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Students, Faculty Attend Darfur Regional Conference At Brown• •

S:V ALLISON ZELMAN

contributing writer

"Students Taking Action Now:Darfur" (STAND) organizationsacross the country began 2007 byholding regional conferences withthe primary goal of informing stu-dents on how to become more effec-tive organizers and advocates ofhalting genocide in Darfur. Theweekend of January 26th TheDarfur Action Network at BrownUniversity hosted the NortheastRegional Conference. bringing io aVv'~ variety of speakers. rangingfroin the UNICEF GoodwillA'!'bassador Mia Farrow to formerNational Security Advisor Anthony1;'I'<'e. Eight students representedConnecticut College's STANDbranch at the event and demonstrat-ed their support. In addition tomembers of the student body, visit-ing Government professor NikolasEinmanuel represented the facultyand served as a panel speaker.

STAND is a nationwide student-ron anti-genocide coalition, whoseConnecticut College chapter wasfounded three years ago. The ongo-ing violence in Darfur continues tocliallenge the international commu-

(From left) ColleenMacPhee '10, Samantha Herndon '10, Sara Linarducci '10, Kristi Post '07, lauren Welch '01, Allison zelman'07,Miriam Wasser '09, Professor Nikolas Emmanuael, and Catharine Hawks '09 at Brown's Darfur conference. (zelman)

nity. At least 400,000 people havebeen killed, more than two ntillionciviUans have been forced to fleetheir homes and now live in dis-placed-persons camps, and more

than 3.5 million men, women andchildren currently rely on interna-tional aid for survival. Despiteattempts to integrate a strong UNpeacekeeping force and cease-fire

agreements, the Janjaweed, aSudanese militia, are still active andcontinue to commit genocidalcrimes against civilians in Darfurwith the aid of the Sudanese govern-

ment.Dr. Eric Reeves, an acclaimed

researcher of the Sudan conflict,began the weekend by emphasizingthe continual horror of the Darfursituation and the next round of tac-tics that young activists should take.He also discussed the current obsta-cle of Chinese involvement in fund-ing the Sudanese government'sarmed forces and the Janjaweed.Along with profiting as a primaryweapons supplier, China hasabstained from UN SecurityCouncil resolutions and continues tobe uncooperative in discussion of anintervention. In recognition of thissituation, Dr. Reeves introduced thestudents to the new Darfur cam-paign. "Geoocide Olympics." AsChina will be the host of theOlympic Games in 2008, this cam-paign will strive to publicize thecountry's central role in the interna-tional failure to stop the genocide.Dr. Reeves was careful in presentingthat this campaign is not a boycottof the Olympics, but an opportunityto advertise China's connection tothe genocide.

Repeating the Olympic motto,"One World, One Dream," he said,"The dream of the people of Darfuris steadfastly denied by Beijing's

actions. This is unacceptable behav-ior for the host of an internationalevent."

After a morning of motivationand networking, STAND groupsattended media, advocacy anddivestment- workshops, wherespeakers discussed helpful tools inpromoting activism and managingSTAND organizations. DanielMillensen, the President andNational Advocacy Director of theSudan Divestment Task Force,explained methods of divestmentwhich do not hurt a university's eco-nomic state. Connecticut Collegewas among many schools engagedin the preliminary stages of attempt-ing to divest from Sudan.

Emphasizing the importance ofdivestment, he stated, "70-80% ofSudan's oil revenues go toKhartoum's military expenditures."

Mia Farrow and Dr. Eric Reevesaccompanied Connecticut College'sProfessor Nikolas Emmanuel in anopen panel discussion. Farrowintroduced the panel with a presen-tation, exhibiting photographs ofwhat she has witnessed on various

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Campus Gears Up For RecycleMania 2007Conn Prepares To Compete Against 200 u.s. Colleges and Universities

BY SOPHIE MATHEWSONAND STEVE STRAUSS

news editor and editor in cbief

This week marked the beginningof RecycleMania, a competitionaimed at bolstering student aware-ness of campus recycling and wasteminimization. Conn, which placedf>fth in last year's event, joins 200other U.S. colleges and universities,up from last year's 87 competitors.The competition, which. began offi-cially on January 28th and will endon April 7th, is not the only projectin which the Conn community iscurrently involved; otherEnvironmentally friendly venturesinclude SAC's Concert fromOonservation and The"Iicomagination Challenge."

Since its 2001 beginning,RecycleMania has grown exponen-tially and now includes schools fromallover the country.-The overall competition is split

into sub-categories. In Per CapitaClassic, the original RecycleManiacompetition, schools compete to seewhich can collect the largest amountof! acceptable recyclables per per-scm. In Waste Minimization,schools compete to see which pro-duces the least amount of municipalsolid waste (including both recy-clables and trash) per person. Thiscompetition is intended to rewardthose schools that generate the leastamount of 'waste aod recyclables,emphasizing reuse and sourcereduction over recycling. Schoolsare also ranked in a variety of target-ed:material categories.

After Conn's impressive finishlast year, the RecycleMania websiteal~\) gave congratulations to theCamels, "who ranked high in all ofthe Targeted Materials areas." CalSlate San Marcos claimed the title of~and Champion.

For those unsure of what materi-al. qualify, recyclables includemixed paper (office paper, newspa-pers, magazines & catalogues, card-beard); glass bottles and other con-tainers, steel and aluminum contain-ers, clean aluminum foil, and plas-tics (#1 ano#2 - check the bottom of

Tbe Conn community will be looking to step up their methods of environmental protection and recycling tbis spring (Gould).

the container to determine whichnumber it is). Those with additionalquestions should contact their resi-dent building environmental reps(BERs) and house environmentalreps (HERs) if they have any ques-tions about the competition or aboutrecycling. Conn data collection aodreportiog will be performed byElizabeth Parillo '07 with assistancefrom grounds supervisor Jim Luce.

"This is something that everyooecan participate in," said one junior."Little things, like being sure torecycle, can add up to big changes."

"It's really great that there's sucha concerted effort by the studentbody in limiting the energy con-sumption," added Paul Dryden '07."It's somethiog we should all be

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NEWSRead more about the recyclingefforts

at Conn,as wellas the interestingbut mys-teriousfelinepresenceon campusthiswin-ter.Thmto pagesixformore infonnation.

Upcoming Events At Conn

"3 Artists" sculptures on exhibitthrough March 2nd

-Rie Hachiyanagi and Soo Sunny Park willspeak about their work at 4:00 p.m, on Feb.14 in Cummings Arts Center room 308.-Brian Burnett will give a lecture about hiswork on March 2 from 4 - 5 p.m. inCummings Arts Center room 308.

Curated by Greg Bailey, assistant professor of art

SPORTSThewinter sports seasonat Connis in

full Swing.Check out pages 9 and IOtafind out howyour favoriteteam has doneduringthe longbreak period.

Camels Around TheWorld

Christina Comfort '08: Biology MajorBVGREG SOWA

news writer

College Voice: So, how did youdecide on Australia?

Christina Comfort: Part of it wasthat I didn't want to learn anotherlanguage. I also knew that I wantedto do something with marine biolo-gy, aod when I looked ooline I foundthat James Cook University [inNorthern Queensland] had one ofthe best marine biology programs inthe world. It turned out that someoneat Conn had a connection, so I wasable to set it up that way.

CV: How was James Cook dif-ferent from Conn?

CC: The dorms were really dif-ferent. One dorm was 4 buildings,and we each had a dining hall. Plusthere were competitive sportsbetween dorms.

CV: What types of classes didyou have to take?

CC: Mostly marine biology, but Ialso took an indigenous studiesclass, which was really interesting. Ihad 2 hours of classes a day, plusoccasional labs, which were around3 hours. And I found a dance studioin town and signed up for classesthere.

Greyhound busses are big there, andthey have a lot of cheap airlines andhostels. And I actually got there 2weeks early with my family. Westayed in the rainforest area nearJames Cook, and went scuba diving.My favorite place was Byron Bay, inNew South Wales. It's basically ahippie surf town. I rented a surf-board for 2 days, and there was a tonof beautiful sceoery. You could seethe rainforest going all the way

Christina Comfort '08

down to the shore, and a lot of bigjagged rocks.

CV: What was the social life likethere?

CC: It was a lot of fun. It's real-ly easy to make friends there,because the people are so easygoingand the atmosphere is very relaxed.There are a lot of pubs, and thedrinking age is 18, so everyone'sreally easygoing about that, too. Andthey really love their barbeques.

CV: So, is Foster's Australian forbeer?

CC: No, I never even saw any-one drinking it. The most popularbeer there is called XXXXGold.

CV: Did you have any encoun-ters with the famous Australian

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CV: Did you have to do any fieldwork?

CC: My class studied the inter-tidal reef flat. We had to take sam-ples to study the density and distri-bution of invertebrates - snails,worms, that kind of thing. We had ahuge class, so we were able to get alot done pretty quickly.

CV: Did you do any travelingwhile you were there?

CC: I did a lot, actually. It's real-ly easy, because there's 'a wholebackpacking culture there.

2 • FEBRUARY 2, 2007 • THE COLLEGEVOICE

EDITORIAL&OPINIONHigdon,' Trustees Take A Stand @IN l}®~ U ~~1i®~®l1~

. ()l!!mif_~&~~. IfActivist students, faculty members, and adrninistra- college, to make a difference.

tors at Connhavelongspokenout againstthedevastat- Comparisonsto divestmentfromthe SouthAfrican I f> ~lJ1f~ ~ Sunday Riveting human rights violations in Darfur, Sudan. This grass- apartheid regime are immature; the landscape of institu-roots movement took on a new form upon the beginning tional fund management is drastically more c~mplex6f, winter break, when the issue was brought to the now than it was then. Fifteen years ago, institutions likeExecutiveCommitteeof Conn'sBoardofTrustees.By Connhad relativelydirectcontrolover its endowmentappealing to fund managers and other college presidents, assets. Since that time, institutions have nearly univer-PresidentHigdon,alongwith theTrustees,has takena sally adopted a co-mingledpolicy; to maximizethecritical step towards the application of monetary pres- potential of our endowment, our assets are arranged insure on the Sudanese government enabling the genocide. such a way that the school itself has a miniscule stake int(l The trustees' ExecutiveCommitteeunanimously a gargantuanfund.Higdonand theTrusteeshavebeenendorsed Higdon's letter, which requests that fund man- valiant in their actions. In terms of divestment, the mostagers "immediately divest from investments in compa- Conn can do is to take a proactive stance in starting thenies that are in anywayprovidingsupportto the gov- engineof the proverbialbandwagon.Hopefully,many"ernmentof Sudanin its genocidalcampaign."Higdon's otherswilljumpon.letter, backed by the full support of the Board ofTrustees, signifies a deep commitment, on the part of the•

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OPINIONWHY? ".SERIOUSLY, WHY?ALEx FRECON • GET YOUR FRECON

" YOur head bangs your body into..' sub ..IlliSSlon as you open your eyes

and 'stram them into focus, Youawake to find whatever microscopicmorsel of light that has snaked its

.' way around the protection of your

.. blinds Skating on your face. It hurts,bad. You immediately cover your

face with yourhands andbarrel out ofbed into thehallway.There are amillion thingswrong rightnow. rangingfrom the pain

in your head to the decisions youmade last night, but all you want todo.is go to the bathroom and take afucking piss. You open the door.

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"DAMMIT!"

Well look what we have here!!: Poor Decision #7 has bafflingly• made their way into your bathroom

and is gleefully brushing their teeth,doing their hair, basically anythingelse that will force you to have to tryand take care of your business withthem there. Oh yes, its just you too,and oh yes, you're dam right he/shesees you.

When I first found outConnecticut College had cooed bath-rooms, I didn't give it much thought.I figured, hey, college is a leamingexperience. I'm sure I'll gain somematurity from the whole ordeal. Twoyears later, I'm on my knees.

To the Gods of ConnecticutCollege:

Please 'change this wholedebacle of an idea, for it reallyserves no purpose. Now. I know thatConn offers single sex floors, butthat's not the issue. I know of count-less schools where the floors are CO~

ed yet the bathrooms are not. So,again, the problem is not that I havea co-ed floor. The problem.. .is co-ed bathrooms,

I mean honestly, what is thepoint of this? Can you think of anyother situation in real life wherebathrooms are co-ed? Do they have

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co-ed bathrooms for the workers atCharles Schwab? Do they have co-ed bathrooms at the Metrodome? Dothey have cooed bathrooms at freak-ing McDonalds? NO, NO and NO!This whole "experience" providespeople with nothing but awkwardmoments, and unpleasant stories totell friends back home. Do youknow what my friends did when Itold them that I had to listen to a girladdress her feminine product needstwo stalls next to mine?

It went sometlting like this:

"EWWWWWWWWWWGROOOOSSSSSSSS"

And that's rightfully so. It's not aquestion of maturity; it's a questionof decency. I am a dude, and accord-ingly, I should go to the bathroomwith dudes. You dig? Going to thebathroom should not be a cooedexperience. Ask any girl here oncampus, co-ed bathrooms are notthat tight. Kanye West is not rappingabout cooed bathrooms, and I doubthe ever will.

But don't worry, the solution issimple. There are two bathrooms oneach floor, both cooed. All we haveto do is install one side with a signthat reads "men" and the other bath-room with a very similar sign, withjust a different configuration of let-ters. The letters on that sign wouldread "Women."

Would it be a big deal? No,because you wouldn't have to con-vert the stalls to urinals, Why?Because, to be honest, at this point Idon't think that I, or other dudes,care. It's unfair to both sexes, espe-cially the females, because their sexdoes not have the advantage ofbeing notoriously "gross" or "dirty."

Let's say there are eighteendorms on campus (I just tried tocount) with three floors each. Eachfloor has two bathrooms, so eachdonn has six. Thus, there are rough-Iy 108 bathrooms in ConnecticutCollege. What we need is 108 signs.

Hey, and another thing, dothe faculty have cooed bathrooms?

I DIDN'T THINK SO.

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THE STATE OF THE UNION IS ...ANDREW MEYER • I HAVE ADD

Actually, it ended up being Nebraska. Who saw that one coming? A fewrandom thoughts I had while watching the State of the Union address, ..

I haven't seen this much clapping given out since the STD-infested guyjumped in on an orgy.

Congress would be more exciting if it had a sportsaudience. Specifically, it needs the two or three ran-dom shirtless drunk: guys who yell sarcastic commentsand start random chants in the middle of the speech.For example: "I've been told by our secretary ofdefense that ... " "DE-FENSE! DE-FENSE! DE-FENSE!" And you know there would be no shortageof clapping between those de-fense chants.

"Ladies and gentlemen ... blah blah blah ... I havethe high honor of being able to begin tltis speech with these words: MadamSpeaker. .. " That's great and all, George, except that by saying those couplesentences BEFORE you said Madam Speaker, yon didn't actually beginwith those words.

"I congratulate the democratic majority ... and I would like to rewardthem with tltis gift: a free hnnting trip with Dick Cheney. Thank you."(Cheney begins sbooting applauders). Ok, so maybe he didn't say that lastpart, but yon know he was thinking it.

We have a shortage of gas. We also have an immigration problem. Whynot embrace the immigrants, and make them all bring food as they cross theborder? After all, very few things increase gas production like Mexicanfood.

"Unemployment is low... inflation is low ... " my ratings are low ...hmrnm ... maybe I should try increasing unemployment and inflation?

"Everyone in this chamber knows tltis to be true ... yet somehow, wehave not found it within ourselves to act." Wait. .. back up a second ... didyou just say Congress failed to act? Congress, the body of government thatis always being so proactive and never gridlocked over meaningless argu-ments? Are you sure?

"We need to encourage price transparency ... " but then how will I be ableto see the prices? I prefer the opaque ones, preferably in black font, at least12 point, Times New Roman.

Imagine if you got this kind of applause in class? "Andrew, do you havean answer?" "Well ... (applause) I think .... (more applause) ... Hobbeswas wrong .... (standing ovation) and I eat babies, making their life thatmuch more solitary, nasty, brutish, and short (thunderous applauding so loudthe roof collapses).

Everybody was just standing except for one person in the front of thescreen. I wonder how it feels to be that guy, called out on national televi-sion? I hope he at least had a good reason to not stand, preferably somethingI could relate to, such as "eh, I'm lazy."

"We need to expand the use of hybrid vehicles ... we need to continue toexpand our research in new methods of producing ethanol..." wait, what'sthat rumbling noise? Oh, that's just Exxon-Mobil's new squadroo of tanksheading straight for the building in response .

"The enemy knows that the days of comfortable sanction ..... are Ionqover." That's right, terrorists! We're taking away your couches and replacing them with UNCOMFORTABLE woody benches of sanction! What doyou think ofTHAT!

Bush just told us that we pushed the terrorists out of their safe haven inAfghanistan, only to allow them to enter a new safe haven somewhere elsewhich is clearly untrue. I've been to New Haven plenty of times, and someof those areas sure don't seem safe to me.

My favorite people to watch are the ones who clearly don't want to standup during standing ovations: first they just sit there, then their heads 51"'tlooking around quickly when a few people stand, and you can tell tlUltthey're tltinking "SIT SIT SIT SIT," then more people stand, their faceschange to one of hopelessness as they realize they'll have to stand, and theyfinally reluctantly stand up. And speaking of standing up, I think Ludacrisshould be yelling "STAND UP!" every time he tltinks an ovation is appro-priate. And speaking of rappers, can you believe Bush didn't invite KanycWest to his speech? And speaking of starting too many sentences in a rowwith "and speaking of," grammar rules do not apply to this column, in thesame way that pronunciation rules do not apply to Bush.

Nancy Pelosi blinks more than everybody I know ... combined.

NATO has deployed troops in Afghanistan, the first time it has deployedforces in an area outside of the North Atlantic ... meaning its new name isessentially TO. In a related story, the artist/organization formerly known asNATO randomly started yelling utter nonsense and complaining abouteverything, from his coach to his former quarterbacks to the fact thatWendy's didn't give him as many ketchup packets as he would have likedlast night.

I don't really have a conclusion, so instead, I'm gonna share a couplerandom thoughts from other people ...

Laura, on standing ovations and applause:"This is like a squatting exercise for these people. The ridiculousness Of

tltis does not go unseen by me. This is absolutely stupid. A 49 minutespeech interrupted 62 times by applause. That's more than once perminute."

Mallory, on the subway guy:"The subway guy was my favorite part ... probably the only man to giXe

a thumbs up in the State of the Union. Ever."

As always, questions/ideas/comments/your credit card numbers can besent to meyercolurnnts'gmail.com

WEALTH AND THE END OF THE AMERICAN DREAMFRED KEMPER. VIEWPOINT

Reading throughDeTocqueville's. "Democracy inAmerica" made me question thehealth and state of our democracy.

In his eyes,what makesAmerica dif-ferent fromother coun-tries is thepresence of asocial andpolitical sys-tem that

emphasizes and strives for equality.The absence of a strong establishedaristocracy allows one to pass fromone economic realm to another aslong as one upholds the Americandream (if they work hard enoughthey too can become part of the rul-ing or wealthy class). If the equali-ty of Americans lies in opportunityof one to rise over another giventhey posses the ambition, drive andluck to do so, then are we not cur-rently in a state of turmoil? In ourcurrent government and social sys-tem wealth begets wealth and powerbegets even more power. CynthiaCrossen, writer for the Wall streetjournal eloquently stated that thebest way to make money is to havemoney, and the best way to predictsomeone's future wealth is his/hercurrent economic status.

?The advantages wealth holdsfor even people of our generation is

astounding. Those from wealthyfamilies have far better connectionswith the job market, are able toafford expensive prep courses forSATs, GREs, etc, are able to attendbetter equipped private schools andoften times have legacies to presti-gious institutions. The wealthy alsohave the distinct privilege of nothaving to balance their classes withother jobs or work study, and canplan their future career pursuitswithout worrying about how theyare going to pay for health care, etc.Colleges that are need-blind alsoperpetuate the cycle of inequality.Colleges that are need-blind placestudents from wealthy backgroundswith the greater opportunities theyposses against less advantaged stu-dents who spend much of their timeworking jobs that will not advancetheir resume just so they can savemoney for college.

Non-need-blind schools havethe ability to diversify their studentbody by understanding that every-one comes from different back-grounds and has different opportuni-ties. They can then weigh studentachievements with their economicrealities and opportunities they pos-sess.??

If one concedes the basic asser-tion that wealth begets wealth, thenthere are grave consequences for theminority population. Only fiveyears ago, the median black family

had a net worth of $5,998 and themedian Hispanic household had anet worth of $7,932. The medianwhite family, however, had a networth of over ten times theseamounts at $88,651. Over the pastyears, this gap between earnings hasactually been on the rise. Thesehuge disappearances in incomepoint to the obvious problem of thevarying degrees of equality andopportunity between the whitemajority and the minority popula-tion. The advantages of wealth arepresent, however in dealing with theminority population; more barriersto advancement are raised in theinherent racism in America's educa-tion system, job market and societyin general. People of non dominantgender and sexual orientation alsoface greater barriers than those inthe lower economic strata of thewhite population.??

Most frightening to me, becauseof my personal experience, is theway the judicial system favors thewealthy over those in the middle orlower economic sphere. Whenfaced with a case, juries discriminatenot only based upon race, but uponlooks and clothing, as well as theirdemeanor. The outcome of a case isunarguably determined by thelawyer who takes the case. Thewealthy have the ability to hire high-ly seasoned and far superior lawyersthan those who must resort to what-

ever lawyer they are either given orcan afford. This leads many in thelower economic strata to be beingwrongly imprisoned, and many inthe upper strata to be let off withminiscule sentences because of theirability to spend exorbitant amountsof money defending themselves.This creates a type of inequality thatis not only terrifying, but inherentlyunequal as it often elevates thewealthy above the law.?? ,

Going back to DeTocquevillt,our democracy has lost the spark ofequality it may once have had. Aswealth concentrates further into thehands of a few and the disparitybetween rich and poor increase ,opportunities for the poor decrease.Even what I have outlined above ismerely the tip of the iceberg whendealing with ways that wealth begetswealth, power, etc. To see this, oueonly needs to look towards our gov-erning bodies. Congress and theexecutive is mainly composed ofrich white men who got where theyare not because of ambition or workethic, but because of their wealthand connections (for example,President Bush). There are manyoutliers to this, as there always is,but it is clear that in order to evencompete to be in the governi gauthority, one must have anextremely large amount of dispos-able income.

THE AMERICAN RED CROSSEVAN P!EKARA • VIEWPOINT

We are currently in the midst of a blood shortage epidemic. During our lifetime one of every two people will need a blood transfusion. There is a 91chance that someone we know will need blood during their lifetime. In order for the American Red Cross to meet its demand for the hospitals that th y

service in Connecticut, 650 pints of blood must be collected every day. Even though this seems like a staggering amount, each per-son who gives blood can help improve and save the lives of up to three people every time they donate. Blood donations will be usedto save countless lives of accident and bum victims, premature babies and their mothers, surgery patients, people with sickle cell ane-mia, and cancer patients receiving chemotherapy just to name a few of the many people you could save by donating. The demand forblood far exceeds the supply as only 5% of the population gives blood, but we can certainly do our part to improve tltis number IOC'.I-Iy.

The American Red Cross does a great deal of good by saving countless lives. However, it also follows a discriminatory policy.Many of you are aware of the unfair policy adopted by the American Red Cross, which bans "men who have had sex with men" or"women who have had sex with men who have had sex with men" from giving blood. This reprehensible policy does much moreharm than good by renouncing the basic rights of Equal Protection established in our Constitution, as well as preventing people f

giving blood to the millions who desperately need it. This restriction is outdated and, I believe it to have more political undertones than clinical ones, Forinstance, there are other groups of people who have recently been shown to have higher rates of blood infected with HIV or AIDS, however they are notconstrained from donating blood. Steven Kleinman, the Senior Medical Advisor to the American Blood Center and American Red Cross echoes these sen-timents claiming that this ban, "is medically and scientifically unwarranted and recommend that deferral criteria bemodified and made comparable with criteria of other groups at increased risk for sexual transmission or transfusion- See Reo CROSStransmitted infections." The American Red Cross, however, is not entirely culpable for tltis policy. The Food and DrugAdministration regulates the American Red Cross and has imposed this rule on them. The American Red Cross has

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ARTS & NTERTAINMENTA Weekend in the City Has Something For Everyone

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voices his regrets about the relationship's failure.Lines like, "And on that teachers' training day, we wrote our names on

every train" and "I could feel your heartbeat across the grass, We shouldhave run. I would go with you anywhere" are extremely personal and acces-sible to listeners. This relation draws you in much more than Silent Alarmcould because of the lyrics' obscure images and distant anger.It seems that A WeekencJin the City is a bottom-heavy album. Its stand-

out tracks are all in the second half, namely, "I Still Remember," "Sunday,""On," and "Uniform," The ll-song album ends with a slow, floating balladcalled "SXRT" that focuses on Okereke's dismal feelings about life, Hesings, "If you want to know what makes me sad, well it's hope, theendurance of faith-a battle that lasts a lifetime, a fight that never ends"before the song swells into a momentous climax.

Throughout the album, Okereke deals with his feelings-about theworld, growing up, regrets, and love-emotions that everyone can relate to.These themes, paired with Bloc Party's characteristic catchy bass and ring-ing guitars makes A Weekend in the City a gem, and a success for both "hard-core" Bloc Party fans as well as fanner doubters, like myself.

Tracks like "Hunting for Witches" and "The Prayer" will quench thethirst of their original fans, while the likes of "Suuday" and "J StillRemember" will draw in newer fans that may not be attracted to the old"techno" sound, Who knows, maybe this album will finally put Bloc Partyon the U.S. charts, like Silent Alarm did for them in the U.K,

Ifyou think you don't like Bloc Party now, don't be inclined to pass overthe band's sophomore effort, A Weekend in the City, In stores Feb, 6, thealbum is a step in the right direction, Bloc Party's first album, Silent Alarmwas; an upbeat, dance-y collection of songs dripping with catchy drum andbass lines. I never grew to like the album much, with the exception of"POSitive Tension," and was skeptical of A Weekend ill the City, After justone listen, though, Iwas completely hooked,

And fans of Silent Alarm should not be afraid, The new album stays trueto Bloc Party's unique style and provides ample quick-tempoed songsaccompanied by fast drums and pitchy electric guitars, while taking morerisks than Silent Alarm.

The lyrics are perhaps the biggest difference between Sitent Alarm andA Weekend in the City. Singer Kele Okereke maintains his distinct vocalsand obvious British accent, but takes the lyrics to a more relatable andaccessible level. Some tracks, such as "Hunting for Witches" and"Kreuzberg" have a political feel, especially the former, which is a responseto tHe recent bombings of the London subway system.

Other tracks are more introspective and personal than those of SilentAlarm, and Okereke's emotions are actually discernable, making the songseasier to connect with. "I Still Remember," the second single off the album,recalls a day spent with a love interest gallivanting around the city, and he

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SHINS WINCE AWAY THE NIGHT TO MUCH DELIGHT SOUND OFF! LINSDAY IN REHAB?BY STEVEN BLOOM

staff writerand bubbly, My favorite song off the album, althoughless catchy, is "Split Needles," that features a charmingtambourine, Although it is the same poppy sound astheir previous two CDs, Wincing the Night Away is loud-er in tone, Along with "Phantom Limb" and "SplitNeedles", "Sleeping Lessons" and "Turn On Me" will befan favorites.

In its entirety, the album reminds me of Weezer'sPinkerton, an album that was different than the band'susual style that later developed a cult following.Wincing the Night Away proves to be full of fun anddanceable music, and while The Shins have developedquite a resume over the past 10 years, they haven'treached their plateau yet.

Do you remember the scene in Garden. State whereNatalie Portman's character, Samantha, puts headphonesover Largeman's (Zach Braff) ears and says, "You gottahear this one song, it will change your life, I swear."

Of course you do, And the first thing you did whenyou got home from the theater or finished the DVD wasdownload that song, "New Slang" by The Shins, Y~uprobably thought it was incredible, Well little did youknow-unless you did- The Shius are back, and they'rebetter than ever.

The Shins formed in New Mexico in 1997 whensinger and lead guitarist James Mercer and bassistMartin Crandall, both formerly of rock band FlakeMusic.joined forces with guitarist Dave Hernandez andmummer Jesse Sandoval. Nearly two months after theband came together, they released seven singles andq~ickly signed with Sub Pop Records,. Soon after they broke onto the rock scene by touring

with Modest Mouse, The Shins released their firstalbum, Oh, Inverted World. The album was reviewed ashaving a jangly pop sound, much like the Beach Boysand Belle and Sebastian, It featured songs "WeirdDivide", "Girl Inform Me", and the previously men-tioned "New Slang", In 2003, The Shins released theirsecond full-length album Chutes Too Narrow an albumthat proved the band belonged in all indie music circles.

On January 23rd, the band released Wincing theNight Away, their third major CD release. The first sin-gle is called "Phantom Limb", and it is by far thestrongest track, Previously, The Shins confidentlyboasted a soothing, yet catchy, sound. "Phantom Limb",n,.,ch like the rest of the album, is contrarily very upbeat

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I am going to Las Vegas, Not togamble, booze, and get married, butto see Love, the new Cirqne duS(>leil show based on the music oftire Beatles. This is probably thegreatest way I could spend myspring break,

The Beatles have demandedattention and respect, if not love,sipce they formed as The QuarryMen in 1957, This is partly becauseui the nature of John Lennon andPaul McCartney, both natural per-formers with natural egos, but alsobecause of the undeniable creativitytlrat flowed through the band as awhole, The original thirteen albumsarc classics, serving as the founda-tion of rock and roll, and as theprime examples of musical innova-tion.• There is the possibility that the

intrigue of the Beatles will fade,Naturally, listening to "DearPrudence" hundreds of times canmake the song lose its appeal.Fortunately, for those who areBeatles obsessed, they have treatedus pretty well, Not much time passesbefore a new Beatles-related object,whether it is a book, documentary, orCp compilation of rarities, isreleased. But certainly the most

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While 2006 was a great year forup and coming acts, it is lookinglike 2007 will be big for someestablished stars. Here are someyou should be looking out for:

Smashing PumpkinsThis classic 90s band spent the fallin the studio with legendary produc-er Roy Thomas Baker (Queen, TheCars, The Darkness), at work ontheir first new album since 1999,Supposedly it sounds like a blend ofSiamese Dream and Mellon Colliewith some sort of "twist."

NJ,N, - Year ZeroThe follow up to With Teeth hasbeen described as a concept albumby lead singer Trent Reznor. Herecently said "it's part of a biggerpicture of a number of things I'mworking on. Essentially I wrote thesoundtrack to a movie that doesn'texist."

Wu- Tang Clan - 8 DiagramsThis legendary hip-hop group isfinally planning on releasing theirfirst new album in six years, It willbe their first group recording sincethe death of 01' Dirty Bastard inNovember 2004, RZA has promised

BY SOPHIE FITZGERALD"I didn't know she was in rehab.

If she doesn't want to be in rehab,then she should enjoy herself at thebeach."

-Chase Morgan '07

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exciting thing to be released sinceThe Beatles Anthology in 2000 isthe new soundtrack to Cirque duSoleil's Love,

Engineered and compiled by theoriginal Beatles producer, GeorgeMartin and his son, Giles, Love isthrilling, It is remarkable that songsthat have been around for over fortyyears can still sound new and can beimagined and arranged in fresh,unique ways. It doesn't matter thatMartin may have hopped on themash-up bandwagon, The combina-tions on Love are better than DangerMouse's Grey Album, the JayZ/Linkin Park collaboration, andGirl Talk combined.

The opening, "Because", ahaunting track from Abbey Road,contains only the vocal track, Thesilences are long but only to increasethe potency of the vocals, Martinthen seamlessly connects "Drive MyCar" (Rubber Soul) with the guitarsolo from "Taxman"(Revolver) thatflows into "What You're Doing"(Beatles For Sale) and ends with"The Word" (Rubber Souf). It isgenius because it was unimaginableuntil it became reality.

There are twenty-six tracks onthis album, each either an enhancedversion of the original ("Help''', "AllYou Need Is Love") or newly con-ceived versions and combinations."Being For The Benefit of Mr.Kite!/I Want You (She's SoHeavy)/Helter Skelter" is thestrongest, creepiest, and most excit-ing track on the album, bringing outthe Beatles' edginess and variousinfluences.

After a traditional run-through 0

"Being For The Benefit of Mr.Kite!", already a demented carnivalsong, the whimsical ending is lay-ered with the ominous bass-line of "IWant You" and the screams of

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After a week of treatment at theWonderland Center in California'SLaurel Canyon, Lindsay Lehanresumed working on her film IKnowWho Killed Me, What do you thinkabout Lohan's short stint in rehab,which people thought ended whenshe left to go shopping and hang outat the beach?

"1 think it's a real shame thatchild stars are forced into a world ofdebauchery, cocaine, and breastimplants, I really sympathize withher problem of having too muchmoney at such a young age.. "

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"She was in rehab? She needs todye her hair red again."

-Andrea Packard '07

"For her own good she should"get her act together. If she wants totake acting seriously, she needs tobecome an actual actress, and thenmaybe people will respect her. Also,'she needs to stop smoking so hervoice sounds normal and not sohusky."

-Chrissy Mitchell '07',,"

brates it. Vogue's Sarah Mowers-described the show as part of "~'body of work that is an endless nar-rative around his favorite subjects.j]His inspiration, as stated in theshow's program, was roses, peonies,violets, marigolds and geraniums, _Like spring, his design is ephemeraland light as breath,

Couture was a whisper aboutflowers, Lacroix saying it with agraceful draping of chiffon in acheerful tone, and the flower concepteffortlessly held together the showlike grosgrain ribbon in a younggirl's hair,

With color usage seeming to blike those of any other designer-except on hallucinogens-his ampli- -fied colors are part of the allurebehind wearing his clothing, Lacroixcouture commands attention becauselit is bold and challenges a woman towear his creations with panache andclass, Endowed with a wonderfnleye for transforming the unusual intosomething desirable, his color ele-ments can be dissociated to reveal aplentitude of cobalt blue and yellow,which are both spot-on for thisspring,

Gold lame with a blossom pro-truding through the fabric is his liter-al take on spring, and that touch car-ried through some other memorablelooks, A ruffled ombre skirt in greyfading to white hues was paired witha black sequined coat, and the lookwas completed with a coral pinkblossom and a hat of black roses';'pure poetry in flowing motion.Lacroix introduced a black, white,and grey graphic skirt with a satincanary yellow cocktail jacketadorned with the blossom, But hismost seductive and subversive lookwas a black silk tulip dress with asheer bust and minimal ruffles detailseparated by a black blossom; thecoat featured feathers at the cuffs,

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Wilco - Sky Blue SkyArguably one of the most importantrock bands in the last ten years,Wilco is releasing the follow-up totheir experimental 2004 disc Ghostis Born, Some of the songs beingconsidered for inclusion are"Impossible Germany". "Shake itoe-, IIWalkenll and "Either Way,llall played last fall while the bandwas on the road.

BY ARETI A, SAKELLARISKanye West - GraduationThe first single from King Kanye'snew album will be "Homecoming"featuring Coldplay lead singerChris Martin, who recently guestedon a track from Jay-Z's comebackalbum, Kingdom Come, One collab-orator from West's 2005 album LateRegistration who will be returningfor "Graduation" is multi-instru-mental creative genius Jon Brion.

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With forty couture shows underhis belt, you'd think ChristianLacroix would be old news, Yet, hisshows continue to astound the fash-ion world because he is the onlydesigner that could ever devise, exe-cute, and present a show with asmany design elements as he did inhis Paris presentation on January23rd,

Teetering in four-inch high stilet-tos near the line of insanity,Lacroix's models bombarded Pariswith luxe short and column dressesalike, prints, and embellishmentsreferencing everything from theromantics to folklorists to the mods.To an unacquainted eye, it wouldseem that the presentation was a dis-aster and in desperate need of a con-ceptual and aesthetic editing over-haul.

But Lacroix does not march hisgirls down the runway in an attemptto expound an explicit statementabout the need to be futuristic (seeBalenciaga), a return to the sixties(see Gucci and others), or highwaists and slim cuts (see Miu Mill),

ILacroix is Lacroix: we love him

because he is a master craftsmanand, though be is serious about howhe does fashion: he has fun and cele-

Radiohead - TBAContain yourself, I'm beyond excit-ed too,

Ted Leo & the Pharmacists -Living with the LivingIf their last album, Shake theSheets, is any indication, these indierock veterans should be ready toexplode with this new release,

Common - Finding ForeverIn a leaked track from the album,Cornmon samples MLK1s famous "IHave a Dream" speech and featuressome guesting from Will.l.Am(Black Eyed Peas), The album wascoproduced by his friend and men-tor Kanye West. Cornmon says it's amix of vintage soul, progressivejazz and what he calls "futuristicboom bap." West has already pro-claimed that it's the best rap albumof the year,

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ARTS &ENTERTAINMENTDoctoring the Drama On and Off the Set of Grey's Anatomy

BY SOPHIE FITZGERALD

press has not missed. In the midst ofthe press backlash after the GoldenGlobes, Knight spoke outwardly onEllen DeGeneres's talk show andWashington checked into a rehabcenter in order to address the issuesthat caused his verbal outburst.

Regardless of the off-cameraevents, the show must go on, and thereal-life drama has added a new wayto look at the show, particularly thescenes between O'Malley (Knight)and Burke (Washington). The twocharacters are close in the show, andtherefore it is hard to believe that thetwo actors may not even speak: toeach other once the director yells,"cut."

It seems that actors need toremember that with the age of COITIR

munication at hand, they will beheld accountable for every wordthey utter, whether they truly meanwhat they are saying. Once they'veblundered, there is no escaping the

huge backlash that the Internet willsurely cause. Gibson, Richards, andWashington show this quite clearly.

The show itself appears to bemaking up for off-camera dramawith the recent plot twists, perhapsto refocus the audience on their tele-visions and not their favorite enter-tainment blogs, ln a recent episodethere were TWO wedding proposalsin the course of 3 minutes. Yes, weare heading into February TVsweeps, but it does seem a bitextreme. Luckily, the writers did notdecide on the obvious choice ofMcDreamy proposing to MeredithGrey, but stuck with the supportingcharacters. While ABC insists thatWashington will not be fired, theshow's tone will probably changewith the scandalous events this pastfall. Grey's Anatomy proves that atruly great show will provide bothon and off screen drama.

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Season three of Grey's Anatomyhas seen its fair share of drama bothon TV and behind the Scenes. ForgetMcDreamy and McSteamy, the realheat is between T.R. Knight, whoplays George O'Malley, and IsaiahWilshington, who portrays PrestonBurke, after Washington allegedlycalled Knight a homophobic slur onthe set this fall (after which Patrick"McDreamy" Dempsey supposedlypunched Washington).: In the fall, the media caused

most of the buzz around the incidentand there was little heard from ABCor any of the cast members involvedat that time. One has to wonderwhether the season has a larger audi-ence because of the on-set scandal.Either way, as the New Year arrivedand new episodes were back on theair, it seemed that the cast and the

audience of Grey's Anatomy wouldbe able to put the event behind them.

It was not until the GoldenGlobe Awards, specifically when thecast and crew were questioned afterWinning an award, that thiogs reallygot out of control. IsaiahWashington stepped in front of theshow's writer, interrupting her, andproclaimed that he had not "calledT.R. a f--_." It was certainly ajarring and distasteful move onWashington's part, since it merelybrought back the controversy. Therest of the cast stood there lookingshocked and uncomfortable.Washington, although attempting toexecute his own damage control,managed only to look like anotherMel Gibson or Michael Richards,both of whom have made offensivecomments (although their slurs were

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I Face-Off!Drama continues between Wasbington(left) and Knight (right). Iracial) this past year that have great-ly tarnished their reputations.

Of course, this also raises thequestion of why, if he did refer toKnight with a biased term, hasWashington remained a part of the

show's cast? The media speculatedthat if it had been Patrick Dempseyand he had made a racial slur,Dempsey would have been fired in aheartbeat. This speaks of an underly-ing issue of gay rights, a fact that the

"You Hear That New Jam, Yet?" No Rules of Attraction: Odd Celeb CouplesBY CHASE HOFFBERGER BY ANDY PALLADINOfrom R. Kelly, Snoop, Nas, Mary J.

Blige, Andre 3000, John Legend,Beyonce, Young Jeezy Kanye West,Busta Rhymes and GhostfaceKilIah: a staggering lineup of hip-hop's biggest names all on one CD.

The problem with these mix-tapes is that they are illegal. Tracksget leaked to the DJs with the inten-tion of being used "for promotionaluse only." Still, go to websites likemixunit.com and you'll find pageafter page of mix tapes being soldwithout the official permission ofthe record companies that hold therights to the songs.

But mix tapes are capable ofserving as legitimate and valuableforms of promotion. The success ofmany rappers, including Lil' Wayneand all the members of G-Unit, hasdepended on mix tapes. It's theirway of staying on the scene andmaking sure their voices are heardwith new material.

Standing on the other side of thisfence is the Recording IndustryAssociation of America (RIAA), anorganization of stone-cold suitsdetermined to make us college stu-dents pay for music rappers want usto hear for free. On January 16th DJDrama (nee TYree Simmons), andhis protege Don Cannon, werearrested in their Gangsta Grillz stu-dio in Atlanta as police, working

with the RJAA, seized over 80,000CDs, four vehicles, and recordinggear.

DJ Drama has been influential inthe development of such southernrappers as Lil' Wayne, Young Jeezyand T.l. His legend is no secret to thegeneral public. In the past year hehas appeared on the cover of XXLMagazine, and he was scheduled torelease his first album later in theyear, Gangsta Grillz: The Album onAtlantic Records. He was the recipi-ent of four trophies at the Justo's10th Annual Mixtape Awards.

The arrest of DJ Drama, who isconsidered one of the top five DJs inthe country, has raised chaos in themix tape community. Rapper Gravyreleased a track titled "F*** theRIAA" and DJ Kay Slay just put outa mix tape in which he removed hisname from the cover in an effort tosidestep the RJAA.

The bottom line is that mix tapeswill continue to exist. Withoutacknowledging it, their distributionbenefits not just the DJs and rappers,but also the record companies whofeed off the promotion. And we ben-efit from them, too, because theygive us a chance to ask the questioneveryone wishes they could ask first:"you hear that new jam, yet?"

advantage, since there's no pressure to compete witheach other. There are also the conflicting styles; Fergie'sinto the hip-hop thang while Duhamel is a bit more clas-sic.

As for some honorable mentions, there's William H.Macy and Felicity Huffman, Ashton Kutcher and DemiMoore, Michael "No Talent Ass Clown" Bolton andNicolette Sheridan, Bruce Springsteen and that 9/11widow, and Angelina Jolie and anyone she's ever beenwith, from Brad Pitt to her brother.

staff uiriter staff writerOne sad truth about hip-hop is

that you need to always be on thescene to stay on the scene. Rappersthought to be the next best thing oneday can fall off into obscurity in theblink of an eye if they haven't beenputting out new stuff. For this rea-son, rappers are constantly either inthe studio working on their new sin-gle or on the set filming a video. It'sa "what have you done for me latelybusiness" that can put acts on theirbacks if they aren't producing.

One way to stay on the scene isby appearing on mixtapes. Rapperscan go into the studio for an after-noon and lay down three roughtracks to appear on a mix tape. Theprocess takes them almost no timeand serves as free promotion fortheir album.

-The driving force behind mix-tapes are DJs. Spinners like DJ KaySlay. Big Mike and Clinton Sparkstake tracks rappers have been work-ing-on and put them onto mixtapes atan extremely rapid pace. The mixesallow the listener to hear new tracksbefore they've been released, amove that works also in promotingthe' rapper. On a mix tape, like theone' released on January 20th by DJWhite Owl, you can hear tracks

In the celebrity world, boyfriend and girlfriend pair-ings are not required to make any sense. In the spirit ofthis upcoming Valentine's Day, we'll be taking a look atthe couples whose very existence blows our minds.Please keep in mind that a lot of these are based onrumors and have yet to be confumed by one or both par-ties. But since they always lie about the denials anyway,we'll go with it.

First up are singers John Mayer and Jessica Simpson.The former is the picture you'd see if you looked up"boring" in the dictionary, while the latter is as hyperand excitable as they come. Intelligence levels are quitedifferent as well. He is seen as very brainy while she isa total ditz. This pairings has been reported on and off inthe tabloids for quite some time, but now it's starting tocome out as true. Just hope MTV isn't planning another"Newlyweds."

With Jim Carrey, he's not the one who's "smokin'",but his girlfriend, Jenny McCarthy, is. The Oscar-levelactor and Razzie-winning actress/Playmate got togetherafter her divorce from director John Asher. Despitebeing on opposite ends of the respectability spectrumand a decade apart, they are both in the field of comedy,which does serve as an understandable common interest.But still, it's obvious to see who's the dumb and who'sthe dumber here.

This next couple is a man with a woman's name anda woman with a man's name, but that doesn't even beginto level them out. They are none other than MarilynManson and Evan Rachel Wood. As you likely alreadyknow, Manson is the Goth shock rocker who's been hor-rifying parents everywhere for about a dozen years nowand Wood is the teenage star of several independent"!!!!-----------------------------------------I movies. Manson, pushing 40, recently split up with hisLove wife, Dita Von Tesse. Be on the lookout for his upcom-ing movie based on the life of author Lewis Carroll,which will star them both.

Finally, there's Josh Duhamel and Fergie. Duhamelis a lead actor last seen in Touristas and Fergie is proba-bly the only reason why people pay attention to theBlack Eyed Peas. If you're wondering "Who amel?,"you've hit a key factor here: the female is more popularthan the male. When this happens, it's usually not goingto work out. Just ask Reese Witherspoon, Hilary Swank.,or Kim Basinger (although Alec Baldwin's popularityhas soared and her's sank since they divorced). Ofcourse being in two different entertainment fields is an

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We Do It In the Road" all in one song; and experiencethe haunting beauty of "Eleanor Rigby" properlyremixed and remastered .

'''Helter Skelter.".Heavy..Love is incapable of replacing the original versions

of The Beatles' songs, but it is the only place you canhear "Sun King" played backwards; "Hey Bulldog","Lady Madonna", and the drum line from "Why Don't

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Still, Lacroix pushes the envelope.Lily Cole's flawless walk in the tulle, gold threaded,

extravagantly embroidered wedding dress while wearingan ornate headpiece and veil for the show's finale, clear-ly indicates that the show was very Lacroix.

Love music? Constantly filling yourfriends in on interesting new bands?

Couture offers a forum for a designer to extend hiscreativity to its farthest. Lacroix presented an unexpect-ed .reinterpretation of the corset worn over an over-whelming mess of black chiffon and tulle ruffles, highkeyhole neckline and puff-sleeves. Metallic disksannounced the natural waist is back and he avoided overtsexiness by tying it with innocent enough pink ribbon.

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biggest wild koala population.They also have a lot of giant bats,with 3-foot wingspans. I saw somesharks when I went scuba diving,and a cassowary, which is a reallyendangered ostrich-like bird.

CC: There were kangarooseverywhere. They were actuallykind of like deer here - I saw a lotof dead ones on the highways.There were a few who just chilledoutside our dorm. I went toMagnetic Island, which has the

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excursions to Darfur. A discussionon the importance of internationallegitimacy in convincing theSudanese government to halt theiractions, and the role that the interna-tional community should play in thisstruggle followed. Along with

answering various questions, Dr.Eric Reeves concluded the panelwith stating that "GenocideOlympics" is the most progressiveform of action that activists canbecome involved in.

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"Last year, not only did we finishin the top five, we significantlyboosted our campus recycling rate,"said Amy Cabaniss, campus envi-ronmental coordinator.

RecycleMania is not the onlyendeavor generating enthusiasm. Afew students have undertaken indi-vidual efforts of environmental con-servation. Misha Johnson '08, LeiaCrosby '09 and Tyler Dunham '09have been selected as one of tenfinalists in the "EcomaginationChallenge," an event co-sponsoredby MTVU and General Electric thatencourages college students to"develop new, creative ways togreen their campus. The Conn entryis an intricate composting plan titled"Community, Conservation,Compost: A Holistic Approach."The "Ecomagination Challenge"application required the creation of afilm, for which the environmental-ists enlisted the help of film studentBen. Pedley '09. Cara Donovan '08and Mike Seager '08 also played arole in the submission of the project.

If enacted, the scheme would

involve the introduction of two mas-sive composting tubs; the resultingsoil would be traded with local farm-ers in return for produce to be usedin the dining halls, replacing the cur-rent protocol of paying a local pigfarmer $425/month to haul foodwaste away. All told, this compost-ing scheme would reduce currentlevels of food waste by 35,000 lbs.,while concurrently assisting the.school in building relationships withthe local community.

National competition in the"Ecomagination Challenge" hasbeen fierce, and for good reason: thewinning entry will receive a $25,000grant to "bring their green dream tolife," a feature on MTVU and a freeEarth Day concert.

All finalist entries can be viewedat ecocollegechallenge.com. Thosewho visit the site before March 2will be asked to vote for theirfavorite entry, so get online and votefor Conn! The winner will beannounced on March 20. Recyclingupdates can be seen atRecyclemaniacs .org.

conscious of for the future of ourworld."If the nature of competition and

the champion title in Recyclemania2007 doesn't prove to be enoughincentive to motivate some students,the promise of good entertainmentmay serve as another. A studentdirected campaign, The ConnecticutCollege Renewable Energy Club'sConcert from Conservation is a con-cert that will be funded by themoney saved from energy conserva-tion on campus. Ending in late

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will go towards SAC events, such asthe ever-popular Floralia.

"We're anticipating to make acouple of thousand dollars for ourplanning of Floralia," addedDryden, SAC Concerts Chair. Healso warned, "don't expect us toannounce the lineup for a fewmonths."

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Heartbreak For Women's HockeyBy Eric DeBear

sports editorFollowing a good stretch f

play during the winter break wh~nthe Connecticut College women'shockey. team registered three winsIII a row, they have been dealt sev-eral hard-to-swallow loses in suc-cession. Dating back to a January17th game against Amherst, theLady Camels have played fiveaway games in a row, all of whichhave been loses. However, despitea 6-1 blowout in the first game ofthe road trip against the AmherstCollege Lord Jeffs, Conn has beenextremely competitive in everygame during the current losingstreak. The Camels lost' each oftheir last four games by one goal,including two games that weredecided in 'overtime.

The first of these one goal losescame against the Colby CollegeMules on Friday, January 19th inWaterville..Maine. The game start-ed off with back-and-forth actionbetween the two teams, but thehosts were able to strike first on aLaura Anning '09 shot just under16 minutes into the opening period .•In the second period, Anningscored the eventual game winninggoal to put the Mules up 2-0. Thevisiting Camels remained competi-tive throughout the rest of the gameas Captain Kristen Van Slyke '08scored early on in the third period.Unfortunately, the Camels couldnot complete the comeback despiteout-shooting Colby 39 to 28 in the

By Ben Eagle squash teams visited Tufts andplayed to different results. Thewomen, who are 5-11 on the season,held a clinic on how to launch acomeback when they defeated theLady Jumbos 5-4 last Friday. Itbegan at the number three seed whensenior co-captain Anna Bullardbounced back from a 2-0 deficit towin the match. Later, at the numberone seed, the same situation seemedto be unfolding for Ryan McManus'08. The junior fell to an 8-1 deficitagainst the Jumbo's top player and itseemed as though Tufts would winthe deciding game in their match.But McManus rallied, taking the rest

sports writer

After the black ball is rolledaround in your palm for a few min-utes, it begins to get warm. Only inthis state can the ball be put on thehardwood, and smacked towards thered box painted on the wall. Forthose of you who don't quite knowwhat I'm talking about, the sport issquash. With goggles firmly fas-tened to your face, there is no bettergame to play on that court. Not evenracquetball.

Last weekend the men andwomen's Connecticut College

Men~Hockeyhome the game winner six minutesinto the third stanza. Both Parker '10and his Amherst counterpart, JoshFillman, recorded 23 saves.

However, the Camels reboundedthree days later and trouncedHamilton, 5-1. Parker '10 had thestandout performance of the game;the Conn goalie recorded 33 saveson 34 shots. Not to be outdone bytheir goalkeeper, three other Camelsplayers registered stellar perform-


'10 dominated between the pipes,recording 26 saves.

Six days later, the Camels suf-fered a narrow 2-1 defeat againstthen-13th-ranked Amherst College.Howarth '10 recorded the onlyCamel score at 5:03 in the first peri-od. Amherst's Ryan Blurns evenedthe score at I-I at 12:16 in the first,and teammate Jeff Landers put

the Camels hung in until the veryend of the game. The team's hardwork payed off when Mauer scoredher team-leading eighth goal of theseason with just 28 secondsremaining. For the second Consecu-tive game, the Conn team washeaded for overtime. But the extraframe did not last long as Hamiltonscored just 24 seconds into suddendeath overtime.

Once again, the Camels had topick themselves up after a heart-breaking loss as they traveled toHartford, Connecticut to meethosts Trinity College the followingday. Much like the game againstBowdoin which followed a loss thenight before, the Camels got on theboard first with an Emily Mason'09 strike late in the first period.However, the visitors allowedTrinity back into the game duringthe second period, as the Bantamsadded two goals in the first tenminutes after the break. Not to bedenied, the Camels evened thescore at 2-2 on an unassisted goalby Erin Davey '10 late in the sec-ond. Unfortunately, Conn falteredin the final frame as they allowed aTrinity goal midway through thethird period which gave the hosts a3-2 victory.

The women's hockey team willtry to end their five game losingstreak as they finally return toDayton Arena to host WesleyanUniversity at 7:00 p.m. on Fridaynight.

of the sets en route to a thrillingCamels victory. Other victories forthe ladies were Sage Shanley '07 atthe #4 spot, Cara Flynn '10, andAmanda Poe '07 at the #8 position.

The men, who are an impressive7-6 on the season, unfortunatelyweren't as lucky on the court thatday, loosing 8-1 to the Tuft's squad.One bright spot in this somewhatlopsided loss was the play of DannyBloom '07. The senior, as if taking apage out of the women's book, ral-lied for an impressive five game vic-tory.

ances on the day. Howarth '10 andLiamero '09 recorded two goalsapiece, while Rob Campbell '08recorded three assists for the hometeam.

The men's hockey team looks tocontinue their winnings ways. asthey face-off against conferenceopponents Trinity College onFebruary 2nd and WesleyanUniversity on February 3rd.

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Men's Basketball Battles 'ForNESCAC Playoff Berth

Matt Fava

sports writer

The Connecticut College men'sbasketball team made a run at thebeginning of the season that consti-tuted their best start since the pro-gram's NCAA Final Four appear-ance in the 1998-1999 season. Afterthe first semester of play, the teamwas standing at a respectable 7-3record, and things were looking up.Having set lofty goals for them-selves during the off-season, howev-er, the Camels were not satisfied,and came back from break withambitions to continue their winningways. While most college studentswere taking it easy during wintervacation, the team came back tocampus early, worked hard on theirgame and came up with wins overJohn Jay College, Roger WilliamsUniversity and Eastern NazareneCollege, improving to 10-3.

At this point, the squad had woneight of their last nine games andwas eager to carry this streak intoleague play. One game before leagueplay began, however, CC wastripped up by Johnson & WalesUniversity in a disappointing 67-63loss. The game was close through-out, but the Camels were not able topull it out in the end. Thus' began anunfortunate stretch of six consecu-tive losses, including four in theNESCAC.

While this losing streak left theteam frustrated, belief that theycould tum things around remainedhigh, as all but one of these losseswas by seven points or Jess. It wasclear that the team had hit a roughpatch, but it was equally clear thatthey needed just a few luckybounces in order to snap out of theslump.

In the first game of last week-end's play, the Camels played a veryclose game with the visiting TuftsUniversity Jumbos. Conn was ableto Hold the Jumbos' leading scorerto just two second half points, and indoing so, CC held the visitors to 19less points than their season average.Even though the hosts displayed abrilliant effort on defense, it was notenough to get the job done, as theywere unable to find the offensivefirepower to take down the Jumbos.In what was expected to be a fast-paced, high-scoring game, the finalscore was a surprisingly low at 63-56 in favor of the visitors.

However, the Saturday match-upwas an entirely different story thanthe previous game. Somehow, some-way, the Camels came out of thelocker room refreshed and hungryfor a win. Facing the daunting taskof knocking off the nation's #19seeded team in Bates College, Conndid not back down. Leading scorerCharles Stone '08 won the tip off,and the Camels never looked back.

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After shooting an absolutelyastounding 79% from the field, thehome team entered the intermissionwith an impressive 40-20 lead. Aswas expected, the highly rankedBates squad made a run in the see-ond half. They were even able to cutthe deficit to a startling eight pointsbefore CC was able to put a stop tothe comeback. Crucial offensivespurts were provided by ChristianMosley '08, who dropped a gamehigh 23 points, and Jeff Young '08contributing a healthy 16 points.

This weekend, the Camels face ademanding road trip where they willlook to make two more upsets an,dimprove on their 11-9 record. Thiswill not be an easy task, as they willneed to take down the NCAA #1seed and currently unbeatenAmherst College side (20-0) onFriday night. The Lord Jeffs made itto the NCAA Final Four last year,and continue to be a dominant forcein the NESCAC. Directly followingthis match-up, CC will make theirway to Trinity College for aSaturday afternoon game.Presenting another formidable chal-lenge, Trinity is ranked #41 in theNCAA and boasts a 16-3 overallrecord. With four games left in theseason, this young Camel team islooking to post a late-season run andmake the NESCAC playoffs.

Following a tough loss to Colbyin which they arguably out-playedthe host team, the Camels stayed inMaine to face Bowdoin College thevery next day. The Polar Bears,who are currently second in thewomen's hockey NESCAC stand-ings, provided another tough testfor a road-weary Conn team.However, the Camels showed nosign of tiring from the previousgame as they came out strongagainst Bowdoin. The visitors wereable to get on the board first whenVan Slyke assisted her fellow for-ward Jill Mauer '08 for a goal. Itwas Van Slyke's team-leading 12thpoint of the season. Moreover, theLady Camels had Bowdoin on theropes until the hosts slotted home:goal with less than two minutesremaining in the game. This sentthe game to overtime where thePolar Bears completed the heart-breaking comeback with a "gold-en" goal five minutes into the extraperiod. In an impressive perform-ance, Conn goalie Sara Christopher'10, who has split time with LaurenMellen '09 throughout the season,registered 49 saves.

Following almost a full weekoff from games, the Lady Camelsteam traveled to Clinton, New Yorkto face Hamilton College lastFriday night. Similarly to the previ-ous two contests, Conn played theiropponent very closely. The gameremained scoreless throughout thefirst 37 minutes of the contest untilthe hosts were able to score at the

game. "endOftheSeCOndframe.However, Champions LeagueWomen s Squash Gets Come-From- continuedfrompagelO to sign West Ham misfit Javier Mascherano (Liverpool

is still awaiting FA approval), the Reds have addedBehind VictoryAgainst T'.U·iits might remember that I predicted that Bayem Munich Alvaro Arbela from Deportiva La Coarunia as well as 18- .6. ~ ~ I could well win this years competition again ... my year-old teenage sensation Duran. They become the lat-

.thoughts have not changed. I still back the German pow- est players to join the Reds after Dutch striker Jordyerhouse, their toughest test I believe will come in two Brouwer and Argentinian defender Emiliano Insua asweeks against Real Madrid who themselves are going well as 21 year-old Italian goalkeeper Daniele Padellithrough a domestic crisis. have also signed.

Let's us move to the island. Chelsea suffered a blis- Will Drogba, Kaka, or Morientes win the goldentering blow on Wednesday night when their star left boot? Currently all three players have five goals. Ordefender, Ashley Cole, went to ground clutching this could Crouch, van Nistelrooy, Dica or Saha catch them?knee. The diagnosis - knee ligament damage, leaving Juninho leads the competition with assists (5), buthim with the possibility of being out for the remainder of Ronalda (Christiano), Villa, and Eto'o are hot on histhe season. This is a major blow for the team from heels. All these questions will be answered in my nextLondon as their injury crisis is getting worse by the day. column..Cole is the latest member of the Chelsea star studded The remaining teams in the Champions League havedefense to pick up a knock. Manager Mourinho expects all re-stocked their arsenals and will be ready to do bat-central defenders John Terry and Khalid Boulahrouz to tle in a fortnight's time. For an up close and personalbe back soon, effectively minimizing the blow. preview of the first knock-out stage in this year'sMourinho must make a game time decision whether to Champions League you will have to join me for my sec-play captain John Terry in this weekend's Premier and part of this column.League match-up against Charlton, or wait for the fol- Pick up a CC Voice and enjoy.lowing week against Middlesbrough. Oh and P.S. T am sticking with my Fantasy Football

Liverpool has strengthened their squad for the wide receiver Marvin Harrison. Go COLTS.remainder of the season. After obtaining FIFA approval


host Amherst College Friday,February 2nd at 7:00 p.m. The fol-lowing day-Alumni Saturday at

Conn-the team will lace up againstanother NESCAC opponent: TrinityCollege. The Camels will play theBantams in an afternoon contest,

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batting average, 1l homeruns, 38 RBIs, 64 runs scored,73 hits, 18 doubles, 15 stolen bases in 55 games) andwas selected to the first team All-ACC squad. As thePadres are currently weak at the hot comer, we could beseeing Matty at the major league level very, very soon.

John McCarthy currently plays at one of the mostprestigious and historic hockey schools in the nation,Boston University. "Johnny Mac" was drafted in the 7thround (202nd overall) of the 2006 NHL Draft. In addi-tion, McCarthy is only a sophomore, having played forthe Des Moines Buccaneers of the USHL for the 2004-2005 season. He recorded 10 goals and 8 assists in 60games for the Buccaneers. As a second year player atBU, McCarthy still has plenty of time to develop. Thispast season, McCarthy recorded 4 points (2 goals, 2

assists) to go along with 6 penalties (12 minutes) in 32games. He looks to figure much more prominently in theTerriers' game plan next season, considering that two ofthe team's forwards will be graduating. McCarthy' draftstatus will improve greatly after one or two more solidseasons at BU.

In closing, I'd just like to congratulate all three ofthese guys for their tremendous achievements over thepast few years, as well as the achievements they are sureto make in professional athletics for years to come.They've risen to the top of their respective fields in col-lege athletics and will no doubt continue to impress onthe grandest of stages. Congratulations to Zak, Matty,and Johnny, and good luck in your pursuits and endeav-ors.

2:00 p.m. at Luce. Despite still beingwithout a NESCAC win, the Camelslook to be regrouped and ready fortwo important contests.

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WelcomeBack ToThe World'sGame

Dear Sportsfans,

Welcome back to another excit-ing semesterat ConnecticutCollege andinternationalsports cover-age, broughtto you by yourvery owninternationalman of sports:me. I had a

long discussion with my editor at thebeginning of the week regarding thesubject matter of my latest column.After a long internal debate, I havedecided to break up my latest col-umn into two halves. The first half(printed this week) will ease youback into the wonderful world offootball (soccer). I will report somenews, the latest events, and the mostrecent transfer talk that is going onacross the great pond. The secondhalf (printed two weeks from now)will give a detailed analysis of theremaining teams left In theChampions League, including playerprofiles as well as betting tips and ofcourse my predictions.

Without further ado, let me diveinto the latest news from around theEuropean Football world. We startwith Italy and AC Milan. Italian andAC Milan powerhouse mid fielderGennaro Gattuso has committed hisfuture to the Milan giants byextend-ing his contract by two years untilJune 201 I. The powerful midfielder,often compared with Steven Gerrardof Liverpool and Frank Lampard ofChelsea, will no doubt maintain hisintensity and tenacity in the middleof the park and will aid AC Milan incompeting in the Champions Leagueas well as the Seria A competitions.Staying with the Milan giants, orrather moving to AC Milan, is three-time FIFA world player of the yearand two-time FIFA World Cup win-ner Ronaldo (for roughly $5.5mil-I~). The 30 year-old BrazilianJtitestro becomes the third recruit at~t-Milan dnring the current transfer(l,.eriod,following goalkeeper MarcoStorari and right-back MassimoOddo.

There has been a change at thehelm of Bayern Munich. Felix'Maggat is out and previous BayernMunich manger Ottmar Hitzfeld isin. A 3-2 defeat at BV BorussiaDortmund on Friday and a goallesshome draw with VfL Bochum 1848on Tuesday night proved to be thelast straw for coach Felix Magath,who had predicted his own downfallby claiming anything less than a winagainst Bochum on Tuesday nightwould mean Bayern would have toconcede the Budesliga title. BayemMunich is currently fourth in theBundesliga. The south German sidehave turned once once more toHitzfeld, who twice led them toUEFA Champions League finalsduring his first spell at the clnbbetween 1998 and 2004, and addedfour league championships - includ-ing three in succession between1999 and 200 I - to the two he hadwon as coach of Dortmund between1991 and 1997. What are the impli-cations for the Bayer Munich teamand their Champions League aspira-tions? Those of you who read myarticle earlier in the school year

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By Chris Helms Friendssports writer

The Connecticut College men'shockey team bas had an activeschedule since last report. TheCamels are 7 -1 0-1 on the season.boasting a 5-3 home record and arespectable 6-7 conference record,and have already assured that theywill finish better than last season's4-19-1 mark. With one more win intheir final six games, the men'shockey team will finish with theirbest winning percentage of currentCoach Jim Ward's four-year tenure.

Since most Conn students leftfor Christmas break on December20th, the Camels have gone 3-6-1,including two impressive home winsover NESCAC conference foesHamilton (January 27th) andBowdoin (January 20th). However,to go along with these notable hnmevictories, CC also registered twohome losses coming on January 19thto Colby and January 26th toAmherst.

Greg Parker' 10 had an outstand-ing performance in net for theCamels in the Colby game, but hisdominant effort was not enough toslow down the Mules' offense.Connecticut College would ulti-matel y fall short of their Maine-dwelling counterparts with a finalscore of 3-1; Brian Warner '09scored the lone Camei goal. JakeHenry '07 and Brett Moore ' 10assisted on Warner's first periodgoal. For the visitors, TJ. Kelleynetted the game-winner with eightminutes remaining in the second

The C01m men's hockey team is positioned tv make the NESCAC Tournament, boosted by bome wins over Bowdoin and Hamilton (Afitcbel/).

period, Greg Valenski recorded twoassists, and goaltender BenGrandjean recorded 23 saves enroute to a victory.

The Camels faired much betterthe next day against Bowdoin, ateam that was #11 in the cnuntryheading into the game, when theytoppled the Polar Bears 4-3. RyanHowarth ' 10 recorded two goals onthe day, the latter of which gave theCamels the lead at the end of thesecond period. That lead soon disap-peared, however, as Bowdoinresponded with two goals in thethird period, with the go-ahead goal

coming from Ryan Blossom withjust 5: 13 left to play. The Camelsremained calm under pressure,recording two goals in the final fourminutes of the game to earn the win.Brian Gallagher '08 tied the game at3-3 with 3:32 tn play, and BrianLiamero '09 scored his third goal ofthe season with I:30 left in the thirdto give the Camels the win. Laimero'09 was set up for the shot on a niftypass from Sean Driscoll '10. Parker

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immediately made an impact, col-lecting four rebounds to accompanyher six points and three steals.

Conn was overpowering fromthe start, establishing a 32-7 leadand placing the game firmly in theircontrol. With tenacious defendingand constant offensive pressure, theCamels went into halftime 'with a34-9 lead. With 11:28 remaining inthe second half, an EmilyCummings basket widened the gapto 53-17, and put the game out ofreach for Newbury. Conn's nextgame would prove to be a fartougher challenge in the form of anaway contest at Tufts University onFriday, January 26th.

By Peter Sterling

Despite being without a NESCAC victory, the Conn women's basketball team has seen major improvements in its team this year (Mitchell).

Women's Basketball Falls To Tufts, Bates

With those of us in the seniorclass on the verge of graduation andcurrently contemplating our employ-ment prospects, or lack thereof, sev-eral of myoId friends and formerclassmates from my days at NorthAndover Middle School and St.John's Preparatory School inDanvers, Massachusetts are in veryinteresting and enviable situations. Afriend of mine from middle school ismost likelygoing to bedrafted in the2007 NFLdraft, one ofmy friendsfrom highschool wasdrafted by the CHRIS HELMS.San Diego VIEWPOLNTPadres lastyear, andanother high school friend is current-ly playing in Hockey East and wasdrafted by the San Jose Sharks in the2006 NHL Draft. I'd like to take abrief look at all three of these oldfriends of mine and explain why youshould look out for them on the pro-fessional scene in their respectivesports.

Zak DeOssie is one of the mostdominant linebackers in all of col-lege football. This is not surprisinggiven his size (6'4" 268), speed (4.7040 yard time), and genealogy (hisdad, Steve, starred in the NFL withthe Dallas Cowboys, New YorkGiants, and New England Patriots).This is especially impressive due tothe fact that he plays in the IvyLeague, which historically is not agreat conference for developing NFLcaliber talent, at Brown University.DeOssie was recently selected toplay in the 82nd East-West ShrineGame and earned All-American hon-ors for the second straight season.Moreover, the Brown co-captain hasenjoyed quite the four-year careerwith the Bears. totaling 308 tackles,10.5 sacks, and 4 interceptions over35 games. This past season, DeOssieregistered 103 tackles and 1 sack. OnESPN's Draft Tracker, DeOssie islisted as the 15th ranked outside line-backer, and the initial read is that hecould be drafted early on the secondday of the draft. Zak's only downsideis that he has been somewhat injuryprone, missing games due to shoul ..der surgery and a partially tom liga-ment in his left knee at different peri-ods. Injury concerns aside, Zak willcontinue to impress many potentialsuitors as he participates in --t~'

upcoming combine.Furthermore, Matt AntonellJ: i

living the dream of all young base-ball players. Antonelli opted toattend Wake Forest rather than signwith Major League Baseball's LosAngeles Dodgers out of high school,and his decision has certainly paidoff. Selected by the San DiegoPadres in the first round (17th over-all) following his junior year in col-lege, "Ante" decided to forego hissenior year and sign with the club fora total package worth $1,575,000.Anto is a third baseman by trade, buthe has such great versatility he couldcompete for a spot at second base aswell as the outfield positions. Someof Matty's several notable accom-plishments include starti'1/' all 163games in his three seasons at WakeForest and setting a school recordwith 128 walks. He finished up witha .324 batting average, 18 homeruns,110 RBis, and 46 stolen bases. Antoenjoyed his best season in 2006 (.333

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editor in chief

On Tuesday, January 23rd, theConn women's basketball team wel-comed the campus back with a deci-sive victory over Newbury College.Those in attendance saw the Camelsput on a dominating offensive per-formance, coming away with a 71-25 victory against the winlessNighthawks.

Co-captain Katy Serafin posted adouble-double with 16 points and 10boards, and teammate LauraCoderre '10 notched 12 points andfour bnards as well. Sharon Katz' I0carne off the Camel bench and

Despite showing the same hustleexhibited in the Newbury game, theundefeated Jumbos were not to beoutmatched at home, and overcamea late challenge to post a 65-41 vic-tory in Medford. With the loss, Conndropped to an even 9-9 (.500) over-all, still without a win in NESCACcompetition. Coderre again provedvaluable to her team in her first sea-son in a Camel shirt, netting 12points and grabbing six boards in abalanced effort. Serafin notchednine points and nine rebounds on thenight, but it was Tufts senior ValerieKrah who poured in a game-high 18. points to lead all scorers. Conn hadto regroup quickly for a Saturday

afternoon contest away againstanother NESCAC opponent: BatesCollege.

The Camels again put up avaliant fight, but the game slippedaway late in the second half, leavingthe visitors still winless in confer-ence competition. Bobcats standoutVal Beckwith troubled Conn defend-ers all afternoon, netting 21 points inan exemplary offensive performancethat lead all scorers. Beckwith alsocollected nine rebounds to establishherself as a dominant force at bothends of the court. Close behind herwas teammate Lauren Yanofsky,whose defensive presence of fiveblocked shots and six rebounds nice-ly complimented her 20-point out-ing. i

On the Camel side, LindsayMichel '08 notched a team-high 14points, while Laura Coderre contin-u<!:dto establish herself as a keymember of the young team. Sheposted a double-double, grabbing 10boards to go along with 12 points.Serafin led all players with 12rebounds on the afternoon, chippingin with eight points as well.

Although Bates clung to a 30-22lead at the break, Conn would not goaway easily. In the second frame ofplay, Dena Weinstein found herrhythm from behind the three-pointarc to cut the lead to three with13:14 remaining. Despite the hard-working visitors, the Bobcats used a17-2 offensive run later in the half toput the game out ofreach. With 8:27remaining, Bates found itself sittingon a comfortable 59-41 lead.Although the Camels kept pushingthrough the fmal minutes, the hostseventually came away with 'a 76-63victory.

The Camels finally return horneto the relative comforts of LuceFieldhnuse this weekend, when they

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Men's Hockey2/2 @ Trinity, 7:00 p.m.

2/3 @ Wesleyan, 3:00 p.m.2/9 USM, 4:00 p.m.

Women's Hockey2/2 Wesleyan, 7:00 p.m.2/9 Williams, 8:00 p.m.

2/10 Middlebury, 3:30 p.m.

CalDelScoreboardMen's Basketball

2/2 @ Amherst, 7:00 p.m.2/3 @ Trinity, 3:00 p.m.2/9 Williams, 7:30 p.m.

Women's Basketball2/2 Amherst, 7:00 p.m.2/3 Trinity, 2:00 p.m.

2/6 @ Coast Guard Academy, 7:00 p.m.

M&W Squash2/2·4 NESCAC Championship @ Trinity

2/10 MIT (Men), TBD2/11 Northwestern, TBD

2/16-18 Women's Nationals @ Princeton, TBD

M&W Swimming & Diving2/3 vs Bales & Wellesley @ Wellesley, 1:00 p.m. (Women)

2/23-25 NESCAC Championship @ Bowdoin, all day3/15-3/17 NCAA Championship @ U of Houston, all day

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