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COLLEGE VOICEPUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS Of CONNECT/CUT COLLEGE

NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT VOLUME XXXIII- ISSUE 16 WEDNESDAY, Apri11, 2009

Bringing Elizabeth Durante to Light

Candles burned in the Blackstone Common Room fireplace I.ong after the candlelight vigil dedicated to Liz last Thursday night.

LILAH. RAPTOPOULOSOPINIONS EDITOR fine ...25 things about me", a completely

free-form list of 25 ~ things theyJove. experiences they've had, quirks,phobias, personal preferences - thatdefine them. In it, Liz gives us a glimpseof who she is and was.

where she and seven students plannedto board a plane to Uganda, bringinghumanitarian aid to residents of ruralKaberamaido.The van was struck on395 N by an intoxicated Navy officerstationed in Groton. He was drivingback to the submarine base from Mohe-gan Sun after ;'-;'ight out and~ accordingto his police statement" "four or fivedrinks." His car hurried along on thewrong side of the road with the head-lights switched off.

[unior Jennifer Blanco was sittingnext to Liz in the Livery Limited van,and she explained to the New London

Day that she does not remember thecrash itself, just the shouts and wreck-age afterwards. Stefanie, her father andanother student were driving behindthem. They saw the van flip and Ste-fanie, herself EMT certified, helped theother students and the driver out of thevan and into ambulances, where theywere brought to hospitals and treatedfor their injuries. Liz, the only studentthat could not be reached from underthe wreckage, died at the scene.

But this is not a story about Liz'sdeath .

Liz Durante lived in the southwestcorner of Blackstone, second floor, inthe only double given to a junior. Sheand her best friend Stefanie Hinmanhave been roommates since they wereplaced together their freshman year.Stefanie lives there alone now, bothbeds still made, both desks stacked withbooks, the rug well-vacuumed. "Liz wasthe messy one;' she said.

A month before Liz died, she sat downat her desk to write the wide-spreadingFacebook note which she entitled, "sigh,

5} The concept of Death - specifi-cally, the eternal, infinite, endlessness. of it - scares the hell out of me. A/wayshas.

The specifics of this tragedy arewidely known and uncomfortably told.

. On March 7, Liz was killed in a crashon 395 Non the way to Logan Airport, SEE BRINGING PAGE 4

The Personal Is Political:A Conversation with Two Civil Rights Veterans

Mardon Walker and Zoharah Simmons converse with student Anna Simonds

IN THIS ISSUE·

SEE PERSONAL PAGE 3

ROCIO GARCIAJORDAN BANKSCONTRIBUTORS

crossed when Walker studiedaway as an exchange student atSpelman College, a historicallyblack university. There, Walkerand Simmons met when theyshared the same dorm. Theiracquaintance soon turned Into

"sit-ins" in effort of desegre-gating public places. Simmonswas arrested for entering asegregated restaurant, andwas expelled from Spelman.She explained in response to aquestion from a student panelthat music was her motivationof getting into, and stayinginvolved in the Civil RightsMovement. Music, according toSimmons, moved people by themasses with inspiration fromsinging spirituals in rallies, topassionately chanting "free-dom" on jail busses.

Mardon Walker and ZoharaSimmons did notonly sharetheir first-hand perspective ofthe Civil Rights Movement, butalso disclosed their personal

New Campus Safety Policy

Find out why campus safety is not as present inthe dorms Page 3 There is an activist in all

of us. We all have a triggerthat sparks an uncontrollableadrenaline rush that moves usto act. For Mardon Walker '66,and Zoharah Simmons, Ph.D, agraduate of Spelman College.the Civil Rights Movementduring the 1960's set the stagefor their activism during such ahistorically paramount time.

These inspiring womenshared their stories in a paneldiscussion sponsored by thestudent-led seminar underProfessor Uddin and theCenter for Comparative Raceand Ethnicity. Their paths

· .Whose Watching the Watchmen

Racine Oxtoby offers a review of thenewest flick Page 4

Simmons explained that hermotivation of getting - and

staying - involved in the CivilRights Movement was music.

· .Stewart v. Kramer

See Phil Fritzsche's take on the showdown ofthe century Page 8 a life-long friendship through

their joint efforts in the CivilRights Movement.

The panel served as anopportunity for students to

, hear and learn about activism.While at Spelman, Walker andSimmons participated in the

· .Spring has Sprungl

See what Camel sports were doing overspring break Page 12

Editorials, 2 I News, 3 I Crosswords, 5 I Opinions, 6 I A&E, 7 I Sports, 12

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EDITORIALSApril 1, 2009 CONTRIBUTE: e-mail ccvoice@conncoll.edu

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COLLEGE VOICEPUBLISHeD WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OF CONNECTICUT COLLEGE

Letter From The Editor

Personal Finance and YouWelcome back everybody. I am not sure about your spring

breaks, but mine was inundated with the news of populist angerstemming from the more than generous retention bonuses doledour by AIG,the company that is "too big to fail".While this angerwas warranted (the USgovernment now owns more than 80% ofAIG,meaning we, the people, paid out those bonuses) perhaps ourefforts could be better directed.Let me explain. Recent media coverage and even the latest gov-

ernment actions have portrayed Wall-Street and greedy lenders asthe only culprits in this situation. But that view is narrower th~nmost people's profit margin these days.Equally culpable in this situation is the ordinary American who

borrowed beyond their means. Some of these borrowers werecovetous much like the lenders. But many were low-income, first-time borrowers who didn't know the first thing about mortgagesor interest rates.Here's where the direction of the populist rage can be re-direct-

ed. Perhaps as opposed to being angry at the lenders who mayhave duped these borrowers, we should also be vexed at the bor-rowers for not being better informed.Ask yourself: Doyou know how to calculate a mortgage? What

about simple and compound interests? I, for one, don't. So I wenton a mission to see how we can get classes that would teach ushow to here at Connecticut College.The first thing I found out was that they do, in factteach some

form of personal finance on campus. The class is MATH108,Mathematics of Money. The class is an introduction to elementarymathematical concepts relating to finance, and I recommend stu-dents take it to avoid the path that many borrowers already took.But what if you cannot get into the class? 'It's limited to 30

students, wasn't offered this semester, and will not be offered nextsemester either. •Worry not. If the desire is there to learn about these basic

concepts, then the resources are willing and able. CELSwould bea great start, and there are already professors who have alumniin mind to speak on such topics. But the key point is there has tobe interest on the part of students. Noone is willing to organize aseminar if they think only one person will come. So I beg you, thestudents, to organize and demand a seminar on personal finance.People have every right to wave pitchforks at AIGand their em-ployees, but not if they refuse to educate themselves. That folks, isjust bad economics.

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Letters To The Editorquandary, I am truly baffled.Please note, that I do not

write this with the intension ofdeflating our fellow students'enthusiasm for activism, butrather to redirect it to moreadmirable environmentalcauses.With concern-to environ-

mentalism around campus,I would say we have a longway to go before we can callourselves "gt"een-friendly."Toname a few problematic issues:one could bathe in the steamof some marathon showersaround campus (without join-ing any Daoist denomination),write an Encyclopedia Britan-nica out of one week's worthof paper towels of a given bath-room bin and produce replicasof all of Ruben's paintings inone year, with all the paintwe pour down the art depart-ment's drains.

Dear Editor, one to question what sort ofoccasion could warrant thiscost. From what [ have heardaround campus and in thenewspaper, Power Shift didlittle in the way of accomplish-ing any goal with the exceptionof raising money and puttingon a hip-hop show (a good one,but a hip-hop show nonethe-less.] Advocates of Power Shiftclaim the event "raised aware-ness." I have heard fundraisersand rally gael's use this termfrequently, but have yet totruly understand its functionin secluded areas such as parkinlets and college campuses. Itseems to me the only peoplethe occasion could possiblyhave "made more aware" ofGlobalWarming and otherworldly traumas were thepeople present at Power Shift!This fact yields the question:what good is raising awarenessabout natural issues amongstlike-minded individuals at anenvironmental rally? Ofthis

Sincerely,Spencer Sutton '10

I write to express criticism oflast month's Power Shift event.Myreproach for the Washing-ton trip stems primarily fromthe toll it took not only on ourstudents monetarily but alsoironically on the environment.Due to lack of funds, the schoolwas unable to supply its par-ticipants with transportation.This absence forced studentsto drive individual vehiclesto Washington and of course,back to New London. The fuel'cost alone to the one hundredplus students who attendedPower Shift must have beensubstantial to say the least.Yet, the more pressing matterhere is the damage it did to theenvironment. I imagine aboutthirty cars were required tothe transport the students ontheir journey and at least twotanks of gas to fuel each auto.Such an abhorrent waste of

natural resources provokes

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New Campus SafetyPolicy: Good for Some,

Not for Others

BEN EAGLE & MEGANREBACK

EDITOR-iN-CHIEF &STAFF WRITER

As recently as this semester,a policy change took placeregarding Campus Safety'spresence in the dorms. Someupperclassmen may rememberthat Campus Safety used to bemuch less present in our livingspaces, the college dormi-tories. Yet, at the beginningof the fall semester, CampusSafety seemed to be almostomnipresent, especially in [A,Freeman and Johnson.After listening to many

students' complaints, CampusSafety is no longer activelypatrolling the dorms. Instead,they will only be present onthe first floors and active when

Director of Campus Safety,Stewart Smith noted that

Campus Safety wanted to putthe emphasis back on beingout and around where stu-dents congregate rather thanbeing a "disconcerting pres-ence" in the dormitories.

called. Director of CampusSafety, Stewart Smith, notedthat Campus Safety wantedto put the emphasis back onbeing out and around wherestudents congregate ratherthan being a "disconcertingpresence" in the dormitories.This change is not the only

a reaction to students' griev-ances. According to CampusSafety, they are "working moreon customer relations" and"working on a more friendlybond with the students ratherthan policing." Stewart Smith,Director of Campus Safety islooking to work towards a mu-tual bond with the students.The policy change is a step to-wards striving to get studentsto know Campus Safety out-side of "something bad goingon" and to get Campus Safetyto know the students outsideof their sometimes-imperfectactions.Campus Safety is not present

to simply police, be a judicialforce, or "make students' livesmiserable" at ConnecticutCollege. The recent changesemphasize Campus Safety'smultitude of purposes - to

assist, assure our safety.andcreate a positive bond betweenthe students and officers.But not everyone is happy

with the changes. CampusSafety's reduced role in thedorms does not mean a lack ofdisciplinary presence withinthe residence halls, rather justa change of that presence. Fill-ing the void are floor gover-nors and housefellows."If I remember correctly:'

Neil jones, Housefellow ofFreeman said, "the contractwe signed last March didn'tinclude anything about doingthe majority of lock-outs orbeing the first in command fordiscipline within the residencehall:' He continued: "I am nothere to complain, just to ques-tion, when the amicable phrase'house fellow' will be droppedin favor for the increasinglyfitting term 'M".Reaction amongst the resi-

dents of the houses varied."I wish this policy was

around when I was a fresh-man:' one student wrote inresponse to a posting on Conn-Coli Confessional regarding thenew policy. Another studentposting anonymously wrote,"The only issue [with the newpolicy] is with people who aretoo uncomfortable with them-selves or too inconsiderate towarn those being loud, or talkto their [h]ousefellow and,instead, bitterly call campussafety right off the bat."Time will only tell how

students respond to the lackof authoritarian discipline, butJones felt the transition wastoo abrupt."Going from one extreme to

another is never a smart idea.Iam not about to try and [give]a full scale explanation aboutwhat I think needs to be done,but certainly, changes need tobe made."

The Personal Is Political:A Conversation with Two Civil

Rights Veterans

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

experiences as young twenty-something college students,who were finding their purpos-es in the world.Walker reminisced her

experiences as a student ofour college when it was stillall-women. Simmons-on theother hand, spoke of her child-hood in a segregated world.Walker revealed that a chem-istry professor who was activein the anti-war movementserved as her inspiration tobecome a civil rights attorney.Simmons, a self-considered"wornanist" expresses that herinspiration to pursue a careeras an Islamic scholar was thatshe did not want to follow anysocial movement, institution,or organization that oppressedwomen's rights.

Jordan and Rocio are members ofthe CCSRE394 Seminar and cal-laborated with other students fromthe seminar on this article.

Mardon Walker and Zoharah Simmons

Lights Out•

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At 8:30 PM on Saturday, March 28 Connecticut College shut off their lights to raise aware-ness about the need for climate change. President Leo Higdon Jr. supported the project."Our students are committed to environmental issues, and I am pleased to support them inthis important initiative," he said in a press release earlier this week. "Connecticut Collegehas a long history of environmental education and activism. Participating in Earth Hour sup-ports our commitment to sustalnabllity,"Earth Hour, specifically, is a global initiative sponsored by the World Wide Fund for Nature,

where individuals, businesses and governments turn off their lights to show their supportfor action in regard to climate change. In 2008, more than 50 million people, including anestimated 36 million in the U.S. participated in Earth Hour.Students braved the wind and rain to gather on the green for a candlelight demonstration

in addition to shutting off their lights. Shielding the flickering flames, students created thenumber "60" (pictured above) to represent each minute the lights were off .

professors, past-employers, aswell as their fellow studentsand alumni, says Browne. Shealso reminds students that "thepath that unfolds before youmay not be exactly what youhad planned it to be. I knowambiguity can be scary, butstay flexible and open to thedifferent opportunities thatmay come your way:' .At a recent Dessert and

Dialogue, President Higdonadvised students in much thesame vein. "Don't be afraid toexplore and don't be afraid tostart over:' He recommendedthat students participate in

.Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Job Market?KATE KOLENDASTAFF WRITER

The snow has melted andthe campus is looking greenerevery day. Students can sensethat warmer days are quicklyapproaching, but for many thisyear, this seasonal excitementis tinged with anxiety.It is an unfortunate fact

that we are llving in uncertaintimes. The U.S. economy, aswell as the global markets,are floundering, and we arestill entangled in a numberof aggressive foreign engage-ments. The post-election highhas evaporated and the reality

of a new and somewhat ex-perimental administration hascome into being.Although many facets of

daily existence have becomeinconstant, time marches on.The final day of classes for thissemester is less than six weeksaway, and life devoid of schoolis quickly solidifying.For most seniors, this means

it is time to find a job. Althoughthe notion of young peoplesearching for work is not new,it is one that strikes a particu-larly high level offear in manystudents this year.Luckily, Connecticut Col-

lege's staff and faculty areaware of students' angst, andthey are eager to alleviateit with practical advice andinvolved assistance.julia Browne, a CELS coun-

selor here at Conn, stronglyencourages students to use theschool's closely-knit networks,"in a goodeconomy, 65 to70 percent of jobs are foundthrough some type of network-ing, and that number onlyincreases in weaker economictimes." It is important forwork-seeking students to talkto as many people as possible,including their family, friends,

volunteer activities becausethey "give interviewers asense of who you are and whatdistinguishes you." He alsostressed the importance of abroad knowledge of foreigncultures. as this can createmany opportunities.Even though this may be a

time and a topic that makesstudents want to mentally shutdown and pay attention to any-thing else, President Higdonurged students to keep theirheads about them.

"You don't learn anything bytalking ...you get ahead if youlisten."

THE COLLEGE VOICE NEWS Aprill,2009 4

B.ringing Elizabeth Durante to LightCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

I1} I have never felt as passionate or

as charged by anything the way I amabout medicine.At Connecticut College, Liz was a

psychology major on the pre-med track,a co-captain of the Uganda Project, ofthe CCEMSclub and of the CovenantShelter after-school program in NewLondon. According to her friends, teach-ers and family, this was simply part ofher nature."In high school, Liz did everything,"

said sophomore Sarah Spiegel, who alsoattended Friends Academy in LocustValley, Long Island. "We'd have weeklyassembly, and every week, like clock-work she was up there trying to getpeople come help out with communityservice."Liz was on the West Islip Fire Depart-

ment's rescue squad as an EmergencyMedical Technician, trained to providepre-hospital, on-site emergency care. Ather wake, the fire department posi-tioned their ladders in a triangle fram-ing the entrance of the church. Hun-dreds of community members attended."It was beautiful," Stefanie said. "We

were joking that if she was there shewouldn't have been in the building withus crying, she would have been sittingon the lawn with the fire trucks, withthe lights going, thfnking it was thecoolest thing in the world:'Her voice sped up. "She got so excited

about things that had to do with EMS ormedicine. Like, flip-out."'At the funeral they kept comparing

her to jesus," said Spiegel. "You knowh9W you have hobbies you do in yourspare time? In her spare time, she likedto help people. I swear, she was Jesus,man." .

4) I don't know celebrities names,nor do I recognize actors/actresses,but people like Dr. Paul Farmer aremy heroes.Liz did not simply join clubs on cam-

pus - she thought of ideas and material-ized them, from the CCEMSprogramthat is now in its third semester to theUganda trip itself. She was preparingfor this particular trip for months inadvance, such was her nature. One nightStefanie fell asleep to Liz on her com-puter and woke up to find her in thesame place."Did you sleep?" she asked her,"No, but I ordered discount Ibuprofin!

It'll be in your mailbox soon!".Said Stefanie, "I didn't even think, we

should probably start thinking aboutordering medication, but she was thereand she did it before Ieven got up in themorning. She was the aggressive one:'"I will never forget how excited Liz

got when a shipment of anti-fungalcream for the trip to Uganda arrived

'a few weeks ago," wrote senior KarenLadr on the memorial website. "Herpassion for helping others was palpableand the energy she brought to everyoneshe was around will be missed."

19} [occasionally am struck withthe strong, impulsive urge to dropeverything and explore.Liz wanted to learn through doing,

through patient interaction rather thanstudying from a textbook. She had dif-ficulty sitting still in a classroom, duemore to her impatience with academia'slengthy pencil-before-scalpel require-ments than her disinterest in science."She wanted to go out in the world to domedicine," said Stefanie. "I know it wasfrustrating for her to have to go to classand do homework when she didn't wantto be just talking about things. She'drather be doing them."Psychology professor joe Schroeder

had her in two of his classes, the mostrecent a current course called Sensationand Perception."Liz was wearing her reflective EMT

jacket when I last talked to her," hesaid. "We talked in the past on severaloccasions about her EMT experience. and desire to become a physician. Themedical aid mission to Uganda providedher with hands-on clinical experiencein which she could make an immediate.difference in peoples lives."She would have made an excellent

physician in the truest sense of theprofession:'

Zl} [will pay good money to see'bad movies -It's actually something Ienjoy Immensely.The feeling around campus is one of

loss and confusion and reevaluation, ofanger, and behind it all a small senseof inadequacy. A student in the librarycame up to me after hearing I was writ-ing a piece on Liz, and said, "It seemslike I've done nothing in my life next tothis girl."But Liz was perhaps a part-time jesus,

and this, interestingly enough, may bethe most attractive part of her story.She did it all, but she liked to sleepand watch Family Guy sometimes. Sheswitched between these two selves con-stantly, essentially forming them into aunique one. Sophomore Laura Koroskiput it most eloquently in her memorialpost by bringing us into a nightly din-ner: "One moment she'd say somethingso witty and sarcastic that the wholetable couldn't control their laughing,and the next she'd be talking about howfascinating it was to work with home-less kids at covenant:'Liz was a person with a contagious

laugh, a spontaneous spirit, a strongsense ofloyalty, and, as Stefanie recalledconfidently, a bad sense of humor."I don't know if you want to put that

in the article, but she did, she laughedat little kid jokes. She thinks that ducksand cows are hilarious."On weekend nights, Liz and Stefanie

would pick out the strangest foreignfilm they could find. Their favoritemovie, Bandits, about a woman's rockgroup that formed in prison in Germany,is available in the library. Stefanie nowhas a copy of her own.

11} I have an extremely addictivepersonality - but am entirely straightedge.The summer after her sophomore

year, Liz left her house on ambulanceduty to respond to a cardiac arrest .While driving to do CPR on a stoppedheart, she failed to see a sofa that hadbeen left in the middle of the roadbefore her by drunk teenagers in herneighborhood. Liz swerved to miss thesofa and hit a rock, totaling her car, thistime physically unharmed.The saddest part of Liz's death, the

part that makes it a true tragedy, isnot that she died, but the irony of how.Liz lived in the substance free dormon campus. Her personal life had beenheavily and negatively impacted bydrinking and she did not want to feedinto it herself.In her room that night, surrounded

by Liz's things, Stefanie spoke of thelong-term hopes from the campus com-munity. Her voice was light."I'm sure this kid didn't want to kill

anybody;' she said, "but he probablyalso knew when he got in the car drunkthat he was taking a risk. So I reallywould like if people looked at this' andsort of reevaluated their decisions andrealized that [Liz] had this amazing life.She was happy, and did these amazingthings."It would be nice for kids at Conn if

the next time they thought about get-ting in the car when they're drunk thatthey remember this:'And here is the heart of it, the most

selfless part of it, the action behindtheir firm belief that a patient is apatient is a patient: the ideal goal of Liz

and Stefanie's program is to provide theschool with certified EMT's on call tohelp students who have overdosed onThursday and Saturday nights.Said Stephanie, "Her last conversa-

tion with our friend Glenn Marmon wasabout how, in EMS, sometimes you havethe drunk driver in the ambulance, andhow frustrating it can be, because nomatter bow you feel about what they'vedone, you provide the best medical careyou can to them, and nothing less."

9) Myfriends are unique, wonder-ful, interesting individuals - withoutwhom, I wouldn't be who I am today.It's the little things, like Liz's tooth-

brush, that hit Stefanie as she deals withlosing her best friend. But day-to-day,she is standing tall, attending meetings,smiling at people between classes andmaking sure Liz's legacy will perma-nently outlive her physical self."Part of the EMT training," she said,

"is that when there are things that needto be done, no matter how awful itmight be, you don't deal with your emo-tions. If EMTs started crying every timethey walked into something that wasreally sad or really awful, we wouldn'tget our jobs done. There still is a lot thatneeds to be done."But that's the EMT training," she

continued, "that you don't break downuntil you're alone in your room and noone needs anything from you."According to Counseling Services

director Janet Spoltore, everyone canfind personal ways to grieve sincerelyand appropriately without letting itovertake their life."The most important things are to

keep yourself healthy, get good sleep,eat well, recognize your limitations, askfor help, get support and talk, talk, talkto people," she said.She gave methods' of grieving: some

write their thoughts, look at pictures,give themselves time limits to grieve,or just allow themselves to cry. Many ofthose who didn't know her are likely go-ing through a reevaluation process.Said Spoltore, "professional help can

be very useful as a process to help youlook in a realistic way at what you cando and what you can't do. And we arehere."With the return from spring break

came students fitting easily backinto their daily routine, but with anunderlying tension of untied stringsand an unacknowledged weight. Thisweight is releasing slowly as Liz is be-ing more openly acknowledged. TheVagina Monologues last weekend wasdedicated to Liz's work, SGAclosed onThursday night in a moment of silenceand the psychology department has es-tablished a permanent memorial to hermemory. Blackstone had a candlelightvigil, and a student explained that whenStefanie spoke, everybody cried.On Friday, April 3, there will be a cam-

pus wide memorial for Liz at 6 PM inthe 1962 room. It will focus on her lifeas a community servant and as a friend.Go forth and move mountains - God

. knows, I will...-Liz

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THE COLLEGE VOICE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION April 1, 2009 5

At the March 26 AssemblyMeeting, the SGA:

• Lee Hisle, Vice Presidentfor Information Services, andBruce Carpenter, Director ofTechnical Support, made apresentation about movingstudents to gmail as well as thepossibility of discontinuing theSTC Long Distance TelephoneProgram on room phones.Email addresses would keepthe "conncoll" domain nameand gain around 7 GB of space.Hopes are that the campuswill move to gmail before Fall2009. Around 31 colleges aremoving to it, including Oberlin,Vassar, and Tufts. For the LongDistance Telephone Program,the campus utilization rate is amere 6 percent, and a compari-son between this month to thesame month last year is down

A •Last Week at SGA...In Brief. .

25 percent. This would saveapproximately $3,200 a year.The Assembly supported bothinitiatives.• President Higdon spoke to

the Assembly about our statein the economic climate andhow we have been faring asfar as financial aid and annualgiving. The comprehensive fee,which was set at 3.5 percentincrease,thelovvestincreasein almost forty years. He alsoanswered any questions orconcerns from students includ-ing the status of the sciencecenter, and the cost of studyingabroad.

• Campus Safety DirectorSmith remarked about "tag-ging" graffiti, which has beenoccurring around campus. Asfar as thefts, he said two havebeen caught and are currently

going through a process.

• Harris Rosenheim and thefour class presidents [NickDowning '09, Amy Towne,'10, Seamus Joyce '11, andMichael Dooley '12) made apresentation about changingthe purpose of class counciland roles of those elected.There will now be a "ClassPresident" Handbook, like theSenator's handbook. Therewere also changes made tothe C-book. This will allowstudents interested in runningfor Class Council to know moreabout what the job entails. The'changes passed.

• Pat Wallace brought forth aPost Consumer Recycled Paperproposal regarding havingan option for students to paya few cents more to use 100

percent recycled paper in thelibrary. A pilot project ran lastfall and was highly success-ful. It was not voted on at themeeting, but will be presentedfor a vote in coming weeks.

• Ashley Clinton, KeithFarrell, and Michael Dooleybrought forth a "Satisfactory jUnsatisfactory" proposal, re-garding the fact that professorsare informed when a studentdecides to take a class forsatisfactory junsatisfactory. Astudent still must submit classassignments and "passing"requires a grade of C- or above.The concern was broughtforward that having professorsknow throughout the semes-ter may cause them to treatstudents differently. A vote wastabled until a future meeting .. ,

• Keith Farrell '09 and ClaireGould '10 brought forwarda resolution to change thehonors study. Currently, if anhonor's study student receivesbelow an A~,their thesis isreduced to an "independentstudy" on their transcript. Theresolution was brought for'ward to have students insteadsign up for a "senior thesis"which would then be promotedto an "honor's thesis" if theywere to receive an A- or above.It was tabled for an upcoming.

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OPINIONSApril l, 2009 IOpinions Editor: Lilah Raptopoulos

CELEBRATING LIZ DURANTE

I will never forget Liz's laugh. Iwill surely miss her laugh echo-ing down the hall and makingme smile. Even though I knewher for a short while In the wholegrand scheme of things, I willnever forget her, as she touchedmy life and many other peoples'lives.

,Posted .by: Grace Gunderson

I remember one time she calledme over break, bursting with thestory of how she spent her newyear's on call with some guy rnak-Ing sure he didn't have a heartattack, as his family watched theball drop In the next room over.I couldn't fit a single word In, forminutes.

I've been looking forward to whenLiz became a doctor ever since;she was so Intense and Incredu-lous; I was depending on her tohave more of those stories, for along time. II's wonderful that sheaccomplished so much, but heart-breaking to think of how muchmore she was going to do.

Posted by: Owen Raccuglla

When you live in Blackstone, you live in a family; it'sunlike any other house. It is no exaggeration that every-one knows everyone. Doors are open, dorm events andhouse council meetings are packed, and students talkto one another instead of quietly avoiding eye contactin hallways. In my experience, it was a wonderful placeto live. Sophomore year I was Blackstone's Senator anda Student Advisor when I met the incoming freshmanclass and Liz Durante. Though I moved out by junioryear, I still feel a part of the Blackstone community.

In those years, Liz and her roommate, Stefanie Hin-man, created an EMT student club on campus and hadworked to set up training courses and collaborate withCampus Safety to have EMT responders at emergencies.This is how I knew who to go to the night I severelyburned myself in an art class. Last year, I had beenworking late into the night in Cummings on a projectfor my Mold Making and Casting class.Things wereprogressing until I suddenly spilled 400 degree purplesculpting wax across the back of my hand and thumb.After running it under water and scraping off the wax- which had attached to my skin - it still felt as thoughthe wax was on me, burning me. I knew I needed medi-cal attention and though I didn't live in Blackstone atthe time, both Liz and Stef tended to me that night andsaved me from my excruciating pain.

In recent articles and announcements, I feel thatthere has been an emphasis on Liz's work overseas inUganda. I want to emphasize that this drive to make adifference and to help people did not stop upon returnto the United States. I also want to recognize Liz for ev-erything she valued, which was her friends, roommates,neighbors, and fellow "Blackstoners."

So to my friends in the Blackstone community (bothresidents and friends): recovering from the death ofafriend is hard, and when its one of your own family itfeels even harder. Remember that you are a unique andsafe community and are especially fortunate to haveeach other during this time. Stay strong.

Ashley Clinton '09

I just remembered the time, freshmenyear, when one of the a capella groupswas selling singing valentines, andI said how embarrased I would be toget one of those, so she bought meeight! We waited all night with all of herfriends for my "personal concert", andwhile they were singing, she stood onher desk chair and "conducted", try-ing to make them laugh and forget thewords. .

Posted by: Stefanie Hinman

Words cannot describe howdeeply Elizabeth will be missedby this world that admiredand loved her so much, I mether during our CSR meetingstogether and how passionatelyshe spoke of her Uganda tripand how she was looking for-ward to going. I loved and shareher passion for helping othersand glad I had the pleasure tosee that passion in her eyesand have met such'an amazinghuman being. I aspire to oneday like Elizabeth to change theworld like she said "one day ata time" and now I will carry herwith me every time I am doingsomething to help someoneelse. The Connecticut Collegecampus will not be the samewithout her, but she will neverbe forgotten. My prayers go outto everyone affected by thisloss.

Posted by: Yalissa Cruz

Please join the campus community in the 1962 room this Friday at 6 PMfor a memorial service to honor Liz's life

Photo at top: Liz with Stefanie Hinman on their trip to Uganda in the Spring of 2008Photo above: Liz with Melissa Fernanda after buying one item at each restaurant on Fast Food RAll Photos donated by Stephanie Hinman ow

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JACQUI:S SWARTZCONTRIBUTOR

At the last SGAmeetingbefore the break, a proposal,:,as raised' for a student post-tton descrIbed as the FinancialAid Liaison. Part of a broaderinitiative by FinAid and theOffice of Equity [maybe?],the Financial.Aid Liaisonwould help guide studentsthrough the often labyrinthinepaperwork and numbers-parsing that mar the federalaid process. In offering hersupport for the project, LeidyValencia mentioned how thiswould be a boon to the "nearlyforty percent" of students whowere here on some amount ~of Financial Aid. This stirredsomething, and I found myselfnoting in my response how OUf

school had only fortY percentof its students on financialaid, and, still then, they werea tight-lipped minority Thedebate continued from there,and, relative merits and draw-backs of the proposal aside,something very interestingoccurred: Senators and As-semblymen, myself included,found ourselves tripping overpronouns when consideringbeneficiaries: 'This would behelpful to them ...this could.be of great service to us ...Weshould consider difficultiesfor their/our ..:' and so on.. Nobody knew quite how tosituate this population of Aidstudents, a proper minority inIts own right, in a tactful butaccurate manner. The last greatelephant in the Conn roomhad appeared, pressuring foracknowledgment.

In my brief tenure here,our Campus has gone throughstressful if often cathartic pub-lic discoursing on nearly all ofthe major divisors that threat-en to split us up. The campussaw a rash of hate crimes in2006 which prompted out-pouringsof indignation andconsternation alike on the roleand acceptance of our LGBTQcommunity. John Swig pub-lished a satiric article in poortaste, found himself roundlyvilified, and we went to wrestlewith the meaning of "Bitch".Welbith Mota, for as long as hecan write with one hand or theother, ensures that questionsof Race and Belonging neverstray from our considerationin act and thought. Even non-drinkers confronting drinkersat our Alcohol Conversationsunderscores and explores di-

versity in nighttime lifestyles.And when widespread vandal-ism struck the Plex and fingersflew toward the Hockey Team,frank conversations emergedabout the gulf separating ourstudent-athletes. It seemswe've courageously - if notalways evenhandedly - goneforward towards consideringthe Big Questions of diversity.here - except for one.

Here's a question you'reprobably already sick of:How was your Spring Break?Here're Some better questions:Did you go anywhere? Was ita vacation? Was it a workingvacation? Did you go skiingin Vale? Did you go windsurf-ing in Acapulco? Did you goto work for your uncle, the

It seems we'vecourageously-if not

always evenhandedly-gone forward towards

considering the Big Questionsof diversity here-except for one.

dentist, a few hours a week?Or did you go back to fill in for'the busboy at Wienstein's, youknow, just to help out the man-ager? Or did you help your Dadassemble Murphy beds 'causehe'd just laid off his partner?Or did you put in three timesyour normal hours at theliquor store in Bridgeport, orthe Ray's Pizza·in Yonkers, orthe TGIF in Clifton? Where'dyou get that tan? On the beach?On the site? And you've gotnew shoes! What a lovely anew bag! Oh but those're yourbrother's? You don't say!And so on.How was your break turns

out to be a pretty loaded ques-tion - but believe that thereare wrong answets on all sides ..Been following coverage of thecrazed AIGBonuses scandal?The US Government gave boat-loads of taxpayer rescue cashto one of the insurance giantsthat felled our economy, thenweeks later it comes out thegiant's given over millions inbonuses to their highest-paidexecs. Backlash is, of course,now rampant, as the govern-ment and the giant hustle toquell the 'populist outcry' thathas included everything fromdeath threats to scorn-monger-ing bus tours of AIGexec man-sions. Interesting things you

notice in the reporting, though,are some place names youmight be familiar with. Like,the AIG division under fire hasa base in Wilton, Conn. Like,their execs have homes andfamilies not just in Wilton, butin New Canaan, or in Green-wich, or in Darien. These arefamiliar places to us becausethere are not a small numberof Conn students, Conn staff,and Conn benefactors whocome from these communities.And these are familiar compa-nies because we have are not asmall number of Conn studentswhose family members areboldface names in the world ofcorporate finance. This is whattumult in the recession meansto Us.

When prospective studentsask me about our regrettableyet persistent reputation as aplayground for the wealthy, myresponse is always the same:on campus, we are all equal.At Conn, you rise and fall onthe strength of your charisma,your dedication, your achieve-'merits, and your integrity. I'veknown the superpopular poorand the maligned wealthy,both. I've seen public schoolkids outgun boarder alums inclassroom debates and MV-summering debutantes showmore sensitivity and compas-sion than beleaguered blue-collar upstarts. The old Lineshave ways of admirably fadingin the face of our collectivity,something for which we shouldbe thankful. But when SpringBreak comes and it's time tomake plans for the timeshare,Equality fails.Class a question on the

verge of coming to a very seri-ous head here at Conn. In theBig Wide, conspicuous con-sumption is falling very quicklyout of favor-but what about .in a world where every thirdcar in the lot is a German-madeluxury coupe? Have studentsreturned more shameful oftheir time spent at the factory,or in the Antilles? Whose flightplans were hastily refunded inlight of some troubling newsfrom Dad? Who's started see-ing check-free well-wishingcards from grandparents outfortunes thanks to Madoff?Who may not be here next yearat all? Money is going to rendus, whether we talk about it ornot. So, what then? Is it bestto keep quiet like we've beendoing? Or-has the time come todiscourse again?

My Life as aZombie

RACINE OXTOBYSTAFF WRITER

Last year, I missed out onplaying in the first game ofHumans vs. Zombies orga-nized for Conn. I had to sitand watch my zombie friendschomp human flesh, wageall-out battles in front of thelibrary, and stake out Crofor any lollygaggers hidinginside. Everyone looked likethey were having a rollickinggood time.

Meanwhile, I was miser-able. I felt like I'd missed outon something awesome andspontaneous and exciting.Granted, I got to spend a lotof this time lounging out onLarrabee Green during theexcellent weather we werehaving at the time, probablyreading a good book to passthe time and patting myselfon the back for finally gettingout of my room.

But 1promised myself thatthe next time the game wasplayed, I was going to be onethe first people to sign up.I didn't have to wait long

- the next game was playedthe following week. How-ever, it wasn't quite like Ihad expected. It may havehad something to do withthe game officially startinga day later than anyone hadexpected, or the argumentsstarted over vaccine distribu-tions almost from the start.I'm sure a good deal of it hadto do with many of my friendsactually getting injured invarious ways, some of themhilarious in retrospect.I think the problem with

the second go-around wasthe seriousness of it all. Thefirst game was great because. of its simplicity. It startedquickly, it ended quickly. Thesecond game took too long tostart, aggravating everyone'snerves and spiking theirparanoia, and people whohad played two consecutivegames were probably grow-ing tired.The third game, played last

semester and beginning onHalloween night, also seemedto lack the spontaneity of thefirst game (although if twozombies stalking me outsideof Olin and jumping out whileI was leaving Screenwritingisn't spontaneous, I don'tknow what is). The game'sstoryline, giving the lingeringhumans a quest to follow dur-ing their dying days, seemedawesome at the start, butlocation complications took

center stage on at least onemission, which ended withthe arrival of Campus Safety.But, please, I hope I'm not

being too negative on thegame. Humans vs, Zombies,or HVZ, is one of the bestways to get to know yourschool and your fellow team-mates. I found many backpaths from my dorm to Harristo be both effective and au-tumnal. I got to know all thebest ways to get in and outof my dorm. It also gave mean excuse to wake up early inthe morning, SOthat I mightmake it to my classes beforethe mad rush of studentspassing between buildingsgave me away.As a zombie, I found my-

self really appreciating thefreedom to walk around mycampus without looking overmy shoulder every five sec-onds - trust me, humans areincredibly paranoid from thestart, keeping their schedulessafe and their trips to thebathroom brief. When youletgo of that paranoia, it'srefreshingly liberating. I hadfun coordinating stake-outswith fellow zombies, includ-ing one outside of Harris withthe mission to capture anelusive freshman human, onlyto find that he had escapedonly moments before.When playing, it's impor-

tant to remember that it'sonly a game, so never forgetto have fun. Don't take it tooseriously - I know a numberof players, Including myself,who tend to let loose theirinner douche bag when play-ing, so don't let the game getto your head too much. Don'trefuse to hang out with yourfriend just because you're ahuman and he's a zombie-while the game is set up asa what-if scenario in casezombies come to attack Conn,it is somewhat comforting toknow that human and zombierelationships may one day bea possibility. And don't quitthe game if you've become azombie - getting zombifiedis only the second chapter toyour gameplay.If you're looking for a way

to feel motivated and ener-gized, or if you like tacticsand the thrill of the hunt, orif you just have a craving forhuman flesh, then I highlyrecommend signing up forthe next game of HVZ, set tostart on April 3.

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PHIL FRITZSCHECONTRIBUTOR

Shenanigans, all around.Apparently, it's the word ofthe night for Jon Stewart andJim Cramer: For those of youunaware, a few weeks agothere was a media skirmishbetween Stewart and CNBCwhen Stewart called one oftheir analysts, Rick Santelli, outfor an inflammatory comment.Santelli had blamed everydaymen and women for not know-ing how to predict the currenthousing market situation whenhis network, a collection offinancial analysts and experts,did not catch many of the cur-rent market-issues, Naturally,CNBC retaliated,

The network pulled outall their guns as a score offinancial analysts mocked JonStewart for doing what he doesbest: making sure everyoneknows about their mistakes,It was not long before JimCramer, an obnoxiously bois-terous analyst and host of thetelevision show Mad Money,emerged at the head of theCNBCfight. Stewart decidedto take the bait and set up aninterview with Cramer,

Little did Cramer know, thiswas going to be far from a runof the mill interview, This was

OPINION

Stewart vs. Cramergoing to be an onslaught, andhe was to bear the brunt of it,Cramer was under attack forjust shy of 30 minutes as Stew-art not only threw him into thefire, but dropped more woodon top as well.

There was more to thisinterview than Stewart grill-ing Cramer for the sake ofit, though, This was Stewartstanding up for everyone whodoes not have 29 years of expe-rience as a financial analyst.He was doing what reportersshould have been doing foryears while the current eco-nomic maelstrom was brewing.

Stewart made one key argu-ment during the show aboutCNBC's constant mistakes andcover-ups: "The differenceis not good call, bad call; thedifference is real market andunreal market." OUf market issold to the public, primarilyby financial organizations likeCNBC,as having this unrealquality to it: you can just putyour money away and it willgrow! You'll make 10 to 20%per year, every year, and all youhave to do is leave it sitting inyour pension plans and your401(k)'s, and of course thereis no worry or risk because it'sdanger free; there is clearlyno chance of you losing anymoney.

I beg this of any readers

out there: go ask your parents,your friends, your relatives,and Joe Shmoe walking downthe street if this is really thecase, Nowadays, you're notgoing to get anywhere near theanswer CNBCwould appar-ently expect, People are start-ing to wake up and smell thecoffee, and it's time that CNBCrealized that.

The truth of the matteris that there is a backdoor in

He was"doing what report-ers should have been doingfor years while the currenteconomic maelstrom was

brewing,

your pension plans, There isthis "real" market that, for allintents and purposes. goes onbehind closed doors, This iswhere money is trading handsin absurd quantities and infast-paced and risky ways, andit's also where your 10 to 20%is being made, or now morecommonly your 50 to 75% islost.

Stewart believes it is "dan-gerous, it's ethically dubious,and it hurts that long-termmarket, and what it feels liketo us ... is that we are capita liz-

ing your adventure," All of thistrade is going on thanks to themoney from our supposedlysafe 401(k)'s, And guess whatthe worst part of it all is: CNBCgoes on the air, every night,pretending that this does nothappen,

Analysts like Cramer hosttheir shows giving advice. Oneday they say "Buy, buy buy!"and two days later, when theirmistake has been revealed,they walk back out saying "Y~,uknow, I'm sorry, I was wrong,as if it's alright to do this allover the place, as if people'sretirements aren't at stake.Stewart puts it best whenhe points out that "it's not af**king game," Wall Street isbetting with our money, and 'organizations like CNBC arecovering it up, They are not ,simply ignoring the facts;they're in bed with the banksand the investment firms thatare doing this,

Cramer pointed out thatCEOs come on his show andlie, as if he couldn't be blamedfor any mistakes because ofit. Since when does a reportersimply check one source andsay it's ok? Cramer, ratherthan actually doing his job andtrying to uncover what's reallygoing on, chooses to stand byidly and act the unknowingbystander,

Here's the thing, though:if he is going to claim to be afinancial expert, running com-mercials saying "In Cramer WeTrust," how can he possiblyget away with not doing hisresearch to the utmost degree?I don't know about you, butI don't understand why weshould trust someone whodoesn't even do his job andcheck his facts before trying topawn off bad 'information onthe unknowing masses.

These news organizationsneed to stand up and do theirpart, The regulators do theirbest, but the reality is that acompany like CNBC could eas-ily become a force to be reck- .oned in the financial world,Rather than letting this unrealmarket live on, they could eas-ily stand up and say no,

Stewart pointed out weneed to stop merely followingthe letter of the law and startmakingsure we are follow-ing the intent of the law, Anorganization like CNBC couldeasily put the real markets onthe hot seat and spread thetruth about what's going on,

• It's all about making informeddecisions, and it's time that thecompany that claims to knowthe most about them actuallyde·livers. •

Feminists Miss the Point: Genderand Climate Change

ANDREW IRWINCOLUMNIST

One month ago at Power-shift 2009 Van Jones exclaimedthat the new green economy, ofwhich he is a founding vision-ary, is not truly green if it doesnot guarantee equal pay forequal work. It is not a greeneconomy if Jane the solar panelinstaller still makes 70 centsfor every dollar Joe the solarpanel installer makes; if theupper echelons of industry andpolitics are still be reservedfor men, Despite the gender/environment connection, fewfeminism activists discuss it,and even fewer make that con-nection their focus.

My last article discussedthe need fat a more inclusiveenvironmental movement atConnecticut College and whileI included many social activ- .ism or cultural awarenessgroups, I left out one of themost important: the feminists,While the regular attendanceof a Feminist Majority meetingis not very large, those believ-ing in or less actively seekinggender equity compose a farlarger group,

In the same vein as my callfor these groups to link up .with climate activism, bothfeminist and climate move-ments will benefit greatly fromeach other's crosspollination ofideas and perspectives, Frompopulation growth, to water orfood access, to pathways out of

poverty, the future will not beinclusive without such.dis-course between movements ..

As long as they simplywork for gender equity andnot make the connection toenvironmental issu'es, femi-nists are missing the point andultimately will negate any orall of their actions, If feminismfocuses on equal pay for equalwork without challenging thedirty economy, good intensionswill continue a spiral of pov-erty, environmental vulnerabil-ity and destruction for mostwomen. If feminism focuseson reaching out to women indeveloping countries withoutunderstanding how these peo-ples will be affected by climatechange, short-term gain willyield to long-term devastation,

Climate change is widelyknown to affect the mostimpoverished the greatest, nomatter where or how they live,70 per cent of impoverishedpeople are women or girls,Not only will climate changefall on the shoulders of themost impoverished, it will fallmainly on our mothers, sistersand daughters, Changes inlocal precipitation will makeit more difficult for womento gather water or to producefood, Rising costs of foodas the world becomes "hot,flat and crowded" will affectwomen first. Direct and indi-rect effects of climate changewill drastically affect womenaround the world and push

them further down towardspoverty or death,

As I have described, femi-nism and climate activism arenot exclusive of each other, Totruly identify with one is to 'truly identify with the-other,and to seek a positive trans-formation towards climatesolutions and gender equity,

We are at a point in historywhere old economic modelsare being challenged by fairer,more sustainable economicmodels, The green economyis emerging as the leader, as italso encompasses matters of.equity, There is however, lessdiscussion than is needed onhow to make the new economyequitable for all genders,

Without input from thefeminist movement, climate

, change solutions may inad-vertently fail to achieve suchequity,

The green economy willinevitably transform everyaspect of our society to heingsustainable, It is up to thosemovements seeking social eq-uity if they want that future tobe equitable, Including them-selves in the climate move-. ment will create alliances thatchallenge both the dirty energysystem and the patriarchaleconomy, Making the gender /environment connection willensure positive solutions to theclimate crisis that restore theplanet and lift women up at the

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Obama Change

SARAWEANERCOLUMNIST

This relationship has beenwidely accepted throughoutAmerica since the beginning ofthe presidential campaign, Yetthere are those who contendthat our new president istackling too many problemsat once at the expense of ourbiggest concern: the state ofthe economy, If he were to

. defer the other great concernsthat this country faces, I wouldhave to draw a slash throughthat equal sign between thewords "Obama" and "change."

Of course Obama mustaddress the dire conditions ofAmerica's banks and unem-ployment levels as priorities,He has already begun with anextremely hefty $7B7 billionstimulus package that willhopefully generate improve-ment soon, But to say thatObama is becoming side-tracked from improving theeconomy as he deals withother problems is to neglectthe fact that each of thesepolitical issues are interrelatedand must be seen as a hugeweb of causality,

Obama, as promised, hasalready begun to work toward

a healthier environment ashe is encouraging cleaner andmore efficient technology,To do this, $39 billion of thestimulus package has beengiven to the Department of En-ergy, and $20 billion has beenallocated to tax incentives forclean energy. Further environ-mental research in the fieldsof science and technology willprovide countless new jobs,thus stimulating the economy,Therefore spending money onenvironmental developmentscontributes to the improve-ment of the country's financialwellbeing, Another concernthat Obama has rightfully at-tended to is American educa-tion, as he is proposing toprovide more grants to college-bound students, This affectsthe economy, as more familieswill be better equipped to sendtheir kids to college,

The environment andeducation in relation to theeconomy exemplify how thecurrent issues of our countryare intertwined, I applaudObama for acknowledging themultifaceted problems of thiscountry, With a widespreadoutlook and plan, Obama trulycan equal change,

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ARTS&ENTERTAINMENTAprill, 20091 A + E Editor: Carolyn Sebasky

ALEXANDRA CASSARCONTRIBUTOR

Pallas a la Brasa is anotherone of New London's hiddentreasures. This traditionalPeruvian restaurant offersauthentic dishes. FindingPollo.a la Brasa was anadventure in itself due tomy great sense of direction.After a long conversation inSpanglish with the owner ofthe restaurant, we were finallyable to find it. When enteringthe restaurant, I was surprisedby how small and empty itwas. The ambiance was alsotoo bright and a bit tacky withfake flowers, cafeteria lookingtables, and paper place mats.As we were later to find out,the food and friendly servicewith out a doubt overpoweredthe material things. It wasnoticeably clean and offered a'casual setting. There was nomusic in the background but .instead a soccer game was onTV. I got the feeling this quietrestaurant could become veryrowdy depending on the soccergame. This may be the one andonly time when reservationsare necessary.We were seated right away

by a lovely waitress whoreturned shortly with our

RACINE OXTOBY. CONTRIBUTOR

More than twenty yearsafter the original graphic novelwas first published by AlanMoore and eight months afterthe teaser trailer was firstshown before The Dark Knight,Watchmen has finally hit thebig screens. Has it lived up tothe massive hype?Watchmen is based on the

celebrated graphic novel

----------...."---.-----written by Alan Moore, whoalso wrote the V For Vendettaand the From Hell comics, andillustrated by Dave Gibbons.Moore has had terribleexperiences with Hollywoodin the past (The League ofExtraordinary Gentlemenmovie, anyone?) and he hasvehemently denied to beassociated with the movie inanyway, so his name neverappears anywhere in thecredits. It's a shame that he'scome to resent Hollywood somuch (although, really, whocan blame him?), as Watchmenhas to be the most faithfuladaption of his work yet.Divided into a twelve issues,

Watchmen tells the storyof superheroes who wereforced into retirement. It isan alternate universe, whereAmerica has won the Vietnam

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menus and two sauces; a greenmild sauce called Huacatay anda red hot sauce called Rocoto.Unfortunately I was unable topry the ingredients of thesesauces out of our waitress. Achef has to have secrets afterall! In any case, both sauceswere delectable. She smiledand proceeded with thespecials in tentative English.A couple of authentic dishesrecommended by the chef

War and Richard Nixon isserving out his fourth termas president. The retirees arelonely, conflicted individualstrying to forget a past whenthey were considered heroes,which proves difficult whenone of their own, the barbaricComedian, is murdered by anunknown source. Thus beginsan enormous web of mysteriesas the remaining vigilantes- Rorschach, Nite Owl II, SilkSpectre II, Ozymandias, and

.c the only real superman of the~ bunch, Dr. Manhattan - workE together to discover a darker.g explanation than they had ever(J) expected.-5 The movie remainss:a. incredibly faithful throughout,

from the tiniest of prop detailsto the outfits the characterswear. The cast as a wholeis great. Jackie Earle Haleydons Batman's growl andClint Eastwood's fury for hisrole of the uncompromisingRorschach and Billy Crudupdissolves into his tragiccharacterization as the soft-spoken, blue, and often starknaked Dr. Manhattan. JeffreyDean Morgan's Comedianseems to have jumped out ofthe pages - his performanceis top-notch. Patrick Wilsonand Malin Akerman were bothexcellent in their portrayals ofNite Owl II and Silk Spectre II,respectively. My only problemin the cast seemed to be withMatthew Goode's Ozymandias,as he was far too obvious ofa character here, whereas inthe comic he was played off asmuch more subtle. The bestpart of the cast is that they'remostly-unknown characteractors, as opposed to big-namecelebrities who would havetaken the audience out of thefilm's illusion (Tom Cruise,Jude Law, and Robin Williams. have all been connected withthe movie in the past).I also had problems with

Who Watches The Watchtnen?Zach Snyder's Watchmen is not your average superhero movie

where Bistec al Pobre, LomoSaltado, Ceviche Misto, and[alea. We ordered the Bistec alPobre and the Lomo Saltado.They were so delicious thatI barely even used the spicysauces, even though I am anavid hot sauce fan.My dish was the Bistec

al Pobre. This main courseconsisted of fried steak withplantains, an onion and tomato'medley toped on the steak

and white rice covered by twofried eggs on the side. Thebeef was perfectly cooked:salty and savory. The onion-tomato medley on the steakgave just the right amount ofkick without overpoweringthe meat. The sweet plantainsfound on the rim of the ovaldish where served 'warm,slightly crispy on the outside,and subtle on the inside. Thiswas a perfect addition to the

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animal. This dish consistedof strips of beef, French friesrich in flavor, sliced onions andcubed tomatoes, all of whichwere mixed together with aside of white rice. This dishmay look messy but it is in factoutstanding, releasing a burstof miscellaneous flavors all atonce! The prices were modestbut the portions definitelywere not!Since Pollos a la Brasa caters

to such a small community, itsworking hours are unusual:Closed on Mondays, open until8:00pm on weekdays, and9:00pm on weekends. Twothings to keep in mind: 1) theydo not accept credit cards and2) they do not serve alcoholicbeverages. Although this littledive may not look like much,the chef definitely knows howto keep his clientele comingback for more. A simplePeruvian home-cooked mealis his secret. So if you arelooking for a quick, cheap,and delicious meal. Pollos a laBrasa is the place to go!

those who have yet to checkthe book and/or the movie out,but for those who know thatI'm talking about: the originalending looks awesome onpage, but on the big screen,special effects may not havebeen able to save it fromlooking fake and ridiculous. Iam not, however, giving Snyderpoints for upping the gorelevel. Sometimes it adds tothe tension, like Silk Spectre IIbreaking the arm of a would-be mugger in an alleyway, butother times I can't help but feellike Snyder was just thinkingto himself, "Well, the movie isalready getting an R rating ...let's have a shot of gutsdripping from the ceiling."Those unfamiliar to the

original source may findthemselves confused andrestless (the movie nearsthree hours in length, andthe DVD is guaranteed to belonger). This isn't your averagesuperhero story. There are noWayne Manors or Fortressesof Solitude (althoughOzyrnandias's Antarcticfortress is pretty impressive).

The bad guys don't have plansof world domination (thebad guy's plan is far moredisturbing than that). Don'teven get me started on howutterly depressing the endingis.Fans, however, will rejoice.

The movie is a visual tourde force. The openingcredit montage, perfectlyaccompanied by Bob Dylan's"The Times They Area-Changin'," is a work of art initself. Like it or not, Snyder'svision was the best out there:he knew what the fans wanted,and he eagerly gave it to them.I cannot wait for the DVDto come out, as Snyder haspromised to include the partsof the novel which were forcedto be cut.Fans of the novel will quickly

fall in love with the movie, butif you're not familiar with thestory, I recommend reading thebook first.

the trailers naming directorZach Snyder as "visionary."He's not visionary, he's justincredibly devoted. Don'tget me wrong, that's a greatthing to be, especially with asdelicate a story as Watchmen.If Watchmen was going to bedirected by anyone, I wouldhave chosen a die-hard fanof the source material anyday over someone randomlyassigned for the job.And here is where we hit a

real conflict. Snyder directedeach scene with such precisionthat it looked almost like thepages had come to life. Whilethis was breathtaking, it didn'treally give the actors anyspace to flesh their charactersout. However, if Snyder haddiverged away from theoriginal plot too much, fanswould have been outraged thatSnyder wasn't being faithfulenough. So, in a way, Snydercould never win.I'll give Snyder points for the

updated ending. I really likedhow it was played out, giventhe circumstances. I'm tryingnot to give the ending away for

sources: Watchmen movie(dir. Zach Snyder); Watchmengraphic novel (Alan Moore,Dave Gibbons)

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SARAH WEISSCONTRIBUTOR

receiving phone was connectedto speakers on Barry's deskso the audience could hearthe callers. This technologywas not without technicaldifficulties, such as when thephone died more than halfwaythrough opening night. Luckily,thanks to some ingeniousimprov by the on-stage actors,audience members were nonethe wiser.

The small-stage productionof "Talk Radio" was highlysuccessful, and those unableto attend missed out onone of the most impressiveperformances of the semester.

The Pulitzer-Prizenominated play "Talk Radio"was performed this weekendon campus. The play, writtenby Eric Bogosian, is abouta radio talk show host,Barry Champlain and hiscontroversial views on life. Theentire play takes place duringBarry's broadcast on the nighthe learns that his show is goingto be broad casted nationally ..Various comical, delusionaland even hostile people callinto the show on Barry's bignight. Metro Broadcasting,a multimedia corporation,decided to take on "NightTalk with Barry Champlain"and Barry needs to impress"the suits" with his callers.The play explores the life ofBarry Champlain and thecharacters around him, suchas Stu his call operator, Dan hisstation manager, and Linda,his coworker and on-and-offgirlfriend.

Under the first-timedirection of Matt Gentile '12,the cast of "Talk Radio" put ona humorous and enthrallingperformance. The play starredPatrick Corbett '09 whobrought energy and passionto the cynical role of BarryChamplain. On-stage creditsalso go to Nate Lovitt '11, BenCheung '12, Madeleine Murray'12 and freshman David Ma'12.

Along with these on-stageactors, the play featured off-stage voices with "the callers"- who stayed downstairs inthe Green Room belowPalmer202 during each performance.As they spent the entire playon the phone waiting for theirparts, they only appeared onceat the end for curtain call. The

Patrick Corbett '09 piles on the attitude as Barry Champlain, a bitter and conflicted shock.joek on the brink of national stardom.

The Vagina MonologuesThis year's production, held

in Evans Hall in Cummings, 'was produced by MeghanNashban '09 and co-directedby Nashban, Elly Berke '09,Erin Davey '10, Claire Cook '09,and Emily Lake '11.

The cast, who call them-selves "VaginaWarriors," fea-tured over forty students fromevery grade.

Every year, Conn's produc-tion of The Vagina Monologuesworks to bring awarenessto women's issues, both oncampus and internationally.The profit made from the twoweekend shows are goingto the Women's Center ofSoutheastern Connecticut, tohelp staff the emergency safehouse, and are also helping toaid women in the DemocraticRepublic of the Congo as partof the V-Day Spotlight Fund.

RACINE OXTOBYCONTRIBUTOR

Out of all of the events en-joyed during our years at Conn,there are a few we can dependon every year. One of them isThe Vagina Monologues, whichhas been performed annuallyfor the past six years.

Written by Eve Ensler,the play features a numberof monologues, which aretaken from interviews of actualwomen who were asked abouttheir vaginas.

The play is funny, surpris-ing, and powerful all at once,celebrating the strength andindependence of womeneverywhere. The monologueshonestly and controversiallytackle any topic related to thevagina, including rape, birth,and pubic hair.

JThe five directors of "The Vagina Monologues": (L-R) Emily Lake, Claire Cook,

Megan Nashban, Elly Berke, and Erin Davey

The large cast of "The Vagina. Monologues" gathers for a group photo after another excellent performance last weekend .

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Men's Lax Opens Season With Gusto

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should show as the seasondevelops.The team has received nu-

merous strong performancesin the beginning of the season,especially from Ryan Hayes'11 and Ben Eischen '09. Hayescollected two goals and twoassists in an overtime loss toMcDaniel College earlier thisseason. Eischen also contrib-uted two goals and an assist inthe victory over Salve Regina.Sophomore midfielder EricDoran has also had consis-tently solid performances inthe past seven games. His hardwork and hustle makes every-one around him better andCoach Cornell refers to him asthe "unsung hero of the team:'The Camel's have been bat-

tling though injuries but still

have managed to wipe outSalveRegina University 15- 5and Clark University 17-2: Inthe Salve Regina game, sopho-more Rob Walsh had a breakout performance with fivegoals and an assist, Althoughthe men fell 0-3 to top NESCACcompetition, Coach Cornell isoptimistic about the rest ofthe season, "I really believe wecan be one of the better teamsin the NESCACbut we've letgames slip away, Statistically,we've controlled every gamebut one but our shooting hasreally let us down. On thebright side, despite missingimpact players for a lot of OUI"games, we've still been in ev-ery game and should probablybe 5-1 right now," The Camelsget their next chance to provethemselves against the Bow-doin Polar Bears on March 28.

Sophomore Ryan Hayes races for a ground ball against Babson March 25 (above). (Fartherabove) The Camels swarming defense made it difficult for Babson to get anything going

and the Beavers eventually fell 22-5 to the Camels.

Women's Lax H-as-High Hopes forThe Season

Samma Is NationalTriple Jump Champion

Goalie Jenna Ross prepares to clear the ball.during practice. Ross received All-NESCACSecond· Team honors last year and will look to build upon that performance during the

upcoming season.

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women's lacrosse team has thepotential to be a fierce NESCACcompetitor more than teams inthe past.The 2009 Camei women's

lacrosse team roster is com-posed of almost as manyfreshmen as upperclassmen.With such a young team somemay wonder how ConnecticutCollege can measure up to theexperienced rosters of otherNESCACteams. Head coach,Heather McClelland says, "Wehave a lot of talent on the teamthis year. The challenge for ushas been getting the freshmenand upperclassmen to mesh

and work together as a unit,especially on our attackingend. It has also challenged ourupperclassmen to step up theirleadership, and we have hadsome good progress there."Corning back from a Spring

Training trip in ClaremontCalifornia, the Camels seemedto be getting more confidentin their skills. After a toughloss against Middlebury onMarch 21 (19-6) it was evidenthowever,that the team still hadsome work to do.With their return from

spring break, the Lady Camelswill have their first full week ofpractice since the preseason.

Hopefully, they will be able tofocus on improving their over-all play before three consecu-tive NESCACgames againstBowdoin, Williams, and Bates.Coach McClelland has a great

amount of faith in her teamand believes that if all the play-ers focus on their individualgoals, there is no doubt thatthe Camel team will take theNESCACby surprise. "We arefocused on each game as itcomes, but overall, we are set-ting our sites on the NESCACtournament - something thatthe team has moved closer andcloser to achieving the pastthree years."

Alex Samma covered a distance of 49 feet, 5 'h Inchesto win the NCAA Division III Triple Jump Championship

March 15. He is the first Connecticut College athlete to doso since 2004.

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in the eight years that I havecoached the women's basket-ball team that I didn't want tocome to work because I lovedmy job and Ienjoying work-ing with the players ...It is sadto say goodbye to a game Itruly love ...[but] I am lookingforward to my new career asthere is so much more I cando now ...Yes, it will be strangenot to be on the sidelines aftercoaching my entire life, but Iwant what is best for the teamand will fully support the pro-gram as we all move forward:'Fran Shields, Director of

Athletics and Chair of thePhysical Education Depart-ment, is currently conductinga national search for Hunger-ford's successor. Accordingto Shields, since the job wasposted less than three weeksago, the College has alreadyreceived "over 50" applicationsfor the opening..The position will be filled by

july 1of this year, and, con-sidering the high applicationnumbers, it looks to be a verycompetitive process.Although it is sad to see

Coach Hungerford go, the LadyCamels appear to be headingin the right direction. The teamis young and talented, and anew coach with a new dlrec,tion could yield very positive'results in the near future.

SPORTSApril 1, 2009 I Sports Editor: Ben Eagle

Men's Lax OpensSeason With GustoDachille ties school record with an

eight-goal outburst

IMARISSA DEMAIS

STAFF WRITER

The Connecticut Collegemen's lacrosse team domi-nated Babson College 22-5Wednesday afternoon in frontof an enthusiastic crowd onFreeman Field. The blowoutwas fueled by junior captainSteve Dachilie's eight-goalperformance, tying a schoolrecord. Dachilie has beenoutstanding in the Camel's pastseven games, tallying 22 goalsand four assists.

The significant victory is atrue reflection of the Camel'shard work in the preseason.Their schedule included six am,practices and required themto dedicate a lot of time in theweight room and on the field.They also traveled to Penn-

sylvania over spring break togain experience against newcompetition. Led by cap-tains Steve Dachilie '10, SeanDriscoll '10, Brendan Moses'09 and Ben Stahl '09 theirdedication on and off the fieldSEE MEN'S LAX PAGE 11

Hungerford Steps Down After EightSeasons With Lady Camels

Coach led team to a 7-65 record within the NESCAC

MIKE FLINTSTAFF WRITER

shirts 'and pink shoe-laces."Everyone knows someone

whose life has been touchedby cancer," Hungerford saidat the 'Pink Out: "We want todo something to help those inneed and raise awareness inour community."Hungerford also stressed

the importance of hard workoff the court to her players."My true goal was to coachthe team and help my play-ers become better basketball

"Despite her not so stellarrecord on the court, Hunger-ford was well known for the

leadership shedisplayed off of it:'

players," Hungerford said, "butalso great human beings androle models in our society:' TheLady Camels finished 19 in thenation on the WBCA DivisionIIIAcademic Honor Roll thispast summer with an averageteam GPAof 3.40, and havebeen ranked as high as seventhin the country as recent as afew years ago.Now that she 'is stepping

aside, Hungerford is sad toleave coaching behind, but isexcited about where the futuremay lead her."There hasn't been a day

On March 11 ConnecticutCollege announced that LauraHungerford, head coach ofthe women's basketball team,is stepping down from herposition on july 1after eight

. seasons with the Lady Camels.She will remain at the College,however, through the 2009-10academic year as a part of thephysical education department

Hungerford came to Con-necticut College in 2001 afterfive years at the RochesterInstitute of Technology whereshe was awarded Empire EightConference Coach of the Yearin 2000-01. After her arrival inNew London, Hungerford ledthe Camels to a 65-121 overallrecord, while going 7-65 in theNESCAC.Despite her not so stellar

record on the-court, Hunger-ford was well known for theleadership she displayed offof it. She worked within boththe NESCACand the Women'sBasketball Coaches Associa-tion (WBCAl to promote breastcancer awareness. On Febru-ary 5, 2008 the Lady Camelscollaborated with the WBCAto dedicate the Camels' gameagainst the Coast Guard to the"Think Pink" foundation byhaving both teams wear pink

Frisbee Team Experiences Limited SuccessDuring Spring Break Tournament

KATHERINE SARTIANOSTAFF WRITER

Over spring break, the men'sand women's Frisbee teamswent on their annual trip toGeorgia's jekyll Island for theirfirst Frisbee tournament of thespring season. From March 14. until the 21 the teams compet-ed against other college Fris-bee teams and after three daysof matches, the men's a-team,also known as Dasetn, went4-4 and tied for eleventh out oftwenty-nine teams, The men'sb-team came in fifth out ofnine teams, and the women'steam tied for twentieth out oftwenty-three teams.

In recent years, Dasein has-had impressive runs at thetournament, corning in secondin both 2006 and 2007, andtying for eighth last year.Even though the team was

not quite as successful as past

years, the trip was, in general,a very positive experience.Team captain Tom Ruppelsaid, "Overall the trip wentreally well. Everyone had agreat time and it was a goodexperience for everyone onthe teams;' adding that theweather was, "sunny andeighty all week and the fields.were in great condition."One factor contributing to

the teams limited success wasa stomach bug that surrepti-tiously snuck its away aroundthe team. Senior Jon Franklinwas the first to succumb to thebug. Franklin, who doubles asthe team's president, missedthe first full-day of games andwasn't at 100% the wholeweek. Fellow senior John Nor-ris was the next to catch thebug. He missed the second dayof competition, a day in whichDasein went 1-2. And finally,on the last full-day of competi-tion sickness sidelined both

Eric Dooley- Feldman and ZackNagler leaving the teamvery thin.

Any success the men's a-'team did have this year canbe credited to Tyler Dunham'09, john Norris '09 and jonahGuerin '11, all of whom hadexcellent contributions to boththe offense and the defensethroughout the week.

Dasein has even moretournaments to look forwardto this season. On March 28,the team competes in the YaleCup, which should be a difficultcompetition considering thatYale came in first in the men'sa-team bracket at the competi-tion in Georgia. Following theYale tournament the team willcompete in the University ofRhode Island Home Tourna-ment, the South New EnglandSectionals, Lemony FreshTournament and a tournamentrun by Stonehill College.

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Women's Lax Has High Hopes for the SeasonSARAH HAUGHEY

STAFF WRITER

The Connecticut Collegewomen's lacrosse team of-ficially started their seasonon Saturday March 7 with aconference game against Trin-ity College. With nine playersstill suiting up for the women'shockey playoffs, the rookieCamels struggledto match-upagainst the Bantams, eventu-ally losing 18-9 ..When it was time to play

Roger Williams University thefollowing Wednesday, the LadyCamels had regained theirnumbers with the return ofeight hockey players. After onlypracticing as a full team for

~Tri-Captain Emily Mason scans the field for an

open teammate.

two days, the Camels struggledto gain confidence and chem-istry during the game. Never-theless, the Camels defeatedRoger Williams 7 -4.

"There is no doubt, however,that this year's ConnecticutCollege women's lacrosse

team has the potential to bea fierce NESCAC competitormore than teams in the past."

On Saturday March 14, theLord jeffs of Amherst Collegestepped onto the New Londonturf without taking the Camelsseriously. The Camels how-ever, came out strong and tookthe #2 ranked Lord jeffs by

surprise.Going into the second half

the scored was all tied up atthree goals apiece. Connectt-cut College gained a two-goaladvantage and it looked asthough the Camels wouldfinally end their recent-historyof losses against Amherst.Mid-way through the secondhalf though, the Lord jeffs wereable to capitalize on droppedpasses by the Camels, andthey scored four goals in fiveminutes.Although it was a close game,

the Lord jeffs once again de-feated the Camels, 8-6. Thereis no doubt, however, that thisyear's Connecticut College

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