roon.. tlIJS
Vo/11m, CXLI, Number XII
collc..-gc and then w~nt to France to
study medicine.
"' I was wcJl.lovcd, spoiled
and independent,'" she said.
"'My cwo Favorite words were
•w hy• an d •no. ••
Although Adolf Hider came to
J)O\Ytr in J 933. che Germans did
not march into Sperling's home·
town un1il six yea" later. lhi.s
Memorit'.$ of a bru1aJ w.ir
we-re captured and the shock·
ing details of a personal hisrory
wC"re unveiled in the words of the
Jewish Holocaust $urvivor Helen
Sperling, who spoke about her
life before, during and after her
conccnrrarion camp experience
on Tuesday nighr co ,e,.·cral professors and an auditorium filled
to etp,ciry with students.
Sperling'ssp=h wassponso r,,J
by the Jewish Smd ie,, CORE 151
and Core Dislinetion Programs.
Now 88 years o ld, Sperling W.lS
whtt:lcd inco the audi1orium by
the Murray W. and Mildrtd K.
F'inaNI ProfC'SSOr in Jewish Srud·
ics and Religion Steven Kcpncs.
Kq,ncs introduced her as a dear
friend who has shart.-d her story ac
Colgate for over 30 ytal'$,
lhe Donald M, :.tnd Con•
sr-ance H. Rebar f'rofcssor in
the Humanities and Professor of
English Peter Balaki:m formally
introduced Sperling as having
been an inu:gnl pan of Colgate's
PUTTING A FACE ON THE NUMBERS: Helen Sperling, who
survived the Holocaust in Poland, spoke about her e xpertences to a packed audience Tuesday.
- - - - - ' -- - - - - - - - - ' - -- - - pho10 by Na111lit> Ga.ugh
educational project sinc."C the later not1..-d in her s~-ech, she
mid· 1970s.
firs1 spoke about her experience
..Helen has spoken regularly
on campus, and her voice h:&.s
been a powerful one," BaJakian
said ...Her story abou1 the war
and abou1 hc;r life is a privilege
to hear and 1ruly important to
Colg:nc's moral education. Every
clme I have heard it, it h:as b«n
more alive than before."
Sperling started telling her
s1ory to schools and other insti·
tutions publicly in 1964. As she
in a church in New York City
after her daughter faced raciaJ
discrimination at school.
• in the beginning, nobody
wanted to liscen," Sperling said.
"'But then it spread."
1be evening bcgai1 as Spc:rling
told of her childhood in a small
Polish town jun outsidt· of War·
saw, where .she li\'ed a comfon.1.ble
middle class life. She anended pri·
vate school. went to rwo r,cars of
she said, ·Jews had to register and
wear a yellow Star of David to
identify them. ff you did not obey
rhc rule, you were killed."
Jews were acc..·used by the Naz.is
of being dirty, la-iy and diseased
with typhoid fever. They were also
forced to give up cena.in vah1·
ables and items
luxury under
the threat of death. Once a Ger·
man came to Sperling's house, s:ac
down in her father's favorite chair
and ordered her mother to use
precious linens to shine his boors.
"I was uttcrl)• hclple,s." Sperling saiJ.. '"h was the beginning of
six years of uner helplessness."
Conttmud on P"U A·5
Banking on a Victory
Ma/bin Speaks about Campaign Finance Reform
BY KATE PREZIOSI
Maroon-~s SlJff
On Tuesday, November 18,
srudents and faculty came co
Meyerhoff' Auditoriuni in che Ho
Science G:.nter to engage in a disc.ussion about campaig1i finance,
a much•COnt<."$tethis election season. Michael Mal·
b in, d irecwr of the Campaign Financt (nstitu•c, delivered a sptteh
tided "Money in the 2008 Elections: What Should Be the Goal
of Campaign Finana- Policy in a
Liberal Democracy?"
Mr. Malbin's remarks wtrc
largely a reaction to the idea that,
given President•EJect Obama's
success with smaJI donations, che
campaign fina nce sy.s-tcm should
be abolished.
.. , think this way of looking
at the issue kvc:rdy connrains
the discussion," he said before
. launching an explanation of the
recent major developments in
a mpaign finance.
T he average cost of w inning
a se:u in chc House of Represcn·
rnrivcs is $ 1.3 million, and che
cost in the Senate is nearly S6.5
million.
"'If the inc.umbcnt doesn't h2ve
co defend himself, che public
doesn't pay any anencion." Ma.I·
bin 52.id, before adding cha, "che
lobbyists alway.s- pay attention."'
On the national level, mosc
presidenrial candidares rcj1..'C't
public funding in the primaries
because the numbers arc coo low.
But no candidate except Barack
Obama has ever rcjec,ed public
61tancing in a Jtarional dccrion.
"'lhis was the moH amazing
fundra ising juggernaut in history,
in this «ntury at the very le-as,."
Malbin said. He explained that
it was st.rategk~.lly impomi.nt for
Obama to control h is message.
and unde,r the campaign finance
system he would have had to wotk
wich the Democratic Party in a
much differcnt way.
"He nted<'him as an individual and not
a symbol," said Malbin, before
breaking down the dollar numbers
th.it Obama raised. and where it
was coming from. He received
$300 million in contributions
of $200 or ICM, which was more
money that any other candidace
raised in coral..
"'He was able 10 we 1hc I n·
rerncr and social
networking to his
:.advantage," Ma.lbin s:.aid, "but more
importandy, his ~
mail m(SSagcs to
supponers solicic·
ing donations were
interspersed with
encouragement to
anend evcnu ...
Even though RED, WHITE, BLUE AND GREEN?: Minca.rly ~aif of Mr. chael Malbin spoke Tuesday about Obama's
Obainasbcampa,gn groundbreaking campaign fi nances.
cime in donations
of $200 or less, an unprccedent•
c:d feat, all of the candid ates still
needed to n.-ly on special interesu
10 gt"'l started and win that cov.
eted name m:ognirion.
. "'The regility of Obama can't
live up to the myth. You can•
not assume that one charismatic
leader and the Internet will rid
the need for this system," Malbin
s2id. Witho m campaign fina nce,
he noted, Ronald Rcagan and.
George H . W. Bush would not
have been elected. (n his opin ion,
chc goals of the sySlem should be
to reduce corruption, promote
candidate emergence, enhance
competition and broade,t citi-ten engagement. lhc Supreme .
Court currently only recognizes
the 1te~ to reduce corruption as
a just.ific.ation for the campaign
finance systc-m.
• in the U.S., unlimited inde·
pend ent spending mkcs the right
of rebellion and tries co tame ic
by using financial strength to
overmrn the sy.s-cem,"' MaJbin
said. "l'hcrc is no way to limit 1hc
spend ing of determint.-d rich p,eo·
p ie. Whar we should be concc.rncd
about is fostering and extending
citiu:n participation beyond voe·
ing. I ( self.government is the end,
policy is a means ,o this end."
NOVEMBER 21. 2008
Colgate's Alumni Mtmorial Scholar
(AMS) program has rcccndy undergone
changes. The scholars arc scill being offered rhc traditional $5,000 fel lowship
- ho wever, the p:aramc,crs of wha, the
studcnu can do with that money have
b«.<>mc- s1rictcr. Supposedly, insuad of
allowing mcrnbns of AMS to ,ravel anywhere in the wo rld to pursue a projcc1 of
their design, scholars will now be guided
tow:i.rd pre-approved programs, preferably in the United States. AJso, they will
no longer be c-ncouragcd to .schedule ,hc-ir
projects for spring break.
The AMS program ha$ a long history a,
Colgate, starting out as ,he Alumni Mc.mo-rial War Scholars, with 13 regional and 13
nacional aw.udccs. Now, the title of AMS is
awarded to the top 200 :a«appliants each year.
The change was initiated bcca\1$C all the
granu were not aaually being wed.
"(The StudcnisJ were so busy, they didn't
have.- the o pportunity to come up with
idea.s for their fe llowship," Associate Detn
of Academic Programs, Speci-al Assistant to
the Vice President and Dean of the College
and AMS Program Coordinator Raj Bellani
said. "'This (change] is not meant to rescind,
but 10 give- more options."
abroad was more chalJenging as s.afecy
became a larger issue.
..A good research project takes time,"
Bellani said, explaining why spring break
i.s not ideal for moSt research scenarios.
Bellani feels the progr:1.m is more focused
now, and is excited to sec •good research
coming about."
"11,,.. kinds of thins, arc ttally unique
and diffc,e,nt," he said. "We want students
to do their best-1 and build upon their in-
tcllcctual abiliry...Wc want AMS to be the
crown jewel of Cols-1c:
AMS students arc expected to write a
one to two page proposal 1 verifying that
their independent research project will be
rdated to an academic 6cld ofimercst. Bdlani n:ports that he', there to hdp them
work through the process.
•1t•s not a free ride - it's a unique opportunity and we [the f.u:ulty reviewing committee) wan1 the students to expand their
horizons." Those who "weren't sure how to
do wha, they wanted" can now be given
more guidance.
"Students can do international f'C'$Carch
projects, like Cross-Cuhural Solutions,
which doe4 work whh the V N," Bc.Uani
said. One AMS group wiU be going on a
l ()..day independent research to Uganda in
January, Jed by Assistant Professor of Geog•
raphy Peter Scull and A.ISociatc Professor of
Biology Fr.i.nk Frey.
AJumni Memorial Scholar junior Lindsay Ward is very enthused about the future
of her fdlowship. She plans ro punuc her
project in the UK with focuses rt:levant to
her creative writing minor.
· 1rs more of an o ld-style project,• Ward
said. She feel, that it was approved because it
w.as "well-planned" and she plans to "bring
information back into the communjcy and
write (about it) in 7he Maroon-Nrws."
She talked to BeUani about her plan, and
mentioned thu there were meetings to help
junior and senior AMS students make their
applications as suong as pouible.
"Whatever your idea is,• Ward said 1
"lt will go through a scrttning process.
They'r e still welcoming to ideas. lt just
takes work."
She thinks that a project is more Hk.cly
to be -approved if a person has a plan dut
will "'imp-aa the Colpte community in a
positive way," and if it can only be pursued
i.n a certain location. When uked about the
new cha.ngc.-s, she says she "ca.n understand
whe,e, they're coming from" and secs how
they want to "kttp it on an educational
standpoint." Her fellowship trip will be her
6rst rime in Europe.
However, AMS ,enior Jessi Bauer had
a more ,uwfu1 time planning her fdlow..
ship project. She hopes to tnvel to MorC>C..
co over winter b reak to pursue volunteer
for £1hics and World Societies (CEWS)
lecture series abour corpor.nions' efforts
co de\'elop r~I .solutions for global warm~
ing. Dumaine is 1he &titorial Dircct0r
of Forcune Srnall Business. a publication
for which he covers the rise of small. fastgrowing business. He is also the aud,or of
a new book. rlu J)/01 to Saw 1hr pJa,,r,, in
which he investigates ,he g reen vc:nhares of
visionary en1rc:prc:nc:urs.
Dumaine began his 1aJk by relaying an
anccdo1c a.bout a private equhy confercnct
of the o il and g-.u industry that he had at1endcd in New York City. The focw of 1hc
meeting was the industry's plan to spend
$800 billion over the next 20 years to driJl
for o il and build refineries. Dumaine recalls
th.it he turned to his neighbor at the confer..
encc and inquired u to what the indunry
planned to d o about global warming.
His friend responded with a two-word
answer: sea walls. In the event of rising sea
levels, coasta.1 dries could surround themselves with JCa W2.lls like thos:e th.i.t protect
the Dutch cities. Sea walls, Dumaine- e-xplainNI, art of COUI$C not an adequate- tool
with which to combat globa.l warming. Af..
tcr :111, the severe climate change tha1 is current!)' tmderway will have diverse and widespread consequences, including ..droughts,
Roods 2.nd popularion d is.locations."
ln light of the oil industry$ absurd sea
wall solution, not to mention the U.S. government's current hcsirancy to 1:ake action
a~in.n global warming, it would be easy to
become pcs.simistic :about the future n:uc
our ('nvironmenl and the s2fcty our worid.
Dumaine, however, is an e1ernal o ptimist.
He wa.s' f'Sp«ially "heane-ned" afur inter·
vitwing v,rrious entrepreneurs lilbom their
crt:11ivc solutions for global warming for
his recent book.
·rwo profc.ssors :n Princeton University,
Stephen Pa~l:i and Robert Socolow, cal•
cul:ated that ,he U.S. would have to ta.kt
7 billion rons of e,,OOn out of rhc ~umo.sphtrt in order to decrease greenhouse
gases by 80 percent in the nc.-xt 40 years.
[n his new book, Dumaine d ivides these 7
hillion to ns of carbon huo seven distinct
'"wedges." each wedge representing a different solutio1l to remove a billion ton.s
of carbon from the atmosphere. He ha.s
explored these various g,e,en innovations
and interviewed the entrepreneurs who
are working to ensure that they succttd in
combating global warming.
•once I le-arncd lilbout Dumaine a.nd
his reccm book, he seemed an excellent
choice since the ,heme of CEWS for the
year is on responses to climate- change,"
Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies and CEWS Director Bob
Turner said . .. H is book is all about entrepreneur, and corporations responding to
climate cha.nge by looking for new busi·
nc.-ss opportunities. This is an angle that J
don't think m<»t people think about when
they're con.sidt'ring societal rcsponsts to
climate change, plus he had a much more
optimistic view than mon obserYeu of
the climate change problem."
One way to improve the efficiency of
domcnic energy use is the Save a Watt
project, which was org-aniz.ed by the util·
ity company Duke Energy. The company
installs sola.r panels, thermaJ window
panes and efficient appliances in the
houses of the project', participants using all of i,s own capital. The company
includes the co.st of these installations in
the energy bill, but the consumer actually ends up paying Im because of their
newly efficient use of energy. Seven uti.1ity companies and 22 million consumers
have signed on ,o the Save a Wan project, which is the equivalent of taking 600
million cars off of the road.
Substqucntly, Dumaint' explored the
green techno logy of the automobile industry and their production of dccnic
and hybrid car,, like the Tc,la and Aptcra.
High.-poWt'rcd electric filling srations are
also being designed in an effort to prevent
poteruiaJ buyers from being discouNlged by
the inconveniCm features of dcctric cars.
Othtr ent,e,p rcncu rs arc focusing on
the architectural design of grttn buildings. The new Bank of America Tower in
New York C ity, for cnmple, i.s the "grttncst skyscraper in the world," as it uses 50
percent less water and clecuicity than a
normal office building.
Additionally, a green "smart house" in
Santa Monica, CA informs its residents of
their energy use around 1he house, so that
they may pinpoint a.rc.u: in which they an
improve their energy•saving efforu. The
countenops of the howe are made of re-cycled newspaper, the insulation is made
of recycled blue jeans, and the roof is cov•
creel in solar panels. The house's moveable
waJl.s and prc-fabri~ted construetion cut
down on the was,e of building materi:als
and manual labor. Overall, the 2500 sq. fi.
house is 90 pettcnt more efficient than a
normal house of the same sitt.
M longas the government can put a "'sen..
siblc <'nergy policy in plac.c for the nation,"
Duma.inc is hopC'ful that entrepreneurs will
continue to develop their grec.n innovations. For example, Pmident-EJccc Barack
Oba.ma intends to auction carbon permits
to polluting indwtrics. He can then invest
the tTVenue he gets from these sales into d,e
grttn technology industry and the creation
of millions of new "g,ccn collar" jobs.
Far from painting a drttry pieuue of the
world's evt,ntual destruction at the hands of
global warming, Dumaine clearly cxpl:uned
the corpor:ate: world's inventive cndcavon
to reverse the: damage: that we have aJrcady
caused.to the environment.
·· ·
"'[It is important fur students to turn
about the corpor.ue world's environmental
cffons because) too many stud ents interc::n•
cd in environmental issues think of corporations as creators ofproblems but not solvers of problems." Turner said. ""T oo ma.ny
studt'nU interested in the corporate world
don't know a.bout the many interesting
'green economy' opportunities that exist-."
work and academic study with Cross--Cultural Solutions, and feels that because programs arc often p re--exi.sting. they're ..easier
to get approved." Her overall experience,
however, was '"a lot more djfficuh than it
shou.ld have bcBauer had had to rewrite her application
once because she was advised to focw on
the academic aspect of her project and the
review board wanted to hear more about
her voluntccrism goals. However, she- says
she didn't know for the majority of the tjme
beforehand exactly what she wanted to we
her fellowship for. The process "seemed so
difficuJr, I didn't want to try," Bauer said.
She fttls that watching the presentations
from previous projects offered her little
guidance: "it doesn't help a perwn with
their own interests."
Bauer speaks French, .so she's consider•
ing wing thi.s experience to help her write
a French thesis, and feels that if othcr projcas arc not related to a major they'll be
Im likely to be approved. She's also concerned that bcausc of program or time
constraints people may have to highlight
academic aspects that they -aren't tht most
interested in.
People nU1 gee their projects, but • it',
a heart attack and a half in the process,"
Bauer concludes. " Hopefully it's moving in a more organized dir~ion, not
necqsarily restrictive."'
Monday, 11 / 3
S:20 p.m.: An injured srudcnc at Frank Dining Hall was trans.ported to Community
Memorial Hospital by C.mpus Safeiy.
Case referred for di$dplinary actio n.
11:49 p.m.: An underage resident of
S1illman Hall was found in possession
of alcohol. Case referred for disciplinary
acrion.
wclfurc of a student, intervention occurred.
8:34 p.m.: A student ,va., injured while
chafr 1hrough rhe apanment window.
4:38 p.m.: An underage stud ent was found
in possession of alcohol ou tsid e of Rwsell Hou~. Case ttfcrrcd for disciplinary
action.
was transported ro Community Memorial
Hospi1al by C.mpu, Saf«y.
Ctnter ,vas 1ransported to Community
Memorial Hospira( by Campus &fety.
Thursday, 11 /6
8:00 a.m.: Received a ttpon of scheme to
defraud by a non-Colga1e-affiliai«I p,rson.
(Delia Upsilon) was cous«I by a discharg,d
fi re extinguisher for no valid reason.
7:10 a.m.: Recei\•cd a report of an underage intoxicated stud en t at Community Memorial Ho$pital. Case referred for
disciplinary aclion.
4:S9 p.m.: A resident of the Townhouse
Apanments rtporttd his hicyde missing
from that art>a.
Friday, 11/7
1:45 a.m.: A Student at Whimall Hou~ reported money taken from their uns«uttd
room.
4:49 a.m.: An ill Sludcnt :u Parke House
was rran$pontd to Community Memorial
Hall was found in po,,e,,ion or alcohol.
Monday, 11/ 10
2:12 p,m,: A sraff mt"mber reported a
broken window at 104 Broad Su«t.
Tu esday, 11/11
2:17 a.m.: Received a report of an underage
imoxicarrd student at The Coop who was
lefr in the care of' .1 friend. Case referred for
graffiti in a restroom at Olin Hall.
4:28 p. m.: A staff member at Yan Doren
Field was injured af1er a fence broke and
was uansponeJ ro Community MernoriaJ
Hospital by SOMAC ambulance.
10:37 p.m.: Recel\•ed a report of underage
students in possession of:alcohol at Andrews
Hall. Case rcf'e rrc-d fo r d isciplin:ary .iction.
Campus Safe1y.
Wednesday, 11/12
7 :37 a.m.: Recei,.,ed a report of suspicious
activity at McGregory Hall.
Plant was caused by a system ma.lf'unctjon.
12:49 a.m.: Received a repon of graffiti in
a rest room at Alumni Hall.
7:26 p.m.: An ill student at Reid Athletic
disciplinary accion.
7 :23 p.m.: A resident of D rake Hall was
foun d in possession of marijuana and
d rug paraphernalia. Case referred for
discipJinary action.
10:20 p.m.: Received :a rcpon of an ilJ
stud en t
10:00 a.m.: A staff member :u Lawrence
Hall reponcd a waller and contents taken
from an un$t"Curcd office.
9:02 p.m.: A sp«ta.tor at d1e: hockey game
at St:arr Rink was injured afrer ~ ing hit by
a hockey puck. C-imptlS Safety provided
initial first aid.
Friday, 11/14
2: 16 a.m,: Rt"ttived a report of an underage
intoxicuttl student at Andrews H :all who
was left in 1he care of a friend. Case referred
for disciplinary action.
2:24 a.m.: Received a report of stu·
denu harassed by other students at the
Townhouse Ap:artments. Case referred
for disciplinary acdon.
9:52 a.m.: A srndcm reponNI receiving a
harassing text message.
11:50 a.m.: A s taff member reported
12:02 a.m.: Rtteivcd a report of underage
srudents in possCS,Sion of alcohol at Stillman
HaJI. Case referred for disciplinary action.
2:30 a.m.: RC"CCivrd a report of an underage imoxicned srndcnt ;u the Townhouse
Apartments who was left in the care of
a friend. Ca.~e referred for disciplinary
ae1ion.
11:02 a..m.: Rttdved a repor1 of a motor
vehicle property d:.un;age .1ccident a, Frank
Dining Hall.
8:40 p.m.: Rt.side ms of Gare House were
found in possession of m:uijuan::i and
drug paraphernaJia. Case referred for
disciplinary action.
Sunday, 11 /16
J2:51 a.m.: Received a report of an under:ige imoxicaced srndent on Broad Strttl
who was mmsponcd to Community Memorial Hospi1al by SOMAC ambulance.
Case referred for disciplinary action.
3:25 p.m.: A student reported his locked
bike taken from Drake Hall bc1wttn 11/13
and 11/14.
CollegeAgainstCancer
Nonviolent Activist
Receives Campus Life Award S
k S d
BY JESS BLANK
Maroon-News Staff
College A~ns, C..cer (CAC) w.u
chosc.n to r«eivc Konosioni's Campw Life
Award, which is granted to a di.fftrent earnpus group each mond,, In me monih or
Rtha, commemor.nes thOS(' who have passed
away due to cancc:r and thOS(' who rurttntly
are aff"ec1cd by cana,r. "While th< six omgroup applicants took part in many other
great activities on campus, CoUegc Against
C..c,r's efforts in ROctober, seven groups applied, each strating i~pressive positive im~uon am-. rc:cem eventS on campus," Konosioni mcm·
pus. Konos.ioni wanted to choose a ampus ber senior Jaclyn Btrgcr said. Other impacu
group rcban1 to cwrcnt i.ssues on campus that CAC has had on campus indudt: T-shirt
and for d,i, rc>' cho,e CAC, which sales during Spring P>rty Wcckcnd 10 raise
is a nauonally recogl1,iud group allilia1«1 , awattncss abou1 sJ.ln ana,r by promoting
with thc American c.nccr Sociciy. One of the we ofsun-blod\.
CACs biggest ae•skin cana:r is cspfor Life 2008, which wu held in Scpn1cd 10
Rtlay railed over $40,ooo·fof thc Amcrkan cxplicidy wgn mar during our Spring P>rty
Caoosua:.,,ful Rday in Colgare's lwtory and is Gr.ice Bail< said. ·we had at least d,rcc stucwmitly the mon succeaful Rtlay Ulis year dtnU COM< up and admit mar they p,rsonaJOUt of364 collcga tba1 regimred.
lydcaltwid,skincan=duringthcsalc...Wt,
·>., tlw was only 1he rhin:I Rtlay for Life • a dub, an, honoml ro receive this award.
at Colga1e, We...,. socxcittd that this yeirs I hope to ddinitdy u,e the m:ognition fiom
Rday was such a au«junior Karie Robetts said.
was amaz,. our old ones and k.ctp our operations going.
ing how much money our ca111pus railed Our awac,me, dedicated mcntband it .&ows how caAccr rally does affect c:ialJy all rhoot: in the freshman claso) meet ·
eYof ,R,lay is thc luminary attmony, which, can further bring awarma, and raise money
tpitombts the purpose of this cvn1tand is a for the Amtrican Cana, Soclciy. Now tha1
time ro n:Occt. R10 fight a common caUS< and I hope ro sc,
and dodgcboll 1oumamcnu. Look for ihcm
nen mott people theft nnt ya.r."
nat Sffllater!"
·1,
pea s to tu ents
BY JACKIE WAKEEN
fused to ma.kc public. Duhamel fought ,
COntributing Writtr
along with a growing base of citizen support, for government transparency as
ln the midst of University-wid e angn globaJ trade agreements were discussed.
over rec.cm social injustices, the arrivaJ of What were 1he fruits of his effort? "One
a professional nonviolent activin on Col- week later," he s:aid, "rhe document was
gare's campus could not have come at a made public."
more appropriate time. La.st Tuesday, Ca~
When askNI :aboUI his scariest experi·
nadian nonvioltm stra1egisr, tra.ine.r, writer encc in a life of rebellion and risk•raking
and activist Philippe Duh.amt.I spoke with Duhamel recallcl..., "The Psychology or Lcaderahip: How rccoumed the fear and huniiliation he ex10 Change thc World."
perienced when placed in solitary con6ne-Duhamel ,unraveled tale af1er tale of ment for refusing to give the prison gua.rds
somelimct horri6c but always inspiring ex• his mother's maiden name. Remember·
periences in councrie.s near and far where ing the bafflement evident on the guards'
nonviole,n1 pcopJe power movements wett liaccs, Duhamel le, our a long laugh, which
afoo1. Arrested more times than ht can quickly sprang 10
lips of 1he audience.
count and mponsible for many major Humor, he said, is ont> of the most powerful
nonviolent victories, Duhamel has fought lcafor cidzcn power and freedom for the pan
A question surrounding how to apply
25 year,,
Duhamel$ mctia to Colgate's own ru:ent
me
ThO\lgh Duhamel• lif< miuion has
c:auacd a con.sic:Jenbk amount of troubk
for some authorities, he has moved even the
law enforccn to 1ean with his eff'oru.
"'Cops were crying as ,hey were drag~
ging us,' he recalled, spcalting of his
march 10 retrieve a global rrade document that the Canadjan government re-
fight agains1 social injunicc came up. A debare broke out betwttn studenu, punctu·
atcd here- and there wirh advice from Mr.
Duhamel. Perhaps Duhamel's most memorable response was his claim that change
mw1 start with w.
"'lhe driving force of change.'" he .said,
"is )'OU, the youth, the srudents.'"
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2008
THE COL GATE M AROON -NEWS
World & Nation
UN Court To Hear Genocide
Case Against Serbia
Pirates Seize Oil Tanker Off
East African Coast
J..1.s1 wc:ekc:nd. f>ira1es au.ackcd a ma\·
\1ve oil t.inkcr, 1he: ~iriu~ ~1,u, off 1he Ea\t
African coa\t, almu1 400 mile.1, .,w.1y from
h'.cny.1. 'lhc pirate:, 11:wc rnkcn the 1ankcr
co ., ,·illage jw.t north of 1\togacli ..hu, the
CJJ)iUI of \ornaJia.
t\1 the: timt" of \ol'irnre. there were 25
crcwrncmbcr" on bo.ir
r,m.•, reportedly told a monitoring agency
th,u .1II 25 cr,•wmcmlx:r-. were ,;afc.
lh1\ I\ largc,1 1.-inkcr co be ,ei,~d 10.
,1lrcady hc:cn 95 incidcnh irwolving pir.nc~
,mcl commcrci.il v~\l'I, off the E.1..~ African
t:C>.lM 1hi\ )'C.lf.
·1he ri~ing price of oil
l'i
likely the cau$.C
in tht' th,up incrr,1,c in p1r.11e :mack~. "(he
\inm. .\1ar i\ ont• of ,he world',; l:argcs1 oil
1anker,. Repon, arc 1h:11 1hc .Sirius Siar
wa, captured with more than 2 million
harrd, of oil onhoard wonh more than
$ I 00 million.
~1hmughout the world. there :are currl"ntly 17 ,hip, and 339 host:agc.,; bc:mg hdd
for r,mwm hy pirates.
On Tuesday. the United Nation's highest
court, the International Court of Justice,
·ruled that i, would hC"ar a ~ regarding
C:roatia's accusation, or gC'nocide :again.st
~rhi:a from thC' B:alkanJ conflicts during
the 1990s.
1l1is will be only tl1e S<.'COnd CISC' r~rding genocide th.a, will bt' heard by the International Coun ofJustice, whkh is loc:atttl in
'lhe Hague or 1he Ncd1erfands.. 1hc first msc
abo iiwolvt"d !,erbia. Bosnia charged Serhi;a of
gcn~de, but &rbia wa.-. <:vtmu:ally cleared in
,he OIS<'. How~vcr, the Coun did SJY Serbia
viol:m.-d i111erna1ional law by fuiling to stop
them~ murder of ~nians.
Croatia fim filed the complaint in 1999.
claiming 1h:u 20,000 C roats were killed in
,he conAie1 hctwt-en Serbia and Cro.uia.
The oomplaint accul-Cd Serbia of ..a form of
genocide which re.suited in large numbers
of Cro:nian ciri1.cns being displaced, killed,
1onurt-d, or illegally dernined as well as
cx1ensi\1e propc:ny dc:scruction.'"
l he judges voted ten ro SC\'Cn tha1 the
Coun did have jurisdic,ion over the asc.
-SCoun of Justice and the UN do not have
juri'roiction Q\'er 1he case b«.1.usc mosr of
crimes in qucs1ion were oommincd before
the Republic of Serbia was fo rmed. Addi-
HikerSpe
About Pe
BY lMaroon·Newi S1aff
On Wt."dnt•sday. Nowmbtr 19, longdis1:rncc hiker Andrew Skurk:a visited the
.1.now-to srudcnis, facu hy and rcsidcnrs of Hamilton about his p.-istimc 1h:at h.as g2incd him
national recognition. While s1ud ent.s complained of the we•uher becoming increasingly cold, Skurka reminisced about h is experiences running through lmcc--deep rain
on moumaintops :and trudging through
snow banks for weeks o n end.
1he 27-year-old Skurka never expected to be where he is today when he looks
back o n h is college days. A graduar-e of
Duke Univcrsiry. he admits that he was
"'totally Wall Street-bound." Throughout
college, he always held internships at
presrigious bu.sincsscs, and confesses tha,
he 6gured that by the age he is now, he
would be :t millionaire. Although he is
certainly not living the life both he and
his family C'Xpcc,cd, Skurka was certainly
glowing and relishing in his impressive
accomplishments.
For Skurk:a, hiking did not play an imponam role in his life until his college yca1$..
After two '"corrupting" summer$ ofcamp in
which he led hiking trips, paired with his
experiences vi.siting the summit of Mount
Washington with his F.amily as a ch ild , he
6 m1Jly diSCQvercd his ca.lling.
Skurka fuscin1ucd his aodie11ce with a.II
sons of sto ries fro m his experiences on the
trails. including o ne in which h e (')(perit•nccd the "magic momem· of discovering
:;m unopened package of Ho~Ho's on a nail
.1r1er days of u ncx1ll.-c1edly having 10 r.uion
his food. He beg;in his s1oric.~ wilh a de~trip1ion ,if hi\ first long-
BY CAMERON THANEY
Maroon-News SM'f
tionaJJy. Serbia claims that rhc former Re•
public of Yugoslavia, of which both Bosnia
and Croatia were a part, w.i.s not a member
or either the UN genoddC' convC'ntion or
the UN itself, therefore they do not have
the right to proceed with the-~.
A date for thC' hc-aring of the Croot case
against Srrbia has ret to be S('t.
Chinese President
Visits Cuba
Chinnc President HuJintao visited Cuba
this w«k in an attempt to solidify relations
bc-twttn the tw0 communist countri(").
Hu is on a tour of Latin America that includes stops in Costa Rico, Cuba, and Pt'ru.
lhe goal or the trip is ,o build Chinc-sc political and economic tics in Lalin Ameriai.
An enthusiastic crowd or Chinese residents in Cuba grcctcd Hu when he arrived
in Havana on Monday. On 1i.tcsday Hu
me, with Cuban leader Raul Castro, who
replaced his brother Fidel arlier ,his year
due to Fidel$ detcrior.uing health. It is unclear if President Hu will meet with Fidel
while he is in Cuba. Fidel Castro has not
been seen in public since 2006 when he unp
derwent emergency surgery.
Raul Cts1ro and Hu Jin tao signed :a trade
agreement for China to continue to send
food to 1he Caribban island. China will
al.so continue 10 buy niclccl and sugar from
Thanksgiving is j ust a few weeks
:away. Dinner rabies everywhere will be
flooded with a multitude of delicious
and sadsfying foods. Stuffing, potatoc-s,
rolls, cranberry sauce, cooked vcget:iblc-s,
pumpkin pie :ind. of course, turkey. Yes,
stuffing one's face with mashed pot21oes
and stuffing is an enjoyable experience.
but We Funk wa.nu Colgate students to
be able to share this lavish ordca.l with
people who rarely get the opponunity to
experience it.
self. Skurka addressed rhi, as he advocated
The Hamilton Food Cupboard, lo-
..light packing." On avmge, he carrics only
cated on Mill Stree, and open on Tuesdays and Thursdays, is an o rganiucion
that feeds the hungry from the Madison
school district for free. It runs on a once-a-month basis but they connantly wel-
when he navels. He uses cxtri-ligln materials, as wcU as crafty ways. such as cre.tting a
stove out of a Fancy Feast tin can. in order
to pack so lighdy.
One may aJso wonder why Skurb
takes such p leasure in traveling 1hcse great
d.istanccs alone, particularly when he described all the hardships he cxpcri-enccd
a.long the way, as well as the separation from
his friends, F.t.mily and girlfriend. However,
he mentioned tha, what ma.kcs these hikes
so won:hwhile a.re the places he geu to see
:md the people he ge1s to mcc1. He t0ld
of a ma.n who oversaw one of the trails he
tra,.•cled who became so hospitable to him
tha1 he drove four hours in the snow 10 find
Skurka along the trail on his binhday to d cli\'er him :i ca.kc. h is expcric-ncc.s like those
that he will never forget.
"'\'(!hen I am oul there, I f~I ali ..·e."
Skurka s..iid. " I've b«n given a $Cnse of
place- :md purpose through some of thC$C
Vice President Cheney and
Former Attorney General
Gonzales Indicted
A Texas grand jury indictC'd Vice President Cheney and former U.S. Attorney
Gencml AJbcno Gon1.alcs on charges of
prisoner abuse.
The indictments come from W illacy
Count}', which is in south Texas along the
Uni1cd States-Mexican border.
Cheney and Gon1.alcs were indicted on
scpara1e ch:argcs relating to alleged priM>nC'r
abuse in Willacy County's federa l detention
centers.
Cheney is involved due to his invcstmcm in the Vanguard Group, which is
a company with interests in prison companies thiu arc in charge of running the
detention ccncers.
Conul« is accusc:d of halting an investigation into the alleged prisoner abuse
while he w.u the Attorney General from
2005 to 2007. Gonzal,s r,signed in September or2007 amid alls by CongrPresident Bush to fire him. Sever.ti! members of Congress even suggested Gonzales
be impeached.
Sources: CNN, BBC
We Funk Hosts
Charity_ Harvest Party
at the Palace Theater
the, Appal:achi:an Trail. Recalling this apcricncc b rought some joyful teat$ 10 the
brawny fd low, who aplained ,h:at this 1rail
spanned 2,1 68 miles along rhe length of
the entire Eastern seaboard from Georgia
to Maine and took h im 95 d-ayi.
This :accomplishment seemed extraordinarily impressive, until he told of h is
experiences with the Sea to Sc.i Route,
which wem from Quebec all the way to
Washington. This trail was 7,778 milC$, or
the equivalent of 30 I marathons, and t0ok
him 339 d2ys. He snowshoed for 1400 of
these miles.
O ne may wonder how Skurka travels
such grat distances while still being able to
sustain himself and provide shelter for h im-
7.5 pounds or gear and 4 pounds or food
Cuba. China is now Cuba's la.rgtn 1rading
partner besides its dose ally Venez.uela.
BY KELLY CATTANO
Maroon-News Staff
come people deprived or food. The We
Funk ch arity evcntS have raised money
and collected food to help the Hamil-
ton Food Cupboard ,pread rhe holiday
cheer.
We Funk has coUaboratcd with Afrip
can, la.tin, Asia.n an d Native American
CuJtura.l Ctmcr, Larin American Student
Organiudon, Student Comminee on
Providing Enten.:ainmem. Black Student
Union, Brothers, Student Government AJ.
sociation, Residentia.l Life, Blue Diamond
Society and the Sophomore Cius Council
to put 10gethcr a series of events to help
,he cause.
Boxe$ to collect ca111\C'd goods and
non•perishable ilcms were placed in resi•
dence halls and apanme,us o n Novernbcr
5. Because the 10wnhouses hav(' 1\0 e;om.
mon space. a .. food pick-up,. took place
on Novem~r 19 :and 20.
The Harvest Party Bake S:ale took place
last week and sold We Funk 1"-Shirts at a
ra.ble in the O'Connor Campw Ccn rer
and raised a total or$378.25.
The Harvest Party was held last Friday
night at the Palace Theater with an :admission fee of one dollar. One dollar goes
a long way, considering $200 were collected. The crowd was :n its prime a.round
12:30 with a good mix of first-years 2.nd
upperclassmen. KS!, a team of three
DJ's, including Colgate aJumnus Nana
Boateng, '07, kept the crowd in high spirp
its and the parry bouncing. The turnout
an d positive feedback from the parry has
inspi.red We Funk to consider reproducp
ing similar events in the future. MiSicd
out on the Harvest Party? No worries. We
Funk may devise a Valentine's Day pa.ny
next scmesrer.
"We Funk has done things for charity in
past yea.rs, but as far as 1 can remember. this
was the fine 'muhi-f.aceted' eve.nt ro take
place; senior Paige Carlos, a oonuibuting
o rganizer of the event said. "We've had fun
with the Harvest Patty, bur I mun say that
it has been a lo t of work organiiing and
executing all of the events."
"We Funk would like to thank evat the Palace Theater and all the students
for helping us give back t·o the Hamilton
Communicy." Carlos sa.id. ..Speci:aJ thanks
to BiU Gabler, our Cl.SI advisor. who has
b«n a hug< help.'
These events have already raised $565.25
towards the Hamihon Food Cupboard. The
entire donation will be distributed to the
food cupboard early next w«k.
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Holocaust
Survivor Speaks
Contin11rdfrom pagr A~J
che J- were dressed and numberc.-d. practiatlly
Spcrung .111d her funily were forted by die Nat.is ro mo-~ out of che house her fudier had buik
When her fudier hhis favorite liJae bushes. he was dcv.istatcd.
"h w.as the- fint time I saw my f.tthcr cry,"
Sperling said. "h is a painful but also wonder•
ful sto,y bcctuse one sd,ool planted a lilac bush
starved and forced to work hours upon end.
..We didn·t look human and we didn'r smcU
hwnan," $he said. -rhcy were awiiJ day, and
in my fut:Mr$ honor, and now because of lilac
bushes my fu.thcr will nc..-vcr be forgotten,"
The Sp<:rling fu.milywas soon mO\'Cd into the
ghetto and crmvd«l into rooms with olha J('WS.
·rhe Nuis gave them curfews and surrounded
their dwellings wi1h barbed wire. If a Jew tried
to leave the ghcno, he and his fumily were lSperling djd su~fully cscapc one night to
find a tdephone ro wish her Gentile friend happy binhday, but was met only widi the response:
"You diny Jew, how dare )'OU atll me."
"lfl could erase that day from my memo,y, l
WOtJd: Spct!ing said. "My body mumed 10 the
ghetto after than phone atll, but my ,oul was
cru.,hed."
Sperling conducted her emirc speech in an
incredibly honest and coUcacd cone, even when
she was di.scussing the numerous ways in which
Jews , vett murdcttd and the moment when she
was separ.utd from her parents, who wtrc scm
10 a gas chamber. She brought framed piaur,s
of ~ r parents, which she shov.'00 to the audi..
encr to cmphasi:tt her pt'fSOnal loss.
°'lhey a~ not just numbers.. They att mine,"
she said.
Sperling wt:nt on to m:ount her experiences
at the conctntr.uion camps of R:wcnsbriic.k :md
Buchenwald. and her discussion incluck.-d how
awful nights."
Many Jews died, many commim:d ,uicide.
and many were killed by the Nazls. Spcrli11g also
told some person-al stori(S, l\OWCVtr, about ex•
pcricnc:,s in the cunp, that she said help«! her
to surviVC', such :as when anotl1cr woman risked
her life to steal a pencil and papc:r so SpC"rling
could write: poctry, when she ~fused to gi,·c in
co the bribts of N:u.is. and when other prisoners
push<-d her to the bock of the crowd during a
count-off so she would not have to mnd in the
front row.
Sperling and other suM,-ors were finallycvac-uated from Buchenw.ild in April of 1945. SpcrUng spent tlucc year, in the hospital undergoing
ue umem for v-.rious ailment$, and she lhen met
up wich her younger brochcr and moved to New
York 10 s=t a lik. She met her hu,band, anodic, $\ll'Vi,·or, and adopted tw0 children, who
now have gnndchildrcn. Even diough she said
she u,,.. a comfortable life now. Spc~ing stWh:is
nightmares about the Holocnm.
"'The days art mine, but my
nights
still
belong
to
Hitler,"
Sperling said.
Sperling ooncluded. with her favorite Jew•
ish legend, which taJks of 36 righteous people who arc born to save the world but don't
know it until they do so.
..Every one of you could be destined to
$:tVC the world," she uid. "'So, go ro j1, 'The
world nec:ds saving."
.
LONDON ENGLISH STUDY GROUP
FaU2009
Prefessor Morp1 T. Davies
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Tllaloy,
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Taootlly, ~ 18
11:le A.M.
)201.awta,ce
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"You've tried
the rest ...
Now try, the Best.'"
NEWS
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TH E COLGATE MAROON -N EW S
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ate. • •
.lS
Women's Ice Hockey at
Harvard
8:00PM-Till
12:00PM-I :OOPM
Volleyball Patriot League
Dominican Republic
Study Group lnforn1ation Tournament vs. Army at
Session
American
12:00PM-l:15PM
8:30PM-9:30PM
Lunch Chae with Billy
Visualization Lab Show:
Extreme Planets
Sparacio '94
3:00PM-4:00PM
9:00PM-10:30PM
Weekly Science Colloq~i- CAB Presents: Charred
Goosebeak
um: Robert A. Knop Jr.
1O:OOPM-Till
4:00PM-7:00PM
CAB Take Two Movie:
Faculty TUNK
The Dark Knight
5:30PM-7:30PM
Shabbat Services and Dinner 11 :59PM-Till
Midnight Movie: Crash
7:00PM-TiJI
CAB Presents: Cabaret
7:00PM-Till
Saturday, Nov. 22
CAB Take Tv,o
Movie:
.
Women's Cross Country
Miracle at Sc. Anna
ECAC Championship
7:00PM-Till
I 1:OOAM-Till
Colgate Ballet Presents
l11e Nutcracker
Men's Cross Country
7:00PM-1"ill
IC4A Championship
Dinner and a Film: Barl l:30AM-Till
Colgate Ballet Presents
barella
The Nutcracker
7:00PM-Till
l:OOPM-Till
Men's Ice Hockey vs.
Football vs. Holy Cross at
Dartmouth
7:00PM-Till
Colgate
Men's Soccer NCAA First 4:00PM-Till
Round at Boston College Women's Basketball vs. St.
Francis (NY) at Colgate
7:00PM-8: l 5PM .
ON BROADWAY Caba- 4:00PM-Till
ret Musical Theater Show Won1en's Ice Hockey at
Dartmouth
7:00PM-8:00PM
5:00PM-6: l 5PM
Visualization Lab Show:
ON BROADWAY CabaInvaders of Mars
rec Musical Theater Show
7:00PM-Till
Friday, Nov. 21
7:00PM-Till
CAB Take Two Movie:
The Dark Knight
7:00PM-Till
Colgate Baller Presents
The Nutcracker
7:00PM-Till
Men's Basketball at Dartmouth
7:00PM-Till
Men's Ice Hockey vs. Harvard
8:00PM-Till
Barge Saturday Nice Music Series: Keslie and the
Rhythm Section
1O:OOPM-Till
CAB Take Two Movie:
Miracle at St. Anna
Men's Cross Country
NCAA Championship
12: l 5PM-l :20PM
Newman Lunch
6:00PM-Till
Women's Basketball at
Presbyterian
Tuesday, Nov. 25
1 l:OOAM-12:00PM
Bookstore Children's Program: Native American
Heritage Month
l l:30AM-12:45PM
(The Lack of) Women's
Perspectives on 16th Century Medicinal Planes in
Mexico
12:00PM-1 :OOPM
Big Questions Jews Ask
Sunday, Nov. 23
Lunch Series
12:00PM- l :OOPM
12:15PM-l:OOPM
Brown Bag Bible Study
University Church WorSeries
ship Service
3:30PM-Till
4:00PM-5:00PM
University Choral Ensembles President's Drop-in Hour
5:30PM-6:30PM
for Students
Sugaring-Off: A Video Art 6:30PM-Till
Production
LGBTQ Family Dinner
6:30PM-7: l 5PM
Mass
Wednesday, Nov. 26
7:00PM-8:00PM
What's Up, Doc?
Thanksgiving Recess
5:00PM-Till
I O:OOPM-11 :30PM
Women's Basketball vs.
Mass
Albany at Colgate
7:30PM-Till
Monday, Nov. 24
Men's Basketball vs. Ken11:00AM-Till
nesaw State at Colgate
Have a Sa e an,.,_. Happy
B- 1
COMMENTARY
NOVEMBER 21. 2008
T HE COLGATE MARO ON-N EW S
Volume CXLI, Number Xll
November 21. 2008
Olivia Offl)er • Vanessa Persico
Editor's Column
Editors--in-Chicf
Technology Editor
1he Essential
Value ofLove
Jessica Young
Seth Greene
BY LAURA BLAU
Commentary Ectltor
Business Editor
Pho1ography Editor
Laura Stoloff
Paul Kasabian
Managing Editor
Copy Ediror
Chris Neefus • Meaghan Haire
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Senior Edhors
Geoff Guenther • Mollie Reilly
laura Blau • Jaime Coyne
News Editors
Commcnt-ary Edito11
Amanda Fox • Caitlin Holbrook
Jon Lampert • Mike McMaster
Art$ & r-oturcs Editors
Spom Editors
Harry Raymond •Joe Koos
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Assistant Spons Editors
Assistant Busincss Editor
Jie Liu
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Online Editor
AdvcHising Manager
Jenn Carey • Britrani DiMare • Katie David • Garren Ley
Producrion Assistants
Editors' Column
Being Clear
BY OLIVIA OFFNER AND VANESSA PERS ICO
Edltors•in<.hlef
L:ut wtck's issue of 71~ Maroon-Nrws carried a column called "Be·
ing Right- Love is No, Enough,• that prompted a spirited reaction across campus. The responses have b«n strong enough ro warrant the following d:a.rilication
not in the fonn of a· wcckJy political column, but from the role of Edhor-in-Chic?.
This ytar the idea wa5 conceived to ha\'c: opposing political commentaries, headed '"Being Right" and ..What's Left," running next 10 each other in the commentary sec·1ion to facilitate diaJogues on campus about i.ssucs 1.ha1 arc bigger than local or campus topics. •Love
is Not Enough" ran under the •Being rugh.1" column and attempted 10 explain the conscr,..ativc r.11tionale behind t.he appro,..al of Proposition 8 la.st week in even liberal California.
The .. Whaes Left'' column that week explained liberal thinking about 1he same topic under
the heading '"The: Legalization of Hate." The conception of the lWO simultaneous but op-posing dialogues on national topics is intended to provide a forum for inteUcaual and
political diversity, by giving equal space and weight to both political sides of any argument.
La.st ~r, rh.e only article that generated any discussion was a particularly graphic edition of
"Minus the City," the wtckJy sex column. h was our hope that the conception of these two
b:alanccd columns on n::uionaJ l$SuC$ would engage the campus on a decptr lcvd.
The: reaction to '"Love is Not Enough.. has been surprising, panlcularly since the column next to it addressed an opposing point of view in fnor of same~scx marriage. •tovc
is Not Enough" indicated a dear dininction between opposing homosexual marriage a.nd
opposing homosexuality. The opinions expressed in this anide att bawl on the political and judicial rami6cations of same-sex marriage. The article makes no judgment and
docs not suggC$t any rcstricrion on the free choice of individuals to do whatever they
dee1n will bat constitute: their happiness. The deeply charged cmo1ional response: 10
the column has therefore been scanting. Unfonunatcly, homosa:u2.ls arc so frequently
subjecud to aa.s of intolerance that any sentiment even i-cmotcly rcminis«m of intolerance can rai.sc an emotional rcsponx. We share this disdain for actS of hatred commined against anyone due to sexual orientation, race, gender or religion, and regret that
anyone should have misinterpreted the column as a manifestation of discrimination.
7ht M11nxm•Nrws is committed to unbiased rcponing in the News section, and is
equally commincd to a fr« and open exchange of ideas in the Commentary $CCtion. The
6rst page: of the Commentary $CCtion every week has a disclaimer which reads, "'the opinions expressed in 7ht M11NHJn~Nn111 arc those of the individual writer and do not necessar~
ily represent the views of 71N M11roon-Nrws or of Colgate University." The Commentary
section is also unique in thac any student, faculty membct, or alumnus can write about any
topic on their mind; some people write every week. and some people: only write once. With
the exception of a few anides that do not meet the newspaper's guidelines (for example,
we cannot print anonymous submissions or open letters) we print almost every article we
receive. The opcnnm of our forum is unmatched on c.ampw, and this openness is crucial
to the health of the: Colgate: community. No writer should ever have to feel squelched,
intimidated Or threatened in a dvil exchange of viewpoints.
Th, Maroon-Ntw1 has bcpeople on a.H sides of the same-sex marriage issue. At Colg:nc, we must strive for diversity
in every sense of the word, and that includes intc.llcctual and political divcrsiry. We can nor
be afraid or imolcnrnt of opinions that counter ours; instead, we mun strive to enter imo
rcspcc1-fuJ dialogue with those who disagree with us in order to develop a greater understanding of each otht'r.
There arc few issues that I feel paS$ionatc: enough about to write a submission to my
sc:hool newspaper; however, the day came: when [ read O livia Offner's poli1ical column
la.st week entitled '"Love is Not Enough." Is it rt.-ally not enough? How sad it is rhat we
live in a world in which the law m ies, simply tcmaining upheld because of a hiuorical
prccedt'nt or .. institution." Olivia argut's that altering the law will ine,..ilably "resuuc1urc: society as a whole ... Arc we so afraid of change rha1 we: will deny $Omc:one the
right to h<' with whom he or she choose:) in orl understand OJi,..ia's poin1, as well as those who oppose same-sex marriage. ,1).
though I certainly do not agree with it. !hose in opposition 10 s.imc:-sex m:uriage
suggest rhat every human b,c:ing has 1he right to marry someone of the opposite sc:x.
Just btt'.ause someone chooses not 10 do so does not make the law unjust. In addition.
if we: only take love into account, then can a pedophile marry a child bc:carn,c: they say
they love each other? I sc:e where rhc.sc opinio.ns arc coming irom, and it h not up to
me to say whether or noc someone's personal beliefs arc right or wrong if I do not want
to be judged by others. Neverthc:le!ls, I have a profound probl"•m with someone ,.,,,ho
willing!)' denies another human being the right tv be happy, simply because it will be
an incon,•cniencc to society to restructure old laws.
Olivia argues 1h:u if we allow marriage berwecn every person. then it will eventually
lose all of its value. I believe, however, that allowing marriage: bc:rween two adults. no
matter their sex, will improve du.• sanctiry and value of marriage. A gay man who hide!I
his homosexuality and marries a woman in order tO have children and live a '"normal"
life is in face devaluing the institution of marriage. Just bc.-causc two hecerosexuab
gee married, that docs not mean that their marriage has any inherent value because
it consists of a man and a woman. Was Britney Spea.rs' 55-hour marriage w her high
school boyfriend sacred because it invoJ,..ed a hccc:rosexual couple? l don't think )0, 1
understand that this poses many problems concerning personal opinion and judgmcm
about what is just and real love VCC$US what is potc:miaJly unfounded. However, I believe it is time to abandon the "sanctity"' ofhctc:rosexualit)' and embrace the e.sSvalue of love itself. apan from the t'.'St.iblishment of sex or gender.
"'Love is Not Enough" goes on to suggest that most people are in favor of same-sex
marriage: h<'causc it dOt'."s not affect rhcm, and they arc thus "'apathetic .. 10 the idea in
general. This is not only grossly incorrec1, but it is also offemi,..<'. lhose who oppose
human rightS arc the apathetic ones, blatantly not considering the Jives o( otht'.'U because they do not understand it, or because it de6c:s ,he institu,ion of marriage as it
bcg:an centuries ago when it involved dowries and betrothals, r.athcr than love.
Even though the institution of marriage historically did not begin with love a1
its core, love should still be the basis for marriage today. What docs it mancr cha,
marriage was instituted to pcrpcrnatc the human race: or to ..conuol human narnrc,'"
to quote Olivia? Firstly, the people who instated marriage 10 con1rol human desires
obviously did not understand the human boadditio1t, why docs heterosexual marriage need to be the only progenitor of the hu~
man race? lfl remember conecrly. a lesbian couple can certainly broaden 1he human
race wilh the help of a sperm donor, and a male couple can have children through
a surrogate mother.
Marriage is not crucial to the: American way of life or the notion oi family. I'm
pretty sure America will do just fine if we change some things a.round. America seemed
to improve, in fact, once slavery was abolished. Slavery was an American institution .
but it wa.s unjust and heinous. Jn the same way. denying another human being 1he
right 10 be: happy along with his heterosexual neighbors returns America to the: same
heartless roots. If slavery was successfully abolished. I think we can handle this crucial
step towards equality as well.
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COMMENTARY
B-2
NOVEMBER 21. 2008
THE COLG A T E MAROON -N E W S
Colgate Against Diversity?
Hate Speech vs. Free Speech
BY COLLMANN GRIFFIN
Class of 2009
h:ue concerning the thret' rdercnda prt'VCnting or n.1x.--;aling )J;lalc recognition of gay marri.1gc th.it vote~ approvc..-d in Ari7,0n:a. Floriand Californi.1. In my circle of socially libeml
f'ricn~ Olivia Offncr's apology for prohibitfon of gay marriage provoked n(':lr uni\·crs:al
ire. C\'Cn cxt<.·oding to daJms that her piece
should no1 have bttn publi.sl'M..xl, or that sJ1e
~hould :apologiu: for lu:r hateful opinions and
homophobic bi1,.ro1ry. And although I bcli<.,-vc
,he Molle has a moral imperative 10 extend the
pro1ooions of marri~oe to gay and lesbian
couples. and 1hus share some of th~ ire, 1 also
bc..,k.-vc th:u 10 define Offner as an intolera.r11
bigot, and d1ercforc to jusrify her censure, is
unf.ur, and that 11,t Man,on•NnllS did not err
in including her opinion.
his undeniable that hateful speech. such as
the r«CIH notorious graffiti, must be severely
restricted. H~r. the pertinent question is
whether Offncr's apology h hateful so as to
be inappropriate. And the a.r1swtr is no. She
docs not adYOCate violence a.g:iinSt hom05CXU·
a.ls, and she docs no, insinuate in any way thu
homo.sccu:als: arc somehow less than human,
therefore: depriving them of rights and freedoms accorded to cvcty human being. This
Sttond point may be contentious.. but I pn>~ that to deny che morality of a pc:rson's
namral indin.1tions, something we alJ do CV•
cry da)', is not at all the sune thing as to deny
a pc:f5Qn's humanity. Moreover, Ofme:r does
not, conm,y to what many h:we argued to
me. cqu:nc homosexual.icy with bc:nii.Jjty or
inccs,. lruuad. she atgUC$ lh.1t if love is the
only crittrion for narc sanctioned marriage,
and if some polygamous, incestuous and
hc-5tial unions art" based on kn-c, then some
such marriages mttt the- criterion for scatc
sanction. Thus to dtclart th:at Offutt cquatd
homosexuality with more unh·ersally rtvilt:d
~
prcdilcaions dcmomcr:ucs an inability
to undcmand basic logic.
Furthermore, it is impossible co deny
chc value ot diversity of opinion. Frightening examples of those who have denied this
value abound, including the Bolshevik Pu•
ty circa 1938. And it is cspcdaUy important
to b( conscious ofotJ1er opinions when said
opinions are extremely widespread. ihis is
exactly rhe case here; in fact, I have heard
arguments paralleling Offner's from aJmost
every opponent of gay marriage wirh whom
I have discwscd the issue. Therefore, to
censure Offner l$ 10 condemn Colgate to
an insular, dogmatic world view unaware of
its oppositionJ which in curn ha.mpc11 productive discussion. This is similar to many
Christian universities ,hat hold that homosexuality is a choice and refuse to discuss
the issue.
Accordingly, in rhe name of divcrsiry of
rca.sonable opinion, l was glad 10 sec Offner's opinion aJong.side a (perhaps disune·
fully incendiaty) argument for gay mat·
riage. And thert:fore, aJrhough l disagree
with Offner, J must defend her apology for
Propo$ition 8 and other such rcfer(nda.
Letters to the Editor
Solidarity at Starr Rink
Demanding Respect
BY CHRISTOPHER NULTY
IIY DOUG JOHNSON
Associate Dean of the Faculty
Ha\•ing ,aught :n Colg,uc sin« 1996,
one of the challenges I have faced has been
teaching students 10 maximiic the extent
10 which they can generalize knowledge
acquired from specific learning evcnu.
Obviously this difficul,y is not Ii mired to
.students or tht classroom. as the mc.:ssage
delivered WeJnesday at the Chapel was
not generali1.ed by all of us. On ~lburs•
day, November 13, che Colgate commu•
nity had the opponunity to sec Division
1 hockey at its finest, and ,he energy in
Starr Rink was palpable.
FOU L PLAY: At the hockey game last
Thursday, the fans seemed more interested in degrading the p layers than
watching the game.
- - - - l'f1040 (OUJt<':SY -,(- ·.colg.t1(.C'JU
'lht a1hlc1ics dcp.mmcn1 did a wonderful job with careful planning and crcati\·e
programming. lh:11 s..tid , progr:tmming.
lmwt·ver good, cannot control fan bc:h::wior. I took my wn (who i, 10) to tht.' game
knowing. il1:u he woultl be: expost·d to Ian•
~u.1g,• .1nd Ir<.";ltf11Cnt of 01111:0 1ha1 would
1)1." 011 the rougher l•nd of lhl· :.:pcctrum.
Whil,· I gt·nt·rall)' support 1he id,·a of
po,i1h·t· chet·ring, I frcd)' admit 1h,11 ,he
uH.,~ion:il "Goalie, Si<.·vt·" cham ma~\'~
me l;iugh. ' fht fow "'r-bomb:i." ,hat l:rndc.·,1
on my son's ears? Well, J took him to an
arena full of adults. some of whom had
been imbibing. so I knew 1he risks (plus
he's been in 1he car with me in traffic ...).
Wha, lcf, me confused Thursday, one
day after a solidariry event on our cam·
pus, was when 211 opposing player w:as
down on the ice and the chant o( "pu.ssy"
filled Scarr Rink (with the audible "vagina" tossed in a few times). Not once, and
not by one or two people. As a psychologist. I know my son is a.lways learning, a.s
arc- all of us,
What was the lc-sson that evening? The
young men and wom(n closer in age to
him rhan I am, whom he looks up to,
de-.arly sent the message that an injured
human who shows pain deserves disdain.
And, now he also knows what label to use
for that human, even as it denigrates his
mothc.:r. sister and, J'd argue. all of us. I'm
sure he'll also soon undcrS1arld, if he docs
not alrc.1.dy, 1he relationship bcrwcen
these labels and societal va.lues rc.:garding
sexual orientation,
Everyone in the 1'1nk learned something
that evening, both by what happened and
wha1 did nut happen. We were learning
how ..men" arc to behave, tl1at if you arc
not a "man"' by this definition 1h21 you
ha\'e attributes of a "woman." and that
this is an insult. We likely learnt.-d something about mainstream thoughts regarding sexual orient:ation.
For those of us who did not speak
out to those around us, or witness others
doing so, we also learned that all of thc
above is acceptable. My son wasn't there
Wednesday at the Chapel, but many in
the crowsdF: 1be message I heard in the Chapd
requires that I generali7,.c and think about
my behavior in a broodt·r cc,mcxt.
While I did not chanr. I also did not
turn around and say anything 10 the indl\•idual behind me who w-:ts chanting
"'pussy" tv a rno1ionless person down on
the ice. For that I am ashamed and real•
iLe I have some real generalizing to Jo,
:a.s well a~ reminding myself that errors
of omi$sion can he as costly as euors of
commission. Ba.scd on our hehavior as
group a1 51.;ur Rink on ~lhursday. I :am
not .-lone.
Class of 2009
When I came to Colg,te I had olrcady rc,concUcd my idcntitya$a g:aiy man. I undcrscood
that there rnigtu be rimes when I would have
tosu.nd in the F..ccofignora.nc:cand ha.te. On
this campus :Jone my safety has been th.re&tcncd on multipk occasions solely on the basis
of my identity. from being call«! "f.iggot" on
the quad 10 1,rudcnu threatening me :at oui.s,.
crs s:tops and being told I was nOt wdcome
ifi a:-min cunpus groups. fa·ery time such an
incidem has occuncd, I remind my,df that I
am better th.an those who arc so ignorant, so
hateful to treat me as a second-cb.ss citizen.
Last Wffl<'s "Being Right" column, ·i.o..
is Not Enough," by Olivia Offner, rtrninded me that the old awge aboor "sticks and
stones" is not tmc. The hate and ignorance
that Offner claim«l i.imply to be a columnist's
rhetoric threatened the safety and dignity of
all LCBT people at Colg;,rc in the vway th.11 someone ailing me "fuggot" on the
quad docs. Offncr's 2nempt ro hum.iJiate an
encirc community, not jus, an individual, is
fu worse. 7/t< Ma,wn-Ntw1 is supposed ro
be a plac, for ntionol discoor,c, both libml
and conservative; howcva, dcgniding the love
o( gay and ksbian couples by comparing it
to bestiolity, incest and pol)1?'"y is nothing
more than bigotry and ignorana.
It was misleading that Offner insisted "'to
be opp<>$CCI to homoscxwl marriage is not co
be opposed ro hom<>to prove such a point. Jnstcad she anemptcd
10 undermine the legitimacy of homosc:xua.l.ity, suggesting that a ~y man's ability to many
a woman is an exercise ofh.is equal rights fails
co recognize the nea:s:sity of lovc, honesty and
intinlaC)' in a rcbnion.ship, Ice alone a mar•
riage. Whfounded to guard against sin, contr0I human
namre and pcrpctu:uc the human raa," I am
chaUengt-d 10 believe that she is noc then suggcscing that homosexuality is sinfi1I - if she is
n0t. the quote had no place in her anidc.
When Off'nc:r argued ch.1t same-sex cou·
pies are looking for prcfc.-rcmial protecrion
under the l.,w, she faikd to enumerate these
aUegc.."demanding the ex:ict same rights as straight
couples • t,-qu.11 protection with n.-g:uds to
aother rights intrinsic to marrL'lge. 10 suggest
w"'
that the demand fur identical righu is prdcrential protection is blatantly homophobic a$ it
susgms that LGBT people do not deserve the
same rights as their nraight countcrpan$.
A great debate has emergming!«! in the rcspolliCS supporting same-sex
marriage were conscrvarivc respondents
rering cwo grievances: 6m, opposing sam~
sex marriage and expressing th.at viewpoint
is your Fine Amendment right. and second,
sa,m(';-SO nu.rriagc proponents have begun to
spc,ak our ag,inst th= who supponed •y.,
on Prop 8" financially.
1 find these arguments irrelevant. I wall always fed compelled to rccogni:u: and defend
every Amcrian's right IO free speech; howc\'er
when dun "free speech• becomes hateful, dehumanizing and homophobic - and thus denies people equality - then it contradica the
American idnl du.1 all proplc are equal under
the law. The nature of protest poHcia is thar
boyrotts are used to 6nancially and socially
counteract the rcdd~ and irresponsible decisions of insrimtjoru and people. I have found
ir near impossible to fed ~ympathy fur rhosc
facing boycon and criticism due to their finan·
dal support of rhc "'Yes on Prop 8"' c.unpaigri
when it is still lq;:a) to fire someone from their
job in 3 I srare, because they an: g;,y, le1bian
or bisexual and in 38 st1tcs because they arc
transgtnder.
In the finol po.ragraph of this column,
Offner Stated. "AJI Amerians are equal, and
have equal rig.hu under the law." How could
she be so delusional 10 believe such an egregious scucmcnt? At fucc vaJue. our constirution seems to suggest th.1t aU people arc entitled co equal rights; noncchdcss ifyou consider
the discrimination that LGBT people face in
rcg:a.rds to hea.lthcart:, marriage, adoption and
employment d\Cn )'Q,U woukl rnl.ize what a
misnomer this idea of equality is.
Lastly, I would remind e\·eryone of one
imponant fuct: Just because the people of
California \'Otcd to ban same-sex marriage
docs n0t mean th.11 their drcis:ion was con.stinnional. And thus. undoulxcdly, the Ca.lifor·
ni.1 Supreme Coun will once again be gi\'cn
the last word. I take sob.« in knowing tlu.t
lhc court's oomprehen.sion of lhc Constitu·
tion and tbe iprejudice of voters. ( did not \'Ole on your
marriage- so pb.st-, do n<>t .wumc it is your
right to ••otc on mine.
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NOVEMBER 21. 2008
COMMENTARY
B-3
T H E COLGAT E MAROON-NEWS
Letters to th e Editor
Rejecting Selective Offense
BY CONOR TUC KER
Clauof .:010
I will begin with a caveat similar to that
in Ktith Olbtrmann's ''Special Commc:111:"
I a.m not gay. But, unlike Mr. O llxrmann,
that d0('$ not re-move my personal stake in
the Prop-8 Debate. I know homosexual people whom I ca)] friends.. and whom I hope
Let me qualify that S-tamnc:nr. Ms. Offncls commcntS were no1 nearly as offensh·c
as what was scrawkd on the stalls in Alumni
- that is n01 the paraUd I am u ying to ma.kc.
Nor am I, for the benefit ofthe '"what's the: big
deal" Cl"O\vd, c:ri 1iqui ng the txtent ro which we
have focused the: last few weeks of our li\'ct
on that graffiti. Brothers, SORT, BSU. SGA,
something nt.'g.'lllve? How m,ln)' tinws h.tve
you chuckled at a friend'!> i1u i~tencc of ..No
ho mo!" as if tl1a1 dhtinction ,v.u a nc."Ct'SS.uy
socia.l lubria m? Placing emp hasis o n !>Uch
gr.1ffiti and s1.u cmems m..'ly seem petty when
comp.1.rcd to the racht graffiti iS>ue o f 13!>1
week, but h's not.
M;an)' people a, this Khool arc privilc.1,-al
would rrtutn the senriment. I have a cou.sin
who 1no\'ed away from htr lifc.. Jong home
of Maryland bc:ausc she and her s.a.me•scx
partner couldn't stand to be in a culture that
openly discriminatc~n together for l6 rcafll now).
And so it is. with such a personal invest·
mcm in the issue, that I must confess my
happin~ when rending truditc and cng.ig~
ing criri<1ucs of Ms. Offner's '"Love is Not
Enough ... Anything that can ht' said againn
Ms. Offner's point of view (let us ple.1Sc:' remember ,o uphold this distinaion) h~ bttn
said, and $0 I ~viii not lend my voice to the
chorus. But, I would like to say a few things
concc.rning graffiti.
A ho, topic rhesc l:m few wttks. the racin graffiti in Alumni has been o n the tips
of CVCl)'Onc's 10ngucs. At Colgate, a place
that is usuaJly ignorant (or worse, apathcric)
about such is.sues, it is refreshing to SC..'C rh:u
there arc rcnsions under our fam iliarly fake
.. Hello." l'\'e .spoken a lot OYt"r the p:u1 \.\'CCI(
- to friends, strangers, and the "'what's che
big deal" crowd - about privileged apathy,
or the abiliry that some sm..selectively offended." I've spoken about a
responsibility 10 engage with and c.1clbelieving that this specific in.seance of graffiti
is the trne is.n,e. and to focus friends' eyes:
on the rift beovecn the image and acmalicy
of Colgate. And many people have spoken
with me and beside me, which i$ good. But I
don't see any Chapel Meeting because of Ms.
Off'ner's commencs.
LOVE RALLY: Protesters of Proposition 8, a proposition passed by the state of
California to amend the st ate Constitution allowing same-sex rnarraig e, show
their support for the cause in Los Angeles this.week.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mioco cou«ny or www.bd.ma.c:om
Poetically Minded, AIANA and SLF all responded correcdy. In my opinion, I think we
needed (and mU nced) more agir.nion. 'Inc
point I'm trying to m2.kc.: is that I SC(; \'Cry little
agitation on this issue within the oommu1tity.
Yes, there arc doiens of comments 10
Ms. Offner's "Lo\•e is Not Enough" onlin~.
But that is not the ~ agimion. How
mi.fly times have you, dear rcadt..-. sar down
and scanned the tcratchtd mmagc tlu.t thjs
fr,t or that fr,t is •gay - ., if"gay" connoted
- by vinuc of chcir race. scxoaJ oricnc.1tion, or
socio-cconomi,c srams - a.nd don't r~il.C i1.
Jt is quire eisy ,o go abom life withom n0tK·
ing that fuct (a privUcg,, in itSmore interesting manifC$tation.s of this privi-
lcg,, is the ability to be "selectively offended."
Sclcc,iV(: offense is cxc«i.~-d by 5tudc-nu who.
lxcmsc of no overriding personal intet'C$t in
a di.saimina,ory commcm, wondt.--r, '"Wha1's
the big de>l?" Some may seek to kill the con\-Crs:a.cion, with a sly comment or red herring.
!x>m..- m.t)' jlLSl remain ig.nor.1nt ot 1hc oom·
rn(·nu or the t-on SOfnl' sn,c.lt'nb. And then somt" remain
ap,ul,etic, whidt is pc.·rha~ the m~t offoni.ivc
toponll('. beau.)(" 1ht-y ha\-'C no .1pp("a.l to ig•
no rnnce or lack o f um.krsianc.ling.
I would sugge)t that we. ,l ) .:i ,ollcgc.·
commun it)', nec;fin e and defend o ur "community." We, :as
a college, sho uld no1 stand fo r any group,
, d f-,;dected or not, to be or fed offend ed
by what anorhcr scc1io n of I he commun ity decid es to s.ay o r do. We, a\ a college.·
commu n ity, sho uld adopt an :attitude of
being "'collec1ivdy offend ed: \Y/e 'ihoulcl
encourage serio us and determined d hcu \·
sion o ftht.'SC issues in publ ic fo rum~. #lhi,
is not 10 say 1ha1 w e 'ih o uld 'iilcnce views
like Ms. Offnc:r·s.
In.stead, we sh ould o pen our'idvcs to
the possibil ity that thc.·, c i$ a gap berwecn
the way in dividuals in our commu n i1y
perceive issues and that cxpre~ion of
lhosc views is charged wi1h possibly of~
fensive s1att m c:n1s. Is M s. O ffner') o p inio n incorrect? I d o n't kno w. Bui . wa,) it
made in an offen sive manner? Ye). ·1h is
month ha) cxpo)ed a s ide of Colgate
which doesn't fil the.· image I would like
to present :as Colga1e, and i1 will 1akc: J
lot o f discu ssion to fully understan d what
the problems :ire. Pro fe.uor Nfo:1 Mvore.
at las, week's Speak-Om. aS!>erted that
'"Talk i.s ch eap." I d isagree. T:alk - hone:!.t,
mc:aningful, powerful, d edicated, undcrs,:anding rnlk - has ,he power m change
m inds. Apathy is cheap.
Now. I hope that most o f' the p eople
who :n e rc:.i:ding this - a nd most o f t he
people who uuly understand it - arc 1101
the people who cxc:rci~e their privilc.·ge
10 be selectively offended . I would h ope:
chat the.: majority of Colg;n c was comprised of su ch individuals. 6u1 I know
I'm wrong.
What's Wrong with ''Being Right''
BY MALIK WRIGHT
ca.,,, o12009
I've been a part of a movemenc these
past couple of w«:ks 10 stop the sores of
intolerance, haired, ignorance and lack of
knowledge that ltd to that raciaJ graffitl
embla:toned upon that 6hhy bathroom
s-tall; not simply because it offends me,
but because it offends whar I believe to
be 1hc transcendent sensibilities of our
progressive insci1u1ion. So. imag ine my
disgust when I read Olivia Offner's- co).
umn .. Love is Not Enough" in 1he Ma·
r()On•Nrw, t.his past week; an article that
offended me so deeply, not because it was
wriuc1\ in my unbiased, campus news.
paper, not because: i1 was wriuen by rhe
so-called Editor-in.Chief, not btcausc it
was fa ctually and irresponsibly inaccu·.
rate, noi even because it displaytd a lack
of editorial and journalistic merit, but
because you were able to uansform our
newspaper in 1hat very bathroom stall. I
have taken some time to reflect, because,
initially, I was upset and hos1ile towards
Olivia and not her content, but at an academic insrirution everyone should have a
right and, I would s::ay a respon.sibiliry, to
share their own opinions and have those
opinions appropriately challenged, so let
me challenge her.
I. In reg;ud 10 the "institution of mar~
riagt," sf)'Cili.cally, the argument that gay
1narriage would undermine said innitu·
tion, studits have shown that in European
nations 1ha1 have long•term legalization of
s:une~sex marriage, there has bc:en an in•
crease in heterosexual marriages, marital
b irths, and a marked dc.-crcasc: in the d ivorce
ratd amongst heteroR-xual couples. One
stud y featured in 1hc Bcrkcly Electronic
Prm about same-sex marriage in Sandina·
via states, "Long•r:ange trends in marriage
rates, d ivorce" rJtes aneither have btc:n unaffccu·d by the advent
of same--scx: partnerships or ha\'C: moved in
a direction that suggests that the institution
of marriage is s1rcng1hening."
2. Now you coulcl argu e that these na-
tions do not have the same religious foun• '"the com1ption of blood" would weakc:n o r
dations as the United States of America. dt"Stroy the quality of its ci1iunship."'
so I bring ro bear the religious arguments
This movement, dii~ cauie that l have
made against inrcrradal marriages in the b«n deeply invc-sted in these past few
early twentieth century. Sp«ifically in the weeks is not only for "black people," it is
case of Loving v. Virginia (1967), in which fo r all people who foci that they do not
the Virginia Supttme Court arguc.-black, yellow. malay and r«l, and he placed look like, who they worship. or who they
them on separate continents. And, b ut for love is wrong and immorJI. While LGthe interference with his arr':lngement, there BTQ people on thh c:amp u~ may not h:t\'C
would be no cause for such marriage. The tile loudest voice in this movement, let me
fact c.hat he separated the races shows th-at make myself dear: you do it to one of tb.
he did not intend for the races to mix."
you do it to all of' us.
3. In rcg:ard to Olivia's argument, panicu·
lhcrefore. I believe rh:ar Olivia owes this
larly. the point that gay marriage could be campus an apolog>', not for her opinions. but
equivalent to bnriality, the Virginia Supreme for the way in which she vdk-d them with
C.ourt of Appeals arglted that, in Nairn v. some sort of schokmic :and joum.alistic valkl·
Naim (1956), "nothing in the U.S. Consti- • it)', the way in which she did n ot a.llow her
tution would prohibit the State ftom enact- opponent on the left 10 ma.kc a substanri\.'C
ing lcgi~lation to preserve the racial intrgrity counter-argument. the w.ay in which she put
of its citizens, or which denies the power of "Edi1or-in-Chief'" .abow that an iclc, and
the State to regulate the marriage relation underminew that it shall not have a mongrel breed of with her commc:ntaiy. I look fo rward 10 htr
citiuns. 1hc obli1cr:uion of racial pride and apology :rnd/or furth er action.
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THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
Alumni Columns
On Giving Thanks and Giving Back
BY TE RRY EGLER
(las.1 of 1977
I fi l"\1 visitctl O:,lg:.ue when I W:.IS 16 during !-ipring l':any \'(leek.end. It was 1972 and
my big shter wa.\ a sophomore :n Colgate.
She invited our middle sn1cr, a high school
s<:nior, ,ind me, a high K'hool junk>r, to spend
1he wet-kend wi1h her. She t.'Vtn arr,mgtd
..I'm 1101 ,ure what my parents were 1hinking
when they k"I U!> go (although I'm prcuy ,;urc
1hc.-y d1cln't know :about our d:nesor much dsc
.1houl !'lpring P.1ny \'(/<."tkcnd for that m:mcr).
We hld ~ grc.u timl". An1hough not with my d:uc. It w-~ Colg;ne that
won Ill)' heart. I l-0V1.xl the beauty of C.olg;uc,
tht.> people and clle Colg:uc spiri1. Anwhen it came time to choose a college, there
,v.tS no, a Im of ddMtt· or discussion. I W J.S
g(l111g 10 Colg:uc.
At 1h1; 1imc. l look1.'where I ,voulJ spend the ncx1four ~ J rS ofmy
life - Jnd whil~ I u0be four very imix,rt:ant )'C:.11'$ J nd hopt.--d 1l1a1
my C..olg:m"t'tluc.11ion would ocrvcas a $(>ring·
hoard m the linure - I diJ 1\-01 consider lha1
I would he fo rming a life- long rt:b.tions:hip. J
al~ iocuscd on wh:11 C".olg;uc had to offer me
Jnd didn't give mud 11hought 10 what I might
offer 10 Colgate. After all. my p;an of d1c bar·
gain (or more :1ppropria1dy, my p:m:-nts') w.u
m pay tuittOn which was a lol of money e-.·cn
back thC'n. A fair tr-Jdc. right?
Colg;ne ddi,•crtd on i{S promise ofall ,h:u the other studems,. the fuculcy and :aclminisit had co offer. I received an am..uing educa~ muion and the alumni. After all, Colg:ne had
tion and loved my college experience. I ma· been around since 1819. And I uustcd 2nd
jorccl in Anthropology (aOOm which I knew beliC"Ved that Colgat~ would endure-- without
nothing when I stancd), studied abroad in me and without rcg:i.rd 10 what I did.
It was not uncil later th..·u I realized that
Scotland and Engl,ind and grew up. I also
mer my husband, alt.hough l didn't know it I would never Jcave Colg:a1c behind - that
GIVING BACK: In the season of giving it is important to remember your alma
mater and contribute to the school that has given you so much.
- - - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - flhol o CotlflCS)' o ( lllWW.HJ.ltunt\•,eni1y,c:om
al the time. When my four years came to a
close. I lamented the swift passagt" of tim( and
pn:pored to le:ivc C<>lg01e behind.
Back then, I thought ofColgate as an insti·
uuion - an entity sqxar.ue and apan from me,
her inffuen« would no1 be limit«l to four
important, formative ynrs, but would con•
tinue throughout my life. I havt' b«n en·
gaged with Col~te for more than 30 ytars
and I concinue 10 reap the b,cndits of my
rclacionsh;p with C<>lgate. The bcnefos are
more than I can ever n:pay.
I also have learned tha1 Colgat~ is not
an institution that can or will enduTe
withou1 the dedication and benevolence
of the people who comprise her. The
premise that 1he tuition wt pay is a fa.ir
trade and all that we owe for our Colga,e
educ.ation is simply wrong. Ev~n at full
ruition, our ~duc.ation is subsidiu-d in
substantial part hr the generosity of
Colgate alumni, parents and friends. The
truth is that Colg,n e depends upon all of
us to C'nsure that she remains vibrant and
rhat her future is strong.
That includes all of yoo.
And so, as w ~ contempla,e all of the
gif,s in our lives and gi,,,c thanks for all we
have during this holidar season, remember
CoJgate, Panicipate and contribute in a1ty
way you can. Give your 1ime and/ or your
money to support Colgate. Give back. Un·
derstand 1ha1 it is your responsibility and
privilege 10 sustain our colltg! and lO en•
hance her reputation. You will feel good
about what you do and will rec(ivc- so
much more in rcmrn 1han you give.
l~S. My oldest daugh1er went to
O,lgate. When my younge>< daughter
w.1nted to visit her during her junior year
in high school , my husband and I cringed
bu1 let her go. She 100 fdl in love and is now
a student at Colgate. And so, our debt to
0:?lgate grows.
No Longer Separate but Equal
BY C IIR.15 NI CKELS
Closs of 2008
Over the wttkend, La1it•:sh.a Green - a 22·
)'C.U-old SyraCUS(! rcsidenl - was &hot in th(
d 1es1 while inside a parkebrother Mark, were leaving a p:my whett, we
a n guess, they initially hoped for a fun t\'C•
ning ou1, like mos1 tw·encywmed1ings tend
to do with thdr Friday nights. The Syracuse
police reporc that ck-spit(' no aggrav:ujon, I\O
ins1i~1ion, no pany-goer decided 10 f~ch a ,22,.CJ.liber riffc
and blow a hole 1hrough La1iesha's torso. ·nle
Syracuse police rcpon 1h:11 the gunman mur•
dert'tl Lat iesha bt'Clusc he did not lik~ t1er
M-x-u.al orit'1Hation.
For m't"r J dec"Jdc. fear ll:b g..-nc:r.ued all.M.m1hc ,uh}OC'I of ~1.llk "-S(.-X m.arri.1&('. People cry
out 1h.n 1ht' '1.utc1i1y of marriage h.is been on
the cu~p of :mnihil:uion. I am noc s:urt wh.11
1ht"\' Jn· .d'r.,td of 'lhiny .!>l,Uo h,1.,-c banned
,m11,: \4':\ m.1rri.1gt· cM,1trig.tu and )9 .!>(a l es h.avt
kgi,tuion banning hro:xk·r 10nm of p-.innc.•r·
n., c~111tion. \X1ho n:-.illy :should he afr.aKI?
h 1, .,,.-Jngt' 10 knvw 1hat I ~ nno1 marry,
"l'rv1.• m ttw rnili1.,ry. gh•t blood, or adop1 childn:n 1hl' l.utt'r bc.-ing tn1e only in 1he utnlOSt
pr(H\ mt•nca pl:au.._, like Arbn-5.b anM.1) I~ I never pl;uuu.'.all: m:wbc 1 nt."\-c.•r pl.mnl-d co do d,o!>e 1hinb".)
hc.'C.au:,.c - at the momcm - rhey :u~ illcg:,al.
P1."0pk .1r1;tuc th:.u m,1rri.-igc i~ no1 a righ1,
.mtmth. But mArrL-.gt" was ;a right for $.llllC.!it."X
mupk"' in C'..1lifomia for SC'\'\-r.al months prior
ICJ Proposition 8~ pa.~ ge. ·rhe Ca.liforni.1.
.Supreme Coun c ,IJed ii a right - not d1at i1
noc-dcd 10 . I lomcr.,;c.·,m:Js
was pul 10 its: de;nh in 19)4, but has been
ttincarnated since in the form of ..civil
unions" and "domestic partnerships."
Somehow the line: "The h2ppicsc day of
my life was when l got domcsrk·part·
ncrcd• f.lils 10 impress. If marriage is abou,
more than love, is it about tax deductions,
green cards and alimony? If marriage and
family arc really 1he foundations of soci•
cty. shouldn't wt: welcome 1hem for all, irrcsp«tiv~ of gender?
Lan week, Olivia - the Edi,or·ln·
Chief of 11,r Maroon•Nrws - offered her
view, and she touched on - rather insight·
fully - the argumems against the lcga.liz.ation of same-sex marriage. Only one of
her claims did I feel was unsubsramiat~d
he:avily. Olivia pointed out 1hat a major·
ity of Colgate students suppon same-sex
marriage. She wrote that those students
..don't h:i:vc a problem with same-sex
marriage because it doesn't affect them."
Olivia wrote ch:n they have an ..apathclic
at1i1ude.'" I disagree.
·1nest supporters arc not apathc:1ic.
Th~y have well-defined ideas abotn what
is good in rhis world and what is evil. l
EXERCISI NG THE RIGHT: Last week, the"Being Right" column claimed that
rhink 1hey know that killing a man for
homosexual citizens have the same right as heterosexuals to marry someone
being gay is evil. I think they know that
of the opposite sex. However, many have expressed o utrage at this belief after
killing the hopes and h.appincss of friends
the
passing
of
Proposition
8.
and strangers a.like is evil. In an age wl1erc
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oven racism has to appear scrawled on a
Hampshire, it is legal for a J3-yca.r-c,ld female bathroom staJI in the nigh1, it's nr.rnge
M:ribe members of the queer community, and
I ofien \\'Onder if the l ~ of the word truly co marry a 14-ytar-old male. Lord knows that 10 think that equally hateful, homophobdi<'\·e d1a1 we ju.~ sprout om of the ground it is brtttr for f,1.miltes than the marri~c of bic speech is spread. overtly, t,•erywhere.
Check your nearest bathroom s1all for
l".1cl1 springi don brighdy~lorcd, .sequined 1wo finanda.lly•-s:1able, midd.le--:aged men.
People would cushio1t the discrimi- some insighr as to how well•rtgardcd
.shins ~m11.-chno and cosmopoli1:ms. To lecture dlC nation via throwback5 10 the mindset of LGBTQs arc generally. ~rhat is what
impomnc.c of a kwing. nurturing f.uni.ly to a '"separate-but-equal," which we thought l fear.
ministers. or politicians to tclJ chem that d1ey
have d1e right to dlt pum1it of luppiness...
or 10 life or ,o liberty, for th:u matter. ih~
thin~ art sclf~ident and in.alienable lO us all.
1 here are otl1ers who say that gay mani:tgcs
fray the fubric of society; they tcir apon fam~
lies and US\l!p values. Curiously thg,y proplc - progeny or "'ns-progcny - h.--c
families too: mothers, fuchcrs, brothers, si;;1crs.
I hear du.- tcnn '"~\SY tOSK'd around to de-
group of people who commonly....., disowned
and ruti&itcd by d,c;, own fumilics for being
gay is rcdw,dam. We know. lhanks.
Some say tha1 marriage is about more than
kwc. Wh.1rcvcr the ..more" rs, it mun be something ch:at homosexual• cannot JXIMCSS· Still,
one wonders.. .. Belgium 1w alk,,.,.'Cd samesex marri,gc, , ;nee 2003. Somehow, "llc,lg;um" and "Godle,s-apocalyptic-hcllhole"
ha~ fail«l to become synonymous. In New
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NQYEM.B6R, .2J•.,200&
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
•
Coll ege Kam asutra
BY BENAE BEAMON
BY ALLIE GEIGER
Clau of 2011
Class of 2009
I was so taken aback by Olivia O.ffner's
It seems like the college life is ideally suiled for having copious amounts of insane sc.x.
There a.rt approximately rwo full length mirro~ in <.-wry freshman donn room. If thar
dOC$n't lend itself to vaguely kinky sex, then
I don'1 know what does. lhosc t.iny slivers of
bt-ds that come- standard in each dorm arc
nor ideally suited towards getting your game
on, however. Thus, tO make )'Our SC'X life bt't·
cc.r, easier and less cramped, I have mlcen it
upon myself to provide you with chc college
k.un_a SUU'3,
A lot of the beds on this c.tmpus are
lofted something fierce for storage purposes.
PerhaJ>$ you have nociccd that some of' them
arc approximately waisr height. If you have
not notktd this. the beds a~. in fuct, adjust•
able to waist height. Suggestion: you .should
probably adjust this whUst clothed and Slill
thinking str.t.ight. not at the moment you are
thinking of trying this position. lhi.s heighr
'coincidt-nce' means, gentlemen. that if you
were inlpirt..-d 10 have your lady friend lie
on her back, leg, d.,ngling off of the lx-d or
resting 01\ your sJ1oulders, your access co her
bits would be very, very good. This cm be
done either off the end of the bed, or if she
is short, bisecting the bed widthwise. With
one person off rhe bed, there is a lot more
room for wiggling and thrusting and what·
nor. Huzzah for sex geometry!
fvr th<»C bca very good w.iy to make use of it's proximi{)'
10 Ule ground. lhis time. the male panner
should lit on hi.s b.ick, cowards 1he edgt of
the bed with his f~'t firmly planted on the
ground. lhl) will provide the woman wi1h
a fantastic 'reverse CO\Vgirl' opporrunity.
She s.houJd also pur her fttt on che ground,
whid1 means bcne-r control and balance,
and, therefore, sc. 'This can al50 liscd be
for plain ol' woman on top. but really, why
wasre an opponuniry?
Additionally. there arc scveral variations
on 'doggy' sl)'le that are extremely conducive
to single btds. If one Wttt w be on her hands
and kn«s~md scoot towarili the t.-dge of the
bcdi her partner could stand behind her and
assume che "Captain Morgan,. posidon. I'll
lta\'C the other variacions to your imagination, buc I'm nm: with the proper son of inspiration, you'll figure them out right quick.
lb~ l~1 two positions avoid the bed in
its entirety. A lot of people have chairs with
no legs and roundish bonom that arc mar..
keting for 'vidto game' playing. [( we want
to be honest wi1h ourselves. we would ad·
mit that th~ is just a piece of sex fornimrc.
I would highly recommend surprising your
favorite gamer with some carnal relations in
the rocking "'video game-"' chair nexc time he
sits down for a little Mario Kart. Ju.st take off
his pants, straddlt' h im and go for the gusw.
Boys. it would be proper eriquettc (i.e. if you
t.."Ver wam 10 get laid again) to mrn off' chc
video game for chc main C'VCnt.
My final posfrion is only for people living
in townhouses, as I would never rNX>mmend
ofdoing it in public. ihc t0\'lnhou$<:S are the
only dorms with priv:ne-ish laundry f:u;:ili·
,ies. While the laundry is on che spin C)'('lt,
an imrtpid young lady might sit on it, lep
dangling off ,he edge with her young man
bcrn·~n her knees. lhe added vibr.uions wilJ
really a.mp up the sensadons of che act.
ore
nou
ave 1s
MINUS THE
CITY
article mainly because of rhe myriad of
seemingly invalid points. Human rights
arc ,he foundation of this country. Since
its establishmem, the United States has
been known as a free country granting
liberties and justice to all. Marriage is the
corners-tone of the f.a.mily, and rradition·
ally, love is tht cornerstone of marriage.
In a society so devoid of love and true
emotion it seems that the concept ,hat
"'love is not enough• i.s the primary cause
for the ideaJs we now hold true. lhc idea
that marriage should simply be an inst.itu·
tion designed under an umbrella of ex.du·
sivity and compatibility is not iu purpose.
Love i.s said to be the one thing that
combats the 50 percent divorce r.ue in
America. Love is the one asp«t of life that
is played up again and again on lV, in
magazine,, and jun abom any other source
of cmcrtainrnent in our current world. Nu·
merous songs have been wriuen bastd on
the healing power and the lasting power of
love. 1 his constant reference 10 love is be·
eauS(" of the undying faith and belief ,hat
all people have or will find love. The idea
1hat marriage i.s strictly an insticution is c:xacdy the backwards 1hinking that ~ccounu
for 1hc prc\'iously mentioned dl\•orcc rate
in thi.i. country. 1t has be-come something
cha1 can be entered jnto and Oul of with
:such case ,hat it's sanctitv ha.s aln-adv
.
been restructured.
Ouuidc: of the casual nature of this
right and privilege il the fact that mar#
r iage, and the times. have changed. ·1oday.
women arc no longer seen as propinterracial marriage is now legal. The fact
that marriage is simply an institution and
love has been discounted bt.-gs the ques·
tion: What about marriage then makc.·s it
sacred~ 1-he fact is thac m.irriagc is a human
r ight, an idt-a 1ha1 is explicitly ,ecognizt"d
by the United Nations' Univcr:;al Occlara·
tion of Human Righcs. According to the
Declaration, " Mt"n and women ac fi.1II age.
without any limit-ation ... ha,•c- 1hc right to
marry and to found a fumily."
The core va.lues that Miss Offnc:r u1es a:,
the purpose of marriage, 5uch as guarding
agains1 sin, controlling human nature e1c.•
arc: true in the Biblical sense. In rha1 :,cnsc.
.
the institution of marriage W,1.!, ind eed
founded wirhoot love. H owever. since th:at
point in hi.story, humanicy has C\'Olvcd and
changed and redefined this right. "f he love
bclWt.."Cn two peo ple is untouch,1ble, and it
is· offensive co compare marriage and lo"e
between two p(.'(Jple- to that which i:, be..
rween an animal and a person.
To compare the love that two people
share with be.sriality is an in5ult 10 our
community, the LBGT communiry. Same
$.ex marriage i~ ahout lovc jmt like any otl,.
er marriage i:, and ,;hould be bt.'Cau,e lc,,vt.•
is more 1han enough. Love has :,h;;1pcd chc
wotld tha1 w e live in. Love of hurnani1y
has bc..-cn promoted. demanded :md givcn
in the h:.ud c.·.sr of time) throughom hisiory.
Lo,·c is wha1 crcarcs the fami l>'· as seen in
the experiences of people like my:,df who
come from a singlt· pa,ent fomily.
For me, my mo1hc:r and m)' friendl arc
my family. Love is essential co maniJgc
regardless of the two being bonded by i1
whether man .md woman, man ancl m:an,
or woman and woman. ~J here i5 heaury in
comm iuncm and dedication promised by
rwo indi\'iduals regardle:,s of happtning.. ;
that ii lovt.' and tha1 is marria~c.
Waiting for Change to
Come to Nicaragua
BY JAVIER PAOI LLA
Classof 2010
On Novcmbtr 4, Americans went to the
election polls and overwhelmingly votNI
for real change and progrt.'SS. as o p~d to
reactionary fear and ignor;incc. The Re-pub·
licans - largely seen as the party responsible
for a disastrous war and che eco-,
nomie debacle - quietly accept·
cd dcfcu, respecting the rules
of the democratic game and the
will of ,he American pc.-ople.
Simil.irly, Nicar.1guans wenc co
the polls on November 9 to elect
new municipal authorities. The
result was the most corrupt and
fraudulent elections in tt..'CC-nt
Nkar.iguan history.
1he contest was widdy scc:n
as a refertndum on Oanicl
Ortega's disastrous presidency.
Much like the Democrats in
wa.) )Ct for m:n,.ivc electoral fraud.
Soon alter rhc clecdom concluded rhe
Liberals refused to recognize the resuhs
and independent organi;.ation:, like the
Catholic Church, 1he C.1ru:r Center and
the Organization of the American State\
(OAS) expressed concern ov.:r the OUI·
come. Burned baJlois have been found
ca\C) th~ Sand inista:, d.aim
to have won
100 pt·rccm of the vote) in -.omc polling
stations. D,mid Om:ga i:, not concerned
with ercdibilit)', H is m.iin goaJ i-. to keep
power al ,1II co5ts.
Ai; ,t re,uli, the Nicaraguan )late j,. i.:ol·
hlpsing. Whilc ic is uue that Nicaragua i:,
no scrangcr to polit ical :,trifc (I rcmc;mb(-r growing up whhing for
'"Protei,1 d:1p .. i.o I could !r.kip
)chool), polilical condition-.
.set.·m to havt.· reached J boiling
point. Corruption hai. .1cu1mula1cd upon t:orruption and
the nation i.i. cx1 rcmdy d ivided bc:tween 1ho\c who -.uppon
Onega and tho:,(' who bdii:\'t
in democracy anlaw. Siuglc#handt.•dly. Oucg.1
and hi:, circle of cronit::, h.m:
managed to destroy not onl~·
the in:,titutional fr.uncwork
of go\•ernment. but the.• ,·e,v
2006. the opposition Libfobric that m.1ke .. the -.,.11e and
Party was expected to gain a
sociery ;a cohe-.h·l· :,uunure.
number of municipal seau. inCondition<; art incrc.·a:,in~h
duding rhe capital of M:anagua.
fragilt.- anJ ci"il war no longl·r
Earlier in the yt.-ar n..,o political
Stelll1' .rn cpi,od c: of the.• pJ\t.
parties were denied participa·
It h hard. :b a Nic.ttaguan,
cion by the Electoral Council.
10 wirncs.:, from a foreign J,rnd
CORRUPTION OR DEMOCRACY: Nicaraguan presidena number of NGOs had been
th,· destruction of the p lace I
tial candidate Daniel Ortega waves to the crowd at a rally
persecuted by the Sandinista
love. It i\ ..:specially d ifficult
in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. There were many allegations of
judicial system, and - perhaps
to sec thb from the United
fraud in this election, causing outrage among those who
the mon grave precedent - na·
Srntt.'S. a counU)' emboldcncd
support
democracy.
tional and i1uernational ob•
counc:sy .:,( ww...,, c.hron,rom by tht.· powc.'f of cqu:.1 lity ;ind
servers wert barred from ,he
democracy. t\:, N icJragua falb
electoral process for the first time since sc.a uered in landfills all over tht coun· inco the daw.i. of yet 3nothcr c;lictJ(()r, I
1990. In short, a tense environment had uy and Sandinista mobs havt· begun to encourage American:, ro continue being
been brooding from months, even years, intimidate citi:tens around the country. an example of hope .rnd liberty for counof corrupt political practices. The stage The fraud w:is so b latant that in some uit..'S around th(' world .
---------------Phoco.l
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COMM ENTARY
NOVEMBER 21, 2008
T HE COLGATE M AR OON -N EWS
Diversifying
Solidarity
their pr~ncc here today. have: come ro rcalit.e
C'3.ssof2010
that their destiny is ti«l up with our destiny
and their freedom i$ inextricably bound to
To whomtvcr carrk'O out d,c uncrly vitri• our freedom. We cannot \ml_k alone."
olic and h,uefuJ remarks written in ,he Alum~
Myd,aJ Mas.sic wro1e in h is daily column
ni Hall bathroom and ydJed racial obscenities on Tuesday thu he "pcrsonalJy couldn't care
around the HRC and Curtis HaJJ. sl1amc on IC$$ that Borack Obairui is bl,ck." M.,.ic ~
you. Hatred ofany son~ ignorant and wrong. a conservative African•American. WhiJe it is
Howc-\·cr, with that said, I do not belie-,·e this historic that a person of colo r has 1:a.Jcen the
is indiouh·c of the prevailing :mfrudc on our role as the world's most powerful man, the
c unpu.(. ·n1erc arc always a few loose nuts in 1c:ars ofjoy and the idea that "justice" has been
any conununity or inStitution. To view iso- 5ervcd reflect self-defeating and coni-radictory
hu«l incidents :as a reflection of Colgate ~ a notions. That is, and l agree wilh Mr. Mas.s.ic,
whole only adds funhcr injustkt.
why shoukl we care whed1er we h.t\'C a white
\Vhile C..olg;ne should have immediatdy ml.le or woman, African-AmeriC1.11 male or
denounced tho,c, aces, it shouJd also conduet v.--oman, Asian-Amerkan m.tlc or woman,
:a foll-setlc i1westig,uion with regard to what
Hispanjc--Amcrican male or woman, etc. as
h:appe.n«l in Alumni Hall. Do we. C\'Cn know Commander in Chief? The point is 1h,n if
ii was a Colgate student?lhe public does have we truly hold tight ro md observe the words
frt.'C acc<'SS 10 our campus on a daily basis,
of our Founding FadlCrs and of Martin l.u·
At this point we don't know who is rcspon- thcr King, Jr,, none of this shouJd mattcri;ible. Some people like to initi::ue things for ctn:ainly not to the magnimdc lhat has been
5elfuh reasons. 1 he \'Cry r{'('ent Ashley Todd demonstrated thus far since the election of
incidem- 1l1e white girl who d:aimed a black Barock Obama. Evt')""" sho,~d >'Ote for a
man c;irvcd a .. If' for Barack in her face-- candidate based on chat ca.ndKlate's qualifica~
tions aOO poHcies, n0t: the color of a candj..
comes 10 mind. Some mht'r prime exampln
arc the Duke l.acroMC tragedy o r the Tawana date) skin. I think dtat has been partially lost
Brawley case of 1987. A lot of assumptions during d1is election-on both sides.
The true celebration or America's coming
were m:ade. but it all doesn't realJy ntatter until
we have fi nal tnuh. Eitht'r Wll)', I'm nm con- of age with regard to racial teiuions was d1e
doning these 5ensclcss actS, but just as in an)' culmination of the after dfcas of the Ovil
mher case. we should demand the trutl, before Rights Movcmcn< led by Dr. King: the ,~ry
we msh ro conclu.sions. l11:a1:~ just how\~ do laws that f'C\'crstd the- past prejudices and in~
it in Americ:a. And mlk about dassl~ and stiU~ social justice. Granted, racial tension
ig:nor-Jm. some Ii.we gone so f.u as to write stiJl exists bccaUSC' the-re remain b igots of all
onlinc that inc.den~ like dleSC are a rcw..lt of colors and races. 'TI1is is unfon\lnate, but i1 is
the policies of the Republtean P.my.
also a re,J; cy.
\'Vas I the only one who (eh puzzled 5itting
Having said tha1, America is the greuest
in the Cha.pd when African-Americans ga\'C nation in the world, b.1..r none. Jus, ask Bar:ack
the f151 for Black PO\'l'(.>r. To me. du.t doesn'1 Obama.
enforo.- rJcial unity. How docs \vel.ring 3
Much has been made of "diversity" in
l>L1ck 1-shirt enforce solidarity? Shouldn'1 we light of the Prtsi wc-;tring ~ 1,ebr-.1 ~hin? Ewn better, how excu$.l.bl<.· incident.s o n the Col&:,1tc campus.
.1bout a tie dytd s.hirt? I'm not joking. nor Oivmity takes many fonns: r:acial, gender,
.un I hdng ignorant. I don't frel 1ha1 whi1es religious, scxua.l oriemation, etc. But what
continues to .somehow '·e,;c-ipe'" from thi.,;
\\ OUltl r~"l:I anr rnon: unifil-,hitt tl1.1n hl.tl..h would wearing:, whit<.' one. whole- '"diven,ity di-.cussion" o n c:1mpu.,;es nali1,t1;;1\I or \\T;Hill~ ;l ,ymbolii; color, p,,,;rlu p•,
tio nwide i.) 1he- very fundam1.'nt2' concept of
"~ ,h11uM forg,(1 c:mphJ\i;,ing (l)lor Jnd lo.ok imcllcctu.t.l diver-sit)'. Shockinsf)'· the Right 4
l)i,;~und ..:olvr. Ifw( Jrl' in 1hi\ TtlgCthc:r, 1hen no1 .1 de;"t(i hn."t-d in .1cJdemi.1., nor a~ \~ fl"\'t
in numhcn,. 81,11 s.1.dly, looking through .. l.Lft
it "'-'\'llh lik1: w~· ought h ) co1wcy tli.u mCSSJgc
J link l1r1; nc:r.
oolor«l gla5$rCS" seems 10 be the Qnly correct
'Onw or 1hc: thin&,) th,u wen: done .md w,1y of looking a, the world mcby ar almost all
~iJ Jt the Chai-~I r.i:llr 1his pa..\i- W'cdncsd:1r aodemic ins1in11io1u . Not onct since I have
do no t rt1)ft'Sellt wh.u Dr. M.inin Luther stepped foot o n Colgate's ampw ha.-; any
King. Jr.. a J:,c«Onal hero of mine, stood for. non-conserv:uivc suggat«I 1he ide.a of prolnSletd, th<:)' reptt5Cm a more radical wing moting intcllcau:il diversity. and thus explore
of the C ivil Righu Movemem. If the mes-- politi01l and soci:il ideas of :ill kinds. Rada.I
sage of \'Vcdnesday was intcndt.-cl to ponray and gender diversity are great thin~.
the imponance of integration, tolerance :.1n d
Now, lct:'i cxl'cnd diversity 10 enrompa.ss
wholC"Sa.lc solidarity, it w.un't completdy dear all types. Perhaps through cM aettpcancc of
10 me. JminssioncJ sp«Ch that promotes co- every cypc of diversity, including imdlectual
operltion ~.nd unity is o ne thing. lmpass.io n«l diversity, we cm reach the type of .solidarity
speech that gr0\1ps C\'cryonc together in order \VC ultimately seek. Besides, if the left ron~
10 cnfonx self.reproach is an o1her. Perhaps we tinucs l'O supprC$$ conservative thought on
need to go back and f'C'YiC\Y the words of Or. u ni.,.·ersfry cam~, who's going ro be Jett for
Kfog: ""The ma.rvdous llC\'I militancy which rhe Left to deb:uc! I ca.n sec it now: ""Thurshas engulfed lhe Nq;ro community must day's Odio«: The Most lmportan1 Ideologue:
no, lead us JO distrust of :tU white JXOPle. for Marx or Engels~ Pc.man Hall Auditorium,
many o( o ur whi1e brothers, as n-idcnud by 4:30. Slices will be served."
BY ANDREW SPANO
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Libe-r.al Arts, or
the A-r t of
Schmoozing
BY CASSEL LESSING ER
Colgate, it seems unquestionable that we
innately harbor an affinity for vice. No
Clanof 2009
liberty h ere, only freedom to follow our
I don't redly want a job, nor am I par~ lo ins. Out with Plato, moderation jun
ticip:uing with m y fellow classmates in the lead $ to boredom. What about primeval
epic journey chat is the job se:irch. l still identification and the great eastern think ·
can't figure our why anyone wo uld want crs? Like Confucius, who for some reason
to be :iny1hing but a liulc kjd when they fa iled to m:ike an appearance in my Core
grow up. My parents always taught me ro China class. And finally, believe it or not,
pic.k role models. When 1 was younger, as a senator l realized the Student Gov•
fint I wamcd to be an astronaut. Then crnmcnt Association does about as much
I uw Apollo 13, and wusscd ouc. After :is your local OMV. God forbid the knit•
rhat, I wamcd to be a construction work- ting d ub not receive SGA recognition.
er like Tim Allen o n my fuvor ite part of
lhe mos1 amazing thing is. that in rhe
Homt lmproutmmt, "Tool Time." Being end my most important learning cxpcti•
fro m Chicago and w:.1tching MJ, Pip- encc took place when I thought I may
pen and Dennis Rodm:m inspired me have wanted a job. 1his wu back in the
ro 1hink the NBA was a virtuous career day as a sophomore (once upon a time I
choice. Once. when I was watching the was a go-getter) 5ining in Chip Schroedtree repair men c·ut down a tree in front er'$ office he praised the gods of networkof my house, I was convinced I wamcd ing. Nor fine ans, o r art history, o r even
robe the guy who pushed tree limbs inro liber:il ans, but a more esteemed art, the
the shredder. How cool i1 was to sec wood an of schmoozing.
chips 8ying. But now, [ just want to be
This an is no1 sold at Sotheby's o r
Tommy from the Rug Rats. Or maybe a C hristies, not displayed in the Louvre,
leg model, armed with David Hasselhof's T2te or the Whitney, i u mastery not
thighs and Will Batson's calves.
learned within rhe confines of the acaThe rnnh is, I'm as scared as ever. The demic quad. but rather o n Broad S1rcc1,
college experience remains fini1e, dwar(ed listening to "'feel good favorites." Ya know,
by the eternal fumre of responsibility. I maybe I did ge1 some culrure in college
am n ot even :i responsible ~non. The :ifter all. Now rhat J know the Grcc.k alsc-ariest thing for me is thar I m:iy well not phabet I will finally have the pleasure of
have learned a thing in college. Worse, reading Ovid . Too bad I never took Rus•
what if the fermen ting s:iuce fillin g my sian, I would love to know what Ra.skol•
brain has eroded the sheer magnitude and nikov had been thinking.
capacity to which my br:iin actually func•
lhe art of schmoozing as a legitimate
rio ns? Is it possible that I m:iy well have form of art is parallel not in content, but
in kind, wirh fine art and comic books. I
gotten dumber in college?
M:aybc its because J am a senior. May- will leave college with absolutely no mar•
be it~ hec.1.use the s111nning reali1-:ition of k:etable skilli., but that may not really be
a 1101 $0 promi~ing re:iJ wo rld Jurb e\•er what m:u ter.), Ecloser. For me now, il feel ~ like 1hcre i> am. education .t..'- the cu lmination of ci\'i•
more :icadem ic work here 1han in past liz.at ion\ great thin ker).
It St'Cm) like the mo~t important thing
year'.\. Or mayhe that's just bec,mi.e I
J
have
learned here i.) how to hang out
never want to do it. Lare n igh1s arc spent
in Club Case (and not like Hoyt Thorpe wi1h people. to be comfortable in unfagoing to the library to hit on chicks in miliar sitmuion.s, 10 be confident in un•
m y :ill time favorite book: Tom Wolfe's cenaimy and genuinely excited by nov.
I nm Clmr/011r Si11mums) r:ithcr than rhe city and the prospects of change. What's
Jug. 'Gacc Cards r4>lacing V.1.P. Cards, mou~uscful is an ac-utc awareness, a famil•
because it's seemingly more important to iarity, with those intangible objects that
guide relations among the inhabitants of
check out books rather than babes.
our
world.
To fathom any morsel of intellectual
When I was wo rking in the real world
progress, it is prudent to deconstr-uct the
this summer, I was told "'plagiarism is the
content of my educational experience from che vir1ucs of Socrates, Plato and strongest form of ffanery." I bet no one's
Aristotle to the sick realities of Freud's c-vcr taught that at Colgate. But what J
libido and Oedipus' "'Complex," to D es· d id know wa.s how to respond, when to
car-tes who doesn't believe anything.
laugh. when not to judge. As an intern
But is this crap even relevant. The oth·
thi.s past summer I was "'the dartboard,"
er day my professor took numbers away the • barbarian," compared to the likes
in my math class, the absurdity of which , of Sylve.seer Stallone. Yet my succeu
by the way, is akin to taking words away (que.stionablc) was a function, not o(
in English class. We used elephants in·
my academic studies, but my ability to
stead o( numbers. And this isn'r Ionesco's inrcract wirh genuine enthwiasm amid
Rynosorous and thcat.re of the absurd.
unfa~;jiar-ity and uncertainty.
Thank goodness my experience ac
So why is it so important to assign so
Colgi!~ ha.s been multi-facened. Link staff much work? That's not my bwine.ss. Bur
has taught me how to we icebreakers. A, why do it? It.just secnu lilu
work
social chair of my fr,.iternity and p~ident is getting in rhe way of my Colgate edu,
of the lnter•Fracernity Council I lca-rned ca1ion. In the end,
good news ~ that at Colgate, IOOse mOrals arc a ·.,,irrue, can ch00$C. And no matter what, if ~
During my stint on the &tudent Con• choc»e ro go our, the work will always be
duct board I realiud that Hobbs, lock,, there ir;_l rhe morning. But if we ch~ to
all."'"
·ilifi.
and Jefferson got it all wrong thinking
work, that Monday night is gone fQt
modern natural righu could y.,ork. Ar
and our time here is 6nire.
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COMMENTARY
NOVEMBER 21, 2008
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
The Mancunian Way:
Dispatches from the Motherland
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The Universal Language
c:al. then. that I ended up in the binhplacc of simply don't need to speak a foreign langwgc
Executive Editor
English, subjcacd to the worst exchange rat< any more. Every street sign, C\'try airline
this $idc of the Meridian.
safety announcement, ~ subwiy ticket is
It·, been a rather long whUe ,incc I've ,ul,lhus, when I vcnrurc to Germany, Jtaly. printed in English-,ind is bocked up by an
mincd a Dispatch to you. My apolog;.._ Since wherever. the worldly-read: nubbom-,idc English-,pcaking scalfcr to help son out any
I lase wrote, the British economy wikod, of me kicks in and I do my hen to a,oid be- remaining confwK)n.
ing the ugly American by ancmpting to ,peak
Maybe ic was the lmcrnct or maybe it's
Manchester~ ch.arming November weatherthe
loc:al
language.
Fellow
Euro
adventurer
the
f.tul, of globalization, but the national
you don't even wanr·to k n ~ in and the
post-Soviet allure of Berlin•, an scene called K,rc Srichnoth always tells me that du., is a Ian~ seems to be a SlOn of s.ccond--string
me to the Continent once again. It$ bttn an wastc of timt- if I'm not flutnt-'"Evcrybody form of communication U\C$C' days. Try and
octrcmdy cvontful kw WI'm now f.iccd with the pro,pca of rhome i.n jw-t a scam month's time. Yet, I've city 10 cicy.
to cry a.nd speak IC1.lian" that Frommc:r's used
c:omc ro the decision that the: transition to the
Loathe as I am to admit it, ,he wretch to encourage to win-over the local shopkeeper
U.S. might not be that jarring after all,
was right.
is now more of a disu-a.aion and delay than a
Several yeai> ago, when I was just a •h3ll&)··
You stt, something funny seems to ha¥< mendly gesture.
happened
in Europe o,·er the last dttadc: or
A tour guide in Prague told me .a joke
ha.ired little preppy comtmpla1ing a college
term abroad, I was wont to say den going to so. Put quite simply, English won. ( don't about modun language ..barriers": Somean English-,pcaking country wa, a bloody of mean thar the national languages of the EU body who speaks two l:anguagcs is... ? Bia w.ascc of rime. If I were co Study abroad, J arc dying. A trip 10 the EU Parliament and lingual. Right, but what about three lanabsolutdy had to go to a Spanish-,pcaking its 27 channels of simuhancous u-inslation guages? li-ilingual. Right! And jusr one
country. somewhcrc where the Peso or Real is evidence enough of that. No, wh.u I mean language? Uhh ... uni ... ? American! Brit·
was cheap and the- Ian~ was exotic. Typi-- is that thc Angk,phonc citiicns of the world ish! Australian!
BY ANDREW WJCKEP,HAM
Moral High Ground
BY GAVIN LEIGHTON
Class of 2009
the pro-Proposition 8 crowd, proponenrs of
g.iy marriage a.re just asking that mania.gt be
dQincd as sometrung between tw0 conscming
adults, and thus, the slippery slope argument
f.,fu apan because it Fills to link point A and
point 8.
Another argument. one I hear less often,
and possibly the mo« laughable, is the vgu•
ment that ltg:a}Wng gay marriage somehow
teats a.t the fabric of Amman lif~ How? I
ha-.·c y~ to hear any sort of coherent argu·
mcnt, or numb.er$, or anything that validates
the daim. 1hc argument is u5ually prefaced
by some son of wk of ruining the American
funily. At m0« l ga, "'rru.n me. allowing
gay marriage will be bad for the furure of the
counuy,• Thanks for that,
As for marri.age it$Clf, can we truthfuHy
say that the institution is not about love?
Why arc th~ vows about "being there in
sickness and in health, in good time.s and
in bad'" even in there, then? Arc: they simply the window dressing for a ceremony? 1
think we all reaHz.c the foundation of a marriagc: is the commfrmcnt of a loving couple.
as opposed to some jingoistic conu,ct with
their country.
In this world that promises nothing, a
society rife with '"fly,by~niglu" relation·
ships, ~ att going to dcny two people who
love each other just a chance at a commilment we enjoy? We come lmo a cold. mean,
unforgiving world ,ca,ching for something
c:onsinent, something we can cling to when
the bra.ks don't go our way. To deny fel.
low citizen, a chan« at something W< hold
dear would be ruthlaaly asinioc. Can W<
simukaneowly r,ll.......,... they cannoc ho
manlcd beaoue they .,. dl8mn1 while at
the · - ~ c,qaollcy! Robert
f. K«nnody pat Ir brnff drm - wha, J.r
I have come to the condusiOn that any
recommendations about the GOP', need to
,oul-=rch will likdy f.ill on deaf cai>. For as
,oon as I had scm the anicle in. l heard a bar,
rag,:ofmedia commcncuor, claiming that the
councry is still "'ocnrcr-right" based on samosex marriage bans in tfutt smtcs. J ask this
question of tM GOP, .. What arc )'OU doint'"
After eight ycan ofdragging your fttt, do you
w.mt to become c-.rcn more marginaJji.cd as a
partf. Bcau.sc ch:ampioning a law ofdivision,
and more impo=dy, incqu.aliry, is the kind
of game that has left you in this sorry mess.
Findy, let's take an honest look at that
..ccntcMight" argument. Jc very Y1Cll might be
uuc. However, the post-election analysis has
concluded the demographic division bctwttn
for and ag.tin.st Proposition 8 splitlargdy over
age. We may be ccntCr·right currcntly. but
idcology is shifting, Moreover, many of those
que"$0oncd after the vote said they voted for
Proposition 8 because: lhcy •didn't wam their
husband or wife to run off' and be with son»
one of die same sex." firsc of all, what does
du.t mincbct say abouc you as a spouse if you
fear driving your significant other away? Fur·
ther, proponents of Proposition 8 and other
similar campaigns have to seriously consider
who suppons them with initiari\fl. For example, the Mormon O,urch by and wgc
hdpcd to bankroll me suppon of Propoation
8. Oh yeah. when l think one man aod one
woman. I think of theMonnoo O,wd,,
Wihne ro a,Nide, wlw we are 'being
mid abo.R lllafflaF· The , _ common ar• - I bow haid ll the slippery alope ar...,_., tating mot if - .... .., m-lip,
.... ll ID . . . driJ .,..;.w ...,_ ......
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The funny thing is that we don't get evil
glare, for it anymore.
· With aU of this, I don't mean 10 suggest
that Americans shouldn't learn anocher language. Lyn Rll@8 would ,ooncr kiU me and
nullify my grade ftom Spanish 2028. No, I
certainly encourage aU U.S. nudcnw to lc:am
rospea.k Spanish, French, Chinese-whatC'\·cr
will preva bwincss deal or prevent one from understanding that the evil Gc:nnans behind you are
chanting, ..Fat American cows." L:arn th06c
l:mguages and imp~ your foreig11 hOOt:S. Jt.Ut
don't avoid foreign travel bcausc )'OU an:a md
nervous abom or&:ring a.n omdet in Bnages.
I don't ad\·ocatc for American hegcmo·
ny, I simply revel in it. I lc;avc you now.
ready for my last few weeks in Euro~.
hopefully speaking English all the wa)',
J'II ~ thinking of you .111 as I ancmpt to
coordinate a Thanksgiving dinner using
dumpy British dorm ovens. Have a good
week, Colgate.
Right Column,
"Wrong Response
BY VANESSA PERS ICO
EditOf·ln·Chief
Elsewhere in this section, my co--cditor and I defend ourselves :md our policies as
Maroon-Nt'Wl Edltors•in.Chie( But after everything I have re:ad and Sttn this w«k. I am
not sati.s6cd with writing in my 01pacity as Editor•in·Chie( I want to write in my c.apacit)'
a.s a Colgate: senior who has interactc.d for almost three and a ha.If years with the critic.al
analysis of ideas :u a high level, as someone who has snuggled ;..nd watched close friends
struggle with questions of sexuaJicy in today's nill•prejudiccd world and as someone who
almost never agrees with Olivia Offner.
OIMa's .. Being R.ighr" column lase week, .. Love Is Noc Enough," expressed some scnti·
ments which, prcdiccably, I disagreed with. For example, my gut reaction to the pa55ing of
Prop 8 is sadness and indignation. AJso, I don't think that the m:ajority of student$ on our
campus who oppose Prop 8 and its ilk do so bcca~ of ..ap:uhy." On a rhetorical, structural
lcvd, I think th:a.1 she could have made it dearer tluu she: was wridng from a purely lcpl
pcrspca-i"ve. and I think the rcfc:rcnccs to "'the right to marry a member of the opposite sex'"
and co family as "'che foundation ofsociecyl' were a linle poindess. Most of all. I think that she
undcre5timatcd the pain to which so many have bttn subjected by people who, ,,nfilu hrr. do
consider the loving. consensual activities of a samt•stx couplt as comparable to bcs-tiality.
However. J have to stand up and say to everyone who now sees Olivia as a dosed,
minded/dogmatic/hateful/homophobic/bigoted/oppressive/apathetic/blinded/stupid
person: rrad thr artirlr again.
Olivia"s anide is not hate speech. lhc crux of the argument is that the case to leg.t.li.zc
same-sex marriage proves too much: that if the innirution of marriage were broadened. to
indude marriage between tw0 men or tw0 women, thtn chcrc wouJd be no rcal reason not to
broaden it to include marriage between more thffl cwo people~ If we scrive for equaliry under
the law, then to stipulacc inonoga.my in the ease of three. four, or seven consenting adults
woukl be as arbitrary as Stipulating that only men could many women, or that only white
people could many white people (which some states did stipulate up until too recently).
Naturally. then,"" logical reasons why in=. batialiry and pedophilia would be excluded
from any broadened ddinirion: con>Thougl, I can·, bdi= that I have to write such a ck:k°" before my ttllow Colgate
m,de,,u, whom I typically 6nd to scrutinitlng and bright. as I ,aid before, I havt m,d and
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Re-Defining Chinese Art
arc of an intensely trndition2.l n:m.trc. with modem v;,ria1ions 1hat only
dte most cnined of eyes could dc1CC1.
Maroon-News Staff
"Avant-garde is exciting." said Silbergdb. "'but it's only a put of wh.11's
going
on."
On Weclncsday October 12, Jerom< Silb«gdb. • visiting prof=r
Silbcrgdb the11 went on 1od00lss wh;;n is pcrh.1.ps chc most confosing
from Pri11cc University$ An: Ocp:anmcnt, g:we a leautt entitled ..Cura~
to rial Smdy: Bull Marl<:euy :md the Omning of Contemporary 0 1illCSC' of the questions raised by t ~ exhibitions, which h.u ro do with wh.1r
exactly is required for an anise or arcwork 10 be considered 01inesc.
An,.. as a pan o( the Eric J. Ry.m lcccurc series.
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..11,csc exhibitions have given rise to the notion t:hat the conCC'pt of
Professor Silbergdb began rhe kcmrc by emph..sizlng the currently
..trendy" nanirc or contemporary Chinese Art, which has, in the Wt rt-w 'Otincscncss' has ~ ibly become 100 googr.iphic-.Uly la1em 10 be con·
yens, begun anrxr:ing the ~mention many curators SttkingSQUnd in· sidtred us,fid," Silbergdb st:ued.
Silbergelb then prcscntc.-J J
vestmenu. Although most Amcricm
number
or txamples or the exhiintcres, (and spending) h.1$ ccmcrcd
bitions' artwork thJ.t most obviheavay on d1c more a\'ll1Uifirde
ously clullenge tht' IJbd. One of
practitioners of Chin(SC An, Prof~
the,e was a piece entided ..Ah(.'reJ
.,, Silbergelb $hilted the fOC\1$ of h~
S1.m.-s"
b)' .mi1.1 Zhang Hu.tn.
k<.i.utt to fi\'C recent exhibitions, rwo
tWng place at Har\'ard Uni\fflil}',
lhough Huan de.si1tned the 1m.1gc
one in SC'aulc, one in the New Bri1~
himself. 1he photogr.tph WJ) JC-tu·
ain Museum and one tha1 has yet 10
allr t.1ken by Jn Amt>rican ..mJ w.a\
devdopt>d Jnd modified in 1ht• U.\.
take pbct- at Princc1on Uni\·crsity.. All
J>erh.1p\ the" mO\I puulmg ex.unplt•
ha\·e ch0$Cn 10 tmify to che djVfflity
orChinese An rather than cucring 10
rhat !-iilhc:rgdb pre\entt:d WJ<,, Jrt·
is1 Michael Cherne)'. 01herwi"'e
nx:cnt usces.
"Mos, cxhibi1ions over the past
known J\ Qui Mai. Chcrnev 1, .m
15 )'t:lr5 ha\·e focused on the 'new or~
Amerk.10, born in HrooJ..lp1. New
York .tnd ha, no C:lunc,;c :i.nce,,r~··
lhc nature of h1,; ;m reflect, dc.•cpl)'
lllCSC fi~ exhibitions h.-ive cho-,
sen i,ut,.d ,o display works di.«in- A GAMUT OF ART: Professor Silbergelb of Prince Univeru.1ditional Chinc'>c roots, howc.•vc.•r.
guishcd by their range, oftentimes sity presented a lecture on Wednesday on Chinese artwork ;lllowing hi,. work 10 be 111cludcJ in
at dte risk of confusing both critta which ranges from the trendy avant-garde to traditional.
thc,;c cxhihiriom.
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and 11)( ;audjencc through their in.- - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - (lhOI<> h)' N.auliC' c:~uf:.h
tencion.al lack of focus. Indeed. from
become J C:hinc.'i4.' .1rm1 ,an become
what Silbtrgdb s.howcd of the a.rework on di.splay a1 these exhihirions, one:,.. Silbcrgclb Slid. wit c.1n he negotiated."
many of them seem to Mray coo d~ to traditionalism to be ron.sidcn.-d
Eric J. Ryan. the m,1n for whom ,he lecture.· scnc.".\ w.1, rumcd.
exciting or rckv:un by 1od.J)'°s viewers. An example ofthis obscrv.nion is was an anise, :idvcnturcr .1nd Colg:.uc profc,.~or who JicJ .11 d1t J{tC
d1e work of Arnold Chang. a Chinese A.merteln anist whoc,c: btndsapcs of40in 1971.
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BY HANNAH GUY
Maroon·N~ St.,ff
&nior Liz Harkins has plen1y on her
pl.ate-. Balancing lead<'rship posi1ions in
.sc-ver.11 groups on campus with a double
major is no easy task, but Hark.ins is busy
doing her part to make the world, or at
least Hamilto11, a bettc-r place-.
Colgate Hunger Ouaeac.h Program
(CHOP) is one of Harkins· biggc-st time
commitments, Harkins has hdd various
leadership positions in the group for
several yc-ars and 1his ytar is serving as
a Stnior Advisor. She has been involved
in many of the group's efforts to alleviate
tht problem of hunger in 1hc Hamilton
and Madison County area such as
holding food drives for thc- Hamilton
Food Cupboard and volunteering
at the Friend5hip Inn. a local .roup
kitchen. Horkins is al\o rC$ponsible for
iniriating a b.1kmg progr.1m 1hrough
whid1 different clubs and s1udent
organizations c.Jn bake d~erts to be
strvfil at 1hc Friend.,;hip Inn.
.. h's nice bt-cause it hdp:i; people
re-iliu thert arc paround 1he corner from where they go co
school ... Harkins cxpl:ained.
Ar;, a member or 1he Au\NA (Afric.m
Latin American Asi.in N,uive Amcricm)
Affiiirs C:,mmitt«' Harkins ha.,; made
a push to stan ARC (the Anti Racism
Coalition), a group whicl1 woukl cxplortwhite idt.,uity :and privilcgt" and 1c:ach
membtrs or the Colg:uc community how
to he white allies for minorities.. lhough
the idea for the group has httn :around for
a whiJe, it is especially impommt in light or
rtttm events on c:unpus. Harkins has also
part.icipat«l in French Club and •,olumttrs
a.s a Harassment Advisor on campus.
Harkins. a Ps)'thology and French
doubk- major, 1w also 1morcd Hamilton
FJcmentary studcn~ in French. She is
intczested in pursuing a can:er in teaching
or joining the Pt-.act' Corps. Harl<.ins is
ready to embracc- what~·er pach she takes.
"'I'm just going to send out some
:applications and Stt where life takes me,"
she said.
Graduation will ht' a bittemvcct time.
Harkins will miss the friends she has made
during her time on the hill. h will be :a
huge change 10 lca\'C Colgate in Mar, but
she feels the school has prwhat is coming. ..Colgate is a place th:at
!us helped me grow• lot and challenged
me," Harkinssa.id, ..and I thinkl 've comc
out a better person."
· "'Do your best to sec where Colg,nc
can take you beyond ,he bubble;
Harkins encouraged.
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Late 'Gate Dance
BY El SIE DENTON
Technology Editor
Colgate suffers from :a lack of formal
evcntS, at lc:a.u if you aren't involved in a
f'ratcrnjty or sorority. In fact it lacks a lot to
do after nigh1F.aJI that dO<'~n·t invoh•e aJco.
hol. Non-drinkcN may 6nd themseh·cs do.
ing homework just to kctp d1emsclves busy.
Not ro imply that homework is a waste of
,imc. but C.olg.ue could do more 10 cncour·
age diversiry here on campw by providing :a
broader range or activities. Very few (()liege
students find thcm.sch·es in bed at 10 p.m. on
a Friday night. They should have options that
arc fun, active and heald1y, and won't encour•
age them to dC\·dop al(()holism. This is the
mentality and the action pl.an behind one of
Colgate's late.\t initiati\'CS, Late 'Gate.
Late 'Gate came into existence this Sc•
mcs"ter to eater to the perpetual insom1tia
that collegc- $Ct'mS to enoour.agc in srudents.
Much like a mini.Budget Alloation Com•
mitttt (BAC) student$ :and org;,niutions
can bring event idc.as befott the commit•
ccc. Ideas should be for substa.nce,.frcc. run
events to take pl:icc a1 all hours of the night,
arter IO p.m. that is. You have ro provide the
staffing but, if your idea is approved, La1e
•Gate wiJJ provide the funding.
So far Late 'Gate has been operating iJ1 a
r.11.hcr dandes.cinc f.uhjon siJtcc word its ex•
inen« hasn't spread yet. But che program is
responsible. ror OJ\C well publkized C\'C:nt thal
had people giddy with excitement, last Frid:ay's,
November 14, Guy F.twkes Masquer>de s.ll.
Guy f-awkC$? Wh.11t? lsn'1 that the guy
who tried 10 blow up t:hc Britis-h Parliamcnr
bade in 1605? Indeed-he w~. dear reader
,and part of 1he_ night's fcsrivities were find..
ing .11.nd a pmring the m.11.n before he had a
chance ro do the dubious de«I.
or
lhe Guy Fawb Ball wum for 1he Robert B. Ho Science Center.
'"It is a nict, big, open spact," head organiz•
er wphomott Marg.ircc Swaney 5,;aid. "I love
1he building; I know a Im of people who love
i1. lhett aren'1 a lotofhig open SJXICO like i1 on
cunpus, particularly not tl1a1 k>ok nice."
AttC'ndttS wC"Je encouraged to dress in
formal wear and bring m:u;ks. Apparently
Colgate students don't hi
LET'S HAVE A BALL: Late'Gate, an
organization on campus that put's student's ideas Into action, threw a masked
ball at the Ho Science Center.
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c:ommi1 their nef.trious detds because only
\'Cry few showed up with their own ma.sks.
Swant)' and team where prcpartd though
and had a plethora or shiny gold, green and
purple masks 10 ha11d around. The formal.
wear requittmtnt went O\'Cr much better
e\•en though there wasn't a bouncer at the
door 10 turn away those who weren't up to
snuff. Many or the gorgeous dresses that
r,Yirlcd aero$$ the floor last Friday probably
hJdn"t .!>~n 1he Jig.hi .!>lllce senior prom.
A ~urprising amount of :tctu.tl dJnlmg
wC'nt on during the b.tll. Perh.11» the bright
ligfus and open s1>Jce limit("(! the grindiog pc.l'!>·
sibili1ics, bu1 more than a few couplt") w;,h.r..ed
ac.-ross thC' lloor or sad,J)'t'd down the- hJ.11.
SwJney explained 1ha.1 Cogbte"s Ball•
room Dance Club had helpcJ host the hJII
in concert with Late ' G;ue.
''It is a chance for the Ballroom Dance
Club to show off what 1hcy have been prJl··
ricing aJI semester,"" Sw,rncy .!>aid.
The evening's music w'",l.!> a r-.nht>r odd
blend. Swenc:y ;rnd comp.lll)' play~ mo..tly
modern music but they tried 10 .!><.'lee, -.cmg.!>
th:al would allow tht> po~ibilit)' of trJdition,11
ballroom dancing.
lhc highlight or the (,"\'tiling. or Jit lc.-.bt
it w:l.!> supposal to be. wM 1l1t hum for Cuy
Fawke.s. At exacdy ha.If pan the dcvcmh
hour the hum beg.an. One among rhe nt>r·
vous masquerade~ had been cho\t'll .L, the:
1errori.s1, Guy J=a.wkcs. Some wc.-rc.- towm·
folk who were supposed to Ji~ver Cu~'
Fawkes' id~n1ity so 1hat they could protttt
him. Others w·ert- ,he servJJH.!> or an oppr(."(·
sive government. ou1 to c-;m•h the villain fx•.
fore he set off 1bt l>omb. Knowledge could
be gained only by quotioning your fellow
masqueraders. Sounili fun in thMry but rew
..people were imercs1c-d in interrogating e\•ery
person in the room. Everyone hung around
in awkwa.rd clumps for the next h:alr hour
until midnight struck and 1he Orl,,raniiers an·
nounced that Guy Fawkes had bttn uugh1.
Everyone brt'.1thed a sigh or rdie( 'lhc Ho
would no1 b'<> up in :a gre-;n ball or Rames.
Was the ball a SUCCt."S.!>? rrob:ahly. hu,
there is room fo r improvemenr. Perh:aps
Swaney's idea of adding a priu fo r 1hc he~t
dreSSC'd couple will help add 10 the cxc11e·
ment next time.
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Colgate's Jazzin' it Up:
Celebrating Wiyne Shorter
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restraint and his thoughtfulness as an improviser to play the saxophone not only as
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an extension of his musical thoughu buc as an insuumcn1 ,o make the whole band
sound better,
At 7:30 p.m. on November 16 and 17, community members and students gathered
Selections fu r rhc concert Friday evening indudcd some standout tunes from Shorter!
at the Palace Theater for WaynrS \'Vorkl: Ctl-ebrating the Musi, o W& nt Shorter, this mid·60s recordi
on Blue Note Records. "Virgo"' from 1964's Mght Dreamn was the
semester's iteration of the biannual Core I 52 jazz program.
ballad of the night, with a bc?utifuJ cadent.a from Cashman on
Associate Professor of Music G lenn Cashman led a quartet
the tenor. "'Witch Hunr," .. WUd Flower" and the tide trade from
including Central New York ja.iz regulars Mike Solazz.o on
1965's Sµalt No Evil represented the suong core of new standards
upright ba~s and Jimmy Johns on drums. The quartet also
that Shonet has given the jan world... Footprints" was aJso refeatu red Richard Roeder on guitar. Roeder makes his living as
corded for Blue Note on 1966"sAd.mi Appl,, but like "E.S.P." and
a rtcord producer in Baltimore, but his own posr-bop chops
• Nefertiti," it b«a.rrie famous for its recording with the second
were undeniable as he accompanied and traded solos with
grcu Davis quintet. To gauge Shorter's inRucna: on the Davis
Cashman. I( you wcrcn', wearing your glasses on Friday night,
band wirhom delving imo the music, you mjgln consider Ulat
you might think that Roeder was Pat M etheny. From his s imithese last tw0 tunes were also the titlcs of cwo of Miles' albums.
far Einstein hair·do and archt0p guitar, co the effected sound
Milton Nascimcnto's ·Ponta De Arcia," a melodic f.t.voriteofCas.ho( his instrumc:111, presence Jike Rocdcr's was a once-in ..tenman's, was recorded on Shonc?s 1975 album Na1iw Dan«r.
yean sort of happening in Hamilton, New York.
Earlier on Friday, Roeder led a master class in the Dana
T he repertoire of rhe performance (seven out of eight
Art, Center. Roeder spoke to Colgate students about his
w('ft Shorter compositions) plays an imponant role in fitting
guitar•playing role, tailoring his harmonies to accompany so•
into Core 152'~ Challenge of Modernity curriculum. Shorter
loins. He explained that among professional jazz guitarists,
played in Miles Davis ensembles from 1964 10 1970. Da:.....,_.•
anyone could play the solo from .. Giant Steps.. (a challenging
vis is an extraordinary f'lgure irl jazz. history not j ust because
Coltrane rune).
of his trumpet pla)•ing, but becau~c of his uncanny ability
"But if you can make the soloist you're accompanying sound
10 find ulent in others and put wgcrhcr great bands. Previgood, thcyU chink )'OU'rc a gcnjus," Roeder said.
ously, the Core I 52 concert has fea tured the music of John
Without intending to, Roeder touched on an essential part
Coltrane including his albums A /.,ovr Suprrmr and Coltranr
of the Wayne Shorter program thar would follow that evening.
tlu 8/,us. Coltrane.· played renor nxophonc with Davis
Watching him play on !'age, you can 1cll that he has the car
from 1955 co 1961. After Coltr:me left, Davis tried out Hank A JAZZY CURRICULUM: The biannual Core 1S2 and the sensibility of a producer or a composer in the spirit of
Mobley, then George Coleman. and l1nallyShorter. Between jazzprogramorganizedajazzperformancefor Shorter. H e frequently adjusted his amplifier to provide the
numbers on Friday night, Cashman attributed rhc "reviraliz.a- students t hat included a snazzy repertoire from pcrfcc1 color to accompany Cashman on saxophone. He used
tion of the Miles Da,..is quincct" to Shorter's joining the band a number of Wayne Shorter's a lbums.
some less orthodox techniques of rolling on and off"his volume
in 1964, ''taking the band in a new direction ." bringing not - - - - - - - - pho1ocouncsyofj~ie2go.nc1 control to provide dramatic crescendos and decrescendos. He
only his skills as a talented composer, but ah:o his "compositionaJ•nyle playing." I wcm .:.bovc and beyond _his role as the rhythm player to be a foil, to provide councer..
took Professor Cash man's remark'° imply Shoner's careful playing, his foresigh t. his point, to play off of the other musicians.
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Filling The Void
BY GEOFF NG
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1 he Chapel chandelier hung :iblazc above a solemn black
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grand piano. [)('spite the dark skies behind the windows. the
space where Colg3te student mu; icians and their suppoNCf) g:,nherc..-d was warm and encouraging. On November 13,
the Music dtpanmem conlinuc:d its tr.1ditional Lunchoon
MU)icale series, whert: Colg3re stttdem artistS art: gi\-·en the
opponunity 10 pc:rform. Lunch is always provided.
What many students appreciate most about the Luncheon
Music-Jle series is that d,ey get the nut· chance to hear music
th:u is shdtercd by sound-dampening practice rooms everyday. ~n,cy a.re: invicOO to sit and liscen co musicians who ha\'e
toiled away for houn. preparing (or such times of vulnerability
and criticism. It is unclear wlut exaaly drives them to their
work. but 1hc results on NOV\.'1Tlber 13 wtre rtpresenta1ivc of
hard labor · th< kind when: one pau himSSophomore Mdlissa
was fir.;1 10 break the silence
with 1he piano. playing "PaV2M Pout Un< l11fv11e Dcfun«."
1hrcc minutes into her ttc:ital ca.mt' an unwanted firt alarm,
c.awing everyone to grab their coau and leave their food be-,
hind. Outside, srudcni, and f.irulty wen, generally in good
spirits, but I could s« how musicians like Cross wcrt anxious
10 get back inside.
Cro,s' performance resumcd,nmle,sly. The mclodyw.u
laiand ligh1 ar others. Junior Tanya Sevy, a sopnmo sing,,r,
followtd
singing "Sure on this Shini~ Night" and honed their sltll at last we1b ~ MusiQle Nfles.
"Non so piu «>sa son," from uNn:u,I; Fif,,r,. This time, - - - - - - - - - - - - - dear and anlc:ulak voaJs wctt -cl,cd IO l/nmnilr Qr.
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ga.nist Glenn Kimc's piano accompaniment. Junior Elise
DeRose, Soprano, sang "Automne" and "When I Have
Sung My Songs ro You" with a dcjeacd tone. This sadnw
conveyed by DcRose made me wonder what dsc-gocs into
one's music besides pn.ctice. Emotion.
Sophomort: Laurt:n Okada and her clarinet 6l1cd the
sanctuary yet again with soft melodic runs and trills. Her
nimble fingers countered IGmt's progressive piano playing,
sucettding in rt'ma.ining grace:fully ddiam throughout "Sonata Op. 167." Sophomore Emily Shaw, Sopr,no, divided
her impressive voice ber.o.·een the lively "Bd Piacerc• and
the slow "'O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Mc?" Senior Jalcith Gary, MC'ZZO-Soprano, sang .. Nana" a.nd then added
her own contemporary touches to "Margaret's Lullaby."
~llow senior Meredith O'Leary, Soprano, used her very
expressive voice to hit upper register notes, singing loftily in
"Come Unto Him" and tragically "in Ach, ich Fuhlj."
The Musicale came to a dos, with the playing of
"Polchinellc" by junior Michael Pc1cncn. Under Petersen's ex•
penis<, the piano sang and jumped from the lower oct2= 10
the higher ones. Tue piece seemed to fnnricalJy er to be dark or humorous, assuming a playful attitude.
At Colgate, student musicians arc pushed on the wayside
for acapdla groups to steal our can' attention. Both groups
work a 1n:mcly hard ro perfect their craft, so it is a pi,y that
only a kw pews wm: lilled ·fur this even, com~
to th<
duonp who att'I*'" i... this no, be, "me cw ' - rhe-,,,d ~
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This Week in ·Movies:
Quantum o Solace
.. broken"' bcfWcc.n 2002's Die A11othl'I' D111 and 2006$ Ro1ak (as D,,y wa.s wcll-review(.-d
Maroon-News Staff
and still holds the franchise's sccond-largC$t opening weeken d ,alee). a new direction\~-£
nevertheless: taken by hiring the blonde-haired, blue-eyed Daniel Cra.ig to play Bond in
Despite an infamous reputalion for sequels of 6.lm franchisn to regurgitate the same la.n flcm ing's \'Cry first novel of the striCf, In the end the move was a wise one(-" RO)·nlt
film over and over again to new crowds, change can happen e,.·en in Hollywood. Let's rake became- the highest-grossing worldwid e 6o'nd release ever). leaving Sony under the im·
~ ~ .,...,, prcssion 1hat change- might just be wha1's lxs1 for James
a look at Batman Begins and 1h~ Dark Knight for ex-il--~""·i
ample. As if anyone remotely close to civiliiation forgot,
_, ·:J!~ Bond thc-.sc- days.
Christopher Nolan'$ new direction for Batman proved to
Yet change can be d cttiving if Quantum has anything
~ ~ ... to say about it. as n c-.a.tly all of the charm and St)•lc of
be- one worth raking for Warner Brothers. /J.tgi,u succcss.-fiLlly tumed Batma,, on its head with its dark overtones,
previous Bonds goes missing in 1his in.srallment. Gone
are the days of Bond o ne•liners, martinis and can. fa•t•n
thereby prompting the even darker, even more different
1
Knight 10 be one of the bcsr-rcvic·wcd films of2008 and
• RoJOle remembered how importam such Bond subtletic:-s
... are d espite that film's drastic chang(.-s to 1he serk~.
the sccond-highcn domcstic-groS$ing 61m of all time.
The superhero genre as we knew if was changed fo rever.
Wo rking as a continuation of Royalt's plotline,
Srill 1 is change always good? Surdy Hollywood's repQunmum follows Bond o n a mission to avenge the
utation for rhc status quo has some explanation to it
death of his forme r love, Vesper. Mis search for answer$
o utside of just money. C:tn change backfire:?
eventually leads him to the truth behind in environ·
Of course it can. Quamum o/Solact, the next chapter
mcntalin group's ancmpt to take control of a coumr~'s
in the Bond fr.a nchisc, demon.suates this idea r.nhcr wcU.
wa1cr supply. Again. without a real Uond Aavor in the
A, moSI p«>ple know, Jame, Bond is a global icon, and
mix, Qu.a11111m's st0ry simply falls fl:u.
he's been one for a long time. He is a classic spy charOne thing that hasn't changt..-d for the wor)t, however.
acter known for his style, charm and aggressive nature.
is the action. ·n\ough Qunmum is the short~t Bond fllrn
People like him because of rhcs.e cha.racteristic:s. People
ever made (at I05 minutes), it is alto the mO)I expensive
have made the franch ise wildly successful for these rta·
one (as well as the- most expensive fi lm madt· pcr minute
sons. After all, any average moviegoer can tell you the BOND NOSTALGIA: Quanrum of Solace, the most recent Jam es in history), which should keep \'iewc-rs vc-ry plc:ued with
di.8'crcncc berwccn an action mo"'ic and a Bond movie. Bo nd Insta llment, lacked some o f the t raditional elemenu of
its elaborate and impressive sequences. But was all that
So why 6x ic if it ain't broke? Wcll, if Casino &,- previous Bond flicks.
money re-ally worth it? Only time will td l.
ak was any indication, it's because fujng it can make - - - - - - - - - - - pboc:o cou.ncsyo(quan1um(),&oJa«.b~ huQuar,tum ofSo/au is currently playing in town at
it work bcner. Though the franch ise was never really
the Hamihon Theater.
BY ANDltEW BUllFOllD
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Not All Love and Games
BY AMANDA MCKEON
Giurgea explained about the show.
He added to this senciment, staring that from the- play, a
sense cmc-rgcs that the youth ha\'C10. "fight for c-vcry scrap.
have to fend for ,hcmsdvc-.s."
The acting of the- play .succt5Sfolly cornmunic:uc-d the
theme of generational conAict. Bdow the vir:aJity of the
two lo"'ers' intc-ractions, there was an emerging ten.sion:
Though the two were in love, they subtlety cxpr1.~ed appreOn Wednesday, November I 2, the first performance
hension at the thought of their upcomins nuptials, which
of Brian Friel's·play, Lovtrs: \'Vinnrrs opened in Brehmer
St'C!'tned forced upon them by the norms of their society.
theater. lhe performance wa.s the first of six. First-year
Amidst their jokes abour wh.u marriage would be like :1rose
Diandra Rivera and first•ycar Jul io Chanclo played the
a femain ro les of Mag and Joe. In subsequent per•
From their .1depr pcr-form.tnc<.'$. it wa,. clear th,,t
form:rnccs. junior Sarah ·nley and senior Eamon
the actor\ h.1d poured a ~ignificanc ,,mount of tinh·
O'Rourkc and first•year Lindsay Olsen and sophointo their role.. Jnd thl· pl.w.
more Robert Eaton rcspc."Cti\'cl)' brought the pans
Accordm[:! to C";iurgc;1 (who dt\cribl·d thl' .,:ntir~·
of Mad and Joe to life. Eugene and Carol Marner.
ca.st a.shaving wtrc-mcndous dc.'dkation" I. 1h~· actor.>
owners of a local theater in Franklin. New York.
dcdicJred roughly four co )iX houl' a Ja~·· ~i, JJ.y~ J.
were c:ist as ,he narrators.
week to the preparation of their plJ.y. ·nh· )hvw w,h
lovers: Win11~N tells the Story of rwo young
ccnainlr a notable commitment for all in\·olveJ.
Irish-Catholic lovers. Mag and Joe, soon to be
lhe three different c:m~ reh.:ar~cd )t'par.ndy,
married. Because M:1g is pregnint, both sh e and
which allowed for the three differ<.·11t pcrforman(e)>
Joe have been expelled from school. Togcche1 they
to deviate niccl>' from each other. 'The )eparation
face isolation from their peers and the prospecc of
created varying purposes for e.1(h rendition of the
a daunting adulthood. The plar presents the two
play; Giurgca was pk-ascd with the d ifft' ren tiations
spending an afternoon together on a nearby h ill
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in each of the performances, calling them ..a eel.
where they cat lunch, srudy and in terminendy d is•
ebration of human uniquc-ncss, specialness, indicuss their futu re. Breaking into their convcuatio1t
viduality and differen cc-.s."
is a suspensfu l, fo rebo d ing narration.
Despite the- d iffc-ren ccs betw<.-en each c.t.St. the
The play ultimately concludes with a mystc-.ry:
un derlying themes and q ueMions created and posc.-d
Mag an d Joe u c found drowned, F.ac.c-low w.ue.r. The audience is left to ponder how two
all communicated a vibrant youth rhat made their
young and vibrant people couJd h ave djcd such an
circumstancc-s and tun ime.ly deaths seem cspcc.ially
u nexpected death.
painful to the aud ic-nct.
Un derneath its fun d ialogue and enigmatic con•
O n ltarning the- sad ourcomc of Mag and Joe's
clusio n, Fricl's drama exp resses subtlc.r tht.mes. For
fut u rt, o ne was immc-diatdy left with a sense of
the play's director, Associate Professor of English and
ambiguity over t he mystery that shro uded rht
D irector of Univen ity Thcatu Adrian G iurgca, the YOUNG LOVE AT IIIIEHMIII: l.otlrts: W/f!M'l, a play1)y Brian Friel,
death of such optim iStic and young lover,: this
mosr apparent ,ubtcxt of the performance was the explores the deaths of a young couple. The play proved to be a sue- cryptic ending could have been unsati,fyi ng, buc
generational dboonnca faced by ~
and Joe.
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You Know You Love Me...XOXO
BY LAURA $TOLOFF
ManJglng Ed1t0t
Hello insiders. Gossip Girl here. Your
one and only source inu:, the c.-xqui.site
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taste of Colgate's fashion elite. Ever won ..
dcr what it woulin an Char De La Rcnra silk robr at a
friend's sleepover? O r carry a new "'it.. bag
pho10 coun~-,.y of sho"'')tyluom
every day? Well, for the leading ladies on
G'q,sip G'irl (GG), ,he dream is a reality. l'org« ,he
drug problc.:ms, m(·1Hal breakdowns. unwanccd pregnancies and underage drinking, the
fa~hion on st-t bring~ more drama than Blair and Chuck's daily games of secrecy and maJ ..
ice. From renowned d~igner) ~uch as M;arc Jacob).. Chrinian Louboutin, Chanel and Miu
Miu, to the l:ue.,1 hrc-ak through l:1bd), GC fash ion always brings an demcnt of surprisc-.
What doc.-s a Queen l\tt t.-xudc to show her pow<'r? Regal elegance of course. Never
h:mih , alway,; cla~ic. Hlair Waldorf, play1..-d by act re» L<:ighton Meester, provts both daring yc1 tirncl~s in her cl.iily ,mire or dr~o. blouse. and ~kins. Don't expcc1 to see Blair
in parw, or w.,sh1..-d ou1 colors ewr; boho-ch ic doc.·s not fir Blair's <1uintesscntial upper-e;ast
,;iJc ~tylc. J\ 1rue p rcpm:r :u hean. Blair w<.-.1rs tailored d~sia such as blouses and skins
with wlkl color) and trad itional panerns
snipes and 1anan. A d ~igner Blair adores?
M;irc JalOb) of course. In the "'Bonfire of 1hc Vanity.'' Blair wore pink on pink in a Marc
by M.uc J.tcoh~ bright plaiJ skirt, anJ later in the episode a Marc by Marc Jacobs Scribble
t lountls1001h Dre», And it') hard to forget Blair's charming Alice & Olivia Ombrc Comhc> Trclli\ Print Dre~,. ' Ilie bb,ck fittt.'wa,tc rcminWan1 m cmulalC' GG\ bad girl? Look for ,tmcmrec.l dr~ rathN than jenc.-y material.
And one thing you won'1 \.CC Blair without: lace, rufflo or bow,. 1•ay aucntion to feminine
dt.·ta1b m 1akt.· ,hi, look from drab IQ pcrfocd y po lishc..'CI. Blair ,howc.1.Ses her bold a11i1ucle
through 1ht· colo~ of hc:r clothes in red. yellow and orange. !,he also exemplifies prep
'>Chc"H,1 t.hic in hc.:r cx1c.:nsiw headh,wd colk'Ction, cardigans and colors
naV)' and red.
Wl-;H .1 t.m.1n ,.1pt or :;i how hi:Jdband ro easily c.:mulatc Blair's S1ylc. And use tights 10 add
Jimemion to d.1v dr~Sl·, Jnd skins. Knit, lace :md color (think lllair's red tights paired
with n,tvy '>hott, Jnd flats) will not only k«'J> )'OU warm bur make a sta1cmen1.
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Serena Vanderwoodscn, played by
Bia.kc Lively, is GC's ultimate: cool girl.
Serena mixes high and low bc-ucr than
anyone else. At lllanksgiving dinner in
'"The Magni6cent Arc.hiba.lds,.. Serena
wore a Porter Grey mini-skin and a silk
Charmeuse t•shirc in cranberry wich Gin•
ga Nine West shoes, and fish net stock•
ings. Orc»ing with an opposite attitude to ~
Blair's preppy roots, Sertna rcAects a laid
pb01ocoundyofgou:lpglrlspy.oom
b.ack "nonchafant"' style of dra:sing commonly compared
to K.·nc Moss. Avant-garde designers. mix and matchcd pattcrns, Serena always thinks
fuh ion forward caking ideas from vintage styla: to create an alluring look. But she also
lakes inspir.uion from the uppcr·easl side with preppy accents like k.nc:e high socks, oxford
httls and tartan. She's always wearing a jac.kct weather cropped. long, leather, wool or sc:quincwardrobe naplc. Jcans, light and dark wa.shc-.s, pair perfectly with her j:ackc,s and vens.
But at nighttime she knows how to show her femininity and ffaums her gorgeous
figure like none other. Her dresses arc often simple. in black and grays, but instead
of bow and lace: details. Serena prefers studs and sequins. Boots arc her go co walking
shoes whether knee high.s. booties aod everything in berwecn. She loves thc Min•
net0nka fringe boots and Chinc:-sc Laundry over the knc:e ~uede boou for a 1rue downtown vibe.
Whose fashion scylc surprised us the most this season? Of COUt$C ,he former good
girl Jenny Humphrey. Beginning the show in innocent schoolgirl uniforms and conservative dresses, Jenny's character has transformed int0 a fashion icon. Hailing from
Brooklyn, Jenny does n't have the same acct'$$ co big labels like Serc-na and Blair. and
makes her own cloches instc-ad, allowing for an added creativity. Her ncw style re•
11embles the look of Alexander W:;ing's sexy tough girls in ripped jeans, knit beanies
and bootic:.s. Forgct 1he headbands and long curls, Jenny favo rs slouch boots, hoodcd
~wcatcrs and skull necklac<"s. Her c:lec1ric blue kni1 bercl and black and cream plaid
dress was the perfec1 mix of edgy :ind classic. So no matter wha1 GG g irl you align
yourself with, take cues fro m all characters to create a personal style unic.1ue to you.
You know you love; me. XOXO. Go~ip Girl.
Cooking with the Gals
I\Y AIYSSA I.A I\F I 11 AND SUSAN ANDFRSON
Ma roon--News Staff
'ttJ,•ing ,H Colgate for 1he holidays? Nl·vc:r fear - it's
1)0,,1ble to h.1vc a ddiciout. 'lhanksgiving in your dorm.
ap,11tmtn1. townhouse. or whnever you happc.:n 10 be; lot.,11nl for the break. With just ~Orne ba'>iC u1ensils, a few
jmliciou,ly chu~en ingrcdien b from GU. and a micro•
w,1ve, you c.m providc a well. rounded n,eal for friends,
f.unih•, acc1uaintance,;, :uul whomever d~ you might
pbn w ,ubjec1 10 your cooking.
\V/1,,• turn .1gain rn 1hc infamom A Man, A Can, A
Microwan• cookbook. hy Davie.I Joachim and du: editors
or ~kn\ I h:alth mag.uine, for eerily yummy microwave
mi.:ali., ,h 1,,•ver-y lh,tnbgiving nee&, a little turkey and
lr\'plOph.111 w makt.· cx1c11<.lccl pc.·riods of family togechc.:rnn) .1 bi1 more b<":1r.1hlc. we: will give you a rc..-cipc: for
an 1,)pc.:n-f.ll'l. 1t11kt.'Y .mJ gr;i,•y s:mdwic-h, and fo r a lit1 lc
,w.._·t·tne" .anti viumin A we'll proviJe J recipe fo r sweet
pot.Ho u,wrolc.
Now :all you hav1: to tlo i, gt·t mashcJ-pou1ocs-in-:1hox. )Ome )ton·1op Muffin~. ,1 bit of th,11 cranberry SJUCC
1'1;11 t:ome-, ou1 in the ,lupe of t:.in. Jru.l pop a bottl( of
~l.1ninelli\ 10 t').peril·nct: a true. microw~vable Amcri•
t.m I r.1d11 um.
OPEN·FACE TURKEY SANDWICH
lngn-dil'ml'.I:
IO·ot. ,:in mrkcy g.r.wy
I ·i: A I ,tcJk s.nu;c
J/4 lb. ro.a!IU:t.l mrkey brca!lt lunchmcat
lO.astl·d br..-aJ slice:~ for howc..·ver many people you pbn
let't.l
1/2 5•01. lJll cv.iporntt."tl milk (don'1 worry. you'll use
10
1he 1.ulwr half for the i.wttt po1atcx"S)
l/2 1. poultry M.·,t'>oning
l/8 1. groun
1.)
In a I -quart microwavc .safe Jish (Rcmcmber?
No pfo.,dc, no metal!). mix everything t0gether except
for rhe rurkcy :ind the bre-ad. lhen pour almost all of
the.· mixture into n small bowl. leaving a Ihde bit o f it in
the bouom of the di,;h.
2.) Lay the turkt.·y slicc.s in the dish, pouring a little
bit of the guvy concoction over each slice. You can pile
the sliCt.'$ on top of each other to fit them :1II in.
J.) Cover tightl)' with plastic wr.ap and microwave
on high for 4 to 6 minutes. or until heated through.
phoco by Afyssi UBcUc ll.nd Suun And«son
4.) Pur a few turkey slicc.-s and spoonfuls of gr.wy on
or
top
each piece of roast ;nd serve. A knife and a foi-k
will help f-acilitate e-aring.
Note: We re-ally enjoy A I . so it you do 100 or even if
you jU'>t like tht.· way it smells. pm ~ few extra dribbles of
it in the gr,wy mixture so tha1 the flavor really comes 0111
in the finished product.
SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE
Ingredients:
3 l S-oi-. cans of y.1ms (ali:a) swec-t potatoes) in light
syrup
1/2 5-oi.. can evJporated milk
l T. bunl·r. melted
3 T. packed brown n1gar
3 ·y: or.mge juice
1 egg whir(!)
1/4 1. pumpkin pie spice
1/4 , ... ,,
1/3 C. chopped pecans
1.) Drain the potatoes and mkt0W1ve them in .a bowl for
2-4 minutes. or until ho1. M.,sh with a por.no masher.
2.) Mix in all of the remaining ingredients except
for the pecam. Mix in only 2 T. of tht brown sugar le,n•e the 01her I T. behind for la.ter.
3.) When it's all mixed up to a nice. uniform mush,
scrape ii into an 8.. by 8" microwavc-safc dish. or just
keep it in the: bowl i t you want fewer dishc:-s to wash
1.ucr. Cover i1 wi1h plastic wr.ip. and microwave it for
7.:o 9 minutes, or until it gets hot and a liltlc bit puffy.
A friend kindly informed us chat at thi.s stage the dish
son of rescmblc:-.s cat food, but we promise it will ,astc
fantastic later.
4.) While it is heating, mix 1he remaining brown
sugar with chc- choppcd pc-cans in a small bowl. When
the potatoes arc done heating, remove the plasric wrap
and scaucr this mixture over the top. Heal it again, un·
covered. for 4 to 6 minutes or until the brown sug;u on
top is slightly melted and when the pecans start to smell
really toasty.
5.) Remove i1, serve: it. and prepare to ~tound your guacs
with the: dc:lkiousnc:ss th:.n emerged from your microwave.
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Entertainment
Update
BY ELIZABETH BARNETT
Maroon-N
lheattr in the Charin A. Dana Art.s Center. lhis entertaining performance fearurcs Colg:arc srudents, as wdl as
diildrcn from the Hamihon area. Admission is fr« SQ do
not ml$$ this cx.;:cllent production.
CLASSIC CINEMA
Make your way down to the Golden Auditorium
in little Hall on Friday. November 21 at 7 p.m. ro .
see the exciting movie Barbartlla, 1he film based on
1he popular Fre~ch comic. The movie ccmers around
a young heroine, played by Ule talented Ja.ne Fonda, in
the space-age year of 40,000 A.O. Ma.ke sure co come
1hi• 1968 classic full of adven1ure and thrill.
STUDENT SHOWCASE
WHY SO SERIOUS?
Love musicals? Then come to the Palace Theater
Come to me CAB Take Two Movie Om Knight on Frion Friday, November 21 at 7 p.m. as CAB presents a day, November 21 a, 10 p.m. in Love Audi1oriwn in Olin
Cabaret Night so bring your friends to chis night of Hall. The highly aoclaimed b.1est Baanan lilm fealWtS me
mwical performances presenced by Jome of Colgate exuemdy skilled aaort Christian Bale and Head, Ledger JO
Unh·ersity's mon tl.lented singers.
if you missed seeing the movie in the th.caters now is )"?Ur
dw,ce to view d,e action-pock,d and drani.uic Danr Knig/Jt.
CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT
Get into the holiday sea.son by attending Colr,ate Bal~
CABARET AT THE PALACE
let Company's fourth annual producaicon of The Nut·
Come to ON BROADWAY', Cabare1 Mu,iClll Thecracker on Friday, November 2 I at 7 p.m. at the Brehmer ater Show on Sak.1.rday, November 22 from 5 to 6: 15
p.m. at the ralace Theater, sponsored by the Student
Musical Theatre Company. The all student•run show
features mw;ical numbers from Broadway pc.rformances including Spring Awakening, In the Heights, RENT,
South Paci.fie a.nd Wicked. Admission is free so do not
min this fun performance!
AN ECLECTIC TUNE
On Saturday, November 22 a1 8 p.m. at the Barge
Cana.I Coffee Co. come to the Barge Saturday Nice Music Series. This week fcarnres Kelsie and the Rhythm
Section, a band that fuses jau with Latin, Fu11k and
R&B. Check out their music ac www.yournbe.com/
watch?v- PowKmGTyjd and make 1ure co come he.tr
this interesting group perform what is likely to be a
unique and riveting show.
CHORALE ENTERTAINM ENT
Come hear Colgate University's Women's Ensemble
perform "Baldassare Galuppi's Dixir Dominus"' based
on the work of t he Venetian Ospcdali, on Sunday, November 23 al 3:30 p.m in the Memorial C:hapd. This
choir concert will featu re works by Herbert HowtlJ...
Felix Mendelssohn and Daniel Gowthrop so do nOl
miss this beautiful musk.
WANNA SEE SOME
OF THIS?
How 'BOUT THIS?
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PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
SAT. NOV. 22, 1:00 P.M. ANDY KERR STADIUM.
COLGATE VS. HOLY CROSS.
SPORTS
NOVEMBER. 21. 2008
THE C OLGATE MAROON-NEWS
Jets Exceed Expectations
IIY tD llOULAT
Maroon-News Staff
Eigh1 win~anclcighr I~. ·1hat'~
proh.1bly the record mo)t Ja,· fu~
1hough1 <:x·l\xkcr and f\1nm: I fall of
1--:lmc.: c.1uartcrback Brt.1t l~"I'<." '""-'uld
k-;id their tc.-am to d,is )"C.tr. So what
arc tl,l' fod in& now 1h:a1 the jl'b arc
7.3 and .uop tlu.· AJ~C ~ t thi) I.ate
in the ',(..,"l\On for the fin.t 1imc ,incc
1002. following a 1hrilling, 34-31
tn-«:-nimc win ~t?in,1 the riv.al P.nri·
oh? M~t arc ,urprisc.'tl. but 0t.hcn
who ha,·1: bc.'Cn fc:n.•1:ndy follov,:ing
the: tc.un )inct d1t o!T:.('-.i.son aren't
;~ -.h0lk1.-c.".Xtrcmdy bwy thh sununcr, mak•
ing w nx· ht-ac.llit1-t."-gr.abbing )ignmg., like 1hc on..- for l=,wrc and '><>Ille
more '\1uiet" )'t:I pim1al
or
1llllud1..• ".iignmg ,l J>Jir Pro-Bowi
offcn:-ivc lincmc:n in Alan h1llCCI
anJ l>.1mit-n Woody. Rrn the lll(WQ
Jibrought in dw older )'Cl dominant
fullb.1ck 'limy RichJruson a11d 350pou oJ Jt·fcnlih'c tackle Kr» Jenkin.).
who ll;LS almosi !>ingk handedly
rcjU\•cnau.-n,une ha., l.'\'Cn lx.-'('n thrown around
in 11-M.• f)cfcm.i\'t: Pbycr of the Yt"olr
dhcu..'-)ion. Afil'r ., truly <14m.al }'t."olr
in 2007. the Jet'>' nmning &'!me aJso
.IJ)1)C'Jt\ 10 he br.ick on mack, led b)•
'Jhom:J.\ Jones.. who is having ;i artt:r }'\~.1r, and Lc..-on W.uhington,
who in g:m)C:J. ag::til\SI N<..w Engl,md
and Km~ City sho•w«I why ht'.1,
one of the moo undt.'rr.a({-in the NFL by \COring four touchUnfonunatdy for J<.~' ,
,l'l.
,ans. the: S'.-ason is ,I long &•
team nc:xt year upon Tom Brady$ re-tum. The Dolphins vb}' hos1 to the
Patriots thn wa-kcnd. whjch will be
a pivo1:al game in ddermining AFC
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game has to ~1:ay consistent and keep
d<.fcnsc, guessing, Funhcrmoro. the
4.-fc:ns.c 1-w to d05C: out gamt$ and
create turnovers. If all of these fac..
to!') come together, there
is no rnson why the Jecs
age. If the J<.u are to hold on to the
division ;,ind make it into 1hc postscason, that is undoubu:dly the area
rhey have 10 ;mprove. Although it
will f.u from dtccrmine the outcome
of their season, 1hc Jeu wiU gee a
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~611~~~~· gmi.1 opportunity 10 mcasurt th<.m·
the cliYi.sion i.s nowhcn:
ten or devcn wins. Bm if ,dvo, aga;ns, :ugi,ably th< bc>t re-Jm
d05(' to being won, At this ~\i
d~ Jet$ play like the,· did ;n 1he kaguc thi> Sunday oga;nst th<
poim. it ',,('e,n~:as if the Bilb f"~
Week 6 again.st Oakland, an 10-0lcnnessttlimns.
are out of i1 after starting ~
ugly and costly LG,. 13 '°5s..
If the Jets do in f.ict make the
4-0 and ~tumbllng to a 1-5
their scim iJ, fin;t place will playoffs, mey would p10bably be
record ~ince then. J-lc,wt.'\·cr,
quickly be over, If d,e run• underdogs no mam.-r who they pl.1y.
like the Jets, the surprise
ning g;trne: .dcn\/S down or is Tut 1>0We'-er oould ,-cry much
Miami Dolphin$ and the
dimina1cd by an opponent, play right into their hands. as the
.. Wiklca1 offCn.sc" have won
the offense will be f:.lcal with Je1s ha\-C 5('.IS()ncd ,•eteraru ac kt)•
four games in a row and si1
more and more third-in M."Cond in the divi.s.ion
a.nd-kmg to l,IO, meaning back lhoma.s Jones. newly acquired
ti.._,J wich the Patriots. jmt a ~
defenses will be able to s.it dt.fcnsivc back Ty Law (who 11101<..-game back from N(.'\V York. , ,
back and take adv.1.nagc of in a gn.-a1 pc.'rtormancc last wet-le
llo1h the Oo)ph;ns anFavrt's gun-slinger memalicy again,i Randy .Moss and the l',11ril\uriot\ .an: -.till very much
tha1 Jru' f.uu haw quickly ots) and offensive lineman Damien
in the. hum for the divi,fo11,
grown to both loYCand hace. Woody, all who have v:aluabk playah hough 1he jury is srill our
Put the Jett in short-yardage off and Super 8owi experience. All
011 Mi.,mi after two fur from
situations hmvcvtr, and that of d,csc: players could ci,d up leading
impressive wins again.st a RUNNING WITH AUTHORITY: For the first time is when they:arc at their best. the1cun to a Super Bowlshowdown
horribl1.; Semlc Sea.hawks in his career, Thomas Jones is living up to expec· V<.'tc:r.m rt'O.-iven la\·cranucs with dx.-ir local ri-..-a.ls, the New York
IC':lm .and th<- similarly t ations set forth for him.
Coles andJcrrichoCotchcry. Giant$. Still. a Super Bowl is so very
struggling Oakland Raiders
phococounoyorbutS10nc.com as wdl as impressive rookie F.u aw:ay for the Jas. Even though a
by a combinctight end Dustin KeUer h:we Bvcd Gianu V$. J<'U Super Bowl would be:
triot.S ha\·c been pl;ilf;,'1.ed by injuries
However. me Jtu' face is \'Cl')' off of the Jets' play-action J'lQSSCS and a great ending to this year's :tlready
:all y~._.r, hut th<.')' arc far frorn having much in the:ir own hands.. because if F.tvrcS abilhy 10 throw in tight spocs very cmcnainjng NFL season ;,ind
"1id tht'"ir Lbt \vorc.ls. Quarterback they play ,vt.41 enough and continue and double coverage.
an absolute fickl day for the media,
Man C.wd is no Auk~, and afier to improve and ljmit their rnistakcs.
Bectu.sc of the Jeu' style of play. tin Foxboro, he will undou\Mcdly be na-d.s to limn his mism.kt'S and con- a lead most games. So &r this year. rerm« in the big game. lhm agajn.
rcv,•ard<..-and a starting job 011 $()me other again.st the P.uriots, a.nd the running respect, opeciaUy their pass cover- Four is your quanc.rback. ..
Top Ten MLB Free Agents
BY I IARRY RAYMOND
Potential suitors: Dodi,'Assi·n->nl Sports Editor
Blue Jays, Oriole,, GiantS. YankttS.
Mets. l'hillk,. Prediction: Dodgers.
\Vinter i5 my favorite time of 28-)'car old first b;iscman is entering
5. AJ. Burnett
the
prime
of
his
artt1.
He
offc.'f'S
a
Burn<:n
L1 an interming CLSC.
)'t'ar. Snow Ix-gins to faJI, thr holiHe has arguably me bes, r.iw STUlf
\§>iril filb the air. and molit impor
r.m: combinllion of d<.".adly orfcnsc
1.unly, 11-M.- MUS hoc .1,to\·e l1t':ltr. up. :and )trong J._-fernc (cough, cough
ofany p;1cher ;n boseb:ill. The problem is he ca,1'1 May he.Im): He ha,
lb..'iCb.tll'l offic..·ason is :a time when M.anny). He has hic at k~ t 30 home
managed to make 30 or more sraru
broken ()aober dn:an~ are 1urn«l runs in each of the L1S1 five ~ns
in :a season only twice: in his Cll'C(.T.
into hope and promise for ncin k':I· :and has bc..-comc a lock for :11 bst
Ouch. HOWC\·er, last staSOn was
50n with t'\'Cf)' big fn.-c ag<:-nt sign- 100 Rllls, .390 O BI' and .290 bating. And rhc.-re .uc pltnt)' of big fo..-c ting avcmge. A client
one of those )'CU'S as he
ab~nt.:, 10 choose from thu offieaoon of supt.-r-agcnt Sc.,on
mad< a o.rccr-high 34
with one of 1hc d<--q:,esc fn.'t' a.gem Bor.tS. Teixeira dcx$
Sttns ~ • ,h< Blue Jays.
pools in rectm )'C.U'$. Early slgnings not care about 3.nyHe has hu~.., upoide
i11c.lica1e the economic cr~is will noc thing Midcs who pays
an:affca .1,penfor ,he $ign ing team.
th·o.. ·1t,e Cubs ~m: Ry.an Oc:mp,- a hug< deal.Potential
On • e other h.md, he
oould be a huge bust.
s1c:r :a four-yt.-ar $52 million lar (0 me $52 million
lx'!->t stm<..T in this )'('.tr's market. ·1he
Na1ionals. Prediction:
Dempster , ;gn«!
Yank(!I.'$ arc rumored to have: offered Ang,:ls.
with Cubs.
Poten-CC SabatMa the larges, contract for
3. Frankie Rodria piteher in oo.s(.-ball hi.story (somc:-- guez
dal suitors: Blue Jays.
Dodgwhert around S 140 million). ·1he
A oxonl 62 S;tV<:$
following 3.n: the ten moo coveted should malce Y"" me
Sox, Yankees, Rang<,rs.
free a.gems on the markf.'1 wi1h po- cream of the fo,"C agcm
Cubs, MetS. Angels.
tential suiton.
crop but not in this
Prediction: Rangers.
1. cc Sabathla
market. K-Rod wanes
6. 0ereklowe
l lu:rc is no bcuer free agem a fi\'C'-)'l".U S7S milhon
i.o...., could be:
I
srnrtcr out cherl', and whomever dc-J.l, but right now the
•e best bang for your
pap top dollar will get ., dominat
only te,Jm that might
buck in this market.
He post«! an impn:oing 28-)'~lf okl .ace. Sab:uhi:a cer• give it 10 ham is the
$ive
3.24 ERA last ,.,..
t 1inly hdped hii; r.tock by putting
Mets.. A guaranteed
,~
the Ur<..'\W~ on his bat.·k and c,u- victory with a k""ad b'Oson and propclkd me
• ltc ~
• , ...
.
rying ,hem to ,he postscason with ing i;1'o 1~e ninchodi) MANNY BEING MANNY: Demandirig a big contract. it's Dodgers ,o the playoff,
with an impressive lMt
hi,.11-2 rt-cord and 1.65 ERA lhe ~ va u.,b1e com~ • likely only the Dodgers will deliver.
·
tw0 months, He lwn't
po,v.:.r lefty will command a con- ,cy. Ju,1ask BrJhad an ERA over 4.00
1r.ac1 cl~ to $25 million a yc.-:ar for and clw Wortd Series
fi\·tor six rears. CC might bcwonh Ch:,mpions Philadd phia Phillies. :and he is .sttking a four or fo·~ yeu sinct 2004 and he 1w thrown 200
the price as he makes almOSt ;my Potential surtors: Angels. Mets.
deal whkh will put him way past 40 innings in fi.,~ of the past si.xstas0ns.
team an immc."by the end of the contract. With :a There a.re ~ me bigger and younger
ccnc.lct, Potential suitors: Brewers.
two-ycu deal he is :a ml.l!t sign, but names out 1here: but he \'>'Ould bt a
Yankeo.. Met~. Angels, Dodgers.
4. Manny Ramirez
the Oodf>ren are feeling pressure from solid #3 starter for most R"'oUl\S. PoCi;in1.1,, Prediction: Yank«~
Mzmny being Manny means a funs 10 gh•e him wh:m.'VCf he wants. tential suitors: Rtxl Sox, YankttS.
2. Mar1Teixeira is dw bes.I: all-a.round
position playtr on d,c market. The
4
4
lot. It means a 10 1 of mcdi.1. :anention
and 2 l0t or baggage for the fC:.Ull
that sig,u him. It also means you arc
signing one or the greatest h.incl"$ of
this generation. That kind ofoppor1uni1y does not pr($CIH it.sdf C\·el')··
day. Def'cruivd)', he is atrocK>u.s at
~ t but you can tolerate thac \vilh
his pown and mn production in the
middle of your lineup. But buyt.'TS
lx·wan.-: Manny will tum 37 in May
Tigtn, Bra,-.., Mc:u, Caroinals. Blue
Jal', wi,;., Sox, Angds. Prediction:
Yank=.
7. AdamDunn
If you want power then this is
your guy. He Strikes out a 101 and
~ not hit for a\'Crlll,~ but he'll give
you 40 home runs :anPower is in high demand and he can
supply it. Potential suitors: Cubs.
Nationils. Prediction: Nationals.
8. Bobby Abreu
He wants to play in New York
buc the Yankees have too many
corner out6elden (Matsui, Nady
and Damon). Abre:u is the bes.t of~
fcnsi\·c playtr of thac bunch. He
always dr.tW$ :a lot of walks and hits
around .300. He could be: a n,aJ
stc;al for any 1cam . Potential suitors: Cubs, Mc:u; Yank<-.:s, Rays.
Predictio n: Cubs.
9. Rafael Furcal
Back suigcry Umi,«l Fun:al ,o
only 36 games last season. However,
Furcal might be drawing more in"'
terat than any position player in the
m:ukct. because he is the best option
at a po5ition in high demand, He
will gn some.- serious money to bat
k-:id off somt"Whert. Potential suitors: Dodgers, Jiu, Blue Ja)', Giants.
Bm=, Orioles, lndw,s, Royals.
Cubs. Prediction: G;.nis.
10. Pat Burrell
Burrell is becoming me guy who
bats .250 bm hi"' 30 homer>. Plen'Y of ,cam will take mat kind of production ar ~ discounted price. Potential suitors Rockies, Blue Jays.
Cubs. Ra)< Prediction: Rockies.
Oth,rs A...Uabk: Raul llxtne-t.
Orlando Hudson, Briai\ Fuentes.
Trevor Hoffman, Jason Giambi,
Milton Bradley, Q )jvc.-r Pcm.
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D-2
SPORTS
NOVEMBER 21. 2008
THE C OLG ATE MAROON -N E W S
2008-09 Men's College Basketball Preview
BY GARRETT LEY
Maroon-News Staff
h's n~·cr too early for a little
brockewlogy. As the mens NCAA
season kicks off, early filvoritc
North Carolina has been plagued
by injury, while Huhccm Thab«t
has been the talk of the town in
Storrs. Tom luo and Michigan
Stare arc hoping to make a trip
back 10 the Final four, improv•
ing on Ian year's promising Jason. But rhc powerhouses arc the
powerhouses. It'll be no surprise
to many as Psycho T. is nursing
a shin injury that has kept him
from playing in the team's fi11t
two games. Until North Carolina
can get H:m.sbrough back, thdr
No. l ranking is in jeopardy.
MSU
Sophomore
I<,.
Jin Lucas, a
ning quick
who Michigan
coach Tom
compares with
lightguard
State
lz.zo
Chris
minmes againsc the Toreros before- tearing his ACL. This season
cxpcet Price, a fifth-year senior
who finished sc..-cond in the Big
Easr with 5.8 a.ssisu per game- last
year, to lead the Husk.ic.s deep
into to the NCAA Tournament.
Joining Price is power forward
Jeff Adrien, a 6'r' .senior who led
UConn in scoring and rebound-
and look to get back to the final
Four for the ht$t time since 2003.
Though Kevin Durant and 0 .J.
Augustin-..both of whom should
be juniors-.. l(ft ca.rly for the NBA.
double-double. 'The Gael, will be
coach ruck Barne, has plenty of pUI to the cest on January 29 at No.
depth and talent to work wich. 9 Gon1.aga, but anything shon of ;;1
Damion James, a 6'7y, junior who trip co the NCAA Tournamc:nc will
played on the low bl()(:ks in his be a disappointment.
first rwo )C;;IS()nS, will move out
to the small forward
position, whert' he is
cap.i.ble of doing even
more damage. Senior
guard A.J. Abrams. rhe
ro sec Coach Calhoun and Coach
'°P returning scorer in
the Big 12 aficr pourWilliams in March, but the r<:'.11 Paul, looks ro lead
ing in I 6.5 points per
questio is who is thi.s rear's David- the Spartans to their
game lasr year, returns
son? Where will we find Stephen fifth Final Four ap:as
well. Waiting 10 be
Curry? Who wants to put on pearance in IO years.
seen is whether the
CindereUa's glas.s shoe? Who, like Lucas will take over
Kanw. h.as the abaicy to march fuU-time point guard
Longhorns' long-range
into March and lose to a Purioc dutic, from lhe gradshooters. who comLeague team? Can a Manhattan uated Drew Neia.cl,
bined to set a school
beat a Florida? Can a Bucknell and has a strong suprecord wilh 284 three
bc-.at a Kansas? 71,r M,mx,n•Nrws porting cast thac inpointers a year ago,
will be afl'ccrcd by the
walks you through this year's cludes junior forward
cxccndcd threc-poinc
Raymar Morgan and
senior
center
Goran
line this SC2Son.
college basketball preview.
Suton. Morgan has
Final Four:
poured in 20.5 points
Sleeper: St.
through the Spartans'
firsr two ~me$, and
Mary's
UNC
Suton ts back after
averaging 9.1 points
Picked as the nation's No.
and 8.2 rebounds
Sr. Mary's College,
team by pretty much everyone, per game 1-ast sason. PSYHCO T: Fighting injury, Hansborough has had to be !oared a few miles
the North Ca.rolina Tar Heels After a run into the convinced to sit on the bench by Coach Roy Williams.
sourh of Orinda, Cahave unquestionably the best mix Sweet )6 in 2008. the - - - - - - - - - - - - pho10 o:,wtcsy of 1umc,.ai,n· Ji(, is a wdl-kcpt .seof ralc.nt and experience of any Spartans look poised
CfCl gem of college
ing
last
sc-a.son,
and
7'3
center
team in the country. They return to take: it a step fu rther in 2009
basketball. The school of 2,500 is
all 6ve staners--who combined with four returning starters. A H asheem Thabttt, who made the a perennial contender in the Westto average 67.2 and over 25 re- Dcumbcr 3 match-up with No. front page oflast week's Spons ll- ern Athleric Conference, but has
bounds a gamc..-from a team I North C.rolina will be a good lu.s1ratcd. UConn will cog.age in ycr to break out of rivaJ Gonr;aga's
thac advanced to the Final Four early-sea.son indicator of just how a $Cason-long battle with Pitts- shadow. This could be rhcir sea$0n.
last season. Add ·senior sixth-man good this te-.1m is.
burg fo r Big Ean br.igging rights, Sophomore guard Parrick Mills,
Danny Grttn, who scored I l.5
and come tournament time, the the Ausma.lian native who corchcd
points pc--r game Ian season. ,o
H wkics wilt ride Price all the w:ay Team U.S.A. for 20.points in the
the equation and it would appar
UConn
to the Vina.I Four
Summer Olympics, was ,abbcd
that the Tar Huls would steama s«ond-rcarn All-American by
roll through the ACC. However,
Expect UConn to come out
Sporn /l/u,m1ud and is off ,o a ho,
health is an issue. Senior forw:i:rd with a vengencc this season afTexas
sran (21 poinlS, 5 Steals per game).
Marcus Ginyard, the team's best ter last season's FlnaJ F-our bid
His strong performance in the
dt"fensivc playt"r, is out with a was lhwa.ncd in the first round
The Longhorn.$ rerun\ four Olympics even prompted U.S.A.
foot injury. More impon.mtly, by San Diego. ln that game. staners from a team that was guard Chris Paul to say •man, he's
three-time first-team All-Amer- the Huskies: were missing guard knocked out of the Tournament fast ... faster than me:." Joining Mills
ic.in Tyler Hansbrough, known A.J. Price. who played just nine by eventual champion Memphis, arc thrt."t other returning stancrs,
NFL BEAT
THE
EXPERTS
including sc:nior forwa rd Diamond
Simpson 1 the school's :JI-time
leader in block1..-d shot.s, :md center
Omar Samhan, who is avenging a
Overrated: Tennessee
lCnncsscc was overrated l:m
year. when the)' somehow cam1..-d
a second seed in the 10urnamenr
and c.:ndcd up being eliminated by
LouisviUe in the Swcc1 16. Now
without Chris Lo(ton, who car·
ricd TcnnCSSt"C on his back with his
chrre point shooting, and JaJuan
Smith. the team's s.cconscorer, the No. 13 Voluntt"trt arc in
trouble. Two freshmen are projc..'Clc:d to make up their sraning backcoun, which al\vays spells trouble,
cspc..-cia.lly come March.
Dark Horse: OSU
The rc:ig.ning NIT Champions
arc looking to play in a more preferred postscas0n tournament after
just missing out on March Mad
ncss a year ago. 1hc SUCCQ.'I of the
Buckeyes hinges on point guard
Jamar Butler, who not only dished
out 5.9 assisrs per game, bUI also
led the team in scoring. 7' I .. frC$hman center B.J. Mullens looks to
emul:nc former Buckeye sta.r Greg
Oden, who led Ohio Si2tc to the
2007 Nationa.l Championship
ga.me agafon Florida.
4
Rule Change
This year the men's thrtt-point
lin< has been moved back by •
foot. Many oo:a.cltcs and players
ha,..e spttulatcd about the dfc..-ct
that this will have on the league.
Many bcli~c that this will F.ivor
powerhouses. Teams that ca.n shoo1
will still be able to shoo,, but midmajors may .struggle with 1hc
added foot.
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Editor-in-Chief
(38-22)
VANESSA PERSICO
Editor-in-Chief
PAUL KASAIIIAN
Copy Editor
(43-17)
(32-28)
JONLAMPEKf
Sporu Editor
(4-0-20)
MLKE MCMASTER
HARRY RAYMOND
Spons Editor
(36-24)
Assistant $pons Editor
(34-26)
Jets@Titans
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Titans
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Jets
Titan s
Titans
Giants @ Cards
Giants
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Gian ts
Big Blue
Giants
Ravens
Ravens
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Ea les
Baltimore
Ravens
Panthers @ Falcons
Falcons
Falcons
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Panrhers
Falcons
Packers
Saints
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Saines
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Pats @ Dolphins
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Fish
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Phill
Two weeks left and One expen i.s pulling away from the mt. With :a commanding 1hrcc-gamc lead, Vanessa ii making ir difficuh for anyone 10 catch her, while Paul is making
it equally difficult for him.self 10 catch anyone. But don't worry, sources arc reponing 1hac Paul is still in the running for the coveted "Spon~manship award,.. a contest from which
Jon, fur th! third yc..-ar in a row, has been disqualified. The most interesting race might be the one for third place. to sc..-cure a spot of mediocre bliss.
SPORTS
D-3
NOVEMBER 21. 2008
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
81 COLC.ATI
. . AROUNDT1-lE:
HILL
r.,
BY MI KE KETCHAM
Maroon-News Staff
The Titans h:wc been truly
impressive so far this year. No
team c.an pretend to be good for
10 su-aight games. so it is safc
rn say the Titans arc for real.
HowcvN, I6-0 seems a little
ambitious cvc:n though the NFL
season is 10 games deep. There
.a re many argumcnu .igainst why
winning 1hc next six games will
be difficult. First off. there is
barely an hi~torical preccdcn1 for
it. L:nt year\ New England Pa-
1riou arc the only team to have
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: WHAT'S MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN, DETROIT 0-16
ORTENNESSEE 16-0?
for an inexpuienccd
T itans crew.
Th is is not 10 uy
1hat rhc Lions will fin.
ish O· I 6. This seems
..,ery unlikely as well
given that they have some
talent(they were good enough
last year to start 6-2) and rhe
fac1 that they have competed
in a few close game.s. However,
the Lions do have a difficult re·
maining schedule, meaning that
0- I 6 is not entirely out of the
question. Nonetheless. no team
has e..,e, gone 0-16 before, and
dc.-spile the foct that 1he Lions
havt six losable games left. it
still sctms unlikely 1ha1 thC" Lions would hit the unprcc.cdented mark. Both most likely won't
happen, but 1hc Tit-ans going
16-0 seems e'ien less likely, so
the choice here is ,hat
0 - 16 has a more realistic
chance of occurring.
BY ST EPHEN GUSS
on thC" back. Tennessee i.s led by
their golden oldie, Kerry Collins, who has opened up the
·n,ans offense by throwing the
long b:a.11. Last year, accordjng 10
ESPN.com, Vince Young com•
pitted I 8% of his long passes,
while Collins has completed
24% of his long passes during
his career. Collins is also an aspiring country music artist and
i( h weren't for h is 2008 rcsur·
gencC", he may have been singing
in the halftime show at Super
Bowl XLIII insicad of playing
in it.
Len Dale White, former USC
star and nrst cousin of Denver
Nuggets point guard Chauncey
Billups has anchored Tennessee's
running game. Dcspice White's
meager 3.? yards per carry, he
has scored 11 touchdowns every
game. Just a.s critical 10 the T i.
tans offense. rookie Chris Johnson has 787 yards so far this season and is a perfect complimem
to thC" heftier \Vhite,
Maroon•News Staff
BY CHAS KURTZ
A 101 has changed
since the 1Cnncsscc Titans c:1.mc within one
yard
winn ing Super
Bowl XXXIV. One of
the key players on the
or
l 999 Titans, dcfc-nsivc
end Jevon Kearse, returned to the Titans this
off~c~.son after spending four ycan in l'hila16•0: Could Kerry (Gray Beard) Collins delphia. In hopes of
lead the Titans to perfection?
returning ,o the Super
- - - - - - rhucocouncsyor :1Upos1m.con, Bowl, Kearse signed a
two•ycar contract wonh
$6
million.
Eight years afu~r the
won 16 games in the regular
season (1he '72 Dolphins wem Titans' Super Bowl berth, his
14-0), and even the Pats did not signing may ha..,c beC'n the most
nnish wilh an undefeated record impon:mt ofTscason acquisition
af1er the Super Bowl. However, for the Tirans, because he has
there- ar(' other more celling sparked ,heir incredible 2008
signs of why tht Titans arc un· season. Jevon Kearse will get his
likely to rc-ach the 16 -0 mark. wish this year, as the Tennes·
Alchough thC' Titans ha..,C' always set Ti1an.s will ride their perfect
comt· up with the big play they SC'ason straight to a Su~r Bowl
need :n the ("nd of close games, win. Furthermore, thC'y have a
rhe pressure of an undefc;ared be11er ch,rnce of going unde·
season will continue to increase, fe:ned in the regular season th;m
and with the Ti rans quarterback 1he Lions do of going winless.
being Kcny Collins, ir is easy to Howc..,er, it is quite likely the
see how they might be du..- for 0- 10 Lions could be beaten by a
a close loss over their rC"maining Colgate nag football ceam.
Evt·n though 1he Titans' ros•
gamc-s this sc-ason. Additionally,
the ·ntans dost the yC"ar home tcr is not filled with primC' time
against the Pinsburgh Steelers players. their core leadenhip is
and at 1ht Indianapolis Cohs . If strong and very experienced. As
1hc ·r.,ans m:a.ke i1 co Weck 16 1hc foo1ball gods always say, the
undefeated. beating 1hosc rwo name on t he front of rhc jersey
teams would be very daunting is more important 1ha.n the one
Maroon-News Staff
Without question, the odds
of 1he Lions going 0- 16 arc far
greater than the odds of Tennessee going 16-0.
The Titans are certainly a
good team with a formidablC'
d efense, but their lack of offensive force will surdy cacch
up with chem in their nnal six
games. Chris Johnson has been
the workhorse at running back,
bur he is a rookie who has never
played through a grueling NFL
season. Expect his numbers to
decline over thC' nexl six weeks.
KC'try Collins appears w have
rejuvenated his car<'er, but can
the 35-y<'ar o ld continue his
brilliance considering ,his is his
firu prolonged stim of signinca.nt action since 2005 with the
Raiders? He's bound to have an
off day, <'.Specially given the lack
of wide receiver talent on the
Titans.
Of Tennessee's six remaining
games. 1hree are serious threau:
Sunday 21 home again.s1 the Jeu,
Weck 16 at home against the
Steelers and ,he finaJ game of
the season on the road against
di..,ision•rival Indianapolis. I
d on't see any possible way the
Tilans, wirh their obvious flaws,
can make it t hrough t.hat schedule unscathed. Expec, them to
lose ar least rwo, if not more.
However, rhe Titans will almon
cC"rt2inly s till be the top seed in
rhe AFC. After watching the
Pat.s succumb to the pressure of
the undefeated season against
the Giants last season, a regular
se:a.son lo.ss or two could acrnally
help Tcnnc,sec- by alleviating
that pressure.
T he Lions, o n 1he othC"r
hand. arc truly wretched and
could easily fin ish the season
winlw. You have 10 feel sorry
for Detroit, a team 1ha1 came
close to a number of 'iictories
early in the season, The squad
has los1 four one•possession
games, including a 12-10 loss
to Minnesota and devastating
loss to Chicago thanks 10 :a. Rex
Grossman fourth-quarter come·
back. Unfonunau.·ly, those may
ha..,e been their best op·
portunit ies.
Each of Detroit's fi.
nal six g:ames is against
a 1eam currently .500 or
better, the mos1 difficuh
stretch of their season.
The best chance for a
victory will be Decem•
bC't 7 against the Vikings
at Ford Field. Minnesota, however, has been
final two games - home against
Pittsburgh or at Indianapolis.
Personally, I can't justify an un~
defeated season coming from a
team with Kerry Collins at the
helm. Maybe I"m a little too fa.
miliar wilh his days as the Gian rs
QB, but I don', think he's mor•
phed into a premier quarterback
at age 35. LcnDale WhitC' and
Chris Johnson arc d oing wonders in t he Titans backfield, but
I don', 1hink they~rc enough ,o
carry the team 10 a 16~0 season,
espcciaJly if they go up against a
solid run dcfensC".
So that lea..,es me with thC'
Detroit Lions. J didn't really
think I could laugh at them any
harder after the Matt MiJlen
era, but this season, well, ir goes
without saying. The Lions have
playing good football
wi1h Gus Frcronc under
center, while Adrian Pe•
terson is the best back in
the game.
Sadly, this truly is
their be&1 remaining
=;;::,.~
s ot at a victory.
o n.s host their next three
bad.
h
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Th
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, 0-16:
oremiserable t anthe l-lsbole La- phins of la.st year? The Uon.s may be that
games, but they will be - - - -phocorounayof 1hapo11shcmla.«>m
lucky to make the games
competitive againn Tampa Bay a legitimate shot at going 0-16
and the undefeated Titans be· 1his year, a year where ,hey were
forC" hosting the Vikings. Their expected to at least be a mildly
fina l three games include trips respectable NFL franchise. The
to l ndianapoli.s and GreC'n Bay, team has just one redeeming
two sure losses, and a home characteristic in wide recci..,er
game againsr an inconsistent Calvin Johnson. who, despite all
bu1 far superior Saints squad. the obstacles in his way, has sdll
Things arc looking grim for the put up a decent season. Daunte
men of Motown.
Culpepper at Staning quarterback is a huge qucs-tion mark,
BY MIKE LECLAIR
especially when you consider
Maroon~News Staff
,hat he ha.s to make up for a
defense that is allowing a whopAs tempting as it is to pick ping 30.8 points per game. Also
a team 10 go 16~0 for a second take into accoum ,hat t he Lions
consccuti..,e year, in hopes of do not play a single opponent
completely shutting up the '72 the rest of the season that cur·
Dolphins, I cannot, in good rently has a losing record. The
consciC"nCC', make that pick. The ingredients arc certainly there
Tennessee Tilans ar<' certainly for a winlc-ss sea.son in Detroit,
one of the upper-echelon re-ams one that will simply add to the
in the NFL, but I expec·t them to misery that Lions fans ha'ie had
lose either o ne or both of their to experience for decades.
Women's Basketball Struggles with Turnover
Problems in Opening Trio of Games
The R2iders returned home
on Wednesday n ight to p1ay the
Bingh.annon Bearcats, and turnovers cominued to plague them.
Bingham10n jumped ou1 10 a
I 2-2 1,-.d, bu, Colga1< hung in
there and cut the lead to 12. 11
thanks to ?•O run sparked by seven
points from Katie Garman, HowC"o·er. Binghamton took contro l
from there and went on an 11 -0
run to takt> a 23-11 lead midway
1hrough the lil'$t ha]f and nevC'r
looked b.lck, cniising to a 66-41
victory. Colg:ne actuaJly out shot
the Dcamus 42.1 % 10 39.7%, but
ColgatC"committc.-d 22 turnovers to
Binghamton's eight. 'Jhe Bcarc-ars
also had a I 5-4 advan111ge on the
offC"1uivc glass. and it had 25 mott
.shot attempts than Colgate and
ve·ry few tea.ms lose with that kind
of advantage. Gier led all Colg.ue
scorers with 9 points, followc.-d by
G,uman and KO?.lowski with seven
a piece. Polinski and Green bo,h
contributed with six poims apiecC"
and sho, the ball well. Bingham•
,on', Muffy Sadler had a grea, eve•
ning with 18 poin1s.
Colgate's shooting has StC"adiJy
improved th.is ynr, but it won't
mean much if they don't figure o ut
some way to be more c-areful with
the basketball. A"·eraging ove.r 20
curnovers a game is just not going
tO C-Ut it.
"You h2ve to look at the youth
of our program," Coach Bass said
explaining her tea.m's turnover
problem after me loss to Rider. "I 0
of our 12 players arc freshmen or
sophomores and ~·n- still learning
each others games...
Colga1e will uy 10 pick up fi.151 win
of the season this Saturday
a, 4:00 on Conen,U Coun against
St. Francis College from Brooklyn.
SPORTS
NOVEMBER 21. 2008
D -4
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
HLIGHT
Patriot League and ECAC Standings
Tc,m
Colgut
HolyO°"
UfaytUc
Lch;gh
f-ordh:.1m
Bucknell
Gcorgc:cown
Lc.,gu<
4-0
5·0
3· 2
3-2
1-4
1-4
0-5
O\'cN.ll
8-2
7. 3
7.3
4-6
5.5
4-6
2-8
T<>m
Harvard
Danmou1h
Princeton
Corntll
Quinnipiac
Yal,
Colgate
Sc. lawtCllCL.ukwn
Union
Rensselaer
Brown
League
4-2-1
4 . I ·0
4-1-0
2-0-2
2-2-1
2· 1-0
1-2-1
1-2- I
I -:l-0
l-:l-0
1-4-0
0-2-2
J>u. OvC'r.all
4-2- I
9
8
8
6
5
4
3
;;
2
2
2
2
Men's Soccer: Final
Women's Hockey
Men's Hockey
Football
4-2-0
5-1-0
2-0-2
4-4- 1
4-1·0
4-3-1
44-1
2-4 -2
4.4. J
2-8-I
0-4-2
Team
Danmou1h
Reru.5d.ier
S1. Lawrence
H:uvard
Cbrk.son
Corndl
Colpi<
Brown
League
4-1· 1
4-1-1
4--0-0
3-2-1
2-1-1
2. 1. 1
2-2·0
24-0
Pu.
9
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
Y,k
24-0
4
Q uinnipiac
1-2- l
1· 3-0
0-6-0
3
2
0
Princeton
Union
Ov«all
5-1-1
7.5. 3
7-1 -2
3 -2-1
4. 5.3
4 -2· I
7-6-0
2-5- 1
2-5-0
2-1 J. J
3 -5-0
0-13-1
Last Week's Raider Results
HC>ly Cross I (P.uriot U~uc O.ampionshjp)
Men's Swimming and Diving: Colg.ue 143, Chnmou1h 98
Women's sw;mming and Oiving: Colg,uc: 159, Oanmomh 82
Volleyball: Colg,1c 3, ufay,nc 0: Colg,oc ;;, Lch;gh 0
HolyCros.s:
L:tfa)'etlt'
Bucknell
Lehigh
N.avy
Army
Le.ague
5 -1-1
5-1-1
4-1-2
;;.1.;;
3-4·0
2-3-2
J-6-0
0-6- 1
Over,JJ
'IC'.un
12-5-J
Americ.an
9.7.3
Army
Colg-.a1e
Buc:kndl
N:avy
L.afa)'cnc
L
9.5.5
8·6-5
8·8·3
7.7.3
:l- 14-J
4- 1 I .j
U:.gue
13- 1
U- 1
9.5
8·6
S-9
S-9
3-11
Owrall
22-8
26·3
14- JJ
I .I· I 7
17- 13
12- 18
8-20
Raider Action
Friday:
Men's 8aske1ball: Colg,ue 58. Central Connecticut SmC' S7
Women's Basketball: Mount St. Ma.ry's 60. Colg11c 39; R.idtr 68. Colg;ue 56;
Binghamton 66, C'.olga1c 41
Men's CrO$$ Country: 191h out o( 34 at NCAA Nouhust Qualifiers
women's Cross Country: 30th ouc of 34 at NCAA Northus1 Qualifiers
Men's Hockey: Colgate 2, No. 14 Corncll 2
Women's Hockey: Colgate 4. Yale 2: Brown 4, Colgate 3
Men's Soccer: Col~te 2, l..afayt11c O (P;i1rio1 Uaguc Stmifinals); Colga1c 2,
Tea.m
Colg.1<
American
Volleyball: Final
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HOCKl:.Y Ll:.J\GlJ~
Sports Spotlights
S p.m. Men's Soc«r @ Bo.1oton Collc~e (NCAA Tourn;uncnt)
7 p.m. \X1ome:n'.s. Hocke)' @ Harvard
7 p.m. Men$ Hockey V1. D:irunouth
8 p.m. Vc>llcyb.all \'(. Army 'Jl P,mio1 l.cague Tourn.1mem
Saturday: 1 p.m. footbaJI vs. I loly C ross. P.;uriot !.<;ague Cha.mpion,ship
4 p.m. Women'~ B;l)kctb.tll ,~ St. Funcis
4 p.m. Women'$ Hockey@ Danm<>mh
7 p.m. Men'( Hockey , .._. I lamud
7 p.m. Men's &skc,lnll @ Danmomh
Monday 6 p.m. Womt'n',s Sad,e1ba.ll @ Presbyterian
Wednesday 5 p.m. Women's Ra.\ke1ball \':'I. Albany
7:30 p.m. Men·~ Basketball vs. Kcnnt'S.lw St.ice
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Mike Venezia '11
Pat Simonds'10
Sport: Baskttball
Spon: footboll
Hometown: Sidney, N~ York
Major: Soc;ology ,nd Anthropology
Hometown: Westfidd, New Jer,cy
Major: Undeclared
With your three TO catches on Saturday, No·
vember 8 against Lehigh, you tied the school
record forTO catches in a season. What has
been the key to your success this season?
'1hc key to succt"S.'i for w in the passing game
has bttn to establish the running attack to
give us opporruni1ies for one on one m:uch.ups with their defonsiVt" backs. Grtg has also
bttn very good at dtlivtring the ball on time
and in a ~pot where only we cm catch it."
The team was one win away from March Mad·
nes, last year. How long did the championship
loss linger? Does that serve as motivation for
you this year?
The loss to Ame-rican last )'tar s1iU lingers C\'tn
through thissc:as(,n. On one hand we try and me.we
on because it is a llC\V year. but on the other hand
we still remind ourselves of it as motiva,ion to
work hard and nm let dlis staSOn end like it did
b.st year.
For the second straight week Colgate has
made a big seconvictory. What does this tell you about the
character of this football team?
"We really pride our,elves in being a founh qwner rshows that we an wear tcam.'i down in the founh quancr and finish the
g:,a.mc with a viaory."'
Wnh some key seniors graduated and a recent
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fi • h,
h, I' ~- lly h f>1Kt10 (e>uucs)' of Athln,c ( .ocrunumc,1.m ms
poII seI.~
t:,,.llOQ you to n1s ,ourt rea ,su'-.a , ow
far do you think this team can go this year?
We rc~izc that we dkl lose a lot of va.lu.1.ble players who helped us win a k>l of games las1 yrar.
HO\vcvtr, wc also had a lor of key player'$ off the bend, conrriburing a 101 of mimUC$ wito will
be starting this )'CU", When wc start playing t~her as a ttam I dlink we will be in a po.sit ion
10 return to the J'>atriot I.ngue finals and win it.
How has the Colgate offense adapted so well with so many new faces (like Greg Sul·
livan and Nate Eachus) in so many key positions?
"Both of those gu)• prnaice h,rd <>'olfern<. Without Crq: and Nate filling ,omc big shoes we wouldn't be where we arc ,r now."
How are you specifically looking to lmproue this season?
Our sooring will be a lot mo~ spread out thmughout the- team. so,,.~ will ha,1: 10 play t~th~r
and play off of each other. Also, as always. we arc a dcfensc-oriemcd fea.rtl and
on smpping the other t= first. If W< c:u, play defense and play ,ogethcr. we will be very successful,
How do you match up with Holy Cross in the game for the Patriot League title?
.. I believe th:u "'~ m:u-ch up pretty cvtnly with them. ihcy throw tht ball vtry wdl and we
run the ball very wdJ so we arc going to uy to stl.SWn long drives to keep l:Mir offense off the
fidd and hopefully do enough to become P.atriot League Chan1ps."
Your buzzer-beater gave Colgate the victory in the season opener against Central Con·
necticut. What was the key to draining that shot? What did the opener show you about
this team?
"We won our firsr game as a team. All fivt" of us on the coun su.yed under control in the final
stt0ndi; and o:ecuttd the play ro get a shot of[ lhi~ ~me slu>,~ lL~ ,hat d~pitc the win"-'\'
still have thin~ to work on, as we let them hack in the &,1mc in the second half. \'(tc att going
10 have ro hold our leads bencr throughout the sc-.ison, csptcially in Patriot League play. Wt
fought back OUl'$CkCS in the last few minutes to win the game which shows our IQltghnes.11 as
With a victory against Holy Cross, Colgate will make it into the FCS (I-AA) Cham
pionship for the first time since 2005. How far do you think you guys can go in
the tournament?
... We can go :as far as we want if V•'t just play our game and don't lcr down in tho~ big _
game.Ii. Of we win) wf should be able to m:akc a deep run into thC tO~TO:untnt.''
inurvinv by Harry Raymond
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What game are you most looking forward to in this year's schedule?
"I wouJd say either the- Syra,cuse and Cal game. where w·e know we have a chance 10 surprhc
people, or tfte Amcriat.n game. whicl1will be a rematch of l3$r )'l-ar! league ch:ampionship...
PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
COLGATE VS. HOLY CROSS
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1 P.M. ANDY KERR STADIUM
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SPORTS
D-5
NOVEMBER 21. 2008
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
13 Reasons Why You Need to Go to the PL Football Championship
BY PAUL lCopy Edit01
OK. ~o maybe- you have a 40.
pagt." p.tper on 8 th-cC"ntury Eski·
mo poetry due in 48 hour~. which
rou h:,vc 10 wmc in Sanskrit, bu,
th:u is no excuse 10 avoid Andy
Kerr Sudium on Saturday. No·
<.·mbcr 22 at I p.m. At that time.
C..olgatc and Holy Cross will bcut On the field 10 win
\1
bo th the r1auiu1 League and the
confl"rC'ncc\ hcnh to the Divisio n
1-FC~ NCAA Tou rnament. HOlh
tc:um :arc undcfoa1<:d in the Patriot Lc.1gut and h•wc shown their
offcn'-ivc prowtss on the field
th roughout the season. h should
be a highly en1er1aining game,
and l1crc :ire I .l re-a.sons why rIH'cd 10 com e on down to Kc-rr
1his S:uurda)•.
1. Because it's the Patriot
League Championship Game.
Duh. Colg:ne ha.,n·, played in a
got.inc of this magnitude at Andy
Kerr ~tadium sina- 2003. when the
R:iide-r. wen: m:tking J run through
the NCAA ·roumame,11. .Since then,
C..ols-11e h:lS not pl:a)'l'd a NO\A
·1ourn.1mcm or l\1triot U.-agued i1lehing hom< game :,n Kerr, so this
(?lllC h.L-. become one of the moo
imponam sporting evcins on mmpm, in this decade.
2. Offensive Explosion. My
gr.mdfather fdl :u.k-ep 11t.".l.\On, l>U1 if he w~ coming to 1hi'i
game. I c:m l,'lL1mntl'C )'OU chat he'd
be wide :,wake 1he whole time. Exton of poims S.amrday.
pect 10 .s
' lhe ll.iid«s avcrngc 30.1 points per
r;imc this sea.son. the: most since that
magical 2003 run. Pretty impttSSh·e
righc? Well. Holy CM.< has pmaniacal 35. 1 poirns a contest, and
tht-y h:avc: noc scon.-d fewtr than 24
points in a game this SC'.&SOn. It'll be
a Wild Wes, shooux 11
in ,he cold Nonh=.
3. A Flair for the
Dramatic. The 2003
NFC
Champion
c~rolina
l¾nd,cn
were known a~ the
Cmliac Cars fo r their
propensity 10 pl.iy
ex.citing games. .1n1h~ two tca.rns m
the colJ~:ue \'t'f'SiOI\S
of ,ha, c.squad. 1-hc Raiders
a Maroon varsity ·c•
sweater which lies
embedded in the ccment of the s1adium.
pl,ced ,here by ,
Colgate srudem one
~ oo= ~ ~
nighcw~e•e,~six deficits this sc-awn
dium was under con ..
(four of whK.h were
struction." And the
double digir.s),anddie
Hoodoo wielded his
Mrrtlc Beach Miracle
power in th2t 1908
in which Ryan Mey..
p mc, the fi rst Colen thrc.w a game-.
·
gate-Syracuse banle
winning TD ~u to HOO·O~: Will Colgate win Saturday? Yes. Will you be there in the new scadfom,
Adrien Schriefer afttr to watch it? 1sure hope so.
wilh resulrs that arc
a botd lcd FC try is - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - phoio by Seih Grttne: now hisl'oric (Colgate
one play ror the ages. Meanwhile, b.idc N:uc E.lchus that c m run tM won 6-0). The jinx of the abstruse:
Holy Cross is coming off a 27..26 ball, and it WQn't be a shock to s« Hoodoo was among the first of
win 0\-Cr l.Jaycne in which QB them do just that 50 times on Sat- p$fchological racrics to be used
Dominic Rai,dolph mrew, 37-yard urday. Meanwhile, Holy c...,.. Q B in collegiate foocb, 11. The enrire
TD P"'-' wim six s«onds ldi. They Dominic Ra,,dolph chrows an a.·er- purpose behind che fabled Hoohave abo played some dose games ag< of 49.3 cimes per game, which doo chanc, begun in d,e 1920's,
with regional ri\'als such as Har'V',mi is mott" on avenge than Tow Tech was to 'psyche ou1' lhc Orange
and Yale. I'd be shock«! if ,h~ game Q B Graham Hartel]. Funhermor<, d even along wich every Syracuse
docs nm come down 10 the l2St TEN Crusaders ha~ at least 20 re-- fan in Archbold Stadium... As
the crowd's ch.ants of 'Hoo-Doo .
drive.
~ rions this scoon. Thar$ absurd!
4. This May be Your Only
6. Because it's a Lot More Fun to Hoo-Doo.. .' began, every ~rwn
Chance to See Colgate Head Tailgate and Walk the 100 Yards to in the sr.11dium knew the Colg.ite
Coach Dick Biddle Smile. Don', Go to the Football Game Instead H oodoo was ali\'e, invisible, hovbank on tha1 1hough.
of Tailgating and Going Back to ering over the stadium ready to
5. A Clash of Two Different Case to Study. Self-,,cpl,nacory. Or discombobul:ne the enemy."
Styles. Cc,lg:ue runs an old-,chool maybe 001.
8. Because if You Get to the
7. Hoo·Ooo, For diis one, I'm game Ea~y Enough, You're Going
1.one miming .schc.me that works
like a wdl-oikd nu.d1inc, while going co hand it 0vtr to one of my to get a T-Shlrt That Celebrates
Holy Cross nins a new-school p rcd«cssors, a Colgau Maroon the Game and Hoo-Ooo. h'U be
nitt co add me 25m fi-tt Col~ce ,._
spread offense ... has sprcad(for (befon, i, merged wim me
Shirt to your c.ollection, right?
lack of a better word) like wildfire Neivs) writer from 1935.
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was
in
1908
that
the
wraithchroughouc me college and NFL
9. Patriot League Anomaly.
r.u,ks d,~ dcade. 11,e Raithree deadly weapons in senior Jor- slipped om of its resting place in no t hos1 a Football Ch:unpkmship
d;an Scou. sophomort" quarterback the cemenc stnicmrc or Archbold Game, unlike me Big 12, SEC anGrtg Sullivan and firSt·)'tar running Stadium a.nd joined l I Colgate ACC.. However, it is great luck Ul.lt
Oita"
Holy Cross and Colg:lce ha,·e sped
away from the rt:st of the Patrio«
League and just ,o happen co be
playing a winner-take-all game co
end me rcgufar s,ason. I doubt we'll
see so1ncd,jng like th.is .11&2-in for a
Jong time, and in ~a. it$ b«n 18
rem since Col~ce was playing anocher com (also Holy Cros.,) for che
Patriot League 1idc on the last the regular season in a winner-t:1kcall contest.
10.The Sullivan Keeper. One of
,he besc-nm pbys in college football
cOin which quarterback Greg Sullivan
&Ices a h:mdol'f to a running back in
,he backlield, only co pull the ball
away at the l:ut second and nm for
an automatic fi rst down. It's really
fun 10 w.nch 11 defenders run at the
running back only 10 rum around
and see Sullivan scamper row:uds
the endwnt.
11. What Else are You Going
to Do? Who really wams to do
work three days before lhank.\giving Break start$? Who really
wanu to stay in their dorm and
do nothing? Who really wanes to
pre-game in the tarly afternoon
before a party at night? ActuaUy,
ignore the last qucscion. Jun go to
the game.
12. The Seniors' Last Stand.
1his particular group of seniors
playing on the foo1baJI team is a
close-knit group of guys th:n has
given it their all this season. Since
Colgnay on the road d u ring the NCAA
Tournament should they make it,
it's your la.st chance 10 sec Jordan
Scon, the grc.ates1 running back
in school his1ory, and the magnificent 0 -Line, which is graduaci.ng
fo ur stniors in May.
13. Because We're Going to
Win. Colg:ue 38, Holy Cross 31.
Book ic. Sc< )")U ac ,he game!
Volleyball Earns Sweep on Senior Weekend
BY GILLIAN SC HERZ
'1tic volleyball t<.'.lm sw ept
its ~enior \'
l.afuyettc and Lt-high, claiming
two big P,uriot l.e~sue \'iCtories.
·11tcsc prc,v..-d critical in Colg,ne's
pl:tctmcnt :tt ,he Patriot U'ague
,ournamcnt. 'lhrcc stems to be
the lucky numbranked third going imo the 1ournamt n1. a11d three Colgate play•
ers wt re mimed to all-1\uriot
t<.-.ague. 'lhe threl" being honored
inclmle senior o pt.tins Katrina
Zawojski .and Jackie Adlam, and
also sophomore middle blocker
Casey Ritt.
O n f"!ricby C\'cning. fans at l.Atterell Coun "1W Colg:nc vollbring home the "W" .11g;iinst the
Lafuytne Lcop,mls in th.J'CC' &lrilong
-.eb wi1h SCOrl..'$ of25-l 5. 25.. 17 and
25- 17.
· \Y/e'\'e bc<'n ser\'ing 10ugh
anc.l each weekend it's really
111arting H> pay ofT, Head Coadi
R)'Jn H.tkN s:iid.
lmp~ive ~1~1istics beick up his
,tatcm('tu. as the 1~m sconxl five
~ n ·kt• ~•ccs in the Ufa)ttUC mau ch,
with only one service c:m,r. In the
front row, Zawojski ~
leader of ,he pock wim
14 kills. Righc behind
her was Ritt and first•)"Car
K.ylee Dougheny, <>Ch
chippillg in IO kills. The
offens, was roncrolkd by
34 solid a.~i.sts from jun ior Mcghan Fanta and
16 dcfonsh·c dis,s in the
back by Adlam.
S:mard:ay was a vay
exciling day for the
Colgate 1cam. lhe afternoon battk\'trsus Lehigh
was the la.~t home matdl
for the three S(!:lliors.. and
che Raiders ddinicdy
maing down me Lehigh
•t
. H ks •
w ounnun
. awC m
1hrec sets, :af un. .o Igate
~
Z:iwojski has been named alJ.
Pacrioc League cwo )'<•rs. has a ca""' hicting pere""Y f,cquen~y holds me ccam-high
in atmcks.
"'Mcrryl has not always received the recognition she ha$
deserved. bu, she has had more
of an impaet than 01hers know.
Last yttr she was named 10
the all-tournament team. She
sing.le-handedly carried us imo
the championship match versus
American. Merry( is the player
who keeps the tc:am relaxed which
has been :m important ingredient
his season," Coach Baker said.
Pohl has calliod up 530 kills in
her Colg,ce career, along wim 11
seovic:e aces and 124 defensive dig,.
"le~ been a g,ta.t season.• Pohl
I!-.
C
ume s.ccmg
mna said. "We learned a lo,. plarcd a lot
• - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - phoco by .xth , ~
a mc om on fire, wmplay was a1 our surruncr of hard ce:anu, and we knew when
ning d1e first S(.1, 25-9, and then also in rcoogni1Jng the three SMio r camp right before the beginning of we nttded to win to gc1 as fu as W(
carried the imensicy through 10 SCtS capmins. Prior to the match, Katrina her freshman year. After w.illtching arc. h just meant a lo, to me robe.a
cwoand du-«, winnil\g d,.,.e 25-16 Z:iwojski. Jackie Adl,m and Mcrryi her hie, I knew .,..~ would go from senior and call my,elf a part of mis
•nd 25- 15.
Pohl ""'"' honor"All u« kend we played loo,e, cd for four grc:n rem as members of ,wy quiddy. As a ooach, you ho,~
The sc:ason is: not over though,
confident, :and fr,cu.sed, and any- the Colg:uc voUcybalJ team.
to love w.arching a player treat the as the best ~ )'Ct to come. Colg:ne
time you h.a\'C a combin;uion or
..Jackie is the hean and soul of game with such respect. She cook tr.ivds to Amerian for the Patrio«
those three you arc et:mlin to ha\·c our team. She embodies the com- each d:ay as another opponunicy League semifinal macch ag:wu,
su{"(.'('$S," C..o:1ch Baker Slid.
pccitivc spirit you hope all athJ<1cs 10 improve herself and her team• Annyon Friday. If me Raiders win,
And the weekend was a gre-.it sue- ha\'t'. She has played such :an imegr.J mares. h w.u such a privilcgt to have they will play either American or
ccss n0t. only in the record books but role in the resu.rttetion of this pro- coached her."
Bucknell in me Finals on S.curday.
..l
gr.un. Her lu.ni-noscd
~
defense and never say
• • • • die acticude has bttn
••
infectious to C\who has pbyher. She wiU be sorely
mis:;od by all." Coach
Baw said.
Ad.Janl h~ had an
t:xtremdy succcssfuJ ca.rttr in Colg;,ce volleyball. Twiet she h.u bttn
named Patriot lngue
Odcrui\'t Mayc:r of the
Year, and she also holds
the C.Olg:ue and Pnuiot
t-<•III
League rea,rds for c:r
rcer dig," 1,965.
About
Katrina,
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NOVEMBER 21. 2008
T H E COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
Stumbling O ut of the 'Gate:Women's B-Ball off to 0-3 Start
6Y SILL STOKLOSA
Colgate's shooting improved
se\'en points in just
M I cut the deficit to one
again,1
Rider as thev shot 36. 5~o
later on in lhc g.ime.
3:10 of gime dme
The Broncs went on as J team. However. the Raider~
to na.rrow 1he l~d
a 6-2 run to take a cominu1.:d to tum the b.1II O\et
La.st sc-ason Colgate women's to 40-27 with 8:33
4-point ~d\•.1.111.ige, w,lr 100 much. with 19 on the.'
basketball Struggled to • 1-29 re- left in the game, but
buc Colgate rejpond- afternoon. Ko1low!!k1 though,
cord. Unforrunardy, the Raiders i r was not enough
ed with a chrec from was no1h1ng shore of c..•xcc:p11on·
picked up tight where they left off as Mount wen1 on
Gretchen
flolinski, al. She shot 8- 14 from the field.
last season in the opener last Friday a 20-12 run to end
followed by a lay-up indudi11g 5-6 from three•.1nd
night against Mount Sainr Marys, the game.
from sophomore for- ,cort+d a career-high 26 poinb.
lc»ing (,().39_ They sttuggled reColgate's offense
ward Georgia Gier co Koilow~ki wa~ a tor,1llr d1lTcrbounding, cxecuring on offense ,rruggled
mightand taking c-.rc of ,he ball. The de- ily in the loss. They
take• 21-20 lead. Af- c111 player from the one 1h.11
ter Rider $Cored the lhot J. 7 and s,orcd two pom1,
fcnSt was stmng howtvc-r and kept ,ho, just 26.1 %
next four, Kozlowski again:.t Mount ~amt ~l.1r}'\,
Colgate in lhc g:une in the first from the field and
hie another big thrte 0.1kc.•s h.id a s~>liJ g;unc wuh
half. Colgate sophomore guard turned the ball over
to kno1 the contest at nine poin1s anJ 10 rcbounJ').
Sami Koilo,vsk.i hit a jumper m put 23 times. They had
Colg,te up 8-7, but it would be ,he 11 more turnovers
24. However, Rider Grec.·n w,t'- second on the te,1.m
-~•,'
,·
· d cont rn I o f in ,coring with eight pcunh,
,
res:une
Raider>' last lead of the game. The than mad e field
Mountaineers went on a 16.-10 run goals, but there were
{f
chc game going imo ,tnd her perform.inc< over th,·
and had a 23- 18 lead wilh just four some bright spots.
halftime, dosing out first rwo g;rn1<.·s sccond1: lefi on the dock. h was at Fim-year
guord JUST LIKEKAREEM:First -yearcenterPatriciaOakesunveils the period on • 9-3 triot Le:,gue Rookie of the Weck
this moment tha.t momentum rtal• Undice Green was her inner Abdul-Jabbar with a sky hook.
nm and iaking a 33- Honor).
'·Candice ha\ hcen ,vnndcrly swung Mount 5.lint Mary's way solid with a team• - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 , h o tobyStrhCr«nc 27 lead into 1hc lockby U"ah Westbrooks who scored
er room.
ful,'" Coach 13ass said. "From lhc
when there w.1$ a quc.nionable foul high ten points on
o ll on Kozlowski when she went 50% shooting. G1:arman also shot 19 points, l I of those from the
After Rider scored the flrst momem :.he stepped on campus
up co defend a thrtt from Moum 50% and had seven pointS despite foul line.
rwo poinu of the second frame :.he h.u been J. floor lc.-aSaint Mary's Ha.ssanah Oliver, who only playing 11 minutes. She
Colgate the1\ hit rhc road to Colgate got a 1hrce from Ko- 1he court. She's definitely go1 .1
hit three free throws to gh·e thc was titd for second on 1he team traYcl to New Jersey, although z.lowski and .1 rwo from Oakes, high bask,·tball I.Q."
Ka1ic- G.mnan once again
Moun12in«rs :a 26-18 lt'.ld going in scoring with Korkowski, who they weren't looking for Jimmy but Rider wrestled back comrol
into the half.
also had four rebounds. First-year Hoffa. Rather, the. Raiders had of the game and went on a 23·7 had a solid out ing dc)pi1c pfo.)··
Moum Saine Mary's con- ccmcr Patricia Oakes was solid on a Sunday afu:rnoon date in run 1hat put Colg3te down 58· ing only eight minute~. putting
1inucd to expand its lead in 1he the boards, pulling down a 1cam- Lawrenceville wirl1 1he Rider 39 wi,h 6:05 lefr in the game. up six poinu on 50% -.hooung.
second haJf and went on a I0-2 high seven rebounds to go wirh Broncs. The Broncs got out to Colg,ue neYer goc the lead back Amanda Sepulveda led chc way
run to increase 1he lead to 36- six points. Moum Saint Mary's a 9.2 lead early, but :i couple down co single digi1s :and fell by for the Broncs with 15 poinb.
Co11tu11ud on D·J
20. Junior Katie Garman scored was led by a stellar performance of 'Gate three pointers helped a {>8·56 margin.
Maroon-News Staff
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Women's Hockey Splits Another Slat e of Games
BY CHAS KURTZ
Moroon-News Staff
It was the same okl story for the
women's hodw«kcild in a row. :as the squad spl.it
ir.s pair offt1mCS. lhc Raiders lookttl
imp=the weelo:nd ECAC sw,cp as Brown
csaped Starr Rink with an exciting
4-3 vktory.
)wt as consistent as I -1 w« kends for Colgate is the solid pl•y of
first-year goaltender Kimberly S.S..
Sheswted the fifth game of her colkgi,.te arcer ag:,.um Yale and >kated
off the ice with the victory in as.
nw1y gamWhik Sass OJ1chored the defensivc end with 33 sava, junior Katie
forw.ard Stewart provided the offcnsi-.. foree with • pair of goals, her
fifth and sixth tallies ofthe season.
Yale rook the early advanttge
with a goal just soc minutes into the
fim period, but the resilient Raiders
responded quickly. junior forw.ard
fa-an Minnick knotted the score ar
one on a power-play goal midway
through the period. Fdlow junior
forw.ard Maris.sophomore (Of'\Y:tl'd ~ i ,Watm
picktd up che assisu.
Colg,te d:umed the lead jus, 26
s«oncb into d1c stmnd period on
StC'\v;in's first goal of the i;:une, bur
the lead was rclinquilhed just 22 sec,oi1ds Luer when Yak scored on me
power play. Dontbovy added her
second point of d,e game, this time
via a goal. at 11:56 of the period co
gi"" the Raiders the b d ona: ag:w.
Jessi Water> and junior forw.ard Beth
Rotcnbe,g a,sisted on the goal that
would pro,,c to be the game-winner.
Stewan added a little iruu,.nee
when she soored her !=nd of the
game with jwt 6:20 r-crnaining. That
was more dun Sass would need, as
she held the Bulldof,< ,c:orclcs.< for
the final 39 minutimpomnt ECAC viaory.
"We won more 50-50 battles
than they did,• Dombovy said after
her rwo-point perfonnantt. "The
team as a whol< came together for
the win.•
After Friday night's game. how...,, there was lime time for odebratiot1- TheRaidersroolctheiocatSwr
Rinkag;iinonS.turcbyforanu.tincc the third time
nf.ur wid1 8row11.
jn the game d1c
Neither ceain wasted any tin\C Bears responded
lighting the lamp. S.nior forward to a deficit.
Elin Brown put tlw! Juidcrs on top
Erin Connors
jusr 1hrcc minutes into the game on a scored
Brown's
goal assisted by KatieStewan and fc~ second p0"'Cf•pby
low Calgary nath'C Sam HunL The goal of d,c g:un<
Bears answered quickly with a goal late in the period
2:34 later, but the lwdCB rcdaimed to kno, the g:.une
the le.ad only a minuce later. Minnick ar three he-,d;ng
beat Brown goaltender Nieok Stoel< into imcnnissio1t,
to give Colg,te d,c vc,y w ly 2-1
Unfor1un3tdy,
lead. The Raiders ha,-c preached the the potent Juidcrs
impottu>a, of sp¢
itccnt weeks and did not disappoint disappeared in the
~ .' in the fim period. Both Brown (Elin, third period. The
~.. '
not Univcr,ity) and Minnick eapital- final goal of the
red BATilE ON THE BOARDS: Colgate skates away
izcd with the man--advanttge, as the
with the puck in hopes fo r a goal.
Raider> went 2.-8 on the power play.
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Notto be outdone, rhe Bears beat wi·th rune
Sass for the sccond rime in the pe- remaining. as the Bears wr:rc able to
1h05C next teams arc No. 9 Har·
riod. This goal was also on the power witl=nd • late Colgate ch.rg< to YO.rd and•No. 6 Darunouth, the pepby to knot the game ar tw0 in • clalm q,e victory.
rennial power> of the ECAC. Both
goal-filled opening twenty minutes.
"We jus, did not get the bowio- teams suffered los.,es w t wed«nd
Thing, settled down • bit in the .,; • disappointed Dombovy said anm>NgCd a goal apiece Sophomore room for improvcmcnL We arc
Colg,te , kares into Cambridge
forw.ard Jacquie Colhome l!i'"' the working on everything and getting ac 7 p.m. on Friday and in Hanover,
Ralders the 3-2 advantago, but fur ready for the next teams.•
N.H. at 4 p.m. S.twtby.
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Cross Country Competes at NCAA Qualifiers
BY: )AIME HEILBRON
Mlfoor, Ntws SUff
1'hc women's and men's cross
=uy reams participated ar
NCAA Northeast R.gional Q.,aliner last S.nuday, Novcmbtt 15 in
Van Cornandt P.rk, New Yori<. The
women's squad finished 30th our of
34 teams, and the men's ream took
19th also out of 34 squads. It was the
socond-to-last me-er of the year for
both teams.
Sophomore Julie Tanllo led the
Raider> in this race as she finished
I24th =11 with a rime of 24:08.
She w:IS foUowed in the Colgate seor-
ing by 6m-year Kendall l.j,ons. who
finished with a time of 24:51 and
176th tMnll. Junior Susan Fonkiewia. sophomore Hilary Hooley and
jwuor jcnnifu Br:idley completed
the Raid,, ,c:oring.
Head c.o.d, Laur, Nard,lli did
not appear satisfied with the team's
performance at the qualifiers.
.-We did not ha~ our best pcrformanoc at the NCAA qualifiers,•
Narddli ,cued. ·0u, yoong team
was somewhat. Ulcxpcrieno!d oom•
pattd to others at this meet:; in fact,
none of those representing us this
time were at the wne m« r Ian year.
We did 1101 ha\'c senior captain J~
lineup due to "" Wlavoidable eonJliThe torrential rain adckd to ow dlffiwlties, with warm-up preparations
predudNarddli expcas the team to have
a better performana, at the !CAA
Ownpionshlpo. ,lna, the course
will be • full kilometer ,honer dun
it was last wcd«:nd.
Kielty in the
The men$1eam, O\'Crall, did a.satisfying job at the NCAA Quali6m.
Sophomore Ed Sheridan once ag,in
led the way for the Raiders, proving
him,clf • gem for the program's fu.
tu.re. He hni.shtd 54th ovtrall. with
• time of 33:20. He was followed
in the Raider ,c:oring by sophomore
Grant S...uffer, who finished 102nd
=11 with a time of 34:30. STun Drudcer finished third within
Colgate with a rim< of 34:50 at the
I 13th po,irion. He w.i, followed in
the SCannon, who finished at 35:14, and
senior captain Emmett Weatherford,
who ran the ..a, in 35:21.
Head Coach An McKinnon
noted seYeral improYements in
comparison to their pcrformancc
at l11e Patriot League C hampionships. Ht- also rc,·ealed the type
of lf3in ins ,he team will be go,ing through during i1s last week
of practice.
..This is the last week of the
season and we are maimaining no
hard workout$ this week especially
coming off' the: NCAA regional la.st
5.tmrday," McKinnon declared.
· we will be using all the healthy
athletes from the team. This has
been a rough season as almost all
of the athJetes and coaches have
missed time and practice from
getting sick."
Both cros.s coumry squads will
condude ,heir 2008 schedule tomorrow when they paMidpate in
the JC4A Championship. which
will lake place in Bonon.
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D-7
NOVEMBER 21. 2008
THE COLGATE MAROON-NEWS
Men's Hockey Splits Opening· ECAC Series
Raiders Then Struggle Against Big Red
BY )AIME I IEILRRON
Maroon·News Staff
Et/11ori Note /11 last 1twkj iJJur,
Pug,· 1>6 mu pri,,trd 1r,,iu. u,hi/r
Pdgt' D-7. whith ro11Mi11«I Jaimr
fln/b,vnj mmi l«kry drtkfr thlll
ro,'f1Ytl d~ /int 1hrr< EOICg,tmn of
tlN "'"'m, 1wu omitud. 1his '""' d11r
10 a p,·imi,,g rm>r o" dN part efThc
U1ica Ohst-r.'t"r•Dispatch, w/Jid,
pnnu ·rhc Maroon•NC\-'4. 1/JiJ
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as to1R;,,1,: in
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The 2008-2009 ECACHL
regular S,1;-;ason began last weekend
for the 1wel\'(: league members.
Colg,ic b,.'ll"n ;., ECACHL campaign hy splitting it.S weekend series v.•i1h 1hc Quinnipiac 6obc:us
and ,he Princc:1011 ·ngcrs. The
ltudcrs dcfe,icd ,he llobcors ( 1-0)
.1nd fell 10 1hc ninth-ranked 'Iigcrs
in ,1 he;mbrcaking overtime loss
(2-J). Ht":td Coach Don Vaughan
gave Im opinmn on why the offen\C w,L<; not able to score a\ much
.l..\ till.' )' l,ave in tn5t w«kends.
"'I dtink bc)ch opposing goa]1<'n-d,n pl•),-d well." Vaughan said. "We
i,~ner,ucd chanca.. which nlc."an we
nn~t be doing sonl{"lhing right, but
,1r(' jusc h.wc to fini.sh on Wm."'
'lhe fim period of Frid;ay$ garne
JKJ,insc Quinnipiac w;as in o:trt'nl('-,
ly dose one. in which neither re;un
~\·e 1hl.- od,,-r much spatt or oppor·
tuni1io to soorc. lhc ~ders took
the initi,uh,: aJl(I h.-d 1non: control o( the puck th.u, the 6obc:us.
Colg:1.1c won ,he b.mle in shot$., 8-6
in 1hc firs, period. but was unable to
c.1p11ali1,c on any of 1hesn.
"fhe sc..-cond period of1he game
was snnilar 10 the fim. albeit more
phpk.11 as bo1h teams traded time
in 1he rx:nalty box. even awarding
c-ach ocher fivc--on- thrtt power
pl:ay~ at times and playing ac four-on-four even strength. 1he Raideu' pen:alty k.ill once again provt'd
10 be our gre:unt strength as it
killed :all of Quinn;piae's right
power plays. Colgatis rurrendy among rhe best in the
n:ation, Junior Goaltender Charles
Long exprcsstd his g_ntjrude ro•
wards the re:am's pc:nalty kill,
"I tMnk wt ha,~ don< ,·erywdl,"
Long said. '"J don't C\'ffl noricc that
wt an, om there on the ph$ likc scc:ond natwe for us now ro
go out thert :u,d kill ;t."
He,d Cooch Don Vaugh:u,
>gt«gave him a large amount of credit
for the tctm·s sucttss so F.u.
"'I think "'~·re playing as a unit,"
Vauglun said. "Ow team is playing
vny well as a group. ln a speci/i<
pan of our g;un,. our penalty kill
ha, btcn txc:q,tional. but tha1 :aJl
"""' with our goaltcndtr. Long ha,
b«n The boys from Hamilton cunc
OUI roaring in th, third ptriod, bfflt
on winnfr1g the ganw and not deputing N,w England without the
win. The rconnamly, looking for th< goal that
would put rhtm ahead for good. At
that point the game ,va., so defensive,
tha1 whkhevcr ream sco~ the fim
goo! would l>t the one co come out
with the victory. The fruits of their
hanl fabor finally rame through at
1he 8:43 mark of the last pSophomore forward Fran~is Brisebois soo""1 l,;s fourth goal of the
""50n, th;,d on the power play, to
put th< Raiders ahead for good I .0.
Junior forward D.1.vithe.,,;,, on the goal and d,owcd his
rtlid' after Brisebois ,co,od.
"I \V-.U very excited when Frankie
(Bris,bois) ,cored th:u goal," Mcl,,cyrc said. "I "'-ould have bctn very
dis:.appoimed if we hadn'1 scored
ag:linsc Qu.innipiac and won that
game, because 1 fed we arc a beuer
than them; and also a m\1ch bcner
team tha.il :a Joe ofpla)'Crs and tea.ms
give us credit for."
Colg;ue out shot the Bobcats.
26-19. h w.lS the Raider$' firs,
g.imc in front of a hostile crowd, as
3,233 Bobcat fans: made 1he trek
10 1he TD Banknorth C.cmer. l he
Quinnipiac followers, however, did
not ~eem to get in Colgate's h~ad.
If anything. the Raiders enjoyed
the intensity brought forth by the
opposing fun,. Charles Long es)>f'ci.1lly, did not a.llow the Je55 than
friendly chants from the Quinnip-,
iac fa ithful 10 f.tu him. Long did
1101 allow any gools in this game
.tnd posced his fim arecr shmou1.
The next day, the boys: from
H:unilton traveled 10 Princeton
Univers:iry 1.0 face the ninthranked tc.im in th<: n:mon: the
Princeton Tigers.
·r1te first period w;u very e\•enly
matched, as 1hc entire g;imc would
be, bm lemed more 1owar1hc 'ligcrs. Princccon gor on the
~rd first :u the I: 15 mark. surprising goaltender Charles Long.
lhroughout the rest of rhe period,
the Tigers pouttd shot after shot
on Long. but he did not w:aver
and stopp(d the final nine shots he
faced in the period. The Raidcrs
also showed their resilience: as they
did not let thcmstlves be takc-n
down by the defrnding ECACHL
c.hampions. Prin«ton ouuhot
Colgat<, 10.5 in th, 6rst pThe second period, however,
provRaiden took the initiative. They
oonirolkd th, pud< more, 100k
more ,hou on goal than the T~
gers. and sk:ntd dtcle, around the
ninth~f':.lJlkcd team in the country.
PrinoclOn junior goaltender Zane
K:alembo, a l'te,ca,on F"mt Tcun
All-Le.gu, sdecrion, pro,«! to be
the grcalffl obstacle the Raiden Nd
faced ,o far, as ht stopped Raiders out shot l'rinfflon, 12-? in
the S«Ond period.
The third ptriod of the pm< was
the mM e,miy pbyBoch teams acne out with similar
goals at the beginning of the period.
Princ:tton's initiative w;as (0 keep lhc
dim ltod. while Colgarcswas to 6nd
the tying goal. But when cvcryrhing
apptattd loo, for Colgate. firv-)'tar
forward Awrin Smith ,co,od hi,
...,,nd gool of the scuon, :misttd
by fellow lintmat< junior forward
Ethan Cox and first-yor defen.seman Corbin McPher
son. McPherson djd not
realize that he had gotten his
fi m cattcr point until several
minute$ later.
"I was more excited about
tying Printt(On and Smith
scoring." McPherso1i said... I
didn°1 rpoint umjJ one of my team..
matC$ brought it up in t.he
bSmith"s goal would prove I
to be the la.n Ol\c in rtgubcion,
as d~ game would be ,em 10 I
ovenime, with the scored tied
1- 1. The RaidtrS, howwould not be abk 10 pL1y at
full ,utngth at the beginning
of the O\'crtimc period, :I.S
they were awarded a penalty
46 '°""nds before the end of
rcguL1tion. Colg;nls hopes of
rctuming home with at least
thrtt points were d:&shcd at
the 2: 16 m.:ui< of th< period,
when rrinctton scortd the
g:une-winning goal to make
,h< li,ul scor<, 2-1.
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"The Colg:ue Raiders may GONNA FLY NOW: Colgate lost the Tango in the Chenango, 4-1, but came
not havt won the g;a.,m, but back to tie Cornell at Lynah Rink two nights later.
they playtd the best hockey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -,pho,o by S«h G,«o<
d,ey havc played so F.tr this
5':ISQn, "The Raidtrs played with a lot The Raiden' effort$ proved to be had to hang tight to prcsen-c a tic.
httn, intensity and pride what fmitful, because at the 2:58 ma,k Thankfully, ,he pl.hcy were representing. The 00)'$ of the period, Day wa.s awarded a n:ated Cornell on this day (the Big
from Hamilton showed that they penalty shot :alter he was hooked Red went 0-for. J 0), and the penart CIP"bl< ofdo;ng~t things this on a break.1way by a ComeUdefen· airy W'2S killed in overtime, where
)'ei.r and the cnrirc Col~tc commu- scma.n. Day took adva.nr.:ige of his no scoring occurred.
nity should recJ proud of their O\'C.r- chance and pm the puck right in
Coach V:augh.m w.u more th:an
.i.JI performance last weekend.
between the legs ofScrivens, co put s,uisficd with 1hc team's cffon.
..Jn tmn.s of our effort, J w.LS
h was a differcm Colg;uc men's the Raiders ahead 2-0 wi1h hi.s sevple:t.,ed,"
Vaughan &lld. •eons;d.
hfrom of th< Lyn.,h Fa;rhful, Cornell ,he Raiders kepi ligh1ing h,rd, kill- ering the amount of times that we
Univrrsity's hockey funs. 1bc team ing penalty after penalty. For that were shorth:andtd, l thought our ef.
tied th, foun«mh-r:mkal Corndl rc:uon, Cornell outshot Colgate, fon was &nnuti.c:."
Colgate will fua: Danmouth
Big J\td at tw0 afi:er jwnping out 8~ S in the second period.
In 1hr third period, Cornell Colkg, on Friday ,J\d th, Harvard
10 a two-goal ltad and quieting th,
rowdy 4,uh Fa;thful for o la,gc por• ""1ncd to pick up its play and begin Crinuon Saturday. Harvard i.s in 6rst
tion ofthe game. In all, it w.u a berttt taking more ,hoes on the Colgate pba: in th, ECAC with nine poin,s,
pnswt S.rurday than on Thursd.y." u,d ro1ut:andy throughout the third with eight poina. Senior a.1Sistu1t
Head Coach Don Vaughan suttd. p..We were tentative on Thursday, tw0 6ve-on-three power play. Not on how Dvunouth and Haiv.ud
but we had good jump and inreruiry a minurc had passtd :alter killing off play and what the Raiders will need
fiom the opening F.ioeoff on S.nu- the final five-on-three power play to do to counter their R)'k.
day. Our pen:alry kill :aJ,o adju,ttd when the B;g R,d go< on the board.
"Darunouth and Harvard both
better on Saturday~
Cornell forward and jwtior capuin play fu<-poad games.• Andmon
The Raiders ame out rooring Colin Greening picked up a po,s said. · we will need to skat< well and
in th< 6nt phostile environmcnr p,ovidtd by put it pa,t junior goaltmdcr Clwle,
Andmon was al,o clear on hi,
the Cornell nns, who wdcomal Long. who had btcn tlllldlent thus goals fo< the team .and what they
our t9f Colpt< toocame out bmt on not allowing the other one put Long.
•0n the firv one, we had• little championship." Andmon foraea.
Big R,d to build an early leod. Instead, th, Raiden eomtd a lead for bit of a bralcdown, and the puck ·we will fl" the bid to the NCAA
thtmscks. At the 6:20 mark of the just go< to their pla)'U." Vaughan Tournament We an, a really tight·
fint ptriod, Austin Smith scoral dedarai. ..It was abor off' a screen, knit pip, Then, ""' no individuhis third goal of the sea,on on the ,o Owles did ntX ha.. a chanc.. als; - julr simply cocnc UJFl,cr as
power play.
aniwd by jaoon It's happened befur., that Cornell
Wolliams and Brian Day, his fellow feeds off the energy in dw building,
The Raiden · wmt winlas
,o
l
tried
,o
,nde
our
guys
down
by
linmwa. From that moment oo.
against Danmouth we year but
Colgate wowd oonuol ,,_ of the ailing a lime ouc. On the -..S unbcata, apiDA Harvard, going
play and the pudt. )"' it wowd not goal, they CIOCUtlOtf and <:aJMtalittd," I.(). l apiDA the (:rim,oo. They
be abJe ro pur a, many shots on nwill look tO build upon their remit
.. Thunday rught. The Raiders and
HOWand tO
the Big R,d both had ,cym shots in kept on coming. Fim•year for. improve against th< Big Grthe opming frame.
wa,d Nick Pl'ockow was c:alltd for Duunouth game is Friday. NoIn th, sccond pcame out wirh the samr inten- misconduct with just ovcr thm: while the Huvard mau:h is the next
sity it had presented in tk first. minutes ttmaining. and Colptc rught at the same rim< and pm.
or
or
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SPORTS
NOVEMBER 21. 2008
THE C OLG ATE MAROON-N E WS
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Venezia Conquers CCSU at the Buzzer
BY PAUL
KASABIAN
digits much in part to a whopping ihe born. After Davis called a .JO.secnine ofknsh-c rebounds in the nm ond timeout to regroup r.M troops:,
half. The rebounding diflMuch like ihe 2007 New York (40-33 in favor of CCSU) was one a ,ieal and ihcn outlctted ihc ball to
Foorboll Giants, it is imperative ihat of ihe tcas0ns why Colgate could &enior poinc guard Trc Vmson for
ihc men's baskttball team bcromcs n0< aublish • Luge kad on ihis another lay-up to give Colgate ihe
lead. However, ihc ViJUOn bucket
"R,,ad Warriod' before ihc Start of night.
ihc Patriot League ledger•., Colgate
,.Wlvc got to ~o a bcncr job began a five-minute scoring drought
will play nine of its 13 prc-oonfcr- blocking out."' Davis said. ..We for ihc IWden. CCSU didn't take
cnc:r games away from ih< cozy con- had a number of (problems) on full advan<>g< of ihis boon ihough
fines ofCottctdJ Coun. The Raiders defensive rotations a.nd we had and only soott.d .six points in this
some Boor balance issues.•
span. Colgate junior forward Ben
mOOt ccrtaWy knew thi, &a headOn ihe other tnd of the coun, Jon,on's lay-up ended ihe scoring
ing inro Hard Hinin' New Britain.
Conncaicut for ihcir season op'11?-inst ihc Ccnml Connocticut knocked down tw0 long-tang< From there, the two 1cams traded
State Univcnicy Blue Devils. and jumpcts, while senior guatd Willie points until ihc final fi:w minutes
thanks to a Mike Vcncala buzzer. Mone show.cl why he lwontof the of play, when ihing, ,t2JtCd to get
bcai:c,; they ,t2JtCd ihc 2003-09 Sweetest strokes in the Patric, League intcrc5ting. VLD!On, who had a ..,[id
season on ihc riglu foot wiih a g,itty by makl.ng ihrcc U1r«:•pointcn and all-round game, tOadding an and-one. Colgate led 33- three-pointer as ihc shot dock buzz,.
53-57 road win.
er $OUOdcd to bring Colgate wiihin
"The guys did a g,,,at job listen- 28 at ihe break.
The .second half started omi- one point with 2:52 ldt.
ing. staying pois"Trc Vinson wu our:mnding;"
right decisions," Head Coach Em- nowly for ihe IWdcrs. a, CCSU
mett Davis said.
kept conuoUing ihc punt. The Davis &aid. "He conuoUed the temThcstaning unit
in ihc Blue Devils went on a quidt S.O po of ihc gan)e and got us into the
opening minutes, jumping out to a run ihanks 10 ihtcc lay-ups and two oflquick 10-2 lead. Howe.«, CCSU &.c throws. and on thc other end,
H=·cr, a foul on ihc other end
didn't let ihc deficit move to double Colgate couldn't hit ihc badCopy Editor
fared"""
fur a ono-and-oM; Seymore made ihis hand-off' play was not random,
ihc first fttt throw, but he missed as Coig,ote has used it in the past.
"Coach D.vis designed (ihis
ihc second. Unfommatcly, the ball
,-.mon
of ihe hand-of!) right bCCSU forward Mateus Palmer, and forchand. so it was good c:xccurion
after some p>SSing. CCSU gu:ud by aU 6vc of us," Venczia ,.;d. "It's a
Aaron Hall ,cored a huge lay-up play we run a &or. It's a misdirection
to give ihe Blue Devils a fow-point duu we run in uansition when chc
lead wiih twO minutes Id\. Wood- Mense i5n'1 set. It~ one of our more
house and HaU rr.ided basket, ago.in, clf'eah-. plays.•
but Ytnezia made a fret.throw
For Colgate, Mone led aU scor•
line jumper co rut ihe lead to tw0 ers with J2, and Venetia accrued
points. After a CCSU miss, Jonson I0. Woodhouse had his typical
was fouled and Sa on~d---onc. The Dallas native shtct wiih eight points. IO bo.rds,
calmly sank the fim fttt throw but four Steals, ihtcc blocks and five
missed ihc ,ccond. and CCSU w18 points and 10 boo:ds to kod
to ihc line, but Hall missed ihc front
end of a one-and-one. Woodho~ CCSU. How,,-cr, ihc most norable
go< ihc rebound and passed it to CCSU statistic was its ab.ymal &.c
VU1SOn. who handed it off to Vcnc- throw pctfonnancc (12-for-22).
m. The shooting gu,.rd reversed ihe
Overall, it was a gmu start co the
ball to Jonson and got ihc ball bock ,ca,on for Colgate.
..It w.u a toW tClJTl win," Coach
offa screen from Woodhowc. Then
Venco.la put up a shot fake, dribbled Davis sa.id. -rhatS how wc.·rc going
right and sank a bu=r-bcating to win this )'Car."
Colgate will now play at Dartjumper just inside ihc three-point
line for the- win! Believe it or not, mouth on Samtday at 7 p.m.
•
Weekes' Goals Lead Men's Soccer to NCAA Tournament
C.nrin.,,lfem D-9
Boothe hit U1C turf 10 Swith his chcs~ but because ihe 6cld
The championship took place was in ,.,ch bad shape ihc ball took a
on a dreary Sunday afttmoon wiih funny hop right
Boothc. slowly
temperatures in ihc low 30s. The rolling into the ne<. R,garolas of
previous night's toncntial rain had how it happcn,d. a goal's a goal, and
rumed Van Do= Field liom a =· Colgate found itself up 1-0.
ctr pitch into more of a mud bowl.
A big play in ihc gan1t came just
Furthermore. pcbblMizcd hail, still' a few minutes after Colgate took ihe
winds and.Hurries prcvajlcd ar times lead. Holy Cro,s had bccn prthroughout the game. 1hcsc condi- for ihe cqualUJCt and had a comer
tions ocnainly don't $OUOd iihcy ended up helping ihc Raiders Andtcas And=,, in ihc box, and he
in a big way in just the $ixth min- fired a header ihat appcmd destined
ute of the contest. Man l..cac:h had for goal. Just when everyone in atbrought ihc boll up on ihe right side tendanoc ihought the game was tied,
of the field and Stnt a grea.1 ball inio junior Chris Rm.-1 stuck his foot out
ihe middle that found Alex Wctkcs and saved ihe day for ihc Raiders.
alone in front of ihc net. Weekes has Later in the half, senior Holy Cl"05$
been on fin: lardy and on ihis play dcfcnscman Jerry Dickin,on hhe got ihe klnd of break ihat comes ihc boll towmls ihe net, and it skidwiih such • sttcak. Weekes mishlt ihc ded
the goal line, but sophoball, and sent a slow bouncer towanls more dcfcnscman John Zabock
ihc goal. Holy Cross goalie Thomas cleared ihc ball away.
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R,;,ss and Zabad<'s '"'"' kept ihc
game ,a,n:kss, bur Holy Cro,$' end-
kss plfflurc 6nally showal up on ihe
scoreboud with just seven minutes
to go in ihc half. The baU was right
in liont ofihc Colgate goal and playm liom both ccams wore smmbling
to get a foot on ihc ball. Dickinson
finally got control and fired a shot
that Colgate kcr David Cappuocio $lvtd. lhe rebound. however,
came rigln back co Dickinson, who
prompdy tied the e;amc at one, and
mat's wh= ihe ,cored "2)'ed heading into halftime
"A1 halflimc we ralizcd we
couldn't get in a 5hc:II," Weekes
said, .. We needed to come out
and play another 45 minutes.
Thai really got us pumped up to
win the championship.•
In ihe beginning of ihc ,ccond
half. ihc pace ofthe game stayed very
strong. and both teams had dang<,·
dckruc stood up strong. Finally at
iht end of ihc contest, Boothe came
ch:uging from his own goal to try
drews got another great look inside and help his team tie the sco~~ but ii
ihe box, but Colgate defender Paul was not ro be as Colgate hekl on for
V"SiJio got ihcrc just in ihc nick of a 2-l viaory.
time, blocking ihc shot and keeping
Alex Wcckcs was awardt-d MVP
ihe~eried.
of the tournament. and £Ct1ior dcfcnWith a licdc under thinccn min- scman Glenn Volk, D,v;d C,ppucutC$ kfi Colg,uc w,s awvdcd a fu:c cio and Mart Lrach were named 10
kid< ju,r bc:)'Ond Holy C'°"' box. the A!l-lOum:unem ·rc-.un.
Jell' Lc,ch loned a baU right towards
..h means a grc;it ck-al to me to be
the mouih of Holy
goo!, and rccognil.cd as Tou1namcnt MVI', but
Weekes placed a perfect hc,dcr inco I couldn't ha"c scor«I either of the
the net, giving Colg,uc ihc huge fate goals wiihouc ihc hclp of my team·
goal they had btcn looking for.
mates," Weekes said.
The cmirc game had been in·
As a rcwird for winning the ra.
tcn,c, but after ihis goal ming, ju,i trK>t lr.;iguc. the Raiders rcctiw:d an
got aozy. Holy Cross threw cvcrr· automatic bid to d\c NCAA 'l<,uma•
ihing it had into its oflly uying to get ihe ball behind Cap- ton CoUegc for the first round tcxby
pucao. To ihcir credit, ih< Crusaders at 5 p.m. If ihcy beat 8.C.. ihey ,y;)I
kqx creuing more oppommitid for go to Dartmouth for the s«ond
ihcrnschous runs but no great scoring opponunities. Fin:ally, 24 minutes int
Holy Cross nearly took the kad. An-
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Big Green Blowouts: S+ DTeams Dominate
ihc 400 1M wiih a time of - - ten off to a slow 0-3
4:3l.45wiih McGraw and
-----stut, looked moDctlaih finishing a do,e
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rivatcd to avcnge a
last Sunda)I iht women's swim· ,ccond and third. Fam r=
170-124 loss to Big
ming and diving tcun remained Dctlaih also finished with
--Green la5t year at
pcma by advancing to a stdlar 4--0 a time of 5:10.27 ahead of
Danmouih. Coigote
overall r=nl. 8ctt=rchcd Oartmouih
team also camcd an Ivy League win •Moncmon.
--•
ihis rime around by
on Sunday apirll, Dartmouth at
Dapitc Wallrds outposting 6m-pbUncl,crry Namorium. The dorni- standing pcrfurmanoe, she
finishes in nine of 13
nating Lady Raiden won·again in belieffl ihat her full potcnevents and ,-ping
decisive f.uhion, 159-82, and ihc tial has nO< been rthe top ihrcc places
men's team aptUtcd ihcir 6m win yet, nor 1w iht team'L
in two events.
ofihc,cason, 143-98.
"lam very excited with
Sophomore
Although no pool rcconls wcn: the way I am sprinting
Tucker
Gniewtk,
brokm by Colptc in the women's right now. My individual
sophomore Dmeet wiih Dutrnood,, ihc rousing performance, overall have
Healy and fim->=
Raiden triumphed to fim-placc fin-,,I. ,!town me I stiU have a
O,,w Hadjipateras
ishcs in l l of 13 meca on Sunday. long way to go before the
ea.ch wtrc winnen in
Senior Emily Mwplty, ,enior Bev- scason is OYihtcc events. Healy
crlr WalltGU)'ffl wen: :ill triple winnm, while is, on a futcr tnck ihan victories over Danmouth last Sunday.
events: ihe 500 fu:c,
6m-r= Erica Ddwh,
Lisa in past ycan and it makes
pho,o ..,_ S
thcysharc.
IM (4:13.21), and
won two individual "I think we have btcn able 10 be Colgate swept ihe top ihrcc spo!S in
women's swimming and diving team team and I wiJJ bear our \'Cry best," $0SUc:o::ssful bcauscofourcloscness. the former two events. In the I650
also swept ihrct meets by achlcving Walker said.
We :ill push tach oihct cve,y day in &.c, Healy had the winning time of
6m.'sccond and third place finishes
Erica Dcrlaih anributes ihe prwioc which de6nitdy helps us to 16'42.24, while sophomores Nick
in ihc400 IM, 500 froutyle and 200 Raider's early season succcs, 10 ihe keep improving,• Dctbth &aid.
Amato and Vina, Hoooflcr finbr1hc men's team, which had gut- ished in ,ccond and third place n,BY STEPHEN Guss
Moroon..,..,.Stoff
.,nio,
spcah-cly. Healy also touched wiih
a 4:49.59 to win ihc 500 fux, while
first-y= Pat White and Ho«oflcr
grabbed ,ccond and third.
.. I was rcaUy happy with my
performances. h was a shoner
mcec 1imelinc so I had less time co
roco-...cr in between races but I was
still right on my best times for the
season," Healy said.
Fuu-year Pat White >tressed ihis
victory's importantt.
*Sunday was a:nainly a ruming
point for the Colg.arc men's swim
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progrim. The win SCB the tone fur
our season, particularly rhe Patriot
League Championships."
Furthermore, White clucida1cd 1hr Maroon-Nrws on the
te:am's skills.
"(1be win agains1 Danmouthl
unvrils only a small porrion of
that potemial. Our men's team is
ready to do unbclicv.tblc things."
Colg.uc will return to 1he
pool December 4-6 21 the Kenyon Invitational ih Gambier,
Ohio, a.nd the next home mtet
is scheduled for Saturday. Jamt· ·
ary 24 versus Binghamton.
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lht ~olgatt '.llaroon-'.Mtllls
November 21, 2008
•
For Second Straight Year, Men's Soccer Wins PL
Colgate Lands Four on All-Tournament Team
BY MITCH WAXMAN
Maroon-News Staff
After winning 1hc Patriot
League l:isr season, 1hc Colgate
men's soccer tt-am C:Jmc into this
season with a simple goal: defend
the title. Problem is, that goal
is much easier said than done.
As the Raiders weaved their
way through rhc P;uriot league
schedule, they engaged in bacdc
after baulc wirh u:-ams hungry
to cake down chc champs. There
were highs, like the back•co·
back•to·b.ick stiutouu of Army,
Lafay«« •nd Bucknell, and
lows, like the tic wllh Navy. Yet
in the encl the Raiders emerged
champions once again with a 2- l
victory over Holy Cross in the
Patriot League Champion.ship.
Colgate's first game in the Pa·
triot 'u-:ig...c TISurnamcnt came
ugainst the Lafaftuc Leopards in
the semifin:11s. For fhe p:ut few
years, these 1eams have developed
a fierce riV2lry, as they just can't
seem 10 avoid c-acl1 other in the
tournament. Both teams briog
the IKost out of each other, and
Lafuyeue seemed to do that for
the Raiders on this d_ay.
From the opening whistle it
w.ts evident that Colgate was not
going to let the Leopards get between rhr:m and their title.
'"Emering the weekend we
were rea.lly clicking as a rea.m.
Our rwo previous lc.i.gue wins really boo.ncd our confidence... and
midfielder JefT each time.
When tht" teams emerged to
Leach sent a corner kick right
in front of the net, and senior start the s«ond half, it was ob·
forward Matt Leach was there to vious that Lafayette was going
complc1e tht" connection. head- to put all it had into scoring
ing tht" ball into the ground be- the equaliztr. Except no matter
fore the goal line and then just how hard tht" Leopards tried,
ahead of the outstretched arms of it seemed that Colgate was the
Lafayene keeper Philip Nelson. team that had all 1he chances.
The dder Leach then ran to his The Leopards would attempt to
F.1111 section on Lhe side of the field
pu,h ,he ball upfield, bur ,he
nearest Andy Kt"rr Stadium, run- Raiders would then possess the
ning alongside an clev:ued fence ball and send it up to Miller. who
thac separates players and fans had eight shots on the day co ten
go, us fired up 10 play Lafaye11e; to give the denitens hjgh~fivcs. Nelson. This pinern continued
junior midfielder AJex W«kt's However, the raised fence sepa· for a while with Miller nar-rowly
said.
rating the fans and Leach gave mis.sing the goal on numerous
The Raiders had gteat oppor- way, and a group
around 20 occasions, but he finally c.iished
tuniries to score just a ftw min• fans fell onto thr field on rop of in a, 16:42 of ,he second half.
utes into the game, as Weekes Lo,ch. Thankfully, only one fan ,
Senior dt"fenS('man Danid Kerley
crooscd the ball from 1he rig!,,
first rocketed a shot orr the cross- was hur t with a minor injury.
bar and then sophomore forward
Colgate had to work hard to corner of the 18-y:ud box, ond
Steven Miller sent a header just prescr-ve iu l -0 lead going into 1hrcc Colgorc players le, the b•II
high. But the R:.1iden didn't let the half, :is Lafayette's leading roll to Stephen Miller, who was not
their ne,u misses break 1hdr con- scorer :md senior fo rward 8.J. marked. Miller then immediately
fidencc and their time c.1me 17 ' Glenn had good look$ at net, bur shot the ball past Nelson and calmminutes in to the affair.
the Colgate dcftnsc wa.s t here ly placed it into the Nr side of the
Sophomore
or
net. The go.iii reprcsemcd the fim
poinc of the year for senior Daniel
Kerley, which is nice recognition
for a player who had quiedy gouen
his job done all ye1r.
.. Kerley has been Ont" of our most
solid defenden all yout :u a team leader by Stepping up
and contrihuring to the offense,"
Weekes S.1id.
l.af.tyctrc pl~h,-d rhc p,cc """
more at the end of the game, but Colgate's dcfcmc, which leads chc P·.urio,
League wirh, 0.66 goal.ugoinsr,,,.,.
ag,, prc,crved the shu1ou1.
Following Colgate's game, the
#2 and #3 seeds met on Van Oort'!\
Field, wirh Holy Cross defcaring
AmThis set up a showdown between
the CrusaColgite lookttl co avenge iu only
Patriot League loss of rhc season.
.. Because (1( that loss, WC• WCrC
gunnifJg for Holy Cross from the
scan," Weekes said.
Comin11rd on D-8
