boissc-,.on earned a spot
at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Iowa and placed one
hundred and eighth out of2S4 competitors.
The big ~e was the culmination
ofamcmorablcscniorscason rordc
Boissezon. He started the year by
finishing first at Colgate's Harry
Lang Invi1a1ional and went on to
place six.th out or over 450 runners
at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational
in Chicago. He earned the dis1inction of Patrio1 League Rwmerofthe
Week twice during the regular season and was a favorite 10 win the
Patriot League Championship.
Ir. the biggest disappointment
of his season, de Boissczon finished only thirteenth at the Poniot League Championships.
Unfazed, he went 10 the NCAA
regional qualifying race and fin•
ishcd seventh, earning a spot in
the national final.
He attributes his success this
year to hard work in 1he
offseason, which included a regimen of running, swimming, biking and weight lifting.
"lam not sure how fast it made
me," de Boissczon said of his
lifting schedule. "But at least it
made me look bcncr."
"The best part about being at
th.e NCAA championships was
that I felt like I earned it. I qualified as an individual, so I was not
there brcause I was on a powerhouse t:am and riding the wave
of other runners.••
The best part about de
Boissezon 's time at Colgate is
that it is nol over. Because of
injuries sustained over his four
years, the senior has been
granted permiss ion by t he
NCAA to become a super-senior.
He will return in the spring of
2005 10 run the I OK for Colgate.
" I really l ike the Jug,"''de
Boissezon said.
Down 10 1he last d etail, de
Boissczon is a true Raider.
Lou DiNuzzo has devoted his
four yCMS at Colgate to both the
cross country and traclc teams. This
commitment has helped the Raider
running squads see some trcmcn·
dous success over the last four years,
thanks in no small part to DiNuzzo.
Running is a threo-season spon,
so there is little time for other extracurricular ac1ivitics. However,
DiNuzzo has been a part of the
Newman Community and has par·
ticipatcd in several of its functions.
tie helped to bring the Newman
Community and his running to-gcthcr when runners from the track
team worked as ushers and o:adcrs
for the
.. Lessons and Carols'' event, held
during the Christmas season. This
is a perfect representation of the way
that he is. tic has such a big bean
and cares so much, especially about
this community.
"What I love obout Colgate is how
we can be hard-working students
one moment and becomplctclyoffthe-walls the nex1," Dinuzzo said.
We have figured out a system
that allows us to work super-hard
for a few weeks a year and have a
lot of fun all the time. The other
great thong about Colg31e is the
tradition."
DiNuz,.o has added so much 10
this tradition by setting a very high
standard when it comes to running, bcginni.1g with his first yc.ar
here as a Raider. In 2000, he was
a cross country varsity letter win•
ner, was voted 1he cross country
team's Outstanding First·ycar and
earned a spot on the All-East Cross
Country 1cam.
2001 brought more awards for
DiNuzzo as well: another cross
country lcucr wimter. Colgate's
cross country Excellence Award
and another spot on the All-East
Cross Country team. Along with
these awards, he was the winner
of the Walter Fullam Leadership
Award during his junior season.
His performance continued to
improve as the years went on, as
he excelled over the 2003 and
2004 seasons. During the 2003
track season he won lhc 5,000·
meter indoor title. which solidified
him as one oflhe lop distance runners in the Patriot League. The
most imponant aspect of the team
for DiNuuo. however, was the
time that he spent with his teammates.
"Some things never change, and
I like that about our team,"
DiNuzzo said.
"We are a very close knit bunch
of guys. We train, cat and live together, and we never gel tired of
each other. My favorite memories
of Colgate will be those of my
time spcnl wi1h my 1cammates.
[They arc the) craziest bunch of
guys I have ever known."
By Steve Sheridan
Colgatt Sport, £dilor
Garnett
John Frieser
By Steve She ridan
Colgate Sports EJ,10,
One of the biggest stereotypes
surrounding football players is
that they arc not the smartest of
people. Senior tight end John
Friescr is a one-man contradiction
of that assumption.
A three-time CoSIDA Academic All-District I Team nominee, followed by two placements
on the CoSIDA Academic AllAmerican first team. Division 1AA Athletic Directors Association
Academic All-Star Team member.
Patriot League Football ScholarAthlete Of The Year. Recipient of
a National Scholar-Athlete Postgraduate Scholarship Award. And
oh yeah, he's also an all-League
athlete. This sociology and anthropology major is certainly not your
typical football player.
"It's nice to show people, especially the young players, that football players can do the schoolwork
too." Fricscr said. "fl gives you
confidence, showing that you can
be successful at both."
Balancing the heavy academic
course load at a school such as
Colgate and being a Division I
football player is never easy, especially when the team kept winning and winning in the Division
!-AA playoffs. But Frieser managed to keep his level of work in
the classroom as high as his level
of play on the gridiron.
"I try to balance [schoolwork
and football) as much as possible,"
Friescr said. "I didn't come here
for football. Of course, ifl have a
big test, [that is what maucrs),"
Being a Division I athlete is not
easy work, but when a team is able
10 make a march deep into 1he
playotTs, then it makes all the
work wonhwhilc. With the tremendous season 1hat the Raider
football team had last fall, there
were many memorable moments,
but one sluek ou1 in Fricser's
mind.
"The Florida Atlantic (I-AA na1ional semifina"I) game was my
favori te, seeing the happiness of
Coach Biddle afterwards as he ran
around the field," Fricscr recalled.
"We were playing in FAU's backyard, a nd nobody thought we
col\ld win because we were a
small, cold weather school."
Alice Garnett
By MeaSavtn
A.ssi1to11t Colgate Sports EdilOr
DiNuzw
Kate Barrett
Both the Raider cross country
team and tr1Ck team will be losing
not only a very sttong member of
their team, but also a leader who
cares a tremendous amount about
his team.mates and the Colgate community as a whole.
The Raider swimming and diving squad will sorely miss its cocaptain, senior Alice Garnett, as
she graduates this spring and
moves on to bigger and belier
things. Coaches and swimmers
alike rave about her excellence as
a captain last season.
"She is the type to lead by example," sophomore Sheri
Bontrager said.
Garnett swam the backstroke
and the individual medley for the
Raiders during her four years in
Hamilton . The Wi lmette, IL
native's swimming resume is
lengthy, including school records
in four events. She holds the
school record in the 200 !M, with
a time of2:06.87, as well as in the
400 IM, with an impressive
4:27.53. Garnett docs not stop
1hcrc. however. Her name is also
in the record books, along with her
teammates, for two relay records.
She helped record a whopping
time of 7:44.73 in the 800m
frec,tyle relay and also contributed 10 the Raider 200m medley
record with a time of I :48.54.
Garnett was named to 1hc all·
Patriot League first team this SC:a·
son, along with five other Raider
teammates. But Garnett's excellence was not a one-year abnormality - she received 1his honor
in each of her four years.
Gamcll explains 1hat the best
part of swimming forCol~atc has
been "being part of a team that has
such a great relationship,"
"The time commitment and
morning practices are [tough),"
Garnett said. "It is challenging to
balance my time."
Judging by her other extracurricular activities, she has been successful at achieving this balance.
The busy swimmer still finds time
to be an active member of her sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma, out•
side of the pool.
The senior helped lead the
Raider women to their highest finish in team history at the Patriot
League Tournament this winter,
although the finish was a contro-versial one. After the women were
originally awarded third place, a
p0int and a half behind Navy, Patriot League officials realized that
there was a miscount in the scor•
ing of the meet. After incorporat•
ing missed diving points into
Colgate's total score, the Raider
women came out over five points
ahead of Navy, thereby occupying
second place behind Bucknell.
The second place trophy was taken
from the hands of Navy and
awarded 10 the Raiders.
The wo me n concluded the
2003-2004 season with a I 0-5
overall record and a 4-2 conference record. Alice's contributions
have been felt both in the pool,
with her o:cord-brcaking performances, as well as on dry land,
with her upbeat leadership qualities.
"My plans are undecided, but
I' m hoping to find a job in either
Chicago or Boston," Gameu said.
It does not seem doubtful that
Alice will be making big splashes
in whatever future endeavors she
tackles.
The Raider women's soccer
program has been a strong part of
this school for some time now.
Many solid players have graced
Van Doren Field over the past few
years, but rarely has the university
seen such a dynamic player pass
through its ranks as senior Kate
Barrett
"When I came, I did not kn<,w
what to expecl," Barrett said .
"Like a typical first-year, I was
nervous. I just wanted to go out
and play."
And play she did.
As a first-year, Barrett registered four goals and six assis1s,
finishing with 19 points - good
enough for fourth on the team. She
was also named the Patriot League
Freshnton of the Year, capping off
a very solid rookie season and pro,.
viding some insight into the career
that was to come.
Her sophomore campaign saw
her numbers dip somewhat. but
Barrett did not get discouraged.
She broke out during her junior
season, compiling l l goals and
eight assists. But the best was still
yet to come.
The Troy, NY native put together one of the most incredible
seasons in Raider histocy las1 season, amassing 18 goals and nine
assists in 19 matches. tier I g goals
and 45 points both broke Raider
single-season records, while her
assist total led the team as well.
Barrett's 1remendous season also
attracted the eyes of those around
the league. as she was named the
Patriot League Offensive Player of
the Year. Outside the league, Soccer Bu:z named Barrett to iu first•
team all-region squad, while she
was also named to the NSCAA allNonheast region first-1cam .
The senior dcfinilely was one to
lead by example, as her inco:dible
statistics and play prove. Once of
her favorite moments on the pitch
for Colgate was during her junior
season, when the team upset Armyin
the Patriot League Tournament. (n
that game, Barren scored what
turned out to be the game-winning
goal with six minutes remaining.
Upon graduation, Barrett will
conlinue her playing career. She
currently plays with the Lady Pioneers in the W League, a semi-pro
league in Massachusetts. Although
she docs not practice much because
ofher academic obligations. Barren
looks to play a lot more soon.
•·u is competitive, and it is a lot
of fun.'' Barrett said. " I did not expect it to be the same [as collegiate
soccer). I love challenging myself,
and in this league I am playing at a
higher level."
Barrett also looks to attend graduate school in the near future. But no
matter wha1 course of action she
aims 10 pursue after receiving her
d iploma, Kate Bam:tt will most
likely hit the mark.
THE Col.GATE MAROON-NEWS
Teammates
11
her Star Athktes'Achievements
warmer climates.
Currently, Elena has garnered
13 wins for the Raiders this spring
and does not plan on slowing
down any time soon. Colga1e·s
number 19 should make appearances in a majority or the six. remaining games for the Raiders. as
they look towards the Patriot
League Tournament at the start of
May. Perhaps Isaac and the Raiders will sec a repeat of last spring,
in which case the senior will be
forced to revise her resume one
Elena Isaac
By Meg Savin
,tb1i,ran1 Colgate Sport, Ed11or
It would be difficult to discuss
Colgate softball and 1101 hear the
name Elena Isaac come up in the
convcrsalion. The senior right·
hander from Chandler, AZ has
been the backbone of this team.
Isaac has made weekly appearances on the mound for the Raiders- if not starting the game, then
taking over late in the game in relief. After pitching and roaming
the outfield for her Dcsen Vista
High School, this pitching
phenom came to Colgate and has
been named twice to the all.Patriot
League first team and has earned
three varsity letters during her col-
April 23, 2004
STATE OF THE 'GATE
Mark Linebaugh
By Steve Sheridan
Colgat~ Sports £ditor
Over the past four years. ii
seemed that whenever there was
a big shol 10 be iakcn for the
lege career.
Offthe diamond, Isaac has been men •s basketball team. senior
involved with 1he Best Buddies Mark Linebaugh was always
organization and has participated there. It seemed as if cx.citcmcn1
in intramural basketball in her always followed 1he star baskeispare time, which is difficult 10 ball player.
In his first season at Colgate,
come by. while simultaneously
helping her team to stay atop the Linebaugh hit a game-winning
pointer
to
bca1
Patriot League standings every three
spring. One aspect of playing soft- Bingham1on. His junior year. he
ball that Elena says she will not hit a half-coun prayer to down
miss is. "'trying to do work on our American. This season, his
bus rides." When asked what will jumper clinched the team's
be hardest about saying goodbye quarterfinal win over Lafaycue
to Raider softball, the answer was in 1hc Patriot League Tourna•
ment.
simple: "The girls."
Some people thrive under the
Isaac certainly deserves brag·
pressurei
Linebaugh ccnainly
ging righ1s aner her four years
spent in Hamilton. She has won fits into 1hat category.
"I have absolutely no fear,"
more games in a two.year period
Linebaugh
said. ""Every basketthan any other pitcher in Colgate
ball player puts everything they
hiStory.
have
into 1hc game, and you
Isaac feels that winning the Patriot League's laSt spring was her can't be 1imid. I always want the
greatest accomplishment so far in ball (in the big situations]."
Upon his arrival in Hamilton,
her collegiate career. as Isaac de•
Linebaugh
made a big splash for
feated hurled a shu1ou1 to defca1
Anny, 2-0, in the Championship the Raiders, seeing action in 28
game of the Patriot League Tour- games and averaging over lO
nament. She was also voted the point games as a first•yeur. His
MVP for the 2003 Tournament, thrce•poin1cr as time expired to
thanks to her stellar perfor- give Colgate a 1wo-point win
mances. But Isaac dominated the over Binghamton was just the
league all season long: she led fir·s t in many memorable mothe league with a 1.33 ERA, a ments from the Cleona, PA natotal of 21 complete games, and tive. This first season was a haran impressive 24 games started. binger ofgreat 1h1ngs to come for
The righ1-hander also led !he Linebaugh.
"I thought of going 10 a bigleague in innings pitched, with
ger
schoo l," Linebaugh rea grand 101al of 163.2 innings.
coun1ed.
"Bui (at Colgate) I
One would be hard-pressed 10
find a category in which Elena could play righl away and could
make an immediate impac1.
did not lead her team.
Elena has also made major of· Luckily, there was an opening at
fensive contributions as well; the two-guard 1hat allowed me to
senior's talent is not only on display while on the mound. In just
29 at bats this spring, she has hit
three homers and driven in six
runs, toting a .S 17 slugging percentage. Elena's versatile abil1•
tics as a defensive pitcher as well
as a solid offensive contributor
will be difficult to replace next
season, as will her upbeat atti·
1ude.
Once her work is complete in
Hamilton, the Raider pitcher has
plans 10 move 10 sunny San Di·
ego. Appam,tly four yean spent
in Hamilton will drive many to
slep in."
His sophomore season was
SlaliSlically his best for the Raiders, as he started all 28 games
and scored 14.1 poin1s per game,
the second.highest average on
the team, while also leading the
squad in steals and three-point·
ers made. His three-point shoot•
ing ability is his trademark. and
was on full display for all of
Colgate- and all of America - to
see in the final game of his junior season.
The men's team had been wandering through its league schedule that season, and headed into
Senior Day for a mus1-win game
against American. But with under two seconds left, Colgaie
was down by two and staring a
big loss in the face. Then
Linebaugh stepped in.
The then•junior hit a 48-foot
shot at the buz:zer to vault
Colgate over 1he Eagles, a shot
that eventua ll y made its way
onio ESPN SponsCcntcr, among
01her local newscasts. II was certainly an amazing moment for
Linebaugh.
.. We were able to keep the
game close, and when I lei go of
the ball, I knew it was on line:·
Linebaugh said.'"'Wi1h all 1he
exci1cmcn1, it took a few days for
me to renect back on it. It was a
moment that I will never forgc1,"
While Linebaugh ·s senior season ended in the Patriot League
semifinals, it could not put a
damper on an incredible Colgate
career, one that never seemed to
be short on excitement.
And his basketball career is
no1 qui1e over yet. Aner gradua.
tion, Linebaugh hopes to ex.cite
a new audience, as he plans to
travel overseas to play in Eu ..
rc,pe. He has interested teams
from all over the continent, including Sweden, Denmark, England and Germany. And no ma11cr where he ends up, Mark
Linebaugh will be sure to put on
a show.
Zander Lowe
By Alex Friedman
Maroon-Nt'W1 Staff
16-12 mark. He earned peak pcrfonnance award in recog·
nition of his terrific play and his
clutch singles victories over
league rivals Army ond Navy both of which clinched 4·3 match
victories for Colgate.
This success should have been
the springboard for a long and
prosperous career. as [.owe hoped
to continue 1he momenlum from
his marked improvement heading
into his junior season. However. a
back injury cut shon his season
after the fall portion of1hc schedule, forcing hun 10 sit Out the entire spring.
But Lowe nonetheless remained
an active part of the team despite
1he frus1ra1ing mjury. impressing
coaches and teammates alike.
"He is a guy who knew he was
not going 10 play at all last spring
and was still at every prac1ice."
men's 1cnnis coach Ned Wheeler
marveled. "You don't see 1ha1
from a lot of guys."
Lowe's continued dcdica1ion 10
the team dcspuc his injury camcd
him the caprni,,cy or this year's
squad.
Lowe returned 10 the court this
fall, bu1 pcrsis1ent back pain limi1cd him 10 doubles play. He con•
tinued to work hard in practice and
1ruly defined 1he role of "a great liaison between me and
1he players."
Thc11, on April 4, opponunity
presented itself and 1he cap1ain
stepped up 10 the challenge.
"He started gelling healthy
around spring break and was feel•
ing good, so I put him in the lineup
[against American) for 1he first
time playing singles in over a
year:· explained Wheeler.
It turned out 10 be a shrewd
move by the coach. as Lowe
turned in a hard-foug~I 7-5, 6-4
victory, ending his opponent's per•
sonal 12-match winning streak
and leading Colgate 101he huge 43 upset over American. It was
Colga1e's biggest win of1hc year
and first-ever triumph over the
Eagles, and ii also gave the Raiders a shot at hos1ing the upcoming
Pauio1 League Tournament.
Which, of course, is something
1hat will be foremost in the mind
of Lowe.
.. He truly puts the team first and
takes the best interests of the team
in mind when we 're dealing with
all issues;· Wheeler s.aid, "And
1ha1 is exactly what you want from
Bad fortune has broughl senior
Zander Lowe a bad back, limi1ing
his ability to contribu1e on the tennis court over the last 1wo years.
However, the captain's dedication
to 1hc team has been boundless,
and he has recently returned to
play a big role in the recent sucAvery McGlenn
cess of the Colgate men's tennis
founda1ion for one of 1he s1ate's
By Ted Rossman
best tennis programs. It 100k him
Maroon-Nt>lli'S Slaff
a year until he was able to apply
his skills to help achieve similar
Colgate women's hockey coach
success at 1he collegiate level, bu1 Scon Wiley - !he 2003-04 ECAC
he was able to do ju.st that during Coach of !he Year -describes his
his breakout sophomore season at team's captain, Avery McGlcnn,
Colga1e.
and her lincmatc a11d fellow seLowe compiled a 16-10 record nior Cai1li11 Hornyak by saying.
that y'ear in singles play and atso "The energy they play with all
con1ribu1cd significantly in the lime, and 1hc fact that they
doubles action, whCre he posted 3 never take a shin off, is remarkable. They don ·1 score the prc1tiest goals. or even 1he game
winning goab. but they drive
other teams nuts because they do
so many little things right."
McGlcnn. a Sociology major
and Coaldale. Alberta native.
stepped in as 1hc Raiders• cap•
1ain 1his season after Katie Breen
suffered a back injury which
would sideline her for all but 1wo
of 1he Raiders· 2003-04 games.
A eomrnensuratc cap1ain and
team leader, McGlenn says. ··1
feel 1rcmcndously honored and
proud to have been a part or the
[Colga1e] hockey program, and
McGlenn
to have been innuenct..-d by such
high caliber teammates.
coaches. and competition ."
McGlenn's decision 10 attend Colgate has been instrumcn1al in the club ·s succesi,
over the pus1 four years. Fighting back 1cars. Wiley called her
"Our firil Canadian" during
the team's Senior Day ceremony. a reference 10 the fact
1ha1 McGlen11 was the
first player from north of the
border to join 1hc Raiders during his five year tenure behind
1hc Colgate bench. Her example coupled with the Raiders· Division I success has led
to the fact 1ha1 1hir1ecn Canadians ond ten Americans made
up the 2003-04 Colgate rosier.
The Raiders moved to Division I for McGlenn 's sophomore season, and things were
initially rough. A team which
went to the Division [II Froz:en
Four in 2000-0 I wen< 23-41-4
(6-23-3 in the ECAC) in i1s
firsl two seasons in D1v1sion I.
This past season. however, all
of the team's hard work began
to show in the standings.
The Raiders finished 16-173 (6-11-1 in the ECAC) in
2003-04 . The club faced a
$.ehedulc made up entirely
of Division I opponents for the
first time and gave its foes fi1s
with Wiley's hard-working defensive s1yle. After losing by
two goals or less to na1ionally
ranked teams on nine separate
occasions
during
1hc
regular season. 1hc Raiders
broke through with an incredible 1-0 victory at St.
Lawrence in game two of the
ECAC Quarterfinals on March
13 McGlcnn called the vic1ory, "A culminatton of such
hard work and a huge mile·
stone for the team." \Vilcy
credi1ed McGlenn, Hornyak,
and Breen in saying. ··They're
three of my favorite kids that
I've ever coached. From a
characlcr s1andpoin1, they're
everything that Colgate embodies. The St. Lawrence win
was more for them tha1 it was
for anyone else."
McGlenn a11d her fellow seniors leave the program m 1hc
best shape that it has ever been
in The 2004-05 Colgate squad
harbors high hopes for a 1op
four finish in the ECAC and a
home playoff series. It will
look to build upon the St
Lawrence victory by. m Coach
Wiley's words. '"w1nn1ng 1hosc
kinds of games on a regular basis.'" As for McGlenn, she
plans on staying 1n 1he Stutc!>
10 pursue, "(Eilhcr] 1cachm~
and coaching women·s hockC)·
a, the prep school level, [working in] higher education adminis1ra1ion, or social work. I
haven't narrowed 11 down yet.
[but) I would love to stay involved in the game somehow."
12
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
April 23, 2004
STATEOF"'l'BE 'GATE
Athletes Leave Blood, Sweat and Tears Behind
CONlnwd/,r,m ,,,.,. JI
----~
lete, Merkle really admires che way
chat a small school such as Colgate
is able to perfonn at such a high
level of competition. Leaving
ColgatewiU be very sad for this fantaStic athlc1c and person, but the
chingslhatshehasconlributedtoour
community will be unforgettable.
graduate in May wich a de~ in
molecular biology. Next year, she
will be off to Long Island to work
at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, where she will do cancer
research. During this time, she will
apply to medical schools, hoping
to gain entrance in che fall of2005.
Beck¥ Ortolano
By Jett Fein
,«sslJtant Co/gait Sport, Ed11or
As the school year draws to a
c lose. everything is coming up
roses for senior Becky Ortolano.
Kristen Merkle
Initially concerned about the leadership responsibilities 1hat come
By Juliann Garofalo
with being one of only two upperAsslslont Colgate Sports Editor
classmen - and the lone seniorWhen senior Kristen Merkle ar- on a Division I team, the East
rived at Colgate from Woodbury, Nassau, NY native is thrilled with
NJ, she had much success playing the way the season is turning out
field hockey for a successful high for 1hc women's lacrosse team.
Jon Pico
'"The team has just been great,"
school progrnm. Therefore, she
came to Colgate aware of 1he ne- Ortolano s•id. "We have really
By Preston Burnes
clicked;
there
has
been
no
drama
ccssi1ics for competing at such a
Muroon-Ne'K4 Staff
high level. Playing at such a high at all."
No drama, just wins for the
Jon Pico is a great example of
level of competition has helped
Raiders, who arc 10-4 and vying what the student athlete should be.
her in many ways.
"[My experience) made me grow for first place in the Patriot He began his career, which he finishes as a four-year varsity athlete
as a person," Mericle said. "It made League.
Ortolano
has
proved
worthy
of
and
one ofthe most successful stume overcome obstacles and con ..
her
status
as
team's
lone
captain.
dents academically, as a walk--on
tinue to stay positive and lhrivc for
my best. Playing here reminded me She has 19 points ( 16 goals, 3 to the lacrosse team his first year.
of chc great challenges chat had to assists) on the season and has been He had chosen Colgate for its abilbe overcome, boch physically and a strong senior leader throughout ity to provide him with the varied
experiences and relationships that
emotionally, to be successful boch the year.
"Becky has done a fantastic job he desired, especially since it was
on and off the ficld.0
In her rookie season as a Colgate of keeping the team focused;' said a strong institution, both academidcfcnscman, Merkle played in all of head coach Katrina Silva. "It has cally and athletically.
Although there have been hunlhctcam's 16games,swtinginfivc. not besenior
on
a
team
predominantly
The next scawn provided her with
dreds ofhighs and lows for him at
18 starts in 18 games in the Raider made up of underclassmen, who Colgate, one lacrosse game durbackfield. Her first collegiate point have all the time in the world ing his sophomore year stands out
was gained in a game against Al· ahead of them, but she has really for Pico.
''We were in double overtime
bany, when she assisted on a goal hondlcd it well."
The only player still remaining with Harvard and we were play•
by Kristine Thomas 'O I. During her
junior season, Merk.le scored her from Silva ·s first rceruiling class, ing an incredibly intense, close
first career tally in a game against Ortolano has won the admiration game," Pico recalled. "I came off
Holy Cross, while continuing to pro- of her coachoby dedicating herself the field between shifts and looked
vide a steady presence in chc Raider to improving her game. Silva around 10 sec that everyone was
backfield by starting all 17 games. called Ortolano's growth as a incredibly nervous, including my·
Merk.le·s senior campaign again player'''tremendous."
. self, and it was really starting to
"Becky wasn't the most talented become a very stressful and tense
saw her take the field for the beginning ofevery game. For a defender, p layer in her c lass/' Silva game. The one 1hing I remember
the career point totals do not matter said."But the other kids' commit- most clearly. was our coach tum~
nearly as much as the intangible ment to lacrosse was no1 as strong ing 10 us and saying, 'This is lots
of fun isn •1 it?' None of us had
bcncfi1s, such as team leadership as Becky's."
The
coach
attributed
her
only
really thought of it that way; aland commitment, which Merkle
senior's marked improvement to though we ended up losing that
ccrtai nly possesses.
When Merkle leaves Hamilton in Ortolano's dedication "to herself, match, that moment stuck with me
May, she will take with ·h er many to her team and to the sport of la- as an example of the right perspective on why we even play sports
fond memories of her time with the crosse."
Ortolano's
on-field
prowess
in college. It is mainly for fun."
team because it has been some of
chc best times she has had during was certainly evident in
The biggest experience, howSaturday's
game
against
Lehigh.
ever,
has just been staying with the
chc past four years. The highlights
A major catalyst in the team's team. In a four-year period in
of her field hockey career include
comeback win. she neued a hat which he saw most of his friends
her final game against Cornell and
trick, scoring two of her goals as and teamma1es leave the team,
the team's win over Syracuse during chc 2002 season. The most im- part of the Raiders' nine-goal sec- Pico took solace in sticking with
J)OrtAnt aspect ofthose games to her ond half. After not playing much it and not quiuing, the spon he
is chat che team pulled togcchcr and as a first-year, Ortolano has started loved. Although there were some
played as a w1i1 instead of having every game since from the really tough winters, the miserable
individual players s1ick out amongst midfield position, including scor- times were far outweighed by the
ing in all but three of Colgate's good ones, and Pico c9uld not bf
che rest.
"We played as a team d,at would games this season. In a March happier that he did not let the
not expect anything but victory in 13 Raider victory over Holy tough times force him off the
each game," Mericle said. "I remem- Cross, she scored a team-high four team. He would have missed out
on one of the program's best seaber coming off the field after the goals.
Beyond
Colgate,
Ortolano
has
Cornell game with a bittersweet
sons. including a huge win over
feeling. Our team played on a level her eyes set on medicine. She will nationally ranked Anny.
"This season for me has really
that we had not yet reached that seabeen 1he culmination ofhard work
son."
and not giving up," Pico said. "To
As a neuroscience major. she enhave such a grca1 season despite
countered her share of 1ough worlc
the adversity we have faced has
and big time commitment. Her CX·
only made us that much stronger."
cellent athletic skills that she
The Colgate experience has
brought 10 the field hoclcey field also
been
everything Pico could have
trMSlatod into her panicipation with
wanted and has taught him more
intramural sports teams. She porticithan he could have imagined. The
pated in intramural basketball and
relationships, friendships, profeswich her help, especially her fantassors, coaches and everything else
tic ability 10 get fouls, her squad
went on to win the league champiColgate hu had to offer have really been special to him.
onship. She also plays on an intraLacrosse has balanced his life,
mural softball team, an activity
keeping him from spending 100
that she really enjoys.
much time on either work or play,
Being such a competitive athOrtolano
a challenge many Colgate students
face. The team bonds have also
served 10 guide him through college, and not only from the older
players.
As the p0litic.al science major
and economics minor moves on,
he will certainly retain what be
learned here at Colgate in going
on to a bright future. Pico will start
his post-graduate life at a large law
firm in New York City, then hoping 10 go back to school for a law
degree. If his success in Hamilton
is to be any measure, you can expcct to see Pico in 1hc elite of the
legal field in years to come.
Claire Putzeys
comings of the team, while also
providing a perfect ending 10 a
turbulent Colgate career.
"I could not imagine that anyone would not want 10 come back
and beat their biggest rival in their
last game," Putuys said "II was
completely and utterly amazing."
Upon graduation, Putzcys will
work in cheAdmissions Office for
the summer before applying 10
become an in1clligence officer in
the Navy. If that does not work
out, she said she will work for the
Peace Corps. Whecher working for
Colgate University or the United
States government, be assured
that Claire Putuys will be prepared to go it alone if necessary
in order to get any job done.
By Steve Sheridan
Colgate Sports Editor
Andrew Rollins
It is tough to be the only senior
on a team rMdC up mostly of underclassmen. It is even tougher to
be the only senior on a team that
has not had much success in the
past few years. But despite the obstacles before her, Claire Putzcys
found a way to put toge1her a very
solid career for the Raider volleyball program.
"[This year] was tough,"
Putzcys conceded. "As you try 10'
wrap up your career, it would have
been nice to have someone to go
along with. But I was the only junior last year, so l knew the feeling."
As the last woman standing
from the Class of2004 -one quit
at the beginning of their first season and another after the sophomore season had been completed
- Putzeys is a perfect example of
the perseverance and dctcnnination that is needed to be a varsity
athlete at Colgate. As the only senior on the team, Putzeys believes
she has made a positive impact on
her younger teammates.
"I would like to think I have
[helped the younger players out),"
Putuys said. "Otherwise, I would
have failed in my job as captain.
But it was pretty different, because
we had three diverse recruiting
classes in three years under three
different coaches."
As she alluded to, Putzcys has
endured three different volleyball
coaches in her four seasons on the
team. This is something thal
comes with a losing program,
something that has the ability to
suck the life out of a player. The
Newton, MA native, however,
managed to take some important
lessons away from her time here.
"It would have been amazing to
have had a better season," Putzcys
conceded. "But I had to learn that
there were more important things
than winning seasons. The pro-gram has gone through some big
changes, but we ended the year on
a positive note,"
Thai positive no1e was the
team's season-ending upset over
rival Bucknell. The huge win
helped Putzcys deal with the short-
By Preston Burnl'S
Moroon~NrNi Suif{
Senior Andrew Rollins has seen a
loc of Colgate in his time. This is his
fifth. and final, y,:ar at thc school and
during that time, he has seen a lot of
changes as well as a lot of soccer
games. From Oicshirc. er, Rolhns
camctoColgatemootly bccoose it was
lhc school that called first. Also help,
ing matters was that his brother was a
scniorhcrcduringAndrcw's fit1>1 y''One of !he greatest~ I
had at Colgate was getting thc chance
to playalongsidemybrothcr," Rollins
said. "In high school, we didn't get to,
but at Colg;,tc, I finally got 10 play
wich him in games and bum him in
practice,''
Rollinstoolcaono-yto focus on his ac:idcmics and other
intcn:sts after a bit of a burnout from
his first season. Inspired by the gi,:at
un-rctiremcnts ofMichael Jordan, he
decided to give the soccer team another shol during hisjunior yau: It was
then that he discovcrcd a [lrt)l)Crly balanced wto keep his intensity up.
He also made good use of his lime
wich lhc socccr team to learn important life lessons like detcrminarion,
p11ienoeand hatdworlc. ltisoettainly
a great test of character 10 compete at
such a high level and persevere
through nwncrous praeticcs in order
10 play an entire career of Oivicollege ooccer. But like most players.
Rollins endured his share ofctellcoges
and frustJ11tions while at Colgate.
"The competition during games
was really lhc best test of character I
ever had," he said.
Colgate really has been thc tocal
package for Rollins, w1lo truly values
thc diverse expcrienccs he had here.
Not only on the S0CXt'J' field, but abo
in lhc Sigma Chi liatcmity, the classroom and in many other aspects.
'"There is a great commonality
among cvayo,,c hae; it is a uniquely
stro11gbondwcaU share," Rollinssaid.
"[Over time], not much has changed
and everyone still shares • bond...
Outside ofColgal,:, Rollins is also
an avid football fill\ but not the ty()C
youmightc,q>oe1.Alorl&wilhhisnatural inlcresl in ooccer, he also claims
the Canadian Football League among
his filvoritc sportS to watdl. The Grey
(.up, the Canadian equivalent 10 thc
Super Bow~ is his filvorite sporting
evau.
After lhc completion of his five
)'COB at Colgate, he will undoubledly
be pd to move oo. The effect chat
live years in beautiful but frigid
Hamillon will have is an anxiety 10
escape, but Rollim will c:crtainly be
sad to say goocl,ye. Nevcrthdcss, it is
Putzeys
the lliendsandcxpcrienccs here he wiU
tlkc with him, llong with his record
876 throw-ins on the socxer field.
Thc$cmcmoriesnlboodswill IICYCI'
fade, • he will forewr be yet mother
......,., olthe c,. s' spirit.
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