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"Like Yoda we speak, like Chaucer we spell"
NEW COLLEGE CELEBRATES PRIDE WEEK Nick Napolitano
New College and its gay and lesbian community
recently celebrated its 2nd annual Pride Week . This year's
theme was "Community," to reflect the need for the Sarasota gay
community to become more unified and centralized. Amy
Andre, Leif Meneke, and Christa Polley organized the week
long celebration.
The week kicked off on the 13th of February with a
catered reception (courtesy of Nature's Way Cafe), an art
exhibit, and the screening of two short films: Both and Beauties
Without a Cause. Two more short films were shown on Tues
day, as well as the full-length feature Homoteens, sponsored by
PFLAG.
Peter Uitenbosch, the founder of AIDS Manasota,
spoke about his experiences in AIDS activism at Sudakoff on
Wednesday. He returned the following night to participate in a
panel discussion with other community leaders. In attendance
were Uitenbosch; Shirley Townsend of the Metropolitan
Community Church (MCC); Nancy Morris, organizer of
Pridefest and founder of Southwe t Florida, a lesbian/gay
business guild; and Betsy Nelson, founder of ALSO, a gay/
lesbian/bisexual youth group.
Also participating in the discussion was Suzanne
Hudson-Smith, the founder of Full Moon Theatre. The troupe
gave their first performance at Sainer Auditorium on Friday.
"We want to raise awareness through the arts," says Smith, "and
give someplace for us to go that's not a bar."
To finish Pride Week, Urvashi Vaid, the former director
of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) and
principal organizer of the 1992 March on Washington, delivered
a speech and fielded questions. Her talk ranged from issues like
gay representations in the media to the grass-roots strategies of
the Christian Right. She also addressed the importance of
reaching people through culture-paved avenues, the need for
coming out, as well as the significance of local activism. These
are only a few of the topics covered in Vaid's interesting and
wonderful talk. For those interested in reading a transcription of her
speech, it will be on reserve reading in the library, along with
some quotes from the community discussion panel.
Volume IV, Issue 21 February 28, 1995
STUDENTS WIN STATEWIDE WRITING CONTEST Contributed by the New College Foundation
Two New College students brought home first place
awards in a statewide writing contest sponsored by the Florida
Honors Council. The competition was open to students enrolled
in honors programs at all state universities and community
colleges in the state of Florida. The Florida Honors Council is
composed of faculty, administrators, and students from these
honors programs. Under terms of the competition, students
could enter in categories including documented research, critical
thinking, creative writing, and this year's specific theme selected
by the Honors Council, "Celebrating Diversity Through Learn
ing."
Josh Heling, a second year student at New College, won
first place in the category of critical thinking f9r his entry,
"Orientalism--Precis and Critique." His faculty mentor at New
College is Dr. John Newman.
Lisa Swanstrom, a third year student at New College,
won first place in the category of creative writing for a prose
piece titled "Saturday." Her faculty mentor at New College is Dr.
John Moore.
The students will receive a cash prize, a plaque, and
have their papers published in the Council's newsletter. Addi
tionally, Heling and Swanstrom were invited to read their papers
at the Florida Honors Council Annual Conference last week in
Orlando.
The writing contest was initiated in 1987 as a way to
encourage and recognize the talents of students in Florida's
honors programs. John McLeod, who is Director of Emphasis on
Excellence, at Miami Dade Community College, has been the
coordinator of the writing contest for the past two years.
Inside This Issue
Editorial .......................................... 2
Graham's Asylum ................................... 3
Construction Update ................................. 4
SAC Allocations .................................... 4
Isabella, The Multi-National Sex Goddess ................ 4
Mocktails Report ................................... 5
Outside the Ivory Tower .............................. 5
Announcements ..................................... 6
2 The Catalyst February 28, 1995
EDITORIAL
Wallpapering Ham Center with one's thoughts, politics,
and random preoccupations is a time-honored tradition at New
College. Perhaps we do it because we're such children of the
Infonnation Generation that we have a desperate need for
constant visual stimulation. Perhaps its because we're all closet
exhibitionists yearning for attention. Maybe we just like the
decorative quality of hastily-scrawled rants spread out across the
walls. We at The Catalyst do not know.
What we do know is that thesis student Jenny McKeel
did something unusual when she pasted up her body image
display on the north wall of Ham Center.
She thought about it first.
Her display was thought-provoking instead of preachy,
inclusive instead of exclusive, and used statistics, examples, and
well-selected quotations rather than mere slogans. We have
heard many healthy discussions about body image, the media,
anorexia and bulimia, gender, and feminism that were spurred by
her effort.
That is why some of the more noticeable reactions to
McKeel's display are so sad. Responses such as "The Uglier
The Angrier" and "Nice looking women, should have more of
them on the walls. (Clothing optional)!" were some of the first
commentaries added to the wall. Suddenly the focus of re
sponses shifted from the issue of body image and media to
attacking the juvenile scrawls.
As pointed out in a message posted by Dwight Mann,
some New College students respond to such offensive remarks
by removing them. Every student should have the right to free
speech, no matter how offensive, juvenile, or silly it may be.
Students should also consider that the existence of such com
ments should be acknowledged rather than hidden. We are all
adults here, and our reaction to things we do not like should be
to respond to them or ignore them, not to hide from them.
But this is not simply a free speech issue. There are
few reasonably intelligent mammals on this campus who would
deny the significance of body image problems. Most of us have
come into contact with body-related neurosis, either in ourselves
or in people we care about. So let's give Jenny McKeel her say;
and if we want to respond, let's put as much time and thought
into our responses as she put into the original message.
The Catalyst
General Editor: Ken Burruss Managing Editor: lien Zazueta-Audirac
Staff Writers: Graham Strouse, Rocky Swift, Jake Reimer, Byron Hartsfield, Kate Fink, Meg Hayes, and Nick Napolitano.
Layout: Kelcey Burns and Michael Hutch
Business Manager: Anjna Chauhan and Adam Rains
The Catalyst is also available on-line at http://www.sar.usf.edu/-reffell/catalyst/catalyst.html
Direct inquiries/submissions to our Computer Guy, James Reffell ([email protected])
Co-Sponsored by Dean and Warden Michalson and Professor Vesperi
Letters to the Editor should be submitted on disk if possible, if not then in type, to Box 75,
the Catalyst envelope on the door of the Publication Room, or mailed to:
5700 N Tamiami Trail, Box 75
Sarasota, FL 34243
The Catalyst reserves the right to edit submissions for reasons of space or clarity.
The Catalyst February 28, 1995 3
CHEERS, JEERS FOR DRESS TO GET LAID PCP Graham Strouse
It was the best of PCP's, it was the worst of PCP's.
Now that we've had some time to recover from the
(in)famous "Dress to Get Laid" PCP, I'd like to offer some
heartfelt cheers and halfhearted jeers to the dauntless souls
whose task it was to spread post-Valentine's Day black humor
across this campus.
First, the cheers.
To our scruffle-faced, bespectacled SAC Chairbeing
Adam Stone, I give an opposable thumbs up for the those blue
and pink wristbands. The pink wrist-tags the SAC distributed to
us Novo Collegians made it far easier for both students and
police to pick out the restless natives amongst the party-goers,
thus helping to insure our protection (by enabling us to identify
potentially troublesome nonstudents). The fact that they look
like the hospital tags psychiatric doctors wrap around your arm
when they take you to your padded cell only added to the
ambience. The blue wristbands, which identified nonnative
friendlies, served not only as markers but as a nifty revenue
generating device for recouping the cost of the PCP. The cost
for the blue plastic wraps was three dollars. Shrewd, Adam,
shrewd.
Also, cheers to the bubble makers. With six bucks,
some plastic wrap, carpet scraps and a fan, the progenitors of
that little plastic love house planted near third court managed to
create one of more interesting props (aside from the costumes
and students) that made the "Dress to get laid" PCP such a
memorable night.
My third cheer is also my first jeer. To Oliver Luby,
whose prodigious efforts helped make this rare mid-year PCP, I
offer a hearty thanks and a gentle "Hello, McFiy." Luby's off
campus advertising (which was originally inspired by a desire to
bridge the gap between New College and the Ringling Art
School) would have been a great idea for any PCP but this one.
Although most New College Students realized that the "Dress to
Get Laid" moniker is (mostly) a joke, some nonstudents (who
couldn't quite tell the difference between a PCP and a frat party),
didn't quite get it. For those nonstudents, and for the handful of
women who they harassed, the evening was not so much fun.
In his defense, Luby's efforts were well-intentioned,
and even he realized the boo-boo of his ways.
"I realize now it was foolish to put that ["Dress To Get
Laid"] on the advertisement", he said.
Thanks, Oliver. For any other party, your advertise
ments will be greatly appreciated.
Jeers (though an "A" for effort) to the engineers of that
bicycle whirly-bird thing in front of first court. Several students,
including at least one member of The Catalyst staff, spent over
an hour in the mud trying to set up that god-forsaken, PVC
abomination; proving yet again that New College is definitely
not an engineering school.
My last jeer goes to the beery swine, both students and
nonstudents, who felt the need to hassle, harass, and otherwise
irritate various party-goers. Come on guys, no one needs that
kind of schnacka.
By the by, a number of us would like to thank the
campus police for not shutting the party down after they found a
"35-year-old nonstudent" (Sgt. Gene O'Casio's words), tending
bar at the keg. The police extended the Wall-organizers the
courtesy of setting things straight rather than charging in
truncheons raised. Muchas gracias. We appreciate it.
Finally, thesis student Aimee Placas, the cofounder of
the "Dress To Get Laid" party theme three years back, would
like to offer her own special thanks to all those people who did
not blame her for not getting laid.
Until next time, true deceivers, make mine Marvel.
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SAC SPRI G ALLOCATIONS
QrganizatiQn
Mac Lab
Pool Room
Catalyst
EndGame Play
Sailing
PA System
Zymurgy
GLBSA
Pillow Book
Urban Sympo ium
Empowered Film
Bl, ck Orchid
Valasquez
Hunger/ Activists
Activist Coalition
Womyn'sTea
ISP Show and Tell
New Collage
Recycling
Challenge 2000
Dance
Student Events Committee
Cartoon Book
Glock
EgoStroker
NC-3 Chess
IR
Chess Tutorial
Game Room
Jewish Identity
Awo~s!v
Total Allocations
Buy Sell
Trade
IQtal AllQS<a.ted 9326.82
550.00
1015.00
0
2790.00
260.00
104.00
151.50
220.00
360.00
60.00
500.00
0
274.00
!00.00
40.00
15.00
1500.00
255.00
0
68.00
0
115.00
160.00
180.00
120.00
0
0
250.00
170.00
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CONSTRUCTION UPDATE Rocky Swift
In a month that ecms to be unofficially dubbed
"Inconvenience New College Students Month," yet another
construction project has impeded the flow of daily student life.
This time it i the College Hall renovation project. As was
reported earlier, College Hall is undergoing repairs to correct
fire code hazards. A new sprinkler ystem has been installed
as well as a new taircase. Cook Hall underwent similar
repairs that have already been completed.
The construction is scheduled for completion in mid
March, and everything is on schedule. According to one of the
construction workers, the new College Hall staircase will in
fact be completed ahead of schedule.
Because of the loud and dirty work going on in
College Hall, most of the classes that meet there have been
temporarily moved. Professors that have offices there are not
so lucky, a the dust and debris has caused clutter and damage.
Some professors become ill and blamed the problem on the
poor air quality in College Hall. Air samp1es have been sent
off for analysis to see if any dangerous substance have
become airborne due to the construction.
"ISABELLA, THE MULTI-NATIO AL SEX GODDESS" PLAYING SOON
MegHaye
"Isabella, The Multi-National Sex Goddess,"
written, directed and starring thesis student Sheila Bishop,
is a comedy centering on exi m, feminism, and sexual
interactions.
As part of Bishop's thesis, "Isabella" represents
the culmination of all her theater works during her years at
New College.
First year student Stephanie Martin p]ay Thing
One, third year Steve Wilder plays Thing Two, and first
year Heather Oliver performs the duties of stage manager,
props manager and lighting technician. Morgan Deiringer
will play piano for the piece.
The play will show on March 3 at 8:00 pm in
Sainer auditorium at the Caples Fine Art Complex.
Refreshments will be offered after the performance, which
is free for everyone.
The Catalyst February 28, 1995 5
STUDENTS DISCUSS ALCOHOL USE Meg Hayes
Question: So what's there to do at New College if you
don't feel like chemically altering your mind?
Answer: The RA-sponsored mocktail party at Tim
Richardson's apartment on Thursday the 23. Students who
attended received glasses of non- alcoholic daquiris, margaritas,
pifia coladas and other mixed drinks, snacks and an invitation to
participate in a discussion about alcohol use. Richardson and
the RAs directed the discussion towards the role of alcohol in
our community.
The group's deliberation centered on why more people
don't turn out for non-alcohol related events, and how individu
als can organize activities that will draw as many people as show
up for alcohol-centered parties. Richardson suggested that
maybe one reason people have trouble attending social functions
when there is no alcohol is simply that they feel self-conscious
and that they can't relax without alcohol. Also, many felt that
there is a pull towards spontaneous activities, and alcohol
consumption is easy to do without any planning. Sara Kuppin,
fourth-year student and RA, recognized that parties with alcohol
are often accompanied by good music, and that draws people as
well.
The group suggested some possible activities such as
"crafty study breaks" (such as the one B-dorm organized at the
end of first semester), board game competitions, slyly planned
but apparently spontaneous card games in Ham Center (be on the
look out), billiards contests, more planned sports, movies and
many other activities which do not require alcohol. They
recognized that although many students complain about having
nothing to do but drink or smoke up, few of us actually seek out
other forms of entertainment. Richardson commented that it
only takes one person to start a tradition, so those looking for
alternatives to the alcohol party scene should take matters into
their own hands.
The SAC-funded party was not well-attended. Konnie
Kruczek, thesis student and RA, commented, "Obviously,
alcohol is a center of most of our social life, and it's too bad that
more students didn't come out to talk about alternatives."
OUTSIDE THE IVORY TOWER Four-time Olympic Gold Medalist Greg Lougainis
admitted last week that he suffers from full blown AIDS.
Lougainis, who acknowledged he was gay last year, has known
he was positive since 1988. He had himself tested after he
learned a former lover was dying from the disease. Lougainis,
35, is the only diver in Olympic history to win gold medals in
both the three meter springboard and ten meter platform events
in consecutive Games.
James Herriot, author of the famous All Creatures
Great and Small Series, died of prostate cancer on Thursday,
February 23, at the age of 78. His books were dramatizations of
his experiences as a veterinarian in the Yorkshire Dales of
England.
On Capitol Hill, Congress is talking about drastically
reducing the federal school lunch program. Under the new
guidelines, only the neediest children would have their meals
paid for. The "neediest" will probably be youngsters whose
families fall under the federal poverty level of $14,800 for a
family of four. Last year, 14-million American schoolchildren
ate free or reduced-priced lunches, and another 5-million
participated in breakfast programs. According to one estimate,
about 6-million youngsters would lose lunch privileges.
In an effort to offset severe budget cutting in state
university systems nationwide, many institutions have adopted,
or are considering adopting measures to ensure swifter gradua
tion rates and higher revenue. These include lessening the
requirements for degrees, eliminating entire departments,
making freshmen declare their majors, imposing financial
penalties on students who take more courses than are necessary
to graduate or who take too few per semester, charging part-time
students full tuition, and raising overall tuition rates.
If you ever wanted to know what a Soviet bomber base
looked like in 1966- now's your chance. The Clinton adminis
tration announced last Friday that some 800,000 spy satellite
photographs taken between 1960 and 1972 will be available to
the public, either by mail or over the Internet. A small preview of
the collection, including photographs of bomber bases, volca
noes, and the Aral Sea, is now available at http://
edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/dclass/dclass.html.
Finally, in other news, our brand-new Republican
dominated Congress announced last week that they will ask the
President for more money in military spending than even the
Pentagon wants for this year's budget. The United States
already spends more money on its military than the rest of the
world combined.
6 The Catalyst February 28, 1995
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Join the Human Race! Saturday, March 4th/7:30am at Sarasota Square Mall. If you want to get sponsors and walk for Planned
Parenthood or sponsor someone who does, call Sharon Maloney at 365-3913.
* * * * * The Action Auction, sponsored by New College Foundatjon, has student job opportunities for the night of Saturday, March 18,
1995, from 5 pm until about 11 pm in Hamilton Center. $5.00 per hour. Cash paid at the end of the night. Sign up in the trailer next
to Robertson Hall. Only 30 openings available; don't delay. You must be able to attend a short pre-auction meeting on March 14 at
4:30pm in the trailer by the admissions building.
***** A next Rape Aggression Defense Class is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, March 18th and 19th, from 9:00am to 4:00pm in
Sudakoff. Class is open to all female New College students, faculty, and staff at no charge. Class is limited to 10 participants. Call
USFPD at 359-4210 to sign up.
***** The USF/New College Library will be having a New/Used Book Sale Tuesday, March 21, through Thursday, March 23, from 9:00
am to 6:00 pm at the Rita Kipp Music Room of College Hall.
* * * * * AIDS-Manasota is offering free, confidential couseling for people who are HIV positive. Couselors are available from 10:00 am to
noon and from 2:00pm to 4:00pm each weekday. For more information call (813)954-6011.
* * * * * Student Activities News:I~you are interested in joining a student/faculty/staff committee that will be writing a sexual harrassment
policy for New College, get in touch with Kevin in the Student Activities office, or call 359-4266.
There are still some cheap ($5) Van Wezel tickets available for the spring season performances. If you want one, let us
know.
Kevin would appreciate it if any students who have volunteered with a community service organization in Sarasota would
let him know so that he can include it in the Center for Service Learning database.
Thesis students who would like to present their work at a thesis colloquium later this semester should sign up in the
Student Activities office.
* * * * * There will now be recycling activities every Sunday at 2:00 in Palm Court, and volunteers are needed! Do you have what it takes?
Requirements: One hour of your time, and the ability to crush cans and take caps off bottles. Interested CWSP students may be
eligible to be paid for coordinating/working with the recycling program. Contact Mark Johnson or Amy Mormino (box 389) for
more information.
***** David F. Noble, author of A World Without Women: The Christian Clerical Culture of Western Science (Oxford Paperbacks, 1993),
will speak at 3:30pm, Wednesday, March 15 in Sudakoff Center. Dr. Noble's talk is entitled The Religion of Technology: The Myth
of a Masculine Millenium.
Dr. Noble is an historian of the ideas and social structures that gave rise to modern science and technology. His work has
demonstrated that the hostility toward women in science is a product of science's origins within an all male clerical culture formed in
flight from women. This counters the popular beliefs that science rose in opposition to religion and that women were outside science
because the scientific way of thinking was inherently different from women's way of thinking. Dr. Noble is a professor in the
Division of Social Science at University of Toronto.
***** FREE TICKETS TO THE MEDIEVAL FAIR!!!!! Tickets are available for the Medieval Fair March 2 thru March 5 for New
College and University Program students. Present your student I.D. at the Business Office and receive 2 free tickets. First come,
(j rst served.